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CHICAGO TRIBUNE, DAILY, tri-weekly and weekly. Office, No. 51 Clark Street, TEKJffS OP THE CHICAGO THIBUJTB Daily, delivered in city, per year SB,OO Daily, delivered in city, per week 15 T)ally, to mail subscribers, per year 7.00 to maS gnbgcriberg, per six months. 4.00 Tri-weekly, per rear 4.00 *WeeMy, tingle rabe cribers, (6 mo's $1.00).. 1.50 •* 8 copies 4.00 “ 6 copies 6.00 “ 10 copies 10.00 “ SO copies, and Ito getter up of dub.20.00 Additions to dobs any be made st any me at the same rate. C3Honey in Registered Letters may be sent $X oar risk. Ute. “CHICAGO IXIIFHE,” BU ®I)E Cvltiune. FRIDAY, APRIL 25,18®. BOGUS CURRENCY. Our readers in Southern Illinois, espe cially, and others, would do well to notice the paragraph from our Cairo correspon dent, in the financial column on the fourth page. THE NEW CONSTITUTION. We print to-day from a revised copy the Kew Constitution framed by the late State ■Convention at Springfield. It is quite time earnest and loyal citizens in Illinois were on the alert to defeat the schemes of these tricksters who are attempting to make Egyptian politics supreme in this State for the next ten years. Let every man read the Constitution, mid from such reading ;md study, make up his mind on. which •ride he win be classed when election day arrives. Not one voter who sympathizes with the rebels will go against the Consti tution, not one single pro-slavciy man but will lend it his hearty support, and these machinations are too pernicious and dan gerous to be allowed to pass unscotched and ■unscathed. The indignation of the people of Illinois must blast and wither forever the party hacks and political stagers who, being in the minority, succeeded by the cry of “ All for country, no party,” in gain ing a temporary power, and have left this Constitution with its enormities to disgrace and imperil our Stale. THE PCMSBMENT OF REBELS. The debates in Congress yesterday indi cate £that our legislators are nearing the desired point where the deserved penalties will be let loose upon the-rebels. Head the bold and earnest words of Lovejov, aimed straight at the heart of the monster iniquity, the source of all our National woes. The tokens are brightening. The day dawns slowly, but it is at hand when the chains shall fall from the limbs of every slave of a rebel master. ‘Well may pro-slavciy men like Garrett Davis and TVickJiffo and the infamous Vallandigham labor to avert the blow which will leave few slave owners on Southern soil They know that the vole practically abolishes slaver}’ by leaving only an insignificant moiety of blucks still in fetters. God help onr legislators to strike boldly and fear not. The age is ripe for just this event, the con dign punishment of the traitors, and in Iheir punishment an institution hateful to the humanity of the age is shattered and destroyed. Let the people strengthen their representatives. Pour in upon them pe titions, letters, delegations. Let the rebels suffer, let slavery fall. It caused the war It has madly dared a grapple at the throat of the nation, and its fate deserved for its enormities and iniquities In all time must not stay ncr be stayed. Tlie Territory of Lacuiwa. This name, a Shawnee word, signifying Indian, in the bill brought forward by Ho a. Mr. Pomeroy, of Kansas. lor organizing a territory of that name, applies to the entire region lying between Kansas and Texas, west of Arkansas and cast of Colorado, Texas and New Mexico. This district has hitherto borne the appellation of the Indian territory, and Mr. Pomeroy has simply translated it into Shawnee. The boundaries recited in the bill are the same as those of the Indian territory. One o[ the peculiarities in the bill is that it proposes to allow the ludiaus in the territory all the privileges of white men in any other terri tory, free participation in government affairs, and equality before the law. This is neces sary, as some of the tribes are far advanced in civilization, and the territory can be organ ized in no other way. Nor is the feature a new one, as a bill was proposed in Congress come years ago, by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, making similar provisions. The Bankrupt BUI, After a careful and thorough canvass of the Senate by the friends of the bankrupt bill they declare thtil there is a large majority in favor of the measure in that body; and that a num ber of Senators, among them. Senators Colla mer, Grimes, Harris, Trumbull, MeDougall, and Carliic, express a willingness to take speedy action upon it. The time has no .v ar rived, they assert, when a judicious and gen eral bankrupt law, favoring both the debtor and creditor interested, should be promptly passed in order to rlieve- that large class ofin dividuals whose uueiness has been prostrated by the rebellion. Personal, The N. T. World of tbe 23d, notices the ar rival of Maj. R. M. Hough, of Gen. Hunter's staff, iu the steamship Oriental, from Port Royal, In charge of tbe Fort Pulaski prison ers. No rebel bulletin or journal has yet dared to tell their dupes that they left the body of their able.--t general and eonim-tndcr iu-chief dead on the battle-field. On the con trary, they pretend to Lave brought it off and niulitale sending it to New Orleans. Beau regaide request for permission to bury his fit-ad was tl iublless dictated by a hope that he might thus get possession of Johnston's body aud carry it off. But for this he would have spared himself the humiliation and his people the knowledge that he was driven pell mell from the battle-field and dared mot re turn to it otherwise than on leave. Ho knew that his dead would be decently buried bv the victor?, and not one of their bodies mutilated and their bones convened into trophies, as those of our brave mca after Bnli Run. The President on Monday met with an accident while returning in his carriage from the Navy Yard. The horses became fright ened near the Capitol, and a serious casualty was only prevented by running the carriage into a bank. Fortunately the President es caped unhurt The Washington ScpuUican avers that rot one-fourth of tbe sum appropriated by the emancipation bill for tbe compensation of slave owners, will be needed, so many of the slaves haring already been run off by their masters In anticipation of the passage ot the act. Let 05 have in the American Navy the jrrade of Admiral, forthwith, and grace the bead of the list with the names of Dupont and Foote. Both are now Flag officers the highest known in our service, but each de serves the creation of the new grade. Michigan Sornrrr.x ani> Noktuerx lx- Diana Raiahoad. —At the annual election for Directors of this road, held in Toledo, on Wednesday, the 23d inet., the following gen tlemen were chosen, being the same as last year; E. K. Gilbert, Ftloa, N. Y.; Henry Keep, 'New York: Aimu Campbell, New York; Albert Jlave incjer, New York; Milton Conrtright, New York: Hamilton White, Svracuß*. N. Y.; Nelson Bf-ardfik y. Auburn. N. Y'; William Keep, Lock port, K, Y.; William Williams, Buffalo, N. Y ; MtUman 'Witt. Cleveland, Ohio; John S. Barry, Constantine,, Mich,; Philo Slorthoas, Elkhart lad.; M. t>. cs, Chicago, HI. Aagi^xmicDt*— Transporta tion of Sick . Washington, April 22. The following general orders have been Ueucd from Urc Wnr Department: . f nntcer soldiers S* T ? 1- benefit of tier famUiK 4 ?.. 0 ! ? or such by the paymaster^™^^?^^'! 2 ?^ ls aH the necessary facilities e° lar of is consiEtcnt with thepnSßcSSrt"*’ £.—Transportation to soldier?on aict?, inay be furnished, and the cofi stopped therrpay In the same way as other stoppages to msde. hccessary transportation fnrniSed to soldiers on sick leave by the authorities of any State to which ench soldiers belong w?ll be deonotod from their pay, and rcfuStd to State, ny the paymaster, whose wamS for the stoppage will be the certificate of the proper agent of the State, accompanied bvthe receipt of the soldier for the transportation. Where several soldiers of different companies ff® B©i«rate accounts will be made tor each company. VOLUME XV. IVAIFS FROM CAIRO. [From oar own Reporter.] Cairo, April 22. The river is eight inches above the point reached In 1858, when the town was sub merged. Since that time the levee has been raised two feet and otherwise materially strengthened. Bird’s Point is covered and abandoned. Fort Holt lies fathoms deep. Mound City is entirely under water—three feet of the “Mound” only visible. Loco motion is suspended, and pedestrians find their occupation gone. The lower wards of the Hospital arc being cleared of patients, and measures are being taken to remove them to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, before the flood recedes and the malaria from the stag nant standing pools ot water begins to ar rive. It this is not speedily done, our wounded will die like sheep. Gen. Strong has taken the matter in hand, and from his well known energy and forethought, desirable results are expected. The Illinois Central Railroad now make the trip via Mound City, and although compelled to leave Cairo at a much earlier hour than heretofore, there is scarcely an interrmption to travel. THE SEW CONSTITUTION, Sam Buckmaster of Alton, one of the most violent of the apostles of the Egyptian enor mity, Teclpt, the “New Constitution,” was in Cairo yesterday, manufacturing influence and capital for bis bantling. The majority of the Convention are peculiarly fortunate in the selection of an instrument to secure its adop tion. Sam has that necessary sunviicr in mode, fortitiT in re, to make the worse appear the belter cause, and will doubtless secure a large propoition of the army vote. lam told that out of eleven regiments he has secured the entire vote with the exception of less than a hundred. For log rolling and pipe laying commend me to the Mon. Sam Buckmastcr of Alton. Tim ILLINOIS WOUNDED. It will gratify the friends of the sous of Illi. nois who suffered in the battle of Pittsburg, to know that the wounded have all been gen erously cared for by our noble-hearted Gov ernor. I was a witness to his anxiety, and the Governor’s aid afforded them on the battle field, ami of their subsequent transfer to steamers, and shipment to home and friends. Gov. Yates has earned for himself a name which will live in the hearts of the citizens of Illinois, and if ever opportunity occurs, they will repay with ten fold interest, the debt of gratitude they owe. The “Louisiana” is detailed to remove the wounded from Sa vannah. CAIRO POST OFFICE. For months past well founded complaints have been made concerning the management of tbe Post Office at this Post. Frcquently letters for Chicago, from soldiers in the field, were twenty days in reaching their destination. Upon proper representations being made at the Department, an investigation was ordered, :md Mr. Armstrong of the Chicago Post Office, was deputed to conduct it. The investigation has demonstrated that the difficulty arose, not from any mismanagement of the Cairo officer, but from the enormous increase of the busi ness. I; wr.s impossible to dispatch mail mat ter as fast as it accumulated. This will be evident when one considers the vast number of soldiers and sailors on the Tennessee and the Mis.