, 1866-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
[SFeesal Despatch to the Chicago Tribude.l
wAsuNdro1. April Z

afIeD 10 the Government and defoto the rest oE his
life 10 puttitg II down. He has deemed It prudent
to res1ee this, a. b,s REASONABLE talk excited gen
eral remark, even among .hoee who generally pay
no attention Whatever 10 biz Errbo.itits.
. DAVIS AND RAu1sbuRr.
A good deal OF indignation Il expressed In
Seuator1al c,rclea nj the reasonable speeches Of
Davis and BaulsburJ In the Seuate yesterday, and
which may possibly eliminate tn their expulsion
from that body.
GENEnAL TORRENT,
Or cavalry fame, has been granted slx months leave
of sbsence on xccount Of tho prceas1ons condition
oI his health. I, '"'''''-'
SEIZURES or THE ThoKr1EH.
The deputy Collector Of Customs for the Cham
plain New York District informs the Commission
81 Of Customs OF the seizure Of four thou-and dol
lars worth Of lIeuors, which were being snuggled
across the bo1dez.
nzoHdAN1zA11oH o. TUE cusTox SERVICE.
A tali Is being drawn up At the Treasury Depart
fnept r+orcanfnng the Custom service. 1t proposes
The e.tablishment- Of new Office at each Of the
principal ports. to be called Comptroller of'Ac-
eonnt. Ii also excludes nasai 1sncera md Survey
ort of Cuetonls from share IN tba money! Aetrutn4
from tner, penalties and Eor3ettmes. It1s proposed
to uee Them to payment for information Of smug-
kltpg operations.
/ PROSPERITY or oun WESTERN TERRITORIES.
!
tiek may be formed from the fact that the internal
re5euue receIpts in Montana Territory, dunne the
year 1865, amounted 10 upwards Of eighty one
tborssnd dolarr, nearly half Of which IVES from the
taIc Of ucenses.- - =: ..4.
s~. RATTLE or cspAa MOUNTAIN.
The Secretafy Of War has requested Gen. Banks
10 n1ita cut his. report Of the battle OF Cedar
Mountafn, md also = report Of The operations Of
the army under his command at Port Hudson. Tbs
hSs a t4f
battle. =: -,-F =:
THE MUS1clPAL oyg1cEHs rLEcTEp M RICHMOND.
/ A1es,er hoto Richmond saJs that Of The .oshcsrs
elected ut the aie municipal election In that city,
fwo-thrds Of them formerly held commissions in
the rebel Army, and that the balance, With Sin.
Gle exception, blatant sece.s'oulats during the
rebellion, and tn rome capacity OF another identt.
ded With the rebel eoverumens.
p1a1rrsskxEN1s. . -.
The disbursements OF the Treasury on account nl
The War aud Navy Departments during the week
were: War Department, 6733+:t Nasy Depart
mert $59A, ,b35; Interior Department, $1b,Ts2
Total, 81, ,4s5,6ta-
Il NATIONAL BAsK CIRCULATION
TO tho amount ofEt,l95, $50 Was Issued to The banks
during the same period. mixing the total now IN
circulation 9e63r IS, 5@-
I INTERNAL REVENUE. 4
The receipts from internal revenue this week
since LIT Of July. 1865, x2sl, ,06dt The dfsbuue
1neuta and Transfers Of the Treasury during the
week were nearly f., ,00G.000
puTRAuEs on NKnnoEs.
Tho iend,ah pr1rif Of the negro-bating rebels In
Washington msntNested tteelf. list night, in the
1ung and destruction Of 4 number oi negro shAn-
ttea Ia the suburbs OF the city. Several families
wc1o rendered bonslest, and tome Of the occupauta
sof The buf1asnG barely escaped with their Lives.
t1neEe IA doubt but That the ire the work ol
neend,ares ss the seeesaIon resideuts Of the city
openly swes1 10 drive oRt the negro population nj
all hazards, and they Nonr stickle IS to the eape
inseded to accomplish that result.
|, COMPTROLLER OF THK cUahENcY.
|; Abnl IL being prepared mskin2 the ofden ol
|: Comptroller Of The Currency Independent Of the
Y Treasury Department
|: orros1p TO xauA11zA7tos or nousr7ts.
i PAymsster General Bnce IL opposed 10 the pro
1 poted equalization Of bountfes to soldiers.
i 8 SUPERINTENDENT.
\ The Coppe1hesd paper OF this evening says: "Ou
yesterday, The enemies OF tho President, the Con
ettuliou md the country accomplished great NC
tory. Well may they -eiotes over It We'll may
/ they th,nk that the dsy Is now sheira.. II
Is theirs unless The President shan .ac
boldly, dccasiveiy, md above all. promptly
| not next week. but TINS week. What l.
the action thai Eeems to the mind Of every a!
tfke c,rcnmstmeeaf tits TO surround himselitwitt
friends on whom he can depend. 1nd to rid himsel
Of rcaehcrouS allies and open, avowed, u1blushfnc
enen,Iet. No pzeelden, yet ever dreamed Of spc
ceed1ng In the adnlnittra,ion OF The Government
| who did not have Cabinet that stood up to hin
faIr}y md tquarely, With zeal and energy tha
! makes his eaute their bnn.'' :. ..
i ..~t.i - 11HEcT TAI,
0nt1nR :ho quarter ending March s1st, the aruoun
Of direct tax levied aDder the act OF Congress, ap
proved August 5,h, 1861, paid into lbe Treasury o
the United slaies, was Is follows: Vlsginia, ~,
go; North Carolina, s37,alO; South Carolins
t,o,eo7; Tennessee, flo,oo' Arkansas, Fl, go
- ''' = ,couxrEnrErrs.
