Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-20
Rad POLICY


There Is about as much sound philosophy in
cutting down the wages Of the iremen when ex-
tinguishing the confagration Of ones house as in
the proposition to decrease the pay of the officers
Of the Army at such times as the present.
Congress will ind ample field for economical
experimenting in the salaries Of the army Of po-
ntical strikers, great and small. which is now
nominally engaged in collecting the customs
Their labors and responsibilities have bEen re-
duced Of late by the war perhaps one half, though
their number and pay remain as before.
NAVY YARD.
here has been no arrival from the lower Poto-
mac since our last report.
Preparations are being made at the yard to test
the strength Of the new rihed guns finished there
One Of them--a 30 FOUNDER, has been enclosed
with heavy timber, and will be fred with con-
stantly- increasing charges until It bursts
The steamer Baltimore started down the river
this morning.
An OFFICIAL CALL
This forenoon the OFF GERS Of the regular service
according to their custom in such cases, called in
body on the new Secretary Of War, at the De-
Partment. Those Of the Provost Guard assembled
at the office Of their chief, Brig General Andrew
Porter, who went over ito the Department. 2,
their head. A finer body Of young soldiers we
never saw than those thus accompanying him.
CORRECTION.
A day or two since, in cOntradic letting the then
prevalent rumOr Of tie displacement Of Adjutant
General Thomas, we incidentally said tn tGeueral
Buell. stood next to that officer in rank. in their
corps. On consulting the Army Register, we
md Ourseh mistaken upon that point. Colonel
ID. Townsend ranks second In the list Of that
and
The WORK DONK By THE COAST SURVEY OFFICE.
During the month Of December, 9,O79 sheets of
maps, charts and sketches have been distributed
from the Coast Survey Office, chiefly to the Army,
Navy and Government Departments
sUTLER EXPELLED
The suffer Of regiment in Virginia bss beer
expelled by the Colonel for shaving Treasury
notes
GENERAL SUMNER.
General Sumner has recovered, and will resume
service in the field this week
AFFAIRS OVER THE RIVER
toRT Lyon, va Jan. Is, 1sG2.-Ed,tor Sta,
The following Ts'ignatlons and promotions have
taken place in the 26:h regiment New Work vol
unteer Capt VIM. P. West of cnmpany I and
First Lieut. l.. Thompson, of the same CON panv.
have resigned their commissions and the vaca1
cies have been filed by the following nyomotinns
from the reg ment First Lieut. Cbas Covent,w
OF company +, to captain company 4; James Nc
Lan% Min: orderly sergeant, to first lieutenant Of
ompany ]; - Smidth, second lieutenant oScorI
pany e, TO irst lieutenant; Chas Ackerman, rom
second sergeant to second lieutenant 'Tbese are
all good changes for the discipline Of the regi-
Private H. Whit, of company E, Of the 2s,h
died In the regimentGl hospital on the I4th He
was buried by his company Yesterday He was
from Utica, n Y. WIS
We have lad , fall Of some three inches of .no>v
rince my last. The weather to-day IL very cold.
with considerable rain ~ i
Lieut. NJ nj. Jones, Of the Morgan Artillery. Is
very sick at Alexandria
Most CT the regiments in this vicinity are paid
On. RICHARDS