New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-01

Gap that scouts who in yesterday report that
heavy cannonading was heard yesterday morning in
the direction of Knoxville. Tie firing was very rapid
about forty discharges per minute and lasted several
hours.
NOTHING FROM THE FRONT.
No alyiccs had been received from the Army
Of tie Potomac at this oiico or by Government. later
than those brought by your messenger last night
THE HOSPITALS AT CHATTANOOGA.
SurgeOn-General Hammond leaves Washing
ton TO with instructions TO proceed to Chatta
nooga and inspect the hospitals and camps OF Gen.
Grants army. after which he is to 60 to Nashville and
there await further orders
PERSONAL.
The Hon. L. b. Washburne arrived to-day,
and has established himself at Wizards Hotel The
Hon. Schuyler Colfax receives his friends at the Ma
tonol Hotel.
HEALTH oP THE PRESIDENT.
The President has nearly recovered from his
recen. indisposition.
THB BORDER STATE MEMBERS.
In classifying the Border State members OF
the House. last week. counted those only ~ likely to
support the Administration candidate for Speaker. OF
whose adhesion could speak with certainty. We arc
assured that three il not four more votes can be
counted on the right side. A letter from Kentucky
states that Bruus Clay and WIN. H. Randall will vote
for the nominee Of the caucus they do not attend
IT, Messrs. Scga. Kitchin and Chandler. the
three members from East Virginia, are al
reported TO have said that they shall do like
wise. Hopes are entertained that Mr.. Webster
viii go with Messrs. Winter Davis. Creswen and
Thomas Of Maryland. The House. after these four votes
have been subTac,od from the AntAdministraona AID
added to the Administration side Of the table, viii stand
los to a. giving the Administration majority Of %
This good to be trnc but this Is the day of
revolutions especially in the Border States
INCREASE OF CERTAIN TAXES TO BIZ RECON-
MEEpgD.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue will
recommend in bis report an increase in the tax on
whisky from twenty to sixty cents per gallon; In that
on tobacco Of from seventy-Gye to one hundred per
cent, the to be mainly levied the article In Leaf
and in that domestic wines OF exactly q hundred
per cent
TIIR ESTIMATES OF THE STAT. DEPARTMENT.
The State Department estimates for the fiscal
year ending June 30 1865 than ga 90 larger
than they were fox the year ending June 90 ls6 The
increase Is in diplomatic and consular salaries, chiefly
account Of the advance in exchange
TIKI FRENCH GOVERNMENTS TOBACCO.
The shipment of the 1000 hogsheads French
tobacco which have been stored in Richmond since tho
commencement OF the war. will DO made from City
Pon, under regulations prescribed By the Secretary o.
the Treasury. and in pursuance Of Executive order
THg SALES oP PIvE-TwESTIEs.
The total sales Of 5-20s to date foot up $685.
s 100 Tie OF sales Cor the last seven days Is
tc over four millions. Tho daily orders through the
Government Agent now average S50o0o0. large pro-
portion Of which from the North. West and from
tho Western border States.
TIE NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
The first impressions of the National bank
note currency viii probably be ready hi, week. Ills
thought the bronze letters will DO omitted.
PENSIONS TO WIDOWS.
Pensions were granted to-day to the widows
oftwo Iowa volunteers who proved to have died in
prison Macon Ca in October 1902 from the effects
Of starvation and close confinement. They taken
prisoners at the battle OF Shiloh Tenn. The facts were
proved b. fellow prisoners since released and admit Of
no doubt Tho barbarous behavior Of tho Rebels has
thus an early date and not praoticed In Richmond
alone.
TIE STATUE OF FREEDOM.
On Wednesday tho third and last section of
tho statue Of Freedom IS to be set in its place tho dome
Of the Capitol The completion OF this part OF tie work
is TO b. celebrated by salute and tho flag Of tic Union
will DO flung 10 the breeze aboyo the statue
sUPPLY OF WATER TO WASHINGTON AND GEORGE.
TOWN. l.
The aqueduct TO supply this city and George
town with water from the Potomac has boon completed
and Saturday tho fifth of December. tho water viii
be le. On.
THE SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS ~ MICHIGAN.
4 certificate OF deposit dated at Detroit, Nov.
a. 1861 to-day received ut the General Land Oaioc
showing that TO- $50 80 had been deposited by Alexan
dor Campbell Receiver OF Public Moneys for Marquette
District. Michigan as proceeds from tho disposal Of
public lands.
lIIg JCDGESnipS FOR EXTRAORDINARY Dis
TRICTS.
IL il supposed that the Hon. John A. Bing.
ham Of Ohio. who IL now here. will be appointed to
udeia position In some insurrecllonary district the
paramount importance of sending thither Judges Of
Known integrity and capacity being fully recognized.
10 tho Associated Press a
WASHINGTON Monday Nov. 80, 1903. 4
RETURN Or SECRETARY STANTON.
The Secretary of War has returned from q 5
,ricf visit in Ohio % Washington. y
CAPTURE or An ESCAPHD PRISONER. Il
Col. Gibson Of tho i5th Georgia Regiment, !.
Who was wounded and taken prisoner ut Gettysburg q
md VINO escaped from the hospital In Baltimore on tho
lth was arrested In Lower Maryland and brought to u
Washington aud committed " tAo Old Capitol Prison
% day
CONFISCATI0S.
Eight additional warrants havo been Issued n
or tho scynro .. property here under tho Confscaon
ct including the personal elects Of ex-Associats jus
ice Of the supreme Court Campbell Of Alabama. con.
listing OF household furniture.