The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1854, Page 3

EEMOW BOTHINGS. oor Git 3 SUSIRCE— A. or, and of the t tH i lid 2 & i ait til! bt uel th m are hey will of a great, ani tizens and. democrats. wnet feilof. faimivation of bat Catholics and pribing pi 7” “What can come siene ton ta eohenky Tove, proatra:ion of ‘ feeling, civil war in ail our cities, Hages, on oar public works, hy, overthrow of re a Taw orat i hje.s $0 your inatitutions at the South, and to tha! Bonth sive and thrifty with the North, I thet aud Nebraska may both be lated by ople, and slavery be adopted in conati- B. If the North should refase to accept them, ‘in Nour rights at the hazard of dissolution. h that would be to be and deplored, bor right, and being 0; should ould mention that Know Nothing Oouacila ig the name their associations are known by themselves, as for instance, “ Ethan Allen Pil, No. 34, of the Supreme Order of °76,” 0 ly when } and their system ramifies into every busi- ind relation of lite—their members swearing to al i i E ‘i : as aoe Hl i fos of ton opine nae prtertli ef the mayo- trac 6 ci Order of Know Nothings:—— candidate is firet proposed, a r of der, to the 1, wit 7 knowledge. negative votes black balls him. If elected, ec ay soemed to t himself in the bom of the Council, when an officer appears ithin and the following . do solemnly swear, upon this sacred e, [or cross,] before Almighty God and these e8, that I will not divulge any question pro- to me here, whether I become a member of der or not, and tuat [ will never under any tances whatever, mention the name of any io. see present during of the meet that I know euch an Order to be in exis- and that I will a true answer make to every on asked of me, so heJp me God. ih being tiseoely taken by the candidates, fiver Rroceada, to propound the following inter- ns, before reporting to the Council his fit- Vat ia your neme? 2. What ia ? d our neme? 2. your is yoann restdence? 4, in your religious on a Catholic? 6. Wotoncal peg n? “6. Where were your parents born were your grand hg born? of your ancestors a ne olation? 9. og ng to one [ E 5 5 i i i 3 l : [ e F iy i 3 2 if cans! to ps, he is taken into the Council by two offi- lied up to the Presiden’ of the Oonacil, who the follo oath in the first i— ———, and freely do manly aud swear, before Almighty God. aad these ees around me. assembled, that I any circumstances whatever, divulge t apy person or , either di ily, or to any haman being other mew to be good and true , the nante, secrets, mysteries, or ime, or cause or aliow thé vame to , if wituin my power to pre mveelf under the no lesa pénal excommnnicated from E 38 4 HE | HI 4 fii: H Levels 3 f 5 ¥ to both my God and y hy to empboyed, en’ 5 bed, or supported in any business transaction er, and 98 & person sorely unworthy of the nee of all d men; and one at whom the of scorn ever be pointed. I further- bromise that if I should hereafter be expelled br voluntarily leave this Order, I will consider Sg e an 9a] heip owe God Ip cancidate is then led t> an officer called the Aevocate, who barrangues him after this » (There is generally half a dozen or more d togeti er. Brotvere—The Order which has now received members, may with all propriety be consi- la secret organization. It is so secret in fact, you were placed before a kgal tribunal, and orn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and bat the truth, you coald not for your iives the pame of that band of brothere among name now stands enrolled: and further is, when yon retire from this mecting, you turn to your families and friends as ignorant a you came, 06 Far. ae the name of this Order cerned. common With ourrelves you “Know Nothing,” ft be your stera resolve throug’ Jife, to Nothing” that will at all with the d exaled duties you owe to your God, your and yourselves, so far as regards the pre- of Ameri an liberty, which can alone be d to ourselves and our children by the en- absolute exclusion of all foreign inflaence aan which eppertain to our govern- the delive: Rate in re’ of this patriotic address, = phoned ta ap gges Died teaches signa ips, an wi Tan! ef the int Degree, snd signs hie name , am name F i s § he behaves well two = s Bic ee Hy isfbese sat # H Hi zen: 8 g Fi i i i i 5 & es to elect | | The Know No | or perish in the attempt, we i ME i iF i peik i f 1 , | { } J ' i ruF ii i Fs z A i 7 [ (al it HE if g % ry A E i u i : if il Fe at i af i g Z 5 E F i } 1 Ss & E : é af ull ; j i & E d cf ; : g £ g i 5, 4 ‘ af : i a i z ge il ‘ ; i fe: 3 z Ps # g E e thie O: “ To all these and those I do ize, declare and swear, binding myse! a roy than that of having my grave trampled on opr hd end to have my memory corsed by my children and my chtidren’s children, as 9 ‘traitor to their wero a country and to my an perform toward themst ives and to society at Jarge, which duties can, in no instance, be set aside or apnulled without 5 palpable violation of the dear- est, its