New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-09
THE PROPOSED NEW MAYNARD.


THE PROPOSED NEW MAYNARD.
The Board organized to advise concerning site
for new Navy-Ya-d have not yet reported and
nothing is officially known as to the result Of their
abors 1t is believed however, rather upon the
old arguments than from any specific grounds oi
knowledge, that League Island will be recommend
ed. The Board has been spending some two months
in visiting various points on the seaboard.
| TIL. SURRENDER OF nARPERs FERRY.
| number Of witnesses in the matter Of the sur.
render Of Harpers Ferry have been examined before
the Military Court now in daily session. Nearly
fifty have been summoned TO testify. The exauina
on is tedious and may bs protIacted for tep days Oh
a fortnight longer.
TBE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POSTAGE CURRENCY.
| One ethd OF all the postage currency now manu-
featured, which is more than $50 OCO worth day, ia
distributed at New-York, one-sixth at Boiton, and
one-sixih at Philadelphia.
| THE LOYAL SICR AND WOUNDED.
| or the loyal sick and wounded soldiers there nre
now between 1000 and 5000 in Baltimore, 5000 in
Philadelphia, aud over 10 Oc0 in this city.
HEADQUARTERS or COMsnsSARY-GE GENERAL OF
| PRISONERS.
| The Headquarters of Col. VIM. Hoffman, Sd In
antry, Commissary General Of Prisoners, to-day
| transferred from Detroit to this city.
A COURSE OF LIBERAL LECTURES.
At a meeting OF tie Washington Lecture Asso-
citation held tonight, it resolved tohaye a course
Of liberal lectures here this Winter similar 10 those
delivered Las. season.
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL
The following deaths have occurred in the Wash
inqtcn hoe pitals since our last publication:
p.'%G' H sic' 20, 5sae, Bgca@sn sS' M loo r
". v. Gi.s@od c. o. Cav. Wm Bea.ch G. Sc \. Y.
iunes Lett, K loep Bri,m4a Thatcher = % \; T.
Daaiel Manen, c, IVA q :. 6stSin, ID. Scotia go.
GhaE ssus. H. IVA. .aauel ;. Smith J. Pa
Daniel Courslly, II, 70 Pa
The following deaths have occurred in the hospi-
als at Point Lookout since our last publication:
Leonard hilet D. 9 Y. ia, Rs9mond, /; i2 Pa Res
WIN. Turner, n. % Pa WA. Turner drowned himself,
Jaon 81 Marin 10 Pa snPposed 10 have been iassne
To the Associated Preu
wAsHIyGTos. Wednesday. Oct. 8. 1862.
CONDITION or THE PHILADELPHIA HOSPITALS.
The Surgeon-Genonl has returned from bis visit
Of inspection TO the Philadelp pha hospitals. lie found
them all 10 hrs-rate order. far better than those
which exist in any other CITY which be has visited,
tie supplies being ample and the arrangements ex-
ceenf. DIR. IIopkinson of Philadelphia, whose
management of the Twenty-second and Sonih-s,reet
Hospital has been so highly commended, has been
selected by the Surgeon-GeneTal 10 take charge If
the Chestuu; Hill General Hospital now in course Of
erection. This VII contain over 5000 beds, ald will
be the largest in the world.
THE OCCUPATION or TEXAS.
Gen. Nalbridge, John Austin S.eyens, Messrs.
NeCrudy, Lathrop, Wesendonck and other Nav.
Yorkers are now here 10 urge tho early occupation
Of Texas. In company with Col. Hamilton OF tLai
State they bad an interview with the Secretary OF
War upon the subject
DESTRUCTION OF REBEL BATTERIES on THE
POTOMAC.
From the Wysndsnk. which arrived yesterday. it
ia ascerained that gunboats have been engaged for
several days past destroying the old Confederate
batteries down the riyer-the last place al which
they were engaged being Cockpit Point. II is not
thought that the Rebels have any guns on the river
or have fired into any vessels-the report to that
eiisc. brought up BY river men probably originating
with men on sailing vessels, who, seeing the boats
from our gunboats pulling ort from shore after the
match had been applied to the old works Of the
Rebels, and the explosions On shore, took it for
granted tlht TIE hcbcs were HilHp OH tutus
THE CASE or GEN. MARTINDALT. Il
The Court of Inquiry, of which Gen. Earney is
President, met to-day to investigate the charges pre-
ierred by Gen. Fitz John Porter against Gen. Mar
tndale in connection with the military6perations on
the Peninsula.
QUALIFICATIONS OF CIIiPLArNS.
According to an order jus; issued from The War |
Department, it is made the duty of every officer
commanding a district or post containing hospital
brigade Of troops TO inquire into the fitness,
efficiency, and qualifications Of the chsplains of
hospitals or regiments and to muster out of service
such cbaplsins were not appointed in conformity
with the requirements Of law, and who have not
faithfully discharged the duties of chaplsns during
the time they have been thus engaged.
DONATION or PRAYER PooKs.
TIE Douglas Hospital has received an individual
gift Of seventy-ive Handsomely printed and bound
Episcopal prayer books, with the name OF he hos
pi,al printed in gilt upon the cover.
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