New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-20
IRON WASHINGTON.
Sick Soldiers Sent in from the Army
prcrCsIilns for Banking On National
Currency.
Canture and Hanging Of a Detective
by the Rebels
.rAei,l pI.rsLeb 70 The N. Y. TrTbupe.


sEPoRrED CAPTURE OF SOME OF MOsEBY's
hARAUDERS.
There is a report here that thrty-eigbt Of Mosebys
RueuiIias were captured by an expedition under
Maj. Hammond sent out by Gen. Stabel.
BANKING ON NATIONAL CURRENCY.
Over seventy applications to bank under the uni
form National Currency act have been made 70 the
Treasury Department.
CAPTURE AND BANGING OF DETECTIVE BY
THE REBELS.
Uorv.v Sherman. one Of Col. Bakers force Of
detectives. was captured by the Rebels at his house
near Drains,ille while visiting his family on Thurs
ssy night and hung the following morning.
CHEF CLERK OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Hallett K.i,urn OF Indiana, formerly Chief Clerk
81 the Census Bureau has been appointed Chief
Clerk of the Iltcrior Department.
LANDS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
The Comnssion Of the General Lsnd Office il
eparGg fOI Of applications, schedules, and other
secesary pagers for taking up lands uneer the re-
cent act OF Congress providing for the establishment
Of State Agricultural Colleges. number Of States
have already sgni6,d their intentions 10 avail them
leves If the act.
rte MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FAR VEST
A party consisting of Daniel G. Major Of the Ne.
5onsl Observatory, Prot. Hesse, Col A. II. Jones,
md p. HannaJ, are about TO leave on tour Of ex-
ro-s,ion 10 ex mine tie mineral resources Of Pixies
Peak, Neve!a, Colorado, California, Oregon, aud
Washington Territory, particularly concerning the
aqsriz mines, whether gold or silver. A contract
has been entered into with Daniel G. Major By the
Commissioner OF me General Lanj-OlEce TO ruD the
Gpe Of 40 LATITUDE between Oregon and Walking
bn Territory, by astronomical observation and
ground survey. lie is also 10 run lines Of township
IA Washington Teriicy.
EXsHNIEC SURGEONS APPOINTED.
The Commission Of Pensions has made he fol.
loving po.3tmeuts Of Examining Surgeons: April
IS-Dn A. IL. Crosby. Wells River, w; Dr. Wm.
larson. HorristOwn. ia.
THE SPIRIT CT TIE MEXICAN PEOPLE
TIE spirit wiki which the Atxicaus are lighting
tie French Is lnstriled 10y q recent circumstance.
Gu the 2l.t Of March the birthday Of President
Jusrtz State dinner was given. While the gue5ts
were 81 The table, ,eee nan was received -ounc-
iDg that solder lad been killed by The French be.
foe Pueblo. A subscription wss immedis,oly taken
for lie family sud tie following correspondence took
Jla,e:
T. GeHual CovosToEr
Ttef eaa q b. C.tEsu President, row With him At DIN
:Ss Eesu.ht Para, stte Snevo.Leon Lilrd an the
Es snc'ule. With ouI iaTso-rs, suO cdPon Na.ca a.
.y am9ania 20 So % fe''e Is ne the name .. ini'
''''' '''''''' ''@ ~ " BLANC0 iiai,ie. oiw4.
VzyTA DIX SAY 1SrosIo, M,Ich2L
n moo sr.eat Of ne P,eideut aud bis friend. Tor
r.ye oder y sss iu,. e - Id def.rse of ia coan ~
pi.iles Tomsrrow 'ha pa in m 81 or9e- Of H. dsy
3.
r1idrsn lsre. Coa03FOR1.
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wAsaneroy ArIi 70. 1903.
TIE COMMAND or ACQUn, VA.
Col. Ambrose Thompson of Eew.York Inspector
pf TIE army Of tie Potomac st Headquarters, has
been relieved from duty with Gen. Hooker, and
placed in command o. the important post Of Acqoia,
Virginia.
EXCHANGE or CIVILIAN PRISONERS.
Al tie ciy.f.us lately released from Southern
erisols and sent North on their parole have been
exchanged.
THE PRIZE STEINER PrTERHoFF.
Il h uudcistooi tbe, Tie care Of the prize STEAMER
Peteiho is TO be left TO the jurisdiction Of the Court
nov having IL in charge without interference from
Washington.
GIN. sBrRIDS ORDERED ON DUTY
j. NAY nos BE- G, morally known thai Gen. Shields
vas several weeks ago ordered 10 rsPou TO
Geo. Wright for service in the Depai .ment OF the
PsG6c.
COY. JOHNSON GOING HOME.
Gov. Johussn having nearly completed the oihcsl
b7sness which brought bun hisher, VIII low retuIn
70 Tennessee
MISSION or THE HON. II. J. WALKER IT,
EUROPE.
The Hon. Roll. J. Walker has gone y Europe IA
behalf Of The Quicksilver Mining Company, 10 assert
As cIsiu IN a sui; against Baron Forbes, who ere
tents the Company now in posession Of the mines,
nd will also oct &c agent Of TIM Governne. fr he
pofPoso Of eieciog arrange aeu2 10 secure Iniigm
Nesosand measures CT cen 10 a. to be equal u
"senl ane measures between tie United States
Sho bhmn, aaa thus esuslze excLrD a. i,r the con-
'siN'he O. commerce recomn oaded Ia the AIN al
Sefo' % me Secretary Of tro Treasury. lis Lus-
s'Ss Il hN Us stated OH the subject Of loans. Iir
Il @slh" ans ~ Europe. it il understood, is con-
II 'ee'eo WIN the Navy Department.
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