The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-28 00:00:00

General Butler, the Yankee Haynau.

A letter from America says—" A little incident
that has just occured—a portion of the unpublished
history of the war—is of interest, as showing, in
itself, that at least the thought of poetic justice is
not entirely dead in this country, and, in its sequel,
the complete terrorism exercised over tne press.
Major. Gen. Butler, the hero of Big Bethel and of
New Orleans, whose last honour was the reception
from Williams College of the title of LL D., came
to this city last week for the purpose of looking
after his interests in the matter of some property
bequeathed to him by his brother. This brother
was invited to New Orleans by the model Major-
General and Doctor of Laws at the time the latter
dispensed justice, hung Confederates, and persecuted
women in the Crescent City. The unmilitary But-
ler wsnt to Louisana a poor, worthless, vagabond;
bat be flourished so Emvzingly under the auspices
of the American Haynau that in two years he had
amassed a fortune of 2,000,000 dols. He was, by
order of Gen. Butler, alone permitted to trade with
the people of New Orlcans; and what with his
legitimate, business within the Federal lines sod
his contraband trade with the Confederates, the
accumulation of the snug sum above mentioned was
an easy matter. Well, he came to New York with
his ill-gotten wealth, but had scarcely arrived
here when be died ; either a victim to
his own excesses or to some still more
subtle and fearful agency. It is whispered that

the end of this mushroom millionaire was
hastened by artificial means; but it was
not stated who is implicated. If any person, it is
believed to be some one in pursuit of vengeance, or
some one whose worldly interests would be ad-
vanced by his death, However that may be,
whether there was or was not a deep damnation'
in his taking off,' he died and left his property
to Major-General Butler; and the latter, as before
mentioned, visited the metropolis on legal business
connected with the bequest. No sooner had the
fact of his presence become known than one of his
victims, at least the story goes, determined to
settle accounts with him. The name of this per.
son is Mrs. Sarah D. Shore. Some months ago
her husband, William W. Shore, an army cerre.
spondent, located at Norfolk, Virginia, was sus-
pected of having written some communications
rather free in their comments upon the military
administration of affairs to the World newspaper, of
this city; and as a consequsnce the unlucky letter

writer, though then in a military department not
under General Butler's control, was kidnapped by
the latter, and after having been subjected to

various indignities, placed in solitary confinement
in a dungeon at Fortress Monroe, where he now
lies, without opportunity to communicate with
family or friends, and without any present hope of
justice or relief. Exasperated beyond endurance by
the treatment her husband had received, Mrs
Shore, who is generally a mild and amiable person,
and a woman of remarkable personal attractions,
procured a revolver, and proceeded to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, where her persecutor was stopping.
She found him superintending the disposition of his
baggage, and openly charged him with having
stolen her husband. Butler replied in a contemp-
tuous and sneering manner, when the unhappy lady
levelled the pistol at his head and fired. No injury
was inflicted, and this would-be Charlotte Corday
was prevented from attempting further violence by
members of Butler's staff standing near. The mat-
ter was hushed up, and the newspapers dare not
publish it. It is added that when Mrs Sllore's stcny
was related to the guests of the hotel who witnessed
the rencontre, great indignation was expressed
against Butler, and threats of lynching him freely
made, so that he de. ni d it prudent to remove his
precious person for a time from mortal ken.

SECOND EDITION:

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BUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLOcK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

NEWMARKET RACES—Tats DAY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM)
ST. LEGER STAKES.

Auricula"
Rigolboche.
Mahometan ....... a.
TWO YEAR OLD HANDICAP.

Jack o'Lantern
.Tnneaton ••• .
Goram
s•.• t
Eight ran. Dead heat for second place.
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.

Columbia°
Evelina
• 000000 •••• 2

Five ran.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
2000 to 25 apt Carisbrook (taken)
2000 to 25 agst Tomato (taken)

THE DERBY.
30 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken)
33 to 1 agst 01 pressor (taken freely)

ADDITIONAL SCRATCHINGS.— St. Leger Stakes : Mos-
cow, Harkforward, and Alliance. Handicap for 2-yr-olds :
Spice, Kathleen, and Cripplegate. Handicap, run 3.0:
Merry Maid and Sheridan. Sixteenth Triennial Stakes :
Menace, Mirage, Peon, Baragah, Gondola, Olivia, Figaro,
Clairvoyants, Edmonston, Rigolboche, Ellerly, Mytillus,
Alcyone, Reviver, and Bandarilla. Granby Stakes : Sally
go Fastly and Cacala.

