The New York Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1857, Page 5

‘NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. AAA AMA Books Recetved to September 19. ‘Youinun's andbook of Useful doience. ‘Spurgeen’s Sermons, Third Series. Abbott's History of King Philip, Cannon's Dramas. Pooms by Rosa, ‘The Planter’s Daughter. Guy Livingstone: « novel, "Nothing to Say. Nothing to Eat. “ ‘Tue Harozs or ros PssvrLence; Ox, Gumeses oy Nogyouk ag if 18. By Annie M. Andrews. A fow days since we had the pleasure of announcing ‘the completion of work by Miss Annic M, Andrews, the ‘lady who distinguished herself by her generous self-devo- don during the height of the yellow fever visitation at (Norfolk, No purpose of self-illustration is contemplated ‘by Miss Andrews in this, her first, literary effort, With ‘he philanthropy and disiaterestedness which have always ‘marked her conduct, she hopes to serve # double object ‘by lt—that of commemorating the heroic labors of those «wbo were associated with her in her trying Iabors, and of relieving from its proceeds the necessities of the families swho were bereaved of thelr natural protectors by the pes- ‘te \miroductory chapter of this intercating work, aad are “ that our readers wi)! derive as muob gratification ‘from is perusal as we have dons. Ih is, perbaps. pected that I should preface this work is, expect 101 by noting some Of Ane ‘motives ‘which induocd me to go we N im the pestilence, some of the details of my three months sojourn there, and, it may De, some of my =) eee respecting that awful in progress: and in ‘The whimsical, eccontr'c voice of popular praise, by the and by word of mouib, have not lef. me, at this day, the necessity of introducing mrsoif to the pub to, ‘whom, without apy affectation of modesty, and for ressons known to mytelf, {am anxious should read my ‘book. ; OF the power which decided me upon making my yy the city of the pestilence, I have only to aay God so n-smes puis Ii into the hearts of ‘(his foebiest ministers 10 atiompt, and in their bands to ght such wo'ks as men, frail man, looks ai and ‘wonders. From a child it bas been my delight to attend ‘upon the sick, even whon I covld render no more service Qhan with my hands to wield the fan or fly brash beside tbe bed of some invalid Each of usin life bas bis or ber own peculiar proclivity to some one calling more than all Others. This was mive It baa been assumed, then, from what is heroin already ‘written, that I obeyed's natural inwinoi in going to Nor- folk in the fever; neither am I susceptible of disease. Ia- dependently of these, I am unprepared to say what re gponse the imploring cry for belp wnich went up from the doomed city tp 1856 would have excited in my breast ‘Through the modium cf the omnipotent press what a ‘wall sounded upon my ear!~a chorus of crushed hearts. ‘This way—t! at—amid sounds of fertal music and merry tavgbter, that lament rose above it all. ‘Gp here, go Were amid gay scenes—the pagoantry of ‘arth—Oh! thero could not come botween me aud that dark vision, whic: the mind scemed to treamurs with such morbid oares—the city of the dead and dytng—the dark. ‘winged Spirit of the pestilence brooding over the spot, poison cpon loving and loved eundering heart es and soul’s dearest ailactions with hand as ruthless ‘as cve would scatter flowers to the summer winis. ‘The mail from the South oame again—not beites, but ‘wore, the tidings it brought. Nv longer could I endure the picture, and #0 resolved to write to the Mayor proffer g my poor service as a nurse {cr the afflicted of bia sorely stricken city. I'rienda interposed with their kind persuasions. They bade me consider my under- taxing—ite possibly hazerdous ooasequecces, All thore ‘been resolved. More than this, long, but not lovingly been contemp)t ted, 00, the position of a woman who forth toa work, however hallowed, with tho ity resting upon ber course. No praden tal could then, or can now, take me ouawares—all considered, anc could [have then foreseen it circumstance which has since develo »ed ion with that of which Iam speaking, I bow than then strink from the work. is did not reply to my lexor volapteering worse, becaves, as Le afer waide told me, the reiponstiltty of advising mo to risk 1d also from rejecting my sei vice proifered in need of help. ait for @ lotter; left Syracuse, tho house of © Hall, en route for No folk of Charity left Bslt'more inthe seme boat had been co volunteers then—we were of the Sisters, with myacif, set ‘arrival ia Norfolk, t> find {he Mayor and We overtook that good leading; he wai poloted hackman, who beckoned to bim and the hand, rema\ ough ‘years passed. Corruption has cnfolded that on that eye, that band, the worm has took mein a out to destined sphere of my lal om, or t of Norful, of’ re f i Ut tl ‘ g i ; i ; i i i if i i s i if , We will own wire cesigns, yrcge= and they eventuale in gooi according to his pur; aurely man’s hoart is hardened that they aball 0 other aftilctive dispepeations. ” What nowa!’’ ingvired une from on eo \eamer came passengers. Georgia, on which deao;’ |“ Dr, —— bas pet euch an hhrong| we Away 80 and 20, o., lsat night,” and then ceme a , rattled off like random ebote, of tadividuala who fallen visims t the unerring archer. In light tones god manner spake the voices om shore, most of them. Many bat lost parents, ebildren, wives, brothers, sirtors, it was nil one; tacy were siunned, not afflicted. What did it moan? Gould over arrive at such a degree of callousness: ‘‘Ie thy sor vant & dog that he should do this thing!’ How litle we imow ourselves! Death grew s thing of such every day import that (deaven forgive me and ell of us!) we grem to ak and think ea lighily as the reat. Decame regularly installed a: Jalappl, about four the cliy. The Sisters were in charge. » the half i i i physician to the hespltal, took up quar A mile off; and Major Woodie, Ferguson, ‘and beroic President of the Howard Asso- pabur, and sometimes another conauiling our daily vishers, aalubrious spot, far as location was con: vo been selected for the sick aud aulTsring stricken? of the deep blue bay on which the sanshine fell like molten gold, the surrounding armed trees which ayes Ea27e2 tee i i eF I see the over active fant ia sitiving to suck tho life stream hich Ceath has frozen forover; bere # Iit- loud and deep, come from yonder couch within. res are they, the set they brovgnt in lat ‘This pationt’s only ory t¢ for “liquor, more liqaor,’” cokp- tremens terrifying and Sister Lucia’ she etre, (some of called me thus, owing to « miraprint of my when I frat arrived in Norfolk) ‘are botn ‘will die cursing. Heaven haye mercy on yonder outhouse, |II of deierium tremens. Yella to ateall the esr? of parting spirits, wen ward-bound music sweeter, !) the regions of misery kt sow “ Sister 2.50) cee ¥ & 5 Should—she ald—(awiul thowght more demoniao sounds shall (ssue thence s ani miter Of course no other ‘this cagaalty bestowed pf TY which many were bers of those who w miserabio tenements in plato ite work, had ayaa of goon sural The dee of te a arly WI iad’ visited ‘Norfolk, cortain given stand ibe elsene—ay Sind ratefally remembered friend, Dr. my fi iy ret D Opsbur, the number, removed from thelr resi. danoee {down fown, toward ‘Soiioa's Point, Upper Granby On the Th of August, I think, the first caso ooourred, Rillowed speedily by many ners, proving that tho dls” 4 fo locality. Some of the a whore I was attonding had beon trom Qyurry's row —oonaiating iy of Trish Taboreret0 other portions of the olty, and had ‘nally re. Elia wius the" Niufry ot “ihe “pouanse, wae 16 the. fire "piace ‘in Norfol’ sttecited Uy the disoase. Shie w readily enongh pocounted for, independently one ia | | collect such | and manner, tn! NEW E z E: ] fexsoying the Tover pasa bey cd te oy fala remoy YR adopt'rg such other sanitary mossures as would vented tbe of sontagion. ‘Ormed that be bad injured, Kanesemartiy pp ap igri = SSeeeanee 302 as ver. collng upon these Clrovmstances, ju9e only one mor additional eviaence of the wor thlessness of man’s pri or censure wen wolghed against the reward of a good conscience, Mayor Woods removed the siok from "s row, and faused the atreets Leading to the ‘infected district” to be firmly bar icaded, 80 that no one should come in fotare in coptact with the contegion there. A crowd of low porsont came while the work was in progress, and dofied the Mayor passway thus: “Ii shall not go vp,” ‘Itshall go up,’ replied the fearless shall remain at by night but J’ll maintsin my point.” 53 “ nh r Upehur, with his cbaraoteri.tia playfalnoss of szecals, deuowinalod the barricade ‘ Woodia’ board of besita. ‘At our borpital Mister Susannah the cooking and attended to the domestic arrangemexts of covery sort. while 2 ristine and Fister Mary Levis, with myself, undertook the nursing. I suppose the number of patients we bad was about sixty tosoventy a day. By these we watched dally, and alternated tho periods of night rest We lost the most, between twenty and thirty, inaday. Me- thinks tbe moonlight never seemed to shine so brightly aa on that ficl of death, Night after night, when starting frum the hosptta: to the he uae tn the yurd where I was to seok some repose, | have loitered in the gallery to watch the calm stars lock{ng 80 peacefully down upon the scons, snd the aliver flocd of moonbeams which tooned to etas rialize all below. Calm, beautifal ar of nature! Where #88 ibe omn)poten! death spirit, of form invisible, out wbose woful work was evorywhore around! How tpon scenes like this Could be intrude his poisoned presence? Perbaps in contemplation jike this tee mourafut wail ofa sufferer whose bedeide I had just left would pociaim the rapid approach of the monster—the last foal struggie be treen the * last enemy” and hit victim, lL bad been about three werks at the borpita) when Mejor Wood requested me io go with bint aud aursea family ‘tn the city who were in aad want of aiendatoe ; so, through the broiling sun of a summer noonday we travelled up to ,own. I was left waiting for some timo; finally an elderly lady, @ sem sojourner in the family, came in sud commenced telling bow that Mra, —~ was not prepared tworeceive strangers, &c. 1 considered the topic altogether trre'evaut to may professed errand, and could not cater. mine the giatof it. [ had not come there to be entertained, Finelly it appeared that the family did net, from some secret cause, deaire my scrvicos. The wherefore of the case presented themselves subsequently. Mr. Woodis and I meanwhile bad taken our warm tramp back to Mee The family of —— were staunch Know Nothings, an: was credibly informed In efleot that they believed me a sort of mora! ogress, in other words, a Papist disguised, de- signed to devour with voracious appelite the porely Pro- jestant morals so zealously tnouloated im the children of the family, drink dry the stream of inimical feoling to ropery, acd Gnally loave the little innocents with so sub dved ap amount of bigotry as to enable them, at the close of our relation a8 purse and patient, guilelessly to deciare thst truly some good thing could come out of Nazareth. ‘The circumstance of my being the first Protestant volun- teer induced many to clais me with the Catholicos. Was it pleasant, down at the hospital, to ecour the biack vomit from the floor, the bed clotuing, the patients To shroud the dead bodies of larg Prevalenco more especially of those who in my sight formed such deeds as only true, fervent faith could inspire, L would write yolume-—truc sdmiraiion for the heroic, the beautiful attributes of genu'ne exalted guiding my pen the while. But such a work would be Only 8 succession of such deeds, and my own enraptared comments. For the e¢ifcation of the general reader | dave made sn attempt {o procure some pylnts in the re apeciive private bitories of those with whom I served at Jujappt, but without success. A friend of mine in Nerfolk called on Sister Bennard, priveipal of the #irtors of Obarity Meuse, in that city, to ‘solicit such incidents respeciing them aa she mighi poaal- bly be posessed of, but sho wrote rae, “My to a8 would bo useful to you have prov- ed fruitless.” Sater Benard, in hor forme 4 “that their, for the m'gratory mode of life, prevented any pro! or ini. mate association between the different mem! of the sisterhood, except