Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-16
THE LATETS
Reported expressly for the Daily Times.
FROM NEW YORK.

Muster Out of TrOOps..NOrth Carroll.
mans Cannot Get an Inter view witt,
! the Prestdent---Payma Notified
to Prepare for Muster Out--NattonaI
Armory at Harper's Ferry to be Re.
bu1lt--Mr. President to Gen. Long.
street Greeting--Gen. Steele,s Opinion
of the Situation in MexicO-.Secretary
McCu1lOchss Answer to the South
Carolina GovernOr--HOW the News OF
Preston Kings Death was Received
Destructive Fire-Gen. Grant.
New YORK, Nov. 15.-The Tribune's Wash
| lngton special says Senator Sherman states it as
his intention to greatly reduce the clerical force
in the civil department and increase the wages
of those who are indispensable.
By order of the Secretary of War, Fort
Richmond, New York harbor, has been
| changed to Fort Wadsworth
Companies A, C, D, E, F, G., 1, and K of
the 18th Regiment, 3, c, D, E, I, and K, OF
the 24th Regiment B. G, D. Z, and F, of the
18th Regiment, c and I, of the 18th Regi-
ment, and D, of the 18th Regiment V. R. c.,
were mustered out yesterday.
Gov Andrews has adjusted the Massachu-
setts claims.
Mr.. Conway starts for Boston to-day in the
interest of the Freedme MS Bureau
The North Carolina committee failed to gain
an interview with the President again yester-
day, on account of the Cabinet session..
Orders are issued to Gen. Lester, Paymaster
General of the Department of the East, direct
ing him to order Paymasters Haywood, Evans
Hapgood, Holman, Hoyt, Dye, Dewey, Thayer,
Harris and Van Alstyn, in the Eastern De-
partment, to close up their accounts and pre-
pare for muster out. Similar reductions have
been made in other departments. The whole
corps is to be mustered out or merged into the
regular army by the 1st of January
Paymasters Blair and Oakley have resigned,
The Worlds Washington special says Maj
Gen. Sanborn has been appointed by the Pres
ident as agent to harmonic the freedmen made
free in the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations by
the recent Indian treaty.
The Ordnance Department has determined
to rebuild the National armory at Harpers
Ferry. The work is already begun.
The Worlds Washington special says intelli-
gence from the South represents Gen. Howard's
tour of inspection among the freedmen as of
great benefit.
All he military detectives this pa tncnt
were discharged yesterday. They belonged to
the Veteran Reserves
The Farragut Court Martial is still engaged in
the case of Commodore Craven; upon its con-
clusion the Court will probably be perma-
nently dissolved.
The President has informed the rebel Long
street, that on account Of his being so old an
officer, he would consider his pardon at the
proper time.
The President has pardoned 30j rebel off
GERS, four of whom were educated at West
Point, and none of them were in the army
when the war broke out.
special to the Times says that Lucy L.
Cobb the noted pardon broker, made oath be-
fore the Grand Jury yesterday to the effect
that Brig Gen. L. G. Baker did take forcea
bly, and leloneously from her on November 9Th,
Treasury notes to the amount of two hundred
dollars; and her husband, Joseph L. Cobb,
made oath and said that the same party had
in like manner taken from him the pardon of
Clarence J. Howell and letter addressed by
said Howell to Secretary Seward. 1t is quite
likely the Grand Jury will bring an indictment
against Baker.
The Times special says that Secretary Nc
Culloch in reply to the request Of the Cover
nor of South Carolina to permit that State to
assume the direct tax levied by Congress, says
that under the existing law tho Government
has no power to grant the request.
The Herald's special says that Charles L.
Faulkner, ex-Mnster to France is here look
ing after his case. He had letter from Mr.
Lincoln granting him pardon. He after
wards indicted by the United States District
Court at Norfolk, for treason. No action has
since been taken in the case, neither has his
pardon been sanctioned by President johnson.
The unfortunate death Of Preston King
created profound sensasion here, where he
aad host OF friends. The President, who
knew him intimately, was shocked when he
heard the intelligence The Treasury Depart
ment has been aware for some time that Mr..
King has been deeply depressed on account of
trouble growing out Of the duties of his office.
A successor will not be appointed at present.
NEW YORK Nov. l4-Dr. Tyngs' church
was destroyed by fire this afternoon; it was on
s4e corner of 10th street and Stuyvesant Place.
The loss is $500, 900, on which there is
$50, 900 insurance. Only the walls and towers
are standing The residences Of Mr.. Bell. Mr.
Jackson and Mr.. Drake, on Rutherford Place,
were badly damaged by fire and water.
Gen. Grant will be entertained this evening
at the residence Of Mr.. Smyth, near Harlem.
Gold closed at / ,4T0ol, 47B.