The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-11

WAsnrxaror. Sept. 10, 1895.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 1855.
THE NOMINEES or THE EMPIRE DEMOCRACY.
The New York State democratic nominations have beer
chief topic conversation political circles here since
1hey made It Is universally conceded, even by
ahe most uncompromisng rebel haters and universal
Suffrage fugemen that the ticket headed by General
Socum followed by General Patrick engineered by such
Nsstor a. John Van Buren, must win. The democracy
II hailed being last the right track. The mill.
harry portion of the ticket chiefly canvassed among the
friends OF the nominees who in large force in all
departments of the government Probably there were
but persons among General Slocums old army &C.
puantance who knew he had any political leaning for
NE has neither talked nor written extensively fight
ing commenced Last Of all would they have believed
him among the democracy Yet his intimates know him
% be strenuous for the restoration of civil law and
the reduction Of the military machine throughout the
country, North and South, as General Grant himself
He is known to believe, with the President that the
people Of the late rebelious States will reconstruct pro-
y perly IL permitted to do untrammeed His personal
popularity is as wide his brilliant war reputation
During the last two years of the General Patrick
unfortunate in occupying unpopular official position
st many friends of his be found in Washington to
aver that his honesty and earnestness of purpose him
TO be standard bearer Of the liberal democracy since
We are about to return to that form Of government
TIN FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NORFOLK AND THE
- RECENT swfNDliSd OF SOLDIERS.
As the HERALD the first paper expose the swim
dies pepetrated soldiers by paymasers and bankers
in the department of Virginia. persons interested in the
First National Bank Of Norfolk desire to state through
the medium that no violation of instructions or
thorizaons has been practised by that bank They
sort that in instance has thirty been pur
chased at discount by that bank Its agents. but that
on the contrary many thousands have been taken at
from both soldiers and citizens They also say paymas
ters only have removed their deposits from that bank
and this but temporarily. The government deposits
said to still remain and to have been
the management Of the bank by the Treasury Depart
ment
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
John A. Burbank, Indian Agent in Nebraska is in the
city business connected with Indian affairs in that
Territory The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has just
received from Superintendent p a. Irish Of Utah. nfor-
nation that he has succeeded in negotiating treaties with
the Indians of that Territory the effect of which, il
ratified will be 10 place upon satisfactory basis
the relations Of the government with all the tribes
that section These treaties been placed upon file
In the Indian Bureau and will be submitted for ratAca-
ton TO the Senate at its approaching session
wIRz ALLOWED RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE.
The War Department has granted the request of Cap
tain Wirz that Rev. Fathers wheelan and Hamilton be
- THE INTERNAL REVENUE.
Tho receipts from the internal continue to be
large as, If not larger than anticipated TIE enor
of $243, 331 collected by M. B. Field, col
lector of the Sixth District of New York. Saturday
POST OFFICE BUSINESS.
Proposals for carrying tho mails in North and South
Carolina from the LIST Of January, 1855, have been
printed pamphlet FORM and large numbers were sent
yesterday to the Of the Governors of those
States and special agents Of tho Post Office Depart
ment, for general distribution.
The Postmaster General has made contract for mai
service from Cairo, ILL.,, via Mound City, Caledonia and
other intermediate points, Iuka, Miss three hundred
and twenty eight miles and back three times week, by
steamboat, at SIS 900 per annum for four years
has also been entered into for the convey
of mails from Albany, Ca to Monticello Fla and
intermediate points, eight hundred miles and back three
times q week.
Additional post Offices have also been opened In Viz
gnia North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi
PERSONAL.
Lord Drogheda, Of England, and General Banks, OF
Virginia, are among the arrivals at Wizards.
Mr. Raymond, of ths Times was anxously expected
ON Saturday evening, but failed to come to time
WANT TO GO HOME AND VOTE.
Il is understood that the employees In the various
government departments of this city who hail from
Pennsylvania propose making q combined application
early in the coming month for leave to go home and
vote ak the approac hing election in that State