The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1865, Page 1

a E NEW YORK HERALD. | WHOLE NO. 10,421. COLTON DENTAL ASSOCI/,TION, Li. oa A MARVELLOUS STORY. Weare permitted to publish the follovsing private letter from geldeinan seventy | three-years of entien epeaks: _ “ sp POF Ouexets, N¥., Dec, 9,186, ja, Tuomas rARD: ‘Duan "Tom —Some sixty odd years ago, we, then lade, worth tenes tanith saoeve Sonn vocal miaalcor' the ime ‘where our happy fellows were wont to indulge in bal: Tas ot'a very. | rimuive character, wd wong them tharw Adem was laid in a slumber, While « rib was removed from his side; ‘nd, when he awoke in wonder, je Behold a most bewutiful bride.” T know you must remember it, for we have laughed over it and vik the scores of times since we became men. Wee were mont Heated, by what we deemed the vatreme ‘hyperblic fer of the whole song. But "fom," 1 now ‘that there was no hyperbole, exaggeration or any ‘Manner Of ficlion in it, aud that i eital of facts. A little while ay: Jow they called “Anderson, the Kept tlie world “agnpe” ‘by bis neeromancy. We have a wizard than he, and, ag I think, more useful and not Wondsrtul, who makes’ people gape indeed, and gape to some purjose. I yesterday went to this wizard (Dr. Coiton, 19 Cooper Institute, who I caw there), and asked bim if he were the naygictan Who took teeth out by legerdematnl +X ‘Then, please go on with your hocus-pocus, out With thet "she teeth of mine. tht have of late became a isanice to me. Then I was bidden to open my mouth (gape). Lit was propped open by x cork; & bag of, wind ‘ded to tae, out of ‘which filled amy lunge, and then ina slumber,” and when, the doctor, or magicia hatever he be, gave me a gentle shake to rouse me up, awoke, and theu'l was kindly assured that my teeth were out; atid but for such assurauice I should not prevontly have Known it. Twas at notime conscious of anything being done ip a mechan'cal way, or indeed ia any way, curing the Ume I Tay ia a “slumber,” und f, as Adam had, awoke tn a “won- der,” under the belief (to which belief I sull adhere) that no resort at all was had to any of the appliances usual in extract- ng teeth, and that the doctor is in reality in league with the God bless'you. Your brother as ever, GEO, WOODWARD. MriThomas Woodward, 31 Ferry street, New York, FACTS BRIEFLY STATED, ‘There are several marked advantages in the Nitrous Oxide er Laughing Gas over Chloroform and Either as an anwe- It is entirely harmless in its effects, No unpleasant or dangerous symptoms attend or follow its 5 Second There 9 taste or smell to the gas and Its effect ‘upon the lungs agreeable; the ser are ubuaily is the Mase tires pleasural Third—Fnougn can be administered to produce perfect in- seusibility without risk or danger. It has been used with oun puncnee ° on panenis nm wa cg bere egy pean ned tirely failed, oF failed w: nan ‘was thoug! Safe to adininiater. oe it Was but a true, simple re- ou know, there Co hd izard of the North,” who THE COLTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION Haveadministered the gas—since Dr. Colton first introduced it to the profersion—to something over four thousand pa- Honte, and without a single failure, or the first instance of nike ats of February ary, 1864, al ‘ecrtificnte for patients to sign, space Seobaame for | gle “ihe signers might chin i to make, (It now contains 2,438 names.) ‘The follow- Togare ‘afew of those rema re rather than a pain.” “Bich a4 Croesus, and in heaven certain,” of bliss,” saga te good, better, best.”” ite, |, very, ir, best.’ seventh heaven, ho word for 1.9 “ fails to express the pleasing sensation.” “Bally for you; {tis first rate.” came five hundred miles in fear and dread. Have been most iy relieved—no pain,” “Twa, ip aropiic, but confers we may entire mposrersions Mi s nt pyrotechnic display in Charleston, 8. UC, “Dr, Colton is a brick.’” “A htful journey on the cars.” “A pleasant sensation, without the least pain.’? fonderful invention—Dr. Colton deserves an oi well.’” Pi. institution on earth—came $00 miles to have tecth “Didnot hurtone bit”—by a Indy 76 years of “T shall will Dr, Colton a house and farm, also the opera- “Have been in the seventh heaven.”? “Haye been to Fishkill sleigh riding.” bi ik the Lord for this discovery; I was perfectly un- eonscious”’—by a distinguished denuxt, “No pain whatever—Colton’s gas not to be sneezed at, and Af there were room and time I would say much more than ba Colton, family and all with him.” ¥ beats my chloroform’’—by a dentist. anes: no pain, no trouble, no anything.” teeth done in one minute, and the patient did not "iat sl onal a Quenee of A itor. ent of my life, while under the in- 6 zas. “Went to the Opera.” * “Wis willing to bet $100 to a cent my teeth were not out.” “A very satisfactory operation,” “T thought I was on a picnic,” &c. The following are « fow of we bave extracted teeth, ©. B. Dahlgren, U, 8, N. the names of persons for whom and who have sivned our certifi- Mra. Rev. Wm. Anderson, mis. Mrs. Rev, H Mrs. Mrs. 8. J. Allen. Miss Grace Esterbrook, Miss Hattie Knapp. M ni rs, 8. Evans, + Mrs, Wm. 8, Johnson. Misi Fannie Ingersoll, Mrs. Wm. J. Pell, dry Rev, D. H. Emerson. Mrs. Dr. Blive: Rich’d ©. Dean, X.D.,U.8.N, Mins 8. Bogart. i. Gorpes, irs. Maria Dawson, D. D. Smith, M. D. Mrs. Chester Driggs. MN. Knowltot U.8.N. Mrs. T.B, Penton, Wai. H. Wilts, Jr. Mrs, Jas, H. Mills. J. H, Serbner. Mrs. Geo. Hi. Bates, Ww. man, Jr. M Ja Whitney. ALE. Curtis. John L, Roverts, Jr. D: 1. neren Geo, Mrs. E. Pratt, W. A. Mrs. B. Terwilligar. Ew. , Miss Mary C, Leonard, JW. M.D. Mrs. Alfred Bernay, Geo. Mrs. J. F. Lippitt, NK. R. tl Geo. Hom! joby. Henry Schroder. M. A. Austin. Wm. Ii, Jones, Miss Ida M. Smith. Miss C. B. Ammerman, thought the lughing gas exh Sike laughing’ dancing, mall ‘doses, dose overpowers by over exiflaration, The passes beyond the point of mere exhilaration P. ‘la thew to profound anwsiletic To secure the very best dental skill which the country af. fords we pay oue dentist—Dr. A. ¥. PADDOCK—a salu equal to the Income of the first dentists of New York, He fs under no control of dictation; but exercises ix own good judgment in giving advice to piilents.” Thorongh knowledge and long experience have given him great skill and expert- nevs in extracting. ‘We have ndminiatered the gas to all ages, from three to seventy-six year, and with the same uniform good results, A WORD PROM THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, New Yorn. March 8, 1865. Om” minor surgical one Having oceaston recent! ration of uiuch srverity, 1 Dr, G. i the suena sleep in a few seconds, and rematned so un- I the operation and dressing of the wound were