-issippi, every one of whom arc writing •men. Ordinarily the correspondence of the army, as is evidenced by the letters received hero, reaches the enormous aggregate of ' 35,000 letters daily, and after a battle, for several days it exceeds 103,- 000. For some days after the battle of Pittsburg over one hundred thousand letters reached Cairo daily. Cairo mails direct to most of The towns in the State, aud it there fore became a manifest impossibility to for ward the correspondence at once. When Mr. Armstrong arrived, over seventy thousand letters were thus detained. These he has caused to be made up into packages of a hun dred each, and sent to the three great distrib uting ofiie.es of the West, Chicago, Indianapo lis and Cincinnati, to be from thence mailed to their destination. It would otherwise be impossible to dispose of the accumulation. The newspapers will be similarly disposed of. The ordinary daily dispatch of letters for a week has exceeded thirty-five thousand, and the average daily number for a month is nearly six thousand. On Saturday the sale of stamps alone reached $2,032—a1l at retail. From thu-sc disjointed statements, some faint *dta may be formed of the magnitude of pos tal operations in Cairo. THE FUTURE IRON NAVE. Important Experiment at Shoebnry ncss. [From I lie London Times, April 9.] The admiralty hare contracted with Messrs Samnda ior tbc construction of one of the cu pola iron ships-of war, under the invention of Captain Coles, of which the Monitor is an im perfect imitation. The price is to be £4; ,150 per ton, including evervihinc - , and the vessel to be rt;.dy for Launching StU of Feb ruary ntxr, and to be delivered lit for sea on the lit <-f June following. The Tories contains an account of experi ments at Shoebnryness on Tuesday with a gun of large mz<- and great caliber, which showed at every that onr best and hitherto considered invulnerable forms of Iron sides were, so ?o apeak, almost as easily penetrated by a shot, as if the targets had b*cen of tim ber. After all our labor and all our expense, after having made beyond com parison, the finest and strongest iron irig.itcs in the world, we now find that opposite a large muzzle-loading aim the best ol our iron-sides can be as easily riddled and sunk as wooden sailing vessels. This discov ery, only made on Tuesday afternoon Liet, is due to Hie keen and wholesome rivalry be tween the War office and the Admiralty’ th a loin.c r s’rhing to devise irresistible artillery and the latter to build invulnerable ships! xh: re La? Um an immense variety of experi ments on every conceivable form of target, and upon every possible combination of iron and wood, iron and indh rubber, iron and T\iie, bon :*ud hemp, and every section ot the American Juonhor has been erected aud fired at at Shoeburyness. and proved to be as Milu« rabie as timber, and that no chance nsr.y be neglected, a target is being made ol luuv ay bers, dovetailed and “riveted together m the seme ingenious manner as the coaling of the Mcrrimue. and this also will bo tried in a few days, and, beyond a doubt with much the same ronlts that attended tbc Monitor target During a recent experiment a target, exactly of the same material and strcT.nth a* The Warrior's broadside, was sub jected during the whole of one day and a part of a second to a tremendous fire, but the concentrated volleys fiew off in a hail of iron splinters. The target grew almost red hot in jiarts, but no missile passed beyond its iron armor. The Warrior, therefore, andiron-shins were justly deemed invulnerable. Sir W Armstrong has a letter in to-day’s Time* ex plaining the principle which has rendered’ the last experiment successful in penetrating and smashing iron plates. Tbc smooth bore gun has a velocity excelling that of the rifle gun by more than a quarter. A smooth bore pn has been made hy Sir W. Armstrong length 14 feet, weight 12 tone, and it was tried against the Warrior target on Tuesday In pres ence of lac Dukes of Cambridge and Somerset, anc Other high officers of the admiralty and war office. The first shot was 156 pounds was fired at a distance of 200 yards, with a charge of 40 pounds of powder. This solved all doubts; the iron mass shattered in*o ciumbs of metal, and the teak splintered into fibres literally as small as pins. An increased charge was next tried, and the shot passed not only through the plate's teak, and through the inner skin, butburied itselt In the massive timbers that supported the target. These two shots were quire conclusive as to the power of the gnu. Sir W. Armstrong says that :i pun of 12 tons weight, fired with a charge of 50 pounds of powder, will break through the side of the Warrior or the strong est ship afloat. The Times remarks that no weapon of offense or defense seems left to us now so effective as a large armor clad and swift steam ram. The Iron-Clad Gunboat Galena. [From the K. Y. Tribune, 21d.] The Gakna was pnt into commission on Monday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and im niedmtely hauled into the stream for her pow der. On Tuesday morning she sailed under stcjim. The mechanics are still at work upon her, and will be uulil dhc arrives at her des tination. The following is a correct list of her officers: Commander, John Rogers; Lieutenant and Executive Officer, L. H. Newman; Action Masters, B. W. Loring, A. W. Emerson, and B. B. Washburn; Assistant Surgeon, E. E. Van Greson; Acting Assistant Paymaster, J* E. Bellman; First Assistant Engineer (acting Chief), J. W. Thompson, jr.; Acting First Ass’t Engineer, A. E. Pemble; Acting Second Assistant A, S. Chapman; Acting Third As sistants Thomas Miholland and James Dodd; Boatswain, Robert Dixon; Gunner, J. D.. Boorom; Acting Master’d Mates, A. Slcl dram, A. McCleary, E. A. Gelaudo and J. H, Oinks. carries a Sergeant’s guard of marines end a crew of about 100 men. has sustained a real loss la C oneofher moS g- m J, EeQI “4 enereetic citizens. He died on Saturday evening of pneumonia. Mr. Case of the Cleveland and Erie RaU- (j xax o THE SIEGE OP TORETOWN. | THE LATEST NEWS The Skirmish at lee’s Mills. , BY TELEGRAPH. [Correspondence of the New Tork Tribune.} ! nrnri lUIUItBFBa minimum Ik Feokt or tiic Ekekt’sWorks, I : ItEllEi. VUfIOIfEOO AUJUOHIIeII YnwciiA, April 17,1363. } f The casualties in the affair of yesterday ! have been pretty nearly collected, and they ; n , . _ _ amount to upward of 200 killed, wounded and HIITIISYIHft flUfl fiftfl. MItCUGi missing—the kflled being between 40 and 50. i TheSd Vermont, in proportion to the number ; TflFPilf PHpd hv tllP RpTiplc. engaged —but four companies suffered lIUCiUcIIcU IIJ IUIS BtJUCla* much. To-day all has been quiet. The enemy evi dently suffered severely yesterday. The rebel battery fired a few shots early in the morning, but a few shots from our artillery restored silence. Our sharpshooters occupy the woods, and no rebel head is safe. Last night sunken batteries were constructed on the right and left of our advanced position yesterday, in front of the enemy, by Lieuts. Cusseron and Bowen, and this morning we have eight guns in embrasure. It is evident, from what can be seen, that the enemy are making arrangements for strength ening their position, as sand bags have been provided, though the vigilance of our sharp shooters has given them no opportunity to use them. Men were at work lust night dig ging trenches, and they manifestly regard their position as not impregnable. Concerning future operations, there is little known, and less to tell. Our front is within 400 yards of the enemy’s, so that we cun sec each other with the naked eye, and do pick each other off with rifles. As this is not the most desirable situation for a permanent one, I presume it will not long continue. Friday , April 18, a, m. —Last night there were two alarms, and brisk firing between the infantry on ourlnffc and the enemy in their rifle-pits. Our artillery fired a few shots, and the whole camp was aroused. The rebels commenced tiring first, imagining, no doubt, that onr forces were advancing. The report is that one party of rebels were fired on by another, mistaken in the darkness for our force. This may be the case, but it lacks con firmation. I am happy to state that quite a number re ported wounded, owing to the slight nature of their wounds, have reported for duty this morning—so that the