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Show GENERAL, Steamer Burned. Quebec, Canada, 30. The steamer Pont Aei was burned in the river, between Quebec and Cocondine, today, to-day, loss $3,000; no insurance. The Embezzling Paymantera. Washington, 1. The general order of March 25th, of the Secretary of the Navy, reviewing the decision in the court martial case of Paymaster Lock-wood Lock-wood and others, for scandalous conduct con-duct in embezzlement, set aside the sentence so far as related to fine and imprisonment, because there was no law for the execution of the sentence. Lockwood, who defrauded the govern- ment out of about $40,000, is therefore there-fore set at liberty, being merely dismissed dis-missed the service. The same course will be pursued in the cases of Paymasters Pay-masters Marcy and Washington. The Bcilguatlou of Secretary Fish. : The Tribune's Washington corres- ' pondent telegraphs the following: Dis- ' credit having been thrown on the statement state-ment in these dispatches, to the effect that Secretary Fish would resign about June lst. it may be as well to affirm that the information came from the |