The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 2, 1865, Page 1

IRTY.-FINST VRAR. ™m 2 NUMBEBE 10,135. anao for 1865. i 5 Weinesday Weinesiay | Thursday pe SWOT 12) 13) 14 15 16,17/18/16/90)21/23 24 80/31) — 6) 7) 8) 9)10,11!| Aug) —|—] 1) 2) 8) 4) 6 6) 7! S$) 9)10/21/12 1sfratis i617] 15/19 S 26 vio mtivhs 1415/9617 15/18 ol ZL BVILS | a4 S68 VT 8 Be 50/81 The Latest News By Telegraph to the XN. ¥. Sum. —— 0 THE WILMINGTON AFFAIR. ‘Porter Still ** Pegging Away.” BAFE RETURN OF BUTLER’S VESSELS Arrival of 250 Prisoners. | THEIR WRETCHED CONDITION. yes HOW LEE IS TO ASTONISH US. i rac eae - = oewe ~ aw sce eoweneoso wre se Sevenseewaee ere 8 a 90 Bee ot One os = Rebel Armies to be Massed and Marched North. GOOD NEWS REGARDING TEE DRAPE. New York Probably Saved Again. ONLY 4,443 MEN REQUIRED, #1000 County Bounty to be Paid, NEW YEAR'S DAY. The Sunday Gbservances. GENERAL CELEBRATION TO-DAY, SEC, &e. < WILMINGTON, BWeturn of Buller’s Stcamers— Porter still Pegging Away" at bort Fisher — Kebel Keport, Ltc. (Correspondence of the Sun) Fortrese Monroe, 1 Nearly all the eteam- are ng the porton { © eapedmonary f ot under the command of Ma ral Datler, | which sailed from this port several weeks nec, anding the se- ant and while Santiago de Cute notwit the have returned in sat Vere storm experience @ chored off Wilminytor T «© a Fort Jackson have been the only vesnela at- tached to the naval fleet, which have ar yet ar- rived from off Wilmin - and the latest advices received from Admir wrter represent hiro as atll gutjecting Fort Fisher to a vigorous bom Yordment. The Norfolk Reamer of to-day contains the following correspondence from off Fort Fisher, dated the 27th inst. The shore js strewn with broken boats, which Pave been wrecked@ in one way and another. They Fe scattered alougthe beach from Fort Fisher to Masonbero The North Carolina Slate Works at Masonboro Bore deseo, re last Saturtay, ny of sels have w!:hurawn from these waters, and the bombardment iuay be sald to Lave come to an eud Wilmiicton, N.C, Dee 28, 1804 The Feleral ared, Only the us’ b wera Henge reporta that with pre t means and Lep sition of sorees no danger noed be erprehented. Had ren ements arrived sooner, | wee might have capiured many prisoners. The ene ' ircle a . we sher, ¢ ‘ i, Cc e! » garrinon ity as Well wa the j feserves, The ene t wover many Lorws in vw and sult timuch otherwise, There was arother cae lost nicbt, The Aloxandria has t ered at Nessau by order gf the British Govers- m ut. wo hundred and fifty of the “North Carolina PR overves,"? enptured by M)j.-Gen, Vutler iu she vocmity of Mort Fisher, disembarke’ from the aesioship Bultic, yesterday afternoon, en route & Point Lookout, Md, The condition of thease pris- oners was exceedingly wretched, mavy of them Vx ing without blaukets and overcoats, and in some sand hatless, Two thirds of the nura- r ob yot reached! the ave of while the re- | rooining third o. thom ranged between the years of and 16 i wven officers arrive] here » fow days awe, in the steamer Arage fi! Port Royal, + made thelrescape from the rebel prisons in © laumbia, & C,, by bribing the guard of old men | avd placed over them, Among these officers te Major A. W. McDonald, 106th N, Y, iow Lee Will Vrobably * Astonish the Werld” Woshington, January 1, 1865 —Rebel deserters + cently reported that the authorities at Richinond re discussing @ud maturing a movement which Id astonish the world This effect would btless be produced, if the following from the Va., J cena. is worthy of credit, in 1 that subject, viz. + 41a persons who seem to be informed . . 