The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10

orhNiFG OF THE MAIL ROUTE TO PADucAH, ny.
inc ostmastcr General has directed tho mail facilities
20 Do restored to Paducah KY that town now being in
possession OF Union troops aud the mails there longer
tempered with by sccessionists.
OLD POSTAGE STAMPS TO BE CONTINUED IN USE.
The following important document is to DO forwarded
TO every postmaster in the loyal States:-
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
FINANCE Orr1cE Sept. -, 1861. !
SIR--lt 70 found to be impossible to supply
1t present tho demand for postage stamps Of the new
STYLE Every effort will be mndc to tho
manufactured day but under the favorable condi-
tions the distribution Of these stamps to all post offices In
the loyal states cannot be effected within the period con-
templatcd by the department. Under these circum-
stances notice is hereby given To all postmasters who
have not received now stamps to continue the sale OF tho
Old ISSUE and, Of course, TO mail all letters brought to
their Offices prepaid by stamps OF the old style With
each supply Of new stamps postmasters viii be directed
now 10 dispose Oh tbe oid. strict compahce WIN mo
foregoing instructions il required by the Postmaster
General.
am, respectfully your obedent servant,
A. N. ZEVfI.Y, Third Assistant Postmaster General.
ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR CURTIN-FLAGs FOR THE
PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENTS.
Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania arrived this
ing, in special an the Directors Of the rennsyl
vania Central Railroad having been appropriated TO the
Governors use. The Governor accompanied by all
the members Of his STAN including Paymaster General
Maxwell, Surgeon General Smith, Colonies Russell Potts
and Parker, and Colonel Paleston, Military Agent Of the
State at this place number of private citizens ac-
companied the Tarty. To- the Governor and
suit will proceed inspect the Pennsylvania volunteers
and to present rcgental cvors to the regiments The
Governor has accepted the invitation Of General Dix to
visit his command at Baltimore his return home
RETURN OF TIE CHIEF CLERK OF THE WAR DEPART
MENT.
Chief Clcrk Lesley Of the War Department has resumed
his duties, after several weeks absence with improved
health.
MAJORS or CAVALRY REGIMENTS.
The War Department has issued order that volunteer
cavalry regiments Of twelve companies shall have three
majors, ard regiments OF from eight to ten companies
two majors, Instead of one only as heretofore.
FACILITATING THE PAYMENT OF TIKI TROOPS.
To facilitate the prompt payment Of thetroops prcfe-
has been given at tho Treasury to acquisitions
Paymasters but 1t has been discovered sat the delay In
these payments Is almost invariably attributable excu-
sively to the negligence ignorance Of company rcg
mental officers in preparing pay rolls and hereafter all
acquisitions win be attended to in regular order MS they
are received.
TIE PREPARATION or THE TREASURY NOTES.
The work Of signing the Treasury notes is hercnean.
Nearly the whole clerical force Of the Treasury Depart
ment has been summoned to work at 1t this afternoon
and tonight. When IT ia recolcctcd that to make up
the fifty million dollars, there will be, perhaps, million
Of notes, all Of which TO be signed by the Re.
gister, there may DO conception OF the extent
Of the labor 70 be performed. The Treasurer,
General r. s. Spinner, has for ninety days
devoted from sixteen to eighteen hours day to signing
his name TO the large notes and bonds This constant
exercise Of the muscles employed in writing seriously
injured his hand and arm.