Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-17
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
From Fort Leayemw

send you note OF some OF the recent changes
al this post.
MAJOR Richardson, OF the Third infantry, left here
yesterday with some i've hundred men for New
Mexico The officers with the command are
Colonel Grayson, Commissary Department; Major
Nichols Assistant AJjutanl General; Major
Ia ,rnton, Ordnance Department MAJOR Smith,
Pay Department; and Lieuienents Carr Smead
Davis and Schroeder, and Assistant Surgeon Perrin.
The command takes out 100000 Govern
ment funds and a large supply tram.
Col. Sumner arrived here yesterday with four
companies ofone Of the new regiments Of cavalry !;
other companies ofthe same regiment are expected
here soon | understand the regiment il 10 be
mounted here as soon as possible 10 lake the
field
There is much sickness prevailing here from
cholera, and many deaths. Lieulenent Shepherd,
Second Dragons died here on the 9Th The
eldest daughter Of Chief Justice LIE Compile died
today in four hours after being attacked.
governor Reeder has Just returned 10 the Terri
Tory lie appears 10 be in bad odor with the sove-
reign people. He has been called upon by General
Sringieiow and two other gentlemen of the Terri
tory, in relation 10 some remarks made by him in
speech made IN Philadelphia. In the course OF
the interview, Reeder drew pistol upon the
GENERAL his demonstration Of the Govern r, il
seems, did not produce the result that he anticpa
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|. appointment after the usual form in which they
| should both be furnished with one. This propo-
sltion, for reasons best known to himself Reeder
declined TO accept whereupon the General after
ahowinS needer sufficient time 10 consider his
propositlon thought il would be no disrespect 10
The sovereign people for him 10 trample upon The
Governors head, and this he did it is said, with
| good degree of energy
! THE CREW OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGArE
CUMBERLAND-The payment of Sl55,OO0 10 the
| crew of the United States frigate Cumberland at
| Charles,own, Massachusetts, a few days ago. crea
| ted high expectations among the Gland sharks >
but they failed TO reap the harvest they anticipated
The Boston Chronicle says
| "Commodofe Gregory, who had eflectuaIly i re-
vented all niersource of the land harks with ths
sailors from the moment of the arrival OF the fri
gate, took the precauton not TO admit an indyi.
| dual OF that class into the yard. The expedients
Of the sharpers TO gain admission were rather
smart. Some OF them sought to gain admiltance
| by changing their dress and assuming the charac-
ters ofverdant men from the interior but the ruse
was to no purpose Commodore Gregory, who
was himself once "a man before the mast" was
| disposed TO protect the from the operations
| ofthe land sharks All Of The crew were perfectly
| sober. There were men Of all ages-from twenty
| to sixty Many OF their relations present and
| provided them with carriages 10 convey them 10
| boarding houses and to,their homes.
"Some OF the men received eight and nine hun
| dred dollars pile larger than they had ever
seen before in their lives They had been
| absent in the Mediterranean three years and three
| months, and received of course SIS per month
| One old sailor informed us that on that station
man could enjoy himself in port whole week
| for single dollar. lie did not however define
his idea OF enjoyment. Captain Harwood stood by
and saw all his men paid off, occasionally giving
| few words OF wholesome advice In the after
about led ~. Dl
Colony depot to.take the cars for homen
BEAR HUNT NEAR NIAGARA FALLs-On Thurs
day last wild bear, which had been heard of in
the neighborhood for some days, was hunted into
the village of Rochester. He was followed bv
multitude of men, and, being hard pressed, he
sought shelter in oak tree situated on the open
ground near the main street. Climbing up the
distance of about thirty feet he stretched himself
upon large limb, and looked down on the
crowd below with good deal of anxiety An
Indian proposed TO climb the tree and slip
moose over his head, but the huge dimensions of
the animal, with his open mouth and glarng eyes,
did not look favorable for such an undertaking.
1t was finally decided it would be safest to shoot
him, whereupon one of the citizens put ball
through him SO unerringy that he fell dead to the
ground. There were no marks upon him indi-
eating that he had ever been captured After
being dressed he weighed over 200 pounds
~ We learn that the cable for the subma-
rine telegraph to connect the Island of New
toundland with this continent, was shipped from.
London on the 2Sth ult., and may be expected
soon to arrive at its destination. Mr.. Canning
the engineer who will superintend the laying Of
the Mediterranean cable, to sail for America
on the 9th instant to oversee the execution of the
new enterprise Mr.. Cyrus Field, by whom the
Transatlantic arrangements Of the company were
made, IS also about 10 depart from this city for
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, TO be present when
the cable is laid down there The line across
Newfoundland TO st. Johns is in a state of great
forwardness, some $50 men being employed in
pushing it to completion with all possible rapdty.
We confidently anticipate that within the next
six weeks this important portion of the telegraphic
line between Europe and America will be COM
pleted and in working order.-E " Tribune
A Coon APPoINTMENT-The New York Jon,nol
Of Commerce says: