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News from Fortress Monroe.
FoRrRyss Noxeog. August I. 10,

FoRrREss MoSsog, August I, 1896.
The Washington street Baptist church at Petersburg
struck by lightning last Saturday night and entirely
destroyed.
The United States will sell public auction al Camp
Hamilton, August 8, one hundred and nfty horses and
one hundred muics, and the la,h one husdred and
nfty horses and nfty mules y
One company Of tho Eleventh Ponnsysaun cavalry,
heretofore duty at Cherrystone Eastern Shore Va
arrived the steamer Monitor They are W bs mus
tered out
The United States steamer Fort Donelson, from Key
West 22d ult, has arrived n quarantine She reports
sickness at Key West and all we'll on board.
The ladies' ofNew York and Brooklyn have presented
20 Chaplain Roe elegant Bible and set Of PRAYER
hooks also beautiful nag for the soldiers chapel at
Hampton hospitals.
one-turreted monitor, not ssoortaned arrived
at Norfolk this morning
feet Of schooners about fifty number have taken
wind prevailing here for the last two days
The steamers Dakotah and Columbia sailed hence last
evening The latter, which bound for Baltimore.
returned on account Of the high wind.
The steamers Diamond State and vinnissimmet with
. detachment OF the Third New York cavalry, have
The schooner Elizabeth end Elcanor from Richmond,
with fortytwo csptured from tho rebels arrived
to-day Some rough unfinished castings. Among
them Is Whtworh gun that during the latter part OF
tower James ryes The gun bears the following In
ioDe:-'Whhworth Ordnance Co, Manchester,
1900 " and "Rcbmond Arsenal, August q 1864"
The stesmer.State Of Maine has arrived from City
Point bound to Washington, with the Sixth New York
heavy artillery.
colored man was murdered in Eastviie, Eastern
and is In jail. The other escaped
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The Fire Com missioncrs.

