The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1851, Page 6

AFFAIRS OF THE CITY AND ITS VICINITY. aw City Intelligence. PATURR MATHEW AT MOME—SKETCH OF HIS CHAR- d ity of expression so his own, yet the pencil of sorrow has so shaded it, continued anxiety 80 paralysed (hat hope which ever is, and ever must be. the well-spring of his soul, that there seems a trem- bt in every feature. whether to = & de- passiveness, or struggle to maint it wonted which has seemed an innate and insepara- bie part of his whole constitution The that has Laid waste his people has scathed his very He stood * between the living and the dead’ like a Phineas, till the ed, when, in letting §, his he felt his own hand had he complained not, he saw, dguap, be toon sp, he foun been weakened; and tho be knew, that many who cried * Hosanna,’ it “ did not say: Crucify him,’ would turn away and wi mo more him. The palsy that shook his body was 8 faint ehadow of the palsy that withered (he springs of his heart, and dried up the life- blood of his soul. ‘was his goodness, and good as was his greato neither of them had power to sustain a fabric framework was gevtirness and confiding love. When the Dlast ewept over him and he felt his feet sliding, he Feached out bie believing hand to the supports he thought wear him: they were gone. It wasthem that the ‘iron entered hissoul,” it was then he found that love dies with money, and that popularity thrives best when its hand is fullest end needs itleast. It was then he found dbe wasin debt. Yes. he was, aa the world calls it, in debt; but virtually, he owes no man anything. The world never bas, the world never will. the world never can, repay him. His debt ie giving to the poor, when the pl were , what he then thought was justly is own and tangible; and that depravity isto be Pitied that blame to generosity like this—a gene Fosity that reeks not its own. but the good of those that are ready to perish He loved his country. he loved his fellow men of every clime, and his whole life has been spent in seeking their When he saw that the world had misun Jersto then he suffered unuttera- bie things, and the shock that both body and mind sus- tained bas left an impress that throws a constraint upon that full freedom which his real friends have been w to exercise towards him. So abstracted does his mind times appear, that it is sometimes difficult to know either what chord to touch, or what time to strike it, lest the unortentatiour sensibilities of his heart should be awakened afresh to painful sensations."’ The perusal ‘of this volume by the bigots who have recently assailed this good man, the testimony of this amiable Presby‘e- Tian lady, may remind them of the danger of*‘ bearing false witne’” against one whose labors and spotless life, where he is best Known. are the most conclu-ive refuta- tion of their vituperation. Farner Matrirw —The Apostle of Temperance preach. 4, on Sunday, in Dr. Pise’s church, Sidmey Place. Brook- lyn. There Wasa very large audience present, who took a deep interest in his sermon After the discourse Wather Mathew administered the pledge to the eager thousands, and in the afternoon he enrolled thousands, at the church of Rev. Dr. Schneller. We have not room for a report of the sermon to-day. but shall probably pub- lish it to-morrow Fines —On Friday evening a fire broke out in th hhouse No 2] Mulberry street, caused by carelessness ii using acamphene lac It was extinguished by officer Gleason, before much damage was sustained. At five & cm Saturday morning. a fire was discovered in the attic of the house at the corner of Broadway and Lroome street, but was extinguished by the Eighth ward police, with but trifling damage. About half-psast four o'clock n Saturday afternoon. « fire broke out in the fourth story of the building, 25 Maiden lane, occupied by Messrs. A. & J Ramsay. manuiacturiog perfumers fire was caused by the boiling over of a vessel containing alcohol. which ignited seme straw. The ‘lames were goon sub- ued by the prompt arrival of several fire companies. | ‘The rtock is partially imsured, and the loss is stated to be from five to eight thousand dollars. The other occu- Pants of the building are Messrs. Smith, Darrow & Com- pany, gold pen manufacturers. and Messrs Weyman & Go., the proprietors of the clothing store, whose premises bave been much damaged by water. Their loss is fully covered by inrure: The atlic of the store, No. 27 Maiden lene. corner of Nassau, was slightly damaged by water At ten ocicck. on Sunday night. a fire broke out iu Mr Touley’s stable, in Fifteenth street, near Sixth avenue. The interior fittings of the stable, together with two or three tons of bay, were destroyed. There were two valuable horses in the stable at the time of the oc- currence, but they were most for’ Without sustaining any injury. by p o of the Bixteesth ward, sasisted by Mr. Tonley’s coach. man. About half pat | o clock last evening. considerable alarm was cocarioned in Bt. Patrick ithedral. Mott street, while the building was densely crowded. dreds still waiting at the outside to gain admittance to | Witness the concluding services of the jubilee. The cry | of “ Gre, fire,’ was beard in every direction which wae Occasioned by the bursting of a glass shade of one of the lamps et the altar The alarm brought the firemen in reat mumbers to the roene. but, fortunately, the great excitemest was subdued without loss of life or any se- Pious accident Artemrr at Scicink —About two o'clock on Sunday af- ternoon, officer McDougall. of the First ward police, ob Served @ decently dressed man very busily eogaged in Trinity churchyard, endeavoring to adjuct a silk cravat srourd hie neck, in the form of a rope with @ noose. im the ect cf making one end fat to the limb ©f a tree. for the purpose of taking his own life. The 4 —— to the re and arrived just ia time to | arrest the progress cf the evidently deranged man. When the officer addressed him, he exclaimed, “God save | meend my children ‘That was ail the ancwer the cficer was enabled to get in reply. The deranged man | ‘Was forthwith conveyed before the Chief of Police when, on searching his person, several letters were found, ich showed hie name to be William Emmons. of Bos xtricated, aes. It was further arcertained that Mr Emmons, | Some years ago. beld an office at Washington, usder Hon. Levi Woodbury, and for many years past has been | familieriy known as “Pop” Emmons From the office Of the Chief cf Police. the officer conveyed Mr. Emmons before Justice Lothrop, who committed him to the kind care of Dr. Covil. the prirom physician,on « charge of | 'y. The cause of the attempt to commit suicide is alleged to be pecuniary embarrassment Buvors Deatn ws Bare —Mr. He: D. Poihemus, formerty a resident of Freehold. N J "Tied on Satur- day in Rabineau’s warm ralt water bath, at the foot Of Desbrosses street. Mr. Polhemus, or more generally knows ew Judge Polhemus, had beem in ill bealth for some time past, and was ander medical treatment, by Doetcr Watson, at No. 84 Leonard street. The Geceased wae about 50 years of age, and was once Surro- gate of Monmouth county, New Jersey. An inquest was held yesterday by Justice Blakely, the acting Coro- ner—end according to the evidence of Dr Wateon, it was shown. that the deceased came to his death by plexy, euperinduced by the cramped and confined Bet Of the bath. and « verdict was rendered by the jury, Of death. caused by apoplexy. The decesaed was @ ua tive of Bioomfeld, New Jersey Fourn Dnowsen.