The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A BOmbshell from General Grant at the
COpperhead Camp.
All Disloyal Papers North and South
to be Suppressed.
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Disloyal Utteranoes Of the
Press Prohibited.
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Robert f. Lee Before the Recon-
structi ON Committee.
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MORE RUMORS OF CABINET CHANGES.
Another Speechmaking Day in the House
Of Representative.
&c. 60. 90.
MORE RUMORs OF CABINET CHANGES
Another Speechmaking Day in the House
of Representatives.

wAsuIsoros Feb II, 1885,
SUPPRESSION OF DIsL0YAL PAPERS.
The following circular letter commanders Of military
departments was issued to-day by General 0rant--
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES USrEp STATES,
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1860.
You will please send these headquarters cs
practicable time to time thereafter such copies
of newspapers published In your department as contain
sentiments OF dsoyalty and hostility to the government
in any of its branches and state whether such paper Is
habtual In its Of such sentiments. Tho per
sisten publication Of articles calculated to keep up
hostility of feeling the people OF different
OF the country cannot be tolerated. This nforma
ton Is called with Wow their suppression which
will bo done from those headquarters only.
BY command Of Lieutenant General GRANT.
7. s. Bowers, Assistant Adjutant General.
THE FREEDMES's BUREAU BILL
was received by the President Mt three O'Clock last We'd
nesday, and has received little consideration since.
He entitled 10 ten days time aftor It's reception In
which 10 return IL Congress with his objections Two
Cabinet sessions may yet discuss It's provisions
RUMoRs OF CABINET CHANGES.
Tclegraphic Of Cabinet changes have been dis
continued for week two. but the public mus: not
thereby infer that mono arc In circulation here The
streets are filled with them daily The last that STAN
ton is selling out his establishment and that Harlan has
decided to resign.
ROBERT w. LINE BEFORE THE RECONSTRUCTION CON-
MITrER.
The presence Of General Robert f. Leo In the city and
the knowledge that no 70 testify before the Recon
struction Committee to-day, have caused considerable
comment Tho General repaired TO the Capitol about
half past eleven this morning. and was engaged In
tho committee until two O'Clock. Nothing
has tnspred show what the nature OF the testimony
g.
appearances as q Witness and that he will only remain
in Washington Sunday. His evidence was taken b.
fore essra wsshburnc Conkng and Blow Of The House.
who constitute one Of the subcommittee Of the Recon
strucve Hfesn and have especial supervision OF facts
reativs to the State OF Virginia Considerable desire
was mani ssted among tls lors- II tho Capitol 70 day
10 see General Les and riis crowd collected about
| the door Of tho comn1ssAe room awaiting hi
exit He walked and from the Capitol and had quite
crowd al his heels He evidently Wishes TO svcis
notice, and seen very little q, his hotel Alsrsc nun
Der Of his old washnssoa acasAntancss have slrcad,
| called upon him
| FALSE RsroErs op ArnOcTriss IN rHR SOUTHERN
STATES. ~
report has recently been circulated V the eject thai
Captain Hornce James, Of Tho Frccdmsus Bureau. and
others had been brutality murdered by the rebels Ia
North Carolina In reply letter from General Fuller
ton Colonel whittessy, Commissioner OF Freedmen fo
that State telegraphs that there truth In th'
statement, and thai Mother Jamcs nor any othei
| Officer Of tho rrcodmen's Burcsa u In dsngc
from rcbeIa Reports Ike this and that Of the death Il
0sbaud in Mississippi at the hands OF rebels arc becom-
ing plenty for crcdoncs Investigation by tho heads
OF the Bureau invariably proves them 70 have been
star,ed for or ct against tho lately rebeous people
tho Rsconstruc,ion Committee Tho committee itssl
has come dIsbslevc the yarns they arc 90 common
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| COUNT or TIE rKEsEScs OF JOHN nfSoE BoTT'
1 IN TUE CAPITAL.
Some OF the claimants for Senatorial and Congrsssiona
seats from Virginia greatly EXERCISED on account o
the presence OF John Maor Bolts IN this City. The,
imagine Bolts exercises much influence before h'
Reconstruct on Commsee in tho matter o. The admis-
Of Virginia delegates 70 Congress- Thcy have rakec
up and printed OF Dctts letters written a. th'
| commsoc mon, Of shc rsbsissos when many men
believed Mo rebellion wowd succeed, and have for
warded them 10 members o. the Join, committee, with
WOW 10 destroy the effect OF Botas Testimony. Thcy
wish 70 have undertood that thsrc other loyal men
In virginia besides John Miser Bctts
pEPlcIESr MAIL SERVICE IN TUE soUrH.
Advioes received a, tho rost once Department. With
few DAYS indicate thai the mail service OF Texas 10 %
yet suclen for the necessities OF that STATE Upon IA
coast The Department Is depending for the carriage
| postal matter upon government wsnsporta which ar
running very irezuIry, sod disarrsrsing and unset
ting all the mails for that son OF country Nesoii'
tons have been pending with prominent capitalists am
steamship companies Ia New York for supplying the ds
csncy this respect; bs thus far the Dspsrmens be
deemed tho proposals high for tho amount Of ssrsio
offered
FINANCIAL rArrEns.
The receipts from inscrnai revenue foe The week jus
cioscd N returned al "a, ass zoo.
The organization of baaks under the nssiceai Rankin
sysssm has about ceased The whole number nov stand
| ing al sixteen hundred and thirty.
The issue OF national currency for The week cedin
10 day amounts 10 si,Tuoco rhs totsi amount Issue
! up 10 this date 10 sass, 100000.
! VISITORS AT rHn WHITE HOUSE.
The conccurre of visitors she white Hcuse ipcrcss
daily and threatens 20 nundsie the entire esiabshnen
ana 10 break the Presidents down with the hard work
receiving and answering sainlaons and pstiiions hs
c. @. Clay and Bishop FAIRY called shs nesHiss
FORTHCOMING sALLs AT TnH yREscH nrxrsrEs
MANSION.
rumorcd In the fashionable circles u the espi'
that thc mansion q the Nsgu,s Mouthesu, We Yr~n'
Minisssr n soon to be thrown open foe sncshss pa'
fss, equal IN point q eesancc and ssssndsscsi 70
vsry brilliant amir given By him o. the evening q
on Thrvs more are fons~ IN speedy snossus'os,
soossdancs, ~ said with imperial ins'susscos and
, better cement NE cordially Of The naIions
svrxcHxAxro pAY IN rnE Housx.
, To-day was devoted 70 spssohmsking m the Hou'
! Burton G. Cook, OF Illinois, and Jndgs L~wrsnes,
b Ohio, both % whom have lea cissssd ~ rsdicH
delivered siaborae arxumses ssHins the adnisalon
representative from the RUTH Neither argued u
y the Southern states wore ssss cot u tho Unon Co
: hslA sh~s military poww ssch PrssIdsui Johns
exsrssss could rs~ssvs thss fsn powers States, q
Iswrsoes declared sh.s Csurvs on1y could restore
STATE sovrnmenis whish wsss swallowed ~ IA I
~ rebel rovcrnmssk rAwrsues sssvs shAs h NE ID
y Of Coner~ss 10 do shk spssdNH
4 rHs AssrsvrsvnAE suHnAB.