The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1863, Page 4

the national landmarks Of the country as they Dist wr days of prosperity, and stay the march of fana- & poe SE fret tere the final ruin of sbe already brought upon us disaster after xt 8—R. -_ fy and would have long since brought upon. us a ; diaaal ‘alruin had not the resources of tho country been Qnanc: yatiblo and capable of greater drain than any othe? — the face of the earth. * His sdminiatration will, The C Mee. | ery form ap important opech in the histery of THE CAKAL BOARB, 2 ‘Thir® card consists of the Lieutenant Governer,@ %eore~ L hse ig the list of the State officials, or those | tary off tate, Comptroller, Troasurer, Attorney Gel voral’ wane . pe legislative and judiciat positions, with | State iy incor and Burvéyor, with the three Canal 4 Com- rs, as follows:— } the politic R. Floyd Jones, consorvative, H Governor « Ravinson, repubiionn. FY ican. . ea Te crm 4 4 iaran republican. 4 ‘Treasurer: Wright, conservative . AMiorne? to % Alberger , repul etl se Wiltam We ‘Wright y OR CANAL DSPARTMENT. Canal Come “| William J. ‘Skinner. oe q James R. Bates ma niel 8. Benton, republican. Biate Prise bram B. Tappan. i CONTRAQTING BOARD. sap’t of Bar The’ Stats -Enginecr and Auditor of the Canal Depart- Supt of Pul ment; gomprise this board. They have full con- sun/t of Oo trol, ¢ ype all contracts for work to be done, and av the WY —xpide of the completed canal, aad also appoint ney The Executive, Legislative and Judicial Officials of the State. Political Classification of the ‘Law Makers. THE CONTEST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR _ Legislation in Reference to Bounty Money, Harbor Detence, Enlangemont of the Canals, Railroad Assess- ments, and the Banking Insti- tutions of This State, dee THE CRISIS IN OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS. Oar Muntcipal Affairs, Broadway Builroxd, Ferries, Public. Squares, Riparian Owners, Leased Property, and Other Sheelal Jobs for This City. y PUTNAM, Saxton Smihe. QUEENS. 1—J. F. Hock staver $.Con 2—J. A. Quackenbush. Rep. 2—Jacod L. Fever: 3—E 5. Strait. ‘TOMEXINE, ‘ Exta Qoraell® .,.....Rop, OLsTHS strides, and there is no telling what chango it may have | the made in the minds of the State Senators who were elected ‘on didbrent issues and nearly one year before the revolu” ‘agen tion comunenced, Tateywsay yh eared ; she tah alaetnmeeanation Ki ye oi vo fm Si Mn a expires at | ag ‘ incttgton the-84 day” ct woxt Merch. It trofore do” I ae volves "P00 this Logialature to,¢lect bis sugcassor. Hey is chosen by” “ine Of the two branches of tue |! Logisiature, rearing & majority of all elected to both houses for .#Chotee> ‘The successful int must, therefore, rece! cighty-one votos,, Neither (he | platformof autifanaticiape aud tho» protection of tho conservatives nor ems’, Brofess to have that num- Beek f : ber of votes, Tho republicawe sat! two shortjand (h@ | to tho convention, and then placed him in nomination in gonservatives eigif. The contest tor is likely to spite of tho opposition of tho Regency. Having bed” ma Bhao é Liquor Doslora’ Assogiation and its managers throgghoat “OF Cho Regeacy, tho fatter submitting to what thoy saw Joehail: the democratic convedion { Janda hold by colonial leases, aud numerous other in- the. cfforte | toxoste of that natore which the-readors of the MsRaLp J : (06 gs Bhoy quine up ana their organization and tho parties te } true mattre 8 made appareot: ible for his momination, is the | \. ave ample nobice OENTKAL PARK, {howe Wh aro in a position to cnabje them to judge the State.” ‘THéy Carly brought Seymour forward owthé | "gach dostters, lock upod the Movement io the Board of Alderme@ in gieferonce to the Centrat Park, a8 Loing a the people, seoured majority of tho telogutos } dodge of theme gy Ftiesin favor of the Central Park extca sion project, or atleast that {bey aro the powor bel.iud Toole wid arsociata, And that their idee is to get 2 YO! And calebraveene S Son Tin, "one year nro to- AM Pe ree gaat pasate Waburs ot way. A >. a Ip that performance given here yu cachy"© took a part ed. 8) a lie)», st ute then aged pon you aee the, iaudicnee, bt a The openin,: chow: tied, ha be ni 6 ia no aes Pees arues hema tian ais no os Woaee Husa songs vom Keon Monthy ous wane! (The managers stood on the bridgestdur couintey' sone ifen ourpates bidet ihn thoiF/tidst thoy aid noe Ny “ of all ap well) wi We one of the test interesting Fe sation (his "nominated, he was elegtedibyvittuser a revolution inthe | up a huo and ery aint tho present matikgement | And wi . * | winter. “fhose members classified ao demboratdY pubiio mio againgt the intriguing amt mismanagement) of the var, for -@be”PurpoKe "of “taking tho | xoraayed to boar the concort ont but quickly rau asray. > WRATCURETER, will hive the cléetion to their hapds, [od atWays [er the war ay) ngton—tho-underedtreuts of which | ght to Albany, aud comp Sling the Wouteat Wark Com | \ {hove soulll be unpre pation ws pul aaeah ah Fiemme 1—Pierroc, ‘Tallman®.Con. | that the devel fof the cagvass gro apt sveh as re to Le Real he quict, but determined expressions missioners to accept the exg P80 with its bigh valua- | by " Cee a Devers. Rep, | Will dace either the repubiican majority of \phe Sonate | of thé over the intrigucsithat caused the failure | tion aga settiemont of the w W0le quostion, Others, i i ge a» er Hea i 96 oe ye ; ern, or the conseryativ® amajority.of Wie'House-to 20 jato an | of NeCiolian’s Aen en the peninsitia, etronsWbened | gore that st ealy moave @ ote WA0 lh soino of the Com- psec sly ER Byron Honlzy....,.