The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-02-06


stalment of the November loan. AS soon
as it is paid | fear the banks generally will
refuse to receive United States Treasury
notes. You will see the necessity Of
urging the bill through without delay
An unaccountable error appears in
yesterdays dispatches. Instead of priva.
teersmen being released from Fort Lafay-
cite. it was to transfer them thither to
military authorities.
The Senate was in executive session
nearly five hours to-day They confirmed
from four to five hundred appointments
and promotions.
Yesterday afternoon a flag of truce
from Gen. Johnston reached the outposts
OF McDowell's division. The dispatches
were brought by Col. Harrison, Second
Virginia Cavalry. He was permitted to
proceed no further. The sealed commu-
nication was brought TO headquarters.
The contents have not yet transpired.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
The bill reported in the Senate to-day
provides fer the appointment of Consul
Generals to Hayti and Liberia, the salary
to be the fees of Office.
The Military Committee Of the Senate
to day agreed on bill providing for re.
tanning regmenta' bands in the service,
OF sixteen musicians each
They also determined on bill reducing
the mileage of officers to six cents per
mile
The Committee Of Ways and Means, in
the absence of Hor. John s. Phelps, Of
Missouri, who is in the army, are evenly
divided on the proposition making Treasu-
ry notes legal tender. There is great
doubt, however, Of the passage OF the bill
containing that provision.
The opposition to the confirmation of
General German, of Minnesota. as Driga-
der. is growing weaker.
The debate in the Bright case excited
great interest i'll the Senate to-day. An
immense crowd was in attendance. The
vote will be taken in the Senate to- morrow,
after Bright's defence.
The votes of Messls. Wiley and Garlic,
of Virginia, and Henderson and Wilson.
of Missouri. either for or against expulsion.
are contingent on Bright's speech.
No answer has yet been given to the
rebel flag of truce, aor have the contents
of the dispatches transpired.
The remonstrance Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, of New York against the pas
sage of an act creating the office of Solicit
or of the Customers of the port of New
York, was presented to the House TO- day
by Mr.. Conkllng.
Information has reached here that the
Ericsson floating battery, authorized by
act of Congress in August last. and 10 be
commanded by Lieut. Wordeu, will. in
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completed to test its efficiency.
Washington. Feb. 4.
The Cabinet is in session. and it is re-
ported that the subject under discussion
is communication received from the
rebels under flag Of truce.
It's nature is of cour sc unkno wn.
Private letters from Archbishop Hughes
and Thurlow Weed, just receiced by
Secretary Seward, give very hopeful
view Of our cause in England and France
New YORK. Feb. 4.
The New York Tribune's Washington
dispatch says that An order has been
issued to the commanders of divisions in
Virginia, directing all surplus baggage.
not actually needed for troops on the
march, to be sent here and warehoused.
Another order has been issued to the
Surgeons in charge of hospitals in this
city to send the convalescent patients to
Annapolis and elsewhere. and other wise
to have ready as many spare beds as pos
sibe.'
The Herald's dispatch says: From
information received from our scouting
parties and from other sources, i. is be :
lieved large bodies Of rebel troops have
been within a few days transferred by
railroad from Manassas. relying upon the
utter inability of the Federal army TO move
against them on account of the impassa-
BILE condition Of the roads.
The Worlds dispatch says: "A rumor
is given, and names Of parties distinctly
stated. that orders have gone forward to
Marshal Murry and District Attorney
Smith. to compel parties who sold or char
tered improper vessels to the War De-
partment for the Burnside expedition to
returl the sum received or 60 TO prison.
A firm in New York. known to have been
violently secession long after the fall Of
Sumpter. will. it is stated. be the first