The New-York Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1866, Page 5

DEATH OF GEN, SCOTT. L —— - Visit s, s from the Gen. ¥ dy's Own Details of the (losing Scenes in the General's Life. ¢ in the Eatou-Bourgan The public iuters instoad of dimir taiked of in paricrs, it is co rs t0 ereas mented on in bar-ro —et K 1ani case NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNF, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1866. THE IOI‘II;:N-;.\ 7;VAT;!—(‘_—ASIT——[*_———Q W 1 1 .| THE FREEDMENS BUREAU. Fac Lips— | et Lol ¥ ‘ General Whittlesey's Reply to Generals Stead- man and Fullerton, 0. It ia e | of fashion inns revive 0 t with | Accouuts of the Reception of the News in Various | 1 ¥20 s of tie past. Ackuowledcug | [rrors Corrected, Charzes Refuiel, and Sladders pathy nud ot fia of the tragady Places. e Bt b oot I s peviins S o seooc] Bepelled. tho observations and the new facts suggested to or gathered . il by us during our visit —_— @ o ‘;":ng 18 our oard, we weg ushered futo the presesce of GENERAL SEWEL . est PoINT, N. Y., Tuesday, May 29, 1866 e 0w do orions lady. who received us with the ut- | GRN A N t Caa. Bkt (500 &t five minutes pase, 11 oclbgi this | Bomamiti. Thshshe 6 20 ianry womas. woukd b | AL SEWBLL INSPECTS NQRTH GAROLINA. worning. He was out on Saturday afternoon, and then A very graceful; her hair is of the finest” quality ichly luxn showod 10 signs of his early domise. On Sunday he be- | Y ERceuls AorR Tt s dueg Ve i Paithf advan n doep black i i . st an failing quite fast, though none of his physicians ex- | Her form iam oty m Mol with & slendos e Finds the Bureau Faithfally, Honestly, and | peeted he would expire at such au early day. Ho was pe :nu‘m::y b \n fan “‘.:":.‘;n»-‘l:‘ .;‘I‘-, Discreetly Administerad, fectly conscious up to the moment of his death, though he : 0 gears, but s not ugly L u means. T ¥ » s voice some two ho evious. He recog- | & fook of determination acactor in be a S — had lost his voice some two hours previof which redeems the ot ohack, and her o utes before he died, wonderful—neverat r ing, active, expressive able, while ber manuers are e Post ten 1 silence. L5 Secott will take place at 1 o'clock on nized the Chaplain of 1 his hand but not d and clas niable eveu at first sight, She is very tall, very sta alwars flashing, cb; — e | A Good Report from Gemeral Brown of Tirzinia, The funeral of G ocoasionally v « were, by A decided touch of Fr lay next, at the chapel of the Academy | esprit. Siie was dressed. at the time of our visit, in a His remains will bo iaterred in the West Point Com- | of simple elegauco—atiired iu a “lashionable silk, " with & i reatonabio alowance of jewelry. i SURBAU OF s, Frezouey, &C.. ) 2 - s aving paid eur respects to Mr aton, we frankly re HEADQUARTE S ABSISTANT COMMIsSIC : WasmINGTOX. Tuesday, May 2, 1 | vealed the abject of ou visit, and sue as frankly expreased her s OF SfaLTH CazoLixe The following is the order of the Presider @ United | willingness to afford Tus i represestatives, all Ratzion, N. C., May ;. . eceiving intelligenc S econse | the information in ber power, We W our intention to . . 4 g 52 States on receiving intelligence of Gen. Scott’s decoase: | gonvaree with her. and e en or assor, | Mejor-Gen. 0, 0. HowARD, Commissioner, Execurive Ma 29, 1866, tions ax we might deem Iy She expressed herself perfectly ( ave the honor to transmit here nnounces to the peo- | satisfied with the arrangement, and w Iy proceeded | ranorts of the various operations of this burean daring the The President, with profound sorrow, to business—that 18, Wa entered into o v month eading April 3, 1466, plo of the United States the death of WINFIELD SCOTT. the late | tion. Mrs. Eaton Lasing been so many vears s public cbar Lisutenant-General of the Army. | acter, bad become ac ped 10 ricty, and theretore did ¢ gives me pleasure to inform you that in all parts of the On the day which may be appoinited for his funeral, the sev- | MO atn the he newspapers. She was | gia¢0 e e labo sk ¥ " oy P % matemeHlY T LY thore Dexve thkatie e the freedmen are laboring industrially, and that confl ative Departments of the Goverament will be closed. | avarage of hersex. On 0'at loneth toward the | dence between them and their employer to be'in a gres ads of the War aud Navy Departments will respeotive. | ton political Eaton exps measure restored. The number needing aasistanoe is smaller Iv give orders for the paymeat of appropriate houors to the ‘_‘”'”_;"“'“ ctiog her nau nth, and the prospact is that this pum- sou. This womory of the deceased. ez gk ber will od in the month of May. y o y time, o d But fow cases of violages oF outr o - sow. | T b N » or outrage have been roported, (Signed L AR SORON gl . = 8 moral matl, | and jarisdiction over all such mattors is graduily passing ovor Twor, N. Y., Tussday, May 29, 1866, | & married man, un i was attractd warnly | 1o the civil courta, ua b dinposition 8 shown Lo roceive. testi On the announcement ofthe death of Gen. Scott, Mayor | wife of Gen. Laton, who raised, as it were, by mony without distinction of color. i NI ol fea, we 4 i ere. by The schools are in fuli operation, with about the same num Flagg ordered the church bells of the city to be tolled from | Jackson, aud to whom the President was devotedly attac ber of pupils as previously reported. Several officars of the 1t0 2 o'clock p. m kg L ey g by nalicious | Veteran Reserve Corps have reported for duty during th Bostox ay. May 20, 1866, | unwarrantabie intim i prlor: | MOSERSR0ASTS SRk ARIFacd 6 dIiiCiols WRR TS VEOY All the church bells of the eity were tolled by telegraph | “ }'i" “"“’_“j‘“':r='»"l this report (circuluted as The visit of Gen. F. D. Sewell, your Inspector-General, bas S atvesion. siiking 80 dimen A aath of CoD. | R e Yo g i been usefl to many of the Assistant Superintenda He has sirikiog ol 4 - | her own circle in Wash bus of calied teention to some defects in their method of trans. Scott 3 :‘:’fl“h“l't;‘:llllfll,)lhf nuuzrmu?'lmflhrr»'nmu,h;lhvlfrfll acting business q.ml keeping records. A n[ul?nmi!mplrlml S BT availed themselves, some in the in f Johu (. Cal sehection ss e 5 each quarter would and others in_opposition to the cat. Duff Green :';,E..]C}.:c:::‘tm(lh N S e S s TR | rendered himself espe retatling of this scandal, i AND THE UNITED STATESN, = OuEy aceord whlicand private excited tae ire of Gene. Steadman and Fallerton have also visited this State, commissioned, as they informed mo, to examine and report | | | Gen. Eaton, who one night armed himself with a brace of pis nipon the workings of the Bureau. In what purgorts to be their the ! s oul probab) nated Green's ene -4 of the Peruvi | tos and would probably b aicd Groews oxistonce | roport, pablished in a Now- York paper, there aro several st —mpeech of President Jol | u ‘w\' "';"n';m'l']"“" ¥: | weats so suited to makeu false improssion that I feel com ‘ashi i Wasimorow, Tuseday, Msy 99, 1865, | fertasal 8 pelled to correct them. It would be impossible for the most S To Wedesie 1 N two | o Shite ofstaries and looks Mrs. Eaton | {ynartial person to avoid some mistakes unless mors time wera por Don Fed tila year or two | continued to move in pul member of the | civan 't th L O inntion 6 witneouss A ThE GITIN past, most accepia 10lic of Peru as | fashionablo world, But at a grand ball the scundal was ottered | 57 evidence, than s'rapid jonrney over a wide territory wil its Minister Res; 1 turned distinctly in hier hearing, with the a ial statement that | allow, By lisicning to ex parte statoments of those who y character of Envoy F r Pleni » id that the Presidant was about to appoint Gen. | bijtarly 1o the Pureay, or who think them tentiary of that Republ day introduced by | Faton & Minister abroad, 0 that his wife's folly be con- |y iy agents, and having no time to make a thorough in 1 retary of St , to whois he de g aled from the eyes of {h world. ' On, bearing | gation, as they admit, these ofticers have been misied 1n soveral 1 ¥ hls credentials, &0 oliowing remarks ords Mrs. Eatou's true rasserted itself, She did | {invortant cases. | fot faiat, she did not serean ot even becowe nervous- he first which 1 shall notice is the condition of the ¥ indignant; she sim re upon the occasion The Su Clisf of Pora bus been loated (0 fovest | somainine tn Woshvreton*and she semaioed. Ter hasband | bmen made agaiaat the, Superiniendent of that clage uail o ud ster | hud really designed acoept appointment, but | vory peet his Tequo oard of - h - '\”-” friendship that | Eaton's methed “f_ o y ’,. m”‘, B » - olunteers, and Lieat. All ‘ an Reserve Corps, who 3 of friendsbip 11 | But the rumor would u *confonnded” Ever and | na oo tal 06 156,600 W64 6 HTSOEE t0 NITH . 