The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1860, Page 5

Fel Particalars ef the Disaster—iecommt of the Voyage of the Conmanght— Scenes on Beard the Wreck Before She was Abandoned Statements of Cap- talme LeKeb and Wikes— The Matements of Passengers, &e., &e., ho. oD A large comber of ihe peseevgere of the unfortunate wteamsbip Connaught, of the Galway line, arrived here yesterday morning from Boston, by the Fail River line. ‘Their condition was cne of destitution, ae everything they “[poesesved, with the exception of the clothing they had on, ‘was lost with the steamship hereclf. From conversation ‘wb several of them, the following particulars of the ‘wreck and the scenes attending it, together with some Sarther accounts of the unfortunate voyage of the Con- mangbt, bave been collected — ‘Fhe Connaught sailed from Galway on the afternoon of ‘Buesday, the 26th of September. For the iret two days ‘there were light fair winds, and the steamer got on weil, making from 340 to 370 miles in every twenty-four hours. ‘The wind on the 27th blew from the westward, and ‘hough there was pot such good time made, all went well til) Saturday eveoing, when the Connaught, though only fear days out, was about balf way to Boston, and met far from St. Johns, N. F. Bere she encountered ‘8 ferious gale, which continued til! daylight om Sunday. ‘The sea was co heavy, and the rate at which the Con- manght dashed againet itso rapid, that in the morning ‘the important discovery was made that all the floats, ex- eepting two or three, bad been washed off the port wheel. @ther damage of a jess important nature was also done Dy this storm. When the wheels were #0 disproportioned tm the amount of their power over the Connaught, to steer ber against the heavy sea with accuracy became so diff @alt that ebe was almost unmanageable, and the «seas «washed over her lofty bulwarks @ontinvously. The windows of plate giass in the deck were broken by them, ag well as several articles on deck. Many tot ) water were thrown clear ever everything dow, tpeopen hatchways and into the hold. On Sunday, before noon, however, the wind mode- rated, and the seas ceased to drench every one and every- fing on board. The noble vessel herself, though, was @readfully crippled, and no longer astonished the passen- gers by the rapidity of her progress. Still sne was kept . @m ber course ata slow pace till she reached St. Johns, afer having taken seven and a balf days to make the passage. It was three o'clock on the morning of the 34 fet. when she arrived at that port. All the mechanics in the city who could be procured hastily were immediately set to work to put new floats ‘wpon her wheel. This being quickly done by a nume- rous company of workmen, the eteamer again resumed her voyage to Boston. She went rapidly out of the har- bor, and everything, even yet, promised a passage of eleven days after all. She no sooner encountered the waters of the Atlantic, however, than they again seemed te show a fatality for the fine ship. When only one hour frem St, Jobns the immense power of the steamer soon showed that the hastily replaced fioats were entirely un- able to withstand the force of the impetus with which ‘te machinery drove them against the boisterous waters. @we after another they dropped off or broke, and the @ieamer was once more in a crippled condition. ‘The slow pace of the steamer was resumed, and it gras Known that five days, at least, must elapse before the steamer could reach Boston. Thus it is apparent that had ‘1% pot been for Le of losing the floats of oue of her wheels, the Connaught, instead of being a complete ‘wreck and \otal joss, would have been safely moored in Boston harbor two or three days before she was destroyed. At eight o'clock on Saturday evening it was whispered round that the ship was leaking, and large quantities of ‘water were seen rolling about in ber bold and kept spiaab- fg all night. The wind also was straight against ber, and being from the southeast it knocked up a heavy sea. The men belonging to the ship’s crew were immedi ately wet to work by Captain Leitch at the pumps, in large parties, who were relieved by the male passengers @4 their own pleasure. The epirits of the men at the pumps were kept up by the singing of nautical songs and the passage of }iquors in moderate quantities from the cabin. This siate of things continued till about the middle of ‘the night, when the steam pump, which had assisted #0 materially in counteracting the effects of the leak, and he entire machinery of the versel, ceased working, and the leak bad now everything \te own way. The reason the pumps discontinued thelr labors was because the water bad gained so far on the ship as to reach the tires in the engine room and extinguish them, and ‘thereby cut off the supply of steam which kept them in operation. The real dangers to all on board now silently and frightfully appeared to every one. Up to this time the real dangers of the occasion did not fully make them- selves known. The sudden ceamation of the working of he great machinery strack terror into all on board, and ewpesially the passengers, most of whom were on deck. ‘The position of the Connaught at this time was very Precarious, She lay on ber side, her deck being at an aagic of forty-five degrees with the horizon. The ‘waver siso were lashing feriously around the @istreased versel, and the wind odstinately con tinued to blow heavily. frery high wave washed ever the abip, which was so completely unmannge- ebie as Lo be entirely uncopirolabie and at ibe cruel mercy ‘There was po cry of fire; the announcement went round mm whispers, aod could only hear it and remain powerless and dejected. Water, which Beiore «war conel the clement which was lives of ali on board and @hip bersell, was now regarded as the most pow NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER — i 33 geass a85, i i z 5 iL fears ads ii i 7 wa) as much as fifteen milee—so lear wen the