The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1866, Page 4

eS FPIERES.. eee eee CONFLAGRATION AT WiSCASSET, MAINE, BUILDINGS OVER FIFTY DESTROYED. GREAT FIRE AT PORT AU PRINCE. MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST FIRES IN THIS CITY, BOSTON, &e. 7 ae. Fire at Wiscassct. Maine. Wiscasset, Me., Oct. 9, 1506, A fire broke ont here at three o'clock this morning and raged until noon, destroying over fifty buildings, includ- ‘ang the Custem House, a hotel, sail loft, the mamblo works and hay°warehouses, and two yachts at tle wharves. A strong northeast wind rendered it impossi- dio to stop the fire and it swept to the water's odge. ‘With tho utmost difficulty it was kept from spreading to ‘the windward, in which case the whole village must have been destroyed. The total’ loss is $200,000. Haif the business portion of the place is in ashes and noarly forty families are rendered homeless. A mooting was held this evening to take mensures for the relief of the sufferers, Great Fire at Port au Priuce—Great Loss of Life. Bosom, Oct. 9, 1866. Letters from Port au Prince, dated September 18, state that the Arsenal, containing a large quantity of gun. powder, took fire and exploded. The fire spread and destroved the greater part.of the town, Several vessels were burned. Tho loss of Ife is reported as very heavy. Fire in Fighth Avenue. About three o’eiock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the rear of building No, 121 Eighth avenue. It apparently originated in the water closets in the yard adjoining the ‘house. Tho fames spread to the upper part of the extension and also tothe rear part of the livery stable of George Banfield, No, 306 West Sixteenth street, The buildings on both streets are owned by Charles Cooper, They are damaged about $700 or $800, and are insured. The basement of No. 121 Fight ave- aue is occupied ‘by F. Warner as a lager beor saloon, Tho fire burued inte the back window. The stock is damaged, principally by water, about $200 red. poor is onciipied by Mucbant Nerey, ‘rhe store on the, deale¥in faney dry goods, The stook is damaged by insured for $7,000, as fol- water about $1,500; fows:—Excelsior $4,000, New Amsteriam $2,00) and | Columbian $1,000, "The upper part, of je building is ocoupied by | Daviol Mayet bo othors for dwollings. Their aggregate 7 about $100; no insurance. a ee, owe = Aut neniture 3 Insured, ‘Now "PG "nad'“iws, is oceupied by Hush ‘Hughes as a crockery store and hoop ekirt store. D/m- age by water and breakage about $60; insured. The siock in te livery sable of George Banfad is damaged abou! $200, Tx carriages were all taket out, There were twenty horses in the cellar. They were all taken out is Safety éXcept one, which broke too when near the coor treated back into the stabe, where {t was acifocated. It was valned at $200. My. Banfield occupied the apper foor as a dwelling. His Jamago by fire 20d wayr Will bo about $200; insured oa household ‘effects $600 in the St. Nicholas Insurance (ompany, anf on the sible $2,000 in the North Amectan Insurane Compayy- Fire in Boston, Bosron, Oct, 9, 1866, she kerosene ‘oil store of A. G. Foss, Nur 75 Union wreot, was burned last night. Losg $10,000, which was faa, senared. The other occupants of the building Jose from $2,000 to $3,000, COLUSION ON THE ERIE RAILROAD. Several Porsons Injured—-The Loc: Five Cars Destroyed. Early yesterday morsing a serious accident occurred on the Erie toad neat the village of Chomung, in the Chemung valley, about two hundred and sixty miles from Now York, resulting in three freigb! gars, 0 tocomo- tive, baggage car and Of pasBanyer 84? being completely demolished, and four parson’ Tnjured. ** % pe sectdent occurred about haif-part four in the ‘img, by the Buffalo night express train running into « (reight train. It appears that the latter train was in ‘the act of switching off the down track to let the express ‘train pass, but being behind time had only succeeded in getting half off when the express train was upon them. a hewy fog prevailing, the flag light could not be seen by ‘the engineer. The locomotive struck the ireight comp etely demolishing three cars loaded with catti carryieg away part of the boiler of the locomotive. ‘The baggag? car and the first passenger car were driven into one ano:her and completely destroyed. There were but few porsona in the passenger car, four of whom were heaped in among the ruius, and, through {he eifurte of the conductor, George Orier, and the uninjured presen. $37, were extricated from their dangerous position, ‘were, fortunately, noue killed, but all wero more or leas bruised) A returned soldier named Thomas Han- ley, of Ohio, who. lost. both legs in the war, and who at whe time had on cork logs, was first got out, both legs being destroyed aud himself conaiderably injured. The othr three=Tiemas H. Bulmer, baggage master; Peter T. Kvorett, of New York. and the brakeman, A. Rodgers— were taken out, but fortovately e<caped with but slight Ddruisra. Their escape was sUrprisin;:, owing to “4 ‘ner tn which they were imbedded io po Lge nm was immediately sont to the nex: station, and the par- Kies brought to the city last evening. Tho citizens of Chemong did all they coald to ad- tminiator to the comfort of the passen, The secident was undoubtedty pure carcleasnoes, and should be full fated by the officers of the com: y. Cot the was many. cage moore or lesa THE LATE SUICIDE OF A WEALTHY boston MERCHANT. Oorrupt Practices in the Custom Honse Mated to be the Cause. Im the Heratp of the Sth inst. was published an ‘tem from Boston announcing tho suicide of Mr. Mowoa Williams, an aged and highly respected mer- obant Ht that city, The circumstances which fed to this deplorable event aro somewhat remarkable, being closoly connected'with the uttnagement of the Custom House fairs of that city under the late Collector, Mr. Good- righ. They may be briefly stated, The unfortunate gontloman: was the senior partner ef the woll known wine tmpotting frm of Jno, D. & M. Williams, That frm, which hag been in business for some half a century, jhad introduced into the American market, and was the only American iinporier of a champayne wins known as Sechreider champagne, and which had, in Boeton and the New England States, the reputation which the Hoidsick wine enjoyed in thie market. After the tari! of 1840— an advaigrem taril’—went into operation, it