The Portland daily press., 1863-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Adams Express Company and the Soldiers.
Combinations by the Senate.
Decision In the Quicksilver Mining Case.
WASHINGTON, March IL.

10 tne great gIaIlHcattOu Oi the sOluieTS,
Adams Express has delivered during the last
ten days an immense quantity of boxes and
bundles to the army, and Gen. Hooker, solici.
tous for the welfare and comfort of his men
has made ample provision for the speedy dis
trbution TO the various camps of all articles
sent through the express.
The nomination Of Col. Daniel Ullman, Of
the 18th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, as Brig
adler General was confirmed to-day, his com
mission to date from January 10, 1888.
The Senate, in executive session to-day, con.
frmed the following nominations Seward
SWEET of Illinois and E. George Squier of New
York, Commissioners of the United States
under the convention of Peru, for the settle
ment of pending claims between the citizens
of the two countries; James p Allyn of Con-
necticut, to be Associate Justice of the United
States for the territory of Arizona; Andrew
b. Dickinson of N. Y, to be Marshal for the
United States for the Northern District OF
New York; c. NJ. Clay of Kentucky, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
OF the United States to Russia, vice Simon
Cameron resigned; j. Kirkwood of Iowa,
Minister to Denmark, vice Bradford r. Wood
recalled; w. II. Ketchum of Conn.,, to be As
sociate Justice of the United States Court In
Nebraska Territory, vice Jos. Z. Streeter, de-
ceased; John ]. Henry Of Delaware, to be
Commissioner and Consul General to the Re-
public of Liberia; John Sibris of Penn, to be
U. S. Attorney for the territory Of Arizona
Solomon l.. Withery of Mich, to he Judge OF
the District Court Of the United States for the
Western District Of Michigan; David Il. Car
ter Of Ohio, Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court for the District OF Columbia; George
p. Fisher of Delaware, Justice OF the Supreme
Court for the District of Columbia; B. o.
Duncan Of s. c., Consul for Rhemish, Bavaria
Rollin c. NJ. Hoyt of Mass, Consul at Nina
titan, vice Cyrus o. Poole, resigned; VIM.
w. Murphy Of Mich, Consul for Duchy OF
Brunswick, vice b. E. Martin, resigned; Fred
erick Wippernnorm of District OF Columbia,
Consul at Galaiza; Ingersoll lockwood of N.
Y, Consul at Hanover; A. Folsom of Illinois
Consul at Cape Hayden; w. E. Hayes of r.
l., Consul at Zanzibar, vice WIN. 5. Spear, re-
called; Alfred Cox, for many years Vice Con-
sui af Falmouth, TO be Consul at that place
Vincent ST. WAR Of Texas, Consul at Rio del
Norte, vice w. Marsey, resigned; Senior Don
Civils Molina, Consul at Carthagena, Spain
John Xantus of District of Columbia, Consul
at Mansanilla, vice Robert Hay, recalled; A
Schwartz, Consul at Riga; John G. Hyde Of
Conn.,, Consul at San Juan, Porto Rico, vice
Jasper Smith, resigned; j. H. Mansfield Of
Wis, Consul at Tosbaco. vice L. Wilson, trans
ferred; 4. G. Eastman, Consul at Cork, vice
Patrick j. Devine, recalled.
To be Major Generals of Volunteers-Eras.
mus z. Reyes, to rank from May 5, 1862, the
date Of the battle OF Williamsburg.
To be Brigadier Generals of Volunteer
Col. Orlando r. Wilcox. lst Mich. Vol. to
rank from July 2l. 1851: Col. Michael Cor.
coran. f,l,th N. 7. Vols. July 2I. 1861: Major
GEORGE II. Collom. of the Corps Of Engineers
Nov. i. 1861. Col George =. Sheplev of Me.
Julv IA 1852. Col. John r. Henley. ist Mary
land Vols. Aug. 2. 1899: lst Lieut. Godfrey
Weotzel. Corps Of Engineers. Aug. 20. 1882
Col. w. W. Averill. I'd Penn. cavalry. Sent. ~
1892. Col r. p. Scammon. Dad Ohio Vols.
Oct *. 1892: los, W. Revere of n. III Oct
-. 1892: Col. David M. Grey. ssth Penn cav
airy. Nov. 20. 1892: Col. Geo. Crook. 36tb
Ohio Vols. Sent. 4. 1862: Col. Gersham Mott
9th N. !. VOLS. Sent. 4. 1882. Col. 10. j. Rev
nolds of Indiana. Sent n. 1852: Col. Alfred
Sully of MINI. Sent. 26. 1862: Col. Gilman
Marsto,- ID N. II. Vols. Nov. 20. 1862: Col
EN-. Kirk. 34th Illinois Vols. Nov. "a. 1862
Col Aiex ShemmeIf,rinp. 74th Penn. Vols.
Nov. both. 1892: Col. lanes M. Shackleford
9th XIV. cavalry. Jan. 25. 1899. Col. q. j. Stan
wood Of Vt. Col Clinton Barske 33d Mo
yols.. Col. Jno. 8. Smith 45th III. Vols. Col
Thomas W. Sweeney. 52d mi. Vols. Nov. "a
1862. Col Frank 8 Nickerson 1ath Ne. Nov
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Among the large hatch of combinations ar,
the folIowing. Commissaries or Subsistence
With the ranR of Cantain-Georye n Graves
vermont. A +. Carleton Vermont. Mrs
Caroline &. Cowao. 10 he IDENTITY Pos,mas,e
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