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FOREIGN nEcslLAneous ITrns.

The Russian Government Is making large pur-
cnases OF horses for hight cavalry.
A statue has been erected in Liverpool In honor OF
MT Joseph Mayer . distinguished Denefactor TO
that city.
It Is reported that the Emperor Napoleon will go
70 NICE IN order to receive the Empress on er return
from the East
A correspondent Of an English journal suggests
tnat instead OF logging, criminals should be
exposed to daily dose or electric shocks.
mechanical school for women has been opened
OF the lower classes IN all the lighter KINDS OF handi.
craft.
The Independece Beige states that the oficers and
soolers OF the french army are spoling for fight.
ana mat war must be brought abost IN order TO
cool them down.
The postage rates between France ana England
are reduced from fourpence to threepence. and the
ounce TO One-third more.
Count Won Trautmannsdorf has gone to Rome,
charged with an autograph letter from the Emperor
OF Austria TO the Pope lie also bears some conca-
tory instructions from Count Beust
political society has been formed at Dresden
called Federation Society OF the States OF Europen
the object OF which is the suppression of permanent
armies and the abolition OF war budgets
The Leuant Herald publishes what purports to be
the late Fuad Pachas political testament, addressed
TO the sultan: points out the best policy to De pur
trust especially TO England. and recommends the
amagamation OF all the races OF the Turkish empire,
the Introduction OF reforms In the administrator OF
justice and the construction Of roads as the only
means OF salvation.
In the office Of the government tobacco manufac-
tory at Vienna the clerks have write In eleven DIFF
ferent languages, according to the places with which
they correspond, as fOlows:-German, IN writing to
other Austrian oifces Bohemian to the tobacco fac.
tories ut Sedlec, Cooling and Jalau; Polish and
Ruthenian, to those in Gallca; Slovenian, to Kagen-
turt; Hungarian and Croauon, to the factories east
OF the Leitna Italian, 70 the Southern Tyrol, and
French, English and spanish, the tobacco oiiices
In France the United States and Cuba.
Sir Samuel Baker has written to Sir r. L. Murch.
son giving some account OF his preparations for his
to leave Suez on October for Sounkim at which
port 200 camels were waiting to carry men and bag
gage to Berber on the Nile, latitude Is deg where
steamer would be In readiness to take them in
three days to Khart0um. Sir Samuel holds out the
hope that when he reaches the southwestern end Of
reliable information respecting the illustrious Lv-
tngstOne.
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 49, lse9-rRPLE SHEET

Europe, either IN vessels arriving with cargo and
0pep TO charter vessels chartered In ~ Thomas 70
COME here and take cargo. st. Thomas Ii a sort OF
Ease OF business operations for the whole island.
Spanish steamer running between Havana ana st.
Thomas visits this port once Q month each way for
mails and passengers.
TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES.
The commerce OF this place with the United states
lB next 70 nothing. Very few imports from the
States come out American vessels however, from
other points, frequently arrive IN ballast and carry
freight to Europe and the Mediterranean. There IL
no reason whatever why our merchants should not
open lucrative trade here II Ia unfortunate that
few Americans have visited the island at different
times and In their transactions proved themselves
nothing better than pack Of rascals, 80 that the
really Creditable and enterprislng representatives
have been much injured. The sympathies Of ma
J0rity OF the business men OF the island generally
are American, ana with proper dealings both coun-
tries would be benefited In their business relations.
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DANGER IN THE DARK.
Highway Robbery and Attempt at Murder b.

Highway Robbery and Attempt ut Murder by
Drowning.
Shortly after one O'Clock yesterday morning
good natured German named Frederick Streuben,
OF seventh avenue, passed along West street IN
happy state OF mind and at peace with all the world.
on the corner OF West and Ciarkson streets q voice
came out OF the darkness
.'Ho, comrade heave to.V
Frederick lay to and awaited the approach OF what
he conceived to be friendly craft
,sWhere bound ~ asked one, as two fellows
crossed his starboard quarter.
III pes going home TO mine frau. Vat you want
NIT me2r said the Dutchman.
