Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-08
Night Report.

WAsHIyGToN. April Some of the Judges
of the Territories are preparing to test before the
United States Court of Claims the question
whether the President has power to remove such
officers at pleasure.
The question a. to what shall be done with the
convicted Minnesota Indians remains undecided,
the President still having the matter under con-
sderatiOn
The President and party who accompanied him
to the Army of the Potomac on Saturday returns
on Tuesday or Wednesday.
1t is officially known here that the United
States fleet of gunboats and iron clads left Port
ROYAL on Wednesday last, aud would probably
reach the scene Of operations on Thursday. Up
To O'Clock this afternoon nothing further was
known of their movements.
HARTFORD, CoNN., April Returns from
every town in the State except Hampton have
been received The vote for Governor ioots up
Buckingham IS .309, Seymour 35, $50 Buckng-
hams majority is about , 500
The Senate stands ii Union and I Democrats.
House 1879 Union and 81 Democrats, with two
towns a tie for Congress
Demng, Brandige and Hubbard, Union, and
English. Democrat, are elected.
KANSAS CRY. April Major Ransom's bat
talon of the 9th Kansas Cavalry has Just return
Ell from very successful scout among guerrillas.
They killed "a and broke up ID csmps-capturing
equipage. arms, horses, &c Besides, they burned
% houses-paces of resort for guerrllas, and
hung two leaders concerned in the robbery of the
steamer Gaty. A large amount of powder and
other munitions of war were destroyed Only one
of the Majors command was wounded.
ST JosEPH April THE election of yester
day resulted In the success OF the present incum-
housekeeping Councilmen. The uncondi-
tional Union majority was large
CAIRO, April The steamer Grey Eagle has
arrived from Memphis. We learn from passen-
gers that two important expeditions, which can
not vet he made public, are Transporting.
Reports in regard TO the Yazoo Pass Expedi
ton are still conflicting There is evidence
however, that it is not vet abandoned.
Lest week, while the steamer d Hine was
passing down Coldwater River, she was fired into
by guerrilas. Several Of the deck hands, together
with the engineer, we're killed. The Captain was
mortally wounded
To retaliate for the firing into Of the gunboat
St. Clair, last Tuesday, on the Cumberland Riv
err Captain Fitch proceeded with a guuboat "a
the town of PALMYRA on Saturday. After timely
notice 10 the inhabitants, be burned the entire
town.
There was skirmish near Nonconat. last Sat
urday Fifteen Federal pickets were attacked
by Blythe's cavalry. The cavalry we're repulsed
Their loss is not ascertained. Our loss was two
wounded and two prisoners.
NASHVILLE, April Cen. Mitchell, with 35f
cavalry, went out yesterday on the Lebanon Pike
to Green Hill. dashing into Rebel camp wher,
there was large number of c0nscripts at sabe
charge, capturing 10. and killing ). and captureC
all their arms, horses. equipments, &c.
NV YoRx. April The steamer Queen ha
arrived from New Orleans the 18th, and Ke,
West the lst
| Capt Collins reports that while at Fit ST. Phil
lip. South. west Pass. he was boarded by the Z 5
boarding officer. who reported having received
/ telegram from New Orleans stating that the Re
/ bells had began to evacuate Port Hudson.
! Col Dudley's brigade had made an expedition