The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1866, Page 6

Nominations to Br feral Volunteer 10 THE SRYATE OF (8 UNITED STATES, Luominate the oilleers named in the accompanying, communication tor appointment by brevet in the volun Weer force, a» proposed by the Secretary of War. ANDKEW JOHNSON, Wasurxctox, December 11, 1865, Wan Deraxtmcnr, Wasnivarox, Dec, 1, 1866. Smu—I have the honor to proposa.for your approbation the folfowing named persons for appointment by brevet am the volunteer force -— TO UE FIRST LIFUTENANTS BY BREVET. Stephen Childs, of the Sixth Mis gwilant and meritorious serviees dur- mg war, to date from ch 13, 146%. nd Lieutenant. A hata,’ of the Ninth Kaneas eavairy, for meritorious seaviges and for wounds re. eeived in the baitic of Praime Grove, Arkansas, 10 dato feom Marcl 13, 1865. Second Lieutenant Richard Follos, of the Sixteenth Veteran Reserve corps, tor good frithtal services darmg the war and for gallant and meritorious services wm the battle of Withamsburg, Virginia, to date from March 13, 1865. Second Lieutenant John Anderson, of the Veteran Reserve corps, for galiant and meritorious services in ‘the baities Before Peterburg, Virginia, to date from March 13, 1865, Second Lieutenant Albert A. Arnold, of the Eightieth Bauiied states colored wy, for faithful and merito- vious services during war, 0 date irom March 13, 2965. Second Lieutenant Ephraim A. Briggs, of the Signal eospa, for faith{ul and meritorous services, to date trom -AMlarch 15, 1565. ‘Becood Lieutenant FranciswBacon, of the One Hundred fend Second New York Volunteers, for gallant and mer- aerious -ervices at the battle of Chancellorsville, Vir- a, o date (rom May 3, 1863. Becond Lieutenant Benjamin F. Bell, of the Thirty- Beventh United States colored troops, for meritorious ‘Services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865. ‘TO BE CAPTAINS BY BREVST, fes\stant Surgeon James Clark Stockton, of the Thirty- gaxth United States colored troops, for faithiul services the Medical Department, to date from September il, vst Lieutenant Emmet fre aah ag the Thirty-sev- emth United Xtates colored troops, meritorious ser- ‘wices during the war, to date from March 18, 1865. First hiecutenant George W. Corlies, of tho Veteran im action at Morristown, October st M868” to date from ‘March 13, Gems esastians Lieutenant Allen G. Shepherd, of the Thirty- Baird Massachusetts Volunteers, for gallant and merito- whous services at the battle of Wad Tennessee, trora March 13, 1865. et Firat Lieutenant Stephen Chi Second Lies- of the Sixth Maine infantry, for gallant and meri- services during the war, to date from March 13, revet First Lieutenant John F. Bolton, second liea- Reserve corps, for gallant and meritorious vervice® to date from Juty 11, 1866. First Eieutenant J. T. Johnson, of the Fifth United Mates colored troops, for faithful and meritorious ser- Ps, to date from August 29, 1865. Pirst Lieutenant Charies H. C. Brown, of the Seventh lored tronpa, for gallant and meritorious to date from Merch 13, 1865. First, Lioutemant Joseph M. Calif, of the Seventh ‘Gaittd Sta es colored troopr, for gallant and meritorious Service, to date trom March ce hoe! Jeutenant Robert M. Spinvey, of the Seventh ‘Waited States colored troops, for gallant and meritorious bce in she attack on Fort Gilmer, to date from March 865 iret Lieutenant Sylvester Eler, of tho Seventh United Beates colored troops, for gallant and meritor.ous con- bg ig attack on Fort Gitmer, to date trom March 1865. Firet Lieutenant Charies F. H. Brown, of the Seventh Tnised States colored troops, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 18, 1865. Brevet First Lieutenant Richard Follos, second lieu- Qenant of the Sixteenth Veteran Reserve corps, for good nd ‘athful services during the war ond for gailant and meritorious services in the battle of Walliamsburg, Va, to date from March 13, 1865. Brevet First Lieutenant John Anderson, second lien- 4b the Veteran Reterve corps, for gallant and g 8 services in the battle before Petersburg, Va, Wo date from March 13, 1865. Wirst Lientenant Alexander J. Pentecost, Regimental ‘Quartermaster of the Fifth West Virginia cavalry, for t avd meritorious services during the war, to date March 13, 1865. Firet Lioutenant Biddle Bogg:, Regimental Quarter. waster of the Eightieth United States colored troops, for innt and meritorious services during the war, to date m March 13, 1865. First Lieutenant James Gallin, of the Eightieth United Biates colored troops, for gallant and meritorious services @nring the war, to date from March 13, 1465, d Brevet First Lieutenant Albert A. Arnold, second Heu- Peuant of the Eightioth United States colored troops, for faltbfol and meritorious wervices during the war, to date from hiarch 38, 1865. First Lieutenat George F, Browniny, of the Veteran Reserve corps, for geliant uod meritorious services dure fing tho war, to date {rem March 13, 1865. Firat Liedtenant Charles C, Hodgdon, of the Fighticth Dntied Biates colored troops, for faithful and merito- us services during the war, to date from March 13, First Lientenant Willian Anderson, of the Ninety- @icth Penusyivania Volunteers, for gallant and merito- Pious services during the war, and particularly while in eommand of bis regiment at the battle of Sailor's creek, Virgmia, April 6, 1865, to date from April 6, 1865. Wiret Lieutenant P. B. Ayres, of tue Nicety-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, for long and distinguished ser- ‘Vices curing the entire war, and particularly at the bat- We of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, to date from April 6, First Lieutenant Huntington W. Jackson, of the rth New Jersey Volunterrs, for special gallantry at baitle of Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia, to date from March 13, 156: First Lie tof the Thirty. winth 1 and tmeritorfous Bers ices, to d the Thirty. the acon, second Men- 4 the United Sta jus KOTTICE ‘War, to date fro To tm MA Captain Vespasinn We inieeary of