The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1861, Page 10

NEW YORK. HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 186L.—TRIPLE SHEET. 4 10 eC 4 a a Ms te ia —_—- \ Tolet, and a force of gx or oiykt hundret w > = “bis | ‘while a charge of graposhot. Beater an asa PURZANT FROM WASHINGTON. | AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTH. | toe ituied. tho same isand tho lars ot Nia) Oi Keir ahd stij. Bw | tbo. sevordl parts of vhs while a charge of mapechas rou Meer on ang JM at the south end near thé Batter part bong {| Uomeamand die - reader. | ugly customers st exch gate ‘The orders to pre- ‘ ‘With jess ainpie means Col. a battle is Sigmon aster | from the ~~ PAGR) THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS. ‘ 1y diputea Giaton's Besaagy of yo WO rycen a an ha Fag «ype rome | ered roy “a war fOONVINUED FROM THIRD Mowrcomesy March 1, 1961. Fulmetio Guard, with Be. jsiand ford. fr de la Palma | hee work a dd at Least Six, boc. | nees ip action. At the battle of Resaca “ artillery aot yol, Tis. unprecedented protriction Keeps IDET | the Sutherm Congress has bocn 1a searct evasion all | Poss tt iat Oe Met ae cae ol timrajoon wh ile | Couevel Twigge? servioes wera sl rocogaland a8 oF areas | ibe Poe publican leaders in » feverieh excitement. PR day. They have confirmed the nomination of pry} ew wannieen acd fight fleld picoe. uportauoe, and 10 blun were utenti tbe one Paning tate ‘ln cre pregrens mods on tho maemngs, wins 0 Beauregard, of Louisiane, a8 Brigater General Or ® DiRnaDaY awwrvensany was | Teerestt Lo tod the von atthe apture of Matemorss, | ano Br embry — “4 all sbeorbing Cabinet tribulat! Provisional Army. The anpit = *MBRATED IN CHARLESTON. ond on its falling tate the bands of the Americans | oe" to sweep the _— re al of the bi of Washing’ on, on th@ oimted Governor of the town, From this time be par- | '& force ever got 4 22a amy irthday ung OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. THE VIRGINIA BATE OO Ty, | arn nts ¥as ebeerved im Charleston win wore thn | Ulta be ibormand peri of General TID, O80 ag ih certain deiruchion. FHE \NOOMING ADMINIGTRATIC;N—ONE HUNDRED cael wend porary aa unl interest. At daybrouk a salute way, firod ‘rom the | geryicg ‘was assigned to him. ‘Tho First divon, méer |v: yd the ia- LION DOLLARS WORTF, oF SPOILS—OFPICE In Convention to day ar a Gitacel, consisting of Ubirteen gums iy, honor of the ori- | General Twiggs, was ordered on the 2lat~; to | sido ‘are not at hoerty wu bmitting 10 * SEEKKRS—TNE FRESIDEY1AL PARTY AND THBIR | ferred, that an ordinavco be pe om. ginal confederacy, and seven mvre for the new one. wes ree to ge ed ‘own, cons Ey, towards putting INPLUENOB, BYO., BT, voters of the State tho question cso oer - Mould | Fort Sumter, too, belohed forty a salute of thirty four | 4 battery opoped upon the citadel aud tewn, while tho | and Wr suvoron, D. C., Feb. 26, 1961. yemain with the North or recede , soevh, An- | guns, and founda ready respynse from Fort Moultrie. | First oivision were 10 adwance and skirmish with tho Ww large tity of arms ‘The excttement #/ endaut upon the sudden s@ppearance | other resolution was thas Virginia, aber wee hor best | Quite a oumber of mititary @ompanies not oa duty in the omen; se » if Cet 4 ia oct shipped to other @ Wir. Lineoln 44 ’.no oapital, and the events which im- | efforts to procure a volo of all 18 States on the question | fortifications paraded tha streets, ta the morning tho pa A eM. "psa an tites the aay ery ming poy jpally to Wisconsin, hehe cine by] maodiatoly Proce Jed and led to it, are rapidly giving Pl&0e | of Union or digunion on the Duele of the Posse Conferenc? | Pickens Cadets, a corapatey of juvenile sokdiors, marched | Tho pots thus v-ptured were held by the captors them- sgtcras ip Charketon, Baton Rouge and here, Mr. w other maY ors of more importance, both to the Dew | propcsitions, and that Virginia will co-coerate with Siales | to the Cherleetom Hotel to pay thetr ta to the Yo- | selves till the evening of the second day, when this tary Molt, with soneneaenia Benge of justice, has adminietr? on and to the people at large. agreeipg with her in the reeult. Po! A esd ‘name Cory had chosen for their corps. ee Ppalger te ie ys Pn cram ayy ws dhabaarisnar weobcaor nee Hiss Se ‘The P incipal petuts of consideration may be summed | On the voto of reference, Mr. BAY ox Goished his Union | Dutod in sw Onartesioa Court? we? | Sercee sighting of the third dey, which brght | amminition left for all prectical purposes, aa 8 force of Bn ee eter Saye nan cor aoe | Cop cen RnR aanme wrommsnant, | | Tearek Dovecky, eases salle sews ot. | Soe renin Me, Steele, 2 ts cles | Genera eoeaes ceas abe on cree 387 ne poltietsne of the federal city ie jest new onsen | and'oppesed the IAB OC 900eF Jon and coercion, tnd dcepur te veong, and ough, eetare noc cio matured | was occupied in garrisoning with his division that and | Movhted. ‘snd bagy Tor throwing up fresh Dreastworks Y ated. Taose are:— Mr. Toxsen, of Warren, nade a apoech. He meant t2 | ftrenpib cody batsle for our ae ap. | the other posts which sell into the hands of the Amert- | are all ready for use, and, in shor, theoondition of things FPrst—The fature Cabinet. Suconp--The tariff question. ‘Turw-The Presidential party and their in@uense. Foorsu—The distribution of the spoils, ‘Theygh last among the items, the latter is perhaps the ‘maoet.‘\cyportant, from the fact that over one hundred mil- Mowe .. dollars are to be@istributed by the new admin- iatry yon among tbe working politiol sna of the repabitoan use all efforts for sd) i#¥ pent, but if they fatted Virginia @ught to unite with *"y9 south. Mr. Goope, of eckienburg, denoiincod the peace pro- Positions, A long Menate ensved on a resolution inviting the Peace Commiysioners to address the Convention, A gubulita’e, Mere’,y invitirg \hem to seats, was Tlusty wlopted. “abe debate indicated that the peace propositions wore Par ty, in the shapo of offives, contracts, and the miscel- Wy jeous dexefits which may be briefly embraced under Y we head of « paper and twine.” The great dght on the Cabinet has been to get Seward “out and to keep Cameron out, and on these two points de Pevistance there may yet be « terrible epiit im the repab- ‘Boon party—a sort of ‘irrepressible conflict.” Among @& wew*papers, Thurlow Weed heats the Seward ‘gma conservative section, and Greeley. heads Abe radical, which has become the abolition wing Sef the party. In most of the political circles it is now Welteved that Weed has the inside track, and will keep it hrongh the home stretch amd by the wioning post. Tho @Grocley section, for the purpose of crushing out seward, @arried on their fight in the Peace Conference and in Dongrees. it is uoderstood, however, that the taetics of “We conservative portion of the repubiican party are, not “to do as the cemocrats have done—th»t is, as Polk, Pieros and Buchanan attempted to do—in pretending to divide “Bhe spoils, for tue purpose of healing dissension, but really giving a portion to their opponent, instead of their friends. They will, on the contrary, drive the radios! ‘ection to the wall if possible, as the only means of pre- ‘serving the republican party and building up a groat | mational organization. If you will watch the course of events you will sce (hat all the moyoments in Congress and in the Peace @Monforence have tended to this point. The conservatives: ‘ere acting cvutiously and carefully, with the intention of granting in the settlomont of the great iesue of the dy ‘ail that tho border Statez desire, and all that will be sa- Yisfactory to the South; while the radical republi- ‘ans, who are tol on by auch men as Fessei en, Sumner, Hale, William Curtis Noyes, David Dudley Field, and Chace, of Obio, are doing all they can to irri- ‘tate tho border States ana prevent a peaceable solution of | ‘Whe troubles. It is believed that Chaze, having gone into the Cabinet, ‘@ will be too warm and uncowfortable for Seward to re- main more than sixty days. This is the plan of the radi- als, and they will probably further endeavor to get the Yatter off to England as Minister, and thus have him out of the way. All sorts of allegations have been male against Cameron ‘% Lincoln; and wherever a chance oveurred along the route from Spriogficld to Harrisburg—for an opportunity. ‘was not afforded to get a word in between that piace and ‘Washington—every eflort was made to poison the mind of ‘the President, by regurrecticg al! the old charges that ‘were ever made against the bead of the Cameronian lan in Penney !vania. ‘Though the Tariff bill has passed the House and Senate, ‘% We not yet by any means certain that it will beconea Jew. It requires the signature of Mr. Bacbanan to Zaliil Sts end, and it would not be atall surprising if the old | gentlemar ehould quietly pocket the document as a com- panion for his journey to Wheatland. Tho movements of the President elect and his jestern party are watched with the greatest aro and intercet, ani every one of those rwho came from Illinois with him has suddenly found himeelf famous. todrink, invited to dine, bottonholed, ‘‘ckerry-bounoed,”? * egg-nogged,’’ and ail sorts of things done to them of a Dospituble character, much to their astonishment and Satisfaction. They bad no idea they.occupied such an fmportant position in the world. There is one curious Phi'ocopber among them, however, who is already Known as the “irrepressible hat man.’’ This is Judge Davie. Go where you will, among the ladies at Willard’s, or among ladies ia any popular gathermg, and there you will find Judge Davis, a live representative of Wort ern law and literature, with his chapoau in fall bloom —fa other wor’s, never off hie head. much in‘laence over Lincoln, and carries so many brains im his cranium that he is obliged to cover it with his hat to keep thom in proper subjection. alt She other Westerners couform to the etiquetie o the city, and not one of them has yet been seen with hile heels above hie head. None of them chew tobacco sod expectorate in agything but the priviiegod spit- boxes; and, ina word, the cutire suite are all tip-top specimens of Western bon Om Toe city ie rapidly Gling up with applicants for the Jeseer offices under the administration, such as the post, Masters, colicctorshipe, surveyors, naval officers, apd otber local offices growing out of connectioa with the national treasury. The applications from New York are very numerous. A dozen of your leading republicans, who have always been the most patriotically ineined and did not want office at all, have turned up for fat places. Generai Nye, who, it will be remembered, hal sundry trials of skill in telling peculiar kinds of stories with Old Abe, in which tbere woe a sort of drawn battle, has applied for every oTive ip New York. He haa applied for Collector, Post uster, Surveyer, Neva! Ofiiecr, Sub-Treasurer and Buperiniendent of the Assay Office, on the principlo, probably, th. by making a grab for ali he wil! be likely to secure ove . Draper wants to be either Oollector or ft end Joe Loxie won't tako enything bet the Custom House, thera being, in his Splnis, no other office ia the city which paya. ke, who has the reputation of being the in New York who kaows apything about polit ¥ or banktog, i# also looking after the Castom ater, The privcipal recommendation ia hls favor is Abat be ran for Meyor agsinst Fernando Wood, and was Deaten. supply of cifice seekera, aa has wl the Northern cities; but y of a apption. tiene Jxom the South. There are provabiy a taw individurs ia that section who have an Itching for ty Waves an! fe, by just nm they have to keop thom. solcoe very ehely Balum ro basa umber, but haying Dera eo Onyracions) ewitehod OM at Harris vurg douviful what will be dese with them. The cicee sbiving properties of the Y mever more opyitent than Wariog ty Plication for the eight mtn joan Whon the time came for o Ue the secrotury yp be wos de ighte! at the ung Dasket fill Of money wear to bu equivaient to it), ab a wo eonfiderce in the solvency ¢ With the remark, * Van glut want, ‘ nt when everybody » VErMINEHY WS 49 to seo sy many Dide—t bo ‘they are all at good prices,’ he wok lity seat over the pile, ant menced the task of opening them. “Now York, #2, New York, #OJy, Washiagtven, M1) “ji. Rimore, 90: “Philadelphie, 89)" end wo ou. By wore was drawn ont, “Seventy-eight.” “Where's that from!’ said Mix. “Hon wa rop'y. "event “Whores, 2at front" agaly athe ue Seoretary, w Foglan’’ wip the riapor:3. And #9 the Agires wan te ob the plle—ths omatiant idk hailing mainly WOM FRIES non tesa > SAPS 8 Eo nvcee, supponiog the. poversipans * tottering on iy ab pater if? y -) ~~ 6 MD Hs Miemssad loge aut (bal ennotbisg Hanseome could be mai Sid, Bepped in, much on re sbeir swapping peddlers would wo drive a b 'e atd and sorcwed the prices nen wo tho Iswant notte ee Now Yo."k aud the Middle Stutox, on the coat of the off fora. tH Priveigic that one of oatrary, wi Bid Jargely, And Bt serveonsbie races received the major Seah awards Enough, however, for the preseat com peicy dardn, ee eee RYUODE BLAND LSGISLArURR, r Pra fuanes, Marek 1, 186}, ‘Tie Mote vetuecd bY @ te vole to :etrust the Sens. Phew tnt segues the reprevenictives ia Corgress to voto “tor Whe progres tions of tha Pexe Conferecee, They are courted, asked out | 1 is eaid that he bas | ie “acceptable tothe Union meu, Thesecessioniets denownced them, and some are undeekied. | | REFUSAL OF CAPTAIN AMAL TO SURRENDER TO TEXAS. NBW-On.EAns, Maron #, 1861. Advices received here from Galveston #’ate that Japtaio Fill, in reply to the demands of the Texas Commissioners ! refurcd to evacwate Fort Brown, or surrender to them the | goverpment property in his-charge. It is stated that Captain‘Hi!] has ordered reiaforcements from Ringgold’s barracks to retake the government p:o- perty on Bragos ieland. A collision besworn the «governi- ment and State troops is imminent, THE TEXAS ELECTION. : New Onizans, March &, 1861. ‘The vote in Ha:rison couaty, Texas, was 866 for reces- sion, to 44 svainst. Cass, Marion, Ruek amd Cherokee | covuties ore reported a8 having voted almost wnanimously for secession, ‘HE NORTA CAROLINA ELECTION. Wasuunatox, March 1, 1861, Returns from the North Carolina election are meagre. ‘The following have been received:— | Wake county, for Union. Rowan See j Davideon + Guilford“ ‘ Alamance, Oravge, Johnson, Montgomery and Caswell waties give large majorities for Union. Brunewick, New Hanover, Wayne, Mecklenburg, Cabar- ras, Nath, Fdgecombe, Lenoir, Duplin, and Craven, givo mujoritive for secession, but they are cnascertained though moetly large. ‘The results for or against a convention are indefinite, THE MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION, Sr. Loum, Feb. 28, 1961. Despatches to the Democrat say the State Convention met at Jeflerscn City at eleven o'clock this morning. Judge Orr cated the Convention to order. Judge Hamil. ton RK. Gamble, of St. Louis, was elected temporary Chair- man, and J. L. Miner, of Cole, temporary Secretary. | Committees on credentials and