The New York Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1865, Page 5

Me i | ~ fit om the coil THE CABLE. NEWS PROM HEART'S CONTENT Arrival of the Schooner First Fruit at Harbor Grace, N. F. ‘The Great Eastern and Terrible Seen August 6. ‘The Cable Parted on the Second. pete Saectenass \ Rumored Loss of the End in Mid-Ocean. @ue of the Cable Buo from th Great Eastern Seen in.Latitade — 5140, Longitude 38 THE VERY LATEST, &o., &e. &e, Heart's Content, August 14, Via Aspy Bar, August 15, 1865. ‘tho schoonef First Fruit, from Cardiff, arrived in Har- ‘or Grace, Newfoundland, this morning. Sie makes the following report:— On tho 6th of August, at four o'clock in the morning, saw tho steamship Great Eastern and the British war ‘atcamer Terrible. At six o'clock in the morning saw a beacon buoy, with 2 flag upon it marked as follows :— “Great Eastern, number five.’” The Groat Eastern and the Terrible were then about ‘Ave miles southeast from the beacon buoy. The weather was quite foggy at the ume. The Firat Fruit then laid her topsails to the mast and hoisted her ensign. At noon the Terrible came near the First Fruit, and roveived information from her of the bearing of the bea- con buoy. The Terrible reported that the cable was parted on the ‘2d of August. ‘The position of the beacon buoy, by the account of the Ficat Fruit, was in latitude 61 40 north, longitude 38. ‘The weather here this morning is quite mild, though a thick fog prevails. History of the Fifth and Last Attempt to Lay the Cable. The latest nows from the Great Eastern informs us that, after laying twelve hundred miles of the cable, it parted in latitude 61 40 north and longitude 38 west. The following facts embrace tho history of the attempt ‘to lay the cable, including the details of the difficulties encountered on the 24th and 29th of July. SHR FENST DIFFICULTY AND HOW IT WAS REPAIRED. ‘The Groat Eastern and Caroline, which were chartered ‘by Glass, Eltiott & Co., aud the Terrible and Sphynx, de- tailed by the English government, and com: ‘posing the cable squadrok, rendezvoused at Va- fentia om July 19th ult. On the 224 ult. the Caroline. wucceeded, after one mishap, requiring. the ‘wnder-renning of the shore end, in laying that massive eable, On the 23d ult. the splice of the shore end and deep nea cables was made on board the Caroline and thrown overboard, the Great Eastern slowly steaming westward. On the morning of the 24th she was fairly under way, when a defect in the insulation was discov- ered, and the Great Eastern hove to, about eighty miles from shore, in order to repair it. The difficulty was re- paired in a few hours, and proved to be aa curious as worious, and is thus explained:— As ihe lengths of wire of one hundred or one hundred and fifty miles were manufactured at Messrs. Glass & Elliott's they were taken down in barges and coiled away im the tanks on board the Great Eastern. Hach us it arrived was of course spliced up to that which had pre- ceded it, and this was often done in the tanks them- selves. Tho oporation of splicing not only means join- ing the conductor, but also joining the outside wires, the J notion of the latter being made at different lengths— the bits of wire cut out being thrown away. It seems, however, that one of these atoms of wire, about two inches long, and as thick as a stout darning needle, unnoticed. The weight of the Jayers of cablo laid above this fragment pressed it firmly into the tarred hemp which forms the outside covering of the cable, To this it adhered. While in the tank it dno barm; but when this portion came to be paid out, the smal! diameter of the eight leading wheels which five accegs to the paying out machine, and the weight of tho jockey pulleys over these, which keep the rope in its Place, bent the stout iron wire so sharply that it passed ‘Detwoon the hemp, pierced the gutta percha through at Jeast two or three of its four folds, and there remained. ‘Tn this state it was found, and instantly recognized as a ‘Picco of wire from @ splice joint. A short length of cable ‘was at once cut out, a new splice made, vigilantly tested, ‘and gradually sunk. When on the bottom it was again Tetested for some hours, and the signals were shown to be absolutely porfeot. 4 THR ACCIDENT OF Tag 29TH ULT. ‘The stip again sped_on her way, and al! went well until he 20th ult., when insulation suddenly ceased, about the time that seven hundred miles were payed out.’ The cause of this defect has not yet been explained, and doubtless will not be until the work is resumed and the @able safely laid, It was repaired in twenty-four hours, and the Great Eastern again resumed her journey. On duly 30, at a quarter past four A. M., seven hundred and Gfty miles were payed out, and on July 31, the tenth day out, nine bundred miles. THE PARTING OF THE CABLE. All was then going on well; but on the 2d instant he vessel encountered a stiff breeze. It is not poritive from tho news brought to Heart’s Content by the schooner First Fruit, whether it became necessazy during She continuance of this unfavorable weather to cut the «able and buoy it, while the vessels laid by, awaiting the return of favorable weather, or whether the cable @arted unexpectedly and is lost. The latest news would Andicate the latter to be the case; and the buoy as h on our map simply locates the point at which the amishap ocurred. THE BUOYS, Such an emergency as the necessity for cutting the wabdle had beon anticipated by the projectors of the Pable, and provision made for it, Several large buoys prere