, 1865-03-14

Matters at the Capltal-Gcneral Nerrn
Summary

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne.1.
WASHINGTON, Monday, March Is,
The 7rl1aue's correspondent NJ Gen. Cox's
headquarters gives the following account On the
107h: "Ihe enemy reinforced By s. D. Lees
corps, attacked Co1's forces near Southwest
Creek. They 1nade two separate assaults, FIRST on
Gen. Carter's division, occupying tho extreme
LEFT. While they were being rcpuIscd in front By
Gen. Carter, Col McQucstor's brigade, Of Rut-
gers division, 23d corps, attacked them In flank
and completely routed thcm,. capturing
ished with one attempt, they massed for second
assau1t On our center. In this nttempt they were
a. promptly repuleed, with heavier loes, and re-
treated from the field IN confusion. Bragg COM
mnndcd the troops In person, insisted by D. Il.
Hill.
The President, to-day, appointed Brevet BEisa.
der General D. ". Price, Of Ohio, Paymaster
Gcrernl Of the United Sta:cs Army, to date from
November eeth, 1861. Since the retirement Of
Pa.maater General Andrew, Gen. Price has had
ehs.ge Of the Paymaster's Department.
Mr. Harlan. the new Secretary o: the 1pterios,
recommends to the President, the selection Of
come person from the Society Of Fricnds as Com
missioner Of Indian Afairs.
4 large party Of officers, Senators, and Repre-
eentarves, accompanied By their ladies', went
down the Potomac, to-day, to visit the fortfdea-
tiops below Mount Vernon.
On Saturday. labozcr IN the Treasury Depart
mcnt, named ]. A. Rives, whilst cleaning out one
Of the looms in the building, picked up pactage
containing one hundred and seventy thousand
Se It to pY
he was handsomely rewarded.
The Treasury Dcpast11cpt Is getting ready the
f9nds for thS payment Of the Shenandoah and
Tie payment Of the Army OF the Potomac has
been nearly completed.
Friday being kept as fast day In rehcfddn, We
pcrs Of Saturday.
Tercafter no claim presented by any agcnt,
taeian It he eiaisnt Vii u En- IL
War Department urlcss said agent shall produce
acertided copy OF his license as granted BY the
district, that be Is not liable to license dnty This
rnle sprlies to all pessons presenting claims for
allowance. except the same be done merely 1s 4
eatnal OF tnedental t1a9saction' In which case no
Bids for furnishing Government with honr next
month were opened today. The hlghett bid was
eleven dollars end arteen cents psi barrel. which
last month. Only twelve thousand baIrels were
accepted, Government anticipating still further
decline in prices.
By the direction OF Lieut. Gen Grant, new pro-
lifting to rebel dcsertcrs, which set forth that de-
sertere who bring. arms. horses. mules or other
pfQpEffy ITO QQf 110E8 Win suGlu On QeitF-
er1ng the zane to the Qua1termastcr's Depart-
| 1nent, receive in money the highest price that
such arms, hoEees, mules and otneS property are
| worth.
| Railroad employers, telegraph operators, me-
chanies, and other civilians Employed BY the Con.
federate authorities, who desert IRON their pres
| will be- entitled to all benefits aud immunitiea
| granted to rebel deeerters.
O1e hundred md thirty rebel de:erters arrived
at i'o. IuerAhan Office this morning, from City
| Point. They ail checrfully took the oath.
Guerilla bands operating In Virginia In the eoup.
ties bordering or the Potomac, are being heavily
reinforced by men from diehanded regiments.
1t fe said thai within the last three Weeks Mosby
has added more than SOU 10 his force, and th3t
White and K1nchel1a's bands haye been increased
sccordipgly.
Gen. Hooker has finished bis testimony before
the War Committee, md will leave for Cincinnati
tomorrow.
WAsu1so1oH, Monday, March 12-The amount
appropriated By the 1ate Congress for the pur.
chase Of cavalry and artillery horeet is Ss1
and ior the purchase Of gunpoWder and lead, $10
| 501,0c0
| Officers Of volunteers, now in commission, be.
| low the rank Of Brieadler General, who should
continue in the military seryice to the close ol
the war, are to receive, upon being mustered out
WAsI1sertK, Monday, March ls.-Amous o.het
postmasteEs recently confirmed BY the Senate are
The following: Jno. ]. Cochrane- Lancaster, Pa
Vim. T. Cornly. Dayton, Ohio; II. ). Huntington
Galcna, Ills. p f. Jennlng, ssg Harbor, n. T.;
II. Clapp, Buffalo, N. r; Jno. T. ~. Louis.
vile, Ey; and VIM. a. Howard, Detroit, Mich.