The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1863, Page 2

WEW YORE STATE Tho Executive, Legislative and Judicial Officials of the State. Political Classification of the ‘Law Mailers. THE CONTEST FOR UNITED STATES TOR _ Segislation in Reference to Bounty Money, Harbor Defence, Enlangemont of the Canals, Railroad Assess- ments, and the Banking Insti- tutions of This State, THE CRISIS IN OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS. Oar Munteipal Affairs, Broadway Railroad, Ferries, Publi¢ Squares, Riparian Owners, Leased Property, and Other Sheclal Jobs for This City. “ANTIOIPA CITY BAILROAD CONTEST, iN The Police \Commissioners and the Céntral Park. ‘THE QU. man ARANTINE WARFARE, % Brat OUR ANNUAL MessacEs. ‘The Lagislaturo of tho State of New York aaswimbles at Albany on the Oth day of January, 1803. ‘The fact that cho Governor just {naugurated was elected iu opposition to tho present radical rule at Washington, in connection with the fact that the conservative and radicRt factions are so nearly equally divided in the State Legislature, has cuured more than an ordinary interest to bo manifested ‘by the poopie in the proceedings this winter at Albany, especially in regard tothe sctiou om uational questions, nd everything having any bearing upon or special refe- once to the management of the war. Not a few of our f citizens are looking to Gov. Seymour and the conserva- vea of the Legislature with the expectation that a e@luch nd decisive stand will be taken om national republicans oti estions, that will in fact force the radical j accent to stop their intrigues, their neue Lives of tho soldiers and their wholosale murders, those under Pope and at Fredericksburg, t i a6 it should be—for the sole purpose. hold “At Mt will be seen by the following Dearly, all the | District 3—Goor juldges chosen from thore who: bel positions aa judges in year, ag ‘follows :— Now four each: One, fudge Js elected in each distrist every’ like | alternate year.‘ Wo election is to take place thie year itr andcondust the | the Second, Four h, Sixth and Eighth districts in the Of restoring the | places of Judges x wtt, Rosckrans, Baleom and Marvin, sly till making rapla strides, and there is no telling what chango it may have nade iu the minds of the State Senators who wore elected on difhrent issues and nowrly one year before the revolu™ commenced. Wyicy | THs F vA Tho term of office of Senator Preston King expired at m,*Might on the Sd day of next March. It therefore de pon this Legislature bo elect succenaor. ae segeRop, | Yolvee PO pralect, bis Ss 1-J. Mekeon...... Com ose fs chose by” ine: Of the uwo Ybranches of tne 2—J. A. Quacksubush, Rep. 3—E. 5. Strait, Gon 2—Jnood L, Fever P kp. to both houses for ,#"eholoe?” The” suoccesutut nam se : pele T must, therefore, necel¥® Cishty-ane wotos,, Neither (he | piatfor N. Aldrich... + R6P- | conservatives nor republisalss, to have that nuwn- bor of votes. The republicaes sat! two short;and the gonservatives eigif. The contest Senator is Nkely to be one of the irSt interesting RAO 1—Ira Brockott. 2—N, M. Houghton the democratic conveiyion was made ia. spite of efforts organization and tho partles te sibie for his nomination, ts the the State. Tiley carly brovght Seymour forward onthe Of #ptifanaticigny aud tho» protection of tho Fights of the poople, sopured & majority of tho telpgutos to the convention, and then placed him in nomination ia apite of tho opposition of tho Regency Having btu" She scasion (his. ¢ nominated, he was eleoted/byvirtusr a revolution in the LOE Petommatoss. mop, Actoniustanntoar: Rebs | winter. “Mone” membors classified as dexaderatd) pubio moto aginst tho intriguing and mistoanagemeutt 3 ‘Rep. ©) WRSTCKRETER, will have the cléetion tp thelr hapds, dod Ways [of tho war ef: glon—tho-undereutrents of which 8—A. X. Parker Rep. 1—PlerroC, Tullmane.Con. | that the devel fof the cagyass gro not svcb. a6 | where to be neat quict, but detoriained. expressions 3, meets ae ogazone Toeee. ee will indace cither the republican majority of the Somme | of thé masses, over the intriguesithat caused tho failure ‘SCHOHARIE, i vee "| or the conservative majority.of the House™to 20. into an | Of NeCietlan’s pens. election this winter, and thus postpone it audtier year. Eithor of these alternatives ts likely to take place. Should an election take p! fled as Uniom @emocrats' vote with tho republicaty which {S.anoreithan probable that thoywill, the ropubli cans will.socure the Senator. On the other hand, it will | require the seven Wnion democrats of the Louse and the m inde} but } ro Of the Gonsor¥iive party. It "ts. altogotbor probablor therefore, that the claction of United States Sevator will turn upon thé men presented by the diffyrent caucuses. It ig Clear that noné Of those classified as Union democrata Total, Conservatives, . Republicans... . Tee + | will vote fora radical or sbolition republican; and further. Maal, 28 OF 2% NEAR AL LAB Wile Or the radio wertpRoresh kay unten Grits Noyes, David Dudley Field, Horace Groeley or Jas. Wads- epeet <releaie termes wortnoe Inrge number of those olassified ag repubitcans Commander-in-Chiot .. Adjutant General. . Yospoctor Genoral Corftiyissary General, . Enginedr-in-Chier, Judge Advocate G @ good mas. On the other hand, should the conservative eatcus piace i nomination ene of those aspirants who has s doubtful record in reference tothe war, like seme of Surgeon Gene: eee Pritt ret ta B waeart Ride, Now York city delegation, they might/as well try to stop the wators af Niagara with a bupdle of straw as to at- Jodictary. + tempt to secure their election. The conservatives are UNDED ATATRY UDA. ‘ , Northern distriot Na x