The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1862, Page 6

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There were no important movem reported in grocerias, which wore rather heavy. There was @ fair inquiry for hay, hides, whiskey, leather, tobacco, fish, brandios and wines: F. oights were dall and heavy The I sons of History. When the first French Rovolution broke out, and the unfortunate Louis XVI. fell a victim to the evil counsels of the nobility, snd his weak- ness in being led by his queen and courtiers, the fire of republicanism was kindled in Europe, and raised such a conflagration as threatened to communicate to all the neighboring States and kingdoms. The pteple of Europe generally, and of England particularly, took part with feelings of ardent sympathy in the cause of the French people, and were almost ready to imi- tate their actions and throw off the fetters of royalty from their shoulders. A wild fever of immature democracy seized upon the people of Europe, and threatened the thrones of all the reigning princes. The English court, the King and the courtierswere specially alarmed, and the only way of gaining favor with the monarch, and of being well received at court, was to ex- hibit decided hatred, contempt and disgust for the French Revolution. In this condition of aflairs, England, in self-defeace, began to think of intervention. At that period the royalists of France, though driven from their country, were up in arms against the republicans, and were carrying on a bitter warfare against the men and principles of regenerated France. Tt was, in , a war against democracy. The old principles of aristocracy and despotism yainst the newborn principle of y. There was, however, no hop and those who adhered to them but in the in- terve: of England and the other Powers of Europe. That intervention they eagerly sought, and, having sedulously intrigued for it in every court of Europe, finally succeeded in obtaining it. England took the lead in those days, and was the head and front of the intervention. Then followed that long war which lasted for a quarter ofa ceniury, whieh was fi up by the battle of Waterloo, the New York, Sunday, November 30, 1862. THE SITUATION. The rebels are still actively engaged in fortifying Fredericksburg by the erection of earthworks around the city. A dashof the enemy's cavalry in large force was made across the Rappahannock on Friday morning, @ short distance above the headquarters of our army, and nearly two compa- nies of the Third Pennsylvanig cavalry, of General Averill’s brigade, were captured. Stonewall Jackson was supposed to be at Culpepper, on his way to join General Lee. General Burnside paid a hasty visit to Washing- ton on Friday night and bad an interview with the President and General Halleck. Important events are trangpiriuy in the South- wost. The army, according toa despatch from Cairo yesterday, is all in motion. General Sher- man, it is said, left Memphis on Wednesday, and Genoral Grant commenced to move on Friday along the road to Holly Springs. The rebels, meantime, are falling back towards Granada, tearing up the track as they go. They carry off the rails, burn the bridges and destroy the ties as they retreat. It is reported thet the rebels are removing all their valnables from Jack the Bourbons and general peace in Europe. There exists, in some respects,a striking analogy at the present moment in the position of the United States and the monitory, if not threat- eaing, attitude assumed towards us by France and Hoagland. A war is pending in our midst in which a late wealthy and still proud arislocra- cy have raised the banner of revolt against the principles of repnblicanism and democracy enunciated and consecrated in our natioual con- stitation. The authors of this war may be compared with the aristocracy and old noblesse of France, though they have thus far succeeded, chiefly by violence and terrorism, in drawing into their train a larger mass of the people than perhaps the former were able to do. ntially, however. the same political ele- ments are again placed in hostile array agninst each other. It is the element of aristocracy and despotic government again in this our civil war pitted against the priuciplos of democracy and popular ascendaney. There is the same auxiety for foreign aid and intervention on the one side, and the same repngnance to foreigners intermeddling with our domestic affairs on the other aide, as reigned among the supporters of aristocracy on one side and the people of France on the other at the time refer- red t #on, Miss. Prisoners captured confess the hopelessness of their canse in the West. By the arrival of the Cum)ria from New Orleans we have some interesting news to the 20th i utter among other items the account of the late grand | bs Union meeting at the St. Charles theatre, ot | which General Butler was present. Tho en: | thusiasm was immense hoth the hone | and the streets, the expression of | devotion to the Unite: Siates governme resented in the resclutions Preparations of an extensive descri to be on foot for an land and water, to cut off the supplies of pro sions te the rebels, and to ch and rebel batteries along the rive MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have files of Bermuda papors dated on the 18thinst. The Koy tte of that day says:—The