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WAsHISGTox. Oct. o. ls,o
II is understood that bill will he prcsented to and
pressed on Congress FOR the abolition OF the Office
Bureau IL il urged by many influential persons that
the Patent laws do materially benefit inventors
people, and that the privileges conferred by present
regulations are taken advantage Of by cas of persons
who are not entitled 10 be- considered inventors. This
office has, it IL alleged become too complicated to bc
beneficial and must either be abolished or haSc 10 Jnrs
dicton materially changed.
GEN Eaton. Commissioner Of Education is progressing
with his report which will go to press on Tuesday
The information and material presented viii DE very
complete the statistics of American education in every
branch having been carefully collected and tabulated.
The rcpor.will embrace number Of able educational
papers contributed by experienced writers, and VIII
make a volume of over 200 pages.
The POstmasicr-Gener has accepted the proposition
Of tine Bremen line direct mil service with
GerInany but the Inman line holds contract for
carrying the English mails Saturday, bc only
give them the German mails on that day. lie viii mg
est to the Bremen Company the advantage OF starting
Thursday other unoccuped day, thus taking
both the German and English mails, the Department
desires to have many foreign mails per week ar poe
sible.
II is rumored that after the completion his Official
report Commissioner Fisher will tender his resignation
because Of hard labor and inadequate compensation
The Commissioner OF the General Land Office appears {"
on the slate for either removal resignation. 4
great pressure has been made effect his removal upon
the plea that he has held office for quarter Of
century and that the operations Of the Land ONCE
not satisfactory. The Commissioner however has many
strong friends who insist that he has always discharged
his duties with marked ability and fidelity and that his
resignation removal would operate Djudonsly 20 the
interests of the Government
1t IL understood that Mr. Delano will retire from the
charge OF the Internal Revenue Bureau tomorrow. and
tkao tl,, A..
uty Commissioners Douglass will be the acting Comms
sioner until a Commissioner is appointed.
Senators Morton and Thayer and Secretary Fish dined
with the President last evening
Mr. Davis Assistant Secretary Of state returned here
last evening.
number Of colored people left here yesterday for Ba
timore, route Liberia, West Africa The ship Col
conda will sail from that place for Liberia Tuesday
next stopping at Hampton Roads TO take on board 30
emigant from North Carolina, all freedmen who go 10
Join their friends who, year ago, established the flour
ishng settlements OF Brewerve and Arlington on the
Ex-senator Doolitte arrived here last evening. He
dered the Democratic nomination for Congress IN th
Chicago District. He is not citizen of Chicago
GENERAL PRESS DRPATCHl
The orders with reference 20 the military forces
collected in New-YOrk have been sent To MJor-Gen
Mcdowell, who has and will continue Ia have, the COM
mand of them 1t never was contemplated 20 place
these troops under the direction Of any other officer
Friends samuel Beatte OF Pennsylvan and GrnneB
of New Bedford in behalf Of many members OF their de
nomination, visited the President yesterday, to thank
him for having inanguraed peace policy toward th.
Indians and congratulated him the appointment OF
civil instead Of military agents 10 conduct the business
pertaining to the various tribes.
New York, of 81 900 600 Of coin On each
the purchase OF 100000 OF bonds on each Thursday dni-
ing the month OF November.
The President stated TO friends yesterday he had
not yet selected Minister TO England.
The bids under the advertisement OF Oct H. opened at
the Ordnance Bureau yesterday are follows: Oliver
Lppneott of Chicago S. % per get for Iooc sets hors
Josyn carbnes; Schuyler, Huntly 4 Graham of New
York t7 IS for,2 500 GALLAGHER carones same price for
bayonets, with the privilege OF 400 rounds Of ammunition
G per az ar cndn ~ele no ps hors snd
infantry equipments, nor were there any Oilers for the
f odntee ng s nreEt d is S'9 ren m
mand had for the present been satisfied Fsnoe having
The President on saturday signed the c1mnssion Of
Columbus Deano as Secretary OF he Interior ron IN"
ham of Massachusetts, Consul at Bombay; WD H. Town
send OF Rhode Island Consul al CorS; ffgqsrsa mela
New-Hampshire, Consul at Londonderry Nathaniel
New,,Iexico, and Edward H. PIiltrplace Of Michigan
Superintendent OF Indian Affairs for Arizona.
The reports TO the Controller OF the Currency show
that on the sth resources the national of
Boston were sli25643 IL, and their Liabilities the SAINT
They number 49, The resources OF the banks 0f Phia
dephia the same day So,liJ,s9l Gs. and then
EnsiensF s. Basset and Uriah Harris arr ordered 10
the Pacific Fleet the 18th OF November EnsgnH J.. A.
Field N. L. Mason and John b. Briggs, Ia torpedo duty
h
NavyYard Passed, Assistant Surgeon W. = Foot to tenn
pOrary duty at the New-Y0rk Navy-Nar1: See0Dd-As-
sistan Engineer Wood, 10 examination for promotion.
Lieut. Commander h. T. Smith detached from ordnance
duty the Boston Nayyba and ordered to report Ia
the Chief OF the Bureau OF Ordnance fOr duty Master
ID. DeIahanty, from the st. MaIys, Ia await orders;
Master T.. W. Bridge from the Frolc, and granted
three months leave of absence; Ensign T. B. Wyckof
from the Nantucket and granted sckeaye;surgeon CB.
Burbank from the kearsarge, await orders Assistant
Surgeon Z. =. Reilly, from the Lancaster. and granted
sickeaye; Paymsstcr B. NJ Mead, from the kearsarg,
and ordered 10 settle his accounts.
An executive order was received yesterday NJ the De
partment Of the Interior 10 retake the Of the city
and County OF New York. The rcnUmerJion will only
extend "a count Of the population, With only such par
tcuars OF age, sex, and color included ~ aro
necessary ycriication. The will begin iBmedi
atey after the election OF next week, and Will bo pushed
10 a conclusion within few days. The limits Of the
election districts formed with view the present elec
tiOn will be followed in the enumcr9uoD. This action
Of the President 10 not prompted by any
doubt a. tO the honesty and efficiency
OF the United States Marshal and his assistants but the
President holds that charges OF such character those
brought by the Mayor and Council OF NpW-YOrk demand
investigation, the Mayor having formally charged the
United States Marshal with engaging in criminal
spiracy keep the population Of the city below oo0o
such charges, il held, cannot be made without an IN
vestisati0n following.