The New York herald., 1862-07-31


less than Ave doars receivable IN paymen, Of all dues
to the United States less than five dollars Act approved
July IT, 1892" They will 10 printed on bank note paper
of different sizes averaging about the OF
United States notes, and furnished in sheets during
Rsrt two weeks.
'Assistans Postmaster General A. N. Zsvsy returned
to-day, with specimens Of the Office stamps in
tended for currency They viii be totally different from
those used for postal purposes They will 10 In the sapeo
coupons engraved on bank paper two and
shree inches long and from TO two inchos wide The
impression OF the present pastage stamps will be the
oass OF these coupons with additional words and figures
II is proposed also 70 hSys them printed the back
This form OF stamps will DO muoh more convenient FOR
circulation than the stamps, but great caution
will have exercised to avoid the colors that may bs
easily photographed.
rHE RUSH FOR OFFICE UNDER THg TAX LAW.
An idea OF the amount Of labor dsvovsd upon the
rstsy 1 the Treasury and the Commissioner OF informal
Revenue may had the tina, there are already
alsd thirty thousand applications appointments
under the law.
DEPARTURE or REBEL PRISONERS FoR THE SOUTH.
This morning about O'Clock some one hundred
and thiHy OF the rebel prisoners con1nsd n the Old Capt.
col prison were marched out and under guard Of the
Eighty sixth New York commanded by Capt. Higgins
were escorted 70 tho steamboat wharf, where they
put on board one Of the government transports for
Fortress Monroe for exchange The Of them walked
20 the boat, but about thirty who sick followed In
wagons Among them Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds
OF Mississippi, who taken at Fort Donelson;
Captain Monaghan and Richard Washington who marched
IN front Of the procession Most Of them better
dressed than is usual with rebel prisoners, being fu
uniform-gray pants ard coats and gray caps hats
somo with black feahsrsand al appeared to be In high
spirits at the prospect Of agan being in Dixie As they
were getting ready to leave quite crowd gathered
around them and their way to tho boat they
attracted much attention This exchange reduces the
number OF prisoners of At present confined 10 about
twenty who havo been sent down from the vicinity Of
warrsntcu within week two past The State prison
srs, numbering some thirty Or forty, are still in the
prison.
PURLoUGHs TO SICK AND w0UNDED SOLDIERS.
Colonel Frank Howe has here for several days,
comforting with the Surgeon General and thewar De.
partment upon subject Of furoughs sick and wound
cd soldiers he brought with him letters from the
Governors Of Massachusetts,, Maine, New Hamp'
shire, Vermont, Wisconsin. Indiana and Minnesota
the States nc represents military agent in
New York, strongly urging modification OF
tho order which prohibits the granting Of fur
ioughs. The Secretary OF War has been disposed
to act promptly and numanely this question, and it Is
believed nm order will be made establishing board o
medical officers to decide upon the uroughing of such
persons recommended by surgeons in charge Of hospitals
and such only rs may absolutely need change.
AN ALLEGED IMPosTOR EXPOSED.
prominent citizen Of Texas, now here, and OF well
known Union proclives denies the truth Of the state
ments generally Of person calling himself Rev. @. H.
Clark Of that State, who recently addressed public
meeting in Bos.ons sam Houston, whose law he
claims TO be- aone unless his eldest daughter about
axteen years Of age, has been married within the last
two mon; his. Lieutenant Governor Clark, whom the
reverend gentleman represents his father, has but
one son. and he Is a mere lad. II Houston ID dead HIS
demise must have recently occurred. Gentlemen from
Western Texas, fact Of that importance would
have certainly been known ignorant Of the
renee of such event.
WHERE TIE RESPONSIBILITY FOR STOPPING ENLIST
MENTS BELONGS.
Tho Military Committee Of the Senate and not the
President the Secretary Of War, responsible for
the stoppags OF cnlistmsnts few months ago. The
ordor directing the dscontnuance OF recruiting
was not intended 10 stop enlistments Shortly aftsr
this crdor issued tho Secretary Of War stated
personal friend that IL not intended
cruting, but that officers recruiting all the
country without making proper returns to the depart
msnt and the General Order necessary enable the
department n ascertain the progress and condition Of
these innumsrabs recruiting Offices, which were intend
ed be opsned under new and more effective 81 STEM
INsrEcTIoN OF HOSPITALS.
Surgeon General Hammond left Washington this morn
fng tour Of inspection Fort Delaware and TO the
islands and hospitals In New York and elsewhere He
accompanied by Colonel Howe
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The following deaths Of soldiers are aunsuLoed-
J.N. Umphrsd, Co. l, Fifty sixth Peunsyivania.
Daniel Wheeler, 90 /, sixty eighth Illinois
David Morrison, Co. A, Eleventh Maine.
City Intelligence.
STRANGE Nnws FROM THE 0CxAN-A letter, OF which the
following Is . cory, was picked up BY Mr.. William