The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-08
FROM WYASHL.NGTON.
signing Of the English TrentY.

Special Despatch TO the Euening Telegrauh
WAsHINGToN, May S.-The Auglo-American
treaty signed this morning, at the State
Department, by all the commissioners.
The British members of the commission left
on the noon train for New York, carrying a
duplicate copy of the treaty to be sent to Lon
don by special message. Schenck and the Eng
lsh commission have engaged passage on the
steamer leaving the 2sth of May. This indicates
the expectation of speedy action of the Senate
on the treaty.
An attempt to have the treaty considered at
open session will not prevail. Mr.. Morton says
says If it was ever necessary to have treaty
considered in secret session this is the treaty.
Several Senators arrived this morning. The in
dicstions are for full Senate on Wednesday q
The President did not return from Pennsylva-
MIA as expected this evening.
The English Commissioners Leave for
New York.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Lord Tenterden, Lord
Goderich, Professor Bernard, and others of the
High Commission, with Hon. James Brooks aud
wife, left in a special car at noon for New York
The gentlemen of the High Commission 20 to
Boston and Niagara before they return.
GBY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
Exclusively 20 The sVening Telegraph.
Telegraphic Transfer.
The Treasurer of the United States made
telegraphic transfer to-day of quarter of
million in coin from the Sub-treasury of San
Francisco to the ubtreasury in New York.
Naval ORDERS
Captain James Armstrong, United States
Navy, is ordered to the command of the naval
station at Mound City, Illinois, relieving Cap
tam Egbert Thompson who now awaits orders.
Captain Edmund Il. Calhoun is detached from
duty as Inspector Of Ordnance at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard ordered as executive officer at
the New York Navy Yard.
The President
will not return to Washington until tomorrow.
he will probably remain in Baltimore tonight.
Ordnance Department.
Upon the accommodation of the Chief of Ord
nance the following changes in stations and
duties OF officers of the Ordnance Department
are made:-
Major j. w. Todd, now commanding at the
Baton Rouge Arsenal, to ths command OF the
Detroit Arsenal; Captain ID. w. Flagler, now
commanding at the Augusta Arsenal, to duty at
Rock Island; Captain f. II. Parker, now in
command of the Detroit Arsenal, to
duty at the Watertown Arsenal; Captain
s. s. Babbtt is ordered to the command of
the st. Louis Arsenal; Captain Isaac Arnold is
detached from the Springfield Armory and
James II. Rollins now in command Of the St.
Louis Arsenal, TO command the San Antonio
Arsenal; First Lieutenant George w. Mckee,
now on duty at Benicia Island TO duty at st.
Louis
Second Lieutenant T.. II. Wright, now on duty
at the Watertown Arsenal, has been ordered to
the Rock Island Arsenal; Second Lieutenant J.
G. Clifford, now on duty at the st. Louis
Arsenal, has been ordered to the Benicla
Arsenal.
Internal Revenue Receipts
to-day, ST1s, ,s57.
Deputy Commissioner Douglass Is Acting
Commissioner in the absence OF General Pleas
aston.
Subscriptions to the new loan to l o'clock to-
day Sl240
The following
Custom House Appointments
have been confirmed by Secretary Boutwell,
Thomas w. Gibson, Assistant Appraiser; James
f. Hall and Chauncey ID. Murray, Examiners
Lewis Frank, George A. BeLnet, and John
Crosby, Openers and Packers; and c. c. Cas-
well Clerk in Naval Office.
The symptoms Of
MIR. w. w. CoroOran
are worse to-day.
The Special senate Session.
An additional number OF Senators have ar
rived.
TbeEl Is now no doubt that a full regiment of
District militia will be organized at an early
day