New-York tribune., 1868-12-25

holes On the 9Th inst leather pouch from tDe EHss1
badly torn was received and since letters
in postmark with those found In this sack were
10 his Office The mail Of the 7th inst from the ias'
was very wet The mail OF the 9th nst from inc Ess
brought brass lock leather p0uch TORI nan hcf1o
fully, A. W. STREET. Postmaster
An order has been made at the Internal Revenue
Bureau that hereafter storekeepers in Glass ware
houses shall receive only 81 per day, but tiat they
| shall be allowed TO engage in any other DnsheSd
where they do without negecting their duties
| Mr. j. j. Roberts, the first President OF Liberia,
who was reelected three times, and since has served
five years as President Of Liberia College, is IN this
city. He visits this country in the interest of Liz
| college. .tlT
The Circuit Court of this District is engaged WITH
the ease of James C.. Kennedy, receiver of the Mer-
chants National Bank, sgt. The National Bank Oh
the Metropolis. The action is to recover $4,000 on
check drawn by Gen. Robinson on the defendants IN
favor Of the Merchants National Bank, which check
the defendants claim to have paid by the transfer to
| the Merchants National Bank OF note for $20,0CO
drawn by one Sherman, the Cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bank. The plaintiff replies than
the note of Sherman his private note, and could
not be used set-of to check which belonged to
the Merchants National Bank whereupon the de-
fendant says that the note was Z the private note,
but the official note Of sherman Cashier of the
Merchants National Bank and bound that bank.
The case is watched with much interest here by
bankers and mOneyed men.
The city is dull and without interest. The heads
of the Departments and Bureaus have nearly all quiz
the town, and the majority of the clerks have OBJ
| tained leave of absence for few DAYS. Not more
than twentySenatOrs and Representatives wllrepain
here during the week, and none OF the Congressman
| Committees are in session. Little departmental
business will be transacted until after the lst OF
| January. The War Department during holiday
week will be oDen only from to IL q. m. with abons
| half the usual force employed for those hours Tho
Post Office Department presented handsome pearl
handled knife to each of its 600 employees at the close
of office hours to-day.
The answer to the House resolution calling for in:.
formation relative to the cost of the Agricultural
| Department building, will show that while Congress
but s99sO0; that there is deficiency; that all
the work has been done in the best manner that the
additional for furnishing the building through
the laboratory, etc. but $4,000 and that the De-
partment has sufficient money for the work OF this
such as Congress sees fit to give for improving the
grounds. The, contractor who put up the building
says that he lost money on hls contract anu Will
| probably apply TO Congress for relief.
Mr.. f. w. Seward advises one or his correspondents
| that recent NewYOrk newspaper articles relative 10
passports for Russia, Austria, and Cuba are TO b@
trusted and that it is indispensable that citZenS
who desire to travel in those countries should trst
get passports from the authorities in the Un'ted
| States. 80,
Invitations are out for party to be given by tho
children of the Presidents household on TUESDAY
evening next, at o'clock. !
The baltimore Gazette's Washington correspondent
gossips thus: ,,,.
When Il was determined to send Gen. Gushing abroat
on one Of Mr. Stewards profoundly secret MISSIONS was
found necessary place In charge OF the claims
no in course legal settlement III Europe and growing
out Rebellion. Boston gentleman who had pre-
yiously abroad in charge Of these claims ana Who
had up to conducted these suits both France
and England summoned to Washington and instaed
at the head Division Of the State Depart
ment, only explanation given being that Gen Cusn-
ing had gone on mission which was pr1i4uha
ordinary and the Secretary Of State. Mr. Seward had
no doubt this TO be true but he had forgote
his interview with late Consul 10 Central America ana
the had with him the subject OF M Cnsn
ing's MISSION and the ship canal Murder VIII oul,
and so with profoundest secrets OF Secretary Sewards