The New York Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1865, Page 4

W YORK HERALD. | occ mepmnnes wre Halifax, probably te take passage for Europa We pub- GAMES GORDON BENNETT, lish this morning Tucker's communication eddressed to BDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, the people of Canada generally, tu reply to President - Johason’s proclamation offering rewards for the alleged RASAAY OTB. | chief asoassinstion conspirators, and algo the statement ‘TRBMS cash in advance Money ‘by mall will be @i the risk of the sender, Nose bat bank bills current in O7MLON H.W. CORNER OF : of William G1. Cleary, another of the rebel agents ts Canada upon whose head a price is seh ‘Che rebel desperado Captain Reed, who commanded ‘Wow York takes. ; the tam Webb on her recent explots down the Red and ie anak mga <4tmnal | scasiasippt rivers, and several of bis cfcers and orem, arrived here yesterday from New Orleans as prisoners, oa board the gunboat Florida, and are now under guard @ the Brooklyn Navy Yerd. Is was Beod’s design to take the Webb to Havana, destroying on the way all the ‘national vessels be encountered, there eel] his cargo of Cotton, and then return and rum the blockade of Gal- veston. Once in that harbor, he intended to con- ‘vert his vessel into a torpedo boat, and thus destroy or drive away the blockading fleet, His career was out short by his fears of a broadside from the steam sloop-of-war Richmond, which was discovered coming up the Missis- aippl river when the Webb was some distance below New Orleans, and bis ptratical craft was ran ashore and fred, ‘and each one on board was told to look out for himself ‘and endeavor to make his escape as best he could. Nine- ty-two out of the one hundred and twenty-five men be- longing to the Webb were captured and taken to Now Orleans. ‘The officers of the gunboat Florids, which touched at APinr09 COPles. car.cee- sat eveatsorsccerestnecrcegece 5 {GV0 Copter... eres .cereqeres cscs ccaseantarteosee 8 on Coptes.... innrncccosassnincinsenctatecstaneecs 15 Wedmme EEK, 2.05. 0-c senna. ssee sects NO. 196 (ees .%% WHUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, WALLAOE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Biice Samer, OL" potarme 12 On Ps THEATRE, Byoedway. THEATAB, Broedway.—Hansy VIIL— Onstows iil Pensacola, Fila., onthe 29th ult., on her voyage from WINTER GARDEN, Brondway.—Gacamz Gsavive—O1p | row Orioans to this port, contradict the rumor that Mal- lory, the rebel Secretary of the Navy, bad surrendered himself to Captain Gibson, of the frigate Potomac. Up to the date named the fugitive Secretary had not been seen in that region, and it was supposed that, in compa- ny with his master Jeff, he was endeavoring to get out of the country and off to the West Indies. General Gill- more has made extensive arrangements to intercept the flight of the rebel leaders from Florida. A gatig of twenty guerillas attacked and captured a train on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, only fourteen miles from Cincinnati, on'last Friday night. They blew open the express safes with powder and stole their eon- tents, robbed the passengers, and then escaped across the river in skiff. An agent of the Post Office Department has been sent to St. Louis by Postmaster General Dennison, to make arrangements for the resumption of mail transportation on the Mississippi river throughout its entire length to ‘New Orleans, as well as upon its tributaries. ‘The trial of Benjamin G, Harris, of Maryland, for alleged disloyalty, was resumed in Washington yester- day. Considerable testimony was taken, completing the main portion of the evidence for the prosecution, and tho case was adjourned till Wednesday next, when th accused will commence his defence. : MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Hiboraian, from Londonderry on the. ‘28th of April, with five days later European news, arrived off Point au Basque yesterday afternoon; but, ewing to the breaking of the telegraph wires at Port Hood, we are without details of ber advices, Our correspondent at Guaymas, Sonora, writing on the ‘25th of March, says that none of Maximilian’s imperial troops had yet entered that State, except as prisoners of war, and the authority of Juarez was still universally recognized there. Preparations to invade the State were being made by the imperialists; but the republicans were confident of their ability to maintain their ground. The Mexicans were much rejoiced by the news of our national successes which they were receiving from this ceuntry, and Gevernor Pesquicra, of Sonora, had ex- pressed his intention to have Guaymas illuminated and the American national airs played by tho bands when in- telligence of the surrender of Richmond was received. At the meeting on Friday of the Board of Fire Commis- sionors appoimted undor the act establishing « paid fre department ia this city, the necessary legal steps were taken to meet the Suprome Court