became oecessary to pay Guty of the value of the article at the piace of Mitte #nd, after much calenjation, that value ‘xed at thirty-three france tho basket. This was the average between the highest and the bowes: erced in by the administration, a8 the correct estimate. of the wine remained #0 unvaried that xt had novér been Necessary to change that figure ; and the firm was sens, by the assessors and other Custom House officers of won as strictly honest and neler im all ite dealings, being ever ready to accommodate ho. tive and them with ite books, invoices, corres. In fact, there never was a breath of sus. ntértalned againet it. Some two years ago, how , the books. an re of the firm wore suddenly ne ized by or of bee: Hector, who claimed tuat the Orm by paying duties ob too low an estimate of ‘the foreig@a we of the wine, went back in bis calculations to 1846, and demanded the payment of « Moe of some ih was in vain that the firm pro- dasted that it had always acted taifly Ix ite deaiings with he government, and that similar brands of wine were entered (a the New York Custom House at the same or a Tews valudtion. By a reeert law ag extraordinary power fs conferred om the collector, surveyor aad naval officer Of a port to impoxe fines on, OF ¢ compromises with, Persons violating (he revenue lays; and one-half of all wood fh i# Slowed to be divided equally between them. ‘Those oilers taye, therefore, a direct apd immediate in Corest in extorting ‘al! they cam, . Pbat pow cined by them pretty rachlosaly in the case of Williams & Co, The frm was nowfed to pay to this triumvirate the round sum of $500,000, with a threat that delay or hesitation oF refyea! would lead to a peizare of ite store, by pg by = Soy bostnew. and tné forfeiture and natg ontate, sid to be. Worth a couple million of dotlars, “Tuo uit man wad terribly excited by bis anforseen calamity, and was ready to Goncede any- thing rather than soe his businors destroyed, and all the fruits of bis lif of Iabur ani enterprise fnperilied, The younger Members of Lhe firms, hovever, consclous that no fraud was either Intended or« tod by the house, wore disposed to reget the etactions movght tobe im t was Only when they saw that Oe anxiety aad horvous irritation of tho old o re so great ag to p bia life (he ngs having ggpt whole wi ag Agreod to. Mike. Aceon nc ke week who had cartain business connections wit Mr, French, the deputy collector, proffored 1 and the result was thet the Custom House d to lower their demand to 9100,000. It ir, Kdward Jordan, solicitor to the Treasury. this Lime taken into the transaction, and on hie recom mandation the Seeretary of the Treasury authorized the receipt of $100,000 as @ compromise. a minor con. Ungent exactions, however, that mm was Increased to $127,000; and, besides thai, another equally unfounded sai in Paforonce to harry wine, imported from Cadis, 12 a turther tae of some 000 more, Half of these Sums Waa accounted for to the government, and the half 4 the Custom House officers, and @ ry of J who ficured as informer, $4,000 of the amount c even to the pocket of the solicitor to the” Alb those fonts, aud many more to effect, were olicited by a comunttee of fo Boston a fortnight ago. The catas- trophe of Mr. Wiltams" ‘Bad end eretbe day appears to bedimeotiy traceable to those Custorn Houso officials who, for, their own agerandisement, wortted this old man into Buch aoch a state of excitement ax actually to deprive him of bis reson, in waich condition it is charitable to suppose he was when he the pistol against his own life. 2k. enact POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Grrnna tre Besr. —Chemists assert that cheese is ail putriment, It was a knowledge of thi fact, nodoubt, that induced John Lawrence to take a box of ghecse from Joseph B. Leggett, on South street, As ho medi- t in the lock up, where Judgo Mansfeld von- feet upon the effects of knowledge, he must have some faint glimmeringw of the trath that minder: somo crrcamstancos at least Ignorance is bliss, and that in this case in particular It wag folly to be wise, Nivran 1x TH Boo,—Otto Rusch, not thinking himeelf ‘as sharp 88 he Ought to be, cast about him on Monday afternoon for something to bring himself up to his ideal standard of acuteness. Happening in the premises of Mossrs Doty & Co., in Maiden lane, he found a box con- taining seventy-six pounds of oil stones, worth $41, The thought struck him that these might possibly help him out of his dilemma Accordinely he put them on his shoulder and set ont for his homo, When he had got as fnras Division street, at the corner of Cutharine streot, he attracted the attention of an officer who took him to the Essex Market Police Court before he had a chance to teat the efficacy of his prespective device. He was held to. answer by Justice Mavsfictd. “Ir Wau Never Do rox Lanny O'Bures,”’—Lawrence O'Brien was brought before Justive Kelly yesterday morning charged with assaulting Robert Shepherd, a conductor on a Third avenue railroad car, with a pistol, cutting him and bruising his face and bands, Lawrence says ie was riding up in the car late at night, being the onty passenger. Shepherd (who is a man about a hoad over Powsecre) came up to him and said, “Are you the O'Brien J beard so much about—the fighter?” Lawrence admitted the correctne:s of the conductor's surmise in regard to his name, but modestly expressed ignorance of his having acquired any such extended Tepntation as to bo known to his interrogator. Shep- hord, O'Brien says, made several inquiries further in re- gard to hia (©’Brian’s) weight, expressing a desire to know it he fougnt “tay”? or ‘light weights,” at the Sane time bracing Bim-in ap ag though he'were dis- posed toexb:bit his own KNOWUrg~* of the manly The reply to this is the matter of complaint Lawrenco was held,jn $600 to ansver. : A Disnonnst Exar Messrs, Topping & Co., dong business in Church sfeet, have forthe last fow weeks lost varions articles rom their promises in a mysterious manner, To solve the mystery they set a watch, which resulted jn strongY S"specting Joseph Buck, Jr., an en- i atties are im the basement of the buiid- fe Relate ever, bad access to all parts of the store, and ag the g:Picion was so strong against him the po- lice of thei, precinct took him in churge yesterday afteruor: 18 tho possession of the prisoner wore found certay amail articles which belonged to Topping & Co, Mogi’ yas searched, and in a trunk belonging to tho Higher's wife was found a silk dros: pattern worth $00, @ had been gtolen from the store of Moers, Sulz- Com Gutterman & Wedeles, located on the second joor of 182 Church sirsct. Pitck confessed to taking the sik, and Justice Dowling committed him to the Tombs for trial. In tho prisoner’s possession was found acounterfeit $100 bill, which bad beon taken from Mr. Sulzbacher’s desk. freaLinc a Case oF Saoxs.