New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-28
% tho Associa.ed Press
WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, Dec. q. 1864
CR,fErpy2iFs FOR OUR FALLEN DRAVy.


Some months ago Quartermaster-Generl
Mgs issued order to his assistants TO make special
reports OF the location ard condition OF soldiers
cemeteries known to them with recommendations Of
the means necessary TO provide for the Of
the remains inferred therein from desecraon Sinos
that time the roll Of honor or the names OF soldiers who
died in defense vi the American Union, has been pue
lsnei and recently the nance Of Officers and so.ier
found Oh the ba,tle-felds of he Wilderness and a
Spo,tsyyans Court House. Virginia. " these latter
nearly go names 2l0 aIe those of soldiers rom Penn
sy,yaDia - from NewYork and 20 from Nassao1usetS
Ueadboards have been erected 10 theiE grayes On
tho lattle-ied Of the Mid. ness two cerir 'eros
have been laid out inclosed By paling fbc lie
sites are well adapted for the resting place those vno
le in the vicinity, having been seecteo Wlere tEs
scenes OF carnage appeared to be she greatest IL was
no unusual occurrence 10 observotbe nes OF or men
close 10 the abats Of the enemy aB In one case sevef
skeetons of oar soldiers found IN thtir renens
Hundreds Of graves on these batte-helds are without
sny mark whatever TO distinguish them and so covered
with foliage that the visitor viii rs unable to hnd tne
last resting place Of those VINO pave inen usoa ~
hgh, covering of earth and exrose their remains:
Qaaftermastc General Meigs has caused TO be removed
10 he cemetery az Arlington tue remains of trose WHO
died Oh the camping grounds In the vicinity ana nA
taken 10 collect the remains OF al otne's hs
deposit in permanent cemeteries including those %
Camp Douglas. near Chicago
INDIAN AFFAIRs.
Recent reports concerning the disposition OK
the various India tribes with whom the Governments
has OF ,a,e entered into treaty compact represent IA
yorsbe aspect and perfect confidence exists OF go
curc and lasting peace hereafter. Inc parties we
made tho attack on Butterhclds msil coach. Snort
tine Ago lad not been advised OF the treaties wn!ch
had been made. An excellent prone portrait OF tne
Preside designed for distribution amoag those OF ths
Indian chiefs who observe strictly the chsfaetet eo
oblicatons o their treaties with the Oo'erheh LAS
heen o,eo.ted In silver by MI Paquet. and Is pro
noupoed a work Of great artistic skin anu me'.'
There has beeO since the formation oil the GoVernme
periodical appropriation usually arOu' o.so ~ s,
there is 10 knowledge Of any CHIEF who has nus oeeA
ssyor,d e,er having broken the treaty obligations
THE MISSISSIPPI FREBpMEN.
7, anpesrs from documents in the Bureau OF
vcfn aud Freedmen that recent order issued Ia
Mississippi by Mojor Thomas Tor the Adoption o. u
mo.t stringent to prevent insurrection aarS
.t freeiuen was merely to quiet the frightened cit-
ns by indicating the readiness Of the Bureau 20 taxs
nromnt steps the OF order IN any event.
and NOT because there were any FEARS on .ne Pa y'
good officers of insurrection In that state. Col
Tbomas Assistant Commissioner, says the instruc
tion, 10 Major REYNOLDS were not Of such character
a. 70 warrau. this order.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The Post-Oflice Department to-day awarded
cont, cts for service 10 routes IN Virginia aud
Virginia These routes for which offers have been
naio since the regular bidding two months age. viii
cover nearly the whole OF these states NOT then award
ed with immediate postal facilities. Mail service IA
North Carolina IL in greatly increased demsnd NuIaer
ons offer, are being made, and today upward of I'd
we're let All the service will go into operation
Years day Contracts for service in South Caro-
lima Georgia and other Southern States are also heing
frecl disposed of In tie Appointment Oh'oe, CORE
sponng efforts are progressing Tor Ieop. ning fos-
nfIe.. m every Southern and South ostern STATE.
m. number of decisions the subject Ot appointments
NAV N. set down AT 200 per week Yesterday 'irSmis
louisiana Texas, kentucky and Tennessee shSsa
largely.