GCounterfeit go bills on one Of The Indiana Na
| tionAl Banks hava been detected at tbs Treasury
They a1e poor limitations Of the genuine, and CTR
be readily detected by lhe Interior quality Of tht
Ink and paper Used In the printing. 49,
Iux P1uATn sExMEa. -,
WAsn1S6ToE, April 7.-The " NdstoHI intelligence
says: Raphael sem,ne4 WAS released on his oristna
parola under tbe Jnbnto fisherman convention, OF
IN order Issued by the President yesterday.
FoerxfsrRresks. .
charge OF the twenty four post Offices 1eopened In
North Carolina and Virginia. are women.
BILLS SIGNED BT The PRESIDENT.
@otf seetusy I1T p1e9de @ IL paa.hmsn.
eeraln cIinses against The United States. Il pro
vtdes that II any person or persons shaff falsely
enre 10 be sisely msde, a1tessd lofEed d eountes
fetied or uilngiY ad Or assist In The talte making
altering, forging OF countelfeting any bond, BID,
rec6Id, aldav1 other wiring, LOT The purpose oi
defrandlng the United states; or shall utter Or pub
heh, issue, Or cause TO Be uttered or published. a
/ tfue any snch forged. altered, Or counterfeit bond
rabae rteerd, afhda7it, or other writing, for !he
she s.1s 70 6 aises sltsred,!of eounsitcIes, q
nitted 10, Or presented At The office Of any officer o
Or or eenie1isiied ba prepo III eaasnies ' .eeatg sig
ofacia bond; public Ieeor, alaas1t, Or other viii
ing, knowing the same TO he false, a.
saeh person eha1 be det med and adiad Ent1iy q
felony, and beng thereof daily convicted. shalt be
j not exceeding ten yeals, OF be fined not exceeding
one thousand dollass. or both Of the said punith,
men,s, ar TIE discretion Of the couEe: L far.bes
sny place which hat been or shall hereafter be cede
10 and under the jmis dctIon OF the United States
eni ,sersos nst tpecsiIS provided @ ID tor By hs
laws ot tho United Etafer, such offences +hall upon
eonv1ctfon tn any court IN the United States having
*ane pan1ehnient d tho awa Of tho State In which
place be Is Or may be situated, now In force pro
Staed for like offence, when committed #ithia The
jurisdiction OF tuch state, and no subsequent re-
peal Of any such State law sha1! anect any prokec1
non los such Offence tn any Of ths tourts Of the
| ihe President has also approved the bill provld,
ing ieat IN case any oGleer Of the lazy Or marine
eorpe. on bosrd a veEsel IN the employ OF the
with the enemy. haa been OF may De sunk, other,
vie be sunk, Ehtn thereby have lost bis personal
Effects, the proper accounting ofeess sre author.
NAVY, to allow 10 such othcer sum not exceeding
the amnuh, Of bis Tea pay tor one month In com:
pentatIou Hor the loss.
Ing for he transfer OF the custody OF The library oi
fhe Smithsonian Institute to the library Of Ton,
gresa. "
= HEIEAFED.
The Wsr DEPARTMENT fsiease ed tve1ty-one enlisted
| chu11EnFE111Y1.
Government detectives hare Just captured eoun
terfeltinE estsni1sament M 1 st New XorE with dies
| reuc3 of the new Issue.
| TIE REbx19 M TKxAs.
| Provisional Governor Hamilton is reported n
tire political control Of the Slac and afe carrying
| esefJthtrg with high hand,
| MIXTURE.
. Lieut. General Grant gave splendid reception al
blsretdeuee hare, i1st evening. which vas attend
ed By President Johnson, .1haddens Stevens, ths
French Mt1i,tez, Madame Jaasez. Minister Rome,
10, Alexander T. Stephens. and Hlany members o
Congress and ladies Of the Capital
TAI ON PRINTING Maternal ASD FFEn.
! The Wars and II eaus Committee have decided X
report in fsrus Of the repea Of the revenue tax
l printing materials, guch a. !aper, int and type
to.etber with the na.erials witch enter in1o lhel
toupoei.1on. Ths association OF Wertefn Printer,
and Publisher haVe been urRfn0 upon The com
bleaching powder, felting cloth, and materials uset
N the Manufacture Of paper shaIl be put on the fe
list and that the Present duty oftweny per cent
runxtred paper shall he reduced to mol exceeding
tIx PIT cent. They hold that the cheaper papa. vii
1pCense the demand for that article. Tha commit
tee adhp1sed 10, MyQtabiy enCatdes thls last sps
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