The New York herald., 1863-11-21
TINE RGCMHsOMO PRISONERS
The GovSr1mens ADd Private suppit
Received by the Rebel Authorities
a Commission Of Enion Officers Appoint
% Distribute Them Among Oar
suitering SoldErG
GEN. MEAL DOW Ca OrxFGCULTd
fs. &c. ss
FORTRESS A,~u,s. no, 20. tses

ttf'io-st N >~fos fov 20, t60S
III, stosnss ooo7oy. Captain s'u'sm. VA, s,r,v{
from City Point
Colonel Irving satsVscsosiy ersna,s-oo ss,ycl
| mcnt r,ops and 2.so too Bs.i.rpose ashef FurA
vsieos IL Commssaoass Ooid
Wassisosos, Ecv. 20 1855
We iearo iaroash recent esPoadeace up tho ts
inst, from Richmond be.weea Robert Oud. the rebe
Exchange Cousns .onec and Genera Mesed.h our Es
change Comm Ss.o1cs h.ch has reached this cy tha
tse reoe, aotars'es fsthF;y executing sbesr psp
mise 20 give prisoners ia the haads the food ~
everything tia, goyeg ameni forwarded 10 .ish
moud to that end.
TIE rebel sathor,,ies slsse tha; General Dow
',ted the obhgat.ons uader which hs selected tcs
tribute the supplies ia question. General Wtnded
| has, therefore, taken taat duty from h,m, Genera
w,udec complains that General Dow. 1slead Of conanne
bio ei. 10 hi, vista to tho Belle Isio prison to
distributing the goods placed under his caro- busted him
sa With investigating the management OF the robo com
mis.,eat there starting false reports concero,aR IT,
snd With becoming tbs sufropitoss bearer OF lettes
f-on the Island The's allegations General Dow donios
VITA great emphass and s,atcs thai what he toaraed
concerning the coudc, OF tho rebe! commissara on nS
isisod could not avoid hearing. as 1t was uttered bf
prisoners in loud OF conpa at IN the presence
rebe, officers &C.
General wwder las sab,,,a,sd a board Of Union on
oessconss .s of Col A. Voa radcr Inspector Gene
r OF our folr,ceoth army corps Coz. t. H. Ccsnola Of
the Fourth New YORK cavalry and Lieut. Cot J. T. BOYD,
QHa-,eraas,er to oar Twea'e.h army corrs-o mako the
Distributions Ia qaeso Rnd states that so large Is tho
quantity OF such taogs beu. received that he must sp
po;at other s,ch bcards to aid that uau,od aoove
Our hospiia department here Acting Surgeon GcnerAs
has add medicines 10 tho stores
thus furnished TO ous suffering heroes In Richmond "
| tho government.
Tuo ttas no4n 0lr
company tue goods wsaa their toes Substituting reject
conm,sares their stead where Gag Of truce boats
meet.
Inc rebel authorities In CORES pondcnce with eur sws
q, Fortress Norroe, deny tha, thcy Treating
Captains Fiyan and saw.e In any way different from saB
Union psis, held In Richmond, escept thal
uey are kept separate from their compaa,oss
appears thst The report Of tae reoef authorities
having eejasi 10 allow tue government rotious 10 ~
tofws.6sJ 20 prisoners at Richmond erroneous.
1acy ,aased TO allow ccmnisssres d, accompasy
oaj ttrou them bat the ratons have bocn received,
with ps,Use TO distribute them directed. Tnss wAf
eave the expectation o. their destruction by slow stag
vsian Aad ,enaect confinement Ia Richwoud kastss
soa.e vital more snda, aole. .
PpLADsLyHs, Nov %, 1893.
Fd.afd T. Iaaray, a merchant OF New York. has seas
81 0Os to the Caris,sa Coiai.oa relief Of ne
Richmond prisoners.
1ae following despatch vac received here Va -
te INQUIRY 20 whether the OF tho Christiao
Comm sslon bad bseu sent back from Guy Point by the
rebel Authorizes -
Fomarss GOsxox. Nov. 10, 1e6s
Pew ". RoARpAAs, Secretary Of the Chrstiao Cour
No goods have been refused.