Subsistence of Volunteers, for faithful se in the Subsistence to date from July 7, 1868, . C. Squire, of the’ Seventh Obie Sharp- abd meritorious services, to date WREVET. Commissary of Sub- hi the Sub- 6 from August 4, 1860, Commissary of Bubsistance es in the Bubsistence 1868. rk Stockton, Assistant Sur- United states colored troops, the Medical Department, to date geon of the Thirty. For faithful sorvices | from eptember 11, 1466, Captain Evans Blake, Commissary of Subsistence of ‘volunteers, for faithful services in the Subsistence De- ment, to date from July 26, 1560, revet Captain Eirfmet Crawford, Firet Lieutenant of the Thirty-sixth United States colored troops, for meri- torious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1805, Captain William F, Johnson, Commirsary of Sul ence of Volunteers, for faithial rerviers in the Subsist- ence Department, to date from september 7, 1866 Captain Joha A. Colman, Commissary of Buletatence @t Volunteers, for faithful vertices in the Sabsstence Department, to date from September 7, 1866. eielamt in J. Schatz, Unitod States Volunteers, Mor faithful and meritorious services in we hedicas Do. partincnt, date from March 18, 1505, Brevet Captain George W. Corliss, First Lientonant In ‘the Veteran Reserve Corps, for gallant ant meritorivas Services doring the war, to date from Marc! 1865. Captain James Campbell, Ansistant Quertermascor of ‘Volunwers, for faithful rorvices in the Quartermaster's my to date from March 13, 1866, revet Captain Le Roy Dowd, Adjutant of the Thirty. ointh Lilinote Volunteers, for faithfe! and meritorious services, to date from December 6, 1865, Captain Charles T. Stantor, of the Twenty-first Con- Beoticnt Volunteers, for gallant andemoriiorious services ai the battie of Drary’s Bluf, Virginia, to date from March 13, 1865, Brevet Captain Jabn J. Douglas, Fj Lientonant and Aki-de-Camp, for gallantry in action at Ki haat Tennessee, vud also at Russellvilie and Bull's Gap, to date from Sarch 13, 1866, Captian William F. Speer, of the Twenty#econd Penn- fyivania cavatry, for gallant end meritorious services uring the war, 10 date March 13, 1866, Capuin B, G& Abbott, of the Kecont Mamachvestts Volunteers, for gallant and meritarions services tn the Baute of Cedar Mountain, Virginia, to date from March Captain James H. Stevens, of the Righty-third New ‘olunte for gallant and i ervices in the fleld the Atlanta cam fund also’ the ‘Nashville eampaign of 1564, to ate tray duarel Lk a8. Knoble, of the acele Sew Reomake, us sorviess We rebellion, to date from March 13, 1808.0 Captain ( E. Graves, of the resets Vi for qa/lant and lous services the at Ayresboro BS re P. a snstwane Adjatant ‘olanteers, and meritorious: Captain William BH. French, Commieasry of Subset Porn et Volintners. for effoient services in Raat few MOBO, bore Lim Bate ds, 0Oy NEW ¥ORK MERALD, FRIDAY, DECHMPER b8, 1866. Assistant Quarte 43, sed. date Irom Capuin Henry Sweeny, of the United States Volua- ters, for long Sud futtuel service, to date avom March | 40, 1800, Captain Charles G. Teople, of the Seventh United States colored troops, for gqliant and meritorious ser- | vices, to date from March 13, 1868, Captain Russell Hail, of the Sevgnth United States colored troops, for yaitant and merit services, to date from March 13, 1889. Captain Joseph Ferguson, of the Seventh United States colored Loops, for gallant and meritorious services, to daie from March 18, 1865. Captain Danniel H. Conners, of the Second Pennsy!- vania Reserve Volunteer corps, for gallant and merito- ed services during the war, to from March 13, Captain Morris H. Ohurob, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, tor gallant aud mentor.oug services in che battles of Buli run (second), Antietam (first and socond), Freder- ioks! and storming of St. Mary’s Heights, to date from March 13, 1863, Cap:ain Thomas Leddy, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, for ga}lant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 2865. Captan Joseph H, Meredith, of the Kighty-second United States Colored troops, for faithfol and meritorious services (ring the war, to date 1rom March 13, 1865. Captan Josepn Crermetyi, of the Eighty-second United States colored troops, ior faithful and meritori: Blakely; eopeclly'on tbe Sth of Apri, 1800, 40 date ely, @ on the 5th of Tram ar, 18 M f the Eighty-second piain . Maynard, o} g United States colored troops, for distinguishes and torious services during the ‘war, to date from March 13, 8 serve Corps, for faithfal and meritorious serv! Ad Captain John L, Paxson, Commiesary of Subsistence of Voluntecrs, for faithful and meritorious services, to Drover Capiain Hauitogton W. Jackson, First Lieuten- rev “By [ant fe leut ant of the Fourth New Serve Volunteers, for ie tmeritorious service at the of Kenesaw tain, Georgia, to date from Mareh 13, 1865. Captain ~. OU. Howard, of the One Hundred and r fifth New York volunteers, fleld, to date from March Eighty arth New Yi nr Volubtecre, fe x lew Yor! for the battle of Five Forks, Captain Thomas H. Whit United States, for faithful the war, to date from ‘aptain Horace E. Whitfield, United States Colored yy services during the war, 0 Captain Samuel E. Day, of the Thirty-sevent colored for faithful’and meritorious vices during the war, to date from March 13, 1965. Captain George W. Singer, of the Thirty-seventh United States colored troops, for faithful and meri torious gervices during the war, to date from March 13, 1865. Captain Legrand W. Perce, Assistant Quartermaster of Noluntoers, for galtaut and moritorious services during the war, to date from Merch 13, 1065. Captain Oliver W, Holmes, Jr., of the Twentieth Mas- sachusetts Volunteers, tor gallant aud meritorious ser- vices at the battle of Ball’s Bluif, Virginia, to date from Mareh 15, 1866. Captain James S. Wilson, Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, {or gallantry at the battle of Jonesboro’, Georgia, to date from March 33,1068, Captain Edward R. Geary, of Battery F, Pennsylvania