New-York tribune., 1867-05-01


BY TEIEeRAFH TRTBusB
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 50, 1861
The Grand Jury for the United States Conrt, East
eRn District of Virginia Judge UunderwOods az
semble at Richmond on Tuesday next The panel is
drawn for the first time from citizens regardless on
color There is certainly one cOlored man on the
Jury Mr., Seaton, a wealthy citizen OF Fairfax
County, beside several Of the most prominent Re-
publicans The Virginia State Republican Esecu-
tive Committee will meet at Richmond on next
Tuesday. 1t is understood that State Convention,
called by the Upionists, represented by The Rcmond
Whig will meet shortly at Charlottesville Va. a
Rumors are again circulating in relation to tho
trial of Jefferson Davis. DistrictAttomey Chandler
Has said he will not be tried, while Judge Under
wood is known TO have been IN correspondence with
the Chief-Justice, who expects TO preside at the
Circuit Court which meets in june and try the case,
There were received during the past month at the
Division of Referred Claims, Paymaster- Generals
Office, 1890 applications for back pay and bounty
Col. Gibson settled during the time l0,250
claims, involving an expenditure OF 1868 f99 72J
There are 10l, 40 claims awaiting information from
the Second Auditor.
The registration in the Seventh Ward of this city
commenced yesterday. The number registered was
16 white and 54S colored. majority in favor of tho
latter of 432.
Col Lee the New-YOrk state military agent in this
city, in his report to the Governor, dated to-day,
gives the following resume of the business Of his
Office during the past month: Amount expended for
relief of destitute NewYork soldiers $50 g. amount
collected and paid claimants, S3994S s.; number OF
claims received, G34 number of claims settled, &3;
number of letters received, 24s2; number of letters
written, 2,ji9. .
To show the scarcity of news here since the ajoun-
ment of the Senate the absence Of Secretary Seward
the sfat quo condition of the Registers in Bankruptcy
and the dearh of oice-seekers and lobbyists it is
Necessary only 10 state that two letters three yeais
DID, and published at least half dozen times during
the interval from their date 10 the present time were
telegraphed hence TO a New-lOrk morning paper yes
terday as news. The same paper contains also among
| the Washington dispatches o report regarding the
Selma Bank robbery, which is duplicated in another
part of the paper, aud credited to a Selma exchange
OF April %.
SECRETARY Brownings condition Is still very eEiti-
CAL and fears aTe entertained that he will not re-
/ cover.
A few weeks ago the Washington dispatches, upon
official authority, announced the arrest in New
! Orleans of +. X. Mcclure, Collector First District
Arkansas, upon the charge of appropriatng Govern
ment funds to his use, &c. The Treasury De-
partment now authorizes the statement that Mri
Mcclure has appeared voluntarily at the Treasury
! and answered the charges against him, and 10 IL
! found that the Interruptions of his deposits and re-
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communication between himself and his deputies
and the United States Depositaries by reason Of tha
late freshet in the West and South and the danger
of travelling in those sections with large amounts OF
| money except on public routes He visited New
| Orleans as communication was open, without
apprsng the Department of his movements ,and this
lead 10 suspicion of his purpose. He is honoTably
acquitted of all charges against him and has resumed
| the duties of bis office
Attorney General StanbeTy's opinion on disfran-
chisement. not being qnite complete, was not sub
mitted to the Cabinet this afternoon
The Rev. SIR. Bagey called on the President
| yesterday. to inquire whether the Executive would
pardon jeff Davis should the latter petition for such
a clemeney. The President replied that he had issued
proclamation two years 20 which set forth certain
| conditions and rules for pardon, and that any
desirous of obtaining pardon must place HIM
self within the terms of that proclamation.
The President added that he declined 10 say to Mr..
| Baeley, as lie had heretofore declined 10 say to
others, what he would pursue with regard To
| jeff Davis That he Mr.. JOhnson) would endeavor
! 10 perform his duty conscentiously land he UNDER
stood his obligationl at the proper time Such was
the substance of the conversation as get il from
| an authoritative source.
| Up TO this evening the Administration had not
heard anything from the messenger dispatched by
| Mr.. Campbell with communications TO Juarez in re-
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| ers in case of their capture.
SecretaryiSeward arrived this morning, and was In
attendance at a Cabinet meeting to-day.
The Japanese Commissioners will probably be pre-
! sented Mt the Executive Mansion tomorrow.
| Commodore John II. Gardner has been appointed
Lighthouse Inspector for the Fourth District, which
has its headquarters at Philadelphia
third remittance of 81, 757 i'll gold has just been
received from California by the Southern Famine
| Relief Association James NJ Brown, esq., Treasurer.
making in all to date from the Pacific coast <I,757
in gold, or 10000 n currency The number of letters
received from the South by the Commissioner is very
large and show beyond question that the suffering
continues intense, and must increase the season.
advances, until the time of harvesting.
The Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, having completed frst-class railroad
20 additional miles of is railroad i'll Kansas the same
has been accepted and the President has directed tho
Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior to issue tn
the Company the bonds and patents for the lands TO
which it has become entitled I
circular has been issued from the office of Inter-
nal Revenue concerning the tax of 10 per cent on the
notes of any town. city, or municipal corporation,
which is as follows:
That every National Banking Association State Bank
Banker Association shall pay tax OF 10 per centua
ton paid by them after the first day Of May 1857 70
collected In the mode and manner in which the ax on
the notes OF State Banks is collected.
1t is understood that there is large amount OK
these notes in circulation particularly in the Southern
States and the attention of Revenue Officers is here
by called TO The foregoing section. Assessors will
instruct their ash ,ants to make assessments for said
tax against any National Banking Association, State
Rank Banker or Association which shall pay tho
notes in question. after the first day of May, 1857