permanent organization | were appointed, when, it being found that only seventy- | five members were present, the Convention adjourned | till ten e’elock tommorrow. After the permanent organi- zation ja ef ot the Convention will probably adjourn to St. Louie, the Mercantile Library Hail being tendered for | that purpose. ‘The news of the adjournment of the Peace | Conference, and the pesage of Mr. Corwia’s propositions, | produced « plessant effect upon the members. Ex-Gover- ror Sterling size will probably be the permanent Proai- | dent. “ “ Sr. Lovis, March 1, 1861, | The Stale Connention met st Jefferson City at ten | el ck this mornicg~ Judge Gamble in the chair. | The report of the Coromittee on Rules and Officers was adopted unanimously. The report includes a resolution requiring tho eflicers of and delegates to the Convention | to take an cath Lo support the constitution of the Unite1 States and of the State of Missouri, | Amotion was made to go into secret session, which was almost unanimously defeated. A Jong and quite warm discuraion ensued ona motion to reconsider the vote on the adoption of the rale to take the cathe, after which the Convention adjourned to meet in St. Louis cn Monday next. | SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR CHARLESTON CORRRSPONDENCE. Cranacroy, 8. C., Feb. 9, 1861 The New Fortifications in the Hartor—Historés Reminis conce of the Site of One of the Bateriee—The Ramge anil Disonres of the Batteries from Firt Sumter—The Re | ~towrces of Fort Sumter to Resist an Attack—Tie Best | Channed Zhrough Which lo Reinforce Fort Sumter, de., dc. The uew fortifications Nos, 1, 2, 3, 4,5 and 6 were Uvown up im the orJer named. No. 1, the “Star of the West”? buitery, is situated on Morris Island, | and bas three guns bearing on the main ship channel. | No. 2, whieh is sitnated about the middle of Sallivan’s | Island beach, is a heavy battery, bearing both on Maiti channel and on Fort Sumter, Ita distance from Fort Sam. ter js betwecn one and a balf and two milee—a moderate range. No. 3 is a light howitzer: battery, plioed on the est end of Sullivan's Island, in order to command } the vetween that and Long Island, The site of bat | tery 3 is one of historic interest. Dariag the | battle of Fort Moultrie Clinton attempted to pass from Loog Island to Sullivan's Island, for the purpose of attack. jog Moultrie in the roar, but wae prevented from dolag so by Colonel Thompson, the position of whore force was | very nearly that now ocenpied by this battery. No. 4 js situated on the vortbern extremity of Mor- | rie Stand, or Curomings’ Point, os it is called; it is, por- hays, the most effective battery of ail, The guns are | heavy columbiads, and besides these there are several mortars. als nneis of the harbor and mter, the distance to something over a halt LG oply a thousand yards, or be or she! ald be thrown with impanity for any length of Gime, inaetnuek ms it i# placed go as to be per. s protected from the gues of Fort Sumter. # te Fot Me ta m that fort is between one and a quarter and 1 miler, trie, ¥ atly much strengthened on bearing on Fort Su cuannels, The distance so one mile. Fort Johuson has 01) one mile and a quurter from r tide, bas thirteen aud ov’ ere bearing on the firte Tating there ie anels of ¢ntrauce to Charleston hiv. 5 Taian’! 1 to the beach; Matt chann which at a shoal named, significantly, the Rattle ‘ke, spprodetwe Sullivan Tsiand” not far from an ugly kur, ( Dhinkar Diet, end them passes closa by | the mo ty mune of Port nea” mente at Port sitnated in tt th Monlirie, Batt from the poict named bein rthe of a mile, hi by fade amor, th ae md to the iron average dis. we n'y-five gang ad a atth woh ing it) ‘I tock upon for: Sumter thoreo sult Ms nit the five of Port Johneon, Fu No Buttory . 2 and: Bat ary a ta at leat twoaty-tive guns Plc needy attack from tive potote there are in 1 mony; and os F of the large * pine could be bre Fon. in casemente (that ia, have seh wod om etthor sido) ws te thie et te y socom panying their discharven Qoon ¢ roan them wo softer reverely fronnysh, head, and, in comseqaeuve, it decor, hheye the men for a time. Hence of the eoventy-five mon wurrk oan, Porgy ot beast one-tuod would Love to wot as 9 rose, romuinder, fly men, sould man onty ton guns appeara, Vhtt hat (Wo guns could be opposed we the five atineking batteries, 1t would soem, then, that to reinforce Furt Sumior , piranount importance; but eivce the approwl o eteamer has been rendered \mpractentle, as shown, only allermative would he fora teimforcoment ta antor Mood to the wanary Wo V0 Tie dis. ronping withia range of Morris | | too Colowot Leriggs’ regitae:.t formed a part of the | of capturing Point Seabel, | and enter up:p his command ta the nor ure y gs pha tes too wat to show him that we ues ow Vy lord aud prune apd to charge bayonets suOUH dase Lo dette our seil with bis 3 Toc Gowsrnor’s reply was ed utaned this happy ‘allusion W ashing ton:— Trewember, while ia a distant court of Europe, and at the meet despotic of ail governments, that ou a memora- ‘be escasion | vieited the mogaifloemt gardens that Bar- Touna Peterhol, near St. Pasorevurg the gardens and Temarkudly eénsidie, and to the universa! respost tor grommds were dedicated t the epjny men 4 penvefal” ‘Pursuite of the yreateet and most Orin. (urk. Oa e sus, Uet bad Tesote island of Usese magnidcous 5 been set ueile for the private epjoyim nt and private ke of the Kxwperor and Empress, & tree was pointed arden, cultivated by particular and devoted banucs, surrounded by wire wicke: work, and flowers flourishing all around it, There eloed oo one brave «1 the wee # large brass plate, wud on oue sive of that plate, in German, and on the otber in Sclivonic, was written, “This tree was planted in 1839, by Nicholas, from ap acorn that grew near the womb of the great Weebingion.”? This was the iusefiption upon that tree, placed there by one of the moat absolute rulers that ever Bwayed the ecep:. of empire. And yet, in his private, eeciuded garcevs, he paid thie deep an heartfelt tribute to the memory ot the greatest and purest man the world ever faw. £e did not take an noo-n from near the tomb of the greet Eligabeth, nor dia he take it from the garden of the Tuileries, grown in the time of Louis XIV; nor did he take it from the tomb of the great Napoleon; nor did be tuke jt from the garden of the Cwsare, vear Rome; Dnt be took au ecorn from the tomb of # pure and mighty man, in the wilde of America, who had plaated the sueds of a government consecrated’ to the freedom and inde- pendence of nations, whose every principle waa directly at war with the principles of ita own government; aud yet 60 great were the virtues and integrity of Washingtoo ‘tbat even this mighty monarch, in private and secret, paid to him his heartfelt and deep tribute. Tne tree was watered and cultivated with more care thao any of the trees in that gurcen. It was flourishing and geoen, and I trust in God it will continue to flourish green and fresh until 18 branches shall overspread the civilized world. I bave also seen the Cossack of the Don and the Volga; I have seen the Lancers of Ruegia, and I have seen the Tartar and the Arab inthe wilds of the iaterior, and ot, notwithstanding theic semi-barbarian life, even they converto of the mighty Washigton in their touts at night. There is no portion of the world thit has not heard of his name, and love and admire his great and manly truthfulness and virtue.” Karly in the afternoon the fifty-fonrth anniversary of the Washington Light Infantry was