New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-06
-. pEMocRATIC PoLITIcIAN ..IN QUOD.Y
WASHINGTO TON,
THE ELECTION NEws-sUPPREsSION OF COLORED
MILITARY ORGANIZATIONs-rIE REPORT or
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.

MILITARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT or
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Nov. e.
The excitement very general here tonight
arising from the desire of the people to hear the
turns from the elections. The newspaper offices
crowded until after midnight with anxious nquirers
At the White House the President and few friends
sat up until after midnight, receiving returns from
New-YOrk. The latest news received indicated that
New-York has gone Democratic by about 10000
majority. There was good deal of betting. The
Johnson men having things all their own way, and
betting freely on 10000 in New-York and that Bull
lock would not have $1,000 in Massachusetts,.
The report of the Controller of the Currency ha
been completed and laid before the Secretary of the
Treasury. The entire report will make volume of
200 pages, which will include the last quarterly
port of each National bank in the country separately
and in detail and abstracts of the reports for the
preceding quarter during the year. The report will
also embrace extended general remarks the
rency question, and with regard also to the workings
of the National Bank system. The manner
in which it will appear will be standard work OF
reference for all Bankers and thoee interested in tho
operations of the National Banks.
Regulations have been issued from the War De
partment requiring tie Quartemaster Department
to furnish, upon proper IequIstion, the quantity Of
fuel necessary TO heat the building set apart
at any post or garrison for school and religions pur
poses in accordance with Section 81 Act Of Congress,
approved July %, 1866.
The 18th United States Infantry, under command
of Col George W. Wallace, exercised in battalion
drill on the grounds south of the Executive Mansion
to-day. The fine band Of that regiment was in at
tendance 1t is proposed to have early review OF
all the troops in the District.
Capt and Col. James +. Harrison, 9Th Cav
airy died in this city yesterday Capt Harrison was
lately on the staff of MajOr-Gen Sheridan, which he
left on account of i'll health, last Summer.
1t is thought that the health of Secretary Welles
has somewhat improved. lie has been confined 10
his bed for several days past with slow fever
Fhe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to-
day delivered its decision in the of Benjamin H.
Cowan agt James C. Welmore. The latter was State
Agent of Ohio. and called on TO surrender the
books and papers TO the petitioner, but refused.
rule was issued by the Court, but the respondent
failed to answer, and alienation maRddm@ was
issued and the case came up on motion TO confirm
the mandamus. The Court refused the peremptory
mandamus.
The military authorities to-day, in accordance with
the direction of the President, were engaged in tho
necessary prelmnaries for suppressing and disband
ing the coored volunteer military companies in tho
District of Columbia. One of them continued on
parade for more than eight hours yesterday, fully
armed. There seems 10 be no doubt that the COM
manders of the Southern Military Districts will be
instructed by Gen. Grant to suppress all armed vol
unteer organizations of both blacks and whites in
that section of the country.
The Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing of the Navy Department awarded contracts for
furnishing $1,000 pounds of beef and $1,000 pounds of
fresh vegetables the former at 13i cents and the
latter at 81 cents per pound.
Private advices from British Columbia, through an
authentic source represent public sentiment IN that
region as almost universally in favor of annexation
to the United States. The progress Of American en-
terprise in the adjoining States and territories pre-
sents a marked contrast to the condition of things in
that tax-ridden colony. There is no affinity between
the officers of the Government and the people
Business depressed 1t requires the utmost efforts
of the residents 10 exist VictOriai is almost deserted
nearly onethird of the houses being untenaned. The
movement of a Canadian Confederacy is regarded as
utterly at variance with the true interests of British
Columbia and few thinking men in that region
favor it.
Five companies of United States troops in Virginia
were ordered to-day to Washington for Winter
quarters.
The increasing Importance of the great mineral re-
gions west of the Rocky Mountains and the vast
area of country which it appears from recent expo-
ratons, remains yet undeveloped, will doubtless
furnish many interesting subjects for discussion dur
ing the approaching session of Congress. Prominent
among these will be a movement for the establish
ment of great National School of Mines on liberal
and comprehensive basis; an institution similar in
ITS general scope and organization 10 the great
Mining Schools of Europe, upon which we are now
compelled to rely for nearly all the scientific aid en-
ployed in the reduction and amalCamation OF our
ores. The product of our mines is now estimated to
he si5O00OO a year. aud there is reason TO believe
il might he largely increased by the establishments OF
magnitude of the interest involved Statistics re-
Gently collected show that there is average loss IN
The reduction of ores of not less than . per eennm,
amounting in the aggregate To more than SlS,OOOVn
a year, of which at least sl0OO0OO could by proper
systems OF working he saved.