The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 28, 1865, Page 1

Number 10,410. The Latest News| i: NEW YORK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER. 28, nossa, Corting and Hinojose. that the Liberal force was fromt are Fepi: these offices Aiteck of the 2th; and from all so rE x, their coarege ge proves bavene. 8 bis By Telegraph to the N.Y. San, | ee ee eet ee ee eee tae sa pure ——o- — Prise, As it waa, t took one fort, arms and caissons before the rr, had fairly awakened. att)! oo This they were compelied to give up soon after, as arden ' the gunboat Paisano heir range, and gave them on is eet beet sneles, aniear teas Sete dowt Y hich lasted about two haure, Whilst this was coing anes ORE EXCITIS gn below the elty, « large | ad on the ais MORE EXCITING REPORTS. | fis Chorus tris copthetisaiio }e An Fir them from the boat Antonia, The skirmishing cence, Imperial Steamer ed Into po tral ol Wwe br three hours, and then every tint wend \ From the Texas Side of “bat etuivstve laa wefe ous wi Mbie an re t : eon Folsom, Bible The Rio Grande. United @tates colored tiocre. “None of those 1 saw pete ee Founded Wounded. General Rayinogs was slalit!y | 4 WO N NE -OUN red Yry fw Tecan ‘earn ve inet r ng ime the figuting . Tan 4 Dispatches From Jaurez, | ins'srthsitenied were trousht im afer te ig ta er shassement, Got thod hover cet will o nw of the Good Prospects of the Republic, | on sheir ‘part. ‘The strects are all barricaded to eS with bales of hay and cotton, and ail the citizens nn emaeneny dither uncer arme er in the trenches, and business Judith TATTATS r rc: "95,000 LIBERALS UNDER ARMS | Sisto tena ir look 50,000 More Ready tc be Equipped News From ‘Texas. FEARS OF A NEGRO RISING. The Whites Beg For Arms. FRON WASHINGTON. THE COMING CONGRESS : - NO CHANCE FOR EX-REBELS. - County, Texas, have petitioned Gov, organize a militia force to suppress an anticipated in surrection from the negroes, who openly avow their right to a division of property, and refuse to accept any terms of hire, The Chief Justice of the County had been threatened with death, Texas. Fears of a Negro Insarrection. Nee Orleana, Nov, 26.—The citizens of Liberty Hamilton to Col, R. H. Epperson, of Texas, bas gone to Wash- ington to complain of the corrapt conduct of officials and the unwarranted assumptions of power by Provost Marshals and officers of the Froedmen's Bureau. From Washington, rok Wasutnatox, Nov. 27. vel: ‘i _ New Military Commission. On inquiry, it is ascertained that but comparatively wie BOSTON FRAUDS 10 BE LOOKED AFTER the Clerk of the House has not prepared a list of the gery members, and will not probably do so before Satur- . No credentials have been received from the {a re City and Miscella eons News. sais Gancrsosstanay Btates, Leageg dah Maras risked Sty Ty ete. The position of the ured Tho Strong Divorce Case. | {in'of ie'iogee te sndertioon i Eas lone tae’ a ae Thos be ip merely to Peatniier lost epes te Tol: s itwel’, lacing the uames of ails ae Se., Sic. Bac. _| Hcping ca fetus as Sora totic ‘inde ruling as to the construction of hye Waeleres can 0 Bet Mexico. ay Ag qeeaatt on to the validity and for- . your eno, of the 10to inst, eaye: ‘ The firing upon the ad vou Imperial eteamer Antonio, from the North bank of Good the Rio Grande, on Tuesday last, was one of the most ol das‘ardly outrages ever perpetrated on the frontier, Olive The Antonio, having on board @ detachment of French marines and two field pieces, was forcing her way up the river, under a heavy fire from the com- bined forces of the Liberals, when she grounded, seven miles below the city, and, while engaged with the neutral bank, which was effectual in wounding two of the marines, The Liberals on the North bank of the river were dressed in the United States from rewuroing the fire from the Texas bank of the Raxcrrrno aids: “1s appears to be the vettied p se of the same men to bring ona war between the United States and Mexico, These out- laws bave teen on the Aynerican elde of the river in force, where r Ufscers were busy in en- Metiog reerul The Antonio wes fired upon from the Texas shore, near where Cortenas had beep encamped,” AFCOND DISPATCH, New Orleans, Nov. 27.