The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-03-16
|Telearaplhit Melrs,
spesia, to Cl'icago Tribune.


been made
FIRST, By order Of the President Lieut..
Gen Grant is assigned to command the ar
mics Of the United States.
SECOND, Maj. Gen. Halleck is. relieved
from duty Of General in Chief, as assigned
to special duty at Washington as chief Of
the staff of the army:
THIRD, Maj. Gen Sherman is ASSIGNED to
command the military division of the Mis-
s'ss ppl lately Commanded by Gen. Gran
and comprising the department Of the Ohio;
Cumberland. Tennessee and Arkansas.
! FOURTH, Maj. Gen. Mcpherson is assign.
ed to command Of the department of the
Tennessee recently commanded by Gen
Sherman.
| WASHINGTON, March IL.
The Ways AMI means Co,nnattee hav,
completed their aAeninan,s to the nation
al ba"k'"g bill establishing a Uniform; rate
ofinerest Of se7e., per cert.
Gen. Grant inten'is to concentrate all our
Western forces from the western. boundary
OF Texts To- 'hs Mississippi camps, for
. smashing blows this spring.
A. oth,r Gil will 1904 b. issued for from
2o' 900 to 80 900 men:
FIFrn, Lieut.. Gen. Gran: will establish
MS ':'llulr'ers in the field wi h the. re
spec'''e armies operating under his persona
SUPERVISION:
Brig. Gen. W. f. Smith WAS ,o-dav nom
mattel NJ jor General Of Volunteers: vice
G'an' pro'notel. This is supposed to be
preliminary to his ssiya:n-nt to- tne COM
'nand 'of the Army Of til. poso.n,,, !, here
to'ore communicated to Won.
WAsnINGrox, March 9: 1864.
"A Washington correspondent says 1t IS
uhders "od General Grant protes $ against
'urlher attempts to penetrate The con r:ruera-
icy until kchmond shall have been taken
lie d'sagrees with ilalIeck in placin: no val.
ue Oh the rebel caprtaI declaring that Gin
'clnnatl rs we'll as Washington is threatened
BY it.
Another c6srespon lent says This new, or
to k'chhi'na think Grant viii command
the main column, w,tn >.lcr.n,n. Nc pher.
son, Meaue and iIo,kcr:as chief subord;.
mates.
Gen. VIM, Smith reached here. to dav,
Which e'v rise to the renewal Of renor, :
that he perscdes Meade 1t j. claimed
Grant urges his appointment.
SPECIAL to W.d7"e}-t'rom. rctuned
pr'AonsrS We learn III. toI'v1%irg incidents
Connected with k,ip.ui.k rald
Whe" lnorln,tion reach Il Richmond tia,
h'pA'r'ck had crossed the Rapnlau, most
vigorous orders Were ISSUED respecting pris.
8 oher' ana "he!r'thc fact that KiIpatrick
was fta'', approaching Richmond, was es
taoi's'cd; the pr's. was mined, 200 kegs
lo' powder placed under it, AMI eyerv nre-
parat'"n made l.. blow the pris,,,ers into
eternity. pan was Iorm.I to at,emp,
; 10 Joan our forces when they should enter
, The CITY "' Monday. O,iy ia 80 brinyi q
rat' us came IN, and ,hcy ,eiusel to con
T ve'se. The guard WAS Increased, and s.ric,
ordc's gwen TO shoot aay one who an
preached ihc windows or stairway.
Maren ll'-A kn5>r,n corr. .pendent o
) ,''e N'e'on q. elsru1e. III speaking IF tn {
!n"eM1-"" 'hs u III k'ny,iun, Of tho Z3d
cap' n*ei soldiers As ds>cr cr, lromihe rebc
co'"ci 'p.ion, says:
Ife, a>crnIe The scIf,ll wiz, firm and
c'as 'c step, u:t their latc Will untinchinp
'uru ule. They asked ,r no uuarter An n
Scorn'uiiy Spurne'i All sver,nres of c,nce,
~-sinp on condition ofreturnnp to du.v. in
t'is Confederate sc'vice. iue mulC,tuls
were tno'sd ~ tc'r<. ant openly denounced
th'~ ciur' massacre wh ch Is causing descr
''on from the Confederate service by the
whS'e'a'e: and CT a,,"g an Indignation which
IL Is feared viii be u"c,neroiable.
| l. Is reported that ,hc reb. Is intend hanu
>. ing tn entire nuniser~M Union prisoner,
Captured by them iro:n Col Fosters com.
'nsnd. 81 in nnun+er, halt Of whom. havs
. never been in the rebel seryjcs.
;, he naive Uni'D troops have decided to
taks the Question o' re'ai alton in,u their
/ own ha"ds. They have gwen their officers
WHO ad no. approve oi the measO res ~ op
p'r'un'y to resign ami have also given
Warming that Immediate destt, viii be infiic
Ted up'" any officer VINO .fiers~ hereafter to
sufrendert TO the sasIny OF ask 5or any quar-,
ka.. IL
MERIDIAN, March f.:
! The wF'rk Of rep,iring the Railroads is
p'" ress'nS rapidly three miles Of track and
three bridges were destroyed en- the south
ern road. III miles uf the truck on the Seln,e.
Road '"d thirty i've OF Mobile and Ohio
koad were destroyed by Sherman. n.
ba'nt great deal u property here And ~
Mars, Enterprlse, Lockpors, aod o,h.r n. !
''",'s on the roaat rsblic bsildioes here
ana number oi private houses were des.
'ro,sd The es.eny pill aged every bouse-|
p'"vs'oos were taken from. almost every
s.m'ly Sherman laid waste the country
iI'',ush which his army passed on their r.
turn 70 V,cksbory.
! Dxxo1oIB, March 4.
Adspstck from Gen. Jlck,cp. d.t.di
Sasron, seven miles from Canton, February
|A saJs he overlook The enemy II fh.,i
Ip'int on the 7th, and w.s sknmishinx: TIE
enemy crossed bs whole Raiciifr . and Col
boFn's Perry's. and proceeded 10 Canton.
whs5s they we're reported On short rat;opsI
asH k.ps.kAn Hn~es4sg