Independont Artillery, for distinguished services at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chanceliors- ville, to date from May 2, 1863. Acsistant Surgeon Theodore Wild, of the Eighty-first Uniied states colored troops, for meritorious and distin- guished services at White's Ranch, Texas, where cholera as in August, 1866, to dare from November 26, Captain Joseph F. Wilson, Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers, for meritorious services mm the Subsist- ence Department, to date from Marc 1: Brevet Captaingstepben Pierson, First Lieutenant of the Thirty-third New Jorsey Volunteers, for. iighly dis- tinguished conduct and gallaniry at the bate of bh ‘Tree creek, to date from March 13, 1865. Captain Sylvester Bonoailin, of the Ninety-ninth Penn- sylvania Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious services at (he battle of Boydton piank road, Virgink, to date from March 13, 1965. Captain Williaa B. Bacon, of the Thirty-fourth Massa- chusetis Volunteers, for gallant aud meritorious services e batule of New Market, Virginia, to date from May civ L Weyand, of the One Handred and ‘Twenty- for meritorious services during from March Capt: #ixth Olio Volunteers, the war, to date f Brevet Captain Staies colored int rod and Fev- ous services nroh 43, 1 pian A Morey, of the Twenty-second U nin colored troops, for gallant and meritorious ser- ne battles in frent of Petersburg, Virginia, in Now darket aud Fair arch 13, 1865. ughion, of tho Second Ohio ¢ , for consphucus gallantry at the battie of Fiv Virginia, to date irom SM 1. , of the 8 cond Uilo cavalry, services at the baste of Five paMinrcl 18, 1865. on, Of the Thirty-fourth Tli- TO MS LIBUTENANT COLONRLS BY MRRVET. Surgeon William Carroll, United States Volunteers, for faithiul services on Tybee Island during the prevalence Of cholera at that places to date from August 22, 1866. Surgeon Michael K. Hogan, United States Voiantecrs, for faithful gervices in the Medical Departinent, to dute from June M, 1466, surgeon Willem R. De Witt, United States Voluntecrs, for (aith(ul services Im the Medical Department, to date from June 28, 1866. Hrevet Major W. C. Squire, Captain of the seventh Ohio sharpshooters, for gallant aad meritorious services, to date from Suly 28, 1 Breve: Major Jamen Clark Stockton, Aesistant Sargoon of the Thirty-rixt United States colored troops, (or faithful services in the Modical Dopartmeni, to dave from September 11, 1804. Adaitional Paymaster 8 A. Pearce, United states Vol- anteors, for faibful services in the Pay Department, to date from September £0, 1866, Surgeon Brower Gesnor, of the Tenth.New York Vol- unteera, (or gallant apa meritorious services during the war, to date from Marc 15, 1866, 7 Additional Paymaster Jesse ©, Dickey, United States Volunteers, for faithful services in the Pay Departinent, to date from April 30, 1866, Major Alf Hodsden, of the Second Louisiana Vol- unieers, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date [rom Mareh 13, 1865, Rrevet Major Chartes T, ttanton, in of the Twen- ty-tiret Connecticnt Volonteers, for gallant and merito- top ven. ay war, to March 13, Breret Major Wiltsim ®, Speer, Cay of the Twenty. seoom’ enue: ! aria cavalry, for ge iané and tmeritori- ue services during the war, to date from March 13, Major Heury Goodfallow, Judge Advocate United Btaios Volusiects, for gallant and conduet in the battle of Gettysburg, Pa, 0 dae from March 13, ° Major H. I. Abbott, of the Twontieth Reng ge Be Ta meritorious services in the ge Wilderness, Virginia, to date from March 1565, Drevet Major James FL evens, Captain of the third New York Volunteers, for gallant and prs services A) fase From aren wert during the war, to during the prevalence of ‘ ine rm Geter beipccaagic nae et United States Volun- and meritorious services during tho ne of Nashville, Ton- ‘ellogg, United States Votun- jorlous services during the a pete of Nashville, Too- 1 Adjutant meritorious rervicen in the field during tho a err , and alee t foularty daring the Atlanta campaign, Wisteind campaiga of 1864, to date from March 13, 1865. Brevet Major andrew W. Wille, Captain and Arri~ Ouartormactor of Volunteors for ealiant can | t f Detter of AptietaM, Mary uid, Mae smn) uiny semuume » ieee 4 throughout the war, to 00, abd for maritonous servige of the Fourth Mavsacnus t coudie: in the a the ¢ of 1864 wud 4865. to dato from Marsh 13, 1865. rovet Major Witham C. Aiberger, Captain ia ine Nine- Veteran Heserve corps, for yallaus and ieriio- ieos at the bartle of Antietam, Maryiaud, to Ltureb 18, 19655. Major Wiiiiam Vincent <.nith, Captain of the Beventh United States colored for it and menwrious services, to date from October 27, : Brevet siajor Harian P. Spauidmy, Captain of the Seventh United States colored troops, for amt ud menlonous services, to date March 13, Breves Major Thomas McCarty, wp of ths -oventh United States colored troops, for gallant and turisorious servi date from March 13, 1865. Brev jor Charles L. Rice, Captain of the Seventh Unived States colored troops, if and meritorious services, to date from March’ 18, 1865. Brevet Major George Brevet Major Morris H Church, Captain in-the Veteran e Corps, for gallant and metorious services in the battle of ; Ball rap, (eeeoud), 4ntetam, first and second nrg and storming 03 Het to date from March 13, 1866. F bia id Brevet Major E. B, Kirk, Captain and Assistant Quar- termaster of Volunteers, for faithful and meritorious services in the Quartermaster’s Department in the feild and during the war, to date from August 19, 1866. Major J. EB. Cornetius, of the Veteran Reserve Corps, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1865, Brevet Major 0. I. Kinsman, Captain and Assist General of Voiunteers, for ous sery ices during the Breve Ww. C. Brovet hlajor George E. Atwood, Quartermaster of Volunteers, Sorvioce at the pestle of Galbe' and Assistant lant and merikorious Va., to date from 866. Brovet Major ana 5. Wileon, Captain and Assistant [7 for especially conepicu- of