The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON,

| WASHINGTON, May ll.-Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker La
applied Intellectually at nearly all the departments
The Postmaster General informed her he had place
fer both male and female clerks the former drawing
better pay. She demanded male position and pa,
for herself and offered to inform him at the end o
the month how many rebels there were in the depart
ment. The Postmaster General declined all her offers
Thos. J. White, mail carrier from Nashville to Deca
tur is the only black federal appointee i'll Tennessee
1t is known that the Grape Shot fitting out with
and munitions at Southern port for Cuba.
Several Cuban sympathisers have engaged passage
If aidavits made that the Quaker City is engaged
in acts of violation of the neutrality laws, she will be
detained.
Government has taken measures to transfer oul
naval coaDg station from the Island of ST. Thomas tC
SANTANA Bay.
WASHINGTON, May II The Chairman called the
House Judiciary Committee, May 18th, to consider
Alabama Judge Busteed's impeachment case.
Mcclellan visited Grant oday.
WASHINGTON, May 12-Delano returns Saturday.
VIM. Cullen Bryant goes minister to France in case
Washburne takes broad hints and resigns.
Court of Claims adjourns about the lst of June.
Sub committee of the House Judiciary Committee,
consisting of Aldridge, Kerr, Lockridge and Cook,
depart May %, for Montgomery to take evidence in
the Bustecd case.
Treasury Department is making arrangements to
carry into execution provisions of act OF 1862 relative
to the establishment of sinking fund. 1t is not
Boutwel's intention to put bonds purchased weekly
the market, nor it his expectation that they will be
reissued in any form. His object is reduction of the
principal and interest of the public debt.
Whitclsey qualified as Chief Treasurer of the De-
tectve force.
Three young men were fined three dollars each for
riding velocipedes on pavements.
President and several heads of departments give
conditional promise to attend peace jubilee in Boston
McClellans visit to-day had reference to Stevens
floating battery for the defence of New York harbor
whereof Mcclellan is engineer in charge.
The triple alliance dispatch telegraphed at noon
London special to the Tribune. It's PRONUNCIATION here
created intense excitement, but the of bonds
in London to-day and other facts lead to its general
dscredit.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Annual procession of sun
day schools event. fifteen years old, broken up by de-
termned participation of negro schools. Each school
will have an exclusive May festival.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-President appointed Judge
Edmunds, of Michigan, formerly Postmaster of the
Senate, Postmaster of Washington City office.
Banks is reported as Indignant at the delay in Gu
ban recognition
President appointed Addison Low Inspector of Steam
boats, I'd district; Samuel Houston dto 6th district;
Wm. II Raney Collector of Customs, Brunswick
Georgia; Wolf Adams, Surveyor of Customs, Nash
vile.
Attorney General Hoar decides brevet ranks con
ferred since March 1869, null except fer galantry
before Indians.
stead of cancelIing fractional currency falling into
their hands.
Customs from lst to the sth, inclusive, SO, $4,000.
Mr.. L. O. Washington, of Virginia. called at the
Executive Mansion this morning, by appointment, to
lay before the President the views of the committee
appointed By the late Conservative Convention Of that
State in reference to the approaching election, Mr.
Washington having been delegated by the convention
10 act for them.
Details of tie interview between Grant and Wash
ngton are withheld. Another delegation of citizens
Of Richmond expected tonight
Judge Lorenzo Sherwood, President Cheap Railway
League is dead
Internal Revenue Department decides emphatcally
hat sales Of two-days stamps to or from any other
person than collector, is violation OF law.
Several representins an organisation known
is the national colored convention, visited and
presented address arguing the appointment Of ne
Southern people to negro officers in the South. The
President said he would consider their suggestions
WASHINGTON, May I4.-City of Mexico advices to
he 9th, received. Snaloa reFolutonists routed and
led to the mountains. State of Guanajuato hostile,
md defes the Ministry. Proposition to issue green
Jacks meets with great opposition.
Dispatch from Hoff, dated Havana the 9th, states he
roud be absent few days. and then relieve the Mar
agansett at Key West to give the officers and crew
N the Gontolook change Of air. Matters quiet;
ONE dissatisfaction among Cubans at that end of
he island at the manner in which operations are car
led on They state however that present inactivity