Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
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WASHINGTON. April 25.-The Times's dispatch
says:
A special order has been issued from the War
Department comforting upon Drs. Brown and
Alexander and such assistant surgeons as they
may appoint the right to embalm the dead of the
United States army anywhere within the lines
either in camp or on the field, and to follow up
the advance Of the land forces.
Our Minister at London, Mr.. Adams, recently
visited Paris for an official conference with Mr..
Dayton upoa an important subject of diplomatic
negotiation. The former, by the last steamer,
reports that he has returned 10 his post
The House to-day reversed its yesterdays ac-
ton on the motion to print 25 900 copies of the
agricultural part of the Patent Office Report in
the German language.
Mr.. Walton, Chairman of the Printing Com
mittee, stated that the Government printing Of
fee has neither German type nor German print
ers; besides, the work would have to be trans
lated
The Sanitary Commission will to- morrow dis
patch the steamship Daniel Webster to Fortress
Monroe as floating hospital. She is to carry a
large supply of hospital stores, medicines, cloth
ing, ice &c, and a score of surgeons, nurses and
hospital dressers.
Col. RaasIoff. the Danish, and Count PEPPER, the
Swedish Minister, have gone to Fort Monroe 1t
is believed they intend to follow the French Min
lStef example ana 10 eNtenu their tour u NOT
folk and Richmond.
The Judiciary Committee Of the House will
report adversely to the memorial of citizens of
citizens of Chicago i'm favor of Gen. McKinstry.
The committee have determined not to make
public the letter of Secretary Stanton to the com
mittee.
WASHINGTON, April 26-The President has
recognized c. F. Adae as Consul of the Duchy
of SAKE Altenbert, at Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Navy Depart
ment has received dispatches from Com. Foote
enclosing a report from Lieutenant Commanding
Gwinn, dated the 18th instant, in which he says
the TYLER and Lexington conveyed two trans
uorts containing 1000 troops, cavalry and in
fantry, under command of General Sherman, to
Chckasaw, where they disembarked and proceed
ed to Bear creek bridge, at the crossing of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, for the pur-
pose of destroying it and as much as the trestle
work they could find.
The bridge, consisting of two spans of ITO feet
each, was completely destroyed together with
some 500 feet of trestle work and half mile of
telegraph line.
The rebels made feeble resistance to our
cavalry, 100 in number, but soon hastily re-
treated losing four killed Our loss none.
The War Department is DESTROYS of learning
the address OF Mr.. Birney, the inventor of the
combustion she'll.
A dispatch received at the War Department to-
day from Fortress Monroe says:
The Richmond Dispatch states that Federal
gunboat had succeeded in passing Fort jackson
below New Orleans, but the rebels say that they
regard it of but little importance as they have
other defenses to be depended on.
general order has been issued from the AID
iutant Generals office directing that all the lock
houses, boats scows and property belonging to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company on the
line of said canal, now held, used or occupied by
United States officers or troops, to be forthwith
given up and restored to the President of said
cOmDany