The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-03
Indian DepFedallOns
Army Matters

y Army Matters.
.- NasnNsEoS, Doc. IA speeisi 90 iht
IS Tribune SAWS the statement ~ the pubic
's debt to-day viii shew decrease 90 $500
te0 Tor he month OF Naveulhes. The snisithi
1t OF indebtedness for certifra es issuei during
.- November viii reach 81. SIS. 900.
e 9en. Howard has appointed q number rl
p otacers % dlsirahu'e the supplics contributed
BY the sanitary Commission and Cnmmn-
e Fary Department aHoag tie isstfuie Sauth-
ern freedmen.
Major samuel w. Tuitie. ofGov. reutor'.
t stan, was in tbs city to-day, and had sn
2 interview VITA tae President whose eIess-
{ ure he is awaiting prssluus tl his departure
r. on important aa'iucas cenucclei vith tbe
r. Government.
: A special TO The World ssys Chimney W
!, Pupree IS here With hit A.troy rudorse
. 1aeot or The Callrclorship.
the National luie'ugeucer says senator
p sherman VIII Introduce blll un tho aner
Z ing Of Cougress ior the equalization and r.
duetion tl taxation.
spec a. b tke Times ssvs sonaior sher
man viii introduce ojil no an ear.y ,,ay
providing lor a reorganization u ne eIsU
4 departments Of the Government. ta reiinaa
80 NH'AAN AalfA AAlA ANif aaNaNN.f
I pi nose remaining
NEw ToRk, Des. 2.-The Herald's Wash-
tngton special says that owing to the press
ot busiucss aud near approucn al genFress
but ieW pardona have been grautssl durins
the week.
Tho Cabinet meeting to-dsy was short
oue- Most OF the members neiurutd afier
one o'clock % ihsir aeParimsHts % daish
their reports.
liza "a al..,,f f,.f,. .f.-.,. 81. 80 -. T.
the Commissary Department will sooa b.
issued.
eeu- A. B. Eaton, Chici tomnis.ary ana
his Assistant have both been hrsvet,rl
I aaIor Generals u the regular army.
The World's Washington special Of the
lst says 6eneral 6funt's views ia regard 20 |
au incre So Vi ihe regular armf Wll be Z
communicated "a The military committee % Z
I Congress aI the pfouer time. Naoue ia at {
liberty 10 fore shad1S bis views .u resa,d b |
that matier- he d in iayor of redac,ng tbe [
army 90 the lowest p7ilt compatible sith /
I public interest
Next % the Secretary % the Treasury /
rep0fii that % the coIapfroiirrof she Currer. /
I cy wih De The most Important. showing as f l
I vii in dc.al the exfci amnnut of each l
kind Of currency in Circulation. The puh- ]
I lic viii be surprised TO tina that ths grand |
iolai Is much larger than sscms ta De- gee [
The report v u contain D, ,eomner / tons !
thai are deemed vital 8, 1ho financial intef,
esta OF the country
Certain parties are travelling through the I
Northern States, as IS shlsn hy O commits
/ u cation received By Gen. Howard, alpsa
I idg b ths benevolent iar contribution. u |
representing that there ore twcaty thousat |
or more destitute freed people boz ihi- d,t.
/ lFict Who ere actually iaiefins ios tie u-'
i -. .
The irecdmen's hureaa suqFo.ts but thns
hundred g. edmcn-
Col. Burnett, Judge Advocate. vas mul-
tered out Of sersice to-day.
AMashington A special o. the Hera'd stat.s
that an order tom Gen Den, commandiHg
bae garrison az Wasnil gton, dissolyes the
court martial Of which 3 ig. Cen. Dewitt
was President, aad relieves ali the veteran
reserve officers of which IL was composed.
I The eou win probably De 40 a reformed
with a detail oi officers from ilancacn
/ corps, or some of the volunteer regiments On
duty there, when severa Important eases %
/ fraud IN the Qua-tefnlaster's pepaftHeni
conce ming officers ot considerable rauk VII
be tried.
Dissowine the4e court martisls destroys
! the last hose CT those veterr.u .alIirers UN-
/ cePted iu ihe late order scudmg home ail
wac were nat actually on dut 10 some ki1l.
