The sun., 1865-08-01
IOLERA AT BIRMINGHAM.
,sEs VERY NUMEROUS.

',hingion, Juiv 3I.-rrevious TO March, 1863. all
rs were required to be prepaid aud the people
tecome 90 accustomed to the law, that not more
$1,000 unpaid letters were annually returned to
Dead Letter Ofhce. But at that date Congress
ei law permitting all unpaid letters to pass
urh the mails, the receiver Of them paying
.e rates. This Arrangement resulted disastrous
the postal revenues; and 40 at the late Congress
sw absolutely requiring prepayment was restor-
The people generally, however, are not aware Of
act for the nunler Of unpaid letters returned
Dead Letter once averages l4Oco per day.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, the Commits
r OF the General Land Office, the superintend-
Of tho southern Indian Agency, Gen. Havev,
IIefron and Col. Parker OF Lieut.. Gen. Grants
q have leen appointed Commissioner 20 meet on
lirs' Of september at OF near For tt'bson. twen-
thirty Indian tribes. including the Cherokee,
e-, Creek, semi rOrs Chactaw8. ChickasavS,
Ms De-, tie Kan and Vther Animated t. bts.
iy all the lniians who will attend tue Grand
lcl have forfeited their annuity and other hcne-
y entering into tIeatie. ith the Iebcf tn OGsh
1T Pike Who had plCnArv pov ers on that subject.
Indian BuTuGu has II printed copy Of all these
ues. II o. uult stood that the object OF the
ell is 10 restore the ticnlly tegt ous heretofore
Iuf betwscu thg Indian. and the uEited states
90 secure peroe on the Plains.
lsFGtcd that the Consulship 10 Gaboon, In West
d - -
York, that gentleman fully declined g.,
cs.iug desire to he appointed bearer Of dis-
hes this summer to the White Mountsins pro-
ID the latter Office would not prejudice his appli-
on ioc more favorable appointment.
he reccips Of the Internal Revenue for July
ro,ima'e to S22,DNOy0. Now that the income tax
ginning to he paid 1t IL estimated that the
y.pts will be At least sl,0ONOOO per day for the
50 tao or three months.
here now remain. in the custody OF the Govern
y ouc prisoner OF war, Capt. II. Writ. confined in
Old Capitol, awaiting trial tsh.ch will no,
@ place ios two ueeks upon charges OF cruelty to
p,isouc n AndeTsonviile.
HI. afternoon ten. HclAuchln's brigade, of the
Division. 9h Corp com posed Of the gth and 55 h
,saphufe Is, passod down tho avenue ON their way
ne
he follow ing nsd-nment. Of general oficcu have
n made by the lre'ldent:
iHlor Gen. g. ". podro, to he general command
nli the 1 uitei state. forces serving In kHusns,
lorado, Nebraska Montana, and hat 20. ton oi
80 ala, lying west and p u'h uf the hla.run hefa-
EterI IN the tcl'. Mnior Cen Az ed i+ieasau o .,
10, commaud o. tHc nistric' of Wisconsin, he adj
utr.s at Nilwathic Biz. Gen. = q. II. smith
the command q, tie pisirict OF Missouri head
,.jer6 NJ -. Louis. Brig. Gen. A. Williamson, q
j ~ the p!ain4, under command OF MAJOR Gen
lee.
hang and Eng, the siamcse twins, who have heen
AGED in farruIu- .or some years in North Carolina
.oon To appear on exhibition again Ia the North
cities.
. number OF federal bppoiutoe, in the Southern
tes have teen unable 20 execute their bonds gnC
AXE the rciui! Cd oath that they have never voun
iy lorue ann, or glver aii and counsel or encour
ament 10 persons engaged in armed hostility
,inst the u'teI states. and that they have no
.ded a voluatIry support to the late rebel govern