The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
wAsnis0roS. July /. 1898.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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WARRINGTON, July /, 1898.
REPORTS AND MINORS CURRENT AT THE CAPITAL.
There has been an absolute dcarth Of miscellaneous
even military news Washington to-day 10 the calm
edns the Of wh ch recently Swept
over the city.
There nave been abundance me most start
ling B that during assault by General Grants
TO upon vcksbarg with tho expectation u carrying
the works and completing tho long delayed victory they
attacked In the by the rebel General Johnston
and terribly up forcing them TO abandon the siege
Tho date Of this repor, not gvcn but up % The
very latest possible dates from yieksburg, by way
Memphis, Ia evident that such had akcn
place II Ia that ofhcial dispatches had been
cccsvcd only up 10 tho morning o. the 23d VI June but
the government agent Memphis has tessraphed within
the twentyour hours that he had boarded the
boat arriving from cksburg and that there
change In the condition STAIRS tbere worthy of
Tho reported disaster IL unquss,ionnbly canard aud
probably piece Of rebel gasoooade.
Anot her has produced ntenscst sstsfscton
among all classes Of people here and tra pity that their
enjoyment should be marret by ia denial u Ia 10 tho
elect that Mcclellan has placed command
tho militia In Pcnnsy vana and w advancing attack
the rebel maranders. or course when his army shall
be oncd with that u General Meade he being hs
~
produced wild excitement throughout tho military and
civic circles o. Washington hut, unfortunately, 10
gronndcss Sage military critics Who for the
country Than Tor politics. observed tina, sach an indirect
way Of placing Gen Mcclellan At the head q 'h" Army q
world rob tho government nearly all tho
benefit ~ hs restoration, for u he u be made
Grneraln chief, and were TO call th. 1derr who
ha'' gone 'u' /" se's'ca !" 'Av 70 'ns support = 'ns
government, 'ae'e VOW" no " man " a''" az" T"
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W" :" 'n' "a'"' % ''' S''."'s "'''' w '"As''s'on
'o' "'' '''usA'' " ''e'''e ''' '"' army
THE RANK or THE MAJOR GENERALS SETTLED.
IN. question u rank bc,wesa the MAJOR Generals Of
army has been decided y the Bard onlcers. % which
Il ben submitted by determining the following order
Of preoedsn e.
MAJOR Genera Mcclellan, appointed My 10, 1901, To
take rank from me date.
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Nav ia, issi.
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iron, .ey Ia. lsst
va,er genesai B,r spe,,ir,es Iun. "a "a az. ,.ps
iron, ga, IL. 1851.
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from Ayis, 1901
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