tnoraing. near the HE Wd ih : f eeth E i Z § I i ; i i | i Eg i i i &. é i i i li i if if AT i eed E tr z Fi iy F a Fy cs z 2 I : e s: 32 4 f u tg i : i 32 iy! 4 § g Fi i =3 el Ae ERR Be j £ 8 jt i +4} 2d RE. i if £ 5 him now who immediately superintended trenslerring of the pas- sengers Jadder, the wide as thone of many stairs, eat difficulty was experienced in remov From the ladder Into the bost, for ct one tmetit would be under their feet and again a# much as eight or ten feet beneath them. However, ail the cabia ladies were lowered withont accident, so creditable were the arrange- ments, and safely transported to the brig, When one boat bad received ber full complement she immediately started for the brig and another imimediatel, took ber place, then apotber, and another, till the six boats had faiely, amid the cheers of all on board; returned and was eimilarly greeted, thea evening and darkuers came on, however, it was ver, ; cult to manage the boats with regularity ie the | Sud the progress of traasferring was much siower thas in the | | water or lashed by ibe waves, the ‘lames | their appearance throagh effectnally | been effectually eut of by erful friend in the newly dixcovered danger, Captain Leitch took hie stand upon the forward part of the poop | deck, and when it was announced that smoke was pro @eeding from the front of the cab.n, be caimiy directed an eBlcer to proceed quickly and discover the cause of this ew sna harfel larm officer soon quietly announced Wat there .] vresiee region we be ft Brows fury of Uhe fire. There ‘were five fteamer, who ow went freely all gers, making Known Lue rea mature of afairs Pent to ever, water had no some tune ordered al) band & apd every hatehway and of ie: te be closed down tightly) Thu was undovot aye beet plan thei could have been adopted the circumstances, and one which was eferwartse the meant of faring = every) je on beard. The progreee of the Gre was now per ceptibly retarded, the biack smoke uo longer dark @med everything, and * conriderabie amouut uf coulldrace ‘was resiored among the paseengere. The boats were or ® reedjaces for inumehing and the ierks { obetructions. Many of tae womea, whet mace aware that ihe steamer was va fire, Hi if they fret unter, other wept. & majority pray: afew frac Pb ge pf 4 @ ehiltren « not Seem pot ev ipee ech conscious o{ the daager, aad iLere wet fear The male passengers fumeres) jokes, oF deep af og ly each other ibal Weere we ao chan + jor wen { the tame opinion, apparcatiy. dui the Hi 28s we * # : ij everywhere througho. . Uae vessel, a suring the (utr od passengers that there wag #1)! rome Lope of ved. The prietta informed the men that | ae Fes a ( of tt. merey jeterposed mirec.lously ia ther vena ‘They enjoined them men cod Corwtiane and et to be afraid te restore confidence among the Women, and ko console Fence that they Were io the hands of i te i i q i # i | a& “ if t : in r if Hi ' i : : i | Captain they the earlier part of the afternoon. Cheers were frequently Vor depuale veo by the passengers of the Connaught iisop, at he received op board the little Minaie the veesels might beceme seperated iu the night, and Captain Wilson, on having it observed to him that such « eirsom. stance was porsible, demaaded a haweer from tae Connaught t make sure that the two veesels should pot separate sooner than he derired. At dark it was observed that the comparatively amail eck of the brig was already throoged, ant ae she bad a cargo on board the deck was the only place where any one could be. On being asked Lk leiteh if he thought he could take all from the Connaught the berowe master of the brig replied that be would “stand by as long as there was one on board.’’ Ali these cireemstances called forth cheers trom both vessels. The arrangements which Capt. Leitch had made for the removal of the third clage gers was admirable. The mea formed in double ine on both sides of the Connaught, amidahipe, where the beat was too intense to allow & plan being Put into operation. After the tranafer of the cabin passengers be ordered the women and children to along between (nese double lines, and di the men Ww pase them on the deck witboul any delay Thu a ed and bastened this mos. difficult of all movemeow. were paseed to men at clove intervals: altogether order and y of motion in right diroction on this dreadful occasion were fally tained. The women and children being all Captain Leitch ordered the men to pass to the male passengers, and with a Wook Wbeir turn, But the bad become more frightful than ever. the Connaught hissea when they were steamer, and was the evcape every man io the forward Pa i s 3 of the mes to the boats, Leitch ordered bis otheers and crew their own taiety, while the ‘lam ere now wwerlng thirty of forty feet above the eck, around the machine ry, and lighting up everything in view, The crew gavo three ty cheers for their gallant captain and inst boat that left the Connaught Moaily carried the captain acd his fret officer, aod the Coonanght was at length alone and at the mercy of three fearful elementa, rapid|y destroy ibg What required so much time and pains te construct, On pomrd the brig the captain was received ‘with many cheers, and others were given for Capt. Wil fon, of the Minnie. ‘The flames completely enveloped the Connanght amid rh ps, and, indeed, even betore ber captain apa first offi- coer bad lef ber, their clothes were and their bands and faces scorched by the tn of the heat. When jast seen by those on board the brig, the unfortu tate steamer was one mase of flame, which lighted up the atmorpbere for miles arouad the wreck Leitoh bad bot forgotten one important poiut before leaving the Companght, which, though important, was likely to be pegiected on such & trying occasion. He and provisions to be taken (rom the saloon and traus- ferred to the brig, bet in it the cabin that a. of drink for thirty hours, Poe A bongry, some thirsty, and many The captain of the brig ordered all tae Tittle which he reserved for a future | originated at the aft bo! ‘The reagon that Ho boat from the oo. LJ removal of the Abe lay? > H E and all bor passengers been lost, and ber been as uncertain and disastrous as that of other steamers. It wan rnmored that four persone ‘\he pusseugers from the Connavgbt to is coptiadicted by all the , mi reported miesivg. Some three or four overboard in being removed from the bois, but they were all seen picked up one who saw them in the water. E E ; i fz FESE, Sz : : ‘i NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. {From the Boston Post, Oct. 10 } STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN LEITCH. ‘The Connaught left St Johns, N. F., on Wednesday, fifteen minutes pest two o'clock in ibe afternoon, Wind then blow from the S. W. ata this continned ‘i Friday, when a freah continued to rise from the 8. 