The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1867, Page 8

a : NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, : _ Bonin Areeinte rom |THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, WEST POINT. ae SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Phe Poim: and tix Beanty—The Miltary wl jon—The Academic of Visitors, dc. Waser Poot, N, Y., May 4, 1867. The Point is startling im ite stilluess; the evening parade bas been forgotien, the last studies of the day have received attention, all lighte are extinguished and ‘the weary cadets are at rest for seven short hours, It ‘hus beon 4 day of extreme loveliness, and the magnifi- eens landscape, seen by the charming light of @ most gorgeous sunset, with the ear charmed by the delicious mirwvs from the band, fills the mind with excitement, pleasure and satisfaction. ‘The towering forms of old Crow Nest and Bine Hil, their sammite enveloped in aight, feecy clouds, looked serenely down upon the evening scene, aud the sun descending towards the crests of hills on the west, the great broad shadows wbrown across the mvor—as it flowed onward to ‘the great commercial emporium beyoud—upon- others which skirted the eastern bank, and the sturdy form of Anthony's Nose iooming up tm the distance, enveloped 2 dreamy mists that follow the setting sun at this semson, and spparently an everlasting barrier to the hege volume of water which, in its deep channel, is AbrupUy .qwept aside by its ‘rock ribbed: base,” have made (be impression « lasting one, the econe ever mem- erable, But now, as.1 sit down ty chronicle the result of ais day's visit tothe Miltary Academy, Fee stare lodk down on old Oro’ Nast, + ‘and comin Rie buge grew forss ts hie ee? An a silver cone on the wave below. ‘The changes since jast year are not numerous; the grene grows just as green on the plain, the academic Walldings are just as neat, the cadet just as happy, the @iacipline jost as rigid, the oMoers just as efficient as ‘then, and ail the other years that have flown down the reises- @mllery of the past. ated can rarlatnn Tepes yore bp saga THE MILITARY ACADRNY—ITS ORGANMATION. o'clock 7 Dactiptliar ys many ferietrae st bacoteveag| ‘Whe iden of eatablishing a national military academy | Nornle; from snse i een res frome call to @ptee back to a remote period of the country’s history; | quarters” to half-past nine o'clock P. M., study; Andeed, at the very outset of the struggle of our inde- ee o'clock P. M., tattoo, extinguish pendence it forced its claims upon the attention of thone | MM mpeHOn. ay shan again refer to it— fmtrasied with the control and direction of provincial poor Prdhara —— ord st bose Toes ppc trap om authority. The initigd step was taken on the 20th of | #2 jned . aanOM, Bemember, 1776, when the Continental Congress, then | Will ot the, Crealor, and woo'be unto him amosg ibom ™ sersion, appointed a committee of three, in accord- | who is found wanting. Thus it is that a more honorable ‘aude with a resolution of that aate, “to repair to head ’ peat anager into the state of the eight o'clock A. M. when in cam) nal for dinner, at one o'clock P, “4 reat, Call to quarters, for study in barracke, ai thirty minutes after return from supper, and’cn Sunday in addition at thirty minutes after inspection, and at three o’clock P.M. Supper immediately after evening parade, except that At no time shall it be earlier than balt-past five o'clock P. M.; tattoo at half-past mine o'clock P, M. Taps, the nal to extinguish the lights, at ten o'clock V. M. ureh call, haif-past ten o'clock A, M. ou Sundays, T! employment of time during the day at this senson of the year conforms generally to the annexed :—}rom reveille to seven A. M., roi! call, police of quarters, cleaning accoutrements, £c., Inspection of rootas, study. From seven A. M, to eight A. M., breakfast, guard mount- ing, recreation, class parade, From eight A. M. to eleven A. M,, first class, recitation in milttary and civil engi Reering and science of war, &., oF wing im these, branehes, study; second, recitation in vatural and ex- perimental philosophy, study ; third, recitation in mathe- matics, study ;” fourth, tations im mathematics, study, From eleven A. M, to one P, M., firat class, reci- tation im ordnance and ecEpery, carey, exercises, study; second, recitation m ical. physics and chemistry, cavalry exercises, study ; third, recitations in French and Spanish, study; tourth, use of swords, &., study. From two P, M, tofour P. M., first class, recita- ons in ethics and law, mineralogy and geology, ordnance and gunnery, cavalry tactics, study; second, drawi landscape with lead pencil, landscape with colors, rec tations in infantry tactics, artillery tactics, simdy; third, drawing, topography with lead pencil, pen and ink set of men never existed than this corpa. Some of their the bent means of supplying its wants.”’ The peculiar ideas and private codes may be erroneous, but they are not unreasonable; they are open to con- eemmittee, on the 3d of October of that your, submitted s vietion and able to the decisions of the right. poport wherein. they said “tbat wome of the troops in ZMK CAPERS BARRACES JUD EMD ROGULAT&ON,, amp were badly officered, and not eubject to the com- mand which good troops ought to be; the Articles of War Tho barrétks is on the south sideof the plain, four aad ‘orders were frequently transgressed, and the stories high, and was completed iv 1851. It constitutes general the most imposing structure at the institution, and is the ‘Commander-in-Ubief had the mortification to see that diserderly roof rooms, most interesting to visit, It is built of stone, with fire Pp castellated and corniced with red zand stone, in the Elizabethan style, The building 1s 360 by 60 fee with wing extending in rear of the west tower 100 by feet, “It contains one hundred and eighty rooms, of which one hundred are cadets’ ‘‘houses,”’ each 14 by 22 feet, without interior communications, and arranged in eight divisions. The “Wost Tower” and the adjacent divisions are used as officers’ quarters; the basement contains a profusion of bathing rooms, bot water them from just puniehment by partial trials.” and evils so impressed the Beown ability, education and honor that they appealed es ct States: SPE to more oiective Few pa for pose, and among many resolutions adopted at th itme the following claims attention:-— : ap) ratus for heating the whole building, and qamrterntg the employés. A single room, or ‘* house,” as it runs in Mao ator ee eMart aizected to prepares | the vocabalary of West. Point, in the barracks, is’ type fee wawe with proper omer sSompdlagnend Uniformly with two occupante, every arti- Yet out of this at the time, and six i bedsteads of iron, tbe tables of irom, and very few sim ee maoicd in procterastne & cessation of hostil- | yi articles of necessity, betray in a roarked dogree the ‘iene ‘Colonel Alexander Hagliton ine Chaninine | abscuce of stl the luxurles of life, as unworthy of # tol- } ayimy arrangements, asked.to be farnished with in- dier’s home, The special ions for the barracks exact the greatest regularity within these homes, as wall be moted by subjoined, found on the back of every door in the building :— ‘The boers of recitation of each cadet will be posted on the back of the door of his room, Whena room is being washed out by the policeman, om reporting to the officer of the day, and staung to bim she number of ‘some room in his own division he wishes to visit, a cadet ‘will be permit to visit that particular room until his SF se as to what constituted a proper peace estab- ease tes ery ang, guided by clght years’ capenones el 8 tld bervicn ys fora r it receive wall; bedding, mattresses to be folded onve, sheets, Fcoereatlens ant: Rien. 18 times. of “pene Blankets ‘ant contoreers tobe’ meally’ andi sebatonaly the ‘breaking us of War feces, eit | folded so that the folds shall be of the width of an or- z= ey & powerful | dinary pillow, and piled at the head of the bedstead in dm organizing aud concentrating the enormous mili- | tne jog order, viz, :—Mattress, sheets, Sear i ha eed an ae ‘Sing ine | PABA, ene ona fee, Sy peace eetablishmont of the United States,” afte ps Brg spay A age A sg + Dip org books on the top of the press against the wall, and with the backs-to the front; brushes, shaving implements and materwis, such x08 as may be allowed, vials, &c., to be neatly arranged on the upper shelf; belts, collars, gloves, handkerchiefs, socks, &e., to be neatly seranged.on t the second shel frome the top; saects, pillow cases, wers, w! pants, &c., to be neatly arran; ae) other shelves—ihe heaviest articles on the rogie ype alt articles of the same kind are to be caretu! neatly in wepa- rate piles; the folded edges of ties ede Oa prem ies