The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1864, Page 1

HE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,324. THOMAS. THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN. Additional Details of Scho- feld’s Splendid Victory. Thirty Stands of Colors and One Thousand Prison- ers Captured, The Slaughter of the Rebels Represented as Terrible. The Rebel Generals Patrick R. Cleburne and Wirt Adams, of Mississippi, Killed, THE POSITION AT NASHVILLE. The Armies Skirmishing on Yesterday Three Miles from Nashville. The Musketry Firing Hoard in the City. A GREAT BATTLE IMPENDING Fleet ef Unien Gunbdeats at the Nashville Wharf, Ren Ren he DETAILS OF THE FRANALIN VICTORY. Nassvitte, Dec. 2, 1864, Ybave received full accounta of the ‘aie battie at Frank. ‘Wo and its antecedents, which waa one of the most bril- Mast jo its general resnits of the war. For three days wher) skirmishing was kept up dur.ng tho retirement of @or army irom Quck river w Franki0, during which Mime a muitiplicity of expiuits end cuccesses reeuited to tee Union arms. #Gnnerat Cox conducted the rearguard, and on the 29th ®k. acbicved a splendid victory over the rebols at Spring Hil, whilo General Wilsoc's cavalry gained a zeries of Weportact successes over Forrest's advance, under Rod. ay, om the pike, between Turner’s aad Spring Hill, SCHOFELD'S POSITION During the afternoonot the 80th ult, the rebel army was serely pressed, under Hood, who had Cheatham’s o¢ Stewart's corps and s portion of Dick Taylor's com. wend, pumbering in a't over twenty-two thousand men, Dwing to Cox's gallact check st Spring Hill, 9 portion ot Fourth and Twenty-third corps were enabled to gain Franklin early in the day, where they threw up» Hive of breastworks exteniling trom one end to the other of tbe curve in the river, bebind which our entire intan- sry Command took position. [See map.—Ep, Herat.) FIRST CHARGE OF THR ENEMY. At precisely four o'clock tn the afternoon tbe entire = robe §=— force. «= made = charge, and succseded in making ® tomporary break de our centre, commanded by Wagner. With charac Beristic Impetuosity the solfiers composing Cheatham's for.3 dashed into the broastworks and, co operating with tho attacking party om iheir left, attempted to en- velope and destroy our Sroops of Wagner were rallied, and throwing their whole forve on the rebel column, drove back the storming party fr great disorder, and captured several hundred prisoners. Four times afterwards the rebels charged 90 these lives, but wore repulsed as often with great slaughter, ‘The rebels numbered at least (wo to our ove, as nearly bait of the Fourth and Twenty-third corps were in re- serve. The rebel loss in killed ts three times ours, while thelr Joss in wounded is at least six timos as largo aa ours. ‘tho artillery Ore of the onemy was made with great precision, but thelr ammunition eonsisted ehiely of shot aad shell, while for two bours im- menso quantities off more murderous missiles were buried with fearful fury into the rebel Yees, All the attempts of toe rebels to gain a per. karnent advantage were frustated, and at dark the Union pecition wee unchanged, while the rebels retired ler over of the woods south of the Columbia pike. 0 rebel loss, as before stated, Is fully six thousand, eluding over one thousand prisoners, an uuasual amber of whom were officers, Our loss reached 4 total @f about one .housand, ARTILLERY FIGHT AFTRR S1GHTPALL. ‘An artillery duel was kept up (ill nearly midnight, sehen our troops commenced crossing Harpeth river, Dringing all our trains aod parapbenalia over io safety Mberore daylight | Pee army then retired to within four miles of this city, \at which poiut our front line confronts the enemy. The falling back of the army is ip accordance with the pro- gramme, and the battle at Franklia, aliheugh of the most Driiliant kind, was but a talnor episode of the campaign, end wee brought about owing to the necessity existing for ohecking the rebel advance to secure a safe crossiog of the river by our troops. Additional Particulars ef the Battie. Nasuvitis, Dec, 3, 1864. Additional reporte reooived increase. the magnitade of Wee late victory at Frankligs Thirty stands of colors ‘wore captured by the Union forces, The Forty-sinth fediana captured five, the Eighty-eighth Mlinoie three, Reilley’s old brigade cighteon, and the Tweaty-third worps captured four. General Stanley, commanding the Fourth corps, had a very warrow eacape, having had @ borse Killed ender im, and was sbot in 1 ht shoulder, the ball travers. tieg the beck and going out tho loft sbouider. fie ie in the city, wet though suffering considerably is still at- Aeoding to coty, a) confirmed that General Patrick R. Cleburne, of aR neas, ie kitted, Govera) Kim sall, Commanding the Becond division of Geoorai Kanicy’s corps, in the hent of the battle passed B® robel major general, who told him he was mortaily @ounacd, His men suceeded im carrying off the body, | It ja" believed tha, Hood's main army is throatesing Morfrocsboro, Forreet's rebel cavairy ie demonstrating on our Croat and right flanke, } Commander Fitch i# bere with a feet of boats and frou-clads, Sufficient forces tave arrived to insure not boly the asfety of Nashville, but another Uston victory fn care of @ battle under aay circumstances. ‘Tho miliary mon all unite in the opinion that Generals Btaniey and Gahofieid conducted the retirement from Pulosk!, in the face of the enemy, with admirable skill, aul crowning ali with ® magniicent Union victory at Frankilo. The # tlom at Nashville. Louivinte, Ky., Deo. 9, 1868, The Journal of thin morning bas the following:— fioneral Thomes bas apandouey his @brong portion ab bt. In the mick of time the | Praviiin and formed his Roe of Dattlc witbia three mile Of Nasaville, Yesterday evening the two hostile armies were ¢n- 80g0d io heavy sxirmishing, and