The New York herald., 1864-06-18

Arrival of French Officers to Report Oh
Military Affairs
gERaIELE EXPL0SlGN AT TEE ARSENAL.
&C.. Co., dse.


40 exc-s feeling created here to-day By the
good news fon GENERAL People begin sec the
as0idcence OF change Il cass and tbs rel,si
universal hat he hss last found the righ, road 10
Rachmoud aud tue obstruction OF Les's army. When
qsapatches announcing the Of General Smiths
movement Petersburg, and tho gaantry Of the nsgro
troops, wore read 10 ias aoass tais aerneoR they
vsceivcd with appsuss the republican side, which
coined ~ Of The democrats but most OF them
5smsiDsd siisas and unm veL
raS s,vsSrY sIys MILLION LOAN
Altar al adding up Of tae bids 1t the Treasury
pspsrtmet. Is ascer,ained to tho aggregate fsr tbs
ssventy rye tsi'ons ,osu IL about seventy millions
The seorrtsry has decided IN reject R oaers below
eur pcr reutm premium and 70 take those and abovs
Bear, witch viii accepted ABOUT forty ono
millions Of doilsrs
CpNrERsNcx COMMITTEE ON TIE TAX BILL.
Speaker coiax to-day appointed representatives Mss.
DILL Pende'on and Hooper "a Coz onmtee Of Conercrce
ahe Ioterna Revenue br, they formed sne csm
aittee OF the Committee Ways and Means, which prs.
pared lilo er'giaAi bill
rs Tan a0vEhNMHsr AND vALLASDIGuAM.
eaid BY parties who supposed 70 know the IN.
hntons of tie goverpment. attempt win made
= arres. vaaadienaus, the administration oeny
Fiaoed that hs viii do much greater harm oppcs.
non while liberty this side Of tho Hoe thsn he
10 In Canada or martyfizea by cooanemsns State
xisonsr,
AuryLArINa FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
1hs I'D ISSUES Of fractional being mutt
atsd by dishonest parties, pce or tho figures and
satly paste then he ard two dollar sene
the latter have thus cssn altered 20 dy dollars The
initsd States treasury does rodsem fractional
ENJOY thus uti!sied.
rA!vArE CLAIMS BRvoRH cosaaEss.
Parties having private claims before Congress were
o-day much disappointed tho House having consumed
b who's session struggle To pass the ba creating
sum ssion investigate claans for damsges arising
fom the destruction II prFesty ~ oyd citizens by the
sy. thS day hal been assigned for ths considers
asa Of claims OF private aud the tesmina
N Of tho session IL probably another oppor
nasy bcng afforded for som purpose, s0s dsAppoins.
beat mo severe
ARRIVAL Or YREHCR NIlIPARY OrFIcRRs 10 NJ
PORT ON THg MILITARY CAMPAIGNS.
W uncerssasd that week Or swe ago Cooaei q
1anaaud aud CAptair GuxpaH arrived In this courtry
trem France. whsics they bad been here by the1
eovesDn,snt report 90. shnx which rsy might
besm worthy " notice relative military and
Edairs u VIII 10 recoilecteA that eevernmea$
ssinisr commisson the during the lase war
h that quarter. Inc arrival these officers probably
escasoued The recent statement that the Frcseh
neHt had despatched aGsaA either villa inter-
Vcation mediat,ou-
PROVISIONS or rnH ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Army appropriation bill, which has just become
~, provides ~ follows -
All persons N colo. VINO nave boon or may mustered
nso the military of the nted States shall re-
stve Uniform, o,cth,ng, arms, eqaipnaents,
smp equpsge rstons. msdio aud hospital atieodaoSe,
NY and oshsr bounty other solders
tho regular volaaesr forces of The United States Of
like tho servics from and 'iter me ist Of jan
,ary 1864; and every pcrsoa OF color who sasi bore
er be ,uusssred mso sae service snail receive sacn
INNS IN toants President shall order 10 the dt
snt parts Of tue United s.Atcs, exoeedus
no huborel dollars
An persons euissed and mus.eyed into the service
volunteers the osn Sssed October II, 1853, FOR
hrce hundred ,hoassud volunteers who were at tne
sme enlistment actually enrolled and subject 90 at
q the state which they uaseered. shah rece,ve
Som the United states the amount Of bounty with
ht regard to color.
