New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-07
THE MICHIGAN CANAL.


Tho Naval Committee OF the House did yesterday,
and will tomorrow listen to arguments from Col
Foster of the Chicago, Alton and St. Lous Railroad,
and John b. Preston, General Superintendent OF the
Illinois and Michigan Canal in favor OF the enlarge
ment Of the latter.
LEAVE TO GO SOUTH.
Judge Advocate Turner survives the hardest Jay
work Of his lifetbe hearing OF the hpp'o"'ion' Vi
over 200 Secesh women for leave 10 30 tlTous" our
lines TO Rebel husbsndo aud friends. Three hund-
red and sixty applications have been naao ai'o'
gether. !,
Tbo crnn;n, and obs,inacy and venom displayed
:, tho determination of these women 10 cary con-
roha,d property in their clothing or i'll their bag
ooca u,as marvellous. The steamer New-York will
axnort about 80 Of them tomorrow morning.
The vessel will stop at Fortress Monroe for I'M
other instrument and therco 20 10 City Point. Cor
responding arrangements for tho transit OF loyal
people from the South to the North, on the return
trip Of the steamer have been perfected. Judge
Turner will accompany the women.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. BuTLER.
Gen. Butler leaves tomorrow morning for Phila-
d.lphia. and will arrive AT New.York Thursday ai-
tcrnoon about O'Clock, and at Lowell, Mass, his
place Of residence, Saturday night.
CAPTURES BY sIUARTS HORSE THIEVES.
Seventeen men Of Wyndhan's command were
picked up last night nj Chantilly by exeursions'f
from Stoart's Cavalry division.
/ AIRLINE RAILROAD FROM NEW-YORK TO WASH
INGTON.
| A prominent New. England Senator ms to-day
avowed MS purpose to introduce and determlnedy
press bill ,or ala airline railroad fIom New-loik
to Washington, as military necessity.
~ '"' WASHINGTON Tuesday. Jan G. 1853.
THE LOAN OF 1872.
The Secretary Of the Treasury mas replied to the
resolution Of the House, calling for information re
lstve 70 the payment OF the loan Of 1872 From thu
response Il appears that the names OF 236 persons are
reais.ered as owners of the bonds. The Department
possesses no other information as to the actua
ownerslip Of the loan. The Secretary says:
"My Judgment wa. determined in favor Of the
payment in coin. not more by tho weighty consid
Grafton grow ing out of It's Influences on The pubil'
credit but by the circumstance that found my sell
able 10 obtain the needed specie at q cost 70 small
that payment in coin was IN Tact ,ss inconye
neuce TO the Treasury AID less interference VIII
uaymenis 10 and Tor the army aud navy taan pay
nent in notes would have been. The whole amount
of coin named was advanced by money cd mst:iu
tions most Of which Is believed Lad no interest II
the loan, any hi arrest IL the traueacion except
what rose from tue general support OF Tue puoi'
credit. and the advance WIS made without iseniua
md st an interest of four per centI, and IS nO u
bs called Tor until it can be reimbursed from receipts
{. ON customs dedicated By ne sct % Congress Il
the paymen, Of tie Interest and principal OF the pub
H. debt.
BANk returns.
The reIog Of the Secretary 0. tho Treasury on tbs
L.. 81. ,,ia'n IL
10 the ron-:cct;iion Of returns from the Seeded
Sstcs aad fou Ma-ylvnd, Delaware. and Illinois
H. which States % laws exist compelling the rul IT,
cation Of such returns. The aggregate bank c'fcuia
ton OF the lcv al states was Ia January, 1867 neIf
s!4O00OO0 IS than ia Jaugiry, lsbl while The
specle reserve Increnre1 IN TIE sum 81 va 1Ol
900. and the dego,ii5 IA the banks had increased
s3g 900 0OO mainly in Ncw-fork, Bosion. and
rhadelp lin. IDe Duuiber % banks IN 40 was
l. 4e6 of which oil were 10 Ntw-lua 10. 81 ~
tie Middle States, including Maryland, 10 IN t.'
five Southern Az luiic STATE ~ ~ the five South
Western Sraies. and l9i in tbe Ne.'ern STATES. lr
1861 there were 0J! and n l'5j, / 90 banks: th'
preceding year. benz les than ie Ielrrn' Tor "@
The combined Clfi,al NJ reported ). $ll9, ol ~
circulation, SIS ga5 900; d"poshs, 81 -'ul'i
loans. s6i1 ,G8, fOJ slocas 3" JbDVD'i rpccie
sO2, 2O7 900. Ihc amount Of specie In greater 'nht
IA any pre- ccdug year within ten year. cAceihb u
1850, when . wa SiOi,1aH,"O.
cOH-tI> NONlNATEO.
The President la. nominated - Tire Senate Jame'
Monroe Of OHIO as Consul % Rio Jaaciro, FrauAln
Knight Consul to Shan Tnng China, ard Seth e.
Hswley Of New-Yorh, Cou.ui 10 Na,.au, r. +.
PRoNOuoNS ~ TiIE NAVY KlCOMnINDfD.
The P.etiaent bas RECOMMENDED TIE following
promotion in he Navy: Captains Poole, Hum, nn
3odon, to tie feih Of Commodore, Commander
Alden. Case and pcinoch 70 Captains; Liert-Com
nsnder- KL.nd, IA som, AID Sp!rcr, to Command
ea; Leuis. Allen, Green. and Blank, 20 Lieutenant
Commanders; llenry L. EcAricu Of Pennsylvania
% Assistant Surgeon. Second Lieut.. Co,um TO be
F.rzt Lieutenant Of MARINES.
Tie Comuus.s.oler q la,eIuai Revenue has made
tie following decisions:
/ OFFICIAL rAPrES LIABLE 10 STAMP DUTY.
+ Onicial instruments. documents and papeis issued
0. u.ed by the officers Of any Stale Government are
exempt from stamp duty.
Whenever an instrument is executed b. several
parties acting jointly one stamp only IS required,
which may be affixed ami cancelled by es.ber Of the
PARTIES.
NAyAi. ORDERS.
Commander Case Las been ordered to tAe COM
uand oi the rteGm sloop.ol-~ar iroqroiri Com
nander Henry Ko.auds hae been detached from the
Jroouois. aud ordered 10 the command Of the Semi
uolc. Acting Assistant Psymas,er Frank Mclnilef
has been ordered 70 tue steamer d. SOTO.