-U.D. | election thiy winter, and thus postpone it adtiet year. | and emboldened by the disastrons and rainous}cam- } missioners, and that the City HAM dob dot avsiro SucaSwhee ee Pond Botton Gator an tet Yarms, Guy Shaw.........,, Rep. J ‘ Member ie rvatives, 5 a democrat: Total... ...++ Conservatives. Republicans... . Union democrats Indepondent. Totals... i eieese eee Military Department, » | Commander-in- HM jo Be eur. “ANTICIPATED CITY BAMLROAD CONTEST, | Acjntant Genoradsss 7 2..//_Maje ST sprea i Vospector Genoral fc as ate © y General iets, Gon. Bon}. H. Wish Enginede-in. Chief, ao . {sane Vanderpool. : The Police eer ana socmn Avena Gamera Nelson J. Waterbury, ral 5. V, Talcott. ree Harpo "haem Re no —_—_ ‘ Judictary. + i Dam. THE QUARANTINE WARFARE, | Norshora distrct.12s-- 1.1 Satin K Hall, ovservattys: * OUR ANNUAL MESSAGES, ‘The Logisiature of tho State of New York anseuables at Albany on the Oth day of January, 1803. ‘The fact that che Govornor just tnaugurated was elected iu opposition to the present radical rule nt Washington, In connection with the fact that the conservative and radicRt factions are 80 nearly equally divided in the State Logistature, hag owwred more than a ordinary interest to bo manifested ‘by the poopie in the proceedings this winter at Albany, especially in regard tothe sction on national questions, nad everything having any boaring upon or special rofe- rence to the management of the war. Not a few of our gues are looking to Gov. Seymour and the conserya- 'vea of the Legislature with the expectation that a e tgh and decisive stand will be taken on uational "estions, that will in fact forco the radical marpiots at ‘ashingion to stop their intrigues, their triding with the Lives of the soldiers and their wholesale murdors, like hoso under Pope and at Fredorickaburg, and conduct the ir ag it should be-—for the s0le purpose of restoring the, ion as it was and tbe constitution ag it is—under the dance of able, experienced and conservative generals, the aid that Governor Seymour will have to pupyprt him in the adoption of such a course will be the pbted conservative majority. in the House, and, the Of ail, the conservative majority of the people of de. } | | Roonblicans of all grades, Lomaer vatives. fudepandi qoH. 1. Wait. 4—W. L. Oswald. I RGANT. lama. Ps Cratienden*. Pep. 2-¥. D. Loveridge®...Rep. ROOM. FB. Smith.......0.D. ‘CATTARADGUB, Andrew L- allen® .Rep. AG. Dow ‘Rep. eave J. Post... -Rep. bay 2 Ce orapaaadl TAU SSroward. ROP. Rep: 1 4 2 Joba fonry C. Lake* yaHonry ‘COLUM. 1<P. G. Kisselbrock. . Con. W. Bostwick... Rep. CORTLAND. 1. B. Van Hoesan.Rep. / GT. He pELaW ake. 94D. 1B. W. Courtney. Rope Q—¥, R. Gilbert... .-Com PUTUHES. 2—W liam Morgan, * | power to prevent the election of Cvited States Senator Palmer F., Havens*. Kep. 1 oxKiDa. this winter if they fee fit to do so, sie “wp. 2k Be Weaver.,....Com.| the Sonate it largely republican, Shas being tn a posl- ror, (and HAMILTON. SA. 3. Sherman... con, | tom to counteract the decisions of {he Assembly aid Wwiyata Haierek-Rep, $a. Mefongal.”. Com. | tually loa: the plane o€ the Governor nnd doteay . ie measures of the conservative House. There m . Te ee i Care Eo. | evar, be a change i this majority before « aphid Lake Boe.....:C Con, F—Joseph Bree... Rep. (ne sesdion FO away. Should the yayirais attempt ‘i 7: n | to secure the endorsement of any Sf their ‘oxtreme fe ag 2 Rep. | measures, Uke precont party ‘ites witi undoubtedly ona 1+J. D, Van Buren ERK TRE, "enna 2-0. 8. Woodward. OpURANS. John Parks..... H. Flotchor*, 5 Con. Southern district. Samuel Selden, conservative. Hiram Nenio, conservative. Henry E. Davies, republican, William B. Wright, republican? * In rddition to the above thero are four side or aasociate ju chosen from thore who: belf positions asgudges in dhekSupreme or District Courts of theState, The fouT Swpi ome Court judges who will ocoupy thet position this year, are the four judges in the even anavbored Judicing district W whose torms of office expire at the close of the year, as ‘follows :-— Second wistriet—James Emott, reptblioen. Fourth « Ustrict--Enoch H. Sixth as Urict—Ransom Balcom, republican, | ~ Eighth di Virlct—Richard P. Marvin, Americas CLERK OF COURT OF APPEAL, F. A. Tallm edge, conservative. SUPREME COURT JUDGES. The State is, vided into eight Judicial districts. The } Now York'city \stricts has five judges and the balance, four each: One, fudge is elected in each Aistriet every alternate year, ‘ the election is to take place this year in: the Second, Four %h, Sixth and Eighth distriote in the places of Judges kn wtt, Rosekrans, Baleom and’ Marvin. District therland, conservative. sy 9 e Ingrahain, conservative, . -Bamuet Nolaor , conaervative, Ov APYRALS. District mjy resident and firet assistant engineers and cy tof repairs. The political complexion of. wo ged is threo republicaus and two congervativer. COMMISSIONERS OF THEOANAL FUND ust § of the Lieutenant Governor, Sovretary of Stato, apt , Treamrer and Attorney @oncral. They havo ioe over the disposal of the cans! fund and the nal , collectors and other canal officers, romit pen- tier & bear and determine appeals from tho awards of the ano Pappraisors, and numerous other duties. ‘The three Canal Commissioners proper bave genera’ cha of the canals and public works of the State. The can, fare divided into three sections, The eastern di* v is under the charge of Wm. J. Skinner, the middle, Wa. W. Wright. CANAL APPRAISERS. Ashibel B. Parmeloe, Themas B. Carroll. ‘Witham Wasson.. ‘They appraise the damages of individuals growing oat of the construction