The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 14, 1863, Page 1

BY TELEGERA FH TO THBNEW YORK STY CHUSTANT SUCCESS IN TEXAS, Am Important Fort Captured. Ten Cannon Among the Spoils, NEWS of the CHESAPEAKE. SUPPLIES AND MEN OBTAINED, THE VESSEL AT SEA, The Starving Federal Prisoners, | Supplies From the North Rejected. SILLY REASONS GIVEN FOR IT. Late Southern News, Proceedings of the Rebel Congress. JEFF. DAVIS DENOUNCED. ae., &e., Texas. Important Federal Saccesers. Washtroton. [we 12. A dispatch wae to-day re emtved at the headquarters of the army from Ma) fren. Banks,commanding the Department of the Gulf, (meloning the following dispatch which had just bean tecetved from Maj, Gen. Waehhnrne, at Fort Fape- rene, Pose Cavallo, Matagords Ray. The command of this Bay gives us, substan , the control of Cen- tral end Wertern Texas, and all of the Important potnts on the east coast, except Galveston: Fort Eeperanza, Dec. 4. Atl A. M., Now, 30, the rebels blew upthe magazines of this fort, having Ovecuated two hours before. It ise very large and eomplete work, borab-proof, and partially cased with de. who eecaped, all bui siz. By reason of the contina- Qncee of the gale, the gunboats could not farnieh me with launehes to enable me to cut off their communi- eations, nor could they take part in the attack. On } the 99th we drove them from all their ontworks, aad | | | | | Waflroad fron. It had « garrison of one thousand men, | | | i} captured ten guns, varying from twenty-four to one bundred aad twenty-eight pounders Frem New Orlenas. ‘The steamer Yazoo, from New Orleanson the 4th, and Columbia and Evening Star, from the same port om the Sth, arrived on Saturday, with dates to the 84. The health of our army in Texas is excellent, Gnd the troops are ready and eager for @ movement tertorward. Gen. Ranks arrived at New Orleans from Rragos on the lst. in rather poor health. A lit- Ue rest and quiet, it is thought, are all be needs for eomplete restoration. Matamores sceoants etete that Cortinas intended tarning the eontrol of the State Government over to Jesus de le Serna, the old constitutionally elected | Governor ef Tamaulipas, The impression was that Juares would confirm this movement. On the | Mth ef November, Generals Banks and Dans with their entire staffs, vi-ited Matamorss, and were Peceived with artillery saintes by Cortinas and the eoidiers, and ecclamations by the people, the bends playing ‘Yankee Doodle." Inthe evening, !e grand fandange, called “shall of friendship to the United | States” was given, which the Generals attended. It | {e rumored that the French are marching on Mate. moras, but the Mexicana are prepared to receive | them, end are confident of success, The heavy dn- thee imposed om all goods sent over the river at Brownsville, has ma rything very high, Alot of retel flour was seized at Brownavilie, baked in the government oven at Fort Brown, and sold to the peo ple at eight cente a pound,federal currency, Goldand | silver is abundent, and the people freely exchange | coin for U8. greenbacke at @ dircount of 2 to 30 | per cent. on the latter, A large amount of cotton hee bean capturedjand es nurmercus trains aden with the etaple are on the way, oar bove are ying’ for them. As many as 80,00 bales are piled ap om the | Mertcan benk of the Kio Grande, which of eonree wa | eannot get our hands upon. An extensive and for midable addition will be made to Fort Hrown, and on ermament of tremendons calibre, There are none ofthe enemy's forces iv this section, the troone bav- ine beew moved tothe Babine, where they expectud this expedition would land. Nearly al! the citizens of Brownsville have taken the oath of allegiance. It te eald that an election for delegates 'to a State Convention for the purpse of forming @ Mate Con- sutation for Leuisiana will be beld on the 22th of Javaary. The levee in New Orieans is completely Glled with flour and assorted western produce. The wharves never presen'ed @ more lively appearance. Daring the week ending on the Sd there arrived 1,458 bales of cotion and 5,060 bage of cotton seed, BAST bales of cotion were ebipped North 5,681 for New York, and 196 to Boston, The Chesapeake at Sea. Her Departure from Shelburne, N. S,, after oa Portland, Dec, 18.-& dis} h from Halifax this morning, states thet the steamer Chesapeake left Ghelburne on Saturday morning, with en increased erew, and twenty chaldrons of coal. bhe,is supposed te be in the track of some coal vessel, A steamer was een in Mabon Bay, near Cheeter, yesterday after: Boon, Funaing about the inde. Halves, Dec. 12.