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8 INTERESTING FROM TEXAS. OPERATIONS OF THE GUNBOAT ARTHUR. Bingular Rebel Correspondence with @ British Commodore, Bee Rew Bes Our Naval Correspondence, Unrep Sxates SCHOONER fie} Ovr Ansxess, Texas, August 28, 1802, Onpture of the Bchocner Water Witch by the Corypiieus—A Yonke Trick—She Was from Havona end Claimed ‘0 be Bound t Mataworas, and Was Pormeriy the Jo. Sierra, @ Galveston—Voluminous Correependnce Disconred—A Lady Pasenger—A British Commodore (a C. B. 9% at) Invoived—Oopies of Interesting Letters Foun on Board the Prise, de., dc. At dusk on Saturday last our lor‘gout reported a ant eatside the bar, standing In ané showing signal for pilot, as it was blowing fresh amd the navigation ever the Sar intricate. Captain Kittrefige decmed it too haxardous to run the yacht out; 8@@e sent two men ashore to dis- play signals that ‘all vias right,” and she stood of At early dawn on Sundgy, August 24, she was reported with er signal up—a 4arge black ball at the masthead, The gocht was tinme/iately got under weigh and ran out over the bir, willy a rebel ftag hoisted, As soon as we got io the Cu the Stars and Stripes assumed their proper Pisce, and we ran down to the schooner and boarded her, She proved 10 be the achooner Water Witch (180 tons), of Jameica,and ran up the cross of St. George. But it was 20 go. She was from Havana last, and bound for Ma‘amo- tes ‘op any other place.’” Hor captain—Thomas B. King— said Be mistook this place for the Rio Grande, one hun” dro@and twenty miles from here. On examining his papers: we ‘ound @ regtter of vessels piloted ont and in on this soast, and, aithough he bas been on this coast many years, he conid not tell Aransaa from Point Isabel. Capi 4al oke. This schooner wis tormerly the Jo. Sterra, of Yeorton, and ran the blockade at Galveston in February eat, wii three hundred and six bales of cotton, to Ja- Tica Here her name was altered,and she was regis jeved under the protection of Great Britain, Of bis inten tion to rum the bickade here there is no donbt. We found letters, ono eaying:—"Captain King was here list evening, ond enye be ie going direct to Texas, and will de- ttver this letter poreonally.”” This was directed to Hous fun, Texas. Another letter was from a young man—a spy of which I enclose—together with a copy of a letter addressed to Commander Dunlop, ©. B., &e, Port Beyal. Thore wore several Jetters directed to different farts of the eonfederacy, The rehooner’s cargo was drugs, cordage (io bale colton with), shoes, hops and two hundred sacks of sait. On breaking down two tiers of salt we found one hundred and Sity kegs of gunpowder. #oshe isn sure prize, The vesse! and cargo are worth about $10,000, We are expecting another in a day or ‘wo. We havo our prize inside the bar, safely under the guns of the feet. There was offe lady passenger o> boird, Mrs, Warren, of Galveston. She will be sent forward by the uext steamor, and landed under a flag of truce, 1 think it ie about time Johany Bull was anbbed in bis efforts to aid the rebels. TE thtok the letter from Jamaica speaks for itself. The idea 4a Commander of the Bath aiding the rebels; it makes @f blocd boil with indignation. This is the fourth prize {of magnitude) captored by the Arthar:— Poxt Rovat, Jamaica, May 14, 1862 Sm—Much wiebing to enter the army of the Confederate Stati, | wish (0 know whether you can accommodate in ith a passage in your schooner, and what your ctiarge Ml be for conveyiig ina to one of the States (it ie im- material which), $m order that 1 can onter the military Wervice =hould you be able Wo oblige me, will you kindly state when you sui) for eortain, what’ port you aro Wound Lo, and tbe lowest fare you can take me there for. Pleawe send au early anewor, und oblige JOHN R. TAYLER. To the Captain of Confederate schoone, Kingston. My PKAR SiA—T cond you herewith a note for Com. mander Huniop, and hope yon may get eome usefat in- formation from him. Your niesseuger tikes the demijohn im Again wishing you a speedy and prosperous voyage, am, very truly, your friend, JAS. H. BcDORRITT. Yo Cujt, Kins, schooner Water Witch. Kixaeron, June 12, 1862. Sommandor 1) ., Port Royal:— RAR SiK—Ca 15. King, of, the British sehooner Water Wich, is about to proceed, with a cargo of mer- @handise tu is veveei, toa port iv the Southern States of swerton, and, being’ anxvous to get advice from you for lets guidance, we take the itberty of giving bit thie tutro- duction, and will tes) vbliged for Rech counsel ax you can ge tim onder the circumstances. Weare, sir, your veut gervante, BARCLAY & Mot ORKIT. Hoveron, Feb. 9, 1862. Caj tain Tuos, B. Kina, Galveston In se Sta—We have your favor of the 18th. Remarks diy voted. We hed hoped to hear from Mr. Ball, by telegraph: this morning, that you had gone out last nigbi, Bus bare voth ‘e the sunteo is the eniy armed Vengo! off, we iake this Cecaxion 10 repeat that we desire thal vou attempt to ¢o 10 Bea whenever the wing and weather javor you. We do bot regard her as being at Ali danger You can keep ont of her reach by gving cut, neargbho shore. and, besides, we have not the siictest idea ebe wit pt to foliow. You will feadily conclude that we are becoming impatient and fee! auxions to bave you off. With our best wishes, yours, truly, R&D G MIL i: would appear by the above that the Santee was not wnoh thought of by tye fexaps. Ancther instance of the amyrriance attached & a verse) of fifty guns that cannot § within six or eight miles of the shore, apd there ore erfectly uselesn. of Captain King, re is “ome Southern poetry found among the papers ‘atitied the BATTLE OF BULL RUN, The Northern troops, w mend their pace, Turow off their clothes to win the race. Frota Southe:n vengeance ast (hey run, Ror stopp'd till safe in Washington. They piied thei: feet in plice of wings, Aud looked tike runuing chorubime. Usrrep Stara Bare Anrace Oy ARANSAS, Texan, August 28, 1862. Work of the Dark Arthur, from the Date of Her Arrival om Her Stot.on, the Coast of Tesas—Endeavors to Suppress Inland Navigation—Captures of Veasels—Reinforced by x Bteamer Sachem ana Schooner Corypheus—Corpus Chrisi Summoned to Surrend-+—They Refuse—Foriy- ght Hours Given to Remove Women and Chiliren— Phe Bombardmend Commenced on the Morning of the 16th Of August by the Rebels—They Make Good Shooting— Piet Battery Silenced, but Reopened when the Oppor'unity Ofers—Acion Resumed on tha 16i:A—Partioulars of the , de. I propose to give @ resume of the work done by this ‘veese! und tenders since January 25,1862, the date we @rrived upen