Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-14

/ for one million dcllsrs-S300. 900 In bonds an
nually Zoe ten years afler demonstration al The
entire success Of the work
The canal biz. which recently passed The
House. proposes a government loan Of SIX md
lions, 10 Re paid in tolls.
Tho Tribune's Savannah letter. says sick and
wounded soldiers belonging 10 Sherman arm,
are suffering for want Of proper food. while ship
loads OF provisions ere being freely distributed
among citizens. Nothing but army rsiions arc
being furnished the hospitals
The Tribune's Potomac special correspondent
saws since attack on the 9Th February, all
has been quiet on our left
The ground gained resting on Haiehers Run is
named Thresdlike Creek and is running through
a strip OF swamps.
By this We have gaincl abog, three miles OF
ground
Our lines now stretch from the James riuer on
the right to Hatcher's run on the left tits form
ed Of four corps. The extent Of the position j.
about - miles
The rebel line i disposed in thi. uay
by this il will be seen their line is formed OF
corps a. il oufs but thes are weak. The Let is
the strongest. and does not muster Is 600.
The Southslde railroad on which our left rests.
gradually closing is about miles from our picket
line
The rebels see with alarm our approach to.
ward the road, and fight a. hard a. their weak
lines will allow to check advance. but in
spite of all they can do the road will be ours in
course Of time Ii is only twenty to twenty Ave
thousand men who could save the road for them,
and these they have not got.
The enemy show no disposition try to
gain lost ground, and will likelv conhne their
efforts to holding their rear line Of works. which
very strong
Ii is the object of General Grant to feel their
lines cautiously and continually and see that they
do not detach any force TO South Carolina
WASHINGTON, February l2-The presidenI
to day nom nominated to the Senate Hon. Z. d.
Morgan to be secretary of the treasury.
Further information in reference TO the Bor
deaux steamer. said to have been obtained by the
rebels. is looked for with ntereet
The Danish minister denies the report that the
vessel sold to the rebels by the Danish gov
eminent
The president TO day sent to the Senate the
nomination of Senator Morgan. of New York. TO
be secretary of the treasury. but IN the course Of
an hour thereafter withdrew it.
The committee on the conduct of the to
day, through Senator Wade, made report. call
ing attention to three classes of heavy guns:
LIST Those made entirely of cast iron. the Dahl
gren and Rodman gun. ID Those made of
cast iron. the Parrot Sd. Those made entirely
of wrought iron, the Ames gun
The committee say that D4hlgren never re-
ceived any compensation in the way of royalty;
that Parrott never charged anything excepting
fair manufacturers profit, aud that Ames has
made 81 guns for which he charged so much
per pound.
The committee have experimental into the
bursting of parott guns of large calbre, together
with some ,st iron guns A Colonel engaged
on the vessels in the operations against Char
lesion and Fort Fisher, gives bis confidence
in favor of heavier guns which can be more i'm
plicitly relied on.
The bursting of these guns is generally attrb-
uted to the premature discharge of shells in the
nave of the gun.
The committee, in view of all the facts elicit
Ell by the testimony. recommend that congress
adopt such measures will enable the and
navy departments to obtain and introduce into
the service wrought-iron guns. aud probably Of
larger calibre. at As early day as possible
PROVIDENCE, r. February l3
The Traders bank of this city was entered by
burglars some time between Saturday night and
Monday morning. and large amount of gov
eminent bonds, some $50 600, belonging to dit
ferent parties, and 5000 in gold. belonging TO
the bank. stolen. 1t is stated that bills of tie
bank were taken.