The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1864, Page 4

* ane 4 New -YORR RRA, TUESDAY, AFEBRUARY «46 1855, —————— Sills iinenin nS Orric ¥. W, Ped or rourox AND Nassay sta, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF MUSIC,—Lrs Canotinas DB CA Srivz— ds Dive Cause Ma Mens. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Coxsiz Sooaae WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway. —Rosxpat 5. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Twxet or Lars Man. OLTMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Comious Cask Pecoe of tag Manes W BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tioker or Leave Mas—Warou D ve AND MURDER. BOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Houst Jace Bot: Re hoseet Macarge—Lorreay TICEEE. , Four @1anrs, To MUSEUM, | Broad’ pranen Arms ‘Wuat Is It, &0., a all 4t Sand 744 P. S MINSTRELS. Mechanics wayreieacorcat Songs, Dancen, bostase werras pared os ‘wood: L HALL, 514 Broadway. -Erqiorta x Bones. Dama ke eAwenicas O Ovens, Oa! Husa, MERICAN TREATRE. No. 444 Broadway.—Batiers, eames. BORLESQUES. | MazuLae. ay MPRITHEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Gru- Pye Gavesinian PeRrorwances. ‘Aiteruson aud Eveniog hours, Halveim 472 Broad. . AC Mae viding for aa FE Pe a bling the soldiers from this Atate im the national armies to vote in our State elections, and appoint | ing the 8th of next month as the time for submit- ting the decision of the question to the people. Aa election will therefore be hold oa that day throughout the State to Gaaliy decide thia import- t tter ant GAC MTSCBLLANBOU8 NEWS By the arrival of the steamer Ariel we have ia- teresting news from the West Coast, The usual revolutionary apirit was again raging ia some of the Central and Soath Americaa States, The French had seat out reinforcements to their feet in the Pucifle. Some United States seamea com> plain bitterly of being compelled to remain ao long on the Pacifle station, and express great de- sire to come home and have a chaace at “smelling powder.”” By the arrival of the steamer Eaglo from Havana we have news from Havana aud St. Do- mingo. The papers are, however, singularly bar ren of important items. The United States steam transport Decatur, Captain Fargo, from Newbern, N. C., whfoh ac- rived at thia port yesterday, brought on sixty-two passengers, among whom were thirty-seven rebel soldiers, who were immediately set at liberty apea heir arrival. The Board of Councilmen met at one o'clock yesterday, The ordinance for the relief of the famtlies of volunteers, a4 amended, reads that “pelief shall only be allowed to the families of HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Taw StEREOSCOPTICON ox Musuow oF tax UxivE! PBRHAM'S, 535 Broadway.—Steneoscorricos avo Mir- Rox of Taw Raseitiox. NEW YORK MUSEUM mee ce vg a hg: yi Alla - Curiosities anv Lecrunss, (rom 9 A. HOOLE?® 3 OPERA Bones Brooklyn. Eraiorian 98, Dances, Boriesquns, di THE SITUATION. The news from the Potomac army indicates no general movement. A party of General Craw- ford’s staf, accompanied by an escort of cavalry, were caugit ia an ambuscade at Brentsville on Sunday, and Major Lorimer was killed. It ap- pears that they were entrapped into making a visit to the town for the ostensible purpose of set- tling some question which was referred to the Provost Marshal—General Patrick. Four of our men were robbed of the valuables on their per- sons; but an equal number of rebels were robbed of thelr lives, that number at least having been killed and a larger proportion wounded in the brief confi ‘ The rebel conscription in Weat-Virginia haa driven a large portion of the citizens into a state of insurtection. Our scouts are constantly em- ployed in preventing the conscription and re- straining parties of guerillas, The reported escape of ‘Colonel Streight and one hundred and nine Union officers from Libby prison through a tunnel is confirmed by official despatches from Genera! Butler. Our cavalry is scouting the country to assist the fugitives in getting in safe to our lines. The Richm aminer gives the aames of the escaped o} and those recaptured, The list will be found in our columns to-day. The newa from the Southyrest presents no featores of importance. Despatches from Nashville confirm the report of the occupation of Jackson, Mississippi, by General Sherman, as announced: in our columna yesterday. The rebels made but a poor show of resistance, and fell back across Pearl river. Officers recently returned from the scene of action also confirm the statement. The skirmish occurred at Clinton, where our troops charged a rebel battery and drove the enemy back. Our loss was fifteen killed and thirty wounded. Official information from Rear Admiral S. P. Ine, at Newport's News, to the Navy Department, annouaces the destruction of four blockade run- nera, ali steamers—the Nutfield, the Dee, the Faanoy and Jenay, and the Emily CONGRESS. ‘The Seas day. after disposing of severai unimportant matters, took up the Enrolment bill, refased to recede from its votes, and the bill was thereupon sent back to the House. The De- ficiency Appropriation bill was then considered. An amendment increasing