The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-25
Return Of President johnson from His
Excursion Down the Chesapeake.
Increased Telegraphic Facilities
with California. m
The Whole First Division Of the Ninth Corps
s~ to be Mustered Ont.
Further Reduction In the Atlantic and
Mississippi Squadrons,
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yla aes oI1 rf WAsHrNdrcN, July -, 1900
srrrRx or rHB pRHsIDENr FROM ms EXCURSION.
The President returned from his excursion down the
Bay at seven p NJ yesterday. He was much
nvgosaed by the trip and the temporary relief from the
labcrs and perplexitics Of his Official position.
rELRGRAPHIc FACILITIES WITH CALIFORNIA
Additional teegraphic facilities with California arc
very much necded accommodate the rapidly increas-
ing business with the Pacific coast The United States
Pacific Telegraph Company will proceed at 70 CON!
struct line via Omaha, Nebraska Territory Thd
wire has been purchased the line aud twelve hunS
dred mees OF under contract TO be eoplesed Be.
the close OF the present The poles for the
balance Of the line will this fall and the line win
be completed and in operation within one year
THE MISSISSIPPI AND ATLANTIC sQuADRoNs.
The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered the Mssssppi
squadron TO be still further reduced TO fvo vessels,
including those at Mound City A large number d
enlisted men will be discharged from the squadron.
Acting Rear Admiral Lee will remain in command Of the
squadron. t ~ ~, ~. y, ..rf ~. ag,a17 = 3
Acting Rear Admiral Radford has sailed from Fortress
Monroe to take command Of the Atlantic squadron
which will be reduced to ten vessels The Malvern wiU
be his flagship. ,ttor.s, .,,.+r. Ia
THE OLD NINTH CORPS. ~.
The whole First division Of the Ninth corps has been
ordered to he mustered out Of service Immediately. N
is commanded by Brcvet Brigsdier General N B. No.
Laughn and is composed Of the Forty sixth New York
Veteran Volunteers Twenty ninth Massachusetts, Veteran
Volunteer, Fy seventh Massachusetts, Twenty seventh
Michigan, First Michigan sharpshooters Second and
Eighth Michigan Veteran Volunteers, Thirty seventh
and Thirty eighth Wisconsin, Fntieth Pennsyivania,
Third Maryland battalion Veteran Volunteers, and
Eighteenth New Hampshire battalion. The One Hun.
drodth Pennsylvania recently belonging this division,
ordered about weeks ago Pittsburg for gar
duty, and win not be mustered out General
Mclaughlin to be put recruiting service at Boston
after the muster out Of his division.
THE HoMEw ARD MARCH or THE vETERANs.
The urnng veterans continue leave this city ID
large numbers almost daily Those In and about Wash-
ngon have been reduced to comparatively small NUM-
ber and this is being st further depleted daily This
oaty presents much less The Appearance Of military
capital than at any time during the last four ycas~
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELE0 ALTON. %
The south Carolina delegation with the exception oe
Governor Perry left for home last evening The Cove
crnor leaves tomorrow morning. f. a.ra's 80
THE HEAT AND THE APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
The intense heat of the weather very debili,sna
eocf just now, even upon the aspirants for 0hcial
appointmens with the exception OF those for Baltil
more and Philadelphia, where the contest was com
nenced early and has waxed more bitter an4
exciting as the mercury rose, there Is not compaeA-
lively, very severe pressure just nov. Ths New
York appointments likely 10 hold over unti1
ates the dogdays President Jshnsena consssu.
ton cannot stand the OBJECT Of enot hareuizs ths
Political asprants OF that State while the hs.Asd term
lasA The hotel keepers anticipating prea.abls
business whenever the New York ofnces ars 70 bs "
posed Of 81. .-- >,r srf
THE BALTIMORE APPoINrMENTs. te.-r
Thncc delegations from Maryland visited the PRECEDENT
today In reference TO the Baltimore appointments
These appointments sppear TO be the source of sst
trouble not only TO the politicians but TO the Prssdsne
who hnds IL very dicu amid the multitude Of coun.
ssllos and conflicting interests decide which 81 Of
applicants ought 70 be appointed.
CROWDS AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
rhsre was the usual crowd at the White House
Notwithstanding the intense heat Of the weather. the
President devoted several hours to receiving hearing
those dssirous Of Obtaining audience -
efl PERSONAL. l.FlF 2
Generals sickes and De Tsoband have been ordered 70
report TO General Hooker assignment 10 ssy and s
here for New York this evening for that purpose
OF REBEL BKLLI0ERxNY Riaurs NJ
BRAZIL.
u 10 understood that tho Brazilian government with,
irew It's concession Of beigeren rights The insurgents
n this country on tho Slst Of May last.
THE YREEpMsN.
The Secretary Of War has ordered that 10 secure equal
iscc and the personal liberty the freedmen a.
other citizens and Inhabitants all orders issued by
ost district or other commanders adopting any system
for them subecng them TO any restraints %
not imposed other classes are declares
old Neither whites blacks will be restrained from
eekins employment elsewhere whom they cannot obtain
at just compensation at their homes and when not
ound by voluntary agreements; will they be hin.
crcd from travelling from place 10 place proper and
sitimate business
SALES or PUBLIC LANDS.
Returns Just received at the Land ONCE show that In
lay last the cash sales at Roscburg Oregon amounted to
2,sl4 At the same Office seventeen hundred acres
ere taken up under the Homestead law The donation
srtncates issued that oce for the month 10 seters
,vercd 10 225 acres Tho cash receipts at the Land
nco in Vancouver, Washington Territory, for tht
narter ending March 81 81 7s7.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
About $50 600 worth Of defacoi out fractional
rrency Is destroyed per day and It's place supplied with
w, the entire amount circulation being upwards Of
81 100000 No moro three cent are be ssued-
act OF Congress prohibiting Them and the Eve cent
ties viii also gradually be withdrawn.
,RoMoTIoSs IN THE PAyMAsrER's DEPARTMENT.
Tho Secretary Of War has brcveticd the following
med officers Of the Paymastcr's Department for faith
and mertorous services during the war, viz
10 Bs Col n'r tRegn'ar Aymy,-lieutenan, colone
lionel N W Brown, Deputy paymaster General -!
~ Be Lteiaendn, Coloneis tRepucvs-Majors Cary n.
y Hunt Samuel Woods Daniel nei,ac Mcc,Srs T1os,
hight, j. a. wbi,.li, ). D. NJ Potter
liors william B. Rochester, b. y. Brooke David Tsy-
:, H. A. Hutcbns d Eaton, WIN. A. Rucker, w p.
Ia = NssOss vsddsr Sawyer FssS1r
,dse, j. A. lawyer, VIM II. jameson, .. p. y, John.
bIPs tSa % 4's I,as fSSrS'y s.S, Sss
Judd, + n. Allison, A Y. Elliott, 7 III stanton, y y,
arner james .. sheridan, D Reese ,.s william III