8.W. time everything on board beat possibte condition; at pune, gale, and continued ig; about eight o'clock vered im the engine room it and crew were kept up time, and not without a favorable result, for time the water decreased ; but this state of passengers, yet all seemed resolute, and manifested a dis- position to help us all they could; to this line of conduct there were but few exceptions; the crew ly obeyed all my commands, and worked remarkably bard; there was some little confusion, but the majority of those on board kept quite silent; the steam now decreased s0 ncb—as it was impossible for any human being to keep the engine stopped of itself. About nine o'clock or half-past nine o’clock the engineer d' the fire then to be located; a portion of the passengers Still continued to assist oe alt thay ovuld. The ladies among the cabin passengers, behaved very well—indced they exhibited but little sign of fear, yet Ty of course, greatly excited. Finding the fire ipereased in ee eee the crew and passengers: Sree , thereby compelling them to abandon the work of pumping out. As to decreasing the smoke, this apparently proved inefiectual; still the pumping in was contin At this time I made prepa- rations to save the passengers, and ordered the boats to be got in readiness. The port boats were first got out. The first boat was stove alongside the steamer in a heavy fea; all the others were successfully launched. There were also four others, com- prisiv; agig. At this time fested any particular de- i were launched about the last one in the cour: 'We hoisted three sig- nals asthead, and one at sent aloft to make ‘up when he cried afterward, way; both rhich proved attention tine; at brigantine bore hailing dis. of the pas to the brigantine; the ined eight or ten per held some each boat | | were lowered down {nto the boats by a single rope from the weather ride of the steamer: others were got op board from the lee side; at Grat we could not keep the boats on the lee side of the steamer in con req of the ship drifting fast down on the boats; but, le, the sea somewhat moderated, and with great care we succeeded in getting the boats on the lee side of the steamer, #0 that could receive the remaining passengers; the small referred to above was the first one that reached the brigantine; the quickly and safely conveyed ov the br! ‘* af. ter which the boat returned to the steamer. It was only | by the ntmost exertion tbat the fire could be kept 'y while the parsergere wore be! On the weatherside of the vessel the iron became beaied that the passengers were forced to go to the lee tide of the steamer. the plates of tron commenced warp ing 8 every direction: the deck became quite warm: in- | deed, so much go, tat the beat couid be felt throagt the soles of one’s shoes. and what made it still more uocom- fortabie, the piteh commenced meiting out of the seams Of tbe epar deck, the sinoke to issue from the eky light and companion way—aiso from the engine room, batch, | aod stoke hole batobes. At this time it was an utter impossibility for any one to look into the main abaft | eng'ne room | pew came to the conclusion that the ves. € = <= 5 : if . FS 2 § pertial succes About gers were all im the boats, and goon afterward on the deck of seks haved: Gen topenneeaieen cages subdued | e forward saloon eky'| ane deck with terrible force; im a short time the amon exterded op to the masthead, and almost instantly burnt all the mainstays aad other ropes, as also @ sail ‘Ubat war eet on the mainmast to keep the steamer — ie Line, the captain all alike: the baa oclock AM. mane of flame in the dis time in sitting and brigantine; # ihe age pasrengers came to me faved, but when they got safely on board ibey 8; peared somewhat dusmai ited, aod breed ae dry bisewite were we? pened around when abandeved, | think \t was to lati mip. Nand longitude about 68 deg M4 min W.; 1 think the Gre originated im consequence | of the ft aroced the er taking fire, the fre Ht on the starboard wide. | STATEMENT OF CAPT. JOHN WILSON. OF THE pRIO- ASTINE MINNIE SCHIPRER, At the time | discovered the Uoounught's signal of distros my verre! war heading NN onder lent canvass. | was tbe frst pertoe om board the brigaatine who saw the signals of distrene | immediately bore down Af Deer a8 two bundred yarde of the eteamer Shout two o'tlk PM. 1 bad only ste mee on board, four of whom were Spaniards and could #peak soarce one word of Fnglieh. wm the small boats touched the brigantine,» portion of the sleamer's erew soon harried op board, after the parsengers, and altempted to coo cea! themeetves among the passengers on it wae only with the ctMeulty that | could force them to return to Steamer to wave the liver of those Who still remained in danger: the officers of the Con Baoght deserve the highest praise, but the sailors the romtest condemnation for the cowardly manner in which y ected some of the men stowed themesives away down in the forecastio: | bad wo fight them out of || aad force them into their boats. For the of the and lee wa. portion of whieh they brought on board, and tee test formed