New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-11


By the one hundred and ffty-sixth chapter of
fhe Act ofCongess passed june is enacted that
The municipal eathoriies of Washington aud George
town Shall set apart fsom tie School Fund such pro-
Jortonste part thereof the number OF coored chill.
dren between the ages of six and seventeen bears TO
The whole number thereof Georgetown has applied TO
3ts black children their proportion OF the sum 50 raised
but Washington steadily fake similar action
1t refused in e6i in the tax levy raised in August
The ground that tie law coald apply to the year
in which 1t was passed. In TITO tax levy passed
last week no moneys raised fer school purposes
aad therefore be applied to the education of
cocred children. But TIE rea. estate raised from
seventy 70 seyeaty-fye the hundred dollars.
sal fIom this and other increased taxes there will be
enough to pay the expense Of the existing white schools.
In this way, the law Of Congress provoing the
for educating the cOlored children of this district has
been Thoroughly nucc. end the taxes Paid b. ihe six
hundred thousand dollars of property belonging to
colcrei people here viii 80 to educate exclusively the
children Of the whites.
OFFICERS PAY.
Tho large number Of officers OF the regular
army and Volunteer General staff in service. and
WHO entitled to pay monthly Individual accounts
has rendered necessary. IN order TO guard against for
geses aad double payments the following directions
from the Paymasier General:
Hereafter therefore oaiccrs Of these classes will
draw their pay from some pym,Ster Of the pay dis.
tgici in which they serving. They obtain from
Such paymastcT CHECKS on Nawiok 10 remit 10 ther
families, forward their - the senior iay
master Of the district Will instruction how and In Wa.
shape they desire amount OF same to be forwarded.
Chiefs Of aydistricis viii each Immediately assign
peymaster 80 tie special duty o: paying al such ac-
counts Of officers serving N their districts aud prohibit
my but the QUE assigned from making such payments.
FREEDMEN IN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.
A recent letter received at the F-eedmen'S
Bureau from Bgig..Gou Syrayue. Assistant Commits.
s0neT FOR tire States OF Missouri and Arkansas, says
that not dozen freedmen vest Of Little Rock in tie
latter State sIe receiving aid from the Government
and HAT all supporting themselves by their own
labor II also represents large quantity Of abandoned
land il Arkansas, but small proportion Of which has
boen taken possession of by the Government.
MINISTER CoRwIy AND MEXICO.
There is the best authority for stating that
nothing written by the Hon. Thomas Corwin late Min
lister to Mexico, Maximilian's Prime Minister. win
warrant the inference drawn in the press dispatch pub
hshed Yesterday from New-Orleans. Since leaving
Mexico Coz. Corwin has been in correspondence with
The Prime Minister OLD and Intimate friend Of his,
and naturally interested in Mexican affairs, has made
frequent inquiries Of his CORES pondcnt relative tie
Of the country but has advised tie present
recognition OF the Lnperl"l OONcrDDcnt.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
rnsde the following rulings:
person employed ly az Insurance Company TO take
The general and supervision Of the interests Of The
SO1paBy either ct nXed piece or by travelling nom
place 10 place must have icer6 insurance agent
Whether he SELECTS risks and negotatos insurance or
Tie assignment OF transfer of judg1nen. should be
stamped as az agreement or contract.
Of or
ne delivery OF property, and Should be stamped as
sach !
sdoteGsed soldier in order 70 appy iof the pension
bounty, agTearages ci pay is sutjee to stamp cny
OF 81 as bond given fOI the due execution aid Pc
DilaAce o. the duties OF any ONCE.
TIE SANITARY CLAIM AGENCY.
During the month CT July last the Sanitary
Commission Claim Agency, OF which Darius FORBES.
esq general Agent. collected graiui;onsy the follow
ing claims: Invalid pcisions 1886; Widows pen
sioLs. $iC0J5i Prize money. Se,1Cs; Navy selCi
BosnteS. &C., 1884 80 making total Of sGs,sS2 g.
Icr tie week ending the 9Th inst. simi!ar claims
amounting 10 SIS 9G4 S. collected; and is ei-
mated st at tie rate WITH which claims are being pre-
scented, that at least 1900 VIII DO flied during The
present month.
HONOR TO FOREIGN CITIZENS.
Brig. Gen. Il. =. III Cesnola, formerly COM
nsnding the lth NewYork Cavalry was to-day up.
pointed by the President Consul at Cyprus
PARDoNs GRANTED.
The President to-day granted pardons to
y. y. Nixon Of North Carolina wm T. jacques and
l.. Il. Boiling Of Virginia, and W. Prusthey and c.
ShsekeifoId Of Mississippi.
THB P0ST-OFPICE--A NEW POLICY.
II all the history of the Post.Oilce the Gov.
eminent has been in the practice Of demandng imme-
date payment OF all Indebtedness from overdue po.i
masters; but where the balance her credit IL
wa aloEel to sleep tue books Of the Department
without notice being given TO the postmaster 1t las
been determined BY the present Administration 10
change this policy. and where balance exists to the
credit Of postmaster 10 pay it; where 10 his debit
" demand it. The Government. will no longer
Withheld fOm Its eX.oliceTs the amour.
slovn 10 be due thon BY its books.
An examination Of tie records for the last % wears
shows indebtedness by Government OF S3t5o3i %
to sbOut twenty thousand pOs,masters. Hall OF this
amount, due to postmasters il the Rebe. STATES. has
been 1t once carried to suspense thus clo-ing ten
thousand accounts and saving 100 toward our war
cent The balance Is being paid to Northern post.
masters as rapidly their accounts con be made
ie' snount due the Government from deinqucn;
p'''naers il SGT fJo a. of which more than half is
sI' against principals and slIetes. Perhaps hall
WAS Is worthless owing 10 insolvency or fraud Of
pninaSefs and snretcs
APPOINTMENT OF SCTLER,.
Inc following directions governing the an.