the rattle of maskeiry could plainly be heard in the streets of Nasbville. Datsle of terrible fury is immynent. do not believe that General Thomas hes any fears for the resuit, He ie not as weak as be would moeke ihe rebels believe, He can offer battle to better advantage to bimaeM in front of Nasbville than at apy other point, ‘His left wing reats on Murfreesboro, and when strength- ened by the forces at Chattanooga it will be strong enough to close upon Hood's rear and cut off his retreat. ‘The rebel general is pressiog blindly forward. Geueral Thomas has prepared a trap, and the foe te t00 ager to nidbie at the bait. ‘The lines are closing around the enemy, and each hour the (breads of the net are being more completely woven. We wit) not trembie for the result, but will fee! strong and hopeful for the cause, and confidently look for yvic- tory to perch upon our banners. Our troops are brave and General Thomas is ap able commander. ‘Wo predict that the rebel army will meet with a tert Die disuster. Geueral Thomas has altered bis plans, and wil) eisher capture or anpibilate the rebel army. SKETCHES OF REAEL OFFICERS, . Sketch of the Rebel General Clebu' Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, of Arkansaa, known os the “Big Irish rebel,” was killed on the 29:h u's. in the battle of Fravktin, Cleburne bas piayeda preminent Part in the various conflicts im the West, and bas borne Dimee.t to bis career with such marked digoity as to win ‘end majnta‘p the respect of his encmies. Few offcers of the rebel army have fallen in the war who have been more profoundly respected by those with whom they have Deen brought tm contact than Genera! Cleburne. Patrick R. Cleburne was born near Queenstown, Ireland, on the 17th of March, 1828, and consquentiy wae, at th time of ia death, nearly thirty-seven years of age, At the age of nineteen he enlisted im the British Forty Grst infantry, known as tho “Prince of Wales’ Own,” then just returned from India After three years’ service young Cleburne purchased bis apd omigrated to America, He settied in Helena, Arkapeas, and stud.ed law with the Hon. T. B. Banty, © Justice of that State, and was success‘ully engaged 'p the practice of bis profession when the war broke out, With Generals Hindmaa, Lacius Polk and others, he joined the ranks as a priv but was goon elected captain of his company, and assieted in securing tho Littie Rock Arsenal, before the fa.) of Fort Sumter. Cleburne was subsequently elected colonel of the first rezt- ment raieed in Arkansas, Thomas H. Bradley was made brigadier geveral by the State Convention, and piaced over him. Bradley caused the retreat of the Arkanees troops from Bearield’s Point, on the Mississippi, and was believed to be disloyal to the South. Cleburne, sus~ pecting him, Gnally deposed bim; and Cieburoe was afterwards brought before @ court martial at Mound City on @ charge of mutiny. Bradley, however, agreed to Jeave the matter to the decision of General Pillow, who decided that Bradley sbon!d not resume the command of ‘the forces under Cleburne, which were then transferred to the Confederate States service, and placed under (Gen, Tiardee in S$ outbeastero Missouri. In the fall of 1861 Colonel Cleburne’s regiment was trans‘erred to Bowling Green, Ky., where Cleburne was put in command of a brigade of Hardee's division. When General Mitchel made bis appearance before Bow!ing Green Johnston was commanding the place. Cleburne Drought up the retreat from that position. On the ath of” March, 1862, Cleburne was commissioned a full brigadier, and commanded the advance brigade on the march to Shiloh, On the first day of Shijoh he commanded the left brigade of the first line, He lost one thousand killed and wounded in that battle—the heaviest loss of any brigade on tho field, At the battle of Farmington he was again engaged in the aftair of the Shelton House (by us called Russell’s House). From Tupelo be joined Kirby sSmith’s army at Knoxville, Tenn., and entered Kentucky in com- mand of bis own and Preston Smith’s brigades He led the advance into Kentucky, and with bis two brigades, of Jess than three thousand men, he commenced the battle of Richmond, Ky., defeating General Mangon in the drat Aight of that memorable day. Cleburne here received a severe wound in the mouth, which prevented his partici- pation In the after movements of his brigade until it was determined to retransfer him to General Bragy’s army. He met his command in Frangfort, Ky., and moving for- ward, occupied Shelbyville, Buell’s advance compelled him to (all back, and he jomed Bragg’s army the day be- fore the battle of Perryville. in this battle he had two horses shot under him, and was himseif strack by a cau- noo ball, which wounded bim io the cukle, but this did not keep him from performing his duties on the field. On the 13th of December, 1862, he was appointed a major general, and placed in command of oue of the divisions of Hardeo’s corps. On the Bist of the same mouth be commanded bis division in the battle of Mur {reeaboro, During the campaiga ct Tullahoma, in 1863, General Cleburne covered the retreat to Chattanooga Ia the battle of Chickomango, fonght September 19 and 20, be formed part of the corps under Geverat Hill, which which was routed by General Thomas. In the following month (November 24 and 26) Cleburne comroanded bis division in the battle of Mission Ridge. He held the extreme right of the line, and three times repulsed Geueral Sherman in bis attempts to carry the ‘lunuel Hil)” of Mission Ridge. His division was the only part of Bragg’s army which romained intact after this battle, and with it he covered the retreat to Ringold, At Ringold Gap be balted, and, taking @ strong position, succeeded in defeating General Hooker with heavy loss. This engage: ment reflected considerable orodit on Cleburne, aad the rebel