Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-07
rRONT wAsHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-rhere is not a
word OF truth in the rumOrs OF Blenker's divi-
sion being driven in from Warrentowa TO Ma.
nassaS.
rhe senate finance committee have struck
out all the appropriations for the army and
navy in the house bills for 1868. 1t has al
ways been the custom to make these appropri-
atoms year in advance.
a special order issued to day from the war
department is as follows Col. D'Utassy, of
the Garibaldi Guards, New York volunteers,
and all the officers of Gen. BIenker's DIVISION
who are now under arrest are hereby released
from arrest and will join their regiments with.
out delay and resume their respective COM
mands.
1t is not believed in government circles that
ex senator Gwynn has arrived at Richmond,
as announced from fort Monroe.
Late Richmond papers announce that JEFF
Davis has appointed, and the senate confirm.
ed, a full set of officers tor the territory of
Arizona. BY this il appears the rebel govern
ment is in advance OF our own, as the hill for
establishing provisional government for that
territory is not yet acted upon in congress.
The senate military committee has reported
against the confirmation of Beuker and DE
Athena as brigadier generals, and i'll favor of
Cadwallader for major general. and Captain
Grover and Col Van Allen as brigadiers.
Edmund Ellis, the publisher o: the Boone
County Standard, was tried before a military
commission at Columbia, Missouri, on two
charges. The first charge was for the publ.
cation of Information for the benefit of the en-
envy, and encouraging resistance to the gov
ernment and laws OF the United States. The
second charge was for violation OF the laws of
war, by publication, within the liues of the
troops of the United States, in public news.
paper, OF articles aud information, intended
and dnsiunaI In ,nfo fart hn nd
persons to rebellion against the United States
One OF the criminal publications was styled
Letters from the Army" another "Roo:,
Abe, or DE, a third, News from General
Price" The commission found the prisoner
guilty OF the charges and specifications, and
sentenced him to be placed and kept out
side OF the lines Of the state OF Nilsson
ri during the war, and that the press,
types furniture, and material of the printing
office OF the Boone County Standard be contis
Gated AMI sold tor the use OF the United States.
Gen. Ilalltck approved the finding and sen
tence, and directed the printing Office to re-
main in charge of the quartermaster until
further orders, that the prisoner be placed out
side the state of Missouri, and that il he re-
turned during the war without permission that
he be arrested and placed in close confinement
in the Alton military prison. The proceedings
being returned TO the war department they
were approved by the secretary, and an order
issued that the form of procedure should be
adopted in similar cases by the commanders
OF all the military departments.
Tue house Of representatives some time ago
instructed the committee on military affairs to
examine the whole system OF permanent de-
fences OF the country, for the purpose OF as
pertaining what notifications of old plans, if
any, are required TO rcpel the improved means
of attack, and to report by bill or otherwise.
Col. Blair, chairman, has been bestowing
much time and labor on this subject, and lie
will BE- ready it is understood to report
His examination into the condition of the mar
thine frontier defences, especially of the vari
Gus means and mode Of effective defence, is
said TO be very thorough and searching, and
he will recommend that the more important
harbors be made invunerable II attack even
by Ironclad vessels of the largest class. The
state of Maine has memOrialized government
to have one OF Timby's revolving forts erected
at the entrance OF Portland barbor.
Captain Seymour Of fort Sumter fame has
been appointed brigadier general.
Gu Saturday, two persons attempted to ar.
rest as a slave servant of an officer in the
seventh New York cavalry, freeman from
the West Indies. Detected in the act, they
came near being lynched, but were rescued
ny tue military guard, sent TO the provost
marshal, and afterwards confined in the CEN
trail guard house
The constant attempts to smuggle spirituous
liquors over The Potomac are in many cases
detected, although much ingenuity is exerciS-
ed to eyade the military authorities
~ Y: McCullum, having been appointed
colonel IN the volunteer service, he is assigned
TO special duty in the war department, as mill
tary superintendent of railroads.
Anson Stager, having been appointed colon.
ePin the volunteer service, lie is assigned 10
special duty in the war department, as militia
ry superintendent of all tile telegraph lines in
the United States.
edwards S SANFORD, having been appoint
ed colonel in the volunteer service, he is as
signed to special duty in the war department
as military supervisor of Geographic dispatch
es and army Intelligence throughout the
United States They will be respected and
oueyed accordingly. BY order of the secre
tarv Of war.
FROM PORT ROYAL.
New York, April 6-The steamer Atlantic