The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 27, 1865, Page 1

TH Number 10.409. The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, FROM WASHINGTO ——___ The President's Reconstruction Policy LETTER TO GOVERNOR HUMPHREYS. No Humbug Repentance to be Accepted. VISITORS to the WHITE HOUSE Pardons Wanted for Everybody, NEWS FROM ALABAMA. The Civil and Military Conflict. IS THE HABEAS CORPUS OPERATIVE ? Judge Busteed Indignant, GENERAL WOOD FIRM. Affairs ANOTHER BATCH OF _ REPORTS. weeks from Monday nezt. Disaster on the Mississippi. 100 Colored Soldiers Drowned. THE ORTERO MURDER. Arrest of the Principal Assassin. &e., &. Wasuinoron, Nov, 95, Owing to the mongreness of the statement in the Giepaich trom Missiealppl, published yesterday, pur- Porting to give the substance of President Johuson's Instructions to Governor Humphreys, the Nationan Rercuiican gives a ful copy of the dispateh, as fol- lows: «&e., Wasttixoton, Nov. 17, 1865, B_G. Homphreye, Governor elect, Jackson, Mine The troope will be withdrawn trom Miseieeippt ¥h Oo the op.nion of the government peace and order and the civil authority have been restored and can !e malatained without them. Every eep will be takeu while wey are te € to enforce strict disci- Pline aud subordination to she civil authority. There any outside interference. twenty feet of water. einnatti for N NEW YORK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER Alabama. Treable Between the (ivil and Military Aathorities. Mobile, Now. %4.—8, ©, Dexter, Treasury cotton Sgent at Mobile, who had been arrested and held in custody by General Wood, the military commander 4 | Of this department, for alleged malfeasance in office, sued ont «writ of habeas corpus before Judge Bus- teed, of the United Btates District Cours of Alabatna, which writ was served on General Wood and Provost Marshal Brooks, The military authorities declined 0 obey this writ, claiming that the writ had not been restored in Alabamaand that a military commission had been convened for the trial of Dexter, and that they would proceed with the trial and not permit of Judge Busteed upon this, ordered that the body of Dexter be produced in Court, in order that he might be bailed to answer any complaint made against him, and that General Wood be ordered to appear at ten o'clock to-day to show cause why he shall not be proceeded against, as the law directs, for contempt of Court. Mobile, Now, %4th_P, M.—On the opening of the United States Distries Court yesterday, Gen, Wood Rot appearing, eounsel moved for an attachment, directed to the United States Marshal, against him, Judge Busteed granted the motion for the attach. ment, and expressed his regret at the courre the military authorities had elected to pursue, and, dis- claiming all personal feelings, be declared his pur- pose to maintain the authority and diguity of the United Btates District Court. said thas in the abserme of the United Ktates Mar. thal, and being himself compelled to go to Mont in Mexico, | romery, ne would make the writ of attachment of the The Judge further Court against General Wood returnable two Nashville Items, Nashville, Nov. 25.—A special court martial, order- od to try the sasassins of W. Hoffernam, convenes to-morrow morning, with Major General R. W. Jobneon as President. "aes A negro was shot and killed last night while City and Miscellaneous News, | sempting to enter tho house of Mrs. Flowers on Union street. Mr. John House wae shot last night on Franklin pike, one mile from the city, by a nogro soldier, and mortally wounded. General Thomas has rescinded the order previously DISASTERS ON Tite MISSISSIPPI, Great Lore of Life. issued prohibiting eltizens from carrying side arma, Memphia, Nov. 26.—A collision occurred Inst night, not insured, betwoen the Niagara and Post Boy, on the Mississippi seven miles above Helena, The Niagara sunk in One hundred deck passengers, mostly discharged colored soldiers, wore drowned, The cabin passengors and crew wore all saved. Tho Niagara was valued at $130,000 and was not insured, She had 200 tons of freight on board. The Post Boy Cairo Nov, 25.