1--WE just want to examine your cargo, shipmate,v
said one OF them, and the poor Dutchnan was
selzed and his pockets ried OF his worldly posses
sions-twenty dollars. The two highwaymen then
held consultation and resolved to put the Dutch
man where he could tell no tales. 1t was deter.
mined to kill him. but the dfnncuty was to
determine by what means. Not wishing to send
Frederick into eternity with all his sins upon him,
they resolved TO give him Q baptsma death. He
was accordingly picked up bodily, carried to the
pier foot Of Carkson street. held over the edge and
dropped into the water. The clerical believers In
doctrines Of immersion hurried from the scene OF
their adventures and made good their escape.
The frantic cries OF the German for help brought
to his assistance roundsman Rusher and other ON
GERS OF the Tweny-eighth precinct, BY whom ne was
rescued from his perllous position and restored to
his anxious ones ct home
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THE NORwALK BANK R0BBERY.-A few days since
Mr.. william P. Burrell, president OF the Hartford
and Springfield Railroad, sent to Norwalk package
which was found In one Of the car racks on tie
OF the old State bills Of the bank, a few private
papers OF Mr. Craufurd the cashier and several GER
superstition that these papers, which were wrap
ped In copy OF the NEW YORK HERALD were thus
placed In the cars as Q blind to mslead as to the
direction taken by the thieves The most energetic
efforts are being made, however, to capture the
thieves and regain the stolen property.-Haruord
Times, OCT. 49,
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shipping Notes.
The following vessels have been hauled railway
during the week, Tug Farrington brig Gesry
ts27 tons brig Isabel s3s tons Edwin Reed $40
tons) for general repairs.
Marine Disasters.
QUEENSTOWN, DC, s-The ship Ladoga wylie, which put
In here the I'D u from Philadelphia with loss Of Sails
having been reht'sd with new set. proceeded to-day for
!, OF ship VIM Woodbury. Mcclellan which In
sailed to-day for Boston portion OF her cargo was dis'
The Cutting still alongside Victoria docks here
The srsh ship ones from oaso which s. here on tho
trance to Dublin harbOr, likely 10 become wreck.
Miscellaneous.
AMERICAN LLoYps UNIVERSAL RECORD or smr.
PINs-Suppement for October l5 containing additions and
resurveys, which viii be added the Of The
above useful publication has been issued the oce Of the
Association, IS Wall and Is Broad streets.
spoken.
bearing E 10 miles, Oct 10 by pilot boat Williams.
sIs Is S sy psses IL Williams son'a.
Foreign Ports.
ARECIso Pr Sept 2s-n port bark Antelope for NYorh,
CETTn. Sept so1Arrived, aiuseppina. Bono NYork
CALCUTTA Oct l5Arrved previous ship Fortune Taylor
HAvRE, Oct Sailed, Bremen ys. Leist, New Orleans
MARsEILLRs Oct 2-Arrved schamyL Crosby, Philadsl.
MAIAeA, O.. Cleared. sarks scsd, Crosby, Philade
Mosrsao BAY, ja Sept i'm port brig Persia, for New
NEWCASTLE, Nsw, Aug Gin port ship Lightning, Hus-
band for San Francisco in days.
QUEENSTOWN, Oct 8Saied, Ladoga, Wylie (from Phila-
delphia) Falmouth 18th, VIM Woodbury., Mcclellan from
Lyerpoo) Boston.
American Ports.
BOSTON, Oct H-Arrived steamship Nereus Bearse, New
York
CHARLESTON Oct l4-Arrived, bark Frank Marion.
Duncan, Boston.
Annie TGr'rsy libby Liverpool
saied-sohrs AP cranmsr, Georgetown, SC; P Pharo,
HOLMES HOLE, Oct Is, PM-Arfived, brig Mary Z
Hnds Hinds Philadelphia for Boston schrs NIL
Corson do for Neponset Sarah Louisa Wilmington,
C, for Boston B Small, Gates, NYork for do.
10TH AMMO arrivals.
