The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-12
From Washington.

wAraISercN, August II.
black man, who vi. iihs .ei in Kentucky i've
year, .ro snd went to Africa as preacher snd uis-
sio-ary, recently arrived In washington on privats
hutiuen. lie brought . moesAse Of ge,pec' to ths
Psci!aeui from the King Of the Bas,As scccupau!oI
With The lel-cst ttat the former would ssne him
'rtin ooa'," meaning ore made o. ieeiA Rubber.
1te san1euI hN teen pureha.ed,a and viii ts ierward
cd to bis African uslest In due time
James Donaldson for = long lime q MESSENGER
rcchcd 70 the State Dena tn-uL bA, lu,t been pre-
sentsd With ore thousand dcsr. the tributon OF
'ev pcrsolai friends Of se.retNv eersrd, Who thu.
sulHautiAly msnifes, their appreciation Of Mr.
nonA.scn', valuable services and unremittins siten-
iion to The Secretary during his late rhynea
,nlic ion aud a. further marx Of tho estimation
'hlch Nr Doraidscn 10 he'd a. oiicst he has becl
eommi'ioned asa Justice Of Ilo peace.
The Commirioner o. Intesnal Revcnue ruie. that
where recoph siyen to rsttiee Who eepo,t valuable.
vish banks foi tNfe keeping esu,n guarantee, for
the value Of the same, ,u-h guarantee. are held
to 10 subJce, TO stamp iuiy 10 Agreements OF eou-
tracts.
Tie war Department I a, lu.t pubn,hed p.u phle,
sn.tsd the "Koll OF Honor" giving the mans. Of
sodier Who died in defence ,f tie American Un.on,
and vert irterrui In the nsonsl cemeteries IA ,ho
District OF Columbia from Angus 5 1861, to June 81
1893. The eutisc numbef 10 2NI2T. OF these, lb,ro
vhi'e-inoiudns nearly 7eOe natives Of this country,
2l3 from fnslsnd, CO.. from ireland, tS3 from Ger
mary, and i67 from CanAdA and about 80 other
nstonai,iea In small proportions ape represented
The unknown whites number about 600, and the
unknOwa black or eontrahsndA HToo- Tho ceme-
tcries tept In GOOD condition, and the names Of
tho deceNed I. far /. kno.n, are inscribed on Tho
heGd-bosrds Of the graves
On inquiry at the United stAles Trsasurer's ONCE
-.
notes presented for redemption, not than from
one snd q half to two percentum, II so many, are
counterfeit The ,puriol, notes e.sily detected
and promptly branded "oountsrfeit" With an iron
constantly kept heated for that purpose. OF ooursc
the holders and not the TcAsury bear the loss From
50 TO eloO Of such currency, VI various denomina
lions 10 Destroyed every day. No know ,oiso OF
counterfeit National Bank notes has come 10 Ihe bu-
rrGl, Of ones or t-os Of the United states our-
renoy. Tho alter denominations however are AZ
tered TO repIesent higher smolnts and ZONE photo
graph hves sr. In circulation. A tolerstly wen
executed $50 note recently Suni ir way 10 tho
redemption bureau, having previously been stamped
a. counterfeit by an Eastern bank. The most numer.
Gus cOunterfeits are on the fractional currency.
1t Ia sid that the Government does not assent W
the doctrine OF the Vice Chancellor Of Fnglsnd ~
pronounced in the Of the United states sAins,
very soon that the rebels or ever rets . de
faeto government, nor very likely to consent To do
rive tide 10 their own property through that imasi.
nay concern; and being sovereign State, dealing
with other State. according N the customary meth
oii, they not especially likely TO submit -ithou,
process Of attachment " DEGREES which may be regis
tered against them by Court OF ChAnccry sitting in
Westminster Hall.
The Secretary Of he Navy hs directed that mas.
teu and ensign. Of tho regular navy, and mdship-
men srving On board any naval steamer, viii hero
aiter he tsueh, the study Of steam ensineerins.
The Acting Second Comptroller has decidsd that
70 reimburse the Government for losses by soldiers,
for which they liable for stoppases ef pay. dir
bursing and accounting officers are justified In
Withholding any portion Of money due this soldiers,
ei'her ~ pay, bounty or for money deposited With
p~yinsstors on check books
From the I'd TO the 9Th Of Ausuft 1858, hi,y y-siI
TesiTuents batteries and companies we're mustered
out Of the United States service By order Of the
Secretary Of War.
The professional duties of Nr. C. A. Seward re-
quirus his personal attention, he has Telinqu.hei
his position Of Aetins Assistant Secretary Of state,
and returned 10 New York
| The President to-day sppontei william q. Dixon
U. s. Marshal for the s.,,o OF Georgia Daniel Or
| ton, Purvsyor Of Customs a. Cairo, H.; Samuel d.
Houston Receiver Of Public Money, At Jackson City
Ksnss.; BenTy W. Briggs Register Of the Land
Once at visalis, Cal; AonLo q. hayen Assistant
Assessor OF internal Revenue for the I'd district of
Missouri. and Jamas Law, Postmaster 81 Suspension
Bridge NY.
| tthe request Of the American G.rusphieAl and
etGtistcsl and the American fthncsrsphicL soce-
ties, Dr sctiovsn has been srpolnsd 70 accompany
the commission TO the luilan ,orritoy.