New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

Gen shafer the new Governor OF Utah, left to-day fo
Illinois. whence he proceeds at once to SAT- Lake Cy
The Governor had very full conferences win Mem
bers Of Congress and their Committees, giving him
thorough understanding OF what is expected Of him
His instructions are believed be OF an important
character.
Mr. Ghllan offered a resolution in the House today
providing that any enlisted man. who has been dis
charged from the military service to accept an appoint
ment in the civil service shah by such discharge or
appointment be deprived OF the additional bounty pro-
vided for By the act Of July IS. 1906
The New. Hampshire Republican Association held a
meeting Saturday night when committee was
chosen to what members propose to home to
vote at the March election, and what arrangement can
be made rates Of fare. Speeches made by the
Hon. Jacob Benton, the Hon. Jacob H. Ella, N. q. Ord.
way and Senator Patterson. Five persons present
signed paper sgnfyiDg their nentionsto 90 home and
vote at the next election.
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA-GREAT INCREASE
OF REVENUE IN YIRGINIA-THE HUDSON
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHI
Inc oow4g tne 9ny setI W ca
The President sent to the Senate oil the papers in the
possession Of the Secretary OF War In relation 70 ne pro-
Congress to promote the OF tnat state ana
IN relation to the organization OF the @ snGs
telegram from Gen. Terry, dated JAN informing Gen.
sherman that he had assumed S3mmand Oh e nbed
with powers conferred by the Reconstruction Gen.
patches have been shown to the President and Secretary
OF War; and the result is in these words Exercise your
own discretion If fragrant arises. When disqua
flied person proposes to take the oath, investigate the
question Of eligibility and determine his right Tor the
time being" jan IL Gen. Sherman elegraphed to Gen.
Terry will maintain you in all exercises Of any au
thory that will maintain good order until the State OF
found probably We can defend friends against the
Ku-Klu1 or bands OF assassDs" Gen Terry Informed
says the trouble arses from the union with few Re-
publicans with the Democrats Their pretex is that the
Governor dishonest and has stolen the tunds OF the
State. believe the charges unfounded, and think they
governed by other motives" jan IA Gen. sherman
tells Gen. Terry, have shown your dispatches 10 the
President he says you acting all right" Gen. Sher
man acquaints Gen. Terry JAN 49, that the Attorney
General says: Legislature or state Government or
ganzed under an ordinance OF secession is not Legsla
fure OF state in the Union within the meaning OF the
Terry Jan o. think the Legislature should be organ
lied next Monday. including all members duly elected
subject oahs prescribed and the questions OF the
Reconstruction law, excluding only the Migrant cases 70
be by egTsnbeS Ian an
will dispatches &C., you are expected TO use your
own discretion on the points men0nsd ~ Ten
they arise and do not depend on u.s. You are 70 deter
mine absolutely the Questions OF donDt TOT the
General thinks are the only power there oher imam
that reserved to itself by Congress- Jan 20 Gen. Terry
telegraphed the particulars concerning the organization
Of tie House The documents voluminous and afford
a full history Of the transactions ~ -,
Supervisor Presbrey reports to Commissioner Delano
that the collection of taxes manufactured tobacco in
Virginia for the IL months beginning with March 1868
there was collected from the source S29O25 being
gain OF CPS per cent. The shipments IN Dond LOT lSos
reached about Il 100000 pounds, which, auueu 10 tue
tobacco tax paid make total OF nearly 100000 pounds
OF plug and smoking tobacco made ID the state since
The bill introduced by Mr. Dawes Cfass) to-day, and
referred TO the Committee on Post-Ohces ana POST
Roads, provides additional commerclN ana pOstai
facilities Ia the port of NewYork. Marshall o. Roberts
william G. ,Ogden Orgon Vanderburgh, JOhn Ban,
nersons as become with them, created
q body polite in deed and in law by the name OF the
New-York Port Submerged Railroad Company. lAey
are empowered to survey, locate, ana c4nstruSe ~,
submarine tunnetube or covered way III OF nehea. Tue
from some point NewJersey opposite the CITY OF New
York TO some point the city OF NewIork with one or
freight and passengers with the privilege Of charging
and collecting toll They are not however 10 interrupt
the free navigation of the waters The penalties or Cd
sfrncng or iniuring such marine tunnel are hne not
exceeding 5000 or Imprisonment not ess tnan ~ uS
nor more than year, or both, beside paying the
Chief Examiner Hodges of the Patent Office has decided
AGAINST the application for extension OF the Besseer
steel patent in country The final decision III the
case viii be made on saturday o...o..,, poho.on .
Admiral Farragut has written Secretary kooeson a
letter giving his views Of the pending House Dill Tor the
reorganization OF the Navy e Se Of
Board OF Admiralty, OF which the Admiral OF Inc navy
should be President and inc apPOinnen Oh eI ~ h
placed charge or hospitals and asynms. ana OF ~
engineers with the assmilaed rank OF Commanders he
also Insists on the right the executive officers to prece-
ence over all others while IN the discharge OF their du
In the gnnns feel DESTROYS DO justice to the
Of served command
b been equally exposed dangers Incident the profession ac
ben, When Surgeon appealed 10 know had obee
ton certain provided for higher grade for the older on
readily the negative saving thought he oder ON
GERS corps who had served Their country iag sharing
equally with the line bad natura right TO
n 10 he promoted TO grade their respective AT that
lime aid not possible that the feeling could become so violent
and while my opinion circulated simply advocated deserved
ward for merit time the placing such officers at shore
the the
gde am glad all the boards and the honorable Secretary
arc accord to them this perment as Myself During
ali time have prepared opinion without preu
dice or partially sudous avoided to do so until such time
as called for by authority .
The cases OF the delinquent Postmasters, who paid
over the moneys in their hands TO the Confederate Gov
eminent at the breaking out Of the Rebellion, were de-
cded in the U. S. Supreme Conrt to day: The Cont
held that the plea of compuls0n presented by the Post
masters was unsOund and that they we're liable Tor the
amounts so paid over.