The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-02

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| generally.
In letter Governor Pierpont, Of Virginia Attorney
General Speed takes to state for the iniorma
ion Of rebels seeking pardon that the only nnuence
that be exerted by agents or attorneys IN 'he a'o
Of applications is delay the applicants peu"on' an
fitting reply to the malicious insnuations OF v'ndic-
tive traitors that money influences the DECISIONS o
dent johnson in submitted 10 him Tor PARDON the
Attorney Ceneral saws the President pronounees any
such intimatonsa gross insult, not only 70 nmse out
to every officially connected WIN nn' o'o" s""n :"
| his lowest messenger.
The oninion is said by OF our correspondents In
| Richmond to be strongly entertained there that ut
mately the Presidents pardon will carry with It COM
plete restoration all rights In property hitherto re-
arded as abandoned ia possession Of officers OF
| the Freedmen's Bureau The military authorities have
expressed their readiness to turn over the civil
| ment of Petersburg, Va, to the Mayor and Common
Council Alexander H. H. Stuart who was Secretary Of
the Interior President Fllmores Cabinet has accepted
nomination for member Of Congress from the Staunton
| district OF Virginia.
| General Andrew J. Smith, who the commander
of the Sixteenth army corps issued his order announcing
dissolution Of the organization and bidding farewell
to his troops at Montgomery, Alabama on the 9Th Of
August He reviewed briefly but forcby the history OF
corps through its many victories up to its concluding
success before Mobile, and reminded his that, hav
ing asserted the supremacy Of the national
in arms, it their proud privilege to assist in
creating for glorious future among the Powers Of the
earth.
Frauds of army officers perpetratcd by forging descrp
tive lists signatures passes and other military papers,
have just been developed in Baltimore, and are to be
| thoroughly Investigated. The amount Of money thus
audulenty procured has not been ascertaned but
| it is supposed to be very large.
Washington dispatches state the government has
taken such precautions that the national Treasury can
any be loser to any considerable extent by
the reported swindes of paymasters in Virginia. or by
| any oth'r similar operations in the pay department
The receipts of internal revenue by the Treasury De-
partment for the month of August thirty.four
millions of dollars and Treasury represented to be
| at present in easy condition.
The Inman line steamship City OF Baltimore, Captain
Mirehouse, will sail at to-day for Liverpool via
Queenstown from pier "A North river The mails will
| close at the Post Office at hafpast ten A. NJ.
. The United States mail steamship r. R Cuyler, Cap.
tain Dollard will sail from pr No. North river, at
| threeP. N. to-day for New Orleans direct, in H. B.
Cromwell Co IS line The mails will close at tae Post
Office at hapast P. NJ. The K. r. Cuylcr used
as gulboa durn. the rebellion, and earned dlsn-
| guished reputation.
The steamship Alhambra, of A. Lcary r-e~ will sail
for Charleston at three p today from pier IL East
| river.
The work of railroad slaughter continues, and even
the oden time stage coaches, suddenly revvifed by
spark of horrd inspiration from the regnant spirit Of
destruction appear to have once more come to life to
asss. their remorscess successors the work of killing
| and manning On Thursday afternoon train on the
| South Shore Railroad West bingham, Mass into
a stage coach which crossing the track carrying
twelve ladies and gentlemen instantly killing one and
seriously injurlng several others OF tt passengers
| ,anct hotic NOT
| The Coroners investigation in regard to TIE fatal Long
Island Railroad collision OF Monday last resumed at
| Jamaica yesterday and concluded number Of wit
nesscs, principally passengers other OF the col
ding trains examined and at eight o'clock in the
evening the given to the jury, who had not sub
mtted their verdict up the latest hour to which
| reports reach.
The coroncrs investigation this city in regard to the
death Ericsson which resulted from the explo
sion of Of the boilers of the steamboat Arrow, in the
North river the 9th Of August concluded yescr
day The testimony takeL including that Of the ensi
of the boat inercs ing and important showing
how the lives the public reckessly put in jcopar
dy The verdict OF the jury pronounces the boilers of
Old defective and dangerous and centuries the
owners for using them and the government inspector for
| certifying to their good condition.
meeting of the creditors Of the firm OF Morris Ketch
um Son 4 Co held yesterday afternoon, at which
terms for settlement the basis of sixty cent Of the
OF the claims submitted, and finally, after
discussion accepted II also agreed that the Ketch
um firm should be liberty to business Their
liabilities about four millions Of dollars Several
letters were read at the meeting, among which
of affecting character from Mr.. Morris Ketchum in
| reference to the conduct Of his son Edward
Hons. Preston King and Moses f. Odell wer, ycstcr-
day installed in Office at the Custom House Collector
OF the Port and Naval Officer respectively, in the pres
ence of their predecessors the subordinate officials and
| number Of other gentlemen
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, late Vice President
OF the United States indicted into Office Collector
| OF the port Of Boston yesterday.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners, at their regular
meeting yesterday elected Mr. Joshua G. Abbe expe-
rienccd fireman and officer Of the old department. to Ill
the place vacated by Mr. Booth member Of the Board
Contracts approved for the fitting Of houses for
two companies and officers were appointed for a
new company to he called Metropolitan No Q Other
| matters OF minor interest also acted on.
Yesterday, the first day Of autumn, according TO chro
biological statute gave such taste Of real summer
weather as August did not afford The temperature
very warm, the mercury in the thermometer, in
cool place in the shade rising to eighty degrees at
| three O'Clock in the afternoon
George II. Walker yesterday made application be
fore Judge Sutherland Of the Supreme Court In cham
bcr for the custody Of his daughter two and six
months old, whom her mother shortly before dying be-
queathed to the chds grandparents In consideration
OF all the circumstances the Judge denied the applca
| tion.
| The police magistrates yesterday committed among
others John Connor and Charles Thomas charged with
stealing in Lspenard street drinking shop, hun.
dred dollars from John Mcnamara discharged soldier
Of the Ninth Connecticut Volunteers; John Riley, q
youth Of only sixteen, employed 10 Stewards broadway
and Tenth street establishment charged with stealing
dry goods from his employer and giving them to Mary
Ann Shaw, Greene street girl Of alleged disreputable
character who also committed, the stolen property
being found her possession william Long, who volun
tary surrendered himself and who stands charged with
having inflicted serious stabs on Simon sheehan on the
night Of the 9TH ult during quarrel between the two,