The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 5, 1865, Page 1

THIRTY.THIRD YEAR.) NUMBRRE 10,236. ‘ | The Latest News| iste cnn By Telegraph te the N. ¥Y. Sum. -—-- — 4 The Work Progressing SURRENDER OF JEFF. THOMPSON, His Entire Army Given Up. Rebels Disbanding Everywhere. LATE RICHMOND NEWS. Improved “Condition of the City. Capture of the Stolen Silver Plate THE ASSASSINATION PLOT. Beverly Tucker Indignant, HE DENIES ALL COMPLICITY. The Funeral Cortege. LAST CEREmuNIES AT SPRINGFIELD. The Body Placed in a Vault. Important City Intelligence. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT QUESTION. Injunction Against the New Commissioners. &C., &c., &e. Surrender of Jeff. Thompson. His Eutire Army (Givon Up. Memphus, May 38—via Cairo, May 4.—Jetl. Thomp ton surrendered his entire army, yesterday, to Capt Mitchell, U. 8... Bariness will be generally surpended to-morrow, in with the proclamation of (:ov, Brownlow, From Washington. Final (bsequies of Mr. Lincoln, Etc, Washington, May 4. -By order of the President, al) public buildings were clored after twelve o'clock, to-day, out of respect to the late President, whose final faneral obseqnies were in progress at Spring- field. The courte aleo adjourned, and all the mani- cipal offices were closed. Several of our citizens closed their stores, and half-hour gane were fired all the latter part of the day, closing with @ national salute at sunset. Gen, Casey, in obedience to an order from the War Department, has eurpended the recruiting of colored troops in Richmond, The following ordar has jast been published by the ‘War Department: Wan Deranrment, ? Adjotant General's Office, Washington, April 26.) AENERAL ORDERA NO. TH. First, All prisoners of war delivered on parole to fr; officers, east of the Mississippi river, up toand including the 22d day of April, 1865, except those who may have been delivered at Darien, Ga. are hereby deolared duly exchanged Second, Commanders of paroled campe will forward exchanged officers and men to the armies to which they belong, with as little delay ae possible. By order of the Becretery of Var, y. A. Nromors, A. AG. In cansequence of the movement of troops, the mo- ney-order post-office at City Point is discontinued, No more postal orders payable thereat can be issued by postmasters, Arrests of Prominent Meo. On Tuesday evening Gov. Aiken, of South Carolina, and G. B, Lamar, of Savannah, Ga., were brought to ‘Washington under arrest. It is said their offense consists in having obstructed and embarrassed the federal authorities in the work of restoring the na- tional authority at Charieston and Savanneh, instead of yielding a cordial support. Lamar was formerly resident of the Bank of the Republic of this city, but as long beso a prominent rebel, Roth men have taken the oath of allegiance, and (ov, Aiken has been released on parole, Washington, May 4.—The report that ex-Governor Aiken, of South Carolina, has been committed tothe Old Capitol is not trae, He is on his parole, and is stopping at a hotel, He was in the streets to-day with several old triende, CONDITION OF THE SEWARDS, Wasuinaton, May 4-9 A, M, Hon, E. M, Stanton, Secretary (f War Sin :—I have the honor to report that the Secretary of State passed a restless night, bat his strength has wot been affected by it. Mr. F. W. Seward continues to gain slowly and pronounces himeelf much better, (Signed, J. K. Banyes, Borgeon General, 9P.M.—Sin:—T have the honor to report that the condition of the Becretary of State and Mr, F, W. Beward ie quite as favorable as at laet report, (Signed), K. Bangs, Surgeon General, The Assassination Plot. Montreal, May 4.-Beverly Tucker publirhes a let. ter in which he says that whoever areerte thas be had anything todo with the assassination, or any Knowl. edge of the plot to capture President Lineoln or Mr, ard, “biackens iis soul with diabolical perjury.” He had never heard of Booth or any of the others ar- rested, before the assassination, He is informed that Booth left here on the 27th of October after 9 days’ residence ; that the officers of the Outario Bank state that Booth purchased the bill on England for 61 pounds, and atthe same time deposited $365, which remains to Hooth’s credit, Hooth stated that he was to mun the blockade. Tucker was not here when Booth was, for a copy of the evidence to disprove it til! residing here. He has sent Sanders ie ‘The Assassins and Their Accowplices. Arrests are being made daily of various persons, ee suspected accomplices In the late aasassiuation plot, eras being supposed to possess valuable information bearing on the subject, It te stated that the author!