The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1868, Page 3

GARTER HABGTION. |... A. Oakey Hall. Chosen Mayor by | 21° = > am Immense Majority. Richard O’Gorman Re-elected «Corporation Counsel, ¥ & 0% SMALL VOTE POLLED. NO Assistant Aldermen and School Officers Elected. EXCITEMENT. ‘The election yesterday passed off with as little ex-, eitement as any ever before held in this city. The wesult was a foregone conclusion, and, beyond the Mtéle interest that was manifested by the friends of ‘he different candidates for Assistant Aldermen and school officers, 9 stranger in the city would have found diMculty in convincing himself that an elec- tion was actually taking place. Oar tables comprise the vote for Mayor by election @istricta, by wards for Corporation Counsel and the ‘aggregate vote for the other candidates as far as ro- eelyed up to three o'clock this morning... THE VOTE FOR MAYOR. reseeesesecesites ne BE wRoBSes>ERSESSF | ania leskSeceeas guense.ssessseterety sBshebacSeBi8elsistehisSuaze? =| wees2s lesz t = s3s82zis2223 1,610]5,417 | Total ..4... pat jwed ‘unt ee] NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1868.— TRIPLE SHEET. THE VOTE FOR CORPORATION COUNSEL. Total......0s-eeyeree: ‘Total vote for On O’Gorman’s mi Patrick William J. A. Monaghan, Tunmany ..... “A Metntyre, Fadeat repobiican. O'Gor- amy republ! anmany. THIRD DISTRICT. FOURTH DISTRICT. Reilly, Tai ——.McNamara, Nozart Union,. —— Abbott, republican..... * FIFTH DISTRICT. tion Counsel. 74,803 95,687 53,939 L. E. Hill, Tammany. Patrick O'Connor, democ George W. Evans, repgblican.. John Ham Babbitt, William Terhune, repub! Edward Welch, Tammany.......+.+..++ Brinkman, Democratic Union. James James E. McVeaney, republican. Peter Culkin, Tatnmany and J. G. Havana, Joseph Hoffman, Jr., Tammany. Nicholas 4 Piboreratie Oa Stephen H, Knapp, republican. SIX? DISTRICT. G EIGHTH DISTRICT. winrit pisrRicr. kin, democratic TENTH DISTRICT. Union. Mozart. a ELEVENTH DisTRI Charles C. Pini , Tadical republican. B. K. Murphy, ADY - «++» Thomas B. | , emocratl = Ea ae ‘Thomas FP. Daly, Tami Peter Bowe, Dem John Riley, Tammany Shannon, James James N. Haughton, Tammany.. THIRTERNTH DISTRICT, Patrick Gibney, Tammany. William Lamb, Mozart an Samuel P, Lappin, republican. FOURTEENTH Mozart. McGee, republic DISTRI FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. A. Y. Pettit, Tammany..... Gibson, Democratic Florence Scannell, Mozart. ‘Wm. 8, Boyd, radical repubiican Geo B. O'Neil, Tammany — Fay, Mozart... John McCormick, Democratic Union. M. Williams, republican.... Senry Sonne uirien, tne Peter Nolan, Mozai SEVENTERNTH DISTRICT. ‘Thomas Higgins, Tammany..... Ww. ier, radical lent. Fepublican, EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. NINETEENTH DISTRICT. D. 8. Jackson, Jr., Tammany..... many... + 2,988 jocratic Union and republican, 2,581 sees 1,710 Zart.. 1,598 Hugh Turner, republicad.........06..ceeeceeeee 1,011 SIXTRENTH DISTRICT. Dist. 1-—T. Brennan, Tammany..... George Terwilliger, repubii 2—Wilson Small, Tammany.. i, republican. 3—Samuel A. Lewis, Tammany. 8. B. H. Vance, republican. 4—John Kaiser, Jr., James R. Tay Alex. Wilde 1—T. E. B. Horatio ‘arren, repubii Hawks, Tamm: — Smith, Wards. 1—Willfam Kenney, 2—John Robinson, 3—MichaelMcCann, 4—Thomas White, t R. ‘lor, Democratic $—William O'Donnell, Tamman; ip J. McGuire, Democrat ichard Wi 6—Leander Buck, Tammany. , repablican. P. Allen, rep rm G a ul Mozart. ican. ean 5—Cornelius Quian, Tammany. 6—John Hark Tammany. oe —Dennis J. Tw 12—P. 13—J Dani Ly 4—Patrick Colina, 1 16—0. D, . Brown, Tammat many. Tat a Democrat nion and repnblican. Tammany and Democrat Union, ‘ammany and Mozart. J. W. Fowler, Tammany (to fill vacancy). 16—Arthur Ahmuty, Tam MJ many. yh KR. Hennessey, Tammany. Andrew Scheuermann, Valentine Mauc! Roach, Mozart, Tammany, J, Kelly, Tammany. ‘ammany, Daly, Tammany. 21—Heory McCabe, Tammany. Wiitam Loomis, 22-~Michael O'Brien, Moz: Michael Gron, Tammany and Dem. Union (to At vacancy), ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL VOTING. } Te vote, Tatamany (to fll vacancy). wart. Thomas J. Brown, alias Masterson; James McNully, Henry Brown, William Hays and William Geary appeared at the Easex Market Police Court yesterday morning, charged with illegal voting. Brown, alias Masterson, McNully and Henry Brown were batied to answer and the others were dischar;ed, Edward Keiller and Michael Ferris were bajot to answer similar charges at the Yorkville , Court, as were also Charies Davis, alias W. Corby Seventeenth district, Kigtiventh ward; dames Kelley, ailus Andrew ©. Moore. Firet dis'ric Brake ‘Tenth ditice, Ninth ward wticn Hel an! H a alias ltenry MeCarai Fourceent district, Ni ward; John Po: Pearce nth oeen ae ban! Leb ah q i~ r teenth district, th —o ee PROBABLE MURDER (N THE TWENTY-FIRST WARD. A Challenger of Votes Clubbed and Shet—Ar- Fest of the Accused. About three o'clock yesterday afternoon @ report ‘Was made to the Central Office from the Twenty-first precinct that @ man named Patrick Kelley, aged twenty-five years, residing at No, 310 East Forty- ninth street, had beem shot by Daniel Noble, In- spector Dilks at once sent out a general alarm, order- tug his arrest, Halfan hour later Captain Mills, of the Eighth precinct, who scoured the precinct in search of Noble, found him and took him to the Cen- tral OMice, On being arraigned before the Inspector a Ser- geant of the Eighth (Schofield) represented that he had seen Noble in the Eighth ward about the hour when he was eaid to have shot Kelly in the