PM-Arrived, schr Darius Eddy, NYork for Bangor.
Saied-Brigs Circassian, Chmborazo; schrs AlphaJ n
MOBILE, DC. ll-Arrived, ship India (Br, Crosse, Car
diff.
Cieared--Bark Fleetwins, West, Havre
NORFOLK, Oct HESalled brig Amazon tBr), ssder,
PORTLAND, l5-Arrived fchrs Teazer Henley, Phs-
delphia; Georgia Deering, Willard, do.
Cieared-6hp Mayhower (Br Harrison, Gaspee, NIB brig
s Bishop, Weber, Havana.
SAVANNAH, Oct 1s-Cleared bark Mary Anna (NG).
10Th ARRIVED steamer Water Lilv NYork
Saled-steamships Huntsville Crowell and San Salvador
Nickerson, NYork.
SALEM Oct 15-Arrived, brig Caawba, Hanover, Phila
depha schrs Annie Magee Young and Admiral Steelman,
do ; Berry, Pendleton, Elzabethport
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SHIPPING NE VS.,
Almanac for New Y0rk-This Day.
Sun rises. $500. 6 IA Moon sets. morn IA
Sun sets. ....... 8 Is High water. morn 6 At
PORT OF NEW YORK, OCTOBER II. 1869.
Herald Packages.

Herald FACkageH.
Captains and Pursers Of Vessels arriving port will
please deliver all packages intended for the HERALD
regularly authorized agents who attached Steam
Yacht fleet The New York Associated Press do not now
collect marine reports attend to the delivery
as Twill be BY the following proceedings
Of regular monthly meeting, held March g. 1861
Resolved, That and after April 1885, the Associated
Press will discontinue the collection OF ship news In the
hsrbor OF New York. Passed unanimously
R9- The ONCE OF the HERALD steam yachts JAMES and
JEANETTE at Whitehall alp. All communications from
owners and consgnees TO the Of inward bound
sells viii be forwarded free Of charge.
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In the same year the amount OF tobacco shipped
from Porto Plata TO Hamburg and Bremen reached
90 600 quintas Of 100 pounds EACH and sugar 81 500
hogSheads. seven American vessels arrived in port
with cargoes valued at &22,60o and carried in ex
ports the United states Siee25. Total imports 6y
American and English vessels. $4,000. Total ex.
ports by game, $50, 700
During the quarter ending March 3d. 1860, two
American vessels arrived from 81. Thomas in ballast,
ana four British vessels from Boston, with cargoes
valued at $4,000 The exports by the two Amerl-
can vessels were valued at $l9,354, and by three
The production OF the island by the hand Of man is
small The foreign trade Is also limited owing to
The smallness OF the population which numbers not
more than 200 900 souls. The territory under the
jurisdiction OF the Dominican republic embraces
about two.thirds Of the Island OF st. Domingo, or
nearly 10000 square miles, The capability OF the
country for sustaining large population Is
questionable, and with population, would constitute
one OF he richest sections In the world The soil is
remarkably well adapted. as the records OF the days
Of prosperity show for the growth OF sugar cofee,
cotton, cocoa tobacco, maize and rice. Cabinet and
tains. Excellent ship timber and pitch pine also
abound. In 1897, near Azua, from $1,000 to 90 900
In regard e the Continental regulations OF the
island, vessels OF any nation nave perfect right to
enter any open port Of the Dominican republic with
lawful merchandise. They can discharge and take
In cargo, paying for all expenses II so per ton. II
The vessels take In the return cargo At or more
points the coast there Is an extra expense OF one
dollar per ton, termed Coast Permission.,
Goods imported from the United States direct pay
twenty-five per cent on the Custom House tari6.
which ID more or less according to United states
prices.
the export duties are:-on corse ana cocoa, so
pounds; iogwood, llgnumvit@, BraziIete. fustc ana
any other dye woods 81 per ton; tortoise Shells rs
cents per pound; white wax. q 80 per 100 pounds;
yellow wax, 81 per 100 pounds; mahogany cedar
IS per 200 feet; hides cents each; money cents
per gallon; moaases, cents per gallon; gum Gayac
80 cents per quints; tobacco, 50 cents per qunta;
SHIPPING RETURNS AND RULES.