part of mr The women behaved ad mirably, they T believe they were the least afraid of the two part ot tay fellow cresreren, THE VERY LATEST. Rowrow, Oot. 10, 1900. When the Minnie Sebiffer arrived at her wharf imme diate stops were taken by Nazor Brow. & Sweeney, agents Of the Galway Steamship Company in tule city, Ww re | lieve the wants of fhe passengers. They were furnished With food and clothing of every description at once ‘Those bound out of the city were freely furnished with railway tickets to theif destination, and those remain. _ ing here with boarding houses and money. Everything | that was possible was promptly and cheerfully done by the agents. | | | ‘The passengers of the steamehip Connaught have beld a meeting and passed resolutions warmly complimenting Captain Leitch, bis officers and crew, and also Captain — ‘Wileoe and bis crew for their noble conduct. Nearly $900 bave been subscribed for the aid of the ‘Wrecked passengers of the Connaught remaining in the city, Nazro Bros. & Sweeny, agents of the line, have ooted Wity bp moe, commendable MDPTALIY Ip “a, frees large number of the steerage passengers to their ‘various places of destination. The schooner Lamertine, from Nova Scot's, arrived here to-day, and reports that she fell in with the burning steamship Connaught wm Sunday night. She was then a mass of flame. Remained by her till Monday morning, when abe went down with # lood explosion. The only remnants seen floatig of her afterwards were ® beat, bottom upwards, and «few trunks, with otber light por- Sons 0! her deck, carro, Ac, In consequence of the los of the Connaught no steamer ‘Will leave this port opthe 23d inst. The Prince Albert will be the Orst steamer from New York for Galway. The splendid new stamer Leister wil! wake the pluce of the Connaught, an¢ leave ‘ia!way for this pert Novem ber 90. Captain Leitch, oficers and engineers, will leave for land by the Canale, next Wednesday. stewards, sailers and firemen will go out by the Glasgow, sailing on fatardsy next, from New York, Our Isle of Pines Correspondence. Unrrer States Strawn Waren wa’ } Orr rue siz oF Pives, Sept. 16, 1840, The Isle of Pines a an Invalid’s Resort—Its Mineral Springs—The Slave Trade—Seven More American Superiority Marke Prices, de., dic. ‘Since my last we bave changed our locality, having left Olenfuegos on the mornirg of the 11th, and are now lying quietly at anchor off Nuex Gerona, Isle of Pines, a little ‘town famous on accoan, being perfectly free from that pest of the West Indies, the yellow fever, and as being ths place to which the Spanish government send the officers and troops sent out to Cuba, in order that they may become acclimated before éending them to leas bealtby localities. It is also a resort for invalids from all parts of the Island of Cuba, as well as from the United States. It bas very few attractions Aside irom the salu- Drity of the climate, and, did it not have this to recom- mend it, would hardly ever be known; but, like other places of summer resort, it is a fast place during the sea. son. There are some fine marbie quarries in the vicinity, and all the hille are on* mags of it, although a great portion ts of an iferior quality. There are also fine springs, the waters of which are said to possess medicinal properties, at a place called Santa Fe, fourteen miles from this piace, and as the roads are smooth and the conveyances good, tise it evening ride; but 1 would notadvise any had any regard for his brains to attempt to make tbe trip in the daytime, unless he was particu- larly well from the sun , for there is not a shade tree the whole distance. I mentioned in my last that there wasa report of a cargo of negroes having been Janded at Point it, and it turned out to be correct, and sixteen of them were brought into Cienfuegos in a lighter, landed on the 10th; the rest have been distribu- Slavers bringing land tl the government. x constant lookout station- ed, bight and day, when expecting a vesrei, and give timely warning if any of the cruisers are in the vicinity. By 2 5 8 85 ws 35 interesting as I intended. opportunity of gathering reliable information on several important points. The more properly Xagua, is situated y, and is a comparatively new \o extent and wealth more ra island; thirty five years ago wharf that deserved the name of commands the entrance to the bar. bor was built by aprivate individual, who at that time owned i the land in th vieinit of the bay, and was erected purpose of preventing the pirates entering the barbor; but now there are Gime wharves, spacious warehoures and many fine public buildings, besides pri- ‘vate residences that, in interior Gittings, would not dis- grace even our > aristocratic Fifth avenue. New buildings are being constantly erected, and old ones en- larged to accommodate the fast increasing trade. Like all Spanish places of any Importance woatever, it bas iw cathedral, Governor's palace, theatre, and last, but not 1 bave visited almoat every place on this side of the island, and several on the north eide, but not one can compare favorably with this place for enterprise and go-abeadativeness, and alreaty many a farniliar Yankee face is seen amid’ the jostling crowd that is striving to win a pace amongst the wealthy ones of the world. The city lit with gas, and if the company fails to furnish an smple supply it ia subject to a fine, the amount at tue option of the Governor—a very | good arrangement W Lasure a regular supply. Tho streets are poorly paved, but in this respect they are Improving. There is a fine market house, bat everything is enor- | mousy high—cbickens, $12 a’ dozen; eggs, 60c., and all kinds of meats 20c. » pound; even fruit is dear; as for vegetables, they are pr “9 — 9 be got, Iriah potatoes frequently bringing $9 a barrel. An artesian well bas vee ‘commenced, Dut it te doubtful If they ever finish it, as they have been over a year at work aod have only bored seventy five feot thus far. The exporta