The New York herald., 1867-09-26

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 1867,
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The Generals I'm Washin gton-Mrs. General
Grants Reception.
Previous to General Shsridans departure this morn
ing called General Grant, at the War Department.
where also Generals Sckles and Hancock, and
made quite long visit.
Mrs General Grant gave . reception last night in
honor of the three prominent Generals who we're then
here. Among the distinguished perscnages present
Generals sckes, Sheridan Hancock. O. O. Howard.
Hunter. Deaneld. McFaren, Hardy, Emory, Rucker,
surgeon-Genera Barnes. Coms:ock, Parker, Badeau,
and Coonels Webster and Lest; Secretaries McCui-
loch welles Minister Bacque and Secretary Judge Ad-
Holt and large number Of Others many
OF them with their ladies.
Another Serenade to General Hancock.
MajorGeneral Hancock tonight the recipient Of
another serenade; this occasion by the officers OF ths
Fifth cavalry and the Twelfth Infantry the band OF tho
latter performing the music He appeared the bal
cony OF the Metropolitan Hotel, and merely thanked
them for the compliment
General Hancock will leave Washington to- morrow
morning. stopping few hours Philadelphia to visit
his widowed mother and thence proceed to ST. Louis
He will upon his duties at New Orleans until
the subsistence Of the yellow fever This was arranged
BY General Grant through the President He may how
ever before that time establish his headquarters tenn
porarly at other place Until then General Nov
er Will be responsible for the command.
Parole Oath Required from Returning X ebcls
in the Fifth Military District.
General Mower, commanding the Fifth Military dis
rict has issued order similar to those issued in the
First Second and Fourth districts requiring all persons
subject parole the Of the surrender Of
the rebel armies who sxiled themselves from the United
States and have since returned 70 give the required
parole within thirty days from tina 10th inst
Rumored Proposed Rcsignation Of Secretary
Browning.
Rumor il in confidential circulation IN political circles
that Secretary Browning will tender his reegaa-
on Of continued III health. and that certain
words Of encouragement given by the President to Louis
, " Bogy, Of St. Louis ex.Commissoner Of Indian Az
fairs In reference to the ONCE Of Secretary Of the In
terror sucent TO account for the presence OF that
gentleman In the city at the present time.
| Acting Register Of the Treasury.
Colonel John A. Graham. Assistant Register OF the
Treasury. yesterday appointed BY the President
Acting Register until to Mr.. Colby shall b
appointed
Tie Case of DR.. Biackburn-I.efmsaI Of tho
Secretary Of state to Receive His Oath Of
Allegiance.
The following letter despatched to-day
DEPARTMENT STATE,
WARRINGTON, Sept rs 1887.
D. THrRsToN ESQ, United States Consul, Toronto On.
| sIn~Your despatch of the 18th OF September, No.
223, has been received with accompaniment which
is affidavit containing oath OF allegiance sub
scribed by S. p Blackburn, and verified bv Yourself.
remit paper your care with restore
to tn, aant assume that tho paper was made and
delivered you with view to its being fIed in this
| nation of pardon issued the 7h Of september
instant The afiast is understood to DO the
person who Is called Doctor Blackburn. Nothing
Is known by this department concerning him as having
directly indirectly participated In the atc rebellion
felony in ,hs that he conceived and put into execution
within foreign Jurisdiction plot 10 disseminate con-
tacion and pestilenco IN this and other cities OF the
suspicious market masses Of infected clothing taken
from the corpses Of persons who had died OK the yellow
fever II the tropics It not to understand how an
offence OF that character, which is deestable crime
agass. mankind, can be supposed even BY the feon
himself be entitled TO be regarded act of insr
rection, rebellion civil The Presidents procla
| obedient servant WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
The Alabama Claims.
Il Is understood that the State Department is BY 20
means Respondent about obtainna fair settlement Il
the Alabama claims although It may Be hindered and
delayed by tho death or the lamentcd SIR Frederick
Bruce.
| Orders from the War Department.
The directing Surgeon Wales TO report At Anna
polls as member Of the Examining Board has been
voked Passed Assistant Surgeon Luck appointed 10
| supply the vacancy.
order has been issued from the War Department d.
recting all carriages and spring wagons OF descrp
tou except the prescribed medical wagons and all ambu-
anoes excepting those known as the Wheeling or Rucker
pattern together with the harness used In connection
herewith which belong per,an to the Quartermas
tsrs Department to be Immediately turned into the
most convenient depot depots Of said department.
with avew to their sale public auction: and hereafter
no ambulances, carriages spring wagons win be pur
chased or manufactured excerpt order OF the War De-
| partment
| prize fight between Dan Dillon and Barney Muilea
will take place morning in Virginia, four
miles ftom Washington. large number Of the fancy
The Tobacco Tax.
Several committees OF tobacco manufacturers repro
senting the cities Of New York Philadelphia and Ba-
more waited on the Commissioner Of the Internal
enue Bureau this morning, with view TO obtaining q
modification Of his decision regarding the tax
tobacco.
| Virginia Politics.
Charles H Porter Norfolk radical arrived in Rich
mond, Va, this morning from . srumpng tour in the
Piedmont district under the auspices OF tho Congress
siona Republican Committee. He reports that he found
the negro pretty equally divided between the white
wing and the Hunnicutt-negro wing OF the republican
party.
The United States practice ship Sabine, Commander
r. b. Lowry from New London. Conn, arrived at An
| napaiols to-day. The Sabine has been ordered to
Annapolis BY the Secretary Of the Navy to have another
examination OF naval apprentices for the selection from
them Of midsnipman In July last the Sabine WAS
a the Academy for the regular annual examination, at
which twenty apprentices were examined, eleven Of
whom we're rejected and p.As passed. the sw requiring
that ten shall bs selected each ysar The Secretary
ordered the Of the vessel thai the rejected eleven
should be 70 examined and one Of them passed
The Yellow Fcver In New Orleans.
| A despatch received at the War Department from
General Mower New Orleaus reports General Graham