the salaries of Assistant Secretaries of departm@ats, and the First and | Second Assistant Postmasters General, to after the present fiscal year, was,adopted bill passed In the House of Representatives Mr. Arnold, of Mliagis, offered a resolution declaring that the constitution should be so amended as*to abolish slavery in the United Sta wherever it now exists, and probibit its extension to any part thereof forever. A motion to lay the resolution on the table was rejected, and it was then adopted by,a vote of seventy-cight against sixty two. A similar resolution, previously introduced by Mr. Windom, to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Jenckes re- Ported a bill establishing a uniform system of baukruptey. It was ordered to be printed | and recommitted. The Internal Revenue bill | was takea up, and Mr. Stevens made a speech in favor of the Senate plan of taxing whiskey, as it waa ia accordance with the principle hereto- fore declared, that taxes on ail articles should be Prospective. Mr. Fernando Wood replied, urging the adherence tothe Honse amendment taxing all whiskey on band at the time of the passage of the law. No action was taken on the subject. A bill providing governments in insurrectionary States was introduced, and the House adjourned. THE LEGISL. E. fo the State Senate yesterday the Metropolitan Police bill was passed, with the names of Mesers. Acton, Bergen, Bosworth and McMurray as Com- missioners, by twenty yeas to one nay. Besides this there was no final action by the Senators on any measure ef importance. Several bills were introduced, among which were those to prohibit the sale of spiritaoas liquors on Sunday, for the better regulation of the Inebriate Asylum, amend ing the charter of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers Canal Company, and providing for the appoint q@ent of five Commissioners of the Court of Ap- peals, Billa were noticed for a railroad in Thirty- second and other streets of this city and for a number of other purposes of less interest. In the Assembly no bills were passed. A num- ber were ordered to a third reading. The only one of these, however, ef general interest was that for the establishment of a State Bureau of Military Statistics, ‘The others were all local ot Private. Bills were introdaced to extend the Geneseo canal, for the extension to the North river bulkhead line of al! the streets between Four- teenth and Thirty-frst, and for the establishment in this city of a Milk Ex lange. This latter bili Provides for the incorporation of a company of pital of $100,000, and for the inspection of milk and the regulation of ita sale to the citizens, Notice was given of a Dill to sathorize the running of cars on the Thira Avenue Railroad track by other parties thaw the Third Avenue Railroad Company. A resolution was adopted by the Assembly to take a recess from the 19th to the 29th inst. Governor Seymour yesterday signed the bil! pro 500 the of Minnesota, was referred | such soldiers as shall enlist in, or be credited to, the city and cpuaty of Néw York,’ aad not, as was erroneously stated in many journals, only to the families of those who resided ia this city at the time of the enlistment of the party oa whose be- half the relief is claimed. A communication was received feom the Veterans of 1912, asking for an appropriation to enable them to*celebrate Wash- ington’s Birthday in a becoming manuer. Referred to the special committee. A statemont was re- caived from the Comptroiler, from which it ap- pears that a balance of $2,199,529 79 remained in the city treasury on the 13th inst, The resolution to appropriate $7,000 for the suitable celebratioa of Washington's Birthday was adopted. The Comptroller also submitted a statement showing the returaa of the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Rail- road companies from October L to December |, 1863. During that period the receipts on the Sixth Avenue amounted to $96,564 54, and on the Avene to $105,050 81, The Board ad- journed until Thursday next, at one o'clock. The committee of the Commoa Council ap. pointed to arrange the celebration of pe Waslington! a Birthday anniversary met yesterday afternoon id secret seasioa The Committes oa Streets of the Board of Alder- mea held a meetiag yesterday and heard a number of persons on the subject of improving the Russ pavement in Broadway. There were no new plans suggested, however; but the majority of opinion waa in favor of breaking up the preseat pavement and relaying It, grooved, as Belgian pavement. There were immaterial differences in the modes by the different speakers, only varied from $2 50 to $3 per square yard The appeal from the order of Judge Hilton in reference to the sale of the Kvening Kcpress was to have been argued yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas, general term; bat, in consequeace of the busigess engagements of one of the counsel, the matter was latd over for a week, The Jaques Moaais rape case, the details of which are unfit for publication, was argued ona bill of exceptions before the Supreme Court general term, yesterday—Judgea Leonard, Clerke and Sutherland on the bench. The case hag created considerable interest in the medical world and among lawyers: generally; ao the decision of the court will be anxiously looked for. David Ladiam was arrested oa Saturday last by United States Marshal Marray, charged with hav- ing defrauded Charies McSion, a recrait broaght from Riker’s Island, of his bounty, $200. Hg was taken before General Dix, who, on hearing tho statement of the recruit, gave the delinquent the alternative of refunding the moaey or going for a term to Fort Lafayette. T.udlam chose the former, and paid back the money, oa which he waa dia- charged William Godfrey, whose case was before noticed, and who was clrarged with having defrauded two colored recruits of a portion of their bounty, paid into the hands of the United States Marshal $225. He was then discharged. The money was paid back to the recruita, who weat oa their way re- joicing. Theodore Lewis, alias Barker, was’yesterday sent to Mort Lafa } personating a Deputy United States Marshal He was charged with ha sent a letter toa person telling him to cali upon him (Barker)—the signature to the letter—at the St. Nicholas Hotel. The party did so, and had an interview with him, wi Barker showed tim abield which repres d that he was a special officer under the United States Provost Marshal. A threat was held out that unless he paid him over $600 he alias Pierrepont, tte, charged with upoa | | would have him conveyed to Fort lafayette. He added that he did not t all the moaeg for him- | self—that $590 of it was to go ta General Dix | The party naturally concladdd that there was a | screw loose, and desired to compromise the matter | so asto get a little time, -He said he had aot the | money fuea, but would gladly meet his friead at another time. So it was arranged that he should | meet Barker at No. 6 State street oa the following | day. The arraogement madq the party immedi- tely reported the circamstance at Marshal Mur- rays offlee, and the matter was placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Buckiey. Ona the follow ing day, accordiag to instructions, the person selected by Mr. Barker for his fraudulent opera- | tions met him ia State street, and when the de- mand for the money was again made, Barker show | ing his shield as before, Buckley immediately ar- rested him, and being brought before General Dix and the charge fully substaatiated, ho was ordered of to Fort Lafayette. Io the United States Circuit Court yosterday, before Judge Shipman, Hugh Deviae pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with baviag | altered atwo dollar Treasury mote to a twenty | dollar note, The prisoner bad beea in confiae- | meat for a period of five months from the time of his arrest. His appearance betokened extreme | it health, a circomstanse, takea with his loag | confinement, which moved the Court to inflict the lowest penalty—one year's imprisonment, with hard lebor, to commence from the date of his ar- | rest, and to pay a fiae of one dollar. Henry C. Surrensen, mate of the bark Lone Star, indicted in the United States Circuit Court for the man. slaughter on the high seas of Charles Cowilotta, pleaded not guilty: as did also William Smith and Edword Evans, charged with pelting and abetting Surrensen in the al- leged manslaughter of Cowiletta, ono of tho crew of the Lone Star, Charles Hurd, mariner, pleaded not guilty to an indictment oharging him with the manslaughter, on the high seas, on board the bark Swallow, on the 24th of March last, of one of the crew of said vessel, named Joba Russel. Merrick Price pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having, oa the 16th of September last, presented a fraudulent paper at the United States mmstering and disbursing office for a claim of $549 15, in the same of Jd. Noetzly. Wiser counsels seem to have prevailed ia the Court of Common Pieas. The order mady by Judge Cardozo has been obeyed, and those who attended that court yoaterday morning in saticipa- tion of @ so909 were disappointed, aa there Was no necessity for him to exercise his woll known do- ‘rmination Now that thin affeir in fairly ovor suggested for doing this, and the cost, as eatimated* we feel bound to nay thatthe bar alinost unani- mousty have austained Tae Ceedone's course thronghout. Mary Wilson, 9 dissipated, aiokly-looking Eng: lish girl, was convicted of petit tarceny ia the Court of Seasions yesterday, before Judge Rus- aci. The complainant, Thomas Moran, teatifled that Mary, with two other femates, laid violeat hands oa him oa thé {9th of January last, while he was in their company in Forsyth street, whea they stele from him aasilver watch and gold chain, valued at forty dollars. John Syms plead- ed guilty of burglary in” the first degree after unauccesafully endeavoring to induce the Asaistant District Attoraey, Mr. O. L, Stewart, to accept a plea of guilty ofa minor offence. Syms ea- tered the house No. 87 Wooster street on the aight of the 6th inst., with the iateatto steal three gold watches and chains and three diamond finger rings, ia all of the vatue of three hundred and Afsy dollars, and was arrested by officer Webb, of the Eighth precinct, while leaving the premises. {tis a clear case, the loweat penalty for which is ten years conflaement in the State prison, Both prisoners were remanded for sentence. The Surrogate yesterday took testimony as to the allegations of incompeteacy made against Daniel Shiltoa, who applies for Letters of adminis- teation on the eatate of hia futher, Joseph Shilton, deceasaf. Accordiag to the City Luspector, there were 474 deaths in the city duriag the past week, being a decrease of 21 aa compared with the mor- tality of the week previous, Tne atook market was very buoyant yeatorday, tho favorite among the railroad abares being Eric, large quantities of which were taken for permaneat invest moat. Goveroment sacirities continued firm, at ad- vanced quotations, Goid rose one per cant, the opening price beiog 15944, fram which it wont up to 160%. The baak statement created a satisfactory feeling ia mone. tary circles, the loan aad deposits accounts showing each a large iucreass ‘Tuere was aot mich change occasioned ia commercial circles by the risa ia gold; bus the hoiders of morchaa- die generally manifested tacreaged firmness iv their business negotiations, Groceries were held very firm Cottoa was about steady. Petroleum waa very frm for standard oli. Oo 'Chaoge the downward teadeacy of four aad wheat noticed duriog the closing part of last wool was arrested by tho upward turn of gold, aud sbipping grades of four wore a trifle better. Coro, which has come to be the shattlecock of speculators, improve’ 3c.a4c. Hog products maiatained their Grm~ , and sellers bad the advantage. Whiskey con ratied irregular, but rather Grmor. Froights Were § Sado oasior, with more doing at the concyggion- Tho OpZostiion in Congress—What it Is and What it Might Be. The opposition party in Congresa is woak and contemptible, when it might be strong in influence and respected for ita strength. The materials of which it is composed, destitute of any bond or element of cohesion, are discord- ant and clashing, when, upon the chmmon basis of great principles, they might be united and harmonious. They are groping about among the rabbish of the old democratic party for the materials of a platform, when that party is dead and decomposed, and poisons the air with its noxious exhalations. The would-be leaders of this opposition party, in pushing their blind hostility to the administration to the extremity of apologists and adherents of the rebellion bave become objects of ‘public derision, when, by a wiser course, they might have commanded a powerful measure of public confidence. In en- deavoring to cripple our armies and suspend the war, in order to break down the adminis- tration, they have themselves been broken down, when, by patriotically supporting the war, and vigorously exposing the blunders and shortcomings of the administration, their way was open to the next Presidency. In the matter of statesmen and statesmanship the Congress of the United States has sadly degenerated in these latter days. Since poor Pierce came in our statesmen have gone out, until they have beea completely superseded by noisy, shallow-brained and unscrupulous poli- ticians. But if the counsels and the policy of the administration are guided bea miserable class of such men, the opposition fragments are di- reoted by mousing politicians of still smaller calibre. Take, for instance, the delegation ia the House from this imperial city. Was there ever, from the bargains of Tammany and Mo- vart, such a deplorable sot of, small potatoes’ Fernando Wood towers Ike a giant among them. and yet be. in his Quaker garments of peace, appears only in the character of a most unfortunate bufvon. Bea Wood is seldom in his place, even to vote, being, perbaps, too busy with some lottery policy to attend to any- thing connected with the policy of the govern- ment, James Brooks is indeed a melancholy roan, and Gt only to represent the New York Express. As for Chanter, it would appear that he is utterly ighoraat evea of the rules of the House; for when be rises to speak it ts oaly to be called to order. Is it possible that this groat city can do n0 better than this? Let our fellow citizens ponder upoa this question ia view of the next Congress. At preseat, in ordec to exhibit in bold relief the paltry, bluodering and despicable charac- ter of the course pursued by the opposition cliques in Congress, we bave only to contrast it with the broad, sound and sagacicus policy pursued by the opposition io the Freagh Legis- lature to some of (he leadiag measures of Louis Napoleon. Take, for example, the late speech of M. Thiers in the Coamber of Deputies against the Mexican enterprise of the Emperor. M. Thiers, like @ great statesman, as he is, accepts the empire as a Gxed fact, recognizes Napoleon as the legitimate bead of bis govecament, but, with unanswerable facts and reasons, stands boldly forth ia opposition to this imperial Mexi- can adventure. ‘Thus a single man, with truth, jastice and sound policy on his side, has won for the little opposition party im the French Legislature the admiration of the civilized world, and a response from the public senti- meat of France which cannot be safaly disre- garded by Napoleon, even with his obedient army of half a million of men at bis back. But suppose M. Thiers bad denounced Napoleon