1 enow that G taak s herefotore bees e wil i | anoa politicians wnd rival beiles would revive it. Mra. Eatou's | cersed e o el o odlighee e ol 1t to be exceedingly casy; because the id o | own circle it not, but the cailors ” A principles, of morel aad social aims in both countri bl s Mol eIk o Mgy, 2758 eatl grrerthe stosn Vetions ehl Impusiel Nanries uscessarly iency to their relations. But even if | woner who vould lnve been the origical author of the miander. | foen e e b Bt A b i o wuoh powerfu ould not exist for the success of wy | But all ber rescarchies on this poiit proved iu vain. At last, i, T e e g ey by Wission. my persous! cxperience as to the kind feelings enter- | however, chance effected what eare coula not accomplish, B e roourd MioaTianed () The Tow Tosh Biwaidnsa | ment toward Deru inspire | The President's son, who was weneraily regarded s ahat. [ BRGNS ARMN g matver wa ol o h ving upon 1t 1 hope 1o xatisty the | seittad lad, patd a visit to our informunt, of whot Le was very | { i b R T e s aapiratioss of my Government. and obtain st the same time | fond. and diriog the course of n conversation with bis hostest, uffctent ¢ S T tha approval of your Exeallency. 1 have the Lonor to place in \ thoughtlessly uttered tk 7k, *That it was & shame, 80 it 2 romarbyig o s 1he * Prosssdt our Excellency’s nands my credential letier. was, that the Rev. Mr. (we suppreas the real uame of | yua Board of Tnquirs” a ook o gt koo i To which the Prosident replied as follows | the elergymas, for ubvious roasons,) * stiould bave written snch | 5a my report on the same gy g B \a: Your furmer relatione 10 this Goveroment as | & vile letter concerning Mrs 1" Acting on this hint. | manding Department of rolins Barhed ozt il r Resideat of wblic of Poru are remembered | Mre. Eaton ascertaived that a Preshyierian minister A iaer Tattor s Tihrod W FT o * e asnre and emotion, During y.u residence bere y¢ by th o By resident of Philadelphis, | der the head of g rations.” we fal friend to the United Sates ib @ time which | had bu msell with her W fame. Having | hee ted to for R i e 1 T vers amurter, . The regrot with which we | procured this intelligence, the ladv, with her ususl | fhas Capt.J. A o o B g B perted from you was mitiguiad by & hope that. tu a erisis of po- | prompiitude and fr from prudery nined 0 | Yate uos subs o homgh Aol s 1t.0al aftairs, yon might render important service o your ow Klie accordiogly, concealing the matter from her busband | Government, Capt, lice: kraus dischar ovastey, Whase free: prosperity and welfure are {dentiied | for various resson, uecomnanicd by an Iotimate friend aud | Comm - s gy v o e osgnt I with afl the generons ‘ons of the United States. Inreap- | relative, departed 1o the city of brick bouses and Brother) - & e Gab dircctly Joluics you s ber ropresentative here Pert Las woll under. | Love. Oureaching Philadelphia she st:aigntwas ca e P o i g Ao Lo i B oo slood Low manifest her own constant fricudship totue | house of the Kev, My ved inexcellent style, in & | 1uore than s mouth sinee . o xl g .Hh‘l‘ who had Tnited Stat ndslip shall be corially reciprocated o e S Vo bbby sy oy s [t o K s e g o oo S iig— h’l‘“'.h' "IQY‘;'"iu" :‘m.' k.. lfi I d‘ '“'I E_i" X rosult of t lll'l'ml“ \.l(utu ha h‘u‘ e A:L:n.lu kuown, lady, inquiriogly: the geutleman bowed. I am Mre - »y o enaraty FENIAN AFFAIRS. L L Dith Gy, aas thin s, was | LA e e e o —— | procended to demand of the clereyman au explanation. ‘The | witiont a stais Gpon his repatat _ Pentieman declined fo speak with her on the matter. *“Thes,” | " A tiird subject 18 reported upon by the **Commis Mr. Stephens still labors earnestly in the work of t6 tlis slander by said Mrs. Estop, I will remain in this bouse until you do N ment on Treut River, opposite Newbern complaints under tho hea * Bureav ¢ foers Shooting down roconatructing the Irish Republie. The following circles sent | soeqk T must trouble sou to get mea room ready.” The | s u e he | man.” In this paragrs faise wiate. raprossntatives yestarday 0 the new Fenian Headquatters, | clorgyman surrendered Liasell to bis destiny, vielded | K dig g bl iy Mo Ko where they were rece “Great H ; The point, and gave the ~ mame of tbe | of Col W auy more (han the o who had orl o him concerning the | g o Maie . the MoHale, the Clontart, the Owen Rowe_tha 0° i 2 B Emeraid 1. R. B, pper Tandy, the Marshal McMahon, | o mdsl Wi "; k' o ’ nee ] oad, ot tho Dabas. the J sople, the 1. F. Meagher, the Tara, SR, - Sk o Rogms 4 008 * | Siates Treasury is my employe e ushei ik Tad Hand, the Desmond, and voveral | travelod Mra. Keton ad contronted het aconser. 'Hs. s Wi5. | Governme a tor e | *surrendered at discretion.’ and_ ment 8 the O1LEIGRION | ment ¢ aataty Dircn About 44 p. m.. 8 large number of the Fenian sisters also | 3ftbe scands! b phy forme:ly we wo to Mr. Eaton. | Speadn sllerton re B o the oiet. | The lady started fn astonishment. - Why, (o man you speak | from - Mr. bimeelf,” for. ax | bave siuce learne phens 3 announced to commenee kis tour throu of," she e hua becn dead (or seversi rears How wm1 | did pot meet thom. and hia etatement in writing. peevic | Yo interrogate bis bones? A lie scould cease 1o live when its | jiade, is materially differeut. iy is Bt tran that the fre States on Tuursday next. He intends to lecture 1n uer own house Mr and returning ¢ autho eipal cities of the Union | - 3 R R . ceased o trouble herself any {artuer conoerning the scundal or od to WoTk his seatence, ' WS pursued by James,” or that s | 1w or o bile attempting * to crow the rive A New € R etetiond ot Glites-Ben | O o cas cusatos NIl uke B e B | & EIENEBE VAN Mmpels the river In & and Arms Going Foerward | cl"’dm-mn n:,dul‘wl'-:;‘wl afl = A "I"V:I\l PUppy, "1:'- | These mistakes of the Commissioners may be exousabls ou | whom ste merely 8 speaking acquaiitance, was i d o ik wasill, 4 e Cusorvna, Toesdar. May | o e O kportinencs of aluding 10 tho sabIOt tn. | (rdio oce ik masar.” The facts I (oo case. are paiil This morning's Commercial containg the fol | N gl e Withoet {he mitE inguire inio the ma The facts i the case are paiofu ] - # RFOSs MANLCE 10 her very p . Without the utterance | wpough without exszeration, aud are fully set fortd in the There is a movement of the Fenians nc i | rs. Eaton her glove in the feliow’s {ace, who | Toport of Crats, V C.. whom I oidered to investi Qunto a pumber of them left the city yesterday bouud for | e wint Kate the Gfair as 8004 us | obtained avidouce that the froad Canwia. " 5 iteien el domnen that bo could t0 | man was kilied. A of the report is apvende], marked JLarge shipments of arms have been made Northward | the shadow picion. But bis | ¢ The original bus boen forwaided to Major-tien. Ruger within a few days. zeal sometimes el wion be started | for his orders thereon Fhere i8 an appearance that an extensive raid is about | 98t ib his private carria went the rounds 'One other subject upon which the * Commissioners dwell at ke Wod PP Canad of his promiuent acquil procuring * certificates of | great longth is. O agaeIng in private usiness o0 bo made upon Caada § i - f loers e n private - P character * in refarence to bis friend Laton's wife. When the | T oharge against me of giving false testimony will ot be | Movements of men and transportation of arms have wife of 1is friend, howe! 1, was mude oognizant of this fact. | hejjeved by any who know me 8. Eaton | yhen escaping from the guard under whick Le ha uoh question as that in progress for some days with i degree of secresy that in- | 1 fa ated on the very best witbority. thut ahe was 0P | gagted in the report was i (cred iw my learing. 