Evening star., 1869-04-13


J. r. CLAY, of Louisiana, who was nomipa-
ted as mil ister and consul general at Liberia
and l.. ID. Basset, OF Philadelphia, as minister
resident and consul general at Hayti, are both
colored men.
COMMISSIONER DELANo has decided that any
d. aler who converts plug tobacco into smoking
tobacco, either by cutting, rolling in any
other manner, keeping the same for sale, is
thereby constituted a manufacturer, under the
law, and must pay tax and give bond as tobacco
mann ufacturers.
ADMIRAL HoFF reports to the Navy Depart.
ment this morning his arrival in the Oontoocook
at the Southwest Pass on the 9th of March,
having left Havana on the Sd. He says, after
making inquiry he was unable to obtain any
information as to the Cuban expedition reported
as fitting ont at New Orleans. He would
return Immediately to Havana.
MR- RICE, the General Superintendent of
the Treasury building, to-day removed fifteen
watchmen and laborers at the Treasury De-
partment and appointed new ones to I'LL the
vacancies, making about thirty five appoint
ments made up to this time. The watchmen
are all white and the laborers colored. No
more appointments will be made at present
Mr.. W. ID. WALLACE is ont as a candidate
for Congress in the 7th Congressional District
ofVirginia. We do not Know what his chances
are but he would undoubtedly prove a ser.
viceable representative in the House. owins to
his familiarity with the business OF legislation
and his Identification with the Republican
party.
THE NEW POLICE CoN1GIssIoNIRs.-Messrs
Craigen, Chase, Murtagh, Burr. and Ham
link, the new Board Of Police Commissioner
for this District. have not yet received their
commissions. but will probably get them to.
morrow or next day, and a special meeting of
the Board will then be held for organization.
DIR. O. H. Craigen, OF Georgetown, will prob
ably be elected President of the Board, and
VIM. J. Murtagh, Esq, be reelected as Treas
urer. T. A. Lazenby, Esq, will no doubt be
reelected Secretary.
GENERAL N. MICHLRR, Superintendent OF
Public Buildings, on Friday made a requisl.
tion upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
S25,0OO. being the amount appropriated at the
last session TO refurnish the Executive Man.
sion, hut the appropriation being in the sundry
civil expenses bill, which does not become a
law until July next the appropriation was
not available, hence q bill was passed on Sat.
urday making 1t available now, and it will be
Immediately expended for new furniture, car.
pets, &C., for the Presidential Mansion.
THE SENATE In executive session Yesterday
ratified the naturalization treaties with Baden.
Wurtemburg, Hesse and Belgium, and also the
trades-mark treaty with Belgium. The treaty
negotiated by General Gushing for . ship ca.
lal across the lsthmus Of Barren was discussed
Tor upwards eftwo hours, and the Senate fin.
ally adjourned without disposing OF it. There
was considerable opposition to many Of the ar.
cles in the treaty, and il is doubtful whether
! it will be raufied. Mr. Sumner gave notice that
he intended TO call up the Alabama claims
treaty To-Day or to morrow.
SOLICITOR OF THE TREAsuRY.-Hon. Ed
ward Jordan, for the past eight wears Solicitor
Of the Treasury, rendered on Friday last his
resignation of that Office, and it has been &C.
cepted by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
1t will be seen by the list Of nominations sent
to the Senate to-day that Mr.. E. G. Ban II cid,
OF New Aork, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy thus created.
TH8 SECOND WEEKLY RECEPTION OF Mrs.
President Grant took place at the Executive
Mansion to-day, and lasted from two to four
O'Clock. A large number of ladies, together
with several distinguished gentlemen both in
official and private life, Were present, and
altogether the affair was an exceedingly
pleasant one. Mrs. Grant received her
visitors in the Blue ROOM" and
was supported by Mrs. Senator Sherman
Mrs. Secretary Fish and Mrs. Attorney Gen
eral Hoar. She was dressed in rich blue silk,
dotted with white roses, and eiaborately
trimmed with white lace, and so scolioped a.
the bottom as to display a tasteful underskirt
striped with lace. Her hair was neatly ar.
ranged, without flowers or ornaments
THK QUARTRRMAsTER GENKRAL's OFFICE
Brig Gen. James A. Ekin, deputy Quarter.
master General U. S. A has, in addition to his
other duties, been assigned to the charge of the
accounting branch Of the q Quartermaster Gen.
erals Once, in place Of Bvt. MAJ. Gen. Charles
Howard, relieved. The only officers now on
duty in this important Department are Byt.
Maj. Gen. M. Q, Meigs, Z Quartermaster General;
Bvt. Brig Gen. James A. Ekin, deputy Quar-
termaster General; .Bvt. Brig. Gen. A. j. Perry,
Quartermasteri and Bvt. Brig. Gen. J. ]. Dana
Quartermaster. This shows a considerable re.
duction In the, personnel Of the office, and. in
view Of the large hmOdat Of business to be
transacted, the. ofi9rs retained will have no
sinecures; but they are each and all we'll qual.
flied, by ability and experience, for the prompt
add satisfactory discharge Of their increased
lab0rs.
END cP TIE MCARDL. CAsH.-In the cele-
brafed case OF McArdle VS.. the United States
the Supreme Court decided yesterday that they
had NO Jurisdiction over the case unoer the acts
Of Congress recently passed 1t will be recoliec-
ted that w II McArdle, In the fall of 1857, while
editing the Vicksburg (Miss.) Times was ar.
rested by command OF Major General Ord,
commandant OF the ith military district, OF
which the State Of Mississippi formed a part,
on charges of disturbing the public peace by
writing and publishing seditious articles in his
newspaper. He had appealed from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Southern
District Of Mississippi, which had denied the
writ Of habeas corpus, to the Supreme Court,
with the hope Of obtaining decision adverse
to the reconstruction acts. Chief Justice Chase
delivered the opinion OF the Court, dismis sing
the appeal tor want of jurisdiction.
DECISION IN THE TEXAN BOND CAsR-ln
the Supreme Court, yesterday, Chief ustice
Chase delivered an opinion in the Texan boad
csse, settling some inn mportant principles: First
sffirminG the uthcrity of Provisional Cover.
nor Ham iltop 10 prosecute suits tor bonds sold
by the State Of Texas during the war; second,
that the annexation OF Texas made il q State Of
the Union, and thai no act Of the citizens or of
the Government Of Texas alone has dis
solved or could dissolve that relation; third
that the ordinance OF secession and ali
legislative acts In and OF the rebellion
were null and void; fourth, that the bonds
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