The Portland daily press., 1869-04-15
WASHINGTON.
NAVAL oFF1crps .ss,ovrn

craven has been ordered to the command OF
MARE Island navy yard; Lieut. Commander
GEO. ID. haywood has been ordered to the Ma
val Academy; Chief Engineer Edward FIInan
has been ordered to the Franklin; Capt. Thos.
". Salter has been detached from the Sarato-
ga and placed on waiting orders
THE RUSH TO THE WHITE HOUSE,
The rush to the Executive Mansion contin-
ues A large number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives called on the President this morn
ing.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
After prayer and reading of the journal of
yesterday, the Senate went Immediately into
Executive session.
JULY INTEREST COUPONS TO BE PAID.
The following was issued to-day:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, ID. c., April IA, 1869
NOTICE is hereby given that the interest cou-
pons payable on the LIST of Julyywil be paid on
presentation at the proper offices upon rebate
OF interest at rate of per cent per annum
GEO. s. BOUTWELL,,
Secretary of Treasury.
COMMANDER FILLEBRowN's REPORT.
Commander Fillebrown, of steamer Nara
gansett, under date of 7th inst, from Havana,
gives the particulars of two passengers, Cubans
having been taken out of the American schr.
Lizzie Major, ten leagues of the coast of Cuba,
by the Spanish frigate Fernando Cotalico and
imprisoned. The TWO persons names are San
tiago A. Annible and Don Ramon s. Riyas.
1t seems they took passage on the schooner at
Havana for New Orleans. The schooner
touched at Remedies, took cargo, and sailed
on the 18th of March for her destination. She
was boarded the same day by the Spanish frig
ate, as above stated, and the passengers car
riad back to Remedies and incarcerated. One
is lad about ten years old. They were visited
In prison by Mr.. Stone, u. s. Consul Agent at
that port, who made demand upon the COM
mander of the province for their release This
the commander did not feel authorized to do
without orders from asuperior authority. The
case having been made known to Mr.. Hall, the
U. s. Consul General in Cuba, he has ordered
thorough investigation to be made The
ground of arrest it is said, is that the names of
the passengers were not on the manifest of the
schooner.
NOMINATIONS By THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
following nominations: Chas. G. Crane If Ala
bama, Governor of New Mexico; u. g. Mar
shals-Geo e. Wentworth, Northern District
OF Florida; q. j. Laneman, Nevada; VIM. A.
Brltton, Western District of Arkansas; SamI
Carroll, North Carolina; Charles A. Dana,
Appraiser of Merchandise for the port of New
York; Collector of Internal Revenue-Charles
W. Leach, Second District of Massachusetts;
also large number of Postmasters, including
d. ID. Spring, New Haven
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: Collectors of Internal Revenue
Foster Hooper, First District of Massachusetts,:
A. ID. Young, First District of New Hamp-
shire; Assessors of Internal Revenue-A. Hay,
First District of New Hampshire; c. b. H.
Fessenden, First District of Massachusetts
Jas. X. Kennedy, Associate Justice of Wash
ington Territory; r. Carl, Marshal for Con-
necticut; o. johnson, Associate Justice of the |
Northrup, Collector Of Customs, New Haven; |
Col. E. d. Townsend, Attorney General OF |
the Army, with the rank Of Brigadier General;
1t. Col: Richard Q. Drum, Assistant Adjutant
II. l. fy-T-
Martini of the 7th Infantry, Assistant Adju-
tant General, with the rank Of Major.
THE MARDLE CASH.
The decision of the Supreme Court dismiss
ing the McArdle case for want of jurisdiction,
Is founded on an act passed at the last session
Of the Fortieth Congress, repeating the act au
thoriEing appeals from Judgments of civil
Courts to the Supreme Court The Court de-
cides that while its appellate jurisdiction is de-
rived from the constitution and not from acts
OF Congress, it is conferred with such excep- |
lions and under such regulations as Congress |
may make" 1t is hardly possible to imagine |
palmer instance of positive exceptions
REGISTRATION ORDERED IN TEXAS.
The President has directed the Secretary of |
War to order Maj. Gen. Reynolds to proceed |
with the registration in Texas, preparatory to
an early election 1t is expected similar or
ders will be issued to commanding officers in
virginia and Mississippi. The President will |
avail himself of the opinions of the command
ing generals before issuing the proclamation
authorized BY the act of Congress, with refer
ence to voting on the constitution of these re-
spective States.
CLOSING OF THE SESSION |
Many Senators are of the opinion that the l
extra session will close this week.
TREATIES Considered.
The Senate to-day briefly considered the |
NaturalizatiO& treaty with Great Britain, and |
the Darien Canal treaty, but arrived at no |
conclusion upon them.
The monitor Saugus is fitting out at the |
Washington navy yard, and in about twelve |
days will be towed to the Cuban coast.
REDUCTION OF CLERICAL FoRcH.
There is now being prepared in the Third
Auditors Office of the Treasury Department
list of 1872 clerks whose services viii be dis
pensed with. The list includes all Democrats
who are members of the johnson Department
tai Club and the Conservative Army and Ma
Wy Union. The notices of dismissal will be
sent out in the course of day or two. Large
numbers of female clerks viii be discharged
from the Treasury Department tomorrow.
sERENADE TO GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
The employees of the Government Printing
Office, numbering about 800, waited upon
Hon. John Detrees at his residence tonight,
and complimented him with serenade on the
occasion of his retirement from Office He
was presented with q copy of some highly
crossed on parchment The visit was sur
prise. Mr.. Defrees responded in brief
speech. Mr.. Capp, the incoming Congress
slonal printer, was also serenaded tonight by
number of persons, principally New York
ers.
A BANK PRESIDENT CONVICTED.
In the Criminal Court to-day the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty against Leonard
Huyck, charged with the larceny of $13, 900 of
government bonds, a special deposit by Col.
d. r. Memoir with Murray 8 Co. 1t will be
recolected that Huyck was President of the
Merchants National Bank, which exploded
here two or three years ago.
ILLNESS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE.
j. G. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Secretary of
State, is quite ill at his rooms in this city Mr..
Davis is suffering from a severe attack erysyp-
elias, and has been confined to his bed and
room for several days. He is entirely unable
to attend to his public or private business.
NEW YORK.
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW YORK, April 14-The Ways and Means