TILE PREP/3. yt.r MASHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTEDI A ST JOHN W. FORNRY. myrioz No. in SOUTH FOuNTH STREET. TIE DAILY PIiVAIS, "io'City Baboeribere, is EIGHT DOLLARS Mt A_N. !rum, in advance; pr FIFTEEN CENTS PEN WERE, Dayoble to the Carrier. Mailed to MtbSeribers out of the city, iiiairodi DOLI.Ans PER ANNUM; THE= poLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS FOR BLX MONTELIit ONE DOLLAR AND BEVENTY-FIFE CENTS FON winiag ikipmma, invariably In advance for the time ordered. AV - Advertisements inserted at the nasal rates. Tall TM -WEEKLY PRESS, ILlalled to ClubscrtOera, rowz nor.Lnald rim Arr- Nrat, in advance. Cy 41,11 M, _YRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1861 Gann AND SHRAXAN —DRIKARKABLE LETTERS The correspondence between Generals DRAFT and BUSF,iIAN, after the appoint tnent of the former as Lieutenant General, on the let of March, 1864, which we copy to-day, is singularly characteristic of these two wonderful men. No better insight could be had of GRANT than his impulsive setter to SHER:ALAN at the moment of his elevation to the highest military position in the country, thanking him and General jth-PuEnsort for their noble co-operation in Support of his plans, and even placing him self below his illustrious subordinates in that brilliant promotion. It will be seen that he almost felt he could not accept the splendid prize without first offering it to his friend I Could there Pe anything more knightly or chivalric ? !The reader will answer this question affirm atively as he reads the reply of STIRRBIAN. As we remember that SiiNumAN wrote be- Tore he had projected his grand march upon Atlanta, thence to the seaboard, and from the sea to the ,centre of North Carolina, his words glow with a certflin prophetic inspi ration. He describes his own character as be unfolds that of GRANT ; and with a quick and graceful candor delineates the soldier who baffles strategy with common sense, and leaves "books of science" for the steadier help of an undoubting kith. That part of SilsnmAx's letter which draws a parallel between WASHING .7ON and GRANT does not seem an exag geration in the more sober light that re= Teals his moral nature, and proves it to be in marvellous harmony with his military ibrtitude and patriotic zeal. As we peruse and ponder on these two letters we do not 'wonder that LEE quailed and yielded to GRANT, nor that JOUNSToN succumbed to BaREMAN. May we not thank God that, Sbove all that has happened of cavil and of clamor, our Republic has been served and saved by two citizens, who have been as great in war as they have been unspoiled in victory and peace. LETTER FROM " OCCASIONAL), WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 1865 In the lustre of victories won for a good cause, men are prone to go back to see whether they might not have done better, ._nand to give a long, preparing glance into the unborn years, se that they may not do worse in the future. auu s in g the late .Eleetions by what the Copperheads ital'- ply that phrase always, not to the honest Democratic masses, but to those who will persiot in leading them to disgraceful de feat]—by what the Copperheads charged upon the National Union party, it might e fairly claimed that the people decided in thvor of negro suffrage and even civil negro equality. Their accusation that we were com mitted both to negro suffrage and to negro Equality,was so persistent and bitter, and the ilenial of it so contemptuous and except Ilona], that if there was any lAtclert to carry on the subject, it was borne not un willingly and most successfull2 to the end. But while we can extract much from the late elections to encourage progressive and Tearless action hereafter, we must be care- Jul not to rush into rash or ill-digested pro ceedings. Much is said about the educa tion of the enfranchised colored people, that they may be fitted for the responsibili ties of their new condition. But is it not equally necessary to look to the education of the whites, and these latter not only of the South, but of all the States ? Much lias already been accomplished in this respect. The schoolmaster has been a marvellous magician in dispelling the prejudices of party and of habit in the Northern and Western States ; and the war, which gave us both texts. and teachers, was the terrific tornado that purged the atmosphere of all its poisons, and tore