The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 10, 1865, Page 1

u i THIRTY.FIRST YEAR. NUMBER 10,141. ) sf Velegraph to the N. ¥. Sua, —— MORE PEACE RUMORS. WHAT MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED. Rebel Viows of the Mission. ROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. COLORED SOLDIERS FAMILIES. Passed by the Senate. THE CONSTITUTONAL AMENDMENT. Debate in the House. WAR MOVEMENTS inthe WEST What the Rebels Are About. HOOD'S ARMY ONLY 25,000 STRONG, Lecal and Miseellaneons News, Message of Mayor Gunther. ALBANY LEGISLATION DE- NOUNCED, The Street Laborers Troable. NQ MONEY PAID YET, &C., &e., &e. A Gleam of Peace. The Pence Movement RKlaire — Thetr lrorpecta of Success ~ What tt is Expected to Accomplish, (Special Correspondence of the Sun.) Washington, Jan. %.—The peace rumors bh heen revived under more promising auapices by the return of Mr. F. P. Biair and Mont. gomery, the late Postmaster-General, to General Grant's army, hearing, it ts said, an order from the President, permitting tem to pass through our enes to Richinond, These it will be remembered, visited the Army of the Potounac tnst week the same miasi by General Grant, in cor hia son, ventienen, on but were turned back | i feq e, ib is rumored, of the wording of Secretary rier Ay , powerful influence was then brought to bear upon she Proeident hy several prouinent Republican | politietans, and the result is that the two Mairs | reaume their attempt te reach the Contederate lines, | O: conrae they ore uot charged with any ollicial | relations, and inere'y go to Richmond w confer in | & private capacity with their tical friends, up country id personal and pol- divine the The movement, if nos attended with im- mediate miceess, may at least pave the way for fu ture neot.ations that shal! heal the strife that now deao'ates our country, Al) treaties of this kind are preceded by an unofficial interchange of views, to define the terms ujxm which the respective opposing | parties will compromiae their di For this particular business vo better persons could be re- | lected than the Biairs, If received at all, they | will experience riore marked conmderation and | ‘eee haughty euperciliousness than ware extended te Messrs. more and Jacques, who were about aa votitted ae Wendell Poillips and Fred. Douclaas to acoomp ish of this kind 0 the issues thet now Heulties, & mission It ts to be regretie!, lbowever, that any delay should have occurred, as the rebel leacers have had time to prepare their enawer, and take rreasures in advance to weaken any .mpreesion the Plaire would be likely to produce, Toe late Richmond the Bair mire miom, and denounce it as an attemps to disarm the | panera have reference tr Routh and increase the disseusions that now exist. | Collier reports thatin the revere grate of Mriday | These are undoultedly among the reasons wis | this Dinir peace movement should be favored, and | it would train str erefore be desirable to eucourage a peace | ght to Richmond every day, to impress pon the Bouthern toind the hopelessness of re- | sistance, and the advantages of s return w& the | Unio. Such an institution would produce an | admirable effet, ifsuitably sustuined by recruiting athome and fresh victor eosin the feid by Grant, | Bherman and Thomas Nemo Rebel View of the Blair Mission The news of the attemps of the Blairs to reach Richinond, in the character of unoflicial peace ne- | ed RB aud fads but gotiastors, has ree hmond, little favor from the press of that city, which | seowsto regard it with suspicion, as auvther at. | tommps to widen the dissensions thet prevail in the | South The Exawiser bas the following on this subject: Ove would not be superstitions, but we see to perceive in the ro ta pt ber bisie odore of | Wasbinuton, By the pricking of your thumbe, | you ean tell when some wiekod this way | Comes. tis not yet clear, but will probably soon be plain enough, what particular plove of Yankee villany treachery lurks under the vnofhieial visit of Blair seni ) Bair junior within our is to cor evive uny two Yen t North more unilkely te have an | bonest errand in coming to Rebmoud thia day Any given couple of Hetrew blockade runners « !be much more welcome visitors, because | they would at lenst smuggle inte us certain useful commodines, It if not bie ju ttosay what object of d.sunion and treason is to be served by it, but of one thing we are very sure, These men not beng commissioncrs authorized to open uego- tiations Letwe n government and