The Sun. — 1865-07-29 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY A STATION-lIASTER.—On Thursday Mr. Robinson, the master of the station on the North-Eastern Railway, at Sherburn, near Milford Junction, committed suicide by hanging himself. Deceased, who was about 35 years of age, and had been a considerable period in the service of the company, was at his post and attending his duties yesterday morning, when, without assigning any reason, he left, and some time after was found hanging by the nook in a field at some distance. Before committing the rash act it would appear that he divested himself of his coat, waistcoat, and watch, as these were found at least a hundred yards from the spot at which he was hanging ; and then, tying one end of his silk scarf in a tree and the other round his neck, jumped from some railings, which he had ascended for his object. His fall thence would be about two feet, and ho must have died almost instantly, inasmuch as his neck was broken. No reason is known for the commission of the act, and it is, therefore, presumed to have been incited by temporary insanity.  It is reported that the President has substituted the Dry Tortugas for the Albany Penitentiary as the place of imprisonment of Dr. Mudd, O'Laughlin, Arnold, and Spangler, and that they have departed for their destination.  Nothing definite is known concerning Jefferson Davis in his imprisonment, or in relation to his trial for .treason. He is still confined in Fortress Monroe, and as no one is allowed to visit him, and the authorities furnish no information on the subject, no particulars of his incarceration are published. It is generally understood that the Administration has not yet determined upon what caurse to pursue in relation to him. The Philadelphia Inquirer, however, asserts upon what it calls good authority that Mr. Davis will be soon tried by court-martial, and that the charges against him will embrace complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln.  Senator R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, has been released from military custody on parole. The bodies of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold, and Atzerott are still held by the military authorities. Mrs. Surratt's friends have earnestly petitioned the President to order her remains to be given up. An extensive feeling of sympathy for her is said to prevail in and around Washington.  Weichman, the principal witness against her, denies the charges made against him by John P. Brophy, and declares that Mrs. Surratt was at least certainly guilty of connection with the plot to abduct Mr. Lincoln, and for that reason alone deserved death.  Ex (Confederate) Governor James E. Brown, of Georgia, has issued an address to the people of that State, advising them to submit gracefully to the emancipation of their slaves, and to take the oath of allegiance so as to qualify themselves as voters, and to earnestly join in any measures calculated to restore and maintain civil government in their commonwealth. Latest Texas advices state the Mexican Imperial commander at Matamoras, General Mejia, had delivered to the United States authorities the artillery. and other property which the Confederates sold to the Imperialists after the surrender of General Kirby Smith, all of which by the terms of the Bur_ render had become the property of the United States. The two divisions of cavalry under Generale Custer and Merritt were marching through the State. Stringent orders had been issued to the troops to prevent straggling and plundering, and no negroes are to be permitted to leave the plantations to follow the columns. In the States of Texas and Louisiana the crops are said to promise an abundant yield, but great difficulty in procuring adequate labour in harvest time is apprehended. The military orders prohibiting the negroes from flocking into the towns or living in idleness were, however, being rigidly enforced, and were having a salutary effect. It is at last officially announced that the Spanish authorities have decided to deliver the ram Stonewall, now lying in the harbour of Havana, to the United States. The correspondence upon the subject between Senor Tassara, the Spanish Minister at Washington, and Secretary Seward has been published. Senor Tassara states that the CaptainGeneral of Cuba has received orders from Madrid to deliver the Stonewall to any person whom the United States Government may designate to receive her, the surrender being absolutely unconditional, although the vessel was responsible to the Cuban authorities for some $16,000 advanced to the commander, Captain Page. The Spanish Government does not concede the right of the United States to demand the vessel, but omits discussing the point to avoid any ill-feeling. Mr. Seward, in reply, acknowledges the international good will of the act, states that measures will be at once taken to receive the Stonewall, and also to reimburse Spain, for all expenses necessarily incurred in becoming possessed of the vessel by the Captain-General of Cuba.  General Joseph Hooker, on the 15th inst., assumed command of the department of the East, embracing the New England States, New York, and New Jersey. General Dix, on leaving the command, issued an order thanking the civil authorities of all the States of the department for their generous cooperation with him in all cases of emergency.  A letter from St. Petersburg states that, in con.. sequence of the scarcity in Finland, the Governor of Uleaborg has received orders to sell and advance as loans to the inhabitants 6,500 tons of rye lying in the Government granaries, the price per ton being fixed at 7 roubles (each 4r.) when sold, and 7fr roubles when lent. M. May, the editor of the Schleswig-Holstein Gazette, who has been lately arrested by the military authorities at Kiel, is one of the firmest adversaries of the pretensions of Prussia, a devoted supporter of the autonomy of his country and of the rights of the Prince of Augustenburg. It appears that, at the fete given by the Bremen riflemen, he denounced, in very strong language , the policy of Prussia, and the manoeuvres of Count de Bismark. Such is the cause of his incarceration. As the Duchies are not subject to martial law, and as the civil tribunals are alone competent to order such arrests, it remains to be seen how Austria and the civil Government of the Duchies will look on thin act of the FrllB§l4ll mili,tart' authorities.  • `r4, *-k • .4, , Clll4lllk. • u ,eiro SUM