The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 6, 1865, Page 1

" THE Number 10,339. a the Latest News Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sam ‘vidence Taken” on Tuesday. JRE HORRBLE DEVELOPMENTS, ‘ath Preferable to the Stockade. OF ICIDE. Virz Curses the Living, the Dying and the Dead, NOTHER RAILROAD SLAUGHTER, Explesion of a Locomotive, EVERAL PERSONS KILLED. MPORTANT FROM MEXICO, teported Success of the French, UAREZ ON HIS LAST LEGS, Later European News, &e., Re ‘&e., ‘ &e, HE WIKZ TRIAL, Tenth Day's Proceedings Mamonrinoton, Sept, 6.—The Wirz trial wae resumed am Saturday TESTIMONY OF J, WILSON CLARK, J. Wilson Clark testified that bi as taken ann wisoner to Andersonville, about the 2Sth of May, SO4, and confined. The previous evidence as to the mowded and filthy condition of the stockade, the suf- ering of the prisoners, the coarse, dirty and insuffi- fent food, etc,. ¥ On one day of Inst ear he counted 1f 1 men in the stockade. The vith ientioned the case of an in soldier, who dup and down by the atr . refusing to arclotues, and who had at he must cook his own rations: he ended his lite ov suicide, Another prisoner destrored his by aangine, after deciaring that he would rather die shan remain in the stockade, When the witnees was aken to Andersonville, there were 41 men in com. nd 22 had died, principally at that men were shot at different times, pew had died, One of them ex- far out over the dead line, while if on the sentinel ‘ASES | repeated, tly beyond the doe; the rentine! miseed bim and shot a man wbowrelying inatent. Lhe witness neutioned the ireumatapoes attending the shooting of the other our men for crossing the dead line, He did not, how- e or hear Capt. Wirz give the orders for the thovting. . TRSTIMONY OF VINORNT TARRY, Vincent Harry, of the T2d New York regiment,who Seo at Andersonville, 1 ° rout Mareh ist., 1R64, ° Capt. Wire headquariere he heard Wirz give or- emto have men put in the chain ga: ross placed around their feet, ard to ehoorthe first man who line, Wirn also threatened to ould net promptly fall ipto line, yoen marks on the bodies of men bitten by dogs, and nibed the sufferings of 150 men who had been ed with poisunous matter, TESTIMONY OF EDWARD L, KELLOG@. Edward! L. Kellogg, of the 20th New York Cavalry, sey four wien shot for croseing the dead line, Shooting ew quite acommon occurrence, Witness was buck- because he had failed to report a man eped. Another prisoner was bucked at Bocking consists of first tying the » then fastening the arms over the man tucked in the be had heard of euch why be was bucked w 4 TESTIMONY OF JOSEP RB, ACHUFR, Sep R, Achofl, of the 24th Ohio, a prison Andereouville, testified that having gone out with tehel guard, he juinpe two prisone iecun. Heari companions rea ewarnp, aud soc horeebac! in chare, he and his & witness ran into nds and seven rebels The hounds were not taken off of n minutes, uring which time be had tw fight them with bie fiete, He had nothing on him @ pair of pantaioons wade of two rebel meal He etilloariied the marks of the bitieg ov The born was blown as nal to bear the vf. ile was taken betore Bir Wirz, who ordered Lim tw be putin the stocks, He was there exposed w thesun. He wae thus punished for thirty- six hours, and during that time had only two deiaks out of the muddy creek When be spoke to Wirz about thie treatment, he was tod to dry ep, or he would have his brains biowed out, ho witness, atier being taken ont of the stocks, was froued, ‘Lhe rings pot-ing round his ankles and lege jwere separated by an iron bar 18 inches lone. The lee of the witness were sore, and scurvy tell into them, He was kept 62 days in irons, by order of Captain Wirz, It was pretended that the irons were removed by direction of a rebel eurgeou, when the fact woe they were afraid of Sherman—having o white tiag Langing outall the time, This wae in July, When a squad of Sherman's men were brought in, they were ats Bped Of oreryihiog except pantaloo: sod chirte, even their buttons were split ope: Wirz ea ing be had heard of money sometimes being stowed away in butions The men were sent into the stockade, Ware said they were raiders aud ounht to be hung They belonged to pher . cavalry. Wire struck a Michigan boy over the head with bia revpiver, the resultot which was that the boy died of tite. he witness eaid he saw he oman called “Onicha m killed \, men had cknamed hin tton-bead * e be onged to Lilinois, and weesilly and had lost o lee. The boys bavi him