The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-23


that he acted, In oil no did from the mos. patriotic
motives
The great military pageant a Washington commences
to-day Every preparation has been mado to give ec'as
10 the greatest military demonstration ever mado on
this continent The city ia crowded with stangers All
the executive departments Of the government are to DO
closed. and the two days Of the display ore to DO
generally observed ~ holidays
The news encouraging from tho Department OF tho
Gall. The people OF Eastern Louisiana exhibit tho
u,mos, good feeling and arc ovojoyod At the 'orm'na
lion Of tho war. Clinton and osyska had been occupied
by our forces, and the telegraph to Clinton
was being rapidly rebuilt The telegraph be-
tween New Orleans and this city is nearly COM
pie ed there being only gap between Montgomery and
op<lka The railroad between Bayou Sara and Wood
Vile wa also 70 be Immediately repaired General Fer
rar in command Of an expedition 10 Harisoueurg,
Louisiana where he captured the sutirs rebel garrison,
had returned 70 Naichsx
From Newbers we learn that citizens who had fed to
the interior Of the State on the entrance Of the Union
sorcc returning 70 take possession OF their pro-
perry under The amnesty proclamation and 10 pay their
iaxos 10 the United States Tux Commissoner Eleven
tons Of rebel documents aud archives from Raleigh are
On their way to Washington
Tho people Of the interior Of Georgia rapidly set
Ting themselves 70 . condition Of peace. Forage and
prov being brought freely into the places occu
pied ~ the Onion troops and citizens arc dcoaing
- sy,a Eour M
CAPTAIN Trav famous brecch loading had been
uneaFthed ron cemetery In Macon, and the soldiers
finding them had asked permission to take them homo
and present them trophies to the States Of Ohio, Indi
ana, illinois and Michigan.
Major General Phn Sheridan arrived In this city
sbout seven o'clock yesterday morning, and took
up his quarters for Q few hours At the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Az soon II Vas known 10 the pub
iic which not until some time In the afternoon
that the great cavalry leader In the city en,hu
siastic crowd gathered and completely took him BY
ssorm A macy - could shook him By The hand amid
he most enthusiastic cheers and EXPLANATIONS Of de-
light; but tho cry Of "spesch, speech, speech from
General Sheridan" routed the gallant hero, who finally
ned precv,s.eiy In carriage the Hudson River Rail-
depot, from whence he took his departure for tho
Wet
Tie rebel pirate Shenandoah was reported 10 be at
Hong Kong ~ latest adv,ces, and some alarm fot
that she nth capture American vessels u sea
NY q Telegram 10 tho English pspors from Point de
Gale Isisnd Of ccylos, Nay l. the report Of rcbcl
OF shsnghss hss been ccrcc,ed read arrved
At Manila" The mistake occurred through tho om sion
Of the name Manila from which fact, tho having
boon ns With the cAina dcsrsiehce the mistake 90.
Cured.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The rnicn Lc'guss ofsan Frsncico propose to erect
nonuneul the late rresdcn, Lincoln On tho Pacific
coast, o, ems, Of qArer Of million Of dollars
News has tcen rcd al san Francisco Of the CON-
menccment a the Russian cvcrisnd telegraph. II
"a proceed from Ncw Westminster northward-
Tho steam ship Trng shuey, which arrived 81 New
Orleans the is,h ,nst, reported si she had passed
on the nigh, 90 the nth large bark sshorc on the
Florida rcsfs between csrysfor aud Key Light side
whs Steamship supposed ~ be the Guiding STAR with
mac hincry dsnascd. also the place
In the Boa d ef Aldermen yesterday communication
sngg ai the proper ccurtesis should lie paid 70
General sLcrin Oh his probable passage through tho
city referred 10 the Committee Ketioi Il Affair."
with power The Board learning late that the General
actually In the city unsuimousy adopted resolutions
that the hospaliles Of the city b. rendered him. reso
utoh rosroa ng tie sale 81 the ferry NJ The fc 81 srag
street twenty days. sccoun, 81 the dcrmen the
establishment OF fcrry thcre would ba 70 tho Atlantic
Vail stoansh Company, vac lost Resolutions Tor tho
clear az coEtrac, adopted. and forwarded
20 the other Board Tor approval preamble aud rcso
luton were sdoTted requesting the Commissioners OF
Police 10 decided steps sba'e the concert saoons
in Tic city pt'ic nuissnces or " that c,uh MT DO
legally effected, q ostshlsh strict police ruryoiance
them The ordinance nprrorraiihg iirce hundred
Thousand dollars % the FAX improvement fund was
ado,ied lilo Beard aiJoaTaod 10 "Wednesday noAt al
two NJ
Tho Board or Councimcn met yesterday and trans
rctcd large 81 routine business An ofausnoe
was proposed creating inspector ,f city railrosds
vbose 1u'y shall he 70 report eli violations Of cs ord
nanc "a by railroad companies 60 the CoFPouiicn A'Or
Eey, ard whose larry shall be thrse thousand c,ars
Per nrnum tvss laid over A r,soiuion nd aptca
rcotirg the Clerk of tie Common Council D. prepare
full cFI tun OF the ciseqrs az the lite rrdon u
the United States ara lwcnt Ave thousand copes
the work printed and found Tor The % The cy
government, aud 10 he PLACID IN The pablo lIorsie. NJ
Lent, who opposed tie rvfn''ng Of such i~.o number
OF col os stated That The fork would euri fi nas4id
dollar Tho Ne, vetoed resou on r,inr crrnsioni %
person 10 keep stand font of No Fulton street. ard
urgts tie Common Council 10 clear the sidewalks usar
the ferries The Beard oonoursd with the Aldermen In
tendcrins ie hosrIiales Of che city 10 rAor General
shcr dan so In the orstrnnoe q Tho Board o. Alaer
against making the contract fr cleaning lac streets
10 the o. TIE commora'iy An ordinance creating
norc election districts In tc fevsnsccnlh war; pre-
sen ~, after which The noaTi sdiourneL
Tho viii and oodoil 81 frsscis sccov, esd. came
on uial before Surrogate Tucker yesterday To de-
ceased ninety ycan u aso AMI hlni ana HE viii u
con,c.ted by grsnddacgh The estate "a svpra "a
twenty-five thousand dollars IN value The surrogate
hsr finally fctlcd The scoouu's % the estate % william
r wcnorc dcocssei aud The decree lea been entered
This esialc amounted 70 two millions o. daii.rs
Anson livingston rcry cred Juagnsut ssslns' IRE
Esglo Fire Insurance 9 miany W tie superior Court,
before Judge Mcneil Tho pia'n,rs rrsriss- IN.