The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 5, 1865, Page 1

e ‘ ‘ ’ i : ‘ ‘ fs ® ® ' s , s ' 4 e » t \ e a \ i 1 ‘ ' u 1 ‘ 3 ' t J i ’ 1 \ ‘ —_——<— TUIRTY FIRST VRAR. ) KRUMBER 10,157. 5 The Latest News By Telecraph to the N, ¥. San. —_——-— + The War Westward. THOMAS’S ARMY IN MOTION. A New Campaign Commenced. FROM SAVANNAH DIRECT. How the City is Governed. IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITIZENS. Significant Southern News. © REBS" GETTING DESPERATE Anything Better’ * Wankee t | ter se Thao Rale, LATE EUROPEAN NEWS. The Pope's Reply to the Rebels. HIS HOLINESS DESIRES PEACE, Interesting City Intelligence, THER HARRY LAZAR INQUEST, Committal of Barney Friery. dvc.. ac d&e. GENERAL THOMAS, A Now Campaign. Cineinnati, Jan, 4.—The correspondent of the @omawcia, wring from Colusbia, Tennessee, @xye: ‘News from the srmy of neral Thomas Dereafter will be received from another direction, Marching orders have beon issued and the whole @rmy isin motion, All the sick aul wounded have een sent t) Nashville'* Admiral Porter. The Fleet Keported Safe at Beaufort. Fortress Monroe, Jan. 8. —The steamer Amanda Winsuts arrival here two-day from Beaufort, N.C. and reporia the voesela comprising the naval fleet, under Rear Admiral Porter, as all safely anchored im that harbor, baving successfully weathered the @onn off Wiludugwn. The eet sustained but weary triffng damage during the bombardment of Bort Feber. The Amanda Wiusnts passed in the vieluity of Cape Hatteras, N. C., all the remaining @eamern of the flect of transports, which sailed from here under the cominand of Major General Bauder some-weeks rince. Washingtou, Jan, 4..-Dispatches from Admiral Porter report that Lieut, Commander Cushing, eommanding the gunboat Monuceilo, had just gone on shore and destroyed « new English blockade- runner. He ‘a as hard on the Engtish as on the mbels Important from the South. Deapair of the Kebel Leaders The latest R chmond papers show that the gloom {se deepening in the Confederate capital, The Ri mond SaxTrwer, the organ of Jef. Davis, bas a long editorial upon the situation, which has been by Becretary Seward to be of mufficient im- portance to forward copies of it to all the for- etn ministers, a6 aifording indigputat be evidence of the dosperate comfition of the Confederacy, and the impossinlity of any continued resistance to the authority of the United Rania Goverument, The Buwrowe: admits thot the sacrifices and states meanabip of the Bouth have been at fault, and that ste resources have been exhausted without obtaining any adequate succoss, 1: states that land, money, houres, negroes and men must go to sustain tho strugele, and fears that the South has erred in iroaginng that it could defy the opinions of mankind on the question of Blavery. Now, rether than suluit & the Yarkees, it offers to abandon a: im order to secure foreign sup |g Te wh If France and England will enter to warenty with these Confederate Sites, recog- nizing our nationality amd guaranice.og our inde- upon the abdlition of slavery in all these Beas ratber-tban continue the war, we should be w urge the measure upon our Feacecs, We believe such s proposition would be feworabiy seceived and acted upon by those na- tions, aud i: ought to be ume to them,"’ What the Richmond Examiner Says, Wasnington, Jan. 4,—The Richmond Examovmn of the 2d inet, in reply to the Smyrinets opposes ep appes! to the provection of France and Eugland ty the presentweeknoss of tho South, and intimates thet the ardcle in the Sentiva,, recommending euch a palicy, enmoated from Jefferson Davis, and feom « peniky mind, It gaye if the alternatives were presented t) thon of being the subjects of those foreign powers, or returning to the United Btates, they would ehouse the former, News from Savannah. Union Meeting of Citizens, The news from Savannah is highly interesting end important, Once more we arein receipt of mewspaper exchanges from that city, which give an account of the proceedings stnce the occupation by General Sherman. The people exhibits grati- fying dispoation wo submit to the “mexorable fogic of events.” and accept the new order of af- fairs. It appears that on the ih of Decenber, General Bherman issued a general order defirmg the conditions to be observed by both the eltizes and military, The military authority was to be supreme for the time being, and in cases where n conflict of views prevuiled, every opportunity w to be given to citizens to resume their usual pur- suits, They were not to be molested or disturbed go fong as they coufined themselves to their ordinary pecupations, and refrained from con municating nib the enemy outside