The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1866, Page 6

ae a THE GALE. | Loss of the Sound Steamer Commodore. THRILLING STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS Vessel and Cargo Valued at $450,000. VESSELS ASHORE IN THE LOWER BAY EFFECTS OF THE GALE AT THE FERRIES, ELSEWHERE. &e THE STORM &e. &. The galo which vielied this city and neighborhood on of the most severe which has been Thursday we © Known for slovg nme. The wind throughout the day twas big), but st about four o'clock ite fury increased, ane tt coutinued to blow heavily.until about ten o'clock, when ite slorm assumed the character of @ hurricane, earrying boiore it everything that opposed iis relentioas power, Ihe gale was accompanied by » heavy iull of anow, #0 hea deed, that notwithstanding the dawp- news of the ground the feecy fakes in many places accu, smulated in drists of cousiderable depth. Throughout the night Wie wind was {rom west-northwest, and the weather was extremely cold, and yesterday morning and afternoon B continues to blow heavily from the samo quarter. In addition to the diasters to yestels, the detention of trains and the destruction of property occasioned by the storm, considerable incouvenience was cansed to the ferry trafic in both rivers by the unusual lowness of the water, There were yesterday morning several fect less of water tban has been the case for many years—a cir- @umstence which is to some extent explained by the supposition that the strongth and course of the wind tended to drive the water out of the harbor, The most serious disaster which has occurred as a consequence of the storm is the loss of the Commodore, a detailed ac- count of which is to be found below. The following ems coruprise the prypcipal eilects of the storm at and ear che city. Loas of the Steamer Commodore. Another steamboat disaster bas again to be added to the unusnally large number whieh unlappiiy swell the Met for tho year now drawing to # close—a year remark able both for the tinmense lot of splendid vessels host by, and the number of lives sacrificed to either bad man- agement, unsound ships, or the fury of the elements. Some short time ago it was our painiul duty to chronicle the wreck of the Daniel Webster, then the Evening Star, with her living freight of over two hnadred souls; next he Theodore D. Wagner and several others, and to-day we have to record the loss of the New York and Ston- tmgton steamer, the Commodore, with the wiraculous escape of her paskengers (except one) and crew, on a Right the severest that has been felt for a long time, when the winds biew @ hurricane and the frost chilled and froze everything exposed to its pierving cold my commopone, was one of the regular boate plying between this port and Roningtou, Connecticut, in conoection with the Sioning- Yon Railroad. She left Pier 18 North river, at four o’eleelc @e Thursday evening, under command of Captain E. F Oartiz, having on board about one huudred passenvers anda light freight, consisting of ary goods, merchan- fe, leather, &c., valued at $500,000, and proceeded well until about bal past eight P. M., when a terrific gale arose from the northwest and caught the vossel off the Stratford Lighthouse. The gale increaved in fury every moment, but for some time the Commodore braved # very finely, though laboring beavity aud every timber i ber shaking in suebh @ manner as to create in the minds of the pawengere apprehensions of her imme- diately going to pieces in the open sea, many of them avorring ‘that she could not be a sound boat to shake @ much.” SU she covunued fair on her eourse, answering ber bolm perfectly, peing handled tm a very foe macner, meeting with or accident nor mirbap until che caine near the Cornteld Lightship, be- yond New Haven, when the wind began to blow ina terrific manner, attacking the ship with tremendous fury, venderiog her utterly onmanageabie in a (ew moments, te refored to obey ver heim, aod could not by any means be kept on her course, Fhe was completely at the mercy of the wind and waves, which played with her for a eaort time as if she were but a feather on the sur- fase of the water, Soon the trying moment for all came, when one breaker, more furious than ail before, struck ber with terrific violence, ‘stove in” her bulwarke and washed the forward decke quite clean. Her smoke stake next went by the board and the din and confusion caused by this accident and ‘the nolke of the breaking of furniture, the crashing of lamps, tables and almost every movable articie in the qloon ball, staterooms and cabin, wae only excelied when it was announced that the stoves were toppling ever and that there war every danger of THR MINT OF PME. Many who before remained comparatively coot and quart now became intenrely excited, and the thonght that the most destructige of al! the elements bad con- a@pired to cause thetr total destruction took from them most of tho intrepidity whien #0 distinguished thetr be- ‘Ravior before. It wae a trying moment, indeed—the winds roaring with their utmont fury, he enow failing 3m thick and dampening Oakes, to