New-York tribune., 1867-09-24
VOL. XVII. NO S,255.
WASHINGTON.

oSN. .',,,,r~5r op THE ELECTIONS IN THE SOUIh-
rRN sTATES-GEN. SHERIDAN to vs. VS. r,rC
ADELPHIA TO-MoRRow-GEN. III eTr1ypNS pE
TION 0RDER-rHE Hun ihH
PORTED DYING
" w,sHINGroN Monday, Sept 49, 1867
The disparch in this correspondence OF YESTERDAY OO
n,ng the anticipated postponement OF the elecionS III
che south was Official coming from fresue"' 'o""'o"
-, or ipnuIrv at Gen. Grants headquarters 'o
aav Ilearn that Gen. Grant has not yet had any 0or
resnondence with the military commanders on 'he SUI
,act of postponng the elections and suggesting ""l
som day for the election in all the southern
pta,os According to the President, ne an"
go Grant had agreed that such a course
hn,a he taken but although this alleged uhuer-
standing has been existing for several days, ue "I"n'
has as vet taken steps in the matter ana IS so"
ont economically from the War Department that nc WIN
do nothing in the matter neither in the way OF orus
or suggesting but will leave everything WIN 'e iiu'S
.ommonders themselves According to this statement OF
te situation if Mr. Johnson wants postponement nc VIII
he compeled to order it on his own responsiolnty'
Tho Lancaster papers announce that the HonIhau-
aeus stevens was lying dangerously i'll on Saturday morn
,ng This forenoon a dispatch was received by MISS
Davis he ward of MI Stevens residing at No 29 South
81 Capitol Hill dated Lancaster, o. m, OF To-Day
coptan,ng the words: "Mr. Stevens is now dying
Nothing further has been heard since concern,
ing his condition, but there seems TO DO no grouiu
for the hone that he will be able 10 rally though his
tbroneb when apparently at deaths door His disease IS
dronsy ON the chest On Monday last he took trip TO
Adams County, Pa TO visit his iron works there much
against the advice of his physicians and II Is prooaoe
that he was barely able to reach home before Des pros
trated with his apparently final illness
About o'clock to-day Senator Patterson the fres
dents scpnaw Of Tennessee and Gen. Kyle OF the same
State were conversng together in the office OF the Eoo
the former from his seat and slapped the latter
upon the face with his open hand Gen. Kyle Immediately
grabbed the Senator by the throat ana oruered MN 70
SIT down. aud in position they remained until iehds
,n,erposoa and separated them Senator Patterson said
something about shooting but in very little time after
the affair reconciliation effected and the TWO eit
the hotel amicaby.
No decision is received in the of Gen. Fitz-John
Porter whose appeal is st under the consideration OF
the Attorney General in connection with the objections
from GEN Pope who considers himself party IN the
case Persons well versed in military law md seVer
preccdcnts for granting the Board asked 1or amons
whom is Major Duane of the artillery, VINO, aiter l"o
wears exclusion from the army restored on the re-
commentator Of a Board Of Officers ordered by Pres-
dent TYLER TO report the facts and their opinion and was
soon promoted to the rank he would have held had he
not been separated FROM the army.