—The steamer Melnotte, from Ctn- eau be bo other or greater assurance given than bas | prevent sinking, heretotore been on the part of the President or jovernment. There ie no concession required on Le part or the peope of Missireippl or the Logisia- ture other than @ loyal compiianuce with the lawa and eourtitution of the United States, and the adoption such arures giving protection to all treeamen or treemen in pe h @hu property hout ire Yo cool, a wil eutitie them to resume all their re 1s iat jederal Union, Tie people of Mississippi may f well assured thas there ts no digporkiion arbitrarily ou the partot the Goverument to dictate what action should be bad; Dut, on the coutrary, to simply and Kindly advise a policy that is Leleved wii seeait in restoring all the Feintions which ehould exist between the Ssates comprising tue Federal Union, It is hoped that they will app. ecinte and leel the suggestions herein made; for tue) are offered in that epirit which should per vace the vorom Of Bl those who desire peace armouy and ® thorough jon of the | bere muet be coutideace ween the Governn Sha Loe Slates, and while the Government conhaes fu the peopie the people must have teith in the Wov- e st, his must be mutual and reciprocal, or ail thas Las been done will be thrown away ANDREW JOUNSON, Presideus of whe Luiieu siates, Among those who called at the Executive Mansion, H ‘ 16 yet made public. Mes the Senatorsh ip. POLITICAL INT |LIGENCE. North Carolina. epeney ohtoek 6 bas at Magee No, /, on the Mississippi, and sustain serious injury. ERE atest v0 voter hee oak load oveopeaed te Raleigh, Nov. 26.—The Legisiature meets to-mor- Louisiana, Now Orleans, Nov, %4. Misaissippl. Mobile, Friday, Nov. 24. fo-day, were Speaker Colfax, Lieuteuaat General | collect a tax of $2 upon each person, Grant, Major General Geary and Senator Johneon, of Arkansas, who was a member of the United Stacs Benate with President Johnron, eceking a pardon for his participation tn the rebellion, Awumber of ladies were also pro.ent, urging the elaims of friends for amuesty. One of them ex- ecedingly earnest in bebalf of Marry Gilmor, of Maryland, Mrs, Bishop, daughter of the late rebel Becietary of the Navy, (Mr, Mallory.) is here, en- avoring to obtain ber father's release on parole, Beside the above named visitors, some came seeking eilice with no recommendations but their own oral Statements of, and claims to, “intense loyalty,” while others had bustness of so trifllug a character, that it couid have ten attended w by the bumblest oervant at the White House, Among the pardons granted to-day by the Presi. @out wee a special one to Major Echols, a graduate Echo's was chief engineer of the rebel de- fences of Charleston, and was pitted against Gilmore who scientifically besleged thatcity., He is the firss Instance of @ pardon to any one of that cless of men amy and who is now | hassee Sz. eratalatory address from in connection with his Saate affairs, and that no interference whatever has been attempted by any other party under the Federal Government, Gov. Marvin hae issued a proclamation, naming the 20th inst, ao the day for the election of State officers, members of the Btate Logi Florida, row. A large number of members have arrived. (ov, Holten Is still confined to his bed from sickness. Dr, Powoll, the State Agent at Washington, bas arrived with dispatches to the Governor, but they are not Pool, Reade, Holden, Dick Settles and others are spoken of in connection with Tt is thought that the Conatitution- al amendment will be ratified by the Legislature, The Louisiana Legislature has been fully organized and the Governor informed that it is ready to proceed with business, In accordance with the law just passed by the Mississipp: Legislature, the Tax Collector at Vicksburg gives notice that be will Governor Marvin, of Florida, writes to the Talla- the ture, Ae, FROM THE RIO GRANDE. The Complications at Brownsville. tet, denying Chat he had received any Secretary of State New Orleans, Now. 24.