New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Specll Dispatch TO The N. Z. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Monday, Sept 25, 1865.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.


The combinations for the Speakership are al
ready forming. Mr. COlfax leads with formidable
spontauiety; Mr.. Ashley OF Ohio has many earnest
friends Green Clay Smith Of Kentucky is urged with
influential pertnacty while tie advocates OF Henry D.
RAYMOND are OF all undoubtedly the most zeaously
operative They boast their ability to swallow all
lesser candidates and one oyerconfden boasted that
they were in possession of the proper arguments and IN
sufieien; quantity TO insure IN ultimate triumph.
PERSONAL.
Coy. Lyon of Idaho who has been detained
here to receive instructions in regard TO certain treaties
he il authorized to make with the Indians Of his supern
tendency leaves for his OF government tomorrow
Secretaiy Harlan has the brief respite of week to
look after private affairs in Iowa. BE left last evening
THE PREEDxEy's SOCIETIES.
The leading Freedmen's Aid Societies, East
and West, have recently consolidated under the title OF
the American Freedmen's Aid Commission. and will
hereafter operate through single organization. This
step has me the cordial approval Of the Freedmens
Bureau and Secretary will be located in this city,
who will be in constant communication with the Bu'
reau aud through whom all eommuRiea-
lions fiom local organizations and branch
societies may be brought to the attention
Of the proper officers of the Government or OF TIE
proper agents Of the Commission in the States The
gentleman assigned to this Office is Mr.. Jacob X.
Shpherd late Secretary Of the NorthWestern Freed
mems Aid Commission ct Chicago. MI. Shipherd Is
now here arranging for the opening Of en Office.
Bishop Simpson of Philadelphia is the President Of the
new Commission.
COTTON AT NEW-oRLEANs.
Some time since petition was sent to the
Na, rerreeeu4inU that IL was
imDossbe 20 distinguish Confederate from other cotton,
and tina; ,e attempt to enforce tue rights OF the Gov
ernment under the Confscation act was causing mis-
cbeyoue delays. vexation and loss to legitimate com
Der.e The petitioners prayed, therefore, for the
abandonment Of this policy AID that all cotton be ad
mi..ed subject to tax OF from 10 TO 20 per cent ol
such sum as should be deemed sufficient to cover The
claims Of the Government Some 90 or 60 Of the Oldest
cotton flctorage houses Of New0.leans have just
sent the President memorial which states that NJ
such difficulty exists; that Confederate cotton may
easily be distinguished from that owned by private
parties aud they protest against the scheme proposed
above as a eontrivance for the benefit Of irregular
speculators These factors lave large claims upon
planters for advances made before the 1t Is sup
posed that spectators sometimes set hold Of cotton be
longing 20 these factors and they naturally desire to
drive the new corners off and is also suggested that
they nav claim ownership under the laws Of Louisiana
and even as against the United States AID the Con-
hseat.ou act.
LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.
Indemnity patents, Nos. IA, "a, 81 and 3o,
covering an aggregate amount Of 3s,49i acres have
been Issued the State Of Iowa in lien Of lands selected
as swamp under the swamp grant Of 1880 but which
had been disposed Ofby the Government as arabic lands
UMBRELLAS AND PARAsOLS.
The census Of 1860 shows &C establishments
for the manufacture of umbrellas and parasols in the
United States In that year. with an invested ca pta Of
sl0J' o9o employing 55l male ard 4O female hands
paying for labor s43395O ana yielding annually pro-
ducts to the amount OF s.. 9is, 800
FALsE REPORT.
The statement of London paper that Capt.
Robert Lincoln Of President Lincop is III Paris is
on pas with most Of the statements Of those journals
relative to affairs in the United States. Capt L. is
quietly pursuing his law studies at Chicago Ill.
CALIFORNIA Rancho.
The General Land Office has Just received a
-eturn OF survey with transcript Of judicial proceed
ings in tie case Of the Rancho de Muralacor" con
tanning 1896 acres. situated Russian River which
traVerses the rancho from north south The claim is
confirmed 10 johnson Harrel CT al. The transcript.
are accompanied by certificate dated August 81 1863
from The Clerk of the Circuit Co Of the United States
and ex oco Clerk OF the District Court for the North
arm n'sirict OF California showing Judicial approya