in a professional way D0! the Sister, “that they each and ail porformed their work, bere and elsewhere, with great fervor and zor], borides thie, we know nothing of them Tell Miss Andrews,” she added, “that I return ber thanks for her kind desire to ve = pames be but written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, we ask no more—this oue great boon covers ail’ ‘The Howard Astcciation, by the almost sucerhoman aid tendered by the cities of Baltimore, New York, Pulladel pbia, Richmond and the Sonthern cities, was enabled to Supply Our meceealtion moat bountifully. Nothing we could name &+ requisite for our sick but was furnished tmmediate- ly, of thebest kind and inthe best manner; nothing we could dostre for our own comfort in tne way of food and refresh- ment, but what wae pressed vpoo us. We have much in this way for which to return (hanks to that body who or gecized themselves for their city's service. ‘ ‘ ‘ * ‘ * there wore no coffins to Trevert now to the time wi be bed, when, 0 two day's summer sun the corpse of amav, who diet among us, lay fostering on tho gallery leadiag outfrom our long dormitory. Tho orfliar came finally; ona bright Aabbath morning, ‘8 large wagon drove up freighted with these receptacion for the dead — Sister Cbristine and | lifted the corpse into one of those, then lowered |} over the sides of the nr to the men who awn'ted it below. The other coffins were piled ins feartal looking heap at await tbeir season of availability, deferred, 1} was a woeful state with its fearful freight, Ob there and beartug off, that friends desro:t and hurried away f.rever from the sight of loved and loved them most. To the scones which wore transptring freqnently an eyewitness, having From hence Dr. ar Wook me to the family of a che- rished friend, Rey S. 8, whose excolient wife had lately fallen @ to the prevailing opidemic, and whose young son and bier were destined, | despite physic! ill and purses’ care, to follow aki vpon that same trackless journey whither she In East Bate, an interesting famiiy—a widow two davgbters—were im my charge. ‘Minecn then tho mother, lastly the Tt would be distressing to describe and to read all ‘scenes which came under my observation daring my mission in the city 0 Howard Ansociation, apless they bad been omnipre- not have ided for ihe oon- 5 th the pen—as in more leisure 1 discov ered —for my especial perusal aur ae with strange ares, Commendatory of my course coming to. etch The capricions voles of popu thes gave vont to present exciioment. Of course beast, to which only this step could h who 8) what I world weak and a feebie fram led beart derigned—some who love me for what i wished to perform for the stricken olty. l cannot permit myself to close these domitory details without especial mention of some whose names present \nemae) yes to my mind, thus: — VISITERS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS. Dr. *. D. Oampboll, of Now Orleans, Dr. FD. Fenner, New Orleans, Capt. Taomas J. Joy, Now Orleans, Dr. J. T. Hargrove, Richmond. Heary Myers, Richmond, Dr. H, J. Revenel, Charleston, Dr. W. Hager, Charleston, Dr, J.B. Read, Gavan Judge Oulm, Angus Dr, R. M. Miller, Mobtie, Dr. Wm. B. Freeman, Philadelphia, Dr. @. 8. Weat, Now York. T would particularly mention among the MEMNERA OF THR HOWARD ASBOCLATION OF WORPOLK, Augustus B. Cooke, President, enocessor to Ferguacn, the Sisters of Charity a clace in her book, but thet if | Rey, Lewis Walpe Rev. D. P. Wille, howe perienae ini. ond a aaeet eorvies among one € ont } them [ reokon the names of — ek All the names upon the above writion fists I rockon aa those of living beroes, they having almost miraca- lously survived the fell pestilence whose power they al- moat tempted in their exertions to interpore betwixt the destroyer and bis vielms. I name them as thove whose course I, almost individual!y, in thetr re: re capacitios marked and admired a praiseworthy in extrome, and to more than one of them I can scarce refrain from asorib- ing praise and gratitude dne forthe marked personal kindpeas voluntarily bestowed upon the stranger girl e0- Jjournipg among thom. ‘My initiatory chapter draws near its close. 1am conscious that it and the records which itis to preface - ain emcees i the Pont ily Arh —_ which I ave UI en, my ica for carrying out the same, beve all combined ta a general tendency to make {t but » fragmentary productio When my Isbors cea: ed at Jalapp! Hospital, and when I bade adieu to Norfolk city, I aked myeclf the question ith regurd to the present purpose, of which I had 10 thought), what from panoramas of death I bad brooght away with mef From the shifting scenes, all painted tm varied lines of darkness, here and thore stood Out one more prominent thn the rest; as there heave giitied across ry sometine bewildered brain, and loft their Imprees, I bave endeavored to transfer them here; yet pen anc lnk and feebie hand can bout fall to give adequate expression to scenes siamped upon that pege of ime known as fifty five—traced with the soeptre of death, and ay in the beart-biood of heroes, are many, I doobi not, whose names even have been mised here, whove hero worik is ouered among the debits and credits of the eternal reckuniog book; they Dave ibelr reward where praie of man is but feeble commen- dation; but of such and to who loved and survived thom, I have ouly to say that such omission upon my part bax been altogether undesigned—sbat I have been at much paine W commemoraie suck names as baye hore\o fore been pasted over tnetlence; my desire to ef vet this has been stiended with but partia! success, yet I cannot seem unmindful of te fact that there were those wao ‘went down to bero graves “ uawept, unhonored and un sopg” tm those fearfal day» and in subsequent times, wheee pames in that great dey of days nhall mako carth’s cbtic ren to wonder as those $0 whom shail be sscribed the bonor dee them who obeyed the behest “Bear ye one another's burtb: Of many whore names rtant forem os! among the lights whoec rays of goodness {Ilumized that night time, I ha been constrained to merely montion only. They form prominent portion of the history of that po:lod, but I