out age-founded bigotry, even to the smallest fibres of its extremest roots. There is, nevertheless, a mighty work to be done. Happily, we lave plenty of time to do it in. We have just passed. out of a 'satisfactory election now, from the Elevation secured to the Union party by the votes of a trustful people, we may pa tiently provide our plans. First, let us In vite all men to come up and sit by our tide in these `preparatory counsels, There is no temptation for falsehood or facticin —no excuse for the demagogue and riercenary—now. The national offices are occupied ; the municipal offices have just been filled, and the contest for re_ presentative posts is a full year ahead of its. Bold men can talk without fear of mis representation by bad men ; and the " weak sisters," who so frequently admit the truth they are not assert, can now safely echo in words what they have silently responded to in thoughts, Is there any rational be ing -who thinks that government, or party, or society, or the church, can go on in-the old ruts and under the • old rules ? As well expect to run a locomotive along our stony streets, or to drive it through, or push it over our hills, without smoothing the one, perforating the other, or lev eling the third, Even the brutal braw ler against negro suffrage, cannot de- Oy that the " nig-ger" of to-day is another animal from the PlaVe of yes terday, and that he cannot get half ZS much either of rum or money by abusing the Abolitionists as he did a few years ago. The crafty leaders of the so called Democracy are probably the most annoyed by their dilemma; but men who meld so quickly forget their foul vitupera tion of Andrew Johnson, and become his friends, and coolly expect him to take them to his arms—such men will not stoop to discuss appearaneg when another change, - raore profitable and creditable, is demanded of them. They will no longer deny that the abolition of slavery has devolved , cer tain duties even upon them, if indeed, they care to look to an intelligent suffrage, or to live in the great events of a mighty Inoral revolution. They must admit the degrading folly of attemping to make Capital out of the possible enfranchise talent of the comparatively few colored People in the free States, when four mil 3ions of freedmen in the late slave states 2nust be educated, if the eight millions of whites in that section are to live and to prosper in safety and fair competition with their fellow-countrymen. Behold from this view of the compelled duty of the Democratic leaders, the solemn, exacting, yet not less agreeable obligation laid upon the prominent men of the great National Union Party I The voice of inspiration could not make this obligation stronger than the simple statement of it in a single Sentence. OCCASIONAL. The Vermont Legislature. licarriAtaki, Vt., OM, it—The General A. Zembly of Vermont convened at this place t 0• nay. The dionse was proMptly organized by the election of Hon. J. W - .'stewart as Speaker, and J. IT. Flagg, Clerk. Mr. Stewart was elected on the drat ballot by seven majority. Governor Smith will deliver a valedictory this afternoon. Fire In Rhode Inland PnovinEmea:, Oat. ha.—The extensive woollen tnill of Chapin tt. Downey, at Olneyville, was bartially destroyed by fire this evening. The learding, spinning, and dressing rooms were IRMA ant, and the other rooms damaged by water. .The loss is heavy, hilt mostly covet- Od by insurance here and in New York. Igitairtinir NOW& WATaavii.La, Me., Oct. 11.—In consequence , or collision on the track yesterday, and also of the rain last night, the trot between General bow and General McClellan has been post. pond for the present ;•/ . : ~.........,\..\\. . . ,- . - _., .: -.: -,,_,..-_._•.- _ ..,...'. '_ .. , ~, ,_ . _. .__..;i_i_ ;.-. .- ---.( 1V...,.1- 1 ,. :. „; :1 .:„1,.•1 . l .1._....,r,„,.-i,,.e-. j ..-. .w.-.,._.,,.-:-;-„:_-•-__ _,: _, ~, , _, /'-, - . _-.'- - „-,' 1I.t) 11 # /0 , , - -, .-. .„..„. „..„.. ..... L ~......_,....:..._., ... _ VOL. 9.-NO. 64- WASHINGTON. • , END OF MARTIAL LAW IN KENTUCKY. PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN- SOH TO THAT EFFECT. An Important Order Relative to Artillery and Cavalry Regiments, Cspecial Despatches to The Press.] WASHINGTON, Oct. 12; 1865. Important Order Concerning Regular Artillery Regiments. The following important order was promul gated to-day by the War pepartment ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE ,3 , WASHINGTON, Oct., 1865, GENERAL Onuxu, No. 144:—The regiments of regular artillery, except mounted batteries of each, will be distributed as follows: 3d. Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine, one company Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, one company; Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, one company; Fort Warren, Boston, Massachu setts, headquarters and three companies; Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts, one company; Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, three companies. Six dismounted companies, now in Department of Washington, will be sent without delay to report to Major General Hooker, commanding Department of the East, for assignment to Forts Sullivan, Preble, Cell stitution and Warren; headquarters of regi ment will be forthwith transferred to Fort Warren. Ist. Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, one company ; Fort Schuyler, New York, three companin 5 Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, one company ; Fort Hamil ton, New York harbor, two companies; Fort Richmond, and Batteries Hudson and Morton, New York barbor, two companies; Sandy gook, New Jersey, one company; five dismounted companies, ncrsf in the•Dc partment of Washington, one company in the Department of Virginia, and one in Middle Department, will itumediatelybe put en route to New York City, to report to Major General Hooker, commanding Department of the East, who will assign them to Forts Trumbull, ealinyier, Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook. Headquarters of regiment will be transferred to Fort Hamilton. 4th. Fort Dela ware, two companies; Fort McHenry, Balti more, Maryland, two companies; Fort Wash ington, Maryland, headquarters, and one com pany; Fort Foote, Maryland, one company city Of Washington, P. C,; four companies, companies, K, in Department of Washing: ton, and L In Department of Virginia, will be sent without delay to Fort Delaware; coin, panies I in the Department of Georgia, and in the Department. of Tennessee, will be im. mediately put en rouet without horses or batteries for Fort McHenry, Balti more, Maryland. sth. Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, headquarters, and four companies, Fort Taylor, Key West ; two companies, Port Jefferson, Dry Tor. tugas ; West Virginia, four companies head quarters; one company in Department of Virginia one in Middle Department; one in Deßaximm- ec Fast, and One Of companies now in Department of wr.a.i.cton, will im mediately be put en route for Fort Monroe va. Remaining four dismounted companies now In Washington will be sent without delay, un der command of Brevet Brigadier General B. 11. Hill, lieutenant colonel sth Artillery, to garrison Fort Jefferson, Tortugas. Two com panies of regiment in Departments of Tennes see and South Carolina will be put en rotas, without delay, for Fort Taylor, Key West. The 2d United States artillery has been assigned to the Division of Pacific. Tlle Yd United States cavalry will be immediately put en rank) to report to Major General Sherman, commanding Division of the i'Stisslenippl, for assignfnent. The 6th United States cavalry, without horses or equipments, will be sent via New York to New Orleane,to report for orders to Major General Sheridan, commanding Di vision of Gulf. 4th Regiment United. States infantry has been assigned to posts as follows: Fort Brady, Sault St. Marie, Michigan; two companies Fort Wayne,Detroit,llHchigan head quarters, and two companies Fort Niagara, New York; one company Madison barracks* Sackett's Harbor, New York; two companies Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York ; one compa ny ; Rouse's Point, New York, two companies. Special orders have already. been given for the movement of this regiment. d Regiment Pennsylvania heavy artillery at• Fortress Mon- Toe, Virginia, and the Mat Rogiaffint New York volunteers, at Fort Jefferson, Florida, will be mustered out of service as soon as re lieved by the Sth United States artillery. All volunteer cavalry east of the Mississippi river will be mustered out of service. All sea-coast forts south of Fortress Monroe, Virginia, ex. cept Fortress Taylor and Jefferson, Florida, Will be garrisoned by colored troops—requi. site number of regiments having been select ed for this purpose by department command. ers ; all other colored troops will be mustered out of service as fast as can be dispensed with. Department goonnanders Will report to the adjutant by telegraph, number of colored troops required, but not already in their com mands, or surplus number not required to carry out this order, that particular instruc tions may be given accordingly for transfer or muster out of-regiments. By eoroMaTid - Of Lieutenant General Grant, E. D. TOWNFiEND 7 Assitant Adjutant General. Arms for Richmond. A Itiehroond pallet of today hen leave ' , respectfully submit to his 'Excellency, Go vernor Paturomr, whom we know to feel deep interest in all matters that concern law, order and the safety of our people, that it might be well beforethe departure of the United States garrison to take measures for the procure ment of some small arms at least from the Government at Washington, and, if possible, to organize the nucleus of a force for this city." Richmond made such good use of the lust Government arms in her possession that it would be doubtless only right to grant this juSt request. Shipment of Southern Piloduete. The Treasury Department has issued a eir cultr providing that products of the insurrec tionary States may be shipped to either of the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal timore, Cincinnati, Cairo, St. Louis, and New Orleans without the prepayment of taxes at the place of purchase, on the execution by the shipper of a satisfactory bond in double the amount of the taxes due for the payment of said taxes to the collector of the port where the good may be delivered. All the necessary forms of certificates, Ile., required in such eases accompany the circular. The General Nand Office, Returns just received at the General Land °nice represent that last month 19,095 acres were taken up for actual settlement at Winne bago City, Minnesota, under the homestead act, besides a number of locations made with land warrants. Returns have also been it ceived of the survey of the Bacho Las Bau lines, containing 8,511 acres, Situated on the Baulines bay and the Pacific_ ocean. A patent is claimed from the United States for this ranch, as finally confirmed to Gregories Bri- Ones, The returns of sales and entries from Boonsville, Missouri, show extraordinary ac tivity in the disposal.of public lands. Returns from California, just received, accompanied with maps, give detailed and interesting re sults connected with the administration of the survey system in that State. The land sales at Olympia, Washington Territory, for August, 1865, amounted to $1,561,049, besides Several entries for actual settlement under the homestead act. Application. to the Freedmenta Bureau for Laborers. ilpplication has been made to the Freed men's Bureau for four hundred freedmen to go to Michigan to work on the railroads in that. State. The application represents that eighty-seven cents per day and board will be paid all laborers. Discharged. A recent order from the War Department discharges the Ist Colorado and Co. A, Ist Da- Rota Cavalry, 149th Indiana, 6th lowa. Cavalry, sth Kansas Cavalry, 110th New York, 18th Ohio, 10th and 52d Wisconsin, 00th, 79th, 83d, CDth, and 77th United States colored Heavy Artillery. Examining Surgeons Appointed. The Commissioner of Pensions yesterday appointed the following examining surgeons for the places opposite their respec Give names : Dr. ISAAC H. REEDER, 1.9.0011, Illinois. Dr. SAMUEL FORD, Newcastle, Kentucky. Dr. WiLmAn Pitittivs, Mt. Sterling, Ky. r Sunday Gunning. The Justices of Fairfax county,,,,Virginia, have applied tO the military authorities for assistance hi the suppression of Sunday - gun ning. There is not a Sabbath passes that there 'are not from fifty to a hundred persons tres passing upon the farms opposite the district. Personal. Extra BILLY SMITE, of Virginia, is again in Washington. HOD. it, N. CONtllnt, Acting Assistant Secre tary of State, returned to Washington last night from a visit to New Jersey. The Secre tary of State, wlio.is now absent froM the city, is not expected to return for several days yet. Property Restored. The DANG.r.nvu....' property in AlM:Marie, valued at about fifty thousand dollars, which was seized by the Government, has been re amed t 0 rare, DAiio&IIFIEL➢Yy direction of the President. The Minerals of Virginia. A Ifirge,. number of capitalists, accompanied by SCientific geologists and experioneed