he applied to Captain Wirz to goon paroie, Wirz cursed bim and threatened to blow his brains out ‘The man was at eat line, Wirz ordered the The guard fired, the eit ride, The vietun time within the rd to blow his brain nd diet w Whiz lay in Ap rad bim give at that time if suy ed the line to him. ‘The tiret nieht be went into the stock Sod, he saw Wirz kicking heard Wirz curse niko witnessed the uad of ninesy men to the 15th Marc ekelevon around tie He named four oft sl occurrence, 1 the witness was hi being in tolerably yaical condition, could stand in line pretty we but others could not, re said he woud not give the tter anythin to ent bt hours, t be keps fits word. ov nd 4) y rations were cut off throvxbout the Suse some had escnped. Phe pumberot p sere atthe time was bb,- Ge, On the Ith of July there was aqieat crowd of men as the gate trying Lo eet OUL With the sick, On- ly one coudd wes ob at the time There were at that piace two guards between the dead Itue and the sroceade, Capt, Wire gave ordore if any one stepped over the deadiine to “shoot him thiough.” ‘The ruard sald he could not keep the crowd from en- srowrbing upon the lin The guard at the time bad thy Diuzzle of his gun at the stomach of a fine look- in’ Pennsylvanian, He was ordered to fire, and root she man dead, Wheneveraman was wounded eof carried to the buepital he would pever come e White, of Germantovn, belone- firine Co.pe, after being wounded, waa 4 off to the hoepltal. The young mau requested 1 witness) to ted his (White's) mother be wos not afraid to die, Bubseyueutly he eaw Lites dead body at what waa called the “dead where Wirz was in company with two surrde, The witness asked him if he could not take siock of White's hair, "No." said Wirz; “if you oo, JU blow your damued brains out," About 100 3 NEW Prisoners were once down at the creek, bathing. A woman, on en eminence, was seen to nod and ware her handkerchief to a sentinel, who at once fired and shot one of the Vege in the head. The sentinel for this obtaimed @ furlough for thirty days eo he had been informed by 8 Georgia soldier, The witness described the character of the sufferings of the prise. oners. He applied to Wirz to have the filthy grense stopped from being thrown into the stream, as the water wae thus injured, Wire replied that the water was coot evough for Yankees, and that the witness did not Afte cross examined. Wit- ness wasin the stockase mon but wae never in the hospital guard whom he and bis tro companions ove red, and whoee cun they foo) + they did rurt him, but only choked him a o. .' auard rau back to the prison cry- ine murder. He never heard or saw a solder in our ownarmy placed in irons, Halfadogen other per- eons accompanied Capt. Wirz when the dead iine was laid out, y the Court.The witness did not hear W ive orders for taking watehos amd other + herd from the privoners; but eaw himself ne the m propriating their possessions, The ipped of clothing, jackets, boots and ate. in the presence of Caps Wira. He had previ been iobbed by Gea. Wheeler of his pocket + Containing JS centeand three portage stanipe. | oO t hat and pincimg it ou his own head, TESTIMONY OF DANIEL W. NURARNGER, Daniel W. Bussoncer testified that when he and his companions were conveyed to Andersonville they were during four hours exposed to (he burning sua, and rome of the men were eunstruck, Wirz was there, aud gave orders that If any one stepped out o the line he should be shot, Wirz also #ail if a: asked for water they should be shot, accompany it the remark with @ deunnciation of the domne Yankeos Vhiie mea iny fainting, Wire eaid if it wae in bis power he would make the victory com- pirte. Ile saw a mon shot early in July tor getting water, aithough be wae not over the dead line; aint another man weeshot while lying in hieteot. The rations of some of the sict 1 were stopped, and the witness shared Bie rations with them, Three of them died, vie. Hugh Lyneh, Wil Williara Waterhouse, of the ad Penn distress among the men was werent ” Cavalry Hie had ceca prisoners searching in the filth whieh had parsed of nudivested food, and tor | He had seen veri | 4 pens, and also apples, | through men, for particle ferape trom the raiders’ car bes, such a8 polstoes, onions peaches and molona, ia ihe vicinity of the camp. Pwo | wea were buried inside of ihe slockade, the body of ove, whieh liad lain four days, was too putrid to take our. TRBKITL. peimment, tea: the 19th witu vile TESTIMONY OF HORATIO FB. Horatio B. Terrill, of