injunction restraining them from action. Thoy held no meoting yesterday. By advice of the Corporation Counsel, the Street Commissioner and Comptroller have declined to comply with the demand of the Commissioners for the delivery to them of the Fire Department property. Chief Engineer Decker has issued a circular to the membors of the present Department, in which, while assuring them of his belief that the courts will decide the act insti- tuting the now departmont unconstitutional, be informs them that should the result be otherwise they must ac- quiesce, and warning them that any insubordination or disorderly condnct will be promptly rebuked and pun- ished. He also directs them to continue the perform. ‘anco of their duties as usual during the pendency of the legal proceedings, ‘ The new Street Cleaning Commission—consisting ef the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector and Recorder—met yesterday and organized. Tho Mayor was chosen chair- man and the Recorder secretary. Afler directing the Corporation Counsel to report specifications for ths work, the Commission adjourned until to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock. Secretary Seward was reported to be better yesterday than ho had been at any previous time since receiving his injuries, and the condition of Mr. Frederick Seward is regarded ‘ty Surgeon General Barnes as very encouraging. ‘The argument on the motion {of counsel for Mr. Peter B. Strong to have the indictment now ponding against him for an alleged abortion upon hia wife tried at an early day, was concluded yesterday in the Court of General Sessions, Judge Rassel reserved his decision. A desperate fight, in which knives and other weapons were frecly used, took place among a number of mon between three and four o’clock yesterday morning, in the drinking place No. 421 Broadway. During its con- tinnance John MoGraoff and Thomas F. Murray were feverely stabbed and beaten. Peter F. Crane and Michael Waish, two of the combatants, were arrested and committed for examination. A man named John Crawford, a resident of Albany, was yesterday committed to Blackwell's Island, in de- fault of one thousand dollars ball, on charge of indulging in violent and obscene language in one of the cars of the Hudson River Railroad, in the vicinity of Thirtieth street, on Friday evening, to tho great disgust and annoyance of the other passengers. A man named George L. Guthrie was yesterday locked up for trial on charge of stealing, some months ago, from ‘& hotel in Hudson street, two tranks containing articles of value, the property of Mr. James Robertson, of Nor- walk, Connecticut, A coroner's inquest was yesterday held over the body of James W. Bortholf, a sporting man of this city, who was foond lying insonsible on a stoop in Broadway, and who died goon after being removed therefrom. The cause of death was disease of the heart, A man named Heynemann, who three years ago agreed to walk from Boston to Washington, carrying the national flag, when Lee's rebel army surrendered or was captured, reached this city on Friday afternoon, in the perform- ance of his eccentric pilgrimage. He teft Boston on the 24th of April. The extensive car manufactory of the Erie Railway Company, in Jersey City, near the Bergen tunnel, caught fire about three o’clook yesterday morning, and was totally consumod, with all ite contents, The lose is esti- mated at about one hundred thousand dollars, How the fire originated is not known; but the suppositions are that it was ler the work of an incendiary or was ignited by from a passing train, About two hundred and fifty workmon wore employed in the estab- lishment. The stock market was very dull, but frm, yosterday, Gold was steady and closed at 143, Gevernments were dull but firm. The markets were generally quiet on Saturday, the rain storm having the tendency to restrict trade and render the usual small Saturday's busincss smaller than over. The markets wore generally frm, however, and tn some articles a further improvement was noticeable, On ‘Change the flour market ruled quiet, but an advance of 6c. a 100. was established. Wheat was a shade firmer, while corn was dull and a shade easier. Oats wore dull Pegs of Binckburn, and that the lattor had stated that bis | a o4 nominal, Pork was heavy, Beet was steady, and falesion wen the destruction of the Northern masses, lard was active and firm. Freights were oxtromely dull Dovertag Tucker and George N, Sanders have loft Mop- | and sates were nominal Whisker waa slondr, ot LS Se STE ates Bs oNtcusantgae Sih ipee Ft ot Et La aE "i yo - EG RARty, RS Deendneg-—ton Baameneo Maw HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth strect.—Equasraiay, AMD AcRosaTiO BNYSRTAINMENTS—DORATI, THE Sar tscons Dancza. AMERICAN THEA’ No. 444 Broadway.—Batu Parroummss, Sugiesques, £0.—SuitEs ax Baowne—Seint ov tun Noxta. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, ‘Broadway.