, 1865-02-02
POSTSCRIPT.
FROM NEW YORK,

Our New York n1anfoh+ n1.notc,,
From tyashingfon-Ne1V Yorf and
Rebel Ne"'-foretsn Items.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago r<,bunc.1
NEW ToEK, "Wednesday, Fcb. 1-M1dnlsht
:. Tbe 1ln4s Army Of the Potomac special says
On Monday, in relation 10 the peace comnoissi.1
crs bnt M acc,si~. e..;s, ~ eaee commission II.
sa..o - ~ oe aestst'e action was made- The at.
he eausc of th u5. da,a IRON his headquarters
latire to the designs Ut tho rehe, Commissioners
The createet ouIet prevails olonr tho 1,nes Mas
fNet P4e'ats afons Tue lines. Mcn
moved anont IN Eight OF each ether, while days oI
truce Weso In consultation"
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WAsu1saroy. Fnb. i1'fsu1tgh: iW1'fssu Tih::n.
chi from Washin"tnn tonicht gIIe nhH.t nas sne'
SIncietoa. Of I'iino;s. retn1SeS %nsea Says NJ
Richmond. Hc haa free nterconSss tefVay M, ffG Sa
md sSsS ns be heFs M os
their idea ofindepende1cc nr ssc nh,ndus sranseu y
reunion. The ConTedrrste soldinrs ~ otts n
eaneuine Of their abi.y to connner thcf1 31cy
pepdencc without srmir;r ai,Ses qH'l "eiF 'aoe'
The Comn:1 rcsoFs Washinefon snec,,, s,vs IT.,
positively asserted that S.cnScns m nnsar r
q cemmfssioncTa, are IN tbat t eity. zlO 'f' '''
bv the Senate az Msior General IN H.. rn1,,1,,
amy. his Commission to fiste ron N thc 1a;h ~
Apsust last Tho Senate wpra nrrrr;a5 ~, ID
Thc 9oiaS war e.! nom1s ~
Snnatc the LIST of of1eera nf tha ronia- ~ n,. us
me General officers are eiyrn n tSs f.n..1n5 LILLY
order: IIeut. Een. (;rnnt: Gni cena n ~ M.f
iecE, ". T. Sherman. Geo. g. Sien5e. fhilin Hi II 4
Sheridan Geo H. Ttouas: Rrio t{ens jrrin Nc.
Dowell, VIM. =. Rosecrsns, r 81. Gcorxe Cooke,
rio papers were % 1ansntttcd Iii d to o tbs % senate to.
day in answer to thc cali for informatfon. These
show that Col. Walford VS. arrested in compli-
anee With telegram from Lfent. Gen Grant for
uona1S Character and disconrae,nc elistments.
Subsequently be pledged himself to refrain ffou,
his opposition to tho Government, and be was re.
The President to. dur sent message to the Sen.
ate cncloalng u communication from General lie.
Dowell relative to the recent attempt to sen ARMS
and munitions Of var ont Of the Department q
BE upprIscs tho Government Of the seiz1rc OF a
large quantity OF arms nomi1alIy going to Color
ado rebels, but really to Mexico, and also stated
weeks, supposed to be taking in supplies Tor the
French deet at Acapulco, 4 seizure was male by
authority Of the Presidents proclamation Of NJ.
ton Of aims from the Untsd Ststes. ~ f'' ;"
The treasury
dents rnodiilcd order ALLOWING tie reexportation
to original plnce Of shipment Tho colfector os
The port refused 10 allow their clcarunces under
TIC construction Of the Presidents order, and
The Surveyor General, E, F. Pool, uyeeJ pcr.
sistently their clearance on the ground Of aid 10
the Mexican republic against the monarchy. 4
The arms 1t appears were for General Mejia, and
consisted OF sct cases OF muskets, originally in
ported into New York By Man s. Co., from HIM.
oa5s # S. Rock, co,ored attorney Of the Supreme
Senator Sumner, admitted ns on attorney and
States. ~''@ '''' O'
!, 4 bill passed the House to-day which provides
work for tho use Of the Government, around the
fome convenient point below The asme on the
stream, or upon the shores OF Lake Ont.rio, which
shall not be less thnn one hundred and lve feet
wide On The snriace and ninety feet on the bottom,
with twelve feet depth Of wafer, with locks NOT
ess thnu @!5 tcet long and i5 feet vide. The Pres
l9ent Is aushorzea 70 appoint topostaphical en-
eineS.. 10 pe assoClatea H1ln tTo e1Ta! engineers
locate the route Of the eanal: In order to accom-.
pish the early completion Of said eanal for mill
tary purposes. and to relieve The Treasury as Lar
the President is authorized to contract with
any company be may deem advisable,
Whlcn s1a1l pc hereafter chartered TOT sncn
fIniFcG statcs for ~ cnnstrnct1on y e.s1 c.n.1
snd to convey TO the comnany The rieht Of way
and all lands the United States may require undcr
thc military and naval postaf md nubiic hiehwsY
CONNECTING likes Erie and Ontario. and shaji BE-
e5ta61,shea. . saeh to AZ Unitsa States aaI peo
toii to tie United States, but not to other parties
SIX million dollars IS to be loaned by the United
states, advanced and paii in bonds ii denonina.
i1atc' wifi INTEREST N siS ner cent I, he reiu1
lnreed to The FcIcraI Treasnrv from fo1is. The
United States reserves Tie Hight 70 purchase The
canal. ~
The presfdent ia authorizea tn ront,nct for The
conetrnctinn ~ Narine Ra;isosd ~ the trnnsf.r
Hn5 nassnga ~ @nnhnatz ras.ei. aud M othar 1sta
eraff arenHd ~ Fat!s n n1oce oT tha canal n 10
shs1i m ;nreat;eaf,o;n daem sTch ~ Taiiroai r. hc
mnre ndrantapenTa' nsaaf.i aoS conTsricnt for ali
&c e tha snnp ine 0h11s set 10 oe aeto
~ Th,rty.seYan ri Wcstcrn ncn voted for. md
twenty-one against it. OF thirty Pennsylvania
yntPg sig onlV were cnst In fhe offirmatiye
Eron, nInrrlond.
cov Brad6or1 rnTnmnnica,cd to the r,ecc1alatu-a
cr TJcrvianJ the nnnnn1rrnant ~ ~ 4hc n5aaaVs ~
thc a1nsntfmcnt tn the Constftt1on ~ tha iTGitei
ststes aho1fshinr siaycry. Tho House Of Dele
rstaa ,msne1iote}y nroceealci t. net thereon. md
apnroycd the amendment by yote Of 50 ayea
ppainst . nays.
Thus Maryland is one OF the hrst, II not the
first Site to rntify this vital amendment to the
Constitution.
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