aud repairs of the canals. ‘The Canal Board is in session during the sitting of the Legislature, and at such other periods of the year as they may decide upon. They establish the rates of toll, ap- paint. Rep, Rep. THE LEGISLATURE. ; | There ate far more expericnced legislators in the Asem- . | diy this year than vmal. There are thirty-three membera of the session of 1862 re-elected, an unusually large num. dor, In addition to those thore are twelve elected who have served one or more terms in previons Legislatures since 1638, making {n all forty-five members who have had ‘This large sumber of experienced ‘ads Cannot fai! to effect the results of the deliberations i the Assembly. Many of the Sanaters have served seve- ral terms, while all but one have the experience of Inst seasion ae their guide; and ‘t isto be Boped (bat some | of the members will profit by that experience. ‘Tt will be neon, by reference to our classification of the members—whbich will be found nearer correct than any ave a working majority in the Arrembly, and wil) be | Able to secure tho organization of that branch of the Le . | gistature without the easistance of the Union democraye | OF resorting to any bargain or trade with candidates | for Clerk presented by the Uni neoure the Bpenker. There iano doubt but that the con- | sorvative party will have the erganization of the Assem. Con. | bly in their own hands, and that the Governor at least | moar with more hope than they have horotofore done on | will have that branch of the Legisiature to co operate | Governor Morgan. OB. | with him, The sixty-five conservative votes in the As sembly secure to that party a working majority, and Com. | reodor them responetble for the action takon on wil fhea- | up of the old concern and strengthening the new organt- giv@a them full sures submitted to them. It Tiewier | be broken up amd & new @ivision tine drawn, in which the conservative republicans and domecrats will Porters,of the domecratic party, au@ were nominated and, elected as war democrats, recetving the support both of’ democrats and repudlicans, and-wtll met, therefore, be. Ikely to-vote Cop either a radical repubtican or “copper head” democrat, ‘Look at this contest in whatever form you may there are indteations of a aplsy Gnd interesting $} however havo time, and a contest of more than ordmary Interest to the public, with-an unusual‘amount of pipe leying, ; took the responsibility upon his own shoulders, as Exeen but no gooner had it appeared tn (he Senstethan the that has bees published—that the conservative party will democrats in enter to ! Either of these alternatives ts likely to take piace. ‘ paign of Pope, aud quickenet by the promulgation 6f the Should an election take place and two of those cltasi-’| emwucipation progiausation in its firat public fled as Uniow @emocrats' vote with the republicamy | demonstration belng af the October ‘elections, add its which Smoreithan probable that thoygwill, the ropubli- | g¢oortd/tho rush \jlco-a whirlwind over this andthe Matos Cans will.secure tho Senator. On the othor hand, it wil! | in whici November elections wore held, thus séouring the } require tho seven Binion democratsof the House and the | clectivn of Horatio Seymour as Governor, ami @ ogn- ind nat Séhators to secure the election of a member | seryativemajority 6f the lower Wouso, Nor ¢idabisswep- of the bonsei party. It &s, altogether probable: | ing revolutiod stop thoro, it is cally growing inetrength, therefore, that the olsction of United States Sevator will | and ‘slmost hourly inoreased iu power by virtde of the turn upon thé men presouted by the different caucuses. It | mismanagement of she war by the marplote at, will vote for-a radical or #Bolition repubiteap; and farther. | only evident that Governor Seymour is jatependent more, should the republicamoaucus place im @omination | of the Regency, and will make one of the radical stripe—such as William Curtis | on all questions, totling railroads not ereepted, irrespec- Noyes, David Dudley Fiolt, Horace Greeley or Jas. Wads- wortn— Iarge number of thvse classified ag rapublicans’ | jority. of the donservative members of tte House, while ‘will not vote for thom, provided the other side momivate. | most of the republicang will be’ iu {favor of tolling the @ good man. On tho other hand, should the compervative | roads. efucus piace iy nomination one of those aspirants who TAEATION. AND ASSESSMRNTS: has s doubtful record in roferenee tothe war, like seme of The qnestion of reviving and remodelling the Assesa- thoge that Madam Rumor asserts wiil'be presented bythe | ment lawa ef tho State was discussed for « long tine at Now York city delegation, thoy might/as well try torstop | the last session of the Legialature, aud finally’ ended in the wators af Niagara with a bundle of straw as to at- | the appointment of a jolt committos of the twetousem tempt to seoure their election. ‘The conservatives are | tOsit during the rcevse and investigate the workings wf obliged to have \the seven Union democrats’ ynpport and ; the present law, and report ¢o the Legisiature of 14662 tho indopendont’Seustor, or a liko number of conserya- | Wbat changes are necessary in the present law, The tive repeblicans, **The {d6x of their Sbtainingthe support | Committee have had sumeroce sosdions and eve pre. of either for ayy person in the least tincwréd with the f/Pared a lengthy report, recompwumdiug several Important, “eopper head tripe,” i#imply absurd. Such anominatiod | modifications of the present law. and will present @ ‘bil by the conrerysthres would secure the election ‘of a