Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-09
Sunday Nights Dispatches
From Washington.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The Heralds Washsli
ingtonspecial says: With, the exception of ,
Colonel Fisher, Chief Signal officer. and n
signal aid, all the officers of the Signal
Corps OF the army who have been on tinty ,
east OF the Mississippi river, are houorablyJ
mustered outof service. There are TWENTY
five officers on duty with Sheridan, PoDe
and Halieck, west of the Mississippi THESE
are all that remain of corps of 14O officers
selected during the war on account Of
bravery and mental capacity for the per-
formance of the most difficult and danger
Gus kind OF stall duty Oh the battle field.
The Cops g0es out of Service hearinpshi
good record in the army from the War De-
partment. r.t4g.-. -,,,,-r,-.,
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau amounted to $1,300,000. ,,
DR.. John McCook was appointed Assessor
OF Internal Revenue for the Itch District of
Ohio. >" .i| 7f7'fTiN''i
General Grant left for Philadeluhia this
evening, and will return with his family on
Wednesday. ,lT. =, y
Colonel 5. p. Heintzelman, former Major
General, is ordered to join his regiment at
Harris Island and report to Gen. Vessels,
who was a Captain III the formers regiment
in Mexico. ShA Etl GoFTfS
Capt. Petite, formerly of the 18th Veteran
Reserve Corps, will probably be tried dur
Ing the coming week, on charges of cruel-
ties and traudsalleged to have been perpe-
trated by him during his long command of
the Jail at Alexandria. A court-martial is
now being formed for the trial, and Colonel
John Mansfield is named as the President.
private letter received from Constant
tinople states that the conflagration that
broke out in that city on the 9Th of Sem
tember, destroyed about 10000 tenements,
by which upwards of 10000 persons are left
without roof to cover them. !st 81 In
The Herald's Fortress Monroe eerrespon-
dence has the following particulars of the
attempt to escape made by DIR. Mudd, as,
heretofore published. The Doctor eijoyedI
unusual liberties on the island, through his
being detailed in the hospital department.
Through the advantage of this liberty he
managed to secrete himself in one of the
coal bunkers of the steamer Thos. Scott,
when he was. found to be missing.
and most thorough search of the
steamer was instituted to find him, and the
search was very near Abandoned and the
idea of his concealment given np, when
an officer who was assisting in the search
thrust the point of his sword into the Doc
tors face, causing him to cry out and there
by make known his concealment The
Doctor lay wholly hid under the coal, ex-
cept portion of his face. On his discoy!
cry he was taken back to prison and put at
hard labor, which occupation he is likely
to follow tor some time. The Quartermaster
of the Thomas Scott was subsequently, ar
rested on q charge of completely in aiding
DOCTOR Mudd to escape. There has been
no change in the disposition OF. the other.
assassination conspirators.
The Times Salt Lake corresp0h dent-n
Sept. l6 says report has it that the ensiiihg
October Mormon Conference will be the
largest held for many years, Brigham. in
his recent visits, having extended liberal
invitation to the country folks to come TO
the preaching, and bring their bands and
choirs with them. IN
General Il. f. Meagher arrived to-dayIf
and he will probably be serenaded tonight.
He leavesin few days for his new home
in Montana. ......,r. .t,.t..
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The 1st District of
Columbia cOlored regiment returned to
Washington this afternoon from the South
Their appearance on the streets attracted
immense crowds of spectators of their own
complexion particularly. Their colored
fellow-citizens will give them formal re-
ception and dinner tomorrow at the Camfj-
bell Hospital. "a 81 1rTErf