The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-15
SALE OF NAVAL VESSELS,
From Washington.

Wash ngion, Avg. ii.-The Government hs 70.
ccivei official information. dated May 22d nsuatiug
the dcvA.atng "a cs Of the terrific hurricane which
has visited the Society. uadny and PAmerston Isl-
Gnds and most probably others. one Of the Pslmer,
ton lslauds, the Rear on the Northeast, has been
entirely washed away, rendering navigation er-
tcn,cy dangerous Nothing bat the ceial breakers
remain, which, in cAse Of a heavy entirely
invifhie to the eye, but In posio cav calm weather
they axe Observable. All these lslands well
known to whalerr In tho south sea. Owing 70 thi.
damsse by the hurricane, -evcral vossss have been
wrecked, but far know n, none were Amenosn.
Tahiu Aso ,uGcsed considerable from the tGnc
veurH.
Tue d.sl andu; q the sigma Corp Of tho army has
Commenced, ruder oIders from the Secretary Of War
This corp' tt4rtlug ss ucS organization at the
ternnine oi the r-leon, has served n almost every
bst,lc aud siege from Buil Run to Mobile, aud has
VI, comUeu!atiou Of nearly every general and sdu-
ttl ~ H. our service
BY aL order Jt the War Department. no pres
porte vhAc, er afc aow ed 30 bt forwarded over the
,nes South OF Wellington until further ordsTs.
Tie uocci t 10. th. order lies in the fact that the
inc- aio s. c.dy ovcrlusthoned with Government
ius.4e, which hp and should have preference at all
tmc.. sad sith the important private commercial
lu-.uCa. chat b. permitted 70 D. rent. This lattsr
o'a~ ~ luriurs-, of couTse, Ia order before
rrc-- i,ro's ,iuc, she absence Of speedy mail
nuniDrti1n makes It Leccssary that such
bu-iress should he sent by telegraph. IL
g. uHUHr, --ary 10 make detailed stato-
iueut p the condition Of thc tcosraph lines South ;
suffice 90 ssy they arc ia very bad shape and will
nor me- .AO.pushly u paired for some months. Gen.
slcruu In Die route frow Atlanta thoroughly
tcs',o.ri tuDli, md thoy hay. been hastily .ecou-
stIuctri 60 4H.t tie emergency. Thov are WORKING,
In, All La. for
accomuotat, rrcat dca. Of business.
The President hss apIoiutod Hon. Preston King
Collector of the Port Il \oE York Ia p.aCo OF Hon
simon prap e., the appointment 10 take effect from
l.t OF S,ptcmhc. M. King born at Ogdens-
burg in 1919. lie graduated at I nion Coliese VA.
admitted the bar and Ia, prscticod IN sLLawrence
County. lie Wa anemhor Of the state Legislature
f1f several ycars, Representative in Congress from
,Si3 W l'i1. sud from 40 10 1855. AFTER this he
sa.a Senator Tor the term Of six years.
Tac tia OF C,rt. wirz, rebel commander Of the
Anderson,ile piison, Will commence to-morTo~,
before the Military Com'niasou OF which Geucrsi
Underwood is President and Gol. Chipman Ia Judxe
Advocate About one hundred witnesses have
already been slhronaed; and by them many
indv vdua casos u cruelty expected to be proved
against The scousei. They will testiiy from personal
s1prience.
Private letters received here from promine Mt citi-
teus OF Texas ststc that very neny Of those wh0
were intense -ece--onists nor equally AS ferveu,
and Jealous ior the Caion. The lNgest saveholder,
express Themselves recouciled TO tho changed condi
,on Of affairs and that ueltegulated free lsboi
will prove more profitable than ,ervile help-the wal
having irretrievstiy deu.oraLed the domestic in,ti
tuition Tho crops throughout Texas are represented
~ good and the opinion prevails among tie eadin,
iuen tbs. no lately r,heous state will moro essil,
lemru To IT, fOnacr LAlonAl relations than TeNA.
statement Ma heretofore made and IA nov so
inp the rounts Of the pre.s, that T. w. Fuller, who
IN confinement, Al the Old Capitol under an orde
irom the War Department, lie the party who defrsud
ed the Union Congressional Comnlitee out Of S4b,
zoo, by mean, OF drafts drawn aud signed IN blan
by the Treasurer, Mr.. Harlan, which drafts the sal
Fuller filed up and collected, aud recolpted for, usin
receipts alsO signed in blank. This, II now sppean
is erroueOus senator Harlan never signed eithe
drafts nor receipts In blsnk for that Committee Tn
drstts and receipts iorserie. we'll a lettc
presentcd by Fuller voucher for his suthont
to mako collections. None 0! the signatures wei
genuine. lie hsd scarcely commenced, when be IN
advised by friends Of his netsrious work and line
travel, he interrupted by means OF the te egrapl
arrested and imprisoned, but escapad some weel
afterwards, through the aid Of rome Of his accom-
lices Mt Racine, Wis, where the arrest mad
The whole amount collected. as far az tue CommttS
could learn, did not exceed 500.
The laTre incretse OF the coal trade, and u
scarcity Of o9ssting vessels, have induced the co
shippers at Georgetovn, ID. C., to largely increa
the rates Of iresht to New York, Boston, and oth'
chipping points
The President hss pardoned Charlie. Francis HO
ard, convicted In Wisconsin Of counterfeitins, Al
Ilasusds as@RsS 0i GiIlens 0t A4s.AEPP.i