New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-06
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WASHINGTON Tuesday, Jan = is'i'
TEE OCCUPATION or ABANDONED PLANTATIONS
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
An officer o. the Government. just arrived
from New bern " C.. reports that tho scheme for tie
ocoupation Of abandoned plantations works admirably
1he rental already producing quite eyenne beside
relieving Government Of the support Of thousands o'
u.or peone roth white and coorcd. Tie principles o.
fee Labor and the dignity Of sefsnppcri are being IN
si.tod ami arrangements making for tie Icriec'
non and extcnsiolof the sys;em The President Am
nes.y Proclamation Is generally approved there, and
could tie protection guaranteed he given there is but
lfie dono, that ioysl men could he found 70 re-
turn Mott, Carolina 10 her allegiance. cen Buffers
cal for negro cavalry created much enthusiasm, as
The second regiment. now forming. receiving over
ere hundred recruits week
MEDICAL DIRECTOR 0P TBE POTOMAC ARMY.
D. lettermGIi, Medical Director of the Army
ot;he Potomac has been relieved his special request.
Dr. Mcparlin. formerly Medical Director under Gen.
Poro row in charge at Annapolis. succeeds Lin. nr.
Ciss Sunderland formerly Medical Director 9th de-
rartrrrnt of Virginia and North Carolina succeeds ir
Gorarlin ~ Annapolis.
He'd OF THE CAVALRY BUREAU.
Brig. Gen Kerner Garrard, Captain in the
81 T. : Cavalry Of which regiment Naj. Gen. ThoIas
4. Colonel has been assigned 10 daiy as Head o. The
Cavalry Eur.au. Gen. Garrard has neen IN active ser
wee q. the West. and latsriy in the Army Of ihe
Potomac.
EXAMINATION OF oUABTERmAsTfRs. coMsIs-
sARlES and FANTASIES.
4 hill WAS introduced by Seueior Wilson TO-
dsv providnr for the examination before boards con
,,itu,sd for the purpose Of every Qasi'ea'er Com
uissary aud Paynaster in he service or hereafter
20 he appointed.
.IrruRy or ON. BURNSIDE 10 THE FIkiD-
Gen. Burnside leaves tomorrow to assume
command Of the Department Of the Ohio, relieving
sen. Foster who is reported in bad health
THE NATIONAL sASITASY FAIR.
The ladies' ur thu Satsonoi ee-iss~r Fnif have
received letters from Tiffany Co and LORD Taylor
O, New.York Offering contr buttons. The Rain viii
omen on the al.. in,t IN building erected for the l
pose
RETIRING JUDGES OF THE SrPRLMK coUEr
The Judiciary Committee VIII repor, favor
ably On the bill introduced by Senator Harlan ana BE-
fore noticed il TBg TRIBUNE for the ret.riug Of tie
Justices Of The supre;ae Cont Of the United sats
with peusio,s graduated 70 ueir terms ~ service.
THE ENROLMENT ACT.
Senator Sumner to-day offered OIL amendment
% the Enrolment act providing tina; person drafted
.ss be allowed furnish substitute bat that s1 sub
.ntu.es sh, be provided ~ Government. Also iiai
all r,ersons paying communication money shall pay s;1o
ZACH IN edition hereto tax IIoIoronated 10 ther
incomes % follows Over 500 AID under s20y ter
~, cent over So 600 and under e. DO twenty per cent;
oye- 5000 thirty PEI cent A further emendmeni VII
.o,obsly be introduced explaining the meaning o. The
- n
roory shan apply only - that particular dTGt upon
slch She payment is made.
ANOTHER HERALD MISsTAgTnlkT.
The statement in tO-days Hraid, headed
'trouble regarding financial matters" II Incorrect
That agreement has been entered into between
National Banks and Secretary Chase allowing him e.
retain IS GO 900 Of the notes 20 be issued "a them they
70 receive instead iye.twenfy bonds or The Hrod
makes out loan Of that smoun; ~ per cent. IS
entirely without foundation In fact. The statement
that any additional issue Of Isgatender no;es Will b.
asked for authorized ~ also incorrect.
CANDIDATES Y0g ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
OF 1870 candidates for appointment as Assist
a., Surgeons United States Volunteers examined be. |
fore the Army Medical Board in SEES. IN wash
ingtOn d-rins 1865 IS recommended ion such up
Poirtmsnt Of this latter number abou. 20 have been
promoted U be fun surgeons or 30 candidates for ap
po.utments 10 b. surgeons s.ssian. surgeons u!
oolored regiments ~ were unsuccessful, only one of
That number having been flu surgeon and he Wa col
ssed.
GIN wtgTzEL SENT TO GIN. PUrLRR.
Gen. Wietzel, who il n0w in Cincinnati, has /
been ordered 70 report 70 MAJ Gen. Butcr ior duty
coLoRRD KsilsTMgsTs By GEN. gUqIEs.
In addition 10 the two regiments Of colorea
1sTaly raised BY Gen. Butler light battery i. also
bang organized which Is rapidly filing M.
The OFFICIAL ACTS OF sUKGHOs-GgE. HAMMOND |
4 circular calling attention to the inyestira, |
don Instituted into tho official acts Of Surgeon Genera,
Hammond, and his subsequently being dispatched mon
sors q inspection. claimed 10 lie the duty Of the Ned
cal Ins3ector General and staff and asking that or,o,,
proceedings be taken that the real facts may DO s,cer
TIMED or that he DO reinstased In his Office
circulated In Congress- The circular bears the name,
CT President Hill and Professors Pierre Apasslx AID
Longfeilow. Of Harvard University; Drs Valentine
Mott Willard Parker and John Williams Draper Of |
University Of Hew-York; Drs. j. Mason Wayren. |
Henry l. Bowditch, Of Boston; DR.. james Andersoo. |
President New. York Academy Of Medicine
rgB INDIAN oUrRAGEs IN THB NORrH-wEsT. /
Col Aldrjch, Chairman of the Commission
appointed for tho relief Of the sufferers by the Indian
Aossies La Minnesota last year. has arrived with his
'sp"rt4 blu y being prepared sppTopriatiDg for the