, 1863-05-11
PERSONAL

Secretary Chase visited Providence, R. L,
on Monday last, and was received by the Gov
erDor, Mayor Of Providence, and large
throng Of people at the railway station In
the evening large numer Of citizens paid
their respects to him at the City Hall.
Judge Lane, o distinguished citizen Of Ala
bama, states in q public letter that General
Albert Sidney Johnston said In his hearing
that i" without Kentucky, Missouri and Mary
land, the Southern Confederacy could not ex-
ist-''
-Mojor General Hiram G. Berry, who is
reported to haro been killed in gallant
charge Vt his division at critical moment Of
last Sundays battle, entered the service as
Colonel Of the 4th Maine Infantry. He was
at the battle Of Bull Run. On the 18th Of
April, 1859, he WIS made Brigadier General,
and served czeditablE under General Kca7ney
at Fair Oaks and in the Seven Days battles
as well as in the second battle Of Bull Run,
Chantilly, &c. At the battle Of Frcdericks-
burg, General Berry, By a timely and gallant
attack, drove back rebel force and saved
from ruin a part Of the division with which he
was acting. His commission as Major Gen.
erl dated from November Goth Last year. He
was in command Of tho ID division Of the Sd
army corps, under Gen. Sickles and with his
division, at whose head he fell, saved the day,
at particular part Of our lines, In the great
battle Of Sunday.
Gen. Howard, who was in command Of
the division at Charlottesville, that is report
ed to hAyc sbchayed badly" entered the SER
vice from Maine. He is graduate Of West
Point, and was for some time Professor In
tina. institution. He resigned year or two
previous to the war, and became q student Of
theology, with the intention Of entering the
ministry. At the opening Of the war he vol
untccrcd and was placed At the head OF regi.
ment. and year since became Major
General. BE distinguished himself at Fair
Qaks, where he lost an arm. Gen. Howard is
IN earnest, determined Christian soldier, and
thero is no more gallant and few more cap
| able soldiers than Gen. Howard.
Fernando Wood turns up in another
swind1c. 4 sister Of his, the wifc Of Judge
Schcrmcrhorn, has recently applied for di'
vorce, on the ground Of adultery on The part
| Of her husband. The defendant, in his reply,
charges that the suit il brought for divorce
| at the instigation of Fernando Wood, the
| plaintiffs brother, and the cause Of it was q
suit he {schermerhosu) bad commenced
against Wood for professional services for the
sum of about IS 600. This is novel way o'
escaping the payment Of ones debts; bu'
Mr.. Wood possesses zascally inventive genius
Of high order.
-Thc New York City Aldermen arc trying
to pass the resolution Of the city government
rendering the hospitaitics Of the city to Gen
Fitz John Porter, over the head Of Mayo
Opdykc, who had the good taste, good senss
and moral courage to veto it. Its TO be hoped
for the credit Of New York city, that thci
efforts will be unsuccessful
| Fuller, the rebel commander Of tht
Queen OF the West, made speech to his mer
that he Ess going down to sink the Fedora
feet or drive them into tho gu1f The nex
day Ills gbosly voioe waa hoard from the wate
where he WIS clinging, to a cotton bale, 81
am Captain Ful1er-saye me-" and the Fede
rals saycd him.