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4“ “land, Me., all of whom (except Rev. ‘ — rrr WOMEN’S RIGHTS. Tho Era of Petticoat Government=A We- men’s Rights Convention in. Beston—The Wrongs and Oppressions of the Sex Ree cited—A Popular Demand for Their Re- moval=An Association to be Formed for the Wisco and Systematic Advocacy of Fee male Suffrage and Kindred, Civil and Ri Felten ee Boston, Nov. 18, 1868, ‘The defendants and advocates of women’s rights, those who have engaged in the new movement of agitating and working for the removal of their civil and political "wrongs, have assembied in Boston in large numbers this week. Their coming has been the result of @ proposed convention, which com- menced in Horticultural Hail this morning, and which {it is proposed to continue through to-morrow. Those who conceived the gathering and 4ssued the call comprise many who have hereto- fore been conspicuous in the movement, and also many new and ambitious recruits, The basis of the discussions, as iald down at the beginning, was the equality of the sexes before God, as written in the nature and duties and destinies of both, and as an- nounced in the Old and New Testaments in the sig- nificant words:—‘‘And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion. So God created man in his own image; in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them?’ and “in Christ Jesus there is neither male nor female,’’ and the rights of the individual, as set forth in the Sollowing ever memorable words of the Declaration @f Independence:—“We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, and en- “dowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Fights, among which are life, liberty and the pur- suit of happiness;” and “that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” ‘They assert that in view of the above they hold It @ self-evidenttruth, also, that these principles ap- plied to the women as well asto the men of any nation or race must produce the best results, ani that such application its necessary to the normal development of human society. To bring about this desired reform this Convention has been yealled, and it is further proposed to organize a per- maneee sasociation or the wise, systematio ou em- cient advocacy of woman’s suffrage and its kindred civil and political rights. Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, of Worcester, one of those whose name was appended to the call, under- took the task of calling the novel body to order, after which she proposed the following persons as officers = the Convention, aud they were unanimously President—Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston. Vice Presidents—-T. W. Higginson, Newport, R. 1; Samuel E. Sewail, Boston; Paulina W. Davis, Prov! dence, John R. Bartlett, Providencé, Fae A : . Child, Cambridge ; Caroline M. Severance, ‘West Newton; John Boyden, Woonsocket, R. 1; Thos, T. Stone, Brooklyn, Conn.; Nathaniel White, Con- cord; R. B, Stratton, Worcester; Abby Kelly Foster, Worcester; Charlotte L. Forien, Boston; Anna D. Beene. eee woe Garrison, Boston; utchinson, West Rando! Vt.5 " Foster, Portland. ” Be eee ee ee K. Whipple, Kate Hart, George rt Ra Mr. Clarke then made a brief opening address, in which he declared that he had long been of the opinion that the nation and soctety would be bene- fited if suffrage was extended to the women of the country, and he knew of no good reason why it should not be extended to them. If it was refused the burden of proof to show why it should be re- fused rested with the opponents. We offer suffrage very soon to ignorant foreigners, who know nothing about our institutions, and all attempts to take that right from them have pever succeeded; but he id Dot undertake to say that such attempts should “Bucceed, If, however, foreigners take part in the government of the country it is an additional reason why intelligent women should have @ voice in the councils of tae nation. Some arguments against the ‘women’s rights movement are that the women them- selves don’t care to vote, but if this was true yo should endeavor to correct such i fecline 6 their part and instruct them to take ail {iterest in public affairs, It is again said that if women do vote the result of elections will not be changed, for they will generally vote the same way as their husbands, and there will “therefore be no difference except that a larger number of votes will be thrown. In answer to this he would say that with an increased number of votes the country Would be stronger. It is again argued that the Women would not vote with their husbands and brothers and that family discords would be created. He thought that, on the cont , With this great common interest, the differences of views and the discussions arising therefrom would tend to make a better harmony and improve society. ‘Where husband and wife think alike, he added, they generally don’t think at all. It is also urged as an objection that women would be insulted at the polls, Dut this the speaker did not believe, Further, if women vote 1% fs said that they will necessariiy become public speakers, hold oilfice and engage in other occupations which will tend to remove the bloom‘and feminine sweetness of the female charac- ter. This he believed was a false impression, for in all the history of pubiic speakers of the female sex they have commended themselves to the public ap- proval. in conclusion the speaker said that he did Bot think the demand for woman suifrage was more unjust than the demand for universal suffrage for men, and if 1 Could be secured, the whole social, re- ligtous and political society of the country and the Apstitutions and men of thé country would be greatly elevated above theirpresent level. After Kev. Mr. Clarke had finished his remarks Miss Josephine Ellery, a blooming maiden of some nmetcen suminers, read letters trom Seth Hunt, of Northampton; i rthur M, Knopp, of Providence; RG. Hazard, of Hinsdale, N, H.; Francia Dani Gage, of New York; Kev. John Todd, of Pittsticld; Mrs. E. M, L. Wadsworth, of Westileld; Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts, and John Neal, of Port. . Todd and Governor Bullock) said they were heart and spirit in the movement, and regretted their inability to be resent to take part in the Convention. Rev. Dr. Foaa dia not say whether he was for or against the Movement, but he is understood to be a violent op- ponent, Governor Bullock wrote as follows:— . WoRorSTER, Nov. 18, 1988, DRaR StR—My inability to leave my houte for soine days Yo come compels me to decline your invitation to preside ‘over the meeting called to discuss the question of extending to women the right of the election franchise. Learn from you that the occasion is to be appropriated to free discussion upon both aides of the question, and such debate is not only proper but desirable. It cannot be pre- vented and ought not to be avolded. Liberal and advanced minds in this country and In Great’ Britain are considerin, the question of franchise 1m its full breadth; mot only ua ft relates to all conditions and orders of ‘men, but as the present instance, since you who extension to the’ other Sex invite those in opposition te fn the deliberations, T do not he} Who oppose your proposition should. dectine, or hesitate to int the reasons of their opposition, while I am not ready to the new demand withont further conviction of its expediency; for that very rexsou Latiould all the more gladly our convention, was possi u De said In ite behalf.” ee ee eee ‘A remain, with respect and esteem, yours "2, ra aes Srzruen 8. Fosrrr, Esq. . Samuel FE. Sewall, of Boston, was subsequently introduced, He said that it was @ great national ‘wrong that women were denied the ight of suffrage and he believed, as had been declared, that the De- elaration of Independence should be applied to wo- men as weilasto men, So long asthe great wrot ia rmitted women will ever be regarde: a8 inferior to the other x, & distinction which he denounced as a stigma poe the country, er said he saw @ woman before him who paid her taxes under protest, to which Dr. Hunt responded that she always had and always would until she could h oice in deter- mining how the taxes should xpended. Mr, SBewall deciared his belief in the capability of women to hold office, for this had been demonstrated by their success in teaching. He then enlarged some- ‘what upon the wrongs which the sex are obliged to ir, their burdens of taxation without govern- ment, and argued very emphatically against such ‘unjust customs and laws now prevail lf society and the State are to be improved. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe was next introduced, She ‘said that ad come unprepared to speak, and she could only say that she was giad to be there to contribute what sincerity and influence she had in Dehalf of the movement. She hoped that,in advo. eating their claims¢the women would not abnae the other sex, for they all had a common interest and should work together. She had, she added, writtea considerable in opposition to the spirit of this Con. ention, but mow that the war was over she could aee no good reason why the women of the country should not take part in ita government, Sie did not necome fully @ convert natil after the negro gained the right of suffrage, but since then she had become convinced that the right should be extended to the whoie human race, irrespective of color or sex. Lue; ‘tone, the champion pioneer in the Movement, came next, She sald that she did not elleve a word of what is said about women not Wanting fo vote any more than it Was true in the days of ais ‘y that the black men did not want their liberty, She and all women wero human be- ings, and they wanted their rights. Twenty-five years ago, when she and a few others met in a email and dingy room in Boston to talk over their wrongs ay w re scorned and branded as strong-minded ag Sle added, their cause is gaining strength, for they gen of the country are beginning to ieel that €-) oppressed and wronged. If she was to live Sid DAvOw that another's will wus to bo her law, she ee Want olive. sie would rather be anniht since’ aad ie had ever cherlsued this feeling mp she ¥ child, aad now that she had grown the lite "Oo eres against the wrongs which make 4 woman an agony. She said that she had often gone out om eienion day to see her oy ff PEIOTR aut wie had frequently found the pols. #0 drank that they bad to ve carried to Vineland, erring to their late attempt to vote in women thera wer She said that sie and the other clection for pormiOlte © proseeuie the judges of they failed to oe ana Ww count their voles, and if carry the cam 7 eK in New Jersey they would Court, where thle irene’ gyllted States Supreme Judge Chase, would see Abat thes Gwuwe Way Suswned, Li the yebels are EW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1868—TRIPL& SHEET. restored to their civil rights—and she would not oy they should not be—she thought that the fifteen mi Hons. of disfranchised Women of the country should be accordea the same privilege, and if they were not the pages of history would be such as our children’s eye y= Re rermeodore. Frothingham, of New 9 a unt ore B, York, moved that the Convention take measures to- wards the formauen of a New England Suffrage Con- vention. ‘The motion was carried, and the following commit- tee was appointed to draft a constitution and by- laws:—Samuei EB, Sewall, Mrs. Caroline M. Sever- ance, 8, 8. Foster, Lucy Stone, Mrs, Southwick, Rev. Mrs. Olympia Brown and Richard P. Holli Ls Colonel Thomas W. Higginson, of Newport, K. I. then took the platform and made an earnest address in behalf of the purpose of the Convention. He said that no excuses Will avail now to keep from woman the right of suffrage.. Tho result of the war Ras put into the banda of Woman a great power; for it placed her on an equal with man in the eyes of the og pa its gratitude for services in saving it from the grasp of the rebellion, Woman had proved herself a warrior in caring for our soldiers, and she should now be made a voter, it will be an act of base ratitude on the part of the American people if she isnot. The speaker closed with an eloquent eulogy of woman’s qualities, and indulged in bright hopes for the success of their cause if they wre broad, liberal, united and charitable in their poner Hon. Henry W! was next introduced amid thi years attended the various meetings in this State where human rights were advocat and for the past ten years, ifhe had had the power, he would have extended the right of s to-woman. He belleved that we were all here to p eeare for a higher existence, and we should all—every son end daughter of Adam—have equal rights and rivileges. When the question of giving inde to ‘he black man came up in Congress the enemies of the measure thought to defeat it by coupling the women suffrage question with it. He then had the courage to vote against it; but when the question came up on its own merits he should earnestly ad- vocate it. He believed thas the matter should first be advocated in the various State jlatures, and he had no doubt from election they would be suc- cessful, He would have it first come up in Massa- chusetts, and then he thought the other States Would come into line, He did not think this conteat was to be fought in the manner of emancipation and black su! battles, for they were blood: struggles, and this should carried on bygpppe - ing to the wisdom and cons@iences of this Guntry. ig the world as we find it now regenerated, he thought there would be no more wars or riots, but liberty, {aioe and equality everywhere on earth. Mrs. Harper, a colored woman from he South, foliowed the Senator in an eloquent and descriptive account of insults which she had received on ac- count of her color, both North and South, and ex- pressed her bellef that if woman had a part in the government things would be different, Rev. Miss Gibson, formerly chaplain in the First Wisconsin artillery, followed, and gave an account of the objections which she was obliged to surmount m caren the service on account of her sex, and ouerr ® powerful argument in bebalf of woman Rev. Francis Tiffany, of West Newton, spoke briefly and prosily in the same strain, and was followed by a Dr. Collyer, of Boston, who advocated at some yenam a oeseens . rere an increase of wages for Wor:en Who Wo) a 4 Mr. Samuel Sewell, ian offered a memo- rial, which was adopted by the Convention, and will be forwarded to the next Congress, It is very brief, and simply asks Congress to propose a constitutional amendment granting suffrage to every human being, without distinction of color eA 80x, Miss Stone took occasion then to urge every friend of this movement to circulate petitions to Congress, and obtain a list of signatures so large ag to sweep everything before it and force our legislators to take early action. Charles L. Remond, of Salem (colored), then talked briefly and powerfully for the agitation of Wwoman’s rights until the boon is secured. J. H. Powell, of England, also expressed his sympathy With the movement, and was followed by Stephen S. Foster, after which the Convention took a recess until evening. The evening meeting, notwithstanding the rain, Was very full, and addresses were made by Rey. Mr. Stratton, of the Worcesser Congregationalist; Mrs, Lucy Stone Blackwell, Dr. Alcott, Mts. Adelaide Brown, and Colonel R. J, Hinton, of Kansas. The Convention then adjourned tl Thursday morning. Movements