— Open from 10.4. M. till 10 P. M. ee as Now York, Sunday, May 7, 1865. THE SITUATION. An Interesting narrative of the march of the Sixth &rmy corps, under General Wright, from Burkesville Bunotion to Danville, Va, and ofits occupation of that town on the 27th ult., is given by the Huratp corres- pondent who accompanied the column, The route of the corps was along a road running close to and nearly parallel with the Richmond and Danville Railroad, through a country naturally fertile and beautiful, but in i wretched state of cultivation, and inhabited generally by SQ very ignorant class of people, The entire distance of one hundred miles was marched by the troops in five days, Danville bad been very strongly fortified by the rebels; but it was evacuated by their forces immediately after the fall of Richmond and Petersburg, and there was therefore no resistance to General Wright in occupying It, whioh he quiotly did, the Mayor and other principal Citizens moeting his advance on the outskirts and making the formal surrender. The rebel property fn artillory, munitions, machinery and stores cap- tured by General Wright was very considerable. {t included the machinery stolen from the Harper's Ferry works by the rebels in the early part of the war. Immoe‘iately after the Sixth corps had taken possession Bf the placo the Provost Marshal’s office was opened to Biford those desirous of taking the oath of allegiance to Bho government the privilege of doing so, and it was oon besieged by thousands auxious to subscribe, as all Acknowledged that the war was over, and that to cling to the rebellion longer was useless. Asin the country generally which has been tyrana zed over by rebel rule, there was great destitution among the people of Danville ta both food and clothing. ‘Two of the columns of Genoral Sherman’s magnificent army, constituting the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of Georgia, commanded respectively by Generals Howard and Slocum, aud consisting of the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Fourteenth and Twentieth corps, are now 00 their grand triumphal march from Raliegh, N. C., for Aloxandria, Va Tho movement commenced on the ‘20th ult., and it is oxpocted that the veteran troops will reach their destination about the lst of June. Strict or- ors have been issued against foraging on the country, and everything that is taken ts to be paid for. The Army of the Ohio, commanded by Genoral Schofield, and com- posed of the Tonth and Twenty-third corps, togethor with Kilpatrick's cavalry, remains in North Carolina, Gene- ral Schofield is now virtually military governor of the @tate. Ho has issued an order informing the people that by virtue of the President's proclamation all the negroes fare now free, and that it will bo tho duty of his army to maintain their freedom; advising their employment as hired laborers by their former masters, and counscling the emancipated people to apply themselves to habits of industry. The planters generally are acquiescing in tho now ordor of things, and many of them have now their Jato slaves working for them for wages. ‘The ceremony of paroling the rebel Genoral Johnston's troops commenced on the 80th ult., near Greensboro, N. ©. It was expected that several daya would be required & complete it. A man known as J, H. Blackburn, alias Dr. Tumblety, ‘was arrested in St, Louls yesterdy, by order of the War Department, on suspicion of complicity in the great ‘Washington assassination plot. He is said to have been formerly on intimate terms with Booth and Harold, This Dr. Tumblety is probably the individual who, it will be gemombored by the peoplo of this city and Brooklyn, formerly flourished here under the title of the “Great Indian Herb Doctor,” and who made him- gelf conspicuous wherever he appeared by the astounding “Joudness” of his apparel, the immensity of bis nicely waxed mustache, and the dignified stride with which ho gmoved along tho street. He was usually “dressed within en inch of his life,” and a little beyond the extrome of fashion. He was decidedly the biggest “swell” which Pho town contained, and when he appeared inthe Park for his regular airings be never failed to create a sensa- tion. Ia the Hanaco of the 26th ult. was noticed an alleged mefarious plot, said to have been contrived bya man allied Dr. Blackburn, to introduce tho yellow fever into ‘Now York and other Northern cities, which had been Aiscovered by the United States Consul in Bermuda The ease han since boon undergoing | egal investigation in St. Georges, Bermuda, and & large amount of evidence has eon taken. It is charged that Blackburn had collected ‘from vhe hospitals bedding and clothing infected with the Seger, packed them in trunks, and given orders for their Wo thiscity. Witnesses testified that the rebel Cognizant of the alleged villanous proceed: been the products ;of those States compared with their capacities. Old Virginia, a fair in- stance, though shorn of the rich and extensive farming, lumber, coal, iron