The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-11
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Prom otion In the Regular Army OF oene-
rails Terry, Dandy asd Turacr-Generai
Omcers 20 be lIsved-POiioy or the
Government Tow ards the Freedmen, Sc.
wAsarsoTos, August 10, 1855
The Herald correspondent At Richmond sends tho
following under this date
PROMOTION or GENERAL TERRY
Major General Alfred Howe Terry. commanding tho
Department Of Virginia. last night received his promo
ton from the War Department as major genera y" inc
regular army Of the United States by breve1 tbs @
Indeed promotion 10 every way Of 70 DO made
PRox0roS GENERALS DANDY AND TURNER
General George Dandy, United States vouDtee".
commanding Second brigade Ina Major Genera H. o
Fosters DIVISION Twenty fourth army corps was yestes
day bevetted by the President respectively major, teu-
tenant colonel and colonel in the regular army OF The
United states These date from March 49, 1885,
and for gallant and meritortous services during tho
Tho comforting OF such of brevets at one
time exceedingly in the SERVICE and therefore
complimentary beyond the ordinary measure
Major General J. W. Turner, who holds the rank q
Captain and Commssary Of Subsistence in the regular
service also received the Of brevcts for
the same reason.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT nv 0ovsRNo6 rf1Rroixr.
Governor Pierpont has 10 day appointed Richard H.
Coleman Judge Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit OF thin
State.
coMMASpER PETsNsnuRo
Major General John Gibbou Of the late Twenty fourth
corps will be assigned 70 tho command OF Pesersbuss
under General Terry place Of Major General haFtsu
who under the late order Of tho War Department. 70 IN
assigned and therefore 10 his rank 10 The regular
army. -. nc o.,,ovso
p,io,aier General J.. H. Potter General McKensto
fcavaIrv,. General Thomas O. Osborne, General T. l.
Harris and General 3. Ludlow Will DC renewed ITO"
duty in this department within the next Few aays' a"u
d;,ccted 70 rcport from their homes 10 the AdS
ant General at Washington This prefgures the ansa 70
trcment Of these officers from the service
RECIPIENT or EXECUTIVE cIsssscv
II has ranspred that only two citizens OF kchmono,
| one of whom is Franklin searns Esq, have oeea 40
tus,y put in possession Of papers granting their ps
| don Mr. stcarus ALWAYS reliable yaon man
! .,ytY - q o.sacsls -, y -.
Major General Terry commanding this department. aud
Major General Turner commanding Military District of
Hsnrco each gave magnificent dinner party last even
| ing Major General r. g. Foster and his accomplished
lady the leading guests At General Terrys In the
JEFF Davis mansion; while Major General Charles Devess
was the guest among many others Of General Turner
CIVIL law srorrsv.vAsiA COUNTY.
Tho civil authorities Of sposyvania county, in thss
stato we're organized and put operation on the 7h
| instant.
| TUE SnEEDMss
| By request Of several prominent citizens Brigadies
General Harris commanding the sub district Of The Rap
| pahaunock under Major General Charles Deve0s. Jr,
defined the policy Of the government toward the freed
men saying that the negro must be fully protecled
In his ghtsthosc rights being in all fospects eqcai u
those of the whites. Contracts must 10 made -eetwcen
the freedmen and their former masters IL the former
remained and ample professor witt be erssnaod By no
military authorities the address kindly received.
asd very many Of the 6r cs.epsspeak 20 Appsobstey
terms Of the condac, OF the military isahs Nofheastss
| dis,hct
Major General Devoos accompanied by Captain George
w. Hooker Assistant Adtutani Ge0ssa, is In tho city,
guest Of Major General A. a Terry. commanding this
| department I"
Colonel Elmer Otis. Uoited states Army. Of To
| cavalry bureau at Washington, 10 10 The city.
INSPECTION rHsocca rag CITY,
Major General ". Turner, accompanied by bis staG
entered upon general Of inspection through tho
city yesterday morning. and was 40 occupied during the
day The inspection at the hands on sos s M
,rccncss and thoroughncss attracted vide spread ~
| teuton The inspection will continue TO-DAY
Major General R Foster il 6ou, to retire from the
service to the general regret Of all General Foster WIN
TO his native State Indiana, amer career OF oss
| spicuous and highly honorable military euoFl
saint La wrenee's Day-lts Observance In
tho City.
Yesterday was the day apart for the annual festival
OF Saint Lawrence The churches dedicated 70 the saint
usually have service in their patrons honor This fes
tvy most rigdly observed for some hundreds
OF years by oil good Catholics both n the Old World as6
in America This being the case, short sketch o. the
life Of Saint may not be unacceptable show'ng
a. does the state OF ireland existed some seven
| hundred years ago.
was the youngest OF Maurice Orooi rich and pow
err prince in Lenser Ireland and born about the
year 1880 When he bu, years old. during one
| Of tho wars which then ragged in ireland between the
asa hostage 10 Dormod MacMurchard, King Of Len-
s,er The King treated him with great inhumaniiy.
s sSSSps s s him The aihsf hearing ibis Obliged
the yran to pu! him under the charge Of the Bishop o.
G:'' ss Who carefully ''is''s %
When twelve years OF he returned to ~: fnes No.
s S to s
TINS tue .hop tod him he ss: going % css ,Ss:
Of M shScsp ss bs a'S ssS there was 90
need Ia cast l,ts wss bis desire 70 give ne 70
service Of the Chutcn Ter os NE se s1s
old the Bishop Clendaiocb dying Lawrence ives chosen
abbot. and the sain, governed bis nsme.oas sommum
which afflicted them vas the saviou, on nn country ~
his bouDdess charities Grca0fy Archbishop .. Pao.,.
chosen 10 al that metropolitan 500, and was cousecracd
e2 BY Ge.sus Archbishop Of A., Armagh 10 nj.
The saint wore all times rough hair shirt and sub.
jeced himself frequent discpline BIS iberality was
| nnboundei Every day be entertained al bis own table
| thirty poor persons, besides many 10 private houses
Al The conclusion Of one Of the vars with Eng
| lapd Saint Lawrence sent TO England 70 see
| the king Henry a., who then at Csmbsron.
On arriving there he desired to say neat day.
and on going up the altar madmen, who had heard
much OF The saints sancty, out Of extravagaot no
ton Of making the saint martyr. gave him violent
blow on the head with a stad, which knocked the saint
down. All thought him MORALLY wounded, but coming
to himself again be called for water, blessed With the
sgn Of the cross, aud then ordered the wound 70 be
washed with H. This sooner done than The blood
was stanched and the saint proceeded with the mas
About the year ii79 another famine occurring In tho
land, the saint laid himself under an obligation TO feed
Gy strangers per day and three hundrtd or bis own do
cese besides many he furnished with clothes and other
necessarcs Several mothers reduced ~ 10 b
unable 10 keep their children so brought them and
laid the little nnoceuts the saints door, where the
saint would be likely 70 them The saint always took
L oooflb nd had man lhscah u m