The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 15, 1865, Page 1

TAE THIRTY-THIRP VEAR. ) RUWAR ER 10.195 ‘ YORK to turn or lef flank, where the 27ib Maseach setts and 1th Connecticut were posted. The atiacs waa suduen end unexpected, am | the force of the enemy Was 6) overwiy fining, that a considerabls portion of these regimouts were cap ture!, Abous the seine time of this onset, the enemy aivanced s strong fi ree in front of the first and second divisions, an | auc- ceeded in capturing @ portion of the bth New York ry but many of the prisoners subsequent! escaped Attacks were ala tnale on other por- thons of the itne during theelay, but no sevoutege Was gained. There seeins tt) have been a strane overnight in the forma of our line of batite aconsiderable space botwoer, the first and sec divisions was entirely undeferided. In the c of the afternoon, however, the force of Gen Ruger Py filled this jnterstice, aud from that true the rebels ga.ned no advantage. Ase partial com- ensation for tue joss ot the prisoners ment Sol. Savagre, of the lath Now York Cavairy, which News By Telegraph to the N.Y. San, a From Sherman Direct! HIS ARMY IN NORTH CAROLINA. “We Have Done Finely." LATER FROM GEN. SCHOFIELD. Gen. Bragg Fairly ‘Whipped, had host a number of prisoners, made @ detour t- A Wastrsgton correapon tent of Bpringfield - wards the rebel! rear d capturer! nearly one bun- | /Maas ) Reresticas says: General Bates con RETREAT OF THE REBEL ARMY dred prisoners and a few wagonk Late in the | inission aa Major General expires in a abort tim eh, 4 Se. * | afternoon, ale Col, Mallory, of Gre first brivade, | and be will then probably be quietly mustered out socond divia.on, made an impetuous charge against the enews, and regained aconvsiderale portion « News From Richmond. . 4 te Tre elave-nens in Louisyi like those of the ground lost in the taorning Toureday i. “ 7 —---- the second day of the twht, Malloy pursued bee py Pe aivne aucle Fad ( P i ry. tage ! " n bre D viast., General Pemer wreat anic I here. band wean ander: es ea ‘poate ormtered the release of all the siaves confined in tion, Throughouttie day the reves made dee- perate atterapte to dislodge our forcesy repentetly charging over the same ground, and tnvarw ly roeetung with defeat The ba continued thus thronghout the dey, no material wdvaniage being gained on either ride; but on the morming of the tento the rebels atermypted anotior Gaue mwre- Ment Upon our left, when they mes wrth a dended loss, leaving a wholo regiment of Alavernianus ia our hands, Frou that time they seemed to have lost heart in the contest, and their forces began to reluctantly withdraw, finully falling back and cross.ng the river w Kinsion, Our lore in the three deya fighting, includm,: kilied, wounded end Missing, is estiroated at about two thousand, end the rebol joss supposed to be about the same. The prisoners captured by our forces staten that Bragg's army numbers nearly twenty men, and claim that we will tod Lue ww of Bins tou w be # socona Petersburg, Sheridan Reported Within 20 Miles of the City, CITIZENS CALLED TO ARMS, The Elections Yesterday. ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT. Majority for it in this City. Republican Success in N. Hampshire &c., &e., &e. STMERMAN AND SCHOFIELD, Highly Favorable News. (orrrotar.) Washington, D.C, March 14-11 A M.