Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-08

dissatisfaction among the troops formerly OF the
Army Of the Potomac. and nov Of the Provi-
| sionsl Corps. encsmped South Of the Potomac.
| which threatens 10 create serious dis'oroance.
unless sverted by necessary measures. The men
complain of non pay ment and semi-daily drill.
and that the qualify Of ratiops they nov GET Is
TAR inferior to those they 90, While in active
service, owing to the liberation Of prisoners and
the discharging OF the army
Passions GRANTED.
| The number OF applications for pensions. for
the month of June. ~as greater than ever before.
Since the war began. $4,000 pensions have been
issued; 81 600 TO disabled soldiers, and 50 900 to
widows. mothers and children.
THE NAVY TO Blk REDUCED.
Secretary Welles has issued an order reducing
the navy from war establishment 10 peace
basis. De thinks this that will rednce the navy
from 65 900 men to ~ 600 or $1,000.
INCIDENTS OF THE HANGING OF coSsPnAroRs.
Washington specials TO the New York papers
say that after sentence of death was received
Payne did not express any hope. be said that
John Surratt vas acting cowsrdly in failing to
appear and die with bis mother Being asked il
he bad any direction 10 give as TO the disposition
Of his body, he answered be had no friends within
reach within immediate communication, and
therefore bis body must be subject 10 such dis
posal "a the officers should direct. he maintained
that his relatives are all in Florida. and that his
real name ia Powell. He expressed the deepest
regret that Mrs Surratt should, by reason of any
act of his, suffer. and evinced socitude for her
not unlike that Of tender child for bis parents.
seemingly thinking only of her fate and what she
was about 10 suffer.
Harold and Atzerott manifested no hope The
former was scarcely more serious that he had
been during the trial The latter wss much
bowed down.
Soon after the promulgstion of the sentences,
the friends and relatives Of the prisoners began
to arrive at the Arsenal.
Miss Surratt was among the first to arrive at
the prison The meeting Of the criminal mother
and the sorrow stricken daughter most heart
rendng. soon, however, the latter rallied aud
straghtway visited the President to plsed for
Communication of the sentence to Imprisonment
for life She was joined by two Catholic priests
and her mothers attornes. Mrs Surrstt begged
to be reprieved for few days.
THE HABEAs CORPUS APPLICATION IN THE CASE
OF MRS suRRArr.
WASHINGTON, July This morning Judge
Wylie granted the application OF the counsel of
Mrs Suratt writ of habeas corpus, command
ing Major Gen Hancock to produce the body of
Mrs Surratt before the court The writ was re-
turnabe at 10 o'clock, but nearly two hours after
companied by the Attorney General. who apollo
gized for the apparent delay in making the re-
turn on the part OF the General, as il was una
voidabe. He then proceeded to read the return,
in which Gen. Hancock said that the BODY OF
Mrs. Surratt was in his possession. under the
order of President Johnson. for the purpose ex-
pressed, &C, which order is as follows.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. July 7. 1865.
TO Major General W. g. Hancock. Command
ing. &c.
|, Andrew Johnson, President Of the United
States, do hereby declare that the writ of ha5eas
corpus has been heretofore suspended in such
cases as this, and do hereby. especially, sus.
pend this writ and direct that you proceed to
execute the order heretofore given upon the judg
ment of the Military Commission. and you will
give this order in return to this writ.
Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON
The Court remarked shat further steps |
would be taken in the matter.
Attorney General Speed briefly rejoined com. |
menting upon the distinction between civil and |
military jurisdiction, showing the utter impossi
blity Of fighting battles. carrying on war. main |
tanning the Government in times of war, &c, by |
process of law.
THE RAM sToNEwA.L.
WASHINGTON. July THE Department of
State has been officially informed that the Span
ish Government proposes issuing orders to the
Captain General OF Cuba TO deliver to the United |
States Government the ipsurgent ram Stonewall |
now at Havana
SALE OF GOVERNMENT BONDS
puu.nrtpaIA. July jay Cooke reports
the snbscriotions to-day to the I-3O loan 10 the
amount Of S4 26l 700.