, 1864-01-08
Scare in Naval Circles
California Threat
ened by Pirates.
DEATH OF JUDGE SMITH At
(NDIANApQlIS,
Judge BeckHith Succeeds Judge
Cation In the Illinois
Supreme Court,
GEN. CURTIS APPOINTED TO
COMMAND In KANSAS,
4 Proposition to Call for One Mil
lion Men for Ninety Days.
FROM WASHINGTON,

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FROM WASHINGTON.
t.. Especial Dispatch to the Chicago rstbune.1
| WAsHsaros, Jan. Z, 1864.
TEE A4BAAA THREATENS TIE PACIFIC COAST
The TACT that the Alabama is believed to b
now making her WY towards tho Pacif1
Const, has at last reused the attention o
both War and Navy Departments to onr de
lence1ess situation there. 4 single 50 gu1
rigate, it is said by the Californians them
selves, could take the Aaxbor Of San Fran
cisco orany other harbor on The coast. Til
Navy Department has decided to send two 0
| three men-of.war TO that place ut the earl3
Get possible moment.
senator Conncss has also secured from th
"ar Departing ent the assignment Of a promi
ncnt, able Major General to the Pacific Coast
With several batteries Of artillery, and a sma1
addition to the infantry force. This relieve.
Gen, Wright.
Calitornlans hare some time been mnkin1
urgent representation Of need for thefl
changes and reinforcement, 49,.
"1a1f3-h AAElEAs-
Iassengers VINO lett Cincinnati Monday
morning arrived here between y and l thj:
morning. Similar and eyen worse DELAYS
arc occurring between Washington and New
YORK, and members Of Congress come back
with disposition to 60 into the National
Railroad by wholesale. Still the chances for
an air line road between Washington and
|e" aotA ate no1 n1at eass- II members
souu ta'e PASSED Inc Dill yesterday or to-
ua,' aelt tsmpef was snch fhat 1t would hare
usA '@s nnea5 ~ so t"sousa. oae defay In
,,-.st 1a~ eEs As " "ne'ueE tae 1o7efn-
~. - ~ aau, VI n"e 1''e &1gat' 10 go INTO
''''@" 3'A: ~ ~ easnsse" - -
~ "Ah ~ s'hdtsh.
.,,a e ,a- e.ate aooat e1s goer1lla ATTACK on
49,. 7 su "'u ee,,s, Unlo t'antoaa was nolc.
49, +aals ouiec1s s1aIed I1tat
~. 10y tnu 1npnca 1nem 1hat be
a. ~ s T..r go ~ e4 sss ~ 1e1. morning
4. w" eSa tt.o Aa1Pe1 feF1y. AL
..-a-a - ~ .soPpsu' aao troops
that a fa-oe ~ aoea"-a .oo 1ne - afusn Nas
oner;T1as had co,an dosrn .aw.a a4. mn slsn 'eo
tcr ord dct,c1,ms,+ ~ +ha,o Las s.1.ss
~, 1ast Monaor = s1-,s,., - ~ - s1p.uAeu, ~
.,-,o<o.. ...x - e@'1 W ABDUL oo
. .snf,;ofa,,f o,ra~d ~, ~" .". 80 ~, "i.nout
tcnt n thc 1nor;,,o ,...n":a. ~ r. "uoie 10 @ *
Der.or+,,n,t "a -. "
fnr II s1on1a sear +,,h.a .ana. u s,s.a.. es.ets
pneri11a ~ alarms s~~> %''eA'' A"''e o's'ant lfo'n
< crs 1,nxsr
The Statement TINT f.cn Hr,r,a;5, h,e hoox,
assigned to the Denart,ncnt of 0h,o -e1,av-
ing Gen. Foster. is entirely nnfonnded Erb,s
statement is rade On the snthoritv nf Can
Burnside himself. BE bas, however. been
assigned to a good command. and IL 1,lc1r
eoon to enter upon its dut,cs II ia eto+ed
That he would hare heen retnrnad ~ nh;o
but for his own objection. It IL o,so .tot.a J
though with what foundatfon cannot he nc.
ccrtained, that Gen, Foster was relieved 1,e.
cause some weeks aeo he took steamer
which the Government was nav,nr onc hnc.
dred dollars a day for. and nsed It for Savers,
days in making a pleasure excursion M the
Hudson
PERSONAL.