be frozen immedi @iately by the piercing wintry frost, which, with ali the atiendant davgors was enough to chill aad treese the bixivest or the most coura-eouy eplrit, and to add to these fearful tnats came the ery of fro, and then the moment came which would shake the nobtest and the Mrongest of al} on board. Some portions of the ship dia eatch fire, and wore only saved from thin danger by the almort superbuman exertions of tho persons on board, who, after the greatest exertions, suceeeded in subduing ‘We Lawes, which, with all the dangor and the terror idspired, were almost preferable to the gloomy peas which followed. The stoves were upset, the fires pur out. the Inmps emanbed and the lights com piady extinguish and then im the dark. mess of 4 the with cold and snowy December Commodore was to be played most fearful and merciless gale; and in thie the unfortunate vewel continue for two Less | nd é until one o’olock in the morning, during which peri bo was as before stated -omplotely unmanageadlo. ell on board expecting her at cach moment to g FRARFUL EXCITEMENT ON BOARD, The excitement on board, from what ws as Imagined the statements made by roveral of the paseongers, must have been awful im the extrema, I must bare ‘Been a acone utterly impossible for the pen to dercride. tried #0 retain 1 proper coolness, their situation With a calmness truly. re ma kad'ie a such a moment dmominent perl, but mint were mevere others on hoard, nenees, on the wildness to heaven and 7 tried Biome almost completely acting te mantacs and shrieking with otill more belghtened by the wailing of a Irish emigrants, who, far from way from their own land, traversing watera that @ttor despair; their moanings, adicus to each other, mee enqes to {rivnds at home were beartrending, while thelr @xpresied certainty of immediate death blanched the cheeks of those around and caused the bravest to vl with fear, and to add still more to of ene must be mentioned, Tum CONDUCT OP THR RAND. DacR These hi Srp alec toh 2 el hes caliente were not only the most aseless in g nH i 5 ig 35 a : 3 i 3 eee have atthe ebewhere main); ) passen- who rendered | aE fy ng Iaiand sbore—the wind still contin oppoal gpa pog-r were erie ruoniug the sbip ashore oa Long Jaan two ovlook A. ase Layne wit striking on @ waudbar. in pel Poim, and very soon afierwards. Girne about two hap: yards from the shore miles west of the Horton Point Lighthouse. wore then dropped, and ia this, postion abt 1) morning, lesking constantly ail the & meantime she swung Upon the beach, and her alier bilged and sunk, so that the how was to the beach than the stern, and in vent further danger, it was decided to wineh wax done sucressiully. je LAPEMOATS hein th : € roel HiME slain [i ‘mill more furi the lifeboats, at w! passengers, almost bythe deck hands, worked with all their mights, Several atteropts proved aisudcessfal, but at last they succeeded in getting out one of them into the ith, or thirty passenuers in tt, aud. bearing a hawser ashore which being sitached at the otherend to the Commodore, and the other boats being. properly manned the pagsen-., gors were all lauded:ately, thoughin a wretched condi- on. Many of Cuem iakhcirexciienent to enter the boats Jomped into the sea, but were immediately rescued with the exception of one mau’ who up toa late hour last Bight was still missing aiid TAR YASSENGARS ON SHORE. The passergers, though safe from the wreek, wore fshy of them douamnbed and altuost paralyzed from the cold and wet, Not one pereon, saved their, baggage or achange of clothes, aud the Judies suffered severely trom their wet garments, under clothing and all being counpletely sox apd turning inte ice from the keen Trogi which prevalied at the ime, One of them fanded with notuing o1 a Dlaaket, with which she provided herself from th. ‘kod vesze!, as did the others, but which sotit © of comfort was afterwards taken from them w n board the curs by direction of an otticial of the wy. Another womaa @islocated hor leg wnile getting [rom the steamer into the boat, All were wrote! che extreme. Cold, wet, and after tuciy property they bad on board, in ful plight, after partaking of some poor they cook their places in the cars and York. having is 307 refeeshine SSENCRRE AT HUNTER’S POINT. xe Hunter's Point depot at half-past . yesterday, and were met by a crowd ous to hear of the safety of friends on ain the sight wes pitiable in the wokiog very delicate, and of course 4, stepyed from the cara shivering with ‘ng nothing to cover them bat dripping 4 Strong men also trembled from the chills om which many were protected only by a the colds hi: wet gariae’ of winter, wet and sosked blanket. Many of these had nothing underneais vut drawers and shirt and walking, im their ingy. One or two of the wo- mon, particularly We poor one who bad injured her leg, aivconsulate on the cold wooden seats aa the «building while tbe others were seeking some congsiauen, though apparently in vain to procure either a return of (ver passage movey or fonds enough to start thea on their road—but this they did not seem and cold