The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1869, Page 3

Elght Hundred United States Troops Occupy Irishtown. Wholesale Destruction of Whiskey Distilleries, THE TROOPS ATTACKED BY A MOB. They Charge With Fixed Bayonets and Retire in Good Order. On Thursday night the tocsin of war was sounded in the fortifications round about New York, and mil- itary preparations were set on foot that remindea many a veteran of old campaignsin Dixte. At Gov- ernor’s Island, Willet’s Point and Forts Hamiiton,, Wadsworth and Schuyler there were mustering of troops, issuing of ammunition and rations, rolling of blankets and ageneral examination of muskeis and bayonets that gavea very deadly aspect to tne secret purposes of commanding officers anc betok- ened a protracted campaign. Lieutenants, thirst- ing for glory, whetted their swords, and slept on the floor in order to inure theim- selves to hardships, and privates dreamed ‘until reveille of the smoke of battle and the-teats of bummers in bygone days. Patriotic citizens residing in the neighborhood of their military movemente Dobly offered to sacrifice themselves upon their country’s altar in the capacity of sutlers and pur- veyors, and @ gallant array of contractors, whose services in the late were so handsomely recog- nized, bid farewell to home and children to join the invincible quartermaster’s bri- gade, Everything indicated a brilliant campaign. ‘There was some comment upon the absence of am: bulances and baggage wagons, but as it gradually became known that steam transports were to be fur- nished, visions of the Spanish squadron, Fort Fisher, Cuba and New Orleans filled the minds of the braves, and the plaintive notes of “Just Before the Battie, Mother,” were drowned in, the strains of “A Life on the Ocean Wave.” So inspired were the troops with anticipations of glory that when reveille started them from their uneasy slumbers early yesterday morning every man rushed to arms with @ deflant alr that Would have struck terror to the heart of an enemy. and hurried him into ignominious fight. By day- lght the troops were all marshalled and embarked for the seat of war, and aYter an exciting voyage the transports arrived in safety off the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A judicious disposition. of United States marines had been made to cover the landing of the military expedition, which was effected without loss, the sudden movement, happily, not having vet been communicated to the enemy entrenched in that sec- tion of Brooklyn known as Irishtown, and famous for brogue, bad whiskey and bloody neads, The expedition thus successfally disembarked was commanded by General Vogdes, and consisted of 250 men from Fort Hamilton, 200 men from Gover- nor’s Isiand, 150 men from Fort Wadsworth, 100 from Fort Schuyler and 100 from Willett’s Point; ‘nd when drawa up in line in the Navy Yard, with drums, banners and all the “pomp and circumstance of glorious war,” the force made a formidabie appearance that paralyzed with dismay every employé in the yard that had ever breathed =a disioyal sentimen or tasted the whiskey of Irishtown, While these dread prepurations on the part of the army were going on, aiarge number of men in citizens’ dress, armed with revolvers, crowbars, axes, &¢., were assembiing aud were finally formed into a sort of “forlorn hope,” under the command of revenue oiticers Thompson, Wass, Bullard and Wallace. General Vogaes established his headquarters in the ofiice of tue Commandaut of the yard, where he was joined by the Coliector of the Fourth revenue dls- trict, General Pieasanton, who at once assumed supreme command, THE OLJECT OF THE MOVEMENT ‘was now developed, and arrangements were speedily consummated for the military occupation of Irishtown and the destruction of the many tllicic distilleries in that section, It wilt be remembered that an attempt was made several months since to break up the secret distiliing operations in Irishtown, and that a force of marines Which participated in that uadertaking Was beaten oif by the mob. Two officers were badly wounded ia © that afiray. in the long interval of quiet which folowed, the (Irishtown distillers increased and enlarged their establishments until about six weeks ago, when the present Collector, General Pleasanton, made another aitempt at seizure in the game locality. His deputies on that occasion were assisted by twenty poucemen, but they were soon ottacked by the Irishtown Brickbat Invincibies aud driven from the fleid tn great confusion. This sec- ond triumph encouraged the mbabitants of that section to extend their whiskey manuiactories sail further, and to assume such an attitude of deflance towards the revenue oificiais that General Pleasanton deemed 1b unadvisable to make another descent upon the place without an overwhelming military lorce to overawe the riotous element, aud not only render the movement a com- piste success, but by mtimidation prevent any de- onstration that might lead to bloodshed, Accord. gly, alter naving thoroughly posted himself vy cans of detectives pale the localities of the Ulicit distilleries, the Collector called upon the goy- ernment for troops, and Generai McDowell was in- structed tofurmsh him with whatever force he might require. Ail these preliminaries were conducted with so much secrecy that the sudden move- ment of troops was the first inumation which the public had of the intended raid, ‘The rumor of these military preparations, which reached the city from the forts night before last, and the concentration of troops at the Navy Yard, gave rise to @ thousand wild speculations yesterday re- specting the ultimate destination of the expedition. The Fenian invasion of Canada, the Spanish guna- boat question, assistance to Cuba and the occupa- tion of St. Domingo figured prouunentiy among tie many topics discussed as ge’ tie probable cause of (ie movernent, and until a late hour in the day, when the real peice d became known, the exciie- ment continued on the increase, fed by the wildest reports respecting tho sudden siipment of troops. misHrowN consists of that section of Brooklyn which lies west of and immediately adjacent to the Navy Yard, ani ext nds from the Kast river over the hill for several Bquares, and Westerly to Within & short distance of Fulton sireet. Tis section is notoriously bad. All sorts of illegal practices have been flourishing there, and the riotous demonstrations made on tie two o¢- casions above mentioned give a slightidea of the temper of the inhabitants. ‘The streets ary harrow Aud filed with loose stone, brickbats abd other mis Biles, the buildings are of the cheap tenement order, ‘With m.umeravie old shantics and dangerous dens, and the denizens of the locality wouid turn from their private broila and peiiing of imotfensive cas and dogs to a riotous agssauit upon officials witha Telish such as only @ plug Ugiy Can experience. ibe olice are iutimidated vy tie roughs of tue neigh- orhood, and some of them stationed there have found it to thelr interest not only to execute orders in a very tender manner, but to shut inelr eyes Ww Dotorious Liegal operations. General Pieasanton Blates Lhat one of the policemen who assisted in the seizure of slicit distilleries six Weeks azo complalucd to the deputies of tts bs rather nard that be should be compelled to participate im the destruc. tion of