Twenty- firet ward. Upon this statement and the ad- dftional information that Kelly was not dangerously wounded, Inspector Dilks set Noble at liberty. About an hour subsequently information was re- ceived at the Central Ofice that Kelley was in a criti- cal condition. It was also discovered that the ser- geant was mistaken as to the hour when ho had seen Noble in the’ Eighth Ward. The Inspector under these circumstances sent ont two detectives from the Central OMce to secure Noble. A search was made for him in his but he was not found. hot Roundsman Pickett, of the Eighth precinct, ‘who was searching for the accused, arrested him in a saloon on the om of Broadway and Houston oe Noble was "Bent to the Central Oftice and up. Such are the particulars of the action of the police down town. Inquiries at the Twenty-first precinct at ten o’clock last night resulted in discovering that Kelley will probably die. From the officer who was present at the scene of the disturbance the following statement was obtained:— STATEMENT OF OFFICER BREAKELL, About two o'clock P. M. I wason post No. 11; that included the Ninth eleetoral district of this (Twenty-first) ward. The polling place was at No. 655 Second avenue. I saw a crowd of men rushing Past me on the opposite side of the avenue. [left the polling place and followed them down towards First avenue. When I arrived at the corner of Second avenue and Thirty-sixth street I heard per- sons calling, ‘Hurry up, officer; @ man is being murdered.” About miaway down the block, between First and Second avenues, I met Sheriff O’Brien, Who was at the head of @ crowd coming towards me, and asked him what was the matter, He sald, “It ig all right,” or words to that hae I then slackened my pace. On proceeding farther down the street I met Daniel Noble an his{ brotuer John returning at the head of another crowd. I asked John what was the matter. He said, ‘We have been down to see a fight.” The Sheriff was accom- so was Noble. As I opened to per- mi through them and I found @ man (Ke'ly) lying on the ind. With’ the assist- ance of another officer \ying on his face, and conveyed him up to the corner of Third avenue and Thirty-sixth street, from which he was sent to Bellevue Hospital. The above is the oMcer’s statement. At cleven o'clock @ visit was paid to Keily at Bellevue Hospi- tal, where, through the politeness of Dr. Gibson, an interview was had with the injured man. He lay upon a cot in one of the wards tn a very critical con- dition, his wife being present to administer to his necessities. An examination showed that he had been shot from behind, the ball hehe the back of the head and passing out through the left lip below the nose. Another ball had entered the back on the left side, passed through the kidneys and made its ex it infront. The surgeons express the opinion that he cannot survive the wounds, STATEMENT OF MR. KELLY. At eleven o’clock Kelly was so low that It yas very dificult for him to articulate, He, however, succeeded in making the following brief statement ofthe affair, taking an intermission between each sentence to recruit his energies:— I was a chall at the Ninth district of the ‘Twenty-first ward; about two o'clock a man pre- sented himself and attempted to vote; I challei his vote, as I knew he was not @ resident of the district; @ quarrel ensued between me and .some democrats present and I went out; the crowd of rowdies at- tacked me on, Second avenue, between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets, and I was knocked down with a club; | got up and run down the street, par- sued the mob; further down, as I was running away I was shot from behind and fell upon my face, After | was down | was shot again. 1 saw the man who shot me and others saw him. ‘The wounded man at this stage of his narrative becaine so ¢xhaustec that he could not proceed, ‘The surgeons are of opinion that he will live a day or two, but the Coroner has been instructed to take his ante-mortem examination to-day. to ‘pass TERRIBLE CALAMITY OX THE HUDSON. Explosion of Powder Near Fort Montgomery Three Men Instantly Hilled—One Blown to Atoms—Others Fatally and Slightly Injured Coroner’s Inquest and Verdict of the Jury— Funeral of the Victims. Fort MontcomEry, Dec. 1, 1868, ‘Within the last few days the King of Terrors has held high carnival along the Hudson river. Hardly have the good people along this thoroughfare re- covered from the awful shock given them by reading the facts of the Sing Sing calamity, In which a mother and two children were burned to death by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, than they are again called upon to steady their feelings while perusing the particulars of fuily as terrible a disaster caused by the prematare explosion of a can of blast- ing powder. The horrible affir occurred on the grounds of the Dean Qre Mine Company, five and a half miles west of this place. The mines are owned by a firm in the city of Poughkeepsie, The superintendent of the mines is L. H. Oram. Altogether seventy-five or ong hundred men are employed there, ali of them Cornish miners with one or two exceptions, The population of the place is about 150 all told, Soon after dinner on Monday the men were congregated in different parts of the grounds and buildings lounging away the time and smoking, awaiting the striking of the one o’clock bell notifying them to resume thetr jabors. Thomas Husted, a miner, was in the candie room, and just previous to one o'clock started to go towards the old engine house with a geven pound can of pow- der in