, 1864-02-25
the WAR TN ViRaiHtA-FROM
THE ARMY OF the P0Ti)"
MAC.
LATE FOREIGN .NEWS-THE
WAR ASPECT.
The Chesapeake Case"-Ts1e
Provincial Court RemandS
the Prisoners.
THEY WILL BE RECLAIMED UN-
DER THE EXTRADITI0N
TREATY.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the chicago rribune.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. ~. 1864.
GEN. S1GEL.
The President to-day assigned Gen. Sigel
to the command of West Virgins. This was
done by the President on his own RESPONSE
bility, without consulting his military nd
viscrs.
CoSF1RaiAT1oNs, ETC.
The Senate has confirmed Peter Page As
sessor Of the Internal Revenue for the 1st
district Of Illinois.
The following are the d1sm1ssals for the
week ending Feb. Goth.
Captain John Manu. 3let Ohio for drunkeunesa
A.ft. surgeon A. L. Williams 54th Ohio.
Asst. Surgeon Jonathan Davis, 9Th Miss.
Asat. Surgeon Il S. Taft, 1eth Ohio.
First Lieut.. James Martin, 3lst Ohio, for drunk
Second Lient. 5as. r. Elliott, 18th nlr.. for de-
The following officers are restored to com
mission:
Maj. VIM. II. Mabry, 111th III.
1st Lieut.. Samuel G. Sloan, ssd HI.
SOUTHERN SEws.
Southern papers say TINT Ex-senator and
rebel Major General Preston is on his way to
Mexico to mike offers Of mutual recognition
to the Government established By the French.
They openly avow this is a bid for recogni-
ton by Napoleon
Gen. Bragg was ordered to report ut Rich
mond, and has arrived there.
An embalmer is being tried in Richmond
for smuggling persons liable to conscription
North in cotfins.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House took up the Senate bill for the
appointment Of Warden in the Washington
Jail Mr.. Cox moved to lay 1t on the table,
and the House decided In the negative by q
vote Of IS to 12. The bill then passed By 4
strict party vote-yeas, IS; nays, Sc; the
Copperheads Eoting in the negative. The
significance Of tic bill is that 1t takes tho
custody of the Jail out of the hands Of Mar
shall Lamon. Mr.. Fenton stated TINT the
bill would save the Government large
amount Of money annually.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the naval appropriation bill.
Mr. King, Of Mo-, made speech on Mis-
souri affairs, In reply to the radical members
Of that State. In the courso Of his remarks,
he said that McClurg's regiment Of militia,
in September, 1867, stopped in Its march at
the Arkansas line, and refused to 60 ont Of
the State.
McClurg characterized the statement as
false.
King then stated that they stopped on the
line to argue the question before proceeding.
McClurg said under ordinary circnmsstances
he should respect his colleagues gray hairs,
and allow calumny to 60 without fitting re-
buke, but this statement was as false as the
other.
King replied be was not there himself, but
was so informed by persons in high military
position who were there King proceeded to
make pretty effective speech on his side OF
the Missouri question.
The House then proceeded to consider the
naval appropriation bill.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Rice, Of
Massachusetts, increasing the appropriation
for the construction and repairing of vessels
from 81, 900 600 to SEC, ,000, 900 was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, introduced bill ex-
tending the time for the completion Of the
land grant railroads in Iowa. Referred to
the Committee on Public Lands. It extends
the time for the completion six years, SUBJ
iect to the control of the State Legislature,
snd provides for the adjustment ofconflicting
claims, arising out Of the various land grants
to the State.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispateh to the Chicago T1ibnne.1
WAHH1Soros, Feb. %, 1864.
ouR RICHMOND PRISONERS.
p1lsa'e - 4sttei ns"a.,,a.ac,,.' lIo ~ ns;aooa,
SeM ,olA !''oane so4as s 3'as.,s p.aa,s pse4 ~
~ n' !nn..,' ,sn Na+,,s-n o;.;sar -,r;.naars
49, % 49,, +,arsfar~ed +o son1snn-r n
.,Se. ua's % t,ar hs~a n,ore cornfor+o11e o1arters
W. h.t+oE rot;ona - % thon IN R;chmon5 Nm;
Whfte. Of PENN. is there. in close conflnc
rnen+ alan three New ENGLAND Captafns
7,.1d az bostorcs far tbrce Southern officers
r.;5 IN ,e In a,ton pcn;tpnt;arv.
uoAs R1nEn
Senator Wf,,eS from the District of Co
,umtia Committee. reported TINT undcr ex
| isting laws negroes had the right to ride il
CONGRESSIONAL,
The Senate passed enabling nets for Ncrad,
and Colorado, Mr.. Wade said the popula
ton of Colombo Is Co,0oo. An interestin,
debate was held in the Senate on the Lieu
tenant General bill.
Mr.. Grimes was opposed to the bill, be
cause 1t voplA either take Grant ont of tn
field and mike him bureau officer In Wash
! ipeton, or establish commandcr-1n-chiet Il
| chattanooga and confer IN empty honor o,
hlm, He did not want to do any OF thes
things, ue believed Grant man Of action
and wanted him to stay where. he is. He bf
1:a1aa .,ont himself preferred biS present pr
.;.,en A. n ,,ettinr rid of Halieck be va
s ~. 1rsnorea 10 'sa7. Hal1ecl was respous
'sa w.. ~ ~ c;1,aoTs;s Il. ll.timed cxpedltlon I
We a.. psn1,S 1r;oiie .,7;7icu1ons crusade +
= r.'aa e. -rsnted fair play:
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