The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-06
WASHINGTON.
The Chinese Ambassador and Suite
Presented 80 the lPresldent--Pres.
+ identIaI NOminatIeRs =. Receipts
from Customs : Election or a new
Secretary Of-tlle Senate. ..--at. s..

/ Chinese Ambassador and suite re-
/ paired to the State Department, and
were there Joined by the Secretary OF
Estate. The party then proceeded to
! the Executive MansiOn. The pre-
sentation ceremonies we're witnessed
/ from the Eestibule Dy crowds of ladies'
! and gentlemen, the door being open.
+ The high officials respectively were
/ introduced 20 the Presldeataby the
/ Secretary of State. Brief remarks
! were made by Burlingame and the
! Presidents The embassy were then
introduced to the members of the
Cabinet The President exchanged
few words with the Chinese through
the interpreter. All seemed pleased
turned to the State apartment. where
they we're entertained with a cola
ton. rs 49, Fl .ra
| The President to-day nominated
Morton McMahon, of New York,
Minister Resident at Paraguay, vice
I Washburpe. resigned William III.
Parker. Secretary of Idaho Territory,
| vice Howell, Nathan Gof, yr., q. );
| District Attorney for West Virginia
eX CONGRESSMAN John SmIllson, of
Norfolk. Va. te be District Attorney
for the District Of Virginia, in place
of L. H Chandler. whose commission
will expire on the Both Of June.
Tie State Department Is IN receipt
of intelligence thai Dennis O'Conner,
| the last imprisoned American citizen
10 Ireland, bas been released, and is
now on his way to the United States.
The receipts from customs for the
week ending May 30 were S2,9A767.
Rear Admiral Thomas j. Craven
will be detached from the command
of the navy-yard at Neare Island,
California, on the 1st Of August,
aud ordered to the command of the
North Pacific SqusdrOn.
Commodore James Alden has been
ordered to the command of the More
Island navy yard.
WASHINGTON, June4 "A t the eau
Gus of the Republicans held this
morning Mr.. Horham, of California.
was chosen Secretary of the Senate,
by a vote of 20 TO Is, over General
Busbridge, of Kentucky. The choice
does not give entire satisfaction
Much objection is made, even by Sem
ators, from the fact that Gorham.
when candidate for Governor of
California, could not get anything like
full support from the Republicans
of that State The caucus adjourned
without selecting other officers.
The friends of General Burbfidge
originally pressed his name for Ser
geant-at-Arms, in place of George I.
Brown, who has held the position
seven years, and accumulated a large
fortune out of it, although the sal
ary is less than four thousand dollars
per annum. Brown has the support
of Trumbull, and his friends, and a
few of the Radical Senators. The
frst-named seeing that Burbridge
would be likely to secure Browns
position, went to his friends and
threatened that unless all opposition
to Browns remaining ceased, they
would refuse to assist the Radicals in
passing the new reconstruction bills
over the Presidents veto When
that occurred, those Senator's sup
porting Burbrfdge, rather than cause
dissension in the Republican, ranks.
at once concluded 10 avoid it by press
ing .Burbridge for Secretary, with
what result has been stated through
fear Of the Radical Senators, who do
| not dare oust Brown, although il is
conceded by a large majority that he
has used his. Office for speculative
purposes The country may expect
to hear, on Monday next, what the
canses are, when the Court convenes,
of Mr.. Brown being retained
Ii The Secretary of the Treasury has
sent fresh INSTRUCTIONS to New Or
leans for the detention of the iron
clads Oresta and Catawba, it being
stated they intended to leave there,
expressedly on an experimental trip,
hut. really FOR Peru It has been as
4 certained that, although the original
purchase price was S755, ,000 vessels
had been sold by Swift & Go. to the
/ Peruvian Government for 81, ,00G. 600,
! three -fourths of which bad actually
been paid.
Phe Senate to day confirmed the
following nominations: IL q. Worth
| ingtDn. of Nevada, Minister Resident
at Orgentine Republic vice AsbOth,
deceased; Alfred Allen, Of Kentucky,
/ Consul at Foo Choo, China; Thomas
/ b. AsteB, Assessor of Internal Rev
teune for the Eighth Districtof New
Rear Admiral on the active list, and
Captain j. l.. W0rden, Commodore.
Railroad Depot Destroyed BIZ Fire.
JOLIET, Ill, June "a FIRE broke
out in the Michigan Central Railroad
depot here this morning, destroying
it and the round house. and damaging
five locomotives. Loss about $50. 900;
insured.
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