goverument, are fp.c wil the = gover’ authorize ther visit, or hos it already done sf We des re wo see our government, of course, re- ceive comn ouers to treat of peace, if they be sent, but notto see it frat rnize with indiv enemies whomay wander Lith or entertain spies as the bonoved Quests of the Confederacy, We can very well guess beforehand what are to be the topics of discourse with the Mairs, Both «ire an fon, in case they are granted an audience, they have nothing to propose, bus will merely give it as their privave openion that uncenditionsl sutmus- 6 ob, st! ohiion of slavery, destruction of the Con- federaie Governioont, army and debt, might sul save us fror, utter auoibilation, That Lincoln is 1 of compasmon and loving kindness, having no plessurein the death even of rebels, and that true THE e Latest News 8 Resolution Freeing Them | report, and states that Mr. Stephens was stil! The VWinsion of the | make their tender and a repentance and amendment of life may atill move | der of Commander Thatcher by destroying the Lim to spare our lives, or at loast some of OUF | rete! residences in the ricinity of the bloody decd, lives, nos that they can promise anything. The Wate bas the folowing + The mission is not for the settlement of terms by the only partners who can settle them. Its ,reat An expedition, consisting of @ portion of Nim's bat- tery, and an infantry and cavalry force, had been sent by General Ullman beyond the Atchafalsya, olject is to break up the Confeteracy by alienating | but met few rebels, who fled at their appearance, Else why not go to Ralelg spics, and come here ie Scales separately. n other words, the Diaire are to sow dissensions. The Blairs Bound for Richmond, | povTwaast” rier veuh richly deserve hanging df they go there upon such # m/asion a that Finoas fire obtaining the consent of the military suthorifies, which they never can obtain, they will get what they richly deserve to acertainty. The Augusta, Ge, Sescivei, Jan. 2d, has the lowing Announcement: It waa rumored in town last evening that Hon, A. Hi. Stepb bad gone t Washingtou on a pesce mission. Many believe that the rumor is @ correct one, We doubt it however, The Richmond Examinan, 6th, contradicts this a Richmond The Noth Carolina papers contain important nows of arevivel of the peace agitation iu the Le- gisiature of that State, A strong secession journal, the Raloigh Coxreprnatr, that the “Vanco mou" are reviving the peace quration, @nd mentions » number of names of prominent in- dividuals who favor the movement. The following resolutions upon the subject of peace have been mbmitted by es majority of the Committee of the North Carolina Legialature, and have passed : The majority of the “Joint Select Committee of the two Housea to which were referred 8 uate resolutions No, 4 entitled “Resolutions to inrtiate negotiations for an honorable peace’’ report the same back to the Senate Without amendment, and Twcommend thar they pass. The majority of the committee beliewe that while every etlort ia being made to increase and strengthen the army by the moat severe drain upon she people, of men and means, these extrome requirements should be ac- companied by some gnanifestation ofan effort and desire to necure an Fonorable pear legittraste measures. Commissioners heretofore teudered have been refused by the Unived States upon the pretext that their reception would imply @ recognition of the Contedera: preliminary, an | that in case of a failure to agree Upon @ treaty such recognition would nevert Stand These resclutions seek to remove this ob- jection by sppointing commissioners on the part of the States whose civil existence and authority have never been denied ; bus atthe same time, to powers dependent on the action and adoption of the President. [tb \s not proposed that these commissioners derive any powers from the Btatee, bus only that they be teu- dered by the President tor » pewce conference, he giving to therm such powers ond instructious as he tmay deem necessary avd proper. Jons Poo. Chairman, A. ©, CowLn DF Carowriw charges Prom Vortress Monroe, Portresa Movroe, Jan, 4. -Se Blanton snd Ma).