New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25
The Attempted Assassination of Queen
Victoria Explained.
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
MARKETS, RIVER NEWS, ETC.
WASHINGTON.

hight Hour Lava agricultural Bureau
in the New BulldIng-NO Tax supervi-
sOrs till after EIectIOn-Extensfve BOun-
tY Frauds-SherIdauI Instructed to RrIve
OF XIII Misunderstanding spirits of the
COnfederacy to Address the Southern
PeopIe-First Gold from AIaska-sIore
about ROsecranE and Lee.
WASHINGTON, August 24.-It is stated that
Attorney General Evarts will advise ad-
versely to the Secretary of Wars decision
that the eight-hour law indorses a CORES
ponding reduction of wages.
The Agricultural Department is fully in
stalled in the new building. This move
gives the patent office much needed room.
No progress was made to-day in the tax
supervisions. The Executive seems deter
mined to have these offices equally divided
between parties. Unless this compromise
is accepted by Rollins advisers no super.
visors will be commissioned until after the
election. The law is generally regarded as
unconstitutional, and commissioning ROl-
lius nominees is not mandatory upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Claims for captured and abandoned prop.
erty must now come before Congress, the
law giving the Court of Claims jurisdiction
in such cases having expired. Assistant
Attorney General Dickey is in charge of all
cases before the Court Of Claims on behalf
of the government, a recent law having i'm
posed that duty on the Attorney General.
extensive frauds in negro bounties is pos
itiyely reasserted. Experts have full details
of ffty.three cases wherein corruption is
evident.
General Sheridan is instructed to drive
the Indians beyond the Kansas line, killing
them, if necessary. He deems further for
bearanCe with the Indians impossible. 1t
is understood that the President approves
the course proposed by General Sherman.
Secretary Welles has returned.
MA
says: General Rosecrans has had his confer
ence with Generals Lee and Beauregard, A.
II. Stephens and other Southern leaders, but
the purpOrt of the consultation is yet un-
known. 1t is believed to have been salts
factory, and an address to the Southern peO-
pie will propably be issued soon in the name
of the leading spirits OF the Confederacy.
The Treasury Department received yes.
terdaY 100000 in gold from Alaska for
customs.
This is the first profit from the new t2r,
ritory.
A prize fight between Collyer and Edwards
occurs on Cone river, Virginia, to-day.
Several vessels crowded with persons left
this morning to witness it.
WASHINGTON, August 24.-The Herald and
the World publish the following:
WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, August 23.-For
the past few days the political world has
been intensely excited over the visit of
General Rosecrans here prior to his de-
parture on the Mexican diplomatic mission.
Having first visited Hot Springs where
General Robert L. Lee had been, and
finding that distinguished gentleman had
left for this beautiful resort, where he was
cordially welcomed. General Rosecrans
set out in hot pursuit, and here found not
only General Lee, but a very large collec-
tion of the representative Southerners that
he wished to consult with. The laudable
object OF the General IS to effect through the
agency of his former West Point compan.
ions and prominent civilians a reconCilia-
ton of the entire people of the country. He
comes here with desire to know the real
disposition and true intentions of the South.
ern people in the coming Presidential cam.
paign. He believes that they represent
more fully the intelligent people of the
Southern States than any leaders ever repre-
scented the mass of their people, and that the
power which for four years sustained the
Confederacy, is capable Of accomplishing
great good for the nation if set benefcially
to work.
To PIT this great influence actively at work
is the Generals object. He thinks that if it
can be done, our political status as the
greatest of Republican governments can be
secured. Our financial stability will follow
and that our bonds would rise to par, and
also our greenbacks; the brood Of insatiate
spectators and military consolidationists,
ana the uepTeCldteu circuit, TepuuldtlOu anu
ruin which now threaten the country, would
disappear, and the sunshine Of long and
glorious career would then dawn upon our
future.
In accordance with this programme, a
private meeting, at which Generals Lee,
Longstreet, Beauregard, Ewell, Echols, An
derson and Hunter, and A. H. Stephens, A.
H. H. Stewart, John B. Balwin, Governors
| Stockdale, of Texas, Pickens, of South
Carolina, and Walker, of Alabama,
were present when the conversation
with General Rosecrans was held. A long
consultation took place and plan of action
was agreed upon, but to this time nothing
has transpired of the proposed movement.
1t is believed that an address will be issued
to The Southern people by their former lead
ers. When so many formerly conflicting
clements meet in such amicable friendship
aud harmony, the best results may be looked
for.