of the General Yesterday—Dise tinguished Visitors. Although it was announced that General Grant would go out for a@ drive with Mr. Robert Bonner yesterday morning, the number of visitors who sent up their cards in the forenoon was greater than the day previous, The rain, which on many important occasions interfered with the strategy of the General, prevented a flank movement, and ardent admisers of the President elect were prompt to take advantage of it. Through mud and slush, in carriages and on foot they poured to the Metropolitan, to the discom- fiture of the watchful staff and to the great annoy- ance of the sable errand boys of the house, who were run off their legs in taking the camis of visitors to the General’s room. 16 was the intention of General Grant to dine with Judge Busteed at Jamaica, L. 1, wherea ik aed had assembled to meet him, and Mr. ‘Bonner had arranged to drive him there in his team. ‘The weather, however, interfered with this arrangement and the General did not leave the hotel. Between twelve and three o’clock the rush of visitors was so great that General Grant took refuge in his room, and the persistent politicians and worship; of the rising sun were politely informed that he was suffering from a se- vere headache and could not be seen. General Scho- fleid called twice without seeing General Grant, bus the third attempt was more successfu!. Among those who called at the Metropolitan Hotel during the day and sent up their cards to the dene- ral’s room were the following:— General Daniel Butter. General Doubleday. flela. General Hullbou: Colonel Rolleston, U.S.A. Major W. Leland, General [ngails. General Delosic. General Duke de Wurtem- General Callender. arg. Hamilton Fish and daugh- Mr. and Mrs. James Beek- ter. man. ‘The Peruvian Minister. The Austrian Consul. Miguel de Aldama, Cuba. 1. del Monte y A. (Cuba), H. J. Raymond, Horace Greeley. S. B. Chittenden. John Russell Young. Senator Spencer, Governor Morgan. Jonn Hillhouse, Judge Van Vorst. Jobn C, Hamilton. Samuel Wetmore. All the Astors, Attorney General Evarts. John Sherwood aud lady. General Reed. General McCook. General Shepard. Admiral Danigren. General Grant, throngh General Badeau, expressed awish tbat the HeraLp would inform those who called on him during the day that he will not return any of the visits, as it would take up too mucb of his time to go through the entire list. Shortly before eix o’clock the President elect, with the members of his staff, Generals Dent and Badeau, ordered @ hack and drove to Mr. A. T. Stewart's to dine. The General has received a very large number of invitations, but will not be able to accept any of them, as it is his intention to leave this city to-day by an early train for Philadelphia, where a grand rivate entertainment-—the invitation to which he jas accepted—is being prepared for him by the Loyal League Club, * LE OF PAINTINGS, A stranger visiting our city who would enter of an evening into some one of the many art galleries that abound at the upper end of Broadway when a sale is in progress, witnessing the sacrifices being made of “works of sterling merit,” “charming cabinet gems,” “choice specimens of coloring” and ‘indis- putable originals” of distinguished artiste which are being sold “‘at one-third their value,’ must neces. Sarily reach the conclusion that we ate a very unap- preciative people ia art matters—a judgment of cen- sure upon our taste which we scarcely deserve, These Sales are usually well attende d and the one held last evening at the Leeds Art Galleries was certainly not an exception, It was jontinued sale, embracing & “superb catalogue,” announced as “by order of Emanuel B, Hart, executor of the estate of the late Benjamin 8. Hart.” Although the attendance, as has been stated, was large, the bidding was with some few exceptions low and hesitating, and ouly very mediocre prices, judging from the stand. point of the auctioneer’s presentation, pre. valled. A somewhat unique and _ original comment upon the progress of the sale was uttered by one of those in att lance to the effect that dogs were favorite studiés and raled the market, which was in the main true of their clase in the offering. A few others, however, brought higher and more deserving prices. Towards tne close of the sale a “Dutch Iuterior,”” by 0. Temrass, preceptor of Tenters, was put up, but tt being rashly stated by some connolaseur present that this piece had been held at $5,000, and the statement repeated by the auctioneer, no one could be found to make a bid, and it was accordingly withdrawn. Be- low are some of the prices obtained:—“Organ, Monkey and Dog,” by H. Van Jagen, $155; “Setter Dog,” by G. Arinfield, of London, | $135; Carriers and Dogs,” by Zacharie Nolerman, $80; “The Wounded Hound,” by William Ramsey, $12! “The Hunisman’s Return,” by George Morlan: $200; “Dog with Game” and ‘Dog with Vegeta- bles,” companion pictures, small cabinet size, by S.A. Henry Duncan and lady. General D. E. Sickles, Admirai Godo Henrietta itonner, $57 each; ‘Portrait of General Jackson,”? J. W. Jarvis, $290; “Grandma's Birthday,” by Touimouche, 60; “Our New Baby, by E. Geselischap, ; “The Dejected Lovers,” by Carl Hubner, $600; “The Poachers,’ by enthal, $325 ; “The Captives,” by De Camps, Mother and Cniid,’’ by Lanfant de Met ; 1 am not ihe boy,” by Charies Hant $u “On the Voast of Havre,’ by J. Meadows, Jr., $10 “The Old Mendicant,” by G. Koller, ing Cupid,” by H. Schiessinger, $200; Arust,” by 2. Patroi, $110; 'shake Lilly M. Spencer, $1) yiew on the 3 by J. Shaw, $85; ables, Roboe, $77; “Hoya at Play,” by Hunt, $62; "Boats and Market,” by ary, $99 ; “Tbe Guard Room,’ by J. Akkeradyke, i MARINE DISASTERS. Terrible Voynge of the Insane Webb From Liverpool to New York—A Voyage of Fifty- six Days Amid Constant Gales—The Cap- tain Killed During a Sterm—The Vesscl Ashore at Saudy Hook—Interesting Par- deulars, The packet snip Isaac Webb, of the Black Ball ine of this eity, experienced severe weather and sustained great injury during her recent passage from Liverpool to this port, The Isaac Webb, with 400 steerage passengers on board, left Liverpool on the 22d of September, The weather for the first week proved all that the most inexperienced lands- man could have. possibly desired. The winds blew favorably and the sea was 3 smooth and calm as though lulled to sleep by some kind power of the deep. The Webb during the week made very fast time, and everybody on board felt confident that Captain Stowell—than whom no braver seaman ever handled heim—would, as usual, have the good fortune of making a speedy voyage. But the old adage—old but none the less true for being old—that “man proposes and God dis- poses’? was illustrated in a fearful manner before the ninth day had dawned, About seven or eight o’clock in the morning of the 1st of October, adverse winds began to prevail, while the sea, that had been all along so calm, heaved itself up into mountain billows, which dashed against the struggling vessel with a force that shook her stout timbers from stem to stern, To add to the terror of the high seas and violent gales, with which, even up to her arrival at Sandy Hook on ‘Tuesday night, the unfortunate vessel was forced to do pbattle, rain fell in torrents almost every day, while the sky was castin darkness and an almost Impenetrable fog perpetually surrounded the ship like @ pall of impending doom, ©n the morning of the 18th of October the sea and tempest increased in violence and pitched and tossed the ship about at the mercy of the waves as though It had been a mere chip of wood. At times, according to the oficers, it was found almost impossible to make her obey the action of her helm; for the waves dasbed against her with such fury that she was again and