New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-15

each per apnuu. the executive power to sIend,o III ~
DO ss y al Of dsSol pS uo %i ss.
he CoDttuioD aud laws Of the Ui~d States end IA
a Secretary. MNshs. end District Attorney sre TO be -.
pointed. with the po~es Of Ienon,l officers with s Ise
, Ia r,,oGa' Conrt, and am ais to lie 10 h a s lI.
Court Of the Ubi,ed States Th- rresiiep, may e.,sSs
Do OF say wn1 tns 0 cue oo,sa
ceeog 1870 CHI annun or In the ssg egate sl60o
THE OCCUPATION OF COTTON LANDS.
In the Senate Mr. Foster Of Connectic,
to-day introduced bill to provide for the oc.
cupation and cultivation of the cotton and other
lands in the possession of the United States.
II proydes Bosrd Of Receivers and Gusrdus to let thu
lands year less for money on sbaes cuv.s
them themselves the land. be- laid Of il lots Of N -
TO go scfe. The Board {, pu'c ise tis
seeds animals &C.. To the amount Of - and -Q
ssy or AZ no, exceed 1900 yearly s,u
tngsnt upon toe Of bis hus aud Register IL b
b. sept of all INDECENT Iersons no into the pntsts
,h description each of such 10 be employ
30 cents dsy properly cared ior money T. BE- sdsans4
10 ber Tor clothing and ober rcessries Hosissls
h erected for II. aud phy.cisns provided aud paid by
the board snnus report TO be usde of the receipts
ADD aud ns any VINO Os p.Ssa 10 e
Lece.ary the ment Witn fhistofy OF tbs
dop Of the iDdisen people VINO sns nave been under ths
The event will show on observation al
pryate companies or individuals will manage
This business a great deal better than the Gov.
ernment.
THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE.
The Rebel batteries on the Lower Potomac
have made q bit. Of % shots fired at vesselA
30 passed under last nights bright moOo and
and one went through q sal. Two nights ago.
another sail was hit, and three shells harm.
lessly exploded over the barge of the Masss.
chusetts, the frat manned BY 20 oars, and
loaded with stores. The Harriet Lane Las
within few days safely carried Com. Porter
Of the Mortar feet from Washington to Fort
Monroe.
THE WASHINGTON JAIL WARDEN
The bill putting the Washington Jail y
charge of q Warden has passed the Sonata,
and will pass the Iou,e probably on Monds
The feeling against Marshal Lamoa has II
been diminished by his removal Of Assist ot
.Jailor Duyall, who testified before the Pot' -
Committee, and is suspected Of having
elsewhere some Of the secrets of the prsoa
house. The man whom Senator Wilson called
the negro.thief, Wise, has resigned, but too
late to cave his principal.
FROM MEXICO.
Official intelligence by the last Hayans
steamer renders it certain that the battle 10.
ported to have been fought between the Mexi-
cans and tho Spanards, at the Natiooal Brdge
is a fiction. No reply had been recrised ~
Juarez to BIZ. answer to the Ali o ul. matau.
UNITED STATES PRISONERS.
Mr. Harris's bill for the safe keeping Of and
maintenance of tho United States prisoners, in.
trodnced to-day, authorizes:
The sec-ery 4 The n,eri, TO contract with the Directors
~ sutsrf. OF Ss CouUty pEig-se feusutssi
sac s,ens SD .nbsi,'noe Of ps's ohoef nd etin.1'
einvicol 4 aiion VI 30 c4"s laws oy Circuit ~
lict CoaH ID. in ed Ssars. in th- SAFE Ia woicA
prison may De situated. to be dessasted by tbs oeas
tkTy Of tas Interior.
RELEASE OF CHEyALIER wlKOF.
Mr.. Henri Wikof was released from the chs
tody of the Sergeant at-Arm, to-day, and -
now at large. Previous to his dlsc,arge, tie
Committee On the judiciary examined Brg.-
Gen. Sckles, whose f'eqent visits to the iacar.
cerated WIkoi, aud journeys from bic cen 10
the residence of ex-Lieut. Watt, at the other
end of the Avenue had excited suspicion.
Sickles claimed to be Wikois counsel, aud 10
have acted throughout in that capacity. Ths
Committee put some home questions to bin.
lie replied sharply, and for a few minutes
war of words roged, in which it is populary
believed b. was utterly routed. lie uarrowlv
escaped WkoNs fate, but, finally, after consult
ing numerous books Of evidence, the Com
mttee concluded not to so to extrcmiIies,
While his examination was pending. the Ser
geant-at-Arms appeared with Watt, whose To-
tImony, under direct and crossexamlnatnn.
vii not form the least interesting chapter u
the Committees report. lie testified that hs
saw the Message IN the Library, aud, beng Of
literary turn Of mind, perused IL; that, how.
ever, he did not make a c,py. bat, having .
tenacious memory, carried portions OF il 10 hS
MUD, and the next day repeated them "
for word TO Wkof. Tuat parsonage bad p. -
iously testified that the passage transmitted +
The HeroH was gwen him BY Watt orally.
RETURN OF MR.. wAsnBugNE.
The Hon, Z, j: w,'hOu'oe OF illinois 70
turned to-day from Galeua, where he was
Gently summoned by the death OF lavo
son.
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