-—-The Times bas advices from Vora Cruz of the 14th instant, which saye: “Every thing js unsettied in Mexico, General distrust pre- eails. Maximilian's power is daily lesseulog, Puebdia has been selected as general furnishing quarters for the Imperial army, and has been strongly garrisoned with Austrians, The roads are unsafe, Robberies are hourly committed. The country is in a deplora- ble atete, There is no business, nor ie there security for anything. Orizaba has been strongly fortified in soticipation of an attack by the Lit Cordova bas been abandoned and all the war material remov ed to the interior, The Emproes has started for erals Yueatan, unaccompanied by Maximilian, who follows in January, The reception of the Empress along the route was quite tame, except in Vera Cruz, where the demonstrations were quite grand, The Fmpress was to depart on the 16th for Yucatan, Fourteen hundred reinforcements arrived at Vera Cruz on the 12th, and more were looked for, Lilorals were actively collecting ot all pointe.” Pasrengers, four days from Matamoras, state that the Liberals, ut 25.000 strong, were excatnped ten miles above Matamorus, the garrivon of which con tirted of about 17,0° regulars, some volunteer eiti- gcns and a detachment frou the French man of war. Twoorthree French veasels were reported to he at rtunit woah the mouth of the river to eo operate with the Im- Olive’ perialiste, No other reinforcements had arrived by u wea, The Government forces were supposed to be anple to defend the eity, but insufficient to keep sway the beelecers Mexican News via St, Louis. St. Louis, Moy Nov. Col. Bravo, of the Liberal army in Mexico and bearer of despatches from Juarez to the United Stat vernment, arrived in 1 left immediately tor Col, Bravo states the Mexicans have 0) more ean be put {,aseoon as the means are raired, which Washington, £5,000 troops under arias, and 75. (n the fi will be speedily A Quicting Washington Dispatch. Warhinvton, Nov, 27. The Government has re- eolved no intell cence confirmatory of the recently published eacith eports from the Rio Grande in- roiving our troops with the French All the vol- anteer troops in Ceatral Texas have been pald pre- liminary to their pisces bel ypiied by regulare, Balveston dates of the 2 tthe arrival of the teamer Clinton from the Rilo Grande with « large tumber of white aud black troops homeward bound to be dixcharged. The Recent Fighting Before Matamoras, the New Orleans Timers, ownaville, Oct, 23th, eave: Matamoras by Liberal army ning of the 26th inet. at about five ttume i senhed waa d ‘ rm affair rhe Libéra's have been concentrat- AAGS r ioree in the nelehborhood of the beleagured sity for some time past, and have had it virtually in a tate of sieve for the last two monthe, it being impossible for the denizens of the city to have ahd Lod rote ‘ 18 Boe nt of A correspon ! eriting from The bean on the eve Wclock, and for the mality of the credeatia: lat Uhe ‘or they are compietely restored to their rights should these facts appear. Thre Things. r question whieh could oceur would be apes Sestaped viethe Sa Biatces lately in rebellion are now ip New Orieana, Noo, 26th.—-The Matamoras Rawont- | fi) relation to the othor States in the sense contem- by the law of 1568; or, in different ianguage, rivileges in the Union, The question as to whether certain members elect can or cannot take bre test oot will not p ter his oath to the other members before proceed- ing iurther in the business of organization. operly occur until after the whose duty it ie to adminis- the Speak: To day the military commission composed of Gens. Hitchcock, Nott and Seth Williams, met and organ- ized. This commission is ordered to Investigate cer the eueiny on the Mexican side of the river, furious | taln frauds alleged to have been committed at Rostou fire of long range was opened on the steamer from | Mase., by agents, who by fraud and mis:epresonta- tion induced and forced German emigrants to enter our army as substitutes, The commission will proba- bly Ine Federal uniforms, The French Commander refrained | hear the evidence of witnesses, ort time move to Boston, where it will Robert Heth, committed to the Old Capitol, with Tayler, for appropriating to