New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-30
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GEN. REYNOLDS TO BE TRANsFERRED-POST-
OFFICE FINANCEs-THE CHEROKEE LANDS
Observation-Disclosures OF TIE TREASURY
FORCE-SECRETARY sEwARD-A DESERTED
EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WASHINGTON Thursday, Oct. 20, 1868
A report is circulated with persistency in the
White House circles that the President is 10 relieve
Gen. Reynolds from the command OF the military district
of Texas 1t is asserted that the order Is already
prepared and to be gated this week The reason
for the action found the recent Of Gen. ley-
nOds the presidential election question I'm Texas and
hls letter Judge Mcfarland ut Richmond Texas, In re-
gard to the Clarke estate 1t is believed that Cen Blu
ehauan will be rewarded for his IN Neworieans
with Gen. ReynOdss command IN the latter Is re-
moved.
Both the Auditor OF the Post0fce Department and the
Postmaster GENERAL pronounce incorrect tho special dis
patch from this city TO NewYork and Philadelphia even
ing newspapers Of yesterday. The dispatch says that
there VIII deficiency Of receipts expenditures OF
&C. 100000 The report Of receipts and expenditures for
the last fiscal year. which is said 10 have been completed
by the Auditor has not been presented to the Postmaster
General 1t is ascertalned however that the Auditor
will report the actual deficiency OF receipts over expend-
lures and special appropriations by Congress at
si 466 The account Will include OF course
the special appropriations by Congress for the overland
California mails China and Brazil mails and for service
performed for the Executive Departments, and
IN the conveyance Of other free mail matter, amounting
to 696525 balance the expenditures for such pur-
poses The total expenditures stated by the Auditor
will be s2273O599 S. The total receipts, including the
amounts drawn under special appropriations, viii he
s2l 9s9l25 leaving deficiency TO be made up by
preparation by Congress Of t46o S. In the s5es652S,
received under special appropriations are included the
balances Of appropriations for carrying free mail matter
unexpended duripg previous years
Col, Vim. A. Phillips and Major Cox, the Commission
o..Aw 1.
sale Of lands under the Cherokee treaty have completed
their work and here ready make their report TO
Secretary Of the Interior by tue provisions OF the
treaty OF land TO be disposed OF ut such
sum per the agents Of the Cherokee nation and
the United States Government shall agree upon The
treaty further provides that the first privilege OF pur-
chasing these lands shall he given TO all persons who
were actual settlers said lands the It'll day OF
August 1906 the remainder be sold 10 somebody Of
whom one Joy is the agent The Commission found LII.
claimants who proved they were settlers on tile LANDS
on the nth day oAngust 1860 They were given the rst
choice and allowed to make their selections, and buy as
much as they wished The Commission thus disposed OF
10000 acres average Of about e. 80 per acre Tho
remainder OF at the disposal of Mr. Joy at
q per acre He was required 60 give bonus Of ssoOo
and nav cash for the land taking actual possession OF
the same. Last week no paid the Government 100000
for that number OF acres Of land.
Itis subject OF surpse Of the Law officers OF
the Government that Olmstead. the defaoltng Post
Office Disturbing clerk, who Is accused by the Depart
pent OF embezzing about $1,000 OF Government funds
should be allowed his freedom on $1,000 ball. pesing III
vestigaton and trial. The circumstance particularly ex-
cites attention and remark because OF the grave doubts
everywhere expressed OF the ability Of the suretes who
signed as bordsnen when olmstead was appointed TO
hs poson The only excuse for the pursued Is
found In the physical condition OF Mr. Olnstead border
ing on insanity and his own declaration that he can eh
plain everything satisfactorily. It urged that N he Is
insa lac should be sent 10 the asylum and that not
insane lie had no TO away. providing he can
make satisfactory explanation Tor the deficiency III his
accounts.
The Second Auditor OF the Treasury has prepared
list Of about clerks who TO be discharged on tho
first OF next month. No women or girls are employed IN
this Bureau The Auditor has flushed his annual re-
port He reviews the business OF the last seven nsca
years. and shows that nearly two millions OF claims aud
accounts been settled In that time The Register Of
the Treasury on the fret OF November will also discharge
IS clerks, mostly feminine whose names have already
been decided The assigned Is the decrease OF
work. the sevenThirty notes being nearly all converted
into FyeT wentie and the business OF the once being
UP date Hence 1t is impossible to keep the present
force employed In preparing the list the Register has
sought TO ascertain who the widows daughters OF
soldiers that served during the Rebellion and TO retain
such persons In office.
Secretary Seward went hence last night for Ncwiork
He goes thence to vote for Seymour and Blair
ON Tuesday next and will here Wednesday or
Thursday Treasurer Spinner took the train tonight Tor
HeIkimer County to work aud vote for Grant and
Collar.
Visitors TO the White House falling of. not moro
than two dozen callers troubled HIS EXcellency today
Among them we're Secretaries schoaeld aud McCulloch
and Postmaster General Randall
The Attorney General having decided that vacancy
the office OF Marshal OF District OF NewJer
sey by the decoase during the last session OF
Congress Of the former Incumbent the President has To-
day appointed Charles X. Cornwe Of Hudson County
Dr. W. q. Provost was appointed, to-day, by the Com
missioner Of Pensions examining surgeon at tho local
Office In Eew-YOrk
Attorney General Evarts has gone 10 New.York
interview with the director Of Moscow
Custom House Consul ut that city asked infOr
nation relative 10 the tariff for Asatic trade and
formed that the east OF Siberia the customs frontier
line north and south just east OF JoEutsk and Lake
Baika and that duties levied on tea and goods VI
European production only East OF That 10 free territory
That 10 the south OF Siberia and Tursan the customs
line ran until very recently close 10 Oranburg and the
Trial River but this has been abolished No duties
now collected on goods coming from Central ASIA.
The three upper stories Of the northern wing OF the
Treasury Department to be- finished by the lst OF De
cember aud will DO occupied by the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
dispatch from Charleston. 3. C., says that In the
registration OF Just completed In that city the
negroes have majority OF upward OF 1000 THIS Will
insure Republican victory.
Wells Fargo & Co. having thrown up their recent
contract for the transportation Of the overland mails
new arrangement was yesterday made, allowing them
half u million dollars more for the service.
Revenue appointments have been made as follows:
StOr.kespsIs-Dsvd Rostb Ninth Penn'yS,ns Charles Van
HSra fL ..osn kess Thomas Hoopsr gshl.niu w.
lana James Bs, TseBtJ second keviors BsTisr and
Car. Sir.h oe'S ssuss-J Ls,hop TSenJ second s~
bell Frsi Connseeul Geo r. Leonard Thpd OHIO Assistant
'Or'-Joha j. Allen Thr Ss"YOi Henry King POarth lows
STATE POLICE FOR PHILADELPHIA.