Bentonville, North guished services during cholera in New Orleans, La, to date from November 26, 11866, Major Sylvester Bonnaffon, Ninoty-ninth Pennsylvania Genesys ae gallant and meritorious services during the war, to date trom March 1865. revet Maige James, EB. Stewart, Unived States Volun- teers, for meritorious services during the war, to date trom March 13, 1865, Major William ©. Carman, of the First West Virginia cavairy, for id meritorious services during the war, to date Marob 13, 1865, Brovet Major I, eres ot the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth ,Obio Volunteers, for meritorious ser- vices during the war, to date {rom 13, Brevet erst fae M. Goodwin, Captain of the Thir- ty-seventh Indiana Volunteers, for faiibful and eMicient services Pe ei re ce the duties of Assistant Provost Marshal of Nashville, Tennessee, and of the Department of tho Cumberland, to date from 13, 1865, Brevet Major G. W. Z. Black, Captain of the One Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, for méri- torious services during the war, to date from Merch 18, 1865, Brevet Charies W. Gi Captain of the Sixth United States Volunteer infantry, for galiant and meri- tories services during the war, to date from March 13, Breyet Major Wiiliam C. Robinson, Captain of the Thirty-fourth Ilitois Vorunteers, for especially valuable survices at the battle of Bentonville, N. C., to date from March 14, 1865, 10 BR QOMOXHLS BY BREVET. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel W. C. Silo, Captain of the Seventh Ohio ters, for gailant and merito- rious services, to dave.from July 28, 1806, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Dufl, of the Second Tilinois light artillery, for gallant and meritormus services-during the war, to date from March 13, 1865. Brevet Lieutenaut Colonel M, D. Wickerstiam, Assist- ant Quartermaster of Volunteers, for faithful ana merito- Twas services during the war to date from March 13, 1S¢ Brovet Lieutenant Colonel Jesee C. Dickey, Additional Paymaster 0; Volunteers, for faithful sery ices in the day Department, to date from April 30, 1865. Brevot Liculenant Colone: D, D. Wiley, Commissary of Subdsisience of Voiunteers, for meritorious services in the Subsistence Department Uuring the war, to date ‘rom March 15, 1865, € Brevet Licuvenant Colonel A. G. Lawrence, Captain of the Second United States colored infantry, for | aed meritorious services durimg the war, to cate from | arch Zo, 1600, jxeutenant Colovel Luther Stephenson, Jr., 0 ‘Suiry-second dinesachnsetis Volunteers, tor gal meritorivue 1 the caunpaign against Keun Va, to a bh 3, 1885, 6 battio of 1568, phn F. Ande for gallant and> meritorious @ from March 13, 1865, nC. Alberger, Cap tain in the Nine ‘© Corps, for ‘ollant and merkorions werviews during the war, to date irom | Mareh 12, 1865, Jonel Oscar E. Pratt, of the Seveuth | ed troops, for gailamt and moritcrious | m March 12, 1865, } ot Colonel D. A. Pell, Ald-do-Camp of torious candact in the | repuise of the enemy at Fort Stoodman, Virginia, March | 25, 1865, and also in the attack on the ‘enemy's lines in | frunt of Peternburg, Virginia, to date from March 25, | Lieutenant Colonel Peter Fritz, of the Ninty-ninth Penusy!vania Volunteers, for gailvatry and good conduct at the battle of a court House, Virgiuia, to date from Mareh 13, 1865, Brevet Licutenant Cotonel ED. Mason, Captain and | Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, fe i | jantry atthe charge oa Kenesaw Mounta: 7th of June, 1864, amd at the battle of Pes creek, om the 20th of July, 1864, to date from Masch 13, 1865. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Mathew McEwen, 5 United states Volunteer, for galiant and ineritorious eer. views during the war, to date from March 13, 186° Lieutenant Colonet Robert H. Bentiey, of the Twelfth Ohio cavalry, for faithful and meritorious services, to | date from March 13, 1865, | Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. Gap. | tain of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteers, for al- | lant and meritorious services at thie battle of Ubaneellors- ville, Virginia, to date from March 15, 1365. Licatenant Ovione) James Dunlap, Assistant Quarter. master of Volanteors, for meriiorious services in the theld, to date from March 18, 1805. Lieutenant Colonel Jotn Marshall Brown, of the ‘Thirty.second Maiue Volanteers, for gallant aad mor io- the battles before Peversourg, Viryiuu, to date from March 13, 1865, Lieutenant Colonel James Miller, of the Sixtr-frth Titinots Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious sery ces, to date from March 13, Brevet Lieutenant Colenel James B. we 2 Magee se the ‘war, to date from March 13, 1865, Brevet Lientenant Cotonel William C, Carman, Major ‘of the First Weet Virginia cavalry, for galinnt and meri- torious services during the war, to date from Marclwi3, 1866. Brevot Lientenant Colonel J. T. Haskell, Commirsary of Subsistence of Volantoors, for faithful services io the Sabsistence Department, to date from November 26, 1866, TO FF RRIGADTER GENERALS BY BREVET Brevet Cotone! William L. Duff, Lientenant Colonel of the Second Iitinois light artivery, for gallant aod meri- torioun services during the war, io date from Maroh 13, 1864, Brevet Colone! R. Bonkerbot, Captain and Arristant of Volunteers, for faith(al and meritari- Department, to date from September . ” S06. Colonel dndrew J. MeNett, of the One Hundred and Porty-drt Now York Voluut ers, for distinguished sor vices at tho battles of Revacen, Uatlas, Calp's Farm and * te deve from July 28, TRe4. Pe | the subordinate coun heavy artillery, ¢ gatient and nonel Sb wt Captain of the Second United Sues colored miautry, for gallant and disttus gas services durtog the war, to date from March 20, 1965. Colonel Carroll H. Potter, of the Sixtn United States Volunteers, for meritorious services during the war, to date from March 18, 1865, Brevet Calone! Luther Stephenson, Jr., Lieutenant Colo- nel of tho Thirty-second ssachuagits Volunteers, for ge and meritorious services in tie campaign against bmond, Virginia, to date from Mirch 13, 1865. Colonel John H. Gloeson, of the Sixty-shird New York Voluntecrs, gallant and meritorious services during the war, to dato from March 13, 1865. Brevet Colone) bore Dickinson,.major and assistant adjutant geoeral of Volunteers, fur gatiant and meri- torious services at the battle of Gottyaburg, Pennay!