New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-09

AN1 natfef and that no extra expense was incurred
ENVELOPES or clerk hire. the petitions ana circulars
- ,ncosed with other blanks In the regular order Oh
.M.Coa.s The Postmaster General will also funsh some
sttIcs so far as the same have been obtained SINCE
~ frat Of January. respecting the amountoi iree na'0'
mailed from leading Postofices. ..l -.
III "a asserted 10y several Democratic Senator'S ina.
,hsir whole number, with or two exceptions VIII
sots for the confirmation OF Judge Strong for inc
enpreme Court They assert that the Democrats wiz
fake this course in consequence Of the past leoo Va
Judge, and hfs wellknown conservatism as tney iSS
he rs defeated that a WI come IN nus poo
There no doubt but that Bradley will DC reJec'eu
eouthern Senators greatly incensed ~ MS no"i'
nation. -
read from the President Withdrawing four Indian treaties
which were before the Senate for ratification ineSo
treaties were for tho removal OF the Indians from Nc
braska and Kansas and known as the Osage' the
Kaw the Sac the Fox, aud the Ottoe treaties
There ia lust now lively fight in progress with reier
epce to the Nashville Office, the President wanting
bne man and Senator Fowler another Taking tne case
bf Senator Ross precisely similar rs precedent tne
nontest Will be decided in tho Senate IN FAVOR oi
Fowors candidate. The subject was discussed I'D EAeo
utivo session to-day with no result.
Tho PRONUNCIATION OF General order No. 10 to-day
treated great excitement at army headquarters All
those officers who been on duty here Tor years past
sre now transferred to theIPans and their places hed
nv ocersIwbo have been for years at distant posts
IT'S stated here that Gen. sge positively declines the
snpoinent OF Assessor of Internal Revenue Tor the
Sixth District of New-fork
AT the meeting the Cabinet today Secretary Fish
stated that he had yet received the particulars OF the
tlIhng and woundng Of the American citizens in Ha-
Sana He said had teegraphed to our Consul for fu
particulars.
The House Pacific Railroad Committee today agreed
t report the bin which was referred TO them authorizing
tn faQiIn
upou the grant and other property OF that road ana
20 change the Western terminus from Pugets Sound 10
the Columbia River.
The Senate Appropriation Committee to-day agreed to
amend the bill which passed the House last week. appro
prang 81 for the use o; the Secretary of the Navy
IN the different Navy Yards by increasing the amount 10
SOOoOOO the amount originally asked for by the seere
tary q the Navy
The Senate Finance Committee today, after careful
examination Of the House bill authorizing the coinage OF
new nickel coin Of three, and five cent pieces de-
cided to indefinitely postpone the measure.
The difficulty attending the Collectorship OF the
xXyIIth New-York District has not yet been settled
Mr. Conger 1t will be remembered was appointed and
confirmed, but his commission is still withheld Mr..
ward the Representative Of the District says the state
ment that he recommended the removal Of the former
Collector Aver and the appointment OF Conger to aid
his Ward's) political aspirations is incorrect. His
reasons for demanding the removal we're because the in
terests OF the service demanded it.
Business over the Southern railroads seems to be I'M
proving, from the fact that daily shipments OF rolling
stock pass through Washington en- route for tho South
During the past week the following went through: Two
engines and tenders for the Northern and Southern
Alabama Road one engine and tender for the Nashville
and Chattanooga three passenger for the Macon
and Brunswick; one engine and tender for the Bruins
wick aud Albany; engine and tender for the Selma
and Gulf one engine and tender for the Mississippi Cen
trail and engine and tender for the Georgia Air Line
Some those in charge Of these engines and cars express
She opinion that there will be fully many cars and
engines passing through here weekly, for the Southern
roads, for some months to come.
Mr. stone Of introduced in the House. to-day,
bill TO incorporate the Lhcum Institute OF Georgetown
designed to carry into effect the will Of the late f. NJ
Lthicum of Georgetown, who left $4,000 TO Joshua Riley,
Josiah Dent, Vim. Laird, jr, VIM L. Dunlap, and Wm A.
Gordon, r in trust for the establishment and manten'
Ance Of free school for INDECENT white boys 1.-THE above
named Trustees named ncorporators, and the bill
proposes to exempt the property Of the Institute from
taxation.
Francis A. Walker. Special Commissioner and Acting
Director Of the Of Statistics resigned his Office to
day and WILL tomorrow by the appointment OF the Sec.
Rotary Of the Interior the duties Of supern-
feudent Of the Census Mr. Walker nominated to the
Senate by the President for the same position under the
impression that the appointment required con-
6rmation
/ Ex.9oy Fayette McMurin and Senator Lewis Of vir
glnia. called the President this morning. and ex
tended him. his private Secretary and the members OF
his Cabinet invitation toyisit Richmond, and attend
Che Inauguration ceremonies The President thanked
she gentlemen for the invitation and said ne would IN
form his Cabinet and private secretaries as desired but
feared that he would not be able to attend himself on
account OF the pressure Of public business mere III is
proposed TO have excursion train leave mere on
hhursday afternoon next Senator'S, Congressman, ana
Dtners here have been invited.
NOMINATIONS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
POSTAGE TO ITALY.
GENERAL PRESS DlSPATCBl
The following nominations were sent TO the Senate
to-day
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