- ties were given the key to the whole thing within few days after the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, by 4 man who was originally one of the plotters, but who tecame horrified, ant obtained permission of release from the echeme, He took refuge somewhere within the limits of the Potomac Army, and when he heard of the murder, immedistely gave himaelfup, Gieat numbers of men are said to have been directly ep- exced in carrylog out the plot on the night of the murder--acting 66 scoomplices in and around t theatre, cutting the Velographie wires in all direc. tions, and assisiing Boothjin bis flight. Eight Marylanders. charged with harboring Booth and aiding Lis eecepe, are amour she arrested The he peculiarity of the wound which Corbett's shot fattloted wpoe Booth, is sald to have heen each ae to Ss aan arise brah ee alo be The wound eecond carrical vertebra, which was doubt frac- the tared | and & wound would pr duce compicie paralyals of arma, lege and lower postion of the trunk, while respiration and the notion of the heart would continue, as the nerves which proceed to those bg | off from the craninm and not from the cord, The mind was clear and undisturbed, save from the shock of the wound and pain; but the in wes uninjured’. It wae a living, active mind, with » dead, he! body, with the most excrutiat- ing, erp: n that a human body can be subject wo, e ne! Ay organi life, respiration and elrew lation many ; and the only muscier over were which he could exercise any volition were thore of the bread and face. Frome the moment the ball struck hiro be wae dead and helpless, with a mind clear, in tenet? waffering, a living witness of his own just pun- fahment tor his atrocious deed From Richmond. Interesting Items. The Richmond Wute of the 3d has autheatic in formation from South-west Virginia, that no portion of Gen. Thomas's forces came East of Bristol, The only United Biates force that penetrated into Vir- ginia was portion of Stoneman'scommand, as before stated. Gen. Echalls, commanding all the rebe! fore- ea in South-west Virginia, three or four thousand in nowber, bas disbanded his troops, Those living contiguourly returned to their homes. Col, Guituer’s Kentucky Cavalry has surrendered to the United States saathoritier on the terae acoomed to Lee, Basil Duke's regiment, formerly Morgan's, had started for the trane-Mississippi, and Veuxhan's “Wild Cat" East Tenn: ssoe Cavalry are otill at large ‘The latter were very odiour in Virginia, from their thieving propensities. Gen, Early te ceofined to bis bed at Lynchburg, with rhoumatiam, A report at Richmond anid that all the sliver plate taken from the people of Richmond in the last hours ofthe “Confederacy” had been captured by our forces beyond Farmville, Rumor also said that Mayor Thomas P. Turner, the sooundrel who commanded Libby Prison under the rebel regime, has been captered, following in Jeff Davie’s track, and is now on the way to Fort Warren for confinement. The revel General Rosser war captured on the °d, to Hanover County, Virginia, where hie wife resided, Oar files of Richmond papers present an encourng~ ing aspect of affairmin the whilom rebel capital, which is beginning to enjoy all the advantages of more favored Northern cities, barring the presence of Yankee troops and the existence of martial | Coneerning the new order of things the Wing hae the following very sensible editorial article Atatime like the preeent, when every lesson that can be drawn from the end experience of the part or from the wise counsels of men whom the world ae- fpewinages as entitled to reverence, should fuspire « Jove of the Union, it may be well to recall some of the words of warning and admonition embalmed in the memories of nearly seventy years. A period haa hut ended in which passion, prejudice and vindictive feel- ings have reigned supreme, They h shut out the Hehe of reason. They have corrup the heart of the people. They have made therm forget the admo- nittons of the great and virtuous men to whom Amer- jeans once looked with respect and affection aon They even otmcured the wisdom of their Mptecr apted us to look upon them as “ol “epirit inecapal experiencing ite e Thirty vears of sectional jenlousy, hoatillty and ill- feeling have been followed by four years of desolation, bloodshed and war. Peace now returns. We ta) hook back and eee behind the dismal en!f over whic we have paceed, the serene Prophet who warped us that this f vy before us, and who w ha tauabt us & avol Ip 1796, the Father of his Country thus addronsed aunited people: “It fs of infinite mormens that you shonid properly estimate the immenre