The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1865, Page 8

T CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGER jou over talk with Surralt about being ia Ric- A. 1 Geremember; 1 einer aie hae eat econ your ale. eer Do ‘do a0) asupport? A: Ive Seon chanting county. by your friends as a blockade go dy besides the nameayo: sometimes called me Spencer. A My namo is A & Bowell. ‘What ia the “S."" for? A. J Why did you not give it when you were asked for rv name under oath? A. Well, | wasn’t particular; (thought A. § Howell was enough. Q iss ir your name? A. [tis one of my names; neer, 4 inucy? A. I don't know. poine of my frieads call m Q Was it given you in Give to the court your fullname, A. A. &. Bowell. full name, or only the jnitiale of your r name in fult? A. proper name is A. 8. Howell 4 When running the®iockade what name did you go Dy? A. By the name of Howell, When were you arrested? A. In March. How recently had you then come from Richmond? A. § had not been in Richmond for threo weeks. That was in March? A. Yes, sir. Do you remember ‘ume in March? A. I think 4% was about the 20th or 25th.” An =) @ When you wént to Richmond in Febrnary do you Fomember who acconspan'ed you? A. J remember one map etd name of y ikaw ‘ irom thie city accom; * nat wage sro ie ty nogompany you? i GA from Maryleud? A, No, sir; they were all from Viteinge ¢. - Q This cipher, where did you get it? A. I've been mequaintod gome seven years. 4 ; Wuere z arn it? A. In a magician’s book. What dj yas ee fo Sa Baar 18, Whos dl ow cart it for? A. Tala not carry 3) 1 eould thake fi in twenty minul ; @ Did you over teach it to John Surratt? A. No, sir. urratt’s house Mrs. Sader? house; I met her here in Q Q@ Did youever meet at Did you have any conversation with her? A. Yes, Fay! A. No, sir; Taw her drat in Westmorgle” ott hy first of February wer on the Potomac? A. About . ~<p065 the river. A, I never met her at Su Washington. Q When? A. In February, $ About what date? "A. ‘Pho 20th or 224, air. Did sho accompany you to Richmond? A. Partly. Dit she ever come back with you? A. I met ber eccidentaliy in Westmoreland county, Q Do you know the abject of her visit to the cguf-* yy, nd Coun. @ Whon was that? A. In Februar * - Q Did you meet her at Survattt last, aftor J bad mt with ber on th’. 3 House? A. Not tit Q n did: you see >” ..e Potomac. id you wor” ‘i here” se here together? A. No, sir, pe wid she goto? A. New York city, -4 you accompany her any distance? A, Only @ You met her again at Mrs, Surratt’s house? A. Yes, sir, Did she go in? A. No, sir; she staid in the buggy. Who was with her? A. A’young man, Who was he? A. John Surratt. Q Did she afterwards come w the house? No, sir, Q How long did you stay at Surrate’s? Ay days er two days and a half. 3 Q Dm you have any conversation about Rich: mond arp? A. Not particularly as 1 know Of; 1 had a Seth ith ‘oichmann ant told them 1 had been to Rich- bat they already knew tt, They knew had been in Richmond? A. They Know I was from rou Kichmondsome time previous. @ Did you haveany conversation with Mrs Surratt ebeot the matter? A. I@on’t know, sir, ‘Q Did you mevt Mrs. Staderin Richmond? A. Yee, etr, Q When? A. Last Pebruary. Q Alter which she was with John H. Surrah? <A. yes, sir. Q She went'diroofly with Surratt? A. I don’t know, sir. Q@ You don't know whether she wes with bim on the ‘234 of Merch? A. No, sir. _ Q Do you know what ber business was in Richmund? A. No, sr; T didn’t inquire, a uu only &now thst soon afver you saw her at Mra. Borratt’s you"saw her at Richmond? ; 2 What dtaer of your frends did you meet at Sur- rau’e? A. 1 do not know that { met any. Q Did you ever meet Atzerou there? A. 1 ‘think Abreroul was there, @ Do you know whom ho came to seo? AT @o not, @ ‘Did-you ave this man, Wood, or Peyne, there? A. F. ow many of the prisouers here bave you seen be- Bore? A. I think I have seen two. "Q, What two? A. Atzerott and Dr. Mudd. ‘Where did you seo Dr. Mudd? A. At Bryantown. . DY Tell us when your uaintance first commenced ~with Or. Mudd? A. I bave known bima long while, bet ‘Whuve not lately seen him, ig Did you bring any @rafts on btni? “A. No, sir, £Q. Or measagos to him? A. No, sir. @ Were you ever in his house? A. Yea, sr; overa ryear ago. § “"'Q When coming from or going'to Richmond? A. T ‘was not coming from Kichmond; I bad not been there *for some time. Q. How soon after did you.go?_A. Tdon’t know. Q How long did yeu stay with Dr. Mudd? A, Only an Sone oF two. Did you take dinner with him? A No, sir. Now, who was it that drew those drafts, amd upon * whorn were they drawn, and what wastheiramounl? A. T bought one for Mra. Marryatt on hor brother. To whet amount? Two hundred dotare. i ' ! $ Who else? A. 1 H On whom? A. On his mother. f 4 Of how much? A. Twenty-five dollars. @ State what drafts you received that you collected? A. Noue of any amount except one on a man named ; Jawner, which T got money onto pay those partios for the draft. Q Do you recollect what you paid forthe two hundred dollar draft? A. Tthiuk I paid eight hundred doliars tu Confederate money for one hundred dollars. What drafts did you bring to this city? A. I never hea afte did you bring to Baltimore? A. None, Charles county? A. I never thoee drafts here? A. T have none » St. with 10 @ What dia tn the gountry, Q Where? A. At ing sister's. @ What is her name? A. Mrs. Langley. @ And she has all with her that are ancollected? A. I think so © Have you ever taken the oath of allegiance to the Un.i-d States government? A. No, sit, I never have. ‘By Mr. Ewmic—Q. I wish to ask you whether you ever saw Dr. Mudd about Bryantown. A. Yer, vir; I have ‘deen about Bryantown a good deal before the war; was Falsed in.the county. @ You bave seen Mudd there before the war? A. Oh, yes, sir. @ Wore you ever at Mudd’s bo t any other time since the war? A. I don't think I have beon, sir, By Col. Bunyerr—Q You say this conversation took place up stairs between you and Weichmann, and in bis Toom? A. Yee, sir: a portion of it. Q Wes any other person present? A, 1 don’t think there was. Q. How came you to remember that conversation, and Bot be able to remember the conversation with Mrs, ‘Sur- ratt or anybody elve in the house? A. Weil, sir, it just ome to my mind by the question being so pointed. Q. Did you know that he belonged to any company for ‘the defence of Washington, and that he bad a quarrel ‘With one of the family on account of his Union sentl. ments? A. I never heard a word about it, sir. Q. You didn’t know that one of the ladies struck him » the quarre! beeause be wore blie soldior’s panta? A. fo, sir; I never saw him wear blue soldier's pante. 