The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-03
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Interesting sron Washineton-
SBs CoHsn0vDnDv SUvwDEN suOssrARY vLOyD AND
sxsD0xxfAxY h'oLSLlANp-rAx Suicide or "a
NAr0A RUex-F1S THOUSAND rhooes IN ROUTE
FIR kAkeAs--0UR RELATIONS wirn vEsaxUxLA,
ETC,
wAsasstos, Scot. 2. 1861.
In ny dsspsanh Yesterday alluded to q matter or ,e,s-
rea which bad been lad before hs 0abiao by Governor
Floyd before leaving FOR The West BY m sct OF ths La
ssa,urs Of vrgnia o. February o. lSls tae Governor
and Council 81 The Staie Of Virginia were constituted N
hunal 70 allow and certify Chains 70 military bounty lands
Under this law Secretary Floyd while Governor or y,rs
mia allowed and oeynsd nunbev Of these oalm, which
wore rejected By Mr. Ncueland while Secretary OF ths
Interior, under cot Of Congress approved August 81
1852, which provides ihal
All unsstsIed outstanding military land vsYrsuh ssusd
and allowed pcs 10 Tho lsl Of March 1857 the proper
suthocx Of tha Common ues.n az Virginia, FOR military
services performed by tho occS and soldiers and
maxncs Of the Virginia IA 70 and Confidential lines The
army and rayy Of the kevoluor may be surrendered 90
the Secretary Of ne Interior VITO, upon being satisfied BY
say 3, Ss % %
In pursuance OF the laws OF the said for
military ssrvoss ,ssusd, shall Issue land scrip IN favor
o. eueh prorietors Tor warrant thus surrendered
In The const ucon OF this act Mr. NcCieaad consrued
the words upon being a.aed By revision Of tho proof
or By additional testimony, u that every ~ppcA-
uon shoud bs examined de ami decided according
bis own Vows OF the evsdsnos.
Governor Floyd considers this action or the Interior
pasmens insulting 10 Virginia. and impesching h,s off,
cia conduct while the executive or that Sta,e. Application
has besn made 10 Secretary Themps.n 10 tho
ton Of his predecsso and this Win be made the subject
Of Cabinet confederation aev Floyd contends that the
aet OF 1862 only gave Tie Secretary Of the utoor the
power TO withheld the land scrip In or manifest or
lcr or pal aabe ardsueh being The construction given
The eel by Judge Underwood OF Ky who reported The bill
Eoy. Floyd Is absen! visit TO valuable coal
and sa Ines he c1ns in Kentucky the Big Sandy
private despatch received from Texas concerning the
death e General Rusk saJs"Srce the death OF hs wife
the General ha. been very low spirited He wrote to his
commission merchant In New Orleans Tor u gavestone
for hts vito and fay that he would need ff him.
eeI the regret FOR his loss would be tombstone enough
for him. AT the time OF his death be Converting
With number Of his friends, when no Cos up, biz
gun and waked down towards the spri8s in . ehors
time he report or the gun was heard, and In q fc~
minutes be was found lying mis- gun with the top Of
bis head blown of
DoriDg the absence CT tho Secretary OF war; Colonel
Drnssrd Chief Clerk will perform the foncuons OF bis
Office, having been duly commissioned by tho President
for ttsi purpose
The War Department to-day sen. On. orders TO the fol-
lowing .:oops 10 pat locomotives ros for Ten
clmps0es O O6 Isl CAvary, unu6r Ccmmauo on COf0no
Sumner scd Lieutenant Colonel Johnson companies
o. the 9Th Infantry, under the command copa
MES Of the 4th Artillery from Florida; two companies OF
tho I'd Artillery, from Fort Monroe two compssses Of The
I'd Artillery, from For! Smelling Iiahs Ba.scFy
paDy rcm Fort kcHsnry; which, the average strength
Of the companies be sixty viii give force Of upwards OF
tvo thousand Genera barney will remain in ,om
mand Of Kansas Colonel Albert hnston, late from
Texas, has been assigned 70 the command OF troops
10 Utah.
Mr. EAmes, HirlAter to vene=ueis leaves Washington
to monow, and viii speedily 70 CARACAS wAh fun
insructions framed upcn mature examination OF tho sab
ject by government, 10 bring tho pending qasssons
with veuezacsa 70 promps conclusion.
1hs Granular negotiation viii DO closed this week
Naval Court No. 3 meets tomorrow, and Il composed
- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES siorsr, strinsham and Captain
Mercer. Courts Nos and meet the Jin inst, both
Of which remain The same.
DR.. TATE Of virginia, having resigned his podt % ~
State Senator has rived here charge Of the sixth
sudltcrshp, " which ofaoc his appolnsn
some days ego
In uftce to NJ Ksg, First Assistant Gene
raj, n proper TO state that no was nos aware Of the
cfavactcr or the Communication from Professor Mman
and others to the President 10 him through Tho
mail nom . psrou unknown, and hs accordingly seni
70 tho President
the csGrace'ul snar on board The mail boai between
this city and Aiexasdrs 10 nor undergoing invcssgs-
ton nis . common thing for passengers !hs Line 10
npain Of bad treatment and unless the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company remedy the evil tney can
not expect travel to pass their line me gentleman
assaulted on the occason ailaded 10 MOI expected 70
live
The board appointed 10 the steam. sloop models
submitted TO the Navy Department expect 10 be In session
month before rcportps.
Ne-ss Faulkner and Bceock, Il Virginia. are stopping
NJ Browns also Col Savage, OF Tennessee and Hoo Mr.
Stevenson, member elect from Kentucky.
erSaAt Sswsrsrr ps1Ara.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 1857.
Tho Attorney General has decided adversely 10 thu on.
,sordinary claims Of haywood the aie Marshal Of Uah,
than Of which for conveying the judges
Of Tho Territory 70 and rom tho places or holding tho