completed. While looking for the incisions to begin, T found they had all been done, JNU. "HL. GRISC( ician New York Hospital NES. Quite amust nally occur Three ladies came in, one of whom wished tracted. She was sulfering from a comp diseases, weak Jungs, do. I assure for fear’ "She inhaled the gas and w On waking she began to #ing, laughgéc., and was in an tacy of delight, .She was ustonisned When Wold that her teeth ‘were out As the jus had worked #0 finely one of the other ladies thought she would try it, and have three stupa extracted. Bhe was young and very st and could not believe that we conl! get her asleep, Ttold her Thad never y subject, She inhaled the gax, dropped lo sleep, and we ex- tracted the stumps. Awshe began to awake 416 exclaimed. very exciiediy, “Dun not asleep ‘Unton Ha over there! T'can see that omnu T oan eve thet wor with a mmuket basket! Os i'm ety ty Ne "On showing her tl was greatly 1 ton whied, and declarod most her eyes had not eer eent and dumb hid A deafand dumb child, four years of a; came ti are four teeth extracted. Ono of the levth was tier seady totoune ont, We gave hin the gas and took ont three Instrumenis, end was not aware tha that an instrument had b ot thre ar 0 a had ben asleep, OF tinto hie moh. te after: with whom b8 could talk:— ‘© and breathed into a bag, and jo with an ulcerated tooth, and sal h ‘in the Wasout, He liad no fait +4 tt He inhaled it, and when pok mit nth. Am he wae wakin him, “Mow, shail I draw the tooth!’ “No! not’ ‘the gas ia regular humbug! [knew you ooul get me acteop.” On showing him bie tooth, he tneleted on Phying double price for tts extraction, — GQ. COLTON, We extract teeth withont palu—without any pain what. ever—rondering the operation to many patients a real plea- des ontracting, we Ail teeth, and insert sets of teeth, . nner, Ax muck of treoting comes frog patients «ent to ya by other den ‘0 hot expect of desire to do any other dental work extracting $2 for firat tooth, and $1 for exch sub: ph Oflice by 1 3 (rom 9 to 5} o'clock, To avoid waiting come tH tag Morr COLTON DENTAL ASSOCIATION No, 19 Coornn Lesritore, New York, | SHERMAN. Fayetteville Reported Captured. SHERMAN PUSHING UPON RALEIGH His Force Reported Within Forty Miles of the City a Week Ago. The People of North Carolina _ Welcoming Him. Movements of Our Forces from Newbern on Kinston. They Reach a Point Within a Few Miles of Kinston on the 6th Inst. Highly Interesting News from the Inte- nior of the Old North State. The People. in Rebellion Against Davis and Flocking to Meet Sherman, Re, &e ke. The steamer Dudley Buck, Captain Merryman, from Newbern, N. C., March 6, at four P. M., arrived at this “port yesterday. She brings important news from New- bern and highly interesting reports from General Sher- man, Up to Saturday night, the 4th inst., warm showers had been falling for a week, which had made the roads bad. It cleared up bn Saturday night, and when the Dudley Buck left there was promise of good weather. The soil being sandy, the roads will be hard and good ina few days. The enemy had felled a great nuthber of trees across the roads and paths leading from Newbern to Kinston, which were being removed by the force ad- vancing front Newbern, which force was within a short distance of Kinston when the Diddley Buck left. Re- fagees who arrived in Newbern all stated that Fayetteville, N. ©., was in our possession last week, and that Sherman was within forty miles of Raleigh; that the rebel soldiers were deserting in companies, and in some cases by regi- ments; that most of them were retiring to their homes; that the people pay but little heed to the proclamation of Governor Vance calling them to arms, and that in most places in North Carolina the people go forth to meet Sher- man with of welcome, and are not particular about placing their stock and supplies out of his reach. Many of the inhabitants of Western North Carolina were on their way to meet their relatives and friends in Sher- man’s army from the Western States, Their wagous were well stored with provisions, native wines and such other comforts as Sherman's Union visitors will relish. From the tone of the Raleigh papers, with the excep- tion of the Confederate, it would seom as though no one could have the hardihood to entertain @ hope for the success of the confederacy. The Progress says that Sherman will som be in possession of Raleigh, and will go wherever he desires. Quite a panic prevails among the negroes in North Carolina since the announcement that they are to be conscripted to fight in the rebel army, The rebels are now gathering them up for this purpose. A strong com- bination exists among the conrervative slaveholders to resist this measure, some of whom are arming their slaves in order that they may be able to defy the rebel authorities, and thus retain their servants, who exhibit a readiness to fight for their masters and their homes rather than to fight for the rebel confederacy. “Great mumbers of negroes are flocking to Sherman's army,” says the Progress, ‘with the assistance of their masters, with the promise that they will return au@ work for wages as soon dg it will be safe for them to do so. This gives the negro question an interesting aspect. It will not delay Sher- man’s mdvements, however.”” Our Special Washington Despatch Wasutxcroy, March 10, 1865. The city; has been filled to-day with all sorts of rumors in reference to Sherman's operations. In the forenoon it was announced that he had fought and whipped in d tail all the various forces opposing his progress or at. tempting to harass his rear. This evening it is said he has met with serious disasters. The War Department has no ofiicial information to confirm either statement, The story of disasters is utterly disbelieved. It is unques- tionably a canard, manufactured for consumption by bulls. There is reason to believe that Sherman’s veterans have completely demoralized the rebel forces in his rear endeavoring to concentrate to annoy him. These were probably Hardee's forces, from Charleston, and Cheatham’s, from Tennessee, This information proves that no reinforcements from the South have reached Johnston's army, and the road is as free for Sherman forward as it has been at any time since he left Sa- vannah, A large corps of army mrgeons, and an additional quantity of medica! supplies, started for Wilmington to- day. This is no doubt a precautionary measure to pro- vide for the exigency of a battle in that vicinity. The Sanitary Commission has just sent by the steamer Uncas to Sherman's army in North Carolina, as eoon as it communicates with the coast, an assorted cargo of hos- pital and field relief supplies. It has now another