The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18


braced within any of its exceptions or who may have
celved special amnesty if embraced, shall proceed
thereafter in the discharge the duties of their several
Offices according the laws in existence prior 10 the Isl
OF January 1861 far the same are not inconsistent
with the present condition OF The State
General steedman, in command Of the department OF
Georgia has issued an order intended regulate all
questions wages debts contracts, assaults &C. that
may occur between whites and the freedmen The order
is also very stringent respecting vagrant either white
black in his department Such persons are to be ar
rested and severely punished
The preliminary examination in the case OF Charles
Brown Genevieve Lyons in the matter OF the Phenx
Bank dealcation took place before Justice Ledwth at
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday jenkins
having already been committed TO the Tombs TO await
bis trial the Court Of General Sessions The Cashier
of the Bank, Mr. Parker was examined, and two detec
officers McCarty and Devoe, gave their testimony
to in which they made the arrest and TO
the confessions made by the prisoners under trial of the
money received by them from Jenkins The prosecu-
ton announcing that they have still other testimony to
furnish the further bearing Of the adjourned
till to day at ten o'clock A. NJ.
There very few new developments In the Retchum
case yesterday The missing check book has been dis
covered Three hundred and forty checks had been
cut from IT, The whereabouts OF the fugitive is still
unknown. Judge Sutherland yesterday issued attach
ment against the property Of the defauIter
The examination in the Mumford postponed
yesterday until ten o'clock this morning The affidavit
of Cornelius Ward, clerk in the employ OF Crcenleaf
Morris Co, died. De states he is Informed and
believes that worthless checks to the amount Of one hun
bred and City thousand dollars have been issued.
The State Central Committee OF the republican or
Union party held meeting at the Aston House last
evening The division on the day to be fixed for tho
Convention indicated that the Weed men were In favor
of delay and Chase radical faction in favor of the
earliest time they could get The Weed interest pre-
vailed and adopted call for the goth OF September
Syracuse be addressed to those who believed IN the
doctrines of Lincoln and would support the policy Of
President Johnson thus 1t was! thought, giving the
greatest practicable breadth to the call
Preston King the new Collector Of the PORT left yes
terday for st. Lawrence county, where he will remain
for some days. to be back here before the LIST of Sep
TENDER.
Moses F. Odel the Naval Oflcer is understood to
have filed his bonds yesterday preliminary to taking his
position the LIST Of September
We have received from Mr. Cornelius A. Runkle,
Deputy Collector Ninth division, long letter in
reference in the HERALD to the effect that
Mr. Simeon Draper has been in the habit Collector Of
the PORT of exactng tariff Of his merchandise
without authority of law The letter of Mr.. Runke ia
explanatory Of Tbs tariff q one cent per pound collected
cotton at the Custom House, and he quotes circular
from the Treasury Department ordering the levy Of the
shipping fee of per pound cotton shipped by
producers He states that this fee abolished by the
Treasury Department July a. and nothing had been
since collected
The eighty eighth anniversary Of the battle Of Benning
ton celebrated Wednesday with more than the
usual enthusiasm The headquarters Of the celebration
OF course is Bennington, Vermont but the people from
quite an extent Of country surrounding the place
participate in the exercises The celebration this year
under the auspices of the State Historical Society
There procession, address, speeches by many
prominent men, and grand ball in the evening
BY officer of Of the vessels destroyed by the
Shenandoah in June last who arrived at New Bedford
two days ago from California have further details OF
the dongs Of the pirate The Shenandoah, when last
secn bound for Cape Bohring, and as there were
fifty whalers in the Kamschaka Sea captures were
| probably made.
The investigation in this city yesterday into tho cause
OF the steamboat Arrow disaster, developed at the
inquest the bodies Of Miss Ericsson and Mr. Westake
before Coroner Cover, revealed most lamenabe want
Of caution the part of those having charge OF the in
specton Of steam boilers The evidence ELECTED showed
that the boilers in most dlapdaed condition,
that the sailing under two at the
time and that disaster anticipated by some OF the
passengers In Brooklyn yesterday the investigation
was resumed by Coroner Lynch, and number Of wit
were examined. The testimony all went TO show
that the reputation of the boat bad that the boilers
unsafe and the passengers were IN constant dread
being blown up from the time the vessel left her dock
four M the 5th inst. until the time of the acct
dent. The investigation will be resumed on Monday
next at ten A. NJ when very important testimony
Is expected to be given.
The coroners inquest in the Of the murder OF
police officer Thomas Walker concluded yesterday.
The woman McCuen, who was found on Wednesday
night positively in contradiction to the testimony
OF several other witnesses that she in the neigh
borhood of the place where the murder committed
on Monday afternoon evening, and that she knew
nothing whatever about the matter under investigation
At the conclusion Of the testimony the jury rendered the
following verdict sThat Thomas Walker the deceased
came to his death by a pistol shot wound in the head,
and from the evidence Produced think at the hands
of John Ward and think that Patrick Collins Joseph
Murray and James Farrell accessories to the kng
whereupon the prisoners we're committed to the Tombs
await the action Of the Grand Jury Tho funeral Of
the unfortunate officer took place yesterday and was
the subject Of a ovation the part of the
| Mctropol tan police force
The trial of wirz the Andcrsonville aier Washing
| ton, has been again postponed.
A correspondent sends interesting letter from
Fortress Monroe giving detailed description OF the APP
pearancc OF Jefferson Davis his habits what he says and
does with various opinions about him. his trial, &C.
together with accounts OF other State prisoners confined
in that stronghold
The details Of the trip Of Companies b and Of the
Seventy first regiment, Of this city, to Newport and Bos
ton are given in our correspondence from those places
General BENJAMIN +. Butler before Surrogate
Tucker yesterday order of the Court to show
WHY an inventory Of estate of Colonel Andrew j.
Butler deceased, Of whose will the General is executor
should not be fled, attachment issue falling ia
do General Butler personally explained his delay to
have arisen from misconcepon Of the time when such
inventory required and from purpose to commit
a contempt Of Court The Surrogate directed the inven
tory to be returned before Wednesday Of Mex
week.
One Of our watering place correspondents writing from
Sharon Springs only gives account o the