New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-04
GENERAL PRESS pIsPATCu.l

The folIowingis a statement Of the warrants drawn
on the Treasury Department during July War, o,olo
$50 90; Navy H.75s2os AZ Indian and Pensions, $751;
500 %; Civil and Miscellaneous, s553i0S7 ca total 49,
l4269 95 The above amounts do not include payments
made on account OF the principal or interest OF the pub
lie debt. ,....
The Secretary of the Treasury I'm reply to letter con-
corning the practice OF gbOats eoang from vessels
Fay have In tow, decides that 1t W0Ilt We bstuns
dangerous precedent generally, to allow tugboats "a
coal from vessels they have In TOW: Every usrp 9
order 20 enable her perform any ordinary UP WITHOUT
fear of running out. H. however from stress o. Nc mn
able TO go 10 eoang station, she may OBTAIN suPpy
from the vessel lowed but the iac-s must DC
comPsDied by an affidavit, that she S''i'eu '"''
serious accident Occurred at the German sehn'1eh
fest Yesterday appeers that Charles Osslusei
was engaged with others in firing cannon used on the
ground had just finished loading 1t, sim Keeping
band over the muzzle, when the gunner pulled inc 70,
lanyard and exploded the charge tearing go
his face and ewes His right arm be ampntated,
and feared that he will also lose his eyesign
Information received at the Internal Revenue bureau
shows that the grain disatiOu IN California viii bo
short this season owing the diminution Of the wheat
crop. That state Is now supplied with mghVlnes pIinel-
paliy from Illinois, Iowa, aud Nebraska. .
orders for WHISKY beer and tobacco stamps old
series The plates dies &c. OF the new style were pre-
pared months aud the stamps were TO nave been
ready u july ot tpls c Sas @ b S@PE
ment, however is continually 80, VI o
new documentary and proprietary STAMPS a. ~ -.sS :.
The recruiting officers OF the army have received in
structions from the War Department TO be more parc
lar In examining persons proposing To enlist Tie stand
ard of hight is feet Inches, instead OF feet
inches heretofore. The new army law VII, De re-
membered reduced the army to $4,000 men after July i;
hence the Government get more men now than are
needed AS the standard has been raised quite num-
Der OF persons desiring TO enlist are refused, only tho
best men being accepted
The Navy register to July ISL just issued shows
that there nrsclass vessels carrying from Il 10
As guns each is secondcss vessels carrying from 10 To
20 guns; II third-cass carrying eight TO u guns 10
fourth carrying from five 10 seven guns and ~
yessels carrying from % 10 guns or howitlrs ING
total number OF vessels h 49, OF which 81 are lr0nclad
laid up at League Island, New-Oreans Washington and
other places the Terror Of the North Atlantic fleet being
the only in active service. Thirty are tugs, dong
duty at the various nayyyards ana stations &c vessels
are abroad the several foreign stations and large
number laid up at the ayyyards throughout tno
country being OF use the law does hot permit tho
enlistment of sufficient number OF men u send them
TO
Deputy Commissioner Given Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau proceeds NewYOrk City tonight for the pur-
pose OF Investigating the numerous questions that hNo
arisen In that city under the rulings OF the De-
partnent relative 70 compound liquors, bittcIs, de-