The New York herald., 1864-09-15
arWs FROM WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Sept II, lisa
rHs Ruxoss IN CIRCULATION.

WASHINGTON, Sept IL, issA
rHs RuM0Rs IN CIRCULATION.
In the absence OF any legitimate military news, tss
country filled with manufactured for the hour
The authorities here edned to day by intelligence
from New YORK that Grant had Pslerburg. Tbs
contradiction Of these false Is becoming tire.
some Up to late hour tha afternoon there has aos
been received any reliable inegen Of any consider
able military movement any where. and expscssd
! lor several days
nfPonrASr rISlscrAL ssws.
The spspension OF the weekly staemens the coss
tcn of the Treasury induces the belief that pay
army before the election aud meet the demanc
will require the issue or unusual amount OF pcs
bsari6g notes. and TAX the utmost capacity
| OF the department in the manufacture of currency.
Eleven millions iye hundred ntiy Thousand doIars
OF the bonds Of the recent ioan d ,hrtyoos
and half millions been sent or by the Treasury
Depsr tment All the certificates thus far received
sstisasd.
NEGLECT or The PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Public business in Washington appears TO have oons
almost TO standstii thatms and OF toe pub
lie servants generally being devoted almost exclusively
to political affairs.
M'cLELLAN JUROR wAsHfNgror.
The spirited Response 10 the cal FOR Mcclellan mcss
ngs IN tho several wards of the District indicates tAsa
tho whole population here actually holding oBcs n
opposed 10 the present administration.
FATAL EXPLOSION or A SHELL.
Three pickots Fort slocum miles ncrtA
OF the cy this morning gathered several Shells OF which
they msde supports for their cooking apparatus suppos
log from examination that they empty corpbusu
bic matter Ono OF them. however, exploded, and -
severely wounded Henry Bouquet aud b. Marshall thai
each Obliged 90 undergo the tation OF leg By
Dr. BoDtron, OF Hardwood Hospital. Dennis Hare wss
also severely wounded in the lon The injured msr
halur m First nsap vnrtM
lery They nat they had frequently before uade
OF shells for sim lar purposes
w rRs MINNESOTA INDIANS.
Brisader General Sibey, an.oiicisi despach, says
the number OF lndiaoe embraced within the Territory
Minnesota is nearly seventeen thousand, including thrss
thousand Ave hundred OF whom one thousaad
eight hundred actively hostile. two hundred aoa
fifty desrous OF peace, aud thousand -four hundred
and fifty Chppewssl svowediy friendly. but who would
not hesitate at any time 20 raise the totnahawk not -
strained by consequences He recommends a.
a permanent policy concentration and military surveA
the bands and tbes, adding that when
they they depend upon the chase fes
food work starvc, they will agree TO any
reasonable conditions the government may soc ht to in
pQse and that bse3asng mSss sana @.re maale&
that some such fixed policy as that Indicated must d
adopted by the with reference TO the grsA
tribes OF Indians north and west before perns
pence can be restored TO our extensive border"
The ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel Eddy has been assigned TO duty
Chief OF the Department Of the South anS
Colonel Webster relieves Colonel Briggs rs Chiof
OF the Department o. Virginia aud North
Carolina while the been ordered TO upos
his duties as Inspector
Colonel Pitkn has appointed Chief QuEr.ermassAs
OF the depot at City Point, Va.
Lieutenant Colonel J. +. Boyd is announced As ChsaA
Quartermaster Of the Army OF Ohio, and Colonel J. r
terry chiet ouarternasier Of the depot at tIoasvis.
Musical.
THE GERMAN OPERA.
In spite OF the bad weather there was very large
fashionable audience assembled in the Academy q
Music last evening The German artists were sino
Flotows avorte opera Of Martha and the attractiss
proved great to forgetulncss Of rain
and msd.
The performance in every respect pleasing TNs
choruses admirably sing. The orchestra, undss
the direction OF Mr. Anschutz, executed tho beautiful
music with great spirit and ensemble. or the artists
charged with tGe principal roles Mme Fredeci and Herr
habenann were certainiy most successful The lady
the 'oie Of Nancy is one not suited TO her voice abe
from the audience unequvocal tokens o. satisfaction
Hibem made the hit OF the evening This hae
greatly improved since last season aud must become
universal favorte The performance a whole a
successfully, 30 much so that the management will
doubtediy do we'll to reconsider its decision in the maA
and reproduce this opera
70 night Faust, the most popular OF will q
repeated, also IN saturday at the matinee.
LAUNCH j. A. wsetervelt & Son VIII launch ,Ah
morning, at halfpsst seven o'clock the sidewhsa
steamship Moro Castle, intended for the Havana srads
MARns CoRrs.-Captsin Higbec, United States Maxhs
Corps has been ordered to duty at the Norfolk Nsvy
Yard. Captain bigbee for time in tho dagshlp
Hartford, under Admiral Farragut He has participated
in many engagements on the Mississippi river.
MAILS FOR TIE EAST AND wxsr GULs souApRoSa -vAs
Union sails to-day with the passengers MAIN
for the Eass and West Gulf squadrons. Lstors anS
parcels left at Walden Wizards, 1sS York stress,
Brooklyn at tho Lyceum before eleven o'ciocA 10
be forwarded.
News from the Pacific Coast.
sAx FRANCISCO, Sept IL, 1854
The Brother Jonathan fran the North arrfv.
cd yesterday bringing S432o 900 god good reports
from the mines.
banquet had been given to General Mcdowell at ~
toria which attended by Governor Kennedy va
ccuvers island, aud other British notablss.
The treasury receipts In this city since Tho Iano
steamer day amount to million and three quartera
Money is easy ut " pcr cent. Small business doing
In currency bills at 115 100 premium con bills, Az
premium; legal tenders in request at 40 40
News from Bermuda.
HALIFAX, Sept. II, 1894
Tho steamer Gala.ca from Bermuda llth instant win
troops, arrived here to day.
The fever abatng at Bermuda.
The blockade running steamer Mary Ceestia from VI
mlnstop N. c., via Bermuda, for Nassau, sunk on ~
south side OF Bermuda the 9th instant.
Arrival Of Pareied Prisoners at An-