The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-19
Cur Now Or-eans Correspondents.
NEW ORLEANS July II, 1885,


Cur Now DREAMS Correspondence
NEW ORLEANS July IL, 1885,
STEAMSHIP ASHORE ON sxRANn1A sAxxs.
Captan Mclean Of the schooner Friends, arrived yee
teray from Ruatan Island which place she left on the
30th Of June, reports Tat large steamer from New
York. bound for Aspinwal, was ashore on Seranelis
Banks The captain OF the steamer had arrived at the
Keys to procure assistance 10 take of HE passengers and
crew He succeeded In procuring two schooners- ans
proceeded to the wreck He reported when he le thai
they were not SUFFICIENT to take off his passengers and
crew There must have been large number OF passen
gers but he could not obtain any other vessels captain
Mclean did not learn the ship or captains name.
RAISING THE GuSBoAr vERUNA
The readers Of the HERALD will probably remember THAI
at the taking Of Forts Jackson and st. Philip the United
States gunboa the gauntlet OF the fors ana
was chased by the rebel gunboats and sunk one mhe
above Quarantine. This as over three years ago.
Colonel Coburn formerly Superintendent Of the Ope-
lousas Railroad is work raising her The hull Of
the Veruna is said TO be in very good pres'rvotiou
DIsoRAcEFuL AFFAIR TIE UNITED STATES duSBoAf
NyANZA $500
gunboat Nyanza lying in the new basin at the loot Oh
Liberty street. II appears that the crew arc ven
snd them
board the vessel where the officers were terribly Deaseh
for their pains This occurred on sunday n'gn' 'as' "
Last night. at the request of the commander OF
the Nyanza and the orders Of the Chief OF Ponce.
Lceney and Kavanagh went on board the NyanM
for the purpose Of Identifying Of the officers
Of the vessel who had been accused or urging on the
men to commit the assault No sooner had the police
officers stepped on board than they shot at and ono
of them instantly killed Chief Of Police Burke, Lieut.
Downey and police officers Immediately went on
board as soon as the news Of the murder received
for the purpose Of arrestng the guilty parties
Major General Candy is in Mobile
Our Western Louisiana Correspondent
SHREVEPORT, La, July 8, 1865
IMPORTANT MARCHING ORDERS M GENERAL MERRITT
The following important orders have been p.omui-
gated by Major General Merritt commanding the cavalry
columns which arc about commencing their long march
HxADouARTERs CAVALRY FORCES, I
MILITARY DIVISION OF SOUTHWEST Juno ~, 1909
The inhabitants of the State Of Texas are hereby In
formed that tho cavalry commands on the march In the
state come to protect and foster the rights property and
best interests Of the people The troops will kept in
the most exact of discipline, and any Infringement
Of the rights Of individuals should any occur VIII DO
All of,ccrs and men Of the Confederate army and
navy within the limits Of the Trans Mssissipr Depart
mont who were surrendered by the terms entered into
| by General Candy, United States Army and General
smith, Confederate States Army and disbandcd and we
scvcs r. tho bcne Of being parole1 and take
vantage Of the amnesty proclamation Of the rresssns
at these headquarters tho line Of march, turning h
| their arms and ammunition and taking the parole.
saS as 40 n0s and well disposed os
arc hereby notified that they will not be paiocd nor
entitled to the benefits Of the amnesty proclamation
"o By command, Of Major General W. MERRITT
G. A. GORDON Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Acting
Assistant Adutant General
GENERAL oRDEas-xo q
HEADQUARTERS, CAVALRY F,ecns
MILITARY DIVISION THE SOUTHWEST, June Is 1895.
In the march about be made by the First cavalry
DIVISION the following rules will be strictly observed.
and all officers ofthe command will be held responsible
camps Of the command, win be desg aassd daily fro.
II. The column will habtuaiy marea BY fours reg.
ments and squadrons will keep well closed the head
tics Brgades and regiments will alternate daily In their
positions in column In such mannor that eaen may nsvo
turn in LEADING ho Wn ",Se the orSs4 sS Of
each other the brigade whose turn i Is TO lead the
| column marching on the right OF the road .,,.
III The rear or left brigade will be held respons Die
for tho safety Of the wagon train It's commander VIII.
without further orders detail squadron to march IN the
Of the train and when necessary detaeh pioneer
| party to mend the roads in its advance
| IV Timely hats will DO made On the march, TO allow
nature No ocer or man shall halt leave the column,
water his horse, except at such times as are acsg
held responsible that their horses are carefully wstcre
and the mems filed with water before Starting
from camp in the morning All LED anm ssr hsc, y"
| In case man is forced to fall out the march he
must leave his with his comrade In the same set OF
4
officer with tho provost guard viii march in rear Oh esen
regiment and bryndc TO enforce those orders anu snc
general discipline the command, and Will arrest d's
mount and require walk into camp all men VINO are
| found violating orders on the march
" The attention of the command IL calico 70 tne
fact that the march will be made through section OF
country recognising the government and laws on .ne
United States The rights OF property must DC strcty
respected Ali soldiers are forbidden TO enoer tne
houses Of citizens under any pretence whatever ano -
hoped and expected that the conduct OF the command
all matters Of discipline will DO such as 10 give tne noss
| entire satisfaction r
| a. A. GORDON Brevet Lieut.. Col andsA A. A. g.
oExxRAL vuAcu INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL COTTON srncuIA-
|
| Brgaiier General veach commanding this district,
has zone 10 Jefferson for the purpose of investigating
/ government cotton speculation and fraud;
| GENERAL AND srAry
have arrived here The General will leave in q day or
two with his cavalry column His wagons have arrived
| The Internal Rcvenuc~
| rNcOuEgs or TWENTY THOUSAND DOtbAN1 AMI
| UPWARDS IN THE FIpTH DISTRICT.
Incomes OF twenty thousand dollars and upw ards 10
turned IN the Fifth district for the past two ysau-