The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-16
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Dcsertions from the Regular Army -
Negro suktragc-Ecnisn Affairs =
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/ NEW YORK. December f5.-The Herald $
Washington special says by recent decision.
~ the government authorities, soldiers who
re-culisi AN the regular army Within thirty
/ DAYS after their dish IRE from ihe volunteer
service. will bc entitled 10 the additional pay
Of two dollars p-F-Hentla. provided bv con-
gressi0nal enactment N lSJl When their SER
vice in the army, in connection with the term
they have continUou-iy served ia the ,olun-
tiers shall amount IN the aggregate to five
years.
The IT.JHAeS Washington special SAYS:
Desertlons from the regular army is becoming
allriningly frequent.
Generals Banks and Swift delivered addresses
last night before the National Equal suffrage
Association at Washington, taking strong
ground In favor 81 negro suffrage.
Great activity prevails ut both headquarters
Of the Fenians in this city. Auathcma> from
each party dcnouncing the other still continue
10 be Issued.
Last night the usual meeting of the Manhat-
TIM Lodge was 80 largely attended that the
door wa in danger Of giving way, and the
meeting adjourned TO the Ninty-ninth Re Il
menrs Armory. They emphatically endorse
OMahony.
Two banks. with capital Of two hundred
thousand dollars each. were chartered to-day
in Charleston. south Carolina.
Upwards Of two millions Of currency have
been issued TO National banks within the last
two days. The total amount now issued is
There was hearing yesterday in the SUI
preme Court. before Judge Leonard. ia the ease
I of Robert Allen, an alleged aceomplicc uf Ken
needy, The rebel New York hotel incendary,
confined NJ Fort Lafayette bv order of the
Secretary Of War. 4 writ Of habeas corpus
has been issued by Judge Barnard, addressed
TO General Hooker. for the purpose Of bringing
the case into the civil courts.
General Hooker was absent from the city ut
the time the writ was Issued. and IL was left
with his Adjutant General. Breyet Brigadier
General Nanhurn. who made a return 10 il.
judge Leonard dismissed the application on
the ground that The writ was improperly
served.
The 7ribans'S Washington special contains
the following: Intelligence has just been re-
ecivcd from the Minister of Customs that the
Collector at Rochester, New York. has just
made an important seizure q Canadian lc,-
sci containing coutraband goods. whisky teas
dry goods. eic.. at Fundy Bay.
The great Government sale Of war material
at Alexandra will probably last throughout
the week. There are a large number Of buyers
from New lork and the Northwest, seeking
railroad material. and the competition is quite
spirited. The prices obtained, in numerous
instances were in advance Of costs. The scrap
iron has averaged over sixty dollars per ton.
railroad tires from xix - fifteen cents per
pound. eorda.,e twenty-one cents per pound.
ana all the prices highly satisfactory to Gov
ernmCnt officers.
James Hughes. alleged 70 be concerned in the
llobOkcn bounty frauds, was yesterday COM
mtted TO jail 70 await his trial. Iii, solicitor
announced his intention TO apply for writ If
habeaS corpus, on the ground that bail had
been improperly rejected.