Al the meeting OF the Fire Commissioners yester-
day communications received from Hose Company
No 2 and Engine Company No. 40 reporting failure 70
rcoreanizc or consolidate. Referred 10 committee.
Chief Engineer Kpgsland directed TO furnish
statistics OF supplies required by the different compa-
nlcs Of the department.
Hook and Ladder Company No IS requested permis-
sion elect members, for the department "a
furnish them with srau Of horses with their presene
number they were unable properly to perform thcr
duties Referred 10 Mr Booth for sct'cn.
The Chief Engineer requested hand engine Tor NE
Of Hose Company No =. Granted
Hose Company No 81 asked 10 be allowed 70 changes
their from Church Exempt Hose house,
West broadway Referred 10 tho Chief Engineer WITH
power.
The Chief Engineer OF tho Brooklyn Rvs companies re1
ported the condition of his department.
The Board passed resolution Of thanks 70 Erempy
Engine Company for duties performed with tho new
After some routine business tho Board adjourned
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quek communication between disan. pofons 9r ho ,ho
country will be established Az preSent owing 70 .no
unsettled condition OF the county, weeks y. ,ne ,h
vene in the transmission OF news hom sno cap !" s'o
frontier
TRAM AIIAKkD. ,
The train which started out from hatamoros ana was
attacked by Cortna mentioned In my despatch OF the
10th, reached point twelve miles rum .no CIV wheh
the attack commenced Up 70 ne pI1sca. .uc .'n ~
on during the whoie OF To-Day Inc souhu oi ai'hiery
has been heard hero ~ intervals since morning mum
Der Of the wagons nave eceh cap!.rsa M aad uaansn
Coruna ~ Tepo'eu ~0uuA9u, pus ~ 10 no' Bcno'"hy
credited f Z"
IsxAn AsFAiRs. ..
gentleman just IN from the INTERIOR INFORMS me that
In the more dhickiy seted portion OF the ete matters
are last setting down 70 their ofdnary oondio9 Inc
s.eses are running .ne 'aho"s 'o"ns s"o e's
TIRE oRofs.
scnitnra ho nri"r III, .ba n.ranS" a. @ 49, of - sho rohoI
armies planted very extensively of cotton and other pro
ducts and the unusual amount Of rain during the season
nv, tbe nnscttIoa conTton ~ ,na ,,rraIinn
Many OF the planters unaboto control their enanci
, anaS s s, s; aastm , sns on .om .neIr
syey brought into the state from and he other
Southern States to whom they pay monthly wages. The
,1t, & s "s uVsn away sart .or ase neafcss
rlyen cmpovmcnf and the othare are 'comrceS ~ re
turn and obtain work and subsistence for themselves
s,ch s,on. .ro hahn, TUE The. Amy: sa :.
the federal government 10 mantan a nermanent occm n
road from Brazos to BROWNSVILLE ono hundred carnepters
ana one thousand aborers have been sent down to the
"nch o%S l' ,sp ,or o,,c puposs oi o"ho'ng wo"n-"
HORSE sTE.II,c
Is and for years has becn the peculiar vice Of this
een anu 'nv oa sns nas as
obtaining livelihood Through The energetic exertions
Of General smith, commanding the post Mt Brownsville,
oes,a, =, ;, usse s nevesa,hsy @ ,h sSa hn w ,n e
possession As this crime one among the most hcnous
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By the arrival OF the steamship Eagle, captain Law
ssnos,as this port yesterday from Havana the Goth
slA we are in receipt Of highly interesting news from
Havana and Mexico which give below.
10 the purscr ofthe Ege indebted for early
ssosSeSon Of our hleeI t.e.' "' q, =. ~ t.
The Havana Press Despatch.
HAVANA, July 20, 1866.
Dy the arrival Of the Barcelona, from Vera Cruz
placed inpossesslon Of interesting from
Mexico.
The Idea LIBERAL Of Puebla calls for convocaton Of
ne whole people decide either for the empire the
republic, and thinks that by this means all risk Of war
With the United States will be evaded.
Mantcrey was occupied the 22d Of June by French
Noops under Jeanningros The commander had issued
several orders the effect that all In the possession
OF ctzons should be delivered up None should be al
bowed to carry arms without special license AT tattoo
Ill shops should be closed and should attack
French soldier under pain of death, and for crmo Of
shis kind the city should also be mucted.
Fifteen refugee rebel families from Texas had arrived
- Monterey.
Mr.. c. 8. Shanahan, correspondent Of the New York
1ERALD, who arrived in the country only few weeks
since, died at the Iturbde Hotel Mexico the 18th
ef July
The constitutional Governor Of Lower California, who
supposed favor the empire had resolved to retire
70 San Francisco leaving the government in charge Of
0ou ANTONIO fcorn
Franco Mexican expedition was preparing to go
sAithcr and look after the state of affairs there.
Letters from Topic say that the Mayo and Yaqui In
ans had rebelled against the Juars Governor Of Sonora
Hesquera
Military operations against the rebels in Sonora and
Ginaoa to be commenced directly after the rainy
osason ceased.
TIE Mexican government at sisal, the 9th Of July,
esized the American schooner William Crawford owned
an Brooklyn, N Y, on suspicion Of smuggling. Her
0aster, Stevens, and all the TAKEN
fhts ono managed to get away and arrived here in the
British schooner Florida. The others taken 10
M,rda and confined there. The whole CARGO valued at
$4,000, discharged but all that could be found
sgainst the vesso was a few pounds Of powder.
horrible crime Rad been committed in the Gulf on
eoard the ship Haydee, bound 10 La Paz with several
families from Mazatan az passengers. French sailor
named Magne, together with Greek an Italian,
made attack upon the passengers and assassnated In
cold blood eighteen persons among them Schor Chao
Spanish gentleman and six members Of his family.
6ghteen young children Of both all fell victims
che knives Of the monsters AZ the latest dates they
Aad not yet been apprehended
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THE BOILER OF STEAMER EXPLODED ON THE MIS-
sIssIPPI-sIx PERSONS KILLED AND MANY WOUND
ED-A STEAMER BOARDED BY ROBBERS ON THE
YAZ00 RIVER, ETC.
NEW OsLyASs, August !, 1896
The steamer Lille, with hundred bales Of cotton
was burned the river No lives were lost
The steamer Joseph Pierce exploded her boiler twenty
miles below vicksburg. She subsequently caught nre
and burned TO the waier's edge. six persons killed
and twenty eight wounded The scaldng steam passed
through every part Of the boat The air ned with
flying timbers.
The steamer Dove boarded by robbers on the Va
zoo river Sunday afternoon who took twenty thousand
dollars and other valuables and opened indiscrini
nate fire the passengers wounding the mate and
passenger The passengers stripped Of their valu
ables.
Superintendent Conway reports less than thirty -nve
freedmen maintained by government In Louisiana. No
rations are issued except TO the sick and helpless.
Cotton, sugar and molasses at New Orleans are un-
changed.
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bNFFNIF7i NNEHSt z, IFOD.
II reported here this morning that Governor
Brougb Of Obic dcad despatch from Cleveland
however, dated at 1916 = s., reports HIM as having
sep, comfortably last rirh ard ays he has fair apuc.
ne
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. AHnsON, khnsas, AuguH 2, I5oo.
Ore last night destroyed the grocery store Of j.
Holt, the house Of r. Book, the store Of o Cook
and several small stores and seriously damaged the
block being erected by Diseback 4 Iced The loss on
the goods In between twenty and thy thousand dollars
The loss on the buildings IL not acertained.
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The Washington Press Despatch.
THE PRISONER GIVES HIS NAME AS JOHN y. RYAN,
A REBEL CAPTAIN PROM TEXAS.