Congress voted him the thanks of both bouses, He was constantly in the (eld during the Atlanta campaign, ard agein came to the rescue of the army at Jouesdoro, Ga., where, August 31, 1864, be covered sod protected the defeated army of Hood, Goveral Cleburse moved North with Hood im September ieat,and formed the column investing Dalton. He was in command of bis old division at Franklin when be was killed. General Cleburne was nearly siz feet in beight, well made and of commanding presence. Hit complexion was light, and be possessed a clear, piercing eye. In mao- nor he was remarkably quiet, modest and reserved. Sketch of the Rebet General Adame. ‘There are three Genorais Adama in the rebel army. General John Adams, when Iast heard from, was in com- mand of the “Fourth Military District, Department of ‘Mississippi and East Louisiana,’ with headquarters at Jackson, Miss. General D, W. Adams, of Texas, was to October jast in command of the ‘District of Central Als- bama, with headquarters at Talladega, Alabama. (ene- rai Wirt Adams, of Mississippl, bar long been attached to the rebe! armies of the West, It is probable that this was the officer who ts reported te have been killed on the 80th ult, at the battle of Franklin, Tena. Goneral Wirt Adams was a vative of Mississipp!, and at tho beginning of tho rebellion held @ prominent position io the State, and 2@ a politician wielded much infieence, which wa’ given to the cause of the conspirators against the Union. As oon as war had been inaugurated Adame entered the State service and raised a regiment of caval- ry, which was known as the ‘dndependent Mississippi Cavalr; He remained ip the command of this regi. ment, ongaged in scouting in the West, until September 28, 1963, when he was promoted a brigadier genoral for service ip the roar of General Grant's army besieging Vicksburg. He was subsequently engaged in the cam- paign of Atlanta, but did not particularly distingweb him* oll, His brigade moved north with Hood in his witd- goone chaco fate Tennessee, and at Franklia Adame gathered tho bitter fruit of bie folly. Sketch of the fe! Cheatham. Major General Hen Frank Choatham, of Tenoesoe, ie Faported to baye been wounded while leading bis corps Of Hood’s army in an assault upon the contro of our poni- tion at Franklin, on November 30, 1864, This officer has Dorne a prominent part in the varlons campaigns in the Woat, and has gradually fought his way, against strong Opposition at Bichmond, to @ high position in the rebel army; but, thoegw placed in command of @ corre, he bar not bad influence enough at Richmond to get the promo- tian properly belonging to the position. He Is the culy oajor general to the rebel army commanding a corps, Generad Cheawbam was barn in Roberigon county, Ten NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1864. ze elENAI02 01) WAHARBIGSUN = as THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN. Scene of the Signal Repulse of Hood’s Army on the 30th Ultimo. ee MATHEWS CHURCH \O WATERS SOB> ILSONS' CAV. waa FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY IN THE TOMBS. PRICE FOUR CENTS. ‘wo Prisoners Beaton to Death and Another Fatally Injured by an Insane Man. _.; Ome of the Victims a Blind INQUISITION BEFORE CORONER NAUMANN, hee ata ae It te-day Decomes our duty to record one of the most horrible tragedies which lass been enacted in this city fur meny yoars past. Tho bloody cccurrence took placa in tho City Prison, coroer of Covtro and Leouard sireota, the perpetrator being an insane man, whose aberration of mind was caused by the !90 free indulgeuse in the no of strong drinks, It aprears that on Toureday last Jus. tico I f the Jelforson Market Police Court, com. mitted & man named Jolin Dooovan for examination oa a charge Of ingauity. The prisuner was takeu to vbe Tombs on the a(ternoon of Thursday and stteade! vy Dr. Simmons, assistant physician to the City Prison, Tho doctor found Donovan sullering from the etiects of intemperance; but he was dementod and appeared to be perfectly harmless, Aecording to the usual custom, Donovan was placed in tho long room, on the ground floor of the prison, fronting on f'rauklin street, and known as ‘‘Bummer’s Hall.’ In tho same department were about fourteoa “ten days’? men, who had been committed for intoxication. Among the number were William Kennedy, James Mcionald and William Goorge. Quiet reigned supreme there till four o'clock yesterday morniug, when night watchman Mark Finlay, while absent ia that part of tho prison occupied by the Juvenile delinquents, fronting on centre street, heard an alarming cry issuing from “Baramer’s Hall,” followed by persons shouting ‘Murder!’ ‘ielpl’? ‘Police!’ & Mr. Finlay horried to the epot, aud, looking through the grating of the door, saw Douovan in the act of assaulting several of his fellow prisonors with the poker, an iron bar, some three or four fect m leogty, and weighing atx or seven pounds, Donovan was called npon to stop his bloody work; but he paid no attoution to the night watchman, Those prisoners who had not been disabled by the desperate man were rensing from him and Aessce, bovt the year 1816. Ale parents removed when Cheatham was very young to Nashviile, and ap to the time of the breaking out of the presons war the eubject of him a handsomo fortuné and a large plantation. He bore the character of a sporting geatieman rather than that of a quiet farmer, being generaily compared by bis neigb- bors to General Jackson in the days of bis youthful excesses. General Cheatham figured in two campaigns in Mextco. He ra.ged & company of volunteers a: Nashviile for the Wrst Tenpossee infantry, Co!one] Campbeil, and marched to Mexico tp 1846. At the end of the year for whic the company bad volunteered tt was bonorabiy discharged, Captain Cheatham returned to Nashville aad ra:sed @ ‘ull regiment ‘the Third