The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-15
From New York.

Gen. Grants Order..From the silver
Mines of Montano--N AT.
frage in the Dissriet--NorthC Ca roll.
ma Affairs--The south American
War.
NEW YORK, December 1.-the HeraITs
Washington special says: General Grant has
issued an order diseharging all civilians, ex-
cept clerks, from the army.
The Times Washington special SAYS: Sec
rotary McCulloch has received letter from
the Collector Of Internal Revenue for Montana
and the silver mines Of that Territory. for the
year 1865; he saya it will be upward of SI6.-
100000.
4 special dispatch from San Francisco TO the
Times SAYS: Juarez writes to the Mexican
Consul at that place that the reason for order
Ing 0rtegas' immediate trial was because he
left GayOe without leave, virtually abandoning
the Republican cause in the nations struggle.
lie adds, both family and personal interests
incite him To retire into private life, and rs
soon as the elections can be held, he will joy
fully give up the Presidency, which has
proved 10 him a weighty burden.
The Treasury Department is making prepa-
rations to commence the payment Of gold pay
ments due in January.
The verdict i'm the case Of Commodore Cra-
ven will be published shortly.
General Grant proposes 10 visit New Or
leans and the Rio Grande within few weeks.
Secretary McCulloch yesterday issued an or
der enloinlng Custom House officers 10 use dill
igence TO prevent the entrance into the United
States ports of prizes belonging to either bel
ligerent party during hostilities between Spain
and Chilli.
Judiciary Committee, some day this week, u
bill comforting the right Of suffrage upon ne.
groes in the District of Columbia.
Applications for pardon at the rate Of from
three TO five hundred per week arc received at
the Attorney Generals office. But few are
granted.
The Times Washington special says that q
delegation Of citizens from Newborn, North
Carolina, had an interview with the Presi-
dent, during which they asked him 10 inter-
fere in their behalf, by annulling the provis-
ions of the revenue law passed by the Consti-
tuti0nal Convention last October,
The law refused to extend back to the first
OF January in its assessments, and Is intended
TO collect taxes on business transacted previous
TO JOhns0n's surrender.
The delegation insist that the convention had
no power to make such a levy, as all of the bu-
siness on the sea coast, inside of the Union
lines, was transacted under Treasury permits,
and under the regulations Of the Treasury
Department for trade i'll insurrectiOnary dis
tricts.
The execution of the law being Immediately
threatened, and there being no courts in the
State TO act in the primises, the petitioners
were obliged TO appeal 10 the President, and
he has promised to give the matter his carly
attention.
The HerGlds Rio Janeiro correspondent, of
November :, reports no further fighting be-
tween the Paraguayans and the allies, but the
| latter were carrying on the campaign vigo-
rously, pushing in pursuit of the former who
were retreating.
one division of the Brazilian army had
reached the river Uuruaquay and commenced
crossing over into the province of Carreontes.
! The Emperor Of Brazil was expected to re-
| turn to his capital, from the scene Of war, on
| the 18th of November.
| The Hcrdids Vera Cruz correspondent states
that over 1000 French troops had landed dur
ing the last month.
The conversation of the French officers in
that city was contemptuous toward tho United
States.
! Large quantities of munitions Of war for the
French troops had been landed.
Three hundred French troops, who were on
their way to Gayo Coloro, had arrived ut Vera
Crnz