of frowt will be allowed between these etitotion THB ACADEMIC OFFICERS AND MILITARY STAPF. ‘New names have been recently added, abd for the q@ake of « correct record the following 1s the list as fur- pisbed from headquarters: — " Thomas G. Pitcher, Brevet f Major General GS. A., Lieutentant Colonel Sixteenth im- Relownse a meng ae rodypm on oe ooking giass in the centre of mantiepiece; washstand Bis LES Ga errr Peer Coste” trees oak ape ahetee plrteanen th all the fry ordeal of the examination it Professor of the Pronch Language—Hyscinth R. Angel. | the Board of Visitors in Jame next. This i= thought to Asgittant Prejesors— Francis A. Davies, Captain Six- be almost a foregone conclusion, as the class is said ftecnth infantcy ; James McMilian, Brevet Major, U.S. | be compored of young men of imertinacy ability and bonny apa ap A Watson, Brevet | character. There seems to be a s agreement S.A. Captain Fifth artillery. ‘among those who are supposed to be “posted” that this yy ge? Se Mr ot class, if aot soperior, will equal in every respect aay (Giies— Rev. John W. D.D. that preceded it. Their names, the States whi: pee. nd Can bee ie coe Senet an ee ae Adoesenast Colonel Ferty-fourth infantry: Robert Cat. | uch ‘er stort # the last examination, is as fol- } aw wag First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant, ORDER OF MERIT. re Bornin inted, PM bom at Mineralogy and Geoiogy—Henry .- Kentucky a ‘seistant Profemori—Lorenzo Lorain, Brevet Major pe —~ wR i Sy afuliery; Frank B, Hamilton, i 1S of Cad-s and Instructor of Artillery, Car 2 Dy Toctics—Henry M. Black, Brovet ©. & A.. Major Seventh infantry. t—Alex. Piper, Brevet Lieutenant 8 A., Captain Third artilery; John Mcl. Lieutenant Colonel, U. s. A. O Third ; Abraham K. Arnold, Cwptain Fifth cavalry Kent, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. §. ‘Third infantry ; John Kgan, Brevet Major, U. = « a Fleveoth iofamtry ; Alex. S, Clarke, Captain tuatrector of i Military Engineering—Henry ‘WA. Robert, Major of Engineers are Enatrectors of Ordnance and Qunnery— Alfred Morde- emi, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. 8. A., Captain of Ori. mance; 6. W. McKee, Brevet Major of Ordnanc: Commanding Company A. Bnginerrs— Amos Brevet Major, U. 5 A. Captain ‘of Engineers pecatee woua ho aaaaaad 4mH, My, Adams, First Lieu. Mword Master—Autone \orent?. B.C. ‘uton, Brevet M. Adjutant— Us me et Ree, A, wb” Brovet Liew. Assistant Surgeen—Ellas J. Marsh, M.D, Brevet Ma- “4 M. Rovert, Major aginears, ‘Mam sinclair, Brevet Major, Captain ‘These adficora, in their varions aed laborious duties, have the eouhdeace ead respec: of tne en- endets, thus making the relationship be- (of the mort agreeable netnre. staf as follows:—Fire, the Cominandant of Cadets: and oficers of the Y 11—Charies 8, Hei 12—James E. Bolt rederick A. Hinman, Frederick A, Maban. Charles F Pow 20—Charles Shaler Samnel R, Jones T. Tipton Thoraba Arther Cranston ickuey, 29—Ephraim W—Heory €. ’ 61—Orseamus B. New York. .New Y 62—Jno. H. Giffard Indiana ....Indiana. 63—Wiiliam B, MoCaii jew York. . Tennessee. The members of the class have had designed and made for them a very ‘ & most beautiful and elaborate thing of the king. It is made of very heavy the sides embossed with cross sabres, bugles, ‘with extended wings, and surrounding the hexagon stone and which it fis thto, Pg ey Upon the stone 1s out a open bible with a sword lymg across its pages at right the whole reflecting great credit upon the manufacturer, ashe has thus produced a ring fit for a gentleman to wear, @ matter by no means common among jewellers of this day. In addition to this the members have 4 mag- nifioent cass cantaning tures of the officers of tie Post, with every member of the with old Bentz and his insane Dugle, Patrick, Michael, and the loved spots they have kuown so long and from which it will be saduess indeed to part, It also comtains many views up apd down the noble Hudson, sacred to the boys in gray, inal! producing volume worthy of the name and artistic skill of Gurney who sojourned weeks among them that satisfaction might be given. The class bas made no provision for a “baby cup,” a8 80 soon as the matter was suggested, many unforeseen difficulties arose. Thirteen of the gen- tlemen are to be married as soon as they graduate, and for this reason, not that there will be a scarcity of ba- bies, but for others more