and oil regions of West Virginia, is still, in. commereial facill- ties, productive soil, fine climate, manufactu- ring and mineral resources and means, inf- nitely richer than the Empire State of New York. With the removal of slavery these vast and‘populous States in their progress, will now be largely diverted southward, and the results will amaze the world. free labor and emigration we venture the pre- diction that the cotton crop of the South, for example, two years hence, will be six millions of bales. At the same time, from our disbanded armies, the settlement our inexhaustible gold and silver regions of the Far West will be more rapid and extensive than ever heretofore. A Pacific railroad will soon bring them in quick rapport with New York and all the. East; so that South and Weat there will be such temptations to enter- prising and industrious men as will bring us settlers from Europe by millions for the thou- sands that have been coming during the war. opened before us from the suppression of the rebellion, the triumph and regeneration of the fulfil its grand and glorious mission. | emigration to Mexico, where, it would appear, F a men withdrawn from our producers, end sup- ported at the public expense, while devoted to the: work of destruction of human life and prop- erty. Within these four years we have lost as uch a6 two cotton crops, each of four millions of bales; at least two fall crops of Louisiana E 3 a ERE [ zg i r i E E g z s d nish the New Yore Hemarp with the facts of the news, such as they were, and that if sands of millions of property have been de- mptly too, by the Huraxo, if he mis- asp, 'taeieals Gan hy oat | daseen f stated the facts. newspaper correspondents to the extent that whatever he may have accomplished, or wishes to be regarded as having accomplished as a victory, may be recorded; but thas bis failures must be suppressed. In this spirit he issued an order to the effect that no person in his district will be permitted to send for publication any artidle upon military operations without per- mission from bimeelf. This order would be very good if it related to contraband news, or if any such news had been sent ; but it is well known that the War Department publishes news relative to battles whether tliey are suc- cesses or defeats. Our correspondent, who, be it remembered, is not attached to the military service, but to the naval, had on this occasion only to decide whether he was to obey the orders from the general commanding the Department of Florida or the general commanding the department of the Hzratp, and he chose aceordingly. Thus touch we have to say on our own part concern- ing General Newton. For the rest we leave him to the care of Lieutenant General Grant and the War Department. - Rawie Monsr Prom Poicemmy.—We see that occasionally subscription lists are sent to the police station houses. The police- man has a hard life of it at best. They are nearly all poor men—many with large families to support. They are compelled to dress well, wear an expensive uniform, and there sre but few of them who do not find it difficult to make the two ends of the month meet. It is not the dollar asked for in this or that particular case, bat the fact that in nearly every public contribution solicited during the last few years a similar call bas been made on the police force. As the force is numerically large the temptation to raise money in this way is great. There is, however, a still more serious objection. These applica- tions interfere with the discipline of the force, No matter how delicately the appeal may be made, the men imagine it a sort of moral com- pulsion. The Commissioners are compelled to keep up the discipline of the force by a strict system of watchfulness over the men and con- stant infliction of fines and punishments, and, asa matter of course, the men are fearful of falling into disfavor with their superiors. With this feeling many of them would subscribe to any object, no matter what—no matter how ill they could afford it—if told that the sub- scription list was presented with the sanction of the Commissioners, while the others who de- clined to snbscribe—in thé next case of just discipline—would imagine and report that they were punished for not subscribing. The sums obtained from the police in this way do not compensate for the demoralization they inflict on the force; and we hope all good citi- zens will discourage such appeals hereafter. The Commissioners should adopt a general rule forbidding itin all cases. No eubscrip- tions should be allowed to be taken up in the station houses. If policemen wish go subscribe to any cause let them do so as citizens and not aspolicemen. two thousand millions of dollars. The rebel- lous States have squandered three thousand millions in carrying on the war, and the loyal States, in addition to their taxes and lavish free contributions to the national cause, have piled up a national debt of twenty-five hundred