New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
AnImportant Army Order.

An Important Army Order.
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The following order has been received from the War De.
psrtmeDi and is published 20 the Army
"W hen the proceedings Of General Court Martial have
been duly confirmed by he officer OrdeltRg the Cunt
"c officer conmandn9 The tro5os for The time beizg Is
provide in the 6jh Article Of War the p0er Il zrd9a
20, 10 mitigate am punishment ordered IN such Cour is
vested in the authority under the th Article of War;
aid the President Of the United States under the Const
tuition. superior military commander to the officer sp
pong the Court and confirming the proceedings may
hui The execution Of the sentence when in his judgment it
Is upon the face OF the proceedings when be sees
ct for executive clemency But such military CON-
mander invested by Law with power TO annul par
don the sentence As legal judgment il 90 stands till
vacated in due course Of law In such cases therefore,
when the superior military commander sees tit to nterpose
a. record with his order prohibiting the execution should
be Transmitted forthwith through the proper ohanne to
he War Department for the 6nl orders OF the President
"Tte proper administration Of justice in Army es
eniiol 10 IFS discipline and good government there
fore not only within the authority but Is the duty Of
every commander atenvey to Inspect aud supervise the
proceedings Of Courts Martial within hs command The
object of this order TO indicate the legal remedy sgans,
the which such courts and the officers executing
By order, S. CoorrR, Aaju.lnt General
WILLIAM j. RHErs formerly connected with the CsnsuI
DaIagtu emit ST WsshiDgton, has received eligible ap
poiniu eNt in the Smithsonian Institute. Mr. Rhees is
you9g Of great industry and rare business talent
BusiHFss IS THE PESsIoN BuRXAu.-rhe employees o.
tie Pension Bureau busy a. beavers During the
week ending day. ten OF the clerks there were engaged
On bounty land cases which had been suspended for
want Of pTCti TWO thousand OF WAl3h were e1 ne1,
and four hundred AID forty six were allowed. la the
couse Of Tile Yeeh hundred Certificates we're ALLOW
&C. in pension csses of Revolutionary widows who rTied
after 1880 nd came under the pension system through
lie cot OF February 3 1853. Under this &C. sixteen
hundred claims have already been allowed; i've hun
| dr,d are SUSPENDED for want of sufficient proof,
az three hundred moro on file for e1sui0stion.
When the law passed many insisted that not more than
three hundred such claims would be presented 10 SILL MIR
Cole Chei Clerk WHO, by appointment OF the President
setting as Commissioner 81 ntTi Of opinion that by
the first OF December le business Of the Office will be
brought up that there after any can be taken
up in week after is filed. Six months ago ths revou
hCnsry bruCh Of the business six and half months
behind hand. Washington News 27th.
Tnr AfmcAN SQUADRos-Advces have been received
Ia Washington from Commodore Isaac Mayo who Is in
and 81 our African squadron lie writes from Port
Pfaya the elst Of July, with his Tag ship the Consu
cD and then about TO proceed on cruise upon the
slave coast for four tvs months The Marion aud the
Perry had gone to Madeira 20 enable the officers and
efeWs TO recruit from the debitatng effects Of e9ent
long cruise OIL the COST These vessels also 70 start
back or the coast slave possible. The Com
modoTe is said 20 write that al in the Sluadron quite
IS well as could be expected. Washington News, q.
BOUNTY LAND QUESTION SETTLED The Secretary of
the Interior to whom the question submitted by the
the United States and Mexico terminated the 3Oth of
May ss when the ratified treaty of peace was exchanged
be'w the countries Therefore those persons
enied into tire Army Of the United States subsequent, to
that cate, not entitled to Bounty Land Wash News
SHws OF WAR ABOUT DE Frr ~ CoNNIssioS.-We
hsr that the Secretary Of the Navy has very recently d.
reced in chsrgs Of the PAlsdephi Navy Yard 10
fl out the soops ofwar ale ard ST. Louis for sea as soon
as pcSible Washington News
TIN MURDER At PoRrsxoUrH A shocking murder
was con United in Portsmouth Dsuphn county on Sun
cay neh which, far have able 10 learn per
orated through the fundamentally Of the liquor traffic.
there several reports in circulation concerning the
osn Ct the herIlele Tragedy pa' we 'aSs ts ioo~,ns
most reliable Ii appears ths' on Sunday afternoon Ma
thani, Collier and John Poorman had quarrel which
promised 10y POornAn making some concessions,
when The vert TO tavern and got drunk Poormsn,
however determined revenge in his own mind,
sId took Collier ever the creek to The house OF Charles
johnson leaving him with Johnsons wife while he went
In search of the husband Having found johnson Poor
man told him there man with his WIFE and thst rs
taking liberties with her johnson inm9dStsy wen,
hone, in company with Pcormsn and fouad Collier and
JAS wife sitting together step outside the house. lie
crew revolver from his pocket and sho nis ~t dead on
The spot and then turning to Cohs- be shot hn doEn
wouncing hm so that bis recovery IS Impossible John
son Immediately went to E'quse Waldorf and gave him
sefup PcoTnsn arrested ST 10 o'clock IN the even
~ Nv Can't Hubby Pcormsn, on receiving in,inahoa
tbet be wa, TO be arrested replied, 90 gaping into
Eelhty frst" lie only taken by the bo.dness OF
ssd 1t you don sacooub Will shoot you down He
arrested aud sent with Johnson, in the night line 70 Har
isbuIg, where they were both committed for riH
HORRIBLE MuEDrR-Diaerent versions are given of
tire horrible murder thst took place st Portsmouth Dau
Thio Co. OF Sunday night Ss dAs A'ss aesola' OF ls
with captain OF 3 canal boat named Collier It's former
got rather the of and determined 20 have revenge
re fno>tQoebtv invited Conner 20 Nis teS- %
{ johnson to see his johnson wife Collier went with
m, ard he ana he Mrs johnson becsms engaged ~ con
NtrsStion. lOorn2n went 20 johnson and inform 4
Tim that Collier and bis vile were too intimate which
he would discover on going to his house. Joha
son flushed vith jealousy, started OF, tSking with
hm = revolver. He found Collier and MS wife
sitting together the steps, when he discharged one
barrel at her killing her Immediately ard one at Collier
whom he dangerously wounded II was most wiul and
Geld bloOded murder though II this versisn Of the affair is
correct Pccmsn is possible than Johnson for re-
sorting such diabocsl for revenge The guilty
wreches have been arrested and committed the Dsuphn
County prison for trial Columbis PAL Spy, Aug q.
A HARNoSIAL CONVENTION wxs held s; Pennington H.
on the Goth and 2st inst SPhiuasm is bsss of
operations We gather from report in Tee Peoria Re-