mimbernow under med ical treatment, and wounded and missing, is less than 350. This number will be reduced daily by discharge from the hospitals. Our men ventured within 600 feet of the rebels’ intrenchments, discovering a false or ditch, which they possess the power of flood ing at pleasure. To-night the 87th New York arc detailed to throw up intrenchments, under cover of the darkness, nearer to the rebel lines than anything we have yet attempted, as a basis for further and more important opera tions. Meantime, our cannon make the night hideous with shot and shell, possibly as a means of distracting the enemy’s attention. FROM TOKKTOWN. Tbe Peninsular Seat of War. Headquarter? A rut or the Potomac, I Near Yobktown, April 24. f The weather is again pleasant and the roads arc beginning to improve. The preparations for carrying out the plans of the Commander in Chief, are being rapidly pushed forward to completion. Two deserters from the 6th Alabama regiment came in our lines vesterday. They were from Pennsylvania, represent the rebel forces at 100,000, and that they are busily constructing •works in the rear of their present lines. They had no knowledge of the arrival of Jeff. Davis. On Tuesday tbe rebels came out from their rifle pits in front of Lee's Mills, killing one of our pickets. After he was dead about thirty oi them tired their pieces. into his head, com pletely riddling it with bullets. The officer then commanding the reserve ordered his men to charge on the rebels which was willingly responded" to, resulting in sev eral of them being killed and one token pris oner. Two men were killed on our side and cue mortally wounded. CAPTURE OF APALACBICOLA, FLORIDA. Report of Commander Slellwagen [From the Now York Tribune.] Washington, April 20. Commander Stoll wagen, of the U. S. steamer Merctdila, off Apalachicola, under date of March 25th, mates a report to Flag-Officer McKean, who has forwarded it to the Navy Department. He slates that, in consequence of intelligence received from two contrabands that the town had been abandoned, two davs after our coming in, by all the soldiers, num bering some 650, followed by nearly all the inhabitants; and, seeing steamboats either re inforcing or preparing to evacuate, he determ ined to send to the city and ascertain the true facts of the case. The report which was made to him proved to be correct, there not being a soldier, cannon or weapon of any kind apparent ly remaining in the town. Certain persons, claiming to be influential men, state that everybody had been ordered peremptorily away by Gov. Milton of Florida. The city, Commander Stcllwageu reports, was entirely at our mercy, the few remaining inhabitants laving no means of defense whatever. Those left were a part of a few white families, a small number of slaves, and some Spanish fishermen, numbering altogether from 500 to GOO souls, including many women and small children. He reports that he restrained from hoisting the American flag be cause bis vessel did not lie near enough to pro tect Union citizens in the place from the in human assaults of the rebels, who have threat ened to return and burn the town in case the citizens held any intercourse with us. The mgioes represent the exodus of women and children as being truly hcuit-rending. They were taken away at tbe shortest notice and in a stornjjgatheringwhat Utile clothesandhouse hold furniture they could, to bike with them. He also states that the batteries at the town ap pear to be entirely of sand. The one at St. Vincent’s he entirely destroyed, burning the platform for the guns, &c. Some few sob dlers are at Riccat’s Bluffs, ninety miles up the river. The rest are at Johnson's, two hundred and forty miles higher. At the latter place they have been live months building gunboats, which had not vet been planked in. The soldiers, Ir is stated’are dissatisfied and dispirited, aud some three hundred will leave as soon as their time is up. A later report from Commander Skcllwao-cn, off Apalachicola, under date of April 4, states that the town was captured without resistance as well as the vessels iu the vi cinity, by an expedition of eight armed boat-; from hi? skip,tho Mercedliraad the United States gunboat Sagamore, Lieut. Drake com manding. In this report Commander Stell wagen states that on the 30th ult., be heard that the sloop Octavia had ran into St. Jo seph's Bay from Havana, and scut Actin'*- Master Wilder with a sail boil to tlm place, fifty miles via the land over on nortige across the narrow strips of laud connect ing Cape St. Bias with the mainland. It was found tint she had left, but indications from vhecl (racks, spilled coffee, etc., showed that her freight had been landed and carted away. On tbe same day his boats chased a small sloop from Indian Pass to the city, and at night he sent his gig down thirty mfles to the last pass, directing the Sagamore to join him at the earliest convenience. She arrived on the Ist inst., and the next day the boats wore fully prepared for an armed expedition to the ebyaud “Old Woman's Biniv’ seven miles up tbe river. The six boats started at 9p. m.; m.der command of Lieutenant Abbott, of the Merccdito, and Lieut Bigelow, of the Saga more, intending to pass the town iu the night, Lieut. Drake and Commander Stellwagen fol lowed in gigs to support them. On arriving at the city early in the morning they found the Octavia and all the small vessels la pos session ot our men. In due time the party came down the river, towing the pilot boats Cygnet, Mary Olivia and schooners New Island, Floyd and Bose, the latter loaded with cotton. Considerable time was spent in try ing to get the pilot boats and the “New Island” over the bar, but without success, they grounding in seven feet of water. Late in the afternoon we pulled in, with all the boats, to tbe landing place, and had an in terview with the people of the town. Com mander Stellwagen told them, knowing that they were in want of the necessities©! life, that they should be alio wed to fish and oyster so long as they were friendly. After Irving to get off the three boats which were around, without any succcsss, he ordered them to be set on fire. The sloops Octavia and Rose he determined to send to Key West for adjudication He states: U I think the demonstration will be salutary to the people and serviceable to the cause. The men deserve great credit, having been from twenty-four to thirty-six houre away from the snip, engaged in verv heavy work, which was cheerfully accomplished. [From the Missouri Democrat, 24th.] Tli© Imprisonment of Col. JTeunlson. Onr loyal citizens are justly indignant at the continued confinement of CoL Jenniaon In military prison. The charges against him have not jet been known, and so far, it seems, he Is merely the victim of the dirty malice of the pro-slavery Generals—Sturgis, Denver and Mitchell—who now have command in Kansas. No doubt Sturgis left this city for the West with the full determination to arrest all hazards, and to trample upon all thcFree State men of that State who sym pathize with him. The Bepnyiain doubtless was privy to this scheme, and now chuckles over the success of the en terprise. In this venomous glee they are joined by the secessionists of this city, who know full well the services of Col Jennlson to his country, and how dangerous an enemy of thein he Is. The idea of such an officer as Gen. Sturgis, whose drunken habits and sus pected loyalty are so well known lu this city, arresting usd confining without charges, such a loyal and gallant soldier as Colonel Jenni £on, is revolting to the heart of every Union man jn the country. And how much better than Sturgis are Denver «r»'d Mitchell * c brace of pro-slavery officers, who return to the eccncof their border ruffian raids to engage in the work of fanning down: their old Free State enemies. The military authorities here, if other reasons are Insufficient, certainly owc.it to tic loyal sentiment of this dty to release Col. Jtnnison on parole—to give him at least' the same freedom of the city now enjoyed by rebel prisoners in their charge* THE FIGHT AT SOUTH MILLS,TA. What the Rebels are Being at Norfolk. ADVERTISING FOR PROPOSALS FOR ARMS. THE INFAMOUS TALLANDIGHAM ON TOE RAMPAGE, The Repnblican Caucus at Wash ington. Strong Grounds and a Policy Urged THE CONFISCATION MEASURE GAIN ING FAVOR. THE DEBATE OF YESTERDAY IH COHUEESS. Earnest Words of Lovejoy In the House. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] Washington, April 24,. 