—Major General Diz, Dispatches directs from Generals The New Hampshire Flectton. Coneord, N H. Marek it The election of State oficers and members of Congress and Legislature took place The Re; ubl Frederick Smythe for Goveroor, and the Democrats Edward Harrington, Doth gentlimen were f lay. ans supported nie A dents of Manchester; The returns recetwed up to Wrerroan end choteld bave bees received thie an early hour thisevening todicate that Briythe’a morning by this department. majority will exceed 6,060. Many towns mole General Bherman's dispatch is dated March Sth, et Laurel Hill, N.C He says: ' We aro all well end have done finely, Details are, for obvious Peenons, omitted.” cousiderable Union gains over the vote of lant ve ar, when Gilmore's majority was about S600. The ay eregate Vote to-«day will be less by rome toousands than it year, The resulsin the lst Congressional | hatrict is General Bchofieid, in dispatch, dated at New. | “12M ; Bern, March 12, states that on the night of the 19th Dover, N. H. Marehi4, 10:30 POM Returns from 19 towns and cities give Gen. Marston, (Rep 3 fear Routhwes Creek, Bragg was fairly beaten ; that during the aight he retreated across the Nense @t K.naton, and now holds the north bank of the Fiver ab that place Fowrs M Pravto™, for Congress, 4,007; Marcy, (Dem.) 2,064; sawyer 87° Marston's majority over Marcy lied. ‘Thia ures the election of three Republican maubers of Congress from New Hampebire, @ gain. of 01 Concord, N Hy ernor March 24 towns footsup 3 The vote for f 6 follows; Bmythe, Secretary of War. in 12 (Levre! Hill is a town of Richmond County, o: Harrington, 15 Worth Cerokina, about thirty miles sonthweae of | Gen, Muratou ia im, in the 168 dasa He. The distance from Fayettevtile to | district, by nearly 1,0 inthe other | slegh is about sixty miles. | two districts Roline sad Pattereoa are re-mected | From Fortress Monroe. by about 2,000 mafority. ; i biicans have elected all | beCouns iors, Fortreas Monroe, March 11, The er Vir- | nine out of twelvo Bensturm sud @ inajority of gtnia, Captain Snyder, arrived here lost evening | about 1 in the House from Wilmington, N. C. Gen Sherman's Chief e oe anenneret Quartermaster had arrived a: Wilmington, sc, | New York State Legislature, fend all the transports and other veesels aden with Senate. mpplies have been ordered trom bot Chariceton Albany, March 14, -Bitis Rrr | end Bavannah, with orders to rendervous at Now | Privce etreet, Krookiya. | Te author on | Inlet, N.C forcate aud Instruction of truant children in'Lirook: | The exchange of prisoners under the recent ar. |! bis Onpeney to a Taiko Reaping. Ant Fangernent at Varona Landing between Col ine increase of rave of inte reat Ip hy bly \ 7 bonds; alto on Croton Wate « hoods, ford and the rebel axenta, is progressing very rap- | grooklyn sewer bil, For the conrolidatian of | idly. The steamer George Washington arrived uffelo & Allegany Valley and the Butfaio & W } Ingion Kailroad Companies, Relative to the ma | from there this morning with 150 of mostly sick | apy and anal in New York city, giving the Cro. and wounded. The steamer New York is expected | ton Aqueduct Hoard power r the sarae, ‘Tot crease the pl ty the charter to-day with a large number, Avs fast as the steam- @rs arrive they are dispatched to Annapolis, Md, the Poeiie Author all horse those wholly ove {in the cities of New Yo Brooklyn, to tucreare their tare 40 per core Lo rutiog the Kuickerbucker (ins Company wsNew York Adjourned, ompanie ¥ GENERAL SHERIDAN, Highly twportant Reports of a Retarsed Union Wrisoner from Kichmoad Baltimore, March 14.—A returned Union pri- @oner who reached Annapoli® to-lay, direct from Richmond, communicates seme interesting intelli. geuce in re.ation to the state of aflairs as Richmond end Sheriian’s movements, He says he was con: Aswrubly. Mr, Crandell jutroduced a bill amending the Qaar- | anrine law, Alorce avomeroths. were moved for action to-morrow, uuder the “Reroluticnm appointiag Grinding Committers,” Binns Apvancko 10 Thien Keanna, Por besior protection Of eeanion ip the por ana harbor ot York, To ameud the genernl Fire Inearan: 1 law, To incorpo the Hantimgwom o dtiehovi le fined in Castle Thunder, and through the triende eoiiss4 Cemenkay ; : ef Union citizens incarcerated there, obtained Mi, Veeder introduced a bili to incorporate the Brooxlyu & Ni York Ceudral Warehousing Com Adjourn 4 lvews items (By Telegraph te the New York Bun.) gouch information