The New York herald., 1867-01-30

s,ads party 70 ths confined sssa.it ana hsnss hsu
ersaos 70 those who we're urging il on
EAe Rsssian AIinistsr Rstarniug 60 Wsah-
inston.
Baron dc Stoeck Is his way 10 this city 10 resume
his duties ~ Minister Pienipotentary 10 the United
States from Russia The absence OF Baron do stocckI
was proracted that generally supposed he had
been recalled, and the announcement Was even made
that Mr. Waldemar do Bodisco. Secretary OF legation
sAo was in charge during the absence OF the Baron
lad succeeded 70 his position.
The Lawyers Test Oath.
Today. m the Supreme Court OF the District OF Colum-
ria, Mr. Bradley moved the admission 70 the bar or
Allen Magruder Of Virginia. member Of the bar Of the
old Circuit Court and at present attorney and coun
seor Of the Supreme Court Of the United States II wss
generally understood that Mr. Nagruder would be unable
10 take what s known the 'test oath and that this
motion made with view Of ascer,aiuiug how this
Court regarded the recent decision Of tho Supreme
Court Of the United Stales affecting Its duties with
regard . the rule Il had laid down subject Chief
Justice Cartier informed Mr. Bradley thai grant his
motion and pass order for admission would be set
aside the first rule OF the Mr. Bradley presumed
chat when member OF the bar Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States applied for admission 70
this bar he would b sdmted ~ q matter of course
on taking such oaths prescribed BY hat tribunal
ss 'urt being branch Of the ether Justice Cartier
Tie question whether sAia court would conseus
20 repea, modify It's rule. Il ssreed thai the
argument be heard Thursday with full bench
cff The Expected Arrival or Surrnar.
Considerable Inquiry Is made here about tso expected
arrival Of the United States Swatara which 10
already four i've days later than the day which IL
said she could reach the United States No intei-
gsnce has yet been received at the Navy Department
concerning her. but no apprehensions entertained
with regard to her safety, and would be If she did
arrive before the end Of the first of February
under the standing instructions OF tho department.
ordinary voyages steam is not used except in cases
whore il may be found necessary during the voyage,
and tho probability is that the Swatara making the
greater part of voyage under sail
The Massacre mt Fort Phil Kearney.
The following is the substance OF letter just re-
seyed from officer at Fort Philip Kearney sen
siomsn in this city
The three post forts, Phil Kearnoy Reno and Smith
are IA state Of siege All the Sioux Indians, including
che neghborh0od. The garrison Fort Reno consists
OF three companies OF infantry, not full and piece
and i've Companies Of infantry on. hall eecse and
few mounted men. Fort smith has twO pieces OF ar
tery, two companies Of infantry, and twenty eight
mounted men, amounting In the aggregate to four hun
dred men, you perceive that these posts In
gate OF SIEGE The mass OF the Indians are on
our conimuncaion @ % with with Fort s Smith NTH Is 1 entirely
cut OF. Some fifteen hundred lodges OF Indians
are located at that point including the Blackfeet the
Cheyenncs aud Arrapshoes. the whole number amount
ing TO between 4, 900 and 00O They well mounted
and armed They have several times attacked the wood
trains, and we're upon one occasion badly whipped
On Friday, December II, they made ther appearance
In small number near the fort and challenged US 20
ARht Colonel Carringt0n shelled them, killing pony
and driving thirty Indians from their Captain
and Brevet Colonel Fitterman, Captain Brown and
Lieutenant Drummona were ordered out 20 protect tne
man commanded the infantry, Lieutenant Drummond
1hs aVaisy, numbering twenty men, and Captain
Brown mounted teamsteFs and citizens the whole
tome amounting 70 eighty-one men. About nfty Of
these armed with spencer rides and tho remainder
with piingHed misietx The olccrs instead Of obey
Ing orders. allowed themselves TO be desOye1 from the
ROson they had been ordered 10 take and consequently
eliints an ambush aud were ali cruelty murdered The
poor fellows who had thus been want0nly murdered
werc found piled in heap. About City Of the bodieR
Sere broughs into the fort.
Postal Arrangements Bctween tho United
ssafes and Certain European States.
An arrangement has just been concluded with the
Bremen and Hamburg Post Once Department revising
and reducing the rates OF postage 70 be hereafter
charged upon letters exchanged By the Bremen and
Ha6bsrg mail The postage charges In future will be
- foIlows:- A*-
To Bremen BY Bremen mall 10 cents; BY. Hamburg
mall - cents TO Hamborg By H.@burg mail 70 cents;
mad Id cents By Hamburg mail Is cents 10 Lunenbug
sy Bremen msil 70 cents; By Hamburg mail L cents
schwcrsln and Mecklenberg -strsz LuSeck and Thara
burg mail is Is cen.e scheswg. .Holsten and Dem
mark by Bremen Hamburg mall Is cents; " sweden
= or IS ~ ~
men Hamburg mail, Is cents; TO Russia BY Bremen
Or Hamburg mail, 20 cents; 70 Belgium Sy Bremen or
Hsmbere mail 10 cents: to Italy by Bremen or Ham
burg mall, = cents to Turkey by Bremen or Hamburg
IS csnts TO Gibratsr Spain and Portugal ~ Bremen
or Hamburg mall 25 cents; TO Australia, India and
China By Bremen or Hamburg mail via Aasseiiles, 81
Prepayment Of postage Is optional in each case, OK.
eept only letters for Australia. India and China
Letter, coming from those Countries % he United States
by Bremen or Hamburg mail are subject 70 the same
postage charge and the same conditions Of prepayment
with the following exceptions:-Trom Lnnenburg. by
Hamburg mail the charge 20 cents; from SchIesvg-
o. And S .na and ms
rs cents; from Norway, BY Bremen and Hamburg
mail, 2s cents; from Russia: by Bremen and Hamburg
mail n cents; from Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, by
Bremen and Hamburg mail, 30 cents; from Australia
mail. 30 cents. Pos,masters win please nste thcso
sssges of postage rates. and levy postage accordingly
i.si3 United States Supremo Court.
rhe following cases heard to-day in the United
s,itss Supreme Court
Ho 1l2-Ths schooner Flying scud and cargo B
Ststesprxe On motion the decree Of dismissal In this
entered at the present term Was ordered by the
cosv be rescnded and annulied, and then the appeal
rerlstated on the docket
No 123-The Washington, Georgetown and Alexandra
Steam Packet Company plaintiffs 10 errors Va Sicklcs
st stsl-contrsct Argument concluded
No. l27-The Mayor, &c, Of New York, plaintiffs IN
error, shcfneld-corporaton liability for non-repar
ofstreets. Argued
Eo. 12e-Elc, United states appellants vs Louise p.
Gndeur dc Repeulgny--claim 70 public lands. Argu-
mart commenced. THIS will occupy day or two,
ann will bo followed by number Of prize casos
THIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS-.
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Second session.