The New York herald., 1862-12-22
NeWs FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsmxGToS, Dec. II, 1852
worspsp osFrcERs FROM THE FREDERICKSBURG
BATTLE.

Tho Office Of Surgeon Cymsr Medical Director Of this
district beon throrged with wounded officers since
the battle Of fredericksburg seeking for treatment leave
of absence discharge certificates This branch o. Tue
medical service is comparatively new, and has grown
up, under Surgeon Clymcrs management, TO meet tho
exigenccs Of the Oicers arriving here, wounded
or sick, ordered to report 70 Surgeon CymY and
they receive such surgical attentions as are needed
immediately All ths hotels visited twice day oy
messengers to ascertain the wounded who arrive, anu
surgecDs are detailed attend al their lodgings such as
conveyed to the hospitals, the city bo'ng oi
vded three districts for that purpose ihus al VINO
here may be instantly provided for without red
tape delay. A register OF names ana residences o.
wounded officers reported Is kept at the oce ahording
persons great facilities IN finding their wounded friends
The ofco is kept open day and night. Aboat sixteen
hundred wounded officers have been registered the
LIST Of July.
TRANSPORTATION OF THE SLAVES In MISSOURI.
Senator Hendersons bill in aid Of the emancipation OF
the slaves 10 Missouri provides for compensation to that
State upon the passagc OF law eaiucipating all the
slaves theron to the amount o twenty-five millions OF
dollars 1t s further provided tua. tho law OF Omanci
patton Should marumi all slaves before July 4,
1885, the President shall have hc whole amount Of bonds
prepared and delivered the passage Of the act II II
should provide for the termination ar slavery ut r
da,o the bonds shall be delivered in four equal install
mens dating from the passage of the act to the limo
when slavery shall cease. The faith Of tho Unitod
Slatos Is pledged the rul6mcnt Of the agreement and
equres Missouri to refund the money received # she
hould re;ntrodGce slavery
DECISIONS or THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL RE-
VENUE.
Tho Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has made the
following decisions
Concerning Claims for Ydxcs improperly Pad--Claims
for improperly paid under the existing law may DO
of Inta
the cocoore Of tho respective DISTRICTS supported by
tho adavits o. the claim ants and the certificates under
whose discretion the taxes were assessed.
Regarding Manufacturers of Cdbi,.: Ware and Aoau-
fdcvers ana Dealers IN Furniture. glass and
picture frames manufactures, and subjsc, to tax
such bat merely placing mirrors pictures in frames
does not constitute manufacture, render the
article lablc to additional taxation Furniture finished.
with the exception Of ong waxing, painting varnish
ing, which tho oxcisc duty has been paid shall not bc
subject to additional taxation ia consequence Of such OIL
ing, waxing, painting or vanishing The addition
Of marble slab to table other furniture is not
strued the production Of manufacture, provided
tho taxes the material have been paid. When all tho
different parts Of piece Of furniture got out shaped
and finished ready TO be put rogethor and tax paid for
tho piece OF furniture whole the putting together the
different parts will not be considered manufacture.
On Bond and Mortgags.--when bond and mortgage or
note and mortgage arc given to secure the debt,
the bond and mortgage nctc and mortgage require
be stamped. Tho bond, personal bond for certain
o money, requires mortgage stamp tho mortgage
mortgage stamp and bill Of exchange (inlnd)
stamp When all the instruments viz mortgage, boud
and note, given to the debt, the law
quires that each instrument shall have its appropriate
stamp.
Tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has made the
following decision relative to brewers -
Under the ffy6rst and sixty fourth scctious Of the
EXCISE law any manufacturer OF beer lnger ale
may sell the same al the place OF manufacture 10 qant
ties of than three gallons at time 10 the
purchaser without bong required TO take license
wholesale deasr in liquor Any manufacturer OF beer,
lager beer or ale, who owns or hires depot
house for the storage or sale Of such beer lager beer Or
mandatory situated and who shall have obtain
ed permit for the removal Of such beer,
lager beer ale agreeaby 10 the provisions
Of the i first sectin Of the Excise law may sell such
beer lager beer ale Of hts manufacture removed
MT than three gallons at time to the pur
ehsser whou beng required to take license as whole
Nothing herein contained shall be construed 10 au.
thorzc the sale such depot warehouse Of any
manufacture il tho manner prescribed by said y arst
section.
PRlzK MONEY.
There is much feelis here among naval officers in
gard to the extraordinary delay Of paying prize
money for distribution. The value Of the captures
has been accounted for to the department Re-
preventative Sedswcks resolution Of inquiry, adopted
Friday win elicit all the facts in the premises and lead
thorough Investigation Many OF the vessels and
goes sold at leas, six or ten months The money
is known 10 90 in the hands Of arshas yet no returns
have been rendered.
NAVAL ORDERS AND ApPorSTMESTs.
Acting Assistant Pay masters Arthur S;biey sias T.
Savage and William Il. Purdy have been ordered to the
Mississippi squadron.
Acting Assistant Paymaster Pelham \. AIMS has becn
ordered TO report for duty board the United States
steamer Saginaw.
Acting Assistant Paymaster J. o. Woodbury. has been
ordered TO the ironclad steamer Kaiskill.
Aing Master Charles Smith and Acting Ensign Bal ,ett
has been ordered TO the Saginaw DR.. VIM d Greene Of
PhladeI ha has been appointed acting assistant
eson and ordered to the Saginaw.
Acting Master James Tripett OF the steamer Georgia.
hs been dismissed the service for being absent without
leave.
THE ARMY.
Captain L. R. Brown Acting Commissasy Of Subsistence
In General suys brigade resigned his commission
account Of il health Lieutenant Geo. swsrtwout cf the
1hrtyiourih New York regiment, Is Acting Com.
misssry OF Subsistence in this brigade.
Ca tain Glstavus Il. Brown, Of the One Hundred and
Twelfth Pennsylvania Volunteers who buit Fort Slem.
mcr OF the dcences Of Washington, has resigned
count O. grievances he suffered the hands OF the
War Department.
The Funeral or the late Gen. Bayarsi.
IMPOSING MILITARY AND CIVIC pRoCEssI0x--oIATIoN
OF nxy. DH. HODGES, ETC.
PsScEros, N. j., Dec. 10, 1852.
The romans Of Brigadier General George D. Bayard
arrived here las, evening, and laid until three
o'clock to-day, when his funeral took place.
The body escorted tho First Presby church
by the Trenton Brss Band, the Governors Guards two
pieces Of artillery. First regiment Mercer Brigade,
Captain William Napton, and company Of Homo cavalry,
Captain Hamilton.