The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-02
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, September /, 1857, \
IL O'Clock p. NJ.

The Forthcoming Amnesty Procia nation
Toe announcement that President johnson is pre-
pairing amnesty proclamation more liberal Its
terms than that Of 2s;h OF May 1866, set the
people TO guessing Al It's probable contents BY thoee
VINO are supposed 10 know something Of Presidential
intentions, Il 10 said that all classes OF rebels will 5e
pardoned and granted full restoration of civil rights
not specifically taken away by acts OF Congress except
such as were guilty OF acts OF piracy during war
were parties TO the cruel treatment of Union prisoners
Under the last proclamation fourteen classes were ex-
empted from It's benefits including all above the rank
colonel In the army ana Lieutenant in the navy of the
rebel States and such wen, from Northern
homes to esposse the rebel cause Ny information
does from official source and therefore do
speak positively about IT, fhe President IS reserved
the subject and perhaps It is safest say that az
yet the exact provisions OF the forthcoming procama-
ton not agreed upon.
General Grants Regent Order District
Commanders.
The recent order OF General Grant, that 'ds,rict
anders will make appointments civil Office OF per-
sous who have been removed by themselves their
predecessors in command does not make new issue
between General Grant and the President There good
authority for asserting that the OF difficulties
having occurred this subject groundiess The
Reconstruction vests in the General commanding the
armies the powers conferred upon District
commanders regard TO removals and appointments
and therefore, the order General Grant considered
merely as notice advance that he would dsapprovs
Of such appointments as he indicates
Reported Removal Of Collector James. Of
Richmond.
Rumors Of the removal OF Collector Jsmes OF Rich
mond, are current here to-day. There Ave six
applicants for the position. General John e. Milford
has been recommended for by the entire mercantile
community and the choice Of the oisens in prefer
ence to any virginan who take the OATH
General Grants Dinner TO Minister Romero.
General Grant gave yesterday evening parting dinner
to Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister
The Overland Mail TO California.
The Post Office Department has directed inquiry 70 10
made respecting tho reported ab Of
mail matter by the overland mail contractor 10 tho
Of few days Special Mail Agent Clampiu will
start from Washington for the Plains with Wow 70
correct the reported delinquencies The contractor
however, denies the allegations aud promises 10 fur
nish andavits generating him from All
mail matter for the Pacific coast, II marked ''by
steamer" or 'by lsthmus," is sent overland.
Tho Cholera In Paiermo-Letter from tho
United states Consul.
The State Department has received the following let
tori
UNITED STATES CONSULATE ,
PALERMO August Q, 1867
The cholera has OF q sudden become epidemic in this
city and taken very alarming proportions On the slst
Of July up to the time Of mailing my last despAtch,
cholera; but before the day they up -
twenty mine cases On the l.t August it went up sud
denly to two hundred and eighty Ave cases. and IL has
kept thus up TO date averaging from hundred and
nfty to three hundred daily The lower classes
usual the greatest sufferers but II has however.
spread among the middle and the upper classes
II Is of violent and fatal than as fall for
hardly onetbrd Of the attacked have, far got
1t. The entire population Is panic stricken.
The greater part OF the wealthy families
have escaped TO the continent. The middle
class have left the city and staying In the villas
and in the suburbs and many Of the laborng cassss
have gone up the mountains and pitched fonts In
the open fields. Tho city has very mournfu aspect.
and business is almost entirely suspended. I am.
very respectfully,
L. MONTH, United States Consul.
Hen. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary OF State.