The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 14, 1864, Page 4

a ELLE LIE IO (Continued from the Arat page.) Inarnense app'ause greeted the conclusion of Mr of W Beocbher’s remarks, a fu'! report of which will le published hereafer. Henry Mor'or’, Evq, was then fotroduced amid great applouse, and after remarking that on sbort Soe Working Women's Protective wou, N Chambers street, from February thth to December 131b, 104: (haves BPPERERN ITD THE Boone tn UNIO’, “ew, mach, operntives,As)( Chaim atitobers...,.... 1] | Botice, ab the request ae rahe Me Rasa Germetreense wz) Pe ber sivn lettervers. 11] written t ¢ poem alluded to, more as a Christmas Sap man ‘StH wits dd 3 pong than as anything which deserved a more dig- burtonh 8 f a! eae toe 4 nifled ttle. Tle then read his “Appeal for the ; 85! Harnichere. sti 9 | Working Women,” the following stanzas of which pew trades. 7 |nelerwomen. ° | were received with the tnost marked applause ‘7 ing.. ue uf Yergel pawers ‘ 5 holiday time, with ite winter cords ihe oak . OO) Neck-tlee 5 t of ne . the weak, Pantaloon finishers bol Photograph — colo tng The houre leon the he fad, the old; Veat makers 64) and mount!ny T] The invalid thin Sear maker ATIGOIA twat ent ere » ©) Of thousands tn Ni poe g envelopes, de, oY Hooks . § ‘Too honest too teas —too teartul to # y 14) each * Shoe fitters... 84] Peathers . 8 And yet not nll, nor the woret ie sald! Tor 00 Thaker. » 25] Copyieta neve Fl a! yon eleters who loved you? mothers who bore ? Label? ¢ riedicines, de, 2+) Peboe per + | Remember maids it war heron to wed, Shirt takers... 0.08% 4 In the har eora that are gone before? Put sew ere “7 e | Their interna are pleading vor daily bread! pen ih et 4 For help avainat ruin, if nothing more! n Type rettors {| The wirea os the soldiers Yoft alone, Vapor box makers 4 With their husbands cone to the tented field, Unrd printer: 4 | Otgleeping under the bar ial atone, Dtraw rewere... ‘ 4 4 Wheie their patriot vows with life they seated, tamaen vik CAEN) 1 | Their deughiors, sietere—all who ave known + Jijuiove tonke 4 That care the absent no more can yteld. Officers of the Working Women’s Protect+ Ive Union. 1463. The gentiniroman onre kept from harm, In lusary's robes and loves dear care, ~ oP Party (Judge Court) r Now cadly toleelog the eheiteriag form bay <A TL R oi tie j Premdent. ofp the path of ber life left flinty eud bare; " a8) 7 Obiiged to lean ur arity "@ arin, zy, R Hongare, Laide Or plunge toto gui: to drown despair one TA J Mis CM, Kuoone Superintendent, Obtiged to mee the ‘k pawn-shop's iw J Attorney forthe ‘ Uulon, ’ hon the relies of happie To ston with her cuthing Neceei t And pick scant chipa fora fi ne Connie TW. Keceer BXEOUTIVE COUMITTES fon. CP Daly, Died rowening Law a ditne the worth of Kev. Wn H. Milburn, aay Mvudert Van Bchaick, Hoo. WM ri soul outwelgbe ! trodden down The Wonatso Wowas, lo Wink t in apital’s mathiess iron heel Daniel Wallord, O's AU Lhe best, with a crust and @ frown \ Pros, Corpenter'a Anon, Now pinched til her ehe la—starve or ateal Pre, Dry Goods EC. Ase, | Beating re Dinats io @ Commamner UW Ms Lt) dos, P. Beach W hile with lingers weaknees her peters ree! Her children balf- (het strike on th hen we see ther da And think: "Ol God Prchine enuMing wt bine Thea burrying home with Many expressions in the report were applan.ted by the sudience. When the report pote of . firm which paid a woman but 5Y cents per palr for tueling drewers, @ inan in the audience demanded the name of those employers. This was aaked for several Muved when the President remarked that nt proper atthe present time to menthn any names The eudience must be satisfied with the ioformation @ven in the report, At the clowe of the report, o lacy rose end 6 sone disjointed reroarks in re- Tation to the wronga of her sex, which caused some einusermeont, Judge Daly then aatd that if any doubt existed op the minds of the wudience as to parties, the books of the Society are open for fn- spection. He had just received a card from Jobn B, Murray, Piq,, writing a few but very alynificant ked, with bine, chilled feet, art Like a pavement stone. Ing through snow and sloet, If these wer bd sp own, ite the odor of Meat, childish moau Sad pictures to make the pulree min cold To rake the hearteink heavy as lead— +n we think of the tleeey fold ou fold Tint wrape Wealth's darlings, in street or in bed! Whea we think how little of overplus cold Would give them, bot riches but comlort inateed | trom wotives of prudence tt waa not ¢ even how labor, tf rightly aiven, Fould scatter blessings wide