The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21
WASHING TON.
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Preparations for an Active Campaign
West Of tho Mississippi.
General Sheridan to Command
Our Forces.
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General Sherman Visits tbs President and
Secretary Stanton,
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.tss afssa WASHINGTON. Nay 20, leeA
PREPARATIONS FOR A CAMPAIGN IN TIE TRANS.
MISSISSIPPI.
Major General sheridan has been assigned 10 the com
mand Of all the troops wes Of the Mississippi and WI
| shortly leave for that part OF tho country
Immediately after the grand rov.ew hero next week
force viii be scnt to the Missspp for the purpose
| OF clearing on the debris OF tho rebellion
GENERAL SHERMAN IN TOWN.
Major General Sherman In tho city to-day, and haA
interviews with the President and Secretary Of War; -
the request OF the latter.
ARRIVAL OF VANCE, REBEL GOVERNOR OF MOTIF
s'e CAROLINA.
The rebel Governor Vance, Of North Carolina who was
arrested several days ago the house OF his fahern
law In Buncombe county, North Carolina, by detacA.
ment Of General Klpstrick's cavalry under command q
Captain Hayes orders, II Ia understood from washe
ineton arrived here to-day the steamer Commodore
Vanderbilt in charge Of officer and strong military
guard Vance Is fine looking man, but bold and de-
liant in hts mannera He has becn committed - ~
Old Capitol prison
RECONSTRUCTION OF NORTH. CAROLINA.
W. W. Holden, ~ q. Mason, W. II. Richardson. u
H. Russ J. G. Williams and Robert P. Dick arrived N
Washington this morning from Raleigh. N. G. Then
obec. Is 70 confer with President johnson Ia relation -
the Interests OF the loyal people Of North Carolina ~
the recognition or their State government
NATIONAL BANKING CURRENCY.
The item In Fridays HERALD, In regard TO the luAp
ton and distribution Of national bank capital should
have road national bank currency There s NO imits
tion the Of capital Of national banks but ~
circulation BY law limited 70 three hundred mioaa
and Of this two hundred and thrty-nve millions have
already been ordered and assigned leaving but sky.
| I've millions for those banksthat now como N
| PRESENT FROM GENERAL GRANT TO coL0xY1
MARYLAND.
Lieutenant General Grant hns presented 70 Colonel
Il Narkland the agent Of the Post once Department.
who has boon during tho whole with the armes Ne
Crimsley saddle ridden BY General Grant in all the be-
ties in which he has been engaged, from Fort Henry,
| 1884, to the surrender OF General Lee.
City Intelligence.
| San or SAVANNAH ColTos.-A large sale Of cottoA
from Savannah, took place yesterday at tho Exchange
saIcsroom No Ill Broadway, under the orders Of The
United States cotton agent, Mr. Simeon Draper The
transaction Included 900 bales being total Of aboss
1900 600 pounds 1t brought from "a 70 ASK cents pss
| pound, and realized product OF $es,osS ca 70 ne
| agency.
CLANS vop FURSrsnxo SussrvUrEs-Thc following
oncla order has bccn promulgated by the Paymastss
General Of this state is Of especial interest TO thoss
persons who furnished substitutes prior 70 January
last:-
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| PAryAsrR GsSrsAL's o. uoE, IA BROADWAY,
| s...sas NEW YORK, May 20 1855
ss ~ Isn"srw JsSs are bv order Of the Peymss:se
General hereby notified that their clams for reimburse
under =. provisions q Sssps, q .s Law;
claim 70 be made BY the county for excess 81 year, sa1
as decision Of Board Of c Agsa " 81 '
| Acting Assistant Paymaster Gonoral
Tn srRxxr CrxMnxo CoxrxAcy.-Tho bda for contracts
fr cleaning the streets OF tho city TO be opened -
morrow by the street cleaning commission provided fOs
by the legislative enactment OF the LIST Of May laA
| John T. Hoffman, Matthew r. Brennan. Francis I n
Booe and John r. Deye'n. all prominently known -
connected with various dpa trents OK the city govern.
mont The Jcrsainr. has givon these seote@en faa
power 10 make radical reorIu In this M present much
Tesy mportss. %aisr ana 4 is certainly 70 be- erpec
that every ssfegusrd VIII be placed around those rhe
cCnir,c, e keep the DsIcro' cesn g the End that
Gdenty expects that they viii fstly carry ont s,ss
they consider to be the law the subject and allow the
utoe latitude fer competition 10 the end that the foo1
OF the people be ndersd and that hs city be kept ~
state OF cleanliness and puriecs.ion whoever mag "
rejected 70 do the work. tho people VIII demand st shs
contract be promptly and efficiently performed Il y
| matter concerning the health Of million Of re,t
heath win follow Ie. purity cost INC city a. itllo
| possible but u must DO had at all hazariA
| BAsH MrsxwGxR RcFFD. --on Thursday lat rome
| gentlemen passing the corner Of Thames street spd
Brosdway, observed struggle between boy aod .
roughly dressed man, WHEN Sooh phsce near ifuW
stand the pr,s being nc they supposed the
Of acme article which the lad had stolen nom the
dealer In rusty apples uiusy oranges and terra r'bs
eonfecfQaery They the sleze something frofa
his an,aaonist and leave, tho latter remaining and
bubberin az Ike bippod shooooy. When dves,icne1
the Ind the rather Interest feet that he haA
bsen robbed Of several hundred dollars asum which,
his capacity OF bank messenger hc carrying 10 "a
estabehment Wall street. This, too, IN open day he
mInions Of tho law quite convenient Search as maze
Nv the police for the obber but he has not yet been es
Covered That thief travel upon his autacity-unta
| Il brings him mp standing In the Penitentiary.
| DnurArur IN rHs ruDnc scuoon.--A female teacher
Ia ono of the Fifteenth ward public schools accusea
OF having days beaten In the most shocking
manner one Of tbs pupils under her charge II IL sale
that chds stomach legs and hands werc 30 severely
injured az 10 draw blood that the unfortunate papa
tainted from week.-mrs. after reaching home, and haa
the effects OF tho beating remain to this day this
sory DO true the Board NJ Education would 90 well -
see 10 a. Parents have right 20 expect a. least tsa
their children will be treated like human beings while
n school AID like slaves under the lash over.
| seer We refrain from rublishins any names IN COM
nectIon With this subject preicrrtng for tho present -
leave tho the hands Of the Board Of Edsoalin,
| where Il properly belongs ~, 4.s.tr
| rArAL ACCIDENT IN ru HARsoR. "A man, supposed 70
DO George Kreg from the papers found In bis pocksh
Was drowned ast evening In The harboy on Twentieth
| street Deceased was IN small boat and wss being
tow,d nm by tho stcamtug MADISON when the boat vss
uoeet The accident occurred about three hundred yards
| frNr the shore VIM J. TIE, employed on the tug
L In h.I