Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-04-04

morning the town Of Lake Providence wilt
be under water.
New York, 23.-'rhe World States that oil
the 9th small rebel force was captured six
miles below Port Hudson with signal book
Of the rebel army.
Washington, Is. Government received
subscriptions to the $50 loans of over g.:
cy. 1t is safe 10 say that Secretary Chase
has decided tllat In no event will he come
into the market for loan anything below par:
The recent wonderful success Of the 500 loan
almost inclines the Secretary to trust to that
alone for present emergencies. The receipts
of the Internal Revenue bill were last week
81 100000.
A. dispatch from Columbus, Ky, received
from competent hand. reports, on the au.
thority of a captain belonging to John Nor
gan's staff, the capture of Fort Pemberton. on
on the Tallalatchie river, by the Yazoo Pass
Expedition, with few prisoners.
Admiral Porter's dispatch says that he has
received information from Lieutenant Com
mander Watson Smith, on the 9TH inst, that
the whole Yazoo Pass Expedition bad arrived
in the Tallehatchie, which gives US control Of
the head of the Mississippi. The vessels
were all got through in fighting condition. ex.'
cepting the Petrol, which lost her wheel en-
tirely.
To-day. Gen. Hcintzleman is likely to cue.
coed Gen. Sumner IN the Department Of Mis-
souri,.
Appointments under the conscription law
in Ohio, New York and Massachusetts, are
nearly com leted. Pennsylvania, New Jer-
scy and the remainder of New England will
soon follow. =; iaal-
The report of the committee on the con-
duct of the war will BE- made on April 4th.
1t is said to contain evidence compelling the
court-martia Of at least one officer of rank.
Judges Cos.cr Olin and Wylie orga nized a
District Supreme Court to-day. Tie official
announcement was made that 10 lawyer is
permitted 10 practice in tho Court who had
not taken the strongest oath of allegiance.
This produced a sensation among the Wash.
ington lawyers.
The new phase of the rebel version of the
Port Hudson affair by the Government dis.
patches will BE- followed up, it is confidently
predicted by good news very speedily from
Vicksburg The probabilities Of Gen Rose.
Grams speedy movement are thought strong.
The War Department is overwhelmed with
applications for positions in the colored regi.
mcnts. The success of the Florida expedi-
ton black brigade has given great iinpe-
tus to this movement.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs had a
satisfactory conference to-day with the repre-
sentaiivrs Of the Cheyrmnps, kiowa, Conan
clcs and Cnddas. These Indians are from
the Rocky mountains, Denver and the borders
OF New Mexico, tribes which nre scattered
over several hundred miles. A delegation Of
Utals are expected this week. The object
OF the Government is to concentrate them 50
as to render more safe the routes TO the gold
mines and Pacific coast, and conclude treaties
of peace with them.
Cairo, "a Memphis papers of Sunday
report that another canal, or cutoff, was be-
ing opened from the Mississippi river, fifty
miles below Helena, running into Deer river,
Washington Lake and the SunAowcr river,
by which mraus We are to gain access to va
zoo City and llaines' Bluff. They also report
that two of Farragut's gunbonts had reached
the lower mouth Of the Vicksburg canal, and
one small boat had passed into Lake Provi.
dence. The water was rushing into the lake
at rapid rate. The Federal force at Green.
wood is still held in check by the r.Lrl bat.
terry.
Washington. March 24.-The belief grows
stronger here that the rebels are preparing to
fall back from fredericksburg ne Hooker nd.
vances, if not to retire from Ric hmond itself,
which begins to be talked of as possible.
Advces from Admiral Porter state that
when The last dummy turretpd Monitor ran
the blockade Of Vicksburk, tho rebels opened
such a furious fire upon it that it proved u
great success. causing the bursting Of seven
of the rebels largest guns. and woundiug
quite number Of rebel officers. t 't..
The Government has information hat the
leading rebels. including such prominent men
as Judah y. Benjamin, are converting their
available property into foreign exchange. I'D
Syracuse, March 24.-Ths body Of Major
General +. " Summer who died on the morn.
ing Of the 2lst. in this city, Of congestion of
the lungs, was removed from his residence to
the City Hall this morning, where it remains
in state. During the day it was visited by
thousands. The funeral will take place 70.
morrow. Gen. Sumner was recently appo;nt.
ed to the command Of the Department Of the
West and the Mississippi -. ~
Philadelphia, March 24-Jay Cook. sub.
scription agent. announces the conversion IF
Sl,200.0OO Of legal tender into 5.20's to-dsv.
New York, March 25.-Govemuent s,ocks
a little lower. Skies of 81. 1915; Z $40.
lO64; Certificates. par Gold decidedly low.
or, closing at lao to lac; Sterling about
1875. M!s 81. 1.flllf .H ~
Chicago. March 55.-The Timer epeci.l
dispatch, just received from Memphis. the
23d, says: The steamer SraLOsv arrival a.