, 1864-12-14

Matters Military and <:enera1-Latest
from Grants Army-Congre
Matters Yesterday.

| Matters Military and <:eneral-Late8
rom Tos4arI .Tant,s Afmy-con@ressfona
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! Ispects, D,ep.tch to the Chicago TRIBUNE,
NAsu1xc7os, Tuc51ay. Dec. IL.
Hon. E}iAu B. Washbn1ne returned th;i
morning from General Grants hcadouastcr:
after short visit 10 the army. He speaks q
| the condition Of the army and Of its nrusparts
Is more encouraging than at INV urerions
! visit he has made.
Gen. Narrcn's expedition hsd nrored n
complete Success, having accomplished in
safety all the objects for which it SIT out,
having most seriously and extensively crippled
The Wcldc6 Railroad and iA connections,
..PEnsoxA14
Hon. George " julian, Of Ini;anSs il kc2s
rom his place in the House b; sk;c-c Illness,
It Is said that the pemoceat$ az. irving
to persuade Cyrus Il. McCormick to invest
Ills reaper machine profits in the purchase OF
the National Intfuinraeer.
coxcpres,o~.,
The Kilkenny cats 1,avc fouua a ,,a7a1,c1 !,
The Honee of Renresen,at,vps. ,Jew Londo,
has eaten IN fearne Island. and Icso:.
1s7a,a 1,ss .s,a. f ~ ~. ~ Ta-5a. ~ 49,.
tsiana mas eaten up Ne" London, and not
tau Of either Is TO be seen. Each side insists
that It has considerable tail left, but there il
none visible IN thr naked ere Thr fric,ds of
,c.c,, s;do vii, ho.ro,os n,.a.s -oa"-:.- -.
@ s1ar,, 1' ~. .,,s , aM,.t ao"ess, hesp pEssslng
away IN thc cAort to rescuc them whenever
they can. Not having the fear Of these East
ern efforts ut navy yards before their eyes.
N.cs,or,, ,>r,;oo+. ,r,-oo.a ~. Ia,
A P1o'e.e .ne.eSe Ane o!'1 4oF
navy ya:o NJ CieFclano has been In Tor some
days. Io~tny Mr.. Sloan introduced bill pro-
vjdinc for naTT yurd md naya1 denot at
,or. .o..o,. ~ c-.,s:~- -.,, 49,
Iaet ocasou oy hI- olausuinE, VIII An"au-
lee substituted for Cleveland.
Mr.. Elliott introduced Joint resolution
declaring the rebellion 30 fur subducd in
1on;s;oro that fhc 1a.ra nov hs sra;n -
mh1ste1ca ana enforced 1heFc, anu anthor-
tzinS the election Of Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes to Congress. This was the first
rnoy ement af7,ised t,r Cen Ranks a. Tho a.,
c,r ~ ha ,,as 1o4o;. 1oa,, ~ $500. ~ w 80.
49, ~ las> oe.u A4Sms " eSc1fe
,ne ADMISSION o1 tne Louisiana Senators and
From returns of Collectors of custom7 nrr.
sr,unt 10 the law Of IN, b-oro1,t A. t,,o T1er-,
~ (.o,.-.s.. -, ~ =. .AA~ 4A'u~S
tho4 *. .,T,ri,s ~ ~ s.t ss"aEo, T. 4Ppeass
49, ,rar ra1oi"aa " ro'1e1 aE mHo, auanS Inc
. St:n ~! ,rhn,,, I'd @ nuu paulec.19n, ~as
S{"snc md ~ fro,n A,asso.,,at, msss aeo from
1ettar n.,1 sanaton ,toa ssaa aMassasa9ses f
Fcssenden was raad IN the so,,n{r =
the propriety of buildino nr T,nrchnsiro 10.
steam vessels to operate on lakes Eris and
Ontario in nrnyen4inr the smnro1ino Hh;ol. :.
carried on across these waters r n grcat " ~ -
tent. One wns ordered Iast wintsr ma i
now ready for service. T'hrrc 1r,.re ~ saiI;n.7
vessels in the seryice. hut thrv xera f,rni
inefficient, Two steancrs WIRE affcrwards
c6artcrcd. one Of which was iost in nntcr,n1
t}le harbor Of Cleyeland. and th. rher,Sr ~
lie other has cxpIred' Sir efficient rcasoIs
nrc deemed necessary for the srryire'
The Senate confirmed David Mcdonald
Judge Of the q. s. Court for The dis.rIct of
Iudiana. and Bennet Pike to bc District Al
torncy for tlc western District of Missonri
Henry Winter DAVIS. after a strngrlc s,ot
bis clutches on the bill about Lonisiana re.
today, md had it referred to
his Committee, This promises small comlort
to the Louisiana rcconstructionists. Mean.
time, Gen, Dapks, hayipc done all be can for |