Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-18


WASHINGTON, July 17.-Among the confr-
nations by the senate last night, were that of
S. L. Miller as associate justice of the SUI
preme court; Charles ID. Fessenden and j.
b. rockingham, as aides e-camp, with rank
of colonel and lieutenant colonel respective
ly; c. f. Buckingham, as brigadier general
of volunteers; Col. f. j. Heron, do; Col.
NJ. /. Smith, do Col. Chas. Craft, do. /; Col
Fitz Henry Warren, do. Henry Connolly, to
be governor of New Mexico; +. Salmon,
brigadier general of volunteers; G. c. Wash
burne, do; Col. j. Ammen, do; Col. j.
w. Sill, do; Coils. John Cochrane, New
Y FORK, Henry S. Briggs, Massachusetts,, Au-
gust Which, Indiana, Henry d. Terry,
Michigan, James ID. Morgan and James
Steadman, Ohio, Conrad +. jackson, Penn
sylvania, and Louis Blenker, New York,
Capt. VIM. T. Magruder, first cavalry, Col.
John B. Turchin, Illinois, major Seth Will
liams, major Alfred Pleasanton, second cav
airy, and James S. jackson, of Kentucky, to
be brigadier generals of volunteers.
Brig. Gems A. d. McCook, VIM. Nelson,
and Thomas L. Crittenden, to be major gem
erals.
Among recent combinations is Captain
Theodore McGOwen of Pennsylvania, to be
assistant adjutant general, on the staff OF
Brig. Gen. Howe, army of the Potomac
Lieut.. Col. Don Carlos Buell. to be assistant
adjutant general with the rank of colonel.
The following have been promoted to be
assistant adjutant generals, with the rank of
lieutenant colonies, viz: Majors Seth Will
liams, julius p. Gareche and Richard c..
Drum; Capts. George l.. Hartsuff, Nathaniel
II. Mclean, John G. Kelton, Robert Will
liams, VIM. d. Whipple, Chauncey Mckee
yer, Albert O. Colburn, George ID. Ruggles,
Thomas NJ. Vincent, Oliver ID. Green, and
Samuel Breeck, to be assistant adiutant gen.
erals, with rank of major and w. II. Kens-
man of Iowa, and Jesse Elliott Jacobs of
Pennsylvania. to be assistant adjutant gener-
ais, with rank of captain.
Capt. John p. Sherburne of 10Th infantry
to be assistant adjutant general with the rank
of major in the U. S. army; Lieut.. II. B.
Scott of Massachusetts to be assistant adju-
tant general with rank of captain of volun-
teers; Lieut.. M. M. Howes I'd Massachusetts
VOLUNTEERS to be assistant quartermasTer with
rank of captain; Lieut.. G. Wheaton of I'd
Massachusetts volunteers to be cOmmissary
of substance with rank of captain Lieut..
Chas. p. Horton of Mass, to be assistant
adiutant general of volunteers, with rank Of
captain; b. +. Winchester of New York,
commissary subsistence with rank of captain
d. NJ hODlnSOn OF MASSACHUSETTS assistant
quartermaster with rank of captain.
Geo. X. Pomeroy of the Massachusetts, I'd,
lieutenant in the Sd infantry United States
army; Capt. Joseph Smith to be chief of bu-
reau of yards and docks; Capt Andrew II.
FOote to be chief of bureau of equipment and
recruiting; Capt. Chas. Henry Davis to be
chief of bureau of navigation; commander
John A. Dahlgreen to be chief of bureau of
ordnance; paymaster H. Bridge to be chief
of bureau of provisions and clothing; surgeon
VIM Whelan to be chief of bureau of medi-
cine and surgery
VIM. Walton Murphy of Michigan, to be
consul general of the United States for the
Hanseatic and free cities, to reside at Frank
fort on the main; VIM. W. Hinkley, to be
surveyor of the customs for the port of Bev-
erly, Mass; Jays Hazel Sherman Of New
York, to be consul Of the United States at
, Prince Edwards Island; Warren l.. Under
wood of kentucky, to be consul OF the United
States at Glasgow Benz. f. Tetit of Maine,
to be consul of the United States at Stock
holm: Conaly f. Trigg of Tennessee, to be
Judge of the United States district courts for
the districts of Tennessee; Isaac IL. Curran
of Illinois, to he consul of the United States
for the grand duchy Of Baden, to reside at
Carlisle.
The following are the commissioners under
the act for the collection of direct taxes in
insurectionary districts within the United
States For the district of Virginia, John
Lewis and Lewis Buhner; for the district OF
Tennessee, Oliver p, Temple, John b. Rog-
ers, VIM. A. Wisner; for the district Of Flor