The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-02
Instructions for Rebels Seeking
the Executive Pardon.
Response Of the President to the destinations
Of Disappointed SsesssiOnists
Over Thirty -four Millions Of Internal Reve.
.nue Receipts During August.
Reports on Treedmen's Affairs in
North Carolina and Tennessee.
&c. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I, 1883.

wAsuNGroy, Sept I, 1885,
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury represents that the De-
partment in easy condition funds The receipts
from internal have been fully equal the cal
cuaton heretofore made those for the mouth of August
amounting to over $S4, 100000.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bafeau to day
amounted to 50, 1856, s64.
THE SUBJECT OF PARDoNS
The following letter. addressed to the Governor Of Viz
gna by direction Of the Attorney General VII, be read
with INTEREST,"
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, l.
WAsHINGroS, August q, 1855. J
Hon +. H. PIRRpoNT, Governor Of Virginia.
sRI am directed by the Attorney General TO acknow-
say In reply that far this Office Ia concerned you
have his full authority for saying tina. the only influence
possible to be exerted In the matter OF rardons by any
agent or attorney whoever he may be- to delay the
petition All cases coming under the thirteenth eXcep.
ton, and all petty civil officers having your recommend
alton need nothing further They approved by the
Attorney General as matter Of course The President
is gross of whole Office from himself
to his humble messenger am, ST., very respectfully,
MF PLEAsANrs, Pardon Clerk
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting today protracted beyond the
usual time notwithstanding the Cypress We state
of the weather The question of restoring the
money alluded to in yesterdays HgRALDt the Richmond
Bank understood to have been discussed in ersnso
the conclusion has not transp;rej.
POSSIBLE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT TO NoRrH CARO-
LIMA.
The Raleigh Register learns that Governor Holden has
received despatch from President Johnson in which he
states that if he should visit Richmond he will extend
his journey to Raleigh N C.
SOUTHERN MAIL ROUTES RESTORED.
Among the many mail routes recently restored by the
Postmaster General are the following From Nashville
to Johnsonvile, and from Nashville aud intermediate
points to Chattanooga, and from Warrace to Shelbyvc,
all daily SERVICE from Columbia, S. c., to Greeuvic,
and all the intermediate offces-ssrvice three times
week.
POST OFFICE AGENT FOR NORTH AND SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.
B. B. vassall has been appointed agent of the Post
Office Department for the States of North and South
Carolina. Mr. vassall has been Acting Postmaster at
Wilmington since its occupation by the federal troops
VANDALISM AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
More stringent regulations will have be adopted
corning admission of visitors TO the East Room Of the
White House Another instance OF vandalism occurred
to-day. well dressed aud apparently respectable
man. accompanied by her little daughter arrested
in the act af cutting piece from one OF the window cur
tains which she said she wished send to her mother
as a curiosity Her being detected pitiable,
affected of the officers of the Executive Man
sion that he ordered her unconditional release
SALES OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
The total receipts from the sales of stockades sheds,
stables abatis &C., at Fairfax Court House, Flint HILL
Peach Grove and Prospect Hill, Va, belonging to the
government, amounted to 1881, 1925. The main and
valuable buildings at Fairfax Court House aud Flint
Hin offered for sale, but turned over to the
Freedmen's Bureau This has to deal with applications
of the most varied character its records show App
cation there to-day for sanction Of the bureau
ito the employment of about 900 freedmen, at fair
wages In extensive coal mining operations to be started
on james river by stock company Of Northern CAPT.
tass One hundred and fourteen buildings Of the Car
yer Hospital were sold auction yesterday for &c.
fifty buildings Emory Hospital for $429 and at Stone
Hospital for $275.
A large sale of medicines hospital property, instru-
ments books, stationery, &C, will take place at Freder
lex Md, the 14th inst Other large sales will take
place at early day Harpers Ferry Marysvile, Nd
Grafton, West Va, and Purveyng depot at Baltimore
the last named depot coutaiainy q valuable stock Of
I goods.
THE GOVERNMENT NOT LOSER 81 rue DEFAULT
ING PAYMAsTERs.
Today's National InteHigencer says We assured,
from the highest OF knowledge the subject that
the government cannot In any event, be loser to any
considerable amount by the Norfolk swnde, or by the
Operations of any the OH of the pay depart
mcnt
TIE WAGON TRAINS FOR FORT LEAvENwoRrH.
A faint idea Of the magnitude OF operations in the
Quartermaster Generals department may be gathered
from the following reasonable estimates for moving the
train OF Eve hundred wagons from this city TO Fort
Leavenworth. The time consumed the journey eau
not fall much below ninety days The total number Of
animals In the train In round numbers three thousand
hundred their forage for ninety days amounts TO
ninety three thousand dollars; the wages and RI
tons for for the period makes total oil
thouo md dolla nd ationu m
wagon masters their assistants aud accompanying black
smiths for the time to nearly tbous
and dollars. Add inevitable contingencies, and the
Of moving the train TO Fort Leavenwcrtb will
be hundred and seventynve thousand dollars
Two other trans OF Ave hundred wagons EACH arc
TO be moved from Cincinnati Louisville to the sam
military post within few weeks
ARMY MATTERS.
Orders we're issued this morning mastering out tn
First Maine heavy artillery and the Second District o
| Columbia regiment Of infantry.
Captain W. H. A. Krebbs, Chief OF Ordnance, and Car
tain st. Abs aidde.camp the stan Of General Ausul
were relieved from duty this morning The batteries ar
20 return homo and report by letter to the Adjutau
| General
| Colonel J. r. Kent, from the same headquarters
ordered to West Point military instructor and Msjc
r. C. Chandler to report to General Dent, ccmmandn
the garrison OF Washington.
STATS RENDEZVOUS FOR RETURNING TROOPS Discos
TINUED.
BY order OF the War Department tic following stat
rendezvous for returning troops have been dscontnuet
viz:-Portland, Maine; Manchester N H. Montpelit
and Brattleboro w.; Readvie, Mass. Rochester, Syr
cuse sacketts Harbor Piattsburg aud Ogdeusburg,
Frederick, Md; Cincinnati, Camp Dennisou, Clevelan
and Camp Cleveland Ohio; Chicago, ILL., Lexns.cn an
sCovtngton, KY.
REPORTS TO THE FRBEDMESs BUREAU.
The report Of the Assistant Commissioner for Mort
Carolina was 10 day received at the Freedmens Burea
under date OF August 81 1t Is stated that the who
number of freedmen and white refugees receiving SUI
port, either in whole 10 part, from eovernmei
amounts to ten thousand persons, OF whom more tina