-Gien, Meive aerrived here at ao late beur last evening frou Washington, DP C., in the re retary ! enue cutter Northerner, Mr. Simeon Draper and several attaches of the Crnatom House in New York arrived here yesterday forenoon, au! sa'led ff Savannah, Ga, at noon today, on the swamer Grenada, A large <'ad monitor, uppomed to be the Dictator, arrived iu Haropton Rosde this afternoon lhe weather eh)) coutnues stormy and des ble Vrom the Army of the Potomac Headquareia Army of the Potowac, J There is nouhing new w report on the lines fn frout Some shelling took p moipine, but without of Petersburg. we near Appomattox rerterde important result, Four deserters were execute yesterday: and three were shot. The “rst was W New York, for having de ne war hung Thornton, of the 17 rerted to tne enemy; the others were John Benton, bth New Hampshire, Peter W. Cox, 4th New dere sey, and Michael Wool, 1341h Pennsylvania Bome fifteen deserters from the enemy came in this morning, four of them being cavalry men, with their horses aud ec. pimenta, A party of poor whites, uumboring shout twan- ty-tive, anid to be lately inmates of & poor-houre in Prince George County, came jute the Nave day and were seut N vy. They were forced to leave on account of the Bearcity food in the (iss trict where they had lived, and locked as thous! they had auffered for the bare necessities of life for some time Loss of the Steamer Knickerbocker. Washington, Jan.9,--The captain of the stearner last on the Chesapeake, the lare aide-whee) steam er Knickerbocker, Capt. Martiv, went wn be- twoon Smith's Light-house and Point, Having been driven in towards the shore, eh doubtless knocked a t Smith's le in her bottom by run- ning ogainet a snag. All supposed to have bee: lost, as nothing tas beea heard of ber crew; though they may have been saved, for a steamer was seen to gu towarda the Knickerbocker just This the river mon that the huicrerbocker is atotal loss; ond, as she fe an old vessel, it ia feared that the North-cast winds will kuock her t now lier aubinerged with the excepiiou of ber \p- per deck and sinoke stacks 1 waa light waen ehe went down, and had come aroun for verninent charter, of ate on board the vessel are ale sank eliaved by oF eces. the ves the purpose of obtaining a G Bhe helongedto the Peopie's L ed by Acker & Co,, of New Ys pers OWD- ‘The Call tor Treops Albany, Jan, 9.—Colonel Townend bas received orders to suspend action under the last call for mon in this divimon of the Stale, becsuse of al- leced inaccuracy in the apportionment of the quota, The War Westward. Movements of Hood, Forrest and Lyon, Cinetnnati, Jan, ¥ ComMMEROLAL estimates tha Tevneasee River 27.090 Forrest abanconed at side of tre riv r on Lyou. capturing % Company of Tennessee (Fi dera)) cavalry We shen crossed the Chattanoorgn rail- road below Tullahoroa, tore up a few of the rails, | and then moved on my the Hood took across she 26,000 currespoudent of to m General ' Friday. The rehel General tellville | Vrom “Morgnnzia, La. New York, Jan. 9.—Advices from Morganzia flate that ali was quiet there and that the recent strict measures adopted by Goneral Milman rela- | tive to communication outside of that post have | | had » most salutary efiect upon predatory rebels. | ‘The eunboat Gazettor hat retaltaid & the mur. by all other | » Government, as | She | t 150 wagons on the north | wish 800 mov, passed through McM.noville, | \6 Wey to join Forrest at Kus. | | A report was current that the ram Tennessoe, cap- tured at Mol ile, was to be sent up the river, and probably t Vicksburg. The Ith of the carrisou ot Morgsnzia war good Concressional Proceedings. AXAVILIth CONGRESS Serond Keasion. SENATE Washington, Jun. 9.The Senate assembled at the usual bour, with Vice-President Harlin in the Chair. Potitons were presented for an increase of the my of army officers, by Mowers. Morrill and Wale, and referred to the Committee ou Military Affairs Mr. Sherman prasented the memorial of the | Prea.lent of the Refugee Relief Commission of Obto, asking for au appropriation of money for Le ®up- port of Boushern Refngnes. Mr Sherman said thers wer neands of loyal refugren in the cites of Cy ennatt, St. Louis and Lowaville, and thelr condition was deplorable | Not logs than a hnndtred thousand white people had been rendered homeless and seattered throwch the Bouth by the fortunes of war, He thought Con- grease ought to «lo something in the matter, but he did not believe the appropriation of money would be the most judicious means of relieving them, He thonght the Government ought to give them work to do for the army, the manufacture of clothing,or @ law might be passed giving them the use of lands ir to coutiseation., He wished the me- mortal to be referred to the Committee on Publie Lands, and it waa so referre Mr Wilson, the itary Committee, re- ported back tho resolution to distribute the pro- eceds of the