Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-23
FROM WAsEfNaToI.
The Danish COM mmi..,.uer,

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The Herald's
ecial says: 1t appears that the COM
i missi0ners came here to see about the
dettils Of the treaty for the purcbas
OF ot. Inomas, but having no precise
conception of the way in which such things
are managed, seemed to entertain very lit
t'e doubt but that the treaty would be ac-
capted and ratified without trouble. In
TINS respect, however, they have been con-
s,derabiy deceived, and the spirit in which
the RUSSIAN treaty has been accepted by
the Hou makes them nervous about the
ratification of the purchases. In anticipa-
Ion or the purchase of st. Thomas by our
Governinent. the name of Postmaster Gem
erai handail has been mentioned as pros
pectiVe Governor OF the new possession.
stanton
| The Tribune special saws: 1t comes ont
1 Tonight from Mr.Stanton's friends dir ectJv
that the late Secretary i'm explanation Of
his remaining in the Cabinet after he had
discovered his continuing there was against
Mr.. Johnson's wish. says that he would
| long since have resigned, his position as
Secretary of War but for the fact that he
received letters signed by most of the Re-
publican Senators and Representatives in
Congress requesting him to remain in the
Cabinet, as they allege, for the good of the
country and preservation of the Republic
can party.
The Whisky Tax.
tbs understood that the e.Commissioner of
Internal Revenue is opposed to reduction
OF the tax on whisky and is of the opinion
that any tax, no matter how high or how
low, can be collected with the proper
officers.
The House Naval committee unanimous
~ passed resolution requesting the Secre-
Cary or the Navy not to make the contem-
plated removals in the navy yards in the
United States in January, but to postpone
action on the subject for the next sixty
days. This was done with view to miti-
gate as much as possible the distrust at
present existing among the artizan and
dispatch of over six thousand words
was received from San Francisco this
evening, urging Congress to ratify the
pending treaty with the Sandwich Hands,
Ordered Closed.
Gen. Grant has ordered the closing of
Cne war Department on Christmas and
New Years, and fixed the office hours for
the intervening week from to II, and al
lowed half of the clerks to be absent.
-tr-aTA-7 Tpst RelIeved. 5arr1 zF
Lieut.. j. L. Kurkman, 2eth Infantry.
vice. - H =
Breve' Maj. Gen. j. w. Wilson, Lieut..
Col. 3ath volunteers, has been ordered to
report to the Generalin-chief. .l--l-r
.,.ifssas -l-r- ., Test Case. r- ~ p,
1. II. Sullivan arrived here yesterday
from Louisiana, and is understood to be
preparing an argument in test case to
De heard in the Supreme Court, which will
involve all the issues by reason of military
orders issued in the South since 1861 EN-
inent counsel from both north and south
are in communication with him, and the
issue will be thoroughly examined.
4a.r Confiscation. i.as
Wrlts of error were this morning grant.
ed by Justice WyIie. Of the Supreme Court
OF this district in two cases of confiscation
In Which Judgment was given by the Dis
trlct Court Caleb Cushing is counsel for
complainants. The cases will be tried next
January at the general term.
......--r TO be Tried.
In the Supreme Court district to-day the
case of Smithson against Edwin M. STAN
ton for alleged false Imprisonment was to
have been tried before Justice Wylie, but
at the request of counsel was postponed
few days Among the counsel for Stanton
are Attorney General Stanbery, JAS l..
Brady and Judge Pierpont, of New York,
- Board of Examiners,
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman, Mai. Gen. Sheridan
ard Brey. Maj Gen. Augur were appointed
bV the Secretary of War board to ex-
anime the proposed system of revised army
regulations. The board meets in this city
heAC week TO Degin its labor.
Indian Delegations,
About the first Of January several dele
cations OF Indians, from various tribes in
the far west, are expected to arrive here for
the purpose of consultation and of making
treaties with the Indian Bureau.
The select committee for examination
into the causes OF delay in the payment of
soldiers bounty warrants, will probably
report bill authorizing the employment
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issue OF duplicate bounty warrants. SO that
when the originals are lost from any cause,
soldiers will not suffer delay until new ones
can be made out