The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. a ———— WHOLE NO. 9943. IMPORTANT FROM WASTISGTOR. The Preliminary Movements to the Meeting of Congress. Schuyler Colfax the Republican Vandi- date for Speaker of the House. 8. 8. Cox, of Ohio, the Demo- cratic Candidate. Threatened Coup d’Etat ef Mr. Clerk Etheridge. What His Views Are on the Or- ganization of the House. Inauguration of Cold Water in Washington, Apt Coincidence in the ‘ime of ItsIntro- | ana in a nent syerch duction and tho Meeting of Congress, &e,, &e., &o, Wasnixaton, Dec. 6, 1863. THE PREMDENT’S MESSAGE. ‘Mt was cstimated to-day tbat the Message of the Presi- Gent would be presented to Congress on Tuosday; but there is pow reason to believe that it will not be given wotil Weduesday. The Spoaker will be elected on Mou- @ay, uniess thore should be ditliculty in settling the pre Mminaries of the organization, It will take at least all ‘the next day to elect the subordinate officers, and ft will be Wednesday before the House will be ready to receive fhe Message. This will afford time for preparation of all the reports of heads of departments that bave got yet been completed. Arrangements have been made for transmlesion to the press of all the department reports, except of the War Department, which seems either to ave ignored all the press—exoept one radical organ ,whose eorreepondent ts a conOdential clerk in the Department— @ to fear to trust to publication apy reporte that may emanate from it. 16 {8 understood that in his Message Mr. Lincoln will @trongly urge the construction of tbe Jilinojs Ship canal, fe & necessary government work. NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1863. more making ont of the roll of the members, They claim that, under Parliamentary law, each separate Congress is to be the judge of the sufficiency in the certificates of those who represent themselves ss members, and that it would seriously embarras the organization to permit an officer of a previous Congress to control the organi+ gation of the new one. If neveasary, after the pre sentation to Congress by the Clerk of tho roll of members elect, those who so regard themselves will, witbout a preliminary meeting, elect temporary eGicers, and proceed to the cloetion of a Speaker, after which all who have contested seats may be brought for- ward, and it will be dotermived then who shall be the cecupants, ‘There is to pight less prospects of a difficulty in this respect than there was twenty-four hours ago, It i8 now understood that the certificates of mem- berenip from ali the loyal States have been, or will be, presented, except “rem Minnesota, California and Oregon, There is still a diffleulty pending in reference to other States, and it ‘s more than likely that the wholo matter will be narrowed down to perbaps a couple of email New England States and Maryland, but there is reason to believe that by the time of the meeting of the House to-morrow ali the difficulties will have been fettied, and the roll will be called jn euch a manner as to inguro a largo republican majority. THE REPUBLICAN Caucus met ‘ast night in the hall of the House of Representa- ives. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, was called to the chair, and E, H, Rollins, of New Hampshire, called upon toact as secretary. Befure proceeding to make nomina- tions it was determined that only the candidate for Speaker should be fixed that might, as there wore other weighty matters for consideration before the cancut When the names of the nominees for candidates for Speaker were calied for, Mr. Orth, of Indivna, nominated Sebuyler Colfax. Mr. Washburne, of lilivois, was also Placed ip nomination, when that gentleman rose, jeclived the nomina. tion, He said that in the present condition of our public affairs, when there was a necessity for perfect harmony and unity among the friends of the Union and government, be would not become a party to a contest for @ nomination as candidate for this high position, when by so doing he might even possibly create dissent or division in the ranks of the friends of the Union, He cordially seconded the nomination of Mr. Colfax, who was thereupon, by acclamation, declared the Union can didate for the “peakership. Jt was then agreed that the neminations for the other officers of the House should be postponed untt! after the election of the Speaker, when the caucus is to be called together by the chairman. ‘The caucus then proceeded to ap animated discussion Of the conspiracy to defeat the organization of the House by the republican majority. A number of members par- ticipated in this discussion. It was foally agreed thas the Clerk bad not by law any exclusive right to fix defi Bitely who should and who should not participate in the organization; but, that while that officer had for years been permitted as ® matter of convenience to arrange the Preliminaries of the election of officera of Congress, the members elect themselves possessed the inherent power to organize, even without the presence of the Clerk and ‘by & primary organization, as in conventions, to deter- mine for themselves the permanent organization and who HE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE—THB REPUBLICANS should be their officers. STARTLED ‘The repud}ican members of Congress have been startled ‘by the announcement that My. Etheridge, Clerk of the last House of Representatives, bad placed sucb & construction op law of Congress regula bis $e PU ie ee tion of the House on Monday, to exclude the pames of a large number of Representatives from the Northern States. At the last session of Congress two Jptot resolutions were Introduced in the House—one making it the duty of the Clerk to place upon the roll of Intense jndignation was expressed at the conduct of the Clerk apd the revolutionary proceedings