Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-25

money was kept. The case was ASSIGNED 70 do.oo-
Tvs ~ rs &CFEsfyoe and McDevit circumstances pointed
to New Y"rF @ Leon as the rob5er he having gone
hlcnards' house McDevitt started immediateIv in
pursuit In New York the detective labored undel
sretI 9lsaavantage. the fugitive being known here
as a IT EDWARD Leon. and in New York as Edward
heon Ns Y, YThG,mPson With the aid of the well known
I'VE McDeYltt arrested his man at the Fifth Avenme
iotel' atter tour days search for him. and in his
urqnk found SS95 in gold and 81 200 in notes
DetecpiVe McDeyitt arrived i'll Washington This
morning; with the money and his prisoner and de-
hvered him to Superintendent Richards for a besT-
pc 's R @ The prisoner has confessed the
Leon. He was formerly hospital steward in the
IN states army and previous to his engaging in
Yard. u 'ie Navy
PROFESSOR AG4ss1Z
inc Navy Department has received 6ispafches
from captain Alfred Taylor, commanding the UniIed
Sates steamer Susquehannah dated New YoTlE Jp
I'd, in which he states that while at Rio Brazifan
steamer arrived from Para with Professor Agassiz
ana lady on board. The Professor has completed his
IN the warmest terms of the kindness and attenfio
SHOWN MIN by the Emperor of Brazil by placing at
ms aisposai aTovernment steamer and such other
facltles as enabled him in few months to finish .
wolh thal otherwise. would have required years to
IN, NAVAL, PRIZE LIST.
tte ne 4eGe sary examnations and apporionment
0I Ine following prize list are almost cOmnIeted.
Auditor. Payment on this istcannot be made, how
ever for several weeks to come owing TO the great
Vousy OF Ga%s YET to Ro Gad the lists
the capture of fifty bales of cotton; the Monitor
me capture of the bloekaderunner louisville: the
focahontas, Potomeka, and Mohican, for the can
ture OF cargo Of railroad iron, and the Conestogo
10r the capture of one hundred and ffty-four bales
of cotton. ~ "'e
ILLNESS OF SECRETARY STANTON
. Secretary Stanton has heen confined to his houso
icr the last three or four days. by severe in6ispo0
Sluon' the result of having taken cold. His family
have, removed to the Soldiers Home for the sum
mel! put owing to the illness of the Secretary he re-
Mr.; stanton was much better are pleased to saw
and i Is expected that he will soon be able to re-
sumo his official duties.
CHANGE IN THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
me ar Department has ordered that Major Gen
j. e. Foster. Military Commander of Florida, will
missioner of the Frcedmen's Buregu Col F,sIorn
late Assistant Commissioner. has been assignQd a
position on the staff of Major Gen. Foster.
m FRACTIONAL CURRENCY
, Inc treasurer has received from tho Printing
bureau of the Treasury during the week ending to-
o3y, fractional currency amounting to 1855 ,0i2.
, SHIPMENTS or CURRENCY.
- During the-week ending to-day the Treasury of the
United States authorized the shipment of fractional
New Yors, 100000; U. S. Depositary at St PauI's
MINI $4,000; National Banks. $l27 4S3 20. Total,
ORDERED To REPORT
, Capt. 5. ". SaxtoD, A. D. G., a brother of Major
General Rufus SaxtOn, has been ordered by the Com
missioner to report for temporary duty at the Bureau
OF Freedmen, Refugees and Abandoned Lands in this
. DISBURS ENENTs AND TRANSFERS.
The disbursements and transfers Of tho cash d7is-
ION of the Treasury during the week ending to-day
amount to SIS, 100, 1908.
RETURNED.
Attorney General Speed returned this morning
from his visit to the West Point Military Academy
- INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Lieutenant General Grant and Major General Geo.
e. Meade had an interview with tha President this
morning.
FEMALE CLERKS.
Inc Senate to-day amended the tax bill by proyid-
ing for the employment of fy-fve female clerks in
the Revenue Bureau.