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Promotions, Apyolmtnents, Transgers and Casvaltios. Wasmeron, Seytomber 5, 1856 ‘he coertesy of Captain Williams, Asciwtant ( Ceneral of the United Stater Army, 1 am enabled before the readers of the Heracp the following jeresting orier trom the War Department, in advance of fe publicacion elsewhere: — GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 10. Wax Doraianeve, ADICTANE GENERAL'S OFPICE, ‘ Wasmincrow, Septerver 1, 1856. } Promotions an oofntments in the Army of the United ‘@aaies, made by resident by and with the advice and he Senate, since the pubticatioa of General Orders,” No. 18, of November 10, 1865. I—PROMOTIONS. ADJUTANT ORYERAL'S DEPANTMIENT. Brevet Captain Gicorge Deas, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjntant General, with the brevet rank of , December 13, 1855, vice Winship, deceased, ever Captain Irvin McDowell, Assistant Adjutant i, to be Assistant Adjurant General, with the brevet yank of Major, March 51, 1854, vice Freeman, resigned. QUARTERMASTIR)S DEPARTMENT. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Thomas, Deputy Querter- master General, to be Assistant Quariermaster Geocral, with the rank of Colonel, August 1, 1856, Vice Stantoa, deceased. Major Thomas Swords, Quartermaster, to be Deputy Quartermaster General, with the rank of Licutenant Colove), August 1, 1858, vice Thomas, promoted. Captain Michael M. Clark, Assistant Quartermaster, to de Quartermaster, with the rank of Major, August 1 1856, ‘vice Swords, promoted. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Assistant Surgeon William J. Sloan, to be Surgeon De- @ember 20, 1866, vice “innecke, deceased. Assietant Surgeon William s. King, to be Surgeon, Ang. 28, 1856, ‘assistant Surgeon David C. DeLeon, to be Sergeon, aug. 29, 1550. CORDS OF ENGINEERS, ay Henry Brewerton, to be Major, August 23, 1856, vie Ogden, deceased. First Lieutenant John Newton, to be Captain, July 1, 2856, having served ‘fourteen years continuous service as Licutenant.”’ First Lieutenant John D. Kurtz, to be Captain, Juty 1, 1866, having served * fourteen years continuous service ae Licutenant First Lieutenant Barton S. Alexander, to be Captain, July 1, 1856, having se-ved ‘fourteen years continuous fervice as Lieutenant Second Lieatenant Qaincy A. Gillmore, to be First Liew tenant, Juiv 1, 1856, vice Newtor omaot Second Lieutenant Frederick &. Prime, to be First Lieu- Senant, july 1, 1856, vice Kurtz, promoted. Sees Lievterant James ©. Morton, to be First Liea- uly 1, 1866, vice Alexander, promoted. Brevet Second Lieutenant Godirey Weitzel, to be Second Meutevant, July 27, 1800, the date of Captain Fraser's Brevet Second Lieutenant George W. Snyder, to be Second Lieutenant, August 23, 1850, the date of Major Ogden’s death. CORPS OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS. . Frrst Lieutenant George G Meade, to pe Captain, May 29, 1856, having served ‘fourteen years continuous ser- viee as Lieutenant.” First Lieutenant Martin L. Smith, to be Captain, July 1, 3656, having served ‘fourteen yoars continuous service as Licutepast.” Firet Lieutenant Jobn Pope, to be Captain, July 1, 1854, served ‘fourteen years continuous service as First Lievterant James W. Abert, to be Captain, July 1, 3866, baving served ‘fourteen years continuous service as Lientenant.”” Second Liewterant Robert 8. Williamson, to be First Lseutenant, April 30, 1856, vice Hardcastle resigned. Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Michier, to be First Lieu- tenant, May 19, 1358, vice Meade, promoted. @econd Lieutenant Jobn G. Parke, to be First Lieutenant, 1, 1856, vice Smith, promoted. Lieutenant Governeur K. Warren, to be First Lieutenant, July 1, 1856, vice Pope, promoted. Second Lieutenant George H. Mendeil, to be First Lieu- tenext, July 1, 1456, vice Abert, 4 Brevet Second Lieutenant Charles N. Turnball, to be Becond Leutevant, April 30, 1856, vice Wiltlamson, pro. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. First Lieutenant Theodore T. 5. Laidley, to be Captain, Duly 1, 1856, having served “ fourteea years continuous gervice as Lieutenant.” Firet Lieutenant James G. Benton, to be Captain, July 1, 3806, baving served © fourteen yoars coctinuous service ae Licvtepant.”” Second [Lieutenant Joebna W. Sill, to be First Lieute. want, July 1, 1856, vice Laidley. promoted. Second Liectenant Francis J. Shunk, to be First Lieute- pant, July 1, 1566, vice Benton, promoted. SNCOND MEGIMNNT OF DRAGOONS, First [ientepant James M. Hawes, to be Captain, De- ember 13, 1855, vice Winship, “eceased. (Company C.) Second Lieutenant George B Auderson, to be First Liea- sesnnt, December 13, 1865, vice Hawes, promoted. (Com ) ag Ae) Second Lieutenant Lewis Merrill, of the First Bragoons, 1 be Second Lieutenant, December 13, 1495, view G. B. Anderson, promoted. (Company ¥.) PIRSE RBGINENT OF CAVALRY. First Lieutenant George H. Steuart, tw be Captain, De- feember 20, 1855, vice Coffee, resigned. (Compsuy ik.) Second Lieutenant James i: B. Stuart, to be First Liew fenant, ecember 20, 1865, vice Stewart, promoted. (Com- f.) Pipccond Lieutenant Elmer Otis, to be Firet Licutenant, February 22, 1866, vice Love, resigned. (Com,any F.) SECOND REGIMENT OF CAVALRY Firat Liewtenant Nathan G. Evans, to be Cuptain, May}, 1866, vice Travis, dismissed. (Company H ) Second Lieutenant John T. Shaat, to be First Lieutenant, May 1, 1866, vice Evans, promoted. (Company £ ) 4 Ligutepant George B. Crosby, to be First Liew tenant, May 1, 1856, vice Cross, whore commissiou ex pires. any 4.) Re SIMEST OF MOUNTED RoFLEMEY utenant Wiltiam W. Avere!, to be , 1858, vice Bowen, resigned YINET REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Second Lientesant Richard (. Duryea, to be Firet Lier femant, December 6, 1855, vice Boltzboover, resigued. 4 Bocsed Lievtenant Walworth Jenkins, to be First Liew 1 February 16, 1466, vice Boyu.on, resigned. (Jom- pany 1 Breve Second Lieutenant John W. Turner, of the Third Artillery, to be Second Lieutenant, November 16, 1895, ‘view Falter, deceased. (Company H ) Brevot Second Lieutenant Francis A. Shoup, to be Second Lieutenant, December 6, 1865, vice Duryea, promoved (Company 6.) RROOND RROIMENT OF ARTILLERY, Second Licutenant Henry OC. Aymonds, to be First Lien tenant, January 31, 1866, Vice Thomas, resigned. (Com 1, March 12, 1856, vice Nones, resigned. L. = ie THIRD RRGIMENT OF ARTILLERT. Firet Lieutenant Joseph Svewart, to be Captato, January 6, 1866, vice Bragg, resigned. (Company EH.) Second Lieutenant La Rhett L. Livingston, to be First Leutenant, January %, 1850, vice Stewarl, promoted, (@ompany kK) nd Lieutenant Jobn G. Chandler, to be Firat Liew fewant, May Ji, 1556, vice French, reeigued. (Comp ay) FOURTH REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. First Lievienant George W. Rains, to be Captain, Febro 14, 1866, vice Wooster, decease’. (Company M.) vet Lieutenant Joba H. Grelagd, to be Captain, Marca 166F, vice Freeman, ed. (Company K.) nd Lieutenant Joseph H. Wheelock. vo be First Ldewtenant, January 14, 1866, vice Smita, resigned. (Com L) Marcon Lieutenart Jacob Culbertson, to be First Lieu tenant, Febroary 14, 1456, vice “aresché, who vacates Bw recimenta! commission (Company K ) Second jieutenant Oscar A. Mack, to be Firat Liew. tenant, February 14, 1856, vice Rains, promoted. (Com ) ilcead Liewtenant Jobn Mendenhall, to be First iow tenant, March 14, 1864, vice Nimmo, deceased. (Com pany D) Second I eutenant William R. Terrill, to be First Liew tena, Marob 31, 1866, vice