, 1866-12-03

irshcd between June lat, 1889, and September
], 1866. The average number per month 10 refu-
gees and freedmen was B9i ,669; The average mum.
Der pcr day, s,sla. The itsue 10 whites increased
until JUNG 20, 1865, when Issues to freedmen aud
refugees were about equal. From June 30, 1856,
until September i, Tue number supported ol both
cla+ees has diminished. idsid scrutiny has been
exercised to prevent issues to any but The abso-
iute1y destitute. and part Of the rations not actu-
ally needed were cut o.. Officers were a1tcc1ed
to hold each piahtatonf county, parish anu to"n,
responsible tor the cafe o1 'ta own poor 10 very
little purpose, 1or With few EXCEPTIONS Tue oa-e
authorities have 1aileo 70 eonfloute 70 tne feNe'
Of 'ae class ot persons enPpoHed os tac 1ofe'n'
ncht .
LIVING 10 1ue Esnufe oi Csopa, 'he sels.a.e"eass
Of tne eHenia1 o. tao 1s'a .oi Ansust. -, eo1.u
state ofc1ale- epecaai tfsnes arc oein9 naae ~
certain states 10, INC support Of tne,t paapes
popu'a1en. naaona a1e soio 10 teaeasts ana
agea'a o. benevolent soe'enss' a1ae1 .he sans n".n
saes taat ap!s @ 20 Fagn c pa.saasgs a ..,rs
,ha .sson. ,,sns, f~".Sn,sr,. rst,onss
Tto .r,nnnt ~ land norV in roascss.on of the
n,,.a., - ~ se1 49, ~ ~ ,,.1s.saa hr e3s
T....ass r. 49, - 1,to, ,.,o r,,nhs, ~ .crss
hsS ~, ,ee,, ,a,,a1tad .rhc ."a,a,ate nnm1er of
rar.sss aT @ -. ,arr ,,rona,1r M trs1maca IN TIE
sa.'. ,xh.,h 49, 49, T., ,,s...s.son of ,tc m,
r. 49,, ~ ,r';.h 9 rnz 49,. h..n ,e.,o-ed
- s.1.sso - IA ,are.,s ~ INV, nron.
.0s Sr1a ""'''&~e
e'1H X. cnna,s.,,u.r os,,,,,t.. ~. .;ar.,an.,
f,,.Is norn.1.rv ~, shc ncyt a,-,1 s..,s =,
e. ~ cnc '"N ~
r. .,oa..,-~. ..t,,, v,.a,t .,..tz,.,,. r.ta
,,a.a-. =. aes. =. ~ .s1.a ~ a1.,as a-1,s,s,
~ 49,. 49, s,,n;stsa.1a G..",ans .a.o
..'s,s. 49, 49,: ~ ..ss Fa..,,as.a. ~ 0' 'AeA'
' srcnrr.mr sT.xTos,s nrron-.
,.n. w. oa,aa stA~rv ,sa ,'n,, =. $500.
aNsn. "n' on!se I.o "o.h " "us.e4'ug oat
uso5H ac,,. nss 80, n,,, oss .,.,. 'a1a'
NY .o'n ~ aaen 'sa, ~. Volunteers nase oeeh
u=eteu ou', !sasans ~ luz ee'ssss !!,o'' so4an
tee's, "n'c anu eo1oten. ~, aus teuHeuon COZ.
uaea .foops aah peea 'o,o-.' ara oa So'caot' \"
t..soo olee's anu eni...u taen .e"a1ueo u set-
t!se. tAe 1ececpon " Tue atay has peen a11eno'
Gu W steaus teousea o1FFna..u.es, tae ~
s""esu aepoG y. uoe saa,'oluAe4 spst stnen'
@ nus' oesn 1to.sn w, anu s.ea1 Quauuuer " ms-
ts'is!s ua'e nssu eo'a ~ 1a'es' "
raeAeo ~ ~ - t'H~4p4l uo''~'e AnH scnals and
az un1esessa's ensio'ss7 discharged.
FROM My lat, 1865. to. August I'd. 1886, oyes
sEtoo hosscs AID mules we're so]d for
ef5,eC9, ,o'a.a About s,1U0 barracks md
Hospitals nrd other buildings have been
EoId during the year for $tl1sSs14.
Tie sale Of Irregular and damaged c1oihin. In
s1orc, r1oduced> during the hscal year. the suC Of
eAs, ,s7e.i5. The fleet Of so ocean TRANSPORTS In
service on July list, 1866, at a daily expense OF
ss2 it0, was reduced, before June ~ 1866 to ffy.
three vessels, costing $500 per diem, aud most
OF iltcfc have since heen dlsehargcd ocean trans-
por4a'ion being now almost entirely
conducted by established commercial lines of
steamers. 0f eG9i scls, which had been
employed In inland transportation, at IN expense
OF ts,1Ha:assS-none were remaining In service
On dune S1h, lsS6. The ealce Of river transports,
steamers and barges during tAe year, are reported
as amounting to S1,15e,6e5.9s The rates Of
wagon transportation in the Indian country have
also been reduced by favorable contracts. The
military railroads which were operated during
the war at total expenditure Of
SIS, ~, 7l2.15, ind which officially 1cpo.tea
TO have reached IN extent Of sG30H nailrs and N
hare pos.er+ed I53 engines and 6,CB cnra. hare
ali been transferred to comuautes or bnori1s ri
public works, npon condition Of the adout,nn of
loyal organizations Of directors, Cash eales Of
railroad equipment, 10 The amount OF 81 4Gs oaa "a
are rcpeJ,ed, and credit sales oi s., 7,li;.u73.aa
npon tue latter. Thee have been paid. prIncIrai
and interest, $12tEpsSs.1 Is, leaving ilna To th+.
