, 1869-04-26
WASAlMG7 IN.
epecial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, APRIL r.

ASMaWQ2
Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, april n
TWRLF1H ILLINOIS REVENUE DISTRICT.
me laliufe to connrm Anto Ncwstadt as Asses-
eor OF Inc Twelfth Illinois District will leave Gen-
eral haehhef IN office, fer the present at least
1he ngnt oses Tue matter has been very bitter
one, and commissioner neano assurea General
huetlher mat ne agreed to the change with great
reluctance.
OCT OF TOWN,
The President and three members If his cahf.
net are out Of town today. Mr. BoutHad.haa
gone to his home In Massachusetts, bo.1e to Fk,.
dclphaa, as he does eve1J FEtia5 evening, and
Cresweu Is absent In Maryland for a week. The |
President with his wife and children, ueur out to
Laurel, half way to Baltimore, and spent the tiay
with hts brothertn-iaw, Dr. Shlfp, who has sum-
n1er residence there. His family returned this
evening.
HEALTH or TIE PRESIDENT.
The President Is greatly worn down with the
Iabors Of the last tEo months, and says he means
to take things tust as easy a. he sa2kthrough the
summer. He talks about visit Hss7t kos- s-anl-hy
but no arrangements haEo Jet been mlde,
THE CRrNB-GAIlERERS
The onlce-seekers about the departments today
were for the most part persons VINO I've In or
near the city Of Washington. The Treasury seems
to e the chief point Of attack, and 1t noon about
d hundred men aud women we're whiting there to
sec the Appointment Clerk. He and the secre-
tary have less trouble with new comers than With
the clerks nho have been dlsmlssed and want to
be relnRsatetl.
RETREsCnx1sT.
Removals ia the Treasury Department are con-
stantly going on, and the bcheading machlne will
ger into good working order In the Post ONCE and
Interior Departments, with the beginning Of the
next month. Removals IN the Treasury to this
date nrc about i've hundred, auh appointments
less than thirty. 4 stll further reduction Of two
! Or three hundred il to I've ma,e. and about one
hundred are soon to be removed In the Post Oilee
| Department
opp FELLOWS CELEBRATION.
Brethren here are advised that great prepara-
t.ons are making In Philadelphia for the setnl-cen-
! tcnnial celebration Of the Odd Fellows, With
takes place next Monday. 4 delegation nf atoat
! six hundred l. going up from here, some Of whom
went tonight, Iii, the greater part Of whom 60 hs
! special train Tomorrow morning Thcrc nEc oTc7
two thousand meln,*rs u the .or1tr III thls CITY
Everybody says the Philadelphia prlTcsston. II the
| weather is good, will he one Of the 1ncst things
| ever seen in this corntsy.
Et,liT DAYS fEeN SAN FRANCISCO To was1IISt'-
TuS.
The Secretary u war, today, received letters
days ago, a.,l priyate tclcEratns. trcelvel here
ths cycnIneHay the through line Of yaliruld Ill c
Completed hy theeni Of next week.
I TliE AGRICULTURAL. HrNgAC.
1he fleH'eas naS sAu 'aat III aoes NV H'ea
making ay E!Ee tu tic office uf Conlrl1!s4iu:p1
~ ,vr,cn,trrc t:n,nnc, c,nron. ..c nrr.rnt h,.oI
r., ,hn t,r.., ia ,,,,,r,, rro,+ .,+,ut,r,,nr =
acT,cn!inT1sts ever, where, and large Numbers o
them llayc written to the White IloA&r asking HI!
retention. 1le haA inltscss new life into tllr dg
..s,,'' ' ..,'a.'.s , " ~
hF|fh'''"i'"h Wv, ren.'e' nttA'e1 sA''s'Att'"
: than "ns given nhdes e'thef III hs pte"eec"sosa-
r .TtlE HlkAsiI f. AHtfOrr DIFFICULTY.
a,rc ,f tho ..orr,.snon,1rrt. ur,, tYylnv IN .naL
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i. ne'hsatton "ut u LII :p.a!'"e,'s' ''i.a1'' u
i there has not sHe11, anu Il n"f likely to lE, VI
/ nrryonut encounter between tlleE.. There Is n
Il n,rh tnIt htru nsp,1t the matter, which every n
,s ". '' - r,.,'a,,n"s -, ~. ,n..,., .,
F. rrga!'!s III ll'ful"uS III W" eN'''"c' 4t"o't ~
b liz wnH retractult, a1rt sts's'1e Says ne III! III
r. | uta,, III, thing III hIS REMARKS Tic friends
q tt twu gentlemen have taken holl ot ,lr lin u
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i. | tuctiun uf oil concerned " Monlay-
X to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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b., n,.,, ,Is',,stt.J IL fb.. Tr.l.jr,r'. ,,l,j,.
= fy,,.t f., ssnr nui.lI moneys iii ttcir hands III
~ nj ffur,, Inpi,rnfIu,1, for exchange. OF sut
~ t,,ri,s viii ht t,rciiIe under ltstTucto1ls Of
-, s..r..f.,r, nt 1h,. rr,:,.,lry
rr1rs ,:nyeKS1Sn TuE 1ssrE or NEW INIT
o+ ~ tTEs SuTEs
~ ~ Tin following has heeu Issued:
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