establishinents tn wilch he Was litasell in- terested; and thereis NO doubt what the neighbor- hood will now again resume tis disuiiling oper atious ‘without fear of interruphon unull tho violation of law assumes suci magnitude as to justify an- Oiler occupation of the place by @ large military force to protect revenue oMcials In the eaccution o: their duty. THR ADVANCE OF THE TROOPS, General Picasanton, having issued tie necessary orders to the deputies and their working partis assembled at the Navy Yard yesterday woralag, bue troops marched out of the gates and depioved along the street. Colonet Rest, With @ portion of tne troops, took up a position at the jancuion of Hudson Avenue and Water street; General Abbott, with ane ovber body of men, was stationed at Plymouth and Littie streciws, and General Kidder, with another force, accupied Liste street, hear tue river, whe wali detacuments Were deployed in various local ties, forming a cordon about the district to bo searched, A reserve force remalned in the Navy Yard, under the command of Colonel Civssen, ani Colonel Hail, acting as aid to General Vordes, intended the general disposition of the iroopa, Tt marines were also hela in reaciness for any enier- eicy, and every preparation was made to quell the Mob pn the instant ‘Lhe troops having wil beea Sratioued, with loaded muskets and forty rounds i their cartridge boxes, the revenue oficers and work- aug party Commetoed tho IZURE OF DISTILLERTES. Several hours were occupied in the work of break- ing into distillery dens, and as fast as barrels con- taining whiskey Were discovered thoy were carted to the Navy Yard under guard. A nuinver of dray- men Had been employed by the Collector for this Quty,/but on arriving at the scene of operations they refused to parsicipase in the seizure, and the Collector was compelled to call on the Commandant of the yard for transportation, and several ceams were sent out by the Admiral, All kinds of appa- ‘tus Were found among the distillers, from the com- lete etill Capable of manufacturing thirty or for! Gallons per day to the rudest contrivances secrete an bvedchambers and kitchens, At one place a still had wey. just been tumbted into tue river, as the furnace was still hot, and there was every Indica Hon of @ distillery xcept the préseage of tie stil Atwell, About 160 barveia Of Whiskey Were Pumper «ctzed and brought or oe wae re ue at estumated that the places thus broken ‘Up were capable of producing from 200 to 400 gajlons per day, allof which not only evaded the livcnse necessary to the manufacture of whiskey, but the revenue tax, and robbed Cs getter ot atenge amount, A great nuiaber of barrela were bearing stamps that had been Pde A used, ‘these stampa are placed upon a barrel of whiskey and defaced by the gauger, and alter the contents have been drawn of the barrel, with the stamp re- maining, are secretiy sold to the illictt dealers (or ive dollara per barrel, By this means the dishonest dealer saves fiuieen doilars on eaca barrel of whis- key and can use the same stamp haif a dozen times. RIOTOUS DEMONSYRATIONS. While the working party was thus engaged in breaking into the whi dens and smashing things generally with crow! axes, &c,, the in- habitants of thé disirict assembled m noisy qrowds and licaped ali manner of imprecations upon the officers. The Irisn women collected atthe upper windows were particularly violent, and beatam of the place with thetr jus dem: Wong. At onetime there was uppreiension ganized vesistance, A body of men Known a8 the “angers,” aad commanded by @ Captain Dough- erty, were reported to be rallying, and a couple of target compantes belonging tothe neignturhood were also said to have thelr biood up, but tue for- midabie array of troops cooled their and pre- vented env gerious outbreak. A few s:ones were thrown, and one. or two ther to the yard with captured whiskey were interfered with, but the guards quickly pat vowa ail attempts of this kina’ and preserved order throughout the exciting scenes, AN ATTACK. At one o'clock, the seizures having been*com- pleted, the troops retormed, and, with tue deputies in the centre, marched to the Navy Yard, escorting the spoils, consisting of whiskey and distillery ap- paratus, valued at several thousand dollars. As 8000 as the line of march Was taken up the populace reassembled in an iminensé crowd, and closely fol- loweu the troops, with shouts and tureats of vio. lence, Finally, Woen stones and other missiles had commenced to fly rather dangerously, and there scemed @ probabi of a sudden assauit, the were ordered to fx bayoneis, and a charge was made upon the mob which drove the rioters back in confusion and queiled them until the expedition had reached the yard. No casualities occurred ovner than a few bruises from stones and bricks, which slightiy wounded three orfour men. Upon reach- ing the Navy Yard the re-embarked ana returned to their respective Ly peeesl and thereve- nue officials proceeded tw their homes, ,eaving Irish- town to meditate upon its sudden surprise and dis- comfiiure, THE PRINCIPAL STILLS Were located In United States, Marshall, Plymouth Water and Little streets and Hudson avenue, an were reported to be owned by Samuel Whitney, Bridges «© Gadaey, Osborne & Mullady and Whitford & Brady. No arrests were made of individuals engaged in the illicit distillery operations, the object of the expedition being simply tho seizure or desiruction of property. The peualty for using a Whiskey revenue stamp the second time is lm- prisonment and @ fine of $1, but the dimicuity in convicting parties c! ed with this offence is 80 great that it is seldom attempted, It 18 the purpose, however, of the revenue officers to wage a rclentiess war upon all illicit distilleries, and a bet) corps of detectives is constantiy in ferreting out the es:ablishments, It is reported that a grand expe- dition 13 to be made into another illicit distiilery neighborhood in a few days, and it 18 not Improbable thatthe military will goon have another excursion eS Haverat days’ rations, ammunition, loaded mus- ets, dC, AMUSEMENTS, BRooKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Mary Wan- NER.—That the brilliant succeess Miss Bateman achieved in New York was duly neralded to the City of Churches the thronged and fashionable attend- ance at the Academy last night unmistakably demonstrated. It {8 not denied that an empty house 13 better than a@ bad tenant. It ts jast as true as that @ crowded, intellectual and appreciative audience is thoroughly grati- fying to every individual comprising the assemblage, especially so where the merits of a performance are apparent. It is unnecessary to criticise Miss Bateman in her great. rd/e of Mary Warner, Already has she been the worthy re- ciptent of unequivocal pratse and the object of admiration and wonder. Her interpretation of the falthful and self-sacrificing wite was, last evening, greeted with unbounded approbation. At times the assemblage was thrilled by her vivid and pathetic acting. Nor were the feelings of the audience confined — merely to momentary outbursts of applause, far more sincere evidence of ay inpathetic appreciation being oftentimes exhibited in the stient trickling of many tears. To be snre a vigorous effort was made by some to stifle their emotions, bat the impression bebe erie upon all, Miss Bateman was ably supported by Mr. George Jordan, while Miss Francis as Milly "gg was, as horetofore, effective, fully sustaintag the part that has been allotted her. Altogether, “Mary Warner” attracted to the Brooklyn Academy of Music an audl- ence that fully endorsed the splendid reputation that Miss Bateman has 60 deservedly won. Srapr THEATRE—“ORPHEE AUX ENFERS.”"