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Arrests by the Military Police.
--On Saturday Messrs. McCoul and Thomas arrested at the Danville Depot, a man named J. H. Goodman, a citizen of Powhatan county, who is charged with leaving that place to escape the performance of military duty, and exhibiting in this city, for the same purpose, forged papers as a paroled prisoner from Rich Mountain. Officers Thomas and Perdue also arrested, on Saturday, on 17th street, a desperate character called Richard Pearce alias Dick Duff, whose explowith leaving that place to escape the performance of military duty, and exhibiting in this city, for the same purpose, forged papers as a paroled prisoner from Rich Mountain. Officers Thomas and Perdue also arrested, on Saturday, on 17th street, a desperate character called Richard Pearce alias Dick Duff, whose exploits in the line of murder and ruffianism have given his name a bad pre-eminence amongst offenders against law and order.
Both of the above parties were conveyed to Castle Godwin.
The Corin h correspondent of the Picayunes says that Gen. L. P. Walker has resigned his command as Brigadier General in the army.
A son (Thomas) of Isaac Billingsley, was killed a few days ago at Ala., by the accidental discharge of a gun.
Thomas S. James, one of the oldest citizens of Mobile, is dead.
Disloyalty.
--Samson Bell, an immigrant from Connecticut, a shoemaker by trade, and resident of Fulton, below Rocketts, was arrested on Saturday by detective Thomas for disloyalty, and conveyed to Castle Godwin and locked up. On seeing the officer approach, Bell retired by way of a culvert in his yard to a sort of den he had built under his house, and though he was known to be on the premises, such was the ingenuity displayed in fashioning his place of concealment, a considerable time elapsed before the officer was enabled to unkennel him.