The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

Special Despatch TO The EUening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, May a.
MIR. CoIfax
ia rapidly improving. He had good appetite this
morning and feels better and stronger. He is con-
sdered out Of danger.
The Senate
was engaged all the morning in discussion OF the
resolution for the release of White and Ramsdell.
The sentiment OF the Senate Is against release. Mr.
Sumner has the floor at O'Clock, for speaking on
constitutional liberty
The International Young Mems Chris
tian Association Convention
adjourns to-day.
IBY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
Exclusively to The EUening Telegraph.
The Treasury Department Smoked Out.
WASHINGTON, May 2I.-The officials belonging to
the Cash aud Redemption Divisions OF the Treasury
Department were put to a little discomfort upon
arriving at their offices this morning, at finding the
different rooms OF these bureaus completely hlled
with smoke, the floors discolored from its effects,
and the carpets, furniture, etc., completely dis
figured thereby.
in operation generates a kind of gas, the sme1 OF
which has frequently been the source OF complaint,
rot only by officials of the department, but by per-
sons residing in the neighborhood, was particularly
active last night and the result was that this morn
ing the rooms above mentioned were saturated with
q greasy kind of smoke, the smell OF which was in
tensely dlsagreeable SO much so as to require re-
mova Of cfapets a1d or time peyented some
The smoke from this machine has often permeated
the building, to the intense disgust of officials and
visitors sThe beautiful marble telling OF the ash
room has been very much disdgured, the floor hav-
ing been turned one uniform brjwnsh color.
Army Orders.
Captain Edward A. strang, Assistant Quartermas-
ter, relieved from duty at New Orleans and ordered
to duty as Assistant Quartermasler at BroWnsvile,
Texas.
General Pleasanton las given instructions that
and collectors who desire to participate In
decorating the graves OF soldiers have permission to
plOsp their offices the a0th instant during the
exercises.
Despatch from Minister Washburne. ,
The following telegram was received at the State
SECRETARY FISH, Washington:-The insurgents
still hold small part of the city. There are some
new nres The Archbishors fate is uncertain
WAsHBURNE.
Dated at Versailles.
West Point Appointments.
John f. Guilroile, soldiers orphan and an In
mate of the Baltimore Soldiers Asylum, has been
appointed by the President cadet at large to the
Military Academy for 1872. This appointment COM
pletes the complement of Tennessee cadets an
nuallv appointed by the President
Willard Young, son OF Brigham Young, has
been nominated to the President as a cadet to the
Military Academy.
Government Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, WASHINGTON, May 2T-l030 A. M-Synop.
sis for the past twentY-fou hours: The barometer
has fallen somewhat at the Rocky Mountain station
and Is still low on the California coast. The low
pressure OF Friday morning IN the extreme north.
high barometer exist in Upper Canada and on the
Carolina coast. Light rains have fallen at very
many points from Connecticut to Lake Erie and
thence TO Kansas. Cloudy and threatening weather
prevails over the latter region The temperature
has fallen from Lake Ontario eastward and light
winds have generally prevailed. At present fresh
northwesteTy winds are reported north and east OF
West Virginia and tendency towards light north
easterly winds exists over the country north and
west OF Ohio.
IDTobablities.-It is probable that the barometel
will fall from Ohio to Iowa and southwark, Will
warm and cloudy weather The temperature viii
probably not increase materially the lakes and fl
the Eastern States. Fresh northwest winds vii
probably continue north and east OF Pennsylvania
with clear weather.