The New York herald., 1864-09-30
NEWS FINN wAsaINaToH.
wAsHnsros. Sept ss 1884.
= SITUATION.

FitA tf wAsHnGros Sept ss, 1884
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INA ,,,,sary ,ptelI,ssbos soA " FROM all quarters ID
shseruy Rousseaa has defcaset Forrest, and checkc
sthas rad upou shermsns coumrusA tiona Sheridan u
str parsulag Early and has drvsu ~ tnropsa staus
ton and occupied that place. giving airy 20 oppss
. tunity 20 avail himself OF aAy ninfofVsfnens~
os Lynchburg, and Grant 10 comb silng, Les
TO shorten his line OF defence py driving IN hss
outer line taking possession Of his sd. worAs gts.
80. 10 tho neighborhood Of Richmond
TnE GEORGIA PEACE PROHIBITIONS
rbe presence Of JEFF. Davis at Macoa ia conshass
here AZ indicative OF onor part 10 prevent ths
contamination Of Governor Browns snorts Gsorga
Of Tho Southern ooniedeacy back ths Unio.
II xnown that before tho evacuation OF Atlanta Browa
declared that General Hosd could not dofsnd that css
bo would raise the Stars aud strpes The subseQusos
withdrawal Of tho Georgia militia from Hoods army was
the nrst step 10 the direction Of retrocesson.
An olhcsr d the regiments in sherman's army,
who has arrived here states that peace nogotiaoas
havo for time been In progress between GeosrAi
Sherman and Governor Brown; that peace oon-
mssionsrs from Georgia will visit the North uudss
tho projection OF Sherman ono Of the points Of agree
msn between Sherman and the Georgia peace men, co.
tered into weeks snec preparatory 10 their visit y
Washington, In effect that Governor Brown should
Withdraw tho militia of Georgia from General hoods
army General Sherman made this pout essential ths
drst step the negotiation Here, then will DO foun1
the sequel Governor Browns orders In regard to hs
militia Of that State, Nud his communication wiss
the robe authorities the subject. Tho peass
commissioners Will be here under the authority
General sherman, unless they arc stopped BY shs
administration. @
The submission to this government OF propositions &
retrocesgion wil it s believed, command better terms
and serious consideration just than 1T atev
period The matter has been kept quiet for fear tAe
radicals would Immediately pile themselves into -
Cabinet Kitchen and upset the whole kettle OF peaea
broth unless they allowed TO boil the pot their
way Matters understood however, to have ALREADY
progressed far that the ultra republican msddies ~
Obliged either take them they nnd them accspA
the responsibility Of thrusting Georgia back Into n
confederacy.r
The opinion s expressed tonight that there msgs
than simple iuterferscce with Governor Browns
movements, and s Is suspected that II s IL
beginning OF the evacuation Of the rebel capital
DEPARTURE OF GENERAL HOOKER FOR THE wRsr.
General Hooker started this afternoon TO assume ooa
mand the western Department, to which be has bs>n
assigned, In the place Of General Hslntzslmaa.
FARaAdUr TO COMMAND THE NoRTH ArLASzSl
4..sst SQUADRON. n
It is believed that Admiral Fsrragut will be imm$
datey from tho command Of the West Gu
TO tho North Atlantic blockadog service, and tht ~
mira Lee will take command Of the feet IN Mobile Bay
ies RBsiGNArroN. 81
Major William Richardson, Of Albany, Paymast1
Cnited States Army resigned to-day.
rax DEPARTMENT CLERKS AND THE POLITICAL oAn.
me- PAI0N.
Much comment is oocasionsd here By the exodus q
clerks from tho departments Indiana and Psunsylva.
MIA the purpose Of participating IN The approachsd
State elections particularly but those who psAs
themselves TO the republican ticket allowed 70 -
The CLERKS the various departments Of government S
grubpg extensively at the imposition Of the secsia
by the committee appointsd 70 raise funds IN bsha
Of Mr. LincoIns reelection. Ths tax heavy, and, sdaeo
to the increased income being collected, dTa
deeply the pockets OF tho faithful who have The ~
acknowledgements and help pay for Mr. Lincolns snsc
siop or sock employment elsewhere. j
UNION PRISONERS AT LYNcHBURa.
Tho following is list Of Union prisoners Of war O.
6nsa at Lynchburg, var septamber I. ..s5z.-EsE
tenant Colonel (hares H. Tsy. Tenth New Jersey voiQ
Captains s. NJ Gau, Fourth New Jersey Vols; Vim. =
Suowden, Tenth New Jersey Vols. George ". HUNT
Tenth New Jersey Vols wm Todd, Tenth New JaGssI
Vols Harry Sawyer, Fourth New York cavalry; Jola
o. Hartmann Third New Jersey cavairy First Lsssn-
ants G. V. c. Murphy, Tenth New Jersey Vols q 4.
steiumez, Tenth New Jersey Vols. J. E. Pepper. fsdA
New Jersey Vols; r. r. Russell, Tenth New JsfsV
Vols. r. l. Salty, II. W. Csnoh Fourth Ntw York sass
| airy, H. B. Younger, Coles Maryland oavs1t1
Phillips Dwyes, Fifth United States cavalry -
ond Lisutenan,s James Donnelly, Fifteenth Me-
Jersey Volunteers A. T. Mcmillan, Battery
Those officers confined separately from the oshssy
for somo special YET asosrsansd. They wqp
captured from Hunters army upon its retreat from ~
| ueighborhood Of Lynohbure 10 surmised that ~
held civil charges for participation in turpo
| tho house Of JOHN Ietcher.
rns SANITARY coxxIssroS.
O. C. Harris, relief agent Of the United States ssat
tsry Commission who was captured In the shenandas
valley while 10 the discharge Of his duty in June ia1s,
returned FROM Richmond Tuesday The agents Of ~
commssion, is rspressnNa make Il their business =
be present every sd Of battle and personally asAeo
| 10 the wants Of tho wounded. :,
fss POSTAL MONET ORDER SYSTEM
10 consequences Of unavoidable delay In printing ~
numbering money offr blanks, the spstem cannot -
put into operation before the middle Of next month";
THE UNITED STATES AND sRA2tL MAIL ssavI0R
The time for receiving prop0sais for mail steamsAv
service between the United states and BRAZIL exisadsd
| until the afternoon OF the 10th OF october.
THE rAY OF PRISONERS OF WAR.
n may not be generally known that ~ pay due y
soldiers Southern prisons can be obtsnsd By shs
wives on the presentation BY The latter Of the prsp
vouchers 70 the Pay Department IN shscity.
|. Olympic Theatre.
The very pleasing adaptation Of Dickens story Of nas.
tin Chuzzlgw which has been the stage at The cyn-
bic theatre for past few nights continues rsv
good houses and to call out staksus mansstasiD
OF satisfaction from the audeucss To compress nte
dramatic form the story Of Martin Chuszswit, one =
Dioksus Elaborated and perhaps best conceivsg
works. labor not easy Of accomplishment TO psrtysQ
Pscksnr, with hts hypocrisy and hh 1smbs the dsrS
and mysterious crimes Of jonas tho ssnshness OF -
elder ChuzxewH and the wild Of The yeunssr -
olv OF Mark rap'sy the mystery Of Nasgst the Jsrs
pidderism OF Montague Tisg, and the oha~astssiss
"tigsrismr of Bailey, n nvs act drama, and do y
to the satisfaction OF critical audience is saW