Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-27
letter from Washington.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Daily Commercial.

Correspondence of the Baltimore Daily Commercial !
WASHINGTON, October 26th 1865.
The Ec-ReLeI Postmaster GeneraI-False Reports
about INSTRUMENTATION of the Mecican Ners-
The White House-From Mississippi-- Brartoa
-Tardons-R ofthc Dead-Sdd Acci-
dent-Property Restored-Iaternol Reue,,ue Com
ntissioners-- Broke Jajh- Personal--7he Foreig.
Ambassadors, Etc. Etc.
John Ii. Regan, the eX-rebel postmaster general.
who was recently released from Fort Warren by di-
rection Of the President arrived here Wednesday
night, and took at Wizards Hotel This morn
ing. he was called upon by number of his old ac-
quananceS now in this city, whom he received in his
rooms, to which he has kept himself closely confined
since his arrival here Regan it is understood, after
calling upon President johnson and returning his
thanks for the leniency shown him. will return to his
home III Texas to remain there in accordance with
the provisions of his release.
This afternoon the President of the United States
signed the commissions of Hon. Edward Ashton Rol-
Inns, of New Hampshire, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, vice Hon. VIM. NJ. 0rton, who some time
since resigned to accept the Presidency of the United
States Telegraph Company: Daniel c. Whitman.
Esq of New jersey commission, was also appointed
by the President this afternoon as Deputy Commits
sioner of the internal Revenue. These commissions
are to take effect on the lst of November.
Information has been received by the police here
of the escape from the Alexandria Jail, of John Bee
gan, Thomas Conner aad John Cunningham, three
notorious characters They knocked the jailOr down
and on their way out of prison stole his rifle.
While the expenditures Of the Government will be
greatly diminished during the coming year in almost
every department. the expenses of the Pension Bu-
reau of the Interior Department will be increased
from So 100000 to S. 100000 those Of the present
year, which will be about $5O0O.0D0. The entire
penditure for the next year will be 92650O0,O0O
which, according to present appearances, will be
quite covered by the income from Internal Revenue
alone.
Three hundred and sixty-one thousand four hun
dred and five dollars and ninety cents is due to the
Government from the dcfaulting postmasters of the
Southern States, which they retained when the rebel
libn broke out They are now being called on for
this amount. The Virginia postmasters are most in
arrears owing 500 04.47 As all their securities
required to have real estate it is believed that the
larger portion of this be recovered. In 1861
their refusas to pay the sums often abusive and
arrogant Now their tone is apologize and poverty
pleading.
Over eighty paymasters have Just been mustered
out of service. and over one hundred more will be
similarly disposed of soon.
An examination of the officers of the Veteran Re-
serves discoses the fact that two per cent of them
are disabled from wounds II per cent. from disease.
and one per cent. from accidental fractures, etc.
The sentence of A. L. Thomas, Assistant Quarter
HldSleI, was promulgated yesterday lie was found
guilty on the several charges and sentenced to be
cashiered, but allowed to resign.
The report that Wirz, the keeper of Andersonville
prison, Is to be hung tomorrow. is doubtless without
foundation. The findings and sentence in his case
(Which of course have not been made public YETI
were received yesterday afternoon by the President
from the Bureau of Military Justice, but up to II
o'clock to-day the President had taken no action
upon them, and it is probable that two days will
.elapse before he will be able to do So
l understand that the Mexican Legation is in re-
eept of intelligence confirming the statements already
| made in relation to Mexican affairs and the move
ments of Juarez
The attendance of visitors at the White House to-
day Was rather slim, and many OF the callers failed in
obtaining an interview, owing to the President being
engaged in the consideration Of some important mat