The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-19
From Washington.

WI,h 1r'rq, Avr 1.-THE Go5crrmeni hns
ec.g,. ...I u'o.auotui l.tci Niv 'g3, uarra,iug
VI usras.ul- ,,. ,.s OF ttc'olrac lur clnU Wh.ch
hss visit,i tao society. u "a, nut raluer-too lsl-
L.,t ard uost 1.l'sD.y others. Uuo oi DO. iRmers-
tu1 a. e, tDr Ioif, on "a, Hos,u-'ls'. IA, been
euIs.y .....I 1rsr ggu'r.llf ntv.s''o1 *
L,..r., tau.c-o.r No.i.s lut the coral D. c.ters
ro.'... .Ias, la c,t. Of O. h,af. scl. sc eu'rdv
i1'i,,u, to u.. eve. bu. in poe CT, ain weather
th.y a'r ,Isc.v 'lc. hu dee ltlinl- 30 we'll
tpowu ~ Nl"'s-- IN no south sea- Ovinr to th.s
d. u.Gc lv tire hurricane se,c-sl vessels have been
~tcys.!, iIt -o 'sr ~ Known, mono woe Amolc u
T1hil also fuu s.ed considerable & ON the SAM
eau
Tie dislsaiia; of the si-nal Corps Of tie hs.
commenced, al e ID Older, from the secIetary of War
This coips starting ncw organization at the
tsnninr OF the rebellion has served in almost every
battle snd siege FROM Bull I.un to Mobile, and h-s
tlc coumcnd.'i.u Of nearly every general and adm
10 IN In our fergce.
iIy al or-Cr OF the War Department, no press re-
yorts sha'c,or, allowed to be orv aIdel the
Bno' >od,n of washinrton, until further orders.
TIC ac.c,,s, oI ths order lies In the fli that the
line uo al.eldy ovctlu,thcncd with Government
hu.ucs, hich h,- ant should have preference at all
tues Gnl with tho important private Commercial
tusiue-- that j. % mi I'd 10 be- sent. Thi. iattsr
cha OF lu.incss, Of course concs in order before
pee ir?,iu sluco tho absence of speedy mail eon-
aEaicl,ion mak,s It necessary that such
tusiucss should bs sent By telegraph. Il
L ulutrts1ry to make detailed sts,e
mtut %. tie couiit on Of the telegraph lines South
suffice to .sy they are In very bLd shape aud will
not g ,hosyu-! % 4Cpaiicd for rome months. Gen
sherman "a hs route lTom Atlanta thoToushly
destroyed them, and they have been hastily econ
stluoteI 80 suit I've emergency. They ago WoTkius
In manner, 10 all points bus for come tmo cannot
accommoio'e great den. Of busluoss.
The Ptasifcnt hes sppoutei Hon Preston King
Col.oc,or OF the Port Of New lofk, in place OF Hon
fimcou Draper the apo ntrnent to take eject from
lu OF Slp'eMter. Mr. King was born =, Osdens-
bufr Ia ls.J. lie rrahuaed at 1 nion Collese, wa.
admitted the bar ard ha. praotcei in st tLeTrcuce
County. He VIZ monler Of the state Legislaturo
for several wears Representative in Con're,s from
js!5 to io4I, sad fTom lsi9 to 500 Amer thls ho
vas Senstor ior tho term OF ak years.
TIE uiG OF Clpt WiTz, rebel comma lier Of the
Andersouv!le pi.on, will commence tomorrow
tefo-e the nit,ry Commission OF which Go uera
Underwood is rrosidoat and Col. ChipmSn Ia Judge
Advocate. About one hundred witnesses have
a,Io ly teen tutrUgaei; and by them many
Individual case vi Ielty expected 10 be proved
Arausl the accused. 1hcy will testify from personal
tIpe.iguce.
Private le,'crs received here from prominent cit-
yens OF TeIas state thst very many OF those vho
!ntonse secoss onista aIe nov eluay iervent
and jealous for the Union. The largest yeholdsrs
eIpis.s Themselves Tceonciled 10 the changed con Ii
tion of affairs and that Nellrerulatod free labor
~i prove more profitable than servi'e help-the war
having irretfcvatly demoraIed the domestic in.ti-
tuition The crops tbroushcut Te1as are rpresen ed
.. good, snd The opinion prevails among the leading
neu that lAiely robe lious state will easily
Je1Irn 10 IL. former Rational relations than Texas
A statement Vas heretofore made, and |. now go
Iar The rounds Of the psss that T. vs. Fuller, who is
in coufntmCn, tt the Capitol, under an order
from the War pcYUtment IL the party Who defr.uI.
cd the Talon Coucre.sional Committee out OF s45,
UOu. by NE ans Of drafts drawn end signed in blank
by tho Treasurer 1r. Harlan, vhch drafts the said
Fuller file UP gAl collected, and cepied for using
Ttcgi?s also signed in blank. This, it now AppearA
g. ouoac1Is senator Harlan never aiguei either
draif uos receipts IN blank for ths. committee. Tie
dre.t. and receipts were forsede. a. well AZ letter
pr,s.ntod by Iu.lcr ass voucher .or his authority
60 nuke Co c..lns. None Of the sgustures were
genuine He bel fCa-ccly commenced. when heing
advised by fr'o.ds 81 HE noI g,eu. work and line OF
trave- Do va interrupted by means VI the e egrsph,
hrr,.yd aud imp. soacl, but cscapsd some week.
afterwards. through no aid Of ,one Of his accomp
Ucc- II Racine Niz, vAc.e tho arreN wac made
~ whole amount co i,ctod ~ far IN the Commit. &c
e4.,! luo.n, tid no. eAc,eds7.o.
The large iuc.case Of the coal trade, and the
,csrcity Of cous'ing yesles have induced the coal
shippers at Georfetosn, D. C., to largely nerease
a., ra,cs Of freight to nov York Boston, and other
Il'pp.lg p5n's.
Inc President has pardoned Charles Francis How.
ord. convicted in Nsoonsin Of com tericiting and
tIautH.ei q uuu.uer Of citizons Of Mississippi lie
b.. Arp.iu'ed Augustus Canheld to he Consul at Foe
fLns Chm Gageo4s suJ s1prilers III IIternal