The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-24
the ARMY Of the POTOMAC,



wAsBnoroS, April %, 1884.
asvnw SHR SECOND Army ooars
Advicss from tho Army OF the Potonsc TO-DAY STAT
shas the Second army corps Major General Haaoock com
handing was reviewed yesterday By Generals Grant ard
Meade Generals sedgwsck, warren and shcy,dsu with
thss stans present Tho discipline a the troops
was highly praised BY the generals a. well a By all who
witnessed the spectacle This the largest corps in the
army and the scene presented they passed In review
with bands playing and colos Tying, magnificent
REVIEW OF ran ARTILLERY REsxRvn
The artillery also passed IN rsvisw after which
The generals proceeded 70 witness the evousons Of the
Nineteenth and Twentieth regiments Massachusetts, VOL
untcers In an entirely new drill. which Was much ad
nired The reviewing party Afterwards partook of r.
Treatments with General Hancock at his hsadquartsn
CAPTURE OF ouERIILAs.
Yesterday party Of six gusrias were captured near
AoTisvils. They had attacked . picket station and
killed man shor. time previous.
Interesting from Virginia.
YALsB REPoRrs RB0ARDfNo GENERAL SLOUGH
vMDicTfvEFEss OF TH QUAsI.LoY ALIsrs-
GOVERNOR PrERPoNrs RsPoRr OK oEN. pUrLxn,s
ADMINISTRATIONS, ETC.
QUIZ ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 70, 1854.
1he report IN some the Northern papers that Brga-
der General J. p Slough the able and energetic Military
Governor Of The district OF Asxana had been removed
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premature 70 the say the least, - General Slough
has received Official posncatiou Of such fact II n not
improbable. however, that General Slough may bs 70
eved. a. be has repeatedly applied 70 the War Depart
ment for an order 70 that eject. =
Should change In the commanders Of this department
be effected the new man win have my ltvsest sympa.
titles, unless b Be Of ths pemi-ssoh or osasUujou
order, q which the present incumbent not: Tor know
from my personal observation with whas visdicsvsssss
straightforward Union commander 10 pursued and psr.
secuted by the open rsbsls and senaersst impeI,ed
Uniooists Of this vicinity.
Governor Perpons hes his report nearly ready for pub
location. He very upon General Butler, % are
oil Of the secesh sympashzs In this vicinity The docu
msns will be very voluminous, and heavy the political
Management Of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Old Point Com
OFT, and VIII Be road N Richmond, Charleston and
throughout the rebel States with unqualified appreciation
and delight
rumored that since the COMMITTEES on the Conduct
o. shs War made their report the military
sne Department Of Alexandria, In which they exonera
e0 senef slough from s blame and cemplimented him
TOT ns answering fidelity TO his country and his coun
uy interests Governor Pierpont has sagsy concluded 10
spare The Military Governor tha. verbal csstssou which
had been laid up In store Tor him
Frvats Jonn H. Thompson, q Company c. First syb,o
cavary convicted the 2ist Instant By oourl mar a.,
Of which Colonel g. W. Bailey, Eighth Psonsvlvan,.
reserve corps, Ia president h 70 be executed in mi.
city on Friday. the 10Th day Of April at twelve O'Clock
NJ 10 the open ns'd The sckes Barracks for the
crimes OF desertion and robbery.
Major weutz, Chief Engineer United States Mitary
Railroads, went The Orange and Aisxaudr Railroad
this morning on tour OF inspection.
Destructive Fire ne 0onaives, Hayts.
On the 1th q April IRE took place At Gouaivss de-
s1oyins property estimated 10 BE- worth 81 900 900
Spanish The nrc originated from eparks Of seear fail
Ing into pile Of loose cotton Just going 10 press
Inc store Of Mr.. Entwipie burned; also portion
OF NJ B. Dupuvs. Otherwise she nre vss confined u
sns stores ana houses Of she native merchants.
One hundred and fory.ous buildings were dsstreyed
Az the merchants lose the most OF their
deots " the town, with few exceptions
aster. = 80 o''
Decision Against Legal Tender Notes.
;. - -, PsnIApsurHIA, Aprift23, 1894
10 the Court OF Common Pleas to-day dests,rn vss
swen mat the owner o. ground rent n %, bound 10
ex.mEurb the same upon the offer m paymcp, on tina
principal ~ legal tender notes. even though tha ground
ren deed covenants tor the OF tho anna
UPON payment Of lawful money OF the United states,
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