New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-10

cannct fail to secure this most desirable end In few
days
THE SAILS OF FivE.TwENTiEs
The sales of fve.,wen;es last week foot mp
60 lO7 100
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR WATSON AND
PROVOST. MARSHAL BAKER.
II is rumOred that Assistant Secretary OF war
F. H. Watson about to resign his position In the war
Department and that Col L. C. Baker is to be sent 10
the field for duty and his special Provost M"rshaisp
for the War Department, inaugurated by Mr. Watson.
is 10 be merged into the Office Of the Provost Marshal
General II is stated by inaturcd people that should
these officers retain the positions about TO be abd'cated
ono Of the first acts Of Congress would be to call the
Administration TO terrible account for their conduct
GEN. T. FRANCIS MEAGHBR REINsrATED IN THE
ARMY.
Thomas Francis Mcagher has been reinstated
in the rank Of Brigadier General with permission to
recruit TO its compliment lis old Irish Brigade.
THE BooKBIyDERs' AND PRINTERS STRIKE.
The bookbnders at the Government printing
Office have quit work and operations IN thht prnhcn o
the Office are pretty much suspended.
The printers rescnded their resolution to cooperate
with the bookbnders and at work on Saturday az
Saturday evening to decide in regard general strike
Of oil the fraternity in this city.
Mr. Defreess answer 10 the resolutions Of the strikers
was based upon the law establishing the Government
printing Office which provides that the said Superin
tcndent Of Public Printing shall not be allowed credita
the Treasury for account Of services render
ed in said printing establishment at gher prices than
those paid for similar services in private printing and
in he If WashingtDn.'
Mr. Dcfrees has heretofore made efforts 10 in
duce private establishments 10 advance prices in
cordanee with the increased cos Of living but under
the law he is powerless to Increase wages until the
private Establishments agree 10 DO 30.
THE INTERCEPTED LETTERS OF JKFP. DAVIS.
Notwithstanding the attempts 10 discredit the
portion Of Jefferson Dayss correspondence, recently
Published II s positively ascertained that the originals
are all Oh Gle and in possession of the Government.
THE ALLEGED yEw-yoRK CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS.
The Washington agent of the press deems It
necessary only to say in regard 10 the structures on an
item ,eeaphed by him. relative 10 the abstraction Of
bonds from the Nev-York Custom House tha, the In
formation obtained at The Office Of the Solicitor Of
the Tgekuy Nothing has ,nce been received there to
chaugcihc character ef the telegram. During the In
voisatlon it is considered improper TO mako patuc
what has already been officially asoctailed with regard
to the fraudulent transaction.
RETURN oP SECRETARY SEWARD.
The Secretary Of State has arrived in this
city by Tie night train from New Yorf having left HIS
Qn Col. Seward, convaesceni,
DIscoxTIsuAscg 6P Az orPIcf.
IN. Sunday Chyon,eis announcesa fact oimucs
inierrs, In this city and nsgibofhood viz that TIC
seortary Of War has discontinued ,s ooe q Provost
Marshal to the War Department, but Tie late incuin
bent, Col Baker vii remain II Washington for the
pT.sent.
POSTMASTER AT CAMDEN, ~. j.
Captain Richard II. Lee. late Of the 9th New