proposed to be maugurated by him. It was charactorized s@ ald and comfort to the Jeff. Davis rebellion, and intended to aid the co) adg of the North and the rebels in the South. ‘The caucus separated jo fine spirits and mutual satio faction, THR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. It is agreed among the democratis mombers to rup 3. S. Cox, of Obto,as their candidate for Speaker of the House, if there be no caucus candidate selected to morrow members ciect only the names of those who were before the meeting of Congress. @lected in accordance with the Iaws of the State froin which they were elected and the laws of the United | she neaith of Mr. kincola ts still Btates; the other was intended to define what conaituted ® legal election of Representatives to Congress under Be law of Congress end the United States. The first Fesolution was passed by both houses. The latter passed te Hoose of Representatives, but was talked down in fe Senate, in tho Inst hours of the session, by Mr. Powell, of Kentucky. Kt appears tbat Mr. Etheridge has falien beck upam the Vesolutien which wae adopted, and that be now requires fat those whose names shall be placed upos the rolls as members elect to the Thirty-eighth Congress shall @ortifoates, not only that they were duly elected, but whh the additiona) qualiiication that they were elected fw accoria:.co with the laws of the State from which they @ame and of the United States. This decision has created Be little commotion. Tt is said that the certificates of the members elect from Indiana, Illinois, Onio, New York fend Peuneyivania, in all of which States there have been @emocraiic ms) rities, have Etheridge, and that those from Vermont, New Hamp shire, Connecticut, West Virginia, Marylaud apd some otber States io which there arc administration ma Jorities, bay not been correctod, although Mr. Etheridge Bas stated that be bas telegraphed the Secretaries Of State in tho lat mentioned States to como forward and make the corrections required in the certificates of meinberetp 14 We easy to percetve that these movements, If success fol, would give to the opposition an opportunity to or- gonize the House. There is, consequently, no little excite ment amovg te members in reference to it. Tharoject was the subject of discussion Im both of the caucuses hat night. The cemocrats wait for developments, and the Tepublicans bave determined to crush out the conspiracy ‘to cheat them out of their majority in the Howe. It is We intention, us is anticipated, to make the grand fight, 90 tle part of the democrat, oo the case of the Maryland Representatives, On account of the refueal of Governor Bradiord to give apy certificates of election whatever, Mt is believed that he will refuse to make the amendment B the certificates required by Mr. Etheridge. ‘The republicans are deternined to test, on Monday, the power of the Clerk as to the organization of the Hager, ‘Wey claim that the organization by the Clerk js merely « mattor of precedent, and that tbe members elect have the FigM to choose a chairman and appoint a committee for the examination of credentials, aud thus determine in the protiminary organization who is entitled to eit, levy. fag the question of contested seate for future decision The movement to defeat tho republican majority fea bold one, but it will. hardly be successful, It will Bowever, tend to delay the organ zation of Congress per Bape for one or tro days. The names of the Louisiana members elect will not Probably be placed upon the roll, aod the certificates from tho West const men bave not yet been presented Bomo of the border States men were present in the re publican ca t wight. Among them were Smithers, Of Delaware, Oooenwell, Davis and Thomas, of Mary land, Whaley, of West Virginia: Segar and Kitchen, of Beet Virgiuia, ond Sanderson and Clay, of Kentucky. It fe underswod shat Webster, of Maryland, Piair and Brown, of West Virginia; Chandler, of East Virginia, end Smith end Randall, of Kentucky, will co-operate and | Postain the caucus Domivees, and probably parucipate in She next repud!.can caucus that may be held Nove of tho border “tater men except from Miesouri were in the @emocratic caucus bed last wight There bas been & great deal of commotion to-day among the members elect of the Heame of Representa. Sives of ail partics. Tee republicans have manifested a great deal of saxiety te know what it imtended to be cove to-morrow by Mir. Etheridge in the carrying out of the Programme to throw the organization of the House into the bands of the semocracy, and the democrats them- geiver bare been ancertais bow to act wat) they were on. fared (hat the revolutiouary project war or was pet to be euccessful. In case of muccess the democratic eominces, ‘| i wderetoed, would be wery differ. ent from there whieh ane proposed merely as compliment to the leaders of the minority party. A @emmitieo war appointed by the republicans last aight, } THE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS. improving; but he ts Dot yet well enough to leave his ebamber, THE RUSSIAN LEGATION AND THB UNION CAUSE. ‘The diplomatic circle bere has bad a sensation recently from the marked change in the tone of the Russian lega- tion here. The partiality for the rebela bitberto un- officially expressed by attaches of this legation has givea place to @ manifestation of strong sympathy for the Upion causes, 10-48 said WHET since the aumaser of 2601 no republicag Senators or members of on. presens | Sees bas been an invited guest st the Russian Embassy, Nous avons change tout cela. The Russian fleet has arrived, and it is supposed that posi ve orders from St. Petersburg have extended the hosp. talivies of the mansion of the representative of the Cvar to the republican magnates, as of ola to the democratic, These will doubtless be