arc eugar, hocey and mabogany. Last year the sugar crop in this section (and that was shipped to this port) did not amount to over seventy thousand hogaheads of sugar and thirty five thousand bogsheads of molassce, while this year it will run up to very near, if not quite, one hun- dred thousand bogeheads of av of molasses—an increase that pects of the country and goe of agriculture. There is no not be the most important on this ide of tue island, for it poesesses advantages over every other, baving a fine harbor, with plenty of water and eaay of access. The drawback at present is the want of a tngooat: there ie one here, but it is almost aseles#, 80 far as towing any thing larger than a schooner or lighter is concerned, and then the company that owns it charges most enormously high rates, so (hat vesseis prefer taking thelr chance of why thie place should getting out with the morning breeso, and as the tide seus im at the same time, unless the wind is freab—which is | the case—they are obliged to remain at anchor. and frequently vessels are two weeks in getting out of the barbor after they are loaded TePORTANT TO PoerMasTERs aND THe PcRtuC.—We are re. quested to publish the following important regulation, for the information of the public, as well as postmasters. It tnteresta every citizen in the United States:— Post Ornce Derantuayt, Oct. 8, 1860. ‘Whereas, by an act of 34 March, 1866, the postage upon al! letters, except such a8 are entitied to pase free, be tween places in the United Sates, is required to be pre- hed ed op receiving postage instead of Lang Bi ee - Lunnes to increase, thos showing ‘omiasion to pre- pay if iptentional—it is, therefore, ordered, that from and after tbe fret paid letters be sent to dead letier oto, to be dispos- rs ror aa other dead let! od of ip Tike manner 08. HOLT, Postesaster Generel Iypiaw Trovmum ov Texss.—The San Antonio Ladger bas the details of an engagement on the hoad waters of the Concho, betwoon a detachment of regular suldicre, under Major Thomas, anda number of Indians, on the 26th of July Inet. The Indians were hotly pursued and forced to abandon their loose animals, which, twenty- eight tm number, were captured. Major Thomas and three privates wore slightly wounded. Another engago- mert occurred op the 27th ult , near Camp Colorado, be- tween Corporal Rutter, with a command of eight privates, and body of Indians, who had been robbing the neigh boring settlements. Private Cunningham was killed. The lidians fled, and from the quantity of bloed ecatvered tbrovgh the thickets it was suppose! some execution had deen done, The Indians were om the night of the Sth fretant within three miles of the town of Palo Pinto. The citizens think of sending oct a comyany of volunteers to try their bands on the red skin, after the failure of Jchnron's expedition. The Telegraps learua from Mr. © King, just down from the upoer country, that Garner, ‘of the mew digguited af Indians, who ecized apoa two ng \adiee some time ago, carried them off, and after violating thelr persoos murdered them, was arrested at * io, wae ©, and, the facts baring been proven oa bung (here om the 6th inet. Arrivals and De ARRIVALS, Lesvos Ship Margaret Evane—Miae Kira beth F) (veriete Trive, Qepar Bor Bric Wo Willson—Messre |i Btrickinan, Jobe Arroms, ‘oa DEPARTURES. Pernia—Mr Lenlia, Irainand; Rev and od; Mr and Mre Thos K Hart, Darliag- «Mr and ervant. vant, ‘York nectoaeey arises = 11, 1860.—TRIPLB B | superintendent e SHERT. KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. gies of the Politiciams—List of Le- \idates Before the Peopic— mts, dic. Our pegbbors over ip Brooklyn are getting waked up Politically. The diilerent factions bave nearly ali irotied out their candidates for the several offices W be fled at the next general election, and are Bow fully preoared for the comtest, The democracy Bave joliowed tbe fashion plate issued by the crazy philosopbers that composed the democratic conventions #: Cuarleston and Baltimore, and have two tickets ja the feld for almort every office. Their division, however, commenced originally long before the ‘assemb)ing of the Charleston Convention, and originated im a split over the Dviri st Attorney abour a year ago, but would probably have been united jong before this bad not the National Convention decided that democracy was not orthodox without a spiit—it being impossible for united democracy to live up to the articles of covenant engrafted upon the creed of the party ‘at Baltimore without wrangling with each other, The Brooklyn adherents to that faith have carried out their | petty quarrels, and now, ae in New York, preseut a di- Vided front, which will doubtiess result in the election of | the full republican county ticket, and increase their chances for members of Congress and Assembly. The democratic divisions assume a different attitude from those of New York. The regular Oenira! Commit we that controlled affairs before the split over the District Attorney sti!) hold sway over one wing of the party. The question of Presidentiai preferences has been before them twice, and in two separate and distinct forms, and yet the committee remain nop. committed to either of the Presidential candidates. A reeolution was at first offered to endorse the nomination of Stephen A. Dougias, which was at once laid upon the table, where it still elumbers. Subsequently a motion was made to endorse Joba ©. Breckinridge, which shared the same fate, and Still lies unmolested. Toe otber wing of the democracy endorsed Breckigridge at an early day. Since that time they have been calied the national democracy, and under that title have made their nominations. The two factions BOW assume the title of regular end national. ‘The republicans, who bave heretofore been in a minority in the city, are now in high spirits over the prosrects Defore them of taking possession of nearly all the otilces, | whilst their opponents are keeping up a regular mutiny im