miners, have left Richmond on a tour of a general mineral exploration along the James river. Mass Meeting of Masons. A Richmond paper of to-day has the fol lowing A mass meeting of Masons will be held to day at two O'Caeek, On the 'O4We-field of Fred ericksburg, Virginia, for the purpose of tak ing the preliminary steps toward# organizing a monument association, the object of which is the erection of a monument commemora tive of the officers and soldiers of the United Stales army who fell there in the battles around that city in December, 1802. This enterprise bas been started by , citizens Of Fredericksburg. The President, members of the Cabinet, Generals Grant, Bntler, Burn side,Sickles, Hooker and many other distill guigOd citizens have been invited, and are expected to be present. General T. M. Harris, commander of the district, and many other distinguished speakers, will address the meet ing. Freedmen andelteingees. • The following table gives the entire number of freedmen and refugees in Colonel Eaton's district, and the number of sick and destitute receiving rations from the Government : No. roe'g Total No. rations, Washington, D. 0 15,740 350 Freedmen's Village, Va.. 1,080 117 Alexandria, Va 8,000 107 Government farm, St. Maryls County; MU 498 550 Loudon County, Va 6,000 Fairfax County, Va. 3,000 .... Total. Prizes Ready for Distribution. The following additional prizes are ready for distribution at the office of the Fourth. Auditor! Captor. Prize. 'Bainbridge Three Brothers, alias Baigoney. Irika Comns. Pursuit Peep O'Day. Magnolia l2 bales cotton and 4 bbls. turpentine. James L. Davis Florida. ..•Mar Ellen. ...4 bales of cotton Kanawha Keystone. State Woods on Wire mem* Richmond. A fire ban been raging, for several daya Mgt, in the woods along the line of the Fredericks burg Railroad, seine ten miles above Rich mond. I have not learned the amount of damage, but the excessive dry weather favors the chances of an extensive conflagration. sole of Government .llnkeiaeg. The buildings and ovens of the Government bakery at Alexandria were sold yesterday, realizing over two thousand dollars. Thieveg Arrested. The Chief of Police of Richmond, Vit., has succeeded in looking up an organized band of thieves which have for a long time infested that city. Internal Revenue Receipts. The receipts from internal revenue today ilTnOunt to $852,114.51. Designated Places or_ Imprisonment Approved The Secretary of War has ordered : I. The action of Brevet Major Gene al John E. Smith in designating the militar lirison at Alton, Illinois, as the place of confinement in the case of James Crossian, citizen, sentenced by a military COMMiaSiOn "to imprisonment at bard labor for the term of ten years, ten days of every month of the first five years to wear ball and chain attached to his right leg, at such place as the commanding general may direct," is approved. IL The action of Major General Washburne, in designating the military prison at Alton, Illinois, as the place of confinement in the Me Of William F. Landreth, eiti2en, sen tenced by a military commission 44 to be con fined at hard labor in such military prison as the commanding general shall direct, for the period of ten yeare,_" is approved. 111. The action of Brevet Major GencralJolin E. Smith, in designating the military prison at AIA on:Illinois as the place of confinement in the case or Private Eugene sanivan, Com pany E, 4th .Illinois Cavalry, Sentenced ify a general court-martial " to be dishonorably dis charged the service, with the loss of all pay due Or to become due, and to be Confined in some penitentiary forthe period of five yearn;• is approved. Important Order Concerning Lands in Sonthern States. The following order has been published by the Secretary of War WAR DEPARTMENT, AWPTA.NT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Oct. 0,1805. onor.r.s no. 115. Whereas, Certain tracts of land, situated on the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, at the time for the most part vacant, were set apart, by Major General W. T, Sher man's special field. Ordiffs NO. 15, for the bene fit Of the refugees and freedmen that had con gregated by the operations of the war, or had been left to take care of themselves by their former owners ; and whereat', an expeetation was thereby created that they' would be able to retain possession of said lands ; and where as, a large number of the former owners are earnestly soliciting the restoration of the same, and promising to absorb the labor and care of freedmen : It is ordered Ithat Major General Howard, Commissioner of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Aban doned Lands, prpeeed to several above-named States and endeavor to effect an arrangement mutually satisfactory to freedmen and land owners, and make a report, and in ease a mu tually satisfactory arrangement can be ef fected, he is duly empowered and directed to issue such orders as may become necessary after a full and careful Investigation Of in terest of parties concerned. By order of President of the United States. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. The Richmond Commercial Bulletin. This paper reappeared, according to an nouncement, to-day. It says : "We shall steadilymaintain the pacification policy of the President, and omit no effort to replace Virginia as an equal and indePhndent member of the Federal Union." In another part of the same paper is the RA. lowing : "Virginia must be regenerated and replaced in the Federalitinion. She must regain so much "'Alliance As to be an independent and re spected member. She must no longer weep upon the grave of the past. She must arise and make ready for the duties of the future. She intist, adopt the systems of modern pro gress. Let it not be supposed that in doing this she makes an undue concession to the ideae: of her conquerors. They have but adopted the practice and science taught by modern progress. " It; is the right and duty of Virginia to con form to the same ideas. Their adoption is indispensable to the welfare of every modern community. It is by this mode alone that the ancient renown of Virginia may be main. tallied. - It is thus that the high standard of manhood and womanhood of the common wealth can be preserved. Apply the old spirit to the new work." Letter from the Second Comptroller or the Treasury. The following letter, from the ar.cond Comp. troller, settles an important queffion.: TREASURY DBPARTNNNT, SECOND CiairrltOttca , s OFFICE ' October 10, 1861 Sire Your letter of the sth instant has been reeeiv'ed, In substance, you inquire whether the first section of the act of 3d March 1863, which provides "that the measure of allow ance for pay for an officer's servant is the pay of a private soldier, as fixed by law s ,t the time," was intended to be retroactive!". I have to say in reply that such, in nay judg ment, was not the intent of the law. The last section of that act provides that it " shall take effect from and after its passage," and the published proceedings of Congress shell , that the Senate amended the bill as it came from the House, for the express purpose of preventing any retroactive effect which might allcw difference of pay anterior to the date of its passage. ' Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. M. BRODHEAD, Comptroller. A. J. IlAuqu. late Lieutenant Colonel 49th In diana Volunteers, New Albany, Ind. 'rise Richmond Whig to be Enlarged. The Richmond Whig is to appear in a few days in an enlarged form. [Bp Associated Press-7 The Wirz Trial. It appears to have been assumed from the" report of the proceedings, in the Wirz case on Saturday last, that the position of the Judge Advocate, on the point of excluding, as wit,. nesses for the defence, prominent rebel offi cers On the ground of incompeterkOY, by rea son of their having been engaged in rebellion, was ruled and sustained by the commission. Such was not the fact. Counsel for the ac cused, In reply to an inquiry by the President of the court, stated that he would not insist on the attendance of those witnesses, and there the matter ended, the president stating that there was nothing before the court for deci ion on that point. Law Aboliihed In Kentucky— & Proclamation. Whereas, by a proclamation of the sth day of July, 1864, the President of the United States, when the civil war was flagrant, and when colnbinationt were in prOgroas in Ken tucky_ for the purpose ofinciting insurgent raids into that State, directed the proclama tion suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus should be made effectual in Kentucky, and that martial law should be established there and continued until said proclamation should be revoked or modified ; And whereas, since then the danger from in surgent raids into Kentucky has substantially Passed away Now, therefore, be