cotton captured at Bavaonah smong } the officers and soldiers of Gen. Suerman's army with | from the unanimous recommendation that indefinitely postponed, and it waa so orde Mr. Doolittle oifered a joint resolution dracting | inquiry inte the treatmentof Indian tribes by the ‘vil aud military authorities, which was referrod to the Cemmittoe on Indian Affairs, Mr. Doolittle called attontio. to a letter from an otheer stationed in Coborada, in reference to the Allewe! brutality of Col Chiviugion towar! certein Tudiang, atating that he wantonly slaughtered therm, plundered them, &c Mr. Pomeroy offered a gesolution directing the Judiciary Committee to tnqinre what legislation wre necessary to enalie the President to call an extra soasion of the 20th Congress, without giving Shoe xty dava notice now required Which wae 8 lopted On it be motion of Mr. Wilson, the joint resolution freeing the wives and children of colored soldiers was taken up Mr. Saulsbury «poke sgainat the resolution, ¢ ne gross Lad no righ. even to free the slaves enlisted Inthe army Ts bas no right to levislate on the subject ui slavery, He denied the right t capture aud carry & aves, espoclally in States that hed never been in revolt. This policy propomed Ly the } party in) owa@ wae avheorrout ty Nap adeon, Gen Hoots bal expresse! op ton aganat the right of Congress to juterfere with élavery iu the | Slates, Mr. Davis micvel to stueud the resolution so a to meke Ite acwon prospective only, and not retre spective aud prospective, ag reported by the Mi) tary Committee, [le regarded the resolution asa Violation of the Courtitution 4 but if st must pees, lid vet see that freeing the wives and euddren of those already ip the serviee would promote en Leitments and therefore hoped that it would be mac to operate only im the cases o) those who sbould bereatver enlist } Mr. Wale ceonied thatthe Republican party, in atime ol peace, ever abternpyed te interiors with flavery in the Htates; but when the war broke oul, sod mavery trnved to kill the Government, the | be ame different. Slavery was anorganired re ; '@ Loa, and be hoped there would be no peace unl ik was liehed, Flo was giad ibe Soute had bebd ont, and he hoped they would held aut ta ther Diunders until they necessitated the anly thing taat would give us lastins peace, Mr, Jobneon disliked the instimition of slavery as much as Mr. Wade, or any body eine, bot he could not endors’ Mr. Wade, when the latter said he wante! the war to coitinue tor thirty years, it ne- cossery, rather than end without the aboliton of slavery. He lelreved the revelehed good reason to believe that England and Frauce woud eid tt to achieve their independence, if they would aby : slavery, as they urquestionably hed @ right to ao What would the senator from On odo then’ Would bmit to the dissolution of the Union, provided the South would abolish slavery? Mr Wace said he did not fear the bugaboces of foreign intervention. The Couvention toat nonmi- nated Mr. Lincoln laid down the principle tas slavery shoulda be eradicate’, and Me. Line tu con SDAY, JANUARY 10, 1865, | died nenta to it Would the Senate: frou Marviana \ aay that Mr. Lincoln had backed outot toi, and | would cousent to the recurn of the Soutcer. 5 ates wherever they laid down their arms’ We have | prid too dearly already to pertait slavery to exist, | and this was the soutimont the Meltimore Piat- } form. There must be + | lave on America | Great Britain or t whom it nay concer di be (Wade) did not lear e Vue proclamation © To wad tle true doctrines and was the ouly dociyine upon Which Mr. Linco onght to Lave been elected, [the President soould | not insist upon We abel.tion of wiavery a4 en fodis. ponrable condition to peace, so much the worse ior | she President, The peoplo Were Letter than any President, snd they were mght Mr, Davie was theu | The amendimest of down, voted poace while there way a | Mr, Pow nendment that the | of the ‘ ! under the prov the resolution showld | otupensute!, Lost Mr, Saulabury offered of amen juiedt exeunpting | frou the operations of ihe resolutioug wll States that have wot atiempted to se ede from the Union | Loser | Mr. Carlile «poke against the resolution, and de- ! ued at erght ol the goverauneut to cousernpt ether whites or Diacws forthe aitoy, He dened tne ngbe tba slave bi the ary iu any capnesty, He be. lieved olivery to be a 6) ¥i) wh positional ble and th be negro Was tusde to be a al the white ina, Phe { int reaelut wua then passed. Yeas v7 Naye 10, Adjour: HOUSE OF