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Show WAS IllN'fjiTO.V. 1 Washington, 22. A circular letter' (ltaigned to prohibit federal officers ! from taking part in political couven- tiuns, committees, etc. , just pre-, pre-, pard, w;is read, and it ws delpr-' delpr-' mined that it should bo issued without with-out delay. The secretary of war presented a dispatch from Gen. Ord in regard to the trouble on the Kio Grande, just received through Lieutenant General Stieridan at Chicago, which stated that Gen. Trevino, commanding the forces ol Bravo, had a talk with Ord, and a good understanding existed. The dispatch was received with much gratification, it being regarded as an evidence of the Mexican authorities' intentions to cooperate with our authorities in suppressing the raids across the Kio Grande. Tho secretary of the treasury has authorized tho United States a-wintant treasurer at New York to sell $1,000,-000 $1,000,-000 gold on the 2Sth. The secretary of the treasury has authorized the treasurer and asaUtaut treasurers of tho United Stales to commence tho payment of interest due on the first proximo on Tuctday, the 20th inst., without rebate. The president has appointed Allen Francis consul at Victoria, Vancouver's Vancou-ver's island, li. C, vice Ecks.ine, resigned. re-signed. Senator Mitohell, to day, receivod the following telegram from the governor gov-ernor of Oregon: "Salem, 21. Ask the secretary of war to instruct tho commander ol the military department of the Columbia to supply citizens of Orugon in the vicinity of Indian hostilities with arras and ammunition from the Vancouver argenal on the requisition of the governor. gov-ernor. The citizens of Walla Walla are in danger of an attack and have applied to me for ammunition. The state has none. (Signed) S. F. CiUdwick. The secretary of war has instructed General Howard to auswer tho requisition requi-sition of the governor to the full extent ex-tent of the law, which allows 500 stands of arms to citizens. It was, lo day, decided by the president and Secretary Schurz that the consolidated pension agency lor toe itate of Illinois shali be located at Chicago and Miss Ada Sweet retained as agent. It was also decided to re- ull .otni.to urn nnw in nffino at the seats ol various consolidated pension agencies with the exceplion of General Terrell at the Indianapolis, Ind., agency, whoso commission has expired, and who will be superseded by General Knefler. Chicago, 22. Inter-Ocean's Washington: Wash-ington: Secretary Sherman expects that twelve or fiiteen millions uf four per cents, will be subscribed for in America by July IGlh, though only one million has been taken. He thinks aa soon aB the people loam the advantage of tho loan (hey will take it greedily. Tribune's Washington: Hyman, colored congressman, threatens if the president longer withholds his commission com-mission aa internal revenue collector, and gives him no other good office, he will go over to the democrats and destroy de-stroy the republican party in North Carolina, Chicago, 22. Times' Washington: Secretary Schurz' influence saved the i pension office to Chicago, and Miss Sweet, whom he said ought by all rules of civil service to have the office, Bhe being the beat pension agent and the only one who attended personally fo the dutias of the office. The president has signed the com-misaiorft com-misaiorft of the following postmasters : Henry C. Nurrick, Crete, Nev.; A. H. Wickware, Bakersfield, Col. |