their camp, This encouragement on the part of the | TepuDdiicans will make the contest the more spicy. ‘The Bell army are in aq as to what shall do. Their committee have heid ove or two exciting ses- ‘sions over the question of nominating a ticket, but were #0 divided in opinion that they have been unable to de- cide whetter it i# policy to nominate or not. The present Prospects are that they will oot nominate a separate Uieket, but cast their votes in a way thas will strengthen the Union electoral ticket. The candidates nominated for the Assembly are, asa class, far better than those broug!t forward in this city, and must, with few exceptions, take more influential position in any legislative body." ali parties having com- apes! their tickets, unless it may be the Beil party, we rnish this morning the antecedents of the several can- didates for Assembly -— FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. ‘The regular democracy in this district have thrown overboard their Inet representative, Andrew A. Myers, and bave nominated a young man by tue name of Andrew J. Provost, a lawyer, and we believe, partner of Mr, Fisher, the republican member of the last Legisiature from the Seventh Assembly district. He is a new man, and pow = ne the people as a candidate for office for the ret The natiopal democracy of this district have trettea out James Fit ® boot and shoo maker, and a per- son quite pop im the locality where he resides, 31 North Fifth street Thomas Greeley * been nominated by the oye berg esc He is © man about forty: ears of age, Mn @ prominent 0} tor, aside from tie coubection with, the’ Tyibune | He ac one time directed bis attention to the coal lands of Penn- sylvapia, and operated quite extensively in them; was for a long time coupected with the Nassau Bink as President, but becoming embarrassed by outside operations, left that inatitatio! 1867, and sold his interest in the Tribune ebout the same time. He started the Le Bh os 5 called the Century last year, but bas since transfei his inte- rest to other parties, and is now a resident of the rural | Jon of Kings county, in the town of Utrecht, near ‘ort Hamilton. He is a managers of the Americas Institute The only political office that we know of his holding that of a member of branches of the Common Connect! of New York city. SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. ‘The regular democracy in this district, compriging the First, Sixth and Twelfth wards, and represented in the jamt Logisiature by Charice Kelsey, have nominated David | 7. Kaston—a Wall street lawyer, and a man about forty- fiye, He bas never beld aay political office, ‘The national demccracy have nominated in this district »® liquor dealer, He bas bad a taste of political of s# an Laspector of Pavements in Brooklyn, kod Dow wishes further experience at Albany. | The republicans have bad considerable trouble to get a | persoa to run in this district. They first nominated D. ©, Bradley, and then & B. Chittenden, a merchant. We believe that both of these gentlemen have declined the nomination, and they have now nominaied Marquis (). Moore, who rey nted the dirtriet at Albany in 1858-9. Ig @ pative of Kasex county, and a man upwards of Any. He is an active politician,’ frequently representing his ward and district in county and State conventions, was | formerly a whig, aud elected to the Legialaturo, la the fall of 1868, Dy a union of the Americans and repubiicans, but acted exelorively with the republicans pon taki his seat at Albany. fie is engaged in elastic roodug the manufacture of chemical ot) THIRD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. This district, compriting the Fourth and Teoth warda, was reprerented in the last Legislature by Theophilus 0, Cailicot, Eaq., who has been nominated by both wings o the democratic party. Mr.C. if & man about thirty+ five yeare of age. He is a graduate of Delaware Co lege, at Newark, Delaware, and afterwards attended lecturee at Yale College. He was admitted to the bar in New York in 1847, and is now practising law io Pine street, mocrat He ie the frat de that bas wed that dis- inture, it being beretofore & republican | dintrict. He was the democratic nominee for er, | and received the support of that party in the Assembiy; | was a member of the two most important committees, vin: Waye and Means apd Judicury; waa the earnest advocate of cheap ferriage, aud presented the minority | report for Mr. Briggs, who was absent from sickness, His yous on a number of the measures were given for the parpose of aiding the cheap ferry question. He voted to overrite the Governor's veto on all the city railroads, but | to sustain bim on the West Washiogton market scheme, | which be oppored jo all ite various stages. He was one of the active opponents to the bil) to abolish the Alme- house Department, that was before the Assembly on | the leet evening of the sersion, and appealed from the | decinion of the chair, which was passed by the most highhauded partisan ruling ever known in any legis- | "Ets onty’opponen t ie Hermanus B. Duryea, in i# only ue B. * or and Major Geueral, who bas received the Tepublicas ee- mination Mr. Duryea ig a native of Queens county, and | about forty five; wae admitted to the bar in 1836, and bas ever since resided in Brooklyn. He was appointed Supreme Court Commissioner by Governor Seward in 1842, and subvequentiy Attorney to the Corporation of | Brooktyn: was the Dirtriet Attorney of cot ge from 1848 to 1864, He was a member of tue State Assembly | in 1858, and served oo the Gommtttees of Woys and Means and Multia and Public Defences; was re-elected to the Legisinture for 1859, and rerved on the ame committees. ay Of the semion of 1858 for , when not od was frequent, for Robert B. Van | proved bis fidelity to bis party creed 1568, bleeding Kansay revolutions, His military career, through which he bas received the title of Major Gene | ral, bas beso in commanding the Filth brigade