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

The Latest THE I Number 10,309. News By/Telegraph to the N. ¥Y. Sun. FROM WASHINGTON, Sale of Quartermaster’s Stores. IMMENSE AMOUNT OFFERED, Paroled Soldiers. How They May Be Turned Into Prisoners of War. THE PRESIDENT ILL AGAIN. No Visitors Admitted Yesterday. | AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA. Publication of Disioyal Sentiments, A SECESH PAPER QUELCHED. HORRIBLE CRIME IN CONN. Two Females Chopped to Death. LATER EUROPEAN NEWS. THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH. Laying of ~ the Shore End. The Cholera "Decreasing. &e, &., cde. Waamnoton, Auguat 1.—While the Navy Depart- Ment selie ite surplus articles at auction,the Quarter- master’s I pariment invites sealed proposnis for the parchase of iis now useless property et Cincinatti, Louisvilie, Nashville, St. Louis, Little Rock, Vicks- borg, Natehez, New Orleans, and Chattanooga This fncludes more than one hundred steamboata about four bundred barges of different kinds, many pontoon and canal boats, together with repairing apparatus, General Greeg, commanding at Lynchburg, Va., has recently issued an order declaring that the privi- leges granted be parole consequent on Lee's eurren- | der, continue only during eood behavior, Whena paroled prisoner ineulte any officer of the govern- ment which grante the parole, be forfrite all ite bene- fite and hecomesa prisoner of war, All paroled men fo Lynchburg are required Ly the same order to report themae!vee at headquarters within twenty four hours, sud make known their means of living, The verse'aof the Potomac flotilla, now dispensed with, bave arrived at the Washineton Navy Yard, Commander Parker, in hie farewe!l order, pays a de- served compliment io the oficers and men, No viellors were yesterday or to-day ieceived by the President, nor the Cabinet meeting held this morning, owing to his suffering frown an ettack of sickness of a billious character It is stated that over one bundred pardons were eranied today, alot the “twenty thousand dollar” eines. Agentieman who has jnet returned from «tour through the counties of Stafford, Spottaylvania and Orange, in Virginia, reporte that he found the in- habitants generally in a very destitute condition, with no money aud very little sing aside from the prerentc:ops, The coru ciom though wot ver extensive in acces, will be unurdally lage in yield, It fe thought (hat more corn will be raised in proportion to the number of acres planted than was ever before produced in that rection of the Siate, The common poopie are well esti ie (wish the termination of the war, and the rebel soidlers who have Leen longest ia the feld sppear to be the beet eatiefied with the pres- ent condition of affvuire, The preachers, @ Lore and politicians of the vid “ Siatee Rights” echool are the ouly ues who till adhere to the idea of Bouthern independence, In many imetanc se, ex-rebel Lieu tensnis, cepiains, majors, and colonela, are engaged in tliioe the soil, who, Letore the war, would have e@onsidered such an occupation degrading, The Steamer Blackstene Disaster, Fortress Monroe, July 30.-The steamship Hlack- stone, Copiain Coffin, from New Orleans 29th, was towed lato Hampton Roads last night. They reporta perilous psssaye, On the 23d the stop-valves gave outand could not enpply the bolier with water, Oo the 26th the pumps gave out and the boiler beeame leaky, rendering it almost impossible to keep up the fires, On the 26th the steamship George Washington came along and took off the pasrengers, but reiused tw tow the rteamship Blackstone. They were on the edge of the Gulf stream, 110 miles south of Hatteras, They used sail, and, having fair winds, kept on their course, On the 25th, having used steam all they possibly could, the men became exhaasted, and they had to resort to eall alone, until they fell in with the pilot boat Pride No, 3, from Norfolk, who pot men on board and went te Fort Mouroe for assistance. The ichmond Elections. Ral'ionore, August 1. Ail the Richmond pepers of to-day hove been received with the exception of the Rervwric, and they contain nothing of moment, They say thas ‘hore are reports that a pew election fs about to be orde ed, but there is nothing autheastice esbout it, The Wric hese long editorial, urging that the officers elected should be permiticd tocxercise their furet and that no hostility to the Govern went is iu 1, — Texas. Kirby Smith Not a lrisover—Cortinn After ea ‘erchant ‘raly—the borcigu Treops Leave | Alnmoras, New Or expe date