New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-13
coSFIscATIoN AID EMANCIPATION

Special Dispatch 20 Then. Y. Tribune
WAsHISGroS, Wednesday, March II, 1904
DAHLGREN GUNS.
The Naval Committee of the Senate agreed
to-day to recommend an appropriation Of
1886, 900 for the construction of furnaces foe
the manufacture of 20-iDch Dshlgreu yuma
The Committee was brought TO this con.
cluson BY a telegram from Assistants Secretary
of the Navy, Fox. at Fortress Monroe, uigns
that Dahlgrea's furnaces for their manufa.tars
should be got up at once. Mr.. Fox adds:
"TLe lesson of Sunday is for 20-inch guns 1ot
MON. nj of DELAY should occur. have not thddga
the Merrimac was much injured, but we are now
better prepared for her, by tie bsrbor bel g ekand
Of non com jatantS. Everybody here f.els that 10
Monitor can sink the Merrmac but 1t will be q tsr.
ritle struggle Considering tha. tie officers, cnw
and engineers had horrible Passage, arrived At 10
o clock o. M, and handled IN unlred experiment
without previous drill going into action at a. a
next day. tneir conduct is beyond praise. wen
on board and thanked them Don't forgot the gresl
guns"
THE SUPREME COURT.
sir. Wilson, from the House Judiciary Coz
mittee, reported to-day the bill reorgunizas
the Supreme Court, as an amendment 70 -
Senate bill. 1t constitutes circuits as follow:
F5.,. Rhode I.Isnd. Massachusetts, Eew.HsmpshA
Msnr
Soosd. Yer mont, New.York. a. now.
1hDd. New-Jens-y. Persy wants, e. now: Al,
Fou,A: Maryland Virginia, Delaware. North CMoilna
fVla south Cslollu., Georgia, Alabama aisAiH
Florida
siTlh Loui.i.ns. Texas. Arkansas. Tennessee
ser,n,s Ohio, Ksn.uety Mich,s.a1.
Ntn.h Minnesota, Iowa Missouri, hAnseA
Except the last three, tho Circuits are Co
stituted % BY the new Senate bill. kich,aa
is added to the Seventh Circuit. liiDoh .
taken from the Ninth Circuit, and put, instsd
of Michigan, ia the Eighth Circuit
TIE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. Holt. one Of the Commissioners to seue
the accounts in the Department Of Missorl
under Gen. Fremont's administration, has uss
arrived. They have completed their wfk'
and reported the aggregate amount OF chns
presented as about $l0000,OCO. The asss
made are below that figure. The Board pund
very little irregularity in the accounts. sAs
main they were correct. Mr. Van VJeks
Investigating Committee is said TO have ssen
things IN st. Louis rather through the me0$
cope.
There is no change in the Ncw-iranI@
affair since yesterday. A correspondence sn
progress between the Commissioners.
believed that our Government viii ""
decisive steps in the event OF the Ns''
Granadian Minister'S declining to continue 70
commission, and settle the undsternlH
claims.
GEN. M'CrFLLAN's TELEGRAPH.
The telegraph Office, formerly IN rooms
Cen. McClellans headquarters, has misrsss
to the War Department.
THE LATE GENERAL-lN-CHIEF OF THE Asf:
Gen. Mcclellan did not know that be D."
ceased 10 be General.in.C hief OF the Nh!
until after the Presdent's War Order NJ
had appeared in Tie National I"iet'ige"cer'
CALEB CUSHING.
Secretary Seward introduced the Hon. se''
Gushing OF Massachusetts,, TO the Pres'oeh W
day. Subsequently the Secretary OF s'a@ CO.
tertained at dinner Mr. Buchanans Colan''
soner to China.
PROMOTION FOR BRAVERY.
John Davis the gunner's mate VINO e"e''"
n powder magazine with his person d. ,iA"
beth City. ,skiug hs own lie to save Oue'''
has been made gunner.
NEW BRlGADiERs.
Among the Brigadier.Gener"ls from c'a' "''
nominated 70 tho Senate to-day vert MI
steadmsn of sandusky, formerly House phn'er
and Abraham Piatt of Ohio, brother Of Don
Piott.
THE CAPTURE or rERNANpSA
The following private letter has been rsce'eo
bs Senator from Flag-Otlicer Dupont
W,sAsH, Or fswSANpIsA. Nsch w..
xi.-.nx LIZ. honIrss hh uloes