The sun., 1865-09-01
Interesting La'al intelligence.
THE STREET CLEANING COMMISSl
Charges Against, It TO Be
Investig atsd.
rIAD Bull IN nIURRY STREET
A Police 0licer Suddenly Promoted"
&c, &c, &

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7. hn been reprc,en'oi that attempt, have been
made 10 al4uci George s.n'c'I from Canada and
th., ,h, attempts r-. iac.tCd b. the Presidents
p-oclar alton Offering a rewsri for his arrest The
only pIoelaua'na on she subject winch has been
t.-ed 1, ti.t u a. @ 2s ~ Nay 'ast and that prom
,,.. the rev. is orir upon ,hc condition Of the
.upr,nerso. OF santc-s within the limits Of the
United sta;es.
TAv.ri Rack, Who hs. for sometveirs been in the
,mrl,g,son, a the Government In connection with
the nlllie t.lding., to-day made Architect of
the Csp''o..
Tho Treasury disbursements 70 the army, during
TIC fr,t pA Of this month, were hegSy but for The
Las ., n or twelve days they have been quite light.
,r,c,, h,, tscsn,lv bo,n . large reduction OF old
ee,i6eNte, Of indebtsinots. The nc.- ones are not
more than or dollar iu compared With those
redeemed,
The vie Of Lewis Washington, Of Belair, Va 10
nov Ia thi. cy, imporunine fer the return OF their
farm which "a, couhscatei In consequence OF the
- rebellion Of her husband. Lewis Washington is .
rsi.n,s O. tho Esther Of his Country, ,nd, II VIII be
rocol e,ted, tshea prisoner ut Hsrpsrs feFp by
OIL lohi b'owu.
The 70 ipprsry frame hospitals and othsr buildings
io.aed in this ciy and vicinity, Goa. 'he 6oveTn-
Ineut IN the aggregate about a million AMI half col
lAr, and the oocason tor their use having passed
t.ay With the Limitation Of the wtr, thoy are row
being ,,ld The lumber brings about tvo-third' OF
u.oridnAl cost It is probable that only one Of the
bo.p,t,ls the Harvood viii he retained at least for
several months, there not more than hvo hun
ared sick or disabled soldiers remaining here. Har'
xosd Ho-pit,L located about two miles from Wash.
fnston was formerly tho country seat of Corcoran,
,e banker who left ihi, city for Europe at the eop
nenoeuent Of tho rebellion and has not yet returns
1h, cite Is urr.d ~ influential sentlemen l.
admirably 8. ted for the .sylum Of disabled soldier
AL. ,s,mer, charter TO establish which wci granite
ty the late Congress- the oorporators numbering on'
buud red, among thom being the chief executive OH
can ,fue Government, Lieut.. Gen. Grant, Vico Ad
nir,l FaIrarut aud other Distinguished army an
navy officers.
Judge Advocate Chapman to-day v,s engaged II
,lsssfyine the witnesses for the Govorur.en! In "a
Wlrz trial Many Of those heretofore subp,inse
will be dispensed With, and only the more imPortsn
one, will be held for examination. The trial will
resumed 10 morrow.
II 4. estimated that undor the nov ls
the cost of advertising letter., which are sent 10 IN
dead letter office, not being delivered, will amount
stloast 10000 year This sum Is an entire oss
the department II large portion Of Il
advertised letters were dai'Ired, this e1
nen.e might, the Department believes, he jlsi
fed by tho ADVANTAGES iaeeruins to she pubic Il
,are.,, That thi. 10 not the case Is shown by n
fact that at loa,t seventy per cent. Of all adveit.s'
letters are sent to the Deed Letter ofhe' In ron
n the lsrear ofiees this psrecntaSs Of sdvertis,
i.tters which ars delivered averages less than n
teen pei oenl 10 view Of .hsse facts the PostmAst
General ha. deemed It expediont N rescind his J
,,retiou, 10 postnl asters nudsr section OF the
.pproy.d MaTch 3, ls6S. Fvev postmaster Is
snred to notify ,he Publisher Of tho advertised !
II hi. ofioe tLst hereafter for the reasons abo
,tsted, only ore cent per name viii be paid
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