the lines. Incase of any aid or comfort given to the enemy, either directly or indirectly, the utmost rigor of the law would be epforced. The Ma and Corporstion are invited go continue their fanctione of local adrainistration, end preserve the peace, health and comfort of the ety. Poor families will be aided with supplies from the United Bates Quarterinaster’s Depart+ ment. The order concludes w th the following ag- pificant etawment: “The Mayor wall forthwith ive public notice that the tine bas come when all mausi chobse their course, viz: to remain within our lines and condnet themselves as good citizens or dopart ip se, He wiil ascertain the names of all these who choose to lesvo Savannah, and report o their names and reetiancas to the Chief Quarter- Draster, that meaatines to he taten to transport them beyond the lines, Not more than two news papers will be published in Savanna, and their ediiore and proprietors will he brid to the strictest accountability, and will be pumahs! severely im pereon aud property for any libellous publication. mischievous matter, premature news, 6xa/werated @atemenia, or any comments whatever upon the Lorities; they will be ich artiolea though he cupied from other papers. “iy order of Ma. Gen. W, T, Sareman “L. M. Davros, Aideaie-Comp.” Thieorder seenato have produced a favorable shen. Mayor Amold, in compliance with @ call for the purpose of taking tuto conskleration “matters relating to the present and future wel- fare of the city,"* convened a meeting on the 25th which waa well attended by toffuensial eittvens The following unanimously adopte! ; Whereas, Ry the fortunes of war and the eurren- der of the city by the civil anthorities, Savennab ! panses once more wider the author ty of the United Btates: and, whereas, we believe that the interesi« of the city will be beat eubserved and promoted by a fall and freo expression of our views in relaticn | ' | od, do hereby | tmpre resolutions were to our present coilition, we, therefore, the peo le of Savannah, in full meeting aesen resolve, Lat, That we accept the position, and in the } guage of the President of the United States, seek to havo “peace by laying down mitting to the national authority | tution, leaving all questions wide adjusted by the pe | forence and votes. | Resolved, &i. That laring aside all d ferences | r arms aud sub- tor the const!- remain, to be eful means of legislation, con- and burping | y-sones in the graves « f the iby we will ude our beat eudesvors once more to bring Yack the prosperity and commerce we once ene | joved Resolved, 3d. That we do not put ourselves in | the position of @ conquered city asking terms of = | conqueror, but we claim (he immunities aud priv- | ileges contained in the Proclamation and Messazo of the President of the United Siates, and in all the legislation of Congress in reference to a people situ- ated as we are; and while we owe, on our part, ® strict obedience to the laws of the United Sates, we ask the protection over our persons, lives and property recogn'zed by those laws Resolved, 4th. That we reapecttu ily request bis Excellency the Governor to ¢ ponventon of the ople of Georma, by any constitutions! means fn fy power, togive therm an opportuntty of voting vpon the question whether they wish the war be- tween the two sections of the country to continue Resolved, 6th. That Major-General Shermanu, having plaved as rollitary commancer of this pot Brigadiersieueral Geary, who has, by bis urbanity | ass gentiemau, sud hie uniform kindness to our citizens, done all in his power t protect them and | and their property from insult and injury, itis the unanimous desire of all present thas he te allowed te remain in Lis prosent position, and that, for the reagons above state!, the thanks of the citizens arr tendered to him and the officers under bis nd, ved, 6th. That an official copy of these remy- be sent to the President of the Unitet lutions States, the Governor of Georgia, General Sherinan, and to each the Mayors of Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Atlanta. When (fen, Geary asmumed command of the city he at once sent s detachment to Fort Jackson, which wav discovered to be in flames at diferent points, but the fire was quickly extinguishe everything preserved iutact, When our were raised above the parapets ¢f Fort Jackson, the rede! rain Bavanuab buisted the stars aod bars, aud opened a desultory fire upon the fort and our truops outade, Aw all the guns were foun 4 apiked, no resurn from the y artillery could be given, but a light babiery wae subsequently browglt & bear and the ram peppered. Her aioe were thics and invulnerable w wll such attacks, and