The New York herald., 1863-11-12
NEWS FROM wAsMIHaTon.
VAasIx0rou, Nov. IL. 1888


ras RsosNrrfok OF onrDIcArDs or NDsBrnDNRss.
The order Of the Secretary OF the Treasury for the
demptop OF The outstanding certificates OF indebtedness
out Of the abundance In the Treasury hs bees revoked
All the certificates. however, which have already bsn
presented and al those which were In transu previous
10 the revocation Of tho order viii be reAeemed Ths
certificates taken up since November l. amount 70 aboas
eleven miions. Of which six millions six husdred thou
sand were masursd and four millions four hundred
thousand unmatured. These certificates ere coming
in at the rate Of miiiion per day. NJ
clerks the redenptioa division Of the Treasury Depart
ment, OF which Mr. Cornwall chief have been keps -
work I'LL midnight all tho time, Sundays included. sises
the LIST OF November 70 keep up with the demand spss
that bureau.
rm NICARAGUA TRANSIT COMPANY.
As was announced ten days ago. the negotiations b.
Senor Molina the Nicaraguan Minister and tho Central
American Transit Company, resulted in dead lock- The
Ncaraguan government insisting upon the forfeiture oe
the charter franchises and property Of the company undss
the penalties incurred Since then Senior Molina
sderng the company entitled 70 preference ths
other numerous competitors. invited compromise se
all differences. and yesterday new contract. more
satisfactory to both parties than tho original signed
BY Senior Molina. under full and special powers from the
government Of Nicaragua and Francis Norris President
Of tho Central American Transit Company. This settles
all difficulties and insures the opening OF this great Inter
oceanic route
DEPUTY COLLECTOR STANTON TO BE DISMISSED ssox
OFFICE.
s understood that upon full investigators of The
charges against Mr. Stanton, Deputy Collector Of Nov
York. his dismissal from Office has been determined upon.
Besides the establishment Of the proofs against his con.
which father he dsreputably admits, II s an
cerained fac that he has used his official position. and
the time allotted to Official duties in preparing papers foe
commercial for which be received high oompensa-
tiou. II is greatly to be lamented that who ha1
achieved SO much distinction as Humanitarian q ~
Wendell Phillips scboohshoud have become completely
the slave Of Mammon.
ARRIVAL or Kx-CON0RRssMAN MILLsON, or VIRGINIA.
Union men in this city highly gratned TO day by
the appearance in the streets OF General Mson formerly
reprepresenative In Congress from Norfolk whose high
toned character held in great admiration from the ct
that no known the schemes
bow 70 the dictates Of secesh rulers.
SENATOR WILSON ON THE HERALD WAR PLArF0Rx.
Senator Wilson, who Is in the city at length and for
his life treadng the paths Of righteousness having
planted himself on the HERALD platform, and avowel
himself in favor OF immediate advance Of the Army d
tina Potomac into the very bowels OF the sacred soil and
thereby bring the To end.
GENERAL MEADE's REPORT OF THE BATTLx or osr-
TYSBUR0.
General Meades detailed report Of the battle of Get
tysburg, dated October officially promulgated To-
day He gives for bis delay ia making 1t until
then the failure OF receiving the reports Of Of The
corps and division commanders who severely
wounded in battle. and says-sThe result Of the cam
pagn may be briefly stated the defeat the enemy II
Gettysburg his compulsory evacuation Of Pennsyvana
aud Maryland, and his withdrawal from the upper VALLEY
OF the Shenandoah and in tho capture OK three guns,
forty standards and 1881 prisoners. o49Ts small
collected the battle neld Our own losses
very severe, amounting, win be seen BY the 20
companying return, 2,s34 killed. 1900 wounded anA
6643 missing in all % 1885," he adds his tribute 10 The
heroic bravery Of the whole OF the army officers and
men.
THE DISCHARGE OF MINORS FROM rHx ARMr Bv
CIVIL COURTS.
The Official army Gasax says:-The intimaton made In
several Of the daily newspapers that the Secretary o
War has communicated through the Adjataut Ceas-
raj modification OF the order References the AIs
charge OF FROM military service sy civil courts b
founded in NO such modification has been made
communicates.
DETECTIVES SENT 70 THn STATE PRls0N.
Edward Stanley and Joseph scott, detectives u ~
military service, who time since levied b,ack aaa
upon Mr.. Markham the amount Of fourteen hundred
and thirty dollars have been dismissed tho service and
sentenced 10 hard labor the State Prison Albany hs
former for one ys~ and the latter fsr six months.
ARRIVAL or TIE PIyrH NEW uAxPsHnE AT ALgx-
ANDRIA.
The Fifth New Hampshire regiment, recruited up -
egh: hundred and sixty five men, arrived at Alsxandro
this morning, and is swxtng orders. n viii pro-
bably be sent to Point Lookout
COMPLIMENT TO CAPTAIN WALTER A. DONALDSON.
Captain Walter A. Donaldson having been compelled
BY wounds to retire TO tho Invalid has beeo cou
plimented by letter regrettng his retirement signed ~
all the onlcers OF the Excelsior Brigade.
Arrangements are TO be made provide uansportassa
to Gettysburg and back for widows soldiers
who fell In that battle enable them 10 participate
the ceremony OF consscrang the national cemstsry there
oo the 10th inst.
NAVAL ORDERS.
Captain G. H. Scott has been ordered 70 the commaAA
OF the De Soto.
connandcr Stanley to the North Atlantic sqaafroa
Commander Lynch 10 the ST. Lawrence
Lieutenant Commander Queen to the wysasng.
AFFAIRS ON rHK MISSISSIPPI.
Adutant General Thomas In a ccDmunicatioa co. the
War Department dated Nstchez says;-It is significant
fact that while transports the river have been frs
quenty fred by the rebels. not single shot has
been fred bm that part OF tho river banks covered by
leased plantations extending for seventy miles above
vicksburg which shows the importance 70 commsres q
lining the river with loyal population He says that %
the 18th Of October the gathering OF cotton In fun
operation The experiment adopted hastily and frc0
necessity, with many mssvings of employing frssdnss
At wages leased plantations, be regards q con-
plete success.
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION AT PENSACOLA.
On the night Of the 1lth ult expedition organ.
Il ID u Pensacola composed Of sailors and marines o
the Navy Yard nd frigats Potomac, and sent up IL
Backwater river destroy ferry and bridges ussl By
the rebel troops passing from Alabama into foTda To-
the purpose OF annoying our rrisons sad stealing sup
plies Lieut. Houston, United States Marine corps, e.
poyed the captured steamer Boomer, and sccompaishsd
his mission with loss Of two men, vx-Corporai EhAss
y, Marine Guard killed; private -, Potomac evasd.
wounded.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The following promosns Of clerks In the Pensioa 0ss
aud appointments have recsotly been made:-
John Barton Of Indiana, from third 70 fQurth clAeD
a. W. Kellogg, Of Michigan, from sscoud tC1hira caaee
A. n Scott, q Iowa. from second 70 third cias.
Bradford Rixford, Of whooasin from second 70 oirs
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