New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-26
PROM wAsIIINGTON.
,.o.l Disp.,ch TO The n Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Aug. %, 18th


Jacksonville. Ga The Rebels have now about
s.,ry thousand of our men imprisoned at that
pl'os ,.,,.ox
prvates William Almritter, First New Jersey
-tI,ery. and Seldom S. Chandler, Fourth q. $.
i.,tlery. will be shot for descrton tomorrow, III
tAs Army of the Potomac.
COMFORTING Tug ENEMY.
Richard Hall, mcrchant Of Baltinor', has been
s.utonccd TO pay fine Of six thousand doll1rS' and
spaer four months Imprisonment at Fort McHeniy,
4 fpr traiicking with the enemy.
LOYALTY OF THg UTB ISDIASs.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs toby re-
r.yed dispatch from Governor Evans OF Colorado
Territory, stating that the Ute Irdads one Of the
most powerful and warliko tribes in the far West,
have declared in favor of the whites, and refused TO
Coin in tho Indian war; except 10 assist the Govern
rent in its suppression. The tribe numbers about
two thousand warriors and is greatly feared by the
Ineghbodng bands.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED MEN.
Between three aud four hundred wounded, be-
longing to the Fifth Corps, arrived at Alexandra
CHS evening from City Point. Most OF the cases
were serious ones.
MosBYs LATE RAID.
| No further particulars of the raid Of Mosby on
Annandsle yesterday had been received up to noon
to-day save that VIC had sergeant, of the 10th
New York Cavalry, and two men captured The
demand for surrender was made three times by
Mosby, each demand being preceded by shells from
his artillery The demand was obstinately refused,
and finally the Rebels were forced to retire.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
A large number OF Democratic politicians arrived
here tonight, on their way TO attend the Chicago
!, Convention. Several prominent Republican poll
ticians az also here, on their way to attend the
Convention.
PROMOTIONS.
Captain William Holden, Assstsnt-Quartermas
Ger, has been appointed ChiefQuart rmss.or of the
District Of North Carolina, rice Captain K. c.
webster, Assistant uartcrmaster, assigned to duty
% ChiefQuartermaster, Department of Virginia
and North Carolina. Fnst-Leutonant A. A. Put
nam. I'd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, has been
appointed Assistant Provost Marshal of the District
of North Carolina.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The following National Banks have been estab.
tishod and are nov doing business The Frs,
National Bank of Sufield, Connecticut, capital
0l0O, OO0 The Granite National Bank of Augusta,
Me-, capital $780, 900. The Drury National Bank
Of Drury. N. H., capital $4,000. The First Ma
tonal Bank of Cedar Rapids Iowa. capital $50 900.
The First National Bank of Smithfed, Ohio, CAPT.
tal $4,000. The First National Bank OF South
Eorwalk, Conn. capital 100000. The total num-
Der of National Banks established, and now doing
business is Eve hundred and two.
EMPLOYMENT or SLAVES.
The Secretary Of War has ordered that all slave
Nho are brought TO the several recruiting rcndez-
vous in the several slave states and found physically
disqualified for military service, and who do not de-
Sire to return TO their masters, but seek military
protection, shall not be rejected. but enlisted and
snnstered into the United States service, with a
view to transfer TO the Qssrternasters Department.
Cusre-masters are also ordered not TO forward the
suep znt they are properly transferred BY order of
Che War Department.
UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee of the National Union
COMMITTEES met to-day No business of particular
Importance was transacted. An adjournment until
tomorrow took place. There wore present, Henry /
j. Raymond Of New York, George b. Senter of
Ohio Marcus A. Ward of New Jersey, Samuel A.
Purviance of Pennsylvania, and John b. Clarke of
New Hampshire. Messrs. Clafin Of Massachusetts,
nnd Speny of Connecticut were absent.
THB STORIES ABOUT PEACE COMMISSIONS AND
AN ARYISTICR,
There Is DO ground for the rumor, 80 assiduously
reported from here that the President proposes TO
send peace Commissioners to the rebels The
rumors that an srmstice has BEEN or is TO be, pro-
posed, are equally without foundation.
LAND BUSINESS.
Tho Commissioner Of the General Land Office
to-day submitted to tho Secretary of the Interior
certified transcripts, vesting title in the State Of
Minnesota under tho Act of Congress approved Sd
March 1857 TO aid in the construction Of Railroads
The said transcripts ore es follows:
Acres.
For odd sectors within the six nile limits Of the
Southern Minnesota Rair lad M6l4
6osthern MINI. and ST. Peter & winona PRS, 3,0e6
Bouthern Mimi ard MINI. e. Cedar Valley RR's III
27,s2s
For Indemnity on odd sections within the ffteen.
mue limits OF the ,.-.-.-.....-...--... 80.
Soubern Minnesota Railroad ll6 4f2
80. MINI and ST. Peter Wn0na RRs........ L., ia
b. MINI. and Einn. T. Cedar Valley RRs, ...... 1851
1A,545
PENSION SURGEONS.
The Acting Commissioner of Pensions, to-day
made tho following appointments Of Examining
Surgeons:
DIR. Theodore Y Kline Syracuse, New-York
81 Richard h C.. Bardwell, Penn YAM kew-YOrk.
" Horace H. Nye. Wellsvile, New-fork-