The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-22

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ming.
Washington Items.
THE MEDICAL FORCE.
Orders have been issued for the discharge Of
nearly all tho volunteer medical officers on the
Nrst Of January. Only about fifty will be re-
tanned.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued an
order forbidding officers of the navy from com.
ING into the District of Columbia, unless they
reside within 1t, without permission from
the Department. The residence of an officer
Is considered to be the Stnte of which he is
citizen.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE. i
Over FIVE thousand five hundred acres of land
were taken up in Nebraska Territory during
the month Of November. 1865, the greater por-
tion for homestead actual settlement and the
residue with agricultural college scrip and
bounty land warrants. In addition to which
a number of cash sales were made.
PAKDoNED.
William L. Black, one Of the Panama steam.
ship pirates, sentenced to be hung, and whose
sentence was committed by General Mcdowell
10 imprisonment to ten years, has been par
doned by the President.
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE APACHES.
General Carleton. commanding the district
of Mexico, has been ordered to organize an ex-
petition in that Territory and Arizona against
the hostile Apaches, who have been commit
ting outrages in that section and interfering
with mining operations.-'SAs.
THE BRADLEY cAsR.
On Wednesday morning, Mr.. Brady APP
reared in the Circuit Court and read his
answer to the rule served upon him to show
cause why he should not be punished Tor con-
tempt of court He acknowledged that he
had offended against the dignity of court
OF Justice, the decorum fitting such place,
and the severe majesty Of the law" but ex-
cused his retort upon the Judge in calling him
"a liar by saying that the Judge nad nrst
accused him of ultering an untruth. at
was said MIR. Bradley, cas- II blow had
been aimed at me, which returned" The
Judge reserved his decision for a future day.
While the matter was up, the following con-
yersation occurred which is creditable to both
parties:
Mr. Bradley.-An I state, if the Court please,
state as if were under oath. Iwould make
no sort of difference whether was or was not
sworn as to the truth of anything l might
say.
The Court do not believe it would, Mr..
Bradley
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
In the Senate, Mr.. Wade, from the Com
mittee on Territories, has reported favorably
bill giving the consent OF congress to the an
nexation Of the counties OF berkeley ana Je1-
very appropriate committee for the pur'
pose.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Morrill,. from the Committee on the Dis
uict of Columbia, has reported favorably on
the bill to regulate the elective franchise in
the District, with certain amendments, in
Guiding one prescribing ability to read and
write as qualification for voting new sec
tion imposes a fine of five thousand dollars
and imprisonment not exceeding one year Tor
rejecting the vote Of any person entitled to ex
creise the right of suffrage.
VIRGINIA FREEDMEN.
General Towards report states that in Viz
gna his subordinate officer s field has been ex
4 ceedingly difficult, owing particularly TO the
great impoverishment of the State from the
war. the breaking up of every system of labor
and the peculiarly strong depression OF the
people at its close.
The aggregate dependents. receiving rations
q in Virginia at the end of last month was H.
622 More than half of these dependents are
in the first and second districts, Including
I Norfolk, Princess Apne, and Prince George
counties.
In these counties there were necessarily
large accumulations of freedmen during TIT
war Every effort has been made by the assist
ant commissioner to reduce these COLLECTIONS
and the great majority have had an entire o.
partial support, as the fruit OF their own iabo
| during the summer.
Soldiers wives and families We're left behin'
when the troops were transported from CIT.
! Point to Texas AS many of these as wer
willing TO go were sent to texas ~ Inc p Srad
expense A colony of upwards Of hundred
signifying it's wish to 60 to Liberia, through
colOred agent, was transported from !1yh e.,
barg to Baltimore where the Coionizatioh 20
ciety took the complete Charge.
The last report gives freedmen SCHOOLS
1875 teachers, II, 500 schO- irs.
The Congressman are about carrying out III
last card in the original programme OF tne =
union cabal. 1t is to go home and agltate IN
State Legislatures, that are about 70 SIT, 10 'l
tagonize the President by instructions 10 oeha
tors and Representatives In Congress.
Mr. Newton, Commissioner OF Agriculture
is preparing to send seeds, &c, TO the meMDel
elect from the South. There is certainly nee
enough Of this policy, whether regarded npo
grounds OF right, or mercy OF thi,
teen different States, waited ml'on the fres
dent yesterday and expressed to INN their COZ
fdence in his administration ana gener;
approval Of his policy. 1t WOnld hardly l
expected Of course, that that sect, II clai
may properly be called sect, which ever couf
sells peace, could do less than to sustain VIII;
shall substitute a peaceful sway for that OF IN
sword
Senator Sumner emptied his desk to-day I
voluminous budget OF memorials, emanatln
from Massachusetts, New York, New Jerse..
Ohio Missouri, Indiana, Illinois ana Virgins
all in condemnation OF the reconstructio
| policy Of the President, as being in oppositio
10 the spirit and genius Of republican insult
lions, and asking Congress to PROVIDE Prov
ionai government rs for the late rebellious State
and keep the same in a territorial cOndltioh
such time as Congress can organize Truly
publican forms of government. by establisnii
equal civil rights in all respects. lnese pe.
tons were stated by the Senator TO De signt
by whites and blacks (mainly freedmen
and Of course those engaged in teaching tneI
US the instigators).
WHAT NH. SUMNER SAID OF THE SOUTH.
He dwelt upon the condition Of the Stat
recently in rebellion, and read letters iro
friends OF his In the South informing NJ
that Wade Hampton aud r. f. Lee were :!
most popular men In the country TO the Sou1'
ern people, but that they prefer Andre
Johnson for President to General Lee; tn
The feeling on the part of the former maste
o. the freedmen is most vindictive % q
colored people of that section, and predictlI
mat In dve years they would either be
power or hghting M again. lMr. Snnller.--
Inc former. God help New England.
mat the attempts on the part Of the reb
communities to break down ell truly 10y
men are even more rubid than when the vi
"as Progressing; that testatiOps Of loyal