New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to Tie =. T. Tribune
WASIEGTOS, Taesdiy Dee. g. 1894
OPINIONS ABOUT suRRMAa.

WASIEGros. Tuesday. Dec. 3. 1864.
OPINIONS ABOUT suRRMAa.
Zen. Logan gives it rs his opinion that tho
slow progress Of Gen. Sherman t5c very bs, evidence
o. is entire safety and success. II YVES biz programms
IA make frequent hats TO rest h, men Whlo dstoch
monts shoud seonr the country to destroy roads bridges
and Rebel supplies. Had H. encountered any serious
opposition ho would have reached TIE coast before his
COL. FoREgY POR THE CABrNlT.
TIC resolutions adopted by the merchants OF
Philaieplia, selecting john W. FOrney Us tie oand
date Of PENNSYLVANIA for sost ia Mr IDco'ls Cabi
net in the event of is reconstruction and indicating
him for the secretcryship Of the Navy have poducod
strong impression here.
The meeting at the Corn Exchange is known 10 have
been composed Of tie lcaaig end most influential 6n,
ness mon of PENNSYLVANIA Their selection ofMr. For
ney viii be ratified BY the Republican party throughout
the state Herr il noan,ly received H.; approval Of
the friends OF Size Administration within Congress and
without.
NOMINATIONS IL TBh SENATE.
Postmas.er.General Dcnnison va, confirmed.
Tho Attorney Generals nomination was not reached
NEW CHAIRMAN or Tii8 NAVAL CoMHirFrEe
The Senate to-day pat Mr.. Grimes at The head
of,he Naval Committee. previously removing senator
Hale.
SPLENDID NORTHUMBERLAND
The Navy Department has dispatches from
Admiral Porter W night stating that the AnsioCoa'
.ederate steamer Armstrong Wa captured NJ the
United States BIockndcrs Cuyier and Gettysburg on tho
4b. while running ou OF Wilmington. with four huui
red and fifty balcs cotton. She is six hundred and
afty iuns Admiral Porte. describe. her as Iae most
beautiful cIi.h we have se, captured. sac IS at Hdnp
ton Roads.
CASH FROM THE FLORIDA.
The Navy Department has received the treas
ure box taken from the florida upcn her srFva IN pors
with twelve thousand dollars in gold in H.
THE CoHQUEgoR OF " EGYPr.'
Gen. Logan was in The House to-Jey re.
cejying tho concentrations Of old friends saI ms.ins
new.
ASSOCIATE JCDGE-ADy0CArE. ~
Capt. II. NJ. Ills, OF tie J52d NcwYork. has
been associated with Col. Foster as Judge Adrcca1e
by order of the War Department.
LADIES GOING 70 SEE GRy. GIANT.
Mrs. General Graut and party OF ladies are
going to tie front TO n.oirow.
COURT-SARTlAL BUSINESS.
The Doubleday Military Court mas been en-
gagged today in the trs, OF important blockade cases
Thomas Coruin has the defense of some OF tho most
prominent OF these contrGband traders. He las 70
surned the bus.ness Of an advocate.
To tho Associated Pfess.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Dee. =. l.6f.
POsTM ASTgE-C GENERAL COMBINED.
The Senate in executive session to-day con.
frrned the nomination or sx.Gov. Denn!son as Post
raster.Gerergl
POsT-cFPICE Az! AIas-RouTE AGENCIES.
N LOO. he
follow ing appointments.
Route New-York 10 Boston, appoint Robert Siewan
route agent at pay OF $500 per annnm Wee George
~ Ans, removed -
New-Yors TO Chatt an -Four Corners. appoint Theo
dore Knapp route agent between Acw-ioik and
Chatham Four Corners. at pay o, 500 per annain' &c
place OF G. II. Knapp resigned
Harrisburg TO Aiioons Pa. appoint VIM. a. EN-
erick route agent between Harrisburg and Altoona
vice John LocAhar resigned, AT same pay Oh $500 PEI
Gnngm. go
Gu the line from Philadelphia 20 'osvilc. baggag.
masters Morgan l.. Eant0 Mortimer HooIlap. ane
Joseph peon are appointed iO take Charge OF The MATS
At FnGsburc. Carroll Connfy Msryishd' ;. -
StocksLslc is appointed mail messenger 10 convey t
mails three times week from the me ot tue AiaryiA'
Western railroad 80
A new post.ofice is also established at tbap'nans
ousrres Northampton County, Pennsylsa ans sae
Samuel Sacon appointed post SINISTER Inh' Once" WIZ
receive mails regularly three times week b. the ser
vice between Io;llebca sad l.l.csncrsvilc.
We understand Chnpmin's cuarrieS forms neS"y
established ylr,c surrounded by extensive slate quar-
capiia OF SEQ CO. employs oue hundred ara seventy
FIVE hands The new railroad nom Bethlehem VII! soon
7 .ss near this poin,.