Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-24
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WASHINGTON. March pa special to the
Tribune says: a.
VIM. o. SIade, of Ohio, WIS to-day appointed
Consul at Nice, upon the request OF the Ohio
delegation, supported by Secretary Chase.
Secretary Chase, having Withdrawn his tax bill
which he sent TO the Ways and Means Com nit
tee, is engaged upon and has nearly completed
an elaborate, and IL is said most j1dieious bill,
intended as substitute for the bill Low under
discussion. Many of the leading articles are
taxed much higher than those in the House bill
and Others much lower.
The Secretary recommends higher tax on
whisky and tobacco from so to 100 per cent
The Navy Department has ordered of the
builders of the Monitor, Messrs c. s. Bushnell &
Co., six more iron-clad vessels similar in con-
struction but more formidable.
They are TO be 204 or POS instead of l70 feet
long, and to carry two Is inch instead Of ll-inch
Dahlgren guns The pilot house is to be mount
ed on the top of the turret and be candIe-snuffer
shaped. The mail protection of both will prob
ably be great deal thicker than the Monitors
In some respects these new vessels will differ
from the Monitor.
1t is intended that these vessels shall be able
to run 10 knots an hour, and shall be thoroughly
sea going.
The proposals under the Navy Department adj
vertisement for iron clad vessels viii be opened
next Monday.
1t is not unlikely that dozen vessels similar
to the Monitor will be contracted for.
Wizard, the steel gun maker, has prepared plans
for war vessel which some experts pronounce
superior even to the Monitor.
The Tribune's correspondence says:
Gen. Blenker has at last been suspended. His
Division Quartermaster, ID. X. S. Senate, who
paid to the General monthly tax of $500. has
been cashiered by court martial for numerous
frauds. 49, --.f - 49, -
The Heralds special says:
The notorious DIR. Merritt, the murderer of our
Union piekets, was arrested yesterday south of
the Occoquan, and brought to this city.
The Times's special says:
Frank Patterson's nomination as Brigadcr
General was considered, but is not yet confirmed.
His error is that Gen. Mcclellan recommended
him.
Orders were to day sent by the Secretary of
War 10 Generals Wright and Haleck to send
troops to protect the entire overland route mails
emigraDts and treasure, which the Government is
anxious shall be carried ON our own soil aid not
through foreign country. W eftE.
A Union meeting will be held at Fairfax Court
House, Virginia, tomorrow. the 22d, which
will be addressed by Hon. John Q. Underwood
and others.
The Worlds dispatch says:
The War Department has discovered that GER
tam persons have been engaged in furnishing
them with bogus military information regarding
the enemy for the purpose of obtaining influence
which neither merit nor political influence could
obtain for theE.
We are assured from perfectly reliable source
that there is not an Armstrong gun in this coun-
try. Sir VIM. Armstrong never made a gun for
any other service than that of the British Gov
eminent The large ordnance procured from
England by the rebels were made at the Low
Moor Works and are made after the design of
Capt Blakely formerly of the Royal artillery.
About twenty of the Bakely guns, 100 pound
ers, rified cannon, have been delivered to the
rebels, which with thirty smooth cannon consti-
tute all the heavy ordnance of the enemy OBJ
tanned from abroad which has escaped capture
Most of the riaed cannon used by the rebels have
been smooth navy guns rifed, and many of them
have burst from the enormous strain put upon
them which they were not designed to bear
Lieut.. Worden is improving. His friends are
now confident that he will completely recover his
eye sight.
The bids for mail service in the Western and
Northwestern States and on the Pacific coast will
be opened after the 3lst inst. A very large mum
Der of proposals have already been received
showing active competition among contractors
and unlimited confidence in the stability of the
Government.
The Sanitary Commission sent yesterday about
5000 articles of hospital clothing and bedding to
the hospital of Burnside's division.