The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-27
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WASHINGTON, August o. 1873
senator Morton Returns his Back PAY.
The Secretary Of the Senate has received the
following letter from Senator Morton-
NEW YORK, August 10, 1878
Hon: Gee; y. GoRHAA, secretary OF the United
You are hereby directed to return to the rrea-
entitled by law Of the last Congress as increased
compensation, known as black pay" I had de-
tsrmined from the arsI would not draw this
counts. o. P. MORTON.
The Yellowstono Expedition.
The following despatch was received by General
SA''-'"A ''''"' CHICAGO, Ill.,, August 20, 1873.
Gen. W. 7. SHERMAN, Washington, D. @.
General Stanley NOTIFIES General Terry that he
low Swimming women's Greek; that General Gus
ter with his cavalry has had two AFFAIRS with the
18th, In both Of which he was entirely SUCCESSFUL
Our loss was four men killed and one officer,
Lieutenant Braden. Of the Seventh cavalry, and
timated at forty killed and wounded. The veteri-
nary Surgeon OF the Seventh cavalry Mr.. Ballerum,
q BY
Indians. Lieutenant Braden L. doing well. Gen.
eral Stanley expects to reach the Yellowstone
crossing again between the 9th and 18th OF Sep.
TENDER.
The Treasury and the Syndicate.
The Treasury Department to-day received from
the Syndicate In London $4,000, 900 In Ave-twenty
bonds and cancelled coupons.
Judge Advocate Holt and tho Execution
OF Mrs. surratt.
Judge Advocate General Holt published in the
Chronicle to-day q statement defending himself
from the charges that he, when presenting the
record OF the trial Of Mrs. Surratt to President
Johnson withheld from him petition signed by
i've members Of the Court, recommending u con.
sideration Of her age and sex, Communication Of
her death sentence to imprisonment for nfe "
the Penitentiary. The communication embraces
letter from Judge Holt to Secretary Belknsp,
denying, In toto, the assertions referred
to, and onering az proofs Of his innocence letters
from Judge Bingham, ex-Attorney General Speed,
Hon. James Harlan, Rev. DR.. Butler. pastor Of st.
Paul's church, and many Others all OF which are
to the eject that the record Of the trial and the
petition in favor OF Mrs. Surratt were In the Pres
dents once before the execution Of the conspira-
ors. Judge Bingham's letter, which ia dated Feb
ruary H. 1879 states that having drawn the petition
on behalf Of Mrs. Surratt and having after her exc
cution heard the report that 1t had been withheld
from the President, he called on the Secretaries Of
State and War, Messrs Seward and Stanton, ana
was assured by them both that the petition had
been before the President and had been duly con.
sidered by him and his advisers before the death
sentence upon Mrs. Surratt he'd been approved
and that the President and the Cabinet upon such
consideration were unit In denying the prayer Of
the petition.
sold Probabilities'' Gone to Vienna.
General Myer Chief Signal ofacer, sailed August
%, under orders nom the War Department, on
a rapid trip to Vienna, to attend meeting OF the
chiefs Of meteorological science at that place. The
General hopes to see this Convention take the rst
step to bring about worldwide system o: weather
report, connecting the United States and Europe.
During his absence the Signal once viii be in
charge Of Colonel 0arrick MaAoy