—Two men, giving thoir nemes as James Sullivan and James Johnson, were arrested by a Third precinct officer on the charge of hay- iag stolen a case of shoes, valued at $80, from in front of Mr. Darwin A Smith's store, in College place. When arrested the prisoners were in the act of placing the stolen property on a truck preparatory to removal. They were lay arraigned before Justics Dowling and yesterday committed tothe Tombs for trial, Johnson is twenty- ‘ne years old, and Sullivan 28. Davina Carrie Tunovaa 1am Strsers.—On Monday it officer 1,740, of the Twentieth precinct, arrested Charles Hitchooek, as the latter was driving some cattle al ‘Ninth avenue, in vioiation of » Corperatien ordi. ance. Hitchcock wae nrraiened betore Justice Ledwith nd morning and bound over for trial in the eum o . A Cosas Faeaaw Snes Tor. Ecernant.—Allan Hilder fg agcholastic young man who claims for his gma mater the classic halls of time-honored Yale. He is but re- cently matriculated and enters upon hie collegiate curse ‘with bright visions of the future glimmering before him. Barely a woek ago he parted from hie mothor, and, mak- ing straight for New Haven, was apeedily enrolled a3 a Yalo Lg eer y? celohanie miele event he Hangs to pis uarters, havi rst inv in ind. of peanut and proved eadnenled. a high old re He forud this Raving y with a copy of the strict rules of bis foster Institution, ho ioduiloe fost 8 might be a . He a ark on the ground of severe sic es in e family and took the first train for New York, in this city to enjoy himself with the utmost license. With a deep sense of the new dignity which rested a; him he visited all the first class saloons in the city, drinking only first class drinks. The upshot of the matter was young Hilder be. came uproariousty drunk, und in this condition saltied out to see the elephant. Where he wont and what he ——in the morning, eold and A ¢ruuk, et toes fal, ey wheren sleepily tramping Lis beat in Wash- ington square, stambled over a supinely reejining form. ‘It was the face of a very youthful person, on w! feir cheek the down was scarcely started. His hat lay at some distance from bim, and his bare head, turned opward, was carelorsty disposed ‘among the leaves and cravel, while his feet = lod loosely over the wail of the fountain, almost touching the water's surface, A soli figure lytng thus alone in an open park, at this untimely hour, at the officer into wakefulness, as he thought that Toe —- ree had bene be ae A oa al oti of a m! grunt, a hiccough, a snore and the opening Sha bap boris Peaeured him; and shouldering the form of the unconscious sleeper he bors him to the station houge. In the morning the boyiah st with pale ips and hagcard cheeks, with garments soiled and dis- ordered, ptood up at the Jefferson Market Police Court, where tho Justice dismissed him with a reprimand, some good @drice about youths who are jost leaving home for the first timo, and a suggestion that a return cary the early train would be most highly bene- AX Ovan Arercrtonatn Drsposrrion,—Andrew Cowen is & man governlly liked by bis neighhors, and ts regarded 88 @ very good sort of a m He lives on East Twenty- Atth etreet. Unfortunately, a too unsaspecting natur’ andia wo frank disposition are his distinguishing ene-ac- beats Ho tovens ihe flowing bowl, and deltyite o4 evedings when the wind whiten anny eeNau to gather afound the warm fire of a barroom umber of acquaintances, with whom he may while *8Y a pleas- Ant hour of two over a xinee of hot On Monday night this soéiat n went into « sesOd On Sixth ave onud, where be thoucht to meet a namver of hie friends, None of those were preadht,, howeve, the only visitor being » man tamed John AfcGovery, a stranger to him- gel. Tuviting the stranger to driny foil into acon. versntion, and over many drinks feame very (ricnudly. Cowan emptind his glaxs ao often Mat tbe most affection. ate olements of his nature were fully aroused, and so warm wero histec!\ngs towards benew made acquaintance ~ he vc bot rake ron vas beh bmi eroal bags — Wlitie in su: prox is pock- etbook rtously found ta way, Into. MeGevera's pocket, who, pleading an enmgement now tore himself reluctantly away. Ina fewmoments a(terwards Cowen becoming @ry auain drank nee more and felt for his money to pay for hie drin). His money was gone. Ho was loth (9 suspect the afable aod suctal McGovern, but bo still bad sens enough fo know that that individual had bees the only one woo had approached bim during the wast He promptly saltied out after an officer, and fouad that vieiing guardian of the night enjoying a saooze in ® protectedtoorway, Pursait was made, and MeGovern was spediily overtaken. Ho denied all knowledge of tho iteft; but when he was searched the pocketbook and jircontents, amounting to $110, were found in his poekt. He protested that he knew not how the wallet camo there, but he had to submit. Jus- tlee Ledwith yeserday committed him for trial at the Gonoral Sessions » THE ASSOCKTION OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. Cixciss att, Oot, @, 1866, The Committee appointed by the Association of the Army of ths Tennerseo have about completed thelg ar Tangements for the reception and entertaiament of the members en the 14th of November next. Every who at aay timo belonged to this army will be sported to atiend in foll uniform. Generals Groot, Sherman, Howard and Logan, the successive commaniters of thig Army bave accepted invitations and will te present. lembers will be pasted over ail the principal rnilroads half the usual rates of fare, and. amplo arrangomenta @ Woon made with the proprietors of the different hotels for the accommodation of the officers at reduced rata Tho ineeting te expected to be full and interest Oy COURT CALENOAR—THIS. DAY. Svrnewe Court—Crcurt,—Part 1—Noe, 2183, 94: 2137, 2180, 2141, 2143, 9145, 2140, 2151, 2155, 216: 21501, 2161, EO 2467, 2180, BI71, B78, 2175) |, —Now 1856, , 1862, Ws 1865, 18 1370, = 1874, 1876, 1880, 1882, ine, 1890, 1 “4 1837, 1296, 1688. 