, 1873-07-10
WASHINGTON.
The Attorney-General's Opinion on
the Case Of Gen. Howard,
Liability Of tho Prccdmcn's Bureau
Commissioner to Ciyil and blili.
tlry Jurisdiction.
Gen. Grant Denies that He is
Figuring for a Third
Term.
C0lfax Again Rushcs into I1ctter.lVrit-
ing OIL rs. C.--$t,200."

Special Dispatch to The cairaoo Tribune.
HoWARD'B CASE.
WASHINGTON, July 0.-Tho opinion of the Al
tornoy-deneral in tho Howard Frocdman's BIZ
roau case, which was made public to.day, fully
confirms all the points heretofore stated In
theso dispatches. Although Con. Howard'g
name is not mentioned, 1t is we'll known TINT
ho is tho person alluded to as tho Into Commits
sioner OF the Froednan's Dureau An effort was
mado by Howard and his friends to prevent tho
publication Of tho report and IL was etatol TINT 1t
would not bo made public until after tho return
OF the Secretary Of War. It waa considered.
however, 4 mattor Of public importance. and tho
oihclals Of tho War Department were not dis
posed to mako any secret Of it. It will be OBJ
served that the opinion Of the Attorney General
holds that Howard and not his Bubordinatos arc
OF the Bureau. This was, after all, tho real
question at issue.
POSTAL TREATY WITH JAPAN
- complete draft Of postal treaty between
japan and tho United States was to-day laid be-
foro the Postmastcr- General, and it is expected
that in tho course of fow days It or its sub
stance will bo ratified by tho Commissioners for
Japan and Postmaster-0onegal CreBwell. The
ratio Of letter postage that will likely be agreed
upon will DO 1ftoen cents, tho desire Of Japan
1s recent creation, solf-sustainlng.
THE TExAB MIDDLE.
1t is rumorod that during al interview be-
tween two Of tho too many prominent Toxa,,
politicians A now IN this city, which occurred at
ecriminating opithets were banded pronacuous-
y. and that revolvers woro drawn, but not uBod,
Tho matter will not end horo.
posTa1AsTERs' SALARIES.
as the salaries OF postmasters throughout tho
n rU +.
stamps cancelled in their oillcos, many Of those
officials hayo mado known their doubts 81
to whether tho samo rule will now
apply to matter passing through their
eiu!:t elnees bearing official stamps as wns
from which latter they dorivo no benefit. Thia
question having been brought to tho attention
Of tho Postmaster General, ho ordered to-tlay
that oiIicial and unofficial stamps are to bo
counted in tho Postmastor's return for rcadiuet-
ment Of salaries.
JESSE GRANTS SUCCESSOR.
rho claims upon tho President III favor Of Mrs.
sultana s. Farrell. who was to-day appointed
Fost1nlstress E at ,covington, ,Ky.,, to succeed
JcaHo Il. Grant, tho deceased fathor Of Gen.
Grant, are stated in her letter Of recommends
ton, which is signed by aoyorh woll-known per-
Sons, to bo that ahe ia tho widow of tho former
I.ioutenant-C Colonel Of the Forty y-tirst kentucky
Regiment, who served with somo diatinc-
ton ion ~ in l The Union army, and who,, at the
Kentucky. Central Railroad besides being tho
only daughter of Capt. hlatBabrer ono Of tho
first md Oldest pilots On the Ohio, Cumberland,
and Tonnesseo 1liyerB, who piloted tho iron-c]ad
stenmers at Forts Donolson and htcHonry, at
pittsbnrg Landing aud up tho Yazoo River, aud
who, from diseaso contracted in tho service,
died at the termination OF tho war. Mrs. Far
rell IL represented aa tho poBnosBor of tact,
energy and business capacity beyond whnt is
usual with ladies; well educatod and capable Of
tr I+tSa rf 1atn
which aho has beon appointed as readily Us any
person unacquainted with them, and will dis
charge them with order and satisfaction to tho
people Of Covington. Tho salary of her Office
IL g, 400, and her bond $40, 900.
ITO The Il associated prtst.1
THE ATTonsEY-aENERAL ON HOWARD.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 0.-Tho following Ia
tho opinion Of tho Attorney General in Tho
Howard case:
DEPARTMENT OF Jusr1cE,1
WAsEINUToN, July 3.
SIR: have duly considered yonr Communication
Of tho 3At Of May, with accompanying documents and
Of Rcfugee Freedmen aud Abandoned Landa. The
Iaperh which you tEanaInit ME III many respects
ineompete and particularly 50. in not including the
nonds OF cones of tho bonds Of tho Commissioner of
tho said Bureau and It's chief disblrsing ot}cca, and
lave been able to obtain hut Of them. think,
however, that have enough facts before me to enable
inc to answer tho qleat!ons which you PROPOSE Tho
Escedmena Bureau was established By the act If
March 3 1906 the material parts Of which fol-
shall DO under the management and control Of Com
missioner to appointed by the President by and with
ration shall be $1,000 per annu, and such number Of
clerks rs may be assigned to hin by tho Secretary Of
War, aud tho Commissioner and Chief Clark shall, be-
Treasurer OF tho United States, tho former In tho sun,
of sso &c., md the atter in the sam Of 49, con
lively. with securities to b approyed By lie
ss i The sss y tSe rrst S0:sa ssass
nj fto Trn $Nh ixtu IT