, 1863-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON,
General Hunter Superseded By
General Gilmore.
TEE ORGANIZATION OF Me-
GRO TROOPS,


Especial Dispatch to tie Chicago Trbu"e1
NAst11SGToS, June l, 1868.
Gen. Hunter has been removed from tie Dc.
partmt Mt Of the South. General Gilmore sue
t'ccd= lin. Other importlnt changes arc cx-
ptctcd il the same Department. The Prcsi-
dents Assistant private Secretary, J. NJ Hay,
late Colonel on 1Iyntcr'> staff, is now return.
irg tn Washington.
Cel. Wm. BirncY, Of the 4th New Jersey,
onef Jas. q. BirncJ, once the abolition caadi-
date forthe Presidency, has been detailed as
Inspector Tor organizing negro troops, and ar
'ivtd Saturday night to enter upon his work
Tie Fact Of iii officer of his standing being
detailed, indicates an intention to so into the
business Of ruising negro troops pretty yigor-
ously. 1t is not unlikely that Col. Birncy vii
surerintend the organizing Of these troops at
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Bonds hive been deposited for national
banks III Cleveland and Chicago, and prc!i,n-
inary papers filed for l bank with 100000
capital al Pittsburg,
Commissioner Lewis decided to.d1y that
every covcrantinS male member Of Il Shaker
community is entitled to exemption Of 5000
fFom the income fax,
The three highest in the graduating class Of
the Nayal Academy arc from the We5t,
namely, Il. Glass, Illinois, G. j. Dickmar,,
Wisconsin, and c. s1cGcgor, Illinois. II. C.
Taylor, Ohio, is the seventh. Senator Harris
ecn is the sixth and Prince Dc Joinyillcs son
tle l2sh. The last r41nad has applied for i'm
mediate service rs Ensign. Kellogg and
C'u.l..in, If Illinois, arc 18th and 18th in
class If 20.
Seventy 1elsel dcserters have been sent to
fhiladellhia. BY The new policy inaugura.
Ted BY the Government, all rebel dcserters
Hereafter coming within our lines, must. iu
addition to the oath of a12egicncc, take an
oath to remain north If Philadelphia during
the var. If found south Of Philadelphia,
Penn, tfi:y are to be treated as spies. The
Government have discovered that large
numbers Of rebels who arrive here under the
garb OF descrtion, have, after gaining yalua-
bic information, taking rebel mails, &C., re-
turned South.
The municipal election to-day has gone
largely for what is called tlc Unconditional
Union ricket, headed By Dixon for Collector.
the contest, the result Is the defeat of the more
radical supporters Of the Emancipation Pro-
clamation.
EeconnoiEsances made to-day to Wa7rcnton
and beyond, develop no rebel movement in
| this direction.
Medical officers are refused leave of absence
III the ground TINT the times arc too critical
to l,ernit the absence Of surgeons from this
vicinity.
| Capt. s. r. Hornbrook, Of the G5th Indiana
regiment, las been dismissed the service 70,
the publication Of IN article in the Evans
vile, (ind.) Journal, rejecting OIL Lieut.. Col
Johnston, his superior officer.
4 general Court Martial Of the Potomac
Army finds Capt. Altman 3. Borden. Co. K
Sd Michigan, guilty Of absence without leave
ard sentences him to be dismissed from ths
service. Lieut.. James D. Bennett, Co. B, :.
Michigan, guilty OF the sane, is sentenced Il
forftit all Tay and allowances. and be cashier
I'd. Gen. Hooker approves the sentence.
For the first time the Treasury statement o
Friday showed Il positive decrease in the vol
nme Of legal tender notes. The outstandin:
deposits yesterday foot up over three millions