The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-04


WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WAsHINGroN. January ,
GENERAL TERRY.
u,.,r- General Alfred IL. Terry, command
80. ~ the Dcpar tment of Virginia arrived IN
MS city last evening
FRBEpSEN'S BUREAU.
~rr,rt Of the Superintendent of the Freed.
MS Bureau. i'll Fairfax county. Va. 10 the
.at.f of the Bureau, states that all the freed
.sr nf :Aat district are supporting themselves
nth very few exceptions. Those who apply
raid are generally those who are improvi
t.n, and who have no just appreciation OF the
..-.ssitv OF economy. While assisting such
.,nlr thc Superintendent SAYS a few words
~ advice and encouragement appealing TO
heir pride ~ free people, III most cases
.rsr>r> In them 4 spirit that renders all fur
her applicatou for assists needless.
GOVERNMENT FARMS.
The Superintendent of q Government Farms in
:, Nary'> county, Md, states that from the
.~ou> of last year they have stored up twelve
hundred bushels of corn in the ear, and six
...uS iull Of tobacco. The Government pro-
,,l,rS 10 discontinue the cultivation of these
rms and efforts are being made by the SUI
par.rtoudent 10 procure homes and employ
.u: for the colored people engaged upon
.arua, but has thus far met with bat mdiii"r-
.m. success.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
This being Cabinet day, no visitors We're ad
matted n the White House. ALI the members
a.. the Cabinet were present, excepting Secre-
AIRY Stanton and Secretary Seward.
The President was very much fatigued last
.-At ana his hand and arm We're badly swol-
I.! from much shaking At the reception yes
,a-lly, giving him much pain. To-day he is
mach better, and, although suffering from in
convenience from his partially disabled hand,
is attending TO his duties As usual,
HOW THE FREEDMEN BEHAVED.
The crowd at the Executive Mansion ycStcr-
tly fingered until n late hour. The colored
people were admitted in the afternoon, and
..aH,g Tested their qualification in q demons ira
..>r!nanner. Most of them mistook Marshal
r,1oiing for the President, and passed on after
shaking hands with him. A great many shook
hands with every one they could reach in the
.s.prtiun room, and all emerged from the Blue
Room with most ludicrouS air of bewildcr-
E.""'.
BOUNTY DECISION.
The following communication from Hon. J.
Erodhead, Second Comptroller, was addressed
ro IN" Paymastor- General on the Soth of last
,,outh, and may be of intcros, TO soldiers in
Richmond:
30. II has been brought 10 my notice that Ger
,,iu claim agents are advertising that they are
Engaged in the collection of Erfrd Bounty from
NO 10 three hundred dollars, for soldiers who
enlisted i'll lStl and %, and all other times
when only one hundred dollars was paid, and
re thus fraudulently obtaining possession of
,uierS' discharges. In no case, except that OF
Veterans, has the Extra Bounty referred to
been authorized. nor can II be paid without
further legislation and it is very important
.hat soldiers should not part with their dis
,Aargrs through Il Misrepresentation of their
u.hlS ! would therefore respectfully sug-
..~t the propriety Of giving official notice that
.uuo ease, except rs above, is 4 soldier who
,u!i>tpd prior 10 June -, 1863 entitled 10 more
,l.au one hundred dollars bounty.
VINO ARE TO HAVE THE REWARDS OFFERED FOR
BOOTH.
The examination of the claims for portions
o.! the rewards offered for the capture of
Booth and his co-conspirators has nearly
yrached a conclusion. The Adlutant- Generals
Office is still receiving applications, and i'll ac-
.orauuce with an order promulgated some
tInr since will receive all that are dated nrior
20 The lst OF January. In consequence o. the
accumulation Of business in the Office OF the
AdJulant- General, the documents relating 10
he rewards have been referred 10 the Bureau
4 Military Justice, and are being examined
~ Colonel Winthrop. 1t is expected that a
report will BE- made to the Secretary of War on
me subject in about two weeks, and that the
matter will be decided as soon rs the pressing
duties Of Secretary Stanton Will admit.
GENERAL GRANT.
Lieutenant General Grant, accompanied by
his lady and 4 portion of his staff General
Mlgs and TWO children, and Admiral Dahl
~Tcn and daughter, left to-day in the HIS
:raIn for Wilmington, Del, 10 attend the mar
mag" of Major q eneral Wilson to one of the
ltaics of that city, which takes place to-mor-
row. The party expect 10 return here to-lnor-
row night. Ma lor General Wilson, il will be
remembered, made an important capture about
HE close of the war by bagging JEFF. Davis
,ud what remained of the Confedcracy He
has now made Il much more agreeable capture
to himself if not quite so important politi-
cluy
PARDOSs.
received III the Attorney Generals office du-
ring the past week On the 10Th ultimo TWEEN
tyuiue pardons were granted to Alabamians,
and OH the 30th four were granted 10 Mlssls-
sIppians. To-day pardon was issued for
Horace NJ. Dubien, sentenced TO the penitenti-
Any for robbng the mail in New York. Owing
10 the illness Of Colonel Peasants, Chief Par
don Clerk, the duties of that office now devolve
on Major Stitt.
TUr MINISTER FROM THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC NOT
RECOGNIZED BY THE OTHER MINISTER'S.
II is n subject of comment to-day, that at
the Presidents reception yesterday none OF
The diplomatic corps recognized or spoke TO the
Mexican Minister, they evidently not recog-
ntzlng him rs Il representative from any 60
yerumcnt. Senior Romero cordially re-
ccIrcd by President johnson, but remained
only 4 few moments in the reception room,
leaving some time before the departure OF the
other Ministers.--Sar.
Certainly they acted properly They could
not consistently have done otherwise. Their
governments all recognize Maximlian, and
they represent their governments. If Min
l>tcr from Macmillan had appeared at the
reception, President Johnson would not have
recognized him as such
sorDIYEs' coNMUTATIOS.
II j. understood that Immediately after the
Assembling of Congress bill will he intro
duced, and urged to an early passage, pro-
Nidmg that the heirs of soldiers who died IN re-
bel prisons may draw Communication of rations,
, - well as arrears of pay
TREASURY DISBURSEMENTS.
The Treasury Department has disbursed du-
ring the month of December last thirteen mil
lion nine hundred and one thousand six hun
dred and thirty-one dollars and nifty mine
cents on account of the War Department
four million eight hundred and three thousand
five hundred and eighty seven dollars and
ninety nine cents on account OF the Navy
department and one million five hundred
aud eighty seven thousand six hundred and
htty.two dollars and sixty-six cents on ac-
count of the Department of the Interior.
CONFEDERATE PRISONERS.
The Commissary- General Of Prisoners has
fCuud In examination of the reports of COM