New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-09
NEW NATIONAL BANKS.
wAsmncroy Saturday. May T. 1904
PORT CHARGES AT ST. JOHNS, s.P.

WASHINGTON. Saturday. May !. 1854.
PORT CHARGES AT ST. JOHNS, Mp.
The State Department has been officially in
formed that hereafter all vessels entering st. Johns
Newfoundland are to pay tuunAge fee of five cents
per tun In addition to tie % cents now charged for
light dues which with the ploagc viii make the port
charges amount to about - to 40 cents
INDIANS IN UTAH.
recently passed law makes provision for
the permanent settlement Of the Indians Of Utah. in
the vnta Valley in that Territory. 1t appropriates
so 600 for agricultural implements. to enable them to
become self sustaining.
GUERRILLA ATTACK.
As the train from Brandy Station was on the
why down this morning. when about three miles this
side Of Bull Run IL fired into by guerrillas
ooacd In the woods. A voiiey returned by the
guard on the train.
TESTIMONIAL TO SPEAKER COLPAx.
There was a large attendance of ladies and
gentlemen at Speaker Collars residence tonight It be-
Ing tie occasion Of the presentation TO him by his Indi
friends Of costly service Of silver a testimonial
for Bis unsweryng fathfulness 10 principle and duty.
The Commissioner Of the Currency. Mr.. McCulloch,
made exceedingly appropriate and patriotic speech
which replied to BY tho honored recipient in u
not less appropriate and impressive. He said he
desired no other inscription upon his tomb than that he
always endeayored 20 perform his duty. The company
bountfuy entertained after the interesting
monies concluded
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The nomination of Brig. Gen. Edward X. s.
Candy. OF the 4. S. Volunteers. for Major General,
sen, to the Senate to-day. and Immediately con
r.f.I A..
command. The Senate also confirmed the following
nominations Brgadier Generals; Col. Daniel IL.
Rucker Col Robert Allen. Lieut.. col. Rufus Ingalls,.
and Col. John W Turner The Senate also confirmed
Dcano T. Smith and Elisha T. Fury to be Tax Commits.
sioners for the State OF Tennessee Charles X. Wells
to be Postmaster at Milwaukee; Modoram Crav ford
be Collector OF Internal Revenue for the District of
Oregon and Abraham Bennett Of Kansas. to be Agent
for the Indians at Kickapoo Agency The Senate also
confirmed the following: First Lieut.. John b. Camp.
bell a tho It'll Kentucky Cavalry. to be Assistant
Quartcrmaster and Capt Elisha Ludington of the nth
United States Infantry. to DO Inspector General with
the rank Of Major.
In addition to the other nominations Of Brigadler-
Generals confirmed those Of Col. Augustus v.
Kanz Of the I'd Ohio Cavalry, and Col. Thomas X.
Smith OF the 5ith Ohio Volunteers
The Committee on the Conduct of the War
have returned from Annapolis. where they went 10 ex
anime into the condition Of the prisoners recently
leased from Richmond. The Committee are preparing
their report, which will be fitting companion to tho
one recently published In regard to tho Fort Pillow
massacre. The scene was horrible beyond descrip
ton Out Of the number returned about 100 altogether
100 have since died from the effect Of the barbarous
treatment and starvation experienced while in the
hands Of the Rebes The officers generally we're able
to proceed at to their homes their arrival at
Annapolis. having received rather better treatment
whom the Committee examined that those who stll re-
main In the hands Of the Rebels treated oven worse
than heretofore and express tho opinion that large
numbers must shortly die of starvation While this is
by the bitter and fendsh hatred and malig
nifty Of tho Rebel authorities, yet 1t is largely in
sequence Of the general OF starvation In the Rebel
States To such an extent were they cmaciated that
tho Committee had photographs taken OF OF the
worst cases. to exhibit their actual appearance and con-
dition TO Congress and tho people, The report win be
made early neYt week.
THB ALLEGED CAPTURE OF DECATUR.
No information hos boon received here in re-
laon to reported capture Of Decatur. Ala. by the
Rebel Forrest and murder Of tho garrison It Is be-
loved 10 DO q cnnnrd.
GKNs, YpESCH AND xBYBs MUSTERED OUT.
MAJ. Gems. French and Koyos have boon mus.
tered o Of the Volunteer service By order Of the Pres