The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-04
LATE NEWS.

Concentration is the order of the day in
Virginia. Lee Is massing his entire force and
seems determined not to leave his en-.
trenchments. Beauegard passed Wilmington
on the 2lst with large force. moving tow ard
Richmond and rein orcements are also sal q to
be arriving from Lynchburg and points in
Florida. Grant rot idle and the utmost
activity Is NANTES ed in the movement OF t-oops
to the front. General Butler is to command a
corps IN the field, with Generals Smith and
Gilmore commanding divisions Burnside 5
army is in motion, and its exact destination is
matter Of specu alton TO both sides Active
hostilites may no. commence at once, bur the
conflict cannot be long delayed.
The House has appointed a com utttee- OF
nine-fve Union and ioar Democrats-to in
vestigat, the charges made against the Treasury
Department by FsANK 7. BLAIR and JAM ;
BRpoKs. The latter is one Of the committee
OF course will be no whiewashing affair; and
it will aTprd Mr.. HAsE an oportunity he has
long desired. If refuing the ISLANDERS against
him. which have been freely repeated in Con-
gross and IN the press.
n letter from Admiral Porter shows that
Banks defeat was even more disastrous than
was AZ first reported. The letter p It's the loss
at 4 ooo prisoners, thirty pieces Of artillery and
. large number of small arms one hundred
wagons, first class gunboa,, and million
dollars in greenbscks, The latter captured in
Paymaster'S safe. Generals Franklin AID stone
are charged with careleSsneSs ard will probably
be court martialid. Rebels movin. on CIR d Ecore
on the 22d. and BANS was marchiu- out to
meet them - Nothing further is heard from
General Steele nor is any thing said of General
Smiths reported march to VicKsburs.
The Pennsylvania State Union Convention,
which met a; Harrisburg on Thursday. chose
delegates at large to the Baltimore Conveation
from Pennsylvania. They are: S,x,> CANsRo>.
ALEx. MCCLURE, MORROW Ii LowRr and
w. w. kErcHas. No district delegates were
chosen 10 the Convention. The COMMITTEE on
Address made a report. The address sets forth
that the honor AID glory of the people are
sufficient reason for urging the re election OF
Mr.. LIScoLN, whose Administration has ,,rc.
sented all the powers AMI resources of the
Government in their strongest light The reso-
buttons are five. FRS, approves the policy OF the
National Administration in the prosecution
of the war and punishment: of trstors-a policy
which, II carried out viii result IN the triumph
Of the arms and powers of Government; and
the others commend Governor Curtin and the
soldiers voting bill and convey thanks TO the
troops in the field.
The delegates to the National Union on
vention from Nebraska are: G.. C MoreiI.
+ II. Rogers, F. Van Reuth, David Butler.
ID. II. Wheeler w. H. Waters
A desperate encounter occurred in Washing
ton on Tuesday, between "Hole-in- The DAY."
Chief OF the Cnippewss, and Look Around,
one OF his young warriors. The latter fred a
pistol. the ball entering near the right ear OF
the Chief passing round his heal aud coming
ous of his mouth He lies in 4 critical condition
Look Around" hal his face injured with
pocket knife in the hands Of Hole in the-dav,