New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-17
Gen, Cameron and the Pennsylvania
enatorship.
40 DANGER OF FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
Revenue Currency to Take the Place of
Postage Currency.
ARRIVAL Of WOUNDED FROM FREDERICKSBURG
REPORTS FROM THE HOSTILE INDIANS
Special Dispatch TO The n Y. Tribune

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WAsUSGToS Tuesday. Dec Is, 1902
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Tie Republican Senstors were in political caucu
for several hours to-day over the news from Frede
,ieksburg
FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS.
Several members of the Contract Committee have
gone Norm to resume their investigations into the
alleged frauds upon the Government.
GEN. CAMERON AND TIE PENNSYLVANIA
sENATORSIHP.
Gen Cameron has positively refused 10 give the
use Of his name to the Republican politicians Of the
State Of Pennsylvania as candidate forthe Office Of
United States Senator from that State His decision
IN this regard is final
THE TARIFF on WHITE PAPER.
Cen. Forney of The Philadelphia Press had on
interview to-day with Senator Fessenden Of the
Finance Committee on the subject Of the tariff on
white paper Mr.. +. stated that the Committee
would doubtless consider the need of the country
press, and would undoubtedly feel that the public
interests were identified with its prosperity.
SECRETARY SMITHS SUCCESSOR.
The nomination of Caleb b. Smith as District
Judge Of Inesua was sent into the Senate to-dsy.
There is thought to be little doQb, that Assistant
Secretary Usher.wi succeed Mr.. Smith in the De.
paI,ment of the Iuierior
FOREIGN INTERVENTION.
Secretary Seward remarked soon after the arrival
Of the latest dispatches from Europe that there
was now no chance Of foreign Intervention, Of
course.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT FOR \ FORTNIGHT.
MANY members are in favor Of aljouraing Con-
gress on Tuesday next for fortnight.
MANUFACTURE OF REYENUE STAMP CURRENCY.
We understand tia, the Secretary of the Treasury
Las completed arrangements for the manufacture,
after jan. l. Of revenue stamp currency TO take the
place Of the postage currency. 1t is intended that
$500, 900 wsrtb shall be supplied daily.
REMOVAL or SICK AND WOUNDED.
Over 400 sick and slightly wounded will leave
here tomorrow for Philadelphia
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED.
Eleven hundred wounded soldiers arrived here
this evening from Fredericksburg. More are re-
ported on the way.
APPOINTMENTS ~ THE SENATE. q.
The following appointments were made to-day by
Senatorial vote* Elwaid w. McGnw, District
Attorney Of Oregon Edward Willet, Deputy Post
master. Mnoroe, Michigan.
REBEL wOMEN GOING TO AND FRO.
Seceesiopists in Washn, ION to-day chuckled po.i-
cay over their success an sending through our lines,
under flag of truce from Fortress Monroe, ll6 ladies
visit 10 their husbands and friends in the South.
Some Of these courtly danes, only four weeks
aco worked their nortbward passage by represenin
their involuntary outmssions to tie Rebel tyranny,
which compelled them 10 a choice between the
North and South.
THE HOSPITALS IN TIE DEPARTMENT OF THE
SOUTH.
The Government has engaged Mrs. Gen. Lander
20 take charge Of the hospital in the Department OF
the South, headquarters % be az Hilton Head.
The HOSTILE INDIANS.
An official letter fiom the Yans,en Agency 20 the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs SAYS that Indian
s-ies iust returned from the camps Of the hostile
Indians report five camps Of lnnuiees upon the
Missouri River. One al Swan Lake, about 60 miles
above the fort; one at tho Old Bee village, 100
miles above-ore at tie mouth Of Bears Creek, one
a, Cannon Ball River and one at the place where
,hey paint the wood red; that little Grove is now a:
Long Lake. place $50 miles above Fort PiorIi.
He was sent to Bacco and presents TO the Micpapai
and Backfeet, Sioux, with a request that they
ioip BIN in a war Of determination against The
whites. When asked by them what the whiie'
would do with the Indians they lad taken prisoners
Little Grove replied that tue whites were afraid Il
kill them. aud referred 70 tie way they had gotteI
of after the massacre At Spirit Lake.
lie Gays we may kill whites and steal thei
horses and cattle if they catch they keep M lit
lie while feed us better than we are fed at home
and let US 20 again. The white man got sofie
heart than Indian. The Micpopus and Biackiee
Sioux promised TO join him as soon as The iiver j
frozen over, where they are to begin by attacking
Fort Pierre.
Some Of the Yankons have gone 70 the BIRTHS
possessions for arms, ammunition, &c. Those re
turned reIert having met a white man, who sai
they were at war with the United S'atcs, az
wanted them to join, promising te supply them wit
arms and everything that was needful.
DEATHS or SOLDIERS ~ HOSPITAL.
TIE following deaths q soldiers have occurred j
tie hospitals bore tiace our last publication: