New-York tribune., 1868-03-26

ment which shall produce equally accurate results under
the varying conditions OF actual Practice
Various propositions andplans are before the Ways
and Means Committee, and among others one which
it is claimed will accomplish the desired result by a
system of marking on a movable barrel-head and a
registration by the Internal Revenue officers. This
report has been printed and is under consideration 10y
the Committee of Ways and Means 1t is expected
they VIII report 10 the House on the subject immedi
date after the Tax bill is disposed Of
Last evening about 80 Germans of both sexes
passed through this city en- route for the South. VIA
the Richmond and fredericksburg Railroad. They
have just arrived from Bremen, and are going 10
work on farms in the South, many of them IN Vir-
ginia. Ii is said that 1000 of these emgrants
are TO be brought by this line to Baltimore this year
and sent over the Richmond and Fredericksburg
road to their new homes in the South.
Secretary Seward to-day received a letter from
Senior Romero, Secretary Of Treasury of the Juarez
Government in Mexico. informing him that he will
visit Washington in May next.
Gen. Garfield departed, this evening, for COnnecti-
cut there TO take the stump for the Republican can
didates. Judge Kelley will start on Saturday for the
same place, and will speak every evening during
next week.
Mrs Sidney Andrew, wife of the Washington cor,
respondent, Dixon" of The Boston Adrefise'' dieu
here to-day OF typhoid fever.
Gen. Hancock will leave here in the morning o
four days leave of absence to visit MS son. VINO ls N
at a school in Connecticut
The President to-day sent a communication to the
Honse Enclosing brief report from the Secretary OF
state saving that in his opinion, it is not compathe
with fine public interests at this time to comply with
the resolution calling for copies of all correspondence
negotiations and treaties had or made with any OF
the German States since the lst of January last re-
lating TO the rights of naturalized citizens ~
A. nHtg ii hngh ha.f aI Qf
Department fIOm Commander John Walters OF the
Cyane, dated Panama, March 4. informing our Gov
ernment of the death OF the President OF the state
of Panama, Gen. NisentO Olarte.
The Surgeon of the United States steamer MOnon-
Gahela which vessel is yet lying high and dry at
st. Croix. West Indies informs the Bureau of Medl-
cine and Surgery that yellow fever prevails IN serI-
Ous form on board the vessel
Brigadier-Gen. Humphries, Chief of the Engineer
Bureau, has submitted revised estimates for nver
and haTbOT improvements for the year ending June
90. 1869 They amount TO $4,0l2,50O.
The British Government has, at the instance OF
Mr.. Adams, released three of the Jacmel Packet
prisoners and Mr. Adams has caused them TO be sent
home to the United States.
Information isreceived. officially that the Mexican
Government has, by decree Of January so, opened
a new port called Puerto Angel on the Pacific coast
to foreign commerce and the coasting trade III the
State of Oaxaca.
A Copperhead correspondent telegraphs hence, to-
day, thus:
The Presidents counsel are busly engaged in the prep
aTaon Of the defense They have divided the work ac
pare the lists of witnesses Friday 10 sustain their
The witnesses for the defense will be very numerous
Secretary Stanton VIII be called to the stand 70 exhibit
his credentials, which will show that he was not ap
pointed by President Johnson The speeches of leading
Republican Senators Will also be presented ana proved
sustain the position that the TenureOf ONCE bill was
not intended TO apply 10 any Of the members OF the pres
ent Cabinet
The Impeachment managers say that they will close
the prosecution in four days, including the examination
OF witnesses. Much Of their evidence Will be documen-
tary which is expected 10 he admitted by the defense
without requiring formal proof .
The rancOr manifested by Mr.. Sumner and other RAD
cal Senators yesterday against the Presdents If dcpeca
here tending prejudice the trial in public es
nation by suspicious OF the partisan nature OF the Court
Judge Blacks deseron OF the President because his
Altavela claim was not protected by sendinga manof
there regarded as unblushng p eee OF BACK
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