, 1869-06-12
Judgment Rendered in Nu-
merous Cotton sses.
The Jenckes Cir s5erVice
Plan Adopted Sae In
-.
terror Depa zZent.
Minister McMaI--. ) Where
abeuts Still Unknown.
Extent and Condition Of the
Order Of Sons Of Tenn
perance.

Spcctal Despatch to The Chicago Trtbunc
WAsu1SdroS, D. C., June IL
IOEs GENERAL 3ICKLEs Er1LL RETAIN HIS MILITARY
RANK:
The appointment Of General Sickles as Minister
10 Spain, and Gcneral Balccu as Secretary at Lon
don, has brought up question at some interest,"
The law provides that army Officers who accept
civil Service appointments thereby vacate their
military 1ank. This applies directly to those whose
name ntc on the active list, and the question Is,
does It imply to those who, like Slckles and Ba-
dcau, are On the retired list: There Is some dlf-
1s1ence Of opinion among the government OIL
C!a1s on the Gabtect- Congress maF be asked next
winter for an Interpretation Ct is legislation.
MINISTER N'GAnOS.
.Pr:vote letters have been received here today
from Buenos Ayres, dated April II, and Official
letters from RIO Janetro, With Ascuncson dates OF
the e0th Of ArrlL These letters all concur in say
Ing that nothing Is known as to the whereabouts
OF Minister Mcmahon. One Of the otlcial letters
to the State Department p1esune1 that he Is still
with Lopez, and ldat his communications hare
been cut on By that individual One OF the pri-
v4te letters says no one knows whether he Is dead
OF alive.
COTTON CASES
The Court Of CIaims, during the term which
closed Inst week, rendered judgment In about
Thirty cotton cases, some Of which Involve large
amount Of money. 1t il ascertained that appeals
hare been taken to the Supreme Court In about
four Of these Cases. and they must, therefore, be
tried again next winter, or whenever the Chief
Justice and hts associates can reach them.
A.xAyE OF ABSENCE NOT At rREo6ST GRAINED TO
ARMY OFFICERS
Army officers whp apply for extended leave Of
absence now-a-days are informed By the War De-
parunent that a compliance with their request
would throw them out Of their regiments and
cannot, therefore, be granted. II they get leave,
sheE 20 Into the list Of waiting ORDERS aud another
Gflcer goes tnIo active service.
soNs OF TEMPERANCE
Reports made to the convention here show that
the Sons Of Temperance now have 1865 divisions
IN operation, with 96, C.3 members and 40 Isl lady
visitors Receipts Of the order Inst Jca1 were
tlsS963 and It has 1893 10 cash or good invest
ments. Nearly g, O00 members Herr expelled
during the year.
ADMIRAL r0RTER PURCHASES RESIDENCE
Admira! Porter has bought, and will soon move
Into, q fine house in Washington, formerly occu-
pied By the Er1tish Minister. He no longer has
oulclai connection With the Naval Academy, but
gtvss h.s time wholly to work In the department.
TEE 1EScKs' CIVIL SERVICE r1AE.
Boards Ct Examination arc to be appointed for
ali tue bureaus Of tue Interior Department The
Commissioner Of Patents has his III operation, and
the clerks who don't come up 10 the marx will he
dismissed
Ft.EEDMESS SAVINGS.
The Freedmen: Sac:n;.+ hank had, lt Its various
branches, nn the 1st OF .1Enc, deposits amount
Ing 10 about s., ee 'sA' belonging 10 colored people.
WORE IN TUE ATTORNEY GEsEHAL'5 OFFICE
Attorney GeneEa1 Hoar hAE so much business on
hand most Of it left by Eyarts, that he can't
ind tine TO 60 to tic Boston Jubilee.
THE SANTA FE KoBBERT-
Latest kilograms from Santa Fe show that the
government will lose Only s33,0O0 hy the great
1otuer, lltre last week-
TIE NEW CITY COUNCIL
The Republican tuen,.Hss OF both branches 81
the new City Council held Caucus last evening
and nof1:u2.cd their of.1ecrs-
eAI..CE M4.rST vERSoS 1&Sns.
Only a!oEt one-tart3 u{ the Mount Vernon cs1att
was sti Yesterday. Tie prize paid ranged j
from rs to s4s per acre-
THE TURKISH EMBASSY.
The Turkish Minister, with his family and sec
reiaries, Las zone aummetirg to the White Sui
I'lu1 Springs.
TuT11E ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MILITARY ASSIGNMENT
WAsH1sc7dS, June ll.-Major Geo. Gibson |:
r!ptrt without delay to the Commanding General
Department of the Missouri
Crs7pNs TEcEIrE
Receipts Ct customs from June to- inelnsiTc
Sl,474.ieS.
TIE .'Er MINISTER 70 HED;1CM.
!. Russell Jones has esaen commissioned Alniste,
~ Belgium, ami will sail on the 1fth inst.
SrrEE-AEf E.wL:SS
'ci: Tits nrc.!ss fer i t-icE visit to his family 1t
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