The principal shipping Of TINS port is direct with
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eohr sparel- Smith, Hoboken for Portland.
schr John Wright, Dickens Hoboken for Hartford
schr Orion, wiDsr., Hobotsn for Bridgeport
schr Pointer, Nchos, Poughk eepsie for Providence
schr George ailpm, Easter Newburg for New London.
schr L Bartlett, New York for Boston.
echr Chew, -, New York for Taunton.
Schr John Wood, -, INV York for Bridgeport
schr Acken, Hobbie, New York for Glen Cove.
6chr Cinderella, Bond, New York for Port Jensraou.
SAILED.
Ship Mnneheha tBr), Londonderry.
Wind atsunset w,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A BsoLyrE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM THE
Na advice q ss S S
4 BsoLU!E DIVORCES OBTAINED IN DIFFERENT
No publicity No charge until divorce obtaSea Advice free
A LwAYs AHEAD OF ALL coMpErlrIoN-TEAs
cheap Os CASH a. kna Oh AaSE
$50 Greenwich street, New York.
ALL PRIZES IN LEGAL STATE AND ROYAL HA-
CLAYTON rear basement rooms 10 Wall street. New York.
A MEDICAL T T9SPERt LIFE pA1sAx
Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Goat in their worst stages.
Kn G % sns and the S Om
plant, Kidneys Salt Rheum &C., ,xc. certainly
public twen,yons years Il has cured hundred thousand
eases and fans when taken directed certain
old the has %
Per so or a sR 20 saa y
Hyatts Inaa Snuff Is cents, permanently cures Catarrh
A CURE FOR RUPrURE.-DR sHERMANs AP-,
Win
other information mailed to any address on receipt OF
COLDS, COUGHS, DIZZINESS
BRANDRETHs PILLS cleanse the internal organs -
soap does the skin-a single curing violent
ness Colds and coughs consequence retained
matters checked perspiraton in these four six
pills bring quick and lasting relief, fail In fact
BRANDRETH's PILLS are more and more used they
become known. They invariably suppsnt remedies
and have any locality where intro
duced. They by taking the bowels
the blood only unhealthy accumuations They harmless
yet searching thorough in removing all impurities from
.
average of life than those who Let the
their interests procure what il relieve and per-
hsps them.
SING SING, Oct Z. 1883.
Hon. B. BRANpRETH, Sing sng:-
have been for great sufferer from dyspep
sia became bad that only the lghtest kind OF
food and in small quantities. could digest ALL and
became consequence very feeble. For years followed
the prescriptions of tine best physicians but got relief
and at length determined to give trial TO your pills. The
first three doses made quite ck but they brought
away much black and fetd natter and felt relieved Of
load from my stomach and bowels few more doses cured
me- and for years had eat Of
everything without the from my In
duty others may advised
has cured me- and believe that Brsndre,hs Pills capa
bic of doing the same for Others they have done for me-
Yours truly,
b. GEDNEY ToMPKINs.
DR.. BRANDRErHs Office, 2s4 Canal street, New York.
Sold by all druggists everywhere.
5se a IN rS1s Ps e
MENTm certain cure y gwen p when n schd a1
all druggists.
RADICAL CURE, WITHOUT KNIFE cAUsTIC or
ut On, Ec fer p
the ''s E n4 D jan Lexington
FOR e W., yos
street. Hour. from 10 70 ;, except Sundays.
POLITICAL.
ELEVENTH. WARD ALpRRMANsHIP.-THE PEOPLE,
worklngmen, property owners, the dubbed Democracy
q w1d Han aa sf for Alderman S
s sn % 81 S ses and @
rum0r' no'"'h sica%Ep WALTERS 81 East Broadway
THE GREAT AMEsIcAS u, pE n,sS ss,s. Fc.