Greland, promoted. (Com. a} Lieutenant Lowis H. Pelous® to be First Liew femant, May 1, 18%, vice Booth, resigned. (Com wey —.) FIRST RAGIMENT OF INFANTRY First Lieutenant Charies C. Gilbert, to be Captain, Ne @ember 6, 1655, vice Burbank, promoted w Second Ia. fantry. (Company B) First Lieutenant Andrew G. Miller, to be Captain, Feb- Toary 1), 1866, vice Arthur, deceased. (Company F.) Second Lieutenant Thornton A. Washington, to be Firet Lieutenant, Decemo@ 8, 1855, vice Mclean, who vacates bie regimental commission. (Company 1.) Second Lieutenant Samuel H. Reynolds, to be First Lieutenant, lecemver 1865, tive Gilpert, promoted ¥.) Recon d Lievtepant James B. Greene, te be Firnt Liew , 1866, vice Tarnley, who vacates bux tal commission. (Company K.) Joevtenant ( A. Wi llama, to be First leo ‘ebruary 11, vice Muller, promoved. (Gyn Second Lieutenant George McG. Dick, of toe Righth Infantry, to be Sepond Lieutenant, October 26, 1455, vice McCall, deceased. (Company A.) <ROOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Captain Sidney Burbank, of the Firat Infantry, to bo Major, December 8, 1856, vice Montgomery, dismiased. FOURTH RRGIWRAT OF INFARTRY aot bine nant Fimund Underwood, to be Captai March 1), 1856, vice MeConneli, rerigned, (Compan, Second Leutenant wet V. Keuts, 0 be First Lie fenant, December 4, 1865, vice Sinughter, killed in actoa. (Company A ) Second Lieutenant George Crook, to be First Licute- ob Li, 1866, vce Cowerwood, promoted, (Com- nant pany D.) SRR ER RRGIERRT OF INFANTRY, First Lientenant Joseph H. Potur, to be Captain, Jana- ry, ©, 1866, vice Heaatan, dtamieed. (Company @.) | Lieutenant Edward A. Palfrey, to be First Lien tenant, January 9, 1866, vice Potter, promoted, (Com. pany F.) FOGHTT REAIMEST OF INFANTRY Second Lievtenant Wiliam Mek. Dye, vo be First Liew —_ Feb. 1, 1856, vice Halteman, resigned. (Com pany F) NINTH RAGINRRT OF INFANTRY Pecond |lentenant Hug! Fleming, to be First Liew. devant, Jume 7, 1866, vice Sargent, resigned. (Com penyk) TENTH NROIMEWT OF INFANTRY. First Lieutenant Alfred Cumming, to be Osptain, July ®, 1866, vice Webb, resigned. (Company G ) Second Lieatenan) Lawrence A. Willams, to be Firat tenant, July 20, 1866, vice Cumming, promoted. « ompany 6.) ae ), 1886, Prevet Second Lieutenant Franck 8. Armistead, Jivet_lofantry, to be Second Lieutenant, July 20, ce Wile omoted. (Company G). NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1856. IL— APPOINTMEN FS. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, Brevet Major Pitz John Porter, First Lieuten \.' im the | Pourth aruliery, to be Assistant Adjutant Ges»), with the Brevet rack of Captain, June 27, 1858, v » Deas, | premoted, rivet Lientenant Joba Withers, of the Fourth |) entry. to"be Asvisiant Ad utant Ger with the Brey « uk of Captain, June 27, 1856, vice McDowell, promote t QU ARTEMASTIR'S RIMENT, First Lieutenant Joon AL. Dies :eon, of the FY =t srtil- | lery, to be assistant Quartermast , With rank of J) aia, | Jume 28, 1856, vice Fremen, ree! «. d. utenant Frederick My?*> of the Fifth Ia": try, tant Quariern aster, W'' thS rank of Cup ain, 29, 15¢, vice Clark, promoted. MBDICAL DEPARTMENT, John F. Rando! ph, of Louisiana, to ve aevistant Sa-con, vie Sloan, promoted, to date from December 24, 1859 James 0. Herdon, of Virgwia, to be Aassistant 8 1 vice Simons, dismissed, to date from February 22, 1-5 George Taylor, of Marylwd, to be Assistant Su-seon, vice Southgate, reeigued, to date trom April 1, 1856. Jobn J. Gacnsien, of Virgiia, to be Assistant Surgeon, from May 18, 1866, ‘yiaud, to be Ass stant Sur. > date trom June 28, 1850 uth Carolina, to ne Assistant geop. vice Wilkam J. L'Engle, of Surgeon, August 25, 1856, B. J. 0. lrwm, of New York, to be Assistant Surgeon, August 28, 1806. ‘Antbony Heger, of Penneylvania, to be Assistant Sur goon, Avgust 79, 1858. Ara Wall, of Virgicia, to de Assistant Surgeon, August 29,1 Charles Brewer, of Maryland, to be Asclatant Surgeon, August 29, 1856. William H. Babcock, of New York, to be Assistant Surgeon. Avg 29, 1856. Edward N. Covey, of Maryland, to Se Assistant Sur- geon, Aug. 29, 1856. Richard D. Lynde, of Maryland, to be Asgistant Sur- geon, Aug. 29, 18 Robert Orr Craig, of New York, to be Agsiztaut Sar- geon, Aug. 29, 285+ ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. Danie) Chage, of California, to be ¥ vice Newman, @iemissed, 10 cate from a) RNY OF CAVALRY, Storekeeper, 16, 1866. 13, Edward . Of Missiastasippi, to be Second Lieutenant, Jui (Compang I.) I ky, to be Svcond Lieutenant, (Co y ia.) 10, Cadet Francis L. Vinwa, te be Second Lteutenant, July 1, 1856. Company D.) 1. Cadet George D. Bavard, to be Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1850, (Company 6.) SECOND RECINANT OF CAVALRY, 5. James E. Hari be District of Columbia, to l a 1856. Ju (Company B). 9. Cadet A. Parker’ Porter, to be Secoud Lieutenant, Jaly 1, 1856, (Company A.) 18, Cadet Wesley Owen, to be Second Lieuteaant, July 1, 1856. (Company J.) FIRST § 12. Cadet Thomas July 1, 1866. (Company ©) SECOND REGINENT OF ART %, Joseph FP. Jones. of North Carola, to be Secoad Lientenant, June +7, 1856. (vompany 18. Caiet Jobn W. Barriger, to be 5 cond Licutenant July 1, 1856. (Company B.) Ty. Cadet Guilford D. Bavey, to be Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1866, (Company E.) THIRD REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. 3. Lyman L. Ke logg, ot Obio, to pe Second Lieutenant, June 27, 1856. (Company F.) 12, Thomas M. Saundere, of Virginian, to be Second Lieutenant, June 27, 1856. (Company H.) 5, Cadet Henry V. DeHart, to be Secoud Lieutenant, July 1, 1866, (Company 1.) 7. Cadet John Tivton, to be Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1856. (Company x) 14. Cacet Lorenzo Lorain, to be Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1866. (Company L.) FOURTA REGIMENT OF ARTILLFRY. J, Edward F. Bagiey, of Alabama, to be Second Licute- pant, June 27, 1856. (Company L ) 2. Frederick M. Foilett, ot New York, to be Second Lieutenant, June 27, 1656.’ (Company A.) 7. George 8. James. of th Carolina, to be Second Liewenant, June 27.1866. (Company E. 16 Charies D. Andereen, of Texas, to met June’2, 1806. | (Company M.} . - 8. Cadet Herbert A. Haskell, to July 1, 1856. (Company C.) 16. Cadet John Bennett, to be Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1846. (Company —.) FIRST KEGIMENT OF INFANTRY. ‘der, of j!inois, to be second | eutenant, Company c) ™ 14. Alexander M. Haskell, of Indiana, to be Second (Compacy K.) ‘of New Hampsnire, to be Second . (Company H) , Of Meine, to be Second Liexte- (Corspany D ) SRCOND REGIMENT OF LAFANTRY. 11. Féward C. Moore, of lliinols, to oe Second Licute- nant, June 27, 1856. (Company C.) IXD RMGLKENT OF LSFANTRY. 29. Cadet Thomas #7, Wa'ker, to be Secoud Lieutenant, July 1, 1856. 6. Charles A. tenant, June 27, 1856. (Company i. 10. Mervin E. Cully, of Obie, to be Second Lieutenant, June 27, 1866. (Company G.) J, Francis Maliory, of “nia. to be Second Lieute Jupe 27. 1866. UcCail, of Tennessee, to be Second Liew June 27, 1856. (Company E.) FIFTH RROLMRNT OF INFANTSY. 22. Cadet John F. Ricter, to be Socoau Lieutenant, July 1, 1866, (Company E ) SIXTH FROIMENT OF INTANTRY. 