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Died in the Woods.
--Benjamin F. Hale, of Eustie Plantation, Maine, while alone on a hunting excursion, was taken sick, and died in a camp beyond the Dead river settlements, where he was found by his neighbors.
Appearances indicated that he was taken sick soon after arriving at his camp.
He had a plenty of provisions; his gun and snow shoes were by his side; but it seems he was unable to keep a fire.
The seat, foot-pole, and door to his camp had been burned for fuel, and there were marks of his axe on the logs of the camp where he had tried to split off pieces to burn, after he became too weak to go out.
Congressional. Washington, Feb. 28.
--Senate.--Mr. Crittenden, from the Select Committee, reported the Peace Conference propositions, with the recommendation that they be submitted to the State Legislatures.
Mr. Seward, from the same committee, offered a resolution providing for a National Convention.
Mr. Hale objected to the reception of Mr. Crittenden's report; but the report was received, and made the special order for to-morrow.
The Postal Appropriation bill was debated until Executive session.
House.--Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, addressed the House on the motion to reconsider the vote on yesterday, rejecting the proposition to amend the report of the Committee of Thirty-Three.
He declared he would recognize the independence of the Southern Confederacy rather than go to war with them.
He thought that the slave States remaining in the Union were of more importance than those that had seceded, and was willing to make a great sacrifice for them.
They had sto