again spun around out of her course and knocked on her beam ends until not a man of the crew could keep his feet or do the work he was commanded to do. The maintopsall brace parted and the three long boats and another boat were carried overboard during the afternoon by a heavy sea, which at the same time smashed the bulwarks, the .side of the Lod and the bulwark ROOD. No sooner was one set of sails torn into shreds me the gale than the sea- men replaced it by another; but 1t was at last found to be a useless task to replace any sail torn away, for the simple reason that no canvas, had it been madeof woven hemp impenetrable to @ cannon’s shot, could have withstood the fury of the winas that twisted every piece raised on the rigging into knots compa with which the Gordian knot would have been a fizzle. In the meantime the ves- sel sprang @ leak and the pumps were kept con- saat workimg to prevent her from being water- ogee. t “ uring the whole period of the voyage(np to the 18th inst.) which one of the officers, a seaman of twenty ears’ experience, declares was the “roughest” ho ad ever experienced, Captain Stowell was ae at his post. He never flagged in his duty, and by his courage and _ coolness kept well in hand and inspired the passengers with a calmness and 8 sense of safety during the terrible ordeal through which they passed that surprised even the mselves. About a quarter past four o’clock on the moruing of the 18th of October the sea and winds and rain combined had beat the poor ship about to sucha degree that one or two of the oificers began to lose all hope of delivery from the ruin which seemed ceca ate about them. Captain Stowell knew fall well how necessary it was to keep up the spirits ofthe men under the circumstances, and on per- ceiving the look of despair pictured on the faces of many of the crew puton as cheerful an alt ashe could assume and, going on deck, busied bim- self about in assisting the men at their various labors. He had just given an order to his second mate when a heavy sea struck the vessel amidships with an all crushing force. The captain was the first to see the impending danger, and was beard to cry out, “Take care, boys |" In another instant there was a roar of surging waters, a deafening crash of timbers, a shriek of agony that rang out high above the roar of the ocean, as the ship, struggling like a giant chains, emerged shaking in every timber, from the billaws, and the body of Captain’ Stowell ‘lay, bleeding and hastly, on the deck. the” crew He was carried to his room by ia seamen, who were very uch devoted to ui, bab piiough he regained consclousuess the fol- lo day, he gradually sunk under his sufferin: and died on the morning of the 21st of October. The only apparent external injuries he had received were afracture of the jawbone and adeep gash in the — _ injuries wfich caused his death were ernal, Afier the captain's death the command of the veasel devolved of conrse upon the first mate—Mr, Cozzens—who, in conjunction with the second mate, Mr. Nolan, suvceeded, with scarcely a shred of sail, in fighting the ship's way through a daily succession of gales to Sandy Look, where 8! rrived Taesday night, after a voyage—amid tempests and storms of the most violent nature—of fifty-six days’ duration. On the arrival of the vessel off the Hook on Tues- day night she was anchored between the bar and the lightship, During the gale she parted both chains and went ashore on the Outer Middie, where she struck heavily during the night. At daylignt yeater- day morning she was taken in tow by the steam- tug Yankee, Captain Hennesey, and the Submarine Wrecking Company’s steamer Philip, Capt. Hazzard. ‘The ship having seveTal feet of water in her hold, it was deemed prudent to tow her as high up on the beach imside of Sandy Hook as possible, where steam pumps were put on board, and bt bg ao ation made to pump her out and tow her off. The —— were brought up iv the Yankee to Castle Garden. : Captain Stowell, the commander of the vessel, who met such an unfortunate fate during the voyage, ‘was a great favorite with the firm in whose employ he had been for upward of twenty years. He had by his own individual exertion and industry reached the highest rank in the commercial marine, after having began his career at the lowest step of the ladder of a seaman’s life. He was bnt thirty-three years of age at the time of his ~ death, “and leaves a wife and _ five children who reside in Brooklyn, It will be remem- bered by those who are famiilar with the terrible gale which nearly wrecked the isaac Webb about a year ago, afier she had left Liverpool several days, that it was this same Captain Stowell, who, with all her masts and satis gone, managed, by shere skill, to conduct the vessel safely back to rk without the loss of a single life. The Webb, of which Captain Stowell was very fond, afver the fashion of seamen, who always seem to have a fatherly love for their favorite craft, Is the largest vessel of the Black Ball line, and is considered one of the strongest ships of its kind afloat. Had it not been for her great pond bon her oficers are of the opinion that she would have ny down, with every soul on board, in the first terrible gale that was eucountered during the voyage. STATEMENT OF MR, NOLAN, THE SECOND MATE. The following is the statement of the second mate, John Nolan, concerning the gale of the 18th of Oc- The morning after Captain Stowell was injured he sent for me and handed me an old log book, saying, ‘You recognize this?’ I was with him at the time he kept the log; these were his exact words to me:—“Mr. Nolan, anything should happen to me you will note it down here, and keep an account of events until the ship:ar- rives in New York.” On the evening of the 18th of Oc- tober, between six and eight o’clock, I had the watch on deck, when the captain came and told me to take in the royals and topgaliant sails; [had the royals clewed up, when soon afterward it came to blow so suddenly and withsuch fearful violence that our top- gallant sails and royals were in ribbons in five min- utes; the upper topsalls went Lerten Mee warde: we managed to save the mainsail; ptain Stoweil was about to attend to the main sheet he fell and hurt his foot badly; during this timo the gale was increasing in violence and the ship laboring fearfully. The canvas was all set, lower fore and main topsatis and foresail. The captain went below at half-past eleven o'clock, At about eight o'clock A. M. on the 19th ult. the steward bey of me tf I could crawl on deck at all to do so, and try and save the «hip, as It was blowing with fearful violence. He assisted me on the poop. The ship was then laboring so bad and taking in somuch water that the men were continually washed away from the pumps. I told the carpenter to sound her and let me k what water was in her, when he reported thirty-six inches, I cabled to the frat mate and suggested that the ship should be run into bet- ter weather so a8 to have her pumped out dry. ‘There was no canvas on the ship this time but the lower fore topsail, Which was split from the foot to the strengthening band, four cloths from the leech. I saw that would soon go. I then went to Captain Stowell’s room, where he was lying suffering from his injuries of the day previous, ‘and toid him how things were on deck, and asked him if the ship could not be run into better weather by one of the mates, aa it Was evident that she could not live in the sea that was then running, with nothing but bare poles and making a; leasi three feet of water an hour, The captain replied that he could not give his permission to have her course changed, as he did not know what kind of weather it was. ‘About eleven A. M, the vessel was run tuto better