New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-05

navy with all it required during the war. Honoured
heavy expenses in the purchase of machinery and had
but just encedmanufacturing when his contract
was annulled and new one made with Mr.. Fox OF
Boston, brother Of the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Mr.. Fox furnished about 100000 stocks, re-
ceiving price considerably in advance of what they
could have been made for at the NavyYard, and the
articles he furnished were in many cases of such
poor quality that they were condemned by the In
spectors when positive order received for the
acceptance of the whole lot. There now about
100000 of these stocks at the Yard in Washington, so
worthless that they are being melted up for old
brass. The testimony of officials in the Navy De-
partment on this matter will be taken tomorrow.
In communication to Secretary Stanton. dated
Nov l. 1866 referring to the report of Gen. Grant,
Oct 81 1906 showing that the entire force in the De
partment of Washington which embraces the Dis
trict of Columbia Fairfax and Alexandria Counties,
Va, and the States of Maryland and Delaware was
but 2224 men, the President requested Mr.. Stanton
to take such would insure the safety OF
the Government and thus discourage any attempt for
is possession by insurgent OF other Illegal combna
tons As the present posture of affairs is similar to
that which then existed, the President now asks OF
the Secretary of War report of the number Of troops
ON duty in the Department of Washington, their dis
tribution and the names of the officers in command
Of each post.
The President is beginning to get alarmed at the
existence here of few companies of Coored Militia,
and has been corresponding with Gen. Grant on the
subject II is understood that Gen. Grant replied TO
the Presidents inquiries that he knew nothing of the
matter and had authority in the premises, although
two applications had been made to him TO know if he
had such authority. The President is worried not
only about the Colored Militia here, but also about
several similar organizations said to exist In the
Southern States, and it is understood that
he is about taking steps 10 have the War Department
disband all colored organizations bearing in the
District of Columbia or the Southern States. He
argues that from appearances the colored soldiers
here are to be used TO eject him from Office, should
he refuse TO be suspended in case of impeachment
This is looked upon by people outside foolish in
the extreme, as the Colored Militia here all told,
does not number over SO0'or 400 men.
The statements published to-day givin9the num-
Der of colored pupils attending school throughout the
country are incorrect, making the number 25s,OOO
more than there really are. Gen. Howard- says the
corrected number as reported to him officially and
unofcally is 400 CO., distributed as follows Inregu-
lar schools at the South 100000; in plantation and
family schools 100000 in schools at the North, 100000
Major-Gen. Thomas, Adjutant-Gen, of the United
States, is on tour Of inspection of soldiers GENE
| taries and has visited those of North Carolina he
reports the one at Salisbury in very bad condition.
that at Newborn in very good order that at Raleigh
in passable order and the one at Wilmington dis
creditabe. lie is now visiting those in South Caro-
lima, and will proceed thence TO Georgia, Alabama,
and Florida.
! The War Department in General Order, issued
to-day announces that all the appointments of com
missioned officers provided for by the Act of July
% 1866 having now been filed in accordance with
its provisions higher standard of qualification an-
alogous to that which prevailed before the late war
will in future be required of all candidates for ap-
pointinent OF Second Leutenants, as general rule
one fourth of the vacancies occurring annually will
be filed agreeaby to existing laws and regulations
! from non-commssiOned officers in the Army. The
remainder not filed by the graduating classes of the
Military Academy, will be supplied from civil life.
The order gives the regulations TO be observed III the
! examination of candidates. Company comman ders
are required 10 report to their COones all such non
commissioned officers as i'll their opinion, by educa-
ton conduct, and services seem TO merit advance
ment, and who have served not less than two years
in the Regular Army. On receiving the reports of
company commanders, the Colonel will assemble a
Board to make preliminary examination into the
| claims and qualifications of those noncommissioned
who may appear TO him deserving of promotion The
Colonel is required to indorse his remarks on the
statement of the Court and forward them to the Adu
! tant Of the Army.
| The answer of Joseph H. Bradley, ST., TO the rule
| laid upon him by the Supreme Court in general term
last week. requiring him to show cause why his name
should not be erased from the roll of attorneys OF the
Court was handed in to-day by the Hon. Robert j..
Walker who asked leave to file it in order that II
there should be anything Objectionable in the answer
it might be withdrawn and amended Mr. Bradley
subsequently appeared and attested the answer. 1t
| is supposed that the paper will be considered In
| Chambers. when the Court will determine what
course il i'll take in the matter The answer is to
the effect that the action of Judge Fisher In directing
| Mr. Bradley's name to be taken from the roll as II
practitioner al the bar was based a misapprehen
sion of all the facts in the that the regular time
| for the the term of the Court TO adjourn having
pnssed By the Language used by the respondent upon
hearing the decision of the Court did not technically
como under the definition of contempt; that the letter
written to .Judgo2 Fisher and delivered by the re-
spondent TO him was not n challenge; that If the
Court Is in doubt TO the correctness of those and
other statements, opportunity is asked for the re-
snonden to produce evidence TO substantiate them,
| snch evidence to be submitted TO the Court before
| rendering its decision.
There are no indications of an immediate appoint
ment of Solicitor of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The applications for the position are few in number,
the most prominent probably being that OF Mr..
Stoanaker late Collector of Internal Revenue for the
First Pennsylvania District. The probability is that
the appointment will be made from the Western see
| ton of the country.
Orders have been received at the Navy-iard TO re-
pair the steamship Taapoosa. for the purpose OF us
ing her as q dispatch boat, her capacity being much
larger than that of the Acotine the one now beng
used for that purpose. The Navy Department mas