New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-18
syp,ous ILLNESS OF CARL scHuRz'
s,oNf foH1IFICATloNS FOR DEFENSE
quv OPERATIONS on 7HE RAPPAHANNOCk'
qh, R,Dort,d Resignation Of Secretary Stanton
v,,u,Seros, Thursday. April II. 1862.

EMANCIPATION tOHihi''iONiAso'
Thu Senate in executive seSe'op V'"ay 'e'eeN '"'
..;,o,;ors of the three Commissioners uuder 'ne
Tn,onc;nat;ou Bill to the Committee on the D'nt,c'
g Colnrb;s Messrs. Goodloe and 'inton VIII be
oonsrrsd without doubt 1t is thought that 'ne
C'..;,,.. ,y;ll report against ex-Msyor Berret'.
D., 81. f,;srd, urge HIS confirmation, on the ground
A.. ~. ,,o;,tment is due him in requi.al for what
49,. consider bis improper and illegal incarceration.
ILLNESS OF CARL sCHURZ
cor Carl Scburz is seriously ILL; his physicians
consider his disease typhoidai
NOMINATIONS.
Col. Steinwehr, commanding orlgaoo IN "s"'
p,s.,t.r,s division and Col. Carleton, now 10 COM
r0.,d of California regiment on the Pacific coast,
were nominated Br.ysdier-Generas to-day.
AIRLINE RAILROAD TO NEw-YORK.
The House Military Committee has had the SUBJ
,ect of an airline railroad from here 70 New'iork
upder consider aton but yet has come to no con-
clusion.
STONE FORTlFICATIONS.
II is said tho, the Military Committees OF both
Houses are fully sa isfed of the impohcy oil making
any further appropriations for stone fortihcsaoDs'
and is believed that they will recommend tne aP
pointment of Commission of Military and Naval
officers to inquire into the whole subject and decide
upon the best means of COAST defense.
UNION SENTIMENT AT TAPPAHANNoCK.
Officers of the Jacob Bell, whose recent voyage up
the Rappahsnnock is narrated elsewhere, say that
the people of Tappatannock welcomed them, and
warmly expressed the hope that the old flag would
,oou Hoat over all Virginia The reconnaissance up
the Rappabannock shows that the Rebels are retiring
from the line of that river 1t is now believed that
they are abspdonng-if, indeed, they have not done
90 already-Fredericksbu altogether.
LOYALTY IN TENNESSEE.
Emerson Etberidge says that in the rural districts
of Tennessee, almost everywhere away from the
large towns, loyalty is the rule snd sympathy with
the rebellion she exception.
CONsUL.GENERAL FOR INDIA.
Nathaniel p. Jacobs Of Detroit, recently appointed
Consul General for India will sail for Calcutta in
q few days.
THE REPORTED RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY
STANTON.
Secretary Stanton said this morning, in response to
friendly inquiry that the report of his resignation
was utterly uuiouDded. The story has been widely
circulated. and last evening not discredned by
Mr.. Stanton's intimate personal friends
GEN. STONES ARREST.
The Her0kds statement that the arrest OF Gen.
Stoue was caused exclusively by Senator Sumner "
is entirely untrue. Mr.. Sumner, 80 far from baving
-o-.Ad - ~-->-. A;-acfl, ;nd;-a"'ly much
surprised at it as any one In Washington and knew
ss little Of the grounds on which it was made.
THE POSITION OF FRANCE.
1t Is said that tie Secretary Of State some time
since wrote TO Minister Dayton to the effect that it
wss time for France in view of the continued vic,o
nee Of the United States the Retels TO with
draw her countenance altogether from them, and
give US proofs of her active sympathy with our reso
lution TO continue TO be uatAn and that Napoleon
replied that as Thouvene had charge of international
relations, and was ILL., the answer must wait for bis
recovery. Ont of this correspondence current SEN
satCna paragraph is believed TO have sprung There
is certainly no frmer foundation for it.
NEWSPAPERS FOR REBEL STATES.
The Post-0ffce Depsrtmen. has received informa-
ton that newspapers from nearly all the principal
cities Of the North end West addressed to the Rebel
States, and to Offices long since discontinued, are
being sent in large numbers TO the Post-OfIice at
forwarded. They accumulate at that point to such
an extent as 10 make it difficult TO find room for
them in the office. To relieve the Postmaster from
th1 bea burden thus Improperly imposed upon him,
ii bas be.~~~ necessary to instrUct bin 10 cell ss
waste pepot, such as cannot lie delivered or for.
wsrded under the present postal arrangements.