New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dnpatch 10 The N. Y. Tribune
NAyIItOTOy Tbny1 lag No. ~ ioct
THE PRESIDENT on SIBERIAN.

"Aahoros. ThuIslay. Dec. 10, 1861
TIRE PREstDEsr on SIBERIAN.
IL was stated IN conversation to-day On tho
foor OF the Senate that the President had sald tbs.
Sherman had como on; at Savannah with forty thousand
more men. black and white than he started with.
FINANCIAL POLICY.
II is understood that tho financial nolicv
which tho Chairman Of the Committee Of ways and
Means will endeyor to pass through this Congress will
DO the issue Of twen.yyear bonds bearing eight per
cent Interest payable In currency. IL i, intended to
rely upon them for tho means 10 finish the war
80 WORK IN CONGRESS.
No work Of any consequence will DO done by
Congress nEtl after the holidays. unless Rnexpecteiy
forced upon 1t b. events connected with the growing
igritGticns or the Canada frortior.
COURTs-MARTTAL.
The several cOUrts-maTtal in session hero
havo been ordered not to entertain any until
af.9E their Reorganization which anuualy takes place
HCSBUg FROM KENTUCKY.
The radical Kentucky delegation is said to
have succeeded in npreselu their upon the Prsi
dent. and Lave obtained from lin assurances that tho
policy OF the Administration should hreaer favor the
earliest loyalty ofthat State.
BIDS FOR BEEP.
The Chief Commissary of Subsistence to-day
opened tic bis for furnishing frcsh beef troops
aud prisoners at Point Lcokouti T. KimbIsty, 1890
cen. y z. Miller & White, ll65 cents; n. J. Rents.
1881 CENTS, L. shipmen l2l cents j. J. BaIkard 1873
conts; j. D. Pcris. 1901 coats. No aw9rds.
PROMOTION.
Lieut.. Col. Clark, formerly Of Gen. McPhcr-
seas sIaf. now Chief Of Gen. Howard saf, vas TO-
doy promoted TO C. BfigadierGeneral
FROM THE ARMY or THE POTOMAC.
Grey sends the following:
HDoRs Army or TIP PoTotL.c, Dec. Is, 1904.
Prve,es John Thompson. 5'h y: II. w. NIp. here
alias Wm. Carter. 9Th Maryland Jos. hely a!ias zoo
licEulty, 9Th n. H., Christopher Lair, and Ch.s
Harnmen OF the 7tl II. Y. Heavy Artillery. are TO Ia
brng on FRIDAY the 6ii inst ioT the crime Of desert
ink to the enemy Cor Ae purpose OF embracing tie oon
d.tons Of JEFF Davis order No 65 offered to send %
their hOmos al Gcsertcrs from the mon ines sixty
more citing tria 10Y tho same offence, and wa
probably he awarded tie SANE summary punishment
Woataer stal cold
The NAVY Department received dispatches from
Admiral Dalhgran this evening comprising an account
Of the navy participating Wits Gen. Foster. a COM
biRed effort was made 10 destroy the railroad bridge
above Grahamgyiile. The Rebels had cOleosad a con-
siderable force and vi.h artillery aud ossetry, stubs
bornly reslsted our advance b., on Sunday Gem
Foster with few tug ami I'D men, assembled 10 fori
Roya: Fery AMI surps.'"' and took two or three
Rebel works VITA tier small armament The next dsy
lie arranged Y eapdro the railroad bridge OYER Broad
River our soldiers and mariners were landed aih
destgoa the large County Road bridge and "ere cue
sluy moving toward the railroad nldSe at tie t1-s
| tie AdpiraIs disgatcc,,vs we're sehtoG
| FINANCIAL.
! The Secretary Of the Treasury Is favorably
considering proposition 10 MIKE tho '5o aud lO'ac
loans the basis Differentiation Of e. the National bahks
The bank, and large capitalists Of TIE country S'a0a
ready to supply all the immediate vents Of tho treasury
On further ssues Of 30 ooads.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Gen. Grant arrived to-day from Cfty
Point ard Is On her way to her home. Vim. Is. Dodgs
arrived this evening from New-Ycsk.