New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-07
GENERAL, NEWS.

During the reading Of the Presidents Nj C!
sage In the House OF Representatives,. j: severa
times interrupted by applause especially theconcludiae
portion which be says he will not DO tho instrument
u reSnslave such persons as are made free By Tbs
Emancipation Proclamation or by any Of the acts Of
Congress and that in stating this single condition
oi peace be meant simply to say the waI will cease OF
the part of the Government whenever it shall have
ceased on the part Of those who began it, The applause
was by the clspping Of hands, with ordinations
good" that's right &C. The Speaker raped
with his gayel to prevent further infraction OF the
1ules Of decorum although ii evident that he him
self shared in the declarations Of the President.
Hon. Salmon p. Chase havingbcen a member
Of the Senate according 10 the usual courtesy in such
oasss, his nomination ChiefJustce of the Supreme
Court of the United States not referred to the Com
mstss on the Judiciary but was acted upon at once
and the nomination was confirmed in Executive session
directly after tho reading Of the Presidents message
The Chief-Justice will reach Washington to-day The
nomination of the Hon. James Speed as Attorney.Gen-
era was referred to the Committee the Judiciary,
and that Of ex.ioy. Dennson Postmaster.G eneral
10 the Committee Postooes and Post roads. these
gentlemen having been members Of the Senate.
We have dates from Panama to Nov. "a.
The captured gang of Confederate pirates were still on
board the United States flagship Lancaster the State
government Of Panama refused permission to pass them
over the Isthmus BY the arrival OF the Chill from the
South Pacific an unusually large amount Of cotton
some 200 bales-had been received The South Ameri.
can Congrcss has been opened It's first act was to send
commissioner to the Chncha Islands to request Ad.
mira Hnzon 10 give up the occupation OF the islands.
Ecuador has at last joined the Congress.
Yesterday afternoon two parties of boys en-
gagged in battle at the corner of Forty secondst. and
Eleventh-sve Stones and other missiles were thrown.
Joseph May. aged II years. was struck on the head
with stone and knocked down. He Immediately fired
three shots at the opposite party the last taking effect
in the breast Of Edward Watson. aged years resd.
ing at No so West Forty sixthst He died while be.
ing taken home Officer Taylor Of the Twentieth Pre-
cnct arrested May and he was committed 10 the sta.
ton. house.
A father and five sons, by the name Of Buell.
were arrested on Monday night at their residence in
Cxna,se l.. l., on charge Of assaut and highway rob-
berry upon james II. Hunter. liquor merchant OF
Brooklyn On his way to Canarsie in in wagon on
last Wednesday night, Mr.. Hunter was set upon and
severely injured. a. well - robbed bill of indict.
snt vas found against the prisoners. and they will be
frod during the present term Of tho Court of Sessions
A dispatch in a Boston paper states that
another freud On the Internal Revenue law has been
discovered In the Sixth Revenue District Of New.Yor
where to proprieto Of popular patent medicine have
beea selling great quantities without axing their pro.
prietary stamp The dispatch says that seizure has
been made and that tho property 10 doubtless liable to
Oonfsoation.
Officers Hslstesd and Ferdon, of the Eighth
Prsspcs while attempting to arrest sa at the Third