The New York Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1865, Page 5

| THE CABLE: ARRIVAL OF THE HOPE FOR THE CABLE. Gradual Loss of Insulation a Good Sign. The Great Eastern Probably Went Back to Underrun the Cable. Her While Underlaying It to Cut the Wire and Buoy It, Done. Buoy in 51 38, we Five Hundred Miles of Cable Re- coverable at the Worst. ‘Possibility that the Whole May be Saved, &e., kor, &e. Tho gteamahip China, from Liverpool, while running. ap Boston harbor early yesterday morning in a thick fog went ashere near Fort Independence. At last reports sho laid easy, and lighters wore alongside discharging -cargo. Her mails reached here at cight o'clock Inst evening. The Accident to the Cable. {From the London Timea, August 4.} ‘The announcement of an accident to the cable which ‘was telegraphed from Valentia at mid-day on Wednes- pe ane with the long silence since then, and other 4 ral circumstances, if possible, still more grave, all Justify the fears which are now cntertained as to the Present success of this great undertaking. THR GREAT EASTERN’S POSITION WHEN fn TION CRASED. Up to mid dayon Wednesday the signais received ‘were singularly distinct, and the insulation as nearly as clectrical insulation overcan be, At that time rees north latitude west longitude—a position which » will show was very nearly two- “thirds of the way to Newfoundland, She was then in deepest. water of tho whole route—two thousand four ch fathoms, or'a little over two'and a half miles, with # fo emyraagy of mud on which to lay the — * was at time the sicnals to Valentia became ligible, and gradually ceased, leaving no commu- mication between Ireland and the ship. INDICATIONS AT VALENTIA. Bince that time no signals have been sent out and none ‘have been received home, but in their stead the cablo Doe warnings of the most ominous kind—either has totally severed from the great ship, cr else is lying INSULA- He | ogee an rhe We Liat} of the Lome as 8 Be virtually for telegraphic purpose, unless it -an be hatiled in from its ocean doin on board the wUreat Exstorn, the It found, the piece cut out, and a mow splice made. How the accident has arisen, wither vend has buoyed, whether it hag been broken, the cablo are now trying to recover ‘t, none . All surunises on these points are matters of vague ~@onjeoture. WEAGONABLE PROBADILITIES—BAD WEATHER OUT OF THY QUESTION. An fac a3 reasonable probabilities can lead to the for- sation of opinions, it is generally considered by elcotri- as tolerably certain, first, thet the fault was not nd secondly, that it occur- Ship. Bad weather seems question, for the reason that the amount of paid out hat Been so smail and so uniform through- the whole p= It is trne that during the last red miles rum it eecins to have slightly increased, not mof®'than might hav» been expected from the dnoreasing depth of water. The instruments used at the alentia end are of euch exquisite delicacy, also, tat Abey even show by doficciion of the needle when the Eastorn rolls, and this so distinctly that special alterations had to be made ju the code of signals to obvin'e Phis possible source of contusion, Yet, up to the ceara- ion of needles always indicat-d that the very steady indeed. That the dis- after the cable leit the vessel is evident from the fact that it wae unknown to those on board, who wore sending their mes#ages usual when their signals became unintelligible at Valentia, and at last coased entirely, if ce 4 3 THB CABLE CERTAINLY SEVERED. Yesterday it was staged that the tests ied to the line Falentia gave “dpa ath,” or imo! rer words a ft! continuity and Lion—a severed ccble, in fart, ‘Wo give this statement, however, merely as a rumor, wo fear it must regarded as having © grea: « deal of truth in it, from the fact of its being nearly cor- woborated, on the very best suthority, by the annownce- rt of yesterday “earth currents? ‘were coming through the cabic to the instruments a: lontia, Tho presence of thes th currents in the e (means oithor that the cablo las parted, or that there ts a ‘considerable picce of its copper conductor exposed, and in communication with tue earth or water, In each case, of course, this i# a fata! faul'. CHANCHS OF RECOVERY. With revard to the chances of recovering tho injured ‘and repairing it, it is almost impossible to speculate. \t the dopth of water in whicl the Great Eastern now is, up three miles of rope, would, under the most fay le cirou be aciow and most precarious undertaking. Carried on with all the care which such an p eporegd would require, it could hardly be recovered at 6 rate of more than a quarter of a mile an hour, while the slightest wind or —_ sea would ons once put an end F to it, and the rops would have t) bs buoyd and ,cut adrift to avoid the nty of its breaking Uf it continued fat to the great ship. For such eventualities the Great Eastern 4s amply provided. SOME SCRAP OF CONSOLATION. The Great Eastern left with about two thousand three fault arose. break was evidently, therefore, not caused by i — By rope from the forward tank to that amidships, which containg eight hundred and seventy miles of wire. if nol Su Soe te Cccken, ‘at least four five hun. les work: what chance of the attempt being renewed before next year. ONK THOUSAND SIX TICNDRED PATHOMS. {From the London News, Eo bee 4) Even the fact of the Great Eastern <5. not held to seriously affect her chance of recover r Cease and “Clit ff, ‘on board the Great Fike Epes ‘port of that portion annals of sul furnish an 1 of the Land Lines. woe Anmant: — CHINA'S MAILS. Any Wind or Roughness Would Compel One Indication that This Was INSULATION GAVE OUT IN 51 39. The First Fruit Found the then, that the worst has happened, and the miles may be still recovered wnderrunning and oe in from the shore end at Patent This would wo a deficit of seven hundred or eight hundred miles nocessary to be supplied before again commencing the —not & Very great amount, certainly, considering is at stake, but quite enough to put an end to any {8 CONSOLATION-—A CABLE FISHED UP OUT OF this time in water upwards of two thousand four hundred fathoms fanit that may be discovered, rd, the chiefs of the cable ‘wore strongly of opinion that the Kastern wow'd hitch