Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-23
From WashinrtOn,


NEW YoRK, March 22.-The Tribune's spe
cial says VIM. o. Slade, Of Ohio, was to-day
appointed consul at Nice, upon the request OF
the Ohio delegation, supported by Mr.. Chase.
Secretary Chase having Withdrawn his tax
bill, which he sent to the Ways and Means
committee, is engaged upon, and has nearly
completed, an elaborate, and it is said most ju-
dicious bill, intended as q substitute for the bill
now under discussion. Many of the leading ar
ticles are taxed much higher than those in the
House bill, and others much lower. The Sec
retary recommends higher tax On whisky and
tobacoo-from so to 100 per cent.
The Navy Department has ordered the build
eTs Of the Monitor, Messrs. c. s. Bushnell &
Co., to build six more iron-clad vessels, similar
In construction, but more formidable; they are
to be 204 or 205, instead Of ITO feet long, and
10 carry two Is inch, instead of ii inch Dahl
gren guns. The pilot-house is to be mounted
on the top Of the turret, and be csndle-snuffer
shaped. The mail protection of both will
probably be good deal thicker than the Mont
tors. In some respects these new vessels will
differ from the Monitor. It is intended that
they shall be able to run ten knots an hour, and
shall be thoroughly sea-going. 30 81
The proposals under the. Navy Department
advertisement for iron-clads, will be opened
next Monday Il Is not unlikely that dozen
similar to the Monitor will be contracted for.
Ward, the steel gun maker, has prepared
plans for q mail var vessel, which some ex-
perts pronounce superior even to tho Monitor.
The Tribune's correspondence says Gen.
Blenker has Of length been suspended. His di-
vision quarter master, d. 8. Schotte, who paid
to the General a monthly tax Of Ave hundred
dollars, has been cashiered by court martial for
numerous frauds, SIGNED an. G. Gritzner."
The Herald's special says the notorious DR..
Merritt, the murderer OF our Union pickete,
was arrested yesterday south of the Oecoquap,
and brought TO this city. ebssa H~s
The Times special says Frank Patterson's
nomination as Brigadier-G General was consid-
cred, but Is not yet confirmed. His error is
that Gen. Mcclellan recommended him. 3.
Orders were to-day sent BY the Secretary oi
War to Generals Wright and Halleck to send
troops to protect the entire overland route mails
emigrants and treasure, which our Government
is anxious shall be carried on our own soil and
not through foreign country. --l1s y Y ieg- +
A Union meeting will be held ct Fairfax
Court House, Va., tomorrow, the 22d, which
will be addressed by Hon. John G. Underwood
and others:
The Worlds special says the War Depart
ment has discovered that certain persons hav'
been engaged in furnishing them with bogu
military information regarding the enemy, TO
the purpose Of obtaining influence which Meth
er merit nor political influence could obtain 10
them.
WAsHINeroN, March 22-The bids for mai
service In the Western and Northwestern State
and on the Pacific coast will be opened afte
the 3lst inst. A very large number of propos
als have already been received, showing activ
competition among contractors and undiminish
ed confidence in the stability Of the Govern
ment.
The Sanitary Commission sent yesterda
about nine hundred articles of hospital clothin
and bedding to the hospital Of Major Genera
Burnside's division.
We are assured from perfectly relabl
source that there Is not an Armstrong gun i
this country, nor has Sir William ArmstRon
ever made gun for any other service tina
Ithst Of the British Government. The largei
IriHed ordnance procured from England by th
rebels, were made at the Lorman Works, an
are made after the design of Captain Blakely
formerly of the Royal ARTILLERY. About twer
ty of these Blakely s-one-hundred- d-pounde
Irifled cannon-have been delivered to the ret
ele, which, with thirty smooth siege cannon
constitute all the heavy ordnance Of the enem
obtained from abroad, which have escape
capture. Most of the rifled cannon used BY tn
rebels have been smooth navy guns, rihed, an
many Of them have burst from the enormor
strain put upon them, which they were not d
signed TO bear. sle Fa tDe
Lieut.! Worden is improving; his friends al
now confident that he win completely recov,
his eyesight. s v
No branch Of the government has receiv,
any intelligence whatever Of the reported co
ture Of Yancey. No dispatches exeeptir
those on business matters have been receiy,
| through the military telegraph for the past "
days, up to this hour, two O'Clock P. M.