The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-24
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1851. D
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WASHINGTON, July g. 1851
III O'Clock r. M.
The Basiaess Before the Cabinet. Couacii
The Cabinet meeting to-day drawn out 10 nea,
three O'Clock The principal business under coosdss
tion Is said TO have beea the enforcement OF the u
supplementary reco Instruction law and the selection
three general on1cers complete the Peace Commssk
for the Indian country All OF the members were d.
sent except Secretary SeN Yard, who has started r
10 Auburn. N
Committees or the House In Session.
Three committees OF the House were sesslo
today-the Judiciary tho AssaA anation Conspiracy ed
that 70 investigate alleged frau.s Of The Pay Depa
menI Mr. W. 8. Lincoln, Of New York Is chairman 4
the last and earnest about Tho matter Amoa
tho witnesses to be examined Is nAsutioned Gencrs
Sheridan, who may come here it Is said. or. what
more probable. tho committee win 60 10 Now Otsaa
to take his Testimony thero His evidence Wf
be In regard TO the alleged Lowenhal claims and bouu
Frauds To-day Mr. Peter Blow, who accompanied Gene
raj Ingas on his inspection to the South was beor
the committee.
The following resolution has been adopted by the cora
mittcs appo;ated TO investigate tue facts and oireun
stances Of the assassination Of President Lincoln:
Resolved That public notice be given through a
press all peSpons having any evidence, knowisdg
Of any facts, pSpers or documents bearing upoa The;
q re President or tending to sc. WI:
papers to tho chairman AZ the committee at Washington.
General D. T. Butler with the assurance that they may
do 30 under the provisions OF the resolution that such
commu ncatons or evidence furnished shall not BE-
made of against the person furnishing II upon any
trial.
Rencontre Between Mr.. Sullivan and Gcn..
Frfsbic, of New OsIeans.
Another OF little affairs pecuar to the federal
capital where many conflicting interests are broughs
together occurred here to-day, at the Metropolitan
Hotel Genera! Frisbie OF New Orleans, tme ago
made charges against Collector Kellogg Of that city, oil
which charges Secretary McCulioch ordered an invest
CATION Collector Kellogg defended by number Of
friends among whom was Mr.. j. B. Sullivan, naval
officer at New Orleans. few dxys since kr. Sullivan
arrived in this city for tho purpose Of assisting TO re-
flute the charges made against Mr. Kellogg, aad meet
ing General Frsbie day he stated to that geatlemas.
with some aspery, that the charges referred 10 vers
both false and malicious. General Frsbe retOrted ~
saying that IL he (Mr. Suivan1 Was not so old naa
ne would chastise him for such language, and. - u
was, he would have sasfactiou for the insult Mr.. Sut
Ivan then slapped General Trisbe In the fac
for which he received . prompt knock down, and the
General proceeding follow up his advantage By
separated the combatants.
Now Military District I'm South CaroIiaa.
The State districts OF Sumter and Clarendon. g o.
heretofore embraced In the tary posts OF Columbta
and Darlington, have been iuted military posi-
be known the military poA Of Sumter. under ta
command Of Major Lyman Blssei Twenty ninth United
States infantry, headquarters 8, inter, e. Company
G. Twenty ninth Infantry, dess mated - the garisos
Educational.
Dr. j. Barnard, Commissioner or Educatton, and FRO.
fessor Richards Of the came de partmen will Stars
for Boston, Mass, 10 attend the u drtyeignth annual
meeting Of the American Institute Of Instruction on he
3lst inst.
Yellow Fever an Epsdemic at IadiansIas
Texas.
Information has reached the Treas ury Department
from It's special agent as Galveston date July TO- stat.
Ing that owing to the prevalence Of ys " fever q Is>
dianoIa, Texas-whch has assumed an epidemic
formal commerce With that port has be VI suspsnds4
and that mab had been received froA there sinco
the 9Th inst
RoductIoa or ONCE Heura'.
An order was to-day Issued BY Secretary -AcCunooA
reducing Office hours the Treasury Dspap uent from
and after tomorrow until tho Let Of Octobs nom foa
70 three O'Clock
Pensions.
Tho Commissioner Of Pensions has not yel orgaassd
desk for the adjudication Of naval claims Using usdss
the sixth section Of the OF March q 1857 Tnss IA
but few claims under said section have bsea prssaseG
but the ConmIssouer s engaged In preparing for thsS
Adjudication and his Instructions viii be issusdsss q
early day.
Expedition "a. tho Colorado River PrOpessa
Ne Samuel Adams, Of Arizona had an interview wt0A
Secretary Stanton yesterday relative 70 proposes sxpe
don to test the extent To which the Colorado river &
navigabs He asks to furnished with IN sssest q
forty msn and undertakes 10 start from Denvss, ~
head waters Of the Grand river, from Fort Bddgs4
and proceed down the river hatboats 70 Covis n
mouth OF the Colorado The Secretary OF War issad -
favor the idea, but there APPEARS TO DO hsh w
other branches Of the govesnmeak