New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-14


movement on the part of the President, has caused
considerable talk but the general determination is
to let affairs develop little and 10 allow Mr. John
son to expose his game.
Among the names prominently mentioned in con-
necton with the vacant Office of Commissioners of
Patents is that of Mr. John A. Bassett of New-iork
Mr. Bassett is widely known as one of our most IN
telligent scientific and practical engineers WIN
| executive and organizing ability OF avery mgh
order. He is especially well informed in patent law
No stronger name has been urged for the position.
Gen. Sibley Assistant Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau in Georgia. in his last monthly report
| dated Atlanta, Feb &, 1sGS, says;
No ratOns have issued 10 refugees freedmen,
except in hospitals and asyums. There is very little DIES
titution among the cOored people and the cy auorl-
Ties ex ibit more activity in relieving them than they
have hitherto the establishment Of the Bureau
There is also growing disposition on the part OF the
freed people TO aid each other and the fortunate
frequently found dividing their little store with their
more needy brethren II is exceedingly rare TO ma any
of the freed people begging and is believed that by the
exercise of proper economy on their part, and prompt
engagements for the ensuing year no material issue OF
tuition prevails among the whites in much greater de.
gree, though there yet but little severe suffering
pendent upon the charity Of their neghbors.
Under the head of education the report says that
ut the end of December the number of pupils was
800 than nj the close of the preceding month
Ii certainly has not yet appeared that there will be
any very great destitution among any class. lspec
tor-Gen. Sewall writing from Atlanta. Feb Z, says:
"TbcTe has been reports from the Olthwcstc part Of
the state that the freedmen IN MAT l0Gly we're mus
posed To contract, and were lawcSs and dcmOraliZc3
have Just returned from visit 10 that section with Mayor
LOWS, VINO accompanied us. Ihere hWl bCcn q very
slight ground fer these reports but the difficulty had
nao ADVISED Them not 10 make Cohtracts ~ he wages OF
Tered, which were lower than those ~ last year We
t6Sac 4ST wss y WIN 0 ptoGs n Wio@ cy
have confidence; and where Ihcy feel cure Of their
past two years and have not much confidence in their
employers mere IL demand i0' slDoi ~ 'hat llt %
Nearly all The plantations viii be worked There is no
feed ali until the crops come in FAR as have been
able TO observe and gather from others there VIII be 10
want employment. The freedmen going to work with
energy aud industry The planters manifest more energy
ana spirit and there j. now no canse foT apprehension OF
Bureau agents have contributed much to bring about
this change and TO restore confidence between the en-
poyers and laborers.
The following advertisement from to-days ChyOni-
Gle shows how the Government is svindled in the
matter Of advertising;
Error QrAn7ERrAsIsa's oru,E 49,.
GALE OF HORsEs.@Wili be so sold d. at Public
- auction at .h Alamo YJi IN This Gig On s o dA Of
i,nIa.y e.n,Is.'.s a. oen o. n SA G ,,I, ~ -
l@ r Cen II Go7'rnmeH iondi Co , = ~ Arm
Gov, Patton telegraphed to Senator Patterson this
evening that the Constitution had been defeated by
about 1900 majority He expressed deep interest IN
the probable disposition Of Senator Shermans bill
providing for the admission Of the State.
George Francis Train telegTaphed TO tho President
to-day asking bin TO ntepOse his authority in the
matter of obtaining damages, laid at slcOCo0, from
the British Government for his imprisonment.
The Island of Yerba Buena, San Francisco harbor,
California, is designated by the WC Department as
an engineer station and depot
A military post has been established at Willow
A-,y 70 Il, l,a
Camp Willow Grove.
The President will give his first state dinner Of the
season tomorrow evening Many distinguished per
SONS have been invited.
Major James Haggerty arrived here yesterday.
A letter received here from an American citizen at
Beirut, Syria, dated January 2, says that John &.
Breckenridge was there on the LIST Of that month,
making inquiries with regard tO travelling through
Syria lie denied all claim TO the privileges OF
citizen of the United States, and appeared much az
fected while cOnycrsing upon affairs IN his country.
When asked whether he intended to return to
America he said that he had no wish 10 become n
martyr, and should not return until he could DO so
safely but that other country could be his home
lie also added with reference TO affairs here that
the War was over and the appeal TO the sword had
been decided against those with whom he had been
associated he was now willing to shoulder his gun
like any other man III detense OF his country. Bub
ne spoke of matters here IN the tone OF foreigner
The same letter says that Jacob Thompson and
other leading Rebels are wandering about Turkey
The Minister Of the Argentine Republic has al
dressed letter to Secretary Seward relative TO
subsidy authorized by his Government to q lire Of
steamships to be established between NewYOrk and
BuenOs AyTes. The Minister says that merchants ut
BuenOs AyTes have resolved TO present n petition to
the Congress of the United States soliciting its as
| sistance in carrying ont the extension TO Buen0s
Ayrcs Of the line which does service between New
York and Rio Janeiro. The Minister urges the limo
OF steamships because twill be the means Of extend
ing and increasing the commercial relations between
the two countries and saws II is 10 be wondered at
that not single line OF direct communication be-
tween the United States and the RIVER do 10 Giuta
exists while the fact is that Europe finds advantage
in increasing the number of lines of steamers which
connect her with il.
The January report Of agriculture contains tables
of the average Weld per acre OF the principal farm
crops OF 1861 The latter show about the same result
as i'm January. 1867 in NewEugland, slight Teduc-
ton in the West and decrease IN the South, except
i'm Mississippi, Louisiana, and eAas. a marked re-
duciiOn is shown in Georgia, tho CaiOhnas and Nu-
glnla in wheat, and "a the CaTOllnas az 10 corn Inc
range of potatoes is higher IL all the Atlantic states
and generally in the West, excepting Kansas and
Nebraska: the greatest Western increase being noted
i'm Illinois where the average yield was but 90 bush
els per acre. and the average prce ~ y ~ per bushe
The reports concerning acreage OF Winter wheat III
dictate material change compared with last year
In New-York, Pennsylvania OHIO and Indiana
slight decrease appears, and an increase IN Michigan
and in some of the Southern States. amounting III
North Carolina to 10 per cent. AT the beginning OF
Winter the appearance OF the crops was not generally
SO favorable as usual. ~
Tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill,
reported on the 10th inst differs from the one org
inally introduced. Ii restores the appropriation Tor
the salary of the Minister t. Portugal and provides
I
Iiberia instead Of Ministers The bill contains no
appropriations for Ministers 10 Greece and Rome. 1t
reduces the State Department contingent fund from
$Gj,O 900 to $4,000 omts tho salary of the Second
Assistant Secretary of State and fails TO appropriate
money for Examiner of Claims. rent of State
! Department building, Superintendent of Stats
| tics dispatches by Cable, and Boundary Com
mission of Washington Territory. The bill con-
tains provision that no consulgenerals,
cOnsus, consular agente, commercial agents shall
be paid except those specified in the Act; and all
laws and parts of laws providing for the payment of
any other consular officers than those in this act
specified, are hereby repealed. and all moneys