—There is mo doubt but that the teamer Chesapeake left Shelburne harbor last night. The citv is threnged with Southers refugees. #A4 Bosttn, Dec, 12-P, M.—Capt. Willett, late of the neamer Chesapeake, with eight of his crew, passed through Beston this afternoon en route to New York, The pirates forced the Chief Pngineer, Joseph John- ton, who was wounded ; Augustus Btarbeek, the Third Pngineer, and three firemen to remain with the vee te!, Capt Willett reiterates (he particalare attend- (ng the murder of the second mate, and saye that as 0 deed of anmitigated atrocity, it is scarcely possible to Gade parallel in the annals of crime. The dead tedy of the uafortunate man allowed to lay fore cansiderable time on the vessel's deck, until at length the pirates tied tron toit in large quaatities, aud threw it overboard, the blood leaving o dark and ap parently indelible stain om the planks where it bed tein, (By Mail) The steamer Chesapeake, according to the Boston ‘Tas vaime, bed on beard ene hundred bales of cotton, warth probably forty thousend dollars, parchased for the mills for whieh Movers. Frank Skinner & Co., of Barten, are the egents,and ten thousand dollars worth of sugas, owned in Quebec e4@vanced our sharpehooters well upto the fort. We | | | Our Starving Soldiers. The Rebels Refuse to Keceive Farther | Supplies. Baltimore, Dee. 13.—The following dispatch wamre Csived this morning Fowrrans Mowson, Tee. 12th, 1863. COC. Putton, Baltimore American : Please give notice that the rebel authorities deetine receiving any meie packsars or istons for the Vaion prisoners, eo that parties Interested may re. | fran from forwarding any more foc to this point, Rens. F. Borice, Ma) dion. Comd'e Rev Mr. Porrance, who went to City Point with Dr Clement C. Darelay, retarned this mornine had an {interview with Captain Match, who wasernt | from Richmond to meet him He informed him of the shove decision of the rebel goverment, and gave aeon theretor, what ther alleged to be anim patation on their honor by the press and cowernment Suthorities, that they were not delivering the goods forwarded in good faith to prisoners, and asserted that of bie own knowledge the officers in Libby Prison, from the immense supplica they had received could set atable from their stores in hand equal to any betel in the Mnited Stats He armitted that there | had been some irreguiarities in the supplies at one time, but the officer who had been eutity of negieet ing prisoners had been promptly removed and pon.- ished. Astothe had condition of the prisoners re tarned to Annapolis, he said they were extreme casce | of consumption, and that it was a erave erroron the part of the authorities to have a + i auct to return, For the present nothing » bat letters and eneiveures of moury, and wu money had better be sent OCORBRATORDESOR RELATING TO TH NISTRINT TION fcr ima, Waahkingion, Dee. 1. The following letters were forwarded to General Mered th be Robert Ould, and be eperial atteption reon tents “Onariermaster'a O//! Pry sone, Rrehmond, Va., lee Have heard s complaint from headquarters thar the po Prisoner ed to their cor S.M nour coved from our ve cot were not eed Federal officers confined inthis prion. aad vour fellow prisoners, « ¢ on, bawe enflered in time the when they werer in proper quan‘tiice stare at whattime heeaw the Belle yee i @ honor to be, Colonel, pour most obedient servant, J, Tuowin Capt iA A.QM | Lirut.-Col. J. Mo San ter-on, Prisoner of War, Rich. mond, © 8 Military Prison.” Libby, Dee. 3. Cartain: Io answer to your note | of thie date, | would etare that a» near as} can re collect, you perronallr offrred, on Sunday, Now. 22d, to distribateto the officers in the prison, twenry seven barrels, conia ning pork, nl! beef, four aod corn meal, sen) bo the Ba tore American Kelef Fund, bat hewing no convenience for issu «it, clined receiving it, Onthe follow ipepee'ed, in company with o ed Mr. Boinham. your amirtan, te ie ne i in rath oe of haifa pouod per man to the two officers acting ae Commissioners for the prisorera, ood Lean cheerful ly state that the instruc iojet. oetar nave teen faith | fully complied with, and theese provielour have been faaued in addition tothe rece tar re dusby the authorities here, Very rv 1 de © Gay however, I | her officers, and cirect- | Je Davia Denounced, Fre. Fortveas Monvee, Dee 12..The Richmond Fr- Qrines of the 10th and 11th inst. 1s received, trom