—Oe Sunday, the bodies of the men Beported. of Pier No §. NR, while attem + ‘@ email boat, the berk Aucusts, to ich they be- ‘The bodies of Aplerson and Berneson were caer Se ease sees the aecideot occurred, and Tne Cartic Garden. bodies were to Bellevue Hospital iii > Hi sor Procerpiss —On Friday evening. arman the house 38 White street, having on his |. lounge, two roeking chairs. and two otto. them quite new—which he insisted upon house; and upon the servant girl refusing brought into the house be set them , and immediately drove of The them to the Fifth ward station / i i 2 mn t rf 7 4 g a ! a & un i : RI ae 335 Hi i i i q is 3 F i f 32 E —The following military companies ds, Capt Cusack, headed by Dodworth wrested (wore: Fiest. +] : rilver Tmusket, e o li ue Wi E i i f 1: é til FF ; j i t | d hun. | Thomas McGuire; Gf, © gold penel Waters; sixth, » silver Lieut. Goundy: venth, a silver cup, Thomas s sell Michael Kane; Diath, © gold Hing, John Mok enna; ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. tenth, a wreath, Francie ; eleventh, & jon's Istaxn, Oct 27, 1851. ‘William Ireland; twelfth, the P.F.O Sin:—The matter to the enclosed letters refer, ‘The Thirteenth Ward Pearsall Association, aecompa- | is, in itself, of too little to oceupy so much 's Cornet Band epeee in your paper as insertion requires. But ‘The New York Sun Guards, in Lyon, paraded | so much bas been, may yet be, made of it by reli- | on Bat for target practice, accompanied by ‘and political especially im the way of Bhelton’s 5 & very fine sppearance, etaon Soe mates aad eer that I L 4 ibered allow me fending both. bf ei aes pt on fe the ori, notice of the matter ur George F Coachman, the Clank of ths. City Prison, . Corel of 7 n, for the statistics for the past month :— White White, Black Black men, women, men. women, Total. 168 6 9 9 aay HS 64 69 SL 1OT 1UL «666 781892 178 «4485818 1,308 1621 9 Ww 335 1 e 0 0 1 pt L 0 o 16 956 «600 CT: SL S54 nee 10 249 aie tes 1347 17 65 T Of the number received, 900 were native, and foreigner: 8. Tur New Yoax Hosritat.—' the past month of October, there were two hundred a: -one'patieats admitted to the New York HH hundred and seven discharged. On the Grst it two hundred and ninety-one remained under a ohest ninety of whom are suffering from casualties. ides these cases, sixty emigrants were papery cared for, at the expense of the Commissioners of Emigratica. Supreme Court, GENERAL TERM. Decisions by Chief Justice Edmonds and lion. Judges ‘Mitchell and King. Nov. L.— Wells ads. Gale 4 Wismer.—Where the relati: guardian and ward has existed, and has just termi- nated by the majority of the ward, although the accounts of the guardian are not yet settled. an endorsement by the ward of the "a note, given for @ precedent debt, end procured by the influenee of the guardian, | cannot be enforced. inthe hands of the creditor of the guardian, whem he bad cause to know enough to puthim on inquiry. New trial granted. Costs to abide the event. Lovett vs German Reformed Church. —Trustees of a reii- gious corporation, actually ig offize under claim of a pro- per election, although that election be afterwards set | aside, bave power to bind the corporation, while they are actually in office, and in respect to third parties or strangers in no wise connected with or cogvizant of their defective title of referee set aside, and bill irmissed, with leave to the plaintiff to amend his bill, without prejudice to his bringing a new suit Niwon vs. Beach. Where the term of a lease bas ex- | pired by forfeiture, and not by lapse of time, summary } proceedings cannot be taken to remove the tenant, the remedy to obtain possession im such ease being only by action. A forfeiture of the term, created by # oreach of the ot, is waived by lapae of time and # t by the Isndlord. Judgment below re- ote, Seeley.—Thovgh as between the shipper of ¢ | Uhe owner of the vessel, @ bili of ading may be explained as to quantity and condition of the goods, ‘yet it may not be so explained as between the owxer of the veseel anda consigmee or assignee of the bill of inding who has in good faith advanced money on the strength of it, and thus been led by the ‘ the bill to an act changing the eituati In such case the bill of lading. a2 to quantity, is conclusive | onthe owner. Judgment of the Common Pleas reversed. | Costs to abide the event. |” Eggleston vs. Orange and Alexandria Raviroad Co.--A suit | against a foreign corporation cannot be commenced and prosecuted to judgment in our courts unless the cause of action arose in this State, or the corporation has pro- perty in this State which can be reached by attachment | Oréer of the epecral term reversed, withou: costs | Vermilyea eds. Bogert ~1n an action against one of two joint ard. of limitations, it is replied that the de: abread, and the suit had been brought within six years, | exeluding the time of his absence. it is no defence to the whole time within the State ‘The liability of the contractors being several as well as j-int the ute | others, Judgment of the special term affirmed, with costs. Beldens ods. Beldens —The stipulation in the articles of copartnership. in relation to the joint ownership of cer- tain assets, declaring that their avails ehould beiong to each party equally, applies to the whole of those assets, yond their nominal value: such assets being by virtue of that stipulation, a joint and equal contribution by | both parties to the capital stock. Keport ef the referee | set aside. Costs to abide the event, | Suydam § Soge ads. Merrickh.—In an action to recover | possession of personal property, the provisional remedy of an arrest is applicable only to the party having pos- sesticn, and cannot be bed against one who has abso- lutely and in good faith parted with the possession be- fore suit brought: and the only exception as to the pos- session is where the defendant has perted with it with the intent to deprive the plaintiff of the beucfit of it. or prevent its being re-taken. In such case only can the defendant be held to bail. Order of the special term effirm ed. with costs Thompson vs Dickerson.