and privileges which, as an admirer of repul freedom, each and every member of our organization would wish t> “The peculiar formation of our Order is such, its designs so accord with the wishes of ita members, that by a system of concerted action on the part of our brotherhood, we can bring about a series of prac- tical reeulte in our governmental sy that would in any other ligt be deemed wholly impracticable. Simply and alone it is in vain to byéra headed monsters of Jesuitismand H but united in one common cause, determined to se- cure the liberties of our native land at all hazzards, cannot fail of success. Our canse is a righteons one, the motives which ac- tuate us are of no ordinary character, and we trast E ag structor, who gives him the signs, pase-words, and Cy reed pe et ie cen ae initiation of ea gree, and 60 cents on first entering the ante-room tor examination. After the tuird degree has been thus administered, the secretary gives him & travelling card like this:— BN 1 tacit tintin adih hata nnd Ricumonp, Va., Ai 1, 1854. JOHN SMITH in a mentee i pea sttaaeeg'ot eeeeeeesecase Of Momy Stank Coun- Dy Sterk Council, * Sit, No, 40, of the Biate * No. 40, {¢] Rich-' ¢ mond, Va. bd Saseesersane eceecoecococoooeseoceeseeeoeoo SE rns Be pole eaend 8c mits a member into any in the Btate. Such is Know Nothingism. It out-Jesuite Jesuit- ism. It makes its council greater than the State. It makes of its President more than Gatholicism wakes of its P It enslaves the conscience, the heat, mind, the tongue, the the it eneiaves the soul. ‘The freeman will not Bow his Alas for him if he does. neek to the yoke. Buch is jicture. It is too true for a jest. igs must keep their temper. We mean te keep ours. We are not done with the subject. SKETCHES OF BREW ENGL wD. Our Amherst Correspondence. Axuznst COLLEGE, 8 0’CLOCK A. a Wedneeday, Aug. 9, 1854. Amherst College— ts Rise and Progress. In my letter of yesterday I imtimated that I shouk presertly give you «short history of Am- terst College—an ir stitution that is rapidly attain. ing a preeminence that will entitle it to position second to none, cf all classical schools on this conti- Bent. Since ite founding, through every disadvan- tage it has worked its way to the station of excel- Mors JOHN STILES, Sec’y. eoecceco ecocccces® | lence which it now occupies among literary instita coun- | | ' | tons. - Still, ite renown is limited somewhat, neces- sarily, by reason of ita recent establishnent and its irolated location, removed from very direct comma nication with the more populous cities and com mercial ports. However, it embraces at present within {ta walls stndents from every part of the Uvion—representatives of twenty different States, The opening of the new railroad within the last year, has served to form a more immediate connec” tion. Amberst College is pleasantly situated on an emi- Bence denoted as College Hill, overlooking the Val- ley of the Connecticut, and c»mmanding one of the finest prospects to be found in New England. Its very seclusion and its beauty of ecenery adapt it to the cultivation of the intellect, and nature itself nurses into developing and ripening existence the infant mind. The ecenery, the climate, the associa. tions, all have an increasing tendency to draw the mind closer to the object of its pursuit. How wide- ly different from the bustling life of a populous city! how munch better adapted for the nartare of the in- tellect ! For a time it was a mooted question whether the College should be located at Northampton or at this place. Bat since the important decision, it has been as mueh the object of regret on the one hand, 88 of congratulation on the other. The College was founded in the yéar 1821, and it may be a noticeable fact that one of the editors of one of the most res: pectable, influential and wealthy journals of the city of New York, (though at that time pomesse1 of little save his talents and education,) held the plough to break the soil on which was erected the first of bah College building4—the one now known as South ge. Characteristic of almost every new enterterprise, the beginning was small, and the first duating class was composed of only two 3 and it may be an interesting fact to know that the whole class is now living. Their names are Pindar Field and Ebvevezer 8. Snell, now Professor of Mathema- tica and Natoral Philosophy in this college. From that time the classes have sapidly augmented in numbers, and new buildings have been added, to supply the increasing demand for their use and ac commodation. The number of students in the se- veral classes bas fluctuated considerably, though there have not graduated as yet a very large num- ber from any individnal class, the class of 1831 be- ing the largest, and containing sixty membera. There are now tix buSl4'ngs connected with the College, all ciegaat and #ubetantial editives, of which | atuscoed, and the remaining one of stone. four are of brick, four