The New York herald., 1867-04-08

ARMY NEWS.
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INSTRUCTIONS 10 Anny RAynAsrERa
The following circulars to paymasten were issued on
Wednesday BY the Paymasssr Gsnsrai:-
All army chaplans are entitled from the lst OF Jdly
the month"; the benefit Of section Of the act
Of March 1851, giving them temporary addition 10
and viii Be paid accordingly. Tho attention Of onicers
Of this department. s directed TO the provisions Of sec
ton one OF the Joint resolution Of March 20 1887 en-
payment OF moneys due coored soldiersn &C or pay.
masters Is in substance required that checks herea
ter issued by them in settlement Of claims Of coored
soldiers represented by agents attorneys now residing
In any State whore n tbs year 1850 slavery recog
nized shall made payable TO the order Of the Commia
sioner OF the Freedmen's Bureau Paymas,ers win be
held to strict observance Of this requirement.
ARNNa MxAxBoAn the MISSOURI RIVER.
The following is the order issued by Lieutenant GEN.
eral Sherman, on the 2oth ut for srming the steam
boats on the Missouri river
the steamboats navigating the Missouri river above Sioux
City, Iowa, will be supplied BY the Ordnance Depart
ment Of the army with guns arms and ammunition, to
mted 10 their keeping The Chief Of Ordnance at the
arsenal ST. Louis win issue to the captain or master
Of any steamboat designed 10 go above Sioux City two
guns with implements necessary for their service and
at the rate OF fifty rounds Of canister shell per gun;
also twenty muskets and one hundred cartridges per
musket All guns and muskets SO issued should be OF
the cabre, that the steamboats,, in Of
ceSelty, assist each Otner the loan OF part
their ammunition Commanding officers Of posts above
Sioux City may, at their discretion, issue additional
munitlon and muskets Il in their judgment il be neces-
say for the safety Of the boat officers travelling by these
boats others who have personal knowledge will
port 10 these headquarters any facts showing abuse
Of this high privilege Of the needless waste of ammun-
tion Of any violation of the rights of peaceful
Indians inhabitants Of the river banks that the cap
tain may be held TO strict account on his return
MILITARY RESERVATION
Major General Hancock, commanding the Department
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directing Captain Sheridan to move his company to.
Reeds Springs, on the overland mail route, about
seventy miles Of Denver Co and select the ground
for military reserve in that vicinity. The reservation
IL to contain about sixteen square miles After the mill
tary post is completed Captain sherdans company will
be relieved by company Of the Seventh cavalry and
company Of infantry.
RESTORATION PROPERTY CAPTURED BY ISDIAys
An order from Brevet Major General Griffin, command.
ing the District Of Texas the 25h ut directs that,
In accordance with instructions from the War Depart.
ment all property captured from Indians by United
States troops belonging TO citizens when clearly dent,
fed BY them as their private property, will be imme-
diately restored to the ghtfu owner The order OK.
tends 10 all property stolen by Indians from citizens
since recaptured by the troops and in possession
Of the Quarermasters Department post commanders
+ GENERAL sHERIDANs STAFF
Major General Phil Sheridan has announced the fol.
lowing officers as composing his STAFF commander Of
the Fifth Military district:-Captan r W. C. Moore,
Fortie,h infantry and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J. 8
Crosby First Assistant Aides-de- Camp Brevet Major
General George l. Hartsu and First Lieutenant George
Lee, Twentyft Infantry. Assistant Adiuant Generals;
Brevet Brgsdier General W. Forsyth. Tenth cavalry
Brsvs4 Brsadisr General Charles L Ftshugb, Fourth
arsllery and Brevst Lsutsnant Colonel James E Har
rison, Fifth cavalry, AGING Assistant Inspectors Ger.
sral; BEevst Brgsdier General @ g. sawtelle, Chief
Quartsrmaster; Brevss Major General "A. Beckwnh,
Chief Commnsary Of Subsistence; Brevst Brigadisr
General 4 NcPsriin. Medical Director and Brsvet
Major Morris Asch Attending surgeon; Brevet Lieu.
tenant Colonel D. r. McPhail, Chiof faymaser Breves
Lieutenant Colonel GIL Gillespie. Chitf Engineer; Brs
vet Major A. r. Burlington Chief Of Ordpancs; Brevsa
Captain p. H. Mahouey. Commissasy " Musters, and
MAJOR g. A Foryth. Ninth cavalry, Secretary for civl
affairs ~ s &C., s. ~
THE ADDITIONAL BOUNTY roR rwo yRAA voLuNrEERA ,
On the claim for addito onai bounty Of two years.
volunteer. who was discharged after serving twenty
three months and was allowed the original bounty BY
'rder Of the Secretary Of War; the Second Comptroller
wrote a. folows:- 81 IS 81. ErE
decision q Colonel :. RoSn:s: sss 'q e:
States Army. rejecting this soldiers claim for bounty
under the thirteenth section Of the act Of Juy 1866 The
original bounty allowed IN shs and other like cases.
because promised the soldsrs for much service
and was part Of the consideration for which they served
and II thought unjust 70 deprive them Of IL by dis
charging them just few days before fell due but in
regard 70 the additional bounty these Considerations
have no force This bounty was mere grataity given
after the service had been rendered. and afte all legal
obligations arising under the contract had ben de- 4
stroyed. The terms OF the law must therefore, be
strictly followed and they grant the ty dollars lounty
10 soldier only after serving two yearss
ef lN4.~ mcELLAxEoua
Breves Major General E. A. Carr, Major Fifth cavaly.
has been ordered TO report the commanding officer Of
his regiment at Washington .s
Captain W. Carter, 9onth cavalry, is granted thirty
days delay In reporting br duty G,,a-.
Second Lieutenant Daniel Hitchcock has been granted
twenty days delay, - u.g~sea