relative to eveutea transpiring, ebout which Richmond papers are silent, Op Sunday night lae, Richmond was thrown into @ state of intense excitement, by the aunoune- ment that Sheridan was near thecity. The alaru Dells were rung, and al the Home Gugrde, end ) Pany. Gas, Jamas 8S Briar bos been appointed to every available man that could be spared, was | #operintend tho organization of white and color | burried off to repel the Yankees who wero said to | ed troops in Kentucky | be at Beaver Milis Aqueduct, on the James Kiver, | Buveuai.chiefaof the Winnebagoes had » talk eome twenty tnilea from the city, destroying the y yesh Hie? z i f eansh the main fonder of Richmond, Tho excites | Ws she Comrussioner of Indian Atlairs at West ment continued all nicht, sad increased to @ panw ington yesterday, pretminary to @ treaty ‘or re- | thorouchout Sunday, ud down to Monday toor fng. When he lett tb alarm «till prevailed It Was Understood that Bl ridan had euceraded in the cestruction of the aqueduct, blowing it up with gunpowder, and it would take af jesat oix monthé to repair the damage done by bim dur- {ns Sunday afternoon, Pickett’s division passed Caesvle Thunder in great baste, ou the way to meet @herivan, There wasaferry near the aqueduct, and is was believed that moval from Dacotsh to the Onahe Porsrpent Lixcous has heen suffering with a severe aitack of jntluenze for soversi dave reservation He wee contined te his bed yesterda;, and, consequcr did not receiv ¥ ore. Tun Canadian Minister of Finance aubmitted to Sheridan's purpote wae to | Parlisment yesterday, ostinates for the curreoas crogs the Jatnes, and strike the Danville road near 1 2 Bg: ear, bucluding the sum of $1,000,000 for perros the coal fields, where there ia an extensive bridge, | 7°Ar ie! e f nent defoaces of the country dertroy that, and thus complete the destruction of communication of Richmond, aud then make Juocture with Grout, Movements indicating ® preparation for an bandonment of Richmond have been in progre “Mor some time The heary machinery for manu- factursny ircn has been removed; also the ma- | ehinery of their percussion cap manufactory. and el the carpenters in town were at work filling | larve government orders for packing -boxes. Tre bigh wate in the James bad submded so much that the reat which couveys prisouers from | Rubmoid d nob pass abuve Rocketts, as she bad bern doing previous!y. From this circum- ance itis boped thas Sheridan wil! find less diffi- ity 10 Crossing the streams in bi @ of march Jay Cooxg reports subscriptions to the Seven- thirty loan yesterday to the a nount of #5,1 i uclud pg one of $50,000 from Cincinaati, $500,000 from New Yo and &,f subscriptions for @50 and 4190 each. A statement has been extensively publisied | that the Secretary had decided wm send the cottun captured at Savannah to Europe, A Washington | diepatch states that he bas come to no such minati Tun teter- D. avy Department haa received information the Firet Battle near Kinston Detailed |! the capture, of Pass Cavello, Texas, of tho Narrative of the Enuagement—The Rebel Eo,;lish schooner Mathilde by the gunboas Penob- | success on the First Day—Their Final | qcy, She hada cargo of cotton bagging, liquors Repulse and Ketreat Losses, Etc. Deiuils of th { nion and Kebel end rope, Shecleared from Matamoras for Ha- vana, An order from Maj.