Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-03
The News.

The United States Senate, on Tuesday,
after some discussion and several ineffee-
tual attempts to amend, passed the reso-
luton authorizing the purchase from w.
II. Powell Of a picture for the national
Capitol. The Committee on Military
Affairs reported bill to incorporate a
national asylum for the relief of the
totally disabled officers and men of the
volunteer forces. The same committee
reported a bill for the payment o. the
colored troops raised in South Carolina
in 1862. The amendatory Tax bill was
considered, and..a recess was taken until
evening.
The: House of Representatives con
sidered the s6OO,OOO,OOO Loan bill IN
Committee of the Whole. A number of
amendments, were offered and rejected
The bill was finally passed with amend
ments, which do not materially affect its
provisions.
The New Jersey House of Representa-
tiyes, have refused to submit TO a vote of
the people the constitutional amendment
abolishing slavery.
The Army of the Potomac is reported
to be under marching orders, to be ready
to move at moments notice. The pos
session of the South.sidc railroad it is
thought will be the object Of the move.
ment.
Private. letters announce the probable
union of Gen. Schofeld's forces with Gen
Sherman's army on the eth ult
About 0,,rebels, under command of
Lieut.. j. Taylor. Wood, of the rebel navy,
left YocOmieo river, Va, on Saturday
night, in sloops and small boats, bound
on raid to Smiths island, with the
design of destroying the light-boa,s.
Several of our gunboats started in pursuit.
Judge Hughes and Gen. Singleton
have been passed through the rebel lines
to Richmond, and the National Inteh-
gehcer asserts that Singleton received
authority from our government to pass to
the rebel lines.
A sleeping car on the Pennsyyapia
Railroad took fire near Lancaster, on
Monday night, and was burned. The
passengers all escaped, but the most of
them lost their baggage.
The act to prevent army and naval
officers from interfering in State elections
has been approved by the President,
The Navy Department has received
information of the capture or destruction
of several blockade runners in the Gulrot
Mexico.
The New York has arrived with Euro
pean advices to the 18th. The Duke o
Northumberland is dead. The pirat,
Shenandoah has burned American ship.
ping off Cape Good Hope New Yorl
has informed the London Times tia
JEFF. Davis has the game in his own hand
now, and explained that his success is t,
flow from the transfer of the northern
provinces Of Mexico to France, to b
governed by Viceroy--the old Duk
) Gwin eanard revamped-and that the
Europe must necessarily recognize IL
rebellion. Cardinal Wiseman is n,
expected to live The Pope will Ii,
conclude concordat with Mexico. l
Austria new customs tariff will be cor
sidered the next month. The governmer
,, of Prussia wishes to increase the capt.,
OF the bank and create branches. II
/ proposed to export Prussian wine lrC
t from duty. The pirate Stonewal, lat
the olinde, was at Ferrol, Spain, on tn
10th.
Martin R. Delany, of Pittsburg, ht
received commission us Major in Ii
Army Of United States Colored Troop
The Major is black man, and this
believed TO be the first instance in whic
one of his race has been commissioned {
such 4 command in our armies.