The New York herald., 1867-04-21

tisabllity Of the applicant The second moor
ID occupied by fy clerks Of the Division OF sureieai
Records under the charge Of Assistant surgeon q, A
Otis United States Army In this division Is xept
history Of The case OF every man who was wounded
during the war; secfyng tho nature OF the wound the
manner Of treatment kind Of operation performed II
any, ana lis suocesa The information s exceedingly
valuable In . scientific point OF view, and Ia being
arranged under the direction Of Surgeon General
J. K Barnes for publication, in work to be called
the medical History Of the War; In accord
ance with o resolution Of Congress- The third
floor contains the Army Medical Museum, also
under the charge Of DR. Otis, embracing extensive
collection Of anatomical curiosities and specimens Of
skfu surgery, well that have been mprop-
erly treated There also with the Surgeon
Generals Department and located In this building as
adjuncts 70 the Museum. Photographic establishment
under Assistant Surgeon George A. oiis microscope
division under Assistant Surgeon Edward Curtis and
laboratory, under Assistant Surgeon b. r. Craig.
The Virginia Tax BiIl-Enorts to secure the
Colored Vote for the Radicals.
The Tax b providing for the payment OF the interest
on the State debt passed both houses Of the Virginia
Legislature to-day, and Is law The following are
the main features Of the b:-Real estate, not exemp.
from taxation thirty cents every hundred dollars Of
assessed value; male persons exempt by bodily in
trinity, sixty cents; personal propesy thirty cents on
every hundred dollars all salaries excess Of 81 OOO
per cent per annum the gross earnings Of all
railroads and canals, twofths of per cent on the
gross earnings Of al express companies the State
cent for each quarter tho dividends declared BY
banks and insurance companies, Eve per cent on
the amount declared foreign insurance
companies, two per cent on the premiums
received. Merchants, commission merchants, and
als tav ad tha tav IN linn
dealers being hundred dollars if by wholesale and
forty II BY retail On the manufacturers OF ardent
spirits thirty dollars, and on all malt liquors
twenty-five dollars On theatres six dollars for
each week Of any performance; shows and
crcusses ten dollars each show and i've per cent
gross receipts This bill is also intended TO defray the
expenses of Convention TO be held In Richmond In
September next, when it is supposed the registration
Will have been completed and elections will have been
held under the Of tho military bills and the order
Of General Schoaeld.
Since the adjournment OF the radical Virginia coored
convention the question of the negro vote in that state
has been the subject Of earnest discussion.
Hopes still entertained by prominent South
ern politicians that the negro vote will be
conservative the whole. This opinion is however,
dissented from by many who that the entire state
has been canvassed by emissares in the radical nteres
This has not been done by means Of public meetings
issuing handbis or any OF the ordinary modes of po-
ltcal canvass but agents, both negro and white have
been travelling through the remote portions Of the State
and have had personal interviews with every colored
voter in which the negro has been pledged rad-
caly Secret societies. maintained by the radicals is
another measure adopted by that party inevitably
cure the coored vote in Virginia. Il is still doubtful
which influence will prevail.