of the | Oniformed militia of the State, He was, ia 1455, elected Prevident of tho State Military Association. The contest in (be autrict wil be a warm one. YOUNTH ASSEMBLY DrsTRICT. This dintrict i@ compored of the Second, Third and Finth ware of Brooklyn. The regular and national democracy bave both renominated James Darcy, member of the Inet Isgiviatore. He in a ative of Buftalo, of Irith descent, and about twenty #ix years of age He is houte car. | penter by trade, aud the only office that he has over held | wae a member of the inst Legislature, he was a member of the Commitice of Internal Affairs of Towns aud Counties, Hie vote is recorded in (nvor of ail the city railroads, from the big gridiron down. He voted against the motion to reduce the fare to three and to four cents: alto to insert a ¥ ws recorded a power to alter or amend. Hie ent the yeas on the motion to pam ‘al railroad and the West Washington Market lie over the Governor's veto The only opponent of Mr Darcy ie John F Cammeyer, ner Dy trade, & new man and quite popular in the ¢ district i very #trong democratic chanoer are, notwitottanding the record, that Mr. Darcy will be re elected FIFTH ASSRMDLY DIRTRICT. This dintrict cowsiste of the Nini aod Eleventh wards of Brooklyn, William © Jones, the that repre- sented the district in the last Legiat te bominatien of the reguiar demvor: of tue district. | Mr. Jones is a native of the city of New York, and about thirty eight, be i# a stone cutter by trade, He received an office in the Navy Department through the influcaos of Hon. George Taylor, and resigned bis povition af of the erection of marine bar W section | Vhe | stopping at the Metropol! hae received | missioner of Jurors, and was County +y from 1865 vo 1858. Jt w reported recetved the nomination of a portion of and that Mr. Campbell will wi leaving clear to him. poodle anys: The republicans have nominated Lucius man about fy years of age. He is a native of county, and was in the mercantile | Wheatland, Monroe county; settied im where be hes held severa! |, town ‘He was a member of Assembly in 1860, and was member of the Library Committee, The district ly equally divided between the two parties. SIXTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. This district, composed of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth | wards of Brooklyn, formerly Williamsburg, was repres sented in the last Legislature by Charles M. Briggs, re- | nblican. The regular democracy bave nominated Josepir Nesbitt, a Dookbinder and a new mau, Never held any | es ers Lid =. l ht forward a mar ne nation a by the name of Jobn Linal; was for long time with Law’s Wil bas left that concern this year, and ferry he run for two or three weeks. and He was the nominee of the in this district last year, and defeated by Mr. Bri The republican nominee is John M. Stearns, who bas never held any political office. He is before the | Public a8 a candidate for the first time. SEVENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. The Seventh, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Nineteenth warded of Brooklyn, formerly Wi!amsburg, comprise this die- trict. The regular democracy have nominated Andrew J. Spencer, a lawyer and a prominent politician in the dis He has represented the democracy in several af seal conventions, but bas never held any political that we are aware of. |, The national democracy bave nomixated Wm. 8. Mille- doler, alvo a lawyer. We are unable to give any facts im regard to hig past history. The republicans fe nominated Geo. H. Visher, whe: represented this dietrict in the last remarkable Legiala- ture. He is a lawyer, a native of Oswego, and about | twenty eight years of He is @ graduate of Harvard | University, and received his legal education at Cam- | bridge. The only office that he had held before the elec- tion to the last Legislature was that of notary public. Ha was achairman of the Committee on Petition of Aliens, a member of the Library Committee, also of the com- mittee of vine known as the Grinding Committee. | was on his motion that the vote killing the one cent fer= | Triage was reconsidered. He is one of the few memberg ‘that came outof the Legisiature with a clean baving voted from first to last against the several irons, in every ehape that they presented themselves; | also the West Washington Market, and other peoulating febemes of the session. Having resisted the ravenous lobby last winter, the inhabitants of that district can da | no better than to give him another trial. The district waa sormerly democratic. Our sketch of three or four of the candidates is not agi complete as we would wish it to be, owing to the fact o& their being new men and but little known. Since the above was placed in type it is reported thas Mr Duryea, tbe republican candidate in the Third és- trict, has declined, and U, Comstock, Jr., a lawyer ua Nasrau street, has been nominated in his place. Mr. Comstock is a new man, and bas pever held any office. UNION RATIFICATION MEETING, A grand mass meeting of the opponents of Republicans was held in the City Hall Park, in Brooklyn, last evening, in which three stands were erected. The principal onq was occupied by Martin Kalbfleiech, President of tha Common Council, who stated the object of the meeting. Rockets, roman candies, calcium lights and other fire- works were the order of the night. Mr. Kalbfleisch. ex- Judge Dean, Senator Spinola, Oochrane, E T. Wood and other ers addressed the meetings. Resolutions were in furtherance of the Union, and the meeting adjourned at a late hour. Court of Oyer and Terminer, Before Hon. Judge Ingraham. ARRAIGNMENTS AND SENTENCES. Oct 10 —At the opening of the court this morning Mr. J. B. Phillips asked that the case of James Massey bo sent to the Sessions. The District Attorney opposed the motion, and the trial was set down for next Wednce- day. The Grand Jury presented a ber of indicumentg Several prisoners were then put forward