4 A -xeodria, nv x the secrete of the secession leaaers, % was 8e;1001b liscussed by the rebel suthoruew for te pudcen massing of all toe ee, {25/26/27 /98/29 | res available force in Virginia, in the event of their affu re beooining desperate, aod marching into the Northern Beates with the doterminasian conquer 8 peace or die in the attempt. GENERAL THOMAS, Hoods Troubles. Cincinnatt, Dec, 31, 1564,—The Commaronat has ® special despatch from Columbia, Tenn« which saya: Ibis thought that the bulk of Hood's army is still north of the Tennessee river. Hood first at- tempted to strike the river at Decasnr, but Genoral Granger oocupied the place in advance, and beade! him off Atthe same time the gunboats came up the river and compelled him to abandon the point near Florence, where he had pontoons. Owlng to the bed condition of the roads the developments will not be rapid. The Florida Case. Mr. Seward Apologizes. seizure of the Florida in the harbor of Bahia, by the | hebed, The firat letwr from Secretary Sewanl to Minister Webt, dated Nov. 11th, 1564, announces the reception of the news of the seizure, and ex- presses a willingness to conaider the subject ami- cably, The next letter is from Senor Barbora de | Silva, the representative of Brazil at Wasbington, declaring the facts of the seizure, reflecting severely upon the conduct of Mr, Wilson, the U 8, Consul et Bahia, and Captain Collins, of the Wachusett, who are accused of a violation of personal pled zes, as well as an infraction of international law Hoe concludes by demanding reparation for the alleged ingulsto bis rovernment. The Secretary of Staie, in bis reply, dated December Y6th, concedes that the Government of Rrazil is entitled to expect that in this case the conduct of tho United States Governi.ont in reepect to the seizure, will be in ac- cordance with ite well known policy of irs of foreign intervention and absolute non-in' ence in the domestic affairs of foreign nat.o therefore announces th and regrets the n= ceedings at Araxi! pend Captain Collis, and di acourt-martial, Tie consul at Bat he advised and eolicited the captain, and was active in the proceedings. He willtherefore be dismissed, = * He ihe President disavows He will sue- + bim to appear betore The flag of Brazil will receive from the United States navy the honor cus- tomary in the intercourse of friermily mari- time powers, The Secretary, moreover, announces thet the United States Government refuses to credit the charges of treachery and deception ad vanced against the Consul and Captain Ceilings, He | mtates thas it sbould be distinctly understocd that Government y makes thie reparntion on the ground the 10 ture of the Florida was an Unsuthorized, unlawful and indefensible exerciae of the naval force of the United States witbin ign country, in defiauce of ite established and duly recognized Government," He reainde toe Guveru~ went of Braz 1 of our constant denial of belliger Tights to the insurgents, and inmets that the Flor! da was pirancal veesel, the barborimy of which was an unfriendly act aud @® wrong demanding reparation, Bus at the sawe time, be diselaimea the right of subor loate officers of our Goverument to judge of the manver m which our rights should be vindicated, and ou, wrongs redressed, This nation stands on ostab- Lshed law, Government on its rec bn of this fact as an worthy of imitat In accordance with veiplesy the crew of the Fiortda will th Thes tary announces the Vosse), in Ooh ence of 3 aries 6 she wasina crppled coud 4 and at the facts relating t ping ® jutli~ investigation, and tb © an winced time, In the meant ne lows of the Florida was ® conseque unforseen sce.dent, Which cesie be fr upon the United States It is understood that Mr oud he congratulates the Bre zilien mpits fore be reloused. ottt w Roward's reply le per- n Minister foctiy satisfactory to the Braz The Weather Waahinaton, Dec. 81,—Snow commenced falling at 1 o'clock this morning, and continued, with al interruptions until five this afternoon, 1 of anow is not heavy. », Dee 8\.--It han been snowing and thaw- | ine all day. To-pight there are incicationa af rain Portiand, Dec. $1 -12:30 P. M.