The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1866, Page 8

3 ee BANITARY, Decline of the Epidemic---The Mortuary Report---Reports from Brooklyn, the South and the West. ‘There were five newycases of cholera reported yoster- @ay, but they were af a mild type, and none of these ‘then attacked had died at the last accounts, The five @eaths reported were patients who bad been sick with ‘the divease previously, and who wera, when frst at ‘wacked, reported as in critical conditions, That the cholera is fast didappearing from New York, aid that ‘Whose cases which are now being reported are merely ‘sporadic, appears to be the general ‘pression at. the ettices of the Health authorities, ‘THE EPIDEMIC AND THE WEATURR Motwithstanding |the fiery nature of the past summer ‘the cholera did not attain its height in this city until tho early part of the present month. At that time a sensible ‘improvement in the weather took place, and that aided ‘the sanitary authorities to a considerable degree in eheoking the progress of the epidemic. The atmosphere for eeveral days past has been cool and bracing; and day, though rather warm at noon, becaine very ae as the evening advanced. While the present ‘weather continues no fears need be enterteined of the @bolera receiving an umpetus. SANITARY MEASURES THIS WINTER, "Tho winter is fust approaching, and it ts almost certain ‘that the cholera will not linger in New York for a longer ied of time than fifteen or twenty days. With its jsappearance the sauiiary measures previously and at presentrcarried out should not cease, The cholera ap- to have obtained a foothold in Burope, and it may Feasonably be expected to reappear at this port during ‘the eusuing spring. It will, therefore, be necessary to work vigorously during the next winter, cleaning and diwinfecting, so that if the dread disease does return, it can be combated with greater success, if possible, than % bas been this year, THR MORTUARY RETORT. The report of deaths in this city and the public institu- tions for the week ending last Saturday showed a most grattying state of the public health. The total namber of deaths wasTl4, being a decrease of 34 from tbe number reported the previous week. The number of deaths from cholera was 114, of which 46 took place 4m the city, and 68 in the public institutions. The de- erease in the total number of deaths from cholera during the week, from that of the previous one, wasgl. OPPICIAL LIST OF CASES. ‘The following is a list of new cases, as reported on the ‘Duilletin of the Health Board for the twenty-four hours ending at two P. M, yesterday :— Christian Kuber, Fifty-third street and Tenth avenue. Mina steinwoehr, Sixty-third street and Niuth avenue. Jobanna Stack, 342 West Sixteenth street. William Robertson, 342 West Sixteenth street, John Doderlein, 671 Ninth avenue. CERTIFICATES OF DEATH. Whe following certiticates of deaths were issued from the office of the Registrar during the twenty-four hours evdmg at two P. M. yesterday :— Jobn Ellis, 445 East Thirteenth street. Henry Mander, 151 avenue B. Ann Campbell, East Thirteenth street. ‘Auna Scanian, Battery Barracks Hospital. ‘Awelia Anderson, Battery Barracks Hospital. PUBLIC IXST{FCTIONS. ‘Whe reports from Biackwell’s Esland_ stated that there ‘were two deatis from cholera at the Lunatic Asylum on Bunday last. No new cases of cholera and no deaths had ovourred at any of the other insututions under the sbarge of the Commissioners of Public Charities. WARD'S ISLAND. Tne following was the report from the hospital on Mae above named island for Sunday last:— aiping twe, died two, admitted three, remaining thr ‘The james of the dead were Mary Baxter and dary Sul- dovan. R BATIBRY BARRACKS’ HOSPITAL, ‘Tee report for yesterday from this place gave one @eath, one admission and three discharges, with nine womaining in the hospital. The name of the dead was Anna <canian. RED MOUSE HOSPITAL, There was one adonission of a patient suffering from @iarrhosx during the twenty-lour hours ending yester- @ay. Tire were nine patients remaining at the hos- pial. us (rom cholera which were reported on of August during the two past aud present NEW WORK, Cases, ‘The Cholera in Brooklyn. ‘The cholera is fast disappearing from this city, and in ‘@ few days it is thought that it will have entirely va febed. But two additional cases were repdried at the ‘Beakh Office up to noon yesterday. They areas follows: Mary Donohoe, aged four years, Nelson street, near a ge Died 11:20 ‘ign 26th, . BF Colsuads jobn Tierney, aged forty years, corner jumbia and Carroll susetes Removed to hospital ‘THE MORTUARY REVOKT for, the week exhibits a great falling off in the number of @eaiths as compared with vious week since tho e@ommeticoment of the heated term. For the week end- fg Saturday last there were 271 deaths, The deaibs by ‘wards are classified as follows:— ‘od. hig Ward. Deaths. Dotal 22.2... eereceses Seeeeeeeeerssesees sees 1 Of the above number were were 61 deaths from ebolera; cholera morbus, 11; cholera infantum, 43; diar- how, 22; dysentery, 14; typhoid fever, 7; marasmus, 38; convulsions, 8; consumption, 24; debility, 7, and tho Femainder were {rom various causes, This shows a de- erease of 76 cases us compared with last week's death Tol, avd 34 deaths leas by cholera. Of this diminution shere were 4 1n the Tweitth ward alone, r Yesterday burial permits were issued as follows:— Cholera, 4; cholera infantum, 3; other zymotic diseases, 2; ah other diseases, 21. ‘There have been Lo cases whatever at any of the yyblic fustitutions for several days past. THE CATTLE DRIVING NUISANCE. ~ hers and the Phe Cont COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—CHAMERRS, Before Judge Daly. Ans 27.—Charles Cooper vs. the Board of Healtn.— ‘The arg'iment in the cattle driving case was resumed to- Gay, Mr. James T. Brady and A. R, Lawrence appearing for the plaintif, and Mr. Tracy for the Board of Realth. & mumber of butchors and drovers interested in the re- puit of the suit were present and beard the argument with marked attention. My. Lawrence commenced the proceedings by arguing the question whether the p uf could maintain an aciion ov behalf of all the other butehers in the city, He claimed hat under numerous decisions the plaintut = the right to an injunction on behalf of all the tebers as well as Limself. Mr, Lawrence then referred to the itilegality and harshness of the ordinances of the Board of Health, especially where they related to the driving of cattle through the streets of the ity, and claimed that their enforeement would be ruin. ons to a large aud respectable body of citizens. The constitution of the State of New York guaranteed to every clizen the security of Ife and property; and under the sixth eeetion of article one, no oue could be deprived of bie property without due provess of law. The determination of the Board of Health as to what ‘way « nuivance deprived the plajutlf of his’ property Without due process of law. Thew orders were founded en « parte statements, and the parties proceeded against uo opportunity to be heard. The counsel then referred t the arbitrary conduct of the Board of Heait!), an’ sald it was a legislative body unknown ua- @er the constitution, They elaimed to exercise not only Tegisiative powers, but executive powers also. Now the eonstiution provides that the Legislature shall not con- fer logisiative power upon any bodies except corporations and Hoard Supervisors, Therefore the law creating the Hoard of Heaith was unconstitutional and vyotd. Then again ‘he Board of Healih claimed to have judicial power, which was also im direct violation of the sixth article o' the coust'tation, The powers vested in this Board were Digher than those vested in the Supreme Court, There ‘was no appeal from any of their decisious. aud no teme- @y for any Injostice they might perpetrate upon citizens. Th ustitation also provided thas all pubic