New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-31
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WASHINGTON Wednesday. March 30 1854


CAPTURE OF A NOTORIOUS BUsHwHACKBR.
Gen. Patrick, Provost Marshal.Genoral Of the
Army Of the Potomac sent to this city yesterday no
to-ious Rebel citizen and bushwhacker charged with
ne murser Of the son OF Senator Brown Of Virginia.
The prsof against this - said 10 be positive az the
deed wac witnessed by several Of orr oicers Col In
graham committed the prisoner to the Old CAPITOL
Prison
THE FRENCH DEsBRTgRs.
Yesterday, at the request of Mr.. j.. de Geoi-
,ey Acting Minister of Fraace the four who were
committed to the Old Capitol Prison deserers from
the French merchant service. were sent to New
Toslsnd turned over to the lFrench ConsElGeneral.
THE PgvR-Tw1STY BONDS.
No authority has been given by the Treasury
pepartnezs TO receive subse pos for the fvetwenty
bonds excepting to certain Assistant Treasurers and
designated National Banks. IAN representations to
the contrary. without any fcundation in truth
agSBRAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate Finance Committee have reported
amendments 70 the House bill f paying the expenses Of
fAe Legislative Judicial and Executive Departments
snou them reducing tha appropriation for the Agricu'
sura Department from s15sO0O 70 sioo COO and increas
ing the appropriations for the Adutant- Generals,
Quarteznaster- Generals. and Paymsster.GeDerals
Offices nearly ESQ., 600 EsadditsOn TO the amount al
ready inthe bill
SURGEONS .CoSPrRAED.
The Senate to-day in Executive Session con-
hrmed a large nnpiber Of surgeonO in the volunteer
1Orce. among them tie following:
From New-York--Edwapd b. Dalton, George l..
ssatten Audrey +. Sheldon. Peter H. Gleary, Edward
tan p. Ril, Charles S. Wood. ii. x. Hasan, John
Trenor: !r. gFrancis Greene and A. G. Van Dyn.
Tsom Pennsyh ania IN NISoR, wn; B.
Frederick A. K.sfer. Lewis ID. Hsrlon. David b. stur
geen. james w. Pettinos John Bradley. Alexander NJ.
Morrison, Lewis W. Reed, Jacob J. Deamster. Lewis
O. Rice William II. Dewitt and III. w. Duoacket
From Massaohusetts-Jobn W.. Faye. Cyrus N
Otis n Murphy, Frank keachsm, Sias "A Holman,
SAINT mel Kneland. Liiscoln X Stout. Also, William A.
Conover and James %. Allen OF NewJersey; 3; u.
Fnier W. ID. Burnett and Abel @. Benedict Of Con.
neccut large nun Der Of assistant surgeons in the
volunteer force were confirmed; also Surgeon John
/. Leconte TO be Medical Inspector vice Hamilton,
resigned and John @. HoMinn OF Wisconsin to be Su.
perintendeDt OF Indian Affairs for Washington Terri
ioay, sice Calvin II. Hat removed.
BLOCKADE OF HoLSTBN PORT. |
The State Department has been officially adj |
vised that the port Of casted in Holsten 10 nov block
AIDED by the Danish Government. f.
CONVENTION WITH ECUADOR.
The President has signed the bill to carry into
effect the convention with Ecuador for the mutual ad.
,ustment Of claimG
DEATH 0P A CASHIER.
Mr.. Richd. Smith, for many yearscashier Of the
Branch Bank Of the United States in this city and late
oaser Of the Bank Of the Metropolis, died lat night OF
The advanced age Of 10 years.
ark CAPTURE OF A BLOCKADE RUNNER.
The Navy Department has received inforn's-
<, the nh ,T nosouito Inlet Florida
he u. g. schooner Beauregard captured the schooner
Linda, from Nassau to New-Smyrna Fla, with cargo
4 salt liquor. coffee 60 also Of The capture the saue'