Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-30
WASHINGTON CITY.
The National Capital in Slices - An
EpltOme Of GOssips and Events,
0fllcial and General.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October ct
has been efectuaIly ascertained that the
Department Of State, some days ago,
prepared a proclamation declaring that
hereafter all goods imported in French
vessels from any country, and other than
/ France shall be charged with discrim-
mating duty Of ten per cent od DdlOTeBl,
| under the seventh section of the act
June 80, 1864. The Treasury is in
I structed accordingly, but up to noon
to-day the proclamation was not signed
/ by the President. No official instruc-
tons have been given heretofore as are
! reported.
/ Minister Washburne arrived this
I morning and had an hours talk with
| the President.
Z The proclamation concerning the
| duties has been Withheld at the request of
/ the French minister 70 afford him an
/ opportunity to make inquiry of his gov
l ernment relative TO the subject It may
/ however be issued tomorrow.
( All the Secretaries are away except
/ Fish and Belknsp.
] VIM B. Crosby, Of New York, has
been appointed Consul General at Rome.
I Minister Washburne dined with the
] President and family this evening. Sec
retary and Mrs. Fish and Secretary
I Belknap were among the guests. Mr..
/ Washbun left tonight for Illinois.
/ Strong efforts viii be made for the
/ restoration Of Cadet Midshipman
/ Diggs, recently dismissed from the Ma
val Academy for assaulting Cadet Mid
shipman COnyers, cOlOred. The author
/ tiles are not disposed to reinstate him,
as the assault was without provOcatiOn.
General Sherman, who was confined
to his house by recent attack Of sick
ness, is in an improving condition.
The American and British Claims Com
mission to-day disallowed the following
claims which had been submitted on
their merits: John Preston Rogers
against the United States claimed thir-
teen thousand dollars for rent of his
stores in Memphis and damages by rea-
son Of removal Of goods, breakage and
loss and interruption Ofhis business. Ac-
c0rding to brief of Mr.. Hale. agent and
counsel Of the United States, the claim
was without foundation, utterly fraudu-
lent and sought to be sustained by per-
jury. Thomas McMahon against the
United States claimed over sixty thou
sand dollars for property destroyed by
the bOmbardment of Fort Pickens.
The forthcoming report Of the Post
master General will show that the eX-
peuses Of the department were increased
during the past year, as compared with
the preceding year, by about JwO-and-a-
quarter million dollars, mainly for in
crease Of transportation and other postal
facilities, foreign and domestic, and that
the increased receipts have nearly kept
pace with the expenses, the increase !
being a little over two million dollars.
The President has appointed VIM. |
Foreman postmaster at Circleville, !
Ohio, vice BENJAMIN T. Thomas, de- /
ceased, aud Louis E. Hoyt Postmaster /
at Mason City, Illinois, vice Miss 5. c. 1
Sullivan, resigned.
The Southern Claims Commission to- /
day heard a claim, amounting to fifty |
five thousand dollars, Of the estate Of /
the late Robert n. Aiken, of Aiken's /
Landing, Virginia, where the exchange |
Of Union and Confederate soldiers took 4
place. Mr.. McCauley, a neighbOr Of
Aiken's, appeared and recited various /
acts Of dislOyalty on the part Of the de- |
ceased, whose loyalty had been testified .
to by General Lorenzo Thomas and his !
son, and by General John T.. MulfOrd, /
of Richmond, formerly United States .
Agent for the exchange Of prisoners. |
The Commissioners to-day decided that /
they will not reopen the cases which |
they have reported TO Congress as disal-
lowed, except under the same circum-
stances as courts Of law grant new
trials, to-wit: The discovery of new and |
material evidence not known or attain
able at the time Of the original hearing. 4