The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-08
WARRINGTON ITEMS.
NATIONAL BANKS REQUIRED To REDEEM NOTES
UNFIT FUK CALCULATION

of the United States. United States deposI.
tary, or national bank which is \ designated
depository Of the United States notes which,
In Inc aggregate, shall c OF the nominal value
OF nifty dollars or over, which notes shall have
been carefully assorted, strapped, labelled, aud
then put up In one parcel In conformity with
the rules approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury, April 2lSt, 1865, for the rrdemntion
OF such notes, it shall be the duty of such
officer or bank 10 receive such parcel of notes
and give tn the owner thereof either the value
or the same In money or receipt conditioned
In the payment of the proceeds of such parcel
when returns therefor shall have been re
celved from the treasury OF the United States.
Such parcel must be securely done up, with
the owners name, the amount claimed, and
the date plainly written thereon. United
States National Bank notes, whether mutt
lated or not, are rudcemable by the treasurer,
unless they are the notes Of banks Ia lqulda-
ton. Such notes are redecmable only by the
banks which issued them.
These rules have been adopted because
these banks do not seem 10 have undcrs TODD, or
have been unwilling TO accept this duty and
AFFORD holders OF money which ought 10 he re-
tired from circulation more ample means for
the redemption or exchange of dcfaccd United
States notes and fractional currency, and such
notes Us, 10y said rules. ar" defined rs mutt
lated and subject therefor 10 discount n the
treasury.
These rules require the cooperation OF all
national banks that ARE designated REPOSITORIES
/ III The work of redemption Of all notes except
such rs, lay the rules of tho department, are
designated and described rs muiilat"d; and by
the term "mutilaied" Is meant notes not
worth their fun face value.
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY OF BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
Government, taking the ground that block
running was 4 part Of the rebellion, and
that all property used and all profits made in
il are subject to rules of war, have sent agents
south, who have seized all cotton and other
property intended for blockade running, and
have called upon all engaged in the business L.
state, under oath, their associates the amount
OF their business, their profits. &c. Most of
III" witnesses have told the run tale of their
business but tha one or two probably uu-
willing 10 disgorgo were sent 10 prison on
account OF their refusal to testify. one OF I'll"
largest stockholders in this enterprise. was the
Hon. q. \. Trenholm, lat" Secretary Of the
Treasury Of the so called Confederate States,
thus carving on the double business OF guard
ing the Confederate money and filling hi, own
pockets At h. same time. In The course of
his examination, which took place on the 18th
ultlmO. Mr.. Trenholm stated that Just before
the evacuation of Richmond the total amount
OF specie in the touicdrrtt" vaults was three
hundred aud may thousand dollars to four
hundred thousand dollars. Of which sum
about three hundred thuus t..i dollars was III
tn" Treasury 81 Richmond lh, thro" hun
bred thousand dollars was carried oil and dis
tribulcd partly among the soldiers Of John
sion's army, and partly among the military
csc OFT Of Icii. DAVIS ~ tho time OF their dis
huudmrnt. Mr.. Trenholm stated that, III his
opinion, Mr.. Davis aud the other civil officers
refused 10 receive any part of II. Tn" pXami-
nation OF Mr. Trenholm, IS cX.Sccrrtury and
rx- blockade runner, was quite long, hut
showed much irauknrss on his part III reveal
ing all he knew.
pASGEEors ALTERATION.
To-day the Comptroller of the Currency
detected 4 five dollar not" Of The national cur
reucy which had brru transformed INTO a fifty
dollar note by the addition Of 4 cypher. The
imitation was 50 we'll executed that several
experts passed II rs genuine.
GRADE OF GENERAL ~ me UNITED -TATR- ARMY.
The Military Committee Of the House Of
Representatives have voted 10 report Il bill
creating tho grade Of general IN the army Of
the United States. The pay is TO be an increase
Of one hundred and thirty dollars per month
over the pay OF the Heutcuaut.gcneralu under
existing laws.
THErE-cRST CURRENCY.
Nearly all the thrce.cent currency has l""n
redeemed, and no more Of II viii be issued.
HANDSOME RrvESrE RECEIPTS.
There was a handsome increase III tho
receipts OF internal revenue during the week
Just clos"d-thc total footing not far from
hin" million Of dcliars. Compared with the
previous week, this j. 4 gain Of about four
million Of dollars One reason for the increase
is SAID 10 be- because Of the suppression OF
the many fraudulent practices II the south
whereby the revenue on large quantities or
the products of thatrectou found its way into
the private pockets Of officials instead Of the
vaults OF the Treasury.
The LINCOLN GRAFTON.
The Congressional Committee 10 make
arrangements for the celebration Of the birth.
day of President Lincoln are periectng their
ARRANGEMENTS for this interesting occasion.
Ii has been decided 10 issue five tickets of
admission to each senator and member OF the
House. Hon. George Bancroft, the orator Of
the occasion, i expected here with his wife on
Thursday. They VIII be the guests OF The
President