The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-10
The State to be Relieved Of Martial Law
and the COlOred Troops.
Treasury Regulations for the FaciIi-
tatiOn Of Southern Trade.
Governor Sharkey's Recognition Of the
Right Of Negroes to Testify in
the Mississippi Courts.
JEFF. DAVIS CAPTURED TREASURE
nc. &c. &c.

WASHINGTON Oct. g. 1865.
THE KENTUCKY rRoUBLEs-MARTIAL LAW AND
THE COLORED TROOPS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE
STATE.
General Rousseau had conference with the President
and the Secretary of War to-day during which the Gene
raj Palmer troubles in Kentucky were discussed. The
result Of the interview that the President promised
the people Kentucky through their popular Congress
man. that martial law shall be repealed throughout their
State that all negro troops shall be withdrawn
and that the abuses of the Freedmens Bureau shall be
corrected so far vigorous probing reach them
1t understood that the of General Palmer in the
administration of Kentucky military affairs is in the
main approved by the President, and that he will
probably be retained in command OF the depart
ment Kentuckians not much displeased
with the acts Of General Palmer as they are
disguised with those Of some OF his subordnates,
who have been running little darby machine Of their
in some of the remote districts of the State. The
withdrawal of the coored troops promised by the Pres
ident and the dethronemen of meddesome little brevet
brgaders Of darkes and freedmen agents viii speedily
harmonic affairs in that State.
ADDITIONAL TREASURY REGULATIONS TO FACILr-
TATE SOUTHERN TRADE
Much Inconvenience having been experienced by par
ties purchasing goods at the South for ship
ment, account of the difficulty in proyid
Ing national currency pay the revenue
taxes the Secretary OF the Treasury has Issued crcu
lar of regulations to obviatc this difficulty BY its
dtons articles subject to taxation in any collection dis
trct OF the South may be removed herefrom by the
ecuton Of satisfactory bond in double the amount OF
for their payment when the goods arrive their
port OF destination the bonds to be approved by the col
lector Of internal in the district whence the
goods removed The collectors OF ports
of destination will in permit the delivery OF
goods until certificates produced from the collector
OF internal revenue showing that the taxes have been
paid The regulations not to be held to apply TO tho
removal Of distilled Spirits coal OIL manufactured to-
bacco snuff and cigars, matches or quicksilver, which
will continue 20 be governed by the regulations OF May
1896
THE RIGHTS or FREEDMEN IN MISSISSIPPI.
Governor Sharkey, under date OF September 49, wrote
to Colonel Thomas, Commissioner Of Freedmen for Mis-
tho negroes of that State under the action Of late
Convention :,
I have hesitation in stating as n necessary result
from the action OF the Convention, that In opinion
the State and incident to the right protection or
person and property which fully guaranteed by tho
amended constitution that they competent TO testify
in. any court OF Justice Their privileges, think
fully covered by the principles esab sh by the Con-
vention, which aboshes the whole system OF slavery,
and a. matter OF course any measure or policy which
grew out OF that system.
CIRCULAR FROM THE FREEDxEs's BURRAU-sUD-
sIsTENcE STORES FOR HOSPITALS.
The following circular was promulgated to-day
CIRCULAR Is.
WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU or REFUGEES,
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDs,
WASHINGTON, Oct @, 1896.
Issues Of subsistence TO hospitals existing
hereafter established by authority Of this bureau will
be made upon the same principle are issues to the
hospitals Of the army The hospital fund mag also be
tai Wil ted nv met The
ration being that established for refugees and freedmen
BY order oftle Secretary Of War.
o. Q. HOWARD. Major General, Commissioner
ENTICING THE SOUTHERN FREEDMEN TO BROOKLYN
AND NEW YORK.
citissn Of Brooklyn, New York, writes TO the Freed
mons Bureau that parties IN that city engaged In
inducing negroes from the Southern States be
East promising them work and good pay, and charging
fcc Of Eve dollars per head for all whom they trans
port BY this sort Of agency largo number Of INDECENT
and worthless blacks are being introduced into New
York. and very few meeting with any considerable
In getting employment The recent order Of the
War Department providing BY the following clause for
all transportation required by the above bureau will
bio the latter to do much better service in the above
gard than any private agency
IL is ordered That spon the requiston OF the Com
missioner Assistant Commissioner Of the Bureau
poraton be furnished such destitute refugees and freed
men a. are dependent upon the for support
70 points whore they can procure employment and sub
sistence and support themselves, and thus relieve the
government; provided such transportation be confined
by assistant commissioners within the limits OF their
jurisdiction.
JEFF. DAVIS CAPTURED TREASURE.
The captured among Jefferson DAVIS effects
has been counted at the Treasury Department IL
amounts TO e67,s7s In gold mostly old conagc S. s22
in silver hundred and fortysix pieces OF foreign
COIN gold and silver vaue not yet estimated and nifty
six bricks OF silver weighing Ave pounds each the
estimated value Of which hundred dollars each
The value Of the whole is somewhere over 800 900
THE REBEL RAM sToSEwALL.
The United states Rhode Island and Hornet
the latter formerly known the blockade Lady
stirling-have been ordered proceed to Havana
vey Washington the rebel ram Stonewal heretofore
surrendered the United States by the Spanish autho
rites The assignment Of tho Rhode Island TO this duty
dsposes Of the Oft repeated report that hitting
convey President johnson to North Carolina and other
Southern ports.
ASSESSMENTS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR
POLITICAL PURPOSES.
believed that the principles, recently applied In
theSavy yards by Secretary wcllcs orbiddng
ment or tax the workmen for party purposes win be
applied TO all the other departments OF the government
THE FESIASs AND MR. SEWARD.
The English story that Mr. Seward gave the notice TO
Great Britain Of the Fenian movements concerning Ire
land continues to excite comment In the socretsys alb
but It Is not credited by those who presumed
TO be in position to give II an uncquivocal denial.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Nationals Of this city achieved credtable victory
the Excelsors Of Brooklyn In their first game with
them to-day in the Presidents grounds the contest at
tracing thousands OF spectators. among whom were
many ladies'. The Excelsios were minus the services OF
FIVE Of their nrst nine, and their uniform b &c. not
having been sent on, they placed in rather bad
position 10 win game They, however, played remark
ably we'll under the circumstance pang up their score
handsomely towards the last They scored over two TO
in the last Eve innings Of the game The score was