made and placed on the Great Eastern, each with a large flag, marked with the name of the #able, and numbered from one to five. These buoys ‘wore equal altogether to a weight of fifty tons, and cap. wble of buoying up eleven miles of the cable. Attached fo the buoys, and ready at all times to be attached fto tho cable, was a powerful wire rope, fally ive miles long, and as strong as the cable Misclf. The longth of this rope would admit of the winking of the cable to the bottom of the oceansin the #loopest water known, and thus secure it against danger Yor the time being; while the vessel, cut loose from it, would weather the storm without danger of straining the Pable or endangering herself, This effort to buoy was jot to have been resorted to until the last extremity. ‘here is reason yet to hope that the Great Rastern was Bompelled to cut the cable and buoy it on the 2d inst., Ynstead of losing it entirely, If such is the case, as soon Bs good weathor sets in the Great Eastern will doubtless presume her labors, and begin to wind in the buoy rope end raise the cable, This can be done at the rate of bout a quarter of @ mile an hour, and with as much Bcouracy and care as the cable can be paid out. Should the cable be raised, the splice can be made and the paying Dut process again commenced, THE LATEST, Special Despatches to the ramen a} ‘We have just heard, through a ‘sania named the Fruit, which arrived at Harbor Grace on August 14, MG op sn 01d of Avice whe paw. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, the Great Eastern and a large screw ote amer in latitude -51 40 north, longitude 38 went. AS six o'clock A. M. on the same day she’ saws "beacon buoy, with a flag marked. “Great Eastern, No: 6." The ships were at the time about five miles southeast from the buoy, and tho weather was exceedingly thick and foggy. The captain of the First Fruit endeavored to near the steamer, but owing to-a calm-was obliged to give up tho effort, ‘The screw steamer wont alongside the schooner and spoke with her. The captain of the steamer (which is supposed to be the Terrible) informed the captain of tho schooner that. the cable parted on the 2d instant, and that the buoy wasthe mark where the-cable was last seen. The captain of the schooner further states that he is not certain of the exact position-of the buoy, having had no observations for several days. ‘The news caused quite an excitement among the fear- fal inhabitants of Hoart’s Content. We had been expecting for several days that some dis- aster had occurred to the fleet, but wore not prepared for the actual announcement when it reached us. We do not, however, give up the expedition: as a failure, as when last seen the steamers were endeavoring to dis- cover the location of the buoy, showing that they had not abandoned all hopes of eventually laying the cable. Mr. Mackay, the Superintendent of the Newfoundland Telegraph line, is yet hopoful that the Great Eastern will arrive in tho course: of a few days, with tbe cable “all right. vp 1 canoe Aa to you the: deep Asproatmen whioh prevai among the people in general. There . is no disguising the fact that the geni footing ts, ‘aftor 80 many failures, that. the Atlantid cable is @ thing which will never bo,auccessfully accomplished. All the visitors from ‘St. John’s aud other places have gone home, andthe reporters and telegraphots are all that remain of the thousands who: filled’ the village last week. At the time of the cable breaking it was about six hundred miles distant from the coast of Newfoundland. Huart’s Coytant, cat? 4, } Via AsPx Bar, August 15, 1865. ‘As a corroboration of the news brought by the First Fruit I may add that a vessel arrived at Harbor Grace on Friday last, which reported having seen, four days proviously, a targe buoy two miles distant from his ves- sel. The captain of the First Fruit reports having asked the Terrible whether they considered tho cable recovera- ble? The answor was, “Could not gay.'’ Excitement Regarding the Cab! There were not wanting excitements outside of Wall street yestorday. In fact, for a time it was diMcult to decide which had the firmer hold of the public, the Atlantic cablo or the gold frauds and the bank failures. It is probable, however, that the latter were the winners in the end. There were immonso crowds during the en- tire day surrounding the bulletin boards at the different newspaper offices, taking notes from the slips posted there, or speculating as to the probable failure or suecees of the line. And many were the sage comments, proand | con, made by the spokesmen of these assemblages. A party of five or six gentlemen were conversing together on one of the corners near the City Hall, when one of them, evidently from England, placing his hands in his pockets and assuming a very stunning air, gave vent to his feclings in the following forcible style:— “aw! blarst it, gentlemen, the fact is, you seo, that, that, big ship with hall them flags, which heverybody thought was the Great Heastren, turns hout to ‘ave been nothing more or less than a smal) fishing smack, with the red shirt of one of the fishermen hung up in the rigging t6 dry, and which hall those hapes hat Haspy bay mistook for the woyal ensign. Aw! ha, ha! Posi- tively, demme!”” ‘The Englisher was not so far out of bis reckoning as be. might have been. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Mpac aT Tus Park To-pay.—The Park Commissioners announce that the Park cornet band will play on the Lake on Wednesday, 16th inst., from balf-past three o'clock until half-past six o'clock’? Surrosey Fatay Stassixa ApwRay 1x ras Bowsny.