over the hwnd ; For the working woman la biest of heaven With « willing heart aud a ready hand | Give her labor well pard—-and in suffering, even, Bhe will wake you no bolder or worse demand! Judge Daly then remarked that Mr. Beecher, who has just spoken for ue, had also illustrated his remarks by the momt practical example, namely, by placing bis autograph in the Treasurer's book, sc- companied by a check fur #100, which be bad brought in bis pocket. A, Oakey Hall was next introluced, who opened by remarking that when the audience should leave the place, they would fee! that the houor was done them by the manacers of this meeting permitting therm to hear the appeal just made by the reverend gentleman who had preceded bim i behalf of the namen of words, which were— Please put my name down for ove bundre i dollars for this excellant Soc ‘The Rev, Heary Ward PReecher waa th duced, and received with great applause. apoke of three periods in the era of woman's life, qu which she wes noticed—tet. In tho age of cbtv- sir, Shen woman wae 9 goddess ¢ wext, when ele wees lady and man and next, when Chirietan kimir Working Woman, and by permitung them also to eralet the woman and net tue ‘pps vot the | answer = tt. After a very poetical compli+ meen, nor the goddess, vor the wugel, bus woman, | ment to Mr, Beecher, he anid that, while ‘fowaun was always ontijed to this kindnes#— | sitting on the pla . be bad heard a man although asa clon mucht be thought ine hit aa onelt not to be a bebind man's Protect! ve vere the stum! ling Hould not stop to talk ¢ all the vidioue for hin her moral aharactr Th Corieuan Ch Woman waa he block about tt al! was winuowed aud only the cb speakers he was ashamed of hia m. Dy the chaff, by the leas and the neat, ay, by that he had to stand up and appeal for nioa even the scourge. (Applause) With regard | which had been esta! | ehed toy t woman from to the condit'on of women it was far betterin the | the rapacity of manhood (app.) The society was country than in crowded cities Yhey should | fortunately only in ite infancy, and toalay only its bear fu mind, however, that wouan abouid be subs | frat anniver ’ vlebrated. There Jeet to the name le as my " existence, It wast ‘and we abould find to assist ber not ct Woman, to ermancipate her, Wiioin two pal bad been a husband “by enmal charity, | by providing ber with the ‘means of be ping ars of a quarter of a voutury, a great self Now be did not wish to done towards that object. Former lace a bu: n cmployer aud employed, | could control the property of hie wi he could tk rath r helr intercala reciprocal, and | demand the custody of his children ; now, in the $f this were done, it each bad a better understand. |] courts, the Judge decides to whom they can be fog between — thern, ‘ the greatest | given, He could own his wife's earnings; now, po 1 ed. Now employers | she can bold them in ber own r ors than he who gave a] when s woman married, she rea! ra wero human, aud he wore than human, (Apple t's #0."°) He bel that she mal- next depicted the misery of a wi y y nurtured, when she was forced to face labor to maintsin berse.f by an occupation to which she was unsceustomed. This was the clase of women for which the appeal was made, for they re- feared some Voice —** Tt make the breach fess letween em- duty of el! t joyer apd employed. In xo further iu this] quired more kindness aud care from this Bo- oe be must advocate the on of mu's | ciety than those who had been educated to work, In this cornection he did ¢ ude | labor, At one time he t © see in different parts to woman's rights, There was & right | of the city litle tin signa iuseribed * Washing, whe had mot, sod that was the right to] going out to day's work, and plain sewing," which be a nian, (Langhter.) God gave ua] was all the hay ft wornen were allowod to toil rev that rhbt he never wleniated, Chaugbh-] at, But pow they were en ed as clerks in the ) Nor dia he wish to see a worn s her-] Treasury Department protiac, ant even ja thay ww" by doing ms work joa manta way, (Pro. | very building, called after the nace ot bum who say 5. ee Tang These were vot the women's | on the platform (Peter Cooper) (App,), wood en- Sats Which be wd eman could do w wrote @ poem sho wr ‘ything which @ io a Woman 4 Woinan, and Will a» woman's heart. The wickedet creature iu the world was a woman (sensation), beanie the best wreature im the world wor woman, (Ape Jauso and lausbter) Uf he took up muy, aud it fell to the wrounmd, ib woul Marm; but if Le handled a porcel that fall, it wonld be brokeu in many pie rwith woman—when