weather, and [ had the pumps Leap fg Miler the carpenter told me, about haif-past four P, M., sie ior Captain Stowell, which was brought The on board the sbip in salt, is to be delivered to his friends to-day. The Barning of the Steamship Matanzas Captain O. P. Hazard, of the steamslip Matanzas, an account of the barning of which vessel appeared fm the Heraup of yesterday, hag furnished the fo. lowtng detatia of the disaster. On Nov. cargo of coiton aud rice, bound ior NeW York; 4 Weather Boe and pleasant, wiih light winds from | north northeast; at 8 A. M. passed Tybee lighthouse; 8:50 A, M, passed sea buoy; 11 A. M, passed Martin’s Industry ligitship; 6:39 P, M. passed Charleston htahip; wind freshened, with moderate sea; 11 P. saw Cape Roman light. Day ends with fresh north northeast winds aud moderate head sea, Nov. 13—Nothing transpired of note. Nov. 14—Began with moderate north northeast winds and head sea. Between the hours of 9 and 11 A. M., thirty miles southwest of Cape Hatteras, exchanged signals with stealuships Herman Livingston and General Meade, also two steamers unknown, bound south; 2:40 P, M., made Cape Hatteras, bearing nortRwest one-half West abont fourteen miles distant; 4 P. M. Cape Hat- teras bore west, fifteen fathoms of water, when Mr. Berryman, the chief engineer, reported to me that we would have to stop the ship for five or six hours to repair tubes in boliers, [then put ship's head to the eastward and ran for one hour, working steam down. Then I made all sail; hove sbip to, stopped engine, when engineer hauled fires and blowed down boilers, At 10 P. M. engineer reported to me that he was all ready to start in. Sounded in forty-five fatnoms wager. Started ship and steered north northwest and ik in all sail; wind north northeast, with high sea, 12 midnight, sounded was about to haul on my course, when an explosion took place and immediately commenced to blow off steam and stop engine. Nov. 15, 12:10 A. M.—I immediately went to ascer- tain the cause, when I was met by the chief engineer, who told me that some of the tubes of the boiler had exploded and would have to lay to to repair. Ina few minutes afterwards an alarm was given that the ship was on fire forward between decks, caused by the Names from the fire room, which penetrated Sirough the bulkheads to the cotton between decks. Called all hands, manned the fire pumps and com- menced playing on the burning cotton. ‘The fire spread go rapidly we found it impossible to check it. en f ordered the boats to be cleared away ready for lowering. In fifteen minutes from the time the alarm of fire was given the ship was in one mass of flames about the engine robm and forward hatch. The boats were at once lowered and ghip abandened, I judge in latitude 36 deg. 23 min. north, longitude ‘7 deg. 03 min. west, Cape Hatteras bearing south- west one-half west, twenty-three miles distant, first and second officers and myself taking charge of the three boats; the fourth boat we were driven from by the fire. We divided the crew and laid by the burn- ing ship until daylight, when there was nothing visl- ble but her hull, when we commenced pulling in to westward. Shortly afterwards a sail wag reported from the second officer’s boat to be in sight, which proved to be a schooner standing forus, At? A. M. he captain took us on board. ‘The vessel proved to be the English schooner Frank, of Sidney, 0. B., Captain D. McKacham, from ‘rurk’s Island bound for Halifax, He kindly received us on board and bore away for Hampton Roads, and we offer our stncere thanks for his kind and humane treatment. Nov. 16, 7A. M.—Arrived off Fortress Monroe. We were kindly received on board the’ steamer Mystic, com- manded by Captain Schermerhorn, to whom we also ners jour thanks for landing us safely in Nor- . Collision in the Sound—Probable Sinking of a Schooner With All on Board. Boston, Nov. 18, 1868. ‘The steamer Providence, from New York for Bris- tol, last night collided with a schooner and had her port side rail, fore and aft, and wheel badly stove. ‘The steamer put about in an unsuccessful search for the schooner, wuilch, it is feared, ig sunk with all hauds on board. CITY POLITICS. Democratic Union City ConventionNomina- tion of John Kelly for Munyor and Abram R. Lawrence for Corporation Counsel. The Democratic Union City Convention met at Ma- sonic Hail last evening to nominate candidates for Mayor and Corporation Counse.. Mr. Patrick Keirn called the Convention to order. Mr. Roswell D. Hatch was elected chairman and Messrs. Brinkman, Halloran and Donahue secre- taries. On the credentials of the delegates being presented asplit was found to exist in the Twentieth ward delegation, one set of delegates being headed by Mr. Waterbury and the other by Mr. Fitzpatrick. ‘the Waterbury delegates were admitted and the others retired, An informal ballot was then taken for a candidate for Mayor, which resulted:—John Kelly, 240; John W. Chauler, 51; Johny McKeon, 1; Terence Riley, 1; Fernando Wood, 1, On motion of Mr. Patrick Keirn Mr. Kelly was nominated by acclamation, there being only three dissenting votes. The Convention then proceeded in the same man- ner to nominate a candidate for Corporation Counsel with the following result:—Abratiam RK. Lawrence, 213; Richard O'Gorman, 55; John McKeon, 26, Gn motion of Mr. John Matthews, of the Tenth ward, Mr. Lawrence was nominated by acclama- tion, there being but a few dissenting votes, A committee, composed of Messrs. Waterbury, Burke, Woods, Morphy, Bagiey, McArale, McNicol and Ferris, was then appointed to wali on the nom- inees, inform them of their nomination and invite them to visit the Convention. On Mr. Kelly being introduced by Mr. Waterbury he said tit many ia this Convention had MN AS90- ciated with him in Tammany and felt the same griev- ances there that he had. He did not believe that Tammany had done him mi personal Injury, but he believed that he had been supported by Tammany simply because he was thought to be a strong man. He had no desire for this nomination, and, though he had not sought it, he would only say that, whether elected or not, he would stand by those who had so generous!” nominated him, and, if elected, he would discharge the duties of the office honestly, faithfnlly and well, He had been la Congress, had been elected Sherif! and had served in the Board of Aldermen, avd no ove could put his finger upon any wrong act com- mitted by him. In accepting the nomination he fully realized that both they and he would have to work strenuously to secure victory, and he would work with (hem; and be hoped that by working to- gether in good faith they would succeed. He ac- cepted the nomination in good faith, and would, if elected, do the best in his power to realize all their legitimate expectations. ite. Lawrence would say but afew words, He ac- cepted the nomination with a full sense of the re- sponsibility attaching to the same. If they worked as they should aud ought to work victory would crown their efforts. He had entered the Corporation Counsei’s oficea humble boy and it was bis high and honorable ambition to stand at the head of that oftice. He hoped, if elected, to 80 serve his constit- uents as Lo dese: the honor conferred upon him, onvention then, after heartily cheering their tes, adjourned sine dic. Constitational Union Primaries. The primaries of the Constitational Union organiza- tion were held iast evening in the several Assembly districts and delegates wero elected to the various cae tw nominate candidates for the charver election, PR. LEMERCIER’S LECTURES, Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology. ‘The sixth and last of Dr. Lemercier’s course of lec- tures on human and comparative anatomy and phy- siology was delivered