New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19

question of facts, but solely upon the ieRaI points
raised by defendants counsel. The case will I'M
doubtedly be turned to the civil courts for trial
Oh the ground that these courts the only compe
tent tribunals to try the facts and that the military
commission had no jurisdiction over the matter
Mr., A. B. Sloanaker of Philadelphia, has been APP
pointed Revenue Agent for the State of Texas and
will leave here this evening for his post Of duty
under instructions 10 visit all the Internal Revenue
districts in the State and report their condition to
the Department. His headquarters will be at
Austin, Texas
The following is the House bill to suspend the fur
ther reduction of the currency:
Be enacted &C. from and after the passage Of
this Act authority Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 make any reduction Of the currency by retiring or
canceng United States notes shall be and IS hereby sus
pended"
For this Senator Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance has reported to the Senate the following as
a substitute:
That so much of the act approved Apu - 1866, ent
tied An act to amend an act entitled an act TO provide
March g. 1865 provides that the Secretary OF the Treas
ury may retire and cancel United states notes 10 the ex
suspended until Congress shall otherwise provide.
About o'clock this morning fire broke ont under
the stairway which leads from the main hall to the
second-hoor in Secretary Stewards residence. The
fire it is thought was the result of an accident by
one of the servants. The flames were kept under by
val of the steam-englnes, which prevented further
damage than the destruction OF part OF the STAIR
way. -. :,
Theaker as Commissioner of Patents, filed with
the Executive day before yesterday. 1t IS possible
that the resignation may not be accepted, but If ac-
cepted a new Commissioner will probably not be APP
pOinted until the middle OF next month. Already
there are seven applications for the POSITION ana
about twenty more are threatened.
The President to-day sent 10 the Senate two uDim-
portant naval nominations, and II NOMINATIONS 1Or
Postmasters Among these r.. T. Shg[nan C ihIgi
Henry Bgn. Ripley, ONO; VIM. A. iIOWei, oheipy
Vile ILL., George w. Tabler, MarInsbuTg, west va;
David III Johnson Griffin, Ga
The people of Washington are determined to SHOW,
in some manner or other that this is white mans
Government" and the latest method adopted by thGh
is that of not allowing cOl0red people TO st IN tue
dress circle Of the local theateTs. Last evening
colOred man applied for two dress circle tckets az
the box office of the National Iheater ana the clerk
suppOsng they were for white people, sofa theln 70
him without any hesitation. In the evening TWO COZ
OTed men took their seats III the dress circle Inc
audience became indignant and populations OF the
officers of the house waited the occupants OF the
seats and told them they were III the wrong part oi
the house. They reck0ned not" as they nad palu
for their seats. The excitement continued fOr 0hB
time and NIL over the house there were cries OF Ng-
gers in the pitt &" Put them ont" etc, FINALLY the
colored men left, being paid bach their money :
Gen. Capron, Commissioner OF Agriculture, Is
busy engaged ia the reorganization OF ms bureau
abOshing unnecessary offices and reducing the eA-
pendtures as much as possible. tIfty-slX persons
employed in the seed store winch was aD0ilsIeu
a few days ago, and the appropriation OF SSQOO ior
ii usually expended III about nVe inOhlhs: MI
CaprOn il is understood intends TO ask the c0oper-
tion of all the agricultural societies IN the Union III
the way of furnishing of statistics, reports &C, 10
the end that the Department may De naue IedLy
valuable aud efficient. There Is considerable
opposition to his economical administration so lar,
but Mr. CaprOn intends 10 perseyere III MS eiortS 70
bring the expenses within the appropriations rug
bag system which had grown TO be huge source OF
extravaganza has been entirely swept away. les
terday, however, about 1900 bags were Sent down
from Philadelphia under a contract which MI Ca
prom refused TO accept, as he has no money 10 pay
for them and is unwilling to exceed the appr9prla
tons There u.s. il Is said, about $1,000 worth OF DAYS
at present in the department which are OF 10 possible