1099," 437, 429, 831, 1 18, b4%, pone Cocar— Sretat a —Nom, 160, 170, 1 1 194, 243, 178, 168, 105, 166, 167, 138 00, it, 168, 104 : Court or Gaxera, Seeows.—The following is the calendar for to-day:—Grand larceny—Levi Abraham, Julia Brown, Samuel Concklin, Bernard McGee, Joseph H, Clintonaad Catherine O Rourke. Burglary in the first degree—Louis Isaace, Burglary In the third degroe— George Brown, Thomas Lynch, John Williams and Henry ©. Mountford. Felonious asaanit—Houry Posey. Rob- bery In iret degreo—Charles McKenny, James Ken. nedy and Sarah Kennedy. Violation of lawe— Joha Schenck. 992, 1988, 190% Part T1.--Nom. 1923, | 20 787, ' 1409, tes, inn 211 Tit, vet, 1008) a, Pmauer's AssoouTton.—Ata meeting of tho Now York Firemen's Association, held at their rooms, corner of Fourth streot and Sixth avenue, on Monday evening! last, the following officers were elected:—Henry Wilson, President; Wm. Lamb, First! Vieo President; Louis J.) Parker, Seoond Vice President; Robert Wright, Record. ing Secretary; George W. Lefferts, Corresponding Secre- tary; Gi i are nM [Com John H sigh Bimos Fegan wings) Ue pavtor otng farstahea i wee eaehyree atc, he moat le, the Ssooratious are the fire cap worn by Chior Engineer C. V. Anderson; a pair of brass nted to Rogine Com) No. In 1825; side for Engine M jonament in Trinity charch yard ; 0 ot tneine t 0, per pipe-of Also fire certificate, 5 David Byie, Chlot Engineer of the Phitudsiehie Fee De ire. beret he mn several mementoes presented by mem- N, ¥., and Bel ‘Conn. *Thiv amociation fe Ans Hourishing condition, having received.and otertainod three visiting fire companies the year: They are also. mak! tions te give a ball on Christmas nignt, ‘and the committee ill use all endeav mak % will use. ora {tone of the moat select balls of the season, - 4 Tus Morcox.—The dead body of # man, apparently. Jately dtowned, was brought into the Morcue late on. Montay evening. He appeared to be about fifty years of age, five foot nine inches high, bazel eyoa, brown hair and bikhy whiskers, tinged: with gray; stoutly built, supposed to be a German. He had on a gray flannel abirt Vet eray cassimere pants, gray len and bigh Stoes, The body of another man was brought | in ababout Re same time. His description is:—Fifty- five yeara of; five feet seven inches high, thin build, gray eyes aDAtHont* board He wore a gray nel shirt, white muslin yec! Plush velvet vest with yellow spots, short gny aack coat. heavy drab pants. and no sor stocking, This body appears to have been im- mersed Jn water or a considerable time, : ‘Lavnou or 4 N&r Scnoongn at Norta’ Porv, L. 1.—On Monday last & ney and vory handsomely modelled achooner was launchd from the shipyard of Mr. Jesse Carli, at North Port, Leng) Islaad, Hor dimensions are tollows:—Length of reel 99 feet, breadth of beam 27 feet, depth of hold 10 feet, between decks 4 fect. Sho Theasures 350 tons, old miasyre, Her frame {3 composid of whits oak and chestnut larger than is usnally found in vessols of her ciass. For lives are sharp, and give promise of great sped. The semis what is. called an elliptic stem. She is intended toh the fruit.trade, and is owned by Captain Vonderhill, \fyecrs, Rogers, Jesse Cartland others. She will be naned after the’ jatier gontloraan, who is her builder. Aftrthe launch, these present partook of a neat collation, @i@ toasted’ the suo- Coss of the now craft. Sorrosep IxraNticipa—Fate on Moday evening Mr. John Andrews, who was ona visit at he house of his father, in Washington place, discoveredon the roef of the building, 15 Washington pinon, a baket whose: pe- ©uiar odor indaced him to make a cloxé investigation. Th basket was found to conta n the remans of a young aus child, an an anna Nate of @composiion. he buy was taken to the Fifteenth preci house aad the Coroner notified. Papiaes esos A Boy Drowxrp.—Coroner Naumann yaterday held an inquest at the Police dock (Battery) on he body of Willian H. Mack, a Ind seven years of ag, who was found floating in tho water at that place. Diseased left his home, 25 Washington streot, ‘inthe 34 int, and did not return. From the fact that he was subsequently keen playing around the Battery, it ts thought that ho felt overboard and was drowned. A verdict to chat effect was returned. CITY POLITICS. Dewoocratic Ustox Nowrrationy—The Demooratio Union County Convention mot lasvnight at the Cooper Institute, and organized by the cloction at F100 Michael Connolly as Chairman, and George Legarson,"P. H. Mc- Donough and E. J. Montague as Secretaries, The first candidate put in nomination was General Charles G. Valpine (Miles O'Reilly), who was nominated by accla- mation with great enthusiasm. The wards wore then called on thonomination for Surrogate, when Robert D. Holmes received 122 voter, and Gideon J. Tucker 54 ‘The nomination of Mr, Holmes was then made nman'mous: on motion of Mr. D. C. Birdsall, seconded by John T. ke called for 3: when . ny it Oppeared Ul recewed. Was declared the unnoima is Hontigen | °°C™ VO And For the office of f, Joho H. Anthon, on acall of wards, was declared the unanimous anminee: the office of Coronor there were six or Stunt, wang hd in nom! ‘but ex-Coroner Schirmer clcarly the choice of the Convention, after an in’ormal batiot he was. Wo wolnh mnanimeus a clamation, on mation of Mr, ‘m. 5 The Convention then adjourned, with a vote Of than! to theofficers, and appotating a committer of one con gath ward to notify the candidates of their election, ‘Tho utmost confidence was expressed that the main part of the ticket thus put in nomination will be elected triumphantly. McKeon Daxoonatic Covsrr — Delegates wards of the of the McKeon democrat Ta the aity | @nvention at No. 114 East Thirteenth evening, for the purpose of nominating can- street, didates for county offices, The csnvention was organized ‘by the appointment of Mr. Michtol Halpin, as ‘chairman, and Mr. E. M. Plain Mr. Evans secrotarien, A otion was then le ta go into a nomina- jon for gounty officers, two or threo of the delegates rising and advocating that cours of procedure, on the,motion was abotlt fo be ig 'o the meoting tt becane manifest that a dtecurdapt el \t was present, and as of good order anf docoram, k seasher of motions and amendments, wholly out of raised by members who displayed mech