The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9663. IMPORTANT FROM ALBAW7. , The Excitement Over the Con- a scription Bill Se aaeneaaemaanamaaal CHARGES AGAINST SPEAKER CALLICOT, Petition of Prisoners In Fort McHenry. 1 ¢ ; | Oomamissioners for the Court of / Appeals. 7He BROADWAY RAILROAD, bey bee, ke Aisuny, Feb. 27, 1863, ‘Puere ia considerable excitement this morning among ‘We members and outsiders 1p reference to the Conscrip- on bill. It appears that a great deal of discussion took {Place privately during the night over the features of the ‘“Gonscription bill, The result is that many who looked spon it with indifference yesterday now denouneo it in | Ditter terme , and are‘taking necessary steps for action of | the Legislature upon the subject. Ono of the important | pointe that they raise this morning is the ono-man power ceaferred upon the Secretary of War in regard to his granting exemptions for 4 sum not exceeding three hun- Gred dollars, but for o iess sum if he sees proper, ‘There are also several other points which arc raised, and great deal of feeling is exhibited. A reaolation was offered this morning refer- to the charges that were made against Mr. Callicot at the commencement of the session, Gnd requesting Mr. T. C. Fields to make hie charges in the form required by the resoiution of the House immediately, Yo this resolution Mr. Fields stated that he nceded no prompting, urging or direction by the House for him w ges. He had withheld the charges machinery of the Assembly were in work- all the Jared inted, 80 these charges would not inter- ‘of the Assembly, but that he aor verified within a short time, extent RO one can doubt their truth. Eee. for to-day, and will undoubtedly until Freids ts his charges. lost made up their minds that these would pot presented. They wore somewhat surprind when ihe question mae bruit up to-day. . Korn, ot New York, offered the following important ition morning:— Whereas, this House of Assembly has been informed @hat Charles Wilson, Henry Baryfield, William Gotting and ‘Thomas Kune, citizens of the state of New York, have since the &th day of July, 1861, and are now, con- ned in Fort Mctienry, om the pretence of being detained ae witnenses on the part of the United States, and that ‘they bave been subjected to crue! treatment, unfit even fer persons connecied with infamous crime; therefore, Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker, on behalf of the House, with instructions to eommunicate forthwith with his Exdbliency the President United States, to ascertain ce mature inst i $ TEFL? th i | m i i : Hi i? iY l ri ry g I such inquiry and ln of this reavlution Mr. Korn presented a peti- setting fourth the sufferings of the parties concerned, , that on the 29th day of June, 1861, the brig ; schooner Mary Pierre. of Boston, schooner Margaret, of New York, were taken prizes Confederates in the Chesa; Bay. The crews of named vesseia were Richmond and put confinement were released and per- “On July 8tia, 1861, when on our way ‘Washington.Uol. Thomas ), the principal actor in the above captures, passenger on the steamer, was arrested at this , and six of us belonging to crews of the above and detained here § rae Hi ! 4 ‘almost every- |. Wo were put into want of berths, we had had been hore about Colonel W. W. Morris, command- for clothing and blankets; but although wero made we have not been ablo , ROt even blankets, durimg the long On our first application to Colonel us be wonld have to make ; and, true to his word, we were soon after . ‘assist in cooking for « company @ soldiers Not thinking ourselves entitied as United lates witnesses to act as cooks, we declived; and for our is: bedienve—if such it can be called—we were locked in dark celis, where we were kept for a! ys. Col. Morris released us, telling us ¢ we would have to obey . We bad consequently to assist in the kitchen for fear cf similar treatment. Colonel Morris, not contented | ‘with this and our confinement in this loathsome piace, gave | orders for two uf us to be covks for some thirty or iorty @utside risoners. We refused, and as punishment received ‘our ra‘ivas raw, without any ‘means being provided as to Cooking for ourselves.’ petition goes on to state | that under the interference of General Dix they were | taken out of the guardhouse and placed among the Stato » but were soon returned to the soldiers’ ward hose, on the plea of want of room, f ‘also enumerates further sufferings, and that poo tee Mod one of the prisoners has beon suffering in | New York for the necessaries of life, one of his children dying ior want of medical care, which their exhausted circamstances did not enable them to procure. The whole story is a heartrending one, and no man can read it with @ut exclaiming, Has free America, the land of Washing- ton, come to thin? A motion was made to lay the resolutions on the table for the present. Mr. Korn tm:nediately made an emphatic appeal to the House, stating that these men had been conilued nearly two years aod suifered all manner of hardships, their families dying off for want of the necessaries of life, and ‘Bow it is proposed to lay this on the table, and permit tem to suffer another year in the dungeon, without even if ‘erimipal, and ali without having committed any crime Ci the country or auy person. resolution abd petition were then ordered to be ted, aud wore mede the special order for 1.morrow, ‘when we shall be able to ascertain all about the matter. The Broodway Railroad bill, noticed a few days ago, was introduced in the Assembly today. Thie is the ouly Dill for a road im that street ont of three or four said to Rave been proposed that has made its appeurance as yet. ‘The others may come up consolidated in ove. This bill ‘was retorred to the Committee on Railroads. A railroad through Forty-second street was noticed, having ove-tenth as good fare as the most hardened | The Senate bill amending the General Banking law in Feference to fixing the number of directors fora quorum Passed the Assembly. ‘The concurrent resolutions relative to the appointment Of commissioners to decide on certain cares on the An ipterosting discussion took place in the ‘The subject was finally postponed unti! to mor- Fow in that body. A suggestion was made in the Assembly to add another Glause to amend the constitution, widing that our should be appointed by the Governor, with tho the Senate, instead of being elected. There is to tho constitution so much needed as was, wor, withdrawn for the present, and the original resolution referred to the Judiciary Com KEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Benate. ALuayt, Feb, 27, 1863. ROPORTS PAVORAMLY. ‘Po punish frauds in the use of stamps, brands and trade mark. Amandatory of the Revised Statutes relative to embor- ‘glement. Relative to recording United States stamps. Majority report. BILLA INTRODUCED, By Mr, Coxrouy—Providing for payment for the Now York, by ion of the By Mr ansory—Faciliating, the, coustraation ‘. 