Depot al Broadway Of Beecker street. ready
m nuSnin a,a a he shor.s.. notice
% The grand Mass Meeting
Tompkns square,
10 ra,ify the nomination
Hon Thomas j. Creapsr
for State Senator,
has been postponed until
Wednesday evening, October 20 1852
Chairman Committee OF Arrangements
METROPOLITAN JOB PRINTING
Il y
q why them the worlds mine oyster, 81
2 which with sword will open"-Msny 3
Wives Of Windsor
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.$6S6,9l6 81, 1859, 64s

Excess OF imports, S532, $685.
During this period seven American vessels ar
rived, all in ballast, except one from the Canary
Islands, with cargo OF camels Four OF these ves-
American vessels freighted on the island. Five
British vessels also loaded. The value OF the i'm
pOrtation Of provisions -four and petroleum from
the United States under the British nag was $4,000
During the year 1s2 vessels, including those carry
Ing the Dominican nag, arrived at ST. Domingo, with
total Of IL, 293 TONS
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JOB PRINTING

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why, then, the worlds mine oyster,
which with sword will open."-Merry
Wives OF Windsor.
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4 BsOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM TIL
"A courts OF different states legal everywhere desertlo
&c. sufficient cause terms fair advice free also Notaa
Public FL KING, Counsellor at Law, 1868 Broadway.
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rance and every nameable and nameless vice, he
SIM fingers on from generation 70 generation ana
shows no tendency either to die out TO increase
There is never any news at Malacca Now and
then there Is q murder which excltes little local
TRANSFERRED here that would DO Of the slightest inter-
est 70 the living world.
Ponans-Thc Penang Fall-The Bnzaar-How
and DURAN slaves-Death Of Kurrach
SinGh-The Riots Of Last Year.
PENANG, August Q, 1850.
Selected with that happy tact which seems to dis
tinguish Anglo-Saxons In the East as the site for
the entrep8t OF the trade to the northern portion Of
the Malay Peninsula Penang, though only sixty or
seventy years old. has risen already to be place
OF some importance. Standing on q fertile little
island only three or four miles from the main land.
with comm0dious rOadstead, always pretty. well
filled with shipping 1t Ii Q busy thriving, un-
pretentious little town OF some fifteen or
twenty thousand inhabitants. Every year finds II
Weather. larger, more hopeful than the last
The island OF Penang small as 1t Is, has the honor
Of containing q waterfall, which, though not OF
course to be compared with Niagara or Trenton is
still very well worth long pilgrimage 1t is some
three miles from the city-a pleasant drive through
plantations OF coffee shrubs and nutmeg trees and
betel palms, until one gets near the range Of wei
wooded mountains, which forms. a. 1t were, the
backbone OF the Island. Then, having been guided
by the gharree-wallah, or hackman, into narrow
footpath o short walk gives one first glimpse OF
the fall as 1t leaps from about halfway up the
mountain into the thick jungle below. With the ex-
cepton OF the little iaiet by which the path leads
into It, the valley Is surrounded on every side with
hills covered with trees not unlike American pines,
and in striking contrast TO the palms among which
one is standing brook, fed by the fall, dashes
along among water-worn boulders at ones feet its
FLASHING mngling pleasantly with the loud murmur-
ing OF the cataract.
Following the path one ascends the hill by rude
earthen stairway, and at length arrives at the foot Of
the fall A moments glance at the falling water,
which has hitherto been mostly hid by the jungle,
asanras him that he IA we'll revarded for hia walk
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18th and 18th Divirions-king William Es-
BIZ. Norti umh and, Lsnc ister and West.
m( reland counties: I'd Lisuiensnt J. A Yes
ley. 44th u. Infantry; station-WArsaw,
Richmond county.
18Th and 18Th Division 81 King Gso-ga, S,af-
ford and Prince Willian counues: Bfevet Mt-
for Paul Quirk, Captain U. s. Army; station
Fredericksburg.
23d and IS b Divisions-Amherst,N Nelson,
Appomatt0x, Botetourt, Allegheny, Crrg ami
RoaDoake counties; Rrevet Lieutenant Colourt
CarIile Boyd, Captain 4ith u. S. Infantry,
station, Lyncbburg.