—Jakob or “Jacques” Offehbach is a German; but his music is French, and French to such a degree that nothing of Gallo-Nativistic origin has equalled it. Yet, at the Stadt theatre last night the public was favored with a German translation of tms, perhaps, the best of all Offenbach’s musical eccentricities. The text was transiated by Kalisch, undoubtedly one of the foremost of German humorists of the day, and he has thrown into 1t much of his own wit and many hu- morous and apt allusions to the political and social conditions of the people of Germany. This makes the French ltvely Orpheus a some- what tame Teuton, and in the person of Mr. Varena allof the life that was in bim when the score left Offenbach’s studio was the more quashed out, Tne allusions which occur so often to embarras: ait. uations in Germany were but half unders! , and generally fell fat, because of their remoteness from the datly events pressing ‘round the people in our own country. Nevertheless, this German represen- tation of Offenbach’s Piutonic te merits praise; for Mr. Guthery, a8 Jupiter, plays the old roné, Conscious of his own power and yot fearful of the intrigues of Juno and others, to perfection, and Mademoiseite Chorherr, as Eurydice, is in song and dialogue almost perfection. Her voice was somewhat burdened last night, which may be owing tothe miserable system of ventilation in the building. Yet in the duet with Jupiter, when the latter appears in the disguise of a fy. her and his acting and singing were justly rewarded with warm applause by the well-filled house, and in the last scene the Burydice of Miss Chorherr in her svlos was justly encored, The operetie is to be ree peated next week, when Miss Chorherr proposes to sing some couplets of local application. Musical and Theatrical Notes. Tho folowing matinéos are announced for this afternoon:—"The Bohemian Girl,’? at the Grand Opera Tlouse; “Fire Fly,’! at Niblo’s; “Time and The Hour,’ at Booth’s; “London,” at the French theatre; “Daddy Gray,” at tho Fifth Avenue; “Yankee Rob- inson,” at the Olympic; “Kenilworth,” et the Musetim; the Hanlons, ab Tammany; varieties at the Theatre Comique and varieties at Tony Pastor's, ‘Tne blondes of burlesque will make another raiq on Wood's Museum at an early day, Miss Lisa Weber, Miss Ada Hurland, Misa Lizzle fwumore and fA number of other popular burlesquers are members of the company, and will appear in leading réies in a new burlesque imposted recentiy from London, Mr. William Holston will appear at the Opera House, Troy, next week I @ round of his comical speciaitios, such as Biles and Mother Wisby, At the conclusion of his provincial peregrinations Mr. Hol- ston will return to this city, appearing at one of our principal theatres. Mile, Moriaccht and her excellont ballet troupe are the principal attractions in the “Midsummer Night's Dream” at Selwyn’s, Boston. The house is nightly crowded, and the press speak of the cast, scenery and dancing 1n the highest terms, Hrnesto ltossi, the celebrated tragedian, 1s shortiy expected in Paris, Re drew larger audiences at his last appearance at the Porte St, Martin than any of tue spectacies ever produced there, In conjunction with the Lingard burlesque com- pony at the Grand Opera House those accomplished and provean artists, Mr. and Mra, Howard Paul, will appear for the first ime in this city since their re- tura from Europe, After the termination of their engagement at the Grand Opera House the Riehings operatic troupe will favor the citizens of Newark with several repre. sentations of opera before proceeding westward. Keily & Leon's minstrels, reorganized, will favor the residents of the "Elm City” with a number of Leon’s “black burlesque” operas next week. Marietta Kavel 18 “Fronch Spying” at tho New- pare Opera House, under the management of George UTAYs LOCAL INTELLIQONGE. ACOIDENT.— theodore Zagiacken, while at work In Dr. Jones’ stables, No. 701 Sixth street, yesterday, fell through a natchway and was seriously injured, He was sent to Bellevue Hospital. AN EMierant Runners’ Fiont.—Last evening ‘Thomas Enright was stabbed in the thign and hand with a knife by Richard Hurley, both emigrant ruo- nera, Tho fight took place at No, 76 Cortlan and grew out of some old quarrel, Enr' sent home, corner of Cortlandt and West streets. Hurley resides at No, 25 Huvert street, He was not arrested, Fire IN East Houston SrRest.—At half-past six o'clock last night @ fire Occurred at No. 940 East Houston street, owned by G. W. Thorne, No. 193 East Twenty-elghth stroot. The butiding was dam- aged $500; insured, Itis occupied by Henry Fatk- onstein as a boarding house and billiard saloon. Dawago to stock and furnitare about $1,000; insured for $2,000 In tho Pacifico Insurance Company, Th fire originated in a boarder’sroom on the third floor, Mr. Faikensteln was neariy suffocated by the smoke in endeavorlaog to save bis property. THE RICHARDSON TRAGEDY. Funeral Cefemony at the Astor House— Appearance of the Deceased—Remark- able Sermon by Henry Ward Beecher—Sense of the City on 4 the Astor House Exhibition. The funeral ceremony over the remains of the late Albert D. Richardson wok place yesterday at noon in a private parlor on the second Moor of the Astor House, The body, deposited in a silver mounted rosewood coffin, was removed from the room in which it lay after death to thig more commodious apartment, The large number of persons who col- lected in the corridors adjoining the room where the funeral ceremonies were performed showed the feeling of interest aroused in the community by the peculiarly unfortunate fate of the deceased, None were admitted save those who were invited. Horace Greeley was present, and ©. A, Richardson, brother of the deceased; his mother, Mrs, Richard- son; Mra, Sage, mother of Mrs. McFarland; Mra, Sinclair, Mrs. Lucia Calhoun, Mrs, Sarah Ames, Mrs. Parton, Miss Gilbert, Mra. Holden, Morris R. Norton, BE. ©. Stedman, Whitelaw Reid; Mrs. McFarland, dressed in black and bathed in tears; Henry Ward Beecher, 0. B. Frothingham and many others of minor importance, Tne face of the deceased was exposed, and wore a look of firm calmness. Mr. Richardson, juaging from his appearance as he lay in the coffin, was not to say a handsome man, but might have been extremely amiable and winning in his manner. His light blonde beard was trimmed close at ae sides and permitted to expand into a tuft at the chin and on the upper lip. He had a large, promment forehead, overshadowing the face and leaving the eyes shrunk away in tneir sockets. His mouth was somewhat large, and shut with an expression of determina- ton, He was dressed in a suit of black, white col- lar and necktie. After the ceremony a plaster cast Was taken of the face. There seemed to be a great deal of interest to hear what Henry Ward Beecher had to say in defence of himself against the attacks that have appeared against him tor nis celebration of the. memorable deathoea marriage. The senti- ment of curiosity brought many guests of the house, especially ladies, down