5 ap- Lake Ontario, Avburn and | propriates $150,000. Incorporating the trustees of tbe Sands fund trustees ‘un Amenéatory of the Revised Stataves relative to miade meanore enforcing the responsibility of stoenelers of Banking oerporations was lost by a yote of 15 vw 10, and & mtlon to reounsider the vote was tabled. Providing payment for the interest on canal drafts pro. tested tor non payment. Incorporating the Mohawk Valley and Passico Railroad pany. Mr. Gaxsow called up the resolution amovdatory of (he tution relative to the appointment of five omums- of ‘A debas ensued, Mesers. Farmar, Harow , and Mesers, Coon and Gassow favored the resolu- ‘opposed it. ALBANY, Fob. 27, 1869. 4 memorial from the Now York Chamber of Conmerge f rs relative to harbor defences was presented and ordored to be printed, WLS REPORTED PAvORARLY. By Mr. Jommon—Te incorporate the Brooklyn Germa- ‘Bia Assocation. By Mr. Huromres—To confirm the resotution of the Com- ‘gon Oounet! of New York relative to the Peter Masterson contract. By Mr. Cavncs—To appropriate s portion of the Litera- ture Fund to the support of academies. ‘Mr. Huscock—To amend the Mining and Manufac- Al ‘The two latter bills wore, on motion of Mr. Telerred to the firat Committee of the Whole. NOTICES OF BILLA. By Mr, Marncy—To incorporate the Bridge Street Ferry ne, eeum—to amend the Brooklyn Local Inprove- Mr. Kixa—In relation to the piers of New York Mr. Duax—To incorporate the Forty-second street Mr. H11—To incorporate the Machinists’ Protective Unida for the diy and State of Now York. ‘To amend the Geoeral Banking lax tn reference to fixing Banking law the number of directors. Relative to the Fort Edward, Glen’s Falle and Sandy Bill Railroad, the jail and penitentiary of Kings county. To peda the city of Brooklyn to establish public mar! By Mr. Pavitomg—To incorporate the village of East New York. By Mr. Samwer—To provide payment for the work done on the Genesee Valley Extension. By Mr. T. C. Fustpa—To authorize the construction of a railroad in Morrisauia and West Farms. By Mr. Dmax—To incerporate the Master Stevedores’ Mby Mr. Danct—To probibit the wae of suspension By Mr. Dancy—' nty use or chain bridges. Mr. Frman introduced a Broadway Railread bill. The only names of corporators are Clinton Gilbert, Heary Van Sobaick, Christian B. Morrison, David Smith and Eusebius ‘W. Dodge, leaving a large blank for additional names. The track is to commenco at the South ferry, Whitehall street, and run along Bowling Green, Broadway, on the ‘west side, to Union square, aud from thence to y-pinth Street; also with a single track to connect with the main track Ou Broadway, running thence aiong John street to South street, thence to Fulton street, and thence to Broad. way; be with a single track id connect: Bind ee ae track on Broadway, ruuming thence along Dey es street, thence to Cortlandt street, and thenee to Broad- way; also with asingle track to connect withthe main track on Broadway, ruvning thence along Pine to William street, thence to Wall street, with a double track to the Wall stie. terry, returning along Wall street to Broad- wn motion of Mr. Dean, the bill was laid on the table for printing. On motion of Mr. WeersrooK, the State Board, to pro- vide for reimbursement to te and persons for Seni uipmente lost or destroyed in the service of the United States, were required to report how much of the $50,000 appropriation had been expended by them. Mr. MaDovGa.t offered a preamble and resolutions to in- quire into the ‘“arbitrar of citizens charged with counterteiting; into the arBitrary interference of the Legislature of 1662 with the “Pretty Walter Girls,” and into various other subjects. ‘These resolutions were in derision of the resolutions offered to inquire into the ‘arbitrary arrests of citizens’’ by the administration at Washi! . Mr. Koxn offered « reselution to int a committee of three to inquire into tho alleged crus - ment of Charies Wilson, Henry Bargfried, ‘and Thomas Keuse, citizens of New York, in For BILLA INTRODUCED, Mr. Darxcy—To repeal the act of 1862 in relation to ‘ke! icHen- Ty, and the sufferings entailed upon them in consequence | bly of such illegal and crue! imprisonment. Mr. Koxn then read a communication setting forth the facts in the case, ‘The resolution was laid on the tablo for printing. Tho subject of the charges of corruption against Speaker Callicet yo came up On the resolution of Mr. Lawrence, calling for specitic charges from those who bad made charges on the floor against say ome Mr. Freups stated that he s! ‘be prepared to file spe cite Mong tortie ‘week. He was prepared ba yp more than he ged a the Speaker. asserted that disclosures would be made of a character to astonish all not in the knowledge of the ocourronces prior to the organization of this Assembly. ‘On motion of Mr. Seymour, the Comptroller was request. ed to report what gas scompenies had peglected or ro- fused to make an annual report according to law. Mr. Pruxptx called up the concurrent resolutions reor- ganizing the Court of A Mr. Seymour argued in favor of inting the judges. The revolutions were referred to the Judiciary Commit - tee. ‘Mr. FLYNw gave notice of a bill to regulate the People line of steamboats. Mr. Dean introduced a bill to amend the insolvent lawn, It makes a pe mwely | of creditors sufficient to file a peti- ton, and reduces the term to one year of two. After debate, in which the resolution of Mr. T. C. Fields, to hold sessions at five ia the afternoon, and only devote days to commitices, was defeated, the House agreed to close their daily sessions at@ quarter before = P.M. EVENING SESSION. ‘The special order, the Governor's Message, was taken up in Committeo of the Whole, Mr. Church, of Otsego, in the chair. Mr. Bruns, of