—The Tres has a letter from The nasure of th Rrowneville, dated the 15th inet., corroborating the atatementthat the Impertalists fired on a United States boat drifting down the river, causing the crew to run her ashore and take safety in flight fom West Point and an engineer officer of the old | perial fire did no harm to the boat, but the © of it had @ narrow escape, a musket ball p through his hat, The Im. ptain ing It is undorstood that (ion, Weitzel has demanded an explanation of the affair sent matters are quiet, At pre- corres. who were educated at their country'sexpense and | pendence between General Weitzel aad General who plunged into the rebellion as the firet bugle call, the Attorney General, the young major having an fnvention which is likely to be of great Lenefit tothe Government, 4nd which he could not get patented without a oardon, Hitherto, the President bas steadily refused to pardon any of this claes; but old Mejia relative to the firing from the Ameri The pardon was erauted on the recommendation of | 08 the Imperial ganboet Elantora, and ‘he y shown by the Federals tor the Liberals has not yet transpired, "The order of Genera! Mejia, prohibiting intercourse with Brownsville, cannot last. ason the polled todraw tholr supplies from Brownaville. side pathy Liberals surrounding Matamoras they will be com- Ae army officers vouch that he is mot mistaken in this | heretofore supposed, the order was \ssuod to prevent ease of cleinency, The members of the Farragat Court Martial visited the rebel ram s‘onewall to day, for the purpose of in- specting her and trylog the eailing capacity of thas vesel in connection with the trial of Commodore Craven, charged with failing to engage the Stonewall fn the berLor of Ferrol, Anorder from headquarters Department of Florida Girects that the sub districts of Key Weat and West Florida, be abolished, and all the garrinons and posts tomprising them are added to the Dis'rict of Mobile Florida, which will be named and known as the Dis- tricts of Mobile, Western and Southern Florida, aso separate brigade, under the command of Brig.-Gen, Jolin Newton, The District of East Florida, com- manded by Col. John T. Sprague, seventh United Btates Infantry, ceases to be aceparate brigade, The Provost Marshal's Department in this command is abolished Ly order of the Commanding General of the De- partment of (he Misourl, and approved by the Secre- tery of War, it is directed that the military post established on Powder River, lakotah Territory, by Brig, Gen, P. EB, Conner, shall be designated and known a¢ Fort Reno, in honor of Gen, Jesse Reno, who fell at the Dattle of South Mountain. The Staneaye that the statement that Judge Ma- ¢zath sud the rebel Secretary of war, Sedden, have jot Fort Delaware, on thelr parle, will be vory evom aot ab Ubertwer 1 from Fort Pulaski, and Gov, Lubbock is without ‘oun. Gutiou, and LAL there js no probebubly Maat our the incress of spies into Matamoras. Mexican News via San Francisco. San Francisco, Nov. 25.-Private letters from a commercial firm at Mazatlan and other Mexicon ports, received by steamer John L, Stephene, report the feeling against the French as becoming stronger and etronger every day. Large purchases of wine and other commodities, made in Ban Fraveisco during the sumer, on French account, have been rejected by resorting to the subterfuges of short welchts, inferior qualities, to tho detriment of the merchants, who operated largely on the presumed goo! faith of the French comminsariat, 00), imported from Valparairo, of the French to the great disgust of the on parti Goods to the amount of $200,- account in Mexico, were also repudiated interested, The general condition of the country waadeplorable and under no other government had things been in such a state of chaos, Most of the French troops had gone to the Northern frontier. It in eaid that there would be @ general rejoicing if the few huadred re- maining at Mazatlan should follow, But for the action of the French authorities it ls believed that there would have Leen a good trade with the western porte of Mexico all through the winter; whereas every thing is now deprensed. “ The Fenians, accordiug to official returns, number in Canada over seventy thousand, The Q/ay semen Casboucs are arming geggrally.+ ° and A Telegraphic Feat. Louterilia, Nov. 26.