4. Don't you know a# a fact now that he was tarning Jon over to pick out of you about your visita to Rich. ond, dont you know he tried to find out what your ebject wore? A. Jf he did be didn’t eneceed. @ IT rathor think be did. Didn't you know he belonced toa military company fur the defence of Washington? A. No, sir, By Mr; Ammex—Q. Did Woichman tn that conversation OF not state that be had done all that he could for ihe South? A. Yea, sif, but Teau't recollect the exagt words. ae ‘The Court adjourued til ten o'clock on Monday mora- ing. oa do with them? A. Tieft them down Wepre 2A SORT SO etre » eS Narlem Bridge Conimissioners, At the laat meeting of the above commisefoners the following appointments were made :— Erastus W, Smith, Chicf Engineer Bihan Rogers, Assistant Rogiueor D. P. ingrauam, Jr., Secrotary of the Rourd Jee. W. Sinitin, Property Clork. & revolution was adopted directing the contractor to WomMmence Biuking the pip om the Westchester sde * swithout dolay. Mr. Kain Smith, City Surveyor, bas been appointed the Biate Engineer tw rvn the boundary line between York and Westchester counting, Arrival of the Steamer Union. ‘The United States steamer Union, Acting Volunteer Lieutenact Commander Edward Coaroy, arrived at thie port yesterday morning, from the Rust and ‘West Gulf squadrone, bringing the maile and thir teen oMvers and twenty-oight wick and diseh anen. The Union left this port on tho 29th of April cing wupplies for the @ named aquadrone, and reporta 0 g % , 2 ? Boe and healthy her. Official despatctios bave ‘Peroived of the surrender of the rebel ram Stonewall to Spanich anthorities at Havana on the 20th inst. The owing ie @ liet of the officers of the Uuion :— ‘ on” Volunteer Lieutenant Commander—Edward Con \) Acting Master and Rrecutive Levi Crowell. Acting Acsictant } fee ban B. Higginbotham. Eimsign and Saiting Marter—Chaa, N Hicks. Be le) H. Armstrong, Robert H. Carey, Samuel A Gove, Agrouel & Wiloita 4 rh Ansisiant, Edward L. Thorpe; Second mid "A. Woonse, Numel "Wade, Job Me joonan, Russel A e and 0 . joore, saa '" Wit Antes, Thomas R Holt. Copain's Clerk ahd Mai Acent—Sidney Barsiow. . ‘ HE TRIAL. | WASHING STON. | eerie IMPORTANT ‘PRESIDENTIAL ORDER. All Persons Sentenced to Imprison- ment During the War by Military Tribunals to be Discharged, No Pardon for Rebels Uviess They Renownco AM Jaterest in Slave Property. Candidates for the Office of Jack Ketch to Jeff. Davis. Practical Suggestions for the Elevation of the Fallen Rebel Leaders. \ Intense Desire to See Joff.’s Female Toggery. Subscriptions Towards Paying Of the National Debt. INTERESTING ARMY INTELLIGENCE, &C. &e., &e. ‘ “Re. SG ee WAR GAZETTD +> OFFTGIAL Important Presidential Ordr—Relesse of Prisoners, Wasevgron, May 27, 1865. ‘The following order bas just ,cen issued from the War Department :— ‘Thatta all cases of eca%ences by military tribunals of imprisonment during Mae war the senteuce be remitted, rand that the prisoners be discharged. Tho Adjutant General will issue immediately the neoes ®ary instructions to carry this order into effect, By onfier of THE PRESIDENT. Evww M. Stanton, Secretary of War. GENERAL NEWS. Wasmncton, May 27, 1866. “PNT PLAN FOR PAYING OFF THE NaTIONAL DEBT. he Heraw’s plan for the immediate paymont of tho public debt is attracting much attention bere. It is be- | Aiéved thata number of shares will to taken by many | wealthy men in this city who are ge largely indebted to the Deweficence of the general gevernment for thelr prospersty. TH! FORTHCOMING AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. It is understood that one of the essential conditions in all fature amnesties, pardons ead releases from the <is- abikties for treason, will be the renunciation on the part of the applicadt for clemency of all right, Utle adi in- terest, prestnt or prospective, in slave property. No pardone wil! hereafter be granted witbeut such reruncia- tion. REBEL ‘OFFICERS SUMMONED TO WRBHINGTON, The rebel Major General Edward Johnson, who was captured at Nashville in December last, as bese brought to this olty from Fort Warron, and will appearas a wit ness onthe defence before the Commission trying the conspiveiors, It is said that several oticors ef his stat have #30 been summoned. v4 JEFF. DAVIS AND JACK KETOU. y Hoxdrods of letters have been reosive! by the Prori- dent, from ali parts of the country, mavyof them fran discharced soldiers, praying to be-allowed the privilege of playing Jack Keteh for Jeff. Davis; and.ao equal num- ber of letters have boon received from ladics all-over the States, supgesting Uhe-dispositionto be made of the fe- male toggery in which Jeff, Davis piayod -his part of “women aud children,” There was reeeived to-day, at the Executive office, along rope, stained block, made of South Carolina cotton, and provided with two slip nooses, artistically fashioned, sent by the doughter of the first rope maker who erected a ropewalk near Boston, with a request that it should be used in hanging Davis aud Breckinridge. This is the Ubind coil of rope that bas been forwarded for thie purpose. JEFF. DAVIS’ DIRGUISE. There are constant applications at the War Department for permission to inspect Jelt. Davis’ historical female toggery, which are necessarily declined, as otherwis» the rush would interfere too much with public bueiness, An evening paper suggests that they be placed ina case in the Patent Otlice, to accommodate all wo may desire to tee the Jast ditch of the Southern confederacy. RELEASE OF MANAGER FORD AND JOUN &. CLARK FROM PRISON. ‘The Secretary of