have Rot deen enabled to trace them tn their home relations nor im epy ported prior to thas in which they are here pre- sevied, many of them oaiy ip s geners! way. Whatever fact ities have been afforded me I have en- doavor oad 1 use to the best acvantege. When I reflect on some whore names are written hero; think how them- solves traced it i thelr own hearts’ blood upon tho pager of time and memory; think what a feeble traucri xt is mine—theretworke dinhearten|ng {nflaenoe wi hin mo; yet with the recollection of my derign !n laying this book before the public, I grow regardless of those master hands who may hereafter, and 1 hope will, essay to painl ie Heroes of the Pestilence, and for mine only say:— “What ls writ {s writ—wouid it were worthier,”” City Politics. THE ORDER OF UNITED AMERICANS Held their annual session in this city on Monday evening Jeet. The attendance was unnsually large. Tne following officers were elecied for the ensuing year:-~G. 8, Wm. B, Lewis, of Marion, No. 11; @. Ist C., Wm. E. Blakeney, of Decatur, No. 16; G.2d0., 4. H. Hamblin, of Port Jervis, No. $4; G. ©. of the 0., H 8.:Barcker, of Woodhall, No, 24; G. 0. C.,H. D. Sharrat, of Ooatwental, No. 13; G. F. 0., Jobn 8. Sbolly, of Nathan Hale, No. 66; G. O. of the F., J. 7 Dickinzon, of Alpha, No. 1; 'G. 8. at'A., J. R. Puray, of Puinam, No. 8. Grand Executive Committoe—J. A. Lucas, of Exoeitior, No. 28; L. ©. Stiles, of Plymouth Rook, No. 96; A. H. Keech, of Hanocck, No. 9; D. L. Northrup. of Navhan Hala, No. 66. Representatives to the Arch Chan cery of tbe United States—Simeon Baldwin, of Alpha, No. 1; Lewis A. Cohen, of Wayne, No. 62. THE AMBRIGAN CITY CONVENTION. Ficnta Wagp —The American party of the Eighth ward assembled at their headquarters, 105 Hroadway, on Tacs day evening lest, and selected tne following delegates to the city conventionr:— | Pauper Ullman, David Coleman, A. H. ere. VENTION To NownaTe Reoneram, Reconvge ax ALS. noves Goversos—W. F. T. Chapman, Lewis A. Cohen, John Forshay. Convrytion To Nominare SckRocars, DierRict ATTORNEY anv Ory Jonce—Samuel Hall, M. D., Benjamin Hendrick- gon, Robert McRedie. Semarorsat Cosvernion, Fotera Duseraict~Goy, Edward King, O. Sloan Hoiden, Wm. F. Blakenoy Murray & Lanman's Fiorid, Water —Like the dark ot dangiiere Of Spaciak America, the ladies of the Dpited ¢ preference Murray & Lanman’s Flo- Fide waler, na Portre for benntfying ibe eomplex.on Hold by D. 8. LANMAN & CO., 69 Water streot, and by all drug: ghia, ak W cents vee bottie. Coral Kalydor—Youw, Heaith, Beauty— The comm: tic. One pote will insure ® skin of snow. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONKY MARKE®. Barunpay, Sept, 19—6 P, M. There were very biue times in Wall siroct today. The sales at the stock board were quiie large, and all at lowor prices, A very gloomy ferling prevalied, ani the desire to realize on stocka was gemeral, Attho fires board Mis- sour! 6’s declined 1 per cent; New York Contra! Railroad 6's, 34; Lilinols Central bonds, 13¢; Canton Company, X; Penpsylvania Coal Comyany,1; New York Oontrai Rail- rond, 3; Erle, 4; Huon River Railroad, 3; Michigan Central Railroad, 6; ils cls Contral Raliroad, 2; Cleveland ‘and Toledo, 134; Ohtoago and Rook Island, 1¢; Galena and Chicago, 2; Milwaukie and Mississippi, 234; La Crosse and Milwaukie, 34; Mickighan Southore, . There was # #mall lot of Ocoan Bak soid this morning ai an advance of three per cont om yestorday’s prices. The decline im Michigan Ocntral Rellroad reportad to-day wea natcral enough, afer such e fiaancial exposs as we gave of that company’s inances yesterday. The closing price was 66 per cent, cash. New York Contral opened and closed very weak this morping, and there were street sales at the iowest points, Chicago and Rock Island was down again today. Itis about time for the company to an nounce the October dividend if they intend to pay it at the regular time, The sales of Mierourt State 6’n continue active, witbout muocb change in prices. These sales are made by railroad companies to which the State has issued its boads. Iilinote Central Railroad atock at 91 per cent ia an inflation tha: cannot be long suatainod. The land sales of tho com. pany look very well, and we have always acknowledged the value cf its landed estate, but the road will bo a loss #0 long ag itis operated It never yet paid one dollar, notwithstanding the reported net carnings—over fifty per otpi—and ft never will. It bas been, and will ever boa dead weight apon the Land Department, and afew years wil! show thatasa property i is worse than nothing. Seven hundred miles of road running nowhere, and not earning its operating expenses, will prove an incubus upon the company, and gradually absorb what value there may be in the Jand grant over and above the bonded indebtedness. 4 vory few years will demousirate these points. Cleveland and Toledo Railroad s\ook sells at 36 per cent, whiob is thirty-six per cent more than {t is worth asan investment. The probabiliiy is that this company never will pay another dividend on the stock. It never has earned one, but pald several. Its susponaion was foreed by the inability of t orrowing money for that pur- pore, aud tho probability ts that it never will rerumo, The Astistant Treasurer reports to-day as follows: ~ ‘Total receipts ‘Total ments , Total balauoe, see 10 200 836 70 After the adjournment of the board the following sales of stocks and bonds were made at auction by A. H. Maller:-= $6,400 Breckenridge Can. Coal Oo. , 7's. int a4. each, $170 60 shares Excelsior Fire Insurance Company. 6 Aretio ene Company. . Also, tho following by A. H. Nicolay $45,000 Ohio State 5 per cents .. 