The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-07
Arrival of General Grant at the
National Capital.
Increased Demand for Public Lands
in the West.
Release Of Ex-Mayor LennOx from Confine-
ment in Fort McHenry. ~
m Ac- m.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 1865.


o'clock this morning During the forenoon he called
the President and Secretary Stanton business matters
As the General dressed in citizens clothes entered the
War Department, unconsciousy pulling HIS cigar,
siderable mcrriment excited among those who recog
nized him by young lieutenant politely tapping him
the shoulder, in bssful ignorance OF who he adj
dressing and informing him that smoking was forbidden
in the building.
DEMAND FOR PUBLIC LANDS.
The activity Of the demand for public lands continues
with remarkable increase throughout all the West. The
reports from local land agents to the General Land Office
Of the business transacted during the month Of sepem-
ber indicate the extent Of sales The Office at Boone
vile, Missouri, reports twenty eight thousand OF
land taken up and actually settled upon be-
sides the net cash sales, which amounted during the
month to nearly three thousand dollars The lands
bought for cash mostly alternate reserved railroad
sections which cell at dollars and fifty cents per
At Fort Dodge, Iowa, nearly five thousand
reported entered and settled upon and Menasha
Wisconsin, tao thousand dollars from cash sales is
ported. .a
The Commissioner Of Public Lands received ntel
gence to-day that named Braden recently
testant in extensive and valuable land had been
forced to drop his litigation having himself been dropped
at the end of rope by vigilance committee Of the Ter
rtories for alleged horse stealing
GENERAL BUTLER ON RECONSTRUCTION.
General Howard entertained audience Of four or Ave
hundred ladies and gentlemen with miscellaneous ad
dress at the Union League rooms might statement
was received by proxy from General Butler, who
expected to be present. giving few peculiar views upon
reconstruction calculated tickle the soldiers He IA
vored the connscation Of all Southern lands travelled
by armies and colonizng them with discharged
soldiers he anticipated that the first call for help
the South would be from former shareholders rather
than freedmen and intimated that In such case Mas
sachusctts would not be among the active States
furnishing assistance. NJ.
n-MAYOR LENN0x RILEASID FROM FORT M'HENRY.
Walter Lennon, formerly Mayor Of Washington, has,
after confinement Of twenty months released
from Fort McHenry. He left this city st the outbreak
Of the civil war; bat subsequently Bal,
and imprisoned above the charge suspicion
Of being rebel emssary.
POSTAL SERVICE IN THE SOUTH.
The contracts for six important mail routes in Southern
Arkansas and Louisiana awarded this day at the
Post Once Department The routes touch ct Ian.
caster Homer, shrevepors snd other towns near the
border OF both States fs q
RATIONs FROM THE YREEDNRN's BUREAU.
The Chief Commissary Of Rations Of the rreedmon's
Bureau reports that the consumption Of government
ratons by dependent freedmen and refugees has
less during the month Of septenbsr than any pre-
ceding time since the war A'
ILLNESS OF GENERAL HORACE r. SANDERS.
General Horace 7. Sanders. u Wisconsin, lies danger
ousy III with consumption Mr. l. b. g. Mer's in this
city, But little hope exists Of even partial recovery.
A PROVOST MARsHAL's OFFICE ABOLISHED.
Orders have been issued abonshing the ofoe OF pro
vos marshal Of the defences north Of the Potomac and
Colonel Ingraham Thirty eighth Massachusetts who
has long satisfactorily filled H. has been honorably
tered out q service The order will also necessats the
retirement Of Captain George \ wafbndge, another
popular oacsr, Colonel Ingrahams assistant The dmin-
ished business Of the local provost msrsbals department
will be performed hereafter by ocer Of tbe Distrst Of
Washington.
The rebel cavalry General l. D. Imbeden Il ss WI
lard'a
The State Department has engaged rooms at willards
snive Tomorrow.
Senator Carrot Davis arrived In the city this morning
rHE HEw YIvs-TwKNrY BONDS.
The statement that the new Avetwsusy bonds Il shs
thousand dollar dissemination ready for sale
ws In measure premature. Five stx hundred
copies have besn printed and perfected 10 sfue bat
n purposed ths delivery Of the bonds
until there 10 suncent stock Of oil denominafioos 10
n the subscriptions they come in. This win b. 10
che course Of ten days
The ooNpoUSDISrEREsr NOTE coUrrERvEIrMs
Detectives digging away at the hundred dollar
compound interest note counterfeiting II N under
stood that large amount OF conclusive evidence has
been unearhed in different parts OF the country and
that several persons have been arrested put under
surveillance In accordance with H. The whole story Of
that wonderful fraud will trsnspire In due time.
THE UNION LEAGUE ROOMS.
The Union League rooms on Ninth street in this
city-quiie q popular resort with loyalsts during
three four years past-are rapidly going 10
the rats for want Of pecuniary support The
janitor Of the building has recently been around
the departments soliciting subscriptions for the pay.
mcnt Of the rent support OF the reading room and
reports that he with very little encouragement from
those who contribute when professions Of
loyalty covered multitude OF sins The collector got
money enough, however, from wounded soldiers and
oun. the avenue to pay couple Of months rent
and the rooms will 20 for that length Of time. The
reading has been supplied for long time from the
old exchanges OF the Conic- Forneys paper-but for
some Explained that tap has lately been cut or
APPOINTMENTS.
The President this morning made the following ap.
pontmcnts: John V. j. Fintry, Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the Third district Of Maryland and Isaac
Morgan, direct Tax Commissioner Of The State Of Ala
bama
INTERNAL REVENUE REcEIPTs.
The receipts today at the ONCE Of Internal Revenue
amounted to sse5, 500
BRisr CABINET SESSION.
The only members present at the brief session Of the
Cabinet to-day Postmaster General DennIson and
Secretaries Stanton and wees the other members being
absent from the city.
rng TRIAL or GENERAL BRrscoE.
Colonel Arhmusses, of the Provost Marshal Generals
Department testified the Brscoo trial to-day in zorro.
boration Of the evidence previously given against the
accused The witness, with General Curtis went into
General Brscoe's and arrested him. The prisoner
searched and the stolen property was found In
chest In the room.
CONNECTION.
BY q Geographic blunder an item In to.day's New
York papers was made 10 read follows:-"It n said