The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-16

Soldiers Killed ny Gucrtilss-Sutdien
Dash or NTosby Near Brfstoe Station
Capture OF Union Troops fsx sscslitisn
to Occoquan-The Mud Drs.t SP-soth-
Ing 60 Hinder An Advance Of che ar
my, &c., &c.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
ArsxAspRr,, Va, April 10, 1864
About ten O'Clock this morning prvates Samuel Cook
and Thomas B. Ford, Of Company y, Tenth regiment
Pennsylvania Reserves, while duty as guard 70 q
wood hanling party, killed by purity Of gueras,
about annie from Manassas.
Colonel W. Fisher, commanding the brigade Of Penn
sylvania Reserves station "a that point, Immediately
detaehment Of the Thirteenth pcunsyvania cavalry
in search Of the marauder, bu, haze learned with
what success. nfi q
Early this morning Colonel Mo.by ~ ths head Of abcus
five hundred rebel cavalry made his appearance on tho
line OF the Orange and Alexandria Railroads. Bristoe
Station suddenly take BY surprise the patrol for
tho protection Of the road between shat place aud As
nassas From twenty twenty I've Of soldiers
captured ard carried into captivity. The rebels went
away IN yne direction OF fredericksburg.
Last night Lieutenant Colonel Gustn, with detsch-
Of the Twelfth regiment Pennsylvania reserves Of
Colonel Fishers command went es "a expedition 70 Deco
guam and vicinity. The party returned this morning
with I've prisoners two OF whom, named Henry r. Tlets
and John Marshall, belonged 10 the Fifteenth Virginia
cavalry There captured at the house OF one
VIM. Moore, short distance from 0ccoauan. Some
horses also captured having T. s. in large and dis
sine. characters branded upon their shoulders These
horses brought Manassas with the prisoners but
Mrs. Moore after them, and claimed that they
were her husbands property were raised by him from
cohood and that the u s. were her husbands initials,
and stood for Vim. Moore. Colonel Fisher did not
the similarity In names and initials, and retained the
property and sent the prisoners 10 Washington
vsyng left the Army OF the Potomac 81 eleven O'Clock
A. NJ to-day, can speak Knowingly Of the prospects
The roads are 30 dried allow the fresst iocomoton
and there nothing 70 hinder an early movement The
streams hayeal assumed their woutsd dimensions, and
the roads are passablc 70 gay the least. :,
sacsessfui Union Raid I'm Virginia.
BALTIMORE, April 10, 1904.
The AMERICAN has letter from Point Lookout, which
says General Kinks, Commanding that post returned %
Thursday from expedition across she Potomac into
Virginia, having cspsared nfsy thousand doArs worth
Of tobacco on its way from Richmond 70 Bainoss, ana
also having taken prisoners gang Of blockade rnns
The United States ship Mehiesn-A xsns
Cruise, Sc.
PHILADELPHIA, April -, 1884
The United States steamship Mohicap, fFon Brasil
via S. 1homss which sailed hence October g. 1884, hAs
bess ~ sea two hundred and sishty-twe dAys. shs
sailed under steam alone 10 34 miles, and under steam
and sail 90 1881 miles All are wen % board q Der.
Captain A. s. Giisscn Is her commander
Conclu aston Of the soulh street TRAGEDY.
BA0o4s, rnn CoAtRED MAN. SENT TO TIE STATE
PRISON roR youH yrARs--oTHm sIrrSScrs, mo.
couRS or cEuxRAL sEss'oN1
Before City Judge A. d. Russsl
Arsn lB-n the Court Of Sessions THE morning, City
Judge A. d. Russell the bench, number Of convicted
prisoners we're brought up for sentence Among them
was Daniel Brooks the qusdroon, who on Friday had
been convicted manssHghser in shs third degree on
an Indictment charging him with having caused the death
Of William smith, bartender in Mr. Mckinley . SALOON,
4, the corner OF Fulton and South Streets By shooting
i'm with pistol on the morning o. the % OF February
last The court room was crowded with spectatorsf
among whom number OF ccored people, who nao
down 20 see ooss sna cs "a q he
were also 10 court.
wbsn prooks vas called to the bar and asked by Mr.
john sparks Clerk Of the Court what be had 70 say why
judgment should not Then BE- nocs hsaS
and said no had nothing say ~. o.o.s,
Judge Russell, addressing the prisoner saa Sad. sss
you were charged with the homicide OF William Smnni
yo we're ably defended and tried BY jury o. your ows
selection BY whom verdict was found against you =
manslanghter In the third degree The crcumssanoes
detailed by the witnesses the stand show you dd NOS
act good citizen should have donc and as your com
paniors did who immediately left, as was your duty 70
have doue after the Alteration che street They ran
away and did no, return After the discussion Smith
ss ,sd ln' rs view Of Al The circumstances o.
Il becomes my duty, for the welfare Of the community
large, TO impose on you the ulSHest puu'rns-a
provides the sentence OF the court - that yon % W.
lined in the state prison Tor four years Brooxs peao
sentence pronounced with the greatest oomposurV
orHKp SENTENCES :,
Louis ANDERSEN, who plsaded guilty 90 rresy s,om
receiving goods knowing them 70 have been solsu ~
The store of Messra a. O. Ciaain Co, was ssns w
state prison for two years. .-. --r,v Of Grand
fouis aasa q 6ermnn who had pleaded guilty " ssssrs
ia,csnv vac aso scnt 10 the state prison Tor IVY
Inc court then adjourned prti hcrdsy ueS' 1'"
o'clock