The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-21
List of Contributions sent from The SOL
diers Aid society of ERriShtOI.
GGpnfiscatiOn of Rebel Property,
Negro Regiments, &C.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1868.
The confiscation of rebel property is at last
beginning in the district of Columbia. Prop
er authorities to-day took possession Of the
Edgar residence, now occupied by Count
MERCER, but owned by w. w Corcoran, the
noted Washington banker. Corcoran is known
to have contributed funds for the equipping
of the Alabama, and to have been active in
foisting the rebelloan upon the European mon
cy market. The rest of his property here will
be promptly seized.
Surceon-Genera Hammond has thrown a
perfect bomb-shcll into the ranks Of old-fash-
toned allopathy, by issuing an order virtually
~forbidding the further use Of calomel in the
army. The following is the substance Of the
order;
From reports of Medical Inspectors, aud
sanitary reports to this Office, it appears that
the administration of calomel has so frequent
" been pushed to excess by military surgeons,
as to call for prompt steps by this office to
correct this abuse-an abuse, the melancholy
effects of which, as officially reported, have
exhibited themselves, not only III innumera-
bic cases of profuse salvation. but in not un-
FREQUENT occurrences Of mercurial gangrene.
1t seeming impossible in any other manner to
properly restrict the use ofthis powerful agent
it is struck from the supply table, and that no
further acquisitions for this medicine he ap-
proved by Medical Directors.
Another clause Of the same order likewise
forbids the further supply of tartar emetic.
Funds have beenforwarded for the payment
of all troops west of the Mississippi, on the
Pacific, on the Gulf, and in North and South
/ q I.c - IN, z+l,,- ,-,,H,a I'LL H., ,,o;1 or
rapidly as possible, and warrants will be issu-
ed tomorrow for probably a quarter Of the
! balance due.
By oniciaIlists received at the Surgcon-Gen
erals office, the number Of rebel prisoners who
have died in Union hospitals since the com
mencement OF the war is shown to be over
5000
1t is stated at the War Department that more
rigorous measures for calling out the full mil
itary strength of the negroes, will be made on
Gen. Thomas return from the West, that Of
fcer. alike from interest, and by familiarity
with the subject, is considered peculiarly quail
flied to assume the entire charge of the organ
ization ofnegro troops, and his return is there
fore awaiten before the rules and regulations
therefor are promulgated.
The War Department has already received
dispatches from him, announcing the com.
plcte organization Of eleven negro regiment,
on the Mississippi meantime the prospects fol-
negro volunteers continue brighter in this
city. Enlistments for the first negro regiment
are already complete, and steps are already
being taken for the organization Of a second
Those who are interested in the work. promise
also another regiment from Georgetown, anC
one, if not two more, from Alexandria. Thi
district has, thus far, furnished but two whit,
regiments.
General HeintzeIman to day t~eIegraphed t
General Slough, Military Governor Of Alex
andria, asking how many negro troops coult
be raised there. Slough replied he would I'm
dertake to raise a brigade and have it read.
for speedy service in the Notifications. Fror
other quarters the indications are not les
cheering. Baltimore promises well for at leas
one regiment, and the southern shore of Mary
t land for another. Within a circuit Of eight
e miles around Washington is a population c
I one hundred and sixty thousand negros,
large proportion of whom are now within on
lines, and available for military service.