— The Employment Agency, No. 42 Bowery, was the scene of a serious stabbing affray yesterday afternoon, about five o’clock. From the accounts furnished by the police, it appears that the proprietors of the place (Meesrs. Fer- dinand Boohn & Eneas J. Peterson, and who are part. ners in business) had an altercation Mion tone. the divis- ion of profits from the day's labors. in, becoming enraged at what he thought was unfairness on the part of Petergon, drew a knife and stabbed the latter in the left aide, inflicting a very serions wound, Boeho fled, but was promptly arrested by officer Mills, of the Sixth bpd” and locked up. Peterson was conveyed to the ‘ity Hospital. The wound was pronounced dangerous by the surgeon. Intersst oN Seven-Tarty Bonps.—The payment of the Angust interest upon the first series of seven-thirty bonds was commenced at the Sub-Treasury yesterday, and there were several hundred persons ready with their coupons. Forming in single file the line reached out of the Treasury building into Pine street, and at one time extended to Naseau street. The sum to be disbursed is about nine millions of dollars, six or seven millions of which will be disbursed to residents of this city. InsvRAaxce ox Corroy Duztrorsp is Water Staest.— In the account of the Water street fire given in yester- day’s Henacp, it was not stated that the cotton belonging to Mr. Goddard was insired, as follows:—In the Norwich Company, $1,666 66; inthe Albany City, $1,666 66; in the Ham $1, 666 66. Total, $5,000. The entire loss is estit at 000. C. Langenbach & Co. have an in- — of $2,000 in the Excelsior Insurance Company. L. Beringer & Co. have an insurance of $13,000, in following companies:—Greenwich, $3,000; Albany City, $5,000; Ame: $5,000. The above figures are a8 given by the officers of the Insurance Detective Agency, and are undoubtedly correct. Deranrore ov ras Exccrsion Bartation of Tax Sevuy- ‘Ty-yinat NaTiONAL Goand, Stats or New Yora, ror Boston avp Provipence.—Pursuant to orders, the ‘members of Companies Band H assombied at tneir ar- mory, cornor of University place and Thirteenth street, at rotary o'clock P. M. yesterday, in full fatigue uniform— with overcoats rolled. The line being formed at four P. M., the battalion, accompanied by Com- pany D as an escort to the boat, and preceded by Dod- worth’s band, which discoursed jively and martial strains, took up the line of march through Broatwey and Murray street to pier 28 North river, i Te the barked onthe steamer lis, , re they expect to arrive at f-past fou ry, when they will proceed by rail to Boston. ‘The bat" talion, as it marched down Broadw: \o- iD el gant (be ange both as to dress and discipline, ‘and will payor rN am an Coops god pattern ae a militia corps , Providence and ¢élae- woe At the boat pond leave taking between and the and even tl Bet een Salo Sug ea Now York. Prosic oF tt Frast Company, Wasnt! ConTInayTaL Gvanp.—The nineteenth annual picnic jig company, Captain Titus commanding, was held yesterday at Lef- forte’ Park, East Brooklyn, and was decidediy one of the most elegaut and successful affairs of the kind which has taken place this season. The company, which was organized in 1847, is composed of a fine body of citizens, nearly all of whom have seen active service during the late rebellion. Indeed the ranks of the Continentals have been much depleted within the past four yeare, many of their finest men having fallen in the ranks of the Union army, and a regret was yesterday expressed tor them by their comrader. Still no ghade of sorrow could exist where all was life and gay The weather was beautiful, mild and genial; at least £0 al! found it to be beneath the umbrageousr abs of Leterte’ P terday, The corwpan; , dressed in their attrac form, weoring the Continental badge, present appearance, as with the guests they opened tl doven clelock in. the morning, on the spacious ing platform of the park, to the muric of an elegant brass band, thirty-two sets being on the order of dancing. Guests continued to arrive during the afternoon, ae it was advertised the park would be illuminated and the ball continue until ten in the evening, a programme that was duly carried out. Atseven in the evening the va rious lamps through the place were lighted up at a given signal, and gave a beautiful and fairy-like scenic effect to the grove and merrymakere. General Raymond and staff, veterans of the war of 1812, hot the Guard Not the slightest incident occurred pleasure of the fer ten o'glock, 4 all unanimous nplete sycores of the nine with their presence, during the day of evening to mar party. The Lewd d broke up eheriy mutually satisfied with one another, as to one fact, 4. @, the cs teenth annual pienie of the Tartons’ PROTECTIVE Aasociation Monday last the tailors of New York turned out imfull force, headed by a band and carrying the national/ colors, Having passed in procession through the principal streets of the city, they embarked on board the mew and commodious barge Wm. Roberts, Captain McCowen master, and proceeded to Bellevue Gardena. Arfived at the ground, they in- dulged in all the amusements which attend picnics, There were considerably over five thousand persons pres- ent, nae 4 bently Odeseet 6 hotel and all a Peat were gaged disponsi solid and | quid re- freshments to the crowd. ihe third annual picnic ps the association, and, from the manner of its conduct. Mr. W. 0, ‘tucker, marahal, is very creditable tothe body. Fine iN FRANKLIN Streer.