cogent, it was thought better to abandon the idea. They argue it wili be hard work to keep track of the men, and the wrong |‘ ?un’? mugde get the bauble, and: that wouldn’t just the sc ef Tuxn—"“Aper Se Togas me" Li we caporeesine Rist, to <a first yer sing us; For the hours fy brand our hearts Beat’ At the future us before us. ge CHORUS. ‘Then cheer away for the coming da} Whone bright hours soon shall find ws; Wheu the hopes and fears of four long years ‘We'll gladly leave behind us, ‘We'll think of the past; may its mem’ry last LARRY Sad a al But the Drighver stil to seéa Before our the furlough da; we GreuFiaomente all ~ ry ” h en eu come from. 3 ‘And freedom gives us greeting, eee home Tn the summors gone bow the boura have flown, When tl faw were uear us; When with flying feet to music sweet We gazed in eyes so dear to us, The others that they render so “nigh old chamber” of the “8th Div.” 1 refer to, ‘JHE BOARD OF VisTroRA, ‘The Secretary of War, 1 learn from the headquarters has done nothing as yet in the selection of the Board of Examiners, which must in accordance with the act of Ce wed August 8, 1846, meet on or about st of June.’ Inepector General Ed. Schriver, now b is making bis annyal inspection of the Academy, an upon his return, their names will undoubtedly be and published. selected pat . But “there is music im the air,” the echoes of old Bentz’s bugle comes beer across the quiet plain to my litle room, me that I must for the present warning close—that I must ‘curn in,” and thus I am compelled to omit many matters of interest—yet “adjutant,” ‘We'll noon meet again, With Beany Havens, oh! DISTRESS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, May 2, 1967, A8 much solicitude has been expressed in my hearing by the community of the Northern States to contribute to the relief of the destitution prevailing at the South, if they can be really assured that am/actual mecessity exists for assistance, I desire to say thas there can be no doubt whatever of the fact within the region of country with which & residence since the war has made me ac- quainted—tnp Mississippi valley andthe country tra- vereed by the lower tributaries of that stream. Doubdt- iy in that ‘ball s00n classes have now reached the point of exhaustion in @florts to achieve success, To rebuild an empire there, to rescue the country from the devastation of war, re- quired ail the industry, all the moans available, combined with prosperous harvest seasons. While the two former Anton of the waters have renderet all affris aueaiory, of the waters have rendered all efforts nugatory, and the region of couatry spoken of presents an aspect ot de want, disease and death such as you can scarcely ize when your experience im the more fortu- J if rosy the smouldering fires of rebellion, of the people, the great mul- titude whose voices do not reach you, and particularly those who fought in the ranks, are content to accept the situation, Aid now world foes, of the justice of the Norihern people iy means that can be resorted to. To your community, with their noble record of the charities daring the war, suggestions as to the kind of supplies to be fur- wished and the dotajls of transmitting them would be superfluous. Their disiribution must devolve upon those in whom you have confidence. and 1 should be glad if my services could be deemed worthy of being syvailed of im that connection, jing if to such faithful discharge of the trust as may Be with Power. ‘Will you bring to bear the groat influence of the Hen- Lb towards the desired arouse your people ww the eo c threatens the existence hom they wish once more to embrace as their friends aad conmtrymen? ¥. J. HERRON, U lates Marshal of Louisinna. A REVOLTING AFFAIR, Attompted Rape and Suicide in Chicage. evo, the Chicago Tribune, May 3.) revolting ease of pted rape came to the kaow!