—Wind northwest, The mometer thirty-three degrees, Snowing Montreal, tDee, 1 A, Mo Weather ob threatening snow, Toertnometer te grees below rere. News items (By Telegraph © the York Sun.) Tur Nevada Legislature has passed an act en- forcing contracts for payments in gold. A puss was fought near Memp! 1 the 23th, he- tween two planters, resulting in the death of both parties, Twrstr tidueand dollars war stolen from the the Philadelphia Custom Houee on Friday t. Ahole was broken in the side of the vault, ns from Bermuda state that there arrived the 26d ult, from Wilmington, N.C, the ble 2 vers Charlotte, with thousand bales of cotton; the Owl wish seven bundred bales and the Colonel Lamb, with nearly » thousand bules vault o ‘here kade ru one us notomnous guerrilla Huuter recently arrested at Salt Lake City, while on his way to California with 000 in wreenbacks, stolen frou a bank at Bt niton, Mo. was over @ yon? air | He was gent buck to Bi. 1 aly Gov. ( | will be bung } Tas rematos of the Hon, Wm. L, Dayton arrived | at Trenton, N. J, at S o'clock on Saturday nig and ried to the State House by the G eruor and city authorities, where they lay .n state from the t 11 o'clock of of were ear The funeral proveasion will mr House « 2aypwret ve n Tuesday morning Island advices nounce the arrival at Honolulu from she Arctic and 10 from the | former bringing 20,505 barrels of ofl and pounde of t the Is 4012 barre! 500 pounds of !one, which she December 24 an- 45 the 20, 808 i ye @ suualler 6S whalers Okotea!: Sea ani are than during Isat season, Department bas received information of the capuire of the @ hoouer Lowuod, of Vel.co, | Texam with 221 bales of cotton. | ture, off Brazos Sanuago, Texas, of the Holland brig Geziena, of Helligonde, bound from Liverpool to Matarnoras. ‘I'Le schooner Mary, of Nassau, was | recently captured os 6ea, bound from Dow's Inlet, South Carolina, to Nas#au, with 77 bales of cotton, 50 boxes of tobacco, and wome barrels of turpen- | tine. Tur opening of the New Year wil] be celebrated | in Washington to~<lay by ® general suspension of all public business, The President, in accordance with custom, will bold a pnblic reception The | Cabinet and Foreign Ministers will ray their re NEW YORK, MONDAY, The full diplomatic correspondence relative to the | and »: cwing fast, and attempting to | priation of SUN.. rrr JANUARY SRR. ciary of the United States and of ihe District of Co- lurn hha, ard the officers of the army and navy, wiil be received from twolve to one o'clock. From one o'clock tind] @hree citizens at large will be receiv ed, when the reception will corse Sinee the lew pao! during the former Congress fo provent a mugyling ou the Northern and Kest- cru frontiers went operation, rereral eri- tures have }een made, and rurasures have been taken by Nathan Sargenk the Commissioner of Customs to more effectually secure the arrest and punishment of violators of the revenue laws, The idhiuon of «tr for which an appre lars has recently been into m cutters, 1@ millon made, will emable the Tr more efficiently agai wiry Department te act rs. nat sm A sunenoe's gig, with a party of twelve persons aboar |, left the Naval Hospital at Mound City, Mis- sissippiriver on Prilay night with the desizn of landing at the N. Tt was dark, » the vig y Yard opposite, | ewept urader the bows of a dispatch boat and cap- | | leat wesvion, State twill ev United Btates steamer Wachusett, has beeu pub- | wed. &.C. Dudley and daughter, of St. Lou's Jobn Heaher and Jones Leaman were drowned Mrs. Da fey, who was of the parte, waa em over. come bythe Joas of her husband and child that ber reason gave way, General Intelligence. (By Madi to the New York Sun.) A vrny poor family in cinnaty haa fallen Loir to a fortune in Europe of eeven millions of detars A contnact for three hundred barrela of corn meal «as awarded in Washington, on Saturday, ot $7 35 por barre! of 196 pounds. A rroresson of natural history, named Walker, writes to the Envliah papers that the Channel! Islands are gradually ainking into the sea Deanntene repert that General Lee te bay re moving heavy roachinery from the araenale and public workaat Richmond, preparatory to au evac uation of the city. Tar trial of Colonel North, Now York Military State Avent, and MM. Jones and Levi Colm will be concluded on Tuesday, It bas been pending before the Military Commission s month and a half, Tar Governor of Ohio has received authority to ratec ten vew re ziments of infantry under the last call for the terns of ane, two and three years aa the recruit toy e} ect, Dentsa the month of November there were drank In Cincinnati 6,889 barrels of beer, or equal to 2, 552 kegs, or 2,0001,020 glasses, which at 6 cents « glase amok) its to $100,060, Avovt fear hundred thourend