their own use about $20,000 of the epecie belonging to the Kebel Govern: ment, and which fell into their hands atter the enp- ture of Richmond, wore this morning, released from the Old Capitol, by order of the Secretary of War, H, Hitchcock and C, Molans were also releseed and turned over to the civil authorities. Very tew of dhe visitors at the White Houre to- day obtained interviews with the President, owing to the prersure of important publie buriners, RK. M T. Hunter and the reve! Brig. Gen, Roane, of Arkan- sas, were at the Attorney General's office to-day, siening their claim for pardon, The Treasury Department is delivering the bonds of the fifty millions of the five-twenty conversion loan, at the rate of one and a half million « day, | Between nine and ten millions only remain to be supplied to the subscribers, The Secretary of the Treasury makes no recret of the fact that his forthcoming report on the fluances will be werely an enlargement of the views prosented in his Fort Wayne speech, Commodore Palmer has received preparstory orders for the command of the West India squadron, which is now being tormed, The trial of Commodore Craven was continue! to-day, but nothing especially interesting was e)- cited. George C. Whiting, Esq., Acting Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior, has been dispaiched by the Secretary, as special agent of the Departinen!, to visit the Mism! Indians of Indiana, and pay them their annuities, He left the elty to-day for that purpose The officers of the Treasury Department have seized a counterfeit plate of the ten-forty bonds, of the denomination of five hundred dollars, ro well executed that the epurious bonds would Lave been difficult of detection. General Grant started on his Southern tour this morning, Eleven hundred dollars has been paid to Mre Washingwon, widow of Lowls Washington, a rebel officer, ix compensation for household property seized an‘ sold during the war, Up to the present timo, piize claims to the amount of @10,4%,000 have been adjudicated, and over $9,000,000 have already been paid over In obedience to orders from the War Department, the Sth and 11th Connecticut and 158th T na, and dist and 1084 New York volunteer in the Departinent of Virginia, are at once to be mustered out of the service The Presidem and the Pardon-Seckers The Washington correspondent of the Philade pila Truciern cells these etories of the reekers for pardon ———————<S= = ‘When I got it, will Congress interfere with me? for dons are of no account aiilese Congress con quoth the modest criminal, whose clothes indicated he had not long since flourished im the rank ot a brigadier general, “That, air, is not my look out. Icannot answer for the action of Con- arena,’ said the Presid d thee partially recons structed rebel left in grave doubt #4 to w nether his salvation would be very complete, ewen If he cote hie ashe The reat of the pardom bouters had no etter success, firme Lecture by Mchayler Colfax Philadelphia, Now, 27.—-A large and brilliant on account of the severe punishment meted out to | audience ass*mbled at the Academy of Music to- night, on the occasion of the delivery of « lecture by Hon, Schayler Colfax, under the aneplees of thes Preve Club of Philadelphia, the enbject being “ Actoss the Continent.” Mr, Colfax, in opening, sald thas it woe by mistake that he was announce! to speak on the “Duties of the next Coneress."" He hed already tpoken on that sabject, and had only to say he liad nothing to take back, and nothing to add, except that the only sale thway in which patriots move, was duty to our beloved country. ( App.) He then proceeded to eive the most eraphic descrip. tion of his recent Journey ot 13,000 miles, ‘The road across the plains to Colorado seemed formed by naturo for a road. To rhow the pecuniary success of the road, bee ated that it was already pay ne SY per cent. In describing his return by cea, he spoke of parsing the Kepublic of Mexico, lie called it the republic, because he recognized po rightiul empire there. This wae greeted with deafening applause, long con- tinued and repeated. Mr. Coliax (ben returned to bie interesting descrip ion of his interview with Brigham Young,whom he had advised to