New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-07


PITTSBURGH, PA.
The Chronicle Is very much afraid tina. the dram
here 80 far filing up the ranks Of the old reRi'
ments with ocnscripts goes, will turn out failure
One-half the city has been gone over now yet, ex.
elusive Of substitutes less than hty OF those drafted
have reported for daty. The balance have either
procured substitutes, paid $500, obtained exemption,
or skedaddled." In the First Ward the "skedsd.
dlers" number over fifty In the Second over thirty,
and so on. o. course large number Of these men
will yet he captured, but 1t will be tedious JOB,
and men no have 70 be forced into the ranks ct tie
bsyonet's point seldom maks good soldiers. The
camp for drafted mer has been moved ont to Brad
docks Field, and now enjoys very pleasant loea'
ton, with abundance Of shelter, water, SO. About
900 men have already reported, but very few OF
whom, however. are from this county. II 10 be.
lieved that before the close Of next week there VIII
DO at oast 900 In camp, or about sufaSient TO
fill up ihres Of the old regiments.
| DELAWARE.
| IL IL officially stated that the number Of mon
required from delaware Is GIG. The whole nun-
Der to be drawn including fifty per cent for exemp'
tions il 49, which 10 apportionea az follows New
Castle county, l,l05, Kent county, COG, Sussex
county, 7i3. The draft will probably be made next
week a, the headquarters Of the ProvVstMaishal In
Smyrna.
FIFTH DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
| The enrolment shows total Of II SCI whites,
and 3l5 coored men Of the first class aole to draft
in this district.
| MASSACHUSETTS.
The examination Of drafted men OF the Ninth
District has been progressing for the past week ct
Greenfield. With the ulmost exertions on the part
Of the surgeon, bat about ninety can be examined
per day. OF these, about so per cent are exempted
for cause Very few pay the $500, and for the moot
part substitutes are furnished, NJ prioes varying
| from S275 to 1850.
In tho First Distinct, out Of 1I9 copscripts
amned yesterday at New Bedford, II received cx-
emption papers, n furnished substitutes, s com.
muted. and Is passed.
In the Fifth District, at Salem, the examination
began with the conscripts from Amesbury and Dev.
| erIy and up 10 Friday night about $50 had been
discharged, 80 lad furnished substituted, 10 had
paid the Communication money, and about - bad been
accepted AS recruits.
The Boston correspondent Of The Springfield
| REPUBLICAN reportsi Lowell, Natick, Clinton.
and other places which are ahead Of their quotas,
have been exempted 70 that extent by the draft snd
| supposc ether towns winch are In the same case
are TO be shown the came favor. To avoid total
unsettling Of the drafs learn that the COVERING
consents 10 lose its men from these towns and in
tends 10 make up the deficiency from tie other
towns Oh tae next draft, il one is needed. This
policy will make the CONSUMPTION moro unpopular
ihnn ever, aud there does not seem 10 10 any JUS
tice In IT, II 10 no merit Of the people OF Lowell aud
Natck and Clinton that they are ahead Of their
quota. The stsy-st home residents worked no
harder than thoss of other towns, but tho clrcum
s'snces made II easier then % raise men IN the nau
uiacturiug than in the agricultural town."
HOW DOCTORS DO AND COSsCRIPTs ARE DONE.
DO your rural or urban physiclAns understand
wins, opportunities they lore by no, seting up sub
agencies for exemption under the drafting law 7
fear you are not 30 sharp We down ibis way.
| What ray you 20 the following scene, reported 10
ue being accurate
soEsE Fis,I- TAs Doefor'' saads--D'Hii~d Msr-I
,.ed Doctor. to 'es you would eIsGise ne AID give
s,,tiaes,. q d.,siy. JOG Cad an .a.i,isd to sL.
! Drsn.d AHs-EeIi wednesday.
uoeiof-Oh. veil psi through before TIA. .iHs. Cone
sosss ssoosD-TAs sa~,-Dun-d Msn-P,. cen.
down Doctor 70 -, ,boa tha' esfiih.is u eIsmFson
! Dociof-le )u,s at down here
Ds'..I do~a and he Doctor n,slpsl.s. lin In
,fioa. way. aaa hssy 'gg,' 500. .e Of 80 's,.@.H
Dostor-Tssr.l .Dssa % iAs' lS'f' -. assi"i
Doelor ,os'a DO, clear es. Cal ,s-Sous~ snd
! receive yOsI osfuHo.iS
Drsn.d pays b.. fss snt l~rveI
This scene did not, OF c0ursc occur In the oce 81
,he surgeon Of the Board Of EnrolMsni IN ally eis-
,rict bat in the oice II speculsIor One Of these
a. -culstors an told has received some a. 600 or
Al. OOJ In fees from his unfortunate victims. VINO
have been led to 'uppose that hs certificates have
some extrAorinsry or magnetic power TO keep ise
draf, from having 10 expected effect.
NIBR,sKa.
The Administration bas finally determined 10 aus
nsnS eIl operations under tho Consumption act in
Senrs,ks aud Dakota. There will DO no drafi in
,Lono Territories. Inc order Will 10 immediately
forwarded. Tie release La been obtained ~ the
Hou Samuel q. Daily, In wow Of the exposed con
diion of tie froUu.r " Indian depreda1ons; AID
the already largo proportion VI TROOPS iwni'hed ~
Nebraska.
MERCHANT COysCRIrTs.
Fourteen members Of tie Philadelphia Corn Ex-
change have hal conferred upon them Tie honor ~
serving their country In tue capacity Of military
m,p Iais weishty responsibility bas been placed
on them without solicitation on their part. Among
other persons who wero drawn were the two sons Of
Cen Meade, J. Sergeant snd George headoi one OF
this number, George is at pro'ett member OF his
fathers staff. John c. Dullii, esq, Benjamin Bal
lock aud Col Ruth, OF tbo C.h PeDnsylvsnia Ian.
Gers, are also among tie number. ihe reportofisl
oorps OF the city oppcars to have shared largely ia
The draft, out VI twenty reporters seven have been
selected 10 serve the county IN ths iis trying hour
TTFNs.
OF III drafted men who have responded 10 tie
notification Of the Provost Marshal Ia Worcester,
272 have been exempted for disability, III are ex.
emit a. aliens or for other reafons under special
provisions OF the law, aud "a have been accepted
aud held Tor service.
Isaac S. Gear Of Lisbon, Conn, while serving
notice Of DRAFT upon Of the drafted men OF that
town lar, week 1hur.day, was met az the door sy
the couscIipts wife, who, after learning WHAT BIS
busines. was, very uucerem0nously aud severely
appiied q cowhide 10 the person OF Mr. Gecr.
1homas Sinms, tho tlsve who was returned To
bis master, applied for exemption Oh tue ground
that he was between IS and SO years VI aye, and
married. lie was exempted.
Five deserters, who had received their $500
bounty, were caught South Berwick Friday morn
| ina by tho City MArshGi Of Portland $500 was
found ON each
Mr.. BENJAMIN Johnton, colored man. was drafted
last week in the town Of 500, Aliegsny county.
lie reported promptly at The oice Of The Provost
MARTIAL aud offered white man Us bis substitute,
who Was pied and sworn into the service
The hsp6arypOrt H,raid, IN abiding 20 tho
largo per cent OF exemptions granted by the enroll
ing olicers, saysi "One Of Two thing II trcethere
Is either much perjury, or are the moot sickly