which we obtain the following: TOR REKRE CONGRERA Richmond. Dee 11 Yertorday the Senate pasred the bill prohibiting the employment of enbstitntes in the army. In the rebel Congress, on the Sth inst, | Mr Foote, of Tennessee, in @ speech, said that the President never visited the army wi hout doing it an injary. Newer hes he visited any of our armies but what tf hes been followed by disaster, He charged him with almost having ruined the country, and he would meet bis champion anywhere to discuss tt He eceured Commissary Northrop with having etarw ed the enemy's prisoners, and with atealthily pia ne the Confederate Government in the attitude charged by theenemy. From the lat to the 26th of Nowew. ber meet wae furnished t the prisoners very irregr- larly. For tw dave the supply was inadequate, | and for eight dave they aot none at all. He demand ed the removal of Mr. Northrup, for the honor of the | country. From the South. | LONOATRAFT'A ARMY Bristol Dee 10. Lengstre in line ef battle at Rotledge Hie rear is ekirmishing with tho @nemy, whose purenit has not heen virorous since our forces left Monirtown, Our cavalry we forces tir | etahing all day Monday with the advance of Wil. | cox's forces on Clinch river Captain Evereti's raiding party returmed tn Abing dom, attacked the enemy at Mt. Sterling, Ky, and routed them after astubborn resistance. The court. house and jail were burned. Captain Everett cap tnred @ number of horses and #1(00,000 in greenbacks The enemy being heavily reinforced, he returned rapidly through Pound Gap, closely jrireued by 1,200 | cavalry, who ere now at Gladvevilie, Va EATON, Charleston, Dee ...No change of importance. A shot from Moultrie demolitted @ Yankee ealeinm | light last night. Only etx ehote were fired on Sumter today, The fort is now considerod safe against all Qenanite, Charleston, Dee, 9.—This afternoon the euemy | opened fire on the city, and threw +ight shells, Mou! trie aud James Isiand batteries returned the fire, ei- leneing the every. Five buildings were struck. No persons injured, Charleston, Dec. 10.~The enemy sbelled the city between 10 and 11 o'elock inst night and 3 and 4) o'clock this morning. Twenty shota were thrown. Our batteries opened heavily upon the enemy during the sbelling of the city, We have kept upaconstant | fire, driving the enemy's working parties from Greeg ond Wagner The Richmond Fxawiman, Doc. 8, aaye: We have to-day only ome piece of news of inter and that relates to the present position of Gen Long. | | | What Longstreet bas Accomplinhed. | | | stieet, Wi at last able to inform our readers where heis. An official dispatch was received from him yesterday, dated “Ku je, Dec, 6." ie 30 miles northeast of Kuozville, on the road to pratoy ‘and 100 miles from the latter place. At the date of his dispatch he had halted at Rutledge, but he will inevitably fall back to Bristol on the ‘oach of the enemy. In his present © toan giterk in it from Burnside, in flank from Cumber. lend Gap, and in the rear from the pursuing forces of | Grant, who, the telegraph informs us, are making | ir way towards his rear by the same route by | ich he himself proceeded against Burnside, Not. withstanding bis opparently critics! position, we think we may regard him as safe. He hae the short. est route before him to Southwestern Virginia, and a | clear start of his pursners. Longstreet haa ac- eom plished in Fast Tennessee may be summed up in the word nothing. Rutledge ition he is lial Jeff. Davis’ Yiessaga ‘The following is the portion of the message of Jeff, Davis to the Congres, relative to the campaign in Tennessee: The easy success of the enemy in capturing the im- | portant position of Cumberland G | am advance of (ieneral Rosecra) army evacuated Chattanoogs snd | of the unity thus efforded of winni: field of Chicks one of the most brilliant deciaive vietories of the war. This rignal defeat Gen. Bovecrans was followed by his retreat into 2 where his imperrilled position had the of reli of the tn- 2 my pense, force by Ap EO the (2 and t of NEW YORK, a He ! | eneed | raise the lron-eiad Keokuk by the Admiral. ettyuiates that fm addition to the | ton, bonnd for Fortress Monro, the Ciresssian cap | tured the large blockade ranner Minus, withe very | valuable assorted eargo Din relief, of laree bedios of treope withdrawn from the armies in the Miseiseippt Valley and in North ern Virginia The combined forene thne acenmalated arametors in Teoncesee, eo greatly outnambered our army Bo to rrooursew