The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-19

WASHINGTON. August AZ, 1895.

Il
l CABINET MEETING. -
fne usual Cabinet meeting WIS held to-day. and very
ley visitors were therefor admitted Senators Doottis
and Foster we're ar.ons the favored.
,.-yNrERNAL REVENUE DECISION,
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has to-day
decided that call persons travelling about the
i country the agents Of manufacturers or dealers
| seeking orden, for goods in original ana uu
broken packages. regarded as commercial o'oken
| Within the mesnin Of the law, ana as sucn mus
procure license Tbo.. acting as the agent Oh one
o. Arm ercus,vo,v ~. =. liable as above Licenses
hi. c,.s. shn,,a =. t SO as to show the place
business Of the censee, ~ "Aso oue S ana 49,
residence should be stated h Tosr. IN al rsrts q
should be recognized by revenue q
the country"
THE TRIAL OF wfRz. III. a, N he
The military commission before which !, Genera
tried has been increased by the addition Of Nav al Mot
Lew Wallace, Major General Geary, ks5or Gen, an
and Major General Lorenzo Thomas. The Court 80
nounced to meet TO- morrow for reorganization It's e's
asserted that wirz will be tried totally dasren spe'
fcations from those recently published.
In contradiction to the above opinion has been
adenty expressed to-day by parties competent judge
that the government will not undertake the trial Of Wz
but will cause that person to give States evidehcs the
approaching trial Of Jefferson Davis, whereby Il will be
proved that the rebel President the direct and prime
nstgator Of the cruees practsed upon Union prisoners
and the numberess other atrocities which from time
to time committed in defiance Of the usages Of The
continual delay that has occurred In bringing wirz to
trial. which has now been impending for upwards Of a
month"; argues strongly in favor Of the above statement
1t Is known that wrz has expressed his desire make
important revelations the extent that Davis was
implicated in the outrages Of the Southern prisons
MR.. ANDREWS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND
THE HERALDs REPLY.
The publication of Mr.. Andrews letter Of inquiry and
the HERxLDs phy response, concerning the authorship
Of communication published in its columns the 25th
ult has excited considerable merriment here the
formers expense and greatly increased his indignation
He believes to have emanated from clerk in his
bureau, and is reported to have instituted some sort
Of informal proceeding by which he hopes to discover
the obnoxious individual
COUNTERFEIT TREASURY NOTES.
Several counterfeit dollar United States notes
recently at the Treasurers Office for redemp
tion readily detected by the experts in that
bureau. There numerous counterfeit nfties but
none, far is known of the denominations OF one
thousand five hundred and two dollars All others
counterfeited.
THE CHOLERA IN SPAIN.
The government has been officially informed by let
ter dated Port Mahan Mnorca Island, July 81, that the
cholera had made its appearance the coast Of Spain
The civil Governor Of the island had given direction that
proper l." :akcn to prevent the spreading Of the
disease SHOULD vessels arrive having 1t ard.
BOSTON APPOINTMENTS.
The following Boston appointments made by the
President to-day:-Hon Hannibal Hamlin Collector of
the port, vice Mr. Goodrich Daniel W. Gooch, Surveyor
of Customs, vice Mr.. Phelps; and A. B. Underwood,
Naval Officer, wee Mr. Tuck, -,.... &. .s,s-
APPOINTMENT or INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS.
James Gamble appointed Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the district Of Florida and Benjamin Nc
Donough Assessor for the First district Of Texas. n,
FoRp's THEATRE BUILDING
Tho contract for converting Fords theatre into fire
proof building depository for the rebel archives
has been awarded 70 Richard Dunbar OF Brooklyn
$685. 900.
L. L. Stevenson and Michael g. Harmon, Of stsunton
Virginia, were pardoned by the President to-day.
Tho rebel General j. A. Smith, Of Tennessee. applied
for pardon to-day.
CONSOLIDATION or THE rHTRTEENTu. AND SIX
TEENTH NEW YORK CAVALRY.
The Thirteenth and Sixteenth Now York Cavalry Vol
yesterday consolidated aud bear the
name Of the Third Provisional Cavalry The superuu
morary officers being mustered out.
PERSONAL.
Major General Geary arrived in Washington this
morning
Colonel NJ r. Morgan Commissary Of Subsistence,
United States Army has ordered 10 Leavenworth,
Kansas charge Of that department and will leave
10 few days
Brigadcr General ". p Benton, formerly Colonel Of
| the Eighth Indiana, has resigned.
Upon hearing of tho serious illness OF Governor Brough
OF Ohio Secretary Stanton detailed Surgeon Judson to
proceed Immediately Cleveland to consult and assist
| in his medical treatment.
Chief Justice Chase has arrived In the city and is stop
ping at his residence.
| Secretary Seward and family and Attorney General
Speed expected to arrive from Cape May tonight
| SURVEY or TIE ROUTE OF THE OREGON CENTRAL
MILITARY RAILROAD.
The President OF the Oregon Central Military Railroad
Company has forwarded from Eugene City, Oregon, TO
the General Land Office survey Of that route extending
from the above city southeastery direction for some
thirty six miles which distance is already in successful
running operation The line Of the road takes the
cra direction OF the Middle fork Of the Willamette river
and pursucs to the eastern boundary OF the
State, from whence It may follow the line Of the pro-
posed emgrant route by act Of Congress, approved
July 1884, alternate sections Of public lands designated
by odd numbers and three sections in depth lying on
each side for the distance above described
were granted the State Oregon aid In the cons,ruc
| ton Of this road.
| ABANDONED AND cONFfsCATED LANDS IN TIKI
| SOUTHERN STATES.
circular from the Freedmen's Bureau to its commits
soners and agents the Southern States is to be issued
in the course OF few days defining the action OF the
latter in reference lands abandoned ccnhscated and
| now held by the Bureau.
THE SIOUX AND CHEYENNE INDIANS
Teic rams were received from Major General Pope to
day at the Indian Bureau containing communication
from General sully now conducting the military expe
dition in Dakota announcing that there no doubt tina
| permanent peace now be secured by the govern
ment with the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes the Uppe
Missouri river In endorsing this intelligence and refer
ing IL 70 Secretary Harlan General Pope suggests that
civil military person In the section resided 10 by these
Indians should be appointed commissioner for treating
with them In addition TO the above, General suy 70
marks TINT in that quarter the inhabitants apprehen