Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-14
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From Washington.

NEW YORK, Aug. IL. = The Herald's
Washington special says: A long Cabinet
meeting was held to-day, and report says,
rather storming one. The Presidents re-
construction policy is understood to have
been discussed in all itslength and breadth.
His determination to adhere to it and to
carry it out, regardless Of opposition and
consequences, was emphatically announced.
The Times Washington special says .
and John s. Barbour, President of the
Orange & Alexandria railroad, to-day an
Houneed themselves as candidates for Con-
gress from Virginia. -.t.' B ..'@
Since August 1st there have been mus
tered out of the service sixty regiments of
batteries, including an aggregate of over
10000 men.
The receipts of the Internal Revenue
to-day amounted to $l30,599,509.
The railroads in Virginia are rapidly ap-
preaching completion and will shortly all
be in running order. The cars will run
from Lynchburgto Alexandria on Monday,
and the Richmond and Aqua road will
connect at Fredericksburg in a few days.
thus doing away with the present staging
of ten miles. Steps are being taken to re-
open at once the Manassas Gap road to
Front Royal and Strasbprg. The unfnish-
ed LoudOn and Hampshire road will be
pushed to completion at an early day.
The Herald's special says Mr.. Greer, of
the South Carolina delegation, is in the city
and reports affairs progressing in that State
to the perfect satisfaction of every one
Governor Perry has been well received by
the people of that State, and Mr., Greer
knew nothing of the reported collision be-
tween the civil and military authorities un-
til he read 1t in the Radical papers of the
North. He pronounces it fabrication
throughout.
Brig. Gen. J. S. Fullerton, of the Freed
mems Bureau, returned to- this city last
evening from tour Of observation in East
ern Florida and Central Georgia. The trip
occupied about four weeks and was pro-
ductive of much and valuable information
to the operation of the Bureau for the de-
velopment of the freedmen. From close
observance throughout the States alluded
to, Gen. Fullerton is inclined to believe that
the number of whites and blacks who re-
| ceive Government ratiOns Is about equal.
Railroads and other facilities for travel, are
rapidly being restored tolworking order in
Florida and Georgia. In passing through
the country there is no danger to be appre-
rhended. THE cereal crops are represented
to be looking very promising and so abun-
dant as to put all fears of scarcity of
breadstuffs in those States at rest.
/ WASHINGTON, Aug. 121General, r. B.
! Van Valkenburg, Congressman from the
State of New York, is in the city. 1t is un-
| derstood that the General will act as Com
missioner of the Indian Bureau in the alb
sence of Judge Cody, the incumbent, who
starts with the Indian delegation. He ex-
| poets to be absent about month.
| "A telegram was received at the Bureau,
to-day, from Senators Lane and Pomeroy,
| of Kansas, asking the agents of the In
4 dian tribes to be allowed to be present at
H the Council in question, as those tribes are
4 desirous of locating themselves upon new
grounds. This privilege was granted.
| Governor Morton, of Indiana, arrived in
the city to-day, and is understood to be
here to urge the retention of Mr.. Halloway
as Chief Of the Patent Bureau. The ap-
pointment of Mr.. Thecker grows more pro-
bable from day to day until but little likeli-
hood now remains or his receiving the ap-
pointment. Should Halloway be removed
the place would be claimed for the State.-
Holloway is understood to have been forced
into rendering his resignation to Secretary
Harlan. If championed by Governor Nor
ton the position may become formidable.
The railroad to Lynchburg will be open.
ed for travel on next Monday, under thu
superintendent of w. NJ. McCafferty, Su.
perintendent OF the Orange and Alexan
dria railroad.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Chas. II. Corn
wall, convicted in the Criminal Court o
this District of abstractlng public records
and sentenced to pay fine of two thous
and dollars, has been pardoned by thu
! President. ~ s-e '@ "f@'0' %
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Ortor
. having partially recovered from sickness
} has returned to the duties of his Bureau.
The President to-day granted special par
/. dons to b. F. McDonough, of Virginia, ant
Geo. Mordecai and VIM. j. Hawkins, o
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