The New York herald., 1872-07-13

WASHINGTON. July 10. 1872.
Movements OF the President.
President Grant is expected to return to Wash
ington next Tuesday.
Convert to Grant.
General Gideon ]. Pillow, OF Tennessee who has q
claim for mules taken by the Union army while he
was serving in the rebel army, is among the latest
avowed converts to the administration.
The Kearsargo and Onkahyc Prixo
Money Ready.
The Treasury Department is now ready to settle
the claims Of the officers and crew of the Kear-
sarge who took part in the engagement with the
Alabama, Congress having appropriated 100000
for that purpose.
The claims OF the officers and crew, or their heirs,
Of the naval vessel Onkahye, Captain o. II. Berry
man, which captured the SLAYER Lawrence in the
Gulf or Mexico In ls49, also ready for settle
ment. The amount to be divided, $4,000, has been
In the Treasury for over twenty-five years.
The Democratic Congressional Committee.
full meeting of the Democratic Congressional
Executive Committee was held at the Capitol to-
day. The Hon. Samuel J. Randall, who was recently
elected Chairman OF the Pennsylvania Democratic
State Committee, resigned his position as chairman
OF this committee, and General H. W. Slocum, of
New York. was chosen to fill the vacancy. The
Committee was visited during Its session
by Msssrs. Casserly, Beck, Marshall and
other prominent democrats conference
took place between this Committee and that
OF the liberal republicans, headed by Senator Fem
ton. Preparations were made for the immediate
publication OF documents for distribution, and
resolution was passed asking the Chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee OF each State and Of
each county In all the States to forward at once
the names and Post Office address Of the members
OF their respective committees, for the purpose OF
enabling the Congressional Committee to forward
documents to them for distribution.
The Case OF BrattOn.
The British government has not as yet made any
formal demand for the return to Canada of Dr.
Bratton, who was abducted from London, Ont, by
American detectives 1t is thought by officials that
no demand will be made, as Bratton was taken un-
der the belief that the officers were duly authorized
to do so. Bratton is still at York. S. @.
The Signal Bureau and the Telegra phi.
The Secretary OF War has issued general order
announcing that the Chief Signal Oncer OF the
Army is hereby directed and ordered to carry
into effect the special duties imposed upon the
Secretary Of War by the act Of Congress approved
July "a, 1855, entitled can act to aid In the con-
struction OF telegraph lines, and to secure to the
government the use OF the same for postal, mill
tary and other purposes" and by the public reso-
luton, No. 9, approved February 9, 1S7O and en-
titled Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary
OF War to provide for taking meteorological obser
vatons at the military stations and other points in
the Interior Of the continent, and for giving notice
on the Northern lakes and seab0ard of the ap-
proach and force OF storms" and by the act ap-
proved June 10, 1872, entitled "An act making ap-
propriations for sundry civil expenses of the gov
ernment for the lscA year ending June sO 1872
and for other purposes"
And the Chief Signal Oflcer of the army and all
such persons as have been or shall be designated
and employed by him for the taking Of meteorologi-
cal observations, or for preparing or presenting
telegraphtc communications for transmission or for
transmitting the same are hereby recognized and
appointed as agents of the War Department for
those purposes, and are authorized and directed by
and In behalf OF the War Department to offer to
any telegraph company in the United States for
transmission any and all such teegraphic. commu:
nicati0ns as they may be required by the Chief
Signal Officer to make and to request the trans
mission thereof by such company or companies at
such times and in such places as may be directed
by said officer.
A West Point Hazer Suspended.
The Secretary Of War to-day ordered Cadet Scott
of the third class at the Military Academy, to be
suspended one year for hazing OF the cadets
A Wreck Repaired.
The steamship Mississippi, OF the Merchants
Steamship Company, New York, which was wrecked
on her voyage to New Orleans in August, 1871, has
been fully repaired, ana permission was to-day
given by Secretary Boutwell, for her to proceed from
Wilmington to New York for equipment and In
spection.
Custom House Receipts.
The following are the customs receipts for the
week ending July o.
New YORK 2,o5l
New Orleans. Observation-Disclosures. 4,320
fMlauelpnlu. ..................... lU9,S36
Total. ........$1,712,10 ,107
The New Chicago Federal Block.
The Secretary of the Treasury the Attorney
General and the Postmaster General had final