New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-22


oltter radical tendencies of the Gazette
TIE Z. 8. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS,
WASHINGTON, Aug. I7.--Fhe number Of vacan-r
cIes now existing in the medical corps oi the
United States army sixty iorty-six Of which are
Gff,Enia vacancies created bJ the new army bill
AS sA the original vacancies II the grade Of asss-
| tafe aeSge0ns are 10 be fila ID BY examination
eenero SAs Medical Examining 'oard the surgeon
a lSlns aaa a Issued circular INSTRUCTIONS 70
9ates for arTng the medical c, rps ana canuL
aases t9f eappolHaent must appsy to the surgeon
board the imitation TO apt ear 9sIGfT tL n
the candidate, stating aye and birt1 place. and
companed by testimonials frnro tl5e professors Of
tae college where ne Graduated, from other
If the candidate has been in the raee 1icai service
OF the army, he should state the fac t, together
with his former rank, time and place Of service,
and send testimonials from the officers 8h whom
| he has served. Candidates must be gTa duates Of
some regular medical college and they viii be
/ subjected to rigid examination as 70 morals,
habits and physical aud mental quaIifcati6 MS The
board will report the merits of the candid ates in
the several branches of the examinatio q, and
thelr relative merit in the whole, accord ing 70
when, II vacancies exist within two years thefe-
after they will receive annointmenfz ana take
RANK IN the medical corps Applicants faiti lg III
one examination may be allowed second hter
! portance that these vacancies, should be fl led
from the best young medical talent in The count ~,
a table showing the pay and emeluments Of me dl-
cal officers is embodied in tns circular, as an n
| ducement to physicians to appear before d e
board, which meets in September.
The receipts from customs from Aug. Ist to 1ItA
inclusive, were as follows: New York, 81 298, ,T10
| II; Boston, s5s5 .387 81; Philadelphia $254205.
%; Baltimore, sI79,9s6 %,
QUEEN EMMA.
| Queen Emma, to-day collected INTO her auto
graph book the signatures Of the Choetaw, Ghcka
/ saw, Cherokee and PawHee lndianSin Washing
| ton. Some of the red men wrote their names and
others made their marks. The Queen visits the
family of Secretary Seward this evening.
/ PARDOss.
-Four pardons were issued to-day from the~a
THE LAST RAID IN PEENsYLEAlHA.-
Washington. to judge from the appearance Of
the hotels, has been captured by the rebels. Par
doned andunpardoned Confederates fill their cor
ridors and preambulate Pennsylvania Avenue, all
I jubilant over the work done at Philadelphia, and
the approaching annhilation of the radicals. They
regard the Philadelphia eonyentlon as q much
more signal triumph than any achieved duTlng the
war. Although confident Of their triumph they
are still somewhat subdued in their demeanor-
OFFICIAL FROM THE EAST INDIA sQUApKeN
The navy department has received official ad-
vices, dated May 81, from Acting Rear admiral
Bell, commanding the East India squadron. His
flagship, the Hartford, was then at SHatow,
China. The Massachusetts at last advices, was at
New Chang. Quiet and order seem to have been
restored there. The Wyoning retarnadto Hong
Il Kong May 2l, where it Was intended she should
remain until further orders. Tile Hartford left
there May %, and visited the open ports. The
store.sllip Relief has been ordered home. The
general health on the coast Of Chinais reported
THE PRESIDENTS CAMPAIGN TRIP.
Tt Is probable that all the mentb ersof the cabi-
net except Mr. Harlan, dprohablJ MI. Sta ntons
as well as Cen Grant and Admiral Farragut, with
their staff officers, will accompany tie President
onthis trip to Chicago. .-. tH
.Efr ASSIGNED TO DUTY.
/ Major 6eneratJ. NJ schofeld5 tn present COM
manding officer of the department of Virginia, has
been designated as assistant comm iss3neFfof the
freedmens bureau, the duties of VIII ich Office were
formerly exercised by Major Generai'rerry.
