Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-03
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.
OFFICERS MUSTERED OUT.
The following named officers of the Quartermas-
ters Department have been hOnOrably mustered out
oil the service, condition that they receive no final
payments until they shall have satisfied the Pay
States on any account whatsoever:-Captain q. H.
Clemens, John f: Hazleton, Henry B. Lacy James
Wilson, c; W. Lofinwell, VIM. H. Dohertv, Phineas
7. Barnard, G. W. Mason, Andrew j. Mackey, +. p
Taylor. Samuel =. Bundle, Samuel W. Haskins, G.
\, NhjttamOre Herman G. Bohn, A. NJ, Tucker
GOVERNMENT FARMS.
The Superintendent of Government Farms in 81
Marys county, Nd states that from the crops of Lass
year they have stored up twelve hundred bushels of
corn IN the ear and SIX barns full of tobacco The
Government proposes to discontinue the cultivation
ol these farms and efforts being made by the Su
perintendent to procure homes and employment for
the colored people engaged upon them. but has thus
lar met with bat indifferent success.
BOUNTY DECISION.
The following communication from Hon. j. Brod-
head Second Comptroller, was addressed to the
Paymaster General on the Both Of last month";
1T has been brought to my notice that certain
claim agents are advertising that they are engaged in
the collection of errn bounty from two to three hun
dred dollars for soldiers who enlisted in 1851 and 90,
and all other times when only 500 paid, and are
thus fraudulenty obtaining possession of soldiers
discharges In no cases except that of veterans has
can it be paid without further legislation and il is
very important that soldiers should not part with
then discharges through instrumentation ofther
rights would, therefore, respectfully suggest the
propriety OF giving Official notice that in no case ex-
cept as above IS soldier who enlisted prior to June
p, 1865, entitled to more than 500 bounty"
REBEL PRISONERS.
The Commissary General of Prisoners has found.
IN examination of the reports of commandants of our
prisons for captured rebel soldiers that so far from
there having been any lack of food for the prisoners
as alleged IN rebel papers, there was an excess of
provisions over what was consumed in the rations
iSsued to an extent which realized by its sale fund
OF over three millions of dollars, One-half Of which
was expended Tor wines and deicacies in the hos
pitals for sick and wounded rebels 1t has been es-
tablished beyond the possibility of successful contra
we'll were better fed, and in every respect more com
Portable than when in the rebel army, or in their own
hospitals.
DIPLOMATIC.
The Star says, it is subject of comment todav
that at the Presidents reception yesterday none of
the diplomatic corps recognized or spoke to the Mex
lcan Minister taey evidently not recognizing him as
represel!ati'e from any government. Senor Romero
wa? coIulIy received by President Johnson but re-
NAMED only few moments in the reception room
eSing some time before the departure of the other
LAND GRANTS.
The General Land Office has just submitted for the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior tiicae
auth rZing the State of Iowa to select $40 acres in
that State as indemnity for like quantity claimed
as swamp in MuScatine county, but which had been
disposed of by the general agent fast or hard IA