The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-07

cavalry report the examining board for examination
as to their qualifications This excellent movement will
be followed up by similar orders to the lieutenant colo
nels, majors and company officers successfully.
ARTILLERY AND CAVALRY REVIEW.
There will be tomorrow the grandcst artillery and
cavalry review witnessed this continent 1t win
include six regiments of cavalry and twenty complete
batteries Of artillery.
This morning Coiones Hamilton and Wright, Of Lieu.
tenant General Scos staff crossed the Long Bridge and
mode OF the fortitcaons the Virginia side re
turning in the afternoon.
APPOINTMENT OF JULES DIN6 AS consul TO SMYRNA.
julius Bing not famous for having been captured
Bull Run and conveyed to Richmond and for his return
to oyadom than his with Ripley and Dana of
the Now York Tribune upon the Appleton Encyclopedia,
and his fame in Boston the "Athens Of America where
the of Bing well known any in history, has
been appointed Consul TO smyrna.
ADvIcEs FROM MEXICO.
Adviccs have been received from Minister Corwn. from
the city Mexico with dates to the 10th of September.
There appears be but little encouragement for peace
fu solution the difficulties which distract that country
The Juarez party still maintained its ascendancy in most
Of the States. The postal treaty ncgoti-
ated at Washington was not satisfactory TO
the Iuarez government, and has been returned. An
exradon treaty had been completed and despatched to
Washington for ratification The commercial treaty, the
skeleton Of which Minister Corwin took with him,
still under negotiation with little hope ofa successful or
satisfactory arrangement 1t appears that the demands
Of the Mexican government in compensation for the pv
leges and rights desired by government, are greatly
of those contained in the late treaty which the
Senate refused to ratily.
THE RUSH FOR OFFICE AND CONTRACTS.
The War Department is overrun by applicants for
Offices and contracts, and the secrcary's door is
stantly beseiged by persons who interviews with
him to subserye personal ends The Secretary desires it
be distinctly understood that there
Paymastcrs, ouartermasters, or Commissares in his
gift there any appointments of officers Of the line
TO be made, excepting in the regular Of promotion
When second euteancies thus vacated tho places
will be filed by appointments from the ranks All con
tracts for supplies munitions, &C. made respectively
by the uarermaster General and the Chief Ordnance
and to them all parties should apply who have proposals
to make. Applications for appointments acting quar-
tcrmasters and masters mates should be made the
Navy Department in writing and not in person The War
Department furnish the "evsed Army Regulations"
only to the officers Of the army and to Members Of
Congress and other applicants
MOVEMENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA POLITICIANS. =,
pennsylvania politicians continue to arrive They have
not all succeeded however in crossing the Potomac for
the purpose Of electioneering Every facility has been
afforded BY the military authorities the shergs dopu.
zod, who are entrusted with Che delivery Of blank re
turns for Tuesday election.
IMPORTANT FROM THE CHEROKEE NATION.
JOHN ROSS DECLARES FOR THE INCONSISTENCIES
WITH REBEL sYMPATHIzERs.
ST. LocIs, Oct. 6, 1861.
News lias reached here that about two weeks ago John
Ross Chief of tie Cherokee nation had called by pro
eamaton 900 CENokees around him and declared for
the Union
Read an influential half-breed and leader Of the rebel
party had raised the standard Of revolt and had s;ir
msh near Iseluah, with Rose body guard in which tho
latter was victorious This conflicts with the recently
published accounts from the Cherokee nation but an no.
tive Tovernm ut scout, thoroughly acquainted with mat
teIs IN the Southwest, pronouuces it reIabld