Dall, cocseereliess obliged to have the seven Union democrats’ ynpport and tho indopendont Senator, or a liko number of conser va- tive ropeblicans, \°The idéa'of their Obtaining’ the support of either for ayy person in the least tincturéd with the: Henry E. Davies, republican. “copper head tripe,” is simply absurd. Such anominatioa William B. Wright, royubliean? by the conserysthres would secure the election ‘of a ra- ° In addition to the above thero are four side or sasociate | dical of the Grocley sohde!. Southern district Samuef Nolaor , conaarvative, COURT OF APruALa. Samuel Selden, comervative. Hiram Nenio, conservative. ebSupreme or District Courts of the State, The four | whoever is elosted Samplor he will beon@l the vonser- istrict W whose torms of oficeexpire at dheclose Of the j'licam of that stamp be swominated, the Union demoprats + | would unquestionably supgort him. Inasmuch as hardty’ one mam out of ten thousmyd in the State knows whether j-Preston King 8 a worshipping’ upivorsat emai\cipationist, he may pos- sibly stand somo chan of an election, Tt is imposstvle at present }to tell who of the Gumerous other candidater | the best chance ‘A portion of those ciassiiiod formerly conservative or sitver' whigs, and on death of the whig party voted thie tie ticket, ‘other portion have always been: kmown ag ardent sup- porters,of the demeoratjc party, au@ were nominated and elected as war democrata, democrats and republicans, ant-wtil set, therefore, be. Second sistriet—James Emott, repiiblicsn. \ Fourth . tistrict--Enoch H. Kosekrans, A! Sixth dp “rict—Ransom Balcom, ican. | ~ Eighth dj Virict—Richard P. Marvin, Americask, OLERK OF COURT OY 4PPEALA, F. A. Tallm €dge, conservative. SUPREME COURT JUDGES. ‘The State is « Wvided into cight Judicial districts, The York ‘city « Vstricw has five Judgos. and the balance, Willian” \ i ard } Itkely to-vote for/ither a radical ' republican or ‘cop, thousand” umvimet, so, that miduntsir a ‘George + head’ democrat. ‘Look at thix content whatever form {| dwindled dowa\to quite. ul. The commit ‘Thomas you may there are indieations of a sploy And interesting $} however havo a! & fodsoneen in ‘the’ systems time, and a contest of more than ordinary interest to the |: most of the andi lac isions “in their char. A. Le Ue Probably the first indication of the- support that Gov" and two of those citast--"] emmncipation propiamaeion in 00! and emboldened by the disastrous and ruinous! cam. paign of Pope, and qutckeno® by the promulgation of tho ber, its first public demonstration being af the Ostobor ‘elections, aad its ‘the rush Ikea. whirlwind over this andythe Matos the peninaia, etren an in whicl’ November ciections wore bold, thus ndouring tho clection of Horatio Seymour as Governor, end @ to secure the election of a member | servativemajority f the lower Zbuso, Nor CidabissweoP- | wrat it sypuld bavo boon bad the {ng revoluticw stop thero, it is daily growing in etreng! Of tho” Regency, tho fatter submitting to what thoy aaW > ro lelod difaow Logisiature, ree iting & majority of all cleeted | Liquor Dowlors’ Assodlation and its managers throughout Janda held by colonial leases, aud numerous other in- toxeste of that nature which the-readers-of the HsaaLD shally ample notice OF ge Hhey qatne up ana their truo ma re {8 tuads appareat: \ n OKNTKAL PARK, {Mone WR? are in 4 position to cnable them to judgo of "gach tasters, lock upon tho iovemeut is the Loard of Alderme® in gieforonce to the Coutrat Part, ai boing a dodge of these gy Ttiesin favor of the Central Park exica sion project, or af\y'9ast that {bey are, the power betind Voole md associata’, Sud that their ides is to got up ahve and ery a "Minat tho present mariagement Of the’ Pack, for “@he purpose “of ‘taking tho Aght to Albany, aud comp ling the Goutrat Park Cou ionors to accept.the ext "P80 with Abs bigh value. tion as settlement of she » bole quostion sort that it ealy means of VEC In soine of the missionera; and that the Ciry iis tranefer to the Street ‘Com ‘nissioner. Phat tho Park would have cost the hand of those engaged in crying doy?! agement, is perfectly preposterous, »"t needs culy five mioute# viow of the antecedents 4¢ tha “'miniconteuté to iscoverthat ils present costiis only adn Pia 4 buckel to » malcom, "8nts, the con- trol of GhoWPark. Whatsshoult.by done byte. ¢1eKislature 0. Hall dove dot desire The tea: aud almost hourly increased iu power by virtde OF CHE! at Aibany, ty tho paraucoot a law complting (ue city’ an. nusmavagement of the war by" the marplote at Washington, With this vicw of tho aase, it!is not only evident that Governer Seymour is jadependont on all questions, toting ratiroada not ereepted, Irrespec- tive of the Rogency- Too sume rule wiihapply oo ma jority,of the donservative members of thie House, while ‘will not vote for thom, provided the other side aomivate.