infantry), receiving ® comm/seion 28 | colonel, He reacbed Mexico tp time to engage in the | battie of Bueva Vista, where be greatly distinguished himself. On bis rewurn to Tennesse after tho war hs palauied into bis o:d habits of idleness, and soon added to bis geve- Tal reputation ae a aperting character that of a quarrel. some and dangerous man. He kept @ fine stud of horses, owned race courses at Memphis and Nashville, and en- } gaged oxtenstvely in all kinds of gambling. ) During the exciting period of April, 1861, during which | Tennessee was ruched out of the Union, Cheatham played 8 prominent part, and w: arded soon after by an ap- polntment as brigadier general of Tenuessee militia. The rebel government extended tbe appointment to the pro- visional army of the Confederate States, and Cheatham ranked as the thirty-cigbth brigadier gererai of the army. He was immediately assigned to duty in West Tennessee, bis brigade being engaged in building Forts Herman and Donelson, On September 7, 1361, he was reassigned at Columbus, Kentucky, to the First brigade, | Polk’s division, Department No. 2, in which were tne | regiments of two or three subsequent rebel gene- rals, @ud attached to which was the battery of Alex, P. Stewart, now Lieutenant Geversl, and Cheatham’s euperior in rank as he 45 in every otuer respect. Cheatham’s tiret engagement in thie war was the battle of Belmont, fought November 7, 1861. | During this engagement bis command crossed the Missis- sipp! avd turned the tile of battle, which had been run- ning against the robels. ‘The operations of the spring of 1862 compelled the evacuation of Columbus, aad Cheat- bam conducted the retreat to Mississippi. His brigade | | formed a part of the eorps under Polk which attacked | | Geveral Grant at Shiloh, April 61962. Tt also Oyarcd | at the siege of Corinth, alter which it retired to Tupelo and became a part of the army there concentrating under | Geveral Bragg. About this time Cheatham was promoted to be @ major goneral, aud In the orgauization of the rebel army ‘or operations iv Kentucky be was placed in com mand of the Firat division, Polk’s corps, Army of He moved with Bragg through Tennessee | ‘optember and Octoner, 186. a | | Tennessee. | and Kentacky during was engaged ju the terrific assault op Cenera! Rousseau's command at lorry ville, Ky., October 8, 1862, Cheatham bere commanded the right wing of the assauiting column, and made tive ansuecessfol charges, encountering a fright: ful repulse, The army thence retreated to Hast Tonnes see and was hastily transferred by rail te Murfreesboro On December 21, 1802, Cheatham commanded the centro division of the rebel army in the battie of Stone rivor, fought near Murfreesboro, and was again badly defeated tp an attack upon Rouseenu’s division. He retained cem- mand of the division during the retreat which followet this epgagement, and subsequently that from Tollaboms to Chattanooga. Un September 19 bis division formod part ot the attacking column at Chickamauga, where the corps of Polk, to which Cheatham wns still attachod, was detested by Geveral Thomas, He here again encountered Rousseau’s division, but at this time under another com- mauder. He commanded the corps of Polk io the absence Of that officer, gas tbe dattlos of Mission Riage, November 23, 24 and 25, but faile@ #0 badiy relieved from @uty and weat to Atlanta, fie remained idle until come time after the removal of General Bragg, when (February, 1864) he w: Tostored to the command of his old division, (nthe death of Polk Major General Stewart was promoted over Cheatham and assigned to the command of the corps; but, though thus slighted, Cheatham continued jv his Subordinate poxition.. He was engeged in most of the Dattles fought during the campaign of Atlanta, On the 28th of July, 1864, Of the corps, the iatter baying been wounded. On bia recbvery Stewart was assigned to Hardee's corps, and thys Cheatham remains {m command of Polk's old corps. ‘Ho was ill at the beginning of the present campaigu could not be kept out of the seddie. it was wbile com- manding the corpa alluded to that General Cheatham was wounded at Franktin. In person Cheatham fs large and hoayy built, of a blond complexion, with dark hair and eyes, and is about forty- eight years of age. Hie obaracter is as degoribed—that ty into TH ‘gps vance & {From the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 30.) ‘The nows from the Army of Teunesses ts becoming in- teresting again. We are now informed that it was oon. contrating near Columbia, Tonnerses, last week, and that Thomas was falling back towards Nashville, baving ovacuated Huntevilie, Decatur and Pulaski. The main body of Hood's army cronsed the Tennersee river, at Florence, on the 18th inst , the day after Snerman fort Kingaton on hie Georgia expedition. Lee's corps bad previously oocimpied Florence. shis sketch bad resided near thaicity. His faiber left | boro Ono of the men arrested pulled away from the off © ted Williame for examinat who bad the furs in bis possession two paraile) roads to Waynesboro, tho county seat of Wayne county, Tennessee, situated about forty miles orth of Florence. By this movement be flanked the Yankees out of their strongbold at Pulaski From Waynes- wera; Hood moved across the country to Colum- bia, a town of some importance thirty-five miles north- sast of Waynesboro, and within forty miles of Nashville. We presume that be occupied i i Centra, Soathern Railroad, leading from Nash pases throngh this place. It ig the terminus of an unfinished ra‘iroad to Mount Pleasant. We rhall prob. ably next hear of Genera! Hood at Franklin or Nashville, It ig reported that Andy Johnson and his obscene yribe of renegades ave aiready evacuated tho latter city The Registration of Southern Olt Registering the names of Southern citizens of S| now tu rebeition is but a