Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-18
IHNfoAfAD hAfAA-sLi DAILY sTATE sESfiNEI
Noon Reports.
THE NEW C0NSCRIPTlON BILL
THE ITTER.v.fL REI'E.vUE.
Stuart's Movements Cause no Alarm.
A BLOCKADE RUNNER DESTROYED.
TENNESSEE RAILROADS TO BE REPAIRED.
HcbeI Force i'm Texas Only $4,000
Intercepted Correspondence,
Rebels Seek French Alliance.
THE I.rTER.v.sL REV'E.yUI
BLOCKADE RUNNER DESTROYED.
acbeI Force i'm Texas Only $4,000
&c, &c, &c. &c &c.
From New YOrk.

NEW YORK. January l6-A special to the
World dated Washington the 18th, says:
The conseripton bill. as it passed the Senate
provides that drafted man, who pays S400, i.
exempted ill every other man in his district is
drafted, when he is again liable Both classes
are consolidated. and exemptions Of the only son
OF widow. father of motherless children, &c
are stricken out. The bill is how acceptable 20
the House Military Committee
The Times Washington special of the 18th
says;
Authentic information to the Government
places Nj agruder'S force in Texas hot exceeding
$4,000. and Taylors and other forces in Louisi
ana at not half that number They are scattered
and transportation is that they could not
be consolidated in less than two months
1t Is quite probable that the tax on all
facured articles will be doubled before the close
OF the session of Congress, upon the recomEen
daton of Senator Brown
Secretary Chase has consented TO remove the
restrictions upOn trade in Missouri
No information of reDel cavalry raid to
Leesburg has been received at Gen. Augur's
Headquarters
Our forces along the Upper Potomac amply
sufficient to protect that line
large number Of carpenters and other me
chanics have been sent from here by the Govern
ment to repair the railroad in Tennessee, which
will be in complete running order the opening
OF spring.
The report teegrapbel this morning from
Pittsburg that Mrs Senator Sprague injured
by the accident on the Cleveland Railroad is in
correct. She here at the time
Gen. Butler will remove his Headquarters from
Fortress Monroe to Norfolk
Gen Stoneman has gone West to report to
Gen Grant
Charles A. Dana, Esq, formerly of the Tribune,
will probably be appointed Assistant Secretary
of War
The Tribune says the receipts from internal
revenue from January lst last, to January l4th,
amount to S47 ga 900
With expected changes in the excise law, the
lowest estimates for the second year are Sl42.-
$40 900, while the highest estimates would add
S25, 900 900 to $50 900 900 thereto With no
change in the revenue law about 1000 would
be produced
The Herad's letter from the squadron off
Wilmington, dated the 9Th. reports the chase and
destruction, ON the 9Th. of the rebel blockade
runner steamer Dove, 10y the Montgomery and
Aries Her ashore IL miles north of
Georgetown Light, ) c The crew escaped
Boats crews from the Montgomery and Aries
boarded aud burnt her a boats crew from the
Aries swampei in leaving her. and Acting
Master Pendleton. of the Montgomery in charge
OF a launch, picked up five men while returning
to his ship He others. and, turning to save
them, his boat was thrown on the beach. where
all were captured by the rebel cavalry
The schooner George Manyhtm at day
break the next morning ran close in shore and
sheled the rebel cavalry
The Dove was side wheel steamer of 900
ton burthen She was totally DESTROYED Her
cargo was apparently not large, bat probably
some distinguished rebel persons We're on board.
The Dove chtsel 81 miles
On Wednesday Gen. Butler sent important
dispatches to City Point by a flag of truce. bear
ing on tie subject of the exchange of prisoners.
Meantime he has ordered the rebel prisoners to
be brought within the lines Of his department to
await n release which he hopes to be able to eff
feet
Among the intercepted Lamar correspondence
i the following TO Messrs Hart,teiu Lamar
GESTLEMEN-When you 90 to Paris call on
Mr.. Sdell and tell him from me TO negotiate for
the French prOtectorate in ease Of necessity. The
peonle will gladly accept it in the last extremity.
With Mexico, France and the Confederacy in
alliance and free trade, we could eclipse the
world G. 3 LAMAR
Malcolm Campbell arrested Yesterday, has
been discharged by Gen. Dix
complimentary dinner was given TO Gen.
Burnside last night by few eminent citizens of
this city.
Ice in the harbar is very thick causing con-
siderable damage to shipping.