New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
NEGRO PROSECUTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
Reports from the Freedmen's Bureau.
0BSEoWES OF SENATOR FOOT.
The House Adjourns till Monday.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON, Thursday. March 90, 1866.
THE FOOT OBSEQUIES.

lhE tOOi VDoLSOibo'
The funeral ceremonies of Senator Foot were
duly observed at the Senate Chamber to-day and every
snace where human being could erowo, was filed
Vice President Foster occupied the chair just prior
to the entering of the funeral procession, Lieut.
Grant and Gen. Ingalls, quietly entered and took seats
to the right of the Chamber few moments later the
President and all of bis Cabinet except Mr. Speed
came in and were seated in font OF the presiding ON
GERS desk The Supreme Court, headed by Chief-Jns
tce Chase entered and took seats after following
which the House OF Representatives, in body entered
and fled to the righ. and left taking seats the outer
cir Gle OF the Chamber As soon they were seated
the Senate Committee Of Arrangements followed with
the pail bearers the widow and other relatives Of the
deceased the Vermont delegation and friends. The
Senate Chaplain opened the exercises by reading from
the Scriptures" Lord make to know mine end,''
&c. The Rev. DR.. Sunderland followed in an eppro-
praie and exceedingly interesting discourse. compris
ing much OF the deceaseds religions experiences
during his last hours and at the close Of these remarks
the Rev. Dr. Boypton offered prayer and pronounced
penedction when the procession reformed and moved
with the corpse to the depot whence 1t will be carried
to Vermont for sepult1re
The House adjourned over to Monday. The Senate
will meet again in the morning bat it is understood
that body will also adjourn without the transaction OF
legislative business until Monday.
The departments were all closed to-day by orders
from the White House, in respect to the memory Of
Senator Foot.
THE NEW JERSEY sENAToRsHIP.
The friends of the elected Senator from New
Jersey are boastiug here tonight that they have
bought up the Senate Of that State, that Repub
can can be returned in Mr.. Stockton's place.
NEW PICTURE.
]. II. Lttlefeld of the Treasury Department,
an amateur artist. has just finished painting OF the
death bed OF President llueon. Sncn mas been photo
grephed giving the room furniture and the faces Of
all present with remarkable accuracy and fidelity.
WAR OF RACES IN VIRGINIA.
report was to-day received by Gen. Howard
from an officer OF the Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia,
whose representations of such character as to
compel the conviction that the relations between the
whites and blacks Is still far from being satisfactory
The officer states that during the month Of February
he has investigated upward Of fifty cases of assault
made upon the freedmen and others, in regard to III
non-payment Of wages for services rendered. &c.
He states that the great difficulty seems to
be caused by the whites not being willing
to pay for the labor after they have agreed positively
do SO. He finds that in former owners Of
the freedmen have taken the whole amount Of last
years hire from the parties to whom they hired their
slaves during the hiring Of 1864 and 1865; and
the Assistant mnissioDer in all cases where he has
found out these facts, has ordered that payment be
| made to the freedmen from the 10th day Of April.
| 1865 at the same rates for which they were hired
previous to the surrender. The officer further
states that TIE citizens Of the surrounding country
not more inclined to do justice to the freedman than
yt..x1s sttx,
the part Of many persons in and about Lexington Va
annoy the schooteachers and disturb the children
on their way to school was reported to him Of
assault made by boy upon coored girl; the cause
assigned by the boy for the act that she was sing
ing Uncle Sam is rich enough to send all to school
Unless there is better disposition the part Of citizens
and their sons and the cadets and students the Assistant
Commissioner will have send for troops 1t seems i'm
possible be states for the people to understand that
the laws OF the United States supreme and the
pie think nothing should occur as he said that
does not accord with their views Of right and wrong;
and that an officer Of the General Government Is a
thing only 10 be tolerated He reports that the schools
ct Lexington are In hourishing condition.
INDIANS AND THEIR WANTS.
There have been for some time past, several
Indian delegations in town. composed mainly OF those
who fought in the Confederate army during the late
Rebellion All these delegations are hero for the pur.
pose Of comforting with the Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs relative TO the forming Of new treaties with the
United States, and the securing Of back annuities
which they would have received bad they remained
loyal To tho Governments. Among those who ought 10
receive the immediate attention Of the Government
are the Chippswas. residing In the northwestern
part Of Minnesota, who come to demonstrate
against the ncursion Of the whites who. drawn to that
region BY recent gold discoveries are forcby possess
ing themselves of lands which years since ceded
TO this tribe. TIE Government now proposes 10 form
treaty with these Indians providing for their 70
movsl still further Westward. 40. the poor Indian.
Supposed FESIAS SYMBOL.
English detectives in town have been kept In
fearful state Of agitation for the past ow days owing
to the appearance Of Q plscard prominently posted
around the Streets and which they interpret secret
symbol Of the Fensn Brotherhood By which they are
snjoinsd to be prepared for immediate descent on
Canada The mysterious poster consists simply OF
green ball on white ground encircled By border Of
the Same color.
REWARDS TO BB PAID OUT.
The awards for the capture Of Booth, Harold
and Atserod amounting to over 100000 have at last
received tho Presidents approval and will b paid out
tomorrow.
A RICHMOND OBLIGATION.
A delegation is here from Richmond to induce
the President to oxbd negroes celebrating the Sd OF
April. the annverssvy Of the surrender Of Lees army
and their dsysrsuos The psttionsr osin that there