The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-12-14
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"The Paymaster General reports that du-
ring the fiscal year ending June 80, 1865.
81 835, 224 AZ were paid to the regular ar
my, while 800 73S, $685. 95 were paid to vol
unteers, an that the total disbursements
since June 30, 1864, to the date Of his report
amount in the aggregate to $524sB54, 946, 81.
Payments amounting to $270,000, 900 have
been made to about 800 600 lnustered-out
troops The highest number of additional
fpaymasters in service during the fiscal year
Jwas 447; the number now in service Is 2l0.
| All the troops retained in the service have
been paid to June 80, 1865, aud many or
CARNATIONS to August 3l,l865, aud to all
discharged troops in full to date, Of dis
charge. d. ....-..-........
The anticipated payments Of bounties to
soldiers and three months additional pay to
officers mustered out that has fallen due by
reasonsof muster out, ain'nts to $9l,750, 600
81 'fhelwhoe SUN discussed by the pay
department since the commencement of the
war. viz from Jul y j, 1866, amounts to
81 029 299 600 s. evsa ssa. o.. .,...-..a.
. ssihe, total losses and defalcations during
the same period, if nothing should be re
covered, amount to the the sum of $541, 600
and it is believed that not less than half Of
this amount will be recovered. The total
expenses of disbursement including allow
ances, Communication Of quarters, fuel and
travelling expenses for four years and four
months, amount to So 429, 600.'" ss. e..
Operations in the bureaus of the Commits
sary General. the Surgeon General, the
fQuartermaster. General, the Engineer the
Ordnance. the Signal Corps the Military
Telegraph. the. Judge Advocate General,
aud the Ereedman's Burea, each receive their
due share OF attention as do also the militia
rs, prisoners. We held, between the LIST
| of January, 1865, aud October 20, 1865,
SO, S02 prisoners of war. besides TIA, 223
prisoners surrendered in the different rebel
armies, and released on parole -sa as .
SALES IN TIE QUAFTERMAspER's DEPARTMENT.
/ A vast amount of material in the Quar-
termsster's Department has been sold since
the cessation Of POSSIBILITIES Over l, 76O
miles ofrailroad have been restored to their
former OWuers; houses, vesseis mills, hors s
zetc.. have been disposed Of as rapidly as
possible, realizing a. largq amount to the
Government. ~
Fhe manufacture Of cannon has been con-
tipned, for the purpose Of arming the per-
nanent foitifl ations 10 course Of construc-
ton. No new muskets, however, are being
made, there being about Il million and a
half ofsmall arms onE hand 'a .''ar s#o on
I'' The report concludes with the Secretsrys
opinion of the carses which led to the over.
throw of the rebellion, principal among
which are the anti,slayery party of the gov
.ernment, the evident purpose of the people
to maintain the Unisn, and the reelection
of Abraham, I.inc3lp. 70 He conclules as fol-
lows IN
Looking to the causes that have accom-
pished the national deliverance, there seems
no room henceforth to doubt the stability
of the Federal Union These causes are pen.
manent, and must always have anss active
existence. The majesty of national power
has been exhibited i'll the courage and faith
of our citizens and the ignominy of rebel
lion is witnessed by the hopeless end of the
great rebellion. .-....-. -..- eu