have another revelation soon prohibiting polyeamy. Bricham re- plied, he would glad to have euch a revelation, but eowe of his followers were not #0 diepored, ‘Lhe lecturer closed with a beautiful peroration on the benefits of the Pacific Railroad to this Continent as a bond of Union and affection, INTELLIGENCE. Nerth Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., Nov, 27,—The Legislatare mot to- day, The Lower House organized by electing 8. F. Phillips, of Orange County, Speaker, There war no election of Speaker in the Be.aate, Mesara Ferrebo and Settle were voted for, Texns. New Orleana, Nov. 26,—Gov. ‘Iamilton's proclama- tion calling a Texas Convention, says that all persons fow of the credentials of members eleet of the House | are qualified voters who have taken the amnesty of Representatives have been received. Therefore | oath or have been pardoned, and are eligible to soate in the Convention, even if the oath was taken, or they were pardoned, eubeequent totheir election. Alabama. New Orleans, Nov. %6.—Gov. Parsons has recom- mended to the Btate Convention the passage of an act declaring that the freemen shall have the same measure of protection that ie now secured to the non-voting white population. Connecticat. Hartford, Nov. 2T—At the anunal election to-day, the Republicans made @ clean sweep by majorities ranging from 24 to 890, From Nashville. Naahvitie, Nor, 27.—A court martial assembled vesterday for the trial of Willia Tien, end adjourned to 10 Yesterday Mr. Hefferman died at 12 o'clock noon Frank Gurley, the murderer of Gen, R. McCook reached here from Huntsville Inat night. Gon, K W. Johnron, acting by orders from the Washington Department, returned the prisoner to Huntavilig where he will be executed on Friday next. News Items, By Telegraph to the! yew York Sun.) Tun Military Police force will be withdrawn from Richmond on the 25th of next month, Tum privateer steamer Chicamauga, sunk near Wilmington, Del, has been raisod and towed to that city. Lrevt. Gas, U8 Grant arrived at Richmond, Va., yesterday, and took quarters at the Spotie wood House, Tne steamer Cuba from Huvane to Now York, arrived at Fortress Monroe, yesterday, short of eval, Tur Loulsville (Ky.) Collector of Internal Reve- nue yesterday received a diapatch from Cincinnati, directing him to se!ze a boat with 1) bbls, of oll em route to Bt. Louls, on ite ari Shere. Ton steamer E, Vernon, from Galveston for New Orleans, was caught in the p of the 17th inst., lost her rudder, and drifie! to Pass | Cavallo, Gove.non Warts has appointed an mt to ee'zs cight hundred bales of cotton in Galveston and ship the game to New Orleang it being the property of the State of Louisiana. Tue New Orleans wha and landings have been relinquished to the city authorities, the Government res rving one thousand feet of the levee for its own use, Tos Adatns Express Company, throngh the'r superintendent at Cincinnat), offer a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and holding of Rude'ph L Dodge, who eseaped from jail et Vicksburg, Mias., on the nightof the 20th Instant, where he was held on the charge of robbing the Company A conrerronpert of the Toronto, Hamilton, C, W., Laapes was yesterday brutally atulted in the streets by Hugh McKinnon, Deputy Chief of Police, McKinnon was imme listely arrested and sentenced to six months imprisonment and to pay a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars Ate meeting of the Richmond C4 terday, a communication from ( read to the offect, that in consequeuce of the dimi- nution of the military force in that district, and the scarcity of mi s necessary tor the City authorities to assume charge of the C.ty simabouse and the inmates without delay, A VERY disastrous fire occurred ot Meadville, Ps,, on Bunday, in Water and Dock streets’ The loss is estimated at from ¢150,000 to $175,000, Eleven stores, several mi) nery establishments, and the Joumwat printing oflce were destroyed. The insurance issmal!, The fire is supposed to have been the work of an ince) iary Tar death of Dr, William Irviu, American Con- Couneil yess Turner was On Saturday not over thirty were preaeut at the White House, among whom war Wiilinin Porcher Miles, of South