Steuben, took the floor and spoke at length on the questions involved in the discussion. Hesaid the | singularity of the message was the failure of the Gover. nor to condemn the rebellion and the omission of = tangible practical solution of the dim culties surrounding the country. He opposed the proposition that any considerable portion of the Northern people were the authors of our calamities. He reviewed the bistory of nullification between the teachings of Cal houn and the last days of Buchanan’s administration, contending that the democracy embraced in its or- ganizatin as many secessionists, —sectionalists, as abolitionists. Ho reviewed the history of the Hartford Convention at —— following @ parallel be- tween that and Tweddle Hall Convention in Albany, in- sisting that opposition to President Lincoln's administra- tion was based on the same motives as the opposition to | Madisos, He replied Judge Dean's argument on eman- cipation and other subjects. Mr. Mcrruy, of Erie, took the floor in reply. Ho bad not proceeded far ‘when there being applause in the gallery, the speaker took the chair, dissolving the committee tem: porary, and mforming the audience that unless order was preserved, the galleries would be cleared. Considerable excitement ensued. T.C Fretos rose to a point of order and claimed that the Speaker nad no right to dissolve the Committee of the Whole, take the chair without the order of the committee or by request of the Chairman. The Speaker decided the point mot wolltaken. Quite a warm debate ensued, Messrs. Fields, Dean, Gilbert, Murphy, Hughes, Seymour and others contending that the 8 er had no right to take whe chair, while Messrs. Davis, Church, Parker and others contended for the right on the ground of prece- dent. During the debate it was stated wy Mr. Hughes that the Speaker had been in the House during the early part of Mr, Bemis’ speech, and heard the applause with out interference. The “rmaxex explained his reasons for taking the chair, disclaiming any partiality and stating that te had been at the hotel all the eveuing and heard no F sgreme until his return, when he stopped it to preserve the dignity of the House. Mr. Axpaawe, republican, said there had been applanro on both sides, and regretted that the Speaker had not been present while Mr. Bemis was speaki After a tong discussion till nearly (wel: chair was sustained by 45 to 26. The message was made the especial order for Monday evening. aA ovelock, the Coroner's Inquest. Joflerron Shelley, the well known coach driver for the United States Hotel, died yesterday at his residence, No. 48 Park street, from suffocation, Deceased was, proba- bly, the fattest man in the city, and was such a curiosity that Barnum exhibited him, and Van Ambargh thought it profitable to engage him to travel throughout the coun- try with his citous troupe. At his death shelley weighed over five hundred pounds. About two months ago he Proved to be five hundred and nine pounds woight, fut at of bis death be waa lighter by «few pounds. Mrs, Shelley, who was examined by Coroner Naumann, toatified that’ her husband commenced to grow fat about eight years ago, and that he gradually increased in weight until it was with difficulty tbat he could breath, About three years ago deceased had 4 very severe attack of sick- ness, which redueed him covsiderably; bat as soon as bo was entirely recovered he gained fat more rapidly than ever, aud finally bocame such « monstor that hie friends called Barnom’s attention to the matter, and he wag placed on exhibition, Shelley was thirty-nive years of Age, and was a pative of Hartiord,Cono. He bad an ex. cellent obaracter for sobriety and industry, and leaves his wife in comfortable circumstances. Dr. Wooster Beach, who made a port mortem examination of the body, give it ax his opinion (ha: death was caused by ‘Suffoca. on, the result of excessive adipore deposit throughout the system,” and the jury rendered a verdict accordingly, Mov mts of General Wool. Boston, Feb. 27, 1863. Gow. Wool, by special invitation, visited the State House to-day, and was received by the twe branches of the Legislature. A brief welcome address, complimenta- | ry to the veteran and patriotic soldier, was made by the Hon. 4. H. Bullock, Speaker of the House. Gen. Wool responded in a fow appropriate remarks, Subse. quently the members of the Senate and House were indi vidually introduced. Gen. Wool leaves by the afternoon train for Portiand to-morrow. ————___ Sad Catastrop! ; Borvaro, Feb. 27, 1869, A frame dwelling on Bowery atroet, occupied by Rev Donal Frazer, was destroyed by fire this morning, Mrs. | Frazer aod three chudren perished. | balance dock. | | | | alarm; but that the Seneca continued her course, lastead | THE NEW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1863. COLLISION IN THE EAST RIVER. A Williamsburg Ferryboat Sunk in a Fog. ARROW ESCAPE OF THE PASSENGERS. DREADFUL SCENES ON BOARD, ae, &., os, Considerable excitement was created in this city yos- terday, by the most alarming rumors that a collision had occurred on the East river between two ferryboats, dur- ing the heavy fog which prevailed early in the morning, and that a great number of passengers had been in con- Sequence drowned. As turns out in the majority of such cases, the state of affairs proved to be entirely exagge- rated, a8 n0 lives at all were lost so far as heard from, although the dangers to which the passengers were ox- posed were of fearful character, and, all things con- | from the lake to within a few rods of the river. The | sidered, the non-occurronce of the meat tragic rosulta appears to have been little short of miraculous. The | facts seem to be substantially as follows: — About haif-past seven o'clock in the moraing the ferry- doat Nebraska, of the New York and Williamsburg lino, left the foot of South Seventh street, Williamsburg, for the ferry slip foot of Roesevelt street, in thiscity. The ‘venael was hoavily laden with passengers, horses, carts and other artieles, and there was so donse a fog prevail- ing that objects upen the river could not be discovered ahead at the distance of a few yards. Under such circumstances it would acem to have been the duty of the pilot of the Nebraska to feel his ‘way cautiously and slowly, with a view to avoiding un- pleasant accidents, such as are 80 liable to occur on the East or North river in foggy