The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-11
WASHING ON.
wAssnssrr, May 10, 1867

TIE Cabfaes In CoGDcii.
fms OHlsst oopssDssd 10 session rather longer man
suai tsaay several matters Of importance navine oeeh
49, ee.ssdeyss.on Al the members Of the cabinet
vsss present or reprssepied secretary browning
wAs = nos yet well enough 70 leave has house. was
vs,vesentsd by Judge Outs, and Postmaster General
man Who 700 upwe to-day 70 attend 10 his duties
- reprseesled by his srss assistant g. John b l.
.Ghianey
asssrpeys Can Have NO Iaseress In Pardons.
kome time ago the Acting Secretary OF State Mr..
,a>vard addressed . letter 10 Randall Hunt at New
Hs,sans informing him. in reply 10 an inquiry, that the
department. cannot recognize either indirectly or by I'm
,pacalcn attorneys interest IN pardon. Another
ssssI NJ Stewards has also joss been nads public
addressed 70 citizen Of Alabama which he says:
~TAe government has no ofcer in Its employment who
b authorized 10 procure pardons make charge for
doing me same In addition 10 the above reply was
sAas 70 W. ". Downs. OF Texas, - folows:-
AR:-Your letter Of The 9oth nlumo stating that the
vssSsid ~ John crOxioO IN default Of the paynsns
- the SUM OF $500 70 received In reply have 10 in
po1son 70 collect fsss Tor prosnriss rsssoss dapIi
cate ee.awite cAclosea, which w, ansssr alshs par
posea 81 ths original. - u5 '.a7ssst s
Army ASpstasess Net RsasA Essn.
- following named psrsens, appanssa ~ positions
Va army are no,iAea thss their aesspssssss ere
v6sssvsa BY sAs Atsdsass osnss on u ssfoss Nay
-, 1901, their appointments viii be oAncelsd--
OoHHscncuE Captain y. W. Whitaker Seventh regi-
neas United States cavalry, late Lieutenant Colonel
InMon Lieussnass N. q. Burweli, Thirty ninth
$1,000 ested States n.n,ry late lieutenant Colonel
Vs, H.. NU seNOne tsa,snin'
sAay sss sHtenant Colonel Fifsteth Illinois volun-
- ussS s..sss s"anr, aol Iss
my second Illinois Volunteers Second Lieutenant r.
g. 5ssTsDs .1sa ::' IN
6AHA-Secoud Lieutenant Alexander A. Rice,
1s.y.0s. regiment United States nfan,ry late Captain
1no Assistant AdjatAns General formerly OF Seventy
n1sa1nvarn Captain Hora,io Jenkins Jr, Tenth
1eGnent United States cavalry, late Colonel Fourth
sasss Ussss sss.s cavalry. a.s captain s%
nssdricI, Tenth r.sinsns United States savay isss
sssosd Lieutenant in Fourth Massachusetts cavalry.
naA regiment United Stasss infantry lsse Colonel First
ASeA,ean light artillery.
TIE Naval Observatory.
Commodore B. y. sands has been appointed SuperiB.
1s.ssns Of The Nsya, Observatory Admiral O.
= Davis. ordered 70 command The ssash Atlantic
Squadron.
Csssressssaa Marshall Saill Lives.
Oeasvsssnan Marshall Of lIin0,s. who here at
ssaas V hss dulsss - member Of The Committee ON
M SudseiaFy. - much surprised At The Western tes-
UnnD announcing bis death 1t his home thai State
sa Affairs In Arkansas. @.
4 letter has boon received as the Freedmen Bureau
-1Ssn Brevet Major s. n. Clark, Acting Assistant In
sVscsos General under date Nay 8, 1857 Little Rock
Arb, reporting that he had inspected points on
- A5hansas river far west Fort smith At the
ssss plaee end in The vicinity there great desitu.ion
Sasueulariy among the white people. The Assistant
eDmsoner 10 taking 10 relieve The nccessi-
asssu promptly - the very slow and irregular
-efos00uDicatiou viii permit About forty miles Of the
sAy raseaa hare have been eondemueda unsafe There
AcsasAesssis ~ health aosg the ocsm OF The Bureau
- vassess ycints The supeynseBdsa, reports tho
-sAslesa asasias - Lisue Rsck.
