The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-05
TO-DAY's WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special Dispatches to Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, August 5.

hAsHlN'ToNI August o.
Personal.
John G.. Nicolay, Esq, the Presidents Private
Secretary, returned to-day from trip to the far
west for the benefit of his health.
From the Upper Potomac.
Adyices from the Upper Potomac show that no
demonstrations have been made by the enemy,
except by Mosebys gang.
General COuch's Order.
General Couch's order, requesting the border
citizens of Pennsylvania to arm themselves and
take to the bush, is regarded as violation of the
law against guerilla warfare passed at the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Drafting Under Old Calls.
All drafting under the old calls has been
ordered to cease, and the deficit is to be carried
over to the September draft.
A ReprieVe by the President.
William IL. Carter, citizen of Maryland, who
was found guilty by military Commission, in
this city, Of being spy, and violating the laws
of war, and who was sentenced to be hanged
to-day at the Old Capitol Prison, has been re-
prieved by the President until further orders.
A Fight with Negroes.
In collision yesterday between soldiers and
negroes in :he eastern part of the city, one SOL
der was killed, another mortally wounded, and
one negro was badly cut. The soldiers after
wards set fire to the shanties occupied by the
negroes, and burned them.
Arrival of General Hooker.
Major General Hooker, accompanied by Colo
mel Fessenden, Major Lawrence, and Captains
statson and Taylor, of his personal staff, arrived
yesterday. In the evening he was serenaded by
the band of the Veteran Reserve Corps. large
number of his friends and admirers assembled at
the same time to greet him, and upon his ap-
pearance the General was received with round
after round Of enthusiastic cheering. In response
| TO repeated calls for a speech, he said -
| ~ did not come here TO make speech, nor
| should you expect one. If this Rebellion was
| 20 have been put down by speeches, enough
have been made since its commencement 70 put
| down forty reOellions. This war is only to be
| ended with bullets and bayOnets, and though
| do not personally know some Of you, yet there
will be abundant opportunity before the termi-
nation of the war 70 make your acquaintance
| upon the field"
The General was frequently interrupted during
his remarks with hearty demonstrations Of ap-
plause.
Appointments.
Colonel Chapman, of the Sd Indiana Cavalry,
and Colonel Mcintosh, both commanding bri-
gades in Sherdans Cavalry. have been appointed
brigadier-generals.
Rebel Mining.
There are good reasons for believing that the
Rebels are mining one of our earthworks in trout
| of Petersburg. Measures have been taken which
will render operations Of that sort futile.
Paying the Soldiers.
Many Of the regiments before Petersburg have
not been paid for six months-none have received
a cent for over four months. In consequence the
greatest suffering and dissatisfaction prevails
among the rank and fle The latter broke out
into loud and open complaints few days ago
when Peymasters arrived with greenbacks fol
Corps and Division Headquarters, but none fol
the soldiers.
1t is of the most urgent importance that thesC
devoted national defenders should instantly re
ceiye their blood-eaTned money, and Secretary
Fessendeu is bending every energy to accom-
plish that end. He will suspend all other requi
sitions until those for the soldiers can be honOred
His policy will be to pay the soldiers and let th
contractors wait.
/ Court OF Inquiry.
Court of Inquiry has been ordered by tn
President, at the request Of Lieutenant Genera
Grant, Major General Hancock TO be President
TO investigate the causes Of the failure in tn
recent assault upon the Rebel fori6Sations befor
Petersburg, so successfully inaugurated by thl
explosion of the mine which destroyed mos
important work In front Of our centre.