The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-04
WASHINGTON.
Coast Survey Asked For..EducarIonnI
Reports


WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Consul
at Costa Rica requests permission fol
a United States naval vessel to make q
survey OF the Gulf of Nicoya, on the
Pacific coast, in order to facilitate the
opening of a new port to commence at
TvRvas. The papers have been sent to
the Senate with an Endorsement of the
request by Secretary Seward.
Hon. Henry Barnard, Commissioner
of education, transmitted to both
houses, yesterday, a series of general
and special reports on colleges, schools
and departments of science applied to
industrial arts aided by national land
grants, State normal schools and other
Institution for the training of teachers.
Also reports on school architecture,
with illustrations of the buildings re-
Gently erected for graded schools in
some of the principal cities of the
country. Other Information in rela-
tion to education, both in this and
other countries, was furnished by the
commissioner with a particularity
which shows abundant resources on
that subject.
The Sub-Committee of Ways and
Means, Messrs. Moorehead and May
nard, Republicans, and Niblock, a
Democrat, reported to the full Com
mittee to-day bill for the increase and
revision of the tariff.
After some discussion it was voted
to postpone the bill reported by Mr..
Moorehead to December next, which
1t is Understood disposed of the tariff
this session except on some few articles
such az copper, zinc and lumber. Sugar
is not to be touched as requested by
letiners.
A number of disturbances between
whites and negroes occurred last night
on the occasion of serenading the
n1n T. HNr M
500 persons mainly colored. The origin
of which has different versions. Two
or three were injured and one killed,
while several stores were assaulted
and injured.
The following was issued to-day:
HRADQ'Rs ADJ'r GEMS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
June Sd, 1868.
GENERAL ORDER No. 25.
In pursuance with the instructions
of the Secretary of War, on the day
after the receipt of this order at each
military post, the troops will be para
ded at ten o'clock A. NJ, and the order
read to them; after which all business
for the day will cease, the National flag
will be displayed at half mast, at dawn
of day Is guns will be fired, and after
wards at intervals of so minutes be-
tween the rising and sitting OF the sun,
a single gun, and at the close OF the day
a national salute of 81 guns. The Off
GERS of the army will wear Grape on
the left arm and on their swords, and
the colors of the several regiments will
be put in mourning for period of six
months. By command OF
GEN. GRANT.
E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
In pursuance of an order from the
President announcing the death of e6-
President Buchanan, the Secretary OF
the Navy has issued a special order di.
recting thirty minute guns to be fired
at each OF the navy yards and naval
stations on the 4th instant, commencing
at noon, and on board the flagship OF
squadron upon the day after the re-
ceipt of this order. The flags at the
several navy yards, naval stations and
marine barracks, will be placed at half
mast until after the funeral, and on
board all naval vessels in commission
upon the day after this order is re-
ceived.