, 1869-05-22
Georgia Affairs Considered
in Cabinet Meeting.
Correspondence With Eng
land Concerning the Fe.
niel Prisoners,
Report Of the Pacific Railroad
Commissioners on the
Condition Of the
Roads.
Army Officers Detailed as In
dian Superintendents
and Agents.

dian Superintendent
and Agents.
The ,EIgbt-Honr LaW---President's
Proclamation.
srccta1 Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsu1SGToS, A1t g.
THE FEk1ANs n EE1TtsH Prisons
This hsate Department hna received THO de-
4tatchea from Reycrdy johnson IN regard TO the
cuutse tar English Government intends to pu.suc
regarding the Fcniau prlsorcrs- l. Will bc rclne1a-
berrd that the case ol ]. &. HApIne and othctb
wk8 submitted to Presidcu. Grant, through Judge
Carter, Of Cincinnati, acting IN behalf OF a rnass
meeting thcst. The President At once sent de-
apatchsa to Minister 1ohnson, and directed him
10 t1y TO secure the release Of the prisoners. Mr.
johnson Immediately laid the natter before the
Eng!lRh Government, nnt, after considerable de-
lay, received In reply communication containing
list OF 1hout twenty prisoners whom
It did not propose 10 release under
aas circumstances Among these wcrr ffAlptne,
canert5. Staw AID Burke Subsequently Ar.
Johu1on made eeconl attempt, md received
secoud answer rel:e.at!ne the determination Of
tic English Government to make no more re-
leases 1I Teu1ans. In closing his despatch to MI.
Fish, conveying This Lat nlo1Ma1ion, III. John
son expressed the hope that this acton would be
reversed 1t no diEtant day, And 1t least part OF
the prisoners be released. For the present how
eve., the State Department Sees no ground TO ex-
poet that any Of the FenlAu prisoners vhoee eases
hare been under considerAtsoa, Will H. set 1t
llocZty.
RKFoLCT7of IL POLITICAL kEH7IAEN1.
The Irish Republican Club OF this District, At its
regular meeting last night, took another step on
The colo1ed question. 4 resolution was un1n+
mouBlJ adopted to the effect that, "Asthe colored
people oflhe District Of Columbia will exercise
great influence in the coming city elections, md
a. they desire to zee them recognized IN erc1y
poMtlon they ars competent 10 occupy, that the
Ir1ah Republicans Of the CITY Of Washington
recommend 10 the Board Of Police the prppr4e.y
Of :her employment On the force At m carly ds!."
PURCHASE OF WAR r1ssE1s.
sam Ward, the wel1-knoNn " Washington Lobbyist,
has purchased three Iron e!ads and n1e steamer
Of The government The authorities have no In
formation concerning the use tic parties repre-
secuted b.! Ward intend To make Of the yesacls, nor,
indeed, Who the parties arc The Lon clAds arc
the Atlantu, Allegheny and Pequot- The steamer
is the F7oF!dA
IQrIpAT7oS or HATloSA. lANka
At tue request Of the Comptroller ui the Cur
.tucy, the Attorney General haA prepared M op!n-
ION upon the construction oi the Inv regulating
the liquidation Of National EaukA II Will be
printed u 1eW days
THE C01nKEp PRINTER
Young Douglas, about whom the p1Ltrts have
had 90 much trouble, has applied fot md received,
from tie Reg1ste Of this city, clerkahtp In hts
ONCE In his letter he sayr, be belongs to race
not heretofore applicant. for gortrnnent posi-
tions; and that be served through tho war; and
thAt On account Of combinations among the
Printers Unton8 throughout be cannot WORK Ut
hts case.
rA1loRs' srH1KE.
The tourneymen in one ii the city tailoring e.
tahlishments here have struck on account Of no.
lice 1Fon teir employer Of his intention 10 r.ucc
s,eforc the Tai!ors' Society," and af,er committee
had failed TO make terms, tho hands we're orlcrel
IN strike.
GEORGIA.
TIE President and CAl,,nes have under advise
tnent the condition OF Affairs In Georgia. The
President has fullS deter1hired to take vigorous
Ineasurns to zcprcss these oai7ages, but has not
yet decided what will bc The most effective Why,
Butter has hecn urging him 10 begin By rrcclalu-
Ing martial law In Georsiu but the President docs
nut Htsh to adopt such an extreme measure, II
the end can Ike aNa11lel lii any other Nay.
skcRSTAKF BoCfwELLs rolicY.