—The alarm of fire for the Third disteiot, at half-past nino o'clock on Monday AUGUST WHERE THE CABLE PARTED. Portion of the Cable Buoy of the Great Eastern as Seen August 6. suing from the cellar of the grocery store No. 132 Frank- lin street, corner of Variok, kept by F. Freytag. The cellar was used for the purpose of storing old boxes and rubbish. A colored man named ‘Dauner slept in the room, and had been a Oxture there for over fifteen years. The only way of accounti: became intoxicated durin; ‘get the premises ablaze while in the act humble couch. The damage done was slight. 1 pro- 1y, a8 we learned from the office of the Fire Insurance tective Force, was insured for 000 in the Amster- Company. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yore, August 16, 1865. In yesterday's issue it was reported that one of the drivers belongimg to Metropolitan steam fro engine No. 1 was racing with a hose carriage, going to the fre in ‘Water street, which was the cause of Die baving his legs broken, the report of which ia unfounded. The acci- dent occurred after we were stretched into the Gre, the hore taking fright from blowing the sloam whistle and <r of the engine to work. When taken to the hospital it waa found that one of bis legs was broken, and he was very easy this m full, 7 thie moTEtAW CORGAN Foreman M-tropolitan Engine Ne. 1. Carrying Criminals to Court. 10 THR EDITOR OF THE AERALD. New Your, August 16, 1865. au incident eecurred on one of the East Broadway and Astor House cars yesterday morning, which ought not to go unnoticed. As usual in the morning, the car was crowded to excess with ladies and gentlomen, when sud- denly we were brought to a halt uy and three men, chained one to the other, were marched into the car, much to the disgust of all the passengers. Now, Mr. Editor, I would ask you why should respectable ladies ai men be subjected to the saeeaity of riding it conveyance with handcuffed criminals? ts there no other mode of conveying criminals open to the officers of justice but our public cars? PROTEST. Brooklyn City News. Ananst or A. W. Naruans, ram Bousry Bromss, sy Ona-or Hw Vicrims.—A. W. Nathans, the bounty. broker, | who figured 80 eenspiouously in the Second district Pro. | vost Marshal’s office, and on whose testimony Supervisor Cheshire was convicted of accepting presents, and sen- tenced to the Penitentiary, was brought before Jud, Dailey yesterday morning to answer a charge of grand larceny, by one of his victims in the bounty business. The complainant is Theodore Lewis, who re- sides at No. 27 Ham' avenue, and he alleges that on the 24th of last September he went to the office of the Second district in Grand street, E. D., for the pu: of port inthe army. Afteran examination by the sur- geon in charge, he was pronounced disqualified, and was about leaving’ tho office, when he was accosted by XN ee 10 told him that he would see him through. He was then taken into a private room and supplied by Nathans with a strange suit of clothes, and in this garb was again sent before the doctor, who this time *‘passed"’ him. When Lewis received his bount: money be found it fifty dollars short, and demanded of Nathans the rea- son why, when he was told that he had to pay that amount for bis (Nathan's) trouble. Having no means of redress at the time, Lewis waited until be arrived hor a few days ago, and entered the complaint above stated. Nathans gave bonds to answer the charge on the 20th of September. Davip S. Extisos, of Broeklyn, was drowned on Monday evening on Rye Beach. He had arrived that day, at twelve o’clock, ona visit to his ancle, the Rev, Wm. Ross, of Rye, and at six o’clock P. M., while bathing the beach, and in sight of his relative and a lady friend, he was seen to sink. His lady friend, who was rowing in a boat at the time, hastened to his assistance, but did not succeed in saving him. His body was soon recov- ered, but life was extinct. He was a most estimable young map, just of age, and had been married about ix ‘months. Jersey City News, Annes? or Countervaitexs.—Yesterday afternoon a woman named Margaret Bergen was arrested by special detective Darcy, charged with baving attempted to pass a $5 counterfeit of the Farmers’ Bank, Hudson, N. Y., at Taylor's ms at the Erie Railroad “depot, Jersey City. George and Alfred beg sn were arrented = day afternoon, by officer Killeen, of the Jersey City cl ed with Ley, Ags hoe pass of a $3 comedan at the Williamsburg City Bank. The prisovers were i mitted to await an examination. Grint Misginc.—A girl fifteen years of age, daughter of William Mooney, who resides at the corner af Greene and Morris streets, Jersey City, pe been eee since Saturday last. She is supposed + entived away by girls of disreputable ane whorl ide im that neighborhood. A TRAIN OF Cans THrows Faow tne Track sY!4 Hoo.— ‘Yesterday morning as a train on the New Jerscy Railroad ‘wes passing through Newark, a hog ran on thetrack and the train ranning over him two cars were thrown from the rails, causing, however, but slight damage. News from the west. Carro, Auguat 15, 1866. The steamer Pauline Coreall, from New Orleans 9th, has arrived with one hundred and twenty-five bales of cotton for Cairo and one hundred and eleven bales for St. Louis. ‘The three military divisions of Texas are commanded, with headquarters, as follows :—Eastern, General A. J. Mower, Galveston; Central, General D. §. Stanley, Vic- tona; Northern, General F.’ Steele, Browne The Mexican of July 28, which the New Orleans Times says is rather doubtful authority, reports the sacking of Corpus Christi and the desecration of a family vault by the United “tates troops. General Lopes has lefi Matamoros for Mexico National Teachers’ Assoctation. Hanrmncro, August 15, 1866. Delegates to the National Teachers’ Association are ar. riving here by every train It is expected that by to-morrow the largest represen. tation of educators ever assembled on any occasion in thi# country will be present to participate in the proceed. ings of the Convention. The National Normal School Association metin the State School Department at efeven o'clock this morning, President Edward B rds, of Iiinots, in the chair. The regular business of the body will commence this afternoon. Among the gentlemen present are D. B. Hager, prin- cipal of the Normal School of Massachasetts; Professor Green, of Rhode Island, Greenleaf and Valentine, of New York: Wick am and Thompson, of the Penn - sylvania Normal School; Hencle, of Ohio; Hailman, of Kentucky; Wm. F. Phips, of Minnesota; E. A. Sheldon, of Oxwego, and Me rhe and Sheldon, of Boston The National Tes ere’ Association will assemble to- morrow morning, at nine o'clock, at the Court House. Governor Curtin wilt deliver his address of welcome. On Thursday the members of the association will pro- ceed to Gettysburg, speeches will be madg and other p ropriate to that lowed locality will arrive and take part in the proceedings on Fri¢ oni rtress Mo: News from roe. Fortag® Mowror, Any Ly 1865, at propeller Triton od from Hiltor yerter- = i soon after porcine outside of Cape ‘Steck ry became distbl and she was towed here this morping. “The nited States frigate Constitution, or ‘ Old Tron- Gides,”’ sailed hence at five o'clock this morning. A tale of government horses took Ree te 10-day Camp Hamilton, at prices varying from $26 to hoo. These horses were vurned in from the Eleventh Pennayl- = and the Twentieth New York cavalry, sale of government horses also took place at East. wit ea Lorain: reat} under direction of Quarwr- The coe +] Sha ‘Evans and by mer aks who were arrested about eoks ago on five hundred dollars from \ 7 i Miller Company a \he ‘verven wore Weocewiy invented » iS he tran ae ee PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND IS CABINET AN | ! GREAT EASTERN BUOY } No 5S JEEP. Divs TO BE TRIED BY JURY. Ford’s Theatre. Being Convertea into 2 Deposit for the Archives of the - Late Rebel Confederacy, HH SEGRE BEERS Rah Contemplated Excursion Down the Bay by the Preside: hen Bey ae. Wasumoron, August 15, 1865. SHE PRESIDENT’S POLICY AND HIS CABINET. Publications have recently been made of reports, spec- ‘ulations and inferences about differences of opinion be- tween the President and his Cabinet with regard tothe Policy proper to be pursued im restoring the Southern States to their former relations to the Union, and particu- larly involving the question of negro suffrage in the work of re-establishing the civil government, the military Measures to secure which have already been taken through the agency of the Provisional Governors. The proceedings are strictly private, and it is not known that any of the members are in the habit of improperly re- vealing them. Therefore, the publications professing to give reports of what takes place in the Cabinet council, are, to say the least, unreliable. But it may be said many of the speculation it believed that there will be, any substantial or material difference between the President and his Cabinet with Fegard to the restoration of the Southern States. One of the reasons for this assertion is the fact that all the proclamations appointing the Provisional Governors are precisely in same words, founded on the Tennessee arrangement, and maturely considered by the President, and approved of by the Cabinet, showing a carefully con- sidered plan, the amnesty proclamation being in aecord with that document. The President, it is known, from the representation of his intimate friends, 1s determined to pursue substantially the reconstruction programme thus laid down, having reasonable evidence from the South that it will be successful. Many of the accounts from that section are exaggerated, and misreproseat the true and favorable condition of public opinion. ME TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS. ‘An tho result of careful inquiry it is believed that there is an unwillingness on the part of a portion of the Cabi- to have Jefferson Davis tried for treason, while there is reason for asserting that the President is persistent in baving bim brought before a civil tribunal. Chief Jus- tice Chase is expected to arrive nere in the course of a few days for consultation with the President as to the time, the manner and the place which ehall be desig- nated. The abdlest counsel in the United States are aiso being consulted upon the subject. There is a fixed de- termination opm the part of the Executive that there shall be an immediate and fair trial by ® jury of the country for high treason. It may, im addition to this, be confidently asserted that the President has determined, a8 s00n a8 practicable, to withdraw the orders suspend- ing the privileges of the writ of habeas corpusand to dispense with military courts. PROPOSED RXCURAION BY THR PRESIDENT. Pres:dent Johnson, with his family, accompanied by his executive staff, purposes to start on the steamer River Queen for a trip down the river on Saturday next. The party will proceed as far as the Capes, returning on Madnday morning. OmpAArTiONS, FOR THR DRTECTION