REVRESENTATI Via The H use resume | the coumderation of the Beu- ate's joint reeolution pr amendment to the Constitution «f the Loited Biates, by which to abolish slavery throughout the country poling an ee - change in the Government of the United Btates, 1, Was vot an expedient to cud the rebellion an! re. * peace; but it waa a blow aimed at the foun- dations of the Goversment of which he had #0 lanz been proud, Ta fact, 1t waa to tke from the Stason of the Union the power to regulate their own do- meatic oustitutiona'n their own way. Hoe dered the power to do this even by an smendment to the Comsnitution. Mr. Voorbis thought he saw the relinguishment ofalavery ly the South itself, He held that the question of slavery was rapidly diminishing m tm portance, whether for good or evil; it was passing away He, however, belt that 't wae an imaroper tine to amend the fundamental law. The Consti- tution lid not authorize amemiments to be made by which ans State ‘ould be divested of amy so- quired rigbt or polities! framghise. The Bastes have certain rights which po @ixternal power can take away, Mr Clay (Ky.) opposed the reselution, arguing that such am atteropt should not be thrown inte our con We have no richt to touch property ’ vensation, and cannot do AL that unless the siavew thus taken are for pubhe uses, The Louse concurred in the Senate's amendment to the pension appropriation bill, Mr. Ward introduced @ bill directing the Secre- tary of the Treasury to refund the taxes collveted on spirits prier to March 7, 1564, and for other pur- poses, which was referred to the Cominittes on Ways aud Means, The House, at balf-past four o'elock, adjourned, New York State Legislature. senate. APany, Jan. 9... The following bille were ua- ticed : To amend the lawa welative to unlawful mar maven and incest. To incorporate the Home for Disabled Boldiers, To make Monday ® holidey whenever it eucceeda Christraas, New Yoar's day, or the Fourth of July. To smeorporate the Metro- po itan Railway of New York, known as the unter ground railway. To appropriate #120,000 to - tinue the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson’ River The following bills were introduced: To cenfirm the acts of town auditore and miper- visorain raleing bounties, To poovide m the payment of awards male by canal ay and the canal board, To incorporate the Cayuye and Ontario Bip Canal Company The Benate then edjourued moruing, for want of @ quorum, until to-morrow Apacanbly. The Sperker presented the annual report of the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police. BILLA NOTIORD, Ny Mr. McDonald Relative to collecting reut for gas metres tin New York By Mr. Lyons For raidroad in the Florenth avenue and other atreete in New York Wy Mr. G. Varker rm w York and Brooklyn passenger tall P By Mr, Platt —or @ railroad from Cold Spring to Huntineton The Governor transraitted the correspondence between Secrotary Seward and the Minister from Veneznela relative to the purchase latter and transfer, when he deemed pr of & house in New York ‘The passage of » special wet in ree- ounnendod, News Items (Dy Telegraph to the New York Sunt Tux Mistoir) Convenuion yesterday decided 6 completely r weuize the Consiutaton Tuk subscriptions to tue 10-40 loan fer the 64h and 7th inat, amounted to $2 .650, and to the 7-00 loan, nearby @4500, Tur) & Supreme Court pronounced an omnien yeaterday,in the case of Btone ve.the t the latter the title of the a -uthern part of the Fort Leaveaworth regervation. Mr the of the Wornn, who was arrested op Saturday at Balumore for affirming & Firmi, correspondent disloyalty, bag Wallace Tue New Jersey Lrgiaiature mcets to~lay, There are 15 Demoorats and § Republicangin the Senate, and 20.0f each party inthe House. A ing to elect a United States Senator cannot be beld att ATTORNEY-GENERAL & opinion that the con releasel on parole by General joins mneet- with House consents wuuanes bes given his vacancy eccamioned in Congross be the resignation of Governor Fenton, can election, therefore no spreial election will be ordered. A erraMur from Little Rock has arrived at Cairn, only be tiled atthe next genesal 11., with S00 refugees, and 40 orphans, in a desti- tute condition the Three osher boat wey Uy loads are con, Ie Veny from Little R Ark , dated the Ist inst., any that the oMitery alt uation remains withous change. Hon, Wis. I, Stewart was elected on the 2th ult. U, 8. Benator from Arkenans for aix years irom the Oth of March next, receiving a two-thirds vute of botb Houses on the fire Vary wae a collision on the Baltimore and Ohio Raiir Farmington, W. V., on Baturday tnoruing between the mail expresr, which left Bal- timore on Friday evening, aod @ freight train late advices received “hy ballut. ad, DOsr bound East. Both engines were crushed, The baggage, moll aud express cars took fire froma stove and were destroye’, with their contente, ' Several soldiers were injured, one fatally, Joseph Robinson, express messenver, was badly burned about the face end urtos, None of the passengers | Mr. Yearnan gave '.