his hand labelled ‘Patent Safety Compound Powder.” On his way he ee by a group of miners, who were in @ small building attached to tae candle room, one of thom smoking a pipe, and stood listening to their remarks, when the conver- sation turned upon the subject of blasting powder. Husted, in talking of the powder contained in the can, poured some of it into the palm of iis hand, when it instantly exploded, the powder in the can also igniting and exploding with terrific force, The noise at once alarmed ail the le of the neighborhood and arash was made for the spot, where the scene which presented itself defies all de- scription. Thomas Husted, who held the can, was nowhere to be found. He had been literally blown to pieces. A stone, four feet square, against which he was leaning wien the explosiou ocourred, presented a sickening sight. Smashed Ca it, as you would smash a against the wail, were the flesh, blood and bones of tue poor man, particles of the flesh being fairly ground into the stone. Three hundred yards away one of his thumbs was picked up, and farther of other small pieces of his were found, none of them over an inch and @ haif long. One of his arms ia still missing. All the pieces of the dismembered body which could be found were picked up and deposited in a box for burial. A short dis- tance off lay John Read terribly burned with pow- der and his hg vein cut, the blood flowing in it profusion and the man in a conscious, ous dyiog condition. Next to him was the ly of William — Travillian, with the face one piece of raw ficsh Mied with powder; the blood, bursting from a hundred pores and trickling down into mouth, was fast suffocating him. Both he and Read were conveyed to the general boarding house, where everything possible was done for them; but both soon after died in great agony. George ‘ks, also a miner, was Soule eet, u scene of disaster, with the flesh torn aimdst entirely from one arm and his thigh awfully burned. He too was conveyed to the general boarding house, where his immediate wants were administered to, but he cannot live. Henry James, another miner, was also severely injured, but it is’ thought not fatally. His legs were badly cut by particles of the tin can which held the powder, Dr. Marsh, of Highland Falls, took from his left leg many small pieces of tin which had been driven in almost to the bone, Mr. James’ right arm was aiso very badly burned. A yougg tiiner named Kerr: ‘was severely though pad, tally injured. Travillian hase family in Eng- Read was a young man, as was also Husted, Kerrigan and Cocks were iso both young men. The father and mother of the former reside at Fort Mont- gowery. Last evening Coroner Cornelius Nelson, of High- land 8, held an inquest on the bodies, and after an examination of all the minera who were about the scene the jury returned a verdict, death from accidental explosion. The funeral of the victins took place lay from the Methodist church, Fort Montgomery, and was attended by all the inhabi. tants of the place, ons at tho works having that the gt the pipe Which a 9 ceased for the day. (jan sup i #ion was caused by a spark fron by. miner Was smoking n Roneep Ar A Praven Mrerixga.—Doring the Young Men's Prayer Meeting in the Christian Asso. ciation rooms in New ‘en on Thursday evening ,@ thief stepped in he hallway, siipped on an . Camp, and quietly walked ereons, WhO THE ULSTER COUNTY KORROR. The Excitement and Terror Still Abounding= The Deceused and Her Antecedente—The Maurderer’s Motive—His Pursait and Proba- ble Apprehension—An Important Despatch Whereabonts of the Three Children, Stonm Rings, Ulster county, Deo. 1, 1868, Mlustrious actions, the world says can be entrusted to the universal rémembrances of mankind, If so, do not great crimes also take their placea in memory and in history, concentrating, as it were, sometimes the history of a territory and a class of its people? It certainly will prove partly true in the former case Tegarding the magnificent valley of Ulster county, where the mysterious murder of Mrs. Jeremiah Smith occurred on the roadside, near Accord village, on Sun- day morning, November 15, and also indelibly trace on the minds of thousands, miles about and distant from the tragic scene, the character of a class of Worthless fellows that are too often met with in the migratory population of sections of the country con: tiguous to large cities, The plain, unpretending, deserving farmers and their families, ranning through all the gradations of size and ages, who live and have lived from time immemorial almost along the highway and its in- tersecting arms where this hideous crime was com- mitted, and to whom murder seems daguerreotyped in all its really revolting features, are shrinking appalled from the contemplation of the horrid deed. ‘They discuss it trembling with excitement and ner- vousness, yet with clenched hands utter anathemas against the man who would thus take his partner’s life. Children of tender years have caugnt the terror occasioned by the crime, and where they played with perfect confidence on the road or street after nightfall, now seem inspired with visions of a brute laden with stones and pistol, ready to sacrifice life upon the most flimsy pretext, This is and has been noticeable miles from the spot of the murder, SUSPROTED PERSONS. Every ragged, sunburned, scraggy and matted haired and bearded man who wears a suspicious look and whose clothes have a dirty, dingy appear- ance, and who 1s independent in the covering to his feet and cleanliness, is suspected by many in this