The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-29
news FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, August 2s, 1869.
AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS OF THE LAST CON-


at the last session OF Con gress Tor the fiscal year
erding Juno 80, 1873 has been asccrtaned TO be
eight hundred ana ninety-four millions OF dol.
4ars Tho indefinite appropriations small, be
cause Congress to much time in maturing the Tax
pills that fixed appropriations made for almost every
conceivable object therefore: there will probably be
q great deficiency bill the beginning of the session,
ness indeed In ian may lead large expenditures
'Rs well as present unexpected military complications.
Deductng from the ab, stated seventy millions
or ordinary expenses OF the the appro
raed at the previous regular session. for the fiscal year
Ending June &c. 1882 have eight hundred and twenty
Ahree millions Of dollars the appropriated
On war account for the fiscal ending June Co. 1853
Inc appropriations the head the session
were two hundred and xtyve Millions making an ag-
egate ut both sessions OF thousand eighty eight
ions Of dollars for purposes To pay interest on
hs and to gradually reduce the national debt the Inter.
nal Tax bill was passed, with view to getting
or one hundred and ny millions OF dollars and the Tariff
oct 90 ~ to get seventy Eve millions. II viii be
ered that at the beginning Of the late the appro
Sriatons estimated In this correspondence
thousand millions
THE ARMY.
Major General Mcclellan and his staff are at Alexandria.
We presume that he will promptly out toward the
front. He Is said to he in excellent health.
Brighter General John r. Slough has been assigned
10ty Gov0fnor OF the city or Al0xandria
mmander Of the forces in that vicinity and entered
upon the discharge OF his duties For tho present.
store order and protect the persons and property Of c
3ens he has deemed 1t advisable require all soldiers 70
DO In their quarters at nine O'Clock p A. all places OF
business TO be closed at halfpast nine p. M and all c
Sens to be in their houses at half past ten 7. NJ.
Col. John r. Keny, Of the First Maryland regiment
has been promoted TO the rank Brgadier General for
gallant service in the field Front Royal This announce
ment will be received with pleasure by every loyal
oitizen OF Maryland.
FIieutenan Colonel Spear OF the Eleventh Pennsylva-
MIA cavalry, has been appointed by Governor Curtin
colonel Of the regmens in the place OF Colonel Harlan
resigned.
The Board 10 deter mine the facts to the nature and
occasion Of the disability of such officers appear be
disabled to perform military service has adjourned si
die TO rsassemble when additional cases shall be pro-
scented.
THE CALIFORNIA MAILS TO BE DESPATCHED VIA
PANAMA.
On the Geographic despatch received from Salt
Lake City yesterday from Mr. Holiday, o. the
or tho Overland Mail Company stating that all the Indians
east of the Missouri river about to rise and ask
ing further military protection for tho overland route the
Postmaster General has thought it prudent to send the
mails for the present via Panama. This was done
time SINCE when the road was injured by floods, Mr.
Vanderbilt and the company having arrived at ami
cable arrangement In the matter Nothing has been
heard Of outbreaks by other tribes than the Sioux and
the Chppcwas and is to be hoped that the volunteers
Of Minnesota may wipe out the instruction in its in
ception. There may be trouble about arms, while
unfortunately, all the Indians have arms that sup
piled them by the government
APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE TAX BILL.
The following appointments for the State of Sassacha
sct,s havc been made under the tax lawFrst district
Collector, Walter Durfce River Assessor Chas. G.
Davis iof Plymouth. Second dstric-Coecter, Charles
p. Huntington, Of Milton; Assessor, Elias 8. Beale Of
North Weymouth. Fourth Observation-Disclosures, John Ser
scant, of Cambridge Assessor Otis Ciapp Of Boston.
Fifth dstrct--Collecor Vincent Brown, Of Salem; AS
sessor j. Noyes. of Newburyport. Sixth distrct-Col
hector George Coggswe of Brad.ord Assessor Charles
Hudson, of Lexington Eighth Observation-Disclosures, A.
Thayer OF Worcester Assessor Ivens Phillips, of Wor
ceser. Ninth Observation-Disclosures, Daniel Maford, or
rcerfcid Assessor Ainasa Norcross Of Fchburg. The
appointments for the Third and Seventh districts not
yet made.
The following appointments have been made under tho
Direct tax and Excise law
Wisconsin District, Thomas J. Emerson. Of Ra-
Cine, Collector Charles A. Bronson, of Milwaukee,
Assessor. Second Dlstrict-Edward r. wadsworth,
OF Beloit, Collector David Atwood, Of Madison,
Assessor Third District. II. Warren, OF Alba
ny. Collector; Bernard H. Brsbois, Of Prairie du
OF Beaver Dam, Collector; Erven Hatch, of OakHeld
Centre, Assessor. Fifth District-Horan Merriam, Of
Berlin, Collector George Ceary Of Oshkosh, Assessor
Sixth Dstrict-Wlliam s. Price, o. Black Ri yer Falls
Collector; James B. Gray, Of Hudson Assessor.
Ncbraaa.-James Sweet, of Nebraska, City Collector
Joseph II. Burbank, of Falls City, Assessor.
THE CASE OF GEN. STONE.
Brigadier General Stone Is here. II 10 not little
strange that up to this time no has not been furnished
with copy Of the allegations and charges made against
min. He obeyed the order Of Imprisonment q mill
tary order emanang from superior officer, and likewise
IN obedience to similar ORDER reported himself at Wash
irgcu when set a. liberty. As soldier no has obeyed
orders without knowing why he imprisoned, to
what duty he is 10 be assigned.
RAILROAD FACILITIES BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company rapidly
laying down double track between Baltimore and Wash
ngton which will enable them with facility comply
with all requirements Of the public service the
portaiicn OF troops and war materials and supplies.
THE TREATMENT OF THE REBEL PRISONERS AT FORT
DELAWARE.
II Is stated that the rebel prisoners recently sent South
particularly those who confined at Fort Dcla
ware intend topublish complaint In regard 10 their
treatment in prison. Their object TO get up counter
statement to that made by tie Union prisoners OF thor
freatmentby thu rebels These fellows will DO obliged to
sacrifice every shadow OF truth to find any Of
paint and their inagn nations must be fertile indeed If
thcy conceive any parallel to the barbarous hosp-
aality extended to prisoners in the south.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
II has been asceraned that have In possession
very large Of prisoners the number Of
own mon ia the hands the rebels. This applies to both
officers and enlisted In pursuance Of the agreement
Tor general exchange General Thomas has forwarded to
the South about fourteen thousand rebel prisoners
officers and privatcs This win leave q large balance
70 our credit In the exchange account.
IMMENSE FORCE OF THE REBELS.
Indications not wanting that the rebels have inn
force Of disciplined troops Tho abolition plan of
estimating force, and dcprociating the
my In every conceivable way, has done and is doing i'm
sncnse mischief