{ most of the republicaua will be’ iu {avor of tolling the rouds. TSXKTON, AND ASSESSMENTS: ‘The qveation of reviving aud remodelling’ the Assess- thoge that Madam Ramor asserts wil'be presented bythe | went lawa ef tho Stale was discussed for @ long tine at the last cession of the Legislature, and finally’ ended! im tho appointment Of n johut committos of the twerhoussm to sit during the tcovse and investigate the workings t he present law, and report to the Legisloture of 1865 thoritiea to pace the bonis as Axed by fnew foe ech other fm the handy of the Commissioners cart’ yoar,y avd thus more, enable them tomegotiato the Louds and proceed with the Pn should the republicamoaucua place io momination | ot the Rogenoy, and will mace bis decisions | cogstruction of go Park wilhout any embarem, sents Sronx’ the Tiageamg olnese and thotr brovors acoua 1 the City Min, FOUE CONMISSIONERS. \ Tho prompt actionApt the Geveruor.in. xeiorouce {WE} Crk y ered Hest sy ag Police Commissiomera¥a\dicates considerable excitemes ' ia that direction this wint&r which may alay involve so 0% of the apecial comtniastoner® this wir with & view @to place them under the cogtirol of democrate instead) republicans. \ CONC \UBION. ‘With this hasty review of A any matters in the hands Of the lawmakers'and thi-iotty v/"tving onreittvenan: the | what changes are nevessary in the preout law: The | game time to, keep a sharp tok out Cor the operations ab committee have had aumeroce sosdions and have pro. ypared a lengthy report, recommendiug several important; modifications of the present Iaw., and will present & ‘bill e oyering those points in the report, which, "if adopted: will make radical changes ia mummy fentares Of aasoas~ It i@ prett# evident, fron these circumstances, that) | ments and taxation. H boprezented to the Senate by*the Zenator from Jefferson) 4 Supi*eme Court judges who will occupy tliat position this | vative stamp, whose wiews om-tho conduct of the war | comty. year,,\are the four judges in the even mnavbored Judicin | accora'with those of Secretary Seward. Shoulda repub- democrats wer® | past tHiousand dAlars unclaimed Eb Is the ojistion of the. tedilen tap « MT tow ‘hetra ws oe apoctal object.” ‘ety will owly’ Wave stout one hundred - Tt is wix@rrmtood that the Dill wit! ‘ UNCLADIED DEPOSITS Kit-THE S¥VINGH BANKS. The long controversy over 4tetrans(ar of the unstated” Gepeaits in tho savings banie ‘tovthe Stats troasury, culminated last winter ia tlie sppointmont of a tive or a fall blood negro: | committee to investigate tho siibject. It was claimed by tle: advocates of this messure titat two or three millions of' tei depesits lying io she'savtoye hanks of this city) Tie Committee have spent considersWie time in invest yaad Lave fouad avout tro hundred and A019 |. ferent stations under the command of Major @ Snoral Joby cesthim number of yours. | 4 pig had a “Merry Christmas” yeaterday, 1 also, with therout'ofithat amount | oieasure, send the following carefully cottoct from one’ huddret to one bundted sdNfty thousand i@, | eng goings, feustings and merry mating: fr there was ig tists mattor during the whe State capital * AMUSEMENTS OF | THE ARMY. The Mask of Cen tus on the Face of Wa ‘Ts, 0, &o., \ Our Suffolk Correzper ‘dence, Sovrore, Va, Dec. 26, 1362. «04! Kerry Christmas?’ —Sportiin' Ca un and Protiom Rice Busters, Horse Races, Greasy Poa » Shovel Pig Gnd Fumping in Sacks—A Ohrittrses Sx nply—Muric— General Dick*Busceed Orderett to Porktows, » Asthe friends of the gallant soldfera of 1g ‘s fey. rim nt wilt-with pleasure loarn that all tho-troopa st tuo dif ae. report of Suffolk to im that condition ty parties who intend. it Old Point m they beeokie of ge, or some other} inptitutions-vesponsibie, | logislation. to remedy’! | to hold. the off the day, holly and ribbons, while the wagon was filled with At Suffolk, fan, laughter sind feasting wore thede “dor of, About noon a portion of Dodge's Mounta t Ri the mombers of the band of tise regiment, playing lively and spirited aire. A large American flag and evergreens beautifully decked the otherwise plain offices, and tn many instances 4 ‘ ‘ n oMfeials are of tho radical reeyy 8 Rutua} Weve Seymour will have in the Benste wilt teen the appoint- smoncy more'éafe while ho hands of ee aud clumsy wason, making the syboe tracnhno gay sd {11 be made the rallying poluts against thocon- {+ Diswict 4—aeeed Rok moat of Commissary Generel. ‘Benjamin Welch, Jr., (the FGF BST. pies” \pemapan toasty er thie capieoten tts \ So iyo plans of Governor Seymonr, and willno doubt tt Fy vitor, ‘prosent incumbent), term of office expires this witter, ‘The pecelinr’poaition | t! the financial af ies of sotee call, them; bat Noreen read ume instances counteract or defeat his conservative AN and in filling his position the Governor nominates, and country tas forced our’ sof issuo into, wil re” | kuowa tu +8 ho, Norah by the Very boautiful and | me. if the Governor fully appreciates the im- - cs OM ¥. the Senato is required law to comfirm, this may opon | require legislation’ to y. ‘Yo what manner a one taa thee Tahcl Seated Gilite ree of his porition and the high anticipations of the Distr giles up the contest between'the Governor-autlthe majority in | Legislature will’ attempt thel object no person can tell fr aerintome Ay pr Berg si semenmenpee ns @ud will do all that 1 4 the Senate, avd thus throw cousiderable light upon tbe |'at “present; a ‘crot) déad} will no doubt depend § clothes, bear audotbor skins; ® pumberin malo attire e Hes within his power to fully \ foe’ 5, parts \t will be adopted by Con- | their dresaes at frat much too largo, but now well filled e demands of @ majority of the people of the Stater ¥ Pe ne ace icone bl geben Se ergl teqeired at tae hen TOE hay, while hore pauuch, proecttng forward, ao ‘e ings aca leu earn toe cents Jenn 3 It will be remombered that the Stato paid # large | our Albany lawmakers ah nee to the insolvent cond” | ‘and Lien Tus metas petcmmnaentoen : bm ; . believing that he would. be able ‘ ‘Chas. amount of money in bounty to those soldiers who bav® | tion of our banks, all'fteoly-oah uit, but as to the precise of Kicking tnalen ‘end uo. ee naied ‘ the national landmarks of the country asthey | District 1K. Darvq usin enlisted under the last two calls. Gov. MUrgan, instend of a . ih tho dark as prosent, | 804, grinned at each other and the ala Billy er a days of prosperity, and stay the march of fana ‘Thos. A; the Legislature sbanthastiay Bll aepecenn cee hapenseresibins padbec while they twisted thelr ‘into every con. os ‘which is fast hastening the final ruin of the Addi calling together Payment | There will also vo efforts made-4 + Pass some iaw offecting | ceivable Posture, aliciting laughtor, cheers and raving tcl and has already bi took the responsibility upon bis own shoulders, as Exeen | the winding up of the few remaig ‘ug safety fund banks of | of even from the secessionists, = ply dy brought upon us disaster atier | Distrust 8—T. ¥ Garvie 34 tive of the Siatoftrusting toMe\Logisiature of 1863 fF | the state, ’ copedten' & ‘eapy the spore Rearcity.” Hast pred feces hoes Jong since brought upon us | * 7 Koes arever. 