, 1865-10-12
Secretary ITeIless Nary Yard Order
The Complications in Loui<inna-Ex-
tenA1yc Sale OF Public Laud+-Troup+

tenAuTS sale Cl I'unl!C Aa0a$-1fooPA
In Washington, &c.
New York, October 1.-THE order OF Secretary
Ncues, prohibiting collections Of uuncy for poIitt-
eal pt1posss from wo1kmen IN navr yards, + rub
prevailed under iii parties, but he does moi consider
The excuse of any validity. and Therefore orders
that an Immediate stop must be put to the ahIlsc:
1nanepvesiine, and no persona w1n be allowed to
resort 10 them for tho purpose OF no.
TO collect funds TO aasance the interest Of c1nd-
circular, wh,ch has been aready noticed, directing
that hereafter all applications for Ii: positions Of
master workncn mutt be maae 10 the Bureau OF
Yarda and Docks IN Washington.
4 fpecini to tic Hr4atd says: "sn.ne new rom
pications seem to have arisen in Louisiana alalrs
Provisional Governor Wells has made some donht-
shezstoFe calls for the polliicas antccedenss at the
sprotntccs before allowing them 10 entez upon the
dnt:ce cf their Offices. ten. Sheridan ts under-
j. reported to have sent for Secretary s.aaton oa
bearing Of The tmhrog1!o, aud inquired, with some
warmth, whether the tntcrfsrencg Of the military
III. stanton, by tEe same Authority, dise!tIms any
and all interference, aud iett the onus On c1thc1
Gen. canbr or GGn Sheridan. AseofdtDs e the
mined 10 support Gov. Wells, md 10 tolerate no In
reference with Ills legitimate duties.
During the month Of September, 3:s0o acres OF
t7oi1 Falls, Wisconsin, and upwards Of 5uoo acres
were entered at the Office in tdCrosse.
The garrison OF Washington ss st present CON.
posed Of seven regiments Of the Veteran Resc1re
c<.ra thA 1th !nh. 10th. 121h, 1th 18th. and It'll
-lhc I'd and 18th rec1meuta Ut United c.asAa IL.
fautIy, md the 1:6th and s1ith Pennsyrnnla re.i
1ncnts, md tie 1ailh Ohio yoiuntccrE-uumbc1lng
~ the aggregate, about 4,0r men. The 9Th Tinted
States cavalry u on duty at Gen. Grants hea1qar
tcra. The duty rqufEed Of these ttocps L. light Il
1 tci.E no more than patrplling Long Bridge, and
| doing gunrd duty at the White House AMI the VI
| riops Etorthouecs where Government storss arr
kept. As this property Is fast being disposed OF Al
auction md private eale, the garrison sill crc long
be reduced to merely an ornamental body Of troops
| La Alexandria recently foslinR piece w1s taken
| hy Justice Of the Peace from coiored msn, OF
lie ground thar tho statutes Of yirrtn1a rcaderct
sueb possessions b. negro Illegal. Provost Jaag,
1Iamhr1ck addressed letter to the Mayor o! Mex
sndra tasIng, In all sueh cases the eolored peo
| pie Will BE- protected By me In the rights guazau
iced 10 while citizcue. Hereafter no colofed mal
VIII be arrested when found with fowling niece !.
bis posression. Will further state that this pfal
| sill be eticily ndhcrcd to. The cosorcd man Eaus
be regarded, far tho right OF property and ffes
| dom of person is concerned, precisely on the'sam
foo1ing wtlh tue while citizen. no more no less.
The Major General commanding the Department 9
Washington haf directed that the man b. restored
and tha the civil Authorities be noltded Of this &c
ton Of the Provost Judge In MI efrnf}1r c1xcs.