veins of your national Union to your collective and Individual + piness: that ron shonld cherish a cordial, habi and immovetble attachment to it; sccustoml yourselves to think and speak of it as of the pa'iadium of your po itical safety and prosperity ; watching for ite preservation with jealous anx! discounte nancing whatever May suggest even & suspicion that itenn in avy event be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to slienate any pervon of our country trom the rost, or to enferdle the eacred ties which now link together the variour parts.” These memorable words bave been repeated so often that they are familiar to us as household prov- erbs, Yet, now they come to us with a freahners and power ch make ue doubt whether we ever read them before, Like messager of inspiration, they come lighted up with prophetic radiance, aud tilu mine our and consciences as with ® supernat- ural glory. Had we heeded them in he seh, what unutterable eorow, what gloomy scenes of sufferin and agouy would we have escaped | We cannot recall the past. Wecanno, shut that biack and horrible abyss which bas engulfed two hundred thousand no- ble liven, snd. covered, asin a Diving tomb, the happy homes, the once joyous and lovi earte now bieed- end desolate, But we can look to the future, lappily, the nation has not perished in that dread abyss, We have reached the farther side, wounded, shattered and sorrowing, yet with = all our vital powers — upharmed, and our resources unexhausted. It becomes us pow to heed the words of warning which would have saved us from untold woe, The Virginian who loves his State will remember that Washington was s Virginian, and loved ber people with an earnest and far-seelng devotion, Ifthere be any among ue who atill indulge aepirit of hatred and resistance to the national authority, we would sek them to heed the counsels of the greatest Virginian, aod cherish love instead of animosity, We feel a atrong aaurance and that an overtoheiming majority of our people do re aliy and at heart rejuice that the Unwn has been 1, Bressreed, Even in the etormy » f 1560 irginia manifested her loyal fe earnestly to preserve the Union, Our people bh not rpitten their old attachment to their country, and will prove it now that the veli of passion and sec- tional interest is removed froin their eyes An item informe us that the Charter election, that wasto have came off on the Sth of April, did not oc- cur, “in consequence of the intervening evacuation of the city.” The same article says the election will pot be held until the re-organization of the State Government (Pie:pont’s) recognized by the Federal authorities, Meanwhile the old members of the city government bold over, albeit “their functions are negatived.” This means that martial law abeorbe the civil, The following gives an inside view of the city: No Passee.—Some citizens are under the impree- sion that passes aro necessary for them to pass about the city atter night, and that the guards are inetruct- ed to demand the passes of everybody whor they en- counter upon the etrcet, Such ia not the case, Penee- able, well-conducted persons can pasa through the streets at all bours of the night and will be Protected, pot mapped by the military authorities, We make thie explanation more eepecialiy in reference wo the several placer of amusement now offering such very superior attractions, and which citizens are anxious to vielt and carry their wivee and chilcren to, For the purpose of facilitating travel between Rich- mond and northern cities, a new line of steamers is advertised as running to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk connecting with the Chesapeake Ray Line, The arri- val of the firet of these fine and fast eteamers is chro- nieled; as having brought passengers from Kaltiiwore in twenty-four hours--fare only eight dollar, The ment refuelng to any longer carry passenpors on | United States vessels, fug item is interesting: Gone To THE W | line wae established in consequence of the Govern. | ING PLaces.For four years | the southern pec nm debarred from their summer excursions to © May, Saratoga, and other ar and fashionable Wotering places at the North, The virtual ending of the war, the removal of the restrictions upon travel, and the obliverasion of military lines, hae opened the door to these plessante resorts again, and hunared are suticipating sod preparing for pleasure jannte sthward the coming summer, Baratoga and Cipe May t nke that have so long lain idle and neeless are being hauled out from the closets, and thelr interios arrangements aud covecity looked futo, In this connection the follow- | | ginging