18. Orlando B. Moore, of Michigan, to be Second Liec- » be second Lieute- TRY. tue Second Lica tenant, tepant, June 27, 1866. (Company 6.) SEVENTH RROIMENT OF ivr ANTRY, 26. Cadet Charice B. svivere, to be Second Lieutenant July 1, 1856. (Company L) OOMENT OF INFANTRY. Ti head, of Indiana, te be Second Lieute- 2806. (Company C ) MINIH RECIMENY OF INFANTRY, Cadet James W. Fortyth, to be Second Lieutenant. ly 1, 3856. (Company D ) s TENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY, 20. James |. Thompson, of Michigan, to be Second Lieutenant, June 27, 1454. (Compary H.) The followiog pameo Cadets, graduates of the Military Acaiemy, are attached to the army of the Brevet of Secor d Lieuteaunt, in conformity with the fourth section Of the uct approved April 29, 1812, to take rabk from Ju y 1, 1866— CORPS OF ENGINERRS., 2. Cadet George W. Snyder, (promoted:) 2. Cadet David C. Houston; 3. Cadet Miles D. Mcalester, CORPS OF TOPOCRAPMICAL KNGINERRS, 6, Cadet Oriande M. Poe, KMS ANCE DEPARTRENT, 4, Cadet Charles ©. Lee, DRAGOON ARM, ‘i 27. Cadet William Gaston, company F, 2d regiment, 30. Cacet George Jackson hewn wg | D, Ist regiment 63. Cadet Jobp K Mizner, company i, 2d regiment, 41. Cadet William P. Sanders, company F, let regiment. CATALIN AEM. ‘Zl. Cadet Lunsford |. Lomax, company A, 24 regiment 23. Cadet James P. Major, company B, ist regiment; 31. Cadet Joseph A. Taylor, Company G, lst regiment, 46. t Piehugd lee, company C, 2d regiment. CIMANT OF MOUNTED RIFLKMR O8. Cadet William A. Jeckson, company Herbert M, ives, company I. ARTILLERY ARM. 18. Cadet John P. Stina, Cadet Hylan B. Lyon, company ¢, Femund C. Bainbriege, company 1. 54 regiment det Miebard Loder, company B, 4th regiment; 2: Jeremiah H. Gilman, company L, let regiment, 25. Cadet Thomas E miller, company 1. 24 regiment. INFANTRY ARE. 34. Cadet Franck 3. Armistead, company A, let regi ment, (prometet.) 35. Cadet Herman Biggs, company a, 10th regiment, 56. Cadet William T. Gentry. company C. 4th regiment; 97. Cadet James B.&. Alexaader, company B. bth regiment; 29. Cadet Owen K. McLemore, compaay F, Sth regiment, 40, Cadet Richard 8. C. Lord, company €. 7th regiment; 42. Cacet James McMillan, company 1, ‘2d regiment, 43. Cadet William B. Hughes, company H, 4th regiment, 44. Cadet Samuel 8. Carroll, compaay 4, d regument 46 Cadet J. Mclean Hilat, com, 8. 6th regiment, 47. Badet Brayou C. Ives, company 1, Su regiment. Major EAgar try, July 2, 1 Mejor Sidney Burbank, 2d Infantry, to the ist Infantry, July 2, 1866. Captain Jobn F. Reynolds, 34 Artillery, from company A, wo light company ©, May 26, 1856. Second |entenant Junict B. Wheeler, 2d Cavalry, to the Ci. of Topographical Logineers, to taxe piace oa the Army Register, next below Second Lieutenant Coaries N, Turnbull, June 27, 1866, If TRANSFERS. Mawkine, ist infantry, to the 2d Infan- IV—-CASUALTIES. RRMIGNAT! 1, (a8.) Brevet Lievtenant Colone! William G. Freeman, Asvis- (an' Ad otant General, and Captain 4th Artery, Maron 31, 1856, brevet Lioutenant Colonel Braxton Bragg, Captain 34 Artillery, January 8, 1856. in Samuel @. French, Assistent Quartermaster, vtenant Sd Artillery, May 31, 1866, 2 Captain Thomas R. MeConne.|, 4th infantry, March 11, 856 = Nathaniel &. Webb, 10th Infantry, July 20, arraia Jobn T. Coffee, Ist Cavalry, December 20, Foret Lieotenant Richard ©. Smith, 4th Artillery, Jacu- ary 13, 1856, evet Captain Fdward ©. Boynton, First Lieutenant let Arillery, Febroary 16, 1866 First Lieutenant Jetierson H. Nones, 24 Artillery, Mareh 12, 1856, First Leutenaot Daniel M. Belzhoover, lst Artillery, Necember 6, 1655. Firet Lientenant Horace Haldeman, $b Infantry, Feo roary 1, 1856, Brevet Captain Démund L. F. Bardeastie, First TLiente- nant Corps of Topographical Fogineers, April 80, 1*66, wa Lieutenant Jobn C. Booth, 4th artillery, May 1, First Leatenant Revert B. Thomas, 24 Artilery, Jann 31, 1 : rirst Lieutenant Alden Sargent, 0h Infantry, June 7, 866. First Lieutenant Harry Love, let Cavairy, February 23, 1866. First Liewtenant George R. Bisaell, 34 Artillery, Sep- tember 1, 1816. ae Liewtenant Marshal) T. Polk, 24 Infantry, Apri) io ng Ee hed Bowen Regiment of Mount- ed Ritiemen, ‘scond Liewtesedt Biwia Townsend, 34 Artillery, Mareh 11, 1866. * ny appeal Archivald Gracie, Jr., 6th Infantry, cond Ljevtenant Malcolm H. Nieboile, 10th Infantry, "Reoogs Lewteuant William 4. 8. Jones, tet Caval April 50, 1866, 3 me Becond ‘ievtenant Francie B. Schaffer, 34 February 6, 1856, e pees Lieutemant William K, Lear, Sd Artillery, April Secoud Lieatenant Raymond Pairiax, 2d Arvilery, De- comber 6, 1865, Agrietant Sargeon Francis Sorrel, Jane 27, 1860 Assistant Surgeon Robert Southgaze, March 1, 19*4. COMMINIONS VACATED UNDSR THE TrH SECTION UF THE oF June 18, 1846 (3). First Liewtenant Julius P. Gareche, 4ib Artiliery, Ag sistant Adjutant General—hig regimental commissioa, (ouly,) February 14, 1856, First Lieutenant Engene F, Weleap, Ist Infantry, As- (istant Quartermaster—pis regimental com x sia, tonly,) December 8, 1845, Firet Lieutenant Parmenas T. Turnley, lst Infantry, Assisted’ Quartermaster—big regimental commission, (ovly.) February 11, 1856, COMMIEIONS WICH BAVA *SXPIRED UNDER ARCLION 2 OF THLE ACT OF Makew! 3, 1855. (2). ‘ First Lieutenant Alexander H. Cross, 2d Cavairy, May Second Lieutenant Hartford T, Clarke, lst Cavalry May 1, 1856. cayeatum (2), Second Lieuiepant Murray W. Randolph, sth Infantry, May, hen tig yu oun ¢ second lieutenant Beal! C. Compton, 4th infantry, May 17, 166 ? : 56, praras 22) Brevet Brigadier Generai ieury Ftanton, Colonel aud Asristapt Quartermaster General, at Fort Bamilton, N.Y , ae 1, 1866. ' ajor Corneitus A. Ogden, corps of Engineere, at Bran- don, Vt, August 25, 1856. Aca Breve Major Oscar F. Winsbip, Assistant Adjutant G Fonigt oa oe 2d Dragoons, at Troy, N. ¥., Desem- 7 13, 186. Prevet Major William I, Fraser, Captain in the corps of Evgipeers, ut Key Weet, Fla., July 27, 1856. Captain Benjamin H. Arthur, ist lofantry, at Fort Caad- bourne, Texas, February 11, 1858, Captair Charles F. Wooster, 4th Artillery, at Fort Brown, ‘Texas, February 14 1866, First Lieutenant William A. Slaughter, killed in action with Indians at Branpau’s Prairie, near fork of White and Green rivers, Wasbington Territory, December 4, 1805. Nimmo, 4th Artillery, ai 1 First Lieutenant William A. Robertson City, Tenn., Mareb 22, 18! Second Lieutenant Waterman Palmer, Jr., Ist Artillery, wt Fort Moultrie, 8. C., November 18, 1855. Second Lieutenant Jobn D. McCall, 1st Infantry, at Fort MeKavett, Texas, October 26, 1 Second Lic utepant Heorge Mi: ik, let Infantry, at Camp Coeper, Texas, July 31, 1858, Surgeon Renry A. Sunpecke, ut Baltimore, Md., Decem- ber 20, 1855, act RorrED (1). Assistant Surgeor Josephur M “einer, May 9, 1856. misxisee (€). Brevet Lieutenant Colocet Wiliam R. Montgomery, Ma- jor 2¢ Infantry, December 8, 1855, Brevet Major Joba ©. Hensbaw, Ct in 7th Infantry, Jan. 9, 1856. Captain Eliakim P. Scammon, Corpe of Topographical Eng:recrs, June 4, 1856. Captain Charles £. Travie, 24 Cavalry, May 1, 1856. Areistaat Surgeon James Simous, Jan. 16, 1#56. Military Storedeeper William A. > partment, April 2, 1856. casmeRRD (2), Second Tientenact William B. Reynolds, 6th iufantry, May 9, 1850. ‘ coe Lieutenant Edwin A. Morrison, od Infantry, June V.—Officers have, in the foregoing order, been arranged to the companies to which they succeeded, ia the natura! course of premotion cr appointment. Sbould a different arsignment, however, have tiuce been made by compe- tent authority, it will take precedence of the former. ‘Vi.—The number, prefixed to the name of each of the Second Lieutenants and Brevet Second Lieutenants, in the above !ist of appointments, indicates his rank among thoce of the same date. Vil —acceptance or non-acceptance of appointments, and, in case of acceptance, the birthplace o: toe officer wman, Urdnance De- appointed, his age avd residence, when appointed, will, in every case, be prowoptly reported to the ‘Adjutant Gen- eral. VIII.