ra- covering those points in the report, which, "if adopted), dical of the Grocley sobde!. will make radical changes ia amamy fontares Of aasons: It is pretts evident, from these circumstances, that’ | Mevts and taxation. It is understood that the bill vil! whoever is elosted Sanptor be will be on@l tha conser. | Beprezented to the Senate bytthe 2enator from Jefferson’ vative stamp, whose wiews om-the conduct of tte war | covnty. ‘ accord’with thoas of Seexetary Seward. Shoulda zepub: | > TNOLADERD DEPOSITS TTR S¥¥INGS BANKS. caw of that stamp be wominated, the Union demoprats } The long controvorsy over ti transfer of tho unelaimod ‘would unquestionably support him. Inasmuch as hardly’ | depasita in the savings banite tovthe Stale troasury, one mam out of ten t! @ inthe State knows whether | culminated last winter in the sgpointmont of a Preston King 1 a ive or a fall blood negro: | committed to investigate tho sifbject. It was claimed worshipping’ universat’ emai\cipationist, he may pos-'| by tle advocates of this mevsure tiat there was sibly stand some chan of an election. f%'} two or thre millions of tieit depesits lying in is impossttlo at present }to tell who of the gumerous other candidates .\ ‘A portion of those ciassttiod formerly conservative or silver’ whigs, and on death of the whig party-voted the! ticket. past tiousand dAlars anclaimed fo Up Is the opim@ion ef the: that ofuntaim™ bas) thousand’ ult@vined, dwindled “dows \to: quite ‘isions ‘in their char- Institutions- responsible, logisintton: to depositor and make his hands of the banks. ; most of the COMMIBSARY GENERA. Probably the first indication of the support that Gov’ ®oymour will have in the Senate wilt been the appolnt- , ment of Commissary General. ‘Benjamin Welch, Jr., (the .p IBSUR. present incumbent), term of office expires this wititer, ‘The peceltarposttion tliag. the nancial affairs of tho ‘and in filling his positin’ the Governor nominates, and | country lias foretd our’ vot issue into, will also re~ the Senato is required by law to confirm, this may open | require legislation: to: y. ‘wm what manner the up the contest between the Governorautl'the majority in | Legislature will’ attemptith@l object no person caa tell | the Sepate, and thus throw cousidorable light upon the |'at “present; a ‘creat’ déadi will no doubt depend ‘events of the scasion, pa ‘upon the financial ineas: \t will be adopted by Con- | 4 BOUNTY: MONEY. grees. That tegistation witb required at the hands of It will be remombered that the Stato paid @ large | our Albany lawmexers pacers nee to the insolvent condi | ‘amount of money in bounty to those soldiers whobave | tion of our banks, «il frecly-neth tit, Dut as to the precise enlisted under the last two calls. Gov. Mérgan,inatesd 0, | notions of the Legislature ait'tme in the dark at prosent. calling the Legislature together to authorise #8 payment- ‘There will also bo efforts made-4 + pags some iaw offecting the winding up of the fow remaiq lug safety fund tanks of the State. , tive of the Stateftrusting tothe Legisiature of 1863 for its endorsement and approval of the act. One of the first duties of the Legislature will be the-approval, and to | For a number of years past ‘the — Citivens Of Manhattan logalize that laudable act of Governor Morgan. ‘The pre: | teinnd have seen all‘mannéeor off rts in tho Legisinture oive amount thus expended is not known outside of oMicia! | to pass special laws in referente-m this city and tho in’ circles. terests of its property holders, § ‘bis bas gone tomich HARBOR DEFENOES. the only wondor was thateuy te or public interests At the last session of the Lezisinture there was @ | were teft untouched. Thére-iodtia ‘ly, in some respects, LEGISLATION YOR PaBing Y OF NEW YORK. i it# tranéfer to the Stfeet ‘Com issioner, hat tho Park would have cost the wily Aug; teas fn “tio hands of those engagod in crying doy,i2 1% agomest, is perfectly preposterous, y Tt peeds ouly five minute# view of the antecgdents Af tha *minicontents to Miscoverwhat its present costris onty adm Pita buckel to what ft puld bavo boon bad tho matogm, "eats the con- trol of GiePark. What.shonli.by done byte. ¢2istature At Albany, %@ the presucoof a law compeliing ‘uc city’ aa. e \ thoritiea'to piace the bonds as Axed by law foe exch othor ig clear that noné Of those classified as Vaion democrats | Washington. With this vicw of tho caso, it'i8 nob! in the mandy off the Commissioners cact) veer xand thts enable thera comegotiatotie Louss and proceeds With the hig decislous } construction of gi Park without any embarcm oe from: tive of the Regency, Tho sume ryle wtllapply 600 ma} ey gin, The prompt actiopdp! the Governor in reiprence t ‘he, Police Commissionera¥aidicates considerable excitemes | 10 (hat direction this wint&t whic may also involve ea O° of the special commiastonjers this witiier with a view @t vlace tho presont mat the rings aad cliques and tholr broxers aroum \ FOURCE COMMISSIONERS, \ them under the: eogttrol of democrata instead’ republicans, 5 With this hasty review of A ‘any matters in the hands Of the lawmakers: and thiiobiy ¥,reving oureltivenant the |) same time to. keep @ sharp leok out Cor the operations ab sho State capital CONEY .UAION. ‘The tear Sanit sn Pare eran aaeeh ORL: Mayme rarue pit aye X4kon iM. nieace ia Ba i nding Post. Cominal JAS. M. Greey, Major Fortyeighth New York State Vot or | unteers. D. W, Strickland, Captain, Vorty-oighth New York Volum. Lh. @on's in dp inude art iter: Cayatoy r i. Mure First Lteatenant, Forty-etzhth New Yap Volunteers, Com anitic@ ot Amyisetion an: gy GRAND THANKSGIVING FETE AND PRATIVAL, GIVE BY TUR OFFICERS OF TAK GARRISON O¥ FOR PULASKI, GA., NOVEMBER 27, 186: PrOnnAMR! \ Divinéwervice at ning erelock A. i ‘Phe entertainment t commence with a RGMT 1 anger pnacric?. 