Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-17
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-Ihe Star says -
"The mail brings intelligence to-day of the
arrest of Lieut.. Coils. Colburn and Duane,
members of the staff Of General Mcclellan,
which took place there yesterday. After due
inquiry, we are satisfied that the act was
caused by the fact that though they accompa-
MED General Mcclellan from the front, they
were not recognized here as being members
of his personal staff, who were ordered to ac-
company him to Trenton. His technical per-
sonal staff are said in official circles to be his
aids, Lieut.. Col. Switzer and Lieut.. Duane,
and his additional aid, assistant adjutant gem
eral, Lieut.. Col. Colburn. Under this read
ing of his personal staff, three or four other
officers are absent with him from the field,
without orders to that effect. 1t is believed
here that the arrests referred to above meant
little more than peremptory orders to the two
officers in question to return at once to their
positions in the army"
The Star also says, it is believed around us
that the gallant and able Heintzelmani is about
to be ordered to take the field. Gen. Wads-
worth is to have a command in the army.
This afternoon, according to custom, the
refuse of the work shop in the District armory,
which is about fourth of a mile from Penn
sylvania avenue in direct line, where fixed
ammunition is prepared, was destroyed by
ing. 1t is supposed that some packages of
cartridges were among the refuse, consequent
ly the explosion was OF such a character as to
frightfully alarm those in the Immediate neigh
borhood, while the cry at once spread that the
buildings had been blown up, and for time
there was apprehension Of loss of life. But
there was nothing more serious involved than
the extensive breaking of window glass by the
conclusion, both at the armory building and
the hospitals, on the same public reservation.
The shock was distinctly felt in tho houses on
Pennsylvania avenue, and shattered several
panes of plate glass
The commissioner of internal revenue has
made the following decision in regard to the
term ''money earned" by officers in the SER
vice of the government, namely, payments
made to officers in the service of the govern
ment by way of reimbursement for actual
expenses, of which an account is rendered,
are not subject to a reduction by the three
per cent tax; but when monies are received
by such officers by way of Communication, and
no account of actual expenses is rendered,
the tax must be assessed upon the amount so
received
Gen. Sherburn acting assistant adjutant gen.
eral on Gen. Wadswortll's staff, leaves this
afternoon per steamer for Fort Monroe
having in charge between 175 and 200 rebel
prisoners of war to be exchanged. This fore
noon they were all permitted to purchase such
necessaries and comforts for their own use as
their several means would allow. Several
of these late companies refused to go south to
be exchanged, preferring to get their dis
charge by taking the oath of allegiance to the
United States.
Brig. Gen. Anger, from New York, was to-
day appointed Encouragement Of volunteers.
Lieut. Com. Haxton of the U. 5. steamer
Connecticut, reports to the navy department
that on the afternoon of the Both of October
he captured the English schooner Hernose,
off Nassau, about 10 miles 10 the eastward of
the Sabine river, and close to the land. She
was put in charge of prize crew and dis
patched to Key West
James r.. Dean Of Freedom, Me-, has been
appointed acting assistant surgeon in the navy,
and ordered to the ship Guard acting assis-
tant paymaster j. II. Buckley has been order
ed to the ship Guard; acting assistant pay
master John b. Hazeltine has been ordered to
the steamer j. G. Kuhn.
The officer of internal revenue is much an
moved at the continued receipt of letters from
assistant assessors, deputy collectors and
others, asking information regarding business
connected with their offices, &c. No attention
can be given to their inquiries as to applica-
tons, for information concerning their BUSH
ness should be made by subordinate officials
to their principal and not to the internal
revenue bureau.