Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-02

CAPITOL AND DEPARTMENTS,
Miss CAsstn LroSs has fUsignsd her position
In the Treasury Department
Oos. JOSIAH Glvus, Of Iowa, sxdsPuty com.
missioner Of internal revenue, Is here on busl.
ness
Ma. J. NJ. RAY, third deputy commissioner
Of Internal revenue, leaves for his home In In.
diana to-day. -
REv. On. srAREEr, late rector Of the Church
1.-THE Epiphany, has removed his effects 10 But
ialo, and LEFT last night for that place.
CoSrmNArroa ny rBE sENArL-Tho Sen.
ate, in executive session, yesterday confirmed
tho nomination Of Amos W. Page, 10 be post.
master at Chicago, Illinois.
COMPTROLLER HuLBuRp, Of the currency bu.
roau, has notified the Secretary Of the Treasury
that his resignation is at tho command Of the
Secretary.
IN. sABsAEI, OF the japanese embassy, act.
been ordered to proceed TO Europe, and will
leave hero In fow days.
THE BRirisn MINISTER will this evening give
a dinner 10 Vice Admiral fanshawe, Of tho
royal navy, commanding the North American
station, and now on visit TO Washington.
TuE Royal Alfred and Eclipse, Of the British
North Atlantic squadron, now At Annapolis,
will not be able to come 10 Washington, but the
Dana, OF lighter dram, Ia expected here.
ArFoiNIED.--Inao Fairbrother IL appointed
mall route messenger in charge Of the mails on
the steamer Lady Of the Lake, between Wash.
ington and Norfolk, In place Of u. Clsgott, re.
signed.
THE SECRETARY or TINE TREASURY has called
10 slT50,oOo OF tho . per cent. bonds, issued Au.
gust ], lses, and interest on which ceases May
~ next The 6,Ooos are numbered from $50 TO
Gslo, and the lO,OOOs from $40 to $3.50.
The PnEsIDEST saw large number Of visit
Urs yesterday, mos. Of thom calling merely to
paythelr respects. Secretary Fish accompanied
senior Roberts, the spanish Minister, who pre-
sented his letter VI recall.
In rHE HOUSE yesterday General Chipman
introduced a bill to tx tho salaries OF superin.
tendonu Of National Cemeteries ut SIS per
month, which was referred TO the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Miss NELLIE GRANr, accompanied by her
mother, left for Philadelphia last evening, to
Join s1.Secretary Borie and family, en- route for
Europe. The steamer salts omOrrow from
New YORK, and tho President and General Por-
ter Will leave tonight
IT 10 USpERsrooD that Earl Granyille'S SOC.
und note, concerning consequential damages,
was received yesterday by Secretary Fish, who
communicated its contents to the President, and
twill be tho subject o. consideration al tho
session Of the CAbinst today.
GESERAL EMORY has sent letter to the war
Department, asserting that greet laWlessnsss
exists throughout tho State Of Mississippi, and
requesting that more United States troops, cav.
airy particularly, be sent him for tho prsserya-
tion VI order.
THE SECOND COMPTROLLER has decided that
advancement In the number OF his grade is not
Rpromotion within the meaning Of section 7 Of
tho act Of July Is, 1870. All claims for in
creased pay under that suppostion wilt not 10
allowed.
TUE HYpRooRArHIC oYTICE is reproducing
charts for the navy a nd merchant marine that
are very oreditablc and hope soon 10 combine
the latest data Of the Pacific ocean In complete
charts. The work Is excellent, and the lab0rs
oT tho photographic once will release US from
depending upon foreign charts in the future.
NoMSArIoSs.-The President sent the fol.
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday
Collectors internal revenue, Daniel q. Bruce,
Fourth district, Mary land; Charles l.. Ander.
son. Third district, South Carolina. PostInAst-
erst Ebon Everett santa Fe, Nov Mexico; II.
u. Evans, TuscolA, Illinois.
REAR ADMIRAL Polo DE BERNAnE, the new
Spanish Minister, accompanied by his son, ar.
rived here last night, aud was met at tho depot
by NJ. POtestad, tho charge do 1dirsJ I'D inisrim,
and secretaries Of the spanish Legation. Ad.
Inlral Polo has taken rooms at W Ornley's. His
credentials as spanish Minister have arrived,
and will be presented 10 the President on Friday.
NAVAL ORDERS Ordsred-Lleut Edwin S. |
Houston to the store ship supply, and on arrival
at Rio 10 report for duty on the Lancaster;
Passed Assistant PaymaStsr IL. 7. b. Harris to
the Supply. Detaehed-LleutonAnt Commander
b. J. Cromwell from the Plymouth and ordered
to the JuniatA; Assistant Surgeon p. p Bolby
from tho naval hospital, Norfolk, Va, aud or.
derod to the supply.
PATENT OTrfcE-rhe Commissioner Of Fat
onts has extended the patent Of John L. Mason,
Of New Jersey, for lAth ehueks. lie also granted
the extension Of tho patent Of Z. Kaufman, Of
Philadelphia, Pa, for Ice pitchers, and refused
to grant the extension OF the patent OF Jos. NJ.
Whitney, Of Providence, II. L, for hubs for car.
TiaRO wheels.
THE SENATE DIsTRIUT COMMITTEE yesterday
had under consideration the question whether
tho District government possesses tho power to
impose tax on patent agents and agents trans
acting business with the General Government
and was argued by Col William A. COOk, for
tho District government and MIR. ]. s. Brown,
Tor tho agents; AFTER which the committee PROM
isod TO consider the matter.
TnE JAPASEsE AMBASSADORS gave dinner
last evening at tho Arlington, which was At
tended by all tho members Of tho Cabinet ex.
cept Secretary Fish; Chief Justice Chase, Jus.
tce Drake, Vice President Colflx, Speaker
Blaino, Senator Hamlin, General Garfield,
Minister do Long, Generals Porter, BabcOck
and Myers; J. Mort, japanese charge d'aiialres,
and Consul Brooks.
COMPTROLLER HuLBURD-It Is now stated
that gross injustice was done Comptroller HUI.
burd 10 the previous mention OF his case In VA
Tous telegraphio dispatches from hero. II Is
said that this Information came from those mem
bers Of tho committee who are determined to
make a case against the Comptroller whether
the facts will admit 1t or not. A strict examina-
tlon into the circumstances Of this case show
that, after the prosecution had finished, the In
vestigAtIon was I'm mediAtely closed, and o rcsO-
luton passed consuming the COmptFOller. with