she fe! graving was brought almost to perfection by woucn, ‘App.) In readiug the prospoctus of the Union be blushed to tind that combinatiousof nen hac been found preveut women working upon tolograplic instruments, Lhat was euough to make @ map, aye, even alawyer blueh. (App.) 1t waa instinct made the gentleman, «few monens before, ask for the uaines of the frum who paid their poor working Women so lithe They would »; Soon tiud the Dames of the telegraphic companies ¢ | wud operators which thus binder wouwen froa get was lost; but # man, in falling, fell wo Lele it | tag employment, and such tyranny would be put didn't burt bin much, (Great laughter.) He then Mr. Hal! proceeded ut some length to alluded to the early period of rouety when woman | advocate the emanc pation of women, and predicted was the slave, and is so still in sauvage countries, | that in ¢ years’ tine it would take tweuty Man hunted and fi fought (laughter); | Cooper I aud tweoty Beechors and twenty woman ‘tid al) the rest. 0 ond laughter ) | Brauys to tell the audience what had been dove by It bad been often said that @ wowan's sphere | the tective Union, He sew in the suture 100 was under the man, that ale sbould look up to bim | gentlemen remembering this Soclety in their wills, and obey buo, Some seid that # wonmn should br) He saw buudrods of Cooper Institutes, weep at Lome avd mind ber husband, Granied, it} each with @ working w« men's meeting, and he they would provide the women with husbands | predicted that few would leave that twoeling with- (Laugbter.) Aud when there were 45,000 women | out the seed having been sown that would bring dn Massachusetts over twenty-live re of nge, | forth excellent fruit. They would carry the words fanmarfied, let the inan who spoke against their | of Mr. Beecher with then, and remember that the doing the work of » mam pro ide U with | number of objects of assists sere \ucresaing aud i No] their benefactors should increase accordingly. In pusbands or hol s tonvue, (Appl } i doubt w woman should keep ber place, but woat | alluding to the Counsel of the Union, he said there had that to do with the widow who come to him | were no frauds which be had seen ou ali his career that dag to geta clerkship in the Treasury Depart. | as # minister of justice, which he eo condeanned ment? Should he say to her, who tried all she | as the fraud perpetrated upon poor defonceless could to support ber two children, “Stay at home | working women, He next spoke of the injustice and mend your husband's shirts, ot Marshals of Courts who took the part of the wr.) The revereud gentleman pr employer againat ihe Women, because ahe could not that more things should be found for s woman to | vote) remarking thatthe ime would come when they Would say, “al a Woroen can't vote there are vio than a2e now does, and be heid that there was no situation or Work in life which wiasn could | those behiud tbe Working Women's Protective perform, but a woman bud @ tw | Lulon who ean control votes, and out you wo Mr perform, wo ehe could do tt as Ww as | Marshal unless you do your duty.’ Applause awen., He next alluded to the youu women at} Levth se who extort and oppress pour wo kuow through de press that the eve of tue Bellevue Hospital, who were preparing thenwelves r Working Women's Luton .6 upon them, and thas for surgeons physicians snd Lurdes remarking upon the rudeness aud {suits offered to them by | they cannot deiraud Poor Women with impunity the young shudents according to some statements (Auplause,) ‘The speaker convluded with an elo- he had read in the Tivss, When the physicology | quent appeal in tebalt of the Union and of the em- of she human system was Lud open, these young | ployment of women in any sphere of lite ia whieh men took occ ato wound the se Nites ofthe | they might be made useful, and on apy work young ladies, » would say that the niu who | which they cou.d perform as well as the omer sex, hurt # Woman's feelings in thia way unwittingly The President then introduced Mr. Jas. 1 Brady, was ignorant, but he who did it wittligly was i - urute. (App.) He insisted a» woman hat not only dhe aright to mudy those sciences, bitin doing #2 she bina what they ex- ’ pected him to do or say, after the brilliant lav- who Was received with great applause, dle wisied some of them would te sould be protected An idsustalt, He would not go into ot wrtzicats of work, but cr imagery, and cogeut arguments to which he, sn common with themselves, bad listened? It was cinbarrassing to Lim to know what he could say, but he was re'leved from that embarrassinent somewhat, for he was not prepared, but, through the kindness of Mr, Mackellur and Mr. Beach, he waa furnished with woat he hopes they would give—notes, copious and good, Lis legal iriend, the Dstrict Attorne bad alluded guage, the pe he would say wherever @ Won Cou ety work at aid do it well, let her geb 3 then e door of refuge would be open to he: 1 pre- vent her fram being wade a victim of poverty. He appealed to every mau who remembered his mother, who remembered the sweetest Nowers thes ever grew—bis sisters; to every mal who had 9 wife or aweetueart, or who Knew woman @ an sige, for thas she was called by al!