the sified thas be was taken 17 shrea could not aamn vou. A. There were mot rinks oné-twentieth of the prisoner more th loos deep with spotled the water in the wel e oaw filtyeis eee iu the dead house, and oa an- other seventy-five orm hunired, The bodies were throwu into the cart like dead hows, fitteen or twenty being a load, When the prisoners went there Wire came forwaid and read the rules, saying that the prisoners would be shot if they entered the dead line, and that auy one «peaking to the guard would be shot by the guard without hating. Wirz also suid if any of the Yankoes traded with the guard an d not ot what they bargained for, and then compiained to in, he would say, “Good for the Yaukeo,” and “bully for the guard.” They were also iniormed that if any of the men were tound disturbing things the rations would be cut off til the per pet atore were found and punished, About the middie of March, when an exchange was talhed of, some of our mnen by agreement gave money to the quaid, twouty douais oF ieee for the fist chance. TESTIMONY OF KOUERT MERTON, Robert Merton, belonging toa Pennsylvania reei- mens, testified that he had seen Capt. Witz wearing shirte sent © our prisoners by the Sanitary Com mission. [twas a common thing for our men to be in the chain-gang, and he had never rren the niy-five sod he saw Wirz kick n sick man, and heard the aying siatemont of a black nan who wae ehot in the back A young man wae shot by a cuard, and the i ho would shoot another if he could eet six ‘furlough. Wire remarked, it he could have his wenty-four men on the 5 a #ide would cot awa: her by exchange or parole, On being cross-examined, the witness said rations wore stopped because some of the men (twenty-five of them) hed been engaged in digging a tunnel, in order © make their escape, The tunnel was dag with tin plates, oyster shel. and whatever the wen could get. TRATIMONY OF FRANK MATTOX, Frank Mattox (colored) belonging to the Séth United States, testified that after he recovered of his wounds in the head and foot, be was put to work atthe prison. A colored man was whipped with two hundred and fifty lashes. He was «tr 1 naked nd laid upon alog and whipped Phe toan terward ironed. Le reiated tance lets tor t On one occasion he of a white mau who had black. ixed with the gang of colored men io order to make his ence pe, he man was discovered and wh 1, Wire ying as the man b) ed bimeelf to bea 1 uid give him she pexro's jaw, & lashes. The witners had seen tweiv in the chain gang tor an entire week. Ile l @ man torn by dows in a sbocking manner; nearly dead the man ut into th two daysatter the witr yuried thi wasin Sept. 1864, Wirz, while im ti with several other oilicers said iven the Yankees the land ight for." Thie wae in Octo some of the doctors who were in the erave-yard looking at the corps had been sawed off, and the er Appearance of the the bodies whic had been vaecinaied, iaughed at the siqhtexbibited, The witness Lad seen thirteen of the boxes sent by the Sauitary Com iemon, aur Wirz put on one of the shirts aud @ pais of panta- loons, Cross-examined,—-Witness lad seen four or five of the colored prisoners whipped with thirty-.ine laste; the trenches weie reveu tect long aud thiee der; the deed men were .aid sige by side, with tacee up, and the earth thrown in; a Cont ate pur 2 eu perintended the burial and gave instructions to pack the bodies in close, which was decently done; there were no coffins nor boards of which to make then, By the Court,—The doctors tu the Captain Wirz, were speaking about tho effects of the vaccination, when Wirz said, “Yee; trod demo them, we gave them the land they came to fight tor.” ‘The Court adjourned until to-day, ANOTHER RAILROAD SLAUGHTER. Explosion ef a Locomotive Boiler. Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. b. on the Pennsylvania Railroad, wheu non, met with # dreadful accident, The boier of the locomotive drawing the train bureed with s fe _rful explosion, instantly killing the engineer, Geo Dougherty, fearfully mangling the fireman, avd aleo killing @ stranger, who was riding on the locomotive ‘The baggage-tmaster was also slightly wounded, From Europe. Two Days Later News The steamship Scotia, from Queenstown, om the evening of the 27th of August, bas arrived The Directors of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company are confidentof beme able to lay successfully a submarine calle from Tieland to Newfoundland, and of recovering the eud of the present cable; that