New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
Department Nows.
Department Nows.
The Washington Constitution Of the 34th has the
following official intelligence !:
UNITED STATES TREAsuRy.-Treasurer's weekly
statement by returns received to Monday, June 20,

Drafts issued. i,tsl2sS IS
Amount subj Ct to draft solsSIs %
INVALID PENsIoNERs.-By act Of March 3, 1859,
Congress requires the biennial examination of invalid
pensioners the first one to commence on the day of
the first payment which falls due-July l, 1859.
This examination is to be made by two physicians or
surgeons, and their affidavit must accompany the ap
pcation OF the pensioner for the payment, and the
rate of pension to be paid by pension agents will be
according to the disability certified to.
GENERAL ORDERS FOR EcoNoxY.-The War De.
partment has issued general orders with view of
enforcing the greatest possible economy in the mill
tary service:
The heavy expense which unavoidably attends the
operations of the army in wide and difficult field
of service renders it important to the public inter
est as it is, under all circumstances essential to pro-
fesslonal merit, that every officer shall make economy
of the public means an object of study and zeal.
In the remote departments such as Texas, New
Mexico, Utah, California and Oregon, supplies from
the Quartermaster's, Subsistence, Medical, and Ord
nance Departments will be distributed on the orders
OF the Department commanders, with certain limta
tations. In the Department of the East, all supplies
will be distributed under the direction Of the War
Department In the Department of the West, cloth
ing, camp and garrison equpage, and supplies from
the Medical ,sOrdnance and Subsistence Departments
excepting funds from the latter will be distributed to
posts by directions of the War Department. Subsst
ence funds and all supplies of the Quartermaster's
Department, excepting clothing, camp and garrison
equpdBS, Will De QlsLFlDuteQ III the department. OF
the West on the orders of its commander.
In general, the of conveying supplies to the
different posts will be determined by the War De-
partmcnt. The allowance of means Of transporta-
on for the local of interior posts, and for their
ordinary detached service, whether for packing or
of draught, will be regulated. No horses, either for
saddle or draught, will be regulated for use in the
Quartermasters Department, but mules will be used
instead and all horses now on hand will be issued to
the mounted service as required, sold if perma-
nently unfit for that service No persons shall be
hired for purposes Immediately connected with the
troops excepting the necessary guides and interpre
ters no buildings erected nor any extraordinary
pense incurred, except by authority of the War De-
partment. All hired persons, not authorized by the
tenor of these orders, will forthwith be discharged,
and the services, if necessary performed by enlisted
men.
SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY Wharf.-The
Pension Office had upon its rolls on the 3Oth of
June 1858, the names of 253 revolutionary soldiers.
OF this small remnant of heroes, information has
been received that during the succeeding half year
46 went to their long account leaving upon the first
day of the present year 207 survivors. The ages of
of these soldiers are stated to have been from
100 to 193 years. Thus is dwindling away the small
number of the gallant band which has come down to
US from former generation, to pass forever from
the earth before this generation shall have finished its
work.
At the period above-referred to there were 4,2O9
widows of revolutionary soldiers upon the pension
rolls, and in six months death diminished that Dum-
ber by 295. OF those living at the beginning of this
year 45 were the wives of revolutionary soldiers be-
fore the termination of the great struggle.