Medical Inspector Mussey. who has resion-
cd his position, is likely soon to retprn 10
Cincinnati to resume practjce. Goy. Denn,-
son, Judge Jewett, aud other Ohio men. are
here.
The Democratic caucus have called meet.
ing for next Saturday night, It's intluated
that efforts will be made to harmonfze the
factions into which they are spltt, and at.
Tempt to restore the party discipline. md dr.
terninc upon liue Of policy. +:
r1r AcR1ern rnu,, nrpr,r
Tables of tbe con,ne, ae,rjcn1tn-a1 ro,o+.
state the cron of clover scri1 for 1ses n
nine of the nrr;nrtnoi r,ova- saoa ~.
ducinr States" Ia he sTa "a ~ hnsha,s
hafnv = decreas "a fro,, ,,,o4 go z.o. es4N'
tunf|rod md .t,rert.-. a;oht +haasss5 th'.e s"e
tundrc1 rand fnrtr.iwo hushaSs Th;I 10y az
crease ID attr,hnt.3 N aront1, sao-n,t;. e aseas
dr. ard hov nna s.r,n "a, t-as." ~ - ~" r.ou
yn5ssfon oF+ho a,~;a,,t>,-a1 ss. n"%..!l .ns tom~
vtsea : Tint of Fna1and ],-1aa p,.. .cu' ~ az ~
tributiur nnh1;c 3ornments ,s,.;ah - =. III ..5,
them at cost This woni5> >he 49, s,rt1 .orts ~ 80 -
I'm ,,roea,,4 n.,na, ...-,.~,.9.,
witch .,na 1nn5sas ,.S ..uM t.san.!' lepoft' u
tn h. nrin+ea s"e4ts Ano"S0to a1e
s~on -
The remova1 n -,ta, nrssoaas. ). c.u
But1erss dcnartrnent wi,, aarnns.,., ] ~ t"at I'LL
ate1v Tba of,,,o.s nv, ~ Ta,.~aSe,a s 49,
win ha ,es;onca ~ - na,e,,s- u .s.Snu
5n1e 1r;,1 1,a e-sntos - na,s.T "' "uu puao1
nrir,tes 1+.s -. .t.e Ao.nous ~. tne
ers win he at ooce mt nnon eress.a,,1 s h.'y ~
same -ot;nns ond ,,nsaotes I 81 psy .ts ss.o ~
Etr7ct,ons os ~ o1o+t,ng srs esa,tas e1as+n.
coId as onr neon1e a. p;chmona u u''e1 1''A @'''
.,1,,r.nv !.
A large butch Of nominations for of3;ceta
Of different GRADES were nresentea tn the Sen.
-. -. 5A""e1 ""Ae +. eoenseo ~ suo Sen
we're thirty Af,ior md hstuesn. t,ftv ~ 49, s,~+v
Brieadicr Generals.
Gen. Grant IL recomm mcndcd ,;r, FIR nron,ot;o,
rom the rank of Brtpaaier tn Ma,or censrs1
ii the rccu}ar army tn data f+n,n; tss IN ~
Col Georor n Thomas Major
General Of Volunteers to ,,o pr;r,a,a1 - ~
:ep11lur a1my. to i4atc from +f;e hat+1e IL ~ |
,hjckamauga. Mea6e. Nepberson ans sber.
nan 1.Mafor Generals ~ vo1untae-s IN IN
3rigadiers in the. regular army. -, :.
=. TIE BouHTf QUESTION.
Gen. Garfield yesterday voted alone against
he whole House on the hin extending boun.
lea to The lst of March. both to veterans and [
n new volunteers, To.dav 1arre nnmbera of |
he members Who votea for that meosn-e a7e
,ntton.ho,;np NJ senators AM, heer;ns ~ them T. 1o