, 1862-10-01
MATTERS AT THE CAplTAi,
THE WESTERN GUNB0AT
CONTRACTS.
MILITARY MATTERS AND CHANGES,
THE REVENUE :BEGINEIN6
TO COME IN. -
The Peace Commission a Cauara,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago reibune.l
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30, 1862.
The inquiries recently made in Western
papers as to the reason why the gunboats for
the Ohio River were not finished, are answered
By the statement that the contractors were
depending On certain Kentucky furnaces for
portion Of the iron required for the plating.
That the invasion has cut off this source
OF supply, and that it has taken some 1itsle
time to make arrangements for procuring
these elsewhere.
ular army, well known in the West as long
medical director on Gen. Rosecsans' staff, and
subsequently in charge of the Evansville, In
diana hospitals, has been appointed medical
director Of Grants army.
Assistant Surgeon Winney Of the regular
nrmy, Ia ordered to Evansville to take Dr..
Wirts' place there.
Surgeon General Hammond has gone to
Philadelphia to look into the treatment of The
wounded from the late battles, in the hospi-
tails there.
The following western soldiers have died in
The hospitals here to-day: S. II. Pugh, co. c,
eth Indiana; Q. c. Wilson, G, 6tl Wisconsin
Chas. F. Richmond, I, Sth Michigan; Wm.
Bliss, c, 63d Pennsylvania; Fred. Oswald, 4,
Glst Ohio.
Major John J. Key, aid on Halle:k's staff,
has just been dismissed the service BY the
president for the expression Of disloya1 senti-
ments. He is brother to Col. Thomas ~
Key, judge advocate On McClellan's personal
staff. Both are natives of Kentucky. The
precise offense for which Key is dismissed, is
| understood to be remarks that we could easily
have annlhilated the rebel army at Autietam,
| but that it WAS not thought best to aunihil1te
the South by defeat SO overwhelming aud
| CALLING as to prevent the future reconstruc-
| ton Of the Uaion on terms equitable to both
sections. This remark was reported to Secre-
tary c. B. Smith, who is understood to have
called the Presidents attention to it. In the
West he was provost marshll general Of the
department, and thus at Pittsburg Landing
and Corinth Was charged with the duty Of ex.
aminipg prisoners and deserters from the rebel
army. He WIS the chief mover there in the
war on newspaper correspondence -. =.
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Tiibuae,l -:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80, 1862.
The story published ia the Philadelphia "a
pe1e this morning. that the rebel ,peace com
miss1oners are Oh their way to Washington
which may have been telegraphed, is utterly
unfounded and ridiculous. The wish is fathcl
to the thought.
Persons who have had extended opporsuui
tics for observing the feelings Of residents 0
Fairfax, London, Prince William aud FL
quicr counties, Virginia, on the PRESIDENT
emancipation proclamation, say.,..they hav
been long expecting it, and express1no othe
feeling Cd the subject than simply that the
expect LincoIn's government is at LAST L
earnest.
/. Politicians here from Valaudigham's dis
trict express great confidence in the election
of Ger. schenck- Vallandlgham, however,
making prodigioas exer.ions, speaking ic CT
, er7 school district where he dare make bis az
| | pearance.
Amos B. Little Of New Hampshire, forme
clerk in the patent ot1ice, committed suicid
: | to-day, in the National Hotel dining roou
durirg Temporary fit Of insanity.
} The treasury department Is already begi1
!, ming to derive substantial revenue from tt
/ QGtlALiQub u GuE A4CCt Lila 10". OfEI F4Vt
+ 900 were received yesterday from the sale I
e stamps. The revenue derived within a wee
; or two past is already running well up to
million dollars, and sales are daily increasing
i The tonic effect this position OF the reyent
3 cxcrts in bracing up national finances a1reai
begins to be felt.
o Gen. McClernand had an important fntervie
with the president to-day preparatory to stat
e ing for his highly important. command, wlit
5 is simply the department Of the Oaio.
1 The following list just brought up BY retur
I cd prisoners of loyal Kentuckians, now CO
fined in Libby prison, Richmond. They ha'
= been in from four to nine months, and q
d said to be in deplorab1e condition. Many
e them are very old men: VIM. L. Hunt,
r Brothen county Samuel Il. Hurst, Dani
;. Connolly, David May, Addison lief, Jos
Dennis, O, ?. sorrels, John Owens, and Jol
Iugraham Of Wolfe county; William Halcom
l. John Hdcomb, Nash Reynolds, Geor
= Payne, Lewis Hoyne, and Andrew Taylor,
l. Letcher county; Frederick Stsmbough,
johnson county; Samuel Walker Of Flo
county.
- The following inmates Of Libby prison, mel
b1rs Of the Pittsburgh sanitary commi5sio
II were captured June 3oth By rebel soldiers
ls s<vage's station: ". Eugene Gooding, CHI
= Il. Smith, Isaac Brown, Thos. n. NcCoom;
: = J. Wightman, Oliver L. Nutter, John Bel
;. hooncr, N. q. Smith, John Bryant, Lsope
n Hart, John Hail.
a The following Western officers and solids
y, died in hospital here to-day: G. sieGI
rs ccmpsny 4, 69:h Ohio; jeff. Kendall, bate
a. l., Ohio artillery; sergt. Il. G. McFarlar
rs ,s co F, 18th Michigan.
s. WASHINGTON, sept. 3o-The. only stam
1t ready tor delivery at the Office Of tae conm
- sioner Of intcrna. revenue are check STAN
is | for checks, drafts or orders en- sight and p
ut | prietary stamps for patent medicines, g
T. :. ctics, &C. Other stamps will be ready II
n few days, Of which notice will be given.
From indianapolis.
Nn1Asoro11s, Sept. q
r. The news of the death Of Gen Nelson,
Id the hands OF Gen. Davis, created some excl
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