The Montana post., 1869-03-19
General News.

solemn pontlh clal mass was celebrated. Sew
eral Bishops participated.
General News.
Washington, March I6.-The debate on the
Tenure of Office bill was protracted to great
length, Yates, Thurman, Fessenden, Edmunds
and Others participating, pro and con.
Without disposing of the question the SEN
ate went into executive session.
Londol. March T7.-In the House of Com-
mons the Mayor of Dublin presented a pc
tition to establish religious equality In Ire
land, and for the pardon of Fenians-
Havana, March 1F.-Mexico advices say
Col. Mayer, formerly of the U. s. Army, was
arrested in attempting to turn over his regi-
captured and shot. Wealthy capitalists are
emigrating from Havana.
Eleven hundred troops have arrived from
Barcelona.
Washington, March 17-Gen. Donaldson
has retired from active service
Madrid, March l7.-Prim told the Cortez the
Monarchists were prepared with a candidate
for the throne. and would name him shortly.
New York, March l7.-Rumor says that
ex-Congressman Halsey of New Jersey, will
be Register of the Treasury, and A. L. Ford
will be District Attorney of the Southern
District of New York. The latter is repre-
seuted to be an old acquaintance of President
Grant.
Several important nominations were agreed
upon in the Cabinet, but 1t Is positively as
serted the President will make no further i'm
portant nominations till the tenure of office
| bill is disposed of by the Senate.
| The Tribune's Atlanta special says the 18th
amendment was ratified by the House, 81 to
80, the Democrnts voting for the ratification
on the ground it denied negroes the right to
| hold Office. 1t comes up In the Senate to-
morrow. The same special reports more Ku
klux outrages. Some negroes were killed
and some whipped.
Gen. VIM. Barstow, formerly on the staff
or Gen. Dix, died last night.
| Two more victims of the fever ship james
Foster died yesterday.
Commander Owens has been ordered to San
Francisco to take command of the gunboat
Cyane.
Porto Rico advices mention the arrest of
several young men for expressing favorable
sentiments of he Cuban reVolutionists. The
garrisons are being changed on account of the
disafection, and there is much excitement
there.
Military Matters.
Chicago, March 17.-Army orders were is
/ sued last night foreshadowed in these dis
patches, assigning Halleck to command of
the division of the South, with headquarters
at Louisville; Thomas TO command division
| of the Pacific; Schofeld to command the de-
partment of Missouri, and Howard to the de-
partment of Louisiana. The department of
] Washington is discontinued and merged In
of the Cumberland is discontinued Und merged
In the department of the South.
The Tribune's special insists that Sumner
has prepared a warlike speech on the Alabama
treaty.
st. Patrick's day is being generally cele-
bTated.
Departmental.
Fish qualified as Secretary of State to-day,
and afterwards attended the Cabinet meeting
The resignation of Gen. Rawlins has been
accepted.
The position of second assistant Secretary
| of the Treasury, lately held by Edmund
Cooper, has been rendered w. A. Richardson
| of Boston.
The Secretary of the Interior has sent to
Congress a statement signed by the Govern
ment Directors of the u. p. Il. R., reciting
the facts in the recent Injunction by Judge
Barnard, and calling the attention of Cen
gress to the matter that il may take such leg
islation as is deemed necessary. The state
ment was referred to the Pacific Railroad
Committee of both Houses.
Dent Like it.
Washington, March 1.-THE Herald:
| Washington letter says it was the Treasury
ring and not the law of 'S9, that ruled oui
Stewart. The law had been dead letter fol
years. Secretary McCulloch violated its pro-
visions, and had it not been for the weakness:
of some of the Presidents friends who quaileo
before the clamor of the Treasury ring, two
thirds of Congress would willingly have voted
for the repaal of the law which had becom'
absolutely useless
General Custar Captured.
st Louis. March l6.--A Denver dispatch or
authority of Major Ames, at Ft. Lyon, say
Custar was captured eight days ago on q
scouting expedition. No further particulars
Army Consolidation.
Washington, March 16.-General orders are
issued consolidating the Infantry regiment
INTO twenty-five, in compliance with the lst'
act of Congress. The order directs how va
cancies shall be filled and how the number oi
officers shall be reduced.