dollara hea thus far boon e> pended in paying to the parole! prison- ers at Ans apolis the commutation of rations dua ther wh de in the bands of the rebels. Up to day eighs thousand had received tueir certificates, A RRIRL apy was recently captured near City Point ‘pon whose person elaborate dyawings and descrip dive sketches of our defences in that locality were found. It is stated that, when taken, be was on his, way to City Pojot to complete bis minsion by exam fning the juner line of works at that place. Tw Richmond papers are very indignant at Sherman's seizure of twenty-thre thousand bales f cotton at Savannah, and says it must have be 1 .ged to Jews and Yankee speculators who tnfent tha city and who refused to yleld to appeals for ite Cwst rection. No doubt! A Ga ‘HLING-HovaRr in Washington haa been re- fently @ sedon an davit of Pardon Worsley, the spy Who h.formed on the Balthmore and) Washone- ton werchants for gelling goods to Mosby's querril- las, Worsley swore that he lost three thousan | dollars of Gova nment mor in the place, Passexauna who lefs City Point a day or two e report that, t fring was still goin e front, Within two days one bundred end fi ‘eserters have me into our lines, among the five North Carolina conseripte, One of them an that four or tive days ago adiviawon of General Fariy's command waa in Richmond, preparing to move southwest, A verre from Lor Angelos, California, to the Comm as ner of culture, states that that Btate bas suffered very much from drought tor two years past, and that in November, when the letter was written, tae prospect for rain was bad. Of the eighteen hundred thousand catile of all kinds in the Btate half am liion had died of starvation, cased by ck of teed, induced by want of rain, or been killed to gave them from the game, to pre- serve their hides, Fovr new recruite have been arrested in the con- camp at New Haven Coun, under suspicion of belonging to the St. Albans raiders, piayed a goud deal of Canadian silver, and bulls of South Caroli a and Georgian banks and wer. anx ious to know it the bills on the &t. Alban which they also exhilited, would med They enlisted in Wiudaer, Vt, aud are Southerners of good appearance, Bo tar there appears to be a strony Cede against ther Inauguration of Governor Fenton, The Biate officers will mect in the Exceutive Chataber in Albany to-dav athalf-pasteleven A M., when Governor Sey tour / od at, will be present At the same hour Governor Fenton, Lieutenant- Governor Alvord and the new stat! will procee! to | the Executive manelon, accompanied by # military escort, and on arriving at the Executive Chamber will be formally received by Governor Beytmonr, At twelve vu’ ly the two Governors will enter the Chamber, where the ceremony of stiom will take place, and the proper oath of office be administered to Gover- nor Fentou, Vie Le, lature will meet to-morrow (Tuesday) at 11 A Mo As the Senate is a!rcady or- ganized, the ins'allation of the newly-sectod Lieu- tepant-Goveruor, Thomas G. Alvord a# President, Htitute the ¢ interest, The Asseubly will meet at the same room, and will be called w M: the hor then swear in the m feature of order by wrevle Becretary of State will tere, when the election of ers will take pl The e Message Speaker, Clerk, and a Ithen be real It nape ¥ is expect reach this city by te! raph early in the aftern Commerce of the Port of New ‘ork. Mr Andrew R. 1 Officer at the U.8 hall, has kindly f iter, the efficient Boarding foe, White. nue Barye ( rnis.ed ua with th | totals of arrivals at this port from foreign ports Alwo of the cap- | during the past year, show & decrease, 48 co1n- pared with 1803, of sail, We do not give the nationalities of tie vessels which arrive! during 1964, for the reason that can vewsels ore temporée ly @aliog under foragn flags. Arri x Bteamships .. Ships.... 58s Barks. .+0 esse 1,145 Brigs 1,578 Schooners 1,005 Total... 