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Show GENERAL. Wk hln ston Advices. Washington, 22. A dispatch was received re-ceived to-dy from secretary Belknap, which mentions that he, general Sheridan, Sheri-dan, nnd party were at .Ringgold and , would leave to-morrow for Brownsville, nnd will take steamer from Brazos, Santiago, on the 2Sth instant, for Jyew Orleans. The first colored graduate of & law n'lwol, in this district, was to-day admitted ad-mitted to practice in ihe supreme court of the District of Columbia. Commissioner Douglass has issued ordors to all assessors of internal revenue, rev-enue, to turn over all papers of their rp.-pective districts to tho collectors, except those showing a list of persons indebted, which will be sent to the department. de-partment. This order is Issued preparatory prepar-atory to the abolishing of iho office of as-i'ssor which will be done on the 20th of May, in accordance with the late act of congress. The Atlantic Owner Keep Explaining. Explain-ing. Now York, 22. Ur. Sparks, agent of tho White Star lino, has received certificates certi-ficates from the government officers of emigration at Liverpool, that there wore provisions enough on the Atiantic to last thirty-two days. Official documents aro also received, showing the quantity of coal aboard the ship when it loft Liverpool, was in excess of the average supply for ocean steamers. Captain "Williams, it is claimod, therefore, used discretionary power in turning for Halifax. Sparks says thatof 1,000 saloon tickets sold for coming voyages, only three have been returned. TlicKrl Investigation. New York, 22. In the Erie investigation investi-gation to-day, counsel for tho company read a statement reciting that it was ready and willing to furnish the committee commit-tee all information that may bo required on any matter concerning the accounts or management of the road, only asking that the information desired mayjbe designated. de-signated. Objoction being made to tho reeeptioa of the oiler, on tho ground that being made in the closing hours of the committee, com-mittee, it was therefore not seemingly in good lailh, it was ordered to be stricken from the minutes. K. S. Evans, of London, testified regarding re-garding the action of Bischoll'schein and MoHenry, in overturning the Gould directory. Ho said tho former wanted to make money for himself and friends; the latter to retit the Atlantic ani (ireat Woflern railroad; and it wns necessary to get rid of Gould beforo any confidence confi-dence could bo created in England in Erie stock; the English people would have nothing to do w ill anything he or i" ish controlled. Horace P. Clark explainod tho law relativn to leasing railroads, and tosii-fii3d tosii-fii3d he never knew of money being paid lo secure favorable legislation. The introducers in-troducers of such bills as the prorata freight bill, are legislative brigands, demanding de-manding pay. Ho had known members, however, who hud imroQiicod like hills, and dia not demand a price. Clark had a letter from Goo. McHnry, of London, staling there was a project lo aeo tho Erie road to the Atlantic & Great Western, but this Mr. Watson denied. Tho commitl-o then adjourned to Albany, and will wind up tho investigation investi-gation io-morrow. Kcvr York Intelligence. New York, 22. Among the passengers passen-gers by the steamer Westphalia, irom Hamburg, to-day, was W. J. Cramer, U. S. minister tu Copenhagen. It is ascertained, from an official source, that minister Jay and Thomas McKirath, in addition to beir.g instructed in-structed to e. ft tuing fully into tho charge of the salo of sites for restaurants, on the AmeriraB ground! oftho Vienna exposition, havejust been instructed by telegraph to extend the examination to ihe charge, recently made, of tho Fftle of commissioner-ships. They have power to suspend ny commissioner th us im-plijatf-d; the p."-v,e; rBmot ai reili with the President. B;ds were opened, to-day, by the purchasing pur-chasing committee of the Indian corn million, mil-lion, tor tho annual supply of annuity good. The prices wore lower than ever before eilvred the government. Delaware Battle ri(t. Wiimir.gton, 22, To-night the baltlt flags of the :id, Grd, iih and dth regiments, regi-ments, of the D' lawaro volunteers, were presented to the Historical Society of ll is State at ttie Grand Opera House, before tne Wilmington p ti of li.e Grand Army of ihe Kcpu. iic, the Historical His-torical t-ocipiy, ar.d a large audience. A number of prominent persons from abroad were prefer. L Cini'i )loriiaili. St. Loji. 22. --Grant spent a quiet day. Tins evening, in the company of a numbt'T of prominent citizens, te drr.ed at the rjince of Chauncy J. P.iiy. and at!-.d-d arec option bv Mrs. t.igir At."!. Grant leave on Tnurs-day Tnurs-day for lidano Springs, Colorado, aud thence to Oaiena. |