The New York herald., 1866-09-20

i February 25 1862 62...........'.. .. 81 $40 3ol
Redemption OF postage and other stamps per
! act Of July u 1862. ................... s575f2
B 1868 ,.....::................: 4,574,3Oo
3, 1862 81 1454 92o
| Redemption or two year Ave per cent inter
eslpearing treasury notes, per act OF March
q, 1868 $500 900
Redemption Of three year six per cent com
pound interest notes, per act OF March g.
1858 .................... 100000
notes, per acts OF June 80, 1854 and March
> 1901. lG,152f50
Remain in the purchase OF the same .....'. 6s476
Total expenditures ..............s s322, 442, 7ol
The Health Of Secretary seward.
Surgeon Norris, who has boon in constant attendance
Secretary Seward reports IL very much better
to-day. There seems to be doubt that he win soon
entirely recover his health. v
The President Bcsicged by Visitors.
The balls and anterooms OF the White House, which
for the last three weeks have been silent and deserted
filled with an anxious throng OF Office
pardon and other favor seekers Every day that has
elapsed since the return OF the President has brought
increase TO the number OF these enthusiastic supporters
OF tho Presidents reconstruction policy, each OF whom
supplied with the most convincing proofs Of unfalter
ing attachment political influence and genuine patriot.
ism. To-day the assemblage at tho White House has
been very large and the President has been unable
receive them all Representatives Taylor and Iefwich,
OF Tennessee called this afternoon have interview
The health Of the President continues DO quite good
with the exception o. slight cod the only unpleasant
feature OF which Is q troublesome hoarscnesa
Few PardoBs Being Granted.
Although there Is large collection OF applications
pardon on 6le and the pardon seekers who apply per-
scnaliy have returned to Washington in augmented
force the arrival OF the President but few cases
have been acted upon Since tho OF tho Presi.
dent the following only persons whose pardons
have been ordered to under the petty officer and
twenty thousand dollar clauses OF the amnesty proca-
nation Francis Dunbar. South Carolina. Charles W.
Button Virginia. Thomas p. Dockey, Arkansas; Robert
Lowery, Mississippi; william n. Hall, Mississippi, and
Thomas s. Galloway, North Carolina
The Freedmen's Bsreau.
Brevet Major General J. G. Robinson, Assistant Com.
missioner of freedmens affairs In tho State Of North
Carolina has announced in general orders that Frs,
Lieutenant Andrew Coats Veteran Reserve Corps, has
been relieved the duties OF Acting Assistant Aduant
General and assigned TO duty Inspector OF the Freed
mems Bureau In that state. Captain Jacob u Chur,
Veteran Reserve Corps has been assigned duty Act
ing Assistant Adqant General the san Of the Assist
ant Commissioner OF the Bureau
Appointment.
Brevet Brgadier General D. r Runkle, United States
Volunteers superintendent Of Frcednens Affairs in the
| Columbia district Of South Carolina has received an
appointment major In Of the regiments OF the
| The Boston Appointments.
Messrs Avery Aspinwall, Bates and Prince, Of Bos
ton had interview with the President to-day and
claim to have secured the appointment General Couch
for Collector Of port. clean sweep viii probably
be made that and many other localities fas, the
| cases be acted upon.
The steamer General Meade Disabled.
| Commander O. W. Cooper Of the United States
steamer wnoosk under Key West Florida Sept IS.
reports the Navy Department that he has arrived at
| tho above named port, having In tow the American
steamer General Meade from New York bound for New
Orleans. Commander Cooper states that he discovered
tho steamer anchor the Con Patches about ten
miles norhcas, OF sombro light east coast OF Florida
with her ensign flying union down, firing signal guns
aud her engines Disabled
| sRd Accident nj HaxaIrs Mills.
Mrs L. A Harlow instantly killed at Haxsl >
-four mills this afternoon by being drawn in between
two cog wheels
| Remittance of Confederate Treasury Notes.
Tho Secretary Of the Treasury has received commu.
nca,on from anonymous correspondent At Godsboro,
n. C., enclosing $500 In Confederate Treasury notes
which the writer states he was by mistake ovsrpad
during the year OF the rebellion in ,some dealings
with rebel quartcrmaster Being a Union man he did
not return the money TO the rebel government feeling
that he justinabe under the circumstances In
tanning Il scpposns that tho rebel debt might possibly
be assumed by The United States government, he en-.
closes the same 10 the Treasury.
The German shooting Festival.
Tho sehus,zenfest ia still In lively progress To-day
tho shooting continues and the best marksman the
ground IL said to be Mr. Klein. Of Nov York II ia
expected by O'Clock tomorrow, whom the shooting
will cease that about thousand will have been
Cred The ladies this afternoon tired their skill with
tho rife for number Of handsome prizes Postmaster
General Randall and several OF the heads OF bureaus
together with foreign Ministers. today visited the
grounds
Custom. Receipts NJ New York.
The receipts from customs at the port OF New York,
from the Is, the sth inst, amounted 70 ss.ss2oie
\ Internal Revenue Receipts.
Tho receipts from internal since the lat or July
are sss oss, 900, aud from customs $4,000 ooo
aggregate Of over ti3o, 1000
| Recognition Of CensuIs by the Pre.idenf.
The Prestdcnt has recognized w. Carrier (. Consul
General for the Dominican republic In New York.
THIS 10 the nrst Of the appointment, Of such an
onoer 10 the United states from ths, government,
The President has also recognized the following Con
suls:-wesner Drese Consul Of Hanover al Baltlmors;
Carlos chscon Consul of SPAIN at Galveston, Texas
Herman Theophus Plate, Consul for saxony, al Phls
dcipha Charles r. wundersh, Consul for Bremen, and
also Consul for the Nethsriands, at Charleston + G.
francisco Parrago Consul General for the United States
Of Colombia ai New York Jean Mario Bsrrisr, Consular
Agent of France, ct Newport, Rhode Island, l. wes@
ssars Consul OF the Netheriands st Phiiadslphs, q
johnson, Consul General of Sweden and Norway. .
ssu Frsncsco, David Toacey, Consular Agent Tor ~
kingdom of Italy. a ~ rouis, Missouri. Pi>rs Jss'
Esmsrd vlcs Coossl 1 Portugal s Chsrisston. s. G
aad Joss Aatoaso % rAyss. Coasai of Sssa At Phils
! delphiA