The New York Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1867, Page 5

‘Dill was passed, the egal ienier act was also parsed, ding for the issue of what are now known as reeabacks ”’ Jt wes wWerein provided and so priated oa the back of every note that it is legal teoder for every debt, public and private, except duties on im aad the interest on the public debt. If it was not be received for principal of the public debi, why except the interest ? Besides the act made it receivable by the United States for ail 118 loans, and specially convertible inte five-twenty bonds. Again, \n the following Congress, while a portion of the five-twenty loan was yet untaken, another ten-foriy loan wi horized at five per cent tmlerest, both Principal and interest of which, by the terms of the ‘act, wore made payable in gold Now, ii it was ine contract of the government tnat the six per cent five-tweuty bonds were, interest and cipal, payable in gold, although dire tly the con- ry Was slated on their face, why was {i tbat the gov~ erviment offered aten-forcy joan at five per cent, inter- est aud principal both payable tu goid ? In other words, how could the yovernment expect the five por cent gold payable and gold bearing ivan to be taken up when it had the six per cent gold payable and gold bearing joan still before the country ? You say that the 7'riune was largely, zealovsly instru- ‘Mental, at the req est of government throuch iteagents, fm persuading the people to let the goveroment heve thew money for these bonds We assured them day fier day that every one would be paid iu full com— pal rnd interest. Now tts ten-forty loan was put upon the market by Jay Cooke, us the agent of the ry, sud if you will consult the fies of the Tribune coutaining the advertiso. ment of that loan you will find thatJay Cooke adver- Gised the ten-forty loan ag the only loaa of the govern- ment, the principal and tuterest of wnich were payabie io. gold. T havo not seen that advertisement in the Tritune, but it was ao advertised; and I assumo Jay Cooke took ad- vantage of so valuable a wedium of advertising as your rf to make kaown that important feet of the desirability of the ten-forty loa, es he certainiy did so advertise im ober papers. You further say: ‘General Butler vttered no word of iszentiher ,” 1. ¢, when tie loan was upon the market. True, because thore was no occasion. And still another, and Raye oe nally available answer, General Butler that time other pubhe mterests in apother bre of the service to contemplate and try to serve. Again: You do not deny that this five-iwonty loan, im whatever it is payable, ig mow due at the optioa of the ‘United States hai is, tne five years have passed at the end of which, by their terms, the United tates re. @erved the right to pay ‘hem; and the governinent has the right to pay them to-day in whatever currency the eontract calls for—whether gold or paper. If these bonds are payable im gold, why are they sell- ing at from 103 w 112 currency when gol‘ is worth 143 to 146? If the United States should now choose to exercise its rigut to pay them—which would seem ‘o by wise, ax they are uptaxabie, so that their interest ja, in /act, one to throes per cept higher than six per cent to the holder—in thai case why should the government be ealied upon to pay them in goid or its equivalent in bg a say 143, when anybody else can buy them at Why should the taxpayers be called upon to pay the holder from thirty to forty per cent more in order to re- deem these bonds than, a8 they now have the right to @o, the 3, a is now willing to sell them for to any- else Assuming that no map can doubt, in view of the Jegislation of Congress, and the words of the contract, that these bonds are payable in currency, wy next pro- | somigres is—Toat the United States shail issue a now upon such terms as sound finance shall show to be ‘Most advantageous, and, wiit the proceeds pay ils five- twenty crediiors, and thus reduce the rate of interest, while at the same time it keeps exact faith in its con- tracts, Tam unable to see that this a “‘s dodge” or “repudi- ation,” ‘which ia @ longer synonym for rascality,"” 5 ty oy “irreconcilable with common honesty.’’ ‘These be hard words, tay masters.’? As I do not think @ey add anything to the strength of the Tribune's arcu. gent upon a eat question relating to finance, | certain- fy can neither repiy to nor return them. TI only propose to reply to the romp argument of the Tr@une, and, therefore, refrain from discussing any of the collateral branches of this subject. May I ssk—as the question is one of great moment to the country—yon in justice and fairness to give this let- ter the samo insertion in the Daily, Weekiy and Som}. Weekly Tribune, which you gave the atiack? “Common honesty’? would seem to require this, Very truly yours, B, F. BUTLER. Batler on Finance. [From the New York Tribune, October 2.] ‘We print herewith a letter from Genera! Benjamin F, Butler, explaining and justifying bis tate utterances, which recommend the payment of our vational debt in Rational paper. We bee the reader to note that General Batier isa volunteer in this controversy. His views ‘were elicited by no requirement from us, nor (we be- Heve} from any ove, He must have known, before he gave them utterance, that they were such an we aud Many (wo think most) loyal Americans decm dishonest and repudiatine. Lev us briedy show why :— LL The United Staies, w' their national existence ‘was ip peril from a formidable rebellion, imperatively Beoded money—immense suns of it—sutas which couid alooe. So they commeuced vor- jd to borrow more and more al debt reached th rmous: rowing, and were cow: for years, until their nati aggrogate of over $2,750,006,000, whoreof $2! 1,000 090 Bareg since been paid of, leaving about $2,500,000,000 still dus, 2 In the dark days of our gigantic straggle it was deomed necersary to suspead specie payment sud make pises to pay & legal tender for their face; to decree s universal forced loan, which ‘Waa swell YY $1,000,000,000. Except for cor‘ain goverument, this paper was Qbos made oor ‘al currency, 3. At firet this forced loan was merely a postpone- ‘Meat of artnal payment. That is to say, instead of real cast, the government gave its soldiers, ‘contractors and other creditors 15 promise to pay #0 moOD as it should be able. It was a caso of qualified mational Dankruptey, exactly as when ® debtor asks and wecolves an extension of the time of payment from bis creditors, The government issued these paper dollars, convertible at the will of the holder into bonds drawing six per cent inverest in coio, hie salutary and sighteous sysiom should never have been changed; but, borg it was, Had it been faithfully adhered to, the would have funded itself, so fast and so fs as it should be funded; and we sboald, ere this, Mm returned, of course, to specie paymenta, The change from greenbacks redeemabie at the holder's pleasure in @ Treasury six per cent bond, the interest specifically payabie semi-annually in coin, to a grerabock which simply, nakedly lied—being redeemable nowhere and in mothing—was a deplorable illustration of the growing steepness of the down hili road. 4 The first greenbacks were fundable at the holder's option in a specie-paying