New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-16
PROMOTION OF GENERAL MITCHEv,
COMPUTATIONS BY THE SENATE
Secretary Smith and Indian Supplies
THE REBEL ATROCITIES At MANASsli
WAssrsGros, Tuesday. April Is, i'm

who took Huntsville and the Grca, Southern Linz Of
Railroad, as Msjor-Gen. of Volunteers.
| COMBINATIONS.
The Senate in Executive Session, confrusd
Maor.(en. T.. ID. Morgan. Eleven votes were csx
against him-sevsn Of them by Republicans. Thsv
were good many absentees. The following Brig.
adier-Generals were confirmed: Carl Schurz, a,aina
whom eight votes were csst-one bya Republican;
Col. Van Allen, N. Y; Col. Napoleon Is. Baford.
H.. Capt. Rufus Saxton, Mass; COL Charles
Deyins, Mass; Col. Nathan Kimball, Ind; Major
Benjamin Alvord, Paymaster in the Army; Capt.
Geo. l.. Harsiur Of the Adjutant-Gsn Office; Cd.
Wn. s. Smith, Ohio. Amos Perry, z. l., was con.
frrned as Consul TO Tunis.
SEC. SMITH AND INDIAN SUPPLIES.
Secretary Smith, in reply to a resolution Of As
Senate, states that he has, as head Of the Inienx
Department, made contracts for furnishing Indian
supplieg, without giving previous rotice by pubic
advertisement, but claims that there is no law en-
forcing such advertisement. On ths point all DO not
agree with the Secretary.
| THE REBEL ATROCITIES.
The Joint Committee on the Conduct Of the War
have deputed some of their number 70 visit Manassas
and Bull Run on Thursday and zee with their own
eyes the atrocities prao,ised by the babrous Rebel
on the bodies Of Union so!ders. The COMMITTEES
will make a report on the subject next week.
CEN. SHERMAN AND IHE CONDUCT OF TIE
WAR.
| Gen. Sherman, late from Port Royal, who IL ain
here. had long interview with the Committee u
the Conduct Of the War to-day.
IIIE HORSE R,ILRObD.
| The Senate Committee on TIE Distric, Of Col1n-
bia reported back tie House bill FOR horse railroM
in Pennsylvania avsnue, adding Il number Of ccrpo-
rators ~ those named and making several important
ameudments, which reuder, as is believed, the blu
Iess of monopoly, and more favorable to tie trav.
cling public. One required the various lines to h
boilt within specified times under penalty Of for
feiture of the charter. The following are the sd-
ditona corp0ra;ors:
| j. j. Coombs J. Henry Piston corners S. Bashuel.
ssvle. J. Bowen Henry kddiEo1. Edward ii1ns Citen
| Vsnderh.wkeu Wn. Osborne. Elias kinsmln.
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE IN TIE DISTRICT.
Senator Grimes introduced bill this morning.
Which had been informally considered and approved
by the District Committee, requiring electors IN tho
District of Columbia, il challenged on the ground Of
disoysty. to take the oath Of allegiance TO tie Ne
tiona Government before exercising the rga: Of
suffrage.
TIE AgOII IIION OF SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
The President will tomorrow return 10 Cocgres,
with his signature the bill abolishng Slavery i, tho
District OF Columbia.
| TIE PTTTsBURG BATTLE.
The absence Of official news from Pittsbnrg l.aod-
ing is in consequence OF the want Of telegaphe con-
muncation, the wires having been eat at several
points in Tennessee by persons in the employ OF the
Rebels. The Secretary OF War has ordered thai an!
one caught in this act Of barbaTsm shall be shosoa
the spot. man detected in cutting the wires N
Virginia was 30 served but a few days ago.
THE NEW MINISTER TO SPAIN.
| The Minister to Spain, in place Of Carl Sehan
confirmed Brigadier-G to-day, has beea d.
signated. He halls from Illinois. His name will 10
sent 10 the Senate tomorrow.
SECRETARY CHASE AND MINISTER CAMERON.
Secretary Chase returned tonight from vsil 70
Minister Cameron. who will sail for 81. Petersburg
in the steamer of May7. TIE Hcralfs story that
Russia has objected to Mr.. Camerol's appointment,
is pure fabrication.
TIE SLAVE TRADE.
The Committee on Foreign Relations reported
back TO the Senate, to-day, the treaty for the more
ehectual suppression of the Slave Trade, negotiated
with Great Britain, with the Recommendation that
I
Il be ratified
TREATY WITH INDIANS.
The Senate, to-day, ratified treaty with 10
! PoawataIne Indians.
THE MEXICAN POSTAL ASo EXTRADn ioa
TREATIES.
Tie time for raifying the postal and extra d'ion
treaties with Mexico extended sixty ds ys, !
the Senate, to-day considerable delays havr ,g rsn'
dered such extension necessary.
CAPTURE OF A VESSEL Running TIE BLOCK
| ADE.
CAPT. Gibson, of the steamer Mount Vernon,
bochading OH Wilmington, n. C., rePo fs TO the
Navy Department, that the I'd ius:. ne chased 'he
schooner Kate trying to run the bccASo eoi Nassau'
The crew. after Bleaching her and sen' her on h'e'
TOOK to the shore in small boats. Boar crews No'n
the Mount Vernon boarded hef ana nr ew overooari
part of her cargo which consisted o. sat ana hna-
inc that sbe eoud no: b. got of, nd that none OF
has .or,, conld be removed fred Ter. The Mount
vo.no, sba,lsd the woods, whence the Rebels lad
s,., y,tb rifles on the boarders. A Rebel flag was
-, ,ror ON board. The yeas hl had been known
as the Lcncy O.. Holmes.
MEXICAN AFT AIRS.
The President to-day, in res onse TO resolution OK
the House. transmitted volur nnons documents, en-
braciur all the correspondent ,ewhich has taken placs
since June last relative TO, the affairs OF Mexco'
From hasty glance at III, r contents it appears tns'
Oh the ID OF that month Mr.. Seward, in writing W
Minister Corwn nforms him that, from inieiigenes
wearing IN air of authe acity, design exists on 'u'
aart OF the insurgents ST this country to gam
ion Of Lower Califor ain, and that the President "a
meet, him to exercile his beat Judgment not oav