our station, which isfrom Mutagorda Bay {Pras Cavalio) to Corpus Christi Pass. Our advent here ‘wes signalized by the capture of the schooner J. G. McNeil, from Vera Cruz to Matagorda, with @ eargo of eoffee and tobacco. Until 26uh May we harassed the ene- ‘@y iu Aransas Bay continually with boat expeditions ; ‘But as we bad no boat howitser our efforts were ineffect. Gal to suppress all the inland navigation. Frem Mata- @erda to Corpus Chrigti inere are a series of bays, bayous and Gugouts, extending one hundred and eighty miles, and navigable for versels of one hundred tens burthen. Through this channel all the cotton and other products of Texas have been carried ts Brownsville, via Corpus Chrit @, and iv return arms, munitions of war, &c., ali going %@ or emanating from the same eource—the Rio @eude, Having lost cur windlass, and having been damaged by collision with one of the supply Meane », we went to New Orleans for repairs, returning Bere July € Meanwhile we had been Preparing for ofjen- Give operations. Aransas and Corpus Christi bays are @unbecied by a narrow artiticial dugout. At the mouth the chanuel in Aransas Bay the rebels had ereeted & Pattery of four guns. This they abandoned on oar return. Commodore Farragut kindly furnished us with the yacht Gorypheus, formerly the property of Maustield Lovell, @n-strect Inspector, and now general in the rebol @rmy, which was captured iu Lake Pontchartrain. With ‘Wis and the logger General Butier woe enterod Aransas Bay, 004 on the Mh of July captured Binety-eeveu bales @ cotton, part of which, as tho bills of lading and letters ‘show, was shipped to fill out contract with the rebol @ miniature stone fleet had now receivdd an addition United States guaboat Sachem: to work, and on Toesday, the obstrnotions were removed, and tbe jaar ~ through the cut and gave chase to @ rebel schooner that had been watching our movements, Afier rounding Moslem » Hlu we gained eulieiens apon ber vo got within Fieeo. Opened fire upon her with the Parrott gun, wuen the stoed for and ran npon the bench, and was fred ond ydaperted by thwe on board. Bourded her and put the t, AX hove hor off. She proved to be ihe ncbooner . or, of Pass Cavallo, formerly a pilot boat there. oi red he sam nied t Klwer wae fi time adndoned, he rao nerom the to Corpus it - gah ip bg yt 80 fired and ron ty ir epiwoach. | feet {intes veostle) did art Come uptill righ ote jain Kixtredge laude? at Corpur Christi August 13, A white Nag, at Hine o'Nlgek A.M. Met Major Ho! ‘in aud of the \ rebel ore é his ofcere ana Jago Onipin, mer a tice of Fi comity, Fe demanded the ation of the town by the miitary, but ov ed to the inhabitants remeinins, | pry respect the'r private property, but toid (hem thoy » remove tihele women dnd children 4 Wie juteaded making a stand, The demand was refusqd: end they aked (07 forty-egbt hours wo remove TX, GB, whied was geenlod. | At balf-past four P, 3 Thother interview wee hat bat | up v2e than vs above. Tyresume, bad vor the | large forve, the yobabitante would bwes | surren de On ibe 14th ana 16th wot) ang oocurre.’ Bac the moving of families and hous hod goodec and if wae & | fad specticle to panier upon. AL the aprrovch et dink i i] i i ir fires corld be seen where they had eampet, avi oo do: Dtiees chowing the bitter oud Pe: yslo and thinking of (he dear homes the} eft, 2MBht with ao may jr ys, and rendered sacred On Saiuruay, August 16.at bettas tour A, M.,we were aroused trom cur slumber. yy the whirring of & bal ond the report of @8UD. t fands were immediately calico! & | quarierg, £4Di" 2e icosed and anchor tripped. The rebeis had tveg*om thoir battery behind the lever. vot prrseAhrovgh our mainsail (as it was furled): anoiher Passed through the Sachem’s side, a splinter slightly imgurmg Masier’s Mate Granger. The fire was irame diately returned from the yacht and Sachem with sririt and elect. We drew off, and, taking a more /averable position, poured an acourate aud destrrctive fire upon the euemy. | Several other shois struck the rigging of beib vessels, one bulting the yacht and passing through ber magazine, Tt being quite calm we conld not get into posi tio with the rchoover Reindeer and sloop Beile itaika— Doth prizes and armed with howitzers—they bring at long range. We succeeded im siencing their batteris, Dut upon our ceasing to fire (as there was nothing to fre at) they returned to their grns and again 0) ened upon us. We silenced them several times during the day, they taking sbelter bebind duildings sheltered by tt. A devul- une levee and in th to'y fire was thus Kept up all day, and at nicht we with drew out of range. On Sonday, August 17, the enemy were observed dig ing in tho cemetery on the hill; and, as tbe Roman ©: ic religion predominates here, and the ground crated (not ina Southern point of view, but reitg! think they dare not "ise it for military purposes, and are probably burying their dead geubsequent knowledge con- firms us in ‘this belief). At bulf-jast eleven P. M. the evemy set fire to the sicamer A.M. She wag aground in &@ narrow channel! tha’ laad« to Nueces Ray, near a point of land thnt runs down trom Corpus Cristi, Several egoris on our part to kedge ber off baving proved iner'e- tual, we had removed the throttle vatve, steam cap and rock shaft. She burned to the water's od On Monda, , Avguet 18, at carly dawn, we got under Weigh and took p:sition for attacking the cnemy’s bat tery. Landed our twelve-peund rifled howitver with a party of thirty men, a view of getting ip position to rake the enemy’s battery. The schooner Reindeer was esition to support the shore party aud sour nd canister tom her howitzer into any fore them. to mneket m firing shell yacht throwing sh ol thirty-pounder Parrott. At this time the rebels de- ployed to tho right of our forces on land about 160 or 176 infantry, evidently wi b the intention of flanking them; but the scho ne: Reindeer stood in towards them aud poured a storm of elirapnel snd canister into their ranks with euch marked effect that, together with grape trem the Sachem and the yachUs fire, their advance was cheoked and they by to sostier. Up to this time the party on chore, with the tweive-poundershowitzer, hat boldly maintained their ground, firing the gun de’iberately and with precision ; but rsudden'y two hundred and fitty Wo thrée hundred cavalry charged down upon them, and for @ moment their capture seemed imminent; but the fire of all our fleet being concentrated upon them, atter an advance of about four huadrod yards from the batteries, they wavered under the cathing storm of