New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

of his defamer, ana o sPecihca"on VI NV
covert charges. The partisan source OF THIS
scandalous attack is well known here IL VIII
wholly fail to shake the public confidence ID
the honorable men who are its objects. Mr'
Smiths friends urge him to make sisnai eA'
ample to the licentious press which has VEN
tured to try to make vacancy in the Coo'ne'
with libel. Extended inquiries in every
quarter have failed TO elicit q single speciied
allegation against the Secretary.
WAR CLAIMS.
The Hon. Stephen T. Logan and james Nit
chell of Illinois, have been appointed BY tne
War Department Commissioners TO examine
war claims at Cairo, and John X. Shepley o'
st. Louis, Attorney to tho Commissioners.
THE WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILWAY
The Senate District Of Columbia Committee
has rejected the House bill for the Washing
ton aud Georgetown Railway through Penn
sylvania avenue. 1t will probably frame new
bill.
TRAINS TO MANASSAS.
The Government advertlscs regular pas
senger train on Saturdays to Manassas, arrN-
ing there at noon, and starting to return
at $3.50.
THE NEW ERICSSON BATTERIES.
The contract price for the new Ericsson IRON
clad batteries is 100000 each.
REBEL REsPITED.
Col Ebenezer Magofiin, Missouri Robe,
whose brother is Governor OF Kentucky, and VINO
was convicted of violation of his parole and SEN
fenced to be shot, has been rcspited by the
President.
TIE CONDUCT or THE WAR.
Gen. Wadsworth was before the Conduct-oi-the-
War Committee to-day.
GEN. HALLEcK IN TIE FIELD.
.Gen. Halleck will soon assume command OF tie
national forces OH the Tennessee River.
col. VAN ALIEN NOMINATED FOR A BRIGADiEE-
SHIP.
Gel. Van Allen, Of New-York, is said to have
been nominated by the President for Brgadier-
General to-day.
TIE GOLD PRODUCT or COLORADO.
Residents in Colorado say that The large
capitalists mining there believe that the Terri
tory will export in the year ending March
1868, between SiO,OOO,OOO and S5O,COO,OOO.
The preseLt population OF Colorado is 3i'OOO.
T,lE AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
IL is generally thought here that the interests
of the country require that the Agricultural
Bureau should not be- under the Commissioner
of Patents, but should be- Il Department OF
itself.
FUGITIyEs PROTECTED.
Gen. Wadsworth has systematically gone to
work to take care Of the flying slaves who
crowd Washington on their way from Rebel
dom. What triple brass Of protection there
il in these few words OF the Brgadier before
which slave catching in the District Of Colum-
b.a viii hereafter stand palsied and dnprolit-
able business:
MILITARY PROTECTION.
TIA. bearer -- roior.d ss under tie protection 81
ne a. . se-, o. u JAS \ wApswoRTH
Zen 4, i, M &c e ., q he Di''i' 4 d'l'''''
kf,er GOV. Stewards return from Wlnches-
ter, be- was rail-, ,ngly asked by senator how
much Uuion sentiment he found IN that city.
"The men," be replied, we're all of in the
lkcptl army. INC H"hi'h Nti' s"'-NN'''"'
4 FREEDMAN's FIRST ACT.
ON the return march Of MN's ID New-iorh
Caynlry from Winchester to Washington,
larpe number Of male contrabands followed the
regiment. They were not permitted to be
turned back or uoIested by the commanding
officer. Col. Nix. They built camp fires aud
groomcd horses for the troops, who III return
led ;hen, from their rnlions. Licut. Chamber
lain. OF Rochester adopted one of them, fine
looking hoy Of about % years, as his servant.
ON reaching Washington he gave him money
10 purchase an extra supper ont OF camp. The
negro went without The supper, and invested
the money in n spelog book. lie has studied
this intcnlly every leisure hour, aud although
pe,(ectly ignorant OF the alphabet one wech
ego. hs il now master OF his letters.
wisHlSorCS, Thurday, Aprilo lgc
REBEL TROOPS IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bi
REFUGEES.
Tie following are the rebel troops that occupied
London County, Va, during the Summer, Fall and
" inter. aud until tho time Of the eyacuAilon The
iil South Carolina Regiment, Col. Blandingi lhh,
l.th 18Th, oud 2lst Missssippi Regiments, Colonies
Ba-fsdao, Fea,her.tone, Burke, Kelley, aud Hum
pI,eys. and tho sth Virginia commanded by Col. E
I,,,,r of Prince William and Lieut.. Col. {. H.