steamer loading with supplies to replenish itgtock at Newbern +and Wilmington (at whieh latter place an exchange of prisoners is now going on); and another load has been ordered for emergency to North Carolina. Wasnivetoy, March 10—Midnight. Notwithstanding the rumors set afloat by speculators this evening, of disasters to Sherman, the War Depart- ment has no information of the kind. The Richmond papers of to-day contain no news what- ever of his movements; and if he had met with even the slightest repulse, they would have glorified over it exceedingly. Oar Newhbern Correspondence, Newnens, N. C., March 4, 1865. BAPE ARRIVAL OF RACATED UNION PRISONERS, Seven Union prisoners reached here yesterday morn- ing, who escaped from the cars while they wero being conveyed from Florence, & C., to Salisbury, N. C. The rebels commenced removing the entire body of prisoners as Sherman advanced towards that point, and two or three hundred mde good their ercape. The rebel guard were mostly boys of from fourteen to six- twen and eighteen years of age, and were illy able to en. dure the hardships of service, or to meet the shrewdness and akill of veterans, Tho seven who came in report that they were firet taken to Wilmington, and as they were being removed thence to Salisbury effected their escape on the 224 nitima, They would hide inthe woods during the day and travel at night. Much of tho way they were conducted by negroes, and they aleo found good Union while men, A negro brought them through the outeide picket linee of the enemy into our lines. They were in a most wretched condition when they arrived, but are being well taken care of by Uncle Samusl, A citizen boy, who came in wit them from the other side of the linea, anys the rebels are consoripting all the boys they can find Yesterday a large number of contrabands « n, the most of then: being conducted into town in one bpdy. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1865. There is a great terror among the blacks throughout the State. If they are to be compelled to fight, they sa they had much rather fight for Abraham, the black: friend. They receive employment here at once, and soon learn to take care of themselves fully as well as do the poor whites. Newusen, N. C., March 6, 1805. NO REBEL SOLDIERS BETWEEN GOLDSBORO AND NHWBERN. Acitizen arrived here to-day direct from Goldsboro, having come throngh all the way by the main roads, and he reports that he did not see a rebel soldier on the route. ‘The people in the interior were almost unanimously of the opinion that the confederacy is “gone up,” The negroes were being gathered up at certain points, and there was a great panic among that class. The whites were equally despondent, but fora different reason. It will be a relief to them when Sherman takes thém out of the hands and bonds of the confederacy. I believo that if many North Carolina militia were near to our lines they would desert nearly en masse. And as for Longstreet, he is along ways off. The Union army is not such an object of hate to the North Carolina soldiers in the rebel army as it is to Beauregard and Jef. Davia. Genoral Meagher, who has been relieved, leaves here for New York to-day. He takes with him the best wishes of our citizens. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Evacuation of Columbia. LETTER FROM FELIX G. DE FONTAINE, EDITOR OF THE COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINIAN. [Correspondence of the Richmond Whig, March 7. Cuantoter, Feb, 22, 1865. Time has sufficiently quieted our nerves and restored a healthy circulation to enable one to narrate a consistent story of the troublous hours through which we of Colum- bia have been led during the past week. Sherman’s advance on Columbia was nnexpected. Sudden as surprising, it found all unprepared for the events which followed, and few cool enough in the crisis to yield to any other than the bent of the first impulse. Hence hundreds are to-day exiles from home who would give almost their all to be safely back. They have learned that being a refugee don’t pay. Orangeburg and Kingsville were sapaoaed to be the highest points northward on that line at which Sherman would strike, The people who pee his campaign thought that from thence he would branch off towards Cheraw and Fayetteville, leaving Columbia untouched. Four days digpelied the illusion, Our troops fell back until the sounds of cannon reve through the city. Then public officers for the first time began to think of removing the government stores, The instructions from Richmond had left many of them no other discretion, Hurry, excitement and some confusion became the order of the day. Everybody, public and private, wanted a car, Tho President of the Charlotte and South Caro- lina Railroad, Cotonel William Johnston, his assist- ants, Captain Sharp, the agent of transportation, and his aids, now bent their energies to the Herculean task before them, and accomplished all that men could do. The trains from the South Carolina and Greenville roads were rumupon the Charlotte track, filled and hurried away toreturn and fill again. Engines shrieked their signal notes, morning, noon and night. The activity was ceaseless. The depots were crowded with goods of every description. Passenger trains were thronged, ladies and families in their fright undergoing the most vous tor- ments of travel to escape from what they believed was a doomed city. The city resounded with the rumble of a thousand wheels, all bearing their freight to the grand funnel out of which it was to be disckarged. Horses, wagons, negroes—everything that could aid inthe removal of property was brought inio requisition, and between force and persuasion an immense amount of labor was systematically, rapidly and judiciously employed. By Wednesday night the tide was at its height. The enemy were within three-miles. The littearmy in their front had given back step by step until flanked out of the fortications on the opposite side of the Congaree, Pal mee to the limits of the city Itself, where a lite of battle again reformed, Three or four ghells thrown at the bridge increased the popular agitation until it be- came ateyer. The stores were closed. Militia and de- tailed men were at the front. Army trains began to move through, and the truth at last flashed upon the minds of all that Columbia must inevitably be evacuated. Few slept soundly in their beds during the night that followed. ‘Thursday, the 15th, the enemy opened on the city with shell Some damage was done, but few caru- alties are reported, One gentlnan only is said to have been killed, The State House, Nickerson’s Hotel, Sows Carolinian office, one with some private reeidences, iron