Carolina. Apr ning the President he raid olne to pioeur er.” Cancer whate fo you come ¥" President, 1 left a eeat io Congress to joir p, and haveoniy neted thousands of others have cone, You have Ardou Hove dtvoot my collengues, Mera, MoQueen and ; my name is W. Poreher Mi'es, end Lonly am eo fivor.” The President promosly replied, case Wiust take its chance with others aud in the reguia: Way; 1 cannot take it up sow.” This } wos an evilent set-back, but Miles railed and | enid: “Well, oft, 1 would like to bave a permit to | go to work in sume civil pursuit. either meican- tile or profersioual, 1 have lost everything, and niust do someth ng.” That is not necessary,” an. | ewered the President ; th | used.’ Nosto be put off, Miles continued, no mode by which I can expedite tu) pardon # *None at all, unics vou see the Attorney (eversl and learn mmunication whh the interior, unlers ivention of a large foree of the Their army upver command Oo kw best Gea and bes beep L} relntorc lately by large ui ere ot Americans, ti Aucvers ibe Wcumels wow commandos Liberal it there weressous why it should not be yranted,’ | and the chivuiric Milee towed lucriediv cu’, Ashe left a wecy ecion OF uwuoiue novle lamily ap peoucbed (Le Ur Sue sOuUsh siun oad the iestitution f bie prop rty, The eame aoswer greeted hw Wet be mauah wade tale bude /WGbs' sald Lo sul at Armoy, China, je sunounced. Dr. Irvin | went to China elghticen mons ao, and died | while devoting himself pro.essona)ly to tho ser- | vice of the Celestlals, duriug the prev sleuce of the | cholerm last August, at the port where be was | stationed, The deceased ws a distinguished phy | sician in Contral Penns)! General Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun) Tne new circus in Paris wil! bold 1,000 people, Forty-¥1np counterfeiters are !9 ei! in Cinein- pati. Ex-Pes*toest Prence is recovering from bis late severe \ndisposition, LALos quantities of G vernment Janda, it is Seid, ere Leing taken u: wo. led upon by sol- diers Uincbarwed Gym drabeaded colvred rou uae, 1865. © Drrrvg 1969 ant 1904, there were over 40,000 Comin asioned oflcers iy our armies, an averace of one officer to every 25 men on the rolle, $22,000 Union soldiers have been mustered out since June, LARS are active in Vicksburg, Miss, Mr, ani wife were recently drucgel while asleep and robbed of @2,200, diemond eluser, e ® fine gokl watch and Max Srmaxscu. the operatic impressari ¢ pi rio, has been indictet at Detroit, for false returna of the oo. of bie operatic entertainments In that A A naun of cotton ot the Contral Mills, South ride ty Mans., Was opend a few clays age and four 4 to contain four al bene ing fifty pounds in the « acaba Gren. Port aye he t Bled: 3 relieves that many of the ace anid tratua on the Western ¥ were made by asia tet oane, y white moo painted to represen In- Grenrt Sarva jain Chicago attending to a libel mult against the Chicago Tarnenr, which in June last accuse | Mr Sinith of feigning ineantty forthe urpose of eseaping the mbality Pp ihe dave ei we ws shskacts nbility of his actions Tim raitroads centring at Roston, have acreed to give free passes over ther respective roals to those soldiers who are in search of work, and for whom situations have teen secured ly the em- ploy ment bureau at the State House, Fx-Sreccen Convex had «lengthened interview with the P ‘ent on Saturday, dunag which the former fravkly exproseed bia distrust and opposi- pe to the reconstruction policy of the Adminis rr eon, Tuk Brandon (Ming) Rereauican anya the pres Hest virle are in Brandon. An Atlanta editor gaye the dearest widows arearountin bis neigh- borbood, and adds that a man with the “powter'’ can get 1 go quick im Al make his head ewins Sah sruboligmdl Tam small pox in stated to exist in Alabama to an alarining extent. The Selma Trwxaof the 9th says there “are at thie time upwarde of forty-five eases Within the corporate limits.” The military sod civil authorities are working with great energy to prevent ite further development, A Lany, whose husband occupies high political rank, forwarded a communication to Washington, under injunctions of the strictest secrecy, in which she enJeavors to prove that Collector King isalive, and if unmolested