The Portland daily press., 1868-08-20
WASHINGTON !.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT.

.Hlr.. GAECOIlth
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-At the Cabinet
meeting upon legal advice of the Attorney
General as 10 the power of the President in
the premises, Joseph Rowland was appointed
United STATES Marshal Tor the Western Dis
trict of Arkansas, vice Luther G. White, sus-
pended lor misconduct in office. During the
sess on Of the Senate, Rowland was notninat-
ed 10 this office but The Senate failed to dispose
OF the case. fitire -3f
Neither the matter of the Alaska Collector.
the Pennsylvania Distrc; Attorney nor the
New Orleans Collector of Customs; is disposed
of. s sJf- =
-s704 RuMoR UNFoUNDED.
The rumors that our Government contem-
plateia protectorate of Mexico are0 prom u n
ced in responsible quarters to be without any
foundation. The policy heretofore used toward
that Republic will be continued.
The work OF removing the Office of the Ag-
rieullurals Department to the pew building in
South Washington is progressing rapidly. The
library and labratory have already been re-
moved, and by next Wet X the Commissioner
and most of the officers of the department will
have become located in their new quarters.
Chief Justice Chase has returned to Wash
ington from Parkersburg. ,....
.yy4 GEN. RAWLINGS HEALTH. rs
New YORK, Aug 10 The Times Washing.
ton dispatch says Gen. Rawlings is much bet
ter to-day, but still confined to his bed. Mrs.
Rawlings is much improved.
GEN. GRANTS MOVEMENTS
Gen. Grant telegraphed that he would GER
tainly De in Washington on the 9th of Septem-
Der. "a =
JOHNSON IN A HUFF.
1t has transpired that Immediately follow
ing the adjournment of the New York Conven-
ton several prominent Democrats from New
York city called ON the President and engage
ed him in conversation regarding the dispose
ton of patronage at that time. Mr.. johnson
felt exceedingly sore over the nomination and
plainly told his visitors that they might go
back to New York and tell their friends nclu-
ding the Editors of the World that he knew
they had secretly hoped for his conviction in
the impeachment trial; that therefore he did
not count them among his friends; and finally
10 language more forcible than elegant that he
would see them all in very W lrm place be-
fore he would assist them. His former sup
porters still complain of his course.
JOHNSON DENOUNCED BY DEMOCRAT
To-day one of the editors of the Intelligencer
publicly denounced johnson for having sur
rendered to the Radicals, and added that he
was useless appendage to the Democratic
party as he does nothing but appoint Republic
cans to Office. asaau II. > sai4sg -.|
REFORMS IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
The Commissioner of Patents, Hon. E. Foote, |
Is engaged in making radical changes i'm this |
important bureau. The entire printing will in |
future be done at the public printers. 1t has |
previously been done by contract and cost dur |
rug tie past year over $oU0O. IL VIII not CO t |
half that much at the public printers Sever
al other reductions in the way of purchases,
&C., are being daily made =
LOTTERY CIRCULARS EXCLUDED FROM THE
MAILS
The Act of Congress amending the D ostal
laws declares that it shall not be lawful to de- |
post in post offices, to be sent by mail, any |
letters or circulars concerning lotteries, |
so called gift concernes or other similar |
enterprises offering prizes OF any kind or any |
preteIt what ever. In conformity with this |
law the Postmaster General has directed all |
such matter to be sent to the dead letter office
without being returned to the owners.