of a dirge. Yy visit one of pleasure and rei only ; the mer- chant and the wan of business will ¢ ine business with pleasure, and Iay in @ stock of goods for the Southern markets; the snvalid aad war-worn rote~ rane will seek in the invigorating waters the health they have lost These watering places have been heretotare the re-anions of the e of the North and South, and we hope mach from thelr influence in the future Atthe former residence of Judah P. Benjamin “late of Richmond,” the recruiting of nogro soldiers was going on briskly, when orders wore received by General Casey to clone up the business. This created considerable grumbling among the able-bodied ne frore who were coming forward in large oumbere They beeged bard for the privilece of wearing | nole, Sam's aniforma, and enjoying the comfortable quar- ters occupied by the recraite in camp. THE SAD JOURNEY The Remains of the Martyr President (on- signed to the Tomb. Springfield, 1, May 4.—Large nambers have continued to visit the former residence of the late Preaident, on the corner of 8th and Jefferson streets, Tt ia hung with mourning without and tastefully de corated within, Lares delogatdone from the adjoining States and neighboring settlements arrived through the night, and (his morning the hotels are overtiow ing. Some of the visitors are entertained by the citi. rene, while thousands of others are unable to find ac- commodations The weather ie warm and the san anclouded. Every- body in Springfield ie on the atreeta, The State House continued to be visited. At 11 o'clock Inst night the Indies of the Soldiers’ Aid Bociety iaid upoa the coffin ® beautiful cross of evergreens, studded with rare flowers, Other elmilar tokews have been contribated to-day. At noon twenty-one gone were fired, and after- wards sing'e guns at intervals of ten minates. About noon, the remains were brought from the State House, and placed in the hearse, which was from Mt. Louis, and was used at the funeral of Hon, Thomas H, Benton, Gen, Lyon and Gov. Gamble, The hearse was rurrounded by a maguificent crown of flowers, Meanwhile a chorus of hundreds of voices, socompan- fed by a brass band, sang the hymn “Children of the Heaventy King, lat ur journey ae we slug.” The funeral procession was under the immodiate direction of Major General Hooker, Marshal in obief, Brix. Gen, Cook and staff, and Brevet Brig. Gen Oakes and staff, The military and the firemen mado afine appearance. The relations and family friends of the deceased were in carriages. In the procession were the Governors of six or seven States, members of Congress with their officers, the State end muni- cipal authorities, and delegations from edjoining States, The long Hine of civilians wae closed by the Free Masons, Odd Fellows and citizens at large, in- cluding colored persons. The hearse was immediate- ly followed by the horse formerly belonging to Mr Linco. Tis body wae covered with black cloth trimmed with silver fringe, The procession arrived at Oak Wood Cemetery at one o'clock, On the left of the vault in which the remains of the President and bieson were deposited immediately on their arrival, wae a platform, on which einger# and an instrumental band were placed, and these united in the ebanting and singing of appropriate muric, including a burial hymn by the deceased President's pastor, the Rev, Dr. Gurley. On the right was the speaker's stand, appropriately draped with manurning. A short time ago a piece of property containing etaht acres, and located in the heart of the city, wae purchased by the citizens for $63,000, The ground is improved with several subetantla! houses aud trees and shrubbery. It was designed to render the rite still ad- ditionally beautiful and attractive,and to erect thereon a monument to the illustrious dead, A vault had been completed for the reception of the remains, but owing to the wishes of Robert Lincoln, the remains were deporited im Oak Rides Cemetery, nearly two miles from the city. The vanit at this place is erected at the foot of a knoll ine beautiful part of the grounds, which contains forest trees of all variotios, It has a dorie gable resting on pilasters, the tain wall being rustic, The veult is 15ft high and about the same in width, with eemi-cireniar winger of bricks projecting from the hill sides. The material is limestone, pro- cured at Joliet, Ll, Directly inside of the ponderous doors is au iron grating. The interior walle are cov- ered with black velvet, dotted with evergreens, In the centre of the vault ie a foundation of briek cap ped with a marble slab, ov which the coffin rosie, The front of the vault is trimmed with