in @ retreat he provided for bimnself, will, in afew weeks, reeover bie reason, Department have ordered the equad- ron at the Weal Indies to be increased by aiding six more vessels, and the whole to be under the / ‘© Palmer. Two vessels —the Awatara and the Ginif of Mexico is included in lmer's cireult A. Logan toforma the Btate Depart- @ will be io Weahington during the # week in December, and will then act u sppointment tendered him as Minister to Mexico, The State Dopartmens has written to the General, requesting an immediate decision an to his accent- ance or declination aa Plentpotentiary to Mixico, adding that the present state of afluire demaud that we should have # minister there, A vaowmt named Bolster came near being killed on the Albany and Susquehanna RoR last week Ho was miing home in « wagon, wh fell astoep. The horses left to thenselves, walked on to the railroad track ate crossing, and proceeded upthe Hue. The farmer was suddenly aroused from his slumber by @ loud whistle, and just eue- ceoved in getting hie horses off the track as the locomotive came dashing by. The wagov, how- ever Was knocked into kind: wood, A Grrmas eclentific paper gives us the following statistical com/ort as to 4he cholera: From the ndation of Rome up to the time of Augustus, ears, there appeared thirty-three epidem- rom the birth of Christ up to 1560, ninety eeven; in the nteenth century, fourteen ; in the eighteenth contury, eight; and since the be- ginning of the uineteomth century, the cholera has appeared three times. It evident froin these figures, that epidenvcs are decreasing in numer ae well asin atensity, which pleasant fact is to be arcrived to increas pg cleanliness in dwellings avd clotni to the iroprovement in sanitary re 1 to the speedy removal of missn p eul ober i to We proyress of the me seieuce tn al THE HAY TIEN NAVY, Folisting OMcers for the Armada of Gellrard, “Naval Offic r Wanted. Ensign or Master with A honorable discharge, who understands large and stmallarto drill, tego in @ southern Ne Call at itrondway, Monuay and Tuveday pext, between lend So readean advertisement io a local journal of erdey. Our Naval reporter went to the place jeelgnatod and found that the oMeer wanted wae for the Haystion Navy, and to join the runvoat Galatea, recently purchased from the Navy Department for Prosdent Geffrard, Three names had been entered for the porition up to 2 o'clock, but many of the applicants fading it was a Co navy, left without asking particulars, The pay offered ia $5) in gold, per month, anda fine fit out, ete, The uniform of the navy is five buttons on the front of the coat, and six on the back, mnveh wold lace, some anchors and other ornaments, eunip the breeches, clothing of blue cloth, cep of Navy Jiation witb two goid Lone anchor, ‘Tt whogo to Haoyti will peed ty become cliiceus in one year from date LOCAL NEWS, NEW YORK AND ae VICINITY, Tur Dexpersenc is progressing rapidly, Her lower masta end topmaste are in, and the Etna Iron Works aio driving up her engine work ata rapid rate, Nearly all the connections have beca made and in afew weeks rtean will be raised on hor, Pres ATION TO GENERAL GRANT.—The eltizons of New York have nearly completed the arr: niente to pay off a mortgage of $0,000 on the houre recently purchased by Geveral Graat in Wash- ington, Deatns HARyest,—There were 380 deaths in New York last week, a decrevse of 60 from the previous week, and of 6) a4 compared with the eor- respouding tine In 1864, Of the deceased, 153 were children under five yeareof ace, The mortality by the principal diseares was ar follows :—Coneuroptl n, 654 Inflammation of the lunes, %2; Inflammation of the brain, 12; Infantile Marasnus, $1; Infantile Dovility, 12; Typhoid Fever, 17; Typhus, 9; Diar- rho, 19; external causes PARDON or Deserrens, — The following lottery was yesterday recelved by e:al Hooker, It epeake tor itself, Rome two hundret and fifty Prisoners will come under its operation in the Depart- ment of the East; Apsvtant (exenar's OFrrion,) Washington, No » TSAB. , To Major General Jone yh Hi her j-—Uener al Focvetary ot War directs tua vouunteer organizations im pri of your command with be iwoned furnishe port 10 thi ofthed who will