Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-25
General News Summary.



The following changes in department CON-
manders are announced from Washington:
Gen. Augur goes TO New Orleans, to succeed
Gen. Emory; Gen. Ord TO San Antonio, Tex,
- succeed Gen. Augur; Gen. Crook to the
Department Of the Platte, to succeed Gen.
Ord; Gen. Kautz takes command in Arizona.
Thesechanges indicate the retirement OF Gen.
1t was reported from Washington on the
nth thatthe President had issued an order
70 the heads Of the several departments in
sstructing those officers to recognize the pres
ept Government OF Arkansas as being valid
nd In unobstructed operation.
By the recent act Of Congress the rate Of
postage on mail matter of the third class--in
which is included transient newspapers and
magazines, handbills and circulars, and mer-
chandise-is doubled, being now one cent per
ounce or fraction thereof, which must be fully
prepaid TO insure transportation In the mails.
Gen. Sheridan left Washington on the 18th
for New Orleans, pfa Chicago and Leavenworth,
Kansas.
The Secretary OF State, on the 18th, com
municated TO the Senate the correspondence
between the United States and Spanish Gov
erpments relative TO the claim for indemnity
for the execution at Santiago de Cuba OF
Americans who were on board the Virginius.
This correspondence shows that the British
claim was originally ESQ for each
white and R300 for each col
ored man, being total OF 97,7OO, which
was finally reduced TO R6,700. The original
claim OF the United States was 81, 800 for each
of the crew slain, regardless OF color, and a
larger sum for each officer killed. The claim
was strenuously pressed until Spain agreed to
pay $4,000 in gold, Internationally, the
money 10 be distributed by the United States
without any accountability to Spain for sums
not claimed BY individuals, as was stipulated
in the case OF Great Britain.
The yeas and nays In the Senate ON the res.
olution to postpone till December next the
question OF the admission Of p. b. g. Pinch
back as Senator from Louisiana were as fol
lows:
Yeas--Aicorn. Allison, Boutwell,, Bruce Bnrn
side, Cameron Pa), Cameron (Wisl Clayton
Conover, Cragin, Dawes Dorsey, Ferry (Mich }
Frelnghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey, Howe
ingalls,, Jones New, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrl
(Me.), Morrill, (yt), Morton 0glcsby. Paddock,
Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, West
Windom-33.
Naw-Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Caperton, Chris
tiancy, Cockrell, Cooper Davis, Eaton. Goldth
waite, Gordon, Hitchcock, johnson, Johnston
Jones (Fls), Kelly, Herman, Mccrcary, Mcdonald
haxey, MerrimoD, Norwood. Randolph, HANSON
Salisbury, Stephenson, Thurman, Wallace
White, Withers-D.
Messrs. Edmnnds and Robertson did not re
spond when their names were called. Messrs
Anthony and Wright, who would have voted In
the affirmative, were paired with Wadleigh and
Dennis, who would have voted in the negative
Mr.. Logan said he would withhold his vote, a.
he did not desire to vote against all his friends
but he thought they were making a great mis-
take. When the name OF Ferry Comm wal
called Mr.. Eaton announced that his colleague
was paired with Cameron (Pa) but that Senator
had already voted. Mr.. Eaton supposed Cameron
had voted by mistake. Mr. Cameron pa salt
he voted Intentionally. He was paired with thu
Senator from Connecticut upon the question o
admitting Pinchback, but not upon the question
of postponing the resolution.