All per sons o. color fres the 10Th day OF
prl ls68, and have ensted and uustosed into
he military VI the Untsd States shall, from the
ane Of tneir ell istnent entitled to receive the
Aunty ana clothing allowed 20 sacn pers ~ ny the avs
existing enlistment and mo Attorney
Gnera vf tho barcoy authorized to deter
uise question law Arising under TINS provision
d Ktbe Attorney General orseaid sha determine tha,
my Of such persons entitled 70 receive any
py boantv clothing In addition to what thsy have al
gudy received tns secretary S War shall make al ne
saasy 70 suabe tas pay department 70 make
All eaiisnsnts nsea.er made IN shs resMss Amy q
aernilsd iases duras continuance Of the present
raesion may b for The form Of three years.
rassirAL ADSoUns dsSr OF ooxGsBss.
His stated BY some u she moss prsmiusns Senators
hsconsrsss win adjourn Monday week. IN 10 -.
nsweyer, she Senate win have work much faster shsn
pnsi G. .eays many matters u importance unfinished
rnn TREASURY isvrsrfsArIos.
ne ssua,s ssmmes so Investigate the sondust sf ~
rs the Treasury Department., and paftscuAsy N ths
~ Printing Bureau, 10 un1srsssoa 70 have essn -
assted pxocss< y the 'svetiosscs ~ Ne oeDcsrs
aynr1sstsd BY Us ehsyess upn which tbe Rosss ocnr
nluss was ossAaxsa Tns spArcst ndisposssoa 4 tAs
Hs~s oomtsss pursue shs investigates has ssAsssa
nAse ofoers - We posa msat Of another soua-
nltNc wrth WIN maks a tncr,ugh oxsminasen, aad
ussNr expose wha, may Be- 'ounA w'sss ~ vnA'0sss
pAsO who have been wronsully charged wth NAL
Naance q
swosp or HosOa FOR 0sSERAL 0prrY.
n w,,a N T. Diodgsts. Ch.irinaa Of tho Arms and
Tsoiss Department ef ,he late Metropolitan Pair q
sWs York, mas Forwarded 10 Ar. DO witt @ Clark. the
xsusvs Clerk OF the Ued sss,es senate, al elegant
nndrchiy mounted sword, W oe prssented 70 Geners
Gsogo W. Getty II Is from shwty prominent citizens
New York, ami bears the iascr pticn:-- Ysem ny
rietfs, through tho Metropolitan Far In AID d th'
Dned States sinksry Comuniss0, Aprii "a, 1894
fouays Is better thaa che sword" Gspcrl Gs.sy hst
Issyerod from bS wcuass received a. cosnocorsv svie
andSn ,besry 70 rejctu hia command only les hour
before the utsasifu' present arrived Mr.. Ca viii
morrow tho sword 10 the wife Of gallant sold,cr
vIsstuA syoEssoSisrs AaRrsrsB. A /
argc number Of residents Of Ioudcn coup y
vrsha. hive been Wougn In during The last few days
hnd snsgped TO tho Old eaptor 70 bo hsld ~ hosageA
ess THE rRASsoosrlsYsTAL rELEGRAra. VI l
eeaa'or Cbandisr from The comnstsc Of Commerce
pss maios report sns bin Tor Increased fnc,tess
SsIscspnic oenmrHioAt,on bstwesn Tho Atlantic en-
Racfc, through The Territory Of Iaaso, ~ the uAits
Dsass Ts,egraps eenpany. aTns nnnses. proposed >
amedment striking out the compensation Of $4,000 {
Dsn years the OF the line BY the Untad Sntss.
rnE ELkvNrH SAssAcuusxrrs 0orTa HoMx.
A'portIon of the Neveu,n Massachusetts voluntecr
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