—The Memphis Buiuerin of to-day says, kant night, for the first time in nearly ten years, telegraphic communication was held be- tween New York and New Orleans. The firet mes- oage transmitted from New York to New Orleans was as follows: “Weather clear and pleasant, Time, 8.55." The answer returned was: “Weather clear and cool, Time, 7.50." Another dispatch from Now York was followed by thirty-one meteages from New Orleans to New York, occupying about 4) minutes, each morsage averaging 20 words. This loneth of line has been worded only once before, and that was between Ban Francisco and New York, a few moniha ago, the only success attending which was the trans. mission of a few words, This leaves the credit to the stretch of line between New Orleans and New York of being the longest over which any business has evor been done in this country, Nows Items, By Telezraph to the New York Sun.) Fraxcts Apams, long connected with the Boston press, died in that city on Friday night. A Lanon number of emigrants from Alabama and the contiguous States, are making their way to Texas, Tar steamer Montgomery took in cos! at Nor- folk, Va., on Friday, and sailed for New York. She bas s heavy freight of cotton and turpentine, Gus, Patron pe Reasy, of the Corps of Engi- neers, died st San Francisco on Wednesday last, agolTS y Taw steamer Ajax, recently arrived at San Fran- cisco from New York, has been sold to the Califor- nis Navigation Company for » quarter of # millon dollars. A Momnton (Louisiana) despatch epeake encour. agingly of the prospects of cotton planting in that fection. Plantera are disposed to give the freed. men 6 fair chance, Tan test oath has been argued before the District Court at New Orleans for two days. Judge Durel intimated on Baturday that be considered the law unconstitutional, Inve ioanoe from Central Misaiae!ppi reports a healthy condition of affairs there. Personal enter- Prise was active, and provisions were plentiful. The negroes were well disposed and returning to their former homes, Toomas J. Canvarn, special bonded agont of the Treasury Department for Choctaw County, Ale- bame, tried at Mobile by Military Comminaion, « ® charge of fraud in revenue transactions, bas been sentenced to pay a fine of nine thousand dollara and one years’ \roprisonment at hard labor in Nashville Fracps in the Quartermaster's Department a Louljsviile, Ky., amounting to upwards of one hundred thousand dollars, have beon discovered, end it is supposed that they will greatly exceed that amount. The military authorities have #np- pressed the namos of tho guilty parties for the preseut. General Intelligence, (Dy Mail to the New York Sun.) Cntoago has appropriated $100,000 to clean up for the cholera, T akors of Quobec, at tho recommendation of the Medical Faculty, will tn future supply atale bread instead new, to their customers Tr ia said there ia a chap out Went" who Jaughe so loud that itloosena bis tects, At one time he shook off one of his oara, Taw Detectives who apprebended the men who recently stole £40,000 from American Express Company in Chicaya, have been preseuted with #5,000 by the Company Tas National Council of Switzerland, in the course of ite revision of the Constitution, hae pro- claimed liberty of conscience to be inviclabie, and has guaranteed the free exercise of religion to al! sects or communities, Tas long-anticipated fight between Elliott and Davia has been ‘Sirawn," euch man receiv ny back his ‘‘stakes,"" Ata mooting of the principals, an atiompt w tomde to make arrangements for an- other “inill,** but the parties were unable to come to terms InteiLiGrno® from Havana representa that caryo of negroes from Africa, eatiinuted as number- ing from 200 to 699, had been landed on the north western part of the island of Cubs, Some of the Africans were seized by the authorities, Lut were afverward given up to the slave-traders, A compvotor in @ horse var at Providence, R I, on Monde), asked a tan who wan sitting up- right in his seat for his fare, when it wes seen that he was dead. His death occurred so quietly that persons sitting by bis side bad not noticed it, A wraso convict attempted to escape from the Richmond (Vu.) Peniteutisry on We inesday morning, and was shot ty the guard. Ho had about $100 worth of shoes in Lis porsension, which he had just stolen from the stoemuking depart- | ty, on thelr return, encountered « party of Indi menk and with which be was about to uecaip, 1n8 property of the late Lord Palmerston hag been thus awarded :—Drosdiands bas been left to Lady Palmerston during her life, then to revert to the Hon, W. Cowper, aud in case he has no son, to the Hon. Evelyn Asblr The Irish estases vo been left to his lords own famiiy, the 8 ans and the Welsh alate quarries have beeu divided be- tween Lady Bhaftesvury, Lady Jocelyn, aud her second son, Rance. B, Thompson, a young man in Henri. ett. M. ¥., who as afflicted with periodical cke | of insanity, went to Buchester