The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 16, 1865, Page 1

“regard to the poll y Felegraph to the N. Y. San. ————— ews from — the Cable, e Great Eastern | Seen Near New Foundland. CABLE BUOY DISCOVERED. ¢ British Gun Boat Terrible What the Captain Said. RRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Locemotive Runs Throvgh a Passon ter Car. ERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE. emocratic Convention in Maine. THE KES 1 KESOLL NS. ews from New Orleans and Texas ‘HE CONSERVATIVES SPEAK. OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES, rial of | Wirtz Postponed. rhe President and his Cabinet Agree. lounterfeiters tu be Locked After MALL STREET IN A COMMOTION. | Forgery and Defaleation. Two Blillions of Do'lars Involved. A POLICE OFFICER MURDERED. BSC, BK, &e. From Washington. ¢ ju atteodance, and there are others in the city +i cau at soy mowent be mmmoned, The accused tw for counsel Judve Heghes, ¢ . J, W. Denver, eri Meeere Pook end Schade. The prisoner te « Beles by Dich. Whea the Uuited States forces cap- twed New Usleana be ¢ ted his plantation aod preroce in Louisiana, aud, with bie wife and three children, went to Vickebarg, In 150% the Rebel Gov- enroent deat him to Europe es @ military cominis- soner, Me remained there eight months, when, re- turuing to Rich by ruuning the Wilmington noted an Arristant Adjutant- General with the rank of Captain, and assigned totho a, : | | | avy cuberencial or material difference between the Present swith regard to the reator- ation of the a States. One of tho reasons for thisarertios ‘fact tha: all tho proclamations | eppdnting | Governors are precisely in the pau words, foonded on the Tenuosses arrangement, mon bickade, he wae app ve Lave recently been made of reports, aad re euces about differences of opin- President aud hu Cabinet, with per to be pursued tn restor- © their turmer reiations to vrticniarly involving the ques! on of belween t fhow fog the Bout! the Un! ra State per euftfrace in the work of re-establishing the civil povernment, the military measures to secure which haveal eu through the agency of the om, ‘The proceedings are strictly 20% Rnown that any of the nem- v ber itof improperly revealing them, The bt professing to give reporte of * e¢ in the Cabinet Council are, to sey the eart, anre!iabl Hat icinay be eaid with confl- dere, a8 au auower to many of the speculations, that there fe not now, nor te it believed that there will be, consilered by the Cad, and maturely approved b the President, ot, showing and a carefully cou- sitewd plan; the cesiy proclataation being in acoord with ment The President, it fe known, fr the representation of bis fot'r. # determine! to pu substantial- ly the re on programme thus laid down, bevae reasouabio evidence from the Bouth that it will Le aucees ul, Many of the ace te from that wction are exaxrerated and misreprosent, the true and favorable condition of public opiaion, As the result of careful Inqairy, it to believed that there le evs ov bho part of a portion of the Cabi- flerson Lavia tried for treseon; while son for asserting that the President is z him brought before actwil tribun. Chiet Justice Chase Se expected to arrive here in the course of @ few days for consultation with the President as to the time, the manner and the place which etall dealguated The ebleet counsel in the Lnited States are also being eonmlted upon the subject, There ise fixed deter mination on the part of the Executive that there shall be an linn » end fair trial by @ jury of the country for high treason. It may, in addition to this, be confidently averted that the President bas determined, es soca as precticabla, to withdraw the orders suaponding tle privileges of the writ of habeas corp and to disper th military courts. ‘The Bolicitor of sue Trearury hae issued a circular in reference to counterfeiting, stating that Congress has appropriated a considerable sum of money for the purpose of meeting auy expense in detecting and bringing to trial end punishment persons cogaged in counterfeiting Treasury notes, bonde, or other eecu- cities of the United States, as well es the coin of the United Btatesr, Is belug expected that further ap- propriationa of all jature will be hereafter made, tary of the nas