into the corridor, and the door of the private parlor was quite extensively surrounded. THE FUNERAL OBREMONIES, ‘The proceedings were begun by Mr. Frothingham, who extolled the many virtues of the deceased in the highest terms. He thought that though many acts of bis life had been against the law of God, a little charity would wipe all owt. He prayed for tho future welfare of the woman he so desperately loved, and trusted that his murderer would ulti- mately be brought to the consciousness of his awiul crime and through the love of Christ be saved. MR. BEECHER'S REMARKS. When Mr. Frothingham finished his remarks, Mr. Beecher, upon whom ali eyes were turned, rose caimiy, but with more than ordinary determination of look, and sald:— If I believed that this man had broken down the garden walis and plucked the fairest flower of a neighbor’s garden, and that he was strack dead in the heat of this moral crime, I should have no word tosay. Butetlence would havo added one more to those troubles that have fallen upon him, and I do Not mean to ve silent, but to join myself to the num- ber of those who belteve this man to be a true man, and that his past sad his- wory hoe behaved himself morally demean- ing Dimself so that his conscience was true before God, and, I trust, one day his name will be beture men. I caunot bear witness to his private worth from my own personal knowledge. 1 knew him without being acquainted with him. But those who Were most intimate with him, those that coun- seiled with him step by step, both inen and women, who are themselves virtuous and above reproach, testify that both he and she who is left to mourn Lis absence have always lived in a pradential manner; they behaved in main virtuous and rightiy—that they did not violate those Christian canous ot moral- ity Which are and should be, as they always have been, dear to the —— heart of the community. And believing, thereiore, in the substantial integ- rity and virtue of his course, I was calied and with alacrity came at his bidding but a day or two before he died. J went often to the throne of grace ‘during the anguish of my country’s trial with those men who stood by her most faithfully, aud I vowed that they shouid be my brothers, and that as long I lived, come what might, if they carried tnemseives faithfully towards my native land they should not lack a friend in me. There were two ciasses cognced im fighting that rebellion; those who were in the fieid, and those who kept up the heart and spirit of tho country at home. ane latter he occupied a foreinost Place, ana did his work nobly and well. And I am willing to stand by his side in tuts hour of darkness and disrepute if needs be. For, my friends, how strange 1s this hour that you and I see. Deaton setties alt enmities in ordtoary cases; death recon- ciles bitverest foes; but here 1s a case where deaih creates enemies aud leaves no peace even in the rave, The lion in his strength and in his own fastnesses is able to defend himself, but no sooner has the cruel arrow of the huntsman laid him low than he is set upon by every vile thing, every beetie, evory fly, every crawling worm. Now thar he is down flesh dies are all around about him, and death, that is to most mena truce to old ene- mies, 1s the very arraying of the battle against him. It is ashame, @ sorrow and a disgrace that it should beso, All the more need is there, therefore, that those who knew bim, and Knew that he was a pure and true man, should in this hour stand fearlessly for his integrity, and should not let she who bears his name go down in the darkness and trouble by Treason of the misapprehensions and sianders that have fallen upon him. He cares no more for it him- self, but oh! there are children who bear his name; there 1s the household which must—loving much— suifer much, and there aro faithial friends who are witnesses of his integrity. For their sakes we stand here to-day, not or a felon, but for a man worthy to be honored, in taking my farewell of this corpse I believe that I take leave of a man whom one noed not be ashamed to call a friend, Let us unite in prayer. I¥ THE CORRIDORS OF THE ASTOR HOUSE. After prayer the persons present slowly dig-* persed, filing round by the coffin and taking a fare- well glance at the placid faco of the deceased, On top of the coffin loving hands had piaced white flowers, and within a sprig or two of laurel were laid. The siiver plate on the lid was inscribed:— PO OU RON OOLELU IDO DILIDLOLOLILEDEDELELENIELEEE DEE ALBERT D. RICHARDSON, Died Dec, 2, 1869, aged 36 years and 6 months. AONETLOLESIDE I DPDETODELOLTEPIDLPLOPEDP LE BEDE 2E LE) At three o’clock the coffin was finally closed and taken to the Boston boat for transmission to Frauk- lin, Mass., Where the burial services will be ceie- brated to-day, at three o’clock in the afternoon. After the ceremony a number of ladies retired to Mrs. McFarland’s room, opposite to that where Richardson breathed his last. Mrs, Mclarland re- ceived the condolences of her visitors with becom- ing and dignified sadness, There were a good many lod by mere curiosity to wander along the corridor 1p hopes of obtaining a glimpse at the lady whose name within the past week has secured such wide- spread notoriety; but all such were doomed to dls- appointment, and finally, when Mrs. McFarland, leaning on the arm oi Mr. Richardson's brother, passed out of the hotel to take passage in the steamer for Boston, her faco was enveloped in a thick black veil that entirely hid ber countenance, It seemed that with the departure of Mrs. McFarland ended the interest’ for those who lingered about tic corridors in this strange chapter of love and murder. ‘Tho few ladles who remained were occupted in con- versation with several male friends of Kienardson, and juaging by the light and cheerfal tone of the conversation It would appear that the late calamity had no serious phase of character for them at least, A group here and there discussed Heary Ward Beocner’s explanation sermon in antagonistic terms. Some of those wha thought McFarland as much sinned against as sinning took exception to the re: Jution wirtch Mr. Beecher declared he once made-- that of being the friend of a Union defender, no Matter what his offence, and that if a Union de- fender seduced a man's wile—for this was the logic of Mr. Beecher’s position—he might calculate upon absolution and eulogiam from the pete of Plymouth church. Others, especially the ladies, Were delighted with the brief sermon; but the ma- Jority grieved that Beecher should have laid bimseif Open to such @ singular and damaging construction of his words as people are sure to place upon them, THE CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY DISCUSSED. ‘The discussion of Mr, Richardson's case, as pre- dicted im yesterday's Hreaty, is growing more exciting and general, and a reaction of a certain Kind seems about to set in. Tho Soctalistte circles of this metropolis, composed mainly of people nom- fually married, are on the eve of @ thorough and merétleas overhauling. Matiers, It would appear, wore fast tending to Tits crisis when the unhappy fate of Richardson hastened a premature revelation. To ordimary citizens who attend to their moral and ret i@ duties in all sincerity, Who revercnco the £e len rules for human guidance in the Sermon on ‘he Mount, who hold the Bare relation in sacred