Secretary Boutwell, will continue to sell tNo
Mllnons Of gold per week Us long as the gold coz
tnues to Increase in the Treasury, but has not yet
concluded whether tie Will increase the weekly
purchase OF boudA- lie has not Jet made up his
m1nd whether the Law viii allow him % reduce tho
debt mDte than one per cent per Annum. He IN
tends to keep only 10 mnch gold n u acrua,ly
needed RI the Treasury. Receipts from CUSTOMS
Are usually large, and goli 4 accumulatlng faster
than he supposed 1t would. The following nsuses
from TIE tooks Of the Treasury give the amount
OF Ro1.t on hand At the dates mentioned:
MEx IN on 11
May sEaMSn
TO THE ASSOCIATED PREsS.
AfAT OFFICERS nE1AH-KD AZ INDIAN sGrER1K-
WASHINGTON. Nay el.-Couinissfone. Of Indian
AfAtrs 3'afker has made The following asslgments
OF nrny of1eers detailed to execute the lnues Of
for Idaho: Brryct iri@adlcr Genera, 4. Sully, TOT
Montana: 1TeEct MAJOR Geaccai John q Ac1n-
;o1h to1 f95 cexfs e9css aI.
agents haSe also been assigned
cs&p ssI tie aes nsIfees S H.1s
rur New Acxten superintendent ut Ab7qu!n Cap
tain Brateh for Cotot1do, Agency At Tnle River.
cs;sss@ " 5syet asx xsoF oF hs as": :s sna
for the Creek lnisans, Captain George S. DIN .
stead: for the Chcrukeea, Captain Warren;
Captain y. W. Nutshell: tn nc Craad Roade
Reservation, R!cvet carta!a Mnla; ior tae Ttah,
ttsasn sSts9s2 W,sns MnSs ts. ts' ne Gss Sois
for centrs: Superintendent Of sacs anl Foxcs IN
Kansas lieutenant Parry: for the Futawatta-
mt.H, AFrvet Lieutenant Colonel Iiastwell: for
q: Hcmerscy for tho 1ulcas, Ige.ct Aajor Huge.
11ndcpcnien. Aseneiss-Fo1 The. Greeu Hay
Agenc1. Wisconsin, Lieutenant <;taham; for the
Michigan ind!nn Agency, Breye, Major Ling.
Agents, snb-AGents and sp.clal Agcnts-For
the kiahsath suo-Asency, In Oregon, l}tevet
Lieutenant Colonel Rice: for the Special Ascnc.
IN Idaho, Lieutenant ". II. Do nelson: Sub
Eior.. Neutenaut aeofye " sefglrI; specil
Aeency Of the Ctes IN Sesada+ Lieut. eaant
75s Jtsse r. -: Special Agent Of tic p1rhla
Of the unlnata Agency III Wnshingtou Tr.rttory.
Lieutenant VIII s. johnson; SperiA Agent Il,
ScE Mexico, Lieutenant 4 Cooper; Spee!.i Agent
Special Agent for the Wtnretaeoex and PofoTst
Anlfes IN Ntsconstb. tapra1n /. u. Grrnih tpectA
Aren't 1or The Sac and Fox Indians IN Iowa, Leu
The abose may be changed ii so,ue ps,,l,c,,rz.
1ne appointments hAsc t-:en made 80 Tar as the
ot1ceH haEc bccn repor:el -tbont thirty other
nssaenmcnta have yet 70 he nadc.
Commodore HcCon!es died, In this ctr. Ilday.
He had been ln the naval service st1.y ycar.
rActt1c KAttAoAp COMMISSIONERS NzrtR1.
i Union Pacific Rainoaf. consisting Of Ms,cr Gen.
T's WE7sn. I J. IaicseEsdc3er; Ieasens Ut caIoael
rieted their report aud tne commission has iern
Dissolved From what can be aacettatned u ihe
,,ses 5sReF ., 'asz iSs that ;9s
last an T1nrnifrT1rr Sf :. san M Eaai3?
k required to bring the Central Road up to nrst
class roa't and equip 1t for thorough business,
With rof.tng stock, dcpots, machine ehops, euVine
End Bnefeistrfer' a,so think an e4ne5uqr # oi
S1,u10po0 Ia REQUIRED to iEnnrrye H. iocstint,