New-York tribune., 1868-12-23
WASHINGTON.

Tup RUSSIAN EMBASsY-JUSTlCE TO SU-
PERYIsOR YOUEG-BONDED WAREHOUSES in
-YORK-TiIK NEW-EEGLAED DINNER.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Dee. "a 1863
0en Grants last and most acceptable speech was
made when he was consulted about closing the Army
HEADQUARTERS during the holidays. He said "OiVe
all the time we can possibly spare. Let every oDe
have a chance to enjoy the holidays"
Iiout-Gov. Dunn of Louisiana teegraphs 10 tne
Louisiana Senators in this city that he appIehenuS
difficulty on the reassembidg OF the State LeglS,"
tnre next month. The Ner- Orleans thugs ana he0t'
,lvouoles threaten TO clean Ov the Republican members
Of hat body If they attempt 10 meet ana dRSdo' oas"e''
The Louisiana Senators will communicate wlth Oen
Grant and Secretary SchOteld regarding ths IePOI'
tomorrow.
Supervisor Creecy of the Louisiana District tele-
srapbs the Bureau Of Internal Revenue here that he
has suspended from office Ernest Bouliny, Collector
If the Second Internal Revenue District OF Lnulsl-
ana for neglect of duty, embezziement OF pubic
money and fraud. This is the second suspension OF
revenue officials that Mr.. Creecy has made within
the last fortnight, in addition TO the seizure OF
$4,000 worth of tobacco whose owners were caught
IN the attempt to cheat the Government. Mr. CTeecy
has held his present Office one month only and the
manner in which he has begun the fight against the
corrupt Ring of Government officials in New-Orleans
and neghborbood is highly satisfactory to Secretary
MC(mllOen ana COlDInlSSlOncI hOihuc' AiO WINS
here that so far he has failed to lind an honest Gov
enment official in Louisiana.
To-day the House Committee on Appropriations
6uished the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill and made considerable progress with the Legs
latiye bill In the former bill considerable reduction
is made from the estimates asked for by the Seere-
tary of State number Of the Committee favor
the consolidation of several of the South Amer
ioan Missions into one, but 1T Is doubtful
whether the measure will caTy. An attempt is also
10 be made to consolidate some of the small i'll
Europe. This move viii also encounter opposition.
In connection with this subject it may be remarked
that Senator Patterson, from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, will press his bin, which pro-
vdes for q complete and thorough reorganization OF
our diplomatic and consular system.
Mr.. Foster, ex-senator, and exPresident pro TEN
OF the Senate from Connecticut has signifed to the
President his willingness to be the next nominee for
Minister to Russia, in place of Cassus NJ Clay. the
incumbent, should Collector Smythe be rejected by
the Senate. Mr. Foster believes that be can be CON
iiImed and he so informs the President.
The Danish Secretary of War. Gen. Raaeloii, has
come TO Washington to learn what can be done about
She ST. Thomas treaty. He is anxious to have it rat
fed and is believed to be authorized to make a con-
tract binding his Government. The treaty was made
Is months ego, and ratified by the Danish BgSdad
abOnt year ago. aiieT the inhabitants of ST. Thomas
had almost unanimously voted in favor of being
tTansfeIIed.
Gen. I. J.. Young. the newly appointed Supervisor
for the Southern District of Ohio, reported for in
.truetions at the Internal Revenue Office this
Ing and Will in short time enter upon the duties Of
his Office. 1t is proper to say here that some of the
newspaper paragraphs concerning his giving up the
Reoordership of Hamilton County for the Superyi-
sorship, have done Mr.. Young implied injustice In
stead of the Rocordership being worth $1,000 as was
reported it is not worth more than 5000 Eey aphp
and the position of Supervisor, in the hands OF ca
pable and energetic man, may, with the intOrmers
shares to which he may be entitled be made 70 yield
q much larger sum than the last named amount.
julius c. Burroughs has been appointed Supervisor
Of Internal Revenue for Michigan and Wisconsin.
This completes the appon tments in that grade Of
Internal Revenue officers ...........
Major-Gen. Howard has requested Gen. Nathan
Miehler Edward Clark, Architect of the Capitol ex-
tension j. w. Rumsey, and Francis WiVol, builders,
and Charles Webster, mason. to serve Board for
the invest tgatOn of the of the falling of the
main wall of the Freedmens Hospital, by which
number of workmen on the roof seriously in
jmed.
Commissioner Rollins has decided TO establish and
designate for the City of New-YOrk fonr export
bonded warehouses in addition to the two already
established. and has made the following selections
for that purpose Store No. l04 Front-St. Joseph
Riley applicant; store No a. Water-st., Albert J..
Scott, applicant; store No. l64 Waterst, Henry K.
McIane. applicant, and No 176 Water-st, John w.
Slaughter applicant.
The Postmaster General was engaged to-day
in investigating the sources from which iu-
formation prejudicial to the Department had
been printed in the newspaper press. The
inouifiee ra1afad IN fha charges of fraud
against Wells Fargo g. Co.'s overland mail contract,
and the payment Of $90OO0 on two routes on winch,
81 is reported no service has been performed
Several delegations of Indians, representing the
Aiamis Greeks Cherokees and other tribes. are ex-
pected to visit this city this Winter TO secure addi-
tons to existing treaties between them aud the Gov
ernment relative TO the ccssons of lands and tue i'm
provement of their domestic condition generally.
The New En- gland Society. TO the number Of about
200 celebrated FOrefathers Day, this evening by a
sumptuous banqnet, made up of NewEngland
dishes. Letters were read from John Greenieaf
Whittier and others. Gen. i. Il. Muzzy presided
The poot wntes that he heartily agrees with
those who would proclaim general amnesty and give
everybody a vote in the South. Mr. Whittier adds
his belief that the people of the North viii support
the motion which has been made in this direction IN
the Senate. Brief speeches we're delivered by the
Hon. S. C. FcsseBden. President Of the Society Sena-
tors Ttayer. and Pomeroy, and Major Ben Perley
PoOre and Others, The end Of the programme was
tie doxology.
The Sub Committee Of the Judiciary, having m
charge the investigation Of the charges against
Judge Busteod, has adjourned to meet again on the
SOth Of December. 20
CbiefJustice Chase has gone TO Rhode Island with
HE family to eat his Christmas dinner, Secretary
Seward has taken the English Minister, Mr. Tnorn-
ton, and the French Minister, Monsieur Berthemy,