The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-23

Convention which assoabed there under the same Ex
ecutipe authority.
PERSONAL.
The Secretary Of state, since his return from Caro-
Nay has dspo,ed VI all the business which accumulated
during his absence aud attending TO The duties OF rio
department before the sad occurrence which for
time deprived the couutry of his seryices His health
wns neyer better ard bis medical advisers sanguno
OF Perfect recovery from his late Injuries Mr. Fred
erck Seward has rapidly recovered since his trip TO Caro-
May, and II ID hopei, aii DO able to resume bis
duties AZ Assistant Secretary OF state The members Of
the family are now all home, with the exception of
Mss Fanny Seward, Who VIII remain with her friends
at Cape Nay for some ume
Major General schoaela United States Army, is at
Wizards
MAJOR General Meade arrived in The city to night aud
stops at wilards.
ARRIVALS OF souTHEREERs.
The registers of hotels indicate that the arrivals &C
soa,nernefs tie cy cortirce about the same here
tofore the greater proportion Of them being frcm vir
No prominent names appear On the lists Tor 10 day
THE INDIAN DELEGATIONS.
Adsiccs received at ire Indian Bareau to day frsm 'c
Indian tba. len for Fort smith Thursday
last state tia Of the delegation have ar
ranged rendezvous at Council Bluff oD the 9th f"Smo
at sioux CITY the 10Th, az they may hereafter eject
APPLICANTS FOR PENSIONS.
An aprlca,ion for n pension made in behalf 81
woman iy,nG Ohio to-day, wherein ii appeared tai
she had had eight IN the union armies, three q"
whom killed in battle A. is slated tDat many
have under u" Supervision OF the fens or
Burcau nearly remarkable as tho above.
Pension AGENT Al LITTLE KocK.
James W Dembey to-day received the appoinm,us
Of pension agent in Little Rock, Ark.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
Hon JOS Theacser's assumption of the duties Of Com
missioner OF Patents appears o meet the appreciation o
many His pror acted experience Chief OF the Exam
lining Board has en han dmpiy qualified to perform al
the functions OF h- new position.
The appointment Of Chief Clerk in tho Patent Bureau
has yet ransped aud probably will not DO made foe
| several days 10 come.
THE roRD's THEATRE PROPERTY.
p TaitavaI 4 : Griis lessees Of the restaurant al
joining Ford theatre aud the property of Mr. Ford
fuse 10 give up their apartments to the government
they having four years lease and claiming that tle
building not included in the lease Of the thenii'
propery hy The anhorities Judge Hughes has been
taned by the parties counsel to contest the case.
Tag SIXTEENTH NEW YORK ARTILLERY EN EorIE
| ioE HOME.
The sixteenth New. York art llcry, numbering onr
| thousand four hundred and Gfty-sx men, commaufei
by Bevct Brieadcr General J. j. Morrison, mustered
| out and left for home this evening
HEAVY ARTILLERY COMPANIES.
Yesterday the regular nserics in the vicinity v
| ngou sih the exception Of two from. each c,n'
and the Fourth and Firth artillery turned in iacr
to the arsenal ard will hcnceforth be cployea hce
artillery companies the several permanent forts Tho
Fourth excepted for the reason that was ro 80
determined what batteries oc the reg mcni to rcr'n
| The Fifth has ordered solth
! APPOINTMENTS.
The President has appoint John II. Goodioc Uni..d
States attorney district Of Louisiana, and John
L. williamson attorney for the Western district OF Ten
| nesscc.
APPOINTED cAprAiS IN THE REGULAR ARMY
The President has appointed Jno ". Demrscy, aie
Captain Eighty y-sccond New York volgn ecrs and 70
Gently n+tuchcd the Veteran Reserve corps '.IH'n
in the United states service. The appointment = I'r
conspicuous galniry in the first Bull RIM battle and for
s,cadraste loyalty during long Imprisonment IN ,Le
hands ofthc enemy.
CHEF on THE DETECTIVE FOHcE.
Charles Merlin, who for year two past has
been OF the most efficient members OF the military
detective force attached Colonel Ingrai,ams Office,
has been appointed chief or the force, vice Captain
John Potts, resigned.
| THE SALES or HORSES AND MULES.
Returns made to the Quartcrmaster Generals oncs
| show that government horses aud mules cxposca to
public sale at The small towns ia Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Delaware commanded much higher pr.c's
than those sold larger ci,es and numhcr 'f
instances the animals brought much TIE govern
| ment paid for them
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Tho addition TO 'hc government printing Once Is
so nearly completed a 4, admi, of the eommcncrmcut
OF operations The present force employed n tha, ir.
parn.-Dt u about h,c hundred aud, when ile latter
In full rnLni1s order, viii hc incTS Sict 10 seven cit
hundred lnge number 4 presses have been set ui,
and will speedily he operated
MANrFACrrgE or SILK GOODS ~ MASSACHUSETTS,.
The sxtsDt Of The msnIi acfurc f SILK .upd> Mass
cbrse.s = tbns cNbb ted ny ir last ccu-ns >sinn'r
OF ssshsbuie1,s, one 'apaI iui.s.ed, f2J ~ falce
III mlter used. 81 +50; employee, tfco ,aalc. md
hfiy fcmlies; cot oi ator, Si2 los; ,ai.c ~ prd"i
Sis, 600