1t was agked dicates * business. vexad at the Quizotism of the President than gratefol for his | ¢'c dman fo writinz, and apawered In writing. Tbe CLEYELAND, Obio, Toesday, May 29, 1866, | good intentions. Owiug to the pressure ou our columus fur. to me was « my oflicers cultivating farms ther details of our vislt aud its results must be deferred till in farmer" 1 replied: * No, Sir." or words of \ Fenians, partially armed and car- | rying eole By meu with side-aris, pessed here st night ¢ East. They were ordorly and | quint, snd claimed to be marching to Californis, 10 work | Gu tho railroads our next issue. —_— Musical SOCIRTY OF YALE COLLEGE HEETHOVEN ovening by this Soclety at Trviug Hall. SARATOOA, N. V.. Tuesdny, Niay 2. 1860 i the north wing of Congress Fail at 1 o'clock this morning, aud now the whole build- ing is in Loss $200,000, Much of the furniture | was saved. The amount of insurance is 1ot vet ascer- | tainad. Mesers. Hathorn & Co. intended opening the hotel on Wednesday. No other hotel was injured. SECOND DISPATCH, men wocured them large wudiences and great fave graduates, of whom this ity has'very mang, ought . give their young friends cordial welcom S —— Henvy Arrivai of Passengers, Congress Hall was insured, as follows: On the house ) $100,000; ou the furnit 000, s steamship Atlantic of Tho Hamilton bath was also burned. | Lioya's live arrived frow Brewen on the Z7th inst., No other hotel or building was injured. Lo Fire at Pittabu PrrrssrncH, Penn.. Tuesday. Mar 20, 1866, A fire this morning destroyed Lafayette Hall aud the Apollo Buildings. Seventeen business places in the build- | iugs were destroyed. Loss §30.000; two-thirds insured - Wire in Carmine-st,—Loss 51,000, were three * extras,” horn ou the passage. There since the morning of the 26tk the following steamers, G.HOF passengers ¥rom Hamburg, yer Saxon, From Fremen, per America FProm Brewen per Atlavtic From Liverpool. per Brazilian 2 From Liverpoul, per City of Boston. From Liverpool per Aleppo. : erpool, per City of M lewter Abont 1 o'clock mornin~, fire was discovered | Liverpool. per Scothund in the rear part of the baildimg “o ) Carminest. occupied | Glasgow. per Brittania § #s s drugstore, by 8 i McKuight. The flam ¥rois Lasdon and Hasre. par Welioa, origluated in soe cause t Bour. aud were apparentiy the work of an incendis portion of the store was destroved Wil ite co promypiuess of the Fire Department preveuted froum extending beyoud the room in whick the fire began. The Lentire loss, upon both the building and stock, wiil o exceed §1.000. and is fully covered by ipsure | Total ... —— s of Celored Citizens—Vieeting FROM THE SOUTH-WEST, | last ovening in the African Methodist Chiureh in Sullir - : | for the purpose of taking action - . impartial !’.‘.Tv..... The Kev.Johu Pelerson was called to Wegal Argumenis—The Floods e chair and Peter 8. Porter appointed Secretary, Mr. David Pium offered w series of resolutions, affirming A novel and interesting concert will be given this | The mewmbers of the | Beothoven are undergraduates of Yale, and their programme | for to-night consists mainly of college songw. “Thev ha these concerts with great success iu Boston, Brooklyu, and other eities, where the popular character of the songs and the igh talent and conscientious culture of these young gentle- 1,122 passengers, all of whom were landed in good health, ax A meeting of «the colored men of the city was held except indirect e then, iz a loud tone. as if to intimidate me. said: We want to kaow ifauy ufficers are concerned in any way, directly or indirectly? 3 Treplied. 1f you wish it, General, I will put my anawer i He nesented, and I wroie at once the note appended Kiving & brief but explicit statement, Which desired. But, not saisfied, addreesed 3 nappose | communi copy of which s nppended, marked *E*) gt aesting more definite inform o, to which 1 replied at length, having nothing to conce . or apologize for in my own kuowing notting «zainst my sahordinate officers in this relation. This last comwusication will be found ap- pended, marked * F. As 10 the avils of the aystem.” there are the same ehecks or. Yale | und reatraiats as in every case of temptation to abuse of ofieial 0, and no | position or public trust. - On the other hand, much might be said of the good efbcted | by this vers conduct which is so severely censured. No one | thing has given so much satisfaction to the better class of | eitizens, both white aud black, as this proof of contidencs on the North American | the part of officers stationed among them. The fnvestmont of | & few thoussnd doliare. at & time whon distrust ruled. and uo contracts could be made between master and frecdmen, had the effect of o good example. No inteiligent land-owner bas, to my knowled, objections; and freedmen know thui. as a resniz of vestments by Northers men, they secure prompt payment an good wages. 1 have yet to learn that an_ officer in the United States ser vice lins 10 Tight to coutrol bis private property, or to fnvest | binearniogs iv any busivess which ke wiay deem useful or | profitable.” 8o long as he is faitbful and honest, so long 6% Le discharges bis official duties with diligence and efficienoy, le | abo ainst curiosity that pries into his pri vate affal dlumny that atains his repatation and wouuds his chatacter. “The following summery exhibits the most important o ties of the severni reports herewith transmitied Statisticr.—Contracts witnessed %; freedmen_employed by con tract, 362 . schools, 121 teachiers, 152, scholurs, 10,606 ; rations issued, 20 value of rations fssued. $15.99 00 clothing lssaed. $376 Nowpitals, 14 wick in howpitals ard quarters, 49, orphans sppreuticed, | 165 deatis in hovpitals aud quarters, 75. Very respectfully, O WarrrLesey, Brovet Brig.Gen., Assistaut Commissioner. GEX. SEWELL'S REPORT. RICHMOND, Vi, May 14, 1466, Major-Gien. 0. 0. HOWRD, Commissioner. GENERAL: In accordance with extract 2, Special Orders No. 5, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned bringing arrrived bringiag | a2 | ts Last NEw-URLEANS. Monday, May 2v, 1666 | v % L 3 ; p thmt the Stute which denies the right of suffrage to a portion | Lands, dated Waskington, . C., April 17, 1666, Tlef Wush- ‘\" the Sapreme Court todsy Messrs Durant and Huut, | o i citisas i ot repuionn u form, aad st ssch portion | Lande, datd b uit aud arvived at Ralelgh, . C., on the i i men, angued in favor of the validity of Cou- | chigament 1s & violation of the Nationai Bil of Rights and of | 19th, and have the honor to submit tue following report of my federite notes as issued by a belligerent power - and ¢ | the Cons inspection in that State: Vet Col. Whittlesoy. 46th United States Colored Troops right of suffrage is involved i itizenship by vir- Campbell, late Assistant’” Confederate Necretary of W That t and M. Moise, late Coufederate Judge, argucd against of Lhe Uderiying priseip.es of the Government. e flgadier Genoral of Volunteers, Assistant-Comimis them. “Thiat the people of any State from whow the bullot fs with- | sioner at Raleigh. and put myself in communication with him. Another crevasse, 100 feet wide, has broken throug n.;fl.:‘y uw-rlx;n 8 ually r.w:\ ‘rgdwl:l:‘ tln; :::ph. Luve | He ul’ond-;l‘l:en;’-uovmmh‘chl.l'n;u:‘l: sminute and complete cutel e Ope. | the Tight to appesl to the Supreume Judiciary of count inspection of reau 3 :T.'u'&'l'n{.!?{,.,“&"" right bank, aud threatens the Ope- | e TELE Lo ubiett 10 b S o wich disfranchisement. | *1he State is divided into four distriots, denominated Central i : destrosed u republican form of rnment, which the United | Eastern, Southern and Western. These districts are subdi The negroes would not work yesterday | The Red River country and the Ouschita and Atcha- | Calays Rivers are one vast ocean. | « steamer Bolivian has arrived from Liverpool. ThLtee Stuies are bouna 1o g The reso! n fart wsnoeiation for the purpose of securiug the right of sl 10 vole 01 1he SAWE €OLitions. Ler jrovided for the organization of an The questious invoived were discused at great length by & vided i proporton to the gopulation of thelr respotive ans Counties. A Superintendent ned to esel district, and Asdistant Superintendent to ench sub-district. The follow ing number of officers are ou duty in the ofice of e Assistant Commissioner: ove Captain (brevet Major), as one Second Lieuten- | citizens NEW OnLEANS, Tuesday, May 2, 1866, | The Louisians country papers give sad sccoutits of the | mumber of the more prominent persons present but no vite Chief Quartermaster aud fluancial age Bloods and the distress consequent. Provisious are being | was taken upou their o ...