accepted, without reference to the exclusion previensly maintained. VIRGINIANS COMING THOUGH THE UNION LINES. Mrs Charles H. Wagner and family, recently residing in the vicivity of Mon. John Minor Botts’ farm, in Vir. ginin, was yosterday allowed to page through our fines to procoed to their fricnds ta Kentucky, where they seek ap asylum, INAUGURATION OP THE WASHINGTON WATER WORKS. The Corporation authorities of Washington, assinted by A number of distinguished tavited guesta, to day inaugu- rated the full jatroduction of the w: of the Potomac into the city of Washington. About noon the city autho. rities proceeded to the main reservoir, the completion of whieh was the occasion of the celebration, It is situated about nine miles from Washington, adjacent to the banks of the Potomac. Previous to the ceremonies at the grand receiving reservoir the governmental and municipal anthorities inspected the grond arch which spans Cabin John creek, two husdred and thirty feet in ite span. Secretary of the Interior Ueber, at the formal opeving of the great water chanoel, made afew happy remarks, and g description of the work, from tts conception by George Washington to 4s completion under the present admjuistration. Ho spoke of it ip the light of @ deuation from the federal govern ment to the cities of Gergetown and Washington, in thus giving them an unlimited supply of water for all time to come. Mayor Wallach, while expressing, on the part of the eltizena of Washiagton, gratitude to the federal government for its many favors, repelied the idea that the introduction of @ bountiful eupply of pure Water into the Bational capital was @ gratitude to the corporation aed citizens of Washingtou aivne, Alter the return of the party to Washington they proceeded to the National fMotel, where « grand banquet bad been previously prepared | by our city authorities. Mayor Wallach presided, After full justice bad been done to the feast the toasts were in order, Judge Usher, Secretary of the In terior, responded to the firet regular toart—'-To the I’resi Gent of the United St Vico Prepident Harm!ia wan toasted, and in bis speech @tated that he bad lived more Ne hours in Washington than im his own State of Maine. bad reen the population of the eapital incr twenty thousand to one hacdred and fity thouna took pride in all the improvemeuts of thie city which belongs to the w country as well as tO the citizens «oof = Waahin The peo ple had willed that the Union sbould be pro ferved, and the material prosperity of Washington Would continue to increase with the increased ma‘erial prosperity of the e country, The Marquis of Litboa, Braviiian Minister epee h. A toast to General Meigs, Engineer of Public Works, was responded to by Colonel Seymour, Chief En Kineer ip the construction of the Washington Aqueduct The army aod navy being toasted. Gen Martindale, Mil) tary Governor, madea pithy syeech, io which be said that the people of the District of Columbia bad set ap apt exam. ple to the people of ali tue cities, ia their obedioneo to the arbitrary requiremoute of military rule which the ext Genciee Of the times bad imposed upou them. Spesches jere nigo made by District Attorney Carringtoo and others. s The water is brought ton miles, from the Great Palle of the Potomac, to the receiving reservoir, which har an se fre ad. eomponed of Thad. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, Genera; | roa of sixty five acres. The dietributing reservoir has @arGeld, of Obio, Messrs Fike of ew Hampshire, Dowes, of Massachusetts, and Bleory Winter Davis, of Maryland, $0 tnveotigate the matter and report what courte should be parnued. Morar. Pike and Dowes were appointed a aub- committee to make the requisite inquaies. The gentie- ‘an area of forty-three acres and holds two hundred mil- liom gallons. The supplying power at Great Fails ie sinty- two miilion gallons per day. THE PaYMASTERS’ CLERKS YETITIONINO FOR A RAISE OF PALARY. men have been industriously oceupied to-day in ferreting The paymasters’ clerks bavo beld a meeting and pre- out the facts in the case, As yet there bag been no gene. | pared & potition ty tke Prerident, representing the jas. pal meeting of (he commitsee, and no conclusion bas been asrtved at. Jt 8 generaliy understood that the rey iu enna will, upon going into the organization of the ” tice and propriety of baving their salaries raised from nine hundred apd sixty 10 fourteen bandred doliare per year, These clerks are for the most part gentiomen of sefese 10 recenuise Ube power Of she Clark barged ihe } jatellieenes ang apa, Tbe heavinnt Dart f thy work oo ~ ~ responded t & sentiment in anest | | companies for home defe of the paymasters devolve upon them, as well as to dis- Durée immense amounts of money, for which their prin- cipals are liable. THE FRAUDS IN THR QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT AT ALEXANDRIA, Tae recently discovered frauds in the Quartermaster's Department at Alexandria aro attracting a good deal of attention. Soon after Colonel Thomas was appointed Acting Quartermaster General, he became convinced that extensive frauds were being perpetrated in the Quarter- master’s Department at Alexandria, and took measures to trace the matter out. the result of his investigations were placed ia the bands of the Secretary of War, and tains Steddard and Ferguson, the latter the post quartermaster, bave been already arrested apd are in the Old Capitol. It is rumored that other officials are implicated in these transactions. The matter will be fully investigated, and the guilty parties brought to jus- tice, without regard to rank or position, Tho frieuds of Captain Ferguson claim that he is \onocent, amd that he Will be able to establish the fact upen an investigation of the matter. Tbe amonnt of the frauds is not yet known, but it is