step towards accomplishing the great ende in view by the military commission now in session ip this city. By the means now used many im- Portamt facts are gained: but the matter should bo car. vieg still furtber, and al) citizens of States that have been tm idynerection should be required to do the same, elae a toophiie ts toft for t ye escapeo! tae very part.er whom the order of General Dix is intended to reach. A residence of & day or week in Kentucky, Missouri, Teomessce, Wert Virginia, or any State not now in rebellion, gives to the citizens of States im actual rebellion, and the worst class of rebels, ah excuse for not appearing to registor them- selves, and to undergo the consequent close examination, as, by the order, only thoee citizens of “tater now tn robel- on are obliged to preeent themselves. True, many of these Persons by the moans now in operation will be found out and doalt with as they deserve, but many more will ©. But the work could be much more expeditiously horonghly carried on. and the obiest of the whole complished, by requiring all citizens f States that have been aud now are zister themeeives alike. th military commission bope to gain clues to the actore in the recent great incendiary plot, and perhaps it js not contraband to say that such @ clue has been gained that, i! worked up, will unraye! the whole mystery. by exam ning suspected parties aud prominent men of known rebel proctivities. But we yeoture to nssert that the truth could ba more nearly arrived at through the registering room, by oblie ing ail Southerners to appesr and undergo examination there, than through any other means. 7 There seems to be an evident anxiety on the part of the anthorities baving this matter in charge to bande Wt as lightly as possible, or rather a fear of overstepping their anthority. The object to be gained ie an imp ant one, an acy of feeling and miner considerations of authority should be tald aside and 2 subeervient to the pressing demands of the pu About the average number presented themeeivas ves terday wt the office, and the «mination made, in the course of which some ¥ tact facts were Slicited. nv an more successfully in this departm in rebel The Great Incendiary Baurivo The party referred to in the statement of the parcled soldier from Georgia, a8 convected with tke incendiary plot to fire the Northern cities, ie understood here to be one Morris Montgomery, @ prominent participator in the secession m&vemenis in this city about the memorable 19th of April period. He was at that time an cficer in the Maryland Guard, and left Haltimore during the {iret year of the war to join the rebel cause. News trom California. San Fraweiseo, Nov 28, 1804. ‘The raton have abated; six inches of rain fell, giving the land @ good souking, Farming and mining operations will now be resumed. The report of the sinking of the steamer Aatelope ig in- correct The mail steamer Sacramento, from Panama, arrived to-day, Algo arrived ships Atacome, Vaiparaizo, California, New York; Argosy, New York. Personal Int Gener@l Heory M. Nagioe, who served with distin. guished success at Fait Oaks, Chickahominy, ottom’s Bridge, and White Oak Swamp. during the memorable “even Days,” on the Penins and im the Carolinas, Jeaves to-day in the California steamer for San Francisco, his home, Prior to his departure (rom Philadelphia be wae made the rectplent of a testimonial from his friends tm the shape of a magnificent gold modal, manvfactured Jo Paria, elegantly insoribed eed com: orative of him Kaliant services during the varione campaigns, He lea the Atlantic coast with the well wishes of = host of de. voted friends, Governor A. J. Borman, of Woet Virginia: ex.Gavernor Bigler, of Calivornia; General Wilson, of Columbuar, Ohio; Colonei 8. 8, Freveth, of Poston, avd Mr. J. 8. Root, of Arkangas, are stopping at the St. Nicholas Rotel. Hon, J, Collamer, of Woodstock, Vt., and Pr Woods, United States Army, are stopping at the Metropolitas. Colonel T. D, Johas, United States Army ; Captain Fair. suecended Stewart as commander | fx, United Btates Navy, and fr. J. a, Cummings, of | watchman, was taker, and was the came Bosten, are stopping at tbe Astor. Referring to the printers’ etrixe in Roston, the Tran. script ays ~The vonerabie Nathaniel Wille, who beren wo ae in 1700, and be a pd in Viegiota neventy-ome years i tbe office to-day, aod cabred bie aervicen. « yi Po GUNTREL SHOPLIFTERS—-ONE OF THEM AMRESTED. Yenterday afternoon officer Goidon, of the Sixth pre cinct, discovered three fashionably attired young moe entering various stores in Broadway, aad conducting themselves in ® very suspicious manier. At lomgth (he ‘men turaed down Worth street and entered the etore of Bostwick, Savin & Clark, 66 aud 07 Worth s'reot they reappeared on the walk oMcer Golde ‘oof them. A atruggle theo ensued, dur teh one of the prironers dropped four fur coll which bo bad secroted under bis over oat The collars were picked up gentleman bat the other one, jaa secared, J The prisoner te the oy ROBBEN IN THE “PALACH.’