New-York tribune., 1871-06-02

MIR. BANCROFT APPOINTED MINISTER ~ 49,
MANY-sRCRETARY FISHs RESIGNATION IN
THE HANDS OF THE PREsIDENT-C0MFoHI
FOR THE HOMEOPATHS-THE NAVAL SIAiF
QUESTION SETTLED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDuNgl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Junef1, ISL
Among the appointments made by the President TINS
morning previous to his departure was that OF the Hon
George Bancroft to be Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Penipotentary to the German Empire Mr.. Ban
croft being n legacy OF the johnson Administrator
many politicians here urged, last Winter that ne 90 re-
called and the place given to one else Judge orn
OF Indiana was q candidate for the office, and ID I'M
derstood IL was at time offered TO him. Tho able
IN which Mr. Bancroft has performed his dutes
however and the personal Efforts OF Of his friends
who holds n high position in the State Department
broke up this arrangement and Judge orth was offered
a mission in South America, which he declined
There no doubt that Secretary Fish has long
TO resign as soon as the Treaty of Washington ra
fed that formally informally he placed his resig
nation in the hands Of the President Ia few days ago.
Many Of the Presidents most trusted advisers have,
however opposed any change in this direction, on the
ground that II absolutely necessary would weaken
the Administration. The President is also personally
opposed to Mr. Fish's resignation, and remarked TO
Cabinet Minister on Sunday that Mr.. Fish would not
leave the Cabinet he he Presdent could help it. IL
is generally believed here, to-day, that the matter Will
be allow ed TO rest the present Should Mr. Fish insist
that resignation De ne y"
act as arbitrator on the part Of the United states at
Geneva. and It is believed will accept the mission
Gen. Baker, the new Commissioner OF Pensions, as
snmed the duties Of his Office to-day and was visited by
all the prominent M,nnesotians In the city, There are
about 200 applicants for tho remaining IS elerkshlps
created by the law granting pensions to soldiers VINO
served through the war 1872 and not yet filed, and
the appointments 10 positions viii be made mme-
diately. The only important change that Will at
present take place in the Pension Ofce Will DC
the appointment medical referee in the place OF Dr.
sater who resigned this afternoon The Commissioner
has recommended for the place DIR. Thomas b. Hood
Surgeon OF considerable army experience and an exten
ye writer on medical subjects IL may be remembered
that the late Commissioner Dr. Van Aernam, made re-
leness war on the homeopathic physicians throughout
the country employed by the Pension Bureau and dis
charged them from Office. The new Commissioner,
though not a homeopathst himself, Is In sympathy with
medical as we'll other reforms, and Will see that the
bomeopath,sts are not overlooked when appointments
are TO be made.
The President before leaving for Long Branch sgned
the new commiss OF staff officers Of the navy under
the late law OF Congress- prescribing their grade anu III
creasing their rate The officers affected by the law are
about 80 in number and their commissions were mailed
10 them to-day.
letter from Gen. Spinner received at the Treasnrers
O,ce to-day announces that at the time 1t was written
he was at Chester England suffering from the efects p
a severe attack Of cholera morbus.
An important case, now before the Commissioners OF
Internal Revenue for decision, involves the question
whether the borrowed capital Of bank Is liable to tax
very delicate case, involving the conflicting claims
of the Union Pacific and the Kansas Pacific Railways 1Or
bonds and lands has been referred for decision 10 he
Attorney General, who has announced that his opinion
will be ready this week. The conflict arose from reso-
luton introduced in the House by the late Thaddeus
Stevens aud passed by Congress- which, it Is claimed by
nv nj
the other.
The new series OF Internal Revenue stamps will be
ready for distribution about the first OF July, ana VIII
embrace a new stamp Of the denomination OF sS,ooo
This viii be fof use deeds and mortgages. An app-
cation for S25COO revenue stamp was received at the
Bureau recently NewYork firm has been manufac-
turing bitters which they claimed contained neither
alcohol wine, and to which they therefore, axed
only a four-cent stamp. 1t being suspected that the
Government had been swndled. sample of the
"btters" has been anayzed by order OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, and found to contain ten and nine
tcnts per cent alcohol and nineteen per cent OF sherry
wne The mixture is therefore, liable to tax OF s6 on
each dozen quart bottles.
The Controller of the Currency informed Secretary
Boutwell, to-day that he has, during the past month,
issued S75OOo0 worth OF greenbacks Ihs Wlli Dc eh
ploye in the redemption OF three per cent eerncaes
of which there are now outstanding about i5e0OO0
Numerous complaints have been received at the Treas
,,ry Department from merchants and manufacturers Ill
the Pattsburg ~ " Collection District that there Is SO
much smuggling along the Canada border as TO seriously
inure them in their business. Single cases involving
thousands Of dollars each are reported Reports from
many of the principal points on the border snow sas-
faction that the new Treaty does not contain any pro-
visions for reciprocity which, they say, would be OF
great advantage 20 Canada. and OF no advantage to
Americans Canada il is urged neither produces any
thing which we need and cannot produce ourselves nor
furnishes "a market for American productions Uhder
reciprocity treaty Canada would sell her gram potatoes
and lumber in the United States, and instead OF buying
orr manufactured articles would import them from En-
gland and then smuggle large quantities OF them over
the border. -
The Southern Outrage Committee met to-day, but VIII
not begin the examination OF witnesses until Tomorrow
Letters were to-day read from several prominent gentle
men in the South who had been asked Tor lnforuato
Among those who will be examined are ex-senator War
per OF Alabama, and Gov. Scott OF South Carolina Gov
nav of Alabama will also probably be summoned.
Secretary Boutwell, has decided to make no change in
the Collectorship Of Mobile =
The diplomas to the graduating class Of midshipmen
at the Naval Academy will be delivered to them Oh Mon
day The class sails from Annapolis June H. In the
United States steamers Saratoga and Constellation,
which have been reftted and repaired for the purpose
Thev oo first 10 New-York. and thence to Halifax.
Gen Babcock having entered to-day on his duties as
Commissioners Of Public Buildings and Grounds, the
Offices Of the Executive Mansion thronged with ap
plicants for the positions in his gift
Mr. Nelson American Minister to Mexico, has informed
the Secretary Of State that President Juarez has, by de-
cree Professionally closed the Port OF Iampco
that OF Pueblo in it's stead
An extension Of the Gibbs sewing machine patent was
granted to-day
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.l
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has sent the
following circular to the Supervisors In the Southern
states: ain accordance with the recent proclamation
Of the President the Secretary of War has issued orders
q, the commanding officers in the various Departments