New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-13
GENERAL. NEWS.

In the Senate. yesterday the resolution OF the
House t) adjourn the lhh inst was taken up
Mr Dags favored the adjJnrnment at the time
designated, and accused the Republicans Of passing
measures that were unconstitutional iniquous, and
unwee and which be wouli couusel the whole
white population of sntucky to resist He was
called to order by Mr.. Wilson Of Macs who bad
the Objectionable words taken DOWN, and denounced
the language as treasopsble. Mr.. Davis made an
explanation discai1jng any Intention of using treas
enable language, and 20 the matter dropped. The
resolution 10 sdjourn tabled.
The Board OF Aldermen INC; last Mi ght aud trans
acted "A large amount Of routine business. COMMUNE
cation fron the Counsel the Corporation informed
the members that they could legally appoint only
300 Commissioners Of Deeds. TIE balance in the
CITY Treayury on the 30h nit was $i93Oo5 So.
During the month of April the CootroIler psd TO
1879 families Of Volunteers comprising 81 ,9ji
aduts and children in the IVth. Vth, With, and
With Senatorial Districts, tie Of sl3S, ,574 20,
being the balance CT the second appropriation of
$4,000
AT "a meeting Of the Tammany Society, or
Columbian Order, held last night ut the old wigwam
Grand Sacbem Waterbury presiding, the following
Sachems were daly inst led: Elijah F. Purdy,
Isasc Bell, Richard B. Connolly, John f. Dey yR,
John Kelly, Daniel f. ID levan, Thomas Dunlap,
Douglas Taylor, James b. Nicholson, Henry
vandewater, and Peter B. Sweeney. Gen. John A.
Dix and Mr.. Edward Cooper wsre elected Sachens.
The society meets on the 26th inst for organization.
In response to notice which some malicious
person inserted in one of the daily papers calling
upon the wives Of soldiers now at the war 70 meet
at the Rotunda and receive their money az usual
several hundred women assembled yesterday mon-
ing at the place designated only TO meet with dlsap-
rointments the fuads appropriated for their relief
having long ago been exhausted. The crowd beset
the ball, where they were addressed by the Mayor.
who promised to lay their grievance before the Com
mon Council.
Yesterday was observed by the colored people
in this city and the surrounding towns as jubilee,
in honor OF The act of Emancipation IN tie District
OF Columbia. Upward Of $500 persons assembled in
the Cooper Institute in The evening, 10 whom
speeches were delivered by Mr.. John Peterson, the
Chairman, the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, George
L. Downing, Wm. J. Wilson, Dr. james McCane
Smith. and Charles l.. Reason.
In the House yesterday several Of the members
of the new Conserve Slavery Party, did not vote
GLIDING Slavery from tie present future Territories
Messrs. Kellogg aud Sheffield, who had been relied
upon as the friends of the bill, voted with Messr.
Lovejoy, Arnold, and Others while Fisher Of
Delaware lodged.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Daniel L.
Sickles a. Brigadier. General, TO date from bis
origioal appointment, and John W. Hunt OF New
York Brigade-Surgeon. Corporal Marvin Howard
Of the ls. Infantry was promoted TO second lieu
tenancy Of the 9Th Infantry, for bravery at the
battle Of Springfield
An attempt, which proved partially successful,
was made on Sunday by several armed men to kid
nap tnree negroes on the highway leading to Wash.
fnston. One Of the negroes was taken, aud the 9th.
o." shot BY the cOwardIy wre,chss.
The President and Secretaries Stanton and
Chase returned to the capital lassy from their VIII.
" Norfolk.
"A nephew Of ex-Gov Barbour hs. bean srrn;,,.
s4 Chief Clerk Of ths Inspection oils., Ws.hiurtou