The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-02

condemned utterly Worthless and uaht Tor ioo1
Tor mau Or boast enough to chsas tae govern
ment but 10 cheat ths soldier III putting upon him IN
Wholesome food. Is yiilanous.
EXAMINATION or REBEL PRis0ssRs.
The following rebel prisoners were examined to-day
by Captain Ellsworth aid Of Military Governor General
wadswoTth and released from tho old Capitol prison
upon taking thu oath OF allegiance WIN. Matthew'S John
W. virtz and VIM. Y. Luckett Of Ioudon county Va
John X GOODWIN, Of Stafford county. Va; Anthony No
Gee OF Fairfax county Va John A. Aither and Franci,
N shank. 81 Page county. Va. Thomas W. Payntsr and
wnkior, Of Jefferson county, Va; Jsmes Frazier
and James H. Carter OF stafford county, Va 7. A. orr
son OF Ioudon county Va; Horny F. Weekly. Of Rock.
ingham, Va; levin stewart OF Richmond, Va. Clinton
W. Quick, of Lancaster, Va James Grigsby and John
Rawlings, OF King George county. Va Edward H. wyvii,
of Prince George Md Edward Matzgar, OF Switzerland
John Mc5oyley Of ireland; Alfred L. Leary, Of Franklin
parish La.
TIM PROPOSED RAILROAD BETWEEN WASHINGTON
AND NEW YORK.
The Western members OF Congress. to- great extent
enter heartily into tho project OF opening direct line OF
railroad communication between Washington and New
York They argue that would greatly bepeht tho Balt
and Ohio road provide railroad connection
from Baltimore eastward, by which Passengers aud
eghI would avoid the dangers attending the passage OF
the Gunpow der and Bush rivers and the Sus1uehanna
and Delaware They believe that the avoidance OF these
INSTRUCTIONS would largely increase the business OF the
Southern line or railroads leading from New York via
Baltimore TO Cincinnati Chicago and st Louis aud thus
break up the monoposs existing east OF Baltimore and
west of the Ohio the route from the Mississippi valley
to the great commercial emporium Of tho country.
A nRAENTo OF THE CAPTURE OF PORT PULASKI.
There is now exhibition here one Of the James shot
by which the walls OF Fort Pulaski battered down.
AdheriDg 10 portions of the brick and OF
the walls. private letter, written by the officer who
forwarded tho rolc says this shot bored through
brick wall, and ground up the material like powder.
The rebels called these shot cartwhess, and said they
didn't other shot aud shell whom these
damned cartwhoels came whist.ng along they had TO
surrender.
MI. sEwAaD's ENTERTAINMENT TO Tux FRENCH
NAVAL OFFICERS.
TIE officers Of the French war freae Gasssndi were
entertained last evening by Secretary Seward Tho Gas
send sailed for Fortross Monroe at early hour this
morning
ARRIVAL or yEssELs.
An unusually large lumber OF tradiDg vessels have
rived within the lass few days laden with coal and pro.
visions.
TELEGRAPH ACROSS THE POTOMAC AT AQUA GREEK.
telegraph cable has been laid tho Potomac ;,
Aaua creek connecting with the station at Budd Ferry
so that Washington is in direct tssgrsphic
municstion with Fredericksburg.
MAIL foR KEY WEST AND SHIP ISLAND.
As,eamsr viii leave the Navy Yard, New York. IN
three days direct for Key West and Ship Island
and viii taxa letters aud packages prepaid The mail
will be made mp at tho New Yor, Post office.
SUICIDE or Mr.. WELLS, or ELMIRA, N. r.
A young man by the name OF Wells, from The neigh.
borbocd OF Emira, n. Y, committed suicide al the
Dcavan House In this city this morning. He had just
returned from fortress Monroe He lott note ia his
room reluss his baggage 10 bo forwarded
to tho YTandreth House, New York.
IAPoRrANT DECISION or TIE SECRETARY or Tus
TREASURY.
ssyars New York importers have claimed the entry OF
ostrich feathers at the rate OF ten per eeu.a tho
Secretary OF the Treasury has decided that they
NEST tey thirty stating that the term employed IN tho
Tariff act OF August last 'tfeathes = general one,
accom- panied by any qualification to variety cond
tipn; also that ocagonai iron, having besu made n
assume different from any OF those specified
IN the law subject duty Of $50 per ton; also that
towels although the proportion OF coiored in the
whole fabric is small, yet introduced Il is believed, Tor
the purpose Of making tho article beautiful aud
thereby enhancing its value must pay duty OF ton per
cenum additional to the and half cents psr square
yatd provided by law.