The New York herald., 1864-08-26
Military Affairs.
ALIENS AND THE DRAFr.


ALIENS AND THE DRAFT.
great number Of aliens are anxious 70 know where
shey apply for exemption In casa Of draft. O
the nrst place vii bs to their respective oousus
rep~essung their native COUNTRIES, who viii give them
Hnshas ONCE :, the district In which thsy reside
BOARD or couNcILnEs-KECRurriNa IN THE CITY
FOR orHER PARTS or THE COUNTRY.
Al . meeting Of the Board OF Uouucllmen On Tuesday
Afternoon, the following eemmunication received
from the Mayor ttAA ,s~ m
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on me Of euns % s sp
iislns for other States an i cities.
moro %ss $ op q Ss Ss s. & s
pe,rs.ed; would. therefore oin in the rssommsnd.ioa
scoordasee With accompanying draft which is here
w" '''''''''' '''"g' z GODFREY GuNrHER mayor
The following ordinance was submitted & sogshe, WITH
at last become rendezvous for The agents OF every
county and town. NOS only Of this but OF other States
shereby essenng the chances OF success 10 ning our
quota under the new call for 500, 900 mea:-
ORDINANCE raorEcrIos CITIZENS or VIEW
rss ssnsipEsT's CALI ron $4,000 MN.
YORK in Common Council Convened do ordain as follows
.n y net r Be york S ss s
Of obtanins recruits either FOR the army navy for
nor to obtain sab.ates either Tor the army or navy
v H Ss 0s.s than the cry aqa %
gsson whether resident Of the cit, and county Of New
in .ad city and leave hs for the ur
sss q % r. o % - s for ANY "nss
% enlist within the q and q
IN %
% % New s. or Il S s sss
On and ID. n: e .s. IT
~ and not more than one year. or ssh in the dscre
Sec In ali cases where Apes are imposed for the In
fnsement OF he arst section Of This ordinance half
Sec : This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
VETERANS OF TIE WAR OF 1912.
special meeting Of the above body viii be held this
evening at the Mercer House. At hapast O'Clock.
CAPTAIN JOHN CoNNRRY,
formerly Of the New York HERALD is among the wounded
the ArmOry Hospital Washington. He Of the
first shot in the affair at Deep Bottom while in command
Of the One Hundred and Seventeth regiment New York
Volunteers and leading them in charge. The wound Is
Of most dangerous character being in the left breast
ust under the collar bone. The lung seriously injured
and the location OF the bullet has vet been discovered
Ss o. the ,s n % Of ps
are unremitting n their attendance upon hm On Wed
nesday morning Dr. P. Garrish, of New York. arrived
officer, to assist In the treatment Of the patient Some
hope is entertained OF his ultimate recovery.
ILLNESS OF ONE OF THE SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE
UNION PRISONERS IN GEORGIA.
Mr.. Edward Wellington Boate-" Edward Bates'-of
the For,ysecond New York Volunteers, who arrived in
ths city last Monday evening by the Arago, Of
the four commissioners sent by thirty.hve thousand
Union prisoners in Georgia to wait upon President Lin
coin and urge upon the Executive the immediate
change or these unhappy suffering and outraged soldiers
so seriously ndsposed at his residence No. t4 Grand
street. with pulmonary attack and general debility,
caused bv eleven months suffering aprsoner Of at
Belle Island and Andersonve. Ca, to be unable at
present to proceed 10 Washington his important mis-
sion He Is under the medical charge Of Surgeon John
Lynch. OF Houston street. is hoped that be will
him