officers endowed with judicial powers should be elected by the i The Hoard of Health were appointed to office By tie Gos rnor, and not in the manner prescribed by articc «x, seetion eighteen of the, constitution, and therefore all their acts were illegal and void, The dex Indye Ingraham in the Washington Market ease was 4 » the counsel in eopport of bis argu. ment the counsel thea referred to the aifidavite Fead by ihe oppoaing counsel on the previous days’ sald they were got up with unueual nicare, These affidavits showed that during tt years twelve persons were killed or mjared by catiie driving, During that period 1,750,000 cattlo were drivem through the street, and yet Dut twelve yne were killed or injured, How was it is) Did the Board of Health inter- tions im thee destruction of bu- 4 ‘The records show that during the year 186i seventeen persons wore killed or injured on the Third road, on the Eighth Avenue Rail. road, nine ral Park or Belt road, nine; on the Broadway and uth avenue road, one; on the Forty-second streot road, four; on the Ninth avenue Foad, four. Total numoer of casa, forty-four, or four fimee as many as the whole number of accidents from @atile driving for the last three years, Why vot inter. sre with the railroads as well ap the buschers? y might do so with equal Propriety an te the loge ty of tho thiug was ‘concerned. ta cos etonion the counsel asked (hat the injunction against th: Board of Health be aNowed to remain in force, so th the piaiatid might carr Lis business without inter- Faption Mr. Traey in closing thw areument said thie wae the fourta pme he had been caXed upou jo defend ihe ova. ‘NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGU‘sT 28, 1866.—TRIPLE SHERT of the city, was distinctly says that the relief jed by an in- Junction ‘shall on) be granted to the plaintiff in the suit upon his own affidavit, ‘Judge Daly—I believe that to be the bee. OO) Mr, Tracy—Weil, then, it less {point way longer. “As to the constitutionality of the Jaw I have already submitted my points to your Honor, and I do not know that Ihave as, further to say on that point. The Board of Health had no intention of abolishing the butchers’ business. They ouly wanted to regulate it xo as to make it wholesome for the people, ‘They were not going to ruin the butchers by prescnbing what hours they would be permitted to drive their catue through the public streets. ‘Mr. Brady—Why does uot the Board of Health attempt to regulate bands of music on Broadway? Horses trv- quently ran away in consequence of these bands, and accidents occur. Dees the Board of Health pretend to Prseaige Duly-~T wold ike to hear you, Me. Tracy, ige Daly—t woul ‘ed you, Mr. , Upon the point urged by Mr, Lay that under the consti- be vested in the Legislature, The further arguogent of the case was adjourned until to-day, 2m consequence of au eugagement of the Court. THE NATIONAL GAME. First Grand Match of the Senson—Athletic, of Philadelphia, vs. Eureka, of Newark. The most important and perhaps the most exciting match game of base ball since the famous Atlantic and Excelsior games was that played yesterday afternoon, at Newark, between the Eureka club of that-city and the Athletic club of Philadelphia, ‘The Athletic club has, so far this season, been victori- ous in every contest, and felt confident of adding another to their score of victories, while the Eurekas, having badly defeated the champion Atlantics seme tew weeks since, felt confident that they would make a creditable show if they did not defeat the Athletics, But, as the following synopéis will show, they wore sadly mistaken. ‘THE FIRST INNINGS was opened by the Eureka club with Osborne at the bat, He was quickly disposed of by a tipped ball caught on the bound by Dockney. Burroughs followed, and after having a narrow escape on a tip bound, struck a ball to- ward first base, which was nabbed by Berckenstock, who touched his base, thus giving Mr. Burroughs an oppor- tunity to sit down, Pennington was third man at the bat, and struck out, MoBride’s pitching in each case hav- ing @ bad effect on the Eureka, Kleinfelder opened play for the Athletics, and struck @ high foul, which Brentnall missed, although he tried well for it, and escaped again by Ford missing a long fly, ‘but was afterwards caught at second base by Faitoute and Pennington, McBride, Reach and Wiikens then scored their runs, (he latter after escaping being caught on a tip bound by Osborne, and saved by a muff of Brent- nall’s, Berckenstock struck a high ball to centre field, which Littlewood should have held, but didn’t, and finally made,his run on Dockney’s strike. Dockney reached the third base when Gaskill struck a high foul ball to the right, and somewhat in advance of home bage,which Faitoute made a good eflort to catch but missed,on the fly, and Osborne, sharp on him, tried to ‘on the bound Dut was not near enough, Osborne got the ball and handed it to Faitoute who was walking quite leisurely to his , when Dockney, seeing that the ball was lodged in the pi:cher’s hand, started for home base and secured his rap. This point was well applauded, Gaskell, Fis- Jer and Pike scored their runs, the latter a clean home Fpl as splendid hit to centre field; Kleinfelder fol- lowed with another fine hit to centre field, on which he made his third bose, eventually making his run, as did also McBride, Reach and Wilkins; Berckenstock struck out; Dockney, Gaskel!, Fisler and Pike each scoring again, the last making avother home run by a fine hit to right field. Kleinfelder struck a hot one to third which Brant- nall stopped but did not pick up in time to catch him, McBride then struck a “sky scraper’ to left field which Ford held in splendid siyle, thus ending the innings, leaving Kicinfelder on the third base and the score standing sixteen to nothing. ‘TNE SECOND INNINGS was no better forthe Newarkers, as they wont out in oue, two, three style. Littlewood being finely taken on ahigh foul, back of the first base, by Berckenstock ; Brentnall knocking a high ball to right short stop which was Reached, and Faitoute knocking a foul, which Dockney run for and got nicely, The Athletics had been punishing est mad so badly that a change was tried, and with effect, Ford going in to pitch, Faitoute to right ela and Ter- reil to left field, Reach was first at the bat, and es- caped by a failure of Osborne's to catch a and made his base by a bad failure of vw stop the ball, and event eccured bis run, only one of the mning. Wilkens being caught out on a foul tly Ford, Berckeustock on a fine tip bound by Osborn, and Gaskell by a well taken foul bound near first beso by Mills. Dockney being left on second base, which he reached through a failure of Pen- nington to stop the bali. Score seventeen to nothing. ‘THE THMRD INNINGS resulted, a8 did the former ones, in @ round 0, Terrell sending a ball ley og ew nappy dele which came down heavily, but found as safe and sure lodgment in McBride's palms. Mills was finely taken on a fly tip by Dockney, aitera narrow , having knocked a foul ball, which Dockney waited to catch on the bound, despite McBride's phecy that it would go over his head, and Ford having amused himself awbile by knock- ing fouls, was caught at first base by Wilkens and Berck- enstock. Yisler was first batter on the Athletic side in this innings, avd knocked a ball to short stop which Bur- rcughs did not stop, and eventually secur his run, as did also Pike, dichride, Reach, Wilkens and Bercken- stock, the outs being Kleinfelder, who knocked a low ball toward first base which Mills attended to; Gaskoil the same, and Fisier caught on afoul fly in good style by Brentnall, Score, twenty-three to nothing. THE POURTH INNINGS ‘ition of the others, Osborne knocked a hot ike, who stopped it well, but throw wildly to Buerkenstock, allowing Osborne to make the third base, and there he stayed. Burroughs was finely taken ona fly tip by