di,ected that the tration of the s crested, and the prose- of the menrurée contemplated by Congress, Jto tho Solicitur's office; and thas be organized the non under the a competent » to have immedia charce of the measures in question, whieh Lae ne. cordingly beer do Win, t Wood has charge of this division, under the eupervieion of the solicit- or, whoeaye The mode of operation adopted by the office is two- id; fret Ly the offer of rewards for services or in- jormaiion veudiag to th ression of counterfeit- w av mond Wy divest adlact ta coliacs rinre wey be there ad rection of bea Col mentaiicy of persons acting ander the direction o1 the tof the division, In order to secure the reward, (tis uot essential that the partic seekin, them shall act toany extentunder the direetion thie office, They may proceed with their operations on thelr own account, and jn their own way, unt they shall reach their conrumnmation, when they may present their results to the office, and claim proper reward, which will be givea with fairness and on the mort liberal sale, But is must be borne ia mind that in such cases the parties can only look for toward for what thy actually accomplished, as the office will not undertake to remunerate them for oes of time, or to reimburee enuy expenses which they may have incurred ia unsnccessfnl efforts. Neither is it nece «ary that such parties shall perform any acte whatever beyond the mere commanication of information which shall be found to be of valine; and no person ing such information need apprehend that his claims will be overlooked or disregarded, since ill be kept in the office in which will be en- teied every item of information received, together with the nawe of tho party who communicates the information ; and before any reward is awarded & caceful examination will be made of the who.e case, in order that each perron who hes contributed to the general result ebould receive the proper share of the reward, The Solicitor hes also isened « circular to Diesiict Attorneys, Mar- shale, and Clerks of Coarte of the United States, specifying the particular services which he expects of them, and (be kind of Inforwatioa to be furniehed, inciuding aay defects which may ve observed in the laws relating to the counterfeltiug of United Btaioe rency and securities, or in the practical ediatnis- tration thereof in the several districts, A. P. Btone, Collector of Internal Revenue, is, it is ascertained, « defaulter to the amount of $93,000, Fils eusoties are boun | iu the sum of @100,00. They are perfectly responsible, aod will satisfy the Gov- ernment. Nearly four hundred million dollars have passed through the Internal Revenue bureau since ite or- ganization, and thus far it Lae pot sustained the loss of a single dollar by minconduet of any of ite eficers. The last day's receipts trom Internal Revenue are about 61,6000, Hon, Thomas C, Theaker, of Obio, one of the chief examiners of the Patent Ofice, hae been appointed Commissioner of Patents iu the place of Llolioway, resigned, The President to-day appointed A. P. Hons Collector of Luternal Revenue for the Seventh Dis- trict of Ohio, and Francts Fuller Surveyor of Custome for the District of Wilmiugion, N.C ‘The President to-day amoested a number of rebels, principally from Alabama and North Carolina, J.T Souther, of New York, is included ip the list The appointment of Hon, Preston King to the Col- loctorship of New York was known but to few officials here yesterday, For some reason not given it was purposely Kept by therm ase profound secret, TIDINGS FROM THE TELEGRAPH FLEET. Rritish War Steamer Terrible, n by a Schooner—The Cable Buoyed. py Bay, Aug. 15-A large vessel bove in sight ateix o'clock thie morning. At this bour, half-past nine o'clock, she ie within four miles of the shore, Flags were seen gaily flying from her, BEOOND DIRPA TOI Heart's Content, Auy. 14—va Aspy Bay, Auge. 15. ~The schooner First Fruit, from Cardiff, arrived in Harbor Grace, Newfouudiand, this morning. Bhe makes the following report: “On the Oth of August, at four o'clock in the moro- ing, saw the eteamsbip Great Kastern aud the British war steamer Terrible, Atsix o'clock jo the morning saw @ beacon-buoy with « fiag upon it, warked as fol- lowe: ‘Great Eastern, Number five’ The Great