New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-04
GENERAL NEWS

To prevent shameful extortonS on the part .
snayish agents acting for discharged solder If Ira
been found necessary by the Paymsster.G General 4
order that oil drafts be issued 10 the order the claim
ant aad that the shall lot be pa.d by The depos
tory upon whom drawn. without the vertablc mdOrse
meni oftbe payee-nOt n any with his indoTsemen
by attorney.
4 The report Of the Congressional Commission
appointed to examine into the operation of the various
revenue laws. with view TO intelligent legisla
ton on the subject, Is nearly prepared. The Commit
Tee OF Ways and Means waiting to receive II before
considering the financial measures necessary for the
supper. Of the Government.
Major J. A. Burbank Indian Commissioner,
anl a delegation Of Eve Iowa and three Sac and Iox
Indians arrived in Washington Tuisday frC ~ Ne.
braska They for the purpose OF oonsuIta N as
the terms Of treaty entered into in sGl ad for the
purpose fhayiDg it renewed.
Mr. George L. Sampson, Cashier Of the Long
Island Bank. died Suddenly at bis residence No ~
Columbia ST. Brooklyn, On Thursday night The cause
was apoplexy Deceased was e. years Of age and
native OF Scotland lie had resided in this country
since 1873.
The amount Of prize money that has been al
ready paid amounts to about 50 COO and it is esti
mated that about s. 700 900 remain unpaid This Is
only one aoiety Of the proceeds Of captures Tie other
going to the Government
The Hon. Jacob X. McKenly died yesterday
at Dorglassville, Eerks County, Pa He represented
the Begks District in Congress. in 1861 having been
elected to Gil the vacancy caused by the death Of the
Hon. John Schwartz
Secretary McCullOcb, says Washington
special! coDtemplass issuing, in few days proposals
ff Of
and corpound.interest notes into TiveTR entes.
Two Children, aged % years and AZ years
respectively, were suhocated by smoke, in Hoboken
yesterday, during the temporary absence Of their
mother The canse Of the fire is unknown
The Select Congressional Committee on Re
construction have had only one meeting merely on
preliminary business The next will not take place IN.
til after the Teassenbling Of Congress
-Four companies Of the 9th United States Cav.
airy serving in the vicinity of Cumberland. Md have
been ordered to report to the commanding officer in
North Carolina for assignment to duty.
The steamer Minnie collided with one of the
monitors lying of Cairo and SINK yesterday afternoon
She was new. frst.cass stern wheel boat ya,peo ~
$500 and insured for $4,000.
Several Of the important documents sccoa.
psnyiug the Presidents Message are not yet ready r
distribution. The report Of the Commissioner Of the
Land Oiice will be ready next week.
All the papers and credentials which have
been referred to the House Committee on Elections ore
being printed The testimony in the contested election
cases will make a large volume.
The Freedmen's Bureau yesterday turned
over 70 their three farms situated in Loudon
County, Va. containing l,22o acres, which had beeu
held as conascsted property.
1t Is not true, says Washington special, that
Gov Morton has been appointed Minister to England.
Secretary Stanton was named as Mr.. Adamss success.
sOr. bat he denies it.
William C.. Mccarthy, Union, was elected
Mayor cf Pittsburgh on Tuesday, in spite o. the de-
lection OF hcmber Of the party to Blacknore Demo.
CFst.
mcssgs S.aa.oa. Harlan. Chase. Summer and