, 1869-10-14
WASHINGTON.
General ". W. Be1knap, OF
lowa, Appointed Secze-
tory Of War.
Extensive Raid On Virginia Stills

WAr1E1saTok. u. C., ocL IL
TIRE NEW SECRETARY or wAR
William Wurth Bclknap was, thts mnrnnR. aF-
polluted Secretary Of War, stet General Sherman.
lie IL q son ut the Late Colunel Dclknap, Of the
rcRntar army, Who dlcd ta the acrslcc- lie Is In
educated antl cultivated man. and while Repub-
can. bis trepis here represent hIu, II not an ac-
tive politician. lIe wAs 9 lawyer In Iowa Ut ihe
breaking out oi The was, and entered The seFsicc
a. Major Of the Flfsceuth Iowa, In which rank he
commanded hts regiment 81 shiloh. While 1rant's
arm5 lny a. Y0ungs l'on. HI. was Provost MassilAl
OF the Ecycntcenth Army Corp5. Lie COM
1nsnded an Iowa brigade during the
AllRuta cAmpa1Hn, aid wss promoted
ir1gnller General 1or bravery III IN battle Of the
92d Of Ju1T where Mcrhcraon WAS Killed. A1ter
tho march to the sen he was brcsclc.i Major uen-
cta1 at Savannah, md asat.netl to the command
Of = D1sts1on In the Seventeenth ARMY Corps. lie
cun inncd with ils division Oh the march through
the Cafutnn. and was with Ii IN The hattie of urn.
tpnrtllg Iu 1851 fr Was male Collector Of Inter-
nAl ll-ycnue III fuwn, which position he has hekt
To ltlc present tl11r. AT The 1utcrun! HeTeuue
once he ts rGEHttc as one Of tho hest officers In
tho service. Clr5ilans here hno~ nothing Of him.
and 10 ar0 aNrprieed at the appointment. West
cTn army otl1ccss mud those who weso with him
10 tho CsIl rrgnrtt the selection NJ n vcrJ Rort
ono. Genera. Sherman tpehkz ID high tcrms of
bu, II Il untIeratuui Tint l'eHc1nt SLeTuiau sug-
rck,c4t nr1kuap's n&ulc to tho President, WhcIl
The lAtler rcqu+strd sherman to 1r1le hnh Sec tf
he wun.d accept II npts,!nts.l. IclAnnp rrpl'cd In
TIM affirmative. THIS l'scrldsns 1bcn sclrxsnphc'!
to hin. tn sui5lhtn nt GnMh up hts irnsr't huHf.
.,eEs. Tia NOW HsrrclarJ Iotcasarhstl lint ho
woultt In hrtu In ton hs5A
kaAll. KoTEa.
Tin Treasury 11tparl&HrHt expects ~ to Milo t0
mcc, the rnorc ttcssna hctla,ui for ANAL s'oira
t,tlnnR TIN next weok. LIP IL t'.'f1y only e1th,h@
Of TIC txo fatlar denomination h&Ec letn se.
cclyct from lhp hank nota c1fltmnirs
1ux nxsrRyEs ur pisTiLLx@!Eh
II snpidIy pro9rrsa.nF tlr'ual'o"t tia c"''h'Fs NJ
Tut IN thc ptues nun 10 Ao sau wosA caa be oaa'
| ant npp0ln1t.t. ...
roerAL NrEnnM.'
The Postmaster Of New York Il hero for 'ht
rurroyn OF aupRrssing plan to 'hs f"s'mh1t'l
General 10 greatly 5clluec .lha humber oi NAL
bsna us,4, in transporting through naha. and Rts
| ,pr greater frututtncAs aud HufetJ to tho wh0!<
| trryic. between Srw York an,l nl! other kac
lions.
| CLAIMS FoE KxrnA rAy.
| Judge Ola today Issued d wilt which wAa
t serted Of. Secretary lhutwc!l, requiring him Il
show caHse wbJ the court should not order htu
to pay certain employees OF !he TEeaturJ swcnt,
Per cent additional 10 thtt1 wages. As IN the cas-
Of clerka.
TUE COLOR QUESTION.
The case uade up hy ncgyocs Of this city 10 tes
the right 10 occupy my eeats they chosc IL thea
tres aat uther Places Qt RnuAc cMtnt hah leen ttaua
| Ieryct! from the jHki!ccs cour1 to tho S1preu'
Court Of the District, where Il wLi be hea1d to-
uor1ow.
NAVAL 1TEXs.
The Dictator has teen ordered to kcy Wcat
The M!autouomsh will 70 Into co;nmi.=lotL OH ii
en,h inst, and The S!A1rosSci went into COMMIT.
Siun yesterday.
EEvESCE ArroTSTNEST.
Noah s. Moarc, Of Kentucky, Was appointed \!
ee.&o5 OF the Lexington District several day
since; but further actiua In The matter has bee
u.'-,--, - /" :. ..nnn:tn' whether auv cuumi
| t:pn will be Issued.
DECLINES r. FIGHT.
There Ea4 been an attempt foT number Of t!a1
back to ges up tsncl, near WaTc1,on, Va, h
tween Ex. Confederate Mostly and Colonel Eo5'
hut itc latter lcclsnce to 1ght.
To THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TIE SKw sEcRE1AHr or WAN.
NAsE1StToS, t,ct- III Is known that Gercr
snrsnaa accepts. tho otnce q seetc'as! Of v!
1i h. nax - srrMn,el Msior General William ,
81 sraaaase q rsince,on toese. je
scv. lie served In the army from the nrst to Il
last ,lay Of the ls1e was. lie conManied one
ae .ntf ns110se acfan ~ 1as ,.st II" campaigns
e1ea crealt to himself Aud to the tuslrt sat!>ia
ton Of his fnperfors- He is shout =: yearr OF ae
lie has a!rea.iy heen telcsra7hed, and Will rea
Washington ii a few 'ls$s, when GenesM ~.
asn vii formally rcsten bis position Of seeEeta
Of War, and General Belknap vii! enter upon t:
> ""'A"1 RAID OK VIRGINIA rrs11LLzzs
Collector Wilcox amt Assessor Turner, Q! !
Il Fifth district Of ffrEiutA report to me Aepa
mcnl lheir o2et1tlons !I eoslnsetion Wtta ,he ~
J. p.rfs1on OF illicit Installations IN that Sta:e ser