The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-26

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/ NxW ToRK, March d. Times, Special
says Gen. Grant arrived YESTERDAY. and
proceeds Immediately 60 the front. The
re organization of the army will be eni.
city but speedily conspnated. Gen: w.
4. smith, whom Senate to-day Confirmed
Ias Major Genera, win have q command IN
tbs east next TO Grant His position will
really be Chief, fStaH to the Lieutenant.
General and as such he will direct the
movements of whoever may be nominal
" in command of the army of the Poto-
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| tits understood that Gen. Grant, after
a satisfactory reorganization of the army
| will give the rebels q taste of his fighting
qualities before hereturna west, III. ,1tf
House Military Committee, yesterday
had under consideration the question of
re inbursing States for monies expended
In calling out State Militia. Garfield was
instructed to prepare Bill providing for.
a Commission with full powers to settle
all clai - arising in the several States
upon this subject ~ 81 -..<. II ..-sE@l1
Deserfers: who came in Yesterday, rep
resent that Gen, Lee has ordered all the
Wagons in the army TO be In readiness for
use on the first of April. - .s'.' >~ S'.5f'
/ Commissioner of Indian affairs recon.
mend an appropriation Of million dol
lars to indemnify the people of Minneso-
| ia for losses sustained during the Sioux
war.
| NV YORK, March 25th.-SpecisIs say
| the Senate Post Office Committee had
under consideration yesterday the over
| land mail question, and unimeusly agreed
toFeport the bill providing for an over
land and local service between the Mis-
souri, river and Folsom California The
bill authorizes the Postmaster General TO
contract With the old contractors, or any
i other responsible parties for a daily mail
for four years, at annual sum of not ex-
ceeding one million dollars The time
for running Is shortened from 20 to1i16
days. 4 provision is also male that -
the Pacific Railroad is to be constructed
from each extremity the time and com
/ p ,nsation and to be reduced pro rata. ~
The Supreme Court adjourned over
until Monday.
An application 10 Congress has been
made to extend the the Goodyear sui
canizel patent. The House committee
on patents agreed to hear oral arguments
in the case on the eth Of April: Remon
STRANGE against the extension will be re-
ceiyed without limitation as to time
/ FORTRESS MONROE, 24th.-The expedi-
ton recently sent into Mathews county
under Gen. Graham returned after haY-
ing CO ptured large lot Of horses, cattle
mules and three hundred contrabSnds.
Srs PuAL, 24th.--Dispatehes say that
nearly all the Sissitens are in favor of
peace. Some of their leaders have al
ready come into the fort and accepted
the terms. The Yanektonias while they
want peace require that the U. 8, shan
penetrate into their territory, and. that
steamboats, with emigaants shan,t .payi
grte. the upper Missouri. Refugee muir
derers of the lower bands and evil die
posed of other bands are joining the
Ysncktonias preparatory to spring cam
paign. q. ....... ..t b.. go
New YoRK, 25th.-The Baltimore cor,
respondent Of the World gives the follow
ing as the exact strength Of the rebel
army t.: IL ri 81. -. >t..,:. r.. e"
| Department of Virginia, Gen. B.. E
Lee commanding, headquarters with ar
my: seven divisions of infantry, seven
thousand msn,. two hundred and City
pieces of artillery, Ave thousand men,
fifteen regimenta Of cavalry, fifteen thou
sand men. At Richmond and vicinity
under Eisey, and at Petersburg Weldon,
t GoldsberFo. Wilmington and along the
railroad between; Richmond and VIII
Emington, under Gen. Pickett and Gen.
Barclay, SIG, ZOO Under Gem Tmboden
and Col. Mesby, near the line of the
BaliRaors and Ohio Railroad, and in
4 northern Virginia, 5, 900. From Lynch
burg to Abigdon in south western Vir-
GINA, and gitArdiRg the line Of the Great
Southern railroad from Lynch burg to
Lon gstreet's pickesss IN East Tennessee
under Gen. J. C. eckenridga, 5000.
The total number under Lees command
l30, 000s-si a. s.'z-.s giiiI~5 r ~ ssses,
| Department of the southwest, General
Polk aEnaridina, headquarters ct De-
mopoIs, near Selms. Ala, including the
/ ferces Hnie Gen Joe Johnston at Dali
ton, and operating against Gen. w. q:
Sherman in Grant's late Department., tiAs
Guiding the corps of Gen Hartlse, 90,o06
part of which was recen Ely sent 70 Faori
da, and the cavalry nnder Forrest, Rieht
ardson. s. ID. Lee and Writ Adams IS.
00o. In East. Tennesseess under Long
street, headquarters al Bulls Sap; 90.
Ie00- Department. of the Gulf. uatil re-
tsen lily commanded By Bsaaregard, head.
saasters - Ehafsssson. thsd troops .&f
Charleston and Savannah, 30, co.,
B Trans MISSISSIPPI departments Lieut. Gen
Kirby Smith commanding, the divisions
of Gems Price and Holmes in Arkansas,
and Gen Magru 1er'sI division in Texas,
Is 900. Depsrtmsns.of the Gull, At Mo
bile. undeEGens Mowry and Glaybourn,
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