The New York herald., 1865-02-26
WASHING TON.
News Of the Rebel Ram Olindo and
Her PuTSuerS.
q Flset OF Rebel Pirate Ships Fitting
Out In England.
Senatorial Debate ON the Lou
isiana Question.
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!Aotion of the House ON the Hnrol-
ment Dill, H'
ks~ &s., &s.



ment Bill, T
ks~ &e., &s.
M wAsMsoros, Fob. Is, 1885,
wH1 nsDnL 1AH AND OrHxR PKRATICAL vEssELs IN
rss fess. s .,,s. EURoPE.
rfvsas letters from London nay that the rebel French
ram olInAA q ssonswalI, q yeroi In spain but
sxpestsl % lsavs there Immediately The United States
Atssmsr Hlagnza sfter her, also one Of the
French wss stsansA She roughly used In the bay
ef Bscay. and viii prove failure. .--.
Thsss s11ss also STATE thas thsre three other
rebel paas vessels preparing In England now and
other IL AAx. sailed fsw weshs since. Another, the
asscalsA now ready 70 sail nom the Clyde.
1h asse intended TO break the blockade Of
more Of ~ rebel ports hopes that his would lead
eompioaeas with foreign Powers and ultimately TO the
ssoognitaea q The rsbel govsrnmsAt ,oh W
This nice little programme has been upset by the
patton Il Tie ces and II remains 70 bs what
,osuEss thsss pirates win now take ~ N
ru rRoOxEDN0s or CONGRESS. a
Both Houses spent the day In talk, the Senate
on ths admission Of Lousana sns shd House ON the
AansndalsV nnrolmsnt BILL Fortunately, the time Of
shs prsssat Congress h Short and We shall soon bs
lieved-
,gn,,s.4 rH1 BANKRUPT BILL.
An attsmpt made in the Senate today make the
evening"
out suocosA Unless determined effort made by the
friends Of this important measure there is grea. danger
that win fail In tho great press Of business the
-of the session. s-, ,.,-...
THE NEW COMPTROLLER or TEE CURRENCY.
Il 10 understood that Hon. Freeman Clarke Of New
York. has been nfornei that no Ii TO succeed Mr. Nc
eCuloch Comptroller Of tho Currency, and his
son win be sent TO the Senate at the time with that
~of Mr. AoCuochs nomination Secretary Of the Treas
ury. tts sa.ts
THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD.
: II looks ~ II the New Jersey monopoly were hood
winlsins the Senate they successful in
hoodwinkng tho Legislature Of New Jersey Those SEN
a.os who travel between Washington New York will
of course vote for the BILL and enough make
aaw. But the game Of the monopoly is, knowing th cir
weakness to postpone the question until II IL too late to
pass It. the good natured Senate would only SEQ that
they ere being led tho by the monopoly they
would pass this bill At The New Jersey Logisla
ture in their grant Of monopoly powers go out of their
own State and forbid passage except their line
between Now York and Philadelphia naming these cities
n their grant, We desire call attention to this fact
4 Does the State Of Now Jersey govern this Unions
4 s.>-a- ARRIVAL OF REBEL DgsERTERs. ,aa
Tho mail steamer to-day brought 70 Washington about
ono hundred and sixty rebel dessterS Desrtion stl
'oontinue In large numbsrs ins.ead OF coming into
lines ct night heretofore rebel soldiers mako
sh r exit from before Petersburg In broad day. bringing
sher guns with them Comparatively few old m n arc
> among them, and many moro boys.
For tho wesk ending TO- day. six hundred ana twent.
Hou rebel dcssrts have received Colonel Ingr-
hams once from City Point
sat new CONSUL ATE AT ERIE, CANADA. IN
Tho Importance OF the establishment Of . new con-
sulate ~ Eric, Upper Canada 10 which Mr. r. N Blake
has besa appsintsd VIII appear In the fact Of s prox
unity 70 BuGAo, Now York, At which city the British
has recently established consulate 10 guard
Ahs interest Of the and trade of Upper
"s R00RR A. PRYOR ExcHAN6ED.
President Lincoln to-day ordered tho rebel cxeneral
Roger A. Pryor 10 report Immediately TO General Grant
: As City Point for exchange
THE NEW RATION FOR SOLDIERS
Professor Horsford Of Harvard University has been
.ass the army ration. Tho attention OF this nble
scientific gentleman directed 70 this important
subject under the auspices Of the Medical Bureau,
BY which he has been heartily sustained. His examna
7sion resulted In recommendation substitute roasted
wheat for hard bread sausage In place Of salt
beef pork &C. and self raising sur the place of soft
bread for marching ration. General Grant has been
favoraby impressed with the great Importance or the
proposed change that he requested the Secretary War
% order half million Of the ration DO prepared and
issued for trial. and the Secretary given an order for
sant General The value and importance the Professor
marching ration may be easily appreciated whom 1t Is
stated that thirty days faons be carried by troops
with Len dcuity than eight Of the present ration.
nh. MoR0AN's x0N1SATioN AS sKcRErARY OF THE
.sz rag ssgs TREAsURr, kTc. tNff +.
The statement inserted in the Washington correspon
dsses Il Monday, that Mr. Seward did Mr. Weed did
ses engineer the appointment Of Senator Morgan tho
position Of Secretary Of the Treasury directly contro
"a - NJ
DAY and Urging him accept the position necessary
sssp 70 clean out the radicals When the public
vtncsd thas the II Of groen cheese they can
thsa b MADE 70 believe that Seward Weed had no
hand In securing Morgans appointment The effect upon
Aorsans rm in New York had nothing wha,cvcr 70 do
with Morsans resignation. The story did be-
nevsd ~ horgans friends 10 have originated the
Weed faction and has had the effect further conyn
sAsm thss Seward and Weed desire to make tool Of
Morgan and therefore furnishes additional reasons why
Z he should decline the position
SECOND ASSISTANT SECRETARY ov WAR
The Prcsdoni has approved the bills authorizing the
sppontmsut Of Second Assistant Secretary Of war 10
enlarge tho port OF entry and delivery the district Of
philadelphia, bounding IL the river Delaware by
frankfort creek on the NORTH and Broad the
SOUTH and 10 repeal the Of 1851 the United
: States Arsenal from the city Of g. Louis.
MILITARY PRISONS.
Prss'dcas Lincoln has ordered that the Penitsnsiy
Albany, New York; the State Prison at Clinton, New
York. the Psaitcntiary Al Columbus ohio the Benton
stay at Jsassa CITY, Missouri. and such other pr sons
o. the secretary Of War may designate for the conanc
smsnt Of prsonsn under sentence Of courts martial
rshai b deeoed and taken TO be military px,,ous
THIRTY-EIGHTH COyGREss.
skcokD SESSION. K
Senate. am &
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