veneration aud treat seduction and adultery ag crimes st God and society, it m§ | subject of philowophers, Ainge imguished ‘pouvost Tekekers, and in ahly tious journals biazontng forth a defence of th it eine it the old-fashioned deca logue, Admitting that Albers D. Richardson was pads 9 claimed for him by his friends—talented, ure and high minded—it does not justify the Rev. ». B. Frothiagham tn uttering such blasphemy thanking the Lord for the re:ationship which Rich« ardson had been hoiding to Mra, McFarland. He had Not been myrsied to ber, yet Unis cpigrawmatio apostio . natural theolory would thank the Lord ir the irrell connection that existea between then. Mr. Beecher, however, bas como in for the largest share of the common censure, Six out of seven married men allover New York, and even in nis ite across the water, pronounce hin guilty of a ous biunder—such a blunder as no amount of mouth church bluster can redeem, He rusbed tn, they gay, Wih @ presumptuous confidence in his moral strength before the people, and thought the op) nity Was favorabie to create such a seusation ashe had jong been seeking ior. He would never, with the light of-suct evidence as the HERALD of contained before lis eyes, have dared to ‘uttered before bis own congregation a sermon em- bocyipg the correlative burden of such a defence of AMiclt e a8 he made before Heaven at the bedside of fchardson. And these two emient divines, pro- fessing ail their lives a p philanthropy capabie of em- bracing the earth and all the races of men upon tt, prneas Sunday after Sunday tue doctrine that indness and love can peniuee evil and brutality, that an erring brother is sulla nan and responsive vo the spirit of charity ana iorgiveness, never uitered & solitary word of commiscration for tue unhappy wretcb @sing out existence in the Tombs. McFarland had no name in the world of letters, and ef udice fouily aspersed his reputation, but yet aside from the crime of his rash and fearful act there was something for bumane consideration in the reflection that here was a inan who for ten m= had passed a life of unioterruptea domestic appiness, and might have done so to the end had not Richardson crosged the threshold of his home. Yet Richagdson, with all his charm of manner, would have falled to seduce from ber allegiance a woman truly loyal to her husband had not Mrs. McFarland been more than coinmoniy weak in the conceit of herown personal attractious, It is proved that such literary ladies as Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Sin- clair made this poor, weak-mtnded creature belleve thather destiny was the stage, where she might count upon reaping both foriune and fame. Mr. William Stuart, of the Winter Garden, who sould be been ad of acting, testified in the case of pett- tion tor habeas cornae that ‘with attention and study she might achieve a very respeciabie posiaon on the stage, but 1 do not consider that she would make a good actress.’ Her husband, @ man of what would appear sensitive instincts, objected to his wife goiug upon tae stage, even though it might help their faiien tortanes pecu- niarily. What more natural? Is there any sane respectable citizen of New York who would care to see the wife whom he had lived with for teu years, and the mother of his children, quit the privacy of a happy domestic life to strut in gaudy costume on the stage Of a theatre? But Mrs. Sinciair and Mrs Cal- houn and Mr. Richardson and Mr. Oliver Johnson and a circle of people who seem to feel the tradl- tional reguiations of Christian society irksome and inconvenient, and who reverse the commoniy ac- cepted form of the matrimonial injunction, ridiculed ‘the idea that Mrs. Mefariand should hide the aught of her histrionic genias under @ bushel to placate the angry opposition of her husband, ‘hen this woman had been. smiled upon by Colfax, the frend of Richardson and Vice President of the United States. fer head was turned with vanity. Her humble, unaspiring spouse became odious and con- temptible iu her eyes, aud laboring under the delu- sion that Richardson was the aiinitive spirit to lead her to the level of the élite in art, ilterature and fashion, she forsook her modest proper sphere of life, with what results May now oe plainly seen. ‘Such is life where instincts are perverted. Eales: eae es THE GATES WILL CASE, A Housckeeper’s Testinony—Famine Among the Servants—A Corporation Withdraws from the Contest—The Case Again Ade journed. The somewhat prolonged legal discnaston brought about by the disputed testament of Carlton Gates, deceased, was resumed before Surrogate J. W. Mills at White Plains,* Westchester county, yester- day. Counsel for the legatees called Miss Cornelia Pal- mer to the witness sland, she liaving been engaged in the capacity of housekeeper for the testator a short time prior to his decease. The testimony of this witness went to show that, having obtained the position of housekeeper maluly through a letter of introduction from Dr. Hurlbut to the deceased, she found on arriving at the house of the latter that the domestic dutics of the establishment devolved upon his aunt, cousin and one servant. About two weeks subsequent to her being iustalled as house- keeper by and for Dr. Carleton Gates nis mother arrived and mace matters so disagreeable that the witness was about leaving, until induced by the deceased to remain; during her stay as house- Keeper (a period of about two mouths) the witness engaged four female domestics, each of whom in turo remained but ashort time tn the Gates house- hold, their reason for not wishing to stay being because Mrs. Gates refused to give them enough to eat; and so sharp were the pangs of hunger in one instance that the girl left after q brief service of forty-eight hours; it was the expressed wish of Dr. Gates that witness should retain the Servanis if possivie, and also that she should continue in his service herself, but his mother inter- fered with ‘and insulted her so that she could not consent to remain; while Dr. Gates did not wish his mother to take auy part in his househola affairs he was always solicitous for her safety during her absence, and when at home the servants were en- joined in the matter of attending to her wants; nothing was seen by the witness during her stay at the house of Dr. Gates that would lead her to sus- pect that his mind was in aay manner all cted; When the witness left no servants rematned at the house except a boy. On her cross-exammation by counsel for the contestants the witness testifled to seeing the deceased ouce under the influeuce of liquor, and also at times heard hin use profane lau- guage to his mother on occasions wuen the latier thwarted him or iuterfered with his comfort. The witness stated that Mrs. Gates did not treat her son affectionately, aud in numerous instances caused him unnecessary inconvenience; and further, on account of her age and feeble condition, she did not believe that Mrs. Gates was capable of managing the household concerns of the deceased. ‘The cross-examination of William Romer was con- tinued on the part of the contestants, and, in an- swer to a question, stated as his reason for not em- bodying in the will that clause named in the sched- ule, drawn by Lim, Hay ese $20,009 in stocks, which the testator said should be transferred to his mother, that the schedule was not properly attested, and