-Gen Lontaville yesterday, announces that by the act Congress passed on th childeen of first battles near Kineton, N. Cy co sho result ine very diffvrens light from that first received throuch rebel sources, Palmer, published at . of Sd of March, the wives aud men who have ent uted ¢ The eu- enent between the Uniow forces, under General and the rebel arin, under Brage, beran on colored li y, are fr the sth inst, at a point about four and a half miles who may enlist in the ary e Ib prom ises enstof Kinston, ou the south side of the Neuse | the enforcement of their mg ots by the m litary au- Kover. Our forcea were advancing in the direc. | therities, if necessary, and urges loyal men en ‘ion of Goldsboro, for the purpose of co-operating } women of Kentucky to encourage the enlistment | with Buerman, and were confronted atthe paint | of colored men iu she army, end afterwaris to re. | trdicated by a force much larger than was antici. | cognize therm as uphe!dere af (be Ggyernment and pared, [he rebela be,an the Poids by om attempt | detendera of Ucls Komen . WEDNESDAY, | | 'b Goneral Intelligonce. (By Med to the New York Sun.) Tar experts of Great Britain £190,000,000, and its imports £20 ACts Att apirttiralist hae had » “revelation” that Sherman was to lick Joe Jobneten last thurs dey, aod Richmond te be taken May vd. Octtvonsta ts raising her own oranges and lem- They are growing principally at Los Ang o® where 100,000 oranges an | 40,000 leruons were Taveed last year, in are politic: Cortu, where the peasants Lave rivon in ineurre tion, At Nauplio aleo there are cieturbancen: the young king of Greece bas rather en soxious tume of it, ant 000 your were x ) troubles in the tsland of of the service. Louis ile, A tanonse inthe Treasury building, Washing- ton, nated Davia, while engaged in «weeping the building on Saturday, found » packrge containing 171,000, which, with rare boneaty tor there de A oti he roturned to Secr tary MoCul- eh Ges. Sarzips, who has been for some months in Sinaloa, was arrested at Mazatun recently, by the French authorities, a8 ® apy or suspicious pereon- aKe ; but, by the intercession of Mr. Barrow, of Teple, who visited Mateuan for the purpore, he Was liberated. Hy cirection of General Gront, ali railroad en Ployees, telegraph oper h mechanics, aud other viviliang ev.ployed by the rebel authoritica, who desert from their present employwent and come inte federal lines, will be entitled to ell the benefiia and fmanunities set forth in coneral orders number 4) bav.ng relerence to rebel deserters. A Hantrou man, who was some years ago ng on the upper Delaware river, twhile drilling erock a cisarree ablo fluid flowed from the hole, and they had to Piva itup. He ia now of the opinion thet then * struck ile'* yo and he has gone ont withe pull out the plug.’* Tre Portenouth Cago vice asyn that a cow larga bull dog. ¢ rth part of that city, seis ® cradle, and tere away one aid fow dayn r in and before the brute could be secured, he pranped ta face; iby the throat sud shook it uutit le wae Pansos Rrowsrew, Governor has been awarded $25,000, n amit, for darnager intheted by fraprisonreent and perseecutien at the hands of certain prominent ret of Knoxtitle, which Isto be aaseased uy the erty of Ram. eas, Sneed, and others, who were tyfuential, in the early days of the rebellion, in getting the Par son into jail elect of Tennessee, A cevrer from Key Weel, under date of Feb. 21, wave: “Intelligence has been received that Major Weeks cominanding the Second Florida cavalr having made a raid on the rebel cattle on the main land nea Cedar Keys, in which he succeeded tn ‘pturiug four hundred head, was on hie return wiacked by an overwheln it ng ferce of rebels, and eandon his beeves, wiih a! hulled, and twenty-four wouuued f bis ae ing London correspoudent of the CommMonwranm @aye that the Australian colonies the wystem of permitting the women to vote in municipal elec ions bas been adopred. Ik is recorded thats ¢ Women voted @t least o@ wisely ag the rien: that they generally vote! for toe best educated candi- late: that they showed conte pt for the secrecy of the Dailot; and that, espo the causes which they took up with @ heartiuces and devotion tnei- ental to the female character, they generally pers for the candidates of fr choice." Tor Hon, M. Butler, member of ad \ od family in bogie wile awinter \ wita fow Weeks wince t ie of Une secever of Cumber'ar lend, aceidenta fell from a previpice about five bundred