The New York herald., 1863-04-22
NEWS FROM WAsHlaaroN.
wa HIsoros, April 81. 1868.

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WA HsGros, April 81, 1868.
TIE ADMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE UNION
The President has issued proclamation declaring that
sne act the admission OF the State OF West Virginia
into the Union shall take from and sixty days
yesterday, proof having been bmtled t, him that
the conditions Of admis ou-yiz: certain lncpaon
changes In her conslituton-have becn implied with
NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONS UNDER TIE OUR
RENCY ACT.
Tho Treasury Department has for da,s past been
sending out the form Of prelimnlry cerac e In
neoson with national banking associations under the
Currency and Banking law. This certificate req res the
applicants 10 state the aud o Of the association,
its location, and where operations of discount and de-
I,osit are TO be carried on; the amount OF the ca
pal stock; tho and residence u each OF the
Shareholders with the number OF sh ares held
by each and the time the business Of the association
a. commence The certificate Is made m order that ths
subscribers may avail themselves Of the advantages oftns
ac provide national currency; secured by pledge
United States sockS and provide for tho circulation
and redemption thereof" approved February 25 1893
The blanks will be filed show the numerical
der the organization and the locality. For example,
The first National Banking Association OF -; the 60
coad &C. The applications are already numerous, em-
tracing millions Of dollars.
ArroINrMESr OF coMrrRoLLRR OF rHR CURRENCY.
There has yet been no appointment OF Comptroller
OF the Currency In place Of Mr. Olcott, declined
CAUTION IN REGARD oyFNSsIvE OPERATIONS.
More than usual Is taken by officers connected
with the 70 prevent the improper disclosure
of Information relative oeasyc operations against the
rcbels. It is known that heretofore both military and
navs officers have complained that newspaper publica
tops seriously nterfored with tho oxecat.on Of
their plans
OUR sICK AND wousDKD SOLDIERS.
large number Of LEX soldiers have been brought
hiher from the Army o the Poiomac dlriag tho pas.
week, whore they be comfortably attended, at
the hospitals In this vicinity.
ARRIVAL OF GOV. rARKER, OF NEW JERSEY.
Gov. Parker, Of New Jersey, Is in the city, rosie
"a it Is understood. for tho Army OF the Potomac TX
Governor Newell and Hon. Henry b. Foster also
here.
GENERAL VAN ALES.
Gen. Van Allen has applied to be asssrca duty in the
fde.d.
TIE CASE OF COL. DUTAsSY.
Tho court martial In the Of COL DUtassy bids fair
to last long Of Its predecessors The proceed
ings immeasurably heightened from the fact that
large portion OF the evidence has be given through
interpreter and afterwards verified BY him
cused The Of the prisoner Is also very
lengthy and searching and raises questions Of
military law for decision BY the Court. It
hardly probable that Col DUtassy's request 10 be
released from the durance Of guard will be granted
notwithstanding Major Gen. Hchcocks approval, as
Judge Advocate Haines opposed 1t. Considerable
errment created In the court when private Jackey
answering question OF Col. DCtassy, whether he had
not boon guilty Of stealing forage said, EYES, for COL
D'Utassy."
rHE STOLEN SOLDIERS CHECKS
Tho allotment checks stolen ut Stonemans switch from
he One Hundred and Twenty fourth Now York regiment
numbered thousand four hundred aud nfvy
60 thirty thousand Any information in regard alot.
checks Of these numbers should be c. Hogan
Treasury detective here.
THE HoNEsT1AD ACT.
The Secretary OF the Interior has decided that those
who have heretofore acquired lands conferrrg certain
pre- smption rights fare thereby excluded from
she privileges OF the Homestead bsll.
CONSULAR RECOGNITION.
me President has recognized Johannes Schumacher
Consul for tho FREQ Hanse city of Bssmen at Boston.
YRnsH COTTON sg9p POE DrsrRlBUTIoN.
Tho Hon. Isaac Newton. Commissioner Of Agriculture
early apprscating the importance Of supply o cotton
seed being ohlained furnished 70 parties living In
localities whore the cultivation Of cotton u practicable
COX obtain quantity or the seeds for that
parpose An agent despatched to North Carolina,
who succeedsdn procuring ntsen hundred bushels
Of seeds OF good quality. which now ready for dts
Gibuton upon appcasonto tho Agricultural Department