The Daily clarion., 1866-08-25
Important Specials to the New
York Herald, by the Cable.
German Diet to Assemble in
September.

/ WAsHINGroN Aug. 23.-Democratic rep
resentatives from all the Northern States
have called upon the President within the
! last three days and unanimously concur in
| the recommendation made by the New lIamp-
shire Delegation TO the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. that all the Federal Offices be given to
! Conservative Republicans only The Demo-
Gratis do not ask for Office but request the
President to remove ofceholders who op-
/ pose the policy of his administration, or
/ abuse the President personally. 1t may be
added that the Democrats are not applicants
| for office, and rs yet none Of them have
! been appointed.
! During the rebellion the pay of privateS
| in the army was raised from eleven to thir-
! teen dollars per month, and the clothing al
/ Iowance from two dollars and fifty cents to
/ S6 per month, the increase to continue
during the war 1t is now stated in military
circles that i'll consequence of tie failure of
/ Congress to provide for continuance of the
enhanced pay in time of psace. the effect of
a peace proclamation will be to reduce the
pay of soldiers from ana after the day there
of, to eleven dollars per month, and the
clothing allowance to two dollars and fifty
| csnts- The reduction also effects officers as
their allowance for pay is correspondingly
\ diminished.
| \ special dispatch states that dispatch
was to-day sent General Tillson, as Commits
sioncr of the Freedmens Bureau, for the
/ State of Georgia, now temporarily sojourn-
/ ing in New York, instructing him not to re
| turn South as his services would be required
to relieve Gen. Howard IS chief of the Bu-
reau. 1t is said the change will be made
during the present month.
An order was issued from the War Depart
ment yesterday, abolishing the Burcau and
office of Provost Marshal General of the
/ United States, to take effect on the 21th
/ instant After that date all business rela-
tive to Provost MMshals duties, or ofraisng
/ troops, with all accounts and claims con
nected thereto, viii be transmitted through
the Adutant Generals Office of the army.
New York a,lyices from Paraguay and the
river Platte are received to the 10th OF July.
There had heen Il general failure of tie
allied forces in their operations against Pa
raguay, The stock OF the allied army was
! dying off, and the Commander of the Para
gnayans was confident in his efforts TO deal
a final blow to the war.
FoIT Hoop, Aug 24-Very heavy storm
has prevailed to eastward all day and still
continues. Land wires were very hard,
which accounts for non-receipt Of further
| intelligence.
New YORK, August q, noon.-Gold 493.-
Exchange -. Texas wool Is to %.
WAsIINGToN, August 24.-By instructions
from the Secretary of War, Gen. Howard,
/ Commissioner Of the Freetllnens Bureau,
orders that on and after the first day of
/ October next, the issue of rations will be
discontinued excepting 10 the sick in regu-
/ larly organized hospitals and to Orphan
asylums for refugees and freedmen already
established, and that the State officials who
may be responsible for the care of the poor
/ be notified, so they may assume the charge
of such freedmen as are not embraced in the
above exceptions.
! NEW YORK, Aug. 21-New York Herald's
London special of the 22d says: Southamp-
ton authorities and friends of Ex-Gov. Eyre
of Jamaica notoriety, gave him a splendid
banquet Subsequently, the people held a
meeting and passed resolutions censuring
/ his official conduct
Dates from Berlin of the 22d, state peace
is concluded with Bavaria and Hessedarm-
| stadt Bavaria cedes northern district to
Prussia and pays her a war indemnity of
thirty millions of horins. Darmstadt cedes
Hessee, Hamburg and exclusive right to
garrison Mentz, but retains upper Hcsse
which joins the northern confederation
The Prussians are already evacuating Bohe-
mia, and will finish by September the 18th.
From Paris the 22d. Papers this afternoon
say that Napoleon will cede Venetia direct
to Italy.
PREsTHE, Aug; - After the conclusion of
peace, Austria intends appointing a conserv-
ative Hungarian Ministry The Diet will
be re-opened in September