The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-02
Robbery Of a Large Amount Of Gov
eminent Funds Frustrated.
"A Brigadier General Arrested
in the Act.
The London Southern Independence
Association.
Its Distinguished Managers and
Supporters.
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WAsHfNCT0N, Oct l, 1900.
A RASCALLY SCHEME FRUsTR ATED-ARREsr OF THE
CONSULTATIONS,

WASHINGTON, Oct !, 1855
A RAscALLv SCHEME Observation-Disclosures OF THE
CONSTRUCTORS.
About the middle OF last month General Baker re-
ceived Information Of plot at Lynchburg Virginia, TO
rob the Post safe Of large amount Of
money 1t was known to contain The case worked up
has resulted In the arrest and incarceration In the Old
Capitol Prison last night Of Brevet Brgader General
Brscoe, OF tho One Hundred and Ninth Pennsylvania
Volunteers. commanding post at Lynchburg and A.
W. Lackey, Of Worcester, Massachusetts,, formerly
a suher that post General Briscoe is lrshman by
BIRTH and has been in command of the post at Lynch
burg since Lees surrender. Captain W. A. Alberger,
of Canal Commissioner Alberger of New York. has
been Quarermaster Lynchburg and had in his charge
the 2lst of September hundred and twenty thou
sand d0llays in greenbacks besides large amount of
captured gold coin and bullion which had been placed in
his charge for safe keeping Brscoc approached ALDER
ger through Lackey, and proposed him the
about to close and of them had made money of
it, they should make grand haul in and pocket
fifty thousand dollars piece in flash. Alberger kept
the funds in safe which formerly belonged rebel
officer and this fact to give the charge which
to be made that the ex-rcbel having a
duplicate key to the safe had robbed it, Brscoe
arrest the Quarermaser his clerks and half the people
of Lynchburg to avert suspicion The General took
impression of the safe key in and sent Lackey to
Philadelphia to get the keys made Aberger osensibly
in the plot Informed the Secretary Of War and two
three of General Bakers officers sent down to
Lynchburg to the guilty parties These officers
through holes in the ceiling of the Office General
Briscoe come in while the Quartermaster and
his clerks gone to dinner saw him
unlock the safe with the false key, take out
three packages Of greenbacks Of forty thousand
dollars each and load himself down with and bull
lion TO the amount Of fifteen thousand dollars hav
ing previously ignted saturated paper and cloth with
view to burning the building They followed him
the hall of his office and burst in upon him count
ing and arranging the money behind his boted door The
wax moulds and false keys found upon him, and
the proof WAS indispuabe These proofs Gen.
era Bakers possession Brscoc and Lackey in the
Old Capitol awaiting trial, and Aberger. the honest
Quartermaster, Is on duty at his old post.
yHE FAMOUS sP0TTsYLvANIA TREE.
Tho stump Of the famous tree down by bullets at
Spottsylvana Court House last May has been appro-
pratey mounted and placed upon the porch at the War
Department. indispuabe evidence Of the truth Of
statement which has been generally dscredlted
TO the ncsssant storm Of lead the Second corps
front during the I'd Of May The stump nearly
two feet In diameter and Is presented to the Department
by General Miles, who commanded division of the
Second corps during the eventful spotsyvania days.
FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF REBEL PRISON opE-
RATIONs.
II ia understood that after the trial Of Captain Wirz Is
ended and all the facts connected with the Andersonve
prison ascerained there will be investigation OF the
conduct Of the Salisbury other prisons the South
In which Union prisoners confined and matreated
SUPPRESSION OF A LIBELLoUs SHEET.
Tho Coxnercio Bulletin, published at Richmond, Va
by Bailey, Wedderburn Co., has been suppressed by
General Terry for bellous publications of
September 30 The following extracts betray the animus
OF the sheet
Doubtless Mr.. Johnson's democratic tendencies and
education make him less prompt enforce those htle
punctlios Of etiquette that in the better days Of tho
republic were attended TO vigorously, &c
The ADMINISTRATION Of the late Mr. Lincoln introduced
to Washington manners the vulgar, llitera.c and
ONCE They to the White House with clamor
similar TO that Of the barbarans who entered Rome
by the beard, or with Something Of the insoient
air Of conquest with which Oro and his boorish Co.'S
allied army on its entry into Paris The coincidence Of
the departure about that tme in the shape Of Southern
population q the kings and queens Of Washington SO,
until the whole atmosphere about the White House be-
came tainted with the masma Of the presence OF clowns
arayed broadcloth who talked its occupant by the
hour together exactly as they doing with Mr.
Johnsonand ruined the character Of the establishment
for responsibility. Mr. johnson has unfortunately fallen
heir to those bad influences, &c.
POST OFFICE AFFAIRS.
II should be understood that all contracts in the In
tercst Of the United States postal service by steamboats,
have been disposed Of. The rapidly with which mail
routes being opened the late revoltcd States Is
wonderful and will be most satisfactory the thou
sands Of Northern jobbcrs who are DESTROYS Of
building up their trade In the South, and to
that end are impatient TO transmit their business
circulars through the mails broadcast Already some en-
tcrprsing firms have made application to be allowed the
privilege OF providing themselves from the books Of the
Department with lists Of the Post Offices lately estab-
Ashed in these States that they may advertise them
selves prominently in each locality designated
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Colonel Simpson, OF the engineer corps, who Is spc.
caly detailed for service the Department Of the
terror left here few days ago for OF inspection
the forty mile route Of the Kansas branch of the
Pacific Railroad. He arrived at st. Louis yesterday
his way thther, and he will upon this mission in
conjunction with Governor Crawford, Of Kansas and
Harvey Scott, OF Indiana, who accompany HIM The
report Of the examination will be duly transmitted to the
president
rRrESDLTSEss OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
appears from the recently published foreign CORES
pondencc that the Chinese government by proclamation
prevented the Alabama and other rebel cruisers from
tcring It's ports The Board Of Foreign Affairs would not
permit them TO do so, for the that treaty of
peace and amy exists between the United States and
China and that American citizens going there to trade
should not suffer injury from any their ships or
FOODS be destroyed
GENERAL BUTLER OBTAINS AN INTERVIEW.
General Butler called At the White House this morning
by appointment aud had quito lengthy interview with
the President
ANXIOUS POLITICIANS.
Senator Wilson and HcnryJ Raymond are evidently
on the anxious seat What is IL they desire Do
they feel their footing insecure.
ORDERED TO THE GULF.
Major d. D. Wiley Of the Commissary Department
has been ordered to report in person to General Sheridan
New Orleans for duty the Department Of the Gulf
Major Wiley has been connected with the Army Of the
Potomac from the beginning Of the war and depot
commssary at City Point until the post was abandoned
No better officer can be found in the service