the other day and drew $1,600 from the Leuk, aud, repairing to she market purchased # load of potatoes, which be | gave to ® stranger, He yave awa) bank notes b she handfuls to strauvers, and when taken fue | custody by the Police tad bus $50 left, Several buudred dollars were «1! y recoveri«, TROUBLE With the negroes norted in North ern Missismppi, It js escd thay oeurrection is resolved on. Moss of thern are said to be armed, | anutallihe negroes we ted bo joluy and the ubler extermination of whites is the pr: gramme, On the other band it is stated that, the hegroes having had t! minds dirabused o the iden that lands were to be fi livided among them at Christmas, are now generully (uleriuy into cou. | herself anda uelehborto defraud him of sor | Jumeined, w Srects lor uext year's work Wun the war ag gun, she lauds, hous: and other por ns of the people deorgia Sugregated » val; over ebt hundred a.’ forty mullops of dollars, while no the eure property of the State is not wort juite four Lupured and | nineteen iilhons of rs. The heaves angle item of loss to the Georg aus Was ib he eum tion of their four jajuired and elstty mx bh oud slavem valued ot stout one hundrod @ government was be werchaudis , stocks B= apy) Binety-four and a half o jolere | Con, BE. Cuowmas, who recenuly arrived as | Bi, Louis, Missoury, irom Liabo sud the scenes of | some of the Indian conflicts in the northwest, Vroughs along with lim ! scalps cus ircty the Leads of savages slain se OW) Lande, The Colonel is somewhat fawous ‘or Ladien fivbis, ud duvieo CSpioite, aud be Lamhe i ConuectoU with Weny empgyine skys, He ans bie pare 27, _ 1865, double their number who attacked them, and « twenty minutes fightlag Xf the lodians were lain, while tho balance fled. TWO DEATHS ON THE GALLOWS, Strarge Contrast. On the afternoon of Friday last, Michael Kiereh- ener, & young man in the bloom of youth, of respectas ble connections and one who had foneht eallantly for the coantry during the late war for the Union, paid the penalty of his crime in the Jail yard at Buffalo The Crime for which the unfrtnnate mah wae exeented, Whe the brutal tnurder of a soldier named Henning, Fog PB he evening of Friday, sept cia was found ead in that city, with b body terribly battered and mankied. Suspicion at once pointing to Kierchener $4 the perpetrator of the deed, he was epeadil Mt to trial and convicted. From the time of hi arrest up to the very moment when he stood upon the fatal drop Kierehener exhibited a cheerfulness and ereeard for the terrible tate which awaited hiru truly remarkable, and, scarcely equalled tn ihe history of the gallows, ahatting pleasantly with all who visited him, frequentiy ailnding, even in @ jocose manner, to the “show” which was about to take place, and in Which ho was to act the leading part, Qn the morn- ing of the day Preceding the execution, the con- demned man was visited by press, with whom he conversed ly v Ject of his coming execution, betraying pot the sliehteat aympiom of weaknees, | On halog arkod by a Ble (er how he felt, he anewered, “Oh, pretty well, onatd el # elreumetances Hearing the round of fn the yard, he jocosely remarked, * Well, Heeiting that old mast ready,” and head forward, aa if eager to get'n it what was going on, at the eame thine emarking that he had known for several days ‘hat preparations were coing on to hang him, and that knew what ther were at when they fiat commenced to take out the pieces of the old eallowe.”” He also informed those present that he wae" ¢o ld fo die ageme Dutchman.” and expected to haves “good puffin the papers; that it would probably bo printed In all the pspers in the United 8 id that it would "ta the papers se.l well coolly Clared that he was innocent of the er “he no more killed that ian (I @ child three years old." He id he would like to see the guilty man confined in lrons in that dark ell who could sleep as soundly tnd eat with food an appetite as be did, Ho furth t he intend: d to give them a t talk" on the acaffold, provided the nid admit his brother, sister-in-law Flizabeth Weaver, to whom ho w waged to be married. If they refused wo do thir, be would “stand Hike @ stick, and not any @ word” though he “could talk for two hours, and make « speech that anybody could write down Alluding to bis trial, he paid that she authorities had rushed everything through from