The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

OF TIM REBEL 6BNgRAL LKB.
There has been considerable excitement here to-day,
and the streets have been full Of advance In
force OF General Lees army towards this city, via Coi
pepper Az b ascerained there are no founda
tons for these rupors other than tho fact OF largo
cavalry fsree in that vicinity and the recent activity Of
tho guerilla bands front IL Is not credited U
Official circles that the rebels design 10 mako any con-
siderable demonstration In this direction, but eycry ne
Co.'S AIRY been taken. All accounts from
tho represent that tho rebel forces st 70
main Ia their positions the south side OF the river
They have considerably increased their forces at al
CT the fords, but manifest disposition tocross.
report prevailed day that the rsbols had appeared
AZ snckorn Gap; but gentleman who arrived from that
vicinity says only q few t@hshacSors were seen To-
day 10 that noighborhood. 10 generally believed TIE
enemy coutemp Iaie bold movement.
THR PENNSYLVANIA REsERvEs SENT TO viR@sNiA
Tho Pennsylvania reserves, which have for time
past been cncamped Capitol Lii, werc this afternoon
ordsreA across bs rivcr b m,ed with The rest Of
tho diyison 70 the command which General Crawford
has been recently assigned.
ARxY oEyscMss WITH SuRL0Usns sroPpEp.
An order has beeA given M army oceEs who have had
ssvs Of sssssss period nos 10 lave The city
ApnIHxL purcNT 70 m RELIEvm w ADMIRAL
es ~ 49, yoQTs.
Bcns days AAmifai Booo stated that he had ap
pkd for active service 10 y understood IN naval
cirses that hs y soon 70 saks command Of tho soah A.
nt,c squaArso, and shss Admiral Dupeos 70 b 70
ITALIAN NAVAL oyucEns rnDuNTxp 70 FEE
PRkesDBNT.
Yns Couus Faa q Bsuuo r. 0hvasi the captain and
at oncsr Of NJ Italian sass San Giovanni, now lying
at Jhiladelph, visiting wsshinsioo, and, accom-.
panied BY the Italian Minister We OSnnsndss Berinsst,
49, A~~. lRao IN.
full uniform.
FUGITIVE SLAVES IRON MARYLAND.
On account OF the dinculi,ss that thrown u the
way Of the reclamation Of fu 1.-two saves through vcxa
delay The court here, ,vners OF sl'vss 10 Mary
land despair recovering them at all from thk city, 1he
negroes como gangs, and when sought pretend 70
belong TO the campo.
Colonel VIM Birnoy, Of ste Foarih New Jersey volun-
teers has been promoted 70 brsad'sr ssDerashp aud
ordered 70 Washington inspector for The organza
ton u the oolored troops
MUNICIPAL KLrCrIQr ~ wAeQlkGToE.
Years to ~ eecilcb 81 cay ofhcefs here thing
a, excited the entire body Of eIsons for long period,
but amid the present hustle crowdng and buSryinG,
N hardly perceived that municipal election GOING on
The vote thrown but moiety " the voting population
The faction which srrogaied itself exclusively the ts
of "unconstitutbona Union mem probably beaten BY
the Obj liners, who 70 be thorough Union men,
The prsseDt collector. register and surveyor were
elected BY largo majority.
rgw JrnsEy AND THE AGRICULTURAL coLLyoE ACT.
New Jersey hes formally accepted sr share u tho pub
nc ssder the Agricultural College act Of Congress
They amoant two hundred and tsn ,housand acres
COTTON cuLrUsE IN ARIZONA.
The indian Bureau has ,eut cotton seed N sorsrinter
aen of indiana Ar,soss for the purpose Of tosns the
matter Of tho production Of cotton In that rsgpn
EXECUTIVE PARDON.
fhe President day pardoned Jsocb warner co1vctsd
IN tie Dstc, II Western virginia for wall robbery
| In April 1907 and sentenced imprisonment 10 the
Washington pepen,isry for the psrod three years.
Postascr General Blair the District Attorney and tho
jaror all joined 10 the pstliion for pardon. We bAs
helpless vie and ten chfdren
sxEcUuox os soLDIsss.
| Three SOLDIERS os the Que Hundred and ssty foar,a
| Vow York voiun,eers--yneas Daily, y. Hngron ana
Harrnstons under sentence 10 10 shot IN Friday %
onarge of deser,ion They originally enlisted IN tAs
uuryee Zoaavcs as nine months 'ssn that corps having
then fifteen months q s two Joars hrn, and
we're recrsd under The mprss,on that they were only
70 serve for nine months Cup 70 thc SIN q April Ast
They together with seventy ave others Including thss'
ocors refused 70 be transferred a. the One Hundred arc
SIXTY fourth and were tried ny court martial Tho ON
oers we're cashsred aEd al the others we're oo1asmns'
70 different grades Of Punishment, but tho TIRES onostn
| sate men above named seDpnesi " de uors ar
being made TO procure tie ceeusy q he Pre-dsst AM
~ thought that under the erccmstan.es the sggieA
ton vii be favorsbIy regarded.
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