United States gunboat Mohican, Captain Glasson, which we reported about a fortnight since as hav- fng put in here from the Chesapeake bound to the coast of Africa with injury to having—by the k lency the Governo: her beyond the [mits of the Qi in consequence of her crippled tain Glasse, R ent, in afford factory at Ire! i—completed he and coaled, left Georges on Thu her original place of destivation. was one of the Southern ilock. was suddenly ordered for the co: By the arrival of British the brig Avosetta, Capt Tazo, we have dates from Laguayra to the instant and Porto Cabello Ith. From Captaia Tazo we learn that the Venezuclan government bas a strict blockade on the port of Maracaiho. Nothing of further interest has transpired. Tom Byrnes, « Firat ward politician of some celebrity, was slot by Dennis’. Sullivan, a bilj poster, during a fracus in Greenwich street, be- tween Cedar and Liberty, about two o'clock yes. terday morning. The wounded man was conveyed to the City Hospital, where he expired at five o'clock Inst evening. Sullivan wee arrested, and awaits the action of the Coroner's jury in the ease. in in and was unm ‘ance up the Mississiy he gnerillas Qa extens’ en's proclamatic » and by ( p- ‘al Superintend- of the steam The particulars of the affair are given in another ooluma. Judge MoCunn passed sentence yesterday morn ing on the following persone, who had heen cor victed during the present term:—John Crawford the private in Duryee's Zouave regiment, convicted of manslaughter im the third degree, was sen. tenced to the State prison for three years: Joun Kelly and James Welch, convicted of burglary in the third degree, ware sentenced to the place for two years; Margaret E. M. Smith, con vieted of grand larceny, two years imprisonment fn the State prison: John Thompson, for petit from the person, five years in the State nl Rocanna Brady, for petit larceny, ten ily prison, 0» of our readers is ealled to the ad- atel the American Telegraph Company rence to the affixing of t mps to deapetches, The law overy measage shall be stamped goes on Monday, December 1 ‘ ad conviderwbly lower peetorday there ¥ Ot iondrny {ithe raiiway shearer Money w i (eis por cen Wi doatwes to 126%, excnay A's Abere aus lobe: wore mA Ity oud Ope ia the | America. ' dormant and crushed down to the ground in the mere idea of foreign rulers and potentates inter. fering to put down the principles of democracy and the republican government which they had shed. Tet the cabinets of France and and take a lesson from the page of history. What was the result of the intervention of and and the other Powers of Europe in the neslic affairs of France? They raised up a BE Napoleon, whose family still rules over France | by the profession of attachment to democratic principles to the principles of the first Revo- Intion. They restored the Bourbon family for a brief interval only, and all their la. hor of intervention, all their wars and conflicts of a quarter of a century, ch labor, blood and treasure 1 way. Let them profit, then, lessons of the past. All the rvention of all the Powers of Rurope, were they even combined in one gigan- tic, unanimous 1 1¢ against us, would. beyond doubt, altime in, vangnishing the cause and destroying the principles of democracy in The democracy of the United States, South, are North, not only to raise up their oppressed brethren in the ith, not only to put down the proud, fire-eating rats who are now in rebelli laws, our constitution and our principles, but they are mighty and powerful enough to resist and finally to overwhelm and destroy all the Powers of Europe, if they should madly com- bine net 1s to assist a Southern aristocrac in dee need not look even for the partial snecess which they obtained in Enrope when, after twenty-five years of war and bloodehed, they succeeded for a short time in restoring the Bourbons and the old nodiesse—the Southern rebels of France: Tf they throw down the gauntlet against us they will meet with a people more powerfui in every attribute than when they rashed against republican France. We possess wealth powerful end strong enough fn the and resources, armies and fleets, which were | newborn | wholly lacking to France, when, from centuries of despotism and oppression: she first formed herself into o republic. We are already @ veteran republie—a powerfu) people inured to democratic principles from early infaney, unwilling to resign them, fully to mnainteia them against the fire-eating against meddling able madmen in one midst, or intervention from across the Atlantic We repeat, the cabinets of Durepe, and that ; of France especially, will do well to pause in past, and to beware of ruffling the pinions of the Ainerican caglo—to bewure of the wild and inad idea of crushing by their intervention the demoeracy and free principles established here among we fo thie New World. Senoor Opricens. -We trost that the people | will not, in the excitement over the Comptro}. } Jer contest, overlook of forget that soheol officere are to bo chosen in every ward, The cratic party of the nobles | The people of the North feel the same | Indignation as the French people did then at the | f the same region | ainet onr rights, our | roying our Novthern democracy. They | 1 cotton market on ‘with sales of 900 bales 02.8] one of the:most important interests in a repub- apa yt lican government like ours. In several wards a desperate effort is being made to defeat first class men by making com” binations on candidates who are in the interest of designing men—men who are endeavoring to lower the standard of our ‘public schools aud destroy to a great extent their usefulness. The standing and capacity of all the candidates for school officers, from the commissioners down to the inspectors, should be closely scrutinized by every person who has any interest in the edu- cation of the youth of this city. Farse Ivpicarions MistzapmNa THe Eareror or THE Frexcu.