Year: 1868

ate music. The sun had nearly disappeared when
the band struck up the Star SpaDgled Banner which
was the signal of completion.


Brevet Brig-Gen. Miller, Of the Quartermasters'
Department, refused to subscribe to the fund for
decorating the graves Of the Union soldiers at Airing
tOn because the committee in charge did not include
the rebels in their memorial ceremonies.


A slight inaccuracy was made in the printing OF
telegraphing of dispatch sent to you on Friday
night and which was printed on Saturday. Senator
Trumbull did not vote Yea on the resolution that
Mr. Stanton illegally removed. On the contrary
he ranged himself with the Democrats and the Con-
servative" nt-Impeachment Senators. The caucus
to decide on the resignation of Forney did not ad-
jouIn because of the presence of anti-Impeachment
Senator's but because it had no quorum; so say the
anti-Impeachment Senators who were In attendance.


The resignation of Mr. Forney as Secretary OF the
Senate will probably be acted on during the coming
week Canvassing for the place is active more than
80 prominent applicants being already in the field.
Republican Senators will hold caucus on Monday
or Tuesday for consultation the subject, and the
general impression is that the Senate will accept the
resignation


Judge Cartier, of the Supreme Court of this Dis
trct, rendered decision yesterday in the mandamus
case writ of which was applied for by one of the
Registers ofthis District pettioning to haev stricken
from the registration roll all soldiers excepting those
who have resided here a certain time and who have
families with them, The Judge felt constrained to
dismiss the petition for the writ because on the case
made it did not appear that there was sufficient


grounds for the Court to interfere by writ. There
was no evidence of fraud corruption on the part
of the Board Tie thinks that while the registration
of the soldiers is illegal he Is constrained under te
rights of the case to dismiss the petition.


The wOrllmen about the Capitol were busy all DAY
Saturday, in cleaning out the rooms set apart Dy
the resolution of Mr.. Bingham as a guardToOm and
office for the of the Capitol police, but more par
ticularly for the accommodation of Mr. WOOley One
of the rooms has for some years been used as a
and foTcijly reminds one Of dungeon, The
other has been used for some time as the
studio of Miss Winnie Ream, the sculptress.
1t is now proposed that the room occu-
pied by Miss Ream shall be fitted up for Mr. Wooiey
This room is capaciOus, and has arched ceilings OF
brick. The walls, well as the ceilings, are lnuCh
soiled, evidently by the dampness which generates IN
the heavy masses of masonry of which they are COM
posed There are two windows in this ROOM one
looking out upon the area between the main building
and the south or House wing of the Capitol and the
other commands fine view of the furnaces.


Aletter was received at the Treasury Department,
yesterday inclosing two $1,000 Seyen-thirt notes;
1t was pOstmarked New-YOrk, May ~, but contained
no evidence whatever which could lead TO the DIS
cOvery of the sender The numbers OF the lnclosed
notes carefully cut ont and the address, namely
Treasury Department Washington had been
taken from a newspaper and pasted on the envelope
The interior contained the words, cut from formsT
nespaper paragraph in a previously announced CON
science This money rightfuly be longs 10 the
United States The notes are to be placed to the
credit of the Treasury Department


Rear Admiral Thomas Turner of this city has been
ordered to the command of the South Pacific Squad
ron. relieving Rear Admiral Dahlgren


Coy Welles of Virginia arrived here yesterday. IL
is supposed that his business is connected with the
appointment of Gen. Schofeds successor.


The following nominations were sent TO the SEN
ate to-day. but not acted upon:


Superintendent o the Branch Mint At San
and Re6uer In the Branch Mint AZ
Denver Colorado Northern De
OF Internal Revenue
CALIFORNIA; Colby knapp be Collector Of In
With District Of IlOs; Joseph r r. Paut
Justice the Peace ard for the County Of Nshnon D. g.
VIM L. Howard II Alabama be Receiver Of Public Mjso Tor the
District Of Lands subject u The sale al Mobile Ala