Eu1led S,ntea, on June 10lh, lsCt. 1fiucino, md
intcrcat, SG,57ao,4,lr,
Tic Military Telcc.apl, which attained M a~-
tent Of 154s9 u1i1rs Of lines constructor .Irr;vo
tic period Of hostili.ics with total exnend,tnr.
Of sa,ei9, ,4CU during tic war, end sJ;. .G3- 5n,,,o
tIE 4A$L lsE11 fESFs LIS DRHH discontinued f}lA
materia1 told md lieporetI of apl M. ~, ,,a...
discharged, 0Aly u few confidential ope,a,ors be-
ing s'!ll retained for cyrher correspondence with
commanders Ut important districts.
Get ctal hospitals, hospital transports and rail-
road falne, ambulance &C ;ps, and number of
htd1ta1 pu1,eying departments lave been dis.
persed with, ard all perishahlc articles. Of mcdI-
cal aud hospital supplies, In EXCESS Of tile require
mcnt7 Of penes establishment, hsyc been dis
posed Of at pnllfc ealc ut advantageous rates, and
fte reserved supplies concentrated 1t fiyc dcpots
The proceeds Of old or surplus medical aud hos
pitnl property amount to s, ,Cii, .5y
TUE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
III addition 10 the proceedings Of the Caucus tel
f,sIthcd laet Eight, 1t has tIanerised thai ihcro
WIS more enthusiasm over The outinu reuue Il.
ing tic Sepafc to reject most of the Pre- dents
appointments than las ever been Witnessed On
my subject ir CAUCUS. Governor Boutwell, IL: ID
he shontd Introduce resolution in ih !, Epusc
calling for correspondence and 1uEormalitp con.
corning The whereabouts of John Il. Sur; II. ea{
ing that bis hiding place for the past three m onth
vas known to tic President, and 1hat See IA, ,
Seward could have procured lis arrtet at an
time.
TIE RECEPTION,
While Mr.. Co1tax WIS clected TO respond % the
address OF welcome, Hon. Thaa. Stevens VISA rc
urer:cd to Ec trcernt n. thc h,nort f,- A.. 49,
nos.. ,,f Ica, rSir.- - 49, .aaa4 ~. 'nc Pae
~. " - ns E1"" w ans 'oast concerning the
Aoute OF Representatives.
ArnryA1a.
Thu r,.n,,s N,osan~, 80 MT.
r",., A, -, p ','t ~" anu ohlo mcmncFs aFc
rived to-laV.
DEPARTMENT or INTERVAL EEvryrr
Judge Kelley hss p1eua:cd hI.l tor ths sst.,-
,ishn''n. o'a pe3attmeot 0! Internal Acsenuc,the
heaa ot "hich IL to lie appointed by tue Supreme
and The subo;dfna,cs bv tho hc,d ~ .hc s.n.s,
-, r1 1. ~ -1s utf2't-
=" 1' luz enafac'eF .. 3He recent appo'ntecs Of
measure nece staIy. The hi fnds slnos, aI uni.
vcrsal fayor among Kepuh1fc IN n,cn,hcrs
,.r-1r... .s... a.'tapeia'
The answer OF The French Government 10
MIR. Stewards note respecting Mexican nsaIrs, is
said to rcitc1a,c the anc*s ALREADY riycn by
,Ae frcneh secFetaFs OF State Hac'rms that
e1ahee pas nothing 10 change or rct1acs in her
former declarations lint the orders for the
shs fn,o,1r, ~, her ,,-ons,, ~ s.'eu nas
eaesaes 81 nSr po aud
Government csxnnot refrain from expressing It's as
toniah,ncnt at this demand REGARDING a ma,,er
wh,cb Ia already In ysy Of csecu,;oa soa ss. ,eo.
aesses ltst4' unable TO Understand the real mcau-
we'll knew lts intentions of tha E1nnc,r mrea " 80
nEruB1IcAx cArcEs.
wAsnftxoros, December al thc Republican
Eaneus last cfpffrr nntcnfv nsher nrnnoL
discussed ,ynH nnn f6at law shnnfd * TX s's
arh ne<erh RI mir fn~ r,cciin,, al I'm Eo-t; ~
Conrn "a nr, fhe III 5f Msrt ns = II, r,s,aGi.tct
uroIl The Termination of thr prescnf Tnn-Tess
Ibia n, p,opostfio. is met wifi renersi nrccnisnco
and tie iierubicau ruembcrs reneraitE ar nncI.
stood to bc IN taTor If It. IN ihe nrr;rn. 4or.ar
Of Congress. cs indicated hy th.. mrrorrs sS.csar
o,:iyet thrrc i i1ftie t,outi hat snrh IoM
be missed briorr thc f1rn,iu.iinn ~ 1hn sa.s,
The Henuh51con r,emhcrs aIm1".a ,,f,1c hn;,a -
an amseabc arrangement u the diIical,,e! bc. ~
r.crn .snrrrcs. nni ftr rr,D II id".t "e att4es oe
s"'ea wrMn1T nI" ~ roryn.T1cs
The rrnor,e to the cticrf thst t.,e fres5cr+ ~.
disrnsed 70 max. rrnncsa;rns r,ie",,.,a wa ee