The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-02
INTERESTING VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Military Govcrnorship OF Alcxan-
dria-Governor Pierpont's Letter on
Omciai Corruption-Generat Buffers
Rep,v-BushwhacMer and Dessrters,
&c., sc.
OUR SPECIAL ALxxANDRIA DESPATCH.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May l. 1854.
Lieutenant Colonel IL n. Wells. who for more than
Steen months filled the offices respectively OF Provost
Msrsha Of Alexandria and Provost Marshal General OF
the south Of the rotomac has been appointed 70
ull colouelcys and II is said will be made Military
Governor OF Alexandria ia the event Of that Office be
coming vacant, which 10 not improbable. Br'gadier
General Slough the present Military Governor has asked
10 bc relieved, and IL is said that the request has
been complied with, and that he viii DO ordered
70 take command in New Mexico. The fr'ends
Of good government will part with General Slough VITA
many regrets but the secssh sympathizers viii have
goacation upon his DEPARTURE unless Colonel wols or
some incorporating Union man DO selected 70 mn
bis place.
Governor Perpont last got his letter TO President
Lincoln and Congress printed, and will tomorrow iaya
copy Of Il before each member. send you copy TO-
night by mall exposition Of the corruPtions o
the military authorities Of Norfolk aud Portsmouth, and
Is terribly severe General Butler Although the great
lest the contents Of the book
should get out before the ready for It's
dssbution jealous friend OF she General surrep
icusly puroined proof sheet from the printing Office,
end ou sunday forwarded the 10 Fortress Mon
roe The cream Of the whole affair s that Butler has
reply all ready TO lay before Congress simultaneously
with the charges. Butler still lives.
on late there have been numerous cases bushwhack
,pg In this vicinity all attributed 10 Mosbys men, Of
course but careful investigation BY Colonel Wells has
demonstrated fact the msraaders nearly every
instance were renegade employees q the United States
ouartermasters Department and struggling soldiers Five
Of these outlaws captured yesterday, under such
circumstances as 70 leave no doubt Of their guilt
serious Shooting Array I'm Thirseensh
| Sire ct.
PROBABLE DEATH OF oNs OF rHR PARTIES TO THE
! AFrAR-rHE GUILTY MAN GIVES HIMssLP UP
TO THE PoLrCR, ETC.
very serious shooting ARRAY occurred last evening n
drinking saloon kept by william Patterson, in rhir.
teeuth street, between and B. which win un-
| doubtcdy result In the death OF one OF the parties
From particulars Of this AFFAIR as far 80 they could
be learned last evening, u appears that . man named
John Burns alias Piper Burns said BY Tho police 70 Be
noted Mackr ellvlc rounder, met one william Brode.
rick another reside mt OF Mackrcllvc At the Of
thirteenth street and avenue A. In front Of the saloon Of
Prodercks freouentne Tally saloon. Il appears that
Burns had becu arrested years since for stab
bng Tally and that since that event he had underworld
10 any Of his acquantapces from equensng the
place rodock continued TO be patron saloon
SUNDAY be followed tAs former about, cnssnsIus him
70 agnt which challenge was declined. They finally met
on the q 1hirtserth street and avenue shove
mentioned, when Burns again challenged Broderck to
fight This not being accepted he struck him and the
two cnched and fought until the police csme up they
then separated and Brodcrick went down so the SALON
kept by Patterson Burma followed shortly afterwards
and Broderck In the hallway, talking with tho pro-
pretor. He said 10 him. You got 10 light me, Brode
rick, or IN hi, you Broderck replied III you don't
lei alone I'll shoot you. Burns stepped back and drew
revolver but before he could Frederick drew one
and Hred The ball passed In at the left side Of the
and took downward course. piercing the lett iuus.
Burns exclaimed, It's going right down 10 my heartt
He vas removed TO Bcevue Hospital BY ofncer shan
non, and 10 nst expected 10 Brodcrck made no
attempt 10 escape but surrendered himself 10
oncer Farrell OF the Seventeenth prvciuct WIN took him
10 the STATEN house. He is plastcrcr by trade and
single man. Bsrns s married man, abolt twenty Hvs
pears Of age and Is said 70 hold appointment 10
OF the city departments.