Dockney, Pennmgton also by ‘kney ona splendidly judged foul bound, and Littlewood handsome- Jy taken on a tout fly by Pi Pike opened play for the Athtetics, and stole his run ; Kleinfelder made bis base on three balls, and eventually bis run; McBride was nipped at third by Brentpall, who stopped a good vall from Wilkins’ bat. Reach being on firet base had to vacate, and would have ben caught at second, and a good double play made, had Brentuail not thrown the ball too low for Pennington to hold. Wil- keus, Berckenstock, Docknoy, and Gaskell secured their rans befoe the second hand was put out, Dockney mak- his second on a muff by Littlewood, Fisier was { ovton a foal bound by Osborne. Pike, Klein- Tr, and McBride each added another rum to their scorce, the lavi-named sicaling in just before the third hand was out ; thet being Reaeh, stopped at first base by Mill Mebrid ocond strike was a stinging fly to third base, and was «topped by Brentnall with consider- ¢ to one of his fingers, hirty-three to nothing. ‘THY FIFTH INNINGS opened a little better, Brentnall knocked a fine ball to left Held, which Gaskell failed to hold; Brentnall event- ually reached third base and stayed there, Faitoute being splendidty caught out on the fly by Gaskeli; Terro!l also cangbt out on a beatiful. bit to wight tleld by Kiein- felder, and Mills out at first base by Reach and Berckin- stock. The Athietica scored four ruus additional in this innings. Wilkens being firet, Berckinstock secured his ran on @ long throw of Ford’s, who bad resumed his own position, Fatoute going in again to pitch, Docknoy strack « ball to short field, whieh Burroughs stopped well but held too long. Gaskell made a similar strike, which was also fueiy stopped Ki Burroughs. There were now threo on the bases and all secured their rans, when Fister was handsomely taken on the fly by Ford; Pike caught napping at second by Faitoute and Penning: ton, aud Reach was taken on the fly by Terrell, leaving Ki-infeider on third and Meciiriae on second, Score Uhirty-seven to mowing. THR OLX INNINGS was opened by Ford, who retired on ® tip bound taken by Duckney. Osborne followed, with a splendid hit to right deld, and eventually recured his ron on Burronghs? hit, scoring the first run forthe Bureka’e, anid plaudits of the crowd. Burroughs was on tirst base, and had started for second, when Pennington struck a ‘high bali back of short stop, which Wilkens backed out fo held finely and passed to first base before Burroug! could return, thus making the first double play of the me. Wilkens was belped with his run by a throw of itis’, Berckinstock scored 4 ran, and Ln gon, aod Gas- kell were both stopped at first base finely by Burroughs to Mille Fisler ecored und Pike reached third hase, when Kieinfelder was caught on a foul bound by Osborne. Score, forty to one. THN BRVENTH INNINGS saw the Eureka gain another tally, Pennington, the first striker, was taken on a foul fly by Dockney; Litte- wood made bis (rst base by @ good low ball to left feld, and luis second oy the failure of Reach to hold the bail thrown by Dockney; Brentnall was taken on the fly ut first bree by Berckinstock, and Faitoute made his first by Berckinr: 's failure to hold the ball felded to uiia by Pike, Littlewood stole bis third base and Faitoute wos eharp after bim to second. Several opporiuuities to got home were neglected by Littiewood aati Terrell struck, when Faitoute made a dash aud by attracting the attention of Pike, Heach aud Wilkens to hunseif aliowed Littlewood to got in aud he himsdlf run out between the seound and thitd bases, leaving Terrell on the first. Three roue were added to the Athietic scorein this inning by Mefiride, Whikens and Dockney; the latter being heiped by a slow throw by Pennington to Mills aud a wild throw by Osborne to Breotnall, The outs were Reach baudeomely taken on the fly by Terreli; Berckiustocs, on & foul bound by Osborne, and Gaskell, at Grst base by Burroughs to Milla, score, forty-three to two, THR KIOMTH INNINGS eaw the Eureka score increased by one more, which was aciean home run made on a terrife hit by Mills to right deld. fhe outs were Terrell, on a well taken foal bound, by Pike; Ford, on a tip bound by Dockuey, and Osborae, at fire base by Reach to Berekinstock. ' For the fret time the Athietics retired with @ cyphor— Pister be ng nicely stopped at Gret base by Burroughs to Mills; Pike yielding ( Osborne on a tip-bound, and Kieinfeider om « well taken long fly bali at contre feid by Litttewood, Soore, forty-three to three, LNT Covert was opened by Burroughs with a high bail, which Reach drop, and on which he made his second base and, eventually, his ron. Pennineton followed and we on & foul’ bound, taken by Borckinstock. Li followed and made a run foul bail, Which Berckinstock missed, and struck low ball to left field. Faitoute siruck a safe bali to cen- pre Seid, Terrell a geod one to right Geld, and diills save beyond second base, Littlewood, Brent Faitoute and it secured runs and Mills reac hed base when Ford at firat base by Wil- kens, and Berckinstock taken on the fy five to their score in tl ‘and Gaskell aithheld the ballthrown him by Burroughs, Wao stopped the ball from ” bat attempte, the point to head off M The outs were ci aatock on the fly by Terrell, on the ay by Littzewood, and Pike on ae by Osborne; the soore-standing forty-eight to eig The game way ‘east ten thousand people, who | remarkable good order, and mani! the most ivivense interest in the ll hewn by ares the most Playe.are not Spcnianenan ten balls to im on which. hile Dockney allowed. but two, To 3! Eckford tiab. was assigned the post of and he sustained his well earned reputation as & impartial He The jetics return = with the Irving- ton Club at Irvington, at two o'clock this afternoon, and anether fine game is confidently expected. THE FENIANS. ¥Fenianism in this City—-The Stephens Organi- zution—Iutended Tour of the C. 0, I. R.— The New Fenian Sisterhood—How They are Geverned—The Object to be Achieved, &o. ‘The officers who have recently returned from Ireland are adding new life to the Fontan organization under the direction of James Stephens. Several persons, un- acquainted with the exact condition of the movement in Treland, have been holding conferences with them at the Chatham street headquarters, and itis stated that con- siderable aid has been promised in consequence. In one case, it is alleged, that a well-known down town mer- chant intimated his intention of subscribing $10,000 the forge tna rep Ss he war had comrmenied on bra i sa thei guneral appeerinos © officers, who continue to draw maps of the battle ground and eerealy discuss the prospects of success, it would appear that those gentlemen have no idea of returning to the pur- suits of civil life just now. TOUR OF JAMES STEPHENS. Mr. Stephens was occupied for the greater part of yesterday making prepartions for his intended tour, If unforeseen circumstances do not interiere he will leave here to-day, and address a numerous ering at Troy in the evening by way of preparing the people for tho intended Congress of the Roberts-Sweeny party. He will arrive in Cleveland on Saturday, in Columbus on Monday, and in Cincinnati on Wednesday. At this point it will be determined whether he shall proceed further or return to New York. THE NEW STERHOOD is at present composed of twenty-four working members and three secretaries, four of whom meet daily at their Tooms, situated at headquarters. By giving three hours each weekly one is always present trom ten o'clock in the morning to ten o’clock at night. The new organiza- tion has nothing whatever to do with Miss Ellen Camioay, being directly under the guidance of James tephens. ‘he immediate wants of the wives and families of Irish Stave prisoners not being so pressing it is not intended to get up another fair for some time at least, It also transpires that. srs, Sullivan, who was sent to Ireland