bond; those issued later were fundabie whenever the government, victorioes over ite foes, should be ready to fond. It wes at first intended to jesue @ Moderate amount only ; but successive defeats, Ririner sod further tevace, unt our grecnbeets ta ice until our rou. lation amounted to $400, 000,000, 6. All this time the goverament was borrowing all it ‘ould ae, to ine extent of ber aang Ethene 1 those on te, a was % mapper bom ym ‘ ie in specie (iv fort Tooee o ook” teven-thintion ‘wore ares been couverted into Hve<went eont These are among te bo Maye the government may now jusifiabiy pay of ia Afeenbacks | 1, seoma clear to our mind that the governm may choose to consider (or but adedniteamount, And when Gen- that the rmment sual] pay its worcks, and Mr, George H Pendiewo Say gestion by that $2,000,000,000 more greenbacks bt our fuaded de! whether hetd at boxe or abroad, paid off therein, otal the holders here.’ should thenceforth receive (rom the ‘Treasury wo nteress whetever—nothing at all but bare- faved hee, not worth a dime on the doliar—-it seems to ps that Whe my cd of the latter is more logical and resreiable ion Gereral Butier’s. If weare to porpe- trate # cleantio Dational villany, let it be for something. & We poste bes oa on record specific and uw qoivocs! pindvos of ihe government that the principal as woll na (he oterest of ite five-twenti thodid be fn coin at matwrity, Mat this is not mimorial. A who ‘acure an obliges) 9 ia morally boand (ray: to dwoharge ‘had pb! pe\low ag ho suppongg Pal esate , |] Consent of the property holders was not required pay six percent on @ given sum per annum in gold is worth twenly per cent les tian romise of Great Britain to pay three per cent on a tk Rey jon ig thus shown to be If every Americ would say, “W. “public debt to the utmost farthing,” might soon fund our debt at four per coat Aa it ia, we shall long pay fifty milions per anoum in extra interest because of the threas aad dread of virtual repudiation. And that Gfiy millions would pay off our enure debt in less than forty yeara We aro for reducing both princi; and interest #o fast as can honestly be done; and we object (o ail dodges that savor of repudiation that they preciude this inost desired consummation, 12 General Botier thinks we are at variance on a legal question. We think it predominantly @ moral question. The reader will judge betwoen us, Important to Holders of National Bonds and National Bank Not [From the Washington Intelligencer, Oct, 2.] The projects beture Congress last winter in to the moditications of tho national bank failed, aod they will, no doubt, be revived at the coming aeasion, The experi*ace of the laat fow months bas en- joined Ube wecessicy of some moditications of the The receut prostration in toe money market, th rine of the rate of iuierest and tue fall io #1 be ascribed in a grea: measure to the want of @ uniform mode of reducing the national dank issues, Currency was ebuadant everywhere in the summer when it was, not wanted; but im the fall, when wanted for mdving crops, and other busiuess operations, it oecame scarce, The Comptrolier of the Currency re- commended to Congross, as a measure tbat would meet this and ovver difticultles appertaining to the present system, a plan for the redemption of national bank issues at some one or more central points, The Com- mittee on banking and Currency reported a biil for that purpose, which wax not acted upon, and, meanwhile, the banks 1m tie interior manifested much opposition to it, Jt is now contended that such provision tor redemption at New York would give elasticity to the currency, revdering it abundant for all occasions when tae acuvity of business should require i, Now itis abundant for speculation, at a low rate of interest, at seasons When is not wanted for regular business, The iuequitable distribution of the national bank currency is another source of evil avd bas given rise to much complaint in the South aud West, The opposition to the bankiag system has Mmauifesied in some qvarters upon this ground alone, and strong combinations will at some time be made against 4, unless the defect be remedied, Several remedies were proposed in the last Congress, bat not adopted. An increase of the currency for Lue pur- pose o. effecting a more equitadle distribution was re- commended on one haad, aod another proposition was made to scale ibe shares allowed to the North and East und distribute tiie excess in the South and West. The question ix frequentiy asked, What becomes of the amount of currency issued to banks that have failed and been closed up’ Woy, itis aaxed, should not tbis amount of currency be redistributed, a0 as to adjust, iD some manner, the ynequality of allowance to different seatto it appears, for this contin banks are not main in use, and redemption |a lecal euders, except wi y mutilated or worn out ootes, Tue limit fixed by law the amount of currency to be issued (turee hundred millions) was reached some ume ayo Banks have since been — estabiia! under ihe , dub mot as banks of circulation, and received no c rency from the treasury, But it appears ‘that these banks, Or, indeed, auy other banks, may purchase of the retiring banks theircurren:y and employ it. They pay ® premium to the retiving bank for this privilege, aod, ikdeed, tue rate of premiums in some cases bas been very large, It would seam that this is a matier Dat iad be reguiated by law. Tuo Ud get Hace the weues of * ou ; bUE Lhe privi- to be tius sur. at no:provision has been made notes txwd to these broken as w ra tice in several instances th: wound up would Le paid on presen’ lege of employing tuem 1s too valuabi rendered. The Fivancial Ca se in Obio. At a democratic mecting iately in Ohio, Mr, & 8. Cox said:— Now iet us come back to things as the: time. Here culator ip © millions barre: ur, worth to-di doilura a barrel, if that man could only whole amount of currency In the country sudden; doubled, ne knows perfectly well that in month's time be will get twenty dollars a barre! Iti, therefore, this mav's interest to repey inflated, fle thereiore goes to Washington and joobies te vet a bi through extending the issues of the national banks, aod wuicorzing them to issue more cur- revey and wo discount more paper. If i Congress! never would Voie to heip such speculation aud fraud. Here « another man in New York who has his store full of dry goods, worth on an averace, -ay twenty-five cents per yard. He knows very wei! that if becan gat the cur- reney doudled he cau sell his stuffs at ity cents a yard, 1) ts Uhue Ghat “r. Stewart, to that way, and nos by ordi nary trade, returos bis (our tastiion Lucome, are at the Ox Free AGaix.—The ruins of the Columbia Saw and Pianing Mill in Sedgwick streat, which was destroyed by freon Tuesday wight, blazed up again about threo o'clock yesterday afternvcu, and it was feared Wat the flames would communicae (o some adjacent beg om ‘The Fire Deparimeut was soon catled out and the fire was again aubdued, The tora’ lors will not be less than $00,000, as Measre, Sherman & Co. bad @ large stock of jumber oo Band at the time, aud pearly all was con- sumed, Buxciary.