2sh Division-Prttsylvauia, Henry, Patrick
ard Franklin counties: Brevst Gsptain James
H. Rice, 2j Lieutenant 4&th u. 5. Infantry; sta.
tion. DaDv lie.
Q. The Officers above named are hereby re-
leived from their present duties, and will pro-
ceed at once to the stations designated.
g. The Military Com mIssioners herein nam d
are authorized and required to be governed
ana guided by the Frovlsio,s of General Or
ders No 81, from these Headquarters, dat,
May 9s, 1867, and such supplementary and
amendatory orders as have been heretofore
issued.
BY command OF Brevet Major General
Webb. s. F. CHALFtN, Asst. Adj. Gen.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The New York weekly bank statement
which was looked for with more than ordinary
curiosity, Is an unfavorabie one, but in this
respect Is not different from general expecta-
uon. The loans have been decreased nearly
s2,1n,bg. Legal tenders have fallen OF
s2.te' ,'Si. and the deposits nearly sSs0,01O.
cIsass In the total IL - 3ai, SD aud the
decrease IN the tue excess beyond the leg Al re-
serve is -, ~, 3is. leaving the banks q total
excess OF 81, So $50. The money market begins
10 slowly recover from the effects OF the great
Drain OF currency 10 the country which took
place In the process of settlement on the first
OF the month
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HsADv'xs FIRST MILIrARY DISTRICT,
STATE OF VIRGINIA.


.. Ii appearing that the organisation Of civil
government under the reconstrucuou laws
has, In certain counties proved 70 be impossi,
bic, since suitable persons to qualify and as.
sune the duties Of the vsrious o1lces Of this
Dis ricf, under the laws Of the United States,
have not been found; therefore. IN order that the
laws may be enforced, puohc peace preserved,
and all ps rsons protected in their rights Of per.
son and property, and duriug the pendency Of
procesdin g TO All such ofnces oy persons who
can properly ass ume the sacred oeltgations OF
cfnctrs so appointed, the following reorganiza.
lion Of military divisions and assignments o.
Military Commissioners are hereby made 70
take effect on the day Of the date thereof:
I'd apd ID Diyisions-Princese Anne, Nanse.
mond, Surry, Isle Of wight, and SOUTHAMPTON
counties: Brevet Colonel Thomas Soea, Cap
tain tito U. =. Infantry; statio1-Su2olk.
1lth Division-Charles City and New Kent
counties: Captain Madison Earle, u. 8. Army;
9Th Division-Prince George, Dinwfddie,
MecklenburG, LINEN burg, Sussex aod 0roons.
VILE counties: Brevet Major samuel A. Por-
ter Ist Lieutenant 4&tn u. S. Infantry; station
-Hieksi ford. Greens VILE COUNTY.
9,s Diy ision-Halifax and Charlotte couu.
ties: Brsvet Captain Thouas 8. Doeblsr. Let
Lieuwuast U. s. Army; statioa-Haii1Ax
Courteous.
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HKADQ'Rs First MILITARY DISTRICT,
STATE OF VIRGINIA.
RiCHMOHD, Va, April 2, 1862

GENKRAL ORDERS, NO. 39.
I. The following order published for the
information of all interested-
HEADQUARTERS OF THB ARMY,
ADJCTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsHISSTON. March 81, 1859 \
SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 75.-(Extract.l
IL. BY direction of the President of the United
States, Brsvet Jor General A. Webb, u
= army, Is assigned to command the lst military
District according 70 his brevet of alor general,
until the arrival Of Brevet Major General Can
by 10 relieve him. He will accord ngly repair
10 Richmond, Virginia. without delay. = =
BY command of General sherman
l.. Is. TOwNsBrD, Asst AdIt General.
In compliance with the above order, the
Undersigned ae,umes command OF the ist mill
tary district, created by act of Congress, passed
March 2. 1867. ALBXANDBR 5. WEBB,
Brevet Major General u. s. A.