-—he appealed call to pay but #10 to enlarge the sphere of this He would guarantee that one hundred to superlatively large meeting, which perhapa Beecher was not 4, He called bic brother ip this cause, fLanehter | He waes brother io one sens, for they were both B's, but the queen lee wae the superiir. (Laughter.]) Now, was the working bee, ‘(lust was Reecber,) then there was the drone, that was hitoself, for wee put last on the List of speakers; but that was not crobarrassing to bita, for be beld that position at school, (great laughter,) and wa* nover frstin « case but once in bis life, and then there were but two boyain it, (Langhter,) Now, Brother Beech- er bad given #100; Mr, J B. Murray had given $10; Potor Cooper bad given $100, [Capplause,} and he prom sed that he knew two gentiemen to Whom he would go to-morrow and get $100 more from each. (Arplause,) Ho then paid o hich compliment to the previous speakers, particu- larly Mr Beecher, whom he spoke of af ® man imtnenee talent (applause, and remarked that as the Judge, Priest and Poet, commenced the work, and of course the District Attorney prosecuted it (Applause and Jaughter.) After some other witty allusions he proceeded to «peak of the pleasue with which we read of Ivanboe doing battle a Voutranee for the poor Jewess, and remarked that he would be less thau # tnan who woud not do a!l in bis power to as#ist the woman who wore away her life in Aghung poverty with the point of her needle. (App) He procesded to oak all the gentlemen present to come forward and tdown their names for the $10 contribution, There were many Le was afraid who b#! patd g10 for adinner, which had resulted in s hesdache, and he thought there were some who covld f uch pleasures to aave @ poor woman's !/fe. a man wanted to be rewarded for it, he might fod his reward ip one of the notes furnished hitn. He then read @ poto requesting bim on the part of some ludier, to present a basket of flowers to Mr. Daniel Walford, « working man, and one of the earliest frends of the Working Wornen's Protective Union, to whom much of tte effictency was due, Mr, Brady ex- pressed his happiness at being made the medjuro of preseutiog this graceful tribute of respect and ¢atoorn from the ladies who appreciated Mr, Wal- ford's serv nthe ac and alluded to it aaa evidence of the work in which {t was the dut alltobears part, Me then requested the gen man to step forward, and in « few graceful words, amid the applause of the sudience, heuded the basket of flowers to Mr. Walford, who appeared sormpewhat overwhelmed at this unexpected token of favor, Mr, Brady concluded by referring to the poet.cal quotation designating flowers as the ‘stars of earth,’ which he said, would lead w heaven, At the conclusion of bis remarks, Judge Daly en- nounced the ineeting adjourned Reerrrion or ApMinaL Fanraarr,-Ad- milral Fareagut's flagship Hartford reached thie city yesterday afterioon, The Committee of Cit- vens went on board the Hartford aud were moat cordially greeted by the Admiral, who was then informally received, It was subsequently arrang- ed, on the invitation of the Collector, that the for- mal reception should take place at the Custom- House, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, The Hartford then came up the harbor with the Admiral and the Comittee on board, When opposite Gov e nor's Ialand a salute was fired, aud the Acnitral was soon afterwards brongbt ashore, There was an asseroblage of citizens at the pler, aud the A:l- miral was greeted with loud cheers, When the party arrived at the Custom-House, « large num- Ler of prom nent citizens were assembled, Mr. Tuylor addressed the Adiiral in bebalf of the citizens, welcoming him moat heartily, The Col- lector then read the revolutious received by the Committee, and already published, At the clone, the Collector made a short addres, He spoke of the pride and gratification he felt in presenting to the Aimiral, in behali of the city and county, the