iron, and were roulsed with evidently considerable loss, many being seen to fall, aud retreaied to the town. It was a mag- uifcent sight to eee them advance, im three solid columns, and or @ time,:s ench discharge thinned their ranks, they. closed up; bot they could not stand our fire, and retreate2 in a very disorderly manner. Thad forgotten to state tnat the enemy's butieries were silenced previous to their in‘aniry and cavalry charge upon our land forces, These were withdrawn. as they had expended all the ammuni. tion they touk ashore with them. Our whole force was Jens than one hundred eslective men. The enemy's force could pot have been less thay two hundred and fifty in fantry and artille:y and three hundred cavalry engaged, and they hud, doubtless, more troops in reserve. Not possessing thé means to hold the town againsi go large a foree,and having observed that the cavalry emeged from and returued to the shelter of the town, we shelled such portiong of itas they seemed to occupy. We then withdrew 8 reduced our ammunition and projec- tiles toa low fiyure. In this day’s engagement only ove man was wonnded, aud that slightly, by a musket ball. The Sachem received four shots fh her hall and upper worke, and several ip the rigzing, smokestack, &c., and the Corypheus two shots through her mainsai!. Con side ing that the enemy were benind a battery of earth- work, and completely sheltered, we escaped with trif_ing injury. The moment we drew them from their cover they were made w bite the dust. Every officer and man behaved nobly, ana tho guns were fought with a deliberation worthy ‘of veterans, though many were raw at it, We ‘have been at- tacked by and eilenced the enemy's batteries, captured ‘one achooner, caused two schoouers, one s! op and one Stcamer to de burned, landed thirty men and a gun in the face of Ave hundred troops, and brought them ail off safe agd with henor, and have hat but two men wounded, nor are our veereis injured materiaily. The trade via in) navigation is all cut off, and, in the language of Selkirk, we “are monarchs of all ‘we survey;” and if any one cwmes to dispnte our right we shall be ready for him. The whole plan of operations. and the seeing them c@ried out bere, have been made done by Acting Volunteer Lieut. J. W. Kittredge, commanding United States bark Ar (ber, who Las been first and foremost in the thicl dager. Teould chumerate his numerous exploits, a8 in the case with nearly ali correspondents indulging in per- sonal encomiums, &¢ : but I will mereiy say he is @ brave man, anc he who doubts it can icarn his error by appty- ing to the person in question. As to our future opera- tions, 1am not at liberty to meution them, but will ap- priee you of the news as soon as practicable. Loas of the United ce tes Steamer Quaker [From the Phi Oot. 22.) The United State mer que or City, at last advices from Port which were t> the 12th inet., was reported off to, N.C., 0 the aboals bear thal place. She was secu |) tie eleat.er Marble: head, which una thing cou! ¢ done, how » her assistance. ver, by the latter vessel; and 1 for aid im extricatirg the tty from her periious position. The cause of the mizbap is Eupposed to be the ignoraace of the pilot, who mistovk the uner buoy for the outer, and, consequently, steered directly tor the shoals. It is hoped that the oil: cers and crew have ail ben stved by the boats; but tho #teamer will undoubtedly be a tota! Joes. The Quaker City left this port on the 4th of the present month. She formerly was in the merchant service, and ran between this city and Havana, She was schooner rigged, and carried nine guns. It will be re membered that this vessel was almest the firet one bought by the government on the break- ing out of the war, on account of ber great speed and adaptabiity. She was taken by General Wool and aent with munitiens of war to reinforce Fortress Monroe, After that, and during the greater part of last year, she was employed biockad the esapeake, crew numbered two hundred. The officers were-— Commander—James Madison Frailey Lieutenant and Faecu te Offcer—Samue) L. Breese. Acting Master-—Burtiott J. Cronnville, U.8. N.; Horatio Blanchard, 1. Durhom. Acting Pu Henry J. Bullay. eg Ree wd incers—Geo, W. Farrer, John L. ‘Teake, Peter Robinson, J. Teunant, Thos. Slater. Acting Master's Mate—Chas, A. Crawford, Lindley H. Livingston, D. M. Danyitie. Command-r’s Clerk—Corrin F. Smith. —Wm. H. Hamilton. Paymaster’s Clerk—Alonzo Nodire. Hespital Steward—Wm. MeComb. ‘The Quaker City had been undergoing temporary re- pairs in Philadelphia, and was on her way to the Gulf when run ashore. She was considered at one time one of the fastest steamers on our coast. Her speod of late has been much decreased on account of her boilers bel: pearly worn out. It wasthe Quaker City that captured the Ang'o-rebel steamer Adela, off the Island of Abaco, a few monthe since. Board of Councilmen. THE BROADWAY RAILROAD—DISBURSEMENTS TO THB FAMILIES OP VOLUNTKERS—COLONKL MILTON COGGS- WELL TO BE PRESENTED WITH A SWORD—DONATION 10 THE TRINITY METHODIST KPISCOPAL CAURCH— A NEW STEAM PIRE ENGINE, BTC., ETC, A regular meeting of the Board ot Councilmen was held last evening, Charles ©. Pinckney, Fsq., Preeident, in the chair. The minutes of the leet meeting were road and ap- proved. A communication war reocived from the property owners Broadway, containing a remonstrance ageingt Broadway, between Union and Madison squares, Doing let in ite present condition, in consequence of je rations of the Seventh Avenue Railroad having been entire- ly suspended, and requesitng the Comtaon Council to take immediate action to have the eaid railroad track removed and Broadway restored to ite former condition, which db ed was referred to the Commitiee on Railroads. A cammunication was received from th containing @ statement of 4 wards to fi the 4 fotal. 