The New York herald., 1865-06-02
GOVERNOR PIERP0AT'S RECEPTION
The Welcome OF Virginia TO Hel
Loyal Governor.
OF GENERAL CURTIS.
The subdivision Of Virginia Into
Military Districts,
Co., &C., &c.
Rroumoss, Va. May 2o-Evening

RronMosD, Va, May so-Evenng
| GENERAL QUITE
This morning Drigadier General N d. Curtis, Chief Of
STAFF TO Major General K o. Ord, commanding the De-
partmcnt OF Virginia, rcccv Cd tho Official papers from
tho War Department announcing his elevation the
rank Of major general by brevet for gallant and meto
rious services at tho taking OF Fort Fisher North
Carolina
axDprnscnso OF rux STATE or VIRGINIA
The following without interest:
Firs. The b-dstrict OF tho Roanoke Biackwaser
nd Appomatox AZ hereinafter designated Will cons,i-
or sne Of
ba E r,. .o..,, ....
rot Monroe and the sub-dstr,ct Of the Peninsula
as sA renater designated, will constitute the District Of
Porte Monroe 1ndE command Of M Breyst Major General
Third The counties of Princess Anne, Norfolk
Nansc. ond Southampton a; s and Isle Of Wight will CON
of Brea tior General O. h Gordon, headquarters at
Ro.rh-- The counties of Nelson, Amherst Bedford,
Campbell \ppomattox, Pittsylvans, Henry Patrick and
Franklin ~ VI constitute the District oil Lynchburg,
under comma and OF Brcvot Brisader General Irwin
Fysa-The~ county ofHenrico will constitute district
under commaaA OF Brigadier General n. r. Patrick.
S1M-The a unt!es of Mathews, Gloucester New
Kent King VIA 'am Charles City York Warwick and
ss Ssaor r
Of Brcvct Brigadss r General 3; G. Ludlow:
Essex CarolInc spa tsylvana and Orange win constitute
the bdisrct Of "a Rappahannock under command Of
~ Eigsta~rks couais Is Of Hanover Louisa, Goochsad,
Fluvanna Aemare and Greene, will constitute the SUBJ
district Of the sousl Anna under command Of Brevet
NstAaThs oounss.s g Of y surrys SUSSEX, Greenyle
the subdistrct Of the Backwatcr under command Of
Brevct Brigader-Generai NcKibbin.
toway Prince Edward CA rrotte and Halifax viii CON
stute the subdstrict OF the Roanoke, under command
ElerrM '-r Tbs oo"niess,f Chesterfield. Amelia Pow
hatan, Cumberland and BR kingham will constitute tho
nrss of the . Of Br've
Commanders Of district aa such Of the as
are not included In any OF TIA districts above described
tuc separate brgades for thA purpose Of enabling the
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suporntendents Of negro a1aan' within their respec
tive limits
R.cHxosD, Va, May 80, 1895.
GOVERNOR rmRroxT's HAMPTON.
Last evening the soas Of The executive msnslon OF
Virginia, in this city the centre OF attraction to
large and select number OF guests and visitors, who
TO demonstrate their cordial greeting heChief Msg
trate and Governor of the State his resumption OF the
gubernatorial duties the capital The immense
and brilliant throng was IL anything, larger than the
that welcomed him the spot the occasion Of
his arrival In Richmond and was intcrspersed with
bright galaxy Of female beauty, who received by
his Excelency Governor Pierpont in a manner hat-
teT0g 70 nM Ognity the 'exditeu btdtion WHICH
he nlls. In this no gracefully assisted by
Mrs. Perpont, who elegantly enacts the duties
a. hssfess. Prominent among the guests were Hon
james H. Lane, United States Senator from Kansas
and ladies; Hon. T. Chandler Senator from Michigan;
Ex-Governor Gibbs Of Rhode lsand General r. Busteed,
Of New York. and lady; Judge Jesse Norton and lady
wealth; Hon. Mr. Wing, Treasurer Of the State; the
Auditor Of The State Colsnel Massey and lady Colonel
.nS Es. o ns YORK M wayns ns
lady Of Washington; Rev Dr. John Plsrpont CHE peet)
Hall, author Of History Of ysimans; Captain H L
p H. Vail, Willard Carpenter. b. Church, Esq, Mr..
Gilbert, Of Troy, and = number 0f othcrs
was represented by tho commanding generals Of the |
division and department and their respective stans,
together with large and imposing array Of the leading
officers of the Twenty fourth army corps encamped in
the vicinity OF the cy Major General Charles Devcns,
General john Gibbon General John f. Milford United
States Commissioners for Exchange Colonel Edward ".
Virginia Major stanton and Major Fthan Of the United
statcs Pay Department, and others.
BAND OF MUSIC
from the Twenty fourth army corps present and dis
pensed 6res OF choice harmony The greatest sstsfac
,on prevailed throughout the reception among the large
cvinced by his Excelency and those by whom he Is
surrounded In relation 70 all topics looking to tho recon
struction Of the state.
Tns SOCIAL couRrEsms
Of the evening were consummately managed by Colonel
George H. Hart Of the Governors staff who admirably
sustained his reputation popular ladies' Tho
reception broke up at late hour all delighted with s
details.
THosn PRxsEw
were Hon. Rufus r. Andrews OF New York, and Hon.
I. C. Webb, Auditor OF the state Of Virginia.
yiLLnoREs SECRETARY rHE INTERIOR.
The Hon A. H. Stuart, Secretary Of the Interior In
the Cabinet Of President Fillmore, is TO be guest Of
Major General Devcns today having been present last
evening the reception given by Governor Pcrpont 10
the people Mr.. Stuart will, IL IL understood converse
freely upon the present condition OF public anairs At
the epfe be given to-day by Major General Dcvens,
w. L. Early, Esq, Of Albemarfe, Vs. Or Socrates Mar
pin Of the University OF Virginia. and John Wood Jr
Esq OF Charlottesville. vs reporter Of the HERALD
and thera IN hc of he