New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

| Special Dispatch to The N. y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday juno %, 1864.
Irr THE VANDERBILT STEAMERS.
| A report from tho State Department, accom-
panied with evidence went into tho Senate today re-
fecting severely on the steamers in the Vanderbilt
limo between Now.York and Aspinwall.
ADJOURNMENT. /N
| Congress is all at sea about the adjournment.
The new Secretary Of the Treasury may want lcgisa.
ton To-day has been lost In the Scnate so to morrow
may be- The adjournment seemingly cannot be &C.
complished TIL after the beginning Of next week.
THE REBELS RETURNING TO REASON. I.
A Gag of truce from .Occoquan announced to-
day TINT tho sixty wounded soldiers captured in the
raid which the Mayor Of Fredericksburg nstigated on
an ambulance train to Belle Plain were ready to be
given up in exchange for the sixty hostage Iredericks
burgers. f.-.. r.r f.r.l .r.
EMPLOYING WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
The Secretary of War has discharged all col
ored messengers in the War Department and has or.
dere the employment Of disabled soldiers In their stead
The disposition to prefer the discharged for wounds In
the Departments and about Congress is fast growing
APPOINTMENT.
Capt. John Hall, Commissary of Subsistence,
u. s. Volunteers Las been appointed Chief Commissary
Of Gen. Buffers Departments
To The Associated Press
WAsHIS0ToS. Thursday. juno 20. 1894
CONTRIBUTIONS ~ ~. !
The Senate, in Executive session, confirmed
the follow ing among other nominations Austin Smith
20 direct Commissioner for the District Of Florida.
Edwin N. Randall. Max. +. Boneaus and Geo w Ames.
dirccttax Commissioners for Louisiana Lieut. Com
sndcr Francis A. Roe for advancement In grade five
members. to take rank after Lieut. Commander John
H. Upshur. for distinguished conduct IN battle IN com
msnd OF the IT, s. steamer Sassac in her attack on the
Robsl ram Aibcmarle. First-Assstant Engineer jas.
". Hobby for advancement 30 numbers IN his grade
for distinguished condnct. Lieut. Sas W. Terry u.
sN or advancement i've grades for gallant conduct
the Red River expedition; Frederick Ilassaurek, Min.
stcr 10 Ecuador n DO Commissioner on the part OF tbs
Ecuador VIM. c. How to be Assistant Appraiser for
Portland Me. Joseph T.. Monroe Edward A. Rognt.
and Edward Leagcr 70 be Proics sors of Mathematics
In the Navy. c. L. Moses Of Maine TO be Consul Mt
ornse. Borneo Lafayette Head Of Mexico 70 be
agent for the Indians OF EewMexico; HeSekiah l..
Hosmer Of New York TO be Chief Justice OF the Sn.
Jreme Court for the Territory Of Montana: D. D. Red
field OF NewYork TO be Consul at Brindzo; Lucius III.
Chandler 10 be Attorney OF the United States for the
Eastern District OF Virginia; Joseph II. Scranton 20
bo Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Twelfth Dis
trlct Of Pennsylvania First Lieutenant ]. T. Lacy Of
the I'D New-York TO be Assistant AdJutant.
General with rank Of Captain; Campbell T. Pur'i.
Maxwell v L. Woodruff Assistant Adjutant. General.
With rank Of Major. To be Aidsde Camp, With rank
Of Captain: I'd Lieut.. VIM C. Bartlett Sd U. s. Artil.
lcry; LIST Lieut. VIM J. Il. Winning. Corps OF EnRi.
nccrs; lst Lieut.. Peter S Niche Corps OF Engineers.
Assistant Surgeons: George A. Otis Of Massachusetts,
J. g. Refer q Ksn'uy Thomas G. Sherwood Of
Millincr of NewYork; Il. Griswold Of Pennsylvania;
W. a. Harvey OF Maryland. l.. T. Mn!lock and George
h. Winslow OF Massachusetts. To be Assistant Quar-
termnscrs: Enool Spruance Of Delaware, Edward Fz-
gerald OF California; d. Rumsdcll u West Virginia
Lieut. George q. Alma. 5th Rhode Island Volunteers;
Lieut.. Vim. J.. Rynerson LIST California Volunteers;
George u. Leonard Massachusetts; Capt. j. Il. White
comb. 9TH Massachusetts Assistant Quartermssters.
with rnnk Of Captain: Lieut. ID. +. Ellsworth. lf9th
Penny lvania; *. q. Link. LIST Virginia; w. II.
Trump. Dyer. and d. Bullock, OF New-YOrk;
to b. Qusrier1naster sergeant. George W. Mason ed
Artillery Lieut. Col John T. Sendcrson 18th U. s. In
fIntry % he Colonel private Frank WilkesoE TO be
second Lieutenant Of the 9Th Artillery First Assistant
Engineer John Jchsson TO be Chief Engineer Of the
Navy; First Lieut.. Howard Stockton lst Rhode Island
Cavalry To BE- First Lieutenant in the Ordinance DE.
par.ment. Commander Henry a. Wise to be Chief OF
the Burcan of Ordinance; Commander Albert n Smith
u be Chcfu the Bureau Of Equipment and Rccru ting
The following 10 be additional Paymasters: Orrrn
Daggc,t Of Maine. Charles o. benedict of New York
George A. Fiske Of Massachusetts, Frederick West Of
Wisconsin. Hora,io n. buckley OF New York Pierre
Van Alsyne Of New. York. Samuel l.. Drew Of Massa
chusetts. J. +. H. II. Smith Of West Virginia. Assist
ant Surgeons TO DO Surgeons: j. ID. Knight L. II.
Clark, j. II. Hood George Derby. G.. Is. Parker II. T.
Gil j. C. Morton. W. q, Daniels Philip O. Kennedy.
Colonel OF the Marine Corps Major Jacob Zciiin.
Lieutenant Colonies Of the Marine Corps: Major w. L.
Shuttle worth aud Capt Matthew X. Knising. Majors
of the Marine Corps; Capt. James H. Jones. Capt.
Thomas q. Field. Capt. Charles q. n. Gauley. Cap
Carter. McI.nne. Tiion and W. J. Higbeo. First
Lieutenants OF the Marine Corps; W. Wallace, j.. G..
Saltmoro, and G.. o. stoddard Hospital Chaplains:
Michael Bur,iett Of Delaware. Michael j. Cramer Of
Kentucky. Charles A. RAYMOND OF Virginia; Thomas
W. CLARK Of Massachusetts. Thomas Drumm OF Viz.
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