The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1861, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNECT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ‘@rFiae N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. =a = Volume XXVI. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving Place.—Pxor, Hennwann, WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—CinpEneLtA—NeW YORK Wives, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.eBout Rux—Fiving /OTOUMAN. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEU and Evoning—Loxe mir Lanonen—libasane Negi ‘Hirrorotamus, Sra Liox, AND Oraxn CURIOSITIES. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Sonas, Dances, BuRiKsaues, 40.—Tux SrRanaxs. MELODEON CONCERT HA! Bonus, Dances, BuRLEsaues, & CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 685 Broadway.—Sonas, Dances, Buaixsquss, &c. No, 8389 Broadway. VAL ARTISANS. | GAIETIBS CONCERT ROOM, 616 Broadway.—Drawixa Room Evrertanaents Bates, Pantomnuns, Fancns, £0. AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, 444 Broadway.—Sonas, Bate Bars, Pantomines, &C.—MAGiO Panny, ORYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL, No. 45 Boncxsquas, Sones, Dances, &C.—Buack Staton. Bowery.— ew York, Tuesday, tember 17,1861, NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ‘The revival of busincss eompaliaigda.eall-upon our ad- vor GD Neen pUbiogs: before six ‘o'clock in the evening. Tho prossure upon our columns, ‘€s will be seen on reference thereto, is very great, and amvertisers will find it te their advantage to be prompt and carly, in order that their business notices may be Proporly classified. THE SITUATION. From Western Virginia the news is still very en- @Puraging. General Lee, with a very large force, @Bracked General Reynold’s troops at Cheat Moun- @in, but after o long engagement was success- Gilly repulsed, with heavy loss. The Unionists @Pehting behind intrenchments suffered but little; and when, after the engagement, the scouts were sent out, they found the rebels had retreated seve- ral miles. General Cox's body of Kanawha Valley Union troops had advanced some distance from Gauley Bridge towards Lewisburg, and Generals ‘Wise and Floyd were in full retreat eastward. General Rosecrans was at Camp Scott, directing the arrangements of the advancing forces. ‘The news from Baltimore is very important. A few more of the rebel members of the Maryland Legislature were arrested yesterday by the Balti- more police, and every effort is being made to ‘secure the whole of them. As it is, there can be mo quorum of the legislative body, therefore the State cannot now be forced out of the Union against the will of the citizens, a majority of whom ‘are still loyal. The rebel army before Washington are still re- ported quiet, with the exception of a few trifling shots exchanged between the pickets. The steam- er Satellite arrived safely at the Washington Navy Yard, notwithstanding the assertion of the rebel newspapers that the banks of the river are com- . pletely lined with their batteries. so that they can close up the navigation of the «.me at any moment Rhey please. 4 The reported proclamation of the Captain Gen- eral of Cuba continues to occupy the attention of ‘the State Department, notwithstanding the denial ‘VE cial knowledge theranf having t--— ——2- the Spanish Minister. Potter's Investigating Com- ‘tte ia still prosecuting its inquiries relative to loyalty of the Government employes. A few lore cases of disloyalty and treason have been re- jorted by them. The intelligence from General Banks’ column is interesti he ig. Asmart engagement took place on Sunday afternoon opposite Pritchard's mills, three miles above Darnstown, between the rebels, about four hundred and fifty strong, and five companies ‘of Union troops. The contest was very spirited, and lasted two hours, resulting in the complete rout of the rebels, driving them out of every house and breastwork they had occupied, with a loss of #bout ten killed and a number wounded. The ng, doubtless Union loss was only one killed, aris from the superiority of range of their guns. From Fortress Monroe tidings have been re- ceived relative to the constant change of the re- ‘dol forces at Sewall’s Point, at inst reports number- ing only five hundred. A scarcity of provisiens in the county is doubtless the cau United States vessels are Point. e. A number of reported of Old Intelligence has rerched St. Louis Genera! Price, with his rebel forces, had attacked Lex ton. With what result had not been ascertaine From Leavenworth, Ka: zas, intelligence hus been received of an engagement between Colonel ‘Montgomery, with five hundred Kansas troops, and General Rains, with between two and thre thousand rebels. The latter having several iene of artillery and superior numbers, proved too for- midable for the former, who had but one howitzer. Notwithstanding these disadvantages the Union men kept up a running fight while slowly retreat- ing, causing serious loss to the rebels. Nightfaly setting in Colonel Montgomery made good his re- treat towards Leavenworth. / Abbe McMaster, the editor and proprietor of the Freeman's Appeal, a rebel sheet of this city, was arrested yesterday, and sent down to Fort Lafay- ette, for the benefit ofhis political health. A A vessel, said to have run the blockade at Gal- veston, reports a great amount of distress prevail- ¢ throughout Texas. Buns rived at the port of Minititlan, Mexico, about the inning of the present month. was reported at Suri A privateer mounting four six-pounders— as reported as” having ar- The privateer ara onthe 2lst ult., thecatening to fire the town unless she wassup- pied with coal and provisions, of which she stood much in need. The Anglo- kon, off Father Point, brings news from Europe to the Gth inst.