Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-27

OF Hon. r. b clds, of Ohio, on have made two
mistakes, which am sure you will b. glad to
rectify.
DIR. Olds was neither a bitter partizan" nor
.'coDfined in Fort Laf.y etc for disloyaltv.'
He was too full OF tAe christian charity wh ch
'.be 'reth all things. believe,h all thi6gs, and
epdureth all things" 10 be .6ttter" against any
fellow creature.
He was arrested, during the war, on a charge
OF having made speech dIscouraging enlist
ments. but, after having suffered for two
months in prison in ''mInd, Dody, and estate
Uss leleas' d from custody, without a charge
be ng brought against him, aud without even
b-inG required 20 take the oath of ALE glance.
A. his only near relat We in this city; / feel
c1lled upon tO viDdlcats his honor, and remove
any shadow upon the memory OF one very
dear 10 me K s O.
Washing ION, January y. LOB
In publishing the above II Is hardly necessa-
~ 10 say that there was no intention on our
part 10 cast any reflection upon the memory o!
Dr. Olts in the bI EFF and hurried no. ce of h l
death, published in the STAR Of yesterday. The
s-a ement that he had been imprisoned ~ For
liayeite We found In l. .pman's T. : 10 nary of
Congress, aud prs sumed 1t 20 be correct, par
ticularIy as We remembered the fact ths; be
had en- arrest d; and whether or no. any
person is or has b. an bitter parti4an, is 50
largely matter of opinion, that the reader can
well unders'lnd how there may be an honest
diiIerenre on that point.-ED. starr
RELIEVED FEoM DUrY BY con- mand of
General Grant. Lieutenant Lewis NJ Haupt
Corps OF Engineers, has been relieved from duty
with Brevet BrigF der General W. F. Rev
nolds, Lieutanant Colonel Corps of Engineers
al Detroit. Michigan, and ordered TO report in
pc son without delay to the Commando z
General of the Fifth Military District for as
sigDment TO duty.
SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN AUGUR, I'd U S
Cavalry, (son Of Maj Gen. AuRur,) no. IN
Washington. has been ordered 10 report by let.
ter TO the Superintendent Mounted Recraitiu 2
Service, Carlisle Barracks, Pa, for duty in
conducting the next detachment OF recruits 10
tie Department of the Platte. Permission to
remain In this city until the detachment is
resdy TO start has been granted him.
APPLICATION EOR THE PARDON OF DR.
MUDD.-Yesterday afternoon, Messrs Stone,
Archer, and Phelps, OF the Maryland delega-
ton in Congress, accompanied by Hon. r. T
Merri X, OF this city. called upon President
yohrsoD by appointment, At the Executive
Mansion, and presented him paper signed by
the Maryland members in Congress. and q living
reaSons for the pardon Of DIR. Mudd, now in
confinement on tie Dry ToTtueas, for allegc d
completely in the plct that resulted in the
assassination of President Lincoln. Hon.
Frederick Stone, of the Fifth district, presented
the paper, and stated Its contents. and MIR.
Archer presented to the President I; solutions
that bad be en- adopted by the Medical Associa-
ton of Hartford Inty, Maryland, as king tor
Mudd's pardon. Mr.. Merrick then addrss srd
the President. referring to the diary of Booth,
when the President said that long after the
inspire cy t1al when he had found out the
existence Of The diary, he was the person who
had requested il - be made public. The vari.
GUS petiiIons and arguments in favor Of gran ting
he pardon We're reiterated. The Pre- sd ent IN :
dIcs' hat he would at an early day an.
nOu1ce his decision in the mater.
BUILDINGS OCCUPIED BY MHE TREasUnY
DE"ARTMENT.-A mes age was re ,eIvCd 10
the Hou>e this morning irom Secretary Nc.
be I'D instant. calling for infOrms ton as TO
the number OF buildings occupi by the De-
par nent, &c.
The building occupir by the Second Comp
troller, I'll + street, is lease i from A. HYDE,
trust 2, al -, 900 per annum.
The building occupied by the = cond Audi.
tor, 397 18Th street, is leased from Harriet "
Lsdde, at : ECO per annum.
The buil ldIrg at the corner of New York ave.
Ger, is leas' d ,fom III. NJ. Mckeln. at SI,2tJ per
anDum.
The bUIld'Dg at the corner of IJth and G.
streets, cupied by the Internal venue
Bureau, Is leased rom No -~rs. Riggs Il Plant
AT S23 GO Per aDnum.
The building AIS New Y ork aven ne, occupie 1
nv The Third Auditor, is leased from John
Wilson at Sl.5OO per annum.
The SECRETARY says on or about the fl Il of
Nj arch next the Department cen dIspep with
the building AT 2I1 street, aud f1e one oc.
occupants OF those Offices will be- tre 1s erred
TO he Trc isury building, proper accommo oda-
tlons being provided by the completion OF the
nC hwipg.