they have offered to contract | with the Directors of the Atiantic Telegraph Com- any to make and jay daring the Summer of 106 an entirely new cable, and complete the old one, have uext year two efficient telegrap! lines between Europe and America, All who were on bord the Great Eastern have unabated confidence in comploe success next year. The New York correspondent of the London Timre The Erie express train, near Duncan- Py yas to irritation felt by Americans wwards England, tho ‘Times devotes an editorial to the subject, repudiates the idea of there being a legitimate cause for between the two countries, aaserte that the cans have been giving e¢ well as taking ously asks them to give @ dispassionate couriers tion to what England has really done during the last four years, The castle disease continued « serious matter of or and Gen, Hindman also robbed bim, taking off hia | ' To he | having recently in one of his letters described the | YORK, WEDNESDAY, _SEPTEM disenssion. A cry hae been raised fm Ireland fore | ¥ pees Troy, N.Y. y discontinuance of the importation of cattle from England into Ireland, and expediency of such « step was being anxiously dircussed. On the ffth, Government {sued an onder tn counell, probibiting such importation. The Committee of the Emancipation Soctety had issued an eddress, announcing the dissolution of the Association. On the afternoon of the 25th, mutiny fing was +] yesterd: hoisted on board the ship 66, Mark, Iyfie {mn the Mer-«{ torjous toy, bound for New York. A posse of police spedily put off in « boat for the ahip, but before they arrived the flag was lowered, It re the craw, being in a state of intoxication, refused to obey the worders of the second mate, and resisted his attempts to force them. He tated to have knocked down aad revere), injured tevoral men, but was uitimately owerpower and le said, amo other injuries, to have had jaw broken, One of the crew had him comveyed to the hoepital The Liverpool Poet of the 26th, says: Sir Morton Peto, Mr. Jamee Mcllenry, ey Tt te their intention to ite inepect the works for the Inter- national Bridge which ia to connect the American. and Canadian lives ot railway Sir Morton Peto baa taken the contract for ite constructiou, It is stated that Queen Victoria had caused the attontion of the Prussian Goot to be directed to the nton murder of Prince Alfred's cook by Coum lenbere The Count had received orders to com fine himeelf to the house anda mixed Commission Was examining into the alfais London, August W.— Bvening.—Five-twenties closed 65's a 69. for Ame the ofl wells an FRANCE Tho English squadron after being feted at Brest in & mAnDer corresponding with the previous proceed. ings at Cherbourg amtied sirom Brest for Portamouth on the 24th ef August. The Paris Tears in anvertiole on the Austro-Prue- finn Couvention says Tt ls now no longer a qmastion of nationality but of oppression and confiscation which authorize every posal Tf Laveuburg sutte Prusel imiler point on the Rhine may suit Prac ce, and ce tmieht ap- propriate it with equal rigtt hoe weekly return of the Bank of France exhibits an iwerease in carh on hand sof 1°.400,000 france, The Emperor and Bmperas of the Freneh had re- turned to Fontainbleau from thelr tour io Switzer. land, Asthe Imperial party went station to the hotel at Neufcliald, the horses of the cerriage containing Princess Anns and others ran away and the carriage was violently upet. The Princess escapst with a cont ivion, which although severe was tot dangerous, ‘Th Countom Montibello had her collar Lone fractured, yand Mdlle. Bouvet had one of her ribe broken. arate Lagrono. The Marquis Moulins had been appointed Spanish Ambassador to London Cholera is said to have reappeared af Gibraltar, bat was disappearing from Barcelous and dec sing at Valencia, ITALY, The Minister of the Inierior, intorder to prevent disturbances, has ordered that religious processions eball not tn fnture take place in they public atroota, without previous authorisation of sthe authorities the Iatter being empowered to prevent them if necessary, AUSTRIA AND PRUSADA, The Schleswig Holstein arrangeme nt continues the prinelpal theme in Continental politics, A dispatch from Salebarg of the 24th of Augueteave: The ruccession to the Duchies Hlunrettied, A conterence of Austrian and row a Alplor to be held, aod they are to contin be now ations. the convention signed at Gastein by Count Blome and Herr Von Bismarck, and sanctioned at Balzburg by