Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-11
NEWS OF The DAI.
$40 shoe The rcy age and body Of the Times.

fiscal year, June 50, when the reduced appr,0,,,
priations go into effect. These discharges VIII
be made from the Second, Fourth anu otheI
Auditors Offices, and from the bureaus VI
many of the other Departments.
Secretary Boutwell, has prohibited cam
AGENTS from all Official intercourse with tue
! Department without written o'Ier IRON nun
| self He also cautions the employee AGAINST
giving such person any Information WAa'e'.f'
In the case Of Junius y. Cowor, who de
INJURED TO paying the tax on sale OF leather
tanned by him for customer who furnished
the hides, Commissioner nGlano has decided
him liable only Tor the tax Is a maauileturor
The trial Ct Robinson,i in jacksonville Illinois,
FOR the alleged murder Of Mcdonnell, has re-
suited in verdict OF not guilty. Tn verdict
is reported TO have been received WITH great
| demonstration. OF satisfaction by the people.
The ship Belle Creole, of Boston which LETT
Calao March lst, with cargo OF guaao Tor
| CowcS, sprung aoak aud fOunderod at sen on
the Doth of April. The crew were saved and
landed at Pernambuco.
The whole OF the Frederick and Penn-yiva'
Mn Line Railroad has been put under contract
| Work is to be commenced on the 18th Of July,
and the road must b, finished by the lst OF
May, $50
The twenty iige c,s. carriages in the Central
Park New OK, have proved great success,
and their number is to be greatly Increased.
For twenty-five cts. q ride Is given throughout
| Park.
| The President has commissioned Assstant
| Secretary Richardson rs Acting Secretary OF
| the Treasury during the absence at any time
I hereafter Of Mr.. Boutwell,.
\ party made up chiefly of members OF the
House Ways and Means Committee Loft Jersey
City yesterday, to 60 all the way TO California
| without change W cars.
The parties recently arrested il WaIcnton,
Ga, by the Radical Sheriff charged with trea
son, have been released and the Sheriff has
been suspended from office.
Ycrger, who killed Crane, the acting military
Mayor Of Jackson, Miss, was alraigncG Tor
trial yesterday before military commission.
! The Stewards and party have started on their
Pacific tour. They propose to visit India and
| China before their return home
! K. n. Lambert's cotton shed, at Memphis,
| with two hundred bales OF cotton, was turned
! ICSlcIuiNs uC MSS - No'N'NN - '''''''''N.'
! GRANT, BUTLER AND SMITH, The follow .
ing letter Of General Grant, which has been
lately published, is interesting as history. 1t
| is amusing also as exhibiting Grants estimate
of Butler:
/ LETTER FROM GENERAL GRANT IN 1861.
| "Hen,&yuurt,rs A,ny Of IadA iStoicS, city
| P,inL va, July |, SGl-MaiOr General
| ilalleck, Washington, d. G.. Mr.. Dana, AS
| sistant Secretary OF War, has just returned
lie informs mc that lie called attention to the
necessity of sending Gen. Butler to another
field of duty. Whist L-have 10 difficulty with
Gen. Butler, finding him always clear III his
conception OF orders, and prompt to Obey, yet
there is want of knowledge how to execute,
sud particularly prejudice against him 4" 4
commander, that operates against his USciu
ness. | have feared that it miaht hccomc
necessary 10 separate him and Goa. Saith. 1850
| The latter is really one OF the most efficient
| officers in the service, rcGdest IN CXrcdiGnle,
and most Sk,lIiul in the management Of troops
| 10 action would dislike removing him from
! his present command, unless Ii was TO Increase
| it, but, ~ say, may have to do It II Ten.
! Butler rCuIainS.
AS an administrative. officer Gen. Batter
| has no superior, In taking charge Oi depart
ment where there are no battles To be fought,
| but dis satisfied element to control, no one
could manage it better than lie. II a command
could be cut cut, such as Mr.. Dana proposed,
|, namely; Kentucky, illinois and l1liana; or II
tbc Dena,tmcnt of the Missouri, Kansas and
the States of illinois aud lh,iiaua could be
merged together, aud General Butler put over
1t, | think the good OF the service would be
| SubScrvcd.
| Il regret the necessity o. asking Tor change
| in commanders here, but General Butler. not
| being a solder by education or experience, Is
| in the hand; OF his subOraiuatca M the cXccu-
| ton Of all operations military. | would ioei
! strengthened with Smith, Franklin or j. ).
| Revr0ds commanding the right WING ct Che
! army. Al the same time a have here stat
~, General BU,lor has always been prompt N
| his obedience 10 orders from me, AMI q ~ ~
| hi understandings OF them. wou.d hJl, there.
| fore. be wiling to recommend his retirement.
| Il send this by mail for consideration, but
| will telegraph il think it absolutely necessary
| to make a change.
AT. :. GHANT, Lieutenant General.
! WASHINGroN lrEMS.-1hc delegate to Tie
| National Convention OF the Sons OF Temper
ance, now in session in this city, many ot them
accompanied by members of their families, and
numbering altogether some two hundred ladies
and gentlemen, proceeded ~ body to the
| Executive Mansion, on Wednesday,, to pay
| Their respects to the President.
| Preparations are now b2ing made TO resume
work in the Note Printing Division OF the
Treasury Department about the first of July
when about POO males and 200 females, recent
| ly suspended thcrcirom will berciustatcd.
! Yesterday morning a gang OF negroes al
tempted raid upon the drugstore OF Mr. j.
| r. CasSin, on the corner OF Seventh and NJ
streets north. 1t haprened that gentleman
passing BY there on Tuesday evening, over.
| heard them making their arrangements, and
informed Mr.. CasSin Of their design, who pro
curing detachment Of police, succeeded IN
| thwar,ing their plan. No sooner had they ar
rived at the scene OF their plumber than the
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