The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-15
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Washington.
Restoration of a Naval Officer
RaWlins takes Possession of
the War Office.
Visitors at the White House.
WAsH1NaToN. March 1S.

W WASH1NGTON, MArcu 10.
The sentence of the naval general
Court Martial in the case of End Assist
ant Engineer George f. Sawyer, United
States Navy, tried on the charge of
using disrespectful language to the
President of the United States, and sem
fenced to be suspended from rank and
duty for one year, placed on half pay
during that time, and to be publicly
repremanded by the Secretary of the
Navy. having been recommended to the
President for restoration by Secretary
Borie, President Grant yesterday issued
the following order:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, March II.
The recommendation ofthe Secretary
of the Navy for the revocation OF the
sentence in the within case is approved.
u. S. GRANT.
Secretary Rawlins. to-day took for.
NAL charge of the war ofhce. General
Schotield, the late Secretary, was
present, and turned over the affairs OF
the Department to the new Secretary.
Sherman has promulgated, in general
for the army, approved March 3, 1869.
Noah l.. Jefries, Register Of the
Treasury, has resigned. 1t Is stated
that John l.. Wilson, 3rd Auditor of
the Treasury, intends reslgning. at
one o'clock to day, one of the trustees
the President and rendered him pew
assigned him in the new church; this
would have been done sooner, but the
church has not been fully organized.
The interview was very pleasant. Ihe
rush at the White House is as great
as ever, including a large number OF
prominent individuals. Secretary
Boutwell, was the recipient of
an extensive levee at his Office. A
great many Senators and representa-
lives called on him and Office seekers
were present in swarms. Two deleKa-
tions visited the President this after
noon, one representing the soldiers and
sailors of the war OF 1872, headed by
General Skinner. They singly paid
their respects and the interview lusted
about five minutes. Following them
came the delegation from Delaware,
whose visit had reference to the dis
tribution of the public patronage in
that State. The President reminded
these gentlemen of the rule that appli-
cations for Office must be forwarded to
the heads of the Department to which
they pertain. The applications to the
Treasury and Post Office Departments
are Overwhelming, and the proba-
bility is that not one in five hun
dTed OF the applicants can be satisfied.
WAsHINGToN, March II.
Tho monthly report OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture for Feoruary'
shows that horses have increased slight
ly in most of the Western and Southern
States, but very little in the middle
and Eastern; not enough to keep pace
with the increase of population. In
the Atlantic seaboard States, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and the Pacific Coast States
exhibits the largest increase. That the
numbers are not equal to the demand Is
shown by tho general though small ad-
vance in prices. The increase In mules
also is slow in comparison with the ag-
gregntion ot population, and the range
of prices appears 10 be higher than
last year. The return of oxen and
other cattle point to positive decrease
in New Jersey, Maryland, North Caro-
lima, Florida, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio
Indiana, and Illinois, the diminutton
amounting to 5 per cent in the latter
State. In milch COWS u reduction Is
reported in Texas, Ohio and Illinois,
and some of the Southern States. A
general increase in the prices of cattle
is reported. The reduction in the nuns
Der OF sheep appears to be general, the
only exceptions being Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota, Kan
sas and the Pacific States. The loss
cannot be much less than lO per cent.
In some States it is placed at 100 or
more. The prices ofsheep have declined
slightly in certain sections and advanc-
ed in others. In districts where-Mer
stock abounds. The decline Is general
and in some sections heavy. The
returus ofswine cOrrcborate thOseot last
Fall, showing the comparative num-
bers of fattenlng hogs and mark very
decided reduction in numbers amounts
ing to Is per cent i'll a large portion of
Ohio Valley. Prices are largely in-
creased in many States 20 or 80 per
cont, and not unfrequently so or 60 per
cent. An inspection of tables will show
a marked advance, the result not only
of reduction in numbers ofa specula-
ton naturally caused by such state Of
facts.