to the 25th, received via Cairo, show the erory suet Afiby Soolth wae tasen prisoner with hie furiy compaaions by the Mexican Governe mentiote untrue. The New Orleans fimre’ Bow nae Wille coriesp lent, who recelyved the inforjation from one o! Cortina's 4:1", eays: 1 now learn thet a. uu. tann, who wre former! YD, ©, on Magruce.'e auf moet oe whole ecanaid ery, t.ilee OF tran eeralo. Mexten ot pterey iD rutet ie aleo # pard vp ror money, aud was competed to horiow #sud on» peut enman nae! Pies on at Monterey, After few uays' rest eu rinigund bie party puaned oo the City of “ The 6 A. Lue juet ariived wt Mata- » fod that he pronounces the ite wud (he party bad no art. Dot the ¢.c nnwmolesied by Gutho.its, and that they a iived nt writing on the 16th, eays: 1 hugdied and fifty wae 1 Gecoriel S €X.C4L (Toup y ‘ett tor Montere it will hardly Cortios has gone in person to a diex.ca will not p very sen ineneced by danger, pai ticucar tina, who is diesded by troops of whatever lat forelva Logion, -om- man 2 reuch-Irieh soldier of fortune, eit alet@uosee a low days aluce lor Lampicy, menaced Kirby smith wae | wheo | NEW YORK, The legion was compored of scoundrels ani convicts om almost every nation of Hurope, ana sald they withdrawn Matamoras to prevent deser- tion, as fully one-half the narober originally stationed over the river ranaway, There are now no foreign iscrt at Matamorns, 6 garrison conalste of about ineficicnt Mexicans, North Carolina. Secesh Sentiments, Etc. Newdern, N.C. July %.—Major-Gen. Ruger, com- meoding the Department of North Caroliua by an order, dated the Yist inst., bas suspended the pabli- cation of the Dairy Unton Baxxen, published at Baliebary, in this Biate, for promulgating disloyal sentiments, There are several new papers, which have recently appeared in differemt parte of the Btate, of the same stamp which will doubtless be suppreased by Gon. Ruger, as they are publishing dis Joyal sentiments of the most dangerous character. The Fayetteville Darry News is one of thi ta ber, It cays that the people of this State will etulufy | and degrade themselves by wtopting the Consiita- tional Amendment abolishing slavery, and that the new State Convention must leave slavery where they found it as it existed before the wor, Many of the Southern tier of counties in this State, bordering en South Carolina, have instructed their delegates to the Stete Convention to take thls position, and tn- elet, to the last, on ibe adoption of the same by that body, The health of Newborn was never better than at present. Such appears to be the case throurhout the fiate, The popuiation of Newbern ie increasing at | the rate of ten thousand a year, Tho city before the war numbered about six thousand; {t now nuatnbers over thirty thousand, which makes \{ the larsest city in the State, Thies rapid erowth is owing to the en- terprice and wealth of the Northern element, Two mew dally popers are to be started to Newbern thie) Fall, which will make three, the names of which will | be the Henann, Tateryy and Tives From Europe. ; Two Daye’ Later News. Halifar, Aug, 1.—The steamabip Asia, from Queensiown July 23d, has arrived, London, July 2%.—The elections are nearly over Aix hundred and twenty-six members have been re- turned to the House ef Commons, The Literal gain | Vv is twenty four, London, July %8,—The shore end of Atlantic | his own and bis mother's, WEDNESDAY, AUGUS 90. U.S, Five-Twenties 71 and 71% Li " tral Shares ba Rete Bharee boy ees | Nott Cen HORRIBLE CRIME! A Motber ar oung Sister Mardered (as Helleved) by a ron aud Brother, Hartford, Aug. 1.—A borrible murder wae dis. covered at daylieht thie morning, at the village of Oakland, nine miles east of Hartford, Conn. Mrs Benjamin Starkweather, aged 46, and her dauchrer Fila, 14 years old, wore chopped to death in bed with an axe, The blows severed the ehalle every tine ‘The bodies presented a borrid alaht. They were ° | stabbed in many places with a butcher Knife, which, wish the axe, has been found. The rom of Mre Stark. weather, named Albert, 24 rears of age is ben | examined to-day, and it looks as if he committed tha dead to obtain possession of a rum of lees than @40, which was found in his drawer with the tnif, MMe first aave the alarm, and the beds were found on fire The daughter sti breathed, but died in ten minatea, The scene ww awful, Rsws ltoms, (By Felagraph to tha Now Yor’ funy Pevevat clerks have recently been discharced at Portress Monroe by order of Gen, Miles for dis. loyalty. Arras broke ont at New Haven, Conn., on Mon- day wight, resulting in the ‘eetruciion of the “Doolittle Block,” om Graud etreet. The loss ls 14,090. Tas United States Military School } ‘hiladel- phia bas been closed in consequence of the cessa- ion of the war, The school hae furnishe! five hundred officers for colored troops, free of expense to the cuvernment. A mas, supposed to be John H. Surratt, one of the conspirators implicated in t!.