duly celebrated. ‘The main feature was the presentation of a tlag by General Simone, the honored spokesman of the fair donor—‘“a worthy patriotic iady, the daughter of a family of revo- hutionary fame and history. THE SOUTHERN FOR?S. HEALTH OF MAJOR ANDERSON. Extract from a letter written io Fort Sumter, Fobruary 25, 1861:— There is no truth in the statemont circulated in Chorleston and published in some of the papers, that Major Anderson bad been ill. The command generally ‘war quite healthy and in good spirits. Dr. Crawford, the medical officer of the command, bad been quite ill, bat had nearly recovered. Work was still actively going on at the batteries and works around tho fort. Now eu- braznres for hoary guns were in process of constrnotica on Cummings’ Point. These will bear directly upon tho Tear of the fort. A large command were Low stationed on Morrie Island, at the cifferent batteries there. At Fort Moultrie they were still at work at the extension of the glaces around the southwest side of the works. But few veseels were in port Some of the soldiers whose term of enlistment had expired had determined t) re- main and share the fate of their comrades, LETTER FROM LIEUTENANT A. J. SLEMMER TO HIS BROTHER. Frurvary 20, 1861. Dean Brorner—As a special messenger will leave hero for Weshington to-morrow I will ask him to carry some private letters, with his pablic ones, and let you kuow fome little about Fort Pickens and the inhabitants thereof, 1 only wish it were not s9 much of @ o2e. sided arrangement, as we need letters down hore more than you fortunate people up North can, The papers come throngh sometimes, but letters never. It quite sur- prices me to seo my Dame figuring so extensively in tho newspapers. Ihave simply done my duty; bat I sap- pose the doing it, under such a pressure of opposition, makes it appear oreditable. The troops are leaving the oppotite shore, disgusted a} playing soldier, I suppose, ‘They say there are only about three hundred remaining, and there are regulars, baying enlisted for one year. My mcesenger to the yard, Uhis morning, paid they were afraid we would attack them now. We could doso, and get pos- seesion again of everything in an hivr, if we were only permitted to take such a course, I have’ now mounted noarly all the guns—that is, all that.are really necessary to enable this work to be defended iy a force of five hun- dred men. We have worked like horses to accomplish thie, but great things can be done by small means when one knows how, This small command has done more thdn Chase or Lomax could have dono with their two thousand men, and they know it. Having seen our guns g0 up £0 rapidly, they swear we have had reinforcements, In fact, the papers say, nothing else conld be expected— that we have emuggled in men from the vessels, It is true we could haye done £0, and they be none the wiser; but not a man has been added to this command from them. In fact, so particular ere we, that not even an officer hag come ashore, with the exception of Captain Vogdes, and he only once, when the vessels first came. ‘These Southemn pepers are publishing all sorts of false reports about me. One is that 1 was heard te fay that if they had attacked the fort any time curing the first fifteen days I would haye surrendered it without firing a gun. Of course this is not true, My men stoed at the 8 every One Of those daye, and if they had come they would have learned the definition of one kind Of grape. The peop'e on the ite shore think weare in a much more defensible condition than when they first came. Tbe moral effect of the guns on top is great. When the move was Sret made I worked most where they could not sce me, and they thought but little was doing: but when my men were put to work on the barbette guns, and they saw them g> up almost like magic, a3 thoy thooght (they could scarcely move their own guns), they began to think troublous times were comiag. There are’ only, a8 1 aid before, about four hondred men at toe barracks, Fort Barrancas and old scCrea-—only enoagh to garrison them. ‘They are very much afraid that some Une morning they will find the Bhips in the barbor,, with gence fo thom that they can leave withiu two unless they prefer to be food for powder. Chase and he Randolph are both in Mont. gémery, leaving Cclonel Forney in com mand, He ig a Weet Point graduate, and was ongaged in put- ting up the batteries before that work was stopped. Putting up a battery near the light ng eight toch columbinds on it. Thia y woul! have caked our fronig #0 T wrote protest ing againet its continnapee at prescht, and also againat erection of ail batteries bearing on the fert. Colonel we told { oretary of War that if he would not Jaud the troops in the Brooklyn, he,on his part, would not attack the fort, and would immodiately diacontinne all prep 8 for ao doing. Of course this bat ding wi ting the agreement, an! they have going op. ‘They think I have no right ¥ cCan8, Unt the grand moveTent on Vera Cruz occasioned Genera} Feott to detach bim, aud with his divisios, from General Tay lor’s command. "He was thus prevented from *rharing the glories and perils of Bueua Vista, owt be dere ab benorabie avd conspicuous part in the Biege of Vera Graz. Generel Twiggs took up bis line of march from the camp near Vera Crag towards Jalapa, with column of 2 600:men, on the 3d of April. ‘ol Hay | Bey, with £00 dragoons, bad preceded, and Ootesel Bak Hood, with the Seooud regiment of artillery, and adeng | train, was to fellow General fwigge. In the’ capture of | Vera Crug be took an active part and gaired additional | credit. Since the Mexican war he has been engaged itfa | variety of duties consistent with nis high military cha- racter and position, He was, about two Fwy ago, aseigued the command of the Texas division of the army , with bis headquarters at San Antonio, ‘THE SEIZURE OF NEW YORK SHIPS AT SA- VANNAH, Museocnyriis, Feb. 21, 1861. Sm—On the fifth day of this month I'directed you to eal) out aufficient military force, and seize all ships thea in the harbor of Savanuah, belonging to citizens of the State of New York. The reasons fer the evigure were briefly stated in the order. Citizens of this state have eb robbed of their property by tlre police of New York, ‘acting under the authority of that State. Thad demnded the restorati.n of the property w its owners. The Governor of that State had given.an evasive reply, ex cepting to the form of the demand semt by telegraph, which clearly evinced his disposition not to comply by ordering the reetoration of tbe property. If the protec- tien of this State were not in ench case afforded to its citizens, it not ouly invited furiher aggressions upon theic rights, but forfeited ail just claim to their allegi- ance. f therefore bad no alternative left but to order re- isals, This is the mildest remedy provided, not only yy the law of nations, but by the law of nature, for the redress of grievances between sovercign States in the last resort. Your prompt execution of the order, the seizure of five versels owned by citizens of New fork, mot my higb- est oval. The seizure was on the morning of the 8th of this month On the evening of that day I mailed to the Governor of New York, at Albany, a commun. nication stating the fact of the seizure, with the reasons for it; and that I should bol1 the ships till justice should ‘be done the njured citizens of this State by the resiora- ‘tion of the property of which they uad beon robbed by the police of the city of New York. Ou the night of the 9th inst. I received a