The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-05

oro IMAM thirty thousand persons nave eit Aiexanua
since the malady appeared on the 18th of June up to
the 7h ult The most distressing reports are received
from the interior
THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
The having ceased. the number Of prisoners con-
nned in the famous Old Capitol prison, in this city has
greatly Diminished Not than two hundred and
forty remaining within its walls OF whom only six
or eight rebels-Captan wurz Of Andersonvie
prison notoroty who is shortly to be court martaled and
few officers Of the old rebel Stonewall brigade, who
were implicated gree by the testimony brought
out upon the conspiracy trial There are some
forty citizen prisoners confined on various charges
and the rest soldiers under sentence Of
court martial awaiting trial During the
time the buildings which constitute the Old
Capitol have been devoted to its present use There
have been altogether nearly twenty thousand prisoners
incarcerated therein and time fifteen thousand
rebel prisoners Of Upon the day of the assassna
tion eight hundred rebel officers held in durance
There have been five executions within It's connesfour
by hanging and one by shooting with musketry The
offences thus punished were three for murder
spy deserion assault and battery and attempt at rape
Many attempts have been made escape only six have
sb,en successful in tho whole time.
TIKI DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON DISCONTINUED.
The following order is just made public
GENERAL oRDERs-No. lot.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
August q 1855. !
'Fyra-The District OF Washington is hereby discon-
tinued The records of the dis riot headquarters will be
carefully labelled, boxed and forwarded TO these head
quarters. Brovot Major General O. b. Wilcox United
States Volunteers command:n the District OF Washing
ton will without delay proceed to comply with tho pro.
visions of General Orders No $780, current seres War
Department. Adjutant Generals Office
Under the provisions Of General Orders No. 10o
general stan ocers now serving at headquarters District
of Wash ngton will proceed 10 their respective homes and
report thence to the Adntan General Of the army by
letter Tho and residences Of the officers relieved
by this order will DO reported TO these headquarters
without delay. All officers belonging TO regiments and
on detached service at headqrarers District Of WASH
ingou WILL when the Transmission OF the records has
boon accomplished, report without delay for duty with
their respective regments
Seoowd-Brigadier General NJ. D. Hardin commanding
division; Colonel Horace Brooks, Fourth United States
artillery, commanding Fort Washington, and Major Art
man, Two Hundred and Thirteenth Pennsylvania voun-
teer commanding Railroad guard, win report direct to
4heso headquarters.
BY Command Of Major General G. @. AUGUR
B. CHANDLER Assistant Adjutant General
PROMOTIONS.
Tho War Department has promulgated general order,
showing large number of promotions for gallant and
mertorious services; among them brigader general
Seth Williams 70 be brevct major general and brevet
Coonels John O. Keon, impson Robertson to be bri-
gader generals by brevet; Captain J. Y G. Lee United
States Army, Depot Quartcrmaster at Alexandria, has
been brevetted Lieutenant Colonel In the regular army
for faithful and meritorous services during the rebel
lion.
Captains p. Chandler, Assistant Adjutant General A.
Slipper Assistant Adjuant General, and W. A. La Motto,
Oommissary Of Musters all of General Ausurs sta have
been breve.sed Majors.
DISMISSED THE SERVICE.
General Terry, commanding the Department Of vir-
ena has issued order Diminishing from service Cap
Aains H Moore and Thomas A. Davis OF the sixteenth
PenAsylvania cavalry with loss of all pay and
due or 70 become due for drinking iwth enlisted men,
for being grossly drunk duty and for melting their
hen 70 and joining them in mutiny at Lynchburg Va.
PERSONAL.
The numerous friends of Brigadier General Thomas
Francis Meagher will be gratned learn that he was
to-day appointed Secretary OF Montana Territory.
Major General Frank Heron and Brigader Generals
Charles H T. Colis George s. Dodg, and r s. Roberts
are among recent arrivals at Wizards
T. G. Callicot, of your city also here but on what
business has not transpircd.
John Minor Bolts is also among arrivals to-day. Per.
sps he has another claim the Quarermasters Depart
ment for wood.
General Butler hangs sroand the departments yet and
rumor assigns various motives his visit here Some
have no is striving for tho command Of South Caro-
ina but the most plausible theory Is that he Is here to
urge his views upon the Treasury Department in the set
tslsment Of some old New Orleans claims.
Captain Drayton United States Navy, Chief Of the Blu
Of Navigation IL dangerously III with but slight
prospect OF recovery
CENSUS STATISTICS.
Tho following figures are taken from the work on
manufactures now being compiled in the Census ofnce
Tho productions OF hosiery in the country, IL will b.
sen, have increased since tire census OF 1850 BY the
OF $780, the New England States produce g. 3
242 against s4os 900 previously ren6eredan increase
States rct1rn production amounting TO g. SAT es4
against 5000 400 previously rendcredan increase Of
hundred and ninety-nve per cent The Western State
rturn $751; $50 against $40 700 previously renderedar
incrcas, Of four hundred and forty five per cent II
thus estimated that the United States produce by tn
latest $50 SOC against 81 OBS 102 previously
rcpocd-sn increase Of ak hundred and eight per cent
BURGLARS AND GAKRoTERs IN WASHINGTON.
This city infested with garroters and bur
glars a. at the present time. Men knocked dow
and robbed nightly In the public Streets and the polio
seem poweress 10 protect the citizens Unless create
protection DO Afforded against such depredatons Lync
law will soon be rcsorted 10 and the city be SUMMARY
rid Of some Of It's rogucs At present there absoute
safety for unarmed men on any street In the city ae
'nightfalL
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
Tho application for pardon of Rev. p ~ Lynch Catho
gic bishop Of North Carolina received to-day fror
Rome.
The rebel rgadier General Peck, Of Louisiana apple
for pardon today
THE coLoREp NES's CONVENTION.
The Colored Mems Convention at Alexandra, Va, ID
day, adopted another address, setting forth the
why they entitled to all the privileges Of reemer
In tho course Of a discussion Governor Perpont wa
roughly censured and accused Of selling out the negros
at auction when he removed the seat Of his governmer
20 Richmond. delegate said that Pierpoint as IN
Governor, ought 70 be respected when another reptile
that no man was entitled to respect who did not respes
tho rights OF coorcd men. An anonymous letter was
ceved, postmarkcd Washington threatening to put n
principal leaders Of the convention under the sod befo
the falling Of the autumn leaves II they persisted
their objects This caused great excitement and aer'