Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-10
FROM WARRINGTON.
ne Pardoning Power Conferred, In
Effect, ON pfstrIct Attorneys and
Governors-Changes tn the organ
fzation OF the Army = Catholic
schools, Churches and Colleges.
. sPseIal Conespondenee Of the Chicago I'm


Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
WAsHISGroS, July 5-Tbe President has
taken most important step towards relieving
himself OF portion OF the heavy burdens of the
routine OF the executive business. In order to
facilitate the dispatch OF the public business the
President, alter consultation with the Attorney
General, has authorized aud empowered the q.
, District Attorneys of the several districts. in
connection with the Governors ST the respective
States, to grant pardons the same as he would
DO hmselisou application made by persons liable
to indictment and conviction in the District
Courts for acts growing out Of the recent
rebellion, provided the District Attorney
shall be satisfied that the parties applying
are deserving of pardon. the District At
torneys, of course, will have made them
selves familiar with the circumstances OF
each particular case, aud they will know what
evidence there is in such case, to 90 before the
Grand Jury. They will, therefore. be able to
decide whether or not the party applying deserves
pardon. The amount of labor Of which this
step will relieve the President may be inferred
from the fact that in the State of Maryland
alone the Provost Marshal at Baltimore has
handed to tho District Attorney there the names
OF four thousand men residing in the State. all
OF whom are liable 10 indictment and conviction.
had not this arrangement been made, all these
persons would have applied to the President in
person for pardon Under this arrangement,
however, only about fifty persona, and these the
leaders and the most notorious offenders, such as
Bradley Johnson, McCauseand and Harry
Gilmore, will even be brought to trial. and even
they can apply for pardon, as above, after trial.
Other similar measures will soon be adopted by
the President. which will relieve hin of great
deal OF unnecessary labor, and give him more
time to devote to the general affairs of the ma
! ton.
The Army of the Potomac ia to be reduced TO
a single corps Of so 900 men, and il is TO be sta
toned this summer in the Shenandoah VALLEY
Major General Wright of the old Sixth Corps,
will command, with Headquarters at Martinsburg,
near Harper's Ferry. The three Divisions OF the
Corps will be commanded respectively by Mojor
General Mott, Major General Ayres. and think
Major General Egan, now commanding the Third
! Division OF the Army of the Shenandoah These
three Divisions are each made out Of one OF the
old Corps of the Army of the Potomac namely
General Motifs Division out Of the Second Corps,
formerly commanded by General Hancock, and
more recently by General Humphries: General
Ayres Division out OF the Fifth Corps, formerly
commanded by General Warren and the other
Division out of the Sixth Corps. formerly com
manded by General Wright. General Hancock.
It is said, will supereede General Lew Wallace at
Baltimore, IN command OF department embra-
cling Mary land, Delaware, and the notthern part
of Virginia. General Meade is comfortably pro-
vided for by the creation of new department.
that Of the Atlantic. embracing the States O,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. with Headquarters
at Philadelphia, and unlimited bathing facilities
at Cape May aud Atlantic City 1t is very evil
dent that the military establishment is TO be kept
up for some time to come.
The shamelully exorbitent scale oil charges
adopted by the managers OF the Atlantic tele-
graph ~ unsparingly denounced here rs an out
rageous imposition. The charge of 800 In gold
for message OF tweniy words (includng date,
signature. and address, too. which would reduce
n message 20 ten Words Is easily demonstrated
to be more than twice much as what would be
Il liberal compensation. The company will find
few messages TO send at that rate, and the tariff
will have to be reduced
| The two sons of Senator Douglas, who are
now growing up TO be fine young men. are both
students at Georgetown College, near this CITY,
The commencement exercises OF the institution
which have just taken place. derived additional
interest from the presence OF HE grace Archbishop
Spadng. of Baltimore. who OBLIGATED in the
comforting of the degrees. On last Sunday the
Archbishop oiiciated at the imposing ceremonies
OF the dedication OF the new Catholic church OF
the immaculate conception. In the northern part
OF the city The venerable prelate Ia the guest
OF Mrs Douglas, whose elegant Eospitalities have
always rendered her the queen OF Washington
society |, Is only recently, however, since the
death of her distinguished husband, that she has
opened her house for the reception Of guests
The Catholic population OF Washington has
largely increased during the last four years. aud
they arc paying great attention to their schools.
colleges, and seminafios OF learning here all OF
which are literally endowed, and all OF which
are full Of pupils aud studenle
The western travel over The Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad has begun to be very heavy.
Hundreds OF tourists now come to the East over
this route. IN order 10 see many objects OF inter
eet along the road