New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-16

Postmaster at Readipg, Pa; Nathan n. Moul-
ton. Postmaster at Newburyport Mass lhc
s,uoAjno amendments haze been made IN the
Sixth Auditors Office: W. K. Hurley hrs'-c'as'
Clcrkshlp. in the place of d. ACarer, resigneo; We
A. TayeDer. secord.class Clerkship' N the P''v'
Of c. +. Macdonald, resigned; aud JosePn -
win. sccond-class ClerAshiP, IN place o' l" T""
tberr resieued. 10 the Pension Bureau Jon"
q V,gn Of Ohio. 10 81 800 per annum o'erh'
shin. Horatio J. Brewer, q frSt-class CiefASu'P
:, .oarce or fine Secretary Of The Treasury,
has been removed J. c. Vaughan Las oeen aP-
pointed Military storekoePer al Il o'' Ae"'en'
worth.
PROMOTION IN yIIE ARSiG.
usior G. p. Heintzelmau OF the lst Infantry
has been brevtted Lieutenant-CclODel Tor mer-
torious conduct in command Of an Indian cam
paign u California in 1851. LieutCci. Heint-
gelmaa is now acting InspoctOr-General of the
Army at Washington.
EESiCEATI0NS.
4 few resiquatcns continue to be reported
from the Army. noticeable one yesterday
was that Of Assistant Surgeon Langworthy, born
IN and appointed from the State of Ne~-iotk.
1t will interest bis friends in that State to learn
of bi. unwavering devotion TO his wife, who is q
Southern lady
the NORTHERN TRAINS.
We hear that after to-day trains from Wash
indon 10 Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
York, will leave this city at l;l5 and 7'lo a.
M. and 23O aud 5:45 p m. The road stu
rema us military route, but through tickets TO
PHILADELPHIA aud New-York will be sold as for
merly.
SOUTHERN MAIL FACILITIES
Postnaster-General Blair has been mportuned
and be.ieged by persons all over the country to
discontinue Southern mail facilities, but he has
definitely determined TO do nothing of the sort.
But owing 70 the forcbIe etOppage Of steamers
between II. Lous aud Memphis, he has to-day
annulled the contract for carrying the mail be-
tween those points. This is the first case Tlder
the law Of last Congress, which authorized
mail discontbuance in case Of Illegal obstrnc-
tons.
THE EQUIPMENTS TOR VOLUNTEERS.
The Chief Engineer Of the New-lork Fire De-
partmeat is much exercised concerning the treat
ment of volunteers from that city He says
Government need not count on further aid from
." the Boys" unless the State viii provide for
their subsistence until adopted by the Federal
Government. 1t has been decided that no more
equipments or ammunition shall be dealt out to
those regiments who haze volunteered for three
months servIce, until further notice.
THE UNION DEFENSE COMMITTEE.
The Committee representing the Union Defense
Committee composed Of Messrs. Draper, Law,
Astor, Blatcbford, and Others called by appoint
ment upon the President at O'Clock this aiter-
noon Some little time was speut in introduc-
ton. and sundry chattlngs. when Mr.. Lincoln
latlmated that be was ready for business. aud
Mr.. Draper. as Chairman, read the following
preamble and resolution
ler,a. Tho linton Defense Committee Of the City Of Now
YorE Il cfpolss 10 iLo Of the G~aefa Goyernmeut snd
bJ spee,..l u tne- meeting s''emnl,d
have ty 81 u ne ihdisd -. ect. tious oi 'gf citizens
AID s- Cry OF Ysrs 20 capacity promptly
Bs,,ta. u. Cs 'fs.T~i with grca' tegrr, that
'es. .e'. g ,hs,e 'Yl.n,s'n % = @ e ,
~, csuct te STAT" sathofiie' osde h. ar
R.or-1 Tnss Cos ae, ,ppoiasd TO proceed fohwiin
United sta,os s. DRAPER President
Thl. was then handed to Mr. Lincoln, aud Mr.
laws of the Federal and State Governments,
these New.York regiments, selfsustalnlng and
selCsubsistlne we're compelled to remain unused
aud unprovided for. so that discomfort aud mur-
murlng were becoming general. and the love OF
home and quiet was getting the better Of their
anxiety to serve the Government. The interview
lasted several hours, during which Mr. Lincoln
expressed bis gratitude that Newfoik should
have SO essentially backed him with pecunIary
and physical aid, and concluded by stating that
the fourteen regiments formed might of once be
moved toward The seat Of Government, aud thut
If nothing occurred between that time and
morning to alter his determination. he would
issue orders to that effect. The Committee
dined with Secretary Seward this evening, and
will return home tomorrow.
SENATOR DOUGLAS.
Having seen 1t stated that Senator Douglas
had received an appointment as B1gadier Gen.
eral. asked the President if it was so. He
said il was not; that neither Mr.. Douglas nor
his friends had applied for it, and he had not
thought Of rendering it to him. He also said
that if Generals were 10 be appointed from civil
life. he imagined there were many who would be
inferior to Mr. Douglas IN that position; that
the Senator was the FIRST one to tell him Of an
ticipated trouble IN Maryland; to point out the
proper route eia Perryvlle and Annapolis, aud
to suggest that Fort MohrNe aud Old Point Com.
fort were the points that commanded the whole
Of that section Of country. Mr.. Lincoln referred
,,,,tb nl,.sure IN the fact that Mr.. Douglas