weather. Instead of doing this, however, some of the passengers allege that he kept his vessel under full steam, ploughing along through tho uncertain waters without even taking the precaution of striking the alarm bell or blowing the signal whistle to give notice to other vessels of hor precise whereabouts, In this macner the Nebraska reached about the middie of the stream, when it became evident by the blowing of steam whistle that another vessel was in dangerous proximity. The pilot of tho Nebraska immediately re- versed wheels, sounded the alarm whistle, and, too late, ‘Degan to take steps to avoid the danger with which his ‘veasel had become encompassed. In a few minutes the ‘unknown vessel struck the Nebraska full m her side, just forward of the wheelhouse, smashing the latter and driv- ‘ug the wooden railing through the cabin, to the great consternation of the passengers. The injuries wero examined, and on first inspection seemed not to be of a scrious character. The Nebraska, however, soon began to show signs of filling with water, and the pilot endeavored to run her into one of the slips close at band; but the donse fog rendered navigation so very difficult that many on board gave up hope, and made up their minds that a terrible tragedy must inevita- n. The vessel drifted towards the New York shore, Gilling more and more with water, until it be- came evident, by & rapid careening on the side that was ‘uck, that she was sinkiog rapidly, and must founder im a short time, if relicf was not sent to her promptly. A boat ‘passed just about this time, aud wan sig- nalizea to take off the passengers; but the si was nee Foy cet tnnaet eed Leap ptoages ued on way, sinking deeper per, unt wates was actualy up to hor guards. It was just at this fearful mo- ment that the condition of affairs seemed to be known tothe people on shore, who showed sigos of taking measures to rescue the passengors. It may well be imagined that during alt this time tho consternation of the passengers was awful. A great number of females were on board, and ge ecole other signs of alarm were painful. men, too, scarcely less alive to tho Perils of their position. of them turned with affright, and, trembling in every limb, rushed frantically up and down ‘boat, jengoes Sy their sarge for some mode of escape from wi they cons: to be destruction. Many climbed to the hurricane desk, others ap opr to disrobe themselves in anticipa- tion of a swim life, stil! others seized hold of of loose timber and Odo everything they thought might afford tl slightos buoyancy in the water. Fow, very few, preserved the presence of mind 80 necessary in such @ dreadful emergency. One of the @ lad adout sixteen actually took off his clothes and saved himself by ming to a brig, while @ woman jumped overboard, and was saved in a similar manner. We are told of an infant adventures. Considerable iy, psc gerstes ae dinner pails, & rey Ah ty of persons r circumstances, The wrecks and fell into: the hands of some boatmen who were seen scouring the river in search of plunder soon after the disaster occurred. Tt in a bac for the manngers of these boats that in this trying position it was discovered by the panmengers that there were no smal} bouts on hand by which thelr lives might be saved in case of necessity. There was, indeed, one small boat, bat it was entirely unfit for use, inasmuch as it leaked badly. In the midst of this dim- caity the pilot endeavored to run the Nebraska in at the different slips, but owing to the dense fog, he was unable to effect a landing. These repeated failures to find a friendly slip caused the passengers great uneasiness, and atone Ume it was tho general belief tuat they were all doomed to meet a watery grave. The Nebraska bad reached about one hundred and fifty feet from the shore when the ferryboat Warren came to ber assistance, and towed her upto a slip between Market and | Catharine streets, where she now lies. Five life voats from Ingersoll’s Moat Bazaar, which is in the immediate | | neighborhood, were alzo sent out from the shore to take off the passengers, which was successfully accomplished, Many of the women were upto their waists in the water when rescued, Had \t not been for the provideutial ar- rival of these life boats, we fear we would have to record tho less of @ number of lives. By meane of ropes the Nebraska was finally fastened to | the ‘pier, and all the passengers who had not been taken off by the light boats were safely landed. A few women | and men, w fear war uncontroilable, fell into the water in their bfind, headlong speed to get on land; and though it is stated that all these were rescued, still, from the excitement which prevailed, it is not at all improb- able that some of the unfortunate passeugers may have perished Among these who particularly distinguished them selves in faving the lives of the passengers, was Mr. Henry Webb, of the firm of Edsall & Webb, ship ear: penters; Frank Doane, foreman of the screw docks, and | the master of the Bremon ship Neptune, now on the | The boat which ran into the Nebraska proves to have been the Seneca, the Jackson street ferryboat, which was on her way from the Navy Yard dock at the timo for New York. Of course the pilots of each of those ves- sels do their best to crimipate each other. Mr. Paulsir, pilot of the Nebraskn, states that he took every precaution to avoid the accident. While opposite Jackson street he says he heard the whistle of the Seca, and immediately stopped bis vessel and sounded the of stopping, as she should have done, On the other hand, Mr. Elii#, the pilet of the Seneca, says that he was backing his boat at the time of the collision, and that therefore he is not responsible for what occurred. Between tho two tatements it is probable that the usual verdict iu euch cares will be arrived ot—namely, that nobody is to blame, except Divine Providence. When the collision firet occurred no immediate danger was apprehended, and the passengers were rather jolly than otherwise fespecting the matter. “How are you, Jackson street?’ “Hiow are you, Nebraska?’ and such other jocowe exclamations were heard on every side from the passengers, {t was not long, however, before all on board were planged in the deepest anxiety aud alarm It is a singular fact that this same ferryboat Nebras- ka collided just about the kame «pot some nine months ago with one of the Boston line of steamboats, but only had a snail nuraber of passengers on board at the time. