The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-26

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GOVERNMENT AaESr SENT TO NORTH CAROLINA.
Dr. Powell starts for North Carolina to NOR.
row. He Is charged with various matters con-
nected with the Treasury and Post-ofiics
Departments and the Freedmen's Bureau.
the RECIPROCITY TREATY.
A meeting was to day arranged 10 take place
tonight 1T the Treasury Department, At
which the Secretary of the Treasury, the Com
from the British provinces, were to confer In
relation TO the extension of the Reciprocity
Treaty.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
1t IL stated that one hundred thousand dol
lars of the new issues Of the fractional cur
rency, which Is intended TO supercede the old
issues of small circulating notes, will be issued
daily during the coming week.
INTEREST on rHB sBvBS-rHIRTY BONDS.
The interest on the seven thirty bonds,
amounting to seven millions three hundred
thousand dollars, falling due on the 18th
instant, is being redeemed by the Treasury
Department and all designated repositories.
Over one hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars in coupons have already been redeemed.
TRIAL OF DETECTIVE BAKBR.
The trial of Detective General L. G. Baker
was commenced in the Criminal Court to-day,
on three indictments, for false imprisonment
of Mrs. Lucy l.. Cobb, for assaulting
her and robbing her of certain treasury
notes, and assauiting her husband, Joseph r.
Cobb, In the pardon broker case" as II Is
termed. An effort was made by the prosecu-
ton TO procure delay in the trial, but without
success Messrs. A. G. Riddle and L. p. Stan
ton appeared rs counsel for the accused. Mr..
Darlington, the District Attorney, was assisted
by MIR. Joseph II. Bradley, Jr. jury was
empannelled, and the' case proceeded with:
of the grounds Of the prosecution, and Mrs.
Cobb was examined rs witness.
AHASGISG MATCH ~ TENNESSEE.
President Johnson has approved the finding
of the court sentencing James Lysaught.
William Dean, alias McClasky, George Craft,
alias Red, and Thomas Perry, Government
employ ees, who murdered citizen of Nash
willie, Tennessee, to be hanged. The sentence
will be carried into effect At such time and
place as the General commanding the military
division Of Tennessee shall direct.
RESIGNED oSR FOR BITTER OFFICE.
Mr.. Fox Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
ha. resigned to accept the lucrative position OF
President of the new California Steamship
Company, 1T salary of ten thousand dollars.
ROBBERY OF AN OFFICER.
Major Il. King, whilst in 4 hack last evening,
near the Canterbury Hall, was robbed of Il
scarfpin, gold watch and check for eight
hundred and ninety-four dollars. Thomas
Swaggart the hackman, was arrested and for
the purpose OF a proper examination, Justice
Thompson turned him over TO the superin-
tendent OF police.
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
The reception last evening by the ladies of
the Presidents family ut the Executive man
sion was largely attended. Mrs Senator Pat
terson and Mrs. Slower, daughters Of the Presi-
dent received the guests, among whom were
Sir Frederick Bruce and Secretary Thurlow,
of the British Legation the French Minister
and staff, the Mexican Minister, together with
the several members of the Cabinet and
prominent Representatives Of both Houses OF
Congress, as also of the army and navy. The
President entered the reception-ro at
o'clock.
"Ay INCREDIBLE sCH TO DE PAID IN TAXES"
This heading we yesterday put over the
statement that the internal revenue commits
sioners proposed TO raise by taxation seven
hundred and fifty millions of dollars. The
National LteHigencer says it should have been
f,ur hundred and fifty millions. 1t was that
papers mistake.-DiSpatch.l
John MINOR BoTTs's CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
1t has been announced that the claims Of the
Hon. John Minor Bolts for wood appro-
priatea by our troops in the winter OF 1863
will probably not be paid by the Government,
owing TO IN order issued by the (luartermas-
ter General in 1864 requiring that all appli-
cants for damages sustained from our armies
must be acitiZen Of n State not In rebellion.
The claims of Mr.. Bolts amount TO fourteen
been paid four thousand by the quartermasters
of the Federal army,-Nti0nat Lttett9enceT.
HORSES BRANDED &C g" NOT TO BE sEizBD AZ
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
The Quartermaster- General has Issued the
following order: Officers on duty in the seve-
raj military departments are hereby instructed
that General Orders No. II, from this office,
dated December 10th, 1865, are not 10 be SO
construed rs to authorize the seizure of AMI
mails which, being branded /" G >, are not
shown to have ever been in possession OF the
United States or to have been included i'll any
surrender of the rebel armies"
DRAFTS, ETc., NOT TAKEN FoR TAXES.
To obviate expense, inconvenience and delay,
parties or institutions making payments tor
taxes imposed by the act of June 80, 1864, will
hereafter be required TO deposit lawful money
of the United States for that purpose with the
officers or banks designated by the third sec
ton Of the act of March 3, 1865, MS aforesaid,
and all drafts hereafter received by me for
such payments will be returned 10 the parties
from whom they may be received
The original certificates received for such
deposits should be forwarded TO the Secretary
of the Treasury, and the duplicates, with the
proper statements, to the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue The Treasurer has nothing
to do with either such statements or certih-
ates in any of tho above cases, except when
the deposit is made OF this office.