The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-21
WASHINGTON.
Georgia RatIiles the Constitutional
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or the
PreSIdent-POSta Matters.

WASHINGTON, August 20. = The
President officially announces, by
proclamation, that the Legislature of
Georgia has ratified the 18th Article
of the Amendment to the ConstltC
tion Of the United States.
Information has been received at
the Postofhce Department warrantIng
the belief that the British PostotfIce
Department will assent to the pro-
posed notification of the new postal
convention between the two countries,
by which among other things the
postage on small pamphlets will be
reduced. The convention is an i'm
provement in various particulars over
the one now in force.
Postal arrangements are now pend
ing between the United States and
France for a more liberal exchange of
mails.
Dispatches received at the War De-
partment from Lieutenant General
Sheridan, dated Fort Leavenworth,
indicate that the troubles on the
Saline and Solomon rivers were caus-
ed by acts of violence against settlers
by the Cheyenne Dog soldiers. The
cause OF the trouble is supposed to
have grown out of the recent fight
between the Cheyennes and PawAees,
the former getting the worst of it.
They are supposed to have attacked
a'i the settlers for revenge. General
Sheridan had sent plenty of troops,
and gone In person to the place OF
hostilities.
BY direction of the Secretary OF
| War. Major General A. Baird, As
sistant Inspector General, will report
in person to Major General Meade,
for assignment to duty In the Depart
ment of the South, as inspector.
| Secretary Browning has received
an affidavit from the President of the
Union Pacific Railroad, announcing
that an additional section of twenty
miles OF the road, extending to 76t
miles west from Omaha, has been
completed. The Government Com
missiouers have been instructed by
telegraph, to make an examination o.
the section.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-No ap
pointments of Supervisors have ye
, been made under the new Interna
Revenue Law. Mr.. Rollins has sub
mitted the names of sundry applicant
| to the Secretary Of the Treasury, bu
the latter has disapproved of at leas
a portion of them.
The Treasury Department is en-
gagged in framing new regulations witt
regard to the receipt and transit o
United States merchandise across tn
Isthmus of Panama.
The following is a list ofStorekeeper
under the new internal Law, who's
commissions were received at the Ol
flee of Internal Revenue to day: Mi
chael j. Crotty, I'd district of Ohio, a
Cincinnati; Henry L. Allen, Harri
son O'Conner and Chas. Il. Crltten
den. Beth district of New York, a
Buffalo; Thomas Connell, 18th dis
| triet of New York, at Albany; job
G.. Wasson, 9th district of New York
? at New York city.
The commissions for nine gauger
were also received to-day; anon
them one for Geo. Nj. Wherrett, l.
district of Illinois, at Chicago, who, Q
present, Is a clerk in the Interna
Revenue Office, and VIM. Smith. st
district, at New York city.
t Senator Thayer. of Nebraska bo
l. returned to Washington from m
= North, and will leave to morrow "a
home to take part In the PRESIDENT,
canvass.
:, Judge Sargent, Commissioner
/ Customs, expects to start Monds
e next on a tour of inspection along IL
northern frontier. The Commission,
= will visit the principal agents and re
L enue officers Of the line, and will
absent about a month.