New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The NJ Y Tribune
WASHINGTON Monday, May 9. 1863.
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drowned at the Navy yesterday son CT Con
mander Carr was saved by negro sailor.
j TIE POTOMAC FLOTILLA.
Commander Parker, commanding the Poto-
mae hoa. will receive orders his week to decrease
the number Of vessels the Potomac ncay one ball. an
defensive patrol OF the river being longer necessary
II is thought the following vessels will be dispensed
with.
Freedom caur de Leon Jacob Bell seymour Commodore
Barney Geners Puinam sud Mercury al sde heel tra
ard the propeers Ansco'ts (which will be r-coected
the Neiork steamer Chaplin purchased for the Paraguay
r,pedition'l cn.ader My'e Ada Ysnkee Eureka .ama
jumper Dragon 2e,. end Tesze,he latter Rebel torpedo
boat captured on tho James river
DISCOVERY.
An cmploy6 in the Surgeon-GcneraPs Office
has discovered for petroleum, which 1t is said
Twill materially affect the market value OF that com
modify and coal His invention consists of a simple
process Of adhering the debris dust Of coal mines
and yards with petroleum into Jumps or blocked
masses. which ignite readily without use of
soft Goals bindings lasts longer and gives out more
intense heat than ordinary anthracite and costs about
sonchaf as much Competent judges assert that this
Invention will cause a material revolution in the prices
II coal The inventor was led his experiments by an
article in The TRIBUNE. speaking of the waste OF coal
Involved in this dust. and tie annoyance it proved at
! the mines and expense involved.
A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.
The respects recently rendered to Robert f..
Lee BY seven Christian Commissioners might be some
what modified by a knowledge OF the testimony offered
before committee OF tie War Department by the late
slaves of tina, GcncraL sno They were formerly held
lby Gusts who freed them his DEATH after which
Lee insisted that they should work for Linn five years
sto pay q debt owed him by Cusiis his
father.inlaw. The omaLcipated slaves were
mutinous and several ran away North, but were re-
taken ard returned and whipped terribly by the over
seer in the presence OF Lee. This cultivated gentleman
ordered the clothes Of the and women to be out
of in their refusal to take them off to be hogged aud
after tic Jogging ordered the gashes washed with brine
and rubbe down with corn husks. This IL what sew
ornl 81 the freedmen and testify TO, and what
the General probably did rot tell the seven members OF
| he Christian Commission, who called TO pay their
| respects
PERSECUTION OF NEGROES.
The cowardly hostility toward the inoficnslye
blacks is still e,citained by many of SOLDIER and
assaults on coored in this city. for no oense OK
cept being "nggers not uncommon. On Saturday
some soldiers 4 upon quiet negro near the Captoi
and beat him. and yesterday another attacked and
on As usual the negro mot the soldiers was taken to
1an. The TnteHgenoer rebukes this last outrage
lbec,use II was committed Gods holy day These
Assaults are invariably made by fellows who enlisted
for the bounty and sneaks who have been to the
front Coored people are stiil practically excluded
from the Pennsylvania Avenue cars
GOV. AIKEN.
It's stated that the President has ordered al
surveillance over the movements Of Gov. Aiken 10 Dol
Withdrawn he being satisfied that there no just
grouncs for bis arrest
GES. suERMANs TERMS.
As the facts and circumstances which operated
mon the mind OF Gen. Sherman his recent treaty
with Gen Johnston become known, there Is less disPo
.i,lon TO oensure him for the latitude taken 1ie|
lad Just had long interview with President Lin
coin. wherein the contingency Of Johnston's sur
render was thoroughly .canyassed. and the para
mount impression made BY the President was
that every possible magnanmity and kindness was 70
be shown the foe Just he should offer to lay
down his arms. The President particularly desires
hn, every Of irritation consistent, with justice and
national honor. should be obyiaied. with view of
winning back the affection, Of the Southern people 10
the old flag rather than securing forced and unwil
ling obedience to Federal rule. Gen. Sherman insists
That his action was based upon this desire OF the Pres
| id eni.
1 ARLINGTON A CEMETERY.
/ The lofty plateau of Arlington has been con-
vertei into national cemetery for our brave soldiers
and seamon who die In or Washington 1t was
opened for n'orment May l. sGi. and within the year
coo have been buried there. In year two moro
will be the most popuous city Of the dead on this
side Of the Atlantic Its conversion into cemetery
renders il impossible that it be used resi-
Idence again Con DE Russy has already removed bis
headauarers from there the house Of Gen. Lees
] Immediately north Many of the graves contain the
bodies Of Southern soldiers who died in hospitals
but In every case the headboard Of the grave bears the
word Rebel in large letters on 1t.
POSTAL REVENUE.
The Government is preparing to collect much
Of its postal revenues from Delinquent debtor postmss
ters when the Rebellion broke out most 81 the 5000
in the Rebel States largely In arrears
for stamps aud newspaper postage. By special
act passed last Winter. not only can the real
estate Of the postmaster and his surties
be seized by attachment but tho publication OF such
attachment il served to every debtor, to the delin
quen.s to pay their debts to the United States and not
TO the cI.Posimaster. Under this law largo amounts
i'll be saved to tho Post Office Department
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
A long Cabinet meeting was held again TO-
day. II said thnt the question Of negro suffrage at
tn, South was the grave topic Of prolonged discussion
II is further asserted that President johnson avors
TENDING the elective franchise to all loyal citizens and
withdrawing the privilege from every traitor.
TRADE REGULATIONS.
The proofs of the new trade regulations are