The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-14
THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.
General Belknap, Of Iowa, tbs
Appointee.
The President to Visit the Frede.
rich md. Fair.
Horrible Lynching Affair Near
Marlboro.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1860.
Another Change In the Cabinet-A New Sec.
I# retary Of War.
~ ~ Rn0wr that General Sherman accepted the
once OF Secretary OF War only temporarily, until
"a President could make permanent appointment.
the President has now appointed MAJOR General
William NJ. Belknap OF Keokuk, Iowa. General
Belknap Ia q graduate OF Princeton College, New
Jersey. He served In the army from the 1rst to the
last day Of the late war. lie commanded one OF the
divisions OF the Fifteenth Army Corps In General
6herman's last two campaigns with great credit to
himself and 10 the entire satisfaction Of his superior
oficer He 10 about thirty eight years OF age Is In
excellent health and Is lawyer by profession. lie
has already been teegraphed and VIII reach Wash
fngton In a few days. when General Sherman win
formally resign hts position Secretary OF War ana
Major General BclKnap win enter upon the duties
OF the ONCE.
The appointment Of General Belknap gives great
satisfaction to the army Officers by whom he s well
known and highly appreciated. His old army COM
yAdes are celebrating the appon tment in very
enthusiastic manner, General Eelknap was held IN
e.aw hS the o.cs.aent as Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue In case OF the declinaton OF the present
occupant, Mr.. Deano. The acceptance Of the posi-
lion by Mr. Delano led the President TO the appoint
inent OF General Belknap to the Internal Revenue
ColleCtorship OF the Keokuk district Iowa. General
Belknap rs, Without question. the nearest approach
N elciency and general merit TO his predecessor,
General Rawlins, that the President could have
selected.
Visit Of the President TO the Frederick County
lHd.) Fair.
General Grant, General Sherman, Postmaster
General Crcswell Secretary Cox and General Horace
Capron will leave Washington tomorrow morn.
ing at seven 0'clocN They will be Joined by a COM
mit.ee at the Relay House. which will escort them
20 M0nocacy Junction, where the President and
party VIII be received by o committee, and under
It's escort proceed to Frederick depot ana thence to
the grounds Of the Agricultural Society. The vlsl-
tors win remain in Frederick until Friday morning,
aud then proceed BY carriages to visit the battle
fields OF South Mountain and Antetam, returning
here the same evening
Financial Condition Of National Banks.
The Comptroller OF the Currency to-day notified
she national banks to forward to him the usual
port Of their condition at the close OF business on
Saturday the 9th OF october.
The Personal Equality Question.
The case OF the three colored men, who brought
action against Spaidng Ripley, the propretors
Of the National theatre, to establish their right to
admission perfect equality with the whites did
not come up to-day, as expected, before Justice
Chase. The counsel for Spalding 4 Rapley pro-
cured writ removing the case TO the District SUI
preme Court, with view to testing the jurisdiction
Of the local justice. The best lawyers here agree
that the local justice has jurisdiction, and that
the should be tried in the Supreme Court OF the
District. The question will come up for argument
next Monday before Judge DIN.
Suppression of Illicit Distilleres i'm Virginia.
Collector Wilcox and Assessor Furnace Of the
Fifth district Of Virginia, report to the department
their operations IN connection with the suppression
OF iiOis Installations in that State. Seven counties
were visited by them in twenty three days and an
area Of over 1000 miles traversed. Forty seven
Illicit stills, with an aggregate producing capacity OF
3,l60 gallons per day, were destroyed. Eight hun
dred gallons OF apple brandy were connscated and
% much more destroyed for lack Of transportation
The distllleries located either in deep noun
tain ravines or at the termn Of roads seldom ira
yelled by any except the parties engaged in the
fraudulent business.
Young Lady Outraged by u Negro-Thc vii.
lain Lynchcd by Party OF Ciiixens--Iforri.
Bile scenes mt the Execution.
On Monday last colored man committed an out
rage on young lady, school teacher, near Fort
washington, sixteen miles from tins city, while she
was on her way to, and within 200 yards OF the
schoolhouse. When found by her friends she was
ant should return and finding her alive Kill her.
The negro was arrested the same day, taken to
Plscataway, where he was Identified by the
lady, and committal made out against
him, and, IN charge OF Constabes John Underwood
and Anthony Anderson, he was Immediately started
IN q wagon for Marlboro, the county seat. At his
request he was taken to his house to bid his wife
goodby. While the wagon was standing in front OF
his house 1t was approached by about twenty men
dressed only in their shirts and drawers, one only
In shirt and with handkerchiefs with pierced eve
holes. After tying constable Underwood, who had
ATTEMPTED to defend his prisoner, and had
: Hired several shots at the ynchers, md
removed him from the wagon they made deputy
constable Anderson drive the vehicle TO piece OF
woods q short distance OF, where he too was put
7 out and tied. The wagon then driven by one
OF the maskers under large white oak tree and a
moose having been adjusted over horizontal branch
fdhei prisoner, who was handcuned, was made to
stand up, but his head not reaching the moose he
was required to get upon the drivers seat wnen
Che moose was put around his neck and
Vie wagon driven from under him, he
pringng up at the time apparently with
10 Intention OF expedliing his own DEATH
Aeropc slipped and the wretch's feet touched the
n vund. One OF the maskers then jumped upon his
h. Snlders to bear HIM down while some Of the Others
wv ing him TO and fro until life was extinct After
viii oh the whole party formed in Inc and fred vol.
levi his body. After swinging for two hours his
body was cut down and coroner's jury, which had
been pmmored to hold an inquest upon IT, returned
D vcrd. Ut OF death from hanging by unknown per.
vons.n wsfhe corpse was buried on natton Iiin
On the wabic road leading from Broad creek to
piscatawa Y
BUPREME Court OF THE UNITED STATES.
The C0nsti nationality Of State Taxes on Tor