New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Marohs 1894
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was in tho room spread through the immense
hotel, and the hundreds OF guests, Senators,
Representatives. fSupreme Court Judges, women, Off
GERS lawyers and all the customary household Of vii.
ards sprang from their ard cheerod in the most
tremendous manner, and crowded around the blpshng
and confused object Of this sudden ovation and over
whelmed him With their admring interest. When his
neal was concluded and he left the ROOM 1t hut
fall into another scene OF enthusiastic love that awaited
him from groa, crowd in the lower hall His retreat
from this superior force up the stair and TO his room
was characterized by most unsoldierly blushng.
The reception Of Gen Grant at the Presidents levee
in the evening was moro furious than any scene that
ever transpacd in The East Room. He was literally
lifted 9y for a while and in obedience to demand and
to q necessity SO great the desire To have fair
look a: him. he was obliged to sofa under the
AUSPICES Of Secretary Seward who preceded him to
that elevation. There has never been such coat.
tearsn:, buttOn-bursting jam In the White House as
this soldier has occasoned. The cheering and waving
Of handke rchefs WAS In the customary fury OF Amer
leans over popular fayortes
DEATH OF COL. DAHLGRES.
Dispatches received yesterday, but purposely
Withheld threw doubts upon the safety Of Col Dahl
g-ed TO day the President communicated 10 Admiral
DGhlgren the reported death of his The Admiral
Immediately left for Fort Monroe. Subsequently the
following dispatch received at the Navy Depart
ment confirming the sad tidings:
yorktown. Tuesday March G, 1864.
Ren. GIDEON WELLRs, Secretary Of hs Nary
The gunbOat Morse, Lieut.. -Commanding
Babcoek len here Sunday noon. 70 afford relief 10
Col. Dahlgrens party. On Monday, the 9Th inst, at
O. NJ near West Point the Morse picked up five men,
who had been attracted by her signal guns, and were
guided 70 the river by friendly negro who provided
them with boat. -Four Of these were Col Dahlgrens
white soldiers and was his colored servant They
represent that Col Dahgrens party were surrounded
by cavalry and infantry that he (Dahlgrenl was
aferward give themselves up az prisoners Col. Dahl
green's servant says that he saw the CooneFs naked
body which had been stripped and the ring finger
cut of
COL. DAHLGRKy.
Col. Dahlgren vas not yet twenty-five year,
old when Killed.
THE CASE or GEN. MBADE.
Gen. Meade Yesterday wrote letter to Rev
erdy johnson nbout the testimony given by Generals
Sekes and Doubleday that he gave order to retreat
after the first days light at Gettysburg denying it point
blank-admtting however, that he had arranged be
fore the battle 10 take safer position, and one where
he could more adyantageousy accept battle, and dwell
ing with particular tenaoity upon the point that that
could not be retreat which was TO take place without
a fight
TIE UNEMPLOYED GENERALS.
Copperhead threats Of fllibustering STAYED off
today the passage OF the resolution from the House
Military Committee to drop the unemployed and mis-.
employed MajcrGcnerals and Brigadier Generals who
are eating three hundred thousand dollars year
our afflicted Treasury. There are sixty our Of these
beauties of whom twenty-five are doing nothing but
wearing uniforms and giving their views. Thirynine
are gently exercising themselves in Courts Martial IN
quiries and other tender empos ments not cOmmensa
rate with their rank and hugely disproportOned TO
their pay.
iROS-CLAD SAvY-YARD.
Tho House Sub-Nayal Committee viii start
10 morrow 10 examine the NewIondOn site for iron.
clad Navy ard.
THE QUICKSILVER MINE CASE.
In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr.. Black,
counsel for the Quicksilver Company. resumed the argu
ment IN the of Fosse ag the United States reply
ng efecualy TO the points made by Mr.. wills and Mr.
Bates, and maintaining the Company's claims with
yreat power. A large audience was present. He vii
lose tomorrow.
He showed to-day that the line between Berryrsea
md Lorres was straght from tie forks OF the brooks
ouh 10 the sierra placing the mine the Lario, side
II the line and that the southern boundary ncnded tho
DOT hills. which is the NINE and along the side
II the sierra He also showed that the United States
had no interest in the question: had not taken eIccp
lions below, had not sppealcd. and wholly |
estopped to deny Fosset's right
CHARGES AGAISsT ADMIRAL WILKES.
Charges ard specifications have been filed by |
Secretary welles against Admiral Wilkes for disobedi
OF orders In taking and keeping the Vanderbilt for
lis flagship, when he knew that she wa. ordered on |
special service IN South America; in refusing To send
he Oneida and Cuyer to Farragut; for insubordinsts
conduct in going of with the Vanderbilt 10 La1usyra
when he should have remained about the Bahamas. |
rusng for Rebel privateers for disrespectfl
% his superior officer in writing IN insubordnatc and
sucy letter to Secretary Wees for dAobed!ence Of the
Naval regulations forbdding publication Of official CON-
nuncations in giving NewYO1k paper O copy Of the
above letter and procuring 10 be published therep
and conduct untocoming on officer. in refusing to tell
the Department how old be was
10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Tuesday March Z. leCf
THE WHISKY BILL SIGSKD.
The President having signed the Whisky bill,
Il il therefore law.
RECEPTION OF GIN. GRANT.