—one The y later. plan of working on“short time’ in the English cotton mills, as a means of husbanding the stock on hand, a well asa preventive of a glat of manufactured goods in foreign markets, was ad- vaneing in public favor in Lancashire. The Lon- don Times now regards the conquest of the rebel States by the Union army as next to i possible, and their submission as highly improbable, and “pinks that the war has rendered travellers “more ® liberty” in Venice than in New York. The imes anticipates, asa sequence of this state of Brings, that the form of the American government ill be changed for some system less domocratic tian the present, \ NEW YORK HERALD, TUHSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1861. THE NEWS. - The Angle-Saxon, from Liverpeel on the 5th and Londondenry on the 6th instant, arrived at Fathor Point yesterday on hor way to Quebec, ~ Her'hewe isone day later than that obtained from the Kan- garoo off Cape Race, and given in the Henaup yesterday morning. ‘The Liverpool cotton market was easy at an ad- vance of one-eighth of a penny per pound for fair and middling qualities. Lower descriptions had slightly declined. The stock on hand, on the 5th instant, was estimated at 887,000 bales. Bread- stuffs were active, and fiour was held firm at an advance of from sixpence to one shilling per bar- rel. Consols closed at London on the 6th instant at 93 for money. M. Chevalier, the French fur trader, had depre- cated the “hatred and distrust’? of the Emperor evinced by some members of the British govern- ment. Austria and Spain had, it was said, de- termined to each send troops to Rome in support of the Papal authority in case the French army left that city. The subject of the reduction of the tax levy was taken up at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday, Supervisor Ely’s report, which recom- mends changes and reductions amounting to three- quarters of a million, will be found in our report of the proceedings. Supervisor Ely said that the ground taken as to the power of the Board to re- duce the amounts of the items was concurred in by the Corporation Counsel, Judge Bronson, whom Supervisor Ely had consulted,,.,apageod-deal of apprehension was, however, expre! tothe line, bility of members to fines and penalties for devia- ting from the items as enumerated in the law, and after debate the report of the Chairman of the Select Committee was ordered to be printed in the public press and the whole subject laid over to Thursday at twelve o’clook. The appointment of registrars, and inspectors and canvassers of elec- tion was algo postponed to October 1. The Special Committee of the Supervisors per- formed the ceremony of breaking ground yesterday on the land taken for erecting a new Court House, back of the City Hall, in the Park, fronting on Chambers street. The Board of Councilmen met last evening and transacted a large amount of routine business. ‘The Mayor submitted a copy of a letter received from Prince Napoleon in reply to complimentary resolutions passed by the Common Council. The Comptroller states that the balance in the City ‘Treasury up to Saturday last was $197,637 52. he Prince de Joinville has not yet returned from Newport, but he is expected to arrive this morning. The young Prince de Paris and his brother, the Duke of Chartres, accompanied by several of the gentlemen of their suite, left the city yesterday for West Point. They took the Albany boat, which sailed at seven o'clock A. M., and therefore had a fine opportunity of viewing the scenery on the Hudson, The whole royal party will be again at home by noon to-day. The first of the fall course of lectures of the New York Medical College was delivered yesterday by Professor Carnochan, before a numerous audience, in the amphitheatre of the institution, East Thirteenth street. The subject selected for the occa- sion (amputation) is invested with peculiarimport-. ance at this time, from the fact, as alluded to by the lecturer, that a destructive war is being waged in our midst, and it therefore became the impera- tive duty of all young students to prepare the: selves to treat successfully the dreadful casualties which must arise therefrom. Our report of the lecture is crowded out by the press of advertise- ments. Dr. Brunck, the democratic candidate for Trea- surer of New York, declines the nomination, on the ground that he cannot swallow the platform of the Albany Regency nor sanction the censure cast upon the acts of President Mincoln. ‘The citizens of the Sixteenth ward held a meet- tup tant => sue a2 arrangements for a mass meeting, to be held at the corner ot Seventn aye- nue and Twenty-second street, to respond to the nominations of the People’s Convention held at Syracuse. In the General Sessions yesterday, Mary Madi- son, who stole $157 from Joseph A. Graffen, plead- ed guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, and was sent to the State prison for two years. John Hady, who was convicted on Friday of stealing a horse worth $175, the property of J.F. Rupalye, was sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison for three years, Martin Mulaney was convicted of stealing a watch, valued at $45, from Daniel G. Centre, on the 27th of August. The Recorder sent him to Sing Sing prison for three years. The examination in the case of James Larkin, who was arrested some days ago on a © of setting fire to the steamer Cataline at Fortress Monroe, in the month of July last, was postponed yesterday in consequence of the absence of the counsel forthe defence. The investigation is ex- pected to come off before Justice Quackenbush at four o'clock this afternoon. ‘To-day is the anniversary of the adoption of the federal constitution and the promulgation of Wash- ington’s Farewell Address, The coustitution was adopted on the 17th of September, 1787, and Wash- ington’s parting address was first published Sep- tember 17, 1796. ‘The Legislature of Maryland will mect to-day, for he fourth time this year, in Frederick. In conse- nce of the arrest and imprisonment of twelve of members in Baltimore, and the severe fright that ss seized hold of some of the others, it is doubt- ful whether a quorum can be got together. Hon. Daniel 5. Dickinson, Union candidate for Attorney General in this State, will address the people of Hartford to-day onthe war and the times. ‘The proclamation of Governor Magoffin, of Ken- tucky, in regard to the Right Reverend Major General Polk's invasion, is a studied insult to the Legislature of that State. He takes the resolution passed by both branches, giving it merely a head and tail, such as are attached to all official execu- tive documents, and puts it forth as a proclama- tion. If the Legislature does not now kick Beriah out of his seat, we shall begin to think we have been giving them credit for firmness and determi- nation to which they were not justly entitled, People’s Union ratification and organization meetings were held in the various wards of the city last evening, at which enthusiastic manifesta- tions were made in favor of an overthrow of al! party distinctions, and the unanimous support of the govertnent ina