and tired, with Searovty e000 y their ferrlage, they again started for New York, suflering more than can be here deseribed, but taunktal (© God for baving saved them from a watery grave. THM VESSEL, randed on the beach, near Hor- s washing madly over her and she es every moment. A portion of but if go, it will be but a very ehe took from New York, and in the meantime, ton’s Point, the wa: promising at $300,000, ve information las been gleaned from state- ments made by Licatenant Noyes, United States Navy, Jady and ster and other passengers who were on board ut the Uwe of the disaster, Underneath we append separate statements made by Mr. of Providence, KL, aod Mr. Day, President of ington Rail road MR. Haas) STATEMRST. At a good distance from Hunter's Point and pear Peconic tue Commodore became a complete wreck, hav- ing gone ashore at daylight; but landipg her passengers and erew, one hundred and thirty in number, of whom twenty-live were children, eafely. We had a good parsage onti abont ten o'clock, when the weather became very rough, and about half-past tea the wayes oun ight on our starboard bow, carrying away the bar (liquor saloun), About one o'clock both of our MMmokewiacks were carried away. The engines worked well nuit 1:00, when te water coming on board put out the fires. ive donkey pumps were working ail the time from midoight, and about wwo o’elock we came to anchor, ‘anc 200n ai terwards they (the donkey pumps) got out of order, ao then commenced bailing by band, and abont ff jock, finding her in a sinking condition, hove up por upd jet her drift, There was an alas of fire given once or twice during the night which cre- ated. mach confusion, but the fire was soon put out each timo, At eleven o'clock a man was either blown or jumped overboard, and nothing beard from hin. There is about five feet of water in the vessel where she is now ly- amg. bas no shelter, and the wind is ing a north. hy wos originally the cause of hePbcing blown ashore. The passengers got on shore by means of two boats-—the ladies went first—and the people trom the coast came down and lent every assistance they could in bringing as hore s aod wagona, The night on which wo were Wreeked was mounlight at Airst, afterwards dark aod very cold Captwin Curtis and his oilleers behaved very well, the captain being We last person to loave the sink- ing vessel. There can be no doubt but that the vessel wit be a compleve wreck; but all her passengers, save oge mad, are sale aud proceeded to New York tis even i They were principally from New York and Poila- deiphia, bound te Loston and points in New Hampshire and Connecticut, STATENENT OF JAMES 1. DAY. Mr. Day, Presidevt of the Stonington Railroad, who was on board the vessel al the time oc the disaster, has furnabed us wiih the following statcmen: feamer Commodore left this at ualf-past four o'clock P. eighty passengers—deok and cabin—aud @ quane tty Of froight for Stonington, At the time of leaving there was a steady wind blowing and the weather was quite cold, but the vessel behaved well and nothing of Qh GDisual nature ocourred until about hali-past teo o'clock, when the breeze, which bad been blowing freehiy from the west, came up with great violence, causing the steamer wo Von heavily. At thie time the vesse! wae in the victmity of the Canfield Light, end the storm continued to increase im violence, fo that at eleven o'clock P. M. it was @ perfect burri- cane. The flood tide set in about this tim, and we were then jn the vicinity of Horton's Point. The ves- sel then roached to."’ and, getting into the trough of the sea, became utterly vm: Every, actempt Dore:bie was made to keep the vessel's head to ine wind, but without avail, and tm about twenty minutes afterwards the smokestacks were carried overvuard, foley by the force of the wind, The sea was into & perfect fury, nnd the usual “caps” visiole on the Nong of & rough - ere the bay ug ab expanse cf eesthiing, ng wal covered with acd polling ike & cau Page erdind gerry em tag hg mg Lore georry or som jnapress a wit vees') woud go down, Lange numbers ‘ike Stedhgers haddied to- gether im the cabiuy and slmercoms, expecting mowen- larity that the ship would go to pieces, By almost su- human efforle dhe engines were kept kp od he vedse! was unimediately Leaded for the shore of Lung Inland. The gale continued to biow with unubated tury, enda heavy snow storm prevailed during the whole of the time the vesnol waa eoseartully exposed. We were perred wets go ihe port atcbur witha “shout peared we let go tl anchur within toreo hundred yarde of the Island We then gave the v & httle sheer on the side, aud sho went within two buadred the beach, «riking ou an even Keel, diatey lowered, and somo of the women were put in them, the order being gt f that the women and chiidren shoud ai] len: ili Hi fille : et i malo yasougers alo, crowded rooms, clamoring for provection and rarnest tones, wuile cuted cab ma had , wae and copper very = good moves, and deep, and wave consignees, Shayer & Sargeant. The Sea Breese, . with H bound to Rio Janeiro; Pe oe le of car wheels, oats