Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-26
LATEST BY FbLEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.
Tbe whI.ky Revenue.

The Whisky Revenue.
New YORK, Jan. %.
The Herald's Washington dispatches |
contain the following: The whiskysrevenue |
collected during the five months beginning |
In July last, amounted to $1,000, 27S, an |
increase of Sc. .SS3 800 over the amount col |
lected in the corresponding five months OF
the previous year.
Presidents NominatIons-Thc Pc
titi0n.
The petition to the Senate to confirm no
more OF President Johnson's nominations
does not meet with much favor from. Sem
ators, many of whom consider it imperti-
nent, and has never been approved by Gen.
Grant, as reported in some of the papers.
BOulwell's Amendment.
The Republican members from Ohio
came to no definite conclusion at their
meeting on Saturday, as to what course to
pursue upon Boutwell's Constitutional
amendment.
Next Clerk of the House.
| The sentiment of the seven members from
| Ohio who will be in the next Congress, Is
in favor of Gen. Eckley for Clerk. OF the
next House.
Military Officers Released from
AssIg nment.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
| By direction of the President the follow
ing named retired officers of the United
States army are released from their pres
ent assignments, and should they so desire
VIII proceed to their homes: Major Gener-
ais James B. Ricketts,, Eli Long and Rich
ard w. johnson; Brevet Major Generals
and Brigadier Generals James w. Ripley
and Robert Anderson; BreveJ Brigadier
Generals and Colonels Washington Seaw-
Een, John w. Lemanson, Gustave Lewis,
Charles S: Merchant, Hannibal Day,
Pitcairn Morrison, Albemarle Cady,
John j. >Abricombie, Kelisha G.
Marshall and NJ. Bunker; Brevet Major
General and Colonel Harvey Brown; Col
onel M. Z. Walker; Lieutenant Colonels
Enoch Steer, Lieutenant Alexander; David
II. Whiting George w. PatcheD; Brevet
Colonels L. Jones and w. II. Wolcott; Ma
ljors Frank III. Larned and William E.
Prince; first lieutenants F.. E. Bromell
and breyet captain Patrick Fl. Mooney.
Assignments.
The following officers have been assigned
to duty according to their brevet rank
Brevet MAJOR General Buchanan, Colonel
of lst Infantry, and Gillen, Colonel of oath
infantry.
The Union Pacific Railroad.
! One thousand miles of the Union Pacific
railroad are now finished and in operation.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company
having built five hundred miles, but two
hundred and siXty-seven miles remain to
| be built. There is now DO doubt that the
| entire line to the Pacific will be opened
early this season. The earnings OF the
Union Pacific railroad for the year 1868 are
4 officially reported at S5,066 65l.61.
Application of Mrs. Lincoln for n
| Pension.
| The President has laid before the Senate
petition of Mrs. Lincoln, widow of the
| late President, asking for yearly pension.
| The petition is written on note paper, with
heavy mourning border, and reads as
| follows:
To the Hon. Vice President of the U. s.:
SIR:-I herewith most respectfully pre-
sent to the honorable Senrte of the United
States, an application tor pension. l am
widow of a President of the United
States, whose life was sacrificed in his
country's service. That sad calamity
has greatly impaired my health, and
by the advice of nv physi ian, /
have come over to Germany mainly
TO try mineral waters. and during
tue winter to go to Italy. But my financial
means do not permit me to take advantage
of the urgent advice given me, nor can /
live in style becoming the widow of the
Chief Magistrate OF a great nation, al
though l live. as economically as
can. In consideration of the great
services my deeply lamented husband rem
dered to the United States, and of the fear
full loss have sustained by his untimely
death, his marty rdom may say, respect
| fully submit to your honorable body this
petition, hoping that yearly pension
| may be granted me SO that may have less
pecuniary cares.
| l remain most respectfully,
[Signed] MRS. A. LINCOLN.
Frankfort, Germany.
1t was referred to the committee on PEN
sioDs.
Bank Robbery in Baltimore.
This morning Inspector Delk received
telegram from the Baltimore police, sta
ting that a burglary had been committed
on Friday on a Baltimore bank, name not
given, and $1250 600 stolen. The property
consisted of 100000 in treasury notes,
$15, 900 in Central Pacific railroad bonds,
S60,000 in Union Pacific railroad bonds,
$4,000 in five-twenties, $4,000 in WASH
iDgton county fMaryland) bonds, $4,000
in New Orleans and Opelousas railroad,
and $4,000 in New Orleans and Jackson
railroad bonds. and S25 600 in Western
Tor nd