, 1863-03-02
CHICAGO, MONDAY, MARCH ?, 1868.

every division camp, and milking arrange
n,erte tor serving out potatoes and onions
with the daily ra!ions He is doing everything
that is possible for the comfort of the Amy
during the prevailing MUD: It is reported
that &, Geo men in all have passed through the
conv2lcsccnt camp.
Senator Crimes Prize. bill is The same as
that authorized to be reported from the
House Committee, and he drew it with the aid
Of Richard q. Dali and Judge spra5uc Of Bos-
ton. It contains provisions intended to flcil~
itate the snlcs; to cut down fees; and to
hasten fEa1 adjudication. Ou3 Prize Com
miEsioncr must be retired laval officer.
Vessels and munitions Of war may b: talsen
bJ the War and Navy Departments before the
sale, at an appraised value.
Soldiers are now discharged here aa the rats
of two regiments Of priyates md thirty off,
cer= day. 4 large proportion OF them are
nine morths' men.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The 1st PGnns5l-
yapla Rcser1c refused to do duty on picket in
Virginia yesterday, on the ground that they
have been in service since May and June 1851,
battles in Virginia, that they are SO reduced
in numbers that no one regiment will number
ESQ men, and thst tneir request to 60 hone
aad recruit has been disregaraed, while the %
New Hampshire, abo1t the came number, Is
allowed to 60 hoE1e: lmmeaA!cly upon IA, tse
mept of The Who'll: sighting population Of the
North will he n,at]c+ and Eome' drafted men
called int . the thIn1cd zanks Q! our Eerrice.
The 1inl:s' special saye Gen; J: Hooker and
Gen Mcclellan were eSn1ainea aI ~ It sseat lspgth
War to. day. Mcclellan hes nearly completed
Lis Statements 1t viii be read in the Com
| mittee on Monday.
Gen. Hookcr's evldeuce relates mainly to
| afialys at FredcjcksburGa md Falmouth. The
witnesses, then close up the evidence and sub
NEW YoRK, M.*ch la spesiaI disr atch to
| the -M~7try, dated Cairo, the 18th ula, says
| that city IL full ct Tamors. Ills said bat on
The oCth the famous Cutoff 7sas eompl sted-
several digs. It is asserted tla6t :he gunEoafs ;
| arc all through, aud the trtnsNosts preparing
| to follow. After the batteries at Warreatoa
urc reduced, the whsle force Will be sent
! against Fort Hudson. Its alao stated that
| the s1uall gunhoat nect lsas reached the YasDo
| River via Uaion Lake ,:and are playing MS
chief in The rear Of Eicss5burg. It y also 7e-
ported that boats have got to tic Red River
via Lake Providence.
WAsn1So1os, Feb. 2ss::-The session IN TIE
I1ou:e prolonged to iats S,,} hoa ~ s iast n;Ga.: w.
tnee Committee FOR inaeaanifyiug- tie Prcsi-
dent in 6uspending the writ OF hssdsas corpus
in extraordinary cascE, fulled, and it was
agreed that the bill shosld be debated on
Saturday evening, and Toted on Monday
morning.
| Tie session Is nearinA: its close. Tie term
of The preseut Ccnsreea: expires on Tuesday
next at midnight and n1uch important busi
ness remains yet to be d one.
lesnerate contest / 8 progressing on thf
question Of taxing the bs INKS. The first Con
ference Committee Of the two houses having
failed, another committee Is now In session
trying to come to an agro emcnfon compfo
nise>
NEW York, Feb. as-Th Hsr1la says III
1Mors were rife in Washington yesterday tha
Gen. Hunter is to he rcliev I'd from tue com
1uand Of the Department OF the South. Burn
sides name is spoken Of in connection Will
| the succession.
It IS also said that certain t,arties arc prepa
| ring charges against McClellan with F1es
to q court martial.
The New York TSn,es' Washington cores
pondent states that there is Little or no hop
of the passage Of the Missouri Emancipatio!
bill this session. foell, Its ablcst friend. !
tick 1t will bc impossible to pass the bs
against the determined opposition Of th
Democrats, who threaten to tillibuster to rrS
vent Its passage. -
WARRINGTON. Feb. -. r-fo. -. -
worth Of Illinois. + f~r''rl: -: '''e: q ths y
ILL., cavalry, has ,csigEt", ror;4r on account {
| i1l-lcalth, and becan:e - II member ete:s {
the Eext Congress.
} 4 letter from the Secretary Of War, III NJ
. | awer to House resolution Of January l9tl
| shows that there has been paid for trlnspol
> ! tation since the rebellion COMMENCED to th
{ roads connecting with this city and NeT fori
| 80 y22,94S.