The New York herald., 1863-07-28
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 21, 1855

"Afh'oIoNi Juiy ~, 1910.
MOVEMENTS OF CABINET MEMBERS.
Secretary Usher returned to the city yesterday
Attorney Gonera! Batss is daily expected. under
stood that Secretary Seward has gone Fortress Monroe
GENERAL MEREDITH APPOINTED COMMISSIONER FOR
THE EXCHANGE or PRISONERS.
Brgadier General s. A. Meredith relieves Colonel Lud.
low commissioner for the exchange OF prisoners at
Fortress Monroe.
GENERAL sBEPLgY.
General Shepley, Military Governor Of louisiana, is
much feted by the politicians here, and his views
said TO be in entire harmony with those OF the President
RESIGNATION OF GEN. HErNTzELMAN's JUDGE ADvo-
CATE.
Major Leavitt Hunt to the regret OF his friends has
signed his position judge advocate OF Gen. Hentzel
mans staff.
THE ANTICIpATED MARRIAGE or SENATOR spRAGyn
TO MISS CHASE.
AS matrimonial alliances form important part in Euro
pean politics proposed Senator Spragoe
and the daughter OF Secretary Chase will prove TO be
highly advantageous to tho Presidential aspirations OF the
latter. The Secretary himself, like Mr.. Seward but
like official dgnaries here, has been prodigal Of
hosptalities and hence has clement OF strength in
the social fashionable life Of the metropolis. When
reinforced next winter by the millionaire and the repre-
sentative Of minonaires, sprague, Mr. Chase viii he
able to open the political campaign with decided advan
tages
DESIRES FOB A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN NEW
HAMPsHIRE.
strong effort Is making get the establishment o. a
government hospital in New Hampshire, in the
they have them in Vermont, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts,.
AWARD OF TIE NEW sLoor-o WAR CONTRACT
Tho Navy Department has awarded the contract for
building the fifteen knot slooporwar to shipbuilders
Cramp Son, Philadelphia, for the Of $3.50 ooo TO
be completed twelve months. The machinery Is TO bc
made by Merrick & Son OF Philadelphia, who have
cuted for the Navy Department! large amount Of work
Of this character.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT STATIONERY CONTRACT.
The Navy Department has awarded Philip Solomon,
OF this city, the for supplying the washingtoh
Navy Yard with blank books and stationery for the
rent fiscal year.
Personal lInteiltgence.
Master Richardson Clover. Of the Rev. DR.. Clover,
Of Springfield H. received the appointment Of mid
shpman in the United States Naval School at Newport
TIE RrGHr WAY TO D, BUSINESS "A few days ago the
foreign news bag Of the Associated Press. which
sent from this CITY TO Boston, to 10 out In OF tho
Cunard steamers, was, through blunder committed in
the Office OF the Association at Boston placed on the
train for New York, instead Of the steamer The blum
der not discovered until the bag had reached wor
cester about hour before the time Of tho departure or
the steamer Here dilemma; for there
down train leaving for several hours while the bag
tanned most important exclusive intelligence for tho
European Associated Press besides several hundred pr
vate commercial dispatches FOR all parts OF Europe The
telegraph, however, resortod to- through which the
superintendent OF tho railroad at Worcester in
formed Of the difficulty. The result that special
locomotive despatched to Boston with the unluckv
bag which delivered In Boston within fifty minutes
after its arrival in Worcester and n ample time TO be
placed on board OF the steamer The incident is worth
noting, evidence or the prcmptness OF movement
as we'll the accommodating disposition OF the spern-
tendent alluded TO-
WOODS Mr.srKErs.-wood's NnstreI Hall is sti crowd