New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09


nessee, Ohio and Georgia in relation to the meeting
of the societies of the Cumberland and the Tennessee
at Chicago on the 18th and 10th inss Arrangements
have been perfected by which all railroads centering
i'll Chicago, with their connecting lines will take
passengers at reduced rates.
rSecretary McCulloch gave permission to-day to
those Catholics employed iii the Department. who
desired practically 10 observe tho rules of the
Church to absent themselves from official duties
=, The force of the office of the Secretary of the
Treasury was reduced yesterday by the dismissal of
20 female clerks. II is contemplated to make
large general reduct of the clerical force Of this
Department this morah.
The forthcoming public debt report will show the
amount Of coin in the Treasury TO be about
SSsOOO,OOO. including $4,000, in coin certificates
In case which has recently been heard beftfS lie
casyciy to appeal that At S election in this city city,
for Municipal officers, on the first day of June last
there were pOlled q very large number of votes by
persons employed in tho military service in direct
cOntravenion of the provisions of the act of Con-
of the ballot box Men who had enlisted M their
homes in the States and with intention of becom-
ing residents here. and many of them had not been
in the District hall the time required to give them
residence snch rs wOuld enitle them 10 vote under
tins act. even had they came here intending
to make this city their future home, went
boldly forward having falsely and ITaudulenty pro-
cured their names to be registered, and deposited
their ballots along with the honest and rghtful
electors of the city, the consequence OF which has
been that for many months together the municipal
government has been III u state of anarchy, during
which the interests of the people have suffered ser
ouSly, and the passions and prelndiceS incident to
party strife aroused 70 such pitch as 10
very grave apprchensiOns OF violence and rlotous
disturbances Of tho public peace and tranquility 1t
will be the duty of the Jury TO make thorough IN
quest for all such and to omit no effort to btng
condign punishment OH these Y0lators OF the law.
a number OF representatives from the New-lork
State Base Bail Association arrived here yesterday
To attend the Twelfth Annual Convention Of the
National Association. Among the number arc
George f. Sands, President of the Association A. H..
Rogers. Secretary; and i'll. Chadwick. Chairman of
the Committee on Rules. Also, Mr. Rogers PreSi-
dent OF the Massachusetts Association.
The following. is teleeHphc report from the
Special Commissioners who We're recently appointed
10 examine the Central Pacific Railroad;
o, II. BROWSING. Secretary Of ne Interior WG1inqton
built 10 WadswOrtb the TrIckee River. $50 miles from
Sacramento except two bridges now nearly finished.
Grades and curves are within the limits and The locations
are satisfactory The rails weigh ftysiN TO sXtyfour
pounds 10 the neal yard Tho ties are OF soAd tmDef
and are OF fun size and are lad at tho rate OF twenty
four hundred 10 Inc mile rhe track IL firmly Lard and
balasicd; the culvcrts and bridge fOunoaoAs are OF
heavy granite masonry. The bridges nc OF iOwes truss
pattern, we'll framed and roned. Tue tunnels are sixteen
feet vide. About twenty Mules on the summit
Of tho Slerrn's are covered with snow sheds.
Passenger trains from Is 10 81 miles per hour
safely and smoothly Tho equipment OF rolling stock.
engine.houses and macdncshops is fully equal 10 tho
demands of the traffic Seventy nine locomotives arc
running on tho road ara eighty more arc or INC way.
on the new portion OF the road along tho Humboldt Val
ley tho crOsscs bridges and rails ara up TO tho stand
ard There are few minor dctccts-ioi OF Nltal import
anee-in cuyerts drains, width OF enhancement and bal
last hut these eau DO reneded nj small cost when the
hurry OF pushing forward tho road y over lieayy
trains OF rails, ties and fuel arc running safely 10 Tho
extreme end OF the road as miles from sacramento The
road Is being constructed in good airh IN snbsi
manner without stint ~ labor. material equipment
and is worthy OF its character as great national work
The telegraph lire IL frst-cl1ss.
(SiguUd,) SHERMAN Day,
r. = WfLLIAIs, Maiorof Engineer. U.sA
LLOYD TERlsi Special Commission
Sacramento, Dec. 3, 1868
The Boston Posts CORES pondcn here u responsible
for the following gossip:
IL has been currently rumorcd that Gen. Grant would
probably call into his Cabinet Admiral Porter aS
Secretary OF the Navy bur " is stated today hj prom
inont Radical Senator that Ito Knows Gen. Grant is Ot
posed u placing naval ormitary officers Ina civil posi-
lions This senator said 81 called on Gen. Grant tho
evening after Gen SchOfelds confirmation, and informed
him the fact tho rne spoke 10 tl1 Efca
Hesitation the scnatc bad IN confirming any military or
naval officer for u cyil position under The Government"
Cen Grant responded -, too, nm opposed 90 y, aui
believe II wrong ana have only desired Gen Shnncds
confirmation under the peculiar circumstances on we
Ny relations with tho President nre such thAt
did know Who might be put in the War Department
aud therefore have been anxious for the lhNoubo
action az the Senate In SchOneds nomination although
much opposed 20 the principle OF which you speak
as any Senator could he" 1hi- declaration on the part
settles the question against SchOhed ana
Porter and leaves the War and Navy Departments 70 be
filed by civilians The language OF Gen. Grant . given
In tho precise words repeated 10 your correspondent
by the Senator alluded to, with the privilege VI using hs
name II necessary.