Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-19
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

| PESTORATIoN nF PROPERTY To PARDONED REBELS.
| The formal restoration ol property claimed by par-
| Of the clerical labor of the Frcedmen's Bureau.
| About twenty-five names represented upon
me $ts oi properly holders who have been restored
transferred are located in the counties of Alexandria,
Fairfax, Loudon, St. MaryS and FALLS Church. and
| are worth IN the aggregate about half million OF
| dollars. The plantation Of Southron, the Pa
,uxcnt river, in Maylanl, is included in the above
Smith qnd Mrs Dangcrfed, in the city of Alcxan-
| drla the former being 5~cr'h about one hundred
| thousand and the two latter from twenty-five to
| thirty thousand dollars apiece.
EPISODE IN THE TREASURY.
II An interesting, suggestive and Lively episode IN
| building. called upon Hon. Freeman Clarke, Comp
trollcr Of the Currency. In the cOursg Of
ton about the currcncy national debt ,tc., Governor
Pierpont asked Mr. Clarke if he thought the people
tional debt In reply to this dIotic query Mr. Clarke
said he thought they would. Governor Pierpont
| wanted him to understand that the Southern people
| wouldn stand such damned nonsense. As the GOV
crn0r was evidently in earnest and is generally
liable, Mr.; Clarke. who is mild and extremely atfa-
| bic man, did nothing than show him the door.
JOHN MITCHELL.
The friends of John Mitchell are making strenuous
efforts to obtain his release from Fortress Monroe.
PENSIONS.
During the year ending June 80, 1s65 the Pension
Office admitted Is &23 invalid soldiers TO pensions and
| 2lTl6 widows, mothers and orphans. The annual
payment to these rcnsionaricS will amount to S3, 5!,
457. The whole amount Of arms pensions paid dur
| office also admitted 25i invalid sailors to pensions.
and 266 of their widows and orphans, The annTai
| payment to these will amount 70 Sj4,J75, and the
whole amount paid during the year on navy pensions
NORTH CAROLINA CoxGREssMEy.
4 prominent SGrth Carolinian says the report is
current and believed by the politicians Of that State
that the of their Congressman elect will be
tered upon the roll of the House and called by the
| clerk at the opening of the session.
N%rtoEAt MILITART 4Nn Nty,L AsYLrM,, ,,.,.
meeting Of the c"rppratOIS of the National Mill
Naval OF
disabled officers and men of the volunteer forces OF
| of the Smithsonian Institution. About thirty were
Grant, Meade, Hooker Butler Terry and Sisel, Ad-
mrais Farragut and Davis, Bishop Simpson, Surgeon
| General Barnes, Gov. Tod Hon. ii. J. Raymond and
Hon. NJ. +. 0dcll.
The Secretary of War presided at the meeting, and
after some general discussion, committee consisting
| Of Gen. Butler, Hon. II. }. Raymond GOV. smith,
Mr.. g. IL. Stuart, Gov Tod, Admiral Davis, and sur
geon General Barnes, was appointed, with Instruc-
tiOns to upon Congress the repeal of the rc>tc
tons in the 9TH sect ion Of the act Of incorporation.
| and to max nominations for twelve directors
| On motion of General Butler it was agreed that
when this meeting adjourned it should be until called
| together by the committee. 49,
The section desired to be amended provides that
| for the establishment and support OF this asylum
there shall be appropriated all stOppaEeS or neS ad-
judged against volunteer officers, soldiers or scalncn
by sentence Of courts martial or military COMMISSION
over and above the amounts necessary ior the rem
burSelnent OF the Government or OF lndlVdualS all
iorieturCs on account OF dcStrtlon from me Noluh
tccr service, and all money due deceased volunteer
|
be- unclaimed for three years after the death OF such
officers soldiers seamen, to be repaid upon the de-
mand Of the heirs o. legal representatives OF such
| deceased officers, soldiers or Sellnen
| THE MURRERERS OF LIEUT. WHITE.
| The friends of Lieut. White who was brutaly mur
Nd, and his son Webster Southron, in November.
1865 are about to offer heavy reward for the cap
turc of the murderers who supposed to be at pre-
| sent somewhere in Canada. Arrangements are being
made to procure the services Of some Of the best de-
ectiyes in the country with the view OF having the
4 ilF,.t, t,ortin. pusht tn a
| REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts o from g internal revenue yesterday
amounted 10 7''V''-''I2 pspsoxr
Major @ &enSral 6 @ Terry u S A. Coy D. TOD Ohio;
harrington, Mass; Gen. Hooker, U. 5. A.. and wife:
Hon; N. +. 0deI and H.; j., Raymond, \ y; Adj
the Baron OF Badenhausen and Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Florence, comedians, are in Washington
| Yesterdays EUeniag Nar says:-Upto to two o'clock
to-day visitors of any distinction had called at the
White House except Governor Picrpont Of Virginia,
who was received by the President for the purpose Of
| consulting with reference to affairs n Virginia a
large number of pardon seekers called during the
day, but many of them retired tier reading notice
one of the doors of the mansion to the effect that
all pardons in the Office would be signed as soon as
| possible, In the morning the President devoted 4
port of his time considering the applications OF
parties for pardon, about one hundred and thirty oi
The Presiient is daily in receipt of memorial. in
| behalf OF JEFF Davis. few days ago, Judge Pail
| rs of Alabama. at the request OF the petluonefS,
| presented one signed by nearly five thousand ladies
| OF Gclrcil, aud on Monday an anonymous communl-
| cation, eight pages long, apparently written by Il
female was received. appealing for mercy for DAVIS
on the ground that he had rendered valuable service
the country in various publie positions as Cabinet
officer, and fought bravciy in the Mexican war; that
he was more crnu,.l than the others who figured
| in the REBELLION. and who have been pardOned.
| FREEDMENS AFFAIRS.
Dr. J. ii, Grove, Surgeon -n-Chiei OF the freed
men at Nashville Tennessee. reports to the Bureau
here under date of October 18Th that all the hospitals
for refugees and freedmen in the Nashville dstric
have becs discontinued excepting four, which are TO
freedmen only, and these at this time IN process
of being discontinued. This is done part of
system adopted to induce the people, as far posi-
BILE to provide for themselves.
| private letter received at the frecdmenS Bureau
from an officer in charge of the freedmen at Helena
Arkansas represents affairs in the district bein
| very satisfactory. All the freedmen at work an
doing we'll no rations being drawn except for thos
in hospital Not single case OF actual want deS
| ttution among them is reported. Outrages are sci
| dom committed. the prompt action OF the authorize
| preserving excellent order
About year ago a soldier named Pete
Fries, formerly from Salem, Ohio, died South frol
literal starvation. He became insane, and his mani
was fear of poisoning, and utterly refusing all 1000
he died. On the 2Sth of September his wife beeaill
similarly afflicted and persistently refused all ioo'
On tn Goth she was placed in the asylum Il, I'e"
burgII hut nothing could induce her TO p"i''he
| food and nn the RI instant she died, cne leaves