? On Thiraday evening Mr. Wm, Frincke, residing in Hparta, New Jersey, entered the drinking place No 3 Our latest direct information from Tuscumbia repre. | Cast Brondway, known as the “Palace,” to teat the Sented that the begrgage abd transportation of the been materiNiy reauced, One wagon alone Including the transpo jon of the general commanding, [he best horses an moles and wagone wer'g placed in the supply train The troops were reported « splendid condition,” and it was said that everyt Wing ind)cated a swwcessful cam: quality of their liquora, Soon after whicb, it is alleged, bo was violently seized by Patrick 8 Kelly, the keeper of | the place, assisted by t him into aderk rear room, him of 8160 im casn. Kelly fon, and Justice otber persons, who puahed d there forcibly robbed rated by of.cer John. tod bim to priaon for audiy comm paign, trio}, Phe police report that the \‘Palaca”’ waort for Alter wale enel te i Hood moved ine north | potorioun thiever and bounty jompers of the most weape ‘Went direotion for a bors dia,'4nee, and then marched by | rate ebaracter, screaming for help, Being uaable to cope mugle handed witb Donovan, Mr, Finlay ran to the Sixth preoiact ata tion house for holp, whom Captain Jourdan instantly despatched oillcore Barr, Crane, Curley and others to tho prigon to assist in securing Donovan. On ontering the place whore tho prisoners wore con- fined the most sickening and borriblo sight was pro- sented. There lay doad on the floor MeDonalt aud Ken nedy, with their skulls crashed in and tho brains aoat tered promiscuously about the room; while near them was the prostrate form of William George, with his skull fractared and apparently ina dying condition. ‘Ihe lunatic, who*was stil! Gourishing his murderous weapon, had upset tho stove, oa which be had piled two or three benches for the purpose of setting the prison on fire. In this he might have succeeded but for the prompt wwistance which was st baod to quench the flames. Donovan was called upon to surrender, but, failing to do £0, officer Crane fired aoveral shots at him, but without effect. One of the bullets, however, lodged im the right shoulder of George Henry Lili, inflicting a serious wound. At thie juncture Donovan attempted to run up a Might Of stale in tho east ent of the room, when all the ofvers present rushed upon hii, They applied their locusts freely, and soon succeded in disarming Donovan, who was taken into call and thus provented from doinagfor ther harm, Dr. Simmons was 200 on the spot aud rea dered such nid to George avd Hill as their respective cases demaoded, Mr, Charles Sutton, the warden of the prison, was immediately notified of tho tragedy, as like- wise were Cominissionors Bell and Nicolson, of the Board of Charities and Correction. ‘They quieted the fears of those prisuners who had escaped vio lence at the bands of Donovan, and adopted soch other measures in tho case as to them seemed necessary. Coroner Naumann, being called to hold an inquest on mmoned a jury aud proceeded to examine witnesses, whose tastimony will be found below:— George Henry 111!!, a clerk, of Flatbush, being sworn, ci] was in the Sallof the ten days ‘house at three | Kk thir morning, when | noticed prisoner Donovan ‘og The flag. ing of the rat! with an iron bar used ag a poker ahai! yard distant, ojpoe site the stove; endeavored to obtain the poker from him by persnsion, because he apperred to me to bo brooding something daazeron ed sharp at ma; he re. troated towards t ing the bar tn his hand ina defensive attitud ring that | was about to | atteek him: a mon nemed Gleseon asked Donovan, *Give me the poker; ! want to stir the dre:’” Donovan wheeled suddeoly round, raved the bar with both bands, and gave @ sideways blow Lo the lett, with force, upon the bead of one of the sleeping men: 1t was James McDonald: be then tnened to the right and siruck the blind maa (aiso dead) three times; both were lying on the reats rouning aroond the watls of the hail; he advanced from the ead Of the hal! towards the stove; another rai iying on the ‘lor at my feet: Donovan deait him a blow; the in. | mates fed, howling with fright: [ seized the shovel, Gieason took the other poker and advanced towards Dono- van, but Donovan streck Gleason, and | struck him with the shovel on the riht side of the bead. over the ear, Dot ae my lottarmwar wounded the blow was not heavy enorgh: Honovan theu sallied up and dowa the ball, to down the stove and set fire hes; Hono cloverly didged al! the blows sprang upand down 26 ball; ran up the stairs in the hall leadiog te the ap Dano+ me siory | van tounted them and dared them to come down; he said be we fire them ont, so as Ww serve thom the same way he did others; he was afraid to come pear the stairs, as mysel aod G! wore on them, commanding him fuliy with the si and, poker: there wos dense emoke; the prisoner struck the ying men several times; fonovan aiterwards weot to the water closet ato which two men bad retreated; got bold of one man, whea Tetruck b!m on the head: the Otber man ot up stairs; be staggered wnder my biow, Dut rallied on? rushed op mo, I Rlept *side and struck im on the chia, which brought him down, be began to moan, dropping the bar, and sang ont, ‘Don’t kill holding up bis hands: | ran to the door, where there were ceversi men, iociuding the policemen, and called for the police to come in, aud w the rifat shoo! ter: the Police then came in; pe Jrane shot me; Donovan was tien secured, thi ¢ outside the bar door ai not see who was advancin, ers were in the room: there is uo watchman or other officer present ; the door is always locked, Michael Gleason, of $44 Greenwich street, who was also confined in the hall, corroborated tne last witness’ er). dence, fle stated that be bad been thirt-yfive times in the Tombs, and be was able to fight his own battles, Do- Dovan at one tine told wituess beore the occurrence that iy pulse was ¢ 26, aod that Le did not care what became him. police the time, and couid nobody "but prison- Mark Finiay, deputy keeper of the City Prison, being sworn, deponed—My tour of duty comenced at six 0'cloc! at toe same time with Mr. Sparks, and jaats until mor on first commencing ing: we go through the dulldin, duty, but do not enter the ceils; Frown the 01 bulid- jogs hells communieste with the place in the ball of ibe oid prison, The testimony of Mr. William H. Sparks, also a nig! dstance es that given by Mr. Finlay, Dr. John Simmons sworn, deposed as follows:—I am resident re of thia prison; John Donovan was comm by Judge Podge to the City Prison, for exami- nation for inaanity; Mr. Cunningham reported to me at imutes efter the man was broaght to; Com .a#ionor