New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-14

.o complete the quota WILL doubtless, soon be forth
oou;oc. Two of tie CLERKS will leave Washington
10 enter the service elsew ere.
RANKS OF ISSUE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Tn. following are the only regular banks oil Issue
in the District of Columbia AID whose no,'s ''1 to
ceived 30 banksble. rnnrly: The BANK VI ."1 '",
tropolis, the Bank OF Washington ihe i"'io'" Dan"
OF Washington, the Farmers ara Mecn"o'' Jam
and the Bank of Commerce Of Ge"eel0"h' i"is
information ia given for ,ie protection OF 'ne usau'
public.
DEAD LETTERS.
A., met of Conplese, approved Jan. H. 1862
ou,bo-;zsd the Pos msstei-General to return ali
dead letters ".xcpl ibOse containing circulars and
other worthless matter, 10 ta.ir wriers, whenever
their names can be asceIiained, and " to employ
for that purpose not exc e6ng twenty five additional
clerks, ut an average ~ aIy OF SSOO yer annum
provided that he Is satstsd that the reseirts Tor
dead. letter postage will bGicuut 70 rum Nenihciet
to pay the aggregate compensation VI the said
clerks"
Under the provisions Of this act, the whole num-
Der OF dead letters not containing valuable ihcos
ures sent out within ak months ending Aug l.
Tyas 476 203.
or these 3? AS were reurt 81 b.coue not escd ;or
$3.50 wore returned t' c use refused
$3.50 were returned tecHuse writer's moved away
lOo34 were retun cane writer's O. Known a. icnd
900 re,uried b. writer's hid gone o The war
2is re'uu ID be sn.e winters NC absent ,
and 800 were returned or Nsov oeT csIso.mlkira the
whole number retarued &c 'cSvg ;he a.uDsi actually
delivered, 3sjits
The whole amour, Of pO,,sge received these six
cents e.ch.... $50. 80
Deouet eIpensss u seuons them iooo %
And there remsos gross fese'ue 20 de Depart 80
on, 81; . :.p, Po.traI. vi rce,ye So percc
for cennssions on 20 i'ge' collected 'is'l 10
h;eb,. o,ld La q II, -ne tn ~. n,par
for SIX months OIL S'sFi 10
Being q, the rate ofpeariy $4,000 per aunuu.
In addition to tie above, tho following letter. and
packages were sent cut u the writers or own
ers during the same = Rod, viz: II, lol letter.
held for postage; sac letters containing money 10
the value of $-3,6J5 s.; d. as letters containing ne-
gotlable and olher valu.ble papers 400 lacAages
of jewelry aud OF Gugu,ueciyes. Total, oo,WS,
which, added to 4767J3 ordinary oead letter.,
makes the entire Num- II sen, out for delivery TO
winters aud own-rs, during Onchsb year. 5S9,Osl
1t was stated III tie | st ANNUAL report OF The Post
master-General that "atodt @,1cO,uJJ oead letters
are annua ly received, aha WAS estuaied That, eX-
Guiding letters without the signature or address OF
the writer and those ocut siIIng circulars and maui
testify worthless usiter, ,Jtp 900, or three-niths,
could he returned to the post.oifice OF tie writer.
1t appears, howevtt, tDat during siA months pass
out of 2OO,UO dead lotlt-s received i tLe Depart
ment but 532, 0sl, tlns less than one-aaL, were
susceptible OF such return.
Tue large number OF letters written by per ICONS IN
military service OF the United Slatea, hose To-
Calty could not lie iscfriained, con inflated very
considerably 10 this esui; bat the psorruon OF
ordinary dead eti,rs WHICH cannot VI suoul not be
restored 10 tie wi erS Is found 10 he nuch greater
than WAS autcipa.d Def,re making tie experiment.
GENERAL CASEY ASSIGNED 10 Duty.
Brigadler-General C,sey has been a.sped to
duty, relieving and eDcamr:ng troops a. they arrive
in this city from the several S;ates.
THE OATH OF klf.TGIhNIE.
Orders have been issues by TIE Sccr..aly OF War
to the commanding officers of al ofuorc tui af-e-
ras in the United Staice 10 admins,c' TO cath 4
allegiance to all cmployee- unocT ,neir command.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
The Secretary Of tie Ma has sp' oiu'rd rider
The act Of July Is, rhr following cccn O. cons.-
rute the board to ex iui1e uto aud epoFt oh lo rel
alive fitness and c~pacify tor use ~ y Government
Nayy-Ysd Of l.. sgue Is.nd. 10 he Delaware RIVER,
the hsrbor of New-London, Conn, and De waters
of Narragauset Bay Mass. VIZ: hear Adeils
Silas II. Stringhau, Cou'iodo-e Nm. u, Gtrooer
and Cap,s. john Marvton ard $. =. Van iirlnt, and
also Prof. Baehe and y. +. 5. S-lz,r esq, eiyil
engineer. They mee ii ew-Louior Coma, cn
The 18Th lost.
ORDERED TO Duty.
Acting Assi5tant-po master Geofse {. DOrdmau
has been ordered TO the steamer NoTy icl; AC. ng
Assist .nt-paymaster Ssnuei l.. 81. trn,il Las
been ordered TO tue guobcst Kuoo; AC-lf A,sist-
an. PAY lnaster w. +. tcfler has been cTder.d TO
the steamer Clifton; Ed@s II. Clinton If Vermont
has been appoiI ted Sd Assistant EDgineer AID or.
dered to the steamer Connecticut, Frederic, u.
Smart Of New-York, 81 As,;s;aT, Engineer ordered
10 the james River Fio,a.
aenreh infer kgekeI keSrutts.