The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-27

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General Grant has broken IN upon was adopted during
the TO facilitate the Transaction OF BUSINESS and
limited to period which has long slncs expired
The business dmuished to such an extent that
the system OF divisions has proved more hindraace
than otherwise and IL d new proposed 10 merge Two
more divisions into one and tnus cut down the num-
bsr Of officers In charge
The following regulations from the War Department.
have been promulgated In General Orders No. 49, from
the headquarters OF the army
ApJurAsr GESERAL's 0yyIcs WASHINGTON,
Cndsr twsnty-niae Of the ace approved July ~
do not apply 10 officers holding con missions IN the
regular army except that their volunteer rank shs be
entered upon The a VIII 30
any other than the title attached 70 his inea OF brsvse
rank 10 the regular srmy and no oniesr WIN wear any
grade In the same.
Investigation Of the Affairs Of the Treasury
Department..
II 10 understood that the Congressional Committee on
Rstrenchmsns will u - early day resume their In
vsstsston Of the ssirs Of she Treasury Department
The committee heretofore appointed BY the Secretary
have compsted their report with the testimony Of the
prn.lng and financial transactions which will b fur.
nishsd 70 the Congressional Committee. In converse
ton with friend to-day upon the subject the Secretary
said had no TO suppose that there had been IN
ovsssus on the public securities Of any description. OF
Of currency and the fact WAS stated BY him that Of no
time has Abe payment Of Ne ssmLaanua Interest been
equal to the entire amount due % the outstanding
securities.
The Richmend Civil Rishts Cass-Ysrsign Ne.
Grsss Mes knsisied e Redress Usder enc
law.
learn from Richmond this evening thai the case OF
the coored who refused first class passage On
the steamer Hastsras referred BY Lieutenant HAM
BRICK Of the Frssdmsn's Bureau In Virginia, to Uasd
States Commissioner Coahoon, for bis. dsclsien this
morning. II Is a. follows:-
Rrcxxcxp August ~. 1897
Lieutenant HANsRfoK. Trssdmen's Bureau -
have the honor 70 acknowsd . the receipt OF your
letter referring the OF Rath 70 me TO! nv &C
Rights bill II appears that coored man, citizen OF
Canada. refused nrss GLASS accommodation on the
IN my opinion the Civil Rights bill secures Justice and
equality for all psr.ons before the law; 10 Other
man In equal al po.sous but does 90. Civ. the
eoorsd man any advantagss that were not heretofore
enjoyed by the white msu; and 10 this case co'cred
is left to seek the ssmo remedy secured 10 white
similarly treated and bring sut for damages before
the cnnr.s having proper Jurisdiction am not salts
hed that criminal sctioa 10 sustained against the
officers Of the Hstter.s 10 tins ca,. a. III: Civil
Rgh,s bill applies onis to citizens OF the United States
ton 20 citizens OF foreign country. Very respectfully.
your obedlont servant,
Personal.
Secretary Seward and tho French and Spanish Minis.
ters who went on trip Yorktown aud Fortress Mon.
roe ca Friday return,d to Washington this mo~uing.
Mr. F. W. Seward Assistant Secretary OF State, hav-
ing recovered from the effects Of bis recent accident
will arrive here tonight, TO resume the duties Of bis
office.
The Dominican MESSENGER Not Yet Arrived.
Tho messenger zen. BY tho Dominican republic to
'neat for the sole of ssmans has not yet arrived
The Cholera on the Plains.
private letter. dated near Fort Hay1, Kansas, August
90 says
summer and il seems strange that II should ovor DO.
como epidemic here the CTR being 40 pure, ard go
cavalry this post wentv-cne by cholera and
TINS tsr eghty-two men in ali by that diseaso al The
post. q
The following Is official record OF the exports or
cotton during mo fscs' roar ending juno So 1867 as
compiled a, the Bureau of sta,is,lcs:-
Uplands oud island exported from all the ports OF
the United states. 6oT I37,s $40 pounis value in cur
renv as declared bv the exporters on their clssrances
500 $40 el0 The aGmixture OF sea island With the
corpsrison with the foreign statistics reveals the fact
that the cotton on arrv. abroad fully realized IN the
cotton declined SINCE ttoDcr last.
The exports OF cotton for the fiscal year ending June
go 1885, wore Including island cotton, ESQ 572 s2e
pounds. valued a, 1891 as5 22s The Director OF tho
Statistical Bureau e receiving returns showing the
average quantity OF cotton seed 10 the acre, the
ss,lsted yield OF Ia bales and the number Of
pound, counted TO the bale each locality OF
cotton groNny region of tho United S,stos. These
turns will, Is said, fusnsh complete and comprchsn
s.vo data the important subject AID VIII DO published
oclcls,iy from she u rssu OF Statistics.
New Pstenss.
For the week ending Tuesday, tbs Sd dsy OF Sep
tesnbsr 2js patents will DO issued by Commissioners
Theakor. During the past week $40 applications and
IS caveats wers 6isd.