The New York herald., 1864-11-12
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Arrival Of the Steamship
Guiding Star.
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Loss OF the River Steamer
Empress.
DISMISSAL OF OFFICERS.
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PRESENTATION TO GENERAL BAILEY.
ERH RED RIVER RISING.
REBEL RAMS At SHREVEPORT, la.
OUR oUNBOATS vI0lLANT,
&c.s Ssc.s Sse.

1ns steamship Guiding Star, Captain Knapp, arrived
u this port yesterday from New Orleans November 8,
~ haK.p eight A. n. The purser will accept oar
thanks for favors.
4s. George Willi~m Browns Despatch.
vIoKssuRo, Miss, Nov. 8, 1884.
THE RIVER KisINa.
Captain j. R. veed Of the gunboat lafayette stationed
ssAe mouth OF Red river, yesterday informed me while
passing that large "rsc' coming down from
Shreveport.
h stated he constantly the watch for
n the rebel guuboats Among most formidable is
he clad Missouri, which carries six heavy
guns and has thick coat OF armor Tho rebels have
swo moro gunboats in Red river; one the Webb, which
well known us and another seagoing vessel which,
although very powerful is OF too heavy draught to be OF
much in these waters On the 18th Of October
Captain VeeId had positive information that all these
steamers were lying at Shreveport and await
ing a to down the river He is
btan.ly looking for them will not be found
prepared should they arrive at an uncertain hour
near ms ancnorage Yesterday thcre were SIX iees OF
water the outside Of the bar, at the mouth OF Red
PRISON LIFE At CAN'T FORD, rRxAs
From Capt 5. r. johnson, Ono Hundred and Thrtieth
Qiuois Volunteers gather the following Information
from Camp Ford, Tyler, Tcxas:-He was captured 1T
Mansfield, Louisiana the Sh Of April last. and has
been 18th the enemy since that date until the
esd Of OCTOBER when he. with large number OF other
Tho Captain was appointed and acted as quarter
uAster and commissary Of all hrs fellow prison
ang four Thousand four hundred he said he
Wss not able to mention oseienth OF the crueties and
Uufsrings they were compelled to endure; sach as
the proper shelter from tho heat aud cold Of the
simate, they beng crowded together in open stock
Sscn we're mad. Of coughs and causbrsSs. Their "a
soos frequently reduced 70 nothing but parched
The Captain tells me OF murders perpetrated in
shis dreadful place. Private g. O. Schumacher. OF the
One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois, was shot IN cold
Blood by sentinel on tho evening OF July l2 while he
and bis comrades were engaged 10 discussion Of
preyer meeting The sentinel his beat At the outside
= the stopped and putting hw gun through the
~ the party. The ball entered the breast Of private
Bhomacker, killing him instantly. have seen his
by the bullet and covered with blood Captain Johnson
= taking memorials to the wife OF the deceased
her husband About the lst of Jaly private OF the
Ono Hundred and Twentieth Ohio, whose name he does
o sous NOV 20 ,ns se~Ds Cor water which were
% do, BY The sentinel drew his revolver
him through. The a6eve cases were so cowardiy and
urderous that Captain johnson demanded court martial
the ssns1es wnca nousn oans eo,ssrs sn
granted Several oer soldiers suffered sne same
sad the two above mentioned; bus no attention
ieutenant and one os his men managed TO escape
from the sockade, but were pursued VIII oioodnounds
tnso Q thick canebrake ~anp. The lieutenant, finding
- about to be overtakeo, made cTeut ot tue
track he had pursued be ore with ioe intenson OF
giving himself up. He came up with the party 9no
we're following him, aud at once surrendered nmsaf;
Dus these wretcbes permitted the hounds to tear the
lssh almost on OF hs legs, which made him suffer
Me for several months wih the sore
The above are only few Of the parratons given me
BY Captain johnson. He will give more extended ac'
eoaut Of experiences OF himself aDd his fellow
prisoners at Camp Ford upon his arrival II Illinois,
1s~s 10 is going on lsays ql absence
Oar Asw Orleans corrsspondenes.
new ORLEANS, Nov. s, 1884.
DISMISSAL or OFFICERS
= Special Ordsy-No. 200.
HEAD .uARrERs, DEPARTMENT or rm GuD,
ne following named officers hereby dshonorably
aismsssd, subject 70 the approval OF the iof
appropratug bounties due colored COCKS enlisted IN
Lieut.. - i. Col 8. W. suyksr. Eighteenth New York
Capt. J. W. Anthes, Eighteenth New YORK cavalry.
Capt. Augustus Bacon. Eighteenth New York cavalry.
First Lieut.. cyru. Payne, Eighteenth New York cavalry
These officers will be suspended from command until
,! oammsod Of MAJOR General HURLBUr.
al SARGENT, First Lieutenant aud Acting Assistant
Aajutapt General
OF the ulcers named, Captain Bacon, wounded 10 the
Red river campaign, = paroled prisoner, visiting his
r,suds nj The North furough, while awaiting an OK
ange Lieutenant Paine captured near the close OF
me Red river campaign, and is prisoner 81 Tyler,
rsxas; Lieuteu ant willard had a position on General
canby's san, which included the charge Of rebel prs-
snsrs In the Picayuue press In this city.
Il is alleged that they concerned In the onist.
sut OF two colorcd cooks for each company while the
rsx,mont was n camp Washington, for which bounty
vas paid by the city of Troy amounting 10 three hun
ared dollars for each cook, an aggregate OF seven
Ahousand hundred dollars and that the bounty has
never paid 10 the patriotic colored individuals
also ALI ged that this enlistment was IN violation OF
Ibs rights or laws Of the District OF Columbia.
II n maintained On the other hand that the cooreo
raid all the bouutes they agreed u ensto
which consideration somew bat loss than IN ee nun.
ded dollars for and that the Mayor OF Troy obtained
pecial authority from the War department 20 accrcdi
lhesc ooored cooks - that city soldiers. The friends
n the officers thus summsrily dsmissod express be
ns that injustice has been done them, and that an In
vsstgaton Of the matter BY . court martial should
ssut Lincoln will revoke the order for dshonorabs
rur yx1R,yAcASrEs THE CONSTITUTION CONVENTION
me Tim,s yesterday published tho bill for "refrssh
bpoyeut,on This 10 recapisuatson Of the ex
Pepded:- Il
baii for Ice A14 ~
Iaauers and segars. 9,42i 8.
Dinner al Gafpin 50 OF
Yittng up Liberty Hall i................. e,160 ~
Bundry articice such as gobefs, wine glasses,
dscaDters, spoons, washbows, pitchers,
towels, whtcr buckets, &c............. I9t 0t
Ono pcp case lor General Banks .......... 100 O(
Daily papers 4,237 5t
pp,ce duty 1,gV4 0t
satiouory.. ......................s... Sill 81
bre. 40 Ao''........''.... 4so4 q
sundry items OF contingent expense ...... 236 81
siOssn, expenses ..........s... 1000 OF
Amoun, for which vouchers can be OBJ
tanned. ....s.................,... WS "
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