- vania, to date from March !3, 1865. i Brevet Colonel Jobn F. Anderson, major and aid de- camp, for gallant and meritorious services durimg the war, to date from March 13, 1865. Colonel Haney Graham, of the Twenty-second Towa Volunteers, for faithiu! and meritorious services, to date from July 25, 1865, Brevet Colonel Alexander von Schrader, major and assistant adjutant general of Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the batiles of Stone river, Tennessee, and Chickamauga, conga, during the At- Jants campaign, and particularly for the. battle of Jones- boro, Gvorgia, to date from Mareis 13, 1868. Brevet Coionel: Heary M. Cist, mojor aiid assistant ad- Jutant generat of volunteors, for gallant and meritorious ‘conduet at the battle of Stone river and in the campaign under Gexoral Rosecrans, terminating in the buttle of Chickawaxga, and for meritorious services generally throughout the war for the suppression of the rebellion, March 13, 1865, Ineritorious services for gallant and mver, Ten- March ‘and Chi to date from is ees ickamanga, Georgia, Colonel John W. Burke, of the Tenth Ohio Volun- for it and meritorious services, to date from of the Ninety-seventh New pm during the f 3 nrginie, Bepte 885, utenant colonel Ohio cavalry, an meritorious services, to date from March 13, 1865. Colonel Thomas F. Wright, of the Second Califernia tofant (baggy and meritorious services, to date lonel pied F. Fisher, chief officer, for faithful and meritorious cea during the war, to date assistant ~ Tree Greek” to date from July 19, Breyet Colonel Jobn Marshall Brown, Mevtenant colonel of the Thirty-second Maine Voluuteers, for gal- lant ana meritorious servies during the war, to date from March 13, 1865, Colonel Peter T. Sullivan, of the Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteers, fur gallant and moetitorious services daring the war, to dete from March 13, 1865. Brevet Coloncl Wilson Barstow, assistant adutant general of volunteers, for efficient and meritorious ser- vices during the war, to dafe from Marci: 13, 1865, Colonel John 8, Wilcox, of. the Filiy-scoond IDinois Volunteers, for meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1868. Colonel Witiam Ely, of the Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteers, for meritorious services during the war, to date from March 18, 1865. Colone! William Ames, of the Third Rhode Island heavy artillery, for meritorious services during the war, to date from March 13, 1965, TO RE MAJOR GENERALS BY WREVET. Brevet Brigadier General Edgar M. Gregory, colonel of the Ninoty-tirst Pennsvivauia Volunteers, for gallant conduct in the battle of Five Forks, Virginia, April 1, 1865, to date from August 9, 1806, Brigadier Goneral Thomas L. Kane, United States Vol- pte | for gallant and distinguished services at the eres Gottyxbury, Pennsylvania, to date from March Brigadier General Halbert F. Paine, United States Vol- unteets, for consplcuons galiantry on several occasions, vculurly for the attack on Port May 27, 1863 Po date from March 13, 1805. iii ’ Brevet Brigadier General Daniel C. MoCallum, colon. and additional aide.de-camp, for meritorious services, to datefrom March 13, 1865. THE NEW POST OFFICE. fuccessfal Action of the Committee—The Sito to be Sold for $500,000—The Building to be Commenced tn March, Yesterday a final meeting of the Joint Spocial Com- Mitteo of the City Council to confer with Postmaster General Randail o1 @ subject of the new Post Office took place, and ended most successfully by the com- mittee agreeing to sell the required ground for $600,000, The Postmaster General fully acquiesced in this deeicion and has signified’his Intention of at once recom © toCongress an immediate appropriation, both for the of the ground and th hich he contemy ng ats ¥ . diare & disianer rome ang ition la on © neighbort r 8 Postmaster ¢ grees Will at once there will be no whieh will douptie new Court Honre comple STATE CONVEN CF UNION LEAGUES. The Central Council of the Union League Association of this State has issueda call for a State Conveativn of le, The circular siates that af the regular annual meeting of the Stato Council on Tuesday, Novomber 27, it was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that ‘means should be devired to thoroughly awaken the Union men of the Slate to the importa of propasing for the gran for that parpo: meoting should be held i of Janunry, at which th daiegates from each counetl » most prominent members are expected to attend, and various questions of national and State interest, cud the plans and pur- noses of the constitutional convention will be con- obMered. day, the | the presence of five T “WESTCHESTER COUNTY INTELLIGENCS. Coxvicrep Fou BoraLaky—A Notwiuocs Garo Baonew Ur.