The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-30

attention ~ The >upDrn
Information on the subject.
crs VIII be- required To- provide
slaves, VII" are helpless AMI IL,
them Tor support. until the oytrseer oi 4,
81 the county 10 which they belong shall
mnde arrangements Tor their care and ~uppat.
General Howard approves the order and
states that any citizen who attempts 10 turn
ont Of doors the helpless and infrm. will bc i'm
meliatclA reported 10y name. that the case may
be laid before the President for his action.
MaJor.Gencral Thomas. Ia hi. late dispatch
tu eenrral Howard from Nashville, warmly
eommend' The official services of the superln.
tendcnis Of freedmen in his department.
General j. Watson webb, \ assistant Minister
To Brazil has been confined 10 his room i'm
Washington ior some time by Illness. lie IL
here ON leave If absence The time when he
Will return 10 Brazil /. not stated
The IfibHHes Washington dispatch contain.
the following: The Secretary OF The Treasury
Yesterday. In q circular. calls the attention Of
customs officers and agents Of Government OF
foreign countries, 10 the late act passed bv
Congress, 10 prevent the spread Of foreign Dis
eases among cattle In the United states, and
says that horses, mules aud swine are entirely
prohibited.
Custom officer. aud foreign agents Of the
I hited states are requested IL explain the OBJ
jet OF this action and regulations 10 all con
ccrned In them.
Chief Justice Chase, in conversation yester.
day, remarked that whenever he found the
ease OF the nitcd states ~. Jeii Davis ON
the docket, he should proceed % try; but
under no circumstances will he try ID In
virginia while the state j. occupied by the
military.
There seems 20 be- entire union among the
members Of Congress in regard to the bin re-
Gently introduced giving b0unties to volunteers
of 1861, which will undoubtedly be passed ON
the Resembling Of that body.
The Herdids Washington special ,lispateh
AlPra al.
New York the merchants and business men
generally urged upon him the propricty Of
making the appointment of Collector for New
York al once. Since his return. after confer
ring with the President, II has been decided 10
postpone the matter for few weeks
The Secretary has notified Mr.. Van DYKE.
Assistant Treasurer, of New York, who IL sup.
ported for Collectorship, that he could not
dispense with his services as Assistant Treas
urer General Nor AN Raymond and others,
about for another candidate.
Letters are pouring; In from the brokers and
merchants Of New orb In bchalfof Nh. Smythe.
President OF the Central National Bank. HIS
chances are now believed 10 be the best.
Passports have be, u made out at the state
Department for MI. seward. his daughter
Colonel Clarence \. seward and wife. with Mr.
Robinson, confidential messenger al the State
Department, TO visit foreign ports.
The reelection Of Congressman Price. ofiewa.
some comment IN consequence 0f being In clear
and positive violation ~ law. Mr.. Price was
Interested in the Iowa state Bank. and i now
interested M one or more National Banks of
Iowa. aud i, therefore. claimed 10 be- an unfit
person Y" h"id the position ofeNamincr of rival
institutions.
The General Land Office decides that parties
who make entries ~ public lands. unfer tho
homestead law. may relinqush their claim 10
the nited states, but not 10 a third party, nor
are they allowed to make a second entry after
such surrender. the privilege being discharged
IN the first instance \ party not wishing o.
continue his residence upon or 10 cultivate n
tract Of land for a term Of five years. NAV ac.
quire the complete title by paving the price
liked by law, and proving actual settlement
ana cultivation OF the land to the date Of pay
ment.
Wei executed counterfeit live dollar bills
on the Central Bank of BROOKLYN were put In
circulation last night,