, 1865-03-07
Admiral Dahlgren's Flag Ship
Blown up bra Torpedo.
lion. HUGH M'CULL0CH APPOINTED SEC.
RRTARY OF TIE TREASURY.
Interesting Extracts from the
Rebel Press.
The REBEL TREASURY In A
EAD WAY.
The Extra Session Of the i. s.
Senate.
GOLD 1913 6.8.
Important Political md Military
News

ENVN4 ~ AS I'll ANNN AO4Ne
Important Political and military
News.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WAsH1sG1os, Monday, March 6.
Col. ]. 4. Ellison, late Chi9 Quartermaster OF
this Department. has been assigned to duty az
Post Qnartermastcr at Chicago.
The amount Of national bank currency 1seued
from the Treasury last week was sa,41s, 63o max
inc the tota1 amount in circulation nearly one
hundred millions.
Receipts Of internal revenue for the month Of
February were oses sls, 10000. Receipts the
1rst I'VE days Of this month have averaged about
sQ0o, 900 per day.
Funds Tor tie payment Of every soldier in the
ent month. The Army Of the Potomac has been
to pay Schofeld'e army. SheEman's troops viii
be paid as soon as they can he aafely reached.
E1:vice President Hamlin positively denies
that he IL candidate for any office in the gft Of
the Administration BE announces his detctmi-
notion to retire to ptivste nfel
Secretary McCu1loch to-eaJ stated that there
would be no further expansion OF currency If the
bic way be met without It he ta eonndent that
new loans wtll bring into the Treasury ali the
money required.
Cincinnati, il strongly recommended by Western
Republicans ae Comptroller OF the new Bufean Of
Relngees and Freedmen. e authorized under act q
The late Hon. J. B. BiF1ey, the first candidate Of
states. The Mlchigan delegation urge bis ap-
are counted by the dozen
During he week ending March 4th. seventeen
Ra1k tn y
IN circulation IL SIS. with a capital Of over one
hundred and ninety fonr millions: The following
chants, Cincinnati, capital .&50o,01o; Delaware
Farmer. Bank, Warren. ILL.,. capital <5Goso;
ssi
capital tlul, 900; National Bank, Beaver Da,n.
stP Rf: 5? T5st fspa2 ~ 2!aa. R:a AIaR %1Si
P)umet Pa, apital f10o, 600: First County Bank,
Cantesd, Pa. capital <1oo, CO.,
has e. o
fairs Of freedmen in the Department Of the Mis-
Etesipp1. All books and papers relating to their
afa1fs will be subject to his examination and he
will enforce Uniform administrator Of jnsttce
amopg and towards freedmen.
Ere iamlliet, numbering txenty.tEo persons
reaching TIE sinh bank Of The Potonac, whera
they were picked up BY our Ennboats, arrived TO-
day. One Of them, very intelns ent man, who
1ben icy ief1 o. the 17tR Of February, hefe
were no signs Of the crscuation Of Richmond. The
large amount Of material brought to that city
from Petersburg cansed eonstdesab!e Of panic
In Richmond, the people believing that II #as
preparatory Of the evacuat1on not only Of Petere-
burg but also Of Richmond. BE further says It
wEs the impression that Lee had cent not less than
25 600 troops to resist SheFnan'e march through
North Carolina. IT was the universal feeling II
Sherman succeeded in e1ectfng junction With
Grant the tate Of Richmond was sealed. The.
flores in Richmond are almost empty Of goods.
and everybody who had Confederate money were
getting, riAnof it as faet as possible: There u
erea. distress anonE the poor people owing & 70
in he Richmond Nay Yard nas been entlrely
suspended, and several Iron ciads 1le there in an
unfinished condition. At the Tredegar Iron
eon.cr,pts, there vas eesrce1y anything doing,
most Of the mechanics having been placed in the
amy. 4 large lot had recently been sent BY
saltsliie WHEN was destroyed By stonemaa On
u detaeh@est Of the sth Illinois, on Friday,
itlat in the vicinity OF Gainesville. They whip
ped the enemy handsomely, killing and wound
1nc eigh'tand capturing seven: Iwo5ol or msn %
| were wounded. The gang was commanded N
| person by the notorious Guezi1lA White. who
| made nsrrow eecape-
GeP a2ness5 5s hss hesn ass,E2ed ,G the r.