and neighboring counties as the monster Smith, and the frantic, unconscious and dying woman, wiih head and face cruelly crushed and distigured with stones and bullets, comes up in their mind with re- newed force and vividness. The rumors arising from the pursuit of such suspected parties are very numerous, and although it displays the intensity of the excitement pervading the people there must not be See penance: placed upon them. Up to the time of writing the pursuers of Smith, so far as it is prac- ticable to learn, are yet in ignorance of bis exact whereabouts, THE MURDERED WOMAN. by The ition of the murdered woman as Mrs. Smith on Saturday by District Attorney Westbroox and the officers and friends of the deceased, who ac- companied him to Rochester for the purpose of ex- huming the body, was of the most positive character. Ite general SpDeRTence was almost truly sickening an make the stoutest heart quail The head and , made more revoliing slight decomposition, de- that the murdered woman was shockingly and brotally mangled. Even then upon her con- torted , Strange to say, was the semblance of a smiling ent , Which might be interpreied as the expreasion which fitted across her face when her demon husband first struck her down upon the lonely roadside, It was but the work of a few minut this recognition and identity of the body, an quickly the horror-strack group turned from the spot, and again all that was left of the unfortunate ‘was consigned to her former resting place, where humanity suggests that not even to carry not the stern decrees of justice she may be again removed. Mra, Stuith was a temperate, jal and kindly spirit: Tius is accorded by all. And yet her nelee bors say that she acted as if she had one sore trial, to the infliction of which she never referred, but it seemed to them @ weariness which she could not shake off, froin which she found no rest. It is all explained now, Her husband was the burning brand, and she may have had a presentiment of the fate which eventually overtook her. THE MURDERER’S MOTIVE. Te it be true the only motive that Smith-had in assassinating his wife was torob her of the litue nsion money due her children as the guardian of jacob Hornbeck, @ private of the 149th New York volunteers (her former husband), it was poor enough; but if the last theory, which is assumed by officials in this vicinity and her relatives as to the cause of the murder—jcalousy—has a foundation (and itis believed to have), it proves that with all his asserted stupidity and ignorance the tends them- selves could plot ho more mercilessly than this man when vengeance had once become his object. It 1# held by Mrs. Dunnigan, the married daughter of the deceased, ana her husband, Albert, that it was the gole cause, a they assert he often for- bade her w go out and exhibited his wicked spirit so frequently that weeks before her death she was in tear of him. By their showing, it was the hi for realization of the consummation of his to kill her that he concocted the story, which stekness of his daughter, that led her to take the fatal journey on tha: Saturday night she was kulied. hen he told her that she must go and sec her, and that he would procure @ wagon and horse to drive them to Olive (her place of residence), he seemed to take more interest in the preparations than he ever before evinced in such a matter. If this be 80, if he had been brooding in secrecy and silence over this fully and deeply arranged plan, it shows that his murderously inclined desire, his thirst for revenge was flerce and unquenchable. With calm and unimpassioned deliberation, which but assumed @ more terrible copsummation of his designa, he Jooked forward to the method to be adopted, and carefully made his caiculations—carefully and coolly, He had no fear, no hesitation. Compassion, tenderness, pity, ali were banished; black hatred had turned his heart to steel, and if’ the reasoning of her own blood regarding the murder be susceptt- bie of truth it reveais his deep and deadly enmity, for which there Was no cause, In @ still more hideous aspect. THE PURSUIT. Soon as it become kuown that Mrs. Smith was the murdered woman, keen residents of Ellenville, Wurtsboro and vicinity started in pursuit, bent on ‘They were, of course, stimulated by offered, buat stil under- felt that his apprehen- 8] punishment would be a lesson that might exercise @ restraining influence that would for years prove salutary in this section. Among the more active and prominent of those who who started in hot | chang) were wd T. Terwilliger, Samuel Gaumeer, Cyrus Hornbeck and Legrand Morris—the two latter quite aged, but yet imbued ‘with that pomp thay hap to know of the fate of the three children Smith spirited away with him and check hig rgclivities, TRAILING ABSASSIN« While others were roaming with desperation about the county in which the murder occurred and skirting adjacent ones, the above named persons, presuming that the wretch possessed just sense enough to get as far away as possible, crossed to the Erie Raiiroad and there almost ee obtained trace of 4 man whom they supposed and hoped was the fugitive. Following this ciew, they heard inciden- tally of his passing over the road days before iu com- pany with the three chilaren, also supposed to be slain, and purso! him as fast as nigheand day in lightning travel allowed they have at last been re- warded with that success which points to an excellent oonsumination. are certain of his course, and last night had the extreme gratification of ascertain- ing positively of