The New York herald., 1871-06-15

neen filed, and the Commissioners have taken
testimony in nearly one n,lnored and twenty OF
these cases. mostly pertaining 10 properly taken In
the adjacent counties OF Virginia. These cases
with such Others as may be returned by the special
commissioners Just appointed In various paris OF
The South will b. incladed in their first report to
Congress In December next
Martial Spirit Among the Negroes.
The co'ored elem MT OF Washington mas caught
the martial spirit now ervading the citizens of the
new Territory. and number OF the most prominent
and wealthy Of this ella S have organlzei COM
pany, to he known as the "-'Oaverture Guards"
The Quarrel Among the DOctors-The HomG-
Gpuths Victorious.
The Commissioner OF Tensions has addressed the
following letter to rne medical referee OF the Pen
sion Bureau In reference the recent removal OF
homeopathic physician from the position of Exam
lining Pension SurgeOn:---
sIR-H the matter OF the removal OF DIR. Stlllman
SnoOner, OF oneida, Madison county, n. y, " ap
pears that lie Is regular graduate OF the particular
school in which he claims To practice; that he IL
possessed oi capacity fitness and all honOraee rec
ord III his profession. lr not having been alleged
tnat he IS wanting III any 0i these requisites. ana
there being no charge against nm other tnan that
he Il practitioner In particular scnool Ol medi-
cine. he ~ hereby restored to his position as FIX
ANN ny surgeon.
ihs action has the concurrence OF the honorable
Secretary OF the inlef Or. Very respectfully.
JAMES IL. BAKER. Commissioners.
Inc removal IOOVe referred To Was maue Dy COHl-
missioner Vandcrman.
Treasury Clerks Honor Avenged.
This afternoon Captain l.. NJ. Davenport, clerk
III the Treasury De artnlent, entered the Nee OF
Justice the Peace wan, coorei man. and fired
two shoTs from a revolver at him. One OF the balls
seriously woun ed Wall in the abdOmen. The latter
had called on Davenport al the department at tie
instance of a woman Who represented that Captaia
Davenport sold her worthless stove, the obj ect
being t1e return or article ana the recovery of
the money. CAPTAIN Davenport has been arrested.
Another View o. Alaoamn Affairs.
Governor Lindsay, OF Alabama, was not examined
by the Ku KluX Committee to LAY, but probably will
be on Friday. He utterly denounces the testimony
OF Rev. 4. =. Laken, given Yesterday, whom he
characterizes as stisrer up Of strife. lie says one
proof OF the ialsity LaEen's statement thai he
still living In the very section OF which he spoke
beng lawless. The Governor also lives there and
represents that Alabama is thoroughly peaceful
S'!oomy state of Affairs in seush Garoiina.N
The Ku Klux Committee to-day examined the
United States District Attorney OF South Carolina
and also an ex-Auditor OF tnat State. These wit.
nesses give us rather gloomy accounts OF affairs in
South Carolina.
Kentucky Politics.
c ngrassmln Bee, OF KENTUCKY, who arrived
here o-nlght. states that the prospects Of the demo-
coming election wi result in brilliant victory 4or
the democracy
Receipts of Inrernal Rcycane.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were Si2T000,
ana for the first half OF this month will exceed seven
millions IL Is expected that at the close OF the pre-
sent fiscal year. ending with this month, the entire re-
ceipts Will have been 0oe Uo0 being twenty
millions In excess Of the estimate made by C0mmis-
sioner Deiano n his last report.
LaGics Promoted liz the Treasury Depart.
The Fifth Auditor to-day promoted to lrst class
cerkships three lady copylsts who passed the ne
cessary examination yery satisfactorily. Already
some twenty ladies IN the Treasury Department
have been promoted to clerkships in this manner.
sosr 0fHce Department Appointments.
The Postmaster General to-day appointed the Rev.
George u. Chenowith superintendent ana disDurs-
ing clerk of the Post 0flice Department vice Frank
A. MdcCartney. Chenowth Is from Carlisle, Pa. ana
has been Tor the past year stationery cerk OF the
Posi- Office Department. Rev. Samuel A. Wilson, OF
TINS city, has been appointed SPECIAL agent OF the
Post onlce Department for foar months, at $1,000
per anuum and three dollars per diem.
fnyment CT vcaezuaiuH Claims.
The Department OF state IS ready to pay seven per
Zuela OF 1896 and under previous conventions.
Failing Oa IN the Cotton t:rop.
A careful est mate OF the yield OF the cotton crop
this year places The total numper Of bale a. low as
l90 o00 Another estimate places the decrease of tie
number OF acres cotton at 10000. Texas, however,
Is not included in Inc above estimates In North Caro-
lina tEc falling or IN cotton painting Is estimated at
fifteen per ceni, aud as the weather has been
favorable the cotton is poor South Carolina has
onc-liftn less cotton under cuLivaton this year
than last. Georgia shows decrease OF about fifteen
no. sSis DpI ppr cer a ~ III IN
ten per cent Tue weather IN The latter State has
been more favorable than In the other Southern
States.
new York Crssom House Appointments.
The appointment OF John French, Jr.. as an in
srector in the sew York Custom House hes been
confirmed BY Secretary Bootwell.
the Ts'unnt-pec Expedition.
The United States steamer Kansas, OF the Tehuan.
teDec expedition, arrived here to.day-ali well ON
beard.
The New Loan Seeking n Market IN Europe.
Assistant Secretary Richardson, who sailed from
New York to-day for Europe, carried with him six
millions q dollars In bonds OF the new loan.
Movements of tho Prc-idcnt.
The President Will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing from Long Branch.
Enr0imcnt OF Lake Vessels at Du,uth.
The secretary Of the Treasury authorizes the sur
veyor OF Customs at Duluth to enrol ana license
vessels 10 be employed in the foreign and coasting
trade Cn the lakes on the noTtlern iIontiers the
power beng limited to vessels being owned et
Duuih, ana to the issuing OF temporary enrolInens
to other vessels WIel IL may become necessary 10
do 80.
Treasury Balance.
The balances In Treasury at close OF bu iiness
TO-DAY WcfeJon, $S:,T,9,u00; currency, 400 U0c;
certificates. $s5ooc.Ooo.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT.