The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-08

1t will be seen from the following communication that
President Johnson s longer be exposed TO the dan
gers Of continued residence the White House during
the hot weather. The change proposed most desira
Die one:-
p@f,sr,,s>r up THE Ivrr rIcR I
Wls Aucust 8, 1865 !
SrR-Tt has been re,,resca. that the Exec tive
Mansion is in an unlesh> location for summer rssi-
dence, has been thoroughly aesed by the experience
of every family occupying ior long series OF years
sickness II has also cone 70 my knowledge that nearly
every member Of the family u he present Chief Mags
trate during the brief fiod ney have been occupying
the Executive Mansion. ho- been visited with scri
Illness including Inc President in person to such
an extent to incriupt TIE transaction of public
business for many days together. You are therefore,
hereby requested and directed after consultation with
the President and ascerang hat would be agreeable
to him. to procure suitable escnce for his occupancy
during the summer and autuuna months of the current
fiscal year. on Georgetona He sh's or such other con-
venent and healthy location he may indicate and TO
careful to avoSla unnece4say expense Very respect
JAMES HARLAN, Secretary.
RESTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY BY
MEXICO.
II is understood that tn Department of State has
ceived Information to the effect that orders have been
given by the French commander in Mexico for the res
tuition Of the property of the insurgent government
which taken to that p,ry the occasion Of the
evacuation of Brownsville.
THE TROOPS IN sHeRiDANs DEPARTMENT..
The editorial statement u the New York Times that
less than eighty thousand Union troops had been sent
towards the Mexican frontier wonderful gnor
on the part Of that Journal General Candy had an
army Of respectable proportions during the entire winter
and spring Since the surrender of Lee and Johnston
Two entire corps and many organizations of infantry
have been transferred to that military division, besides
large force Of artillery and cavalry It may be interest
ing TO your readers to know that the Twenty nth rps
Stone numbered over twenty seven thousand Fifteen
twenty thousand were probably sent from the Army Of
tho Cumberland The troops previously commanded by
General Dana on the Mississippi were also sent down.
General sherdans command must number eighty thou
sand men, at low estimate Twothirds Of these have
been recently pushed towards the Rio Grande for pur
poses best known to the government. The force at
present in Texas is much larger than the public have
generally supposed.
THE FREEDMEN IN MISSISSIPPI.
General William e. Strong writing from viclsburg
the Freedmans Bureau says that far the negroes
under direction Of the government authorities they
ars succeeding admirably but the remote localities in
the interior the old masters cndcavorng suppress
tho idea among their negro hands that the emancipation
Is 10 be effective In their that they are rs
completely enslaved before Affairs In such vicinities
ore represented to be unsatisfactory the
the bewldered negroes
0ical information has reached the above bureau that
General Thomas has his subordinate officers located in
every county in the State of Mississippi those i'm
medatey upon the gulf By Of this oppression
Of the negroes will be Of in that State
- the bodest Of the vengefu planters have wholesome
regard for the presence OF authorities
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
Tho Commissioner for Internal Revenue makes the
following decisions public to-day
Pedlers licenses must be taken by every person
travelling from place 10 place who sell moving and reap
ing machines and the sale Of single machine cannot
be considered as selling at Wholesale and is therefore
exempt by the provisions for such sales
"A mortgage containing power Of attorney TO sell must
be stamped such In nddt the duty required upon
It as q mortgage. In where the court orders
referee TO sell the real of Joint tenants or tenants
In common and deed of the same Is made TO the pur-
cnaser, such deeds must be stamped other deeds.
Tho stamp upon the origA process does cover the
latter when mortgage Is forcclosed and special exc
execution the decd made by the sheriff must be stamped
as other deeds.
SEEKING PARDON.
Judge Jackson, Of Florida United States Minister
at the Court Of Vienna in 1855 at the White House
this morning. 1t is supposed soliciting pardon The
Judge Is represented TO have been prominent parci
pator in the late rebellion.
PARpoSED.
Allen Thomas of Louisiana; G. r. Wilson, of Norfolk,
Virginia, and Benjamin II. Micon, Of Alabama, were
pardoncd to-day by the President
PERSONAL.
Secretary Seward and General Rawins have both re-
turned to their posts greatly improved by their respec
tive trips
Is reported that Secretary Harlan who left on Satur-
DAY evening for Philadelphia, will join his family at
Saratoga Springs before returning thus protactng his
absence for several days.
PAYMENT OF THE COUNSEL OF MRS. suRRArT.
One OF tho evening papers OF this date asserts that
Just before the execution Of Mrs Surrat her counsel
obtained demand for thirty Ave hundred dollars secured
upon her real estate THO price Of their efforts in her
behalf
rHH RIoHr or NEGROES TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN
CIVIL COURTS.
The dicuy relative to the right of negroes TO appear
IN civil courts and give evidence which prevailed in Al
exandria the other day and for which General Augur
provided military court for such cases. has recently
ranspired In s. Marys county. Maryland Upon appli.
cation to justice OF the peace that county for war.
rant TO srrest man for administering unprovoked
severe logging TO negro appeal was made TO Gov.
srnor Bradford TO remove the justice from Office for his
refusal 10 act but the Governor under date of August
responded in substance that the laws of MARYLAND sup.
ported tho decision Of the officer in question Under
hesc circumstances General Howard has made known |
he facts TO General Augur, with recommendation that
court be organized In the above county for jurisdiction
,ver this and similar cases
CANDIDATE FOR coNGnEss FROM VIRGINIA.
Hon John 8. Pcndleton, formerly Minister to Brazil
will announce himself to the electors Of CuI.
PEPPER Va, Union candidate for the House in tho
,ext Congress
GOVERNMENT LAND LOCATED IN MICHIGAN.
Seven thousand and forty were located In July
asst at the Government Land once in Marquette, Mch
NTH Agricultural College script
OF THE MANUFACTURE or INDIA
RUBBER.
The census returns for 1850 exhibit the pecunlay into
cst involved in the manufacture Of India rubber In the
tsses OF New York, Pennsylvania Now Jersey Massa
husetts, Rhode Island aud Connecticut as rolloss:
annual product. s5.oa2,7oo cost OF labor s7sL57o. |