Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 19.-Paymaster An
drews OF New York broke his leg near the
thigh, last night by falling while stepping Gu
the slippery pavement from his carriage.
Mrs. Greenhow, who for the last five
months has been under surveillance in her
own house, together with Mrs. Baxter, who
recently arrived from Richmond with mill
tary commission Tor DR.. Brown of Baltimore,
was to-day removed TO the old Capitol build
ing. Miss Poole, who has been their compan-
ion, yesterday took her parole, and will prob
ably soon be sent to Richmond under flag
of truce.
Lieut.. Trenchard, commanding steamer
Rhode Island, just from the south, reports to
the navy department that early on the morn
ing of the LIST inst. an expedition, under Com
mander Smith, with the steamers New Lon
don, Water Witch and captured steamer,
with detachment OF seamen, lett Ship Island
for the Mississippi sound, with view OF cut
ting out some steamers anchored off Biloxi,
AS one Of the steamers was seen returning
with two or three steamers in tow, when the
Rhode Island was leaving the impression on
board the Niagara was that the expedition had
been successful.
Richmond papers of Thursday contain
dispatch from Nashville, dated the 18th inst,
which says it has been distinctly ascertained
that considerable quantities of cotton and SUI
gar have recently been sent in wagons
through Kentucky to the Ohio river for the
north. They were supposed to have been
sent from GAINESVILLE.
The bill passed by the house OF representa-
tives to abolish the tranking privilege does not
interfere with the free exchange OF newspa.
pers through the mails.
The wet weather has made the Virginia
roads impossible.
Secretary OF War Stanton will enter upon
his duties on Monday. Gen Cameron will
remain in Washington some days, and visit
his friends before leaving for Russia.
The vote in the senate on confirming the
appointment of Mr.. Cameron to be minister to
Russia was as lollows:-
YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Browning, Car
Isle, Chandler, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, boo
lite, Fessenden, Foote, Harlan, Harris,
Howe, King, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kan
sas, Latham, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Salisbury,
Sherman, Simmons, Sumner Ten Eyck,
Thompson, Wade, Wilson, and Wilmot-2S.
NAYs-Messrs. Bright, Clark, Foster,
Grimes, Hale, a. johnson, Kennedy, McDou.
gal, Nesmith, Pearce, Powell, Rice, Trumbull,
and WilknsOn-14
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19,--There was gen.
eral inspection of the transportation depart.
ment of the army yesterday. In this city
over thousand wagons and teams were re-
viewed in one body.
MIR. Cameron surrendered his portfolio to
Mr. Stanton this evening.
The steamer Rhode Island, at Philadelphia,
is ordered to Boston Tor repairs, in conse-
quence of the strike at the Philadelphia navy
yard. If the strike there continues all govern
ment vessels will be ordered elsewhere
The senate committee on military affairs
have for several weeks past been engaged in
the examination of the 1900 or 400 army an
pointments of all grades made by the president
during the recess, and which have been sub.
mltted by him for confirmation. Early this
week that body will consider in executive
session such OF them as have received the
favorable action of the committee. The num-
Der OF brigadier generals is nearly seventy
including the recent appointments of j. r.
Dana of Minnesota and James Shields of
California. All the brgader generals will
now be recommended for confirmation, with
the exception OF twelve or fourteen, and these
will be reserved for further consideration by
the committee. 1t is believed that good habits
and morals, as well as competency and
bravery, have not been overlooked in the ex-
animation of ali appointments. In some cases
OF doubt the committee have been voluntarily
supplied with documents, in order to aid
them i'll coming to favorable conclusion.
Complaints have been made relative to the
Jail regulations of Col. Lamon, marshal for the
district OF Columola, VINO acted under the
advice OF high legal authority. 1t appears
that the reasons for the regulations have either
been misunderstood, or his motives not known,
in requiring members of congress to procure
passes from the president of The senate or
speaker of the house. 1t was to facilitate
rather than obstruct their entrance into that
heretofore unattractive institution, by thus
making known to the prison guards the official
standin" of the visitors and securing their
prompt admission.
Capts. McHenry and Chapman of the sixty.
third Pennsylvania regiment, who had been
absent on Through, returned Saturday night
to Alexandria. Having become intoxicated,
they commenced quarreling in the street near
the office of Gen. Montgomery, who, coming
out, endeavored 10 quell the disturbance,
when Chapman fired two Intellectual shots at
him with pistol. The guard was summon
ed, who arrested and placed the offenders in
irons