—The residence of Mr. Foster, at the cor- ner of Paciicand Hoyt streets, was burgiariously en- tered by two thieves at two o'clock yesterday morning. They snecoeded im escaping with about $40 worth of clothing. Fines Dering te Monta or Smrteuorr,.—From the report of Fire Marshal Lawrence it appears (bat there were twenty-two fires in Brooktya during the past he month, fT josves xmouuled ia the aggregate to about to whe $90,000, upon which there were insurances amount of $120,090. Kuce Covnty Boann or Scrrrvigori—The Board met yesterday afiernoou at three o'clock, President Littio in the chair. Supervisor Siawons, from the Committee on Penitentiary, presented a report for the month of August, from which it that there were received into ‘hat institution during that time 81 persons, of bei Prberen raya mag ype Suucharged a jes, 40; fomales, 24; escaped, 4; remaining on bau: 238, males, 150; females, 86, Without transacti er business of interest the Board adjo the 10ib instant, at three o'clock. Tue Bvenwick Raikoan—Inpiaration MEETING. —A call fora meeting of South Fourth street, E. D., pro- perty owners, to take action against the Iaying of a doudie track im thet street by the Bushwick Railroad Company, was inrgely responded to last evening. At eight o'ciock the capacious pariors of the residence 146 South Fourth etree: were crowded with indignant citi- tens, all of whom seeme’ determined to enter upoe & vigorour campaign sgaioes tne company. Mr. James Rodwell occupied the e! He informed the meeting that Judge Thompsoe hai deem retained by him to pro- tect the rights of the ¢:izems, thats perpetual injune tion had beon applies f" im the Sui Court, to re- strain the action of the company, and that the argument ‘on that injunction would be heard by Judge Gilbert to. . Movers, J. Vaa Mose: Kaufman, Estie and Derr remed the a ‘ cnmeasured terms of the jouble track in @ narrow street, where the lives of adults as well as children would be ondan- gered by the runving of care One gentieman stated or by an amendment te the Ld then add: meeting. Each speaker heartlessacss of the general street railroad jadolently obtained in the last es we 8 a8 in sitotlar cones, but he bed mo doubt that fraud ARSON TAIA Dr. Thamas J. Gatdoer Undergoing Trial for img of the State Inebriate Asylum Pitcmamton, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1867. The trial of Dr. Thomas J Gardner, on an sheen with De, J. Edward Turner, for arson, in setting fire to the New York State Inet ate Asylam, neat this city, io September, 1864, was beg un hore to- im the Court of Oger snd Terminer, before Justice Bavcome and A. D. Delona and Jacob. ssaociaves. Ay the Witnerses are Dra. Parker aut Post, of New York, and James W, Beeksonn, of that city rigt Attorney OW. Dist Chay d Le ‘of this city, appear for she peop! fie. “hon, “hekeas’ Cobttear oe’. i an, ¥ we © ge! Broghasnte ee Hi johuson, of oghemton, a, F. Kor Usica, see oppear for Who acg AT BINGHAMTON. fu 1864. him, the thaife up gard” —_ “Well, bo don’t look as if a course of hydropathic treatment would greatly injure bis skin," remarked his Honor, interrupting the complainant, ‘The littie woman's deep gray eyes instantly ligh'ed Up, 48 if with the spirit of fon, when sho beard the remark of the J and she quietly rejoined : i “i'm afraid, sirr, the Wather Boord goulda’t afford It Joost now’? “Go on with your story, Margaret,’’ said the magis- tune, lenrag beck ta bis hair, i “Divil alittle more, alanna, hev I to say, except that he sed something in bis outlandish gibberish fac no dacint man, woman wor childer could understand, at all, at all, au’ Hit me, as yese be seo’, in the hed.’” “What have you to say for yourseif, Wolframstrauf, hatever your name ist”? A versie nichts, swered the Wolframestranf. Troth an’ be can e nairly as good, Joodge, as meoryou He's foxy, be is. Wain be bit me wid his hook be swore ‘/uader wnd biten,’ or somethin’ ja the soort, which I’ve beerd the bys up town say atte’ “Dt make him understand,’’ responded his Honor, as he kigned a warrant for the ‘man's commitment. ‘The next minute, convoyed by an oiticer, Wolframstrauf was walked tothe celis in the building adjoining, there to rumiuate over his nchivatric conduct towards his co. laborer in this great vineyard,” the streets of ‘‘Niew Yorke,” “As for you, Margaret,” remarked his Honor, as the little woman was hurrying out of court to resume her laborious profession, “it wouldn't burt you if you were to contract with the Fire Deparimont to play through a hose pipe upon you for two hours, Dr. Harris, of the Board of Health, wouidn’t then be so solicitous about your zymotic condition.” “I'd rather they'd wash (be coal out ov the ashes for mo,’ she resumed, “for thin I could be keepin’ the cowld out the wiuther time,” and, with a sort of witch- like whisk of her skirt, sho disappeared from sie presence, A Car Conpvotor Frarrutty Bratex.—George Mon- roe, @ conductor on one of the Third avenue cars, was fearfully beaten Tuesday night by, it is alleged, a man named William Clark, in the vicinity of the Fourth Dis- trict Police Court, Officer W, B. Abbott, of the Nine- teenth precinct, who arrested Clark, stated to the pre- ding magistrate, Jastice Connolly, that Monroe was so badly beaten that ho was necessitated to convey him at once to St. Luke’s Hospital, where be now lies ina Precarious condition, Clark was locked up to awatt the Tesult of the injuries he inflicted on George Monroe. Tas ViowwxT AssavLt ON Patrouman AuLD.—Io the Hgxa.p of yesterday we mentioned the terrible assault with intent to kill James Auld, of the Nineteenth pro- cinct, by throwing him down a precipice and subse- quently beating him, by a party of desperadoes. Ouly one was arrested at the time of the assauit, the others having ran away; but yesterday another alleged mem- ber of the gang, feliow pamea Wiham O'Brien was caught aod “jugged."? There is now a probability of tue authorities getting hold of the whole gang. As the assault was as unprovoked as it was murderous, it is to be hoped justice will be dealt out liberally to them. Tus Samr Store Ronsery.—A formal compiaint was made yesterday before Justice Dodge, of the Jefferson Market Police Court, againet Adrian J. Roberts, by Leonard 8, Baliow, Jr., charging the accused with steal- ing $1,800 worth of genti 's furmishing goods. The particulars of the case bave already been published in the Hexatn, The twomen—Lewis Samuels and Simon Wolte—acoused of being receivers of stolen properiy, were alo in court, Roberts was committed in default of $2,600, and the other two men in $2,000 each. Attecep Larceny By 4 Wasterwouan.—Ellen Roy, of No, 47 West Twenty-fourth street, appeared before Jus- tice Dodge yesterday, and charged Elien Smith, a decent looking woman, with stealing silk cloak, aad $20 in mone: ployed as & washerwoman in tho house of cqmplai and was engaged at work in the room whare the pro- perty was placed, and from the fact that no one has access to the room where tho articles were but the accused, and that they were missed when the woman left tue house, Elien Roy was suspected of knowing pe gonna | about their disappearance. Detective Reilly, of tieth precinct, arrested the woman. She denies all knowledge of the property, but she was com- mitted to answer. Atremprep BuroLaRy on 4 Suret Stort.