he considered its mention by the testator iu the schedule as being suificient for the executors to act upon. At the request of counsel the witness (who is legal adviser to the corporation of Yonkers), produced and read @ resolution adopted by the trustees Of that village, instructing him, as counsel, not toappear in the present suit on behaif of the village, which, it will be reoullected, was bequeathed @ large amount of property by the testator. After it had been proved by a clerk in an employ- ment officeg m Fourth avenue, New York, that M Gates had engaged ten servants from his employer's, between December 1, 1863, and the following April, the absence ol important witnesses [or the legatees caused a further adjourninent of the case until Tues- day, December 14. ANMY INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1869. Colonel Waiter S. Franklin, of the Twenty-firat in- fantry, has been assigned by the War Department ag Miltary Professor at Miami, Ohio, vice Colouel Cariton, relieved, NAVAL “INTELLIGENCE, WasuInaTon, Dec. 3, 1869. The board of officers, recently in session at tho Navy Department to determine upon the rank of staff officers, have adjourned and submitted to the Secretary their report, which will be transmitted to Congress, It ts understood that the board have recommended that surgeons of the fleet, paymasters of the feet and feet engincers and surgeons, pay- masters and engineers of more than twelve years’ standing shail rank with commanders; surgeons, paymasters and chief engineers of less than twelve years’ standing, and the secrevary of the Aduiral ud tno secretary of the Vice Admiral shail rank with lientenants; passed assistant surgeons and first assistant engincers shall rauk next after mas- tera; third’assistant engineers shail rank with mid- shipmen, The above ranks are on a grade below those held by staif oficera for several yelrs past and accord with the acts of Congress of August 15, 1864, and March 8, 1869, The rank held by staff ofi- cers during recent years was established by an order of March 13, 1868, bot never approved by Congress. Lieutenant W, W. Meade and Ensigns &. R. Moore, L. C, Irwin and C. W. Garboi are ordered to report to Commodore %. P. Lee; Ensign Samuel Ames is ordered to the Frolic; Master Richard M, Catts is ched from the Hydrographic OMice, Ensiga J. D. Kelly from the New York Navy Yard, Ensign F. J. Drake from the Prolle, and Eusiga J. 8. Smith fro the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and ordered to Signal duty. Dr. Jonn J. Leggett, of Walkersville. Md., has been appolnted assistant surgeon in the navy. ‘The United States steamer Leydon 18 going into the dry dock at the Navy Yard, having sustained in- Juries in the gale of the 20th ult Five prisoners, deserters from the Miantonomoh, arrived at the Navy Yard from Philadeiphia, Pa., Qud were sent tmuediately on board of the said jp Sched which has been lyiog #iuce Slursday off we atiery. A draft of thirty-five seamen was despatched yes- serday under orders for tue Caspian, lying at Aspin- wail, THE ALDANY AND SUSQUEHONNA RAILROAD SUIT, Rocngster, Dec. 3, 1809, The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad suit is pro- gressing slowly. Some half dozen witnesses have been examined in relation to the proceedings at tho election for directors heid in Albany in September, Tho character of the men who appeared with the stock certificates and voted, and the doings of tho inspectors and the managing mon of the rival parties of Ramsey and Fisk has been the subject of critical inquiry by the counsel engaged in conduct- ing the cause, The testimony fs voiuminous, and is “reported at length ‘by the city press. ‘The indica- tions are that the investigation as to the transactions of the rival claimants for the con'rol of the Aibany and Susquevanna Kailroad will be thorough and exhaustive, * NEW YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. A POLITICAL VENDETTA. Desperate Riot in Second Avenue, A Gang of Eighteenth Ward “Repeaters” Attack a Liquor Saloon. Florence Scannell and Several Others Fatally Wounded. Pistols, Clubs, Dirks and Other Weapons Used" Indiseriminately. A few minutes after one o'clock yesterday alter- noon a gang of about twenty repeaters, hailing from Mackerelvilie, headed by Florence Scannell, a politician of smalt calibre in the Kighleenth ward, commenced a series of scrimmages that will, no doubt, terminate fatally to several persons engaged in them and to one or two men who happened to be near the svene of theaffray. From the state- ments made by the officers of the Eighteenth pre- cinct it appears that at about the above hour tie party, headed by Scangell and his half brother John, entered the store of Thomas Donohoe, No, 378 Second avenue, corner of Twenty-third street. The latter, being @-friend of Scannell’s opponent, John Nesbit, who 1s an aspirant for Aldermanic honors, and against Scannell, who ts also a candidate, was jecred and hooted ac by the mob, most of whom were armed With revoivers, which they carried openly, and had also concealed under their coats large clubs, evi- dently manufactured for the occaston. A number of these weapons are now in the possesston of the police, besmeared with blood. Jon Scannell, the brother of Florence, was loud ta hut denunciations of the Nesbit faction, and repeatedly exclaimed, “[ean kill any Orange son of a—— that crosses me or my brother.” Donohoe, surmising the party had entered his place for the purpose of creating @ disturbance, ordered them out, which command they refused to obey and threatened violence shoula any one attempt to interfere with or molest then. A FATAL SHOT, About this time some one in the party, whether of Florence Scannell’s friends or Donohoe's cond not be ascertained, fired @ shot, and Florence fell to the floor, exclaiming ‘By Je—s, [ am shot.’? ‘The affray from this time assumed a very serious shape; whiskey -botiles, pistols, knives, clubs, chairs and tumblers being used indiscriminately. During the mélee Floreace Scannell received a wound in the side from a pistol shot, the ball takmg a backward course, severiug. the spinal cord. THE WOUNDED, George Johnson, au engineer, residing at No. 24 Grand street, Williamsburg, was shot im the neck, severing the carotid artery. He was removed to Belleyue Hospital, but betore he reached there lost his senses, and not the slightest Lopes are enter- tained of his recovery. Aman named Joseph Martin, a salesman at No. 84 Spring street, residing at tne Pacific Hotel, in the Bowery, received a blow on the head from a club in the hands of one of the mob, fracturing his skull. His wounds, which are not dangerous, were dressed by Police Surgeon Kimbark, alter which he was removed to the hospital and will be held as a wit- ness. Theproprietor of the place, Thomas Donohoe, received a pistol shot wound in the righf arm, be- tween the elbow and wrist, which is mot of a very serious nature. Dr, Phiilips, of Bellevue Hospital, made an examination of the arm, and discovered tuat the bones were shattered, but expressed the opinion that it would not be advisable to amputate itat present, Florence Scannell was placed in an ambulance and removed to beilevue Hoepitai, wueu “an examination of his wounds was made by the house surgeon, but before it was finished he became palsied in his lower limbs and lost his senses, which