The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 17, 1864, Page 4

(Continued from tha fret page.) ty relieving Col, Wisewell, which is considered equivalent to merging the department of Wasbing- tem and the military district into one. Col. Wise- well bas ales been relieved a Chief of the Veteran Reserve Corps Burean and ordered to Sandusky, Odio, 6 aseume command of Johnson's Island. General Intelligence. (Dy Mosl to the Kew York Bun.) Mas. Gur. Gear arrived in Washingtor on Thureday, a oy Port, and te on her way ‘im. her bone. Dodge arrived last evening from New York. Tur Post-offices of France houses are about to be con- a te for the av ¢ central towne eae i i e i | 5 i . i fe dead. Quan Ding was a polittoal m China, who urged revolt against influence there, We are asmure! that the d@reth of Quan Ding the disriet ot Go- ie quite tranquil. ABLESTON # announce that the whofe of Union prisoners released up to the 12th 9,000, and that the delivery of the en- would be soon complete. . Mulford directed the release of « large number of iit 3 Te aH jen of Libby Prison, Richmond, allowed nee to the letters of our soldiers confined to their friends at horne. Here is a specimen : “My Dear Wife—Yourr Teoetved ; no hopes of exchange ; send corn starch; Weat socks; no money; rheumatism in left ebon!- dew ; pickles ver ; son’ sausages ; God bless yar tabs Fal Colnmbla t Your de- you! kins the voted husband, ——."" A connpsronpent of the Boston Jornyat givens late and interesting description of Butler's famous Pitch Gap Canal. It is about three hundred feet tong, eighty feet deep and thirty feet wide. The work is nearly completed. A narrow wall of earth separates the workmen from the water, and when this wall is blown ont the work will be finished, seven miles of the James river and formidable rebel obstructions wil! be avoided, and the iron- clades will be ready to “On to Richmond.” ft Fa Trwns is a tory going the rounds of the French sxe abouts mist who waa nick unto . Knowing he could not live long, he caused hie workmen to make a series of candles, which, after burning a short way, s4 usual, would sud- denly reach a stratum of pyrotechny, and go o the boat sty: These candies were given to the este, who, at the funeral services, were to aing jregorian chants around the corpse; and, while engaged in this solemn act, the fireworks went off with full brilliancy, to the great consternation of the eccles astics. Taz Rev. Dr Kendall, who recently returned from an official visit to California, communicates the following incident: A poor little boy brought to the Sanitary Fair, held at Marysville, o white chicken, which was all he had to offer, as it might make some broth for # poor, aick soldier, Be had docked his little offering with ribbon of *red, white and blue,’ but he had no money # pay the entrance fee, and wan rejected at the door, As pe roa down tho street, agentioman seeing his listened to bis story, gave bim @ ticket, and sent him in, The simplicity of a child and the beauty of the offering attracted attention, and the chickea was put Be auction and sold for bevel hundred dollars ged for the Bauitary Com- jon. Taw bill for the employment of negroes was adopted in the rebel Congress on the 12th of No- vember. It provides that not more than one in overy five slaves, within the age of 15 and 45, shall be taken from any one owner, if said slaves are uniformly employed in agriculture and mechani- eal pursuits, or where an owner has but one male slave between 18 and 45, and that the impressments shall be in equal ratio from all owners in tbe yan hae city, county a ey bail one: ments were adopted, providing that slaves specially exempted by Bate Rk shall not be impressed by the federate Government, provided that this bal! nos exempt any Btate from furnishing its fair quote, Also, dhowike fn credit for a!lelaves killed or injured in serviee, and Hmiting (be term of wervice to twelve months, unless the owner's consent shall have been otherwise obtained, the Draft tn (Clearfield ’ A serious encounter has occurred ip Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, between soldiers aud citi- wens. It appears that a number of citizens of that county have been drafted under the various calls of the Government, but failed to report to the Provost Marehal. These persons bauded themselvcs to- gether, procured arms, and manifested a determi+ nation to resis: their arrest by the authorities, About two months ago 8 company of soldiers was sont from Harrisburg to Clearfield to secure these men, About the time of the