The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
WASHINGTON.
.,si,.r. n, the presidential Mansion.

sisttOrs M the ffeetdenStni ttRuSsohs
press oil visitors al tho White House day was as
great usual and like every sssemosge there since tho
return Of the President large number ladiea As
matters OF pressing importance claim the Presidents
attention during great part OF each day he IL unable TO
grant interviews 10 all those who seek them All the
members OF the were engaged with the President
daring tho morning, with the exception Of Secretary
Stanton and the Postmaster General Among thosc who
secured audience this afternoon representatives
Hogan, Of Missouri, and Randall, OF Pennsylvania.
A. Address or the Original Union Men Of
Alexandria Presented "a the President. I
This afternoon a delegation nom Alexandra, Va,
waited upon the OF the United States andprs
scented to him the address OF the original Union Of
THAI city and vicinity and Of the Union men OF the ad
joining counties endorse and approve the action OF
the johnson Conservative Association support OF the
policy Of the President The spokesman said In the CON
clusion Of his address that the meeting al which the
resolutions submitted adopted largely attended
by those who were loyal the government Of Their
fathers true the flag OF their country when
bazarded his Ife by declaring that he Union
In virginia They would say the President that they
ready and willing 10 stand by him and defend the
constitution OF the country from any attack that may
come against il or him from bis enemies, East, West
North or South
The President reply that the cordial expression
OF confidence In him which presented in the address
this time peculiarly acceptable and calculated 70
inspire him with renewed determination pursue the
he had been pursuing uni the struggle agtatng
the country was ended He would refer TO his past
conclusive Indication and of his
action the future and he trusted that nothing he
might do would lead think that their conf
dencc In him had been misplaced IL his design To
effect speedily possible restoration Of peace and
harmony throughout the whole country
Al The conclusion Of these remarks the members q
tho committee Introduced 20 the President, and
after pleasant interview Withdrew.
The Reported SHE Of Two Freedmen In Ala
bams, "a Cnnnrd.
Major General Wagner SWayne, Assistant Commits
soner of the Freedmens Bureau at Montgomery, Ala,
reports that upon investigation foundation could be
ascertaned Tor report which had been circulated that
two freedmen had been sold slaves
Application III "A Negro tor Permission "a Prnc-
tice Law.
motion made in the Criminal Court Of this Dis
rict to-day to admit practice Jonathan J. Wright
coIoTed OF Pennsylvania, Sio has been engaged in
the profession at the bar Of tho freedmcns Courts In
South Carolina The appointed three lawyers
examine into his qualifications TINS s tho first applica-
ton Of colorcd 10 be admitted 10 the bar OF
District Corrta
Warning 10 Mariners iw Regard 10 the ttIan-
tic Gable.
The following notice from the photographic 0nlce,
the Atlantic telegraph cable in Trinity Bay, Hearts
Content harbor, Newfoundland, has been received by
| the United states Lighthouse Board -
rbo shore end Of the Atlantic telegraph cable passes
one hundred and nfty wards west Of Norther Point
the side OF the entrance Hearts Content barbor
Trinity Bay, and rom tins spot two bearops situated
over the southern OF the narbor will be The
line south Inv wesi These beaeons mark the dsrec.
4 lion Of the cables hrst course into the harbor
l When the white beacon the eastern shore Ia In
| line with the schoolhousc tho cable commences 10
n q ma n m IN
church tower Is IN line With the northern pier on tho
shore under the church. On this line the Atlantic cable
approaches the shore within cable length, and thence
10 the land under the telegraph Office Vessels intending
TO anchor should carefully avoid the line OF ths southern
bcacons, and north OF the line where the east beacon
| appearing midway between the schoohouse and the
house merit south Of hears southeast half by
anchorng south OF the line where the telegraph station
nag, wlsL a whitewashed stone the shore bears
southeast by east, this latter line II IL Intended 10
ner variation a. Hearts Content Newfoundland ~ ID,
| Directors cf ske Union Pacific Railroad.
The President today appointed Timothy J. Carter Of
Illinois: Charles r. sherman Of Ohio; George Ashmup Of
Massachusetts,; Springer Harbausb, OF Pennsylvania and
jesse l. williams, Of Indiana United States Government
Directors Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company until
| the nrst Wednesday in October, 1867
| Decisien the Bousiy Questisn.
| The second Comptroller OF the Treasury to-day
dered tho following decision a submitted TO him
| for Adjustment
| widow who obtained 500 bounty under the hws Of
July ~ 1901 and July II, 1862 for The services of her
deceased husband, and who remained before July -.
1866, is not entitled 10 bounty under the act
| soldier entitled TO A. II there be minor children
81 the soldier his parents inherit the additional bounty
widow WI .s s. sn ne s 70 s ss
" the remarrasc took place after the passage Of the
the widow - entitled 10 a.
| Internal Rev~nue Neutrality-suspicious. ker..
The Commissioner n Internal Revenue has decided
tLattl a Iax af beet
shoemaker who makes boots or shoes TO ordsr A.
tom work only. wiose work does creed annually
~ 0o0 In order to determine the value Of
work, exclusive Of materials thu value Of the
materials y 10 he deducted from the value ~ the
boots shoes Manufactured II the difference between
these two less Than or only cqBal 10 81 600
he iaxsble, and the Of his liability b. d..
iefnooi In thu same manner with any other
fac,rrcr under the provision Of nns,y
hoo; shoemaker cisninr exemption grfst this pro-
vision Of law, a. beng engaged exclusively the
feature a. eustorn work. h. required make month
~ re'urs Of products. sales value ~ ra.
tsrials used " in the opinion 81 tho 90 there =
probability that he viii exceed the Limit Or exemption
but nc assessment ~ 10 Dc made until the lin Of 900
has becV reached.
sales nj pabI,- r.nd.
he Commissioner ~ the General Land once has
yscrised returns from the Land once ., Narys,ic,
California showing that duvng August three thousand
and sxiyone Of the pubic lands we're dposed Of
two tbenrand nine hundred acres having been sod for
cash aud The remainder taken under the Homestead
fne returns from other States SHOW that the entries Of
lands have everywhere increased In etsnt during tho
La three months
Appsfst ssr nfs.
ss,~ General william W. Averiii has been spyolned
cessuI General TO tho British North American prov rces
70 sssido nj Montreal, vice j. y. Potter resigned
MAJOR General Morgan T. Smith, Of Missouri has been
apysnted Consul Hosoiuiu, sandwich Tslan1s yscs
Caldwell, SccaIIcd; and Brissdisr General william l.
pus, Of Illinois, Who chief Of artillery on General
Grssis sias. has been appointed conssi to Glasgow
vice Bailey, recalled
Internal Rcx~~.. u~.~s...