Dr. Lyons, lis physician, pronuuncea exceedingly dangerous, and stated, further, that he could not possibly survive through the night, ENTER THE POLICE, OMicers Kellahen, King, Wilson, Pittman, Win- ship and McDonaid, of the Eighteeath precinct, and O’Carroll, of the Twenty-first, being on poat in the vicinity at the time the riot broke out, and hearing the shooting, hastened to the scene of the disturbance, but thetr eiYorts to quell the aflray were for somo time of no avail, asthe party had became exaspe- rated vo such an extent that they struck right and left whoever came in their way. Several persons were woufted after the police had entered the place, among others the proprietor, Donohoe. As many as could be secured were placed under arrest and conveyed to the Bighteonth precinct station house ia Twenty-second street, near First avenue, where several of them were held as wit- nesses, Jolin Scannell, who was arrested by officer Kella- hen, offered a desperate resistance, but, being tually overcome, was conveyed to the station house, wuere he has acted in a very disorderty manuer, frequentiy exciaiming “that he jiked to murder any Orange son of a —— who came across him.” Upon being searched in the station house a seven-barrelled re- volver with six chambers discharged was found in his possession, also a large bowie knife, both of which weapons are now in the possession of the police. Another seven-barrelled revolver, similar wo ‘the one found on Scannelt, was found by tne police oa the floor of Dononoe’s saloon, having several of the chambers discharged, but no owner ior the revolver could be found, Donohoe, whose arm was ban- daged and placed in a sling, in company with John Scannell, who received no wounds, was taken belore Alderman Eugene Ward, acting magistrate at Jefferson Market, when @ complaint was preferred ist Douohoe by William Tingman, residing at the Compton House, corner of Twenty-fourth street and Tnird avenue, who stated he was present and witnessed the affray, and that Donohue shot Florence Scannell, Oficer Kellahen preferred a complaint against John Scannell, on behall of Thomas Johnson, Who informed him that he was the party who shot him, Itts claimed that both Donohoe and Johnson were shot by John Scannell, but no evidence ap- peared to substantiate this fact. Alderman Ward committed both prisoners to await the resuit of tie injuries. STATEMENTS OF THE PRISONERS. During the examination at the above court the Toom was crowded by a large uumber of the friends of both parties, among whoin were several small politicians and members of the gang who had en- tered Donohoe’s place. They were pointed out by the police a3 material witnesses, After the prison- ers were Jocked up the crowd assumed a threat. eaing attitude, and the deputy wardens were com- pelied to place an extra guard on the court and securely fasten the doors to provide against an attempt to rescue the Mearcerated roughs, ‘Tne statements of the parties concerned in the riot differ somewhat; and in order that no one-sided version should appear iu the HERALD a repre- Rentative of this paper obtained the statement of both sides a8 far as they. would give 11, Omicer Kellahen states that at fifteen miuutea past one o'clock he Was standing at the corner of Twenty- fourth street and Second avenue, In company with onicer Wilson, Wien be saw a party of from twelve to eighteen men, beaded by Florence and John Scan- nell, close by; they weat dowa Second avenue to Twenty-third street, and entered the liquor saloon of Thomas Donohoe, where they remained about one minute, When Thomas Johnson came running out aud said be Was shot in the neck by Jon Scannell; he was biceding in the neck at the time; 1 went as far as the door of Donohoe’s place with officer Wilson; the party had all-got out by this timo; [ arresied John Scannell; found Florence in the hands of his friends, who were placiag him tn a Wagon Lo cor him to Bellevue Hospital; I arrested Jolin aud took him to Mr, Stotin’s house; the mob had sticks under thotr coats; Donohoe sald John Scannell had si him. | ‘Tmnsman, who preferred @ compiatnt agaiuss Donohoe, states that Florence Scannell and his crowd entered Donohoe’s place, when Flory asked tho crowa to drink, whereat Donohoe drew a revolver, without saying @ word, and shot him dowa, Thomas Donohoe, the Proprietor of the place, States that afew minutes aiter ono o’clock he was gtanding behind his bar when Florence, accom panied by about twenty others, entered and, pro- ceeding to the back door, commenced kicking and striking it; the door had no knob on it; he shook it open, When Donohoe calied out for him to shut the door; Florence paid no attention to him, but forcing tho door open the crowd entered and, drawing clubs from Under their coats, Lcapoeh an Sipe gapen emalee Upon every person agated around the roo! ter commencing to retreat, some throngn the bac door and others through the back window; saw John Scannell fire two shots at Johnson as he lay on the floor between two barrels; he was shot at about the same time behind hia bar; after being shot he ran into the street and from there to the station house, where he gavo his version of the af'ray ana Was dolained, @ states he dtd not shot Florence Seannell, and does not know who did; he used no revoiver at all, . John Scannell, tho brother of the injured man, stared he had no statement to make tn roference to the matter, ag it wasa “put up job oa Flory to Kill him.” He does not know who siot nts brother, and States that the first he saw of him afcer they entered the place was when he iay on the floor at his feet wounded and bleeding. He seemed very solicitous concerning his svfoty, and many times asned while ja prison if they had Heard anything in reierence to his brotuer’s condition. There seems to be fired the fatal sit, er nsiderable donbt as to who 4 te Was rumored jast might that In trying to shoot one of his opponenta Joha Seanneil kiiled hia brother, There are many ver- sions of the afai, and tits ts as probaole as many others, Considerable ext! t prevailed last night in the vicinity of the uiurcerous affray, and threats to sack Dononhue’s hone: ere freely utteret, put a strpng force of police patrotied the neighborhood and prevented further dloodshed. THR POLICK accoU The Eighteenth preciuct police account Is as fole lows. Tt Was sent by telegraph to the Central Poilee ce:— At twenty minutes past one P. M. a disturbance oceurred in the liquor saloon of Thomas Donohoe, 898 Second avenue, in which pistols, knives and clubs were freely used, resuiting in fhe shooting of Fiorence Scannell in the spine; he will not recover. Thomas Donohoe was shot in the right arm; not dangerously. George Johnson was shot mn the neck, dangerously. Joln Martin was clubbea oa the head, All the parties were arrested. Jonn Scan. nell’ for shooting Donohoe, and Donol alleged, for shooting Florence Scannell. Al arrest, aod sent (o court. except Florence and Johnson, who are at Bellevue, NO HOPE OF THE RECOVERY OF SCANNELL. At one o’clock this morning Scannell was stilt alive, perfectly conscious, bat realy, exhausted, and falling rapid!y. The physicians attending him entertain no hope of his recovery. Throughout the evening and up to midnight troops of his friends kept calling at the hospital to see him, batonly a few were permitted to cuter the chamber where he