New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-20
FLASHING TON.
THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF JUsTICE-ARMY AND
NAVY APPOINTMENTS.
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THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-ARMY AND
NAVY APPOINTMENTS.
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July TO- 1870.
Attorney General Alderman states that the various
branches Of the Department of Justice will be brought
together possible, except tho Solicitor OF
Claims at the State Department who viii be allowed to
remain at the State Department No in the Treas
ury Department have been assigned for the use OF the
SolicorGeneral. who, however, has not yet been ap
pointed and probably will not be for several weeks AS
sistant Attorney General Fields reres on the LIST OF
August. His will be at once appointed Mr.
Alderman will leave here for his home in Georgia about
the 5th Of August and expects to be absent till septem
ber
The Secretary Of War to-day ordered board Of officers
convene West Point TO try all the private soldiers
and cadets against whom there any charges pending
Gen. O. A. Gilmore to-day ordered TO take charge
of the construction OF the Notifications upon Staten
Island N w. vice Gen. Newton, detailed for other duties
The improvements are to be vigorously pushed
The Board of Naval Officers which has been in session
in this city for the past year. to examine into the various
improvements in ordnance &c. having completed their
duties has been dissolved and the report submitted to
the Chief of the Bureau.
The resignation Of Admiral MelancthOn Smith, as Chief
of the Bureau of Equipment and Repairs in the Navy De-
parment was accepted yesterday afternoon and imme-
diately thereafter an order was issued assigning
him to the of the Washington Navy-Iard' vice
Admiral Dahlgren, deceased
Rear-Admiral Gibson, the commander OF the Eu-
ropean Squadron having sailed with his staff week or
ten days ago. is expected to relieve RearAdmira Rad
ford Immediately when the latter will return homo in
the Franklin, his flagship that vessel needing extensive
repairs Important dispatches relative TO the European
war are expected shortly from naval commander in
those waters.
Secretary Boutwell, has nominated Gen. f. A. Starring
to be Consular Agent for the Treasury Department and
to-day the President approved the nomination 1t Is
understood that Starring will leave for Europe in
the early part Of August His district embraces England,
France and the German ports.
Gen. schenck said to-day in the presence Of several gen.
temen that he had definitely determined not to be again
a candidate for Congress. 1t is stated among his friends
that he has made arrangements TO become associated
with land and emigration company, at a salary of
81 900 per annum one of the conditions of his engagement
being that he will not accept any political Office He
says that he would under circumstances accept a
foreign mission and that the first ntmatOn he had OF
the matter was through the newspapers. He goes to
New-York for several weeks private business, and
will then return to this city and take his family to their
home in Ohio for the
Secretary Boutwell, does intend to leave here until
the Of August and will be absent until the middle OF
September
James Gates Citizen sentenced to the Dry Tortugas
for five years for dsloyalty, by court martial in 1863
was to-day parioned by the President