-:..-ul Pending l‘ne discuss. on the | nul.. Assistant Adjatant-Geners ‘;l one Hn:lnn.lll“e’ el rantly . T - of 15 | meeting ndjourned until next Juesduy evening. medical officer of the State; one citizen sgent, emploved se constaatly forwardsd. The corn, canc and cotton of 1 ) b -~ Superintendent of Schools, at s monthly salary of $125 and L — Markets— Reported by Telegraph. pacialics are devastated. The work o close Bouligny Cre- Oswr60, May 24— Flour active; sales 2200 bbls. wase o progressiug, but the floods are Ligh | three citizen Clerks, at # montbly malary of $76 each. The oflice of the Assistant Commissioner is conducted with | 8 view to rigid economy. The building used for the difereat - suoceeded Gen. Canby to-day. far No. 1 Spring 812 for Red W $15 for_doub it | Wheat quies h'hul‘nu‘liul at 81 45, | offices is inconvenient and unsuited for the u'm-n_llfl"'d- No. | Milwaukee Clah | The report speaks in high terma of Gien mh..,d.:‘.n:.. wid states and 400 busk. Canada C The Confederntion cheme in New-Brumswick, 3 ¥ 8. Joms, X. B, Tuesdav. May 2, =66, | | 1t The cleetion in_ Albert Conity ws hevt toutuy i d re. | Fork. Like J o” @ulted in the two Confederate candidutes being retured | 122.500 bush, Corn by ® lage majority. The Confederates, in respect to | bbis. Flour, 25,50 bl Comtios, are pluyiug their trup cards fnst, wud are n ALvaxy ‘M mall Wheat 94¢.. Carn ke, t | s 0000 mear 8 sanguine of success i the It and most dmportant | et Coru in fair demand at le. lower bush, he counties yet in the tield. So elect | S@@ic., closing ot B0c. OAs ensier ; sales 40,000 bust. 8t ; . ‘ _ Sofar the elections | £ Chi el Ve, for prime Western, and fe. for Btaf ulted in favor of eight Co Confoderntos, There is intense excitement Lere over the death of the Confederate Humbert fug. Tho murderer has been arrested. Shippe bosk. Wheat, %0 tuns ¥ BUrraLo. May 2.— Fiour dul dull wid droopiog; meies of N Wheat quie No. | lilinois st 7. . 84500 bush. Wheat Cannl exports, and iu steady demand, Wheat by fows, 224,700 busk. Corn, 5,500 bueh. Oate, 14,000 Corn heavy. Onis | Tolado Mixed at bsc fulvess and efliciency in the discharge of lis duties, | the number Mnfllru’l and tmn!nvh‘lfl the Bareau in the State | 10 be as follows: one Assstant Commissioner, four Superiu- 1,99 | tendents of Districts, 25 Assistant Superintendents. one Sur- | geon in-Chlef. one financial agent and three assistant fnnnclal nt; oue Assistant Adjatant-General, and oue Chaplaio. nk of these officers 1s as follows: One colonel (brevet olonel (brevet colonel) to New- bush. at one major (brevet colone captains (brevet majors), e.{m second lientenants and ope chapluin; total. 36 u the medical department, there are employed nine sas ant sorgeons (contract) at 8100 per month each: three hospit wttendants ai #24 each; three al $20, &15 aud 814 respoctivels ; ————— —Chicago No. | h 4o, Bariey—snies of poor Chicago e, T osk o9t Lard, & four nt §12 each; three at §10 o each, and aix IMrorTED BooKS.—Lovers of fine books in fine | Canal freighte irme:. Corn, 12fi1dc. t0 3 '\‘url‘m oy n‘b'; ack nn‘;':‘ aptial & foiTl T st T b b 0 o0 2.0 it ents, Sladiage, sad ofstsadard. Enghoh publications, willbe glad | S550TU—E.709 bask. Wheat, 72,710 busb. Corn, 9000 busk. | S Ceb ol Ehaniont of 2% per month; toexamiue o very large stock 1u the store of Messre. Kobert ‘ CRICAGO, May % —Flour quiet. Wheat dull and declined | one assistant district_superintendent u 1o superin B Jomgton & Co., lately removed to No. 64 Nassas-st., whose 1@14c., nt §1 65281 654 for No. 1, and 81 0R@ @1 09 for No. | tendents of camps at €75 and 850 respectively fourteen clerks SiVetiiidaess VI o v i o l 2 orn quiet st 3y @ 53c. for .for No. 2. Onts | y nt 8100, eight ut 870, one at &), and three at 830 per isemen found n ite proper colomn. They im- | quier, at je. for No. 1, & 2. Pro W one wagon-master at 830; throe teamsters at §12 and port maay workein quantities, and offer them at leas than the | visious hr'm. Mens Pork advanoed v"'f’“' | one oflies boy At 860 aror- 3 »t 0 " Johpston sails to | steady. Recoipts—8,000 bhis. Flour, 47,000 bush. Wheat, 312, ‘The report suggests tlat the services of the assistant fiuan- :r 'l.‘;‘_";" :',‘";":“."‘:u"‘“ ajr,, Ms. donasian: safe 000 bush. Corn, 125000 hish. Oats. Shipiponts—12,000" bhik Lament the quartermaaters at distriot headquarters, the - 4 % the Bummer will purchmse largoly | Fiour, 26,000 bush, Whesl. 120,000 Lusy, Coru, 25,000 bush. | superintendents of eumpe nd threg medical officors and hos § tho Earogoan markets, TN - hu-: atteugasiy ey U9 Sgrend WA, wd gopts gl bR furuishing wouey, so fur us | :x;alr llgl!nl, 1f still requiriag sttention, may be otherwise dis- charge ‘The numbar of rations issued from Decsmber, 1345, to March 31 155, inciusive, is stated at 416,600, the valao of which was 4472 The ciothing issued is_valued at $8.521 75. The e number of persons for whom rations were issned during four months was 6, 'he nambsr of rations issued & the month of April was 19,195 less than in the proceling | montk. Kations are issued to dependents only, and the jssue Iy guarded, except at Treat Eiver settiement, unear ‘whore the issue has been made upon the cartificate. | or what 15 caliec a section card, given to the applioant by & | femalo teacher. This course is objectionable, as the ufficer in- t v to an irrespousible person. i » detarmine how long the Decessity for gratu- itous distribation of supplies will continue, at least s long 8% the State or county autborities refuse or negiect to make any provision for the support of heir destitute freedmen. No such provision has been made in this State, Every proper effort is being made to contract the issue, sod it 14 being reduced from month to month, as the depeuents o | be provided with homes and such means of support as they are suited for. The Assistant Commissioner is making oom- mendabls exertions to sccomplish this desirable end. cAMPS. £ 1found at different points in the State (via: at Raleigh, New. barn, W (ireonsboro, Salishury and Charlotte) 5, who were cearly all dependents. There solony at Roanoks Island, whict T was nnable t0 visit for pressnt means of communication with that point. At Ralsigh there were but 22 persons in the eamy | which hiad hoen creatly reduced within a month. At Wi mington it was being brok At Greenshoro there were attentiof 1 recommended to Gen. Whittlesey that these three eamps 1ast named, betog in the same district, be iidated at Salis- bury, theroby the expense of the medical officers, & numbor of tospital aitendants, and in other respects reduciog | the expenwes of the Bureas. He agreed with me in tuis opinion. and will take carly measures to do 40. At Koanoks Island, measares have alraady been inangurated to break up that colony, though it wili be attended with dith- established at anearly period in the Rebeilion, m to regard it as thoir home. Many of ves by fishing and other industria! pur- saits, and 1t i+ diffieult to induce them to change their location; but within a maoth a large number bave boen takes from the aad with vm[‘u{mnnk sither ia this or in other : adents Will soou be removed to the poor- farm ahout being established near Newbern. 