4 bt ree omnes. fore each ae. mt ‘tance two oe red yurde. “Lest etviag imaht i each. prize Gioia metas, valtod we BSS rs fire iver anes valiod at $18. Third prize—Bronz0 inedal, valved at G10, Distance ome atite AOU ce MATON 4 r if $10. 8 a a et my oe Tan ne—Parse of $10.” Sceond prizeelurws Of 60. proe—Purse of $2 Pe 4 Trzee t ad Tatpcpletn and over tolve: hurdle 0 times , throe fect t prite-Purse of $10, Becond priei Puise of 65. ize-—Purse of $2 Bw. TN AaMURDLE ACK ’ Ove tundred yards end ret over three hurdles, ft a4 apart and cighteeménches high. First prize—Duree 9 Ww, Secoud prise? uratel $6. ae £ | » * BACH. Pompettvire pling folded, trundiing Pe Rt ono achose Terrtpicin. Fira prize—Purss 0 cond prize Busse of $5. a Vi.—MPAU PRAT. Exclusively for contra>ands; bneds tied beliod the baok and to seize we htne teety «$5 i in a tu) Pines Bi titors, t@ be allowed fivo minutes cach The Mask of Con ius om thse | soompi thon ‘Brie * oar ai VI) —GRRARED POLF. Face of Ma's, Poie to be fifteen feet hich. Pose. - 1. P10. ke, &o., \ ae. ‘To be seized am! heid by the tail, ‘Three conmpetitors from each company. T'rito—Pix, Our Suffolk Corresper ‘dence. sieigre fenen % be ae Soeroney Fay De. 28,1368 ey wuteks AND CommtTray, on axomatnt, “1A' Merry Christmas’ —Sports in’ Camp in an om Gave i B. Goakin. it AW. G |, Rice Busters, Horse Races, Greasy Pola, Shaved Pig ithe’ usal dress poraniroe the eattinon wilt ieee piven at ‘and Fumping in Sacks—A Obristrses Sy, rply—Musicm | Bale paat four Pal Bali=Bignt Fie Supper—Twelve Pe. General Dick*Buseed Orderet to Yorktows, » kc. At Suffolk, fun, laughter sind feasting wore th she'savtoge tanks of this city) Tite Committee have spent | Astne friends of tho gallant soldiers of ti "ste. rém ‘it ConaiderwWle time in inveatigading tits mattor during he } wrpyith pleasure loarn that all thetrooya at tuo dif amd Lave found abiout Hiro hundred aod f04y | ¢eegntstations under'the command of Major @ onerai Joby cesthim number of yours. | 4 pig had a Merry Christmas” yeaterday, 1, 820, with therout ofthat anount | poasure, send the following carefully cooct: ‘other portion have always beon' keown as ardent sup. | ftom one” mamivs Me oe aay sorter noo uteeane | the doings; feastings and merry ingz: frou Sulfotis to purposely aint-con O14 Pott Comfort. for et Tey devas Of ge; OF some other; apoctal object.’ Thie will owly’ teave stout one hundred; the day, About noon a portion of Dodge's Mounta t Ri paraded through the city and camps in the fellowhng or-| der :—Kight magnificent horses attached to # largo gevern-. 6 horses gayly trimmed with lsuret, holly and ribbops, while the wagon was filled the mombers of the band. of. tie regiment, playing lively and spirited airs, A large American flag and evergreens beautifully decked the otherwise plain ‘spirited controversy over a mest:re forthe appropriation to bg a change in the programmet® is winter in reforonée of a large amount for the better protection of the harbor | 4+ jeast to political interests anditty * departments of thé of thiseity. ‘The dill, after boing defented, reviged and | govornment of thecity.. Avwmajority of thesenate being’ going through all woanners of forms, passed! the House’ | repnblican and the Assembly comm ryativo, as far ‘ag logistation in reference to heata: of @ ‘partment buretus radicals of the Greeley school discovered that the com- | ang commiasions, one howe wit ® ‘ock the game ‘of mnasioners named to expend the money were all on the | tye other, and thus prevent amy legislation of a other sido of the House, and immediately eet to work and | pojiticnl cheracter. Bate'wo anne t say as mueb Stranglod it, liké the@radical Marplete at Wash- | as far as jobs are concernady past ionce assures us, ag ington defeated “ireportant public measures because | fap as honesty is concernad, thet thegs is wo difference they could not. control the spoils, thus Cully | netween the politica!’ parties. ‘The q ly question at proving that radicaitem at Albany and Washington are | iesue on that point ig, whieh ehali bare the opportunity precisely the samoidreed. Fortunately forthis ety and | of jjning their pockets vy having thd: control of ie the country, Providence has prevented any: attack upot | natidnal aud State treasuries. Thus §the republic: thipcity, but had Secretary Reward becm ices fortunate 12 | labored for a long Serig of. years d0 rout the democr: his diplomacy, or lund the radjeals in the Cabinet carried | grom the sat places of the-navionsl govérament, un oir points, we should bave tong since suf | y cry of corruption, &c., bul no gered sovercly for this action of the radicals | thoy obtained power, and .the- democracy of in the State Senate, and may possibly yet! way, than the most sxtensive system of corrupt! befare our, tarbor defences agepplaced in a proper state | xnown fm the hislory of the world comumnect. of defence. There will doubtless De farther agitation | which has given to this portod tie appellation of! ‘rei Abis winter upoo that subjecf. It io hard to tell ih what 4 of choddy.”’ The repablicans, uo doubt, cousidering: sbape-tt will maae lis appergance. their last opportunity, aod resfling thas they will ne THE STAT: CANALS give them another opportunity, aro laying tn for all tie The revenue received fram the “rie Canal this year | to come, including future generations, The iea t) presents @ gratifying result. The lange income, however, | the conservative Javunakers at. Albany. this. winter wi no doubt is in great meaure the sesult of the Migsigy | beany rors bencst or less corrapt than their republic ipp! being in & measure Pclosed to the commerce of tho | predecersors, the public will await the proof Syj Wost, driving ae it has, the products of the West to the } spetr cts before they take apy stock in any such com Atlantio cities for a markyot. Tt dopends vpon the action | cern, or any ancl statement, All manner of jobs are Low, of the administration at Wasbingion, and the activity | poing worked up by the third house operation, for the of our armies in the field, whether this State will bave | approval of thoes.who hold certificates ag Assembiymon the beneft of that trafic on our canals another year. ‘and Sepatorr. EXLARGRWENT OF THY LOCKS. CITY RAUROADS. At the last cession of the Legislature a bill was ‘Thereare fivadiferent parties who baye proparing 4, passed giving permfesion to. the general government:| project for aBreadway Railroad this winter. The parties: the privilege of / lengtheuing and eniarging one whe have been, applicants for the road for the last two tier of tock | the passage of] gunboais from the Hudson river | combiuations than at any former period. This siso bald to.Lake Frie. That question is now being agitatedrin | that rome of the property holders who have hereiw(oro, Congress. It ie rumored that propesitious will at om carly | opposed a roadim Broadway will aleo apply for it them ‘be subsaittyd to the Legislature, for this State toJoan | selves this Fear. The probable result of all this ecrembla/ At Hampton a ¢) was a wo general eennae for a guiietont | for n railrosd in Brondway will be « bitter fight wita | of the Bampton ‘and Chee peak Fopiat amount to coyer tho expouses of the (rk, It will be each ott te the cantons toe gridiron inthe Lagtatabuy, sf genset cupervinion OC DP: Gilbert, Medical Direotor of this urged, on iomenghonipeimereitie eS “sens tone pth are eevee pao f} ar tin Point Comfort al) appeared t hem. defence of the State in case of trouble with Englaad, but | & majority > '* | seivon to their hearts’ content. he ‘gevarnacn also incroasé the commerce of the canals, and@conee- | railroad in that evo dear pt a Ne woe sei | bakers had @ grand bal!, frotic end enpper ihe large j quent eddiicnal revenue. ‘This may meet withconside- | hands, divide tho spoils Pu it @ | hall of the bakery, eleared for the occasion, while on 4 companies thatcomein | majority.is found to be oppored to sachaprojecty they rable opposition from the raitror will ight to the Ditter end to defeat each ober, 7 sting competition with the. onnale, under the belief taat what- ever improvement ta thecanais that wii! tend vofacilitate, quicken and increase the capacity of the capals, will re | Propositions (or railroads running «cross duce their buiines#, It is not altogether fmprobable that | wirlaiug, #hAD we have not now, communicatiog between thore will bo a Diseer fight between the railroad and cana! | the east and weat side of the city by rail. interest on thia.queetion. RAILROADE, oe The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad will unquestion- ably make ita appearance in the Logisioture this winter, " | Secwitnstanding'the bara timen, ‘ye work cn thie read | Waving, Xow YorE walk any ether | has slowly, progresred during tho past season, nnd iis managers will Ondeavor to show that, with tho credit of | those living on one side of the oky ’ see their the State tom certain amount, tne relief jong asked for and | refnsed will be obtained, Thoy lobk upon Governor Sey~ more, the law giving authority to uny company to ouilyy } totes ia thoes running longthwfre of the city + cum. ' ‘The Erie Ratiroad Company have regularly asked for | jalation for feveral yonrs part to facilitate the windin we ¥ eee hae. | giving passcongars an opportunity of riding om a road run vation, We are wable to say whether or no there are | Ring across town and snother Tongthwiso, if is busines Any more woodk spots io {hat concern that will require a | Tequires it, without payitig two full farce; but only oo or planter, in the Shape of a apecial act of the Legislature, to | t¥° oats Adore one Tare, strongthaa or stop tp. From post experience we should «QUARANTINE, | fresnie that there wonlA:be roveral found. There will be nother pall at the Quarantine lands on The question of tolling the raiiroads is again being | ‘Staten Iviand this session, Extensive combinations are Agitated. It is aid thet a bill has already been prepared, | being formed Tor the purpose of securing the passage, Of and will at an early day be submitted to the Sonate, The heavy taxation to support the war will be the arguments in favor of (ts passage—arguments that will bave great woight with the country members. The opponents of the tolliag interests have great confidence that nothin@Pwill come out of it, from tte fect that the yoto and work togethe>.” jeaving the radfeale of rabid | Central Raflroad interests covtrol Governor Seymour Rep. | republionas in @ minority “out io the cold’ by them ,\ a working majority of the House—a position abeh | | 9 Dittfor tho sale of these lands, which, taken oither as | a Quarantie landing or & camp ground for #oudiers, is | commidesed by the people on Staten Island % decided nuisay.ce, Those interested in this matter this mo’, of experience and influence in ler wlative eregeed pg. tb pe lac Probabilities that the peopleon tho island Will iq gratiged by the aly ‘Vnoge lands this squid. ~ l¢ the cannis, #0 af tO adraip | years lead thetist, avd assert that they go with swonger