stories in height, cne of brick, ‘The hast buildin Ly mentioned ie the new lib F ta eis OT the ehiler pen | town, and ocquplen the site of the ancient parsonage “Hoube. It is bai of Pelham granite (of which there , |i an extensive. quarry in the town adjoining), and boo! in three tiers, one above the other, which are cessible by means of an fron stairway and balus- trades. The ground floor contains s reading room, two rooms appropriated to thé ‘use of the Hbrarien, apd the “ Nineveh Room.” ged stavtial, and not brick, erected ip, 1647 atan $10,000, and receiving its name Amos Lawrence, who was' the Iai donor, and has done much to nurture and ¢ ‘the iuter- ests of the college, and The building is octagonal, with fitted up expresely for making astronomical obser- vatiens. the dome revolves, thus allowing the telescope to sweep the whole heavens. They have atipresent two telescopes, and these of an inferior kind. Soon, however, the new telescxpe will be com) it auloton and fitted up for use. Itis ng, built a mbridge, Mass., and was donated by Judge Bullock, of .' Coat, $2,000. ‘The mineral cabinet o-cupies the entire bailing, ‘with we exception of that portion allotted to the u! servatory. In mineralogy, geo! and zoology the specimens amoant to nearly 42,000 in number. Re- cently large acquisitions have been made at great ex- dacty}us, apd others too numerous to menti Bue singular feature of these collections is thesiugniar impression of tracka of birde and animals imbedded in the stoné, of which there is an endless variety of ene These are procured from the bed of ‘onnecticut river. The tracks were doaltiess made, many cf them, bi da and thousands of years ago, upon the clay on the river banks, and then, Be genio ical fe ns stratified and hardened to stone. These embrace tracks of birds, reptiles and apimals, many of them long since. extinct, ani the impression is perfect and unmistakable, being some- times sunk to the depth of an inch or more, and often the same impr: preserved through a slab of a foot in thi: kness} for as one deposit after an- on, was ee ti opemrag et hart nae ing up the eavity,, an turn po milita after erste tate ties been formed, and yet 1etaining the perfect impressions through a num! of leyers. In many instances these streta have been ‘cleft asunder and bound in leaves, book fashion, thns exhibiting the entire formations throughcut. Some of these are very revent, re- taining footprints of men perhaps now living, aud water fowl. These were obtained from the surface. ‘The largest of the slabs containing these tracks is 10 feet by 5; it has 74 impressions, and cost $155. Another emailer one, containing 36 tracks, ct $100. A lege collection of fossils and petrifac- tions of fish, &c., has been recently proonred from the cabinet of Mr. Marsh, of Greenfield, Mass., which were dis; of at auction. Theee foasi s came fiom a locality in Sunderland, Mass. Mr. Redfield, of New York, attended the zales, and procured au- merous specimens. Great efforts have been and are being made, by donations and contri to advance tais inte- resting study ani acience, and recently a large sum was subscribed by a few of our wealthy citizens for this purpose; but this bas now nearly all bean cx- pended. J send you a list of the donors whose bemes have not yet been made public in connec- tion with this object, and wil form an item for your ri SOmATIONS TO INCREASE THE COLLECTIONS OF Na- TURAL HISTORY, ESPEOIALLY FOSSIL FOOTMARKS, IN AMBEXST COLLEGE, IN 1853. John Tappan, op Bostom..... 0.0.65. 200 00s $500 Hon. David Sears, Boston. - 600 Gerard k, Feq., New York. - 250 Willa Dickinsco, Bey’, Worcester... 00 m Dickinson, Esy., - Jobn Clark. Esq., Norbiampron --. 100 Jobn M. ire se M. Doubleday, and M. E. Whitney, New York... 100 Rev. W. A. Nichois, Chicago 100 James H. Wells, Esq., Pennsylvani Dr. Nathan Allen, Lowell. Total. . 1,825 The analytical laboratory has a’: ged, aud Dow presents facilities for the prosecution of the science of chemistry and peyeh never before at- tained in this college. This department is under the direction of Dr. Mallett, a graduate of the Uni- vereity of Dublin, and eminent in bis profeasion. He is a native of Irelan?, but, unlike most of his countrymen, seems to have no dread of snakes, for he keeps for his stady and amusement a large pet ratvespake, confined in a glues case, Amherst college has graduated some of our most distinguisbed citizens, and sent forth to the world many influential men. This institution has now duated im all 1,039 students, Of these there ave been 479 ministers and 47 foreign missionaries. The college has had for Presidents, Dr. Moore—the fst beld the office three years, till 1823; Presi- éent Humphrey succeeded, and retained the office till 1°45, since which time President Hitchcock hes filled the cfficial chair, though I understand he has recently vent in his resignation. NAMES OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES. 1824. Bela B. Edwards, D. D., decease 4, late Pro- pee of Sacred Literature at Audover Theological minary. Gr ates W. Shepard, M. D., Professor of Chemistry at Medial College, Charleston, 8. C., and at Am- herat College. Geouge C. Shepard, D. D., of Boston. Professor George Bhepard, D. D., of Bangor, Me. Professor of Bacted Rhetoric at Bangor Theological Artemas Bullard, D. D., of St. Lonis, Mo. Robert E. Pattison, D. D., President of Waterville College, Me. Edward Hom y,D.D., Profeesor in the Dan- ville Theologica) Seminary. 