Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Now SurYey.

| WASHINGTON, June 3.AThe Consul at
Oosta Rica requests permissionsof the Uni-
eed States naval vessel to make survey OF
.ne Gnif OF Nicaragua, on the Pacific coast,
10 order to found the opening of new port
70 connect at Teraras. The papers have
oeeh sent the Senate, with an indorse-
ihehI Vi tne request by Secretary Seward.
Educational.
Hon. Henry Barnard, Commissioner NJ
Education, transmitted to both Houses of
congress on yesterday series of general
ana special reports on colleges, schools and
departments of science applied to industri
al arts, aided by national land grants, State
Normal schools and other institutions tor
the training of teachers also, reports on
school architecture, with illustrations of
Ouildings recently erected for graded
schools in some of the principal cities of
the country. Other reformatiOns in rela-
ton to education, both in this and other
countries, were furnished by the Commits
sioner, with full particulars, which shows
ABUNDANT resources on that subject. -a
Tariff bill Postponed.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The sub-commit-
tee OF Ways and Means-Morehead and
Maynard, Republicans. and Niblack, DEM
oerat-reported to full COMMITTEES TODAY
a long bill for an increase and revision If
tariff. After some discussion it was voted
10 postpone the bill reported by Morehead
to December next, which it is understood
disposed of the tariff this session, exceDt
on some lew articles, such as coffee, zinc,
and perhaps lumber. Sugar will not be
touched as requested by refners.
Disturbances in Washington.
A number of disturbances between
whites and negroes occurred last night on
the occasion of serenading the Mayor elect,
BoWen, by some 5000 persons, mainly COL
ored, the origin of which has different vers-
IONS. Two or three were injured and one
Killed, while several stores were assaulted
and injured. Pc. lalz al,7 = T-ET,-r9>
Ex-President Buchanan-NIfIftar
Is sAa and Naval Orders. a6
The following was issued to-day: Hor |
General Orders No. 25l .e5Hi5 al-fssT |
sHEApQ'Rs ADJUFANT GENERALS OFFrcEI |
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 8, 1868. { /
The following order of the President has |
been received from the War Department: 4
Here follows the order of the President
announcing ex-President Buchanan's de |
cease, published yesterday ft5-
In compliance 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 paraded at 10 O'Clock A.
M. and the order read to them, aft. which |
all labor for the day will cease. The Ma.
tional flag will be displayed at half mast. |
AT dawn OF day thirteen guns will be |
hred, and afterwards at intervals of thirty |
minutes between the rising and setting of
the sun single gun, and at the close of che |
day national salute of thirty-seven guns
The officers 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.
5' e. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
In pursuance of the order of the Presi- |
dent announcing the death of ex-P President
Buchanan, the Secretary of the Navy has |
issued a special order directing thirty |
minute guns to be fired at each of |
the navy yards and naval stations, |
on the 9TH inst, commencing at noon,
and on board the flagship in each squadron
upon the day after the receipt of this or
der. The flags at the several naval yards, |
naval stations and naval barracks will be |
placed at half mast until after the funeral, |
ana on board all naval vessels in commits
sion upon the day after this order is re-
ceived.