New-York tribune., 1872-07-03
WASHINGTON.

SUDDEN RETURN OF PRESIDENT GRANT-coL-
LEcTCR PALFREY's CASE sE-PATEAT OFFICE
Competitive Ex MUTATIONS - SURVIVING
WIDOWS Of REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS -
NEW MAIL sERyIcE-TEA CULTURE.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THg TRIBUERl
WAsHIxGToN Tuesday July 2, 1877.
President Grant arrived here irOpi Long Braleh to-
day quite UNEXPECTEDLY and his coming has given rise
to number OF ruDOrs. 1t Ia most probable lie caus TO
arrange certain appointments among them TIA. OF the
Hon. Norman b. Judd, has made Collector Of
Chicago From tie fact that the few Republican 5fna
tors and Representatives WHO in town received an
invitation from Mr Delano to be at the white House
to-day u urmi ed that discussion OF the pO
Uucai situation was on The carpet Among taos
m ned were seuators Chandler PouerOs. ald II. Iian
aud Representatives Plat. GArn,li' sL rAN oatL,I "n
eOtne diners. strcIuOus deulL.s Made VI pOd
Cal purpose ID th.s gttieIins'
An investigation Of the cEarGrs aCrinst Mr. Pllfrey
Collector of Customs &c sGlem Mass. develops tie frt
that tie Treasury DeTa4 ment las be6n Tor many
uOnihs IN ssiOn Of eyIOente mpeacLlng Lis hteg
MY and fical capacity. 10 appears that tbs oficer
h been ia Ee LuDIt OF man ELia ing seizures nade
within u district TO deiraud tie Government anG
b.uoGt Lin.se,f ana lie only excuses offered by him
have been that lie could not understand the revenue
aws ard that he had b en- advised ~ Boston custom
Loo 80 olccr To pursue the course be did TIE reeOr
however show that although this Boston officer Was ~
once n moved, NJ. Paircy has only tec,niIy Deth t'
quesed to Ie@ n TIE OF ConEIeSs- ana conse
uent inn ossilnhty " getting Wiltf washing Commit
lee tn n. orr upon tis t,ls, vii touLtess ,Omlti AI
Pa. = u. tIt frtrpA iso..''
-, us VI ~ uAwtng to Ike tails cCuIsl. Various tLe"
i,afe a 'vlrceI Lrrr regarding IT, rcton.iOH % DR.
fa1rcy after esaD is4ncut "a LIZ Eila aho V'i9
tnal al. P4irey = conner soiStehJ paper
hIass . not without It's tDIdC1cc upon hlI'
DOutweii iist at tins time.
TIE Examining Board Of the Interior Department will
examine, July Io large number " applicants IoF posi-
tons as So ass clerks and examiners clerks IN the
l. Nm, La a-l u ~ Ina examination
open to all clerks tor promotion 20 tAe position Of second
Assistant Examiner Of Patents. These mpetlJiye ex-
aminaiOns were Instituted IN tie Patent Oilce by Com
@slOI.r F,,.5 nof ,se the T. vi service
heard 0f. Inc pres al Con- nIas4OI,f 10 aO Ill earnest
a.FOCIbe Ot tIe competitive eAatiina.lJHa'
some time since the Pension Bueau sent out circulars
nqlring II certain WIDOWS Of Revolutionary Soa'ers
were siI alive, ana, II 80, what tAer cInditi was.
TIE poamistess Ac oulc Courthouse. Va, in answer
ID surn nqLigies Piled that one widow tner', hary
Ann suead was very feeble and on heg rei-
lives and others for support. TIC same p,stmstress
stated that sarah Ann S.eWarl, tie widow 'i IAOmas
Lewis who was as0 l. yO.u ..Uuary soldier was subject
o Lts ana with Aer tai her. VINO was upward o. lOJ
=. na ca more circulars lor iA'ofn~LOh l. ~
tDc iu.cu4Dn 10 arrange N altaD. Cal ils, OF ihe
HamO, o. AL L.'uiu-oit4y s".'iIa' "ld'"S n'IhS
All t,l570 aHI b. op u5 tef n 'oiies to 'lt .i's
tAo u.-e OF tAcr e,a,"e. IL ~ "a h"tdOe 'd tlat
uuer 30 ye-rs Of TAe te Oi-est s"tVFihS "i"""
Is lIo ye..s Oi!.
seINi,e was Drutrcu tO-uaF DJ thc Io''-DiANS
Department, the LaHe Shore aud Michigan RiirJad
from slaGusk, to M.lls1uTy OliO. TIC mail let
ungs ~ tie five stdtts uf ACw-Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Dc.wl.e Mary land ono, went INTO operation yes
tcIGay NOa,es aYo been to ehe mai Goa racOrs
WHO go We made ctutrpcs he other States aHd tacd
70 tute liz informing hen mat tnr cOatfac' lh
be -iyen III ta.4 Caao tLe next iOwcr tespOLsiDe
blIu,
Through u efforts Of several gentlemen interested in
experimental ca cUuTy, several specimens or the coil
%. lay iu which plant Is raised have been secured
md rOugut to ts cOuL.ry, arriving IN the Geological
,.,i cuu II the Lind Onice tO-ay Pruf. Winter, the
CLthIsC and -eoJ-4st IN ,atLe, VIII begin Immediately
an eL Id styu y-s Uf u loCllncns, tlc rtnuI o
Wnch ~ al be made pubic IN several weeks The OiJrrt
ul tlc Aa .ysis wherein American sol are d l-
ci,u mi possible, 70 supply tAo N~HInE eieLeA1s ~
I I.u.l Al