evergreens, The ‘Dead March in Saul" was sung, accompanied by the band as the remains were deporlted, Thousands of persons were arsembled at the Ceme- tery before the arrival of the procession, occupying the succession of green hills, The scene was ove of solemn and intense interest, ‘The landscape was beautiful in the light of an unelouded ann, ‘The religious exercises were cornmenced by the Then followed the reading of ap- propriate portions of the Beriptures and # prayer, Afterahymn by the Choir, the Rev, Mr, Hubbard rend the last inaugural of President Lincoln, Next, dirge war sung by the Choir, whon Blehop Simpaon delivered the funeral oration, Itwaein the highest degree elojuent, and the patriotic portions of it were applauded, Then followed another hymn, and a benediction waa pronounced by the Kev. Carley, ‘The procession was then re-formed, and returned to the city, BISHOP BIMPSON'S FUNERAL ORATION The Bishop, in his oration above referred to, spoke of the fact that four yeara avo Abraham Lincoln left this place, and many who are here beard bis farewell words, How different that hour from thie! Suche scone an that of bis return was never known tn history. Mourners lined the long way fron city to city. ‘The nation stood aghast, when they heard of hie fall, and though three *s bave past, yetthe land still mourns, All classes have tiourned together The Archbishop of the Koman Catholic church in New York anda Prowstant minister walked arin in arm in the procession there, and a Jewith Rabbi performed part of the rolemn eervice All classes and conditions of men have gathered around his bier, Mor ple bave looked upon bis dead face than ever looked on the face of any other departed man, Why this wondrous monrntng + He who fell wna a principal actor in the timed o} rial in which we n live. Our deepest affections gather around the form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas ofthe age. To the call for eoldiers trom thie voice, now hushed in death, the Iand had sprang up to save our national honor. The this scene in our history, and the following evente of the war, with the culmination of the popular feeling into rejoicing over our ereat victories and coming peace, Ln the midet of our joy came the tidings that ‘Abraham Lincoln, the best of Presidents, hud fatien by the hand of the aerarein. Theday was Good Friday, the saddest day in the caleodar of the ehureh, henceforth to be made sadder, if poreible, hy the memory ot our nation's liom. The speaker then gave his reasons for believing that Avraham Lineotn was the specially ordained instrument elected by a Divine Providence to guide our bation thiguch these troubleous times, and proceeded at length to euloyize the dead who had now returned t #leep in the eoil of the State he loved eo well, and to be henee- forth honored and lamented by the Amestoan people We have followed the remaine of President Lincolo from Washingwon~the of the aeanseination—to Springfield, his former home, and now to be bis final reeting place. He had been abeent fromm this city ever eince he left in February, 1561, for the Na tional Capital, to be insugarated as President of the Unlied States We bave soon bun lying ip state in akor eloquently depleted | The gentleman of leisure and money will make his laxation 1865. the Executive Mansion, where the obeequins were at- { tended by nirmerous mourners: some of them clothed with the biehest public honors and responsibilities which our Republican {natitutions can bestow, and by the diplomatic representatives of foreign Govern. ments, We have followed the rémaine from Wash+ ington, through Baltimore, Harristare, Philadelphia, New York, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cohuratus, Indianapolis, and Chicago to Springfield, A distance in cireuit of 1.500 miles or 1,800 miles, On the route millions of people have appeared to manifest by every means of which they were capable their deap sense of the public low, and their appreciation of the many virtues which adorned the life of Abra- ham Lincoln. All classes withont distinetion of poll- thos or ereeds spontansoasly united in the posthamene honors, All hearts seemed to beat as one at the be- Teavemen!, and now funeral processions are ended, our mournful duty of escorting the mortal remains of Abrabam Lincoln, bither is performed, We have seen them deposited in their reeting place, The bereaved friends with eoldied and grief stricken hearts have taken their adieu aod turn thelr faces homeward ever to remember Wwe affecting and linpressive scones which they have witnessed. The injunction.so often repeatedon the war, “ Rear him gently to his