The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-04
THE LATEST NEWS,
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he Lane and jackson Case.
HEAvr CONTRACT FOR Arms.
A GOOD CHANCE FOR MECHANICS.
Greelcl's Lecture before the Cabinet.

Huntington, Jan. 3-Tho reporter for tho
sOciat,d Pres did not, "a Ia publicly and pri-
vatly alleged, report or circulate the report
that Gen. Mcclellan had dismissed tho charges,
brought by Gen. Rosecrans, against Con. BEN
ham nor has he, until now, eatd a single word
upon 'hs subject. The iActs are briefly Lho's
The charges involve the conduct Of Con.
Denhsm ~ TO tho pursuit Of Gen. Floyd, and
the cause OF the escape Of tho httor with his
army. G-n. Bsnham has denied tho truth Of
the charges, snd asked for \ court martial, but
this was refused NJ tho prusont time, from tho
fact that the obiei witnetees aro attached TO tho
army Of Western Virginia, AMI nov serving
in Kentucky, and cannot 10 oven temporarily
withdTawu. In other words, tho trial ~ y ST.
ponsd TO await the convenience of heir att ,nd-
arce, without detIiment to the public interests.
The long -contcstcd land claim Letwein Goa.
Jam,s II Lane and Gaius jenkins. in, VI wing
the title to a valuable quarter section ot baud
ldjoinng Lawrence, Kansas has bncn finally
decided 10y tho Commissioner of tho Land
Office, Commissioning OF Indian Affairs s.d
the Secretary ot the interior unoquivocahly in "a.
yUr of Gen. Lane. The merits of the case have
been Crbausiivtly presented on bo'h sides by
cmin,ut legal advisers and Involved the orii-
nal piItica in personal conflict on tho cliiuI,
rcsuliiig in the wounding Of Con. Lane and
thc death Of Galus Jenkins. Tho 40 has exc
cited giest interest throughout leg Al CrClos, the
various lie psrimcnts and the country NJ large.
The decision vindicating Gen. Lane in his
nj ht to the property rendered on the lat
day Of Dec nber. Gen. Lane presented 10 tho
attorney Of Mrs. Jenkins tho sum OF ) 800 as
fec will new year offering Of kindness and
'ympa,hy.
The opinion Of Comptroller Whittlescy, ac-
Iuic.ccd in by Secretary Chase. is tina, acsord.
irg TO the present law regulating the com pom
"a ion Of Members Of Congress, they can re-
cciye mileage only for tho regular .es,ioi a ;
"a, 4, Ia It.lt
mains 10 he provided for ly future logisl sion.
1t appears by the report Of tho Supcrinten.
dent Of Public Printing John u. Defrees that
tho now Government Printing Bureau has dur
in, the past months, been AN actual saving
to the Government Of 100000 over the old
plan.
Capt Dickinson, of tho "a infantry of the
army, Capts Shillngton and Monson, of the
New York 10Th, late prisoners in Richmond
have arrived in Washington.
The Union Fire Arms Company, Of New
York, whore principal armory will be- At New
ak, n, u, are to EXECUTE CONTRACTS for the
manufacture of 90 " 0 stand Of arms, embracing
10000 Marsh's breech and mu,2le-loading rifle,
and $4,000 Springfield rte-m uskets. This com
pany, orpa, lied under the laws OF New York,
with a capital Of 800. 900, will give employ
ment TO several thousand mechanics, among
whom will be many Of the loyal citizens of
HaIpers Ferry, who were throw out OF work
Ny lIe NbHlIutllOu bl lilo Nhtluhh nhlhHHNpss
Capt. Thomas Turner, Of the An Infantry,
| ,hot member of the Patrol Guard, namsd ohm
| c. Halter hugler in company T., 18th United
States Cavalry, this afternoon, in front OF the
| National Hotl. Capt Tunor was arrested.
1t is said that circumstances have traBspirei
| within the past few days leading to the belief
that It will not be difficult TO designate with
Ger ainty the source wherce the rebels have,
| thin the last two months, derived most val
| uElle II formation, Which 1t ia krOwn the Gov
eminent tick every mears to conceal,
| Horace Greeley delivered a lecture tonight,
| before a d, nse auditory, at he Smithsonian In
| stitute, his subject being "Tte Nation HC
| said tho msfortunes Ct our couatry rad hcer
| its reluctance to meet its antagonist in the eye
slavery i the aggre' scr, and has earned a reb
| els doom. Save the Unitn and let slavery
| take TIA chsnce, lie was A. ainst compromise
| because il implied concession to armed treason
sn expressed his belief that the present con
| tes, vol. resu I in enduring benefits to tn
csuic Of human dom. President Lincoln
Secretary Chass and several Senators and Rep
rosen,atives were on the platform. The lcctur
er WAS frequently applauded.