believed that it will reach the neighborhood of @ million of dollars, as they bave been going op for » joug time. THE INDIANS OF UTAH TERRITORY, The Indian Bureau have advices, dated November 10, rom Mr. Upson, Indian agent, Sait Lake City, which State that toe Indians are all quiet in the mountains, aod that there ts vo prospect of trouble with any of the tribes except the Mountain Crows, who claim all the ter ritory on both sides of the Yellow Stone river, from its mouth to {ts source im the mountains, and they seem determined to resist aby encroachments of the whites. As an exploring expedition on a large scale is being organized to go into this Territery in the spring, Mr, Upson fears that trouble may engue, but bopes that some moans may be found to preveut it. RPPECE IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE WORK- INGMEN’S STRIKES. The Navy Department is much crippled by the etrikes of the machioista and Iron workers at the North, whied have for some timo past almost entirely suspended work upon the Iron-clads in course of construction DEDICATION OF THE NEW CONTRABAND VILLAGR. The dedication of the new village erected by Colonel Green, Chief Quartermaster of this department, for the use of the contraband colony at Arlington, took place Thursday. A large concourse of people waa In attendange, Including Major Gene | Heintzelman, Generals Abercrombie and Slough, Mr, ( hittenden, of the Treasury: Geveral King and other distinguished guests, Addresses were de. Hivered by Hon. D. W. Gooch, of Marsachusetta; Hon, Mr. Briggs, of New York, Mr. Chittenden and Ma Jor Ben, Perley Poore, Ibe report of the Superintendent, Dr. Nichols, waa of the most gratifying character, ahow- ing that the jnstitution is not only self-supporting, but hat sixty (housand dollars are deposited to its credit in the treasury, THE GREBN BAY RESERVE LANDS. The Commissioner of the General Lind Oifice has caused A contract to be made with a United Btates deputy aur. veyor for the subdivision into lots of the Fort Howard Military Reserve, situated on Green Bay, at the mouth of Fox river, Wisconsin, This reserve contains about five thousand acres, and, when surveyed, the lots will by Jaw be gold at public auction. THE SALARIR3 OP OUR MINISTRAS AND CONSCLS. Tho statement that the State Department bad made es- timates for an increase of the salaries of our miniaters and consuls le erroueoys. Those salaries aro fixed by law, and tho estimates oi the Department are based on the existing laws. XBW DIRECTORY FOR WASHINGTON AND GEOROB- TOWN. A dew directory of the city of Washington and Georgo- town will soon be issued by Mr Boyd. More care than heretofore bas been devoted to the work, promising general ratisfaction. The directory will probably show the names of twice as many citizens as were bere on the breaking out of the rebellion. THR ARMY. Captain R. Chandler, formerly of General King’s staf, as been appointed Assietant Adjutant General at the hoad quarters of the defences porth of the Potomac. Captain Perkins, First Connecticut heavy artillery, bae deen appointed Lieutemant Colonel of the Nineteenth regi. ment colored troops. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE LAanD BELKOTIONS IN WISCONPIN. Returns were received on Wednesday morning at the Interior Department, from the Governor of Wisconsin, of corrected selections of lands jn the Eau Clairio and Falls of St. Croix land district, and lists of tracts io the Me vodn and Stevens’ Point districts, Wisconsin, Measures on foot at the General Land offiee to dispore of these matters at a very early day in such a mavner as to fur Dish title to the State of Wisconsin tor the important purposes contemplated by the act of Congress making this Innd grant for educational purposes. ERSONAL. Mr. Riddell, elected Goveruor of Louisiana at the recent clection held in that State, was, an will be remembered, the Postinaster at New Orleans at the time that Btate seceded from the Union, He refused to pay over to the rebel governmont the postage which accrued at that office previous to the establishment of the rebel l’osta system, In the “Blue Book” for 1861 he appears charged with an indebtedness to the government of about ene bun dred thousand dollars, the book having beon printed pre vious to the settlement of bis accounts. Today he called 00 the Postmaster General, and, his accounts having been audited, be war refunded vearly one thousand dollare which he bad overpaid two years ago ‘The Third Auditor of the Treasury, Mr. Atkinson, who han heen confined two woekg by sickness, has resumed his duties, The business thus unavoidably delayed will be at once transacted, Colonel Hofiman, Commiseary General of Prisoners, has gone North. He will visit New York aod Boston oo oficial business. BUSINESS OF THR VENSION BUREAT. The number of invalid pensions granted by the Peurion Ofce during the month of November jurt closed was 2,005. The number of pensions to widows, mothers an’ orphans allowed during the same month was 2,002. Total number for November, 4,007, The number of jovelid cases allowed exceeds the bumber of new cases Gied (or the month by 1,062. VAVORADLE CONDITION OF OUR FORKIGN TRADE. Official statistics show @ much more favorable condition of eur foreign trade than has been generally suppored The balance is largely in our favor for each of the three yoars of the war THe UNION LREAGURS. Mr Harlow, Graod Secretary of the Union keague of Illinois, and other prominent Wortero members of the League, are now here. Mr. Harlow is to address the League in this city on Wednesday next. ress of Union Sentiment in Ac Rapia Mewrnm, Dee 7, 1863. Ne Little Roek (Art.) Democrat, of the 2h waye | A aucceneful scout, under Colonel Caldwe'l, hax just re turned to Benton from the mountats counties weet of Arkadelphia Several bundred Union men came