Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-14


WASHINGTON, July PA special dispatch
to the Evening Rost says, the president to-day
sent for the slave state members of congress,
upon whom he urged his plan of gradual
emancipation, and limited strongly that if ii
was not adopted, general emancipation would
come under less pleasant circumstances.
Richmond papers announce the death of j.
R. Teft, cashier of the state bank of Georgia.
Gen. Humphrey Marshall has resigned his
commission in the rebel army, and his brigade
has been turned over to Gen. Williams.
Provost marshal Daitor has notified the pro-
prietors of all the concert and drinking saloons
in Washington, that the practice of employing
girls to wait upon the guests must be discon-
tinued within the next three days, under PEN
atty of having their establishments closed.
The senate in executive session tonight,
confirmed the following presidential nomina-
tons Lieut.. Peter Turner, commander in
the navy on the reserved list; Truman Smith
of Connecticut, judge under the treaty with
Great Britain to suppress the slave trade; eX-
governor Geo. S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
commissioner Of internal revenue; Erastus ID
Culver of New York, minister resident to
Venezuela; Benz. Whidden, commissioner OF
the United States to Hayti; VIM. Henry John
son of Pennsylvania, assistant surgeon in the
navy; Jos. Pile of Pennsylvania, second lieu
tenant in the marine corps.
WASHINGTON, July BIT is understood
that there is no foundation for the statement
which has recently appeared to the effect that
the governors of the several states have been
authorized to purchase or contract for the sup
plies for the troops to be raised under the
new call. The government has ample sup
plies of army equipments and quartermaster
and other stores, which will be issued as fast
as needed
Brig. Gen. Scragg is assigned to duty with
Major Gen. Banks, to take the place of Brig.
Gen. Slough. Major Franz Kappner will re-
port to Gen. Sigel as aid de camp. Col.
Cluseret will report to Gen. Sigel; also Lieut..
De Fourrelle Capt. Goodrich is detailed to
cooperate with the governor of Minnesota in
raising and organizing volunteers. Brig.
Gen. Van Rezaeller will proceed to make in
spection of the army Of the Potomac. Col.
Heron is detailed to assist the governor of
Iowa in raising and organizing volunteers.
The following designations are accepted:-
Capts. j. B. Gibbs and S. B. Hance surgeons
w. G. Lowman and A. B. Crosby Capts. d.
f. Parker, E. M. Davis, and S. c.. Letferts.
The senate, last night confirmed the fol-
lowing consuls Geo. Il. Parker, at Athens !;
A. Stevens, at Leghorn; +. Olcutt, at Jerus-
alem; A. Mothersheed, Leipsic; II. b. Ham
mond, Of Massachusetts, Dublin; III. r. Hell
per, Buenos Ayres; Thomas Adamson, Per-
nambuco; II. Boerstein Bremen; j. w.
Marshall, Leeds; f. j. Clauser, Amsterdam !;
S. Whiting, Nassau; S. Eastman, Bristol !;
NJ. Barcena, Vigo; j. Bling, Smyrna; C. A.
Monroe, Lisbon; Thomas Fitman Gaspi Ba-
sin; w. A. Chapman, Savanilla; M. j. Lew
isson, Client; L. Ughaesi, Ancona; A.
Thompson, Constantinople.
r. b. Roberts, colonel in the Pennsylva-
MIA reserve, is nominated by the president for
brigadier general, for bravery in the late bat
ties. In response to the request of the House
for the correspondence relative to our foreign
relations, the president replies, that the bust
ness of the state department is so pressing,
and the documents so voluminous, that they
cannot be prepared during the session; but if
needed, they will be published during the re-
cess of congress
Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell,, the commissioner
of internal revenue, has not reached here, be-
ing on duty as military commissioner at Cal
70, ILL.,, when he was appointed. Applications
for the offices of collectors of taxes on the
various congressional districts, are already
counted by thousands, and the number is rap
idly increasing. They are addressed to the
secretary of the treasury, and require the
daily labor of many clerks to assert and en-
dorse them.
There seems to be no doubt that congress,
before the close of the session, will provide
for the scarcity of specie, by authorizing the
issue OF two and half dollar notes, and 9th.
erwise meeting the necessity of the time
which legislation may delay the adjournment
beyond Wednesday.
The military committee of the senate. YES.
terday, out of large number of nomination,
| for brigadier generals before them, selected
twenty-nine to report to that body, notwith.
standing there are only eighteen additional
officers of that rank required by law.
Brigadier general Van Vliet, quartermastei
of the army of the Potomac, has been relieved
from duty at his own request, and arrived
here on Saturday and reported. The genera
was compelled to ask to be relieved, owing tC
ill-health and on leaving was highly compli
mented by Gen. Mcclellan.
IL is understood that an order is about be
ing issued reducing the term of enlistment o
the additional 800, 900 volunteers from three
years to one year. The object of this IS tC
secure large number of men who would no
enlist for the longer, but would readily do Sc
for the shorter period Besides, the calcula
ton is that the rebellion will be crushed IL
less than one year. To Gov. Curtin OF Penn
sylvania, this change is greatly due.
The bankrupt bill will, there is little
any doubt, be brought forward in the sen
ate tomorrow, and its immediate passag