The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-24
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM CEx. nowiRD.

IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN. G0WiRD.
Discontinuance or the Frerdmen's Bureau.
The following important order disseminating tns
general work OF the Freedmen's Bureau after Janu
ary l. 1862 and providing Tor the carrying on OF the
educational and bounty work until Congress furthes
provides, has just been issued =
CIRCULAR NO. 10.
WAR DErARrAESr, BUREAU or REFUGEES,
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
WA5HINGToN, Nov. IL, 1868. J
IN accordance with the act or Congress OF July IS,
1858, the operations OF this bureau, excepting the
educational department aid the co lection and pay
inent VI moneys due soldiers and sailors and their
heirs rom the government on account of mi ftary
services, WIN DO discontinued on the 3lst day Of
December next. All oiiicefs or he military SER
wee wli he rsleved and citizen agents discharged,
10 taAe erect tnat day except such hereafter
be designated to be re ained IN tne educational de-
partment aud for the collection and payment OF
pountles ahd pensions. All properly pertaining TO
this Bureau which ~ be re lulred In the ednca
tonai department or a. once nnilure for the use
OF dlsbarsng agents viii be turusJ yer TO the dis
bursng officer OF the State IN wlicn Il is held who
Will sell the same, In acc ,rdance the regulations
governing the sale OF pubic pro erty upon the order
81 the Commissioned. Property be .onging to the
qulrternasters' or osher supply department. OF the
army will be turned over To the de III tment 70 which
IL belongs. Inventories In duplicate all the pro-
perry TO be sold or turned ia val he sent TO tia Office
The assistant conn ssiolers viii at once cause TO be
sold by disDursinS ollcer 10y pubic auction
ali Confederate states property Ia tier respective
states held by this Bufean, and the proceeds Of
disbusing officer in this civ should any portion OF
said property remain un old on tie Jlst day OF De-
ceiaOer the same VIII he reported W the Commits
soner. Tais report wal embrace bgl II description
OF the property with It's est nalel value. All books
and records except those relating 10 educational
work and the aynenL oil Dolntie-, viii be carefully
packed anl sent by express TO the COMMISSIONER IN
this city. Invoices OF the WA oe sent BY mall.
me following organization Dr the educational de-
pattnalt and The collect Oh AMI payment OF boun-
ties WIZ be allowed for TIE several states respec-
lively
gugiatn-- One assistant commissioner, who will
also act al superintendent OF seA3os oAe di5Dursing
oaiccr for che educational dep rem ut and the pay
ment OF bountle5; one agent Tor The payment or
Donntie5; four assistant supelltendelts of schools
one clerk for the assistant 20 lln ST. oner and the
chief superintendent; two Clerks Ur tue dlsDursing
olicer.
North carolina--One assistant commissioner and
Chief superintendent of 5000 >. one discussing Of
lcer for tae educational uepaiSlfl ana the pay
ment OF bountie5, two ageAss lor che payment OF
Dountes three assistant supcfnt ndaats Of schools;
three clerAs. t
So.tfh Caro,fao-One assistant commissioner and
cher superintendent OF schools: one discussing Of
ncer Tor Tue educational department. ana the pay
meat OF claims: two agents Tor Tue pa ment OF boun-
les: two assistant superinteldents o schools; three
clerks.
Etoridd-One assistant commissioner and chief
superintendent OF schoois one discussing oifcer for
the educational department and he payment Of
0untIes; one a. enL for the payment Of bounties;
assistant superinten lent Of cnoos; two clerks
Geoiyaa--One assistant commissioner aud chief
superintendent OF schools; oae discussing onicer
for the educational department ani the payment OF
b0unties; one agent for lac IA inen oil bounties;
iour assistant supcrintendents u schools; three
clerks.
Ail6anat--One assistant commissioner and chief
superintendent OF Schools on sDlr3ng oicer for
the educational department aud the payment or
bountles; two assistant supernendeats OF schools;
Htss,ss ppi-One assistant com missioner and chief
superintendent OF schools; one d,sousig officer Tor
bounies; two agents for tn. pay ment OF bounties;
TWO assistant superintendent Of schools; three
clerks.
superintendent Of schoJls one uisbursing officer
for the educational department and the payment OF
oounties; two agents for the pas iien OF bOunteS;
two assistant superintendenss or schools; TIRES
clerks.
Teras-Onc assistant coinmssi ,ner and chief su-
pey1ntendent OF schools; one disbursing officer for
| the educational department aud the payment Of
bountes three assistant superntendents Of schools;
ArEa7.sas-one assistant commissioner and chief
superintendent of schoos one oisoursing officer for
| the educational department and the payment Of
| bountles; one agent Tor The payment OF bounLes;
three assistant superintendenLs Of schools; three
| clerks.
| 7snnessee--One assistant commissioner and chief
superintendent Of Schools; discussing oficer fOI
the educational dep rtment and the payment o.
Dounties iive agents for the pasIncnt OF bounties
three assistant supcrintendenLs 81 schools; three
Kentuckg-One assistant commissioner, who win
also act as disbursing officer and citef snperintcn
dent OF schools; three agents ior the payment 81
Dountes; one assistant super ntendent OF schools
two clerks.
| K.ssouf-One disbursing onicer for the payment
OF b0unIes and superintendent VI schools. one clerk.
Dissgct or COiant6ta--one assistant superlntend-
VI Schools who VIII be under direction or the
general superintendent as the o1lce OF the commas
soaer agent for the pay ment OF bountes az Bal
tsrnore, Maryland. - s,
orders relating to the rccdmens hospitals at New
Orleans Vicksburg, Richmond aId W ashingOn will
hereafter be communicated. The number OF medical
officers, attendants and patients these hos
pitas will be reduced as speedily possible, and
| they Will be conducted with view OF closing them
at an early day. All other MEDICAL officers, attend
ants and employees will be dlsc gel the 5ist OF
December next. Medical suppe ana hospital stores
will be sold or disposed OF under the direction Of the
chief medical officer. ,af.t M
rne assis ant commissioners will, az prac-
tlcablc, send TO the. C0nhllSs. ouer lists Of the
officers and agents they desire retained IN
their respective States as assistant superin.
fendcnts or schools and agents for the pay
uieuL OF bounteS IS allowed IN the organl-
cations stated above. Officers and agents familiar
with the dnttes are to be preferred. In
the numoer OF oiiccn may b. reduced by one
agents performing both the dulles OF assistant
peIintendcnt oil hoos and disDursing agent. Dis
bursing officers VIII at once settle ali accounts due
from the Bureau In their respective states. In cases
requiring the approval OF tue Commissioner, or
where there IL any doubt TO the validity OF the
claim VI the authority TO pay the same, they will
be Immediately referred TO this olice. They will see
that no legal or lust claims lei. unsettled. They
wil be prepared TO turn over ali pubic funds tn the
chef dIsDursny 6icer when general operations
OF the Bureau are witndrawa on the 3lst OK Deccm-
Der next. %. -. HOWARD
MAJOR General and Commissioner OF FTecdmcn's
Bureau.
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