—In an action on a bond given he Gischarge of a foreign attachment, the debtor is Rot & competent witness for the defendant, inaswuch as he is eub ially the real party. In such action it is not necessary for the creditor to establish ceeding $100 Hecan recover on the bond any sum that | he cam prove to be justly owing to him from his foreign | debtor Judgment of the Common Pleas afi rmed MeCotter vs Hooker —In @ suit commenced after t! first code of practice went into effect. the deposit! Witness residing in the State. but more than om un | dred miles frou the place of trial, was taken pursuant to | | the 1 pre visions of that code: but before the trial, those provisions were repealed by the code of 1349, without | any saving clause. Held, that the depesition could not be read, there being no law in existence warranting it and the repeal of those provisions operating the same as if those provisions never had existed. Motion for a new trial denied, with costs. McCullough eds. Rankin —Where the defendant gave bis note at thi months. secure! by 8 hypothe. cation of stock, whieh the lender agreed to hold for three months, though the defendant had his days of gtace on the rote, he bad none on the agreement as to the stock; but it might be soid before the note became due Fuch sale must. however, be at public auction, and not at the beard of brokers; and being sold st the board without the De ged cousens to that eflect, the defendant is entitl to be allowed the bighest value of the stock after the time of sale, proved on the trial. This being proved to be one per cent higher than was sllowed, there must be a new trial. unless the | plaintiff consents to make that deduction from his re- covery In the matter of George FE. 8. Hyatt, edministr Order of the pecial term affirmed, with conte. chaser ordered to complete his purchase up« nistrator’s writing with the heirs in the conve ‘vuton.—Judgment of the Commor son. After notice from the attorney which was for costs. belonged to him, the defendant cannot avail bimerlf of « reiease obtained from the plaintiff. Order of the special term affirmed. with costs. Curries vy Cheesebrongh —Proceedings supplementary to an execution cannot be taken after « lapse of five years from the return of the execution unsatisfied. Order Gf the «pecial term affirmed. with costa. Hatfeid vs. Blood good —The provision of the code autho- rizing a suit to be revived against the executor of a censed party, applies as well to the defendant ins cross Dill as to the origipal sult. Order of the special term so meditied tem dani. . leas re- SPECIAL TERM Before Chief Justice Fdmonds Nov. 1—Decisont.—Bracken vs. Sherman —Motion to strike out part of complaint. and to make pleadings de- finite and intelligible. Granted, with corte Charles B Janes es Horace Goodrwh —Motion to change place of trial denied lowker ve Seldon — Motion to consolidate for a stay of proceedings, and to change place of trial, denied, with Pratt administrator —Motion to vacate judg- d. without costs (es Allard Bale of pledged decrsed e Pett tetas tan eater juigment conte +. William Bliss —The roy this motion is made by her two ressene—first, he is not a party to cannot, theretore, move im it. and. seeond, denied nn Duffy —Motion in regard to surplus denied, By Hon Judge King Susan Higgins va Daniel T. Smith —Metion for in- junetion denied, costs, with liberty to renew it, ‘after amending the bill, if circumstances should render it Tpke By Hon. Judge Mitehell. Semuel Herris vs. James dom Bennett —Motion (by to be made plaintiff, that suit be centinued in bis name.) granted, eT in tend. Inted that the present shall not be “ ‘8 Witness, conte to event. In the Matter of John Marks, a Lunatic —The opposition made by the committee has been so strenuous that [ have looked into this case with Sees and can) I have consuited one of the and read the a thet, end trem the tating thet Marks is of sound of his own be dissolved. and mapagement of Rdwarde. Wm. R. Rodman —This . of the a the amount = TE for i to the amount of their shares, capital to be $200.000, and preven iay iy g~ come i 211 by songpas ot the Prt and not merely to amy excess they might produce be- | laimex- | Difficulty on Go: Gardner's State- bem things do—in your paper; let me add, any attempt on your part to judice the public mind, ne way ce the other. 4 OD. L. GARDNER, Colonel (brevet) U. 8. Army. Govrnwon’s Isuann, N. ¥., Aug. 5. 1851. Guverat:—In the New Yous Henao of this date, ap- us ‘article, under the heading of © iin the Army,’’ consisting in . Seoretary of War, which oy iijuation. reflecting on the best mode of defend- ing obaracter, in the case, it ocours to me to address as that remarks may be submitted to the Secretary Torouch aitlon as he may deem proper. ‘The letter of the Secretary injures me by ite oy citmess. It does not touch the essential point in the case, and thereby leaves it to be inferred that the Ro- man Oatholic soldier in question was tried and punished, by the court of which I was presiding officer, simply and pointedly for refusing to attend s Protestant Church, when ordered to do so! Now, it is true that the man, in common with all the knew, by force of a well-known ard invariable of the cervice, that either of them would be ex- used from so doing, on application to their command- ing officer, alleging conscientious objections; and this man mort angen | iknew it, from the fact testified be- fore the court, admitted by himself, as you will see by the record that he had been, on the previous Sun- day, personally told by the officer who gave the tosti- mony, that be could be exempt from attendance on such patos: Before the appearance of the Seere- tary’s letter, | was content with the vindication afforded to me, and the court, by the clear and explicit lang of Eastern Divisien Order, No. 11. promulgating the \ | | through you to him, that en ‘cfticial’” finding and sentence of the court, “it appears in the testimony,” says General Wocl, ‘that the prisoner had been previously notified that if he desired to be excused from going to church on account of religious scruples, he should make application to that effect to the com- manding officer of the post. In refusing to do 80,” (20, be it observed, for refusing to attend the ehureh,) “an in leaving the company without permistion, be not only | beyed orders,” (those, namely, requiring such appli- | cation,) “but showed an insubordinate epicit, which de- eerves punishment.” Notwithstanding this plain statement of the true me- rita of the case, 1 have since been held up to public poe py ordered to attend the church service; but | w and committed, ia dehats, to the county jail, til! paid, The Unlicensed Trad: in Brooklyn —The Judge and Aldermen com this court, bad, during lest week, a Court of Sessions upon this , & conference with t , and Judge Greenwood delivered the sentences, a on peer pines ped ugee as those which ould be ie it was unne- pha y yp a 4 multi of unlicensed dramshops. The Court was de to carry the law into effect, and stop this un- Licensed trade, or send the parties to jail. For this pur- The county jll thot portion of the judgment co be sun count on i ent to be pended on their discontinuing the sale of liquors--and and no lenges. With they would vary. In cases of eulty, 60 shown a disposition 10. In ime ate bon organization of the Exc whea, there being no jiconses: ited within the city, there was a false notion broed that t ‘all a right to sell without, it would be $20. where the offence had been com- mitted since the ization, and in some ef which the Stoker eee for licenses and been refused, the fine would be $40. A number of those indicted of whom there are, in all, as before stated, upwards of five hundred--were called up, and each sentenced, as above, according to the Teapective circumstances. BSe- veral did not appear when called. and the Court. in such cases, did not proceed to pass the sentence of imprison- ment, but doubled the fine Suspended.—In the case of Daniel Allen, convicted, as before stated, of assault and battery, Samuel Garrison, Eeq., applied for nement, to enable him to pro- duce the book mentioned on the trial, (on an entry in which the proof of the alleged alibi ly ded.) which, he assured the court, had been sent for, and he ti) = More of the Donaldson Correspondence— A New Competitor in the Field, Wasurxeron, Oot. 31, 1351. Hon. Sreruen A. Doveas:— Sin:—In the Heraup of yesterday, | see, with some surprige, a statement, supposed to have been furnished by you, ef an interview between an ob- scure and nameless individual and yourself, and as I seem to be the person pointed out as the one who called on you at your room, so greatly to your sur- prise, I deem it proper to reply to your statement through the channel chosen by yourself. Soon after your arrival in this city, I called one evening at the National Hotel and inquired at the office for you, and sent up a card, first writing Thos. Shank- land on it in rather a poor but not disguised hand. The servant soon returned and requested me to walk up. I accordingly followed him to your room, and entered it, as I supposed, by your invitation, and not supposing that I was taking ou by surprise. You were reclining on the en and near you rat a gentleman, smoking a segar. At this time I was unconscious of danger. You raised yourself sufficiently so to shake hands, and introduce or name your friend—Mr. Heed, | think. I was scarcely seated, when you commenced most vehement and furious onslaught upon me. The surprise—the suddenness of the attack—the places position and mine contrasted—your | was confident would be forthcoming, to establish his cli- ent’s innocence. In reply to the court, he said that, though application to the Governor would be necessary, his client would be spared the stigma of being sentenced to the Btate prison ; and it was ultimately arranged that the sentence would remain euspended till mext Sa- | turday, when the court would be specially convened as one of criminal jurisdiction. “Acquittal —Charge of Counterfeiting —-Henry Bedell, who was held to bail on a charge of passing a counterfeit bill, was, on Friday last, tried and acquitted. Deap Bopy Fovnn.—The bedy of a man, whose name was unknown, but who was in the habit of traversing the neighborhood as a pediar, was found last Sunda morning, close to the Gowanus Creek, near Red Hoo! point Thecause or means of his death remains in ob- Axotnen —The body of a man, named William Love, a machinist by trade, was found on Sunday in the area of the house No. 26 Talman street, near the Fulton Ferry, where it was suppesed he had fallen during th night sccidentally. An inquest was held yesterday, and @ verdict in aocordance was returned. odium by several religious newspapers, ia terms of most opprobrious import—a detestable bigot,» petty tyrant, | an unworthy officer of gallant army. and so forth. | Amid this storm of vituperation, I have remained | silent, because I believed the object of my abusers was, by oking reply in the newspapers, to kindle up a jublic excitement for ulte: and mischievous ends. That design is incidentaliy—I should say accidntally— aided by the preliminary statement of the Secretary's letter, in these words:— Complaints have been made to this Department, that a lier of Fort Columbus, who is, or was, & Roman Catho!) # ordere | to attend a Pro- | testant eburch, and on h fural to obey the order, he was punished for disobedience of orders '’ Now, the alle. gation herein, not being denied, or explained, by the Se- cretary, in conformity to the record, will be understood 46 001 by him, and afford a new starting point of misrepresen! ation and abuse; and it is of this I complain. To obvinte this evil, I woul! r-vestiully suggest puMication be made of letter—of my t »y before the Court. called for b ¢ prisoner him 1 wis defence--or the whole record, if he pleases, and of my post order, here- with sent you-—retting forth the practice which bas al- | ways been observed throughout the army, aad which, after this man’s confinement, was issued, only to make what was already “assurance, doubly sure’ I have the honor to be, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOUN L. GARDNER, Colonel (byt ) U. 8. Army. Mason Gevenar R Jone. Adjutant General, U.8. A, Washington, D.C Post order referred to in the above letter:—- Cever No. 33 Heap Quartens, Fort Columbus, N.Y. | | trial for such disobediemoe | | for my ipepecti | im the case, ant thereby leaves it to be inferred that | ie proceedings, May 4, 1851. All members of the Roman Catholic Charch among the several obligors, where, to a plea of the statute | eplisted men of this garrison who have conscientious 0b- ndant had been | jections to attending divine service under the chaplaia. ‘ere to be exempt from such dance; but they are required (in order to the preser ion ot discipline.) to | aver and prove that the otber obligor had been during | report themselves on every Sunday morning, immediate. ly after guard mounting. at the office of the commanding officer, to be each specially excused—when they will be of limitations may apply a to one, and not as to the | further required to coniine themselves strictly to their quarters during such divine service--otherwise to be arrested and conflred to the guard-house. to await Py order of Gol Gardner, AP. HOWS, Adj Fourth art War Derantsreet, Wasitexarox, ) October 13, 1861 Bin :—Your letters of the Sth and 13th August, ad- dressed to the Adjutant General, were daly transmitted but owiny to Vecasional absence from the department, smd to the pres of businese since my | return to it, I perused them yerterduy for the Arst time. You compiain that my letter of the 15th of July, ad- drersed to Major-General Wool, in relation to the ‘pro ceedings against private Dogzen. injures you by its in- explicitness;”” that it dors not touch the essential poi Reman Catholic soldier in question was tried and pu irbed by the court of which I was (you were) the presi ing ofticer, simply and pointedly for refusing to attend Protestant church when ordered to dso.’ This matts: was brought to the notice of the department by a lette from the Koman Catholic Bishop of Connectjeut, eom- plsining of the treatment to which Duggan had been sub- jected, I directed Gemeral Worl to make a report en the case. He did 60; end it appearing that the panish- ment awarded by the court bad been substantially re- mitted, the case did not seem to call for any further action on the part of the department; but I determined to give such instructions to the Commandipg-General as would prevent the recurrr ner of similar complaints. This was the object of my letter te General Wool; and the case of Duggan was only incidentally referred to, as having sug- gested the neceesity of the order, or ax explanatory of its ‘object. It was an official order, addressed to the very officer who had convened the ccurt-imartial aud revised and who, of course. knew more about the case than I As it was designed for that officer alone, and not for publication, it was sufficiently explicit for the Poepese for which it was intend in copy at length; and although I did not, use T could not, entirely approve them, I did ample justice to tives. I also enclosed to bishop a copy of Ge neral | Wool’s report to me, a» well ax a letter to him; and y if one of these documents was publiched without the other, it was through no agency of mine You will perceive by thix statement that you have no ground of complaint against this department As re- garde the attacks made on you by the public press, it isa | misfortune to which the department is itself frequently expored. and against which it ean afford you no protec- tion. Very respectfully, bas meee h your obt servant, . CONRAD, Secretary of War. Brevet Colonel Jonw L 6. n Commanding Fort Columbus, New York Harbor. Brooklyn City Intelligence. Tree Comme Kirction — Wie Casoroate ror Sematon.” —Conrideradie excitement prevails ip Brooklyn as to the te of the coming election. and the whig nominee nator. Mr. Ed: W Firke having received several communications, has avowed his principles in a card, im which he declares his firm adherence to the platform agreed upon at Albany. and confirmed at Syracuse, for purpose of harmonizing the party. ‘Tue Temrrrance Movement ix tie Comme Birctios— In addition to the various bones of contention that are barrassing the unbeppy electory in this city and county, a tem party as is annually the case, has come into field, circulars have been addressed to all thore nominated for office by rither party, aeking for an explanation of their views, On Saturday , an as Py py ly “@ mass meeting,” was in 8 room atthe Institute for the purpore of receiving replies. Many of them appeared very evasive. and, upen the ae Sem sottetintery The committee not ‘& report so as to give any idea of the general result, which is, however, to be published im the local papers Even in the moral “City of Churches,’ the friends of morality, “ law, order, aud temperance,” as they style themerives. seem to have as little influence where politics and offices are concerned as in other cities, Finest Astrsnty Distnict=Caaxcr or Nowiver.—Me . the democratic nominee of the First Assembly comprising the Righth and Ninth wards of the Berry | roasts rie, Born, Wann Oe Saturday eveni james Mansfield itepatrick | were de! ting the relative merite ‘of two camdiaaees as Aldermen. Mr. Fitzpatrick endeavored to convince his instrument or THE pape sora wason of Jay and Concord rtreete, to officers and crews of the above vessels were invited. (One of the for- mer did not take any . to the aumber of about ll eutertained. Beveral }, and the whole and Al- dermen Lam! of the Term Sentemes of the criminal term. cases — Li in Be i ig are H ; z 3 H Police Intelligence. Arrest of John Wasson —An individual called Was- son, was arrested on Saturday night, by officers Barton and Whaley. of the Eleventh ward, on a charge of being an accomplice of David Hemmenway, in robbing one John Keefe of $553, on the 9th of October. At the time of the robbery, Wasson managed to escape. by leaving the city ina California steamer,—and on Saturday he again returned in the steamship Cherokee. As soon as the fact was known. the above named officers searched him out, and took him into custody on the charge. The accomplice, Hemmenway, last term of the court, pleaded guilty to the larceny, and has been sentenced tothe State — Justice Mountfort committed Wasson to prizon for trial. A Female Pickpocket—On Saturday evening, officer Crawford, of the Fourteenth ward, arrested a woman named Catharine MoCarthy, on @ charge of picking the pocket of Mrs. Newman, residing at No. 406 Broome street, of a purse containing $270, while Mrs. Newman | Was engaged making purchases in Centre market. The accused was conveyed before Justice Mountfort who committed her to prison for trial 4 Brutal Son, Beating his Mother.—On Saturday, the po- lice arrested # young man calling himself Christian Bun- | sel, on a charge of violently agssulting and beating his mother, alse with brea: ing and destroying the furniture | in the house. The cowardly fellow was conveyed before | Justice Mountfort, who committed him to prison to an- | | swer the charge | Resignation of Capt. Smith—Mr George J. Smith, Cap- tain of the Sixth ward police, resigned his post, last | Saturday. There are several applicants for the situa- tion; as yet. however, it is uncertain who the successful | persen Will be. The Alderman and Assistant of the ward have twenty days allowed to make a selection; but as those two functionaries are at vatiance with each other inthe nominating power, it is more than likely that Mayor Kingsland, at the expiration of the twenty days will make the required appointment, Robbing a Friemd.