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorn, Feb. 27, 1863 I nee by to-day’s paper that you stilt recewing con. tributions for the ‘Poor Greeley Fund,” and do forthwith fend one nickel cont, inorder to increase the “specie” capital of that sume fund. Feeling compassion for the poor old man, I ovuld net find it in my boart to allow him to sink into oblivion without at least contributtag some thing to cheer him in his last days, Do, sir, try and ex- ert yourself in his behalf, and seek compassion for lim from your numerous frieuds. Ev reece TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, New Yours, Fob. 27, 1868 Seeing that you have opened & subscription for ‘poor Greeley,’ I hereby enel*e one cent nickel, worth two and baif cents paper, for the above benevolent object BENEVOLENT. THE sURSCRIPTION THUS F. le. be. Lavowrer axp Mbmc.—Dr.Colton and the Oia’ Folks!’ filled the Cooper Institate again last evening to overfiow ing. The kame attractive entertainment of laughing gam and ong will DO repeated this afternoon at three o cork, for (he «ccommmedation of ladies and chittren and for the pab bie @rening. Dr. Coltom finds that he «mall vr oD, | thin line of cavalry outposts at one or two points, captur THE PRIVATEER ALABAMA ‘The Rebel Chasea ee the Un im Gi Rhode Island. | Bosrom, Feb. 27, 1863, Alettor, dated United States steamer Rhode Island, Key ‘West, Florida, Feb. 10, 1863, contains the following intel- ‘We arrived here this morning, after aten days cruise | sround Cuba. On the 7th imst. we fell in with a bark rigged steamer, supposed to be the Alabama or the Oreto. We made after ber that day and night, but without success. We have had a very heavy gale of wind, which stove both paddle-boxes and which tujured us very severely — #0 much so that we had to put in here for repairs, THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. Camo, Feb. 27, 1863, ‘The steamer Continental, from Lake Providence on , has arrived. ‘The canal is almost completed, the work having reached | canal’ is one bundred and Ofty feet wide, and dug down one foot of the level of the lake. Besides giv- ing ay into the Red river, it will carry off the surplus water, and thus relieve our camps below. General Van Dorn, it is reported, has crossed the Ten- nesseé river at Florence with 8,000 cavalry to reinforce General Bragg. ‘The expedition from Corinth is reported to have cap- tured two hundred rebels at Tuscumbia on the 22d inet., with a large amount of ammunition and a provision traia, IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. The Rebel Raid «a Fallare-Two Han- dred Rebel Prisoners Taken and Their Canctswati, Feb. 27, 1863. A despatch from Lexington says the excitement sub- sided this morning. The Richmond scare was almost without foundation. The fight on Wednesday was more successful than ne THREE CENTS ments—The Deceased Formerly mate of the Penitentiary—The Aff Still Involved in Mystery. The investigation into the circums’ances attending the death of Henry Foster, who died at bis residence, 251 Stanton street, on Thursday forevoon, from the effects of gunshot wounds received at the hands of rome persons unknown, was concladed yestorday at tho Eleventh pre cinct station house by Coroner Wildey. It transpired on the inquest that deceased was formerly an inmate of the Penitentiary on Blackwell’s Island, and that he hada very bad character among the police. Iie relatives evidently knew more about the affair than they wish: tomake public, and it was not until one of the physicians insisted on it that they would consent to notify the police of the facts. The evidence was exceedingly interesting, notwithstanding it failed to point out the perpetrator of the assault, Annexed will be found an abstract of the proceedings: — Christian Foster, being daly sworn, doposes and says:— Tlive at No, 261 Stanton street, I am in a shoe manuface wry, and am a@brother of the deceased, 1 came home from work about seven o'clock on Weduestay night and found bit at Bupper,atter supper he was golig out, whem T told Bim T wanted $8 60 to get my boots; be gi me $5, and left the house about a quarter of an hour before L did, IT went out of the house to tho shormaker's to sve about my boots, and was told they would not be done before ten o'clock; I then weut to Pitt street, to@ loc! SMRh’s, to got a tool Axed staat belongs to the shop; th: tool is still th I then went back to the house, and stayed there half-past piue or forty-five minutes t nine o'clock; I then went down stairs and found my rother standing on the sidewalk infront of the house; I hoomuker’s with me, Dut be re- fused, saying he had to go up the street; he then started west, and | east towards the sioemaker’s, where I stopped until the boots wi ready; I” returned home about ten o'clock, 1 heard that my father was in the front house at a neighbor's, and went to bring him in; became home with mo, and after talk- ing afew inoments I got my bedroom key and started to go to bed; just then my brother came running into the entry way, saying he was shot; he wld me to go or a doctor, and | procured Dr. Leverin, who came imme diately: upon examining deceased the doctor said he coukl not take care of him alone, when | cailed in Dr. Graof; during the night I gave deceased chloroform, and while under its influence he exclaimed, as if in adrean, “Ob! that Datebman, I'll fix him, 1’li x him’’—repeating the last words three or four times, at daylight I went for Dr. Parker, and he sent me to Dr. Sands deceased, and said he would die in twenty-four hours, I then went to the ahop to tell my employer that I ould Ported. Some two hundred prisoners were taken aud all the captured wagons recovered. Genera! Cartor left yesterday with a considerable force for some point unknown. The rebel force beyond Mount Sterling was sald to be ‘scattered en their retreat. HOOKER’S ARMY. Skirmish with Stuart's Rebel Cavairy— The Enemy Routed=Fifty Re Ca; tured—The Objects of the Foray—Con- dition of the Roads, &c., &c. Fatuovmn, Va., Feb. 26, 1863, A skirmish took place yesterday morning, between a portion of Stuart's rebel cavalry and a detachment of the | Sixth United States regular caval at Piedan’s Farm, point about five miles from this village and on the road to Hartwood church, ‘The circumstances