The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-01


wAszncros, Dec. 81, 1894
The Recenstructien Quession.
Mr. Ashley, Chairman OF the House Committee
Territories has remained in this city during present
recess attending to committee business He has pro-
pared BILL 70 be reported the reassembing OF Con-
gress having in view the reorganization cf the Southern
States, not however, remanding them 10 q territorial
condition. bus recognizing present arrangements until
conventions be called 70 remodel the respective
State governments
FinancSal Qseseisas.
has bssn asesrained positively that the COMMITTEES
ON Banking and Currency will report the House upon
is resembling against any further increase q The
cunsncy beyond The amount already Issued. Upon
this subject the committee, In voting recently.
stood seven against inhation and two tn favor.
There viii DO . test vote the House very
sfsr rsasssmbhns upon this question: which VIII
decide irf the present ssisn, lsass almost
tainty.
The novsnsn insasarGsa ssaiass sbs ssGiouss hank
IND syusm,s % DO vigorously psvsseutsd
Execusivs PaPAsas.
The ATTORNEY General has just completed and ssas =
No Presidents fR tsansnsson 70 Pho Hoass Of Rerss-
sssasivss III q The Generals. nsmbsrs of consrs.,
Cabinet oaosz3 end other oAhcas e high rank h mo
confederate ssyvcs Who have bean pssdonsd undsf The
amnesty procIanssSsn Of Av -, 1885, The iss contains
between two and three hundysd names and In
ton with each nae stated ths exception Of the pro
cIamalion under which the came the names of
persons recommending his pardon and hs dsts Of ssua
rhs lumber OF persons recommending ssch pardon 70
between and nnsen. In the case Of william Akes
Ex-Governor Of Carolina The list Of rscommenda
lions reaches three hundred, and Geo. A. Trenhelms
who was Secretary Of she rebel Treasury has nearly
thousand names appended his petition list Of ait
the persons who have received pardons will bo made
out soon after the convention Of Congress- and whom
THAI completed the House will have received the in
foruaton In regard 70 the cemency which has been
extended BY the President 10 repentant rebels.
New Year Receptions.
The President gives the Usual Now Year reception a.
the Executive Mansion, Commissioner B. B. French,
honors OF presentation
Secretaries Stanton and McCulioch Attorney General
Speed, General Grant, ex-Supsrntendent Kennedy and
other prominent citizens will receive at their private
residences
On account Of the death OF his daughter Score
tsFy Seward will not ca,A. II will be the same
with Secretary weIles In consequence Of the melancholy
death OF nephew Captain Robert G. welles in Hartford.
Conn.
The Fashionable season.
The fashionable season is fairly inaucurated. Cards
for receptions, assemblies and parties about to b
issued by the Cabinet and foreign Ministers members Of
Congress and cur leading citizens, TO commence imme
diaely after the first reception of the President which
takes place Tomorrow
This evening the lovers Of music and dancing
joying themselves at the grand Masonic ball and at
several private parties given by prominent citizens Of
Washington.
Colonel J. G. Kretschmar and Madame c. Y. Krctsch-
entertained q number Of friends their residence
this evening.
The announcement that Lieutenant General Sherman
was in tho city - r~omaAurs- He will however, arrive
here o few days. after a brief soourn In s. Ioais
where he now Ia.
Senator r A. McDougal, Of California, has entirely
recovered from his Aness has returned 70.
this city
Captain Richard W. Meade, United States Navy, II
still convalsscing and hopes entertained that
will II expected that ne will be able ride
out in few days, and Secretary Seward has kindly
placed his carriage u Captain Meade's service.
SIei8hinx In Washington.
For the FIRST time IN the memory OF middle aged
resident tho sleigh bells heard merry ringing
Pennsylvania this New Years eve. Snow
commenced falling about this morning, and Con-
tnued with brief intervals Of sset TO fall until lass
hour this evening The consequences Is thas great
psctatons indagod In of seighing Tomorrow which
win DO novelty in New Years visitatons in wash
ington.
The Indian. Mass~crc ar Fort PhR. X earnsy.
The Commissioner q Indian Affairs has received the
following ,telsgram.--
FoRr LARAMIE, Dee a. 1S0a
Hon. LEWIS BoGy, Commissioner Of lndiaA Aian:--
An Indisu arrived from Tongue river reports that .
large party OF Menaecojous Butes, 0gsaaallas Grown
UnkapharpAs, Blaekfeet and sausaracls lsls Tongue
river, the 18th inst, for Fort Philip Kearne1. ana
the ed the indians discovered near the fort.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Tstternan Captain Brown
and Lieutenant Granmond, with ninety ENLISTED men,
left the fort 70 give them battle Nothing was
heard from them until party sent out from the fort
found them at adsance Of four miles, al lying dead.
Colonel Fetteruan his entire commaAA having beea
massacrsd by the Indians.
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