New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-06
WASHINGTON.
swEENBY's RENsrArEMBSr-sEw-YORK SOLDIERS
AND THE ELECTION.
BY TRLEenApH TO rHs TRIBUNE.

with great interest to-day, II the ala0sorbing
topic of conversation. The Radical UniOnsts are in
q high state of happiness over the result. The i'm
prisonment of Swann's commissioners is considered
huge joke on Swami and a rough thing on
the commissioners 1t excites laughter all
around. The President has been in hourly
receipt of kilograms from Grant and Swami, giving
the situation. Secretaries McCulloch Browning and
Attorney General Stanberry were present at the
White House good part of the day. The Swami
party here are enraged and talk in favor of comprO-
mise for election day tomorrow. Montgomery Blair
met Swami at the depot his arrival last Saturday
night. Blair has been trying to get The President TO
interfere with the United States forces but seems 10
have failed at least so far. great deal OF anxiety IS
felt for the course Of events tomorrow Ii all goes on
quietly tomorrow, then 1t does not matler stra"
who are the Police Commissioners. SWANS designs
will be defeated and the courts can decide Inc Ihd
Battalion Of the 18th United States Infantry, and the
I'd United States Marines stationed here have been
under marching since Friday night for Baltimore but
have not yet started. Preparations have been made
at the depot for their transportation, and IN case Oh
emergency it would take but few hours 10 land rom
one TO two thousand soldiers in the streets OF
Baltimore. The company has two trains
with engines fired up for this purpose. AT the arsenal
quantity of ammunition has been prepared IN case OF
necessity for transportation to Baltimore. These pre-
paratiOns are Of course, merely precautionary IN case
ence Of United States troops necessary.
VIM H. West, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Depart
ment, was Sunday morning last stricken with
paralysis. He was somewhat better to-day. Cuth-
bert Butt lately removed from the United States
Marshalship of Louisiana for alleged pecuations in
office, has arrived here, and to-day called on the
President. Bullitt is here to try to clear
himself Of the charges. Gov. Parsons OF Ala
bama visited the White House to-day. Gen. Thos.
w. Sweeney Of Fenian fame is in town. and called
on the President to-day, in connection with his REIN
statement in the Regular Army. IL is stated that
Gen. Grant disapproves Of Sweeneys reappolntment.
There are some 200 or 300 soldiers stationed here
who are citizens Of New-York State, and would like
to vote tomorrow, but no provision for receiving
their ballots has so far been made Col. Lee the New
York State Agent here, is now absent, having gone
home 10 vote; otherwise he would have attended to
the matter.
During the past fiscal year, ending June 30, four
millions of dead letters returned to this city UNI
called for This is an average Of over 1900 day.
Those that signed were returned TO the WRITER'S
the unsigned ones consigned to the paper MILL ms
number is about 800 600 less than the preceding year.
when an army in constant motion caused the loss oil
large quantity Of letters.
! The War Department having determined to remove
from their present crowded quarters call on owners OF
real estate for site on which to erect new building
The Ouartermaster- Generals Department cOntem-
plates selling at public auction in fewdays Is frame
buildings several thousand cords of wood, and large
amount Of clothing, camp and garrison equlpage con-
sisting of 49, 900 axes, $4,000 picks 900 hatchets
IS 600 great coats 1000 infantry overcoats besides
lot of condemned clothing and 20 horses and three
mules. This will be the last Government sale OF army
material.
Notwithstanding the petition of the first and second
class clerks of the Treasury, Secretary NcCuoch has
decided not to grant them any of the extra eompensa
ton appropriated by Congress for their relief portion
of which has been given the clerks OF higher grades
Very few of the New clerks in the Departments
have gone home to vote, owing to the fact that but
six DAYS leave Of absence have been offered Them and
this offer was only announced to-day, and principally
be, Use OF the inpossbiiy Of obtaining reduction
in railroad fare.
It is the intention of the Quariermaser-G General to
greatly improve the appearance OF national cemeteries
by dispensing with the plain wood head and foot
boards at the graves of the nations dead and substi
tuting in lieu east-iron head-blocks. They will be
inches high from 10 TO II inches long, and from 81 to
"A inches wide, with hange around the bottom.
They will be hollow and will have a number cast on
the back and inscription Of the name, rank regi.
ment, arm company or corps, ard date OF death OF
the deceased cast in raised letters on the top. The
Quartermasters Department invites proposals for
furnishing from 100000 TO 100000 OF these head
blocks.
II will be recollected that several days ago the
Secretary of the Interior Mr.. Harlan, published de-
Tense of his sale of the Cherokee neutral lands to the
American Emigrant Company OF Connecticut. This
morning Gen. Thomas Ewing, jr., replies to that gen
tleman DENYING that he stated to Mr.. Harlan that II
these lands were sold the lands OF the Sacs and
Foxs he and his friends could make money out Of
the transaction. The main point IN the protest OF
himself and John W. Wright Attorneys for the Chero
kee Indians against the sale, that according to
the treaty. if the lands to be sold at all without
appraisement aud advertisement, and competitive
bids. they were TO be sold in body for cash. The
General replied at length TO other portions OF Mr..
Harlan's defense.
Sanford Conoyer. alias Durham, last week arrested
in New.York charged with having fraudulenty pro-
cured VIM H. Roberts to swear 10 a false statement
as to matter duplicating jefferson Davis in the assas'
snation of President Lincoln has been brought to
this city, and is now in jail awaiting the action OF the
Grand Jury.
Ouartermaster-Gener Meigs has issued another
pamphlet containing the roll of honor, or names of
victims of the Rebellion buried in the National Gene
teries in Maine Minnesota Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Arkansas, Mississippi Florida, Loui.
siana, and Colorado. The pamphlet contains about
goo names Ofdeceased soldiers from the larger num-
Der Of all the States.
Upon the request of the Senate of the United States
and the recommendation of Gen. Grant, the President
has appointed Col Albert j. Myer to be CHIEF Signal,
officer of the Regular Army. COL Myer organized
and commanded the Signal Corps of the Army during
the Rebellion and was the originator Of that branch
of the service.
1t is denied by both the President and the Secretary
of War that they have given any orders to Major
Gen. Sheridan not to arrest any OF the parties accused
of committing murders on the 18th OF July IN New
Orleans. go
The monthly statement of the public debt will not
be published for several days.
The soldiers and sailors Of the Union OF this city, at
their meeting tonight, adopted resolution appoint
inc COMMITTEES 10 issue CALL which will at once be
prepared, for a mass welcome TO Congress on eatur-
day, December ].