and eivtv wards. In the frat one hundred and mixty yorus he ro'led upon the anow; the next one t rest yards he fel from one rock to another; the last fall yo «per per a ar, siriking upou ereck which literally dasied bins to pieces, Ques Vier afew Sundave nyo, bad @ woat tolracnious @ row being ernaued to death t the falling of @ Sure elm tree in the Il e Park Her Majesty wos taxing an airing on her favorite Seoteh poiy, and proceediag tt ch the t nue of elm trees at Windsor known a» Q beth's ride, » f roo following abe soort cisianee, when, providentiaily, the eervant obeerved one of the larwe trees fallin: vnmediately over her Majes ty wan Caled on) Mates tuade awere ol the dancer + alur escaped beg crusued Leneath the tree by a lew yards oLiy. Os the fleld of bat.le near Kinston. N.C, lew minutes before the sttack on o ' ae, a letter wae pickel up by one of the akien iebore ediressed tow rebes ‘ it eum ated oek Mii), Mareb 1. 1 make the follow eStracte: “There weema to be eye torment among the people about the Yan eee a vane vir t 1 Wil juopyten. Ub te repored that a sia eavalry are @ lew ii vir tr el ng out the country as they g thatch have taken Yuu) recovers uth seen wo Le completely parbiy ai dg Tb seems ,0 me our people Lave ely #1VEa Up, Taco hy obver chance bub eu jugatou,.’’ Ov the line of raiiway between Boston and A bans, miles went of the former city ant i4 tates eastot the latter, ataccds (lester, Mate, It haa been a quiet little village, wn ! ravine colon feeiories 1 rpaifscture of edore tes 1 ouly 25 miles from the Connecticut priv bh niticld ay inland cevtre gud United Brat 4, When the wur troke vu res pat situed the atiention the ma turers, and pousuing of the hard ster the niumed no winall Quantity of em AU oi ‘his bad to be ime ported at great cost Lor n, and the bigb price of exchange may ) womeshing t with one of ther nt discow ries since the war boyan, viz; ao licxuaustibie supply of omery tu thie very town, and of @ very superior 1 Next to | etrole sit wil probably prove as 1 new weelbl to tiiatvuuey vl ost ini portance, Drankennem inthe Army eo Years Army (us) lain’? writes ap fol. lows to the Springfield Mase. Keri uiican I have no doubts ur Whet | Gave seen in the past three years, that whisne has burried mere four eoldiera jate an untme rave Curie the four years past than the Cullers of tne rebels, Very many of the disasters that bave come to our arms may be directly trevea to tue se oF this Boulede stroying compound, [Tbave seen a gud er gen- | eral, in the midst ef @ severe battle, so drunk he could hardly ai, on his bora, aud he la steil hoi ing so importaut command in the ariny, Lknow otuers higher iu rank, wh NWS Connon to jour stories trom a@tatl otlcers of their queer cum. ragude while drunk, aud that du thoes of pres per Adjutant generale Lave ! continued roonth after month ja poster ai ther semi I uthly drunken spree Ht only those ine re ished, bady iLought 16 aronke us to eff forty but w sare je oat paruized or wrouded, I ris of waya nud d bodies, mostly of meted one } to a hospital bom, wun the nexs day baw forts Massach isetis soldiers, li¢ on @ pile ali caused by the < f one color who commanded @ ie, 1 presume my ex 6 \# GOb excep Witu Gommw sper) » maewicel wlie sixof MARCH 15, 186 | | been 6 . key, wutlers’ whiskey, and sanitary conmnission | Nquors, our abe much gr ong men are tumbled into the grave er rate than by bullets, The New York State Election. Adoption of the Constitutional Amendmen Owego, Murch 14, ~The city gives 67 majori for the Constitutional Amendment, The vote wae Uxht Poughkespate, March 14,—Pouglkeepsie gives 243 majority for the amendment. Utica, March 14,Utica gives 677 votes for and B17 against the amendment. Majority for Ou, Binghewpton gives 200 majority for the amend- ment Sherburne 8? majority for the amendment. Hireene, 118 majority againat the amendment, Uxtord gives @2 againat the amendment Otsego Kives 180 majority ageinas whe amend - ment Syroevae, March 14.