New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-04
$500, 900, 900 FOR THE WAR
The Great Advance Movement.
GENERAL PATTERsOWS OFFICIAL REPORT.
TIE REBEL BATTERIES AT ACQUn CRREI.
Gen. Fremon! in charge Of the Western Movement.
HIS IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE.
Special Dispstch TO The N. Y Tribuns.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July 8, 1891.


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July 8, 1891.
THE ORGANIZATION.
think the ticket for organization viii bei
For Speaker -GAJUsHA A. GROW OFF.
For Ci~k-EBlERsON ETHERiDGE Of Tena
The delegation from each State IL holding
conference tonight to report, bat there 10 No
general caucus. The Maryland aud Kentucky
delegations will probably vote solid for Mr.,
Etheridge as Clerk, whoever Is elected Speaker.
THE WAR BUDGET.
The estimates Of tho Treasury Department for
war purposes will amount to $500 100000.
COL. STONE AT POINT OF ROCKS.
Col Stone has occupied Point Of Rocks with
his advanced guard, the New-YOrk 9th. He win.
doubtless, cooperate with Gen. Patterson.
TRooPs SENT INTO VIRGINIA.
The I'd Wisconsin Volunteers, Col Cook,
crossed the river last night Other regiments will
follow tonight.
The Minnesota Regiment, which expected 10
90 in the course of last night, did not leave the
Nayy-Yard till 10 this morning The steamers
Philadelphia and Baltimore landed the regiment
at Alexandria. aud then returned to tbe Yard
HOW COL. ToMPKISs LOST nIs HORSE.
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horse tho other night ut the bauds Of q Visilant
sentry. The horse was tied near the door Of .
house where the Colonel was visiting. One Of
the sentinels belonging 10 bis regiment, in the
darkness. mistaking the horse for a man. chal.
Ienged him, and receiving no answer, fred
number Of shots, several Of them entering tho
body of the horse. killing him instantly.
THE GALLANT CONNECTICUT CAPTAIN.
The Connecticut Captain who wss shorn Of
HE freedom by q rebel young woman is in Rich.
mond, the jest Of the chsalric journals Of that
city. Iii. captor is al.o there.
A DISHONEST SOLDIER.
Samuel A. Wood, Of Company d. 9th Reg.
inent New.York Militia, has been arrested on q
charge Of mail robbery. He acknowledges his
guilt, but pleads, on investigation, that tbe
oaonse was bis frst snd was committed solely
to relieve his family. He hsd acted as messen-
ger between bis regiment stationed at Arlington,
and the Post Office. His thefts bad not been
confined to the mails Of his own regiment. how.
ever, but letters TO men in other regiments, Q
large proportion to Col. Blenker's 9Th New.
York Volunteers, had fallen into bis hands sad
been riled. They bear date from May Is 10
June 30. A bag of letters found 10 the causi
excited suspicion, and o decoy letter fixed IT,
Additional evidence was found in the boys
room.
ARREST OF DIsoRDERLY SOLDIERS.
Eight members of the New-York 9Th Volun-
teers, German Rifles, have been sent to jail. hsv.
ing been tried and sentenced by court-martial for
insubordinatiou, drunkenness and other charges
1t must not be inferred from this, that the reg.
msnt is especially bad, but rather that the rules
of good disc. plns Lre particularly well enforced.
THE BATTLE NEAR wILLnMsPoRT
Gen. Patterson's official telegram Of the battle
near wiIliamsport yesterday, which arrived at
O'Clock this morning, states that he routed tho
enemy, ten thousand strong, with loss OF three
killed and ten wounded. Probably Patterson
oyerestimated the force Of the enemy, whose
advance guard alone was engaged.
THE BATTERIES At ACoUIA CREEK.
A rough drawing of the rebel batteries at
AcQuia Creek, made by fisherman whose busi'
mesa frequenty takes him to the vicinity OF the
creek, lies before us. 1t represents two bat
teries near she burned wharf one to the left OF
the hotel, and one behind it. Each is armed
with three 64-pounders; beside these, with which
our vessels have twice engaged, there is third
at the mouth Of Acquia Greek on Split Rock.
which rises OF least so or 60 feet above tho
channel that sweeps close to its foot. II consists
of four rihed eaunon, manned by Capt. Walkers
artillery company from Richmond. 1t only awaits
favorable opportunity to interrupt navigation.
REBEL MAS-oF-wAR.
The George Page, the steam ferryboat which
used 10 run from Washington to Alexandra, and
seized some time since. hes some three quarters
was of mile up stream, and is fitting out VIVA
guns for the rebel service.
THE ROAD TO MANASSAS JUNCTION
The rebels are still doitg their wisest TO I'M
pede our advance upon Manassas Junction. ino
last report is that they are shoveling dirt upon
the railroad track, beyond Springfield station IL
is said that fifteen hundred negroes, with lew
white overseers and poor white allies, are |"
work in this way. Besuregard apparently sene'
ra,ize, from Brigadier Schencs, to the concia'
sion that our troops always prefer to marcn In
rail cars
WAR DEPARTMENT CHIEF CLERK.
James Leslie, IT,, who was appointed Consul
at LYONS, some time since, has been desisnatsa
chief clerk of the War Department, vice Sander
son, appointed Lieutenant Colonel. Mr.. Effsst
did not desire the appointment, and had no APP
rations in that direction.
MIR. CARLILE IN WASHINGTON.
The Hon. James NJ. Garlic, member s'ec'
from the XIth District, Virgins, arrived IN tas
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