0,145 6,000 8,731 go 4 3,260 12,000 Total ....16,200 16,101 90 35,806 Ordered te be printed in the mi . A resclation ie ee the sum of five bundred dollare for U irpose of presenting a sword, bash and belt to Colonel Milton Coggswell. A resolution to the Of eight hundred dollars to Drigadier Goneral Nelson Taylor was withdrawa, jn tlinan Waneree said he had that Feceivea wa from Genera! Taylor dectining the moon teen tended to do bit, and reepestfully recommending the Common Couneti to expend the amount in the purchase of cork lege and arme for those brave men who have bad the misfortme to oso some of their Himbs in the service of their countey. A resolution to appropriate the eum of eight hundred doliars for the purchase of a sword, sash and belt for pre- entation to Major Geveral Sivel vas lost for want of a cenetitational vo The vote was then reconsidered, aud the paper iatd ox te je Committee on Donations and Charities fovor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen to donate tho sum of $254 to the Tripity Methodiat Epteccpal to pay an descsmment, which was adopted” ba The Committee on Fire Departement reported in fi coourring yrith the Hoard of Alder tae to Purchase s wow y No. l,at an ex steam fire engine for Regine Com, of $8 = Belge) was ado Board ti raed oer a. Monday next, ot sve The Poderal Unicow Cemtrai Committe ‘A meeting of the Feeral Union Contra) Coma” sto met at room No, 29 Cooper Inetitute iat even) we an. drew Lewis, nt, tm the ebair, The Corres py Secretary wag” cnanee correspondence With the doings? os dneongheut the siate | tm order (0 ¢ stioms for ihe vany nted to the my tes in the w os The mee ame whe Un adiourn ject to the call of the Pretgdent. Whe Fin Congressional District. Bince tho Pomination of Fernando Wood by the demo C the Fifth Congressional diatrict, 9 very get tohim. 7 ran, bi 1 gal pation to that of che pohitician, unhesitaring It is now rumored (hut Mr, Jobin Savage wiil bet the nomination, Dut whether be will acoept te Let cer- tainly known, The Jeffersonian Nomination, TO THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Now Yous, Oot. 22, 1862. In your teene of Tuesday, Netober 21, von stated that Captain John Duffy reveived the unanimous nomioa! nn ersontan Democratic Republican Convention f (th Congresatoual district. You will plerse co the sam», ag the Thirteenth ward delegation withdre the Convention before the nommation was made, if there was, THIR(EENTH WAR} DELEGATION. John Van Buren at Hudson, N. ¥. Hunsox, N. ¥., Oot. 23, 1863. John Van Buren addressed an ymmense audience in favor of the demooratio ticket this afternoon at the City Bail, The lows State Elcetton. ALPANY, Oot. 23, 1882, ‘The Burlington (lowa) Arqus of Monday last, net re- ceived, eontaing reterns from three-fourths of the coun- tes of the State, ehowing a democratic majority, and a gain of fifteen thousand over Kirkwoods (repubticay) vote of last year, The Argus coniidently claims that the democrats have carried the State. Cmoaco, Oct. 23, 1942. Pull returne from the lowa State election sre not yet in. Fnough, however, is received to make it probable that be Republican State ticket is clected by from 8,000 to 10,000 majority. The republicans elect ul! their members to Congress, Massachusetts Congressional Nominas tons. Boston, Oct. 22, 182 Indge J. G. Abbott has received the nomination of the People’s Union party for Congress in the Fourth district, In the Frith Congressional district the Peopke’s Union party have nommated Celonel E. W. Hinks, in opposition to John B. Alley, republican. New York Congressional Nomination. Rocursrer, Oct. 22, 18@2. At tho Republican Congressional Convention for the Twenty cighth district, held to-day at Brockport, Fres- mun Clarke, of Rochester, was nominated. Miecellancous Political Intelligence. GrygraL Wareworts, the republican candidate for Governor of this State, was born and resred in the town of Geneseo, Livingston county, N. Y., where the greater portion of bis vast landed poseersions lies. In the sping of 1861 Mr. Wadsworth was the republican candidate for Supervisor, and W. E. Landerdale, the Postmaster oj Geneseo, the candidate} of the democracy. The republi- cans elected by clean majorities every candidate except James 8. Wadsworth. He was beaten by Mr. Lauder- dale, although the levers of power and wea'th that were used in his bebalf swelled the total vote cast toa Ggure larger than had ever been reached at any previous spring election, “e Conwxcricut Town Euxctions.—The democrats this year have carried fifty-five towns in Cennecticut, and the republicans twenty-eight. Last year the democrats car- ried only thirty-five towns. Detawans E:ectioy —The democratio majority tn Dela- ware will be about 1,200. ConcrEssionat. Nominations 1x New Jansey.—The nomi nationa,for representatives to Congress are now complete in Now Jersey. The following are the names of the can™ aidates:— District. D mecrat. 1—Nathan+l Stratton, 2—George Middleton. William F. Frown, 3—Williain G. Steele, O- estes A. Brownsen. 4—Andrew Jackson Rogers. Joh» Linn. 6—Nehemiah Perry. Joseph P. Bradley. Reymblican. Jobn F. Starr. Wiscorwn.—The following are the names of the differ: ent candidates for Congress in Wisconsin: — Republican. Joba F. Potter. District. Democrat. 1—James 8. Brown. 2—Joshua J. Guppy. o—P. B. Simperon. 4—Chag. A. Eldredge. 6—Fura Wheeler. E. L. Browne. 6—T. B. Stoddard. Lather Hanchett. Bricnt’s Proeracts.—The democratic victory im Ilodiana and the election of a democratic Legiaia’ure tp that State are thought by some to augur the success of Jesse D. Bright, and render his prospects certain {or re-election to the United States Senate. But we earn that such ia not the caso, There are two kinds of democrats in the West» who are known respectively ag war sympathizers” and “copperheads.” To the latter clasa Mr. Bright belongs: ‘and the war democrats—a majority of whom have been returned to the Legislature—would not touch him on any account. The war wing of the democracy favors Mon. Joseph A. Wright, who now holds the seat in the Senate under Governor Morton’s appeintment, and by the aid of & few conservative republican votes his position can be made permanent for six years. Gan, Wapswortn axp rae Presipent.—The Washington Star is authorized to eny that Gen. Wadsworth does not speak disrespectfully of the President, and has never uttered a syllable with reference to him in conflict with sentiments of the highest regard. Next Coxonzss.—The democratic papera estimate an anti-administration majority of twenty-two im the next Congress. Oui0.—The democratic majority in Ohio will be about 5,500. Ax Uncorsntoriosal, CaNDipaTs.