, 1865-02-22

fSpectnl Dispatch TO the Chicago Trfhunc.1
WAsH1yETox. Tuesday, Feb. Fl.
The Chicago Committee on the subject OF
the excessive enrolment Of that city, Col.
Housh, s. S. Hayes and J. Medill, arrived
this c7cning. Hon, John Wentworth, who
YVES also appointed, las not Jet arrived. The
committee are now in consultation with SEN
a,ar Tlunbn]l md Hon. I. N. Arnold.
At q late hour this evening the belief pre-
walls In Cabinet circles that the nomination
Q! Judge McCulloch for Secretary OF the T,ea-
suiy is pretty well settled, and that it is like
II 10 be made tomorrow.
It is pretty generally believed that the
nomination Of q Secretary Of the Treasury
vii be sent In Tomorrow, but at the saucb
lime it is thought this morning the President
had not settled the matter for he again asked
Morgan to take it, and told him it he wou1d
there Vas still ample time. Morgan's~ reply
was direct refusal. It is the general BELIEF
now, that AIcCu1loch will be appointed,
though Boutwelps friends have not given up
Ill hope. In the event Of McCulloch's ap.
po1ntnent Usher will 20 out of the Cabinet.
Strong Iowa Influences are pressing Senator
James Harlan, late chairman of the Congress
sional Campaign Committee, for this expect
cd vacancy. Other influences are at work for
Senator Crimes, OF Iowa, for the Navy De-
partment, though it is doubted whether be
would accept the place.
The decisive vutc by which the House to-
day defeated the reconstruction bnl, contrasts
strangely with the vote By which last winter
the;eame House passed almost identicaily the
satnc bill. Some changes were caused b5 the
effort TO embrace recognition Of Louisiana
in Tie bill, but more were due TO the Presi-
Ax,v.$
speech as usual, attracted the closest atten.
t1rn ct Lis antagonists as we'll as Of his snp-
| posters.
Brig. Gen. Wager Swainc, cousin Of Justice
Swaine Of the Supreme Court, was wounded
by shell ut the stormIog of The bridge over
compelling amputation OF the leg above the
iDee. He Was taken over rough roads dis
tarce Of 05 miles to Port Royal, where he is
| now doing well.
a letter from Nassau, received here today,
says that upon the receipt uf the news of the
capture Of Fort Fisher BY our forces, bust
| ness came to stand still. Had the blockade
| runners known the islands were to sink In
twenty four hours, there could hardly hare
been greater CONSERVATION. A number Of
firms a].o had made large advances In goods
md money on cotton stored at Wilmington.
THEY will be ruined by the capture Of tho
place. Nassau, as commercial port, has
censcd to exist, and most Of the merchants
engaged in the blockade running business are
removing their effects to England.
The resignation Of Col. Clark Klngsbury,
lute Adjutanr Gtnt1al on General Sheridan's
staff, has been accepted, and he will be hon.
Orably lnusttredou Of the services toniorow.
The President has ordered the release Of
mcst Of the Washington merchants who were
tried ard convicted By Doubleday's Commis-
sicn On charge Of furnishing goods to reb-
els. They were released, 1t Is said, on the
petition Of reliable citizens Of Washington.
Their trial and conviction has cost the Goy~
eminent thousands of dollars, but they arc
TUNED loose without even being made to ply
the costs.
Admiral Buchanan, of the rebel navy, has
been sent to Varnia Landing 10 be exchanged.
4 letter from the Army OF the Potomac
says the exchange Of prisoners will 90 on at
the rate Of from tivc 10 seyen thousand day
until all arc released. 4 number of steam
crs aLd transports have been sent to Cape
Fear to bring away such Of our prisoners as
uIe 10 be exchanged at Wilmington.
Within the past two days the following
here: Jas. Cr ssan, co. 4, 50th Ohio; David
Fagin, CO. 6, 50th Ohio; John Johnston, CO..
H, 112lh ILL.,; John Hartman, co. B, I74th
Ohio; Vim. L. Siner, co. E, 124th Indiana !;
Juell1ah Blake, 18th Michigan Battery; John
]. Orr, co. c, 177th Ohio; Simon S. Mead co:
I, 1501h Indiana VIM. II. Schlasser, c1. F,
10th Indiana Henry Kappa, 129th Indiana ;
Flanius ]. GarsIgus, co. K, 1o9th Ind; S. F.
Jones, co. D, I24th Ind