the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, The following is the substance of the most important articles of the convention: Article second declares Kiel to be a Federal port, Places it under the cow mand of Prussia, aud states | thas both Powers shal: have tho right Met for their men-ot-war until the Federal Diet bh passed resolutions relative to the future occupation ot Kiel, Pruse'a is empowered to € harbor tort tions, which command. “The ea become @ Federal forir presentof Austrian and | command to Le each ye two Powers, Bb neh ie to for the ian troops ralermutely aeeur ry be articlc 6 the two contracting Hea | express their lotention tthe Duchies et ote | the Zollverein to con. struct the can andthe | i te. r German Oce ough the Holstein territor nf frou her ehare of e ar, ivided between schie«wie hiol- j ttelo, Austria receives + an toden. ¥ for relinquishing ne tw. The ration of the co-dominion will, at the least, com- monce on the 13th september, The Wrinew Zerruna also reprodaces the article of the Grnrwat Conurs! pexzwhich defends the cession of Lauenburg, 95 not antagonistic to the tra- ditional policy of Austria, | ONINA, A tolecram of the 19th July fiom Bhe: “The Nirenbel rebels are encamped in the neighbor. hoot of Pokin, I¢ is rumored they have taken the city, and the report is generally believed, Burye- veine ie etill In custody, The American Minister has again demanded his release, with the inthuation that ® refusal will be considered acasus belli. "The Tae ping rebellion appears to be extinguished,” hal, #1 From Mexico. Saccess of the FreachJunrez at El Paso. Santa Fe, Av uth, via Denver Orly, Sept. ith The French have occupied Chihuahua. Juarez 6 and his Cabinet have fled to Fl Paso, wifteh at pre- headquarters of the Mexican Government. ations are that Juarer will coou be driven from the railway) going 00 miles an hour, the The official Weivex Zertune publishes the text of Ataphiss from thie last foothold on Sexican soil, and will | become « fugitive within the borders of the United Dates, News Items. (By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) & Tus Democratic State Convention opens at Al- bany to-day, Mussus Rivrgsnovsr, Fowres , of Wash ington, have consented to reveive Junatious to aid Wirs, the Andersoaville demon Tus Secretary of the Treasury is now paying the | Texas indeinnity bonds, so called, which wore is sued by the United Btates to the Siate of Texas, under the act of Bept 9, 100, Gus, Mines, in command of Fortreas Monroe, Melegraphe that Jeff. Davis has been and fe still suffering with erysipelas and cartuncies on bis leg. Tu® Government has only between 29 and 40 | witnesses more to examine in the Wirz trial. Ibie | | DOW #i\pposed that the tral will termiuase about | the 1st of October, | STRAME2s Louisa Moore, EB] Cid and Arago, anda | fleet of schooners, lets NowLorn, N.C. last week for the North, he: ly laden with colons tobacco, tavel stores and oiler proiuctt Iu exten- @Ye cotton fields, in sight of New!ers, the cotton pickers have Commenced gathering se crop. A veetsvoriveg aod thresieulvg Ary ovcurred ap BER 6, 1865, Desoonat office was destroyed, THe Vermont election for State and County offi- cere and members of the Legislature, took place » The Republicans were of course vic- The majority for Dillingham, for Gov- ernor, will be relatively larger than that of Smith, leat yoar, THE trustees of the Cornell University met tn the vi lage of Ithaca, N. ¥., yesterday, for organiza- Hon. Gov. Fenton, Lieut. Gov. Alvord, Ex-Gov. . Wear- er, of Oneida, Wm, Kelly, of Duchess, Erastus ee Brooks, of New York, Col Morgan, of Cayuga, Jr, and aparty of friends leave by the Scotia | 80d others, were present, Cramire Params, of Richmond, who was to tn- Presidemt and Cabinet to visit that clty, #t Wash ngton on Saturday. Eo was mom + by sp-cial invi- wart to the Cabi- mer, who during ‘nprieoned with Mr. Botts for bis Morgan, Senators Andrews and White, vite « erriv cordially received, and yestert tatio prewented by Mr. net Plinvens due to Mr, Pi the war wae devotion to the Union, General ‘Intelligenoe, (By Mav. to the New York Suny Tar potorious Bella Royd is about to try her for- tune on # Lon’ op stage. A Carry Til, paper says that at the hanging of roe. in that city, “everything paased off two np moat] antly.” Tw one af the New Fovland pin factories, 192,000 of theee veel litte things are male, papered and packed every hour, Av the approaching session of the Alabame Leg- {a roject of pensioning the