New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-29
The Organization Of the New Indian Regiments
The Permission to the French to Ship
Army Supplies at New-York.
PROTEST BY THE MEXICAN MINISTER.
DECISIONS DY TIE TAX COMMISSIONER,
Special pi.pstch to The N. Y. Tribune.

subjects who have suffered by the destruction of their
property by our army in that State, have made
claims upon the Government through the Minister at
Washington for reimbursement
PRESENTATION 10 SECRETARY SMITH
The advertised presentation of plate to Ex-secre-
tary Smith by the officers Of the Interior Department
came off with eciat on Saturday night An urn, two
goblets, salver teapot and bowl comprised the set
In reply TO the presentation speech Mr. Smith spoke
with his customary eoquence, but with fidelity to
the principle which governed him rs Cabinet officer
and adviser of the President, adherence to the Con-
stitution and the Union.
He invoked restored Union and reinvigornlei
Constitution and said: "Tcrrible as our trials
have been, would saler them twenty years, for a
generation rather than see one star torn from the
flag of my country, one State to be taken from our
glorious Confederation"
Mrs. Smith at the same time received gold
watch, inlsd with diamonds and diamond ring
from the employees of the Capitol extension for her
kindness to sick and wounded soldiers.
GEN. GUTTERFIELD.
Gen Bu,terield is in town 10 testify in the Porter
case. Had he been educated at West Point he
would not have been superseded in the important
command for which nature unquestionaJly fitted
him.
HORSE HOSPITALS.
Preparations are being made in this city for horse
hospitals FOR the reception and treatment Of disabled
horses
THE NEW LOYAL INDIAN REGIMENTS.
The War Department has issued commissions to
the field officers and Captains of the new loyal In
dian regiments composing Judge Ewng's Brigade
The following will be Colonels First Re giment S.
IL. .,ott ii A
Phillips; Fourth, James NJ. Pomeroyi Filth, David
B. Corwin. George H. Farchild, formerly Of the
Kansas First, has Captaucy in the Fourth. The
Lieutenants and non-commissioned officers only are
20 be selected from the Indians.
PAYMAsTER APPOINTED.
John P. McGraih of ST. Lods is appointed Pay
master in the Army.
THE sICK AND WOUNDED IN TUE HOSPITALS.
There are now Is, Z67 sick and wounded in the
hospitals in this city, Georgetown and Alexandria.
The Medical Director has ordered several hundred
20 be removed TO Connecticut, Rhode leland, and
New-Jersey.
ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS.
Lieut.. Col. S. ii. Lathrop on the 9th day Of No
vember inspected by order, the arms Of the 1884
New.York Volunteers. Col. Mchar.in. His report
shows that the regiment was armed WITH the Aas-
that this inspecting officer also reported that out Of
800 lnuskets 1874 were broken. pl,tout eger iqging
been IN use; that ffG he eriira .ems;ider aere
sorthlcss that not half Of these could be- fired at
oil, aud that those that would 60 oil would
be as apt TO damage The soldiers as 70 kill tho
enemy.
From an officer Of the regiment, we learn that it
was tie common practice Of the men returned from
picket duty to discharge their dampened pieces by
striking the caps on the nipples with bayonet or
stone They could not be discharged by any amount
Of pulling upon the trigger. The armament Of this
regiment, liable at any moment 20 be brought face
70 face with the enemy, suggests doubts and apprc
tensions Of the most painful character These never
could have arisen If tie policy established Of
supplying our army by contract with experienced
and responsible American mechanic, with exact
aud interchangeable copies Of the Springfield
musket, the best ann in the world, had not most
unwisely been departed from.
THE SHIPMENT OF FRENCH SUPPLIES FROM
NLw-y DIRK.
The State Department is still engaged ia corre-
epondence with The Mexican Minister touching the
shipment Of mules, wagons and raIlTosd-ues Pur-
chased in New-Yorl by French officers 70 the French
army 10 Mexico. The Secretary Of State, governed
by the opinion of the Secretary Of the Treasury. hae
declined to interfere with this business, snd clear
ances are freely given TO vessels carrying articles
known ~ contraband Of war 10 Vera Cruz, where
they Wi, used for the transportation OF the French
army.
In Connection with the permission given TO the
French, it is noteworthy that clearance to vesse
carrying arms purchased for the use Of the Mexican
army was refused last Summer on the ground that
81 ORDER had been issued prohibiting al explorations
Of aims from this country
The last commune alton Of The MeXicao Minister,
protesting against THE apparent uniairness LII the
treatment of the two belhgeIents and citing autdsn
tics 10 show that the pursued by our Govern
rnent was without justification in principle or prece-
dent has not yet been answered
THE TAX On TOBACCO.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has made
the following declsions
When manufactured chewing or smoking tobacco
70 put up in packages OF tin foil, paper, other
wrapping material for consumers, the cost Of fuch
material shall first be deducted from the gross amount
Of sales of such tobacco before the tax tho same
10 levied.
TAX ON REFINED SUGAR.
Renners who melt or refine sugar are subject 10
tax Of one.ffth Of cent per pound on the refined
sugar produced, known as "stone dred' or hard
sugar" in the various forms Of loaf, lump, or
crushed, graduated and pulverized. Tho moiassss,
and the soft or coffee sugar produced, If not taxed,
being considered as the residue of the refining pro-
cess
Refners who refine or make sugar FROM moiasses
are subject to tax Of one-ffih Of cent per pound