Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The senate to-day
in executive session confirmed the nomination
of IL. W. Halleck as major general in the
army, and Ethan A. Hitchcock as major gen
eral of volunteers also, Robert Anderson and
James w. Denver, as bfgadier generals Of
volunteers, Major Ebeuezer Sibley as deputy
quartermasters of lesser rank VIM. Me.
Michael of Philadelphia, as assistant adiutant
general, with the rank of captain. The senate
also confirmed Geo. W. Palmer of New York,
consul to Gambia, and James p. Partridge, of
Maryland, minister resident at Honduras.
Ii appears from an official letter sent to the
committee OF ways and means by secretary
Chase, that the total cost of engraving, mum.
boring, painting, and the paper for the issues
of treasury notes, under the acts of the 9th
and 18th of August last, was nearly one hun
dred and thirty eighs thousand dollars. The
work was wed down by the bank note com,
panes, and at prices 10 per cent. less than
rates heretofore paid for similar, aud no loss
whatever has yet been incurred.
G. Fitzpatrick, tor many years pay clerk
Of the United States senate, died last night,
alter several days illness of pneumonia.
The Secretary OF the Navy. in reply TO an
inquiry of the Senate, says, in relation to the
ship OF war Franklin, the present vessel is not
the old one altered and repaired, bltan entire
1y new one, altogether different in form and
dimensions. ltdoes hot appear On tile records
of the bureau that any portion of the old YES
sci was used in construction of the new one.
The total cost of the ship to the present time,
is nearly 49, dollars. With regard to her
completion, no time has been determined.
The plans of machinery have just been arrang-
ed, and its construction and erection will re-
quire not less than twelve months.
Two large and influential petitions were pro-
sented to-day, one in each house, asking for
various assumed and greatly needed reforms
in postal affairs. These petitions contained
over thirteen thousand names, including those
OF note in the city and state of New York,
merchants, flnanciers, statesmen, &c.
Senator Wilson's bill, reported to-day, con-
corning contracts requires that all of them
shall be executed literally and strictly in ac-
cordance with the terms, otherwise they are
to be abrogated. Contracts are to be made
only with parties actually engaged in the bust
ness OF manufacturing or of furnishing articles
of kind contracted for or ordered. Transfers
to other parties will cause the annulment of
the contracts.
Secretary Chase and the cashier of the New
York Bank OF Commerce, are comforting with
the senate finance committee, urging tie
adoption of the legal tender clause.
Orders have been issued prohibiting any
more iurloughs, and all officers are ordered TO
return to their regiments.
Gen. Lane will probably be made major
general, and the president will nominate
Ethan Allen Hitchcock 10 major general
ship. Who is Ethan Allen Hitchcock Il
Major w. Rassin was arrested recently in
Kent county, Maryland. He was an officer
i'll the rebel army. b. Ii. Jenkins of Alexan.
dria was also arrested several days ago. He
had arrived from Richmond via Norfolk. and
had pass signed by the rebel secretary of
war Both of them are now in the old capital
prison. Jenkins acknowledges that he is
secessionist and refuses to take the oath of al
legiance. He left Alexandria during the
month of August for Richmond, and was as
sisted in making his escape by known seces.
sionists