the time of h hurried him along aa ¢ t did at Five he told his aoidiers pon till they He anpposed, he aak te bie fol him next auld go vureday two clergy Privouer, all of whom were doeply wops bitterly, Kierchener, Maintaining hin remarkable unconcern throughont th urved te his guilt, make uy confession, and innocence, Even when aid, * an deat, and they would And then,” he continued, A Toren once more |" On ening the father, brother, sister and on had @ lengthy inerview with the af howeve: firmness — and tering seone When Afontly refieed to \ hin cled, and anil ented his need friher approached Michael, Michacl, my son, did you “1 have fold you a dozen tin man, and T tell you so again.” Oo Friday morn Mie et previons to the ition, the relailves ant aflanced of the cou- H, together with hie epiritual advleors, admitted f tarowell interview with the pri the «trl om he had beea engaged wept bitterly during the interviow, and beeoueht him to contess his guilt, if he were guilty, Hin reply “1 cannot quit thie world with a lie on iny. lige On taking leave of the prisoner, the «irleric’d ae tf her heart would bre but be told her “not to ery, as tt would do no good;" and his were the only dry eyee in the room, W the officer approached with the black gown, be arose ch really aad put it on, f olwerving, “It ise good looking thing to ry to the coal collar im,” and anid he thoughs he would pags for apriest now, Lleaald he wanted h ndorehirt un Huttoned, and wished to get some tobacco out of his pocket belore he t down, a he could not get at itthen, When ope wae placed about his neck he said “it waa a pretty good watcher d “why the county ¢ time avpotnted fo aving arrived, the enilor Low approached the pri » and gave bim a epirite Tle put the glase to bia lips aud sald, eluek to you all nd in answer to a que Tam reaty; T have been ready A) * On reaching the gallons, he sald, “Ie wan who eould waik up stairs lke and om reaching the top, sald, “Gentlemen Latics thouvh I believe there are no ladies tam drawing @ big crowd to-day, ostelde and , me and bebiad me, larger than Pan ever did. When I'm in my grave, and rotten and forgotten, you'll remember me, 1 bave no hat to wave at you, but you'll remember my name, Aftera long pawe he eontinued * all got to leave thin world,” and we can't tell when I have Leen in jail t id have had plenty epare fu and have done #0, but little tine to tH » frout of me ; one f tobe in the oth A the care o Y 1eepects, to that for w he had to suffer, committed on atime in Charleston, South Carolina, andin whieh the convicted mam was shown tobe innocent, and atterwamie reprieved, He stopped here and anid, “I should like to cet a chew of tobaceo, {i Tenn." and eatdown on aehair which stood npou the eeaffolt, with the expression, “excuse me genue men” With euch and other similar utierauces the prisoner occupied the time uutil 1% o'clock, when after @ prayer by the attendant elorgyman the bleck esp was drawn over the prisoner’ mit are." t every thins’ and & suppored murder, sliniiar, in h and the rope adjusted, during which fercaner semarked to thoee present vould "Now see how @ bold Dutchma rything now being in readin evel the rope, and the bee ot Michur 1 Kierchuer hung daneling in the heck wae not broken by ‘he fail, and tor several tes he struggled and éraeped in the most feariul manner, as it euffertu etagony, bow drawing the knees upwar ithey nearly touched the chin, and avain twirt- ing and wrenching the body nutil it swayed vioient beneath the creaking jibbe:. For full thirteen mi. butes after the eprin, ing of the trap there convul lone were continued, although grow.ng loss cud loon energetic. at the expiration of whieh tune the hears ceased to beat, The body was cus down and delivered to the members of bie family A ORIMINAL AFRAID TO DIM. In striking contrast with the strange incidents and utter reckleseness displayed by young Kierchener during hie last moments, were those accompanying the execution, at Morristown, N, J.,on the same day of Peter Cucuel, a Frenchian, who, om the id of November last, stabbed hia aged wife to the heart for noother reason than a fancied conspiracy ex dolla Since his condemnation, the prixoner bas exuibited a weakuess seldom observed iu those con- demned to death, Old ana ¢ pid he looked to hia execu'ion aa somthing to hormibie that suicide was Jar