it known that I, AITDUEW Jonicson, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby declare that the said proclamation of the fifth day of July, 156 i, shall be, and is hereby, modified in so far that martial law shall be no longer in force in Ken tucky from and after the date hereof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twelfth 1 day of October,in the yearof our Lord [ L' . DM, and of the Ina)Penance of the United States of America the ninetieth. ANDRIM Ity the President. Wst. HUNTER, Acting Secretary of State An Important .141.twal Court Martial- The Navy Department has ordered a general court-martial to convene in Washington on tae let of.govepiber, conitmacd of the fOllO Wing officers: Vice Admiral D. C. Parraglit ; Rear Admirals Hiram Paulding, Charles H. Davis and J. H. Dahlgren; Commodores J. S. Mis roon, T. Turner anti J. S. ralmer Commander J. A. Winslow; Captains S. P. Lee, M, Smith And James Alder. As thisis a solid court it is eonjeetureft that persons high on the navy list are to come be fore it, but their names are not yet promul gated. • A Scene in the White House. A drunken man from Alexandria visited the White House to-day, seeking an interview PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1865. with the President, but becoming disorderly was ejected by the officer on duty; the latter had just turned tore-enter the house when the sentry noticed the man drawing a pistol, and Seized it. The man was taken before a justice of the peace and fined for Carrying a doneealed weapon. Personal.. Lieutenant General GAT has retarnod. It is understood that he ii3l.llOW prepared to carry out the plan already agreed upon for the re duction of the army to a standard required only for the ordinary condition of the country in times of tranquillity at home and peace abroad. ilonthorn Mail.lettings. .Great preparations are now making for the great Southern Mail-lettings. The Depart ment is ready and willing to serve all the fOrmer aemomMedatione, but there is a diffi culty in finding suitable men who have not been engaged in the rebellion, and who can take the prescribed oath. The Mouth Carolina Converiltdrit. . . The committee appointed by the laie South Carolina Convention to intercede in behalf of JEFF DAV/8 bad an interview with President Jorrnson to-day. _ A Merchants' Exchange ContenWated. A large number of merchants hairt taken preliminary measures for the estabbithment of a Merchants' Exenange. The population of Washington is now estimated lit over 125,000. ' Motor General Thomas.) Major General Tr'emu, to whom wareferred the Kentucky Piiimaa difficulties by tile Pre sident for investigation, arrived here today. The Eiant-monr Mysteur• - The Mechanics , Convention adopted an ad dress to the workingmen of the United States in advocacy of the eight-hour systerd. TIM TRIAL OF Win. TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE CONTINUED ITABHINGTON, Oct, 12,—The. Wirz, trial was resumed this morning from Satuday. Mr. Schade, counsel for the prieoner, read from the letter book . of Captain Itire l the fol lowing letters : HEADQUARTERS COmarias - DER oi^ P4MOVEIM, CAmr SUMYTILIt June 5, 1881.—CAerAng : I most respectfully call attention of the Colonel com manding the post, through you, to the following' factst The bread which is issued to . prisenera is of such an inferior quality, consisting of on e-elahtli of husk, that it is almost unfit for use! and increases dysentery and other bowel complaints. I would wish that the Commissary of the post be t il gi kl it ti li e C ti e t a o rr ha arge t a liC t i o ne lt i`'' il l, e 9 u 4 m o a r t s t o el e or o e ti l i s e e r u c hig oll : If the meal now used was sifted, the bread rations Would fall short full one quarter of a pound— There is a great deficiency of buckets. Rations of rice, beans, vinegar and molasses cannot be issued to prisoners for W 9311. of buckets, at least 5,000 men in the stockade being without anything Of the kind. If my information is correct, any number of blielleiS can be got from Columbus, Ga., if the Quar termaster of the poet would make the recaleitiona Yoe the same. . . . Hoping that you will gtve this your attention as soon as possible, I remain, Captain, most respect fully, your obedient servant, H. WIRZ, Captain commanding the PPI6OII. Captain A. D. Chapman, Assistant Adjutant of Post. lIRAD9L'ARTRitS C. S MILITARY PRISON,