—The officers appointed, and those whore eitions are changed by promotion or otherwise, will joia their ir stations snd companies without delay, unless on Getached service, acting und: r 8) 1 instructions, or on leave of abrence, w ben they wili report by letter to their Teepective chiefs or regimental commanders. office rs appoirted, however, will in every case immediately ro t by letier to the headquarters of the army at New York city, ard to their respective chiefs or régiment) commanuers. IX.—The usual leave of absence (see paragraph 239, genera! regulations,) ts granted to the graduates of tl: year. Upon its expiration—«n the 30th of S ptem)> Rext unless hereafter otberwige directe¢—they will repo in person for duty, each at bie proper stacion, —In virtue of * special orders,’ No. 61, from Deacquarters of the army, dated Aug. 4, 1556, officer: lopging 1 statioty In the department of Texas and F) da are authorized to delay proceeding to join them unt! the trst of November next. The troops serving im the department cf Texas are the éd regiment of Cava cempunies C, Fund i, let Artillery; companice B, Lv ava M, 4th artiliery; the let and bur regiments of Infas- try; companies A and I, 7th iniantry; «pd companica A GD, bd H, 8th Infaniry., The companies eerviny w the department of Fiorica are, A, I, Land M, let ar tillery, aug C, &, G, |, K und L, $d Artillery. 1 Fort Chaubource, Texas, if, by the Girection of the Sceretary of War, yiscrd on the hist of Chaplain posi, Py order of the Secretary of War. 8 COOPER, Adjutant General, The Tarf. UNION COURSE, L. 1—TROTTING. On Thursday last & sweepstakes for $200, mile heat: best three in five, in harnesr, came off between r. m lacy Riley aod s young bay mare vot yet pamed. A third peg was entered by Isaac Woodrull, bat did not make her appearance, baving met with an accident « few days ago. Lavy Riley api the bay mare mate « capital race, four closely contested Leate being require to decide the affair, Lady Riley won, The betting was u faver ot the bay mare, before the start, at two wone. Firit Ihat.—The bay mare won the pole. She went 0° with the lead, passed the quarter poie a length ia front « Lady Riley, in forty one and 4 bal! seconds, and th mile pole im 12235. Onthe lower turn the roan mar ‘went up and collared the bay. carried ber off ner seet. oo Ww the score balf a dozen lengths, \: ae s .—The roan mare broke op as soon as the word wae given, which oy the bay mare the lead oF half 2 dozen lepgtas, ich she managed to retain to the lower tui sb e passed the quarter pele ia foriy tw seconds, and the half in 1:22, On the lower Riley made a One burst, and was clove uy swung on the homestretch; but here again the roan mare ‘4 roan a length to the quarter pole, in forty-two seconds, and about hal! n length t the bult mile pole, in 22. The coatest wa derperate all around the lower sure until the bay mar aren which gave the leat w the roaa. Time. ig yi Pow th Heat —Thia was the most beactifnily conteate! im the race. Sam McLaughiin took the bay mare ic |, bis weight being some twenty pounds less than James Whelpiey, who hed driven ber in the pre vious heats, and pip the only chance lett, The nag had a good start, an togethe! side, but Piifer shut him off and kept the lead to the bal mile pole, in 1:26. Both nage were kept at the top o their <= end urged at every #tep, the roan mare leet tog by half s length around the lower turn and up thr homestretch to the score, winuing in 2.48%. The follow ing is a summary — TREDAY, Sept. 4—Sweepstakes, $200, mile heate, bert unre in five, in barnes. 1. Paver pamed r. ta. Lady Kiley. . a1 Sawn Day.—Trotting match, $200, two mie heate, t+ ‘wagons Mr McRoberts ramed bay gelding » Ee Second Hea: ‘ au 8:01 Total... .ceee + 6:03 ou Fiona Tewrtm axp Laxcet.—These celebrated mags have been matched to trot on the Yoth of September, mile beats, best three in fve—Lancet under the sadde apd Flora Temple tn barness—the race to come off over the Centreville Course. This match hae been made in the face of 2:24)4, the time made by Flora in her race with Tacony om Tuesday last, and evinces great cond dence in the powers of lancet by his owners, Tne de feat of Flora on the Fashion Course by Lancet, waa sop a to have been entirely owing to ber haviog been driven by James McMann, instead of Hiram Woodruit in the coming race Hiram wil! bolt the ribbons. fhe race coming Of on the Centreville Course, warrants tue me that still better time will be made than Court of Special Sesatons. Before Recorder Smith. Snrt, 5 William J. Lyster and Jobn Walters, who wore arrested and plead guilty, some time since, to an aseault upon the editor of the Sunday Courier, and who allerwarde forfeite’ their ball, bet subsequently renewed bis morning to receive their sen- ed time Ww look He shoud ‘vesday morning, when be rendered without therefore portpoee the case un! the judgment of the Court wou fail. Deernvetive Free i Mancurstmr, N. B.- At about half past 8, this aflernoon, a fire brokeo. a rapid Ths fre then to Meio. Hall and to a large dwelling house on Lowell street, osevpied by, Jobn Adame, which with the hall were own It spread ed by to a house owned EP. = 2 by Fa H. Goodale and DK Bar. ; were destroyed. On Concord street, the etable of Wileon & Cheney was entirely comsumed Horses and carr wore saved. T. P. Webber's house adjacent to the «table waa bad'y damaged. Several other buildings on the back streets were injured or deetroyed. There were about one hundred logs ‘o tbe suble collars, of which were burned. Several hares are * tatte burned, bot we have nothing definite. hater American, Set. 3. arcinery, | Manifesto of the Border Rufians, AN APYEAL PROM THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS TEERTTONY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNION, {From, the Kansas Ciiy knterprie Tn jue tice to ourselves, North and South, we ps the causes whieh compel ay to adapt the ont ue to eneDre the preservation of oar pe property, our bomes—vur very W Retore the act to organize she Territ Nebraska became & jaw, the abolitionist renders of Congress, of the | egwlatures of the New wad Lab with others, men of Wea th aud taleut and energy, ecived to defeat the purpores of thet bil; to prevent the people who might settle those Territories from deter mining their political ceadtticn—from deciding tor them selves whetber slaves ehould be held m those Territori They boasted that they cad the men and the mon Practically to nullity the law; and even before it be: & law, as a means of defeating ite operation, they proc the incorporation of companies, with milhons of under the falee name of + Eaigrant Aid Societies,’ whose avowed objects were to foree ito this Territory & pop: jation which should exclude siavehoiders therefrom, The miscalled emigrants introduced by these societies were not such as have settied, or would naturally sottie, a new country; they were not expected to become * set tiers,” permanenily to occupy the country; did not com: to better U eir coadition, to make homes tor themselves or their children, but were hired to come to the elections, to remain only to vote, to secure the election and obiaiu the cortrol of the Legislature, and then to laws ex- cludir g siavery and tlavehoiders from the Territory. By this meats, before @ population sutficiem: to eatab- lish a State government could be introduced; before the time couid arrive at which {t was intended the people