Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-06
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NEw YoRK, April 5-washington special:
The select committee, on Slavery. will report
a new bill for the establishment of the Freed
mans bureau
While Gen Grant was at Fortress Monroe. the
prelimnaries of a satisfactory exchange of pris-
oners was considered and approved by him.
IL is understood that Gen. Mcdowell will take
command i'm California.
The piling up OF amendments to the National
Banking bill is likely kill il or send it back to
the Senate
Mr Howard, Surveyor of Customs at St
Louis. testified to day before the Blair investga-
ting committee, that Mr. Powers, special treas
ury agent, forged Gen. Blair's celebrated liquor
order
The National Banks has been authorized by
Secretary Chase TO receive subscriptions tor the
lO ~ loan; also .depositares tor all Government
monies receives by Internal Revenue for com
mutation under the draft
The Senate military committee determined by
majority OF votes, To postpone the case of Gen.
Schoheld's conhrmaton
Gen. Sickles soon leaves on an important mis-
sOn with which he j. entrusted by the Presi-
dent
The House pos, Office COMMITTEE have spe
cial meeting Tomorrow. Tor the purpose Of con
sderng the Senate bill, providing Tor overland
mail sers ice 10 California
The Post Master General has asked that i'm
mediate action be made upon this bill. 80 he NAV
be enabled to make necessary arrangements tor
carrying 1t INTO effect
The Herald's Alexandria dispatch of the 4th
says:
brief visit to the Army Of the Potomac re
suited In discovering nothing new Werem lined
there seven out OF the last ten days The camps
IN l.
weeks for the ground to DRY, 81 as 20 allow any
part OF the army To change base
The reorganization of the army is nearly com
pleted. and troops are becoming fecOncied TO the
order ol things
An order from the War Department allows 30
DAYS lurlough to non-eommissiOned officers and
privates. who desire to enter the free military
school NJ Philadep phia. when character. conduct.
aud capability OF applicants are such as 10 war.
rant their immediate commanders To recommend
them Tor commissions To c0l0red regiments
Buenos Ayres letter OF February l2, To the
Times, states that the coronation of Lopez as
Emperor of Paraguay. was expected
The u. ). gunboat Mohcan was at Buenos
Ayres
The steamer Fair Haven rar ashore at Cape
Henry on the night of the lst She had $50
soldiers on board. returning to New York reg-
ments. All were saved
washington specials state that the House
Naval Committee. the Vice President and ON.
or two members of the Ways aud Means Com
mittee leave that city for Cairo and st Louis. 20
examine sites for Western navy yards: also lead
Ing " estern interests, and new applicants for
Congressional bounty
Special orders OF the Government being carried
out IN the general hospitals here provide for the
reception OF wounded men from expected battles.
That success is anticipated is shown by the tact
that arrangements are making to receive the
wounded OF both armies