The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-06
The Presidents Health Much
Improved.
Continued Importantly of Rebels for
Executive Clemency.
4 Considerable Number Par.
d0ned Yesterday,
&c, &C., "a.


IMPROVEMENT m TIE HEALTH OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President dressed and out Of bed portion OF
to-day for the first time since his illness became serious
He expects attend to urgent business daily hereafter
but has by means wholly recovered.
Judge Advocate Holt tho only person permitted to
see the President business oday and Ii surmsad
called by appointment in relation to the findings Of the
Military Commission Nothing has transpred in relation
to them.
THE APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Nearly two hundred applications for pardon were
received at the Attorney Generals office to-day, one
hundred and ten Of which from residents Of North
Carolina The balance we're mainly virgnians
PARDoNs GRANTED.
About ono hundred and seventy applications for par
don granted today Of which hundred and
thirty were from North Carolinians recommended by
Governor Holden
Ex-MINIsrER FAULKNER NOT PARDoNED.
There the best authority for contradcting the report
that Charles J. Faulkner Of Virginia. has been pardoned
by the President who has not yet acted in the
Therefore all that has been published in this matter
premature.
INTERESTING TO APPLICANTS FOR HoMEsrEADs.
To prevent the mposons practced on soldiers and
others by unauthorized and irresponsible land and claim
agents. should be generally known that persons in the
military and naval service, and all others entitled to
by making direct application the United States Dis
trct land Office for the State Territory in which they
propose SETTLE payment Of the fees fixed by law,
without any intermediate AGENCY Delay, vexation. and
additional expense will DO avoided by acting upon this
suggestion
VIOLATION OF INDIAN TREATIES.
The Indians on tho Delaware Diminished Reserve
lately such complaints Of cncroachmcnts on their
grounds by the whites to induce Mr. Pratt, Of the
Delaware agency, to call upon the military commander
OF Fort Leavenworh for assistance In protecting their
rights Tho commandant declined to interfere, and Mr.
Pratt has appealed 10 the head of his bureau here
for such an order from the President or Secretary
Of War as will enable him TO protect the Indians.
Among other treaty nfrngements, the Indians
claim that herders and drovers habualy Craze thous
ands of cattle on their reservation, and consume the
grass and pasurage necessary for the subsistence OF their
own animals The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs con.
ours in the views Of Mr. Pratt and hopes TO obtain the
necessary authority TO end the abuses. Tha
practical difficulty, however, Is that In this,
in former instances, should the military
authorities drive all squaters Off the reservation, they
would reappear in twenty hours after the troops
were Withdrawn Should they subsequently be arrested
the civil will release them habcas corpus and
fail to try convict them The public sentiment there
favors tho squater, and the endorsements OF laws or
treaties is next to an impossibty.
General Pope has had an interview with the Secrea
res of tho Interior to-day In relation to Indian
affairs meeting arranged for discussing the subject
fully tomorrow at the White House Secretaries STAN
ton and Harlan and Grant and Pope will submit
their views TO the President ls
pELEG ArEs FROM INDIANS hATELY r HOSTILITY TO
THE GOVERNMENT ON THEIR WAY TO WASHING
TON.
Delegates to the number OF seventy, from fourteen
a VY..t~
States during the late rebellion, thor way to
Washington with the object Of making treaties Of per
petua peace and OF being renstated in the rights and
benefits which they forfeited by taking up arms in behalf
Of the insurgents.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE WHITES AND BLACKS
OF PLoRIDA-rHE CROPS OF THE STATE.
report has just been received at the Freedman's
Bureau from agents. who have recently ravesed the
entire state Of Florida horseback regard to the
atons now existing between the whites and blacks Of
that State the present prospect OF crops Thoss
usmen say there no armed rebels in Florida, and
that the white population everywhere expressed the most
ardent wish for continuation Of peace. They found
very crude notions existing among the people concern
ing negroes but seemed generally understood and
acquescod in that slavery at end. In many
places the negroes Ind made bargains with their old
masters for wages and had como to work checrfuy In
other localities the former rights Of the master to fog
and paddle the blacks severely for trnng oenses had
not been entirely abandoned but other methods Of pun
ishmcnt were being gradually adopted Tho agents
aborcd TO enlghten both whites and blacks, and 10
plain the intentions OF tho government towards both
They found the negroes very cachabc and possessing
unboundcd confidence in all Northern is, there
fore doubly important that great be exercised in
selecting government agents as many designing and
INSCRIPTIONS men were already beginning to prey upon
latin inf hey
their poserity werc Free and would be protected
in their freedom They told that their freedom
brought TO Thorn hcre that they need not leave their old
homes to obtain IL; but advised the contrary
TO hire themselves TO their former masters whenever
practicable and be Industrious faithful aborers The
prospects coming crops not so bad as anticipated
Az general rule the crops will not suffer for lack Of
labor.
THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER AT WASHINGTON RAISED
TO FIRST CLASS RANK.
According TO the Official Vienna Gazette of the nth u
tho Emperor Of Austria has promoted his Minister resi-
dent In Washington Count wydenbruck, TO Envoy Ex
traordnnry and Minister Penpotentiary TO the United
States of America Count wydenbruck, though short
time here has given several occasions evidence of his
diplomatic ability and good feeling towards this country
and by his promotion the Austrian government shows
tho importance In which holds its relations with the
| United States
THE "HraH WINE" QUESTION.
The statement Of contemporary that the 'high wine"
question before the Secretary of the Treasury during the
past week is to be decided on Thursday and
untrue The owners represented by counsel, and
| made such representations induced Commissioner
Lewis TO recommend compromise that was not salts
factory TO Mr. McCuoch. Some additional testimony
was thought necessary the owners well as by the
Secretary and the whole consideration Of the subject
was postponed until this could be obtained No decision
| Is expected within fortnight
RETURN OF GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant and staff returned from Albany this
| evening
| MAPS AND SURVEYS OF WESTERN RAILROADS.
The Burlington and Missouri Railroad Company, Of
Iowa. have fled in the Interior Department map Of the
/ survey and location Of their road from the Missouri
i Eax4 In