The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-29
WASHINGTON.
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Amnesty Oaths and Applications for
Pardon Still Pouring in.
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Extension of Mail Communication in
the Southern States.
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President johnson and the War
Democrats.
Favorable Reports from the Agents Of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Exclusion Of The Testimony Of ColOred Persons
from the Virginia Courts,
&c &c DC,
WASHINGTON, July 2s, 1866.

from Georgia n few DAYS ago and two others containing
about twice many arrived at the same time from
Richmond, Va The clerical labor of registering and
filing all that received is alone immense, and but lit
tie progress be expected until appropriations are
made and the force increased.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Another heavy nstalment of applications for pardon
was received at the Attorney Generals Office to day
Among the number was that of the rebel Brgader Gen
eral ". H F. Lee About eighty requisitions are daily
made the State Department from the Attorney Gen
erals office. The remainder have 70 wait.
1t is reported here that Dill the editor aud publisher
OF the Memphis Grenada jackson Meridian Atlanta Au
gusa Southern Confederacy) appeal, has obtained par
don Since the reinstatement OF Cowardin Of the Rich
mond Dtl,a'c1 il is not considered improbable
WAR DEMOCRATS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
PRESIDENT,
John A. McCleruand OF Illinois, end John Cochrane,
OF New York, understood 10 have had separate and
proraced interviews with the President the pres
condition the country and the relation of parties there
TO- What does it mean9 What the measures pro
posed discussed Is the democracy OF the nation to
be brought support of the ADMINISTRATION through
the interview of these war democratsS
USroUSpED REPORTS OF AN EXTENDED TOUR BY
THE PRESIDENT.
The reports that are started every few days Of the
intention Of the President TO make tour either Of ,hc
Eastern or Western States wholly unauthorized The
Presidents duties too pressing and important TO
admit OF any prolonged absence from the capital this
season. however desirable such journey might be He
will himself with occasional excursions down
the river which have proved already highly bcne
fcia
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
The Commissioner Of internal Rerenae has decided
that interest paid TO depositors by pgs banks is
sdcrcd o dividend within the mssp Tag of section
hundred md twenty Of the law and the tax Of five per
cent should be withheld thcrcfom and paid TO the gov
He has also decided that an undertaking on
claim by third party under New York statute Is "a
joint agreement and is subject TO stamp duty of Ave
cents
RESTORING THE MAIL SERVICE IN THE SOUTH.
The General is gradually restoring the pos
tai service all the South This morning the mails
left the Washington Post Once 10 be conveyed directly
through 70 Richmond and Petersburg Contracts have
just been made for service by railroad from New Orleans
to Canton Miss, and from Canton to Jackson Tenn
The following order issued to-day
Until otherwise ordered mails for Atlanta, Augusta,
Macon and West Point, Ca Montgomery, Ala, and for
points contiguous to these several places and between
them and Chattanooga, Tenn be forwarded to their
destination via Nashville Tenn, soldiers having been
charge Of the post offices wherever there military
posts
Other heads OF departments engaged In restoring
the civil machinery, in accordance with the procana-
tions of the President appointing Provisional Governors
THE FREEDMEN AND REFUGEES IN SOUTHERN STATES.
The reports Of Assistant Commissioners in the South.
States for the Freedmens Bureau continue arive
General Howards headquarters and the system OF
the buresn for the Of the blacks and white
refugees the South begin develop, these reports
are replcie with statistics and valuable details Of its
operations.
Colonel Ely. reporting from Columbus, 8. C., under
Of July 20 says that he finds the affairs of the bu
in that locality progressing much better than he
had 10 expect. The military authorities have
done all in their power TO settle the freedmen upon
plantations and help them in perecnS their labor
tracts The crops looking promising; but little
suffering had prevailed among the blacks and but few
plantations had been abandoned and these only Of small
value.
Colonel Sprague, writing from g. Louis Gays that ou
the 10th inst the Refugees and Freedmen Homo In that
ety. which sustained jointly by the government and
the Northwestern Sanitary Commission, and sostng the
government about two thousand dollars month, has
been suspended city and county authorities assuming
the burden for the future The report represents
that during the month OF May last the government
called upon ratons In Mississippi 10 four thou
sand four hundred and y-two white refugees and two
hundred and thirty six freedmen The poor whites
reported crowdng all the posts established for the dstr
button Of rations. and are willing mcndicants From
this fact orders have been issued 10 stop the
Of all supplies not necessary 10 prevent starvation
Though the freedmen still somewhat bewildered
with their status freedmen they reported
be generally provdcnt OF such and
arc Afforded them, and are doing well
THE RIGHTS OF coLoREp PERSONS.
MAJOR General Augur, In his general order dated yes
tcSday, says
The civil courts in that portion of Virginia within the
limits of the Department Of Washington having declined
receive the testimony of coorcd persons provost
court Is hereby established IN Alexandria, to have
elusive jurisdiction In all involving the rights of
person property of coored persons residents of the
district aforesaid This will receive the testimony
of coorcd persons with other limitations than those
now affecting the testimony OF white persons The Pro
vOs Marshal General of the Dcences South of the POto
mae X charged with tho execution of this order This
order will remain IN force until the Virginia courts have
brought their practice more into harmony with the exist
ing state OF affairs Captain T. Fisher of the Second
District of Columbia Volunteers, s appointed provost
Judge Of said court
ruE BALTIMORE ArPoISTsHNTs.
Tue feud between the Maryland polt has been
decidedly earnest for several weeks past and docga
ons representing the opposing parties have made re-
pcatcd visits to the President IN relation TO the federal
officers ior Baltimore Two sets Of appointments
heretofore agreed upon, hut afterwards we're
partially ignored The following promulgated oday
are however believed TO be conclusive Collector H.
Webster who Is member elect 10 the United States House
of Representatives; Naval oniccr " j Reese; survey
or Ellington Fulton; Marshal, Washington Bonifaut;
District Attorney, W J Jones; Chief Appraiser. J l.
Moredith; Assistant Appraisers, y b Anderson aud r.
x Carroll, Postmaster, W n purnoll
REDUCTION or CERTIFICATES or INDEBrEpNEss.
II is ascertancd inquiry, that there is continued
reduction of The aggregate amount Of certificates OF In
dcb,odncss--thc number rcdcomes being much larger
than those newly issued
LAND OFpIUr BUSINESS
The General Land once has lust propAcd patent No D