, 1862-08-20

:. Therefore, for the new department there
Was left the border from the mouth Of the Big
Sandy, on the Ohio River, west to Kansas.
It was deemed best to include all these
States in one department., because, having
one common head, it would do away with the
necessity for tedious consultation among the
governors Of the several States at every fresh
alarm Of danger to any part Of the border
There was q long hesitation about selee.ing
the general for the new department.
Cassius II. Clay was talked Of, but Ken
tucIians protested against it, and Clay him
self expressed his unwillingness of being
shelvcd, as he said other anti.slagery generals |
lad been.
Gen. Banks was suggested, but he could not |
be spared from his position in Pope's army.
Lew. Wallace Was spoken ot, bnt Ha11eck |
and other regulars didn't like him.
It was necessary that the cne selected |
should be major general, that he might have |
control Of the several brigadier generals al !
ready holding commands in different parts Of |
the new department.
Finally, Gen. Halleck selected an old army
officer already serving as brigadier OF v',tun- |
teers, and had him promoted to major gen
eralsbip for the purpose. The new commaud-
er Of the department. Of the Ohio, Maj. Gen. !
uoratio 6. Wright, is major Of engineers in
The regular arrDy. Re is native Of Eoanecti-
cut, q graduate Of West Point, has been in
the service since 1911, and was made a briga-
der general in the third great batch ot briga-
diese, in September, 1861. After his promo
tion, he served at Hilton Head.
General Wright only arrived here last
night from Boston. This evening he is off on
the I'VE O'Clock train; to assume command Of
his new department. Since his appointment
rs br5gadier general, Wright has been much
engaged in the construction Of Notifications,
among which are included those at the Tor
tugas and several other points on the south
ern coast. lie was senior brigadier under
Port Royal Sherman, in the South Carolina
expedition, and is said to have been very pop
nlar Rith his command.
Western men Will ba g1ad to learn That he
IS reputed to have very little red-tape about
him, and to have common senc IS we'll as
science.
Gen. Slough, former Cincinnati represen-
taliye In the Ohio Legislature, and lately
prominent in military matters iu New Mexico,
Is likely to be speedily se-appoint.d brigaaier.
He served very satisfactorily for some time
in that capacity, but failed of confirmation
since being from Territory he had no Sena-
tozial representative. It is rnsaored that he
is to be speedily sent to Cumberland Gap,
wherea heavy force is likely to be coneen-
| trated.
The tax appointments move slowly. The
secretary is engaged all day with New York
| and Indiana, and the rest OF the Western
! States are untouched. The tax law goes into
operation On the 1st Of September, and there
is very little more time to prepare blanks aal
! furnish instructions to new officers and get
the machinery ready for running.
Capt. Stephen Dover, or sold glory" as
he is more fami1iar]y known, is in town CT.
route from New England where he has been
speaking for the past three months, to his
home in Nashville. He will be remembered
us the Union man Of Nashville who produced
an American flag on the arrival OF our troops,
which be had kept concealed in the
folds Of a bed quilt during
tie whole reign Of secession there
notwithstanding the rebels had He
queDt1y searched for, and which WAS tirs1
hoisted over the Tennessee capital on our oc
cupation Of the city.
He had q long interview with the presiden4
yesterday, and will probably speak here be
fore hia departure. The cabinet had meet
ing to-day over fhe present and prospcctiy'
! army movement.
| Gen, Burnside is in town tonight,
Adjutant Still~cl1, Of the 81 th Ohio, dick
on Monday, the 1s:h inst, at Cumberland
Mary land. He was from Salem, Columbian
rank OF a1jutant, lieutenant Of co. I.
WAsn1SGToS, August 19.--Gov. Andrep
feltsr.rhs to Senator Sumner that A1Assachu
sstts hes six more regiments ready for tht
| field.
Rumors are current today that the rsbe
Gen. jackson il marching up the Valley t,
ou'1ank Pope aud'attack Washington. Ther
r is probably foundation for the report.
II WASHINGTON, August 19.-The destruction
e | Of the rebel ram Arkansas By Comuodor
= VIM. D. Porter, is warmly commended in off
c1al quarters, and the service thus rendcre
: will be suitably acknowledged. This Office
D was amcng the sufferers By the action Of th
n naval retiring board which was subsequent
= reversed. Last year he Was deprived OF b
u command owing to charge Of dlsloyalty, b1
It Vas promptly restored On his showing tn
It the allegation was predicated on forged letter
h By his gaalant1E on the Mississippi, he Il
- vinaicated bis character against Ill unju
ID aspcrsions. Gen. Corcoran has concluded
st furnlsh the material for the publication Of
experience in Southern prisons.
WAsutSGToS, August 19.-The treasury {
A' partment will begin the delivery of the n,
as postal currency tomorrow. 1t will be issu
e, 1t the rate OF sci, 900 per day.
be WASHINGTON, August 1a.--The fo1lowi
n is list of appointments Of major aud bss{
= dier generals inst made BY the presided
II, Brigadier General e. G. Wright Of Unit
IT, States engineers, to be major general; G
Michael Corcoran of the Goth New York.
be briEadier general; Col. Orlando N II
40 cox Of the 1st Michigan, to be a brigadier G
era1; G. ". Cullurn not confirmed By
100 Senate By an accidental omission Ia appoIn,
. to be brigadfer general.
,o, Brigadief General J. J. Barnard has bt
W. assigned to the command Of the fortificatit
10 around Washington and the troops assig,
for their defense