Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-07
From South .2ilertcU.
FORENOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.

AsHfNGroN, March B.
Special 10 the Chicsgo Tribune
Lieut.. Col. Emery of the 9th Cavalry,
and Coils. Limby and Patrick OF New
York, have been nominated for EIiga-
dier Generals.
Gen. Lander will be buried from Rev.
DR.. Hull's church, under military es-
corr. His body guard will be compa-
ny Of Sharp Shooters from his native
city, Salem, Massachusetts,, who have
been with him since the fight a. Ed
wards Ferry. Halt OF the pail bearers
are to be civilians, Gen. Lander not
having cherished special love for the
regular amy. The body arrive! this
mornlng, attended by u large number oi
his officers and men. It has been already
embalmed, and will be sent to Salem
after the funeral.
Philadelphia aud New York mer-
chants have pe;itioned Congress tor
resumption of letter and newspaper
mail to Panama.
\ bill will be introduced soon, restol-
ing the c!d mail. At present there will
be no mail communication with Central
America, TIE Steamship Compan- posi-
lively declining to convey letters or
newspapers without The authority Of
Congress-.
! Tho testimony of ced prisoner
captured in July, at Falling Water, be-
fore the conduct o: the War Commit
tee, tends to show that with more
energy, Patterson might have caught
Johnston, bcforc Bull Run.
The residence OF the French Minister
in Mexico, at Georgetown, was burned
last night. Loss $4,000. The tnrni-
ture might have been saved by the pro-
vost guard, Int the Frencl,nao locked
them out, while seeking to ex,inguish
the flames by buckets OF water. All the
furniture but few pieces was TINS de-
stroyed.
Andy Johnson, Maynard and Eth
ridge leave tor Nashville to morrow.
The former is commissioned to form i
provisional government. He will call
a State Convention which will dispose
OF Gov. Harris and all his rebel associa-
tcs in The Old State Government, and
form new loyal Government. All
these gentlemen hope soon to rejoin
their families.
In Executive session of tho SeEa,e
to-day, resolution was introduced ex.
pressing the sense OF the Senate that no
more appointments of Generals should
be made except for gaIiantry or capaci-
" on the field Of battle.
Gen. Lander will bo buried to NOR
row. The paIl-bcarers are Senators
Sumner and Wilson, Representatives
Blair and Potter, Gems. Mcclellan, Mar
cy and Williams, and Col. Kew, with an
escort OF artillery, cavalry and infantry.
The Senate amended the m ilitary bill
to-day SO as to repeal the act giving the
President power to appoint additional
aids.de-camp, thinking 40 enough for
Gen. Mcclellan.
Another bill, recently introduced,
giving the President power to appoint
Assistant Adjutant Genel ais, adHJisum.
will hardly pass.
The bill fixing naval salaries, reported
by Senator Sherman, was no. intro
duced with the appreciation Of the com
mittec, but merely to get it before the
Senate, the understanding being that it
shall not be taken up till the paw of
Congress and the army has been r.
duced.
The House has adopted the Senate
amendment to the appropriation bill
giving but two mieages to members.
The order under our treaty with New
Granda, which the joint committee sit.
ting here has extented six months, is
designed to give hundred claims pend
ing on the 10th of May, which would
otherwise cease, another Chance to be
passed upon.
Gen. Blenker has been three times
before the military committee. There
are come discrepancies l,etween his les.
timony there and before Van Wyck's
committee. His case, with other doub,.
tul ores, will be passed upon to.mor-
row by the Senate, which will have a
long executive session.
Mr.. Browning has the floor on the
confiscation bill. A speech betwixt
and between Is expected.
Gen. Andy Johnson and Representa-
tives Maynard and Ethridge leave for
Tenn. tomorrow. Gen. johnson will,
Immediately upon his arrival at Nash
vile, call upon the loyal people of the
State to elect delegates to convention
to be charged with the duty Of declaring
vacant the places Of Gov. Harris aud his
rebel associates, and electing new OFF,
GERS. and setting loyal Stats Governs
Iment on its feet.
Gen. Spear, Of Tennessee, was con-
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