New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Di.pstch to The n. !. Tfiban..
WAsnINGIoN Tuesday. Jny %, 1874.

WASHINGTON Tuesday July 60, 1894
GEN. GRANT AND GES. n'PHERsoS.
Intelligence of the death of Gen. Mcpherson
was telegrsphcd TO Gen Grant on Sunday. The war
worn hero after finishing the reading Of the dispatch,
retired to bis tent weeping Ike child and with tears
streaming down his bronzcd cheeks declared that the
country had lost it, abesi soldier, and he his best
friend,
CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION.
Tho following important circular has just been
issued BY the Provost. MarshalGeneral A
Skilled mechanics and operatives cmpldsd in lie
Armories. ArseDsls. aud Eagy.fards of the United
States who shall be drafted and on examination he'd
To service will not he required 20 report for duty under
snch draft 30 long they remain in the aforesaid SER
vice provided thu officer IN charge shall certify that
their labor mechanics operatives IS necessary or
the nGya al OF military service
Coiy RECEIVED.
From July to July 81 the amount Of coin
received from Customs was s3,o5J.s2i.
GIN HOBART WARD.
Gen. III. Hobart Ward Of New York has been
mustered out Of service He has demanded court
martial
REVENUE DECISION.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that wine made from entrants, rhuba.b or
mixed with any other spirits Infused with any other
foreign matter is taxable manufacture under the
general clause OF tho ninety section at the rate
81 per centuS al valoren But when wines are made
from berries OF any kind. from rhubasb plant or cher
es and infused with spirits any other substance To
be sold wines or by any other name they are liable
to the duty of fifty cents per gallon.
DISTRICT OF EASTERN VIRGINIA.
All the territory lying east Of the Chowea
River and north of Abcnarls Sound has been annexed
10 the Dstrc. of Eastera virgni9 under ts commend
OF Bright >hepiey.
REDUCED TO THE RANKS.
First Lieut.. Walter J. Morgan, 9th Mgsss-
ehusets by sentence of courtmarta IA. been reduced
to the ranks to serve three years. His oa-nse was
struggling and absence without leave.
DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC.
Maior-Gen. Mcdowell, having assumed conf
uand Of the Department OF the Pacific has designated
Brig Gen Wright of tho Regular Army commander Of
the District Of California, and Major kirAhaa also IL
the Regular service Chief QusrtermaSte- Of the De
partment. which now includes Arizona, Oregon and
the Territories OF the Western Slope Brig Gen. Al
word still remains temporarily in command OF the Dis
trict Of Oregon and Washington Territory.
PIRB IN WASHINGTON.
The stables Of the SANITARY Commission were
destroyed by ire tonight.
REBEL FORCES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
A private letter from hew-Orleans says that
the Rebel forces west of the Mississippi, under Taylor
Kirby Smith Malmaduke. and other leaders ara con
centre,ng in Western Louisiana preparatory 70 an I'D
vance either on New Orleans @ retreat across the
river 20 reinforce tina army in front of Sherman Tie
leer state that the whole Eebe force west OF The river
does not ,yccei 900 all told.
DEATHS or SOLDIERS.
The following deaths of soldiers are reported
to-day:
NJ r-,t, e ,7eNY Ern,t Msester. C, y Mel.
- warash X n VI Johu Il. Rodsers X 81 Mas
5 n Iss.nnn G 4, " Y. sidney Scratch IL Mich.
Wr Butlet c iP. R'fes J. = Brdshsr Il, l. Ne.
d Zeppsrrr B. Is NY. II. 4. p. Chsubern. q. NJ s. %
! ! Roisa. l. AMY. Cav. ". Y. Cav
Film r. Frost, l. - Ne. Amos Gage, 5, slA Cav
Eer.-sn 4. Howe. l. ?5hi