The Evansville journal., 1867-08-09
WASHINGTON.
The Miliage Observation-Disclosures Ap.
pOintment-TheS Surratt Case, N


The War Department has issued an
order that hereafter mileage should
be computed by the shortest route
usually travelled according to the off,
cial tables of distances to be prepared
ty the Quartermaster-G General and
approved by the Secretary of War
Mileage will be paid by the Isthmus
routes for journeys to and from the
stations west of the Rocky Mountains
when either of these routes is desig-
mated in the order for The journey.
Paragraph LII of regulation of 1868
is modified in accordance with this
order.
Mr.. William E. Macarthur, of San
Francisco, has been appointed spe-
cial agent of the Post-O Office Depart
ment, to take charge of the United
States mails to be transported by the
branch line of the United States mail
steamers established under the au-
thority of the act of Congress ap-
proved February Is, 1867, between
the port of Kanagwa and Yokahoma.
in Japan, and the port of Shanghai,
in China.
WASHINGTON, August 8.-The jury
in the Surratt case have now been
out twenty -seyen hours. and there
seems to be no prospect of final
agreement 1t is rumored that the
jury now stand eleven to one. ffs
Judge Fisher has not been upon
the bench to-day, and the crowd goes
and comes continually, and individ-
uals discuss, with much earnestness.
the probabilities OF verdict. and
Surratt being tried over again. He
has not been brought into the court
room to-day.
Bradley is in another part of
| the Court House. but either Mer-
rick or Bradley, Jr., are present to
watch every proceeding.
Pierpont has not been in the court
room since the case went to the jury.
WASHINGTON August S.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury in response to
Spinner, says the holders ofcompound
| interest notes have no right to claim
| the payment thereof at maturity
at any other place than the Treasury
| of the United States at Washington.
But in the exercise of a liberal dis
cretion, he has authorized an assistant
| Treasurer at Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia, to pay these notes when
| presented at the respective offices.
In doing this the Secretary has done
as much for the accommodation of
holders as the interest of the Gov
ernment and the convenience of the
Department will permit. The Ma
tional Deposit Bank cannot be au-
thorized to redeem coupons to your
account. Spinner has issued the fol-
lowing rules for the presentation OF
notes to the Treasury for redemption
| L. Holders are required to remit
such notes in packages separate from
any other notes or securities, address
ed to the Treasury of the United
States.
2. Express charges on compound
interest notes forwarded to the
Treasury for redemption, must be
paid by the party remitting them.
j 3. Schedules of notes should be
prepared and sent to the Treasury.
! specifying denominates, letters and
numbers contained in each remit
tancc.
t. As safeguard to holders, it is
suggested that these notes may be
! cancelled before forwarding them by
punching out both signatures. care
being taken to leave date and mum Der
untouched.
/ ). Payment for these notes Will be
made by checks on the Assistant
Treasury at New York. Philadelphia,
Boston, San Francisco and New Or
kleans, or in currency by express, at
Ecost, as the owner Of notes or parties
i sremitting may select.
President johnson, by Invitation oi
the Schutzen Verein, visited the asso-
station this afternoon, at the park, ac.
eompanied by Colonels Moore aud
Morrow, and Mr. Cushaw. Of the
Preside nt's household. The Schultz
en- Verein was drawn UP in line a
the gate. and gave the President q
formal aud cordial reception. He
was then escorted over the grounds
to witness the varied festivities. a
thousand Schutzen were present Az
cording to previous promise, the
President INDUCED i'll few shots fol
general prizes, and hit the bulls eyt
three times Ia succession.
ST. LOUIS. August S.-The 1ndiaI
; Commissioners stars for Leavenwortl
{ tomorrow. Senator Henderson lef
for home to-day, and VIII join tn,
n L