the CHILDREN’S SArETY, an you are aiready advised. But it was not in the locallty first given, but hundreds of miles away; not in Clyde, New York, but in Clyde, Onto, as the fol- lowing despatch, received at noon to-day by District Attorney Westvrook, will show: OLYDR, Ohio, Doo. 1, 18%, srcuidro bere lastnight. a her SAMUEL GAUMAER. ‘This was abundantly satisfactory ta the tleman who received this official confirmation of the uncer- tain despatch of last night, and he was the first to praise that little spark of humanity left in the mut derer's heart that prompted him to spare their yoong and innocent lives, But this gives a key to his modo of Might, as tt cannot now be denied that he went to Port Jervis, on the Erie Railroad, and thence continned on the Lake Shore route to Cleveland, and then on to Clyde, which is situated in Sandusky county, about forty miles east of Toledo, With whom left the children has not yet been ascertained, but before to-morrow morning It is highly probabie that additional information will be received, detail more satisfactorily their condition. That Stitt went westward from that poiut there can be no doubt, and it also proves that in his hasty dight he had some money. From the eldest girl, almost thirteen years of age, Injormation has certainly beeu elicited that wil of incalculable benefit to the pursuing detectives, RATROSPRCTION, Within ® day or two there has been additional proof aided to that already existing that Sinith is @ miserable, idie, Wretched specimen. Last winter he lived in Charabersville, in the upper portion of Sulll- van at and during that time the three children (whose safety I have above alluded to) he compelied wo enter the dense woods in the iminediate vicinity of his jog hut, and carry to the market near by blocks of wood called “shingle blocks,” while he sat toast- ing his shins before a hot fire, It is told that with sadness by his married daughter) that this lez, disposition 14 not @ novelty, but is constitutional, and the poor bereaved giri will check her tears and again wonder why “her motuer married such @ miserable, murderous fellow.” it is w bitter cup for her, and tn drinking i she does got fad one drop of aweetness in its dregs, PW. Wrerrroot ‘We found the Smt Facts. ‘The authorities are im possession of facts whieh make it certain that Mrs. Smith was murdered be- fore one o'elock on the night of the tragedy. ‘They know of @ farmer living ia the outskirts Rochester, the village where she ta baricd, that passed over the road where the body was after: wards found by the sedate negro Thomas Wynkoop, about midaight, and apo rriving at the spot he saw something upon the road whieh his cowardly fray ctured ax a catauoun!, animais whiclt roam im jhe vicinity, He disiivcuy discer the unconacious swaying of the dying woman arme to and fre, apd, thinking bat 1 wae Lie pre> deadly beast to spring the whip for a mile the seene, ‘ant proof, and a ‘ink ee pn! i bana ped ~ i oe Fae git peared at Schoo! ers Hotel, two Rifles from the spot where -Mre. Stnith war found about eleven o'clock that night, a man answering er husband’s descri) who left his wagon some hgh the road a ie partion, inquired the Stone wagon Was sec! Woman. Still again, the wad that was taken trom monitory movements of t! een aoe injurea agugnter's resta lence at Monti- cello, where the is published, this is another fink be trout! ‘evidence which may well be conmdered. General Grant, accompanied by General Comstock, of his staf, passed through the city yesterday morn- ing on his way to Boston, having left Philadelphia at the conclusion of the banquet of the St. Andrew's Society, at which he was a guest. When the train arrived at Jersey City with its illustrious passenger on board a salute of thirteen guns was fired from the saluting battery on Fort Columbus, Governor's Island. ‘The General will sojourn at the St. James Hotel in Boston during his stay in that city and will Feceive all persons who may desire to see him. The General, however, will not accept any public hospi- tality, but will spend the time, which is understood to be limited to a few days, in paying visits to his friends in Boston and vicinity, It is probable that General Grant will stay afew days in this city on his retarn. ‘The following is General Grant’s letter to Mayor Shurtied, of Boston, declining a public reception: — * _ WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 1868, Dear Sir—Your despatch, inviting me to hospitall- ties of Boston, was duly received. I cannot say by what train I will reach Boston. I fully appreciate your kindvess, however, and that of the citizens of a city in extending the hospitalities they have, ut would ask to be excused from any and all public demonstrations. Lhave received an invitation to the St. James to stay during my visit, where I will be happy to receive such citizens as may call. With great respect, your obedient servant, U. S. GRANT. The President Elect Among the Scots—HHe Spealt Briefly. Quite unexpectedly General Grant attended the annual dinner of the St. Andrew’s Society, in Phila- delphia, on Monday evening last. On his arrival in the city the General accepted the invitation of the President of the society, Mr. Macalester, to attend the festival, with the implicit understanding that he would prefer the absence of ail formal ceremony, announcement or display. The Evening Telegraph says:—the wish of the dis- tinguished guest was faithfully observed, and but a few specially invited guests were informed that he would be present. Accordingly,there