, 1870-10-19

Special De-,~.trh to The C.,icaeu Tribune.
CABINET HEk11SH.
= NA:41rSirnS. D. G., t3ct. 1s-Thc Cabinet Meet- |
irg to.sIa, vas ri unusual lcnErc. hat nothtng Of
general importance: uuEa.sr af tho T.,lsinr hush
ueak Of the departments. of which there had been
great accumulation.
CABINET CnASfRs.
Nut, ing more leuoite II Sio1u io-t'ay IN rsssart
10 t:al..e: changes. Mt. Delano Is .til! urCtnE
Gecesa! Cowall tut Commissioner OF 1a:eEnal tes~
euue, but Secretary Boutwell, has views OF h!'
own IA regurd to the matter, which It may BIZ 'lim
cult to overcome Tie rreaiicut 61lu refuses t.
give out the osf1csal correspondents between
himself and secretary Cox, although what puf-
ports to be the teasonH CT the resignation
are ffetI5 communicated At the Th!te House
here, The President has. however, Informed
some Of bis otcla friends Of the character Of the
correspondence, and 1t has thus become known TO
several that the issue was fairly presented .:
support IN various reforms Insugurated In the ID.
terror Department. anl that the letter OF accept
ance eyadeH them ALL On this account the lfest-
dent has been Rdgised to withhold the co-re-
spondence- somewhat embarrassing feet, tn
eonne ctlou with the charges drought bT Cnautles.
rs Chairman Of The Congressional Committee.
against Coz, has come to tight. a vigorous rs
sAult was nade on the Secretary, on the Rrounh
| that he had appointed persons Who were Demo
| Gratis, and even C.'raerheatfs, n o1ice.
| And particular case was tXed upon
"a the most gl2rnK OF ALL In referring to the list
| Of recommendations, It appears tla1 the man iu
| question had heen recommended by one of the
,1u.st prominent nembe;, Vi the Congressional
Committee, namely By Senator Wilson himself.
/ II ha4 long been perfectly understood that th~
cou1 se pursued hy the Secretary of the Interior tn
making appointments, has been to require en-
dorsements from welt-kn0wn OF recognized He
puotlcans, and then send these candidates befVc
Board at Examiners. aad to appoint those founf
comretent, and 30 III tho large majority OF casts
which hare Of late been maslc the prerext for
complaint, II Will he fou'ta that Republican Gu
1orscmcnts procured tho appointments.
THE ST. CLAIR CANAL.
The rcnorte4f seizure OF the st. Clair Flats
| Canal BY the Canadian authorities, ia now uualeF-
| s:cod hero to he q canard. In the absence OF
General Cram, who has chsrSc Of t1'e consuuc'
ttcn Of thr works, General Con1stocS, who Is sta-
toned al Detroit, has ttlcgraphed to tue Val
prra.tu,eut that the whole sturF Is hoax; TINT
nc ultf1culty could posslb'y mise, as the canal
entirely Within American boundaries.
CHIEF jrsr1cE CHASE
has been forbidden Ly his physicians to take hs'
srnt on the bench at the opening OF the nrpsuach
trg term, on tie 3osia tns- III
has sent word, however, that he T!l
| rrturp by January I. His house hert
will be closet 10. the winter, nu.l In the oruos
, OF LIS friends he will hardly uc able 10 resum
, | work during the coming term.
, LEAVE or AnsEscE.
Thr President has feSuel TN order granting 11
clerks employed In the departments who bcion;
!, 10 the Methodist denomination, 1ease Of absccc
fsr three days, to attend the Methodist Confer
!, ence which Is to ne held IN this city.
EXTRA FAT CLAIMED.
!. The Secretary of War has decided that Hoan!ta
!, | Stewards employed ia the department at Wash
tngton, during tEer terms Of enlistment were M