as @ usurper, and declared the Orleanist refugees the oaly rightful claimants to the throne of France, what would bave followed? Monsieur Thiers weuld bave been deaouuged by all par- ties in France as a5 idiot or as a dangerous dis- organizer, unfit to represeat ang branch of the opposition element in the legislative councils of the nation. And yet this idiotic and disor- ganizing course of hostility to the existing legitimate administration of our government is the very course which the opposition elements at Washington have adopted and are blindly pursuing in order to wrest from President Lin- coln and his party the reing of power. Wo would admonish these stupid politicians to study the instructions delivered from their constituents Jo the elections of 1863 throughout the loyal States, and to compare them with the issues and the reits of the elections of 1862, The Northern democracy, upon thelr platform of 4 vigorour prosecution of the war, and with their earnest remonstrances against ‘ho follies and blundern of the adininintration in ita con duct of the war, carried the elections of 1862 as aa they were lost in 1863) uponthe democratic platform of war against Lin- coln and peace with Jeff. Davis. This ia oppo- sition to thé administration to the extreme of active sympathy with the rebellion, and ao the people have accepted and will adbere to their decision The opposition element must cast out their disorganizing peace loaders, er the Presidential election of 1864 will be only an exteasion of the popular majorities of 1863. The Clerical Fwimii tion Agatast One of the most impudeat and audacious edieta ever issued by the clergy in aay clime is that just fulminated by certain clergymen of thls city in relation to raffling at the proposed Metropolitan Fair in aid of the United States Sanitary Commission. It is as shameless an ex- hibition of intolerance and ecclesiastical as- sumption as ever distinguished the much de- cried Catholic priesthood of Chile, and is an attempt to engraft upon Protestantism dere the worst and most unendurable featuces of sec- tarian bigotry. We append this precious docu- ment, with the names of the clergy who saac- tion this movement against an enterprise iv the | saccess of which the sympathies and earnest efforts of the most respectable ladies in the city are energetically onlisted:— A PROTEST eae BAFFLING. i aw Yor«, Fob 12, (364. The uadersignod, ‘alias of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, fee! bound solemaly to protest agaiast tho _. ductiva of rattling at the Metropolitan Fatr proposed to bo held in the city of New York iu aid of ho United States Sanitary Commission. 1. Woe protest against it because itis, ia our coavic tion, contrary to the word of God. 2, We protest againdt it because it is absoiute'y coa trary to law of the State, which forbids, under palas aad penaities, “the setting up or proposing any mousy, goods, chattela, or things ia action. to be raffled for, or the becoming interested in the distribytion of any monoy, goods or things io sate, by lot or chance.’ We protest against it because the judgment of the Eiv- ilized world, aa expressed ja tne legileuoa of inany Christian States (our own in particu coudemaa, lcemocet Ble ali Ce ae Ce no or what ig peg sl chance, articles not oihermine wie oa iy balan > Susposing tagvicable custratss of ae ‘usitions, and under tho tugt take par, 4 sae “ey which they (nvoive, we cal- whieh. agen Icor“iy of indirectly, 1a an euterpriae adwev wortby in its ulterter objects, is publicly aavortiaed % close ia a violation of both divino aad bi- maa ethan la a digrogard of tho judgment of mankiud aud of tho interests of morality, waich canaot fail to ro- act powerfully ta @ teadency to debauch ythe pudite coa- scree and Corrupt the public virtue. G. Spriog, Brick J. Fehrman, pastor R. D, church, New Yor. church, Kiclhmoad, 8. [ J. MeKiroy, pastor Scotch J. Dowtiag pastor Beretan Presbyterian church, New | Bapts: churea, N.Y. Duncan Dunbar, pastor Bac G. ‘tot, pastor Universi- douga! at. Baptist chucc, place Presbyteriaa Now York. se New York. W. H.Pendistoa, pastor Can 7. De Witt, minister Col- non st. Baptist ouureb, New York. Frank femingtoa, pastor Hariom Baptist church, Now York. J. W. Daniels, pastor Me, &, P. lsodgora, pastoriSouta =~ Oilves. Baptist. ohurob? _ Dutch church, New York, — New York. ‘ Tyog, ‘roctor St. Davie! Morris, Now Yori o rob, N.York. G, Alox Peltz, pastor Pilgrim DA tor Fourth — Baptist church, N. ¥. Presiyte a ohurch, Joba Quiacy Adams, pastor York: Aatioch Baptist church, w. BR Williams, pastor Now York, Amity st. Bapust church, Jas.arknoss, pastor Scorch Now York. Peosbyteriau church, Joc- J. Fox, pastor Coniral — say City. M. E. church, New York. A.D. 1. Jowett, pastor Pres L. Rice, pastor Sth ave. byteriaa eburch, arog 's legiate R. . cuurch, New York. J. M. Krebs, pastor Madi. gon avenue Presbytorisa church, New York. a aud 19th st. Preabyterian Neck. church, New York J. Haacock, pastor Throop R. Lathrop, pastor Taber ee ytertan churet, acta Baptist caurch,New York # J.D. Weis, pastor 6. Thied st. Presbyterian chorea, Brooklya, E. D T. D, Anderaoa, pastor first Baptist church, N. York. EC. Winos, Corresponding J. McVougai, J¢., pastor Socretary’ N. York Prisoa ‘Ale 9 at. Prodvyteriaa Association, New York. Brookiyn, E. 1). H. D. Ganse, ard N Ws, . R. D. church, New York. J. 5, Owen, Vico-Presideat N. York Free Acadomy, mor, pastor 23th Prosbytorian church, Now York. Nathanioi West, at 2d New York. St. Presbyterian chuccl, C.K. tmbrio, pastor Firat Brookiyn Presbyterian church, Jor- AP. Botatord, pastor Pres. aey City. bytoriaa church, Kast J. U. Bercy, pastor Thied Bath atreot, Now York Rf. church, JeraeyCity. BF. Stead, pastor Prosby W. HW. Parmiy, pastor Bap- teriao churea, Asioria tist cluret, Jersey City. Joba P, Kaox, pastor Pros . 