with the amount realized by the last fair, returned to New York jast week, bringing with her a receipt for $3,000 from the secretary at Dublin, The sisters state that the comparative failure of the fair was attributed to the strike among the car drivers, which prevented laces from attending who would otuerwise have done £0, ‘THE ROBERTS-SWEENY ORGANIZATION, All was bustle and excitement at these headquarters, preparing for the meetung of the Senate on Thursday. Several Senators arrived {n the city yesterday atternvvn, and engaged in private discussions respecting the result of their delberations, The President, Mr. James Gibbons, will preside on the occasion, when, in add tion to other business, the documents setting forth a full statement of the causes of the failure of the recent movement on Canada, will undergo careful examination preparatory to their final consideration be- foro the Congress at Troy. ‘It is expected tbat thia in- tended Congress*will decide beyond ail power of appeal whether it ve expedient or not to pursue the war on the TUE ‘ATTEMPTED UNION BETWEEN SWEENY AND STEPHENS. General =weeny denies all connection with a deputa- tion of gentlemen who waited on James stephens on Tharsday last with the view of arranging the pre- liminaries of a union between those leaders, The depu- ‘tation consisted of Mesers, Burns apd Skully, who do not deny that they were sent from General Sweeny to rocure the names of all the circles which seceded from ir. O'Mahony in the firsminstauce, and that they hinted im broad terms that it would be the General’s wish to combine both parties. In fact Mr. Burns has not only made the eS eS ® letter, in which he — Ina, give proof ‘he was @ propersy commissioned leleg DINNER TO THE OFFICERS OF THE CANADIAN RAID. Generals O'Neil, Sweeney, Spear, Meehan and other Officers who took part in the recent movement on (an- were entertained at a sumptuous dinner a few evenings back in Amity street, by a warm admirer of those gentlemen. The prospects of the next campaign were under discussion during the evening, and the ‘utmost enthusiasm prevatied. SPECIAL MESSENGER YO IRELAND, It fs rumored that a special messenger, of tried ability, has been despatched by Colonel Roberts to Ireland tor the purpose of learning tho exact cond.tion of the Fe- mee aud making a fuil report on the subj The Canadians Relieved of any Fear of the Fenians for the Present—The Troops Or- dered to Break Camp ut Fort Erie. ‘SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Burraro, August 27, 1866. The commanding officer at Fort Erie has received orders from Ottawa to break camp on the 28th instant, The Sixteenth regulars and Tenth royals leave Thoroid on Tuesday for Toronto, The Canadian government has received information that no movement is contemplated by the Fenians oefore next Feoruary. , fhe cavairy which has been patrolling the frontier vas been relieved by the gunboat Cucrud and tug Robb. Reorganization of the Canadian Militia, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO Tue NEW YORK HERALD, Orrawa, C. W., Angust 27, 1866, Every effort is made to reudor the volunteer force effl- Cient, but thus far with indiilerent success, Dr, Girdwood has been appointed Chief of the Medical Staff, and is authoriz d to supply all necessary medica! and surgical et: The Dogior is appointed use of his experi. ence with the British army during 8 Crimean campagn. Among ihe reginents now in ihe eid arg tie Quven’s Own and the Thirieenth bation, of the Rageway ceibrity, Canada hus now virtually a standing army of her own. [bis will be continued probably us long as ‘the Fenian organization endures. By the present pian Of relieving one compauy of regiment with another, a cousiderab.e force is wa utained upoa the fronuer, abd all the miliary organizations have an opportunity of drilling, While hone are kept to long from their homes ‘and ve. upatious. NEW JiRSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. Atrexrt To Murver.—Luke Daly was brought ap yes- terday at the Recorder's oilice charged with saapping a pistol at Frascig Garrett, on saturday evening, besdes throwing Garrett’s son, cight years old, from a car, in- severely, The perpetrator had ao old gradge ‘against Garrett, He is a ight wat hinan in the employ United States Express Company, and was under the influence of liquor. The Acting Keourder commitved him under bail for tral. Meetixe at THe Cooren HALL. —A meeting was held at eight o'clock last evening for the purpose of reorganizing the Union party as it exieted previous to the late President Lincoin’s death, Several speeches were delivered, call- ing on the meeting to support Congress, and to raily jor the fall campaign Anotuer meeting of the solders ana sailors was held Saturday evening to appoint a deio- gation to the convention to be held at Newark ou Thors- day. General Ramsey, Major Pangborn, Colonel Rusevil wod Mr. Durant were appointed on the committes, joboken. Issonep nv 4 Faut.—A man named Robert MeDower fell yesterday from a four story new building at West Hoboken. He was badly hurt inwardly, and was re- moved vo the uospital of the Sisters of Cuarity, ‘Tue Late Occurresce at Tae Ramroav Toxsmt.—Tho Morris and Essex Railroad authorities are not satisfied at the lenient punishment doled out vo the boy Davis oa Sat urday affernoon. The Superintendent called yesterday on Mr. Chappel, at the por rf wo ww Wirereab suis of the boy rested, as be BOX 10 on this occasion, The Superintendent forgot, however, to hotice the @FORA Ni nee of the conduc: brake. man who permitted the p im, @ usual thing according to the boy ‘This vindictive parsuit of Josee auder a pretended re- gard for baman iife standin bold contrast wit the ac. tion of the raiiroad Company im refasing to place a warn. ing notice ab the creek near the depot, where five per. sons were drowned during the past three monies, though called upon by @ coroner's jary to do so. The senionce on young Davis was amply severe, everyting considered, CHoLena Casta.—Deapite the sensation rumors in cir. culation, the cholera is on the decline. A few cases oc. od during the past week, where tho symptoms were precisely similar to the caves that ovoprred ia the early part of the season. At the same time vigilance of tne authorities basin nowise relaxed. New Brunswick, Ramroap AcapENT—A Convector Kriiep,—Nicholas B. De Hart, for many years conductor om the New Jersey Railroad, was killed near the station, about eight o'clock yesterday morning. He was backing hie train down for the purpose of loading some timber, wi & Cow came out from some bushes on the track, and her, was thrown off the track, instantly killing doctor and injuring four or five others. Deceased leaves & wife and three children. He had been in ihe employ. weut of tue company for about twenty yearm SANTA ANNA'S LITIGATIONS. - SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS. An Order of Arrest Against Senor Dario Mazuera—He is Lodged iu the Ludlow Street Jail—Afidavit of General Santa Anna—In- teresting Statements—The Plot Thickening, &e Judge ‘ Our readers no doubt remember the many accounts that have appeared in our columns lately in regard to the adventures of General Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, growing out of the numerous guits and counter suits that have beon commenced in our courts of law. We are again called upon to chronicle another “phase in the affair, his Honor Judge Barnard having yesterday granted an order of arrest, at the sui of General Santa Anna, against his late private secretary, Senor Dario Mazuera, founded upom the following affidavit of the General :— Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna being duly sworn says, that he is the plaintiff herein and resides at No. 8 = tisa ission of the interest of ‘ico, as ited by the oti, to confer with the overnment of tho United States in reference to certain business connected with the