agrviving jere of that State who entered Into the tare, med « * aioderate army will be submitted, A rouse Altoona, Pa, w join a circus, Capture, and, Mirange to say, wae uninjured, 4 Sovrunas paper saps that Hon, Fulton Ander- @on and Col. ©. E. Hooker, of Jackson, Misa, have ® tender of their services a@ counsel for Jeff. ve Dari Tum newest thing out {8 “ plumpere” for hollow cheeked daumsels, The plucper te wane of por- colain, pear shaped in form, flat on one side and They fit om the juaide of Tt had beon decided that the Court wowld not go to | the cheeks, giving ® round, pluorp epiearance; bulging out on the osher hence their name. S151 persons lost their lives, and 996 other per: injuries by eccidenta upon T Heanboats, or by explo- sions of powder magarines, or the fall of buildings, io America, during the period between the close of the war for the Union and the 81st altimo—juss fone suffered bodily American railro: five months, Tur Trea end $20,000 for the latter, timore being fitted for service. mond for the coast of Georgia. Tun following advertisement a) Foxlish paper: "1 tre, at Niarmes, (Gard,) women, enjoyed the « hou Fivo Lorses were embow aul ax of these latter were tortured wiih explom- ble darts, ani then, when exetted to » paroxyem of fury, despatched with swords, On Friday lant, asthe fisbing schooner Fastern Kell, Capt. Levi Saow, of Harpawell, was entering eiaba barber, @ squall atruck aud capaized her. fe crew, vine in nutnber, started to swim er going quite » distence, it was overed thatthe echoouer wae still afloat, and fo tho, ail atartot back, but before they could reach the vessel she #unk, end they were od fo Veer round ayain shov-ewarde, One succeeded in reaching (he shore, and «ix were picked up by « | boat, but Capt, Suow aad one other gave out end were drowned A rassanarr describes @ narrow escape from another busbery on the Long L dt Railroad during the trangitof the eastward bound train ou Monday night. Acouphug breaking, the last four cars parted from the train @ few miles trom Williamsburgh, Toeir being no bell cord strete!- el, the engineer waa not notified, and went on. There was neither brakeman ior back-light on the of} standiny on the track, although another eastward bound train was pearly due. In half so hour the forward section of the severed train c Leck, and picked up the balance of the car Lights were sent back or other pregauton taken tw preveut collision. A wvrpen took place at Hartford, Conn., on Bun- day vikit Danie Sulliven was lying on the foor of his bedroom, whea be 4 unchaste conver- sal ta the kitchen Letwoon Ais wife aud William Dwyer, which attracted bis amention, From that couverestion me learued that they supposed hin to be asleey, and ins fow moluutes they came bedroom, Tuey had not been there a grea: while before Sullivan arose wud asmaulied Dwyer, who showed tix Upen whioh Salliven struck him in No ; Mie Blomnach Wiky & souk pocket-knife, and knock- jug bun down, relied the stare, hing keels over bead down tux done this, Mr, Sull nh pros ceeded to the c prison, told Caps. Note the obory, i durrendered. Otfeere were immediately seus fo the scene of the tray to look atiwr the wounded wan, bus wey resurmed ay once, with the Inte!!!- gence that Dwyer bad died wituin twenty minutes siter the wound bed been inflicted, Dwyer was bout forty years old and unmarried, NAVAL INTE INCE, Auction Sale of Naval Vessels at the Navy Yard, The rale at the Irooklyn Navy Yard yertorday lacked the epirit and jaterestof the former sales, It did nos begin until some minutes Past noon, and oc- eupied about one hour, with the following results: The Auguata Dineinore sold for $49,000, to Rmith & Dunning. The Fort morwau for elu, to Ward & Co, Hotue to Keuner & Brown, for @55,000, ‘The Hondu w A. Lighthal!, fe 27040, The Wando was not sold, althoagh Hen au BT),00 tor ber, The Navy Dopartinen Jone are worth @120i% The Olea 1 tO Siwith and Du ping ‘The Queen was not sold, althoueh @47,.4) wae bid for her, The Day lwhteould nosy be sold at an 6, the Departments Aeking #500 tor her, ‘The Deite brought #570, aud was purchased by C. & B,J. Peer, The Amarau- thus wae wot sold; e100 was offered for her, ‘I he (iam waa bought by TD. Boseher for $5,000, The ferrybowt Commodore ull was bought by Benner & Hrown tor $14,600, The shokokon was bought by Captain Tefft for $25.50. ‘The schooner George Manyhem was not sold, she being full of orduance ores.) The brie Bohie wae purchased by L. Trundy Jor #6.300, The totul