should be tree to fix their political condition by the auop tion of a constatction, their action was to be forestalled the principle of the law practically defeated—tne peop): of one half of the Union excluded, Not oply did they prociaim this to be their parpose. boast of their —, by excess of men and money t. effect it, but their birclings were furnished with arms. wnd came threatening violence to all who dared opps them, The people of western Missouri, who knew the fitness of Kapsas for slave labor, were anxious that the peop! of the South #lould have the right in common witn the people of the North to occupy it; naturally they felt tna: they themselves should have the right to occupy the lane in their neigbborhood, adjoining their very farms, sepa rated from them but by an invisible line, which every map in Mane or Massachusetts was entitled to con apd possess. When, however, it was proclaimed that they were not only to be excluded from Kansas, bu: in the end were to be expelled trom their homes ir Missouri, they were forced to look to their safety— to make sacrifices, however great, to protect themselvc~ against the threatened attack. They asked no favor by legieletion, no advantage: in eilicial appointments but were comiénted 10 “play the game’ that was ollere: pf Kansa «m. With all the odds of men and money againat them; wit all the ovstacles which a corrupt and creity Governor vested with almost uplimited power, could throw in thei 4 without help, ost without sympatby of trien's +o helpless ceemed the struggle, they entered upon tl contest for their rights, and won. They succeeces in, placing in the Territors more emigrants than the mouey of the abolitionists had been able to trangport, aud elect ed the legislature. Alter the electioa corruption and chicanery were brougi to bear to defeat us. Reeder attempted to disorgauize thy Legislature he had been compelled by }s official oath v recognise. Failing in this, and taeir iastrument Reede~ being removed, the abolitionists, cespairing of succee otherwise, determimed (o resort to their “ inst hope’’— force. Not being able to make laws to serve them. nu daring to trust the validity of the iaws to the decision 0 the courts, the proper tribunal, they resolved to set th iaws at detlance, They proceeded to organize a Si government, and under this ery attempted @ re’ lution, orgapized an army, erected their tortitications a detied the officers of the law. Ope year ago Governor Shannon was compelled to ca! on the militias of the Territery to enforce to the law aguiny them. The law-abiding citizens responded to his call. N sooner were they assem ied than the rebels sued fo peace, pro & readiness to submit to the law pledged themselves to aid in its execution, begged on! Bot to be degraded by belng deprived of thei¢ arms claimed opty Wwe right ‘to test the validity of the jaws by ap uppeal to the courts, The Governor, coufding in their pledges, a their request uud disbanded the militia, however, was the forve which oo: jeeion withdrawn, than these tractor knavery in the to boasted of their § conten a encot would re opable wetion Of ine majority of nia the power of the law-abiai, to compel their submission. n force sulllcient they profess with dee to sniomit to 10° law. ‘The leaders of their won having fled an sbandoned them, tortiticauions desiroyed, the: capnon and arins ¥ ut be found taxen from them mercy Was again eatenaed to them. While we should frankly say tbat there was bardiy » rebectipg man in ihe Territory who placed any trast i ‘beir promises, it wax yet believed that, convinced v ther weukvers, baving been twice overpowered, the: might enbmit, and the painful necessity of their expulsio or extermipation, whick their repeated outrages bad be kon to make seem inevitable, be avoided. We incline to believe that euch might bave been th: tesait but for the system of extraordinary blund which has characterized the administration of the Ter Jorial govert ment, from the moment of their aecond * @irsion—the reasonabie hopes held out to them by ebol) opisis in Congrers—-the aid in mep, money and mu niticns of #ar furnished them by the people of the noo rlavebolding States. Instea: of retaining & civil porse which was effective, immediately on the capture of Lawrence, the stronghol: Of the traitors, Governor Shannon. as if ¢istrustta of th citizens, a8 if to 1 the traitors, caused the eit o to be disbanded, and cailed out the troupe of the Uni States. The hopelessnese of a success(ul rebellion being thu- twice fully exposed, immediately on the disperson of tbr citivens the sbohtioniste commenced xssaasinating the lew-abiding citizens, driving them from their homes burping thelr dwelings, destroying their property. in th counties of Douglas, Lykins and Franklin, where the abolitionists were strongest. The troops were powerles: 1© protect our friends; on the contrary, as employed, they were & protection to the robbers and asgassias While ep army can ¢isperee a mob, can captare anothes army with their drems beating and colere flymg, whey but give notice to the midmgbt incendiary, the robber o astacsin, apd advise them to escape. and bs han ditt, With the blond of the mardered Wilkerson an’! suer men, of Doyle and his sone, not yet cold upon their hands with a Marsbal's posse sent to arrest one of their num ber—privopers canght in th 'y Co!, Sammer—are nor oply #uflered to go ‘ree with the horses and arms which they had taken irom their prisoners, but mre coarteous!y evtreated—sim ply advised wo co home. hile Pare bis posse are rudely insulted, Brown and Walker rvfered to march at the head of their assaseins fe county to county, while citizens who assemble to arres| the marauders arc Criven back, actually expelled from the Territory by the croopa under this commander, be cause they Are found with arms in their bende, thong) their oply arms had been awtribated w them es Terrivo rial mititia. To all this we submitted, under the promise that the ~ Fp be entorced, our lives and property pro tected. What has been the result? The House of Representa Lives proceeds with its efforu: to disorganive our gover ment—to set aside all our laws—to bring anarchy opor us, The army, fnire’y represented a# our protection, is re quirea to be diebanded, unless we are deprived of te Protection of the law. Mass meetings are held in every non-sliveboltin State, io contribute aid to the rebels and assastine 1h our Midst, Daiionai conventions assembled to devise mona. for raising an army to destroy us. Lane—n tea tor, a fu ive from justice—is permitted openly to traverse cov if of our States, eplisting an army to exterminate us Not an effort is made to arrest him. While the enlistment of a handfo! of aliens t+ figh egainst « foreign power calls forth al! the energy of our fg eee the zeal of every officer, from l'resident pity Marrbal, to check it, is deemed upstoned for fe cause to hazard a war with the mightiest power on earth ap army is raived ply, apd boldly marched thousan’- of miler through and Territories, under the com mand of a fugitive traitor, to mvade oor set), subvert evr government, exterminate our citizens, without an efi to stay its progress, without » word of disapproval. Troops are enlisted from Horton to Cairo; the army |+ organized and equipped at Chicago—ia marched through Tinwots, Jowa and Nebrarka into Kansas, and through heart of our territory—ite progress is poted and hera! —ite leader stops by the way to prociaim the war of «: termioation be intends to wage ageinst ue—to gather, With the promise of