in- wi malities of leave moval went bravely forward, and ® vast amount was ac- complished. The time was too brief, however, to do all, and hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of public and private property remained in and about the depot, as prey to the Yankee torch and piiferer. © worst feature of the entire sceue occurred on the vy of whieh I write. A party of Wheeler's cavalry, ac- mpanied by their officers, dashed into town, tied their jorses, and as syntemarien lly as if they had been bred th the buviness, proceeded to break into the stores along Main street and rob them of their contents, A detachment of detailed men fired on one party and drove them out. Captain Hamilton, the Provost Marshal, with another off. cer, drew swords and pistols on another party, and suc- ceeded in clearing several establishments; but the valiant raiders still swarmed like locusts, and to-day a hondred miles away from Columbia you may men smoking the cigars and wearing on their saddies the elegant cloths stolen from the merchants of that city. It is said that two of the “cavciry’’ drew pistols on General Hampton, Whe sve attempting to protect a store, and threatened is life. Under these circumstances you may well imagine that our people would rather see the Pankecs, or old Satan him- elf, than a party of the aforesaid Wheeler's cavalry. The varbarities committed by some of them are represented to be frightful, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness” being perfeotly incompatible with their presence. What transpired on Friday I do not, from personal observation, know. The city was evacuated, cotton burned, having been previously piled in different locali- ties for the purpose, and the enemy marched in. Since that time the real condition of affairs in Columbia fs as a Large fires aro reported; and, ckets state that the elegant mansi neral John S. Preston and eral Hampton are destroyed. The western portion of the city is salt to be in ashes, resulting from the igni tion of Keating & Ball's Confederate note establish from whieh the flames spread throvgh the most elegant portion of the city to the Charlotte depot. Theae state. ments are not reliable. Common rumor says that Sherman's treatment of citi zens and private property was uniformly lenient and om citialory. His heodquarters were at Nickerson’s Hotel. The scenes up the railroad may be briefly described, Crowds at every depot seeking temporary shelter; some getting of, more getting on; twenty trains thundering along on® after the other in quick succession; rcreaming locomotives, crying babies, tearfal women, fatnilies travelling in box cars among piles of bacon, salt, band- boxes, trunks and bed clothes break down near Winnsboro; engine off the track; ten hours delay; ene- my reported coming; more cousteruation ; along night; no wood, no water, no breakfast; ten carloads of ladies of the Treasury Department in most unattractive morn- ing dishabille, with hair unkept and hoile sleepy eyes, slipping about in the red mucillagimous mud ; ten or twelve carloads of Yankee prisoners just ahead, likewise at a dead halt; the guarde around ‘their camp fires, and the individuals of a cerclean gapeet singing with tremendous aon Union songs; still ahead the section masters and track layers, with a gang of laborers, repairing the road and holding port pod om nsultat ons over eo remains of a deserted engine—fnally, a ran back three miles, a filling of tanks, a freeh start, and arrival at Charlotte. There an avalanche upon the good people, an appeal to hospitality, which js most warmly heeded, and a gradual sttamering down of all the elements in agitation. Such, in brief, is the history of our evacuation ee a portunity for sea Him. {From the Richmond Whig, March 8. Sherman ie played out. If our readers do not hear or read of any good news from South Carolina, it is anon * a that there is none to communicate. in a few days they will hear where Sherman ts and what has befallen him. Let bya rod be patient. Sherman's opportunity t» establish a military reputation has fied, and we will soon hear of his discomfiture and disgrace. Encour ing Rebel News from Sherman's Front. [From the Fayetteville Telegraph. } It is not the wish of the government to conceal any- thing from the people, but to prevent, if possible, the Yunkee forces in Wilmington and South Carolina from learning anything of the movements of each other. Their means of communication are very limited and un certain, and it is our policy not to make fprovement for them. ’ We hope the condition of affhirs will be eo mato. Tially changed in a few days as to enable us to dispense with this reticence. All our information thus far is of an encouraging character. Tratsa® Orena.—La Forea det Destino was given last night toan immense house. It was announced as the last presentation of this splendid opera; bat we think that the public—espocially the ladies—will insist upon ite boing given at a matinée, if the arrangements for noxt week preclude iis being sung im the evening, as from the fine and varied programme for the week we judge that it cannot be given, for we are to have Don Gio- vanni on Monday, Fa Diavolo on Wednesday, Norma on Thursday, and [¢ Puritani on Friday. This is feast enough for one week; and if La Force was given at a malinée, on Saturday next, the programme would be complete and satisfactory. We trust that Mr. Maretzok will eee the wisdom of the mggestion. To-day Brnant, with ite fine cast, will be produced ata matings, which, of course, will draw a splendid house, the opera and the Weathor Doing both induce mente saMoient to bring avory | ono out. Inthe evening Linda di Chamounie will be | sung in the Brooklym Academy for Miss K ellogg's beneit THE STATE CAPITAL. Highly Importent Educational Move- ments—A New State University Orgam- ized—Practical Abrogation of the State Institutions at Ovid and Havana—A Free Agricultural and Scientific Uni- versity—Endowment of Two Millions of Dollars Provide@—The Medical Col- lege at New York—A New Seward Orga: at the State Capital Projected—Specch of the President of the Senate, &e. OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. ~ Atpany, March 10, 1865, THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY. ‘The special order this morning in the Senate was the bill creating the Cornell University. The discussion of the biil engaged the Senate last ning, and excites much interest throughout the interior of the State. Senator White has taken the lead, 2s chairman of the Committee on Literature, in the movement for organi- zing the new institution. The passage of the bill is now a certainty. It will abolish the People’s