4 ‘ its endorsement and approvatof the act. One of the first LEGISLATION WOR TaBiia Y OF NEW YORK, the "Aouihayn. gosfederacy, rewwening to ther Pationl. psa mea) gu rhe ‘ces of the country beon . James G. Hoyt, Hopubliban. duties of the Legislature will’ be thovapproval, and io | For a numbor of years past ‘the — Citivens of Manhattan | ance, in tow of the Unione T think that ‘petend of Pov Caciettt greater drain than any othe? ¢ on ‘ \ logative that Isudable act of Governor Morgan. The pre; | taiand have seen all'imannaror o@ rts in tho Legisinture r would bave nd the procession. antion + eee earth. " Hts sdministration will, The © se. olge amount thus expended is not known outside of oftcia! | to pass speciallaws in'rofereste-'e this city and the in’ | sumed’ to'the wegimuent, ‘eriving: there about. doreo ‘hat ‘p important opech in the history of THE CAKAL BOARD: | circles. terests of its property holders. his bas gone tosuch | o'clock. A pole, well greased and ‘all provited ‘for on Se bon : ‘This card conaists of the Lieutenant Governer, 9 seore HARBOR DEFENOFE. - the only wondor was thatewy te oF public interests | tho top was s pig: bottle of whiskey and six io et ig the Ust of the State officials, or those | tary of§ tate, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney Gey eral’ |’ Ay the last session of tho Lexisisture there wAs 4 | were left untouched. There iodtica ly, in some respecte, Poort Mager pe rad Feo weg bor orp potas poxtive, legislative and judicia: positions, with | State Hey — sincer and Survéyor, with the three Canal §Com--| spirited controversy over a meag:iro forthe appropriation | to hoe change in the programmet® ‘s winter in reforonte cath working hard for some time and Y | missioners, as follows:— }} of a targe amount for the better protection of the harbor at least to political interests anditty + departments of the {ng nearer to the tempting bait, an extra lump of grease Davitt —_‘R. Floyd Jones, consorvative, of thiseity. ‘The bill, after being defeated, revised and | government of thecity.. Avmejority of theSenate being’ Cree pe genie the bola - ea ares «i Sommentisepenletib going thrOagh all wanners of forms, passed’ the House! | republican and the Assembly coms 6, a8 far ‘us| One young follow, wilt aunrter than the rami ated hs Ww. B sale republican. but no gooner had it appeared in (he Senatathan the | iogistation in reference to beats: of ¢ “partment bureane | pockets with sand; but ho was not smart cnoughi te reach Daniel 8. Dickinson, hermaphrodite radicals of the Greeley school discovered that the com- | anq commissions, one howse wil ‘ock the game ‘of the top eveu be | asd, so. feifally hed the pole been way Taylor, republl caine mnasioners named to expend the money were all on the | tye other, and thus prevent amy legislation of a Hie wedtn bar et, aba thus the day’ public, sports: Pat Gere tepabta other side of the Honse, and immediately eet to work and | otiticnt character. Rat: wo oanne t say as mueh | ended. 5 wm (, Skinner, conservative. strangled it, liké the@radical Marplete at Wash- | as far as jobs are concernedy pant (once assures us, as Figeernpe: | igh getty oe mvby A aero AUDITOR CANAL DBPARTMENT. togton defeated ‘Important public meamares because | fay as honesty is concernsd, thes the? f* wo difference | faring the of Abe Teximnant, moented.om hgtaes, N iniel 8. Benton, republican. they coult not, control the spoils, thus fully | netween the political parties. the 4 ly question at | camps, and hon the Heetie: Ulneore thetr i CONTRAQTING BOARD. proving that radicaitem at Albany and Washington aFe | iesue on that point is, which shal: Lave the epportunity a sively. The} — statorngineor and Auditor of the Canal Depart: | precisely the same‘reed. Fortunately foe thie ely ad '| of ting their pockets 2y having Mh? control of we} gir ot pg Cee oe gomprise this board, They have full con- | the country, Providence has prevented ony attack upon | natidnal and State treasurios, Thus fthe repabiic: thas roa de mat oct of attraction "6 rail contracts for work to be done, and | thiscity, but hod Secretary Seward beonieas fortunate it | isbored for a long series of. years to rows the democr ‘At Yor\sownal Geseral Ms Sedge om rd abt The Legisiature. 1 SEXATE. BC ey gg Lg gp Jo: fod ja three republicans and.two couservativer. | in the State ee {ooJas, A. Bell. Tad, Rep, COMMIBSIOKERS OF THEOANAL FUND independ! ‘notal pOsRD OF ONE 9 ALBANY. Dist. wm. J. Sayder....Con. john Cutler Con. . Wait. .Con. 1G. Oswald... COM. ATIRGANY. |~A, B. Oruttenden*. Rep. g—¥. D. Loveridge®...Rop- ROOM. F.B. Smith. .U.D. ‘UATTARATGU, 1—androw L- alien* Rep. a—A. G. Dow. Rep. 1 2-We. ‘COLUMN. 1 =. ae CoxtLARD. .G. Kisselbrock. . Con. W. Bostwick... Rop. 19--A. H. Bally... Hard 22—ailen Mi 28—Henry A Clark... 24—13 28—Lysander Farrer. 20--A. Hutehinson HA. B. Van Hoesan.Rep. # DELAWARE, ’ 1. W. Courtine 2—¥. R Gilbert. pure ae. 1—L.. &. Lutober, 2—J, 6. Donghty Tepe Com Jotun W. Marphy%R.Con, Shoratte Sey Gon. 3-T. A, Hopkins ead Patmor E, Havens* Rep. sat gLTEED Re Truman. fad. et . (80%. drand*... NBO oe veers Motionagat® Re oa 2 Trimmer* Com Com. eon, phy VURep. LBe fH Fotchor® pon, 2-W liam Morgan... Rep. IJ. Mi. Munroe. 