the enemy to atteek. Afters Jong and severe bate, inwhieh great carnace wee inwreted on him, some ar our fronpe inex plieably abharlonal postions of cera’ atrangth and bya die orderly retreat, compelled the commander to with dvaee the forces © awhare succoan ful. and finally to | retire wih Ate whole army toa postion some tren ty or thirty miles tothe rear, Ie fe behewed thet if the troons who \ telded to ‘he easanit had foneht with Qe valor which they had displayed on previous occa ama, and which was men tested in thie battle on the other parte ofthe line, the enemy won'd have heen wed with ve eat slanghter.an) our coan- ermrd the misfortane, and the army of the first defeat that hae reeuited from misconduct hy the troops In the meantimesthe army of Gen Turtwide was driven from all ite field positions in Fawary Tengcesee, and forced te retreat toro bis iotranchments at Kooxville, where, for some weeks it was threatemed with capture by the forces ander Gen Longstieet, No information bas reached me of the final result of the operations of onr cominan- der, thouch (atelligence bes arrived of his withdraw | al from that piace, Respecting foreign relations, he enters into a long Argument 'p the etlempt t> prowe the injurious treat- Meut the Confederacy has been subjectad to by France and Eneiand, Me states: I regret to inform von that there has been no im. Provement to the state ofour relations with foreies cour @rinee my meerage in January last, On the contrary. there hae been @ etill ereater divereence im the conduct of Furopean nations from that practical iropartial ty whieh alone deserves the name of nen trality, nud their ac ion, In some cases, has assumed achara Poitively unf tendls ted that we are witiont adeqnate remedy injustice under whieh we euffer. There measures that eeem applicable to the snofour relations with neutral Pow miare che wrong of which we com laration of a ps per biock States, and to captare with their porte that our ceptoo the high seas 1 trecomrieud. Tt is true that in it follow the precedente eet by Great Rritein inthe Heitn and M'lan dee Kiritteh orders tn eon, etl at the besioning of the prea But it moat t mermb-red that we, ouretives. » otested nem net thea very meecures as Fecal violations of the law of tiene, and declared the attempt to excuse them on the ground of their being retalitory ofterly Inemficient, In relation to the depreciation im the currency, he Makes the following important statements and exple ations: Ty the meaetime popular a hy the Gomera Gower ion to internal taza pt, hoe intiueneed the in oply three of i Lory etna, me rom the e. « Reohea been instead of being dmioiehed by the ta noosed ty Congrase Although repeated efforts were made to frame a propere m of tarstion, vou were contronted with an obetac hieh did not extat far voor predecessors. and which ereated grunt ember renemients in devising any echeme of te Dp About two-tbirdeof the entire taxable property of the Con federaty States consist of laude and sieves A law which should exempt fiom the barden two-thirds of the property of the country wonld be as unfair to the owners of the remaining third an it would be inade gnate to meet the requirements of the public service In thie rtace of affairs, sup rinduced almost unavoid- ably by the fortunes of the war in which we are ep trues of Treaenry notes have been in € eased uncil the eurrenes in ereulation amounte to more than #ie hepdred millones of dollars, or more than threefold the amount required by the business of the country The Weehawken Disaster. (Prom the Sun Naval Reporter.) A lever received by an officer at the New York Naval Station, from one of the oMeere of the iron-clad Weebawken, states, that Admiral Dahlgren had en tered into detintte arrangements with Mr Whitney aud bis partner, who had gore down from thie city, to Thiefcontract com plered latter venmel, the Weehawken isto be raised.the Gow- ernment to pay the parties what ia right The letter further states that before the pumpe had got into opera‘ion on board (he Weehawken, her bows were below ter-mark, rendering the pumps of course eles, The Weehawken, as is well known, is @ monitor Her eapacity te 844 tone burden, and she carries two heavy guns in the usual revolving turret She is about 200 feet long, 40 fest wide, and 12 feet deep. Her side armor isS inehes thick, and her turret fe 11 inches thick. The ram extends in front and looks assharp es an axe binde, The vessel is provided with six water-tight compartmenta, eon- nected