at the Cooper institute last evening, the special subject being “Vegetable Anato- my and Physiology of Flowers, Fruita, &c.” The platform fairly blossomed with beautifully colored models of fowers, fruits and vegetables. Daisies as large as cart wheels grew in the same bed with mushrooms which threw broader shadows than medium sized parasols, Acorns with proportions as majestic as prize pumpkins were exhibit- ed alongside rosebuds fully as Jarge as full blown cabbage heads; luscious looking cherries contained stones as big as thirty-ix pound cannon; pea pods yielded seeds which would have measured about half a dozen to the peck; and amid ail these exceeaingly rare and magnificent specimens the learned Doctor moved about like another Gulliver at some Brobdingnagian agricultural fair. By way of introduction the lecturer gave a brief résumé of the preceding lectures of the course, com- Paring the structure of the human body, its organs of digestion, breathing, circulation, &c., With the organic structure of the gorilla, the horse and other animals. Animals have internal o1 a for the purposes of nutrition, digestion, breathing and secretion, With these organs we digest vegeta- ble matter and make it part of ourselves, Food eo vides us with blood, which ts the sap of animal life, It has been sald that every seven years our organs change. In comparing animals with it its we ob serve that plants have only vegetable life; they have no feeling; no motion, Having finished his compari- son between animal and vegetable life the lecturer made the startling announcement that “by Placing animal organs on a@ tree we can give it @ new life—make another animal of it.” Noticing the sensation occasioned by the advancement of this tremendous kica the Doctor allayed it in @ measure by expressing @ doubt aa to whether he had made his meaning pectectly clear. Generally speaking, in spite of his forei accent, the Doctor suceeeds in making himseif perfectly ‘weil understood. While wen tae peculiarities of the three families into which the vegetable king- dom i# divided, the Doctor dissected anatomical models of various fruita, flowers and vegetables. Several specimens of tie mushroom tribe were ex- hibited, and the difference betweon the edible and the olzonous plainly demonstrated, Pine trees have no park. The stem of the pine is composed of a ligneous Lssue; the outside is hard and the Inside soft.+ With such frees aa the oak it is exactly the reverse; the bark of exposed surface is soft and the inside hord, , Oak bark is composed of many layers, one of Which contains tannic acid. The nourishment jathered by the roots is converted into sap and cir- jated through all parts. In animaim®we fad tubes or ‘4 for the circulation of tie vital fuid. im tables the sap is distributed by means of the nous THRO, OF pith. Leaves ave to the tree what jange are to the amma! In dissecting al we niin & network of arieries, as it were, tiation of the gap, The sap ts purified by breaciing fonction of the leaf, as in animals the w yusilled by whe aytion of the hangs, By outtipg the bark immediately under a branch we can pre. vent the sap from descending and ao make the branch to which it is confined bear an extra propor- Uon of fruit, Having dissected a large nomber of flowers, fraits, &c., and explained their beautiful and delicate organizations, the Doctor expatiated in a most eloquent manner on the wonders an+t bean- ties of nature, and coneluded by expressing his thanks to the audience for the patience with which they had listened to his “broken Engilsh” and his gratitude to*the press for.the encouragement tt had given him and the fatthfal mapuer in which the lec. tures had beea reported, YACHTING. Proposed International Yacht Race—Tho Owner of the Cambria Challenges All America for the Cup Won in 1851. The prospects of the yachting carnival next season are brilliant Indeed, and should the proposed ar- rangements be carried out it will, probably, be the most exciting on record. The owner of the schooner yacht Cambria, which was victorious in the contest around the Isle of Wight, defeating the Sappho and three first class English yachts, has forwarded the gubjoined chalienge to the President of the New York Yacht Club. The glorious achievement of the America in 1851, when she carried off the Queen Victoria’s Cup, has not been forgotten on the other side, and inspired with confidence because an American yacht which Perhaps injudiciously entered into competition was vanquished English yachtmen are delighted at the Prospect of additional triumphs. Yet they may be disappointed and be compelled once again to aban- don the hope of superiority. So far matters have not been fully arranged, but it is to be hoped that nothing will be left undone to bring about an an tn- ternational race wherein the true merits of compett- tors will be brought to the test, The following were the terms of the challenge sent by Mr. J, Ashbury, the owner of the Cambria, to the president of the New York Yacht Club:— Scnooner YACHT CAMBRIA, Orr SouTn Coast OF SPAIN, Oct. 3, 1868. To THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB:— Stn—As the owner of the English schooner yacht Cambria, which some time ago won the race round the Isle of Wight against the American schooner Sappho and three crack English vessels, I cannot but regret the accident to your representative ves- sel and also my inability to nave remained in Eng- land to again race her round the Wight or across to the coast of France. Iam now on & cruise along the coast of Portugal and Spain, &c., @ journey which I postponed, at great inconvenience, in order to give me the pleasure of being courteous to the extent of allowing me to enter against so splendid @ vessel as the Sappho, the property of an American gentleman; and I am in hopes this communication will show the owners of the Sappho that they may probably have an Cetin Aly again testing her cates against the Cambria, and in American waters. All Englishmen believe that, Saban ae & whole, the art of yacht building received a great stimulus by the acknowledged victories of the America in 1851, and now equally hope and belleve that the leading English yachts can hold their own against th world; but, America excepted, there are no yachts which we think étand any reasonable degree of success against our veasels of the last few years. All yachtsmen, as well as others, duly appreciate the compliments your New York Club have paid us by, from time to time, sending vessels over to this country, and it is a source of much regret on this side of the water that those compliments have not been reciprocated by any lead- ing yacht club deputing one or more of their crac k vessels to go to New York waters for racing pur- poses. So much doT feel on this subject that I proposed to one of the leading clubs last winter to send to New York an invitation for two or three vessels to come over tn tine for the races at Cowes and Ryde this year, and then tor several of our leading yachts to sail them back to New York; and in order to tarape our friends over here I proposed that special sub- scriptions should be solicited trom each member of a yacht club wherewith to form a large fund for giv- ing splendid prizes, irrespective of what the clubs might give. At the meeting in question I offered to subscribe any sum up to £500 and to enter the Cam- bria for the return race to New York. I mention this in no egotistical spirit, but simply to show that J desire to fairly test the merits of my vessel against those of America in rough as well a8 smooth wate Unfortunately this arrangement could not be carried out, as most of the owners generally leave off yacht- ing alter the Wight races, lor grouse and partridge shooting, or go