—On the 16th day of Juty last Word & Co. ’# cutiory store at Bronxville, in the township of Yonkers, was | burglariowsly entered and goodsto the amount of $75 stolen therefrom. Two officers of the Brooklyn Mo- fropotitan Police succecded im tracthg the parties to Bridgeport, Conn., and arrested thgm onthe 14th of October. Their names are Oscar Pock and Donnis Slae tal of the former commenced on Wednes the Court of Sessions at White Piaing, berurs Roberwon, and yesterday resulted in a verdict of * Peck will be sentenced to-day, The trial of t sessioas, This man ‘professwn” that be is “amity Siatterly will take place at U bas become so notorioas in called among the fraternity “Jack Shepperd."” In the charge of the District Attorney yesteriay tbat funetion- ary remark A by the arrest of these mona Hetoricus gang of burgiars bad been broken up, Their head- qanrtore war at Bridgeport, Conn., from which potut they diverged to various towns, “plying their trade,’” Stanuxa Aprady Nean Warm Piaine —Early on the thorning of the 25th inst., as one of tho hands empieved ‘upon the farm Of Mr. Tibbetts, near White Plains, was returning to the house along the road ip company with three men, be was annoyed at their constently atipthpt- ing to throw him to the ground by pushing a basket detreen his fogn Ren onatrating in vain, he seized hold of the man nearest him, when one ef the others forward, drew a koifo ond inflicted several stabs in bis abdomen. The poor follow cried in great ayony and fail to the ground. This so alarmed the turee ruffane that they fled. Two were arrested yesterday, = the person who inflicted the wounds ia sul at Tee Dump yromw noe Evrecm or Liqvon axp Exroscea — Another of thoee carce, where death resulted from the too free use of liquor, oecurred et White Plains on Cirist- mar Day. Edward O'Neil, a young man otneteen years of age and a bisckemith by trade, was pieced up insens sible at White Plaine, near the Mertom Tatlroad depot Tia eon conveyed to the en@ine bones of the eomemnnr, moeritorio@mervices dur | to the : Grifiiths, the Poor Master, but diod diet af 1, Deceased and resudod 1p house of M Assaviron a Lany,—Tho statement ed one week so last Monday, in which it was alleged that Justice Manptman, of Morrivanm, iasued a Warrant for the arrest of Charles Green for a brutal assault on a lady in Mott Havea, upon inquiry turns out to be very much exaggeraid. "The Justice issued no warrant for the arrest of Mr. Green, who, it appears, Was moro sinved against than sinning. FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE. The Alleged Whiskey Distillery Frauds. Before Commissioner Newton. The United Slates vs. Devlin, Tion and Levan.—This case was resumed yesterday before United States Com- missioner Newton. ‘ho rcssion of the court was un- usually short, and the testimony taken was compara. tively unimportant, Mr, Henry (. Marphy and Mr. R. W. Fletcher werd examined in reference to a lease which Deviin had en- tered into negotiations for obtaining of Mr. John Wil- son’s distillery. In consequence, however, of the recent seveures Mr, Devlin bad withdrawn from the arrange- ment, : Mr. Cocheu was then recalled and testified as fol- lows :—On the 24th of september Mr. Mend and I visited the distillery of Patrick Conners; we found he had two distinct distilleries in bis pls one of the stills waa warm, avd there wero eight’ or ton fermenting tubs in the building; Mr. Mead complained of these stills w the Collector; two days after we again visited the place and found both etilis removed; Tilton inthe'mean. Ume had inspected tno place, and bad reported that there was only one still running, ‘Tho witness gave testimony of asimiler character in reference to the distillery of Richard Daghesty, stating that the complaint which he had made to the Collector's office had net been acted on. Cross-axamined by Mr. De Witt—am a general In- efector in the Second and Third dictricte, under the fith section of the Revenue law; I have to report all illicit stills that I discover to tie Commissioner at Washing! to the Collector, and in sume cases, where an assessment has to be collected, to the Assessor of the district also; since July Mr. ‘at and [ have visited about 200 distilleries; me $6,000 T would ‘drive the distilleries to him;” by that Lsup- posed he meant report those “distilleries which did not sell their liquor to him; I made no lay at that time; he afterwards re the offer, and 1 asked for time; he gave me uhtil the afternoon, but instead of calling seeing me ho left a, letter at my house withdrawing his offer; I intended to have bad witnesses present at at this last interview to testify to bis offor; never made any advances of this charactor to Mr. Deviin; never sent bim a note or 4 card with writing on It. Commissioner Newton here stated that owing to im- portant engagements elsewhere the furiher examination of this witness must be postponed, and the case was ad- Journed until nine o'clock on the 4th of January next. SKIZURE OF A DISTILLERY. Mr, M. B. Clark, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth dtstrict of this city, yesterday seized the distillery ownod by Moesrs. Neinbabrt & Westphal, No. 251 West Thirteenth street, for. iliegal practices in the manwacture of whiskey. . How Dry Goods Importers Make Larae Profits. Fraud upon the public revenue is far from being peculiar to the manufacturers and dealcrs in ardent spirits On the contrary, we find frota incontro- vertible evidence that seme of our largest importers of sik goode, laces, velvets and ribbons from the Yooms of France and Switzerland are searcely be- bind the distillers in the magnitude of their attempts. at these fraudulent operations, and although we do not hear of thess transactions as they occur, wo have little or no doubt of the existence of theovil If the manvfacturer or importer who mulcts the public treasury of a thotsand or two of dollars is holt up to public reprehension, how tnuch more is the tan guilty who endeavors to cheat by tons of thousands? urely he is deserving of like exposure and punishment, We bave eviderice that one importing house alonc was eom- pelled on detection to pay some $30.000 in gold on an attempt at evasion of Teyonue Wut a few weeks eloce, and this caso is far from bom: singue lax, There ate numerous other cazes on record of itke and smalier sums bel reoovered, There ure various ways cominon in perpetration of these srvatued invoice 13 wos or balmy ke, having outside, give yards disbonest transactions. The old often resorted to, together with stufled pe and tn the ribbon trade we lrear of faiso some twelve yarda of cost!y tabrie rolled on tt while inside the block 18 concealed somo more, the latter of course never being sliscovered by the Custom House examiner, Apart from the grossly im- moral aud dishonest character of theee wholesale at- tempts at fraud we would particularly dwell