New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-13
From WARRINGTON.
Special Dispstch 10 Tbs N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. March 10 1868

WASHINGTON, March IL, 1904
SINGLETON AND rOBACCO-A PASSING STRANGE
STORY.
The so-called Singleton tobacco speculation
makes great deal Of talk and excites comment that 10
not wholly smothercd. 1t was well known In Demo
cratic circles here when Mr.. Singleton fret went to
Richmond. that hs went upon a commercial speculs-
ton cloaked In peace. specnlaons In gold by Demo.
cratic Congessmen surrounded his peace mission apon
his going and bis returning. The meeting was not
uitess a. was hastily declared by the agents Of the
press here. Singleton arranged in Richmond for
the acquisition Of vast quantity OF Tobacco
not BY purchase with greenbacks or sevenhirtie';
bnt by operation that should supply the snted ieoe'
army In and abou the Richmond deienses With ratons
Of meat At the very time that the North sacrificing
men and money lavshly under Sherman Sheridan and
Grant TO cut Lee OF from all his supplies OF food ms
anomalous enterprise and marvellousy uppatriotc
speculation Is understood lcre 10 have lad i've CO.
partners besides the active managerial! Nsw'York'
era and Mcclellan Democrats-ench Of whom put In
$1,000 The quarter Of million Of capital in this pool
was to DO invested in bncon bought In Baltimore and
ged in Fredericksburg for manufactured tobacco
The Of course had the cheerful assent OF the
Rebel Government and OF Gen. Lee. President Lin
coins permit authorizing IL is said. by tho Richmond
parers 20 have been placed In the hands o! tho Reoe
officer In charge Of the tobacco sent up ffom Peten
| burg and Richmond and " have been produced and
shewn to the Union officer who proposed TO seiSe aud
destroy il.
When the secret history this astoundng transaction
shal be made pubc fit ever shall be- IT will undouot
ed, srpear that this officer had instructions from man
WHO Is ia earnest In his efforts 70 smash tho Rebellion
and doesn't horses bacon or politics across 'no
Rappabannock to wholly disregard any and all permits
and bargains that could be stretched over the topaco
and 10 capture and destroy incxoraby In the FACE OF
any and all protests and warnings. The officer oiu hs
duty Four million dollars worth of tobacco are sAn 10
have been lost TO the kewYork firm OF Mcclellan
pstriots and the Union bacon that was ~ Geo the
Rebels while slsughterlng Union men, Is stopped Oh Tvs
trsorous way the traitorons swsp over the Grs'es
of the Union soldiers murdered wasted In the Fred
ericksbeTg slaugbterpen.
TIIB INTERIOR DgPARTAKSr.
Senator Harlan has not yet accepted the
Presidents prefer Of tie Interior Department. HIS
friends Insist that to to cpnsent to be bound In the
Jobs and contracts bis predecessor seems 80
eager dispense before retiring would Indicate an
objectionable lack OF selNrespsct.
AN EXCITEMENT.
Tho avenue was thrown into great state Of
excitement this evening by soldier who was escortns
an inebratei Colonel TO the central snardhouse bring
asod shot over his superior officers head upon BIS st
tempting 70 break compsny with bis escort. 81
| PERSONAL.
| Gen. jos. r. Hawley, chief of Con. Terry r
staff Jos, assigned by Gen. schoteld to the command OF
wunlngtoni was editor Of TIE Hartford Daily Pro" NJ
the breaking ont Of the war
I..- The EXTRA bExsi0E.
The extra session of the Senate adjourned "",
Iii. Yesterday OF O'Clock the President notifying shas
be had no business Of sueeu, mouon' to warrant It,
pgolopgstion-
| THE PARIS COSsULsHIr.
The nomination of Mr.. Nicholay, Prosi-
dental Seer etary to snccccd Mr. Bseow as Consu ~
Paris was pieasrrsbie surprise 70 tie senate. Hh
Confirmation vss unanimous.
NOT BADLY FRIGHTENED.
The War Department deems the reverse and
capture Of our forces st Kinston. reported by the
Rebels greatly exaggerated and IN no Sire Interrupt
ing oar onward progress.
I To tho Associated Pres