she 2 ceived no damage. Khe afterwards tired a fow abeil« at the city, but aceasioned no injury. Un Tuesday night sho closed her brief carcer by blowing up, after the officers and crew had esenped, At 1) otclock troops from all te corps were in the etty, and the perks were soon occupied by them, and every one Was comfortably situated before dar! The headquarters floors wok pleasant residencos, end were soon at home tu the own : The capture oi the city gave us thirteen locomo- tives, about one hundred and nineiy cars, Uurty- two thousand bales of cotton, worth fifteen millions of dotars, and # large quantity of munitions of war, stored in the var.ous wagazines attached to the numerous works about the city, One hundred and fifty peces of ordnance, mostly of beavy cali- bre, also fell into our hands, as tr plues of the glorious victory, The cormmissary supi dies found will be dietrituted among the poor of the city, who havo been left in an exccedmzly destitute emi von, The gas end water Works were found to be in good working order, aud are to Le kept in op + ration. (By Telegraph.) Captured Property to be Looked After. Wachington, Jan, 4.—General McCallura, Diree- tor aud Goneral Manager of Military Railroads, bas been ordered to dispatch @ party of offcers aud operatives to take charge of the railroad stock and property captured at Savannah, and in conjunction with the officers of the Quartermasier's Depart- ment in the Department of the South, miuske all arrangements necessary for their etficiont repalr end use in the operations in South Caroline and Georgia ‘The question as to the disposition of the thirty- three thousand bales of cotton recently captured at Savannah, and the additions! supplies which may be expected to be captured {n Georgia and else- where, now engages the attention and consideration of prom\nent officials. The Canomioe recommends the exportation to Europe of the cotton captured af | Savannah, and estimates (iat # mm lion of baeics or | more may be obtained within the rebel lines, This | policy, lb states, would trenefer the balance of trade | aud course of exchange to this country, and turn the tide of the precious metala in this direction. Aorrespondent of the Philadelpiua Lxquinen, after giving » full description of the work ou Gene- } ral Bater's Dutch Gap Canal, and the blowing out | of the bulkhead, remarks as follows: The natural inquiry of the public mind now will be as to the ettect of the completion of whe Well, however ecmuineutly successful it may it, cf course, will not enable us to stean up to Richmond with ovr Monitors, ve, wuight Twenty retel cannon bear directly on its upper end, the river above is barred with o!s#.ructions, and its bannel thickly sown with pedoes, Inc ntal- ly these obstructions have rreventing the rebel gunhoats from com ny down below the left tlank of our line norsh of the James, as they were able before the expected opening of the cial compelled the enemy to obstruct the | river, There is abundance of work to do above the Gap before our gunboats cay proceed muc er, Dut there are doubtiess means by which this work can be accowp!!sted, and the advantage of Leing able to con € le perations above, instead | of b bliges Ww Commence six Wiles below te self-evident, pe us one service tu abe Taw Ignats Ratzky “ismoud merchant) case ta | again before the Court of Appeals, at Albany, Judge Stuart for the prisoner, 8. D. Morris for the ople, The wurier case of Charles Walters, from Now York, ia algo under areumeni—A, Oakoy Hall for the peopl Jucse Biuart {or be prisoner, | | York | five Comminsionera of Appeals, | be dist | Llockade, bus by the regulations of the Confederate | hesitate a mowent in bringing it to the notice of {the Holy Pather. (kW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY, ; New York State Legislature, Sennte. Albany, Jan, 4.—Notice was given to<lay of the following bile To estab a m'Btary pernde ground m New ++.To id the charter of the U3. Ware- housing Company... To prevent encroachments in the harbor of Now York, aud for the complenon of the Rettery extension ... 