abroad. Before my yaciiing time your schooner America had the honor of winning the cup presented by her Majesty to the Royal Yacat Squadron, and | am led to believe that the New York yacht clubs have in the mostiriendly and courteous manner offered the cup in question to be satied for in New York waters to any English yacht which will compete for tt, It is an esteemed honor for any Englishman to win at any time the Queen's prize, but | venture to think pou would be so much valued as the one #0 triumphantly taken away in 1851 by the America, and subject to conditions which I hope will be deemed equitable and reasonable to all concerned. I now have the pleasure to ask you to kindly state to your gomuinit- tee that Tain disposed to challenge all America for the possession of the cup in question :— Firstly—1 pro} that during or before the season of 1869 the New York Yacht Club select their cham- pion schooner of a tonnage not to exceed ten per cent of the Thames measurement (188 tons) of the Cambria. Secondly—Tho vessel referred to T would desire to gee arrive in England iu ample time to take part in the matches of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes and the Royal Victorta Yacht Club at Ryde, for which races she will doubtiess be permitted to enter, on time allowance and measurement as per rules of those clubs. These races take place early in August, stx to eight or nine in number, round the island (sixty miles), the Victoria and Queen's courses (also aboul sixty), and probably arun to Cherbourg and back. The prizes would be the annnai Queen's Cup resented to the Royal Yacht Squadron, two caps of £100 each from the towns of Cowes and Ryde, and several £100 and £50 caps; and [ may add that if the acht could arrive about a month carer she would be in time for some of the best ocean races of the Royal Thames Yacht Ciab, At these races your representative vessel would Mect all the best and fastest English and Scoich achts—among others, schoouera Guinivere, Alarn, Sambria, Aline, Egeria, Gloriana, Albertine, blu Beli, Pantomime, Gelert, &¢.; yawls Lufra and Julia; cutters Oimara, Condor, Fiona, Arrow, &e.—and would have a fair Fey gatpet tig of testing her quall- ties during the height of the Isie of Wight yachting reason and with the temptation of many prizes highly valued and much sought after, but not for their mere intrinsic value. Thirdly—On or about the 1st September I would race your vessel from the Isle of Wight to New York for a cup or service of silver, value’ £250; mo tin allowance aud no restrictions as to cauvas or muin- ber of hands, Fourthiy—I would then, at an early date, race the said vessel round Long Island, on the Royal Thames Yacht Clab measurement, and their time allowance, two races out of three over this course to decide as to the championship and the Gnal Fenton of the America's Queen's Cup of 1851; if 1 lost | would pre- sent the New York Yacht Cinb or the owner of the successful vessel with a cup, value 100 guineas, or I would race any other schooner of about my ton- nage over the same course on the said conditions, the competing veesel to have been previou pro- nounced by the New York Yacht Clab aa the fastest vessel in America of her size and class, and provid- Ing the said vessel had not been built since the date of this communication, and was tu all respects a sea- going vessel and not a mere shell or racing machine. At your earliest convenience I shall be oe to hear from gon or the club secretary on the subject. MeanWhile believe me yours truly, JAMES ASHBURY. P. S.—Please afidress your repiy to No. 6 kastern terrace, Brighton, THE COLE-HISCOCK TRIAL, A Jory Extpanellod=Opening Of the Case by the District Attorney—The Testimony of Judge Allen. ALBANY, Nov. 18, 1908, The jury in the Cole case was completed yesterday, but (his morning, one of the jurors, Samuel Trull, of Cohose, after having been accepted and sworn in, ‘Was challenged for favor, and, after examination, it being ascertained that he had formed and expressed an opinion, was discharged, Twenty-five talesmen were summoned and the court adjourned unti! the afternoon, At the afternoon session a jury was finally ob- tained, the twelfth nran being Charies 1. Underaer, District Attorney Smith then opened the case for the people, reciting the facts of the homicide at Stan- wix Hail and quoting the law applicable to the caso, He characterized the killing of L. Harris Hiscock by the prisoner as an act of cool deliberation and pre- paration, under circumstances of cruelty and cow. ardice, constituting the crime of wiiful murder, for which the jury, uader their oaths, discarding all per- sonal considerations a8 to the military career or character of the accused, and baving ia view only the law, the facts and the welfare of society, had no otuer aiteruative than to render @ verdict of convic- tion, At the conclusion of the District Attorney's re- Marks (he first witness called was Judge Cornelius 1. Alien, of Washington county, who testified that he entered Stanwix Hall just before the homicide, and was examining the botel register when he heard the report of the pistol. Turning around he saw Mr. Hiscock lying upon the floor and the prisoner atand- ing some ten or twelve feet off. He heard the prisoner say, “I thought that man was my best friend, or one of my best friends, but he raped my wife while | was absent In the army.” Counsel for the defence objected to witness, but the Court overraied the objection, and the defence took exceptious. ‘The witness was cross-examined by Mr, Parker for the defence unti the hour of adjournment. A Néw BANK IN AUGUSTA, Ga.—We learn that the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company have reor ganized their banking department of deposit and discount, under the management of Mr. Jon King, president; Dr. Joseph Milligan, cashier, a Colonel A. Dearing, of Atwens, and Captain bus ning King, of Grechsborough, ag sub-oullcere. bank wili go into operation so Boog as the needa) accommodations are —Auausia Chronic. THE PARAGUAY WaR. The Washbura Case ers—Serigus Retlections Against the Ameri- cau Minister, Rio JaNeiRo, Oct. § ‘The sum subscribed for the national loan amounted to 105,838 contos de reis, or three and a half times the smonnt proposed —j0,000 contos de reis. advices from Paragday yeach to the 25th of Sep- tember, The Brazilian army w@% gt Baixo Neves, about three leagues from Viileta, on its way to Asuncion, The country has been complcisly etsy waste, Every town and village is perfectly de: Ma a8 Lopez has obliged every soul to retire into the in- terior of the country, ‘The Argentines had not yet been able to come up fo the Brazilian army, as they Were NOt 80 Wel! provided with the means of loco- motion. Mr. Washburh, American Minister at Paraguay, arrived at Buenos Ayres in the Wasp and imine- diately published his correspondence with the Paraguayan government, which {s a series of the most extraordinary documents of the kind ever laid befdre the public, When Lopez ordered the poputation of the capital to retire into the Interior Mr. Washburn refused to leave Auncion and ordered the protection of his Py several foreign residen \} among these to a Mr. Pereira, the Portuguese Consul there, The Payaguayan authorities, however, discovered, or pre- tended to discover, a conspirac which these men were said to have been implicated, and exacted from the American Minister that they should be given up. Mr. Washburn commenced to discuss the point, whereupon the Paraguayan Minister became more exacting, and even sent a policeman for the Portuguese Cousul, ‘This gentleman seeing how fee- ble was the protection offered by the American Lega- tion left Mr. Washburn’s house, was put into prison, and has since been