expression of the universal gratitude entertained by all, Toe Admiral responded, thanking the cit- izena for the honors which they had bestowed upon Ho received them nos evidences of apprecia- with the deepest feeling. He could only reply, as be bad already done to-<lay, that he had simply endeavored to perform hin duty, That he should be devoted to bis coun- try, which Lad been devoted to him al! bis life, waa but natural, He had been in the service since be was cight years of age. His father had served the country before him, He then remarked that much of the credit which had been given him belonged to his officers, That he bad been succersful was owing to no particular merit of hisown. The Ad- mira! was heartily applauded during his address and at the close. Three cheers were then yiven for Admiral Farragut, Tnree more were given for the fleet that entered Mobile, More cheors were then given far Capt. Drayton, Capt. Drayton responded to the reference to himaelf, After the reading of » poem by Mr. Duganne, the reception ceremonies ended, Itissaid that the Committee which met op Monday at the Collector's Office intend presenting this illustrious hero with @ maumon, towards the fund for which Thurlow Weed hss contributed e000, line Derantwest Evection.—The Ap- nual election of officers of the Fire Department, on Monday evening, resulted as follows :-- President, Joho R. Piatt ; Viee-Prestdent, Bylvanus J, Macy: Sreretarg, Samuel Conover ; Treasurer, Jotn 8. Giles, by 70 majonty, his opponent baving but 81 votes to 151; Trustees, for three years, James ¥ Watking, Wileon Small and Wil!lam Uinchman ; Collector, David Theall, Excitement AMONG THE CARTMEN,—Col- lector Draper, it is stated, bas jnet made a new or- dor dividing the piers into districts, aud appointing to cach district particular men to do the carting to and from the government warehouses and depots, Rach one is expected to find himself with @ badge at considerable cost, It is algo anid that #10 le charged for these appointments, The cartmen are ndignant at what they conceive to be unwarrent- able interference with their rights. AnrivaL ov EXCHANGED Prisonens,—On Monday evening » large number of exchanged prisoners who had been confined at Andersonvill¢, Ga,., and other rebel prisons, arrived in this city, coming by railroad from Annapolis, They were exchanged at Savannah, and although they have received every attention since their arrival within the Federal lines, their condition and appearance are proof of the truthfulness of the reports that have been published regarding the roanner in which the rebela treat their prisoners. The ac- counts given by these brave men of their sufferings and hardships at Apdersouvillc and elsewhere in the South are truly affecting, and they declare that no adequate idea can be formed of the horrors of | Boutberu military prisons, even from the eraphic deseriptiona that have been published, At Suvan- neh the prisouert were well provided for by friend. j ly ladies, and they assert that many residents of that city are ati!l loyal to the Federal Government They also state the belief that Gen, Bherman will meet with no serious obstacic in the capture of Sa- vannab, should that city be his destination. The rebel force on duty there .s quite small, and the defences on the land side are not adequate to with- him, bon éuciesy would happen according to one of the notes | stand a vigorous attack, The excl soldiers youd mty; no} five hundred wen might be found ik | peld in his hand, which he first thought was | were very poorly clothed, but new ents wil Now York who would contribute this muck for | written by a woman, and he felt proud, be- |] undoubtedly be issued to them tw) fately. They wonan, Hers wes the true heart, Be would rather | cause he was an unmarried man, (Laughter,) | were wel! provided for on their arrival! in th elty. rs ior him than alltbe monu-/ Mr, Brady then read the note, which spoke ekg wegen Baie pul up. Let her ba) wee of toe hare ne ation of the Ylorking Wo- the book of Life fur kindugss WE | men's Protective Union to ® large building He hy temk ay" wes worry pe aad op was rich indesd, w yO, Brower GoveRNor FENTON has declined a Public dinner tendered him by s number of citizens, with Kx-Mavor Oodvke at the bead ’ Acctbent Toa Sreamen ar Hews Gare. On Monday afternoon s¢ the fron steemer Cam- bria was coming through Hell Gate on ber way from New Haven to this city with five bundred soldiers, she strock « rock breaking several of the irom plates and causing the water to flow in freely. Boing in three water-tight