, 1866-09-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to tho Chicago Iribnne.1
WASHINGTON. September 3.

{Spccial Despatch to tho Chicago Tribune.]
WASHINGTON. September 3.
LAND OFFICE DECISION.
The Commissioner Of the Lund 0E.ce has de
cidcd that The settler on tract under the Homo
s,ead act cannot Change the samc for other land,
but when settled on tsact, and an error In the |
description gives him d different tract, the error
IL treated clerical one In the papers, and will
be corrected, 90 a. to give incentive evidence of
title 10 Tie tract acinaly settled upon.
During the past uonIh a.53l applications for
widows pensions. and 1.si5 applications for t-
valid penaIpne, were admitted at the Pension or
dce. The total number of applications for an In.
c1case pensions admitted nn1ct the act Of June
Is, lsGG. Was go.
ATW FHox RECONSTRUCTED 1rDEL.
The WILMINGTON Dixt,atea winds up IN editorial
drnouEcing Sectctnry Stanton, In tho following
elegant manner: " When his mortal career ends,
be will hasten below 10 receive the tortures
which have been prepared for him In the infuria~
ted he'll to which he viii so. where the cracElins
b!azes &c leaping and tapping their tongues In
anticipation OF hts arrival"
TIE GEE TRIAL
The proceedings and findings Of the Military
Commission which tried Major Gee, latc Con-
mnndant Of The prison 4: Salisbury, n. C., for
cruelty TO Union prisoners, have Just been made
public The Commission find TINT Major Gcfs
willie In command Of the prison, failed 10 provide
OF sufficient Eatiors, clothing, fuel shelter, wntes
or hospital attention, and that by reason o! such
failure The prisoners were never supplied
with food cithct.efa quality quantlsy sunlcleul
to preserve hea1lgor suetaIu life; thst tho pris-
oners were not supplied with sufficient water
cren for culinary purposes, or eren satisfying
thirst, o. viii, wood, execpt in vesy small and In
sdequste quantities., and this through IN ample
supply Of water and wood could haye been OBJ
taIned In thc Immediate uc1ghhorhood Of the
prison. or transported to It By the p:1s-
onets themselves /; no clothing was supplied 10
The pliaoncre, many Of thtnn, being lett during
The severity Of winier without clothes, sEoes.
blsnkele. or other adequate or suitable covering
for the1. pcseops, and without anything On which
10 lie ;shat the shelter furnished shc prisoners WAS
entirely insufficient 10 protect them from the In
c!c1nepcy Of the weather, great lumber Of whom,
as xeal ~ OIL account Of ineumciepcy o.
clothing md wood were Obliged
TO burTow III the ground ns The only means o.
psotectiou: that the hospital accommodations and
medical n,teudance furnished the prisoners wher
sick were slight and Inadequate that when onct
scat 10 the hospital Of the psison they rarely re
turned alive hereftp1ns md 1hat by reason q
such fnflIrt, very great number o1 prisoners
about hye hundred per month. whose n.soe
are unknown died from dtseasc, starvation AMI
exposure during the months Of November an
December, 1861; and lhe Commission. attschin
no responsibility 10 the Sald John T. Gee othe
tl.au for weakness In retaining his position whe
Ut able to carry ont the dictates Of humanity. an
believing that higher authorities Of the rebel Co
e1umcnt were fnllT responsible for all Il
alleged violations Of the laws dnd Gu
toms OF war, finds Of the FIRST charz
and specifications not guilty, and
thc second chsrce md specifications not sn1lt,
znd Tie Commission DOES therefore sc1uit Il
said John Il. Gee. In approving the proceedSp,
SID findings af the Coumiesi0D, Major Gener
John q Robinson. commanding ,hc North Car
l,ns Dena1ment. sara te cannot artcc with u
fumn,sxinn. .h,, The onoy responsibility OF I,
accused was weakness In retaining hts position
com1usnasut OF the prison. While the eyiden
clearly establishes the fact thst HIGHER suthorfti
Of ihe rebel government rcrr fnly rcspoustt
for there violation. OF tie laws and customs
war. md tha. 1be acrnsra WIS constantly callt
their attention to the condition OF The prison. a.
a.kiur fof :apr,jr-, Il IL belle, cd he had now
10 relieve mnch Of ,he suffering Of the prisops
u,.aer bis charge, There was IN abundant ~
plv at runn,ur v,ter. and wood euourh
fnei End shelter within quarter Of = mile
The nrf.op pcu, The men would soon have bt
huts for themselves II nerraittrd To do no. 7
only wcfc prisoners ztarved, but suffered for vi
OF water aad fael, which they might have eecul
themselves, teeausc 1t was feared they mi,
efce, thchr eecapc. Prisoners were shot down
cold blood, ard tho perpetrators
the8c murders were allowed to
unpunishcd. There Heerns to ha-e b
moro anxiety to prevent the escape OF priso1
ofwar shan 10 preserve their iavcs.
orF1ckns Ton xsw nEotzIn7s.
The list Of officers for new rcsfmrnts Ia anis1
but ssi1l probably not he published usltil tht
turn Ut the Psealdcut and General Grant
INVESTIGATION TO nx oIpEakn.
Crccrsl Inward will erdcr nj, Investigation