The New York herald., 1862-12-24
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WASHINGTON, a % -, leea
THA Russ0-AksrCAN PACIFIC TKLEdA Aru.
Tne Secretary OF State has communicated h Congress
unpublished correspondence between the sats Depart
ment and Minister 70 Russia relative 20 ,s tes-
graphic line from MOSCOW eastward 10 Tho Amoor liver
and tho Asatic coast, and thence by the Joint eb q
Russia and the United States, to San FrauoiscAx
Portions OF tho line n the Russian empire have areaHA
been completed. Mr.. Bayard Taylor writes that orHl
agent. Mr. Collins Is awaiting the or the Empsrs
10 the proposition TO extend the line eastward to H.
Amoor river.
THE M'SowELL COURT or INoUIsA
In the Mcdowell Court Of Inquiry to-day General sge&
was cross-examined. This examination had reference
more particularly 70 tho Of prejudice which 10
might DO supposed 10 have against General MCDOWELL h
connection with the remark thai officer alleged to have
mado to one Of his (Sgels) sta Witness Acknowledges
this remark 70 be his chief Of complaint there
wore others. "it being personal dispute" whioh
he did not wish to mention. One was that,
having sent an aid dc camp 70 General McDoweM
during the march from Gainsvie TO Manassas to make
report and inquire the firing heard their lef
the officer grossly nsulted by him the presence e
his (ScDowells) STAFF but he (sgel did not muoh
gard this aont to himself to mcmber Of his
star
General sge next rcocunted In tho order Of ds, the
movements W herein he thought General McDowel AAA
boon tardy in cooperating For instance. when Jacsa
allowed TO overcome Shields escspe Fremont, and -
reon the main ermy Of the rsss contending asainss
General Mcclellan near Richmond. He also aocslss<
Mcdowell OF leaving General Banks at the battle or CedAr
Mountain with only 600 men 70 Withstand alone Is 90
Of the encmy. after botn ne tdcnowsD and Pops
had been warned Of their approach.
The Court thon adjourned
CANAL CONCENTRATION BETWEEN THE EAST AND
WRIST.
There was large meeting Monday at the National
Hotel Of business OF the Northwest and the East
who are now IN this CITY, with view 70 compare notes
and enter upon united and systematic efforts procure
Such enlargement OF tho canal communication between
the grain growing West and the and manufac
turing points upon the Atlantic seaboard that the value
Of beads shall not bo absorbed By the cost Of railroad
transit This economic view Is as important for military
consideration the suggestion Congress for tho deep.
enng OF the Canals allow Of the passage Of gun.
beats from the seaboard to the lakes and from the asts
to the Mississippi there is 70 be contracted confess
touching the navigation Of tho Mississippi il follows THAI
there should be vast artificial water communication be-
tween the States cf the West and the Atlantic oosst
APPOINTMENTS OF PosrxAsTEas.
Among tho recent nominations Coz postmasters Tho
fclIowing:-
Nathaniel Low, At Dover, N. H.; Daniel NJ whitasy.
Green Bay wis., Emerson Hail, st. Johnabury. vt Do
ne Kellogg Jr, Brattieboro. VT; Hezekiah Mayor.
Rsus oha esson cao
Isaac Bakor, Princeton, n j.; Harvey Palmer, Niless
Mich.
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES AND Tnn YAK Law.
The principal express companies OF the country have
united in presenting Congress alleged grievances undsr
the Tax bill, amounting from to thirteen per
cont Of gross receipts praying that the tax may Be made
ono per cent.
THE MIAMI InsIAN ANNUITY.
II Is ascertainsd that $50 100 Of the annuity OF ~
Miami Indians Cor 1854 and 1855 carried 70 the
plus fund and has not been paid.
NoMNArroNs BY THE PRzsrDEyr.
Vim. Breok OF Massachusetts,. has been nominated y
the Senate Consuia4 Hankcw, China aud Alexander
W. Randall Of Wisconsin, First Assistant Postmaster
General, ia place Of Kasson, resigned
ARMY MATTERS.
Lieut. Giles Bascock Of the Ira Harris Light AvA!ry
has resigned his position, on account Of III health an4
has been honoraby discharged from the service
Capt. James A. Farrsh late Of the Seventy ninth reSs
mont, who taken prisoner at the first Bull fight.
and released with Lieut.. Dempsey, after ten months.
Imprisonment isas been appointed paymaster In ths
United States Army.
REWARD oFFERED HoR NAVAL DEsxRrERs.
The Navy Department offers . reward Of one hundred
dollars for Michael Reardon, Of Now York. Acting Seooaa
Assistant Engineer who deserted from :hs Monticello:
aud ty dollars for jeremiah Regain, who deserted IRON
The Delaware
NAVAL ORDERS.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles s. Eastwood has bsea
ordered TO the ship Shepherd Knapp
APPAIRs IN 7HH CHEROKEE COUNTRY.
Recent information from the Cherokee Nation discosss
shocking condition Of affairs there-the loyal and dis
loyal Indians saughterng another tho government
Severed and a organized By the rebel party.
which ID In the minority.
THE PROVISIONS MADE FOR THE COMFORT or WOUND.
I'D SOLDIERS.
'The thoughtful provision the part Of Medical d.
rector eterman for the removal from field OF battle
and the subsequent In the temporary hospitals OF tina
wounded rendered far less necessary than heretofore
supplementary assistance The records OF facts both
surgical and medical character respecting the wounded
are unusually complete and win afford valuable data fov
statistical research. !.
THE SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS TURKEYS.
Mrs Lincoln received Monday the large qusntitys
turkeys, chickens &C., purchased for her n Chester
ty Pennsylvania, TO be donated to the hosps,ssrs fer
Christmas dinner. me snperinendents of each hospisd
invited to present themselves 70 and asEa
day Of the Executive mansion and receive an anyls
quota for the benefit Of their patients.
Mn. sAUIAnURY's RESOLUTION.
Senator Lane, q Indiana, made sfort Monday -
show somc cause why the resolution Of inquiry Mr
Salisbury Delaware TO the arbitrary arrests In hn
State shouli not be adopted.