New-York tribune., 1867-07-16

/ TT addresses urging the Importance OF the
$3.50 va, va claiming that dollar expended at this
/ NSS, 4,o Sopth would accomplish moro Than one
/ pmo - o,nended a year hence. II was decided 10
1 hahr address calling on the people to contlhntS
Ppi',d capse The committee wishes to rSi9e AZ
basN ',;nt Committee on Ordnance has si;orrned
me-, OF after adopting a rcsoatiOr ,oo,,a,.;,,
ra' s,.t,ry of War to suspend al" RING tha upyzle
,,os Springfield rifles i0to '.,reecb.loaders of re.
ID calibtr, as is now being done. until the ex-
.nsc and utility o. the change is Investigated by
ia Committee The reduction Of calber renders all
,,a mmonSs quantity of ammunition now on hand
s,eless. Persons who desire to appear before the
comu,ttee are requested TO communicate with its
esrk. V. L. Smalley, Washington.
Fiss Howe, jr., who claims to be the inventor of
tbs sewng-machinc has applied to Congress for an
.,tension of his patent for years from Sept. 10
,sr His memorial was presented by Mr. Banks on
saturday The patent was originally granted in 1876
and hs, been once extended Mr Howe admits the
o6tS of this patent to have been nearly 81 100000
bat claims that he has not get been sufficiently re-
usnefltcd The memorial was referred to the Com
utttee on Patents.
writ of error has been granted by Chicf-Justice
Chasc IA the McVeigh and Bruin coniscaton cases
aFariax County, Va. They will come up at the
October term of the Circuit Court here for revision
shen the Chief Justice will preside
A military commission, consisting of Col j. "
BOmiord, Lieut.-COl. L. =, johnson, Capt. p. II.
Remington, Lieuts. f. Hargiors and Louis T..
Ciranger assembled in Raleigh, n. c.. ON Wednesday
If hast week, and adjourned to-day The first case
20 he tried is that of Duncan G. McRae and others.
charged with having melted the killing, while in
of Of -bo tad
rlpe on lady in Fayetteville. The prisoners have
been assigned quarters in the County Jail
Col Albert L. Hough, A. A. G.. OH Gen. ThOmas's
staff is now in East Tennessee investigating the
conduct of the Militia, and the recent outrages in
that sections by direction of Gen. Thomas The
COlooo! will make an. impartial report, upon which
ten. Thomas viii base his actions.
Considerable excitement exists in West Virginia
aud nortion of Ohio over the discovery of silver ore
which is said to contain 81 per cent of silver and Of
copper
At the Mobile branch of the Freedmen's Saving and
Trust Company, in two weeks, 3Ol deposits have
been received, about half of which were from
children and young persons The deposits were
many OF them, Of small amount but reached a. 6S9 g.
The cOlOIed population is about 10000. The deposits
in June amounted 10 $5sG4 a. and the excess OF de-
posts over drafts was SS,44l &6.
Much surprise is expressed in diplomatic circles
that Count Wydenbruck. the Austrian Minister, who
is rasticating in Maryland should not have returned
10 Washington on the news OF the execution of
and organized a religious celebration in
the Roman Catholic Church in cominemoration of
that tragica event, is customary the death of
Austrian princes. Admiral TegethOf who is TO
claim siaximihans remains is most energetic and
intelligent man. who will make short work Of bonn
harding Vera Cruz, in case of non-con,p plance with
his request.
flOrent NJ Melne, esq. of the Treasury Depart
ment died last night in this city at o'clock. His
brother. Col James f. Meline Chief of the Bureau
Of Civil Affairs al Atlanta. arrived here on
called by telegraph dispatch ap.
prsing him of the illness of his brother.
The deceased was chief of the division of books
aud accounts in the Treasury Department. He was
the Of Capt Florent Meline. Sth United States
lnfauiry. during the of 1872. He formerly re-
sided in ST. Louis and Cincinnati, and from the latter
place received the appointment in the Treasury,
v Nheie his executive abilities obtained for hIm the
postiou he so wortkily filled at the time of his death
This contract for supplying Internal Revenue Off
,afs throughout the United States and Territories,
.ast of the Rocky Mountains with stationery. for
tbe year ending Sept 90. 1868 has been awarded to
Woo,iworth s. Graham of New-iork This is the
most important statOnerS contract in the gift of the
GovoTument.
Secretary Browning was at the Department this
morning. engaged in attending 10 hIs official duties
the FIRST time for over sixty days owing TO his recent
severe illness.
This morning Commit OF 80 employees Of the
Washington Navy-Yard escorted by the Hon. Charles
f. Phelps and the Hon. Stevenson Archer members
Of Congress from Maryland. waited Oh President
Johnson Gen Phelps addressed the President i'll
few appropriate remarks in behalf of the
Committee stating the object of their visit 10
SOLICIT the Presidents influence in continuing the
work at the various Nayy-Yards and especially at
The Washington Yard II appears that the work is
falling of at this Yard, and the artilans there ell
gagged are fearful lest Wholesale discharge will soon
AXE place, and they ask additional work he
10 as 30 retain their services
A. they claim to have worked faithfully
for The Government during the war The
President replied to Messrs Phelps and Archer and
tl,s Committee that he was decidedly in favor of
their being retained at work. He acknowledged, III
terms their services during the war,
aud iadorsed their petition TO Secretary Weles. They
then had an interview with Secretary Weiles, who
promised TO do all be could in the matter. and sent
thsm 70 Mr.. Ashmun, Chief-EnGneer of the Bureau
Of Construction and Repairs. That gentleman re-
ceyed the Committed with favor, aud said there need
be no fear of sudden diminntiOn in the present
force and that he would DO all he could to increase.
XLrH CONGREsS-SrEcrAL Session.
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