— William D. Stewart, Den.) Was clected Mayor to«day by about AO majority. For Supervisors and Aldermen five wards go Union aod threo Democratic. The vote in favor of the Const tutional Amendment is almost unanimous, Albany, March 14.--The vote in this city om the Constitutional Auondwent is ae follows: For the smenamenut 500; against 61,629 LOCAL NEWS. MEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tue Evrerion—Avorrton or Tis AMEND. ment. The election, yesteriay, on the question of the propowod amendment . .he constitution ‘pro- viding for the sppolntment by the Governor of the Five Commiasi ners of Appeals, excited but ttle interest {nm thia city, The usual number of polling places about two huudred and twenty. were open. There was only one ballot-box; the inspec- election furnished the ballots, which were nd “egainat’’ the amendment; these ballots they qave to all votase, The no «disorder The totel number of votes cast was 6,055, of which 5,076 were for the proposition, and 2555 against it, Tie following Ja the vote by W ‘Fee! Wards Agarmat, i . ° i 2 v ‘ 21 4 m6 f 63 6 . VWs 7 we 8 ee 189 , 156 10 ST u 12 ! 4 is is vw 1s 0 ! M6 nn ‘ ina Malority in favor of the amendment. % Rrercirine,—Over one hundred men were enlisted! yesterday, and the reome of the Volunteer wided all day by parties eager definite regarding the draft, nding the draft received by thelr Marshal up to a Int last night; but Major Dodge, Provost-Mar shal-General for Washington to confer with the authoritins there, With regard to th which appheanta have experienced ip eullsting for the naval service, the Volunteer Conumittee claim that the fault with the Government offictals. A Committee were cr to learn something N orders counter rder hed ’ hour this departinent, has gone to AiMeu!s Nes ee eotog for the purpose of taking tm: asures to fill the quctwof the Thirteenth Ward will be held this evening at the corner of Atterney aud De. | lancey atrerte, Other Ward meetings should be ci if ottizens are desirous of avowing the 1. Parnicks Day, ~The celebration on tr will certaitay exrandove, At baif-pant bu o'cluck, A. M., Archbishop MeClosiy will cele brate @ poulioen dame ab Ns. Patrick's Cathe dral, and the Rev. P. Dealy, of St, Jubuta Colley | Poriham, will preach the paneyyric of the «aint On this oceas'on, a collection for the benefit of the Conference of tne Beciety of Bt. Vincent de Paul, attache! to the Cathedral, will be tuken up The procession proto ses to be the most iropomug and Tie 6% Mahony, independ brilliant ove ever witnessed in this city ‘ the 9th, Col the Jeckeon Morse Guarda and several Regiment, Bagles | eut inilitury companies, wil turn out tm the pro- vession, and will heed thes vie socletos, Which will form at the jue of Grand street and Kast B oudway Goin at the Evening Keohane opened at land continued weak, clo#ing at 1754, Blocks an} New Tonaceo Excnance Yenterday, at 1 otcloek, A, M., a new Tobacco Exchange wae 1 Jat 50 and 02 Pine street. Tobacco growers, merchants and rnanufacturere from Oulo, Miasourt, Now Jers Maevachusetts, Kentucl Peunsy| vania, Connectiony Bhode Inland, aud other Aiater were present. The meeting waa openel by the President, H. Arkenburgh, who delivered on appropviave address; after which off were elected and the proceedings ended with a colle tion Heavy Free in Dry Srreet,—About & luck Lasbovening a fire broke out im the rear portion of the second floor of No, 17 Dey atreet, oc- cupled by Mesars, Leiinas & Firat, dealers in clething. Theirloas will be shout 6,000, The fire spread wath great rapidity, and soon reached the upper floor, and at ona period the adjoining tmildings appeared to bein considerable danger, The four upper floors aud the roof were entirely dortroyed. Measre, Riche and Brewster occupied the first foor and baserpent as a harlware store, Tuvir stock