J ny to wetter luck at the next seasion. There. will 8 gecora) ) re is great | { friends Hing en the other site. ThePInly omnibus | heel and reitroad line at present ran lougthwine. of the city, | other mote and exchange tickets with Gach other, similar to the | system now fn operation in Philadelphia and ather cities, | Foster i | | fivoty as the the Daud chariot ots crouse Bokitea tei were twenty or thirty of the regimént {n masquerade costume— some ‘appropriate name of **Rice others bad thetr faces painted, while all were curiously. dressed aud decked off tn the gay mask costume, womon's clothes, their with ’ oni Lao aban, pg oleae. in; 8 resaes at frat much whiloa hi ‘in male attire, largo, but now well filled ge paunch, projecting forw: mMonatrous *proportions of the legs, nck a pig race commenced. F tle squaater’e tail war shaved / Jed nat then let loose sed more sport than actually oovnrred, a: report of ‘dor. of ‘ard, ae. prize in glorious styic, Ki greased, , the one throwing the pig Dis shoulder by the tail being entitied to it. This! ‘the pi, ean a short time-before it became no Triclitenad as 5 atall heures, — Tho Third Rhode Island minatrel baad wili play at tater. = during the event ; The band of he Forty-eight New York opimont will per form at intervals during the day and evening. A steamer will leave at ton Head toeonvey te Fort Pulaskt at nine o'clock Thankagiving morning OPERATIC AND THEATRICAL. Musteni. Wineger Grau inaugurates to-night bis grand soepon withithe favorite opera, ‘Hi Polttto;’’ sung By Miss Ke" Joggy Brignoli and Awodio, We have.already onumeratod the novelties and favorite operas. to be givewduring wie seaccm, and will merely add that Grau deserves: sucoem, only for bis strict fulfilment of alt ‘his engacomenté—a rare feet im the Listory of operatie management in New of Musicvand Mr. Graa. The former bave refunded ta® call ; but they are more generally made by them the last woasen of four sights. manos dhe, Kora by. she ae = ne Ticreweeioele te ramen doliaes.. For the futare MAnager Grau will have the Academy at the customary ances in Brooklymat the wal chargefor admittaneé. The directors-of the Boston Academy of Music are enxioum to make adofinite arrange ment with Grau for an operatia season in that city. He { declines, however, entering ine backs of kieking mules and condemned horses, grii | and grinned fab eackrouner con te spicineeria wale any engagement untit ascertained whether his sao» Burton, while they twisted ‘bodies into con. | cess here wiimov wart his remaining in New Yortr. clveble Dorere eioitiog Mnghiee,, chore aad Waving |... The oxtmordinery praise lavished upon Mile. Cordior tm appearot to enjoy the sport heartily. Had’ they | ‘“Traviate’* by the Bal@imore and Wi Journal the Bopingen comtadeescy, cevsrning, to, thenr'ctent? | Sooner tases overstrained. Here, where the. anes, iu tow of the Unione T think thes lecteud'oc | Pad have: witnemed ftho Sie performance of Hime F would have followed the pr \ Gverrabe‘la. in this opqrs, Mile. Cordier will And sevérer- parading the town and camps Fe- } judges. ’ be BS perivins.. teace Aivest, Cares Tho Gopman Opera, has done wonders this. weelt, the fo wi spies vot wena a Sa | Manager bacire tebe more te over corte ae money), was the next on the programme, the one reach-;| produces aevelties most taking description with ing the fop taking the whole, “4 bumbericied bat after ;| unetintedsMberality. We sincerely hope he work! ‘or SONe gradually approach. fog nearer (0 the tempting bait, an extra lunsp of greasty to.meet with the patronage he #0 richly deserveas here and there started the bold edveuturors on the.| The wonderful pianist, Master Willie Pape,gives, om ferns gel § ee mopping only. ot ree. ‘Wodnesdag- evening, a grand concert-at Irving Hall, pockota with sand: but he was not smart onough te reach fyo nis dopartaro for Burepe. He willbe assisted on pocorn at y suicanatay ae taryee bool Toccaston by the most distinguis’ved artists. The a gramme is varied and pleasing. Baie ar oom Be art ee and thus the day's public sports /! "On Tuesday evening next Mu, Edward Molleobauer’s ‘The bandiof Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry, yw- | grand operatic concert will take place, On this occasien aay Cy of Se ene, tovented. sa ei | BE will introduce forthe first time selestions from bie ome: me Sie duet, and’ thair | DéW opera, entitled “The Corsican Bride,” the following commenade boon distinguished artista assisting in prominent parts:— a oe enjoyments of um dag wore 0! more Madame Rotter, an@ Mossrs.. Lotti, Weinlich and. Hart- theatra forrwingy che mata objects of uttraction. man, Judging by what Mr. Moligobauer has fu rd pce a NI "s a te the pablic in times past inthe way of musical treats we. as the officers ‘and eoldiore. General stood ‘war on | mntsa i weoy eee Ps Doar tho They ihe \. Morgan, in . when sere. | . nated, Lav: just arrived from Monree. | The minstrels contiau® their gucceaaful carcer., Bry- On board] .ne Mahaska, about ene.o’ciock, General | ants’ is filled to overflowing each evening. Wood's Mia- Koon, ott sla, visti ths ehive, whew the whole | Seve fat taoullinled tlle party went t# the General's héariquartérs an@ partook of | * Lacan to ‘contats we a b-ainner. ’ . }derowd there ouch night to see the burlesque “Dinorah.” pry f an here Aah ag oe ae ‘Oqually fortunate in the wey of one milo! ‘and retaru, for ® parse, took about | Fowded house. bait wil. northwest of the point, Some or ten Theatrical started: ali oatautpped by the Geveral's va own, oY ah gia¥s Old Bull Ban bray 4 tho, soldiers ecw every plage of