The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-28


skeletons OF our soldiers we're found In their
trenches Hundreds OF graves these batefelds srs
without any mark whatever TO distinguish them and
with foliage that the visitor will be unaoess
6nd the Iss resting place OF those who haye fallen anua
the rains and Of winter wash ffom the suracs
the light covering OF earth and expose their renaina
Qusrtemaster General Megs has caused TO DO removed
% hs cemetery at Arlington the remains OF those wns
died on tho camping grounds in the Vicinity, and hAS
tsseu measures TO collect the remains OF all others Tor
deposit 10 permanent cemeteries, incladne those a.
Camp Douglas. near Chicago
CONTRACTS FOR MAIL sERvfox ~ 1aE soUrH.
The Post 0fnce Department to-day awarded contracts
Tor service forty routes Virginia and West Virginia
These routes fos which offers have made since NJ
regular biddiug too months ago, VIII yearly tho
whole or these States then awarded with tnmedsta
postal facilities. Mai service in North Carolina Is 10
greatly Increased demand Numerous oaers being
made aud day upwards Of thirty rootes let AN
tho service will 90 into operation New Years Day. Coz
tracts FOE service In South Carolina, Georgia aud other
Southern States being foey disposed o. IN the
appointments office corresponding efforts are progressing
rcopcning post Offices ia every Southern ana South
western State The numser Of DECISIONS on the su'5ecs
OF appointments ruay I've se; down at two hundredFsr
week. Yesterday Virginia, Iouiaisha Icxa- Keatscky
aod Tennessee shared ,sseely. #t,
sEvonurfoNARv rESsIONEgs.
Ony two survivors OF alt those who tpssd Ia che
wac OF mo Revelation Gar known by tho Commits
seaes Of Peaaoas, remain. namely William Hutch
iugs, Of Penooscct hancock coanty, Mare aged oiis
hundred aod years. Iemuel Cook, Of C!srcadoa
Orleans ooan,y, New York aged asey nice years; and
only ave x,doss OF Revolutionary soidets draw pen
sons from the government al yes,iy sianat OF TIVE
huadrei snd niocty .thrce dollars
Borgt GOSSIP.
The presence or Ciarsuce A. Seward IL tho city rcvses
the ru.aor ia circulation tins sace thai Cos
gresscpal Inquiry viii probably be made concerning The
alleged fat OF his be interested IN M,xcan specuiA
tious under Ma xmiian Whe Acting Secretary OF State.
aad supposed to os prvy Tho iUer,oas Of our govern
| mont towards tho eaipHe.
No rAsp&.s. =
Today Is the G.s. Die Tor I.eS,is Ok nenihs in which
no pasdoos have been granted.
Tne ASSAULT oH COLOkah DUNBAR.
Colonel Daabar formerly CONTRACTOR IN toe consruc
ton OF the Washington squedac who assaulted aud
STABBED a National Ho,st isss hight, sad 10 be in
| no immediate danses lrom loo woands indicted. The
affair has considerable coms,en', az the wounds
we're g.sen with the most intent, Al the very Gu
'rsnco 20 the dia,ag room Of tte io,et
| BpaaGAnIss.
4 u;garios ara becoc,iag ncst audaiousy aud aston
| ishlngIy frequent ia the capital, His,ch seems 10
! haze become tho common rendezvous Of alt
I tho expert Craftsmen 10 tina country Tia
city police system, - u, nsrent organized imposes mo-
| eheck Whatever vpoa The cpera oas OF burglars and
they very rarely ore detected and made 20 dis
gorge their pa,,dhr The city Postmaster Bowen wa
Las, night rabted Of five hundrru doHaes and quantity
of sat.abea aaich distracted from hs sleeping
| apartment
No GIVE Ia, vel OBJ aed IL ,.~ mas who got ~
! rrou, Jay Cosxc s. Co. Bank a low days since with
the fifteen thoussad dollars jast draw by ~ army pay
4 mxle, sts--s . az .-,"=..-~sa -s-'l--sss. =
1 rng HtaxO sGtssaax QUESTION ras DISTRICT.
