, 1864-12-24
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
The Military Situation,
THE GREAT FLEET RU.
=. M0RED AT WORK
YESTERDAY.
Highly Important from
The Rebel Press:
n0W THEY LIKE TIE ASPECT
OF AFFa1RS.
News from Nashville and Below
~Thomas Still Moving On.
Sherman Quiet at Savannah
and Making Ready.
Highly Important from David
sons. Expedition--He is
Moving on Mobile.
FROM CLEvElAK0---aELAnCHaLY
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Canada Questio1--En-
couraging View Of
Cur Relations.
FROM Observation-Disclosures
ING MILITARY AND GEN
ERAL NEWS.
EXECUTION OF FOUR BOUNTY
JUMPERS AT INDIANAPO-
LIS YESTERDAY.
0ER AEW T0Rk MIDNIGHT DISPATCH---
MILITARY HEWS---TDE ClylDI1H
4SPECT--NEW YORK ITEMS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Canada Question--En-
couraging View Of
Cur Relations,
FROM WASHINCTGN--INTEREST-
ING MILITARY AND GEN.
ERdL KEWS.
EXECUTION OF FOUR BOUNTY
JUMPERS AT INDIANAPO-
LIS YESTERDAY.
0ER NEW YORK MIDNfGNT DISp4TCH---
MILITARY NEWS--TnE ClXlDIiH
4SPECT-NEW YORK ITEMS.
Highly Interesting Military md Gem
ernl News Summary.

tSpeticl Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsH1se7oS, Friday, Dec. %.
Instructions hare been forwarded to the several
National Deposlta1ics not to receive subscriptions
to the 10a0 loan after the s1st Instant.
The War and Navy Departments are determined
to ferret out and bring TO punishment the authors
Of the premature md highly 1eprehensib1e pubN-
canon Of the detils Of Gen. Buffers expedition.
~up 10 ten O'Clock tonight no further news from
the Wilmington movement had been received,
either 1,y the War or Navy Department. The iele~
graph line to City Point is broken at jamestown.
The first boat-load Of exchanged prisoners ar
rived ut Annapolis to-dsy. from Charleston. Sere-
raj deaths occurred On the passage. There we're
about 500 In all.
The whisky bill which passed Congress
z few days ago, 4p to . late hour tonight
French Mission The FTasidcnt 1a literally over
whelmea With petitions from ali quarters of the
The Examining Board to examine into cases OF
minor special duty In the department here, is now
in session Al those ii for duty are to be sent to
hospitals are also being wceded Of men ltfor ser
4 s'isht fire occurred IN the war Department
story. The fire was e1tinguished with little DIM
nge 10 the buildings 6.
anoss vass
is quiet in the Valley. Scouts who have returned
from St:urton report that the rebel force in the
cavnlfv.
A sad accident occurred ut Winchester fcw
days ago, through The falling ot nuildng fern. .
~ efs sfH njn4ed se{t ee sss .a;a1y vi sa' .Sn
to ons e
,ia MA rceime1t, were anienEeaaed near Middleton Sy
Aosclys gang, and oil but fourteen either killed,
Nrw Tonr Frday. Dec. aa-rhe WASHINGTON
e ;nfa1mcd u that last vinS Lefose
Tssr sn3 asnS e1e "no afe ts' VI Ills
| 1estcr from the nr.ny Of the pot,nac, dated
xce1erar that o,,ici eontianes to p:cyai re-
1e ,ar7a It nrmisel Gf a1;ceTe we .toInr.
honc IN farjouehs. Among those Who In thIs
| morninr were Generals Gregg, Potter, Ayers,
I'D Sdt Xe he ve9sTas7 q sn
tic fnueral Of 3 brother
Three more deeeEters are to be shot tomorrow.
George Bradley, all Of tho 5th New Hampshire
WAsu1Scrcy, Dec, sa.-The mail hoat Webster,
from CITY Point Yesterday, IL not only frozen up
brt aground, mile below Washington Tie lee
op he Potomac was sufficiently thick, this uYru.
iuc. to admit Of persons wallin ashure from thal
'' The 7smes Washington fpccia1 says: cnuaaian
1nerchaufs are here to engineer against the abro.
| 1,,tion NJ tho RIciprDcitV Treaty They are de.
frhtrd n learn lint III rnsulntIon has not passed
md declare Cansdians viii epare no 10 expense 10
nrevcnf IT, heinr terminated.
,asoroa 11ith r. and ,he chenne1 IA cnmnirtcIt
c'n.ad nv ~ tbat narfcat;on il snsncncG Baats
~ NJ pt4c1nnt "ffhcr m snnronrh ~ Ieore Wash
tnpton. M @ Tie ice in most pIaces is tfree inches
thici ernr,i hosfs viii, .Fnn1,s ,shirh I'm "a
taaGA. tGe o.. faa,5 h,nw E;farn 1eu 4e's 'eS
" w Ns,oartnnnt .nlnr
~ ~ Ia de5th r. Nctinr Msstrr f,hsS 1@hotch
gs'S ~ W,tne A. rn.t1rnii;nr fhn Gezs1ie ott.rHai