compartmenta, however, abe did not sink. Information of the accident was sent to the city as quickly as possible, and three tugs were sent down to take off the soldiers and sonist the disabled vensel. Al! were safely taken of, and the veasel was towed to a dock for repsirn. Tue Hostrtx Excounrers AMONG THE Frorues—Pistora, Taewrrrs, axp Bnicenats Usp —On Monday evening, fire engine companies Nos, 40 and 63 came into collision in Reade street, near Broadway, while on their way to the fire in John atrret, and # fierce fight ensued, in which cart-rungs, stoves, and cakes of ice were thrown. The police of the Third and Fifth precincts quelled thie r.ot before any person had been seriously hurt. But at about 1 o'clock this morning an alarm— which proved to bave beon sounded in Jersey City —brought these companies out again, and their battle, as noticed in yesterday's Bux, was resumed 1p Broadway, near Courtiandt street. On this occa sion pistols and other weapons were brought out, and during the ficbt Dennis McGraty was shot in the arm, Joh Carroll im the back, and Robert Erwood in the foot, and the three were taken to the New York Hospital. John Grimes, who bad been hit on the bead by # trumpet, was arrested by officer Thomes, o° the Twenty-seventh precinct, end taken to the Tombs, but no one appearing as complainant, be was reieased by Justice Hogan. At about 11 o'clock the same night, hose eompe- nies Nos. 16 and 45 fought in Becond avenue, at the intersection of Houston street, and, sccording to the police reports, company No. 45 discbarged pis- tola, and George Bchnate, of No, 16 Hove, was wounded in the side, The members of Hose No. 16 were driven from their macbine, and after turuing the truck over on the sidewalk the members of No. 45 fled from the spot Empere DAys,—To-day, Friday and Satur- day are Ember days. In the Catholic and Episco- pal Churches these days are devoted to fasting and prayer for those about to be admitted into Holy Orders, SKATING,—Yesterday Skating commenced in good earvest, aud with the single exception of the Central Park, every pond in the city hed its crowd of occupants. ARKIVAL oF A Prize STEAMER.—The prize @eamer Armstrong arrived at this port yesterday Merning, from Norfolk, She was captured on the 44b tust., eighty miles off Wilmington, by the Fed- era) steamers R, RK. Cuyler end Gettysburg, after an exciting chase of mght hours, The Armstrong is an iron blockade-runner, of 700 tons burden, is very fast, and only four months old. She was en route to Rurope with a cargo of cotton. Boanp or Scrervisons—Tuk ANNUAL Taxes —At o meeting of the Supervisors, yester- day, s communication was received from the Comptroller, transmitting the annual county tax levy for 1865, By the following table it wi'l be geen cbo amounts that are required for the mrin- tenance of the County Government for the coming year: Legialative Department... 339,500 00 Executive............. 2,986,415 61 Judiciary...., 874,300 00 Miscellancous 3,087,650 81 Total sees The following is ® comparison of the expendt- tures for the year 1865, and those of former years; In 1861 the expenditures were 64,354,581 73 In 1962 ** e9 bid 4,925,255 24 In 1353 ** ad be 5,396,562 26 In 1864 * hyd “ 6,204,087 99 Expenditures for 1965. . . #6, 734.566 46 J, H.M. Atnex, who was on Thursday last taken before Justice Daily, on ® charge of ob- taining money one forged note, wag dismissed without trial, there being nothing to substantiate the charge. THE COURTS. Tar Werp-Orpvee Lroet 8cir—Iu the Bu- preme Court yesterday before Judge Mason, the vase of George Opdyke vs, Thurlow Weed was brought on for trial, The plaintiff? claims $50,000 damages for an alleged libel published by the de- feudant {n the Albany Evznrno Jougnat in a letter signet 1, W) The alleged libela charged Opdyke with being a swindler, with having made money out of shoddy contracts, with selling bis influence to procure the office of Surveyor of the Port for oue of bis friends, and with many otber delinquencies of the aame kind. The defendants alleges the truth of the charges in justification and wifl pro- ceed to prove them om the trial, lithe was done yesterday asthe defeudants bad already ad- matted the publications of the alloged Ihels. Plain- tiff exanrined two witnerses to prove the amount of circulation of the Evenine Jovmwat and then rest ed bis case, The defense wil) open to-day, Cover or Garreat Bassions.