—M. Drouyn de Lhuys says that “the favorable dispositions towards peace which are beginning to manifest themselves in the North might second the steps which might be made to recommend the idea of trace.” These are the words employed, by command, of course, of the Emperor Napoleon, in the note addressed respectively to the courts of England and Russia, in whioh it ts attempted to bring the two latter Powers to unite with France in the polfoy of intervention, under pre. tence of proposing a cessation of hostilities and of bringing about an armistice between the North and South. The expression—“Favorable dispositions of peace manifested at the North”—refers, as it is evident, to the great success of the democratic party in the late elections. The Emperor labors under the mistake of supposing that indi. cations have been given that the domocratic perty is in favor of peace on any terms— of peace even on terms of disruption of the Union. Such is the false conclusion arrived at in Europe from the late elections, and the ascendency thereby of the demeecratic party. The Emperor wholly mis- | understands the position of the country, and | the temper, spirit and policy of the democratic party, when he assumes this false indication and makes this proposition to England and Russia, fle is greatly mistaken, he has been grossly misled, by bis own wishes no doubt, as well ss by the violence of party zeal and the false and lying charges of the abolitionists againat the democratic party. Those journals represented us, especially while the election was pending, as secessionists, and in favor of peace on any terms, and Napoleon took it for granted that such was the fact. Heuce his kind and amiable proposition, founded upon a false indication. We would desire that Napoleon should un. derstand that he bas been both misled and de- ceived, and that all his inferences drawn from our late elections are erroneous altogether. The people at the elections went against the repub- lican party because they have failed in carry- ing on the war with energy, decision and result. The elections go to prove that the earnest pur- pose and desire of the people is not to submit> not to yield, but to push on, to fight, to lose no time, and to finish the war at once, effectively and honorably, by vigorous measures and speedy victory, as it imay be and will be done. The resultof these elections shows decidedly ihat the people were dissatisfied with the con- duct and action of the government in respect to this war. The people are determined to carry it on with energy and with vigor, and thereby | bring itto a speedy termination. They have | published their determination by the ballot box; they have made it known by the over- whelming results of the elections, and by the extraordinary. triumph of the democratio party. Tut Mestixe ov Conaress—Tag Poricy oF var Ravicars—The Philadelphia Press—the editor of which is fully committed to and iden- | tified with the radicals of Congress—has com- ; menced with remarkable zeal the work of whip- per-in of the laggards of the party. He vehe- menily commands them to stand up to the republican legislation of the last session, and tells them that be will prove a traitor who shall budge one inch from the Confiscation and Eman- cipation acts, the Tux bill, the tariff and the gene- ral schedule of the radical measures of the last session; that they alone will save the country, and that no republican will be permitted to doubt them or dodge them. But this self- appoiated whipper-in has, nevertheless, his mis- givings as to the moral pressure of the late Northern elections. Le says that the Confiscation and aucipation acts will be violently jied, and is fearful that | some of the we: cked among the brethren i may give way under these assaults, But they | are warned of the consequences, and let them beware. | Phe old programme, then, is to be adhered to: but, if there is to be any further legislation | this season upon the “almighty nigger,” it is to he hoped that it will be directed to some { other purpose than the multiplication of lazy | contrabands in the camps of the Union armies: Bot, while the people of the loyal States are sulfering all the evils of this continental war in every shape and form, including their heavily jnereased taxes, a depreciated currency, high prices of subsistence and rainous derangements of business, they will expect from this session | of Congress some measures of legislation better | calculated to improve the cash value of the | paper mouey of the ‘Treasury and the public confidence in the manageinent of the war than impracticable ac coutiseation and emanci- | pation, We accordingly admonish the leading radicals of the two houses (hat they must mend ' their ways, and