furnish then: with ® dissharg € incia of the case endorsed thereon (peiudiu crime, eentenc Cy), oud h other papers may be entitled to, In where no pay le du prapepor tatlon will be furu:shod them to thelr home: E, A, Townsenn, St, Patrick's Carnepra,—A solemn high mare of Requiem waa celebrated serterday morning atest, Patrick's Cathedral fur the 1epose of the souls of deceased members of the Purrutorial Association, This organizotion pambers some four thousand S Thirty-Third Year. = = ~ members, and fe daily increasing in nhumbers, The rorvices yesterday were solemn and impressive, aud there Wars very large congregation present, Contracts 1x Tie Street Derantwest,—+ Yesterday morning the Sireet Com misatoner opened shina and awarded contracts for the following orks Por eattingenrh and gutter stones in tet aven t a beaveen Sth and S0'h streets: contract awarded ° joa Ore: AUEST&OS time 10 days, Filling sunken lots South side of Manhatian street, and both ales of Juth avenue: contract awarded to James Coughan a® $78,519, time 1 yor, Rebuildine Pler 41, FE. R fontrect Awarded to Georve White, at #19,28% times dave, Rebuilding Pier 29, F, K: contract awarde® hy H, Adams at $17,580! time 90 daya, Rao Ppiding Pier 21, and buikhead between Plere 99 an® ,E. 050, time tie . awarded to David Bobank at @9,- Tie Mvsterans Stree, Yesterday afters Hoon a mesting of the Musicians who have etrock for higher salaries, was held at the uraal place, anw@ Messrs, Koberteon, Downing, Tissington, Wallace and MacShave wero appointed delegates to represent the Musicians in the Workinginon'’s t nion, Oae off the members atatod that arrangements were in Pro- Fross for agrand mass meeting to be Leld on the Sih» Proximo, and he trusted that amoug them « band of one hundred might be formed to play ou the occa sion, the services of this band tobe given for the Denefit of the organization, Fine Commissionnns, — The Fire Commits sioners met yesterday afternoon, a fall Board being present. Mr. Bugs, in introducing the following Fesolutions, sald that hitherto the multiplicity of dusivess which the Commiesioners had on band pre- Vented them attending tothe matter therein won omen te not however lost sight of, he That ¢ Bor feguected to prese mito thie inne at sy ene NR, 8 place for establishing @ fund tor the gr Pate reliel of those members of the Ms sek In ue pericrnsanee of instr dnttle Oni Tot the families of those who may die in consequence, Mr. Enge prevented a resolution turning over the house of Hose Co. No. 11, in 10th street, near 6the avenne, to the Mayor and Common Council, with the understanding that said premises are to be use yy the Commissioners of Charities and Correction. Prete Aa with thy fereon Marko Jobn Leve: presentod & Petition asking that special and de shoritis be silowed to attend fires, veto ules: 4 ions ort. Roferred........The rules 85 were amen President and Seeretary of each Hire lac me olupany to be de«ienated by an oval silver I to be wern ou tho outside of the coat, on the eft breast, with the uame of the Company and tie Of tho wearer engrossed thereon, No uch bad nto be recognized unless the name of the wearer be filed. with and duly authorized by the Committee on Ap- plications and IMscipline. Reveral resignations: Wore accepted, and ihe Hoard adjourned til Friday. During thi ot the Board Mayor Wikht= ey bg How ‘nt and took mosh tate: the pi subsequently attended ¢ Dee. Commisslovers to the fir y " and Keocker street Pen a sreeee cee Deatu or Asxorner Vicrm or tHe BreAMyR Br. Jon Exrioston,. Mary F Cunning- bam, the elder of the two daughters of the late J. #. Cunsingham, of No. 911 Second avenue, who were on board the steamer Bt. John when the hosters occurred a fow weoke A of consequence of the injur lon Vi ty eectling on that occasion, Her age wan thirteon years, has for some time been apparent thas she phenhy aw recover. Her toes became loore at the joints, or delat seit au hn gis’ ioe iot ts the eirton ne ning. or deat been Toported. Aa thee 325 Svicipn or aA Discnanaep So.pier— Cory ov 4 Lerrea Founp ts His Pooxsr,—Coroner Gover yesterday held an inquest on the body of Samuel H, Jordan, who committed suicide at the Frankfort House, corner ef William end