New-York tribune., 1867-09-26
WASHINGTON.

VHE LOUISIANA ELECTIoN-GEN. HANCOCK NOT
GOING TO NEW-ORLEANS AT PRESENT-TO-
BACCO MtNUFACTURERS AT THE gINTEENAL
REVENUE BUREAU.
TELKeKAFH rrSuNN
WASHINGTON, Wednesday Sept o. 1867.
Advices received here from New-Orle are to the
effect that the Registrars of voters have published
notice of the places where elections will be held in
that city, and the names of the judges of election.
1t seems to be settled that the election in Louisiana
will take place on Friday and Saturday next
Gen Hancock leaves here tomorrow evening for st.
Louis, where he goes TO Join his family and attend TO
private affairs he says he win engage himself in pTun
sng trees and other horticultural pursuits for few
days and forget the turmoil and cares of official life.
About the middle Of October he viii start for New
Orleans and take command of the Fifth District He
was scrcnadod tonight by the 18th Infantry band,
and the officers Of the regiment called him in a
body. Gen. Hancock will not enter upon his duties
at New-Oreans untIl the subsistence of the yellow
fever. This was arranged 10y Gen. Grant, through
the President. lie may, however, before that time
ertablish his headquarters temporarily at some other
place. Until then Gen. Mower viii be responsible
for the command.
Delegations here from York, Philadelphia,
BOSTON and Baltimore. representing the tobacco
dealers. and from Cleveland and Pittsburgh. in the
interest of the oil traders have been nearly all of to-
day in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury and Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Their object is 10 get a modification of the Tegula-
lions pertaining 20 bonded warehouses, recently
lssued, which require among other things shipment
from collector 10 collector. They ask for more lax
rules 10y which dealers may have more control Of
commodities while in bond; they prefer to have
something like the former regulations They argue
that the Department eXacts too much for the Govern
Incnt without corresponding benefits to commerce.
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der adviscment and it probably viii not be decided
for some days.
A successor to Mr.. Colby. late Register of the
Treasury VIII not probably be appointed for a week
or So The President to-day appointed James A.
Graham. esq, Acting Register until regular ap-
pointment shall be made Mr.. Graham has been for
some time Assistant Register aud is familiar with
the duties OF the Office.
The United States Pracuce-sair Sabine Com
snandcr Lowry. arrived at Annapolis this morning
srom Now-London, which place she left on the 10Th
inst. The Sabine comes to Annapolis under orders
from the Navy Department for the purpose of hav-
ing one of the naval apprentices who are Oh that
vessel selected to be appointed Midshipman by the
Secretary of the Navy. The examination will be
uiade by the Academic Board of the Naval Academy,
and will take place tomorrow. There are II candi-
dates for the appointment.
This afternoon tie last one Of the columns COM
extension was set in its place. This completes the
400 columns These columns are obtained from the
marble qua1Ties in Texas Village, Baltimore County.
MARYLAND The first column of the extension was
raised on the east ide Of the south connection on
fhe 9th Of November 1:GO the day on which Mr..
linceln was first elected TO the Presidency. The
stone work is randy approaching completion, and
10y the middle of October the last piece of marble
will probably be il place, and the whole work COM
lleted before Congress meets in November
Senator Cragin of New-Hampshire arrived here
to-day.
The Board Of Internal Revenue of Philadelphia has
recommended the appointment of the following as
additional Inspectors Of Revenue for that city: John
Kline. Jesse Johnstone James II. Inness Stephen d.
Franklin, James T. bingham Secretary McCulloch
has approved and commissions Will be issued
accordingly.
Col john A. Graham Assistant-Register of the
Treasury was yesterday appointed by the President
Acting Register until a successor to Mr. Colby shall
he appointed.
A dispatch received at the War Department from
Gen Mower at New Orleans reports Gen. Graham and
the rest of the officers there who are sick with yellow
fever as doing well.
Maior-Gens sickies Sheridan. and Hancock were
seyerallv at the War Department to-day, and had IN
terviews with Gen Grant, and Major-Gen Hancock
and FitZ-John Porter obtained audiences Win the
President
An order has been issued from the War Department
directing all carriages and springwagons OF every
description excepting the prescribed medical wagons
md all ambulances, excepting those known as the
Wheeling or Rucker pattern, together with the har
ness used in connection Herewith, which belong or
pertain TO the Quartermasters Department, to be
Immediately turned into the most convenient depot
or drpots of the said Department with view to
their sale at public auction and hereafter no amba-
Iances carriages spring wagons will be purchased
or manufactured except by order OF the War Depart
Inent.
Several committees Of tobacco manufacturers, rep
,.esentng the cities of New-York, Philadelphia and
Ratimore waited on the Commissioner OF the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau this morning, with a view to
obtaining modification Of his recent decision re-
carding the tax on tobacco.
IT is understood that the State Department is oy
NO means respondent about obtaining fair settle
,nent of the Alabama claims although 1t may be
hindered and delayed by the death OF the lamented
Sir Frederick Bruce
THE CASE OF DR.. BLACKBURN.
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was dispatched to-day
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