awount realized was @26,L00, Avother sale will take piuce in a few days, Fine,—Last evening about 71-2 o'clock, a fire broke out on the attic floor of the four-story building, 8 Fulton street, occupied by Lewis Itelo & Coy waterproof clothing manufacturers, Danaxe, $6,000; tuily insured, Buildings Nos, 6 ands ‘stl: ‘ger’s tes store) were somewbat damaged by water, Pully insured. “The fire engines were nearly half an hour getting @ stream imio the building, and the fire ies ehter 6roas headway when ot last the wales was wa in, esteriay afternoon, below { Sanal street, taking both sides of Brosiwa y, from and including, Ufford & Lapham'seteem planing mill, to the Exchange, some twenty five valuable Sorick buildings, Loa probably $100,000. The girl who bed run away from home, in leaped from «train other day, to avoid ry Department have purchased the eunboate Delaware and Nansemond for the reve- nue marie service, paying $40,000 for the former They are both at Bal- The Delaware is intended for the coast of Texas, and the Nanse- in alate ~lay, about ove o'elock in the afiernoou, my dear wile Catharine, born as Ellere ding, wae happily confined ot two girls and « bov, Barely ten mouths ago ebe bad twins, making five tints ia | Chidren in cme yoar,-Mberfeki, Aug. 11, 1865."* A DULL Fiat recently come off at the Roman More than 16,- 000 spectators, a large proportion of whom were age for upwanie of four od by the bulls | war euperintendent in 1865 ; he. agai LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Pension Orrtcm,—A Pension Office hao been established at the eorner of Exchange Mace and Hanover street, ander the direction of Mrs Alphens Vertes ‘The office fe, however, scarcely* large enough, and the clerical force is too amall te he of much Denes. the conseqnence teing that peor disabled soldiors and the wives, danehters, or sisters Of veterans who are too if t leave their homes, have to walt, some of them, eight hours before their clatms can bo examined, About five bundred were Paid off between Monday and yesterday, but at the Present alow process 14 will tale « month te pay alB who are on the list. Crry DELEGATIONS to the Democratic Cone vention et Albany have been chosen to represen® Tammany Hall, Mosart Hall and the McKeon Dee mocracy, The differant delegations organized and adjourned to meet at Albamy this morning. The McKeou's amert that they are going te Albany with the determination ef fighting thetr way inte the Convention, Lance Homan Carao,—Fifteen hundred and twentyaix steorace passengers arrived here yee. terday on board the new English steamship Qnoms, from Liverpool, This iseaid to be the largest ba man cargo which ever crossed the Atiautic in ong vessel and on one voraae. Custom Houses Matrers,—The new Colleoe tor was again besieved yesterday by an army of of- fice seekers, who ere willing to serve their country, Mr. King recoived the applicants kindly, stating thea he had not made any changes yet, and did not know when he would. In purtuance of custom, which re« quires the Board of Underwriters to call on a nem Collector upon his going Into office, a delegation frome that body paid their respectsto Mr. King yesterdays Boarp oF Suprrvisoaa— (COMMUNICATION Frow Tire ComrrTnoLuen—Revesnrma Taxsa Core LEOTED tN Exnon—New Cocrt House Bints-Crare ron Damages Bustarnen Dexsno THR JoLy Rios Toe Marten or vam Osneve,—ibe Board mot at o'clock yesterday afternoon, the President, Willian M. Tweed, in the chair. Acommunication was received from Comptroller Brennan, urging the Board to take immediate ectiom in confirming the assossment rolls, so that the colleo tion of taxes may be at once commenced. Mn Bren~ furthor states that the yy nnable to negottate reve rea bonds tn entleipetion od the ootiostien Ca taxes, -, | hon eg was ar i ue! rates of in| than Coun at Now York, Referrod to Committee oa Annuall ‘Tie Committee on Annual Taxes ted F of provi b sans collected a pony BE yo States seouri from various banks and insurance companies. \ embody in their report a of ordinances’ authorisi the ComptreHer to tesue fonds to be designated as New York County Bonds, for the bea interest at alx per ants in tory he Ay amon mt the moe, invereete coats now due to ald banke and insurance “ jes. The report shows that the amount due ‘ 625 1,’ en i sei Nab Sed nce theta Ea eae the rule, nats Bpecial a rect ie, in ea atomate rHale’om ths he House, we eo os, toed Tho portal Conan on ee uae resonated a report im favor of oh To fecarme M. Kast- er ened ae