Frankfort streets, by opening « vein in his arm with a common table knife, Ltappeare that on Baturday night, Jor- dan oogaged a room at the above house, and retired at midnight, On Sunday afternoon one of the chame- bermaids woutto the room to put it dn order, and finding the door unlocked, went \in and found Jor- dan lyiug dead on the bed, Coroner Gover was notl- fled and made an investigation, Dr, John Beach found a deep ineision at the elbow joint of the right arm, dividing two of the main arteries, causing death from howorrhage, The bod wan saturated with bloo!, and there was a large pool of bieod on the floor at the foot of the bed, A sharp bladed table knife, with which the deed was committed, was found in the Led, ‘The following is scopy of «letter found in one of the pockets of deceased : i EVACUATION Day, Nov, 25, 1865 ‘Having been for some months’ past very much depressed in spirits, in consequence of certain fam- ily Houbies, and being at tines enti out of wy right m have devermtned to le world of troub vi sorrow. My tamily reside + No, 410 Kart bath sticot. My father does business at No. 1.9 Greenwich aireet, corner of Barelay, Now, having coms to my dying time, I wish to bid my wife, child- ren and tamily all good-bye, My jot in Greenwood {fe No, 6.059, on Buinmft avenue. Let some kind (aod bless you all, Hud y the hand all would el, There wil the Tyth ltoxi~ sent, a bounty wy due ine, a8 s00n aa Cong ons parses the jaw, Bawven M, Joapas.” ‘The jury found “ that deceased came to bie death by suicide by loss of blood, the remult of dividing the arteries at the right elbow joint.” Doceases was apative of New York, and was 41 yoare of axe, Posmycre Senvices,—Kor many years there has been a kind of split in the Protestant Eplecopal Church bere, equivalent to the United Chareh of Fugiand and treland in the old country, the ‘wo divivtons being Known as High and Low Church, Im the former, the clergy come as near the Churel of Nome im their services as it is possible for thom to do; while in the latter the services are quite simple, and atriectly in atcordance with rubriek of the Took of Common LV A new church, called “the Church of St, hos lately been dedi- cated in 47th rtrect, ne ington svenue, and io this church we wear Crtholle ritual and ceremonies which has yet ol- There ie @ kind of bikh nd over the altar is nee of solid gold, large wax candies, tm laiyo Lurpiched ticke with ornamented brass ped extals, and showy vases of flowers are placed oo either ride of tuese, while clustore of lighted candies finnk the whoe, The altar cloth fe of @ crimeon color and frinsed with gold, and above all, in churen characters, © Lioly, holy, Loly, Lord Giod Auplebyy ad while below is the monogram LH. B ne pup ie Out side of the eburen, iu trom the cel, aud is ornamented with & large wooden crocs, The services on Hundey evening were participated in by Bishop pouthgate, Rey, Jolin ury Hopkins, Jr, and other cerymen, They ommenced with wchant by inviade suger, after which some twenty be enie.ed clothed in ioug binck cassocks, over which were ehort white eur- licos, ‘These were followed by the clergy and Tishop, who wil devoutly knelt in ront of the altar asthey entered, and conunued tor some tune in eilout prayer, ‘The reguiar prayers wee then in- toned, the paalter euny, io Goria Jatrt, boing chaused at the end of each, (he cwergy and chorietore turning their backs to the cougreégation during the chant, and dutin «lessons the priest and many ot the congregation Lowed thelr heade whenever ie ame of Jésus wae mentioned, ahd ab the cloro of tue Offertory Misti poullpae @leveted the site ie- ceived above lis back toward (he people, who wee ail knecuug, end the choir chuptug the Gio us Patri, while during the time the aime were boing collected, three of the ministers stood in front of the altar, their backs toward the people, The sermon was presched by Biehop outhgare, and at the ciose of the services, the chorsters and clergy egsip ry tied in pivcessivn, Low Chucca people aro of couree ecandaized at ail the @ iunovanons, ant qacubtiees, @pother pastoral may Le evan ©) peo. ub doves WOLOp Porcr Ou the subject, (Copituwed @a tha Las, Page. on my di tained, is now observed,