1. amend the saseasment Jaws oan to make them conform to th: lawa of Con- rom... Kelative to taxing banks For ald to the farnil'es of soldiers and aadors To incorporate a paid Fire Department in New York....To improve ant build the wall for the protection of the Bat- tery, in New York To faci! tate the construction of the Wort Shore Raflroad tn Rockland County... . To amemd the laws destenating legal ho idays.... To amend the charter of Urocklyn. The following bills were introduced : To provide for filling the quota of the Bate by Payiag » State bounty of mH, @400 and «200 for three, two and one years men. The paring of local Lountion is prouibited ...To incorporate the Union League Club of New York Mr. Laimbeer introdiwed # resolution appomting Senators Mun- gor, White and Humphrey a committee to examine aod investivate the affaira and management of the sovers! City Departments of the Goverament of Now York City, Tabled. Adjourned, Anaombly. The Anditor's financial report, aleo the report on canal expenditures were presented, and the follow- ing bills were noticed : Relative to destitute Roman Cathoile ch kdren In the city of New York, To at Tthocharter of the City Fire Inevrance Company of New York. To alter the map and plan of New York. build @ public market in New York... vailrond in Avenne © and other sirects Kew York.....To tncoporate the Central Warehouse nd Security Compary,.,.To amend the Soldiers’ oling Law The following bills were tntroduced ¢ By Mr. Brandreth—To perfect the amendment to the constitution providing for the appointment of By Mr. Gleason — To provide for the payment of the State bounty to vohunteers. By Mr. Brandreth —Autboriting bank- ing arsociations tw become national banks Ad- jourved. ..To s Those Rascally Canadians. Probable Discharge of the Raiders, Kte Montreal, Jan, 4 —The decision of the Court tn the case of the raiders Lae not yet been givon, but it is expected that it will bein a day or two. The voneral expectation jathat the praonera will parget on the point raised, If a, they promise to submit to atrial on the merits of the case. There was a mecting of the City Couneil Inet night, to take into censideration the oa of Le mothe, the Chief of Police, ani especially his ac- tion lo restoring the money taken from the 3t. Al- bans banks to the raiders. There was much ex- clement and angry discussion between the Freuch and Eng!ish metmbery in regard to the subject. A resolution was Gnaliy passed, censuring the Chief and accepting bis resignation, Quebec, Jan, 4—The demand for passports keeps the Governor and Provincial Secretary bust- Iv employed. There bas been no Cabinet meeting for several days. From Europe. Three Days’ Later News, Natifowm Jan, 4.—The steamship Asia, from Queensiown the 28th of December, bas arrived, GUAT DRITALA, The Barvrtso Gazetine asys that advices from Naries confi m the report that ox-Premdent Juarez bad ismued letters of marque to Americans against Freveh eb ips an! eepecia'l: avainat the steamers of the French Trans-Atlantic Compeny, One of these steamers, having two bLundred thousand pounds aterling in specie on board, was convoyed from Versa Cruz by a French man-of-war, The Aumy ano Navy Gazurre saya: “There is not the smallest pretext for saying that Sherman was obliyed to leave Atlanta, or that he could not have turned northwards and eastwards, and jotned Grant without opposition, had he been so minded," The London Tivee bas an editorial on the letter of Secretary of Btate Beward in reply to Lord Wharncl'ffe's application to distribute ald amoag rebel prisoners Is says that it is no slight teati- mony to the course taken by Her Majesty's Gov- erument in its deatings with Federal America, that Mr, Seward, with an animus he cannot conceal, is driven to toaike the most of the opportunity atford- ed bon by a person wholly irreponsible as a re- presentative of the Rr Natiou, His letter indi- Lae 4 prepare! to make the most of the vu) slip that c be wade on the part of toe Brittah Ontinet, or any of {te representatives, Mr Seward must be Lard driven, when he finds it necessary to @xprees so much indignation on so trifing ean offer, The Tims repudiates Mr. Seward's chargea avainst the British people, A letter publiehed in the City Article of the Timrs, on *I'rading Regulations with the South,’ contends that they are calculated to impede rather than promote traffic, He asserts that the only available channel for getting cotton is through the blockade, and that the difficulties af this trade have been increased, not by the great efficiency of the Government, tending to give itself @ monopoly of the protite of blockade-running, Tho reply of the Payal Government to the receat manifesto of the Commissioners and Congress of the Confederate States, addressed to Kuropean Powers, {s published, It ts dated “Rome, Dec, 21," and is rigned by Cardinal Antomelli, After ac- knowledging the receipt of the letter of the Confed- erate Cormrniseioner® and the inanifosto of the Con- yress of the Confederate States, Cardinal Antonelli eaya: ‘The sentiments ex; ing aa they doto ressed in the manifesto, tend- ces#ation of the must bloody war which still ra.es 12 your country, and to put- ting an end to the disssters which accompany it by proceeding to nevotat ona for peace, being entirely n aceordapce with .