New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.

{: EN EIsAL NEWS.
The steamer Canada sailed yesterday from Bos-
ton for Liverpool She took $50 900 in specie.
"A late resden, Of this city has started journal
in Galway named Tie Galeoy american.
"A subcommittee Of the Senate is to visit Fort
ress Monroe to-day inquire into the charges against
Gen. Smith.
-Brigadier.Geu. T. w. Sherman according to the
recommendation of en-. Halleck, has been nomin-
ated Major-General.
Col. Crocker and Major Cassidy of the 93d
New-York Volunteers, ale reported TO have arrived
al Richmond.
"A large steamer bound westward was seen TO
pass Cape Ray newfoundland, on Tuesday. The
name Of the vessel was not ascertained.
--Yesterday the HoasC adopted resolution by 70
agaiust a. eersu1iag tie management Of the War
Office ia regard to o--tan contracts made during the
tAte incuIrbent's term.
The scrow-s,camer City Of Wasti1g,on, Cap;.
Brooks which sailed from Liverpool at noon Ola the
10th, and from Queenstown Oh the I'm of Apiii,
sniyed here yesterday. Her news If anticipated.
Last evening, Superintendent; Kennedy received
information, by telegraph, from s.. LOUIS, that the
police IN that city had arrested Radezli, who is al
legged to have murdered Si.ismund Fel.ner, Ger
man jeweler and robbed lin Of nearly $loO,0jo, in
gold, notes and diamonds, about the middle OF
October lSol.
---THe Montreal transcript gives some particulars
concerning the disasters attending the breaking up
Of the ice, las; week on the Rictelieu River. -Four
steamers were sunk viz: Dawn, Unity Castor, and
Cultivateur, all much damaged before sinking 2
dredges, barges, scow, and IS sail vessels, were
also sunk 20 steamers, and - barees aud schooness
were damaged; beside a number Of craft sunk and
damaged further uptbe river.
The Senate Finance Committee yesterday struck
out OF the Tax bin TIE whole Of section IS including
the taxes upon carriages, watches, pianofos;es and
other musical instruments, gold or silver plate and
private biiard-tabes. The alleged reason for the
change l. that these taxes involved dOrnicary visits
vexstious than productive. The tax On billiard
tables kept for hire s retained. The Committee
have likewise determined 70 raise the tax on spirits
from 10 to 20 cents per gallon.
In our report Of army and navy news to-day. it
ia stated that naval recruiting ia not 20 brick It
has been. owing 10 the fact that, while there is q
large number Of ready 10 enlist, they object TO
che smalness of the advance. This, it is eaid sp-
plies moro particularly to landsmen, whose pay 10
only sl2 per month. Three months advance, $50,
is considered to DO less than necessary to provide
the necessary outfit, and leaves them scarcely any
thing to make provision for their families until such
time ss their halt pay can be drawn. Another
mouths advance would bring moro applicants 10 the
Naval Rendezvous.
The Senate Committee on the Conduct Of the
War have made report in which they state, in re-
gard 10 the atIociiies perpetraed by the Rebels AZ
Manassas, that tie bodies Of the National soldiers
were left TO decay in the open air. their bones being
carried of as trophies TO be used az personal s1orn-
ments aud one witness distinctly AYERS that the
head OF one Of our most gallant officers was cut oil
by Secessionst, ~ be TUNED into q drinking-cup
on the occasion Of his marriage. The Committee
have been informed that during the last two weeks
the skull of Union soldier has been exhibited in
the Office Of the Sergeant-at-Arms Of the House Of
Representative which had been converted to such
purpose and which had been found on the person Of
one Of the Rebel prisoners taken in recent conflict.
--Iu bic letter on armor-cad vessels, which has
been referred 70 in these colnmps Sir William Arm
strong says that tie penetrating power Of gun at
short ranges depends chiefly on the amount of the
charge; and lie adds: "When we are told that
Americans are using prcjectiles Of 200 pounds, and
are preparing euns for pQjecties Of 600 pounds we
can form no opinion Of the power Of their ordnance,
unless we are also informed Of the quantity and
strength Of the powder they employ. Our own
service liopounder has been repeatt div fred with
proeoss Of 600 pounds but we should great, err
in estimating the power of the gun by that criterion
Judging the American ordnance by the results of the
late naval conflict wemus' conclude tina. it ia greatly
Inferior in penetrating effect TO ours, for we know
shss defensive structures closely resembling those ap.
piled to the heirimae and Monitor both ia tbickness
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