Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-04

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From Washington.
wAsaIxsTos. Feb 3--The Tribunals special
SAYS: 4e se
Letters continue 70 be received from eminent
bankers favoring the legal tender bin
There i no reason 20 believe that Gen. Butler
was assured before he left Washington that he
should have Major Generals commission, as
well as the title
He will land several brgades at point on the
Southern coast not now occupied by Union sol
oiers
The capture will be more important than any
yet made.
Secretary Stanton insisted that Butler should
have what he wanted. although Gen. Mcclellan
dfsapprOved OF IL
Fort Pulaski j. now thoroughly invested. Gen.
Sherman daily has reports of all that is done there
anu can take the place when he chooses 10 attack,
The Tiniess dispatch says:
A NOV ement is making here by members of
Congress from the West and Northwest, headed
BY Frank Blair and Mr.. Arnold, TO have General
Sigel made a Major General. 1t will probably
be successful taHf
The Heratds dispatch says:
The Select COMMITTEES on the defenses and for
tfcations OF the great lakes and rivers, are pre-
pared TO make report
They will recommend the erection of such for
tfcations at Mackinaw as will make il the Glib
ratar as it is really the key of our Northwestern
frontier.
Their report will a so provide for the establish
ment of naval depot and national armory upon
Lake Michigan, probably at or near Chicago, and
that preparations will be Immediately made for
tie accumulation of the necessary arms and mu-
nitons 10 arm the whole of the American YES
sells engaged in the commerce of the Northern
lakes
Ii is estimated that there are in this trade 900
American vessels TO 300 British, and $1,000
American sailors to 5000 British.
liz is represented by the Committee that the
majority OF the population Of the loyal States is
west of the Allegheny mountains; that the line of
lake coast exceeds the whole length of our At
lantc coast, and that our commerce on the lakes
is greater than cur whole foreign trade.
To complete the defenses and render commu-
nicssion with all parts of the Northwest secure
from interruption By foreign foe il will also be
recommended that a military railroad shall be
Immediately constructed from the mouth OF the
Men0monee river or Bodenoquet on Lake Michi-
gan, Marquette on Lake Superior, and that
ship canal shall he built from Chicago TO the
Mississippi river
1t is said that these recommendations have the
approval of General Mcclellan. The report will
probably be made on tuesday.
1t is known that a number OF Southern SeceS
siOnists are in Canada, whose business is to col
lect money from sympathizng friends and TO for
place them in such secret channels that they may
reach their ultimate destination.
Ii is not likely that the above proceedings will
be much longer continued
Lieutenant Colonel Sir p Wedhau, late com
handing the "a brigade OF the Italian army, has
been appointed Colonel of the Michigan regiment
of lancers.
The result of the examination recently insti-
tuted by the telegraph interests shows that the
number of messages Transmitted over all the
lines during the past year was 500 900. yielding
total revenue OF 81 ,5e2 900. Should Congress
in the next tax bill impose three cents on each
message, a little over SS4 600 would be realized
frcm that source, or 51s per cent on the aggre-
gate amount of business
So vast army has been marshaled in this
District that proper arrangements have not been
made for even a decent interment of those who
die in our hospitals.
The above matter is under consideration and
will receive the immediate attention of Con-
gress.