Eastero and the Terrible were then about five miler southeast from the beacon buoy. ‘The weather was quite foggy at thistime, The Firet Fruit thea laid her topsails to the mast, and hoisted herensiyn, At nooa the Terrible came near the First Fruit, and re ceived information from her of the bearing of the beacon buoy. The Terrible reported that the cable wor parted on the td af Auguat, The position of the beacom buoy by the account of the First Fruit, was tn latitude 61.40 north, longitude oS The weather here thie morning ts qaite mild, but a thick fog prevai The Colitsien on the asatonic Railroad ocar Bridgepert—A owmotive k brougb a lassenger (ar-—Seven Peo Killed and Eleven Injured. Bridgeport, Aug. 16 —A frightful railroad disaster occurred this morniug, on the Housatonic River Rail- road, An extra freight train was sent up the Housa- tonle road this forenoon. By an accident to the cylinder of the engine, tbe freight train stopped on the track, near the paper millof Trumbull, about three miles from the city. A flag was eent beck on NEW YORK, WEDNES | and inake seizures und arrests through the instr. | the track by the condactor of the freight train to | worn the passenger (train of the danger, When the train, aud was slowly drawing it back to Bridgeport, at the rate of about eight miles an hour, When pear the Pequomock Mills, the train was met by anew locomotive, coming up the track ep a trial At « curve on the road the new engine came suddenly in collision with the train backing down. Beveral of the cars were entirely demolished, the engine going literally through the aear parseuger car, Bix persour, three of them ladies, were Inetantly killed. Twenty more wore severely wounded, and several more slightiy wounded, Very many were scnlded by the stoam issuing from the locomotive latter train came up, it bitched ou to the freight | i of Westport. who was recently in-law, Mrs, lle Lawber- wer of Robert myencer, haq., 4; aleo Miss 1), A. Smith, ; amun named Crofut, whose residence is unkn: Thomas ' Brien, @ boy #ix yours old, aod another boy mae Thorne, have since ye unknown), it p old lady of New York, ai died, Mise Thorne and M Miss Cabill has since died. Charles 1 Milford, was ecalded, and crushed in le left arm aud leg. Mise Eliza L, Tucker, of 128 Weat 234 street, New York, was alightly bruised: Mrs. Richard Mar ball, of Bridgeport, was severe! scalded; Mra. H. B, Taylor, of Brid was scald ed and otherwire inured George the Recond Connecticut He native of Falls Village, wae badly scalded, able to anewer guostiona, He Lad bis dischs Ke and #180in money fn his pocket, 8. B. bennut of 44 Morton street, New York, bad bis bands and feet scalded, and hie face badly eut; Juiiet Hurlburt, of Milton, Ct, had ber bead badly bruised, aud ie ine jured tntornaily; Mre, Jobo HL, Huribust, of Norwalk, mas badly scalded; Mrs. Kagan. an ciderly Indy, Newtown, was badly ecaldes, and had one lew broke en; Timothy Farrell, of Hawleyville, Ct, bad his foot badly crushed; Maria Prunty, of 27th sireet. N. York, had a leg broken, Bhe l.vee with a Mre, Dogo in New York, and isa sorvant girl, Janes Ward, bed his tace badly cut, and te hurt in. Jarned, of Philadelphia, wee brute’ and Mallory, of Bridgeport, wae wliehtly y.'C, Vatseson, express messcuger, Was slightly bruised. Mr. Charles Hunt, the President of the road, bap pores Lo be on the traln, and though be was coneld- erably cut and bruised about the fees, yety regardless of his own injuries, be war lodetaticabie in his exer- tions to assist the wounded, Capt, Plum wae soine- what bruised, but went to Bridgeport end imwedi- ately returned with » special train, atten ded by Dre. Nash, Burnett, Hubbard, Norton and Murrett, elt of whom at onoe gave their united energies to a! eviete the distressed. The citizens of Bridgeport and the people residing near the scene of the catastrophe were prowptiy in attendance to relieve the wounded, in every way which sympathy aud kiudoess could jusges. The wolasbles sad memenions wl ihe Bate SUN. sons killed were taker possonsion of by Ton. Clapp Bpocner, of this city, MAINE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Prelimianry Rasiness. Port'and, Aug. 16.