meet the wants of the country | and the ' sury at this session in some practi- ‘ gal reforms, or that the republican party will ! goon become an insufferable stench in the nositils of the on. | Tim Cowrrroterrsnm ayy Corronation Coun- ShieAll parties ave actively at work and in a great commotion about the Comptrollership-— none ¥0, however, than the republican journals, linve been brought to the last stages of their existence by the civil war which they have plunged the country into, which is now reacting upon them, and are therefore sorely troubled about the one bundred and eighty thousand dollarsadvertising patronage of | the oily, which they must have or suspend their | payers until the eountry recovers from the heir vonntele, to profit by the teseblng of the | fruits of their incendiary course, These repub- Hea aid radical jo vrvals continue their luke- warm support of Haws and (heir seoret efforts for Brennen, far more anxion for the adver. tising crumb than they ate for principle or effi- ciency in office, in order to make their chances mere sure for this patronage, which they admit ts t: be under the control of a demo, cratic Comptroller and Gorporation Counsel. | The dribune im one pargraph puff the candi- date of the republican party for Corporation beat system of education iv Worthless withont | Counsel, and in tho next the democratic candi- it fe carried into operation by men ¢ alffied for dato, thus pleinly making « litte tue bigh truet, The edocation of owr vauth ig! the chief end ui thels @xistonan their oluke and omega, just as they formerly did gun con- tracts. The democracy had a large and enthusiastic meeting at the Cooper Institute on Friday night in the interest of Matthew T. Brennan for Comp- troller and John E. Develin for Corporation Coun- sel. From present indications of the canvass it seems quite certain that Brennan will walk over the course by a considerable majority. But we trust that.if he is elected, as now appears to be admitted, by the course that the hungry and starving republican journals are taking, that he will have the good sense to keep aloof from the corrupt cliques, gangs and rings about the City Hall. As to John E, Develin,, the democratic candidate for Corporation Counsel, he has had an easy race from the start. His well known position and standing as a lawyer rendered all puffs of the Tribune useless. Tee Canpmates FoR ALDERMEN.—On Tuesday next the voters in the odd numbered Aldermanic districts—principally on the west side of the city—will be called upon to elect members to the Board of Aldermen. There are nine out of seventeen Aldermen to bo chosen, or @ working majority of the Board. The great question for the voters to decide is whether the “Ring” shall be sustained by the election of can- didates in its interest, or those who will work for the interest and welfare of the city. The election of the most upright and honest man in the world to the position of Comptroller will have but little effect on the reduction of the ex- penses of the city and taxation unless he has the co-operation of the legislative departments of the city government. They vote the money, and, although the warrants have to be signed by the Mayor, Comptroller and Clerk, the in- stances are very rare indeed where the watr- rants are not sigued and the money paid over according to the directions of the Common Council. It is therefore of as much importance to the taxpayers of the city that upright and honest men are elected to the Board of Alder- men as it is that an honest man should be chosen for Comptroller. The City Hall “ gangs ” are using the public money and city patronage to elect men already in the interest of the “Ring,” or pledgod to its support when elected. Some of their speciay candidates are members of one party, and some of the other. Thus, in the lower district of the city, they are using their influence for the republican candidate, who has for some time past been an active member of the Ring. On the other hand, they are using the public money to elect a democrat in the district on the other end of the island. The inhabitants of the ‘Twelfth ward have been compelled to submit to the nuisance of having their roads in a miserable and disgraceful oondition until the canvass for Alderman commenced, when the money, long since appropriated for their im provement and held back, is being expended in hiring hundreds of men, eo that they will be in the ward on election day and on hand to vote for the roadmaster for Alderman, in opposition to the candidates pledged to the interests of the residents of the district. Are the honest voters of the city and taxpayers ready to submit to such outrages upon their rights? Let them answer that question on election day by voting against the corrupt alliance. What is true of those two districts will, to a greater or less ex- tent, apply to all other districts where Alder- men are to be elected. Exzction or Councitmry.