, 1862-10-28
MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL.
A Herald Canard Mailed.
nARpER's FERRY INVESTIGATION.
a Big Leak In the War De-.
paftment.
VARIOUS MILITARY MATTERS.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tftbnnc]
WASHINGTON, Oct. n, 1862
The statements In the Herall's double lead
ed leader Of Saturday are children Of the
wishes Of McCle1lan's friends and are utterly
the President.
General Julius White and Colonel Ford
have filed with the military commission
statement in explanation Of tho defeuse OF
ttelr conduct at Harper's Ferry with COM
ments on the enemy. The finding of the
court is not made public yet, If fully arrived
at, but there is reason to think that It would
dodge the questions presented, but will state
the conclusion fairly and equarely.
The war department being without roof
while the new story is being built, was
drcnchcd yest-rday, and some rooms rendered
untnhabltable, and all somewhat DANA
ged. No irreparab1e injury to paperz. Two
wards Of the HarWood hospital on the Cor
coran estate In which were all the surgical
patients IN that hospital were almost CON.
plete1y flooded. The surgeon In charge had
begun to trench In forethought, but orders
from headquarters stopped him, intlm2tlng
that the Corcoran estate must not be touched.
HRS. Eliza Quincy, widow Of John James
Quincy, q distin 3uished English Friend, her.
self a preacher, had An interview with the
president to-day. She expressed sympathy
Of the Friends On both sides Of the Atlantic
eth him, and closing with An earnest appeal
that he should trust in Divine power. The
president answered that in these unhappy
times he acknowledged the universal coatrol
! OF the Divine hand, and felt himself and 9th.
ers to be the humble instruments Of Provl-
dence.
| Gen. Rockers physic1ans say that he will
| be able to walk little tomorrow, aud In the
course OF week will be again in the saddle
| Assistant Secretary Harrington and Auditor
Underwood returned from the North to-day
Charles Ffuncis Adams is nominated &:
candidate for the Senate, In opposition X
Sumner. Evercttdeclines.the Republican nom
iuation for Congress, on the ground that h
can help the country more ousttde. He depre
Gates party warfare.
The following deaths in Western regiment:
have occurred here.
Elisha Jones. corporal, F, esd Michigan; Thos
Jones. r. ID Wisconsin; Phlllip SlaQpp, 4. 8tl
| Nttc01E1Qs JOQn r l1Ali1 d. OH " 1eCQubluY
| E Rosc Z. 18th Michigan: ]. Welsh, F. ed II
| diana; John ualkans, ., sth Illinois caEalry; LII
cius Graham, +, 49th Illinois.
The following have been appointed NEEDLES
examiners BY the commissioners Of pensions
G. C. Webber, Cleveland; Ohio !: R. 8. Levi:
Dubuque. Iowa Jas. y. Hndre:h. Dstroit, Mich
gan; Jaa. Z. Hu1l Lansing, Mfchigan; jag. Qas
eudo1f. Milwaukee. Wisconsin; Lyman ]. Ba
rowe, Janefy11le, Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-AM statements
the Effect that Gen. Wadsworsh does Nc
cordially cooperate, and has not from tn
first cordially co-opcrated ~ith Major Genera
Mcclellan In the conduct OF the wlr, or t21
he has ever r.ised 4 question as to the t1deltt
to the government OF Gen. Mcclellan. are ft
tirely unfoundcd. Gen. Wadsworth has on1
t. asked how he could most effectively aid hll
in the vigorous prosecution Of bis campatg1
There Is authority for this etstement+
WASHINGTON, Oct. GA new story hayin
lust been added to the war department bull
| | ipE and the roof not being complete the heag
8 | rain yesterday did much damage to the atrn
/ | ture, Owlng to the orertiowing Of nearly a
! the rooms, business is being temporarily tran
!, acted In ueighooring house. The papers
i the department are saved from material tnjur
4 week will be required to prepare tile prer
2 fses for re-occupatiou.
VIM. G. Barney, New Yorker, who b
: been prisoner at the famous LIBBY prison
/ Richmond for the last five weeks has just q
# rived here, having beeh discharged on THU
day LAST.