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| cy, and but for the profit that there is in
the loyalty of such a strong stomach as
his, Jack Hamilton would have been the
first man In Texas he would have to regis
| ter.
The President will tomorrow nominate
Thomas ii. Yeatman, Esq, for Postmaster
at Cincinnati, the Senate having again re-
jected Col. Taylor, who Is the son-in-law OF
! the late President Harrison,
A prominent citizen has written from
| New Orleans:
THE only turbulent spirits here are the
Northern men, whose aim is to produce
trouble and get up excitement which may
! be damaging to the Government, and make
political capital for parties in the North to
the injury of the South"
The Senate last week reconsideTed the
| vote by which Ex-Governor Bradford, OF
Maryland, was confirmed as Surveyor OF
the port of Baltimore, but to-day again
confirmed the nomi nation. That ends tho
matter
An effort has been made, recently, to in
| duce the President to make large Increase
in the army for service in the Southern
States and in certain Territories. Under
| the law the army can be increased to nearly
| double the present force. Mr.. johnson re-
fuses to increase the forces, believing them
sufficient now, if judciously managed.
Brevet Major General Charles II. Woods
has been assigned to command of the gene
raj service department at Newport Bar
racks, opposite Cincinnati.
The Senate, to-day, rejected Marshal f.
Moor, of Ohio, as Secretary of Colorado
Territory.
Under an act of March 30, 1867. to reim-
burse the States of Ohio aud Indiana for
moneys expended for enrolling equipping,
and provisioning militia to aid in suppress
ing the rebellion, the President to-day ap-
pointed the following Commissioners, viz
For Ohio, Brevet Major General Silas
Casey, Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Sit
greaves, and j. Johnston House, of New
York; Tor Indiana, John s. Philips, of
Missouri, Jas. @. Robinson, of Illinois, and
Frank Wolford, OF Kentucky.
In answer to daily applications to adj
ministration for letters Of introduction to
our diplomatic agents in Europe, and
specially in answer to visitors to the Paris
Exposition, Secretary Seward publishes a
circular stating that by strict and long
established rule, the Government forbids
the Department to grant any such letters
Major General Rawlings, Chiefot General
Grants staff, leaves here in few days on
tour of inspection over the plains.
The Senate discussed for two hours to-
day, motion to reconsider the confirma-
tion of General Sol. Meredith, ofIndiana. as
Surveyor General of Montana, and finally
defeated it. This leaves him confirmed be-
yondany future doubt. The malignant
Julian has been effectually foiled.
The commutation of twenty-five cents
per day for rations of enlisted men who
have been prisoners of war, is now being
paid at the Office of the Commissary Gem
eral OF Prisoners, in this city, and quite a
large number of cases have been disposed
Of Soldiers, sailors and marines alone are
entitled to it.
Rumors are prevailing that the Govern
mCIt was negotiating for the purchase of
Sonora and other Mexican States, and the
! price paid Tor the same was ten millions,
In gold.
The United States Marshal, for the Su-
preme Court, to-day served the subpenas
issued by the Court in the Georgia case,
against General Grant and Secretary Stan
ton. One will be served on General Pope
in few days. There will be nothing done
| till December.
Arkansas is not to be included in the in
junction business; Governor Murphy hav-
| ing protested, by telegraph.
Horace Greeley, and number of the
New York Radicals, have telegraphed to
have the Senate confirm the nomination of
Hon. Mr. Raymond.Iofthe New York Times.
as Minister to Austria. They want him
banished from the country.
The adjournment question was up again.
lo-day there was personal debate in the
Senate between Chandler, Fessenden. Cam
eron and others, as to the time of adjourn
mcnt. Chandler was quite offensive-evi-
IDENTIFY drunk-and had good deal of gas
to eXpend on Traitors and Copperheads.
lie charged that Mr.. Fessenden had given
the President notice that he would vote to
confirm his Democratic nominees if he
| found he could not get Republicans. Mr..
tessenden denied the charge with indgna-
ton. Cameron charged the President with
nominating the worst men for office. The
session was extended TO p NJ, ofThursday,
but it is questionable if the adjournment
will take place even then. They are NOR
bidly afraid of Andy.
The fifth anniversary of the emancipa-
tion of slaves in the District of Columbia,
was celebrated to-day by the colored peo-
pie. Owing to the storm the original pro-
gramme was not carried out. The pro-
cession numbered about 1880.