Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-24
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svsty general mi.appre hensioo with
"a - ,..S;s.. -, eainorz'ng payment ia stamps,
nomina than onedoliar. which vas approved j. n.
y Htn under To- provisions of this act Tho \ a.
retsry OF tho Treasury. and not tho Post Ma...,
General IS directed to furnish postage and other
.nnps 70 the Assistant Treasurer. and tuch des.
ignatsd dep tions Of tho United States a. m,
former may s-ect,to be exchss Red ~ them on !. =.
pl,cation Tor United states n.tcs fr In aud a.,er
The first day OF august next. Such sta,ups shall
b. received in ayuent Of s!l dues to the L. !.
less thaa I've dollsre, nd shall be excha, ged or e.
5. notes when presented in sums not e than FIVE
collars, 70 any Assistant Irca.nser or dos sna,ed
depository, selected as aforesaid. Eonce the Law
does not mako stamps legal tender nor does il re-
qu're Post Masters to receive them in exch ange
Tor U > notes. IL is expected hat the Secretary
vi furnisi amps to be ased ~ . circulAt ng me-
dium under the law u sach ioriu that they cannet
be attached TO ietier or any Othes mAilablc mat
ter, such stamps will be exchanged by Post Masters
tor the regular postage stamps, besides bein re-
deemed by Treas iry notes bv the Assistant Tfes-
y,an1 such designated repositories ~ the nsc-
retary OF tho Treasury may select. No postsge
stamps can be excnansed vt Post Uf6ces, or
deemed BY the Treasury Department unless fur
ment,, postage beng needed by them
.e tho present juncture OF fairs postage
stamps. etc., by assistant pcstmasters, are
not exchangeable or iedeemable by him, aud il
such stamps ass gummed TO paste card or some
other paper, which soiis or :. Dders them un6t 70
be used in the payment OF postage, they will BE-
rejected for postage. because whea 90 soiled they
cannot b distinguished fom stamps which have
alrssdy bssn Used for postage II 10 understood
that the postage lamps will in no case bs re-
deemed BY the Post Once Department or the
Treasury, il 20 changed or altered BY FASTING or
other paper, or In other ways as to render them
unit for postage use. This is absolutely neces.a.
~ to prevent trau Is. Postage stamp are being
bought up and passed at their nominal value after
having the defaciny ink extracted, and he ng
pasted on pspsr to conceal tho l,ss Of The gum.
lTribuue's Special.]
The Gu rent reports that high officers had been
summoned here by tho President, that they might
give tneif opinions respecting the cohscn tiUh act,
and take he choics Whether 10 obey or resign is
SIMPLY absurd, and is sufficiently contiadi ,teA BY
the fact tn It The order was pub ished before the
arrival Of Gen. Hslleck and slaG VI Gen. Burn
side.
A scouting party Of Indian. cavalry, repote
At fredericksburg, have fallen int sn ambush Q
few miles from that place. Only ten out Of seven
~ came back to camp.
Forty men Of Con. Hatch's command. are re-
ported to have been captured BY the enemy at
Oregon Court House, where they were 10, aging
Inc statement that Gen. tatch had entered Cor
louisville and Charlottesville, was founded on tho
supposition that he had obcyed orders. he IL
muc0 Co0SOYot IOf O1SOOeOI009e OF Cr0ef and
will be called upon TO give an account Of his d.
ings.
The rebels in force now hold tho road from
Gerdonsvilie to stanton.
Tho Navy Department has dismissed Prof. Wm
Z. Hopkins, Assistant Pre- cssor Of Philosophy at
the Annapolis Naval Academy. He brought
charges OF disloyalty against those connec ted
vi the in.tltu ion and then raias-a se si,o tas-
timoey 70 subsIantlS them
A letter from Gen. McClelian's army to the de-
partnen. dated the Goth. says that two deserters
rom the 9Th Virginia Cavalry, came into camp
Yesterday They say that the main force of the
rebel army is located on the bluff neay Old Cav
ern on Tent Hill, and the ,pposll eide Of tho
Chickah ominy, on Gaines Hill.
Tney estimate the rebel fo,ce about Rick mond,
inc udlng the troops B>auregArd brought from the
" est, at $4,000.
Tho rebels do not anti,ipa,e any demonstrations
from us on tn side Of the James River, but a-c
max NJ prepara tOns to n pei any attack that NAV
be male upon Peter burg or klc anond from the
south side OF the river.
WASHINGTON, July %.
There is neither law nor regulation for the ac
cep,ance of volunteers otherwise than for three
years or for the war.
This a. NJ. the PEST lent, Secretary Of Warand
Maj. Gen. Haileck were long in consultation at
the War Department. For portion Of the timo
Gems Pope and Burnside were with them.
Tho great repugnance to the idea of drafting
continues to be entertained in official circle, here
b. impr, sslon being that tho Presidents call 70.
300 900 additi nal volunteers is already being re-
.ponded to throughout the country ~ith an ala
ri:y that promises to secure the whole Aumber in
less tune than was really antic pated.
Gen. Dix, acting for tho u. s., and Gen. Hill.
acting for the rebels, have lle arrangements for
the immediate and general exchanged r,isoners
The Navy Department hs- rec lived in telliyence
that the steamer DO : OTTO capture the schr. VIM.
White, while trying 10 get out Of Sabine pa.,
aInu3 nd sUit
Tho original manuscript OF the executive in
rega d tv the order for the seiZeure anI use q.
property in the rebel States, does not include
North aroiina.
The machinery erected in the Treasury bui d.
ing was tor the stamping md not the printing OF
treasury notes, as errone usiy stated.
Com. Dahlgre-n has entered upoC his duties ~
0 it OF tho bureau Of rdnance. CSp,. Harw ood
b is predecessor has succeeded ( the command Of
the Washington Navy yard.