8. Cravoo, pastor Thira —bytorian church. Now- Presbyterian — churem, —_towa,t. | Newark, N. J Wm. Pankin Duryea, pas- J.M_Savenson, Corrospond- —t ing Secretary American — Williamsburg. ‘Tract Bociety, Now York. Taos. Davis, pastor Aam- H. Dyor, No. 3 Bible House —smoaton Baptist charch J.C Smitb, rector Church _ New Jeraay. of the Ascension, N.York, Wm. Kerriader, Cay Ms . Whitehead, chaplaia N. — sioaacy, Jersey City ¥ Hospital, New. Yor 1. J. Evans, Moderator Now W. G. Tea Fyck, pastor R. York Presbytery, Bian D, church, Astoria, L. L veitvilie, N.Y. &. ©, Taylor, pastor &. D, Jas. K. Campbell, New Yori: church, Berga, N. J 3, Ni DM. L. Qvackeabush, pas. tor Prospect Hilt church R. D. church, bast vi A. Veohsiage, pastor R. VD. ony cebu mron, ireeigion, N, 3. John L. Chapmaa, Bergea, J.B. Wilson, pastor R. N.J et sa Long Braoc,N. JR B Camphaia, Mowark W. A. Stosie, Newark, N. J. N N.'W. Jones, New York E. T. Hiscox, pastor Stag toa at. Fietohor, New Yori ®. Morrill, Now York Smith, Now York , Now York Terty, Recording etary Missionary Bo Baptist church, kc RL, Daahiell, pastor Triat ty Mm. E clurch, Jersey = ciety M. KE. church, Néw City York. Ta the above these self-coastituted judges of public morality and decency exhibit, ia both their propositions and ia their logical issue, a degree of ignorance Sad folly which is almost incredible. In the first place, they show their ignorance of the Word of God by allegiag that raffliog is therein prohibited. This is falsa, a3 any one familiar with the Scriptures must be perfectly aware. In the second place, they declare that rafiiog is forbiddea by the State laws, under certaia penalties. In this they have failed to remember that raMing, in the maaner and for the patriotic purpose proposed has always been regarded as aa innocent eater- tainment. They have ceased to recollect that the law was passed to meet the cases of personas who make raffling a business, or profession, or swindte. In this case there is n0 swindle, a0 deception. Whoever makes the venture knows what to expect, and the most virtifous and the mpst worthy bave hitherto and always caa par- ticipate fa the game as an amusing episode of a day or an evening, and as harmiess as a game of forfeits among childrea at home. We repeat that,as proposed by the ladies of New York in this Metropolitan Pair, rafling is not opposed either to the Word of God or to tho temper or the spirit of the State law, and these presumptuous divines only parade their ignorance bota of the divine and the human law when they assert the contrary. How dare they stigmatize a work undertaken by many of the most esteemed ladies of this city as advar- tised to close in a manner “which cannot fail to react powerfully ina tendency to debauch the public conscience aad corrupt the public virtue?’ What! Have a class of clergymen in New York the uablushing assurance to pro- nounce an eaterprise ta which the most lofty minded ladies of tho city are engaged one cal- culated to “debauch the public conscience aad corrupt the public virtuo’” Surely the line of puritanical and {atolerant effroatery can no further go. But who are these clergymea who thus set up @ brazen imags of morality of their own casting, and who would exclude from the beacita of Christian burial all who refuse to fall down and worship it? Caa each of them bear the test of scrutiny as to gold speculations, real estate apeculations, atookjobbing and city rail road speculations? [4 there a reputable churob fa the city that bas not gambled in real estate and pcoited by selling ita very valuable down town property and puschasing some lean yale able {66 af bo was tho property of that “Brick Cheech,” of whose pas tor hoads this tins, oniy.a few years ago! man who.should asgert that the dele of Lhis Property wes not & stupendous fandjobbiog tafe or gambling operation ia which more than one white necktie and more thar one sanctimonious visaged moratixer of the present hour was personally interested. would manifest a8 much igaorance of @ local fact aa our clergy- mea have of diyine law. The truth is. these ministers of the Gospei are of the same tatol- raat race as those who dourlabed in the bleed- ing Kansas times; who, aided by the spicit of fanaticism, aroused the demon of rebellion, by which eehuadred thousaad brave tives have been yearly secrificed; and now they are fesling acouad, with all the arrogance and assumption of the origioal “throe thousand clergymen,” for some new fleld of mischief. We hope their present impudent movement wilt aot be allowed to succeed, and that the