into our linet with Colonel Caldwel) A large Union meeting was held at Little Rock on the Zimt of November The Union men are working bare for the restoration of their rights under the old gc mevt, and people from the country are dally con taking the oath of ern. | o, | ance, enrolling themeelves jot | Bod recruiting for the United “tates service, They are also quite active 16 vu } rious parts of the State | The uperpditions! Unionists, representing twenty } counties io Western Arkanras, held a Convention at Fort Smith, on November 30, at which patriotic speeches were mate and resolutions pasted, and Colonel Joboson, of (he First Arkansas infantry, was pominated to represent (hat Cietrict im the oext Union Congress, The eloctwo occur red oo the 244 of November, aad Colouei Jobareo war elected. The Convention also voted tbat Arkannar be declared & free Biate after the war. Ver Quota ef Troops. Ataant, Dee. 6, 1869 Governor Beynfur and the Secretary of War have Agreed pon 8 COMMinrion to aacertain the fair quota the State of New York, aod to inquire into the dispropor- Mowate ecroliment Je the several Congressional districts of the Btate, The Gommission coneinte of Judge Allen, of Governor hand, of Indians, and Geers! Rice, of Whe Arp 10 Bier Epen ihew doles 019000, STEAMBOAT DISASTER ON THE HUDSON. The Explosion on Board the Isaac Newton. The Vessel Completely De- stroyed by Fire. SEVERAL LIVES LOST. Mapy of the Passengers Badly Sealded and Burned. LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED, Rev ae About reve o'elock on Maturday evening @ dread‘ul Steamboat disaster occurred on the Hudson river, about opposite Fort Washington, The magnificent steamboat Jsanc Newton burst her boiler, immediately after took fire and was burned to the water's edge before any as aletance could be rendered from tho ahore. The unforey nate accident occasioned the death of four persons cer tainly, and perbaps of six others, besides injuring nine more io sueb a severe manner as to render their recovery utterly hopeless In yerterday's ineve we furnished our readera with « brief but very Imperfect eketch of the o¢ dey which owing 0 the iateness of the hour at the aecident took pince, ax well as on ac count of the fact that the telegraph operator at Yonkers wag not to be had at his office to enable persons interested to learn the real facts of the case We there fore republish the leading features of the accifent, a8 contained \n yesterday's Harato, together witb otber do tails obtained by our reporters yesterday Thore ie a good deal of mystery preserved about the matter by the officers of the Isaac Newton, who seem de Birous lo keep back the true state of aliairs from the eyes of the public, fur what reason it is difficult to eompre- bend oo any other theory than that the accident was the result of some carcieseness, more or lees culpibie, o0 tho part of those who bad charge of the unfortunate verge! Our reporters found great difficulty yoeterday in getting @ plain etatemont of the occurrence from anybody. The people of Yonkers knew actually nothing, except on mer hoarsay, and the wounded were wuflering too :oleneciy to bo able to afford the desired Information From various and opposite sour have deen ouabled 10 collect the following mengre dotaiis, which may serve to throw some light 0 tbe subject — THE DISASTER. It appears that tbe Isacc Newion—one of the fincet steamboats running 00 the Hudson river, betwoen th city and Albany—jeft ber wharf, at (be foos of Cort landt street, about eix o'clock on Saturiay evening, under tbe command of (Captain Pect. Sbe bad between one bundred aod Ofiy and two bundred pas sengers on board ab tho time, besides tbe usual quan tity of freight aod her erdioary complement of fremen, deck bands, &¢ Sbe weot along very emocthiy sod quietly for about an bour, whea suddenly » tremendous explosion cecarred on board, aod io ao instant al! wee confusion and alarm The large boiler had oxploded, scattering a0 unlimited amount of pent op steam aod Dotling water imto every exposed portion of the vesrc! The furnaces, which were 10 close proximity to the bower, were blown Into pieces by the tremendous force of tne explosion, abd Lhe red hot coals and burning wood were Jn Consequence cast about tbe steamboat, setting Ore to it, and thereby adding tenfold to the horror of tne ertuation. The Wuckless veesel was ia afew minutes under the full control of tbe Gery element; ang to assempt 1 describe Ube scene would be « frurtioss tack. Fortynstely very few of the passengers were oo the ‘open decks, whore they would have been exposed to the horrible dangers of death by scalding or burn, It was Just about tbe time when most of the passengers were at their supper, or preparing for a comforiabie oap to their berthe, expecting to wake up all rate and sound in Albany The indy passengers were coaily #ettind in the cabin, aod the men either jo the after portion of the veer! amok fog, OF, a8 elated above, eating their suppers io tbe retectory Owing to thie fact, the fatal reeuita were not Dear #6 extensive as they must aimoss ioevitably bave been onder any otber circumstances, Ag it wan, (he mere occurrence of the explorion, dread ful ip iteelf even without the lose of life, was weil nigh driving tcores of frightened men, women and chiliren to nook a watery grave, iO preference to beiug Durued ave oo the #teamboat DK EADPUL SCENE OW HOARD When the troe atate of affairs becime known to the paseengers ihe excitement and alarm are represented to have been perfectly appalling, The women huddled to gether in the cabin, in @ state of the most abject foar- nd tho men, recording to all secouats, exhibited scarcely more frmrers than their weaker companions, All the life prese ov board the burning steamer were pro cured and furniebed to the feimaler, to care the leet ox