A REBEL CAPTAIN FROM TExAs
WASHINGTON August 2, 1s0J
The man brought hithcr from the West, whom some
supposed to be John H. surat said in quarters whcro
the truth Is known 10 be some other individual. He
real name is thus far kept secret
The ay says that at twenty minutes past ten o'clock
this morning train from Baltimore brought In tho
prisoner reported be John H. Surratt In charge of
Captain Smith, of the Second United States artillery and
Provost Marshal Of Memphis, Tenn, and under guard u
a sergeant and three Of the Ono Hundred and
Twentieth Illinois regiment
He heavily roned and his arrival al the depot
Immediately escorted to carriage and driven TO tho
Provost Marshas ofce when Colonel Ingrahsm ordered
him to DO committed TO the Old Capitol prison.
He arrested in Memphis Wednesday, July 1o
by Captain Smith not suspicion Of being John II.
surrat has been innaed but the charge Of bav-
ing been engaged the conspiracy and II Is sad that
the evidence against him Is very conclusive
lie gives his John s. Ryan, aud states tbat no
Is from Tcxa. and has been captain In the rcbeS
service.
He bears singular resemblance In features 10 the Sur.
ratt family; but those who knew John surr"'t when
here arc positive that this man Is not no.
The prisoner Is dressed gray, with light coIored
souch hat and IL about feet inches In height,
rather slim and slender framc light or sandy hair, fat
eomplesion. slightly frcckcd; light blue eyes, sharp
nose rather long and the knuskr Of the little nngcs
OF the right hand shot Oh, apparently by ball.
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Death OF Hon. Byron Dimsn.
PRovrprycE r. l.. August z. 1905

PRovfpENcE X J., August 2, I5O5.
Hon BYRON nirnar, formerly Governor " this state,
dod at his residence hrsto last evening aged seycny
ycars
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Major General ssannard, M. A.

buRtNufvN, VI, AuHuss. q su.-.-s s's
Al the Commencement OF the University OF 'crmonI
In this city to-day the honorary gree of Master OF ArY
was conferred upon Brevet Major vsrA george \
STANDARD
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WASHINGTON.
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THE NATIONAL DEBT.
oo>~~~>~~~oo~>~~~~>~~~~
Official Statement as to How il Stood on
the 3lSt Of July, 1866
The Amount Outstanding
80, 757,253,275.
'~>c~~~~~~~~~>-->~<>>~~~~~
Increase Of One Hundred and Twenty
two Millions in Two Months.
THH VIRGINIA HxHCxIoTg.
One Hundred Thousand Colored Troops Still
in Service,
&C., &C., &c.
WASHINGTON, August 2, 1855.

TIE NATIONAL DEBT.
The official statement Of the public debt, a. appears
from the books OF the Treasury Department, on the
slst Of July, shows the amount outstanding to be
o., ,757, ,263, ,275 divided thus, viz
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THE MYSTERIOUS ARREST.


