, 1863-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
LAST TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO HON,
ELISHA MHlTTlESEf,
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS,
CHANGES, &c.
RUMoRED CHANGE In THE CABINET.
Important from England--The Reb-
els and John Bull,
Important Decision on Stamps.
ELI TE1 SCHEME
APPR OWED.

ELI TEzATEm"S SERENE
APPEf EfOTED.
FIRST DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Teibune.1,
WAsH1SGToN, Jsr. Q, 1858.
Elisha Whittlescy's life and virtues were |
commemoratcd to-day In vuriety Of meet
ings. The heads Of bureaus In the Treasury
Department had a meeting and adopted ap-
resolutions. A delegation Of citi-
zcns met in the hall of the House, and chose
Senator Wade as President, and Representa-
tive Hutchings as Secretary, and adopted
series Of resolutions expressive Of their sense
Of the virtues and merits Of the deceased.
The clerks in the Comptroller's Office had
meeting, over which the acting Comptroller |
presided, and adopted suitable resolutions.
At 2 o'clock the funeral services were held, |
Rev. Dr.. Sunderland officiating. His clerks |
took farewell view Of the corps Of theirlate |
Chief, and the remains were taken to the
depot to be forwarded to Lis late residence |
in Can1c1d, Ohio.
The following gentlemen acted MS pail bear
ers: Thomas L. Smith, First Auditor; ". ".
seaton, editor Of the I.tc1ligencer; William l..
Hodge, formerly Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury; Feter q. washington, formerly
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury; W. Il.
Campbell and James t. causton.
Robert w. Tyler was nominated by the
President to-day as Mr.. Whittlcsey's suc-
ccssor+
Mr. Ushcr's confirmation as Secretary Of
The interior has moi yet transpired-
The following nominations Of Western men
have been sent to the Senate by the President:
=. H. "ansi1ciu' VI "1seonoln, -. 1oneui'e ~
Aapaseo' ~ PAee VI Noun u. "nsoh' ti1na-
lef'eo 70 ~onsulase al - oolon, otn ea'sa-
dor; Ihomas a. Cay' OF Aentueky' minister
fcs1acht OF United etatcs 10 hePubnc OF
Nicaragua, IN pace OIL Andre" D. DleR-
1nson, resigned; ". +. 81. 4rncy OF
Kansas as Secretary OF tue territory
o. New Mexico, IN pace Of JAS. d. holmes,
removed; Nm' Z. fnc1ps OF llnnols' consul
ut st. tetersousg, N place o1 aohn u Arnold,
resigned; Noah L. wilson ot Indiana, Consul
t At Ii unon' ean oaleaoor, IN place OF JAS.
; W. Aasingston' resigned; Ei4"ooa swans, Oh
/ Washington Territory, Secretary Of said Ter
! rNo'y' IN place OF Jno. .. fofhey' removed;
et.St1ee ~ onosI' "u.ele. " 'nssoa'., - eous"'
u. so'c"oufg. AZ 'ne p'aee o. MAX S'nsteln'
MnrnhF ] % ~ M,e1;s,n ~ consn, a. tnn nrnhr %
M1,pn5 y. ansuean, Ho4s" 1,. ,ut ,ne ~. uucns
an'"l.n' ~ p,"es ~ - 1,,."a. r.s ' 1, ~ 's. :.
etgnco, atHut ca.eoui ~ 1l4uo1e' eone"4 =. =
cape hay&1en' r. eospy u hsntaehs' eonseo
al ecnesa
secretary chse le1t .or ne" 1or6 Inns 1oFe'
nooh' ana .ass'etan. secretary harrington Ii
ae'ane eec'eaa's VI aao a1es'e"'S'
:. SECOND DISPATCH,
i WAsnNoroN, Jan. 8, 1868.
There arc rumors that Chase will posittycl!
resign his position In the Cabinet within TIL
next two weeks, based chiefly, it Is supposed
upon the fact TINT he Is understood to haT
! said he would 1t is known that he feels yer.
kcen1y the reflection Of tue financial recon
!; mendations By tue COMMITTEE o1 Ways AMI
Means, and member Of that COMMITTEE say
l he told him he would resign If they Ignore
| his policy On the other hand there are som
3 more reasons for doubling the whole rnmo'
| aud for the present it Is quite safe to walt fo
|. facts. "
= Certain Iron-c1ads not subject to such cast
= allies rs the Monitors, nre reported by goo
= authority, under orders for highly importaI
Southern rebel ports.
Mckee Dunn, from the Military Con
c mittee, to-day reported bill for Il
2. construction Of airline railroads fro'
6 Washington to folnt OF ROCKS an
n and from Cumberland to ConneilsSllle' tht
ID shortening the distance TO fhtsburgh near
It $50 niles; said roads to be bnllt by q comp
=. NJ whose bonds snail be guaranteed oy u
= United States II i possible tna1 tuls u
: may 60 1nrouga tue uouse, put p'on1'Ac1
IL Senators say they'll smother it IN the senat
ls, Another bill for the Illinois Ship Canal al
e' for the Eric and oswego Canal enlargement
al was introduced to-day BY Mr.. Olin OF Nc
York, from the Military Committee.
Private Letters from London say: ut
at new LIST Of blockade breakers, as We call the
ast here, comprises the Jastilia, Juno, For'
ii. Wave, Queen, Calypto, Royal Bridge, !
,a1 bineo, Douro, Decnb'gh, Fiora and Beacor
Id al, steamers Int the Inst mined, owned
ng ~ r.11o,4;,,,r e,,,,,r vcsa
~ hr. 1"osas' Luz 1o'o5 s:,
.. cleared from Liverpool before INC @o'a Oh
LAT vcmber last, namely: Peep O'Day, Ma
Frances, Clearance, Monmoa.n, D:gos, Tss,o