, 1864-10-19

Especial Dispstch to tha Chicago Tribunal
WARRINGTON, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1864.
TIE WAR IN THE SHENANDOAH.
Lieut. Col. Alexarder, OF the engineers
has been assigned to duty with Sheridan, tt
supervise the erection Of Notifications IL
the mountain gaps, and to block up. the
Shenandoah Valley about strasburg with
military posts, that will eEectu4lly put Q
stop to further Northern invasions.
TIE TENNESSEE PRoTEsTANTs.
Sellict Known, d lormer sturdy 1oyal,st OF
Nashville, who has fallen from grace, Is ont
in card giving statement Of an interview
he II d the other Teonesseans who Protest
against Andy Johuson's order about yotlpg,
had with the przsiGent The tory organs
Lake this statement the text for yioleut
ensleughts on Mr.. Lincoln The CON
r1aints resolve themselves into two-ane Of
manners the other of principles. As to the
first it is enough to 6ay notniog. As to the
question Of principle involved in Mr. john.
sons undertaking to cay that no yotcs ehall
be received In Ttnuessse from mea fayorirg
au armisttce with the rebels, aud the protest
the1tat Of the Tennessee McCIellsuites, It
Is enough now to ssy that Mr. Llucoln has
tie Hbole question before him, and is giving
It careful Investigation. That which he
thinks prorer to do in the matter will be
announced In due season.
TIE PRESIDENT AND HIS TRADCcERs.
George Harrington. a:ting Secretary Of the
Treusnry, replies to letter to Mr. Feeseu-
den from Henry B. Childs, Of Cleveland, ask.
log concerning the ca1umny on Mr. Lincoln
about drawing Bis salary in gold. Harring-
throughout, and says all the warrants In favor
Of the President have been drawn in precise
IT the came form as the warrants to pay the
soldiers, and oil pay Jments have been made to
the President in precisely the same money as
paid to the soldiers,
REBEL yAron1Hos.
The reports from rebel sources represent
Tint Lee has some big movement on hand.
CorjectureB vary IS to wht thet it ia an effort
to force Grant frou the Weldon road or
Butler from Chaplin Farm, or O scheme Of
Northern invasion, hut the Richmond people
have tull fifth TINT something big Ia to be
done
TIE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
The exchange Of eick and wounded prison.
e.s continues.
THE tIxTH AUTHORSHIP
The announcement OF the appointment oil
the Few Sixth Ar5itor Of the Treasury, vice
G1etn Adams, Of Kentucky, resigned, is pre-
mature. Up to this time Adams has cot
time quite iiyelJ Contests are re gong e On % tor
the vacancy,
Senators schtnck and Garfield arrived from
The Wekt this afternoon. National Commit
tees are trying to mike arrangements for
etrtes OF speeches from them In the East be-
fore election.
DRAFT DECISION.
Provost Marshal General Fry decides that
drafted men who run avay ars not credited
on the quota Of the respective districts. No
dra1ted man Is credited on the quota until he
il actually mustered in.
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
There is no War Department news tonight
from any OF our armies. The rebels In The
Shenandoah under LoDgstreet have re occu.
pied Fishers Hill Our loss In Sheridan's
light on Friday was about 600. Our troops
hare occupied their old position near stras-
burg.
Tie special to the R4st savs the interview
Of the Tennessee delegation with the Pr=si-
de1t has been grossly misrepresented. Tue
members were treated courteousl7. but Mr.
Lii coin declined to interfere with Governor
JoLpscn's regulations intended to keep
rebels from the polls.
The Treasury Department to-day sent Oft
four millions and half Of bonds Of the new
loan, and will continue to forward them to
subscribers Immediately On the receipt Of
the certificates. Subscriptions to the 73Q