The Portland daily press., 1868-08-21
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 Dispatches have
been received at the War Department from
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman, dated Fort Leaven-
worth, Aug. 18th, indicating that the troubles
on the Sabine and Solomon rivers are acts OF
violence against the settlers by the dog soldiers
-Cheyennes. The cause of the trouble is
supposed to have grown out of recent fight
between the Cheyennes and Pawnees, the for
mer getting the worst of it, aud they are sup
posed to have attacked all The settlers for re-
venge General Sheridan had sent party of
troops, and gone in person to the place OF hos
tilities.
ASSIGNMENTS.
General A. Baird. Assistant Inspector Gen
eral will report in person to Major General
Meade, for assignment to duty in the Depart
ment of the South. as Inspector.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Secretary Browning has received an offida-
Wit from the President of the Union Pacific
Railroad, announcing that an additional Sec
ton of the twenty miles of road extending to
the seven hundred and sixtieth mile, pos
West from Omaha, has been completed. The
Government Commissions have been instruct
ed by telegraph to make examinations of said
section.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PREsIDENT-PosTAL
RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
The President officially announces in a pro-
clamation that the Legislature of Georgia has
ratified the 14th article as an amendment to
the Constitution.
Information has been received at the Post
Office Department. warranting the belief that
the British Government will assent to the
proposed notifications of the new postal con-
vention between the two countries, by which,
among other things, the postage on small
pamphlets will be reduced.
la PETITION OF THE woRKINGMEN
delegation representing the Workingmen
have decided to wait on the President to ask
him to rescind Gen. Schofi eld's order to pay
lna
on Government works. They declare that the
intention of Congress in passing the eight-hour
law was to reduce the time for labor but not
the wages of the same.
MURDERERs PARDoNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has pardoned two citizens of
North Carolina who were undergoing SEN
tence of fifteen years imprisonment by virtue
OF military commission for shooting a cOlored
man.
Minister Watts has received his full instruc-
tons and left for Philadelphia to day. He will
sail at once for Vienna
NO APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS.
No appointments Of Supervisors have been
made under the new internal revenue law.
Mr.. Rollins has submitted the names OF sum
dry applicants to the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, but the latter has disapproved of at least
portion of them.
TRANSPORTATION AT PANAMA.
The Treasury Department is engaged in
framing new regulations with regard to the
receipts and transit of United States mer-
chandze across the Isthmus of Panama
sToREKEEPERs APPOINTED.
The following is list of the storekeepers
appointed under the new Internal Revenue
Law to-day: Michael j. Crotly, second district
of Ohio, at Cincinnati; Henry f. Allen, Han
son O'Conner and Charles I. Crttenden,
thir,ieth district, New York, al Buffolo; Tho.
Carroll. fourteenth district, New York, at Al
bany; John G.. WATSON, ninth district, New
York, at New York City, and William Smith,
eighth district, New York, New York City.
The commissions for nine gaugers were also
received to-day, among them are George Nj.
Whernett first district, Illinois, at Chicago,
who at present is clerk in the Internal Reve
nue. office.
SENATOR THAYER.
Senator Thayer, of Nebraska, has returned
to Washington from the Nerth, and will leave
tomorrow for home to take part in the Presi-
Dental canvass.
TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Judge Sargent Commissioner of Customs
expects to start Monday next on tour of in,
spection along the Northern frontier The
Commissioner will visit all the principal agents
and revenue officers on the line, and will be
absent about month.