Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-22
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Guthrie. OK E1entucky-The Case CT
Col. Bcigcr- Postofiice Estimates Sc.

senator Guthrie. OK E1entucLy-The Case CT
Col. Beigcr-PostoGice Estimates, Sc.
WAsEuxGToX, November 12.-Friends of
Senator Guthrie, Of Kentucky, are here
seeking quarters for him during the APP
proacLing session of Congress. It is
therefore settled that Mr.. Guthrie's health
j, restored sufficiently to warrant u re-
sumption Of his seat Ill the Senate.
Stephen Il. Mallory, late Secretary of
Confederate States Navy, is in the city.
The counsel of Col. Belger to-day pre-
soutod to the Secretary of War the order
OF the President, revoking Mr. Stantons
order which dismissed Col. Belger from
service. 1t WAS intimated i'll the Depart
mcnt to the counsel that the order of
revocation does not place Col. Beiger in
the army. The counsel argued that his
client was dismissed by order of the War
Department that that order is revoked,
aud stands confessedly as if it had never
been made He also argued that it was
illegal when made first, because an award
Of acQuittal was final and conclusive Sc
cood, because dismissal could only be made
by the President in "Pr0pria perSO11e," " it
being the exercise of qaQsi judicial pow
cr that the award Of dismissal was based
on proceedings Of the court-martial, the
Lust act Of which was to acquit the re-
y
equal and equivalent to a law Of the
United States which should say, Colonel
James Belgor shall remain a Lieutenant
Colonel III the service - that the Presi~
dent by revoking the order, places the
case on the ground it would be on, had
there been no dismissal. It is not known
what viii be the final action of General
Grant in the premises.
i paragraph published a few days ago
relative to expenditures of the POstotfice
Department, enormously states that there
will be a deficiency of two and a half
millions upon the estimates of expenses
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1866.
1t IS learned from the department that
there will not be a deficiency in that
year, but receipts and expenses will come
within the estimates and appropriations.
The report of the Postmaster General,
now III course Of preparation, will show,
however, 4 probable deficiency OF over
two millions for the fiscal year Of 1867
based upon an estimate at the rate of si1
per cent. increase OF expenses for thai
year, which must result from establish
ment Of new routes, etc. DATA.
The trains for evening receptions are o
most fabulous length. One of the En-
press's afternoon robes is a black pOult
worked round and up each side in from
with satin branches, that is leaves of satin
and the bottom of each front width end
with Il large satin hearts-ease having colder
thread tibres which come out from unde
Il central gold button in the heart Flower
are thus formed of material with ieWele'
hearts for evening attire.
Another OF these court dresses is mad
Of velvet and Is trimmed with satin oal
leaf branches. Branches of coral are ais
made of thick scarlet gimp Oh white satin
\ lovely hall dress Worn at st. Cloud was
white satin trimmed with white lilac branche
heading lace ttounce round the bottom
and over all tulle skirt spotted with crysts
dewdrops. Gold galloon and gold brai
will be much worn on black silk in the ce1
tire OF crosscuts.- Paris Cor.
Plan, Russian athlete, is doing fancifl
gymnastics in New York.