occurred the Atlantic they ine telography ‘heouraging precedent to all well wishers the present enterprise. With . infinitely smaller Strange Coincidences with Regard to the special correspondent of the London News men- some singalar coincidences with regard to the tele- @maphic communication with Valentia, which seem to {point to the conclusion that the wires have been once or ‘twice purposely broken down. He writes on the 84 ‘Dut infallible law, tho seed and conten” goaumaaiaion babwemn LO 8) shors 90d was suco. safully laid. to send tu iialiigans? London until after business hours or in 1,"ue for the evening rgd papers. Subsequisntly, whe he rej ntatives of prexs staying at more fortunate, and word able to “legraph ing fact at once. The next morning, parame, hoard the welcome news ‘woe their 1 forsook thein, and that in the most prov Soon after ten ofeiock A. M. and within = few sainu two m having been 2Kes, must be said, to the secretaries of the companies and in the interests of the public—it was to seud similar particu ara tothe office of the Daily News. By that time the wire had broken down, and despite the constant and assiduous efforts of the clerk at the Vaisntia end to obtain signals from either Dublin or Killarney, ‘he telegraps could not be used until between six and sever P.M, the same day. It should be mentioned that tho cused of uj are, than those pa land. ey consist of the barked trunks of trees ly an to say that what agen shapoliness they gain in strength and substantiality. It does not make these constant breakdowns either more intelligible or more pleasant to learn that for years the line has worked and without intermission, and ose staff of and crore are now em- Fingethe Atiamisc cable has Drought indo demand > Mo News of the Great Eastern at Aspy Bay. Aspyr Bay, August 16—9 P. M. ‘There is no news from the Groat Eastern. Weather clear, Wind east, WASHINGTON. Wasnixatox, August 16, 1865. PAYMENT AND DISCHARGE OF TROOPS. All the soldiers now in the field, with the single excep- tion of those in the military division undor General Sheri- dan, have within a few days been paid up to and includ- ing tho 30th of June last; and for Sheridan's. department over ten millions of dollara were sont two weeks ago to the paymaster, with which to settle all demands against tho governinent. So, too, in the West and Far West, inctuding California, have the requisite funds been for- warded to the dues of the coldiors. Ou the first day of May last there were more than one miilion of soldiers actually tn the service of the United States. Since then at least five hundred thousand have been mustered out and paid off, while about two hundred thousand more are either en route or waiting muster out at tho various State rendezvous. Only two regiments of this enormous army have failed to receive their pay with reasonable promptness. One of these is a New York regiment; bat the only reason of failure to receive their pay is found im the neglect of thoir officers to properly completo their pay roils, ahe Sixth and Fourteenth New York and tho First Vermont heavy artillery regiments were to-day ordered to be mustered out, and will probably reach homo by the last of this week. The Sixth is composed of the Sixth, Tenth and Thirteenth regiments consolidated. THE VETERAN RESERVE CORVS. It is reported that the twenty-four regiments now com- posing the Vetoran Reserve corps will soom be consol dated into six regiments, APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON. Several hundred applications for pardon arrive daily. Among those of to day was that of Miles J. Freoman, lato enginerr of the rebel steamer Alabama, who desires to Tesume his occupation, but finds a pardon necessary. A RICHMOND DELNGATION HAVH AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT. A number of citizens of Richmond have been bere for sevoral daya with tho object of catling on tho President as a delegation in behalf of themselves and others con- corning pardons, Yesterday the self-constituted com- mittee visited the White House and wore addressed by the Prosident, in a friendly way, with the inquiry where they were from. A member of the delegation, in a pom- pons style, replied, “We areproud to say that wo are from the city of Richmond.’’ Tho Prosident remarked that he did not eo any occasion for pride in that fact, and turning his back devoted his attention to other mat. ters. Thus euded tho interview. Several parties came up to-day to reinforce the delegation, but what new movemont will be attempted is not yot developed. PARDONED. , The following’ pereons were pardoned to-day by the President :—John RK. Children, of Richmond, Va ; RB. 1. Mclivaino, A. #, Mclivaino, F. D, Melivaine, D. B. Ten nant, Reuben Ragland, Jas. M. Venable, Thos, Withors, R. A. Hamilton, Poter McHeory, Leroy Ropor, W. B. Johnson and J. R. Dunn, all of Petersburg, Va VISITORS AT THE WHITE OUSE. The number of visitors at the White House appears to increase dai’ The doors wire thrown open at two o'clock to-day, and the President's room was instantly filled by an cagor, anxious, and not very well-behaved crowd of applicants for variows tavors, ‘The reception room was crowdod, heated, poorly ventilated and stifling If more attention is not patd to its sanitary condition tho President will bo siok one-half of bis time. THR CARTMEN AND TRUCKMEN OF NEW YORK AND THE INTERNAL RKVENUB LAW. A committee representing the cartinon and trookmen of New York, accompanied by their counsel, Alexander H. Keech, Esq., appeared before the Commissioner of Internat Revenue to-day asking relief from the tax upou their gross receipts, upon the grownd (hat they are not engaged in “transporting property for hice,” within the true intent of the law, The Comrmictoner gavo them Attentive hearing and has prom!eed an carly d2-ision APPOINTMENTS Tio President today mate the following appotut. | monts:— j Nowtou Edward: out of Indian Atal Major der Henry W. Ret tame wader thy wr or bi tN Acting Commissioner of Indinn Aifairs daring the ab- sence of Commissioner 1). W. Coo! Phineas J. Horwitz, M. D2, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of tho United States Navy, Visitor to the Government Hospitals for the Insane. Absolem A. Kyle