The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-14
Frons Washington.

~ 1910 WAsHINGToN, March IS. -
Alex. 81. Stephens is now on the way from
Georgia to Washington.
An order has been issued by the Assistant
Commissioned of Freedmen's Affairs at Charles
ton, in which it is said the grants of land to
freed people in compliance with Gen. Sher-
mans special field order, will be regarded as
good and valid, while arrangements will be
made to accommodate the former owners OH
other lands not otherwise appropriated. aba
The Senate has confined the following nam
ed Biigadier Generals to be Major Generals by
brevet tor gallant and meritonous services dur
ing the late war: Seth Williams, Samuel S.
Carroll, John L. Hartraupt, ]. d. Kidder, Jo-
seph r. HaHley, Rob't McAIister, John RAM
sey, Stewart Van Vliet, Clinton B. Fiske and
WAGER Swavne; ninety-eight other brevets
were confirmed, aRaa gov 81 iss ar
The Dill extending the time for Withdrawing
goods for consumption from bonded ware
houses having passed both houses of Congress,
only awaits the Presidents signature to be-
come law. ,aa3 ha61u. -iail e4zg gao p. r.tsl s
The House Committee on Commerce are
now engaged in the consideration OF the river
and harbor Improvement bill, which will
probably be reported at an early day. rr
Judge Sargent, Commissioner of Customs,
is daily receiving evidence of the panic into
which smugglers along the border are precipi-
tated by the arrests and exposures effected
through detectives and other custom house
officials. His office is amuseum of smugglers'
implements. Cans used by women for carry
ing whiskey, attract attention for their inge
nuity. One Of his agents writes-SI am well
pleased with your men on this line. They are
lighting it ont manfully. AS whole the line
is well manned. The smugglers are suffering
terribly; still liquor comes in. Tue effect on
all the border population is shockingly demon
alizing. An officer told me that in every in
stance wherever he had made seizures, the
parties however respectable they had been,
offered to purge themselves by the most sol
.emn oaths."
Among the appropriations in the appropriate
+tipa bill which passed the House to-day, Fort
:Scupmel receives $4,000 and Fort Gorges
.$50;e0O. tt - f n
TheGoIlowing orders have just been issued:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Adj't Gen'ls Office, Washington, Mar. IL.
General Order No. 15.-On recommends
ton of the Surgeon General of the Depart
ment the Commanders of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas,
are instructed to cause, first, all vessels arriv'
ing at ports within their departments from
pprts infected with cholera, but having had no
case during their passage, be quarantined for
fifteen days and thoroughly fumigated In
carrying out the quarantine department, Com
manders will consult and receive assistance
from officers of the navy in their vicinity, and
correspond direct with the Secretary of the
Navy in reference to such assistance and coop
Grafton. By order of Lieut.. Gen. Grant.
(Signed,) e. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General
An order has also been issued by command
of Lieut.. General Grant for the permanent
Artillery Board, organized in general order
No. 6, current series, to assemble at Washing
ton April I'd.