vigorous prosecution of the t war, as also a ratification of the action of the Peo ple’s Convention and its nominations at Syracuse for State officers. ‘The Saenger Bund—a union of German musical socicties—held their annual meeting last night. and re-elected their officers. It appeared, from the |Z annual reports submitted, that this union is com- posed of about fourteen German musical societies and glee clubs, numbering in all five hundred members. During the past year a singing school has been established under the auspices of this organization, which dition. According to the City Inspector's report there were 447 deaths in the city during the past week— #n increase of 9 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 27 less than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The re- capitulation table gives 6 deaths of alcoholism, 2 of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 84 of the brain and nerves, 1 of the generative organs, 7 of the heart and blood vessels, 109 of the lun , 109 ig8, throat, &.; 5 of old age, 35 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, | premature birth, 157 of diseases of the stomach, bowels aud other digestive organs; 21 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 16 of vio. lence, &c. of diseases of th y aoe ae he urinary organs, and States, 7 of England, 71 of Ireland, 26 of (i pile - a er many, 3 of Scotland, ‘aud the bala: i foreign countries, ie now in a prosperous con- { } | | 25 natives of the United | | | xb put to sleep in the same bed. ‘The salos ef cotton yostorday ambrased about 1,000 bales im lots, and im part to sykbners, closing oa the basis of about 220, for strict middling uplands. The flowr market was cxolted and active. The sales were chiefly for domestic ese and for export. The market closed at an advance of 6c. @ 160, per Dbl. Wheat was active and in good demand, with sales for éxport, chiefly to France, at full prices, especially for prime shipping lote. Corn was firmer, and closed at an advance of 1c. a 2c. per bushel, while sales wore active. Pork opened dull, but closed firmer; the sales embraced mess at $14.8 $14 25, and some heavy barrels wero re- Ported at $14 50, and of prime at $975 $10. Sugars wore firm, with sales of 700 hhds. and 6,800 bags, at rates given in another column. Coffee was firm, with sales of 2,500 bags Rio at Idc, a 153f0., 120 bags Java at 19¢. & 19340., and 120 bngs Laguayra at 1630. Freights were firm, with a fair amount of engagements. Important Secret Naval Expeditions Against the South, It has been rumored for some time that there were other secret expeditions in contemplation against the Southern coast besides that which resulted so successfully at Hatteras Inlet, on the coast of North Carolina, and within the last few days mysterious notes of preparation were heard which went far to show that those rumors were not without foundation. But movements have now taken place which leave no doubt on the subject, even if we were not placed in posses- sion of facts, which we are not now at liberty to mention, but which satisfy us that there is some- thing important in the wind.” ~ ~Ttthad’boemrotently staved.that thiise monster steamships—the Atlantic, the Baltic and the Vanderbilt—had been chartered by the govern- ment for some secret naval service, at the same time that other transports, previously engaged, had come to this city for the same purpose. The transports have suddenly disappeared, and with them as suddenly several regiments encamped on Long Island, at Scarsdale, at Camp Winfield Scott, Hempstead, at Fort Hamilton and other points. The New Hampshiro regiment which was missed from its camp on Sunday was seen to take the cars of the Long Island Railroad early in the morning, and it is ascertained that it pro- ceeded to the terminus of the road, at the other end of the island. Everybody who witnessed this movement felt astonished. What, it was asked, can troops be wanted for in that region? But the appearance of the Atlantic off Green- port soon solved the mystery. The troops were taken on bozrd, and the ship steered in a south- ward direction. Of the precise destination of these troops and of the other regiments—in all from six to ten thousand men—we cannot inform our readers; it is a government secret. But wo may state generally that it is undoubtedly the Southern coast. There are at least three naval expedi- tions on foot; and all the available troops on the Northern coast will be sent in one or the other of them. General Butler went to Boston to send forward troops from that direction, and he is to command one of the expeditions him- self. In the course of three weeks perhaps sixty thousand men will have been landed at different points on the Southern coast, where they will act in co-operation to the same end, and penetrate to the very heart of the cotton region. Such is the vigor with which the Navy and War Departments are being conducted since the government obtained the new loan. What will be the effect of these expeditions on the Confederate army now in front of Washing- ton? It will be to break up and scatter those forces without wasting a shot upon them. From the racent news fram the South whieh w= have published, it appears that the Confederate army is most impatient to fight, and is in immi- nent peril of being demoralized from inaction. But the generals are not ready, and they are holding back their army till they have the rail- road finished from Winchester to Sirasburg—a distance of about eighteen miles—which wiil thus complete a continuous line from Harper's Ferry to Richmond, enabling the rebel generals not only to transport large quantities of provi- sions and munitions of war to Maryland by way of the Upper Potomac, but to concentrate rapidly alarge force at any desired point of their de- fensive line. The ten miles of rails and the locomotives and cars of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which they recently seized at Martins- burg are now being applied to the comple- tion of their road and the rolling stock. When this is accomplished they will then be ready for action. But, meantime, the naval expeditions will pounce upon the Southern As soon as the intelligence reaches coast. the army of the Potomac it will spread terror and alarm throughout its ranks. The troops of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, imated from the effects of change of climate, ctious mortal diseases and _filihy camps, Will insist on going home to defend their native States, and let Virginia defend herseif. 