—The Democratic State Con- vention met at 10:30 thie morning, Paul 8. Merrill, Chairman of the Dermocratic State Cormittes, enlled the Convention to order, noroiasting the Hon. £. F, Pillsbury, of Farmington, temporary Chairman, Mr. Pillabury addressed the meeting, eongratnlat ing them on the restoration of peace. He said that if Democratic principles had prevailed, there would have been no war, But, notwithstanding the great Diood: peace wae Again restored, and great bility pow reste upon the Democracy. Ao attempt is being made to destroy Stato soverelenty, which the Democracy must frustrate. The policy of the Republican party can only be forced upon the Routh at the point of the bayonet—and but for one man that policy would have been adopted at oll hararda and that man fe the nt Presidentof the United Biater. (reat use.) For thie we owe hima debt of cratitude, The lemocratic party, whieh the real ay. of the Union, seeks not escendency f power, but for the good country. He hoped that President Johnson would receive the assurance of fifty ‘ men in Maine, good and true, who would seck to stay up hit arm eo long as be « covenant, Joba Kh, Mutchinson, of Part peor were appointed Ser: on Credentials was then appo irom each county f Committee on Cred ber of deleg organization © tee of one from onch county was appoited to prepare © o¢t of resolutions. ‘The Convention met again at 2 o'clock Hon, Brion Hradbury presented the report of the Committee on Keso ations, ‘The firet expresses profound gratitude to (lod that the clash of are is no longer heard in the land. The second resolves that we should eacredly eb ieh the metnory of the dead, tallen in the etruge tor constitutional government, and bonor the living, who have perilied life and fortune in the same great couse, ‘The third asserts that with the corsstion of war, ite bloody and barbarous epirit should be ban- ished from our midst, and hatred and vemgeance ' dt yield to Cheri The fourth aseerse tha Government to ro-eat with the wtained the ark of the y uty of the Federal the eartiest moment, 0, the true Consti- nd the late revolted © power to promote t faternity and noivereal ha: tony uocersary for happiness and elory of the Kepublic, destined to one and indivisible forever, the filth resolves thet toe Demgernts of Maine rearert the funda mental prinesples of equal aud exact jnetice to all men end ali nations, with entansling ailiauece with Done ; the support of Siete coverumentein thew constitutional richte, aad the preservation of the General Government in ite whole constitutional vigor ; ® joalous care of the rixhte of elections; abso- lute nequivecence ia the will ot the meorty wolle disciplined militia, aud the enpremacy of the civil over the military authority, ‘Lhe «ixth resolves that the baliot isthe right of every American citizen, to be restricted only ae the public eatety demagde; and thateach Mtate poseosses the constitnuoual rece. nized rightuf prescribing the quaiitica jous of elec- The seventh p edges the party © demand equal ‘The elgbih asserts that the eucms advanced cities wad the State are « jegitimate charge upon tle Federal Government. The ninth resolves * that banishing narrow cousiderations, we will cor diaily support Andrew Johoson in the polley he bas taken tow ards placiug the rebel Bt situation, and harmenizing enti: ques ‘The tenth congratulates the whole country that among the acts of esident Joboson, “ we flad bua rety rning to (he first principles ot car Goverament Io retusing to accept xratull * The eleventh te- solves that the sesasainu of President Lincolo was ab Act of UNItigeted burbarieu M.S, Littledeld, of Mridgeton, with « preliminary address, moved that [lon James Howann, of Port. land, be the candidate for Guveruor, and Le was vor joated by acclamation, After addressee by Judee Rice, of Angosta, and L. D. Clay, of (iardiner, and the President, the Conven- tlon adjourned gine die. Later from New Orleans & Texas. Ky the arrival, yesterday, of the United States Mail Bieamship Company's Misniasippl, Capt. Kennedy, we bev ® from New Or eans to sleamer the 9th inet. The Mie pi brings 2,200 bales of cotton, Av address, aligned by the Prevident and Secretary of *The Temporary hrecutive Cemmitree of the Conservative Citizens of Louis! New Orleans papers, a" appears Ip the The address takes strong gronnd against negro suffrage, affirming