Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-23

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The following or
ders and appointments were issued from the
navy department to-day: Lieut. VIM Gibson,
ordered to the command of the United States
steamer Yankee; assistant paymaster Melville
Hanna is ordered to take passage in the United
States steamer Connecticut, to report to COM
modore Porter for duty on the mortar hotilla;
Samuel p. Berger is appointed acting assistant
surgeon, and ordered to the barque Fernando
ma at Port Royal; and VIM. A. Smith is APP
pointed acting assistant engineer, and ordered
to the gunboat Sonora at Portsmouth, N. II.
The senate to-day confirmed Edward McDar-
nell of New York, brigadier general of vol
unteers.
A meeting Of Indianians was held tonight
at Gov. Wright's rooms. Senator Lane was
chosen chairman, and Schuyler Colfax secre-
tary. Over $1,000 were subscribed for the
relief of the sick and wounded Indiana sol
diers. Hon. d. P. Holloway was elected per-
manent president, Hon. j. P. Usher treasurer,
and w. T. Dennis treasurer, and an executive
committee of eight was appointed. The sub
scription was in addition to $500 already ex-
pended by Indianians.
The court martial on the case of Gen. Biz
ney resulted in his favor, on the testimony of
Gen. Kearney alone, and he will, no doubt,
be restored to his command.
There are now accommodations in the hos
pitfalls in Washington for three thousand con-
valescents. DIR. Setterwell has been sent to
the army of the Potomac, and DIR. Page is
medical director here. Gen. Wadsworth is
relieved of command of all the military in the
district except the provost guard and General
Sturgis assigned to command all the forces in
the immediate vicinity of Washington, is or
ganizing them into brigades, and making ar
engagements to increase their efficiency.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-According to a
general order, the supervision of prisoners of
war sent by generals commanding in the field
to posts or camps prepared for their reception,
is placed entirely under Col. William Hoff-
man, of the third infantry, commissary gen.
eral of prisoners, who is subject only to the
orders of the war department. All matters
in relation to prisoners will pass through him.
The post office department has contracted
with Geo. w. Taylor to carry mails from Beau
fort to New York and back daily. Within the
past week several old post offices in Virginia
have been re-Opened.
The United States ship Susquehannah on the
18th inst, captured the rebelSchooner Prince
ton from Havana, bound towards Matagoras.
Her cargo consisted of drugs, dry goods, pro-
visions, &c. On the 9th inst. the brig Balm
bridge captured the schooner Borgany and
sent her to Key West for adjudication.
Flag officer Dupont writes to the navy de-
partment that the rebels through information
given by negro who had been employed by
our army, became aware of the absence Of our
troops from Hutchinson island, and made
descent upon Mrs. March's plantation, sur
rounded the house, and with a ferocity char
acteristic at all events, of that part of the
south, murdered in cold blood large number
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their slumbers to fall into the hands of the
Infatuated rebels.
Geo. +. Thompson, late editor of the New
York Daily News, arrested recently, arrived
here yesterday, was placed on his parole,
and will appear before the house committee
of judiciary tomorrow, it is supposed, in the
case of Hon. Ben Wood
In addition to ten or twelve churches to be
occupied as hospitals, workmen were employ
ed to-day erecting extensive frame buildings
for similar purposes.