Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-28
From Washington.

New YORK, July 27.-The Herald's Wash
ington special says: Among the numerous
applicants for pardon is the late rebel
Gen. Dick Taylor, who arrived here to-day
and Is at Willard's Hotel. - -.
The Navy Department is informed that
the Dictator made ten knots an hour going
into port, and would have gone faster If
her bottom had been clean. Her engine
! worked better. than ever before. ,.... ....
| Capt. Walker, of the Sacramento, informs
the Navy Department that he could not
make lawful prize of the 'Rappahannock
lately, owing to the fact that she hugged
the coast too closely-that she was all the
time in British waters. D.. -rY ,,.rt
| The Times Washington special says: The
case of admissibilty of negro testimony,
which lately arose in Alexandria, has been
so arranged that all cases which may here
after arise, and until further orders, between
colored and white people, and in all cases
where colored people shall be besummoned as
witnesses, are to be tried before provost
courts, under the 9Th paragraph of Circu-
lar No. above referred to. 1' t'
Gen. Roddy has applied for pardon.
WAsH1NGroN, July 27-The President
has appointed George Wilson Assessor of
Internal Revenue for the district of Florida
and John G. Taylor Collector of Customs
for Annapolis, Md. ..e w ,,
President johnson returned this morning
from his excursion down the river. E, =
, The President has recognized Enrique
Barraihlet as Vice Consul OF Peru at San
Francisco; also, Robert Barth as Consul of
SAKE Woimer for Missouri, Iowa and the
Western Territories and Christie Mailer
Halst as Vice Consul of Sweden and Nor
way at Savannah, Ga.
IL Tomorrow morning, by direction of the
President, the United States mails will be
transmitted by the Orange and Alexandria
railroad to Richmond, Va, as formerly, by
! Gordonsville. In the course of II few days
regular mail communication will be placed
on other railroad lines. ,r.t .-....a.rI -,-
VIM. Whittlesy, who was recently ar
rested on charge of robbing the Treasury
of $108,000 in bonds, waived a preliminary
examination this morning, and in default of
$4,000 bail was committed to prison to await
trial. ..r
New YORK, July 27.-The Posts special
says large number of men are to be dis
charged from the Navy Immediately. The
| Quartermastersc Department will soon be-
gin the sale of buildings, grain, &c.
Mails for Richmond left Washington to-
| day by railroad route entirely. The Com
mercia's Washington special says. The
Richmond Republic says the late elections
| Ill plCnulOnu anu l1enrlcO county 90 not
indicate Virginia sentiment, and never did.
| 1t states that Virginia will in the October
election repudiate Richmond and place
themselves right before God and the coun-
| try. ..---.. .-.....- ...-,
The Tribune's Washington special says
a large proportion of applications for pen
sions by widows, mothers, &C., now coming
into the Pension Bureau, state as the cause
of death of their husbands, sons, &C., star
vation, exposure or shooting by prison
guards at Andersonville, Ca, and Salisbu-
ry, N. c.. --,..... . !. r,.sa.r, -...s.-
New YORK, July 27.-The Presidents or
der dated June 9th. dividing the United
States into Military Divisions and Depart
ments, has been somewhat modified. The
Department of Louisiana and Texas has
been divided into two, which will be known
as the Department of Louisiana, to be COM
manded by Major General G. r. Candy, and
| the Department of Texas, to be commanded
by Major General George II. Wright.
Montgomery county and that part Of Ann
Arundel county lying south of the Annap-
oils and Elk Ridge railroad, including the
city of Annapolis, have been taken from
the Military District and added to the De-
partment of Washington.