The New York herald., 1865-03-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March "a, 1866.
IMPORTS OF sPECULAToRs.
report started here to-day by the gold specula-
tors that news had been received Of the evacuation Of
Richmond or course there truth In the report
THE REBEL RAM sroNEwALL.
The Navy Department to-day received dispatches
from Commodore Craven, OF the United States steamer
Niagara, dated February 2s, detailing the measures
which he had taken In reference the rebel Onde
Stonewa, which was lying in the harbor Of Fcrrol
apain closely watched by the Niagara and Sacramento
The Captain Of the stonewall had gone Paris The
Spanish had refused 10 allow any fitting out
Of tho vessel in the port any repairs than
necessary 10 enable her 70 60 10 II given out
that the leaked but Commodore Craven says thero
Is indication Of the fact TO be seen ho thinks that
she ready for and will try TO slip out Tho Niagara
has left Ferrol and gone to Corme, which is oppo.
site Ferrol, 30 not to be obliged to remain in
port twenty four hours after the ram sails He is
the alert, and II she out will not allow her TO
escape He states that his intercourse with the Spanish
authorities has been very cordial and friendly.
COUNTERFEIT TEH-FoRTy COUPONS.
Counterfeit coupons, dated March, 1906 for s12 So
In the smitude OF those the tenorty Eve per cent
United States Ave hundred dollar bonds have been de-
tected at the United States Depository oce at Bati
more. They will doubtless be offered elsewhere.
THE ALLEGED swNDLB IN TRANSFORMATION TICKETS.
r. A. Edmonds late an agent OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, arrested yesterday by tho
military authorities upon the charge Of being connected
with the late fraudulent issue Of government transpsa
tion tickets the railroad from this city Rdmsnds
has been committed 10 the Old Capitol keep the com.
paAof some eight Others who confined thero upon
the same charge
PROPOSALS FOR THE rRASs-PAcrro NAIL SERVICE.
Postmaster General Dcnison has invited proposals for
conveying the mails by Of monthly line OF nrst
class American seagoIng steamships between San Fran
cisco and ports In the Chinese empire touching at The
Sandwich Islands and Japan This service In accord
with the aot Of Congress- which provided that no
bid shall be considered amounting 10 than $500 600
for the twelve round trips per annum unless the
is from citizen citizens Of the United states
ARRIVAL or REBEL DEsERTERs
Tho largest squad OF rebel doscrters that have yet
reached here at any time arrived yesterday evening
from City Point THIS squad numbered two hundred
and alccn, including officer, Lieutenant j. j. Pill.
man, OF tho Fifticth Georgia regiment They all came
within tho lines Of tho Army Of Tho James, many Of
them bringing their muskcts, for which they received
liberal price In money,
TnE cHEsApEAKE AND ONO CANAL.
Tho repairs OF tho Chesapeake and Ohio Canal having
been completed sufficiently Cor tho resumption Of navi
CATION aeet Of boats has commenced to arrive and do
part the relf OF both tho government and tho peo.
pe hero Immense quantities Of coal arc being dov.
cred Tho repairs have been hurried up with view to
rel eve tic pressing necessities Of the government for
tlds species Of coa ana there how no prospect of
further interruption Of lis slar aud abundant sGuv.y