The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-08
WASHINGTON.
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New York Republicans Apathetic and
DOwnhearted.
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Important to Applicants for Positions
in Navy Yards.
THE CHOLERA At BARCELONA.
Closing Of the Port and Suspension Of ALI
Business in the City.
&c. DC. ..'rt''.,. &c.
The CHOLERA AT BARCELONA,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 1866

meeting Of the New York republicans was held at
the Union League Rooms few evenings since discuss
the proprety Of visiting their respective homes par
tcipate in the November elections There Of
apathy and downheartcdness manifested the meeting
unaccountabe except the superstition that they
sidered their presence Of no earthly USE nasmuch
the result Of the election oregone conclusion with
them. Comparatively few will go home
IMPORTANT TO APPLICANTS FOR POSITION IN NAVY
YARDS.
The following important circular from the Navy De-
partment following closely the heels of Secretary
Wellcs' letter to Admiral Bell will probably convince
republican politicians that the patronage Of this depart
men at least cannot be prosttuted for political pur
poses Neither political wirepullers corrupt mem
bers Of Congress will be permitted to dictate who shall
shall not be employed in the navy yards Of the
ton
NAVY DEPARTMENT Oct T. 1855.
Application to oil the position Of master workman in
anyof the navy yards will hereafter be addressed to the
Chief OF the Bureau OF Yards and Docks stating the
name, age and residence of tho applicant with testi
monals to his character habits professional skill and
competency and physical ability Whenever a vacancy
shall in the Office of master board will be
vened at the navy yard where such vacancy EXISTS,
under the direction of the Secretary Of the Navy
selection will be made from the qualified candidates who
shall have passed satisfactory examination The seec
ton OF master workmen will hereafter be made ire
spccve Of locality, district State being entitled to
preference for these positions
GIDEON wELLEs, Secretary of the Navy.
THE SIGNAL CORPS.
With the exception of Colonel Fisher. Chief Signal
Officer, and single aid all the officers OF the Signal
Corps Of the army who have been duty east OF the
Mississippi river honoraby mustered out of service
There are twenty five officers on duty with Sheridan,
Pope and Hacck west Of the Mississippi. These all
that remain of corps of hundred and forty officers
selected during the OF bravery and
tai capacity for the performance Of the most difficult
and dangerous kind Of stat duty the battle field The
corps goes out of service leaving good record in the
army from the War Department
ALEXANDRIA coNFIscATED PROPERTY.
Preparations being made to restore TO the original
owners large amount OF property situated in Alexan
dra, Virginia, and adjoining counties the libel for
hscaton by order, having been withdrawn
THE KENTUCKY DELEG ALTON AND GENERAL PALMER.
The Kentucky delegation, headed by Garrett DAVIS,
obtained interview with the President this moiping,
and urged the removal Of General Palmer with nch
The President said has referred the
whole matter TO General Thomas for investigation and
declines interfere until General Thomas makes
port upon the subject
Sixty amnesty pardons granted to-day, all OF
them To parties hailng from Alabama
Among the prominent pardon seekers here Is Mr.
Trescott, Assistant Secretary Of state under Mr. Blu
chanan's administration
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bureau TO day
amounted to 81, 800, 600
DR. John McCook was appointed Assessor OF Internal
Revenue for the Seventeenth district OF Ohio.
MOVEMENTS or GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant left for Philadelphia this evening and
will return with his family Wednesday.
COLONEL HEINTzELMAN ORDERED TO DUTY.
Colonel = r Hcintzclman former major general, is
dcrcd to join his regiment Harris Island and report
General essels who a captain in the formers rogi
ment in Mexico. Al this rate two would
practically reduce him the rank of second lieutenant
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN PETIT ALLEGED CRUEL
TIES At ALEXANDRIA JAIL.
Captain Petit, formerly Of the Twelfth Veteran Re-
Corps, viii probably be tired during the coming
weeks charges OF cruces and frauds alleged have
been pcrpetraied by him during his long command Of
the Jail at Alexandra. court martial is being
formed for the trial. and Colonel John Mansfield is
named the President.
THE CHOLERA At BARCELONA.
Advices received at the State Department today from
the consulate OF Barcelona contain the intelligence OF
closing OF that port by royal Decree consequence Its
infection with the Asatic cholera Business Of all kinds
has been suspended the Offices having been
abandoned and half Of the inhabitants fed the
rior country. All operations Of the Commercial Ex-
not be negotiated In the city,
THE CONFEDERATION AT coSsTAxrISoPLE
private letter received from Constantinople states
that the conaagraon that broke out in that city
9th Of September destroyed about thousand tene.
mcnts by which upwards Of forty thousand people
left without roof to them.
STRUGGLE FOR POSITIONS on THE MEDICAL STAFF
OF THE REGULAR ARMY.
grand struggle Is going among young medical
from all parts OF the country for the fourteen places
on the medical staff OF the regular army Tho proper
ton Of applicants to places Is hundred to
II noticeable that very high order Of medical talent
has entered the lists for these vacancies among
assistant surgeons Perhaps twenty-five per cent
Of the applicants staggered at the outset by
the exactng schedule Of necessary requirements which
they required 1ll and abandon tho struggle From
the balance IL will DO difficult matter for the board
In session TO select superior fourteen The fact
that hundred and twenty dollars month Is 80 great
an attraction for medical men between the ages Of
twenty and thrtysix augers wen for the sanitary
condition Of the country During sickly times young
doctors make vastly more in legitimate business
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE PArERr ~ NORTH CARO-.
LiNA.
new paper has been started al Raleigh, n. c. under
the management Of Edward 7. Brookes and J. Q. A.
Crane both lately federal officers in the war The sheet
Is called The Journal n ssdom and in IL prospectus II
INDUCES in the following sentiments which cannot fail
TO fall oddly upon the ears Of tho Carolnans: 80 he.
cving that warranted by the republican spirit which
should control democratic form Of government, we
shall advocate the abrogaton Of oil laws which mako
any distinction account Of color and urge tho enact,
ment Of laws such as will give every equal rights
It is the intention Of the projectors publish universal
suffrage paper
CHEAP RENT ron NEGRO LABoRERs.
The Campbell Hospital in this city has recently been
turned to the Freedmens Bureau by which will be
used for the occupancy Of negro aborer The building
will accommodate upwards Of two hundred tenants and
will be let TO each family at the moderate rental OF three
dollars mont The Bureau Is endeavorinr by such