—On the night of the Ist inst, the attention of patrolman Hand, of the Twenty-ninth procinct, was attracted by the appearance of three men outside the premises 389 Sixth avenue. ‘Watching them for some time he perceived they were at work, a3 he alleges, endeavoring to pry open the door. mena | upon them he succeoded in arresting oue of the gang, the others taking flight and running away. Ono Of them, however, was caught by a private watchman, They were locked up for the night, and yesterday James Pearson, 389 Sixth avenue, ap; ‘at the Jefferson Market Police Court and charged them with attempted burglary, with the intention of feloniously taking a quan- tiy of men’s furaishing goods, in value amounting to $1,000. The door of the premises bore evident marks of the jimmy and other burgiarious implemeats, which must bave been carried away by (he man wno vaca; Tho prisoners’ names are Billy Dowd and William Perry. They pleaded gurity. Justice Dodge committed them in a It of $3,000 bail each. A Fourtu or Jory Recoutectios.—On the Fourth of July last a man named De Villiers, alias De Vaiton, hired a horse, wagon and set of harness from David H. Tail- man, No, 33 Great Jones street, with the understanding that be should returo them at night, He failed todo an’ ihe id his poker, or money, it is alleged, to bis own une, informed the in ted him in person, and there learned that the prisoner had exchanged the wagon for anotier with ene William H. Smith, Smith was arrested on the Ist instant, in Bleec'! street, The complainant then ascertained that the wagon had come into =mith’s bands on the 4th of July, and that be sold it for $160 Yesterday Mr. allman charged William f. Smith with receiving the property knowing it to be siolen. Tho accused pleaded not guilty, but was held to angwer in the sum of $1,000 bait. Kings county jail. ‘Us Wasts to Go Home —A young man named Thomas Hart, who was weeping bitterly when broaght tato court, and who regretfully mourned the sad fate which drove bim to the American shores, was charged with a larceny of $27 from the person of Jobney O’Brien. ‘The stricken Hart appesied to his Honor to tak consideration that it was love of country mad commit the theft; that he was only seven da: country, and that be wanted to go bome, the money he stole being to buy his passage. Justice Dodge couldn't see it and committed him. A Vixen im CountT—As*acLTIne 4 Prrsonen.—Yeater- day morning Tilly Smith, ® frequent visitor at the Tombs, was arraigned before Justice Dowling on a charge of intoxication, She came up muttering, and threatened all sorts of violence against tho officer who arrested her, making use of profane and obscene lan- While Chief Clerk an was making out a i Magrath other “ tof the club’ commitment yd Tilt the effects of which he went reeling tows end of the room, By thistime Tilly's w k bounds, and, following ap, Partially stunned mer, was about inflicting further violence when officers interposed and put a sto) ‘Tilly received a round of applause from the idlers e court room, Who seemed anzious to witness another round or two, but of courre th not gratified, Tierney Both Till were sen , with liberty to rustica try for the ton days, Tierney think injured man to be ‘shut ap” after being the victim of an unwarrantable assault, Jovertea Feuate Ssorurtens.—Margaret Murphy and Margaret Moran are a couple of girls sixteen years of age. Yesterday morning the pair of Margarets en- tered the shop of Joba Laduc, 15 Marion street, and ap- propriated, it f@ alieged, to their own use, a box of worth three After reaching the at with their plunder the girls were arrested by officer Simi , Of the Fourteenth precinct, and the stolen te fownd in their possession. They also hada prayer Boor which had been stolen, it is ai bate short time previously, from Mary Con: Justice Dowling committed the deli ts te prison to answer both complaints, Angst oF AN ALLBoRD Horst Tuinr.—Elias R. Car- fon, 8 very respectable appearing man, was brought before Justice Dowling yesterday afternoon by officer Butman, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, he having been arrested in Newark, N. J., on the charge of stealing a Wareiting bag contents, valned at about $25, from the Merchants’ Hote! on the 29th cit. Carson, who was stopping at the hotel, called on Mr. Henry pi clerk in the hotel, and claimed the at alleging ho had Joa the check, br, beljeving he dolore their opponents got rid of them. Sova after dinoer the Newark Club went in for their innings, and made a fine display, although they did not score so many runs as the New Y. Petty and Reeves were the top bats—the former playing a capital defence and tho latter put 15 Tho fielding on ‘aky, but then the bad con- dition of the ground was some excuse, The bowling waa very good, particularly that of Lee and Rogerson, for eac of their respective sides, ANALysIs OF Tax B)wiing.—In the frst innings of tho New York Lee bowled 88 balls for 38 ru bad 11 maidens, and took 5 wickets, Hollis bowled 66 for 23 runs, bad $ maidens, and took one wic Petty —e balis for $l raus, and bad 3 maidens and 1 wicket, In the first innings of the Newark Club Rogerson bowled 60 balis for 25 rans, had 6 maidens, and took 5 Wickets; while Moore bowled 58 vals for 29 runs, had 2 maidens and took 4 wickets, The match will be continued to-day, and will probably turn out pretty close, - The score, as far as the gamo has gone, is given be- OW — Fira RY FORE cous. iret ni Demsey, b. Peuty Rogerson, b. Lee. NEWARK CLUB, First Innings. Jetferson, b, Rogerson.... Ford, b, ftogerso Peity, i Moore. Bullas, Hindle, b. iy Byes, 14 wides, 4. Byes, wides, 2... BIS crcrnmoct Be THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION, The Eighteenth Anniversary Exercises—Inter- esting Addresses—The Financial Status. The Bighteenth Anniversary of the American Bible Union commenced yesterday morning in the Firat Bap- tist church, corner of Broome and Elizabeth streets. The attendance, which was largo, included many of the clergy and laity of all tho evangelical denominations, Among those present were the Rev. Dra. Armitage, Wyckoff, Wescott, Hodge and others, Ten States and the British North American Provinces were represented by delegates. At nine o'clock the preliminary devotional ex- ercises, which were held in the lecture room, were led by Dr. Armitage, after which the officers of the previous year were re-elected unauimousiy:—Rev Thomas Ar- mitage, D, D., Lay President; Re Dr. Wyckolf, Cor- responding Secretary; Rev, Charles A. Buckbee, Re- cording cecretary; Eléazar Parmly, Treasurer, Amon; the Vice Presidents re-elected wore Sir Morton Peto, of London; Governor Fenton; R. M. Bishop, of Obio; Isaac Davis, of Massachusetts; L., M. Pierce, of Indiana, and Rev. Wm. Norton, of England. The audience then adjourned to the church, where the busi- ese session commenced. ‘THE TRRASURER’S REPORT, At ten o'clock, the President, Dr. Armitage, took the chair, The Troasurer’s report was then read. | It stated that the receipts from ail sources during the vad were $55,127 79; the expenditures $54,733 27, jeaving balance in the treasury of $30462 Of the whole amount there was expended for revision of the English Seriptares $4,008 61; for the pablication and distribu- tion of the English Soriptures $20,251 96; in grants and donations to freedman, $9,012 15, In addition to tho above there were various amounts appropriated for Italian Scriptures and other objects. An opening addrees was then delivered by Dr. Armi- 0, the president of the society. ‘annual report wae then read, showing the follow: ing figures:—The Bible Unjon has issued 603 184 copios of tue sacred Scriptures; number of pages, 108,604,418 ; i\racts and gencoriicn, 1,716,269; number of pages, 28,385,140, These make an aggregate of 2.310. ications, and , Pages, rhe Bib jon pre~ sented fis first annual report with no larger amount than $5,595 60. A steady increase raised the annus sum ip eleven years to $40,459 94, Then came The Southern Stats, upon which we mainly depended for contributions, ceased tu render aid. Ourannnal receipts were reduced, in 1862, to $19,532 From that pei wo have been almost ively dependent upon the North, joancial progress which the Union has made may be judged by the following statistics :— RECEITS. 