that “he te not fitted to become a votor. either naturally, intel. lectually or worally.") The closing poragraphe of the addrere appeal _to nll cloem elt 1s to nnite ip one commen effort ‘in behalf of the whole eouatry ; to bury all past differences; to etrive to ineul- cate pence, harmony and cod will, to restore our dis tracted and impoveriv hed country to lu new and pioeperty, ta all citizens to qualify themselves at voce to me votereat the eneutng election In Noveinber beat at which thme ai! the off) pf Btute, « thy the Conetitution, as well epresentn to Consrees, will be chosen : and deupthue;: “Mey the ole sesol perpetual trangul ity aud brotherly ive atvend the nation in ite onward mareb to nud Lo wreetners.”” The covton crop ia rome portions of os Alabama, aud ‘lennersee has beeu injured by “red rust.” Major General T. W Yartern Doetrict of Loui Kouge, on an officis! tour ¢ h was sinalized by the due bia rank, The Picayens contalus the following J.P. Boujamin, of this elty, Rrato os the Contedernies wh hie friends, was at Neaenu, to wh fromm the coast of Florida in a ys A ietter fiom him, of the date $a July, ab Nosseu, hes been re- ceived hy some of his filende in thi ‘The Baton Kouge Gazeris st and corn are doing weil in te nelehborbood ot Baten Kouge, Nothing turtLer regarding the ravages of the cupton worta, be directors of the Ore!ous re-elected under the Mare op briday evening & A letter from #h presents the appearance daar persons do we in city, ali dabbling in cott 1 be crops in that part of (ior Atianta are said to Lave been Ke dry weather, and itf+ thous) rection wid have to look abrone f Shermau, commending the reached Batoo a bee inepe aos 1 late Secretary of st heard f b y t both eotton jlroad, recently rot election, met ra; “Shreveport New Orienns. #0 teote frou your lying West of injured by the peopie of that @ supply of Dread- Lieut, Gen. Hardee arry inat., and is eropping at the Latte A.J. cimith fein Mobile ‘Thirty third Minols Kegin« service on the 4th It ie reported that Capialn B Jackson, a brother of | Bionewali Jackson, fe osrd io the @ean or Landis, on her trip fiom Mole 6} ow Orleans, and woe drowned, ‘The proclamation of Governor Parsons, of Alabama, bas aan well with the people ot Isree, and tf fanatics will let the President and ve rettio thie matter, the terrible ordeal throurh wlich the cation has just paseed will only hive wm closely the bond of Lr ion The Mayor of Mol ile oot made arrangements with the military to cend all negroes withont passes, and Nothing to do, to the forta to be pab towork. This will releve the city of many wo saad dangerous characyers, which will | benefit to the community generall;. }ie alse ried that oerro tewtimy sous, The Houston Teiecuari of We id instant, con- tains the following The military au. hor’ the State laws concern: have been meued asi Copeland Special Agu! has been in Galver'on ening up the mack: Mull, About seven [ioush' Suroush Owensville ou ¢ be people of Texas 0:* for the indigent women & Cherokee Indiaus, who #6 vel to slrengthen mae dee ony could nut Lu received sxainel white pei indéd to enforce nud etrict orders ov Mr, Feank Department ‘ fthy * Southern ered over the pred feb tae and ChickselW Datlonsex {les for Tho tens two or ture var, irom thels own , AD ruef om Judge Mauevok juss mane ol DAY, AUGU former great. | Ss 16, 1865, the people fn the conntry throuet which he e are perfectly reconcile) tc the new order of t and resdy aod willin & WV wlopl the pouey and me sures of the Adminlstratic ihe late State Militw Loard, compored of , Wutral, Major Pearce end James 8, Holman, have received from the stato threo millon dollars worth of operty, such as coted, bonda, 4e., for which they rendered no report up to the 26h July, The San Antonfo News learns that the road from the const, as far ar Victoria, is to be immediately rebuilt, and it ie thought that it will be pus in run. ting order by the loth or 15th of September, Itis thoaght that the railroad from Victoria to San Antonio will be undertaken aud completed withia rome reasonably short time. 7 hi The National Teachers’ Association, Harrisburc, Aucust 15.