to act as Direct Tax Commissioner for the District of the State of Tennessee. CONSULAR CLERK OF THK UNITED STATES. James Wentworth, of Missouri, was yesterday ap pointed by the President Consular Clerk of the United States, and will soon be assigned to duty at one of tho important consulates in Germany. POSTPONEMENT OF THE TRIAL OF WIRZ. The trial of Wirz, keeper of tho rebel prison at Andor- sonville, was postponed this morning indefinitely, It is alleged that the specifications upon which he is to be tried are not such as have been published, but that others are now being prepared upon which he will be held to answer whon brought to trial, INTERNAL REVENUE RECHIPTS. The receipts of internal revenue to-day amounted to $1,124,625, CENSUS STATISTICS OF CARPET MANUF ACTORIES. It is estimated by the last census that there are two hundred and thirteen establishments in the United States for the manufacture of carpets, involving a capi- tal of $4,721,768, and working up annually material valued at $4,417,986. The number of hands thus employed are given at 3,010 inales and 2,771 females, to whom are paid $1,646,602. The value of the annual product thus obtained is given at $7,857,636, FREEDMEN AFFAIRS, A lettor from the Northwestern Freedmon’s Relief As- soviation was received a week or two ago at the Freed- men’s Bureau, inviting General 0. 0, Howard to deliver ‘an address in Chicago upon the condition and prospects ot the freedmen. The invitation was forwarded to Gen- eral Howard in Maine, where he is at prosent sojourning, and the latter promiges to gratify the desire of the West- ern people to hear him some time during the present month. Colonel Thome, Freedmen’s Commissioner for Mis. sissippi, reports from Vicksburg, under date of July 31, that “provisions in the country are very cheap, and re- ports of wide-sproad distress are wholesale fabrications, Tho freedmon are well treated and are generally abiding upon the plantations where they can work and be fed, and arrangements are already liberally in vogae for the relief of tho destitute. The whites ‘are fewer in number than the blacks, and are quite as able to work for thomsclves. In view of the undue desire and selfishness manifested upon the of cer. tain classes of whites to obtain all they from the government, the Commissiorer foels upon to recommend that no corn for the use offthe latter be pur- chased by the government,”” f aye 9gen on epee was reported at the Freed- men's his morning aa boipy engaged (a collecting large mers, gharging of the bureau to-day. we wa RAILROAD CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES TO BE SOLD. The government is mking arrangements to sell, dur- ing tho month of Octoier, thirty locomotives and two hundred and ninety cars, at Manchester, opposite Richmond; five locomotives and Sfty-one cars at Ports- mouth, Va.; one locomotive at Norolk, Va, and fifty Jocomotives and seven hundred and fifty cars at Alexan- dria. There will also be sold at Alexandria two thousand tons of railroad iron, and at City Point four thowsand tons. AFFAIRS AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD. The United States steamer Calypso, Lieutenant E. M. Stodder, went out of commission at the yard yesterday, her officers receiving leave of absence and the men being transferred to the yard. The Calypso is a captured blockade runuer, and is a fine boat in every respect, and’ will likely be offered for sale at the next great sale. The fine steam sloop-of-war Swartara, which has been on the railway for some time past having her bottom coppered and her mat shaft and fastenings for ma- chinery set, was launched yesterday and will shortly re- ceive her boilers and engines. The Saco will be hauled up shortly to receive her boil- ers and engines. The little Ada, !ately of the flotilla, is being fitted out, and will be sent to the Northern lakes, where she will be used as a despatch boat. Mr. James KE, Alexander has beon appointed clerk to Captain Smith, the executive officer of the yard, in place of Mr. Charles Morgan, who has resigned to accept a clerkship on one of the Mississippi steamers. PERSONAL. Montgomery Blair visited Rockville to-day, w give an expression of opinion “ooncoraing the rogistration and other subjects avew aifecting the right of guffrage in Marylead."” Secretary Seward and Attorney Genéral Speed left tor Cape May again last night, to rejoin their families. Mr. Speed will probably return in a few days, but Mr. Seward may remain longer. Mr Hunter is Acting Secretary in Mr. Seward's absence. Assistant Attorney General Ashton {s also ahsent from this city. Mr. Rollins, Assistant Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue, leaves to-morrow for trip thruogh New England. Captain J. N. Buck, Assistant Quartermaster, for somo time past in charge of the forage depot at Alexandria, has been ordered to St. Louis. Major General Mott arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel this morning, Governor Andrew is in town, stopping at Willard'a ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATS. Horatio N. Congar, Commissioner of Emigration, has doen appointed Acting Assistant Secretary of State during tho tines of Frederick W. Seward. THE INDIAN COMMISSION, Senator Foster, of the Congressional Committee on Indian Affairs, arrived here to-day. The other members of the committee, Sonators Doolittle and Ross, who wore to have conferred with the Indian delegation to-day, did aot arrive. ‘The delegation commissioned by tho President to hold council with the Indians at Fort Smith, on tho Arkansas river, takes {ta departure to-morrow. morning, to be. absent until the 1st of October. THR INDIAN BURBAU. Hon. Robert B. Van Valkenburg, who acta as Com- missioner of the Indian Bureau in the absence:of Judgo Cooley, entered upon the duties of the office to-day ARRIVAL OF ROBERT OULD. Robert Onld, ox-rebel Commissionor for Bxchango, arrived from Richmond to-day, and stops at the Motro- politan, Ho has a permit from General Torry to be absent from Richmond ten days. It is due to Mr, Ould to say that the statement in the New York Tribune that he opposed the exchange of Richardson and Browne is untrue, Ould was more Liberal in exchanges than the rebel government