War to-day ordered the unconditional release from the Old Capitol prison of Jobin T. Ford, pro- prietor of Ford's Theatre, and Jobn & Clark, brother in- Jaw of the assassin Booth. BEVERLY TUCKER'S FAMILY NOT ALLOWED TO PROCEED NORTH. Beverly Tucker's family arrived here yesterday from Richmond, on their way North; but they wore placed under guard and seus back to the place whence they came, THE YREPARATIONS FOR TRE CAMPAION IN TEXAS. Major General Sheridan will establish his headquarters at Baton Rouge for a short time, during the organization of bis army for Texas. ‘Tho material for the army avail- able in that department includes the infantry Corps of Generals Steelo, Granger and A. J. Smith, and a large force of cavalry, all in the finest condition. General Merritt will doubtless be assigned to (he command of the cavalry corps, with Generals Custer, Lee and Wilson as division commanders. Three corps are also understood to be enroute to that departiwent frow other points. The armies of Generale Kirby Smith and Magroder are re- ported to be quite formidable, probably eighty thourand men, and are said to be well eupplied with provisions and munitions of war. 4 CROWDS OF SOLDMENE—TNE DRINKING MOUSRS OR- DEKED TO BE CLOSED aT NIGUT. In consequence of the at crowd of officers and soldiers in and about the city, Provost Marshal Ingraham to-day issued an order directing all places where intoxicating liquors are sold to be closed from seven P M. to soven A M, until further orders, The presence of over two hundred Vhousand soldiers in the immediate vicinity of the city of course throngs the streets and hotels constantly, and ‘there bas been some disorder in consequence; but the enforcement of this order will doubtiees correct this here- alter. OBNERAL 6 RMAN'S REPORTS AND CORRESPON- DENCE. ‘The reports and correspondence of General Sherman have been ordered to be published by the War Depart ment, and it is understood will appear iu the officiAt gazetioc next week. GRNERAL ARERMAN'S COMMAND, Genoral Sherman will retain command of the Military Division of the Mississippi, which comprises the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louls- Jaoa, Bis headquarters wil) probably be Jocated at Cin- gignat. Nip THE MILITARY COMMAND IN VIRGINIA, Thore ia a report, believed to be reliable, that an im- mediate change will be made in the command in Vir- ginin, Major General George H. Thomas has been or- dered to Washington, and is expected here the first of ‘the woek, and it is understood will be placed in command of the Department of Virginia. Major General Stead. man, who has been here for several daye past, and who intended Jeaving to-morrow, has beon ordered to await the arrival of General Thomas. THE ARMY OF THE TRNN! ovr, The Army of the Tennessee, General Logan commad. ing, will be immediately ordered to Louleville, and mus. tored out there, OBNERAL LOGAN'A POTORE MOVEMENTS. Major Goners) Logan Wi) not accent. if tendered, & BB TO BS MUSTERED NEW YORK HERALD, SUMS Ay, MAY 28, 1665. Drigedier gencraichip im jhe reguiar army. He will re tain the comme; of the army of Teaner'jeo uot i te mur ced out of service, after which 44", gnderstood that hig desires to return to private life, PAYMENT OF THs TROOS. ‘The paymneat of (be trove will probably be commenced next week. PAROLED UNION PRIGOWEAS OF WAR. During the last three months over tweaty thousand Union prisoners have been paroled af Yaripe and Aikea’s Landing’, 00 the James river; over ien thousand {rom Wiimiagton, add frew Fornandine and Jackeonville over threo tho:saud. SUOGKETIVE FACT RRGARDING PRISONERS OF W. It is a suggestive fact that out of thirty-five thou returned Union prisoners of war paid off during the last three months, mot one thousand were of the number taken prisoners in 1863, and at least Ave bungred of these ‘were paid in hospitals. It is known that, owing to the suspension of exchanges during 1864, a large number of prisoners were held by the rebels captured during the previous year, The evidence elicited on the present trial of the assassination conspirators explains where they are. Starvation and other diabolical outrages had placed them beyond the reach ef exchange. LESERTEKS FROM KIRBY SMITH’S FORCES AND THBIR REPORTS, General Reynolds, of the. Department of Arkansas, telegraphs here that detachments of Kirby Smith's ‘troops are constantly coming into bis department to ac- copt terms of parole, men nt that Sin!th’g, army is rapidly becoming {ialeeesten ak WH hen in. tend to make for “arlous polote withia the Union linos for the Pr soso of accepting the profered terms of | , pen, and abandoning the contest, APPOINTMENTS BY TAS PURSIDENT. President Johugon bas appointed Brover Brigadier General R. D. Muzzey military ae Colonel William Browning private sectetary, and Edward D. Neill secretary to sign land patents. These gevtle- men bave systematized the labors of the Executive office more completely thau has ever before been done, so that Dusinoss is quiekly despatched and the vast correspon- dence of the office appropriately attended to without de- lay, while a record, of easy reference, is kept of every transection inthe ofoa | ONS Fr Fino DAILY MAIL in OREGON. Dew The Port Offlco 1 rtment has contracted for the ton- yeyanc* <, the mails, daily and back, on the route from sineoln, California, to Portland, Oregon, including inter- modiate points, the service to commence on the Ist of July. The compensation is two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars per annum. . INTERNAL REVENUS DISTRICTS IN ALABAMA, Alabama has been divided into three internal revenue districts; but no appointments of assessors and collectors: have yet been made. HOTEL GOBSIP. * R. J. Walker is hore, and opposes a new reciprocity treaty with Canada, &c. He wants aunexation. The daughter of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, aged seventy, is receiving rations at Charleston. City Inicliigence. ‘Tow Gruvan Saencerrest.