Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-08-19
LATEST NEWS.

Twelve persons, in all have died from the effects
Of the Housatouic railroad accident
Major General A. E. Hovey, hiss been appointed
by the President Minister to Peru.
General Alexander Cummings, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed Governor OF Colorado.
Among the cases Of special amnesty granted by
the President, we notice the name of. W. billiard,
Of Albemarle.
The Secretary Of War directs Gen, Terry, COM
handing the Department Of Virginia, to reduce
his force Of volunteer white troops Immediately by
5000 men. The muster out will be by entire or
CARNATIONS.
Washington despatch says Fayette McMnl-
len, Of Virginia, formerly Governor of Washing
ton Territory and late ex Confederate member OF
Congress in company with the present Governor
of that Territory will leave here shortly charge
Of seven h9ndred women who intend migrating
West.
The safe of stephen Patton, of Portland, was
blown open by burglars on Tuesday night ana
robbed Of about twenty-five thousand dollars in
money and bonds, including ten thousand oil
ive-twenties.
Major Thomas c. Herod, of the Oh Illinois
Cavalry who was recently sentenced by court
martial 10 be hanged for the murder Cf Lieuten-
an Colonel Rueben LOOMS, has had his sentence
cOmmuted by the President 70 ten years lmpris
onment at hard labor in the Albany Peniton'lary.
Mr. Mumford a broker, who gave, as is alleged
checks to the amount of 100000 on various banks
In which he had no funds, in payment for gold'
was arrested on Wednesday, in New YORK. on
complaint of one of the parties who had received
Mr.. Numfords check for S25 600.
From statistics compiled at the Bureau of Agri-
cultule it is learned that the deficit IN the wheat
or D is less than at first reported. The crops oil
oats, ccrn and potatoes have been large. Tobacco
ia much less than heretofore, and hay much in,
iured In the West by the recent rains but still
abundant.
There is no new development in the Ketchum
defalcation case in New York, Of any importance.
The losses are now supposed TO amount TO four
million dollars No clue has been obtained 10 the
whereab bouts of the defauter but detectives have
been sent to watch the Boston steamer and other
vessels sailing for foreign ports. II is not supposed
that Ketchum carried of with him more than the
amount originally stated, about sixty thousand
dollars.
The Great Eastern has returned to Sheerness and
her cOnsOrts have arrived at St. Johns The fate
of the cable is at last officially known. IL parted
on the 2d inst, and now lies in $50 fathoms OF
water Intellectual attempts to raise 1t were made,
and the Great Eastern has returned TO England for
stronger graphing arrangements. TIE point
where the break was made has been buOied, and
the electrician, Mr.. Nar.ey, is confident that the
cable can be raised.
Last Wednesday night, at Camp Barry, Near
Washington city, sentry on duty was ordered
TO fire upon an escaping prisoner, instead of
which he accidentally shot Miss Mary Good and
Miss IL "a Ward, the former through the back
and ling, as they were walking in that vicinity
with a gentleman. The wound inticted upOn
Miss Ward is slight, but that received by Mics
Good is supposed TO be mortal. The latter is L
resident of Baltimore.
Some three thousand applications for pardon,
which have been endorsed by Provisional Cover.
nors, and having passed through the hands of the
Attorney General, are now tefore the President
awaiting his signature. In order to avoid the
great physical labor of signing them, an arrange
ment has been effected TO print on them fac
siujle Of the Presidents signature.