College, and substitute an institution whose ample endowment must give the new establishment a brilliant and commanding stand. Tn 1862 Congress made grants of the public lands to the several States for the purpose of founding educational institutions fn agriculture and the’mechanic arts, condi- tioned upon certain additional provisions for that pur- pose to be made by the several States, In 1863 tho Legislature of this State granted this national donation to the People’s College, to be founded at Havana, in Schuyler county, by one of tho State Sen- atora of that year—Charles Cook. The conditions which he was to fulfil comprised the donation of two hundred acres of Jand, the erection of buildings, &c. It appears that some buildings for the purpose have been erected at Havana, and one hundred acres of land are at hand for the purpose; but the terms of the act of 1863 are in no way complied with, and it is found that Mr. Cook has either ehanged his’ views with regard to the foundation of the People’s College, or never intended to do more than hold out inducements which should cause the national endowment to be nded at his town. Nothing, in point of fact, has done to secure the grant. In_ view of the r of 1; danger the national grant much anxiety had been felt hi _ A meeting of promi- nent members of the trustees of People’s College and of the friends of education from Warious parts of the State was held here, and the condition of the People’s College discussed, the «abject being, by this body, called to the attention of the Rezents of the University.’ After a thorough examination and sworn testimony, a com- mittee of the Regents, in concurrence with the Com- mittee on Literature of the Senate, matured the bill which was ordered to a third reading to-day. The new University will be at once endowed by a cash donation of half a million of dollars. This munificent ‘ift is furnished by Senator Cornell, of the present State Senate. The land warrants to which the State is en- titled would sell at current rates for eight hundred thou- sand dollars, and if skilfully managed will yield twice that amount. The organization of the Cornell University places it under the direction of the Governor, the State oificers, anda number of trustees taken from the two existing colleges at Ovid and Havana, Its ostensible foundation is for agr cultural, mechanical and pefentific education, iilitary tactics and the belles le‘tres being aleo included, but not in the scope of the course at the ordinary colle- jate institutions or at West Point. The bill is admirably Sigested, and its crowning wre, like that of West Point Academy, will be the provision for a public selec- tion.of the students from the counties of the State for their proficiency in scholarship. ° INGRAUAM’S NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLROR BILL. The Committee of Ways and Means of the Assembly reported favorably the bill introdxeed by Mr. Ingraham, roviding 9 donation for the erection of certain buildings fer the New York Medical College, conditioned upon a free course of instruction at that instruction. HARIsM BRIDCR. The bill introduced here for the completion of Harlem bridve has miscarried in the committee to which it was referred. The names of leading mien of skill and expe- rence in the work were stricken out as com- missioners, and the city officials at the heads of le ot ments substituted upon the plan first adopted, by which the notorious swindling in connection wi.h this concern was contrived. The cole are who is in the present commntesion—Supervisor Davis—draws fifteen ee dol wl Supervisor, of revenue, and will be in due tim diem as com: two missioner of this bri pay this now exceed the original cost provided ineurred its erection, and the delay and, cost ises to be inde- finitely extended by the perpetual influence of jobbing officials and place hunting ward politicians in the com- mission. A XBW SEWARD ORGAN IN ALTANY. Twenty thousand dollars of subscriptions were vided to-day, with aprospect that fifty thousand will ve reached within afew days, for the publication of a new Soward organ to be established here in opposition to the Roniug Journal. The Knickerbocker, the Times and other debris of the local press will be consolidated as the basis: 7 this institution, Hugh J, Hastings to be the managing ‘itor. REMANES OF THD PRISIDENT PRO THM. Senator Folger, in taking his place as President of the Senate, said:— Sexatous:—I know that ft is usual fa assuming this post- tion to utter words of T doubt, however, whether it in nsnal to feel more deeply than i do ihe sentiment which words of thanks express. Your kind consideration, shinin upon my intention rather than upon my deed, bas cas into the shadow the much regretted errors I have made. must needs rely that ‘kindness to stimulate” m: # continuance of upon to an ade- nurpore aay to the expertence ‘and quate performance. I need ni gagncity of this body thot he is a good presiding officer who heids it to the estan] od rules of order, Nor that he ix n better our, who while strict is just, while firm is mild, while partial to none fe courteous toall—whe is the index finger of the lepitizate wil of the bods. rather than the arm Of power overt. tts, perhaps, ton miich to expect thas all these qualitien shali be found con joined, oF that If coexistent, they can always be d. Butitis too ranch lo say that a forbearance from censure upon venial points, nad an earnest ald in correct endeavor, will go far to supply the lack of them when absent, or to cultivete their growth when feebly present. This forbearance and this aid I invoke. Senators, without further phrases I invite your attention to the further business of the day. Ainayy, March 10—12 P. M. PARK ON THR CENTRAL RAILROAD. Another consultation of republican Senators was held this evening, on the subject of the Central Railroad fare question. A resolution was adopted declaring the re- moval of the restriction inexpedient at this time, and recommending the defeat of the bill, without making this rec an absolute caucus rule. Thirteen Senators were present, being a majority of the republican Seu Despatch. ALAANY, March 10, 1865, TUE RVENING JOURNAL, The report that any portion of the Albany Journal has been sold out to Mr, Weed’s ewemics is untrue. The proprietorship and management of the Journal remains jnot whore it wae when Mr. Weed left it. Mr. Denyse, however, goes inva an associate editor. This is a con- cession to those who have deemed the Jvurnal too con- vorvatl Mr. D. being recognized as belonging to the more radical wing of the party. Mr. Dawson remains senior editor. This arrangement is hoped by thore who have made it to more perfeetly consolidate the party. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. The Pre LHANY, March 10, 1865. ‘The Metropolitan Sanitary bill has Beon made nccepta- ble to ite original advoe and is likely to pass the Senate, the objections of Mr. Andrews having been re- moved by restoring the provision making the board to consist of four members instead of five. NOTICES. To regulate the carrying of way freight on the rail- roads of this State, To authorize the city of Poughkeepele to borrow mo- ney to pay bounties, z er to sewerage and drainage in the city of New ‘ork. To amend the act relative to places of amusement and concert saloons. To compel the New York and New Haven Railroad Company to stop express trains in Westchester county, and to regulate the rater of fare. ‘To amend the charter of the city of New York. To authorize @ portion of the public lands given to the People's College to be transferred to. the Geneva College, To inoorporate the Young Men’s Fathor Mathew Total Abstinene Mutual Benefit Association of New York. BILLA IXTRODUCKD, To anthorize the construction of a tunnel under Broad- way, New York % ineorporate the Library Club ‘ork dispensaries For the relief of the New T prohibit and punish riding and driving upon the sidewelks in this State, z =e to sewerage and drainage in the city of New ‘ork. To anthorixe the formation of a Pneumatic Railway and Exprovs Company in Now York, Tacorporeting the New York City Transit Company, Incorporating the Bricklayers’ Benevolent Aesociation of Brooklyn. t To provide for the care of destitute ehildren in Brook a, ‘4 Bronte For the more effectual cleaning of York Adjourned. atrocts in Now Asserably. AiBANY, March 10, 1865. arroure. the namo of the New York Free Academy. ) Historical A ation, To in lont PRICE FOUR CENTS. To incorporate the New York Infant Asylum. To incorporate the New York and Brooklyn Floating Petroleum Storage Company. ms incorporate the Worth Lodge of Freemasons, New ‘ork To incorporate the German Workingmen’s Protective Union of New York. Toamend the act relative to local improvements in Brooklyn. ‘vo amend the charter of the city of Syracuse. To amend the charter of the New York Medical College. To authorize the Dry Dock, Broadway and Battery Railroad Company to extend their tracks. To authorize te construction of the Broadway Parallel Railroad. To regulate the use of the wharves and slips leased by the New York Mail Steamship Company. To authorizeghe use of cars instead of stages over the route of the BUN’s Head Stage Ine. ‘To amend the charter of the Onondaga Savings Bank. is Toamend the charter of the Auburn cavings Institu- jon, ‘fo incorporate the Accidental Insurance Company. ‘To authorize the Flour City Bank, Rochester, to reduce their cap tal stock Mr. INGRranam introduced a Dill to amend the act rela- tive to the Department of Charities and Correction in New York. BILLS PASSED. To amend the act making appropriations to public and Charitable institutions, ‘Toamend the charter of the People’s Savtogs Bank, New York, To change the name of the Bloomingdale Savings Bank to the Third Avenue Savings Bank. To incorporate the Village Water Company of Kings and Queens counties, ‘To incorporate the Nyric Theatre. To incorporate the New York Infant Asylum. To incorporate the Oswego Historical Association. THE SOUTH. EEE'S ARMY CRYING FOB FOOD. The Rebel Authorities Announce that “the Usual Method of Collecting Supplies is Not Sufficient to Feed the Troops, LEE HIMSELF APPEALS FOR PROVISIONS. His Ability to Hold Richmond De- pending Upon the Liberality of the Worth Carolina and Virginia People. \ The Desperate Strait to which the Rebels Are Reduced, &e., &e., &e. The news from the South still continues meagre and unexciting. The Richmond papers of the 8th publish the bill to arm negro slaves, which was read in the rebel Congress, and says it will pass with the vote of the Vir- ginia Senators. The Bank of Virginia is redeeming its ndtes at the rate of six for one in gold. The Richmond Enquirer calls upon the governntent to seize the gold for the defence of sald city. ge a for Food for rmy- To Tim Proruz ov Nortn Canora :— Y The necesnitoe of our country, ss repreented by our Confederate autivrities, impel me again to appeal eon rosity. i ‘You are aware in consequence of in‘erruption to our railroad communications by recent movements of the the enbsistence of General Lee's array har become groatly jeopardized, For at Last a fein months thal w will have to rely subsistence upon North Carolina Far alone. am informed ty the Commissary De- pa that the usual methods of collecting supplies will be ini ent for the purpose. In reference to this prise I need only cite the authority of General Lee himself, who writes as follows in regard to a similar appeal to the people of Virginia:— “I cannot permit myself to doubt that the people will respond to it when they reflect upon the alternat.ve pre- sented to them. They have simply to choose whether they will —— such fae Pf and quartermaster stores as they can possibly spar to support an army which has already borne and one 80 much in their be- valf, or, retaining their stores, maintain the army of the enemy engaged in their subjugation. Tam aware that a general obligation of this nature rests lightly on most men—euch being disposed to leave it i neighbor; but I ain confident that ciate their responsibility in the an army which, by God's blesai) port, has hitherto resisted. th suffer through their neglect.” It seems, therefore, that our al! depends wpon the wilun- tary actin of ‘he people of North Carolina and Virgini and trusting that whatever we have to spare will promptly and patriotically brought forward for the use of your comtry in her hour of trial, the following plan is ubmitted, Which is being acted upon in the State of Virginia with the beet results. It is understood, also, | that prov sions will be received either as gales, loans or donations: — 1. Let every eitizen who can, pledge bimeelf to furnish the rations of one soldier for six mvnthe, without desig- | nating any particular soldier a# the recipient of the con. wibution. 