New-York tribune., 1867-06-22
WASHINGNON.

A MINISTER TO MEXICO APpoiNTA ''H'>i
TRIALS IN LOUIsrANA-ArFEMrrEv SHARP PhAc'
TiCE BY GEN. BEAUREGARD.
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WAsHnGToN, Friday. Jus'e 2l' 1857
II is ascertaned that the President has appointed
Marcus Otterborg of Wisconsin, now United States
Consul in the City of Mexico, TO be Minister resident
there in the place of l.. ID. Campbell resigned
Gen Mowor of the Frcedmen's Bureau in LOuisI-
anna has forwarded to Gen. Howard important
order which he has recently issued for the guidance
of his subordnates of which the following is copy
civil authorities having in many instances failed 70
arrest parties who haze ' %
this Bureau In this District are hereby ordered TO arrest
such IN In all ne, Sr SeTS dnr t9 and viii ca
the nearest Military Commander for troops To enforce
the pames of murlerers and names and adavts of wit
will be immedotey forwarded 10 theSe hoa'
quarters.
Gen. Beauregard, in conjunction with the FIRST
National Bank ring in New Orleans, and few OF hrs
personal friends has been attempting little game
of sharp practice on the Government which has for
tunateIy failed owing to the vigilance of the officers
of the Treasury Department. Among the assets
transferred to the Government to secure 1t against
loss from the May-Whittaker Sub-Treasury defal-
cation was the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad.
in which May held largo amount OF stock, and
which il now under the superintendent OF Beaure-
gard His friends offered $4,000 TO the Government
for it, but as it was valued at 100000 the bid was
refused In the mean time the Creoe Generar
wrote to the Department repeatedly depreclating the
value of the road aud stating that the bid was too
high Fortunately special agent in New-Orleans
saw through the game and blocked 1t.
The Navy Department has received dispatches
from ar-Admiral Godon, dated Rio de Janeiro,
May q, 1867. The Admiral says that the Kansas
had returned from the Coast of Africa, and that no
American slayers heard of that she visited the
Congo and Benguela coasts and went as lar sou'h
os Little Feline Bay which was the last point touched
mt by the Kansas; and from the Government oi
Loando and St Helena reports come direct that that
shameless traffic has virtually ceased. The Admiral
further reports that tho large and powerful Spanish
iron clad Nnmancia flagship of the Pacific Squadron
at VALPARAISO and Callao, is now at anchor ut Rio
Montoyidco was healthy when he left, but the
cholera had made considerable havoc at Buenos
Ayres The last reports. however. state IN tho
disease had greatly subsided.
The President has requested Cen Sheridan, by
telegraph. TO extend the time for registration Ill
Louisiana to the first of August. Gen. Sheridan pro-
| posed to close it the 10th OF July. sixfy-nine
Thousand black and white voters had been registered
| in tho State at last adyices
Chief-Justce Chase was engaged to-day in filling
the vacancies occasioned by the REORGANIZATION oi
| certain Registers in Bankruptcy by the District
| Judges.
Tho original text Of the Russian Treaty Is OH
| cially published here to-day and arranged WITH
parallel columns in French and English.
II is ascertained from Gen. Rousseau who is the
| Commander of the Department of Oregon and Wash
ington that our recently-acquired Russian American
territory is to be attached TO his military jursde-
| ton
| The funeral of the Hon. Isaac Newton, late Com
missioner of the Agricultural Department took place
| this afternoon. His remains were accompanied by
numerous friends to the Baltimore depot and thence
were conveyed TO Philadelphia for nterment. The
| clerks and employees attended the funeral in body
The receipts from Internal Revenue sources to-day
were $SjSSsl.
} Norman b. Judd. Member of Congress from CHI
| cago arrived here tonight.