1862. • The House by a vote of 90 to 31 decided to •refer the confiscation and emancipation bill to a select Committee of seven. Lord Lyons starts for Norfolk aud Rich mond in an English War vessel to-day. There is no truth in the report of the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer , of Welles removal from the Cabinet imd his appointment as Minister of Spain. An old John Brown abolitionist has the care of the loyal blacks on Yorktown Penin sula. Rev. Mr. Lv le who refused to read Bishop Whittingham’s prayer, giving thanks for Union victories is sustained by his congrega tion, who have turned out loyal trustees, the women voting against them. Mr. Collamer is speaking on confiscation in the Senate to-day. In the Republican caucus last night the greatest unanimity of feeling and opinion pre vailed among the members present. Several out of 20 speakers expressed doubts, bat all declared they would abide by the decision of the caucus. Sherman’s bill found favor, but the general opinion is in favor of increasing the classes to be deprived of their property and slaves, by adding editors of disloyal jour nals. Some speaker? urged strongly an union upon some definite policy, and criticised the Administration for the lack of one. The rebel Congress adjourned on Monday to the second Monday in August. The bill organizing a battallion of sharp shooters was passed the last day. The action on the flag aud seal report was postponed. Hunter was elected President of the Senate pro-tem. DLemaine, of New Orleans, who had a recent interview with the French Minister, recommends through Richmond papers the poisoning of Springs and streams as an ap propriate means of warfare. Gen. Kirby Smith with a large force is, ac cording to the Atlanta Commonwealth , at Bridgeport, within seventeen miles of Hunts ville. The evacuation of the latter by the Yankees is predicted. The Military Committee of the House agreed this morning to report a joint resolu tion establishing a German professorship at West Point. Horatio King is confirmed as Emancipation Commissioner, in place of Mayor Barrett. Col. Tuttle, 2d lowa, is nominated Brigadier General. According to the Norfolk Day Book, in the fight near South Mills, onr forces were be tween 3 and 5,000; theirs 500, including part of the 3d Georgia regiment and artillery. The ammunition of the latter was exhausted and they fell back to the half way house, half-way to Norfolk, with a loss of 50 killed and wounded, who were taken to Norfolk. Onr expedition to destroy the locks on the Dismal Swamp Canal, is doubtless successful. Norfolk refugees say the rebels have five wooden gunboats ready for service, a smaller Merrimac is nearly ready, and four more guu boats are building. There was a report in Norfolk on Sunday* that Gen. Magrudcr was wounded in Torktown Peninsula, in the foot. One rebel battery has b.en taken and two Union gunboats sunk, in spite of all denials. The Senate Solitary Committee will investi gate the charges of drunkenness against Gen. .F. Smith. The Committee on arms con tracts find there are not enough for use in the army, and recommend advertising for pro posals. Gen. Cadwalladcr, it is talked about, was not voted on in executive session to-dav. The rebel Congress hare passed a bill ap propriating a million and a half for the con struction of a railroad from Galveston to New Orleans. The House voted to have 25,000 agricultur al reports printed in Gemma, on a motion of Mr. Aldrich supported warmly in a speech by Mr. "Washburnc. The President responded to the delegation pressing the appointment of applicants for the Ministry to Spain, that the place has been promised to Lieut. Gov. Eoeruer, of Illinois, He thought perhaps Carl Churz’s health obliged him to return. He is now at Phila delphia under the advice of Physicians. The vote on the reference of confiscation Mils to a Select Committee, is considered a de cisive result in the House. Some members of the Senate favor a simi lar reference bill there. Mr. Colfax made a powerful appeal in favor of the confiscation bin in the House yesterday. Cars will run from Aqnla Creek to Frcd ricksburg in three or four days. There was an arrival thence this morning, but no news. The Senate in executive session to-day, unanimously ratified the treaty with Great Britain, for the suppression of the Slave Trade. It Is believed it will put an end to the traffic. The Government congratulates itself on its success as marking the inauguration of a new policy. A special messenger is to be dis patched by Lord Lyons, to exchange ratifica tions. The bill establishing diplomatic relations with Hayii and Liberia, has been passed by a triumphant majority. Y A&uisGjOK, April 24.—A Republican cau cus was held last night at the Capitol. About fifty members were present. Mr. Colfax was in the chair, and Mr. McPherson Secretary. A general debate ensued on confiscation bills, in which Messrs. Train, Blair, Covode, Hickman, Olin and others participated. The discussion was somewhat of character with that which has recently taken place in the House. The Sense of'the caucus seemed to be in favor of discriminating against the leading rebels in the confiscation of all kinds of property It was unanimously agreed to refer all the bills pending in the House to a select committee of seven members. At noon to-day was commenced the an nouncement of the decisions on the proposals for conveying the mails on the Pacific coast and in the West and Northwest, &c. A large number of bidders were in attendance at the Post Office Department. The proposals for the Pacific coast are veiy much higher than formerly, and those for Kentucky and Mis souri are considerably advanced, owing, doubt less, to the military disturbances fa those States; while in Indiana, Illinois and other States the rates are lower. In all, the number of routes are about 2,500, averaging ten bids for each. The sum total of the offers for the entire lettings is about equal to that of tour years ago for similar service. The New York Tribune's Washington dis patch says that Horace Maynard, who returned from Tennessee and took Ms seat to-day, de clares himself In favor of a stringent coufisca tion act against the rebels. Several other bor der State members, win support one. The Senate Committee on Territories has instructed Its chairman to report a bill Identi cal with that reported to the House by Mr Ashley, organizing the territory of Arizona. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1862. One section extends thfeWilmot Proviso over every territory now oreanized. The headquarters of Lieut. CoL Wm. Hoff man, Bth Infantry, Commissary General of prisoners. Is transferred from New York city to Detroit, Mich. The New York Timas* special Washington dispatch says that an officer of artillery in town to-night from near Wairenton Junction reports the rebels in strong force on the south hank of the Rappahannock, in the direction tion of Gordonsville. Gen. Ewell is said to he at the crossing of the river, where the railroad bridge was burned, with 500 men; Gen. G. W. Smith at Gordonsville, strongly intrenched, with 30,000 men; and Gen. Jack son crossing over from the Shenandoah vallev to unite 8,000 there to, the force, making a total column of 46,000 men. It the figures are reliable, wo arc iu sufficient force in front of Manassas to manage this rebel army. lam assured [says the N. T. Times corres pondent] by a gentleman of this cltv, whose position brings aim in contact wltli’iL Mer cicr, that his mission to -Richmond had refer ence only to a large amount of valuable to bacco belonging to the French Government. The property is known as the Belmont tobac co. While there, it is said that M. Morcier has undoubtedly examined somewhat into the condition of the bogus -Confederacy, in order to report to the Emnerpr vthe true condition of things. ; ' ' The Senate f o-day by unanimous vote rati fied the Seward-Lyous treaty, recently nego tiated for the suppression of the slave trade. Tbe French Minister, soon after his return here, visited tbe State Department, and had a long interview with Mr, Seward. The Flood in the Western THE REBEL FORCES AT FORT A Skirmish at Pittsburg Landing. The Charges Against Gen. Grant » WHAT A TENNESSEEAN SAYS OF THE IATE BATTLE. How the Rebels Ran, and ' the Result. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] The avant courier of the Tennessee flotilla, reached us last night. The Ohio has increased in volumn an inch and is still rising. Des patches received from the Cumberland repre sent that river very rapidly raising. From Pittsburg wh learn that the Ohio rose 14 feet Tuesday, and from different points along the river the flood is equally potent. The im mense country to the rear of us between Cairo and Mound City is so inundated that a large volnmu of water in the upper rivers affects us slightly. There is but little doubt, ho wev er, of the final overflow. There are said to be 8,000 rebel troops in the rear of Chickasaw Binds aud at Randolph. Gen. Bragg has transferred the command of Ft. Wright to Gen. Price. From Pittsburg, I have intelligence of a skirmish with the enemy iu which Gen. Granger, with 5,000 cavalry, a portion of the recent reinforcements sent up the Tennessee, participated. About two miles from our pick ets they came in contact with the rebel pickets, drove them in and encountered a strong force of rebel cavalry, which they en gaged. After lighting briskly for an hour, both sides retired, with inconsiderable loss. This was on Wednesday. There has been no attempt to move the main body of the army. Tbe embargo laid upon onr movements by the rain and mud still continues. "When the advance n ill take place is alia matter of con jecture. Gen. Grant and his conduct during the ter rible days of April are still the subjects of criticism, and I am told that charges are bein': daily preferred against him for incompctcncy ami recklessness. Gen. Hallcck pays no at tention to the charges, but leaves the investi gation of the whole affair to Congress. A gentleman from Northern Tennessee, whose Unionism is unquestioned, says that the whole country below him is full of wound ed soldiers and fugitives from the battle of Pittsburg. Tbe returned rebels say that after the arrival of Buell’s troops on Sunday, and the attack on Monday, Beauregard made a spirited appeal to his men, acknowledging the arrival of federal reinforcements, but said the armies oi Price and Van Dom were on the way and would arrive before nightfall. Subse quently he brought trooj.s from the rear of his own force, representing them as the expected arrivals. After the final rout, the enemy be came very much demoralized and ran the fif teen milts intervening between the battle field and Corinth, in three hours. The panic and flight of onr soldiers at Bull Run, was nothing compared with it. Arrivingat Corinth they found the town deserted and left imme diately for Tennessee without further hieder ance. TLerc is a hitterfend between the remaining Mississippi and Tennessee regiments, in con sequence of the former dubbing the Tennes seeans cowards, and they do not recognize there social equality. My informant says the latter will not fight in the coming battle. The fcderals have nearly surrounded them, and they consider their case settled as soon as the capture of Ft. Pillow and Memphis shall be accomplished. The Mississippi flood is seriously endanger ing property bekuy,jiud Gen. Strong with an energy highly comm<h*Jable, and which might re imitate* in other quart!?!