The New York herald., 1862-10-28
rus AprRoAcafso sLBcr.oxs.

Massaohuse Some of tho highest authorities fear
that Summer and wadsworth vii. bc bestes Tbs know
ing declare that wadsworth has bees We'd
heavily for buying ap tho uewspapers New Yor
showing that they dstermAsa 70 fastsa veea enc
"0eaesce FiAts."
THE RESULT % 1sHn RGAsort0N ~ OSLO.
- Che odacai returns @ tho Ohio elcotioa show "a
crsase ofthe conservative democratic BY thyavs
Thousand the or year and reAucoa Of the
abolition vote By twenty eight thousand. oiear thas
tho present result in tho STATE has arisea ee change
In popular opinion, NOT from the os that fanatics
than conservatives have sOns 70 the war.
RELEASE or WILLIAM c. BARNEY.
Mr. VIM. Q. Barney. Of New York, who has been pr.
soAsr q the famous Lbby prison 10 Richmond for the last
ave weeks has just arrived Ia this cy having bees dia
charged frsm custody os Thursday last.
MOVEMENTS or nR. KgNNgDY.
Mr. J. O. @. Kennedy, Superintendent OF the Un,ted
States census having been quito down with labor In
masg his sxoeloot report upsn the Of The
country has goas bis farm Pennsyvana 70 recruits
his health.
A Traitor In Omoe-Oarloas DISCLOSURES.
From the Washington Sunday chroOicis, ocs g.
Wright, ceaAdentia clerk 10 the Adjutant Generals
omcs a. The War Department which We feel bound 70
Maryland Just outside of THIS District Some time sluos
he went 10 q neighbor, Mr.. Joseph Greesry who has
was danger Of being drvsn from his home and thai
In order 20 SECURE protection no must send two o. his
o h ssoxer because NJ .n
that his nnusne such that be could get The the
conns nssicns Mr. Gregory spurned :he orsr, and then
family would be driven from Prince Georges county Or
used words 20 that effect and intmsted that he wrght
Secretary Of War. and al these facts testified
70 by Mr. Gregory and three other persons before the
m In
General he reported that the services OF Wright were
ndspeniably necessary, and be could not be removed
When Mr.. Stanton assumed that place Mr. Gregory
made second andavt and Mr. Watson, Assistant Sccre
tarv, declared that the man should be removed. The
tant General Thomas, who referred It 70 the very Mr..
Wright whose removal II demanded. Wrighs reported
back that 1t was false; that the who made the a
davt did not believe in future rewards and punishmsnts.
aud therefore he was incompetent TO testify
All Of Mr. Grcgory's sons have been drafted, while Mr.
Wright, who has sent his 10 Richmond 70 avoid the
draft, is exempt because he holds commission under
the federal government. Wright was one or the most
noisy babblcrs against Governor Hicks when that
old patriot refused to cali the Legislature together to
abe TO pass ordinance of secession and leader
the convention Of the county called for the purpose Of
denouncng the Governor and ntimidating him into obe
dence 70 the demands Of the tratoss that then as
So the matter rests at this day and We feel bound lay
these facts. they have bcen sworn to BY several per
sons before the public Wright still retains his position
II Is OF the most confidential ones in the Adutant
Generals Office. He is made acquainted with all the
ders the army before they promulgated and knows
Valuable 9cCT0te government.
prisng the rebels informed of the orders Issued
by the War Department before they are known by our
commanding generals 2
Let the mans loyalty be proven or let him be re.
moved the demand or every uuonst who knows OF the
matter.
The Rebels In Possession OF the Menu phis
and Charieston Railroad, &c.
MsneHs, Oct rs, 1862.
There is an alarming report here this evening that
fsroe thousand rebsl cavalry have stationed them
selves miles here on the Memphis ana Charles
road and taken possession Of thsiss with their
headquarters in the vicinity Of Nonconat This sup.
posed 10 be the advance Of large rebel force wns have
desiRus upoa this city.
General Joe Johnston is reported TO be 10 command
Of large army at Little Rock, Arkansas.
The New Custom House.
HOW THE NERCHANTs' HxCHANGg 10 BEING Al.
rERRD-THn ARRANGEMENT OF THE oFPICEs--
APPEARANCE OF TAK ROTUNDA--0hLY TIE WARE.
HOUSE DErARThENT YET REMOVED, lrC.
The building formerly known ~ the Merchants Ex-
change has been undergoing the alterations necessary for
its occupation the Custom House since last spriug
The changes To bs made have been fcusd
than ~ 6rst deemed necessary. Assav
consequently been greater than was expected would
b.
The Exchange building we'll sttsA for the purpsss {.
which win 10 future b devoted the being con-
veniently arranged ana well lighted. Like the building
now used ~ . Custom Hosse. II has = rotunds,
in which ths principal part OF the business
will b. transastsd. This much larger and more
convenient than tho rotunda in tho Custom Hou a. aad
II has been altered accordance with the plans or
The architect and engineer n charge OF the work pre-
ssnts = very nne appearance. largo forms the
roof Of this portion Of the budias In II placed sky
light ssssasy large furnish light tho dssks below.
me walls and roof have been cleaned, and look much
49,. n-l~-
pentrc Of tho room, Iron railing has bees erected.
which neat in design and from Its srraassasns win 10
very convenient FOR beth oiers and importers InsAso
Ibis railing. which 10 placed IN cIrcls around /
The giaD which admits light 70 the door
below, 10 10 placed tho desks q sems
Df tho clerks OF the Collectors once In front OF
zach desk portion Of the railing may be raised
,wered, % that during once hours business may te
transacted and after suoh hours the clerks inside be I'm
noested In the Performance Of their Once duties Out
Idc Of the railing very psat and handsome counter Of
white marble Ia sstached for The convsaenoe Of those
Iransactlng business with the clerks inside. railing
md counter similar 10 that We have described ara placed
around the circumference OF the The arrangement
the desks win be greatly superior 70 that II the old
building
Next 70 the rotunds, the oast side Of the |
building, workmsn are engaged In hitting q room |
10 be occupied - the naval office. Tho room Ia con
vsnento Of access. Above this room similar 10 size
aud appearance viii 30 occupied by the warehouse de-
partment Of the Office. passage way, running
parallel with Wall street separates this from the
one TO be occupied by the auditor Of the naval once
part Of the furniture OF these occs has been removed
from the in the old Custom House. TO be cleaned
and repaired before being placed ia position u the nev
apartments None Of the thus far described are
yet occupied Tor business purposes.
The warehouse department II the only one whose bust.
ness has boon removed 70 the building.
The rooms occupied by are 10 the
back portion Of the building, on the ssme
door the rotuuia and also the fosr below. The
apartments the Exchange building with the exception
Of the rotunda are rectangular In shape The to
which the warehouse department has been transferred
are OF this shape and the desks necessarily arranged
single line In the old Custom House largo room
iuced fr shs wants or the clerks Of the department