'Yhe demoralization already begun will soon be completed, and instead of finishing the railroad from Winchester to Strasburg, to invade Mary- land and capture Baltimore and invest Washington, the troops of the cotton ates will hurry southward by the most dire railroads already finished to defend all that they hold dear at home. The operations of Rosecrans in Western Virginia, threatening the rear of the rebel force in Kast- ern Virginia, and the cutting off of its retreat hy crossing the Blue Ridge and seizing the ‘ennessee and Virginia Railroad, as well as the expedition of Fremont down the Mississippi, will hasten the consummation; and before the end of winter the insurgent army now manau- v rom Occoquan creck to Leesburg will melt away like last year’s snow, and the place it shall know it no more. If that as it must, the rebel leaders ble 1 Stganize another, and be- fore the Ist of May peace will be restored to our unhappy country, and one flag only—the and Stripes—will float in the breeze from ra Falls to the Rio Niags Maser CaGep at Last.—The Tur Anse Abbe would be a martyr in spite of all warn- ings from the government, and he is now snug- ly caged in Fort Lafayette, where he can do no mischief, We hope parsons Beecher and Cheever will be sent to the same quarters to keep him company. They are birds of the same feather, and ought to flock together. They are ultras and disunionists all—McMaster of the pro-Southern type, and Beeeher and Cheever of the extreme anti-slavery fanatical brand—particularly Cheever, whose sermon*on | Sunday is as seditious, treasonable and anti- Union as anything Abbe McMaster ever wrote. Let Cheever, therefore, be sent immediately to the fort as the fitting companion of McMaster. He can employ his leisure there in teaching the Abbe Puritanism of the true blue stamp, while the Abbe can return the compliment by teach- ing him ultramontane Popery. They ought to, / VA Tae Grumcey axp,Lrrmzsonn Livst. Surr—| “ MILITARY AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK. Greeley yesterday devoted nine columns of the Tribune to the argument of his attorney in his famous libel suit with Speaker Littlejohn, furnishing an interesting review of the way the members of the Legislature and the lobby con- business during the session of 1860. ‘The suit was based upon an article which ap- peared in the Tribune mixing Littlejohn up with the bills that had been dec’ .red corrupt by the public, which it seems « latter took umbrage at, and commenced for twenty- five thousand dollars dam: Governor Mor- gan declared in his .ge that “seventy or eighty of the members took money for their votes;” and Greeley, in reiterating that and placing Littlejohn with those who voted for those bills denominated corrupt, only acted for the public good, und not through a spirit of malice. He was prompted by a desire to cor- rect the growing evils around our legislative halls. There has been no appearance of malice on his part from that time to this, except such a8 naturally engenders from the trial in court. The decision of the Judge, in ruling out the evidence of the defendant looks to us some- what singular, not to say questionable, in a con- stitutional point. The constitution specially provides that the truth on questions at issue may be given on all sides in courts The charge having been made, Greeley had the right under the constitution to bring in his evidence relating to the truthfulness of the statement. The decision of the Judge, in ruling out the evidence, not only bears upon its face a violation of the constitution, but looks like an effort to force the jury to give a verdict against the defendant. But, with all this manceuvring, Greeley was for once right: the verdict of this jury shows that he was right, and Littlejohn all wrong. We trust that the developements in this case and the verdict of the jury will materially contribute towards correcting the enormous evil so long in vogue at Albany. It is somewhat singular that the parties who are connected with this libel suit against Gree- ley are the very politicians whom Greeley 80 faithfully served in his capacity of a party edi- tor, contributing more than any other person to their advancement and the success of their party. The moment that they succeed in get- ting into power they show their gratitude for his services by commencing libel suits for twen- ty-five thousand dollars damage. We should think that Greeley had by this time become satisfied with the ingratitude of politicians; that being their tool is not just the thing, and that he is by this time so thoroughly disgusted with them all that he is prepared to come out an in dependent man. He had better cut loose from all politicians, cliques and parties, and take the independent course that we have all along pur- sued, and defy them all—it is the only true and wise policy. Tammany Haut on ims Last Leos.—Elijah F. Purdy and Peter B. Sweeny—two of the big Indians and Sachems of Tammany Hall—pub- lished in yesterday’s Tribune a labored defence of the action of poor old Tammany in uniting with Richmond, Cagger, Cassidy and Company in adopting the late secession platform at Syra- cuse. Like the famous oratorical fox that got caught in a trap and lost his tail, these two war- riors are running about with their tails cut off, trying to urge their fellows to go and do like- wise, because, forsooth, it is fashionable. But. Messrs. Sweeny ana Vurdy, your Sne story will not answer this time. You will find that your sachems and warriors, and mankind generally, will not like yeur new theory of decaudaliza- tion. It is plainly to be seen that poor old Tamma- ny is in a@ bad way. Its only salvation is in a decided repudiation of the Regency clique and teir programme, and to come out boldly for the n and people's ti Unless they do that, Mozart F ward to sustain the government in this crisis— will thoroughly organize for the local and char- ter elections, and sweep everything before them, effectually finishing Tammany, putting out its council fires, locking its doors and throwing the key into the river. ‘Their attempt to carry water on both shoulders will not do this time, and can only end in drowning the whole purty. The McManus Obsequies. ‘The McManus obsoquies took place in this city yester- day, and were of quite an imposing character. From an early hour in the morning crowds of people were assem bled in the vicinity of the Stevens House, where