New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MORE CONFEDERATE TESTIMONY.
MUKE 1-IN@'1'
suERIDAN SAVED FROM ATTACK-EFFECiS OF TIE
ASSAULT FROM TIE REAR.

SHERIDAN SAVED FROM AITACh-EFFEOio OR ihi@
ASSAULT FROM TIE REAR.
At the orening of the Warren Court of inquiry at
Governors Island yesterday, Colonel D. Mayo OF
Westmorcland County. Va, who eomn namf
Five Forks was called to the stand lie gave an III;
teresting account of the operations OF ms co2anu
March 81 and April i lS03. corfohoratng zen
ing victory over Sheridan at Dinwlddie on March
81 and also in their assertion that renewal or inc
attack on Sheridan early on the morning OF April
j was prevented only by intelligence of the ap
proach of Warrcn's Corps. On the retreat from
Dinwddic. said Colonel MAYO which began ,, DD,
tween / and a. Ill., the Ccn!cderate forces were were
not moested. They arrived on the White YAK rom I
after daylight, and Mt once began 10 ntrenrhi III
this work they were not disturbed. ana IN an nouI
they had thrown up very respectanl" nl 'e
works No attack worthy OF the name WIS ulau9
during the forenoon. About midday q Ilttte Sqi;o
of cavalry got in through gap between I re WI
ness and COrSc, and captured Il few men. ne VII
ness was in the line between stewart ah, C9rsf t
Shortly after the firing became heavy on tne itIt;
ihe witness was sent for by Stewart, VINO stated
that he had just received an inporttht request
from Ransom, ut the return for his brigade 1t was
agreed TO send him three regiments from the Two
iTirades. Major Pickett then rode up, ana tOld
witness to draw ont MS 4E S e 10 rft c prss
moved up the Ford road several hundred %aIdS' ana
had formed two regiments to the lett OF the ROAD
when Pickett came up and SAID: C0lohel, inc
enemy are i'll our rear, ana II you don ult We 'mj
ont we are gone up" Taking a regiment the VII
hess had succcede! in rrest1bllshng tnc dlie 10 Tue
Past of the Ford road. when he observed mass Oh
Federal infantry marching through the WOODS 70
ward the Young field. Pickett saw them, ana sad:
"We can't stay here; get out the best way you .
can" From this point everything was lost In
reply to question, Colonel Mayo sad tlle nlli,ty
who came IN from the lett ana rear droNo i !I
srom his position. and not any attack from inc
ICaptain w. Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg, Va,
of Pcgrams staff. followed, and told what part the
Confederate artillery played i'll the battle lie gave
an interesting account Of the frhtng that he saw,
but made no specially noteworthy point pertinent
TO the purposes OF the inquiry.
~ Colonel Theodore Lyman. of Boston, who son
General George q. Meadcs stan, refreshed M! ms
memory with extracts from diary written at the
time. and told where the headquarters OF EehcTaiS
Grant and Meade were on March 81 and APRIL i;
as TO the terrible condition of the roads, saying that
If took 900 engineers ffty-siX hours to get
train of GOO wagons five miles -. :, o,oloo1
The Court Will meet this morning aC u ocIoch,
when General W. ii. F. Lee will he examined.
MASONRY AND TIE REFORMED CHURCH.
The Reformed General Synod rcaSScmblcd yes
tprlay at | | a. H. in the Fist Church OF that de-
Nomination in ,loraemon-St., Brooklyn. Inc 3rueI
of the day for the afternoon was the icIoIS VI t
Committee OF Overtures on the melnOriaiS on nc
subject of free Masonry ana Othcr secret 0dlh-
bound societies. which had been referred to 1T Alter
feciting the paIte facts presented tX inc pipcls
from the classes Of Illinois. Grand Rapids, Wis
cOnSn and iIollan i'll opposition to secret soceteS
where i'll some churches the communion Is IeluSG1
will be best attained hy Christian instruction and
persuasion and upholds the right of members to he
iound by their own cOnscienceS only, whlie mann
tanning that no member of the church ought to JON
or remain in any society, open or secret. whose
PRINCIPLES or practices are antiChrlstlan; ana mat
iii Christians are bound to put the Church of
Christ first in all things. A motion was made to
adopt the report after it had been accepted, and
a discussion ensucd that OcCaSonally.waS lively.
William Wood. formerly President, of the Board
Of Education in this city, said that he was not
To- usnrp private Judgment and he like the Catholic
Church. The Rev. p Lerctak, of Holland, Mich
gan, was opposed TO Masonry. He condemned me
practices Of the MaSOnS q dissertation OF God,
and tending to bring the Bible into contempt. He
described he said, the initatOry ceremonies to the
third degree the semi nude condition of those par
ticipatng aud tine representation of Moses in the
burning bush. At this point the. Rev. Dr. Porter
rose excitcd!y, and said the description was 1alSr
Several spoke at once and one of the elders in the
Fear said that the description applied to the seventh
aud not to the third degree. Mr. Lepeltak asked
DR. Porter if this were true. and receiving answer
said that silence admitted it. After an address by
Elder Van Ordcn, who stated that any action by
the SYNOD would he Illegal the motion was passed,
hnd it was made the order of the day to resume lhe
discussion this morning.