5,062 4.09 The number of passengere arrived during the } spects frou swelve to nalf-pags twelve, The Judi- | same period in 1564 wae 10KA4e They die- | Cushman, the clerk of the | wing | large number of Ainert- | 1865. : LOCAL NEWS. WEW YORK AND TUK VICINITY, . . New Year's Davy. Another year, with all ite hopes and fears, has | dawned upon the dwellers on Manhattan Island, | and ere thea lines are read by any one of the half | million people who daily peruse the columns of | Toe Sex, tre ladies will havo completed all the | Preparations necessary to wish their male friends |. Harpy New Yean A few, the proverbially | Qatory ones may be oblyeed to run omt thie morn- | Ing and purchase needed supplies not procured on | Saturday evening, but every other female who ex- Prete to “receive viaitors will, after reading thie | article, don those silken dresses and other | then the “God blew them |" | know so well how to wo to the beat advantage, | Flora MoP!.may | re \ th » ~ ladies iN attire herself in @ gorgeous “ manufactaral and imported expressly for ocension, because she had “nothing to wear," | and conkl not appear on Now Year's Day in the horrid dresses she had worn once or twiee alnco the fashionable Madame with-a-Prench-name bal sent therm home for her inspection, Flora will be fmnitated by the Missed Shady, whore father hav- ing beld a rovernment contract, or “struck ile," will inaiat on his daugiters making » demonstra- ion, eclipsing the gentry who have hitherto exclu. sively hved “pon the “upper crus’ of city Hfe. Mr. and Mra. Shoddy, having forgotten their former experience in the amell roome they occuple! tn ® tenement butkding, will inaugurate the Now Yoar in their handsome mangion in the Fifth Ave- nue or on Murray Hill, where every fawning syco phant, will be “recelved" for the grat fication the parents of the young ladies will obtain when thoas duttfal daughters repeat all the pretty compli- ments lavished upon the appointments of their new home. The lovelier Misa Lu y, whose home has ever been furnished with those substantial comforts that onablo herself and parents t) enjoy the good things of thie bfe, reminded that “all is not gold that ylitters,"’ will array herself im those plainer materials that are exclusively menufactured w'th- in the nion lines" of a war distracted country. Her example will be followed by thone trae Indios who realiro that the happiness of Now Year's Day is not to be found by displaying all one's worldly goods apon an occasion which comes but ‘once a year.’ Upon these ladies, soft sawder and nonvense will be thrown away, their friends will visit them for the pleasure of extending the cus- tomary greeting of a “ Happy New Year," without being disturbed by the affectationa that will be wit- pexsed Wherever common sense ia not found amoug the ornaments gracing the hostesses whe will re- ceive visitorn during the day, Frotm present indications this New Year's Day is Hkely to be a memorable one, both to those who re- celvo and those who will make visita to-day, The latter are prepared t) accompliah a larger round of social calla than they ever before made, while the former will miss many a gallant cavalier, who bas *yone to the front,’’ aud may be engaged in hot } co t with wome desperate for, bent upon de- | atroy'ng the life of the nation, at the same tire thes a rebel bullet m that vlence for ever the tongne ia “Happy New Yoar" to some handsome woman, unconscious of hin fate, wi formerly Is is to be hoped that many auch mernories will | not be recalled, but rather more than usual of those | happy experiences which enables the brave soldier who has cose hia duty to the nation, © return'once more to that social circle where ho moeta again tio woman who adores him, and in lndaing her a “Happy New Year, both are conscious of @ re- newed existence, which will hereafier be brighten d by thone «6 ceterae that mako home and life agreeablo, How tat Ovo Year Expep.—According to the old adage, when * March comes in Uke o lion," it “goes ont Nkealamb.