The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-22

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THE FORTHCOMING MESSAGE AND THE MEXICAN
QUESTION.
According TO the programme decided upon before the
appointment Of General Logan Minister to the repub-
ic Of Mexico, that officer should have been on the
ground and prepared furnish paragraphs for the
forthcoming message and reports of the Secretaries Of
State and War at the opening Of Congress. AS il is
che treatment of the Mexican question in those
papers will be based upon information furnished
10y prominent officer of General Sheridan's sta who
has been for time at post beyond the limits Of the
military division of the Southwest watching the
ments of the imperial government The gradual move
ment OF French troops towards Yucatan reported is
"A significant reminder OF expression in of Napo-
ieon's pamphlets several years ago. to the effect that
@he who holds the Isthmus of Darien may eventually
shod the commerce of the world
THE MISSION TO MEXICO.
The State Department had heard nothing from General
Logan in regard to his mission to Mexico at three r. NJ
rtoday Colonel Browning, his Secretary of Legation is
in tho city
THE DIRECT TAXES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
w IL PRESCOTT the agent for South Carolina, had an
interview with the Secretary of the Treasury to-day
Sthe subject contained the following addressed
the Tax Commissioners in that State by the Commission
scr OF informal Revenue
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1855
NriEMEN-I am instructed by the Secretary of the
Treasury to that his order indefinitely postponing
the sale of lands for direct in the
DISTRICTS and heretofore communicated to you, in
ended to embrace all lands OF whatever character de-
rpton situate in those districts You will therefore
postp0ne indefinitely your sales Of lots, blocks and
houses situate in the town Of Beaufort South Carolina
and advertised to take place the sixth Of December
next
General Sckes has assumed command at Charleston.
General Gilmore will be ordered to report General
peIafed. Chief Engineer should he be mustered out as
major general Of volunteers he still has the brevets
.co,oncl and brigadier general United States Army.
Major Generals Rousseau and Barlow have resigned
stheir military offices.
General g. L. Anchez Ochoa Colonel Fitch and George
nchard, Of the Mexican republic registered at the
National
Humphrey Marshall and family in this city
raE ATTEMPTED FRAUDS on THE TREASURY.
'Some explanation is necessary to proper under
STANDING Of the method by which the frauds were
attempsed the Second Auditors Office by Dres-
den aud Rabe The claims were Of different cha
Tacters:-Frst, discharges and final statements Of
soldiers who sent their claims direct TO the second
Auditor second applications for arrearages Of pay and
bounties by widows mothers fathers and orphan chill
,drcn Of deceased soldiers Whenever soldier dies In
tbe service inventory is taken of all he leaves, and
f~nat bounty MN, Wnicn sent 10 the
Second Auditor Dresden charge OF this book Of
nocord, and furnished Rabe with the names and claims
of all soldiers who died in ls61-62 whose
application had yet been made They doubt supposed
such soldiers had died without heirs and that genu
dne claims would be made for their arrearages One
associates TO Pennsylvania, where they
appeared before justices Of the peace and notaes pub
ic pcrsonatng the relatives and heirs of deceased sol
dSers on their list and from whence they sent appi
cations in due form to Loewenthal 4 Co., the claim
agents with whom they had arranged for their coec.
tion. The plan ingeniously conceived and auda
-ciousIy executed Had Loewentha & Co. been less
picoas dishonest, large sums would undoubt-
cdy have been realized before discovery.
Investigations INTO ANOTHER ALLEGED FRAUD.
Investigations beng made concerning another
class of fraudulent enlistment papers that threaten i'm
pIicats New York mastering officers The
dodge resoried to this-A person wishing a subs-
tue would contract with mastering officer to furnish
The FIRST volunteer that presented himself to that
officer wolld he entered q substitute the mastering
papers and never discover the mistake until he applied
FOR bonnty, State aid, something Of the sort He
uss then away from home, friendless moneyless and
fgnorsnt Of the forms and methods Of redress If he
died lection impossible and quite improbable,
owing the difficulty Of establishing the necessary facts
IL believed large have been thus realized by dis
1onest officials
ALLEGED FRAUDS on TEE REVENUE.
inspector at Philadelphia, and his brother,
who assistant in the same city, and both OF
whom were great favorcs the White House during the
late administration have lately come to grief They
accused OF using their official positions In relation TO
fobicco manufactured by them, and OF never having re-
turned more than one twentieth thereof The Treasury
Department It Is alleged, has discovered frauds to
much greater amount than the whole stock seized The
present very defective in the punishment OF such
OFFENDERS but the Secretary has determined to exercise
all the severity possible in aggravated cases
THE rREEDMES's BUREAU.
Major General o. O. Howard Is understood 10 be en-
ga led in embodyng in his forthcoming report to the
Secretary OF War complete compendium Of his obser
respecting the utility Of the Frecdmen's Bureau
made by him daring his trip throughout the
South The General conferred with the military and
civil authorities, the most intelligent leading and
c blacks along the whole line OF his travels and he is
understood TO have returned with very strong idea
ehe usefulness Of his bureau the ACCESSIBILITY OF con.
tinung existence until Its provisions are no longer
needed by blacks or whites.
THE MICRO SUFFRAGE QUESTION IN WASHINGTON
The Board Of Aldermen have unanimously passed the
following resolution from the Board Of Council:-
That in the event Of any bill being introduced in Con.
cress for the admission OF the coored OF this city
9he right OF suffrage the Mayor be- and he Is hereby
uireCtcu 10 councils together
tmo days notice. for the purpose Of taking consider.
alton for holding special election 10 ascertain
tne sentiments Of the people on the subject
II may DO stated in this connection that many Of the
property holders Of Washington are anxious that the
corporation charters shall DO surrendered and the gov.
rnmcn. Of the city placed in the hands OF Board Of
Commissioners appointed by the President Of the United
states as at It's carly history their object being quiet
ths agitation of the suffrage question we'll TO
euro economy greater benefits in the expenditure Of
money collected from them by the present system OF
taxation.
sequel to the fact OF the great reduction that has
Cured during tho past in the numbers Of unem
poyed freedmen In this city is shown by the following
report OF the local recdmen's agency number Of