The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-25
No Further Proceedings AGAINST
y. Them TO be Taken. =
Completion Of General Grants Report Of the
Closing Campaign Of the Rebellion.
Decrease i'm Southern Mail Ser
'ana ~ vice Expenditures. 81
1umors Regarding the Case Of the
: ssae Andersonville Tailor. ~ 2
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= WASHINGTON, Oct "a, 1866.
GENERAL GRANTS REPORT OF MILITARY OPERA
."essN TIoNs FOR lS64-65. 'aa
General Grants Official report embracing the active
military operations Of lS6465 is just concluded and
will soon DO sent to the Secretary Of War; Its prepara
ton has cost much time and labor The report s said 10
DO brief and concise for Of s character, though
necessarily much longer than any former ones Of his
1t unquesonaby abounds with interesting facts bearing
upon many disputed subjects. Its publication will be
deferred in all probability until after the meeting Of
Congress. -
z INTERESTING TO DKsKRrERs FROM THE DRAFT.
An order has been promulgated from the War Depart
ment releasing all persons held as deserten for
piance with the terms of the several drafts and proms
ing that further prosecutions will DO mado for eva
sions Of the Conscrpt law and It's amendments. This
piece OF government generosity Is expected to release
many thousands Of able bodied voters from their self
imposed Punishment in Canada elsewherein fact, TO
al mp the ranks Of the producing population Of several
States almost rapidly did the disarmament Of the
armies last spring.
THE CASE OF WIRE.
Reports are In circulation that the finding Of the Mil
tary Commission In the Wirx have been submitted
70 the President and approved and that the culprt will
certainly be hanged on next Friday. They are by no
means improbable, although not certain. ss n
FALLING OFF IN THE ExPENDITURE FOR SOUTHERN
= ~ M NAIL SERVICE. @'st
Among the gratifying features Of Postmaster General
DeunIsons forthcoming report win be the evidence Of
great falling on In the expenditure for Southern mail
vice compared with the cost Of such service before
the For instance, contract for postal route
that formerly awarded at hundred and nifty
three thousand dollars lets at nearly less
ono 1t thirty-six thousand knocked down to eleven
thousand and one at forty -four thousand reduced 70 six
thousand dollars In addition to this evidence OF econ
omy, upwards Of i've thousand miles Of service have
been saved rendered unnecessary in the late restoa
ton OF postal routes In the State Of Texas alone and yet
mot one point formerly touched BY mail has been omit
ted This Il explained BY the fact that formerly the
routes made numerous that they great
number OF instances necessiated traverse the
roads for many miles, though ultimately diverging for
separate points BY contracting for service merely from
the point where route DIVORCES and mot for any part OF
the distance taverssd by another this great saving has
been accomplished.
SCHEMES FOR THE COLONIZATION OF THE FREED.
MEN.
Il IL gratifying 70 know that now the country has be-
come entirely blessed with the maintenance OF the noble
African, few philanthropc minds specializing upon
what It should and do with him. Among tho latest
projects OF this kind Is advanced by reverend gen
tieman from Florida who Ia now in consultation with
Secretary Harlan and in waiting TO sec the President
which proposes that the nineteen millions Of acres pub
hc domain stretching In vast belt through the centre Of
the above State from the coast back towards the north
boundary shall be appropriated 70 the colonization
Of negroes estimating that four hundred and seventy
nve thousand be furnished with homcsteads Of forty
acres each BY The grant sought for.
L.
General Grant, accompanied by Mrs. Grant and part Of
his stan, win visit New York city early next week and
remain there for several days. On former visits he
stopped ct the Asor House, but win probably select
some up town hotel on this occasion. f.s
Colonel 7. Bowers General GRANTS Assistant Adju-
tsnt General started this evening visit TO his homo
in Illinois, expecting 70 be absen, several weeks
Messrs Wood and RicksoD, Of the London Tims and
Gassss, arrived in the city tonight
Senator Crsswsi Of Maryland and Congressman Price,
Of Missouri, are In the city
Dick Taylor 10 si In the city, and his friends assert
sndeavong TO obtain permission 70 visit his brothern-
law JEFF Davis He also contomplatss organizing joint
stock association for growing cotton large scale Oh
abandoned and other lands in the Mississippi valley
... CABINET SESSION.
All the members OF The Cabinet, excepting Mr. Sew
ard were In attendance to-day No business Of SPECIAL
rHR DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL STORMS.
II estimated just after tho close OF the rebellion
that the medical and hospital Of the federal army
remaining on hand amounted above twelve millions Of
dollars largo proportion Of which In storage at
the central depot Washington. The recent order OF
the Surgeon General providing for their disposal 70 army
officers and their families at moderate scheduled prices
has caused an active sale OF these goods among the pe
sons privileged buy them and considerable unfavora
bic comment from outside parties relative 10 tho cxclu
sivoncss practsed In the premises II very generally
claimed that the nno bargains offered at these saes
should not DO restricted tho benefit OF officers only
and that II civilians not admitted 70 the right Of
PURCHASE NJ least private soldiers and commissioned
officers should have opportunity Of furnishing thcnl
selves from tho varied aud assortment OF household
goods now offered in common with their officers. to
whom chcapncss or purchase is Of far less moment.
Z y POLITICAL MATTERS. 5000
. Mr. Summers theory Of apportioning representation
according to the number Of voters sxcitcs lively
ment and opposition IN his own household He probably
never reflected that IL would operate more hardly his
own State than ON tho SOUTH The latter and tho New
EpGand statos win yet act in concert against the West
on this very question, and that at no distant day.
The Excelsior Club Of New York Republicans held an
other meeting a. the Union League rooms tonight.
There were present about four hundred Unonsts who
want TO go homo for days shooting or nutting a. the
commencement OF November, when the election occurs,
and thus XIII couple OF bird swth one stone II wasre
ported the meeting that hafre tickets and furoughs
ready for such republicans wished home and
VOTE and that plenty Of ballots would be furnished New
York officers soldiers and enlisted clerks for use 1t the
polls hero Several good speeches were made endorsing
President Johnson's policy and unaccounaby euogic
Of Generals slocum and Patrick 70 The neglect Of the
hsads Of their ticket However, al The arrange
ents are perfected and the Excelsior Club win 90 home
and vote right no matter what they think.
Tns CASE or GENERAL BRrsooB. .
Nothing definite hss Jet trsnspired In regard 10 Iris
GOES sentence BY the Military Commission, although 10
10 sassd by parties intimately acquainted with The
and temper Of the ofacsn composing The CommIssion