The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-20

TONER just At this juncture and prompted him to
UTTER
'oh, beg pardon, str, but 1 don't mean to be In
quistive.n
mo occasion to beg pardon at all,n answered the
little man In shirt sleeves.
This treasured the curious gentleman who recon-
menced his questioning, while he kept cycling the
h0rsenesh.
"How does Grant take his election nowi Does he
really take 1t so ooolly as the newspapers sayi !
have never seen him, You know, and know nothing
Of him except by report"
swell, yes; the newspapers are about right there
anyhow. The General does take the election about
the same as anything else" said the little man.
'sWell, now he must be . wonderful fellow. BY
Jove SIR the man who can bear every honor so
easily and cooly as Grant must be something above
the rest Of mankind.n
"Did you ever see Grants nkeness" dryly asked
the little man.
ooh, yes; Of course The say he's uglier than the
prints make him. I suppose you know him wen
now he talks to you, OF course, great deal about
his horses, and wouldn't wonder II he told you
good deal more than most people about him."
'Well, / am supposed to know o good deal about
Grant; that's fact You say you have seen Grants
likeness, and that people say ne Is uglier than his
pictures. Now, what do you thinki DO look any
thing like his pictures ~
A hood of light overwhelmed the curious gentle
man in an instant The little man in shirt sleeves
and smoking was Grant himself What mistake
A number Of apologies escaped from the gentle
man. He was sorry to have made such mistake
very sorry. He himself had been on the Confeder-
ate side fighting against Grant and was still more
sorry for thai. Wouldn'U have been so I'M
pertinent had he known he was conversing with
Grant himself
"My dear SIR" said Grant, "no apology is neces-
sary; glad to see you. Whether you were Confed-
crate or q Union man makes no difference now. That
is all over, you know, and should be forgotten.
The sooner the distinction is ignored the sooner we
win have peace win be glad to see you again, sir
Good day 20 YOU"
'Good day, General,n and the curious gentleman
withdrew, cogitating Grants "Let us have peace"
The Movement Against Commissioner Bar
nnrd.
From the best information that can be obtain ed
here it appears that the movement against the Com
missioner Of Education is instigated entirely by
parties who desire the position for themselves.
or who have been discharged from positions
under Mr.. Barnard account OF inefficiency. This
is certainly the fact in the Of the party mainly
instrumental in having charges preferred against
Mr. Barnard. The person referred to is foreigner,
who received the greatest kindness from Mr..
Barnard, and who was dismissed from o clerk
ship in the department on account OF general
unltness and inefficlency. To spite Nj. Bar
nard he has sedulously labored to procure his
removal from position which he has filed with no
little credit. The statement that Commissioner Bar
nard has extravagantly expended the funds OF his
department is the most barefaced charge OF all. So
far from being true it appears Mr. Barnard has laid
out 5000 Of hls own money, which has never been
II To v,cf
the President Will give the slightest consideration to
the charges.
Important Treasury Circular.
The Treasurer OF the United States has addressed
the following circular to Assistant Treasurers and
de signated deposltaries Of the United States:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, TREAsURER's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, 1865.
SIR-YOu will please select from the United States
legal tender notes that you may have on hand the
receipt Of this and from those that you may receive
tated and in your opinion s So much so lice de
faced or worn az to be unfit for circulation also all
notes Of the denomination OF fifty dollars 1t Is the
desire of the Department. as these have been sue
cessfully counterfeited, to withdraw all Of this
denomination from circulation.
You Will also retain all notes issued under the acts
OF February 20, 1862 and July H. 1852 known as the
convertible issue OF legal tenders or those bearing
an extract:-"And is exchangeable for United States
six per cent twenty year bonds, redcemable at the
pleasure Of the United states after five years." 1t is
desirable to withdraw these notes as speedily as pos
sble this office Is daily in receipt Of letters from
individuals who are still persistent In their requests
to obtain bonds for them, although the time allowed
for such conversion has long since expired, as the
following clause from section three Of the ap-
proved March 8, 1853, win show
holders Of United States issued BY
virtue q said acts shall The sans for bonds therein
right exchange shall cease and determine.
You will then please hold all the notes mentioned
and advise me OF the amount, that the same may be
issued In lieu thereof you may at any time remit
them In sums OF $1,000 or any multiple OF that sum
company connecting with that company, at govern
ment expense, In the same manner as mutilated
fractional currency Is now forwarded 10 this Office
All such remittances may be charged to this once
In account as transfer OF funds, or you may re-
ceiye at Your option q check on New York, Boston.
notes OF such denominations you may designate
will be transmitted to you In exchange BY Adams
Treasurer OF the United States.
Tho Contested Election Cnse-S0ldlers Not
Entitled to Vote in the District.
To-day the contested election case arising under
the municipal election last June was decided by
the Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia. The
petitioner elected Assessor by twenty-four ma
jority, but the Court said it appeared from uncon-
trovertble proofs, that eighty. five soldiers were
registered and voted, with no other residence In the
precinct where they voted than the stay Of soldier
under the command Of o superior. All but one
voted for the petitioner This military vote was In
part and as o whole o fragrant fraud upon
the citizens Of the ward and Of the city Of Wash
ington, made up, as 1t was from the ballots Of men
who never had legal residence in the city or in
ward, and who, by reason Of their military occupa-
ton, could not acquire such residence. The views
were concurred in by Judges Cartier, Fisher and
wylie.s
Judge olin delivered o dissenting opinion, in
which he said that he believed the judges OF regis
tration had acted conscentiously, and their judy
ment as to who were entitled to vote was con-
elusive.
The petition was dismissed, with costs. This
opinion decides other Sasss. = :, B, ress6s~
Tho Dlnlculty in tho Congregational Church.
The er parte Council Of the First Congregational
Church OF this city attracts much attention. vari-
ous ministers of that persuason are here from vari