16,599 1966. 21,189 1867... 29,231 2 The report fur work of revision, and in this connection before you this day the first fifteen chapters of the Book of Genesis, with a body of notes for the English reader more condensed avd comprehen than have ever been issued in connection with this portion of sacred fcripture. The rest of the historical books will follow witb scarcely more notes than are found in our revised lestameut. Joshu Judges and Rath are already completed, and considerable progress i# made in the books of Samuel. They conid be imme- diately p't to preesif it was judged expedient to vary the order ia wi they appear in the Bibl the Con wee thea adjourned, but met again about baif-past two o'clock. address was made by the Rev, Dr. William A, Bt of south Carolina, giving sume interesting experier he had with the freedmen of bis native State. Addresses were also delivered speaking enthusiastically of the great work of revision by the Rev. J. W. Skimpton, of Stiliwater, N. Y,; the Rev, Mr. Cathcart, of Philadelphia; the Rev. Dr. Wheelock, of this clty; the Rev Mr. Lord, a returned missionary from Cbina; the Rev. Dr. Hodge and others, In the evening similar addresses wore delivered vy seve- ral other gentiemen. The Conference meets again this morning. The Rev, Thomas Swayne was odded to tho list of Vico Presidents, to fill the chair formerly occupied by the laie Judge Swayne, of New Jersey. AFFAIRS AT QUARANTINE. The following vessels have arrived since the last re- port:—Steamships George Cromwell, Captem Stannard, from Key West, and George Washington, Captain Whit- man, from New Orleans. The former was taken in tow by the latter at Key West on Wednesday last, at ten o'clock A. M., and reporied arrived at -andy Hook on Tuesday, at four P. M., making the trip in the remarkabie time of six days and six hours, The towage was per- formed under adverse circumstances, the vessels bavin, strong head winds five days, with tho Cromweli’s whee! stationary and dragging. It be remembered that about three weeks ago the Cromwell wet with an accide: near het an Ou exam nation her injury waa found sce hne within » month. ickoees on either steamer, Bark St. Thomas; brig Altha, Areceibo. Coptare Craig, from following report of the condition of the passen- gore of the Mi on board the hospita’ snip Falcoa ‘was sent to Mr, as Curtis, President of the Quaran- tine Commissioners, by the health officer on board that Hosritat Sur Fai vensel :— on. Quananriwe. New Yore, Oct. 2, 327. } Crrcs Cratis, President Commissioners Quarantine:— There bas not been an admission or death on board the falcon since last report. All of those now remaining axe, I believe, convalescent. HD. BISSELL, Deputy Health Oflicer, THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN O10. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO. Crome ati, Mot, 2, 1867, 9 o'Clock P.M. The canvases for Congressman in the Second Ohio dis- trict has become very exciting. Though the radical majority last year was twenty-five hundred, it is ad- mitted that the race between Smith and Carey will be very close, Over $20,000, mostly one thousand dollar bets, was to-day wagered even on the result, GENERAL CANBY'S DISTRICT. y of a Modification of Barrooms. Crantaston, 8 C., Uct. 2, 1867. General Canby has issued a order prohibiting all Provost Courts exercising jurisdiction in any case phen Poon to land, or in ey civil cause where xceeds $300, General Canby hee also signified his intention to modify the order of General Sickles closing barroom througheut the Second Military district. THE INDIANA STATE FAIR, Tanne Hare, Ind., Oct. 2, 1867. The Indiana State Fair has been in progress here du: {ng the present week. The aendance has been very argo, and tt te estimated that twenty thousand were ou | the grounds today. The number of entries are very large. the entries of stock alone being larger than the entire pamber of entries last year. Fipapcinily the Fair ia complete sucgose, OP ’ ~ NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. or THE NATIONAL FINANCES. ater Se Foe pete Sea POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ee ees Sarat Ba, Oe mes oes CITY INTELLIGENCE. Soe a to promise bim © bushels of wheat for a certain that the beg ia qdeation did not. belong to Carson, bat sae adaenceaans A Letter frem Geveral Butler. aa A Toe a tne icith of that eoaeretead: | 4 FORT AMono mun Cnurromans.—A itil, old, | Dosuse pooper of Levi Jeak vmamitiod tue accused | Yaa mm Waar Twanrr-rovurn Srassr—Nannow Es ‘Yo rus Eorroa o” Tre Tasuxs:— see ree ee pay bien a hundred bushels of osisiand | File browed, gray headed, but sharp eyed Tag’) sone Towbe for irl aud the stolen property was scat | CAPE OF 4 FAMILY wrom mand BumxxD,—Aboat one Bie— A Giant es ee ria oy Lemar cn tas oes tna discharge your obligation, although you actually | picker, named Margaret Water, came before Justice | to the Property Clerk. o’ologk yesterday afternoon a fire broke on tbe second Siieahona! toangee. sida act whaa, in Rating the . Is Bot the | Shandiey yesterday at noon, her face and head covered floor of the tbree story brick building in the rear of No. My bigh respect for the éditor, the paper aad its read- | "9 rhe government took the money of hundreds of | WitB blood from a wound she had received a few minutes CRICKET. 