The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-02


meTat, inclndinn - war debts" and " re-
fundmenfs.n was f70S sos 80, and the
araiIa Die balance on hand at the close Of
The year was $I.7o2 Q50 rs. The health uf
the troops has been good. The total
number OF cases on the sick LIST during
the year was l04, ,235. The average num-
ber constantly on sick list report was
1851, or about 5-42 per cent. The num-
Der Of deaths was SIS; Of discharges for
disability, 1,l2s. The number Of COM
raisslonsad medical officers Tor duty On
June 30, 1859, was 16I, being an average |
of one medical officer 10 204 men. The
number Of posts was 2Sa, besides detaeh-
rncnts and outposts. Tners are now two
vacancies OF surgeons and forty-two Oh |
assistant surgeons in the msdicai corps
The experience OF the past three years
has shown that the present organization
OF the medical staff Is satisfactory, 5aE
that even were all the vacancies in it
filled il would still be barely adequate
to the demands made upon 1t.
The Paymaster General presents the
following summary exhibit: Balance IN
the hands Of paymaslers at the begin
ming Of the fiscal year, July !, 1867 co.
RSI. .579 Il: received from Treasury dur
ing the fiscal year. S36, "a, ,f-g9; received
by naymasters from other sources, ex-
elusive OF sums transferred among them
selves, Sl3s. 1913 o5 total 70 be aecounted
for, 81. .45I,770 %. Accounted Tor as fol-
lows; Disbursements 10 the regular
army. SIS. G7s $50 81; disbursements 10
military academy, SlSl, ,25S Is; disourse-
rnents 10 volunteers, back pay ana
hounties, SI9,9ls, ,635 IS; total disourse-
meuts. SIS. .7S2. .144 %; amount refunded
10 Treasury, SIS, ,e4s 81 balance IN hands
! O. paymasiers June 30, 1883, So 633. 81 Oh;
total S42 4S4,7T0 20. Their remain nn~ m
service only sixty regular paymasiers
| authorized oy the act Ior the reorgauiza-
l ton OF the army passed July =, 1850.
| The disbursements for reconstruction
| purposes are g 8l3, ,293 le, and the bal
/ ance in hands of paymasters october :,
| 1869. is SI10,645 T9. The Total amount
| disbursed by the pay department Tor
/ additional bounties, including those set
! tied by the Second Auditor and paid oy
/ the department on treasury certificates
from the beginning TO the 30th June last,
| $57, 20, $50.
/ Some more buildings are required al
| Jefferson Barrick and are recommended
| TO be paid for out OF the proceeds oil the
| sale Of the st. Louis Arsenal.
With reference TO the Freedmen's Bu-
/ rean the Secretary repeats what las al
| ready been published in General How
| ards report. The expenses OF The bu-
| reau were met the first year with the
| proceeds of rents, sales OF crops, schoJl
! taxes and tuition. and sale OF "Gon1ed-
| crate States property. The amount re-
| ceiyed from all these miscellaneous
sources was 81, ,S65, ,6l5 50, and from ap
] pr0priations ny Congress since July.
/ 1866, Sll. 084, go, making total of Sl2,-
/ $50. .395 50 received from all sources. The
! expenditures, including the accounts oi
| the "nepartmeut Of Negro Affairs. /"
| from June /, 1855, TO August 81, let9,
have been 81. .l94, ,02s 10.
| The Secretary recommends the reor-
canizafion of the West Point Military
Academy on an enlarged basis, with an
increased number OF cadets, 10 be dl-
yided into two classes, one to pursue an
ordinary course of military instruction
and TO be returned TO the walks Of civil
life upon their graduation.
The cost OF military reconstruction in
the First District (Virginia) for The vesT
ending September 50, 1869, was Sl4d,
p02 So.
In the Fourth District, the cases OF
violence offered the regularly constituted
authorities were not numerous.
In the Fifth military district, Indian
raids during the year have been nm
usually bold, and il is believed com
manded in most instances by white men.
Heavy damages to the citizens in live
stock and property have resulted, bai
the loss of life has been small, amount
ing 10 about t~eniy-siE persons. The
troops in the district could not be used
in The protection of the citizens agains'
the Indians on account OF their being
required TO carry out reconstruction.
The number OF cases tried by military
commission. under section 8 of the act
of March, 1867, from October 80, 1858. to
September 3s, 1869, is 50, of which q
were convicted and 90 acquitted.
The number of murders and other
crimes in Texas, has dimiaishe d during
the past year.
The report closes with the following
| statement of appropriations, expendi-
| TO the surplus fund June 80, 1869. the
! sum of S5S, ,239. .I74 9S The actual expen-
| ditures for the fiscal year ending June
| 80, 1869, were. including the Freedmen's
| Bureau, $50, ,T6l, 1872 l6. TO which must be
| added for old war debts paid the sum OF
/ S23 sS2.3l0 so. making the total expeudi-
| lures g.. TIA, ,042 T6 OF the above there
| was expended for reconstruction purpo-
i seq S406, ,5I9 IS. There was appropriated
! for the service Of the War Department
| for the fiscal year ending June so. 1870,
S37, ,53S, ,85I 0S. The estimated deficien-
cies are 2. .940, 900 90. The total estimate
OF military appropriations for the year
| ending June so, 1869, is S54. 43l ,03i 80. In
thu foregoing estimate the amounts
| originally presented by the heads Of bu-
reaus have been materially reduced, and
any appropriation smaller in amount
! than that asked for would fail to meet
| the necessary wants of the departments.
The foIfowinc estimates are submitted