Nicholsoo came fa at the time, but be anid let the man remaim until mornmg; «aw the vor two men, Doaoven and anvther, Diesding profusely: tho men were joed In celia and their wounds dressed; George Hi. Hill, auetber prisoner, was Acojdentall jth « pistol ball og officer Crane while securing the bal! look efeet in hin clay hole: saw Lonovan sin sexmed porfectiy tional, and saya that Be killed the men because they wanted to kill him, consider Donovan to be uoder the offent of liquor when exepining him, Tue Coroner here wok the Jory Into the cell where ovan Was cooficed, and fouad bim strapped down to au iron bedstead. There wore several aevero outs and bruises on his bead, bis face, hands aod closhing were covered with blood, and he a; peared to bo sutte neverely from the vivlence which the officers hed fou Becosters to indict upon him defere be waa reduced to subwniet ion. ‘The wisesable man was then examined, and deposed as follows:—1 rerved to the Ninoty-niuch’ rogiment Now York Volunteers, Company A, and live with my mother At 0, 162 oF 158 Went Twenty eighth atreet, near Kightn Once, LKuow | kisled the two mea, had a quarre! with one of them abort a poker; I strnck Nim fired, then Teeve Ab to the ouhor one; id strike me in locked Up o% the wb or of mine, whe charged ine with Doing o Warted to poleon rayne f, for | elt e er in the Taastlo aryia Vononer Wooetar mado ap extornal €x- ' ¥ Pp Bab ora} Depuiy amination of the inurdered mon, and Opinio that thetr deatus were caueed by fron instroment, The case was thon submitted to the jury, who retired, and ofter a brief wbsevce rendered a verdict aa follo We flad 1t James Melouald aod Edward Kenoedy came to their ceatu by injuries from blows with ao tron bar at be hands of John Povoeyan, oa the 2d day of Lecem- ber, 1864, ww the City Prison Coroner Siumann thereupon pet the usual interroga- ner, who stated that he was twenty-three ided in West Twenty eighth ted favther:—* | am guilty of the charge,’ and added, “Af I could get poison, i would powon 8 (ror ag The Coroner coramitted him to await the action of the @raud Jury Roth tho Based partion woro natives of ireland and Kennedy was @ poor mam io for a aapports He had been committed by previous for disorderly conduet, Justice Connolly ¢ ed McDonald for iasanity, fatter lived inor pear Harlem, but nothing further con ceruing vim was agcertaiie d William George was locked up on Thured Hogan, dhd the prison books show that he was tweaty- ‘our yeare 0 vod a native of Kugtind, ite vat he lived 1v Chatham stroet, but did not give the number, George was alive up toa late bour last night, but there is sonrcely a possiblity of mis recoyory, THE ST. ALBANS RAIDERS. They Apply to the President for a Passe port for @ Messenger to Go Through ie Lines to b d=They Did vot Contemplate Ketucning by Flight t Canade—Upiniom of the Montreal 8 cosh Orga (rom th Sundry letters bave bi d plication of Lieutenant Young hig comrades to sis nor General for ® goverment mes. ao lester and documents for them to them to obtain from thence testh mony materi ltor toeir deconce, o@ the 14th proximo, whon their cage again comes up Letore Judge Coursol, ‘The correspondence also shows that an apphe ition haw been made m tueir bebalf to Prosideat Live lo for ® passport (or a messanger to go on tne same errand (we presume for the official vho might be allowed to go by the Governor General), anda request to Lord Lyons to use bis good offices to’ that ond was also mado. We no- fico that Lieut. Young further asks that im cage such passport cannot bo given tbat the federal governmens may iteelf despatch bis letter, which 18 enclosed and open to examination, by flag cf truce and by a federal courier, We jearn that no al tho Washington authorities, The General sbows that he deelix to him. A correspe: Says that the reason for sve nor General did not rovard the evidence conaidered that if bere, it would be ** 0! and could not sficct tho caso and could only be ofivred in the United States courts upon the tril of the accused there We cannot aup- pose that any such cousideration influenced the refusal by his Exeeliency The question as to the almissibility, materiality, consequence and effect of the testimony sought for, can chiy be properiy decided when the evi- deuce is obtained and offered ty" the court, and 1 is pure- ly and exclusively a judicial question We baye pot the shadow of a doubt that bis exeeliency bas not gven and will not give any such decision in advance of the receipt of she evitence, bd ntti the case comes before Lia, if d come before him, to e. by question ty be decided im Limine is, fa the ¢ proved one which is named tn the extradition act of war is uot one ot these thing wer baa yet been received from ply of the ernor rant the application jont of u Torowto paper, fugal is that toe Gover- 4 tnaterial and consequence’? urrectionary, oF civil or foreign war. y be murder, bul it may be accidental or Noes auy one mean to say that if evie in welt deienc dence were ollerad to dhow the Killing to be unmistukabiy either of e latter, Une magis' party to jail, or a coroner's jury not relieve bim of guile by their virdict? it would be monstrous, with coar and unmistakable evidence tendered or pus in, showin party to bo guiitlene, to send him to jail to await his trial and formal aconittal, ff, theo, acommiming magistrate must look to these distinctions in case of an ordinary commitment, if, in admitting to bail, be receives and weighs evidence deepening or miligating the dogrees of guilt, un vt be urged that & judge in ap extradition not consider whether en act be an act of lawful ar, oF murder and robbery? It is cieariy a duty to ro ceive and consider evidence om this point ia the preseut case, If precisely this act had beea committed in Pe syivania by a party going direct from Richmond; if fad been commiticd by