and hay, , The Ferries. . The unusual lowness of the water in, the harbor yes, terday morning caused consideravle delay and annoy-° ance to the passengets on many of the ferry boats. At some of the clips, it was, impossible for the boats to eter until somo favoring wave buoyed them up to ithe landing place; while at others it wad found ‘imposaible. to take.any, teams, om . board, the scent from the boat to the ferry house being jto0 steep for safe transit, This remark applies to the South, Wall street and Hamilton avenue buate, ‘which were obliged to run to the nearest convenient {landing ere they could discharge their passengers. The ‘boats at the Jersey City ferry experienced the same dif- ‘Peuity and did not, fora long time yesterday morninz, take any teams on. board, fearng that their weight would make them too deep in the water to into the slip. ‘This was also the case with the ferries at Roose. velt street to Williamsburg, and at Christopher street to Hoboken. At the Tent sireet ferry to Greenpoint this shortness of water not only interfered with the traffic at the sitps, but also in the stream. The Greenpoint yester- day morning, while going from Tenth street to the other side, ran ashore on shell Reef, but was fortunate enough to got off again in afew minutes, witnout any accident to passongers or crew The damage she has susiained 18 not yet known, but she has been ly.ng at Greenpoint during the day, and is to be overhauled there, The float for freight cars in connection with the Em- pire jing, which should have been at pier 14 at seven o'clock yesterday morning, waa undbie to leave her moorings, the sinking of the water having left her fast. She, however, got atloat about noon and arrived at the depot a little after ono. The Sound Steamers. Most of the boats plying along the Sound were de- tained by the storm and some of them did not attempt to breast its fury. The steamer City of New York, which was due at pier 39 yesterday morning, found tho weather in the Sound so heavy that she put back into New Lon- don and will not consequently arrive bere till to-morrow night, The Fall River line ran no boat yesterday. The steamer which was due here this morning was detained by the weather, and was consequently Inid over till to- day, The steamer vaucus, of the Metropolitan line, pier 11, found the storm last night so heavy as to foree her to put back. She consequentty put into Holmes’ Hole, where she will remain till its fury has abated, The Storm at Harlem. The gale of Thursday uight swept like a hurricane over the district near Harlem, doing considerable damage_to many buildiags. Six houses on Alexander avenue and five on Wills avenus were completely un- roofed, and otherwise damaged to the amount of $10,000, A building joining the Ret House was aiso blowa dowa and entirely demolished, as if by a whirlwind. THE GALE ELSEWHERE, The storm seems to have swept all over the country, and to have Jeft proofs of its fary on every hand. The following despatches will prove its general prevalence ;— The Gale on Long Island. At Tailors’ Villa; in the vicinity of East New York, considerable darnage was done to mang of ih» houses by the gale on Thursday night. ‘Th honses are principa.ly ‘owned and occupied by German tailors, and the damage to their property will prove a serious pecuniary loss. Jersey City. The wind storm of last night was very severe, but for- tunately no material damage wag done in this viciaity. The snow which fell yesterday was cleared away, and this morning but few indications remained of its recent wesence. Some of the trains on the Central aad Erie Railroad lines were delayed a short time on their routes, but go far as we have been able to learn no other incon- venience was experienved, The Gale Along the Hudson. Povouxesrme, Dec. 28, 1866. Reports from all points, north and east, speak of the severity of the storm of yesterday and last night. Not much snow has fallen here, but above this place it bas Deen terrible, increasing in violence northward. At Hodson, to use the expression of a railroad brakeman, ‘ten times as much saow fell as here.” Between Hud- son and Albany the storm raged with unparalielied fury. In some of the cuts tp the Hudson River road betweon these two points the snow is plied higher than the smoke stacke of the locomotives and two trains stalled at Costicion last night, both bownd north. ¢ down train war also ptalled. A-trainfrom Aluany reached bere at two P, M. two-day, The up tains wil! get through to-night. No stages have arrived nere from the eastern part of the country to-day. ‘The snow between here and Beekman ia piled in huge drifts, The town of Lagrange Is about snowed under. Sonth of here but hitle snow fell. The wind at this time (seven P. M.) bas abated a little, but it ts still blow. ing heavily from the west. Newbarg bay is choked with heavy new ice, The telegraph wires are working ‘The Gale North and West—Tremendous Snow Storm -Kailronds Biocked Uy and Telegraph vires Broken Down, Yeon Owe A uaNy, Dec, 28, 1806. ‘The etorm yesterday and ast night wae the most severe we Lave