Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-01
WASHINGTON.

Gen. Grants Report 10 the War De-
parfmeHt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The following
is General Grants report in full:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED
STATES, WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-To Gen.
j. NJ. Schofeld, Secretary Of War-SIR:
i hsve the honor TO submit the reports Of
division, district and department COM
manders for the past year. These reports
give a full account Of the operations aud
services of the army for the year, and
refer TO them for details. | would eirnest-
ly renew the recommendation of last year
that the control of the Indians be trans
ferred to the War Department. | call
special attention 10 the recommendation of
General Sherman on this subject. Ii has
my earnest approval. 1t Is unnecessary
that the arguments in favor Of this transfer
should be repeated. The necessity for it
becomes stronger and more evident every
day while the Indian war continues.
do not deem any general legislation for
the reduction of the army advisable; the
troops on the plains are all needed. Troops
in all the Southern States are still needed,
and further reduction can be made in the
way already 10 use and now in operation
where it is safe, namely: by allowing
companies TO dismiss by discharges with
ont being strengthened by recruits, aud
by stopping appointments Of Second Lieu
tenants II il should be deemed advisable
the veteran reserve regiment might be dis
continued by absorption and retirement of
officers and discharge of men, without det-
riment 10 the service.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
u. S. GRANT, General.
Gen. Grant left here this morning direct
for Boston, where he will arrive tomorrow
morning. He lie accompanied by Gen.
Comstock aud his wife. He will return
here about the 9th or 10th proI. and after
remaining here a few days, will proceed 10
Chicago, accompanied by Gen. Dent, to
attend the reunion Of soldiers of the
Western army. Gen. Schofeld and staff,
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman and Maj. Gen.
George Il. Thomas will also be present.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-Information
has been received here that T. r. Toole,
assistant special agent of the treasury de-
partment, seized in New York, on Friday
last, 80 600 yards of fine Lyons silk, to-
gether with a large number of French
cloals. This is said to be the largest
seizure ever made in the United States.
The total value is estimated at 10000 dol
lars.
The government has entered suit against
f. B. Olmstead, late discussing clerk Of
the Postofiice Department, to recover $685.
600, the amount of his deialcation A
criminal suit is also pending against him
To-day in the Circuit Court, the case Of
John f. Maggie, Jr., against E. NJ. Stanton,
was, on motion OF Z. l.. Stanton, discoC-
tiuued, the plaintiff to pay costs. Nagle
owned farm in Prince William county,
Va, which was occupied for time in 1855
by L. S. troops, alleged to have been under
orders Of the defendant as Secretary Of
War, and he claimed damages for the dri-
wing away the cattle and injury TO the
crops.
Nothing will be done by the President
respecting the Union Pacific railroad until
he shall receive a report of its inspection.
Gen. Meade's annual report states in de.
tail prominent events which have occurred
in his department. lie says: During the
whole period of my civil administration,
extending over the space of eight months,
there were tried by military commission in
the three States Of Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, only thirty Two persons of these
but fifteen we're convicted, four Of these
sentences were disapprOvej, eight Others
rcmitted aud two referred to the President
Of the United States and still awaiting &C.
uon, leaving but one person convicted Tor
violation OF civil law and tried by mill
tarv commission on the cessation OF mill
tary authority.
This simple statement of facts / deem
rriutsliOn of a charge that the military
VAS extremely dtspOtic and arbitrary with
such persons, and with those of property.
Il is my study and effort 10 guard the
nights of individuals without reference to
party consideration.
The new postal convention Just con-
cluded with the United Kingdom, which
goes into operation January !, 1869, estab
fishes The following rates Of international
postage:
Firsl-Lelter twelve cents per single rate
of fifteen grammes, one-haH ounce IN
United States, aud six pence, twelve cents
in the United Kingdom. Prepayment OF e
uonal. 4 ii@e OF five cents in the United
States and two pence, four cents in the
United Kingdom will, however, be levied
and collected in additional to the postage
on each unpaid OF not sufficiently prepaid
letter received by one country from anuIhe p,
SsC0nd-NeWspapCTs, two cents each IN
The bDlltG HlAltst anu ono cent. chCu ~
the United Kingdom, if not exceeding foul
Ounccs IN weight
Third-Books, packets, including printed
papers Of all kinds, etc, and patterns Of
samples OF merchandise, including seed
and graiH, when not exceeding one ounce
in weight, Two cents in the United Stale
aud Que penny 10 the United kiugdom
when exceeding one ounce, and not eX
Ceedirg two ounces in weight, four cents II
the United States and two pence in III
United Kingdom; when exceeding w
ounce, and not exceeding four ounces i
weigh. six cents in the United States an
lhree nee in The United kirgiom; an
when exceeding four ounces ia weight, a
addition rate of six cents in the Unite
States am three pence in the United Kim
dom will D- charged for every addition,
fou- ounce p fraction thereof The P0stag
charge bic q above on all articles
printed mater, including patterns
samples of II rchandise, must be prepa
at tie mailing flee in either country, al
the delivering 0untry delivering wIiho
and CHARGE whatver