rest,’ has been obeyed, and the qreat heart of the nation throbs heavily at the portals of the tomb, Rald re. The Savannah Henary aye: “Gen, Wilson left Chickasaw, Als., on the 22d of March, On the 2d of April he captured Selma, Aln., by amanit, taking 39 pleces of artillery in position, and 75 in arsenal: # laree arrenal, the second in importance in the Con- federney ; a naval foundry, very extensive, with val- uable fixtures; powder works, &e.. de, Al a" ie proversy was destroyed. A pontoon bridge, § eet nna, wae built across the Alabama river, by which pentgomery war reached, There the rebels turned 85,000 bales of cotton, 6 ateambonts, 63 care and 1 lo- comotive. Montgomery war ontered without opposl- tion on the 12th of April. Columbus was captured on the 16tb, by nesanlt on the heavy fleld-works: 1,200 prisoners wore taken, 53 eune in itton, | gunboat then called the Jackson, bat the name of which General Wilson's Creat Additional Parti bei been recently changed ~ mounting six eeven-inch rifles, 10Q0 balct of cotton, 13 locomotives and care While there, a portion of the column mate a detour to West Point, and captured the worke by assault. The attack was made by diemounted cavalry. ‘Ther took four guns, and three hundred and fitty prisoners, The Confed- erate Goneral Tyler, commanding, was killes Hy nsgeeeetten He: two Bundsed care Were tal the captar perty wan dectroves. rendered without assaulton the 2th. The Confed- ernte Geperale Howell Cobb, Gustavus W. sinith, Mercer, Koberteon and MoCall were (akon, togethor vith «large cumber of officers, of all ranks, and 1,600 risoners, altocether. Wileon's forces had tr led qh miles, marching 20 4 ney took in all 12 guns in position and in the feld, and 20 guna in areenal. A large namber of rolling mille and tron foundries were dcestroved, naval foundries, powder works, magazines, supply depota, &e., &e, ere ie tcarcely an officer op the staff who has not made per sonal enptures of prisoners doring the expedition, ‘The force is made up mostly of Western troops, Gur losses in all the Sugagemente amount to less than ao." fifteen yn, All Macon sur- Masby te His Troops. Just before running away, the guerrilla leader by lesued the following address to his troops Faquier, April 21, 1905. Sonor ne moned you together for the time have cherished fora free a independeat country 1 have eum: has vanished, and that country is now the rpoil of « I disband your orenpization in profer- lam no longer After an association of more than two eventini years, I] part from vou with « just pride jeverments, aud grateful reool- conqneror ence to sur your com niering to our evemice, der, in the tame of your a lection your generous kindness to myrelf, and now at thie moment of bidding you « foal mtieu, ac- cope the assur of my ueehanged confidence and regard, Farewell. 1S. Moany, Colonel Com'de Battalion, The Sultana since $y Additional Partica- ars. The St. Louis Reroatryu saya: It is now ascertain- ed that there were two thousand three hundred per- someon board the ill-fated Buftana, and eeven hun- dred and elghty-ix have been found alive. A roldier of the One Hundred and Twenty-ciehth Indiana bronght a woman and child ashore, although he had one leg badly scalded, and was otherwise seriously in- jured, Many differant rumors are afloat axto the cause of the accident, There ware too many people on board, but her officers were careful and coinpetent men and engineers, and had but reeentiy passed in epection, About two-thirds of the entire number of soldiers were from Ohio and Indiaue. One soldier made a noble attempt to rave two littl children. He floated down opporite Mem. ‘ope ow thrown from a boat, an " ize the rope, his extant ar let harge tallinto the my He plunged from the plank at the peril of bie life and attempted to reacne them, bot failed, and the brave young man wna picked up when nearly drowned mn whose husband ie a member of the firm of Cu Hardio & of Chicago, who whe returning from a we: was lost, Mr. Hardin wae saved. A wowan was rescued opposite Meinophia clinging to a ph with a child in ber arma, but the ebild wae ad n taken out, The greater portipn of those rescued were more or lees wounded or rcala- ed, some had the cuticle taken entirely trom heir bodies by the hot eteun, In many enese the untor- tunate people were found dead, floating on planks or doors. Three dead men were taken trom trees to which they had ewam or climbed up, Those found dead and floating are #uppored to have been so long weakened by imprisonment that they chilled to death, Mr. Rowberry, chief mate of the Sultana, testified :—There was not, lo iny knowledges, any