—Elsewhere will be found a full list of the nominations made in the several Senatorial districts for members of the lower branch of the Common Council. The Aldermanic “Ring” and the speculators and operators around the City Hall are doing all that lies within their power to secure the elec- tion of enough members to the Board of Coun- cilmen to place that Board under their control, and secure its co-operation in all their schemes. They are using patronage and every other dodge in their power to carry out this pro- gramme. In some localities they are working for republicans, and in others for democrats: Tt makes no difference which party the candi. date is nominated by, if a pledge is only ob- tained that he will work for the “Ring” when elected. The position of Councilman is one of great importance to the city and its financial interest. Our taxpayers were relieved from a heavy expense by the Board of Councilmen dis- agreeing last winter with the Board of Alder- men in their enormous addition to the Comp- troller’s budget in the tax levy. This failure of the two boards to agree defeated several enormous jobs put up by the “Ring,” and re- lieved the taxpayers to that extent. The only course for the taxpayers to adopt is to thorough- ly scrutinize the antecedents and associations of the nominees, and throw aside all party affi- liations, and vote for the candidates most like- ly, from their antecedents, to reject all over- tures from the managers of the “Ring.” Tue Presipent’s Messace.—Some of our radical abolition journals affect a high state of exultation over the assurances which they pro- fess to have obtained that President Lincoln, in his forthcoming message, will adhere, with- out abatement or qualification, to his eman- cipation manifesto. We do not pretend to know what the views of the message will be upon this subject; but we expect that they will comprehend something more than the empty and profitless experiment of a sweeping emancipation. We presume, too, that in the important matters of the national finances, the currency and commer- cial and business affairs of the country, the President will submit some recommendations 0 the two houses of practical importance. In regard to the strength and disposition of the various divisions of our land and naval forces in active service, the message will doubtless be somewhat cautious; and so with the reports from the heads of the War and Navy depart. ments. But the actual expenditures, liabilities and estimates of the fiscal year in money will enable us to form some definite opinion of the prospects of the year to come. Altogether this message will be one of commanding importance, and we are not without the hope that its record of acts and facts touching our domestic and foreign affairs, and its views and recommenda- tions, will contribute much to restore the public confidence in the speedy suppression of the rebellion. We expect to lay a telegraphic re- port of the message before our readers to-mor- row afternoon. Massachusetts Troops for Banks’ Expe- dition, Boston, Nov. 28, 1862, ‘The Massachusetts Forty-ninth regiment, Colonel Bart. Jett, were under orders to leave Groton Juuotion this ee Oo rcun te ‘ se Forty sevent men Marsh, expect eave on Sunday for the same wie Death of General James Irvin, Pnbaperruia, Nov: 23, 1362, Gowores James Levin, Naya} Storekeeper , died to-day. Wasumaron, Nov. 29, 1862. THE APPROACHING SESSION OF CONGRESS. ‘Tho temper of the coming session of Congross has been ® matter of much speculation. The republican members who have arrived hero are soured by tho rosult of the recent election, and a determination has been manifested to make the session one oxclusively of business. It is anticipated that for the three months of this Gongress talking will be eschewed for business, and that the work to be performed will moet with prompt attention. THE ANNUAL REPORTS, The reports of the Secretary of the Interior and the Postmaster General are the only ones ready for presenta- tion to Congress with the President's Message. The others will be propared with all possible dispatch. That ‘he Secretary of the Treasury, depending as it does Lyon the reports from other departments, will be necesaa- “ily detained until the others are completed. The report of the Secretary of tho Navy will be ready probably by Tuesday. « ARRIVAL OF CONGRESSMEN. Members of Congress have already bocome numerous, Tho larger number, however, will arrive to-morrow and on Monday morning. THE CAPITOL POST OFFIO£. ‘Tho braneh Post Office at the capitol will reaume its business on the moeting of Congress, ou the Ist of Decem, ber. Every distributing officer is required to make up @ soparate bag for all papers and letters addressed to mem bers of Congress, oxclusive of all other matter, and such bags are to be labelled, ‘Congress, Washington, D. C.,"" and route agents at Washington will deliver these bags direct to the Congress messenger. Firat Assistant Post- master General Randall, in the ordor Joay igsuod, says, “All postmasterg who make up packages of mail matter for mombers of Congress aud mail them direct to Wosh- ington, should write distinctly on each package the word ‘Qopgrogs,’ embracing theroin only matter for Senators and representatives. This wil! enable any distributing office through which thoy may pass to place thom without dolay ia a Congress bag.”” THE DEMANDS ON TIE TREASURY. ‘Tho demands upon the Treasury outstanding are lesa than fourteen millions of dollars, Theso, it is thought, will bo wbaorbed in revenue paymonts by tho Lst of February. THE TAX STAMP FOR TELEGRAMS. Tho Commissioner of Internat Revonue has given notice that tho tax stamps for telegrams are ready for delivery, and the senders of messages will