The New York herald., 1864-10-16
NEWS FROM WAsuMaTuA
WAMnHqroH, OCT. is, 1864.

NEWS FROM WA8l41leTuA
wAmSeTou. out rs, 1854.
AWARD OF rHy yoRry MILLION LOAN
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day awarded the now
loan. accepting all bids above thirty one.hundrsdtAs pre-
miu and about sixty per csntum Of the amount bid al
that figure 70 make up the forty miioos.
MORE NATIONAL BANK CURRENcY.
The amount OF national bank currency issued during
tho week ending day was million eight hundred
and sixty thousand two hundred dollars The total
amount issued up to this date is hftyave millions i've
hundred and seventysix thousand seven hundred and
thirty dollars.
MOVEMENTS OF SECRETARY sTANToE-THn WAR
ksTIAATEs FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
The Secretary OF War has gone to City Point taking
with him the Quartermaster, the Commissary General
and the Surgeon General to confer with General Grant
upon the war estimates for the ensuing year.
believed that by the transfer Of the seat Of to
the cotton states considerable reduction Of expsnd
lures may be made, especially in the forage and sub
sstsncs departments.
sEcRETARY FKssENDEN ON A VISIT 70 FORTRESS
M0NRon.
Secretary Fessenden, accompanied by Hon. Samuel
Hooper, OF Massachusetts,, and Collector Draper OF New
York. started this evening upon an excursion to Fortress
Monroe and City Point.
UNION DEsERrERs AND PRISONERS PLACED AT wosK
BY THE REBELS.
Information has been received BY the military authori
ties that the rebels have placed all the ,srs from
army and such Of the Union prisoners
starved into submission, at work in the work
shops in Richmond and their own men in The ranks A
large number OF our soldiers employed msgi0g
cartridges, Shoes for the rebel army this being the
the coming winter.
ARRIVALS FROM GENERAL GRANTS ARMY.
Major General Doyle, commanding the British forces in
Nova Scotia Major General Dodge, Sixteenth army
corps; General Qumby, and Colonel Sharpe, Assistant
Provost Marshal General OF General Grants army arrved
here to-day by special steamer and leave tonight for
New York. General ingalls,, Chief Quarermaster Of the
Army Of the Potomac, arrived oday from City Point
TROPHIES PRESENTED TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
Yesterday the battle flag OF tho Sixth Virginia rebel
cavalry and the flag Of the Thrtysecond battalion vir
gina rebel cavalry presented to the War %.
partment.
TREASURY AGENT AT NASHVILLE, TENN.
Hon. Green Adams, OF Kentucky, has resigned tho po
stion OF Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post once De-
partmeut TO accept that Agent OF the Treasury Depart
mont at Nashville, Tenn Judge Adams has been one Of
the most exemplary officers OF the department His duty
always well done, and invariably up to time. No
better appointment has been made during this admins
tration. John +. Sharretts OF Baltimore, the efficient
chief clerk Of the bureau, succeeds 1udge Adams
auditor.
LIEUT.. PARSONS RESTORED TO THE SERVICE.
Lieut. Parsons Fourth United States artillery and In.
structcr at West Point recently dismissed the SERVICE
has been restored TO his and ordered to report
General Thomas at Nashville.
DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
The President has appointed Jesse l.. Williams, OF
Indiana; Charles Sherman, OF Ohio; George Ashman,
OF Massachusetts, Springer Harbaugh. Of Pennsylvania
and Timothy J. Carter OF Illinois, 70 be directors the
part OF the government OF the Union Pacific Railroad aud
Telegraph Company.
APPOINTMENT TO THE STAFF OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.
Lieutenant iliam Prince Of the Ordnance corps has
been relieved from duty at the Washington Arsenal, to
assume the position Of Chief OF Ordnance Of the Middle
Military Division. on the stad Of General Sheridan
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
The statistical returns being received by the
Agricultural Department from all OF the country
show that the crops will out much better than
been anticipated There will be full average crop or
all the principal products and Of potatoes the yield Is
extraordinarily large The latter part Of the has
been most favorable and to great extent
for the damage dono by the drought
LDIEEs AND Tbs HOMESTEAD LAW.
Frequent inquiries made the status Of persons
in the land naval service OF the United States who
deslrous Of entering lands under the Homestead law
to whet they are exemp. during the period while
service making actual settlement after the entry
has boon made The General Laud once hos ruled that
the settlement need not be made until the party shall be
discharged from such service. when he will be required
thereafter comply with all the requirements tho act