bad in this locality siuce 1835. The snow fell to the depth of twenty inebes, and the wind blew a gale all might, creating immense drifie in some places eight and ten foot ip depth. ‘The gaie cont'nae: thie morning, aud new drifts are forming rapidly. Railroad communication ts entirsly suspended, The train due here on the Central Ratirvad ‘at half-past fonr yorterday afternoon ran into a snow drift at Weet Albany and could not be extricated. Am @ifort wae made to reach the train from this city. Six Jocomotives and two coaches were semt ow, but they could not proceed beyond the city bounds. A large gang of men were employed to shovel away the snow, but every effort proved futile. The was eo terrific tbat the mea were compl ‘up ip the drifts the awht two other passenger trains aad four or five freight trains succeeded in reaching West Albany, Bo farther. The snow was piled the pamsengers, who the the drifts of snow, were released and brought to this city presty well chilled and with most voracious on might ites, io trains have been aince last evening, or 3 i of snow fell on « level. mowing Acaors, Deo, 1964, and very boisterous. a e Deo. 28, 1866, heavy here, wichout much enow, upon the tracks, interfe ye J with The trains are running between thir ety and Bafalo and also to Niagara Falls, with two or more on the Aubora road are The Op this forenoon nearly me Of trains veins requir Wo i J Bark ‘Buu fo |anegea her auohoes Inst’ nlght, eat is tate » Western, of ancient Leviei mountanms. Boston, Deo, 23, 1866, British’ ‘shi’ Levanter for New York hidebauterea ‘The the gale yesterday off Highland Light, and put back and apebored ip ‘where dragged her anchors. and on the south ‘ide of Lo Island, ‘There she remains this morning, but wit! come ‘offat bigh tide to-day, having appareatiy sustained no damage thus far. : sear nry anes Be i up G é to the shipping ‘na runs" Howe, Des, 2%, 186 z te, of Belfast, 4 D, Jato Ragartowa to-day, by steamer Mimonansett, with lous of fore and mainnast, ‘nknown bark in, Tarpaulin coye, with loss of main-. mast. Total Loss of the Lag gy Fr Avausta, Ga 5 ‘Thie Keamtheh teporth tint the Behooner ‘sys » Apeatin Perkins, voon after leaving Jacksonville,’ , for Ha \vana, sprong ® teuk and afterwards strock om the sorth ,, shoal of St, Augustine bar, where she bevame.a io wreck, Tie schooner had on bodrd a cargo of amber, sshich would j\sobably be lost with the veswel, CANADA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TD THE HERALD. The Feninn Triats—Ceowley Sentenced to Death—Urawferd lmprisoned—Increase t the Militars—-The Case af the Robbers af the Koyal Insuraace Company, &e, Swaersscune, Dec. 28, 1866. Court opened at 10.4, M., Judge Jobnson presiding. There wasa large number of gentlamen of the Jegal pro- fession present iu order to witness the closing of the present term of the court. At 11 A.M, Mr. Ramsay, Queen’s Counsel tor the Crown asked that the court procesd to pass the death sentence on Michael Crowley, who was convivted yos- torday for being in arms against Her Majesty. Mr. Devlin 1d for delay in pronouncing sentence. The Judge asked for what reason Mr. Devlin said that fm this caso \t was established by the evidence tual Crowley, on the 9th, was not with the prisoners who wore tnvaiing the country, Judge Johbuson—Tbe views set torth by the counsel for the detence may ve right in cortain cases, bat bis ptesent applicarion for the arrest of jadgment cannot be granted. ‘The prisoner placed in tee pr order, Juds bar, Michael ( “sbox, When the erier proclaimed naon then seutenced the prisoner at the rowloy, to bo hanged ou Fr.day, the loth day of February. George Crawford was then placed in the dock on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The prioner having pleaded guilty, was then sentenced to imprisonment for three montis, The crowa counsel having informed the Court that, owing to hue lordsnip’s ruling in the case of the prisouer Howard, ue would not be able to sustain the iud.ctment against the prisouer Criwford as a citizen ot her Majea- ty's government, for attempting to levy war against Ler Majesty's subjccus in Lower Cauada, after a short ad. dross by the Judge to the officials the Court adjotraed, ‘The military received orders late last night to remain at Swoetsburg; also the waler police. It is rumored that the water police is to be immodiately increased, The military stationed at edford and Cowansville has been increased by two reziments of infantry and one of ar- tivery. Grifia and Knapp, the particulars of whose arrest has aiready appeared in the Hheavn, were examined yoater- day in Montreal for stealing $25,000 from the Royal rance Company in New York. After a thorough examination of the rs they were remanded. Phis tnorning ab eleven o' dir, risen aud Mr K aif of the desc nee Monek hambers for their discharge trom: rihe act, denying the allegations coutained it, and aieguig especially that the debt, if apy existed, foreign country, Mr. Bethone, Qneen’s counsel, objected, i@ Honor had no jurisdic- tion, as the case was in the bands of Judge Berthelot. His Honor