¢ assasination of President Lincoln, arrived at Harnslurgh, y ester- , in manacies and under @ strong guard, The party soon left for Washington, The man, wh over be is, wae arrested in Texas, Goveasoa Burra, of Vermont, has appointed ’r. George Nicholson, late Burgeon of the 18th ermont Regiment, Secretary of State to fil! the | vacancy occasioned by the decease of the Hon. cable was landed, and the connection mate with the | George W. Bailey, on Montpelier. land instruments, on the 29d inet, in the presence of a large concourse of people, Jacon Crone, late Deputy Pr vort Marat Enthasinatic apeeches | shot dead in the street yraterday, at Meiford, Pa, were made by the Knight of Kerry, Sir Robert Peel, | by John P. Reed, @ lately returued Canada refu- and others, Three cheers were given for (he Queen | gen and President Jobneon, A Reform dinner took plece at Cologne recently, | but the meeting was dispersed by the military on ac- count of the speeches made, The Hrnatp announces that diplomatic relations between the Britieh and Hragilian (iovernments will His brother, Miuge! Reed, who bas been in the rebe! army, was also enraged in the affray They have been arrosted and lodged in jail, The town was creatly excited. On Monday, at the bathing hour at Cape May, several heavy robberies were perpotrate!, It in be re-establiehnd at an early date. It is understood | sai! @ boarder at Conyrese Hall lost $800 in money that the Government of Brazil has accepted the | end jewelry. latest proposition made hy the British Cabinets, Covatance Kent, as before announced, pleaded | another gentleman waa robbed of #1,7/0, guilty of the murder of ber brother, and was sent- enced to death painful. The prisoner showed fortitude until! the emotion ot the judge, in passing sentence, caused her to burst into a flood of tears. Every one wes deeply affocted, It wan understood there was ne likelihood of the sentence being carried out. Prince Napoleon bad arrived at Bristol 'n bis yacht. An Austrian imperial decree had been issued, re- Neving Count Palfy of the Governorship of Hungary. Tt war sesorted at Vienna that all Polish and Hunge- | yy rian political prisoners will be amnestied, Advices from Constantia “urkey: te thet half of the town of Cassadia be en destroyed by fire, Many lives were lost, 7. camage was entimated $20,000,000 piastres, Tho cholera had almort entirely disappeared from Alexandria, It was also decreasing io Constantinople, Tho English Election Kiots, Flections in Argerica have never been cursed with such outrageous exh{bitions, and on so larre aecale as those which marked the late elections in England, The London Trine saya: Asa specimen of the violence of a mob we may instance the circumstances a ‘ending Mr, Brand's ry rance at Lewes, The scene might mort proper- 1y be described as a series of si! the two parties, for which the business of the orator seemed to be to furnish a euccession of pretexts. Every political proposition that be iaid down wee jeosaedtalely subsnitieg to the ordeal of bate, and it was only after bees. Sree tat he anes Detar oe s ther teme! ve fatty of which was immediately de ital manner, riot arose that the poll was adjourned to the follow) day. At Heatinaham the Kiot Act was read, and troops marched into the town te prevent more seri- ons consequences. ay beroush of Chippenham, Liberal candidate having | een defeated, a mob of five hundred persons sssembied, and amused theupelves for three hours, with Itte tnterrupiion, in destroying the windows and furniture or the Con- servatives, The houce of the rector wae aaealied with trazments of tombetones torn out of bis own church ard, and @ sick pereon who conid not be removed yrom a front room was protected by bis servants Pr oral was greeted with wreat onthus f barbart 4 | have been in Spain sbout rae hota rasarved for the Lite aud four hundred ministera, so frequent bave been Col. Fenlin, proprietor of tho *Cot- tage by the Bra,'' was robled of $1,000 in cash, Toe perpetrators of these robberies cut the telegraph The scene tm the court war ¥Ery | wires and mae their escape from the island, Gun, Grant took his departure