* If this theory hm! been adapted to the year that haa just closed, it would have hititexactly. There are very few who do not remember the intensely cold weather with which 1864 came in ; but it went out miidly enough, The weather on Saturday was about as dimagresa- tle for pedestrians aa could well be conceived, Daring the forenoou a storm of commingled rain and mow prevailed, which, with the three or four | inchos of snow that fellon Friday night, rendered \ the streets barcly furdalle. The sidewalks were with slush, and uot only prolific of wet feet, but their #ippery condidion caused the whole walk ng comtuunity to bave the appearance | cove red | of @ company of equilibrista, many of whom received practical experionce in the ‘ups }and downs of life." In apite of thin, how- ever, New York was out to make the preliminary arrangements for the Now Year's celebration, The sellers of all articles suitable for presents were | overrun with customers; the markets were fairly | besieged with buyers; and the popular determina- | tlon Beerned to be that the New Yoar should be re- vectfully received, ‘wt all bezarde."’ Turkeys, hickens, wild vane, wines, cakes, ete, were evo- en route for the residences | of their purchasers, aud the outdoor preparations for “calling day" seerned not to be impeded by the disagreeable weather, After dark, however, It be- wan to grow colder, and by ten o'clock the ground had ber zen, Hut the cospge was anything | but an uuprovement, s# far aa the walking was | concerned, for the atreeta were a glare of ice, ren- dering pedestrianism more than ever dangerous to the solvency of life insurance companies, In accordance with the announcements in Satur- day's 8.N, the chimes of Trinity Church rang out | the old year by the playing of # number of popu- ar tunes, whieh were listened to by thousands of people, The “Wacch Night" services atthe Meth- odist and the colored churches wero also observed an before stated. At the Hedding Methodist Church | the services were very interesting, aud an eloquent vermon Wes oreached by the passor, At the Alan- sou Chureby in Nortolk street, the pastor, Rov, | Wm, P. Corbett, preached, and prayer, singing sud exhortation were continued until the last stroke of 12 announced the death of an old year and the birth of a new, Then the New Year's hymn was sung, followed by « few minutes of lent prayer, during which each individual with » | voice audible only to God, renewed the solemn covenant to obey and serve and love Him to the end. eilent orayer was broken by owe of the ry where encountered, ~~ { PRICK ONE CENTIN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURE KNOY, brethren, who praye! that God wonld protest ons Government, and soon—if it be His bleased will Teatore the Union of States by an honorable paace, “Tho pastor then pronounced the Benediction, and New Year's greetings were interchanged by all. after which they retired to their bomes. The calored churches ware crowded from floor t# gallery. In some of the churches a very reapect- able minority were white, Dut these came more out of cumomity than for devotional Durposes. Many white people attend such meetings merely “for tho fun of the thing. Our reporters aekiom witnessed more onlerly concregations than were found tn the churches which they viaited on Sature dey night. In Zion Church, corner of Dloeckar and Went Tenth atroots, the preachor, Rev, T, Bin- fleton Jones, preached a moat eloquent sermon from the text, “Prepare to meet thy God.” Tle waa followed by others on the aame subject, Im- Prompt hymns were sung and prayers offered by several brethren, The usual closing exerc'sen took place. The Holy Communion was adiministorel sbortly after the new year had been ushered ing and, Inceed, the entire services were deeply inte resting. The annual ball of the Astor House waiter@ was given Saturday evening, The only incident of note which occurred was tho presence of Mr. Rotert Lincoln, son of the Presi- dent who craciousty dance! with a pretty young woman, A number of balls and masquerade parties were given in other parta of the city, and amid the firing of pistols, finahing of rockets, explosion at Roman candies, and the chimes of ol Trinity, wae ushered in the infant year, one thousand eyhw hundred and sixty-five, Tn all the Protestant Episcopal and Catholie Churchea, yesterday, special services were beld. Tn the Catholic Churches the first of the year ise holiday of obligation, whieh was made more im- portant by the fact of its falling on Sunday. The Vostiuents for tho Mass were white, as upou av festivals in honor of our Lord. Our