, 1865-02-24
FROM. WASHINGTON,
xuIcrc=tinE' Political and Military
Matters = E;racu.t1ou uf. Mobile
! Allcz.nans6 Army.

!; ::Ispgcial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibuac.7
NAsu1SG7os, Thursday, Teb. "a, 1sG5.
General Moreht ad today, in the Honse, Sc
cured the passage Of The following measure Of
interest to stenml1at 1ncn: That the act
regulating almeasurement Of Tonnage of
thips and 'vess:!s Of the Unst.l States, ap-
I7oyed May 6, 1866, shnll be so corsuccd that
10 part Of Q ship or vessel shall bc admeasured
or regiEtc:e3 IN tonnage On that part that il
re1d 70. c:t;n or STATE rooms and constructed
cn:irc',y above tic first deck.
One hundred and ,seycnty:eisht rebel de:
sc:tess *rrc brought up to.day from City Point.
Tie Senators indu'ged IN an angry Quarrel
ovq uLe question Of putting Chief Justice
Ea.sey in marble for the Supreme Court Room
at national .czrtnst, This and the passage
IA Tho Norec Ct tie -epealof thc explanatory
|rcEs 1r.it1s Which has made conGscation npply
icc1y to Ite.cstc:e, we're tue min features OF
* Congressional proceedings.
/ lain nil day, and heavy fog is now cuvel.
op;ng the city. Tie roads to the SoutATayd
c-c clmoct huttomleas. -. ''
i 4 general exchange of prisoners Of war
|, la wing been commenced, the Paymastar Gea-
|:t,a1 has ordered payments to families d
|, ,:yiforers 70 be Suspended Until itrthe1 Of.
lc-s, 10 aroia inadycrtent double payments.
|: Gcntlc:aon a2gegcd in the cotton trade II
!; the Gulf States, who arrived 1ess. .yeatc.da5
i from Mobile barbor, state tlst!h4 4cyacaa .iou
/; Of Mobile commenced uq,isdapuar5Es::a, end
E tint most Of the cotton fSs.fecn 9aGp:d Il
t points further. North; >an7n they 11eft, a
;a.ge force Under Gen. !GraAsS5 WINS LAWN:
cn The city. The ha.lor:Hr Il tifca:ions h. 4
; ell brcn abandoned by The :3ebels. and the
7 cnlr difficulty IN the way OF opr feet taking
rnsecEsion ost.te place is The: brpe1oes and
c:hcr obstrEcilqns in the river; Whicn are be:
/; ing 1Gncyed rs rapidly as possible. = :,
i lHe7ct An;or General Saxton, he's been a.:
I o1n:ed superintendent Of the volunteer re.
/ s:1atsEg sc,rIcc, and Brcrc. .; ;iga9icr Genera
/; :-t1t6c!d. :1aus:er;ng and d1sbursing officer
!. 'os the 0epaf :mtnt III; The South.>~:
/ Ey c' Ger CT The War:: Department, ration
q ii!a> riz. icCste1a osiuccsef dried fish, or
iEnseen ountec Of i!;c.led 4isla; Will be made
|: Ecsr:tter 10 e1coason q. week ii lien of The
fresh bvcr ration -. -
|: conn1'fai' Sed c:1ccrs en- ro,4e for Shcrman's
'ny, lasc becn ordered To- report to Brig
J.; ak!lsr 1'cnerel s1snec at. Hilton Head, South
i Curoling. - .-'--'-
I THE negroes Who followed Gen. Sherman in
Ills march tbrauGA Georgia md South (,aro.
linz, arc being organized into regiments at
H,I,ou Head. Il is estimated TINT one Of the
cgrcts Of shclTnan's movement will be to
add from q, ,oco to 81. 600 loyal blacks 10 on,
army.
From full files Of the Richmond papers ths
following is iakon: =;
The EXAMINER, Ia an article on thc situst'o'
in South Carolina, says: The War DspaE. :.
mcnt Ii still dumb on the situation IN sopta
Carc1,nI... IT. Is. stated That no official dit
PATCHES lnve hccn received from Gen. Besufc
card slice Lose da,cd ut Wilboro, to ~hict
h. laa moved On the evacuation Of Columbia
VIC have yet no :'ews' OF The eneEns's occnpa
tt'n Of Charleston. although it has psen ic
ls:ritd ,l4t our fosccs withdrew from thert
~ Sheu,a,i's approach. It docs not appea'
tts4t Vi E1AArLylle Sherman detached any o