Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January IL.
THE ARMY Bull.

WASHINGTON January ii.
THE ARMY Bull.
Il is understood that the bill for the organization
of the permanent peace establishment OF the United
States army, introduced to-day in the Senate by
Senator Wilson, Will be reported back 10 the Senate
by the Military Committee, substantially without
amendment. and that bill substantially the same
will be reported by the House Military committee.
The introduction OF this bill the almost certainty OF
its massage lY Congress, and the publication OF the
order from the War Department, dismissing from the
service one hundred and twenty-five general officers,
many OF them among the abest and most eHlclrht
officers of the army, may be regarded as sure lhuca-
tons that the Government does not anticipate Tor.
eign war, aud 1t is generally supposed here, VIII
cause still further decline in gold.
CoLoRID TROOPS IN TEXAS.
By the following order of the Secretary of War it
will be seen that the coOred troops in Texas under
the command of General Cooley Weitzel, are dis
banded as a separate organization
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. S, 1866
General ORDERS No. 2.-By direction OF the Pres
deut the Twenty-ifth Army Corps is hereby discon-
tnued as an organization.
By order of the Secretary of War.
L. ID. TOWNSEND, a. A. Il.
MExICo.
An early withdrawal of the French troops from
Mexico is looked upon rs certain by all who have
perused the correspondence sent in by the PRESIDENT
Yesterday.
The steamer now about due will bring NapOleon's
speech TO the Chamber, and this may contain the
important announcement that the troops are TO De
withdrawn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Reconstruction Committee had protracted
session last night They have reached no conclu-
SION They are averse to sending committee to
the South.
While it is well known that the President is anx-
iOus for the admission Of the Tennessee delegatloh
il is hardly probable that the House portion oil the
committee will consent TO their admission.
From the Start
THE ARMY RE-oRG ANIMATION BILL.
Senator Wilson's bill, for the reorganization of
the regular army, was framed upon plan laid be-
fore the President and the Secretary OF War few
weeks age by Lieutenant General Grant. But few
deyations it is said have been made from this plan
as then proposed.
PROPERTY RESTORED.
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c, of this
district during the month of December, restored The
following lands The property of Charles B. TIbbS,
in Loudoun county Va; the property OF George II.
Ball, in Louloun county, Va; and the property OF
Sanderson Thrift, in Loudoun county, Va
CEMETERY AT BALLS BLUFF.
The remains of our soldiers no fell in the unfor
tunate battle of Balls Bluff October 81 1861, were
hastily buried after the engagement, in shallow
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gradually washed away from over the graves, leav-
nr the remains in many instances exposed 10 view.
Lieutenant. Colonel James NJ. Moore, Quarermaster,
has recently selected site, and located national
burial ground on the spot where General Baker fell.
The cemetery is on bluff eighty feet above the Po
| tomac about one and threeq quarters OF mile from
| Leesburg 1t is circular in shape, and enclosed by
A neat pailing fence In the centre is mound, in-
tended to receive a flagstaff, and on the inner cir.
conference of the circle the graves, each marked
with tablet similar those in the cemeteries neal
| W Washington.
| FRISCO PAINTING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE DONE OF
| THE CAPITOL.
| To-day wOrkmen have been engaged in taking
down the scatIolding under the fresco painting IN
the dome of the Capitol. Mr. Constantine Brumidi
of this CITY, is the artist and has been engaged Oh
this picture for the past eighteen months. The cen
the piece IS 4 picture of Washington, on the right
and left of which are representations of Peace and
Justice Around are six grOups-the hrst represent
ing War and picture of Mars, Agriculture picture
of Ceres, mechanics picture of Vulcan, commerce
picture of Mercury, marine picture of Neptune, and
science picture of Minerva. From the floor OF the
rotunda to the centre of the picture IS $50 feet The
cost of the whole work is over $50 900. Many yisl
tors were in the rotunda to-day to view this excel
lent piece of work.