tromity of despair should render necessary an attempt to swim for life to the sbore at either side of the river The men furnished themecives with everything that might answer the purpores of « buoy in tbe water, such cols, ke, There were some ebiidren among the paseengers, and, as may well be imagined, beipioss condition added to the terror of the scene fome of the’ men were equal to the emergency, and dis Upguisbed themselves by their attention wo the more helpless passengers, the ladies ond childven whe ceeded All the courolation that could be given to them THE VBRSERL ON FIRE. The night was excoedingly raw acd blustry, and thie, Of courre, rendered the porsibility of extinguisting the fire extremely remote. The hweing steam aod dene Vapors enveloped @ portion of the vessel iv a chud, through which it was impore'bie for the men to pene trate in order to take steps to reecue her from her paril Ous porition. The leaping fame all that could be ween through the emoke and plea, sod the verse: was evidently doomed to gure destruction CONDUCT OF THE OF FICKNS. Ae to the officers y bebaved rding to the General account, in wereditabie menver. Captain feck made bi ual of distres, ana ret a worthy example to hia subordinates Mf looking after ihe y of the pas fengers. Fverytbing appears to have 6. in fact tbat onder the circum: eht w hare beeo on er to the wounded were ed that quite s while about pected. The parsengers were least expored portion of ts properly taken oare of. amber were slightly we it wor thirteen or fourteen were a frightful manner by the boiling water and wieam = ¢ the lremen working below at the time of 1 Out in @ half dead condition, ter fe « arma and other portions of ther t bt by the boiling wate THR KECUE In the meantime (he eignals of drtremy were anew from the shore ateach awe Ap sled the be piel P. Miller, and th Hers get vear the burping seamer ai tof (be parmemgers, Bait dead from ‘ear and excitement Revere! cans! bowie wire Cems up in good time, and hd gx * io fecome the passengers. A pumber of row boats pu the phere aod te maid afew of | themrclves of theme light harks | lagd ooce more, Ik we believe od crew, wounded and unhort, ¥6r the Newtoo and placed oo vesw« revenue Captain Peck aeserte cor toenty (he debind, and (hough remors to ihe ary were u cies lation, it m probable Captain Peck correct, Wo may give, » one rumor, which represen be bageng® master Of the Newton, Mr A.W. Dieterich, wilh two Of the firemen and two little shorbiacks were minwing after the Accident, and ave pot since bern accounted for An 80 \odcation of ihe dreatte! nature Of the danger Wo WDD ihe peaoesoerp were exes, |) phoEid be plated pone were lett lement ma rtrictiy for what it ie work thatafow minutes after their removal from the New- fon that vessel presented the brilliant but appal- ling speciacio of ono entiro ehect of flame, which lit up the esky for miles and miles around. Had the rescue boats arrived afew moment moat dreadful catastrophes of this age would de sbtlens have happencd, as most of tho passcugers would either ave been drowned or burned alive with the Newton. THE PROPELLER MILLER, The captain of the propeller Miller deserves the b Praige for bis noble exertions to save the passengers crew of the Newton, Whea be received the frightened crowd on bonrd bis conduct was marked by the utmost delicacy and consideration. Tho ladies, ebildren and wounded were given the mort comfortable portions of (be vesse!. Ihe wounded men were laid gently on mattresses in the cabin, and tended with the greatest kindness by the passengers who bad got over their fright, as well ax by the employes on board the propeller. TIME PASSENGERS BNOUGHT TO YONKRU. Ap it seemed to be the general wish among the panren gers to be conveyed to Yonkers, the captain of the pro- posler headed for that place, which was reached about ten o'clock \y the bight, ‘The alarm bet! ef Youkers immedi moly sounded, and the citizens were startled from their ost customary quietude by the unaccustomed nolke Many of the ivbabitants proceeded to the steam. boat wharf to arceriain the cause of the alarms and on discovering the real state of affairs volunteered their eervices jo whatever way they might be needed. The paskengers all got on whore, and tbo wounded were carried on mattreneon Lo Uh house, whore they were placed in as comtortab stoamboat ea cond) tion ag could be expected at uch an hour ot the night. The good citizens brought blankets, bedelothes, w and every litte comfort they could think of for the use of the wounded The best physicians of the towa were called In ood rendered all the aid they could towards alleviating he agonies of the unfortunate sufferers. Drs Aruold, Reinfelder apd Flagg should be ment their kinduess and attentions. The Catholic Of the town, Rev Fdward Lynch, was Nkewine op bund, and was the means of procuring many comforts for the wounded, besides administering to thos own perey pharm of his Jon the consolations of their religion APPEARANCE OF THE WOUNDED. The appearance presented by the sufferers ie beyond all description, Thetr beada were sled to twice their ordinary size, and viistered ali over to the most dread(ui manner. Generally their closed, as destroyed by tho scalding water Their breathing was labored and moat painful to witness. Tho physicians informed our reporter that moat of the men bad been scalded joternaily, and were the victims of indeseribable agony. The cries of anguish which Is#ued from some of the poor fe was certainly evougb to melt the mort hard hearted Ao inaatiable eyes were thiret secmod (o bave porsession of them ail, while atthe | samo lime oot oven tbo 1ighiert drink appeared to remain 00 thelr stomachs NAMES OF THR DRAD AND WOCNDED. Thirteen of the woundet were broaght vo ¥ Dut 11 seems there were a fow other sufferers of those at