2—Filzur Clark. 3—Joseph Breed. . | sembly secure to that party ® working majority. and | . | tunity blosk the plans of the Governor and mj resident and firet assistant ongineers and | Geir points, we should baye tong. since suf st § of the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Stato, | of defence. There will doubtless 3¢ further agitation is winter upoa that subjecf., apt , Sreamnrer and Attorney @oneral. Thoy havo ier over the disposal of the cans! fund end the sbape-tt will mage iis appervance. nal , collectors and otver canal officers, remit pen- THE STATI: CANALS, The revenue recetved fr¢m the Srie Canal this year presents a gratifying reeu¥., The large ineome, however, no doubt is in a great moaure the sesuit of the nipp! bei Lie: & bear and determine appeals from the awards of the ano appraisers, and numerous: other duties. ‘ T he three Canal Commissioners proper bave genera’ cha pgo of the canals and public works of the State. Tbe cay are divided into threo sections, The enstern dir vigfoa 1s under the charge of Wm, I. Skinner, te middle, Wa. W. Wright. Atlantio cities for a markt of the administration at Washington, It dopends wpon the action and the activity CANAL APPRAISERS. Ashivel B. Parmelee. " oon: the benets of that trafic on our canals another year. ‘and Senators. z u ae wo any a cat Nuneed | Themas B. Carroll, + Rep. ENLARGEWEXT 07. THY LOCKS. CITY RAMLROADS. is ret y ing it by one ‘Rep. tnd lege, it across hi phew becrn at Pa aa, hart AL the Yast session of the Legislature a bill was | ‘Thereato fvadiiferent parties who baye proparing a, smbstechensteaingnnnr weoaae re } y appra' mange growing vin, jesion to. the general government.{ project for aBreadway Railroad this winter. The pastice \t four o clock a sack race took place, tho eackiMbeing of the construction and ropaira «the c*pals. peers en oe ; . Pine have becn-applicante for the road for the last two 1A round the mocks of those usite thems when, tie ‘The Canal Board is in eeasion during the sittingot tne | the privilege of/ lengthening snd eniarging one. par that they go with steonger ,¥/ holo party commenced moving, ine jumping. others tier of locks the cannle, so a to adraip | years lead puagitony bn “7 alking or attempting to do #0. while others rolled on the Legislature, and at such other periods of the year as they may decide epon. They ostablieh the rates of toll, ap- vied THE LEGISLATURE. ‘There are far more experionced legislators in the As#m- bly this year than vsual. There are thirty-three members ‘of the session of 1802 re-olected, an unusually large num. ‘dor, In additinn to thoge there are twelve elected who have serwed one or more terms in previons Legislatures since 1689, making in all forty-five members who have had legislative ‘This large wumber of experionced h¢ ads cannot fail to effect the results of the deliberations i the Assembly. Many of the Senaters have served sove- ral terms, while all but one have the experience of last seasion as their guide; and ‘t is to be hoped tbat some of the members will pro@t by that experience. ‘Tt will be seon, by reference to our classification of the members—which will be found nearer correct thay any ‘that bas beee published—that the conservative party will RAILROADS, eo have working majority in the Asrembly, an@ wil) be | The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad will unquestion. | Able to secure the organization of that branch of the Le | ably make iteappearance in the Logisioture this wiater, gislature without the assistance of the Union democrava | notwithstanding’the bard times. The work on this road | or resorting to any bargain or trade with candidates | has slowly progressed during tao past season, nd ite | for Clerk presented by tho Union democrate in order to | managers will endeavor to show that, with the credit of | recure the Speaker. There iano doubt but that thecon- | the State toe certain amount, thorelief long asked for and sorvative party will have the ereanization of the Assem- | refnsed will be obtained, They lebk upon Governor Sey” bly ia their own hands, and that the Governor at least | moar with more hope than they have herotofore done on will have that branch of the Legisiature to co operate | Governor Morgan. | with him, The sixty-five conservative votes m the As- | The Frie Railroad Company have regularly asked for | Yogislation for eeverd) yonrs past to facilitate the winding render them responsible for the action taken on ail thea- | ap of the old concern and strengthening the new organt- sures submitted to them. It Tikewier giveq them fall gation, We ere woable to say whether or no there are power to prevent the election of Cited States Senator | any more weak spots ta that concern that will requiro a pase-wanvee sly B00 60 wo ones, plaster, in the ®hape of a xpecial act of the Legislature, to | ‘The Senate ie largely republican, thas being ina posi- | etrengthaa or stop tip. From past experience we should tim to counteract the decisious of {he Arwembly 8d etfege | frerutie that there would;be roveral (ound. The | The question of tolling the ratiroads is again being measures of the conservative House. There may; how. | agitated. It is gaid that a biil has already been prepared, evor, be a change in this majority before many weeks of the sesdion FO away. Should the ragirais attempt to secure the endorsement of any *f their extreme measures, the presont party ‘ines witl undoubtedly the passage of / gumboaia from the Hudson its credit to general