New-York tribune., 1867-09-17
WASHINGTON.
CLOSING Up OF THE QUARTERMAsTERs DEPART
MENT-APPOINTMENTs BY THE PRESIDENT
THE NEW TREASURY BUILDING.

CLOSING Up OF THE QUARTERMAsTER's DEPART
MENT-APPOINTMENTs BY THE PRESIDENT
THE NEW TREASURY BUILDING.
BY TELEGRAPH TO
WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept I6, 1867.
Orders having been issued some days ago for the
breaking up of the depot of the Quartermaster's
Department of Washington, the various officers in
charge are busily engaged in closing up their bust
ness, and perfectng arrangements for turning over
the stores in their charge to various bureaus in other
places An immense amount of material will neces-
saIlly require removal and great many teams will
be sold at public auction This order will throw sew
eral thousand persons out of employment here, and
necessitate their seeking work elsewhere. The
assigned for this change is the high freights
for the transfer of stores from this city TO the various
Quartermasters depots over the country.
The following appointments were made by the
President to-day: John c. Muford, Collector of In
ternal Revenue, lid District, Richmond, Va. rice
James, suspended; Cornelius Call Collector of
Customs in the District of Corpus Christi rice McIn-
tyre, suspended; Alexander Willard of California,
Consul at Guayamas; John r. Hartley to be Acting
Secretary of the Treasury during the absence of Sec
retary McCulloch.
The last of the mOnolthic columns of the Treasury
extension raised to-day. The last eight of those
of the porticO proper, each weighing % tuns were
raised and placed in proper position at the rate Of
the kind known in the history of public buildings in
this city. A. b. Muett esq, Supervising Architect.
under whose direction the whole work is DONE pro-
poses to have the building under roof by LIST of
January Some doubts have beer expressed about
the soundness and stability of the walls, account
of the brief space of time occupied in erecting the
building But close examination and inspection
to-day by competent persons established the fact
that the work is firm and without a crack in the
walls or other indication OF settling as was predicted
by critics heretofore.
1t is understood tonight that the President Secre-
tary Seward, Secretary McCulloch Mr.. Randall, Sec
retary Welles, Gen. Grant and Coils. Moore and Nor
of the Presidents staff, will form the party leay
ing here for Antietam tomorrow morning.
The Justices of the Peace here have been kept very
busy during the last few days administering the oath
of allegiance to those coming under the Presidents
amnesty proclamation
The Twelfth Infantry Regiment is not under tho
best of discipline Judging from the fact that 16 Of the
regiment arrested for drunkenness on Saturday
night. The regiment had been paid off that day.
The President has recognized Francois Boston as
Consul of Switzerland for the States of California,
Oregon and Nevada and Washington Territory, to
reside at San Francisco.
During the week ending on Tuesday the cath inst,
2i5 patents will be issued from the Patent Office.
DuiiuS luc palSJ ntch duu cO
have been filed.
Information has been received at the War Depart
ment, that t.-COl. Wood and Lieut.. Parker, and
two surgeons, all duty in New-Orleans have been
taken with yellow fever and are dangerously ILL., O
The Department of State has received the follow
ing communication from our Consul at Naples, dated
August 10:
on Saturday the 18th, Mrs: Caroline Could Hldreth.
relct Of Richard Hdreth, late Consul at Trieste histo
rian accompanied by her Arthur, aged 10 years.
arrived IN this city from Rome. She attacked by
cholera about noon, and d,ed about one o'clock m.
Sunday morning the 18th inst one of the Neapoltan
bss tia .''so-st ~ fb.
remain in the hospital with his mother knew nothing
of their beng the city until hours after she died.
Immediately my Secretary TO see about having her
remains properly inferred, which was finally accom-.
plshed aud She buried in separate grave IN one or
the cemeteries at :. o'clock this morning have tho
honor 10 be your Obedient servant, 49,
ALFRED ID. GREEN, L. s. ViceCorsul.
Senator Thayer of Nebraska, who is now here,
leaves for Cincinnati on Thursday, to take part in
the Ohio canvass on the Republican side