The New York herald., 1869-06-26

ent Secretary Rcbeson Senator Cattell captain Am
men, OF the navy and General ScGriyer OF the army.
As Mr.. Bore leaves for Philadelphia tomorrow
morning this may be considered as the last dinner
he win give in Washington for some time.
The Appointment Of General Butter1eld.
The appointment OF General Butterficld as Assist
ant Treasurer at New York was made at the solici-
tation OF number OF merchants and other business
men In that city, and not on direct application by
himself The Presiden: and Secretary Of the Treas
ury had been for some time considering the repre-
sentatons made by various parties concerning this
appointment and concluded that General Butierfeld
w0uld meet the requirements of the position, for
which only a few applications were on file.
The Macon Postmaster.
Mr.. Turner, the colored Postmaster at Macon, has
received his commission and lett for that city.
Assistant Assessors Of Internal Revenue.
The number OF Assistant Assessors OF Internal
Revenue has been reduced 963 since November
There are now 2,2l7 in the service.
Cadet Appointments to Fill Vacancies.
The following Is an extended and corrected list OF
Presidential appointments to the Military Academy
10 FIJI vacancies in the list of 1865
cambridge Reynolds, son OF General }. J. Rey.
nods United States Army Charles L. Totten, son OF
General james Totten Assistant Inspector General,
United States Army; William Craig Johnston, OF
Kansas; Lawrence W. Smith, OF New YORK.
the late Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Crane, United
States Army, recently murdered in Mississlppi Ber.
grandson OF the late General Albert, both OF the
United States Army: Lewis Morris, son OF Iate
grandson OF Major Morris, United States Army,
Killed IN the war with Mexico; Joseph ii. johnson,
OF the late Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. john
son, United States Volunteers, who died from the
effects OF wounds and exposure during the late war;
Robert p. Wainwright, son of the late Captain VAIN.
wright United States Navy, killed on the deck Of the
Harriet Lane, in Galveston bay, during the late war;
James NJ Robinson. son OF General James 9. Robin
son, United States Army who lost leg during the
late war; John L. Clem q drummer boy in the Army
OF the Cumberland during the late war; II. B Febi-
gar SOD of Captain Feblger, United States Navy;
States Navy; Nathaniel ID. Pendeton, OF West Vir-
glnia transferred from the appointments for 1869;
Tor the District of Columbia, Joseph ). oyster, OF
Washington CITY,
A Fnir Election to be Held i'm Virginia.
General Candy, with q view to enforce a fair and
legitimate election in the State OF Virginia, has
dered the arrest and trial by military commission
OF planter in Loudon county who threatened to
discharge his negro employees If they voted the
Wells ticket.
An Attempted Outrage Defeated.
The name OF the young lady upon whom negro
villain attempted TO commit an outrage day before
yesterday is Miss Matilda Nichols, daughter Of the
rev. d. B. Nichols, of this city, AS stated last
night the rufhan failed to accomplish his object
lady herself and her Two younger sisters. From a
member OF the family the following particulars are
obtained:-rhe negro was secreted in a wild spot,
abounding in rocks and bushes, from which no
house is visible. AS the girls passed he rushed from
MS hiding place and seized Miss Matilda, the eldest
girl, by her Dress holding her tightly but she being
very strong resisted stoutly, while Lydia, next In
age, also resolute and plucky girl showered stones
at the brute, one Of which struck him i'm the
side and doubled him up causing him to
release his hold Of Matilda. Both girls
then assaulted him with stones, he closely pursuing
them, ana at time seized Lydia by the ankle and
nearly threw her down, but did not succeed. His
head was badly cut by the stones thrown by the
girls aud, afraid, probably OF the arrival OF help,
as they kept up a continual screaming, IN which
they were joined by the youngest child who was too
badly frightened TO give more efficient and TO her sis.
ters the miscreant finally abandoned the pursuit
ana fed without accomplishing his nesh purpose.
The youngest child was so frightened that she had
taken home and is seriously ILL., being attacked
with brain fever. 1t is hoped the scoundrel Will yet
be arrested, the police have full description OF
his personal appearance, which IS said to be any.
thing but inviting The affair creates great indigna
ton here and threats arc freely made Of lynchine
the ruillan should he be apprenended.
Tax Sales OF Lottery Tickets.
The following decision concerning taxable gross
receipts from lottery business has been issued from
the office OF the Internal Revenuc:-
II is enacted In section Ill Of the act OF June go
le as amended by section nine OF the act of July
49, 1865, that every individual partnership firm and
association being pr0pretOrs, managers or agents
or Is cries. aud ali lottery ticket dealers shall pay
tax OF five per cent on the gross receipts from said
business. The term gross receipts as here en-
poyed, includes the entire receipts from the lottery
business. comprising those from the sale of tickets,
fractional parts OF tickets, tokens, certificates and
devices representing or intended 10 represent lottery
tickets or fractional parts thereof, and policies Of
numbers and receipts OF the business from any and
all sources, without deduction on account OF prizes,
"hits,r tickets returned and exchanged, commi Is
sions expenses or on any account whatever.
c. DELANO Commissioner.
Personal.
A. Tunstai WEIGH, for a long time head OF the
Passport Bureau OF the state Department, has ten
dcred his resignation, to take effect from the Ist of
August.
H. II. Hulburd. Comptroller Of the Currency will
leave Washington this afternoon on a trip TO the
North and West. lie will lie absent about three
weeks.