The New York herald., 1865-06-02

THE SITUATION.
Tho administration, we informed from Washing
ton has decided JEFF Davis into the hands
Of the civil authorities for trial.
Joseph Brown the late rebel governor of Georgia
released parole.
Tho finding and sentence Of the court martial In the
csss or Congressman Benjamin G. Harris, Of Mary
land recently tried charge Of advising rebel soldiers
not TO take the oath Of allegiance but to return 10 the
South and continue tie hsht, have been made piolc.
ne found guilty OF the charge, and sentenced to
thres yssn Imprisonment and forfeiture of all polti
os rights Presiden, Johrson has approved the finding,
but remittea the sentence
Tho discharge from service Of regiments connected
with the different army corps which have arrived in the
vicinity OF Washington is actively proceeding
Orders have been received in the Fifth corps for the dis
charge OF all the volunteer artillery belonging that
command leaving in the organization batteries but
chose OF the regular army Several Of the Ffth corps
Infantry regiments have already been discharged and
ssnt to tho places of their enlistment to be mustered
OF service, and others viii be.
Another Of the gallant and famous army corps, tbe
Sixth General Wright having nobly completed allot
Ted ,ssk in subduing the rebellion, has arrived in tie
vicinity Of Washington from the South The corps left
Richmond the 2lth ult, taking the route on
which several OF the other corps had previously pro
decided on their homeward march, the Chickaho
mny and Pamunky by Hanover Court House and Fred.
ercksburg, and past other localities which will ever
thereafter be memorable from the struggles Of which
they have been the scenes. The roads the Chicka
heminy and Pamunkey region equally as bad
whom tho Army Of the Potomac moved over them in
lso2 having been up rendered perfect hogs by
lhe trains Of the preceding corps and the prevailing
sans The march Of the sixth corps was consequently
much protrscted number Of the troops Of this
gnsnd like those Of the other corps will soon be dis.
charged from service.
MISCxLLANE0Us NEWS.
Tho national fast observed in the metropolis and
Its suburban cities yesterday with almost Sabbath strict
ness Ali the public onces, courts, banks and other
public places closed Some Of the business houses
wcre open for little whilo in the morning. but in the
afternoon they nearly all closed, aud the
prc7rnted Sunday aspect In the various churches
thc religious services suitable 70 the solemn
sin and general good order prevailed iu the city The
d,yw,s generally observed by suspension Of secular
pur throughout the country.
,crday, according TO the almanac, the nrst
d ~ INNER, and the temperature Of the atmosphere
wa onsistency with the season. At noon the mer
sYsi at about ninety degrees In the shade and AZ
s,S lck In the evening at eighty-two degrees
-le q ntic telegraph cable will probably DO laid next
rnon' private letter from Mr. Cyrus W. Field says
'wt @ now over twenty-five hundred nautical miles
able completed and everything is going we'll We
expect to sail the last Of Juno early in July"
The Atlantic Mail Sses mship Companys Ocean
oucen Captain slocum, having been detained owing TO
she obsevances Of Yesterday will sail at noon to-day for
taiiorn'a from the pier No ~ North river foot Of
aha street The ocean Queen will conncc, at the 18th.
mus OF Panama with the and commodious steamship
"a ameh'o The mails for all the Pacific coast will close
VI ,ae Post ONCE at hNf.pas. ten A. NJ
Mr. Tayira, the Spanish Minister 20 Chile has dc.
n'"aea satisfaction and an indemnity to his government
the loss suffered by Spanish vessels last year during
''' pads" PERUVIAN s'assA " the Chilean su,hsri.