were present but about sixty-five gentlemen at the dinner. Gen- eral Grant arrived from Washington in the aiternoon train, ac¢ompanied by his wife and General D. H. Rucker, but his presence in the city was, as stated, most entirely incognito, When he reached the banquet hall it was nearly five o'clock, He was most cordially received by all the mem- bers. He was attended by General Rucker, and was attired in a plain suit of black, with white necktie, and looked remarkably cheerful and well. He was introduced to the sev- eral members by the president of the suciety, and entered into a brief and pleasant conversation with each, expressing his tification at being present and the certainty he felt that the occasion would rove & most agreeable one. After a brief general interchange of courtesies the parties entered the dining room. General Grant was seated at the right of the prest- dent of the society, and in response to the the third toast—“Tne President of tne United States”—the President elect, after being received with nine en- thustastic cheers, ¢aid:— GENERAL GRANT'S SPRECH. Iam more pleased Texpected to see the manner in which I have been received by you all. Texpected to have a i deal of pleasure, but my auticipations bave beea more an realmod. Upon the conclusion of the responses to the reg- ular toast Generai Grant and General Rucker took their departure amidst enthusiastic cheering. They expressed themselves as delighted with the even- Ang’s entertainment, and, taking seats in a carriage at the door, were driven to the residence of General Rucker in West Philadetpiia, Geveral Grants Cabinet. ‘The Chicago Tribune, Grant's Western organ, of the 30th ult. is out in favor of Ben Wade for the poai- ton of Postinaster General in the new Cabinet. The Tribune dashes cold water upon the prospects of Mr. Sumner for a Cabinet place, remarking:— We presume that General Grant will select his ad- visers from among those who wit! be Hkely in his estt- mation to give him the best advice and that he ob ee arte anybody merely because he is sfyied ® Fadical or because he possesses the confd of those who style themselves euch. Mr. E. B. Wash burne, of Iilinols, has during the past sixteen rs been in the front rank of the radicals, and on the impeachment question he went as far as anybody. Yet we suppose he would not be satisiactory to those who travel on their radicalism—that is he would not be acce} le to them as their peculiar repre- sentative, ir. Sumner, undoubtedly would be. Mr. Sumneraiso has a good many qualifications for a Cab- inet position. But there is another person who has even me bony claims, on the score of radical promi- nence, than Mr. Sumner. We refer to “rougn and bluff Ben Wade.” Mr. Wade would not make a good Secretary of State, according to our notion, but he would make @ good Postmaster General. ll le We should judge, also, apon a saperticial view of the matter, that he would be upon a more cordial footing with the President elect than Mr. Sum- ner. The latter took occasion, about one year ago, to hold @ conversation with a newspaper reporter on the subject of General Grant’s taking the office of Secretary of War ad interim, which was transferred to the columns of the Boston Advertiser. This conversation was not pleasant Pros | to General Grant’s friends, and some of them deer it unwarrantable and gratuitou4, While such considerations ought not to stand in the way of great public good, it Is easy to see that the subsequent relations between General Grant and Mr. Sumner wight be more polite than friendly. WEW ORLEANS RACES. Scvend Day’s Sport at Metairie Course. New ORLEANS, Dee. 1, 1868. ‘There waa a targe attendance at the Metairie Course to-day. The weather was fine and the track in good condition, although not fast. 7 ‘The first race was for a purse of $300, mile heats, for all ages, and was won by E. Warwick's (of Ala- bama) b. h. Joe Johnaton, aged, who beat-W. Brady's (of Tennessee) br. h, Jack Gambie, five years old; and J. Coulisk’s (of Tilinois) b. h. Larkin, five years old (who had been the favorite at two to one against the field, but was out of condition), B. bk. Joe Johnston, aged, by Goodwood, dam Jada, by imp. Sové na 1 B. h. Jack Gamble, Jr., fv Gamble, dam Mend a a ae ox B Yorssht lagen' kshire, The, 1:52% ‘The second race was for a purse of $900, two mile posta, she was won by Moore and Coffee's b. m. Fan Cheatham, four years old, BK. Warwick’s b. c¢. Transit, four years old (after a. ai race between these two in the first and second liests); Richards and Kilgour’s (Kentucky) b. f, Carrie Atiertine, three old, and distancing J. Coolisk’s ch. l. Little Mack, five years old, and J. Netiigan’s of Lou- faiana) b. fh. Bismarck, six years oid. The betting re two to one on Fannie Cheatham againat the SUMMARY. B. m, Fannie Cheatham, four years old, by Lexington, dam by Imp. Leviathan t 2 1 B.f. Carrie Athertine, three years old, by Lexington dam Giycera, by Sovereign... 