, 1869-05-19
Opinion Of the Dyer Court
Of Inquiry.
Failure to Substantiate the
Charges Against Gen
eral Dyer.
Five Thousand Applicants ior
Removal of Political
Disabilities.
New and Simple Form Of
Application for Increased
Pension.

Srecial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, May Is,
TIE BrsTEEp CASE.
The Judiciary Committee ha-5 It's first meeting to-
day upon the Rustces case. The question Of t3S-
iEE Southern trip came cp, and s:7nn: objections
were urged against it upon the grounds Of its use
lcssness, heat, weather and r:bltc opinion oEer
the expense. II WAS finally decided to examine
the large mass Of evidence already taken, to sec
the case could not bc decided from The matcrial
On hnnd- Thu committee have no apparent desire
to take Southern "trip, and the question at Is
ste nay bc decilel here.
or1S1o.: IN TIE pyEE coCEr MARTIAL
These Ia much talk In military circles today
over the publication Of orders proElulsatlng the
opinion o. the Dyer Corss+ /: contains very
careful review O! Ill the charges
made oy the Joint Committee On
Ordnance founded upon swosu testimony and
cros+-esansnatlon Of Witnesses. The high staad-
ing OF General Tho1naE, the President, anu Of
General Hull the Judge Advocate, gives more
importance to the pal~r in the eyes Of military
men than any similar one Issued for MANY ycars.
The matter is Summed up in single sentence:
''TAat no further proceedings a1e necessary in
thr matter ri complaints against General Dyer"
AN ARAY pF TIE POLITICALLY nIsABLED.
Ihe Clerk Vi the Reconstruction Committee has
teen busy for some time in tliog applications re-
ceiyed from the South for the removal Of political
disabilities. There are q. present about five
thousand, over half Of which hare been examined.
As ret scarcely one has been found In which the
person making the application did not apply be-
foreto retain o!cc to be enabled to accept one.
Pension OFFICE CfECCLAK PREPARING.
The Commissioner OF Pensions is preparing a
circc!ar letter, simplifying the form Of application
for increased pension under the act Of July, 1868
Tile letter gives very fau directions, contains all
the needed blank forms and calls the special at,
te3ttnn Of all Interested TO the provisions OF thC
seventh section OF the Get named.
POSTAL HAITEI;s.
The Postmaster General has announced that he
will not arrotnt special mail agents fu- China ami
Japan, Int that for the little service OF that char-
acter necessary to le performed, he Will try 10
nIakt arrangements for CohR11s to attend to II.
sErENH1stK MANN, OF ST. Lor1s.
Senator Drake had III Interview To-Day with
Commissioner Dclalu = regard tu Major Manu-,
Supervisor ot Internal REVENUE ut ST. Louis efforts
having been m:nie t.: interested parties TO pro.
crrr his remoyus. The representations OF she
:seuator appear 10 have PIT: ,l.1 10 theln, and
'Lere Is 10 prctabiit. tlat Major Mann viii b.
removed.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARMY uFrlCERs n4nEREn TO DUTY.
NAsH1AtiTnS. May 1s.-Dreret Major General
samuel u. stnrE!s. .'"I'nc Of the Seventh caval-
department OF the Missouri. Ercyct Brigadier
General q. l. shipper. Colonel Of The Fifteenth
Infantry. has lcen ordered to Fort Concha Texas,
70 Join his regiment 5'7ntt to New Mexico.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles j. Whiting OF The
sixth Cavalry. has htt1 ordered TO join his reyi
Mcnt IN the Fifth Military District.
OCEAN stSiL SERVICE
The ToStma STR GGnrrli tn-ay directed the
mails to he scat hy thc Etelnen line sf steamers
from Baltimore direct IN Erenltn. The service Is
iurilightiy each way. The mills in other parts nf
the country will f'e sent under existing arrange
lnent8.
CITY rrSTMAsTEE
ju1Ee ElH1unts entered us'Dn his duties as City
Postmaster this morning. Ills predecessor, Cn1tI-
ncl Alexander, 'lIti 1htt. aa ht stated he wuuId,
claim tlC hcnl lit OF the Tenure e-Of-Ul1lce act
FAN FRANCISCO BRANCH I1ST.
ii lta3 been t1nrlaIira 10 paint Cyrus i. Fast
an, Of san FElicsscu, A>sls&ant Treasurer Of the
Tinted States, and Treasurer Of the Branch Mint
III TINT city.
blSN1ssaL OF CIEEks ~ TIE 7EEAsCEY DErART-
NENT.
Preparations art biting made By The Appoint
E1vn Clerk Of the TtrAsuEy Department aud
his assistants, towards reducing The torce OF the
:SecTetary's of:ee- About nfty .llsmissals vii!
probably take Ilsce.
AFI1lISTNFETS-
The President tu-aS appointed Albert Sige1, OF
Missouri, Recorder II 1i.i1 Titles for Missouri,
and GustaYc Jaseckt Cll;ied States Consul ut Al
fcna.
TAI on HrCSCt-E EXHIBITIONS.
The Acting Commissioner VI Internal Revenue
slectlcs that yelpcIptde rlnEs are liable for thu
special tax on exhibitions, and yruss receipts
fEr1n sGch exhibitions, tho same as theatres.