The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15
IN interesting Patent Case Disposed
OF In the H0usc.
Passage in the Senate Of the Bill to
Supply Vacancies in the Execu-
tive Departments.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA, 1868, /
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suerss ana Mr. Winthrop VI hassachu6osnJ nNvUuy
johnson and others are also mentioned. Mr.. Cox's
already before Senate and may be favoraby
acted upon Minister TO Austria General Clay Is sad
have offered his resignation Minister Russia
and is thought that difficulty will be experienced
in inducing the President to accept II. NO names
mentioned likely to in for his place. but the
importance Of the position just will doubtless
duce the President appoint FIRST class gentleman.
1t is well known that the Minister and his Secretary
Mr. Curtin, have not agreed for long time, and 1t
supposed that thorough change will be effected In the
mission order to take fresh and better departure for
tho future The House having inserted In the
Appropriation bill tor the mission to Portugal
Mr.. Harvey will doubtless return, although q very
large majority of the republicans would prefer
to see him removed. ciflcuty OF old standing
has finally broken out between Mr. Hale and his
secretary Mr.. Perry, in Madrid The former declares
aha, he will resign IL the latter not removed. No
action has yet been taken the subject by the Depart
mont Mr. Hale is vary popular at the Spanish capital
Asprans to any Of the Continental missions should
brush up their French in order properly I'LL any OF
the positions
The Military Division Of the Atlantic.
The following order has just been promulgated
GENERAL ORDERS NO. TO-
HEADQUARTERS ARMY,
AnJUTAsr GENERALS OFFICE, J
WAsHRGToN, D. c., Feb. II 1868
The following orders published for the informa
Non auo guidance oil all concerned;-
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. IL, 1868 !
GESERAl--You will please issue en- order creating
military division to DO called the Military Division the
Atlantic, to be composed or the Department OF the
Lakes the Department OF the East and the Department
OF Washington and to be commanded by Lieutenant
General W. T. sherman, with his headquarters at Wash
lngton.
Until further orders from the President YOU will
assign no officer to the permanent command Of the
ANDREW JOHNSON
General u ;. GRANT Commanding Armies Of the United
States Washington, d. C.
General sheridan Temporarily Assigned TO
the Command OF the Military Division of
Nissouri.
The following issued from the Adjutant Generals
vfice
Major General p H. Sheridan the Senior officer in the
Military Division Of the Missouri will temporarily per-
Il the duties OF Commander OF the Military division
OF The Missouri in addition to his duties OF Department
CO, umander. BY command OF General GRANT.
IL d. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General.
Adj 0fnnt General Thomas mt His Post In the
War ONCE.
Ad jstant General Lorenzo Thomas appeared at his
desk u the War Department this morning In the per-
lorna OF his Official duties There was no order
assign ing him TO that position, he had been
formal Y detached. His orders from time 20 time
qured him to mako inspections, the last being to
inspect the national cemeteries Of the United states
which In speciion has been completed and he is
gagged In making his Official report Tho request of the
Presden, that General Thomas should resume his desk
was comm unicated writing General Grant, and sub
sequenuy no latter wrote TO General Themes TO that
effect Gene E. D. Townsend who has been for long
time prncp d assistant TO tho Adutant General is
detached fro IN the War Department, but win remain
there cha rso Of the particular branch Of business
which has bee o uuder his supervision.
Gen, raI Sherman's Promotion.
The nominal on Of Lieutenant General Sherman TO be
General OF the umy by brevet was to-day referred by
the senate to III, Committee on Military Affairs.
Appointments Confirmed aud Rejected by the
senate.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed the nomination
OF several hundred army officers for promotion together
with a largo mum Der OF original appointments. Also
John r. Flint 10 be Consul atIa Union; Edward A
Wright Consul at sa q Salvador; Mathcr, Consul at
San sanate; John s Fske, Of New York, Consul at
Leith; orrin j. Rose OF illinois, Consul at Schwerin
Hazard Stephens Col iector Of Internal Revenue for
Washington Territory Horace Storms Assessor Of In
tsrnaI Reyenue for III district Of Ohio J. Morgan,
Surveyor OF Customs I, v Selma, Ala: Ethan Allen,
Collector Of Customs at Toche. La Albert G.
Gridcy general appraiser merchandise for South
John A. Cotton. Posmas,e y Belvedere, Ill; william H.
LongweL Postmaster, Pill 'oie. Pa; N. A shanenden,
United sta,os Marshal for olorado
The senate rejected the, following nominations -
Henry Miller Aa Of In ternsl revenue, Fourth dis
trct Of Oho Th ,uas D. Blu skk Assessor OF internal
revenue Second al strict Of In diana; George j. stubble
neld United States Attorney Tor she Middle district Of
Tennessee John a. Prison, POSTMASTER Russevil 10
Kestncly: samuel Comfort, -postmasier, Armstrong,
Pennsylvania.
The ConstitutIoEs lity Of the Legal Tender
Act.
Attorney General sa nbery, in he ssprcms Court OF
tbe United States to-day read wort from the secre
tary Treasury adt ressed 70 G stating In effect
that the department unds rs,ood the eonsttuuona Of
the Legal Tender act had rsen at th y tsrm In several
cases between private > uties, III u they had been
discussed and were now \ under I'D vissment An the
government had no oppon\ unity TO present an arru-
ment In support Of thS Law, snd a. very
deep interest was felt the beet BY VS. government
and The country At large. way hoped tuat the Attor-
psy General would ask and ob IN leave 70 present an
argument In support Of the Law efoe tho cases which
had been discussed should be d,\cided BY the court
The Attorney General said that 70 his maufarous
legal duties he feared he would DO nabls to psss~s
proper argument during present rm and ne isre
fore desired that the court would NOS denver a.
opbsoGs in Nose cases untn the next term The oour
took ths5 BATTER under sdvisemsnt
One ol>hseass above alluded TO involves purely
question "a ep9 debt whether a ps\-y has right
70 Alsch1 y "a Sfsaton in legal tender > otsa
Secondly mother case, argued by ssnastrs johnson
and williams presents tho question whehci the debtor
can pay his In legal tenders the State OF Oregon
having declared that al should DO paid In gold
On the third case argued BY Nessr. Carlisle ad Wills
from California which has statute declaring that all
bduciary taxes shall BE- paid only in gold.
Notice to Holders Of Seveu-Thirty Treanury
Nsxes.
The seven-thity Treasury notes outstanding and h-
ing due June IS and July ls nsxt which are convertible
into nve-twenty bonds amount 10 over s2oo 600 Ooo
and win require the fun bss~ssn this and July ID
Al. nm
maturity. The public are nouasd that unless SUCH
which the government, is now orsros 70 convsrs
promptly forwarded the department tor that pur-
pose great delay must the future delNery OF
bonds
The Executive and tho scnnts.
The TLeoyam says the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEE
beId meeting this morDinr snd agreed TO report the