—Angust Bowman, baving been convicted of a deadiy (sssault upon Toomas Deraucy, was sentenced to two years con- finoment in State Prison........Erastus R, M. Garrett, who bad been indicted for grand larceny in stealing » boree, wagou and harneas from Azal Grabem, of No, 1,230 Broadway, on the 0th of June last, pleaded guilty of an attempt at grand larceny, and Was remanded for sentence... . Davie! King aud William Brag, who had been in- cteved for robbing Asrov Godliob, of No, 68 avenue C., on the night of October 16th, plemied guilty of y larceny, and mitigating circumstances hav- ug been shown, Recorder Hoffman susrended sentence and distuissed the prisoner. BROOKLYN, Eiecrion or Cuter ENGINEER OF THR Baooxiys Fis Derantmeyt,—The biennial! elec- tion of Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Fire De- partment (Western District) took place last evon- jing, and passed off as usual, in # very quiet and orderly manner. The candidates were Mr. John Cunningham, the present incumbent, and Mr, David Simpson, of No, 20 Engine. The different companies voted at their respective engine houses letween the hours of T and 9 o'clock. The ballots were conveyed to Fireman's Hall in Henry atreet, where they were canvassed, aud the result abowed that Mr. Cunningham was elected by s large ma- jority Wews Items. (Ry Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Tax Nevada State Government was inaugurated on the 6th inst. Tbe Levialeture meeis on the 18th, avd will elect United States Benators, SEVERAL steamers are aground at Crawford's and other points on the Mississippi River, and will probably be frozen tu. Gux, Banus appeared before the Congressional Committee on Elections yesterday morning, to give evidence in the Louisiana election case. He declared that the election in the Siate was fair, aud that the voters generally participated. Tas Navy Depa:tment yesterday received « dia- eich from Rewr-Adunire) Porter, dated Fortress Moures, in which he reports the capture of tg Dlockade-runner' steamer Emma Hendry, with cargo of seveu hundred bales of cotton, and the schooner Mary, with eighty bales of cotton, Invorwation reached the Navy Department yas terday morning that the United States guuboes Otsego, Commander Arnold, was sunk « few daye ago by a rebel torpedo inthe Roanoke River, da miles above Plymouth, N.C. There is only ais feet of water in the Roanoke River where abe weng down. She will be raised and repaired. No pere eon on board was injured. General Intelligence. (By Matt to the New York Sun.) eneeare Kyo on ie Sy elt ey Lexingtos ailroad, waa pillaged by « fifteen guer- filles on Thursday: i ~ Tat Mobile pa state that the grain c ia Northwestern M ssins'ppi, is a complete failure, end unless outside aid is extended to the inbebi- tanta, numbers of themn must perish, Tax Washington Canonicte proposes that Mr. Fessenden shall have uniim ted power to imsue such foregin and domestic loans as he may deom expedient, and even to i legs! tender notes if he shall think proper On election day, a Mr. William J. [ves wae are rested at his residence in New York city, by the vernment suthorit'ea, on a charze of disloyalty. ir @ protracted trial in Raltimore, before Gen, Lew, Wallace, be has been fully acquitted Tas Richmond Fwormen is severeon James Wate gon Webb, our Minister to Brazil, for hin apologetie letter to the Brazilian G vernment with ” the seizure of the Fiorida, It annmbhilates him by calling bim a * venileman ot the squirt kind" —s re Style of rhetoric peculiar to the * chive y Toe Richmon papers have come to band, cons taining Presilent Lincoln's message, and editorial commentsethereon They affect to regard is with the same disdain which they assume respect: bd J pertaining to our Governinent ook ik to amuse their readers Ly ridiculing the Pree sident's allusion to the prosperity of the North dee pite the war, Tur rebel Congress have passed @ series of reso~ lutions relative to the seizure of the pirate Floride by the United States sloop-of-war Wachusett, They state that the act was in violation of the rights af the rete! government in neutral Waters; iat @ Was an \nault to Brozi!; thet it was in opposition to the lawe of nations, and that the Braz a gore ernment is bound to make rest!tution in etatwque, What they pro to do with Brazil in the event of a non-compliance with this demand does uot ap- pear in the resolutions, Tax Toronto Leapen of the 10th, in an article Upon the case of Burleizh, the Lake Er'e pirate says: “Ou many grounds, it would be cemrable that both this and the St. Albans railers’ case should be submitted to the law officers of the Crown in England. These ctticers are better versed tn Internationa) law than any body can pres tend to be in adistant Province of the Empire, which bas no direct relations with forcizn powers, The gravity of these cases is such as to cemand the application to them of the best available talent, Res: the responsi flity of the decimon is more than the Province ought to take upon {tself."