— Officer White, of the Seventeenth | ward, arrested, on Saturday night, a youog man named Gecrge Smith, on » charge of stealing a wailet, contain- ing $44. the property of Nicholas Schapps, grocer, No. ording to the evidence of the com- s that the accused called to see Mr. Schapps at the store, where the complainant's coat was | hanging on a chair, from the pocket of which the ac- | cused extracted the wallet containing the money. On the ezrest of the prisoner, he acknowledged taking the mency, and offered to make good the loss. This waa not deemed satisfactory to Justice Mountfort, before whom the accused was brought, ard he was therefore commit- ted to prison for trial. of Stealing a Pocketbook and Mey On Friday a | German, vemed Veonard sehmik carpenter by trade, ir the employ of James Boardman, builder. No. 92 East Broadway. was arrested, charged with stealing a pocket book, containing $175 in bank bills, the property of his | employer. It seems that Mr. Boariman, on Friday morn ing, on entering his shop, took off his coat and hang it up, the pocket of which contained the money in yaes- tion, and socn efter left the shop for a short time: and on bis return, he observed that the accused appeared confused. and from other circumstances at once sus- | pected that he had done something wrong. and on look- | ing ut bis coat discovered the loss of his pocket book and | money. Officer Woodhull, of the Seventh ward police, was cailed in, who took the accused into custody aad con- veyed im beicre Justice Simpton. where he was searched, | and on his person the book containing the stolen money | was found The magistrate, on this strong evidence of | guilt. committed him to prison for trial Charze of Buying Stolen Goods — Officer Baldwin, of the Second District Pclice Court. arrested, on Friday, a man | pamed Wm. J. Federlein. weller doing business at No. 358 Bor jon of having purchased a quantity of sinee, from a bu: On searching the premises of the accused elegant musical box, a heavy silver soup ladi elegant resewood shaving cases richly cary secreted in various parts of the houre. Juvtice Me@rath | committed the accused to prison to await a further hear. | ing. An owner is wanted for the above named articles. | arrest on Suspicion —Two Germans. named William Gong and George Frazer, were arrested on Saturday, by officer Martz, of the Sixth ward police, on suspicion of stealing sixty-nine gold rings, valued at $35. The ao cused parties were conveyed before Justice Lothrop. who committed them to prison, to await a further hearing Court of Oyer and Terminer. Chief Justice Edmonds and Aldermen Miller and Dodye presiding Nov.3—This being the first day of November term. this court was opened. but no business was transacted Murder Trials There are three murder cases on the | calendar, all of which, it is expected. will be tried this — term. They are—Otto Gruntig, a German doster. for the murder of his wife by poisoning her; Antoine Lo- pet, for the murder of Foster, policeman of the F. h ward; and Angelo Squarza, for the murder of Alex: Rovelli, in 8 street, Charge of Perjury —The District Attorney said that in the case of the People against James Ferguson. ¢ ed with perjury, he moved the defendant be called. The defendant was then called, but did not appear, and on | the a oe Attorney, bis recognizances _ were forfeited. The Judge diseharged the Grand Jury for the term, bg being ne bills of a to "a before them. petit jury were arged until Monday next; the Court, however, wished them to understand That the fine for nop-attendance was $25 a dey, and not $25 for the term. He had been obliged to impose very heavy penalties during the last Oyer and Terminer, for non- e court then adjourned to M morning next, at 10 o'clock. jarge and | and four | Court of General Sessions. Before be Beebe and Aldermen Dodge and Smith Nov. 3.—' court met at 11 o'clock on Monday morn- ing, but as there was not # quorum of Grand Jurors pre- ent. the organization of the Grand Inquest was deferred till Wednesday. Calendar of Cases —The prison list shows the following eases which will rey uire the attention of the court during the preeent term:—Asaault battery with intent to , 7; bigamy, 1; sodomy, wry, 12; w f Deaths, In the City and County of Kew York. from the 23h day of Setar te gt day of November, 158). Men, 6%; : Boye 19h Gitta, omen, ,67 10—Total, 375, | amount of trouble and annoyance every time | houres here; and the ho: iend by your side smoking (‘“‘and where there is smoke there is fire,”)—myself alone, without a witness or a weapon, in another person’s room, and | that person armed with a witnoss, and letters and | evidence unknown to me before, left me speechless | andin amazement. You were excited, I was suffer- ing with headache, and overwhelmed with | your heavy and unexpected blows. I staggered in bewildered amazement. You first devied that | your friends in New York had got up the Donald- | son correepondence. How you could answer for all your friends in New York was to mea marvel. I knew you had friends there; but how you could know them all, and if knowing them, how you | should know all that they may or may not have | done, and how you would assume such a responsi- bility 0 answer for such friends, and so many of them, staggered me, and I was mute with astonish- ment. You went on to open my eyes. ‘You knew who the person was who got up the Houston correspondence.” ([ listened with my mouth wide | open.) * You hadreceived a letter, in a disguised | handwriting—you had compared handwriting’s, and | knew who Mr. Donelson was.” I felt relieved. Every body had been in the dark, and inquiring who Donaldson was, and where he lived, and who he boarded with, and if be was a cousin of Major A. J. Donaldson, &e, &c. Here was a mystery eleared up. You knew who got up the Donaldson correspondence in New York, and Iwas glad to bear you say so. It relieved me of a load of oblo- quy which you and your friends had cast upon me, by charging me ag the author of the Donaldson letter. Here you avowed your knowledge of the | author, and had all the necessary proofs thea in your room @ 1 now call upon you to come out and disclose the author, aiders and abettors of that whole corres- pondence. Was it gotten up to injure Gen. Hous- ton, or to serve your purposes? Will it kill him or you? Was it his or your friends who were to be killed, and buried after the smoke cleared off? | This hasty plate of soup sort of letter, I know you will pardon, I promise you a better one hero- after, after the burt is over a lit Yours, ‘THos. SHANKLAND. Our Panama Correspondence. Panama, Oct. 18th, 1851, Imyortent Advice to Travellers—Ways and Means to get Across the Isthmus. ‘The steamers have at length started for California, and with them the majority of the passengers from the At- lantie States—though some few etill remain behind, out of means, and awaiting a sailing vessel, or some other cheap ‘mode of conveyance, for the land of gold. And now that a little time is left te the business residents of Panama to think over the passing events of the Isthmus, Tam induced to write a line of advice to those of our countrymen who may hereafter pass through this city, which I trust. if attended to, will save them great anxiety. and protect them from serious inconvenience and loss whilst making their way from Chagres to Pan: ma Leside relieving your humble seribe from a very great steamer arrives from the States. Firetly, then, 1 wi