—The stngers composing the musical societies of New York and vicinity met at Ue Metropolitan Assembly Rooms, in Hester street, yes- ‘er@ay, for the purpose of reconsidering ® reselution passed at nconvention of their delegates. Aboat seven Tnandred simgers were presont, representing the following eocictios:—Allemania, Ostonia, Concoréia, Euphonia, Fidelia, Germania, Harmonia, Helvetts, Loreley, Lie- dertafel, Lyra Maennerchor, Mozart Verein, Orpheus, Quartette Club of Hobekeo, Rheinscher Sagngerbvund, Liederkranz (one hundred” votes), “Licdertafel of the Social Reformers; Sacngerdand, of Williamsburg; Schil- Jerbund, Saengerunde, Sodial rm Gesang Verein, Social Reform Liedertafcl, Sing Academie, Teutonia Social Maennercher, Quactetie Cub of Williamsburg, Be@hoven Maennerchor, Schweebischer Suengerbun Metomanen, Armenia and Union Maennerchor. The singors belt quite an exciting debate on the re- moval of the headquariers frem the Metropolitan As sembly Rooms, én Hester street, which, by the members of the Liederkranz and kimdred sesociutious, were Ceemed too ingapacious and net fashionable evough. A resolution was ‘finally pass Jd w remove the headquarters from the Metropolitan Assembly Rooms, an the next Saengerfest will be held either at the City Assembly Rooms or at Germaiua Rooms, in the Bowery. (There was averolution in existence from the Allremcive festgértont én 1861, to the effect that the next Srengerfest should be eld at the Metrapolitan Assombly Rooms.) The next Seengerfest will be a grand musical affair, and will last several days, > Bleocker “ eee een trated last evening im & respectable boarding house, No. 108, @ Spanish gentleman, was in his room lying on his bed, and heariag @ light.tap on the door, arose to Open it, supposing it tobe hi wife. As he di? 0 two Yud@aos came in, one grasping him tightly by the throat ‘and (browing bim back on the bed. At tho game timo the villain drow a dirk anda pistol, and *old Mr. Sasches 1841, M.P, for ibe city of Durbam. New Zealand he was clected, aan eee ree ine reread rete paise be, might Find pint hegs ply seeliaiion fa thet heat make, | The second villain then roby.ed him of his gold | Ofgcisnce. Ho was a Fellow of the Royal Society, s ents woken ee ee found the keys of | Fellow of the Asiatic Society, and many other learnod 7 va! A iy ere- v ul be from thele treatment paving, Ahele victim insenstblo. | Gaignier of the late Major General O'Brien, whitch laly attracted to the room "yy" hile 8 toned bine rere | died in tho spring of 1852; and secoudly, in April, 1854, to 00 the DOOR, The eferig ee a eh eae fim VINE | Maria Taabella, daughter of the lato Mr. J. H. Sinyth, of consummated, the “porrders posting op Apd doeee ai Uae | Health-ball, Yorkshire, who survives him. He leaves a time, and his wif’, momentarily expected in, stamps this | 800 and two daughteraby hie Ost marriage, The Adm as one of the D~ost daring robberies yet perpetrated, In- | "l’s only sister tb married to Lord Dyuevor. A formation of tho affur has been lodged with the police; “4 but they brave no clue to the pobbers. Paral Aowpent on mum Hanis Roap.—At iwonly oul four o'clock in the afternoon ® man named Fdwant A. Whitlock, residing at Mott Haven, was v.n over by one of thie cars at the depot, corner of “Thenty- sixth street, and instantly killed. De yen og tempting W gob om the front Dlalfose ZA “the: time, bul slipped and f ‘The Coroner w, , au inqueat ou the body thie aikcolan. led, and will hold pa Ie pa een aE REY and Horrible Murder in Brooklyn. 4 MAN LORED INTO THE WOODS AND MURDERED — HIS HEAD NEARLY SEVERED FROM His BODY, Between five and six o'clock last evening informg tion was reccived by Captain Brown, of the Forty-cigbw., pre- Cinct police, to the effect that the body of a maixdored man had been discovered In a wood situated abryie half a mile from the Bath and Coney Island Rather aq depot. Sergeant Lawler aud @ posse of men were + mmediate'y deepulched to the place indicated, aud fow ad that a taor- rible murder had been committed. Tha body was dis- covered with its face to the ground ana the arms stretched above the head. The man P aq evidently been shot through the back, after which *.ne head had been: nearly severed from the body by #4 out on the back of the neck. ‘Tho body was forthwith conw syed to the stetion house ‘and the Coroner sent for. On! no person of deceasetl was found a gold watch and chair | ¢3 in money und a loaded revolver; also two letters written in Italian, and di- rected, one to D. Antoni , No, 235 Bowery, New York; the other to D. Antoa¥ ,, Rose etroet, New York. Be- sides these was found # .9 envelope directed to ‘Sarah C. Mitchel, Fort Hamil jn, N.Y. ‘The body was fow id by two men, a German named Charles Houry, 824. a colored man named Joba Smith. Subsequent inves! ,igation by the police, disclosed the fol- lowing particuVars:—At about four o'clovk yesterday afternoon, four men, supposed to be Italians, were scen bya Mra. Riw.i, to by her house om the corner of ird avenwe and Thirty-sixth street, and go in the di- rection wie:re the body of the murdered man was subse. quently found. In about half or three-quarters of an hoor afver, she saw three of the nren return and got into a. Greanmyood car. She noticed them for the reason as she seyposed, that they were fellow countrymen of hers. But #he thought nothing moro of the circumstance, nor @id “she take particular notice of the men’s appearance. The‘deceasod was a man about five feet seven inches in height, of heavy build, of a very dark complexion, and ‘bad black haip and heavy whiskers and mustache. He was dressed in dark plaid pants, a black cloth coat, fino ‘oots, and « plaid woolen shirt. Besides the foregoini gre facts nothing further ‘could be learned of this horrible and mysterious affair. "Robbery could not bavetmpelicd to the deod, for the body Was not divested of Uve valuables upon it. Last night Captain Brown visited the houses in New York bearing the address of the letters found upon the mar- dered man; but the result of his investigation was not reported at alate hour last night. ‘The police have a theory tat the murdered man was an important witness in the case of a gang of mea who were last week arrested in Brooklyn for making and issuing counterfeit United States currency, and that some of the associates of the arrested parties had en- ticed deceased into these woods and murdered him to get bim out of the way Coroner Lynch fast night caused the body to ba removed to the desdhouse, and will Commence an investigation to-day. h G G Vv Tun Fire Conmisson.