1450 —Horatio B. Hackett, D. D., Professor of Se- cred Literature at Newton Theological Seminary. 1832 —Hon. Lyman Gibbons, of Mobile, Judge of Supreme Court of Alabama. lon. Jonathan C. Perkins, of Salem, Judge of Court of Common Pleas of Massachusetts. Hon. Nathan Belcher, M. C. of New London. 1833.—Hon. W. Z. Stnart, of Logansport, Iu., Judge of Supreme Court of Indians. 1#36.—H on. Alexander H. Bullock, of Worcester. Hon. Ensign H. Kelioge, of Pittstield. Rev. Roswell D. Hitchvo k, of Brunswick, Me., Profeesor at Bowooin Golege. 1837.--Hon. Henry W. Wi of Pittabnrg, Pa., JIndge of Circuit Court of Pennsylvania. 1838.—Hon. Whiting Griewold, of Greenfield. Horace Maynard, Esq., of Knoxville, Tenn. James Thayer, Faq. of New York city. 1839.—Rey. Frederic D. Huntiogton, of Richard 8. Storrs, D. D., of Pevekiee. N.Y. 1444.— Hon. Galusha A. Grow, M. ©. of Montrose, Pa. Last night, at 7) o'clock in the: , the prize declamation by eight elected tone! oy j the Feate wan and sophomore classes, came off with much éclat. The fortunate competitors were J. M. Lane, of So. Market, N. H.; J. 1. Fordham, Southampton, L, 1; T. Grave pay .~ 5 and G. H. Beck- send yon a fall account of the cise“, and the business of the Vly commencement ex! week, ARBRE Wiinnnnaghacediancane dara” No.8, of-Apr 1, 1654:— yor L—PROMOTIONB, PAY DEP. . R to be Psi with the rank of Oolonel, *Peymomer Ata D Bleuart te bo Teiaty Pay General, July 20, 1864, Sana and Lele, who declines promotion same OoRrs INEERS. Brevet Second Lieatenant 4 be Geoomd Lieutenant, Jane 2, 165, the data of 68 be fe £7 Lieut. Newton P. . Newton F. Alexander, to be cond AN 1, ‘oe pant, August 1, 1654, the date of Cap- sl ENOINEERS, Brevet 2d Lieut. Nathaniel Miohler, to be Licutenant, LY, 1864, the date of Captain Webe Brevet 2d Lieut. John G. Parke, to be Second Lieutenant, April 18, 1854, the ious fl pril 18, » the date of Captain Can- First Lieut. Charles P. Kingsbary, Captain, to be July 1, pe having served ‘ fourteen years con- First Lieut. John McNutt, to be Captain, July 1, ~ 1864, having served ‘fourteen years ous vig inten Bilas Crip to vsti rst Lienten- ant, July 1, 1854, vice ary, Promoted. Seoond Lieut, George T. Balch, to be First Lieu- tenant, Jaly 1, 1854, vies McNutt, prom ted. Brevet Lent. Jeshue 2 W. Bll, to be Becond gold’s death. m ‘ r eut nt, dune cott's i » , the date of Captain Tal FIRST REGIMENT OF First Lient, Henry W. Stantor va 25, 1854, viee > AP) pany B, . CI og Tog Sogn Lieutenant, July 25, Company 0. Bre vet 2d Lieut. Nelson B. Sweituer, of the Seoond Dragoons, to be Second Lieutenant, July 25, 1854, vice Stoneman, promoted. Company C. SECOND REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS. Brevet 2d Lient. Thomas Hight, of the Firat Dragoons, to be Second Lieutenant. May 24, 1854, vice De Lana, deceased. Company K. REGIMENT OF MOUNTED BIPLEMEN. First Lieut, Washington L, Elliott to be Captain, July 20, 1854, vice Van Buren, deceased—of wounds received in action. Company A. Brevet Second Lieut. John 8. Bowen to be Second Lieutenant, July 20, 1854, the date of Capt. Van Buren’s death. Company B. FIRST REGIMENT OF ABTILLERY. Second Lient, Adam J. Slemmer to be First Lieu- fousst, April 30, 1854, vice Dement, resigntd. Oom- pany G. SECOND REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Becond Lient. Armistead L, Long to be Firat Lieu- ‘i July 1, 1864, vice Rush, remgnead. Company THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Second Lieut. Charles 8. Winder to be First Lieu- Ae ES 5, 1864, vice Fremont, resigned. pany By e Captain, |. fea Paymaster, FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Second Lieut. Delavan D. Perkins to be First Lieu- joe May 27, 1864, vice Holmes, deceased. Com- pany SECOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Brevet 2d Lieut. John P. Hawkins, of the Sixth berg gd Second Lieutenant, June 23, 1954, vice Paine, decessed. Company FE. THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Brevet 2¢ Lieut. Alexander M’D. M’Oook, to be Second Lieutenant, June 30, 1854, vice Maxwell, killed in action. Company b. POURTH RYGIMENT OF INFANTRY. First Lieut. Thomas J. Montgomery,to be Oap- tain, March 27, 1854, vice Larnard, deceased. Com- ny A. Pent Lieut. David A. Rassell, to be Captain, June 22, 1854, vice Alvord, appointed Paymaster. Com- any K. J First Lieut. De Lancey Floyd Jones, to be Cap- tain, July 31, 1854, vice Grant, resigned. Compa- py