with each other by enitable doorways, The engines and machinery were of the beat deseription; the cylinders, I beliewe, are 40 inches. Her officers andcrew having been changed wry freqnently of Tare, {tis impoerible to give eo accurate lat of either ont the arrival of the Arago, which will be some time next wi ek News items, [ Telagraphed to ihe New York Suny Os the 9th inat., when one day ont from Charles. THe Los Angelos (Cal.) Vigilanee Committee have recently taken apother prisoner from the porsession of the sheriff aud bumg him. He had been convicted of an at‘empt to Bill, and sentenced to 10 years’ con- OHnement tu tho Penitentiary. ‘Tug First National Bank of Newark, N. J, wason Hunday the scene of s very cool burglary, The Bank | fe eitnated in Brond street, near the eanal, in the fecond story of the building. At noom the commun ty was aroused by eo great explosion, A large sate bad MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1863. | \ | | ees, ond the | | per cent. 9 been rolled to a considerable distance trom the bulld- ing aedblown up. The building narrowly escaped, The robbers obta ued the large amount of three dol lars, the entire co.mtents of the este, No trace of the roguce has yet been discovered. The Washington Cigomione yesterday pubdliehed « ruinor which, though !t is onable to verify, it believes ite truth by no means improbable, tothe effect that | Alexauder Li,Stephens and five others bad come down | to Fortress Monroe under e flag of truce, with propo- tals of peaee; that they arked to be received in their oficial eapscity ae Commissioners from the Southern Confederacy; that their request waa refasod, but they were informed they would be listened to only as pri- vate citizens from Southern States. Inquiry was made this morning, {me quarter where such a fact, if It existed, would probably be known, bat nothing was obtained confirmatory of the rumor, | On Baturdey, at the banquet to the members of Congress, and ladies on board the Russian frigate at | slavery, itterhe lop A BORTOANE was recently pat apon record in the office of the Recorder of Cook County, Tl., to which were atiached Government stempes to the ameunt of one thowsand doliare. Apvices from Richmond, Va. say that the sath of lvecemnber is regarde! ae the most trying one of the whois war, ite eutire future and essential depending im @ great niearure upon (he iene. A ctecrt am, emanating from War ora i it leaves of Aw Fi ers wee Mata y that leavce mee will ni visit, W aah The te on indication ie winter quarters are determined on. Om Saturday afternoon « email hoy was knoeked down oo the avenue and run over by Mre, Lincolo's carriage, breaking his lee and otherwise ‘niarin Be at ge eee the ie into her Mag 4 es ca ™m to hie home, where ewerythi: in power was dove to alleviate hie eufferings 22 Tre Columbus (Ge) Ivgrrnen says: The planters are @uding in treely the government tenth of thelr corn. A inrgr storermom is opened for {te reception, and the activity displayed there dnring the day is Most cheering, Wagone are ail the time unloading, and often they are ranged {no line, waiting their tern’ Gen. Mo Prrraos, commanding at Vicksburg, hes fesued orlers ter changing Col B. (. Farrar's Second Miseloritp artillery into cavalry, to operate against the quertillaa, which infeet the | part of the river, A large steamer has heen placed at Col, Far- rar'e disposal, and erveral pieces rtillery have been furnished Tre CG & Afrique ta stationed within the fartif- ation: «¢ Port Hudson It coneirte of 20 regiments, divided into four br jee and twodivirions.the whole inder command of Hy er General Georg: diews On the IMh o colore, prepared by Mayor Opdyke, Moree war ri corps by Chaptal n Conway, mpanied by diese from thedonor, A eae yore “e mad the Colonel of the regi ent, follow by. hort drese ‘rom Bria Gen. Andrewa, after which Br Gea, Uiimann, commanding the let Tivision, addressed theresiment — In bis rem: he eald that hed enused che rebevion, and slavery ehoald the rebellion, The obeet of the rebellion bet b od sod rivet torever on the bleek race the chains of teal sequence and a riehteous ret nha hat freed aiaves should, in the hands of P ovidence, be (he imatruments oferushing the rebel ie An November a beautiful stand of AT. Stewart, Sones gratiemen ot he ith remment of thie | bon Repert ef the Com enlonor ef Intereal Keveaue. Commissioner Lewis’ Report atates that the present tex jaws not been merely endured, but have been even welcomed by