New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-01

TO ATTEND THE GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT T0-DAY-H0w THE Gov
ERNMENT ADVERTISING PATRONAGE WAS
Observation-Disclosures REMOVAL OF EN-
PLoYEs IN THE WAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE NATIONAL INTEL
LIGENCER.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 80, 1852
President Grant and exPresident johnson will attend
the exercises of Georgetown College to-
morrow Reverdy johnson is still here and will also be
in attendance The friends of the JOhnsons intended
serenadng them tonight but the band OF music failed to
come to time, and 1t Is announced for evening
positive The exPresdent will leave here for his homo
Friday Saturday next He speaks at Greencastle
Monday next He says that Senter will be elected
Governor and the Democracy will carry the legislature
in Tennessee, aud he may succeed Fowler United
States Senator.
Secretary Rawlns is about to adopt new system
garding the advertising Of the War Department He has
discovered since he has had charge OF the War Office,
that there has been the most agrant abuse Of the law
the subject Of the distribution OF the advertising patron
age Of the Department The number OF newspapers
ceivng these advertisements is very large, and the
amount expended enormous. There is pending set.
Element in the Department claim from tho propretors
Of Ths Aorntn0 Chronicle OF this city for $4,000,
claimed to be due them for printing advertisements Tho
propretors OF this paper insist that they have the legal
right to print every advertisement issued by the War De-
parment or by any person connected with the army In
this way: They clip War Department advertisements
that appear In any Of the papers printed through.
out the country and insert them in their
paper, and claim pay therefor. For instance,
If PostCOmmandant in Texas Washington Territory
should advertise IN local paper sale OF condemned
mules, Of old lumber, proposals for beef and hay
they would take the same from the local paper print it
here In The Oronic and charge regular advertisements
rates to the Government This direct violation Of
the Act Of Congress passed at the last session. and pre-
vous similar claims have been declared Heretofore
there has been way Of eyading the law by having the
seeretay Of War special orders for the payment
such claims, but in the present Secretary Rawns
refuses to grant such Order and he determined
to break up the swinde and his proposed system
Of advertising thousands OF dollars the Govern.
! ment.
The much talkedof removal Of employees in the War
Department and the various bureaus thereof took place
to-day About 100 guilotined. Among the number
Chas A. Mclaughlin Of Brooklyn, " " who has for
years filed the position OF Of Records
in the acknowledgements Office THIS latter removal
made by the President the request OF the Grand
Army of the Republic.
About a dozen removals Of clerks and messengers Of
the State Department made to-day rendered
necessary by the reduction Of the regular yearyapprO
pration for the expenses of the Department. About
thirty removals will be made tomorrow Of employees In
the Pension Office.
The adjourned meeting last night to take measures for
rcYiving The Inegencer and placing IL firm basis,
with adequate capital failed TO accomplish It's object.
The plan discussed at the last meeting, OF raising $780,
OO with Col Berret Manager, has not succeeded, al
though portion Of the money has been subscribed At
the meeting last night after discussion 1t de-
termned to postpone any definite action till after the
Of the Commencement exercises OF Georgetown Col
lege order afford opportunity for consultation
with ex.President Johnson who is now in Washington
and expected to be present at the Commencement TO
morrow
Secretary Boutwell, was the only member OF the Cabf
net present at his Office to-day. Secretaries Fish and
RobesOn aud Attorney Hoar are East; Secretary
Cox West Secretary Creswell in Baltimore and SEQ
rotary Rawlins a. Gettysburg
Col. VIM. Ward, who during part OF the war CON-
manded the sth NewJersey Infantry and who lost an
arm at the second battle Of Bull Run, was today ap
! pointed Postmaster at Newark, New-Jersey.
II announced that Mr. Rancabe, Charge dAfaires OF
the Greek Government here TO he united ia mar
riage with daughter Of Baron Gerolt, the Russian
Minister.
Secretary Rawlns Commissioner Parker Mayor
Bowen and most Of the members of the two Boards OF
the City Councils % them with their families LEFT
here to-day on special train to attend the Gettysburg
Monument dedication which takes place tomorrow The
Mayor will not return to the city before Saturday.
large number Of citizens went out the train for
Gettysburg.
The bids for supplying Collectors and Assessors Of In
ternal Revenue throughout the country with stationery
were opened at Office Of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue to-day There was large number OF bids ana
the average prices much lower than last year The fol-
lowing are the names Of the bidders: Lockwood Manu-
featuring Company OF Philadelphia, BID eAclnsFey LOT
furnishing envelopes j. II. Bryson Son. Philadelphia
| n Y. Woolworth q Graham N. Y. Dewitt & Bogardus,
n " Philip &solomon. Washington; BLANCHARD & Mohun.
Washington j. NJ WhittemOre Boston; Moore Mlilstaek
& Moore Cincinnati. The awards will be made by the
! end Of the week