, 1863-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON,


| WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1863
| TIE NATIONAL BAHE NOTES.
| The printing of the Natiora1 Bank notes
commenced On Monday In Nev York. The
Treasurer puts in gilt letters on the paper be-
fore sending to the engrayers, thus: "Chfca
60, III )" to guard ngafnst photographs, and
| fix redemption on the back.
The Temporary loan having greatly de-
creased, Mr. Chase Is enabled to draw upon
the ffly millions obliged to be held In 70.
serve to redeem, Issuing but with extreme
caution. He has Issued about four mi1lions,
and has some ten or fifteen millions now In
the vaults. Probably no mora Legal tenders
will be asked for, as the National Bank notes
will supply the want.
The three years aix per cent. interest bear.
irg notes are nearly ready.
THE DELAWARE ELECTION,
The 1nteuigtncer Of Saturday Is ont, de-
tounciug the election in Delaware as farce,
and sayirg that It was practically no election.
POSTAL MATTERS.
r. II. Gen. Blair has been calling theP Presi-
dents attention to alleged outrages in Girls
fields district, Maryland, and the President
ellis for proofs, aud says that when they are
produced he will punish the offenders who
hage comni tied them. Mr. Blair's speech
ut Rockville was distributed among the Post
Office clerks, headed "a defense of the poll
cy Of the President, md and in opposition to
the efforts Of the ultra aboitionists to blot
cut the Southern States," &c.
THE wAR IN VIRGINIA.
News from the army causes disappointment.
There Was review Of the 9th corps On
Friday which delighted English officers. Tho
5th corps Was to have been reviewed yester-
day, bu. the rain prevented.
Madison Court House ia not occupied yet.
No advance has been made jet.
Our engineer officers have been making
typographical views Of Rapidan Fords, and
the enemy's works, and places to plant bat
tsr1ics, &c.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The income acctulng from professional or
other sources than fixed Investments is decI.
ded to be taxable.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Navy Department has adylces from the
Vanderbilt at Mauritius. At last accounts
the Alabama Was reported in the Bay OF Ben
gal.
PERSONAL.
Among the late arrivals here are Col. s. Il.
Boyd, Congressman from Missouri; Coy
eInors Broush, Deunison and Morton.
Mr. Lincoln's friends are still very busy
in insisting TINT Bates letter dismiaslng the
Missouri official, Edwards, for being radi-
cal, had not his authority or knowledge.
colonels Cart, Church and Mack, Illinois
Commissioners to Gettysburg, are in town
The friends Of Hon. N. B. Judd, United
States Minister to Prussia, are representing |
that he would be good man to fill -(de. |
sired) yucarcy in the Cabinet.
MARYLAND MATTERS.
secestionists are exu1tIng over report Of ]
Gov. Bradford's reported intention to refuse
certificates Of election to Maryland Congress.
men, fnasmuch as 1t amounts to taking tho /
State out Of the Union, SO far as his action |
could effect 1t, by refusing to allow It to be |
In the United States Congress,
sh1ee Of those elected having had no opposi. |
ton through the entire canyass.
LAND OFFICE.
The report Of Judge Monds; Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, will show that
the following territories are rich in gold and
eilyer: Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Colo.
ruda, Arizona, and New Mexico. Arizona
and Idaho are especially rich In gold. In the
former 1t is now being dug ont with the
rudest implement in astonishing quantities,
There are also gold deposits in Utah, but the
sfozmons Go all in their power to prevent
The settlement Of the country by any other
than those Of their faith. The richest mines
The River Colorado, which runs into the Gull
If California.
The territories Of Idaho, Colorado aud Ar5-
IONA have also large beds Of coal
Reports from General Clark, OF Mexico, ,ful-
) establish the truth Of the reports Of rich
deposits Of gold in Arizona.
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
The census Bureau will have three volumes
,f full report OF the United States census for
[sG0 ready next week.
TIE NEXT HOUSE.
The copperhead candidates for clerk are
Edward Wendell, old contract printer under
Buchanan, Thomas J. Florence, Of Philadelph-
a, and Emerson Etheridge.
GEN. BURNSIDE.
Much sollcitude is felt here for the condi-
ion Of General Burnside's force. It IL be.
ieyed that when all the facts are kno IN 1t
will be seen that there were satisfactory rea-
IONS for not furnishing reinforcements. !
coNvALEsoEST CAMP.
Colonel McKe1logg has returned from the
command Of the conyalescsnt camp, Gen,