The Prisoner Reported 20 be John II.
Surratt.
BALTIMORE August 2, 1895
The person stcd in Texas recently and supposed 10
be John H. Surratt of the assassns, passed Relay
station this morning rcWe for Washington heavily
ironed and under guard
He was recognized the station by familiar acqraint
ance and old friend who allowed TO sprak to the
prisoner and who says positively that the irons
Is John II. Surat
The deposition OF this person at takcn and
forwarded to Washington.
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Colonel John Obey, Of Now York, has been appointed
hrigadicr general by brevct, "for gallant and mero.
rious services in the csmpSgns Of Western Virginia
General Obey entered the army the commencement Of
the private in the New York Seventh regiment
He has fought his way up 20 his present position and
houored by on with whom he has served brave ON
and gallant gentleman Ho has for several months
Unconstitutional at Charleston, In Western Virginia
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By the arrival Of the steamship Eagle, Captain Law
this port yesterday from Havana the Goth
sl&, in receipt Of highly interesting from
Havana and Mexico, which give below.
10 the purscr ofthe Eage are indebted for early
Sscsptton Of our flee. itt.p y p :. t
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Promotio. or General Howard.

Brigadier General o. Howard, late major general in
the volunteer forces has brevetcd major general
tho regular army 10 date from tho aoth OF March, for
gallant and meritorious servicos
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MOVEMENTS or GENERAL GRANT.

The General sn HIS way % WssAl1g.
ten-Enthusiastis 1sesptieAs sA tbs
1euts.
r HAnsDuno, June u, 1sob.
General Grant net WIN IN enthusiasts rsosptisn -
shrss o'clock ehis afssFnesa
ALTOONA, JHns a, 1875
General Grant mss ntting ovation here this morn
ing, ~ he psssed his way eastward. The GSand
commandey OF knight Templars. in session hsre,
formed in line previous 70 ths arrival q the train.
1hey dressed in full rsgalis and accompanied BY
spleadid band. They arranged themselves In double
columns q the depot IN front Of the Logan House The
Nns sxtspdsd from The track the door by which the
General 70 enter The hotel The train stopped .
sho dstancs above the depot 70 take the committee
appointed iAform the General Of tho arrangements
made for ths reception The crowd sr people. which
numbsred thousands occupied every svailahls fosAold
below was with difncuity that the knight fsntnz1
could keep in line and keep che passage open
When the train halted Al the station the appsancs ef
the General upos she platform the signal for deAfsn
Ing chssr while the band struck up 'a ~ Ne Chief
He was received st the hssd Of the column BY Sir
Knights Strickland Turner and Robinson Aster which
hs paassd between the lines hat in hand, while the
crowd sent up cheer After cheer The ladies' their
handksrchiss and showered bouquets in his path The
columns remained in line until the General had taken
breakfast when hs psssd ont between them - he
had entered
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the MILITARY ACADEMY.
Our West Point C0rrsspenasnes.

