The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-20
Treasury oN
Domestic Affairs.

told closed yesterday at l3l.
"A tre occurred In Warren street, New
York, last night, involving aloss OF 100000.
DR.. III. &. Lauck Chief Clerk in tue Pension
Office, died in Washington yesterday of con-
sumption.
IT H. Gyd, formerly Colonel of the 47th
Penusy ylvauia Volunteers, was yesterday elected
Mayor OF Allentown.
Mr.. Roberts. the new Minister of the
Spanish Provisional Government, was formally
presented to President Grant yesterday.
The pardon granted by President johnson
to the deiaulting Cashier OF the Boston Hyde
and Leather Bauk, aud subsequently revoked
by Pres dent Grant, has been restored
The Pennsylvania Ho1 OF representatives
yesterday passed the Militia bill, which re
duces the tax to fifty cents per capita.
One man was killed and seven others were
badly injured by construction car running OFT
the track on the Dutchess and COLUMBIA Rail-
road, near Glenham, N. Y, yesterday morning.
"A gang OF railroad laOorers INDUCED in a
fight ON ot Patricks Day, at oxford, N. Y, and
were expelled from town Oy the citizens. Tney
threaten to return TO DAY, in large force, and
burn the town.
The Postmaster-G has made the fol-
loving order:-That from and after the 3lst day
OF March inst, the commission of all special
agents OF the Post Office Department other than
tho under pay and assigned to duty in pre-
scrlbtd districts IN the several States and Terri
tories, be and the same are hereby revoked.
Notice is also given that the commissions of all
special agents retained IN the service of SAID
department will expire on the Slst Of December,
The President informed the Senate yester
day that he had approved aud signed the bill
for the further security of equal rights in the
District OF Columbia. 1t is, therefore, Law,
and is as follows:-
BE a. enoc ed. etc., That the word "white,n
whenever 1t occurs in the Laws relating to the
District OF Columbia, or IN The charter or oroi-
nauces OF the cities OF Washington and George.
town, and operates as Limitation on the right
of any elecor of such district or of either of
the cities, to hold any office, or to be selected
and serve as a Juror, be and the same is hereby
repealed; and IT shall be unla Wful for any per-
son or efiicer to enforce or attempt to enfotc
such limitation after the passage of this act.
This law removes altogether the distinction
heretofore existing between whites and blacks
as to civil rights.
Postmaster General Creswell has addressed
the following circular to the several members
OF the Cabinet, with the req est Lnat the names
and signatures of the Che Clerks OF Bureaus bC
furnished the City Post Office, for the guidance
OF the Postmaster, in carrying out the order o
the Post Ofhce Dt partment:-
WI view to iacillta,e the transmission by
mail OF ofilciai communications emauating iron
the Executive Department in this CITY and tht
Bureaus, therefore 1t Is ordered that authority
be given to the Chief Clerks of the Bureaus o
all the Executive Departments TO frank officia
mail matIer emanatng IRON the Bureaus t
which they are az ached
"J. A. j. CRBswRLL. Pc tmaster General.n
The practice heretofore has been 10 stanl
a T0c slnItie OF the officers signature uoon IN
envelopes; but under the late law, the sigma
ture must be auioerapnic, aud the authority Il
sign by tue above order is given to CHIEF ccIk
OF bureaus. as II would require most of To
time of the heads of bureaus to frank offic
letters over. fifteen hundred daily going on
from the second AndiLor's office alone.
FOREIGN Anairs.
- VoxouAMA March Is Foreign MiuIsGera has