amusemont in the city was im. anced several, fur ontstripp cl every bight last week; and on Friday night ea. otis. $ cod passed the winning post ton or Arteon ‘eng tha ily), when New York ought to have beeu recotering from ita headache after the dissipation on New Year’a day, the jam was Fo tremendous that havdreds of poovle were turned away from every theatre and minatrgh halt Jn the city, and the receipts were by far the largedt ot the = senson, We congrotulate the managers’ opom ee 9 ra anoth by) Soe hee a | thie pleacamt state of affairs, amd the public ‘upon the ind lege, it acrose his and marehed | proxperous condition of ite Gnanges. We shail expect to the vee our amusements improve this yoar a8 greally ag the \s four o'clock a sack race tock place, tho eack#being | andionces hava araeek We have no patience dnd ne dround the necks of those jnside them, when the hole party commenced moving, some jumping, othore | Merey for managers who become so pampered with pros” ‘alking or attemmting to do go. while others rolled on the | pority a8 to grow careless of taking any pains to please ground, exch making every exertiou to reach the winning poat ahead of the reat. At night General Corcoran delivered nob to hig | ©@8¢ 18, that managors and actors in this u be voliv & speoch to his Vantly ilinefinated, the whole a splendid p sitting down t= inside the fort I caw the soldiers playing at base while ail arowid presented « be)lday appearance, martial Tausle and dress parades ‘arene tutbeautitying the Thave sald but imile in regard to feasting, because, if h aged of facilites of this kind. There are neff, woitiiiog for | had done justice to al), my account Ween fiiod With ducks, geero, tarkeys, chickens, oys- te ietiyag Doom, Stewed, | roasted, tried. A iment city ia | neg the warld, without any modo of conveying prssergers ¢ nisms « across the city, except by the oxpenmise system of hacks, |) Prices, they all fared sunptuously, sick and woil, and bad ‘There should not only be cross-roalie baile, but farthor./t a imerty. day and night. provest quer had ihelr qgarters bril. ited gnoete, Da! $ t 4 fricastoed, a ia mada, ‘and & number medes thot I know nothing of, eo | though to sem it oll up in atow ‘tthe market could adord. aud ae poultry: py Chr 8.” ‘The news items are rather scarce here for the present. ANNIVERSARY OF THR RATTLE OF PORT BovAne tp | ngreeable. should have & provision Wag the: { {alte of Gchorsd Feotae's splendid opeeations. tm North Ce. we competing thecrong: + Gaile of Gon i in North C: pred ar wee, | rolna, which ig read wiah much tu My I learn that General Wessels’ brigade of General Dix’s command, sent specially by the © part In the expedition, activ General Busteod wean, Feperted to General, Dix, wos ordered to Yorktown, would have a it }, and state that 3 an ‘of all Kinda abound bere and gel! at reasouabie ¢ and satisfaction, “| | a poblic which i9,#0. ously. gratified. ‘The fact of th® have | Altogether too easy times of ft. They arc, pee odtnaationts | onty to applause, andthe beautiful and noble art of hiss ari ae | qs has beon totaly forgotten among us. We trast ela, to see this art revived an‘ judiciously practised. It te | the undoubted right of an actor to be applauded if he | docs well. It ie also the undoubted right of the audi, | enco to hiss a performer it” he does badigt Hitherto only the right of the actor to be applauded has bees recog: | nized and acknowledged. The right of the audionce r/. | now be asserted and exercised. Asfor the managers, there are considerable referm® for them te make, nod now that they ave ne longer the excuse of peverty, wo shall expect to see thean reforms inaugurated. We rejoice to nay that the scenery “of almost every theatre in the city is almost ubexeeptjon_ ‘able. The accommodations for the public, however, are | open to criticism. A+ Niblo’s Garden an iron fence is so placed acress the iobby that the audiences must leave th, ‘theatre, ae they ontor it, in # ‘Me, This is incon- venient and absurd. If Manager Hoy will step Into Wallack’s or tho Winter Garden he will see howiron railings should be managed, Thon, agnia,.. tho private oxes at goveral of our theatres are cold and damp, and people are Induced to pay extra prices } fop'the sake of catching the diptheria, Ip almost all the Goneral to aid General | theatres the orchestra chairs are o closely crowded to. ie attack on Kinston and Goklebore, bore an /gothor that ladies’ dresses are ruined, and persons son nd repass omly by kicking each other's shins aad tr ing on each othér's toes in a mapper more lively tum “Pitty conts extra for discomfort’? Khould be The Wabash Minstrels wit give their fourth entertai for ore! choirs, We the ment board the Unite Staves flagship Wabash, | the advertisement extra naving Royal Harbor, 8. © , On Friday evening. Yor ¥; 130.0” M | managers to make their orchestras larger or to renerve 4 PROGRAMME, / | aif the seats In the parquet; for it seems tbat poopie PrOOEWS. sos Sot ae ee pepe oh ath owas,” valael Poa het Oud Viraial ney , Band. sances drive them out of the notion altogether. ‘Allof the theatres except Niblo's have # change of pro _ this wook. At Niblo’s the spectacular burlesque of “Faust and Marguorite” still keops the stage, bat is not doing a8 well ag was expocted, and as its really tifa! scenery and wonderful mechanical effects de ‘The reason of thia evidently is that the dialogue is very ‘badly written up, and thet Mr. J, B. Roberts gives a very unsatisfactory rendition of the part of Mephistopheles, Price, and-¢rill’ thus be eq abled to give operatic perform. | , , 1? ' | | a / # e