Our West Point Corrsspenasnss.
wzss PouT, Jane II, lSoo
Another day wsl nnsh the examination Of the sSadus
ting classthe closing subject Of examination In cavalry
taccs-and then comes distributios Of diplomas The
annual hop parting songs farewell toasts, sghs evoked
By tsnderest memories and general stirring up Of all
the emotional and social 1brss Of nature with strong
adixturs Of tsas throwing up hats for JOY
% back these Of hateful servude paying
old debts and highest hopes and most noble resolves for
the futuro. ~ sure ~ young gaxes In certain to
yield It's breath whom comes 70 recognize and cherish
the form Of IT. tender owner surely comes this strange
mixture Of divine feelings and sentiments occasions ike
this But two sections Of the nrst class 70 be
lined tomorrow, the examination Of all the rest having
been completed to-day Those whose examinations
completed have made known the fact by long usty and
loud cheering. Tho faces Of these are wreathed with
night divney melodouR There s Joy their hearts
and melody sverywher
LAYING PoNrOON BRDGu.
The graduating class showed the Board Of Visitors this
afternoon and large number Of Others their skill st
laying p0ntoon bridge. About dozen pontoons were
used but enough TO indicate the ceerty activity and
correctness with which they do this branch OF sng
neering work. After the bridge was completed the
Board OF Visitors walked over t. In the army have
certainly never seen one taken up half a. fast
CANDIDATES cADErnr.
Nearly nfty candidates for cadetship have already
rived Although the examination Of these docs not take
place until that OF the regular clauses IL concluded time
IL being taken by the forelock In drilling them. An
awkward squad they certainly prove nj present. but
few months will show vast difference and Improvement
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been received through rebel lines for General wilspn
70 withdraw nom Macon, release hs prisoners, and that
door for the escape a Davis and his party This know
was contrary 70 the wishes and orders Of the govern
Sherman had been 80 informed iss the time had no com
muncatioa with him or with General Grant, and Was
not aware ths; either could communicates with our
officers In the West except through rebel authosiesA
who, Of couss could not be relied on repeat that my
suggestion had reference only 10 the facts and wishes a
inc government ~ known 70 me.at the time, and wae
intended In respect reflect upon be dmespectl
70 General Sherman II had been able 10 communicate
condition Of Affairs in North Caroline there would have
oeen NO necessity or occasion for any suggestion 70 you
ana most probably none would have been made.
wtn tnese remarks respectfully submit that General
cnermans report far he refers me unjust
Kind and contrary to military usage and that his state
leave further 10 remark that have in way shape
manner criticised reflected upon General Sherman's
Grant styles il, "anans.msnt' with Johnston @ ' and
Brecknrdge, but have simply acted upon the orders,
Instructions and expressed .iahe: q my supsricg
H. W. HALLECK, Major General
Hon T. NJ STANTON, Secretary Of War
GENERAL sroNBxAN's. REPLY TO sHrRkAS's
KSoxvnLH, Tenn, June 4, 1865.
Hon EDWIN n. STANTON, Secretary Of War;
have lust in print tho letter Of General Sherman
10 Lieutenant General Grant OF April 49, in which appear
the following words
Mr.. Stanton, In stating that my orders to General
stoneman were likely TO result in the Of Mr. Davis
TO Mexico or Europe Is in deep error stoneman NOT
NJ Salisbury, but had gone back to Satesve. Davis
was beyond him. BY turning towards he ap-
preaching Davis, and had he Joined me, ordered,
would have had mounted force greatly needed for that
and other purposes" &c.
General Sherman directly and by implication In these
remarks and assertions, does great injustice, and
makes assertions without knowledge Of circumstances,
and which are not borne out by facts General
Thomas has assured you that obeyed orders strictly;
and consider 1t duty TO myself 10 state that
ready to prove and show think your satisfaction
nrst that had obeyed General Sherman orders Davis
would In all probability have escaped; seondly that
had not Shermans orders proclaiming that peace had
been restored from the Potomac TO the Rio Grands"
been received when they Davis would most likely
have been captured by my cavalry In April-such
the disposition had Of the command for this
and other purposes and third had not afterwards by
direction, paid attention 20 General Shermans orders
Davis in all human probability would have escaped 70
the Mississippi river unmolesed
The object OF General Sherman, when he wrote tho let
ter, evidently to throw the responsibility of the
escape OF Davis upon myself and nasmuch his letter
has been published tho world and the impression has
been mbbed by the public mind have TO ask that this
statement may be given to the public the sntdote.
GEORGE ST0NEMAN, MAYOR General
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The Accident on tho Ra;timore and
Washington Railroad.
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED AND TwENTY-eEvEH

From the washinston Chronicle, June
w.1 us 81

From the Washinston Chronicle, June ~
serious railroad accident occurred at about 5:l6 p.
NJ yesterday the Baltimore and Washington Railroad,
near Kendall Green Park, about two miles from the
Washington depot train OF cars containing soldiers
had lett the depot and was Just passing on Of the single
track tho double track Of the point above nant d. when
the passenger train from New York, which coming
Al rapid speed into the middle OF the sohiicrs'
lain smashing several cars killing two soldiers, ana
woundna twenty seven others The wo nded, many Of
which very serious were brought 70 the dcpoA
on cars and from there they conveyed 10 Douglas
Hospital In ambusnccs There they received every a.
tenton from the surgeon in charge, Assistant Surgeon
W. r. Norris United States Army, and his. expsriencsa
assisants
The names OF the killed are - Locks and -
Grocery Of Battery A. First New jersey light artillery.
Those who wounded are:-yohn smith, jacob
Gaenbeck Ferdinand Coyne Daniel McGcehcn, Corporal
William Freedman, Anthony JJtx, Hagan christian,
William H. Casey, Jacob walon, Fred. Beckmrc, Peter
Gubcn, William stuene, Corporal Lewis Fabian John
schercibel, Henry Elsenbcrg. Dennis Brown, Frank
Orau, John Fslon, William oninckc, Joseph Miller
Robert snow, Goe,b Rngwsld William Mengcs, ChaA
Hohooc ier Charles sorger, George easier and James
Bleilcral Of Battery A. First New Jersey light artillery
We have not heard Of any person beng Injured on 'ne
train from New York