- edge of the police at Wi Lake street eub-station yester- day afternoon. The intended victim of the outrage isa little German girl of eleven years of age, while the un- natural perpetrator of the offence is a man of fifty-six. The circumstances of the affair are as follows: — Mark H. Graves, a wireworker, residing at 74 North Peoria street, wa: engaced, about haif-past one o'clock afternoon, in fixing up wire patent springs in in the upper rooms of a house oecapied by Mr. in, at the corner of Chicago avenue and Nople street, A family named Sauter were just moving in’ the house, and one of the children—a young git! eleven, named Minnie—went up stairs to look at the man wi he was at work. os talk to the child in a coaxing manner, aod ber, to. give bin a kiss, frig! and refused to kiss him, whereupon hae offered her $1, which she took from aim and put ia her pocket. The man then approached and made a The child person, ed and uttered loud eries for help, which al oe owed = of Mr, Coleman, was w the saloon below, He immediate ceeded to the apartment where the noise was heard, rsa there he die. a wil Co 2 . i = i ed Mr. Coleman forthe police, Graves, when he saw the inenviable position in which pe had placed peneeie entreated the father to settle with him, and offered him all the money he was possessed of, consist ing of $12, if be woutd let bim go The offer wae in- dignant!y refused and the criminal (hen became agitated and entrented in 1 allowed to escape. we would rather die than have such & diagrace brought upon himself und his ‘amily. The idea of suicide having «uggemed itacif to bis mind he guickly proceeded to pai it into eect, Seizing bie pocket Kepife he thrust it into tho left vide of bis throat, causing the blood to flow frecty, Heinen took ® chisel and gave himself a deeperste stab in the left side, di- roe hg el a $4 he plunging the instrument about six incbes into his . So determined was he to make an end of himself ths ch bh fainted away from loss of biood 5 By this time officer John H. Kenny, of the West Lake treet sub-station, came into the room, which he found deluged with blood. Graves was laid npon the and as he recovered a little he desired that his wife 14 to be sent for, He was then conv the we and on the way thit be re aaked Kenay w give tim knife and bim to Kill himself. He wo be dreadfully mortified at the shameful ‘at. The Voto fr Detegaton At Laray. aunarT, May 6, 1867. (gira Erastus & Prosser. Augustus Frank... Views and Advice of the Party Organs. s the Albany Argus, 7%, iis very lar to us that ifthe Parcs of Nandeels to been bly Indeed if Fe mre BTN eed kad not inter- yened the device of a basis of election would hardly have eaved the The democrats could radicals. easily have added to their sixty-three members four each from the Oneida, districts, and combi- mations in other districts have till further increased » ‘But what would have done with the Convention its, and balities been transl wo t n Bot it, Their ef amendment, Their Inst government ‘Were not of the errors in the but of tivo disregard of its Op the other as a party out of power, they could’: ‘Dut look with expectation to a revolutionary movement initiated by their opponents. Tt is characteristic of the reetless and onensy spirit ‘that animates the radicals that while in possession of all the branches of the State tive, administrative and judi Ditrary assum) mass of pugig we hveol sustained by an absolute federal author- thy at ington, and encouraged by the sympathy and political communion of Northern shonld initiate and force ever the reluctant vote of the pepe & project to overturn the government of this Yet they have done this. have dtermined to turn themselves out of power by @ revolution; or, ab least, they have substantially annulled the tenure’ by whieh they hold place, and opened all the of government to sweeping and radical change, convention to assemble has the power and the tempta- tion to exercise it, to sweep away th: exisiing enirts, to wipe out of existence the Canal Board and similar - ganizations, to reconstruct the Legislature and to remodel ; ents. If the ambitious and able men of the Republican party, who are sent to the Convontion, do not exercise this power, seconded a3 they may be by the democratic minority, it will be the first time men in the same situa- on manifested such forbearance. The Orleans Republican suggests that the democratic delegates submit amendments to relieve the Coxrt of Ap- provide for a separate submission of necro suf- and then adjourn; or seeing that a pariisan ma- jority 18 to control the Convention, refuse to take seats i jn it and reserve their to condemn its work when submitied ip tho pular vote, Yet these are two measures which tho Tejected, by an emphatic majority, a proposition to sapplement the Court of Ap- peals by an appointed commi ‘There in certainiy nothing im the character of the Court of Appoals te make it the