telegraphic despatch from Mr. G. B. Lamar, of New York, whom I bad = agent to receive the guns seized by the police, delivered up by the authorities, sta‘log that the guns were then at the command of their ownors, and asking me to roleate the ships. At the same time | received a ee from Mr. Boston, the Collentor of the port of Savannah, stating that he bad just been informed by Mr. Lamar that the guns had been delivered up. Regretting the necessity which cornpell d me to resort toa means of redr:ss which, while natural and le~al, might interrupt the commerce between the two States expose to temporary hardship individual citizens of New York, whose property, under the laws of nations, is subject to seizure for such outrages committed by tho authorities of their own State, thongh they may disap. prove and condemn them, I was determined not to occu- Py the position of the aggreseor for a single hour. So toon, therefore, as I was informed that the authorities of jew York had made reparation for the robbery, I immo- diaiely ordered the release of the vessels, Since that time I directed Mr. Lamar to have the guns shipped to Savennoh, that they might be delivercd to ‘their owner. He now ioforms me that he demanded their shipment, and was also informed by the Superin- tendent of Police of New York that he bad caangot his mind, and tbat be would not now permit the gars to be shipped; but that he would order further seizures of what he 16 pleased to call ‘contraband articles,”” Twelve ky have passed gince } mailed to the Gover- nor of New York the communication above referred to, and I have received no response from him. H> has not only refured, therefore, to order the reatoration of the property, of which his po.ice had piundered our citizons, within the fimits of hie own State, on ademand sent by telegraph, but he hag neglected aud refused to answer a Written communication upon the subject, sent to him through the regular medium of the mail. ‘While I held poesoesion of the veesels seized, my it ‘wor injormed that the gurs were at the command of their owners, Acticg upon this sesuranes, I order sd the release of the vesgels; and my agent is now inftrmed that the oflicer in porreszion of the gang has changed his mind, and that he wili not now permit them to de re- turned to their owners. These facts show very clearly that it is the settled policy of the authorities of New York to subject our commerce to a surveiliance which we cannot with honor submit to, and to seize npon our pro- perty and piander our citizens at their pleasure. Under these circumstances, I feel ihat I,as tha Ex- ecutive of Georgia, would prove recreant to the high trust repoged in me by my fellow citizens were [ to re- fore to protect their rights gaint each unprovoked ag- grestion, by all the means which the laws of nations, or the constitation and laws of this State, have placed at my commend. It therefore becomes ry duty again to direct you to cail out such military force as may be necessary for that purpose, and to renew the reprisals, by the seizure, as 800n a8 practicable, of vessels in the harbor of Savannah, or other eb cw in the city, or elsewhere within your reach, ging to the State or to citizens of New York, at least equal in value to double the amount of the orig: inal seizures made by you. ‘You will hold the property so seized subject to my order; and it will be released when the guns in question —- with any other property of our citizens which 8 been, or may in the meantime be unlawiully soizod by the authorities of New York) are actually shipped from the harbor and are beyond the reach or contgol of the police of the city of New York, or the anthorifes of thet State. Reepoctfully, &c. 303, E. BROWN. Col. Huyry R. Jackson, Aid-de-Camp, Savannab, Ga, THE ARSENAL AT ST. LOUIS. [From the St. Louis Democrat, Feb. 23.) Wo paid a visit to the arseual yesterday, and al‘hoagh it {6a peaceful locality one cannot but feel the moment the gate is cloced upon him that he ig surrounded on all sides by terribly effective weapons of defence. The number of men now quartered within the walls, and capable of active service, is five hundred, with a laige reserve force at the Jefferson barracks below. troops are divided into ordnance corps.and infants y corps, | the latter being most numerous. The chief oificer in command is Major Haguer; the second in cemmand is Capt. N. Lyon, recently arrived from Fort Scott, whither he went in search of Montgomery's band on the occasion Of the late outbreak on the border. ‘The following is a liet of all the officers and the State from whieh they bail:— ORDNANCE CORPS. Brovet Major Peter B. Hagner, District of Columbia, Firet Lienterart, John W. Todd, ky. Second Licutenant, Sioses W. Wright, Tenn. INFANTRY CORI'S, Second Infantry, Captain N. Lyon, Comm. First Lioatenait, Thomas W. Sweeney, N. Y. Second Lieutenant, William P. Loo, Va. Tenth Infantry, Captain Aifred Travy, Mo. yout Cavalry, Second Lieutenant, John A. Thompson, a Fourth Artillery, First Liewtenant, Rufus Saxtoa, Mass, The iafantry aro divided into eix companies, of seventy mon cach, who are daily drilled, avd, besides the ordinary routine, exorcise in target practice, in order to keep their guns in gcod order, The soldiers are all good and true men, The officers are sound on the Union quostion, aud would sooner «io than seo the stars and stipes hauled down and any inongre! secession ilag hoisted ia its stead— no matter by whom or under what authority. Hogucr hag lately removed from Fort Leavenworth, and superseded Major Beil in the command of the post: He it by not nt Y qore guns either, but that is all they know about There was no armistice on my side at all, ox- cept ehout the landing of the troop, and that was the Secretary's. Tam at perfect Hberty to mount every gan ip the fert if 1 choose, and to make such other defences ae} ventorcopy.* * * A. J. SLEMMER, iret Licut., Piret artillery, commanding Fort Pickens. TEE COMMANDER OF TROOTS, BRIGADIFR GENEAL f. b. TWIGGT. ‘The renders of the Hurarp Nave vlrenty been apprinel that General Twiggs bas reaignod bis commun ia the United Stats Army, and tendered hie corviews bw na. tive State of Georgia, mud whieh have beep wwoupted. Kio 9 now in Texee, Put wil return THE GEORGIA of the now Boutbern copfederoy, Major Geveral David P. of Georgia He oatered Me army ar captains! the Right regicent of ialanwy, or Uo 12% of March, 1812, vorved With diatinetiow in tHe war of 189%, was promoted to the | cltice of amtjut on the 14th of May, 1626, aad was tee'o | Lelenel of the Beomnd regiment of aragroous oo the S¢h 0 dune, 18.6 At the commencement of the war with ste ¢ | Aire of Cecopation; avd Urovgh the whule cura of perk. | tions he boy Sgnred among the most activ ure"ul 9% fi.ors in the eld. On the 25th of March, 1546, Catonel | ‘Twigge wae detached by Georral Taylor (or the saryiee | Wg held by Gea. Garcia | composed of lufantty and ar ‘The public buildings ware sot ow tre by tho | with a foree of 250 men t Hens Valet tt aovall beute, lawl on the south end of | and fab Gutheritive at the approuch of the americana | Jour and oereli tho longi OF that iglund (three or | thele hea we tatinonin vacua Mik, Genaral acia at | favifuligds take Fattory No. Land Biblory Nb. 4, ani | time io avuy ire ee (CK te seat, excapiog jst tm | havidg thea ro vehed the north ahd of the taland of Cam-.