New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12


bureaus and the clerks Of the Treasury Department
called upon him in a body this evening Several hun
dred improved the occasion to pay him their respects
IMPORTANT ACTS PASSED BY CONGRESS.
Among the recently passed acts of Congress
Is one abolshng all Determinations to the employ
ment Of persons public private vessels. with
provso that officers vessels OF the United States shall
In all cases be citizens thereof.
The Of s250G0 was appropriated for protecting
the OF the lakes by causing the pubic works
connected with the hnrbors Lakes Champ.an. Onta
rio Erie ST. Clair Huron. Michigan and SGpcrior. 20
be repaired and made useful for purposes OF commerce
and navigation and the further Of 500 900 for e.
parting aud rendering useful for similar purposes pub
lie works connected with the harbors on the seeboard
Tie act to prevent smuggling provides that all goods
wares and merchandise, and all baggage and effects VI
passengers and all other articles imported into the
United frur any foreign country as well the
vessels cars and other vehicles and envelopes in which
the exported required 10 be unadened In
the presence OF and inspected by an inspector or other
officer of customs at the first port OF entry or custom
house, whore the same shall arrive. -.
The Secretary Of the Treasury Is authorized to ap-
point additional inspectors Of the revenue for the dis
ricts named below, follows. u wit: Passamaqnoddy,
Maine, four; Falmouth and Portland Maine. eight;
Boston and Charlestown Mass fourteen; Per1bna,
Minnesota. two; Chicago Illinois, eight haokinaw,
Michigan. two; Sandusky. Ohio one; Cuyahoga Ohio.
three Erie. Pa, one Buffalo Creek, N. T. six; M
agara two Genessee, two; Oswego five; 0swegatche,
two; ChampIain four; and Vermont. two
THE RETURN OF vALLAsDIGHAM. p
A key TO the policy OF the President to be pur-
sued toward yalandiSham has been recently given in a
meeting between the Kentucky delegation In Congress
and Mr. Lincoln relative to the of Col Wolford
This officer. il will be remembered. arrested by
Gen. Burbrdge and sent 10 Washington. where he has
since remained, reporting daily 10 the War Depart
ment In the request that the order OF zen
Burbridge be rccinded. the President replied that he
should not depart from the policy before pursued con
corning Vallapdigham. Mr.. Mallory remarked that the
Valandigham order was imperative. that individual
having returned 10 Ohio. Nr Lincoln replied in sub.
stance shat he had official knowledge Of vallandig
hams return, and that when Mr. Naandgham made
his presence known by Objectionable 1cs the Executive
would be prepared to net. The application In favor OF
Col. WolIord was not granted.
DI FOREIGN POSTAL MATTERS.
On the ISt instant the postage on letters
mailed in the United States for in the Brit
ish mail via Southampton TO the colonies Of Victoria
New South Wales. Queensland. Tasmania, South Aus.
trlia and Western Australia or to NewZealand, was
increased 10 80 cents per single rate o. hall an ounce
prepayment required. Letters for Australia, when
specially addressed "by private ship may be for
their destination by private ship the reduced charge
Of 80 cents per single rsteprepayment also required.
GEN. BRIGGS ORDERED on COuRT-MART1AL.
Gen. Briggs has been relieved from his post at
Alexnndra, where be was In charge Of the equipment
and forwarding Of new troops during the past year and
ordered ~ report to Washington for duty on general
court martial. ...... til.sl.0l
CAPTURED ANIMALS AND CARRIAGES.
Over one hundred horses and mules and fif-
teen carriages, captured on the Lower Potoinuc aud
Rappahannock have been brought to Warrington and
turned over ~ Cob Green, Chief Qusrtermaster.
EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS OF C0L0RRD RE6I.
$685.. ............. MRSTs. r.s.I
The total number of officers examined for col
ored regiments amounts to two thousand four hundred
and seventy one whom fourteen hundred and eighty
six have been accepted
81 DEATHS OF NETWORK SOLDIERS.
The following deaths of New-York soldiers
we're reported yesterday:
w. WEbar, 5th Cavary. J. Kennedy, 99d.
o. Sprsxue. sd p. A. Brce. l6&th-
n. Taylor. lVHh J. Dixon. 18TH
T. Mclaughlin. SD w. Bailey, 7th Heavy Ar
J. Hart. sab. J. Slater, nh Heavy Ara
A. Dsvins. sid J. Bsmp, 9Th Heavy Art
]. w. Kemp, 20th- it j. u. Andersen, lth. t-
Il. oBisn Hh. 81 Van Wagner, 7th Heavy Art
Capt. Thoa Hickey. lt6th. IN
RECOVERY OF THB REMAINS Op COL. COvODB.
The Hon. John Covode Of Pennsylvania has
succeeded In recovering the body Of his son. Col CO.
vode killed on the Peninsula in the last battle between
Sheridan and the Rebels The remains arrived hero to-
day upon the mail steamer Highland Light. o si d.,
-r,.- t.f GEN. KINKS. ~
Brig. Gen. L. w. Kinks Is In Washington,
suffering from the effects of his old wounda