, 1864-01-27

jcct Of the payment Of claims Of deceased
soldiers, that out Of three hundred and forty
eight paymasteFs In the service, the requisite
rolls and accounts have been duly examined
and corrected Of one hundred and fifty six
the Treasury, up to June, July and August,
1868; one hundred aud twelve up to earlier
months Of that year, and nine In arrears back
to October, November and December, 1862,
The remaining seventy-one paymasters are
newly appointed, from whom no accounts
are yet due in the Office Of the Adjutant Cen
cral.
Three hundred and eleven inquiries from
the Committee On Pensions arc unanswered
AL inquiries from the ID Auditor arc an
swered.
vALlANDI0HAM.
The indications are that the Supreme Court
will decide the Vallandigham case tomorrow
or next day. 81.
The returns at the Provost Marshal Gene
ral's office, as to the progress Of recruiting
able.
PERSONAL.
Owen Loreioy is still too unwell to resume
his seat in Congress. It Is apprchended that
his liver is seriously diseased.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
The Secretary Of the Interior, in reply to
fseoiu'.on ''"A1us 1ue uuuoet "uu A.a@e "
a joint resolution OF the last Congress to dis
tribute to members Of that Congress, aud
which has not been compliea "ltn' gives
list Of about $1,000 volumes, including 1'sss
American archives, 1891 State papers, lSf
sets Of the annals Of Congress- eo9 faelno
Railroad dsurveys-1,648 volumes. The works
Of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aie1an-
der Hamilton, also sundry sets OF the Japan
Expedition, Gillies' Expedition TO inc sou1n-
esn Hemisphere. oWens' Geoloslcai Hepof!'
Wilkes Exploring Expedition, Meteorologa-
cal Observations, Blue Book, HoWards ou-
preme Court Reports, statues ut Large, &c
TRADE RESTRICTIONS.
4 new order removing Ill restrictions upon
trade extends to Kentucky as well as Mis-
soun-
The Secretary OF tue treasury VIII snof1'5
Issue and order removing al restrictions up
on trade on the Mississippi, with the under
standing TINT the commanders OF military de-
partments prevent goods from reaching the
rebels.
The whole Missouri delegation being con-
quilted through Senator Brown and Represcn-
tatiye Blair BY the Secretary of the Treasury,
,.oo,n,uo,ao5 +b;a cop,ae
feeo,nncnuS" -. n.', I..,o ,"e .ou.ee' a..
Dill "aa snof.y DC lePoteea 1rom tne
Senate District OF Columbia Committee IN
the original corporators to be therein named.
n tuo b;1,a introduced The main line he,nr
~ - =" o'44a ~, ~ VII. ~: T-,T - sS
1rom tne capltal 10 tne mn'te noose Mong
street nearly parallel with the present line,
with number of branches.
+.se.,sIa r. r1;.,o.., raat1a,I 80 Tost
Virginia, in conformity with the wishes OF
the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress-
ional de}eraffons of those States. was sub-
1ni,Ied r. the Cabinet TODAY There ia :.
lutaesu <sN.,H1 " -.,.t ~.
proclamation on the subject over the slgna-
ture OF the President tonight
PERSONAL
Gen. Mct,lernand will. on reaching the
nanar+men+ NJ tha fn1f rcanme conmana
Dsp"' .n.a y. ~ n:N,1.n.U.
excites considerable surprise.
In the Hammond Court Martial, Purveyor
cox,u examination IN chief occrn5ed the
eo4s ena.ion 'lnau - r.. ene4 oesupeo .us
8hole session To-day, ~ a5 sef! severe opoo
Hammond. Ihe cross examination com
mences tomorrow.
SMALLPOX.
We learn through official channels that
there are about LOCO cases Of smallpox in
ngton-abonti j, 900 in Kalorama Mospi.
tai. The rest are at their own homes.
=. New YORK, Jan. 96-The Washington spc-
cial to the New York. .Tunes says: .-..
Gen. Grant wM issue an address to the peo-
pie of Arkansas, urging them to return to
their alleciance. and declaring, as elarcrY is
dead, there is nothing left for the South to
fight for.
The Senate having passed the resolution
requiring it's members to take the oath, Sen
ator Bayard viii take the oath and resign.
IDonbtful.-
The Emigration Committee will probably
recommend the sending of Commissioners
to Northern Europe to facilitate tue enor-
nous emigration expected this year.
he nath Of aIleeiance. @>'''''N' "
The Senate las confirmed r, s. Perkins as
Postmaster at San Francisco. =.
T;;1,re saTs 'f' ~ 's'N c'N ''
:. Gen. Halleck expresses the belief that u
ast Hs n the hIns @
TO northern soil. :.
Gems. Hitchcock and Candy, and Maj. Hal
pine. have been appointed board 10 rcFlse
| The ru1es and articles Of war
Senator Wilson Intends to introduce bill
providfur that all lands cont1scated in the
| Sonth shall be divided into homestcals for
| soldiers. -.
Tie House Military Committees bill to
amend the enrolment act, provides that SOL
| diers now in the service cannot be hired d
substitutes. -. ....
The Washington special OF the Hera7d says ::
The rang which captured the gunboats satel-
lite md Resolute. some time since, still in
tests fhe vicinity of the Rappahannock, and
I Is preparing for another raid. Several new
their forces. -: ..... -.
'WIsHISoroy. Jan, B,-The proposition
before he Committee on Foreign Atfairs, to
fncreasG the salaries Of foreign ministers and
% consuls: was va to-day rejected
Tie Senate Finance Committee have to-day
under consideration the House Tax bill. p pea- m
row row, :.
tn annear hef,fe the Senate Judiciary Com.
mitfee. to testify In the Hale investigation
'case.
The New York Custom Honse case Was y's be BE-
this mornipg, -" =.
It ia belieTed that the Senate Finance Com
! n1itfee viii adhere to the House tax on
| whisky.
The Patent Office has accumulated q fund
Of forty thousand dollars since the LIST day Of
IN ;mpression is abroad that the House
| Treatment ,bii1 abo1fshcs commutation. It
is not:true. -
| II Winter Da, is has drawn up a series o1
| resolutions conderning Gen. Banks for his
il ordering an election IT, L9nisisna ndsa
saonnd Sa 'Ae Aes;s4ant secretary Of War. and Ad.