OF COUNTER- YRITERS. ¢ Solicitor of the Treasury has issued a circular in ace to counterfeiting, stating that Congress has ep- Propriated a considerable sum of money for the purpose of meeting any expense in detecting and bringing to trial nd punishment persons engaged in counterféiting Treas. ury notes, bonds or other securities of the United States, as well as the eoin of the United States, It being expected that further appropriations of a like mature will be here- after made, the Secretary of the Treasury has directed that the administration of the funds- thus created and the prosecution of the measures contemplated by Con gress shall be committed to the Solicitor's office; and that there be organized therein a division, ander the direction of acompetent head, to have immediate charge of the measures in question, which has accordingly been dor Colone! William P, Wood has charge of this divirjgy, un- der the supervision of the Solicitor, who says:— ‘The mode of operation adopted by the office is two- fold; first, by the offer of rewards for services or inf mation tending to the suppression of coy fecond by direct efforts t veizures and arrests through tl instrumentality of per: of the chief of the d sion, that the parties seeking them shall act toa der the direction of this office. They may proceed with their operations on their own acconut and in their own way unt) they «ball reach their consummation, when they may present their results to the office and’ claim proper reward, which will be given with fairness and on the most liberal scale, But it must be borne in mind that in such cases the partics can only look for reward for what they actually accomplish, as the office will not undertake to remunerate them for loss of time, or to re imburse any expenses which they may have mourred in unsuccessful eforts. Neither is it necessary that such parties shall perform any acts whatever beyond the mere communication of information which rhall be found to be of value, and no person possessing such in formation need apprehend that his just claims will be overlooked of disregarded, since books will be kept at the office in which will be entered every item of infor mation received, together with the name of the party who communicates the information; aud befor reward is awarded a careful Seo will be the whole case, in order that each tributed to the general reswit show share of the reward The Solicitor has also issued a circular to district ator. Heys, fharshals and Clerks of courts of the United States, specifying the particular servicer which he expects of them and ‘the Ritid’of information to be furnished, in cluding any defects which mt!y be observed tn the laws relating to the counterfeiting of United States currency and securities, or in the practical administration thereof in the several districts. PARDONS BY THR PRESIDENT. The President has pardoned the following named rebels to.day:—T. ©. Bethel, of Louisiana; Jonathan Worth, W 8, Mason, B. F. Moore and Tod R. Caldwell, of North Caro. Hina; John 1. Sehon and E. W. Schon, of Teanestoo; T. J. Soutter, of New York city; D. R. Cook, of Memphis, Tenn.; Wm. ¥. Byrd, W. M. Gilmer, ©. W. Leo, Frank W. Sidden and Wm. FE. Clarke, of Aladema; R. H. Short, os Louisiana; D. H. Gordon, of Virginia, Win. Johnson, of Charlotte, N.C. enjamin Fitzpatrick, formerly rebel Senator from Alabama. Me Ee ee ive the proper 16, 1865. tence by order of tho generat oonrt-martial of the date of Deoember 10, 1864, in Choton Prison, New York, for two years and six months, was yosterday pardoned by the Proedont. ‘The Presideut has also remitted the sentence of Joba S. Holden, citizen, who was ordered by the Military Com. mission to be confined in the penitentiary of the Stato of Tennessee and kept at hard labor during the con- timuance of tho war. with the so-called Confoderate Ptaten, THE, NEW YoRe O0).L¥CrORSHIE Tho appointmont..of Hon. Prostoa.King to the Gol- lectorship of Now York was known to but fow ot a hero yesterday. For some reason’net given, it was pur. powoly Kapt by them.aa a profaund secret. BUSINESS OF THE INTERNAL EEVENUR BIRMAU. Nearly $400,000,000 have passed through the Internat Rovenue Bureau since its organization, and sofar it has not sustained the loss. of.a single dollar by the miscon- duct of any of ita officers. Tho receipts of imtornal revenuo yoaterday amounted to $1,550,586 32, INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION. By @ decision of Commisstoner Orton, of the Enteraal Revenue. it ta held that “whon.a person purchases treea of nurserymen. to Bll orders previously obtained, and delivers the same at different stations on @ railroad, cither by bimsolf or agent, he is required to take out a dealer's license for each and evory station at which ho delivers the trees, and the aame may Up field in regard to each of bis agents.’ APPOINTMENTS. ‘The following appointments were ~~ to-day by tho Presidont:— ‘Thomas C. poaaker, of ,Obio,.to be Tsai of Patents, August to be 9 alec of Internal Reve- sia ait nue, Sevent ie jeane Wheeler, to bo ye of Internal Revenue, Séoond dato North Caralina. John ; Hudson, to bo, Assessor of Interual Revenue, First district of Virginia, Francia A. Fuller, to be Surveyor of Oustoms, district of Wilmington, N. ¢. " Samuel to be, direct Tax Commissioner, diatrict of cman a PERSONAL. ‘The Hon. , Isaac N. Morris, of Ii,inois, is ona visit to the city. * Hon. Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of the Currenoy, re- turned to this city last evening after a brief absence for the benedit of his health. Hon. E. B. French, Second Auditor of the Treasury, bas returned from a vacation and resumed the duties of his office. General Schofield, United States.Army, is at Willard’s, Major General Charles Devens, late in command of a military district under General Terry, arrived in W: inton last evening. Senator Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, and General Ho- race Boughton, of New York, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General A. T. Hovey, of ‘Indiana, a.d Hon. Clark W. Thompson, of Minnesota, arrived in town this morning and are at the National. FORD'S THEATRE. Ford's theatre is being converted into fire, proof as rapid- ly ag an effective corps of mechanics can make it. Gal- Jeries, boxes and stage paraphernalia are in process of de- molition. The door, furniture and partitions of the box occupied by Mr. Lincoln on he terrible eve of the assas- sination bave been carefully removed and deposited under lock.and key. Notwithstanding that every object intimately connected with the fearful tragedy has been taken in charge by the government, relic hunters con- tinue as numerous as before, and content themselves with odds and ends of tinsel and bits of gilding which strew the floor of the edifice while the process of rejuv- enation goes forward. The contract made with Mr. Ford included everything im the building, save a few articles of personal property, @o that all its appurte- nances ere disposed of as the authorities think best. As has been before stated, the remodelled structure will be used for the deposit of the archives of the: late Southern confederacy and other mementoes of the sballiony THR TRIAL OP winz. H The trial of Captain Wirz was to have comme! day, but has been further postponed until to-morrow. This morning several government witnesses were in attendance, and there are others im the city who can at any moment be summoned. The accused has for counsel Judge Hughes, General J. W. Denver and Mesers. Peck and’Schade, The prisoner is a Swiss by birth, Wheao the United States forces captured New Orleans he de- serted his plantation and negroes in Lovisiana, and, with bie wife and three children, went to Vicksburg. In 1863 the rebel government sent him to Europe esa military commissioner. He remained there cight months, when, returning to Richmond by rupning the Wilmington blockade, he was appointed an assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain, and assigned to the command of the Andersonville prieon. THE ARREST OF A TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT AT NEW ORLEANS. Goeueral Canby 1s not fond of having his acts criticised. The New Orleans correspondent of the New York Tribune, baving undertaken to animadvert rather # ly upon Genera) Canby's administration of military affairs in that department, was promptly sent back to New York under arrest and put in charge of General Booker. The Presi- dent is reported to have enid that if General Canby did not behave better he would be ordered toreport to Wash- ington in person for an investigation into his conduct concerning this affair, and some matters rejating to the Freedmen's Bureau. The day for such bigh handed measures bas well nigh passed. MILITARY CLOTHING DEPOT. The Armory Square Hospital bas been turned over by the medical department to General Rucker, and will be used hereafter as # clothing depot. SURVEY OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY RAILROAD ROUTE. The Gesera! Land Office has just fled a map of the survey and line of route of the Minnesota Valley Rail- road, the former em! stretch of country from township 137 and range 31 16 township 144 and range 39, Instructions bave been tesved t the Jocal land agencies in the above State to withhold from settlement the land lying on each side the entire route to the depth of twenty miles, The Congressional act of March 3, 1867, granted to Minnesota for this railroad six altémtiating sections of land to each mile of the route, and by the act of May 12, 1864, four additional alternating sections per mild were ‘Franted to the same road. cuw ——- oF Mashacuoserrs manvrac: TORIES, The county of ins, the last census, to have : eight capital 626,066, 627. pay for the material they consume: and employ 14,628. females and 22,196"males, for which they pay $10,066,168. Tho value of the annus! product thus secured is estimated at $44,610,773. Duke's county, same State, haw nineteen manufactories, with a capital of $319,980. The cost of material need ie estimated at $429,982, and the annual value of products held at $561,565. The establishments give employment to two hundred and eleven hands ata cost of $3,702. The first named county exhibite the largest, and the latter the smallest manufacturing interests of the fourteen coum ties into which the State is divided. POSTPONEMENT OF A BALE OF AUILDINGS. The sale of barracks, block houses and other buildious, to have taken place at Fairfax Station, to-day, bas been postponed, application having been made for them by the Freedmen’s Burean. It Is proposed.to establish « colony of freedmen at that place SOLDIERS RELEASED FROM PRISON. Fourteon prisoners, undergoing sentence of court mar. GOVERNMENT tial at Fort Whipple, were this morning retes by ord ee of the Secretary of War, and directed to report © ihe Tmustering officers of their respective regiments. RXAMINING SURQRONS OF THE PENSION BUF pave The Pension Burean reporta to-day the appointn wont of the following gentlemen as examining surgeons +. 