Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-04
Especial Dispatch to the Boston Post. J

WASHINGTON. July oil.
1t is understood here to-day tina: the
rebel General Dick Taylor, who left WASH
ingt0. on Saturday, has gone to Fortress
Monroe instead of to New York, as report
ed. with permit from the President to
visit jeff. Davis, his brother in-law. Tay-
lor Processes repentance for his evil ways
and promises to become good and loyal
citizen. He expected to return on We'd
ncsday. Taylor wanted to get paro to
allow him to 80 to Europe, but the Prcsi-
dent refused to grant it. telling him to so
home and go to work.
President johnson. accompanied by his
family, Hon. Preston King. his Secretary,
and a few invited guests, made an excur-
sion down the Potomac, in the steamer
River Queen, on Saturday evening last
The excursionists visited Fortress Monroe,
the Rip Raps. and Norfolk, and after a sail
of several miles up the James River, re-
turned to the bay and steamed out past the
capes. The roughncss Of the sea unpleas-
antly affecting the party, however. they
turned about, after proceeding few niles
beyond Cape Henry. and arrived in Wash
ington this morning.
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puhlic debt, tomorrow, Will be more iav-
orablc than Is generally anticipated. IL
appears that the receipts rom internal
revenue Tor the present month, up !" sat
urday night, amounted to twenty millions
Il is estimated that the receipts from this
source for the next three months will be
about one million per day. The annual
income tax. which fell due on the first of
July is now coming H. and VIII swell the
receipts per day to that Inquire until Nov
emoer next.
1t was published here to-day that the
President had superseded the Louisiana
State authorities, hut 1t is untrue. The
lacis, however, appear TO be as follows
Many citizens OF louisiana are pressing
the Executive to appoint froNisioha
Governor Tor that State ON the ground a"o
Tor the reason that the state Government !,
as at present organized does not and VIII
not WORK narmonlonsiy. NO acton mas
yet been taken by President johnson III
the matter.
Information mas been received here oil
the suspension, by order of MAJ. Gen. Au-
CUR, OF the Daily Union Banner OF Sauis
oufy. N. C.' Tor publishing an arti, lie Ills
loyal IN spirit ana making false statements
respecting General Howard and the Freed
mems bureau.
Col. brown' III charge OF Freedmen
ahairs' at richmond mas been importance
oy the emanc'pated negroes OF Virginia
VINO are making general movement Oh
TINS SUBJECT Tor assistance m competing
their former masters to pay them Tor tl!eil
l;lhor since the date OF the emancipation
presentation. Ihls would carry thel'
BACK pay TO January L. 1900. Inc ne,
sroes deem, TINS legal CLAIM on their o'o
masters. Col. Brown referred the matter
10 MAY. %en. Howard commissioner o.
the rcea'iieh Bureau VINO mas II uhoe'
advisehent.
orders nave been issued to all Hospitals
north OF inc Potomac except the Armor!
square douglas and stanton Hospital 70
oreak up as soon as their patients can o'
properly disposed OF. There are now
about thirfy-eignt hundred soldiers IN hos
pitai here. These VIII be distributed
among the hospitals above mentioned and
sent home as rapidly as their health vii
AUNT
Inc commissioner OF Agriculture has