80a BLE The steamship Arago, from this port for Harre, car- ried out $26,800 In apecte. At the seoond board the market was all off. Missouri O's dectined \¢ per cent; Oumberiand Coal, ; New York Central Railroad, 4; Cleveland and Toledo, i; Mil- waukie and Mississippi, 34. The tendency was dowuward at the close, and stocks were freely offered. ‘The Boston Traveller of the 18th inst. saye:— We regret o be aa to say that thera ts no Ii ment in the condition cf ths monoy market. Tho demand for meney is atiil very urgent, and the disconrt rates for ie endorsed paper is aull 2 to 234 per cent per momh. ere are w i many negotiations makirg, bot not at jess than 2 pe cent. For call loane the rates are 1} a2 per cent por month on prime collaterals, Vermont and Canada stock was offered to-dar at the reduced rate of $36 per sbare, and no bid over $26. This {a a tremendous depreciation; but ta vonuedticn with ‘be Vermont Cent al, acd Yao way ita affaira pow stand (in su City Intelligence. Tas EquivoctiaL StoRM arrived in due season this'year | and we write in the midst of a violent tempest of wind 1d rain, which promises to continue for some tine. Al thcugh it Is « com mon belief that a storm generally occurs when the wun passes the equincx, certain ingenious we ‘\eorologists scout the theory, and deny thai tho facie war- rant any such conociusion, However this may be, aay storm occurs within & month of tho sun's passiog the | equinox, ts styled an equipootial siorm, and noiwith: ing wbal ihe savans may say, thoy will always same pame. The wind PA was from the eatt—a dapgerous polot for abip ping 02 tho coaai—buas it is to be hoped we will have no more maine disasters. One such as that of the Central America is enouge for some time. So far this hae been «@ raluy year, and when ihe record ls pndiished will, no doubs, f2d that more moisture bas felien this year than since ihe year 1516, Rain is « good thing in lis way, but there is such ® thiag as having too much of s good thing, ard wo have had rather too much rain, He lave bed eo mush of ti thet one is almost tempted to erciaim, ta tho fanguage of tho pureery rye Rain, rei Go to Spaib, And never come back again. Mrutany Marras,—Among th target companies that parsed the Hsnaro office during the past week wore the following ‘Tho Donavan Guard, Goman, with thirty.Ave muskets. They shot for thirty prizes at Woobawken, Tale (n wn excellent company. The Continental Blues, Captain Fortis, kev, paraded to Obfton, S'aten Island, wi 145 men ‘ood, where they shot for sixty two are all operative id ed and marched . ere. The State Grenadiers, Brodie, will visit Albany on an excarsion on the 24h inst. This fine company will give the Albanians # good {dea of our city milluary. New Youx Hoarrrat.—The following is the weekly ro port of the above institution to Sept, 18, 1867:—Rema'ning, on Ll, 267; admitied to Sept. 15, 50; dischas . cured or relieved, £0; died, 6; rewalming at das, Males, 211; females, 36. ‘mer TWENTY PORTH Sraset.—Aboct II o'clock w morning & fire occurred in a carpenter's shop, rear of 169 Woet Twenty fourth sircot, occupied by Mr. Hook, whose loss will be aboot $100. No tnsurapoo. The building 1% Weet Twenty tourth street, and also ax old frame dwelling in the rear of 285 Righth avenue, and owed by Hanaford Smith, were damaged about $301. No \peurance. htness of the Chest. — We Sneeze, a Blight, Mrowne, ‘ize. thin BRANDBETH'S PILLS, According 10 Ate, sex And eopauitution, must be lakes. Fhey must purge very, freely. Driak warm drinke O ‘aa 0 dict eat plenty of Indian meal gruel or cplckee ore, vk aK rise Br the weoond oF | the disease w! be ands, aod will wreatmeni, on iil cureé. This complaint 2 going the rou be followed ty dysentery ant er “) but they will be care! pa} _ a yy have Brandreth’ a "Priseipel ote “a Bravdreth Building, Canal street. oid also by CUSHMAN, corner of Twenty #ecvnt etree \, Bowe, ‘and 241 Madson street, 62 Division sires, Sed by Bre BAYES. 175 Pulloa greet, Brookiya. 7. W. Dyott & Bons, Iphin, wholesale agenta. Da 1G and Dry Fallow Gren! sacritoe, Holloway's Pills —Kvery atom of Merenry, from, oF other mineral tatrodnced into the aywtem, leacee tte wark bebind These pille are @ combiagtion of healthful, pa Fiiying tonic vegetable extracts; they invigorate as well ae puree and rem relieve every complaint incident to ibe internal o rane. Piarrhos, Ague, Fever, Bile,—Immedinte relief, by naing STMINFRLD'S Cognag bitters, Ofice No. 70 Neasae Fireet, Few York, | ynceria'n posta), may bo given as ® reason for the lective. The failure of E. D. Prigham & Oo., hoed of Long wharf, and John Grace & Oo, Commercial wharf, i am nounced—-bo bh commiswon m*rchenie Mostra. Brigham & Co were ollered assistance io the amount of one hun tred thousand doliare, Mat refused it, not wishing to involro thelr riendn. | i wea waited yoetor’ay that the hoase of Jamo K Mills & Oo bed suspende? payment. ‘This house ts lergoly | Interested tn the cotton fartorios of Now England, and | bolas the egency Of several ofthe larges: corporations The amount ¢f thelr iabilities must run up to @ high figure, | though we bave heard no amonnt named. A Providexoe paper of the 15th hae the following: — We regret t place on record this morning what hae alresay been jonnced fn the sireet—the failure of the large soa réspec able house of French, Sisson & Oo , ot! merebants 20d cotton mancfactorers. A’ portion of thoir liebilities, we supvore, are im the principal ol! markou. The rec hex in Providence and Pniladelphie are the nvnrdince Canee of thie dinacter, Their liabilities are ertimatea im the mirect ot $690,000. The Now Bedford Mardard catimeice them ab $400,000 im that cly. The Marne Bank, of which Mr. Frosch 's president, loses uvibing by thie faiture, The St. Louis Intelligencer saya the railroads of Missour) are berd pressed for money, and discusses the expediency of wosponding their constrection. Ik saya— Shert and forced loans have been tried and used mp; « \udtvideal Nability”? of directors bas been risked, time as freely as prudence justified, and the sams result follows every effort, Tho means fall short of the work to be dope, ai suspension of operations for a sea work pushed aboad thet cannot bo paid for, because ‘would involve the companies In provst and reinous discredit. No: better let the work tio, awhile, aod let the country rest, and let the mouey maar ket recor from tbe increased strain that the im menee deroande of railroads have made upou it for years past. Better this than to stretch the efforts of the com panies too far, and enap the strings of credit, which would 60 them trreparable injery, Tr bas been woggested to cx that the railroads of Mieonrt might