at all times (mo matter what the reports as to che from this port to San Francisco may be.) recommend passengers. if possible. to buy through tickets from responrible persons before starting from home;and if unable to do so, under no circumstances to start for Panama withcut « oertalaty of having. at least, one hundred and twenty five dcllars in their jockets on arrival here. If hog cannot manage this they had better stop at home as there ere no poor. ital isa very indifferent one Secondly. Passengers should fetch as little baggage as possible ; if well ascrted, a smal! trunk fuil of clothing will amply euffice the generality of people bound for Califorpia, and the: ardrobe can be repirnished, I pre. sume in Sen Francisco, almost as cheap as in New York. without the trouble and risk of transportation ; but if necesta'y. however, to carry a large amount of baggage actose, care should be taken to pack it io ngreryne | mail siaed trunks, of the st: ongest description. and wel secured with leather etrapa, as packages are always sub- ject. to saturation and bard knocks in transit. I might rewark bere thet persons of limited means. hav. ing anything in the way of jewelry, had better dispose of it in the States; Panama is a poor place to raise money in om personal eflecte; amd gold watches. and such like, are cheaper here than at home; besides, trinkets are more rubjrct to be stoi Tbirdly. 1 be careful of every ma: th whom they heave any deal- ings. from the tim y reach Chagres until they get on beard the steamer at this port—excepting. of course, men of known ebaracter and good reputation, of whom there plenty here—but passengers generally hit | upon swindiere to deal with. or, more probably, the swindlers keep a sharper look-out to catch the pas then honest people do; and in fancying ollar. the unfortunate strangers are actual: y possess A passenger wld never lore right of bis gage during his trip actors the lethmur, no matter what “forwarding agenta’’ may tellbim. If he gets to Cruces before bis baggege he should wait until it arrives; and if mule cannot be con- veniertly found tocarry itto Panama immediately, he had better remain a few hours to proeure one than trust to ite being rent after him. In the latter case the proba- bility is, he will either lose it entirely or have to wait bere 60 long to receive it that he will miss his age on the first rtenmer. and ¢pend all his money before the sailing of the next This is a daily oceurrence; and onee the error is committed it is very dificult t) finda remedy. the laws. though tolerably stringent, being #0 at it takes mouths to prosecute a suit, or obtain ‘will, if mm ones.” horter { should have gledly dene so; but as they are, should they meat your 4 find their way into en ae trust they a few tendust on wtp. from the United States to California via the Isthmus of Darien, and phe iter many of our table and honorab! citi- zene bese from calumny and blame, which is due only to ‘8 few infamous characters who are residing am = Yours, A wrvice [ts rcrew steamer, horse power. and if paddle steamer The duty om coal taken im at St. Jeho, (N F..) weed on board such verseis will be remitted on satis. factory proof Application to be made to the Colonial Secretary of Newfoundlan —At Frankfort. Oct. 25th by Messrs. G. & J Dut superior rhip. of « beautiful model. of aboa ® 0 tone burthen, to be called the Kastern State, built o live cak and Georgia pine, and extra copper fastened. 8h was built for Mesers. Brett, Vose & Co, New York, and James Arey & Son. of Frankfort, and is to becommanded by © ~ PG. Kilborn At Demarircotta, 25th. by Mesers. Metcalf & Norris, a ship of about 1.275 tone; 28th. by Messrs Btetson & Son, Pa obn wa. Penitonti Binckwetl's i's Island. 5; Ciny How. # Leland, 2; Colgted Home, .* wat ) Ate task, ht SUE Haawrete: Decisions by Hon Ju: Ingraham and Daly. Nov. 1 Harrot oan ‘Sness. —Judgmeat re- versed, with wit , Wilhom Wardeworth ads. Mathias B. Ward. —Appeal dis- miseed and order affirmed, with costs. Anselm B. Hance and others vs. Jin Damming hare dismisced. and order of speeial term affirmed, with ten costa. jaar ieee es. Frederick Fluttish —Judgment « costs : 5 Draper vs. Pater M. Bayard. —Judgment affirmed, ith conte, “ner Wanzer and others vs George De Bawn, Jr —Order enon py of appeal, ten dollars, to event Van Wyck +s Hillman —Jadgement afirmed Fee + Carniry —Judgment of special termafirmed, with conte. Frederick W. Reimer and anather ve Charles Nagle and nother — Order 6 ee ee Oost of appeal to detendant. dol te abide the event. Mesa der Join Werder and others Appeal | A Ginmuaped pad order ABLmpd, Ha 9m do unge amie. | chant shippin, From the Potteville ‘1s Coau Traps ba railroad this week, 19; for the week, 53,445 11 , (Pa.) Miners ‘Journal, Oct. 26.) For 1861.—Tho quantity sent is 37, 12; canal, 15,51 4 ‘Total by railroad, by canal, 481,108 10 tous. ‘The trade from t! ion continues ‘ood, and fer some kinds the de is undiminished.’ Thore is 00 accumulation at Richmond, and altho: other regions are ry Fmd of their coal, suppl; from this region is shipped as fast as it arrives iS tide. The season has been peculiarly favorable for the prosecution of business go far, with the single exception of a de! of water for steam pur- poses at some of the collieries, caused by the unusual drought which has prevailed here for the last three months. Frosty mi 3 have, how- ever, set in upon us in earnest, whish affects the running of the machinery of the railroad to a cer- tain extent, and we may expect that the trade will hereafter gradually decline until the close of the ear. learn that the supplies of coal in yard the principal cities are not large, bu the in- creased retail trade, during the earlier part of the season, ronders dealers cautious in laying in sarge focl> aye for winter sales. Thoy nee wever, under no apprehension that there will be aay re- duction in price below the present rates. The quan- tity of sent fromthe Shamokin coal region to Sunbury, up to the 16th inst., was 18,437 tons, @ little increase over last year’s supply. Vossels are in demand, and Seighis from Riehmend are qaoted at 90 centsto New York, $1 25 to Khode Island, and $2 50 to Boston. | From the same paper, Nov. 1] Tur Coat Teaver or 1861 —The quantity sent by rail- road this week, is 41.660 02—by canal, 16,602 08—for the week. 56,522 05 tons, being an increase of about £,000 tons over the supply of last week, of which the railroad trans- ported about 4,000, and canal 1,000 tons. ‘On the 30th of November, the coal year, co far as con- cerns the railroad, clores, and in ail prebability, the trade by the canal will cease also at the same time, um- less we thould have a mild December. rent to market this 1,447,118 ra by appearances the increased supply year, will reach 120.000 tons. Of this quantity. about 