*, Uiis-sent several steamers to secure it. A tri-wcikly packet isnowrunniug between Cairo and Tiptonville, carrying the mails and passengers. This experiment in reviving com mercial intercourse with the rebel States, is likely to piove successful. The entire track of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad between Bird's Point and Charleston, is washed away and destroyed. Superintendent Arthur of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad, and President Osborn passed over the track in a hand car from Cache River this morning. They say the track is covered with water to the depth of two feet There is no prospect of the immediate re sumption of Railroad communication with ihe rest of the world. The steamer “B” from Fort Pillow, 4 o'clock yesterday, reporta no change in the condition of affaire. The mortars fired regu laily every half hour. The gunboats are quiet. The rebel batteries do not reply. From Elizabeth City, N, C. A Federal Victory-Sot a Repulse. OFFICIAL fcTAXEMJBNT OF THH AFFAIR, Washington, April 24.—Capta!n Cutting, of Gen. Burnside’s staff, arrived here vester day with dispatches to the Government. He states that Gen. Reno commanded the Nation al forces at the late reconuoissance to Eliza beth City. Captain Cutting gives the follow ing particulars of the affair. On the 17th inst.,Gen. Reno left Newbern and proceeded to Roanoke Island, from which place be took about 2,000 men and proceeded to Elizabeth City, where a strong rebel "force was reported to be entrenching themselves On Saturday an advance was made upon the rebels. The enemy opened fire with artillery as soon as our troops made their appearance and from all appearances thought they had ns in a trap of our own making. Oar troops im mediately formed and charged on the enemy who ran at the first fire. We then diately took possession of the town, and after remaining a few hours, retired to the aimy. Onr force was about 3,000 tinder Gen. Reno and three boat howitzers under CoL Howard! The force of the rebels consisted of a Georgia regiment of 1,100 men, a portion of Wise’s fc gion, and batteries of artillery. The enemy was totally routed, with a loss of about 60 men. Onr loss Is about 13 killed and 48 wounded. Cob Hawkins, of the New York Zouaves, received a slight flesh wound in the arm. Hia adjutant was reported killed. Information received from Union sources is that the gens of the national forces under Burnside were probably opened on Fort Ma con on Tuesday or yesterday. Gen. Park com mands our forces. The Capture of Btzle. New York, April Si.—Thfi ■ rebel schooner Dixie, formerly a rebel privateer, was cap tured off Georgetown, 8. C.,in attempting to ran the blockade, bound to Nassau, NTP., loaded with cotton, spirits of turpentine, <fcc., bjr the IT. 8. Steamer Kejestohe State, who placed a prize crew on board. The prize ar rived at Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. Biters. RANDOLPH. Como, April 21th. (Ext time. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Washisgtoh, April 21,1565. SENATE. A communication was received from the War Department, transmitting copies of con tracts made by that Department for 186 L Hr. GRIMES presented 430 petitions from beer and molt liquor manufacturers, asking a reduction in the proposed tax on beer and malt liquors. Mr. Pomeroy presented simi lar petitions. , Mr. POWELL moved to take up the resolu tion offered by him, censuring arrests of citir zens of Kentucky, &c, Mr. SUMNER opposed .taking up the reso lution as Inexpedient at this time. Mr. POWELL of Ky. did not see why the Senator should make any opposition to the resolution. It simply asked how many citi zens of the free States have been dragged from, their homes without warrant of law, and called on tyrants and usurpers to know where they are and what their names are. They are free white men. If they had been negroes the Senator from Massachusetts (Sumner) would make no opposition to the resolution. He (Sumner) was eternally prating about the wrongs of tbe negro, but white men had some rights, and he wanted the Secretary to tell us why and what for these men were thus unlaw fully dragged to prison without any charge of crime being brought against them. Mr. SUMNER said the Senator from Ken tucky had made an inflammatory speech, and bad called a high officer of the Government a tyrant and usurper. In the event of the reso lution being taken up, the question must be gone into. If the Secretary of War was a tyrant and usurper, there were men arrested who were traitors. Mr. POWELL, (in his seat) —“ Who arc these men ? Name them.” Mr. SUMNER continued, arguing that it was not host to go into the inquiry at present. Mr. POWELL said that some of the who have been arrested are as loyal as the Senator from Massachusetts (Sumner.) He defied the Senator to point out any law by which the Secretary or State can carry off citizens of Kentucky and imprison them iu the forts of Massachusetts and New York. The bill for the recognition of Hayti and Liberia being the special order was talreu no. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky moved a substi tute the President to appoint a consul to Liberia and a consul general to Hayti, with power to negotiate treaties. He was opposed to sending any ambassadors to those countries. If they send ministers here, and send a fnll blooded negro, he could de mand to be received on equal terms with white men. He knew that a big negro fellow was admitted to the Court of France as Minis ter from Hayti; but he (Davis) wanted no such exhibition here. He was sick and dis gusted with, the subject of slavery in the Sen ate. Mr. SUMNER said the Senate would bear him witness that he had said nothing about slavery on this bilk The Senator from Kentucky did that. The Senator from Ken tucky might banish all fear of any social dllii culty. He (Sumner) was sure that no repre sentative from Hayti would ever force himself where he was not wanted. Mr. Sumner said the committee had come to the conclusion that we should be represented by diplomatic agebts in those countries, and this was in ac cordance with the precedents of this Govern ment and the examples of other nations. The Confiscation bill was taken up. Colla mcr is opposed to it. Mr. King moved an amendment to Mr. Sherman’s amendment so as to include all persons giving aid to the ene my, or levying war. Disagreed to. Sherman’s amendment, which limits confis cation to persons holding certain offices under the rebels, was adopted. Ayes 27, noes 11. Mr. ROLLINS ol Missouri made a€peech against the rebellion, and complimented Mr. Lincoln for bis efiorts in behalf of the Union. He considered the insurrection causeless and infamous. He was opposed to anv and all extreme measures, and* for prosectn lag the war on the principle laid down at the extra session, that when the supremacy of the con stitution and laws are established, the war ought to cease. Mr. BROWNING’S bill was postponed till to-moirow. The bill recognizing Havti and Liberia was taken up and passed—32 neatest 7. Executive session adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. VALLANDIGHAM of Ohio offered a resolution requesting the President to trans mit to the Houce, if not incompatible ■with the public interest, copies of the correspon dence between the French and United States Governments that may have been received within the last two months relative to the present troubles in America. Referred to the Committee on Foreign affairs. Mr. ALDRICH oi Minnesota, from the Com mittee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill au thorizing treaties with the Navajoe Indians of New Mexico, defining their limits and extin guishing their title to lands outside of the United States. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. The House resumed the consideration of the confiscation bills from yesterday. Mr. LOVEJOT of Illinois said that while this Government is engaged in a serious war to put down the rebellion, it was seen that this unnatural and parricidal insurrection has sympathizers and advocates on this floor. Those who defended slavery are the defenders of the rebellion, for slavery and rebellion are synonymous. They are unchangeable terms. Wherever slavery is, there is rebellion. It Is the corner-stone, pillars and support. He took the position that either slavery or the Republic must perish. He would tell the gentleman from Ken tucky, (Crittenden) and all otheradvocateaand defenders of the system, and those who cry themselves hoarse in attempting to .throw ihe protection of the Constitution around it, that it is the desire of the Republic that it should cease to exist. There Is no citv of ref uge for it. Like an infernal assassin/it has a knife drawn and endeavoring to strike at ■ the heart of the Republic. Wc are bound to strike the monster, and gentlemen need not cry the Constitution for its defense. It shall be siud “be slain in the name of my country and my God.” lie denied that slave ry has any guarantee or recognition in the Constitution. He argued that it was their right and duty to detroy slayery because slave ry is destroying or will destroy the Republic. He was in favor of the restoration of the Union with the right to stand on the Ameri can sod anywhere and proclaim his sentiments. He wanted to stand anywhere on American soil without a despotism to make him hold