The New York herald., 1863-06-26

wAsurscrox, June rs, 1868.

wAsnrSGros, June IS, 1858.
ARRIVAL or A DEpUTArIOs OF OHIO DEMOCRATS.
The committee of the Ohio Democratic Convention Mr.
Pendeton the head arrived here and at the
Metropolitan they have visited tho President who has
asked them TO make written statement In respect to
their errand which they will do reply 10 Il, Albany
fashion. will Of be made in due tame. Aside from
the morale Of deputation of this Sort the political
advantages will be with the President.
Delegations from leading citizens still arrive here ask
ing the recall Of General Mcclellan.
GENERAL MLRoY.
Is said that General Milroy is TO be court mar
tailed for not having obeyed orders evacuatng Win
chester days previously 10 the attack upon that
place.
CAPTAIN WASHINGTON NOT KILLED.
Captain Washington. who commanded the Thirteenth
regular infantry at Haiues Bluff not killed. report
cd. but was severely wounded.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
is not trus. stated that the Adams Express Com
pany refused oday to receive any vauabes for trans
mission North.
PRISONERS SENT SOUTH.
or the Ave hundred and thirteen rebel prisoners 10 be
sent SoutA for exchange tyone severely wounded.
Most OF them were captured within the past week.
sEIzuRs or HORSES.
Il IL stated that Colonel Baker has seized great
Der Of United that have been brought here
by attaches Of the army who have to the city since
the prospect Of battle In front.
RxPoRTs REGARDING THE CROPS.
Tho Agricultural Department has reports Of the crops
for the present month, which discouraging.
parison s being mado between these reports and the
meteorological made to the Smithsonian Institution
for the purpose Of calculating something Of practical
value to agriculture.
COUNTERPART POSTAL CURRENCY.
rs noteworthy fact, that in the OF the postal
currency presented redempsion the Treasury Depart
ment and examined, but very Insignificant amount OF
counterfeit has yet been discovered It is proba
BILE, however, that when tho returns from the western
part Of the country examined larger per centage Of
counterfets may be found, s supp0sed'hat larger
quantities Of the bogus have been circulated in
that section As has heretofore been stated OF this
currency been printed issued for some tme aud
when the volume Of Is sufficiently reduced the now
fractional currency will be substituted for IL.
PUNISHMENT OF IMMORAL ARMY OFFICERS.
So shameless has been the OF many OF the army
officers temporarily in this city, in showing themselves in
public th and visiting at their residences the ewd
ton of female popuaton that stringent orders are
about to be issued visiting with summary and exemplary
punishment any officers who may hereafter thus disgrace
themselves and their profession.
LAND OFFICE DECISION.
II has been decided at the Land Office that person
who avas himself Of the right Of homestead in the pub
lie ands and subsequently sells abandons or otherwise
parts with his claim right, he has further privi-
ese under the law to acquire lands Pra racticay it
is already found that persons who settle on the public
lands do await the tedious process OF maturing their
claims under Homestead act but declare 1t pre-
emptoners.
THE AMALGAMATION OF RACES.
The view Of Postmaster General Blair upon the amaga
nation OF races as expressed in his late speech
at Concord N. H.. sustained by facts, Is
known at the Census Office. The increase OF blacks in
the slave States is the of two per cent year
while at many localities in the North the deaths are
greater than the births. The population OF blacks at
such points is kept up by accretions from the South
1t follows that by the destruction Of slavery, and the
popuating of the South by Europeln or Northern imm
grafton the black will become Mixed and must 10
years degenerate into the scky character Of
mulatto, and finally die out.