, 1864-03-12
The New Hampshire Mcctien---
Union Maj. 5000.
FROM THE S0ETTH--fI0RE REBEL
EARDARISMS.
TWENTY-7HREE UNION SOL
DIERS HUNG.
Diabalical Scheme to Blow up tbs
Richmond Prisoners,
Important Military nnd Congressional
Matters
Especial Dispatch to The Chicago T1ibune.1
WASHINGTON, March II, 1854.

Especial Dispatch to The Chicago Trfbune.1
WAsHsoros, March II, 1854.
| IMPORTANT MILITARY Orders.
Tho following military arrangements hare bee1
made:
FEET. Dy order Of the President Lieut. Genera
Grant is assigned to command the armies Of the
United statca.
SECOND. Maj, Gen. Hallcck is relieved from, da.y
a. GenerainC Chief, and assigned to epcca, duty 4.
Washington as chief Of the staff Of the army.
THIRD. Maj. Gen. Sherman is assigned TO con.
nand the military divis1on Of the Mississippi Late
II commanded by Gen. Grant, and comprisin. the
departments Of tho Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee,
and Arkansas.
FoCn7H- Maj. Gen. Mcrhcrson is assigned to
command Of the department Of the Tennessee re-
Gently commanded By Gen. Sherman.
FIFTH. Icut. 6cae5al Grant viii establish his
headquarters in the Held with The respective armies
operating CndcrAs personal supervision.
PROMOTION.
Brig. Gen. II F. Smith was to-daY Nominated
Major General OF volunteers, vice Grant promoted
THIS Ii supposed to be preliminary to his assign
ment to the command OF the Army OF the Potomac,
~ heretofore communicated to you.
GEN GRANTS RETURN 70 The WET.
Cen. Grant returned from the Army Of the To-
tutaac this morning. and after interview Of SONIC
length with tho President and Secretary Stanton,
ook the o'clock train for the Vest. Ho will pro-
ceed directly to Nashville. lie was received With
the utmost eordiality bs Gems. Meadc, Williams,
Newton. SeGewick and other officers Of the Army
Of the Potomac, but in consequence Of the
continued rain there was no review Of the troops,
sEw zE1:sEy RAILROAD MATTERS.
The report Of Representative Denim. from the
House Military Committee In favor OF declaring
the natitan end Delaware Bay Railroad postal
aId military roEtc ts very ale, and If the views be
adopted by Congress the old Camden and Anboy
monopoly viii be broken down. Under the exieting
New jersey Laws the Raritan and Delaware Compa-
ny is compelled to pay all earnings for the tans-
portation Of troops and supplies IRON Now York
to Philadelphia to the Camden and Amboy Co.
TIE FLORIDA CAMPAIGN.
Tho Committee On the Conduct OF the War has
already examined several Witnesses concerning
Gen. Gilmore's F1cr!da expedition. It is asces-
taned that their evidence has established. even to
tho satisfaction OF the Committee TINT neither the
President, Secretary OF War, Gen. Hallcc!, Is
responsible for the movement which hid 20 dl5as-
troGs termination.
FINANCIAL.
The delay OF tho Committee of Ways md Means
in reporting on the amended National Bank act is
believed to he caused by difference Of opinion in
the Committee Room, to1chDe the proprie.y Of
adopting Comptroller n cCulloch's recommendation
that banks be allowed to redeem In New York at
su.all discount. Some OF the members Of the COM
mittec favor, hy preference, provision to compel
the banks to redeem at par. at the cities
nearest their respective places OF business.
The Secretary Of the Treasury 1ssued orders to-
L.. nffo-7 I,.n Ia,
QEartermastere checks should be paid at thirty per
cent in Treasury notes, and seventy per cent in
thcates Of Indebtedness, instead of.diay per cent
of each, as heretofore.
SECOND DISPATCH.
tSpecjnl Dispatch to the Chicago T1bunc-1
WAsu1Serov, March II, ISL.
BUSINESS BEFORE rLE3sunE.
4 state dinner was to hare been given at the
White House tomorrow. in honor Of Gen. Grant,
but having transacted the business which brought
him h1ther he resisted the most pressing invitation
to eay, and started for Nashville in tho afternoon
train. In the letter summoning him to Washing
ton, the President named fortnight az the proba-
bic tenn Of his stay-he has been here less than
three days, including tlat which he spent at Gen.
Aesde's headquarters.
TIE GOLD DILL
The gold bill. as PASSED by the Senate, simply
adds to the Uorsc bill a clause anthorizin: the
Secretary Of the Treasury to sell the eu-plns gold.
Senator Hendricks withdrew his amendment,
requiring five days public notice Of sale and pro-
posed another, that the Secretary pay the surplus
sold to public creditors at market value, It was
voted down.
Senators Grimes and Harlan yotcd on the ncga~
tire On the paEsnge Of the bill.
The queation Of compensation to Jay Cooke e.
Co, for negotiating the Fire Twenty Loan was
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