be required, ou aud after Monday, December 1, to place a stamp on each tolegram ad cancel it, with the date and the initials of the writer. ‘The telegraph companies throughout the country will require compliance with the law on and after Monday next. THE M'DOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY. The Court of Inquiry in the caso of Major Geueral McDowell assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Gen. McDowell introduced W. D. Wallach, Faq., editor of the S’ar,asa witness under the first iaquiry—corres- pondence with the enemy’s commanders, or with persons within the rebel lines. In answor to a question from the President, as to his knowledge of Mr. Robt. E. Scott, the circumstances of his doath, &c., Mr. W. said he knew the late Robt. E. Scott for thirty or forty years. He wa® universally regarded, not only as a gontiemad of high pergonal character and of great public utility, but asa prominent Union leader in the State of Virginia. He was understood to have beon, perhaps, tho last man in the Virginia Convention to submit to the ordinance of seces- sion, and declined to sign the ordinance ag a momber of that body. After its adoption ho returned to his estate in Fauquier county, and, submitting to the rule of the secessionists inarms, he did not change his sentimonts ‘with reference to the impropriety of the act. It is noto- rious in the counties of Fauquier and Culpepper that from the time of his return,to Richmond uatil his mur- der be was constantly under the surveillance of the au- thorities. ‘The Court said, though he did not wish to limit the wit- nogses in their evidence, it would be desirable that the Court confine thomsolves as far as possible to the potnts at issue. Ho supposed, however, that the testimony of Mr. Wallach had application to the case. General McDowell said that he wished this testimony presented tn the precias manner it had been, to show that his correspondence with General Andorson related to ap object which, if accomplished, would be gratifying, as well to the Union sentiment as to the seceasionisis of the neighborhood in which Mr. Scott resided before bis death: ‘The Court decided, without reference to any further testimony, that Mr. Wallach should proceed with his testimony in his own peculiar style. Mr. Wallach, resuming his testimony, aaid:—A party of deserters, with arma in their hands, were swarming in Fauquier county, gntering houses, robbing and pillaging the neighborhood. Thoy had ravished two reapoctablo fe. males residing within a few miles of Mr. Scott's home: He, hearing of it, sont to the nearest Union commander, urging the apprehension of these desperadoes, and about the same time started, with a half dozen of his neighbors, for the same purpose. In this attempt he wag shot and killed. His death caused infinite conster. nation in the community, as the marauders escaped punishment, and did more to destroy the remaining Union feoliug existing in that section than any other event of the war that had occurred up to that time. Colonel Schriver presented the correspondence with other persons, ordered yesterday, which the Court in closed session ruled as irrélevant. General McDowell presented to the Court his Orders -Nos. 12 and 19, the first concerning rape, and the latter the telegraph. General McDowell wished that his Or- ders Nos. 65, 68 and 76 be allowod as evidence on tho second inquiry in the plan established by the Court. One of these orders relates to the inevitable negro, and is believed to be the first oase where he hes been treated in a purely military point of view. He in this order places all negroes who fell into bis hands immediately at work in the supply department of his army. His General Orders Nos. 8 and 18 were also pre- sented, Those relate to property taken from the enemy. Ocder No. 15 refers to and corrects tho unauthorized levy of contributions from the enemy which had been carried on in his department without order from hoadquarters. The Recorder was directed to summon as a witness Professor Tefts, chaplain of a Massachusetts regiment, whose letter was presented by General Van Alen as bear- ing upon the caso. i After a session of twoand a half hours thé Court ad- Jjourned until Monday morning, at eleven o'clock. Governor Dennison bas arrived here aga witness on the McDowell trial. THE CONFERENCE OF THE TAX ASSESSORS. The Committee of Assessors, who are now hero, had another conferonce Friday with the Commissioners of In- ternal Revenue and with Mr. Este, the chief clerk of the bureau, who is familiar with all the details and the points to be adjudicated. Thoir business ia Washington is nearly completed. They will hold another meeting in Philadelphia to morrow night, to confor with the Asses- sore of Pennsylvania. Their experience in the practical workings of the Internal Revenue law has pointed out STON. tion for the benefit of thesick and woum,'4: bas elicited much ridicule from Oregonians now here. Th? govern. ‘ment note for two thousand dollars, s0 freely dm, *@4. is ‘aid to be one of the claims rejected by the govern eae ‘and of no value whatever. e. THE STATE PRISONERS. Tho frivolity of the charges upon which so many per~ sons have lately been thrown iuto the Old Capitol prigon’ has been made strikingly mani‘eat by tho action of Gene- ral Martindale, as Military Governor of