government for a guiietent urged, on theyground. that defence of thf State in case of troub’s with Englaad, but also incroas¢ the commerce of the canals, ani conse- competition with the. oanale, under the belief that what- ever improvement te tne canais that wi!! tend wofacilitate, quicken and imcroaae the capacity of the canals, will re dnce their business, It is not altogether imaprobable that interest on thia.qvertion. arguments in fayor of it passage—arguments tha will bave great woight with the country members. The fae ot the completed canals, aad. also appoint | his diplomacy, or und the radjeals in the Cabinet carried | trom the ft places of the -bavional govérament, a cry of tof repairs. The political complexion of | gered. scvercly for this action of the radicals | they obtained power, and the democracy ‘of Renate, and may possibly yet | war, than the most extensive r Letare our, arbor defences agefplaced in @ proper stato | known im the history of the world comumnco®, which has givon to this period tine appellation af! ‘ref 1t fo anrd to tell ih what 4 of choddy.”’ The repablicans, ue dvvbt, considerug ‘their last opportunity, aod res!ding thas they will ne give them another opportunity, are tayibg In for all tire to come, including Tuture generations, ¢ tho conservative layunakers at. Albany. this winter wi bsany more benes* or lese corrupt than thelr republic in 9 measure Pclosed to the commerce of tho | pmedecersors, the public will await the proof Sy; ‘Wost, driving ac it has, the products of the Weat to tho } spete nicts before they take any stock in any such com. cern, or nny snch Matement, All minner of jobs are now, voing worked up by. the third house operation, for the of our armies in tho fivid, whether this State will have | approval of thoes.who bold certificates as Aswembiymon corruption, &c., but no etem of corrupt The ion th river | combivations than at any former pertod, This siso sald to Lake Frie. Tat question is now being agitated in that some of the property holders who have berevefore. Congress. It is rpumored that propesitious will at am carly opposed a roadin day be subsaittyd to the Legislature, for this State toJoan | selves thi Broadway will aleo apply for it them- is year. The probable result of all this ecrambla,’ for» raiiroad in Broadway wil be « bitter fight witay amount to © the expenses of the MOrk, It will be | each other, te it will not omly cheapgn the | of 1800, until they are able to determine whey 5 like the contest for gridirons in the Logisiabual , a majority of both Souses are in favor,or oppowedy ,y yailroad ip that steeet, and if found in fayar wilh on) ita! quent additions! revenne. This may meet withconside- | bande, ste opposition from the raitrord companies that comein | majority is oa ‘ ~% will fight to tho Ditter end to defeat each ober, to Wetter luck at the next sersion. There will P@ gecoral | propositions tor railroads running aoross wishing, whal we have not now, common ieetlo® bet. eeon there will bo # Ditser fight betwoen the raidroad and cana! | the east and weat wide of the city by rail. apd will at an carly day be submitted to the Sonate, | 9 billfor the sale of these lands, which, taken cither as | The heavy taxation to support the war will be the | © Quarantie landing or ® camp ground for so.diers, is be broken up and @ new vision line drawn, in which the conservative republicans and demecrats will ta of the tolliag interests have great confidence yote and work togethe>.* leaving the radfoals Of rabid | Central Raflroad interests ‘Roerll Gan Waa | repablicnns in @ myndrity “out in the cold’ by them, | a working majority of (ho Hoyse—a position which that nothin@will come out of it, from tWe fact that the | sAlbany, and there are At last siring probabilities | ‘ divide tho spoile and all pul! togetier: has’ foand to be oppored to wacha.projecty they isting re te great | cod of facies of this kind, There are uo neittiion for | those living on one side of the oity V) wee their | friends wing on the other side. ThePinly omnibue | and reilroad line at present ran lengthwise, of the city, | | wearing Now York unlike any other petminent city im the world, without any modo of Conveying passergers ¢ across the city, except by the sxpenmite systom of hacks, |) ‘There should not Only be cros#-romle built, hut forthor.”! more, the law giving authority to uny compmny to on ty auch roads should have @ provision compelling tha cron + Toads (sid thoee running lengthwie of the cite to oom. mote and exchange tickets with Gach other, siteilar to the system now in operation in Philadelphia and other Cities, | giving passongors a» opportunity of riding ow @ road run ning across town and another lengthwise, if his hosinoes requires it, without paylfig two full farce; but only ove or two cents above ono fare. | QUARANTINE, ‘There will be Smother pall at the Quarantine lands on Staten Island this session. Extensive combinations are doing formed, for tho purpose of securing the passage, 6f | considesea by the neoplo on Slaten Island aniear.ce, Those intoresiot fu thir matter this mer. of experience and influence in ler lative ctiroles the people on the island Will yg @ritifiod by the salto ‘Vhese lands this seadba. ™ city, cure | While all around presented a bejiday as the officers and soldiers, General Doart tho Tew ite A. justeed was op onded, bar jast arrived eet = BY: tated the thive, when tho, whole Gee, vil a vist ie when wile party went | aietiesa barat ‘# and partook of a ewe the Wore A aoene, of, merri. Ja yorira, Woe W paren," e00k acy aboat an 5 3 wovdivestet'@ro pom. ome’ olghe’ or tan Hey <b it they were by gore « s it gray, ¢ ae fo) ovehod him He distanced , far outstripped es4 cad passed the wianing post tenor fitteon 'engths @ the nearest, winnlug the prize in glorious style, /ibos -. three o'clock a pig race commenced. wr BD itlo squesier’s teil war shaved and gronsed, hia ied eat tion let loose, the one throwing the pig ‘Be stoner aoe entitled to tt, ‘Tis more sport than actually occurred, a* the ply ona can a short time-bofore it became wo figl:tenad oe each making every exertion to feat , € reaod the winning At night General Corcoran delivered s ch to hi sreoch to his — ‘The bands ae was gi tothe Coser given pavents of Dre MeClellan and MeKay, the whole umler the i general eupervieien of Dr. Gilbert, Medical Dirsotor of this At Oid Point Comfort all ap to ony, seiven to. their hearts’ outent. the ‘goveen bakers bad @ grand bal!, frolic and enpper in the hall of the bakory, ¢! for the occeston, while on | Christmas eve the provest guard had ihelr qyarters bril- | Va ependia Vantly ilinmfuated, the whole sitting down Fupper with a few invited guoste, inside the fort I saw the soldiers playing at baae ball, mausle anid dress parades enitvening econo. T have said bat intie in regard to feasting, because, iff had Sua 2 my account Baws have with dncks, geesd, turkeys, ebkens, ters, fish, ke, dolled, vir 'ronsted,, "ted and 20 ' broiled, fricassoed, a la mele, other medes that | know re RY ost te gem it all up i 8 fow " wild gaine o/ all kinds abound here and gel! at reasounie prico®, they all fared summptuousiy, sick and weil, and bad ne y. happy Christmas.”* ‘The news {teme are rather scarce here for the present. We have jst revolved the Henatp, giving additional de- {alle of General Foator’s splendid ions in North Ca roMna, Which i read with much juterest and satisfaction, I loarn thas General Wessels’ brigade of General Dix's command, sent specially by the Ganeral to aid General | Foster in bis attack on Kinston and Goklsbore, bore an | active part In the expodit General Buateed y reported tw General, Dix, and was ordered to Yorktown, ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF POR? ROYAL. The Wabash Minstrels ih giyw their fous entertain. of all the best (he market could adford. aw! as ponitry and ® number L thoughs ‘end state that | | board the Unit Wabaah Royal Harbor, 8. C., on Friday evening Yor 7 100. y PrologWs.sn ss «Avorn, Others, age ‘Morgan ; in M@n, when sore. | Ramed, Trost Fortress Monroe. j | The | ke Loepitals, under the | | y =. | doos well large | ence to hie = ‘OLOFH OF GOLD, es moat gate aad Wondert ’ With! AH Capen TitowouvEn 4) Sm PARED A hs OMcers, aNd mn ee }on thal our hope depends Weld dure Snes 03 {rusting tha} we ar Fishes i rand perform: saioee “none ower ‘ay A score of guusente playad cdeks pacracthe Wabua’ tod ¢ \ erformance are you each. (ook a part, Peornorinbrre bertoe ty re MI The ius! Fu So plagad pom you sep thy, all a ae rebete va urdionce ‘but (hye a penne See? ns Martie Dok ¢ SccsMhyace cea aNY they cared oak | “y : i Me. gee chem songs (com. Sean Mouths: our. rr wi a Phe managers stood on the bridge-dur country — well - And witen ourjpotes bupitiin their midst Woy y \e but quickly ran away. iL not detalu yon Loni, ity you off shall hear ow did nog to hear the cones We bope you'll be amore pati And tt wé please our frlends cong, Us Sop Actus Wamasity Pont rapid © Sritstear he ay? Hea DUT AREE A, Unsure Srates Forors. a Pony Bu Four Compan : rr LasKt, Ga., oP, 162. Aeaoiak ae Rie brie ia respect u iv A.M. 0 rae eae a na i sh above, car eyi 8 tuts ineitallou fs veauented Yy posal’ § sith Wow ¥ a, Commanding Port. JAS. M. Guexy, Major Forty-eighth New York Stato Vot unter. . W, Strickland, Captain, Vorty-eighth New York Votua, i ’ th ine ade arthiter: Fi it ae perticotaik Now Vopr Volunteers, Coa ret Tretenant, Forty-oushth New York Volunteers, Con autuee ot ana Recoptiom GRAND THANKSGIVING PETR AND PRATIVAL, GIVE BY TURK OFFICUAS OF THR GARRISON OY FOR PULASKI, GA., NOVEMBER 27, 186: rhonnaMn’ ( Divine-service at ning etelock A.M.» The entertainment t comsuence with # ranger 1. ree competitors frou cash company. Distnuee two hus O18 each. eprire ea ec ale wal voliod al $18. Third prize—Bronze medal, valued at $10. prac ce MATON Distance one mile ArORAMm Make boas amd retire. Firr peize—Porse of $10. Sceond prive=luree of 83. Thir brive—Purse of $2.00. 3.—TOOT RACE, ‘Treee tines round Temreplel and over twelve: hurdle: three fect high. t ghostcat see Puta gf 0. oso pre Ove tnunared y is apirt and eighteen inch: in Secoud price urseot §O, Lompetionrs bundfoited, seks Leneepisin. Fir pa ‘Race. Ning 2 wheelbarrow ome rec of B10. Becoud prize Vi—MPAL PRaT, Exclusively” for contrabanda: bneds tled belind the back and to seize Wit tne teetlr « $5 gold piece, dropped in a tub Of inea!. Bix competitors, t be allowed hve minutes each 1 scoumpiish the fext, Prix VI) —GREAKED POLR, Poic to be fifteew feet hich. Prize~$0, VIIt.