Ladies of New Yorks will be permitted to proceed in their laudable and truly benevoleat undertaking ia such maanec aa may be best caloniated to ac. compliah the object aimed at Tho Opera Season ‘Toe unprecedented success which bas atisased tua representations of tue Marotce trouge ainoe the con maacoment of the praseat season is an evidence at once of tho high appreciation ia which it is noid and of tho Progcoss which the public taste bas made ia m: i matters. [t showa that wea the attraction is firat oias3 (Cera alwaya covat on cenaiving a geasrous support. ‘Tows the Trovatore, £ Duo Foscari, faust, Doa Giovani, Martha, but more ospecially Lone, with aiiof which tho Public wera fo“aiiariced by feoquoat copreseatations dur: og tha in and procediug seasons, bave been given durtog the Lab’, two woeks :to houses suca as Only usw works ba” hitherto commanded, Tho euthuaiasm attending thess repressatations was rewarkadle, it amounted, ta fact, toa perfect Curor. Never have such crowied aod brilliant audiences Atied tho Academy of Music Cor 30 many cousacutive nights. TAL Q24s @ 998 to be wondarod as, Tako them aito. gotber, it would be diMoult te fod dasr elements than those of whieh this compaay is composed Madame Modori is without qaostton ong of the best, if not she very boat, dramatic siagors that we Lavo had io this country. Théeo is setae aay impagsionod earnastagsa {aor action which but fow artisiaoa tho lyric atage 9033983. Sua doverves all the more credit for this be case ber smal! and de‘icate featuces are aot very woil adapted to the expressioa of thoss passions whic agi tata the breast of the tragic actross. And yet hor Norma is ong of the best of her charactera in its histrionic fea tures, deserving to be ranked with thatot some of fer moro catedrated predecessora Misa Kollogg ts @ vory aWOst little atugor, aad doos oorroctiy whatever she undectakes; bul sho haa not tho phusique for auch @ pars aa that of Marghorita in Kauat. {f the role bad booa given to Madamo Frodicici the oast would have bova perfect. Misa Keliogg i wrong to uuderiake 6uca parta as thia, at least aatii ane becomes pbyaicatig equa! te it, which aha may be in tims. Miio, Sutzer ts a éaroful artist, with a voice good in quality, especialiy ia the lower avtes. Sho is, however, too much given to the use of tho tremo!o, which at times mara tae effect of her singiag.” ‘To Mazzoieni must be accorded tho double mecit of being Ot onty the best Lear robusto that we have had ia th’s couutry, but tho best’ dramatic singer on tho Italiaa stags. If be never gaug a note, bs would make a coat reputation a3 an actor, No artist that wo have sce manages tosticup more thoroughly tho ootausiasm of bis audieace. Taso, again, ho ona give the wi de pouvine for which Tamberiik was so famous. And with ali this bo i one of the moat conscientious of artiats, adver once aiace te fas bava hore failing ia his duty to the pavitc Of Ballin) aod Biack! we migut atvo way much to praise if Ou space aliowed of it. Bolu bave fino voices, aad would be more. esteemed if they could be more se- cure'y cousted upow. [a coacerted proces they have at times @a iadepgadeat way of s.oging, which, however anich it may exalt the fodividual artist, ia eacher injart Dus to Ca9 ensernd An sevent’ ta taed us for Wotoasday aoxt, io tho ca@ppoaraace of ove old favorite, [igaoii, tho enfant gate of Now York musiea! cieciaa. Aa offort is being made to atte op a joaiousy between bin and Marzvient. We 800 a0 reason why there Bhowid bo aay eyvalcy boiwoon thease two arcisis. Tasy aco juas as differaus io their ro apect.7e voices aga tenor ws duilyreut from a basso, oF sopraae from a coatralty, As to tavic dramatia abilitias, (herd caa b9 09 sort Of compartyoa between them. The warmost admiraes Of Brigool: wil! aot ooatast tho gape clority of Mazzoleal ia this reapect We caunot coactude thia bret vavisw of tho [ealian teogpe aad 10g operations w thot payiag a bribute to the Dowss en machina, Maretrac himast! Tua public wilt coa- cur with us ia saying that no previvis s9asoa bas bean conducted with a9 muck apirit. therality and eaterprise. We trust that whoa tne tims comas fur tha director to take Lis beaedt the public wilt duly manifgat its sense of Uhesa facts. TAS OPRRA LAST RVENING Me. Maretral varied his programme tast ovoulag by ocoduciag Verdi's popular oyora tho Ballo ta Maachorn There was a fashionable house, but not a Faust audience, aad we hope that tal» oharmiag avd ost attractive work may bo give aan As 8000 a8 poRaibia Gounod i $s sdodt it at pressat, Haus belag the tt athe Sago o Balio waa [mi sung. Mme. Modori, Ag avd Marys oni aad Bellini, gave the attr Ue cuac with great and wore alt much appiasded. ta the second act x o| suag the barcarole admirably [¢ was enthe ee car tae Onn and ao ore insisted vpoa. ta ho role of tha Couat this artist B89 unusual Opportuai- bid to display his dramatic powera, and be makes tho moat of them. in the third act, the scexe between Ainolia on Moder!) and Reiahart (Balt), where tbe husband Upbraids bis supposed guilty wife, both artists aang aud acted admirably e Oa Wednoway o7eniag Monizettt’s grand opera, fi Poliuto, wil bo produced, with Mane. Modori, Signor dar. olen! Sud Bailiat ia the cast Bavarrt or rom Fasnoa Bawavoravi Sinner —Thia ia. teresting event takes piace to-might at tne Academy of Music. Tao performance will covaiat of the amusing comedy Los Canotiers de (a Seine, an apropos showing ap Parisian {fo ta its gayest mood, also tho littio como dietin Se Dioo Chex Ma Mero Tne artista of the Theatra Fraucals appear ia the abowe plays Aside from tho charitab\e purpose of the eatertaiament, « las groat at. traction iu ite actuatic merit. Tae Raecet Stamina Avram av tm Ptoovca Ke CHANGt—Hasogome Paciewt to Orvcome Braqie.