shot. ‘The example of Mr. Pereira was followed by Dr. Carreras and others who had sought refage under the American flag, and they shared the fate of the Portuguese Consul, According to this correspondence Lopez's thirst fordlood, however, was not yetsatisied, and he next demanded that two members of the legation, Mr. Bliss and Mr. Masterman, should be given up, and Mr, Washburn allowed them to be taken from his side as they were all going on board the Wasp. Instead of returning and insisting on thelr being re- leased Mr, Washburn left them to thetr fate and made haste to get on_ board the gunboat, whence he sent the Paraguayan Minister a very energetic note, which, it is remarked, would have done him honor If it had been written in Asuncion. The existence of the conspiracy has not been proved, and not # single document is mentioned in the notes as having been discovered; but what is an undpubtedt fact is that many men, and women also, of the highest social position in Paraguay have been sacrificed, and itis even possible tl Mr. Washburn, whom the Faraguayan Minister accuses of being tho ceutre of the conspiracy and of having been bribed With 1,500 gold ounces and nearly the same sum in Paraguayan currency, might have met with the same fute but for the timely appearance of the Wasp. inanote which Mr. Washburn addressed to the British Minister in Buenos Ayres he says that “unless urgent measures be taken to protect foreign resi- dents in Paraguay perhaps not one will be lett to teil the tale of his misfortunes,’? ‘Telegrams from Buenos Ayres to Montevideo say thai the Paraguayans weve concentrated in Villetw aud appeared disposed to fight there, The War Loans—A Crisis Expected in Rio Bad Financiering—State of the Money and Other Markets. The Anglo-Brazilian Times says the money market 18 unsettled and in an excited state, and to meet the instelinents due for the payment of bonds we an- ticipate a commercial crisis, The total amount of subscripyons will surprise people in Burope, but the greut temptation offered to other than bona side in- vestors has helped to sweil the total, and no doubé exists but that the larger portion will find tts way into the hands of speculators and needy holders, who will be pushed to pay the first instalment of nine- teen per cent instead of being distributed to those who only looked for a good investment. ‘The loan has been badly managed as well as badly conceived, and the result is purely fictitious, The Minister of Finance has yet hanging on his hands $50,000,000 of treasury Dilis, heid by forelgnera, wating for favorable exchange. The temporary 1 to have been obtained tn London of he may ve called upon at any pay, AX undoubtedly the rninous bond etlons must injure tho credit of Brazil in the market, The war may ostensibly be coming d, but the aruy expendiinre must continue Ay mouths longer, leaving, according to his jeacy’s OWN statement, a montiily deficit of boo eeling. hange hag been well supported, money having boon drawn to employ in bonds, and the government not Looky | taken, the demand sor bills was limited. ‘rhe rates for this packet bave been 19d. for bank and 194Zd, for private paper, at which rate about £300,000 sterling was negouated, Goverment stock six per cent, small sales, at 80.4 81 per cent., Bank of Brazil shaves, limited, at $185, Gold has de- clined to 12/300 for sovereigns. In coffee a fair amount of business has been transacted, about 100,000 bags having ch hands chiefly for United States. Re 2 interior are mod- 5 planters Keeping back S$ lately sub. jons—Washed, ordinary, 1 ordi= bales. 4 ittuited to 6. uyers offer 11/000 Freights are firm at 55s, 428, Od. for the Mediterras ANTA, Oct. 12, 1808, Sugar market fat, and 20770 per arrotm for-brown Samaros a ed; sales 609 and 4,000 bags. Cot- ton, Riall aules at 11000 to Cocoa sales ab 4900 per arrova, fides sold at 3t0rs, for 2,300 dry and 250rs. for 2,800 dry valted. Rum iu demandat Bi] B85) per pipe. ‘Tapiowa unaltered, 41/609 % 51000 alquetre, according to quality. Freights to Chan- JOs., With extras for Continental ports. fx- 19% # 1% 5 on London and 490 a 495 on PeRNaunvco, Oct. 14, 1858. Sugars—Entries this fortnight, 5,000 bags. Clear for Channel for orders, pet Anny, 3,000 bags. Pernam’s, 10,000 bags Channel browns at 2000, a ) per arroba, ou shore; Paraiba's, Macelo’s gud Kio Grandedo Norte, 1 . Cotton—Entrics tuis forinight, 4,000 bags, ‘ances, for iJ pool, per Carioca, 1,629 bags; for Barcelon per Pasiora and Pisogae, 1,509 bags. Sal nam’s, about 3,000 bags sold ab- 1 11/400 per arroba, on shore, Paratha’s—aoout 700 bags sold at 14/000, 200 bags wt 19)000, and 200 bags Macelo’s—150 bags ab at 19/200 per arroba, f. 0. b. 14800 per arroba, f, o. About £70,000 passed for th. per $1. On Paris—about 206, Freights.—British brig H. Db. Ceara for Liverpool, cotton at i five per cent. British steamer Olin hence fot Liverpool, cotton at yd. per pound and 5 per cent. British schooner Auny, hence for Channel for or ders, sugar in bags at 36s, dd. per ton and 5 British bark Ranger, to Norte for Liverpool, sugar ballast at 25s, pe cotton ab yd. pe BALL OF THE IOWE BOAT CLUB. The Ione Boat Ciub gave its fourth annual ball last evening at Trenor’s Lyric Hall, Sixth avenue, near Forty-second street, The attendarice embraced about 900 of both sexes and was certainly the wayest of its kind that has assembled in thle temple of Terpsichore since it was built. After ten o'clock @ stream of ladies and geaties men pouerd into the hall, and before mid night the principal space on ihe floor was occupled> ‘There was litte time lost ia arranging the seta lu the frat two quadrilies, which passed off with mucit spirit and enjoyment. Mr. Philp Malone acted at Noor manager and did his part well, ‘Che Moor aud reception commitices were prompt anc efiicions 1 their respective departments, indeed, generalie there was no cause for complaint, the contrary, much subject for ‘There waa more than the beauty. Some of the ladies worked bewitching nataral and blooming, and the exhilarating evo. tions of lauciers and redowa added aa additional charm to their appear: oim the animated glow their pretty faces cau Avwne end of the hi yacht nine fect long we ad decorated w Mion fags. OM the tae ¢ Signals were exhibited, aud besides, these the usual ornamentation was fresueued up. The dancing pro- gramme was weil and judiciously varied, aud waat acted out to the very leticr with a zest and unliriog energy not quite usual. ‘The dresses were fn sow instances rich and respleadeat, bat as & gener thing neatness and simplicity were the prevaiiia features of the display. It was something inore tha Gay light when the festive aesewmbla robe wp, bal never did lighter hearts beiake t ward. selved WOlUte CHARGE OF DIGAMY AGAINST A LADY, Augusta Soblick, @ young, fair-laired and weit dressed German lady, appeared before Judge Manse fleld, at Exsex Market Police Court, yesterday alters noon, charged with the offence of bigaiuy by Wilhelag Beyer, of No. 24 Bayard streot, inasmuch as the laties aifirmed that he was duly ant regularly married iq. Augusta Seblick in Apri, 1862, at Graeifer-forma,! vermany, the oifspring of the marriage being gyn, who waa regularly baptized and nanror Kari Beyer. During temporary absence her husband, in 1864, Angnsia deserted het home io Germany and came to tais country, briog ing her baby With her. Wiihelar Beyer in the cours ot time learned tat tis wile was residing It Ne York and matried toa maa named Brnest Orth cordiagly let Germany, came to this etty, au 2 Hester strect (ound ule wile and Ortlod Uvin im conjugal t wi both of them admitre they hid bec each other for four year Phe lady was placed under ball and the farther hey img Of the case set down for the ad Q | +”