desired him tobe. (encral Mulford always spoke in bigh torms of his fairness and hu. manity OLD CAPITOL ERISON. Prisoners are diminishing rapidly ia tho Old Capitol Vrison, Less than ono hundred are now confined thero for all offences. THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER TO BE REPUBLISURD. Tylor & Allogree, formerly publishers of the Rich- mond Enquirer, have arranged to commence the repub: lication of that sheot, and aro now putting up the no- cessary presses and machinery. It is currently report-d that tho matorial was all purchased in New York through subscriptions and advances made for that purpose, and paid for with city acceptances, amounting to seventy five thousand dollars, ASSAULT ON GENERAL MBKEDITH, James D. McBride, lato Lieutenant Colonel of the Mighth Unsted States colored artillory, but now a clerk in tho Treasury Department, attacked General Sol Mere dith with a loaded whip in the hall of the Metropolitan Hotol, ut ton o'clock on Tuesday night, and created quite a commotion for a few minutes. The General soon brou bt him to grief, though entirely unarmed, and the young man departed with a bloody nose, black eyes and a bat tered countenance. The cause of the assault datos back tu the tune when General Meredith commanded the Dietrics of Paducah, iook Vat tor Your Change in the Brook. City Rallroad Cars, OTHE BOLTOR OF THR HERALD. you will give space in your journal to | road Company, and that pars ugers " demand their change from the con dactor ately aflor giving him a note to take their | fare from, T respectfully submit the ruljoined:—Some | days ago T goto the Myrtle avenuo cars, accompanic | | by two indies, oppes te City Hall, Brooklyn, and Yooking at the time of the Hall clock found it to be haif-past two P.M. My route lay down Myrtle avenue, Shortly after taking my feat tho conductor passed thro gh the car coliceting the fares. I banded = him a one dollar bill, having no smaller change in my possession at the time. On receiving it tie conductor said, ‘You shali have your change in a mo- ment, ir,” and steppod out upon tho platform. In the meantime I was engaged in conversation with my friends, and eptirely forgot that the conductor was my debtor to the amount of eighty four cents, that being the change due, and having reached my destination, after some twenty minutes’ ride, got off the car, minus my change. A short while after, it recurred to my mind that I had becn dofrauded; but not having the number of the car I was for a time at aloss to conjecture how to report the delinquent official. However, I bethought myself of the ir on which I took the car, and also of oeuieake locality, which facts should at any time the railroad company to point out the employe sought for—a very simple matter, with the assistance of the “starter's’’ book. On Monday I called at the office of the Superintendent of tho Brooklyn city railroads and stated the ¢'rcumstances above cited, besides giving a description of the appearance of the conductor, I was then informed that the matter would be investigated, and told to call again next day, which I did, when I was informed that they had spoken to two conductors, one of whomn they thought might be the per- son I described, but that they both denied any knowledge of tho affair 'whateeover; and the railroad official furthermore informed me that it was m fault in be the obange, as had the conductor in loaving the car for my chav; have got it, but as the matter stood now the railroad company were not responsible for their employe’s acte, ‘and that passengers should ke their wits about them a little hg oo Sonaraly oi haters vers piece = advice to the public ors very y to the writer of a barefaced encouragement to the ay honest employes of the company to take covery ad- vantage at all times of the absent-mindedness of their penton geben y 4 feat assured of the non- interference, in case of Complaint in the matter, on the part of the company officials. But hn At stance of many hundred others of a similar nature; in- deed, it ie invariably the habit of our conductors when given a bill of a large ‘wards—to hold back the change long as possible in tho hope pay oe: ty swindling operations m: all sach ‘Tho steamship Asia sailed this forenoon with twenty. five passengers for Halifax and eighty for Liverpool. Bhe takes out no specie. * Extensive Robbery at Portland. PORTLAND, 16, 1868. ‘The safe of Stephen Patton, of this City, was blown open by burglars last night, and robbed of about twenty- five thousand dollars in money and bonds, including ten thousand five-twenties. é Phe Vandernyy at Port nse enn See HERALD, THURSDAY, AvGUST 17, Yse8, seven od Sagres 2 Beceem ene ir enticing promises of employment and shipping them to Maryland, where he distributes thom among the far- the latter @ fee of five dollars and the cost of transpor<ing the hands thus consigned. These sums are in turn deaxicted from the wages of the negroes by the farmers who émPloy them. Wood is in the habit of representing himself ag ie sole agent in this district for the assignment of negroes to employment, and lives in Baltimore, His case waa taken ig hand by the authorities THE CUSTOM HOUSE SENSATIO NEW NAVAL OFFICER. Moses F. Odell Appointed in Place of Dennison. The Machine State Central Com- mittees Called. ROTATION AND COALITION PROGRESSING. een MOVEMENTS OF THE NEW COLLECTOR, ke, hes, ke. The crowded corridors of the Astor House all day Yesterday testified to the increasing excitement among thie politicians and office holders. All stripes and dimen- sions of those philosophers are gathering inte town from their shady summer retreats, Tho campaigu for tho fall season has fairly opencd. Its aspoct stready promises a most lively interest, with many novel and striking developments, The announcement of the change in the collectorship took people by surprise, 21aimly on account of its early occurrence, it being generally supposed that the President was too muck occupied with the South to turn his attention to se North, or occasion any disturb- ance there by changes in the existing offices. ROTAPION, ‘veoterday the political ‘Change in the corridors of the Astor House closed with a conclusion that the col- Iectorship had been