New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-02
rnOM WARRINGTON.
Special Disps,ch 10 The n Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON. "Wednesday. Nov. ]. le6a
SOUTHERN POsTMAsTERs-A HAUL AT CHARLES


WASHINGTON. "Wednesday. Nov. ]. 1a6a
SOUTHERN POsTMAsTHRs-A HAUL AT CHARLES
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Government has Just received from Charles.
ton S. c. quantity OF letters written In the Spring OF
1901 by the honest Postmases Of places south OF
Charleston containing money and postage stamps but
all seized at tha. city by the Conederatcs The stamps
being useless to them. were allowed to accumulate
there Government hos also received ee 100 for post
age due from Charleston before the war.
ENTERPRISE OF THE FREEDMEN.
A number of the c0lored men of Norfolk. Va,
have combined TO purchase a farm OF 1000 acres for
$4,000 on Currituck Sound, 20 miles from Norfo!k.
They erect up into 40 farms Of 2? acrcs each
Tho National Freedncns Savings Bank already has de-
rosiis exceeding quarter Of million Of dours and
as Government pays of tho colored troops the amount
grows rapidly.
TIE MARsTON COURT-MART1AL.
The Naval Court-Martial opened today with
The case Of Lieut.. Col. Ward Marston Of tie Marine
Corps who entered the service in 1872 Tho charges
arc taking apd nppropriniing to his own use bounty
money of scamen while Post Commandant at Boston.
Ex.coMMlssToEER oRToS. g.y
Ex.Commissioner Orton received the farewell
greetings Of the clerks internal Revenue Bureau
and LEFT for New York this evening. The resignation
Of public officer has occssoncd sincere iegret
Commi.sioncr Rollins who returned last evening. as
suncd his new duties to-day.
SUCCESSOR APPOINTED.
John II. Taggart was to-day appointed Col.
hector Of tie FIRST Internal Revenue District OF Penn
sylyania. vice J. B. Hsrdiug deceased. Col. Tng
gsrt since his withdrawal from the army. hns been In
eharge Of the walhington Office OF The Pkad,lpAia
Taqx1o.
pgEcngR ASD DARSUM.
Henry Ward Becchcr and i. T. Barnum were
at the White House to day ard both held interviews
with the President, Mr.. Beecher expresses La entire
teicf in tie Executive and considers him entited to
the cordial support and conEdeaco Of the earnest
friends Of liberty everywhere.
Mr.. Beecher also had an interview with Brie.G
Svayne. relative to FIe,dmen's afoirs during the
day.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was Of bat brief
duration. ..
CONTRACTORS CLAIMS. ..
Sixiy.one millions in certificates OF indebted
edne,s were passed at the Treasury to-day 20 III
cIedi, OF tho various purchasing Quartermasters
elaims of Governmental contractors.
LARGY CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
The customs receipts for October reach the
unprecedented amontt often millions in gold.
DEPARTMENTAL.
BY orders from tho War Department WiscOn-
sin Is transferred from tho Department Of Missouri to
the Department Of Olio.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bureau
for the month ending yesterday. amounted to sao+5
80 O5. being average per diem Of ess21 5s lie
receipts to-day amounted to s2. l00taa
TIN HUNDRED MILLIONS.
During tho late war the Government ex-
pended for the pay ment OF the army alone o. 900 0
900. I.t
THE ENGLISH CATTLE PLAGUE.
The United States Consul at Manchester,
England informs the State Department that thero is
os yet no apparent abatement In the great cattle plague
at present raging there. Tie pes,ilcnce is exciting
tie greatest apprehension. and special religious serv
ices are held iu all tic churches to stay It,
To the A.oeis,-d Pres.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Nov. l, 1865
THE CASE OF WIRE.
There has, as yet been no definite Executive
action on the findings Of the Wrs Commission. owing
TO the immense mass Of evidence 10 be examined. A
brief of the case was not sent from the Bureau Of Mill
tary Justice to the President until to-day.
DUTY or wHALEB0NR.
Information has been received that the French
Government has lowered the duties on raw whale
bone, the product Of American fisheries. the tariff on
the article being the same ~ ON that imported INTO
France from European countries. This has been done
,koot fiann n
act by that Government.
This voluntary concession to the United States
though Of comparatively small importance Is coupled
with other prUpitious circumstances which encourage
the hope that our commercial relations generally with
France will soon 10 placed q more favorabc footing