New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24

pointed, resolutions introduced and general inter-
change OF opinion had when the Convention adjourned
till tomorrow.
THE EXPEDITION TO IDAHO.
Capt. Fisk, commandment of the late success
full overland expedition from St Paul. Minnesota. to
Idaho 900 miles arrived here to-day lie brings I'M
mense nugget of gold from the nevydiscOvored mines
There as present to President Lincoln. Another expo.
don win Start from 81 PAM SOON as grazing is suf-
fciently advanced. and among Adventures the gold
fever runs high.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BrLL-THE WHISKY
DISPUTE.
The report of the Committee of Conference
on the internal Revenue bin adopted by the Senate
and rejected by the House to-day by majority Of hir
ty. On motion Of Mr.. Wasburne Of Illinois a new
Committee appointed TO confer with Committee
from the Senate 1t is claimed by Members of the House
that compromise will be effected by taxing twenty
cents per gallon the whisky hand, and that both
Houses win adhere to tho sliding scale adopted by the
Committee of Conference viz, sixty cents all dis
tod after the passage Of the act and mp to July six
tyye cents from July to January and seventy cents
per gallon thereafter But from all that BE- learned
the Senate will not recede from the position previously
taken BY SO large majority as 81 os.
IOWA AGAINST LINCOLN.
private dispatch from Des Moines states
that in the Iowa State Convention, held to-day in that
city resolution instructing its delegates to vote for
Lincoln was voted down by large majority.
CAVALRY AMBUsCADED
As scouting party, composed of one hundred
and fifty Of the Cd Massachusetts Cavalry, and pa
toon Of the 18th NJ Y. Cavalry, the whole under the
command of Capt. j. Sowal Reed of the Cd Massachu-
Ectts returning nom expedition to their camps
at Vienna. yesterday morning, they were attacked on
the Georgetown pike, between LeesbuTg and Drains.
vile, by large force OF gucrrlas, led by Moseby
The guerrillas fired by voey and then charged upon
the flank of The column. Taken by surprise the party
were threwn into some confusion, which increased
by number Of recruits who broke and ran. thus de-
moralihng the column.
being thus attacked in the rear, retreat was cut of
and II appears TO have been save himselfwho could
affair The rear squadron under Lieuts. Dabnoy aud
Clark escaped and have arrived safely with about 40
men at Muddy Branch. Capt Reed, who commanded
the detachment was killed, also nine privaes, names
not ye, asccrtained but mostly roo ", cd Massachu
se.ts. Fifteen men were also wounded but were
brought in by their comrades Capt. Geo. A Manning
and Lout VIM L. Manning brothers. natives Of
Of the 10Th Now.York is also missing Lieut. Wilson Of
the End k>szachpsetts dismounted but succeeded
in making his way to camp. Mosby is now Lieu
snd provides his robbers with eerti
cate that they are regularly enrolled in his command
NE. BLOWS SPEECH.
In the House to-day Mr.. Blow of Missouri
replied 10 the speech Of Mr. Frank p Blair IT,, raising
direct issue with him. stating that at he Convention
held in 81. Louis in lst2 Gen. Blair assailed Gen.
Schofed, and Committee Of which he (Mr. Blow was
Chairman. was sout to Washington to urge upon the
President his removal which request was aceeded to
and Gen. Curtis appointed in his place.
This statement 3Ir Blair denied to which Mr.. Blow
responded that he could prove 1t by the genemans
friends in ST. Louis. Mr.. Blow defended Mr.. Chase
from tho attacks which had been made upon him by
Blair and others. He also alluded to Montgomery
Blairs Rockville speech denouneing the Abolitionis,s
and desired TO remind that gentleman that the Govern
ment OF which he was member Abolition Gov
ernment and that this was Abolition Congress- and
that tho army abolition army. That il the idea
was to be advanced that 1t was otherwise We would not
have O corporals guard left in any of our armies.
He referred to the differences between the members
Of the Cabinet descanted upon by Frank Blair and
said he had business to drag the Cabinet quarres
THE KENTUCKY CONVENTION.
At the Kentucky Convention held at Louis
vile to-day. the onetern principle adopted In a
strong resolution. Missouri, Arkansas Tennessee and
Kentucky, now stand upon this ground.
GIN. sIGEL sBNT TO WEST VIRGINIA.
Gen. Sigel has been assigned to an important
command by the President understood ~ DO TO super
cede Gen. Kelley.
COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate day, III executive session, con-
frmcd large number of military appointments
doctors, commissares, chaplains &c. A fresh batch
Of nominations sent in for postmasters receivers
Of public moneys. and other Offices.
THE BELGIAN TREATY.
The Belgian treaty relative TO Sound dues,
&C.. was rejected. A motion was made to reconsider
however.
TIE FRBEDMAN'S BUREAU.
Judge Kelley of Philadelphia made q speech
to-day upon the subject Of lreednans Bureau and In
reply to Mr. Coxs effort to charge amalgamaton upon
the Republican party He said that Mr.. Cox had
talked great deal about the theory Of amalgamation,
bat lie proposed to talk OF amagamaton where 1t OK
listed, and proceeded TO show by series of very I'M
portant statistics TO be published in the fortho omng
Census reports that large portion of the slaves South
were mulattoes, the ratio in some States being even
enty Ave per cent. These facts, he caimed clearly
of the Opposition In the South.
our NAVAL FORCES IN THE EASTERN HgAI-
SPHERE.