The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-07-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
washington News and Gossip.

WAsHINGToN, July l.-Department com
manders have been directed by general
order TO provide for the appropriate observ-
ance Of the Fourth Of July, by the troops
under their command.
General Sickles has been officially direct
ed TO retain his command, and informed
that the President declines to order the
court of Inquiry. for which he had applied.
! IL Is understood that orders were issued
| yesterday by the President respecting the
removal of the Levee Commissioners in
| Louisiana.
Quite number of nominations are TO be
sent by the President to the Senate, should
there be a quorum In Congress this week.
Among these are the nominations of Minis
ters to Austria. Prussia, Mexico and Hayti ;
Consul General to Havana; Commissioner
| of Agriculture; several Collectors and
Assessors of the Revenue, and Postmasters.
Ex-Attorney General Speed aud Mr..
Greeley were before the Judiciary Com
mittee to-day, and testified relative to the
movements by Government officials look
to a trial of Davis.
Sheridan has slightly lowered his colors.
To-day the President received copy OF a
dispatch from him TO the Secretary of War,
dated June 20, In which General Sheridan
says: =" Registration in the State of Loulsl-
ana Will be continued In obedience to or
ders from the President unless | receive
further orders from him to the contrary
Judge Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati,
was witness before the impeachers to-
day. He testified that President johnson,
while on his way to Washington TO be In
angurated. told him In Cincinnati that il
| the country was ever saved, IL would have
To be saved through a reorganization Of the
Democratic party. This important point
does not render 1t absolutely certain that
Andy will be hanged or shot.
l.. 4. le al. a.. a
ry statements for July ! will be omitted,
and no exhibit made till August ], us the
| fiscal year closes June 80. There is de-
crease In the aggregate receipts for the fis-
cal year of $4U.000,000.
Late advices from Idaho state that the In
dians continue their depredations. Gen.
Crooks expedition starts for Stein Noun
tain July i. ltconsists OF four companies
of cavalry, and one of mounted infantry.
Statistical reports received at the Agri-
cultural Department of the United States
to Saturday, fully confirm the previous in
dlcatlons Of n superior wheat crop, which
Is now estimated at fully two hundred mil
lion bushels.
Colonel Taylor, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Is preparing a pamphlet, In which
he Will take the ground that the present
Indian troubles are the fault of the Govern
ment, and may be remedled shortly by n
commission of honest men willngto under
take faithfully the work ofmaklng peace.
There will be no message sent into Con-
gress by the President, this session, or any
department reports.
Ex-Minlster Campbell claims that he
had peremptory orders from Mr.. Seward
to remain in New Orleans. and no orders to
go to Mexico in search of President Juarez
were received by him until the lst of June.
The instructions then given him, were to
proceed to Mexico and take his station near
President Juarez, but no method of con-
veyance was indicated by which he could
get there. Mr.. Campbell, 1t seems, was Ill
with an attack OF fever when these in
structions reached him. He at once set
about procuring vessel for the journey,
but was unable to obtain any. Finding
there was no means of transportation, he
telegraphed the Department to have Il ves-
sci assigned for his use, which request was
refused. As his orders were emphatic to
join the Mexican President, and he found It
impossible to do so, except by journeying
overland, with blanket and haversack, lie
telegraphed to Mr.. Seward, rendering his
resignation, which was accepted, and an
other Minister appointed.