The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-18
LATEST NEWS,
I'ELEGRAMS.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nav 1.-THE statement tha
Ross Winans, Esq of Baltimore was uncondition
ally released, is un0unded. There is au uh0rity for
stating that he only released bv order of the
General Government on giving his parole of honor
that he would do no act openly secretly hostile
| to the Government of the United States.
general army order has been issued, stating
that there will be added to the general staff of the
army four Quartermasters, and eight Assistants, to
be promoted and selected according to existing
| laws and regulations.
| There will be added to the M edical Department
| ten Surgeons and twenty Assistants.
| The Surgeons will be promoted from the Senior
| or Assistant Surgeons, and the Assistants appoint
ed from civil life after having passed through the
! usual examination by the Board appointed from
! the Medical Department of the Army. Due pub
lie notice of appointments and the time and place
of meeting of the Board will be given.
Mr.. Herbert, Superintendent of Mount Vernon,
says there is foundation for the report that the
remains of Washington have been removed from
their resting-place. This is in accordance with
statement heretofore emanating from this cores
pondeut.
Brigadier General Mansfield to-day issued an or
der follows:
l ordered by telegraph the agents of Adams
Express at New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore, that in future no Express matter in
elusive Of letters, will be permitted to go South of
this city into Virginia. Last evening Col. Stone
seized by my ORDER the express matter and stopped
all contraband goods and allowed the balance to
go forward
ES governor A. Ii. Reeder, OF Pennsylvania,
well known in connection with the early history of
Kansas, was to-day appointed Brigadier-General
by The President.
The re-openng of the line of travel from Balti-
more, north and northwest, has been the signal for
a rush of travel to Washington.
Yesterdays and days trains brought hundreds
OF passengers.
Affairs in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, May l6.-The testimony in the case of
the Walnut street tragedy closed yesterday, and
the following verdict rendered :-"That six of
the persons shot on Walnut street were killed bv
musket balls discharged by volunteers United
States soldiers, under the command of officers un-
known 10 the jury; that two OF the persons shot at
the time were killed by pistol shots fired by per-
sons unknown to the Jury
st LOUIS, May lG.-Camp Spring, in Western
Hyde Park in the Northern, and the heights near
the Reservoir in the Southwestern part of the CITY,
were occupied BY United States troops to dav as a
precautionary and protective measure.
The march of the troops through the city was
quiet.
Captain Mcdonald, for whose release an effort
was made by writ of haJeas corpus, is in Colonel
McArthur's camp at CaseyvIie, Illinois. He was
taken across the river in skif on Monday night,
and marched under guard to Camp Bissell.
An unsuccessful attempt to rescue the prisoner
was made between the Arsenal gate and the river
by considerable number of persons; but the
prompt arrival of renorcements and few re-
marks from Captain Mcdonald himself, prevented
trouble.
From AnnnpOiiS--AM Expedition Sent to
Retni>e the Smith Point Light Ship.
ANNAPOLIS, May II -Oue hundred men, Capt
Thomas company, of the 18th New York Regiment,
with two pieces Of artillery and three days ra-
tions, went down the bay yesterday on the prope-
Ter VIM. Woodward, to retake the Smith Point
Light Ship, which has been tOwed few mile up
the Great Wycomico river The secessionists have
two more light ships in their possession.
1t was not determined in Washington to-day
where Major Butler would be sent.
A train off the track last night between the
Annapolis junction and Washington, nuring one
man and destroying several cars.
Col Pratt has made excursions into the country
of several miles from the Junction.
VIM. II. Arthur has left here for Washington to
assume the duties of Judge Advocate General for
Aew York.
Military Promotions, SC
WASHINGTON, May l7.-Colonel Mcdowell As
sistans Adjutant General has been promoted to the
position OF Brigadier General. Colonel Thomas,
the Adiutant General, was short time ago ele-
waited to a similar rank.
The Virginia newspapers received to-day note
continued arrivals of Confederate troops and their
departure fer points not designated
The Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, now at the
Relay House, have elected - Kinks, Colonel in
the place of Monroe. resigned. - Elwell, Lieu
tenant Colonel, and Ben Perley Poore, Major The
last named officer is now in Washington, and will