speile, recruite to bis forces. The whole government ls paralyzed. federal, the State. the Terrivorial Se wll alike dare not meet the invader. One branch of the government alone it awake —the Houre «f Representatives is acu’ obstacles from bis path. m removing all Lape, with his army, enters our Territory. Bis con federates in our midst heretofore confining themsel vee the burn to the arearrinat on of individuals, toe jaliage, ing of isolated dwellings, emboldened oy b begin to embody, they strip the country mount the invading army, and chroniciw (te arrivs ” from betore them every Inw abidin the counties of Lykume, of Franklin and Dougie drive out a whole setdement of unarmed from the coumy of Lykine, burping their end deviroying their pr y—they march to the towo of Franklin, and attack of the postmaster, erm men were boardi thet ow the hon « whom a party of Sou. —set fire to the house, drive out hp women who could pot es. £ cannon which hed this and their other they mareh to ihe a'tack of another colony of South fettiere in Dowglas county, comp.) them to fly anit abandon their dwellings and properiy—thence they go to attack ihe dwethng of Col. Titus, hatter it with eannop ii be ard there who had ty bia defence are forced to surrender, when they are taken prisoners, hie dwel! ing plunderet and burned, They march thence to the very mite of ovr Capitol, and thie, az they avow, wns only raved by tae storm of rain, that rendered their tire arms useless. All tbe is done under the very eyes of the troops of the United States, And no atiempt if made to arrest When Governor Shannon, hoping that they would not harm bim, who bad twice saved them trom merited pun iebment, who bad, however unwittingly, #0 eMfectanlty Protected them, ventures to Lawrence, which he had seved for them, and cails oo them to releate the prison. ere they bad taken, his life is threatoned—ne ie told that they ¢o not recognize him es Governor—(hat they are a ‘of the “army of the North’ —are at war with government, nnd hold their prisoners as prisoners of war. demand and compe! him to exobange the ga! Titus and bis fellow prieoners for felons held in custody under arrest for areon and robbery, They have now Bis @ army of ine Nor t very man who if not mm egainst tionst. Governor Shannon dared pet await the his enecessor, but abandons bis post and ieave ta voverner * who We have aeked the appointment of equated with our ronditi wy; wo, & eit ientiied with ite interest,’ familia nia Dot de prejudiced or mislea by the have been SO systemathvally faorccted against ur—one who, beretolore a ent, as he iu va hive of a rop-Flaveholding Stare, is yet not a slavehotder, but has the capacity to appreciate and the boldnest aud integrity requisite faithfully to dischsrge bis daty, re gardless of the possible etlect it mignt buve upon the clee tion of some petty politician in a distant state, In bis etead we Dave one appointed who is iguorant oF our co op, a stranger to our people, who we have too much cause to fear will, if no Worse, prove BO more etll- cient to protect us than his predecesvors, With, then, a government whioh has proved Imnbecile— bag fatied to enforce the laws Jor vur protection—wita au army of lawless banditti overranning our country—what eha)) we do? é ‘Though we bave full confidence in the tategrity and fi- delity of Mr. Woodson, now actiog ag Governor, we know rot at what moment his authority will bo suspended. ‘We cannot await the couverience in coming to our newly appontd Governor, We cannot hazard & second edition of imbecility or corruption. We mist act at orce and Pipi These traitors, agsesting and robbers muat be punished, must now bo augbt a lesson they will remember. i We wage no war upon men for their opinions; have never attempted to exclude any from settling among us; we bave demanced only that all should alike gubmit to the law. To wll such we will aflord protection, whatever will be their political opinions, But Lane’s army and its aiies must be expelled trom the Territory, Thus alone cap We make sale our persone or property—thus alone can we bring peace to our Territory, Yo do this we will need assistance, Our citizens, unor- gav)zed, and mary of (hem unarmed, for they came not as soldiers—though able heretolore to assem‘ie a force sufficiept to compel the obedience of the rebels, now that they have been strengthened by this invading army, thoroughly drilled, perfectly equipped, mountea and ready to warch ata moment’s notice to attack our defenceiess eettiements—may be overpowered. Should we be wole even to vanquish this additional force, we are threatened with a turtber invasion of hike character through lowa ana Nebraska. ‘This fe no mere local quarre!—no mere riof; but it is war—a war wagié by ap army—a war prolessedly for our extermination. it is RO mere resistance to the laws; Lo rimple rebellion of our citizens, but a war of invasion— the army 8 foreign army—properly named the “army of the Nortb.’’ Ibis, then, pot only the right, but the duty, of all good citizens ef Missouri apd every otbey State to come to our assistance, and enable us to expel these invaders. Mr. Woodson, since the resignation of Governor Shan- non, in the absence of Governor Geary, bas fearlensiy met the reepousibilities of the trust forced upon him, has proclaimed the existence of the rebellion, and called op the militia of the Territory to assemble for its suppres- sion. We call on you to come; to furnish us assistance in men, provisions and munitions, that we may drive out this “army of the North,” who would gubyert our go- verpment and expel us from oar homes. Our people, though poor, many of them stripped of their all, others barrassed by the flends go (iat they have able to provide for their families, are yet true ; will etana with you shoulder to shoulder iu defence of our rights, of pripciptes in which you have a common if pot deeper interest than they. By the issue of this struggle is to be decided whether law or lawlessness shall reign in our country. If we are ‘yanquirhed, you too will be victims. Let pot our appeal be tn vain. & svecexee wor the 1 it hoods’ wh D. R. Atchison, B. F. Treadwell, Joe. C. Anderson, R. G. Cook, T. H. Roeser, Wm. H. Tebbs, Wm. J. Preston, 8. J. Jones, A. A. Preston, J. H. Stringfellow, YP. I. Abel. Avover 26, 1856, We, the citizens of Missouri, urge our fellow citizens and the citizens of otber States to respond to the sbove call of the vitivens of Kansas. A. W. Doniphsn, 4. G, Boone, Gitvor Andereon, Jesveo Mori B. J. Brown, Jno. W. Reid, Renry L. Routt, B. FP, sivingiellow, Important Campaign—Ofictal Account of Mr. Buchanan's Vanctog. Mi. BUCHANAN IN THE 8ALL ROOM. [Prom be hichmond } A correspondent of the Pine writing frow the Reaford (Penn. 4 of Mr. Buchavan’s L.ovements tmere. oven that old gentleman win the white clerical neck- tie, Who Lever appears io be bursed about anything, coke, at be brings op ihe rear, more lethargic than ever. Be bas been ip the habit of visiting the Sprivgs every Year, about this ecason, except when official Dueiness has taken bim out of ibe country, unr nt he has not been home more than twoor three months from as journ w Epg'and, That gentle seventy years old, ‘at least, is Jamce Buchanan, the Sage of Wheatland, tate United States Minister at the Court of Mt. James, and the candidate ot the consolidated democracy for the Presi cepey. He came one, bub he is Low surrounted by acknowletged office seekers, WhO come to jay thelr respects to bim, and who fiatter themselves that he j- destined to be the next President. He