600 000 toms properly belonged tolast year. The fresheta of that year caused a short supply, and all the markets were cleaned out of the u-uul stookse remaining over, which in so extended a market, cannot be leas than 200 600 tons—and the railr ad rent to market from De- cember 1, 1850. to April 1, 185}, upwards of 400.090 tons, ali of whieh was consumed as fast as it arrived in market, Deduct this amount from the increased supply and it leaves the natural increase in the neighborhood of 600,- 000 tons for the year. which is much larger than was an- ticipated by the mcet sanguine engaged in the trade. Low prices, and the great inoreave of steamers engaged in both our foreign and coasting trade, is the cause of the greatly increased demand forcoal, ‘Tae product! of iron and aome rt branches of manufactures hat rather diminished, ard we question whether the increas- ed consumption of coal inthe manufactures of the coun- try. if there hes been any. has exceeded one buadred and fifty thousand tons, is great increase bas alao developed the ability of our operators to keep pace with the demand Although the increased supply from this region will reach 6(0,000 tons, it is well known that our collieries were not worked to their full capaci'y; and we mrver knew the trade move on go quietly in all ite va- rious departments, as it has during the season which is now drawizg towards a close. it i: pretty generally conceded thatthe increase required next year (urle«s a modification is effected in our revenue laws at the en- suing session of Corgress) will be in the neighborhood of 400.000 tons, and this increase the different regiona can furnish with ease, With but little pushing, we be- Lieve our county could furnish the whole increase quan- tity that will be required, as the Swatara region will add at least 100 600 tons to the supply next year, which was cut off from market this year, by the enlargement of the Union canal, Commercial Arrains OF Franck.—As we ap- proach the period when the destinies of the country are to be delivered over to the struggle of partica, it becomes more and more interesting to s'udy tho csoillations of our commervial affairs. The Moniteur affords us the means of doing so, in its table of the ex; rat eight months of the ly stated, and the assertion 's confirmed by these returns, that the manufactur- ing towns have for some time back been lessening their purchases of raw materia! We have pur- chase cotton, less wool, and Jess silk. Taat being certain, the rest is of no great importance, for the textile manufacturers represent the great- es part of the general labor of the country. Bat, on the other band, we have consumed, or purchased for consumption, more olive oil, linen thread, oleaginous seeds, cast iron, lead, zinc, and coals For this last article, our imports from Belgium, ia particular, are regularly increasing, from 815, toms in 1549, the quantity became 954,00) ia 1550, and 1,230,000 in 1451. It is the samo for cast iron: in 1850 it was 1,161,000 tons, and ia 1, 1,272,000 ; also for zine, the quantity was 527 metrical quintals in 1450, and 60,064 in 1951 We may also mention coffee and cochiaeal as ob- jects showing an increase; whilst, as showing a talling off, there are indigo, copper, tin, tallow, ni- trate of soda, salt, and coioni Tones: , of which last we have conmmed in 1851, in Place of 362,000 in 1850, and 4 Fo- reign sugar is constantly gaining ground oa eur warket, as, from 119 000 quintals in 1549, the quan- ity became 140,000 in 1550, and 145,000 im 1851 ‘These sugars are again re-exported ia their to- tality, after having afforded labor to our refiaing houses. Ia sum, the imports of the first eigh; months of the present yoar have given « customs eccipt of 70 406,000f , whilst in 1359 the amouat was 51,220.0000, apd in 1549, $4,277,000. Thera is, consequently, a contioued falling off ; and it isia vain to affirm that the diminution 1s owing solely to he difference the sugar duties. These, it is true, give a deficit of nearly four millions; but that diminution is largely made uj ir by the produce of some other les, and particularly of coffee. If, now, we look at the exports, we find the results far more satisfactory. If it is only too probablo that at present our manufactures produce dy i cer tain, on the other hand, that they sell mors—at what price is another matter; but the fact is im bitable, that the exports of aur articles, manufa tured or natural, have been, during the present year, constantly on the increase. The following ia the improvement during the eight months :—Wina, 1 587.000 bestolitres, in place of 1,251,090 ; brandies, X place of 181,000 ; x in 203,000 ; machinery, 3,170,000f , in plave of 3_ articles of ladies’ dross, 3,101,000f, ia place of 2,753,000f. ; china, 22,791 quin' of 20,256; glass, 133,715, in place of 125,629; 774,000 quintala, in place of 474,000; ang cottoa cloths, 155,000 quintals, in place of 14 (¢ For woollen goods and silk, the quantities are al- most the same; and trifling diminutions are per- ceptible in leather, raw silk, and liquor to the vessels which are omer in this great move- ‘epresent, not including baliast, a total of 2,741,000 tons, or 276,000 more than in I anol 453,000 more than in 1849. We should, th be far from complaining of the state of ow if this continued impro % fit of our own fi Bar jach is not the case, ae the greatest share falls to fereiga bottoms,in proof whereof it is sufficient to state thas out of the increase of 276,000 tons for 1351, only 62,000 fall to the share of our shipping. Is that a result of the natural condition of our country, which has no encumberirg articles to export, or does it appertain to the state of our tariffs! Ought we, or can we, in fin ntire system of our navigation law: ia @ question which it will be necessary to examine before long —Deduts. : inta —Nowhere has ¢ interest advanced with more rapidity t! late years in the tide-water distri t. This change has beon bi about by the diecevery and application of marl, in- exhaustible in that quarter, and the free use of ga- ano, one farmerin Westmoreland, we learn, ha last egg twenty tons of that manure wit! striking effect in rovemnent of his lands — Winchester Virgi Late rrom Nai from Nassau, New J mo! the British sehoomer, Annie at thie port on Thursday, Providence. We have received f1 ! Garette. Bahama Herald, and Nassan Guardion to the 224 inst. From them we learn that salt been in demand at Insgua, and all at Matthew bad been shipped, although there was considera- ble quantity alreedy raked, which had not been brought i from the pond.— Charleston Courier, Oct 31, val Intelligence. J Keiont —We to Ay? James D Raighev 8 N., i HH [ i e cas E f ™m NN ; Mortis, U. 8 A; Juage Davi A Rveret, ey EN yunervap, PAA Post. Coon. were amy. yew ' Govenag ne " —————