Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-05
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, April

lSI eciM to the Tribune.l
The Hen. Stephen Z. Logan and James McChell,
OF illinois, have beec appointed by the War De
rartment an! commissioned 20 examine war claims
at Cairo. and John r. Sherley, of st. Louis, ap-
pointed to the commiss:ry department.
The contract price for the new Ericsson iron
clad batteries is four hundred thousand dollars
each.
Colonel Ebenezer Magofin, Missouri rebel,
whose brother is Governor Of kentucky and wh o
was convicted of violation Of his parole ard sem
fenced to be shot, has been visited by the Presi-
dent.
General Halleck will soon have assumed com
mand Of the national forces on the Tennessee
river.
Especial to the Times.1
The President sent to the Senate to-day the fol-
lowing nominal ons for bYevet promotions for GAL
liant and meritorious service in the battle Of Mill
Springs, Ky:
Calt. Geo. Z. Flint, Asst Aajt Gen. Of volunteers,
to DO Msjor; Capt. Geo. s. Roocr, Col. Of subsis-
tence of volunteers, to be Major Capt. Michael C..
CARRIER, assistant quarternaster to be made Lie-t.
Col. Lieutenan' Henry Eben is ordered to be re-.
ported to flag officer Foote.
The House Committee on Post Offices end Post
Roads, have agreed 70 report bill to secure the
speedy transportation Of the mails in accorda ace
with the Recommendation Of tho Postmaster Gen.
e:al. It requires all railroad companies to con-
tract with the Department for this purpose, and
in case Of q failure to agree upon the price, the
Court Of Claims to be the arbitrator whose decis.
ions shall be final Oh both sides.
P0sT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
April Sd, 1862.
The Post Once Department deems it advifable
shat all letters addressed to officers and soldier. Of
the army Of the Potomac, whether near Washing
ton or moving South, should be mailed to Wash
ington City from that ofice they will be properly
forwarded in separate packages to the respective
corps and divisions, and that their delivery may
be facilitated anders Of divisions arc reques.
ted, as movements occur to notice to be Civ
en- to the Pc. tmaster 1t Washington. to what con
venient point such packages, destined to reei-
ments under them, shall be coneig igned.
JNo. A. K AssoN, Asst P. NJ. Gen.
All officers recruiting service have been or
dered to their regiments, and notice given TO the
Governors of States that new enlistments or
new levies will be received antil futther orders
feld is deemed amply sufficient for the suppress
sisn Of the rebellion, and the speedy termination
Especial to tho Commercial
WAsa1N0rox, April 4.
Col. WIS. Smith. of Ohio. . graduate Of West
Point, was to-day nominated Brig. Gen.
Fourteen thousand barrels Of Aour and 12,0C0
bushels of grain have come in by ,he Chesapeake
/ Ohio Csnal sicce the opening.
The receipts from customs during March last at
Boston and other ports were tnfec times - large
~ during March, 1861, while those At New York
have moro than doubled. There has also been .
large increase at other ports. Tho total receipts
from custome last week were about $1,000 900.
A telegraph receive from st. Louis, dated yes
terday, saws Gen. Steele's advance guard has
reached Putuams Ferry, Arkansas.
COL Carlin lad an engagement with the enemy
on the lst inst in crossing the river. We killed
one Lieutenan: and wounded several others, and
captured ave prisoners, camp equippage, horses,
mules and . number Of small aims.
The steamer Ceur de Leon arrived here late
last night from the lower Potomac. and reports
that visits to over leo families discloses strong
Union feeling in Northumberland and Weetmors-
land couuties, Virginia. and this would be openly
manifested BY the people there could they be as
sured Of Federal protection. Il was also ascer-
taiped th at much dissatisfaction exists among the .
rebels, and many Of them would gladly make their
escape.
Fort Lowry, on the Rappahannock, mounting u
guns, Is represented as having been abandoned,
and the river, mp to the towu Of Rappahannock,
which is 40 miles from its mouth, 10 clear Of
armed rebels in force
boats crew, from the Ceur Do Leon, recently
burnt the rebel sehooaer Union, not being able "a
Aoat her ont.