Pos,Iaae, sowrn aud oiler. 2,omin.n' :ensicnea Of
| the unim.ei saHtase psrsuasCu bang piqusd by the
Overwhelming pro.c against oegrc snhsg entered IT.
the rcccn. election lately oat ,nnac.ioa to pre-
vent the payment or the election expenses iswsos
with the city AUTHORITIES follows aud I, carey ,hc hghs
IA succcssi issua scr, Of ni,recl lss beng eve
en- The cerks OF the is!esloI and Post Cer departments
Clerks are called apan 10 :ansrbo their soge dollar
under ,ped penalty fos refusing. anae 'ise sosre
| Suffrage faad is accommodating ~As-1-ss~~
| TaB rAy or rroyosr aAgsaALs AMI aEhI4ms
/ OF ESnoIfMsNp sOAnD5.
On inquiry nada 10y provost marshn il was recout
y dccsed by the Pay Department; thai provost "srshas
and other aenbs hoa.ds o. enrolment DOT entitled
xhsh s:s,.rea q i'.siatSe m,lDs ray proper undsr
ms &C. 81 nsich g. 1865, 10 ,rayelng allowances 70
| their homes
\
General s,oaemaa ead family ars ssoppIog h w.
| city 'T>-.~, s't-Gs
rREp.sAr,oss von r.Yassr OF TROOPS.
Papcssar being prepared nj 'he rsymlstcr GcncsNs
Office for m payment Of 'roors in eac. military depart
ncn Aaoi tso nnioas o. doilsy. WI bc required tov
| psy,oeats ~ tbis yicialy. . ,.aa-.-,
I'm fshHa 81 wiHz
The Al,es,en, that thc remains 81 Cap,s;n Yrx hs,s
bscp forwarded South sor nlcr,pen. Is antruc
rH. vn1EsAs sesssvE osr;cgss Aas ?ss fEnsD
| NKN'5 Bri:Nau.
Qaite large naGber &c ,neriiur0.s Veto al Reserve
oiccIa haze been absorbed by tbs FGcdnan's gureav
snd sen! Oh South 10 relieve cisiap agents. Besides
no,nz satisfactory dIsposit on of these unemployed
officers We arrangement VII cac considerable rsdnc-
ton IN shs working EXPENSES Of Hoxartvs machine
Civilian employee OF the beroaa hsyo' been raid
Than Un,ied st ocas csa'a tsss received Cor
the Performance Of the ss.us work
I I. @ ~ casaIskaD.
BIcvs, Nsjo' Riley Of the fourth artillery Que or IN
participants in the .us:, Barracks la, summer haa
been cssbr-eed.
! Moscmeafs or General Scott.
/ oDY, XIV osLEAss CORRESPONDENTS.
ttE Nxw omsASs la, Dec. "a, 1885
Ycslcdsy fis,snant General Scott reached tho city
and rccevcd the wharf BY MAJOR Isucras shsridss
and csauby. Apsssn,snis ~efs moyd-a Tor h,m a. tN
st. Charles liola and General Sheridan scut cns o. his
aids aeytrnsR to.nsl lawrence Nipl TO report tcm2o
riy 70 him in he should rsqulrs to SERVICE, q an
on'cer durug tie few days no is hero. rds mosnias
General Sheridan and stat called aud paid their re-pecs
| 10 the old Hc remains ,ese few days and thss
Coca 70 Key wcs, the winter. large nusDt-S o,
people hsge psd their respects the esneyals ncs IN
ARRIVAL.
sua KEY ~ssr CORRESPONDENCE
4 Ksr WEN, FiA, Dsc 20, Is6S
Lisuseaaat Gaaeras scott arrived hoss l7th uaA
10 tho slrsmcr tssnsrsi Mcclellan No designs -psua
! ius mar, Of the winter q this pace
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city PextAlce.
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