—A man is running for the Legisiature in Illinois, who says that he is for carry- -ing on the war under the constitution, over the constitu. tion, through the constitution, around the constitution, or inet the conatitution. ‘way whatever, 60 aa to put Seathe rue “il Massachusetts Politics. GENERAL DEVENS’ LEITER OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE PEOPLE'S NOMINATION, The letter of General Devens acces the Faneut! Hall nomination for Governor we give below. Hon. Linus Child, President of the Convention, in a letver asking his acceptance of the nomination, says:— We nek you to allow the people of the State to decide whether your sorvices will be of the most value in the eid or in the organization and prey her regiments ‘and energies at home. To the successful prosecution of the war—the suppression of rebeliion—to aiding in eua- taining the Presi‘ent of the United States, and General McClellan, commanding a now victorious army—for the prosecution of purpcses in Massachuretta, the Convention believe your acceptance of this nomination is virtually essential. THE REPLY. Wasuinctow Co., Md., Oct. 15, 1862. Daan Srr—1 ~— that I recetved no intimation that my name was to ured before the People’s Convention v te the time the nomination was made, Had I nown it earlier | should have taken immediate stepe to prevent such use. Ip the field, in the service of the country, to whose cause—that of constitutional liberty—I have at least on- deavored to devote myself with all my energies, no posi- tion could be #0 congenial to me as that which I now occupy in the great work of suppressing # rebellion, more gigantic in ms ness than an bed oy maken ape of restoring rnainta:n: rightful supremacy of the constitution. at x It bas been my earnest wish since the commencement Of the conflict, that as no svidicr inquires into the politics of the brave comrade who Oghts by hie side, glad only that he is sustained by @ stows heart and ® strong arm, 80 no citizen should seek to know politically more of another than that which concerns his devotion to the im- perilied Union and that, forgetting party lines and party istues—oven those in Ordinary tines of gravest impor- tauce—we might cordially unite to “sustain and support the government, the constitution and the laws, aud aid bm Pe ee ee of the nation, the Preni- lent, in hie p aud e¢i/ sacrificing labore the dountey and put down reboliion. wed That it 1 desirable to toake this effort in Mastachuretts, the People's Convedtion—embracing in te members rep- rosentatives from rho various political organizations of the State, among whom I recognize the kames of many who, in this bloody struggle, without feeling it a sacrifice, ave laid upon the altar of the country the most precious of offers as decided , Ihave received with the profouncest feeling the views of auch an asremblage, and, recognizing the right of the Citizens of Masaechiwettg to command the wer ices of each and all their feliow citizen iu times of pubiie peril in everything wot inconriatent to duty Ww the country, f Edward 8. Bragg. de pot feol at liberty to dieregard euch an expreswicn of the wit Of thoe whose judgment bam bound tw re ind I shall therefore leave the whole m poet; ecision of the people, contilent t will haye dao fegard & tho best ini nation in the fearful erie through ¢ Stave ani ur republern inatitution® now paesing, Thave the hour to be your obedient rervant, CHARLES DRY) NS. 0K, How, Lunve Cana, President of the | coplo se Gnvention, « Dor tor Governor th the Arrival and Departure of the Pwontye second Maine egimenmt. The above regiunent arrived in thie ety op Wednesday at midnight, and mmmediaiely proceaded fo Jersey City, where they took "the cars (or Washington, They go out @ thousand streng, fully armed and equipped, The following are the of of the regiment.— idd ant yn, Lieuter NEW YORK HERALD, FRWAY, YCrUBKK 24, 1862. Wovermenes oF tones. | THE wiSSissiPrl, | THE MATHEWS HOWIOmE CATE Our Helena Correspondence. Herxns, Ark. , Oot, 18, 1862, per sof Servico—Guerillar Hain of the Troope—Red-t Prismers—Some of Phem Desire to Loy Down Their Arm* and Take the Outh of Allegiance, dc., &¢. The following vessels of the Miesissinpi squadron are 1g off thie place, awaiting the orders and arrival of Rear Admiral David 1. Porter, who is daily expected:— re Ving Tctins Aanutont Sebpen: Jahn W. took, bored Pererts iron-clad, Lieutenant Commander 3, L, 5 On in ch " Palen, Fea hig ty ee aatty Lenton, tron-clad, Lieutenay¢ Commander W. Gwinn. E. Young, Quariern Commissary Sergeant; Kugete Sapborn Hospit isy ile, tren. clad, aiéivenant Commander R. W. Mendy, A, \r0,, Wron-clad, Lieut, Commander Thomas 0. Selfridge. Company 4—eptain, fieney Grotty: Firet . P Enowles: Been te a Mound City, ron clad, Liestonant Byron Nelson, FR ees Tere Tyler, wooden, Liewténant 8. M, Prtehett, vany B—Caytain Ww. Ww 5 Firat Lieu + ram, Thootenant Joshua Bishop, , doh» T. Gilman; Sevord L 4. George H. The river ic rising, and the prospect fer service some” where very enoujgrows better, Tho guerilias grow bolder: Company C—-Captain 0, Frat ‘A arty tt Asdaiiesbabseeuaean i ‘i tebing Peco! r ;: party m dred into the tug Sampson, with Captains ais . hormiant (Becond ae his bas occurred our pickets have been ton vim P, Dorman, Second Lioutenant, Na psc ober dl pre oh : , " rire ai { the troope and feet 18 moeh better than Fe eee Tare Stn NOMABE | it scas Tast month, ‘The wenther is quite cool. apd fires a ye Captain, Wm, 8. Taylor: Firat Lieutenand on be comfortable. Six hundred secesh (of the te Waste, Se evant, G,F. Libbey, race) lately eaptired at Corinth, pasted down the fag eee VW. Vuinam; Pirst bievtenant ve, They werea trifle Blthy. mo Lieutenant, Henryile Putoam, attwo hundred desired to lay down t Li ant, ard. ant, Company H-Cayiain, J James Richardson: Second & A . . Lombard Fh jeutenant, Owen R. Wil Len » W. True ela, tain, T. We Wi a B, Mathews; Seeond fie ny tenant, worthy. Arrival and Depaxture of Me Fourteenth Vermont Regiment, The Fonrteonib regiment of Vermont Volunteers ar rived in this city early yesterday morning from Bratuet boro, Vi.and eon after left for Wastingtou. The fol \ is a hat of the officere:— ied ond s Colonel, W. T. Nichols, Lteut, Colomel, QM. Ross, Mayor, W.B. "Fall ant, Harvwon Prin die; Borgeon, EF. H. 8p tant Burgeon, §. DB. Foss, Chaplain, Rev. W. 5 Qnartertnnstor, Clave Froid, Lina OffierromC0. A, Captain O, R. Gore; On, B, Captain . ©, Captain J. BL Morrieon, 5. 