—Noowithstanding the tate dovi- sion of oneof the couric, that the Fire Commission has been uncoostitutionally appointed, the members of the new Board eontinue to hold their regular meetings, and on Monday last bad a confersace with the Mayor aud Aldor men, and @re industriously preparing to push forward their operations as soon asthe present controversy may be brought toa termination. The Court of Appeals hokis its next session on the 13th of June, when the cage will be definitely decided nnd ovr Fire Department will be conducted by the old or the new directory with muct greater efficienoy than ot preseat, while matters are in @ stale of comparative tnerrtaint, The Board of Com. missioners, it 18 reported, bave now secured, and ready to work, ® sailicient number of men to run the de- partment well and reader the cily at least ag safe from the destrucive cloment ag at present. Several companies of the old department bave lately signified their intevtion to continue doing tueir best at tires, whetber the controversy may be decided for or against the new onder of things, and have expressed a desire that the paid Fire Department might be at feast success fully established here. The pumber of companies now co-operating With the commission is, in fact, upon the in- crease, We learn that Justice Clerke descents from the opinion of bis associates in regard to the uaconstitu- Fire In Avenue C, DESTRUCTION OF A CHAIR FACTORY-—-NARROW ESCAPE OF BRVERAL OF THE WORKMEN. Between twelve aud oue o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the large chair manufactory of Mason & Co., Nos. 186, 188 and 19@ avenue C. When first dis- covered the smoke was seen issuing from the fire room, and in a few rainates the amoke had become so dense that a nurober of the workmon on the upper floors were upable to escape by the stairs, Several lowered them- eelves down the rope in the front of the building used for hoisting chairs, while others where obliged to jump from the windows, A man lowered himself from the fifth floor to the window undernesth, and while trying to get to the window below the emoke gushed out in such volume as to almost suffocate him; he let go his bold, and fell to the yard. He was picked up and conveyed to Bellevue Hospital. Owing to bis bewmg a Frenchman, and not speaking English, bis name was-not ascertained, a P uy dow, and several of his limbs were fractured. He was tionality of the Metropolitan Fire law, Rewanv for « Missing Man.—A reward of one bun- dred dollars is offered by C. F. A. Hinrichs, of 160 Broad- way, for any clue to the whereabouts ofHenry G. Ba kenhus, who was last seen at the corner of Cedar street and Trinity place, on Monday, tho 22d inst., at ten o'clock P.M. The mifsing man ia thirty.seven years old, of florid complexion, dark hair, gray cyes, and long sandy beard. He ts alittle bald, and five fect eight juches high. He had on a brown sack coat, gray pants and dark vest. He had a diamond ring, and wore a gold chain. An umbrella was taken from the Hexato office Jast evening which was in the possesion of the missing mau when he was lust fcen. Mr. Hinrichs will feel thankful to have it returned to bim, Yrerkkpay—it is wot generally best to speak i of tha departed—but yesterday was a most villuinons day, and we have to say it against general usage. Villainous ia the word; cold, wet, disagroeable, suicidal, sploehy, slueby, bine, gloomy, might be added. Our weather reporter noticed @ number of Quakers in the city on Fri- day, prophesied rato, ond then eneconsing bimecif be- tween the sheets of bis bed, bas not since shown bim- self. It is to be hoped that he bas not committed suicide, ven it Russian dog, Hero, of Castle Thunder notoriety, was afffcted by the weather. If conines ever contemplate, be eertaiuly contemplated dogicide on Saturday. He was cross and surly, showed bis teeth savagely, and growled grumblingly atall who came in covtact with bim. The ladies were also more sour than usual. They bad to stay at home, and could not exhibit their new clothes end waterfalls, because of the natural waterfalls from the clouds sbove them. The tart replies they made to their liege lorde may, in the course of eventa, lead to numerous divorce cases in our courts, The jury will, im that event, bring in a verdict of separation—all from a dull,’ dubious, doubtful day. The men who were compelled to brave the weather carried umbrellas and an unquiet mind, Those who had bills to pay were billious, Those who had none to pay Wished they had money to pay with, and walked about with their hands in their own pockets or in those of other people out of pure recklessness of spirit, Those who were in bad spirits endeavored to retrieve them upon the similia simillibus curantur system by pouring more bad spirits down, and they found the floor of the Tombs not adowny bed somewhat later, and some of them were down upon their bac, it, ‘floored’ by the pressure of circumstances and the concatenation of untoward events, Tho only man who looked at ail jocuiar was the one who roid umbrellas to those who bad postage curreucy enough to buy with, Nero Gddied while Rome burned. ‘The umbrelia man whistled whilo all New York was ina (it of the biuven Well, there is consolation in knowlng (hat all were not wobappy. Wo await the Jatest intelligence from Paris, If yesterday ite diecomforts exteaded to tbat city look out for aa extended jist of avicides, Censositias rom Witconsty.