Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-03-18
w..hinxtou New. and Gossip.

WASHINGTON, March IL.
>. The President to-day nominated Il
the Senate. Geo. S. Boutwell,; of Massa
chusetts, as Secretary of the Tr asnry
Hamilton Fish, of New York, as Secre
) tary of State; General john A. Rawlins
as Secretary of War; e. B.SWashburne
of Illinois, as Minister to France; Frank
) Moore as Assistant Secretary OF Legation
to France; 4. h. Smart, Marshal Tor the
District of Columbia; C.. \. Newcomb
Marshal for the District of Columbia
\ a. G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Minister
TO st. Petersburg.
I THE CABINET as il now stands, is
much stronger rlnteiiectual. y and com.
mands larger measure of public conf
dence, that it did as originally consti-
tuted. The President improves 10y
practice. r..
/ Commissioner Delano, a few DAYS ago,
announced his .lateention of removing
! the Collector of the Fifth
I (Mungen'sJ District OF Ohio, and the
Collector has, therefore, rendered his
resignation. Thefevenue appointments
! for this State will he made this week, so
far as'the Commissioner action is con-
cerned. rt,a
According Ia ne account made on the
4tf of March, SecittarN Boutwell, took
charge OF the Treasury Department with
sopu, so1 one iiunuieu an" tM1 hiiIItols VI
uoiiais IN; M eoih ~ tne rauIis, twenty
ing certificates, and thirteen millions in
currency. The pubic debt on the 1st of
March was 81, ,54o. .336, ,9Oi 2s, but since
th at time IL has letn decreased about
li.,s ni,l men Vi interest
.,,s, ~ oe eae e'. UNI tDe ist VI May "heh
Soo ,u.sp,uVo III CON Will be required 10
ia! me sem, al'nusl ihsIaIlmeht OF IN
.ehesi VI, oi' tiie i've" "en'9 oohos, which
ans u'e ii' oi 'iia' 'a'e' 1ar
II Tia. s. tale Judiciary Committee in
.heir rr,.vrl reetnn End a Suspension of
as. .enlI.-. Gffice law till next winter.
Tney uu Ihis on the ground that there is
ttu Time this session to properly consider
:hr question ui repeal or nlodication.
.-r M L.,.,, - -sl.s,.,- ~
.,ia' ~ tnis ooii-
SS.,,t'., .iu ~ =! the nist 10 20 10
=, es.oen. oiau. ~ ioi M slenaiuie, y tllil
.s,I ~ % IsI.',t,. 1Ie puoiie Iieuil.. II Was
r. p ~ - -. - iI"s anu "
fara th.. : a.,n -, 'S ,''io Je
san,,.s,.. s ,het' ,'oat I.dS'r - - ane
cept that the second section legalizing
gold contracts has been left out as heiug
unnecessary. !
CO.
eoid tor r. ai'eeI;.,.;o !, e al, t2oho il':
neiu iei lhe eonsoIiuatloii vi tiie regl-
h.h'e 81 hon an ..e hefsic III accoruanee
" mIn .ie pIosisiohs ms Oh lhe ne" Ia" ior
tna ne aeeu1Sion C, nn tne army, was printed
.U,uaS. ny; auu ai'itieiy Ieeiihen.s
of;nfansr,..r ,' ~ % cSonaai;dn,sd III mems trt
twenty-five. rms will throw twenty |
Coioneis, twenty Lieutenant .Coloneis,
twenty Majors Two hundred captains,
and about four hundred First and Second
Lleutenants into the list of those await
ing orders: Wherever officers are on
detached duty or are absent with leave
or otherwise their places VIII be filled
from the next III rank, and they LETT on
the list. OF those in retirement. iIhe
twenty-five regiments will constantly
nave full complement of officers. The
four eolored regiments will be, formed
INTO two, be known as the twenty fourth
and 1Twenty-fifth. The four veteran
reserves will be consolidated with the
active regiments. and men unit for duty
lhe, staft cdri.s are bot cunsoidated Il