1 AN Oulvine Arrival and Departure of the Tweory~ seventh Conacctiout Regimont ‘This regiment arrived iu this city at about two o'clock yesterday morning, md, after reroaining « short time, proeeeded to the seat of war by the Palwware ana Raritan reute, The regiment ie under the command of Col, Henry C. Merwin, The Twelfth Rhode Istand Regiment. The Twelith Rhode Island Volunteers arrived in city yosterday. A numbor of the companies, however) arrived here on Weinesday, the remaining portion re fusing to leave until they were paid their bounty money The whole matter har been satisfactorily aettied, At tweive o'clock yesterday the men left for Washingt@h by rail. Massachusette Regiments En Route to Newbern. Boston , Oct. 28, 1242 The steamships Merrimac and Mississippi, with the Third, Fifth and Forty-fourth Massachussetts regiments, sailed from the Roads at suurise for Newbern, N. C. The Draft. Genera) Anthon last evening had a consnitation with the Brocklyn Commissioners relative to thor dutirs, and gave them the requisite instructions relative to the sume. Evening sessions of the Commissioners are to be held after to-day, as the following order will show— EVENING SESSIONS. GRNY RAL ORDERX—KO. 2. JUDER ADVOCATE GRVFRALS DRPARTWENT, Naw Yorn, Oct. 23, 186: On and after Friday, October 24, evening sessions “for the purpose of hearing and deciding elaima tur exemption will bo held in the several wards of the city of New York, fuch seseions to commence at even o'clock and to con- elude at nine o'clock. ‘The evening sessions being intended for the benefit of mechanics and laboring classes, the Commissioners will give them tke preference. By order of WM. HENRY ANTHON Indge Advoeate General, Chief Com'r 0! Draiting. MEETING OF THE DRAFT COMMISSIONEKS OF KINGS COUNTY. A meeting of the Dra‘t Commissioners of Kings county ‘was bold last night at the Brookiyn Academy of Music, a full board being present. Judge Advocvte General An thon, Chief Commiseioner, presided—Capt. Caidweil acting as secretary. Tbe General addreseed the Commis missioners at considerable length as to the nature of the duty required at their hands, and settled many knotty and intricae questions which bad been propounded in regard to claims tor exemption. The Commissioners generally reported that they were progresain with their iabors, and thus far had experien no difi- culty or trouble ‘whatever from those applying for ex- emption. In the matter of active and exempt members of the Fire Department, their names will be envered on sueb upon the records. idence will be required in regard to aliens. The Draft in Pennsylvania Haxnisrvra, Oct. 23, 1862. Drafted men by thousands are arriving here by every train, In addition to the camps of rendezvous established at Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Harrisburg, other camps are to be proved at Chambersburg, York, Gettysburg and other points along the border. Spencer Miller’s battery from Philadelphia is to be di. vided into sectione, and distributed along the border, These preparations will vrevent a repetition of rebel cavalry raids. ‘The militia will be armed and equipped at once. In consequence cf the deficiency of Dinnkets in the United States Quartermaster’s Department, drafied men are required to supply themselves from home. ‘The City Councils have passed a resolution requesting the Mayor to ask the postponement of the draft, so as to fill up the requisite number with volunteers, to whom a bounty of $200 is to be given in addition to the govern- ment bounty, The One Hundred and Seventieth Regi- ment (Corcoran’s Irish Legion) at Ar- gton Flats, The One Hundred and Seventieth regiment New York Volunteers, or Second regiment of Corceran's Irish Le- gion, commanded by Colonel Peter McDermott, arrived in Washingtoa on Saturday evening, after @ journey of two days from the time {of their leaving Camp Scott, on ‘Staten Island. The journey was a complete ovation. All along the ronte the regiment was recetved with the ut- most enthusiaem, and the beartiest cheers were given for ae Mee Mone sg md In Philadel Baltimore Cooper House i Chnton Comnfttes had refreshments a rapidly compli. nd Seventieth by saying that it was the most orderly and beat conducted corps that had ever passed through their city. In h ypen ington General Caney reviewed the rogiment, and ex- pressed himself well pleased with the soldierlike appear. ance ti a men. On Sunday the regiment was marched ito Virgin Complimentary Order to the Sevemty= minth Highlanders. Tho following order was read to the Seventy-ninth regi_ ment New York Volunteers (Highlanders), complimenting them for their discipline and bravery in tho late battles at to meet the enemy. You fought like heroos, and, althongh many of our brave comrades feli—a the rest our gallant and beloved Genernl—the object | the it was accomplished. On the battle fleld of South by your steady conduct; and jou elicited, by your intrenid ac- tion, the admiration of tho frigadier Geacral command ing.’ Put, (ellow eoldiers, it fe not by your good fighting hat you have shown your discipline. 1 have oot had cceasi’n to punish a eingio man €or disobedience or misconduct and in exprenstug the deep satia‘uction I feot over this hoppy ¢ireurstanee f can only wxprose the hope that you will one aud ali persevere in that course 0 good Behavior and correct deportment which Is at ail times and undor ail circumstances the higbeat praise and houor of the breve rotdier, Ry order of ISON, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding. Base tal in Phill he. ihe fekvord war whee rien Fekord, $2: athletic, 22. fe reo three aud font thoagand e \ 0 Jit yeratd enverteina the fekfords to-night. the kek. fords newoin ty Diy the Kepatuve Club to-morrow, ¢ the ath of allegiance; but General rman probably preserred to have two hundred clean jonisis in their places. from Key West. UNITED STATES STEAMER DACO- 2 OF THE CONFEDERATE SCHOONER BY THE UNITED STATES STEAMER » ETO. Tho United States steamer Dagotah, J. P. MeKinstry coumonding, arrived at this port yeaterday morning, from Key West in eight days, The following is a list of her officers Captain—J. P. MeKinstry, Lientenarts ot 0, Wiltse, Sullivan D. Ames, Welle, ORF Pugin or Pillip € Surgeon—Deloy an Rlood good. Pa, max —Richard Washington. —Wm. Farle, Wm, Mosiander, F. Laws, Charles Cranston. Yerry, George P, Hunt. ends. harte# Davis 'n, Charles H, Chase. iho Confenerate schooner Two Sisters, from Nassau, P., with a cargo of gunny bays, arrived at Matamors September 21, with the Confederate flay flying; but, tind jug the United States cunboat Albatross in port, abe! im mediately got nnderweigh and proceeded torea, The Aiba seos sligped her anchor and gave her chare, and e‘iccood ed in overhauling her off the harbor, put a prize crew op heard an ber w Key West, The Two Sisters was formerly The Turf. Gry, Better avd PRocrmanam.