— Mr. M. Anderson, of La- crosse, Wisconsin, was in the city yesterday, the bearer Of some interesting articles for exbibition at the soldieray fair soon! to be beld at Milwaukee, He had a book of prob cme os ured in Washington, in which were the signs manual of rome of the most distinguished Ameri- cans of the present age and those who passed from the stago of action, tnciuding the President and mem- bers of bis Cabinet, Jeff. Davis, H. 8, Foote, Mr. Lincoln, aod James Madison. Ho has sigo the original draft of the Tesolution of Congress upon the emancipation question, tnd arection of @ pillar from the Capitol bullding. ak Washington, and © sor articlos of virtu, which will un- doubte «fine gt fttractive to the Western people who may visit ad contribute to the Wisconsin fair, the chjoct of which ja to raise funds for the erection of a State Soldiers’ Home. Soxwriric Eacension —The puptte of the first class of the Grand sireet public echool, accompanied by thelr teacher, Mr G. B Hendrickson, w yesterday afternoon, for the p ‘poee of obtaining botani- cal, geological snd microscopic epeormens for their ead! nof of nawural history The boys succeeded in oblaining wany rare and beautify epecimens, and retgrned home on om o'clock, baving bad @ pleasant probiadie my Avxcal Dixwan oF tre” Tow Moons Association '— The annual meeting and festivities of the Tom Moore Aasociation, Commemorawive of the birthday of ihe post, taken to his residouce in Twelfth street. There were reveral other narrow escapes. ‘The fames it appears spread up the ehaving shoot to the several floors, and thus in afew minutes the wholo building was enveloped in flames. The factory was five stories high, seventy-five feet front by about forty feet deep, and in forty minutes after the fire broke out wos a mines of ruins. The stock of chairs and wood in the building being quite dry burned very flercely. When the wallé fell ina part of them fell upon the roof of the tencwent bnilding No, 190, and crushed it in down to the third floor, The roof of No. 174, also a tenement hous, took fire from the heat, and the upper | s ty © K R Stewart floor was burned out. The tenement boildings on the | jy opporite side of avenue C were op fire several limes, and | an it required most exertions of the firemen to sub. | ¥ due the flames. The Atlantic Foundry, in the reor of | F. the factory, was slightly damaged 0 Joss on the stock and machinery of Mason & Co. will probably amount to $26,000; insured for $29,000, in ine following companies, viz :— Haven 1 -+ 10@0 7.000 ++ 3,600 2,000 000 12,000 | Mw 000 Home, of Phila... Bope, of Providenoe ++. $29,000 | fo 1 $29, ed by J. F, Butterworth; Jors about $16,000, insured for $1,000, as follows :—Manhat- tan $1,000, Croton $1,000, Morris $3,000, Brevoort $1,000, and Columbia $1,000. Tenement house No, 174 is owned by Bridget McInteo, it is damaged to (be extent of $1,600; insured in the Merchants’ Insurance Coropany. The loss ou the furni- ture of the tenants will be about €1,000; no insurance. No, 172 is owned by Charles Neeland, it is damaged about $200. The tenants removed nearly all tho furni- lure; damage about $100. No. 190, ur story tenement house, owned by the Wilderness, Hill and Cedar Creek—fields whose glories will ever be fresh in the minds of the American people. the hoad of this historic corps that the lamented and brave John Sedgwick earned his just fame asa soldier of remarkable talents und ability. He fell while on duty as its commander, and his memory wil! never ceaso in tho’hearts of the gallant boys who to-day saw the full Deighth of the spires of Richmond, which heretofore they have only seen from afar—a distance, however, now, thanks to the prowess of our arms, forever anuihi- latea. vision of the Jam Major Geneval E, 0. Ri Fi the lewling ob, commonly excellent, a favorable now cory equal spirit and brethren of the Army of the Potomac, they each and all poked <very inch the soldi Dick A Leavens, Mrs Wm Stanton, Mix Elvin, Mrs servant; M Hopkins, Mrs ense Elis, THE ARMIES. March of ‘the Sixth Corps Through Richmond, Ber bey ae Our Richmond Correspondence. Rigamenn, Va., May 24, 1865, To-“ay, for the Tfth time since the occupation of Rich- mod, has the vtately trend of patriotic men marching home from fields of glory, honor and renown eloquently -resounded im the streets ef this city, and attracted the admiring yaze of thousunds of people, both the loyal ‘and those whose fortuaes for the past few years have ‘been ‘various in solving the enigma of having or not baving a country. THE BIXTH CORPS, ‘The troops passtng through tho city to-day composed ‘the famous Sixth army corpsof United States Volunteces, Major General Horatio Gates Wright commanding, with | Brevet Major General Frank Wheaton, Brovet Major General G. W. Getty and Brevet Major General James 8, Ricketts as division commanders. They were the offi- cers and men who have seen hovorable service on the otly contested and never to be forgotten fields of Spottsylvanio, Winebester, Fisher's Tt was at ‘The corps received a genuine welcome from the scve- ral divisions of the ever hospitable Twenty-fourth army corps, General Gibbon commanding, Turner, Major General Charles D with Major General eng, and Brigadier eneral J. 0. Osborue commanding its divisions. HOW THE TROOPS WERE RECEIV! The eneral Halleck, commanding the grand military ai. accompanied by his full staf, and 4 iginia, Theso military dignitaries occupied a position on the Court House steps, and were heartily gazed upoa by tho returning veterans. * The day was acool and delightful one, and could not have been improved upon for the review. ‘THR ORDER IN COLUMN, The ordor of the troops in column was as followa:— Frsl.—The Third division, Brevet Major General etts commanding. Sccona.—The First division, Brevet Major General ‘rank Wheaton commanding. Third.