the re maius wore laid out in state, and all those who go desired wore permitted to enter and pa ss round tho coffin, ‘The funeral procession loft tho Steyons Honge about ten o’elock, and procecded to St. Patrick's Cathedral, whore agrand requiem high mass end other appropriate c monies wore performed, at the conclusion of which Arel bishop Hughes mado some cloquent remarks on the cha- ractor and morits of the deceased patriot The Shocking Catastrophe at the Conti- nental Theatre, Phiiadelphia, VPmbapatrata, Sept. 16, 1861. Six of the eufferors from tho accident at the Continental theatre on Saturday night bad died up to six o'clock to- day. It is probable that two or three more will not sur- vive. Tho names of the dead are Hannah Gale, Anna M Bride, Anno Phillips, Mary Herman, Phoobe Forbes and fale. Ruth Gale and Abbie Carr will almost car. The Gale sisters were known and esteemed ughout the land, Hannah, tho oldest, was a mother to tors, and when carried into a tavern adjacent to the tre lamented oniy that he could no longer provide for them. i thit the ce for thesick and the dy ing might be road from ayer , and bidding her friends good byw expired early on Sunday a:ternoon. ‘the ers lay in the Butler House to-day, and th auty was preserved indeath, Mrs. Gale, who them, boro up under the had cat tai thro her uh the a sal glo jatives of lots y. The Actors’ Order of F 1 the members of Brower’s, Sanford’s and Brek pes, held moctings today and sub- to the indigent families of the dead. largueritte has volunt a new play tg their the utn e} tipot tho ui Hannah ¢ to be married to one of the Duyenports at Mrs. ed @ verdict ex- from all blame, he having nt accidents, used a autions to pi ACADEMY oF Mu ‘In Hermann, THs PRESTIIGATATECR.— Academy of Music opened, for the first time this on, last evening, under the management of Messrs mer & Ullman, with Herrmann, the groat prestidigata , or sleight of hand performer, as the star, and the Academy orchestra, led by Theotore Thomas, as assis- tania, ‘The house was crowded to overflowing. Mysrmuove Dzarit oy 4 Youne Grrt.—tho police authori- ties wore informed yesterday noon that the funer of a young girl, named Mary Dunlap, was about to take place from No. 643 Hur been caused by an abortion. The Ninth ward police pro- house that the girl had beon attended by Dr. Nov- val, who had given a certificate that she died of inflammation of the bowels. The police, however: ordered the funeral preparations to be delayed, and the Coroner was notified. Coroner Schirmer held & post mortem last might, and it was found that the girl had died from the eftects of an abortion. Miss Dunlop is but sixteen yearsof age, and has resided ina {amily up town as seamstress. She was considered by her acquaintan agirl of irreproachable character. Her death took place on Sunday morning. Hugh McAlpine, the uncle of the hed hi resides at 643 eg ho hey was arrested by 6 police as a witness, and locked up, The Coroner's nyestigation will be continued to-day, 1—having manfully come for- ison street, and that her death had | ceeded to the house, and was told by the parties in the | + DEPARTURE OF DHE WASHINGTON GREYS. Another reginent has been but off from among us to defend tho integrity of the Union—viz:, the Washington Greys. This corps has been encamped at East New York for the past two months, and now numbers eight hupdred men. On their arrival in Philadelphia they expect to be joined by two additional companies, which will swell the Washington Greys to tho regular army regimental standard, During their stay at East New York the men have been subjected to the most rigid drill, and their ap- pearance as they marched through our streets yesterday exhibited those essential soldierly qualifications, Colonel Moore, who commands the regiment, has been connected with the Eighth regiment of New York, and is an officer of experience and ability. At half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon the Wash- ington Greys left their encampment at Fast New York, and arrived in this city by the Grand street ferry, from whence they marched to Broadway, and down’ Broad- way to tho Jersey City ferry, where they were transported to the railroad cars which conveyed them to Washington, The regiment did not ox- pect to receive marching orders 60 soon, and at the dead of Sunday night, the long roll being called, they were aroused from their slumbers in order to gird ‘on the paraphernalia of warfare, ‘The men were glad to receive the summons for active service, as their stay in camp, undergoing the dull monotony of drill, had_some- what dampened their ghting propensities. ‘On Sunday last a farewell dress parade was given the corpsat their ‘encampment, which was attended by thousanda of spec: ‘ators, who were eagor to be present at the last exhibi- tion manguvres of a body of men which was 80 soon to confront the enemies of freedom. Their appearance on that occasion was highly creditable to the corps as well ‘as to the officers in command. The men composing the regimeutare principally made up of those who haye served thoir time among tho three months volunteers, and will, no doubt, rendor a good account of themselyea, ‘Their uniform is similar to that of the Seventh, of New York, with the exception that on the right arm of their jackets three parallel stripes of red, white and blue are placed. The wearing of this badge is occasioned to dis- tinguish thoir uniform (gray) from that generally worn in the rebel army, Tho regiment expect to be provided with Minio muskets when they arrive in Washington, but carry with them the Springfield musket of 1836. It 'was ‘at alate hour last night when they took their final leave for Washington. ‘The following is a list of the officers: — Colonel, Henry Moore; Lieutenant Colonel, James L. Fraser; Major, Daniel Lloyd; Adjutant, E. B, Cox; Quar- tormaster,G.C. Bingham, Paymaster, Fred. A. Sawyer; Commissary, G. B. Van Brunt; Surgoon, W. V. White; ‘Assistant Surgeon, W. H. Tanner; Chaplain, Rev. Joshy Ruth; Sergeant Major, O. Greenville; Quartormaster So geant, J, Anderson; Commissary Sergeant, E. H. Brown; Color Sergeants, D.’Simpson and C. F. Stephens; Drum Major, John A.’ May; Hospital Steward, K. Pendloton; Right General Guide, 11. Rochatellow; Left General Guide, vacant. Company A.—Captain, A. R. Nicholson; Firet Lieuten. ant, Edward Eddy; Second Lieutenant, Edward Lawter. Company B.—Cuptain, §. G. Johnson; First Lioutenant, vacant; Second Lieutenant, Thomas Draper. Company C.