Washington. Out of fifty persons examinod by Major Sherburne aud Cap- tain Parker, some twenty-five to thirty have been re_. leaged this woek, One of these officer acts as judgo of such cases by day and the othor till late at night. FAITHFUL SLAVES. A significant commentary upon the relations of maste™ and servant in the Old Dominion is the fact that Mr_ Coloman, one of the prisoners in the Old Capital prison, ie datly supplied with delicacies by some of his slaves. EXROUTION OF A SOLDIER. A general order from the headquarters of the military district of Washington fixes Friday, the 6th of December, for the execution, by hanging, in the enclosure of the Old Capitol prison, of private John Kessler, One Hundred aud Third New York, found guilty by court martial of the murder of First Lieutenaut Linsey, of the same regiment. INSPECTION O¥ CAVALRY HORSES. An order from the War Dopartmont has beon regently promulgated, directing an inspection to be made of all the horses in the cavalry service. DEATHS OF SOLDIERS. ‘Tho following deaths of goldiors are roported:— — Chapman, Co. G, b' W. Jackson, Co. I, Eizhth Ohio. Jno. Barrick, Fourteouth New York. at, rick, Co. D, Que Hundred and Eeventh Pena. oughton Gerry, Go. @, One Hundred and Thirty-ainth. New York. Geo. 8. Follouton, Co. K, Fifth New Hampsbive. Levi Bulman, Co.’ @, Sovanty-sixth New York. David Riche!, Co. F, Qas Hundred. and Thirty-seventa Pennsylvania Jas. R. Lyle, Fifth New York artillery. THE SUBSISTENCE ACCOUNTS OF DRAFTED MEN. A general order prescribes that where no mustering officer is present to certify to the subsistence accounts of drafted men, the afidavits of the claimants, supported by the certificate of the commissioner for drafting, will be required, THE WORK ON THE CAPITOL, The first montholic column of the portico on the eastern side of the Capitol was raised on Monday, and the uoxt will bo raised on Friday, in presence of the Sooretary of the Interior and otior officials. A now machine has been dovised for raising these immense masses of marble, which is a great improvement upon the old fashioned shears. . ‘The exterior of the dome of tho Oapitol is noariy com ploted, and only the thoras of the lantern remain to be constructed, The castings for the tatortor avo nearly alf ready. Seven and a balf miilions of pounds of iron have been used in the construction thus far, and about @ mil- jon more will be needed. The entire cost will be nine hundrod thousand dollars. Walker, an artist of your city, is to put up at the Oapt- tol during this week his splendid picture of the Battle of Chapultepec. Powers’ statue of fravklin is at the Capitol. “WESTWARD KO |’? Loutze’s vast picture of «Wostward Hol’ may be sald to be finished, and will be opened to public inspeotion in afew days. Artists speak vory highly of it. OFFICES FOR THR ASSISTANT COMMISSARY GENERAL OF SUBSISTENCE. By general order tho Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence is allowod the same uumber of rooms as offices, &c., a8 aazistant quartermasters are. Grayp Catuo1ic Conosrt ix Wittiamsuord.—The Cathne- lics of the beautiful city of Williamsburg, in communion with the Church of St, Peter and Paul, will give a grand concert the bencit of the poor of that well knows, con greg hie Seuing No pains have beon spared to render the demonstration ju every way worthy of public support. The names of some of out emineot operatic artistes appour on tho bill, and there can ve doubt that Williamsburg will outsuino borseif on this cagion. Among the artistes to be present tonight Gre Milo. Carlotta Patt!, Mme. de Lussan, Mme. Stra- kosch, Mrs. Fisher and Miss Gallagher, These ladies are assisted by Mossrs. Colletti, J. R. Thomas, Melville and Lockwood. A full ohorus will alab essist. Pt C. W. Melville and J. R. Magrath wili preside at organ; and the orchestral music will be directed by thag Proticient professor, Herr Jos. Noll. It is generally ex. pected that tho church will be crowded and the poor greaty benefitted by this grand concert. Clty Intel) Onsequms or Mas. Fhe © funeral gorvice# over the remains of Mrs. Catherine Livingston Stuys vesant, who died at hor residence, No. 152 Second avenue, on last Thursday, took place at half-past threo o’clook yesterday afternoun, from St. Mark's Episcopal churok, in Eighth street. The edifice was crowded with a iarge Congregation, including among its members some of our most ancient and filustrious families. Tho officiat clergymen were Dra. A. H. Vinton, Stephen Po ay Wilham ¥. Morgan, assisted by Rove. iiiam Creighton, Gardiner 1g, Thomas Dewitt, James Floy and Samuel Maxwell. After the services, the coffin coutaining the remains was conveyed pos: * of old Petrus Stuyvesant and all the members of that illustrious family. The stone over the vault coutains the following ancieat inscrtption:— IOLOPOOOPOSOLIIELITEDELELOEIPLORELEDEDOOT OF In this vault lies buried PFTRUS STUYVESANT, Late Captain General and Governoi-in-Chief of Amsterdam, in New Netuerlands, now called Now York, and the Datch West India Islan Died tn August, 1632. 3 Aged 30 years. QAARPNOS AL EEIDPE LEED ODIETETEDEDE DIED BEETLE HE HD, The bush: enne vauit higuly £0! NG DAN8R 10 Tae SixTeENTs New Hassan Reument.