The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16

/ watched by a revenue cutter, on Eus-
| picion of being filibustering craft.
New York, August a. Major
/ General SIocum has arranged to meet
+ the officers of his old corps on the
/ battlefield at Gettysburg on the 9th
and 18th insts. His line embraced
/ Culp's Hill, where acres of forest are
now dead and dying from the effect OF
that terrible musketry fire.
tits rumored that GTeene's Brig
ade will rebuild their lines Of breast
works as the most apropos landmark
( of their position.
1 Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania
( who commanded a division Of Slo-
/ Gums Corps, will meet hi7a on the
field.
Major General Wright, the old
Sixth Corps commander, whose troops
arrived at Gettysburg IN the nick Of
! time on the evening of the second
days enga cement, after thirty five
miles Of continuous marching, viii
arrive at Gettysburg via Washington
early in the week. ~
Major General Newton, commander
of the First Corps, after Reynolds
death, viii join the party and be
present to establish the positions OF
his command during the second and
third days battle - .slr.z1a .-oJ
General Graham, whose command
contested so desperately with General
/ Barksdale for the possession of the
peach orchard, and who was severely
wounded and captured Of the field,
has telegraphed throughout the coun-
try, and received favorable responses,
that his staff and line officers Will
almost unanimously meet him there.
General Worth, whose command
opened the second days engagement
at the Devils Den, and Major General
lngRllss and General $. Dickinson,
and Major Ballard ofEthe staff, will
be of the parties. esah ~ 81
Major General Webb, whose lines
formed the 9fjectiye points Of Long
streets famous charge, on the af-
ternoon OF the third day, will be preg-
ent. It is also expected his father,
j. Watson Webb, will accompany
him, and James Walker, Jr,, the his
torical painter, who. for the past three
years, has been engaged upon paint
ing representing the repulse of Long
streets charge, has accepted an invi-
tation from the Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial Association, to visit Gettys-
burg at this time. Major General
Howard will meet the party from
Washington. Colonel Bachelor, the
author of the isometrieal drawing of
the field, and who is writing a histo-
ry of the battle, viii also. be present.
These gentlemen are all desirous of
meeting as many of their old COM
rades In arms as can make it convent
ent to be present. The general Off
GERS at the battle of Gettysburg. who
intend TO be present at the reunion,
will be-furnished with transportation
tickets from Boston or New York, on
application to Colonel John Baehel-
der, 50 Beekman St.. New York.
Judge Barnard has granted an order
requiring the Sheriff of Albany Coun-
ty to make a fuller return, on the
10th inst. OF the reasons governing
him for allowing Messrs. PruyD,
Ramsay and Van Yalkenburg, the
officers of the Susquehanna Railroad,
to be taken out OF his custody with
cut any evidence of violence having
been used against him. Judge Barn
ard said be was under the impression
that Judge Clute, of Albany County,
should be punished for contempt, in
issuing the~writ- of hubeds corpus on
which defendants had been dis
charged, but would not take action
until the Sheriff had made fuller
return.
Marshal Barlow denies that an
agreement has been made to produce
Pratt before j Jndge McCuue on Mon
day. He will bring the prisoner be-
fore Commissioner Osborne to be
dealt with by therUnited States laws.
He defends his course as a preventive
of breach of the peace, but says he
don't intend to recede from his posi-
tion, and will call upon the entire
powers Of the Government to sustain
himsf necessary. On the other hand,
it Is asserted that McCune has an
nounced his determination to have
Pratt brought before him and his
warrant for the arrest of the Marshal
enforced.
Sheriff O'Brien denies receivi ng
any warrant, but when such an order
is placed in his hands it will be exc
cuted, Regulars to the contrary not
withstandipg
General Prieer, who is Pratt's eogn
SCI, expresses cenfdencein his clients
release and the punishment of the
Marshal. Meanwhile, all is quiet in
Chambers Street.
The rumor that Senior Maeias has
been sent to Europe to meet General
Prim is said to be incorrect. He has,
it is undeTs tood, gone to Cuba to have
enfiuferview with President GeSDedes
in order to co operate with the Cuban
Juntas here.
Among the Custom House clear
auces for the week ending this after-
noon were 81, 900 barrels -four and
61,000 bushels wheat.
A prominent firm IN Baltimore,
dealing in gold, bonds, &C., is re
ported to have suspended to day, in
consequence of heavy losses in
Southern States securities.