The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-01
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The mails OF the steamship Africa from Queenstown
on Goth of August arrived in this city rsm Boston
last night All the important portions Of the by
thi arrival however, tclegraphed from Halifax and
published in yesterday mornings HsRALp
me court martial engaged in trying wIrz was not in
session yesterday but will meet again to-day II Is said
that the accused has furnished his counsel with docu
mentary evidence prove that in establishing the dead
line the prison pen hc acted n accordance with orders
from General wnder and the rebel Secretary of War,
James A. Seldom. II is understood that the evidence
against wrz OF Sergeant Boston Corbet the soldier who
shot Booth the assassin, will be rejected by the court
on the ground that Corbett is mouomaniac on
Tho subject Of rebel cruelties. The records
OF the Andersonve prison, which were secured
by General Wilson, have recently mystcriousy disap
pesred and quarermaster's clerk is under arrest
suspicion Of knowing what has become Of them The
Swiss Consul General wishes the statement Of certain
newspaper that he would receive contributions for the
benefit OF wirz coutraictcd. He will have nothing
TO do with the matter.
President Johnson yesterday called upon by be
tween seventy and eighty rebels seeking pardon.
San Francisco kilograms OF Tuesday last the gov
ernmcnt steamer Saranac sailed from port in British
Columbia the Esd OF August in search Of the rebel
pirate Shenandoah, and the Suwanee would follow
her The funerals OF Of those drowned at the time
OF the sinking Of tho steamship Brother Jonathan whose
bodies had been recovered TOOK place IN san francsco
on Mo day last.
General Grant, on the completion Of his tour through
the Down East regions and the Canada turned his steps
towards the far Northwest and has recently visited the
principal towns Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa extending his trip the latter State 10 81 Paul and
Tho Falls Of Mnnehaha At all the places ho has visited
been worthy received with the greatest honors
and enthusiasm Al 81 Paul he was received with the
firing OF cannon and imposing torchght procession,
and was entertained at magnificent banquet At
Winona, 10 Wisconsin, the General delivered what Is
supposed 10 be his longest public speech on record
containing no less than hfty-three words.
II appears from Jamaica correspondence that the
he,dway which the revolutionsts making in Hayti
has been deemed by President Gerard sufficiently alarm
ing 10 induce him 10 make preparations escape from
bis country mail steamer has therefore been char
tcrd at Kingston TO proceed to Port Prince and there
remain I'LL the time arrives for him seek safety in
1ish or I'LL the danger OF such has passed
Some further interesting details regarding the Of
span on the republic Of 81 Domingo, for the present par
fsy suspended given by one OF our correspondents
sn antiago He says that notwithstanding the havoc
and spoaions Of the spansrds during their Invasion,
crops are now coming forward which promise ample
subsistence for the inhabitants, and that the sacr
Hces which the war has compelled the people "a
endure have made them more united and deter
mined 10 MAINTAIN their Independence. This latte'
statement s hardly borne out by the reports which VI
have already published OF threatened hostties between
two nali cnlcfs Generals Pmen'ai and Cabral IL y
that The sosniards stole aud destroyed large quaint