The New York herald., 1867-04-15

"."s S1'pA1 springs or Dayton FOR the
- .ss.-.s. 20 asylum in Ohio An execu-
80 -4sstss 70 Aks charge Of the asylums
sdministsr out door relief was appointed
fof the year. consisting OF General Butler, Governor
Hmyth, Mr. Gunckel and General hArtindae. The ~
ports show that the number Of disabled soldiers hsyv
neither money, homes nor friends il much arsr than
was supposed, but the board arc deisrpo - mak.
full and ample provision for ALL sund s.,,mated !,
nvs mons Of dollars placed BY Congress IN their hands
Tor this purpose will enable ''aem 10 do this work fully
hcverdy Josnson Declines to Act az Counsel
Tor GcorUa In tho lnjauction Case.
NJ oconor - Friday sent to Senator johnson
guessing '0'At gentleman 70 associate himself with
counse the application in the matter Of the Georgia
inunf ron Mr. johnson responded that he would have
70 scine, inasmuch he desires aid the South and
mis- opinion is that these proceedings must end in injury
TO that section Of the country, rather than good He
docs not think the Court win entertain the bills in the
| two cases before IL, and the same views that
| caused him to pursue the course taken by him in
the senate the reconstruction question no
compels him to keep aoo from all such proceedings
opposition to the measures determined upon by Congress
and TO regret their appearance in the courts It Is tho
opinion Of the most eminent lawyers here, even or
those who suspected Of having had sympathies with
the South during the war that tho Court will not enter
tain the bills because II do so Tho OF the
removal Of the deposits by President Jackson sanced
as one in point and It asserted that in those good old
times-the days Of good lawyers, too-when the
daies OF the Supreme Court were hold in the highest
respect By the entire country, Il occurred the mind
OF no one that the Supreme Court could interfere by
| injunction to restrain the removal
General SchoGeId's Summer Residence.
The statement OF Fortress Monroe correspondent
that the seminary at Old Point being fitted up at
the expense OF the government summer quarters for
General Schoaelds staff and families Is utterly false
This building partly owned BY B. f. Batter and others
from whom General Schofeld has rented 1t for the
season. The General is having reted at his
personal expense and the 1st Of May bis family aud
the Department ladies will there TO spend the
mer months Military headquarters will still remain at
Richmond.
Payment Of Communication Money Due
aa Prisoners of War. Hr
Tho Communication Of twenty-five cents per day for
ratons Of enlisted men who have been prisoners of
Is now being paid al tho Office Of the Commssary
General of Prisoners in this city and quite large
Der Of have been disposed of already. A state
ment was made short time age In reference TO the
mencement Of these payments in which it said that
the Communication was due to officers who had been
prisoners OF This Is mistake None are entitled
to II but soldiers, sailors and marines.
Relief for the South.
Collections continue to be taken up in churches and
elsewhere Tor the relief of the South The subscriptions
liberal An extensive fair is to be held for the
purpose.
John Bovine, General Agnt OF the Southern
Famine Relief Commission Of New York, was in Wash
ngon several days ago business connected with that
subject and has teegraphed the following to the press
of the Pacific coast
SOUTHERN FAMINE RELIEF COMMISSION,
No 81 BROADWAY, April 10, 1867.
given by Congress for ree through the Freed
mems Bureau, very inadequate and unless
contributions arc made by the public the loss OF life
7 ARCHIBALD RUSSELL, President
EDWARD BRIGHT, Corresponding Secretary.
FRED Law OLNsTEAD Recording Secretary.
JAMES M. Brown, Treasurer.
JoHH N. BowSE, General Agent.
There doubt Of the truth Of the above statement
and we earnestly hope that contributions W III
be promptly made to this commission in the Far West.
Hon John Conness, United States senator from Cali
Nevada; Hon James W. Nye, United States Senator
from Nevada; Hon. Geo. n Williams, United States
Senator from Oregon; Eon H w. Corbett United States
We believe that liberal contributions from the States
lives and relieve great suffering, and would have most
happy influence upon tho prosperity Of the nation
pany, by Allan MciAne. President; Louis dcLane,
President Wells Fargo 4 Co; William 7. Coleman
Ca; Lees Waller; Dabney, Morgan Co. -
Tho General Agent Of the Commission states that the
this California sends in gold 33l 00o or increased
70 currency. $4,000 New York city, $sl ooo and the
country, West and East, 37A00Q
Appointments Cosnrmed ~ the Senate.
The Senate in executive session Friday confirmed
the following nominations
!, Receiver Of Public Moneys-Edward Hart, New Or.
leans, La
Register Of Land onco-John s. Tuly, New Orleans,
La. y ~ aA a0f
Postmaster-samuel W. Smith, Seymour, Indiana
COueu8-HSurv G..
Kyang; D. l. Marsius, Of Massachusetts, NJ st. Thomas
west coast OF Africa.
Improvements Of Government BuildIngs.
The work on the north mont Of the Treasury building
is progressing with great ceerisy Within tho last four
months the old brick building long occupied by the
Department Of State has been torn down and the rub
bish removed. The immense excavation for the base
ment Is almost completed ana large portion OF the
foundation is laid. II is the intention Of the supervis-
ing architect have the whole front under before
the reappearance Of frost.
The Congressional Debate ON Friday-Cor.
rccti0u.
Owing TO the transposon Of . paragraph In the re-
port Of the senae's proceedings Of Friday, as pub.
shcd in OF the Northern Journals the romarks OF
Mr. Ferry Of Connecticut, appear to be those of Mr.
Howe, Of Wisconsin Il was Mr.. Ferry who stated the
causes OF the defeat Of the republicans In Connecticut
and him Mr. Dixon directed his reply, the context
shows
Receipts from Customs.
The following is the statement Of receipts from
customs from the lst to the 9th instant, inclusive:-
Boston S3Uz, Szg
New YORK 4O5, 04O
Phladelphia ............. 275, 608
Baltimore. Observation-Disclosures. ?........... 119,076
san Francisco from March 10 9............ 295 S22
Total. a................ $3,AO4, 0S7
Indian Statistics and Treaties.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has completed the
report relation the statistics Of the Bureau and the
treaties force with the various tribes called for
by the resolution Of Senator Henderson. The report