Nes. His mother and sister, whose grief found ex- pression in frequent sobblug, Were constantly with him during the night. ‘lhe unfortunate man at the hour above mentioned fels no pain, and rested op his side calmly awaiting his dissolution, EXPLOSION AT QUARANTINE, Tho Brig Der Fleis#, with a Cargo of Naphthay Destroyed by Combustion and Burned to the Water's Edae. A terrible accident, but fortunarely unaccompanied with loss of life, oecurred yesterday morning onboard the North German brig Der Fieigs, at anchor opposite Quarantine landing, Staten Island. The vessel was loadea with 1,531 barrels of naphtha oll, and was bound hence to Bilboa. Mer captain, G. Ehrenreich, had made ail arrangements tor sailing for his destt- nation, the wind being favorable, and was at work ip the cabin getting bis papers ready for clearing, when the accident occurred. Two of the crew of eight men were on store with the pliot, who had Just left the vessel, and the remainder were busy, under the direction of the mate, Mr. Borge wardt, in putting thimgs “‘shipshape’ for the con- templated departure, it was bitterly cold im the cabin at ten o’clock, and the mate suggested to the captain the desirability of lighting a fire in the Stove, which he objected to, It seems, however, that the captain was s0 apsorved in his labor on the ship's papers that tne negative answer to the dan- gerous proposition of the mate was not very strong, for in a few minutes aiter the latter put wood and coal in the stove, applied @ match and then wenb on deck. Captain Uhrenreich was absorbed in bis papers and did not observe what haa occurred. The fire had been ligated aboat twenty minutes when the sides of the cabin fell ta, the flooring of the cabin, and then the deck rose up, and in @ second after broke in all directions with a thundering crash. Flames burst froma te hold at the same moment and threatened the lives of the crew. The captain scrambled on deck a4 best he could, and calling on all hands to follow his example flung himself over- board. He was severely burned m the head and face and his hair and whiskers were on fire, Bemg a good swimmer he kept nis head above the water until rescued by a bout from the Charles H. Mar- shall. The mate was also burned in the face, but not severely, and the cabin vey, Gustave Langnar, - received some burns on the legs. The remainder of the crew miraculously escaped injury, and instead of throwing theyisely into the sea hetd on to the sides of vessel until boats from shore came cif and rescued them. As soon a8 the cxpiosion was heard at the dock the HERALD steam yacht put out and ran alongside the burniug brig to render assistance, but horntag further court be done. The wind was blow- ing fresh from the northwest, and the flames spread with great rapidity. ‘he maumast, with the yai went by the board early, end was towed br smai boais into Vanderoiit landing. At twelve o'clock the foretopmast ieil into the sea, ing and satis burned up, and soon ture was nothing left stand: but the fore lowermasi, which was charred an burned beyond iurther use.- ‘The flames ascended from the hold with a roaring noise, and it was evident to all the spectators present that all hope of saving the vessel Irom destruction might be doned, It was suggested that the best plan would be to scuttle her, Luc when the nature of the cargo was ascertained tia! pian was abandoned, The Atlantic Submarine Wrecking Company, when apprised of the accident, promptly despatched the tug Titan to the sceue with a number of men, and soon two powerful streams of water were Playing on the burning yessei. Lie tre, howeyer, gol too much headway to be checked by the force of one engine, and licked up tue water greedily as 16 fell in showers among tne Durainz barrels of oll. The su- perintendent in charge ot the tug, however, kept al it perseveringly until the afternoon, whea two other cugs were gent by the company. The addi- Uional heip was timely, as the fre was getting the imustery and the entire destruction of the bull of the brig appeared inevitable. several streams of water rushing fromthe hose on the burning mass and concentrating on the parts of the brig where the fre Was sirongest soon produced an appreciable etfect, The latest report recetved last night from Quaran- tine stated that the wrecking comp! were con- fident of being able to save the hull from total |, destruction, Captain Ehrenrech was taken in @ carnage to Smith’s Indrmary, Tomkiusvilie, where hts face and head were dressed by Dr. Anderson. Although ne- cesgarily very painful ils injuries are not dangerous, The aie was removed to the Saliors’ Retreat, He 1s severely burned tu the face. The cabin boy was able to Walk about svon after his wound waa dressed, but suifered muck eae Captain Ehren- rech, says that the wate responsibie for the disaster, having lighted the fire in the cabin contrary to his express orders, and thus caused the explosion of the gas generated by the naphtha, He regards the escape of himself Qud crew, however, as little short of miraculous, and, in common with all who heard the terrible ex- plosion and saw the deck fying 10 the air, is sur- prised that no lItves were lost The crew saved @ rtion of their clothing, but tae captain and mate jost everything. . ‘rhe brig Der Fielss was 230 tons measurement and was owned by C. Althabver, of Anslam, Prussia, Tho cargo was the proverty of E. lus de Kt & Co., of Beaver street, and was consigned to Tobias & Co., Bulboa. The brie was imsared in Anslam, but whether the navh'ha was alao covered by surance could not be ascertained. COLLUSION I THE HARBOA, At half-past two o'clock yesterday morning, dur- ing a thick snow squail, the steamer Sarah, Captain Jonea, bound ior Philadelphia, came in collision with the monitor Miantonomoa, which is anchored of the Kattwery. ihe sivamer was so severel; damaged that she suak soon after, near Robbin Reef. ‘The crew were saved. THE LOST STEAMER D. G HASKINS, Names ot the Saved and Missing Seamen, ‘The particulars of tho foundering of the steamer D, C. Haskins, from New York for San Francisco, in the Gulf Stream, on November 17, were given in the HERALD yesterday, togetner with the details of the departure of survivors who have up to this time been heard from. The following 1s the L.st of oMcers and crew of the | vessel ag shipped by Janes J Perrts, of No. 11] Soutn street:— * E. Wakeman, John Brown, seaman, missing. George Gerdes, seaman, missing. Charles Johnson, éoamau, saved. Joun Erskine, seaman, iwissing. Andrew Bonsoe, seauan, nalssing. Henry King, seaman, saved, John Willams, seaman, saved. Henry Landry, seaman, saved, Frank Galvan, chief engiseer, missing, Jobn F. Robinson, first assisiant engineer, saved, Bernard Kerley, secoud assistant engineery mise Patrick Mannix, water tender, missing. Roger Fianegan, water tender, missing. Joun Duraing, fireman, missing, James Shea, fireman, missing, » Patriok Green, freman, saved. Michael Brennan, fireman, missing, Joseph Kerwin, fireman, Missing. Cornelius Croeden, firenian, missing. Thomas Carey, coalpasser, missing. Wiillam Cummings, coaipasser, missing, Josepin ‘Thompson, coaipasser, missing. Henry Seibeck, coaipasser, missing. 5 Joba Sunons, coalp aver, save Joba Sheehan, coeioasver, missiag. J. C. Jacobs, steward, missing. Augustus 1, COOK, Missing. Stephen E , nioas Man, missiDg. HL. N, Stover, boy, Save