Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-12

OfflCkks 10 81 MCeIERED OCT.-The fol-
lowing order has jus. been promulgated from
he War Department, mastering ont the fol-
lowing named officers Of United States coiored
troops, 70, from ana after January lst, 1s6s
their services being no longer required Bre-
vet Brisadier General Orlando Brown, Colo
mel PAD Reg nent: Brevet Brig ,dIer General
Ehphalet Wbittlesey, Colonel I6th Regiment;
Brevei Brigadier General Chas. H. Howard
Colonel l2oth Infantry; Brevet Colonel Wm
A Cutler, Major 37tn Infantry; Major J. T
watson, 5th Regimen. Cavalry; Chaplain
Mansfield French, I36th Regiment; Brevet
MAJOR :. Clark, Ist Lent Gath Regiment
Brevet Major Stuart Eldridee 1st Lieu. cath
Regiment: lst Lieut.. a s. Dyer. SIN Regiment
Cavalry; "a LisuJ. Sebastian Geisrsiter, 5,h
Regiment Cavalry.
HRAvy REDUCTION IN TIE TREASURY De
PARTNENr-lt is said that the JOINT Retrench-
L1ent Committee now in session at the Treas
rry Departments will make q report favoring
t1e reduction of the force employed therein 70
a. least two-tnirds Of the present number. BY
this reduction between nve and six hundred
persons will be dismissed from the Department
The Secretary has decided to dismiss nun.
ber of female clerks employed in the various
bureaus and about sixty Will be dismissed be-
fore The frs: OF January next.
TIE SENATE held caucus this morning at
10 O'Clock, Senator IAnteony in the chair
The SUBJECT which occupied the atten-
tion OF the previous caucus, the election OF
Sergeani-at-A Arms in place OF Mr. George T.
Erown, was again under consideration. Gen.
Burbridge was warmly urged by his friends,
manly on the grounds heretofore stated, but
the friends OF Mr.. Brown insisted upon q
"new desl'' of AL the officers, in case any
charge was rlsde- No vote was reached. and
III probably no further effort VIII be made to
change the officers OF the Senate.
Dull TIMES at the Capitol to-day-no spec
tators in the gaileries-sn telegfaphy South
ana Yves. cut of. and nearly so North-tne cor
respondents unhappy ont, Of sorts with their
copy "spiling7 on their hands-and the pros
pect OF having to foot 1t home to their resi-
dences in Georgetown and other outside set.
tiemsnts, through the dead lock upon street.
car travel by the snow. The face Of all nature
looks deeply darkly beautifully-gray
THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS this morning
heard q continuance OF the argument case of
Brown, (ky..) contested by Mr. Smith. on
charge OF disloyalty. Tomorrow, the COM
mittee propose 20 tcke mp the case Of Trimble
whose seat ID contested by Col. Simms. upon
SndA sos VI OIeloyalty anu securing DIS electC
by Illegal voting. The commi,tse expects to
De ready 10 report to the House on all the Ken.
lucky cases before the adjournment of Con-
gress for holidays.
THE WHITE HousK.-The usual crowd o
visitors were al the Executive Mansion to-
day, nearly all OF whom had an interview
with the President. Attorney General Stau.
berry, Secretary Browning and Secretary
Welles were with the Executive this forenoon.
THAT BLACK Gait is learned that. the
Judiciary Committee, at their next meeting,
will proceed TO investigate, and endeayor to
solve the enigma, "a to how the Presidents
Message leaked out before its presentation TO
Congress. Most OF the correspondents here
will be summoned before the committee to
testify what they do and what they do not
know on the subject.
RECEIPTS FROM CUsToMs.-The receipts