Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-19

| army last evening and rode up in the night.
He had an interview with the president this
morning in reference to army matters.
Col. Buttertield has been promoted to the
command Of that part Of Gen. Hookers grand
division recently known as Fitz John Porter's
army corps, and Gen. Griffin to the command
! of the division lately commanded by Gen.
Morrill,, who has been assigned TO other duty.
Our ministers at the courts of Denmark and
Sweden, having recently observed in the pos
session of the soyereigns Of those countries
presents from European and other govern
ments, but none from the United States, sug-
| gest that some appropriate mark of respect
| be forwarded to them. Accordingly, the
president has procured two beautifully manu-
featured rosewood boxes, mounted with silver
each containing two of the army pattern Colts
revolyers, the stocks ornamented with silver,
and the barrels deliberately chased with gold
and hearing figures of agriculture, commerce,
and the arts. They win at once be sent to our
ministers for presentation to the soyereigns
for whom they are intended. Each one will
cost about $500.
/ Capt. j. 0. McKinstrey has been detached
from the command of the steam sloop Deco
tab, and Capt. B. Z. Sands ordered to the
command Of that vessel; Capt. S. c. Rowan
has been ordered to superintend the outfit of
the iron clad steam frigate Roanoke at New
York; lieut.. commander Milton Paxton has
been detached from the command Of the Con-
necticut and ordered to the command Of the
gunbOat PenobScot; lieut. Il. w. Scott has
been ordered to the gunboat Marbehead;
commander I. IL. Kitterson has been ordered
to the command of the steamer James Adger;
lieut.. commander G. c. Carpenter has been
detached from the steamer Flag.
The following officers have been promoted
to fill vacancies Captains K. Il. Hitchcock
and Joseph Lanman to be commanders; Com
manders b. +. Sands and II. S. Stellawgen to
oe captains; Lieutenant commanders Pierce,
Crosby, and j. B. Creighton, to be command
ers . Lieutenants Rush r. Wallace and Ches-
ter Hatfield to be lieutenant commanders
Assistant surgeon William B. Gibson died
on board the Connecticut on the eighth of No
vember.
1t having been variousy stated that the
commissioner of internal revenue had esti-
mated the receipts for revenue during the
present year at three hundred and sixty mill
lions, there is authority for saying that no
such estimate has been made, and in no in
stance is it thought will the receipts exceed
Sl50,000 900 or $l75, 100000. Phillip Speed
Of Louisville, has been appointed tax collector
for the Sd collection district Of Kentucky,
comprising the present fifth and seventh con
gressional districts.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Internal
Revenue, Washington, Nov. 1.-THE COM
missioner of internal revenue is prepared to
supply the following stamps, in quantities SUI
tcient for the use Of the people of the Dis
trict of Columbia and of the states east of the
Rocky Mountains, viz Playing cards, pro-
prietary, express, telegraph, insurance, life
] 1 a.
cts, and protest. The use of the stamps here
in specified is hereby required in the district
and states above described, on and after the
LIST day of December next, and persons will
fully negIectng using such stamps will be sub
ject to the penalty provided in the law.
GEO. S. Boutwell,,
Com. of Internal Revenue.