his tongue. He wanted to speak in South Caro lina, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana, with out the treat of lynching or a coat of tar aud furthers. The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden) asked what four millions of slaves turned loose would do. “Turned loose!” This term was used as if the slaves were wild beasts now. He (Lovcjov) had this to say: At pres ent he would let them alone to take care of themselves, which they were abundantly able -oo dp. The slaveholders had batter tuni their attention l to'another point, namely: "What will they do vhm they ecaxe to live on the unrequited n>wt ai'd toil of the slaves? He denied that he ard bis friends want to make this an auti slavery war; but the only way to put dow . the rebellion and restore the Union was to de ar roy slavery. Mr. ROSCOE CONKLIN6 expressed him self in favor of the confiscation bill, to ampli fy the punishment of treason. He would do this to punish the ringleaders of the rebellion and bare reimbursement of the expenses in curred in suppressing the rebellion. The subject woe referred to a select committee of seven. The House weetinto acommittce and lookup the bill making an bounties to the widows and legal heirs of vol unteers. Mr. VALLANDIGHAM said in a speech delivered the other day in this city, not in Congress, in denunciation of the Democratic party, he had hecn ollnded to as a man who never had any sympathy with this Republic, but whose every breath is devoted to Its de struction, just as far as his heart dare per mit him to go. He denounced the author of that speech as a liar, a scoundrel, and a cow ard. "His name Is Benjamin F. Wade, Mr. BLAKE said the remarks referred to by Vallandlgham as having been made by Mr. Wade In the Senate, were not there made, and therefore Mr. Yallandlgham had denounced Wade as a liar, scoundrel and coward under false pretences. VALLANDIGHAM after some sparring with Blake said he had read from a printed speech a foul libel on his character. He did not mention Wadeas a Senator but as*an in dividual. When Wade recalled his words he would take back Ms. Mr. BLAKE felt that Ohio was shamefully insulted by Vallandigham’s remark, and be lieved three quarters of the people of that State would speak of Mm as Wade had. HUTCHINS offered a resolution selling forth the offensive language used by Vallan dighsm against Wade, characterizing it as a violation of the rules and a breach of the decorum of the House, and declaring Vallau digham as deserving of and is hereby cen sured by the House. Pending the resolution the House adjourned. Cairo Foot Office-«To all Postmasters. Cairo, April 24.—Previous to the com mencement of the war, the daily receipt of letters at the Cairo Post Office did not exceed two thousand; now the number received ave rages about seventy-five thousand per day. TMe enormous increase of business consti tutes this office the third in the Union, though the Department has not yet recognized its po sition by a relative increase of the clerical force of the office. In order to dispose of this vast amount of business the postmaster has requested that all postmasters sending letters here for soldiers pnt them up in a sep arate package, endorsed, “Soldiers’ Letters. Cairo D. P. 0.,” which will insure a more speedy distribution and delivery. Unless this request is compllen with letters are liable to a detention of at least one day. Son BoUdln? Luger titan ths Flnt« New Tobk. April St— Messrs. J, F. ’Row land & Co., at the Continental Iron Works, Grecsport, have already laid the keels for three more marine batteries similar in con struction to the Monitor, though much larger. In a very few days not less than eleven hun dred hands will be employed in the contrac tion of these batteries. Each battery will be furnished with two turrets,‘each to have guns of the heaviest calibre. They will be of much greater power than the Monitor, and calcula ted for ocean service IMPORTANT FROM NEW MEXICO. MILITARY MOVEMENTS AND CHANGES. A Bloody Battle Impending at Santa Fe. Sr. Louis, April 24. —The correspondence of the Missouri jßfpubiican, dated Fort Union, New Mexico, April 13, says: Col. Slough, after tbe battle at Apache Canon, fell back and took position at Barnal Springs, 45 miles south of Fort Union. Tnis was deemed the strategical point, being within supporting distance of Fort Union, a position to batrass the enemy, and to form a junction with Csnby when he'should leave Fort Craig, 300 miles south. We had been there one day when Col. Can by sent from Fort Craig his Assistant Adju tant General with peremptory orders to Col. Slough to fall back with his column to Fort Union, which was immediately obeyed. It would seem that we crippled the enemy In the Apache Canon more than was believed at first. We have reliable information that we killed over 100 men, iacluding six officers, and wounded over 200. We have now as pris oners at Fort Union, 21 officers and 82 pri vates. The enemy immediately fell back to Santa Fe, undare again, it is believed, concen trating in their old position at Alburquerque. Yesterday an express arrived from CoL Can by, stating that he would leave Fort Craig on the 31st oi March. If the encmv Is in the vi cinity of Albuquerque, with ordinary travel ing, CoL Canby is in their immediate vicinity, and our column ISO miles from Albuquerque will only leave this morning. He will be un supported by this column, and’ with 900 reg ulars will have to encounter their forces, un less he can slip by and join the column which leaves here this morning. It is understood that Kit Carson with a regiment of New Mex ican volunteers, TOO strong, will remain and garrison Fort Craig. It is rumored that Cols. Btecleand Bailor, of the rebel army, are ad vancing into New Mexico with 800 additional men. Important events willprobablv occur before the next express leaves lor the States. A well authenticated report has just reached here that the Texan forces, *2,000 strong, arc en trenching themselves at Santa Fe, ami that Col. Canny having strengthened his command up to 1,200, is fifty miles south of’Sinta Fe. This may enable our two columns to act to gether ami make ns 2,400 stromr. If this is the case we will have one of the bloodiest battles on record. The enemy’s artillery num bers about eighteen pieces, and ours twelve pieces. PROSE NEW ORLEANS AND MEXICO The French Marebin" Agnlnst the City of Mexico* New York, April 24.—The Spanish frigate Isabd’a Catolico has arrived from Havanah the 17th. The Havana Dlaiio states that persons di rect from New Orleans report the rebel defen ces to be much exaggerated—that Forts Jack son and St. PhillipsTiave been abandoned, and the cannon taken" away, and there is nothing to prevent the Federal licet from saUlnc dl nctlj to New Orleans. The IHario docs not vouch for the truth of these reports. Later news from Vera Cruz reached Ha vana. After an unsatisfactory conference between the allied commanders, tie French General decided to march his division against the city of Mexico, taking upon him self the responsibility. The English aud Spanish Plenipotentiaries thereupon decided to withdraw their troops. It was stated that the Juarez Government was ready to give every satisfaction to the Al lies in the matter of claims, but won’t listen t»» the idea of a monarchy, and in case thev Allies advance to the Capital he would retire from it. Secretary "Welles to Go to Spain. Ph ii. adelphia, April 24.— The Inqni rer s ays that Secretary Welles is to take the mis sion to Spain. His successor in the Navy De partment is not known certainly. * New York, April 24.— The IfrralTs special Washington dispatch says: A change in the Navy Department has been possitively deter mined upon. The President is waiting only to fix upon the individual who is toiillthe place of the Secretary of the Navy. Gen. Banks, Judse Davis of Illinois, aud Gov. Sprague of "Rhode Island are each strongly urged for this distinction, but the selection has not yet been made. LATER. New Yoke. April, 24. —The Evening Post's special dispatch from Washington says the “ sensation story in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning, to the effect that Secretary Welles is to be removed, is essentially untrue. This I learn on good author ity. I learn that Secretary Welles some time since tendered his resignation to the Presi dent. but it was not accepted. Probably this circumstance has given rise to the rumor of an immediate change in the Cabinet. All cur rent reports of the removal of Secretary Welles arc destitute of foundation. Season and BlTer matters. Cliktos, lowa, April 24.—The water raised one inch since yesterday. April 24.—Elver still rising. It has risen one inch in the last twenty-four hours. A Cargo of Cotton Slips By. New Tore, April 24. —The steamers Arizo na and "Win. G. Hughes from New Orleans, arrived at Havana on the evening of the 17th with 2,500 hales of cotton. Proposed Surrender of North Caro- Una« Baltimore, April 24.