these men when in Obi Gago, ere they came to Canada, if the prisouers now in the mililary prison at sandurky were to rise, and overpowuring their keepers, were to do the same thiog tuen would it be urged that in that case the judge aud the government co nd would not wait to receive or look at ovitence showing the act to be oue of wart Surely that were a simple absurdity, For then any Confederate coldier in our streets who can be proved to baye killed @ federal in a skirmish, or robbed a house im ap attack on a town in federal ‘occupation, could be arrested and, sent back to the United Stites und the Ashburtod treaty! Whei, then, becomes of the boasted right of im’ And yet the principle govern- ing the reception of evidence as the preliminary invertiga- tow must be precisely the same in all theKe cases, whether jor au act dove on the march into Pewnsyivania from Virgiua, or during the raid ou St. Albans. Their killing, unexplained, would be morder in either cl the plnnder would alro ve robvery, unless ex- ¢ plai ed by proot of A sinte of war lind orders of & military soperior, Yo exclude, as @ matter of principle, ai! such evidence ju the one case, must exclude Hein the other, Hut, 8 mé may say—Lven 80, even if all wore thus given op, What harm would be done, seeing th t they must be held by the federal government ag prisoners of war? They ‘cxnnot be punished for the civil olfence, if prepared to prove before the courts there their beliigerooey. {not may be very true; but by wuab right are we to cateh prisoners of war for the federal government? Surely it were the height of abe surdity, as well aga breach of . to strain @ Y ly vever con- their framers in order to hand over Con- lors, even ad prisoners of war, to the federal goveromoat. Nay, if the federals really would regard these nen as prisoners of war, when delivered into their bands, that would furciso tbe most un- avswerable proot that we are nat called open to give them vp—that they reaily do not come within the troe intent and mesoing of the treaty. Aod therefore common senso teaches that that is a point to bo settied at the prelicinary examuation, seeing that if acquitted of civil crime they would pot’ be set free to Wo come back bither, nor could we reclaim them, argued in favor of receiving and weighing expla and exculpatory evidence in the case of Anderson were convinced of the justice of e cannct now see any cause to change our views se tbo ¥ are cot diera. We owe it to the comity wh the faith of* treaties; Ay and humanity, to th ¢ honor of our fing, to maiovain the ee of belf-reapect of @ loge) question be Diack slaves, but white of nations cru we owe it to ibe British uame and right of asyiuin—to our own si be bullied or badgered into violating Some seein to regard ovly treaty rigbts, and forget tue pational honor: some only Dational honor, forgetting treaty rights. We hope that neither wiil be forgotten by the courts or government. We can tnd @ satisfactory vindication of this refuse) by the Governor Geueral to send a mossenger tm the pro- Dability thet if the request had been allowed, it would have been alleged by parties in the United States anxjous tw get up adi) culty with Canada, tout the providiox an o‘licial messenger before a passport was procured wi ap offence to the United Siates: and ft might bave created disagreemens witb the Washington goverement, which tt ie well should be avoided, The responmbilit; of refusing or according Leutenact Young's request, as the case now stan xclusively with Mr. Livcoim, A refusal wo allow ners any opportunity to pro- eure their testimony aford ground for a farther pestpouement, ABSURDITY OF THRI® DRFSHCE, ‘There is ove part of (be petition of the Confederate Prisomers which bad been vettor omitted. as it seems to Qs, which could have bardly rept in without the advice of counsel, who felt it proper to declare all thi Decee- nary for their case. They way that in ‘ing St, Albans with @ score of men they did not contem- plate returning by flight into Canada! Now, in the name of common sense, where did they in! to go? 1 pri may wel peo) wu with vo large a force wo fight their way 1! tbe Virgiola frontier? or through Ni Eempenire ana Maine Into New liruoswick? This assertion seome utterly absurd upon the face of it Aud im that Intention of fight back into Canada (even more perhaps than ip the manner left it) consisted their effence ageioet cur hospi- tality, if not azetnst our neutrality laws. We are by ve Means sure that thie will mot serve to establish their rding to our laws. if bave broken 10 see them punished for it; ‘hat our gov- leave no stone unturned to enforce chore laws against a!) wbo, Daving taken and received pre- tection here, engage in such expeditions. y yet keep good and enforce the jaw against avy ‘Canadian territory ass base for bos. {ile operations agaiust our aeighbors. SS ‘The Ope The fourth presentation of Don Sebastiano tast night in. dicated the gro popalarity of the opera in the moat Gnmistakabie manner. The weather was not propitious, Yer the house was crowded. The approbation of the audience was still more positively manifested than on any jous occasion. The conspicuous gems in the music wero thoroughly appreciated and received a fu) messure of applause. There cannot be much doubt that {hie opers will prove @ continued success, It seeme to win gradually more and more upon the public the oftencr It Is produced. The iaterest of the story, the excellence of music, and Dighily dramatic incidents which per- pade the whole forun a fascinating combination job le irresistible, aod in @ measure robs the cevsor of bis fo riviiore to crithise soch tifling faniteas may 6x the work, The opera will bé given to-night fo Brooklyn for the firat time, without any change In cast, costume or scenery, and will mo abe be very fully guureciated Whe peopie of tnag clu, ‘