II CIRCULAR FROM THE PENSION COMMISSIONER.
The commissioners pensions to@day published
Z the following circular Of Instructions
! Agents for paying pensions are directed here
after to require satisfactory evidence Of the date
tifUate OF the officiating Clergyman or magistrate
will generally suffice. If by one or more wit
nesses present it must be under oath.
REVENUE DECISION.
The acting coulmissio oner, of internal revenue has
: written letter in. answer to an inquiry as to
whether the cast of iron frogs are exelnpt from
taxation- as well as cast chairs. He has decided
. that the provision of the internal revenue Law
exemptng railroad chairs, fish plates, etc.. when
such articles are made of wrought iron, which has
, previously paid the duty assessed thereon does
not apply to railroad chairs or frogs made of cast
ron and therefore such articles are liable totaxa-
ton,
FROM ST. LouIs-EHE CHOLERA REPoRT-srRIEGENT
MEAsUREs- -1NoENDIAIsIsm THE wRATHERp ETC.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l4.-The report of cholera
cases to the Board of Health from yesteril ~ noon
to noon to-day, were l4l cases, of which AT were
!, fatal The board are still using active measures
. for subdung the disease. A committee of three
4 physicians has been appointed in each ward,
whose duty it is to visit every house daily, thor
oughly aisinfect it, furnish medicine anti medical
5 attendance to all poor people, and see that all
/ sanitary measures adopted by the board. are en-
/ forced. Each physician is to be furnished with
two men and cart for the distributio Of dsin-
IL feCtantS.
$ A committee appointed by the Medical Society
% of st. Louis have recommended to the Board OF
it Health that every house. street, alley yard in
A. the city be thoroughly dsinfected, and that chic
in rated water be sprinked on the stEeetfh. An ad-
Of dress on the subject of hygenic and u gtehc re-
lg gime will be issued by the Medical Soc ety. The
as authorities to be fully aroused to he import
Id ance of prudent and vigorous measul' es for the
e, abatement of the sGoarge and the cit zens gene
m rally have lively appreciation of the threatened
Id danger and doing all in their powt to aid the
&C authorities
er near the arsenal, in the lower part Of the city,
n was burned last night by incendarl es, and i've
e- bodies consumed with it. The mays x has offered
ed $500 reward for the apprehension Of the scoun-
i'd drels who perpetrated the foul de ed, and each
he member of the Board of Health offers an ad
1T. ditionaI reward Of $780, making $40 90 in all.
in Among the deaths by cholera y esterdsy were
nd Rev Hugo Kirbs and two membf ,rs of the legis-
Lte lature
" The river continues to Decline nd all the upper
in streams are falling. The weau Ter is cool and
lid FRoM PHILADELPHIA-wHAT IT. IE soUTHERNERs
lif THINK THEY HAVE DoNE-TI B LOYAL UNION
lgs CONVENTION.
we puYrAnRIpEIk Aug. I7.--Ma st of the Southern
is delegates have left the city the ugh few are to
ry- remain for q few days, to aid y Cymer men in
ley their local meetings. The ext RENE Southern men
ere scarcely find terms to exp res their satsfac
les fon at the general result Of tp convention The
affirm that the prospect of sp eediy regaining pt
clv litical power than comp eRsates for keepn
o. quiet in the convention, me ekly swallowing
few rough points in the platform. AS they O
press it, they have taken Philadelphia, and e
pect to capture Washington IN q few months.
bis The invitation of the loyal leagues to the So nj
ya1 ern Unionsts for the Septe aber convention pu
,o lished this morning. is entb 1siastiealy recsig ed
A the citizens.
F; H
Mi, The attention of paren Is and guardians, esid
N in Jefferson City and vFainity, Is partieus lrly
quested to the advertisement OF lmmanuL Chur
A School for boys and girls, Rev. b. u .JessU
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