The New York herald., 1867-08-05
WASHINGTON.
WARRINGTON. August 4. 1857, |
IL 80 O'Clock p. n.

~AS AoPVts W ouy oushouHS SouSo ~
Is known that Mr. Stanton has become difficulty block
to Mr. johnson, Of which it would please him TO bs
iisved.
ReRtstration Of Voters In South Car0llua.
Registration is 10 commence Immediately 10 South
Carolina In accordance with the order dated August
l. by Major General Sickles, post commanders are 70
be superntendents Of registration within their respec-
Give commands exercising in addition 10 the functions
specially conferred q general supervisory authority
looking 10 tho faithful execution OF the several Recon
structon acts, the maintenance Of order and the pro-
lection OF political rights They will suspend registers
for maIfeasance in Office, neglect OF duty or
incompstency, and promptly report their action,
with the reasons therefor to the commanding general
The regulations against persons endeavorng
TO hwar the right Of registration the offence being pun.
ishablo by the post commandant Offences perpetrated
by whe persons disguised blacks OF frequent
currence; therefore, the attention OF all the authorities,
civil and military is directed to this device as ono
adopted TO escape detection and cast unmerted OBJ
loquy upon the coiored people In all cases where
resort thereto shall be shown the fact will be taken into
consideration as aggravating the offence.
Tho Recomm endation for Communication of
the Sentence of Mrs. Surratt.
Judge Perrepont his address to the jury yesterday,
sad:-" When it was suggested by some of the M
bers Of the military commission that In consequence Of
the age and sex Of Mrs. Surrat it might possibly be
right to change her sentence to imprisonment for lfe
the President signed the warrant for her DEATH with the
paper right before his eyes" Judge Pierrepont must
have been misnformed the President was not
aware until two months ago. through private source
that any one OF the members Of the military COM
mittee joined in a recommendation and suggestion that
the sentence Of death passed upon Mrs. surran be
muted to imprisonment This information privately
gwen to him before the of the trial Of
John H. surratt. He then denied he Denies that
the recommendation suggestion officially
brought to his attention The approach TO
contained in Judge Perreponts speech Of Saturday.
The Collector of the Port of New Orleans.
paragraph has been published in this city, and tele-
graphed hence, that President johnson has decided
remove Mr.. Kellogg the Collector OF the Port OF New
Orleans, and has directed Secretary McCuoch to issue
the necessary order There is the best authority for
giving to thus statement positive contradiction.
The Additional Bounty Claims.
About six thousand claims for the additional bounty
were paid during last week at the Division Of Referred
Claims Pay Department During the last six months this
division Of the Pay Department has settled tho above
named cass OF claims at the rate Of twelve thousand per
month and at the present there are but one hun
dred and een thousand Of these claims s awaiting
action II is expected that all the claims now on Gle in
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Of Referred Claims for settlement by the middle of next
month as the clerical force employed in this duty
has been increased by large number Of clerks who
have been during the war engaged in the examining
division Of the Pay Department, which discontinued
the 1s instant and have been assigned TO duty in the
bounty division 10 facilitate tho settlement OF these
claims
The North Carolina General Assembly.
The General Assembly Of North Carolina couvenes In
Raleigh the third Monday Of this mouth The Char
lotto Democrat advises the members not to attend and
thus expense 10 the treasury OF dollars per diem
for each member, as conceves they do but very
little good in return for their pay The Sentinel recon-
mends that all the members should be promptly in their
seats on the day agreed upon. They then adjourn
sns die II there should be business before the body
II considers that every should be bis post unless
General sicklos prohibits the assembling
Alleged Abduction in North Carolina by Order
OF Governor Br0wnlow Of Tennessee.
The Winston IN. C) Sentinel states that day last
week party Of men from Tennessee claiming belong
to Browniow's militia made q raid into Wilkes county
NJ c. and arrested and carried OF young man by the
name Of WAGNER Wagner Is q native Of johnson
county, Teun., and at the commencement OF the war
joined the First North Carolina cavalry and did not
visit his homo during the struggle and since tho war;
being afraid 10 return home, he settled in wilkes
county, and recently married. The men who carried
him on told him they were acting under authority OF
Brownlow and that be had also offered $a00 reward
for him. The csptors placed guard OF two men, one
each side OF him, and then placed rear guard over
him, with instructions 10 Ore of gun on the approach
OF any one that had the appearance Of pursuit. and the
firing Of the gun was the signal the guards near wag
oners person TO kill him. When the party was approach.
ing Tsyorsvillo the guard stopped at branch 10
drink fell roaY aon hirfv foxfvv Dc
Wagner conceived this TO be the best and last chance TO
escape. He suddenly struck one OF his guards and
knocked him OF steep embankmcnt and Immediately
struck the other and darted into the woods BY this
time the attention Of the whole party was drawn TO him.
and they nred voley after him, but his person was
not touched although several balls passed through his
clothing. He got safely back to Wilkes after three
days.
survey of the Public Lands In Nevada and
New Mexico.
Commissioner Wilson, OF the General Land once has
just received returns from the Surveyor General Of
Nevada showing that tina, officer has entered into con-
tract for the survey Of the Reese River Guide Meridian
the nr second and third standard parallels north each
between ranges forty ons to forynve, inclusive and
the township lines between the third and fourth stand
ard parallels north, through ranges forywo and forty
three cast Of the Mount Dable Meridian ThSss conts-
plated surveys are situated 10 Nye and Lander counties
between tho hry-eight and forteth degrees OF north
latitude. and the one hundred and sixteenth and one
hundred and seventssnth degrees Of longitude from
The following mining districts fall within
The limits Of the proposed survey Mount Hope Reese
liver, Simpsons Park, Smoky Valley and Big Canon
The Commissioner has also received advicss from
santa Fe New Mexico stating that the Surveyor General
has contracted for the survey Of eight townships en-
'racing an area Of about hundred and eighty nve
housand acrsa The lands situated in the south.
western portion Of the Territory, in Messa county In
he vicinity Of Mmbrss river and between the third ana
ourth correction lines south There settlements or
mines In each Of the townships TO bs subcvdod under
his contract the principal OF which are Movry CITY.
limos Altos Santa Rita and Hanover Copper Mines. Fort
'syard and hot spring, grea. natural Curiosity sl.o
al within the limits Of this survey.