Yonuers are aa follow Fremoot, Steuben cousty,N ¥. James Aogan, dreman, Troy Voinp kdgenger, Troy. Thomas Gieopeo ,tremao, Aibany Jamos Prendergeat, Troy Larry Sullva0, Sreman, Albaoy. George Bateman, scnevectaty Jono Hodgson, Cohoes James Hodgeon (brother of t George Woile, Rochester M McLoughlin, Qremao, Albany M Ryan, New York. Alanaoo Perine, Jersey Cry The tntlowing wore also reported among tbe dead, bot were pot (ound at Youkers yesterday — Richard Lymao, Gremaa, Charles Smitb, Gremao Wilken Diederick,, baggage master ‘*Lapee,”’ a greaser on the Newton. Two bovtbiacks. Two other Bremen Out of tbese two lets the following are, ported as dead — Tus pRaD. Jamen Hog in, Oremae, Trey James Prendergast, Troy Jobo Hodgeen , Cobors James Hotgson, Coboon Riebard Lyman, trem 0 Caries Smith, fireman Lance,’ tbe grosser Two bootbl Two unkvews fremen Wiikes Diederick, bagenge master (prebabiy.) The four fret mentioned died at Youkers on Saturday night or Sunday morning early, The pine others are aot kere, former), Oobese erpected to recover, a@ Uber injuries are of too severe & charscie Statement of the Pilot. The pilot of the ilifated ateaswer gives tbe following « count of the disaster, which It will be reen agrees sab siantioily with thet of our reporter The Issac Newton, with a full cargo of freight and | passengers, left her wharf, at the foot of Cort jaudt etrect, about six o'clock on Saturday evening And war proceeding under an easy bead of steam, ia tbe immediate viewwity of Fort Washington Point, when rhe exploded her starboard botier, the rhck wae @ lerrilic ope, and for @ Lime caused vroat consternation among the passengers and crew. The ercape of steam eo gr tbat it wan impossible for the pilot to © mmusicate with ihe engineer or those oa the main deck bat, neverthe Jenn, the order to let go the auchor waa given jo @ lout Lope of voice from the whoeiboute and promptiy obeyed Hardly bad the boat swung around, with ber bead to the Lido, when is was discovered that the was on Gre in eral places, The captain got the donwey eng , And almost superhuman efforts were made to ab dve the fames, bot im vain The red bot coals from the exploded furasce bad faiien in heavy masnee « deck of [be ateamer cauved rapid comb wherever thoy rested ‘The excitement among tt eevgers was intenve, bet, owlog to the coolness of the officers, everything ke a panic was preveoted The main bulk atern of the boat wildly img render them assirtanc there were congres over the red there On the bow of the tort » adore bout ity or « pengers and crew, who were separsted from on the stern of the beet by © wail of fre 6 devee volumes of rteam The Ge commenced & re apidiy, the Berm teoding towards the passengers at euch end of the steamer, end the eituat weet @ to be extremely critica to the py of ol board, two lowboste were sew coming wiongeide 4 render assirtanc The welcome arrivals proved to be the Deciel T. Miller end th when but © ahort dutance n onion one pine 1k would be imprambie to describe the werne tbat es y the transter of the paenen A the burning beat to tbe tug t i te may thet, after prameworthy exert tue part of the otfeers, the parsengen “« tyved @ was ober ved mp overboard, oe wan orronacnely elated in ot te wewepapers, and all who sorvived the immediate efects A (Re steam are belies beet waved The WL) the reeeund pamengere beedeo for Voutert, where tbe jis ag fresght wae days ae ety Tocee of the pamengere whe were Cevivows of reaching Avbany tbat ded by the Raliroed of the (rere while left Chambers . ork! M.A Comber preferred to remais bebied eed odginge Ot Che botels wnt! yeater tey the woended, numbering @ Goren jpermoe were promptly placed wader the care of the > byrewe ie the town, and everythin puffer ng Three { thew wepiries w bere mostly firemen and pers Ooty ome passenger wae fatally ronbied tightly mjured, but © cre wee are ( the unforienatee had expire ot en pervs new atuacbed fe well euovg! Statement of Ome of the Passenge Mr. J. © Glover, of 1 Morray etreet, New wee ome of ihe parseogers ou Woard ihe inane furmaben (be Hele icg pegtoyers —bivet be! vagt and | The vames » le crowded \o snniety to the | PRICE = — CENTS. THREE « ON Saturday afternoon 1 went ¢ o'eh board the Inasa Newton, and found everything in proper condition, The Vossel left at Fix o'clock’, an ueual, about one hundred an@ Aity OF two bundred passengers being on board, AS about balf-past s\x owen to nupper, wiiety was served up on the dic immediately below the maim deck, and remained there about twenty minutes, afew taking supper Ieame up and wentafttormoke, J had not been aft more than five minutes when! wos started by what I thought the votse of a cvllieion with another Veawel. I noon discovered tbat the commotion was ogeme sloned by 4b explowion of tbe boiler, and io a lew momenta after 1 saw that tho veasel was on fire, 1 inns mediately went above into the cabin or sleeping apart. ment, which | found Clied with steam, The passeugere. male and female—were iD m greAt state of excitement, The womes particularly were frightened, and were runb. jng 10 every direction 1 search of Life proservers with which Ww fave themselves (rom tery grave, Ainoog the female passengers | noticed one young iady wha keomed in @ perfectly bel) lows condition and withous apy friend co board. She appeared to be dreadfully alarmed; bat] induced her to mt down on qne of the fofes, and told hor the would be saved. | Gext went outside to seq an boais coming to our assietance, king for us with two barges attached, Ock I went ere were any Thaw « propeller n which proved to be the Daniel P. Miller, aba whieh som | got a jo of us | then went to and brought the | young lady oot on the hurricane deck with the as. of au gentioman, I got ter svfely on voardl Jer, In (he menutime most of the passongera | had been frapmferred to