, 1864-01-13

our exports OF breadstnuS nave much DE-
creased, but those Of provisions or meats
hare increased during the year 1868.
NEW DEPARTMENT.
Ilcarn that new military department will
probably be soon created In the West It will
Comprise the stntes Of Ohio, Indiana, Aichi-
gan and perhaps Missouri.
toSscR1pT1oN ACT.
The Senate, It is thought now, will consol-
ilote all the classes liable to con5cnption, and
also repeal the $500 clause. The House, it Is
thought, on tie other hand, will retain the
commutatfon clause
DISMISSAL.
Ilearn TINT Lieut. Geo. VIM. ELL, OF the
18th United States infantEy, was Dismissed
obedience of orders. He was formerly sta
TONED at Springfield, in your State.
ANOTHER TREASURY FRAUD.
DR.. Stuart Gwinn, connected with the note
printing department. Of the Treasury, It Is
reported Inns committed frauds, some parties
etAtc, to an enormous amount The manner
Of his procedure is said to have been to print
o lot Of notes jdr hia opn f''ieatr usc. He could
easily do this out6f the paper furnished him..
chinery. Probably by altering the machinery
lie could fix the numbers to suit his particu-
lar batch. These frauds in the Treasury De-
partment are tau6ing good deal Of comment,
and a thorough Investigation into the work
les Of the entire department would seem to
RAILROAD TO NEW YORK.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, {the House be-
Ing in committee Of the whole on the state
OF the Union, and the Post. Office Appropria-
tion. bill being under discussion 8thonght
the Committee would hesitate to pay the
railroad companies between New York and
Washington for. services IN carrying the mail,
which they had not performed. The COM
1nunicatlon between. New York and Wash
iugton-thc commercial aud metropolitan
cities Of the Union, had become. 80 intoleru-,
bic that It ought no longer be submitted to.
| He trusted that this state Of things would
tend to the speedy removal Of the Capital
| to a more hospitable region. The railroad
between Washington and New York cannot
| do the business required OF it, the company
were perfectly lawless, md q gentleman Of
New York had told him that they charged
four times the amount they required from
| paid them cnongh to build single track be-
twcen this city and New York g
Some bsntcr took placc between Mr.. Ste
vens Of New York, Mr.. Washburne, Mr..
Brooks Of New York, and others. The East
c1n men generally exhibited q jealousy Of the
| and Mr. Washbnrne's proposal tor the reno
| wi of the Capital was evidently touching
! them in sore spot. Mr.. Brooks offered a
| proviso that nothing should be appropriated
| 5or railroads in Illinois until it could be u.s.
| certaIncd whether they had failed In carrying
the mails, hut withdrew it finally.
| SMALL pox.
There is great terror here On account Of the
small pox. The death Of Senator Bowden Of
nant form has added to tue fright Of the peo-
pie. l know Of strangers coming. here who
| will not ride in horse car or ca1rtnge, 60 to
tho theatre, or in fact to any. public place,
where people arc congrcgatcd together, on
account Of the fear Of infection. A member
Yesterday introduced resolution In the
| House appealing to the city authorities to
establish suitable lospitals for the treatment
Of this disease.
! HALL FOE srATUART.
|. Ills proposed TO set apart the old hall OF
] the House Of Representatives as suitable
room for statuary, and to call upon each State
to provide marble Or bronze statues @ OF TWO q
tary affairs therein. This, If properly carried
out, would be IN excellent idea.
!UsT1CE 10 GEN. snERMAN-DATTLE OF CHAT
| TANoOGA.
The following letter from Gen. MeigE
? should be published In justice to Major Gen.
". T. Sherman:
HEADQUARTERS Q. II. DEp'T,l
CuA4TAEoo1It Tenn, Dec. q, 1869.
Mr. DEAR GEsEnAL: have seen this evening tr
Tic New York 99io1ae OF the 10Th ult., an unot
tempted to give description Of the battle Of
Chattanooga. The telegraph or the types have
ualtrcated 1t. The mistakes, however, are o.
iIt:le consequence except tn their substitution q
Gen. Tbomas' name for yours in the references te
the passage Of the Tennessee and the se1z9se and nd
fort}Gcatiou OF the position Of Mission Rtdse, OF
shc extreme right Of the rebel army.
/ wrote your name, and It was sent to the tele'
graph ofiee. aa am assured By my clerk and b
capt. Fafusworth, Who while rode 70 kanggoid'
l encloec eerrect copY Of the dispalch as sent
1reg.et The error b. which tho letter as printed
thoughtful reader and the soldier will detect tht
ctzor ea the position and the assault are In anothe!
part Of the letter correctly ascsibed to you and
II Il. 3, -Mnros, q. MIG.
To Major General II. T. sheimao, Commanding
Department Of Tennessee.