Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-09

Miss Nellie Grant, aud the members OF the
cabinet and the ladies of their households.
The foreign ministers each congratulated
the President upon his re election, aud af-
terTards there was very cordial, social
reunion. lasting about half an hour, after
which the distinguished company with
drew.
The Cabinet.
The cabinet meeting to- day was attended
by all the members excepting Belkaap and
Delano. The interior department was rep
rese eEtsd by Gen COTan.
Bureau Howard to Retire on Incre as
ed Pay.
II is rumored in army circles that Brig.
Gen. q. o. Howard VII be promoted 10
the grade of Major General vice Meade, de-
ceased and viii bs rgtired Immediately
with The fu.l grade Of Major General ca &C
count of long and faithful service and
wounds received therein. The retirement
of Gen. howard viii still leave a vacancy
in the let Of Major Generals which will
probably be filed 10y the promotion of Gen.
Terry or Gen. Oanby.
The Tall of the Treasury.
The Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury has
made bis annual report to the Secretary.
He makes no recomrne q ndations but reviews
the work done in his Office showing 10, 406
accounts adjusted during the year, involv-
ing $720.07l6,36.
secretary OF Wars Report.
TIE annual report Of the Secret ary Of
War this year is quite brief. He compli-
ments Congress for such completeness IN
last years legislation that little room IS letG
for legislative recommendations. The Sc
cretary recommends the establishment OF
military prisons in place of the present sys-
TEN of sending army convicts to State p5n-
itentiaries; also the enactment OF e coae
of specific punishmeats for army offences.
Desertions are reported as greatly fallen OH
the past year.. He reaeWS the recommend
asion that tie extra to each re yimel5 be dis
pensed with as vacancies occur and thus
save buudged and Sky thousand dollars
per annum. BE advises raising bhe intel
lecIual standard Of admission st West
Point; also The sale OF large number cf
| now useless arSensis in the Soul b and else
| where, the estab ishmsnU OF a general ar
| sensl of constructi5n On the A5laat slope
and another on The Pacific. These
| arsenals with that already aJ Rock Islaad
and Mississippi Valley would
| efficiently meet the wants Of the service in
| tims Of need. Progress in the eXpsrim nts
with improved navy ordinance aud with
| breech-loadiDg small arms is slow. be CON
| siders that channel oOsTuc5iOas and tor
| nsioes have Daen successful in determining
! the kind 10 be uset, and recommends Ice
storage of t0rpedOes for the defence Of New
| York snd other haGpOrs. The new SIS -aJn
| Of inspecting dish lgsiug Cfi GERS accounts IS
! in fIll opsraiI0l. lie cOlciudes by regret
| lirg That Ole-siAJn Of Jhe army Is stiit de-
;.lued in tns southern S.aLs5 cas- ot One
| Mississippi river, and hopes an improving
! social c5:dition WI; soon relieve that force
| for ronriar services, aud says military ex
| penduuIes are on dcsceuding scale.
Ihe Navy,
The annual report Of j. " King, E0gi
uee~. .ia- Chizf OF Inc Nay, has 0asa sIJ-
m.urd 20 ms Sec-as8-y. l. enDrasss ssv
! ersl su jsy:s uf IL JDroalc5 10 ,l5 navy aud
! % l=rue Z giu-er-g,
Enniuy Of ihe administration To
ward liberal senators
Special to the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
WAsmNGTON, No. IA member Of the
"atiae5 seas ..-N,-i . day WaaF he cauTs;
sf tie Pre.ideat would be toward Gree
lev. Fa ltsu, I Um2u', Schulz, Summer aGt
| he other RepU 9lica w1O had oppO ed bt:
| lection III officer aUswe red tn=t tG5
Presden wou eat then With a ssver'
| iaytiuL a.uI-; .LaB To proper course o
tfe President and his Cabinet woulC
De : marked iu1iiI-re nee ana disregard fOl
them; Llat thay h41 left lie parry snd the
fault was their own, ana that the Presiden
would keep along in his oli paths and no.
BE- u1ueuced by anything that bad taxed
place in the canvass. The enmitY OF The
Admins ration toward Sclurz aud Trum
huI IS tie most marked, AID it is safe 10 50.
| that every effort OF The White House Tln.
will be put forward 10 remove JTumnui
from tie Chairmtusli9 OF The Judiciar,
| Committee IL .ls S-u2e e. The A-tOrn,
| General is warmly in favor OF Senate
! CFumoyl's removal, and It IS thought TIA
his lisp!acemeut will b. among ne trst de
mauds thar the President will make Ct jh
Senate. Senator Schu-z viii also be le
Fore Qa K .iaHoas Committee, be
cause the Alminis.rl.'ou fear lis opp9si
ton to some Of its pet measures
such as tie annexation Of Saaa0 D0ming
which is to be again attempted, FenJOu
IS chairman &C the Committee Ol Con
Jingeu5 Expenses, viii probably not bi
dis uTbed. as tha COMMITTEES is only Of nom
fual importance. \ revision of The S3nat'
Committees must, according 10 the rules, b
made at the beginning Of every session
While the Administration would Ike &
have Banks removed from the Chairman
ship of the House Foreign Committed
they do not see just LOW 1t can Oe done, .
the Speaker app pOiuts the Committees for
whole Congress and not for single seS
sion, and Speaker Blaine has no right I
remove Committeeman sitel MS appoint
mcnt, except by Jhe direction Of the Hous'
The Plesideut, according to report,
more anxious 10 know what Mr.. Greeley
goiD- 70 do, what TIE Tribune is Going TO d
, and what }FlielaT Red IS going TO &c
than anything else. He is certainly not il
: different to them.
The President
o The President has racau,ly received SCI
eral letters, anonymous, informing lii
( that, in c.sa la was rec scyod, the writer
! intended to asssssinRJe him. The letter
il is stated, give the President no uueas
ness whatever, The writer's beiag suppose
10 be insane.
CLERKS appointed.
TUenty-eignt clerks, of both sexes, Wei
to-day appointed ia the Treasury DepLF
menJ, they having stood highest among ta
e several hundred examined.