:. A. MEREDITH, Brigsd,er General
satnant Babb writes from Libby prison Of tho grsas
Joy when the arsi lot received om the Christian
Commission. Colonel Powell by request distributed hsn
.be hosps', aud Leu,ensnt W. y. Randolph and Lios.
tensa, Colonel whde distributed them in the prison.
Theatrical.
LEADING & AIDES Az THE B0vERY THGATkn9.
We have oeo said that those Of rsadors who
20 to the Bowsry theatres miss many great 70
gay aohng Of multitude OF very good piays-in thstf
they miss seeing really crowded houses aud roaly
sepTecis,ve audiences. Broadway theatres never
crowded Ike the Bovery theatres, aud Broadway eaAh
encss cover seplsrdse tho Bowery audiences
hiss Ike tbs Bowery audiences On the wost side q
town bissog is To-, art. Thank Providence. s.in
noarishes the Bcwery. , therefore, all philoso.
pliers must admit sign OF good taste TO know whss
sad hos TO dsapptove az well ss wnen aud how 70 ~
proye the Bowery theatre goers have the best OF the
| comparison, aud are evidently the more critical.
Lst night the Od Bowery theatrs crowded and ihs
tcw Iowery aestre sss crowded. Miss Fanay Herring
b.nen At the former and Mss Leo Hudson tosk
lady at the old Bouory aud her adm uumbersss
snd they out strong last evening Mrs W. a. Joass
tue leading sotress as the New Bowery aud her I'd.
mrers ditto, anu they came oui dao. Last night,
however, Mrs Jones temporarily eeiipsed By Mss
Hudson, the star, vho dsshing actress and ridss
ds.sing horse Ia slsr dab piece called "Nexspps"
! remember r.hty Mrs. Adsh saacs Nenkon did ths
same thing at the theatre II about the same way
some tune ago but Miss Hudson younger aud more
attractive hcs,rca! stars like meteors, however;
before yol fairly bring the critical telescope beas
or them they disappear below the horizon 10 dazzle
other star .a1eFs Let vs. pass Miss Leo Hudson,
| thel. aud return TO our leading ladies'
Miss Herring 10, Ia certain respects, like Bowsry Irs
! Joaa Wood bu, she is much more versatile than Mrs.
/ Wood last night she played Miami, in "The Hunissss
of ,bs Mississippi the Wild Boy, 10 "Tts Wild Bog Of
Bohemia aud Ragged Pat, Ia Ireland as Il th.r 1hs
variety enough, sure. bat besides all this Nss
Herring one Of ibs bes, buresqas on the
boards sud sae act either la serious dra-
/ ma IN panomne very ceverly. Mrs. Wood
/ ecu play oatiesque low comedy moderately high.
comedy aud the 'scsiieea Bswu there sae s,ops
Mss Herring does at these things end with
Nrs woods polish, but exceedingly sell under the Cir
euusl,Dce she sings she dsuces, aud she handles tho
rich irish Srogue and the seee, German accent, she 70
tho daughter of that Ars. .py whom many or cur
ro,d,rs vii remember lr those good old days whea the
ess, SIDE OF town was rather more fashionable than
now aud she .coss and scs vssy like her mother. YET,
with az these varied talents Mss Herring regarded
prodigy c ,ns Bswery. She IS a fsvorue. but
nothing Tue sbYity to DO snythg by no mesas
pnesonens Al tue Bovery theatres. On the contrary
nsnssers require H. and obtain Il !, most OF their en-
| poyes Ihsre IS scmslbne Tor Broadway managers W
/ learn
Ms Jos5,, the ie,dug sdy At iAe New nosery, Is an
esG side ,irs. Hoey. We have ssen Mrs. Hoey pay
msny sins, Of characters from high pressure heroine
las high old comedy 10 the daughter Of bandit ebe,
In Tho iiiugof the Nounsins Mrs. Hoey, Therefore
ssu ex, sptou to the general rule OF Broadvsy actresses
sud ihs reason Of % that she broush. up In tho
Old seJ sol. aud no, the school, OF acting Pauline
OF ih' widow Nelnotts, IN "rhs Lady or Lyons" s ali
one her Soc se, The Jus, well she can the
av Ms Jones belongs TO the sams school, but carries