The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-16

present afford no relief in the premises The oet Of
March, 1862 provides that any person claiming 70 have
been the Of such property any time within
two years after the suppression Of the rebellion prefer
his claims TO the proceeds thereof in the Court Of Claims
provided he has gwen aid comfort 10 the rebel
lion.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Numerous applications for pardon have been fled in
tho Attorney Generals Office Tho attending 70 them is
necessarily SLOW the papers In each have to be
carefully examined before presentation to the President
for his determination.
CAPTURED COTTON.
30 far only about sixty thousand bales Of cotton OF
that captured Charleston Savannah and Mobile have
been turned to the Treasury Department required
BY law.
THE NEW MISTRESS OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Patterson daughter of President Johnson s ex
pected daily, preside at tho White House. The
residence Of the family will be at the Soldiers
Home
HOTEL GOSSIP.
A large number OF politicians were hanging around
tho antcrooms OF the Executive mansion to-day, evi
IDENTIFY with some axe to grind Among them were
number Of Pennsylvanans Montgomery Blair, who has
Just returned from his consultation and promenade in
Broadway with Barlow, Of the World, there, en-
deavorng To make himself at homo and create the i'm
preston that he the machine. The politicians
general thing had but little show with the President he
being occupied most Of the day with delegations from
tho southern States
The republican politicians who have arrived in WASH
ngton during tho past week from different sections Of
the country almost universally approve the Presidents
course In reference TO negro suffrage Only q very
small number favor comforting the right Of voting upon
mo emancipated negroes until they have been fitted TO
exercise the privilege by education and . number Of
| years probation, at least.
Bolts here and understood TO be opposed negro
suffrage and to the division of the State Of Virginia
His torpdty during the whole rebellion and his want Of
in risking his personal interests rosis IT,
razs the influence he might otherwise have enjoyed at
| this time.
There appears to be little doubt that at least three
Senators and about equal number of
Of Governor Perponts late Alexandria State government
have decided TO disregard his call for assembling Rich
mond, the ground that majority Of the members
comfy elected Of disoyal antecedents Their
action is considered important forcshadowing the
policy likely TO the radicals In questions Of
struction
Mr. Van Dyke present most likely to receive the
appointment Of Assistant Treasurer, he s strongly
urged by the New York banking interests and has quail
hcaons Of superior character well great pract.
cal knowledge Of finance. However, final demonstra-
ton is now making direct the President in favor OF
Mr. Batchford in very influential quarter, which, is
hoped will be withstood since politics personal nu
ence should not be allowed for moment to have any
weight in tho selection M McCulloch shoud be a.
lowed TO make his appointment he responsible
| for the conduct Of the Treasury.
II is rumored that Mr.. Odel will take the place Of
Mr. Dennson in the Naval ONCE the influences which
| placed him there gone
Wendell Phillips plan Of repudiation caused some
anxiety here among the oicias but his anxiety
ieve himself from the odium attached to shows that
he feels he hns made false STOP and II is longer
| Of any importance which way he steps,
s confidently expected that instead Of large return
Of our securities from abroad It will be quite other
| way, and an increased demand may bs expected.
Many persons here think the best plan Of governing
the South is to make military districts Of for time,
and keep politics out Of the field until matters assume
more definite and quiet shape
has transpIrod that the letter Senator Sumner
purporting to come from North Carolina negroes
atod from Mr.. Summer himself He was therefore reply
| ing to his own letter, If this report Is true
PROMOTION OF CAPTAIN A. ). sxffH.
An act Of tardy justice has been done Captain A. J.
Smith, Of the Third division Sixth army corps by pro-
noting him Assistant Adutant General with the rank
of major from tho 7th inst for mertoous conduct
Sailors creek This division will be entirely mustered
out Of service within eight days. excepting the Sixty.
| seventh and Eghty-sevsnth Pennsyvania regiments,
and such individuals in other organizations as have
| veteranized.
FRAUDS IN THE PAyMAsTER's DEPARTMENT..
Occasional instances Of fraud being detected in the
Paymasters Department. and the perpetrators brought
| TO Judgment paymaster a. Elmira, N. Y, has been
arrested this charge and just consgned the Old
Capitol Prison.
SOUTHERN REFUGERs RETURNING HOME.
The steamers going southwark carrying bSk large
numbers OF Southern refugees Nearly three hundred
| took their departure this morning
THE CROPS OF VIRGINIA.
Accounts from City Point Va represent agricultural
Affairs In adjacent counties being deplorsble con-
don owing scarcity Of seed Stock farming utensils
and labor The necessities Of the inhabitants cannot
more than half supplied by the coming crops
TUE NEW COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE OF
THE SIXTH DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
Mr. Field Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury vacates
his Office to-day and will proceed 10 New York and as
sumo the duties of Internal Revenue Collector Of the
| Sixth district on the nrst of July.
l PERSONAL.
Among the arrivals OF army officers to-day is that Of
General Carl schurz
John A. Stewart, Of the Sub Treasury at New York.
arrived here from Richmond to day.
PAYMENT OF DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
The promised payment Of discharged soldiers on the
18th Of April rolls has been postponed the s0th Of
June. on account Of the large number Of discharged sol
ders from hospitals who given tbs preccdcncc.
THE TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS.
The Twentieth army corps has ceased 70 exist An
organization. twenty-five Of its fortyevs regiments
have been mustered out The Western portion Of the
remainder have been transferred Fourteenth corps
at Louisville and the balance under General Bartst,
temporarily assigned 70 aenerai Augur's command.
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Juno 1b, 1865.
RECOMMENDATION and negro suffrage are now the gres,
subjects Of conversation political circles the national
capital They are uppermost In the minds OF ALL and in
fact the alpha and omega Of Washington gossip inst
The trial Of the assassination consrassors no longer At
tracts any attention hardly any comment On the other
hand everything bearing upon the reconstruction aud The
organization OF tho government In tho several Southern
States is discussed n all It's bearings This probably