The Portland daily press., 1867-11-20
From, Waahinn,an

- 'u'''' - WAsHrSGToN, Nov 10
There was review of the troops this morn
ing south Of the Executive mansion of the de-
tachments of the regiments now stationed in
and around Washington viz: the nth and
10Th U. s. Infantry, 44th Veteran Reserve and
9th Cavalry. They Were under the command
OF Col Wallace. They were reviewed by Ma
laf len. Emory, the military head of the De-
partment OF Washington. The President and
Gen. Grant were prevented from being present
by the Cabinet meeting
Rear Admiral Bell, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, reports to the Navy Department
from hong Kong, under date OF Sept sd that
the U. s. steamer Wachusetts sailed from that
port on the 18th, and the U. S. steamer Wgo-
ming ON the 18th of that month for the United
States.
Secretary Weles's health continues to i'm
prove slowly hrt he il rot vet able to sit nm
= Senior Garcia was to-day introduced to The
President and delivered bis credentials as En-
yoy extraordinary and Minister PIenipoten-
tiary of the Republic of Peru The usIial, i'd
dresses were exchanged raiIir Ass -
recent correspondence from Mexico, re-
ceived in this city is TO the effect that Presi-
dent Juarez has permitted the free transit OF
army stores and pi DIVISIONS to the military
posts of the United States in Arizona from
Guayamas, through the State OF Sonora A
great saving will thereby be effected to the
treasury, the present rates OF tram portBtion
py the overland routes being at least four times
greater than those which are now paid by the
United States3 tor the supply of the military
on the Northern frontier of Mexico. { p
Hon. Edward Cooper has been appointed
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, in place
of Mr.. Chandler resigned Mr.. Conner will
commence upon the duties of his Office to-
morrow.
The Retrenchment Committee have called
upon Gen. Spinner for report of all tho losses
which have occurred in his Bureau since bis
appointment to the Office Of Treasurer.
The Secretary of State has applied to the
BRUSH government for ciemencg-to O'Brien
ana McCondon, Fenians, under sentence of
dea.h IN anchester. England - .-i..
Ihe workingmen Tonight had a torchliobt
procession. They paraded ia large numbers.
with torches and trausparencies, and then SER
enaded Gen. Samuel P Carey, member of
congress elect from the I'd district of Ohio
speech .ta -3-r Z ~ 5trs,lr'5
1Ihe commissioner of Pensions at the re-
quest OF an officer of the Treasury Depart
ment, has furnished report, showing that the
Wnole number OF applications for pensions by
reason OF casualties in the late war; filed prior
10 november LIST, 1867, was 287 ,472. OF this
number 1O9,628 have been finally acted on e.
VIC are suspended for additional evidence. and
9,SzS are awaiting action in their order. In
the army branch, 129 $50 applications were for
lnvand persons, and 154, 140 on behalf OF wild
ows, orphans and dependent relatives. In the
navy branch, there were IA ,484 invalid applica-
tiols ana i,SO4 on behalf OF widows, orphans
and dependent relatives.
The amount mentioned in the treaty W; II,
Denmark for the cession of The Danish West
India Islands to the United States is ascerl
tanned to 81, 100000 The stories which come
from Europe about liens of the French upop
these islands, are without foundation There
is no doubt but that Rev. Mr. Hawley of Au-
burn, N. Y. has gone to ST. Thomas on bust
ness connected with this subject, The cession
being dependent on the consent Of q majority
of the people OF the islands. 1t is supposed he
has by this time reached his destination
Three postal treaties We're arranged at the
Post Office Department to-day for transmits
sion to the President for his signature. These
treaties embrace the recent postal conventions
between the United States and the North
German Union, including Prussia, tie Swiss
sconiederation and the Empire of China.
So far about 20 Senators and 60 Peoresa,to-
tives have arrived here ~
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