—-GRRABFD P10. To he soized ant held by the Yall. ‘Three conmpetitors from each company. Priro—Pig, c TX URLESQUY Di PAKADE. Hach company will be allowed eo enter pu equa! nusber of competitors for euch prize. JUDCKS AND COMMITIER.ON AMUSEMENTS, Aaj fof. opt, oa we. S03 nel K. Wallace, a giasgrnastcr Avery. taal des, para Tiron ¢ Pines Gok poe Sour Ld oon Ball—Fight F 5 ‘aurrertnoire P. 5 tt atal Tt, ne Tho Third Rhode Tsigna minatrel band will play at tater: "the bam of wie Fort-clghth New York cogiment will nd of Mo 04 wi a fon at intervals during the ds hig ned a A steamer will leave ve whart at ‘Hutto Head toconvey to Fort Pulaski at nine o'clock Thanksgiving mormiag Mustewi. Mineger Grau inavgorates to-night hit grand ‘noewon the novelties and favorite opera to be giveurduring uie if onty for bis strict fulfilment of alt ‘his ongacomonte—a Tare feet im the Listory of operatie management? in New fark. ‘We are-pleased to announce the termination of all dif~ ities bétweon the directors of the Brooklyn Academy: Manager Grau will have the Academy at the customary Price, azd trill’ thes be eg ablod to give operatic perform-\| | ances in Brooklywas the wrual chargefor adurittanos. The directors.of the Boston Academy of Music are @nxioup to make = dofinite arrange ment with Grau for an operatia season in that city. He {declimes, however, entering ine any conga zement antit ascertained whether his sao> cess here wittmot his remaining in New Yor. ‘The ext7mordinery praise lavisbed upon Mile. Cordier tg “Traviate’by she Bal@imore and W: Journal seems to rw icy Be eee }» Whore the. public heve- witnessed fine performance of Mme Guerrabella: in this opgra, Mile. Cordier will find sevtrer- Tho Geyman Opera has done wonders this weelr, Manager Ansctvatz prdvee more than over enorgétic, am@ Produces novelties of the most taking description yith ‘unatinted Hberality. We sincerely hope he will @@iRious to meet with the patronage he so richiy deserves, . The wonderful planist, Master Willie Pape,gives, om ‘Wrodnesdag- evening, a grand concerbat Irving Hall, prior {yo nis departure for Farepe. He will be assisted on occasion by the most distinguisaed artists. The pre — gramme is varied and pleasing. On Tuesday evening next Mu Edward Moliesbauer’s | grand operatic concert will take place, On thia occasion hhe will introduce for the firat time selections from bin new opera, entitle’ “The Corsican Brida,” the following distinguished artiste assisting in prominent) parts:— Madame Rotter, an@ Messrs. Lottl, Woinlich and:Hart- mav. Judging by what Mr, has fu the pablic in times past inthe Way of musical treats we may enfely predict © fine antertainment on the evoning ‘The minstrels contiau® their successful carcer., Bry | ants’ is Miled to overflowing each evening. Wood's Mia- | strel Hall proves to contain the whe jecrowd there cach night to see the burlesque “Dinorah.”” | Buekley’s Serenaders are equally fortanate in the wey of | crowded houses. ete Thoatrical, Almost every place of amusement in the city was -_ overy night last week; and on Friday night oa. iy, when New York ought to have been recovering from ite headache afior the dissipation on New Year’a day, the jam was £0 tremendous that hundreds of poople ‘were turned away from every theatre and miustrgl halt tn the city, and the receipts were by far the largede of the season. We congrottilate the managers’ open this pleasant state of affairs, and the public upon the proxperous condition of ite Gnanges, We sball expeot to see our amusements improve this yoar a® greally am the wadiences have improved. We have no patience and ne morey for manegers who become so pampered with pros | pority a8 to grow careless of taking any pains to please | 2 poblic which i9 #0 easily gratified. ‘The fact of th® | case is, that managors and actors in thie have | Mitogother too easy times of it. They are only to applause, and the beautiful and noble art of hiss 4 bax been totally forgotten among us. We trast Soa to see this art revived and judiciously practised. It is tho undoubted right of an actor to be applauded if he It is also the undoubted right of the audi, 8 performer if he doea badigt Hitherto only the right of the actor to be applauded has bees recog- nized and acknowledged. The right of the audience nr.” now he asserted and exercised. As for the managers, there are considerable reform® | wee eantitying the | for tem te make, and now that they ave no longer the excuse of poverty, wo #hall expect to see thean reforms inaugurated. We rejoice to ray that the scenery “of almost every theatre im (be city is almost usexception_ able. The accommodations for the public, however, are open to criticism. A’ Niblo’s Garden an iron fence is so placed acrcss the lobby that the audiences must leave th, theatre, a they ontor it, in A! fie, ‘This is incon- venient and absurd. If Manager Hoy will step Into Wallack’s or tho Winter Garden he will see howriron railings should be managed, Then, again, the private boxes a goveral of our theatres are cold and damp, and people are induced to pay extra prices fop'the sake of catching the dipthoria, Ip almost all the theatres the orchestra chairs are wo closely crowded to. /gethor that ladjes’ dresses are ruined, and persons pasa and repass only by kicking each other's shins aod tread- ’s| ing on each other's toes in a manpor more lively tame | agreeable, “Fifty conts extra for discomfort” bould be | the advertisomont for orebextra chaira. We advisg the managers to make their orchestras larger or to reserve | naif the seats In the parquet, for tt seems that people | will have reserved seate now-a-days, unloss those nal- . | gances drive them out of the notion altogether. ‘Ail of the theatres except Niblo’s have @ cbange of yro_ this wook. At Niblo's the spectaoular burlesque of ‘‘Fanst and Marguerite” still keops the «tage, but ia not doing as well ag was expected, and as \ls really beau tiful scenery and wonderful mechanical effects de" ler ‘The reason of this evidentiy is that the dinkague te ¥ery badly written up, and thet Mr. J, B. Roberts gives a very unsatisfactory rendition of the part of Mephistopheles. with'the favorite opera: ‘II Poltito;’’ sung by Miss Kt" > Joggy Brignoli and Awodio. We have already onumerato@ h: seaccm, and will merely add that Grau doserves sucoem, « of Musiovand Mr. Grau. ‘The former bave refunded ta® | | overcharge made by them the last weasen of four might, | ‘The sura amounts to twouhundred doliars. For thefutare jf | 4 , ' ' > ame i, \