iecabitny ones their asserted ciaims were nt led by the chair- man. The motion to nomiate candidates finally declared lost, aod it was a bing take an informal vote for the same obj-ct, Gader «n Paling Gideon J, Tacker received ree jority of re for Surrogate. At thia juncture a motion to adjourn was mado and put @ vote. Thephairman decided in favor of the oyes, This decision created considerable confusion, asf @ number of the delegates shouted that the jroveedin; were being conducted fairly.” ‘Thechalrman’ silt held to i declaration, ant, putting on his tint moved towards the door. Several members: started to Ivave the hall. While there movemerts were going on, the names of a hal” dozo: ntlewmm were called te take the dhair and resume sinew of the meeting Mr. Halpin. =e, duced 0 retura to hie post apd ee the scdings, uformal jantinued and resulted in Tenalce of Jes ott, tne Recorder; Charles G. Hein, for ; and Smith Ely, Jr., for Suj nor. yrs. Schirmer and McMichael teccived tie votes or Coroner, Hore another strenuous effort was made to adjourn, but ft ended in failure, On motion 't was decided to take @ formal ballot for the nomination of didates, and the Chair ica ‘Charles F. Price, Daniel O'Brien and hn ¥. "Walsh os Inspect —- q resulted in the sélestion of Gi J. Tucker by 49 votes) against 6 scattering; and for Re- corder, John, Loar» lag nb phe pag hd ge Amid mndh confuston, during which the charge of traitors was freel, ‘agains’ those who voted in tha affirmative, the adjourned to mect again at the same place next yy evening. Rapteat Cousty ATING ConvENTiON.—Several of the members and of the republican party in this county met last evening, at eight o'clock, in the hall ‘at No, 600 Broadway, for the parpose of making normina- tions, Alexander MpLeod was appointed Chairman, with James McCartlin, John Contrell and George C. Ellison Sec- retaries. The meeting opened by some gentlemen pre- forring snrious charges against others; with having x i 4 Mozart (Democratic) County Nominating bled in full force Inst night at Mozart ward of the city being fully represented. of the Twenty-first ward, was uhanimously and Mosern. Samuel Mullen and John from = fhe i this ace on oom. men sored we he ’ Captain ye casey where Ce Saha i han ‘and tek the 14 nd ured could tentify aa to Jen tipon thera the neceaslty of Togistered, an those ‘who wore not ‘could not have the privilege of ‘voting. The adjourned. eciing of thie body was held Jest evening ot the hall receiving the Executive Committee's report on the pris conventiogs Biections wilt be held on the 16th < ) hall-past seven P, M. to nine P. M., to elect seven delegates from each Ammambly dletrict (9 attend the county and judicial conventions, and seven dei from each ' Congressional district to the Congreasional Convention. Primary conventions wit te held sional id place o: holding the Dames of the inapootse will be report was. to meet at the call of the chairman. POLITICAL RIOTS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALS, Riot in Newark, N. J. Newarn, Oot. 0, 1866, A disgraceful fight occurred at the Sixth ward polls to-day, continuing for about half an hour. Clubs were freely used, and several were badly injured. Riots in Indiana. Inntanorois, Oot. 9, 1866, A terrible riot occurred at Richmond, the county seat of Wayne county, in this State, last night The ‘Grand Army of the Republic," composef.of radicals, attacked & conservative’ meeting and drove General Meredith, Colone! Bickel! and Jadge. Gooding from the stand, all narrowly escaping with their lives. Another riot occurred to-day at Terre Haute, in which Lee Kirtley.was shot and kfied by a policeman. A num- bor of those engaged in the riot were wounded. Kirtley had been an officer in the army, was a democrat, and is reported as having been a desperate character. The Democratic Headquarters In Baltimore Attacked—Timely Interposition of the Police—Wloody Street Fight Between Op- posing Factions—Several Persons Wounded, ea Barrons, Oct, 9, 1866. There is éremendous political excitement here in view Of the municipal olection to-morrow, To-day, unex- pectedly, a mob of radicals, numbering~but-few men, @uddenly attacked the Nationa! Union Headquarters, on North street, tore down the United States flag, and after- wards invaded thp office of the Evening Transcrip', where they did some tifling damage, dispersing for a time the employés. ‘There being no anticipation of tronbie the attack was entirely unexpected, and could not immediately bo met. ‘Tho police arrested nono of the offenders, Great proparations are making on both sides to-night, but as the judges have declined to reccive the votes of any bat those registered last year, which only includes one-fourth of the voting population, the radicals expect to succoed. They have Mayor, police and judges of @ioction all on their side, with four hundred additional armed police to aid them. Governor Swann haz, how- ever, power to remove Police Commissionors for dore- Motlos of duty, and, if necessary, may do so, Great apprehension exists as to the results to-morrow, ‘both sides being armed and embittered. The Press Despatch. Batrotone, Oct, 9, 1868, Considerable excitement occurrrd this morning at the eorner of Faltimore and. North streets, occasioned by an attsok made by a number of republicans on the democra- tic and convervative headquarters. A national flag, which hung su">n4ed in front of the building, was cut down, and for a tims there were great approhensions of a most serious difficulty, ‘The police promptly came to the res- cue, and compollen+ne rioters to return the flag, which was forthwith restorea tg its former position. Last night @ party of ceecervatives made an attack Upon some republicans in the easton section of the city, which resulted in a fierce fight. John Gately, one of the attacking party, waa shot, receiving thres bails im bis body. His condition is exceedingly precarious, Several other pacties were slightly injured. Reports are circulating of an inteation on the part of Governor Swann to remove the Poljce Commigsinnes of Ghia city, dh the ground of alleged official miscopuct in making arraugeménts for the muritcipal electiot The report Sooasions much discussion, the »publicans Maintaining that the commissioners have 40¢ violated tue law, and that the GovortiOr gunnot exreise such au- thority anit the ‘commvaonges tave Sraf io: triads. convicted of unlawtut omdvtl, as they are Placed in office by the Legislatury @nd not appointed by the Governor. ‘Tho conservatives, on the rher hand, minintain that the Govornor can remove the Police Commissiouers the same as any other State officers, Newspaper Accousts of the Riots in Balti- a more, ‘From the Baltimore S: oorath In thelgidet of the local political excrtomsae which prevails it is unfortunate that collisionsare not avoided by the adherents of the different parties. Last night several occurred between friends of the conservative and radical candidates for municipal offices, wrhoh, aa neatiy an opald. be aacerteived i ffion as uri I= ties of the kind, the Johneon and Swann Clb of the py Ya ed ou yd to attend street, and pestarine D ‘eA Cole, on the corner of Eden an said to the Fourth ward com! when trona taalde € ns pe sid came o words-non led to blows, and. blows ‘sere. followen vind ° per- pistol shots fired indiscriminately. A number of maltreated, During the melée a man named John G: attached to the Fourth ward club, residit fom atreet, received. three. pistol’ Dalla tm the 8% a04°- = ‘ dork removed to his resi , aiderva oy Diffon called to attend him. Paianehe os va Seany dangerous. Sharalscge, NAGnIEhL nt [Freee coe Baltimore America: Last sicht aboat eight o'clock a shooting affray occur. in (republican).) red » the intersection of Favette and Eden streets, ewting ina man named John Gately being serion: wounded, receiving three balls in the right aide of Te. print, by covery bystander, Consiatent with the E 33 é z 3 ay as i } 3 i i i i i i E i H Natiowat Dawocnatic Congumsmovat Soxvestion.— ‘The National wing of the democracy held their conver tion at Nelson's Hotel, Flatbush, yeatelay afterno, for the Second Congressional Bernant Hughes is bret. THE CATHOLIC COUNCIL IN BALTIMORE, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. “ Baumwors, Oct, 9, 1866, ‘The congregations of prelates and theologiana com- Posing the Catholic Council assembled at ten o'clock yesterday morning in secret session, and remained until half-past one P. M. Bishop Rosecrans preached in the evening om the tert, “Faith Cometh by Hearing.” ‘The proseedings of the Council to-day continued to be held with closed doors, and in the Latim tongue It is therefore impossible to get them for publication. The public, howover, are trested. to sermons every day by one or other of the eminent bishops who are in at- these sermon: tendance; and in 1s the claims of the charch are put forward with clearness and sustained by able arguments. ‘The aubjects or heads of the discourses are succinctly stated as follows:—The miraculous existence of the church, fakh cometh by nearing, the office of the Holy Ghost, the visible head of the church, the sanctity of the church, the .‘uthérity: of the church, the infalli- bility of the church, devs tothe blessed Virgin, tho mature and constitution of the church. These Ais- courses, being authorized disquisitions onthe subjects of which they treated, wi!l probably be collected for publication, and wili be largely circulated in Catholic communities. PRESBYTERY OF NEW. YORK. Prominent Clergymen Present—Needy Condi- tion of the Scotch Chureh—Trouble in the Nyack Church—A Pastor Charges Hly Par. fshioners With Falsevead, &c. ; The semi-ennual moeting of the First Presbytery of New York, which includes a large number of the churches of this denomination in this city, and in the towns along the Hudson river to Nyack, was heid yes. terday morning in the edifice corner of University place and Tenth street, Among the prominent clergymen it were Rev, Dre. Scott, Rit Murray, Pronddt, reba, Campbel B.D. Smilth, Lowrie, Itubrie, Steven: gon, mson, Shedd, Ciark, Paxton, Alexander and Wines. There-wore also several distinguished laymen nt, Rev, Dr. Sal! having offered prayer, the Rev. jorse Powell, Moderator, preside, and called the Pres. bytery to order. ‘The usual committoes oa sessional re- cords of the churches embraced in the Presbytery were then read and approved, and the minutes of cach church were subeedegy adopt The Rev. Dro Trnre calied the attention of the Board to the needy condition of the Seoteh church, and of the necessity of giving It immediate aid. A resolution com- mending the church to the sympathy of the Presbytery was adopted, Acommunication signed by forty-five membors of the Nyack church waa read, calling the attention of the Board to the condition of the church, siating that unless the Presbytery cdme to their aid they fear a total disso- lution, Roy. Dr. Soort read an answer ‘Tho Vommittes on Biils and 1 Presbytery a poution from ce church of Nyack, and recommend that it be. read. The committee farther recommend that thy following answer be given to said petition :— “The Presbytery understand tha’ this petition has ref- erence to thr difficulties in the church ut Nyack, upoo which resolations have already passed itv judgment, and the brethren who were aggrieved did not avail them- selves of the right to appeal, Therefore Resolvod, That respecting the docirine tanght or the sen timents uttored by pasturs tn the pulpit, whether in harmony with our confession of faith the Presbytery in the judge; and the Presbytery cannot permit private members of tir churches to arty elves st the pastors or to din. turd the Pakee of @ roh on the grounds of their opinions Fegurding thelr pastoral duties. solved, That the Presbytery exhort and enjoin the peti- thoners to cease all further ngitntion, to seck to heal divt- sions, and to pray and labor for the prosperity of the church which they profess to lave.'* ‘The Rev. Dr, Scorretated, in support of the paper, that the Presbytery hed taken action on the appeal, and hence they could not review it again, Rey. Mr. Corry, the pastor of the Nyack church, sald tho statement that the prayer mecting was de: was utterly false. If the forty-five members who had signed their naines to the appea! had attonted the prayer meet Inge they would have discovered that fact, He did =% bolieve fat Boi of them had been present ata 2 ayer meeting for three years. Farshor discussion on ‘tne eomnmanione pte, in whi v. Dr. Scatt, Rev. Mr. . Dr. oth took part witen the swtler Was ‘postponed the evening Fession, —- wean ANT TEST CASE, Tho Individual Liability of Storkholders for Debts of a Gbrporation. ‘SUPREYR [AL TRRM, Before Judge Daniels. Ocr. %.