The New York herald., 1863-04-08
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHsoros, April " lSoS'
tIsir or rHn rRzsIDESr TO THE ARMY or 4Hn
POTOMAC.
The President and the party who accompanied him 70
the Army OF tho Potomac on Saturday will return on
Tuesday or Wednesday.
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
Seventy thousand Of legal tender notes exchanged
into nvetwenes ono day last week In this city, and
such exchanges constantly being made In Washington
BANKING UNDsR THE NATIONAL CURRENCY A0r.
Rittenhouse, FAINT Co., Of this city, and associates
have organized bank under the National Currency
act TO be called the National Bank Of Commerce. be To-
Gated In Georgetown viii 60 into operation ~ soon
the government furnish the circulating notes.
SUMMARY TRIAL OF A soLDIEB FOB MURDER.
Guy Gomez Antoneli, private in the Garbadi Guard,
Of General Alexander Hays command in the outposs OF
Washington, 10 being tried BY drum head court mar
tai for the murder OF oomrads II found guilty his pu
nisnmsnt will be summary Tho particular line guarded
by General Hays In the outposts Of washington has
mover suffered surprise at any point from reoe susri
Ia.
Capt. A. H. Kelly has been ordered 10 ordnance duty
d Baltimore.
Brigadier General }. Hobart Ward and Gilman Marston
have returned from their visits hone and vss
for their commands In the Army Of tho Potomac,
Tho following notification hes been promulgatod:--
wAs DsRAszxnr, ADscrAr GnxsaAL's Onu,l
WAsmN0ToN. April 3. 1859
Tho following named o,cen charged with obncss and
heretofore published, exempt frcm boing dsmssed
from the service Of the United'ssates Tho Military Com
mission Instituted by Special Orders No. S. curronto
ries from the War Department, having reported that
satisfactory defence has boon made In their respective
Lieut. n D. Preston 10th New York cavalry.
Lieut. B. l. Amnesty, 43d, New York
Lieut. F. Minnery 2ist New York.
Lieut.. W. Schwsab, I'd New York cavalry,
Capt Jas. Magner, 2Sth Massschusetts.
csSs sros sn euusyysns rsssvs
First Lieut.. Thos. b. Moore. I'd Now Jersey cavalry
Capt. F, n: MoGnvey. eth MaIno battery
e.S: e.p: A. ss~s osrns iss h'aS:'s ss: Ta1.
Lieut.. Dam, D. Lincoln, 9Th Illinois cavalry.
Lieut.. 9, n. Granger. ss.h New York.
Lieut. Martin F. Hatch, I'd New York cavalry.
Liout. George W. Watkins, cath New York.
id TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutans General
= TEE NAVY
Commander Colvocoreass hes been detached from the
storeship Supply and ordered 70 tho command Of tho
sloop of.war Saratoga
Acting Master McRohis has been ordered to tho CON-
mand OF the storsship Supply.
Paymaster Murray has been ordered to the Roanoke
IMPORTANT DECISIONS or THE sE0RErARY OF TEE
TREASURY.
The Following decision been made by the Secretary
Of the Treasury arising upon appeals By importers from
decisions OF coec]ors on certain erciog entered ~ the
ports Of Boston, New York. kc.:-
Benzoe, benzone II most clearly resembles spirits
Of turpentine, Is subject to the Same duty-namey Is
cents gallon.
Tne exaction Of % per ton on old iron boilers over.
ruled for among several others that ~ const
tute importation within the meaning OF the law,
the arrival must DO voluntary with the intent to import
which not % ID this case.
Tanned calf skins properly assessed 30 per oentum
the act OF July last imposing additional duty OF ave
per csntum on tanned leather OF all descriptions.
The exactop OF per centum discriminating duty
sundry merchandise imported In Spanish bottoms A.
frmed Spain having reciprocal treaty with the United
States for the exemption o( such dulles.
Common blue printed India chino was prorerly ~
sessed forty per centum I'd vaorem veum CLOTH thirty
I'd vaiorem; muslns delane and goods Of similar de-
sorpton two cents square yard and twenty per cent
ID valorsm. Certain importers having made entry be-
fore the act Of tho 1st Of August 1852 into scs,
but were unable 70 complete by causes beyond their
c0nto goods mnst be considered subject 70 the rate
Of duty existing On the 31at OF July Last.
POSTAGE on roRxIGN LErTHRs TO Bu PAID IN sPxcu.
Ths Post Once Department has just issued an order 10
possmastss directing thsm. from ana after the LIST Of
Nay collect n specie IL equivalent all posages due
unpaid letters received from foreign countries In the
aiu despatched 70 this country from Great Britain Ire
tasd, Prussia Hamburg, Bremen Belgium. rhs order
present applies only 70 these malls. On outgoing ss
tsrs the existing regulations remain unchanged Under
the existing postal arraassmsnts postags collected on
foreign letters must b accounted for 70 the foreign Co.
vernmsnts In specie ~ equivalent; and hencs this
order by tho authorization Of Congress-.