—These famous horses trot_a match for $1.00, play or pay, thie afternoon, fu harness, over the Fashion Courses. RACKS AP PHILAT Par. ‘This was the second day of the races at the Suifolk Park Course. The first contest was for a pors» of $200, mile heats. The first heat was won by Reporter, four years old, beating Hillsborongh, four years, one length; Mixe Jossie, three yenre, was third: Tune, 1:48. Th the heat, Reporter eat Miss Jessie three lengths ‘Time, Jessie beat Hillsborough a head, ‘This was a five race the dash for a purse of $200. Revenge, four years, won by two lengths. West Koxbury. three yoars, was second by haif a longth; Laura Faris, six years, was third; Bettie ve years, was fourth: Major, flve ycars, trailing ‘our filet named ran well together, occasionally changing place. and the race was a very exciting one trick. Mr. Ton Broeek’s Southern jockey, rode the winning horses in both cascs. Friday ts the last day of the races, which will be @ mile and a quarter dash and two mile hoats, PuILADELPRA, Oct. 23, 1862. There will be no races on Friday. Bickbird has been withdrawn on account of being matched in two races agiinst Kilewild for $20,600 next spring, three mile beats in Philadel; bia, and four mile heats in New York. Personal Intell Mrs, President Linovin is stopping at the Metropolitan H tel, where numbers of our most dietinguirhed people daily call to pay her their respects. Rev. S. B, Ded, of Monticello; Charles L. Goodrich, of Chicago; B.F. Rigers and yy White, of Boston; D.8. Skinner, of Providence; Charle® J. Geer, of Hartford, and M. L. Dean, of Rhode Irland, are stopping at the Metro- politan Hotel. Judge Wilson and wife, of Cleveland, Ohio; F. Mont- mollin and wife, of Kentucky; W. (i!pin, of Maryland; H, Tuthill, of Fluira; 8. D. Crane, of Boston, J. A. Mil- lard, of Troy; F. W. Leavenworth and wife, of Syracuse, and J. P. Fiton and wile, of Waterbury, Coun., are stop. Ping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Hon, John P, Halo, of Dover, N. H.; Commodore Ring- gold, of the United States Navy: General D.C. MeCultum, of Washington; R. B Harding, of Philadelphia, of Boston: W. Moulten, son and W. H. of Newburg, are . Bryant and H.W. Gregorso Of Porttend, Me.; 0. L, Richard: A. Forsyth, w House. Court Calendar—This Da Scrneme Covrt—Cinceit.—Part 1—Nos , T118, TI5T, Tin 1g, 7811, 7971, 801954, 8041, 8077, 8086, 8093, 8317. Part 2—Nos. 7096, 3072, 4056, 4158, 6010, 6868, 1694 3g, 8012, 801434, 8096, 814434, 826414, 8356. Surenion Court—Part 1.—Nos. 1767, 1265, 2825, 2845, 2849, 2861 2865, 2879, 2881, 2885, 2887, 2884, 2891, 2893, 2895. Part 2.—Nos, 2770, 668, 1738, 111, 126, 2386, 2006, 2590. re, Oct. 20, 1562, Gavrimon—Your letter of the 18th inst, is at han concerning the minufacture of shirts. You will be re. quired to nay the tax upon the whole value of your shirts when finished; but parties manufacturing for you, from your materials, will not be required tw pay the three per cent, provided they make out a list, subscribed and sworn, which list shall contain the quantity so made up during the month, together with the reside. Very re- spectfully GEV. 8. BOUTWELL, Commissioner. $s gaara, Wonuaen & Daviveox, 80 Warren street, New Increase in 1863 over 1961..................$1,169,196 the second week in October of the receipts for the whole navigation of 1861 $08,427, and we have six weeks of naviga- recently diea 109, jueat one thousand dollars to the society of ‘+The Seroll and Key’? . them Orecting an elegant s0- ciety edincee y Arriv Departures. New Onzaans—Steamehip Cunori Hi th ot children aud vorvant; 0 Gemmbill, wife and four enildrens O Morrell, wife and three ch Thayer, J A M M_ Peterson, G é ilianaso, Geo Bushy A Avenence, hs E Wolf, Jd Laue, T Caden, & Regor, # Teruoss, al, and 28 In’ the meorage. as Matamonas—Brig calla’ Dr WG Hooke, B Durand, cuore’ Pve oud N, vi Peng my igllant—0 Wagner, P Hircks, H Meyer, 3 ‘Mananuau—Bark Senator—P Groski, A Joseph. DEPARTURES. wovleaua Mi'aad ma Anésram Mad srr Re dauchtork iiss Osmphell: Mise Jeckson far naa MnOH v4 judsen, M Bulkley, orkMr | Biren, Mr Dy gale, London, rae i ey ES =e ogland erates Tada h Farol hen Mr and Mrs A ae i ab eet ie and Mrs uel Bavens an Conatantino- ra yur, No New York; © ingston. © W, three children ; J Montyomery, New Orient fateh, two danghters Hos re Ane & Bar meen _ ; Thos Sands, Liverpool, a ALAC Legation, Washington Jae Cam. ¥.T Hom 'G How I} NY: Gi NY: F Blanche, Nis, N'Y JE Grame jf e] 404 NY: J EI AD Peyster, Hevony F Leben 5. biverno, at A De iW AOD jana: Mr F chiid'and iwo infants, NY; Chas A Eastman, 8 Tame, as ton, N. if ship Potomac—J G Belden, Vincent acerdyte, Joweph Pace and wile, r, POM arth: D eMarper, Fp MeDovo:4n, mae hugh, Fhe poe Dome ine Majur WW. ar CCG ten, Mra Lieut Co , Capt Jenkina, Th gy cane nD M jum, Mar Vv i oe Thue eSB Boule Fe iat Miler, 1 Repeart, ig Jone Duncap—Chas Stewart and secretary, Crookes. | few worke were certatuly slaughtered. Betor? Recurder Hoffman.” . y ’ FOURTH DAY—VEADicT OF MANSLAUGRTER IN TER THIRD DEQRER. Oct. 28.—The Court of General Sessious was mpch crowded this merning with persons anzjous to Bear the ‘conclusion of the trial of John Reynolds, indicted for man- Giaugbtor, in causing the death of the colebrated pugitiss and sporting characier Pat Mathews, on the morning. of the 6th of February last. b Pe Assistant District Attorney Whitehead ties attention of the court about an hour with the . of his summing up for the prosecution. Recorder Hoffman then proceeded to charge the jury. He» said that the result of the case depended upon the degree of" edit tobe given to the witnesses on one side or the Gther, Diftcreuces of minor points of evidence must always be expected, amd are always looked for; but there should not be great discrepancies in the main . Ip the case onder consideration very serious were found iu the main fact#, and many of the stat were not cayuble of being reconciled. The facts whi were not disputed were, that Mathews, Felter, Fitz. patrick avd two giris were out at Stryker’s Bay; that they started for h me in two sleighs and came down the: road pretty faet, Where one of the women fell eut there isa little tora in the road, At that place three mem were standing, and something was aid to one of the girls, and she threw some snow or ice at the one who spoke to her. Then Felter jomped out and became en- gage ina ficht with Whiston, Somebody called Pat, endhe came back and became engaged in a ith Reynolds, daring which be received twe wounds, the efleats of whieli he died. If this killing, in the dpinion of the jury, was justifiable, thew of course the ease was away with, and the prisoner must be acquitted. But, alluding to the farts which were not disputed, there two others to be considered, One was that Mathews A armed with a sheath kniie or dagger, apd the o } the prisoner was also armed with @ kovfe. That the prisoner used bis koie was not denied; but it was in dispute whether the deceased, Pat Mathews, used his. This was the main point a dispute te the case. Tho