acted upon, partly through the friendship of the President for Preston King, and more especially on account of tho peoullar neces- sities which demanded the removal of Draper. To-day the political market is changed. The tone was decidedly “pautky among holders.” Rotation is clearly seen im the Washington horienp, and the old fashioned democracy of Andy Johnsoa jg seen to crop out in this regard with fearful diatinct- ness, Another letter, from Secretary McCulloch, ad- dressed to the Naval Officer of this port, Mr. Dennison, announced to him that tho Department held him in the highest eateom ; that he had been a faithful and offictont officer, and that in every personal and official respect he had deserved the confidence which the government and the people had reposed in him; and that having no further use for those services, &c., &c., he should, im short, turn over the contents of his office to the Hon. Moses F. Odell. Here was obviously a clear case of rota- tion, Mr. Dennison had beemin all respects a public officer worthy of retention, but in obedience to the necessities of tho timo, he gave place to Mr. Odell. Tho effect of this appointment was somewhat different from that of Proston King, announced yesterday. It was no loss generally accepted as judicious and beyond challenge for it@ fitness in all respects as to efficiency. But it clear- ly presented the idea of rotation, with two important bearings, as to the largo number of office holders on the ‘one hand, and tho vastly groater number of office seekers on the other. Since the opening of the wara theory has obiained ia regard to civil offices at the North that it was: inexpe- dient to increase the existing disturbances by any whol. sale plan of removals, The well-known phrase of tho late Prosidont, “that it was not well to swap horses while crossing the stream,’ was appliod in such @ whole. gale manner as to become an cstabli*hed political axiom. Tt was carried out oven to the furthest ramification of city and town officials, In this city we have some tn. stances where officials wore legislated inte permanent tenures of their places under the prevalency of this idea. But a great clamor bas arisen against this notion since the close of tho war. There never was a time in tho hiatory of politics when the revival of the doctrine of rotation could have been so popular, It is cortain that the public offices demand an overhauling, and there i4 no way of satisfying the public om this score without a genera! change of the incumbents. [t is without a doubt no of tho surdst methods of reaching public approval, as overy change appears to be bailed with acclamation, MOBKS ¥. OLELL, THY NEW NAVAL OFFICER. Political goasip has for somo timo indicated that Mores F, Odell would tura up in somo prominent connection with the administration or tho public offices. Tie had taken the most active part in the organization of rogi ments for tho war and had rondered laborious aery iors to tho government, besides his party sacrifices as a demo crat In voting and procuring his associates to voto for the constitationa! amendment, through which ho Jort his ve. nomination, Moses F. Odell was born in Westchoster county, N. ¥., at Tarrytown, Fobruary 24, 1818. He has had a distinguished and useful career tn public ive, which was crowned by his signal and timely services an a momber of the last Congress, Whilo he held a most prominent position in the Committes on Military Affairs, huis efforts ag a democrat to procure the passage of tho constitutional amendment abolishing slavory will always give him a position cntirely above any question of party merits, of any estinaie based upon personal talent or accompliahments His fitness for the posi tion of Naval Ofiicer will be acknowledged with unaw'mity by the merchants and the business men of our “ nity. He held tho position of Deputy Collector under both Brow Roditeld (Picroo's administration), atiained that post by promotion for his morit and ak N, ¥t from the position of a clerk's oak. vlor's adroinisteation he was displaced | os a democrat, te be ree position upon the ac that necessity for Dis Eilents and services, a» being indin- pensable. Cater tue ad of Buchanan he bold the resp vie Appraiser, He ww returned fr Thirty sevonth and also tho Thirty-oighth (1 gress. Chosonas a dor \ he was ono of the fi ithe most active in procuring the passage of the {ional amendment, the expo: dieacy of which the and tlie of the partisons in his district did not ciate, so that he lost a renomina ton, But President Johneon, who served with him on the Committos on the Conduct of the War, shows a bet- tor appreciation of his controlling influence with hie ager inte domoc Congressmen in securing the demo- cratic vote necosmry to the nal constitutional adoption of that really ¢ measure. The position of Navul Officer is an associate or counter nc ratic part of that of Collector in the Custom Hovse, making up the admirab tem of chock# and balances upon which that department of the government is organized The well known eiliciency of Mr, Odell, with his experi ence under, four aiministrations—those of Lawrence, Maxwell, Bronson and Rodfleld—will enable him to be of the greatest wid to the new Collector, Mr. King, and placo the office, in point of executive talent and integrity, upon the highest ground+ THE PARTY MACHINES ORDERED Ul— MEETING OF THK STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES. In view of this action of the President on the office holdors, the mocting of the State Central Committee of the Union party, to come off at the Astor House this evening, will probably be one of the most extnext in prayer that has been held in some years, The zealous and indefatigable Ben Field arrived in town and was busy all day yesterday in preparing for the meeting. The fall quota of other members ts also on hand. The first business in order will be the calling of # conven- tion. Some favor a speedy and some a later date for this call. The radicals would like to evade the rotation and removal of their men out of office and its influence on their ranks, They are therefore clamorous for an imme- diate State convention of the party. The other wing wants dalay and the Custom House eleared and reor- ganized, und