6. €. Brown, Bradford, Iowa; Stillman Spooner, O yeti, N Y.; Isaac L. Millner, Rockport, tnd. THE FREBDMEN’S BURBAU EN MISS! eerprs Colonel Samuel Thomas, Assistant Cor smisstoner for the State of Mississippi, seports at the J /reedmen's Ba- reau in # letter reonived to-day that “during the war many refugees were shipped Nerth and others matntain ed in refugee homesin that State, ' nt latterly this has ceased almost entirely, the Souther ners as a class boing glad to have the refagees among t nem to coanterbalance the negroes.’ The Commission’ w thinks it probable that more whites have been supp rted during the war and sines upen.the bounty of th» government than blacks, It is intended, however, that the State shall soon eare for ite own paupers, THA CASE OF, A. Pe STONF, THE ALLEORD DE Z Faun A. P. Stong, “Collector of Internal Rovenne, was, it is avortaineg: a. goiaulias Vo thy gyuoyas of 892,000. iis 5 ‘sureties are bound in the #uim of $100,000; they are Periectly responsible and wiil satisfy the government, COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS .¢ Hon, Thomas C. Thoaker, of Ohio, one of the chief ox- “aminers of the Patent Office, has beer aypeinted Comms sioner of Patents, in tho place of Holloway, resigned The Turf. ASHTON COURSE, LONG 18LANIX— TROTTING. Tursvay, August 1%—Match $2,000; mile heats, best three fp five, in harness. D. Maco named 5 m. Ele Sherwood... D, Pater named bi. & Harry Clay. Received forfew. . Paid forfeit. Philadelphia Politics, PiOLavnerins, August 1, LBS. Tho political pot is beginning.to boil here, The domo crt to-day nominated Vox for Mayor, and other officers. Much quarreliiny (ook place in the ward conventions, and im one of them which two delegates wore stabbed. Both will probably die, The Union party have held their ward elpeams. Mayor Hoary has declined the HOM Labom, Fire at “Wroy Thor, N. ¥., August 16, 1865. The extensive machine shop of the Troy Beg Boston Mailroad, in the upper part of tas. city, was totally destroyed by fire at cleven o'clock toonijhit. The fire originated in thé paint shop, and was accideutal, Loss about twenty thousand ars. Fully insured. ‘Three losomotives were burned, viz.—The George Gould, Jarod S Weed and Alvab Crocker. The enzines J. V.' Baker and Pony were saved. Sixty-eight cars were got vat in safety, ‘There will be no iterruption.in. tho runing of wlight occurred, im | tho trains, . Arrivals and Departures, , | io BERIV ALA © Agno! os New Ohuwaws Steamship Mixsissipp! oui, W Crery. IR BP J Maroon, 8D Nasite ae SN Moody anti friend Bas Linnekans at Inty, Cee Lt, Bothwick, Thos Merry: Mra May, MrvMuilen, e, J Angellon, Dr Miter, i Levey Griewer, wife and two dao; ighieras JH Stumpf, M Messters, B Armstrons Hira Halon hoe and three oh rom, GeorK Muted, Tel een H Shields and som, DT Webster, E ee areas sane ned , Mk Dupre, Mrs Ture. rn ever an 6 friend, Genk E redberry, AC Singleton, PS Ww Christian, DH Pierson, Sax Juare Nio—Steamship Ericsson—J, Jor ghia, me Mrs Adan, Mine ist T ‘Mecomas, wife ehildre: as re children, ‘ute. two. “iighters Mew CT Forter, en, WD. Pope, TB Williatna, "wife an Es a Eyes 0 B a8 ign! Mrs J Tit Mins E Bickgo snp St Ha Cam sted D & Dicl +“ Earp ie $1 Sith, i wie beck. tt Send child and infant tain FAtking S Smilthecfeste trick, FM Farwell, Al Sree, F Hoff, A Luwrence,@ W w ‘ones B Richardson, BC Moore, 4 'W Budrow, © cranver, D Betis 3 O Avolie, Mr Kimber, wife and’ seven. Ghildrens South, 8 C Brown, R Davis, James Noville, John Cor ler. T C'Mocris, James Tallio, James Mont- , in second oab{n, and 127 in the steerage. Kinaston, Steamship Mootexuroa—Mr_ A Phill Mra Philly sind Infant, Mr Philips, $80 ig Tans, Mr. mia Taitt, Jun. MoDoned, RG C De- Teot,J'8 Henry, Davie, He MeLean, John Marces. DEPARTURES. ee a Basa eae Sraekte Manhattan—| ‘ Palact son. B Comator! Bella Lottier, Alice’ Weeks,, Matildn Smith, Ida je Wilsom, Amy Daly. James Qu. Jamon BPerkioa, FM Dalley, E Mucoggies Ro Miel Hanbing, Joh, Eusex, A.D ilarringion, John Bu Francis Kearney, M.D) Ford, Thomas & Freeman, Ratel noes, Pater McCann, Julee de la Pomerie, Hal Charopcguon, ‘Eilenme, Garaier, ‘Rodrigues Hanige, Chew Sturvevai 1» O Spenck. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. ~ The mail steamship Costa Rica, Captain Wilson, wilk . Jeave this port.to-day for Aspinwall. The mails for Centra! and South America will, close a8 hbalf.past ten o'clock this morning. The New York Herawp—Edition for the Pacific—wilk be published at half-past nine o'clock in the mogning. It will coptain:—All the accounts, as far as received, of the progress of the Great Eastern in laying the great Atlantic Telegraph Cable, with # full and elaborate his- tory of the, present and previous Cables, with Maps ap@ | Diagrams illustrating the entire subject; The progress of Restoration in the late Rebel States, and impartant Nowa: from all parts of the country.; Late and Interesting intel- ligence.from Europe, and reports of ali imporiapt events of the day. Single copies, in wrappers, ready for ‘mailing, pix conte, Wires—As “Fast as the in. Lights for uy searbe tart ati Meu hae” 4 Hambrock, & Friedlander: pie and Bice "ining tha A cera a of al et spastic aout ang mericans of all secfions in this staple pestume ort orld. Bold everywhere. Macaulay has sung the Glories of the Field of Ivory, but if you want to see how trangce! beanti{ul ivory can be made, glance at « act of teeth that daily manipulated with the /ragrant BOZODONT. sees a unto for acquired dseasen? 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