F. Becond Lieut. Benjamin D. Fo , to be First Lieutenapt, March 27, 1854, vice Montgomery, pro- moted. Company K. Second Lient. William A. Slaughter, to be First Licutenant, June 22,1854, vice Russell, promoted. ny Lieut, John Withers, to be First Lieuten- bad cit 1854, vice Floyd-Jones promoted. mpany 0. Brevet Second Lieut. WilHam Myers, of the Fifth Infantry, to be Second Lieutenant, “ya 27, 1854, vice Forsythe, promoted. Company I. Bievet Second Lieut. Lawrence A. Williams, of the Seventh Infantry, to be Second Lieutenant, Jane 22, 1854, vice Slaughter, promoted. Company c. Brevet Second Lieut. Hezekiah H. Garber, of the Fifth Infantry, to be Second Lieutenant, July 31, 1854, vice Withers, promated, Company I. Il—APPOIN (MEN’ MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Robert L. Broaie, of South Carolina, to be ant Surgeon, vice Wothers 5 from May 15, 1864. PAY DEPARTMENT. Brevet Mejor Benjamin Alvord, Captain in the Fourth Regiment of Infantry, to be Pay master, vice Van Buren, resigned, to date from June 22, 1854. Brevet Mejor Robert H. Chiltoa, Captain in the First Regiment ot Dragoons, to be Paymaster, rice Steuart, promoted, to date from July 25, 1854. * FIRST REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. |ANK, 8. Cadet Heffry W. Closson, to be Second Lien- tenant, vice Slemmer, promoted, to date from Jaly 1, 1864. Company I. SEOOND REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. 9. Cadet Judson D. Bingbam, to be Second Lieu- tenont, vice Long, prometed, to date from July 1, 1854. Company Fe 15. Cadet Jobn R. Smead, to be Seoond Lieuten- ant, vice W. 8.Smith, resigned, to date from July 1, 1854. Company D. THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. 7. Cadet James Deshler, to be secon lieutenant, vice C. 8. Winder, promoted, to date frem July 1, 1864. Company H. 16. Cadet Michael R. Morgan, to be second tieu- tenant, vice Arsold, promoted, to date from July 1, 1864. Company M. FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. 17. Cadet Stephen D. Lee, to be second licutenant, vice Perkins, premoted, to date from July 1, 1854. Comyany DB. TL, ‘The following named cadets, constituting the firet clues of 1854, having been adjudged by the Academic Staff of the ilitary Academy, ut the June examination, competent to perform daty in Assist- to date the army, the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, haa attached tiem to corps and regiments, in conformi with the fourth section of the act of Ap il 29, 1812, “making furtuer provision for the corps of engi- neers,” a8 tollows:— Rank. CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 1. Cadet George W. Custia Lee, to be Brevet Becond Lieute mtg , 1864. 3. Cadet Thomus H. Roger, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. COBPS OF TOFOGRAPHIOAL ENGINEERS, 2. Cadet Henry L. Abbot, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. 6. Cadet Charles N. Turnball, to be Brevet Beoond Lientenant, July 1, 1854. ORDNANOK DEPARTMENT. 4. Cadet Oliver O. Howard, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854, 5. Cadet Thomas J. Treadwell, to be Breve Becond Lieutenant, July 1, 1854, DRAGOON ARM. 10. Cadet John Pegram, to Lieutevant, July 1, 1864. A, lst regiment. race Sa Rota rt en utepapt, , regimen’ 12. Cadet Thomas J, Wi iBrcvet Becond Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. y G, 2d regi ment. 18. Cadet Milton T. Carr, to be Brevet Second let regi- , to be Brevet Se- Company H, 24 Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. Company D, nt. moe, Cadet John R. Villep cond Lieutenant, July 1, Ii . RIFULEMEN, 13. Cadet cee Seer eee to ee Lientenant, July 1, Company 33. Cadet James Wright, to be Brovet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. Company 6. 37. Cadet William M. Davant, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. Company K. ARTILLERY ARM. William D. Pender, tobe Brevet Second 19. Cedet Lieutevant, July 1, 1854, Company A, Ist regimenl. unin i tBu dates asucct HT thet Oocjent brie aeons a Gadel otonsl Kiaary, to bey frvves Soseed Lieutenant, yt 1854. Company 6" [st regiment. Lien Peta Smpany 4th regiment. itepan . e 26. Cadet Ol'ver D. Greene, Beevet Sotood | Liewtenant, July 1, 1854 ny |), 31 regiment, 27. Oacet Staphen Il. Weed, t be Reovet Secu ieutenant, July 4, 165% Company I, 2J regiment. INFANTRY ARM. 14, Cadet Gracie, je., to be Brevet:Bec- ond Lieutenant, 1, 1854, Company G, 4th reg- Lieutenant, July 1, 1864. 0,24 Sa, Cedet Bea)’ F Davis, Yo be ‘Brevel, Seo: ania tenant, July 1, 1854. Company C, Sth reg: nif 34. Cadet Waterman Palmer, jr., to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854, aamey A, 8th Fegiment, . Cadet David P. Hancock, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. Company C, 7th regi- ment. 7 Sais Samns) 2: Shoppe, tate Brevet Sec- een wer, t 4. Company G, 2d reg- iment 38. Cadet Chas. G. Sawtelle, to be Brevet Sec- —— tenant, July 1, 1854. Company K, 2d reg- Cadi ‘Connor, Lieutenant, July 1, 1854. ment, aks Cofas, John Malling, to be Brevet Second 4. Cadet David H. Brotherton, to be SBrevet Second ean July.1, 1864. Company G, dth July 1, 186. oD TRANSFER, rom ‘0 Qrdpance Department, to stand on the Army Re- ty next below Brevet Second Lieut. Francis J. V.