proterable, He even tried to bineelf to death by abe: vod for several dayaata time, Atiim 6 long lraprisonment, hopes ot reprieve we: bed by the condemne! man, but on the day preced ng that appointed tor the exe. cutloy, | hope was 1 up, and for the fhiat time he requeated that hie ch ldren might be allowed bo vieit hina. bey came, aud the sern’, ax may be uaffee ing one, Agthe hour eppolnt ed for lus @xecution drew ne ‘band tiepidation of tne w able y cane mole Thirty-'Third and moze atenge, until ab 11 o'clock, when the stort en ered the cell to brepae he privouer jor execut he beca:ne so completely oveccome with Weakness, as to be unable to ainud, but lay grovelling Upon his bed, crying ike achiid, and sbrieking in Wwortal stony. So conpieteiy promiraied was he ghat the power of speech tinally deerted hin, aud he rolled about and wrung his haude lke one bere ft of nti eense Or reason, ‘The ti: Piwoner ior execution havt Mande tO DerVE ihe old man 1K exiatence, He still jay upon ie cot powec lesa, and it wus jound teary Wo bi into ® choir In thie helpiens cond! oa aris were pinlened, ana the wk P Was pinced upou bis head. Next cane shoe Justioent of the noose, during whieh the prisoner broke forth anew in yells of horro froin every pore, hile the eweat started copiously Qnd every liml was convulsed as with s mortal agony, The chair containing the poor wretch was now seize: two stalworth officers, who thus bore him s th to the g@ailowe, at the ac of #hieb Cucuel tuirly swooued away ouly to levive aced upo. dic] The if then Hoached and said, “Perer, the thine he me When | must execute she seutence of tho law upon wou ATC VOU ready? You Bow vou vromlsed we é Yoar to ae your part like a man.” The o from Ar stricken man was; * ake h nbs ho beet ine The biack cap wae face @ prisoner: « von oe the officer ; the glistening in the maniieht of t 7 M axe a0 it descended upon the Tope, a aadden fall, and all that was mortal of Peter Cu wei hang o quivering corpee beneath a gibbet's beam. I ain read how drawn over the Matiny at Sen. named George White and Dantof O'Brien, belonging to the eh P Thos. Dunham, arrived from London, were taken in custody Saturd ing by the harbor police, urder, made by Captain Vappears that on the 2 broke into the cargo, amor seiner, Abd becom Ne intorieated, attempred to iy fertere with the Cagtain in | Owe at Cap'ain Young ordered then orem wing ot? Pian oe St aeanult hy sheath knives, chasing the pain h the cabin aud about tho decks until Nlge 2, terena hitt ne did f oth, but not mortaliy, @ wee taken use and the other to the elty hospital id LOCAL NEWS, REW YORK AND Tue VICINITY, Tro seamen, ven- on &@ eliarge of attempt to Young, of she above vessel, inet. while as sea, Which wae a quanti POLITICAL, Fineo iho test feene of the Bun, ditional nominat TawMany the following ads fone have been made tn this elty Warr Bonoon Conventions, The soveral Tammany Ward school Conventions made the following nominations : 4d ward, Wm, Hritton; 6th ward, Clans Puce! full term; Wm. H. Bumas and ‘Wort femaree cy: 6th ward; Walier Roche; Tth }) das. Collins Sth ward. Waltor W. Adanie long. torme eid dee thine Clark ehort term: uth w: rd, Wm. MeCatlies 13th ward, JH, Dewi fam: 19th oun in DP. 4th ow Samuel K. Kirk- harlow MH. Lyous: 20th wa im Holzerdubor; Jd ward, Michael U'B , Conventions adjourned. wrththcives Goh Moraar Sou & Convention. This Coavention Romluated Wim. Britton School Trustee for the 3@ ward, Mixtu Dierurer NY AN tL. MANIC Nomt Db Moz\nt Counon, © following bave been ana~ tbr WAU ae see actress Messrs, , d "8 dg John Houghtslin, 9th wards “Micheal finith, fous Shed Waa. Laub, 16th ward, and Jobn J. Hamling DeMoonatio “ Awtt-Rino" Co TAMMA 4 T UNOILMANIO Nowte Tiows.-Tha Demoeratio Anti- x Conventions resulted a Sheers Suh chariots ward—Corpelius Flynn, John Sherry, 4th ward « Anthony J, Oliv Ooh ward Thomas Winin, 14th Brien. 