¢ disposition end character of the sugust Head of the Catholic Church, I do not lke Holinesa who has Lees mogt deeply aifiic ty th» secounts of the fri,Lt- ful carn {tbs o stma'e struggle, bas heard with satisfaction the eXpreasion of the same feel- jugs and sentiments, Being Vicar on earth of that God who is the P of Peace, he yearns to seo these wrathe ap and peace restored. In snout of thity Le ve to the Archbishops of New ork aud New Or a a6 tar back a6 O-tober, 1562, inviting thei toe binge Ves in bringing about this holy object. You muy then, rable gen- tlernen, feel well eaeured that whevever a aile opportunity abull present ‘sell, His Holiness w ll nos fail to aval! Lirusel) Of 16 to Dasten a desirable wresull, sib id Lon Wale Garoest Wiel that a) ua} tione may be united in she bouda of cuarty, peace and love, The Progass, o. Lyons France, announces that the cotton crivia i) drawing w «@ close in the Der partwent of he Buou® where considerable arrivels aad Of the raw materiai be vo revived that branch of im- dustry The K og of Italy has lesued @ decree ordering as | measure of public utility the occupation of com vente, seminaries and other establiehments in Florence necessary for the service of the Stata, The Spaniah Cartes opened on the 22d of Decem- ber. The Qneens speech expresses the hope of « prompt solution of the Peruvian question, bus ts silent on the subject of St Domingo. It aye that Fpain has not amMtious projects upon the South American Kepublies. Aa regards Mexico, the Speech, wave that the official communication of “ximillian's aecession to the throne of Mexico {fe the commencement of « new ara tu the political re- lakous Lesween Spain and Mexieo, hitherto unfor- tunately juterrupted, Another paragraph ip the speech ts as follows: “Tam bound to state that the geveral condition of the monarchy, considered in al! its extent, is not very antis{actory, and to rewme- dg thie 1 aball a! before you ® bill of great im- portence.”" This is supposed to refer to Han Do- ! mingo. Judgment has been delivered at Rorlin, Prussia, 5, 18 tn the cases of the Polish prisoners indicted for high treason) The majority were nequitted; the others were found guilty of acts vending to the comtulasion of bigh treason, but under extennating oe rcum stances sentences were not propounce 4 The schooner Martha and Mary, from Androssan for New York, foundered on the 2iat uf December, Crew saved. Commercial InteNigence. Toverpool, Dee for the woek wens 75,000 bales, including 34,100 bales to speculators, and &500 to exporters. The ‘oarket ia firmer, with ao advance of jgd. on American. and ‘gald. on other descriptions, The sales on Friday were 10,000 bales, the market clom tng firm. Block in port 865,000 bales, including 9,000 bales of American The Manchester market {a firm, and prices of goods and yarns were still advancing. The pool breadatuff markes is firmer, with ® slight advance on o!! Consuls closed on Fri money No sales of American gecurities, and quotations sre nominal. United States fve-twenties » WA wt dl gods. P. M —The sales of cotton i eogrts f day night at 891/690 5-8 for — News items. (Bp Telegraph to the New York Sun.) An extensive organiration of the Fenian Brother- Rood bas just been discovered tu Canada, Tiw anniversary of emancipation was celebrated on Monday laat, by the colored people of Hau Fran- cisco, with great impreauivenens, Tus New Hampshire Republicans yesterday nominated Hon, Fred Binyth, of Mauchestor, for Governor. Tue subscriptions to the ten-forty loan received at the Treasury on Tueslay amounted w #1, 280,000, and to the seventhirty loan to #1,926,000, Sevens hundred rebel prisuners have, during the past week, taken the oath of allegiance and beou sent North from Washington. Iv the Republican caucue last aight at Spring- field, Ill, ex4iov. Yates received “5 votes for the nomination of U, 8, Benator, all othors receiving 26 votes, Tur preliminary hearing took place vesterday,at Philadelphia, in the case of C, Miltan Allen, cash- ter at the Polladetphia Custom House, who was ar- rested on e charge of being concerned in the recent robbery of $9,000 from the Custom House vaults, The accused was remanded, ta delault of @20,000 bail, Tim United States steamer Saginaw has just or- rived at San Francisco with seven rebel pirates of Hogg's party, who were arrested on the steamer Salvador off Paname in November, and whose trans- mission across the Lathmus was prevented by the suthorities of Granada, They are confined in Fort Alcatraz and will be tried in California, Tue Board recently appointed to examine tnto the causes of the bursting of the Parrot rifled cau non on board Admiral Porter's fleet, are expected to enter upon thetr duties to-day. Lt is stated that we have at present upwards of one thousand such guns on our vessels of war, and » bundred of them in use in the army, One employed egeinst Charlestun bas Leen fired mure tian three thous and times. Carr, Hvom A. McDonacp, of the First Pennsy!