| who, bowoves sonal Twiggs’ erences, | imlga Pata Fan ne worl oh of a | ve. arrived In town ja souson tomave a tow a frome a sh Two but a thomy yards | @ the Pure TE wm, At the battle of Pak rT 1 | — Deh creas would be an orsy matter, Tr iggh Comnmuurn tow whole of the sight wine oan ate tat ch ay havin, ample provisions | priaing Nclutorb’s Wrodry’ Ringe side’ sect ep dois ‘Yeon mate. Battery Np 6 las hoon on the | and Allen's infantry, Carehilly actitlons near SoutbeDd of Morris island, Soy tocommand Lighthouse | ¥aprth brigsie ‘we der eae la Waa tea td ‘Twirge isa nas've of the State | isa brave and gailaut oflicer. Capt. Lyon, who is equal in line rank to fiajor Hagner, is we ‘tho Second in- favtry. Capt. L. graduated’ at i41, and immediately eatered into active service in Florida, where he served under Gen. Worth. After leay- ing Florida he was ordered to the Northwestern frontier, pending the settioment of the Oregon boundary question. Un the broaking out of the Mexican war he was ordered to Mexico, ama served under General Taylor uatil Gea, Scott's arrival, and in command of a company won dis: tinesion at the storming of Vera Cruz, Gerro Gordo, Coa- treraa, Cherubuteo, Molino del Rey, and the foal taking of the city of Mexioo, On the close of the war be want | to California; commanded several expeditions to (iexs | Lake and Ruseica river, to chsstiee certain. troubles yaa Yodians, for which he was complimented b7 the War Nw | partment. He has been on the Western frontior stave ish4. The eubordinate officers are all belived to regard the flare end éiripes 29 tho only flag worth following. | Dave s high aomiration of Major Anderson, and profess two ope that he may maintain his poxition usbarme ai bet Wo need not tel! our roators how muy meu from the lower port of the city world senger the: aid to presoivetbearcenal, in caso ik wes aliacked by sea. picnics, acting under State or jadividuai authority. ‘wou est Point as early aa | Sumter, | name is legion NOW THE ARREVAT CAN WE DEFENDED. It} pot our proviney Wo state bow the areynal wilt bo detended, a3 that t#, of course, a military eouret which it would be impol'sic to exposo; but wocan stat» the moans of def.2.00e and tLe possibilities of the cxae, aud with the | assurance that tho necessities are well uaderatood by the office re in eemmand, and the ioans of carrying out thy plans ready nt a moment's warniog, leave dur relies to sndge of 16 for Uuemaeices how tho place ean by do. tense Tt Je wellknowa that the arsenal bulidings ant yrownds are surrounded by ahigh stone wail. Tule is ox'¢ fortunate, ts it fortns a bus's Of protective propwrat Flaw platiorma wney b+ ercowd abouts hundred y apart ineide the wale Keep off Invade «, the wails Gan never bo seule, an importent poitt gomed Sentinels now guard the ond a single hot wouli bo oulfetemt ty ent ae voral dred men to arme ‘n throo miontre. The gates are « manded by sixty-four pound howitzers, protected by earthworks to keep off the fire of musketry or rifles. Tne gunners cag never be toached by rifle or muske, paile ns. eda d with a force of tafeniry to Trea ail, they | may bo pretty much called on a ‘+war footing.” One company was engaged with muskets ia target practice toe, while we were on the grounds, their proficieacy Would do crodit to apy of our crack volunteer compunies, At a distance of Say re near. ly every bal went inside a ring fifteen ia diaing- ter, and tke bull’s eye wae completely riddled. We ua- derrtand that the men tako great pridr ia the target practioe, and have much rivalry in the ramks as to the best sit. A careful jon of the .°ms aud emmu- nition ss ordered daily, to soe that neither are injured by dampness or otberwise. ‘THE SMALLPOX, ‘The quarters of officers and men are kept iu !4@ clean- eet condition, and the health of the troops is generalty good. The etories about the smallpox raging toa fearfui emtent on the premiges are exaggerated. There area few men sick with 1 in the hospital, but they are kept en. Urely aloof from ye contact with the main bely of troope, and no fear is entertained ‘that it will spread. Ample precautions have been taken, however, to prevent it. We-conid net help being struck with the'fine appear- ance of the men a8 we pussed over the grouuds. Tuey Jook 28 well and hearty as apy ret of troopa ever sean in this city, and there is not a rebellious spirit among them. The American flag is hoisted at sunrise and lowered at supeet, with military honors. Long may it wave. THE SURRENDER OF AUGUSTA ARSENAL. OmMcial Report of Capt. Etzey—His Trans- fer faom His Command Because He is a Southerner, &ec. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Wasnixoton, Feb. 16, 1861. ‘The following is a copy of the official report of tho cir- cumstances attending the surrender of the United States Arsenal at Augusta, Ga., by Capt. Arnold Elzey. Capt. Elzog bas just been traneferred from the oommand of bis company here to Fortress Monroe, near Norfolk. He has been in command of his present company for twelve years,and the feeling of attachment between his men and himself is warm and mutual. He has done much to bring the company to ite present high state of discipline, for it is at this time one of the most perfect companies ip the United States service. Capt. Elvey .sa Marylander by birth, and it is stated that General Soott ordered his transfer from this city to Fortress Monroe be- cause be had doubts of Capt, Elzey’s loyalty to the government in case of a rupture between the North and the South. Capt. Eizey is a high toned, honorable gentleman, an American oilicer who never disgraced his epaulettes, and who never has or would waver in his allegiance tothe government 80 Jong as he wears them. His transfer from his command, elthough to an honorable and responsible position else: where, is, under the ci }, an unfertunate one, and not calculated to ameliorate the asperity of feeling existing among Southern men who hold commissions in the United States Army. Capt. F. is succeeded by Capt. Josiah H. Carliele,a native of tho State of Maine, and an officer of junior rank to Capt Elzey, but a gentleman ff, fine eoldierlike qualities, b sy, it is reported, 8 spplied for a courtof inquiry into the circumstances attending bis surrender of Augusta Arsenal. COPY OF THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE SURRENDER ‘OF AUGUSTA ARSENAL, Wasuunctox, Feb. 15, 1861. Col. 8. Coorer, Adjutant General United States Ar ny :— Six—In compliance with your letter of this date, i have the honor to submit the followiug complete report of the surrender of the United States Arsenal at Augusta, Ga. On the morning of the 23d of January ult., I received from the Governor of Georgia, then in Angista, backed by a superior force of State troops, numbering some six or seven hundred, verbal demand of the arsenal, which I refused. Shortly after came, through his aid-de-camp, a written demand in the following terms, the substance of which was telegraphed by me to the War Department, to witi— Avavera, Jan, 28, 1851. Sim—I am instrncted by his Excellency wovernor’ Brown to sy to you that-Georgia having from the United States of America, and resumed exclusive sovereignty over her sol, it hag become hie duty to require you to rithdeae the troops under your command, at the earliest practicable moment, from the litaits of the State, He proposes to take possession of the arsenal, and to receipt for all public pro- ty uuder your charge, Which will be accounted for on ad- Jastinent between the State of Georgia aud the United tates of Amerien. He bogs to refer you to tue fact that the situn- tion of your troops upon the soll of Georgia, after remon, strance, is, under the laws of nations, an act of hostility; and he claims that