Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-31
VERY LATEST.
THREE O'CLOCK, A. N
INTERVENING ITEMS OF NEWS.
HISTORY OF SECRET sLRyIcE.

NEw DIRK, August 3O.-Ihe Times w ash
ington special says: II is understood that the
Government will soon publish complete history
of the Secret Service OF the American Armies,
particularly that of the Army OF the Potomac,
which, under the direction of Brovet Brig. Gen
Sharp, formerly Of the One Hundred aud Twen-
tieth New York Regiment, and Col j. @. Bah
cock obtained go high degree Of efficiency.
The detail Of this service will embrace an en- l.
trely new system OF espionage upon civil and
military operations OF the enemy. The record
will extend from the campaign on the Peninsula
to the close OF the war at Richmond
EXTRA BILLY SMITH
The Tribunes special says: The notorious
Billy Smith is living on his farm near Warren
ton, Va
CIVIL COURT All wARRENToN.
The first civil court in warrenton, Virginia,
since the beginning of the war, met yesterday
aud was Largely attended. Eat0
ALBERT PIKE APPLYING FoK PARDON.
Albert Pike, Arkansas Poet" has applied TO
the President for pardon, with elaborate and
spirited statements. His petition comes from
Ottawa, Canada, and is signed by 200 names of
The Masonic fraternity. He denies having any
thing TO do with melting the trans Nissis-
sippi Indians to take up arms against the
United States. r.e-f
SURVEYING REroRrs
The annual reports from the remote survey
ing districts of Oregon. Washington Territory
and Colorado have just reached this city, con.
tanning matters Of interest in regard to the prog
of The public surveys and other facts relatv
TO the various resources Of different parts Of the
country within those districts. The Surveyor
Generals Office for Oregon 10 located at Eugene
City. for Washington Territory, at Olympia, and
for Colorado, at Denver. Returns have been re-
ceived at the General Land Office showing the
meanders and subdiyisional surveys on the Min
nesota river, in the south western part OF the
State The meanders and subdivisionsl surveys
have also been received duly plated, between
Grand Island and Loup Fork, on the Platte
river. in Nebraska.
HEAVY PASSENGER LIST.
The Pennsylvania. which arrived yesterday.
from Liverpool, brought the large number Of
! ,0S5 passengers. This is believed to be the
largest crowd ever brought 10 one steamer.
DIFFICULTY Win SEeRoEs.
FoErREss MONROE, August 29-The steamer
W ashington Irving. from Roanoke, arrived last
night az Norfolk. Her Captain reports that On
the eve OF her departure. his engineer went
ashore for mails. and on his return to the boat he
was attacked by two negroes, whereupon he de-
Tended himself by knocking one OF them down,
for which be was arrested and locked up over
night In the morning be was brought before
Col. Holmes, Of the First Coored Regiment,
tried aud acquitted. The officers OF the steamer
say the negroes do a. they please the Island.
Ii is unsafe for white man TO land there.
MAILS on THE MISSISSIPPI
WAsuISGros, August 3O.-Ths Postmaster
General has entered into contract with the At
lantic & Mississippi Steamship Company, John
j Roe, President, to carry the mails, on insur
able and safe steamers on the Mississippi river,
from Cairo 70 New Orleans and back, ever
. other day, times week. making the follow
ing landings, viz Cairo, Columbus, Kick man.
New Madrid, Memphis. Helena, White River.
Lake Providence. Vicksburg, Grand Gulf. Rod
ney, hatcher, Mouth of Red River, Bayou
Sara. Baton Rouge. Plaquemine New Orleans
and ten other landings On the river, to be de-
signated from time TO time, with substitution
therefrom by the Post Office Department. from
the lss Sept, 1865, TO June Goth. / 569, route
agent to be employed and provided for on each
steamer without expense 10 the department,
The sum TO De paid for the above service is
s27 900 per annum. The Postmaster General
bss also accepted the offer OF the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad for the conveyance Of mails be-
tween Weldon and Wilmington and intermediate
places.
MAILS TO BRAZIL
Ia accordance with the law Of Congress, Of
May 2sih, 1864, an advertisement of the Post
Office Department. for contract. VAS signed to-
dav, by Posi- Master General Dernison, on The
part of the United States and by j F. Navarra,
on that Of the Brazil Steamship Company, 10
carry the mails for ten years between the two
countries The service will be monthly, in 6rst-
class American see going steamers ,c
Loss OF A VESSEL. -..ft ~.
NKw YoRK, August 3o.-Lsts English papers
announce the loss, OF sinking. OF the ship Den
ming. from Ssngoon for Liverpool. by which Is
lives we're lost. The survivors we're obliged 10
eat leather belis and pitch 60 keep from starva-
tim