Presidential election this force had a skirmish with some deserters whom they attempted to arrest, and shots were freely exchanged between the parties, This fight, in whieh one of the deserters was killod, developed the fact that the band were wel! organized, and reine forcements for the military were ordered, Three additional companies were dispatched to Clearfiel and on Monday last one company of this force h ® spirited fight with the deserters. Infor. mation having bee 4 pay oy ig nm received thas ao In question in» designated house, the company marched to the place and demanded the surrender of the party, Thiewas met with a fire of rifles and other arms, which was culckly re turned by the military, The action was sbort, One of the Pagieecers of the deserters, named Tom Adams, was killed, several moro were ooverely wounded, nineteen of the party were captured and the rest escaped, One of the soldiers was killed It te otated that » large number of deserters are in the neighborhood; that they have entrenched themselves in the mountains, and 4) they are de- termined to resist arrest to the death, The excite- ment in thet neighborhood is intense, and stirring Limes aro expected, NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, ARBKIVAL OF PAROLED PrisoneRs,—Abont «ix bundred Union prisoners from Georgia arrived here on # month's furlough on yesterday and Wednesday, Those men speak feelingly of the sufferings they have undergone while prisoners, Forty thousand of them, they state, were confined “pon twenty acres of land at Audersonville, part of which was marshy, and their food was of the coarsest description, the corn being ground with the cobs, beans cooked with their pods on, and they had a smal! piece of the worst kind of course bacon to each man, Fourteen thousand of theso unfortunates died from hunger and neglect, and cften there wore as many as ninety persons carried away in one day and buried in a tng ditoh half a» mile from the camp, Many of the prisoners dug (heir way out and escaped, preferring death by the cannon which wore frowning on them from the forts, with the chance of esuspe, rather than re- main to die by inches. Some of them spesk highly Ww the condnst of some women in Ssvannah and Sharlestom, who did all in their power for them ; ob as coving ther food raunouh oe | Several hundred clerks were employed to tran- scribe names, and « large force of collectors were employed to visit the residences of enrolled persons and determine certaiu'y whetber they were liable to draft or not, Bosides this, the plan adopted em- braces the copying and printing of every old list A printed sheet, conta sing all the names enrolled in 6 particular ward, ‘s sent to the Post Office ad- dress of every uame, os designated in the old lists, notifying the person tha: he is enrolled, and en- ablin® him to suggest the adding or stmking off of any names of his acquaintance that are not pro- perly enrolled. sheets explain oll matters necessary for the en- rolled person to know regarding the work. details of this plan are such as to insure the great- est possible thoroughness !n making the correction, The collectors of names are instructed to search for the enrolled men st their homes, to go w their places of business or elsewhere if necessary to find them, and in cases where exemptions are claimn- ed, the causes of such exemption must be noted, and in all cases where alienage is the asmgned cause of non-liability to draft, a commmussioner of deeds or notary pubhic will be dispatched to determine and settle such questions, This part of the new plan is admirable, and effectually disposes of the most fruitful cause of the excessive enrollment, plan of revising the enrollment became apparent a4 soon as lt was practically applied, and the glaring committee of ite usefulness, and gave them « fresh stimulus to prosecute the work to the end, and secure justice to their constituents. vaased in accordance with the above plan, and the result shows that two-thirds of the names ap- pearing epon the old Nate are either exempt or are unknown at the designated resi lences. the evidences of defective enrollment are found re- corded the names of alious, old men, boys, dead men, and others who were never born—the larger proportion being of the latter class—a fact speaking well for the fertility of imagination which character- Tae Exrovumext—Tnk Wonk of Con-| Rratstry or Raormng Ir—Tae Qrota on THE Exrgctep Drart To na Repcorp Oxe-Hatr—Exorsstve Natenn or tae Crry Qvota Uxpen THe Last Cari—A Batoat Proarsot roe Tax Ants-Bonrep.