Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTED ExPREssIY for the STATESMAN
For last Night's Dispatchessee Sd page
Morning and Noon Dispatches
Washington News-AAisirs about
MObiIe-I'he Fort Morgan Mu-

tiny, ETC., etc.
New YORK. Feb. 27-The Times dispatch
from Washington 26th, says: The Senate
Military committee to-day unanimously
agreed to report Gen. Pleasanton for con-
firmation as a Major General. There are
no other vacancies.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-day
sent to the Ways and Means committee a
communication PROPOSING various changes
In and amendments to the National Bank
ing law. Several leading banks in New
York have expressed desire for such ad-
ditional legislation as will enable them to
participate In Benefits conferred by the
Banking act. A subcommittee, composed
of Hooper, Fenton and Stebbins, was ap-
pointed to revise the law.
The House Military committee have de-
cided to report bill comforting upon the
Provost Marshal General the rank and pay
of Brigadier General.
Messrs. Mills and Carlisle closed their ar
gument to-day on the Bereavesa claim, and
the courtadjourned till Monday in order to
examine maps, arguments, &c. Attorney
General Bates and Judge Black will speak
next week. The court has now heard both
sides of the case, and it is believed will
either decide that mines are the property
of the Government or order re-survey, in
which case it will be nearly two years be-
fore the Government enters into possession
of the property. .&
The conference committee on the revenue
bill, at their meeting to-day, failed to agree.
They will report their disagreement on
Monday.
A Washington special to the World says
Representative Washburn will leave to-day
or Sunday for Chattanooga with Gen.
Grants commission as Lieutenant General.
An important parsonage, connected with
the Naval Department, has been arrested in
New York, and will shortly be examined.
ports fight between Captain Harper's
company of Swamp Dragons, and some of
Imboden's men, at the mouth of Seneca
river, Pendleton county, who were bent on
a raid. The dispatch says nothing of the
result. About dozen refugees and deser-
ters from Augusta, Virginia, had reached
Rowlesburg.
The Herald's naval correspondence, dated
off Mobile 10th inst, says the Hartford,
with Admiral Farragut and six mortar
schooners, is with the fleet. 1t is rlmored
that they will engage,Fort Gaines to-day.
Deserters state that there are twenty
thousand troops in and around Mobile and
two iron-clads. The Tennessee and Nashville
are in the harbor. The former mounts ten
guns. The rebel programme is stated to be
an ascent of the Mississippi by these ves-
sells, the capture of New Orleans, and to
I blockade the river between there and
Natchez. In this they were to be assisted
by General Magruders and Taylor's forces.
Forty-five of the ringleaders Of the re-
I cent mutiny in Fort Morgan were under
sentence of death. If executed, the feeling
of horror engendered among the people
will seriously injure the rebel cause in Mo-
bile. e
The Herald's Matamoras letter of Feb.
9th says Gen. Heron is reorganizing his
old divisions and procuring supplies for
future contingencies.