The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
By Telegraph
Afternoon Dispatches.
PardOHs By the President,
About the Reserve Corps.
Questions Relative 70 Public
Lands.
Italian Affairs.
Italian Affairs.

NEw YORE, October Tho Times Wash
ingtOn special SAYS an erroneous impres-
zion prevails With the public 81 % the uum-
Der Of pardons thus far granted by the
Presidents some estimates placing it a. high
as ., 900. We ascertain from official author
ity that the number al warrants signed up
this date is but Ass. Among those par
d0ned is Pope Walker, the fir rebel secre-
tary Of War, the man who gave the order O
open fire on Fort Sumter lt is pro. osed
that the Cabinet deelins % recommend The
pardon Of any Of the excepted classes. save
/ those coming under the 18th exception
! known as the SO, 001 class.
The Secretary Of War has before him q
communication signed BY prominent Z ena-
tors and Representative in Congress from
all States, earnestly protesting a.ainst toe
/ mastering out Of any # the tweutv-four
} regiments Of the Veteran Reserve Corps
now in service. They ask, if is is intended
/ % reduce the troops to the necessit es Of 6
/ peace establishment, that the volunteer
! forces now scattered through the country.
and anxious TO be mustered out, be dispensed
win, thus leaving in the service only the
regular army and the Veteran Reserves.
which ombined amount 10 fifty-ssven rsgi-
ments- Most Of these regiments need re-
cruiting.
They also asked that permission be grant
ed 70 the veteran reserves to recruit their
own regiments up to the full number. IL Is
urged as one reason for reducing these
/ troops, that most Of them have received
l during the late war such bodily injuries as
60 unfit them for ordinary business av0ca-
tons, and as they promptly and patriotical-
/ ~ volunteered TO put down the rebellion at
its commencement, they should be retained |
/ in service, and especially as it is now known !
4 flroH a ali IL.
10 that OF the regular army, and veteran re- /
serves combine. Secretary Stanton holds |
the matter under adyisemeut and for con
sultation with Gen. Grant, on HIS return 70 /
this city,
The bonds have been executed and ap- 4
proved, in the following cases of newly an
pointed receivers and disbursing agents. 1
Milton Ba hour, atLacrosse, Wisconsin; Jas.
Rowe, Chillicothe. Ohio; Joseph Cushman.
olympia, Washington Territory; Wan.
Miller, Montgomery. Alabama. Dexter
Blooner, Council Bluff, Iowa; Alimans Eat
on, stephens Point, Wisconsin; VIM. Boo-s
indianapolis, Indiana; John KirkWOod, Lit
lie Rock, Arkansas; Henry Warren, Oregon
City, Oregon. The last two named are des-
ignated as United States Repositories.
Among those IN attendance AZ the White |
House to-day seeking pardon were the rebel
Ould, late rebel commissioner of exchange.
and the rebel General Peck. General |
Pillow obtained an interview with the /
President, and thanked him for exces- |
ave clemency. Mr.. N Melverti also had /
an interview with the president, and o. ru- |
NOR has It, it was IN behalf Of Gen. Beau |
regard.
NEW YoRK, Oct. Ga special 70 the Herald |
says that the Light House Board is con
stantly directing the re-establishmeut along /
the Southern cotst Of light houses destroy. q |
by the rebels during the late war. Large /
appropriations VIII be required to put the 1
coast IN the condition it enjoyed previous TO
1859. Nearly every lighthouse from cape Il
Henry down the Atlantic and Pacific coast,
with the exception Of a few in Florida, were i
destroyed by the enemy; the structures |
being torn down and lenees broken or car
RED away.
The General Land officer has answered the |
following questions raised under the home |
stead law and presented for ruling since 1862 |
lst. Can a pre-eInps0r file his declaratsry 1
statement upon track Of land previously en-
tered under the homestead law Ans. He /
can If his declaratory statements are accom-
panied by his affidavit that he had actually /
made his settlement prior TO date ofhomestead /
elaimsnt. ID. can two orm0re parties enter /
the same list under the Homestead law /
Ans. They cannot. The list should be /
awarded 10 one applicant. If two or more /
apply for a track at the same time, it should |
be awarded 20 the party making the highest /
bid for the privil, 60 Of making the entry, |
aud the sum taus bid should be credited 10 /
the Unitsd States In return az an exces, 1
with a memorandum Of facts. Sd. Can q 1
party enter under the homestead law a track /
upon which e pre-emptor has fled his 1
declaratory statement. Ans. He can il 4
he hles his affidavit that there Is no pre-
empti0n settlement upon the same, and |
make his entry subject to the pte-emptors |
claim in case sucn claim should be estab- /
lished, after notice and he. ring Of the par
ties concerned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a special 10 the !
Tribune says The proceedings Of the Militia |
~ Commission at sincinua. before whom |
G. st. Leger Grimfel wss recently uied On !
charges of conspiracy in violation Of the |
laws Of war - release rebel pTis ueri az |
Camp Douglas, Chicago, and con PR ng to |
lay waste tue city OF blcagc, was iromul- |
ga'ed BY the War Departments e. day. The !
prisoner was found guiIty and sentel ced by |
the commission 70 be hung, but IN consider |
alton Of the recommendation OF many Of the |
Court and the success Of the Government in |
suppsessing the icbsllion President johnson !
commuted the sentences TO imprI sonment, a. /
hard labor, for life a. the Dry Iortugas.
NV YoRK, Oct. 6.-rhe Heralds Flor
ence, Itsly, correspondent gives an account
Of some mysterious communication and In
teTviews which have lately beea passing be-
tween the Emperor Louis Napoleon and
King Victor Emanuel, which are supposed
70 be the fOrsrunner Of recognition OF the
Kingdom of Italy by Austris, the settlement
Of the Roman dihcult.e s and the sha7eing Of
the POue Of his temporal power.