Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The house some
time ago called upon the secretary OF war 10
inform them why certain troops in this vicini-
ty were not provided with arns response
has been transmitted, saying that portion OF
the eighty ninth New York were for time
without them for the reason that there were
none in the arsenal that they were wiling
to receive, but that since then, supply OF
Austrian rifles has been received, and the reg
iment is now armed with them.
The remonstrance Of the chamber OF COM
merce, New York. against the passage OF an
act creating the office of solicitor of customs at
the port OF New York, was presented to the
house today, by representative F. A. Conk.
ling.
The Bright case will probably be disposed
of to morrow 1t is still attractive, the senate
galleries to-day being crowded.
Information has reached here that the Eric.
sen floating battery, authorized by the act of
August last, and to be commanded by Lieut.
Wordeu, will, in the course of next week. be
sufficiently completed to test its efficiency.
The following official notices were today
promulgated by the treasury department -
Holders of the bonds of the United States. pay
able three years from date, the coupons of
semi annual interest thereon being due on the
10Th inst, are hereby notified that provision is
made for the payment in coin of all such cou.
pOns, agreeably to their tenor, at the Office Of
the assistant treasurer of the United States in
the city of New York. All such coupons must
be presented at that office, accompanied with
schedules showing the number and amount of
each coupon, together with the aggregate sum
of each parcel-three full business days for
examination and verifcation, before payment.
Notice is hereby given OF the readiness OF this
department to redeem the treasury notes pay.
oh in frOp data iza1 hut
act of congress approved Dec. 3d. 1857, and
the treasury notes payable in sixty days from
date, authorized by the act of congress APP
proved on the second of March, 1861. Inter.
est on treasury notes of the above issues will
cease on the 7th day of April next, by the
terms of those acts respectively.
To-day, the last note of the S50000,000
United States notes is in the hands of the sign
ers, and the work will be finished tomorrow.
1t is remarkable that no accident or loss has
occurred in the execution of this great work
The secretary of the treasury received to-
day the following telegram from the governor
OF California;
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3d. am instructed by
a resolution of the legislature of California to
inform you that this state will assume and pay
into the treasury of the United States, the tax
of 1854 ,538, apportioned to this state by act of
congress. LELAND STANFORD,
Governor of California.
Capt. r. w. Evans has been stationed at
Long Bridge to see that no spirituous liquors
are either carried over that structure or down
the river for troops. The steamer Telegraph,
destined for Budd's Ferry, having twenty bar
res of whskey on board, was to-day prevent
ed from making her trip. The liquor in such
cases is confiscated. Officers are at liberty to
claim any which may be intended for them
and must appear at the provost marshal's of
flee for that purpose. The military authori.
ties are earnestly at work preventing the de
moralzation of the soldiers by means of intox.
icating drinks.
No answer has yet been given to the rebel
flag of truce, nor have the contents of the dis
patches transpired.