be enablea to progress unipterrapwdly by the sdoption of » decided measure at the rrasion of tho Legis latore to be held next month. The propored mensure is no other than tho asle of (be Siate’s stock in the Bank of ‘the Sete of Missouri, ard ihe taveatment of the proceeds ‘road companion. This measure would yield wit one milion doliars of ready money, and would be eviicie:t to keep ap the work on if with otter rewoures that they would And (n another year rail be greauly road resources, the work on some of them m: Slackened, if pot wholly suspended for the present. The caah aasots and Uabiiitics of the Now Usjoans banks on the 6th inst. were as follows:— oe ite 129 2,194,080 9,207,346 695,221 976,86 "609,005 n. 746.069 9,104,104 sale. 1,636,669 9,708/667 Mech. snd Tra. ‘303,085 488,498 New Orleans 708,236 607,297 Monthera 902,676 118/987 £05 /208 740,158 005,080 518,216 8,905,879 9,991,400 The following table exhibite the respective amounte of exchange beld by the various banks, and also ihe sums due to distant banks, the latter being comprised in the = deposita, aa shown above vis Brchange. —_ Due Banka, $4" oul, $106,401 957,106 96,288 383,703 BLS 199,098 228,819 866,33 Total ...+++ sence ee ee eens BR0R0, 840 At compared with the statemout of the previous woek, the seeult# are as follown == Jrorease tn short loans, . $402,361 Decrease 282,667 Increase 40 a8" Decrease 460,169 ecrenne ‘ agneeees 117,769 Doerease in amount due ¢istant banks: 169,463 Decrease tn deposite proper .... 290,689 ‘The following article from Hernpath’s Railway Journa in relaiton to the liability of directors for cooking accounts will be read with much intereso just now. This sabjoc bas yet to receive the attention of our logisiatures, and tho earlier It Is given the better it will bo for ihe interests of ail ooncerned — directors of railways, and of course of ober joint sock companies, are lin vie to make good any fraudelent pay- memes of dividends: bat we never went ee far as to say that they wore liable toe criminal at the bar of the Olt Bailey. It would appear, however, by the opinion of Lars bell, that tney actually arraign ole ae conspirators againat the pub ‘6. We bad | xed ue is reference to the eharcholders ovly, and not to the public, or we should bave come most Likely to the same concinaion as our learned Lord Obief Juntioe. In giving judgment on the case of an English shmre- olde, placed § ‘the Irish Master in Chancery as & Gon- tributory te the Tipperary Joint-stogk Bagk, e seriously YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, _SEPTEMBER | 20, 1857. ' It bas been our opinion, and we have always held, that} swindled by Seed proves ecouna Tel, Joba Sadielr, with of the compitoty brother James, the Master of the That he {uly assented to the opinion expressed by Lord Pompbel), to the effect that If @ dividend vers pald oul of the cap! ‘8 copcera when no profits hed be sn made, & gross frand world he prectiood, aad the direclors. were ‘uo ‘only CleiLy Hable to thone, whom thay bad deneived and injured, ut they were gu ry whio they were to be prosec'ed ané prnished. ‘There could be no dorbt that ‘& conspiracy by falaehood (as by a fictitios dividend to raine fictitious! the market vals of barge of a rallway company, or any otber jolns stook comoany, that the Queen # wal may be deceived and injured, apd +6 thetr expense ® proiit tay be made by the consplrators, would be as indictable nee The observations of the learned Judge Campbell, in which the Irish Master of the Rolls concurs, had us, but we bave no doubt that the jaw. ss lad down by him, te correct If parties are indictable for fraud and swindlirg, those who bave ths management of joint-stook copcerns, who, by ‘uppressing facts, or dcing aught else, for the purpose of keeping up false appoarances, aod thoreby giv- ing ap artificial value to things, and dela the publio {nto paying high prices for articles comparat!vely worth- logs, mu t be amenable to the law for thelr conduct. Tt bas bithorto been considered by some railway direc- tors as a trifling offence to give ‘n falne valoe to sheros by unfair accounts, and as, indeed, not punishable by law, and at the most only cognizable by a court of equity. They ‘will now learn, not only that they are civilly Hable to tao concern for the sum improperly divided, but that as regards parties who buy on the faith of thoir statements, they are lable to figure in a criminal court az cozapirators. Let it not be supposed that this applies only to the decia- ration of dividends where no profits have been made. It is equally applicable to those directors who by their state- pss neg rg greater divisible fonds than have been cases whors by falsehood, fictitious divi by which “the Quoen’s subjects may bo decoived and ‘For our part, we think nothing could do railways #0 mech good es one or two prosecutions and examples made of directors who do this. It would weed out the bad sub- Jjeots who have here and there cropt into directions, and prevent others from entering who regard the ‘ director ine" ax 80 good & business. Nothing that can be done ia the way of punishment sgainst dishonesty cau be othor than good to rellway companies There are {7 appa oe Chenplemdorgeed of endless Fea, Rad vee bo m mai © expense of io ond ieasten 1 good check or two thorofure ovcaatonally: in character and pocket would have a very beneficial effect. Nothing but the fear of that conid havo induced that arch eooundrel Sadietrto put an end to his villainous ox- istence. He oared little for the lows of money or the mise. ry thet be bad infliciod. Ii was the infamy to which bo would be yoy during bis worre than worthloss life, that roused his to commit the deed which has saved bim from living tcorn, dotestation aud the galloys, Tt appears to vs thas it would bea wiso Iw for the go vernment to take all matters of fraucclent a>oounts In band and to be the pudlic prosecutor, making every case of conviction punishable with 1», as woll aa of forfeiture of goods and chaitele to mako good the lozsow and {pjorics mstained by the victims. Men who have jont have a great avertion to prosooute which they cousidor throwing good money after bad, an ‘upon this the ocnooctors of fraudulent sccounts calculate. A public prosecutor would, thorefore, de ® great protector of the Queen’s subjects. If it was known that such an officer existed, {t would keep many a man honost who now sees no terrors tn cooklag accounts tnd cheating hia fellow man, An old saw says, “it is enay for a pornon to be vir- tnons who haa no temptation to be vicious.” We would ‘wiab not merely to take tempiation away, but to replace it by terror, so that it may be ratd, ‘the certainty of puntsh- ment for vice keeps men virtuous.’’ ‘The Supreme Court of Louisiana, at the July term, de- cided tn favor of the Vicksburg, Shrevesport and Texas Ratlroad Company in aruit to enforce pay meni to a sub- seription to the stock. The defence of the aubecriber war lst. That he never subscribed to the etock on the terms of the charter, nor as alleged in the potition on which anit was brought On this heal be all and offered in tes- timony, that he subscribed on the faith of a public state ment made by the president of the company, that if the ral'road tax were carried in the parish the tax would be deducted from tre subscriptions, and If It wore not carried the subscription would be void. The Court ruled that tae testimony ¢ld rot establish this fact, but that parole decla. tions, as mado by witnesses, cannot be given in evidence to tnvalidete subscriptions of «tock mado regularly under tho provisions of a charter, there being no oyidence to show fraud on the part of the o mpouy. 2d, ‘The necond proond of reforai wis ‘hat the company had altered the terms of the contract without the consent of the defendant. This ground of objection reste on tho of the origina! char'er, which dirested the work lo be Commenced and carried on simultaneously ja thros named sections, provided that the stock subscribers in ewch pariah sight designate the section in which tho'r nub scriptions should be wsod It was aferwards decided by the Board not to work on the Ouachits section, bat to oou- solidate their means on the seciion beginning on the Mis- missippl river. The Court overruled thts olea altogether. Tt war not shown that the subsorthern had not etven those directions for the employ ment of thetr subecriptions on the Mississippl scotton ; and moreover, the Court ruled thal a violation of this provision might be canse for proceedings against the company for the violation of the charter, but ae Atockolder from his subscription to the stock. Sd, The Jatt ground o° rofasal was that, not having paid the Gret tnstaiment of fve per cert, duo at the time of subscribing, be was not # subscriber in fact, and not bound. this, the Court ruied that he ought to have paid tt, and caunot profit by bisown wrong. Judgmont is therefore for Ube company on all polata. Btock kuchenge. SaTcupat, Sept. 19, 1867. 70M 100 shs Erie RR. .si 70% 100 70 100 70 © 100 70 860 70 100 6 100 A River 92 100 Reading 80 300 . 19% 100 | 1 9 60 Mich Con | 1060 BudRR R2mig 18% 100 1060 Hart RR twtg. 69 20 Third A: 1000 Li Cen RR be 85 10 Ili Central RR. 3800 d0........ 84 100 Ico eheTewing Bk..:: 92 100 | %5 Con‘inental Bk... 90 118 , 30 National Bk...... 160 100 lev & Pitia HR.’ 10 | 18 Bk of America... 101% 28 Cley, Col& Cink 60 | 10 do. oa $60 Gal & Onicago RR 72 96 Ooean Hi. 8 ae M1 160 po edly 8G 180 40.2... R00 20 Mile & Mite RR, 100 La Or & Milw RR » 1M do . # & Nia opg 100 Mich to do ) REPORT. Sarcapay, Soot. 19-97. M. contri 1 i 39 A yesterday's crices, 000 bbls , Inclading common to good Site, at $6 $0.00. Extra do. at 25 15 a $5 86. umat.—Prime lots were scarce end Grm, while infe- common ware nogiected. The sales om- 000 to 30 00 bushels, including Chicago apri: at 08 a $1; red Weetarn at $1 26 8 $1 30, common to fair Southern white st $1 88 a $1 60, and Southern rod at $1 96. Night eapply, with sales of 10,0008 18,000 8 800. doll, with small sales of moss at $26 26 a $26 and prime at $20 0 $20 60, borrow was qciot and salos !imited, while prices wore unchanged. Wirkay was easier, with sales at 260. «260. ADVERYIRMENYS RENEWED EVERY DAT. Le CRLLA A o vs - $3.50 sotetae gerten, aL ree Soe $3.50. ML s0WO'R, Bo. 10 Aan swe 3 ‘But wives are all Fome Boahands are stolif a hoaiders, Wonie ‘pope neat from your shou!ders or om your shoulders, it'you amie ai's friend an yon Daa. Bat a cure for all mom who are jest, ind chane to have got pretty wire. a In to dreas themselves well na their fellows, Ard thea tep'll get peace 19 their liver ‘Thr hneband alg with rmith Brothers, At rivalry weil may he amn{le For although pot as handsome as o*hers, He's sure to sarpasa them ia styie RMITH BROTHERS’ onaprice whoiseaie and retail cloth. ing warerooms 122 158 and 140 Folton sireel, New York QPVERORLL'S ELEGANT WEDDING OARDS.—OMLY KE depot in the city, Broadway, corner of Duane street: * ROVER & BAKER'S CRLERRATEO FAMILY SEW- Gis seen feeedrentnd fait oa Saat : SMthow s Grover & Baker made 7 for family se a gaa esi, Pes poe hoe AMDAY'S FIFE FURS NOW RBADY.FOR SALB AT 003 Broadway. His customers and strangers visiting the city will find hia stook worthy their sttention; nothing bat the best material usec, every article warranted, Prices mo derate. PATERt BINDERS_POR BIRDING GAITARS, 8H0R8, clothing, MALreeses, fc nta, ie THOR ts DALTOR, 41) Brondway. over Lockwood's #08 sora, | Lodge No. 985, F. am i 5 Fy m. “CELLANEOUs, mew aan i“ dl KD 48H COAL at “4 >THIS DAY DigOHARGING & of red ‘aud tove coal, very aw artioe t, ro a is TaCeLeW BR. Me all 200 Onaery Satna, Fourteeath wrest Wa. and fovt of Bon! = veuth apd South T arg OPER'S PATENT HAND STITCH SEWING Ma. uokte threading its own needles ard uo spooling Of tread. Apply to THOS. L. DALTON, 411 Broadway, 8. ¥. QEYING MACHINGS ALL PERSONS WHO WANT a machine of universe! uttiity—one thet ae She eucar a bees corte aes ‘Uae, OF any use w! 8 machine that don’t ‘or. $1 80s your senmte f where except atthe omoe of BK 8 00. Ro, 468 Beradway, Row York. THE Lap) T°, ¥ LADIES WHO ARB IN WANT OF ‘talters.