the propeller, Some Afteem or | APA) boale had aiko come to OOF Aneieance, and Lafew of the passengers on board. Row boats Wore alo around Yo great nomt ad did good service agers. The accident ocurred whea ving the p one hour ap (Uarter, doarly oppoee or too miles from New Yorks sion the steamboat wom fre; ¥ concealed from (he parsen~ the engers bad ail or boats, ibe N y after the ray ton was totally enveloped ia flames from end toend, 16 Was reported at this Lime that the baggage master of the Newton, Mr. A.W Diederick, Lad not been poem, and fear wore eotortained for bis enfety. be | to the panne | it was Swat captain of the who was exceedingly Kind and accommodating ‘them, aod and ull at Yonkers, which place was react jock in the even.og. About coq hundred of pansougers the ght traia for Albany on arriving at Youkers. The wounded were | placed op mattresses on ibe floor of the elateroom of the Propeller, where every Alleotion was part to them by (be oflicere and parrengerr. They pretented tho mes horrible appearance, Their faces, bande and necks were foartully od the 1b wan banging looeely from Wwe body, being peaicd off, The groana of ihe poor fel jown were beartrending Ove jo particular appeared a | deo dread’ul agony Whe We propeller reached Yous kers (he wounded were placed .0 Lhe pleamboas depot aod properly atlended & » he should ba 9, asked whe the took Statement of the Assistant Engin Mr A Fowks, Avsintant Fogineer of the steamer, sated tbat phe mtarted from New York at the veal bowr (sim o'cioek) OG Saturday evening (or Albany. bverytbiog went oo well uDt! about feven O'cleck, when the boiler geve Way, io What part be, however, could pot tel, lm. mediately ob bearing the explonion be ran forward, and Ho wan ptanding bewite the ea. F106 room, according lo bis Own statement, whee the ex- plonion Look place aud ls @ miracle bow be esorped wo. scacbed ar be did. (hereby raved his life Tne Steamer @ Complete Loss. The learner will prove @ total loam, together will all ihe cargo ebe bad ou beard The npectacle cecasioned by he confiagration was tagoificent, attracting thowmds to | the banks of Ube river From Fort Warhiogton, Ppayten Doyo, Youkers, Fort Lee, Hastings, aod a desen other porolsce the river, (he inbabitante bad « Gee view of the conflagration, and \t was pot until four o'clock yorterday Morning What the dieplay war ended. At that bour he verte! bad burned down Lo the water'® edge, and (he wavew rushing ia, quickly extingumbed the fames and caused tbe charred aud Diackeved mass LO rink be tbe bottom, A Oro-eaten and rusty walking beam i ai! (nat could be Pce0 of (hin favorite sloamboat at the Lume our reporter | rol yoaterday SurTOn OF THR 18440 NEWTON, The lease Newton wae bait io 1846, and cont at the Jeart calculation, $200,000, fb Das been running come flanily 00 ihe Hudsoo river for the past reventeen years, and wae coled fer the beauty of ber archtectare, aad tbe iwaguitceoce of wer cabine. Sbe wae ove of the largest sleamers on (be Fiver, and, like ber inte conaort, the Now World, was siways @ popular bowl with the pubs Ie The cargo, which war priecipally owned in ible city, valued at $960,000 lor The pameen- iueir baggage, kod many of them whe ha@ (hemeeves for (be purpose of going thing and jewelry piace during the com Ubievow profiled by the orcaston Wo gern lot aw | partially undressed to bed leat their Peveral petly robberves | ply tbeir vocation CACHR OF THR EXPLOSION, The conse of the explonion i very uomatisfactorily ee. counted for Meorrding lo the report among the people re that w overbeated, “1 toae 1 of coh water, wh youre) An ae lactane ae exponen, According W Aoetber report, one of the foes wae chewed Aden wl op, Which, It appears, would create lar seemtont, Captain Veo, the commander of t sleamer, wae en cemlingly uncémmunieative, and peaiively refused to Ove any expansion jveen'y loft lo mere ont.« 0 cot reperter, whe wae cone. ture an wo the caune of the ee | Jout Ad invertiqaiion will be beld today by the rower of Yookers of WarViogs, whee, duwbtiews, al the facie will be developed, and tbe binme, if any exmte, wit he cat upoe abe rgbt partion TH thea tm portage bot Unproper to refralu from @)110g AB priTALe Views om | the wubyect Ava late bour yerterdey aflerscon, wheo our reperiet We Yoonere, (hat 008 (own wae lo 8 greet mate ot ox Clement over the carmtrophe The wounded were ati be- | ing tenderly cared for by (be phynciane, and pone has A | (he wounded Bad Ged. Ik ae G06 expected, however, | thes any of (hem would recover TOvCHING INCIDRNT ao! woe wribiog woder the objected by tte feartod One poor fellow gonylow be pemae tature of bie injuries, fondly beckoned Lo one of the at. tendaots be PviderLy recognized ae 80 sequaint- ence, 06d muttered im menbereot language —Telegrepts got scalded Tue bul teu ber Chet i (ed bed pot 40 bow yen of wevernd Ww ihe ye bode thew femhoge | THE REBEL PRIVATEERS. | Kitect of The vet 1) {the arrival gore (E |) Times Lye tel gence the Voor ft wfeder ote 1oert, bad eee made thew appear. vember OT Peet Oh el) eenewee a the 116 the tthward of the 4 runes oh wentealy tke B~ =] everett = Three teenee, Lewever, are cow (he eterno ave even yee te sed a | | | ore tbe | steamer, calied ihe thee in tebe May sod were 0 socket there | wth she Auabaana A vent ome } rven ene ad of nmmer ae 0h ye (rom tee bereyeem freight A hae pare -Pimvery Bortety. wires, Dee 4, 1808 The feel pemnion of Ven Cooma mectiog of (be Atmer <am | Ant Mavery Secwty thi evewing wae very ‘erpety ot Speeches were meade by Hensler Wileoe, 4 Dickinnoe, Fred Decgiae, We. Lieyd Carrie end ners, Douglass gave a very humorous aaaount @ bie come meatog © be Provident, Peeviethos © coming Vet Cromley (he Raglan phiam The preeeet ngs were charee mm he omine The American A nwe 1 by mech cou nt, ee ter aed (browgh Mate ne Me