fears ex wed by either the crew or the passeugors antety of the boat, [have been ou the Sul- tanaabout five months, and have been on the river with Captain Masou, the master of the Sultana, for about five sears. Ie was a pertect gentleman, There was no carousing on the boat among the crew or pas sengers, Captain Mason wae ip lis state-rooim ; alse the fret engineer wae ta hia, and the second emgineer wasou watch The boat was running as usual, about nine to ten milee an hour, She waa pot running ngainat time, and no boat left with ur Phe boiler leaked some twelve houre betore we roacbed Vicks. burg, and the engineer said be would go Bo further uptll it wae repaired Mows Items. [Bp Telegraph te the Now York Sve) ae wo | Tne principal part of the Ariny of the Potomac Jready on the march to Washington. Tue Court Martial in the caseof Benjamin Har- ris met yesterday morning, and in the absence of witnesses adjourned unt! to-~tay, Tux Constitutions! Amendment uvanimously passed both branches of the Ovnnecticut Legisla- ture yosterday Aut restrictions on trade with and in the States of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania sod Weet Virginia are removed, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury Tus municipal election in Los Angelos, Cal., re- sulted in the success of the entire Union ticket. Thia place bas always heretofore been # strong secension-sympathizing dintrict Tux schooner Admiral, Capt. Durkin, of and from Wells, Maine, for Poston, with lumber, was seen to capeize on Wednesday, off Thatcher's Is!- and, Moss, Two men were seen afterwards cling- ing to her bottom, and as no assistance could be given thern, itis supposed that all hands perished. is An aged romden lay in Charleston—so says the New Soci —has in ber possession the table on which the Declaration of Tod and which she indi, that the Bouth Ca be glanet upon tt dence was signed, ntly refused to loan, in order eovession ordinance might The vision we (By Blatt to the Kew York Bue.) Tra resignation if Major-Gewersl Cert fohard haa lean accepted. Jerr Davin in May, 1801~ lot alone." deff, Davie in May, fa to be bet alone."* CO the 28th instant, Simeon Me to eddreas the Charlestonians on the ewer of rena “OAR come moreial relations with the North. Tire mibecriptions for the bronre statue to Presié deat Lincoln, in front of the new ane wor growing rapidly. Twartt-one None out of be a dong meccessar, the required twothinla ¥ ratified the Constitusionsl Amendment sbotisbing alavery. Mine Lootsa Keiisaa, the prime donna, now af Chicago, prepared s Greek crows of white caret liney which w: yd open Prewddent Liveotn's cof during the Mineral ceremoniet in Chicago. Tow, Davin Davi, of Moomingto Nl, Judge of the United States Court, by request of Mrs. Lins coh, has coneented to take charge of Mr Linggln'# affaire and adininiater unon hrs ratate, The Judges for many yeara waeone of the lave Preskdeat'® most confidential friemds. Tas Toronto Laanes saya: finding true bills against Mosars, Thom pace, and Cleary, will be evident to every one, when come to Know thas one of these lemen wae im Richmond, when Inst heard of: other je on the Atlantic, on bis way to Europe, and the third ar] well, we shall jet the Federal spies Gnd thet out I hey can. Tr is understood that an agreement for the eure render of all the rebel troops in Florida wesarrivet at in a conference of several hours’ duration be- tween General Volgea, Union commander of the District of Flonda, and the rebel (Genera! Sam. Jones, which took place on the 26ib ult., at White House Siation, on the Florida Central Railroed. The interview was eolie'ted by General Joness who, {t is said, was very anxious to secure & prow vision by which the rebels would be permitted to sel! their supplies aud other products, Whether oo not this was granted, we are not informed. Tnx Chattanoogs Gazerre, of the 27th ult, seyey General Wolford, commanding the rebel forces io North Georgie, sent in s communication the otber day t General Judeb, commanding at Dalton proposing that an entire cessation of hostilities bee tween the Federal and rebel farces tp this nectiom take place for ap indefinite period, and re rherrry- 3 that he be allowed to send au armed force inside our Hines for the purpose of executing the lawe o€ G Several inioor propomtions wore mades bole of them were decidedly declimed by Gen, Judab, in a communication to Wofford, yeas verday morning. Con. Chae, of the rebel army, who wee cape tured by one of our scouting parties while endeav- oring to escape from Richinond ov one tratus from the doomed city, asserts that ho was charge of all the specie which wan