single ohject of the Conwntion’s care, The of Reform nips find employment in sweeping away the present Ca: Bourd—a Tespect- able in its organization, and which ban always. origival contained, ac it does yet, irreproachable men, but which ‘was long ago and is by the showing of its own partisans now mort corru; De ectien datas te machete ee constitutional guarantees to the of citiés, has shown how this is; and the new constita- tion will be most defective if it does not make vision, and if it. does not put a stop to and ite attendant sul might be which would present to the Ay ° ‘and negro _If the convention ‘work with @ view to such, a to; ‘unaltered, i por Rpited protest of the Democrats against modification of the consiKation, ment in mon, an general princi; which the; dare in the face of Ba recta - eS gd ong debt and open the axpel are, wi to the ‘on such a don with their ialauive tecord as it is? would like to create an ap- gelmpee judiciary; but will they trast ® to Governor ? They would like to limit the suffrage of white citizens ; but have they the courage to attempt it? No; in order to secure an of their work, the. jection of which might be a fatal party blow, they mast make it acceptable to the minority and to the large party they represent. + We would havo the delegates, then, go to the Convention prepared are the most of their tion—to co-operaie ly in reforms, to the work of the constitution of 1846 by removing its errors, ‘and, above all, arene prople in their pertonal, local and municipal vigh's by a vigilant scrutiny inte the changes and an intelligent appeal tothem, it word be. against any dangervus sanovations. : The Republican Organ ©: the Above. Upon the above advice from the ie Organ the Albany Erening Journal comments as tollows:— ‘This 1s souud advice, There should be an earnest ef- fort made to render the labors of the Convention accept- ignored, and every interest and the rights of every — must be respected to ensure the popular wal it 1 mot probable that any one will be entirely with the final work of the 3 andit is will bo ratified if its conservative ar cbaracter made the tost, For if it shall be ‘upes either a strictly ora it witt be sentiment, and by such jadicious each, in all non-essentials, as w tl insure acqa’ if not the most hearty approval. The will, we have uo doubt, mest in thi spirit; ad while tenaciousty adher- Jog to whatever la vital te tbe fights and liberties of the vidual they will act as circamstances may suggest on all matters of minor importance. In thie way much that is desirable may be accomphshed, and the assembling of the convention will uot be altogether in vain. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF A BONDED WAREHOUSE. It would seem, judging from the lall in light-fingering circles just now, that a general order has been issued of late by some potent aatwority in the motiey society of burglars, binding each of ite members to abandon the degrading occupations of shoplifting anc pocket picking, and betake themselves with all their bearte to the noble profession of the “jimmy” and the “hooks of ateel,”’ ot tuai xind which do not bind men's souls im fond communion, Stall wates at pro wo nena while great bargains can be had by the simple jurning of the lock of a merchant's 4oods: palace. members of the society on last Certain . thinking that the bonded warshouse 324 Green- wich street, ‘oy Réward Tindall, contai value, that might be turned intocah forced into the place; and about eight o'ctock yesterday morn- ing the proprietor. on opening the store, found five bunmdlew @f silk, valued at $3,000, carefully tied ap placed near the front door. On the third floor empty cases from which the silks led been taken were discovered strewn about the door, Several cases of hi house was robbed by ae about nine months ago of 000 of ilk tb ‘+ in- SeseNas cnctoc ays ar alee OS Bes mre. oe PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. a S. Fowler, of Tennessee; J. oH General + adept 3 Cu Avorn! sie Sonar of ew moan D. J, Morrell, of Penney! ‘stopping at the Se Micholas Hovel bisa General FM. Taylor, of Californie ee Levieon, of N. Pigeoa, sem sopping | wean of Gnomssil are sopping os toe avense pa Sah ph SS A Tet ate cit 8 armen F.4 conee of separate cross the diferent ferries. From the following reports it will be seem that the storm has prevailed over a wide extent of country :— “FEE STORM 1X TN. The heavy northeast Bo FT tes rains t and the up for the Geatitute hile ones, ‘which realized $00 Meenvo or tae Usion Leacur,—A mocting of this body was held on Tuesday night, the most interesting feature of which was the cordial reception given to the lored tion of Taylor Counci), Newark, fourteen, quieres <ovOuiner kK. Pengeere apt the chaseas of the colored delegation delivered short addresses im. behalf of a more friendty relation between all true re- publicans, without distmction of color, Hackensack. ~ to bataings Ta. gomree tric voagnoas oe exposed a] of "4 Mouse in course Sconstraction on. Carol street, near Bond, was blown down a et inne a ‘esterday morning, involving tle by balding ‘was owned by Hi Simpson, Jn other localities similar damage was sustained. the in torm of ‘Monday Dl ht esterday caused a rai . sry at of Mott | y4.,—Last Sunday, while the family of aman namea ‘| ¢ ea) of dem portion known as “Frog H situated on a line and with the Harlem Railroad. Th¢ Mots Haven cana) was ‘the bridge it is spanmaed in Van street ered to a dopth ee ! i E i i g i fest, causing oun W from. “the the Railroad, A nu: Of families were also vacate their dwel owing the unusual flood. Among them was that of a Mr, MoIntee, who, with his family, was driven from his residence at an early hour esterday moi despite the merciless pelting of the faio, and compelted to seek shelterin a hbor’s house. ‘The water was knee deep on the joor. In this ‘case it is considered the immediate cause was owing to the injudicioualy ‘arranged grade. and condition of the sidew: g stone boat on the North river. was fed io for his arrest, by Justice White, of Hoboken, and he was committed for examination, Y. ing he was taken by an officer to Bergen county He is about nineteen years of age. Newark. Cousterre PLates DiscoversD,—The United States government detective residing at Newark bas succeeded. IN_NBW JERSEY. in securing four well executed counterfeit bank plates, weet eee ee Pussaic river yesterday was very | supposed to be the Droperty of Stpham, Feat whee occasion 6 strong wint » > and henvy rain of Tweaday night and yesterday.” The | said to be the “king of counterfeiters, plates cap: tured have been used for the production of $20 notes om the National Bank of Indianapolis, National wharves on the west side of the river were overrun by Fourth Bank of Philadelphia and the National Bank of Portland, Conn. the water, but beyond the loss of time occasi thereby no injury was sustained by shippers and those doing business on the river front. ‘The waters around Elizabethport were yesterday swol- len to a height which bas not been known to prevail in the last fifteen years. About three thousand acres of meadow land, more commonly known as the shoals, were entirely sul Several vessels had narrow from being driven upon land, and one schooner was driven upon the shoals. New Boarp or Freruoupers.—The Essex county Board of Freeholders for 1867 met at the court house in Newark yesterday, and organized by the re-clection of Judge Jesse Williams as Director. The following im- 500; counsel, $100; jail warden, $1,200. a me ‘of Caldwell. aiNiecea colieosor; “De. it} ; Color . J. 4 rain storm of unusual severity, with high wind from eee ron *) Tho following sums wero,erdered- to the north, bas prevailed bere during the day. Thesloop | be raused by tax:—Funded debt, $9,600; interert and | Ringleader, laden with stave bolte, went ashore this nie eon Henk, tit, be $58,051; county purposes, afternoon above the west pier. The crew were all saved, : y night about ten o'clock the oll- . . cloth manufactory of Adolph Susgman, corner of James Tee TURr?. rane ep nero Lake Vessel Ashore. Osweco, May 8, 1867. and Burnet strevta, was found to be op fire. Before the Union Course. Long Island. ‘The two mile trot between Cora to wagon and Lew Pettee in harness, for $1,900, which was advertised to | the building $3,000, ines satel snout pena covered a take place yesterday afternoon on the Union Course, | ihe drying room.” nis my! “rain or shine," did not come off, Lew paying forteit to Essex Cocumrr Counrs.