- vauiea Cavalry, tried by court martial for altering falseand counterfeited bank notes in the army of the Potornac, has been found guilty, and sentenced to be cashiered from the service of the United Btates, and to be for ever disqualified from holding any office of honor aud profit in the United States, and that be be imprisoned, with hard labor, for e term of ten years in the Albany State Penitentiary, and psy e fine of Sve thousand dollars, Gov. Cunrin's Message waa read in the Pennsyt- vanis Legislature, yeeterday, Ho saya that the quota of the State for the new call for volunteers is 66,999, and, alluding to the President's statement that the call ls chiefly to supply deficiencies tn for- mer calls, expresses surprise at the deficiency, and can only account for It by the assumption thas the men never reached the army, although enlisted and mustered in, after the payment of large bounties by the localities sending them the estimates; that the people of the Btate have in this way been robbed of $12,000,000, not ine hudlog money fraudulently taken frou wen who actually entered the army, General Intelligence, (By Matl to the New York Bun.) Tus friends of Rev, H.W. Beecher, at Peekskill and vicinity, who were recently edified by that gentle- man's enthusiastie eulogy an the apple as a fruit, made him a Now Year's present of @ huge a; ple pie, two anda half feet in diameter, and cooked nuvat deliciously, Mr. Fauwuis, the new Maine Senator, te a good epocimen of a man physically, and Is one of « fara- tly of twenty-one childron, by two mothers, four- wou of whota were sons not one of the latter being in weight less than 200 pounda, nor below atx foes in height, The fasber im still Lving, ut the age of V4 years. A oorrow speculator, who has jnst retrrned from Mobile, saya that there are over 10,000 balos of cotton stored in that city, beld principally ou French au! English account, The total auinber of | bales of cotton in the Confederacy at the present | time is estimated by rebe! cotton dealers at | 7,000,000 bales ghey have vot aucceeded in geting | out more than 1,°¥0,000 bales since the war an. | Mr, Pres ria, of the Louisville Joram at, has re | tired te Washington trom a five weeks’ residence | }juk sud, Where be went to avert justice from | his so, # major in the Confederate army, on trial jor wurder, Prentice states that the public men in that Gly are unanimous as to the p frev- | yd artoing the slaves, Toeir scheme tabibe | y OmAncipsvon embraces @ donat) f bouuty Janda and the prospect ot she freedom of We fami | Lee of the slaves who Ogbi, of a SUN. OvEE 7,000 people visited the White House Men day. Marshal Lamon introduce! the visitors to the President, white Comm'asioner Preoch intro duced them to Mra. Lincoln. Mr Lineo'n ‘wus \ dresaed in a ful! mut of bieck, and *ppeared in th» test humor, Mrs. L nooln was supor'dy att iu heavy poeple brocade silk, rery richfy trinmed with black velvet, and a tine tack love shaw), itu gioves, hesd~<ireas and jewelry matching iu color ‘with her dreas, A rmivare letter reooivet at Washington, froin ro fleet off Ohartentom, anys that refi wes fron Charteston and other ports ta South Caring cate that) the inhabitants who coukl do so have re mowed Inte the eo mty, Groat Cistrem piv @carcoly any flour or ciher necessaries can !« famed at acy price, Sherman's succeds occasions general alorm. Beveral blotcade ruaners tn Chutlos ton harbor are waiting an ooportumlty to Caesp 5 end many passenvere for Nisan have alrealy en aged berths, There ts little bow naga in Charles ton other than that connected with blockade-rus bing aod war matters, LOCAL NEWS. Rew YoRK AND Tes VICINITY, Saatina,—The Stating Season can hardiv be said to have fully commenced, owing to the at. seiied weather and the conenquent unfavoraliie condition of the lew. Thore has not yot been a day of really good skating at the Park Pond, and the Light showers of snow which bave been ao frequent for the last fow days, ronder the time for expecting geod ioe very uncertain, Of course immense crowds of people have thronged the ice every day that the bali baa shown itemif, but there have been mainly novices, and that other class of skaters who regard the art solely in a musculer light. Experts havo been exceedingly