—CASUALTIES. RESIGNATIONS (10.) Brevet Lient. Col. Abraham Van Buren, Paymas- ter, June I, 1854. Brevet Major Robert H. Chilton, Captain let Dra- gon’: his regimental commission, (only,) July 26, 854, the date of bis appointment as Parmesan. Brevet Major Benj. Alvord, Captain 4th a fantry, his regimental commission, (only,) June 22, 1854, the date of his appointment as Paymaster. Capt. Henr: '. Halleck, Corps of Engineers, August 1, 1854, Capt. Ulysses 8. Grant, 4th Infantry, July 31,1854. Capt. Jes. D. Webster, Corps of Topographical Engineers, April 7, 1854. rh pve Lieut. Sewall L. Fremont, 3d Artillery, April 7 First Lieut. Richard H. Rush, 2d Artillery, Jaly , 1854. ae Lieut. John Dement, lst Artillery, April 30, Second Licut. Wm. 8. Smith, 2d Artillery, June 19, 1854. ~ DEaTHs, (12.) Brevet Major-General Nathan Towson, Colonel and Paymaster General, in the city of Washington, D.C., duly 20, 1854. Brevet, fantry, drowned in Puget’s Sound, near Fort Madi- son, W. T., March 27, 1854. Brevet Major George H. Talcott, Captain of Ordnance, at Indian Springs, Ga., June 8, 1854. Captain Angustas id, Corps of Topogra- pial Engineers, at Detroit, Miob., April 18, 85: Capt. Michael E. Van Buren, Regiment of Mount- ed Biflemen, at Corps Christi, Texas, July 1854, of wounds received (July 11th) in an affair Neen a ie: Boazritt Corps of Enginee: pt. Jere x , Corps of Engineers, at Key Weat, Fla, June 22, 1864, Capt. Thos, L. Ringgold, Ordaance De; in the on of hoa iatey Fust Lieut, James Holmes, 4th Artillery, at Fort Independence, Mars., May 27, 1854. Becond Lieut. Ferdinand Paine, 2d Infantry, at Jefferson barracks, Mo., June 23, 1854, Becond Lieut. Horace F. De Lano, 2d Dragoons, at Fort Blies, Texas, May 24, 1854. Becond Lieut. Jos. E. Maxwell, 3d Infantry, killed in askirmish with the Apache Indians, near Moro river, New Mexico, June 30, 1854. Assist. Surgeon Alex. 8. Wotherspoon, in city of Washington, D. C., May 4, 1854. 4 VI. The officers promoted and appointed wil] join their proper reginients, companies, or stations wita- out celuy, except those on detached service or act ing usder special instructions, who will report, by letter, to the commanders of their respeetive regi- ments and corps. a VI). The General Regulations (paragraph* 2.0) allow three months leave of abeence to the gradi- ates of the Military Academy on entering servi: and any ove who shall fail “t» jain at the expira- tion of his leave wi'l be considered as decliniog hia appointment, and his name will be dropped from the army rolls.” Accordingly, all the graduates, whose appoiat- ments are herein announced, except those attached to companies ee in the department of New Mexico, will join their stations on the 30:h of Sep. tember next. The graduates aerigned to the dra- er arm, and who belong to companies in New lexico, will report, on the 360:h of Seotember next, at Jeflerson Barracks, Missouri, and those attached to the artillery and infantry arma a¢ Newport bar racks, Kentucky. The stations ot tLe Brevet Second Lieutenants of Engineers. Toy ogaphicel Engineers and Ordnance will be designated hereafter, All the graduates, on the receipt of this order, will immediately report, by letter, to the headquar- ters of theaimy, andtothe commaniers of their respeetive corps and regiments. If the stations of these commanders are not known, the required re- Pat vill be forwarded urder cover to the Adju- ant General for travemitta:. By order of the Secretary of War, 8. CoopEr, Acjutant General. MEMORANDA. 1, The companies now serving in the Depart- mept of New Mexico are companies B, D, F, (+, Hj I, and K, Ist Dragoons; companies D, E, H, and , 2d Dragoons ; companies B, and 1), 2d et the 3d Regiment of Infantry ; and companies B, F, I, and K, 8th Infantry; 2. The letters or companies given in the Lrg Sa ing order sre those of the companies to which the several officers con: erned succeeded, in due course, by their promotion or appointment. If any changes bave subseqvently been made by competent antho- rity, it is not intended to disturb them. . By ‘Special Orders,” No. 96, from the Head- oes of the Army, dated June 28, 1854, “ officers serge, bs companies serving in ihe Depart- ment of Texas are authorized to delay proceeding to join till the 15th of October next.” Phe troops serving in Texas are companies A, B,C, F, G, and I, 24 Dragoons; the regiment of monnted riflemen; companies © and F, Ist artillery; companies B, D, K and M, 4th artillery; the Ist and 5th regiments of infentry; companies A and [, 7th infantry; acd companies A, C, D, F, G, and H, 8th infantry. 8. Coors, Adjutant General. Court of General Sessions. Before His Honor the Recorder. Ava, 11.