New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
FROM WASHINCT01
Special Dispatch to Tie NJ r. Trbop.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Ds,, u ia.
THE NORTH TRG,t

iCoL' -oisn 's mornlhg' motion was made nv N.
counsel Tor the prisoner Levi john for hs dlsoh....
on the around that he mad requested and sbta,.I
interyew with the President of the Uni.sd st,,..
and mad thtre had promise from the Pfesiient ,h,
he wocd tell oil he knew. he would be unccsd.on.us
discharged IL 1T he had made such stateu,., 80
now demanded is release.
Hthis was deni. I'd he demanded the mmuoojn sxw.
President and an il derview. The Judge.Adyoea,. :.
piled that John had written to tho President :.
Questing pe-sonal interview and promising % nah.
some most important aud startling Development, ~
lowed TO see him IL reSeased that the int,ryev \.
been accorded tnd that hc had confessed his oy, ina,
cence that there cond be no dosbt thi, Conni.s..
had jurisdiction in snch cree; that IL they p.eaa.d
pardon must be psodnced UIer tie seal O, tie S>
tary Of State; II it vss merely promise and vs.S
proved IL would amount to nothing ard this Comn,.
sion should not lend iEslf to any such political olss
The Commission decided that they could not s,>.,.
tain the plea unless it tie order Of the Prs,d,s
OF the United States or the Secretary of War. n.
SudgeAdyocats proved several cases where priy,s..
and officers put Republican votes in the hands Of Co
North to lie sent home and when they arrived As.s
they had been changed to Democratic votes
! DANGEROUS PUBLICATIONS.
The greatest anxiety was expressed YESTERDAY
and to-day at the Navy Department lest the unpa.rot,
and most rcprehensibe publications Of details Of Cis
Buffers naval and military expedition to capture W.
mington. and his plan to reduce Fort Fisier ssorA
utterly defeat the great enterprise. Within forty.sas
hours after the publication the three papers guilty Il
the crime were undoubtedly in Richmond. and ,Aav
news communicated by telegraph was in Wilmington
It sail @. the Department that the bogus pela.s
| f,v How Nd IN En .fpv
innocent folly compared with the tressonabs sslAsA
and recsessness oi this newspaper betrayal VI Be-
ler's plans.
OUR PRISONERS.
The temper Of the House in respect to the bsrbanss
Of the Rebels to prisoners wa, expressed in the
declaration OF Schenek Of Ohio 10 debate tha whsss
could DO brought 10 murder csptiyss by starvs
ton something must be done to restrain tie 6eadshas
Of our foes and that il nothing else availed he was h
favor oftryins determination.
THE PAPER DUTY.
The scheme to reduce the duty on paper W.
confronted on the instant Of its appearance ~
House to-day by the Massachusetts, interest with ~
coun,eyailing policy of making tie raw material cheap
and Of letting the present high prices discover
substitutes for rags and perfect and chsAp0
processes.
CHARGE DIES AFFAIRHS AT PARIS.
John Bigelow, consul at Paris, was nomi
mated and confirmed Charge des Adaires until theae
pointment Of successor 10 Mr.. Dayton. RGmor 'es&
ers say the French Mission win next fall to HeaVJ
Raymond. Ruuor also gives 1t out and out to Nos<
gomery Blsir IL Is certain that influential n.ersse
Is pushing Henry L. Sanford for the place andas ,
equally certain the Connecticut men in v ashingta
contemplate tas pushing with The hyelest dissa,sA>
ton.
10 the Associated Press.
WARRINGTON, Wednesday. Dec q. lsA
vICE-ADMIRAL FARRAGrT.
The President today signed the bill TO estaA
ll,h the grade of Vice AGmiral, who is .he rsAe
ins officer ia t. Navy. and relatively same raAk
as Licuten encrLi In the Army. imnelstey sfss
ward the President nominated TO tie SENATE Heef
Admiral FarsaSut for that position ami the senate "
med atey confirmed the appointment uitboct I'VE Nea
formally VI referring Il To astandng committee We
Admiral farrapui VINO IL in Nex-iork. was imns
dst,y notified by Telegraph Of his mark u honor ess
rred upon him. lie IL eApeeted TO VISIT ashingso
| at an early day.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the follow.
ing nominations: John bigclov OF Nex'fork. asv
Consul ut Paris, 10 be Charge d'Afsires GG iut,tni
Commander S thornton Executive O.hce Of the Va
steamer kesrsargc TO be advanced IN lis grade ss
numbers To take rank next after Lieutenant ommaDS
ing Whiting, for gallant conduct III ts acilDn vita ~
Alabama; Commander Wiliim II. Maeonh FOR d.
tnguishci conduct III the capture VI Plymouth, I.
lie ordnance stores To ne advanced IN MS gfa0s
ten numbers; Charles L. Gniid OF Ne"-l OK 10 10 ~
tahi PayDaster in the Navy Commander SoheHess
be Commodore; Commander K. ". Meade ~ he Caf
tain; Lieutenant Egbert Thompson to be ConInandsr
also the following Assistant Engineers a. be Lhist -
sineeis: Henry Mason, Eben Hoyt, u T.. ChaissAse
q. Is. y. Tower b. b. h. " harton, James ". wAoS
ker, Geo. ). Bright, AID Philip Jach.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
1t appears from statement oil the Secretary
l., al hnf Ia
prations applicable to tie fiscal year ending June ~
amounted to $3.50 "a Oo0 from which reminding reaa'
stions and transfers 10 the amount Of 52O are a.
ducted leaving about $50 90 900 As the real hfo2A
Of funds 81 applicable From this. after deduetug ~
amount drawn by acquisitions minus the anlonnt .!
funding acquisitions and transfers., s92eioUo ~
balance Oh June - last WAS SIb.,OO2l3.
TIE ST. ALBANS RAiDL9s.
Official information has been received that one
OF the -: Adams raiders has been arreatd ia canada
aud that it IL expected that others VIII 'oon be u
custody As there is very e.cieA detective oses aes6
mo border.
TIE LIQUOR TAX.
Both branches of Congress have passed -
BIZ, smeudatory OF the Int MT ;evenne Law mi.sIg
duty Of g per gallon on distilled spirits Oh aud Sa
the drst OF January Icx and tie b'l oal! awaits ~
Presidents signature 10 pVco'rr "A ii"'
THE TAX oN TOBACCO
Tho Tobacco Bill introduced to-day 10y W.
Ka,,on Qowa) provides IL. Fog the estabishmeats
United States bonded warehorsas IN tob1cco-sro
snd tobacco trading districts allowing lAe ocoie.
~ The Treasury 10 designate any private "arnos~
therefor, taking proper security from lis p'opf%,,
2d II requires every producer ot tobacco elde,
Manufacturer. before any d.h'e'y !" a puicnA'e,
Trno, al IRON tle place of PIodac'.on to ma a"a
snt IN tc Assessor OF the amount II HI. product N ~
given tine. bG, allowing. under regulations tleTT
iuoyal from the place oi lroOe''"h 10 %! 49,,
| ore,'om.e and for eIpJrtat.uu oI any OK the'
prc,s PRIOR to the payment oidaie' hu arr asses
rment a! Il AUTHORIZES the transfer under ''s'ias"s
Of tobacco and rs p.odn'i iioii one "Mruoay 80,
W, ns for Apoltaton prior 10 the PAYMENT 81 DUES
tb IL requires paymen; of DUTIES in al c+s,' oei%s
les the custody of tie lrJdHccr ar ofihr !. Nv
Sa"ss an The erect OF the bin IS 10 relieve i'c