'The number of ious issued ou the island, in April. was 4,033. On the 14th April, the roturn shows an aggregate of colored people of the south banks of the Trent River is large oolony, which was established early in the war. It i mated that there are present upwared of 3,000 freedmen living within tae Timits of tois settlement, though no census bas beou recentl taken, Tuese people have built themseives huts or small oses, aud mostly support themselves by their own labor in nd al ewbern. ‘Lhe land on which they settied belongs y the heirs of au officer killed in the Rebel service. An order for its restoration (when it is no longer needed for military purposes) has beea made. It has wot been restored for the reason that no disposition coald yet be made of tho freedmes, and it was not deomed Just and proper yet to leave thom ea- tirely unprotaot The dependents here are now being removad to the poor farm, and | think some arrangement may. be made with the owners of the iand to allow them to remain natil other homes | can be found for them, or that they may be permitted to pur. | chase the iaad or coutinue their presunt oocupation at & fair rental | For the present they need the instructions of a judicions offi- | cer of the bureau. | A Mr. Fitz is the superintendent of this of §1 per month. Tho expense of his fe peuditares for police, &, which have been regard: | wary peen defiayed by a monthly tax of 50 ceats to each occapant of a lot within fixed limizs. "In my opinion the super iuteudent of the sub-district shonid be charged with the care ot the camp 80 long ws it remains, and no bureau tases should | bo assessed to the occupants, but measures taken to secire sme arrangement with the owners of the laud for its sale or ation as nbove stated; aud as early as practicable thess + that are now self supporting to make their for rents or purchase. It is doubttul if they can be tuduced to leave the viciuity of Newbern, as & large portion of them find regular employment there. wore complaints agaiost this Mr. Fitz for fll-treat at tho general conduct of bis affairs n with this cawp. were being investiy States I own_eontr: ted by 4 commission by the Sugerinteadont of the Distriot, the | Teport of W when completed, would be torwarded to the | Ansistant Commissionsr for his action, bence I did vot regard [ it as proper for me to investigate or take any action in the matter, that it was Lis or your provines to act ou the re bmitted by the Commission. lections of freedmen in sad around New ganized camps. Most of the men are ad that withio s radios of six miles of a colored population of 12,000, 21, » issued to these people during the mon it was estimated there would be a decre: t. fn April It will be remembered that Degroes congregated bere as early 4 163, « it was occupled by the Uniou foroes: that there ‘accessions during the continuance of the war. 1% bas also prevalied o some exteat, which had ed the w of laborers from this point to othe Qisease has abated. and efforts bave better wages. 1 eatablished at Goldshorongh and New. there all dopendents 1 those ted by Government to e tion for their maintenance. These farime are oonduoted on L same plan o4 such ur are at (4s North. By thus removing the destitute camps are hroksn up, and mauy will be induced 10 seok friende. of for themenives elsewhere. The freodmen in camps or ecolonies, espec verument, tends to promot snce, nnd to engeuder clanpishness and iuction between the two racesof DISTRI TS AND SUB-DISTRICTS. The fallowing are some of the more important poluts of the report on this subject Fhe Eastern Distriot is under the saperintandency of Capt. y, who Las bis hesdquarters at Newbers. It of 19 counties, aud bos 10 of on duty and ore citizen agent. Capt. Sesley in aceredited with enorgy and ac Hvity, hut Lis adminiatration i critioised as IAcking aystew in wome rospects, and & change is recommendod. Ttos waid th roare but few acts of violence or cruelty complained of and the civil co st 8 wiliinguess to o the negro justice. Tie Uuited States District Court was ciug hebd st Newbarn by Judge Brooks st the time of Gen. Sewall's visit, and the testimony of freedmen recoived whenever oftered. | Compiaints bad bees made againet Capt. Issac Rosckrans, 5 at Nowbern, by a clerk in his employ. ~ A investigation had been, by order of Greus. Ruger and Whittlessy, Lad, call 16.g for & report on the subject so far as the allegatiois against | Capt. B uad any oounection with the Bareau The resuit of | the Jnvestigation is ot siated in the roport. Comp.aiats bad | bean made by two citizens that their property bad not been tored to them, notw ithstanding the issus of an order to that ot by the Commissioner. One portion of this property was pt. Secley as an office, (he otaer by Capt. Rose- r an office and partially for private quarters. T soes no reason why this property should not be | mesiored and cont-acts made for the ront of public offiges. At Goldaborough. the officer in charge. Capt. G. O. Glaur, U8, A., I8 provounced uasuitabie for his duties. The Poor. Farm af this place was well conducted. There were 40 deo- Deadents at work upon it. - One handred sores ware plantad in ton and 35 11 corn Tue Wilmington District is uader the A. Ratherford. whose management is commended by the inspector. The district comprises six sub-districts, including e countios. A bitter feeling of hostility exists wgainst the cau and the military authorities, difficulties with the wanicipal aothorities of Wilmiugton, when the unparioned Eebel Gen. Ransom had been elected M were not unfre quent. egate of depeadenis s district on the Istof April was =04, which number was expected to be reduced 40 per cont Auring the next month. {he tspector rode through s portion of Edgecombe Connty, visiting several of the finest cotton plantations 1o the State. Here he found the treedmen very industriously at work, aud ihe employers expressed great satisfaction at the manuer in which they obsersed thoir coniracts. More than an average erop of cotton will be raised in this section The manwgo- ment of Lieut Cox, in cuarge of this sub-district is hh{tly commended. The freedmen nearly all submit their contracts 1o him, and regard the presonce of aa viicer of the Bureau as essential to their welfure. At Sallsbury. the headquarters of the Western District, Brevet Col. C. A Cllley is lu charge. The district embraces the entire western seciion of the State, comprising 51 counties. The colwred w‘mauuu 18 swall in muny of these countics, and it differs entirely from the cotton and rice-growing sections in tlie enstern counties, The Luspector criticises Major Cilley’s management, aliegiug that he appears to bave oultivated the | good will of the white citizens at the expense of the freedmen. | §ihed issued an order directing that all freedmen in Satis harge of Lieut..Col. in the ** chain gang,” and sot at work in she publio streets— an order which was spoken of by citizens as highly eommend- ablo in Col. Cilley, This ofticer ex the opiiiou tiat the Tareau could be- withdrawn without injury to the colored people. 1 :mh lm' 'fl._hlnr:‘lw:d.l:ll rll.l::l d the 15th of A nu! nts was 306, No e b:lnu has fl- mude within counties embraced 0 this dlstrict for the support of the destitute freed The Sub. District of Charlotte is under the obarge of Capt. A. W. Suafter, 20th Veterau Reserve Corps, who 1 spoken of 10 the roport ne a faithful ofcer, but not yet well fustructed in the duties of his position. which be bad held but s faw weeks. 1o this Sub District mary contracts for last ysar remained uu- wottled. The average now submitted to the officers of the Bureau is 25 n day. There are frequent complaints of ill- | treatment of segroes m-;': St them well grounded. The In. apector expresses the opiniou that the Sub-District bas uot Deon well managed by it previous offigers. At Greensborough everything was found to be very satis- factory uuder the management of Mr. Ass Teal, u citizen agont. The freedwen were industricusly working, and were protected in their {1teresta, The Central District, headquarters at Raleigh, comprising 19 counties, was found to be iu_a satistactory condition under the superintendeney of Capt. George C. Almy, C. 8., who hus been relieved by Lieut.-Col. Allen Brady, under wi - loyed nine commissioned officers and ten civ he complainta of ill-treatment and non-paymeut of freedmen are becoming less freyjuent in this District. At Elizabeth City=a remote district not of aeoess— there had boen & dificuity 1 connection with Mr. Nowcomb, superictendent of the sol He bad received anonymous w-u..