New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.
THE VACANT OPFIcEs-NATToEAL MILITARY Asyit-M-Ynl
SOUTHERN RAILRoADs-PERsOEAL-
BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUsK

venience and trOuble to a large number OF people
throughout the country, and il is the impressions
here, among leading men, that it will, at the next
session, be materially amended or altogether re-
pealed. Vacancies ia offices, occurring during tho
session of the Senate which were not filled by cons
rmatiOns, will remain vacant until the next session
of Congress which it is generally conceded will nod
occur before December One of the greatest sources
of inconvenience arising from this fact will be in td
Post Office Department. and steps have already been
taken which will prove extremely oppressive in vs
Gus localities. The Postmaster-Gereral has today
telegraDhed to all the Offices not provided with Post&
masters for the names of the nearest offices having
responsible head with the view Of dscOntinuing thd
former until such time they can legally resume
their existence by the appointment of PostmastersS
The number of such is greater than supposed. These
circumstances, far known, will not interfefo
with any of the Revenue Offices.
Secretary Seward, accompanied by his Private Sees
retary. left tonight for his home at Auburn. IL III
rumOred that he intends to mako speech Oh thd
political situation of the country during bis staY
in tha tcity.
Gen. Ord had an extended interview with tho
President to-day and left the city tonight TO assuno
his new command. The fact of his visit here has
been withheld from the public. lie will proceed III
once to the registration of his district under tho
Reconstruction law
About q dozen Senators are still in the city, ,ler
tanned by the consideration Of the Registers under
the Bankrupt law. Five were in the Office Of the
United States Marshal at time to-day. looking
after these appointments. Senator Wade left this
evening for home preparatory TO starting on tho
trip to the Indian country, TO participate in the
buffalo hunt to occur in June. Senator'S Morton and
Howe viii leave this city tomorrow evening, and
Senator Morgan will follow on Wednesday
The following circular has been issued and ex.
plains itself
The Board Of Managers Of the National Asylum for Disc
abled Volunteer Soldiers give notice that they now
prepared to receive benefeares into either branches
Central Asy um Columbus Ohio Volunteer soldiers
admitted upon application by letter to either Of the
the applicant andif duly qualified transportation viii
be furnished him The requirements are First Any
Disability by wounds received or sickness contracted iu
oT other the sufficient a cause ef furnished Ss
direction Of tho Manager to whom application is made.
having disabled soldiers subsstng upon private benef1
are respectfully urged TO report such cases.t9
disabled soldiers OF the nation should be supported by
private or public charity Soldiers are especially in-
houses, but homes where subsistence care education,
gSd h2 & ana ~ Se nsd f "te
be paid from the Orfetures and fines OF deseels oIs
button 5y the bounyjnmpers and bad soldiers 10 tle
brave and deserving, and is their right. soldielS
are not required to ve up their pensions upon coming
the Asylum. Other soldiers required to assign theiH
mined by the Board suitable Compensation viii boz
Wi insure the Sndes treatment Wives and children
will not be cared for at the Asylum until after the sode
by steadiness that taking his family in
charge will his expenses to the Asylum aboNa
provision will hereafter be made. BENZ; F: BUTLER.
President OF the Board Of Managers.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
The CHIEF,JUsTlCE,
! The SECRETARY OF WAR, ex o1efis
R President. Lowell. MASS.
| MajorGen JOHN II. MARTINDALE, Senior Vice-PresiS
ecrsagy Jr.. rs
GOV. RICHARD ]. OGLEsBY, Springfield, III
GOV. FREDERICK sMYTH, Manchester, n ID.
DR.. ERAsrus i: WoLcoTr, Mlwsnkee M Wis
The Rev. HORACE g. STEBBISs, San Francisco, Cal.
The Soldiers and Sailors Union of this city, eoni-
posed of both whites and blacks, this evening ten
dered to Col John ". Foney farewell serenade-
Col Forney leaves here tomorrow for Philadelphia,
thence to New-York, from which point he will saiL
for Europe in the steamer Scotia about the first on
May.
The Democratic and Conservative City Conyen-
ton tonight nominated Frank Nerhaney for Col-
lector, s. L. Douglas for Register, and William For-
syth for Surveyor. The two last named are the pfes~
ent mcumbsnts.
Acting Quartermaster-General Rucker has issued
an order, reminding the officers of the Department.
that large number of railroad companies are in-
debted to the Government for materials puichased
on credit By the terms of purchase the Government
| is to withhold payment of all mail transportation
due to these roads, and apply the same III extln-
guishment of their debt. Orders issued accord
ingly Indebted railroad companies are required to
present their accounts 10 the Quartermaster charged
with the collection of their debt, and other Officer
will make payment TO indebted roads. The foow-
ing are the officers at present assigned to this dutyt
Brevet-Col J. +. Crilly, A. Q. NJ U. s. A., Washing
ton. D. c., for indebted railroads in the Atlantic
States; Brevet Brig.-Gen. C.. G. Sawtelle q. NJ.
L. s. A. New Orleans, La for indebted roads III tho
Gulf States Brevet Leut-Col. s. X. Hammill,
A. O. NJ, U. S. Yols LOUISVILLE KY. for all other in-
debted railroads.
The following are the railroad companies mdebtef
to the United States for purchases OF military rail-
road property:
Memphis Clarksville and Louisville; Wills Valley,
Edgefield and Kentucky; Macon and Brunswiek mont
gomery and West Point; Rome, Memphis and Ohlos,
Alabama and Florida East Tennessee and Georgla''
Nashville and Chattanooga; Tennessee and Alabama
Central Mobile and Ohio; Memphis and Charles,
ton; Alabama aud Tennessee River; alsss-
and Ohio; Nashville and Decatur; western
and Atlantic; Central Southern NewOrleans Jackson,
and Great Northern East Tennessee and Virginia. Nas
and Alabama; ssima and Meridian Virginia aud Ten
nessee; Wilmington and Weldon; Atlantic and North
Carolina Western North Carolina Petersburgh vr-
gnia Central Orange and Alexandra; Aexandr1a Lon
Opiousas and Great Western; McMihnyille ana Man.
chester; Mississippi and Tennessee; san AntOnla ass
Mexican Gulf Memphis and Little Rock; knoANHie ana
Kentucky; Norfolk and Petersburg