—Delegates to the Na- tional Teachers’ Association are arriving hore by every train, largest representation of educators ever assembled on any occasion in this country iil be present to par- Hcipate in the proceeding of the erareation. The National Norma! School Aes ciation met in the Biete School Dopartu entatllo’co * While moning, President Bdward Bd vards. of IL.nole, io the Chalt. The reeular business of ‘he bety comme.ce thie afienoon, ‘The sioual Leachere’ Association * i) areormble to-mors morning at 9 o'cloce at ihe Court House, welcome, On Thar tion will proceed to Gettysebur be made, pre uf the mascin~ tpecches will Yellow Fever. Ry the Pritiah steamer Monteruma, which arrived atthie port from Kingston, Ja, yesterday, the tol- lowing item of news has been received, takon from the Jovanat of the 27th: ‘We understand that her Majesty's steamer Li! arrived at Port Royal, yesterday, from Cape Haut, with twenty-one cares of yo low fever. dar her Majesty's steamer Cadmus arrived at Santo Dominge, also with yellow fever among Le: crew Later in the News Items. (By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Gey. Loves bas left Matamoras for Mexico, Tun Republicans of Philadelphia have held their Ward elections, Mayor Heury bas doclined the vomination, A ptavatca from Cairo, dated Aug, 15, Steamer Pauline Corsal), from New Orle: has arrived with 125 111 bales for St, Louis, Tue seaffliing of a new building on Market street, in Nashville, Tenn, fell down on Monday, precipitating five persons to the ground, All were badly injured, and one ls not expected to live Tus town of Blevenson, on the Nashville end Chattsnoogs Rallroad, waa almost entirely des- troyed by fire yesterday morniny. It te supposed toJbave been th ok of an diary Ma, Jamra F Marrinoty, for the last aixteen years manayer of the American telograph ottice io Baltimore, died on Monday night of consumption, Ho wae highly respected by the e:tigens of Baltl- moore and greatly beloved by his wlates, Tur receptivua of Admiral Farragut to Portland was attended by a very large crowd of citizens, At balfpast twelve o'clock the Admiral went on board of the Agamenticus, which immediately #teared for Portermouth, Tor Mr xican Rasoneno of July 29, which the Now Orieane Timms says is ratber doubtful suthor- ity, r-porte the sacking of Corpus Christ), and the desecration of a iamily vault by the United States troops. Tue three military divisions of Texas are as- aye the na Oth, es of cotton for Cairo, and nn EEE aigued with Leadquarters ag follc Easterns — Gen, A. J. Mower, Galveston ; Central Gen, DB, Stanley, Victoria; Northern—Gen, F, Steele, B ownaville Mason Gem, Hoon isin Troy, N.Y, the quest of Mr J.M. Francis, editur of the Times, Lhe Genera! in to take part in the celebration of the bat- tle of Benuingtou to-morrew with Major-diou, Carr Tue politics! pot is beginning to boil in PL ile. delpbia, Yeuterday, the Dowocrate nominated Daniel 8. Fox for Mayor, nominated, Other officers were ulso Moch quarrelling took place in the Ward Conventions, and in one of them @ fight oc- curred, in which two delegates were stabbed, Both will’ probably die. Mason Drok MoCawn, formerly of the Rebel ariny, who male himself conspicuous as ac valry loater in this State, was arrested on Monday last ai Nashville, Tenu., on charge of baying been member of the court martial which hung several Union citizens at Kuoxville during the wa will be tak: n to Kooxville to stand bis trial. Tar extensive machine # op of the Troy & Nos- ton Rallroad, in the upper pari of the city of Troy, was totally destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock Inst night. The fire originated in the paint shop, and Lowa about $20,000; fully iv 4. | Three locomotives were burned, viz: the Gvor,. Gould, Jered 8, Weed snd Alvah Crocker, The engines were saved, 8 x\y-elght cars were got out in satety. There will ba :.o interruption in the running of ihe tral General Intelligenco. (ty Mail to the New York Sun.) Epwis Forrrss, the celebrated trage'ian, i seriously i}! at Moiladelphia, Gey, Banks intends to reside permanently in New Orleans, where he wil) practice law, A VALUAnLE Cepoait of iron ore has heeu found on Owl's Head mountain, Procklin Co, Pa Gaenmear Santa Aywa is now dwelling upon one of the lofty peaks of the Is and of St, Thomas, W. I, He ta 70 yoars of age. In New Orleans, silver }s''- 40 per t. premium, Gt fresh arr.vals