consented that the petition should be filed. Farewelt Banquet te General Napier. Toroxto, Dec. 28, 1866. ‘The friends of General Napier, commander of this de- partment, entertained him at & bunquet last evening, which was of the usual festive character, He returns to England immediately. Genera! Lystead bee been named as his succosso! Heavy Snow Stormn in Canada. ‘ Tonowro, Dec. 28, 1866 The trains are not much delayed py the drifting snow. Doable engines are employed when necessary, The snow is three feet decp one ievel weet of Strafford, on tbe Boffato and Lake Huron Railroad. Gonzien, ©. W., Dec. 28, 1866. A fearfal snow storm has prevaiied here for the jast tep days. No trains bave arrived tiave the 26tb, Ihe vanway ‘e completely blocked, and the storm ia @till raging Quenec, Deo. 28, 1866. The wind biew a hurricane from the east last night. It 48 now snowing and drifting ‘The river \s fall of ice ‘Thermometer 22 above ; barometer 28 60. CANDIA. Hilstery. Characterintics and Pecaliarttics ef ite =Peeple—Previons Rebeliiens en the Inlund and How They Were Quelled- The © preci | they dry up in the summer; the irrigation ‘winter torrents are aR oy : na ees the i resoare for ‘| would yield 1 ih Bight accompanied by snow ae yield large ricoh profits to the agricul- GEORGIA. QUA GEORGIA CORRESPONDENCE. Conditioa of the Soutt—Politics—Business— Macox, Dec. 24, 1866, \ \ Iq @ former, communication I ventured to make the jetion that were Geor$ia im the Union, and parties ‘to rise here; the State would divide on living issues into parties in the same manner and probably with tho samme rerult’ as Pennsylvania or New York; subsequent observation has! tended to confrmme in this opinion. ‘The assertion of such a probability might not be popular ‘at the present: time, bocauso the issues are not distinctly ‘Defore the people, But the probability is tobe credited whether you look upon the contingency of negro suffrage being tolerated by the people here, or the Infinx of immigrants unto thé State, bringing with them differ- ent notions and views, and feolings, wich reference to the negro race, from those in which almost the entire popniation of the State have been educated and con- firmed. No paper in the State has as yet announced a different policy from the radically Southern, with one or two exceptions; stil] there is an undercurrent at work, with what final result I am unable to determine. The people look with horror upon the possibility of being put under entire military role, [t se°med bad enough to thent to be partially 86, and lence they feel disposed to mse the greatest sacrifices, provided they could be sic restoration, In addit.ou, the want of that degreo ‘of prosperity which would ass attend, not simply tie adm’ssion, but the invitation, thé alluring of North- ern capital to the State ts powerfu!ly impressed on all persons onzeged in business. Wero tho State restored, men of only cominon intolligence say, the bonds of his State secured by riguge on a rail- road whieh thd Stute exclusively owns, worth double tho entire debt of tho state, the bonds m would bring more ven per cent per ai ety centa in the doth Union money on short time to reapply temporary wants, the boat of rals could be obtained at a half, flve or ten per cent te in the Union and money free hore, splendid chances of investing in real estate would not 20 a hegeing; in short, im the estimation of mavy of the business men of tho cowutry, wers Georgia vu the Union and Northern and Westera men feoling en- urely and safe in investing their money here, manaiactories would spring up, agricniture wovid floarish and honsehold economy ‘be placed on a profit- abe basis, Men of this way of thinking earnesily de- Fire tie restoration of the State to the Union; thay deplore the existence or the supposed existence of any causes which continue to keep tho State out in the cold; aad they desire, moreover, as much of fraternal concord to sprig up Between the two nections as 1s possible under the circumstances, They desire and hope for even more than thin, Were Georgia restored to fuil fel- lowslup with ber Northern br-thren, they imagine that the bonevolont and the philanthropic would f. rget past bate and feel their bowels move with sympathy and benevuience their Soutirern brethren, who, how- ever much they think they may have erred fa carrying on armed Mop to the general government, have claims wpon them now in théir distress, as he'rs of the vame heritage trauamitied by revolutionary ancestors, das. es im the sane work of rearing this Nendid fabric of government. Why shovld nov the North and the West, those men ask, ald us? The peopie here need bread to keep them from starving. An unprecedented drought the t year, and an unfaiuiliarity in experience jn the management of persons once slaves, cut short the crop of provisions, 80 that now there is not bread enough in a large portion of the Stato to supply the wents of the people longer than the middie of Fobrasry. Were Geor- gia restored 11 is imagined that aid would e016 in more From each considerations srites a disposition on