New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-27
FROM WARRINGTON.

Special Disps.ch to The n Tribune.
wAsHIScToS. Wednesday. Jan. &C. 1865.
how BEN. pUTLER cor RICH.
After Boutwell, had conv cited Brooks on the
floor of the House of deliberate slander and libel
Gen. Butler In the matter Of the Smith Eod-ciznre. and
After be had appealed to him in vair to rctraet fis
charged the caumnaor from the shelter of his par.
aentary privilege Hung at the soldier dirty insinua.
tion-that when the war broke out was an ordinary
storury In little town Ia little Massachusetts, with
small practice who never lame to New.fork. and
never argued In the Supreme Coart Of the United
states In Washington and yet who nad got rich since
the war began. and. therefore. must have stolen
For present RECITATION Of this aud similar calurnies
will say from my positive knowledge that for i've
years preceding the Gen. Buffers income foIn his
law practice In Boston and Lowell amounted to $40 COO
year-tha, be has bccu II tie foremost and most
successful lawyers In Massachusetts for tveniythree
,surs-thst when he started With his command for Bal
timore ho left the trial Of half finished and WIS
on that day worth $4,000 Of invested property, the
accommodations vi life OF labor-that he planned the
purchase u the bankrupt Lawrence mill property. or
gained . company to stock and run the NILS put
With such SUCCESS that tho 10 par value OF TIE sub
rcribed stock risen $50 and the dividends TO The
shareholders for three years have been 50 per cent
yoarthat he 10 to-day. liberal and handsome lysr as
1e has ever BEEN worth s2O 0Oud that every dollar
of this property has been hororsby and justly e.rned
ard that his account books models VI business exsct
tude and method viii give the history Of every dollar
Of IT, from the ,urc that be 81 years cd. They
~ ~ LAT lie
halt
SHERIDAN TO COMMAND THh ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.
Notwithstanding the denial attributed 10 Gen.
Meade that be hus been removed from the command of
tho Army Of the Potomac. II u well understood here
that the two armies OF the james and Of the Potomac
have bccu consolidated aud thut sheridan has been
looted " command them and that another command
new duties we been gned to Gen. Meade. The time
las, to bring sbou. pesce by hard smashing
fighting with the odds favor ard Phil Sherd n
put into the North side OF the ring. Big bets arc
made here that lie viii kuock Lee out of time In the
frs. round.
TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENTS ARRIVED.
Brown and RICHARDSON, the escaped TRIBUNE
csptives arrived here t,-ly. and taken to the
arms oftho men OF the newspaper press Tocy come
sacred mission ~ stimulate the Government by rep
resentaon of the horrible suerngs Of prisoners.
and the diabcal policy Of the Rebels stsrve aud
frorzo them to DEATH rescue them by retaliation
otherwise bu, 10 rescue them Immediately This busi.
ness. which Gen. Butler had prcsperously entered
year ago. was summarily stopped by order emsnang
irom tho War Department on the l%th VI April last.
Congress will. without, doubt. give stall, again
week.
PEACE RUMORs.
The return of Gen. Singleton from Richmond
is looked Tor hourly. His political friends urge as one
among the Reasons when should hurry the Admins,ra
ton 10 make peace the certainty that afr the naugr
ration Of Mr.. Lincoln on the Ath Of March the Catholic
powers Of France. Spain. AustIia, with the Pope will
Acknowledge tho Confederate states. ON tie ground
that Mr.. Lincoln Was elected President Il the free
States only and not OF all the old United States They
declare tbis on high diplomatic and sacerdotal
authority.
sUPPERlNGS or WORKING WOMEN.
A committee of ladies' representing $4,000
working women Of Philadelphia. employees Of Govern.
nent contractors. waited the President 10 day tc
Ieli Of their suferlngs and their wrongs Simon Cam
sror. John W. Forney. and other PennsylyaniaHs 80
them The President. deep impressed. sent
Tor Acting Quarterruaster General Thomas and told
him tho story lie had heard and then said with feeling
shall consider myself personally obliged If you cal
hereafter manage tue supplies vi contract work for the
Government maze up by women. 80 Is to give then
wagcs for their labor" The General de-
,lared that II IL could b. done it should be.
BLOCKADE RUNNER WARNED.
The Rebels North telegraphed the capture OF
Fort Fisher to Halifax. Instantly tho merchants there
the fastest steamer In port to carry the
~ Bermuda MESSIAH and around generally, to keep the
blockade runners ont Of the trap.
RELEASE OF COL. NORTH.
Col. North hrs been released by an order of
no War Department. He was convicted By the fndiug
Il tho court which tried him. Before the trial
u6ed IL was felt here that North would escape oil pun
shmeat. The pressure to have bis Trial stopped was
immense. THIS was nearly done, but was AEally de-
listed from. The pressure Tor his uncoLdsonal release
lac been irresistabie.
OHIO SENATOR.
The canvass for the OHIO United States Sepa.
orship has openly commenced Gen. Schenck 70 tho
ou petitor OF Mr. Sherman. His advantage Of loyalty,
liz talent his military services. his generous warmth Of
IN the judGuensof Western politicians. IA
urs his election.
IMPROVING THE REVENUE.
Some Of the working Members Of Congress-
re considering tho policy Of sen.iiugs commission 10
EUROPE to ersmne and report upon .s various revenue