The New York herald., 1862-12-14
NEWS tkun ..AsHINaT0N.


WASHINGTON. Dec. Is, 1862.
fHA PAYMENT OF BoUNrIEs AND PREMIUMS Tt
RECRUITS. .
mo intont OF paragraph OF General Order No
l62 ourrsnt SERIES has, In instances been misun
a.rs,>ad. is not intended to forbid the payment q
bounty remus and advsnce pay TO recruits for the old
volunteer regimests-namey, those organized prior 70
July lS62-or to forbid the payment Of bounty pre-
MUM advance pay TO recruit, volunteer or es''zsn
who may enlist in the regular army, unless tho said re-
crut has received said payment before the object being
10 avoid paying the same individual twice.
DECISION OF THE TAX COMMISSIONER.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has decided
that promissory notes payable at banks are not LIABLE
checks taxation It has also been decided that the
process Of uniting the parts of glass lamp at the foot
and the burner by the use Of plaster Of Paris or
other analogous MEANS not regarded as manufacture.
The decision will apply 70 glass nkstands with metallic
tops, united by the same or similar means
THE x'DowELL COURT MARTIAL.
The Mcdowell Court Of Inquiry met at eleven O'Clock
this morning. but the presence Of General Mcdowell being
required a. witness before the Porter Court Martial
was adjourned wthouts transacting any business until
Monday morning.
ss THE PORTER COURT MARTIAL.
In the Porter Court Martial to-day the crosscxamina
tcn Of General Mcdowell by the accused continued
Nothing materially differing from the testimony given the
day before elected The accused sought by the cross
examination show that the nature Of the ground was
such to render impossible successfully to bring for
ward his artillery which he directed TO do and that
attack by infantry at the time would have been ex
ceedngly injudlcous.
At early hour, the examination Of General Mcdowell
having been concluded, the Court adjourned.
INSPECTION OF THE ARMY HOSPITALS.
Thn Cau;t huailv md 0xte
engaged in the work Of inspecting the army HOSPITALS
throughout the United States, which contain about
seventy vo thousand beds and ffyeight thousand pa
tients. voumnous and interesting reports are being
received and dgesed at the general office OF the commits
sion this city Records also kept Of the patients IN
all the hospitals OF this district with tho date OF their
admission, time Of discharge death, &c. The books
which posted up day contain thirty thousand
names About twenty thousand are now in these hosp
tails convaescing rapidly.
VISITORS TO THE IRON BATTERY PAssAIC.
A large party Of Senators, congressman and others
visited the Passac at the Navy Yard this afternoon
This formidable war craft calls tomorrow
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL CAssIus NJ. CLAY.
Major General Cassius NJ. Clay in the city, in citi
zens Dress understood that he desires to take the
field but that he agree with the President as to
the character and locality Of his command.
ARMY OFFICKRs SENT TO THEIR COMMANDS.
The show Of military officers in the city this evening is
much smaller than usual Several hundred absent from
General Burnsides army arrested sent back to
their regiments notwithstanding they armed with
leaves Of absence"
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS DIM
EER.
Mrs Secretary Smith has received about thousand
dollars in contributions Of money for the purpose Of Civ
ing Christmas dinner the inmates Of hospitals here
Two or three times that will be required at least
and large number Of the wounded Of General Burn
sides army will DO hither. Abund means should
be hand provide for their comforts without respect
to Christmas dinners Probably contributions for this
point therefore necessary Marshall 0 Roberts has
sent draft for handsome sum, have Stats Smith
Co. Jay Cooke Co. and Croninhuxall Co., Of Phila-
dclpha.
LADY CLERKS IN THE QUARTERMAsTER's DEPART
Several ladies Of this city have been appointed to clerk
ships in the Quartermaster Generals Department with
salaries Of six hundred dollars per annum.
THE INDIAN REGIMENTS.
Three Indian regiments already in the government
SERVICE under Blunt. Several more are 70 be added
and all Of them formed into brigade.
MEDICAL ASSIGNMENT.
Medical Director LettermAn has assigned DR.. Warren
webster of the regular army duty Inspector Of the
medical department OF the Army Of the Potomac.
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