upon the great wrong done the less extensive, but more hovest, importer, who {nds himself undorsoid by hie unscrapu- lous neighbor and his business seriwisly fmpaired, The petty thief and weallhy swindicr nro npon conviction equaily guilty before the law, and that these iniqugous tranvaétfons should be compounded, compromimed or concealed, without oxposare and punishment to the per- rator, i egregiousiy and radically unjust and wrong. he Collector of Customs 8 using every means im bis power for the prevention of fraud upon the public rove. nu ‘This ts as it should be. merciless prosecution and ex; natewer be the amount involv faicaiion, Lat us, therefore, hear of sure of all oifenders, im the attempted do- THE ALLEGED BLACKMMLING CASE. Mr. Taylor Farther Examined—Singulnr State of Kactn. ‘The examination in the case of Mr, Thomas M. Taylor, awealthy gentleman, residing at the Eweret: Meuse, wlio recently caused tho arrest of Alfred Reither, on the charge of pretending to be a detective attached to the Metropolitan police, and in that capacity extc from him on sever > Ive room, You will comfortable quart (meaning Poli aarters) ag you have Bere, rf said it would not do to bork ay, and said to either, “Can't Thirty doviars was offered, but % he bac but ten dollars in bis pocket, Mr. Taylor gave the pre- eall he bad, and told him to come on seven o'clock for the re. reappeared at the appointed miance of the mover tater day Reliner returned eeling Mr. Tayler out said be wanted to have some conversation with Lim, they went Up Htair# to Mr. Taylor's room, avd Reitner’ sald, “Cap. tain Young said that I must bring you down to him; he Wants to have you ve web ;”? to which Mr. Taylor ¥ oes Captain Young want with tne?’ and Reither replied, “ne will tell you whon he sees you.” ir, Taylor conelmied to go down aod sea Cap- tain Young, and before juaving the room Reither ead, “Captain Young was to give me $50 for vringing vou down there,” and, shrugging up hie shoulders, conunded, “1 will get @ better position there.” Mr. Tayler and Treitber started down town and walked throygh etroets till at length they reacted the Bast rive proinised by Mr. T to the Bverett Hous then turned arfund to Reither and said, thing be settied? I will give you $100." Hither as- ented to the proporition, whereapen (vey both retumed to Me. Tayicr’s room in the tt House, While preparing & pay the money Reither sad, ust » tae $50 nore,” ~ ne further hearing of the cave was adjoufned til Monday, the 7th of January. BOARD OF HEALTH. Ertimntes for the Coming Year-Satarics— Rage from the East, &, ‘The regular weekly meeting of the Commicsioners was bold yosterday at three o’clook, Pr@ident Schults fn the chair, The minntes of tho last meeting having been read and adopted, the mated that ho had no accounts to present, and mentioned that in the esti- mates for next year provision was made for four in- apectors in Brooklyn and eight in New York; eoven at $1,200 per year and ome at $1,800; three for Brooklyn at $1,200 and ane at $1,800. No reports of comm ittioes were ited. The rani three samen of candidates te 0 Ube vesunay enuned deed OF the removal. of Ir Guido Furman. Dr. 4 M. Maclay Wijpon, motion wes resolved, without « dissenti: that the salary of Mir. Eaton, counsel to ine be $5,000 per annum from December 1, 1866 vith discretionary jpwer to the Board for payment of Ang further (ees or eX pense A letter wae rend be the Sacpetory, atfraesed to the $$$ —<——$ date October 30, enlling nion of the to the importation into ‘ountTy s of rags now en rowld e he wrifer stated, consisted Consu! at Beyrout, rye, under th Re t f iy 0 of persons who bad died lera during the last eighteen months, and sug. ng that proper steps bo taken to disinfect these prevent their importation altogether. Afted uason the matter was referred to the Sanitary ‘After some diseussion with reference to the Chrysta! Lake nuisance near Rochellé, a proposition on the subject from the residents of that locality being laid on the table for future action, and the reception ports from the Superintendents, Dalton and Captain Lord, the Board adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . A Docron m Txovs~s—?racricixa Mepiceve Without 4 Liceysi—A woman named Margaret Keeney yester- day oppeared before Justice Dowhng at the Tombs, with an infant child in ber arms, aud made afidavit that the little responsibility had been left with ber by its mother, who had abandoned the babe, and asked shat it be deliv- ered over to the Commissioners of Charities and Correc- tion, as she had no moans to support it, Mrs, Keeney had acertificate from Dr. Walter Powers, of 195 Elm street, setting forth that the bearer, who lived at 193 Elm Sirevl, Was a respectabie married woman keeping atemale boardiag house; that the mother of the infant had de- camped at midnight aud left the child with Mre, Keeny. The magistrate being aware of Dr. Powers’ real charae- ter and suspecting something wrong, sent an officer for him, and, after reaching the court, the officer preferred acomplant against the Doctor, charging that he isa foreigner and had no license to practice in physic and surgory in this State, and furthermore that Powers’ pub- lisues and circufates indecent handbills and circutare. 1§ is alleged that Mra, Keeny instead of living at 193 Rim and thas. jes and Correction to be supported at the public ex] . Powers was commiited to the Bombs in spe of his efforts to regain his liberty. Rowume 4 Bare—Fiicur or rae Rossmn—Bs ARREED.— For some months past Frederick A, Scriber, @ young man of fine address, baa been in the employ of Mr. Alox- andor doing business at Nos, 164 and?100 West Washington market, and boarded in the family of bis employer. It is charged that on the 20th ultimo Seriber took the safo key from a a warrant arrest, to an officer of Fulton, who arreated arrived ia this city with his was delivered over to of well court, and Justice Dowling co will take place before Justice H that another party was concerned wil money. Dawxa Hiouwar Ropsrnr.