The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-13
WashingtOR Items.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Secretary
Boutwell, received his commission from
the State Department during the Cab
met session this morning, and entered
formally upon his duties at the Treas.
ury Department this evening. Mr..
Boutwell, was met upon his arrival at
his office this morning by a number of
anxious applicants for places, some of
whom were ambitious 70 serve as COL
lectors and assessors of internal rev.
enue, while others were willing to &C
cept any position that could be OBJ
tanned, ranging from the higher offices
in the treasury down to hrst-class
clerk.
At IL o'clock this morning the officers
of the navy stationed in and around
Washington proceeded in body to the
office of Secretary Borie, where they
were presented to him by Rear Admiral
Dahlgren, Chief Of the Bureau of Ord
nance.
The Secretary received them in the
most cordial manner. The entire party,
headed by the Secretary, went in body
TO the Executive mansion, where they
entered the east room and waited few
moments to be presented to the Presi-
dent. After a short time the President,
accompanied by General Dent, entered
the east room and was introduced to the
officers by Vice Admiral Porter. They
all shook him by the hand. Prominent
among those present were Vice Admiral
Porter, Rear Admirals Shubrick, Smith,
Goldsborough, Dahlgren, Poor, How
ard and Powell. While the Naval Off
GERS were exchanging salutatiOns in the
Nf hA
headed by ex.Secretary Schoheld and
General Sherman, entered the White
House and were shown into the east
room.
General Sherman approached the
President aud the two shook hands
warmly and vigorously. He then intro
duced the officers in turn, all of whom
were profuse in their congratulations.
Among the distinguished officers pres
eat were Generals Harvey, Emory, Meigs,
Ferry, Barry, Thomas, Hardee, Heint-
zelman, etc. During the interview Sec
rotary of War Rawlings entered the
east room and was instantly surrounded
by an eager crowd of officers, both of
the army aud navy, who earnestly con-
graduated him upon his appointment
to the War Office.
The rush of visitors to the White
House was rs great this morning as
heretofore, but the crowd thinned soon
as the usual doors of the Executive Of
fee were opened and general admission
of visitors to the President permitted.
Secretaries Boutwell, and Rawlins were
qualified at the Cabinet meeting to day,
Justice Cartier of the Supreme Court
of this District administered the Oaths.
A delegation of about twenty men,
bers of the Irish Republican Associa-
tiation of the United States, headed by
Major Happerty of New York, called on
the President this afternoon, TO tender
their congratulations, and pledged the
support of the IrishRepublicans of Amer
lea to his administration, No speech
making.
Commissioners DelanO has issued di-
rectious to the Supervisors that hereaf-
ter any Collectors who shall sell liquor
stamps after receiving notice not to do
so, shall be considered to have given
cause for suspension. The law provides
that the Collector shall issue the stamps
in book to the guagers who shall put
them on the casks and cancel them.
General Sherman arrived to-day.
A Cabinet meeting was held to-day,
there being present Messrs. Washburne,
Cresswell, Cox, Borie, Hoar, Boutwell,
and Rawlins. Major General Schofield
was also present.