Mr, Twoed stated he held in bis hands the followingy correspondence, which hed passed between himoelf and Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Secretary of Btate, ind relation to the taking of the eonsus + ViROR, No, T, Clty Hall’ Now Yorks hug. 4¥ehr 1866.6 Hon, CHavnowy M. Darxw, §ocretasy of Btate— Dear fir are prebably aware feeling exists in thie city relative to ter ates | result of the State Ce bon: - nrua, DOW a! far as it concerns the population of ures, said to be official, already publ cortainky’ feate a vory warked decrease, Tastoad th erall cupecved heavy increase in the number inha ite, That ® mistake nas been commis somewhere, which being diseqvered may present ¢! matter ina © favors the he th Seana a rease She chances point to the threa! eC! bh le thing be done withent delay to peoortaln. the tate, pe | thus satisfy the public mind. * * © The dissatisiaction everywhere ox! * the demands puotie area abeh wan have some to By inthet and your own well known desire that enumerating the people of all sections should be coudu 00 far ae to give lead me tw hope for an early wor, Yours respectfal w ta TwreD, Prosidont Board of Supervisors. Orrick oF THe Securrag oF Bra Ww oar ust 3 end fay: OF THB BTATE OF T have Asted' «ferme! ‘asomen to Dear Sir;—1 have delayed a form your letter until my seturn to Albany, It im- possible for me to adept your suggestions. hove ap power toorder the taking of anew comsus in w orin part. The Constitution directs. that fe meralion of the inhabitants is Btave shal AL. once ip every ton years, and the law Tribes anuer in which itebail be dene, When the enume . bave once been, a wayne, ve their duties to perform under * or servants of mine but re Btate, iivd make to this Depart ett COST Fels laber’ verified by effi torns to the Lewial sanul th ‘orn Fe) point others to ret The new appoint « Becretary of State re~ rt Ay ‘ Rg _ tof the enum othe census in their districts, no aathority to it There ie no tam m which they could be paid, they wo become treaparrors, with no right te de~ mand or exact true answers to (heir inquiries, Lam doing alll lawfully can to recure correct and 1 Hable returns calling the attention of the numeratore Ww errors or omissions thet may discovered, Ip such cases See7, ean and willmake emended reports. ory effort ke made to asce! mistakes, bus while the whole work be assailed unlimited and intemper buse, there has but direct charge from the elty ef New Youk reached by Hoi men ig A portion ot press having made Kocreury of State and the present census the sul ad Goselar Seite t m Ay) wd for me to we briefly as possi he ow la tion, The cena . by the provisio ot the law, ust be taken inthe month of dune, The Secretary of Stale can Appoint one or more enuir re for cach town or waid, It would undoubtedly conduce to wecurmy it loo rintendents could be eppoint- ed eupeivise amd direct the work while 14 prow grees, but that would require the creatien of thany officere with considerabie sala: to secure compos tont nen, The legislature has never been wi ing to grant this power, nor hasit made any distinction in the manner of taking the census between city png country. lience when | had appointed a sufficiens number of officers for a tewm or w exhausted, Dr, Hough, the emine at of extender samme position, Amd now ae then bas charge detalis of the Bireau, ‘The work has been © in the enme wanner and under the same law ag then the only difference Leing tat the biaske are tulerto meet the additional equirements of tines and the districte emailer, because ip 1865 many Of the enumerator did not wake ‘bhoir returns vow December, Peculiar and unusual dificalties have atieuded tho taking of the present census, Offteers of the drattand revenue have eo frequently aad re contly canvassed the State that many people seem to regard the wan with book and pencil as @ Dasarel enomy. The egumeratois complain thas the obste cles thrown in their way on this account have been very embarrassing and almost ineurmountable, The otheere were appointed upon the recommendation of ouslewen of i€epopsibilty and in whose judgment I bad confidence, The work necessitated the @ doa- ment of OLber pureuita; the time of empoyment ie very short, she py comparativery emall, aud io cinee eopecially it war 10 easy matter to secure tlm eery coe of proper persons; but T believe most of the sppulni- ove to have competent end faithful in the dis cbarge of their duties, and the returns as valuable (Continued em the Las Kegeu