The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-30
Washington Ifems.

WASHINGTON. July 29.-The Rad
lcal Mississippi delegation is reported
to have had an interview, recently,
with the President, on the Mississippi
question. and to have told him that
Judge Dent, his brother-in- law, was
tool. of the old rebels, and had re-
ceiVed sums of money in time pNst to
influence votes In Congress. The
President listened attentiveiy. and
agreed that if they could prove their
accusation to do his part towards Civ
ing the administration support to the
other candidates. The delegation is
now supplied with the proofs, which
they will lay before him.
Commissioner Delano decides that
where persons purchase old rails, re-
roll them and then sell them to rail-
road companies, they are. to all in
tents and purposes, manufacturers of
new rails, and as such, are liable TO a
special tax of two dollars upon all
such sales in excess of $12 80 per
quarter under Section 4 of the act of
March 81, 1868.
President Grant returned to Wash
ington this morning, accompanied by
his private Secretary, General Porter,
and Secretary Fish.
A special Cabinet meeting was held
at the Executive Mansion. All the
members were present, with the eX-
eeptiOn of Postmaster-General Cres-
we'll ..--e c.s
The President will return to Long
Branch tomorrow.
WAsHINGToN, July 29.-The Gus
toms receipts for last week were
50 ass, 500.
Postmaster General Creswell is still
at his home, near ElktOn, Nd, suf-
fering from a broken arm.
The Cabinet was in session to-day
three or four hours, engaged in the
transaction of business which had ac-
cumulated during the Presidents ab-
sence.
Many persons supposed the subject
of the application of the Iron Clad
Oath to the members Of the Virginia
Legislature would come before the
Cabinet, but it Is ascertained from an
official source that the question was
not even mentioned. The President,
several weeks ago, IN response to an
inquiry, said it would be submitted to
the Attorney General.
The President and family and suite
will visit Saratoga on Tuesday, to ac-
eept the hospitalities to be rendered
him there.
Phe President to-day appointed
Archibald Sterling u. s. Attorney for
Maryland, and August Ludlow Case
as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance
of the Navy Department, vice Rear
Admiral Dahlgren, resigned.
The Indian Bureau has ordered an
Investigation into the recently re-
ported outrages by the Apache In
dians in New Mexico.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enUe to-day awarded to the Townsend
Manufacturing Company of Buffalo,
the contract for supplying its patent
lock for distilleries. The lock has a
register In addition to the seal.
The Land Office has issued instruc-
tious to all the Surveyors General of
the United States. calling upon them
for information concerning their sur
veyiug department, to the following
effect, VIZ:
1. The number of acres of agricul-
tural lands and the comparative num-
Der Of acres of agricultural and min
eral land.
z. The number of acres Of grazing
land.
3. The same covered by private
claims.
4. The same of reclaimable swamp
lands.
s. The same of sterile lands that
may be recovered by irrigation or by
other means.
6. The number of acres broken by
mountain ranges.
z. The number of acres of timber
land
8. What is the number of cities and
towns2
8. What is the aggregate length of
railroads completed, in progress of
construction and projected?
The foregoing information is de-
signed to be embraced in the forth
coming report Of the Commissioner.