—Second division, Brevet Major General Getty commanding. THE LINE OF MARCH was substantially over the same route pursued by the veterans of the Army of the Potomac, the Army of reid, the Army of the Tennessee ind sheridan s ol s of interest in connection with the alry corps in their transit through the city. passed and looked upom, while many # points of interest, such as Washington's old head- narters and others, Were passed by most reverently. ‘The marching of the troops, accompanied as it was by lepty of good music, scattered ai) over the city, was iu- Attracted both general and very wart of the officers 2nd men of Wie giving the.bonorery reception to-day. © BEVErai divisious roomed Lo have been drilted with ess and une eof the corps throngh the city consumed quite five hours, at the end of which the troops were well pon their way to Hanover Court House, whence they leave for Washington to-morrow. Arrivals and Departures. ARRIVALS. H Dewing, widerd, Me ot; Mr Lacy, we His injggies are of a very severe character. A German, | “ht nes and iwo chi ; vi de r "| Dirk Crane, Mra’ Perkins at re J Brooks ud tw — Stiver, jumped from the third etory win- | Miia il c itoouke, Waring, Me Kimper, Captain J & A.J 5 Burdell—and 28 in the steerage. New Onceans—Steamship Fung Shney~ Mew H et, J servant; minett, Mee Weile an Seelean, EG Wanderlick, J: o Ridren, Miss Corky and t Couienx, FE Girard, Mra Frost, Glyna, Mra ‘Theo Meeks, * J Hitcheock, ‘T Sumuner, © Sundiad,” i de C fletien, Meury Milntyre, Capt MC Lindscott, & omy DEPARTURES. Lavreroo.—Steamship Virginia. ov De Herighton and lady, Misa I" VR Bell, d " two opp, Fra jock, Miss © Thomy'son, ‘Trainog, Jno The ‘ard, Mr Thos W = evton, Mra ki. elund, Arthur Mone, nd lady, Mies Thuruel, Augy ise Donelly, 1 MeEvay, J Bridget 0, M. itn, M Dr B Moulmen: Liverroow—Steamehip City of Boston—Miss Elizabeth er, Mra L Carr and four children, St Louis; Miss 5 F Philedelphia: Miss B Mulvany, nnatl; Miss Sarah Skardoa and Mrw Jas Bhar. Mra 4 Wiggin and chia, WAC Williams au Ta Miss Watson, Arthur Ayre ant, Hamiliou; WO. Metreroll, Mr Ja BF McLogblin, Mr Pratt, Bamine emple, wile, two ehildren aud serve M Bacon aod wife, Kdward Hatopatead, wife nud mir children, Chicago; L James, R McNamee, Jas McCarter, ja |. wife aud two ehildren; Jobn EB Owens, Sefton, CW Taylaeure, Me aod Movtresi: We 1; M rs Center, JN t, Mr Taylor, Rev w PA Smith and , W Thompson and Wm Wirarton, Pbisdetph Jobnes, Henry Bryant, DO Driseo . 1990, Jacob Fisher, and occupied on the Bret Coot by him as ax] Samuel Furman, Onete G Sawyer, Ker Thos Donovan "Not: Jager beer saloon, and th jpper part by several tenants, pare. Conn;G 6 Hull, P Tame Gowlgora, Lewia Lew i Damage to building about $2,000. Insured in the People's | Philadelphia; Taane Stretit, Anthouy J iG Billion, JB Insurance Company for $4,000. Damage to furniture | Mes Lablache and wife, P Mr 08, © $300. Insured for $600 in Rutgers Insurance Company. ~ pee The other tenants have suetatned damage to the extent of } eit) Pranten Cais ae tha, ‘ Angel Ubeya, Manuel Cue, Manoel Prendes, Conde de Cox $700 or $800. No insurance, Barreto, Mavena: KW Corbin, Rev M Soaberio, Mr Ken- ‘The Atlantic Foundry, Nos, 268 and 270 Eleventh | pedy, Rev F P Rooney, Toronto; N Roch, Levy, Maurice street, owned by Bois & Mclotire, is damaged on the | Terry, Robt 8 Maouvel, © P Me David stock, &e., to the ot § ‘Insured for $3,000 in nd, 8 A Sen is, ate the Chea Breb sand Hope osurance Companies. The 5 Suaees, — uilding is ow. y Tugnot, Daily & Co, iy 6 dawaged Hameunc—Steamship Saxon! about $300. Insured. tour children. abd servant: Mrs D The tenement houses on the opposite aide of avenue C 1d aid gervant; Mrand M are damaged to the extent of $300, children and servant; Franels Deu a Bow thi d is at present unknown. It K oder Banches, Guido Hges, J ds were not at work, aud many t, four children aod ainoor wae Lot si! to Hamburi o i, -B Westendorp 01 sul Scbuverth, Henry, Rosenbech, Haloinoe Suicide of Rear AdmirAl Fitzroy. ri ~ nr tne Nat patel Rear Fuzroy, of the ‘Meteorological Depart. | Ki Rely Eauna ies & Randuth son toes M esegaie! ment of the Board of Trade, died on the morning of Ma: Henry Roggenun, Me od M. 1, from the effects of wounds indicted by hye own band, | Eisenmann, Mrand Mra Th Hem: his residence at Syde: minal has, it | Servant; Mrand Mos Win Wolf, Ti seeme, for a HJ Aad se _ excitement, brought on chiefly by excessive study. His medical adviver, br. Heatley, warned him of the sonse did pot relax bis studies entirely, which to do, and took we his residence at Lyad- Durst-lodge ebout « month ago. He, however, Fok age im attending to his duties at the Board o ind the change of residence appeared to fTeot It seems that he has friends in the rebel States, ws of the fail of Richmond and the sur. render of General Leo reaching Ergiand be became ly exoited. and more sc when Lelearned ihe fate of deat Lincoln, On Saturday he was im the com Peoy of Lieutenant Maury, of (he redo! cary and on bis Foturn to Sydetham .n the afternoons he waa noticed 10 ‘be greatiy depressed tn mind, and epoke rather ly from mental Lor am Sern. rw ton Recker, Wiss, Jono Felion, 1 P icbow, CH Dorn, W ¥ Clausen, Cai lei eb re Luke Lace, Jacob W! lind, Yobano Ulnen, Mr aud Mrs cra ite ase bach ftrangely No suspicion, however, wae entertained tbat » 80} Leune 2 peeieg Mee be premecitated self-destruction ' He went t¢ 4 eb tere ts Xr bg he gov af e bathroom The fai gor ban wean, knoe fovera! Umet at the door, but got no anewer, The door ‘Was tmmediaiely brokoo oven. when the unfortunave passing boys were lionored with a review by Major Ord, commanding Departinent of Madame 6 CR on, ied eo F nian: Mate BY, J %MEs Charl Wivaan Charity Bare on, We ‘Mr S.odgers, Dr Spaulding, MV Norden, #25 Wt gas wand wife, Andrew Wordihers alia: Dted. ".—Of consumption, Joan Brocay, a native te saitt of Louchrea, county Galway, Ireland, % at oid year of his age. The friends and acquaint are {fully invi to attend the funeral rom, bis tive Teekdonee, 1 aed sireet, Brooklyn, on ‘Tuesday afternoon, at Lalf-past one o'clock, without further notice. Pyi.