showe bimeeif very seldom, for he ia closeted the greater part of his ime with his po'itical adberents. In company he is quite nb agrecable old gentlemen, and, although an lnveterate dacbelor, be maneges to make bimecif very sociable an’ pleasant with the ladies, One evening he even carried bis amiebi!ity to that ex ent that he not only wert into the ball room but walk rough a coution, and did wonders at ‘hands al! round. His sty le of dancing is certa'nly not remarkable for it elegance end grace; but then, like himself, it belongs to the oid school, aod is rather antiquated for the present ege. And yet Bachanan is said to be a great indies’ nen, and 1 bis younger days was noted for bis gallantry to the tair sex; but be is beyond ali hope now, and should be be elected President, the White House will be a rather desolate looking concern, with no woman's smiles to light itup. For the enlightenment of his political admirers, it may be well to staie that Mr. Buchanan palks a little, and ft is wleo bipted that on one or two occasions he was known to indulge in waltzing. Now this is a matter of peculiar ipterest—a subject to retiect upon—in connection ‘with the Cisulay he made st the Cetend ( ess, aad the serious business which be had entrusted to bis charge while in Eng and. Rat even in dancing, jt seems he is —< y doy regularity and precision for which ol¢ helors have always been noted. le never dances more than three cotillons—the mysterious number three— and bas euch objections to the cheat and jig that no consideration will induce him to stand up in that In the ball room he is tho observed of all ob- and every one, except tbe bo; ip Night skirmishes tn and out of the roo elves by #ticking ping in eseb other, |, appear to regard him ae th Theatrical, Musteal, Xe. Provensm’s Bowkky.—The romanuc drama of “Rob Roy,” finely cart, is to Se produced this evening. The bere and heroine are to be enacted by the new fevoriies Mr. Me'Dopovgh apd Mies Morapt, both of whom have already becomo very eng 9 The famous extravaganza of “Po ca-bon tas,” is the alterpiece, Preron's Thxatee.—Manager Barton te ‘o give a fare well entertainment at bis Chambers street theatre to night. The bill consis # of those long tried and anprece dentedty succeesful pieces, “The Serious Family‘ and “The Toodles,” in which the manager and his old ana favorite company appear. This announcement will pro Poy attract as large an audience as ever assembled ay As . Acapeny or Mrec —Sbakepere’s great bistorical play of King Henry LV." which drew such an overwhelming house en Toesday, is to be repeated with the same power ful cast topight—Mr, Hackett as Falstaff, supported by Mesers. Wallack, Jr., G. Jordan, Holland and Wemyss, Miss Louisa Pyne and Miss Kate Maxon, Barscx’s Awenican Meseem.—The brilliant comedy eptitied “All That Glitters «* not Gold,"’ is to be perform ed in the afternoon and Mr. ©. W. Clarke, Miss Mestayer and other favorites are der the Mmauner rarely eq INSTON.—Thit popular young comedian js to ond make his last appearance at Walle-k's to-night.” Among the numerous attractions offered ou ae occasion is the thrilling play called “Victor and Hor tense.” On Monday Mr. J. will proceed with Mise Keene's compaiy to Baltimore and Washington. Gronor Cumsty axp Woon's Mivernets repeat “Bone Squash Diavoio’’ for the last time (his evening. Bcc kisy Ss SRRENADERS (#eue A line programme, includ ing the operatic Durleeque of “Trovatore,”’ for to-night Omyrse Buirpixes,—Eph. Horn, the inveterate !th'o- pian joker, takes a benefit to-night. An excellent selec ven of sopge, &o., ia offered for the accommodation of fam lies this afternoon. Brospway Armexscum —The wonderful children are to give their allegorical plotures, &¢., this aiternoon and evening. Court of General Sessions. Fefore Judge Capron. Errt. 6. Owing tothe indisposition of the Recorder, the bench was occus ied today by the City Judge. PIGANY—A DUTCHMAN'S IDEA OF A “rRME CoUNIRY,”” Andrew Fischer, a pox marked, red nosed Dutchman, aged 62, pleaded guilty to having married Ampa Reigler in 1856, while he had another cara epora living, by the name of Julia Wilhelm, whom he married in 1851, ‘The prisoner was unable to speak Eagtieh, consequent ly bis views on the galject of matrimony bad to be given through an interpreter, Mr Minske having been called for that purpose, the Court told him to ask the prisoner if be did not }now that it was illegal io marry two wives outside of Utah, ‘The prisoner replied through Mr. Mincks, that he did not know eveh to be the fact, k him if it is not unlawful in Germany, where Mr. Micke, after a short confeb, announced as the re eult of that inquiry, that the prisoner did know it w be onlawfui In Germany, but that he thought this was a free coul G ‘This sonouncement “brought down the house,” and the count rom 8 Sae was the scene of considerable up- roar at epectatore. Order at i having been Fosrored, the Judge im’ormed Mr. Tuoi, of the florid nore, the at the bar, that in consideration of his uth avd apparent “bliet Ul ie 7 and also of the SO pS at by eyren rong , to aay of hie two wires, be should cxercae all the clemency that the law would permit, ane sestence him to the mi nimom term of two yesre in the State prison. Chae. Bauer, a German, aged 21 years, was tried and convicted of grand larceoy and sentenced to two years | the State prison otael Smi and the Court © lames Dunn, and convicted of pended ‘Th axed 16, pleadod guilty to petty Larsen aded judgement, sdiied 419, indicted tor robbery, was tric aesault wud battery. Judgment su bring no more cases ready, the court adjourne to Saturday morving at 11 o'clock, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, The Board wet last evening. Several petitions w2 received and referred, amongst which were some for rd gulating and grading streets. RAVORT AS TO LANORERS? WAGE ‘The Committee on Salaries aud Otfices reperted im favd of paying the foremen of street cleaning at the rate of 75 per diem, which was wloptad, ‘There was a report from the game coromittes in favd of increasing the pey of corporation latorers irom ten twelve sbiilings a day. Aldermen Brigge, Drake and Clancy s»pperted edoption of the report. Alderman CLancy strongly advocated the justness an necessity of an increase of pay to tbe poor levoring maq who could not support bis family on a smai/er sam th $1 50 per day, Alderman C. alluded to the Common Council retarded the erection cf the new Cit} Hall apd reservoir, which would give ex:ployment thousands of poor men throughout the city. Tbe me now employed do not work but three or four days week, und the increase of pay would not then give they ey more than a decent living. The pay os the broad cloch officiais ip the employ of the city has been raise| thovueands of dollars, without a murmiir: but the bom sons of toil are refused a fair and just compensation. Al cerman Clancy curried the resolution succeeafully througlt by # vote of 10 to 6, ag follows: Ayes~Aldermen Brown, Corwin, Healey, Mottmire, Cla ftithe, St Jackson, Briggs, Moneghan, rrick and Drake ~ iy 8 Mr Bp cma Yox, Tucker, Voorhia, Fly, Valentine, Vi ria alter some routine business the Board adjourned Monday next, at b o'clock. BOARD OF COUNCILMEM. The Board, last evening, took up the third reading q bills, and the following among others pateed:—In fad of appropriating $3,000 per annum in addition to the su alreday allowed for clerk hire in the office of the Connsi to the Corporation. In favor of donating $'i09 to the [ri Aid Society, In favor of granting two lots of