The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-25
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NEARLY OPPOSITE THE OLD DIsrATCIT
CORNER.


CORNER.
Washinxson Items.
rux rREEpMkN's BrREAu 70 BE rxDER MILITARY
OBJECTION.
general Grant having stated in his late rr-
,.or, that the Frce<imen's Bureau was ''indc-
f,endent Of the military establishment" Gen
ora, Howard has issued an order destroying
that independence. and directing that alisthe
onerat lions Of the Bureau be carried ON under
and through the agency of the army officers.
no AsIArIc CHOLERA AT SOUTHAMPTON.
Tho State Department has received a COM
p,unication from Mr.. John Britton our Con
sul at Southampton, England, dated Deem
her l, 1865, stating that. having seen in New
York papers an account Of the existence of
| holora ut that place, he desired to say that,
l though there had been a few cases of Eng
| Nholera, resulting from the too free use of
had ruit and vegetables, there had not been \
single esse Of Asiatic cholera in the town.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The following decision from the Paymaster-
Generals Office is important to those pre-
senting claims for back pay. The decision of
the Second Comptroller, recently made, giving
nav TO a brigadier- general from date OF COM
mission. on the ground that serving and fight
ing in that grade from such date was virtual
acceptance, does not apply to regimental or
company officers. These latter are entitled
only from actual muster-in by u competent Of
fcer-they being regarded as commissioned
taking rank and having pay only from muster
in.
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
Hon Isaac Newton, Commissioner Of Agri-
culture, is supplying all the Southern men,
hers of Congress with seeds and also furnish
ing his report for distribution throughout the
Southern States.
Caucus OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS.
a caucus of all the Southern members now
in the city was held evening before last at
which they resolved to go home and remain
until after the 4th day of March, 1866.
PRIvArEERs FITTING OUT.
II is reported that information has been re-
ceved here Of the fitting out Of one, and pro-
badly two, CHILEAN privateers at New York.
Mr.. Bolts AND WHAT he SAYS.
John NJ. Bolts. of Virginia, visited the CAPT
toll this morning, and looked as hale and as
hearty as when, more than twenty years ago,
he slept in the same bed with John Tyler. He
contends not only for the constitutionality, but
for the necessity of the test oath which eX-
cludes the Southern members. $50 says MIR.
Forney. We should be pleased to learn that
he has mistaken Mr.. Borts's posiston.l
Mr.. cAMPBELL's INSTRUCTIONS.
The Department of State has completed the
instructions which it desires the Minister to
Mexico to follow and he will be dispatched at
once TO the headquarters of the Juarist Ge:
vernment, and remain with the President of
the Republic, and follow him wherever he
may go; thus making an active demonstration
10 MaXimilian of the policy which the Go
yernmSnt intends to persist in. 1t is this that
ARUMOR ABOUT MEXICO.
The Republican this evening created some
little sensation by issuing q flaming extra on
Mexican affairs. Its information purports to
come from London, and it declares that Sc
cret understanding between Napoleon and
Macmillan allows the former to withdraw
the French troops from Mexico whenever
Max's payments should become two months
In arrear.
THE GILLIAN WAR.
The State Department is in receipt of dis
patches from our Minister to Chill. The war
between Spain and Chill is still progress ing
All the principal ports are blOckaded. The
commander of the squadron is only waiting
Instructions from the Spanish Government to
commence more active operations. The ad
miral who is commanding the squadron off
Valparaiso has grossly instllted Minister,
Thomas H. Nelson. The American and Eng
lsh merchants and residents are very indig-
nant at his conduct, and have laid the matter
before their respective governments.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS.
A quorum of the Committees on Ways and
Means and Appropriations will remain in ses-
sion during the recess to facilitate legislation.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Receipts of internal revenue to day are thir-
teen hundred thousand dollars.
BOLD ROBBERY.
A paymas ter Of the United States army went
into bank in this city to-day with $4,000,
which he laid on the counter and turned around
for the purpose of writing a check. His clerk
counter a package Of 900, and then engaged
in conversation with a friend. Whilst the
paymaster and his clerk We're thus engaged,
some party in the crowd stole the $4,000 pack
age, with which he made his escape unnOticed.
THE CHOLERA.
The Department of State has rereiyed in
formation that the statement in circula ton
to the effect that the Aslatic chOlora had
made its appearance at Southampton is with
out foundation, and that the health of that
city is excellent.
CIRCULAR TO NATIONAL BANKS.
The Comptroller has just published a circu-
lar to national banking companies. 1t is de-
signed to secure greater uniformity in the
books and papers of such institutions.
TAX ON BUILDING STONE.
BY decision Of the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, all stones used in the outward
structure of buildings, bridges, aqueducts,
reservoirs, Wharfs, piers monuments, fences,
&c, f.hewn or dressed, are subject to Il dut y
OF three and three-1ifths per cent, as build.
Ing stone. This decision was made in accord
ance with the amended act Of March 3, 1865.
IT does not apply to or include rough walls or
. walls built Of roughly dressed stones.
SUGGESTION.
Secretary MeCniloeh yesterday received a
letter, signed by several prominent cOlOred
men, in which they suggest that the land and
other property of colOred people be subjected
to an additional tax, the revenue from which
to be appropriated to the benefit of colOred
persons in destitute circumstances.
MAILS IN VIRGINIA.
The Postmast ter eneral last evening issued
the following orders for mail service in Nlr-
ginia, to commence the lst of January next
~" Pittsylvania Courthouse to Lynchburg
twice a week; Pittsylvania Courthouse to
Danville three times a week; Pittsylvania
courthouse to Glade Hill once a week; Old
roint Comfort to Hampton six times a week
fredericksburg, by ChancellOrsville, Wilder
ness, Locust Grove, Verdiersville and Union
VILE to Orange Courthouse twice a week !;
Farmville to buckingham Courthouse twice a
week; MattOax to Winterpock twice Il week ;
Tenlio to Cumberland Courthouse twice Il
week; Lawrenceville TO Lawrenceville once a
week; Farmville to PembertOn twice a week
Jerusalem to Petersburg twice week; York
Town to Mathews Courthouse once II week
hed House to Red House once Il week; Pam
pins Depot TO Rolling Hill once a week
FREDERICKSBURG to Falmouth daily"
INSULT TO AN AMERICAN MINISTER.
The State Department has advices from our
Minister at Chill that the war between Spain
and Chilli is still kept up. The commander OF
the Spanish fleet had offered IA gross insult to
Mr.. Nelson our Minister. for which a n q nolnrx