also a new set of revenue officials, both Assessors and collectors. The loudest advorates of the negro suffrage question are already tamed down, and there is every prospect that that subject will be ignore 4 ‘and left to Maine and Massachusetts ‘The other party—the old demovrncy—have @ mee‘cing of their @tate Central Committee on Friday at Alt Any. It is tobe hoped that thoy will call their State conv: éution at the same place and on the same day as the rep Abtican or Union party. Those who are looking for s cos’ tion will seek to adcomplish this, so that tho grand ree’ 4}t may be controlled , If the example 07 the Maine Convention ‘of the democracy in endors'ng Johnson is adopted, 16 most extraordinary politicrA results will be / THE PROPOSED COAL,(TION. “Anite the overwhelming popular tendency of opinion {ein favor of the administra’6n policy, yot radical faction te not Widout ite who magjfest @ surly ga ill |. the Surveyor’s Office and the Post Office ; the heads there Chase vamp, ehaenne in ot of the ooproeching people and be government, “Congress,” or”! ee eee vane sale Sonatd>*Jt l@ un- derstood that Richmo.™d, Cagger and the controlling me” in the democratic party Of the intorior of the State are Thoty rY is all ‘“Congrosa,”” prepared to council an endor:ement of the administration | per head. of Johnson and of his policy, agd that the Stato Central Committee will make formal arrangevaents for marshal. ing their State convention witlr unastmity upon this platform. In New York city the controlling influences are understood to be atill more formally coracuitted to this plan, Cornell, Tweed and the Tammany Icaders will probably lead off with resolutions endors- ing Andy Johnson at an early day. But it ts not perceived what the outside committees of the city | been such a ri democracy will do. They appear to be not a little com founded. Passing through the wards, or chatting in the | beforehand. public offices, one heard the most amusing gonjectures and remarks on tho political changes, One person aaks what iofluence this thing is to have on the local organiza- tions, who will carry the wards if the Custom House isto | from above. On tho 10th: be a power again? Another inquires if this proposedcoali- tion means offices for all alike who shall be ranged im the administration ranks tn the fold of the new democracy? Here the prospects of Ganther are canvassed, and thore the chances for Sickles ov of a Draper man for Mayor. It is conceded that Tammany Hall, backed by the Custom’ House, would not only carry Sickles or any other candi- date for Mayor, but regain the State and Legislature, Governor and United States Senator for the new de- moeracy TRE NEW COLBEOTOR. Proston King filed bis bonds yesterday amd gave audience liberally at the Astor House tortliose of his frionda who chose to caif, He will leave probably to-day for the northern part of the*State, After a week's stay to settle ap matters at hishome he*will return to Wash ington, and be here duly to enter upon hisdities in ‘Wall stroet by the Ist of September. THK PLAN OF THK REMOVALS. After w great deal of absurd canvassing about tle in- fluence of different cliques through whom. it’ was conjec tured the removals and appointments were made, it now begins to be conceded that the thing will not be the work or exclusive advantage of any one clique or iadt- vidual, but will take the broadest'range of principle ant’ public service, Rumor continued busy yesterday with: of it, was alleged, were to be takew off with mor or less cortainty forthw: THE BRITISH PROVINCES. Approsexing Removal of the Seat of Gov- ernment to Ottawa—Consul Potter's An- moxation Speech Under Government Consideration, Ke. Quen, August 16, 1865 The goveramen:removes to Ottawa next month, when Parliament closes. “he buildings are now bein ed, and will bo ready sr orcupation in a mouth. Several members to-dir agked the Ministor his inten tiom as to the Potter-Woodannexam~ totter and speech. Mr, Cartier replied that the tatter Was 10” sudor gov ernment consideration. Hon, Goorge Brown and vm. ininiaters asaailed Wood and Potter with gross language. The ground takon by the opposition was that the spoce of Mr. Potter was made at a private caucus in the United States, avd therefore the Canadian goverumen\ had uo right to interfere, The ministers have agreed to adjourn the: House tilt Tuosday. Tho motion for ouatling members to tnke a trip to Sa guénay at government axponse was defeated on & divis- ion, Whe Confederation Scheme Postponed Un~ tit Next Year. Quenec, August 16, 1965, Attorney Gonoral Cartier, for the government, to-day atatod the policy of the ministry to be to defer the con fodoration, intar-colonial amt railway and defenee ques tions until 1496, It will legislate upon the purchase of tho Hudson's Bay territories and endeavor to obtainia renewal of the Reciprocity treaty. A commission composed of delegates from each: of the provinces i# to meet at Quebec next month to.arrange the preliminaries, and thoy will alo make changes fa cho customs (aril Dur Quebre Correspondence. Quanve, August 12, 1865. Explosion of the Defence Humbug—The Minidyy Trembling t Is Fall—The Feople Speak with No Uncertain ‘Scund—Our Friends in Canada—Who Are They?—Chat sith the People's: Represntalives—The Torias Our Hne- ; 7 Pityacnns MRE Ber are fucrene in Tow Yeast Hush of Americans to the St. Lawrence, &o. ‘Tho position in which the Canadian Ministry find them- selves placed is considered by “knowing ones" as one of a very critical nature, At the fast sossion of Parhament, it will be romembered, a delegatton was appointed to.pro- coed to Kngland to confor with tho imperial authorities upon the propricty of eftecting a confederation of the Provinces of British North America ander » now form of government, That delogation received mo authority to broach the subject of defence or u it upon the-atten tion of the Secretary of the Coloni Neverthoi Mears, Brown, Macdonald ef al, seem to have assumed the powor to roprosent Canada further, and the question of defence formed one of tho subjects cons dored. It was with no small dogroe of surpris. the representa- tives of the people in Parliament and the people them selves learned that their commission