—1t is reported that Gen. Burnside has received proposals from the Governor of North Carolina for the surrender of the State. Rebel TV ail over the Fall of Fort Pu laski—Panic at Savannah. The special correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch, under date of Savannah, April 12th states: Tiic.telegraph has informed you of the sur render of Port Pulaski, and the consequent stale of excitement voti can well imagine. There is no question that the fire to which lhe fort was subjected was intonselv severe Thu wild report of stccl-pointed shot is the merest nonsense, and Parrott guns tha* pierced a solid wall, well constructed and Tiim, of near sixteen feet In thickness, at one shot, is a Mnncbauseatsm too g. , arin ,r to im pose upon any one. “ = I can give yon but a filial Men of the cou sterualiou the capture product flr<Siace the abandonment of the design bythceacmv to bring in gunboats from Wall’s Cut, the coo .fidcuce of the citizens became more assured, and the wisest Loped that the fort, which thereupon became the key and safety of Sa vannah, would be able to detain the enemy for an indefinite time. The blow has been sudden and totally unlocked for, and equally unprovided for. The enemy will not wait long to attack the batteries about Fort Jack son. Their heavy ships have entered the river above Pulaski, as high as Venus Point, only seven miles below, and are in plain view of the defenses of the city of Savannah. How long they will be able to withstand an attack, let Pulaski be your teacher. We will he driven from than as surdy as we noto accept thefact of the loss of Pulaski, The city has been in intense excitement be tween the bold and rapid advance of the Federal? and the terribly unnerving taps upon | the shoulder which the Brown satellites, under Gen. H. R. Jackson, without form of law or authority, inflict. Oar citizens (the lew who remain) have been arrested in the street, dragged to camp, shown a tent, and informed that there their habitation should be. Ahd this has been done by a parcel of beardless boys, who have been mustered into the State service. Cotton has, been removed, such as remained in store here, to the railroad. Ordnance stores and every variety of equipment have been thrown out and carried to the same re ceptacle for Government stores. Schooners have been seized, and some already filled with earth are ready to be sunk below*in common with the hulls of Commodore Tatnall’s fleet, which will never more venture beyond Savan nah river. The Fingal, which now lies near Fort Jackson, is also to be sunk, and the erun boats (one of which is nearly ready for launch ing) will, if the enemy sooner advance, be giv en to the devouring flames. 3 Women are leaving, and property of all kinds is being sent off and will soon line the Cen tral road from Savannah to Macon, rendering every house a palace, if rosewood and satin damask can do 11. A large amount of stores fell with the fort —provisions for at least three months, ammu nition, shot and shelL Of one hundred and thirty rounds for each gun on the post, not one-lonrth !bad been expended- Our great Napoleon is still asleep. WALWORTH, HUBBARD &(XL nSALESSIX WROUGHT IRON PIPE, Tor Steam, Gas and Water. VALVES, COCKS, GAUGES, PUMPS, WHISTLES, AO GIFFABD’S ISJECXOHS. ■Wortiliiiaton.’s Steam.- Pomps, I-n9S3-ljl.it, Ifil lake STBS ST. r FO SHIPPERS OF PRODUCE iSS ' Importers from Europe. The Grand TVnnkßahwaj: Company of Canada Ism , Through Bllla of tjiHtng rrom the West to Liverpool for allaeecrtptlona of Produce, at very low rate, which Include an expenses, except Ocean lasnrenco. They •Iso grant Througix Bills ox Lading from Havre, Liver pool acd Loudon Apply by mail or personally to JAB. WA'EKArg, Gen Western Axeat; Ho. 12 Lake street, Chicago. H.Pzsro,-570y. Gea, Freight Agent, Montreal Je23-2y-;atp NUMBER 246 1!sr(t( SUibcrtisnucnts. C. U. SCSI VJ£T t Advertising Agent, 63 Dear born si ., is atdliorizedtoreceioeAdoertwmoxiisfor this and all the Leading Sipers of the Northwest, T\7 ANTED—A good Cook; one Jl. that can come will recommended. Aj»sly &« 521 West Monroe street. apSjns943t \\7ANTED —Board by a yonng ina respectable family." Terms W/^ t n% moderate * AddrtM “A. H. C-T Post Offlse "\\7 ANTED—By a yonng -man T » from Canada, a situatou in. an oSice to do wrlt- Irp orln a store wh«s he can learn Book-Ke-piu"- Aidrrss “CAyAXtA/* Tribune Office. at>2S-pTSO u \\rANTED—To Bent a Small ▼ • House, part of s house, cr rooms convenient for a family of three persons. Address, through the Poet Office, CHAS.L. kRKTI. apis-p77S-3t W ANTED.—The undersigns dj be- V v iQg a thorough business man, Wishes to engage in some active business where hlj services can be em ployed. C*n command iotas money. Either would go mat a salary or as partner. Aicresa. stating where an interview can be had, **Brsisas», n Post Office Bos san, Chicago. ap£>-pTS7-3t VUANTED—Board for a gentle * ■ man and wife. One large famished room. Lo cation between Lake and Monroe streets, and Michi gan avenue and Clark street. Address, with particu lars. Post Office Box 2T19. apS-pTTb-lfi VVT ANTED.—ALadv desiresboard T T in a private family; where* Lstmctian la Enz lish, French or Music would be considered a remuner ation for the same. Adflrees •* Teacher,*’ Box 116 a, Chi cago host Office. ' ap2s-:t T\ T ANTED—Board by two gen » * tlemen and oue lady, in a private family. (Wuere there are no other boarder* preferred!, resid ing In a respectable locality on the South or North Sloes. References given and required. Address Box me. stating name. terms and location, apts pTS»-u AM ED AYe arc buvmg T T United States Certificates of Imleblcaaesss. QUARTER JIASTEE’S CHECKS On United ttates Treaanary, payable tn Certificates of icdebttdncsand Vouchers. C. C. I’AKKS & CO.. Banker a apss-p753-lm f-5 Lake street, comer of Dearhorn-st. TO RENT—For three years from. May Ist, ISS2. Dwelling House cm Michigan Ave nue, with large ground?, flue shrubbery and mm trees, barr, yard sind‘hod. The House having double par lors.ubrar7.andtwo lamily or private looms, .lining room, elx closets, pantry and kitchen, with cooking range, hot and cold water, bath room on first floor s - x rooms with closets and store rooms, and hot and cold water with bath room on second floor. Good basement under nil, with furnace, laundry, hot and cold water and store rooms. Coal grates ana gas la each story. In short, combining all the modern conveniences of the ane. WUI uot he rented fora boarding house, and none but anspoasilfla prompt paying tenant need apply. Adol€Sß Pest Office Drawer 3SS*. apJ5-pTl>2w TO RENT—Witli Boarding.—Un furnished parlors and bedrooms to rent la the Richmond House. Good genteel board to bo bad there also. Inquire of Mrs Plumb or Mrs. Bofcia at the Hous-, or of Tho?. Richmond. NO.l, corner of Clark and south IVateretrett. aolf-DTNi-Iw TO R&NT—From May Ist, Rooms No. o and 1 in Calhoun Building, second floor, N O. 119 South Clark =trect. Now occupied by the Board of Edcrr.r.cD ; al-:o. other oflicts ami dwelllavs, Apply atNo. lie South Clark street. at>L>-p7n>-3t TO RENT—A FmxishedHouse on Prairie Avenue, between Monterey and Buena Vista street tlsht room?, one reserved and board for one person wanted wlUi the party rendng. Applv to J.D DECREET, E6 Bear born street. Address Cost Office BoxSOoS. api,Vp7rU-3t TO RENT—House to rent west of Union Park on *'am*c street. It contains eight rooms There is a well, cistern and barn, »nd Is in a linn class nflghboihood. Rent sls per mouth. Inquire of Mrs GRifcNE, No. t6 Ease Lane street, up-staira. apia-p»7I-2t T 3 GARBING.—Board and pleasant ' rooms to be had, at reasonable rates, at GAGE IIOU&E. coiner of State and Twelfth streets. Day boarder? -.Uo received. ap9p££s>4w T>OARDING.—A Furnished Back JD Parlor and Bedroom, suitable for a gcnli-n.an ar u 14b wife, with board, can be obtained at 4-* a South Clark et'ett, above Polk. Also, a few duy boarders cen be accumroo-lated. oplS p737-3t Boarding. —Two suites of Rooms for families at No. 6 Washington street, opposite Dearborn Park, and one or two a'ngle eentlo nun. Also, two or three day biarders can be accom modated the first of Mar. Aptly previous to May first at bo. 21 Michigan avenue. References required, ET 25-p * •! vt MASONIC. —A Regular Uonvoca lion of Wr.s-hlugtoa Chapter No. 43. R. A. M, will he htld this (Friday) even-Esr. at 7K o’clock. ap7s pltS-lt IttA GODDARD, Secretary. XT OR SALE—A two story Dwell -1- Jng House for S4OO cash; cost $1,200. Contains nine rooms, and in coed lepalr. It laonleaaed ground (No. 219 Monroe street.) Applyto JAMES BAUUELL, office of Armour, Dole & Co., corner South Water anil Lssallc streets. apil pTLd .w FOR SALE—A Brick House on A Indiana avenue, near City Limits. It t* 40 feet square, with cellar under the whole, and contains four teen rooms. The lot is 100 by I*4. Will be sold very cheap il applied for within a tew days. ap'-g-p~55-2t F-EE3 A SLOCUM, S? Dcarhorn-st. SALE.—Several very desir- J- able Residence Lots in the vicinity of Union Park. ALSO, A lot on North Dearborn street, near Chicago avenue. Apply to BEES & SH.CUIL No. S3 Dearborn street. ap2s- p7£6-fct PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYR’S X AND CHICAGO RAILWAY COMPANY—The intemtdueMurist 2KSS. on the Chicago Donut bonds Isfufd by the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company will be paid on pr»-seatatloa ot the conr-ons ai tkc Banking Boose of .1. Voting Scmutou. on the Ist proximo. J.P. HENDERSON, Treasu cr PiTTSTirrnn, A nrjl '22 d. Igfij. ap2s plMy P OR LAKE SUPERIOR, The Steamer F. W. BACKUS Will leave A. Harvey & Co's Dock, Moxdat, April SStu, at 6 o'clock. P. M. cadlng at MILWAUKEE, POST ULIO, port Washington. phebovgan. MAMTOWUO LITTLE TRAVERSE, ULAN LIiHAIiBOH. AL\GINAC. SAULT ST. MARIK. F« r freighter paa-age apply to A. HARVEY & CD„ -'P-J~ r> ard'.’Si South Water street, or to Cant. CHAM BERLAIN on board. ap-S-pTM at SEED OlL.—Fifty Barrels JLM'SEED OIL For sale bv a|CI-p«SS3t S. S. WILLIAMSON. No. 8 Dole's Building. CHER MAN, HALL & CO., 97 kj’ South Water street, are making CASH AD VANCES on Grain and Flonr consigned to WM. 8. TOOLE & CO., YEW TOES. Also. on Pork. Lard and Butter for sale la New York or shipment to Europe. apSLpfiaWmaet J^ 9 J. EBKLL’S RUDDIEXTAL SINGING SCHOOL Will commence In toe Room of the Mimlral r'cion Lanr.or Block, over Root scaly’s on WEDNESDAY, April *i’d. t.15 o’clock t* iL For particulars see small bills oratccd the first les-on. wa'Ch is tree, ap22 pf.S6-2tset T ADIES’ HATS-CIIiLDRKX.S’ JLi HATS.