The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-01

WASHINGTON, April 30, 1885.
GREAT REDUCTION TO BE MADE IN THE MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS.
Immediately on the return of General Grant he adj
dressed himself to the task of reducing the public
penses by cutting off all the superlities Of military
establishments All the occupants OF military hospitals
well enough to be discharged and all enlisted men not
duty in the field to be be mustered out OF
service 1t is estimated that the number thus taken from
the army rolls will be in the neghborhood OF four hun
dred thousand and the reduction thus made in the pub
lie expenses will be nearly million of dollars day.
THE PRISONERS ARRESTED CHARGED WITH COM
PLICITY IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MR.. LINCOLN.
The number Of prisoners arrested charged with COM
pcity with the assassination plot has increased
greatly that has been necessary to fit up the old
District Penitentary in the yard Of the Arsenal,
special prison for their custody At midnight last night
all these prisoners quietly and safely removed to
this new prison from the Monitors which they have
hitherto been confined.
TRIAL OF ENGRAvERs OF REBEL BONDS AND NOTES.
Yesterday the military commission of which General
Bragg is President began the trial of the seven en-
gravers of Confederate notes and bonds who came
here from the South after the capture of Columbia
by General Sherman They are all young Scotch
men, who entered the service Of the rebel
Treasury Department from Scotland in 1882 They wero
arrested here March Is. They defended on the
ground that they entitled TO the amnesty terms of
the Presidents proclamation of March H. providing that
all domiced aliens who should leave the South within
twelve days thereafter should be free from prosecution
ARREST OF CoPPERHEAD MEMBER OF CONGRESS-.
Hon. Benjamin G. Harris the copperhead Member OF
Congress from Southern Maryland, arrested ON
Thursday last by Major Waite, of General Augurs stan,
for reasonable conduct in dssuadng paroed rebel SOL
dies from taking the oath Of allegiance and urging
them exchanged to return to the South and
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rection whatever with the ASSASSINATION conspiracy.
THE EXTENSION OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
BUILDING.
The work on the Treasury Department extension ID
now being pushed forward with great rapdy, and tho
State Department building will shortly be demolished to
make room for the north wing When this is completed
the building will be one of great magniGcence.
| EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH LINE OF STEAMERS BE-
TWEEN WASHINGTON AND RICHMOND.
| Several prominent Northern steamboat owners are
here endeavorng to make arrangements to estab-
sh regular line of passenger steamers between this
| city and Richmond.
A LITTLE TOO FAST.
During the last few days o number Of letters marked
ocia business have been received at the Post Once
here addressed Hon Preston King Secretary OF State"
| This Is little premature.
CONDITION OF MRS. LINCOLN
Mrs Lincoln has not yet rallied from the prostratioe
OccasOned the SuudenneSs Oh
She is constantly attended by numerous warm friends.
and OF course has not decided when she will leave INN
| city for home.
THE NEW POSTAL LAWS.
The new act relating the postal laws provides thak
all dom letters except letters lawfully ranked nno
duly certified of soldiers and mariners In the ser
vice of the United States which are deposited Tor mailing
in any post Office the United States on which the pos
aue shall be by the POSTMASTER to the Dead
M. alIl damn ed FIR
mailing and paid only in part shah be forwarded to their
destination charged with the unpaid rate to be collected
on delivery
The provisions Of the act for the relief Of postmasters
who have been robbed by rebel forces rebel guca
approved in April 1884, arc extended to Of loyal
posmasters where by Of the presence Of armed
forces post Office Is destroyed and the postmaster loses
fixtures and furniture postage stamps or stamped
envelopes and the where such losses occasoned
by armed forces other than those Of the socalled Con-
| fedorste States.
The Postmaster General s authorized TO allow for tho
publication in newspapers Of the INST OF nondeivercd
letters At any Posi- Office compensation at rate mot Tn
exceed two cents for letter advertised and Is also
authorized TO cause the malls 70 DO transported between
the United States and any foreign port or ports or Do
the pors of the United States touching at foreign
port by steamship allowing and paying therefor, ~
an American vessel any not exceeding the sea and
United states inland postage, and II BY foreign vessel
any exceeding the sea pos'ase On 'ne nails 30
conveyed ..,,.~r a. IN n. ..t.h,,.h.a a..
.rarv rsce containing population OF fifty thousand
within the deiveryof the ONCE thereof and a. sucn
s" That he prepayment dropletters In all places
where free delivery Is not established shall be one cens
| only. nae, .--.-. s.a,a x.rnchiets Ac a.
mails 70 bs punished by nne and IMPRISONMENT