entered int» con- ference for the negotiation of a loan to place Canada in « tate of defence; but they watted for the assembling of Parliament for oxplanations from mintators as to their vory extraordinary course, Those explanations havo uot yet been givou; but the government, in the speech from the throne, which is always supposed to foreshadow ir policy, have tiot referred to defences at all, conse tly no one doubts that thelr pohey ix to ask for no tion upon the subject. I learn, however, from of the goverament, who are supposed to be posted upon their ideas, that it waa the intentioa of the goveramentto recommend at this session of Parliament ation of a loan for placing the country in & defence; bat having seen tho almost y of wentiment of the press and people b opposition to the measure, coupled with the emphatic given them by their supporters in the Legis- Jature that (he Introddetion of such # measure would be the signal for them to go over to the opposition, they have abandoned alt idea of defones, From all f can gathor, therofore, Lam eonvinced that we have heard the lavt of erecting forts and creating ao inlind navy upon the lake 1 Should they press it, ax an honorable gentle- now supports ihem. remarked to me today, istry will, be routed horse, foot and artillery Af alinost wmaniinously opporod to it, and nt nor the msiruet defences as a menace to a ve always waintalued friendly relations b, and one with whom. we Wish to-establish still more commercial iulorcourse.”” This ia the sentiment wntatives of the people with when I and L have met many, Aw it is, the have cony nistry are ty wooker than last session, ae showin night in the Logislative Couveil, w they were five votes of ¢ na division. ing with an infinential member of the House jay he stated @ foot that strack, me on consideration as true in every partioular, Said he, “Would you know who the (rionds of the United States’ are in Canada, you mst go ond comyrrse with the Liberal ai parte ‘Take this House neamexample, Here you will find every momber of the gteat reform er liberal party that has so Jong been hattting agsinat the tory clayent, sirng, sy pathizera with, the Northern governmeht, aid anxious to ly reladions with the United States that have co ptributed to the perity of both countries. ‘Among thorp meu you will find Hon. ALA. Dontn, Hon Goorge Bro wn, Hon. Louls Holton, . Wim. MeDongall, Mocars, Wiaite, McGill, Rose, aud a host of others, Take the other porty—the Tories—and you will discover that nearly every man of them is # violent enemy of w federal #Aates, ‘Why ts thixt’ you ask, I will tell yo: The to res of Canada have ever been opposed to the rincit le of permitting the people to govern themselves it 18 @ part of thelr political catechism, banded down from, ‘father to son, that the laboring classes should be the governed and hot the governors—that the power and 6m oluments of the governinont should be vested in tie wolthy, We loarucd this to our cost in the stitrin i mew preceding the rebellion of 1837, when MeKe' 1 gwoke the people to a sense of their enslavement any wonder, then, that the tory party, holding thi* poll. tical faith, should’ be anxious to soe he kovernment of the States, founded by the poople an inistered the people, utterly royed by internal strife? Yes, wit,” he continued, & ing With much warmth, “this is tho plain truth, and it would be well that your people understood it. Why, sir, this war has boen ours as wel fn yours, For twenty-five yoars wo have been battling sigh for the spéea,” Matemblage of | she war disinherited Uy the old’ Dike. Pine Preneh Walk! | Rivas, We. at reat fad @ basis, that Canada. nadian been ine! es },000, a) ines ly avery city 18 increases at the sue condition of the Canddian exchequer will an alarming form. Atno time within the recollection of map has there ie Jed ree to oe Dae St. Lawrence aa season. I’ is an utter impossibility to obtain passage ou the steamers without engaging berths several daye Nearly all the tourists are Americans, and Sanding 2 tie levees and wharves one is forced to ex- claim * do they all come from.” No lose thaw sixty-tive Americans sook rooms with Russell, of tae St. Louis, yesterday morting, as a. Le yee one bot arrivals of American tourisue were five hundved and twenty. UScacsseae See ervonal Intell: the guests at the Durnot aay pa ee 1 Aud Genera! Alexavder’ MeD. MoCook, rom Mexico; Quarterinsster Major Gon. snd Generals‘Crook ad Meifiien, "Core! Meigs The Buslington (Vé.) Times, of the 140! teara with vegret that Mr. 8. t woek sloped of te ruost ea ; rei wader = w acon they were near the ge of St. Leon, C. E,, closely pursued by Dr. @:, the ewraged- husbund of oue of the parties. We suppress manaes, out of respect to the friends of the parties The Utica (N. Y.) Herald saye:—A daughter of the old Duke of Wellington and her keeband paswed through Utica yesterday, It wae on this Husband's aecount that The lady is @ blonde, and endeavors & add tu het beauty (they say) by coloring her eyebrows with we don’t know whet, and ap- plying the game in cons*ierable quailty under the eyes. ‘Tho couple’are just from and, of course, know what is “style. * ‘The New Bedford Mercury retates tlie following: —The story is told that when Govetnor Aadrew tade his recent visit to Freetown, on a Sunday, the ole who was conducting the services, upombeing tol that the Gover- nor would addréss the congregation, announsed tbe fact os Callows:—Brethren, | have to inform: you that whem the religious exercives are compinded Governor Audrew will make an addross, . Dougtes and his b¥ther, Robert M., sone the de re sivdents at the George- town, D. C., forver Is said 0 be am original thinker and av excellent speaker. A Raleigh editor has seen a bale old fellow named Cheeseman, who declares that is the fether of forty-two living children! and ‘nut one of theut wont into Cher rebel service. Samuel Caswel!, of Bornstoad, N. ES) is one hunticod wud six years of Yge, and has never cfnk intoxicating Hquors nor used tobaceo iu his life. He has never worm speetarles, and his eyesight has been perfectly good tilt within a year. He has mowed grass every suinmeraines horwas twelve years old till the pi hart a physician but three timos, and thage lately wife is living in good health, at the age of nin-*¥-8t=* ‘the Paterson (N. J.) Press gives the alowing account of w hero of two wars, who vigitet Paterson & few gaye ago. The name of the veteret is Hicks, an® ‘im 1812 served ‘during the war with En; fpeace he laid down tho musket, half a contury was engaged in peaceful parsultas thor caine home of General Grant. 