—The importance of the work of correcting the city enrollment, which ie now in progress, under the muipervimon of Mr. Blunt, of the Volunteer Committes, in not fully understood by s majority of our people. lic are aware that the national enrollment made last epring, which footed np « total of one hundred and forty thousand persons subject to draft jn this city, was glaringly inaccurate, and that the quote which was adjusted om the basis of that enrollment was necessarily excessive and unfair toward the ctty. The fault of this injnatics belonged to the enrolling for the enrollment, whether defective or not, was necessarily the basis on which to apportion the quotes, The credit of naval enlistments saved the obey from s dratt, however, and aa there waa no certainty that » eubsequent requidition would be neoded, the defective enrolment wae for a thme dismineed from the public mind. When the noonm- aaty of another call for troops became apparent, how- ever, the importance of carrecting the inacenracics tp the enrolment, and therelyy securing an equite- Die quota for the city, ware mibicct of much aalici- tude on the part of Mr. Birmt and bis comfreres of the Volunteer Committes, work, winch was # Goverment, ond vat ® city matter, was the question. sous knowing themselves to be enrolled and yet not Hable to draft, to have ther names stricken froro the rolis, had already beon unsuccessfully tried. registered naroes with but little reward to age or citizenabip, yet the latter classes, knowing them- selves) be exempt, could not be induced to take the trouble of baving ® correction made for the wake of doing the city « favor and fee'ing the heavy responaibility pressing upon ther shoulders aa the military agents of the city, the Committee determined to undertake the gigan- tle work of correcting the enrollment themacl ven, As apreliminary measure, and to ensure the ac- ceptance of the correction by the War Department, the Committee communicated with the Washington authorities, were informed that the latter were dis posed to do anything by which justice might be done to the city, and received 9 carte blanche to make the desired currection. The pub. ta, and not to the War Department— How to sccompdiab the Public appeals to per- Ik was known that the enrolling agents had In this dilemma, The onerous task was accordingly commenced. In addition to this, the printed The The advantages of this thorough and systematic naccuracies that it brought to light reassured the At the present time five wards have been can- Among ‘zed the former enrolling agents, The printed lists for the First, Second and Third wars bave already been distributed. These are, of course, according to the old enrollment, and the carriers being directed to leave one with every person enrolled, the inaccuracies regarding resi- dence are easily determined. In the wards men- tioned the reports of the carners show that about one-half of the names enrolled are unknown at the designated residences, while others were dead or bad removed at the time the enrollment was made Thus the great work, employing in the neigh- borhood of fifteen hundred men, is steadily pro- gressing, The amount of labor required in the task can hardly be understood or appreciated, Beven copies of this multitude of names is necessary to be made with the age, occupation, residence and color of each person, together with the fact as to whether be is married or single, whether he has performed any military service, and also remarks relative to his claim for exemption, if he have any Besides this, the labor of arranging the liste for the use of the collectors {a of iteelf immense, The streets and vumbers must all be indicated, and a daily record of the work done by the collec. tore must be prepared, In order to place the cor rectness and trushfulness of the amended enroll- ment beyond question, the persons making the corrections will be required to certify to them under oath, as will also the carriers, in regard to their faithfulness in delivering ihe printed lista, Thus the great work, iu which the people of this city have eo deep an interest, is successfully going on, and it is confidently believed by the Committee that it will result in reducing the enrollment near- | ly or quite one-half, and causing a proportionate diminution in the city quota under the forthcom- ing requisition, Tux WEATHER,—The fall of snow which oc- curred on Wednesday evening was a God-send to sleighing folks, who took advantage of it and drove merrily through the streets ti!! noon yesterday, About that time, however, a