—Sentenced —Hagensen and Brown, who pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge of attemot ieg to commit a grand Jarceny, were sentenced to six months in the penitentiary. The court suspend ed judgment aga inst Robert Clemens, convi.ted of embezzlement. Miller and Bolkin, convicted of burglary in the third degree, were sentenced to three years in the State Prison. Rowdyism and Assault.—Francis Kelligan was ndicted for assaulti g Jacob Blann, on the night of the 27th of Jane, in Laurens street, and stabbing im in a daugerous manner. Provocation and a:- tault by the complaipans, in company with others, upon the prisoner, were set up by the defonce. Ver- ict not guilty. Btealing. Jacob Fobner, a German, confessed to having stolen bank notes to the amount of $135, from Jacob Taylor. Sentenced to the State Prison for 1w6 years. Obtaining Goods Under False Pretences.—KA- ward Saxe, a youth of sixteen, pleaded guilty to the charge of obtaining two silver watches rt false pretences. Sentence reserved. Hig) with roe | Robtery.—John Manroe was ol attacking Benjamin (©. De Forest, on the it of the 3d of Jane, while dl the Park, knocking him down, and robbing him of a bill of exchange for $76. it appeared from the evidence that the bill was valueless, and the = of rob- bery was therefore withdrawn. Verdict of not guilty. The court then adjourned. Caxat ToLLs.—The following statement shows the amount of tolls collected on all the State canals @uring the firet week in August, in 1853 and 1854:— cass Wee Soy renis oe $76,163 57 oo veveesenes 84,070 26 er a ce ee ‘amoun' le inety- nine days, from the opening of ge geno year, compared with the same period last year, is as fol- lows:— $1,337,606 22 Trerease in 1854 Average receipta per day in 1454. . | Avereae receipta per doy in 1855 Aibuny Argus, Auge Uy lejor Charles H. Larnard, Captain 4*h In- | 20, | partment, D.O.,May 11, 1864,” | j alread. desd from the effects of wounds sectived in the rio! FEARFUL ELECTION RIOT IN ST. LOUIS. ‘founded men were constantly borne up from the Levee to Broadway, during time of the fir t, and such terror reigned in the neig ‘borhood that the stores of Broadway and on Fourth street, for some distance down, were closed and remained closed during the afternoon and evening. The greatest excitement prevails at the'time ‘of writing. There is talk on the streets of pro; to attack the College, which probably bas ite or! in the heated Jauapinations of some terrified men, The office of the Auzeiger, has already once atiacked with stones, ana as we write, crow are Gushing down Thira street in that ii shouting, “ Boerestein! Bornatein!” The military, however, are under arws, and oa the alert; and we. ase no fu: ther damazy to life or property. companies of miiifts are in of wi three have just passed oar office in fine order, marching towards the point, now threatened—the Continentals, the W: gton Guards, and the Na- tional Guarde. The militis companies have formed a donbie ling m such & manner as effectually to protect tae office of the Anzeiger, yd irys ecross Third, near the mouth of Chesnnt and Market streets, and the alley | back of the Anzeiger office, in such a way as to pre- vent all access. About ten arrests have been made. The were lodged in the calaboone, with the exceptim of the fellow with whom the fight commenced. He was subsequently removed to the jail, asa rescue was feared. It ie said that he is an Irishman, that. he stabbed a man in the crowd round the pots in the Fifth ward, and then dropped his knife and ran. He a pursued for several squares, and finally caught. As nearly as we can learn, three men are prisevers: and two are not expected to survive. As we write, (micnight,) there are fying rumons of rioters gathering ia the neighborhood of the (ol- lege, corner of Ninth and Green. There kas been more or less disturbance and alarm there since ths rioting began, bat we hope ani believe that tne worst is past, and that quiet is restored for tho night, ‘et one o’clock this morning, the military bad re tired, and Third street in the aeighborhood of t) - Anzeiger off.c was quiet, bnt even at thas ia hour there was small knote of the rietera scouria,: the northern part of the city, yelling and throwin: stones. Some fifty or more were engaged tearing: out the inside of P. Brady's doggery, corner of Mor. gan and Fifth street, This house was mobhe early in the afte;noon, but the crowd returning «li the work well, not leaving 2 whole door or window, and not a particle of furniture within. This is the third time within a few years that houses on that corner have been sucked. On Morgan and Gicen streets, extending west from Broadway, not an [rish grocery is left, uli being torn to pieves, and the houses more or joss injored. A frame row at tse northwest conoer of Fifth and Gicen suffered severly, the weather- boarding being split ard torn by stones, and atl tae windows ond doors smasbed in. At