, 1863-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Gossip from the Capitol,
Important Civil Nominations.
Affairs on the Kappa
hammock,
GEN. ROUSSEAU AUTHORIZED
TO RAISE TEN MOUNTED
REGIMENTS.

REGIMENTS.
Appointments by the
President.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
WARRINGTON, March s. 1863.
The nominations for Judges Of the new Su-
pre1ne Court Of this district are still unset
tied, aud reports contradictory. At last ac-
counts the State was said to stand as follows.
D. Z. Carter, Ohio, late Minister to Bolivia,
and Andrew Voilie, Va, formerly nominated
in Judge Csawford's place; Geo. E. Fisher,
Del, late Congressman; Abraham B. DIN,
N. T., late Congressman and Chairman Of the
Military Committee. If this should prove
correct cast Of the constitution Of the Court,
Henry Bcnnet Of NIX, will probably be Clerk.
Gen. Butler Is strongly urged for Provost
Marshal General under the new CONSUMPTION
Law. Ex-Congressman DIXON is said to be
urged in opposition by Mr.. Seward. The
Arizona nominations are not yet confirmed,
but they are all safe. They we're sent III on
dispatches, they are Gunter Of Ohio fol Gov
crnor; Mccormick Of New York, chief clerk
OF tue agricultural bureau, tor Secretary;
cx-Congressman Goodwin OF Maine, for Chief
Justice.
Mr. Potter OF Wisconsin, is nominated for
Governor Of Nevada, and Mr. Wallace, late
delegate from Washington Territory, Gov
ernor Of Idaho. Sidney Edgarton, ex-Con~
gresham from Ohio, was an applicant for one
Associate Judgeship OF Ar1zonia, but changed
to Chief Judgeship IF idaho, for which place
hc is understood to he nominated. Ex-Sen-
ator Wilmot is already. confirmed Judge Of
Court of Claims. It is said that Joe Greigh
| Of Cincinnati, has been appointed special
! agent Of the Treasury Department.; if so, he
will Of course resign his clerkship in tho
] United States Court. The following are nom-
nations for Pension Surgeons in Wisconsin:
]. E. Thayer, Warsaw; Jno. Phelps, Stevens
| Point; ]. D. Weller, Grand Rapids;
| Jesse 'Bennet, Sparta. Illinois Moses
Kellogg, Geneva.
| News from Mississippi through rebel
sources received to-day by telegraph reports
the 1ndlanoIa rccaptured and the Queen Of
the West very nluch damaged Another dis
| patch says that the lndianola was not cap
turea onl destroyed after her guns were taken
on. Richmond papers aiso nave dispatches
10 1ne enect tnae our ennooa1s arc dolng
| great oa1nage I'll Luxe rFo'1oenee'
! onf ne" 1foh-cad ROANOKE IS nearly com
pleted. Those best able to judge say she is
more than match for the Warrior or the
Normandic, the best English and French
iron.clad ships.
| 4 funeral service for the wife Of John F.
Potter, was performed this morning by Mr..
Claiming. Numerous friends, Including
members Of both houses, were present. The
corpse will be at once taken to Wisconsin.
The Ohio convalcscent camp beyond
Georgetown is broken up, and the few re-
maining insalids distributed through The city
hospitals. The hospitals arc also thinning
ont good deal, and many patients returning
| to their regiments.
The following are the newly nominated
Brjpadicrs from the West. none Of whom are
vet confirmed II, Brayman, Ill.,; Solomon
| Meredith, Ind; s. Beatty. Ohio: ". E. Bar
| ton, E. D. Brown, No.; ]. II, Mcmillan, j, s,
Mason, Ohio; J. Horton, G. r, Mcainnis,
r,.s = ti..s;n. II porars W,s r. Il
- 4' 49, ~, o,.,.,, RI 70 vandc
1n~a ~ y xu,,,;,rns Io,vo.J i r. Smith
~. - ,vo.n.- ~ ~ n wohster III
~ =, ~, o~,,a ri
~ 4 oo' '; nScnsn n1ap.Tcu
,e...s., 1,,zs.te., =, ~. f,h,c.no ,rr;tn,o,
w,aurroro,- Mnrch q 1sSa
Thomas " Olcutt. Of Albany. is nominated
! c,,nnfr,1,cr of cnrrcncx nuder +no nep
banking law New Yorkers sneak of the an
no,ntment "a capita1. This is the MAC
for which IT, has been said. tb
cx-spcaker Grow was candidate, Leon
ard SWEET, Of Illinois. has been nominated t.
settle nensron claims, Tic other commits
cioners arc not vet APPOINTED. E.G. souines
. . | ~. N;cor,ouo fame ia urraa Prof. na1embs
ttss T,,.,.s:.~ - 81. .o.,,..a;, -.
or the university ot Ia1ls, Fet"1nea 1ron
y rebel dominions last Sunday, having tray
!: elcd from Atlanta to Mississs,-. +.~--s
. @''~ .:,~-..- - .----rx-, -4.v.s
:. jeff Davis iominions. crossed th
pan,o,,annoe, D., @ ~ IT, s.t,ra '1a H. -. -
l 4~'ppA s.a. .ar. W 49,. 10 a., .es..n' -. 10
! a11estea' thfo"a M<o tae oio eapito1, aa'
! thence released to-day on representations Q
the French Minister, showing that be VI
, fonnd ~ ha Nor.harn ,nd ,n,;es,,-orr ~, ~
n,afszae " n,ds ,;+t1n hnt 49, h". s enns...a -,
: yious information from rebeldom.
Three hundred prisoners taken near Acanf
l o...,. -. 1.a,.s.,t 1a
!. tleeA, "e1e pfousnI up ne1e'
!, 1t was as Governor Of Dacotal,, and not o
l Nevada, that Jno. F. Potter was nominate
~ a. h.. ao,,,nad +,,o 1,o.,t;o, s,r.o -,
: death OF his vile.
, gin few days 1t is thought that Simon Dr.
i per, the present Provost Marshal General 70
G New York will be appointed Provost Marsha
b of tho War nen,rtmeot, nnder +hc new cor
.-s:..t .a.,s,.s.,as a' ola'. s ~" .s' ~ ~
y scrlp1'on act' a P'ociatnat'on 1rom Tue frcs
G ident, giving all desertcrs certain time to rt
l turn to tho army, with pardon for descrtiue
0 =. or+1,or;1od T., , t,f. 1a,r NJ r,,rrase M
..N..@.N,. r.-s A11
DC anticipated IN u ae" ua5s.
WAsu1SaToS, March s.-Thc COMMISSIONS
Of Internal Revenue llac made 3 decision COT
corning the assessment and collection {
taxes Wherc Tue 1ann4ty existed previous
the I'd OF March, lSG5, namely:
!. The act Of the Sd instant, amendin
Il the excise law ofJuly LIST, 1852 will not II
>. neye PARTIES from cAymcnt of taxes pr
yious1y assessed or from liability to asses
ment In all cases where snch liability evists
Che time Of the nassinr Of tbis f1rst nnue
acf. '11~>
:. Mon atcnhen Raler If yo, Vail :. u
'e onIv memhcr ~ the iate Honsn ~ Pan,asaa 40 ~
atiyes who posItiye1v 1efnsed tn rcceive 4
fhiri milcare. The arrrc1nte nTount ~; ~
IN {h;s oct6,,nt i nrobSR,v IN mn f"'