New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch TO TIE NJ Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Aug T. 1864
W nOt1I1'UfU ITO 70 EO0S
PAY OF COLORED SOLDIERS.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE NJ Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. 1864
PAY OF CoLoRED SOLDIERS.
Tho War Department has issued an order in
tho CASE OF oolorod soldiers which directs that all
listed freed or before April ~ 1861, shall be mus
tered for pay accordingly and DO paid tho difference
between tho account heretofore received and the full
psy allowed white soldiers during the period; the
question of freedom to be ascertaned by the oath Of
the soldier taken in connection with such other trust
worthy information can DO obtained. This order 10
issued under provision Of oct of Congress approved July
g. le64
SENATE POSTMASTER.
| Col. II. o. Kent, Postmaster OF the Senate,
has been removed by the Sc.geant-atArs. and Ger.
man Assistant Postmaster appointed to oil the vacancy
GEN. wRIGHrs ORDER REVOKED.
The order assigning Gen. Wright to CON-
mand of tho troops north OF the Potomac has been
voted.
GOLD TRADING FORBIDDEN.
Gen. Banks has forbidden the traffic in gold
In his Department except upon the condition that the
pure deposit the gold purchased in the Treasury
Of the United States at NowOreans for which deposit
the seller and the purchaser will beheld alike responsi.
bic and which mny bc drawn by such deposter om the
Treasury upon presentation to the Assistant Treasury
or the Provost MarshtLGeneral Of satisfactory ex'
planaors of the purposes to which 1t Is TO bs applied
PRIZE CASES.
The following prize cases have Just been adj
Indicated by the Fourth Auditor. and are ready
for payment, Prize schooner Scotia captured BY the
e. g. steamer Connecticut; prize schooners San Juan
and Prince Alfred captured ny tho U. s. steamer Sus-
quohanra-
PLANTATION RATIoSs.
By order Of Gen. Banks the weekly ration OF
each aborer on the plantation IN bis department VIII
hereafter be as follows,
Fro pounds pork or bacon. or eight pour d
beef; i've POUNDS fresh ground meal Two poun"s
-four or soft bread; one pound beans OF peas; nine
ounces sugar ohe gl vinegar ole GU hV..sses ols
haf onncc adamanline or star candles four ounces
soop. tire, fine salt tLree pounds Of potatoes
or ct "a suitable vegetables.
Children Under twelve ye,B OF age viii receive
a rat ons for which charge VII b. made, and the
sick shall DO furnished with coffee, tea rice, ar otLe'
suitable farinaceoul diet. co.,
Laborors must be invariably paid In United States
currency and money countcd ont 10 the iaooreE IN
the presence Of IN officer duly authorized by thc FRO
yosl Mnrshal Of parish Ia which the artes reside
EMPLOYERS who sell articles Of merchandise TO Their
euplosecs III hot he leriatted charge them mere
tam per cent advance upon the LIZ. cost OF the
articles.
NEW NAME.
The station on the northern shore Of the
James River now know as Wilson'S Landing, taS been
christencd Fort Pocahonils," by Gen. Butler
NATIONAL BANKS.
The First National Bank OF Fairhayen, Mass, |
capital s24O OOc George =. Tripp. President Reuben
Nyc Cashier; Second National Bank CT Ga!cnbusg, |.
Ill., capital sJOOOO. David Saaborn President. Albert
C. Roed. Cashier; frs. National Bink O! Mount Pleas
ant Ohio capital S5ooOo William Price. President
John Burns. Cesaior lave been established since 2fa
Of July.
APPOINTMENT.
Gen. Butler has appointed David c. G.. Field
Financial Clerk OF the Department Of VirSinis and
North Carolina, relieving II. H. Bennett.
REVENUE DECISIONS.
Tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that
LAWYERS, eonyeyaneers claim agents physicians,
surgeons dentists cattle brokers. horse dealers and
potders under the new law though associated ia ousi
rcss must take license Individually. and cannot be
licensed a firm. Where Tertons belonging to either
class lave taken license finn, such license with
the approval * tho collector may be transferred I'd
member Of the firm. aud the others must take new
license.
Where apv person shall claim en- exemption from II
tax dceier Manufacturer apotLccary c"hiec-
TONER eating house keeper. tobaccouis catie-broser
builder contractor. Insurance agent, because OF Mo
annual receipts being less than the Gum wheh deter
mines the ldbty according 10 the act IL WIZ ue,oNo
on him show 10 tie satisfaction of the assistant as
sessor that his annual sales receipts do rot exceed
that sum and the assistant may demand OF HIN
a statomcr'in writing of hia pctgni and estimated re-
ceip,s II lie shall fail 70 satisfy the assistant assessor
OF The amount his receipts sales the essl.enf as
SCISSOR nay make whatever eXsrlndiion may be N hs
pov En- and assess the license tax IN his Judgment
may appear just II he should lie unable to OBTAIN e'
dence sufficient Justify him IN making On ascssueh'
it will be lis duty u report the cnse.to tie assessor
no nay proceed under te <th section Of the oct 70
. ho ca d u
assessment may be made
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The following deaths Of soldiers ere reported
to-day:
s An,bfo., C. ., vnC. ]. Johnston. c. 2sd N. Y.C.
l. 81 Los.n. A. Nd J. Sullivan. G, 20 Mass
81 Wha,er d. Mss4 1t. II. b. Heedhat4, III, IL VI.
H. X. Newton H. - Mich J. Dillon, T., 20 Mass.
J. r. MrLain =. ID Ohio. Rogers 4, BE. II. Art.
j. FoNne.r D. 81 Mes. II. S,cops. l., 4 Ind. Cav.
4 Ch.p.n.l l., ~ n. Y. +. Carroll 4, > Mas. &.
I l,f.l.r { IL = ! Smith. CT ID e..