—Leonard B, Lindsley and Others vs. Predericic Simonds and Others. —Piainiiffs in this case aro holders Of notes amounting to more than $19,000, made by the European Petroleum Company in favor of one Lakons. ‘The defendonte were topkhgiders in the company to the WOU H $2,080, ‘The company bas not paid the notes, and this action is brought to enforce the individaal lin- bility of the stockholders, under the tenth scotion of the General Manufacturing law, and asks judgment for $2,000, ‘the amount of their stocks. Mr. Goorge C, Gennett ap- peared on behalf of plaintiffs and ex-Judge Gilbert Dean for the defendants. The complaint averred the thaklow and delivering of the notes, thelr transfer to pia'=fif, he commnniecation. dita shat all of the stcok had not been paid a leo averred the Bomponeoment of an nei e. far the deb, Bit Sid Boe, FAR roepeelen| obtained agai ye Ci ED g to the complaint on the grou Rot rtate facts eufficleont to conasitute a aotiod, “Tha. xpi merous; the pi False by defendants counsel GA ARs sara gi = eg ‘under the act mn ‘quéetion cannot moke & nate xcept ‘a debt actually contracted jn the se sper ‘of ita corporate powers, and tha; ocensary hat was t¥¢ COnMderat nn, the cee ing a eae ae as tng tion WOR /arainut debts d Ohurs stookholders to compel 2 charg and Mk was bighiy peunl in ite chats iy Poibt beteral oe mast be siricily construed. 4 conte were eited Third thorities from the Coufboutd ‘be commenced Aguinst .o that before an 2¢¥ént must be ob:ained, an >xccution stockholder @jtfned unsatisfied against the fompany, seed sai Foplted fully. owing that te 4 antici i ern, r ing the argument, D Ricrved his decimon, ey mage: PILING LUMIQER IN. THE STREETS. Accident to a Boy—Action Against Ue Owners of the Lumber. SUPREMR. COURT-@EIKCUrT—P Before Judge Davis. Oor. 9.—Hugh O'Reilly, Jr., by his a Henry W. Sage and Dean Sag’. — Defer in this eult are carpenters, and as it ie alleged, placeda pile of boards upon the sidewalk in First avenue, betwen Thirty-first and Thirty-secoad streets, While the plagtiff ws plaring stick which Meditations and Reficctions During the §%e. vere Evenings of Autumn—Conning the Fash- ‘The approach of autumn has ever veen hailed wits @ Jess hearty greeting than that which consecrates the ed- vent of spring, and. yet doos not a matronly brunt de serve as cordial a welcame as a budding blonde ? ‘The man whose heart does not beat at the coming ef that goddess whose gariaad is. composed of clusters of rich purple grapes, gleaming from under the varied tints of autumn felinge, must be very callous indecd, a mam whom neither of the jolly gods, Morpheus or Bacchus, will ever influence, The sighs, regrets and desponding glances of our, betes when the first ungentle breezes raise 's few fallen loaree at their feet are, fortunately, shortlived. They seldom. last longer than the spare of time usually required fare daily constitutional up one avenue of lime trees ané down another; “or,"perbaps, if the belle has @ took ber hand, and that -book be @ sélection of Be Lamartine’s meditations, the deepondent fit may siregme on into deep melancholy, unless an anti-scntimental maiden trip forth (o meet the solitary muse, waving high on air a very differont literary production, entited “The Last Number of Parie Autumn Fashions,” The above circumstance did Jately occur at the chateau de R***, and as goon as tho buoyant intehder | disturbed tho reveries af the. pensive loiterer the sigh ing of the wind, De Iamartine and the dead leaves were forgotten, Hoth were soon arta in arm, or rather, as Rirls like-to be on Clamp*tre occasions, each hela one ‘arm lovingly sround the other while they ran over the last, description of the future attire which is to heighten thelr beauty and captivate heartedefore wintor. Meanwhile the breeze boca mo gusty wind, the reread clined their drooping headg thé’ willows bent, bus eft there things, and the hunter's horn in the distance, eam® the baying of hounds not far pf, were unhesded, for the two enraptured maidens were intently studying a ait absorbing fashion plate, At length the clouds ‘were hastily driven onward and darkened the park, but ees before the first heavy drops fell dil. the chetelainesdocte round in ¢ismay. Whon they did go they mearared their distance from the nearest cover, and the ran wild ensued proclaked the wiktoih of that decrod which aw imposed on us the agreeable oblig@oa of waaring hort petticoats, when pudties wiil adounc and macadens wit gplash. But to return Loup last navaver of antumn fashions: @& fell during the fist from the avenue of lime tres te the gardonar’s loko; under which the two tapedt: found sheiter Thwre 1 lay in the rain, and hat bao been for an occengic philosopher who delighted in stews walks during a aprm, it Wodd have been waahod er Diown out ef record. Let no ene henceforth say that philosophers erg saperduous Moybdws of society; for the.one th queston stooped, picked up the publica wiped ft just a If he were w reamnabie heing, picketed it Wien G6 rain hind poured tne we hae, pos more, during wich (ime tho muse and De selfish comme panion unceashgly cast looks of despair outer the hee Pitable lodgo, a ray of sn <lided across ths green and the prints of Indies’ top boots on the face. te as pature proveg tha: before re-onterinz the chates» wey had long eoxght whe lost fashion number. That did not find it we all know, and that distress pan 4 wo all guess ‘The sbrowd philosopher had repaired ee his own chamber, where he bad carefolly lait out the paper W «ry, and fat smoking meanwhile, ie thonghis, diting tue interval, ware as foilows:—Me- palatophele: was Favet's adviser, and allured bia ti soul to perdilion; these fashion writew are disgule Mephistopheloses; the fates have thrown one infernal cenevctions within my Teac abd iwit every worl of it."". He rose, propa ‘nk and paper, turned the wot stieets over, and agaia tefl -cted. ‘The putt ing of his cigar and the workings Of his features showsd that the inward man wea wrortling with an ipviahle power, Hr 4p adddenly and exclaimed, “Yea, men are J can’t marry becauee of the fash: 492% if mmolate fashions,” and clutching hold of tee number with Corocious. enerzy he added, “I'll estuse avery dingof 13 and lot ihe sheets driea undar his jory glante, Tend the chapter, which war hoaded shis:— FASHIONS POR OCTOBER, 1866. This ig how the information bezan:—“ beam empires, og ergs