4 8 2 we a ae four years old, by Bleakwind, | 22 aa who beat WORSE NOTES. An imprompta toad trot took place yesterday be- tween four of our fast roadsters on what is known ‘as the “champion ground” on Contralavenue. The contestants were the black mare Kastern Queen, the bay gelding Champagne Charlie, Dan Mace’s bay gelding and Ben Mace’s roan gelding, owned by a merchant of this city. ‘They all trotted a and of speed. race’ ad exhibited @ good rat pt a ~ eat excitement, and there was @ ii Ovitness the sport. The roan gelaing won very cleverly and astunished the spectators. Mr. Rodin, with a browa gelding, had @ brush with Fay, with his gray, on Harlem jane. {It was aboat a VJ di jarne. "There were a number of other fast horses on the road, but theif owners seomed so Withered up wittr cold and 80 closely buffaloed and blanketed that they refrained from speeding their naga, mt, mitted suicide yesterday mormug by hanging biuself, Ho attended church On Sunday, apparently in good health and sound mind. e@steaday morning he arose and attended to bis sual farm duties, art which he went to his barn, took @ rope, atic, elim. ing by aladder to @ cro-sheam, deiiberatey buw Diaself, The cause is auppoaed to have been te porary abberration of mind,— Waterbury (Ci) Ane wan, Does dy | hott 3 DESTRUCTION OF FORT LAFAYETTZ 8Y Fz Fears of ap Explosion—Excitement at Fort Hamilton. Yesterday witnessed @ conflagration of a most un- usual and disastrous character, involving uo less an event than the destruction of a United States fort just withip the entrance of our harbor, the fortif- cation im question being none other than the cele- brated and renowned Fort Lafayette, around which cluster 80 many incidents of historic note, pregnant with the memories of the numerous disloyal men of Prominence of our nation who were confined within its stroug walls during the late rebellion. ‘THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. The conflagration found origin in the following manner:—It appears that about ten minutes before one o'clock yesterday afternoon fire was discovered from the #ide of an old and unused chimney on the land side of the fort, where one of the laborers of the the engineers’ department, named Joseph Minew, contrary to the orders of his supefior, lighted a fire beneath a shed covering the casemate on that side for the purpose of warming his dinner. The fire had gained considerable headway before it was dix- covered, The carpenters have been engaged at work im, rebuilding the roof (which was broken down during the war) for several days past, and there was a great quantity of timber, such as shin- gles and joice, in the place, to which the fire spread with unwonted rapidity, owing mainly to the fact that the chimney in which the fire was lighted was foul, and the latter, instead of carrying off the flame and smoke, communicated with the woodwork, which latter was dry as tinder. The wind was high at the time ant swept through the emorasures and over the rain- parts, fanning the flame ina most boisterous mau- nerand warning the frightened little garrison to seek safety in fight. Justice ©. W. Church, who ts proprietor of the hotel just outside of the wall of Fort amilton, and with Whose office isa telegraph wire, immediately sent a despatch to General Newton, in New York, Chief Engmeer of the harbor fortifications, informing him or the disasier and requesting @hit a light draught tug be sent down to the burning fort to geta stream upon it. The General sent word to General Voges, who isin commana of the station at Fort Hamilton, to cause wet saud bags to be placed over and against the doors of the powder magazine in Fort Lafayette, aud also despatched a tugboat and steam pump, with hose, as requested. Unfortunately however, the tug grounded when nearing the fort, and was, therefore, unable to render the desired as sistance. This was about three o'clock In the aft noon, In the meantime the police buat, under cot mound of Captaip Hart, came down the bay and got # fine stream on the fire, which was raging with great fury within, lapping up the yellow pine flooring and the oakwork of the structure with a rapidity truly. appa'ling, in view of the fact that within the powder magazine were stored 35,000 pounds, or seventeen and a half tons of gunpowder, There were stored within the fort 100,0v0 feet of new luam- ber, which was to be used inf the improvements con- templated on the work, while directly against the outer door of the magazine were piled 180 bundles of shingies—a rather severe test tor the freproof palin of that apartment. About four o'clock eneral Newton, jonel Vanghan and Lieutenant Miller, of the Engineers’ Department, arrived on the seene df the conflagation and made an inspection thereof, suggesting such means for the suppression of the fire as were possivie under the circumstances, though the latter were hopeless, indeed, ‘The General left about half-past six o’ciock, he being then of the opinion that there was no hope of saving the work and that an explosion: was inevitable, so fiercely raged the tery element’ about the magazine. The. police beat, too, caught the contagion in some way or other from this fear of an explosion, and was advised from shore to leave the vicinity of the ill-fated Fort Lafayette. Sue thereupon ‘steamed away and left the fort to tie mercy of the Names, which defied all etforts to Bup- press them. The residents in the vicivity, on the blufis and surrounding country became terribly alarmed at the imminent peril in which they woutd be piaced shou!d the fire reach the magazine, and Jeft their homes in hundreds early in the afternoon, making their way to the city for shelter, AFTER DARK THE SCNNE : was particularily striking and fearfully exciting as the lames shot upward, reflecting beautilutiy upon the surrounding Waters aad agaiust the tall, gaun6 chimneys and the white flag-tat’ which stood de- fantiy erect amid, as it seemed from the shore, an iusurmountavle bank of fire and smoke. Many of the more courageous of the oilicers. attaclied to the post, among whom were Major Maynodier, who bas command of Fort Hamilton, and Lieutenant Varour, crossed