113 West Twenty-fourth street, occupied as a stable and coy pepengtn to oS eeeacat af tao aeration os ve thousands, saying, “‘I will pay you six per ceut interest | previously from an iron rod in the hands of another, evach house on the first and second floors by J. A and aM cay Ooo a aS eee cane kt ccaine | cbiidanier, « stolid looking Germas, who gave his pame The Now York Club vs. the!Nowark. J. P, Marshall, the owners of the building, and by their Oy ees wiped out by tendering the face of it in depreciated | &% Joseph Wolframstrauf, while the two were dis- | The weather yesterday was an agreeable cbange (0 | coachman, Thomas Mangin, on the third floor, as « fully, exactly moot every one of its oblige, | Creanbacks seems to us deficient in moral sensiDility. over a bundie of dirty newspapers found 12 8) the chitiy temperature which the equinoctial gales usb- | dwelling, The fire originated among some baled straw, ‘tone, the exdet and equitable condition of | [ig the government that debases our currency, and tm Forsyth siret, near Re eee ne east tile nad justice and good fan | tas government cannot rightfully take advantage of ite @own ‘on the other side red in on Monday, and no more delightful day could | Dear an open window at the rear part of the second ‘oor ’ een ca “45 on Te Se EO ee, Tenet rie h eeaehy, Seam: gad: |:hove been ailonies for the mewry game cf.enstint WAICR | te wrving 10 50h hla st aad ehild Arwen. size, bate “Peserted that the fireiweaty bonds wore, parable ss | ix Payment permnanie oo eect he eee ee tog ber dirty Wook ng the | miiness stand, and stick | sros the muscle, the science, the endurance and, above | his face, eyebrows and whiskers, | There appours to to thtr prinipa: in currescy abd not in gold Tals the | Wilrterne moron tw expressy payaoie ta coin, i wan | Wich was wo tacked about Det walsh as to fort 8 args A, the pluck of its votarien, besn some delay in giving the alarm for when tue onies, and insists that Whey are payable in £0ld. | decause no que dreamed tba. resumption would be post: | Pocket for the reception of email pieces of coal wh The return match between the New York and Newark | Of"iamey "aye 1.4 ae two upper Boors were oe ma frovormment and ue Creditors? Poned after peace rh wyin clare a oe eaaneted Bee errand UP while turning over the contents ef | Oiabecommenced in due course yesterday morning on | joining, in the rear of No. 111 West Twenty-fourth first $50,000,000 loan of August, 1661, was issued | 31'the oariiest moment, Ne one ox: it to last so | her little person by the tall, stupid Dutchman, who | the ground of the latter club at Newark. The jaumt o— wes ogplnd McDougal & Costner: dyors and deven-thirty inicrest—prinetpal and interest payabie | MPS. has already endured, ‘Tie necessity and the | #00d in tho place sot apart for from Now York was pleasant pre} a for what was | Dleashers, aud before extingushed theatock was dam gold—was wo taken and so paid, When the Five | o:cuses for it have long since 5 yet grasping his book in his mud-colored hand, sackcloth | to come, as the play was worth 4oing to look at, although | goer "Z.., Water to the exwent of $2000. Aho ill was passed itestabliahed the interest at | Sisied im, because to many choose to pay but sixty to | ('m the form of a bag) on bis back and ashes on every | the ground was wretched condition. “Ihe New | Youu management. preverces ug ghe firemen, OY six per cent, payable in gold, but said nothing as to the | seventy conis «here they owe a hundred ri of his person, York Club, having won the toss for innings, were the | fy” this “building, Mebagal” a Garde 4 Seppe ke which the pencipal poe te 0 8 Ti. Goveral Butler aske why. if the fve-twentieeare | ‘fat I've got to say, yer Honor,” sald Margaret, in | firat to handio the bat, and sent 10 Mossra. Dempsey | infureq for $5,000" as 1 hen the five-twenty loan was before Congress Judge | pavapio |, thi short, spasmodicaily uttered words (and we ought bere | and Rogerson to the bowling of Lee and Peltz, Lee | (4, $1,090; Metro; ot " Spalding, of Ovio, asked Mr. Stevens, Chairman of the | js worth : to remark that it is rare to find an Irish ragpicker, that capital form, which, will tell well next weok | Saree 34? qu end Relies. gi 000.2 ee eamoes $1,000; ay Prd a, who reported it, if the | apound; 2 Because our country importa too many | business being maioly confined to the lowout classes of le wicket match then to come off, be pedanygy og mea rgd $2,000. |The bailtuns ai. 355 pal of these was payable in gold as well a3 | ,oods, and is heavily in debi abroad; 3, capi- | our Duich population this: 1 got a barrul first, an” o New York, ail through, waa very Gide and cable te topo ee aaa She interest So sity i us replied that ibe | talists are timid, and fear that there may be Butlers iat his Bere paper in ‘me hands; whim this man and Mr. Byron displayed hie old batting #kil | Sate their loss on stock and. builtins en can, princi . 0 span al % fo * a 1,000, pete tet session; When tho first five-twenty toan | S0Us™ 1m fhe Hue oo eae ote United Bl wraety| autev the Darrel, on’ thin, Cokes I wadn's yn ee Eiger etarte rer gd age Ahey are only insured for $1,700, in ue Stuyvesant In- suraves Compauy. Tue rear part of the stable No, 114 West Twenty-iifth street, owned by L. F. leit, is dame aged about $300, The eoachman, Thowas Mangin, bas lost all bis household effects. aud also $150 in money, which be bad put away in atrank, Tho dre is supposed to have origimated from a spark coming iu at the open wiadow, Fine mm Waren Srrear,—About half-past eight o'clock last vight a fre was discovered by officer Amos Haag in the (in and sheet iron store No, 245 Water street, owned by Goodwip, Corts & Rice. It appears that the officer discovered smoke in the street at six o'clock, when he lirst went on bis post, and consequently kept a sharp Jookout. At about a quarter past eight o'clock ne noticed a light in the store, 245, caused by the tire burstuiug suddenly into flame, lhe firemen were quickly ut the p-emises, aad oa breaking in tho door discovered the fire in a barre! containing sweopings and among some bundles of sheet iron The flames were soon ex- Unguished. Damage to the stock by water about $500; fully insured. Auction Sate or Coat.—At tho sale of Pittston coal, held yesterday in the Exchange Rooms at Trinity Build- ing, twenty thousand tons were put up for avetion, and disposed of at prices {mn advance of the rates current wittin the past ten days, The bidding was pretty lively, and the advance was obtained easily, as tollow Tons, Oto: er. A 8. $4 62 a$4 10 $4 623; a $4 70 4620 470 4020 4 70 4450 455 425 4 440 465 a 472 430 a 450 Orvictan Visit OF ADMIRAL BELL JO THR AUSTRIAN War Sraamer.—The Austrian war steamer Empress Elizabovb was yesterday visited by Admiral Bell, accom- panied by one of tho chief officors of the Navy Yard, ‘thus returning the visit of the comurander of the ship, Fieet Captain Cocvalier von Groeller. The Admiral was received on board with the fuil honors due to his high ravk, and in accordance with the warm sentiments of ty existing betwoon Austria and the United States, Mr. Charles de Loosey, Consul General of Austria, as- sisted at the reception, he occasion was toe more interesting from the fact that the Elizabeth ts the first Ansan Wargbip that has anchored ia this harbor since Tus Norra Ammrican Scuverzen Usiox.—A general meeting of the members of this organization was held last night at the Germania Assembly Rooms, w take farther action in reference to the great national sharp- shooting festival in this city, for which extensive pre- parations are being made. ihe Mount Morris park and the surrounding lawns have been jeased for that pur- ose, and buildings are to be erected thereon at a cost of $16,000 Dr. Sauer reported that a new Schuetzeu organi. zation, under tho name of Tritonen-Schaetzen, had been formed, whose members were admitted a: members of tue North American Schuetzen Union, A number of committees have already been formed, and addtional committees were appointed, The Committee ou Docora- tious was composed of Messrs, Hauft (florist), Branden- berger (painter), and Bucbheister (costumer), Mysteniovs Arrain.