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ARRIVAL OF THE BELGIAN.
(Via Greencastle.)
NEW YORK, SEPT. 17 (Evening),

General Grant has arrived at Washington.

Secretary Stanton has ordered the draft to take
place on the 19. h inst. in all those States which
have not supplied their full quota.
The New York Democratic State Convention has
nominated Mr. Seymour for Governor.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 17, MORNING.

The Washington Republican discredits the
rumours:that Farragut's vessels had advanced
within shelling distance of Mobile, and asserts
that the Admiral will not attack that city with
gunboats.

Southtro journals pub:ish rumours that Farra•
gut's fleet is about to attack Wilmington.

The Confederates, ender Generals Price and
Shelley are preparing another invasion of Missouri.
The election of Mr. Lincoln is preferred by the
Southern journals to that of General M'Clellan
whether regarded from the peace or war point of
view.

Gold declined last night to 22l I, in consequence
of rumours that Sherman, with a large force, was
reinforcing Grant.
A large Confederate cavalry force made a raid
within Grant's lines, capturing 2,500 cattle op-
posite Harrison's landing.
Heavy picket firing was progressing.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 17 (Evening).

Money easy. Gold, 222 k. Stocks dull. New
York Centrals, 126 j; ; Illinois, 126 i ; Erie, 1041,
5.20 United States Bonds, 11011. Cotton quiet.
Middling Upland, 180. Flour tending downwards.
Wheat slightly firmer. Corn heavy. Coffee quiet.
Sugar very dull. Molasses dull. Petroleum, crude,
46; refined, 769.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 19.

Sheridan attacked E trly yesterday morning. A
furious battle ensued, lasting throughout the day,
resulting in a defeat of E trly and his retreat up the
Shenandoah Valley, with a loss of 2,500 prisoners,
five cannon, and 5,000 killed and wounded, among
whom are Generals Gordon and Shalder. The
Federal loss is heavy. General Russell is killed.
Sheridan occupied Winchester.

ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA.
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 28.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Germania, from New York on the 17th inst., arrived
eff the Needles at 9.20 a.m. to-day.

The Visit of the Prince and Princess of

Wales to Stockholm.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26.

The Royal yacht Osborne, with the Prince and
Prince and Princess of Wales on board, was
sighted off the entrance of the Bay of Stockholm
at noon to-day. Prince Oscar and the Danish Ama
bassador went out to meet them.

Their Itqal Highnesses are expected to arrive
at 6 p.m.

An immense concourse of people is assembled at
.he landing place.

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, SErr. 3.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Charles A. Sinclair, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Chinkiang, to be her Majesty's Consul at Foo-chow-foo.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Frederick Harvey, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Ningpo. to be her Majesty's Consul at Uhinkiang.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
William Henry Fittock, Esq , now a British Vice-Consul
at Shanghae, to be her Majesty's Consul at Ningpo.
SEPT. 26,

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Said Abdullah
ben e 1 Djenid as Consul at Singapore for his Imperial Ma-
jesty the Sultan. . _ _

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Ens-
tratio Petrococchino as Consul at Malta for his Majesty
the King of the Ilelimes,
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 26.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—Colonel and Second
Commandant William Friend Hopkins, C. 8., to be Co-
lonel-Commandant, vice Mitchell, retired on full-pay—
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevst-Cclonel William Robert
Maxwell to be Colonel and Second Commandant, vice Hop-
kins—Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Frederick
Menzies to be .1. utpnant-Colonel, vice Maxwell—First
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Melville Suther to be Cap-
tain, vice Menzies—Second Lieutenant Somers Reginald
Lewis to be First Lieutenant, vice Suther—First Lieuten-
eat Daniel Connor to be Lieutenant and Quarteimaeter,
vice Suther.

SEPT. 23,
The undermentioned officer has been promoted to the
rank of Chief Engineer in her Mejesty's Fleet, with senio-
rity from the Bth inst,—John Bruce (B), EEci.