mil- lions, and yet the Union is stronger in popula- tion and wealth to-day than it was at the first bombardment of Fort Sumter. If our losses from the war have been enor- mous beyond precedent, our gains are without ® parallel in history. We have gained the abo- lition of African slavery—the removal of that fruitful source of sectional agitation and dis- cord—and we thus reclaim the rebellious States on the homogeneous platform of universal lib- erty. The one great internal source of dissen- sion and danger to the Union, and the great incubus to the settlement and development of the fertile Southern States, is gone. Ten years’ of free: labor will.show how insignificant have resources will rapidly be developed. So, too, it will be with Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and all the other Southern States, The heavy currents of emigration, which for fifty years have been flowing westward, and building up great cities Under these new and powerful impulses of and development of Such is the magnificent prospect which is Union, and the return of peace on the basis of universal liberty. We become a compact and homogeneous people, with the removal of the caiise of our sectional agitations, and our mischievous sectional parties, leading to civil strife, will disappear. Old things are doneaway with; old parties, principles, platforms, lead- ers and followers, and all things, have become new. Four years of this most destructive war have, indeed, done for us the work of a hundred years of plodding peace; and from the fire and the smoke of the mighty conflict the great republic which is to lead the world to freedom rises like the phoenix from ita ashes, and will Tus Svovessor or Mr. Cospan.—Mr. Potter has been elected member of Parliament from Rochdale, after a spirited contest for the seat with Mr. Brett, the tory candidate. Rochdale is a town in the county of Lancaster, with about twenty-five thousand inhabitants, is a large manufacturing place, and is entitled to a member. Itis twelve miles and a half northwest of Manchester, and is politically of the same liberal school. The speech of Mr. Brett at the hustings was marked by a strong dectaration in favor of the Southern rebels. Mr. Potter, on his election being declared by a handsome majority, returned thanks to his supporters in @ short address, which is remarkable for its tone with regard to this country, from which he had just heard of the capture of Richmond. He seemed to overlook everything else. His femarks are worthy of being republished:— Tax Emicration To Maxico.—The papers of Washington, Philadelphia and New York have announcements of an extensive contemplated the Mexican government is willing to give grants of land to such industrious men as may develop the resources of that country, Many people are under the impression that this is in- tended as a military emigration; but it by no means follows that it is 80; nor do we see, un- der the circumstances, that our government is called upon to interfere with the voluntary change of residence of any portion of our citi- gens not carrying arms out of the country. It is probable that the emigrants will defend their ranches and plantations when they settle down in Mexico. It is quite natural that they should do 20, and it also must be expected that they government on the success of the federal will pomusery cn a those principles ad ulate he workingmen and workingwomen of Rochdale overnment to which they are attached. nd thin greet Gisteict ey yd | English idea that toad aia home is his | Fre %, sereny te 100 world hove had to. bow castle is one that presents iteclf forcibly to | own before He retin te the toes Sire a every man who has ® castle to proteot. ‘The | Europe, and let them remembor thatthe maintensce o emigrants who receive ® home in Mexico will | (G heh of tfiank you for the enor no doubt take care of it. Great Fivsn or Movey.—The loan to the government on Fridsy reached the large amount of seven millions and a half, the greatest yet reached in any one day. In con; neotion with this fact, as an evidence of the flush of money at present and the confidence which the public has in the stability of the government, we observe that for several dsys past there has been very little call on the Treasury Department for gold interest, This is the more remarkable when wa consider that aga ia, worth aves foriy Ror grant nromiam, which have taken place on this side of the At- ‘ance on the other side. lantic do not produce some of equal import- Vary Srow.—Whonover the government de- tectives used to make discoveries of the plots and purposes of the rebel omissaries ‘at the North it was the special business of the rebel press in this city to denounce all those dis- ooveries as manufactures and te oafl them Titus, Oates conspiracies, invented at Washington for nolidigal allvth Haw ja ik taakAhe eume orvue has not before this shown the ‘ot to murder the President to be of tho same sot? Ovourariow vow Our Soupmes amp S!