-do to UAH ‘Bread, ‘cheapest and pest in the sey, = aes @. H. Wooster having bots made nt cbam| ¢ rearain motion junction wing heen by M. Keller for the complainants, and Jamen I ‘ward N. Dickerson for the a —Eawaus & Warrs, Clerk. The $i0 sewing maciises now for sale New York. Wa’ Died, Banruay —On Saturday, Sept. 19, Trowas Huvay Bagrunr on of Thomas and Margaret Bartley, aged 1 year, 10 monthr and 15 days. ‘The relatives and friends of the fami!y are invited to ss- tend the funeral, thie afternoon, at two o’clock, from Mo, 46 North = ty “ - mt. 19, Jory Gaomas, \, aged 6 years, 7 monshe and $ days. ‘The friends and relatives are respectfully invited to as- tend the funeral, this afterncen, at two o’ciot®, from the Yestdence of bis parents, No. 129 Ludiow strest. His ra mise will be taken to York Bay Co metery. Csmmmt —On Saturday morning Sopt. 19, at five o’cloom, Jann, on'y daughter of Patrick and Kilen’ Carrill, aged 4 months and 15 days The friends are respectfully invited to ntvend the fume- after at two o’olock, from hor father’s reat- venue. Sept 17, Joux B., only child of i and Margreta Dosoher, aged 4 years, 1 raonth and $8 ays. elatives and friends of the famity are respectfutly nviied to atierd th funeral, this afteruoon, at two o’clook, from the revidencs of hie father, No 696 Third avenue, withont farther invitation. Dovie —Un Saturday, Sept 19, Tuomas Dovia His friends, and those of his brother, Goorge Doyle, are invited to atieud the funeral, from the residenoo of bis ®" cane, near Fourt> v’clork. Grime —In Wi'tiemeborg, on Friday, Sept. 18, Lawn B Gitas, tn the 30th of bis The relatives and frierde are respooifully invited to attend. @uuica® —On Saturday afternoon, sept. 19 Perm, the beloved son of EF izabetn and the late Peter Gilligan, in the 390 yeor of bis - The friends anc acquaintances of the family are reepect- fully invited to attend the fusoral, from tue residence of bis mothor, No. 271 Tenth arenue, te-morrow afernooa, et one o'clock. Guirrrres.—On Friday morning, Sept. 18, after but rovere {liness, Saman Jawa Acarstcw tov! beloved davghter of Joseph and Rebecoa 11 months and 16 days, ‘The rolatives and friends of the famtty are invited to attend ‘be funeral, from the residence of her pa- rente, No. 117 Obrystic strect, this afiermoon, a two ‘Too fair « flower for earthly care, ‘Thou hast gone to 8 better ome; ‘Thou wast only lent to us to share Unr happiness for s time. ‘The Lord gavo and the Lord Dah taken awny—Blemed be the name of the Lord. Pap pieage copy. clsoo papers Hart —Op Saturday mornisg, ont 19, Assman B, Youngett cpild of A. A. and Eleanor L.. Hall, aged 2 years, A month and 19 days ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited w at tend the funeral, to-morrow morn'ng. et eleven o’alosts, Tesidence of hie parents, Clinton place, Newark, without further invitation, Carriages wil! be im eot tbe ten oolnek train from Now York, at the ae The remains will be taken te Hateraay.—At No. 90 @rth aveane, on Frida A opt. 18, Mra. Racum Hatataan, in the eh yor tee age. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited te a (end the funersi, this afternoon, st ball past one 07 from the Memortal church, coreer of Hammond street Wavorley place Larauny —On Friday, Sept. 18, after @ short (limes, Feancis LaNciay, aged 66 years. The faveral wil take piace this afternoon, at thres o'clock, from bis iste rerdence, No. 11s Yore eweet, Brookly a. Marware —Un Friday, Sept. 18, Jom Maswamme, aged 44 years. ‘The membors of the Grenadiers, Ninth Rogtment, N. ¥. S&. M, the reatment in |, thewe of George Wahl ran and tbe Masonic baie om residence, No. ashingon street, this afterncon, at two #/olook. McDwaxort —On Saterday, Sept 19. Oxancas f Motu jst son of Wiliam and Susan Caroline Ma0er mott, aged 10 months and 24 days. ‘The rolatives and friends of the family are Invited to attend the funeral, from the resideaos of grandmother, No, 147 Wost Twonty (irstsiroet, this after. ‘noon, Ot haif past ono o’clork They sat and watohe! bis bosom heaving, And softly bent w hear him breathing; And there were tears, and gloom and For that brave chil¢ eo hardly dying. ‘The tiee of carth were almost riven, Wher the ango! took him up to heaves; Ang loft vs shuddering bore delow, ‘With blighted bopes and mortal woe. Ha sister aa brother gone before, He's Mees Go0w ihe Wapyy abore, ‘And they aball then rej,ice aad sing, To Caria, the oblidren » God and king. Wo loved | you! no tongue ons tell, Pow doop and dearly, ard how weil; Christ loved bim ton, and it To take our Charlie home wih bim MeGe war. On Bedard: vere (llness of two montha, Mu: yoors, a uative of dallyshannon, s ‘el this afte noon, at two o'clock, (rom har at ag ‘St. Mark's piace, between First jenve A. —(in Frifay evening, Sep. 15, Avomew Mo ra Fy Are respectfully (nvttet te Meqra Qr Tua, aged 3° Hie friends and acquaintances attend the funeral, without further actios, wis trom hi inte reuidence, Mo. 20 Rast Twenty: at ona o'olock, ret etroet. Monmsy.—Om Friday, Sept 18, Mary Meanar, in the 20th year of her The rolatives and friends of the family aro invited to attend the funeral, to ‘4, Aa 4 dence, No }02 South Pighth street, William: burg Nurramaa.—At Southport, Cone , on Saturday, Sept of cholera infantum, Hamsrwrrs Arvrea, (nfant daaghter 7 months. Fercipand and Ma" Notiemar, aged mee garot Interment California papers ploase copy. Preven —On Saterday, Sept 19, Arma Anmocmt, chiid of Louis and Anna Adelhett , aged 10 and 95 days. The funeral will take place at one o'clock P. residence of her parenia, No. 160 Weat frieaaa end relatives are » notice Rasy —On Friday, 1 or pees, Barwa Fame Joa rolatiy tend the funeral, from bis Inte residence, mreot, thie afternoon, at two o'clock. Hla romaine will be tanen to Green woo for !nterment eae tn Rrooklym, of Saturday merning, = teven 0 clock, of doviity, Tkxxma Rram, aged 18, 108 oA Tenors! wil take piace from the residence ct her her, corner of Portiand and Finahivg avenwes, Brook. Hens aterncon, at theee o'sionk. Her remains wilt ‘ataah for !aterment. The friends of tho invited to atend withou! further ‘Cierm —On Satarday, Sept 19, Gaonan A. Sawrwn, of John snd Margareta Sawyer, aged 4 yoart and 8 months The friends of the family are tnvited to as. tend the funoral, from the recideroe of bia parents, No. 197 } weet Twenty ainth etree’, thi aMornoon, a one o'eloat,