—Late yesterday evening some boys, while playing in @ vacant lot in Sixteenth street, found a bumau hand, apparently belonging to some female, the flesh on the back part being nearly entirely poy Heng sinews and arteries being perfectiy visible, the palm being still there, although much discolored, bei color, The Coroner, hav- ing been notified, inquest on the same to- . It now lies im charge of Warden Brennan, at Bellevue Hospital, Tur Crotox Nationar. Bawx.—Nothing further has been done respecting the affairs of this bank pending the appomtment of a receiver, which, it is thought, will be made to-day. Muetina or THe Reat Estates Owners’ Mutvat Pro- Tective AssociaTion,—Tho Real Estate Owners’ Mutual Protective Association met at the Germania Assembly Rooms last evening, at eight o'clock. Mr. Joseph Haight preauind: Vice President, Philip Schaffer; sec- retary, Joseph F. Brush; Treasurer, J, H. Ynorne. About fifty members were present. The minutes of the Inst evening were read and approved. About eight new mbers were added to the Association, which now numpors upwards of two hundred, A delegate from the ‘West Side Association came to propose a co-operation of the two associations, and a meeting of the two Presi- dents was agreed upon at an early di The Carre | then adjourued until nex: Tuesday evening, when it will assemble at their new hall, No, 207 Bowery, \Sopauiry or Tux Hoty AxGers,—The anniversary of the Sodality of the Holy Angois, attached to the Jesuit College, in Sixtesnth street, was celebrated with all due solemnity in the St. Francis Xavier’s church yeaterday. The mass, which was celebrated by the Rev. Father Loysance, was largely attended, and a number of the children of the parish were admitted to the Sodality. Toe music was remarkably good, and was given by the students of the college, ander the direction of the Rev. Me. Fleck, Mr. Coiliere a“ whe beautiful biany of “De Vico,” and Mr. Geo La Fargis the solo “Tantum Ergo’ After an impressive sermon delivered by Kev. Mr Mame! the ceretaonies of tho day were brought to a clove, The cuiidren go into retreat for four days, aod otuer devotions peculiar to the Sodality will be per- formed by the members during that time, New York Cottece or Verertvany Scrarons.—The opening address for the seasion of 1867 and 1868 of the Now York College of Veterinary Surgeons was detivered last evening in the Hali of the New York Historical So- ciety, corner of Second avenue and Eleventh street, by Dr. F. D. Weisse, in prosenco of s large assemblage of In- dies and gentlemen. Thi bject of the lecture was the imperative demands for the cultivation of veterinary surgery in the United States. The doctor showed the great ignorance which prevails tn veteriuary surgery, the loss to the community frou it and the great advan tage of studying it more care(uily and extensively, Tue lecture was suggestive and full of interest, New York Navtioat Scuoot,—The sixteenth anniver- sary of this insti(ution was celebrated last evening at the rooms of the institution, No. 92 Madison street, and was tho occasion of a large gathering, gentlemen and ladies, alumni and otherwise, The exercises incident to the anniversary began at eight o'clock—prayer being offered aod abymn sung. ihe anoual address was de- livered by Dr. William Faulds Thorns, who recited the history of the institution at some length, The annual address was followed by addresses of briefer sort from several invited boas! adn among whom were tho Rev. Dr. Hodges, Rov, E. Murphy, Rev. Dr, Jones, Rev, Mr. Ly! \d others. The exe! were concluded about ten o'clock, Tax Socwry or Mrcnamics asp TRapesuey.—The regular monthly meeting of this organization was held Inst evening at the Library Rooms, No. 473 Broadway. Nothiog beyond fthe usual rogular business incident to organizations of the kind was traneacted—tbe collection of thiy dues and fines being the most important item, Alter an hour's sesstoa—the greater part of which was consumed in dosultory conversation—the meeting was adjourned one month. Scrrosep Cass or Powovino.—Information reached the Coroner's office yesterday efiernoon that George Sand- ford, a child only two months oid, had died in the Aims Bouse on Biackwoll's Island under suspicious circum. stance, Dr, Goumilack, bouse surgeon of the Isiand hospital, who was called to see the infant ious to hia death, was of the opinion that the child had and i: i Sandford, the mother, had administered to Ler ebild a dose of medicine which she bad parchased at drug store in Grand street, Coroner Wildoy bas the case in charge and will boidan Inquest over remains of the infant. Fatat Rataoan Acoiwert.—Ooroner Wildey was yos- torday notified to held an inquest at the New York Hospital, on the body of William Van Gordon, a man whose death was the result of injuries received some time ainos by being run over by a train of cars belo to the Erie Railway Company. LONG ISLAND INTELL Ivqvest Urox tae Saeteton Fousn at Ficsura.— ‘The body found tm Brown's woods, near Flushing, upon ‘Ao investigation by Coroner Hicks, turns of Christian Easterday, a soldier from and who bed been missing from Hun! August last, The jury found « verdict he deceased came to his death by committing suicide while in a fit of temporary insanity, ~ Fint —On Tuesday the barn and ontdaildings of Mr. Henry Will of Lakeville, wore total! ed fire, which wan undoubtedly work in toonasion?. Lose about $200. Tus Survoie County Fark. —The fair of the Suffolk County Agricultural Soolety coramenced yesterday at ‘cenport, The articles om exhibition were na- merous and of the finest quality. Horses, cows, itep aod ewine of every denomination wore collected (ogether 9d reflect ihe ear on. for the lolerest they bave taken ip the man- ggerwen! of ‘he alfaiz, great credit apon the farmers of 5 TRIPLE EXECUTION. Hanging of the Dou Kiver Negroes at Moe bile—Scenes af the Nouffeld. [From the Mobile Evening News, 27.) A large number of peopie crowded tuo jail yard to-day to witness the hanging of Hobiuson, Richardson and Grant, the three negroes + eaced to death by Judge hamberiain at the term of the City Court. before ton o'clock a large number of negroes assembi, in tront of the jail, aod the yard, at the time of the exe- culon, was so deasely crowded that Che police and intil- lary bad great difficulty im keeping open the space about the scaitold. Of course many of our readers are familiar with the facts developed ip ihe trial of theme negroes; but, for the benedt of those who are avi, wo give the following sy- nopais:— Mr, Fred Peters, an indus man, residi Dog river, ong and well known white DOME 180 iniies f the oity, in a fork of for the uigbt when entered by four of a wife and . Pe four children, # time, The negroes were sguised. demanded (rom Mir Peer otted fon him $3 50, ail Wefgre giving them this mone tance, but he was uni »ply snpplied with firearms s unable ‘0 contend with the this money they \os.8ted upon bia showing tien re the renauder of be money was conceal, » fusing to ao this, they seized bis wile and si Ler person tn the most brutal manner, paper mouey. After gew ing this further eapply of money they com- menced searcuing the Gou-e (or more. They broke up all the furniture and iore apa number of the floor planks, but did not succe d to discovering anything. Ip the meantime Mr, Peters veoame restive, and one of the negroes fired several suots at lim, Fortuuatety none of They touw upon Ler $1,400 in gold and hew took effect, and one of the brutes tovk & position in tront of Mr. Peters, with @ cocked and loaded piso! presented at bis ureast, Kept olm from moving during the greater part o° ‘he foar hours they remained in the Louse, He wad beld passive, u von of bis wife aud his dauvhter by three of the ho daughter was only (wotve years of a he Negroes was called into requie er tbey pleased tn tue Louse look upon the ne month Jim Richardson y alterwards Chas, Robin- \\l Laree of these negroes trated tho ou’ and sepienc as 18 Well known il had been forwa the day of han. om communication cials, postpomed ‘vas arrested by rough some legal Colonel Dimon, in Ne quibble escaped. A company of so and with ‘le forty u Dimon, " amply suitic there in obed. rela «No, 2a. Livavacarrene, Post or Mostue. Naan St Lieutenant A. 8. 