au@ arftighed, They were all young men. Charlee Livingston, charged with stealing a coat wort $9, pleaded guilty. Remitied to the Sess: baky, charged with burglary in the third de- gree. Remitted to the Sessions. William Stephens, indicted for stealing $4 in money, Pleaded po: guilty. Seut to ibe Semeiona. Margaret Wath ing charged with stealing a watch, wag Bent to the Sessions, Thomas Kearney, indicted for stealing a watch and $10. The prisoner is uinetoen years of age, and the Jndge sentenced him to two years at hard labor in the penitentiary, instead of to the State prison, an option whieh a recent act empowers the Court to exerciae. John Adams, aged eighteen years, and Willian Kirby, jointly indicted for stealing rings to the valne of $36 Tb. | Adama pleaded guilty, say ing that he was led to the com- | mission of the crime ‘by vad company. Ho was kent to the ‘itentiary for two years. Kirby's trial was sentta the Sessious. William B. Guest, indicted for burglary (two indict~ | ments), pleaded not guilty. Sent to the Sessions for trial. | Joseph Rogers and William Smith were tadioted for } stealing a wateh. Smith pleaded guilty, and was vent to | the State prison for two years, Mogers’ case was seas ta | the Sessions. | CHARGE OF MURDER. The People vt. Thomas Hogan —The prisoner is indicted for the murder of Thomas MeLaughlio, by stabbing bina With a dagger in the chest. it appears that a street row occurred between the prisoner, deceased and another per- son, in whieh Hogan stabbed Mclaugbiin. The trial wae partly proceeded with, and adjourned to Thureday morn- ing. Bi i i i — JI A Case fou INVReTIGATION.—An |umate of the Work~ houre on Blackwell's Isiand, wamed Henry Dugan, die@ yesterday from fracture of the skull, but how the injary Was sustained no one appears to know. Deceased, 1 ap- pears, was sent to the Workhouse by Justice Kelly, bat had searcely been on the island more than an boor wher he became iusensible. He was properly atvended by the physicians, and efforts were made to revive him, | butin vain. A post mortem examination of tbe showed that the skull was badly fractured, and that there was a large cht of blood on the br Whether deceased rece! the injury wile in the city pron or on Bisckwell’s Is'and remains to be soon. Coroner Gam- bie will invertigate the matter today, when it is hoped that the mystery atiending tue case will be cleared ap. Tax Morr Sremer Ho Case —The inquest ia the case of Michael Healey, of No. 9% City Hall place, who ly stabbed at the corner of Spring and Mott | streets on Sunday morning, wae concluded yosterday, at | the New York Hospital, by Coroner O'Keefe, without any | clue being afforded to the perpetrator of the bomicide. | No evidenoe that could throw auy light upon the matter could be elicited, aud the jury were compe led to render « verdict of death ‘rom injuries at the hands of some party” unknown Deceased wata native of Ireland, and waa twenty-cight years of age. Sticine ny Takixa Ansxsic —Coroner Schirmer bekt au inquest yesterday, at 666 Fourth street, upon the body of Matilda Mast, a native of Germany, aged twenty-six, who comm tied suicide by taki: ¢ a dose of arsenic. De~ conned, it red, waa in reduced ol aod to end a life of misery she determioed to coments puibegee Her hosband, who is a butsber, was lying sick at the tume of the tragely, and was onoable to render her any asriptance until )t was too late. The jury rendered « ver- dict in accordance with the above Pacts, | Farat Fart veo 4 Lanowr —Bernard McKiernas fell | from « ladder at the Lunatic Asylum,on Blackwell's | Inland, on Saturday, and. was no severely injured that he died yesterday in conse quence. Gamble held am inquest upon the body of decemsed. Verdict—accidental death | Scarpine Canvatry —Willlam Kobbing, a ehild thres | youre old, was sealed to death by falling into a tab of hot water at No. 122 Seventh street. Coroner Sebirmer held an inquest upon the body yesterday, Verdich—ac- cidental death | Fatat Acoipant —Samoel Darlapehire, a native of Rag land, aged 25 yeart, died at Bellevue Hospital yesterday from the effects of injuries accidentally received on the 12th uit., by coming i contact with a circular saw ae the manufactory corner of Ninth and Fifteenth etree, Coroner Schirmer held an inquest. | } | Personal Intelligence. Mra. Robert McLane and family, of Baltimore, are stop- Ping at the New York Hote! Governor Banks, of Massachusettr i# stopping at tho Fifth Avenue Hotei. | _ Chevalier Harmodio De Monteruma, Secretary of tha | Bravitian legotion at Washington, ie stopping at the Ca- rendon Hotel, | | Mise Martha H. Rutt, of Norfolk, Pa: J. U, Litton, of Toronto, C. W., and C. F, Nobie and wile, of Buffalo, arq stopping at the St Denis Hote! and Dr lake end party, ale y and wife, of Perc, are Hovel General of Pngiand, | M.D. Goldsborough, of | Ain) ‘and farnily. of Albany: Dolores Gar- ‘ ‘and A. M. Mille, of Inland ptt the Union Place Hotel, me of of . a | ijor of Philadelphia, and Pinckney, of Charleston, & C. HL Stopbens, Halk). Apoicton, of Boetn: A. BR. Brown, of tae. Barris, of Providence: Mr. Kimball, of and y Ww. ¥ Warten and lady, of South Carolina, | mopping at the Brevoort House. . A. B. Barnaby and lady, of Providence; lady, of Canada Weat: Joad ( . of Havana: Le L well, of Cleveland Mr. Thomas, of and Jaragal Jee Shelton and lady, are stopping at we takegs Hon. John Roms, Pree\dent of the Grand Tronk Railroad and member of the Provincial Parliament of ; Hon. » M. Ingersoll and fam!ly, of Connecticut: Mayor Granger, of New York, Wullam Ke aod Rb , Gen, Townrsnd and family, of W. Fdmonds, of Boston. J, Vanderpool apd Dr. Childs and nat, t » were tne arrivals at the t. Nicholas Hotel yesterday. We understand that the pasrongere per steamship Giangow, on ber recent voyage from this port, presenwad Captain James Bett Thomeon, her commander, with « peat silver salver, in testimony of thelr appreciation @ bie kind attentions to (hem during ihe poyage,