The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-06

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The Premature Publication of the Presidents
Message.
Tho premature publication OF the Presidents Message
seems 10 continue sensat, here An Official nves-
tigaton Is going on, but thus little information
has boen obtained The sae OF the Message the dn
ferent newspapers has been fixed upon correspondent
Of Boston Journal but the person who sold tho Mes
sage 20 The correspondent has yet been discovered
Il said to-day that the expedency of excluding all
correspondents and reporters Of the press from the
Whl.e House and the departments Is under con-
sderatIon.
The President Among the Sunday School
Scholars.
large number OF the teachers and scholars OF the
Sunday School Convention OF Maryland and the District
oil Columbia now in session here, paid visit to the
Presdeai today. The President, in replying TO the
presentation speeches. expressed his satisfaction at meet
ing such body Of phlanthropc ladies and gentlemen
and the smiling little Ones and assured those present
that he fet deeply the welfare Of the grand and good
ohecs Of the Convention, and wished for it all the pros
perdy and success II deserved.
The Testimony the Impeachment of the
President.
Numerous applications have been made to tho men,
bes OF the House OF Representatives, for copies OF the
testimony IN relation to tho impeachment OF the Pres-
dent but the demand cannot be met extra copies
have been ordered DO printed but only sufficient
number to supply each member with copy only.
Contraction Of Legal blenders.
There Is authority for stating that there win be
contraction of legal tenders during tho month of De-
cember
Pardons by the President.
Tho President signed warrants of pardon for Feather
stone Dunleavy and Collins, OF New York, on Monday
last who were convicted in New York in 1861 OF
der on the high and sentenced to be hanged. Mr.
Lincoln subsequently commuted the death sentence
granted on the recommendation Of all tho New York
Senator's and members OF Congress- the United States
Attorney, Marshal Murray and number OF Others also
in consideration Of the good behavior of the prisoners
during confinement II will be remembered that the
trial Of this disclosed that the three prisoners shipped
at Liverpool, England, in the ship General Parkhli,
for voyage to New York. but when the vessel got
TO the captain his intention Of running
his cargo into the bockadcd port of Charleston The
three prisoners showed signs OF dissatisfaction at tho
ception imposed upon them, and several
sons badly III treated by the captain ana other officers
OF the vessels. on occasion they assaed by
the captain mates and steward, with Delaying pins upon
which The prisoners defended themselves, and during
the melee tho captain stabbed, the wound causing
instant death. On the trial it not proved which OF
the three inflicted the death wound but it clearly
shown that II was done by Of the three The prs-
oners have been confined at Sing Sing.
The Army Estimates.
The order issued from War Department slnce the
date which the estimates for the military service for
the fiscal ending June so, 1862 prepared and
sent to the Treasury Department, made these estimates
that General Grant transmitted the others to
Congress to be considered lieu OF them, under the
head OF "Army Appropriations The estimated amount
required So, o3e, 1884, but is now reduced to
ss7, 1872, which is caused by suspeading enlist.
mcns until the army brought TO its authorized mini
mum strength at which Is proposed to keep IT,
Tho letter OF the Chief Of Engineers explains the de-
In his estimates for foriicaous &c. surveys OF
the Northern and Northwestern lakes purchase and
repair OF Instruments to $685. 500 from s2507, 00o
which sum includes So 245 600 for Notifications &C.
and s2f2 600 for surveys Of the Northern and North
western lakes and $4,000 for tho purchase and repair
or instruments Tho result Of all this Is aggregate
reduction Of SIS s42 in the estimates the military
service for the next fiscal year.
Postpomem nj Of the Sale Of the Dismal swamp
Canal.
The sale OF tho interest OF the United States in
the Dismal Swamp Canal, which has been ad-
vortised to take place at the Treasury Depart
ment the 9th OF December, has becn post
poned by the Secretary until the "a OF January next
Tho stock to DO then sold consists OF eight hundred
shares, constituting nearly onchalf OF the whole capital
stock Of the canal.
Attorney General Sanbery has had under considcra.
tion for time the question whether the govern
ment holds possession Of Harpefs Ferry in fee simple
merely trust for tho specific use OF armory and
no other He s'ys, in official communication, that
the trust uso declared In favor OF the United States
is not confined to any specific purpose or OBJ.
jsct The government has had absolute and un.
disturbed use and possession OF the property
for seventy years, and there is doubt,
on examination Of tho statute Of Virginia, that It has
perfect tile The question raised by the descend.
OF the original propreors tha the property reverted
to them owing to the United States abandoning tho pro-
opinion Of the Attorney General was rendered.
statistics OF manufacturers.
Assistant assessors OF internal revenue requested
by the Director Of the Bureau OF statistics TO forward
ss 81 all the manufacturers 10 the country after the
Of tho annual list in May last The re-
quest was complied with, aud sufficient returns have
been received to begin the work OF taDulation. new
division has been organized In the Treasury Department
for this purpose and three the Internal Rovc.
building have been devoted TO its This division
win consolidate the from and mako up
a complete exposition OF the products OF our manu-.
factories
The Health of General Steadman.
report prevailed last night that General sleadman
WAS stricken With sppopexy yesterday aud there
fore very VI. THIS however, not tho Gaze The
General had attack OF vertigo, but this morning
the stree, and IN cheerful spirits.
Army Assignments.
Brevct Major General y. C. Buchanan has been
ordered 10 report TO General Hancock TO command tho
Subdsirct 81 Louisiana and 10 Assistant Commissioner
Of the Frcedncns Bureau He assigned to duty
cordns 70 his hrevet rank. rrevet Major T. Murphy,
resred, has been ordered to report TO General scho-
Geld.
Lnie OF the Bark BENJAMIN Franklin at Fan
xu0ar.s
Orr Vice Consul at Zanzaear reports the condsmna.
ton aud sale q tho whaling bark Benjamin Franklin OF
Now Bedford, she having a reef, from which
was greatly damaged. rweu;y-ons Of her crew were
lcfl on the hands q the Vice Consul.
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