, 1862-02-14
BOWLING GREEN NOT EVACUATED.
TEE CITY WILL BE SPEEDILY TAKEN.

TEE CITY WILL BE SPEEDILY TAKEN.
Norfolk in Dread Of the Burnside
Expedition.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] |
WASHINGTON, February 10, 1862.
. Mr. Magruder, wealthy boot and shoe |
merchant, has been arrested for giving treas-
enable information to the enemy, by order Of |
the State Department. He is very wealthy, |
and has extensive family connections among |
the rebels.
Messrs. Gooch and odc1, Of the Committee
OIL the Conduct Of thc War, visited Alexandria
Oh Tuesday, to personally Investigate the
charge made, that our soldiers under arrest
are placed inhumauly in the slave pen. Tue
Committee will take active steps to relieve at ]
once, from inhumanity and suffering, our sol
dicrs arrested for petty oHcnscF.
Gen. Montgomery, in command at A1cxan-
dria, las been summoned before the Commit
tee Oh tue Conduct Of the War, among other
witnesses.
The bill introduced By Senator Wilson, pro-
yiling for the establishment Of q naval foun-
dry, originally contemplated it to be located
at Bloomfield, p, but through the exerlions
of New York and New England men it was
altered to allow its location On the tide water
Of the Hudson river. It authorizes the Secrc-
tary Of War to appoint a commission Of ord
| nance officers and scientific and practical civil
| ians, to select the site and prrpare plans for
building the foundry Immediately. Itappro-
! PIRATES one million dollars for the purpose.
Secretary Stanton Is SO luueh better as to be
| in conference with the President 1T tho White
House.
/ 4 private letter from naval officer at Fort
Eenty, says lie rebel General Ti!ghmln had
the hearing Of one car destroyed by close
shot, and marine lorgnettc knocked from lis
hand by q piece Of shell.
l In addition to the plans and specifications Of
our gunboats, diagrams were found in the fort
illustrative Of what we're supposed to be their
weak points.
President Lincoln voluntarily appeared be-
fore tbs House Judiciary Committee, to-day,
touching the delivery Of a portion of his last
Message to WykoF before sending it to Con
grcss. WykoT was then recalled and answer
ed that he obtained the copy from cx-Lieutcn-
ant Watt, the White House gardener, who
figures in the report Of the Potter Committee.
Senator Morrill,, from the District Of Colum,
bia Committee, reported bill abolishins
slavery in the District, and giving compensa-
tion limited to IN average of three hun.
drcd dollars for each slave to loyal
masters, three commissioners to decide as to
the validity and value Of claims; the testimo,
1ly Of the slave as well as the master TO be I'D.
missable. The bill is accompanied by re-
port saying that slavery in the National Capt.
tai partakes Of the quality Of public indccor
I'm, showing that from the time of tho
Je1ersonian ordinance to the passage Of the
bill in 1850 abolishing tho slave trade in tht
District, and declaring slaves brought here 70,
sale, free, the Government has shown dispo
sition to sever itself from slavery, and ha:
exercised all the power required in the pre-
misses.
D. c. McCullnm, State General supcrin
tcndent of the New York g. Erie Railroad
was to-day appointed by the Secretary Of Wa
to take charge Of and opcrate the Government
railroads, with the military rank Of Colonel.
| An Excise bill is nearly ready, and will in !
few days be presented to the House. Thcr,
is still much work to be done on the tax bill
The Tariff bill. is still untouched. It is be
lieycd that stamp tax on notes Of hand will bt
recommended.
A In :-,+-
District black code, half the enormities 0
which arc not known.
Wykoff is still in close confinement. 4,
iron bedstcad WAS purchase for him to-day
Gen. Sickles is his frequent visitor.
Hunker Journals, who arc chucklng over tn
vote Of the Senate on Mr.. Summers resolutio,
providing for tie reorganization Of rebc
States, laying iton the table, arc at fault in re
| garding it as an evidence Of Ct conservatism.
On the contrary, an effort OF Garret Davis t
, have them buried in the room Of the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, failed, and on 31r. Sum
ner's own motion they we're laid on the table
!. whence be can at any time call them up.
A bill establishing provisional goyernmen
in the dcfunct State Of South Carolina, frame
in accordance with the views Of those high /
authority, will shortly be submitted to Cor
, | gross.
: The only additional amendment Of impol
tancc adopted by the Senate to the Trcasur
Note bill, gives 7.30 interest to FIVE yea
| bonds, fundable in certificates Of deposit.
ITO the Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The Serecant-a
Arms, pursuant to an order Of the House {
= Representatives, has placed Henry Wykoff i
: close confinement, selecting the Guard Hous
a in the Capitol for that purpose. Mr.. Wyko
e said to-day that this was Kind Of capital pu1
E isl.ment that he had not anticipated.
9 VIA NEW YoR1
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Tne New York 1ri
, ane's Washington correspondent says Of GEL
+ Stone that he used to have stolen Interview
q with the rebels, and that package vas on
: least one occasion seen to pass from him
them. He, with surlv words, refused pa.
to the widow Of q volunteer who wished
:, i seek for the body Of her husband within Il
= ensmy's lines. but In the case Of the reb
: ladies' who, on frivolous pretexts, desired |
y y go and come, he was all urbanity and free
% gave passes-passcs, too, which covert
trunks not to be examined.
r The Senate Military Committee will repo
T. at their next meeting reorganization of Il
q q Medical Department of the Army, incrcasir
- the number OF surgeons and other membe
J ment.
+ General Montgomery, Military Governor
: Alexandra, is abusing his Office by releasit
:: rebels arrested by his subordinates. Not Co
Y tent with allowing Rev. Mr. Stewart to ON
le the prayer for the President from the scryic
he set him at liberty after his arrest on accou,
&c of that trcasonable omission. The Alexandr
y Chronicle says much excitement has been 0
y caeioned by the arrest Of Rev Mr.. stewar
Il who, in spite Of remonstrsnccs and warning
n persisted in paraaing his rebel procliyities
n the pulpit.
Tic Worlds Washington dispatch SAYS
oc |-wcu known citizen named Magruder, sA
- dealer, was arrested to-day on the charge
&C treason, he having been communicating vi
d, the enemy. The charges against him are
,r legged to be very serious In this respect.
g. The Columbus Rebels Trying The
Ia Mig Guns.
81. LOUIS, Feb. ia Cairo special to t
Democrat says cannonadiDg was heard /
r. three hours yesterday afternoon in the vicl
~ ty Of Columbus and it is supposed that t
~ rebels were ptacticing
~ No boat from Cumberland or Tennessee
day.