The New York herald., 1869-03-27


OF the colored people to portion Of the patronage
OF the government citing their services In the war
and in the subsequent elections, and asking that
position be given them. Further consideration OF
the subject was postponed
The Hungry Once Seekers.
"a he rush OF parties to the appointment ONCE
y, the Treasury Is so great that an order will be
ed excluding applicants for ONCE until after
-eae days mail is read.
fAn,s her mississippi Delegation visit the
Pscsident-Grant's Plan for Quieting the
Opposing Parties.
Tonight company OF Mississippians, represent
ing the conservative and republican elements in that
State Judge summerel, Ex-Governor A. G. Brown,
Mr. W>llson, OF the former, and Judge Jefrerds Cap
tain FIX and Major Wonord, OF the latter-paid o
visit to President Grant and were introduced to him
by JudTe Dent The interview was exceedingly
peasans and satisfactory. The President thought
the best plan to quiet the opposing parties In Misss
sppi would be for Congress to authorize the const
tuition to be again submitted to the people, sepa
rate vote to be taken the features objected to by
the conservatives, and that meantime the present
military commander should control the State
The Washington M0nument-Proposed Monu-
ment 10 Abraham Lincoln.
Senator Nye introduced bill In the Senate to-day
TO form corporation for completing the Washing
ton Monument and erecting one OF similar charac-
ter to the memory OF Abraham Lincoln. The scheme
Ia on grand SCALE SO grand indeed, that 1t looks
hike a huge joke. carried out according to
the programme It win put the top OF the
Washington Monument some distance above the
clouds The corporation will have to pay $780, 900 into
the Treasury every year for period Of twenty-one
years, and, for the purpose Of raising the necessary
funds, at liberty to speculate in real estate.
ha fvou b,,oip
as it is to be exempt from oil internal revenue de-
mands and Iaxatlon. So
Buckley Fined 800 For His Late PuGilis-
- tic Practice With Harland tA
John NJ. Binckley indicted for assault and battery
on Thomas A. Harland, Deputy Commissioner OF
Internal Rev enue submitted his to the Criminal
Court to-day. Mr. Buckley stated that this was the
first time he had ever been arragned and the pro-
vocation which led him to commit the act was very
great and that the prosecuting witness had acknow
lodged his connection with the publication OF the
letter which had done him great injury in character
and reputation. Judge Wylie said the provocation
very great, and the archives Of the government
did not furnish similar case. Such letters should
not be written, and IT was wrong to publish them.
But Mr. Binckley should have known his legal
remedy, and he would, therefore, sentence him to
pay nne Of 500 and costs.
Abolition OF Slavery in the Portuguese
D0mini0ns.
The Secretary Of State has received copy OF
recent decree OF the Portuguese government, which
previous DEGREES, abolishing slavery in the domin-
ions OF that kingdom, are to terminate entirely
and after the Goth Of April 1878.
Progress Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
The mail service has been extended on the Central
Pacific Railroad to the 5o7th and the track laid to the
612th mile. The grading is finished to Ogden, where
the road meets the Union Pacific Railroad on Its fifty
first section.
The Proposed REORGANIZATION Of the Navy.
The Committee on Naval Affairs Of the House had
lengthy conference with the Secretary Of the Navy
and Admiral Porter this morning. The subject dis
cussed was the proposed changes to be made in the
rank Of naval star officers and general reorganiza
ton Of the navy. These changes have been urged by
most Of the prominent oficers OF the navy as calcu
lated to work great imp rovement in the service,
but the committee has failed to discern the benefits
likely to arise from their adoption. The opponents
OF the measure it is said Messrs Stevens Archer
and Haight 1t is believed, however, that the gen.
tlemen will conclude to yield their opposition and
permit the bill to be reported.
The House Committee ON Printing
consists Of Messrs. Addison H. Lanin, OF New York;
Henry L. Cake OF Pennsylvania, and william Mum
gen. OF Ohio. ssN
Adjournment Of the Unitarian Conference.
The Unitarian Conference OF the Middle and
Southern States, which was in session here yester-
day. has adjourned sine die, after electing the fol-
lowing named ofncers:-President, Rev. E. w.
Clarke; Vice Presidents, H. Ware and sayles J.
Bowen; Secretary, Rev. Fielder Israel; Treasurer,
Rey. E. X. Sewal; Executive Committee, Harrington
q. Shute, H. Ware George G. Barber, Z. NJ. Keith
and F. J. Prfestly. The Conference win meet in
Charleston, s. c., next year.