The New York herald., 1864-04-04

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NEWS FROM WARRINGTON.
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eHe(oRAL hIADI AND FEE BArrLs or osfsvpsUns.
General Meade. n . wriissa stassnssl surslsasl ~
War Committee. asserts thai be asvsr issued - srAsr y
rstreaa On tas "a q July froa Gettysburg = aeesl ~
General Buttsrhed, and sevsr heard n ssea bsipg ssE
istsnos uat told Of By 0saersi 0ibssa Sss sAsl %
ths contrary, when General 6oes became sDgassl sAs
Fifth corps ordered W hb support with TIE view
Of holding tho position che last He also sssses shas
ths oaly grounds General ButtsPAsla had ees writing .
order 70 retreat were the directions susd 70 him. - CHEZ
q stan, 70 examine The country through whisA ne
army had moved, With the view & expsdtlsusly moving
back 70 another strong position case any uufesssssn
daser should render such step poosssary. Gen. nsds
positively asserts that he q any time sutsrtsiusl
Tor moment PROBABILITY Of rssrssraas movement,
Or gave General Butterned any for writing the
order he did. This testimony ID oofroboratsd In every
respect by Generals Hancock, wafren abboa nd other
commanders cognizant Of the fscts
rHA LIQUOR oRDEs CHARGES AGAINST dINHRAL
BLAIR.
The spsciaa committee tbs charges aganst General
Frank Blair have hAd four Of The star ocefs who sign
Cd the celebrated liquor order before the and tAsy
testified that the word "cachn after the different items
forTery, aud that the orer given, for only ono
thousand dollars worth OF liquors. instead OF nearly nine
thousand dollars worth, which purchased under II,
Thh completely exoneratss Geosral Blair from the
charge made against him.
ENLIcTMENrs IN MsURRBsrIoNA RY DISTRICTS 10
PILL rH8 QUOTAS OF LOYAL STATES.
John Jny, D. Van Ncstrand, George G. Ward E. c. Cow
din cad George W. Blunt have arrived hero as commit
tee Of tho Union League Club Of New York urge the
passage BY the Senate OF the House bill providing the
voluntary enlistment Of any persons residents OF tho IN
surrectonary Saes into tho regiments of other States
THy DECISION IN THE QUICKSILVER MINE CASE.
Is understood that the Judges Of tho Supreme Court
have decided the ouicksRvee Mining Company case b
favor Of tho company but il 10 nos expected thss tho
opinion can be written out IN time Cor ks delivery In
court to morrow. may consequently not be announced
officially till the Monday following.
THE ADMIRAL WILKES CoURs MARTIAL.
In the Wilkes Court Martial yesterday Captain r. H
wyman testified 10 the inefcienoy Of the wachusett
which be commanded and The slow speed Of tho Sonoma
and Toga, her consorts tho fleet, and also 70 the
uncsasing efforts Of Admiral Wilkes, day and night 70
discover aud take TIE rebel pirates the waters OF the
Gulf Commander Edward Nichols, of the United States
ssaor Alabama examined In reference the details
OF bis cruise after tho rebel Nabama both alone and ID
In evidence the Of the President or thu
United states he back the letter Of tae Secretary
Of the Navy to Admira, wilkes, revok,ns hls commission
and placing him captain The reicd ss The ?real-
dent said that he was willing 70 do any thi1g " bis
power, consistent with the rules oi tia Navy Depart.
msnt, TO arrange the difficulties bstesn and tho Adj
mhal. The reply Of tho Secretasy OF the Navy dated
tho 10th o. Marcn, 1884, in % request Of lne
accused for copy Of the proces Of the Court In
quiry Of Decsmber last, abo presented BY the de-
fence.
GOVERNMENT ccHrrAcToss ASKING FOR AN AD-
VANCE OF CONVERSATION.
A very stro,y delegation OF iron workers and engine
builders in me tploy Of the government are here to
AK acrcese price upon their various contracts the
flGiren o. which 10 rendered doubtful on account Of
to great srd unexpected advance in the cost Of labor
and materials
CAPTURE OF A PRIZE.
The Navy Department has received information from
Leu,euant Charles n. Ero~n, commanding The United
sSat.s sseSusx vsina, on San Lun Pass Texas OF the
capt 70 Z she scaores syphide. from rampico es,en.
slsy toand % Havana Her flag was swaow.saii shspe
with bac white ord ao bars horizontally When seen
she was far from tbs position which she should have
been in Fs-,y bend u hs~sns and there doubt
of her ntestcD 10 vlote booxade. Her cargo con
sisted Of salt tsssin, coffee segaEs bundles nat and
bar iron and percussion clps
ABOLITION OF caPfr6s PUNISHMENT.
1t has boon discovered thas Corgress In passing the
bill, short time since transferring the Jail from the
United States Marshal 10 the jailor, has unwiringy
abolished capital punishment In the District The unbe-
coming haste OF few leading spirits who rushed this bill
through Congress- for tho gratcascn Of personal ami
mostly towards Marshal Lamon now being appreciated
and authorities urging upon dsinteses,ed men,
bers toe necessity of immediate Legislation upon the
subject.
RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN LYTrLE.
Capsan LyNe or the stat OF Provost Marshal General
Patrick, has resigned The Captain been in most Of
the engagements Of the Army Of the Potomac and during
tho last eighteen months had charge Of all rebel prisoners
numbering twenty Thousand, together with oil
prisoners from ranks under arrest for crime
deserton, &c. No onser been euuusteS with more
important duties discharged tosm with greater salts
faction 70 the Commanding General Captain Leslie,
Thirty nfth New York state Militia succeeds the Captain
at headquarters.
THE CASE OF QuARfsRMAsrER PITCH.
The ndnss Of the court martial the case OF Captain
Fitch Assistant Quartermsser Brandy Station have
been dlsapproved Captain Fitch ordered u some time
since, - immense number Of cars charged unne-
csssrily, and the court acquitted him. General Meade
disapproved the decision oyder severely censuring
the sces and directing him TO b assigned to duty
where his bhndsrs may prove less detrimental TO the
service This ofncer 10 ths who Last spring ned 81
the head of his wagon train from Winchester 70 harris
burg aud Phihdelpna, alarming The country with che
report that TIE whole rebel army was as his heels.
TRIAL o. MILITARY orSsrsyp.
Another court martial, Of which General Absrcrombie
10 president has been convened for the trial Of military
ossuces.
REBEL rRIsoNsas RsLBAsxD.
Twenty rebel prisoners released from the Ola
Capitol prison on saturday, took The oath, and went
North.
United states saprsms Court.
wAsmrofoH, Aps1l ., 1884
The following cases Will bs argued In she Supreme Court
OF the United States during tbo preeeue ween:-