from Boston for | Portiand yesterday. A larve crowd was aasern- bled at the dopot, and as the train moved slowly out of the depot it wae followed # considerable distance by the peon!e, while the General remained upon the rear platform, bowing bia acknowledgy- mente, The General arrived at Portland at 8:42 0 He was eutbusiastically received and conduct+ od to the Prebie House. The concourse of citizens which lined the streets was immense, aud the Uen- ma. Genera! Intellizenco. (By Med te the New York Bun.) Mason Trunve. Judge Advocate-General b signed his comminsion ip the volunteur service, A Bagar aa correcpondent of the Boston Post lit bis ciyar by Gea, Grave's, and hvod to tell of it, Tn «idest “paper'’ in the civilized world ie the Gazerts pa Pais," which in 1865 e@xters its gle combate between | 285th year, In Bonthern Kansas the people are getting ter- ribly in earnest im putting down thirving, Not long since mx thieves were hung in Franklin adgment thne imvoked had | county without the least benefit of clervy, Tan largest counci! of the Indian tribes ever held decided in a | Will assemble at Fort Gibson about the first of Bep- ‘At Grantham go formidable a | tember, to settle upon their futuro relations with the governme st. ty tribes will be representet. It is calculated that within thirty years there fifty different premiers the changes in the Cabinet, Tr ie stated that Geners! Howard has authorized the denial of the mischievous rumor thathe had threatened to appropriate certain lands in Mary. land to tie use of superannuated neyroes, in case their former roaster refnsed to care for them, Ir greenbacks are at a dissount in Georvia, they who stood round his bed holding up boards to keep off | ere still far ahead of the tlle of the Georgia backs the stones, A butcher's as wrecked In the hei who did not forget (heir own doruessic inte: este in their fury, ond to quell this ifot. which haa been fore- seen long betore it occuried, there were only twelve constables piesent, According to the usual pree after all ihe mirebief was cone, & deischmento! U Guards wae ( raphed for from Wind two hun dred rpecial ¢ ies wee sworn mn, and Wilby fresh Jicemen obtained, At Crickiade a desporste fight wk piace, and meoy persone wee inmed, As King’s Lynn Mr, W alpo.e was wounded in the tare, and an uncffending pa:tisan of Colonel Berkoie,s was ehot cead at Cheitenusm, ‘The following dirgraceful scene occurred at Cariile on the nomination dar : The Mayor then called for & show of hands, which he annoumed to be iu favor of William “icholon Hodgson and Edmund Power, This annourcement roueed the he of the multitude to the ex'ien + pi chy apd the hustings wae oiunoet immediausy c.eured by mise ea the favors of the mub bo ng rhoweied with particu! ar mat thi Or, who, with the vise: geutienen ou tie busting war covered. with povaer of all colo.s—b, yellow, black, whine and soem, The cauc vere pil exply Ged, heavy bars whiting ana eoo coming repeatedly in thele f cea, and bub fur the shelter of sirong Gad fiedaly ume bieli.a, 16 must have ie uted in te) lowe perounl injury. ‘The usual vore ot thenke wae 00) p oposed, it being the fret though) of every oue (Oo eeeape, Ihe proceedinies were thiouelout of the sort beious and Lnscemly cherecie;, & Constant chower of colored POW LE! Las &, BOOL*HA RE, POLRLOE, 1Of LEN OxEs and stele bucherr’ offal being pourea upon the candidates and | theirir da, The London Bra thus comments: I ues it become ue to bing of our electors’ system ? Dees it become us to sneer at Ane rhea? i vebwweto aserit that a wo Presideutin (400 10 OUT) Chere. | tion bee were been, ue uel whoe of (he states, one jiect the one (bie county bas juetne-n With (he B/DOBL Hoenuseunconcern whies tamilarity Mgt Latest Commercial. July 22, P. M.-Corrox—The sales of « 10,000 bailey inemding 4,000 te ppecus.tois and export (he market is firm and igd. bigher for Ey) ptin Aterioan unchanged, ‘readstutts tend Gowhwurd, #04 prices eneer tr Sour and wheat, Weather fevoiabie tor the crops. Co ou firm Provisions dull and the tendency downward, excep, lard, which 19 still advancing. London, July th 2. 4, —Console for money 89/54) privare speec bo & {hve bon wae plundered as well | which rance im value ficm 6 to 10, Mand BO cts the moment by patriots | on the dollar, and those of one bunk caly itis quoted as bigh as 50 cents Tor Charleston Coveren saya: "A gentieman of this city informe us that he took in change a ten cent nit, (Greonhack,) with the flrures remnowed offs fifty ceut DIN aul ver the fiyure ten,'* And whers, we ask he (oC Ring, was tho 50 cent bil? ls belonging to citizens era sold to anbjecww of | Great Brit uring the ver. Men of other coun- iries nave » boughs American shipe in large numbers, end itis caimate! that a thousand ves- tele bave been wanserro? tu all, Str CE. P. Taco, Prime Minister of C on Sunday, To 4 Will necessitate, 1his formation of anew goversment for she provi and way possi! 