80. Lana Omee nssaaess.
CeDoissisnsr wilson, Of the General Land ONCE he's
sssuisd 70 the Secretary OF Interior for his ap-
xssvA INST OF lands, containing sixty. three thousand
nAns bundTsd and nifty three acrss. selected FER In
-AsnssU and - 'nuring 10 the State OF Minueeoaa
rn1su Ne oct Of Congress approved July and Is 1896
- 80 10 the construction Of the Southern Mnnssosa
1a1saA. running frOn the town Of Houston, through
1sssass. Fillmore, Mower, Fresbon and rairbauk
-ssuossa 70 the wssssrn boundary Of The Stale The
aaAsnnssy Aads were granted on ,hs recspt Of tho
Seats Of The Governor Of HE State ihss ten miles Of
- sailvcsa hsd been completed from Housoa 10 Rush
80. oe a
Asa. joseph 8 Wilson. Com.iss.ssss Of he General
1Ana Once has received partial surveys Of
- Great and Little OsAss lands In Kansas The work
Aeasasts Of twenty-five whole and fractional townshIps
ss6ss Ne provisions Of the nrst article OF the treaty
sssn whole and functional townships Of the lands coded
- truss 70 The United states BY she second article Of the
aScvs nAnsd treaty The rveys area OF seven
hundred and tfyour thousand i've hundred and eight
acssa ne lands sold by the Isdians undsr the nrss
asssses win be dispesed OF the advantageous
s0s for cash. The treaty nahss stpuatioas regard
- We railroad. but pre- smption claim or
hs0sssssd sssusmsst 10 recognised after the date
- Tie treaty, except 70 certain persons -
49, -
n ssasd lands In when entirely surveyed viii be
Assd Of u ~ per ssrs under sach rules asd reg
slaaisss = may b prserssa W the Secretary Of the
Inssssos
- Ohssf CssrAsABp ~ shs Asrieshssal ne
~ pssisisa Of Chief Clerk Of Ne Agricultural De-
Dsao0a - yea been nlIed. Since shs rsmovsI Of
0sla onssf CasfA ~. A. C Whitaker be- sssn scsiag
= uA0psssv. Mr. Newton. son Of NE comn,ssiessr,
- pslsvsd from the ehsys Il the sxpsyimensai
0peo8tw assignment 10 dssy 10 the Cenaissssnsris
sesn. and not, has been stated appointed chief
GaA.
Head Blseks for ssldsevs' Graves.
ne Beard 81 Omcsrs appointed BY The Secretary Of
Ws - sssAsS NE subject Of providing head blocks FOR
- Usvs Of ihs soldiers buried in the national Gene.
ssEiss. ssop'sssd ~ sbou yesterday afternoon. The
Bsasa sscsnnssAs the adoption Of the galvanized iron
ssess - Ne model selected BY The uansrmassr Gen.
0ral n taS.es = pyramdal In shape about one foot
- hstshs A. feursea inches IN width On the Top, m
sassa ssssh psassss 10 Inscribed che rank name regi
Dsa1 company cd Aass Of death q the soldier The
ssas eostaiss the nsnbW Of the grave.
Army AssaUuwesss.
General Shsri1aa cemnasdsss The FfIh military dis
Erica Ne - issA aasssscsd thai Major J. w. Todd
- bees assigned 10 duty chisf a ordnsscs OF the
6iseEssA relieving Brsvss Major A. n Dumngton
ossssal rops eonnapdng The Third military dis
AN n "A inna MAJ
nsssns has bsss appointed General Inspector OF Regis
srassss asd Chief Of the Bsrssu Of Civil Affairs In that
essrssA ssd Brsvss Cassain c. " Rockwell has been sp
pointed Chbsf Ordnance Omcer.
Bsnsrs - the Rebel Dead.
The ladies Of the Memorial Association Of spetiayI