The 9th aud % regiments. of Hancock
corps, on duty ia v ashngton. report 2ss
/ desariions during the month "a November
Nav 4ORK, Dec. 1.--Geu. Wool publisher
/ a letter ia the NeR York Herald In which
he says that General Lcatt, in his auto-
/ graphic letter, has committed en- crrar iu
/ giyiug an account of toe capture from the
! British by the American troops 1f tho
I heights of Queensfoan, ann5ia, rn ths
morning oi'uctober lsihr lsl2, aud oi tho
death on that occasion Of the English Gen
sral Brock. General Scott gives Che credit
OF the capture Of the heighis pfineipa lv
% detachmeots Of the Gth ana 2sd Iniustry
a company Of light artillery. aud aome Neg
YORK militia, naming fhe officers By whom
GeueTai Brick roceiFed bic noted wound at
the foot ot The heights Gen. Wooi says
shat b. himself, then a Captain, led too
I iorlcfn hops which made TIE impor ant
conquest and thar it consisted OF tU8 hum
dred and TO ty meu Of the 18th IufintrF
one cQmpsny under Captain y. O.uilvie, asd
a small detac chment.ei artillery. 0n.y thrr &
Of the officers mentioned By bsn- scott Ha
states thst be took part IN the enEagemsnr
in which Captuin HoW Gonersij Wool wss
himself severely Wouniri.. Gen. Wool sisa
naietains that Gen Br0ck .sl on tho
height, and NOS at The foot, uh D. endeavor
ing rally bis 70 ior tbe purpose = rs-
capturing lhe lost battery.
WAsHiEGroS, Dec. "A special 10 the
HeEald SAYS. Col. " hers, ol hllssissipp.
lormsrIy Gen. Pember.ou chief of artIlle-
ry, reports that his efforts fn induce the
Bosion capitaiists b. em0afk in cotton gror
ing and ether soc harm speculaiious, hes
bsen very successiul
NFT fosE, Dee. 2-Ths Herald's 3 "a
msad correspondent says it is uldrrsio 2
uPoa the authority Of Gen. Grant, tliat he
system oi issuipg amy rati0us % q 1titufe
people, Waite and biaeF. 90 he souih. vill
be discontinued daring th month. Great
snasring s autici paied IN consequences, AID
the people ol EicHmond preuo-e ta appoint
e c1masiites 10 ,lieit donationI IN our ufin-
cipal northern ca eg-
LaukEScs, KASsss, Dee. "A Barir Il
iva hnndrsd Cheyenne and Apaefes indi-
ans ATTACKED a coaeh on Butlerl-id'. er-
press route, 90 sunday lsst, Dear D0wnef
spring. aud Killed six Pas enFers aad nu
express fn -ssenser naued McEruiu Arer
bar1ing ths coach they setl o. 7gssrer',
Spring and a1fgT ster and bnrura ~ ~.
pei4iinga anu-. -<i on he ro9ds and
other prororiy q ttso = i.er -ert N u ~ =
Indians, but sas sdsrwsris sh6t and Bis
heart cut out and burned over l. siosli e.
AEE loEE, bee. The Hora d's Bor-
dfau1 corrssPcud7rt, datlng November i,
seys. oi the AmeTirfn squadroa in tGc Eu-
ropcan Haters, the Frsl'ic. on board % which
Admiral eoldt5crough b has h.t acadqnsrie b.
remain at bo-desuz over week, 8 q ai-
t'acied great attention from the nhapiiantf
oi-the tosn aud tho people % me sarfoaiit-
/ ing courtry.
The F Ole VS. 10 leave Borseauz ca Che
6th Of November. ior Ierral and Lishoa. A t
the latter lace it was expected ihe Fuuia
I o. iosrei s. The othsr YES eis 1i The Alm.-
/ rails squadron
The Herald's Washington dispa'ch sars
Gen. p. n. Lsrher, srgeaut-af-afins ID ttoI
{ New York Legsiatu e in ISIS. is q canii-
/ dsts fcr the same position 10 thc Houss d
I Representrtivcs ihc ronfcal "a likely 30
4 InErah1tn. late Provost Mlrshal Geuars1 ~
I TIE District of Columeis.
some time since, the Qnarisrmatsr's De-
partmant directed that the sale III trsn.-
foItatIou material Be discontinued. Tha
cernlaisaary Department. bas in effect adopi-
ed tse aame eousse In rsspcct 10 suuflliel r
troop, and has commenced accumuiaiinE
them, ai AeW ur cans AMI other posts con-
venieut {. Texas.
lnaPeclor7 ere saif b b. laoEiug siuselT
iuto tne condition sod quaniiiT a transRor-
tatiou and ord nance sf1rF1. and III cet I
repair In all easai unrre they are neeioI I
Iaken in oarnsel .ou With Gen. Gran = ]
proposed siait o. sher dan, thsse f1cfs sEau I
4 dspositiou b keep tie aruig 81 fhs squih- I
west IN condition ior setiVe eerrice 81 I
u8nsut's lotice.