0 Fite 6 Thine ey Sen and “marched” 10 the ei meeee Geant ho ok part in the capture of Fort Henry and on, mad fought bravely ‘in the desperate battlo aged privato and the youthful go rved together inthe brilliant. Western cain) ly success crowned their efforts. The ol man dap fin boon three times wounded in this war, but: eg Pa Preis says, “whea he has received his dischs 9 apparently as strong and hearty as most men of tw :and but for hia snow white hair, to see him stride along with bis firm. military tread, no ene would think hima day over fifly. Hicks hase sister living in Saseom county, near Newton, whom 'ho was going to ace: . Be marched from New York the night before, and ont daring the night, his: paroeA having been spent wi! in hospital. Yesterday morning ho was fa eggs take up his line of march for his slator’s restdoute, thirty miles distant, Some gentlemen falling in with him, attracted by his appearance, drew from him his the substance of which we have given above. Ode them: remarked that he-should'have been more than a private, but the old man said he hed all promotions, which had more. than once boen offeres Lim, The gentlemen interested thomselves in his bebalf, and ina few momonts had raised a fund of twonty dot- lara, which they placed iu his jon; ‘They then pat him in the: stage-for Newark, where -he could take cars for Newton. a Tho Augusta (Ga.) Chrunicly, of the-dat inst: sayas— General jell Cobb 18 DOW a fow days in owe city, We are pleased to see him onjoyiny such’ gom® health. Tu a conversation with the Goueral . hd.ox- prossed a great desire to have all matters now in. agita- tion sottied at once, and wished most heartily ie Oo Georgia. once more resuming her former position ia. the Union, The issues which havo: lately convulsed ‘thie country Le considered forever dispawed of. ye says, pan never be resuscitated in any He It best that: ly and willin; United: States authorities; that matters . wi heave passed should be numbered among the things tae movements - submit promy and showld not be dragged into the creating discord and trammelling the those who are doing all they can to: sottle affairs. We are convinced that if all the-people of this State had the same feelings in regard to matters as General Cobb no dificult'es would arise in the way of Georgia returning to the Union, Let those whe have followed the Generas in days gone by tako his good counsel now aad pro@d by it Marine Affairs. pepengshon ‘vyard of the . on her. (Central frou Mowe Amer ean held Monday, July St, 1865, on alifornta, was called’ to the chal, Captain A. Greytown If) Bornemann was nted secretary. ‘The olject of the meeiing having beeo stated the cheer to be, to: of the feeti of give the ox pression peasen mation and nautical skillet the captain, ‘oflicers anderew, on motion, it wan resolved thot Whiteley, McCreary and Carroll, be appointes 9 comenitiee to draft’ auch resolutions, | Wherenpon the comanitee, through their chairman, reported the {oll weer unanimously a *y ‘ lowing reaotations, i roe ina Fespanaibls position, has borne I winan Add Ammost affable aod Oheiatan-genttemen, fous be it woe AY confide: Wwe do Mogt bile as a tafe and cautious nevigelor aadrn yagbeare- Heous empta that our thanks wee duc htm sunt voyage. That our Wuanks he for tue pl Resolved, je venire of oie Hanced. On motion of Mr. &. P. Looke, of California, i waa further resolved, that cory of these reaolations, signed ted fy the chat |, and attent y the secret, , Fee ea a itt pet lished inthe New. York=and Sam Francisco papers. On majion the meeting aay F. HL. Bonwemann, Seeretary. WUFLT OF CAPTAIN LOWBRR. Lapies axp Gaxtieann—It gives me mugs, pleasure to acknowledge the resolutions handed me tia moming on. pressing your sadisfaction of the conduct of, officers and crew 5 a var duty, I feel ged that have met with pour plain sailor, and a very bad rpenoh rat expweasing ) wat: abie A paannge On the other side ap w nd gentleman, receiwe my; bev’ i rivalin San Franc ne Lown/sr a Apparaty 4 wre wented by De YON RISUNBE ms, 4 for the cure of all disenses of the oe Far, (hmonie)Catagrh, DISEASES OF THE THROAT Catarrh, Agthma, Aifections of the Valve, Laryngy al, droa ohial ad Pul Complaints, Diordeowt Pertbowe of the Siomach, Laver, Shortness of ‘Breath, Mheeat ng Jougit and other re thd tions of the : ry of the why tt ” mo at (he eee Ne Teer MON guaBseateRGp, Bie. dry: > noar Twollth street, TRONS WE SPRATOHTENSD IN ONEAMINUTY,, peewnai me / Av—Marah’s Radicat Cure / and Bandage Lnailiate has removed (0 42 Broa Lyon lh 9PM” Lady attendant AM Prizes Cashed tm Lege! } fottertes Clrentars sat Drawings ? 6 o “ atchelor’s Hair Dye—Th ¢ Rest ie inetantancor x. ‘The only Howe Sewing Mac de., President, 629 Broadway, Ivers be ype oh Sleeve But o> | Seatley. W hotogato and dealt hela i wait i Importe and manufacturer, S71 Broadway Jeffers, No. 4,538 Broadway.—Ladlea Shi Boots ap! Gaiters, Batti prices, SEP PERS, of Weoadway defeur' = i wa —_ theoreti anata Faraone ei" | none Who Sumer from Liver 6 war broke out we devoutly prayed the poop Kinse they de ee upon ye IED JACKET Derk he id trian we folt that a great principle a Ot, tren tis nu -bilous propertion pom ea wes involv wo (the ti parts) fave prove, raliet when Allthé ustially oreaoribad ramediaw spent a quarter contury to impross upon | | a Tatsipeople, We ws your victory, (21 | Tew duce, males Braces hatte ALock- victory: and EB "ad inatriuments f fortnities, a 4, wri inte shies tomes pion vith of this declara- | No tAAnn — “ ‘Deinbors o feast i sn the that Derdons POD, the” people ‘Acgordi Trade Lean wre inc Gomada to-dat Tuned and at annexation have laid gavat strenp | Wateor & Gide; owing Mechian & Ww Loga 10) tog eotinn and Bayon Wale Wpeubee, oe Yeoman, ‘russe toh & Co.'s Ketan= yy Meas care ‘Truss OMlion atill at No, 2 Vesay street. attendant. / Whoetee oh Rows