, 1864-01-22
to draft IN address to the conservatives and
dc1nocrats Of the conntry. Each Stats dele

to tlraft IN address to the conservatives and
democrats Of the conntry. Each State dele
gation Is to select = member for the commit
tee.
PREMATURE DISCHARGE.
Tie announcement in Washington paper
that the nomination Of Chas. A. Dana as
Second Assistant Secretary of War was con-
frmed yesterday, is premature, It is before
the Military Committee.
PROM CHARLESTON. .
Col. Littlefeld, Of the 21st o. 8. infaut1y,
has arrived here to-day from Charleston, 8.
c. He commands colored brigade in that
department.. He states that Gen. Gilmore
has inFenfed carriage and platform for
the Parrot guns, which enables them
to rccol when fired at high elevation,
whicl, could not previously be done, and In
consequence caused the guns to burst. He
now sends shell every five minutes into the
city from the thirty and one hundred ponn-
der guns.
FROM TIE D1GaMas.
News from the mining regions shows that
the miners in Easteu Oregon and Western
ldahoe are opening richer and better than
was expected. The Inst bont down tho Co.
1umbia River brought two tons Of gold, Of
which $50 pounds were. in the hands of the
Express Company, and the balance belonged
to tlftecu miners.
A private letter to Jadge Edmonds, Of the
Land Office, from East Bannock city, In East
c,n tIdnhoe, considered perfectly reliable,
snys that every miner is making good wages.
The highest yield has been $500 to tho pan.
The ayernge is fifty cents pan
Of six quarts. The letter says there can be
no doubt that the country is yery rich In
mines, Several 1odcs have been discovered,
but only one has yet been opened. One
quartz mill WIS expected to bo in operation
in two weeks from the date OF the letter.
WAsHmGToE, Jan. 21.-The New York
Ttitu,.e's Washington special says:
The Senate Committee havc determined to
postpone the consideration Of the nomination
ent, in order to asceEtatn how many vacan~
cics and unemployed Major Generals there
are on hand
The court martial in the case Of Surgeon
General Hammond, met hero to-day, all the
members Of the court being present but Gen.
9Th inst, but owing to the detention of the
Trims, he has not reached here yet. General
Hammond was arraigned and plead not
guilty. He asked for a postponement for
four weeks for the purpose Of procuring Wit
ncsses from the Vest. His request was not
granted, and the trial will proceed.
GnaEes e. LENA ~ %as secay nom'natsd IN
Secretary Of War, under the law recently
passed and approved for that purpose.
The War Department has decided that vol
nnteeIs who haye served faithfully two years
are entitled to the bounty provided BY the act
ol 9nly "a, no mat1er AT What time, slnce
lee coinmencetnenL ol me TeoeHions 1Aey en-
tered INC service Of tue United States:
oehe1aa olalr nas resigned Ills posltlon IN
tne e. army;
WIN me 1ank o. Capta1n' nave 3ast bech ap-
pointed By the President from the West:
ASSISTANT rAraAs1xna-
. Hathclfold, Illinois. II DicIer hi. -
+ nakr!y. Wisconsin. ! Smith. Ind:
efss %ff fSaiaaa IS RssssteR: ReelsS eas IN.
+ s e goet ys. MifS1nf1- ESf ~ nawsep; ns IL "ls.
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J + conEiIn, VII. 4 Wormlieht, Ind.
coxN1saAa11s OF sUBs1srHscx.
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& g nofSa Viz MS HoseII SeaPlH VII Ia
Williams, Ind. WA Wheeler, Wis.
.rAIxAsTHn, F17H EAsK or 4AJoR.
Edward Wright, Ill -
ADDITIONAL PATxAs1zEs, REGULAR aKHV1cE-
! 11;den: n WGTupto9. Iad:
r,tne1 HI LII IL H:y14in Hy41,ak III dna'
ii Grover. I'D. '~''
Speaker Co1fa1 writes to the Csronic2e In
Of the press. tlat he has deeiarea in fAyor Of
he hak exnressed m Presidential nrefsrenccs
wLaterer. and adds:
snnnorted for tbe .,,os5t,o,, confensd bv the
Housa by Tpion member. Moth: South. East md
Weet, Of ali shades Of opinion. have not felt 1t
becoming IL nc to psrticipste ia any Presidential
moTements u iavor q OF ago3nst any one Of ne
rent!eInen spoken O. as candiaaIes ana. wnl!e
19r fssinn see9ne to WIZ 10 nsn1iesfnW XXI
stronpiy In fayor OF President Tincolnsa fe-olec-
crai1dcaiion @ IL prirase iifo. to wlci intend to
Tc:iT At fhe cioec nf tie nrescnt ConTess to liye
1nrinr The neTt tonr veara nnder ti1e slninfstrs.
lion taY INV of the iisfinruished rentIemeD nsmed
IL connection with lie Uaion nomination.
NAsh1sG1oS, Jan. 21--ihe tasss special
sa}e
ConsStoI pa1nSy Mas oGaote .,l: tne Gon11iatee ~
s en- ha'e ~ 49, an1S 9 tor ftha ~
dissoyery Of Of the frauds in the custom house
IL ne TeT uoaa dola" ,, 1,.,++.. +h,, ,,o.,,nr
1ne t1ousc Nus !ta xon!.ntesce tnte ~ an.5
cna.nsneeu m.:t ~ a, Msss.aEssaon 10 W 'Ae e'a.
~ Th :. ~ -. - aeneIqotie ~ +bo rn,,or of
tte arocnot1on ~ RirSmnn6 Refneses ana