waa Jarnaved be water to the armount of about Feb, OF Mensra, Herve & Coy patent ei. cturers, oconpled the third and {have sustained @ loss of about r fluor waa oecupied by Wm, oni shoe manufactory, He The building was dam- The owners and ve ony bis supposed thet oll were insured. The buildings ad- Joining, Nos, 15 aod 1% were damaged by water, wasthe buildings in Courtland; street.” Mew ad, Stowe! & ©o,, boots and shoes; J. Sh pard suaw goxlss and C. H. Carpenter, No If irtlandt street, had their atock slightly damaged | 0000, 4" veup Motiuire as @ boot be about 1,400 * 310,000 wofthe building were all abeent, bag lors wil aged to the extent a Me gor hy water The case of thefire is at presents in nown, tut Fire Marsbe! Raker nas it under in venti vation ahor efter doltolwl wasterdaw moraine ia ) ———— —— PRICK ONE CENT IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY { cocurred in the Mquor store oncupied by Thom Roach, No, 190 Veriek street. Darmare te ste sud bullding, @1,000; insured, The cause of th fire te unknown, Cantwes axp LAnor Tt appears that notwithstanding the Treasury of this orgau ratioa ated Ly the trip of thelr Comutttes ty eo owill be a etill further delay in ge'~ yearned wages, Ibis true that s Albany, th ting tor hae: Dill to Insert the amount in the tax-levy haa passe! both branches of the Leyislature, but ts is wor let fn #0 looms @ tanner that tio Comptroller “doubts bie power to pay it} and he will have to consuld the Corporation Couns! hofore he does #0, ; Workine Women’s Prorective U&ton.-~ The Buperintendent of the Working Women's Union desires to eckiuowlelye tbe donation of » handsome Wileot & Gibbs’ swing mochin. Ma's exceedingly simple in construction, and very Hitle ingenuity ie required to un erstand ite ure, Measrs. Wilcox & Gibbe in generously aforanoe the Union the moans of sending forth good opers tors will thereby furnish the moans of obtaining @ livelihood to many deserving families. Sosrension,--The suspension of Mesare, Lawton & Hayden, wholeaste grocera in Front street, with liabilities of about g540U, is re ported, Tae Harvest or Dearrt,—The dewthe tv Now York during the past wark were 478, an in- crease of 8 upon the mortality of the previous weok, and of 90 ae compared with the corresponding weet of 1864, Of the deceased 220 wore children under & years of age, Among the principal fatal diseases were infantile convulsions, a7; tufantile marasmus, 25; #mall-pox, % ; scarlet fever, 1S croup, 14: typhoid fever, 9 ; typhus fever, 6. Vierms or rie War. ‘There is at presen? in thie city, @ Committes from Maryland, endeaw oring to obtain relief for the sufferers tn the Shen andoah Valley. There people hare been dospoiles by both armies, and are in a lamentable condition Six Mernprerens are at present under sen teuce of death, in thie city and Kings county, ane forror bar been granted, stey~ ing proceedings until after the several cases hare been decided by the Court of Appeals. Their names are as followa: Bernard Friery, convicted by the Court of General Seasions of having mrr dered Harry Lararns, on tho Sd of January. He war sentenced to be bung op the dimof March Writoforror granted, Frank Terris, for the mar ter of hia wifa, Mary Ferris, on the dih of Reptem ber, 1864 Bentenced to be bung on tbe 141! o Apnl, Writ of error granted, loectore Yates for the murder of Charles Carran, @ policeman, ip in five canes a wri Brooklyn, +8 ntenced to be bung on the 24h inst Writ of error granted = Lvaate fur the turder of pigitmund Feiler, Th heen cartic! from court to court, antl it haa wow reach ed the hichestiribunal The final sentence wi | be pronounced on Priday next, Those Meio fw themurder of John Condon, who was tabbed by McKeon during » quarre Michael Kinney, for the rounder of Joon Kavensbary Toe time orgiually fixed for lie exceution has om panes, on account of a writ of error having been granted Cury At a meeting