Lambailes, Marie Autoinettes have last that stage of perfection which nothing cam ‘surpass, The phllonipber rose and reached an iraneose di r le spuld not find fourreau, which tates all knov means the gored, narrow short; skirts whem, we pats overy day; neither could he comprehend the empires, wh! flows eiih i ia od hot dynasties, but tong, orn abyer 4 Tambeden bed Abtolnotton, : pik tie fies eae for French dictonseys Mtclod Ga. that wrong cen fos re rnd Was ia three volumes, aud’all sludents know Bs anf the Ve “th ; Bane aoe fp tho game. Ho’ J 3¥ Ty ‘8 looked at him all asiant, make them of eatin cat on the crosr, {ota of wa of them around all our Jackets and Pridgen *sfute nothitig a0 far; forthe ‘anguaze Which war nagitigible, 86 he bit the nib oF bis net rales gel Then the chapter went arid op wan PML) oped technical terms lo wound u| it Who have wiopted ene sation Bee pd pein nd Foner he pounce on Abu her big he ‘hich: looked over, and then another, ang Shai wo cas fe aible belied pitee of books, “¥e ° Of Eatll Re wen e tho dives? the fashionable suharor Pio ore jome 40 pale, English, tnat the newest materia Yigtng ect Stripes or plain satinets, cated Parts ta reme,” and our r uy wade of corded sitk, with ollaroste witha nap byt ing ‘eivot wtripeg, he same ferent shade to the Grenada iti 33 bn nb fou aden pe oe be gronnd; he had jo his hand flow under the'pilé and while reach- sir pe will Ogure ‘aan ing for it some bourda fell apon him, which he sus- = mon velvet Supe on Paty poi ‘Thee tamed serious injariea, bis Nog being werely fractured. | Taypriag SUUsCIA robe, which Is to be sent to the Aurmacese 4i0,000° fhe totincesecep, ets thet the | $f, <8" shih cut aud ayaa hey nek eat mages at $1 is i Spread hn Soin tothe ingot ea pee m hi'e the pl fowl; 3 hi ite cam the Jory gage # verdes for pail, ax ite say tht orate vera phoneme hank pessi damage ~ ry Tune Whee Pisinti®, Johy Sedgwick for de- miner Re ELE Xo the walsh and. have: tha coe fendanta, nb htt to ba i worked Or irtmned wa bi THe ATURE AND TRE COWSTITUTIONAL AMEND- f $B 'widm ace", aney "C72, *HOTt 804 willbe trimmed eur. fism ble, vat othere-will be covery vt wit Jo tard nod Fn To op emrsoty OF THE HERALD. hte Jon wride pepe re jeram from Selem, the capital of Oregon, pub- Ved OD Regis Siege cloaks, wi Nabed in this morning's Bomar nm, aated Coroner 6. tates |% fe DIS shite FM Toras, Which are to be made ‘that on Saturday last ihe Oregon Legislature vit ex- penged the former ratifontion or the conn Amendment by a vote of 24 yeas to 23 nayn The Legistatare of that State is now holding its Ofth reguiar biennial session, which convened on ®e 10th of Sep- tember, The two mowt importan) matiers requiring action at this seesion wore the adoption of rejection of the proposed amendment to tw conmiqution of tho United States and the clection of Senator for the term ‘One rev a t scarfs ‘qvender cash: Since bd, econ exams, “All Bare wit “ “ol Ei h fringe or tasseia, tlog 088 of jonmary 08, Uhese facte are asnetipied under a wide ind’, Yerrags Aad the first dipne, Poreading awning aver 1 it stddien = Hehad jell, rouse our Telecopeer ' dalle waa the name of R90!rmed due ey, diet a victim of ptatien {fortunate Preece ibe Whdow and thers he ort 708! He mart style of dinner famiOHh’ Most perpiering gray iy com) of a ever . Of six years from tho dth of Marcbnext to succeed the | which a low tight body and taal gut in Oe, wae Hon. J. W. Nesmith. In the Hous, of lower branch of | Of ribbed ict velvet Anothe| lady wor somet the Oregon Logisiature, consisting of forty-seven mem- era, tt so happened that jn order to obtain a clear re oe majority it was necseary to include two from Grant county, tt» erate for which were contestet. The republian eanudates were admitted to the seats at the commencenent of the session, and tho Laghlature proceeded at qual tthe adnption of the amendment and the olection of a Senator. matters being satis’actoily disposed of, as the ‘averiand tolezraph inforoy us, by the ot the amendment C4 the election of the Hon. H. W. Cor- bet United States the eerenon of the right to came action, The evi- ratio clemaan tied a Oregon pulous than their cltow hore. about manufactur holding a petty mabvrity In a legislative body, tor the two were by @ Hean Houre ‘at once sted png the democnim to their seata, This the Vorned thesoale, and tla detente of tue House have get rid of the vote eee of ou from the record by a DOUBLE SuICRE 1m BOSTON. f Borrow, Oot, 9, 1860, pedlanel ofan ah and Hanah McLaughiia, eins of pwent Crag! ‘s this wong, Yocked’ in each other's urns. They vers Une water by some toatmen —Maria Hannah MeLaaghiin eirviving wens? pesmenthcatiertanihdten. al APUBLICAN WOMINATION "ECLINED BY A FENIAN. / * ‘PraLo, Oct. 9, 1966. cape still richer in ¢ skirt, over wh intoe which @ had on b white taffeta under a ou shaded: gplam tunic, teimmed With white choyiie fringe, variegted with gold, and the fide pointe of tly poplum ended wd halls and tawels of tho same frimnjng.- The body ¥%* low and made of tae gold colored Aik, bot the shot Neeves were whee finged lappots emting in pornts ad (hqied, The philosopher's eve then wandered rite in centre of which stead the bright girt wht the doomed fashion boox She Was Wy cloud of Witte marin — 100 op over ik ping uuderskirt; her —corslet bod! pint over a high waite Ince chemisette and sl) urora. “That girl shall blush over every jal idiom," said he savagely, and he pil of dinner unmer sonahiess the pocket og crumpied up the inst fashions. After dinner, the evening being fine, strolied ha and the S timcapher sxsoseek br about the grounds, ed the rosy girl by brodacing her last number. “Yor Jight peed bat Seasinsted r out the creases on his knee, J wilfully hard hearted. Her delight Tnoreage veh asked for a few explanations of certain, ime gr Which he potitely called confusing. Site it we Si} can tell your readers in, thet 98 safer arg wmte ‘tis NOE ntnners aud dresmakers she bad men- load as being Mxpeaaltén,”* he tried tq smoot sce phtlosepbera C4 and ordered down bores ind boxes, the ms which be offered the fair tne “crbeille de mawiée,” orate Ie Mephistopheles was not defeated. ; lett ‘Te Crovens my Maasactvaerm.—The Boston Haid the inct of the existence of Asiatic cholera at Hale yous, Mass., is verified by statements of reliable gontie- gent Several deaths have already Cy] ionae saat be red a the. boerina be