The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22

sGurte "A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS. The act of Congress.
/ approved June 18th, 1868 constituted
! on and after that day eight hours a
I days work for all laborers, workmeni
and mechanics employed by or on be-
half of the Government of the United
Estates, and repealed all acts and parts
I.Of acts inconsistent Herewith. now,
| therefore, /, u. s. Grant, President of
the United States, do. hereby direct
that from and after this date no re-
duetion shallsbe made in the wages
paid by the Government by the day
litD such laborers, workmen. and me :
chanlcs on account OF such reduction
of the hours of labor.
In testimony whereof [ have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States. to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, the
10Th day of May, in the year of our
Lord 1859, and of the Independence
of the United States the ninety.third
/ lSlgped, taa7s ..s u. s. GRANT.
! By the President.
so HAMILTON, FISH, Secretary of State.
An adjourned session of the Ma
lstional Executive Committee of the
laUnion League Of America will be
convened at the ST Nicholas Hotel,
New York, ON the 26th.
The abstract Of all the National
Banks (mOre than 1000 shows an
aggregate of resources and liabilities
sot $l.516y y303, 900 including loans aud
discounts 1868, 000,000; specie nearly
Sc, 100000; legal tender notes $80. .500,-
600; three per cent. certificates SOL
1000 600. The capital stock is over
$420,0O0, 900. f aae eIa.e
E. ID. Bassett, Minister to Hayti,
received his instructions from the
Department of State today, and took
leave Of the President
iThe rumor is prevalent here of an
alleged repugnance of the Haytien
Government to the appointment of a
colOred Minister is rauthoritiyely de-
MED. % the contrary,-the appoint
ment is declared to be received by
Haytiens as high compliment 10 the
cQlored race. 45s..r
O WAsHINGTON, D. c.. May 21-The
Preside ent- has made the following ap
p0intments, Felix Castee, Surveyor Of
Customs at St. LOuis;i James r.
Mclean, Collector at Ohieago; Ed
ward Gedding, Assessor of Internal
Revenue for Washington Territory;
Alfred Sanford, Supervising Inspect
OF of Steamboats, for the Fourth Dis
triet; Chas. III. Boyce. Consul at
Prague; VIM. NJ. M0rFls. POSTMASTER
at Cedar Falls. Iowa; G. VI. Shiebly, /
Postmaster at Rome, Georgia.
jerome II johnson, colored, Pres |
ident OF the First Ward Republican |
Club, and John I. Cook, coiored, I
brother Of Alderman Cook, of this
city. were 10 day recommended for i
appointment, by the Commissioner.
Second. Liautenant j. w. Whom, !
Thirty Fifth Infantry, has beea de-
tailed to execute the duties OF Indian /
AGENT, and is ordered 80 report with +
out delay to Commissioner Parker.
WASHINGTON, My 2I-Commis.
sioner of Indian Affairs Parker has
made the following assign nment Of
army officers detailed TO execute the
duties of Indlau Superintendents: /
Colonel De Il. Floyd, Tor Idaho; BTe-
vet BrIgadier General a. Sully, for 4
Montanas Breyet Major General Jn0.
b. .MolRtosh,i for Colorado; BreYet#
ColonelE. M Hudson. TOR Oregony
Brevet Colonel Samuel Ross, for
Territory.
A large number of fagents have also
been assigned, aud proclamation re-
lating to the proper observance of the
hour law has been prepared,
aud will be issued from msthe Depart
meat of State. 1t provides that the
pay for eight hours work shall be the
sanleu as tor ten, 10 all the Govern
ment establishments, In accordance /
with the law of Congress. II- --a .ltJIB
The lutheran Synod, now in ses-
sion, has appointed Rev. Dr. Butler, +
Chaplain of the House of Represent
atives, as delegate to the General
Asse mbly of the United Presbyterian
Church, and Rev. DIR. Stuttenb berg, of
Pittsburg, as alternate. sasu
The Board of Police Commission
ars have appoiRted a coiored police j
the first of the African
race in the District Of Columbia.