of the Aldermen yesterday, « ceived froin Benstor William Lat tive to she removal of the tate Capita, request the Common Council to send thelr reply tot (,OVERSMENT communication was re. sbier, Jr, rela- ° yer con munication te them, on or before March aww the conmnitt would hold a meeting on the O41 inet, Referred te the Special Conn ‘tee hav ioe the subject in charge ; The Mayor sent «a communication to the Con- mon Counc, eaking that body to agree upon a tox levy for the city {or the present year, ae the Leginial will adjourn in ® Abort time. The Mayor said by naught find te necessary to make eowe chanye ip the levy, ae prepared by the Common Counce), and, it delayed, the (ine for reconmdering it would be too shore. Therefore, he said, they ruould act at once, Mr. Kyers said, an Chairman of the Coinmittes on Finance, that that comiotites would aubem'ttbe tex jevy aa noon as powdible, Tbe communication wae ordered oo fe Mr, Jercusiab moved to take the ordinance relative to the #toraye of petroleum in the city ; carried, and be thereupon presenied a wubstituis fer the original ordinance, Which waa ordered to be printed and suade tie epec.al order for Thurs. day, Adjourned Para Acctors? Yesterday Coroner Col- on beld ao ingus ot at Bie kwell's Island Hoapital lied from the etfects of @ pistol ehot wound received on Bun- day afteravon, It appears that Jacob Siefin, » deputy keeper im the Penitentiary on Black well'e Talaud visited the drinking maloon of Pronk Far- rell, corner of Bixty-first street and Third avenue. He tell asleep, when Donusidson, who was & soap make’ on the Island, entered the place, and began to annoy Stettin ine playful manuer, Bboffin bea his hand on e pistol in bis pateloous pocket. Donaldson struck bim ¢ © arin, knocking the pistol from Btettiut® pocset ou the floor, Steffin took up the patel and Donaldsou renewed hin sky Jarking, when the plvte! was nevidentally dite charyed, the ball entering Donaideon'é thigh. dietin procured @ carrigge ai 1 couveyed Donald fon across the ferry tw the Hospital, where he died ine few hours, The jury renvered « verdict of ac- cidental death, Deceased was 40 years of avo, and enative of Irelaud, 7 tnen Were friends and pe bard words passed beiweeu tet while in Farrell's place Tur Sexatr I on the buty of Thouase Donaldson, who PSTIGATING COMMITTEE, The examination of the City Inspector's Depur ment waa resuined yesterday, but no itaportaut facts were elicite!, Mr, Carr was ro~« ed, anil his testimony went to show some discrepar be] en the last annual report of the City Luspector, av bo the leade of varbage and ashes removed, He s\4o contivverted the mutemenut taale by Dr, Karuders as to the companative eauitary condition of Lond and New York, Dr, Thoms testified in relation to the prevalence of disease in the Sixth War cle f To phos Fever, 1) January; and ain tro weveral eonds tion of the filth on the airce Mr. Wainwright wascalled to prove (oat port an of the report in w Mr. Carr iwi nd tre dt crepancies was co from the returns tho Gump inspector's, and that the re ation in tbe report was made up trom be sare The Chairman seid, with & eplion that the Committee on their own account might cal! some witness, and the examinationot Mr Myers of ine Crotun Aqueducs Depart they regarded tha investigation of the City Luspecto's Doparunens as clone! The Conus ittee Grea mljourned Wi! to-morrow a8 Lalt-pant 3 v'cloek. Prekrocwers IN Ratnoap Can On Mouday evening, besween Il and 12 o'clak, aaa streets car waa coming through Prourth avenue, tw | passengore wore robbed of their watches and in | speaking to the conducter he said he Lad no power Tie was afraid, he maid, for hin Nife, He knw several fellowaon the carsaapickp chety 74 nob speak With one be ventured to remonustra bust the fellow threatened w brewk his head s conductor stated that the Hoaion Vauuelly watched by professional y trae Contunued om (Ad Wel nares