The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-19
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Washington News and Gossip.


ter at Cincinnati, three new names are
mentioned q. w. Spooner Calvin w.
Thomas, and Mr.. Champlin. 1t Is not yet
decided who of these Is to be the next
nominee, but the probability is that Mr..
Thomas will receive the privilege of being
slaughtered by the Senate.
Chas, s. Medary, of Ohio, was nominated
Second Lieutenant of Artillery.
The confirmation of Reed as Postmaster
at Toledo has produced a sensation here.
Toledo Is IN Ashley's district in Ohio. He
had succeed in having three previous nom
-soldiers-reie and declared no
one should be confirmed without his recon-
mendaton. Mr. Reed was confirmed. not
withstanding Ashley's earnest protesta-
tlons. The Senate is disgusted with the
inflated demagogue and prohigate Office
broker.
General BENZ LeFever was nominated
as Secretary of Colorado Territory, Uioe
Moore, rejected. The Senate requests the
President to return Moor's nomination. So,
IL is problematical whether the gallant Ben.
will get ont TO Colorado officially.
An expedition is being organized by the
State Department to explore Russian
America, and acquaint our people with
the value of their receHt acquisition. 1t
will start about the first week in May.
The President of the United States, to-
day, received. by special appointment, the
japanese now in this city, twenty in mum
Der, in company with Professor Pislcy, and
Edward Banks, the latter formerly United
States Legation at Yeddo. Large num-
bers ofvisitors, including ladies, were pres
ent. The japanese were in full dress. The
principal ones made speeches.
The official figures show that the number
of stamps sold in 1866 amounted to nearly
400,000,000 which yielded a revenue of over
$l5,000000 to the Government. Private
stamps far Outnumbered those of the Gov
ernment, but the value of the latter is much
larger than that of the former. Thus, pri-
vate stamps, mostly of small denomina-
tions, numbered over 236,000,000, yielding,
however, only about S3,500,000; while the
public class lG3,000,00O were sold, which
were worth nearly Sll,500,000 In revenue.
These figures include only those actually
sold and used
The Senate, by vote of 20 to 10, extended
the session till Saturday, when it will GER
tainly adjourn.
ADV ices from Mexico state that many of
the men of the Liberal army are now armed
with Spencer rifles taken out from New
Y ork some months ago.
A Herald special says that the rumor
still prevails in Washington that negotia-
tions are pending for the purchase of
British America by the United States, Mr..
Seward proposing to give the Alabama
claims In part pay,
The internal revenue receipts have fallen
off considerably In the past week To-day
they did not reach three hundred Thousand
dollars.
Dispatches were received at the State
Department, on yesterday, from General
Dix, at Paris, wherein'he Is represented as
looking upon the complications between
France and Prussia as of most serious
nature. This is regarded as very signili-
cant.
The Radical BREAD -and-butter" party
tending toward the White House to-day
was an army of itself. They were mainly
composed nfcontractors. pilferers, stealers,
-" hi" /. ihc army, and stay y-at-hOme guards,
Whose Office was to push Democrats to the
front.
To-day information reached Gen. Grants
headquarters that Fort Buford had not been
disturbed, on the 18th of january. As the
reported massacre is dated the 10th, there
is some hope felt that 1t is, after all, un-
true.
DIr. Godfrey, an old ranchman, says the
Cheyennes are certainly preparing to plum
der on the Platte route this summer. Ira
ders who have just come in from the Indian
camp corroboratc the story.
Significantly, Attorney General Stanbery
is said to have recently remarked to the
District Attorney of Virginia, JEFF. Davis
case nluSJ Dc ulSpOSeu Oh uuFlHH Jlle coming
term of the Circuit Court of the United
States, which meets atRichmond on the first
Monday in May"
The Buffalo Hunt" Is not abandoned.
Wade, Yates, Chandler, Howard, Morrill,,
Nye. Cameron, Poland, among Senators,
are written down for the party; and of
Representative butialo-hunters, Covode
Bingham, Williams, Orth, Baldwin, Hoop
er, Mcpherson. Lawrence, Marston and
Ketchum, constitute lively portion. The
national picnic party referred to must meet
in Yankton, Dakotah, about the lst fJune,
and thence proceed to the Prairies.
Especial TO Cincinnati Gzette
General Jos. l.. Coke, a good war Demo-
crat, was, in spite of CamerOn's bitter op-
position, confirmed Collector at Philadel-
phia by % toS.
Surveyor OfPhiladelph were Immediately
rejected, making four rejectlons for each
office this week.
Colonel NJ. ii. I4essig, of Pa, was con-
frmed, after a severe struggle, as Surveyor
General of Colorado.
The four men arrested yesterday as the
robbers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard of
Sl3O0O0, two years ago, are probably the
right parties.
The Commissary General has decided that
heirs of deceased soldiers are entitled to
commutitiOn of rations while such soldiers
may have been prisoners of war. Ohio and
Illinois Military agents here are prepared
TO furnish blanks. 1t is estimated 1t will
require three million dollars to settle these
claims,
A RafroSoact nf tho Session