The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-10
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Agricultural Com
missioner NEWTON, has appointed the Hon. IHEo.
c. PETERS, of Maryland, and lately President OF
the New York Agricultural Society, the agent Tor
the distribution Of seeds in the South, to perfect
Southern Agricultural correspondence, and to CO.
operate in the reorganization and improvement OF
Southern Agriculture.
In the Senate resolution was passed directing
the Secretary Of war to report the name ana rank
of the Volunteer Officers now in the service under
what law they were retained, and whether their
muster-out would be detrimental to the service.
The new standing rule that resolutions calling
on the President or heads Of the Departments for
information. be referred to the Standing Commit
tees, was introduced.
The Senate then went into Executive session.
JAMES A. BAYARD has been appointed Senator
from Delaware, vice RIDDLE, deceased.
The Cabinet session was prolonged to O'Clock.
Tho people of Maryland vote tomorrow pro or
con the Convention, and the citizens OF Baltimore
vote on the Sunday street cars.
Tt democrats and Conservatives carried the
Hagerscown municipal elections.
Major CHARLES A. MORGAN commands Fort Della
ware.
The vote rejecting General SOL MEREDITH has
been reconsidered. He was confirmed Surveyor
General of; Montana. : =. L
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day are over
100000.
The Russian Treaty has been favorably reported
by the Committee on Foreign Relations: 1t was
briefly discussed and laid over. -
The President nominated JOHN P. STOCKTON to
the Austrian Ministry, and Col CApRoN, OF ILL
nois, as Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Assistant Secretary ct the Treasury, CHAND-
1ER. is u11ite sick: tE Il x s-t- - = :
The Russian treaty was ratified to-day with only
two or three dissenting votes. ..aIzz.s.5z
The President has pardoned q. B.VANoE, lately
Governor Of North Carolina, on the recommends
ton of IL Senators and % Representatives. Among
them Governors BRAM1E1TE, SHARKEY, PARSONS,
{ Mayor HoFFMAN and HORACE GREELEY. l.:zz :
LOUIS soHADE, who defended. WRz, has ad-
dressed letter to the American people alleging
W1Rz's innocence. i-A..- go :. =.
The sloop Ssmonton, recently sunk in North
River, has been raised. a body was found ashed
to the mast. -. .5-g +
A fire took place at Petoba, Canads West, on
Sunday. Two girls, one. eight, and the otner
twenty one years of age perished. ,:5 I.s.s.;:.t
The Austrian Minister on the 9th instant IN
nounced to Mr. SEWARD that he was instructed to
ask the good offices of the United States Govern
ment in securing the safe treatment Of MAIL II.
MILAN and his followers in case they fell into the
hands IF she Liberals at Qaeretaro- oa the 6th
Mr. SEWARD replied that he had telegraphed Minis
ter CAMPBELL to send 8 swift messenger. to JuAREz
conveying the request t.lat all possible leniency be
extended toward the expected prisoners, and also
that he had placed copy Of his instructions in the
hands Of Minister RoMERo, who had promised to
inform JuABEz Of the wishes of the United States
Government. On the same day Minister CAMPBELL
telegraphed that he had sent the messenger as di-
rected. y ::y3!.sff5. zyy
There were only two votes against the ratltica-
ton Of the Russian treaty. ~