The business which occupied the attention M on sr
previous his leaving washington,
wasfhat to claims Of the United states against
srat Rtin oying 70 Rebel depredations and questions
growing Fenlan movements involving the condtoh
OF the prisoners in the hands OF Her Mesys Govern
The Quarter1naster- General has Just published the
"Roi of Honor" No XII containing the names OF sooIerS
who died in the defense of the American Union, Inferred
IN the National Cemeteries at Chattanooga stone RIVER
and Knoxyie tennessee rom n Te !, yerc cath
cred from hate-felds OF lower East Tennessee Ho
SSsts Within Circle Of from SO to 100 miles radius This
cemetery contains the bodies OF 7268 United oes So,
ders known. and 2,36O United States soldiers nnknOwn,
Of which $3.50 white and 77s eoored inc & stones ah
batfleed and the surrounding country 1t contains the
remains OF 3272 United States soldiers known ana OF
The cemetery at Knoxville contains S9i bodies COM
psing those who feH at the battle OF kGxviie and az
md subsequently during the military occupation OF tht
city. The small cemetery on burial ground OF Hazehs
brigade is located on tile battlefield Of stone Riyer
about onefourth Of mile west from the Nau9na Cee
by substantial wall laid ia cement The report OF
Major Whitman, IN charge OF the Nauoha SeinetHs 49,
and Moruary Record shows that great care has Deen
taken to properly lay out the grounds MhcIe h
demanded avenues they nave nave % ge1 ba Gecrgnned tle
form and OF the sections. IL has given lnaIhe9 u
vduality to each has allowed well-sustained unity
expression the whole, nature has nowhere peen
opposed Major Whitman says the evils Iesuitig IRON ia
iDexperience in the conduct OF the late "r @ 5u
all departments are just beginning 10 deVelop tHe %
selves in OF the Records of the dead now oIe
times hopelessy lost past correction DOuDtles III
many instances the mOrtuary records were negecte OF
left Incomplete the influence Of circumstance be-
vond tbe control Of the charge but often from
inexperience and want Of forethought and someunes
In some large number OF interments were Maae
by contractors and the records ana gray nd many
buras been made by troops Oh detached OF
on march, and these things account or 'he ueceH!
Numerous letters are daily received at the Treasury
cents whether any premium is allowed upon them par
ticulary those Of 1851 &c 1t appears hat dealers III
various parts Of the country have accumulated SO many
of this description that II is an interesting question WIN
that class dispose of them 1t was In yleE OF re-
uong quantity of cents In crculatlon anu Oh oDi
ing partial supply OF nickel In Io It M t the
Director OF the United states Mint was o e
secretary of the Treasury, some time ago. 10 PuresS
the nickel cents paying the nominal value IN three ana
fire cent nickel pieces This was commenced on me lo1h
OF June, and is continued under the following rules
sending bringing the nickel cents M receive eeuc.te
Of the weg thereof @ the aabe in three rave cent pieces
eestssaies VII Be pad az % d n =: & ss % % G W % E mentioned which
are readily By the oo and 'Ie and by the dates 1851 to l
weight No 10, 10 Poauds fraction Of Pouad will be re-
osys and no spoiled SoSu 81 m os sa stss @ Of 1 reeoe.
pieces Of go and tie 6ye-eeat cons IN sums Of % or upwsrd
L. nv pr accessible By railroad abosi M be PAID y the Matt
bs the nickel cents the Mint must be pa
o 's Vii be revoked is found that the issue
likely become 100 large or that The abatement
VI feeBts $ sufficient
Henry r. Idnderman, Director OF the Mint at Philade
pha, says The public may be assured th9 none Oh t1e
biect OF this operation is 10 public benefit In
all eases the address must accompany tne
Frazier Trenholm n Co. have been attending at wash
ingtOn for time past with nope oI mahns s"a s
disposition OF that litigation. Mr. Cushing, cOuiseI iO
the United States this evening entertained inc eouhsci
ON both sides with dinner. . ,eo
number that butchers whose sales do not exceed $1,000
annually and butchers who sell butchers meat eXclu
siyely y themselves or agents travelling from place are
subject 10 special tax s. This is Butchers
who sell butchers meat exclusively by themselves OF
agents rayeng from place 70 place aud not from any
paragraph 36 No special tax whatever imposed upon
n butcher whose annual sales do not exceed Sl,OW
rheber he sells from shop or stand travelling from
place place Section 80; Bnt II h: sales arc made
cred meat exclusively he will be Liable as peddler
nDder section 10, paragraph S2'
THE LOYAL GENERALS.
sERRSADEs TO GEMS. SHERIDAN, sIcKLEs AND
Il T.