The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17

large parties Of negroes in Washington and vicinity ond..
entcing promises Of employment and shipping them Il
Maryland, where he distributes them among the far
mers charging the latter fee of five dollars the cost
Of ranspo ling the hands thus consigned These sums
turn Sced from the wages Of the negroes by
the farmers who employ them. Wood the habit Of
representing himself ~ he sole agent this district fol
the assignment of negroes employment and lives In
Baltimore HIS taken " hand by the authorities
| Of the bureau to-day $780,. ~---s.
RAILROAD CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES TO BE SOLD.
The government is mixing arrangements to sell, dur
Ing the month Of Octocer thirty locomotives and
two hundred and ninety cars at Manchester, opposite
Richmond; 1--WE locomotives and dfy-one cars at Ports
mouth Va locomotive at Norfolk, Va, and hfty
locomotives and seven hundred and h cars at Aexan'
dra There will also be sold at Aexandria tNo thousand
tons Of railroad iron and City Point four tbocsand
tons.
AFFAIRS AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
The United States steamer Calypso, IieutenantL NJ
Stodder went of commission the yard yesterday,
her officers receiving leave Of absence and the men being
transferred to the yard. The Calypso is captured
blockade runner and is fine boat in every respect. and
will likely be offered for sale the next great sale.
The fine steam sloop war Swartara which has been
on the railway for time past having her bottom
coppered and her main shaft and fasenings for ma
chnery SET launched yesterday aud will shortly re-
ceive her boilers and engines.
The saco will be hauled up shortly receive her boil
and engines
The little Ada, lately of the notia is being fitted out
and will be the Northern lakes where she will be
used a despatch boat
Mr.. James f. Alexander has been appointed clerk to
Captain smith, the executive officer of the yard in place
Of Mr. Charles Morgan, who has resigned TO accept o
clerkshp on one Of the Mississippi steamers
PERSONAL.
Montgomery Blair visited Rockville to-day give an
expression of opinion oonoorning the registration and
other subjects affecting the right Of suffrage In
Marysnd."
secretary Seward and Attorney General Speed left or
Cape May again last night to rejon their families. Mr.
Speed will probably return few days, but Mr.. Seward
may remain longer Mr. Hunter is Acting Secretary in
Mr. Stewards absence
Assistant Attorney General Ashton is also absent
from this city.
Mr. Rollins Assistant Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue., leaves tomorrow for trip through New England
Captain j. n. Buck Assistant Quartermaster, for
time past charge Of the forage depot at Alexandria,
has been ordered TO st. Louis
Major General Mott arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel
this morning.
Governor Andrew is in town, stopping at Wtllard'a
ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE.
Horato N. Cougar Commissioner Of Emigration has
appointed Acting Assistant Secretary Of State during
the illness Of Frederick W. Seward
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.
Senator Foster, of the Congressional Committee on
Indian Affairs arrived here to-day. The other members
of the comrnlttee Senators Doolittle and Ross, who
we're conferred with the Indian delegation to-day,
did not arrive
The delegation commissioned by the President to hold
council with the Indians at Fort Smith, tho Arkansas
river, takes its departure tomorrow morning. to DO
absent until the LIST of October
THR INDIAN BUREAU.
Hon Robert B. Van vakenburg who acts as Com
missioner of the Indian Bureau the absence Of Judge
Cooley, entered upon the duties of the Office to-day
ARRIVAL or ROBERT oULD.
Robert oud ex-rebel Commissioner for Exchange,
arrived from Richmond to-day and stops at tho Metro
polilan. Ho has permit from General Terry TO 10
absent from Richmond ton days. It is due TO Mr. Ould
say that the statement in the New York Tribune that
he opposed the exchange of Richardson and Browne
| untrue Ouid was liberal in exchanges than the
rebel government desired him to bc. General milford
| always spoke In high terms Of his fairness and hu.
| maniiy
OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
Prisoners arc diminishing rapidly 10 tho Old Capitol
Prison Less than hundred confined there
\ for all offences
TIE RICHMOND ENQUIRER TO BE REPUBLisnED.
Tyler & Allcgree, formerly publishers Of tho Rich
mond Enqrivev havo arranged to commence the rcpub
LEGATION Of that Sheet and putting up the no
cessary presses and machinery II is currently report
that tho material all purchased in New York through
subscriptions made for that PURPOSE and
paid for city acocptanccs amounting to seventy i've
| thousand dollars.
ASSAULT ON GENERAL MEREDITH.
James d. Mcbride, lato Lieutenant Colonel Of tho
Eighth United States colored artillery, but clerk
in tho Treasury Department attacked General Sol Mere
d,h with loaded whip in tho hall or the Metropolitan
Hotc at ten o'clock on Tuesday night and created quite
comnotion for few minutes The General soon brou b,
him grief though entirely unarmed, and the young
departed with bloody nose black eyes and bat
tered countcnancc Tho Of the assault dates back
| to ,hs tmc when General Meredith commanded the
District of paducah.
| g,oo!s 0u; for Your Change i'm tho Brook
Ign City Railroad Cars.
70 THE ED;rOE OF THE HERALD.
Tsiaiin that 20, viii give space in your journal 20
The following facts that others may not be duped by tho
Brooklyn City Railroad Company, and that pags myers
I may In al cares demand their change frcm the
duc,pr Immediately after giving him note to take their
faro from. respectfully submit the suljrned soe