The New York herald., 1866-08-03
Swarms OF Office Seekers BeSiegb "a
the President.
appointment Of . Number oiT Gus
toms of7cers.
Internal sswnss Receipts Yesterday Upwards
Of Two Million Dollars.


doors and In the anterooms Of the Wnito mouse even
greater than at any time during the scson OF Congress
To-day has been almost impossible 70 got into the ante
room because Of the throng, mot more than one In
twenty Of whom succeeded In seeing She President II
ID wonderful how The Presdeps ssanda thls constant
sge during the hot wesih Unless hs gets relaxation
soon and some szB0kifhs diversion his health must
give way Al bfeS1ht hs scarcely permitted TO leave
the Executive chamber and very seldom goes outside Of
the White House. and then only in bis carriage for
short drive.
Radical ConGre ssmen still In Washington.
Several prominent radical Congressman, including
Senator Sumner General Banks and Others still In
town Their tarrying here occasions some remarks
pecay tho exposures In relation the riot
in New Orleans General Beaks b.. msds hi.>sss CO...
spicuous IN that connection by publishing
ton in defence Of the Louisiana Convention Of 1864 and
denrncatory Of the steps taken by cy authorities
Of the State to prevent It's reassemblipg
The New Bounty Law.
The Second ANrior has issued the following iDstruc
tons ia regard to applications for bounty under the
law
In making apprat ions 70 the Second Auditor once
for the additional bsany provided fcrscertn heirs OF
deceased soldiers widows minor children or parents the
form Of application win he the same as heretofore used
Tor OF pay and bounty with the exception that
the number Of the prcyious settlement Enoua always 90
given and II should DC stated that the application -
ade 10 the additional bounty provided by the
twelfth and thirteenth sections Of act OF Congress,
chapter IFS, approved July ~, 1896"
special order from the War Department refers the
recent equalization Of bountics 70 Major Gene
raj Cnuicy United States volunteers; brcyot Major Gcno
raj Barnes Surgeon United States army, and brevet
Mnior Genera, Buchanan, Colonel OF the Firs. United
States infantry order that they may prepare and sub
NIT rules and regulations carry ou, the provisions Of
the law.
Applicants for Positions in the Army.
The rush and struggle for commissions in tho new
regiments OF regular army daily The total
number OF places created BY the bill Is not yet fully
known but OF line officers about twelve hundred and
nfty are to be appointed aou, one.aaf OF whom
be selected from late officers In consultation
on tho subject between the President, Secretary Of
War and General Grant, II has been determined TO
defer all action the appointments for reasonable
length Of time order 70 allow all aspians full time
file their applications Then printed lists Of the sppl
cations from each State and Territory will bc prepared
and submitted the Congressional delegations from
those esss and Territories for revision and recommend
Scn Upon their relufh tho selections will be made
each STATE or Territory osing allowed proportion u tho
appointments, according 70 the number Of volunteers
sent into the field during the late war II Ia suggested
that in view Of the many that be made
great deal Of feeling ind injustice viii BE- avoided By
oonning the promotions the limo 70 present or Late
l line ofncsra and in the sta6 70 staff officers
| Internal Revenue Receipts.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day wsre
| s2Soaos7.
General DslaAesd. Ckief Engineer At West
Point. Relieved.
Tho following y the order relieving Cen Dsadslds
oRSxyAL oEDEns--xo 81.
was DrAnxxgxf AnUrAsr GExsaAr's OvuoE,
WlQmssrox July 60 1855
ordred mat The cbse eSsiqssr Be and hs b. h.r.by
relieved from duty 40 InspsctoY - lbe Military Academy
wc,s Point, aud that he tam 81 books record.
and papers relating 70 the Acsdemy<o tne AdJuI.ns
Genern, Of The Army General schsSes, na " ~.
Of the Military Academy until further orders
and BY o. the President assroed 20 Soy 90
By order OF Tho Secretary of war.
T. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjuiant General
Appointments.
Tho Pres,dsn, to-day made tho following appoint
ments-
Aonrse Young Collector Of Customs for the district Of
Frcnchnens Bay. Maine; Charles II Hiidrrth, surveyor
Of Customs at Gloucester. Mass; Martin Curtis, Col
lector OF Customs nj Osweyafhe NJ Y Sylvester Bird.
salt Surveyor OF Customs At Camden, NJ j.; WIN. L.
Ashmorc, Collector OF Customs st burlington, J. ;
Edward walass, Naval 0nicer at Phladslphis: WIN ..
johnston Collector OF Customs NJ Philadelphia;
Albert sioanaker, Collector Frs, dis'ric. q Penn
rhomas Jones' Jr, Assessor Eighteenth district, Ohio;
John Atkinson, Collector q Customs, at Port Huron,
cy m Richard j. Howard, Surveyor OF Customs
Iois, No. John w. stewart Collector Of Internal Revc
OF Customs 81, Marys, VA Benz Foxwei, Surveyor
OF Customs, at Cewelinsbnrg, Nd; Henry @. Hogen,
rpsrssns nqsssg Justice ,n'd the resss Washington
Snyder Surveyor Of Customs, at eercomco Va John
Reed, Collector, Fourth distinct North Carolina: James
pobort W. King, Collector OF Customs At *, ssrys Ga
VIM o Smith, Surveyor O Customs At selma, Ala.
John II. Peterson has been appointed Postmaster al
woodstown, n. j.. vice Mr. Barton deceased
Personal.
Asstant Secretary of stas Frederick w. Seward left
town yesterday for brief for the benefit Of his
health He viii 20 TO New England and thence TO
Auburn.
The Duty Iron Manufactures.
II docs not 70 be generally undsrf,ocd by import
era that the Secretary Of tho Treasury long decided
that rails aud other manufactures OF by the Bes
rncr process lahle stool duties the said process
changing In fact the iron Into metal closely
bling In all particulars 10 defy the most expc
| rienced judges TO detect ths difference.
Pardeus and Applications for Pardon.
yory few applications for pardon being mads
10 The President Five persons 10 day received tho Exc
l cuslyr elem ancy.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
There IL good for believing that Judge Cooley
win be retained as Commissioner Of Indian Arsrs Toe
report thai he be removed Is M, well founded
The washington Mspsmens.
The Association Of the Oldest Inhabitants of tLs city
bsvp taken measures 10 stimulate contributions through
90, mo county TO complete the national w~hing,or
i monument
4 Suicide.
clerk In the Adl1tant Generals ofaoc. named Hsrr
son rosdick sho, himself this morning outbulIdnl
connected with hIs residence IN this city Tho ceceas~
was married man. bu, hsd M children. He was thirty
ono years of age Tor several was ousrtsrmasie
sergeans st CARLISLE Barracks, and subsequently hen
tenant IN the Finh regular cavalry For the past fou
years he has been employed In ths Adjutsnt Gcnerai
once Recently h purchassd riacs near ths Fired
mems village on Arlington Hsishs, and s thousht h
became despndeni accouns cf regrssns hs bargain
| The Death Of John Noes, Chief 81 the Chsrshss
l Nation.
John ro~s died mere ast night sgsd about ssvcntyGvs
yesr n was not until he signed tbs recent treaty b.
tween the Unsd sses aud the Cherokee Nation thai h
-. ,n.to~~a a, ~, forrney uFiv~c~e and aean rsr7r