-l w[[o: threatening bim 'u;.vloluu. but "i':; had been Inspector expresses the opinion that Mr. N. bad been indisersct in bis social relations with the colored pie, which, with remaiks at public meetings, m fucensed the citizens agninst him. There bad also bee: al difticulty between this gentleman and the comma ing offier of the post. ‘The inspector thinks that some of the fomale teackers hud not on all occasious bebaved with propri ety with the ofticers at the post. Confidence i expressed that Brovet Major Camp, the recently assigned ageat. wili be able 10 restore good order, and advance tue iuterosts of the Bares. The freedmen here are doing well, and no rations are tsaund. Judge Brooks of the United States Supreme Court expresses Lis dosire to aid 1u the Burean in every way possible. OFFICERS. ‘With the exceptions mentioned, I found offioars competent and faithfal in the discharge of their duties. No complaint exists or cau be wade against the moral character or habits of any, Gen. Whittiesey and n fow of the officers (Major Mann, Major Wickershat, Capt. Seely and Capt. Rosekrans) are in terosted iu the caltivation of farms. This they in no way at tempied to conceal from me. But I could not discover any neglect of their public duties for any private busines Gen. Waittlesey is conscientious in this respect, and bas not in -nrr ’ er made use of his official poeition 1o advance perso; bis frionds. In the e p the State, where the private business intereats of t officers 10 lands oxist, the rate of wiges excoeds that in t Western portion, whers no gfoar is siogossd to be interested 497 SRR | 31 dopendents; sbury, 114—the lacter oamp having been reduced 3 during the month of April. At Claciutie there were 162 depoudents, and the camp was iu 8 bad state of police, its scattered appearance indicating & waat of proper’ them to find labor where they are more | bury found without Inw fal employment on & certan day be put | o b lx)lm'l‘lbm FREEDMEN. e condition of tue frecdinen is oxce; of Nawbern, as before alluded to, S:M erally th at {air and remunerative wages. They observe their contracts aud give general satisfaction to their employers. They mani- fost & desirs for education, and, under the instruction received, are making progress. They are complying with the rece: State laws relating to the marriage coutract; though, at Wilmington, the olerk of tie oourt was enforciug aa old State Iaw requiring, previons to issuing the certificate, a bond in the penal sum of one thonsand dollars thas no_ legal objection to e age existed. The negroes, of course, in their present condit] nuot faraish that bond, and the enforcement of t statate is against public policy. 1 was wssured thet at mu‘mv.mwu 10 assemble on the 28th inst. it would be amended. There ia & provision in the late act of the Legislature con- corning negzoes and persons of color, which resiricts the ad- mission of the evidenoe * until jurisdiction in matters relating | to froedmen shall be fully restored to tue State courts.” Until lation Is hud 1t is uot regarded practicable to turu over all eases to the ciyil conrts. Gov. Worth assured me that this would be remedied by the convention. (ren. Ruger bad declined to interfere with the ouforcement of the I T witting whipping criminals. Though this mode of punishing 4 %0 barbarous and inbnman, if suspendec many erimos 4 go unpun ished, as it is thqouly pendity attacked to many ses; and 48 there is no distinetion in the law between white and o crimiuals, who are equally dealt with, suck inflictions nd blacks are not uufrequent. reau npon the freedmen has been to and create & batter feeling be- ia the vicialt Aare at we promote ipanstry tween the classex. o agents into such districts, to in form them of tuelr rights and obliga struct the negro tioas. 1 had an interview with Gov. Worth and otier prominent citizens, Th | expressed a desire that the buresu be with. drawn, but gave no further reason than that it was alwa; noxious £ toem, end tuey desire to couduct their own affairs in their own way. They expreased the beliof tlat the negroes would be well treated by the people of the State; but until per fect equality under the [aws is established, and proyisions made for the support of the destitute, this opinion is not well grounded Tt 1 difficult to determine how loog ifs continuance may be required. I am firmly of opinton that the freedmen will meed its protwetion as much as ever until after the nex: crop is Katk . that in the settlement of their contract for the pres ear there will be much for the agents of the Bureau to do. treedmen are apprebensive of ite withdrawal and, so fur |’r’w;u-m.1mnh-n with them, were 8o ‘Thiey assured me of tueir confidence iu ity to secare to them their rights. Tih | 04 1 conld judee from tous on this potat ud its actual pec not find fhat i have been openly opposed or obstructed by the white No acts of violevee have been committed against its agents, but 1t Las received little or no support frow them. They are generally hostile to it, though not manifesting their foeliugs by overt acts. 1 had several interviews with Brig. Gen, Ruger, commanding the department. He appenrs dis- posed to render all assistance to Gen. Whittlesey o further operations of the Bureau. lut there has been, I thiok, 8 waut of conperation on the part of some of the stail oflicers. Gen, Roger expressed to me a decided interest in tho con- dition of the fresdines, aud his wish to cobuerate with the Assistant cowdissivner. SCHOOLS. 1 visited many of the scuools; found them well conducted. The children are makisg wounderfal progress in their studies. Fiske, 1 respectfully forward o statement furnished me by Mr. the Superintendent for the State, The medical department is well and judiciously ml:l‘gvd by Surgeon M. L. Hogas, who is untirig in his work for the improved sanitary coadition of the people in his charge. He is taking vigorous measures to guard rgainst the approaching epidemic. Except at Wilmington, the hospitals were all in goou condition and the medical oficers attentive to their duties Brevst Major Thowas P. Johuson, A, Q. M., Chief Qua tormaster and Second-Lientenant F. H. Beocher, 3d United States Lufautry, A. A. A. G. upon the stafl of the Assistant. Commissioper,” are both efficient, intelligent and faitnful officors. They rendered me much sssistance in prosecating the inspection While the general condition of the bureaa in this state is good, und 1ta affairs faizhfully, honestly, and disoreetly admin- Istered by (ien. Whittlesy, Whose services I regard as valua bis to the Government, yot I am of the opinion that some of the evils which have boen fouud to exist would be better guarded agaiust, sad perhaps wholl aad oaretul jaspections b oflcers o bie stafl, : L am, Goneral, very reapectfuliy, your obedient servaut, r" l)_v':‘luli ,Cal. 3d V. R.C., Brovet-lirig.-Gen. Voix., Acting Luspector-Gen, VIRGINA. BUREAL 0F REFUGERS, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED ' LANDS, HDQR 5. ABSISTANT-COMMISSIONER VIXGINIA, RICHMOND. Ve, May 19, 1866, f Major-Gen. 0. 0. HOWARD, Commissianer, . GENERAL: La obedience to lnstructions of May 16, 1866, I bave the bonor to submit the following report upou the heads of communicatious of Gens. Steadman and Fullerton: VIRGINIA. The number of officers sud civilian employés of the bureau was correctly given for the month of February. It is, how- | ever. proper to state that of the employés bave been en | gaged 1n closiog up the business of the past four years, com | menced by what wus kuown us * nogro affaira’” before tle | organization of the Barean. This business was the oultivation o inuds beid by the Goverament, the proceeds of which were Yaken up and properly accounted for by bonded officers. The salarios of ewployés were paid to February 2+ 1866 from funds raised by the Burean within the State. “Since the olosiug of the business of Inst year all civilians emploved Aesistant superintendents have bean discharged, snd the num- ber of clerks has been reduced to 45 The number of laborers ‘The number of enisted meu employed as guards and are furuisbed by the military presumed detnils | | to9r, | orderiies 18 nuknown, as the of poats 1o the local officers, it bein iitary oommanders would not furnish i their jadgment, «herm- deemed uecessary. number of Tations for the mouths of December, Jan | aud February, ure correct ry | the two succeoding montos are as follows Men. Women Children, Masch.... 