—Richard Jones, of No. 193 Ninth street, was in a lager beor saloon in Forsyth. street curly yesterday morning. His visit, however, not a matutinal one, bot was in the application of the rule suggested by the Irish bard as the moans of lengtb- ening man's days, Among the visitors at (> saloen at the samo time with Jones was Henry Miller. After spending about an hour here Jones left, This was about tour o’clock. Miller follo- ed almost immediately. While in the saloon Jones had taken from his pocket $30 im United States notes and placed $t in bis hat inside the ping. Mallerpbad observed him so doing. After leav- ing the salooa Junes walked a few steps aad ascended @ stoop in front of the entrance to his dwelling. While standing there Miller came wp, and, quietly knocking the hat of Jones’ head, coolly removed the money from it avd ran off. Jones followed in pursuit shouting “Watch !’” which bad the effect of causing tho flight of Miller to be: summarily arrested* by an oficerof the Tenth precinct, on that post. 1) offlcerslikewige arrcetod Miller, Taker to the tation house the daring footpad adin:tted having taken the money, and said he had thrown it away; whereapon Jones and the officer returning with a lam- tern, searched for ttin the vicinity, and wero rewarded: with Its recovery. Later in the day Justice Shandley committed Miller in $1,000 to answer, Avuxcep Suoru —About four o’cleck on Wednes- day afternoon the attention of ofticer King, of the: Tenth precinct, was attracied to the moven.ente of three girls who were promenading Grand. street in company. Following them from Forsyth street to Essex. be ob- served them going in and oat of difrent dry goods , and wren near Allen stecet, after coming out of roof Howe & Winsor, one of them, Catharine: (she names were subsequently aecertaived) 0 one of her cotpanions, Murth De- f the third pariy ig Doha Goueb. sex streoy the Ofticer arrested. » Howse Mins away, Of alutely picked up dy the Offieer, and, , Was found to contain two rkirts 7 sequently idenutied by Howe & Winso- as having-becn stulen ftom them, and the girls being bronglt betore Justi wiley were, on them comr plaini, committed to 4 A Cuartm ov Aseauire.—The bourse 67¢Montgomery stro s the scene of more than ordinary festivity on Wednesday Jast-that is if noise, confusfon and disturb ance calling for palice interference may be taken && an indication. Quito a respectable deputation—ia point of pumbers—trom these premiscs appeared yoster- ‘Where was complaint cross complaint, Johanna Green saye Beary Brown parted her down stairs, injuring her ; Adeba Wrounbead says George Green seized shook her and pushed ber againat a door; Henry Brounbeat says Green threatened. to put a ball Lirougl avybedy who would attempt to put ¢, when le (i. i.) had a right to do #0, aad bis rs, Johanna wrew a basin of water op him; and day before Justice Shandiey. and F, Johanna says Henry Fox Braunhead, Jr., strack her Ib the fac@with his list on the 15th inst. “Justice Slandiey committed al to answer Russine Ovni A Wom as, —xesterday morning Charles Aldri 2 lager beer wagon ata rapid mate arc » was di und the cora’ nL yon over a r considerably e1 by the mitted pee when un nar the be JoveOLE d lying line 6 enfod a p uf Ciose rroagh this The less YOON he orvaua ot ort of (heir puer They eooming never ¢ depredations nit . Alavorite re Street, between Second ave n their hoors of relaxation, in Varivus ways, taking full poss ed sidewalk a an exe so being generatiy of a i hert degree of nervous appre- eneion for the safety of Lie of limb inthe minds of the pas-engers from the ferry boat which lands at the foot of thie giree!, who ore obliged to. pass through their midst, Remonusrauce or provt is alike uselose and dangerous, os if, thus approached, they do not confine themselves to retorting in words, alhough their vocabulary con- tains some choico forms of repartee, but will asnail the luckless individual, whether male or female, who ventares to question what they evidently con sider their vested righte, frequently, as @ mere inei- t, releving each of a watch, pocketbook or other In addivion to their other accomplishments they prac ice various litte exercises in (iitipping; assume, at other times, the role of sucalt Ubiever, and, if sui} clently strong in numbers, essay tHe grander achieve- ment of highway robbery. They have a language of their own, unintelligible to polite ears, and at the ap- pearance in sight of a “cop,” whieh terra \s descriptive of & metropolitan guardian of the peace, they seatier alter (he fashion of Bedont whom they are & humble type;_and, seoking hiding places, dive into alleyways, through open doors ®t eround frieudiy cor- hers, divappearing with a rapidity which can ouly result from presogcerted perpose. Nomerows complaints baving ben made by the residents of this vicinity of the exision © of this conditoty af things and Ke increasing gravity Captain Wilson, of he Twenty-first precinct, has ip bunting down the young reprobates and arresting them An officer, who bas been detailed for this purpose, has, since the Inst election, ar rested etght of the prmerpal offenders day | Connolly, beiore whom i his determmation to. do all in hiv COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND CORRGETION. The Cases of Alleged Negligence at Bellevue Hospital, dec. r A regular woekly meeting of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction was held yesterday, Previdens Bowen in the ebalr, ‘A communtoation was received from Dr. Tayler, Chatr- at Bellowus Hos- inan of the Com ittee on Inspections eet : ital, deta 6 circamstances 1 Pi Gacou, in’ which the cormser’s JUry censured the officers of that Fe gost concluded am foliows:-—""These appeare evidence that no blame cas be 0 house su Bacon received all the attomtion he required during the time he was im the from f wk ber 8, to PEUAeD Bids H Lee sus RADU | BAG & MONICA MMR CANOE 110K LMI MO wee FOLLY Tee» dive HM, OPWRE LPUIR A A, FORE VE HAMEH® | mnael pena vovay tay