The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.
REV YORK AND TIE viCINITr.

LOCAL MILITARY MArTFRs.--'SCREAsF or
rug BorSIy.--rnE RsmrIrIsG Pnosrrcr GRow.
na Drlamrnn Ero--rho Volunteer Cominuco
yesterday adoptci policy with regard TO recruit
iig, which will douitcss have . tendcncv TO-
greatly incr, asc the number Of enlstmonts. Thev
have hitherto Isld bounty oi 400 Ia each recruit
aud sgs to the pcTsnu bringing him or &iB5 to
man Ircarntins hirnseN ~ the aclon OF yester-
day, they now agrea Ia pay bounty OF slIo 10
the recruit tnd st00 10 tho party presenting him.
The Ljynntsgc II this chan - con-is's mainly la
the incroape Of ''hand mopcy" fiura tS5 to s160.
There is 40 quen,ion that te bounty brokers con-
trpl, In great measure, the entire recruiting
business Of this city. Hitherto, IN consequence oi
the small commission allowed 'l.ein for bringing
recruits they have oporst"l mainly FOR the rural
districts. Nov, however, they say that tho, CON-
mission offered hv the Committee is - rDrch ~
they can make In any other way and hence they
will connn, their ,I~raiionr to Mi. city alone. The
Committee ,iill ex,rcas the hope that draf will
no, tc necessary Tlcy believe that ihe tlDo hand
money will induce lar,o number u pcrsous to 20
into the roorr'u. business. Tits, IN correction
with IA, hcle' that tie city quot, VIII be reduced
in rcsponac /, Mr.. Bllnts upr.r, and that tho
| v "a =
fdr pr ,Tcct of 'uns tcqr'ta' sc'ves them hopcs
| uf ultimate ri'cos.
! l. ,s ,rrortcl tha, some = the woik,ngmen's s.
,o-,,ors are talking of holding m immenao mas.
uoc.in, IN tbs city, for the purpose Of making "a
un,tcl appeal - the Prcidcnt 10 postpone the drai
! II b Thought that hy an oxtcns'on 81 C.o time tor
recruiting, and tho adoption of mora lctivc means
~ that purpose, the quoa be raised wlthoL,
+, c9nscr pion,
Ia Inference % an enquiry regsrding the subject
~ rrrslons tor hundred days r,c' tho Comps
nonor Of the P,n,ion Bureau m'l e, tho following
| IMPORTANT decision
PTNuoS OgTcI, Aug. o, 1864.
| fTp To the i1qIiry N S"r 'cu"r ~ We ~
instant, rrpy tha uudrr the act ot july if lNJ2,
the sans rhts ~ regard - f1ilsnnH sr" grrh.e"
| 10 thoso cAloi iLtn t,s snrv.af 'nS one hindre II
davS tlr q thc,- "idOw ~ p'ritn NJ soifivf IN
ca.r of deatl) 1s tn those uho nave "1t~i i"r me
| term Of thrcu Years. ms law, rn'cr when All
! pnusiuus hssL IN service IN Ne pfeNb' W.T. are
alloycd 60 iurq'll 5nct I. q. Ia .-. 3, hklhY h''
distinction t-.twcen ihosr cnrs.rp' oT LONGER or
= shorter Terud. l. turpr.s-s II, s. iearn THAT
doubts this suhct ha'c ~ 's,fd 10 me ua'nos OIL
| any one. N,.s y - ~ % '' ,,, ,,.s,
| rus rsaoLIsESr ,.s"sR NJ GOV. SEYMOUR.
The soaretAr, Of war las repi'ed so tho letter Of
Govrrnor srv-uour Of de 81 instant, gutmiti inx
m, r.,o,t Of m, P~,,,.i Marshal General which
hc trusts will satisfy him. The objections mai,
aoairst tho quota n4s. .2ncd To the SG.e Of Now
York, ne sa, =, mr. not we'll foundsi. Tho Seer,
tary does not ir authorized TO appoint a con,mi. -
siouer first, because there Is no fault found by tho
Governor with the enrolling oficers, nor any mis-
take, fraud, or neglect on their part, alleged by
him, requiring Investigation by . commlsdon;
socond, the errors Il the eurollunenI n Lberc h
any, can readily b. corroctsd by the RosN u En-.
tCsshtassd - h~ Saes1