‘!L0Rs.— In « fow months the terms of service of .* large portion of our Soldiers and sailors will exp.'te— probably three-fourths of the army and nav)’— and they will no doubt be discharged by th? government when their time is up. Already quite a large number of resignations of officers are being sent in to the respective anf accepted. The best provision could be made for these men would be to appoint them, as far as possible, to civil offices. The number of office holders under the government is almost incaloulable, and we presume that there is no class of men better qualified to fill them, or better entitled to their emoluments, than those who have served the country faith- fully for four years at the risk of life and limb. Let the drones in office, then, be made to give way for the veterans who have done signal service in the field. NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. Flood in the Mississippi—Break im the Levee—Plantations Overflowed—Suffer~ ing Among the People, dc, ‘New Ontmaxs, via Carmo, May 6, 1865. fwo hundred and sixty-seven rebel officers, ranking from colonels to lieutenants, captured at Mobile, arrived here to-day. ‘The river continues rising, and has broken through the levee six miles below Algiors, The break reopened to- day. Little damage done. ‘The Times’ correspondent says the country on the east side of the river, from Tunica Landing to Bayou Sara, is completely inundated for thirty-five miles, causing great suffering among the inhabitants, many of whom are tne Morganzia is abandoned in consequence of (HV flood. ‘The leveo is gradually giving away dally, and fears are entertained of a more destructive overflow than ever 00- curred. The Mobile Mewes learns that a daily line of steamers between Mobile and New Orleans is about to be estab- Ushed, and the arrangements are nearly completed. ‘The Mobile News of the 27th ult, learns that the rebel rams Nashville, Morgan and five steamers are at Demo- polis, ‘There are no troops except Malberry’s guerillas be- tween Mobile and Demopolis, The demoralization in the rebel army and navy in that region is very great. ‘The steamship Morning Star arrived hore to-day. No sales of cotton. Superfine four is hold at $8 26; muscovado sugar, 140,; Louisiana molaases, 600. a 650. THE NEW TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. Our Nashville Correspondence. Nasuviiia, May 2, 1665. Last Saturday inaugurated a now epoch in the history of the nogroca of Nashville. It witnessed the first ap- pearance of a new weekly paper—the Colored Ten- wegicean, journal devoted exclusively to the interests of the blacks, and edited wholly by mombors of the Anglo-African persuasion. Tho regular edition 1s to be one thousund copies, and it stikes boldly for equal civil rights and privileges. The now Is progressing with business on the principle of “making haste slowly.” Ite members ‘are genorally inexperienced and very radical in their tendencies. One hundred are from the ranks.of the old whig party atid nine from the democratic, This is oeted ehcentemere genet, of the greater loyalty of the former class. Many citizens affect to treat the whole organization as a humbug. They complain that the Convention which framed and submitted the late revised constitution was a self-elected , Without au- thority from the le to that the wh r0- ceeding will be | nig bh, Buta An- on exercising the ions of Military drew Johnson, Governor and now President, was prominent in securi: ty pi benreimrpee oes opposition will hardly amouat to much. . the Hospitals numbers the nt status of affal of the op a As for other ne emptied and closed; ployes are receiving loughs sine die, the War Department's intention te cut down expenses; the guerillas are gen all sorts of outrages in the country adjacent to Nashville; the old Gasette was to-day revived as a morning paper; and 8, C. Mercer, printer, rool ving forty our votes, agalies twenty-seven inter, rece! four vi seven or one and fourteen for another? competitor. i The Fire Commissioners. CIRCULAR FROM CHIEF DECKER. No meeting of the Fire Commissioners took place yes- torday, and consequently there are no new phases of the muddle to report. At their session on Friday, which took place at 46 Wall street, the necessary legal steps to meet the injunction sued out by Attorney General Coch- Trane were agreed upon, and a committee, consisting of Messra. Brown and Engs, was appointed by Presidont Pinckney to engage counsel. Mr. Waldo Hutchins, we are informed, is one of the legal advisors retainod by the. newcommissioners. The Street Commissioner and Comp- troller decline to obey the request of the commissioners to turn over to them the apparatus and real estate per- of the Corporation Cousa, as ill be seen by the follow: ry ry seen a ing letter of Mr. Develin:— inf Law Deri Ornice oF Counsat. 