interest of Mexico, stating and represqpting that Ne was able and competent to accomplish the transactions of said busi- ness, and did then and there importune the plaintiff to give him, said Mazuera, some paper writing accrediting him as pow person to whom faith and con- fidence could be given; that on or about the 12th of December, , the plaintiff did give said Mazuera a paper writing whereby said Mazuera was permitted by the plaintiff to proceed to the United States and confer with the government thereof in relation to the business contemplated, but when said Mazuera arrived in the United States he did not make any effort to confer with the govern- ment thereof in behalt of the matters set forth in the said instrament given him by the plaintiff as aforesaid, but, on the conirary, in violation of the power and ai thority conferred on him by the plaintiff, and intending to cheat and defraud this plaintiff, and in violation of the trust and confidence reposed in bim by the plaintiff, he, the said Dano Mazuera, and one Abraham Bauz, #ith the intent to cheat and defraud the plaintiff, did combine, con.ederate and conspire together, at the city of New York, to deceive, cheat and defraud, and did deceive, cheat and defraud the plaintiff in the following manner, viz:—On or about the 7ih day of April, 1966, the said Baiz represented and pretended to be the owner of the steamship Georgia, lying at the port of New York, and as such pretended owner of said steamer, on or about the last day aforesaid, did fraudulently, deceitfully, and with the intent and design to cheat and defraud the plaintiff, make @ pretended sale to him, and the said Dario Mazucra well knowing that the aid Biz was not the owner ot said steamship, did retend to purchase of the said Baiz the said steamship Beorgla, for and on account of this plaintiff for the sum of $260,000; whereupon the said Baiz executed and de- livered to said Mazucra, as the pretended agent of said plaintiff, a bill of sale of sald steamship, to be delivered to the plaintiff at St. Thomas, W. 1.; and the said Ma- zuera, well knowing that Baz was not the owner of said steamship, accepted from said Baiz the said bill of sale, and then and there delivered to said Baiz seventeen bills of exchange, to which the said Dario Mazuera fraudu- lently and’ without authority signed the name of the plaintit; that said bills of exchange were drawn to the order of said Mazuera, and endorsed by him were delivered to said Baiz, ‘That in and by said pretended bt of sale, it was star as a covenant of the plaiut iff, that in case Lhe bills of ex- change should not be accepted sight, and should be protest 'd for non-acceptance, that the said plaintf would pay the said Baiz the sum of $100,000 liquidating dam- ages, and the said bills of exchange ehould remain in the bands of said Baiz as collateral security for the payment of sad $100,C00, Deponent further says, that after- wards the said Baiz, with the knowledge and consent of the said Mazuera, did freight the said steamship at the port of New York and proceeded to te port of St. Thom- as, W. L, where the plainiiff was then temporarily re. siding, and on their arrival the said Buiz called ov this plaintiff and informed him of the said sale of the said steamship, and at the same time exbibited to the piain- tiff the said bills of exchang ,, and desired the plaintiit to accept the same, whereupon’ the plainti! informed sald Buiz that the sald Mazuera had no power or authority from the pla:ntill wv negotiate for or purchase the steamsiilp, or to sgn bay Bib of oe in re name 4( the plaintiff, and that be, the Lift, woula mot ac- cept said steamship, or ratify or coniirm the said ball of sale, Deponent further saygthat the said Baiz and Mazuera still combining, conspit and confederating together to cheat and defraud this pant then aud there stated and represonied to the plaintiff that he (siazvera), while in the United States, had suceeded ja obtaining # loan from various pariics in the United States and trom the government thefeut of $50,000,000; that the same to be $50,000,000," to ‘be to to Tests of the Mexiean people, and that $30,000,000 was: ‘on deposit in the cliy o: New York ready to be placed at the disposal of the plainuff, to be used by assisting him in bebaif of the interests people, and at the same time exhibited to the plant a ver cp apertins tw have been written by the liam H. Seward, Secretary of State at Washington, ad- vising the plaintiff to come at once to the United States, and that the government thereof was ready, willing end anxious to aid him in his efforts in bebalf of the alexi- can le, and that sesistauce required the Mra {" would be Turniabed ia bi ion plaintiff im ‘that. be! government of the United States, and that be no time in quitting st, Thomas for the United States for the purposs of immediately entering upon his undertaking; Deponent further says that the said Baiz aud Mazuera further represented that said steamer had been pur- chased for the interests of the Mexican ‘the said bilis of exchange could be paid from the fund or Joan of thirty millions then on deposit as aforesaid, and that the plaintiff individually could not be respousibie or car any liability by accepting the said bills, and that if piaintid refused w accept the said biils or ratify the said sale of said sleamsiip, that te said Baiz would be be put to great expense, loss and and would be pecuuiarily rained; and deponent, .eving the sav representations of the sald Batz and Mazuera, and that the said sum of thirty millions was then on deposit in the ety of New York as aloresaid, and believing the Jetter exhibited as aforesaid to be a true and genuine lotier, the piaintiif accepted the said bills of exchange and delivered tiem to the said Saiz, con- diuoned that they should be paid from the said loan of thirty millions; that subseq ently we said Baiz, With the knowledge and assent of the said Mazue: stated and represented to tue plainuff that he (Barz) had @ payment to make at St. Thomas ou account of the pur- Clase Of said eveumship of $40,000 in gold, and that he did not have the necessary Ineaus to weet the said pay- ment, and desired the plaintiM to tet him bave the sald sum ‘of $40,000 to meet sad payment, and that be would returu tue same when they arrived at New York, and believing said statement to be true the plaintiff gave (o the said Baiz certain notes made by parties ia favor of plaintiff, payabie in gold, and which were perfect good, amounting ju the acgregate to the sum of $35, whieu the said iiaiz accepted fur the purpose aluresaid. Deponent furiuer Uiat subsequeatly the said Maguera aenisted in the ireighting of said steamer tor New York, aad that plat? wok passage on said steamer; that on his arrival, at the earnest soliciia- ton of suid Haiz the plat? went t the bouse of said Baja at Eiizabethport, N and remained there for nearly One iaonth, that the said Saiz and Mazuera pro- essed great friendship for che paintif, and ofven assert. ed and reiterated the ements aud reprosentations hereinvefors mentioned; but tuat just before the plain. Git lett the house of said Baiz be ascertained that said sweaumship did not veiong to and Was not owned by said Baiz, an that be vad no Lower to sell or convey said steainainip, and that he bad mo payment to make at St Thowus of $40,000; and that each and every statement made vad Bax as to the purchase of said steamer were fulse aud untrae, god were made with the kuow- ledge aunt consent of Mazuera, and were known by the said Mazuera to be false and untrue, aud were made with the intent and design to deceive, cueat and defraud this pint; and thas (ue statements of said Baw and Maz.era that the defendant bad obwined a ign of $80,000,000, and that the sawe was thea on deposit in tue city of Now York, wore also faise and unirue, and bad no foundation im tact, bat were made with tue in tont Lo induce the pla.niif to