attending the affhir are as yet not fully reported, but enough is known to establish the Opinion that it was the determination of General Stuart vo make hir way to Potomac creek and destroy the expen- sive railroad bridge over which the supplies of this army are now conveyed in most part. In this he was successfully foiled, and his retreat across the river was accomplished just in time to save his force from destruction, inasmuch as the rain of last night has caused a rise in the stream , rendering it impossible to ford, not attend to any work that day, and when 1 returned I found my brother was dead; it was about half-past ten o'clock when deceased came home shot; when I asked him who shet him he said, “Don't mina,” the doctor told me that night to acquaint the police of the facts, but I did not do so, deceased never was in the State ison; be had been on Biackweil’s nd for #lealing, ho ‘no pistol when he came home, | do not know whether he had one or not when be went out, be has been of tho jaland about ten months, he had been home only a week, he having previously had a room in Bleecker street, where he was living with Mrs, Vandosa. ‘A. Leverin, M.D., being duly sworn, deposed. as fol. lows —I was called to seo deceased about balf-past ten o’clock on Wednesday might; I found him lying on # louuge; he could or would not give me any account of the manner im which he was shot; I found three builet wounds in the lower part of the abdomen; I asked for assistance, and Dr. Graef was called tn; we found one ball pro- truding through the upper part of the hip, am cut it out; the other two bails we could not find; I gave the patient about two drachme of chloroform to ease the pain, alro some morphine; I told deceased's brother to go to the station house and roport the case to the police, at half past four o'clock A. M., when he came to my heuse to toll me that oceased was in great pain, Lasked him if ho bad been to the station house: said be bad aot and | told him again to go there; abut nine o'clock A. M. I called upon deceased and found that he was sinking fast, 1 asked if the police had been notified yet, and finding that they had not I ordered that it should be done iminediately; deceased was strong enough to tell me how the sh oting occurred if he felt so disposed; | should judge that the person who shot deceased was below him; I think that deceased might have waiked « mile after receiving the wounds in question if het ht it necessary to do #0, Kitzabeth Foster, being duly sworn, In the skirmish we lost several killed and wounded and sometaken prisoners, We captured about Gfty of the enemy, among them one lieutenant. The rain of last night, and which continued up to four o’clock this afternoon, bas carried off nearly all the snow, and 0 fur thawed the ice as to render the roads even worse than they have been before. Tho corduroyed roads are very little if in any degree better than the ori- Ginal, as the softness of the soil causes an undermining of the foundation by the rain, so that unless constantly re- Paired they become in @ short time useless, not to say dangerous, causeways for travel. General Sickles hab {ssned an eloquent army ordor in reference to the Second New Hampshire regiment, which | {8 on itv way home, ostensibly to be recruited. Geueral Bickles speaks iu the highest terms of the soldierly conduct Of the regiment, and expresses a bope that they will not become tinctured with the peace sentiments which they are likely to meet with in New Fogiand. Hieapquartans, ARMY Ov THE Potomac, Feb. 27, 1862. On Wednesday night two rebel cavalry brigades (Fitz Hugh Lee's and Haiapton’s) attempted to make a raid into our lines, They crossed the Rappabannock at Kelly's Ford, and succeeded, by a strong attack, in breaking our ing a small umber of eur men. Our cavalry outposts reserves were brought up, the | lines immediately re-ostablished and a force seut in pur- | sult. Our captures included two or three officers. | The revels failed in accornplishing their object, and re- | treated in great haste seross the Rappahannock, felliug | trees acrons the roads and placing other obstacles in the way of the pursuing force, The ‘airy sent out in pursuit have not yet returned. Tho rebel cavalry were commanded by General Stuart in person, One of the prisoners is Captain Joho Alexander, of the Second Virginia Iry. Oar Fortress Monroe Correspondence. Fortums Mownox, Feb. 25, 1863, Reviews of the Troops at Newport's News—The Distinguished Guests: Pramt—Effciency of the Ninth New York Folunteers, Liew!. Cot. Kimball, dc. | At half past ten this morning Major General John A. Dix, accompanied by bie staff, consisting of Col. D.T. Van Buren, Lieut. Col. L. H. Pelouze, A. A. Lieut. Colonel N.W, Thomas, ©.Q. M., and Lieut, Colonel J. M. Taylor, .C.8.; Major C, Temple Dix, Major C. 0, Johne, Captain Edwin Ludlow, A. Q. M. at Norfolk; Captains Thos. Lord, Jr.,audG, Vou Bickstedt, also Dre. El McClellan, Frantz and Parry, and Lt, Shaff, ordnance officer, proceeded to Newport's News to review the troops. Gen. Dix and party were carried up im the beautiful little steamer ©. W. Thomas, Capt. Chan ©. Maker (formerly the pilot on, aud during the engagement at Fort Darling of, Stevens’ bat- | tory Neogatuck). Gen. Dix, to my surprise, was not re ceived by the commander of the troops at Newp News according to military etiquette Gen Shortly after jan ai and bis staff rode alone to the review the troops were drawn up in live beiched (orth their thunder of welcome aa the Comm: er in Chief was geen approaching, Amon; was alarge number of naval office: S.P, Lee, Capta: . in Harrison, Minne Sangamon, Capteln Creighton, «te Paulding, Ironclad Galena: 'Ce Naval Ordnance OMeor; Cuptain Cr Maxwell Wood, Pieet the Marines, and a number of « miral Lee was received with k, and was present by by, Fleet Capuain, Major shuttle fin could be desired. and to the best advantage, Jt would be a difficult task to dis ceiminate a8 to the best regiment in that body. bot if any command really deserves to be ranked as No. 1 it iv the Ninth New York Votunteers, tievtenant Colonel Kh. A, mball, commanding, which paraded fulier ranks, and « the pet of the whole command. Major General Inx ex wreaeed himeeif highly pleased with the revi Alter the parade Geoeral Dix and stall pertook of a» Tuncheon at the camp headyuarters, and a o o'eloele the reviewing party let