New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-23

and efficiency. the belief that Congress would
act promptly in this matter if their attention was
called to IT, has induced me to respectfully ask
your attention to it, If you agree with ME in this
matter would also ask, if you deem it proper,
that this, with such other indoraement as you may
he pleased to make, be ,latd before Congress-,
through the Speaker of the House.
Very respectfully, your ob,t servant,
U. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General
PosT OFFICES 70 BE DISCONTINUED IN SOUTH CARO-
INSTRUMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL, ASYLUM
FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEERS.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE post office depart
ment has issued orders TO discontinue the delivery
of the mails at an early day at all offices in South
Carolina, and perhaps, in other States where
there are no regularly appointed and commissioner
post masters. This order, the Governor of South
Carolina says, will subject the press and the bust
ness community to very serious embarrassment
unless steps are taken to secure the services at
each post office as can take the requisite oath as
prescribed by Congress. He therefore commends
that some person be selected at each Office who
can take the oath and give the bonds.
The organization of the national asylum for dis
abled volunteer soldiers has been completed by
the election Of General Benjamin F. Butler, pres
ideut, General P. j. OsteFhaus and General Fl.
Walker, vice presidents, and Lewis B, Gemchets,
secretary.
PROPOSED RESIGNATION OF GENERAL SPINNER
LEGAL DECISION.
WASHINGTON, May l7.-General Spinner thinks
of resignng his office of United States treasurer,
and accepting the presidency of a New York in.
surance company.
1t is learned from Charleston by telegraph that
the South Carolina stay law was decided unconsti-
tutional by the court of errors, at Columbia, yes
terday.
BILL TO EXEMPT FROM TAXATION GOVERNMENT
BONDS IN The POSSESSION OF NATIONAL BANKS
JEFF. DAVIS. @
| New YoRE, May IA Washington special says
the House Committee on Banks has under consid-
GRAFTON bill to exempt from taxation all govern
ment bonds in the possession of the national banks
The investigation concerning Davis's completely
| in the assassination plot, proceeds slowly
NATIONAL ASYLUM FOR DISABLED soLDIERs-DECIs'
| ION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE COMMISSIONERS.
WASHINGTON, May 17,-Among the important
questions to be decided by the board Of managers
of the national asylum for disabled volunteer sol
diers are the number Of asylums to be established
| and where located what kind of buildings shal
be.ereoted; what officers shall be appointed, and
what their duties shall be. Secretary Stanton Is
of the opinion that the unreclaimed and, forfeited
pay of the army, which now belongs to this asy
lum, amounts to nearly S6,000000
The commissioner of internal revenue decides
that a claim agent is one whose business it is t.
prosecute claims in any of the executive depart
ments of the government or to procure patents
and that a person who prosecutes said claims gra
tuitousy cannot be said to make the prosecution
4 Of claims his business, and need not take out
license as claim agent,
FROM oAIRo.
4 CAIRO, ILL.,. May -Thirty-six penitentiary con
yicts arrived here to day from Little Rock, OIL
their way to Columbus, o. One Of the parties,
4 lieutenant in the 9Th negro regiment who wa
sentenced to be shot, has had his sentence com
muted to ten years another was an officer of al
Iowa regiment, found guilty of larceny, mutiny
and assault with intent to kill sentenced to fteei
years. They were chained together, and unde
negro guard.