the people, in a manner net hitherto paralleled, Faperience, however, bas de Mounirated that some of these taxes should be modi fled, while the necessities of the country demand that others should be imposed, in order to meet the din place of twenty centr, as at present. A tax of th rty cente @ bushel on malt te im place of the present tax on beer, as mo nomcal ant more collected. Hut if thie change should not be deemed advisable,the revenue id be incrensed by an enlargement of the t tax to ome dollar fifty conten bi An alteration tn the tex on ro leum is levying on crude oile, and re pealing the back on exportation, To! te eugees'ed ra por te source of increased reve- nue to the extent of fr eto ten cents per pound on mao. factured, and ty ceate per pound an leaf tobacco, A ten cente a galion on home nade wince will not, itia thought, 4 ously affect production of couenmplion, The Conmnissioner lays downth: principle that an Inereased tax on hurtful luxuries such a tohaceo is preferable wherever it will afford relief to intereete that produce the neces earies of life The entire receipts fom internal tases fy the year ending Sept. let, 1563, are cetimated at BEDI00 110. rhe, # lees Shen the cum Ary last ear, which placed the probable amount at .000,- “In case the pre pored increase im the teace should take place, the internal r+: eune receipts fom Jan, ry 7a8 December, 156-4, 0: @ eatitnated to yield @9%- Ae means of increasing taxation without ef- of from two to four vente dozen axgested, and increased taxes on ches, pianosand looking glerees y be quadrupied to two contes duty imposed on thread, be, builders’ stoves, print eae nga, and eddition- in the tax of slaughter may be made without becoming onerous, viz: On each head of horned cattle, more then eight weeks oid, slaughtered fur thirty cents; and on caives of eight w tax of five cents per head. On ab: exceeding fifty nde wright, ten cunts Goods manufactured for private ase by road com nies and poblls companies should he made liable to Raxation he litmitetion of the tax on millinery goods, dreaamo king, tatloring, and shoemakers' work, exempting all under a thousand dollars e year. u be repealed, aud these trades be made equally liable with others, to the taxon manutactured articles. Only a fow slight modifications in the income-tax are ro, gested, and ataron money receipte and doow nee, are recommended, The etamp duties have not yet yielded ao large e revenue as was an- tierpated, and some modifications are proposed to ren- de> them more productive, Increased tares of twoand two. fifthe of one per cent. on corpora bape eircule- tion and one filth of one per cent. on deposits are re commended, and also «tax of one twentieth of one veh nies at brokers’ boards. A modifica- tion of the taxes legac en uve ated, to render them more productive, and a an increase of two per cent. en the three per cent x on manufactured arvitian The license aystem iec pable of extension eo af to Include Couveyancers, mercantile agencies, and owners of hovees for race-conrees, ‘The increas of the area of free lal the Comminsioner thinks, will render tazation n productive. The Report concludes with practie¢al euggertio for inereaain Meieney of the Commirsione epartwent au itating the eo jon of tax From Brazil. Ry the arrival of the Brazilian bria Palma, Capt Roque, we bave dates from Kio Janeiro to Met 2th, Pernambuco, Nov 7th, and Rio Grande del Norte, Nov 10th. The most important event that has trans Dired ip Kragzil for some years, is the eomplete tri umph of the Liberal party overthe Conservatives. | ‘The latter have been opposed to progress since the death of the Marquisof Parena,in 1957, and would have carried the election; but the diMeulty with Eng- Jand, and the p.pular stand taken by the Emperc that affair, gave the liberals an overwhelming victo- ry. Outof more than 100 delegates to the Brazilisn Lower House, cnly 1) conservatives have been elect. | ed) The Liberals arein fuvorof opening the Ame zon, and of establishing @ line of steamers frow New York w Rio Janeiro, LOCAL NEWS. MEW YORK AND THF VICINITY, Tue Wearnen, Erc.