The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21
The sickles Tragedy.
OUR WASHINGTON CORKEsPON DENCE.


WASHINGTON, March II, 1869
Odious illustrations of the New York Weekly Paper-How
Mw. Sickles Employs H,mef-his Ltbe,Ay Unreseraiwed
10 q Certain ErteW-hnpropemasts in the yait de-
The illustrations OF the scenes and places bearing On
the sckes tragedy, which the proprietors your en-
Illustrated papers, palm or a credulous Pablo. ara
miserable and incorrect Mr. Sckles up to date has not
been indicted The Grand Jury yesterday examined bue
two witnesses-one of whom was Mr. Woodbridge, who
was in Mr. Sckes' library at the time Key passed tho
house and made signals with his handkerchief Possibly
the Grand Jury will ndict tomorrow. Mr. s,cklcs In
quite calm and collected he allowed to air and exer
else himself by walking in the yard that adjoins tho
stone yard, where marble columns &C., are being chs-
eed for the Capitol and Post Office buildings He Is
never accompanied by any guard in these pro.
menades and could walk into the street, and in
five minutes to Pennsylvania avenue he
chose TO do so. In these walks M. Sicklee
has canine tavorte-a small greyhound, yclept Dan
dy" "Dandy' favorte pet, but TO be discon.
sented, possibly on account OF Miss aurss absence to
whom the sleek hound is fondly attached Mr. SlsklaS
meals are brought TO him from his residence by his
full colored servant, Edward The Table from which Me-
SCkes takes his meals is about fourteen inches in width
ana twenty eight In length Imagine four persons taking
tea at this table, viz Rev Dr. heay two OF Mr. SickIes
counsel, and Mr. S. himself.
Mr. sckles, since he has been mmured has made some
very good improvements at the jail The Jail had no
water closets or sewerage when he FIRST went there but
now it has both, although Of course the sewerage lie
IL. q
dener to the Patent Office for Seeds ano set the
dener to work in the prison yard making flower bedsA
hence in few weeks, the now tainted air which sur
rounds the jail will become redoleDt with tho sweet en-
vum that will float on the petals Of the flowers that win
soon spring up in the "garden" Mr.. S. has donom.
nated the prison yard Mr. Sckles continues 10 rcceve
nnumerable letters OF sympathy from all sections of tho
country, ana il visited daily by hundreds of friepds
Peter Cagger and others here for the purpose of at
ending his trial.
Cadet Appointments, at Large, by the PreAi-
dent, 1859.
James NJ. Wright, son Of Colonel George Wright Ninth
infantry, breveted for merorO conduct Ia Florida ana
ut Contreras, Churubusco and Moline del Rev.
Henry h. Lee, son Of the late Colonel Francis Ice
breveted for gaantry at Conreras Churubusco and No
limo del Rey. NV
Josiah H. v Field, of tho late Captain George p
Field killed while leading his company At the OF
Monterey "
Thomas Ward. son Of q soldier who died 10 the army
after q service of thirty years.
Samuel @. Clark, son Of Major NJ. Lewis Clark Missouri
battalion distinguished at Sacramento grandson Of oyer
George Rogers Clark
Thomas Rowland father died of disease contracted in
the Mexican war ancestors distinguished in the Reyolu
ton.
George D. Ramsay, Jr, of Major George D. Ramsav
ordnance corps, brevetcd for gallantry Monterey
James B. Washington, lneal representative Of George
Washington.
James K. Tyler.
ldward Y. Buchanan.