, 1864-08-08


fOmcc1s--1Le Public Debt, etc.
Especial p1ppa,ct to the Chicago Tribune.1
WAsu1SGToN, Saturday, August6.
LOSSES BEronE ATLANTA.
There is good authority for Say ing that tue |
recent lose in the batt1ls Of July 22d and
:a33d, before Atlanta, will not exceed 5000.
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS TRounLEs.
The Provost Marshal Generals Depart
mcnt Is again seriously embarrassed in Its |
preparations for the coming draft, by the |
persistent efforts Of State aud Municipal |
authorities, in all parts Of the North, to have |
their quota reduced under all kinds Of pleas. |
While these efforts do not flow IN most in- |
etarces from opposition to tho draft, they
have most damaging tendency. The res
pectiye authorities and the people IT large
should make it an object to succor- our
armies with as MANY and not Us few men as
possible.
UxForSDED REPORT.
Tie report prevailing in some sections OF
the North and West, that Secretary Fessen-
| den will eoon put in the market six per
cent gold loan, is entirely uatounded. The
/ succees Of the new { $40 loan is beyond Ills
/ expectation, ind be has no Intention Of
ayailirg himself ot the provisions Of law
relating to any other loan now or In the
Ienr future.
THE SPECIAL WAR TAX.
Certain law, cre of ability having expressed
cp;,.iou that the act levting q special war
lax Of per ceut On the incomes Of 1868,
| ca,inot he legal, and cqu;tably enforced, it
is be1ieyed that it si i'll b. carried before the
Attorney General before an attempt is made
to collect the Tux.
TnE go LOAN.
The subscription TO the new loan. now
| reaches an average Of nrarly & million and
| l,a}f dollars per da:, though official reports
Us get -se received arou1 bit fe y ol the West
| crn CITIES.
| INCOMPETENT orFtCEAs.
| THIS weeks record Of court martial cases,
rublished By the War Department, shows
active work in Kidding The army If incompe-
tent officers, aa It contains eighry-flee names.
while the record of GiE:oissal6 contain thirty T.
/ one more Among the dtEuissnls are the FOL
loving w.etern officers: Captail John Stew
! art, 18th Michigan, absence without l"aye:
Js!tut jackson, 10th Illinois cavalr5, neglect
Of cu+y arc violsting orders; Joseph Edins'
ton, SD Iowa, absence rithont leare: Lieu
tenant Charles w. Spauleing, Goth Illinois,
/ hJ5tAEE H1GQ0Ht A~Aa%4 1tNAG 's%AAAoo@E3 "-A
Michigan cavalry, tcHdesing resignation OF
iueutllcicnt cause; George P. Plmer, S11th
Michigan, cowar;iicc in deserting his conl-
| 1nand ut the batt!c Of Wilderness; JAMES II.
ssioker, 9Th India, cavalry, tenderin. resgg-
;,ation On Insufficient cause; Sylvester r.
larsen, 5:a Indiana cavalry, physical dis
oiiity from an immoral ditesse; ". J. HaoE,
a0th Ipdiane, absence without leave; Assist
II; Surgeon Eeu;er, 18th Indiana, unottle7r-
Ike conduct. The orders Of dismissal In the
eases Of Captain Q. Moore, 18th Michigan,
nd Captain n. Sahl, l0lst, arc revoked.
Il SATIoSAL DASKs.
II fns hen decided that N1tional Banks
; | ,ans, take out barke,s' license, like otAc'
Z | ea.ike.
E SOLDIERS rAcK TAT, PENSIONS, &c,
/. About eeyen II cusEnd cases Of soldiers
S claims for back 1,a:, bounty and pensioas
i @erc passed through theSecond Controller
: ,tIlcr inst ,nontb, ana bualiy settled. Abou
d | torty t1oneana ccses yet remain back, ans
n | tue average Increase is about 500 per mouth
e PUBLIC DE1T-
Il The. public debt Of 81 Sc, ,4oaa ITO II bs
3 ;nc An increase. Is about SIS, 900 Of tha
Which bears no interest, and about 81. .0oo
4 ocOha1lur 1pteres. in Ia aTfu' mone-. Ut
:, z.id reouisitlons are Increased over Sl
,s 600 600, ind the amount in Treasury Is d
e creased $1,000, ,03o; 550oo,oo0 Of the old
10 | 3.lO three years notes have been cohTertc
ID | into 20tyears per ccnt. bonds; and II $40
d GO of the new 7 $40; notes were issued
d $500 Of the old coin loaned uade1 act Jul
&C II, 1862, wss paid, leaTing but sl,2O III
te raid, The one year certificates ef Indebted
ress are Increased $500 900; the thre
Years compound Interest notes about -
100000, md the fractional currency Is
er drced about $4,000.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST GEN. COUCH
cs The demonstration against Couch ID :"
ed derptood here to be faux moSemens
=. | ,hr mart Of Cameron against tios' Curu
~, on White there is eoue dissatisfaction IN olfc
th. ;ua1tcre with the General, it ls not otaes
hat the Governor VIII overslause h1m
~ Gen. C.merou's s'enedt.
Col, McClurs's defence of Cen Couch
~ regarded as excee iingly spirited, eTcn If 1
Ell wholly iudieiou=.
hIs rAss1xG LAWS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE EfII'
ted Tie impolicy Of passing important laws
d. t.ke Immediate effect is suo~n III res q
.en k.rop-,nr out OF tie cllange ln the rate Of
~ - cnme tax. DiebursIng officers, in dist
tec,ions. md some even in this city we're
..,ne that The new law went into ed
crs viii: the beginning Of July, and pay rolls
ew TINT month IRE coming on with tho old
t ths Of . per cent. deducted and ~1toeein ,,.; ~
ad. :rconnts mnet DC suspended, and Doubt
xas n.euy disbursing officers will suffer con cor
ns- c,cble ,oss by reason OF the tmpoFslo'ii''
TIE the .oliectirg the additional per cent IN
1,,erDEs Cases.
REpEICvED.
William Carter Mar. land rebel sentc1
dac TO he hung If epy at Old Capitol Prison
mr.. cay, was re- 1i=ved ny The President TIL
ON | 1ntr c1oc'e'
its GE:. HOOKER. ....