Indefatizable, in availing himeel! of this ope portunity of wishing “A Harvey Naw Yran’’ to all who have read his notes" inthe ‘Local News’? columns of Tus Sun, is pleased to mako bis ace kpowledgments to the Elitors for permitstng htrw to come before the public, ag the theatre bits ane nounce it, ‘for this occasion only." In thus pre-e seriting Limself to the people, be hopes for @ reception that will assure him bia shortcomings are forgot.en, and nothing remembered, eave those “items” that have gratifiod the readers for whone information or amusement they were from time te me published, With his umal modesty our Indes fat.ceble has handed in the following VALEDIOTORY FOR THR YRABR 1964, New Your, Dec, Slat, 1964 To the Editora of the Sunand the Public Genae raliy. In recalling as Ido the pleasant and unpleacan® incidents that have varied my experienes of city’ fe during the past year, I must begin by giving credit to eleven different gentlemen who have aided me in those duties, for which the editors of Tox But have beld me responsible. Although I have been christened by a name that almost imposes upon me the duty of being iv a dozen different places at the saino time, without the sotive co-operation of the Policeman, the Fireman, the Markedmon, the Common Councilman, the Lawyer, the Politi. ans the Army, the Navy the Supervisor, Bdu- eator, and Tradesmen; to all of whom, and » large number of transient contributors, am I tn- debted for valuable reporta of local occurrences, These gentiomen, who have assisted in daily pho- tographing city life, deserve my acknowletg- ments for the duties they have performed—duties which no one but @ reporter can fully appreciate. In the storms of winter, and during the Leate of summer, these coadjutors have bravely pocketed their note-books and gone forth on their differen’ rounds, to return before or long after midnight laden with all the information their *raida" after city news eflorded, At tines, members of the force have been detailed upon epecial duty, re quiring the tact of @ detective policeman to make their entorprise of value to the readers of Tas Sex. How successful theee efforts have been, the public and the editors must determine. On Tuesday [ sball once more resuine my labors and during 1865 be actuated by the same desire to furnish every local item of {nterest, at the earliest poasible moment, clothed {n language that will present it mous forcibly to tho mind of the rewler Uf Tecan thus satisfactonly convey to the public those scenes that are daily witnessed in and around thin metropolis, it will be moat gratifying to us all, and afford a large amount of satisfaction to your ISDEVATIGANLE To-day all the banka, public offices and stores will be closed ; the Mayor will receive his friends from 11'¢ to 1 o'clock, in accoriance with the usual oustom, and other public officers will do the same, on AMUSEMENT At Bauscuau's Museum, performances will taka place nearly every hour, to the lecture-roou where will be presented the gorgeous talry spe |S cle entitled, ‘The Ring of late; or, Fire, Ag Rarth and Water. At Van Amuvnou's Managuuce, 580 0 $41 Brome way, the wild animals from wil parte of the worl | are to be seen, in addition to the perfurmances ty trained elephants, monkeys » Soveral tives during the day en! evening. ig one of tha best places to take children, Campneit's Minstrel Hall, in the Bowery, oppos site Spring street, will no doubt be crowded, The Hirvotagatecs, 19 Idth etreet, an extra entertainment! The frreat pantoimins “Bluebeard" will be performed twice to<lay. Ovscasyan will show off his Turkish ladle Hope Chapel. Sap Srant aT Sra,-—The , 8, transport United States, from Baltimore, arrived at this pors veaterday, and reports thaton U Intult., when off the Delaware light-sb p, saw two sunken vwee- cela Observing something at the maintoprnast of one of them, bore down to her, and discovered | to be a dead max. lashed to the topmast ; fe on bie person ® gold wath,» pocket-book containing » silver dollar, © @% benk note, and sone copper coin ; also the vesse.'s papers, showing her to 4 the schooner Water Wiwh, Capt. Thos, GU. Hw, Comtinued yn the las pao romisea of