—Captain, J. Nobio Warren; First Liouten- ant, John Ross; Second Lieutenant, G. C. Newman. Company D.—Captain, J. L. Smith; First Lieutenant, C. K. Macdonald; Socond Lieutenant, G. B. Kirby. Company E.—Captain, George Tucker; First Lioutenant, A. 8. B, Smith; Second Lieutenant, B. F. Martin. Company F—Captain, R. George Newell; First Lieuten- ant, vacan “econd Lieutenant, vacant. Company @.—Captain, Charles A. Mooro; First Lieuten- ant, G. M. Huestod; Second Lieutenant, Charles M. Brock way. Company H.—Captain, vacant; First Lioutonant, J. J. falley ; Second Lieutenant, Andrew O"Toolo. Company I.—Captain, David Allen; First Lieutenant, J. W. Smith; Second Lieutenant, R. C. Steams, Company K.—Captain, J. H. Reynold; First Lieutenant, John Matt; Second Lieutenant, G. G. Brotherton, THREE MORE REGIMENTS TO MOVE. THE FORTY-FIFTH (FIFTH GERMAN RIFLES), FORTY- SIXTH (FREMONT REGIMENT) AND FORTY-EIGHTH (CONTINENTAL GUARD) REGIMENTS UNDER ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE. ‘The departure of the Forty-seventh regiment (Washing- ton Greys) will be immediately succeeded by the de- parture of Uhree moro regiments:—the Forty-fitth, Forty. sixth and Forty-eighth—in accordance with the following orders, which were promulgated yesterday ApsurAnt GuNEnAt's Orrron, ALBANY, Sept. 15, 1861. ‘The Forty-ffth, Forty.sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty eighth, ‘Of New York Atate Volunteers will proceed with all d to Washington, and report to the Gom- mander-in-Chief, Brigadier General Yates will at once promulgate this order to the evlonels commanding, and require from them a detail- ed list of the arms and other supplies necessary to complete the equipments of their regimeats, and cause the proper re- quisition: to be made for having them furni<hed, and provide transportation through Colone ext ponaible moment. By order of the ¢ D, D. Tompkins, at the earli- mmmander-in-Chief, OS. HILLHOUSE, Adjutant General, SPECIAL ORDER—NO. 264, Vouuys } Conver or W: us) Derantant, ‘The above Special Orders No. 390, from general headquar- Tz AND Eta STRKET. tors, are hereby promulgated for the information and govern- mento mee jants of the Forty- wean fifth, Forty th and Korty-eighth regiments, will report att xaet state of their uniforms, ‘arms and equipments, in order that their proper requisitions may be made, By order of CHAS. YATES, Brigadier General, Com. Depot. Twos. Auicocr, A. D. 0. ‘The Forty-cighth regiment (Continental Guard), Colonel Perry, will probabt: » to-day or to-morrow, but it is thonght that the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth regimonts will be unable to comply as promptly with the order for departure. RETURN OF THE FIKE ZOUAVES FROM THE SCARSDALE CAMP. The turbulent and riotous conduct of the Fire Zouayes at Scarsdale (a state of things much to be regretted) in. duced Governor Morgan to remove them from that place, and on Sunday evening a boat went up for that porpose, n it was found that nearly the whole regiment had to the eily by the cars. The few remaining w ought to New York, and it was ascortained that the de- parture of tho formor was occasioned by somo confusion in tha ordore riven for thoir removal, one set having been seut to the regimental and tho othor'to the State Quarter- master. The men are nominally in camp at the Battery, but in reality are scattered throughout the city, each one going whither ho pleases. Itis stated that the’ regiment will be disbanded and subsequently reorganized, when care will be taken to weed out the unruly and riotous OUR, BERDAN’S SHARPSHOOTERS,. Company F reached here om Sunday morning, and wore immediately transferred from the New Haven boat to tye oucampmont at Weehawken, to be uniformed and equipped. Our reporter learned from } who is in command of the encampment, have them ready to leave for Washington to-day at five o'clock. The company is ecmmanded by Captain E. Weston, a gentleman éf military experience, and. is com: posed of the picked rifle shots of the Green Mountains. ‘They are a fine sturdy set of men, and will do their work faithfully. We presume they wiil give an exhibition prior to leaving. NAVAL, Coxcrsss, frigate, 50, 1867, Captain Goldsborough, sailed from Boston’on Saturday evening, for the Southarn coast. F. B. Hane, gunboat, 4, 220, W. J. Foster commanding, arrived last evening from Boston, with orduance for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. NEW GuNnoaTs. Two beautiful spocimens of naval architecture—the barks Roéback and Dawn—are now upon Nicholson’s great balance dock, foot of Pike strect, Fast river. They have boen_ recently purchased for transformation into gunboats by the United States government. It is rarely such a novel sight is presented to our ¢ ms as two Blich ¥ sels on tho dry dock at one and the same timo, They aro to be stripped, recaniked and coppered, and will be floated off by Wednesday noon, ADDITIONAL BEIZURB OF VESSELS. On Saturday the bark Charles Brown was svized by the authorities, and also the schooner F. H. Russell. Yester- day tho schoonor Mary E. Hopkins was taken possession of in this city,and tho schooner J. A. Rich, lying at Greenpoint, was also taken, on the charge of being owned by Southerners. THE PRIZE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Sart. 16.—The schooner H.C. Brooks was brought to this port by Prizemaster White, of tho Uwited States steamer Minnesota, The H. G. Brooks was seized. at Hat- toras Inlet, © were not any papers found on board to indicate hostility to the government, but the vessel was laden with a cargo of naval stores The officers and crew assert that the schooner was bound for Liverpool. Mar ¥FALO, Sopt. 16—1 P. M. demand: sales 100,000 Wheat active and in bette Thicago spring, 9c. a 95e. bushels at 0c. for No, 1 Ch for Milwaukee club, and & $1 01 for red win ter tly at the ‘outside figures, Corn active and nand: sales 180,000 bushels at 87a. a 37%c., the ovtside figure. Freights advanced Ie. “Tm, P . 