¢ reasons why be should | vote | © proportion Mr. Morni}, of Vero. at, spoke to favor of tho reaolutiob, express N18 Burprise that thet gentle moan abould retuse eves to give people the opportu nity to say whether the great wrong of Mary should be abolished. Mr, Olel] favored the amendmen‘, The time be come when the Democpahe party should cut |oow } from elavery and turt their back on the dark pst and their eyes on the bright future, Mr. F.juh Ward and Mr, Mallory opposed the ainendiment elieving i “ou 4F BOrve to complicate our present difficultios Mr. Maliory, of Kentucky, eaid gentlemen might | say what they chose sbout this joint resolution, i} but no one could deny thatit wranceed — racine! Many of them are sick, and several | | | itet States, | were injured General Intelligence. | By Mavi (o the New York Sun.) Tum Southern slaves are geussing the plana for anning the Black looks are the consequence Tur receipts from ‘rus! revenue for the last oe. were over ten millions of dollars, As 6008 as Livy. Andrew heard of the fall of Ba. vanush be sent »feuts thither to procure colored | recruits and @ i permistiou to do #o afterwaids, Toe Onond Gazer’ published at Browna- ville, S. Vo the name of Gen, Butler at its roast bead for President tn 1564, Ligt 1, Co!, N.codernus, of the Signal Corps, has beeu distulesed the service, for publishing informa L relative to bis #pecia) branch of service useful | to the ene) Tue Pi inde!phianas have presented to Mra. Gen, Grant a 450,000 house in that city ; else, a £10,000 house and ¢20,000 19 money to the widow of Gen, Biruey A riyeoran, speaking of the frail) constitutions of the women of the fF day, remarked that we ought to take great care of our grandruothera, because we eha.l never get any more A DELEGATION represenung railroad corapanies slong our northern border had « conference at the Buate Department tn Washington on Besurdey with dawrameey Rawert. ina xeempose of inducing him — PRICE ONP CENT IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, em to relax somewhat in hia rig regarding passporta, Put they coasful, reculations were tinguc- , Mavon Wallack, of Washington, en! hie brother Poitp, both of the firm of Wallack & C5, mer chants, hawe been found guilty by Gen. Double. Ony's @ urt-martial, of selling contraband goota ta averrite bloekade runners and sentenced to three ag TH priaonment and Phillip Wa'leck 1 to par Me De of 8 thousand dollars, Two vierka of the wera. Wallack, who were tried in connection With their etnplovees, were acquitted Awoldearly ret, extensively dresse! in jeang aud bearing Spo beaded cang cxme to General Sherman's Len quorters one evening during the raid, to coe what was Thy Was treaio! well, aad wok his minortion in losing nemracs and stoek very philosophical, and aeemed tu comfort Himself wit meying that hinge fa polo: .to the devi, any how, and itdide's | ake much differ ance bow suon {"" Ashe was talone hin leava be seled: “Wha'ryer guine from her, Gineral @herman looked at the oli fedow qu vy fore Somers, and rephed: “Why, prity nm here vedann A re With thie comforting aamure Snee the xobifheadiod cane remred, Yur Paria correapondeat of the London straw Gaye thore is scarcely w streeti) Parke whih lore Bvt Poutals ips ental lishinons of butha whch are dafly crowded. Tho society far hot bathe fer the poorest children, distributed last vear*; 7 ck em whieh waa Lith above the u r given awor tho yoar previous, Lu thecity of Nanteg M Bonhla has crested a society whose business it 14 fo discover the inhabitant, male or female, who in Most addicted te bathing and washing, aod deliver bim.or her a preminin for good habite — The 19%,- 000 inhabitants of classic Rome fn 1864) possensed but one bathing este! heinent, which they them felves scrupulously avoided enteriog, and whieh ie entrely w@pported by forelgu vistors, LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THB VICINITY, The Trovaie or tie Street LAnoneiie Mretixg ov Tum Cantwes asp Wonntnauants