are da.ly looked for A Company have @ wachine in New Orle which wanufactures {ce at tre rate o 200 pounds an hour, The process is a chemical one, A Lap in Vermont who had been tI] for upwards of a year, recently vomited up ® snake eighteen inches jong. He feels considerably reheved, Jovem Dene. of the U. 8, District Court, New Orleans, says the jidemenss from confiscations, in his court, will not amount to over $100,000, Tas U. 8. frigeie Constitution, or * Old Iron- #ides,"’ left Fortress Monroe at 6 o'clock on Mouday morning. Ssvaxty thousand bales of cotton sre lying around loose in New Orleans and vicinity, The large quantity ou hand keeps the market easy. Tux propeller Triton astled from Fortress Mon- 106 for H' ion Head yesterday, and soon aftor pas raare ae/ing at ut not plenty, It le expected that by to-morrow the Curtin will deliver an ad ‘ieee of | oy ny Thirty-Third Year. — SSS wsod | Canton, will be in running order before the end of MN | hiamonth, The 1d Missiseippi railroads will soem be in tull operation. lus mail connections between New Orleans, Opcloures, via Berwick City, Pranktin, New Iberma, Verm lionville and Washington is about to be catabilahked, Tar captain of a veasel in New London, flee o ni eee on board of bis ship. When et sea he fools thew with molassom when {mn port the bees obtain food on aliore, Bix thousand five hundred dotlare have beem mbscribed ly Washington seceasioniats to the Mra, Jett Davia testimoutal, Mr. Jeff. also needs sub- @eripticus! YaeTerpat morning, as a train om the New Jeroey Kailroad was passing through Newark, @ hog ran on the track, and the train running over Lita, two cars were thrown from the rails, eausings however, but alight damage, A uitti# boy fell from one of the indows of a housein Philadelphia, on Mo: Me veh came down whack upon the shoulders of @ citizen pase ing at the tine, The child was picked up alighly ruleed, At a asle of government horses, which took place *t Camp Hamilton, the prices ranged from 96 te (hese horses were turned in from the Lith Ponneylvania and the 20th New York Cavalry, Tre case of William Evane and Joho Balcher, who were arresied about four weeks ago, on « charge of stealing #500 from Sergeant Miller, Co, Ty 81 Pennsylvania Artillery, bas been investigas- ed by toe military authoritios, at Fortress Monroe, tod the pariles were honorably acquitted, A tocar belonging to Mr, Nixon, in Albany,eud~ deuly fell to the ground on Monday, while some workmen were engaged tn rat it from ie foundation, Al the family were int, exce) Mre,N. aod alvbr, Mre N. wae eitting on back stoop, and received some severe bruises, The baby wow dug out of the ruins, and strange to say, Was not much burt, Guy. Lem bas been offered the Presidency of Washing'on College, Lexington, Va, but the Rlob- mond Revuniio thinks be will not sceept the prof- fer, as ‘be Las recently expressed the intention of leasing @ gracing ferm io Albemarle, and residing upon it with his family." What e sed mistake Gen. Lee made when be decided “to follow the fortunes of bis native & * into the vortex of secession, There are very few, if any, more beau- tiul or wore desireble homesteads in this country than Arlington, Gen. Lee's former residence. Now itis used as @ quarters for freedmen ; the tispnificent aud é\tensive grounds comprising the te are filed with soldiers’ graves; the beauti- ful ree bave been cut down end stumps mark thelr places. It os Arlington no longer, and ite once wealthy owner @ now asked to the posttiva of Present of @ run-dowa Virginia college. Avien the frignte Congress was raised seven tuge were em) ooe tin pulling the bull, and every tug was cecorated with navonal flags, Bo that the geuntold ribs of the resurrected ship were seen thouphabaveof etarsand stripes, otal lg Point toe Congress grounded ; the spectators be- camoanxious The powerful towboat Wyom Wad seul bo the ass.stance of the squadron of puf- flog, suorting tugs, but ere the Weoming coul@ reach the Congress the tuzs gave a long pull, and # puil aitogether, and into deep water glided the old bull that all were watching, The leaks abous the hu let in considerable water, and two lerge pumps were kept at work continually to k fd free, Dubthe pumps did thelr work o novu the Cougress rode ope more in