'y cistur) the ox'sting party ¢ tion op whos? in o the BD itteh Gover ofthe U sited died tod, the have mainly rele ary Sorough the achens of & confeveration of the provinces, A ognsus-iAnes up in 9 8e%9 connty, in his ro- ture hes be tlowing Lem, Which fe given | ter | ally Renwrks on the ip Cuenee of tbe war upon pric the creditwaina #e00lsbed; wel lnercat ne @ collateral! ecorn@ @ fire in every becomes the pastime of coutrols t!« Mun—Rel.4 | fesue—! Tho noo Bs heart {! und card ple the Cbiis! Lowes,” Tug propellor Wey boesel, at Fortress Monroe, is being fitted ‘or the ace mar dation of nnety one colored wor ret colored 1% the Twentv-ifth Army Corps, | now on duty ii ese Wowen and children have been realcic { about Richmond, They | are highly pleased wire prospect of rejoining their busbands ad fas ers A Porttanp, Me, Dele agog over a Le | ligbtful dani! ees, aud muct bas recently been all re dame aud her de- very dressy and very se- hike "Last Baturday they | Toft tent forgos to settle weir little bill Excited | landlord rushed after bets flanked by @ police. cea aod lurbelows adorued a Portland cell sha: 3 Ges seo on Mexico, It was a 4 ob Saratoga and ie thus qRant hee rel, beiw the families of ; 2, 1865, reported: IIs avowed bia helfef in the © Monroe doctrine,’ and seid: “Since the setiing up of exico Woe an act whieh France monarchy in would not bave thought of but for our dornestic troubles, is was therefore unfriendly to us an! our Governme it should at leaat give ell ita moral force in aid of the oatives agaivat the French.’ Jerr. Davis took snother walk on the ramparts of Fortress Monroe ou Sunday afternoon, from four to five ovlock, He was atten led by Major Genera Miles and the officer of the guard ¢ cas. eueral je too solicit us for the tant prisoner to permit him oute: } superv gion, euree th Christian reiiciou in poo’ wing itey re duty for the Npuarde! casemate, except under hia per- Ton pratigious bypecrisy of aome men whe Year: pw ss charter a ferry was cetablished from Pavonia avenoty, Jersey Clty, tothe foot of Chambers street the City of New York, Though the forty war omtabl for the convenience of the Erie Keilroad Company it Y a rte wengers and merchand zo Letwaer and Jersey City, and thereby ‘he property to it haa fucreasved in value nearly © per cent. and the population in proportion. The work of ertending the Erie Railroad to Je rey C as discontinued in 1567 by the fallure of the tory bur wae resumed in 1859, and opened tor 1, about which time the ferry alro ning. The number of boats now the one on which we are assein bled Thirty-Third contieuous 1 IP in M Commence Weed in re fe the te ected for the buriness, These Dorte make tr ry 16 inloutes up to ten P. My end halt yurly ntit 3 o'clock in the morning, arrying an aver USN passengers per mont Up tothe yonr ise*, 7 humber Tenually jucteased THA worm octh were ferned gcrosa the Nortb Hivet In ls. Ihe S squehanmab ie 831 toos bure tues, is shown in the case of Dr, Pritchard, the :. nee > i sont, ‘ 10 eee | Bug wife iwurlerer, who rose from an aciniter- q t Wh the Alial york. vis bed one morning, and wise thue In ble diary | Tho vende q | sit | | { ei: pe Mary © torment surround concerning the wife he r Dod here atl A beloved wite, aged 88 yen: ©) Ler bedade, but ike God, passe! Minnie away, Prayer on prayer til e be o'er, everlastiug love. Thy dear Bou." ‘Tar London Trwrs, alinding to the assasainstion mae be alleredt ust the jurindiietion of thie Miltiary Commis. r conspirators, save: “Whatever y ite proceedin Were nov too euinmary, be was not out, Gen, Miles being | 2 My own Im, peacetul lamb of Bave ua Lord, for . vier the sctive quper+ vision of Commodore Veuderbilr end Dauiel Diews Key Is inexpectot th terry willin the fusare bes COMA A rOUFCE ™, Prollt to the Kailroad Company - © Hip ana voata, vot lucluding the Siequchan- trh, have sirendy cost $liju0, che advantage of ] | extending the Kilg Road to New York City, shroual Bergen ‘Tunnel, is apparent io all, Up to 156le ihe : ht wa “rought te tue city in bar. on from the pe at Petwont entaliue a deiay of sever hours by the ac cenary trane o., besides (he lnconve} ences of va on aud incensed expenses, The fame tocrensed faciitice ale siso discovered in tha tranrporiation of passengers ‘The tonvwe handed ther lasted over many week", Of course, until the | Hi {502 mas 050.00, which has boca lucreased tu fhe eridetce te prot jihad, Worat fer ram nH he | vows to F2Kd tones the Increare of 1366 Over the sa pe a Se Cen ae Bo opsaioe Uy art year ¢ terminus at Piermont wae used, ath Pees of tae verict, bul oothlug that hes | srounted to 370,00 tons, or more thea the entire yet bransnired eforde any reason for impugning | tounage of 156v. although ie Tt was he fonbte', we tellers, by any compelent person in America, that the charge of cvnthirecy Gad Loan brought bome to al! the pris one: ? We question war ea to the var degrees of their puilt and the proper appor A ion. the suanci and fer.y, costing @ large eum o: moner, hes beea of inimeune adantace to the Erie Kailioad Company, and al- . | though she works are desirned on the largest scale, Fill oon be jaedequa o to tw wants of the Ere Raik toad Company, Le jocow lng figures, showing ite earnings, illus meus of punishment, Avainnt she severiy of ihe | trate the iuciend re " sentences uot a word can be suid, The lives of Loud ia 1nW. Mahe ai i Ma sTT OM Hooth and his) fellow-conapirstors were wort u LNW... . 5 42000 dustly forfeited, Huinav judgee caa recognize no ba (5, 6.214.000 CXCUSS lor Bseaesiuabou! Pr He ee " _ bs eo eeeee » 1,460, Tar Macon, Ga, Tevranara saya: “The military My Ts64 ind "9,000 eusbortties aro taking ether from our midat the whole o tation, with wich the city | ed, 4 Wy to induce them to return to their old homes, aud they have been several times forced berond the city limite, but wehout avail to keep them away, Toe thinning out proces Las pow been going on for two or three days, and will be prosecused until ecomplote riddance of the surplusishad, Trans portsniod has len issued to nundreds whose old hones are in Koatucky, Tennessee, aud Alabama, and remote points tu Georgia, and all @ crowd throngs the traveaportation otfce, mcatof whorn aro ay Xiong to escape from the “treelow' th been able w exujoy at Macon, Those who are w | are being compelled to go, unless they furnish satisfactory evidence they are employed so as to be able to support thenmse.ves, An examma- tion of the country round abous the city ts also yo- ing on, for the purpose of breaking up auy cam that may exist."* bead Z Arrival of the Kaukakee, The U.S. Revenue Stenmer Kaukakeo, Capt. J. G. Baher, arrived yesterday, baving left Mobile, ‘uly 15th, Port Royal, 27th and Charleston, 29th. She has as passenwers Mr. R. 8. 8. Andrews and Mr. J, 0, Shaw, epecial agente of the Treasury Department, who have Leen ona visit to the various ports on the Atlantic coast for the purpove of arrauging and put- ting ju working order the business customs, Wil- tmington, Charleston, Peit Royal, Savannah, Key Weat, Pensae la and Mobile, wore each visited in turn, and matters at each place put in runulog order leiore Mr. Andrews sailed for the North. Mr, An- drews teporte that every thing le apparently in good condition at each of the places visited. No case of yellow fever tad appeared, The order of the Secre- tary of the Navy for resrencliaent wae being strictly out at Port Royal and rumor haa it tat all the vearele of the squadron are to go North, with the exception of the tlaa ship Malvern, store ship New Hiewpelire aud two tugs carrie OBITUARY, Richard Hildreth, late United Btates Conml at Trieste, Austria, but better known te the people of the United States asa historian and miscellaneous writer, died at Florence om the 11th ult, Mr, Hil- creth wae born in Durfleld, Maas, in 187, and wae od at Harva.! College, After finishing bis ee he adop'et the iopal profession, but baving a narural literary teste, he oon abandened the law aud onected with the Boston Magazine. He wae an early and devout chemplon of the anti-slavery caure, and bin literary productions embrace several woiks denuociatory of slavery, Hila writines ranged over almost the whole field of literature, tieating of theology, polities, history, fiction, law, commeres, ote, Hie most extensive and valuable work, however, was his “History of the United States," a very elaborate production, comprising several volumes, Mr. Hil- dreth was eppointed by President Lincoln to the Consulship of Trieste in 1861, which position be filled uatil recently, He had been in poor health fora number of years, and the announcement of his death was, therefore, not eutirely