2 Let those thus pledging themeelves furnish, hty pounds of bacon and ove husd: pe of flour, or thei equivalent in beef or meal delivered to the nearest commissary went, 3. Let the donor bind himeell to deliver one-half of the amount above stated, viz:—foriy pounds of bacon and ninety pounds of flour (oF te equival nt} imu ly, and the remainder at the end of three months, an. less he determine to adopt the better plan of advancing the whole amount pledged at or 4. Let the pledge of each farnisbing the rations of on! ig and their patriotic sup. efforts of our enemy, to dual subscribing and v for six mouths, be Those whose | ads mado the basis of larger sulcriptio and whose means will onal may obligate themselves to provide the rat! ten, oF twenty, or any number of soldier*for even tle the poor, who could not afford to supply the rations of one man, may, combining, authorize one of their number to make the designote un of at least one ration for oae man for six mo To eflect this, L earnesly rec neighborhood moetings be ) portion of the State, at which su up, and that a committee of and reliable gentlemen be appointed by such meetings to wait on thore who do not attend, and ascertain what can be raised at the earliest posible moment. And rest aswured that no patriot can better serve hie country than in 90 doing. By thi moans every possible ounce of provision which can be spared for the support be made avatlable, Should you not, fellow citizens, respond to the call, ly upon seeing y , ted in the field for want of those supplies, you will have the mortification to behold them seized and appropriated to the support of the e who comes to destroy us. Advancng, as he docs, through the interior of the land, without either water or railroad communications in his rear, he is now subsisting on the plunder and ruln of the people of South Carolina, and Must nocessarily do so when he ent our State, Be axsured, therefory, that every pound of bacon or beef, and every bushel of meal which you withheld from bution to the matnten. ou have to choose, therefore, whether you will feed your sons, who are bleeding ‘in our defence, or your ruthless enemy, who arms our ¢laves and Jays waste our country, To show you, my fellow citizens, the earnest (mpres. sion I have of the necessity of thie action, and that I will call upon you make no sacrifice which I will not | share with you, I have tendered to the Commirary De pertinent one-half of my entire year's supply, and ex jad put my own family upon the limited rations al jowed to our soldiers, regretting that L have eo little to offer. That which is le't me to subsit upon will be | doubly sweet, because it will be the bread of honor and mdependence. Confidently relying upon the generosity and patriotism ofa Cem op to whoin I bave often appealed, and nover apponied in vain, I am, fellow citizens, your obedient servant, 2. B. VANCE. By the Governor—A. Peerens, Private Svc'y. Active Operations Before Richmond to Begin In a Few Daya. (From the Richmond Sentinel, March 8.) Noth ng has ocourred to disturb the quiet prevailing below Richwond ; but if the weather continuos good there will be active operations in the vicinity of this city Ina short time. Nineteen car loads of Coniederate prisoners arrived in Baltimore on Friday evening, [From the Richmond Examiner, March 8.) For the past fow days tuere has been little firing on the Richmond and Potorsburg lines. Tt will require woek of sunshine and wind to render the roads } and put the ground in any condition for any extensive | military movements he. minend that county and ately held ine oriptions may be tak of the Exputston of Onr al at Matamoro Rebel Report chmond Examinor, March 8] | important plece of nows, which comer w Orleans, and invplles the p difleultes between United | States and France. It is the sootemation, of previous reports in the Northera newspapers, to the efiect that the United States Consul at Matamoros, who Was accredited to the Juarez government, has been or dered away by Maximilian. It is also said that clearances for the United States from that port are now refused. Lee Strong Enough to Defeat the Armies of Grant and Shermun Combined, (From the Charloue Bulletin, March 1.] If the army of General Lee defeated that of Grant at Spottsylyania and around the Virginia capital, when the aukee coymmander counted his (wo hundred aud bwepigs five thousand men, and we bad less than sixty thous oes why may we not severely punish two the combined fede armies, whose aggregate will be less than one hundred and fifty thousand? The lines around Richmond are impreg- nable; the resources of Virginia have been held in reserve. Notwithstanding, more than a month has elapsed since the grainaries of Georgia and a portion of Soath Carolina, have been cut off, Lee's men still live on full rations, and. there is no reason to apprehend that they will fail to enjoy plenty to the end. Under the guidance of Heaven more than a match for the wily Sherman, and e have never felt more confident than at the present hour, thut he is destined to come to grief. Let our people then be patient until ont arrangements: are coniplete und our plans consummated. Day will break at lust through the darkest gloom, The mighty reactom that must foliow victory will compensate us for all the present reverses, and, although bleeding, our country will still be found ip the arena wielding with spirit up- quenched, the sword with which she bas so lons defended the principals of truth, justice and indepeudeuce. The New Rebel Tax La From the Richmond Examiner, Mar $1 Both houses of Cougress succeeded yesterday in pass- ing a tax law. It levies u tax of eight per cent on all property not expressly taxed at a dilferent rac; on specie and bills of excuange twenty per cent, and on currency five percent, The uterest on government bonds is taxed ag income. Upon proits made by buying and selling merchandise-or prope of any desc§iption, between the years of 1865 and 1866, a tax of ten per cent is levied, addition to the tax on such profits as income, and upon all profits exceeding tweuty tive per cent a tax of twenty- five per cent is ordered. ‘The property, the income and moneys pf hospitals, asylums, chee! schools and charitabl® institutions are exempt from’ taxation, AIL property within the lines of the enemy is to be exempt from taxation as long as it remalus within such Hines, The taxes are made due and are to be collected on the first day of June next, one-half t» be paid in Treasury notes and the other half, at the option of the party, in certiflcatce of indebtedness, without any allow- ance for interest. It ig also provided that upon all sub- Jects of taxation mentioned in this act and act proved the 17th of February, 1864, there shall be levied for the year 1864 an additio@@ tax equal to one-cighth of the amount of the tax on the same subjects imposed for the year 1865, which tax shall be payable in Treas:ry notes of the new Issue, and the money arising therefrom shall be first appropriated to the payment of the in- creased compensation of the soldiers, provided that this additional tax shall not be coustrued to apply to or in- crease the tax in kind, The following important section is riven at length: Congress