* Tre following item occurs in the Charleston Mxm- over of the 6th inst. : “BS ege Matters—515th Day —During the progresa of the Merges i? of prison- ers now going on in the harbor,and which will pros baebly last for two weeks or thereabouts, the bome bardment of the city by the enemy is to be sus. pended. Under this arrangement thero waa ne shelling yeaterdar, We understand that the truce was to apply to the various bostile batteries in the harbor, but, by some mistake, the cause of which wo bave not learne|, the terms of the truce were not fully known at Fort Sumter, and one of our sharpehooters at that post, shot and killed » Yan- kee who showed himee!fut Battery Gregy, there- upon several of the enemy's batteries opeved fire on Sumter, Finally, however, the enemy was ap. prized by flag of truce of the nature of the mistake, and an apology tendered for the unintentional vio~ iation of the truce, The harbor then sasumed ite former quiet aspect." ‘MARINE NEWS. Dec, 14—S. R., T 16-8. 8., 4 83-—H, W., ever.09 03, CLEARED, STEAMSHIPS—China, Liverpool; Bavaria, Ham- dure: Costa Rica, Arpinwall; Gen Sherman, P. ; Petrel, Beauiert; EF C Knight, Philadeiphic, aye BARKS —Besie 8 ‘on, London; Geo Merchant, Autwerp; Consul, Matamoras, BRIGS—Sarab B Cros! y, Cardenas; Dearborn, Sau- te Martha, SOROONERA De pinokiia, by tobe hy aw Jobn- eon, rt; Chief, Bait; Lucy © Philad. BLOOP-—Hobe-t Wills, Beker tor Now Heron ARRIVED. ATEAMAHIPS—Armetrong (prize) Norfolk; Cum. bria, New Haven; Hartford, (US frigate) Motvile Bay, SHIP— Australia, returned with loas of anchors, BARKS —La Plata. B > Seott, Rio Janeiray May Flower, Barbadoes; Teresa, Maracaibo, BRIGS-—Ella, East Harbor, T I: Coron: adifnx E iow, Belize, Hon; Newbury, Yineaa, si ‘ SCHOONFRB~ Sardinia, |.yngan; Statesman, Flic. beth for Boston; Kate Merrill, Norfolk; Joseph wen Phuetelpaia for Providence; Plaughboy, Al deny for Washington, DC, Too Late for Classification, — —_—_—— DEATHS. DOWLING—On Monday, Dec, 12, at bis residence, 420 Atlantic #t, Brooklyn, Michael Dowling, in the S4th year of bie age His body will be taken to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Debevoise at, at 10 o'clock, A. M., where Pesslem Hieb Mase will be celebrated. From there is remaing will be taken to the Cemetery of the Floly Croes, Flathueh, for interment. His ielatives and friends are iuviied to attend the funeral, with. out further notire, To be buried to-day, Dee, 1 Id. $ HENERY—On Tuesday, Dec. 19th, 1864, of on. sumption, Kdward A. Hevery, sou of George and alet Hepery, aged 2Y years and 8 months ‘The funeral will takoplace on Thuisday afternoon, Yih fi at 1 o'clock, from the resid of bis iather, Td on wide. The ioieaives ‘rieuds of the nily are respectfully inv wo ry without further uotice, a 4, McGRAN—On Dec. 10th, Catbarine Me@ran, a na- tive of Lreland, ores 1s years and 5 months, nm The friends and relatives of the ily respect. fby tavites te atiend the funeral thie tWediecaas » 1p, Dec, 14, at 3 o'clock, from ber tacher’ house, nm st, Melross, Weatcberter Co. N. Vit BTEAD—On Tuesday evening, Dee, 13th, 1964, Charlotte, wite of J, G. Stead, 65% Sixth ave, in her re year, neral to be held on Thursday, at 1 o'clock, Fd . ¥) ks at the Bt. Jobn's Ind, M. Church, 4let st, near ave. Ssh EW YORK, DEC, 15, 1864—AT A Speciat meeting heid et Firemen's Hall, on Tuesday , Dee, 1th, the following resolutions were Resolved.—That the members of the New Department turn out iu @ bedy, the ngineers act ae marshals, The officers of Deparunen’, the Boerd of Tiustees, thw Fire Conimiseronere, the Board of Appeal riesioners, avd the kxemps Astociation, are re- thully invited to attend tue funeralof KARANCIS USCHERT, from the house cf Engine Company He. ai Eleven (11), on We eatay at 12 o'clock. the ed, JOM JOKER. © UPRED Suir, Bee du ne . i é HORSE-SHOERS—WANTED, A GOOD floorman, Fo juire at 117 Suffolk st, corner Riv. (TP AILORESS WANTED—FIRS baieiess, to work on vests by piece. Aleg a good operator ov Singer's machine, Ouly good hands need apply at loo ave A, Sd floor, back Toomn, 375 TO, BAKERS—A COMPETENT MAN TO Eighth ave Doar bid ab i er oe is said ANTED—A GOOD FLOORMAN Horse- ; sheer can pave aneady job sad od 4 corner Hudson a e' i Thos KNEE, ? : Hf ANTED—2 BOYS TO WORK IN AN Tron Bailing Slop, Apply >1 East Houston Te Wartep—s HORSESHOER TO GO i oe ri ry