the harbor of Norfolk. ‘Tue bull can never be used, and is valu- able ouly fur the meta) contained in it, After ald the tron |4 removed from the toterior of the bully ib will be broken up, in ordor to get at the valu« able eopper Lolte with which i is fastened ( LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Wait Sracer AGAIN IN A FERMENTOR bite ax» Pat.ones—loo Muas ConripEnome Durlug the last four of tive days there has beem scarcely an) Ching tochronicle but the excitemente | in Walletieet im consoqnence of defalcations an@ | failu ca, Yesterday the denizens of that street were again io aterribie vof excitement in consequence of au AouOouncerment that forgertos to the amount of two anda balf millions had been committed by Mr, Fdwin B Ketchum, one of the juntor partners ef the grout banking firm of Morris, Keichum, Bon & Co, The acts of the case were made public yesterday” morning, aud are, as nearly as could be ascertalneds us followo: Mr, Charles Graham, « gold broker of @@ Exchange Place, having been ill for some two mouthss entrusted the manegement of bis busines to young Ketchum. A few days ago be returned to his end on looking over bis check book, found several checks missing, La does not appear that Mr, Grabam said anything abous the matlterat the time, as be had the greatest cont dencein Mr. Ketcham, and did not believe be would | forge the name of any person to certificates or purbolae ecuriies. Lheusual plan of gold brokers ts to put the d into banks, and get certiticates of deposlt from the bankers Those certificates were used ae collaterals for joaus, with an understanding that they~ wore “not toge on the etreet." Yesterday morning wight of hese certificateseach for $6,000-—were pre- Me office, , vented at the banks and were at onee promouncod mng ouside of Cape Henry her machinery Lecame | disabled, and she was towed back, RicuMonp is alive to the necessity of * white'’ education, at least, Ib kept ite five free sebvuls open all through the war, and the teachers learned the cbildren to be little revels. Tus Jacksom alread between New Uciewus aud jorweries, The consequence was that both the houses Ketchum & Co. and Graham & Co, suspended, whic caused agreat commotion, Is was thought at one time that the 4th National’ Buk of which Morris Ketchum, the head of the firma, was formerly President-—tlght have sufferedd Dut soon the Proeident Issued @ card, ta whieh he stated that the Ketchuins had never owed, and dig not now owe, avout to the Bank over whieh he pre+ sided, and that the only possible lose it could sustatm wold be ov $225,00 worth of gold certificates, which were supposed bo be forged, and which the Bank holds as collate al eecurities on loans made to other partios, The card as asated that the condition of the Bank was perfecuy sound, and the capital unimpaired—the earnings of the Inst six months largely exceeding the amount of forged certificates held by it, Among the, firme victimized were Verwnilye & Co., Brocklemer & Unger, Hallgarten & Herzfeld, Einstein & Rosens felt, and Lockwood & Co, The certificates appeared to be ueed as collaterals for loans, and with an andere standing that they should not go on the street. About two o'clock on Monday afternoon, young, Ketchum who is about 26 years of axe, was seom going up Wall street toward Ueoadway, with « large pile of greeabacks whlch he carried in apparently e very careless manner. Henext went tato « trunks store end bought a travelling bag, for w hich he pal@ $15, Into this bag he put the money, about Aftcom packages in all, and from the bulk it fs supposod he had at least $60,000, He then went to his bome im Madison avonue, and afterwards left bis house and has not since been hoard of, He left aletter for bis father, ja which be conte: his guilt, and request his parents “to provide for bis wile aud child, a be has provided for himrelf." The cceurrvace was the sbeorbing theme inan@ around the city during yesterday, Many pov; jus dulyed in comments thereon, but all seemed te be wide of the mark, Bhortly after the defalces tlon became Known, @ Man ran toto an insurance. office vu Boadway, In a high state of excitement.an@ excluumed: “Young KetCbum bas committed torges ries te the amount of two millions.” “Well,” sab@ (Comtinaed om the Lem PFegey