The New York herald., 1863-12-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
wAsmsorou, Nov. 80. 1855.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON /
wAsmorou, Nov 80, 1865.
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Notwithstanding the confidence very generally ex.
pressed that Mr. COlfax, Of Indiana, will bs elected
Speaker the log rolling and canvassng among the mem
bers already arrived have been very lively to-day Hon
Washburue OF Illinois, the rival candidate, arrived
TO day in good health His friends say they are coudont
OF his election They claim for him on the ground Of
bis being the oldest member and best paramentaraa in
the House.
THE HRALrH OF THE PRESIDENT.
Tho health OF President Lincoln ia considerably i'm.
proved and he will very be able to attend to his
official duties
ADDITIONAL sUPPLIss FOR OUR SUFFERING SOLDIERS
IN RICHMOND.
The Sanitary Commission forwarded TO City Point
Saturday. by the Gag Of truce boat New York, from
Fortress Monroe, invoice Of supplies for the Union
prisoners at Richmond, valued at five Thousand eight
hundred dollars and consisting 10 part OF fifteen hundred
pounds OF concentrated milk, twenty hundred and
eighty pounds OF hams large quantity Of meal
large quantity OF beef stock Of clothing OF all kinds &C.
To-day another invoice Of supplies and clothing including
four hundred blankets 10 all valued at thousand
doars forwarded. As General Meredith has kindly
offered send up Gag OF truce whenever tho Comma-
sion may wish 70 forward supplies TO the prisoners sd
toual contributions will forwarded from tmc time.
they may be needed There being reason to doubt
the prompt distribution OF private contributions to the
prisoners, much may be done In this way to mitigate
thoir suGerngs.
FALsIrY or RHBEL NRwsPAPnR STATEMENTS RELA-
TIVE TO THE TREATMENT or UNION PRISONERS.
The recent statements OF the Richmond pspors 10 re-
gard to the raous and treatment Of the prisoners both
sides arc almost unqualiaedy fslso and especially
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tho heading OF 'Yaukee Charity" that the ratous and
clothing sent by the to be charged tho
men who receive them On inquiry at official here.
s found that all such supplies gratutous the part
OF our government 70 mitigate, far possible, tho
horrors Of imprisonment in the loathsome Dungeons and
bleak encampments 10 which our prisoners OF arc
consigned by the Richmond despotism.
no SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE ny GOVERNMENT FROM
CALIFORNIA.
Upon inquiry at official Sources IL Ia authoritatively
stated that shipment OF specie has been made
government account from California foreign biIls sold
by the government.
THE LE0AL TENDER INTEREST BsARINo NOTES.
Tho Treasury Department will be ready in few days
to deliver tho associated banks tho fifty millions OF
legal tender Treasury notes. bearing i've per cent
erest being printed 10 that extent berate the
old legal tender notes held in by the banks In
New York, Philadelphia and Boston. The remainder Of
the legal tender notes authorized by last Congress,
amounting TO thirty hve mlIious nearly all printed,
and fast received will bc put circulation which.
it is believed. will stimulate conversions into fve-
twentes
OUR FIGHTING POPULATION.
the subject OF the Of the population Of ~
military ages is Of great Importance at tho present
time, the Superintendent OF the Census j. G. Kennedy.
ESQ., kindly furnished the following statistics from
his volume OF report in press, In advance Of is
pubi,cation.-
When population has reached neariy It's pecmaoont
condtioa, as in Europe and the old 5tatos America
very nearly tts number q a,ss sstwsn lhs sgss Of
egeen and forty 6ve But the emgrating ages sro o.
liz Ssasos su i:.:.sa asSs
greater than in the Atlantic States Thus, beginning at
the east and proceeding westward the number Of white
males from eighteen 70 fortyave 10, Ia Maine 1916
cent Of the whole white population in New York, 2os
per cont in illinois. 221 per cont; in Minnesota. % g;
in Virginia Is 1877 per cent in South Carolina, l88: IN
Arkansas 90 aud in Texas. q per cent The natural
hundred and forty thousand 70 one hundred and CITY
thonsa0d. irrespective OF the casualties OF war number
much reduced BY the diminished emigration which has
resulted from the unsettled couditoo OF the country
ARRIVALS or RECRUITS FROM NEW YORK.
Soma common, is occasioned here BY e great oumber
of recruits arriving from New York. while othsr States
arc sending very few. Two hundred and eighty uSeu
recruited 10 eight days for the Fifteenth New York
heavy artillery hundred and ifty Of whom reached
here yesterday by steamer. u
ENLISTED MEN ACTING AZ CLERKS oRDERsD TO rHxIR
RE0IMENrS.
An order issued to-day directing all enlisted
serving clerks the Quartcrmsstcr, Commissary aud
Medical report for duty their
regiments their places DO filed by invaIids civil,
ians.
MILITARY AFFAIRS IN TIE WASHINGTON DEP ARrMENr.
70 morrow General hugur, accompanied by his staf,
leaves Washington for the purpose OF inspecting the
troops aad lines Of defence in Fairfax county.
Captains Norton aud Nesmhh. Quartermastsrs OF this
department bave ordered 70 Chattanooga for field
service.
An extensive reorganization being made OF troops in
this department by relieving At Harpcr's Ferry
aud other poIuts ds,schmeo.s belonging to this
corps, and reporting them TO their respective
eommands Daring tho pas, year Of the regiments
here have been divided small deachmeots and
tered Throughout Maryland and Eastern Virginia. thereby
inter very materially with the FOR drill
discipline This order will consolidate all The troops
aad restore the corps 10 its proper status.
BzcArTURE or AN ESCAPED REBEL OFFICER.
Coone, Gibson, Of the Forty eighth Georgia regiment.
from the hospital al Baltimore 90 tho iith
inst was arrested rew days ago by Captain schee,zs
detectives and committed 10 the Old Capitol This morning
sxiyUsxs uNpEa tug cosyIscATioS ACT
Eight additional warrants have been issued for the
Of property under The C,nascasos act
cadog the personal ELECTS Of eS.Assocse Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court Campbell OF Alabama,
sistng or household furniture
cApTuRK OF POTOMAC BLOCKADE RrNSxas
Seven blockade runners named J. Murray. Y. Beach
sm, Darden J. Iescock B. Austin, W. jenkins and f.
Downs, captured Point Lookout, the Potomac,
committed to the Old Capitol today.
REsuMpTIos OF BUSINESS WITH ras CHATTANOOGA
rO3r OFFICE.
The business Of the Chattanooga Post Office will DO
resumed under - appropriate postmaster, j. r. Hood
who obliged 70 vscss II when mail communication
with tho states rebellion oacially suspended.
This gentleman. during the time he refugees. has
been soontnng this city, and ~i lave here to-day to
reenicr upon the duties OF his Once
LAeo. Rscxtrrs FROM PUBLIC LAMB sALKs.