Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-12

Oers OF Inc HonSe OF Delegates OF Tennessee.
appointed by the Legislature OF that State to
visit the President and request him to
authorize the location of troops there to
aid the State authorities to preserve the
peace, had a final interview with the
President to-day, according to appointment.
The President informed the committee that
he bad given their application, presented yes
tero ay, full and mature consideration, aud had
concluded to instruct General Thomas, COM
manding that District, to furnish whatever
troops were necessary for the protection OF the
peace and maintenance of the present State
Government; and that if General Thomas
should need more troops for that purpose, he
would be authorized to call upon the Secretary
of War for hem. The committee were with
the President for some time, and left highly
gratified. Tbe committee subsequently had a
pleasant interview with the Secretary OF War,
and tins afternoon they teiegraphed 10 Ten.
nessee the result of the interview. but will
themselves remain here for several days yet.
The following is a copy Of the telegram sent
this afternoon by the committee of the Ten
nessee Legislature to the speakers of the House
and Senate of Tennessee, and also to Governor
Browhlow: -..
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Sept. II, 1S6s.-To
Speaker House Representatives., NdshriIIe, Tenn:
Mission accomplished. President will sustain
civil authorities. Orders issued to Department
Commander to sustain and aid civil author
tiles, and sufficient force will be furnished to
accomplish such purpose.
[Signed wv. II. wisener, ST., Thos. A.
Hamilton, j. H. Ogee.
The Committee received this afternoon from
the Seer etary of War a reply TO the letter ad-
dressed to him by the Committee, together
with copy of the orders sent to MAJ. General
G.. H. Thomas
THE CASE OF SURRATr.-The counsel fer
John H. Surratt, Messrs. Merrick and Bradley,
have served notice upon the District Attorney
that they will, on the 2lst instant, when the
case is called before Judge wyIie, in special
term, demand a trial on the first indictment,
chat charging mrrder, on which he was tried,)
and they will contend that the murder case
should be finally disposed Of before they enter
on the trial for conspiracy. No subppnas have
as yet passed through the MarshaIs hands for
service, but il is understood that by arrange.
ment all the material witnesses can be brought
here within three days of the issuing of
subpPnas. The counsel Ior the defence will,
1t Is stated, be ready to go on with the trial on
the day named, and there is an impression
about the City Hall that the trial on one or the
other Indictment will certainly take place.
Surratt has since his release on trial in June
last been spending his time among his relatives
and friends in Prince Georges and Montgo rom.
cry counties, Nd, and in this city.
The CHARGES AGAINST GEN. DYER.-The
Secretary OF War to-day, by direction OF the
President, issued orders conyening court of
inquiry on the transactions OF Gen. Dyer, Chief
OF Ordnance, with special reference to the
charges contained In the report Of the Congress
sional Joint Select Committee on Ordnance.
Generals George H. Thomas, w. :. Hancock,
and A. II. Terry compose the court, with Gen
Joseph Holt as Judge Advocate. They are to
convene in Washington, on the first Monday in
October. The court will make a full and
thorough investigation o: all matters embraced
IN the report Of the Congressional Select Com
mittee, and will report the facts developed by
their investigation and give their opinion
thereon.
WRITING MASTER WANrED.-It has been
computed by an official In the Treasury De.
partr1ent- whose duty Ii is to examine the sig
natures of army officers, that on an average
the signatures of one hundred Regular Army
officers present the following array Of facts -
write their names plain and distinct; 10 can be
decIphered by little scrutiny; ~ would be
legible were ii not for unnecessary fiourishes;
90 can only be found out by the aid OF the
Army Register; and IS whose signatures by a
x mark, witnessed by disinterested party,
would be a decided improvement on their at
tempts at writing their names, and should be
required by the army regulations.
UNION PACIFIC RAIiRoAD.-The Secretary OF
the Interior has received official information OF
the completion Of another section of twenty
miles OF the Union Pacific Railroad and Tele.
graph lines, extending to the 5OOth mile.post
west from Omaha, and about 80 miles this
side Of Great Salt Lake City. The section hav-
ing been approved by the Government Com-
missioners and the Secretary of the Interior, il
is recommended that the bonds be issued to the
company.
REDUCTION OF FoRCE.-The Commissioner
of Patents, will, in the course Of a few days,
dismiss a number of temporary clerks en-
ployed in the draughtsmens' and record rooms,
in order to reduce the expenses Of the office.
AS the appropriation for cond ucting the same
was cut down at the last session, no new ap-
pointments will be made.
PoLITICAL.-The Senatorial term Of Hon.
Jas A. Bayard, of Delaware, will expire on the
ith of next March. The Wilmington RepuJR-
con says: The chief aspirants for the place are
The friends of each are striving to get an ad-
vantage for their fayorite. The nomination of
enjamin T. Biggs for Congress was a triumph
Of the salisbury faction, the Bayardites hav-
ing favored the renominatIop " Mr.. Nichol.
son. The same rivalry is going on in the s6ec-
ten OF members for the Legislature, and L will
soon be seen which party has obtained the ad-
vantage. The Saulsouryites have a chance of
controlling the two lower counties, and we pre-.
sumo Mr.. Bayard will have TO wait a good
while before he can step into his fathers shoes
The political canvas has not yet opened in
New Hampshire. The State election was held
in March last, when the Republicans reelected
Governor Hartman by ISIS majority, q de.
crease of SIS from the preceding year. The
two parues are about holding Con venticns TO
make nominations.
The Albany Journal estimates that Repub.
llcan gains in the State OF New York, equal to
those IN Vermont, will give that State to the
Republicans py about fOrty-sIN thousand ma
iority. The Democratic State Central Commit
tee Of New York claim, however, boast that
their vote in the STATE this year will reach
100000. II averaged 312,500 last fall. Never
theless, there has been great falling of in EN-.
iglation the present season.
The Colorado election seems TO be still in
doubt. An Associated Press dispatch from
Denver stated that A. Bradford. Repub blicin,
was elected TO Congress by an increased vote.
On the other hand, President johnson yester-
day received a dispatch from the chairman Of
the Democratic Central Committee AT Den yer
saying, "Colorado elects q Democrat"
The Democrats in Pennsylvania are max.
ing strsng efforts TO carry Taylor's, Cakes,
Koontz's, Myers, and Covode's districts. The
Republicans are working actively to save th-m
and 10 gain Wood Ward's