New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-09


but few cases of typhoid and none of t,phus feve
Chronic rheumatism is common. The water is o.
celent, and the air dry and pure.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. CLAY.
Major. Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, ex-Mlnister to Rus
STA has arrived at the Capnol, and is iii consultation
with the Administration in regard 10 his future mil
itary command
ARREST OF THE WIFE OF ONE OF MCLEL
LAN's OFFICERS.
The wife of an officer on Gen. McCleIlan's stat
was arrested for using treasonable language at the
late war meeting held at the Capitol.
TREASURY CLERKS LNLisTING.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of Treasury
Clerks WAS held tonight, at Wizards Hail. TO make
arrangements for forming a Treasury Battalion, for
she defence Of the Capitol.
DISCHARGE OF MIR. BOWIE.
The Hon. Thomas Bowie vi Maryland appeared
before the Provost-Marshal this moining in obedi-
ance to parole given last week, and WAS discharged
On giving further parole not to give aid and COM
Tort TO the enemy.
ARREST FOR DISPARAGING OFFICERS.
William Mitchell, correspondent Of Tile Laurence
(Mass.) American was arrested Al Arlington yeser-
day by order of the Provost Marshal on the charge
of writing letters accusing number of the officers
Of the 18th Massachusetts Regiment with incom-
potency ard neglect of duty. ile WAS brought to
<bis city and confined in the Old Capitol Prison.
PERSONAL.
A number of Members of Congress from different
rarts of The Union are here on military business.
EXEMPTIONS FROM TIE DRAFT.
Numerous applications having been made to the
a
their employees from the militia it has decided that
none but locomotive engineers in actual employment
when the draft was made can be exempted. The
exception of telegraph operators is upon the ground
that they ore praciicing art necessary To military
operations, and which being known 20 comparatively
few persons, their places cannon be supplied.
ENIIsTMENTs IN THE Maya TROPHY
AZ the military draft is soon to commence, 1t Is
reasonably supposed thai men familiar with the sea,
such as New England fishermen, will prefer to enter
tie navy, especially as strong inducements are
presented in The form Of przc money OF which
recently large amounts have been secured.
Among the latest captures is he M emphis, worth
$500 600, by the Magnolia, with crew Of Only 20
nen. After deductng tbree-twentieths for tie COM
harding officer Of the feet and Of he capturing
offers and men. The law also provides bountiss
krthe destruction Of the enem,s ,e'rels in action.
The papers Of the Memphis were received at the
Nary Department to-day. Among them Is bo'e
addressed to Capt. CrUiksha1nks, COMMANDING tia,
Btish steamer, by Nathaniel Levin OF Charleston.
accompanied by the gift OF chain, WI ich the writer
saw adorned the breakfast room of g. orge Wash
ingpn. This chain will probably be sold, with the
Other effects Of that vessel, al the poIt of New ors
Tie stamp currency for change will, Ike ether
Unied States notes, be supplied fiom the Treasury
to dsbursng officers. No commissions will be pad
70 Intermediate parties.
OBLIGATIONS FOR PAsSFORTs REFUSED.
large number OF applications we're today maze
al the State Department Tor passports. bat refused
N.tice is officially given by Secretary Seward,
tnat until the requisitiors Of the War Department
on tle several States for quotas Of tier mllsia sha
bav. been complied with no passports will be Issued
from this department for any sucn citzen oil the
Uned Ststes liable TO be drafted into shat braneh
of tie service.
TIN Dirty on TIE y. Y. SMILING co. : LEAD
Some time ago the New York Smelling Company
arnaled from the decision If Collector Barney, sno-
ieeting 10 duty 20 per cent of certain lead ore I'M
rored by them AID classified by lie latter under
.ec,on % Of the Act of March 2 1862, as a mineral
.rbqancc in q crude STATE not otherwise provided
for.
Tie appellant claimed an entry for the article
npde section q, which provid,s or all raw or un'
manufactured articles not lereu enumerated or pro-
yided for A duty OF per cenum al val~iem Tue
Secretary Of the Treasury rays that lead ore must
fall under one of those provisions, ana II Is con-
c.ded 10 DO "a mineral substance /, Is clearly emu
rerated and provided Tor i'll section 20.
The language Of science and Of common lie
would equally define lead ore AZ IA mineral substance
in crude state, and in my opinion 1t was properly
assessed on the entry with duty OF 20 per cen'uui
The contract for furn shing revenue STAMPS uboer
the recent act imposing st,mp duties was to-day
awarded 10 Butler & Carpenter Of Philadelphia
uy,cruitfnu I'm Michigan.