The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-03
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
From WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 3l-The following
did not get through last night owing to
some arrangement in the wires west of
Philadelphia:
General Hooker, shortly after the bat
tie of Gettysburg, said to the President
that he hadn't character enough to be
able to draw Major Generals pay and
do nothing. If the Government was
likely to have anything for him to do he
would like to know it, as otherwise he
would have no excuse for remaining in
the service. The President replied that
he could not spare him, and would soon
have work for him to do A renewed
application for work has been made
since Hooker's return from Harrisburg.
The President replied that by next Sat
urday he hoped to tell him what he had
to do.
The recent sale of negroes near Polk
VILE Nd IS The e9EmPara4thxSfs
State. Seven likely, young, full-grown
negroes brought in all $l25-an average
of only SIS head.
1t is understood that cavalry as we'll
as infantry regiments now in the field,
are to be filled up to the maximum by
conscripts now being drafted. 1t is also
stated here that efforts are now being
made to induce the National COMMITTEES
of the Breckenridge and Douglas wing
of the Democratic party to unite in call
ing National Democratic Convention,
and to call preliminary meeting some
where in the West, to cement the two
union wings.
The draft begins here next Monday.
The number to be drafted will take one
out of every three and half
WAsHINGToN, July 3l.-Facts are be-
ginning to be developed concerning the
treatment of ouR wounded and prisoners,
particularly the negro regiments. Off
GERS suspected of commanding negro
troops, produce a profound sensation,
aud intensity the demand that our Adj
ministration shall protect its soldiers by
solemnly proclaiming bloody retalia-
ton for these outrages. 1t is earnestly
desired that from all quarters the earnest
demands OF the people to this end shall
go up to the President Aside from
outrages on our white wounded and pris-
oners, the following is a partial list of
rebel atrocities to negroes near Murfrees-
boro:
| Fifty black teamsters in the employ of
the Government were captured by the
rebels, tied to the nearest trees, fogge6 &,
and shot Near Lake Providence, La,
a large number of negroes, also taken
from Government employ, were captured
and either sold into slavery or shot. At
Port Hudson, negro pickets who were
taken by the rebels were instantly hang.
ed in plain sight of the national camp.
ers, but were all bayoneted after thew
were wounded or had surrendered At
| vIcksburg no negroes were found inside
the works when the place surrendered
All those captured had been shot At
Mlillken's Bend, in the desperate fight
which portion of the negro regiment
sustained against a greatly superior
rebel force, all prisoners and wounded
negroes were instantly shot, bayoneted
or hanged, their officers sharing their
late Upon the heels of this came the
haroarltles at Charleston; and to all
this there has as yet been no word of
official remonstrance
Prescott Smith telegraphs that the
I3;, u Ohio road will be open to
wheeling by the 10th of August.
1t Is considered significant of the in
tention OF the Government as to a further
increase in the use of cavalry, that or
ders have just been issued ESTABLISHING a
separate bureau in the War Department.
to be known as the Cavalry Bureau.
Gen. A. N. Dufiield, formerly Colonel
OF tne LIST Rhode Island Cavalry, is or.
dercd 10 Cincinnati to command the cav
airy OF the Department of the Ohio
Gaptain 4; E. Holden, of Ohio, goes with
News from PhiIadeIphia,