rare, #) far evidently not being alde to approciate the pleasure of skating througt half an inch of snow, over rough ice, The suow aud roughnews, however, enable the novice to learn the rudiments of skating with con paratively litte dauyer of filiug, aud one Jeasou upon such ice fw worth adoren upon a slippery surface, to say no. thing of the cost uf liniment for hea The opportuuliy thus aflorded for not been lost, Thousands of people, of al) aros, conditions, and both sexes bave HNeathows. leart ra line been om the ie every day that tho ball was raised, aud the resule bas heen a thorough teat of the acity of tl for It has been effectually t! ped by every mize of bumanit full-jrowu te the aix-year-old, The gre t dan er to unsk lie ful okaters, {9 the nuisance of skating chairs--au awkward contrivance to push slong on the ice and trip up luckles# novices. Poermianon for the use of these peste of the ekatlag-pond wae given when the Central Park wae compacstively Hide patronized by skaters, and the nuance was at that thie nut wo objectionable, Mit atthe preseut time, when '¢ requires every poasible dexterity to avoid perso oul collisions, the danger from a few dozen of these lombering concerns is upparent, Ou Tueoday our reporter saw @ young lady fal! upon Ler face, have fog in peasing caught ber skirt upon a ekatiuy- chair, She received a severe bruwe and might have been seriously injured, Biuce the Park bas become #0 popular # skating resort the Conwy gioners ought to prev’ used Pur auy other purpome, The benclow that aro ao liberally Matributed around the edges of th well-moant but highly-injurious adjunct of the Skating Pond. The object of these benchos ts to furniah places for skaters to rest, after having be- come tire! and wart whilo skating, aud poutiod tm the ib ite I Pond are anoher The efocs of thie is to produce colds, inflammation of the lunge, and pneumonia, A skater should not ait down even for a minute, The reaction from warmth to cold is not pereeptillo, but it ls positively danger. ona to the person who thouy!tlessly causes it, A skater on quitting the ico, oleo, ought alwavaio havo @ warm cost or shaw! t throw over the shoulders, and then walk until the system has hak time to return gradually to ite natural comdiiou, The convenience for warming is very goul—us good as can be expecta! ; but for a novice ov skates ~—perticularly a lady -the ascent wud dewens uw the steps recainds ove of the stories al out the peria of Alpine climbing. But the public are nut much, disposed to grumble, and the want of comlurts f@ made up by an exuberance of guod humor, Lie ice yesterday was no better than tt bad beeu uring the fow proceding days, but the Puud way thooteu last night, and fudging from the ludicntians wt uu early hour th’) morning, the ice will probably be mueh better toxlay. Arrest ov O8BON im NavaL em wx rie GoveRNMENT..A dispatch receive t Jest night from Washington gays: Mr RE U- bon, naval reporter, No, 2 Dey street, New Yours, and correspondent of the English Aumy any Navi Gazerte, bas beon arrested by order of the Prew- dent and ordered te be put on triad for furnishing to the puble press and requesting the publication of the details of the Wilmiuyton expedition, there. by causing the enemy Ww reiuforce the works at Federal Point, Mr, Usbou is vow in the Uld Capi tol Prison, Tue Crry Bounty Nov ro Be INURRAsEY, —Yesteray afternoon the Special Committee va Voluntecring heli a meeting, and rewolwed uot b> tucroaee the present bounties, The ordinance | « ly adopted by the Board of Bupervieurs leay du opary with the cormmittey as & they sball pay €1,000 bounties or lens ing aro the present rated: Bru for 8 years, $200 for 2 years, sii) har $110 for 1 year, = #0 han Those bounties apply either w the artuy or navy The committee state that the min of €800 is » sulh cient sum to pay for a three year Volunteer, wud « proportionate wum for a sorter tarm of service, and that the number of men to be raised wt! 4) ¢ present quota ia only about 8,500, which the ent bounty will secure Sum Hoesron StReeT Menpern ow tie Ropy ov Hamny Lazarce Ruvones The tullons 50 han mney INacn Atoroner anit yesteniay bel! an inquest at the Lith Mreciucy Biation Hous, on the boly of Barry L prize fighter, who was killed on Tuewtay Larus cue moras by Uarney Friery, ‘Th rat witness sworn ww, levee! Lazarus, father tho deceased, He tow. . fied that on the moruluy of the Sd inst, Lo way informed of the death of Harry, and rewov si uy boty tw his house Centre street Henry Connell testitie! that he wee ‘bertceper for the deceased ; ar nd deloa's on Tucsday tuorn ng Barney F VY, acoues wie? Continued au the laut page, 1 that betwe