New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-19
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. sEPTEMBER &, 1856
Late News by Westera rapers.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1856
late News by Western Papers.
eA3IFAIGN DOCUMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. little Republican com
miftee here have carefully collected the speeches
Of President johnson, made during his present
elecfoneering tour, and when completed BY the
speeches at Baltimore and here on his return have
seriously under consideration the idea Of publish
ing them as a radical campaign document. 1t is
believed that they may be made to do effective
service If published together and widely distribu.
ted among the people, in showing the real drift
and purpose of the Presidents reconstruction
policy and the so-aalled conservative party.
FREEpHENs BUREAU.
Circular No. Us, issued from the headquarters of
the bureau Of freedmen, Galveston, Texas, re-
quires that each snb-assistant commissioner or
agent IN that State IS promptly to make report
OF matters pertaining TO the establishment of
schools in that State, showing how. many schools
are in operation, with the names of the teachers.
IT is ehj6ined upon the subassistant commissioner
to make the Organization of freedmen's schools
an essential partof his labors, and to establish
them, whenever practicable, within his jurisdie-
tioM
TIE RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
To-moTfow will be gala day here, and will fur.
nish tie FIRST sensation the capital has had for
some time. The reception Of the President
promises te be large and enthusiastic demonstra
t8lA ahI VIII De very generally participated IN %
the citizens Of the District and Of Alexandria
The President, and those accompanying him Will
doubtless be as rejoiced to get home, after this
long and exhausting tonr, as the people will be to
welcome them back.
MEcHAHTes AyD LABoRERs.
ith regard u ths tax upon payments made to
~ mechanics and laboTers employed upon public
works, the commissioner of Internal revenue de-
sides that the terms mechanics and laborersr
were qsed ~ Congress in theirgeneral and popu-
lar sense that they were not designed by Con
gress TO include clerks draughtsmen, etc. but
sueh persons only as are generally known as me
ehaIies Or laborefs, such as carpenters, brick
layers, nlacAinisfs, etc The operation Of the in
f g 1, revenue law, e1emptfng such workmen
from the provisions Of tie act, Is limited to such
mechanics and laborers as are employed on pub
nc work Or atpublc works.
4 PEsITEET THIEF.
communication, inclasing large sum Of
money, has just been received ct the treasury de-
pariment from Catholic priest In Baltimore who
states that u was placed in his hands by peni-
teat, OF confession, as due to the government.
MILITARY
Major Cen H. g. Wright has issued an order
announcing his assumption eftle command OF the
district Of Texas. The present district Of the Rio
Graade viii constitute ts sul,distrier # tbe Nh
Grande, to be commanded By Mai Cen George
We Getty and the present central district the sub
district Of San Antonio. to be commanded by
eyetMai. Gen. Heintzelman.
THE SOLDIERS AND sAILoRsf eoSyENTIoE
ARRANGEMENTS Ia va Nan, T3sfIa Vim INC Pom
syyania Central and pbjialalnhia an5 Eric vail
roads II CARRY faleates In and frn,l Pittshnrg a
half fage, the tickets Ia he nno1 from Septembe
"a to september 80s inclusive. Similar arrange
ments viii Be- perfeeted with ali tie roads Ieadin.
to Pittsburr III a few davs Anpltcations Ar
being made 10 the governors Of States for tents Il
accommodate tie soldiers and sailors.
FHp p,,vs,nt,,.r, : ,st,Fsrprrn,.
The eomnitfsns rral, tba In @no,,noif az
others who have becn nt4,1stad With The b,tSinns
AZ InnI5ino snftahe Observation-Disclosures t,,.sr5 the ~
eentioI1 az the President IN bis ,atnr ia yTosf
in1fon tomorrow afternoen hava nTanerad a.
extensive programme Of military and ciyie orpaI
cations and assigned positions ID them IN III
PROCESSION. which will meet the President at m
railroad deDot The reception ceremonies nj
take place AT tile City Hall, after which tie III
ann win march to tile Avenue, and thence /
the Executive mansion.
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sTsR STRrIsE ar FuREE CT14ps long m o&e
question in musical circles has recently Been Da
manly settled to the great satisfaction Of lover
OF iastiee generally ana especfaIly to the delirl
Of Southefners who have whtchad the long strIg
ele with intense interest Boston. New York M
Baltimore have been TIL e0ntehdina parties in tfi
prolonged dispute which was boldly inaururate
BY Messrs WIN. Knabe &Co., of Baltimore. L
determine whether the q hub H the metropolis o
the Monumental City could turn out the hes
American piano The great commercial town Q
Maryland can claim to lead. And this decisiol
has not resulted from any one stated trial, bn
from series OF thorough comparative tests il
New York, Chicago aud other important busines
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