| Temporary absence Of Gen. Sheridan
| Capt Z: y. Dennis, Of Wis.,, formerly on Gen,
Kine's staff, has been appointed as Malor and
|
| AL. Harris, late editor Of the Newark (Ubio)
Record, who has 1uet been appointed special Post
Office ent in charge Of the Post Office at Sasan.
nah; sails from New York tomorrow for thai
cspt. J. n. Herbert, orohlo, Assistant Adjutant
General Of Volunteers. late Of Gen. Buffers ataf
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bunc.l
| WARRINGTON, Sunday, March 3.
The Richmond Sentfnel Of March 81 gays: 'Ihf
rain and mud have put stop TO military opera
uesertcrs from Grants army ara coming in datll
and are sent on their way home rejoicing. Desar
scrs and nbsentees from the Confederate armie
to thei5 M &c an N r. snaa
themselves OF Gen. LEGS amnesty proclamation
Drath. IN the Army Of North Virginia, was releas
proclamation having been received about tw
hours before the time nxed 1of being shot; he e e
marked upon beng get bee, that II he nFea 10 10
and be ehould by his devotion to duty IN the II
ture, show that clemency in his case had not bee
saTbe Raieich constrratire al1udes to Sherman
Operations, and 1ndulges the hope that u ou
plans re not thwartcd. our able generals s ant !.
brnye troops IN that department Will be aole
bar him OF send him bowling to the rear. Il n
renort brought IL by telegraph, that the sna ;
totce lcft by him at Columbia has been expel!e
be nuc, then the repu]se IN front, should he snae
wopd @ 1s
IN regard to mattcre which nust t eease to be na
! fers ior mere speculation soon-E
The Richmond Enquirer says: - The Eel se' Il
son ts At its height. and until the lst o. Ma{ 'a
Vrsinis. VIZ ~ rantee deser.ers ei that t9e ene
IL nsafs1ne on his lcft, and Confederate deseTtei
| inform the enemy that 4. F. H1lls corps hHs pee
| under marching orders for several DAYS IN
mud cfectually blockndes.both; 1twould mire
kuen, said soldier, between tne et ana canR t X
upper streets Of this city. Sherman had u sou
: Carclina perhaps better sotl than the State
: Virginia, but be must md ne" o4se oelol
i he can prosecute further bis great raid HIS ca
3 tu1e Of Colurnhis-how has 1t benefited Or =
= held the city not one week. burnt portion q !
and len ~1lhout having conquered Or subdued II
\. people. He matches on towards Wilmington
ach ~nach wac already 1n his hands. His clrcmtol
Of that city, but a. II relieved an army from carr
SOD duty to actual service, the evacuation cam
/ be considered as having done any ycry great /
ury to c1s esnss sn When he enters North Cur
ano 81 1Se ii See b. enters
81 as the famous tar. There be encoupte
70 new cnemy-tal mud nnd tar pcopie- nnd
Is s,cter they Will hang upon ht1p and suei to hit
Il noiey and denonstrstive people Of that State 4 4
81 A. firmly t1ed in The purpose OF independen
ss nre fbeir IoffS pho trees in the soil Of liz
Da St,te The uoiey lew that tndnred the enemy
38 hsfieve treason would welcome them IN i
n state ee1yed bnt to make their ln1.eo1nc mce c,
raeMsT Fl the people Of that state. Cor. Va,
Is ~ now actlvely 1T work Ea1ly3nS the peoRles :
~ n.nnniyfno rrs,stupce. The military condition
. thetr Confederate SrRtee after iouf years o.
~ "a ~ no means discoutaging: The enemy mas
armies Of I'll the hSsts .tFond ne ex.ry sec
LII nS country. md concentrated all into t"o at6 ST.
n Il rtfern VIRGINIA he las not lett eaonbn