Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-07
Telegraphic.
LATEST ME Ws.


NEW YORK, Aug. The Herald's special
says the number Of prisoners confined in the
Old Capitol Prison has been greatly dimn.
isbed. Not more than 240 ore now remaining
within it's walls, of whom only six or eight are
rebels - Captain Worse, OF Andersonvlle
prison notoriety who is shortly to be court
martsled and few officers Of the old rebel
Stonewall brigade, who we're implicated to
some degree, by testimony brought forward
upon the conspiracy trial There are some
forty citizen prisoners confined on various
charges, and the rest are soldiers under sen.
tence Of courtmartial, or awaiting trial.
During the time the buildings which con-
s;itute the Old Capitol, have been deroled to
its present use, there have been altogether
nearly 1900 prisoners inosrcersted therein,
and at one time $4,000 rebel prisoners of
war. Upon the day of the assassination, 800
rebel officers we're held in durance, There
have been FIVE executions within its confines,
four by hanging, and one by shooting with
muskelry. Oiienses thus punished were three
for murder one as q spy, desertion, assault
and battery, and attempt to commit rape.
OUTRAGE COMMITTED BY NEGROES.
Wilmington advices to the 3lsJ ult, have
been received. The Herald contains an ac-
count Of bad conduct OF the negro soldiers.
party Of them, accompanied by negroes of
the city, lately entered a store, called for
cigars, and left without paying. Subsequent.
ly they returned, with Others, and broke open
the store and robbed il unfortunately. A
portion of the 9th Regiment Colored Troops,
caused riot by attacking the quarters Of
sutler They fred round after round into
his place in the hopes Of killing him. The
officers quarters being on a line with the
suffers, many of the balls went through them,
although very fortunately no one was hit. A
number OF the leaders in the riot were ar
rested.
NEGROES KILLED.
Three negroes we're found murdered 10
Dauphin county last week Suspected parties
were arrested, but no definite evidence was
had to fix the crime upon them
FREEDOM OF THE PREss
The publication of the Salisbury Daily
Union Banner has been ordered to suspend
for uttering incendiary and rebellious lam
guage.
PARDON OF WOMAN.
The President has pardoned Mrs Cora
Slocum, of New Orleans, whose con6scsted
estate is restored to her on recommendation
Of General Butler,
ARRIVALS IN WASHINGTON.
Brigsdier General Guy Henry, General
Roberts, and John Minor Botts arrived 10
town to-day, and are stopping at Wilard's
II is supposed that the object of the visit Of
he latter is to secure pardon for some Of the |
,itzens of the old Mother Of States"
Major General Frank j. Heron, and Brig. |
Idier Generals Colliss, Dodge aud Robertson |
ire among recent arrivals at WiIsrd's. |
Business Of the passport Office has greatly
allen of during the past month,
TREATY BETWEEN THE SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
The treaty between South American States
8 published, and ia binding for 10 years. and
,rovides forcommon defense against foreign
in the affairs of either, each one
inding itself to nonintercourse with any
oreign nation attacking either of them. 1t
3 to counteract the aggressions of Napoleon
md Msximisn. The States included are
,alvador, Bolivia Columbia, Chill, Ecuador,
Peru and Venezuela.
TIE BROOKLYN swIYDLER
The Herald's Paris correspondent says
'mith j. Eastman, the swindling merchant Of
Brooklyn, who was lately reported TO be in the
insane Asyl in Lyons, France, made his
ppesrsnce at the Office Of the United States
ice Consul at that place, and deposited with
i'm $l6500, representing himself as an nu-
ortunate but honest bankrupt In few
ays the Vice Consul was obliged TO put Mr..
Eastman in the Lunatic Asylum, and then
sported the case to our Minister Ht Paris,
ho ordered his detention. The money had
cen taken possession of by the Attorney for
lew York merchants interested in the case q