184,000 bushels wheat, 360,000 Exports—126.000 12,000 bushels rye, 10, Sept. 16, 1861. mand and market 8 Saturday night— 900 decidediy better, but unsettled. ) bushels winter red Western at $1 06, and Is No. 1 Chicago spring on private terms. To-day. No. 2 Chicago spring at 92¢; later, 6,000 do. at 97c, and 2,000 do. at sales 8,000 bushels Hilinois at 6,500 bushels Bay Quinte at emand: sakes 6,000 busbels Canadian at 57¢. Onts quiet, Canai freights upsettled on gram ; boats very scarce; 2c; wheat, 10c.; corn, Se. to New York. One boat took wheat at it Lake imports—210_ bbls. flour, 87,000 bushels wheat, 68,000 bushels cern, 17,000 bushels barley. Conal exporis—3,869 bbls. flour,’ 51,000 bushols wheat, 43,000 bushels corn. Crrcaco, Sept. 16, 1861. Flour 6¢. a 10c, higher. Wheat advanced le. a 2c.: rales at Téc. a Tc. for No. 1, 71c. a T13e. for No. 2, in store. Corn advanced 130.: 28340. a 2240. for mixed, in store. Oats quiet. Receipts—8,000 bbis. flour, 80,000 bnshols wheat, 114,000 bushels corn. Shipments—4,800 bbls. flour, 136,000 ‘bushels wheat, 132,000 bushels corn. 400. Barley ste 5c. Rye in Freights nctive at adocline of ic, Exchange on New York unchangea, THE TAX LEVY. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DEBATE ON THE TAX LEVY—SUPERVISOR ELY/S am PORT—REDUCTION AND OMISSIONS OF. TuREE- QUARTERS OF A MILLION PROFOSED, EC. A meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held yes- terday at eleven A, M., in accordance with the provisions of the act, for the appointment of inspectors and regis- ters of election. Supervisor Twxxp, from the committee on the prepars- tion of a list of registers to be voted for by the Board, said the committee was not ready to report. On motion, the Board went into an election for regis- tors for the First district in the First ward. Upon ballot, Supervisors Blunt and Briggs, tellers, the vote boing a tie, tho further balleting was adjourned te October 1. ‘The report of the Special Committee on the Harlem Bridge, recommending the payment of the bilis of Eras tus W. Smith and others, was adopted. Tho report of the Committeo on Annual Taxes boing called up, Supervisor Kly read his report, us follows:— RKPORT OF MR. ELY, 0 2mm BXLECT COMMITTER THE BOAKD OF SUPABVISOMS, ON The Ta GAVE Fou LOL, Zhe comnmeitiee so mhom. ey Reg ree the subject of the ropriety of reductions in the pressut yeas Feapecttitly seat side leacaansad neront ‘That they immediately entered u the discharge of thetr dulles by tadressing tobe bead of tech of the cin end omer ty departments the following letter:— Hoan or Surexruoks, Orrica No.7 Orer Hats, ew Yous, Sept i Smm—The undersigned, Chairman of the 5 ae appointed by the Beard of Supervisors for conaining, by consulting with the heads of the fn the lame of appropriation in fhe tax levy. of the mn a . narrusa branch of the cl year, without emburrasaing any branch of the clty or'ooaaay qovernment, re iy sroquest_ ai early "eepoue Writing, to the following quent Havelany changna ken Pitas or work of your department, or are any contem| wi Would silo of « reduction a your eathnates of proposed ex n you make or suggest any sich changes which would i Tbe redioedt your estimat er year of ang part of the estimates for your department, and if 40, much? Respectfully, &c., SMITH ELY, Jr. Various responses were made to this communication, with the exception of RT. Haws, ay Comptroller,’ au Mansfield Lovell, Esq., 8troot Commissioner, thoy all express their inability to'sugyest any reduction in the estimates thoir several departments, or for the general expenditures et the aity and county government, In the ordinance submitted to the Bourd of Supervisors si in the organizati allo ‘Can 'you postpone the expenditure to anoth the Comptroller, the tax to ve levied upon the Ot New Fork fot the present yearatounes 40 $11,300,000 and is classified as follow: For the use of the State of New York for canals, - schools and general purposes For county purposes, ineluding For the Corporation of the eity of New York ‘To supply deticiencies in the product of the tax herevy imposed... 309,117 #2 ‘Total tax for 1961 authorized by the Legisla- ture . “$11,800,010 48 ¥ for war pur ing to be obtained by loans.) $2.—Over this tem the local am- and. although $2,108,635, 087 Peed Sratk Tax- thorities have no control whatever; the quota of State tax imposed upon thix city bag inereased during the past ten years from $160,000 te more then $32, , it is an’ evil which we cannet prevent, and tor which we are not responsible. It may proper, however, to call attention to the great injustice Whig is done to the city of New York by the aystem which prevaiie, of undervalueing property in the cultural districts of State, by means of which a Fe aghe burden thrown upon the large citi nd also to the injustice of ex- tracting large ums of moni ‘yearly from our city for the benefit of the schools of the Interior of the State, in view the fact that we are compelled to raise $1,900,000 annually for the public schools of this city. ‘County Tax, $2,675,060.—Tho principal item of expenditere for county purposes is that for the Metropolitan ree amountini 000. This ia beyond the control po to about $1,700, our Board, as the State law which created the present Police Department compels us to raise the amount designated bg he Commissioners, and pay it inte the treasury of the 8 for their use, 60 that the Board of Bupervisors has no contre ‘over its appropriations or expenditures. Tho remainder of the tax for county purposes must also be raixed, the provisions of the law being mandatory; but alee fra collected this Board can control its expenditare, and ttda believed that the following portions of the appropriations muy not be required during the current year, and will remata In'the treawury, vi 3 Bridge. County contingen Prinfing and stations Deticiencies in axes. New Harlem bridge and new court house... Removal of harbor obstructions. Taterest on loans. .. Repairs w county buiidings. Rents, wi Sularies—Executi Which, with the est ‘Court, interest on tax It may be proper to ca ty Nas Coxciiatva of police) and the item for Harlem which was inserted at Albuny, has been already reduced the Board of Supervisors to aa amount of $210,000 below the levy of 1360, Urry Tax—$6,297,280 19.