Newport's trees Monroe, orriving here shortly before f The fine litue steamer Henry Borden A 0 proces 10 Newport's News. carr ladies belonging Wo the post, and their proses ground added eriat to the vee Raliroad D Paar 1866, The ow! train from New York ran nto the quarter past eleven o'clock P. M. trate from Philadelphia at two o'clock this morning, at the Princeton station, Jost as the Philadelphia train was turning off on the awiten to avcid it, The third car of the Philadelphia train was struck and shattered to pieces, Four men wrre injered, but not ferionsty. Nobody wae killed. The tecome the ow! train was thrown into the canal aot woorm broken up The obstructions on the track have been | removed, ond trating ate ronnie regileriy. A ripont High! wee Panping Out at the time of the e tthe dence (7 D ovented Hi8 being seem by the ong or, | seemed to proc: | wid depose Says:—| live at No 251 Stanton street; 1 am a sister of deceased: I aaw him on Wednesday afternoon, about | eight o’cloek, when he left the house alone; I again saw him in {rout of No, 246 Stanton atreet, about nine o'clock, talking to a young man; [did not’ see him gato until balf-past tex o'clock, when he came home and said he was shot ; he told me to go for ® doctor; there was 20 one in the houre but mother and myself; my brother and my came in right afterwards, they bad been in the frout house; my brother Christian went for a doctor, deceased said he did not know who shot him, but that he was shot outside ,in the street; J did not hear any pin- tol shots during the evening: doocased said 11 would be his death; be died about day forenoon. ristian Foster, Sr., being duly sworn, deposed that past eleven o'clock yeater- he was « shoomaker and ragpicker by occupation, de- | ceased was his son; the latter left the house soon alter | supper on Wednesday evening; 1 did not see him after that oti! half past ten o'clock P. M., when he camo home and said he was shot; deceased told his sister to £0 for a doctor, aed then fell down upon the sofa, de- conned told me that there was some music in a house about two or three doors above onr house, and while be was standing on the sidewalk looking on @ man shot him: be said be thought the person who shot him was German, and that be came out of the dance house No 245 SYanton street he said he did not know the mnan, but would recoguize bim if he saw im again; | told my son to report the affair at the sta tion house, but he said he was too tired and would not there was no one prosent but deceared and myself when he told me who shot him: about five minutes be fore deceased come in | heard some ired, they od from the rear of the bourse, the pistol now shown me belonged to deceased, it is the only one in the house Henry Kxvenback deposed that he saw deceased at Ja cob Blatz’« saloon, in Willett street. on Wed did not notice when he came in or when he went witowns ‘was busy playing cards and did not take particular notice of deceased: never had any difficulty with deceased ; did not know that he was shot until yesterday morning, when Man living in Goerck street informed me of the eant Charles M. Brackett, of the Eleventh precinct pored as follows 1 then proces ied to the residence of deceased, No. 261 Stanton street, and there found the wounded man, Heury lying on a lounge, he appeared W bo ing greatly the of the lounge uceseded tu gaining o'clock or a@ litte before bomor, he went out of alley, and while going towards Willett street, and when near the corner , he was fired upon by some unkoown pers a, he said It wae dark at the time, #0 that be could not reeoguize U declined aay jog anything further, aud i was at my urgent re quest that be would rpeak of the affair at all. Deceased 's brother was brought to the station house about eleven o'clock, when | questioned him pretty cloxely in relation to the matter be stated that be left deceased on the even ing of the kbooting about half-past pive o’clork that he was then standing in the alley way, aud that when Christian re turned deceased was walking towards the house, saying he was «hot, The prisover @aid there were two revolvers at home, and when I went (he house, ab ot baif past eleven O clock, for the purpose of procuring them, the father denied all knowledge of their whereatouts; [ the old man's daaghter, who acted as interpre tor, that Chrietan wae st the station house, and that he told me the pistols were in the house; the father then went to @ burens and pro duced the pixtel now shown me, but he aid be know nothing of the firet denied ali knowledge of any pistol beln 4 then produced one, T war to believe that he was telling te & faleotond ; I then searched tho pretnises thoroughly, but was uuabie to flad the retaining pistol. at hour, feeling In ® Je Dr. Bouton, who made « post mortem examination of the body, was then called upon to testify an ty the enue of death after whiets the case was fubmitted lo ihe jury, who, after due deliberat,oa, rendered the fullowiog vse That the said Henry Foster came to hie death by ex hauetion, from bemorrhage from gunshot wouode, re ceived February 25, 186%, at the bands of some person or persona uoknewn t) the jary. Brooklyn City News. Sexcen ov 4 Lance Quawtity oF Coowraerm Bet nA © One ko alias Coleman, alias Sen Annet oF ax OLD noon or, named Jere ( taken inte cust ww wie’ 1, wen Jay on the charge of being en 4 ios th Of counterfelt bile of the dene Vosttiold Bank, of Westield, Mase. Detective Den otmerved Coweden at the Pout Ofee frome weeks wince, and, knowing bis charsctor, watebed hist 4. He poon ascertained thit he reeded at No.4 nda place, South Beookiyn, and, tr ation in bis porkenabon guspected tbat he w om the boswess of feting io bi m to Welvewe that he was oorrees extet him, and theo, tn 0 Frost, proceeded Ww ‘search ' They found in attic « print onnar regoler wages ‘ the oils is excelient, ant oo them were nigned. The vigurtt« right cornnr representa thy village of Wont few a the lower righ! @yrper ie the tear a the ett he byl represented & gre a aid awyil, a ealior, tw or tofnat opinning jewng, The word vere near the opper cat ad wail Cae mat he right | AL OF THE News from the Isthmus of Panama. ARIEL. Impendirg War Between Ecuador and the Colomb'an Confederacy. The Navigation of the River Amazon. ZiL AND PERU. | DIFFICULTY WITH BRA | Guatemala and Salvedor on the Verge of War, PREPARATIONS ON BOTH IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA, &e., &e. &o. The United States mail steamer Ariel, A. G. Jones com manding, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, with mails, passengers und specie, to D. B, Alien, The Arie! sailed from Aspinwall on the 18th inst., at ten o'clock a. M. ‘The following is the ES. SPECIE LIST OF THE ARIEL. Order $19,140 Jno. BH Newton & Co $40,600 Order. 