unexpected by @ large circle of bis relatives and friends, LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tne Present Convitton AND EAncy His. Tony or THe New You anv Egim Raituoap,— ‘The trial trip, yesterday, of the large and commo- dious ferry boat Bue peLanaal was made the oceasion of a large gatheriay of gentlemen connected with tho management of ue New York and Erie Kallroad, who, with other distinvulshed citizens, indulged tna trip to (ilen Cove, Long Island, At half bers street, with Have flying and wlieil ackuowledgement of the courtesies of the different Cratt paseed by the dowa the North River, ronnding |. Battery continuing up whe Eat Kiver, through Hurlgate into Long Iaiand Sound. Whie ferry boat je one of the finest specimens of the kind ever built, She is equipped ia ap ain ood subetantiad mmaoner, and manced by Capitaine B,C, Garrison and Abrabau me Smack, The arrangements for the trial trip eee ruperint i by Charles Meintoaly E who piovided every resu site, Captain Baldwia took charge of the “blowing” apparatus and manaved it to the entire satisfaction of all concerned, Among the passengers on board was the venereble Ianiel Diew, Esq, ton, 8. B. Rugeles, Hon, Dudley Gree- ory, Col. C:oes, Mewars, Groeslock, Lathers, Zabriskie, Sunonson, Secor, Gen, Lyman, aud about 160 other prominent men, ineluding directors of te road and residents of New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl- valia. Aiter paasing throogh Hurleste, the passenvers were assombled in one of the spacious cabins, where | an impromptn meeting was organ zed by calling upon the President of the Now York and Erio Ruallroad, Robert H, Berdell, Huy., for aepeech, Theat gentie- man, in response, mate the following statement of the present condition of the volopany ‘The moreasing busines: of the Frié Road required more tacilities, and in lsd) the stareot New Jersey granted pe:nilesilon to procure lands and to make & connection by railroad with the F.e Railroad weet of Bervon Hill. Acharier wes obtained by the Long Dock Comvany and asuned the Bria lauder thie remove made, susyuehanguh while proceeding | Reasonable expectations induce the belief that im Ind} the earrings will rexch the mum of filteen mile liona of doltare, (he cep tal now tuvested in tne Brie | Ratiway nnd ite appolutmente ie neariy filty ilone ot dolla;s aud ten millions more are iavested in leasoa of other roads sequiring an inerease of fout milo two hundred shousand dollars to pay an taterees ot pereouk The Koad has more than accomplished thie in eact of the past years, and there need be no appre- bensions for the future of our great work, After the apolause had subsided which greeted Mr, Berdoll at the conclusion of his remarks, Mr, Divena, of Elia, Vice-President of the Company, cal!ed upon the Hon, 8. 1. Ruggles, whom he introdaced to thoee present as the Father of the New York & Erie Railroad Company, Mr. Ruzgles commenced by telling those presen that when Kossuth wae in thie country he eaid a! our nation required to develop ite strength was to frow, grow! grow !! and the epeaker sald that the same throe things were required by the Erie Rall~ roa, An enterprize commenced oy lees 0 that but three of Lis collesgues in the first Direcior® still survived. {uo attempting to tell you of the youth ot the Erie Kailroad, | tauet, eaid Mr. Kuggiea, toll you something of myrelf, i was then, in 1835, young end tender, but old enough to be present at the birth, nay, aesieted in the conception, aud watched an worked for itantll the Erle Railroad project was old vous! to #0 alone, and now itimay be sald pet the history of this country, and certainly of this state, cannot be written without wilting the history of tis road, 1 do not » thin, geutleoman, because had anythiag to do with it, because I have ne oher hh vost in at) than many other citi« rene, who are facilitated by traveling over the roal, Years aso tay connection with it ceased, but Toa show sou the acora, [ heppened to reside in ow the lower counties, where a few of m, eLibon thoueht « railroad wou d be a very ing, an @ talked perhans nocht improve our lands, ap iaviny Arouirond, It waa taiked of but up to 156 wo had no brie Kailrord--onty the idea of a road — which wae ain the desire of a very bd gatny of capital to very lithe in nee, We had no polith ¢ moke No Tk Witte Clinton tako it up and show! the pudiic ite timable value to the greet Btate New Yora, ‘I the road wae char 1658, and authorized to pom pital of ton millions, but po one would touch it; we could pot get