New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-04

Conviction for willful dsobedience of orders
and drunkenness may cause him to be cashiered,
but hardly to be shot. If graver ofienses' oil
which he is more than suspected, could be ie'
pally proved upon him, his fate might DO dill
ferent.
MORE REBEL DEsERTERs.
Two deserters came within Gen. McCalps
lines yesterday from Centreville. They say that
60. 900 men are encamped at Centreville under
Beauregard and Kirby Smith, the camps being
six or seven miles long and three or four wide.
FIRING ON PICKETs.
Early this morning one of Gen. Hancocks
sentinels on picket in the front was shot and
wounded. At several other points pcket-firlng
took place. 1t seems that Gen. Blenker lost
an entire picket guard of twelve men yester-
day, whom q rebel body of cavalry ~
strong, going round the woods, cut of.
VICINITY OF THE REBELS.
The two prisoners who were taken by Gen.
Blenker's men belonged to Company ID, Oth
Regiment Wise Dragons. Gen. Blenker re-
ports cavalry and infantry threatening bis out
posts to-day.
CAPTURE OF SPY.
A Rebel spy was captured yesterday about
seven miles below Alexandria. He reports
that he has been in the habit Of visiting our
lines as often as three times week, carrying mes
sages and papers and important information to the
Rebels. He crossed the Occoquan River In a
small boat, sinking it on this side, and at night
eluded the vigilance of our pckets, aud made
his way to Alexandria, where he always found
the required information, with all the late pa
pers from New-York. The next evening ne
would start on his way back, taking the same
route, arriving within the Rebel lines on the
\ following morning.
THE CANADIAN-DEFENsE STORY.
! Persons well informed with respect TO Can
adam affairs consider the sto.y contained in a
recently.mauufactured letter from Quebec
Utterly eroundle.s. The military board said TO
s s hssu considering the deienses of the
ur sud to have determined to strengthen
them. has no existence excepG in the Vra.A
of the writer. From the same authority we
understand that the feeling Of Canada toward
the United States has been much misrepre-
sented. Both ministers and people are really
Nth US. A partisan pulse, strengthened by
.. +. ome" influences from Great Britain, mis-
takes the facts
FALSE ALARM.
The Long Bridge was reported to be on fire
tb;s .xeni,g. a telegram from headquarters
% Ar,;uoton established the fact that the fire
was between Arlington and the bridge, prob
ably some regiments buildings.
crS. MCCLELLAN AND FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Gen. Mcclellan stands ready, it is under
stood. to carry out the suggestions OF Secretary
Welles with respect to fugitive slaves, as many
n. pos.ibe of those for whom the Navy De-
partment cannot find employment, VIII be
taken into the service Of the COMMANDMENT
Chief of tho army.
SENATORIAL.
Senator Harris will probably take the place
of Breckinridee on Foreign Affairs Committee
The Senate will probably appoint Committee
of Inquiry if disloyal persons occupy seats on
its floors. Senator's Bright, Powell, and Bay
ard will be likely to come before such Com
mittee.
THE ELECTION OF oPDYKE.
The great hotels are crazy with rejolcings
over the election of Opdyke. The result was
wholly unexpected and took the city by sur
prise.
Il. az taJ
wAsHIseroS Tuesday, Dec O. 1901
THE MESSAGE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
The Presidents Message, transmitted 10 Congress
to-day, was uraccompanied by any of the reports
from the Departments. In consequence OF the es-
Inmates of the Departments coming in later than
usual this year, the report of the Secretary OF the
Treasury will not be sent to Congress before Friday
or Saturday.
CONGRESSIONAL MAIL MATTER.
The following order has been issued:
PosrOPPcg DKPARrNRyT,( |
APPOINTMENT OFFICE, Dec B. 1901
branch Office having been established at the Capitol In the
City OF Washington the various distributing Offices are here
by directed during the Session Of Congress- 70 pee all letters
ard directed members of the United states
Sena. and o the House Representatives in separate
pouches from all other matchmaker aud label 'nch pouches
By order OF the Postmaster General,
JOHN a. kASsoN.
First Assistant Postmaster. General
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Col. Chas R. Doran and bis Quartermaster, John
Boster. IT, both of Philadelphia, are now here pro-
posing TO furnish the Government with full regi-
ment of heavy artillery which they have recruited
at their own expense. These gentlemen have both
seen seryice-Co Doran as an officer at the battle
of Bull Run, and Mr.. Boster as Commissary OF Gen.
Fremont's division on the Overland route to Cali
fomia.
THE POSTAL LAWS.
The House Post Office Committee met this morn