The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-30
domestic Affairs.

Gold closed on Saturday at 1859.
speaker Colax has returned to Washington.
The public debt statement for November
will show an increase.
John 7. Hoffman retires from the Msyoralty
Of New York to Gay.
-Maior.General Doubleday has been granted
a SIX months leave of aosence.
The eigarm akers' strike at New York has
been terminated by compromise.
Generals Rodmau aud Dyer are at Fortress
Monroe making ordnance experiments.
Senator sumner mad a long inter view with
General Grant on SATURDAY night.
$40, 600 worth of property was destroyed by
IRE at Dalton, N. H.. on Friday night.
Allen b. snow, Well-kuo Hn shlpmaster Of
New England, died in Boston on SATURDAY..
Judge Davies has been juno ed from acting
as Receiver of the Erie Railroad Company.
Joseph Woodruff, an actor. was killed in
Louisville on Saturday by the falling OF wall.
The Third Presbyterian Church Of Pittsburg
was dedicated yesterday. The structure cost
100000.
partially destroyed by hre on Saturday. Loss,
$4,000.
Captain william Renckendorf has been
ordered to the command OF the Naval Asylum
in this city.
SECRETARIES Scho6eld, Browning, welles, and
PostmasterGeueral Randall have finished their
annual reports.
-The Treasury Department last week printed
S4O2 600 worth of fractional currency, and
redeemed $269, 600 worth.
-l73,6S3 voters have been registered in New
at the Presidential election.
General GTaut leaves Washington on a
Northern trip to day. He will probably be absent
a fortnight from Washington.
The Richmond Nel0 Nation, q Republican
daily journal, has been suspended on account OF
''uneXampled prescription. !
The Governor and Council of Name have
commuted tue death sentence of Charles H
keenan, to imprisonment tor life
The call for q Constitutional Convention in
Illinois has been indorsed by majority OF 69f
voters, according to the latest count.
Senator sherman is not tp Oe Preslden'
Grants Secretary of the Treasury. Unlike
''Barkis," the Senator from OHIO is un willing.
The national banks of New York have been
investigated by special Bank Examiner Callen-
der, and his report Will soon be made public,
pr. A. &. Petticolos, superintendent OF the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum OF Virginia, commltteC
suicide on Saturday by jumping nom window
-O'Bao win, the puglist mas been com tteo
to prison in New YORK in default OF $1,000 bail
not to engage in prize fight Tor twelve months
The Richmond rcuit Court has given
judgment against the city of Richmond fo
$4,000 for whisky destroyed on the night o
Lees evacuation.
William +. Foster, condemned to death iu
Baltimore for the murder of Em 0eline Parks, ha
had his sentence commuIed TO Imprisonment
IT A. Marsh, late broker in Wall street
has been arrested in Memphis on the charge 0
sWindliug. reward Tor his Apprehension nae
been offered.
Two companies OF the 10th Infantry hav,
been sent 10 Augusta, Ga. They will remair
until after the municipal election, which take
place on Wednesday.
The United States Supreme Court Is to
decide the New York na urslizatlon frauds
Judges Nelson and Bla'cnford beng unable t
agree in the Rosenberg case.
Two men, named William II. Graw, and
James 6. Gfford, were arTests at Fall River on
Saturday, charged with passing hVe-dollar
counterfeit gTeenbscks.
"A man named Patrick Clark was thrown
into a vat OF o)iling beer, IN New YORK, on
Saturday, while engaged in fight with tel "
employe. named James Smith. Clark sustained
most painful and fatal mi uries.
The town of Centre Point, Sewer county
Arkansas, was taken possession OF aud sacked
by body of two hundred men on the 10th inst
Three OF the Oldest and best citizens were
deliberately murdered by the bandits.
General Grants Report 80 Lhe Secretary
OF War.
The following is the report of General Gran
in iull:-
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF TIL
UNITED SLAVES, WAsHIFGToN, DO Nov. "a
ls6e.-General j. Nj Schoheld, Secretary O
War-Sir:-I have the honor to submit tn
reports of Division, District, and Departm.n
commanders for the past year. These report
give full account of the operations and ser
vices of the army for the year, and | refer
them for details.
| would earnestly repeat my recon mendatio
of last year, that the control OF the Indians
transferred 10 the War Department. l ca
special attention TO the commentator
General sherman on this subject, since II M
my earnest approval. IL Is unnecessary IN,
Ne ara aRepA IN faYer Of the transfer shoola