—Tho case of Mr. Luthor 0, Tibbetts, the supposed partialiy deranged produce broker, arrested for disordorty oon- duot at the Gora Kxchango, ia Whitehall streot, whore he daugeroasly stabbed officer Abraluam Bossimer, of the Firat) ag on the Sth inst, stili remaias a but an offort will soon be made to Uborate Mr. Tibbetts oa bail, Since bia incarcoration tho meatal condition of Mr. Tibbetts bas matorially improved, and he now seems quite like bimsol? again. Mc. Bosaimer ia atowiy improving bat bam thought he will be unable to leave tho Louse for two or three mouths to come, The produce morchaate who Sapuse Hon to at toe Corn Exohaage recently called on Captar low, of tho First preciact, aud requested the privil fr preventing oMoer Bosaimer wine $250 in canh, in five twonty United States bonds, aad | maoney on tortuy a suit oF clothes, ia consideration of tis prom: call for help at tha time of tue great excitement ia their mesting caused by the pdevete2 course puraved by Mr. protens g The nee yore b eee, ae wanet ‘aoted Captain Warlow tanion to recov mono: fr bis wounded omcet The Crieods of Mr. Tibbetts havo been very kind to Me. Basaimar sivce be was atab- bed, aud are Ht doing overythiag to their power to at loviate Lis auiter: ings Bank Robbery at ‘South Scituate, Mass, Boston LS, 1804 Tho aaviags bank at South Scituate brokea tato oa Sunday moraiag aud eobed of five hundred dollars tn Dilla Of various rand ig about twenty-Av9 headrod dovars io bonds, papers, MAILS FOR EUROPE. Tos Vuaard mail dnneilitp peng Ospina os, will {eave Boston on Wodngsday for Liverpoo The mails for Karope will close ia tos city the after 2000, At @ quarter past one aad at Gr -paat ve oglocK, to go by ratiroad Siaglo copies ta weappors, ready for mauirg, dre ogaty oe Cateedgr—This Da wor'tiee, —Creaurt, Part 1 Now Tam, 1306, WBUL, 913. UOL, 19. L¥E8. 183s, ast, tie), Love! ao9, a0, 1408, 1405, aor, Lam Part 2—7h Puang eat, 402, 600, 1225, 2a, 1293, S61, 1800, 1866, 1008, 965, 188, 310, Laer, 1218, 162, 950, O84, 424, TLO4, Yaetiy ‘Boemee Covet —Te A: Term —Part L—Non 3499, 8421, 5498, SAL, OUAB, Q38t, 197, 00, S001, MATE, | 489, HOT Park ® Now 9100, 2978, BOL8, i 2730, 20%, 3514, 5680, Buds, BOM, wes, $a" an, tr, 4d ov Omen Punt Tria) torn De ee wey Gone » wie .\, x 1 oO ae , } ‘THE ARMY OF THE pOTOMA A Uaton. Party vitte—Siajor Lortmer MR. We. YouNe's ear Broatsyiiie. A party residing asar that place 94 to Lioutenaat Schutt, Provost Maraaat "at Brined, ome. favor. The 0ase was coferred to Gonora , Wao oid his leuteaant to obtain aa escort frome Goaeral Orawford, go and investigate tne character of tho appticaas, aad if found to be @ proper person grant the peagor, Accoedingiy, severa! of Genorai Crawford's sta@ hay. (og joined Liouteaant Schutt, tho whoie party, acoom- pauted by an oacort of cavairy, started Cor Broateyilie About aoa. Taree mea were seat ta advance to recom: ao:tro the towa. One soon returned with taformation that tho enemy was ia sight. The whole party then pad aours to thele horses and charged throwgh the towo, roosiving @ rathet harmless vouey tney crossed the bridge at tho farthsat ei of (t Hore thay reformed and charged bace. Tho officers, being well mounted, were considerably ia vance, aad received @ second voiley from an ambuacada Major Lorimer, chief of Genoral Crawford's atalf, and ewe Savatrymea, . dead. Captaia. wocdder, commi of the game rAaif, is missing, and aoveral others wounded. / four Of thy rale's ware killed,.on9 of evhom was namgy Bavic, aoA many others wovndyl, judging ‘com Cid posie of b, touad ia the roads. ‘Thay Zaptuted four of ovr mea, took thei” mong, hecies and ¢3\/pments, and let them go. They tovk the Major'@ boots, soal riag aad horse, leaving bia wate, Moaay and equipments. We captured one horse, sabre, orrbiae, &o ‘Tuero ia lithie doubt that the appiiSation for the foray was do3\gueddor @ ruse to entrap a party for plunder. ‘Two woodcboppers were captured pear Fairfax station yostorday by a party of about thirty guorilina, Tho were pursied by the Sixty-ninth New York, wub mob overtaican Gentil were Botited Up in ania times, ‘tis said; and surely a stat fi oned a every facoa charged w: Bioomtag Coreua, and trailing the euses whenever one of or «hye alr, Opened. PUALON & SON, 517 Broadway. war Bald OP deugarses Omeiat Drawings ot Muceay, Bady & Qo. "e Mivatacky sate Leet ““ i sae . Berea 62, ‘oe, ais 68 oe R, aia, fr. fawton 5, 136K, 42, 202, LL TL, ae PN t,o “ances da atle Rie! ae ‘7. by Soltege ts, &, OR OMiciat Draw Gorecr of ern Cuass T7—Feb, 60, 69, rt 10, Sb, te, 38, bub Cease 1é 89, 62. » Gi. 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