thaw commenced, and the streets were again filled with mud, The horse railroads had some trouble to get along, and four horees were harnessed to each car, Severs) stage- sleighs appeared on Broadwey, They were crowded, however, with paagengorim to another order of Gener! Peck, calling once more | on al! Southerners to register their names, an in- | creased number appeared at the office, No. 87 Ce eS ee Bloocker street, for that purpose qnested to report the names of all Southerners re- gistered on their books, dneted a large business in Cues, ham given four sons t) the service of her country. wn the hospital, one disabled, and the other now in the army. She has three other children, one of whom is able sod willing to work, if em- ployment can be obtained, solfiers’ widows have pawned their clothing, and otherwise endeavoret to exint until they could ob- tam work of some kind. aamet this canse are earnestly invited to call at the above depot, and learn for themselves how there suffering women can be assisted before Christraaa, or during holiday weeks tainment on Thureday evennng dred guests were present, and sat down to an ele- gant supper, Committee on Friday received thirty-two eruita and about an equal number of Substitutes, At the present rate the Commitwe are receiving in the neighborhood of two hundred and fifty to three hundred volunteers and recruits per week. Gastavus W. Smith and Street Commissioner and Deputy of this city, but now Generale in the ham, and other relatives of rebel officers Farnham, @ distinguished American asuthoress, a West Thirty-fifth street, on Wednesday morning, in the 45th year of her age. rollment of the Second and Third Warde, Warda it appears to be even more gromsly at fault election scarcely more than half a# many votes aa to it Sovrunmrvens.—te obedience This order haa been tenued in consequence of the recent decision of the Canadian authorities in theSt. Albans affair, Hotel and boarding-lonse keepers are again re- Atp ror Souprers’ Wives.—A few be. nevotont ladies have o; ened a depot on Broadway, second door from the N. E. corner of 42d stroet, where they will be glad to receive donations of all kinds of articles, to be distributed to the most worthy and destitute families of soldiers. The ladies who bave takon this matter in charve have viaited the homes of many soldiers' wives and widows, and they report instances where these women are actually suffering for the necessaries of life. One widow, whose husband formerly enn- Ore died, one Many other destitute All persons willing to Tur Unton Lracre Cien in enter. to Admiral Farra- ut two hun- gave gut and Comrrodore Winslow County Vourxtern Comwmirrer,—The new re- or Repers,—The families of Mansfield Lovell, Inte RELATIVES Rebel army, are residing in the city, a8 are ala three sistera of General Cheat- Deata or AN Actrorrss,—Mrs, Eliza W, ied at the honse of Mr B. F. Voorhees, No. 821 CoRRECTION OF THE ENROLLMENT,—Super- visor Bint has sent usa printe! copy of the En- To these than in the First. Altbough they polled at the laas the [First Ward, thoir enrollment is almost equal The preat number of people represented to be living in botela shows that the botel revisters were larvely drawn upon, The names of all men in the little Connecticut fishing smacks which come to Fulton Market can be found ; mdeed the shipping in these Wards furnishes a large portion of the names which swell our quotas beyond alt fitsing bounds, The Post Office carriors, who take acopy of the enrollment of each Ward to every person named ou it, when they can find bit, re- port that they are nnable te discover halt the per- sons on the enrollny In every cane where, after dfiiyent inquiry, ¢ ot find aman who is enrolled, their affidavits are to be taken of that fact, and these affidavita will form an important portion of the evidence to be lad before the Pro- vost Marshals wheu the roils are amended by them. Frre,— About six o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in the basement of the Globe Hotel, No, 834 Browlway, caused by the heater setting fire to a partition wall, Damage to furniture $300; ‘uaured. The building is owned by Mrs, Jane Price, and has sustained dariage to the extent of £2,500, the flames having extendedto the second tloor, before they were extinguished, MAcHine Oprnators,—The ladies of the Machine Operators’ Bonevoleut Society will not meet on Monday evening, but will open their new hall, No. 467 Bowery, on Tuesday evening, when Il give « soiree to the dry goods clerks. Tue Lirrie Coo: ELiaworrn will beon exbibition