New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-23

COMMISSIONER Delano has INDICATED his intention
to appoint Col. Dewitt c. Thomas Collector of the
Second District of Indiana. -
no NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE TO-DAY
THE REMOVAL OF THE VIRGINIA OFFICE
HOLDERS SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION = THE
ALASKA FUR TRADE-THE EXAMINATION OF
WAR CLAIMS ..... -
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl sI9
No nominations were sent to the Senate by the
President to-day.
All the clerical force at the Army Headquarters in
Richmond engaged on Saturday in preparing
new appointments for the State, the time having
arrived when. under the law all persons who cannot
take the test-oath are to be removed from Office.
Among the appointments for the city of Richmond is
Col Egbert Chief of Police. 1t is noted as curious
fact that throughout the length and breadth of Vir
ginia, with few exceptions, no marriage can be
soemnized because of the removal of the clerks.
II appears from The Richmond Wing of to-day that
several Austrans will arrive next week. to settle afew
miles below Richmond. large influx of English
men will arrive at Norfolk in April, and arrange
ments have been made for on extensive importation
of Germans. Letters received from the Netherlands,
Russia and other European States, show that there
Will soon bo large Immigration to Virginia. North
ern men are also preparing for settlement.
sharp contest is in progress IN this city over the
Senate bill 10 protect the fur seals OF Alaska Gen.
N. j. Dana, of San Francisco, representing the
American-R Russian Commercial Company of that
city, has printed and laid before the House Com;
mttee on Commerce, memorial criticlsing the bill
as contrary in some features TO Republican policy,
and Objectionable in not providing that the highest
bidder should be given the proposed lease, aud sug
costing its modification in several particulars.
The Board convened by Special Order No. 143, is
sued from the Adjutant Generals Office June 16,
1865, and consisting of Brevet Major j. A. Harde,
Brevet Lieut.. Col. Dewitt Clinton and Brevet Lieut..
Geo. Gibson, have been III session at Washington
about eight months. The Board was convened for
the purpose of examining into all cases where appli
cation is TO be made to the War Department for
damages TO property.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in communication
to the House. calls attention TO the deficiency of the
appropriations To complete the Custom-l1Ouses at
Portland, Me-, and Ogdensburgh,N u land the United
States Marine Hospital at Chicago.
The United States Court of Claims, to-day,
awarded TO Dakin, Moody Gilbert and SecoT $4,000.
the claim growing out of the arrangement for Dry
Dock at San Francisco. The original amount of dam
ages was $4,000.
Mrs Grant to-day completed her selection of ona-
ments for the Executive Mansion from large num-
Der brought hither by New-York firm ut her re-
quest. Those which have been placed in the East
Room and the Green and Blue Rooms represent.
among others, statuettes OF Night and Morning.,
and " The Union" large malacbite clock with side
ornaments and q clock of the style of Louis AHl.,
solid onyx and ormulu gilt and crystal mount
ed with real bronze, all Of exquisite pattern and
awarded prize nj the Paris Exposition.
Chas. NJ. Wider, a colored man. has been recon-
mended by the South Carolina Congressional dele
CATION and Endorsed by the Postmaster-General as
Postmaster at Columbia iii that State. He was for
merly Deputy u. s. Marshal. a member of the state
Constitutional Convention, and is now member of
the South Carolina Legislature, and is said to be
much respected by the members of all parties
dispatch received to-day from Rear Admiral
RadfoTd dated Lisbon, Portugal, March 8, announces
his arrival at that station on the Franklin on the
2Sth ult, after passage of II days from New York.
The Franklin encountered heavy southwark gale,
lasting from the 18th to the 2d ut The IicODderoga,
Commander Pennock, arrived at Lisbon a few hours
before the Franklin. The TconderOga and the
Frolic Will return to the United States, in obedience
TO an order from the Navy Department. as soon as
the necessary repairs now going on arc completed.