1 375 4420 1o T 3,56 Ti% Lue chiidrou nre nnder 14 years of age, aud are furuisbed with one-halt the * fudigent r wits rutions durisg the month of March, 2,911 were sick or in Lospital, duting ibe monthof April, there were 2,676 of the sae class. WHY THE NEGROTS NEED ASSISTANCE. But few persoos able to work are furnished with ratiows. ex oapt women with large families of fatherless child; Man) | of these are the fauilies of colored soldiers who bave lost thei | A | | freedmen were congregated during the war ou the Peninsula— many more thua can now find comfortable empioyment, Al possible efforts are being made to remove them Officers of the Bureau are instructed not to furnish rations to any person able t work for whom employment can be found, and 1t is be levod that this order is faithfully carried out. | 0a the 20 h of Noveumber, 1563, u letter was addressed to the | Overseers of te Poor of each town and county, informing them | of the number of colored persons suppor by the Federsl | Government. boluging to their respoctive towns and coun tios, and promising to seud them to their dowiciles as s00n as they were ready to oare for them; but they “ail wiih one necord began to make excuses.” Since that time anotber effort bas been made, but in very few instances Lwve they wireed to care for them. EVERYTHINE DEPENDS UTON THE AGENTS. 1 fully coucur with Geas. Steadman asd Fullerton that vesy much dep-uds upon the character of the agerts. aud trouble Los arisen where men without “sound judgment and dis cretion” bave been assigned to duty; but every effort has beea ‘made to supply the places of such agents with bettsr men, aud, it 18 believed, 1o most cases with success SPECIMENS OF THE DECISIONS OF THE BUREA The case referced 1o undor this head was first brought to tiow by ex Gov, Heary A. Wise during the visit of Steadman and Fullerton (o wy office. 1 ussured him it recel immediate attention. Ou investigation, it | seems that there was no oiaim or deeislon involviug title to Jand. bue un ordar was fsstued to preveat the sfection of col ored person trom his home uuder circumstances of bardship. | The colored was, who was very old, Lad been on the properiy | during tie time of bis ability for labor, aud the former owuer | desired fo turs bim off from the oocupaucy of & cabin and a bialf acre of ground. The decision wus that he, with his wifs, | ahoula be atiowed 1o romain rent fre daring their lives. Tt officer who made this decision has only been conaected with the Bureau I8 days, ‘wos 48 yet luexperienced. Not- | withstanding the natural sympathy for the case the order wis promply revoked by me, with directions that if tae freedmau, Was i aged pauper te would come properly under the care of the overseers of the poor, sud if shey failed in their duty the case would be acended to by the Bureau, “'NBGKO DIVORCE CASE " Under this *bead "1t is stated *thut the agents exert the | widest latitude iv the exercise of their judicial functions.’ [ | beg leave to oall attention to the sccompanying ociroular marked " 4 “ under waich tue Buresa courts were cstab- bed. ‘The ** divoroe case " tried by the agent of the Bureau at Charlotteville was the case of & colored womau aged 70 years aue 8 boy aged 1=, The boy was eutristed to the charge of the when he was namall cbild, aud when Le became oid Lh the wowman compelled i to cohabit with her. The | partids were never married. The agent forbade this unboly and unuatural colabitation. Otticers of the Burean do mot precend to decree divorces. but thers are many cases arisi rom the lace disability of the freedmen to contract legal marri- age, where a wa or Woman 1s olaiued by more than oue | person as Luswnd or wife. 1t then becomes necessary to de- | cide what former cohabition most uearly approxizated to lx:nmqs. or whetlier tue case 1s embraced under recent State wa. TRANSFEKENCE OF THE POWER TO THE MILITARY. There are but tes wilitary posts iu the State. The wrovps at these posts huve the mivimum number of officers required by the regulations to be on duty with them. and altbough the ofticers migit act as agents fur the Bureau for tueir imme. Qiate vicinity, it would wave ut least four fiftis of the State unprovided for PAST SERVICES OF THE BURLAU These services van vest bo shuws by s cowparison between the well-koown coudition of the freedmen of Virgiuia oue yeur o and that of to-day. It i true that the iast Logislature of the State bas consider- ably amended its laws relaiive to negroes, but toe operatious ese Inws in the hauds of local Ju-hcrl and juries is ot | auexperiment. 1t is @ partof tie duty of tue vilicers of th Bureal iu the several counties to observe and report upou this important watter, and also to carry out tie late legiala- {ive provisions respeciing the dowestic relatioas of tbe freed men, which, tbougl tbe leiter of the law i satisfactory, is not praotically undertaken by any State authorities, INFLUENCE ON THE PREEDMEN. 1t is believed thal toe *operations of the hureas’ have been to “promote habits of iudustry amoug thew. 1t would be difficult to class Inrge numbers of the freedmen ho oall wpon the bureau for assistance wnd advice among the ‘imprudent aud idle.” I do mot thiuk the power that the frewdimon attribute the bureau to be anythiug more than their bolief (hat 1t Wil secure to them justice. aod atford to the de- SETVILG POOT DRCERATY AUppOTE, OF sl 118 existence mesns wore than that the Government will carry out iu good faith the gusrdiauship it has aseumed. o GEX. BKOWN'S ADMINISIRATION. liin 1 must leave for the jadgmeut of my superiors. 1 think the sentiments n:i’ cltisns Dl‘lr.llhu' chang ing in 1avor of the edueation of the fresdmen. although fn some localities much hostility bes been manifested toward their | tenchers, wnd in some instances sciooi-houses have been buraed. 1 enou CONDUCT OF THE OFPICKRS. 1 believe this will compare favorably with that of an equal number of officers in any department of thejGovernment sery- ice. Very ros lly. your obedient servans. O Brows, Brevet Brigadier-General. late Asst. Com, OFFICIAL LIST OF OPFICERS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU ORDERED UNDER ARREST BY THE PRESI- ENT. )l‘-u:rUl 0. 0. Howanp, issioner Freedmen's Fureau The President directs that ‘ol. E. Whitelsey, As- slstant North t. F. A. Seeley. Superintendent of the Bureau rolina o Distriet of North Carolina: Capt. Isasc Kos- #{uiflm for the Fredmen's Burean of I rans. Commissloner of Subsistence of Voluateers, on duty in the Easl e Freedmen's Bureau; Dr. Rusb, Medical Purveyor; the Rov. Mr. Fiir, Awsi Superintendent of the Buroau for the L Areni fyes svitiomgut: Lagg. Whesler, agout for (e Bureat North Carolina the operations of the | | iven. The number issued duriog | 1 was not aofrequently asked by farmers in | remedied, by frequent | tatl. 0." Of the number furnished | Lives io the service of the United States. A large namber of | at Kinston, N, C.; G. 0. Glavis, Chaplain, rintandeat. Onmwm!: Major J. C. Mann, Assistant ruinstar sud Financial Aget for the Soutbern District of North Care- hoa, and uufin‘ “%bn J. Wickersham, Sub-Agen ) t for the Burosu at . be immediately relieved from duty and ordered to commanding in arrest to Major-Gen. Ruger, in North Carolios, who will receive igatrue~ tions in regard to their trial as soon as charges can be pee pared t them by the Judge-Advocato-General. 1f the following uamed persons are in the em| I:{r!utoffll Burean they will in like manner be relieved sred €0 ro- in arrest to the Department Commander: The Rev. Horace JTamies of BMassachusetts, ogent (without pay) of the Barean ia Pitt County - also his pamed ; Mr. Wil Tappan of Maine . M. Pottar, said to beinteresied with C Seeley, and Mr. Brooks, said fo be interested with Capt. Rose- krans in cultivating tations , also & brother of Capt. Rose- plant krans, said to be em .dh!n(!