5 A First Lieutenan pavy A, Fifteenth 10 i proceed with to Mobile, Ala.. by the bot 'ac hall-past seven A. row. He will report eu tia acriy. M. Granger, Shernif or Mob: sistance to bin as in oy be Benuett, y . Fach map will be provided forty sounds of ammunition and one day's rations If possible the company will return to this post by the four PM. boat. By order of Krevet Major J, Our tls. ANCK ©. BRUNCK, Secopd Lieutenant Fifteonth lafantry, Post Adjutant, street in front of the jal vas so densely cro reader it impossible ior vehicies to pase. 7 mu-tered in force api seemed to think that a reprieve or pardou would arrive vefore the execution, WEMALE DRURAVETY, Among those present (o witness the execution were @ number of women, who, wien the gates of the prison enclosure were throwa p, vied with the male portion of the rabble in securing favorable standing places te obiain a view of the revotiog lacie, Lt is aimosi supertiuous to say \hat (hey were representatives of the lowest grades of society Ke GALLOWS, A rough pine plutforms wiih a cross beam was erected fn the jail yard, aod ex-iied tho interest of the specta. tors, wuo thronged tie yard long before the hour of exe: cution, SCENE 18 Fit CONDEMNED CELT. In company with Captain Granger and @ member of the city press, we were admisted to the cells ia which the doomed men were cuntined. They seemed resigned to their fate, but exlib{ted considerable trepidation. On being told that (he (ime for the execution had nearly ari rived, and that auy coufessiou they might have t¢ make had betior b le vow, they, With one vu ce, dt clared their eatire ‘ua ailing upon the God th were soon to meu 3 the truth of their asser tions. The colored clery witns o 10 attendance then united with the prisoners in » “ aud prayer, which continued until the Sherii’s ssmisiante entered to complete thé final preparations for tue the dreadful drama The prisoners we: Fr. M., BFTAVed Ju 6 ‘RORNEL od out of the jail at one uve chrouda Thcy were aq companied by b: nd Burk and another necro preacher, and by (hy sbertil and Chief of Pajice, Afiet ascend he #tand the ropes were placed around thel necks, aud prayer by We colored ciergymen followed ‘The prisoners 10 tue last maintained their unocence, & short addross waa made by ove of the clorgymea and the prisoners made « { w remares ip tucn, Lhe | words spoken by Kichnrisva before the platform fel we ake care of my book.’ en minutes past one. Grant apy while ihe otber two struggied fog four or five minutes, Just before the rope was Short! Granger road the sentence of the Court, AN INCIDENT, As the hatchet fo) and the unfortunate men were launobed into eteruiiy, 4 piercing screaw was heard from the crowd, followed by a scene of wild confusion. Two or three avg 1 1D seeming con- vulsions, aud were kicking and strovgting, through the see: to the gate, Hey ona no disturbance or s made by Lose present, THE unite SiATES SCHOULSHP PORTSMOUTH. The United States sioop-of-war Portsmouth arrived at this port yesterday, and dropped anchor at her inoor ings in Norih river, opposite Hoookeu, at ball-pact tem o'clock A, M., makiog the rua from Sandy Hook ia three anda half boars Lue Portsmouth, previousto, and dur- ing the war, wax a (wo decker, rating as a third rate man-of-war; ‘ince (he close of the war eh¢ bas been aliered to a three decker, the object being to fit her up and adap! her as an apprentice ship, whereon youths and children of a larger growth may learn the science of war, and Young America may have its gushing patrio- ism directed in the rgut way. fhe oilicers of tue Por‘emouth at prevent are ag follows :— Commander—J. 8, Bierrett. Liew evant Commander and Executive Oficer—Lewig Rompft. ‘Thcutenant and Ordnance Oficers—E. L, Kellogg and W. H Henrickson Maser—F Hh sheppard. —G M Hook ‘Acting Ensignr—W. H. Webb and M. Strong. Poymaster—W. BH. Barton, Suigom—N, 8. Bae "i Boatswain—J. 6. Sava Gunner—JI. W. Omenstier. Ma'es—Dautel Ward, di. K, Henderson, George P. Gifs W. J, Savage and E, C. Young. Sedmater—G. secy. —G. Macy. Paymaser's Clerk—, Right. Captain's Clrk—O. Kirkland, Her orew consisia, whe full, of one hundred and three men and eighty apprentices, She, as vefore remarked, ia what is called « third ret» ship, with capacity of one thousand and twenty-t tons. She mounts in ail eleven guns, as follows:— Eight eight-inch navy cannon, one thirty-pound rifle Gun, and two twelve-pound howitzers. She bas beep cruising in Long I Suund to exercise the apprem tices in the gymnasium ot climving, reefing and clew- ing on the foaming billows, tie Sound being a capil theatre for these exploits, She hails last from Gardner’ bay, which point she ieft oa Friday, 27th ult, havi gales and rough weather for tweuty-four hours. It Bot known as yet what ili be bor next destinativa, THE TOLEOO AND WABASHRAILROAD. To: ado, Ohio, Oct, 2, 1867. The following persons wer. elecied Directors of the Toledo, Wabash and Wostern Railroad Company at the annual election held to-ds”:—A. Boody, L. bi. Wooley, W. A. White, J. H. Kaow, Geo. ©, Ceeil, A. B. Baylia: J.B. Jessup, W. J. Schenck, W, Kidd, T. B. Batier, New York; J. 5 Lafayette J. Duniap, of Jac vile; W. Covsam, of Toledo; B. A. Chapia, of §; field, Li; J. N. Hammond, of Toledo, WEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO. it and Flowr Shipments for the Quare ter=Keport of the Bank of California. San Fraxcwco, (ot. 2, 1867. The wheat shipments for ‘ho quarter ending Septer ber 40 were 1,402,444 sacks, valued at over pl) and required a fleet of 68 veers, 64 of which maliod f Europe. Since January 1 over a 000 sacks of wi Were shipped, valued at $6,;°0,000. The flour ships ‘ments for the same wore 430,547 barrels, valued At over $2,600,000. 24 vosseis are now chartered, ang “eh aa uno ne salr of or bao ath e ann the cashier o! ak o fornia shows the transactions for the year to be ovep $62,000,000. Bond eae ne on toe Bvaneville and Crawfordsv jIrond, was desiroyed by fire yesterday. An imi queuing of wheat eo barned, involving a los 20, 000. ‘A fre at London, Ohio, on Monday, destroyed Ta. Innd’s warehouse, the Democrat office, Thomas & Brow thors’ grocery and Surd’s boot and shoe store. The lose was between $20,000 and $40,000, oue-heif of whlek was eovered by insurance,