at the Ladies’ Fair in All Saints Church, corner of Henry and Scainme! streets, December 19th, for one week, T.e Little C lone, it will he. remembered, wan gotten up by Mra, Wheelwright and ent to the Sanitary Fa'r foreale, It was noe purchased at that time, but was sent back to her, to keep before the public for charitable pur- poses. THe BALL or VALLEY ForGe Steam Fire Faogine Co, No, 46, will take p'oce at Irving Hall on Thursday evening, December 22d. AMUSEMENTS, Barnva's,—The new panorama, exhibiting “Gul- liver's travels in Lilliput," bas clelighted the young folks during tho week, and will continue to do so, Madame Le Comte, the celebrated Pariman astrolo- ger, basher apartments constantly filled with those anxious to know the future, which she tells with Mr. W. FI. Harrison, the impromptu singer, is again here, Mouday, Tuea- day and Wednesday, at 8 P.M., Deborah will be performed in the lecture room Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday, at 3 and 7's, Linda” and the * Buckle of Brilhants."" Grand performances are {n preparation for the holidays Hiveotaratson,—Madame Tournaire was the great attraction here during the week. Van Amucscn’s Mesaoente, 589 and 541 Broad. way.—A fefnule dromedary ond calf have been added to the cellection of animals, Signor Victor, hing feats mbala. wonderful accuracy a monkey, performs most in fencing, churning, beating ©} ging rattles, firing off a musket, playing a vicling beate ing a drum, &e, THE COURTS Tux Orpyge-Waep Liner Cass —The Supreme Court was again crowded yesterday to hear the continuation of thie extraorduary Mr Charles O'Neil] was recalled by Mr. Pleld, aud testi. fled to ex-Mayor Opdyke's pecuniary interest in the wun factory. ness deposed that be called Mr. Opdyke a liar and swindler because he refused to pay him the sum for each gun agreed on with Farley. The following scene then occuvred: ae apr vase, Counse!—You cal'ed him @ rascal, Witneers— O° course, of course, [did Counse!——You mean that from you it wasa mat- ter of course that you should @@!! bit a rascal Witness—I have answero u. Twill not sit here to receive impertinence from Counsel, Mr. Field clarmed that he had a right to receive an auswer from the witness Mr. Evarts—I believe witnesses have rights, and should be protected in them, Judge Mason—Nothing should be said tending to provoke a witness, ie Field—I have treated the witness as he de- serves, Mr. Evarts—And the witness treats Counsel as he thinks he deserves, Mr, Field—I think I have treated the witness as he merits, and I mean © treat Counsel as they do- sorve Examination resumed: Witness gave further particulars of the bargain in the oyster saloon by which Opdyke, in consideration of the gui of $10,000, egreed to drop Stanton fos the Surveyor ship and secured the appointment.af Andrews; the money was levied from the Oustom House em- ployees, and was intended to secure: Mr an Oe election as Mayor; witness did not: think Op- dyke and Andrews were very intiniate friends, or else Mr. Opdyke would not have ask ed tf he thought Audrews would cheat him (anghts -); witness had held an appointment under the Stree ¢ Cornmiasioner and the Tax Comminsioners for tan years; did not sell any offices while in that po mtion ; did not vo to Mr. Andrews to get men sp potnted in the Custom House, from whom he was to receive $400 each ; did not ask Mr, Opdyke to make his claim against the city lawyer ; did not n»member seking Mr. Brooka to nettle his claim for the royalty on the cuns; Opdyke sent witness &) Washington to sell army tlankete. Mr. Rernardws Hendrichsen war examined and deposed to Mr. iyke’s inter- est in the gun factory, Advanced $7,000 to Me- Neil tn order to enter the gun business, but gub- tequently sold out & Opdyke for @11,000, Mr. Jotn Keane, 8 gun manufacturer of twentr- two years’ experience, doposed to the manner in which bo assisted to make up the claims for ¥25 60 for each gun The cost of completing each gun would be g9@¥%¢. The materials and labor ons single gun amounted to #1648; there were 34% pownde of waste put down for each arta, éshet was one ad too museh (me wan crors-exarnined, and state! thal Mr Opdyke gave no direction towitmess reg acting the manver of making up the clatma, Mn. re- fused to permit kim to patdowm the fail value of the machivary ; ft would cost abor® §120,000 to duplicate the mmehinery and tools, and it would take come months tw procures them and mx monthe t make them pliable and put the establishment in working oder; did not think they conld be duplicated at this time, There