accept the said bills of ex- change (.r too suin of $250,000; that at the time the said Jown was said to have beea obtained not ove shilling bad been obtained or received by the defendant as he had represeuved, ‘ibis deponent further eays that the said letter ox- hibited by the defendant, purporting ave been written by the Hon. Wm. H. Seward, was not a letter of the sad Wu, H. Seward at all, but written aud concocted by the devendant and sud alz, and that ali the representations made by eit de.endans and Baiz were false and untrue, and that said letter was @ forgery aud known by euid defeudants to be #0, Deponent further says that said Baiz and Mazue: conspiring, combining and confederating together, di charter the sud steamship of Messra. Wiliams & Guion, for the sum of £10,000, to go w the port of st. Thormas, West Indies, and that said Baiz freighted sad vessel under said charter and proceeded with said vessel, ac- companied by said Mazuera, to St. Thomas, where the said Mazuera fuisoly and fraadwlently reported to various parties, other chan the plaintiff, that the said Bus was the owner of suid steamer, pnent foriher says that said Baiz from St. Thomas iow York brought oo said vessel a vaiuable freight, as the pisintif 8 ipformed and believes, re- golvod for the irelgut of said steamslip to aud frou St, Thomas, Weet Indies, upwards of $15,000, Dopon*nt surther says that the said Baiz admitted to the plaimtld, as did aiso the said Mazuera, that the paid Haig at St Thomas paid to the captuia of said steamer Goorgia, as charter money aud other expenses, the sum 0: $13,000 and upwards, and (hat this sum was realized irom @ portion of the said noves of $35,200 given said Laz by the plaintit at 8 Thowns, Deponent (uriher says that when the said Bair and Mazu ra returned to New York they had ip their posses. sion the eaid bills of exchange tor $250,000 aud tie said notes Of $35,200, and being bo In possession of sald bilie and notes, Wey delivered Whe said steamship to the own- ors, Mesate Willams & Guion, at the city of New York, aod also gave Messrs, Wiliams & Guion a portion of ead bulls of exchange amounting to the sam of $40,000; and that the sad Williams & Guion, with a knowiedge of the pretended sale of the said Georgia to ihe plaintifl, ac- cepted and received from che said defendant tue said bills of exchange; and (bat (he defendant has surrendered to tho plant the balance of said bills of exchange, smounting bo $170,000, but #till retains the notes, amount itig vo $35,260, and that Messrs, Williams & Gaion ad- mited to deponent that they had possession of said steamship and were the owners thereof and that they bad received the said bills of exchange, and the plointef then Fequested that sald bills be surrendered to m, whieh said Wiliams & Guion refused to do, except dition that the pianti would give them his pro- y note at ninety days for the sum of $25,000 and woral security for 1 nao whien plant was cumpelied va, aud did #0: ail of the representations @ a ies a Eo EO EEE ‘atensils, forage and rations in tne same > apeatapnar that @ letter, though of a local cag es might be acce) wo oe readers, has | Tuled me tovatend it be nd @ tatended limit, whicag Thwuaingtonoresponus a ia's shopreselons aa “Wasi Le a gph pene itn principal ‘affiday ip a caitle State, baled, perbapa, of STapplemeniataterseut b by ‘ee Baan ty fhe short voyage te New ‘and with a statist the card published in our columns a few table of crops of im com) n—forwarded to wherein he fully exonerated Mr. Mazuera, the New York market to swindle with the staple. was obtained from B. K. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE, Departure for Washington of a Battalio Tw United States Infantry—-Breaky- for the Newport News and Rich« ‘The Montgomery Suit. Avaust 27.—Montgomery vs. Sania Anna.—In this case lication of plaintiff, The particulars of this suit have siete Fell published in the Heratp. A motion isnow made to set aside the order of arrest, and the argument in the case has been set down for to-morrow at twelvo o'clock. . Fortress Mownor, Augast 24, 1466, The first battalion of the Twelfth United States infantry,, numbering eight companies, left bere on the 24th on the steamer Thomas Morgan for Washingtom. For nearly # year past this battalion has been on duty at this port and also at Richmond, Norfolk, Eastern Shere, Yorktown and other places on the Peninsula, It is understood that they are to be placed on garrison duty about Washington, although one rumor has it that they aro te be sent toth¢ frontier to fightthe Indians. They have been relieved her¢ and at the other statins recently occupied by them, by detachments of the Eleventh United States artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Stanhope commande the battalion, Most of the officers and men are veterans in the service, and took a conspicuous and galiant part im the late war. ‘The fine brass band of the Fifth United: States artillery gave them a parting salute of their best music, closing with that pathetic alr, “Auld Lang Syne,” Although the seene of embarkation was an agreeable interreption té the continued apathetic dulness prevailing here, yet ite leavetakings and wuptaro of the pleasant associations of the past were painful and saddening to many. ‘The United States naval steamer Yantic, recently ore dered on duty here, has setticd down to its new daties with ‘becoming fucility and grace. | The courtesies of the fort are being duly extend to the officers and the naval blue and brass buttons bearing the axchor device, already mingle on terms of pleasant and social amity with the officers of the post, to say nothing of the introductions, tite-d-étes and moon- light strolls with the many ladies in the post, whose presence and smiles here or elsewhere are the crowning and exceeding weight of glory over everything else, The tollowing is the Yantic’s list of officers:—Lieutenant Commander—Edward C. Grafton; Acting Voluuceer Lieu. want aud Executive-Ollicer—Alfred Weston, Acting nsign, Navigator and Ordnance Officer—Jonn C. Lord; acting’ Ensigns—Sydney Hall, Charles H. Beekshoft, Jobn F, Churchili; Acting Passed Assistant Surgeou— Jobn E, Parsons; Assistant Pay master—Albert W, Bacon; First Assistant Engineer—Wm. 5. mith; Acting Assists ant Engineers—Bryce Wilson, Oscar B.’ Mills; Aoting Third Assistant Engineers—Henry F. Loraine, George Colton. PHOT BOAT EXCURSIONISTS, ‘ The river pilot boat Maryland, just built in Baltimore, arrived to-day from the latter city with a party of exe cursionists on board. They left Baluimore on Wednes- day morning, making short stops at Anuapolis and Poin$ Lookout, ‘Thus far the trip, as showing the speed and other good points of the suip, has been entirely satise factory. She is 118 tons burthen, schooner riggi nd has all the requisite appliances of’a first class and ser- viceable pilot boat. She is invended fer duty outmde the capes, Tho party that came here in her leave toe morrow for Cape May for a short stay, after which they will retarn to Baltimore, and the ship will then enter on her new duties, . PROSPECTS OF THE COTTON CROP. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Cannot Panis, La, August 17, 1866. My attention was called a few days ago to & Washington correspondent's letter to one of the New York morning papers, republished in a Vickaburg paper, the object of which seemed to have been to create @ false opinion as to the coming cotton crop of the South, ‘This correspondent introduces himself by stating a few facts gathered, as he says, ‘‘with a-good deal of care;” and he has so interwoven them with “impres- sions and calculations” which are false, as to render his letter unrecognizable as silk, cotton or wool, He evi- dently intends it to be pulied over the eyes of some class to enable another to gather the spoils of low priced cotton. First hear his facts, and compare them with his ‘“im- pressions and calculations,’’ He says, ‘The seed must be new and unburt, and the weather favorable and labor plenty, and iysects scarce to insure a successful crop, This has not been the case this season, but on the con- trary, a considerable amount of the seed planted was wortbless. In many portions of the cotton growing dis- tricts the weather has been extremely unfavorable; worms and other insects have made their dreaded appear. anre, In many sections, and although thereare as many hands engaged in making cotton this year as in 1860, five hundred thougand more mignt have found employ- ment, Ido not see how he became impressed with the idea that as many hands are engaged in making cotton this year as in 1860, unless he fell into “a swarm’ of Spiritualists who made him believe that the hundreds of thousands of negroes that perished during the war had arisen in their dusky spirits to make cotton cheap once more, Ho then goes on to say, “notwithstanding the above well known defects, there will be a large crop of cotton raised this season—in my judgment, much larger than most people have estimated.” If the crop is no better than what he calls his judgment, God help us all! He then says, “There are two classes of people in the South, who have led our merchants and others astray on this subject”’—one class, agents, under the pay of New England manufacturers, whose sole object is imposition ; the other class, sore-headed editors, whose editorial glasses magnify a thousand times, It seems to have been reserved for the journal in ques- tion to secure a correspondent of correet judgment, strict honesty, and whose ‘sole object” was.to get at the truth. For this purpose he procecded to Galveston—a barren island on the coast of Texas—as a man might go to the bottom of a well to find the truth, and here he appears to have “gathered” his facts, by being intro- duced to ‘a swarm of New England and English agents,”’ “Hale,” a Yankee agent, said, “Texas will bave mote cotten than she ever had before, but for God’s sake don’t put itim your paper!” © Yes, you must put it m your paver, said av English agent, “that’s what we want.?’ this reliable corresponding news agent, stazgeri under truth, impressions, and calculations, proceaded to make up bis letter, dated fron Washington, and accu- fort Acoso the crop of eaeh State before the its lossomed. This he seems to have done with the aid of a statistical table of the cotton crop of each State WHOLESALE BURGLARIES, The gentlemen of the jimmy, dark lantern and skele- ton key profession do not conflne their operations to cities entirely. Recent exploits indicate the proeence of some of the profession bere. We have had three burs gn here lately. The last was a few nights since at essrs. Kisbey Bros. store. The burglaries are all come mitted outside the post, and considerabie com plai expressed at the refusal of the post authorities to ft nish guards outside, which has alwaye been wie case ‘until quite recently, BREAKING CROUND FOR THE NEWLORT NEWS AND RICHMOND RAN ROAD, - tate It needs no gift of prophecy io foresee what the future is deniined to accomplish tor Uiis section of Virginia in those internal improvements tbat giv> highest. power and lasting diynity to a Stave. We will not dwell wpon what a grand svetem of free edueation will achieve upon the destined glory of ler manu.acturers through skilful use of the magnitivent rivers Bowing seaward through the thost fertile lauds of our broad country, aud what grand results in fariaing, in manufactures, im science, ip all the productive arts, will fottuw the coming Jnfux of population that one day, and that not tong re- mote, must centre here, This mucl: is writen prefatory to the breaking at Newport _ for the jected railroad between that mond. ‘There was quite a gathering on on, and many toasts and Kpeecbes. A Board of Directors was chosen, and with them the officors of the road, Mr, E, journal to whom his letter is addressed bis final, 8 sions and calculations by saying that exceeding 8. Hamlin, a well known rajiroad man of New York or bales by 8) a “No! ng, A pnd om bt ‘can now happen to damage the plang” “al that North Carolina makes 36,000 Dales it 1) sweil my estimate to 2,675,000 for 1866,’” T do not propose, Mr. Editor, to give an estimate of the coming cotton crop, but mare ©. plain statement of the present prospect In the Sississippi valley, and a few other facts which may be of interest. « + The cotton planting season opened with a great do- ‘mand for labor and good pris ace of which were very scarce. In consequence of decrease of the negro population, occasioned by exposure, disease and death during the war, and by the employment of very large numbers on steamers, in hotels, &¢., which occupations a majority preferred to fleld labor, it became imposeible to obtain a sufficiency of labor to put im croj Thon came the difficulty of procuring good seed. Feed were abundant; but owing to the general inexperience of those who planted in the hr ama they failed to put up seed properly, which them to “heat,” thi y injuring or destroying the germ. planted bad seed and were obliged to plough up replant. This produced great mequality in the “stands” and the size of the plants, Crevasses in the leyées caused the overflow of bun- dreds of thousands of acres; but even bad all the levées been np, the same quanti y would bave remained un- cultivated, as not one planter in twenty was successful in getting enough labor to cultivate a full crop. Indeed, thousands of acres untouched by water, and which made from a bale toa bale and and a half to the acre, before the war, are lying abandoned to the weeds, the owners having failed to get laborers; and when plantations were distant {rors a town or the river it was an impossibility ‘to get labor, ‘he spring was very wet and cold, and on the 20th of June, 1 had never seen in my experience, since 1848, so poor @ prospect for making cotton, and the compiaints wore general, from Memplis to Natchez. Tue weather then cleared with a very cool spell, alter which time it was very favorablo—hot and dry. About the LOch of July I began to hear some planters speak of having seen army worme, but not in suflicient force to materially injure the plants; but all who kuow its hubita knew it to be the precursor of destruction to the cotton crop, on account of its appearing so early in the season. I was superintending the issuing of weekly rations when a gentleman came into the yard with several of the well known worms on a cotton leaf, Holding 1t up before a negro man, an old hand on the place, | “What kind of worms are these?’ The recognized them aud exclaimed, ‘‘Master, they are army worms; my God, we are ruined.” This worm is O- duced by ® winged moth, which files from leat toloat depositiug egzs, each moth depositing hundreds. In from seven to ten days the egvs are hatched and the worm appears. At once it begins ite work, eating each it goes, growing rapidly and attaining or nine days its fuil size ut oue aod a ualf inches, It then foids itself in a leaf and passes through the chrysaiis state in seven days, repro. ducing the winged moth, which again deposits eggs, and in ten days afterwards the worms swarm in myriads, State, was chosen President, and under bis management a rapla completion of the rond is promised, Already Uh has been surveyed to WImington, and the computed expense of the entire tract {6 put down at the Jow fignre of $10,000 a mile” It will be a second Hudson River Ratlroad, the track most. of the way following the windings of the James river. While this road is rashing forward to completion, » echeme is on foot to connect Norfolk by railway direct jnnati, and negotiations to this end are in guc- cessful progress. It is also promised thal we sbail have a line of communication to New York, enabling the.distance to the former city te be made in twelve hours, and tw the latter city insixteen hours, Two fine steamers are nearly