Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-24
Late News,

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| trict OF the State.
Late News.
General Meade has returned to the AR.
my of.the Potomac. He is reported 20 be
in excellent health and has no intention oil
resigning. . =. .... 49,
The correspondent Of the. New York
World says that it is rumored that Gener-
al Butler will be removed from his present
command. t...-'.,.f E -. ~. :.
Several clerks and navy agents we're ar
rested in Washington. on Monday to serve
as witnesses against parties charged with
swindling the Government in contracts for
naval stores. ,.. .td,-.f
An official order from Washington an
nounces that Lieutenant General Grant is
assigned to the command of the armies OF
the United States. General Halleck being
relieved at his own request, and assigned
to duty at Washington as Chief of Staff Of
the. army under direction of the Secretary
of,War and the Lieutenant General. Gen.
w, T. Sherman will command the militia
~ division of the Mississippi, comprising
the Departments ofthe Ohio. Cumberland.
Tennessee and Arkansas. and General j.
B. Mcpherson will command the Depart
ment and Army of the Tennessee. -.
| The expedition sent, against King and
Queen Court House to ayenge the murder
of Colonel Dahlgren, accomplished the
destruction of that place and the defeat Of
the 9Th and 9th Virginia (rebel) Cavalry.
Among the killed was the notorious guer-
rilla, Bob Cotton.
General Hunter has declined the COM
mand Of the Department Of the Pacific.
preferring active service In the field. 1t is
reported that he will be assigned to the
command Of the FRS! Corps OF the Army
of the Potomac under the reorganization,
Genetals Hancock and Warren command
ing the Second and Third Corps.
The Government made q call upon the
locomotive builders OF Patterson, n. j., on
Monday for 200 locomotives. and inform
ed them that if they did not proceed to fur
nish them at once. their shops would be
run on Government account. They prom
ised TO comply.
General Neal Dow and Captain Flynn
and Sawyer have been exchanged and ar
rived at Fortress Monroe. ..---.-.--
On Saturday week boat containing
about twenty Union soldiers. landed at
West Goose Creek, In Florida, and broke
up the salt works there, and carried oil the
proprietors and negroes.
A Mobile paper says the rebel soldiers
recently had fight with band of deser-
ters in Jones county, Alabama. They
captured number. and hanged and shot
ten.
The amount Of pork and beef packet in
Chicago, for 1863 A. foots up 904, $50
hogs. aud 20, 0S6 beeves. .r..--....- -
Johhston's army, 1t Is thought, has
made considerable advance from Dalton.
but whether their intention is belligerent
or not. is not definitely known. There
was general review Of the rebel army at
Dalton, on Thursday, by Lieutenant Gen
eral Hood. lie takes command Of Hind
mans corps. ah -s1eia s'f'e ts.s-e 8
A letter from Dalton, 9th of March,
published in the Atlanta Register of the
18th, admits that in the recent attack on
Colonel Harrison's Indiana Cavalry the
rebels had an entire brigade. commanded
by Wheeler in person. He lost one man
killed and one wounded. The letter says
further that the Yankees still have a strong
force at Ringgold, and hold Cleveland
with division. ''.s 81 .sossstav ie'-i's
Brigadief General Sibley communicates
to the st. Paul papers the plan for the
spring campaign against the Indians. The
programme fixed upon by Major Gen-
eral Pope embraces three distinct objects:
First The chastisement and subjugation
of the bands Of savages on both sides OF
the Missouri River who continus refractory
and hostile. Second. The protection OF
the overland route to Idaho by the estab-
lishment OF strong military posts within
the ladian country, at convenient dists1-
ces. Third. The security Of the Minneso-
to and Iowa frontier against their hostile
raids. To effect the first purpose power
ful column Of troops will take the field as
soon as the season will permit, TO seek and
attack the Indians, who are reliably re-
ported to have formed q formidable COM
bination to dispute the passage of a force
into the country, and to attack steamers
tbound for the Upper Missouri. and any
overland expeditions en- route for the gold
regions of Idaho. The third object men,
4 toned. that of guarding the frontier against
1 petty raids. is to be accomplished by the
occupation by our troops Of such stations
4 outside the line ofsstslements as will serve
ito check the passage of hostile parties SC
4 far Is the number of men that can be
spared from field Of operations viii permit
rand BY the constant patrol Of strong par
tiles o. cavalry on both sides Of The Mime
Isota River. Scouts will also beEPosted q
lths most exposed points. to give timely
warming of fhe approach of danger.
II The Secretary Of State has replied Z
certain inquiries Of the Secretary Of tn
Treasury, saying, in substance, that then