the eapi- ballets of the itry Wet even one million, At longin | prevaiied upeo @ broker in Wall atreet to mubeeribe ning bundred and tifty nd doilars, he did eo, drow hie check for the roqalred five per cent, elected himself Trea- furer, med put kk Th broker made t yr, aud Leet myself at eutering heartily into the idea, although w told that ranges of mountains existe) all ar t) to the Lakes, and to hear the q taik you would think that we must sarmount Aw o carry out the project, A general impression prevailed that the road would require @ series of some twenty inclined planes rmount the mountein The inclined pl hom wae so firmly fixed & upon he minds ot the people and myself, ti went w an inel plane thes hich was published in the AMPRICAN In 1588, dewerib Hv sn tnolined plane where the care drawn up bill by Rerpe-pon er. 1 was encourmye: Jonme back to the elty prepared to work. Bot tocould be done, we had no to pay for a wurvey, lvothing except that check whic the broker edll kept iu bir pocket Claughter) T went we Waeb! ton and beeced of General Jack- son the loan of a eurveyor, and was referred from one to another, and worked away watil twenty Meabers of Cong rene lone their influence, and ob @ rurvey+ or, This wen went to work maki is lines, and exciting the peopic, and by the thine Owego, here «ne so much political influence b: to bear on Geueral Jackson that Old Hicko! voked the survey o's appointment, and that end @ Liov~ oni Out oamietance, Soon after this, I visied a cous of mine living 1p Newburgh, & working sort of @ veror, named Wrikht; he afterwards became Ho was used to roughing it in the woods had - of busines to doin bis own profession, | asked in be would take fora month of his time, and fiually bired him for one iwouth ead agreed to pay hin (wo Luudred doliare, 1 got a bundle of oabestip ton papers printed, an right wok an fold one hose Luggy, Truly a one horeo railroad, gentie- mou, (inughter,} aud traveled at the rate of twelve wiles # day through the lower counties, and mad a epeoch every olght, part of which IL wrot ‘The people listened, were stirred up, and signed Poiitions o chute Legisiature tor the eppolotme ot a Murvey bhvery man algned the petious, and be or, tof the month Wright came back with @ petitions which were afterwards tukew 06 Legislature met and in ove month + Governor Marcy found eo many po tions vu (ora Survevor, thatin his lrreve:ent way i: “Whatthe devil Las broke louse f' Toa ‘ seported tuiiously; and ene member de cosced that the southern ti ft Coun LIES WEle eo poor i toe \ubabitanie couldn't atlosd to pebiiion., One she Cana Commicsioners scolded! 0 tiuch abour t c thao was indieted lor beim & cominom ” CLaugbter.) Dut the Gove uui's eleetou was von; he pecitions came on, and the polit.ciang, hour ne tt wae lester to 16h ue bare 1b pated the Amenmbiy, [uy the ony eons upon @ te vote, bat « ne ay weer @ @d lta, Ol bas ALL Coby ved the @cxk Mewmber inio (he Bw helocis ery hie vows uechiea the mossy, We coun vob forvet ou; of Lend, aad aeujnuin Wright wus ape Pulp ed 10 tise@ the curvey, Lie wurhed upon ‘thew May lo Vecember, can bis tue, thicd blo Bile, sud OvIAined OF tlh tor Lon Keput which wae he hicwed tp January 18.6. Le to have Leen ber er pata tor bie Inbore, for t port deci uea ne inclwea planes were seyulied excepe OO Bt Lak ioue, ‘Vhe valey of the pusjuehacuah woe foum easily aecessiine tow iatlioao, aud even Lio shawan- fuuk dountalun could be pasos wilboub reuating 4p inclined plase, We (ook culrade $00 aud Drew pared tovek tur a Toad WIRD & COlTO0 PiMbe 1B, COOl- dux Only $5.70) per mie, Capacting W travel trom New York to bute in 4> hous, We meant bavon cheap road to wet wich on, Ae DeWitt Cinton DY wiarteOd buu: bis sivele diteh before he obtained the gient cana: that has led ths founoatou of the weath of jour city, Gootlemen, it would coat five tm. lone ot aolla at we bro eheck, tui kept it to Ule pox | (Vowes, * Lau! test ue bie weme |") ali. hug | glee ue lined to mento Whe oae, and & 4, Let bye } gone LO bye-pones. lat the dead bury the dead. 2 won. te Wali street, | saw dtr. Juve hing, of bleseod wemory —of che firm or Pree, Ward & bine, Tpevacedu him to grantie ap interview, end he busy agi ced to Lear we lor ane boul, aaa eb Tha eppornted ine | took bun the} rool ue rveyor auatu.ed upou Mi, hing hou. se y oid a ¢ ce) (all proportion of popular @inoubt Of production in net Cosare anu Ceule t need bot Mention tie ouer arguments J deed—euch as connecting bis name with euch @ glorious CObe + (Centinued ea the Last Page.)