knife, whef first seen by the policeman, was in the sheath, aid fastened on the waistband of Ma- thews? pantaloons. Jt was covered with blood, which could only have i two waye—cither by the cntting of Alic wed down from his own body. This was an Imnortant point for the jury to decide. The Reorder then stated that the verdict must either he wansiaughte: in the hied decree or justiinble hori- cide, after which he rn tutes, And also vi » law as laid down in the sta. ly in the Court of Appeals, ia: relation to jneiif icide. the ena wus ther given to the fury, who, after being out about thirty minotes. brought ta a verdtot of man¢ langhter in the third decree, at the same tine recom mending the prisoner (o the merey of the Court. the prisoner wa reniandod for sentence Booksetlers’ Trade Sale, The sixth day's sale opened on Wedneasiay with Wiley’e invoice, the prices of which were well sustained, without any marked peculiarity. Dlakeinan & Mason's list oy school books went off generally at tur prices, although @ Desitver’s in voice met with a fair reception, some few lines boing duplicated, Barnes & Burr's achoot books maintained the prices very fairly, bat the following works deserve mention a8 specialities —Prof. Navies’ System of Mathe matics, in 20 volumes; Monteith and McNally’s series of Geographics, in 4 volumes, aud Parker and Witson’s Read: es and Spellers, eight Kinds, Abbott & Co., of Water: bury, Conn., sold anew style of Portraits of Generais) ke., tor photographic albums, aud they were taken it Jarde numbers. C.T. Evans, of 448 Brondway, sold at extra quantity of Kirke’s “Among tho Pingp,”* which ex: cited great and rapido mpetition, ut au ad of 1 qnare ter of & cent each bid. They were taken {n large number and special oer, each for 4 hundred copies, were Felused The Rebeliion Record, in 3 volumes, ale suid well. In the evening great jement oecurred al eee aule in the bidding for Hogo’s new work, “Les Misdta dies,’ in five yolumes, of which over eleven thoudind were eold. Eraiburn, of this city, alone took cne- thonsand copies (five thousand volumes), and vevoral! honses took five hundred volumes each. Blanchard, of Cincinnati, algo purchased largely of the work. Gregory, of this city, sold some handsome works, at good prices. Beardeley’s well known Auburn list realized sati prices, and caused some competitive. Widdletou, of New York, offered several good b oks, including Deas Trench’é works, which soli well: bot tho principal apeciality wos anew edition of Napier’s Peninsular War, in flve volumes (#10), which was sold in largo numbers for the use of ariny ofticers, the English edition beng $40. The speciality of yesterday's sale was in photographic albums, which were in great demand. Tilton, of Boston, 1d a large nun.ber, in one hundred and three diferent nd the prices were well suataiied. He also aelé thousand card pictures. Al‘homus, of Philadel- pia, gold aw fine invoice of albume, iu many styles, at fail rates. He offered a new patented extension album, fit for the use of soldiers, holding twelve portraits, and done up in tack care. OF these about five thousand were avid at a somewhat reduced price. Davideon, of this city, sold @ splendid lot of albums, about thirty atyles, several lines of which were freciy duplicated. McKnight & Rutter, of Philadainhia, offered a eplendid list, the prone They haxe about ai Several other houser of which were well maintained. handre varieties in size and Bt Among the miscellaneous works offered yeniexday were: Tiiton's Boston Juvaniien, kicluding the “Bobbin Roy, os How General Banks Got His ning.” The “Printer Boy” or Ben, Franklin's life another siiailar works, all 6 which ran well. City Intelligence, Frme ry West Street—A Max Rescugn Frou Svrroca~ TION.=-Abont ten o'clock yesterday morning, a fre broke out in the cellar of the tenement house No. 16 West street. The flames soon reached the stairway, and rapidiy ¢ tenued to the upper floors, and befo.e the fre was sub- dued the npper floor and roof were destroyed. ‘The per-part of the building was occupied by #ix families, wl made their escape from the bultdigg wich much difficulty, A rumor was current that several children were {u the upper stories Six truck members raised ibetr lon, ladder to the upper floor, and their foreman, Tower ¥ Everott, forced in the windows on the fourth story. it one room he found a mau lying upon the floor, n suffocvted. He dragged him to the window aud phiced head over the sill, where in afew miuctes he gnticiépe ly recovered to be taken to the street. {iad not otf arrived as quickly as it did, this mau, no doubt, woud have lost his life. The da:nace to the furniture or tenants will amount to about $600, en which there is ne insurance. Part of the first floor was occupied by Richard: Burfind, as @ porter house and dwelling, and also by Henry Bartelle, ns a porter howse. The lors on the stocky will be about $600. aaid to be fully insured in the New Amsterdam Insurance Company. The bnilding ts owned by Mra, Tasch; it is damazed about $1,000: said to be im sured. The fire originated in a wood bia in the eéliar, and it is supposed to be the result of accident. Panape ov Tue Finst Reciwext New Yore Cavaiay.— Farat Fat From 4 Roor —Eward Doonan, a bey about eleven years old, while removing a clethosline om the roof of the five story build: No. 224 East Seven- teenth street, yesterday, lost his aud feil to the: wement, killing himself almost immediately. Coroner was noti! to an inquest upon the body. Cmtpren ror Tas West.—The directors of the Juve. ile Asylum sent out on Monday to Westorn homes thirty- seven children, selected from more than four hundred under training at the institution, near the High Bridge. Police Intelligen “Yoon Mowry on Your Lire."—Antonio Bartol, @ Cuban mulatto, was taken imto custody by detective Farley, Wednesday, on charge of bighway robbery, pré- ferred against him by a Broadway merchant named Fer- go! Bight, amd mi to stems hig pavtaloons containing the above amount in *, backe’’ without awaking any one, Fortunately “hoy. were doteciod coming out of the livuso, ty officer Long, who, with the aesistonce of offieer Titchoock, succeeded in arrestug Dakeu. The rocomplice, who war in his socks, managed to make good his escape, bobind him his boow aud Mr, by unumens ti nab ~d ‘The magistrate committed fea for ex~ amination. MISUHLLANKOU THER, DENTIST—REMOVE: Tt, be 10 D Twenty second street, two bloeks frum Broadway —1) vites atication to ie new ty invent cows iva niente, ct yaaa Ttnnwt pains aekn Priout eqoal for dueabil ecouomy and ness. 4 RAs?