built to be- tween Norfolk an@ the verminus of the road the eastern shore. pe Jet the work of reconstruction on as instituted by President Johnson and, endorsed fy. the Philadelphia Vention, and so sure to be ratified by the people at the next elections, and let the death- blow be given to radicalism, and this and other enter- a eS aha orm ns etches ecttinget the ont wih low its rising. PROMOTION OF CAPTAIN WHYTALL Captain Thomas G. Whytall, Post Quartermaster, has re-eived notificauon of his promotion as Brevet Lieu- tenant Colonel. His vatuable services d this department of the service have made him emi. nently worthy of this additioual honorary rank. At one time he had charge of baying all the forage far the army, hoving been for along time in charge of the Quarter- Master's Department at Augusta, Me. As fs weil wn, his assignment here is recent, but in the short time hé bas been bere bis industry has been unur pg, and his courteous bearing has gained him hosts of tricnds, Ool. Mal ova yal a Leia ce office to go into the aca bay. ing been for vightecn y.ars previously conncet with the Boston Tounel y , re a fo' FROM THE NAVY YARD. Quite a distingui. retinue of vis.tors rom the Porte mouth Navy Yard, with a party of indie-, visited the: fort to-day, They came down in the maval tug Snow- drop, and remamed several hours, and then, alter visit- ing the Rip-Raps, went bome — Lieutenant Commander Grafton, of the Yautic, joined the party here. Captain Rodgers, Com ler Carter, aud Lieutenant Comman- der Low were the most prominent ones of the party, Mr. Bache, of New York, was alsu with them. CHANGING THER BATTERIES. The United States mail steamers Monocacy and Mer- cury are at the Portsmouth Navy Yard changing thetr batieries, They expect to sail for their ‘assigned deets nation during the coming week. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. In my letter published in yesterday's Hrnatp no re flection was intended to be cast on the telegraph ope- ratore at this point. I make this correction in justice to the two most reliable aud respected mombers of the telegraph corps. POPULAR IDEAS. ‘The Detective Trials. ‘These catcrpiilars are of two kinds, oF colors rather, | _ 4 Broadway merchant who has been most unmereifully which ! fancy indicates the diiferent eexes. One is yel | fleeced by “sboplifwers’’ and others ofthe thieving fra- Jow, with a brown stripe down the back, dotted on cach ternity, asks why the reputed owner of the watch, in the side with small black pote, The other ts striped brown and yellow—the brown being a broad stripe exteuding down ou either side, the whole length of the word, and bordered by @ very narrow white !ine which divides we brown from the vellow. They have seven pairs of lege; one pair at the end of the tail, four central pairs, and two pairs near tbe bead. By arching the spaces they craw! with @ quick, measuring movement, aud upon be- ing touched skip to some distance, They bave great Vitality, and no experiment except to crush them, has been successful in destroying them. A friend suggested that tobacco smoke would (iil them. I filed my pipe with strong tobacco and concentrated the smoke upon a lively fellow for « few minutes, He skipped about, gradually sickened, was seized with black vomit, and turned on his back appareatiy dead, Two hours after. wards he bad entirely revived, and was marching around aa if hunt.ng something to eat, El rode round this plantation to-day, and on 600 acres Which ten days ago promised at feast a bale to the acre, the stalks were sipped bare, not # leaf, form, Hower or haif-grown boll rewaining—all gone except the bolis nearly mature, These will open, and perbaps make sixty or eiglty pounds of lint cotton per acre, insiead of frum 400 to 600 pounds. Un the estate above and adjoining this, which mao 8,200 bales in 1861, not 400 bales will be tunde this year, recent trial of Captain Jobn Young, was not put upom the stand, as he thinks bis evidence would have throws some light upon the subject. The Eagles at the Park, An old habitus of the Park is highly indignant and dissatisfied at the treatment bestowed upon the American eagles by the Park Commisiovers, Be says:—In @ miserable shed or hovel of small dimen. sions, are huddled together twenty of these noble birds, & pole or two on which to stand, and a floor, the ground, all covered with excrementitious filth, in the centro of which floor may be seen a Box of stagnant water—a Stygian pool in miniature—and these appomt- ments, all that can be afforded them by the Commision- ore, These birds have a language, Some of them sont forth an utterance while I looked upon them, [ fancied it was a shriek for freedum. Sternes saw & starling in his cage, and listening to bis cry be inter Pretod it, “I can’t get out—I can’t got ont.’ These bird-words furnished him a text for some of the On sk Gn the adjoining place below which has made 1,300 baces, | moralizings in our language. How easy it ls to give not 200 will be nade. On nearly every plantation above | 4, res A : and below this for many miles such 1s tue prospect, the | tcfe grand eagles, in pairs, a clean place in whick ouly diflerence being that the worms bave advauced | stould bubble ap a living fountain of the Croton, witt further in their destructiveness on xome planiations than | oxclooure corresponding to the occupants’ wants. If on othere—Jjust as they may have appeared a few days sooner of Iaier, As faras iny information goes this is | Yate to remain in their present squalor, it were the cage also in Miasitaippi. I bavenot conversed with a | better for the Park that they be removed away out of tan of experience and intelligence who, puiting every. | sieht, The presont show of these pitably prisoners wing most favorable light, before the appearance of ibe army worm, est we coming crop above 1,600,000, and from this down to 1,000,000, If tue worms should not be gonoral throughout lie cotton st crop range between thuse numbers, Ax it is no Man Can make a rellabie estimate Leiore (he Loca of October. If it were permias(ble for a Southern man to “calculate, "* I would say it will make but 1utle ditferenes in tue price whether the South makes 600,000 or 1,500,009 baies, for the increased production throughout the cotton growing regions of the world, stimulated by British energy wnd capital, aod our just government tax—eqvivarent with. out worms to twenty per cent of the plan! net pro- coeds, and with worms to more thao bis proflte—bas made planting in this land of Bureaus and ‘“iree nig- gers’ a very ‘business §As to the negroes, they hat od well when properly managed, aud in many Instances are ag faithful and devoted to their may tors aa they ever were, The only difference tha: I per ceive on plantation is mouthly pay day and diter. ence in working time, At this season they (ormerly worked from twelve to thirteen hours, now from niue to ten hours; so that to cultivate the same number of acres reguires # force greater, with mules, farming Third Avenue, offends porrons of sensibility and ¢ An Annoying Practice on th n ad. Two citizens complain of the annoyance that passen gers to Hatiem via the Third Avenue Railroad are ree peatedly subjected to, in changing cars at the depot af Sixty-third Mreet. The tare is always paid jn the fret car, and passengers who desire to go through, should be givon tickets by the conductor, so that they may change cars Without being asked a sbeond time for thelr to It frequently heppens that the ticket is not handed to the passengers at the proper time, under the pretence of the conductor that he bas none, but will procure them at the depot. Arriving at the depot, the passengers are left waiting while the conductor goes for the Uckets, and they are often compelled to pay an extra (are or lose tue next car through the negligeuce of the company in not furnishing thei employés with puilicient tickets to ae commodate their patrome “a