—In the Essex County Court Gore a ji Oyer and Terminer yesterday, Michael Shatler, impli- New Jersey Spring Races. *| cated with Schneider “in sending threatening letters to The spriug meeting at the Hoboken Course, which | Mr. Noyes, retracted his former ples and pleaded comes off on. the 14tb, Léth- and 27(h of the prosent | % the charge : month, will be very we. The pr me and entries are as follows :— Merrixa oy tas New Boarp ov Fregpnorpera—The | mew Board of Freeholders. of Usion county smembled i D. Reedy’s bik. f. Apnte (late man), by Wagram, outof Lady Franktin,- by imp. Jor-_ ¥. Morrie? b. 1. ‘Egotiet,’ by’ Eclipse, out of Vanity, by tol, at the cornet of Congréss street, Kept by a lady , c D. MeDasiots’ b ¢, Morrissey, by Breckenridge, dam Bonnie 4. named ¥ OG a ty ae oe & 3 : ; i i ult } it it. J. 3. Watson's b. £ Bonnie Doon, Imp, Balrownie, | ° it, and both it dam by Revenue, shed Spree He was about to re taaone RE View, by Vanda, dam imp No arresta bad been made up to a late hoar. ‘Tap Rs ire premium of free handicap for all ages, dash of one mile, The ing || Boers met on Tussday ‘when the report 6f the TB Rooke 3 f' by Lexington, dam the bills presented were ordered to be Etlen Bateman, . Clerk of for the D, Boody's ch. ¢, Tom Woolfolk, by Lexington, ont of roan slong tr Flora yy Wan F, Morris’ b. f. Pyoust, by Felipee, out of Vanity, Revenue. F, Morris’ b. £, Twinkle, by Eclipse, out of Harbeam, by Pe: Glencoe. ¥. Morr’ g. c. out of Fidelity, by imp. Glencoe. D MeDaniels' b. o Ripley, by Jef Davis, out of Nina, Boston. eo eeseDeabele’ bik, £ by. aap, Eclipse, out of Greek | brought up yesterday charged with having counterfeit Slave, by imp. Glencoe. ni) anata money in his possession at Jersey City, which he es- First Rack.—Hurdle Race—Handi of | @eavored to pass off as good. He was found guilty, ané to the State Prison for two and to the second horse, for far 10. Mou! , Over six burdies. To close yours, Ip the , of Rahway, Secomp Rack —Post stake, not fi Other race wo be substituted. showing that the acoused made a fraudulent return of ‘Tap Racx.—D Sandford sweepstakes, premium of | certain ures and sales payment of (9500, all ages, one and a half mile. The following are | the revenue duties. The def t's Counse) entries:— to the fourth section of the the eee Meee b. hb. Julius, by Lexingtom, out | postponed for a few days, imp. one, Powormes To Forsian Tian ows Usivorm.—At o meet- apageierren by Ringgold, dam Ariel, | 0 o¢ tne Common Council on Tuesday evening it was J. % Watson's b b. Captain Moore, by imp. Balrownie | resolved that members of the police force find their own dam Jessie Rove, by imp. Glencoe. Fivenms cogs mhebe qenaene® steted Se be “maseare, Durundana ” #. W. Morris’ Twinkle, by Eclipse, out of Harbeam, bonds of @ commivies of ‘would be entailed in its ee Sere The report the . Morrie’ b. f. Egotiat, by Bélipse, out of Vanity, by | Finance Committee that the expenuser uf the Revenue. county for the ‘ear be raised to $40,080, ¥, Morrie?g. ©. by Kelipee, out of Fidelity, by imp. | sioner's fund 110, amd Pinanee Committee Glencoe. was adopted, shortly after the reading of which the Colonel D. McDaniels’ b. c Morrissey, by Brecken- | meeting adjourned. ridge, dam by Bonnie Scotland, Trotting in Massachusetts. Rivunstor Pax, T 7.—Purse $100, mile heats, best three in froth Gacweka John N. Stimpson names bik. g. Whalebone..2 1 1 1 ma. Lady Gn 43 4 | seict of thas The we in Minoia, ;: 5 dr | but received his education at Cumberland Ooliege, Ken- dist. | tacky, at which place be graduated with honors. Upon made him one of the most ™ wen; butowing tothe prompt action taken by ate gg 8 the Fire Department, under direction of Chief Knginser | Circuit Court, In such he remained until M. 3. Bergen, the damage sustained was very sight. | 1964, when he was elected to the -fourt. Congrese ilding 1s fally insured in the Westcheser losor- | by » large a 2960 he sens conte, stovied pany. The occurrence was caused by the acc: served as of the Committee At dental igaition of some shavings, Owing to the incle- | expiration of bis term of service dechine: 10 serve ment state of the weather Mra Motraw, who on | ageio and retired into gy ee ped was placed im a very trying portion, emerged in shen be was WE Tar New Scnoot Hours at Kast Monnisaxis —Withia elk dhamed comparative short space @f time» new school house | %'*° has bepn erected at East Morrisania for the eecommoda- tion of the Children of School district No. 5, “The batid. Tene ial ih 1 Le bility i WOOL GROWERS’ FAM AT AUBURN. Aveonn, ¥. ¥., May 8, 1807 ‘State sheep breeders’ and woo! growers’ ‘hird an- + aaa, mTeLunene. nyo