—On Saturday, May 27, Mary Isansv, infang Ler y? of James and Esther A. Pyle, aged 9 months aD lays. ‘The friends of she family are invited to attend the fas neral, from 67 North Moore street, this (Sunday) sftery noon, at four o’olock. For other Deaths see Therd Page, 10CK'S PL ASTER te Ora DIGATION OF INDIA RUBBER, By their inarvellous electric properties they relieve loters. Porous nal Pain more quickly than a blister, Tn Asthma, Lumbago, Backache, Coll Feat, Pains of the Chest, Spinal aud Kiduey Adfegtions, they mvust'be uned.to be Ferme i co. MEMENTOWM: Pa, AHI 4 188, Messra. T. Anicoox \ Deau Sins—My daughter used one of your hy gein| She had a very bad: in iu ner side, and it cu: her ae" week. Yours, tr JOUN V. N. ‘A MAN RAVED FROM LAMENESS FOR KIPE, A gentleman, trom placing the heel of bia boot on a ‘pi of orange peet, was suddenly tiftowa down, and violent sprained bis knee. He was 6x months confined to hor th t medical advice. As Jaa wad called io w r ‘Afton, esaminaltot, will never bo bent again. die wad kaee should be ‘elerate the pers ¢ sooner it wag 5 for’ hfe, enveloped it 1a "bug dtaving a stiff kive for’ life, enveloped it in ou fasiers, and iu Jess than two munthe his knee: wad) THOMAS ALLCOCK & CO. We are permitted to refer to the druggists generally as to the character of thls universally approves application, PRINCIPAL AGENCY, Brandreth House, New York, Sold also by all dealers {a drugs and medicines, and at-No, + 4. Dolow maaace: SOROAKeA plasters exchanged for parteck \ | plasters, without charge, there and ut the principal agency. ” . . 3 * * ‘That little brimstone demon, THE COMMON LUCIFER MATCH, has had its day of devastation. ‘A NEW ERA HAS DAWNED. Men's hearts no longer fail them for fear, Manufacturers and insurance companies ‘inay now repose in comparative seeurltyy, thanks to the inventor of THE UNIVERSAL SAFETY MATCH,. J. P. DINSMORE, State nt Be Dey azeots New York. Sprectau Not Pi sicroue ry i . * . . OLD BOREAS DEFIED. hs terrific power none wiil dispute. He sweeps riiories, destroying trees, houses and vi i but yet has extingut ved our, ter. ‘be. never DEFIERS, ‘an admirable invention for the army and navy, for emokere; for lighting eamp Stes and for all out of door pur They IGNITE ONLY ON THE BOX, which Is very and thin for the wa JP. DINSS ORES ite Agent.of the UNIVERSAL SAPE ‘ATOH COMPANY, No, 36 Dey street, New York. -A*® INVALUABLE DISCOVERY, PURE IODINE IN PURB WATER, if One gratn of Iodine dissolved in a fluld ounce of water, without a solvent, Chitls and Peron, Rneutmediam: Female W ja, Chills and Fever, eumatiom, Female state of the, Blood, General Debility and ai Chron sos. ‘This inestimable discovery was made by Dr. Anders, aftem Oftecn years of selentitie research und experiment } Circulars sent free. Prepared only by Dr. Hi: ANDERS & CO. Physicians and Chesiats, 28 B , New York, old by all drugs ‘agpags rigid hg Stove pall thom bt ore certain to relieve path than bleedin, BRANDRETH'S PILLS are pec day ved for human cings; longexperience has proved It, theie use produces an activity in the etreutatios ‘aaions (he blood to throw off what Is hurtful; good effects are not Soantertabnesd by am} Yenience. Being composed entirely of herbs, not pose tose who tise tiem to ‘aay danger, hay are ag certain as they are asiutary. ‘They are dally and safely inivistered tn infancy, youth, manhood, old age and to Wom in the tovet critical and delicate Siveents 5 it rt Dot dist order ‘Those w selves afterward. being sattow, their comptes ; from having appetite, they long tor tue differ hour, And after their alt the functions of nature go on with regulucity. df the bowels were ensuy ure #0 nO moxe; II the sleep wae disturbed, sf there were patns or h U DD.W Lewis atresty, re New York, who hn Bt the ahor of tuetr to unpurt. t cificdcy in sickness, which be will be CURE OF BRIGHT’S DISEASE. OURE OP ABRAM VAN WART, OF SING SING, OR BRIGHTS DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS, Sine Sing, Get. 14, 1868, fick two years ago with @ moss bow. Dr. A. K. Hh tleeiriety: Teo city; I con~ |, but the nearly kilked ‘me, and 1 recelved Bo Lenett whatever, After thin my legs ‘became nurob paralyzed, and my back and kidneys were Tnost Inteiiwe and eoutinued pata, Diab f told me I had Brigh isease of the Kidneys. ireated me for a long time, bat finally prouounced hopeless. Other eminent physicians then treated me, bub did me od, and gave my friends to understand case waa jgourable,. So at fength I I hopes the Da. Braxoneta: Mv Dean Sun e pain in my rig) js place; pronounced ft ne ral ume, but eeiting ‘no better, advised l tormented with, jnguished pl 2 lower half of y boly being totally paralyzed fi Patter terhible peut tn ine swollen; and I five months ago, when my wife's sister, sworms, begged ine take BRANDREY os she had used them herself in many years, with the best effect. Induced by her fe, 1 ewallowed 1 nireth something gave a water mined, taki K- ior b~ fe us ng t in & very fews days, wan able (a Wark acrosa my and now am able to Walk ieadistaner. T hate taxen altogether biociren boxe of RANDRETH'S PILLS, and now one pill a day isall I re. re. My health is noatly restored, my appetite ta good, 7 ony pain angwhera, em Lan. r. My neighbors look Upon Me as One risen Almost from the deed, and I desire you to — my Case, that those audering tom Paralysis and Ridney diseases may now Low cus ey ta; ou 7 PILLS, ied ‘ABHAM VAN WAC ‘This cane te certified by all the town oficers, Principal office, near Broadway, in Canal street, _BRANDRETINS FILLS, 38 cotta per box, with full dives. sons. ‘Observe, my name fe in white letters on the government. stamp, which eeoures the genuine. RK. 8, "8 TR! B45 BROADWAY, N. Y. D Has ve sesh one aren Sone’ 9 ane. Can be wi " ’ who J - event rupture; should } SateePatter sichutcas, by those feuee stairs, do. Abundant ree, who Wift, ‘strain, testimonials ot the of a OL.—PRIVATE QONSULTATIONS ON THE ect as to this and other 8 Desrens legally ob- F. 1. KING, Counsellor at Law, 335 Broadway. SILVER Ti D Ww. AT GREATLY RE- . SORTA N ©O., 18 Joho street turers of every ‘auuilty Ploved A voriety of new styles just ow desoripuion © 10 THOMAS R. AONEW'S, 20 AND 202 GREEN. : wie % ‘ot Murray, and there you will fod Ge ic ret arog ot uray aa bre oe eed any store in New York price house. RE. MRR BRET s PILLS ar certain and safe most baruie, nor to Fodophyilin Resin of Jalap, oF any g wer. ty Ah is date, from a yes a tnd ho mouey w PILLS 78 NDKE cereal, jal office, 24 Can ww York, 'NOG=AN WHEATON: ep ee al: erupt the * x ‘OINTMENT WARRANTED she slightest danger, for Pi) Exiccheum as pene end ayn Dv A) she drug store @ Bowery, N. ¥.