frequently over to the doomed struc ire and examined the progress ol the fire within, reporting its headway upon their return to anxious groups Who were gathered in # fearful state, tm many instances, of expectancy upon the shore, At & about sixteen or eighteen shells expioded in rapid succession, adding to Ue alarm and giv- ing rise to fear as to Wwe chances of an explosion. These missiles were subsequently ascer- tained, however, to have been outsiic the dreaded owdex chamnber, and as the night wore on the tire rked round in'another course, leaving the magra- zine clear, At cieven o'clock all fears of an expio- sion were ye allayed, and Justice Churcn Mr. Berry and the few courageous residents in the immediate vicinity of Fort tlamiiton, who so valiantly stood their ground during the hours of imminent peril, breathed freer. Inspector Folk, Captain Brown a Mckellar and Williams, of the F i and Sergeant Milier, of the Fort with a squad of twenty-liv ground from an ear, ‘ning, aud were most efficient in preserving order. ituinor had it early in the night that the soldiers of Fort liac ton contemplated makings raid upo: hens of Sergeant Groves, Who Was orduance Fort Lafayette, and resided near the fore If such was reaily the intention of “tne boys, was happily frustrated througa the furmidav’ pearance of Metropoljians. FORT LAPAYETTE which was constructed during the war of i812, was originally known as Fort Diamond, being of trun. gular form and was built of brown st ne and frec- stone trimmings. It was decidedly otd-fusnio: and a8 a means of modern defence was simply 0 less. In army parlance i was designated as a com- pany post, though tf it were ever placed upon & war footing it would wo =men to garrison it. ‘The walls about seven feet in thickness and the whole wus surrounded by @ stout sca-wall, it mounted maileighty guns of minor calibre, two tiers in battery and a barbettc. A few new Parrots had been recently mounted ou the west side, The guns were generally twenty- eight pounaers. In a, upon occasion of Lafay- ette’s visit to the United States, it received its prevent title im honor of that distin- guished soidier and patriot. its dimensions were 200 feet across the centre, with @ parade ground of a quarter of an acre. The powder azine, which was situated in the area of the was bombproof and consiructed with two Sergean's ith preciner, third prcouicty re OM tb fort, doors, botu of which were heavy Oak wood, lined on the outside with copper, there being a space of Bix feet between the outside and inaer doors. ‘The wails of the magazine were of solid masonry and about seven feet thick, Six months ago it waa garri by & company of the First United States artillery regiment, but since tue withdrawal of tuat company has been garrisoned from Fort Hamilton by a sergeant’s gnard of six men, who have been relieved each day irom that post. The force at Fort Hamilton, con- sisting of three companies of the First artillery, numbers about 200 men, and 6 ander Commanding Major Maynadier, Among the distinguished prisoners incarcerated within its walls during tue war were ‘Thomas Landers, who was an officer tn the rebel service and’ oue of the leaders in the aitack and capture of the cutter Harriet Lane, off Galvestou, im iss. Wm. D. Archer, another notorious revet, who, dis- guised as a woman, enticed a boat's crew ashore on the Florida coast and drew them into @ fire thus cost the lives of several Union sailors. John Edwards, captain of a guerilla band, and tn this capacity cartied the rebel walls in dangerous Ares Bi ML, f some importance, All rownell, @ of #01 ly who had been veléeted by te rebel Secretary of the Treasury to proceed to New York and purchase ma- is fur the money printing department. He ar- ly, made extensive purchases and was Place uf destiaanoa on his return woen te ptured. Ex-Congreseman Wall, of New Jersey, was aiso an lnimate of the fort. At the request of Justice Church, Chief Enginece Conaiagham, of the Western District Fire Depari- ment, despatehed a steam tire engine to Fort Hamit- tou # tea o'clock last night, in order to be om hood to render such assisiance as might become netessary in the event of an ex- plusion occurring and setting fire to of the surrounding houses. Tue outer door of tue powder chamber Was burned, and it was indeed most providential that the great cause of dread was averted. Had these tears been realized the loss of life would no doubt have been frightfal, while tie destruction of property would have been commen. surately great. It is impossible to form an estimate of the loss. LATER. STiLt, is A deapatch dated or eS ee from ‘ort Hamilton, states that the tire im Fort Lafayetic ia still burning with great violeage, COLLISION IN THE STRAITS OF MACIVAC.—Intel- ligence ieactied here yeaterday morning by the pro- pelier Woodworth that @ collision hat occw va the Straits of ea : yee @ propelier aud some other craft; but no ve intelligence re- gutding the disadter could ye obtained. Witt 936 ler Milwaukee, of the Nortas pany’s line, arrived here, and it was aacertained that on her trip down ane collided with Ue propeller City of Boston, oF wie sare tine, the inter sinking within @ fe ites after Ld corrence, Tho seeident oe a) a pom A morning. Boil boats were dowayyrd bound we wore satiing in company. The crew OF te Bostwa se berorsesite Went CO tie n wae loaded with wheab ne was comparatively a He Leg nas ¢ seagull OU the ar a the ‘ine vont wand cargo Has Tob Vet Vee ie Detroie Bree Pr eeey NOGe be ly ime bo exe fhe City of & Burance cextaine