the tale is not only wt , but anxious to culiivate the most amiabie relations with the United States government. Tam further ist to say thatan answer | ‘will be expected to morrow morning at nine o'clock, Iam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, HENRY JACKSON, Aid-de-Camp, &c. About one o’cleck on the night of the 23 of January ult, I received from the War Department the following reply to my despatch, to wit:— Wasmincron, Jan, —, 1361. Carrar ARnotn Exzry, Seconp ARTILLERY, ComMANDING AUGUSTA ARSENAL, Gal :— ‘The Governor of Georgia and the United States an atti hateh and preremp. Tt is not expected that your del ense | should be desperate. If forced to surrender by violence or sarraties, you will stipulate for honorable terms and a free pass: water, with your company, to New Yor! we see OLN, Beotetury of War. To have resisted such a force then ready to attack mo, with my knowledge of reinforcoments at Savannah and Atlanta ready to come up by mail at a moment's prngae pte have been desperation in my weak posi- tion. I'therefore directed my Adjutant to addreae and convey the following note in reply to the Governor's de- mand: Tieanquartens, AvovstA Ansaxit, Ga., Jan. 24, 1861, S1n—I havo the honor to inform yon that 1am directed by Captain Kzley, commanding the post, to say in reply to the do- through you yesterday te, be bege Seterview dik hs Ineetioney », be ‘to request an int we xcel the Governor, for the of honorable terms of surrender, at aa early an hour thi T have the honor to be, very respectfully, you jent wer- vant, 3'P, SONS, Li 9a Ar 1» Post Adj. To Cot. A. R. Jacksov, A. D. C. About ten o'clock of the same morning (2ith), the Governor, accompanied by his statf and Brigadier Goneral Harris, commanding the troops, roda up to my quarters and was recoived by me, when’ the following honorable verms were agreed upon and acoepied, to wit:— ‘ 1, The flag to be saluted and lowered by the United States | 00) S assumed against your post of war, His summons is ppany to be marched out with military honors, and to retain its arms and company property. 8. The officers and soldiers to occupy «usrters until re. moved beyond the limite of the State, acd to have the use of the post tiapsportation ty and from the city and in the neigh. | Dorhocd, and the privilege of obtaiaing supplies from the ty. ‘The public property to be recelpted for by the Stato an thoriti's, und. sboounted for upon. Adjustment between ths Btate of Georgia and the United States of America, & The troops to have uzmolesied passage through and out of the State by water to New York, via Savannah, J.B. BROWN, Governor ind Commander in Chief of the Army of the | Jrapestar to advertise proposals jor the contract » Slate of Georgia, ARNOLD RLZEY, Catsin Second Artillery, Commanding Augusta Arsenal I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant ARNOLD ELZEY, Captain Secoud Artillery. Brooktyn City News. Aruraxe Tier ny A Neon. —On Tharsday eveuing « negro woman named Filen Brown went into the trimming store of Mrs, Trambolt, in Fulton ayenas, and pretondet to make a trif_ing purehase, but while the parcel was be jog mule up for she voutrived to sccrete several pieces of lace, valued at $80, in hor basket, and movie off with them. ‘She was partued and arrested by officer Murphy, of the Tourth district, when the stoiiv gools were found in her possegeton, ‘Tim Lave Array iv Cousona Srener—Joho M:Con nery, who was so seriously wouaded by John Cowan, in | the late stabbing efiray at the corner of Columbia and | Atlantic stroots, is almost past hopes of recovers, On | Thortday morning the Hon of treparming was por. formed on the skull of patient, at the Oity iiospital, | ant a piece of bone which on the brain was re! moved by tho surgeons. This serious injury it is thought war secanioned by a brickbat. Delirium supervonod, in | ecneequence of which Coroner Horton was unable to take the wounded man’s deposition, for which paryose be went to the hoep'th! im the afternoon, The other man, Cowen, remains in the hospital, auiloring from « vevers wound m the side, but there are hopes of hia recovery, CouyTerverm--Ioformation was communicated to the Fevers] police stations Iast evening that counterfeit three dollar bitle on the Beverley Bank, of Beverley, N. J., were in cirewlation. obttaary. | Fieger Mower, the oldest ishubitant of the city of Worcester, Maes, died on tho Lith inevaut, at tue ago | dinanece organiainig the of cxe bundred yeurk and four months. The Spy says that physical vigor has been remarkable up to a few wreks ago, when he fell and was hurt.* Since this ume he bas gradually dectined. Ho retained possession of hig montal facnitier to the last, and was one of the | few im this degenerate age whose vitality was not ex | haueted at three score and ten.” A colored woman, 112 years old, familiarly knowa as Ary? Fin, died at Princeton, Now Jersey, on the Orb inet. | Bouthport, Conn., died on the 254 alt Davie, of ged one hunshed oars, nine months and twenty-three childrea, seventy-two grand chil. case. He bit hundred and forty.sevon great grani chikiren, sad Toor great great grand children. Ho wan one of ton children, the youngest of whom died at the age of eighty yous. TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE. >—Aoston of s Gum Factory’ Boiler Whitney ville, Conn. * New Havay, March 1, 196 ‘To-day at twelve o'clock w boiler in the gun factory *) tbe Whey hen spay a Wty about of miles from here, exploded, blowing out the east end 4# the building, cemolisbing the machinery and arms. Various kinds, and making a complete wreck of the pei» | mises. "7 About thirty persone were at work in the vicinity the doiler, many of «om were buried in the ruins, Paul Savage, the ecgiacer, was seriously injured, Ea. R. Farmer, W. J. Riebards, Samuel Mall, Oliver and son, were badly scalded. ‘Nine othersare lees injured, Major R. W. Horton, with M, Oliver, were both biowa acroes the stream, ‘It iB expected that all but ane of the victims will re cover, ‘The rumor of the accident spread quiskly throughout. | the city, and several fire companics, including a steamar, - started for the scene, but soon soturned, their services not being required. A number of physicians from this city were soon in. uttendapoe, and ageisted in alleviating the sufferings of the victims. The cause of the explosion cannot be correctly ascer+ tained at presout. The exgineer is 9 man skilled in the: business, and tho boiler wus of usual strength, ‘The principal loss sustained by the company is-on the machinery, the amount of which is not known at present. Late» } | City Intelligence, BURSTING OF A CROTON PIPE IN KIGHTA. AVENUE, On Thursday evening one of the large pipes branchirg. of from the Croton maia in the Eighth avenne, near ‘Twenty-fourth stroct, burst suddendy, aud begam to scat- | ter the witer about the neighborhood in a manner whicd threatened to cause serious damage and iaconvenience, Information was, bovever, promptly sen; to the proper ciiicials, and laborers were tet to work without delay to repair the leak. Owing to this timely aid the. pablic. were rescued irom angther disastrous flvod, yuch a8 00- curred afew months ago by the breaking of the main in | Fifth avenue. ‘the teak had been effectaally closed up at an carly hour yesterday morning. It is aupposed to have resul from inci tental to the bniiding of a vault in Eighth avenue, close by the lucality where the accident was diswovared. The neighborhood was lite rally washed by the Croton, and in that view of the mat- ter it has probs been an advantage rather than an evil. AcapENTALLY SurrocaTeD.