Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-19

rected TO take immediate me easures 70 ascertain
the cause OF the arrest and Incarceration by
Cabada, citizen Of the United States.
Cabada is q leading merchant Of Philadel-
phia.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGRs.-9eneral
Orders No. 6, INST issued from the Head q uarters
Of the Army. direct that the following changes
and transfers will be made in the army as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be made and
proper transportation provided; the regiments
70 60 the posts in the extreme North TO be moved
as soon as navigation opens:
Batteries X, and e. lst, I'd and Sd Artillery,
are ordered to proceed without delay to Fort
Ieavenworth, Kansas, and report TO the Com
mandiBg General of the Department of Mis-
souri, Battery A will turn over It's battery TO
the ordnance officer at Benicis, snd proceed ria
the Isthmus OF Panama to Fort Leavenworth
Battery will march across the country to its
new station.
and until fur, her orders there will be but one
mounted battery TO each regiment of arullery
Battery 1, lst artillery. 10 take post at Fort
Schuyley, New York; battery NJ, I'd artillery:
battery Z. Sd artillery, to take post at Barrsn.
cas-. Florida; battery q, ith artillery, battery
u, 5th artillery, TO take post at Fort Adams,
Newport, X. l.
First regiment OF infantry to proceed I, Fcrt
Ieavenworth and report to the Coramandin
General, Department of the Missouri, for
sign Mt to stations.
The following infantry reg gmenss, except
such en- listed men thereof as will be entitled 10
their discharge before January l, 1870. Will
proceed to the posts respectively assigned
them Second regiment to proceed 10 the posts
occupied by the 18th Infantry in Montana Ter
ritory; 1th regiment to proceed to the posts oc-
cupied by the 3lst Infantry in Dacotah Terri
tory; l1th regiment to proceed TO the posts oc-
cupied by the 18th Infantry IN Texas: 10th regi-
ment TO proceed to the posts occupied by the
10th Infantry, Department Of Decotah; cath
regiment 10 proceed to the posts occupied by
the 18th Infantry in Texas; 33d regiment to pro-
coed TO the posts occupied by the both Infantry
IN Texas; 3ih regiment to proceed to tre posts
occupied by the 9th Infantry IN Texas; to
Newport (ky) barracks, 10th. 18th, and 3lst
Infantry; to Fort Columbus. N Y Harbor 18TH
18th, 26th, and 37th Infantry.
The officers and enlisted men OF the follow
ing regiments will be interchanged, company
by company:-9th regiment with 18th regiment.
i4th reg!mentwith 2lst regiment, 20th regiment
with 23d regiment, 25th regiment with 32d reg
iment 35th regiment with Seth regiment
The SIX companies ef the 9Th regiment serving
in South Carolina will Join the remainder OF
the regiment in the Department Of the Mis-
The eight companies of the l&th regiment to
proceed 10 the First Military District and re-
iieve the llth regiment.
REoRGANIzATIoN OF THE COURTS IN THIS
DIsTRICT.-In the Senate this morning Mr.
TTumbull. from the Committee on the Judi
ciaTy, reported back the bill relating to the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
with amendments. The bill as amended enacts
that the several general terms and special
terms OF the Circuit Courts, District Courts,
and Criminal Courts in the District of Colum.
bia, are declared to be, severally, terms of the
Supreme Court of the District OF Columbia:
an0 the judgments. DEGREES, sentences. orders.
proceedings, and acIs of SAID general terms
special terms, Circuit Courts, District Courts,
and Crini Courts heretofore or hereafter
rendered, made or had, shall be deemed judg-
ments, DEGREES, sentences, orders, proceediugs
SunrQmp
That nothing herein contained shall affect
the right of appeal as provided by law.
The Suprs me Court of the District of Colum.
bia shall hereafter consist OF a Chief Justice
and four Associate Justices. and for this pur.
po.e there shall he appointed by the President.
by and with the advice and consent of the Sea
ate, an additional justice of said Court with
the like powers, to take the same oaths, TO per-
form the same duties. and TO receive the same
salary as the other Associate Justice Of the
Court. Whenever, at a session OF the Court ln
General Term, held by four of the Ius tees, tn
Court shall be equally divided in opinion upon
the question involved IN any cause argued or
submitted TO the Court, such division Of opin.
ion shall be noted upon the min utes of the
Court; and thereupon, and within four days
thereafter, either party in such case may file
With the clerk of the Court motion in writing
TO have such cause reargued before the five
justices, and such reargument or rehearinc
shall be had as soon thereafter as conveniently
may be. All the powers and lurisd ction by
law now hfld and exercised by the Orphans
Court shall hereafter he held and exercised by
the justice holding the special term of the said
supreme Court for that purpose; and the Or
phans' Court is abolished.
THRSENATE, in Executive sess ion, Yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Alexan.
der X. Banks, OF Kansas, Agent for Indians on
the Upper Arkansas, vice Wynkoop, resigned
Horatio Fox. of Maine, Consul AT Trinidad d..
Cuba, vice Covode, resigned; Isaac Goss. As
SCISSOR Of Internal Revenue for the ninth
District OF OHIO, vice Milton w. Warden
deceased.
AMONG THE CASES before the United States
Supreme Court yesterday was that OF Charles
Hart Smith, appellant, VS.. the Washington
Gas Light Company, which was argued by
Mr.. Rrent OF counsel for this appellant, and by