—A fad assortment of the xmv “LAD! JIEcCLELI/AN HAT,” Fur Lacies. MU:and at 11 Clark street, Cliicage.lli J. vit. SH4W, Ageit. npli-310 Jst.net P ONSETS, CLOAKS, 3~J ASD MILLINERY GOODS, •F THE NEWEST STYLES. A choice selection of the above mav b- found con stantly or. hana at No. 41 Clark street Chicago. IU. J. W. fcHAW. agent. apR-aaiS-iSao: ft OVER NMfiNT INDEBTED SESS. toiled States Quartermasters, Also. Mustoeing and Disbursing Officer’s Dralta on United Biatsa Treasurer bought or received forcollcc tica by J. W. DBEXEI & CO., 8P25-PT32-2W Bankers. 42 South Clark street. |7AfcT SAGINAW SALT.-He .l—J ceived this day. four lUour&ad barrels fine Sail frsm East Saginaw, Michigan. Tblaralt Is very highly recommended for Its cleaali ntss end p arlty, by alt who bare used !t during the two yean since the eabnes o (Michigan have been worked, it Is ttiirvlyfie**f'om tlie eulphate of lime found la common flue salt ordinarily. i R. McCHESXEY, No. 2 Rardee’aßulldlng, cor. South Water and Wells-sta Extracts from the first Biennial Reports of the Pro. the Geological Surrey of Michigan, made to the Governor December 30, la*-, by fre-u A. WinchelL State Geologist: • Ifihegeuloglcslladicationaon which I found ray opinions are sot lailsclons. we have tkc most magnifl cent saliferous bss'n coon toe coat-rcnt, east of »i Mississippi. as might be expected, too. the strength of the brine is proportioned to the extent ofthe bakin’* —[PageiKi. “ The Kart Sal; naw Salt Manufacturing Company are engaging quality of tnea*it produied is unaorpaesed either In chemical purity or ptf servative qualities. Several of the meet extensive Hibernian upon the lake shore, hav ing given it* thorough tral, pronounce it more esono. ndca’, (la quanUt* required,) sater an 1 Sitter than the Onc&daxa Are salt It is equally cotamend-d by butchers. Forbntrerlt has been tested both in eur own Stale and Orange County. New fork, and pro nonnced not at all tnierlor to ine famous Asutoa sale.” —£Psgei73. To the Beard of Direct ora of the East Saginaw s*it Manalactorixz Company: Gxsts:—l have with the details rt the fisheries of Sa rinawßay. Thunder Bay and Lake fer many veara. Daring the past year a very large amount offish, packed in the salt of yoar manufactured both coarse and fine. Has passed through my hand* for sale te the Cleveland market snd ft has uniformly opened in excellent order. There are now before me Inspecaon bills from Cleveland 1333 packages, and in the lot bu* two packages ol sour or rusty fish. From my knowichpe o»the Buccessof your salt lncurtnga»a. 1 feel warranted In saying that It i* entirely reliable for the purpose. W. L. P. LIHLE. The Detroit Dally Adv-rtiser of Feb. 10, 1562, says: * 4 Thepttilty and excellence of the article creates for It atte«oy demand In mis city, and in the Upper Lake country. The East Saginaw Company, previous so the close of navigation manufacturro harreli, about 10 Oocwtnch were sold in Detroit, where as a macnai table article, it ranks with toe beet Onondaga of*die Trade and Commerce of Toledo. »3 a: We are led to tha conclusion that tventuaby all tse beef pork, etu, packed west of Lake Erlt, willos laid down salt. Damon, March29th. 1342. H.C. Potter. Esq, BnperMeidcnt East Saginaw Salt jfanu/aenn to* Company; * Dbsb Bias— During thepaat Sumner, Fall and Win, to-r. we have sold some 8000 barrels of your “ Saginaw Salt,” and nave never had complaint of a R*»aSr Q7 tt. Onthe contrary,'ihae-lburtSa cf our customers na v c written uato rend them the Saginaw Salt if «« had it, ts ww«etailtg-»he SiUnVßiat at na Bine tta e; f& r wh*cb reasons we have ail confidence la It, and expect to sell ibis j ear 2r,C00 barrels or more of lu ?«S^n£^£* yom^fn2Oßr complete sneer* fa Ittmaanacmre. Yean respect ully. WILLIAMS A CO. oalt Dealers. _ . . ' Cbzolool January Ittth. 1362. H. C. Potter, Esq„ Seat Saginaw: Dzjlb Bis From what experience we have already had, we think your evt superior to any coses to this m*r>«*. Toon truly. P-34rlm [Signed] DOW, QUIBS & CO. Neto atqertisemenfs. ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 51 Trail Street, (corner of 'William.) SEW TOBK, Having fully complied! with the insurance Laws of Illinois, offer Insurance against marine and Inland ItTlgatlon Bisks. •Assets, over Five and Three Quarter JKiUion Hollars, TIZ^ United States Stocks, Few York state and , other States stocks sassaan r>tw York CHy bank and other stocks.. «w» Bonds and mortgages, loans on stocks, real estate and other securities HSLQOO Bills receivable Tte 'Whcu: Pijojtts of the Company revert to the Asscttsd. and are divided Astkuallt, upon the Pre miums terminated during the year, and for which Cer tificate;:! reissued. Bxahisglstx2xst until redeemed. Tola) proflta for ISX years riimi'mt Of which there has been redeemed by cashll. ipj&siscg TRUSTEE 9: John D. Jones, James Low Charles Dennis, Caleb Baratov Thomas TCeston, A. p. puiot, ’ Henry Colt. Geo. C. Hobson Joseph GaUlard. Jr„ W. H. H. Moore, William S. Dodge, Dennis Per Mas/ Robert C Goocnue, J. Henry Burgy, B. J. Howland. Cornelius GnaneL Jenjamin Babcock. Eobert 8. Hlntura, E. E. Morgan, r Lewis Curtis, C. A. Harm, A. A. Low, Wm.C. Pickers gill, Le Boy M Wiley. Charjea H. Bussell, Daniels. Miller, Lowell Holbrook, Joshua J. Henry, ¥• AS?'* 0 ”* "m. Btnrgu, Jr, Bpce. Dana timt Watme-cnnau. Henry K. Bocert, EoyalPhrtm, s. T.WoJL SSS& FlClCittrWeßtrJ3r * Applications lor Insnsance in. tbe above old And reliable Company re* cclved and forwarded, and Certificates Issued on application to HUBBARD & HUNT, Eo. 1 Loomis’ Block, corner South Wuter and Clark streets, Chicago. apa-pTes-lm ■yyatek coolers. i hate few OYAL WATER COOLERS On Land, which will be soli very cheap to close them otit. Any one wanting a cheap Cooler should call at ~~5 Lake Street. STOVES ASD TO WAKE ■A-t 325 LAKE STREET. A great improvement in Refrigerators Is the VENTILATED PALACE. FOR RAW AT 225 LAKE STREET. It la more convenient than aay other Ventilated Re uigemror, and will do tne »«rk better with leas Ic» [mhlQ-nSS6-lyr] Abetter strawberry than the AVUson’s Albany Seedling:. More hardy and productive we shall be gl»d to Had. VUl 1 * * onn “» WC are ready to furnish plants of the W H-* on d- to I vlr!!es giving e.vfcnslve culture, for & small t>ortion of the fruit of the cm season. Q. P. STANLEY. so State street. AND OH HOUSES t cleaned very cheap by JOHN MASON. Si North Clark street. Post Office Bos 4251. npt£pTT2-Im miscellaneous. jyjTJTXJAL LIFE INSURANT CB COMPANY OP NEW YORK. FREDERICK S. WINSTON, President CASH ASSETS OVER $8,000,000! ■Which la tho property of Policy Holders. This has been the most succesaTul Idle company ever chartered In any country. Aa Its rate* of premiums are no HIGHER wh2e the assets are GREATER and Its Dividends are LARGER than any other Company, it is therefore not only the SAFEST hut the CHEAPEST Company to Insure hL Persons Insuring should take a Policy which will be good when called for ten, twenty or fifty years hence. Reports, Circulars and Information gratuitously furnished or sent by mall to any address, and applies Con lot Insurance received by B. W. PHILLIPS, Agant for Chicago. H. B. KTF.’ftKELL, Agent for Wiseo&sSc Post Office address Milwaukee. JMPROYE THE BLOOD, BITTER WINE OF IRON, BITTER WINE OF IRON, BITTER WISE OF IRON, BITTER WISE OF IRON, BITTER WISE OF IRON, BITTER WINE OF IRON, Tie Great Tonic and Invigorator, Prepared only and sold by SMITH & DWYERi DRUGGETS AND CHEMISTS, opposite the tbemost house. TTRIOR AT HOME!—'The ques. XJ tlon with every housekeeperahould not be Can I Afford to have a PEACE-MAKER COOKING STOVE? But can I afford to do without one? THE FEACE-^IKER Occupies no more room than the common and cf S?. C ISl n ?.5 t .9 Tr *°"*T four boiler holes, while ITS CAPACITY IS ONE-HALF GREATER, and contalrc !a the highest degree all the facilities for oeiTbrmlne the culinary work of a household with ZCOITOMT, COKTFHTEJTCE AITD DISPATCH, THE PEACE-MAKES HA? A Boasting and Broiling Chamber, In which Roasting can he done on a Corn spit, xrmcw> lt aarorae tub nzz; and Broiling be done over lit* coals, without any fumes or smoke escaping into ISta room. VAN SHAACK, 4=7 State Street --4:7 HAS THIS POPULAR SOTVE. [OCU-gSCS-l3tp] 'J'O LITRE FOOL—WEEKLY From New York. Landing end embarking pawengers at Queenstown. (Ireland) The LIVERPOOL, YEW YORK and PHILIOELPHIi STEAMSHIP COMPANY Will dispatch every Saturday their ft-.u power Ctrda built IrunSteomsUlps, City ofNcwlorlc, Edinburgh, City of Baltimore, Kangaroo, City of W Glasgow, City of Manchester, Tfgo, £tna, Bosphorun, Ivate-3 of passage a? lew as hv any other line. Pas sengers forwarded (oail the principal ciaea ofEurope- Persons wishing to bring oat their friends can bS ticket in Chicago to great advantage. These Steamers have superior accommodations, and carry experienced Surgeon*. They are built tnwxnr* ttoet becttotts end carry patent fire annlhilitora. For further information spplv to „ . CLEGHIJRS*. LECKIE & CO, . General Weste-n Agents, 13 LaSalle street, Chicago. Exchange on Europe sold in sums of £1 and up yarta. mhSngJC-iyistp 'J’HKOUGH TICKETS TO LIVERPOOL AND ALL PARTS OF EUROPE. By Grand Trunk Railway AND Eegnlar Weekly -Line of Jirst-Claw . Ocean Steamers, SAILING EVERY SATURDAY MOKBISR From the Railway Company, Dock as Quebec. Freight shlppgi on through biUa oXladlaa. Bend for farther information to ■■ BClUll< * J4MBB wabbxck. Sensral Wertera Agent, 12 Latent, Clilc«e. B*ac*l»UM««r. Mon fee* CHAS. L. NOBLE, WHOLESALE DEALER IN LAMPS AND OHS. CARBON OIL For sale at Manafactarer’s Prices. 176 LAKE STREET. aeara-Mp poPE * SLOCUM, 18© Clark Street* DEALERS IN LAMPS AND OILS, Have at an times Fall stocks of KIES’S BEST OXEi* £I€£ISIOB Oil, • STAR on, Allof flntoualßy, and wnrrnatciL Pfttoat Onl XX Flint Glass Chlmoles, COAL OIL LAMPS AND FIXTURES in greet Twis ty foreale at lowest market rate*, ftlFSlyist*