—Qoroner Schirmer held an inquest yesterday at St. Vinceat’s Hospital upon the body of Joseph Rafferty, who died frem the inhalation of gas generated by « coal fire. Deoeased, it appeared, waa employed in & saleratus factory in Twonty-fifth street, near Tenth avenue. Wishing to take asisep after hig feliow laborers had retired for the Sos De Solera ie office, shut the door and seated by the stove, The following morning he was found on the thor insen- Bible. The stove door was found open, the damper closed, anda amell of gas pervaded the " ceased had evidently been rendered inesnsible by the inhalation of the deadly atmos Whea he appeared to be dying, and al hough every effort was Wo consciousness he oontinued to sink rapidly, and died in a few hours after hie admission to the hogpital. Verdict,“Death by suilvcat.on.” De- ceased was twenty-six years of age, and was a native of Jast three years Superintendent of Lamps and Gas in the Alde! been working nicest of, late to bring . Gayte aD tical ad. verraries of the pleasure of doing what, in day. The Strect Commissioner accepted Mr. G.’s mag: Rewonanion any ArpomrmEnt.—Mr. Gayte, for the Street Department, yesterday formally resigned his tu. | crative position. Ii is said that certain rmen havo about that result, and that therefore only his involuntary removal, thereby depriving his might be designated as ‘kicking him out’ fle sumtin hia resignation Jant Monday, and it took eff ct yeater- panimous self<ceposition, and wrote him a com en tary letter, expressing the utmost satisfaction with mn during his’ scministration of the Brean of Lamps Gas. Mr. Ed. C. McConnell, a Thirteenth ward politician ex-Councilman, ex.Alierman, ex-Custom officer House and at the present time Secretary of Tammany General Committee, has been appointed to the vacancy. The salary is $2,000 per aunum, with a fat addi:ion of per- quisites. Fink iv Oak frexen—A Horse Burwep ro Death About twelve o'clock last night a fre broke out in a stable in Oak street, near James street, and before the flames were extinguished a horse was burned to death. | ‘The building was camaged about $50. 4 Bhortly after six o'clock last nighta fire was discover: in the office of Fichard B. Locke, general agent, on t? first floor of 20 Codar strect. 1: originated in the privat: office, behind a lounge. the flames were soon extir guisbed; damage avout $20. Partof the iiret floor is also cccupied by K. B. Hutobings, commission merchant. ‘There was some slight damage done to the stock by water. ‘The origin of the fire is supposed to have been accitental. Court of Common Pleas. Before Hon. Judge Brady. THE STREET CLEANING CONTRACT.—INJUNCTION DISSOLVED. Fen. 26 —In the matter of Wiliams vs. The Mayor and Comnonalty of New York ond A. J. Hackley.—The tempo rary injancticn in this oase, restraining the Mayor, &., from awarding tho street cleaning contract to A. J. Hack’ ley, was argued last week, by Messrs. ©. 0’Gonor and H- H. Anderson, Asristant Corporation Counsel, oa the part of tho defendants. This morning tho Judg ve a le- cision dissolving the injunction. The following is the inion of the Judge. Whether the iojunction granted in this case should be continued or not dey upon the right of tne plaintiff to the contract cleaning the street, by reason of his having been the lowest bieder in the proposals made, Upon tue conclusions at which I have arrived it is not to con- sider any other question. By the thirty-eigbth section of the charter of 1857 it is provided that all contracts ehall be entered into by the appropriate heads of depart- and sball be founded on sealed bide or made in compliance with public notic: advert Corpor 5 ry such contracts, ven to the lowest bidder, the terms of whose coutract shall be settled by the Corpora- tion Coungel as an act of preliminary specification to the bid oF proposal, ‘and who shall give sectr'7 Yor the faith- ful performance of his contract iu the = r prescribed and required by ordinance. Under thie «=. ‘an the lowert The sealed bide was arbitrary, a no diecretic to be employed, and determining the contractor t figures alone. The act of 1860 (Session Laws, ee invaced this provis on jn reference to coutricts for clear ing the streets, and making and repairing the roads, ant changed the mode of awarding thom. By the fourth section of that act itis declared lawful for the Mayor and Common Oouncil to authorize and make, or cause t~ de mace any agreement or agreoments contrast or cou tracts for cienoing the streets of New York, for and during a term of years, not to exceed five. It is also de- clared that the proposals for such contract sball be ad- vertioed in Such newspapers #8 may bo designated by | the Common Council, and that the contract or contrac! shall be awarded as in the judgment of the Mayor and Common Council shall be for tho interests of the city. In conformity to this statute a resolution wa sed by the Common Couneil, directing the Cit cleaving the atreets, and annexed such wt rerelution, The advertiement was accordingly ma? and tho contract awarded to the defendant Huckley, + though he was not the lowest bidder. There are no fact alleged, arraigning tho Mayor and Common Council fy) tbe cxere’se of their discretion in.the manner stated, ar. no charges of imprudence or corruption mito. The st tate of 1560 does not iteelf determine, as in the chart of 1857, to whow the contract shall be given, but leay it to be awarded as in the mp oy tho o Common Conneil should be for the interests of cit It Staposes upon them the duty of exerciaing their jud: ment io reforence to the bids made, and the person with whom the contract should be made, and thongh it and the charter of 1857 relative to contracts aro in pari mater, they cannot be construed together. It has already o* peared that by the latter act ‘the lowest bidder matter of course, while by the fayor and Common Council are > examine the bids, and to employ their jndgment in determin: g to whom the contract should be given. One statute ie itaporetive, aad the other grants iscretionary power to the Moyor und Council, av-t ia in the batare of a Renee g direction on ba ae rt 2 related, and which it excepts from the provieions ot charter of 1867. It follows from this that the and Common Counc!! were not obliged to accept the perale of the plamtil, and thas not oe entivied to the contract, und nol of involving any peculiar durnge to his individual interest, he vocupies no. such relation to the defendants as entitled him to restrain them from porfecting the contrast, (Doolittle et al. va. Supervisors of Broome, 18 N. ¥. Rep.,155) The fact that {he City feepectur furnished to the bidders blank proporals, Cetimetes ands 4, and that the bini.ks thos faruished contain a statement that ‘a strict, com pianse # ith the provisions of part 3, title 3 of On departments of the muntei; vhinett, parsed May 3, emendes, wil be observed eo far ae the came are v 08 we te ‘ the tedjescoes roferred to were be far as they were applicable to the resolution and propo sele published, end in which resolution and proposale it, ‘was howhere stated that the coutract would be to the lowest Widder, Ido not feel called upan to any opinion apon the mancer in the jadgment of the Mayor and Common Couneil has beon in aiviog tw the defendent (Hinckley) ae re the plainti clatins. ie Cane, ae mind, on the py i ipresives the abstract ] qucation af tho right of the to tho eomtract whic’, he seeks to secure, and wh! tho Think he dove ‘nol potecee, the iv