Show Cabinet Points Washington 7A 3 pm mane formally assumed the dirties of secretary sec-retary of state and received several heads of bureaus Judge Hunt entered en-tered upon his duties as secretary of the navy this afternoon dispensing with all formality not even makin his presence in the department known until the chief clerk upon entering the secretarys room found him sitting at his desk He afterwards wards received exSecretaries Goff I and Thompson who remained in conversation with him for half an hour or more I Attorney General Devens took leave of the Supreme Court today and introduced his successor Wayne McAreagh The member ot the cabinet of ex President Hayes with the exception excep-tion of Senator Sherman assembled at the executive mansion at 1030 this morning as also their succes sore except Secretary Lincoln President Garfield signed the commissions com-missions of his immediate advisers and detained them a short time after the cabinet officers of the pre vious administration had retired Before retirement of the excabinet officers however a half hour was spent in social intercourse during which Garfield requested the old members to give the newlyap pointed ministers all the information I pertaining to their respect ive departments The new cabinet was formally organized with the exception of Post masterGeneral James The new members qualified before Chief Justice Carter of the supreme court District of Columbia Secretary Secre-tary Windom arrived at the treasury department shortly after 1 oclock He will enter upon his duties tomorrow to-morrow Secretary Windom received re-ceived the officers of the depart ment and attended to other matters mater preparatory > to assuming full control Attorney General McVeagh assumed as-sumed the charge of his department |