The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-26
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


WAsHrNGr0k June Is, 1858.
ARRIVAL or A DEpUTArIoS OF OHIO DEMOCRATS.
The committee Of the Ohio Democratic Convention, Mr.
Pendeton at the head have arrived here and at the
Metropolitan they have visited the President who has
asked them to mako written statement in respect to
their errand. which they will do. reply 10 1t, Albany
fashion, will OF course be made in due tame Aside from
tho morale Of deputaton of this sort, the political
advantages will be with the President
MCCLELLAN.
Delegations from leading still arrive here, ask
ing the recall Of General Mcclellan.
GENERAL MLRoY
Is now said that General Mroy is TO be court mar
tailed, for not having obeyed orders evacuatng Win
chester some 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.
II Is not true. IS stated that the Adams Express Com
pany refused oday 70 receive any valuables for trans
mission North.
PRISONERS SENT SOUTH.
O the Ave hundred and thirteen rebel prisoners 10 be
sent South for exchange tyone severely wounded.
Most OF them we're captured within the past week.
SEIZURE or HORSES.
II h stated that Colonel Baker has seizcd great
Der Of United states that been brought
by attaches Of the army who have TO The city since
tho prospect Of battle In front.
REPoRrs REGARDING THE CROPS.
The Agricultural Department has reports Of the crops
for the present month, which discouraging.
parison 10 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.
B noteworthy fact, that in the or the postal
currency presented oredempsion tho Treasury Depart
mcnt and examined, but very Insignificant amount OF
counterfeit has yet been discovered Il proba
BILE, however, that when the returns from the western
part Of the country examined larger centage Of
counterfets may DO found Ia supposed'that larger
quantities Of the bogus currency have been circulated in
that section As has heretofore been stated Of this
currency has beeu printed issued for tme and
when the volume OF is sufficiently reduced the new
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 it'll and visiting at their residences the ewd por
tion of female population 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 the pub
lie ands and subsequently sells aband0ns otherwise
parts with his claim right, he has further privi-
lege under the law to acquire lands Practically it
is already found that persons who settle the public
lands do await the tedious process OF maturing their
claims under the Homestead act but declare it pre-
emptoners
THE AMALGAMATION OF RACES.
The view Of Postmaster General Blair upon the amalga
nation OF races. as expressed 10 his late speech
at Concord, N. H., sustained by facts, q
known at the Census Office The increase OF blacks in
the States is at the rate 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 accretons from the South
1t follows that by the destruction Of slavery and the
populatng of the South by European Northern inmi
grafton the black will become mixed, and must In
process OF years degenerate into the scky character OF
mulatto, and finally die out.