, 1877-08-27
NOTES AND NEWS.
Tue FRENCH ExFoslTiOH.
Stxefot pfaoafeA to ne Tribune.


WAsu1aaroN, D. c., Aug. .S6.-Applicat1onh has
been uade To tho Treasury Department for per-
mission for tho fetmporatiou at Erunch works Of
art owned in this COUNTRY to be exhibited Ut the
French Exposition. THIS application was made py
the State Department to the Treasury 1t the In
stance Of the French Minister. The ActIpg Sec
rotary Of the TEeasury replica that It = Guild be
contrary to law tu grant this request, talt that
the subject would hc laid before Congress iul-
mcdsatcly upon It's conveuing.
1 sEHsAT1oAAL nuMoR
has been acnt ont that the President hu con-
sidcred the pFopriety Of postponIng the extra
session Of Congress altogether, owing to r,i-
mcrous letters received from Con9rcssmen and
business men, insisting tbal the country witt bc
benefited by having no session Of Congress
until the regular December scssiou. No r. asons
arc now urged for this change whleh'were not
made IN favor Of doing without the extra &c ssioi
altogether at tbs time Oct. Is was axed Upon.
Thcse Rsems to be no reason to believe thata tan,f
such decision Is likely to I've made.
REV DAILY rArkn.
The Arrangements foE the establishment Of q
new daily here begin TO assume sone definite
shape. It Is now announced that Il win appear
about scpE 10, and will bc called tho hNalional
Union; that 1t will be independent IN politics,
with Republican fuciiuatious; aud WI be man.
aged by ex-hcpresentatlvo Lynch. Of Mainc.
THx Array OF THE TENNxssEE.
Onlcers Of the Army OF the Tennessee hero
say thas IT u unlikely that eitlcs Gen Logan OF
Gen. Sherman, who are the faufjug presiditlg
olteeEs, will 30 present At tho reunion Of tt,o
Army Of tho Tennessee Ut St. Paul tho trst wee X
III September.
a controversy has arisen between tho gas
eotAbanlcs OF Cincinnati aud Mchuond, Va,
aud the Treasury Department, which may result
T. ttte lighting Of tue Custom Houses io those
cities bY other u,sanht Dy Eule Of the Depart
ecipted, arc ssn{ to ths 1seasary, s I'D I'D arai.
for their payment sent by return mil, without
Tal.ing tot ths aeeonnta 70 be passed. by the
Auditor; Tho aas companies ia The two dtlcs
cclvc the money, and this ueces.itatcs the rcon.
iar passage Of the accounts By tho Treasury
officer. @ before they can be paid.
z'' .s a' t:a ss 'aa: a::y. required t's notta g.
but by rule Of tho companies, nnc Of 8 per
cent q imposed on nlI bills not settled within
the mat avo Gays Of the month, and this dne
a. p serss o~ tss
tho rnluaal to receipt the bills LII advanCe, titus
tuaking prompt payment, Ia for tie purpose OF
eollcstins the extrl per ccnt apctty position
Acting Secretary addressed letter 10 tho GU
}tctors OF Customs nj Cincinnati and Richmond
yesterdsY directing them to submit estimates
tor lighting t'e Eustou-A1uAe4 by other mcRne
than hy gas attcF bept. l, and Il The companies
do not conclude 10 allow their bills to be sct.
tlel fn accordance with the custom OF the Do
partment no gus will Be used after thzt dase.
TOO MUCH xisaRN1kN.
:. The Collector Of Internal Revenue, Joseph G.
Kcssiages, OF the Futseath Ohio District, sts-
toned y Athens, will probably bo removed
from office TOMORROW, and his successor will ba
appointed At once. An examination Of hts o!Iica
rsceutly made by leveuue-Otlicer CtarE DIS
cioss1 dehaency IL funds Of *ls9.9. while
resented by unrsrtlhed chegks. Cla1k AIso re-
poFts that kessnges ~aa IN such
state Of tutu1tcattou Il the time the e1amina-
tion ~as ma1c that he WAS unable 10 attend u
bustuess- Commissioner Raum rcccommenlA
that some pesaon bo appointed TO take posses-
sson Of Rns4inReE's Office At ouce.
IGudk EtToH,
late Chtci-Just!ee Of Oregon, and recently ap.
pointed to oo Secoud Comptroller Of tic 1reas-
urY, teleKrsphed 70 The Secretary Of the TreAs-
usJ. yesterday that he should Leave Portland
tor Washington Sept. !.