a late hour, when it was deemed safe for p-r- eons to pass along the riotons district, we tarned out for the purpose of prosuring a list of the houses and their location, but found such a multitude on all the stects nuiped, that we were compelled te give it up fora move seasouable hour. At a roagh estimate there arc vot less than fifty or sixty housva, chiefly Irish doggeries of the lowest order, ny @amoged, and the'r coutents des:royed. To mate the loss we are unable, but should guess i not much short of 350,000. All this, besides the mur- der and maiming, was the work of but a few hor 4. The Uw force was entirely insufficient, and for nearly three hours the excited multitude had fal swey. After the ap) €arance of the military com oa rative order was restore1; bot up to the hour of going t press this morning there were small squede moving here and there, but apparently without ability to do further mischief. Destructive Fire at St. Louts. A destractive fire broke ont in Bt. Louis on the morning of the 7th inst. The Republican, of the Sth inst., furnishes the followieg pa-ticulars:— Mr. Jobn Stevenson, the proprietor of a boat building establishment onthe Levee, happened to be in his shop at the time, and he saw the flamce break out is hisown estublisbment and the store house of Mr. Fitzgerald simultaneously, Jnst at thet momen’ be taw four or five men rash out; one of them asked him what he was doing there, and at the same time knicked him cown with a elnd. Stevenson recovered from the blow, drew a pistol, and fired. Oue of the men fell, but was caught op by the cthers and carried off. The buildings were soon enveloped in flemes,and the carpenter sho; of Mr. Stevcnson, together with three stores, ow: by Mrs. Boyce, and cccu)‘ied as a storehouse by Mr. Fitzgerald, were, with the contents, entirely coa- sumed. We have as neerly as posible endeavored to ascer- tain the particulars of the fire, losees, insurance, &c., which we give belo s:— Mr. Stevenson lost nothing of great veluc, exoent- ing his tools and lomber. From the shop of Mr. Steveneon the fire eommonicated to that of Mr. Pipe, destroyiog @ large assortment of tools, ang neatly the entire frame for the cabin of a new Keo huk packet. His logs is probably heavy; but we were not able to as-ertain ite extent. Adjoining was the lumber yard of Carr & Rogers, which, to- ether with the office, was entirely destroyed. fom 80,000 to 100,000 feet of Jumber were burat, besides other combustibles on the premises. On the south of Btevenson’s shop stoc? the tro story brick warebouse of Messrs. Bigell, Peasley & Co., which, together with its contents was entirel, destroyed. Mess:s. dell, Peasley & Co.'s loae as follows:—The ir warehouse contained absut 1,000 ba rels pork, worth $14,060; $16,000 worth of Wair- bank’s scales; 140 hogsheads of sugar, worth $7,000; besides @ loz of salt aud other gouds, worth about, 211,000, making utotal love of property of about. $48,000. Their warebouse waa insured for $4,000, $2,000 of which was insured in the State Matoal, and $2,000 inthe Home Mntual Insurance offices. Their insurance on merebandite and prodace was 43 follows, smounting in ail to $37,000. Insurence of 140 bogebesds of sugar, $7,000, im the Lumber and Mechanica’ office; on 1,000 barrela of pork, $12,000—$4,200 in the State Mutual, $4 in the Merchants’ Mutua), and $5,600 in the Mi) and Manufactorers’ office; on sundries $12,000-— $5,000 in the North Weatern, $4,000 in the Ssate Matval, and $3,000 in the Home Mutual. The loss in this establishment will be about $11,000 above the amount inea: ed. The exa:t amount of hemp stored in the ware~ Id’s fa not yet known, bat it house of Mr. F will not vary mach from. 4,600 bales, more or less. The proprictor bas not been abie to ascertsin et the exact number from his books, @ portion of the ees : oa roe another. Th > sae e,ard a m to re ne 2a were tesa, Robinson & Co., Thomas H. Cooley, Modd & Hinghee, and Gary Gra a ’ in. fet few bales were socared fro the flames, and in a dai condision. The buildiags were filled entire); hemp. Mrs. Boyve has $12,200 insured on , which will nearly if not juite cover her loss; $6,500 in the Pacific, wad. 000 in several other offies. 4 ‘The 4,500 bales of bemp consumed, estimated at $112,000; 1,000 bbla. of pork, $14,000; 140 bhda. of sugar, $7,000; Faitbanke’ wales, $16,000; besides sundries, worth about $11,000, makes the total toss on merchandize near $160,000. We were not able to asertain the amount of emp owned by each consignee, nor the insurance, but we learn that E.M. Ryland & Co, wore insured for #12,500—#4,500 in the Globe, and $5,000 in the P2- cific. The total insnrance we learn was about nee and the loss over the insurance was Bear 30 This waa the most destructive fire which has vie sited our city forsome time. All the builoings am tacked by tle flames were burned ta the gronn}, and others in erent danger were saved by the acuve rijns of tee fire department