—At about midnight of Saturday a strong south-east wind set in, which @radually inereased, and on Sunday morning was | blowing @ gale, causing the tide to rise unurnally high, and flooding a large number of cellars on the East and North Rivers, doing considerable damage. No materia! damage to the shipping bas cecurred. The rear portion of the New fouth Ferry House, now in process of construction, was blown down, and the Washington, after the most sutstantial portion of | tron (of which it ie composed) was broken into frag- the entertainment was over, Speaker Colfax ad- | ments, The wind io the afternoon had greatly sub- dressed the company, raving the Russian minister | sided, and at eunset was very moderate from the wished to make a remark, following which @ salute | South. would be fired from one of the vessels of the fleet Baron Atceekel, filling his glass, said: “] give you the tonet of the happinecs and proeperity of the United Myself, the admiral, and al! the officers of , » thank you for the hospitality with which we have been treated while in your coustry” This | toast wee drunk amidst great applause, and Speeker Colfax replied in » very eioquunt speech, Genera} Intelligence (By Metl to the N.Y. Sun.) ates that im the recent Camp Stoneman, over one | 4 animals, val ape pe calmals, td at 41 0b each, wese owned | Tum Batt" Seasom that commenced on Thuredey was in’errupted on Friday by « slight fall ofenow., On Raturdar, the weather moderated, fol lowed by ® warm, drizzly rain, that continued dur- ing the remainder of the day, Yoaterday ao ere rain storm completely melied the toe that Jack Frovt created on Thureday IMpoutaNtT Genman Movemrwr.—At @ meeting of a German Agricultural Association, lately held at Haugh's hotel, in 9th avenue, @ resolution | was passed to the eff ct that the Association shall at- tend the sale of Bouthurn lands that have been con- fiscated by the U. 6. (iovernment, which is to take piace on the 19th of January, for the purpose of ac- quiring land ot the Bouth fore settument for ummi- | ee ee —_——- - @ nancial PRICK ONE CENT. | Granta. Resotntiona were also passed providt : for the establishment of sehools e.g Guus iius.utione | Deceseary for an agricultural colony. | Arveay serwaay a Waite Man apna Nao 600 -Ths Foumms Kiuian,..& white man was stab= bed through the beart by e negro, mamed Harklise Littie,on Saturday afternoon. The deceased, Jotw Kane, enid to tee quarrelsome, intemperate men, Went to the premises of the negro, 1M Worth utreets Gnd conimenced abusing btm and his wife. Little Qrdered him ont, Kana refnsed to 0, and was in- stamtly forced out. He re-entered afew minutes ate terwarde woth two brickbats in bis band, waut :at Att oom. and threw them at the necro ar bie mas withey however, bitting them. A: words followed ; * WOR ished ou to the aldewa where Little drew a large carving knife and = Kave through the heart. the Franklin etreet Police Rtation. Mitnrvighy is Merntime, escaped, but was afterwards arrested af the Courtland atreat to Monmout J i Srey ousrelan Blan ow couaeoca ss the hands of Harklens Little,” i Attrorp Kinsarrina oF 4 Neono—m ] few dave ago, Moses Brown, © colored man, arrived | here from St. Lonts,and on Seturdey, while passing | "PD Broadway, at Broome street, he was violently teined by two men, giving their names es and Davie and Jonn BO iy ° mee rat Reem 09 the erect frotnize Wy wae cali to interfer: ory Davis slieged that they had fry yen Ihown for acing enlietments, and wisbed to make a cow eeeinnt him. They were requested to go te the healquarters, instead of doing which, bo ver, ahulked away in @ di ‘at Aireetion “Peyrere or bee maeatly arreated at Lafevette Hail on a charge of sidneppiee Grown, with the inteat of SG ase sy Pore Cy will. Nae accune jee were lor! oO awe! a hearing fore @ magistrate. There have piseady jn severe? eager of this Rind repurced to Police headquarters, A ANOOTING AFFRAY 1% CURRED IN TIE pore ter honse of Anstrattan Kelly, corner of 18th etres@ and Avenae(,on Friday night, during which Wms thot In the right arm by « pistol fn heuds of Kelly, Thaee wo Beirne Tegal Rae sacaped. Vigorous efforts are being to ta. Orviomne Assactrap ny Trreves.—Officers Perry and Hoagland, of the 17th Precinet, tm ete | tempting to disperses @ gangof thieves who hed bre | come involved in @ quarrel corner of 13th street an@ let avenue. late Pridey pisst coe oot 2. sete: verely beaten and ent villains escaped, Mattonay Lirenany Sociery.—The firrd meeting of this Association for the purpose of getting Up @ series of lectures on “The Vitel Questions of the | Day,” was held on Saturday evening tm the large bets. of the Cooper Institute, The attendance was uc® large. A few maimed soldiers occupied fron jarge. le aime st erie ‘The chair was occupied by General more, who explained that the ehjeet of the Sectors cre the was to t: ho might service of the families of those whe m duced Professor Marvine w canse of the eolilers’ orphi | adopted, having for ite object to memor!i Tegislaty ‘aying them to tek | would ey the registry of the ni | York eoi eo fell ia the battle of | Other geaticmon addressed the meeting. Fimes.