the part of the people to accept of the conttion of things, and tnig disposition will soon, it is to be hoped, make itself manifest and ail 1 for the-sevioment of tue difficaltien ‘Tho freedmen have improved in their condition; and shore is hope thar thoy wil! disappoint the expectations of all. They are needed here for the cnktivation of the reat staple. In some counties of the Siete I learn that ney have almost entirely left, and are as rare almost as ue red man. fields of the Soutuwest « tracing them, and the bluek voluin>in that direc was never greater. In most of the villages there is one Of More persons engaged in the business of persuading Negroes to emigrate West. They reerive irom $10 to $20 for every to emigrate West; and I fear tbat the desire for Iucre may bave in¢aced some to register tor the West and to send off men who are bot! Lusbands ud fathers without their charges. Atauy rate rucn is the representation, The State endeavored to check the hegira by @ iaw taxing “ Laborers’ Brokers” $500, QUA LEAVERWORTH COARESPONGCNCE. The Troubles in Missouri—Kaasas Polltice— The Unien Pacific Raliroad. ‘Leaverwourn, Kansas, Deo, 22, 1866. The opposition to Governor Fletcher's recent procia- Cause and Exteat of Turkish Domination. ‘mation calling out 4,000 silitia to be posted in Latayette ‘The persistency snd heroism of the Christian nativer | and Jackson counties is assuring formidalle proportions, made it a veritable object of interest to all classes of | tion from Jackson county composed of radicals and con- people, and therefore come details of ite characteristicn | sorvatives, wio assured him thut the laws could and and past histery will be received as a propce at this time by the public, Candia was anciently setsled by colonies, pert ige = Py} County, irrespective of pari ‘would be enforced without the ald of the ‘uilitia that ry Would os aseist the clvii officers ta the discuarge of probably from the Phanicians, Pelagians and Dorians, | ineir duties, ai i i aRre il oH ge Hy : H ale i 2 I ii e il : i A El FE i ie &. . 2 FE ri se Ly i & f fi I i i i i § al = iH 5 i ight, of and whose incumbent, patriarchate of Sere cte ae cere, tears are the ‘arte and practices of ife, The majority of them are Greek Christiana. Nationally considered. they are up of Turks and native Greoks. 'n the southwest part of the island, among the moun- Youn aboriginal tribe called the Sphakiotes, who the ogee gg a sul their rr eg T ~] a Solel oe. by the which fs situated soath of Mount ida The dietiveness and venelity. An insurrection broke out on the island in my dh The Turkish gov- commissioners. 40 confer with & i i] ! : i Ha Hj i ii i il i u ePeit i i i i i ri 5 i E g $3 j i HH Hi é Hl H i Dicwan monetans, ‘ing upoo these assurances, the Gover. notified tn canton that Lis recent order oe H i i ! i : i 4 : i i ir i ii j if i i ie i i i Fi E j if i Republican gF i 5 € 4 j F iize i i { aT i boon added to the list of posible candidates for the Presidency, a Boston paper says that Hamiin or Sum. ber are quite as likely to have the support of New Rog- jand, and that General Builer's frends will in certain contingencies prove bis claims with force. itself’ by putting forward such a rebel as ite representa- tive man Deorpans a tae Sorra—The Charleston Mercure v the South, anf! ! + Saxston Baows, ov Mrssount—Senstor Brown bag’ pepe angle repinatoh sp 3 an account Menatorial course and she occasion to vocals Impartial for bs ‘ papers tp 2 suffrage Y for United States Senator, and twenty-five in favor of” Charles D. Drake, Some of the J ‘Cofvention at New Haven, Now Hampshire Republican - ‘State Convention at Concord, and Obio Democratic State + fouarention at Columbus, seneeer®, 1867; New Hamp. @ 7 an ie, ‘entucky Democratic Simo Frikiort, Fee pees ABD 16 Raves at Now Orleans diethiris Cotree—Firett: : D ; Tho dvedlthi dy, wn let tas’ vasa 130ied ferwhda to. with such deep interest by lovers of the turf, has come: Bnd gone. The world famed Metairie is again the scene of gaiety and happiness; not a vestige of th wree! pcvena to iook upon bat @ Yow short weeks ng “ moeta tho oye. f nee of aS S mo indeed, T most complete in he decoration, kod stands had been, executed with * added mach to the gay aan lively a ‘of she guests. ene Around the ai were wreaths of evergreen, and Stripes Auvered tn the evergreens oryamented the jucney at intervals alang the upper 1) placed orange trees with their luscious fruit hanging tm: golden bunches from. the liabs, Fiags of at) nations, attached to the many piilars, formed a most pleading contrast to the evergreen fol.age with which they were surrounded. Taken as @ whole, the grounds, builtings and moving crowds of tappy people presented one of the most clarming pictures imazinable, + Fimsr Race ~! of one mile for $100; $50 to second’ OFse, W. H. C. King enters E. A Smith’ag. f. Nell Gw: by imp. Bonnie-Scotland; dam Alice Gray, by ter. 4 y. 0, Dress, white and blue. J. McCloskey enters Ralph Oxle’s b. by Bob Juhnzon; dam by Brawer's Eclipse, Colors, blue, white sieeve... FB. Foley enters Dr. Woldon’ab. g. J Balrownie; dam by Julia, by imp. Glencoe, Dress, red and maroon, 5 W. HL. Peters enters M. Welch's b. ¢, St. Patrick, Knivnt of St. George; dai by sap. Glencos, 4 phy 07 Dress, shararock and green........ +. @ Stephen Minor enters. A, Hall’s b. m. Bayortte, by Voucher; dai by Trustes, 6 y, 0. green and OTADRE. 6.0.06 et eee sees 6. Dr. W. B. Wood enters L. #. Armstrong’s bi. © Clai- borne, by Hiawatb&; dam by Albino. full sister vo Socks, 3 y. 0, Dress, white and purple............ e ime--1 256. Sscoxn Rack.—The Inaugiral—Post stake for alt ages; two mile heats; $i00 entrance; $760 added. Entries :-— FE. A, Smith names Harry of the Weat............ i's H. B. Foley names Dr, Weldon’s ch. ¢. Aldeba- ran, by The Commodore, daia Nannie Lewis, Glencoa, 6 y. 0... Hamilton & Harper by Memnon, data by Femp: James Neitigan enters b. by 2 Time—4:05; 4:04. ‘Tump Race.—The third and ‘wind ap race annonneed ystakes for three year olds; mile heats; $100° all forfeit; $500 added, The entries were as: follows : F. A. Smith enters b. ¢. Edgecomb, by Lexington,. dam Maid of Edgecomb, 'T. G. Moore enters gr ¢. Stonewall Jackson, by Light- ning, dam Faith, by imp. Sovereign, Harper & Hamilton enters ch. f. Fanchon, by Mem- von, dam Tempest. B. Atchison Alexander enters—1. Ch. c. Watson, Lexington, dam Aun Watson, by Glencoe. 2 Ray col® Bayswater, by Lexington. dam Baylea’, by Yorkshire, 3 Bay coli Morris, by Lexipyton, dam t Morris, 4. Bay colt Laneaster, by Lexington, dam. Blie Bonnet, In the pools Mr. Alexanidor's Lancasier sold for $400" against $30 on the fi very larce odds, It wan pro- » thi Ineqnatitv ip speed (for Lancaster is a magnificent ‘animal (hat-bis apponeste were not started, Lancaster walked over th» tracty and took the money, the poola, of course, being off, This young Lexington is the eheftain of the Wood- burn stable, and 1s as fine a specimen of a racchorse ag ever galloped over a course, He is the main reliance of his owner to fill the place of Asteroid, who broke down before the time ofthe great race in which Kentucky, Fleeting, Onward and Idiewild ran last fall at Ford- ham, and in which it was expected Asteroid would cok & prominent fi, AFFAIRS IN BOSTON. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. The Gne Light Muddle-New Arrangements in the Matter Recommended —Relicl for the Candian Suflerers. Arrest of stable jaoyes Cor Kidnapping—Death of an ex-Con- xresasman, &c, Bosros, Dec. 28, 1866. The special committee of the City Uounci! on gas, alter having considered the #:hject for several weeks, bave recommended the sppomiment o; ity Inspector of meters, who *hatl give «ll Infurmatron {o citizens that they may require, and also the appointment of a com- mission % last two years to mve-tigite the whole eadject of the erection (of gas works by the city, when the citizens sball pass upon it by ayes and vay vote, The Bo-ton Gas Light Company, who asked for the investigation by the committee, have paid out a good deal of move torwell Known lawyers to- present their case, bat bave lust it. According to the report of the committee ibe Gas Company have mado » profit of $3,090,000 ip twenty years. Measures are being taken to vend relief to the suffering Jn the Island of Candia, on account of the war pendi there, A publie meeting is soon to bo held at whicl Robert ©. Winthrop and Wendell Phillips may make cher, and su’soriptions be staried towards sending inten with clothing, provisions, aud such. Consiable Keyes has been delivered to the authorities of Rhode Island to answer t the charge of kwinapping. The at ‘of the affair are theve:—Mre Ana Manniog, jiving in Lawrence last sam mer, obtaiued goods to a cou- iderable awount from traders tbere by filse pretences, 4 soon aftor removed to Pawtucket, R I. A few days ee Corer! Keyes, of Tnwrence, proceeded to Paw- tucket without any requisition upoo the authorities of Roode Island. and the woman took ber to Luw- aud Pa te nd abd , aged weventy-one the ploneors ta the express busi- r Merri pif Lowell, inst attacked with pon rd last week. Fepresentative in Con- Franciece Compelled te Wait im Nicaragua until the 20th CA January for Another in. Sax Fraxonco, Dee, 27, 1966, The recent arrival here of the Nicaragua line steamer ‘Moses Taylor, from Sea Juan dol Sur, ja ballast, withous any passengers, has already been announced, It ap January, moni 9 Fortreas ‘ er passenge bad bern Torwurded | the steamer de Cubs of course did not us until after the Moses Taylor stlite lear in addition to the that the Santiagr ° fret a" fen Cun RY on toned was unable her parsengers aye, pap Rew 9 ‘at ones, but found their on steamer had ieft ten days before. —Rerorrie Ax agp: “aan Aa bier le dl THE HUDSON RIVER INSANE ASYLUM, Povone rere, Dec. 28, 1/99 The ated by the Governor Ww x lect a sito 4 prong hg oUiciat, of this: See them Y. “The — one and & balf miles north of ‘THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENOMERT IN ARKANSAS. Locwriie, Dee. 28, 1866 A letter from Little Rock states that there are not over balf dozen members of the who will rote fm favor of the adoption a te ae ¢ ’ , ‘f / ‘3 ;