—It has been customary for the Roard of Supervisors to levy such amounts for the use of the Corporation of the clty xu is suggested by the Common Counell and sanctioned und directed by the Legislature of the State, But in the act of the Legislature authorizing the tax for HSL a dinerepen ceo ey eae eal Daa which the tax is to be re . ich discrepancy must neces- sarily be adjusted by this Board; and the first’ ‘section of the act requires us to Taise an amount not exceeding the sum Spccitind, ‘Uhus clearly Jeaving it to our discretion to make redactions as may be deemed proper. ‘The taxes to. be Taised for the Corporation will be deveted torial the interest and redemption, of the funded d Which debt at present exceeds $20,000,000; 2d, the support the elty government, ‘As no change can be made by this Board in the provisions for tnt the inquiry of your committee has been maimigy directed to the condition ef the estimates for current expem- Gitures: accordingly, list of appropriations is herewith sub- mitted, whiah in the opinion ot your committee may be eit curtailed or postponed, As a large portion of the levy bas been already and expended, this list of reduc tions is contin 01 the large appropriations whida. would afford a rand obvious margin fer reduction. While a considerable number of the smaller appropria- tions might also be susuested as affording a proportionate acope, it ts presumed that the amounts proposed to be re~ duced will best answer the objects of this Board, and avol@ i h Lhe duties of the pubHe officers of a section of the local government not unvler our immediate direction, Under the street cleaning contract the Comptroller has re- tained a considerable payment for now-performance of the work, and in view of the protractea term during which the tow fe streota were neglected or not efaerently cleaned, a portion of the $279,000 provided for this purpose will not probably be drawn 000. ay $ The Common Council, at a recent session, amended its dinauce in relation to an tem of $160,000 for detictenctes ig his provision to the nominal sum of $4,008, Unis tlem in the tax levy $156,000. Of the erous appropriation es and the ua. ex, Valance remuinine would not be needed, ad AMON; K the departments, sud may amount gate to $30,000, sme $60,000) remain unexpended of the appropriations fa? purchase of los for Fire Department and police stations, ag Ttich more having been already disposed of, ot ans there can be postponed W another year the sum of 51),000, ‘The expenditures thus far out of the appropriations for public buildings, or their construction and repair, d not amount to $75,000, With the postponement of the purchase Of engine Louse low and of the buildings to be erected upon them for which there is no immediate necessity, as well as similar practicable retreachments, a reduction ops of be made from the estimate of $240,000 for this head, 008, ‘A considerable surplus remained unexpended last your ef the appropriations for lamps and gas, An estimate of $435,000 is provided this year for this department, of which thers is no doubt but a deduction could be made ut this ume of $75,000, A large appropriation of $200,000 has been provided for wharves, plers and slips, in fact, a much larger sum than the amount of revenues yielded from this class of Corporation property, The yearly recelpta from dock and slip rents de not average $130,000, and there cam be no reason why this limit, at the most, should not be ree in view for the repairs and Construction of wharves and piers. This year the Com- mon Council has ordered very little work under this appro priation, which could be reduced at least $75,000, The flowing appropriations It 1s believed inay be reduced with propriety, viz:— Belgian pavement, reduction of. .. Opening new strests.... Lands purchased for tax baal RECAPITULATION. ‘App! luction, Dofctencies fi tases ora ee treet cleaning contract: yee s Contingencies in varios aenat me nee bef Lots for police stations, Gn fe 040,000 pri Construction and repairing bmidings... 60) T3000 Lamps and gas Ed Whatves, plers and slips. aw, wa Belgian pavement, opening streets, — 115. Total . . 621,000 Drv mi {ine thousand one hun- dred and seventeen dollars und ninety-two cents, ‘The fourth ‘and last item in t ptrolier's classilication, that of $309, 000 for the purpose of dupplying dofictencics in the product of the yearly tax ia, in the opinion of the undersigned, unneces~ sury, and may be omitted from the tax levy. ‘There will pro~ Vably be suflicient balance remaining in the treasury to sup- ply any such deficie but should such balance prove in- Sullictent, the deticiency ¢an be supplied {rem accumulations of the general iund, which is believed to be ample for atch purposes, These deficiencies are ail prospective, and need rovided for until they exist. @ total Teduction which your commit mend as proper and practicable 1s as follow From general expenditur Item to supply detictencies. Total. . would recom- s Oe . $980,117 98 Your committee have limited themselves to reductions of the items above enumerat it I extravagant and are 80 protected bi they cannot be anal barrassing litigation. As for ex: SALARIES.—In the tax levy for the’ present year specie prov made for kaluries for various offices and depart. Tenis (several of them ranging from $7400 to $113 00 each), amounting in the aggregate tw more than $1,000) The increase inthis item since the amended charier was in 1867 is about $40,000, or more than one-half. ‘This ts in addition to tue Very large ameunts paid for sala- ries by the Police Department, the Department of Public Bde the Department of Public Charities and Correction missioners of the Central Park apd other Boards o Commissioners, or whose, support prbviainn is made to the extent of nearly $4,000,000, about one-half of which 1a ex- exe alter or local ordinances that rring expensive and eu- the items for— din salaries, ‘This ts also exclusive of large amounts pe cmporariiy employed as superintendents and rs of Corporation Work, and as fees to Coroners aud éillcers, which increase the herks are appointed for some ‘soon completed, but We clerkships rafter year as sinecures for some political favor~ Jogle individant sometines holding aad drawing sala- ries for two or tarce of these agreeable positions at the same time. tnerous other city nga Lo ah enormn porary work which Your committee w propriations under thie be i ‘ re lea : much Persone, ory of iat abonld their ealuries be withheld, Seer ecthe support ef the courts of law Involves Am exyense worke city apd county ef half a million of dollars faiually, ‘This burden should be borne by the litigants, and Ghould not be thrown upon the taxpayers, The courts should, be made self-sustaining, ‘Terrnxsr.—Provision is made in the present tax levy for $1,013,000 for the payment of interest on city mod coun Bonds. Of this amount, $687,000 is for interest on the fund debt of the city, and 00U for interest on revenue bonds, Which are isaied by the Comptroller for short periods, in une Veipation of the receipts from taxes, This latter amount le rondored necessary by delay 1a condirming aud levying the anoual fax, which should be done carly in the yeor. Sbis