—At twenty minutes past 8 o'clock om Aatarday evening. » fire broke out im @ five-story brick building, ». 229 (areenwich street, The fired and second floors were orcupied by Mr. F. os @ croebery store. His bese witl be ahout Pe is onred. The third, fourth and fifth floors were orca by Bamued 7. Preree, Sone & Co., far the of 150 crates af crockery, Lose about $1,000, In: | The crockey is owned by Mr. £ be and damnnge to the amount of 63,' id te be inrared, At half past 7 o'clock @ fire was discovered in the dy+ house of Mr, Joseph Loria, No. 199 Fest ° at. eesic tis snaaats van ak eat ed stock, the damage to whic robably am ; Insured. te the building to #2,000. shaut s 1, Mi o lpparanee, tp-thied ear Mvers, of the Twenty. wae makin: is rounds Fri night about igh heard viogion, and hie attention was drawn te © fire issuing from the paint store of John Turneg, f°. 17] Kast 86th street. The wee immediate y riven, and the building b was soon veloped in tiames. The fire ad to the bull joining, occupied by J. J. and econ aained eneb ‘ost office, and in fact | ¢i#' goode and furnitare were enved, a about #500, Heveral euspieions shareeens of an tucendiary, Casvattinas.—Mr, John Beason, of 198 Franklin street, feil down the hatchway of 195 Read street, Turedey lest, and wes killed. Dessesed wae | @ prominent citizea of the Sth Ward....,...Mre George Bheridan, of 17th atreet, fiprrd ca the too te ry Waiters oped 0c st c10 beet 1eth fr ty Katters, iy Of « | @ track « wee severe inj Miche’ Keynoide ead Coaklin Pearsail, while reekles:!p driving up the Rowery, were thrown on the paver ment. Pearson was badly injured Mr, John (3, cpand severely we v the 98th Preetnet, we by some person un A Bel ae run over im 10th aveuns, her ” eet, by one of the Hudson R. BR. Ca, locomotives ; had one of bie arms badly ed, Deatus in THE Sranst.—A poor, intempne rate man was found lying on the walk in West Broadg | way, late on Friday oight, and teken to the bth Wer@ Btation Mov On reaching there, life was found te Sickles, 6) years of age, was run corner of Ann street aud Br: mre ved . | | Boextiact,. Pracinget sn ate Ba shee to Co, bs, 16th Artillery, while on bis way fr Iban to thie city, was taken suddenly ill and ia tie Hodeon Kiver cars, Crry Goveunmant,—2B session of the Board of Aldermen wae beld on Baturday, The Comptrolier | tent in a communication stating that the suuiber of fam!lies of volunteera relieved to Now. 80, was 40,464) | at a dishureement of @25,362, A reeclution w | adopted tending the Mayor elect, C. Godfrey Gane ther, Foq.y the tse of the Governor's im for the re= ception of his triends om New Year's Day, The Board of Councilmen also held « meeting, A revolution wae presented directing the erection, 4 | Calvary Cemetery, of a mouniwnent to the memo | Catholle sold eve there interred, at @ cost of #1 3,000,—. aidover, The Pilot Comipisesioneres comm: | that steps had taken to remove the hulks Vesela surned een piers 61 and 04 Nerta River, on Wednesday last. Iaocrarion..- On Thursday there some },21] immigrants and passengers landed at Case | tle Garden, from four vessels from Bremen, | Liverpoo! and Galway, | | TRADES’ MOVEMENTS. | Trem Mactistsre atill continuegon thetr etefke. & fow have songht employment tn other places, but the Great majority bold out for the wages they declare it their right to demend from thels employers, Assist. ance and encouragement comes daily from all perte of tho country The Treasurers account exhibite the interest manifested by all classes of workingmen in the success of the mechinists—who all confidentip | expret to be re-employed before the first day of Jane | wary GeaMan Geocens’ Crrexe. A large number of frerman grocers’ clerks and barkeopers assembled o® the Bleuben House, atl o'cloek yesterday (Banda pp, for the Of organizing an association fr mow tus! rec a Mrrride rick Lachey ves called '@ the chair, and Mr. Jaraca Walker acted aa Secreta: rv The meeting did iiitie more than orgeniue, and cuted mit aConatitution for tho fovernment Of the Asso: by ation, which wae approved. article by artiels, and ae Rumber signed the roll and agreed to farm @ Bociety under the title of the “German Grocers’ Clerks' aad) (Continued on Fourth Page)