New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
FROM WASHINGTON.


% WASHINGTON. Friday. May 26. 1865.
MR.. CONWAY OF KANSAS.
Hon. Martin +. Conway, formerly member Of
Congress from Kansas, has removed to Richmond. Va
aud entered upon the practice Of the law.
PROMOTIONS.
Capt C. Gable, jr., A. A. e., of Major-Gen.
Blar's staff, has lately received promotion to Lieu
tenant Coloneey and remains A. A. G. OF the Seven
teenth Army Corps. Capt. J. d. DE Gress Of Major
Gen. Mowers staff is made Major and Aid'de.camp
AN INCIDENT.
Said Dutchman yesterday, while admiring
the review Of Shermans Army. Mine Colt mine
Colt how glad am dat am an American"
RULES FOR PAYMAsTERs.
Paymasters engaged in paying mustered-out
men are directed by to endcavor to
make such payments complete az possible both with
regard to settling all arrears Of whitever nature due
any soldier and paying every one appearing on the rolls
as entitled to pay. They also directed to keep their
rolls open as long possible as TO include all men
not present at the general payment. but who appear
afterwards either IN person or by attorney Paymas
ters will pay musered.out officers going out OF service
with their organizations the certificate OF the mus
tering out officer that they have rendered oil tie returns
requisite relating to the public property for which they
were accountable No other evidence Of nonindebed'
ness viii be required. :.
AN INFORMAL CALL.
Gov. Buckingham Of Connecticut, with
company Of prominent citizens made an Informal call
upon President johnson yesterday rendering mutual
congratulations.
PrTz-HUGH LEE.
=
Gen. Fits-Hugh Lee returned to Alexandria
Yesterday He says he does not intend to recognize
any former friends who did not take part with the
South.
A hundred thousand loavos of bread are now
daily distributed to the troops in this Department
REBEL FLAGS
The Navy Department opened to-day num-
Der Of packages Of Rebel flags captured up the Mobile
River BY Admiral Thatcher's feet from Secesh iron
cads.
A PRESIDENTIAL GUARD
The Union Light Guard. Lieut.. Jameson
body guard Of the late President viii be retained In the
same capacity for President johnson.
A PRESENT FROM PERU.
A gold medal sent by the President OF Peru
commemorative OF the Inauguration Of the South Amer
lean Congress- presented to President
johnson yesterday. by the Peruvian minister.
DISMISSED.
Lieut.. J. II. Wenderslice. 14th United States
Infantry has been dismissed the service for receiving
brides Lieut. II G. Horrigan. 18th Massachusetts
has been dismissed the service for presenting false
Statement to the Paymaster. knowing 1t 70 be such
SETTLING UP.
The Treasury Department is using Its unex'
pended balances in settling with States Massachu
sets received 1900 O0O last week. aud will have o
similar amount within few days.
BURNING BRIDGES
A special Government agent, just returned
from Virginia reports that the Rebels on hearing Of
Lees surrender burnt all the railroad bridges between
Tarmsyile and Lynchburg. The three bridges ove'
the James have been consumed. and have not oeep
rebuilt.
SOUTH. WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Specie is the only curre2cy used in South
Western Virginia. Scurvy broke out In that district
last Spring owing to the of fresh food and vegc
tables The corn and wheat crops there are abundant
and well up. Union men returning from the North are
still exposed to social persecution.
sLAvR-DRIvIsG CRUELTY.
A black girl, late slave, was brought into
our lines cut and aoerated irum having been terribly
scourged by her Rebel master because she refused to
work without pay Gen. Gregg. the commandant. or
dered his arrest but the whipper had fed. Thu
General Is commandment OF eight counties around Lynch
burg. and obtaining praise even from Rebels.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.
In the election for House of Delegates yeSter
A H. nj far s
In tho Alexandria district VIM. Dulany Fairfax Court
House, who has a bitter hatred to the Union and be
came cripple in the Rebel service has been elected t,
the Senate and j. A. English no lcss bitter to the
House English took the oath OF allegiance only the
night before be announced himself as a candidate.
THg PRgEDMESs BUREAU.
Capt. s. J.. Taggert, late Assistant Adjutant
General on Shermans staff shas been assigned to duty
under Howard to take charge Of coored schools for
Southern Freedmen.
The appropriation having failed for the Freedmen's
Bureau 1t became necessary TO assign an army OH
Ger ~ that duty and the selection OF the one-armed
hero of tho Army OF Tennessee gives universal sasac
ton.
Gen Howard has designated the following State
Commissioners Virginia, Capt. o. Brown. Assistant
artermaster; North Carolina, Horace james, south
Carolina aud Georgia. Major-Gen. Rufus Saxton, Ala.
bama, Major T. w. Osborn; Mississippi Major L.
whittlesey; Louisiana. Chaplain James W. Conway;
Missouri and Arkansas. Brig. Gen. j. W. Sprsguei
Kentucky and Tennessee. Brig. Gen. Fiske.
BOUNTY REGULATIONS.
The Second Controller has decided that to en-
title a wounded soldier to bounty the wounds for which
he may be discharged must be direct result or neces'
sary incident Of his military service. 1t must be In the
line Of hi. duty as soldier not in the peaceful occupa-
ton Of citizen The wounds for which bounty IL pro-