Evening star., 1869-08-10

falling, with no hopes ofrecovery.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx and party were
received al Virginia City, Nevada, yesterday,
with salute OF one hundred guns.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREswELL was =,
the Department at an early hour this morn.
ing, and at IL O'Clock attended meeting of the
Cabinet.
WHISKY FRAUDS. Supervisor butcher
collector Bailey, Gen. Pleasanton and Il =
Tracey, of New York, had a long inter view
Win Commissioner Delino Yesterday in ref.
erence TO shipments OF aneged fraudulent
whisky from the West to New York.
CAPT. JosEPH l.. MAEAN, Postmaster of
Eikton, Maryland, was inferred there ves
'eroay with fall grand army honors. Post.
master General Cress well took a conspicuous
part in the procession and ceremonies. Gen.
Cresswell afterwards came here to attend thu
Cabinet meeting to-day.
POSTAL ROUTE AGRNTs.-The following an.
poinfments of route agents were made to-day
by Postmaster General CressweIl l:-Henrv
Notes.-The, between Moberly, Mo-, and Bloom.
field, Iowa, new service;) John T. Young and
Edward A. Stevens, to be transferred from the
route between Mobsrly and Kansas CITY. Mo.
10 that between st. Louis and Kansas CITY,
no.
INDIAN APBAIRs.-Hon. MIR. Clarke of Kan.
sas, VINO is now here. recommends to the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs the removal Of the
usage ulbe further south. Over three thous.
ana white settlers are now congregated on the
usage reservation. Recent reports from Kan.
sas respecting ou'rages, Mr.. Clarke says, have
been exaggerations.
THE PRESIDENT arrived here this morning
IN the 'early train, accompanied by Secretary
Fish and Gen. Porter. At noon the Cabinet
assembled, Secretaries Fish, RawIins Robe
son, Cox, Postmaster General CresswelI, As.
sissant Attorney General Field and Assistant
Secretary Richardson being present A num.
Der OF visitors were admitted to see the Prssi.
dent This morning He will leave here to.
morrow evening, accompanied by Secretary
Fish, 70 Join his family on the Hudson.
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN A. DAHLGRRN. re-.
Gently assigned to the command of the Wash.
lngton Navy Yard. entered on his duties tn.
Day relieving Admiral Poor, who will take
command OF the North Atlantic Souadron
Admiral Dahlgren was received by Admiral
Poor with the honors due his rauk-a saInta
OF thirteen guns being fired, and the marine
guard, under command of Major Butler, pre.
senting arms; and shortly after taking charge
OF tne office the officers of the yard and master
workmen paid their respects to the new com.
mandant.
ARMY OFFICERS TR6NsrKRREp-Maiora A
h. Arnold, 9TH cavalry; Brevet Lieutenant
Colonels George A. Kensel, 5th artillery: 7.
Mel. Hildt, Sd infantry; Jacob F. Kent. 3d
lh.antrv: John >. Poland, 9th infantry and
N-NAy tlrQ III
Academy and ordered to their proper
stations. Brevet Major w. H. H. Benyaurd
and First Lieutenants M. X. Brown and H M.
Adams have been detached from the Military
Academy and ordered TO report to the Chief OF
the Engineer Corps.
GEN. THOMAS JORDAN, Of the Cuban army,
at the breaking out Of the rebellion was captain
and assistant quartermaster in the United
States army, but resigned bis commission and
subseq uently was appointed chief Of stan in
Gen. Beauregard's command. He left our
army indebted to the government in the sum
Of s22, 600, and when last heard from was com.
manding one Of the wings Of the insurgent
army In Cuba. In reply to q letter Of the
Third Auditor, Gen. Jordan merely acknowl.
edges the receipt OF the letter, and informs the
Auditor that any communication would reach
him If sent to Newark, N. j., but failed to date
his letter. In view of the uncertainty of the
the subject has been dropped
for the present.
MILITARY TACTICs.-Major General ]. NJ.
Brevet Brigadier G.n neral J.H. Pot
ter, Brsvet Major General Wesley Merritt,
Major James Van voast, and Brevet Colonel
John Hamilton have been appointed q board
to assemble at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on
or about the 18th Of September, and continue
its sessions from time TO time, at such tplaces
as the board may determine, to practically test
the systems Of tactics heretofore adopted for the
artillery. cavalry, and infantry arms Of SER
vice; to reconcile all differences; to select the
best forms OF command, and Of drum and bugle
signals-the same to be printed in a uniform
and con venient edition, and published for the
government OF the army and militia Of the
United States.
THR SPECIAL CABINET MEETING AND
CUBAN NAFFAIRs.-Much interest is manifested
in the Cabinet session of this afternoon. The
general impression is that matters relating to
reconstruction and the Southern elections are
entirely ignored in the deliberations, and the
whole session devoted exclusively to matters
having reference TO the situation in Cuba, and
correspondence which has recently taken place
between Secretary Fish and Minister Sickles
on the one sloe, ana mr. hooe(U. spanish
Minister here, and Regent Serrano on the
other. 1t is well known that for some days
past the cable has been nsshing back and forth
the suggestions and discussions of these digna.
taries, and the probability il that certain facts
have been communicated to this Government
II HS Sickles which will impart an entirely
nv Phase to the situation.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Commander r B. Lowry
has been ordered TO command the Severn, the
flagship Of the North Atlantic 50 uadron.
Lieut.. Commander ID. q. Woodrow, Lieuts
]. L. Noell and Z. L. Amory have been
ordered TO the Severn.
Captain II. N. Stembel has been ordered to
command the Naval Rendezvous at Boston.
Commander Francis M. Ramsay has been
ordered TO ordnance duty at the Warrington
Navy Yard. 49,
Commander r. f. r. Lewis has been ordered
to resume command Of the Resaca.
Master Eugene B. Thomas been ordered TO
/ Washington, ID. G., for examination for pro-
Paylna,ter MeKsan ,Buchansn has been
ordered TO special dny a. Bostor. . -,
has bean ordered 70 the Naval Hospital al
Osptsin C' II. B. Ualdwsll has been detached
from the Naval Rendezvous at Boston. an q
ordered to the steamer Severn, as Chief Stan
On1cer Of the North Aflanhc Fleet =
Lieutenant Commander Norman H. EarQu-
bar has been derached from the Boston Navy
Assistant surgeon a. f. Price has been de.
tached from the Naval Hospital AT waning
CHEF Engineer Thomas Williamson has been
detached from the Naval Academy, ana or.