The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-09

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from the Veteran Reserve corps are provided
io which were not in the Senate bill The House bill
also looks to gradual reduction of the staff corps when
ever vacancies occur, though immediate musters out
are proposed This bill takes West Point from the ex
elusive control of the Engineer corps by placing it
almost entirely in the hands the Secretary OF War;
who may appoint the superintendent, instructors &c,
from any corps Of the service 1t also declares that no
West Point graduates shall be eligible to appointment as
assistant quartermasters commissares Of subsistence
PARDoNED REBELS.
In compliance with House resolution, list Of par
dons granted by the President is being made OUT and
will be submitted in about ten days Virginia boast
Of about four thousand over one half Of which
fall under the thirteenth twenty thousand
dollar exception The four States having obtained the
largest number OF pardons Alabama, Virginia,
Georgia and Mississippi The entire number OF pardons
granted will be smaller than the public anticipates.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.
bill passed the House to-day fixing the number
Of Justices for the Supreme Court at nne-one Chief
Justice and eight associates The Oregon and California
circuit. for which tenth judge created will be
coporaed with other contiguous circuits, thus obviang
the necessity Of filing the vacancy which exists
among the associates OF the Supreme bench. Eminent
urss of the opinion that the highest court Is still
large, and II another vacancy should occur would
not probably be filed.
REMUNRRATING MISS CLARA BARTON.
The Senate resolution appropriatng fifteen thousand
dollars TO Miss Clara Barton passed the House to-day and
the money will speedily follow. Miss Barton will be
membered the young woman who went down TO An
dersonvle last with Captain Moores party and
copied great many Of dead patriots from rebel
records and from the headboards at the graves less
liberal Congress might have rated the value Of this work
proposes to furnish valuable information for the
friends and relatives of the soldiers who In rebel
prisons.
HOTEL GOSSIP.
The resolution offered yesterday In relation 70 Tennes
not well received by the Presidents friends by
the South.
The appointment Of Collector will not be made Just
The vote OF Senator Morgan viii probably throw
the influence Of Mr. Stewards friends in favor OF his
didate, whoever he may be.
is believed that General Ashman the agent for the
Canadian authorities In the reciprocity business.
JUDGE PATTERSON.
The ridiculous declaration Of the Chronicle that Judge
Patterson Senator elect from Tennessee engaged
expected to make political speech in Pennsylvania last
week wholly untrue. The Judge has scarcely been out
Of the city for months and has desire 70 interfere in
the elections Of any State save his own.
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU WORK IN WASHINGTON.
will interest the public TO that the Bureau for
Freedmen, Refugees and Abandoned Lands has under
its charge in this district for the benefit Of negroes,
forty separate schools, employing seventy-fve
teachers and nstructing IA pupix Over three thou
sand Of these can read ...'
REBEL DEsERTERs.
II has been decided that deserters from the rebel
service who were transferred by competent au-
thori,y from the regiments In which they enlisted
to serve in the Northwest, and who were att ached
to regiments by the department commander lose all
connection with the regiment from which they
transferred and will be mustered out OF service under
direction OF the Commssary Of Musters Of the Depart
ment when entitled TO muster out members OF the
organization TO which they have been trnnsfesred.
OPENING OF SOUTHERN MAIL ROUTES.
Thirteen mail routes opened to-day In Virginia
and Maryland by Postmaster General Donson. Twenty
Offices were re-established In the Southern states
THE FRACTIONAL CURRENCY
issued to-day reached nearly ninety thousand dollars
Seventy different counterfes have been de-
tccted Of the dfty cent denomination.
ADMIRAL GoLDsBoRoUGH AT LISBON.
Information reached the Navy Department to-day
that Rear Admiral coldsborough had arrived Lisbon
with the flagship OF the Mediterranean squadron
THE AIR LINE RAILROAD BILL
is expected to up within a week. Under proper
championship the measure would prove popular one.
AT present the public inclined disrust the project
THE CoBB-BAEER CASE.
The case Of Mrs Cobb against lafayette C. Baker for
false Imprisonment, exorting money &c, up this
morning, and postponed request OF the defendant
March &c when the announced IL would be per-
emptorly taken up
cossEcrIcur AND NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS oorSa
HOME.
About ono hundred New Hampshire and two hundred
Connecticut voters reside In this city half OF whom
arc expected 10 60 home at the ensuing elections