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WASHINGTON, Feb IA bill was introduced
| into the House granting lands in Iowa for certain
railroads heretofore provided for. 1t Is intended
| to insure the completion Of the Missouri road
| across TO Omaha, connecting there with the Pa
citc road.
| The Committee on Conference on the Enrolling
| bill, agree to exempt drafted men for one year
precisely on payment of $500.
The Senate confirmed o. o. Irish, Superintend
ent of Indian Affairs for Utah, and John Mcmahon
| for California Hospital Chaplain.
From ChattanOOga-The Army pre-
pairing for immediate Operations.
NEW YORK, Feb ls-The Rorld's Nashville
| letter says the army at Chattanooga is preparing
| for immediate operations Chattanooga is well
| stored with provisions and munitions of war.
| The roads in Georgia are improving. The writer
| thinks Logan, with the Fifteenth Army Corps,
| which moved from Huntsville, would strike for
| Rome, Georgia, to operate on JOhnson's flank.
! Assuming that 10 be Logan's destination, Gen.
Grant will march against Johnston with 1900
| men.
Rumors of an Invasion of Ohio.
| \ correspondent of the Herald at Gallopolis,
| Ohio, had IN interview with a Mr.. Wyhort, an
| escaped cOnScript, from near Jefferson, n. T.,
| which was follows About three weeks ago
| over thirty new. long, narrow boxes, caulkcd,
tarred and made pointed ut one end, were sent to
| Wythevile: these boxes were styled pOntoons.
Officers had arrived and sent out men to collect
| light, strong wagons and good horses from the
| formers in the neighborhood. 1t was whispered
| among military men, that there would soon be a
raid made into Ohio, and that the pontoons re-
| ferred to would be drawn overland to either the
| New or kanawha rivers, and would be hoated
down TO the Ohio and that river would be crossed
| at two points, one column going by way OF Bar
bervile and WyandOtte. II was rumored and eX-
| pected that troops would arrive, for cOncentra-
| ton, from the South, Eastern and western rebel
armies. The correspondent says rumors have
been in circulation for some time past of mysteri
| Gus movements on the line of the Virginia and
| Tennessee Railroad.
CUMBERLAND GAP, February 1.-THE Pro,
vost Marshal reports the average OF deserters
| from Lougstreets army ut five per day. That
on Friday Longstreet's Headquarters were at
Morristown His main body at Strawberry
| Plains were put under marching orders.
Universal Observation-Disclosures
ton.
The New York Herald's special dispatch says
| il is understood that the 22d of February, Lin
| coin will issue proclamation of universal eman-
| cipatiOn, including the border States.
The Committee the Conduct of the WaI
will examine into the course of the inactivity
| of the fleet off Charleston
Every member of the Senate Judiciary Com
| mittee believe the House resolution FORGETTING
| property of rebels beytnd life estate is uncon
stitutional Committee report against the pas
| sage
Reports of Johnston's Army Contra
| dictory.
| CINCINNATI, February ls.-Chattanooga dis
| patches say the information of Johnstons army
| is contradictory. One report is that his entire
| force is around Dalton, another that IA large pOr
ton, including his artillery at Kingston, has gont
| to reinforce Longstreet.
Morgan in the vicinity of Dalton.
John Morgan is said to b. in the vicinity o
| Dalton with considerable cavalry force, prepar
| ing for raid
Rebels preparing for an artack on
| Mobile.
Gov. Watts, of Alabama, has telegraphed t.
| the citizens of Selma to prepare to receive non
| combatants from Mobile, that place will 1901
| be attacked by the Federals
| Mobile papers say that Sherman's plan is tC
| penetrate to Central Alabama, thus compelling
| the evacuation of Mobile
| Accident to the Orient--Thirty Lives
| Lost.
| The steamer Orient struck snag twenty mile,
above Cairo. Thirty lives were lost.