—At a meeting of New Hampshire men om Friday, it was resolved to provide a dinner for this regi. meut, commanded by Hon. Janes Pike, an ex-member of Congress irom (he Granite btate, A committee composed Prodhead, Charlee L. Frost, Ralph C. Cutter lareon was choten w make the arrangements, and acenrdingly tho diuner came off on Saturday, to the entir satisfaction of ali concerned. iv itiow i by some lively little speeches gentlemes: present, yarted by good musie from the regimental band. The men (and 4 ‘iner regiment has net passed to the seat of war) could fancy themselrcs among their own hills and Tho valleys, instead of boing ou the battery of New York. showd not be forgotten that the Hon. Danijel Clerk, one Cougreas,on bis way to Washi: , cu and made a skort but spirited adress before the dinner is served. AN Avrssante Sconreise.—On Friday night, after the ad{ournment of the Cooper Institute mecting, 4 number of the mombors of Engine Company No. 47, Rose Com- pany No, 24, and Hook and Ladder Company No. 6, who were present, Wore escorted to the residence of Ralph Bogart, Faq, cornor of Hudson aud Charlton streets, where they Were surprised to find a beautiful suppor laid out**to order’ by tho liberal host, in token of his appre- ciation of the firemen of the district. The su was many detects, to which remedies have boon suggested and approved by the authorities hero, APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE TAX BILL. John F. Avouze has been appointed Collector of the Second district of Missouri; Vincent St. Vrain Assessor for New Mexico; D. K: Swan, Assessor Third district of California, under the Excise and Direct Tax law. ARMY PAYMASTERS’ DISTRICTS. The Paymaster General is authorized to change the sta- tions of paymasters within tho limits of the pay districts which have been or may be arranged by him, whenever he may doom it mecessary for the interests of the ser vice. COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CONVALBSCENT CAMP, Great.complaints are made of the condition of the convalescent camp, otherwise Camp Missory, and the failure to provide for the soldiers there as they deserved. ‘There are at present seven thousand men in that camp, and from either the nogligence or incompetency of offi. cors, they are left without the ordinary comforts to which they are entitled, A painful contrast was pre- gented on Thanksgiving day between this camp of sick soldiers, without fuel to cook even scanty rations, aud the abundant repast provided by philanthropic individuals forthe three thousand contrabands on this sideot the river. THE UNDRRGROUND ROUTR BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND RICHMOND. ‘Tho most used underground route to Richmond from Baltimore is to the Patuxent, thence across the peninsula formed by the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay to Wicomico oreok, thonee to Mattock’s crest, and across tho Rappa- hannock and via Bowling Green and Port Royal to the rebel capital, Not @ week ago @ rebel colonel accom. panied «lady from Richmond to the Patuxent, where he placed her on board of a steamboat for Baltimore, to réturn, perhaps, laden in all parte of her orinoline and baggage with army storen for the robols ‘THE WAR CONTRIBUTIONS PROM OREOON. An oxteact published im the Times of Thuraday, feom | quickly despatehed, vy the gueste, after brief speeches were made by Ralph 4 |.) foremag Philips, of Bugine. Company Not af David oderbit, Eaq., of Hook and Ladder Company No. 6,an¢ others, after @ pleasant hour spent in conversation the company retired, highly pleased with this token and regard. %i Lavaverre Hook awp Lappen Comrayy No, 6,—This company, having received a new and eplondid truck: from the Common Council, have decided to place it on oxbibition at Fireman's Hail, to-day and to-morrow for public inevection, after whieh time it will be brought inte practical use. Save or Pius® Cancors.—Yesterday noon Mr. Simeon Draper sold at auction at the Union Stores, Brooklyn, the * cargoes of the prize steamers Stettin and Ann, The artt- cles sold consisted of brandics, wines, teas candles, hardware, glassware, &c. Hoth gales ‘rouge ‘about 8 CAT ZOOS al an ral steamers, will bo sold in a fow days, i ‘Tan Pienrockrss —We understapd that (he pickpockete are again numbering in force in our cily, and it behooves: the police (o keop a sharp look out for the members of the light Gugercd gentry, On Friday night tast, at the demo, cratic mass roeeting at Cooper Institute, they did a very good business, and sevarat of the exuberant‘ a were relieved of their Enperfinous cash. Among others, Mr. Nathan 8. Reed, of Houston street, a member of the Demooratic Geuera,Commities, was deprived of about one hondred and fifty dollars in cash, much to whe delight of the shief and his own sorrow Connection <1 our issue of he 26th inst. we stated, im connecticn with Gengral MoOlelian's vieit Yo Public Sohook No. 45, that *Company A of the McClellan Groyn’’ wap ed by bin opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel in the atvorhoon We mhouid have seid. that he reviewed @ whole regiment eatitied the “NoClollan Greys” \astoad @ ‘one eompany. AccipaxtTaey Daowsan.-The body of Benjamin Dige brow MeLyman, boatman, at Tompkinevitte, @taten Island, woe Wednestay grappled up ia the Stmen Islan forry ali), plor No, 1 Kastriver, Tt appoara that he had Jf from Staten Teland to Bay Ri La, ‘and from theave he proveeds tnd taken a paasonge! fn a amail boat,