New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-25
FROM WARRINGTON.

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WASHINGTON, Thursday Dec, "a 1865.
~,,op.cRNRaALs NOMINATED TO THE SENATE
Eight officers were nominated as Major-Ueh'
s,,ls TO the Senate yesterday. No nominations ior
Hripadier. General were sent in Three OF the noni'
nees. Gems. A. W. whipplc. John Buford. and George
G. Strong are dead. The others are Gems David d.
R,ypev VIM. 7. H. Brooks. Alfred Pleasanton, John
n Schofeld and Quincy A. Gilmore
GOV. JOHNSON CALLED TO WASHINGTON.
Gov. Andrew johnson is expected to arrive
IN Washington in obedience TO the Presidents
in few days. when he will confer with the Admins
trson with regard to the to be pursued with
Tennessee in order to bring her speedily back into the
Union with free Constitution.
CONFESSION BY CORNWALL, THE TREASURY
CLERK.
Mr.. Cornwall, the Treasury Clerk, who was
arrested yesterday has made full confession which
has been proved by circumstanta evidence TO be
rect in particulars. and is believed to be In
those most material lfths be So the Government,
far from having lost anything by Cornwalls thefs has
recovered considerably than their amount in the
shape Of money and of $40 bonds of which thirty and
odd thousand dollars worth have been taken possession
Of.
large number of the half notes. certified TO have
been burned were also found in trunk upon Cornwals
premises. which he had purposed to burn again.
instead Of the whole notes. which he proposed
to abstract Cornwall in his confession. declares
that he first distracted notes to demonstrate
80 the Treasurer that the thing practicable
but before doing yielded to the temptation and sent
S. 900 worth Of demand notes TO NewYor where they
were sold at high premium. The success Of this first
operation encouraged him to undertake others. boy
who present at the burning Of the notes detected
him in sbsracting some and furnished the first inior
nation against him to the authorities.
The Treasurer then prepared trap into which Corn
wall fell Two additional have already been
devised by Zen Spinner which viii preclude the posi-
bility of Cornwalls successor following his example.
FURLOUGHS TO RE-BYLIsTING OF VETERANS.
The following important order has been is
sued
WAC DrPARrxKSr, ApJrrAsr G SxRAL,s OyTicE
WAsHrSsros, November n. 1863. )
GENERAL ORpEKs No 576--l IL is hereby ordered ths
volunteers service recnls,ins veteran volunteers
under General Orders 1911 from this office shall have d, least
frcugh Of 20 day. previous to the eIprsiion OF their original
enlistment -
ordering all resuug with their officers 70 report IN then
respective States through the Governors TO the Suprn'cnd
OF the recruiting service for rouehs and siion
or by granting frrlOuzhs.lo the men ind, dua!y.
Mastering ofhcers shall make the follow ing stipulation on
enistins above To have furough Of at least thirty days
IN their States before expiration Of original term
Commanding Generals 81 departments and armies are
hereby authorized giant the aforesaid furloushs within the
Int Of the time fixed compliance with this ord.I the
demands of the service will permit reporting then sccn
TO the AdIutant General Of the Army.
In going and from their respective States and homes the
veteran furoug hed herein provided viii be fur
nished with transportation by the Qusrtermsers Depart
When hree-fourth Of regiment company reenl-'
the volunteers enlisted be in body for At
thirty day aforesaid home with their officers TO
their and districts reorsanzr and recruit,
and the individuals OF the panes regiments who DO
reenst shall be sn-c duty in other companies and rei
until the expiration OF tn,r term OF service
BY order OF the Secretary of Wal.