The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-23

WASHINGTON, August %, 1880
Preparations for the Grand Mass Meeting to
Es,dorse fhe Proceedings OF the philadelphia
Sogyeniior.
Esieasiy propsra' lions are bong made for the grand
mass mot n h. hold here Saturday evening
20 endorse th- PRINCIPLES ani platform Of the Phlade
phia convention Prominent speakers have been invited
30 address lie meeting from all sections OF tho country
Among tho sneakers expected to DO present Senator'S
Doottlo and Cowan, Postmaster General Pand,n, Gov
Or OF south Carolina, ex Governor Jenkins OF
Georgia, nm conerals Rousseau ward Crfenden Nc
Cook, Ewlnc AMI others; also Hon Rsverdy johnson
and Mougowory pnir II bids fair he the largest po
iitical gathering ever assembled in Washington
The Nafi~fm' 'nfnn E~ecutiyr Swt-f'nuu,itfee.
Tho charn'an of the National Union Executive Com.
nittee, in conformity with resolution adopted at
nnecting Of The cogmiee held at Philadelphia tho
10Th Inst has Amounted The following named members
OF the comml"ee % constitute sub committee with
power 10 IL matters relating the pending cam
paign:-colonc James p. Babccck, Now Haven, Conn.
Hon Robert IT, Pruvn. Albany, N. r.; General ssmuo,
NJ EciIlick, Philadelphia, 70. Hon. Thomas g. Pratt,
Baltimore, Nd. Hon. James o. Norton, Chicago, H.,
barton Able, 81 Louis, No. Hon. W. L. sharkev. jack
son. Ms Joseph t rrowell Railway, N j., Chairman.
The commute" abovcnamcd is requested by the Chair
10 moo. a. the Metropolitan Hotel, Washington,
next "Wednesday, 20 h inst, al noon
Departure Of the United Stntcs Steamer Ma.
ha-isn for Tampic0.
0dicial information reached here to-day that the
United sa'cs steamer Mahaska, eight guns, is- left
Pensacola for Tampco In accordance with instructions
forwarded in tho Presidents proclamation relative
Maxirilian's paper blockade.
General Grant Not 10 Accompany the Presi-
dent ON His Western Tonr.
Gcnern, Gram has intnated that tho business OF his
ONCE growing Of ito reorganization Of tha army
pressing that he will be obliged 10 decline
che invitation TO accompany the President his West
tour
Tho Provost Marshal Generals Bureau
Abolished.
The following order abelishng tho Provost Marshal
Generals Bureau issued To-day
exDrRs NO. 90
Wan DEYAHTAEsr AnIcTAsr 9EsxnALs OrrnT /
E1a-pursaaat ~ the provisions OF tho act TO
increase and Ok tho military establishment OF the
United staea approved July o. $780, the bureau and
Office al the Provost Marshal General Of the United States
will be discontinued the 2sh inst and after
Ill business relating way to the Provost Marshal
accounts amt claims connscted Herewith n whatever
character dAie, whensoever incurred win be
decied through the Adjutani General Of the Army, to
whom all the recorda papers, fsnds and property viii DO
Second Tho AdjutAnt General authorized 10 retain
such officers and clerks under the orders Of tho
frovost Narsba General a. may be required, and TO
reduce the force time 70 time. il he done
without detrinent 70 the public service. Existing
dcrs and regulations framed for the Provost Marshal
remain "a forre AND .sc aesrs Il he ssss
Territories ooptisaed min otherwise ordered
BY ins,rs s. o5 from the Aaja; ~ Gonerai
r D. TOWNSEND. Assistant Adjatant General
General Howard'r Successor Chief of The
Preedmcn's Bureau.
despatch to-day sent 10 General Tlison, Assist.
ant Commissioner Of tho Prcodmeas Bureau Soc tho
statc OF Georyia, temporarily soiourning aco
Maine osrcting him act to return South, as his
vice. would - required W relieve General Howard
a. Chief Of tho Burean IL h presumed that the change
WILDE made during tho present month.
The Soldiers Bounty Inv and the Secretary
Of tho Treasury.
There u cfncia authority for denying the statement,
That ihc SECRETARY q e Treasury hes
clint money shall be psa Out Of the Treasury nndes
the provision q hs csvn Appropriation Law for aSdi
tI.nai bcuntIes V soAIsra Az the regulations
governing the pAymeai shah ~ agreed upon BY the
misisa they W b furnished 70 thc Treasury Depart
ncnt and ussil theA win ~ presented for tbs de-
cisoa Of tho sssrcssry he susssios whether law
carries with sppropraAiou Tor The obscs specified
The Bsusty 20 Ceisred Soldiers.
Tue bogasy 70 csisseA -oidIsfs granted by ioot
ton u Congress- JsDs Is and JaIy "a 1906 ~il be syD
dicaiod by the sccssd Auditor The Pay Department,
with which few Il have been Med, La,
becu pcyemptsrny srdersA 70 tuTa thcm to tho
Second Auditor.
The Soldiers Pennsylvania state Csnves-
ti~R nad the President.
Colonel walter B~rrets ohairman NJ the committee 70
present the Pred the prsceedIpr. Of The johnson
soldiers State cosvesasos u rsnssyivsna, hid an In
tsryisw to-day with the Pr~ieut 0, the United States
Who on recelv ing copy q thc proceedinss, thank I'd
Colonel barrett and tsrsaeA him tho soldiers whom he
represented for thex end particularly for the
KIND manner N which ihey rsfe~red 70 him In The
htolt
II CcunterfeitInx Under Dinicnine-.
Duri0s the conapensat o. Colonel ssrelsht and com
Yanlona in Libby pr.oo Of them, though indacr.
emily provided with drawing >aeriss well initiated
United states - % asd resdy purchasers among
,tUe rebels exchange fs provisions One oi ihese
cognicrfcla reoei-cd ty ,hs United sta,es rrte
sufer today, the Of u lnaoces,ly ,upposins 4
~oald be rcdesned ~ that adaoer.
sTbr chief On - k.hip of the State Dcpart,pcpt.
Ro5.rt n cleo, who has Heretofore - cour'coasy
and en- enty discharged tho duties connected with The
q nsasr Bureau has bcsa appointed Chief Clerk % no
she .rartment IN pace o. Willafn H.hisr ~ cry
pome,si Tor long confused and important ics 70
e newly oce OF second Assistant Secretary q
Soto
~. Gaze Of the United siatc- Marshal -
New Urirnns.
Tho friends d Mr paliiu, United s'Fcf hHshh ~
New Orleans are making strenuous eHcat@ v savs -
oa.eal head. They ciarn 90 bc a'as q sev thai The
smaavis hcd at m Executive beFar'Meat rf~finx
ut.,n H. rnorai character tie rFoda ZION y man
of demfnicd intellect apa Nho'V Ni'""*' '' 9ti N
fsrt Tsay demand . gh investigation y w Weihts
ofie Al career.
The New Orleans Hlni.
Ttc ocai correspondence In regard " is AiN tivt y
Kes orleans viii be ready for TIE press 10 es days
smeae other important paper he COLLECTION u IN cor
rvaponaoncc has brought " lrh. dceraich rom
sesor Baird addressed 10 the sccFelry y A. dates
tws dsys anterior 70 the oa1bresk' " ~hta
~ advises the secretary o. ihe lnaannab'e
stair .f the pablc mind IN New oihens no
asngcrs attending the assembling II ,he convention, aad
che necs s.,y q the inisucrsnce o. The Gated Aatss
ssrces In order prevent dis'mrbsn's sod askins 10