wae a constderatle amount, of property in the building which was not chars ed to the city; there was stock enough there to mm mke four or five hundred guns, which was not put in the claim be- cause the atock could not be properly got. The jron in the building not charged would make about 400 or 600 guns; it cost 13 and 25 cents per pound, the latter price being for stan) A Juror here remarked that Mr. Jones stated there was material in the building fit to make sec- ond class runs, in Iria testimorgy yesterday. This closed the examination for the day and the Court after an admenition to the jury to abstaio from any outside influences in -reference to the case aajourned Taz Pavestan Foramry Casn.—1 he case of Gul- denfuss, the allege Prussian ferger, waa again before the United Stedes Commissioner yesterday, on the application for extradition, The testimony { Edward Conrad, one of the wit: ieases for the de- fenes, gives a new aspect to the came, placing it in a tore favorable light for the prisoner, Conrad deposed that the pnsoner was no, the Ernest Gul- doufuas, broker of Halle, who cornmitted the forg- ery Hoe knew the latter well; bad done business with him for several years; was well acquainted with his handwriting, which was not at all like that of the prisoner. His entire evidence went to show that te prisoner and the person who com- mitted the critne are not the same, and th te- ment he supporte! through a rigid cross-examina- tion, The case |s still in pro,ress. Covert oF Ganenat Beesrons.—William Moore, Jobn Snaith, and Lew's Rade wky, who had been indicted.for burglary in the thard degree, pleaded guilty of petty larceny, and were sent to the House of Refuge ....Fdward Wiliams, Indicted for i laravay, pleaded guilty of attempt at grand ! ard was remanded... ..... Harnet Ander- gon, alias Mary Ann Kelly, in dicted for grand !ar- ceny, pleacled guilty of petty larceny, and was sontenced t six montha imprisonment in the Peni- tentiary.......Peter Kiley teas convicted of rob- bery in the first degree, for knocking down and robbing Audrew Wood, in ‘Greenwich street, on the Oth inst, He was remanded tor sentence, and the Court adjourned to Monday mornicg at 11 o'eloek Portea: INveriiarnos — heft af Buftter._On Thuesday afternoon, three men, Who were in a buteher's cart marked ‘SL, Belber, No, 123 Willett street,"’ drove up tos grocer'a wagon in Third avenue, yatter, with which they fled, They were chased, and preasod so closely that on turning the corner of Second avenue and Fourteenth street thea cart was overturned, aid they were compelled to aban- don everything to offers their escape. The butter was restored to the owner, and the horse snd cart were taken by the polier Bigamist under Atrveat.—Robert Thompson was errested on Tbursday, charged with stealing #150 worth of clothing fram his employer, Mr. Philip Van Valkenberg, of Tetbby Hook, and yesterday two Irishwomen appeared? before Justice Hogan ‘and preferred a charge of ‘bigamy against the prisoner, It appears that on th» 26th of December, 1557, Thompson marrie! Dlargaret Desmond, now of Madisov, N.J., and on the 2sth of August Jast he was warned to Margret Wier, of Tubby Hook. The women were both ho court, as were the clery- men who performed the marriace ceremonies, aud there Leing no hope of escape, Thompson pleaded cuilty, and was committed without bail. It is allaged that the accused has married other women who were employed by families, whose coashman he has been Stole a Horse —Thomas Keenan, 8 youth of ten years, forced the padlock of Mr. Gearge G. Palm- er'a stable, at N Charles street, and stole a horse, bridle, blanket and whip. Being discovered ashe as ieading the horse from the stable, he mounted and rode off at bigh speed, but was pur- sued, orrested, and taken before Justice Dodge, by whom be was committed for trial, The accused haa been twice arrested withiv four months for a like offence, Costly Lodging.—Louis Brucket, of No, 183 West Broadway, complained before Justice Dodge that Wilhelmina Vanderfelder stole bis gold watch, overcoat, dress cost, waistcoat and pantaloons, while be waa aslecp in a house to which he took the accused, whom he met onthe street at three o'clock yesterday morning. The stolen property sas pot recovered, The prisoner was congitied ia default of @5O0t BROOKLYN Brookiyn RAiLROADS,—The running of the cars was greatly retarded on Thursday night in consequence of the snow storm, and notwithstand- ing thas four horses were attached to each vehicle, the type were verry irregular and far epart, aom- pelling passencers to wait, in some instances, over an hour before one came along Tur Hartronp,—The Hartford will jsroba- tly be put out of commission to-day, The crew were employed yesterday in discharging their shot and shell, and it is hoped that her powder, etc,, will be removed to-day in time to haul the vessel slongside of the dock, Admiral Farragut spent the mostof the day on board of the flag ship, at- tending to his correspondence, ew, Mhe officers are to have a leave of fourteen days granted to thern, Tur Avu.ecep Hicgaway Ronpery Case at Canansit.