The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-25
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| Washington Items.
| WASHINGTON, june 24-The fol
lowing named persons have been ap
pointed Cadets Of the u s. Militar,
! Academy at large for 1870:
! John II. S. Crane, of Ohio, son o.
the late Byt.l Lieut. Colonel Jas. q
Crane. Of the U, s. Army. recently
murdered at Vicksburg; Barnard NJ
/ Bierne, son Of the late Surgeon
Biernc, u. s. A. +; lewis Morris. o.
New York, son Of the late Col. Nor
| ris, killed at Cold Harbor. Va, dur
ing the war; Jones Nj. johnson, o.
Pennsylvania, son of the late Lieut.
| Coli Chas Il. j ohnson; Robert Page
Waynewright, Of New York, son d
| the late Commodore Waynewright, OF
the u. s. Navy; John NJ. Robinson,
of New York, son of Gen. John c.
Robinson. of the u s. Army; Chas
| N. OO0nner, Of Iowa, son of Major
OConner. of the u. S, Vols; John
l.. Glen, of Ohio. a drummer boy in
the Army Of the Cumberland; III. b.
| Febiger, OF Ohio, son Of Captain Fe-
b ger, Of tue IT, s Navy; N. ID. Pen
dleton, OF West Virginia, who rem
| dered important service to the army
Of Gen. Sheridan, in the ShenandOh
Valley.
The following appointments have
been signed by the President: j. II.
| Ashton, Agent'Of the United States
under the convention between the
! United States and Mexico; Daniel
| Child, Postmaster at Urbaua, Ohio
Edward 9. Webster, Postmaster at
| Iasalle, Illinois
4 General Siokles was among the
callers on the President this morning.
Senators Carpenter and Boreman and
| several members of the House of
| Representatives we're also In consul
| tation with the President.
y John Cochran has been appointed
I Collector of Internal Revenue for the
| Sixth District of New York.
The commission of james l.. Ryan,
Postmaster at Springfield, Illinois,
was signed to-day.
The customs receipts last week
were $2,617 ,277; internal revenue re-
| ceipts to day $3.50 942.
Col. Whitley chiet detective in the
service Of the United States Treasury,
assisted by John Clover, his principal
| dtfGche. has made arrests iu Pennsvl
vania, Maryland, New Jersey, and
/ several Western States, OF counter
feiters and counterfeit money, plates,
presses and other materials. About
one dozen men, altogether, have been
\ arrested In the last six weeks. The
Iadiana gang were arrested some days
ago, near Port Wayne, while eng ged
| in making money, aud SlO0 0U0 ia
counterfeit twenty Live cent currency
were seized, with twelve sets Of steel
| plates, fifty sets aud several presses,
and lot of ink aud other material.
Solicitor BOrgGeld has to support
Col. Whitley to the fullest extent of
the law in breaking up gangs OF
eounterfeiters, whose operations ex-
tend all over the country,
a number of Important arrests
have been made, which will be given
to the public in a few days, and will
show a comnl city of expert counter.
| feiting equal TO anything ever before
heard Of in this or any other country
The twenty Eve cent counterfeit notes
JUST captured are a flushed imitation,
! and large amount of them have
been circulated by the gang.
The lase arrest Of a Government
officer In Western New York, who
was found to be in completely with
| them, promises developments of great
importance to the secret service.
4 1t is said his friends expended
| $40 900 to obtain his pardon severa
years ago.
WAsmlNGToN, June 24. - When
| Secretary Boutwell, was at Groten, to-
wards the end Of last week, he wrote
! Assistant Secretary Richardson {
letter with regard to the modification
of his plans for the purchase of bond:
and sale of gold. He placed the let
ter with his own hand in the Groter
most office. The letter was received
by Richardson on Monday, and by
him its contents were kept secret unit
after the close of business, which wa,
not earlier than half past four. A
letter was written by the Assistan
Treasurer at New York on the sub
ject and the paragraph furnished the
press. Both gentlemen are cOnhden
that, owing TO the strictness with
which the matter is guarded, there
could be 20 premature disclosure or
the part of any government officer.
The President will, oH the 10th O-
July, after the Virginia election, or
der an election in Mississippi. to take
place on the 10Th of September, and
an election In Texas, to take place on
the last of September or first of De
tOber. l.i
In. the Criminal Court to day, al
indictments pending against Leonard
4 Huyck, late President OF the Mer
chants National Bank, were dis
missed.
The Department of S ate has re
ceived dispatches from General Nc
Mahon to the 21st of April. at which
time he was well. Ills relations with
Iopez are so cordial and friendly
that after the great defeat of the Par
aguavan army, he was entrusted witt
the care of his family.
There has been no attempt by Lo-
peg to interfere with his free eommu
nication with this Government.
Whatever rimpedimentse existed, they
are attributable to the course of the
allies, who for a long time declined
to send out a flag of truce with dis
patches for him, and fred upon the
) flag of truce sent by the Paraguayan.
| with Gen. Mchahon's dispatch.
WASHINGTON. June 24.-Presiden
Grant has decided that the restric
tiops preventing army officers from
) holding civil Office does not apply t
1 officers on the retired list. This de
: cision will enable General Sickles t,
! accept the Spanish Mission. He, o
: course, to relinquish his army pa
. while occupying his diplomatic posi-
) ton. His name will be contained il
the army register. he will leave NeV