The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13
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WAsBISGTor, August IL, 1855
RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President TO day had genSlal reception, admit
ting without distinction all visitors having business with
him. He appears to be good health, though exceed
ngly tigued from the upon his attention for sew
eral days past Much Of his time is consumed by tho
presentation Of matters comparatively insignificant, but
he seems to bear the infection with phiiosophe dignity
GENERAL LEE.
| The Richmond correspondent OF the HERALD sends
the following under to days date:--
The reports the Northern papers bearing upon the
movements Of General Robert f Leo are wholly or
roDeous Six weeks ago General Lee left TINS
city and proceeded the village Of Carersville Back
ngham county, in this State on the south sido OF the
James river, forty miles from Richmond where he is
living in the utmost seclusion, scarcely answering the
myriads Of letters addressed to him. He resides in
small neIegant cottage the property Of Mrs Cox,
adjacent and belonging TO which four acres Of
land which he finds recreation in cultivating General
Lee Is unusually recent ip his eecusiop, and
II is probable will rarely II ever emerge from IT.
REPAIRING THE VIRGINIA RAILROADS.
Repairs 10 the sdamaged railroads 10 vrgina arc
rapidly progressing, and win not DO long before snch
communication will be restored throughout The State
BY Monday nextthe the Orange and Alexandria
road Will run through to Lynohburg
THE GUERILLA MOeBv.
Colonel j. Mosby left Alexandra on Thursday even.
ing for his home Warentoo, there 10 until the
further orders Of the War Department Such the
excited feeling against bin the part Of aud
soldiers that his life in danger while he remained
In Alexandria, several persons whom he had deeply
wronged during the having armed themselves 70 kin
him.
PAROONEO.
Tfft Nelson John A. Davis and A. r Tiff Of Georgia;
Geo. W. Mordecai and WIN. j. Hawkins Of North Caro-
lima, and Q. f. McDonough, ofTexas, we're padoned to-
day OF the President. Charles II. Cornwall, con
viced in the criminal Of this district of abstract
ing public records and sentenced to pay fine Of $2000
has also been pardoned by the President
PERSONAL.
Major General Solomon Meredith OF Indiana s in the
city stopping at the Metropolitan.
Major General Mlroy is stopping at wilard's
Brevet Brigader Thomas Wilson, United States Army,
win take charge Of the Baltimore Subsistence depot
Monday next.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Oron, having par
TALLY from sickness returned the duties
Of his bureau
PROMOTION OF GENERAL HARTsUFP.
Major General Hartsun, commanding the District Of
the Nottoway Virginia. has been promoted 10 the rank
Of colonel by brevet in the regular army.
DIsHoNoRABLY DISMISSED THE sERvIoB.
The following order was this morning promulgated by
|, order Of the Secretary Of War
BY direction OF the President the following named on
Of the First Provisional New York cavalry hereby
dishonorabfy dismissed the service Of the United
States 70 date from July a. 1895 for violation Of orders
and ncglert OF duty IN absenng themselves from their
|, commando thus embarrassing the public service and
negecting the enlisted under their control First
Lieutenant Miles Sullivan Second Lieutenant John A.
Bordamer, Second Lieutenant Thomas Dunlara, Frst
LIEUTENANT A. W. Warren, First Lieutenant Joseph W.
Commanding generals Of military divisions and de-
partments will prOmusate this order to their respective
commands.
SAILORS FURLoUGHED.
In compliance with recent order Of the Navy Depart.
ment all the sailors who recently attached to the
vessels at the yard and whose Of enlistment
not nearly out have been granted furough.for two
weeks TO report at the end Of that timo to any Navy
Yard station they may select About two hundred
have under this order been paid and sent OF recently
LAND OFFICE MATTEBs.
Twenty-one thousand two hundred and oGy seven
Of public lands entered at winnebago City,
Wisconsin, during last month for actual settlement un
der the Homestead law and the cash sales foot up TO
one thousand and forty. nine dollars
CENSUS STATISTICS.
is estimated in the that there
two hundred and nineteen establishments for the mani
featuring Of mems furnishing goods in the United Sats
which represent capital OF 81, 500 The material
thus made up ,s2o6 6o7, and employs 2Ss male
and l,6es female operatives The combined product Of
these manufactures represented at 81, ,21s, 100
| THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AGAIN.
II Is reported that Commissioner Holloway, Of the
Patent ONCE has sgnined his intention of leaving the
Interior Department the latter part Of the coming week.
| whether his successor be appointed or not The new
appointment has been limbo for several weeks, and
apparently Is no nearer consummaton than IL was i'm
| mediately following Mr.. Holoways resignation the
gentleman believe about TO locate an '~ency
| in New York city for procuring patents
| ABUSE OF THE FREEDMEN OF SOUTH cARoLINA'
Brgadier General Van Wick commanding the military
District of Western South Carolina has issued general
order from Newbey in that STATE dated July l5 which
called out by the preparation of continued and vo-
lent abuse Of the freedmen The offenders in the more
violent these ourages now in jail awaiting trial.
The parties arrested claim that clause in their contracts
with me .treated blacks which permitted the applca
NON OF the lash In certain cases. and which had been
introduced with the permission OF the local commsudant
was REGARDED by them as full permission to nAict such
punishment upon their employees "a to them seemed
1 proper The commandant in question Is by the terms
of the above order severely rebuked and to be sgnaly
punished for permitting the insertion Of clause SO re-
pugnant to the principles upon which the freedmen's
system s founded The misguided and stubborn planters
who are attempting embarrass the succseefu appca
ton OF the negro labor system warned in direct terms
by the above order that their policy Is short sighted and
scndurious and the Objectionable clause for the pun
sment Of the freedmen Is rescnded from oil contracts
| into which II has been inserted
INFLUX OF NEaRoss AT WASHINGTON.
Tho negro population d Washington continues TO be
increased by arrivals from Maryland Entire families Of
the new comers carrying on their persons oil their
worldly wealth, arc frequently seen in our streets
census is being taken Of the colorcd population,
with Wow Of ameliostIng the condition Of she desti
tutc and assisting the idle 70 employment the Freed
mems Bureau has commenced the work Of establishing