10 Conronation, May & 1605. Hon. Cranes Q, Connnrt, Street Soumissiones:— } Dear Sia—In answer to your note of this , on- cloning communication of O°. ‘Pinckney, President, ‘on vebalf of the Fire Commissioners th re- questing you, to, deliver up to sald commissioners such pro. erty ae may be tn charge to the clty of New ‘ork, and used for the purpose of hing fires, I have the honor to say that, under the terms of the fajunction, whioh I informed you this morn! cannot yw Mr. Pinckney's request without belng quilt of s contempt of court, Yours, truly, JORN 8. DEVELIN, Counsel to the Corporation. Chief Engineer Decker late on Friday issued the fol- lowing circular te the officers and mombers of the department :— Orrice O: Pine Dar, , Pe ae nA To eae Orricens xp Mewnens OF tas Figs DaraRtMEnt Gnrrcexan— desite to inform you thet the Attorney General of the Stateof New York (the trary rane) has caused an injunction to be served on his Repintor ofthe Fire Department. Sons the in obi Comm! a as ners of ihe ‘Matropolifsa Fire Deparitient (oo called). Lend iene aise Gener oe Sajuenne ete on the anid jonere 0 Metropolitan Fire Depart- ment enjoining them from. ‘as such, Lam of the ly metropolitan fire distri therein, ts a clear v! New York. I form this opinion ‘the most eminent jurists in this city, and that the courte will so decide it If, howev general ex] the act before ment constitutional. we wi Proper authori : Sou. Until such decision fa ites ond property of cur (allow shiseas. The omeere and, ber fore, hereby directed of ike chy of New York, adopted Dosomaber 34 ty of New Ye 4) fa full fofce and effect and will. be ‘any fireman or fire =" 5 3) é; fusal to Brompiy, fw! take’ te appara (ae in company to the public yard, ‘com| wou ae am a ‘asiat ou tbe dlebasament of pan All. Chief or Assistant Ragtneers officers o companies, ta be promply ‘and all cases neglect or w dos ve and the pa JOHN DECKR et Engineer New York Fire. Wattacn’s Taratre—Ruarreanance or Ma. Walts0n. Mr. J. 1. Wallack will make hie fret appearance for Several months on Tuesday night. All lovers of genteel comedy will rejoice at this accomplished actor's recovery from the indisposition thet hasso long kept him from the boards. Mr. Wallack's line of parte includes a large Bumber of the most exquisite. characters in English comedy. It is a line entirely without any other first rate representative ia this city, and those who best appre- Ciato the serious loss to the drama thet his absence causes will most warmly unite to welcome his return to the stage. ‘ Dovwostm Haiu.—Mr, Villanova’s concert at this hall was vory well attended last night, the room being quite crowded, He was assisted by several artists and amateurs, who lent considerable ald to Mr. Villanova’s performance om the piano, which was admirable. His own compositions from Trovatore and La Furta were loudly encored. Miss Matilda Toedt’s exocation on the violin alao.was vory warmly applauded. The concert was decidedly successful. Fatal Explosion in a Brewery. Ausany, May 6, 1065. aa en at Quinn's brewery occurred at ten o’clook this ing. Two men, John Burne-and Phijip MoOaffoy, wore killed and two slightly injured. The Gamage to the property te abgua, jyrentr-Gve thousand S eieiteeaaeaee ee Additional Particulars of Her She Attempts to Blow Up an Ordnance Ship. Arrival of Captain Reed and Her Officers at This Port, bo, Stn destroyed tm the Mississippi river, andthe following o> core belonging to her;—Licutenant W. H. Wall, Exece- tive officer; Surgeon disposition have been received‘ from Washington. ‘The details of the trip of the Webb from Shreveport, Ia, to the point at which she was destroyed, abou’ twenty-five miles. below Now Orleans, are highly im Uoreating. mined to take on board more cotton and attempt to rum the gauntlet of our gunboats, get to sea and coed to Havana, burning and destroying vessel he could come across om the way, her great speed she could casily rua the passes of the Mississippi to Havana in houps, and Reed preferred to take the chances of caping, and even of being destroyed, than be burned the Red river, where he could do.no- harm. At Havana he tatended to sell his cotton and purchase articles ef necessity for the rebel navy, and then run the blockade at Galveston, where there are several rebel gunbosta Once there, he proposed to use the Webb as a torpede boat and destroy or drive off our blockadors at thas port, Everything being prepared as we have described abera, the Webb steamed down the Red river and waited am opportunity to run out. One dark night he tied dews his safety valve, and with his steam. up to twenty-five pounds he drifted down on the current by our gunbeaip Hi ‘ahd iron-clads without detection, untfl he passed the monitor Manhattan, when « musket was fired om him, quickly followed by a discharge of Cannister from a howitzer on her deck, The momene started at full head of steam, and she rushed down the rivor at a lightning pace, leaving far asterh the Lafayette: and & gunboat which had stertéd in purewit, a a ‘Hor speed-was slackened when the gunboats were sight, and she