The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-12
DOings at the Capital The Depart
ments Thronged-I
Army and Navy Orders.
Sketches of Our New Foreign
Diplomats.
The Philadelphia Postmas-
tership.
FROM WASHL.NGTO.N

Special Despatch 10 The EUening Telegraph.
Treaties Ratified.
WAsHINGToN, April 12.-The Senate is still in
executive session.. and has already ratified all
the treaties made with foreign nations for the
protection of the rights of naturalized American
citizens abroad. They are now engaged on
Cushing's treaty relative to the canal across the
Isthmus of Darien.
Additional Appointments.
f. L. Chase, Assessor of the Fifth Pennsylya-
MIA district; +. ID. Rube, Sixth Pennsylvania dis
trict; William G. Morrill, Second Georgia dis
trict; D. w. Peabody, Fifth Tennessee district:
Enoch Emery, Fifth Illinois district; Thomas
Harland, Wyoming Territory; Eldridge G. Gale,
Sixth Michigan district; A. ii. Young First New
York district; Samuel L. Watson, Montana Ter
ritory Doster Hooper, First Massachusetts, dis
trict; John r. Bretenbach, Sixth Pennsylvania
district.
Surveyors of Customs-W. T. Miller, Alton.
Ills; w. NJ. Evans, Parkersburg, w. Va.
As Postmasters, Stuart Pierce, Wilkesbarre,
Pennsylvania; r. s. Jacobin, Carbondale, Penn
sylvania; l.. l.. Blair, Hyde Park; w. w. Mint
yer; Pottstown Austin w. Menick, Stroudsburg:
Joseph 8. Slocum, Scranton ID. X. Difendorfer;
Allentown; A. X. Rheem Carlisle; s. w. Avord,
Towanda; George L. Stone, Montrose; George w.
Richards, Pittstown; H. P. Moody, Susquehanna;
IL. IL.
Philadelphia.
Despatch to the Associated Press
The Departments Crowded.
WAsHINeToN, April 12.-All the Executive de-
psrtments are to-day crowded by Senators and
members of Congress, all or whom appear to
have duh axes for the official grindstone.
Navy Orders.
Rear-Admiral Joseph Lauman has received
preparatory orders to command the South At
MT q M nd To-
y. Kane has been ordered to temporary duty as
a member of the Board of Examiners at Wash
ington, ID. c. Lieutenant d. G. Woodrow is
ordered to the Vandaia and f. Hegermon to
League Island. Surgeon John j. Gibson is or
dered to the Seminole. Commander Oscar f.
Stanton is detached from the command of the
Purveyor and placed on waiting orders. Com
mander w. ID. Whitney is detached from the
New York Navy Yard and ordered to the COM
mand of the Saratoga, relieving j. II. Upshur
who waits orders Commander Joseph H. Gill
is detached from equipment duty at Washington
Navy Yard and placed on waiting orders. Mas
tiers j. NJ. Forsythe and G. T. Wilkins, Ensigns
II. G. Macy and James II. Chesley, Assistant
Surgeon NJ. c. Brennard, and Paymaster Batione
are detached from the Purveyor.
Army Orders.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Thomas Duncan, 5th Cav
airy, is ordered to Join his regiment in the De-
partment of the Platte. Assistant Quartermaster-
General Rufus Ingalls, is relieved from duty as
Chief Quartermaster of the Military Division of
the Atlantic, and will remain in charge of the
general depot at New York. performing the
duties of Chief Quartermaster of the East De-
putty Quartermaster-Genera Stewart Van Vliet
on completion of the closing up of the depot at
Baltimore, will take charge Of the depots at
Philadelphia and Schuylkill
The President has ordered Captain Joseph
Thompson, I'd Artillery, before the Retiring
Board at st. Louis, and Colonel John c. Robin
son, ADD Infantry, before the Retiring Board at
New York. both for examination.
Colonel John Dimmick, restored, and Captain
D. A. Flogler, of the Ordnance Department, have
been ordered to testify before the Dyer court of
inquiry.