-:.unryn'w-g You will lmmnm“uounhum. for the infec- E. D. Towxsexp, Assistant.Adjutant-General, mation of the Secretary. The above orders were issusd on the 16th May, to Gems Strong, by Major-Gen. Heward. BEATEN BY A SALOON PROPRIETOR. — About 1 o'clock on Taesday morniog. Eugene McDonald, residing in Atlantio-st., near the South Ferry (Brooklyn), became engagod in o controversy with Martin Blanke, while dn the oyster saloon of the latter, at No, 7 James-st. Blaoke fizally caught up s club_and dealt his opponent & powerful blow on the head with it, inflicting & dan wound. The assallant was ar-ested by Officer Carroil of the Foarth Preciuet, aud Justios Hogao uently committed him to await the result of McDonald's injurics. The latter was taken to Lelevas Hospital. The Tribune Enlarged. . THE LARGEST AND CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER IV THR WORLD. ¥ NTARGEMENT OF THF DALY, SEMI-WEEKLY AND WERELY TRIBNK. Notwithstanding the fact that the size of Tiie Tais- ©'xE bas been inoreased more than one quarter, the prios will remain the same. it TERMS, ' WEEELY TRIBUNE. Mail subseribers, single copy, 1 year—32 sumbers Mail subserivers, elubs of five. Ten copios, addressed to names of subseribers Twenty copias, addressed to names of subscribers Ten copies, to one address... Twenty copies, to one address — An extra copy wili be set for each club of ten, SEMI-WEFKLY TRIBUNE. Mail subscribers, 1 copy, | year—I01 nambers Mail subscribers, 2 copies, 1 year—104 numbers Mall subscribers, 5 copies, oi over, for each copy . Porsous remitting for 10 copins $30. will recei: au extrs Jopy for b moaths. ; Persous remitting for 15 copies 45, will receive an oxica copy one yoar. - DAILY 'I:III'III ", 0 per anuum; #5 for six mon - THE TRIBUNE, Now-York. 85558 ws® LEE I Y 1 Address AULD—On Mouday eveniog. M ‘wite of John R. Auld. iu the 3ist year of her sge. The rolatives aud frieuds of the Vumvtl sreinvited toattend the funersl, from her late residence, No. Lis Weat Twenty eightb-st., 0a day siternoon, at 2 o'clock. COX—At his rosidence, o, 104 West Twentv-sixth-st., on Tusedey ‘miorniug, May 2). Henty G. Cox, M. D, 47 years. i velittees and friends of the family, and the medicsi profession enerally. are rospectiully invited to the, at Vtoh (Brosdway near Tentst), on Thursday, May 31, e wclock p m. The ramains will be taken to Graenwood. RHODES—At Milton N. Y., on Monday, May 26, the Rev. Joha T. Rhodes, iv the J8th year ef bis age. Tun relatives ;i iends of the (:.‘;Ay. and the Clergy. are invited to. wttend the funeral. from tke Reforuied Dutch Charch, st Flatbush, L. 1. ou Wednesday, 30th inst.. at 3 0'ciock p. m. TAYLOR—At Usioo. N_J., on Slonday, May 23, after a brief illuess, Tovert Taylor of this city. in the 56 year of his; The relatives sud friends, members of the Society of Mo~ ‘chamios and Tradesuen. snd Department for the Survey and laspee- tion of Butldings, are rospectiully invited (o attonid the funorsd wervices at M. , N. on Ahursday. st 2 o'clock, without Tartaer invitation. Remains will be taken to (irsenwood ou Friday. Traio leaves N, J. aliroud, lovt of Liberty-st., st Ilod:. roturns at 4 p.m. WALLIS—On Sunday, May 27, of consumption, Willism Heary ailin, aged v His remains wili be removed for interment ia Greenwood Ce from the Memorial Church, corner of Hammond ot aud W A on Wednosday, May 30, 8t 2 p. m. His friends aod M‘ i uncle, James Neeves, and his father-inlsw. Bempemin Hendrickson, aleo the members of Acacia Lodge, No. 327 of F. sad . M., are tfally invited to atiend. A Vilson's Point, South Norwalk Conn. on Monday, M won of L. 0. Wilsen, esq., nged 30 years. His frionds and those of the fumily ate respectfully invited to sttead s funersi. on Wednesday, May 20, at 3 o'clock p. w. Carmases i ut the depot, South Norwalk, ou the arrival of the Gpecial Notices. To Mock the Rose tn Waux or Paper isposidls; bet where is the perfume that should exile from the queen of flowars® Just so is it possible to mimic in color and externals the NIGHT- BLOOMING CEREUS—su extract which puts the fragiance of the S ros to shame. Gusrd aguinst imitations. Iu the bottles of the genuine artiele are blown thess words: * PHALON & SON, Poc- fumers, New-York.' lovlby-unmm%e — The Great la—-‘l for Sen Sickness, ul!u» THE FOLLOWING: OX BOARD THF STEAMSHIP EVENING STAR. Boowp yrox NEw-ORLEANS T0 NEW YORE, Thureday, Feb. 22, 16%. . and on the G -~ Dr 6 P Ganpiver. Boston, Muess.: We luft New-Orieans ou the 17th inst. age in the Galf we eucoustered » very lieavy ses. the passengers were trou ten of e wele perviaded 5 iy Dr. GARDIR iC COMPOURD. aad by sa three or lour dosee. advise ali wha oo~ o a8 that bine out of ever: wwore of less with sickness. ER'S RHEUMATIC AND NEURA dotng we sl found immediate reliel after -iu! We ¢heerfully recommend it a8 & aure curs, an template & son v B0t to go without supplying themseives with ome or @more : 1. Russels. Miss Lavioia Halleck, A M Larned, T. J. Rogers, New-York, Now York 1. Hartaan, Tohn Lawmun, '8, Philbrook, =n. J Lamm. . Robe:t Bamton ies J. 1 Lam, Philip Auteru, Doure Jean, Lasisn Antoinette Dours, Abuer E. T. Sauith, J. B Riehardwon, Cohen, N. O, Bernard G, T Mazon Agent to B. Traviek Lieat L. acles . Colored Ca ot. J. P. I Leckvalier, W M. Seip, Col. First (i o P 10, Maseacnasetts, aai, 1ak U 8. Golored Cavairy. . Bisin, Chicago, Matthew Heceder. Fred F. Leroed. W. P. Cowle, Brev. Lisut-Col. Jor.C. Chandier, and C . Halron, E.S. Alley, Purser, Ac., D.R. Fueron, 7. 8. Thompeon, N. O, Prineipa! Depot, No 91 Wasigton st Boston. and T HELMBOLD. No. 564 Brosdway, New-York. Those suferiug with RIEUMATISM sad NEURALGIA will fnd st tavuluable temedy. Conuit Dr. GARDINER, Wil be ot B T. HELMBOLD'S. t. No 364 Brosdway. Tho sfficted ece respectfally iuvited 10 vall aud see the Doctor. Advic pratie Grand Mass Meetlng or THE FRIENDS or LAW AND ORDER. All whe are i favor of tie Fxoles Law and sus the Cowmis- sloners of the Metropolitan Board of Health in snd vy enforcement of its provisions, raquested to meal in the Tustitute, on WEDNESOAY EVENING, May 30, at 8 o'clock. ‘Addromes will be delivered by eminent speak orests ol suercial. professioual and the commanity. SRS FALEONFR €hairinen of e Cormiion of Arrangemata The Best Place to buy new, tasty and woll:made SPRING CLOTHING is at F. B. BALDWINS, Nos 70aad ™ Bowery, the lazgest store and amortinsnt i the city, od prioes less. Winter's ITM l’on-r n:hr aw !.ANES PlAT:.l;'“n'.lT AND FEED ‘OJ!. the simp'ost and most effective nown. Labor-saving time-saving The ontire log, of any isutly and unerringly sst throagh- o word lcomed g T paienos (M. world i tour A will o $10 000 that the wfll e h’wloc-lmm er 30,000 fwet of 1i:ch-boards in 12 cousecutive hours. "Aud this 1s by 1o means & it to its capacity. W hat rival iaterest, or who else, will accert! Open to all. urnished TER & Co., No. 40 Brosdway, New York. Tnvalids' Truveling Chairs on Wheels, for in aad ek ‘m-nl $15 to #1. = INVALIDS CARRIAGES to order. PATENT CANTERING HORSES, for in and out-doors, $13te SLURSERY SWING sud Baby Tonder, $375. STRONG WAGONS. Children's ¢ ARRIAGES, Propelless, ‘n Egginb Charots. Rocking Horves. of sale by the manufacturer, S, W, SMITH, No. @ Williamst. “Miss El wie, the .‘vmlu- Tiu-'lfi_fi be in her C HIs WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY st ", at No. 814 Broad: way be tied, Hour fled, paiuted.. i et hands. 1t is hoped that two of "m'-"mn h‘-‘ ad men in the city will be placed on the Committes. n&.fl{'—"l all other denominations of Chiriatiass are challenged to account for the strange manifestations. AL u Meeting of the Trustoes of the DALTON KNITFING MACHINE ¢ i clile at the office of tha Cd g e w‘y* .?‘.\s.‘?doos XA A Y fay 25, 1000 D. P RHOADES, Prosideat. FOR SALE AND’ , 1 not suited. within WL exha" WK RS, No. Ventilation. Charchon, Schoot Houses, Publie Hal, Biivae Dellings, THOKOUGHLY X1 #m“"i"b'hu U 8 no\'n!!'u&mm BEDSTEADS, $17Tte IRON 3 eag Assortment B A el on’yand -'#:* to order. SALE by GEO, C. ALLEN, No. 415 Broede Gireat Reduction in CARPETS, OIL-CLOTHS AND MATTING, Notice.— T/ o oheapest st clame, STONE s N ekt No.3 Pary row, direely to House. Vst @4 SHIRTS i $3 cach; Linen 3 .—"’A oiseless and durable. o 1 S : EMPIRE 8. M. Co., No. 59 " Courtiamd -