New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-29

conni..iOnsr OF the United stses
bsrs nrone,ty Ia used b. the Government without peytn
ps h p V of taxes on Il win be suspended until fur
~ T. S BOWERS, Assistant Adjutant General
ARREST OF Observation-Disclosures.
Five blockade.runners, recently from Rich
,oDd were arrested on Tuesday by Patroman Cline OF
Che Frst D. c. while on board Of the stage which had
inst arrived from Port Tobacco. On their persons were
Dund between thirty and forty thousand dollars in gold
twenty-five gold watches, i've Georgia State bonds o.
sl 900. and two North Carolina State bonds.
Tie following are names Of the captured parties
Thomas Clayton. Samuel Palmer. james Thomas
CHRISTOPHER Bolgis and f. S. Ebbs. These parties
we're sent to the Old Capitol by the PrcTos''Aa'Sa'
yesterday forenoon,
REBEL PRISONERS.
The number of prisoners at present coniineu
u the Old Capitol and Carroll Prisons as stated py yes
serdsy mornings report OF Mr. Wood the o"pefiHe''
dent ia as follows 50.
a,te Old Capitol -. 7S7 Carroll Prison ;;'''' ES'
Total. itV $500.
n, r,...a.u r5rro-a A Thomas alias VIM A. Hill,
formerly of the leth Massachusetts Volunteers was
.ant 20 mi. city from Fort Delaware he was found
among the prisoners-of.wor at that post
LADIES SANITARY FAIR.
The opening of the Ladies Great National
.,na,y Fair was inauguratcd last evening under the
most suspicious circumstances. large audience CON-
posed Of citizens and strangers was present and the ex
ercises were of most patriotic and interesting char
sster.
TAX COMMISSIONER POR VIRGINIA
The President and Senate have appointed A.
rence Foster TO be Tax Commissioner for the District
II Virginia under the act for the collection of direct
taxes in insurrectionsry districts within the United
States and for other purposes.
REMOVING or TRADE RESTRICTIONS
The General-in-Chief having replied in the
laxative to Mr. Secretary Chases inquiry 10 whether
there would he danger OF supplies reaching the Rebels
trade restrictions were removed from the States Of
Kentucky and Missouri Mr. Chase has prescribed. and
the President sanctioned regulations opening these
States to unrestricted commercial intercourse the same
Is exists in any OF the other loyal States. The same
vii soon be done in Delaware and Maryland.
CLAIMS OF UNION MIN IN REBEL STATES.
The House Military Committee, at its session
yesterday. decided to recommend the postment till
after the close Of the war Of all propositions to indems
II Union inhabitants in the Rebel States for losses sus
talned b. the occupation Of their country by Union
Armies.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS.
Secretary Chase has under consideration the
removal OF certain trade restrictions and when the sp
proval Of the War Department shall have been OBJ
tanned additional regulations viii be adopted. enlarg-
ng tho field of commercial transactions in the section
rescued from the insurgents.
He is known to have favored the most liberal facii.
ties for bringing cotton and other products TO market
consistently with due regard for the requirements Of
The military service Generals commanding necessa-
ry the judges ofthe necessities of the situation In mill
tary point OF view and when those directing the mill
.ary movements shall deem it prudent and safe the
efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury will no; be
wanting to adopt regulations for liberal traffic
n the staples Of the insurrectonary States.
FERNANDO WOODS RECEPTION.
The reception Of the Hon. Fernando tonight
was brilliant and largely attended Many ladies OF
Members Of Congress, and Judges OF the Supreme
Court Foreign Ministers and others were present.