removed fron Richmond ; that when bis train broke down, and he found it imponsible to get ston the track and off again, and seeing our forces approaching, be ordered it to be set on fire,and thet ali hie effarts to fave the specie were unavailing j thas the soldiers broke open the kegs, sad, amid the excitement avd tuuult, soldiers and citizens appropriated all: there was, Hoe states, further, that the emount has been vastly over-eastiinaied,and confirms the state ment heretofore made by Gen, Gran that ie amounted only t about #200,000, Col Clark is aul a prisoner in our bande, and bis truthfulness is not doutted by any. Om Wednesday the military authorities brought to Wasbiuton, from Calvert County, Md., Dr. N. W. Browne, Win Cochrane and three other meng arrested on a charge of asmassinating U. 6 soldiers in that county recently. Cochrane confessed that being in e starving condition, Browne and osbere tage of his oreds to tempt bim to kill idiers for pay. He thereupon killed two who were ou kot duty, and for the job got g175, and was to have got $600 more, but was arrested before it came t band, The particw charged with this crime are under strong guard to the Capitol prison, aud will soon be examined. A furuer trou Pout Lookout was also brought in op Weinesiay, who ja men $100 tor wurdering & Union soltier in cold blood The miserable man wanted to take the oath’ and Kol He wae pub LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THS VICIMITY, + AN! we want is to be 130p—" Al Twat “The aben 4 L Tne Fine Deranrcext—L[syoncrion AGALNOL THE NeW ComMinsionens, Ero,—Jnatioe Hutherland of the Buprome Ceurt yesterday granted an injunction, upon the application of the people ot the State of New York, againet the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New York; Joba Decker, Chief Fagineer of the Fire Depariment ; James W. Zooth, Charles C. Pinckney, Phillip W, Enge. and Martin G. Brown, The fajanetion reatraine the defendar nd eitheref them flow taking pow seenion of any of the property, private buildings, or fire apparatus, or any other property new used by the prevent Fire Department, and aleo prohibita Jobo Docker, Chief Kogineer of (.¢ Departineut, from transfering to defondants or ¢itder of them any con- trol of the property aa before uemed, and pow used by the Fire Department, There will andoubtedly be « Jong litigation tm this matterand when « motion shall be made ‘or the dissolution of the injunction, some lively times may be expected. The Board of Metropolitan Fire Gemmislouers or- ganized yesterday as follows: President--Charies ©. F kpey, Treaaurer Philip We Secretary —Charies E. Gilderaleeve, The Board of Engineers and Foreman of the olf Fire Department held a meeting on Wednesday evening, for the puree of getting an expression of the members as to contesting the right of the new Comunlesioners to ect, Mr, Louis Hoppe thought the Department now hardly knew what te do, and ineub- ordination was increasing, Chief Engineer Decker stated that he had made arrangements to issue an in~ Junction a4 soon as the new Comminsioners undertook toact. He raid that the firemen murt obey the same officers they heretofore obeyed, James Searips ex pressed a hope that the comiuissioners would cohtinue to confirm members. Others objec members were needed, A ‘eport wifi tating no more made regard= pposing the pew the fund# to pay the expenses of showin, that be companies had of $610, her companies wore re~ quested to iawten their action in the watier, The relt was then called to ascertain what con panina were for and what against the pew orderof things when it was found to stand thos: D DEPARTMENT ‘ine Compan! 1, & 4. 4 7.5, 9, 91, 18 14, 1 Zi, 22. WA, dy Uy 29, S4, Od, 36, 89, 4%, 44, 40, 47, 48 jaggk aud Lauder Companies Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 11, 12. 8 14. Hose Companies Now 1, % 4.5: 6, 7,8, 0.11, 18, 14 16, 17, 19, 24, 47, 25, 3% 33, 87, Sd, 40, 41, 42, 47, 60 65 b6, 60) 41 Engineers Kingsland, Perley, Long, fulliven, FOR NEW DEPARTMENT, Engine Companion Now, Oy 1% Ly 18, 2% 28, 3, by 37, BH, 14, 49, 6 # Noe, 8, 12, 15, 2T, 96, 54, 09, 43, 44, Hose Coupe: 48, 49, G1 and 59, Hook and Ladder Companies Nos. 1, 4, 7, 5, 9, 10, 16, 16, 17 and 1>. Engineers Duply, Lamb, W Hellomn Gosh 4 Arid some veer and much applas it w, - cetiously proposed to throw the Drenen at ra ie 2Loutof the room; but the chief remarked that he would jock up apy inpany that undertook to raceg- nize the new commirsioners. After taking measures for ascertaining the views of thoae net presemy the meouug advourned subject tothe chief's cal, Continued op -—* ame. » Orr, Lynch and