—Lbe parties arrested on the charge of uesauting and robbing Mr, James W. Hunter, on the night of the 4th instant, were arraigned be. Kings County Court of Sessions yoater- day, and tried. The original e Haint was high- way robbery, but it appeared by evidence that it Was no more thau a general fight, in which al! were about equally to blame. The defendants were Messrs, August Bub, Louis Bab, Christian Thub, and Adam Bab, The first the tasher, and the othere bis sons, all farmers, rending in Canarail. After taking the evidence for the prosecutian, Christopher, August and Adam Bub were discharg- ed, there being no evidence against them. Lous Bub was tried and convicted of saseult and bat- Sentence was reserved, JERSEY CITY Tue Fextan Brornersoop,—The Fenians of Jorsey City and vicinity held s meeting last evening to take action with regard to the interfer- nee of the Catholic pastor of Hudson C.tv tho fore the tory. near fifteenth street, and seized a tub of 1 Sup. - Rev. BE. Venuta, with » meeting held by them is the latter city on Surday evening last. Tt appears from the statement of the Fenian officers that om the evening of the meeting in question Father Ven- tuts posted himself at the entrance to the hall where the meeting was to be held, denounced the Fenians to all who came noar, threatened them with every manner of dreadful consequences if they partici+ pated in it, and called down innumerable curses upon all who should have anything to do with the Brotherhood. The result of these dreadful anathe- mas was to frighten many Catholics away, and cause reat excitement throughout the city. The meeting was be!d, however, being conducted in & quiet, orderly manner, and after the transaction of ita business adjourned, But the officers of the Brotherhood determined to give public expression of their feelings regarding the conduct of Father Venutea—bence the meeting Inat evening, At tha meeting # preamble was presented, narrating the particulars of the {nterference of Pather Veoutes with the meeting, which, together with the fallow. tng resolutions, wae unanimously adopted Resoined, Task we, the Reniaws of Hodson and Jorsey cfties, hereby repudiate and ) all sorte sinaticn! imterfererme with our action as citizens of the United States, whether the maid ao- tion have reference to Ireland or America, and thas we acknowledge no arbiters in the exercise of cur civic functions except the laws and Constitation under which we live, Resolved, That we look upon the conduct of the Rev, FE. Venuta, on the oceasion mentioned im the foregoing preamble, to be an unwarrantable usar- pation of despotic power, intolerable in a Demo- cratic Republic, and if mbmitted to, calculated te undermine and eventually destroy our deareet Privileges as freemen. Resolved, That we not only protest inst the unwarrantable and despotic exercise of assumed sutbority on the parto! Rev. EB Venuta or an: other churchman, but we will boldly and fastly resist the same MARINE NEWS. Dee, 17-8. R., 7 15—8. 8, 4 S8—H. W.. even.11 6, CLEARED, BTEAMSHIP—.Jorephine Thompeon, for Baltimore, SHIPS—Cotwater, San Francisco: Atmosphere, Liv. RARKS~—Reinhard, Bremen; Linden, Rotterdanmg Charles Edwin, Saeua In Grande, BRIGS—Reliance, Kingston; Clyde,St Jago de Cuba, BCHOONERS..1 Williamson, Fortress Monroe: Bae reh Elizabeth, New Haven; (; Washiugtoa, Stamford, ARRIVED. STPAMBHIPS—Arneo, Port Royal; Guiding Star, New Orleans; J Gibeou, Philad; Glaseow, Liverpool Morning Star, New Orleans: Hendry, (prize) Fortress Monroe; Patapace, Stono, 8 C; Chesapeake, Portland Rebecca Clyde, Washington. SINIP..Jane J Southard, of Richmond, Me, Bath, BARKS~—Salamanda, Padang; Lillian, Bermudas, BRIGS—Excelslor, Bermuda; H E Wheeler, Carde- nas; Geo Amos, Bangor. ACHOONERS— Minnie Arnold, Inngna; Corinth an, Bridveport; St Kilda, Harbor Grace; Orria Fran cle, Willetts Point; ae Belle, Bangor, Maine Ned Sumpter, Willett's Polnt; Maria L Hall. Portland. Too Late for Classification. 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