ground bag cee street, between Fourth and Fifth avenu to the Nursery and Child’s Hospital. In favor of buildiy a sewer in the Bowery, between Fifth and sixth Ip favor of building a sewer in Thirty-eoverth street, b tween Lexington Fourth avenues. In ‘evor of ops ing Fleventh avenue, from Fifty-ninth to Seveniieth stre Several petitions were presented and re'erred, amor them one bumerously signed by merchants and othe: 10 bave the peer on the west side of Gouverneur street ry paired. The petitioners represent this pier to be ina vey dapgerour condition, a borse and truck having only a cays ago broken through it, when horse, d) ver and tr come pear br ing lost. A communication was received trom the Corporatiq Counsel in apt wer to a resolution of inquiry from Board, in which he states that neither himself nor any 0 in his employ wee ever engaged, directly or indirectly, counsel in apy auitagainst the corporation, or any off cer therept, with # single exception—that ¢ xeeption b &@ proceeding which he himself instituted, to obtain an japction against the Mayor and Board of So} [pda them from raising the sum of $200,000 0m the levy to be appropriated for the Central pari. A motion lay the com munication en the table wss lost by a majority. It was then ordered to be placed on file, printed ip the minutes, ‘Adjourned to Monday evening at 5 o'clock, Additional News from Mexico, ‘The New Orleans papers contain the following ad tional news from Mexico, dated im Mexico city om 19tb, and at Vera Cruz on the 22d of August:— From the Orleans Picayune, Aug. 78.) Cruz 0, of the 2éd inet., says that priestly orities of the capnal issued a pasvoral Fees 8 to non-compliance with the law of desamo ciom, fulminating excommanications and directi inst it. The statement, however, The work of coustructing a railroad from Mexico Tacubaya was about to be commenced under tavors auspices. According to one of the papers of the capital, up to 2d ult., 30 £86 adjudications of properties in n bad been mace, ‘ne produc: of Lbese wus $24,066,651 and the quit repts redeemed amounted to 54,396, of the value of $6,075,959, The Centinella, of this city, is spoken of in Mex ‘with somethirg more than suspicion, as an organ of most vivlex t partizaus of Santa Anna,,Mero y Tamir, the opponents @f jiberal ideas aud progress genernily, ‘There bad been a revort of an attempt oo the fe Sevor Comontort; but the Héraida not oniy denies it, rieicules th> iaea ot the probability of suck an act. The following ktter, from a correspon deat im thecal tal, will be perused with joterest, acd may be relied »8 from & well iniormed source:— Mexico, Ang. 1856, The country is at present tranquil as ® pesstble tor itct be with a priesthood ini cal % liberal ideas, sepulation of exclusive! riends of despotism, and with aportion of military notionsand q ese never cease to consp gainet every form of government not strictly ceordance with their own views; and it is as cons *pd banished from the country, as you will by the papers reaching you by the Texes on it trip. The government became aware that Wl were plotting another outbreak similar to that lately down in Puebla, but leX them at their work for time, to see if they would not repent ana withdraw fr it im view of the evils they must otherwise cause. not at all, The business was proceoded with till President grew weary of patience with them. The means hitherto resoried to had not produced cient to indemmry the government for what it had ag bod apg J down the reactionists of Puebla; . therefore, become necessary, in order to make the indemnity, to iay an impoet of @ million of dollara on of that Stare. The Pope bas sent as a prevent to an iahabitant of & St Nicholas winch sweats blood. And there fe who, 88 cortein bad priesta say, are deceived beliet in the ja pesture, ‘The Moniter, of this city, is publishing @ very ow ich was tried ip our cours in Santa Anna's tit eganst a lady who was cllarged with haviog eaten on ® Holy Thuvecay, To euch means as this even did tyrant resort to sustain him in bis oppression of the people of Mexico. ‘the power that Senor Comonfort wields has hapd bad no depreciating effects upon bim; be remains as «1 g and unpretendipg as when be was Grst elevated td le travels daily to end from Tacabaya, alone, single aid-de camp, and be sometimes tray: » carriage. He in ike marner goes to the love, and occupies bis tamily box; and Le goes bight to see his respected mother. At the palace, pomp is timited to zie aid de-camp to visiters as they arrive, or persons coming on silotwhom he invariably receives in an amiable ber—the poor as well the rich, tne shabby as the weilcrested, He i* a true republican magist He igs brave and honored President, bas a beart, 6:4 maxes bimerif esteemed by all that kno’ He ie a stranger to pride, and is the exact of conceived Santa Avna. Iu your country pot seem of much importance, becatse al} Protents expected a8 @ matter of courte too his manner, But bere it may be o Kiraordinary thir g. ‘The rains this year hove been scanty. Fer this of this is fortunate, as she would otherwise have been posed to inndation. As summer is almost unkvown here, the theatr Tain open at al! periods of the year. In the National bave at present « ret rate dramatic com pert’ | emong whom is the celebrated actrees athe D | the cistinguished actor Manvel Catalina, We hare geod vaudeville company, and also a dallet company. the Iturbide there is @ very iuditferent dramatic r The Mexican indies are but litle given to parties; when they succeed ee up a reunion, + loves very agreean e well managed. To efore last a concert was given in Palma street, in © pliment to Senor Don Pearo Velez, Treasurer the Republic, and a very estimable gentiemao. A rum ber of pertons of both semen attended, and ba #ay wight, with all the propriety of am assem! ton, From the New Orleans Picayune, Aug. 29. Py the arrival of the schooner Edward hotpart! — ‘we are placed in possession of inte ce. The birthday of Comonfort was celebrated in the with great spirit; and everything seems to denote best feeling towards bim and his government. The pepers of Tampico e y land the * hey 1 and = to think it will prove the salvation of country. eae alee finds no favor whatever. spoken of with inaignation, and almost with contemp He bad got possession of Saltillo, it appears; and traitorous supportor Zayas hed given notice to towne of the State to acknewledge bis authority. No them, at |, Appeared incline: t eompty Gen, Garza Dad maken fall porsession of the Gow ship and Comman:ance General of Tamaulipas, with versal approbation. cit; ena Jersey City News. Snootxe MarcH.—A shooting mated came of al Moaquito Tavern, on the Meadows, on Tovreday al noon, James Tomlinson made a wager to shoot toriy. birds out of Pity, at thirty-five yards rine and yards bounds, on a wager Of $100 to $50. He fred t ty-+ight phots, killing all bis birde bat one: four ot t Having fallen Jost outeide of the bounds, the bet was Rap Moxry.—Spurious $2 notes are in circulation, porting to be of the Bank of the United States, J City. They are altered from a broken District of Co bia bank. There Aigo {p circulation counterfeit pd Bergen County Bank, Hackensack, altered ‘Tae BANK or Jeneny Crry.—This bank has compl organization by the itn. Cushion” Appointment of A. 8. Batch, of Vanpatism.—We observe that a reward of is offered in the Nantooket for the conn is incredible that who cut the submarine are wretches vile enough, to merely for the eake of wanton destruction, thi cia)_yalue to the whole community,