steamed along easily, 00 asto forts below New Oricans in the night: Ten the city Reed sent a boat ashore and’ cut the telogragt wires to the city, but, unfortunately for him, not before a despatch bad been sent from Donaldsonville to New Orleans that she had passed, giving the authorities theese hours notice ef her approach. On nearing the city the American ensign was hoisted at half-mast, and her cvem, dressed in our own army overcoats, sat around om the cotton on deck and on the guards, coolly smoking am@ Picking their teeth, as if they were only innocent sel> iors, The fleet laying at New Orleans were prepared Cw the approach of a ram, but looked for something of the Merrimac styte of iron-clads, and not for the innocent ag» pearing, Jead-colored transport, laden with cotton aa@ thronged with soldiers, that steamed leisurely down i j the river. The pilot of the Lackawanna, am old steamboat man in those waters, dt once recogniae® her ag tho Webb, and #0 informed Captain Emmons, Several shots were fired at her by the Lackawanna an@ Ossipee, which Iald above Algiers, and could use thet guns without endangering the town, The Webb-was hi several times, and she at once dashed forward, and rea by the Portsmouth, Quaker City, Florida fend other ‘vessels, whose batteries were manned, but which coulé not be fired in consequence of the danger of killing inne cent people, who thronged the streets and levee of Ab giers, watching for the ram. The ram, therefore, pesseS quickly and without damage, and ran down to the ord» nance ship Fearnot, which she attempted to blow upay means of a large torpedo, filled with a hundred pounds ef powder, attached toaspar on her bow. Fortunately the rapid current threw her bow around, andithe spay striking wrong, broke, and the torpedo failed te touch and explode. Observing this, Reed again started down the river.. He oxprosses great satisfaction that he was unable to blow up the Fearnot, as he has since learned she had over three hundred barrels of powder on board, which would have blown her and the Webb to Davy Jones inthe twinkling’ ofaneye. Soon after the side-wheel tug, Hollyheek, ‘Lieutenant Commander Gherardi, was in pursuit, andthe Webb steamed rapidly down the river, intending te gee the pursuer well away from assistance, and in deeper water, where she could be better managed; and there Reed proposed to capture her, as be probably. would have done, as the tug had only twenty-five men om board. When the Webb had got about twonty.three. miles away from the city, and had sl6wed to allow the: Hollyhock te come up, the nfasts of the Richmond, were seen over @ point of the river bank, ‘Thinking that she had bem placed there to trap him, Reed ordered the pilot to pet the Webb at her, to blow her-up with atorpedo, and them to hurry on. On the pilot informing him.thate fiat lai between them, and that the Webb must. go. around the curve in the channel and pass under. the Richmea@s broadside, he said he hed tested her guns before, an® would not try itagain. So he ordered: the, Webb te be fun ashore, and every man to look out:for himeeif. This was at onee done, The vessel was fired, and Reed an@ his officers and men took to the swamp. Whea the Florida and Hollyhock asrived, am heur later, she was im & mass of flames, too far burned: to save. When the ews was carried to New Orleans cavalry was a cued sent down, and ninety-two out of ome hundred an@ twenty-five of the Webb's men were taken and carrie® to the city. The balance goubtlens crossed the river ana made good thelr escape. It was also Reod’s design, if he sbould reach the mouth of the Mississtpp! in safely, to surprise and captere the ship Pampero, guardship at Uhe mouth of the riven, and then go to Havana, and sink and destroy whatever be could catch on roufa. Nothing prevented the succes of his plans except the error-his fell into regarding the Richmond, The latter knew nothing of the cecape of the Webb, and would have alowed her to pass quietly i she bad attempted it. By the Richmond she was sap posed to be anarmy transport, Fortunatelp she was destroyed, and we ane cavedthe inteltigence of further raids on our commerce. Captain Reed is a youngy man, a nephew of Jeff. Davia, and is a very quict, dodermined one, full of dashan@ resources, and a dangercas fellow afloat. He takes his capture coolly, and thivks the war isomer, He and hig officers will doubtless zo to Fort Warren to spend thé summer months. Hansen Bunga Comaswowsns.—Mossra. William Wobb, Geo. W. Quimtard, Geo. R. Jackson, of New York, and Wm. H. Robertson and Alsop B. of Weab were adopted to proceed ‘Tho ongineog-reporta that {t will require a year to the bridge, aad as the politicians have been su by businesy mon we have some hope that this strusvaré may be completed within the period mentioned, Metropolitan Police for Boston. Bostrom, May 6, 186%, ‘The Massachusetts House of Representatives has phased ye bill eatablising a Metropolitan police faede, fox Res ere te a)