The New York herald., 1867-01-29

ne an The amount Of tax to remain - y IN Tho
rupning capacity or the st to be determined py tnc
assessor and collector Of the dstrc. The law y I'M
perfect inasmuch the inspector = now pao oy inc
dis.iller and not by the government
sub-C Cemmittees Of rhe House.
The sub-committees OF the Ways and Means on whs
hev ana Treasury accounts are folows0n whiskey.
Hon samue, Hooper Hon. Charles n. Winfield, Hon.
william b Allison; on Treasury accounts, Hon. Roscoe
Conkliug. Hon Charles h. Winfield, Hon. samuei
Hooper.
Operations Of the Freedmen's Bureau In
North Carolina.
Colonel j. v. Bomford, Acting Assistant Commissioners
Of the Freedmens Bureau Raleigh, N. c., reports to
Major General Howard, under date Of January 20, the
operations Of the Bureau in that State during the month
az Doosmbsr last He states that the more than ord
nary severity Of the cold season, together with the
dimuishsd call for labor, has caused much desttuon
and large demand upon the government has, in con-
sequenos been made for food The issue Of raons 70
destituAs whites did mot until the middle Of
The moh which ISSUE including that Of the regularly
erganissd hospitals and asylums, amounted = 1882
fun ral1sna Many Of the subdisrcts whore dsssisu-
Won psevaisd had ma bssn heard from n the end OF
he mou1A In consequence Of the difncuty Of hves-
eating in parts Of tho State, the scarcity Of
employment and prevailing desttuton has led many Of
the freed people 10 embrace opportunities - oontract
With rspossbls parties 70 90 to Tsxss. NisaiGppt
Arkansas md Tsnnsssea Some time ago orders were
received . break up the settlements along the coast =
rapidly = posaIbe without injury 10 The freedman
located there. Ths population Of Roanoke rsland has
been reducsd one-half snos September last hundred
and hfy parsons having LETT during December and more
VIII Leave - soon transportation can b obtained ~
these people have found employment In the eastesn
counties where they have locaEed This bsdng Ae
season when schools most prosperous Colonel Bon
ford reports favorable progress IN the work Of educaon
On the 3lst of December there in opesaton one
hundred and eighteen Schools with ons hundzcd and
twenty-five teachers three thousand nine hundred
end forty-oas papila Since transferring 70 the cvff
courts the authority formerly held BY the Bursau -
arrests have been made BY i oncers and but few os
Of criminal character under their notice. ~ =
which are referred 70 the proper trbunaA During he
month there were under treatment in the vasieus hospitals
In the State ens thousand and eightyone perscnA OF
this number there were ave husdred and seventy-hve
discharged and twenty-five Deaths leaving SIN under
treatment December a. 1885, four hundred and slghy
one persona At Charlotte few cases Of smallpox
appeared, but are now convalescent
Tho Navy Register.
The Navy Register for the year 1851 has just bssn is
sued II shows thst since January, 1854, twenty-nvs
vessels have bsea sold and ons the New Iroasdss A.
up League lsaad ten as New Orleans eight = Mound
City. - washingtou two q Boston and Two = En-
Francisco The entire number = vessels of al kinds
two hundred and ssvsnty-fooF. Besides Admiral FAs
ragu and vice Admiral Porter there are tan Rear Ad
miras ON the active Ast and ssventeen the retired
list A-A
The asuthsvn Pacias Railrsaa. s'
ssa Francisco company. rspFsssnted here BY MeuEA
Moss Chsnsy and Poihsmus hass purchased the south-
No. - S~eW h~H~
Shrsvspers and Marshall rsxAa TAs sans company ars
sssstat.g for the vickshars and shvep road Ninety
niles q which ID equipped and running. win tAe asa
ton Of making ene~oentinucos line iron vckssurg to
San Francisco. fss4 sss ssaf !.
Cenarnaasisn by the seSsse. s sih
The Ssnase hes coadrmsA the nonisasisn of George
Hard y b Unissd States Atorssy for the District of
So The New Five Cent Csins. oaa :
Samples Of The ave csat pscs have been received
q the Treasury Department The conAge has already
bean commenced st the Mat 70 which application for
thssn must be made. ess Assaas ... .
The D9riaI sf General JeAssesnss He0a1ns.
General Shertdazss astoa u refusing - ssssw sny~
public demonstration the remans ofGcneral Sidney
Johnston n believed 70 have besn owing in Z great
measure 70 the language that had been used BY Of
the New Orleans Journals just prior TO the opening q
Mayor Munfoes tomb lin which the remains had been
| f0m0vet Dooy
One Of those journals spoke or the deceased q shs
great and good man." ssths true and nobis charac-
ter," kc, al Of when wss no doubt regarded bsd
tasts II mot offensive tho commander Of the Gulf De-
partment, and ndiced him. a. he did, 70 thwart the
further sbuliionsof feeling that the point Of
being carrisd out
Medical stsrekeepers Of the Array.
The Secretary q War has just issued General Order
directing that hereafter medical storekeepers shall Be
entitled 10 the ssns allowance Of fuel and quarters in
kind or ccmmutson that allowed 10 military
keepers
The Alleged Dgurder or Uaie. Soldiers in
North Carolina.
Major General George n. Thomas was examined to
day before the Ipuse committee investigating ths
| der Of three Unin soldiers In North Carolina.
Decssiahs In the Sspremc Court.
es Jackson st al Intervenors appellants Amigo ct
| aL-Decrees arimed, per Justice Field.
| No 90, Unite States, appellant vs. De Lsrosnd ..
| aL--Decree reveeed. per Justice Davis.
sns.. Y s w. So
siaies.-Jndgmst ahirmsd, per Justice clifford
| No. 80, Germ and another appellants, Va the
| United staiea-lppeal dismissed.
No. 35S FIemlG. appellant, W. sculier. Motion to
No. 1872 Robins plaintiff in error, Va the city OF
| Chicago. .--Argurnt concluded.
No 12s. the Nshnstcn: Gscrxetown and Alsxandria
| Railroad Compay, plaintiffs in error, Va Sckiss OF al
No l27 10 fhaext cause
| Court or ClalWs.
Dcrsheimsr 4 the Uaited Stsses--Denurrer sus-
tanned and pefion dismissed. Opinion by Justice
Casey, Justice NJ dissenting. xn*
smith vs. thanted States Judgment for claimant
| for a. 3l4 So pinion BY Justice Earning
| Greeks W. thCnited States Judgment for claimant
| for a. 3ls Co. pinion BY Justice Mott
Eyson thGnted 6tates-CAuse argued
| Dennis vs. thInited Sates.-CAuse submitted.
| Harvey vs. thUnited States.-Subnttsd
| James Va shGnited statea Argument
i uul AsHMsTua CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1887.