Association, ~The troubles of the street Ishorers regarding the payment of arrearsges tue then, ree Main onsettied, They held a meeting yertardey at i6 Proce atroet, to « sTievancesg aud nearly a thousand cartmen and eWOOpeTR were present. Ab this meeting the Citiwens’ Amwoeson was biterly denounced tor the part it has taken with reference to the non-payment of these men. The chairman, Mr. Johu Lynety stated that the cartinan and @weepera bad nothing todo with the faid aasociation; they were employed by the Core poration and City Inepector, aud to thera onby bd they look for pay. Are saa then passed declaring that they recoguiga! no such institution as the Citizens’ Association as connectet with their business ‘terwet thee rie to ngre} uader their ‘ution Que of the epeakers cha body an more ollee seskersy endeay Nate therirely;e into the tawor of the laborers te feoire Cieir poitiesl support, Lt waa then re- solved that ail who were preaent ehonkd towne duwu Ww the City Hall ie @ body, foe the purpose f ascertaining whether eny menearrs vet been take for ther pe tte Wonot, Wo again wait upon the O), wieiale to Jearn the prospect Picy avcordiugly marched dows through Contre street tothe Ciry Hall, in & epalet ancl cml " vt. Acomuitteo wae then seleoted te wait upon Comptroller Breunan, in raw lation @ eb. Phey wore tniormed by that ' ver, that he was powerlase fo de ir therm until the in netion eu tered by Mr, Hecker had been eituer removed.or modified, Whey next went to the olive af thea Otty Inspeetor, but Mr. Boole being ill, they were unatle to wee berm. They were ned by tha brother of the Inepector M.. L Note that nothing could be done by that dey nenk except to give them the certified checks that the work diad been dane, andl “these were & ty prepared, The committee next waited upon Mr. Develo, the on the Mayor, bot ed, and the unfor- Cerporation counsel, and alm t no satisfactory result wan ohta) tunate men were obhyzed to separate and return te their several homer, diseouraeed end dispirited, but erlerby and quiet, 1 Hanvesr ov Drarn. The deathe on New York dnring the past weer were 401 of @ upon the mortaliry of the previous an ine ania reare of 10 as compared with the y of the e nding were f 154, Of he decoased, 217 were children under 5 yeare of age. Amony the fatal diseases were: Stnah-pox, BO; wearlet fever, 21; Infantile convulaiona, W, typlua fever, 13 Fesrin Baorurnnoon Police naugurated last evening, ab th A new sub irele witl Justee Connolly as Sub-Centre, wae rner of 41th street and Sth avenue RELIEF FOR SAV ANNAIL ~The Generel Com- mittee of the Chutmuber of © comerce mot yesterday af 11 A. M., Jolin M, Curdy, F n the chair, Mr. B.C. Cowdin, from the Hub-Commnistee, pre- weuted a plun for procuriug #.d for bavannab, as follows; 1. That yublic appeal be made to the citizens of New York for contributions, eiloor of money or of provisions e Phat books for eu) scriptions, headinva, be prepared wat furniel ber of the Comittee That a special committee for soliciting sul eeriy tions be appointed with suitable tte each mui Le report (hen recommended the sppolutment of Mr. Samuel D, Bal ect treawirer, and closed by soliciting contribubons of bacon, pork, lant, pobatoos, sugar, Ailnedricd cornmmeny white bee hard bread avd tour -the art particularly needed at this time The report was dusa a adopted and the committer wan appelnl Aber gome reinarks by Mr. Cowdin, with revard ty he opportunity presented Now York & ow ber magnan! nity bo the § a come ation Wiest read fr: the New York and Waehiaten Stearns sbip Company, offering she wanepert Rebeccw Clyde free to earry prov ato Savannah The T wea accepted aud a volt sae passed | the compan A lengthy document wae theu road, callug on all whe could do aut people of Savannah A 4 renuer aid to the Boston, Jair uaber of merchants 2 met in Faneuil Hall rate measures for sending food to the and leading menu of Hort day to |naug neople of Savannah Mayor Lincoln pres ded, Resolutions were adopted bo effect the oly f the meeting. Addresses were made! y Mayor Lincoln, Edward Everett sud others, and a! (he adjournment three cheers were given tor mah, MaAnine Socirety,—Tho annual meeting of this Bomety wae held yesterday, ati PM. at the Saveuual and Ser C. 8. Hotel, the President, Capt, Charles H. Mar sbal, inthe chair. Capt, Joseph Linkman, the Secretary, read the aunual report, from which eppears that the total amount of funda and proper by at the diaposal of the Buciory ie f45,710 6 aud Continued on the las page,