The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
Washington News and Gossin.

| WASHINGTON, January 22-In respons,
to the resolution Of Congress the Postmas
Ter General has made report of the ap
pOintments Of POstmasters since the las
session Of the Senate, from which IL an.
pears that he appointed ten "persons who
had beeu nominated TO and rejected by tn,
Senate aud twenty-five "whose nomina.
tion had not been acted upon"
Each of those re-appOintments wer,
merely temporary. and made, says the Post.
master General, because of the necessity tC
place some one In charge of the several
offices.
The Ways and Means Committee has de.
cided in favor of eXeInpting from tax ali
Incomes below one thousand dollars.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
began its investigation of the charges
against the President this morning.
AS the first step toward relinquishino
the District OF Columbia to the custody and
care OF the elevated niger. the Mayor OF
georgetown has given notice to all male
inhabitants, white and black, above the age
OF twenty-one, TO appear before him and
the Board of Aldermen, at the times named,
for the preparation of the list of voters,
under the provisions of the late act of Con-
gress TO regulate the elective franchise i'm
the District of Columbia.
The report which has been in circulation
respecting the appointment of Brevet Ma
JOr-general Townsend TO the position of
Adutant-general of the United States
army is at least premature. Adjutant-gen-
eral Ihomas has not yet been relieved, and
consequently his place Is not vacant.
Inc commissions paid on the sales of
0-2O bonds, were as follows: jay Cooke q,
Goa on S67,030700. at the rate Of one-eighth
per cent. was sS4,0l3; to p. NJ. Myers e
Gos on S3,l676OO, at the same rate, S3,05a.
Total compensation, $S8S,722.
The commissions paid on account of
I-8Os. are as follows: Jay Cooke d Co,
S946I,5OO. at the rate of one-eighth per
cent" $ll,S34 Wilston, Lanier & Co, S4Sl
600, at the same rates, S3O,700; p. NJ. Mvnrs
Y CO., S454,9 $50 at the same rate. S5g92.
Total compensation. $l30,0O9
The Postmaster General has sent to the
Senate and House Committees on PostofTlces
ana Post-roads, communication re-
questing an investigation into the charges
made by correspondent of Cincinnati
paper, who alleges substantially that the
Postmaster General signed one-hundred-
-thousand-dollar ($lS0.OOO) con-
tract in the Ohio mail service, which con-
tract was so corrupt that the Contract
Clerk refused to sign it, and the Postmaster
was therefore, compelled to sign the agree
ment.
Governor Randall says the contract re-
iNiiVN W was uettTmlneu Dy MS pfedeCeg-
sor' Governor Dennison; that there was no
corruption in the Office and that the Con-
tract Clerk did not refuse to sign it. and
had nothing whateverto do with its execu-
tion.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing: Edward Uhl of New York, Consul
70 Guatemala; VIM. Averill, of New York.
Consul General to British North America
ieo r. Kettle, of New York, Consul TO
thenish Bavaria; Andrew j. Stevens. of
iowa Consul to Windsor, c., W.; Madison
" holllster of Illinois, Consul to Buenos
ayres WIN. X. Whitaker, Assistant Treas
lrer at New Orleans; Leroy Tuttle. Assist
mt treasurer at Washington; Thomas
McElrath. Appraiser of Merchandise at
New York; Robert S Chiffon. Commits
'ioner of Emigration Jas. S. Wilson. Com |
General of the Land Office.
According to Wells Tariff Report, the !
'dvance in the wholesale prices of the !
eadlng articles of consumption, as COM |
pared with the prices from 1859 to 1862 |
hows an average of nearly ninety per |
ent. Retail prices have advanced still |
more largely. The advance in breadstufIs |
5 about 40 per cent; coal. 90 TO 20: salt
lsh, ~ to 70; pork and beef 40 TO 100.
utter over 100; rice and salt from 100 to
20; sugars from 20 to 80; coffee. 30 TO 40.
eas. l4O TO $50; domestic cottons, l72:
voolens, 90. The average advance In rents
# houses occupied by mechanics and Ia
orers has been about 80 per cent. /: in some
lties IL has been as great as 200 per cent,
'he-half OF this advance is due TO paper L
money, and One-half to eXOrbitant tay yas