New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-27
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
THE WAR.

The Copperhcads are ali IN CONFUSION about
Ia alleged removal and restoration of Gen. Hnicr
This comes Of not agreeing upon their course before
hand; for it does not much matter how fllsc The cry
usy DC II il is raised simultaneously by the whole
kennel and roundiy stuck it. 1t III have powerful
effect. As TO Butler, We are told ty certain Copper
editors that The Presidcpt wystled him down Tic siud
hut that Lieut. Gen. Grant would 10. stand i'hat he
set lie foot down. hGwanied Butlcr just where be was
and so the President backed out. Another set Of Cop
per oraoes affirm that Bntler " forced back upon
Grant" by the President thereby implying thai he was
removed by the Lieut. -iieaeral; AID ih,y add that
because of Buffers restoration Badly Smith became
Grsoious and had TO beTemoved. This blowing hot and
cold in the same breath Is amusing than oopvino'
ing ~ oil means lei distinct line OF wing be marked
out 70 that We may have at least pansibilty a sab
slitu.e for truth These "GwoG bells tangled ont Of
tame and harsh" are ridiculous.
The official statement of the public debt, as
appears by the records yesterday shows that the debt
outstanding bearing interest in coin is s--3 --.Si2
difference less than the amount stated tne l9h inst.
Of s73l 900; the interest being ss2,c232el. The
smounl OF debt bearing interest in awiul money Is
500 go or nearly million and half more than III
the previous statement. with an aggregate lawful
,noney interest of sci %; 000 Tie debt bearing no
interest is $5l6. 90 0ss The debt which interest
has ceased is s37O 1870. Tie rocapituaon shows the
aggregate amount outstanding to be >lSo5523 So.
with interest in both gold aud lawful money 10 me
amount Of s72,65O,530 The principal is 80 3@.oel
more than last months statement. The unpaid rcquisi.
sions amount to about STOOD 900 and the amount in
she Treasury is naariy slo,o0oVF
Provost Marshal General Fry has issued 4
crcuar TO the effect that 81 He'd mechanics and opera
sres employed in the asenals and navy yards Of the
Cniied States who shall re drafted and on examination
be bod TO service, viii be required to report f9F
duty under such draft. long the! remain in tho
aforesaid service, provided the officer in charge shall
certify that their labor as mechanics operatives is
necessary for the naval or military service.
A dispatch of yesterday. from Washington,
SAYS: Gen. sendiord had another interview with the
War Department this morning, but wiilout success.
The Department persists in It's policy not 10 exempt
from the draft State Militia doing duty for hundrei
DAYS but TO credit with that service sGch Of them as
may be drafted. Ii mag be considered cert ain that
there will DO no modification OF this order
The quota of this State is alleged 10 be %,
ais This is about 700 TO each Congressional Dis.
tret, taking the average. 1t is one il seven aad six
tenths oil the total vote for President in !st0 ana
nearly one n Of the entire population. Thia ratio
would produce, the popu'otior Of the Free States
and Territories In 1860 about 1900 mena consider
able figure below the half million call.
The quota of New-Jersey under the 500, COG
san is l5s9 or 40 for each Congressional District.
s. an average. New-Jersey gave ~, l25 votes for
President and had population OF sos in 500 The
dra calls for about in and sxtcnths Of the
soters Same in New York State, and in thirty
OF the population.
MisSouri's quota is said TO be 26,G's. about
one in Az Of her population in 1850 and In 81 Of nor
voters for President.