The New York herald., 1863-11-28
GEN ERAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81, 1869.

THa INVALID CORPS.
Major Jcnries, Provost Marshal Of Baltimore; Major
Thomas Provost MsrshS OF Buffalo, and Major Campbell
District Provost Marshal q Pennsylvania have been ap-
pointed lieutenant coones 10 tho Invalid corps Majors
stratton and Gazan Of the Fifty SECOND Now York
One Hundred and Third Peunsylvaaia regiments, have
been transferred.
Colonel wisewell, Chief OF tho Invalid csrps has I'D.
dressed 70 the surgeons Of tho several lsptas TO
tbs provost msrshas u whose districts I1vslld oompa.
nss arc stationed circular requiring them u forward
statements CONCERNING tho eacency OF the men and Vie
degree 70 which their wounds may incapacta,o than
from service for the purpose Of asceanng how far tho
organization has proved successful and 70 what extent
tho government may bc justified IN increasing the present
forcs nsruct'ens have also Oeen sucd to the Esamin
ing rosrd TO admit into the corps who may have
scqured immoral habits that might In any provo
prejudicia to good order and discpline.
NEGRO SOLDIERS AND rHR INVALID CORPS.
On Monday decided that negro soldiers cannot bc
transferred 10 tho Invalid CORPS they bcing attached
the regular army. and entitled TO the privileges as
regulars when disabled. Tho Invalid corps Ia now In
orcasng VIC rate OF two three companies per week.
owing 70 the grsa. number OF disabled tho South
wcst.
SOLDIERS BARRACKS.
Nearly all tho barracks have been creotcd for the uss
Of tho troops the dofcaes and order has
issued 10 build houses snd supply them with tho
army ranges. Those troops only The
service thus comfortably Axed though arrangomo
sbeng mado establish similar oeavcsicnoes In sther
departments.
INSPECTIONS or ARMY HOSPITALS
On Monday morning commission, composed OF Leuto.
nant Coleue Tahrop Ssrgeon Rsey and Captain Horton
started tour Of inspection OF all the army hoztas 10
the United states. The commission will Arst visit Penn.
syvsnia and New York and tho Eastern States, ass~
which tho officers will proceed 70 tho southwest and
finally TO the Atlantic coast.
ARRIVAL OF PRIzss.
The prize schooner George Chisholm in change Of Aot-
Ing Master Norman Penned captured BY the DiA Ching.
on Georgetown. c.. On tho 18th, and ths Arctic. In
charge Of Ensign McKenucs. captured Oh Wilmington by
tho Ieodora. the 18th instant, arrived at tho Navy
Yard this evening. Both vessels loaded with salt
ana wore captured In attempting 70 the blockade
The Arctic very trim and fast vessel Of light draft
and admirably lifted fos tho business In which she
engaged.
ADVANCE OF WAGES
The Quarsrmastsr General has issued order
ing the wages OF a leborers teamscrs &C. In the do
parment twenty per This has been done to avort
the diculties which threatened strike would necessar
" inaugurs.s.
RRsrIrurroy or MONEY TO THE 00vRRNMRHr.
The following letter received n tho Treasury -
partmens the 24th inst, with enclosure Of sixsy
nve dollars and rcqus'ted. the sstss v furnlhsd for
bpublc&,iou 10 the HmA,D. II a who have swindsd tho
shoua bs moved by N accusing ceoscisscs
10 make rssstusiou. the amount thus refunded would
form ipeOssdsraSis Item 10 shs receipts Of shs rrsa
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To-day The Treasury Department received . communal.
casoa enclosing nifty dollars from the above mentioned
individual. vho few days sincs forwarded sixty i've
dollars and requesting tho department 70 acknowledge
the rscsps Of the same bssore through the columns
Of the Herald.
ANorHER CASE or coNscIsncu.
Tho annexed note has been received hsrs tho writer
foIo~iog tho example ses several days ago BY con.
scssntioas predecessor. The writing II In Imitation Of
printed letters, as disguises--
Nrw YoRK. Nov. IS, 1868.
Hon. n. CnAsn, Secretary OF the Treasury
Sm-EDcioscd you will nnd hundred and dollars
(siio). which received from my country BY fraud
short time ago IL was my nrsi offence, and so help mo,
God. u shall be my last vas induced 70 take this
under the faacy that 10 cheat the government
wrong but have sigpsiy failed 10 my
besvs m Thank heaven. sIopped at lhs orror Of my
Please have tbs receipt acknowledged In one OF the
New York papers, sad oblige WAR DEMOCRAT,
Who ~ for the whole Union. without any "is or buu"
Tho money has been deposited In the Treasury.
APPOINTMENT.
Charles Gilbert Hannah OF New Jersey, has boon ap-
pointed BY the President Consul 10 Demarars.
APrRKHEssrps oy pxsxaTKRs
Ten thousand dollars have been paid Ia this department
during the pressns month for the apprehension OF de-
serters.
ARRIVAL or PRISONERS.
One hundred and twenty rebel prisoners have been
received here from the Army Of the Potomac since tho
18th inst Several of these have taken the oath been
reessed 70 70 NORTH and the remainder forwarded for
exchange 10 Point Lookout a which place tnere