Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-05

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| throughout the country.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN has declined
to address the Southern Republican Club on
the ground that he would have to allude to Geor-
/ ga matters, and the questions at issue in that
State will soon come before him for q legal
opinion. 1t is said the Attorney General fayors
| all election in the State this fall.
THK SPANISH MIssIoN.-A special order ius,
issued from the War Department directs that
the leave of absence to go beyond sea granted
Major General Daniel u. Sickes, U. 5. A, re-
tired by the special order of June 9th, 1859, BE-
| extended one year. General Sickles being on the
retired list is no: effected by the recent act OF
l Congress prohibiting officers of the army from
| holding civil appointment, and will, therefore.
continue in the discharge OF his duties as Minis
ter to Spain, the recent act applying to officers
on the active list only.
l SALE OF NAVAL STEAMERs.-The fourth class
| screw steamer Seminole, which has been living
| at the New York navy-yard for the past year,
has been sold by the Navy Department to Null
l len & Winchester, OF Boston, for So, 900. She
/ was formerly attached to the North Atlantic
/ Squadron, but came home about year since
| with the yellow fever on board, and since tn At
/ tine has been out Of commission having been
| condemned by board of survey.
The ting Clinton, also laid up at the New York
| navy-yard for some time past, has been sold to
| W. s. Nickerson for s2,IO0.
RETURN OF THE PRssIpENT-CABrNsr MEsr-
ING-The President arrived here this morning
from Long Branch, accompanied by his son
Ulysses, jr., and Gen. Horace Porter his secre-
tary. After breakfasting at the White House
he visited the Treasury Department, and spent
an hour with Acting Secretary Richardson He
then retul ned to the White House where the
Cabinet assembled at noon; all the members
present except Secretaries Fish and Boutwell,.
who were represented by Assistant Secretary's
Davis and Richardson. The President returns
to Long Branch this evening, and leaves there
on Monday for st. Louis, where he will spend
several days. The Cabinet meeting to -day has
no significance whatever, being solely for
the consideration OF routine matters. No extra
session Of Congress will be called.
THR CABINET adjourned this afternoon
shortly after two O'Clock, but no subject
of importance was under consideration.
The President has no idea of calling
An extra session OF Congress, and thi
afternoon stated he would not do So
unless the war in Europe should TAX.
such shape As to necessitate the reassem-
bling of Congress. Nothing was al in
Cabinet about the recent decision of Attorney
General Akerman on unexpended balances
The President further stated that his only rea
son in visiting Washington to-day was to attend
to several routine matters which have accumu
lated during his absence, and as he was to visit
st. Louis next week he did not like an
much time to elapse without Cabinet meeting.
He leaves Long Branch for st. Louis on Mon
day next, and VIII return there on Tuesday the
10th irstant.
The NEW ARMY LAw.-Upon their own re
quest, the President has directed that Captain
X. Parry, unassigned; Capt. Frederick Phis-
terer, unassigned, and First Lieutenant Jam IS
w. Dixon, 4th artillery, be honoraby DISCHARGED
the service OF the United States under the pro-
visions OF the new army bill.
PosT OFFICE APPoINTMENTs-Thoma L.
Halbrook, Jno W. Lord and John Peddrick
have been appointed Special Agents Of the Post
Department. Harry G.. Pearson has been nro-
NOTED TO be head clerk on the railway most Of
fee between New York and Washington. vice
PPeddrick, r appointed special agent, and George
ii. Fayman. of Washington, has been appointed
railway postal clerk on the same road vice
Pearson promoted.
ARMY ORDERS.-A special o-Ier ilst issued
from the War Department, directs that CAPTAIN
VIM. p. Martin, military storekeeper q. NJ
Department, on being relieved at Fort Smelling
Minnesota, by Captain Hamilton Iieber wifi
proceed to Charleston, s. c., and relieve Capt
Addison Barrett, military storekeeper at that
place.
Major P. P. q. Hall, paymaster, has been as
signed to the department OF Texas.
ARREST OF A MAIL RoBBRR.-Capt John
Frey, special agent of the Post Office Depart
ment, recently arrested David A. Marshall, late
Acoic mt nj
county, West Virginia, on charge OF rifipg
registered letter in transit of 81 900 In money.
He was taken to Wheeling, before United States
him in the sum Of 81 900 bail for his appearances
at the September term of the United States Dis
trict Court at that place.
TRANSFORMATION or FoREt6N MAns.-A
prominent New Yorker representing the ocean
steamship service, yesterday had a lengthy in
terview with Postmaster General Cresswell, in
relation to the transportation of American mails.
MIR. Cresewell informed him that he had vet
perfected no arrangement, but was very desir-
GUS that an American line should be started, and
declared that he would 60 to the utmost limit Of
his powers and privileges to support such line.
The steamship interest have vessels that they
could make . good line out Of in a weeks notice,
but, after carefully comparing the cost, they
have unanimously come to the conclusion th at
without mail contract or Q subsidy from this
government they would make every trip at .
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assurances that Congress would come to the re-
lief OF such an enterprise next December il
would be started at once and the mails carried
TO and from Europe under the American flag
There are parties urging the President to call
an extra session TO legislate for the American
ocean carrying interest.
EUROPEAN papers state that the baggage of
the French Emperor, which preceded him to the
seat OF war looked more like q travelling hospi-
tai than like The traps of a general. 1t contained
among others large medicine chest, three
KINDS OF bathing tubs and some other bathing
apparatus, an invalids easy-chair, q stretche9
OF peculiar construction, and q great deal of
other medical and sick-room apparatus.
A WRITER. in speaking Of the war maps pro-
duced In such abundance by the newspapers.
saye: .'They ere very easily made. A pistol is
nrst charged with powder, then Q small bottle
OF ink Is placed on this charge, and fired against
2 piece OF boxwood; the block IL then handed to
the artist, who chips away all the surface not
covered with ink-producing first-class news
paper may.D