New-York tribune., 1867-08-15


THE FoRMOsA AFFAIR-PERsONAL.
~ TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. IA, 1867.
There are no further developments in the matter
Of changes of prominent officers but the orders re-
lievng Sheridan and Judge Holt are expected hourly.
1t is not believed to be the purpose Of the President
for the present at all events to relieve any of the
District Commanders, save Sheridan, but his action
in that direction will be governed by future
events 1t is also understood that the purpose
of appointing Ia Sheridan is not that the
State officers removed by the latter shall be gen.
orally reinstated but to stay further removals. upon
what Mr. Johnson regards frivolous and partisan
grounds.
Gen. James B. Steedman arrived here tonight,
and although the President authorized the denial of
the dispatch that he was to become Secretary of War;
his presence here has given good deal Of credence
to the first report. Before the Cabinet troubles COM
menced Gen. Steedman had received leave of absence,
for the purpose of going to Ohio to take part in the
election canvass there, and il is known he denied
any intention of coming to Washington. His pres
ence here is therefore substantiatiOn Of the truth
OF that part of the dispatch from New-Oreans TO
this Bureau, which stated that the President
ordered him here. The rest of it may prove also
true in a day or two.
Ii is said the President intends taking journey TO
the Northern watering place. in revenue cntter, as
soon as his official duties will allow him to leave
Washington. Meanwhile, one of the candidates for
Secretary of War announces in Mr. Johnsons organ
this evening, that the President is in good health
and to use the words of the editor is laughing to
scorn the Vaccinations Of his bitter and INSCRIPTIONS
enemies"
The investigations Of the Congress Committee in
relation TO the transfer by our Government of the
,Ia hau
been published. Mr. Johnson is not implicated pc
cuniary in any of the transfers. A Mr.. Burns
President of a Tennessee road. offered Mr.. johnson,
then Military Governor, large interest in his road
for his supposed influence but the Governor got
angry and declined it. His sOn-in-law, then Mr.,
now Senator Patterson received 1890 for his nu-
ence
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed as
the fifth member Of the Philadelphia Board OF Inter
nal Revenue Commission, William Harbeson, the
Surveyor of Customs.
Orders are issued from the Post-0ffce Department
nearly every day for the reOpening of the
of the Southern States and in some instances new
offices have been established 10 meet the increasing
demand for postal service IN that section.
Postmaster-General Randall has appointed John
II. Kinkhead postmaster at Sitka. Russian America.
Sitka is about 600 miles from San Francisco, and
the mails will be forwarded weekly by any vessel
that may be going.
The Hon. L. VI. Stanton and Mrs Stanton have left
Washington for visit of few weeks TO Boston.
where they will be the guests Of the Hon. Samuel
Hooper
Attorney General Stanbery, now at CapOn Springs,
Is in poor health and he will not return to this city
for two or three weeks.
The Hon Lewis Kingsley Of Norwich NewYork,
has been appointed receiver the part Of the Gov
eminent for the foreclosing of the affairs Of the Ma
tIonal Unadilla Bank, and entered upon his duties
on the 10th inst
Two months, OF at least six weeks, may elapse be
fore the Navy Department will receive detailed
report of the engagement between the United States
vessels Hartford and Wyoming and the pirates at
the Island of Formosa as mentioned by Cable dates
of the 18th inst. The report will be forwarded
through Rear Admiral Henry II. Bell, who commands
the Asatc squadron, and will come in the regular
China mall via San Francisco. The news OF the
wreck of the American bark Rover with the subse-
quent landing and murder of most of her crew, was
reported to Admiral Bell through the commanding
officer Of the British ship CormOrant, who also had
an engagement with the pirates This information
was forwarded to the Navy Department by
Rear Admiral Bell in the monthly statement
Of the distribution and employment of the
vessels in the squadron, by order of his command,
for April and IN which il was also stated that the
Ashucot had been dispatched to the scene Of the
| outrage The Hartford could not then perform that
service owing TO her presence being required at an
| other quarter and that time the Wyoming, the
other vessel mentioned by the Cable having been
engaged with the pirates was IN company with the
| Shenandoah, which conveyed the United States
| Minister and suite TO Osaka Since that report no
official mention had been made of the affair. 1t Is
possible that the service of larger force was re-
quired than at first was thought necessary by Ad-
| mral Bell TO punish the wild men OF formosa LOT
| their outrage upon our merchant marine service.
J As yet only specimen copies OF the new 10 cent
fractional currency issue have been printed, and
is stated at the Treasury Department that no note oi
| that denomination stamped both on ltS lace ana
| back, has been sent from the Currency Bureau. 10
now appears probable that the Secretary VIII not a-
thorize their issue until after the meeting OF Con-
gress.
The Director of the Statistical Bureau has returned
here from his recent tour to the principal Eastern
seaports including New York Boston, ana Portland,
! the object of which was IN hnrmonlze the MODE oi
making the various forms OF entry Tor imported
| goods at the several ports visited lie has also had
| conferences with the Commissioners of immigration,
with the view of obtaining more explicit returns con
cerning the physical and social staths OF the emf
| grants arriving at the port OF New-1ork "A iettor
has been received at the Office of the Director OF Sta
tiscs from Horato G.. i. Perry, United states Sec
rctary of Legation at the Court of Madrid incosng
communication from Don Jose de Laragoza, APP
| prising the Director of the shipment OF box OF
/ spanish statistical publications by the bark Com
! merce, bound TO York. This shipment is IN ac-
cordance with the system OF International exchanges
| established last Winter.
JUDGE FISHER AND MR.. BRADLEY.
| THE CHALLENGE--A CARD FROM MIR. BRADLEY
10 the Editor fhe National Inteligeneer
L., N