, 1864-03-26


lace has been assigned to the command of the
Middle Observation-Disclosures at Balti-
more.
Gen. Sherman has arrived at New Orleans.
His late expedition he calls big raid. In
this raid he took IL 900 mules, 1900 con-
trabands, 500 prisoners and large amount
of supplies
Mexican news to March 1st represents
that the French had occupied many towns
in Mexico.
News of March 18th.
Washington, March 13-Gen. Grant will
return here in ten days. He will reorgan-
izc the army of the Potomac and accompany
in person its first movements. Halleck has
been offered command of any Department he
wants. Lieut. Col Sanderson has been put
under arrest, on charges preferred by Col
Streight, of disclosing to the rebels plan Of
the Union prisoners to escape from Libby
prison; none of his friends doubt his innO-
cence. Cen Wadsworth had gone to Fort
ress Monroe with orders to suspend further
exchanges on Gen. Buffers plan; under 1t
we get only IS of our prisoners for 100 reb-
els. Commissioners to investigate the con-
duct of Gen Rosecrans at Chickamauga full
ly exonerate him.
A Washington special dispatch states the
Ways and Means Committee, have adopted
an amendment to the National Banking Bill,
allowing banks to issue one and three dollar
notes until the resumption Of specie pay
ment, when they are to be called in.
This mornings Chronicle says that Gen.
80 boop ipetr,,otod tO ctata that
no mcr4 prisoners will be exchanged, except
upon the principle Of man for man regardless
of color.
Gen. Meade's friends are making active
exertions to have him retained in command
Of the army of the Potomac, but his chances
for success are said to be slim.
The report that the President will call fol
100000 more men is repeated from Harris
burg on authority Of Gov Curtin.
The Bank statements show the following
Increase of loans, S5,440, 600; decrease in
SPECIE S437 600; increase of deposits, g.,
1l5,000.
Washington, March 14-In the House
Mcbride Of Oregon, Introduced bill grant
ing lands for the railroad from Salt Lake
City to the head of the Columbia. This
with other bills relating to the Pacific Road
was referred to a select Committee on the
subject.
Mason had returned to London from Par
is his return is supposed have some con
necton with alleged negotiations.
The Military Committee of the House
have decided to report in favor of increasing
the pay of the soldiers to SIS per month and
sergeants to thirty dollars.
The Herald's special dispatch says thai
the Department Of the Pacific, including Cal
ifornia, Oregon, etc., has been rendered tt
Gen. Hunter, and he refused on the grounC
that he desires active service directly agains
the enemy.
Now York, March 10, IL a. m.-Ggi,
1929 and fuctuating.
Washington, March THE Senate rati
fed the treaties made with various tribes o
Shoshone Indians for the protection of over
land emigration and the security of the pro
posed Pacific Railroad and telegraph line
and for the safety of miners.
Richmond papers of March lst and I'd ad
nit that Fitzpatrick penetrated to within
miles of the city and add
ture General Wise also had narrow es
cape"
The Worlds dispatch says: The recen
statement that a general exchange of prison
ers was about to be made is without founda
tion 1t is supposed that Gen. Grant vii
endeavor to have the former plans of thu
Administration modified and present his owl
views respecting the conduct Of military af
fairs.
Knoxville, March 6.-The county election!
passed of quietly The whole number of votes
cast in Knoxville was 26l, against an aver
age vote In peace times of 700 Making al
lowance for the absentees in the army, the
vote is larger than was anticipated In the
districts it was fuller A hundred votes
were polled in Sewer county, against a usua
vote of hundred and seventy. We have
no report from the adjacent counties. The
vote would have been much larger, but many
undoubtedly loyal persons objected to taking
the oath required by Governor johnson as d
condition Of voting
The immediate emancipation ticket was
carried in the city of Nashville by 800 ma
jOrity.
Congressional,
Washington, March In the Senate
Conness Of California, introduced bill to
amend the Act to aid the construction Of the
railroad from the Missouri to the Pacific
passed July l, 1862. Referred to the spe-
cial Committee on the Pacific railroad,
Sherman of Ohio offered the following:
Resol0ed, That quorum of the Senate
shall consist of a majority of the Senators
duly chosen and qualified
" ResoIOed, That ifa majority of the Pres
idential Electors, duly appointed and quail
fed vote for one person, he is the President.
Resolved, That if the election of the
President devolves on the House of Repre-
Bentatives, and the vote Of a majority of the
States represented in the House be cast for
one person, he is the President"
The London Posts city article says Re
ports from Paris are still more positive that
confidential negotiations are progressing be-
tween France and England for the joint rec
ognition of the Southern Confederacy; or, if
England refuses, that France will act alone