The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-21
To-DAY's WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special Bespatcae, TO A,eninG FelegraIl .

WAsHINeroN, July q.
Rebel News.
Richmond papers of the 18th are at hand, bu
are iillcd almost exclusively with extracts from
Northern papers about the Maryland raid
and express doubts rs to the capture of Wash
ington.
Our Prisoners Rt Richmond.
Several escaped prisoners from Richmond, ben
longing to Massachusetts, regiments, roRcf
fere to-day. They say that most of the prisoners
captured from Grant are In Richmond. They
bring no news.
New Postal Changes.
II is officially announced that hereafter the
United States postage charge, without regard to
dtstonce, on letters addressed 70 or received from
the British West Inuies, Cuba, AspinuaI, Pa
mama, or any other foreign place or country, to
and from which different rates Of postage have
not been established by International postal coz
yention or arrangement will be ten cents the
single rate Of half an ounce or under, which must
be prepaid on letters sent and collected, or letters
received.
Also, that the United States postage charge on
newspapers and other printed matter sent % or
received from the countries and places referred
10, will In future be as follows: On newspapers,
2 cents each and the established domestic rates
on pompbets, periodicals, and other articlestOf
printed matter, which must in like manner be
prepaid on mstter. sent and collected, or matter
received.
In future the international postage charge upon
all letters passing between the province OF Now
Brunswick and any part of the United States,
without regard to distance or route of convey
arce, will be ten cents tho single rate Of half an
ounce, or under, prepayment optional.
Department OF West Virginia.
The difficulty which induced General Hunter
to ak 70 be relieved from The command OF the
Department Of West Virginia, has heen happily
solved, and he will continue in his position.
Brigadier. General Crook has been appointed q
Major. o. neral on General Hunters very earnest
| recommendation. Between the columns Of
Hunter and Wright, It is believed that little Of
the Mary land plunder will ever reach the Rich
moud railroads. There was but little In the way
OF food or stock to be stolen in Maryland, aud
What little there was the Rebels was iu too great
huny 10 callcCt systematically. Many vel in
| formed people think Early's men Will be hungry
before they reach Richmond.
The Numb,r Of our sici.
There sre now about fifteen thousand sick and
wounded soldiers in the various hospitals in this
| Department. The total number OF patients in all
| the II Hilary hospitals throughout the country Is
| a cut ninety thousand. In the camp hospitals
! IS est msted there arc about nifty thousand
| MT King total of one hundred aud forty thou.
! sard odtrs ncnpicitatei for service.
| The di,ea,e moot prevalent now IN the army Il
diarrl ora and dysentery. The Washington hos
| pirals ave being cleared Of tho slightly woundel
! and cOnyaltsC, nts, who viii he sent NuPth imme
| dialely. Every bed that can p,ssiIly be vacated
will b, come 90 before the end OF the week.
CUmmIssiouer Of Immiag satIOu.
Rricadier General james Bowen, OF New York
arrived here last evening. To-day he has beer
in consultation with The Secretary Of State rola
tive to his appointment to tho Commssionershil
Of immigration created by rcceat act Of Con
grcss Il is not positively known whether h
Will accept the position or not.