having intended that the act of Febru 18th, 1464, us amended by the act of June 14th, 1 should be repealed, the same is hereby repealed; and all the taxes imposed by this act shall be pio without any discount or credit for the value of the tax in kind or the income tax; and all the taxes on incomes aud profits under existing laws shall be paid without any credit or deduction of the ad valorem tax. Mobile Not Yet Evacuated. {From the Meridian (Miss) Clarion.) A refugee from Mobile informs the editor of the New Orleans Times that “the evacuation of the place com- menced on the day of his departure, and that guns and ordnance stores Were going to Selma by rail and water. Simultaneously with this movement @ sweeping con- seription was going on among the citizens of Mobile, to escape which the people were fleecing from the city by squads. It was the general impression iu Mobile that no defence of the city would be attempted. is garrison was, small, and compored of militia alone, under the com- mand of Generals Taylor and Maury.’’ This will be news: to the Mobilians, cefiainiy, If the editor of the Times could witness the preparations that are being made for Granger & Co. he would hardly credit the stories of skulkers in future. Semper paratus is the watchword of General Taylor. John riaay] oe ‘Ten ec, in Infirm Health. {From the range Reporter.) Miss Bell, daughter of Hos lon Bell, of Tennessee, who bas recently passed ont of the Yankce lines into the confederacy, passed through this place on Wednesday wnorning last, on her way to join her futher, who is at resent sojourning with Mr. James, mab, at OF Dear lat Shoals, Meriwether county. ret tu learn that Mr. Bell has become quite {niirm. thize with him, having lost all his votion to the South, and is now @ refugee from home im hie old age and infirmities, A true man to his country, we honor his name and sball ever revere his memory. Jeff, Davis’ Faust i ‘rom the Richmond Examiner, March 7.) Next is a national fast day, under joe! once tion of the hen eae the J0ih day of Merch as humiliation and prayer, with “a day of public fasting, thankngiving to Almighty God." In accordance with its B tees om we presume the day will be generally rved and marked by the suspension of all business, public and private, and religious services in the churches, Marriage of a Son of Admirsl Wm. D. Porter at Richmond. [From the Richmond Dispate! rch 6.) Married, on Thursday, the 2d of March, by the Rev. Dr. Norwood, Mr. Williain D. Porter, Confederate Stares Navy, #on of the late Admiral Porter, United States Navy, to Miss F., daughter of Robert Giiiiam, Esq., late of Prince George county, Virginia. FREDERICKSBURG. Expedition Up the Rappahannock— Ninety-five Tons of Tobacco and Four Hundred Prisoners Captured—Exten- ve Contraband Trade Broken Up—A Schooner Destroyed, d&e., &e. Waemsxctox, March 10, 1865. The Star says:—On Monday inst thirteen transports, with troops from Fortress Monroe, accompanied by the gunboats C ndore Read and Yankee, procecded up the Rappahannock ona raid, the principal object belug pture of a large quantity of tobacco known to have ent from Richmond to Fredericksburg, to be smuggled into our lines, On ite way the expedition proeceded cautiously, and the gunboats seoured the river thoroughly for torpedoes, Aschooner, bound up, with a cargo of whiskey and salt, was first captured by the Read, and the crew and cargo were removed, and the schooner blowa up by the Read. On arriving at Fredericksburg it was found to be gar- rieoned by # squad of rebels, who, however, made no re- sistance. A body of troops and sailors were lahded, who succeeded in capturing the tobacco, It was manufac. tured tobacco, amounting to ninety-five tons, and is es- timated to be worth $380,000. The country about Fredericksburg was scoured pretty offectualiy, and during the raid over four hundred prison- ors were taken, An extensive contraband trade has been organized by the rebels on the Rappajannock, and this expedition was designed to break it up. As the vessels passed down the river on their return numbers of doserters came off from the shores, eight of whom were from the Twenty-fourth Virginia cavalry. Death of the Rebel Major Gencral Wil- liam Henry Chase Whiting. The rebel Major General Whiting, Iately captured at Fort Fisher, died of his wounds yesterday, at Governor's Island, and will be buried to-day from Trinity church. General Whiting was born in Miseissippl, in 1925, while his fathor, Colonel Levi Whiting, First United States Ar- tillery, was stationed at Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hig parents were natives of Massachusetts, and hence arose the mistake which has often been made of calling the rebel general a Northern man with rebel prociivitie: He nied “at large’ to West Point President forty-one members, among whom were Major Generule Haldy Smith, Thomas J, Wood, Charles P. Stone, John P. Hateh, Gordon Granger, of the United states service, and Louis Hobart, Thomas'G, Rhett, KE. Kirby Siuth’ and Bervard B. Bre, of the rebel wervdce, On his graduation July 1, 1845, Whiting was appointed second Heutenan' peors, and immediately assigned to duty in the r corps. He received no promotion during big inthe army. A short time before the rebeiiom broke out into actual fighting he ree! mission (February 20, 1861) and } the rebels, He was soon aft (the twenty-fourth in the line rebel army, and assigned to duty the Potomac, At the battle of Hull run (July a1, 1861) ho. commanded the Third brigade of Beaure- gard’s corps. He remained with the same army dur ny the following year, participating in the seven days Wnts ved hia commits aod the cause of nied a bri tos in front of Ri ond, He commanded a division a8 this time, having boen promoted major general, Tn i he was sent to Wilmington to constrict the defences o Cape Fear river, He wa on by the rebels ag the ablest engineer, with th Pp seauregard, in tet aonty, mend it was believed that he bad made Ford Fishor impregnable, Hence, immediately a’ter the fail of Butler's movement against Fort Fisher, the rebel proce landed the ongineering skill of Whiting to tie skies ‘Atthoeecond attack on Fort Fisier Genoral Whiting waa severely wounded and enptitred, and has since beeg in our hands. He was transterred' from Fort Fisher td Governor's Isiand during the last woek tn Junuary, He ed t aptivit bore bis misfortunes with great forusade, respect of bin captore by bis heerfulbes: ‘ and Hines, He was forty y are of mts, Ave fet tet Inches in height, of dark complexion nud. oven, his had of the setae hue, bong Unged with gray, His. wife te at fi thvitle, North Carolin fe Was & lar number of relatives In Panvee d Mate,