4 Wells, Fargo & Co. 110,500 Order. 6,000 — Lewis McMurray &Co 1,000 Tots cee f278 417 J. H Coghill. «+ 10,860 PROM ARPINWALL. Jennings & Browstor 16,500 Fargo kOo,, $927 Frank Boker. + 11,000 Mrs ac Duke 1,000 Hodge & W. od.... 6,360 Ridbon & Munos 6 000 J G. Parker &8on,. 10,000 Hi. Cohn & Co 4 108 Total.... oT Marcus C. Hawiey,. 7,764 Grand total $280,844 Our Panama Correspondence. Panama, tod, 12,1868, Improvements in the South American Republics Railway Enterprise—Opera'vons of Americans, ifc. I arrived at this place after an absepos of +ix months, stopping at all the principal ports betweon this place aud Valparaiso, There is nothing new excepting : 1! the south American republics are aoing ail they can to encourage interpal improvements, to endoavor to bring out the vast internal resources of the country;and with that viow they bave given to W. Honry Meigs another large rai!rova contract. The Granadian Ratiroad from Cali to Hueoa- ventura is ready to resume work a8 aon as tho stato of the country will permit, under that eminent and )¢r Colonel J. D. Williamson, whom 1 had the phoanure of Meeting on his wey to New York to ord tf mo! ory to over | and other things, amounting oe mille | Hon of dollars. That gention made contracts with the gov to the amount of over eight millions of dollars depositing large sam im beball of their eum,» | be forfeited in case of defautt of either with his contract. It waa a great pleas | respondent to travel in the company of so | gineer a Colone! Williamson, and one who in so | Vorsed in the manuers ana customs and habits of the ple of Fouth America, aud one who is so much beloved | By"an “claacee or the people, “At all the pors we | ai was received wih open arin ap in im apd hie friends to partak: of “the peopie's Poepitaliey Hw mild and gentle nature, kindness of expression to bot rich and poor, appear to have endeared him t ali, and Im all important matters bia opinion and word are taken as @ bond by all. At three places we stopped at ted as nmpire to settle sume difficulties, award was satisfactory to both parties. His returi be anxiously looked for, when we hope to ree wuch of public improvements in Now Greowda, b Peru as will quite astonish the peopie in the # has in her treasury over five tiiitons of doliars improvements. Chile is abead of ail aa yet. ant Gan net an example to all the rest, and they baye made op their minds (0 follow as rapidly aa ir ramon) ill ye and there are no mou who understand how w bri Out to succeRsl ul operation and whe have the confidence of the people ao much as W. H. Meiga end (oi J. 1) Wit Namson and these gentiomen appear w bave thet indo- mitable perseverance o! character w carry #\erything through that they underiake and, being practical m they do not ondertake any work or give an opinion uniena they seo it can be done successfully, and will pay welt always poonty of onpital ttake by men of wealth and capital. The aflaira on tho Iaitinus are in & guod, | beaithy state | a large number of parties areexpect ng a large quantity of freight by the Golden Kule, aud they fear she has beea burned by the Alabama ‘The high tariff m the United Stator im tolling against the trade of New York, which wax Jost about Incrowsiag when the war broke out. Still the orders are larger ian 1 expected all along the comet, aod that be only done | through the influence of our practionl, persevering wen, od who are engaged on public works wut here, ant we Fhould like to Ree more of that Bamber out on! the comm Ww wettlo permanently, Wa are in hope Colonel Wi iam- son will Dring some out with bim on Bia return. pleas | Pamawa, Feb. 14, 1868 News from the South Paci fic— Progress of Hav roar in \ al paraise— Dispute with Brasil amd Peru—The Pree Naw gation of the Amazon, de., de The Vacifio Steam Navigation Company's rteamer Val paraiso arrived at thie port on the 61h imetant trom tho | Bouth Pacific const, | oma. Sr. Santa Marin, the new Minister of Finanoe, has en tered upon hin dution. There is great activity im ike pro press of the railroads. The Val road is now open w Low Loros, T ek The Valpari t raliway will be evmnpleted im About a month line will poot b@ commenced betwees Chilian and on rm only item of Importance from thin rep oblie ie the ‘of the Charge de Aliairon of the Fou’ t by the Vresdent of feru and Liu of Woundor, © bowen Bras au ieia, The former gow vein of the latter We pane v The | will be au interenting question, aa there are sey ev | ernments that have an ioterert in the [ree nay igelen of | that noble river. Paxama, Fob. 1b, 1868 Arrtcal of the Stramrr Balrador—Heperta from the Central Amarvan Republics Dificullirs Betworn Bal ond Guatemala—The Two on the Verge of War—!ntereting Ministers, de. be | | | Diplomatic Correrpondence-—The French and ( niet States The Panama Railroad Company's stesmer Malveder, Captain W. Rathbun, arrived at Unie port on Ube 4th immty | from whe Coutral American ports, I am lodel et | Purrer Giibert for late intel)igence | ae anne | President Onrrera te pr war, and ban sirondy went « large force to tbe tier A Malvade, Aang moment there may be & on between hin and Pron Gent Harr ion’ arnaios Londerstand that Mr Mathews, her Hiritinty Majenty'@ Miniter, and Mr, Par Upitet Mtaten Miniater, a y can A war betwen Melvador “—% ‘nome aad weilthy population of Guatemala eotiy opened U war, aod are doing all they SRY PAL Apom ! oo. Dorrie bas apprinted Geo. Maaimo Jerer, Commanded in Obie of Une fo: nh Mat ‘ bey have ow Under arine & reNpeE ab @ ite srny Wrnt Veo teak’ men, Im & Ringle handed stennla ik it probable that Falveder wuld ‘ or A the Hepremiom te tte * an allianee Detwort Conta Mies, Goatemala wna . agaiont Uerrion. If thin should prove true he 5 abendon the Presidential €bsit of Malvade 4 4o 10 without « long #treggic that w 4 stow all Lhe Cemiral Aterienn claves Jp " * There ie nothing of any imterert from UW . eu Ame ngtens & Miearagua, (acouting to “* eal Totuas Martie by oo Alvat i, ¢ un _ “a . «