6th district — 10th ward, lith ward, Lazarus Size, Joho 17th ward, tlurh A. Reilly ; Sikh district. feholaa Se) er, Alexander Coyle, Wm. Lambs y, John G. HH rath, 7th distriet'- Adjourned to Presdasere® ie Usirey Sruvier OOUNOILMANTO Ne - At @ meoting of tt sates to the Kecond Couneil the United fervice Foclety. held pursuant to 1 ofthe United Service Boeiwty fal Com » the following goutlemen were tom {Lieutenant Thomas W, Bhuses, Tenth Ward; Captain Davia Logg, Kioventh Ward: eat ite, Hleventh Ward Ward, Thirteenth Ward y My Pevectennth Ward; Major L. Males, Beventosntn Wart, 7 rae Benoot Commimmonen ¢ ONVENTION Conitniesioner Convention ot this or heid and the following candidates w : Firat Lfatrict, Timothy Mrenuany Become ties? John MeCarthy ; Third Diaries, Andrew Matthew = von; Fourth District, Samuel P. Pattereoi District, William H.” Nelson ; #ixth Distriet, Jol Holzderber; Seventh District, Froderiok Smythe Reront ™ CounoiiManio Nominations, The Plowing utiowen received nominations in the Third 1 strict: Alexander H. Liye William H, White, J. Wiisom Green, Goorge D), Kellogg, Geor MA, McKay, Morris A. Tyng, Rerennep.—The Hritish ship Cambria, whieh left this port on the 16th for Glasgow, with « 8 cargo of corn, repy-ts, on the 20th, lat. 89, lous, 65:80 W,,oncounter da heavy N F. ¢aloduring which the ship was thrown on her beam ends, and reinained 80 tor over two hours, in imminent danger of found. ering, shifted cargo, carried away spanker boom, and doing such other damage as made it necessary to return to this port for re *. Pentz, Mears, which left this port for Fortress Mou~ roe, on Bunday, with acargo of government stores, returned last night, having disabled her machinery off Kandy Look, Cuoncm J1as,—After a sermon en Con- eregational Music, Dr, Armitage, of the Fifth Ave. nue Baptist Chureh, yesterday, eet hie congregation to laughing by relating his experience in Tremont ‘Temple, Boston, Ho had heard of ite chotr of ene hundred singers, and the organ which required « steam eogine to fill the bellows—expected to hear something grand, Heard « jie! Gave out anothor hymn. Anether jig} “I'll dx you," be sald; "I'll ive you one that can't be sung to adaucing tune” he #¢ ected the hyma “From all that dwe!l below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise, “Sing it to devil music Mt ye u eau Bure enough, another jfk! “I wont fr Temple as soon as poasibie,* he said. heen seen there aiuce, and wo get me the have my experience enter ould a big wer ston Gugiue than the one that woke thor RAISING OF A FENIAN FLAG,—In commom- oration of Evacuation Day, the flag of the Foulin Confraternity wos hauled up over their headquarters ov Union Square, and floated all day, from one of the highest flagetaffa in this elty, The headquarter this Brotherhood—or, to use ® metaphor, thi of the Lrieh Republic iu the path of progress. busiavss is Lemme condo with all the precision sournen of @p already organized goverument several bureaus are in full operation in the discharsa of their varied functions, ‘The edifice is one of t handsome in the city, aud all the interior furnitu dec. in of firat-class quaiity, It te leased at e100 per month, Evacuation DAy,—This anniversary hay- ing been celebrated in advance, the day previous, the only observance on the actual day was the parnoe of tho Veterans of 1812, with @ grand dis lay of buoting on public and private buildings. ‘The ale lant Vetersos, under the command of General Ka; - mond, marched down Broadway about 1'4 o'clock, |’ M., trom thedr headquarters, Fier numbered whom 16 were «ficers, A drum corps pre them, but none of them earried arm. Hall, ataboutds P.M. they were r Mayor, whea General Rayin honor the pl axnin on byeen compliment, telling the General that younger ou that day than he did on th p eviously, and that the corpa deser than they had received, warde at Crook's Saloon, he look sane w yi d more hone Dinuer was served atte Tux Poutcw.—The annual report of tho Board of Police Commirsioners gives the following figures, showing the amount of business perforiet by the Metiopolitans during the year: firreste (males 4 TOA, ferinles 1,1 udered or pen... 4,255 21,640,160 55 wovered eee 605,405 8 ia losers aud prisoners, then + $466,815 05 Violations of Coiporatiuu ordiueuces 16+ ported to Corporation Attorney 49,259 TWENTY-PURte OCKAN STEAMSHIP cleare | at this porton Raturday,of which only one wae for Kurope, uiveteon were for various Southern ports aud the remaining three were for Fastern ports. KeooLation Burton ror Freeman, —Tho new ety le of regulation buttons lately adopted by tho Fire Commissioners are now ready for issue, The coat buitous are one inch in diameter, made of (ie. maneliver; tLe design on the face ie @ wreath ob hous Gs eaves, Ouclosing the Goshle lett ME UY ' (Ceakluwed en tho faa Page.