, 1861-10-15

Especial to the n. r. Evening Post1
WAsHEaIos, Oct. I'M. Henry Kesnal,
q citlztn of Fs!rlax county, Va, has Just ar.
rived here from Richmond. He has been i'm
prisGned for several weeks In Richmond for
The crime Of giving shelter to destitute Fede-
1al soldiers, who were t1ken prisoners hJ the
eneDy'a forces sud applied to him for assis-
lance His humanity Was not to be tolerated
smcrg :he rebels, aad he Tas made to pay q
esys1e Fsnty As rsp9TEts T. th4. the Isbes
joiciDg cver the attack upon the Wilson zou
aves Of y. T., at Santa Rosa Island, and claim
I'd that their troops had Won great victory
on that occasion. The governing authorities
Of the 1ebe1 camp have had great trouble.
waye,ant Ex Secretary Floyd and E2-GoFeruor
Vine were tair]y IN disgrace Roger A. Pryor
is .unEi1g for the rebel Congress, forsak1ng
the army on the ground that there will be a
suspension Of hostiiities during the winter.
A meeting of railroad officers took place TO-
day, at the General Post Office, at which views
we're freely interehanged with Postmaster
Gen. Blair. It is proposed to send g night
| mail irt N this city to New York, 1eaYing at
six O'Clock and arriving IN New York at six
O'Clock The next morning.
| Tne Richmond Enquirer Of the 11th inst,
! just received here, has an account of the con
| tiEcatioDs Of estates aud properly in Virginia,
| which have occurred under the terms Of the
| recent s5que6tration act Of the rebel Cong gress
tince the 3Uth Of September. The aggregate
/ valne Of the property thus confscatea, oWn-d
By Northern citizens OF loyal Vrginiane, is
esEimated at ssoo,0o0 Among the sufferers
are the following persons who are named in
the EnQuireT's list:
august Belmont, Of New Ye5k, M ~ who loees
SEQ h1-ds tobacco, valued at $3.50 oo0; Roads,
saYery & Farant, of Norfolk, Va, G. Merfey
s; Co, Of New York, J. Chickerink d Sons, Of
| Boston. the last named house losing 8 large
stock Ct pianos in The hands of the agent in
R;cbu,c7d. Aleo an estate Owned By Wm- C.
Riyee, Ir., Of Boston- consisting Of 5000 acres
CT fine land, fully stocked with negroes, Live
stock aud implements and another estate
owned by Francis Riyea, Ct NeE York, also
containing s COO acFts, and stocked with slaves
Anottsr large estate, Of 500 acres, belonging
to Mr. Sigourney, Of New York City, with it!
negroes and live stock, have been conhseated
70 take charge Of these estates and to pay th
revenues aiming therefrom into the rebe
treasury. . 1881.
It Is reported that Ex-Goy. Wise has bee1
attacked By an illness OF 30 serious IatuI
that lis LIE is endangered.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l4-Thsre is nothing
rew be:ow.
WAsn1seToN, Oct. 14,-The War Depart
ment has ordered Gen. Sherman, comrandin
: the Department Of the Cumberland, to reit
1nent, ~ho we're Illegally diEc.2rs = ~ =:
:, Fremont, through the instrumentality Of Co
Hecke1. The committee Of aggrleyed Office
l will leave Washington tomorrow, to repo
5 ! them selves for duty.
he commissioners of the Worlds Fair Q
gsnized today by e1ecting Secretary sewal
Chairman, and the Superintendent Of t!
Census, OR. Kennedy Secretary. Of Il
Thirteen Commissioners, Edward Everett en-
mas absent. He sent q letter Of excuse.
committee Was appointed to watt on t
President, with request that he send n
D tional vesee1 to England to convey su'
8 goods Is American contributors may desire
. exhibit
II Gen. Walter Jsnes, an aged and DIST
J. guihhed retired lawyer, died today.