New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17

ljUe Mal0rs; aboshss the ONCE OF thptsln, aho re
,uiies thst her sfeE appointments shall be from The
Captains IN the army.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND ME-
CHiNIC ART COLLEGES
The Senate Committee on Public Lands have
unanirlouslv reported back Senator Wade's bill do
mating SO, OOO ceres Of land for each Senator and
Representative to every State which provides col
lege for the benefit OF agriculture aud mschsnc arts
TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT AND SERVICE.
The Hous. Naval Committee have authorized the
Chairman, kr. Sedgwicl, to report the Senate bill
the Navy Department. 1t creates three
additional jureans. The Committee have also au-
:horzed Sr Sedgwiok 10 report the bill recognizing
the naval service, which was some time since pre-
pared by Sub Committee Of both Houses. 1t pro-
vides for ten grades, running from a Cadet to the
Rear ASmiral.
THE CASE OF GEN. IAMILTON.
Gen. Chas S. hsmilton, who was suddeD'y re-
leved by Gen. Mcclellan from the command of hs
division a few DAYS before the battle of Wiliiams-
burg is in the civ lie has mad interviews with
the resident and Secretary of War, ard Senators
and Representatives are urgng his re-estabshmen'
IN tie command Of his division.
coinage DEPARTMENT IN SFw-YCEk.
The House has before it t1e following important
BIZ, reported from the Commerce Committee By Gen.
v ard:
~ ACT TO .tsbli.h Coirsse Department T. The Assay
Oihce ~ Ntls-Nok.
SFCrOI lie 4 crGcf~d ~ me Senate GSd R9use Of Rsr
Tesefaftes Of ne tniisd state. Of IN CsTe
,mJd That tie Secretary Of he bereby author
buildings Of he Ass,y Oce 1t AID provide Zach
schinery ard implements as nay be necessary io u
nineu Corsg Department for the coinax. CT gold and
silver ia the said Assay Office
Src 2 lad be fu;fy enacted Ths' u,on The completion
of the sid Coinsgr Department OF which prhc roce 'h.
be given BY the pcu,eudent Of the Asay Ohce the
mission o buon 70 IT.. Mint FOR cooase sh1 cease and a
the aid Office .s there be coined or converted no bsIs
be required snd the operations Of the Cnsse Depat
meut hereby established h le governed by the pov'on.
of the act OF Mach 4 1853, esiabli.hing tho said
Assay Office, Preci,ey a. are tho operation, Of melt,
be the outy of the Director Of the mint prescribe such
regulations and to order such tests shs be requisite to
Of the coinage d.Ianent hereby estsbhed ard Ito Pre-
den. Of the uried sees by ard with he seTice and con
OF the S-nsie sbs sppoint con,I whose salary .ha
exceed COO per arnuv and sssssut co!nei "hotr
salary shal 10: exceed ~ 90 per aud tie Secreuy
the President Of the United States ppoiat soeh additional
officers snd ceks and authorize the employment Of sueh
may b. required ont dc ptoyi'ion' Of
this act such oapcusaon may be approved BY 'he
President; Pyotded that the shall not exceed that
lowed for corresponding services lnder existing Jaws RELAXING
mint Of the ULi, ed StE'es atd its bsneLes
SEC 3 AEd beh tuihcr ,edced That for the purpose o.
hundred hol,sud dollars hereby arp opssd out Of an
money il The Treasury 10, oiherw-e sppro ofia.sd.
ARMY GENERAL ORDER.
TIE following general order Las been Issued:
WAR DEPAEISssT. AnJrrayT.G iSFa.EA oyrIcs
GENERAL OnpEns No 5I-I CommaIders Of Department.
will de9iqn.,e .ous officer in each cy where there
General Ho.ps 10 perform o foncon. assigned to mil
.sry conn .Dders Ia " General Orders" No. 81.
idn. e tsper.l order Sc a. Ii. phyei.as charge Of
the Hospe wl eu'e; On theif descriptive h'' '1e
i'll sfsrn.hed to set ss'e
q general hosia' VINO s. ,ne -,
the cost ofsrch transportation on the eesef w '
the ueo QuGIteT mstsi VIII Lot hereafter pay bs O' '~
IV psrsrrsph IL Of Genera Order No Ia dated Nov
% 1851 hsying been revoked the Cheers and rrn uhrs
erIsd skeleton regiment. and ' operation W. De Io.
cIed their original regiments as isst a. fscsA
rols showing the dates Of tbeF capture tIn.e; nom .na
retrlnser 70 theiE respective CO. panie'i sA0 e"
they srs eIchspgss or .h on pstsle' J
'' ''N'' - -" l.. THOMAS, Adjut.ut General.
ORDER THANKING GEN. WOOL FOR Tns CAP
TURE OF NORFOLK.
The skillful and gallant movements of Maicr-Gen.
Jon T. Wool and forces under his command which re-
suited n tue sVosder Of Nooi and the evacuation Of the
ror: bst,e., erected BY the Rebels on se"sP' Pe!n aud
Caney Island and the destruction Of the Rebel ton'c'd
steamer Mesc are regarded by the President among tie
important sDocesses OF tbs sssnt wal he 'heie'o'e
order, that his thsnks Cosr in Chief Of the Army
and Navy be con uurc4ted the Wa Department to a
Gen John WOOD AZ the ofc.n srd SOLDIERS Of h' N
sd for their gsaptry and good eonia il the braa oPe
rations mentioned.
By order Of the President.
H.de At the City of Norfolk the Ii5. lay Of May 1854
EDWIN H. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
EXPECTED RELEASE OF COL. COKCORAN.
The Secretary Of War, upon the application Of
Representative Ely hGs ordered the release Of Col.
w. +. Baldwin Of Virginia 70 bo exchanged for
Col. Corcoran. Capt. Farrell and Lieut.. DemP'
sey, recently released as prisoners Of war from
Richmond, and WHO have been week IN Wasbing-
ton. represened 20 the President and Secretary OF
War the necessity and justice Of this arrangement,
on account of Col. CorooTans health. Aided by
Ely, they have succeeded.
OTHER UNIOs PRISONERS.
Represent alive Kerrigan to-day received, through
one Of the lately returned Union prisoners, letter
from Richmond, dated May u, which was bid in a
piece Of soap, urging him touse bis political influence
TO effect tie release Of Capt.. Downey and Griiin,
and Lieuts. Cndefhill and Fay, Of New-York Resi-
ments He also received two photographs OF the
Union hostages they appeared in Casile Pinckney.
THE CAIRO MILITARY CENsORsnIP--A MISTAKE.
On inquiry at the War Department it ia ascertain
ed that the order Of the Assistant Supervisor OF Tee
grams at Cincinnati 10 the operator At Cairo was moi
Issued by the Military Supervisor at Washington. 1t
was ;ssuedb by the Assistant Supervisor at Cincinnati
under misspprehension Of the Instructions received
from the Military Supervisor, which were intended
10 stop the forwarding from Cairo to the
newspaers Of false and improper mill
tary intelligence and sensaton dispatches
relating to military matters, such az had on several
occasions created public anxiety aud alarm without