The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 9, 1866, Page 1

Number 10.445, Telegraph to the N. ¥. San, GIR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES Freedmen and the Plantations. WHY SAMBO DON’T GET THE PROPERTY Revenue Troubles in the South. WO LEGAL OFFICERS TO BE HAD. Important Cangressional Action. Troops to Remain in the South. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. Plan for Funding the Debt. THE GREAT COLD TERM. Rivers Everywhere Frozen Over City and Miscellaneous News. THE 8TH OF JANUARY ANNIVERSARY Interesting Proceedings at Tammany Obsequies of Rev. | Dr. Cummings. THE FENIAN CONGRESS: &C., &e., &e. Wasursatos, Jan. 8, The following was communicated to the House to-day: To the House of Representatives :—In awnwer @ the reso.ution of the House of Representatives of the 10th of December, 1865, directing the Super- tendent of the Freedman's Bureau t Inform the House whether any real catate seized under the Act of 17th of July, 1562, asenemy's property, and the title of which by that act was vested in the United States, ha! be assigned or allotted to freediwnen for » residence ani Lomestead, by order @f any departunent of the Government; and if so, whother the same has been restored to the rebel e@wners, and the people of color ordered off, and by ‘whose authority, aud also whether the abandoned plantations had beon occup'ed aud thus restore|, end if known to the said Superintendent of the Bureau, to state under what | retonce or authority bbyael f once vested ia tho United States under confiscation of enem\os, not as traitors’ proper- ‘ty. was taken from the United Statos,and Lestowed @m conquered enemics. I bave the honor to sub- anit the following information: A number of pieces ef property, seized aud condemued univer tue act o say 17th, 1964, are oocup ed by freeimen uu- der the supervision of this Bureau. The records ef this office do not show, however, that only such waty bes beeu aciually allotted to them for ais, No properey of this character oceu- pled by freedmen has Leen restored wo former own ore. k large number of abandoned plantstious heve been ocenpied Ly freedmen, and in the States @f Bouth Caroline and Goorgia a few plautativus of Mhis character have been actually allutied to freed- gen % homesseais, uncer the provimons of Gen @hermMan's Spocial Field Order No. 15, Lhe records ef this office show that bo plantations so allotted Reve been rustored to former owners, Many of he abandoned plantations cccupicd » Lub not etlotted to frexdien, have been restored to former ewners: but in such cases care bas always beer taken to prevent wuteriog resulting from such ac- @on. No property v in the United States un- dor tho contiavation of rervenp. HF ghd suded has besa taken from the United Bites bestowed on con- wered euvmies. Evideuce that property has not p bee iIbelied under the act of July i7ib, 1864, or Of libelled, that proceedings against it have been useed by the U. 8. Courts ie always required © property in the hands of t.e Duresu i re- etored to jormer owners, Is ie proper, however, fo state thas tae amount of property beld as ene. mies’ property, and the amount actually alloted to freedmen as homestoads, isa very small propoition ef the entire amount io hands of this bureau. ‘Tho real property turued over to it at ite organiza- tion was seized for the most part as abandoned, It wae intended not ouly to allo: this to freedmen,but leo to use it se 8 means of revenue, For the laitor at hed already become exceedingly usoful end valuable to the Bureau, and weasures bad Deen initiated w use portions for the former pur- poee, when, ow the 1ld:h of August, instructions ‘were received w the elect thas abandoned property should be restored to forme: ers When pardou- ed. Under those instructions the Bureau has with the greater portion of this property, tenure upon it has been rendered sv uncertain oat the steps taken to allot it to froedmen havo countermaanded in most instances, apd iw wevenue has been so curtailed that it is note self- Supporting institution, Respectfully submitted, (aiguec) 0, 0, Howarp, Major-General Commauding, ‘Wasmineton, Jau. 8, 1906, The Secretary of the Treasury communicated fhe following statement of one of his assessors of fhe Internal Revevnuo, showing the difficulty of @oding officers who can take the test oath; Assnason's Orrice, U8. Intmunat Ravence, Taimp Disraior or Gao kets, Avevsia, Doc, 20, 1565, Bra: I am constraived to write you in relation to @e repeal or modification of the test oath, so far as MB relaies to the Internal Revenue officers, at least @asenso's, in the Bouthern States. I bave labored Sesiduc usly to find competent men who could take the oath, ior ass sants end have to report thar! failed w flud any such, except in « single instance, fm my district, comprising twenty-three of the populous counties in the Btase of Georgia. bave organized my district by ellowing my as- Gistauts to take the oath of office and allegiance, end proceed to the discharge of their duces, trusting w Congress to ovide for their ment, a¢ directeai by e Commissioner Ly uteruel Revenue, Many of the men are much weduced in circumstances by the war, aud stand in fanperative weed of their pay, in order to provide for their families, and inueou some of then will Le e@ompelied soon to resign their in order to @ngage in some business thas will yield them Beady money on which to live, Lam satisfied that unless something is done tn this matter immedi- etely, I shall be unable to asses the tax in wy dis- ict. Lf Congress would so modify the oath as far \t relates wo offers of the Ini Reveuue aod Post Office Departwont down here, I am eure i¢ would be regar.ed everywhere, and prove be a | petrictic messure, in which both Nortn and South eqnaily interested, Unless sumething of the dune lam ats loss to Know whas we are do, Respectfu ly, J. Bow.as, Anseesor, Third Digs, ot Ga, fon, Hoon McCri.oca, Becretary of the Treasury, ‘The State Educational Convention of Mlinois, Beld as Joliet, last week, on motion of the Siase Meperintendent, wlupied unemluvuly a resol eon THE The Latest News in favor of the Burewa of Elocation proposed by | Mr. Donnelly, and called upon their representatives in Congress to sustain such s measure, and sp- pointed the President of the Stato Normal Uviver- sity to confer with the E lucationel Conventions of the othor States, Similar resolitions bave |een adopiet unanimously in the Educational Con- ventions of Michigan and Indians, A National Fjucationst Conrevtion, to meet in thie city, is talked of, to take action jn reference to popular @ducation in the Southern Biases. The Sclect Committee to devise enitable means to testify the national respect tor the late President Lincoln, held a meeting thie morning and esiected George Bancroft to deliver the eulogy in February next, in place of Edwin M. Stanton, declined. The Ployd acceptance cases wil! come up in the Court of Claims on Tuesday, The amount involved in thew is about $800,000, The question is whesher the Government is lagally liable for the amount of these acceptances, The frat reception by the ladies of the White Tlouse will take place to morrow (lnesday even- ing) from half past seven till ten o'clock P My and the next on Friday afternoon, from one till three Receptions on these days will continue during the season. The agents in Alexandria, Va, have recotved news of the destruction by fire of the steamer Lib- erty, of the Express Line between Alexandrie am! Philadelphia, The fire occurred on Thursday night, on the Potomac River. The vessel was run in to the Maryland shore and barely reached it in time to save the lives of the officers and crew, Tuo vesse! and cargo wore @ total loss. THE COLD SNAP. Additional Reports By Telegraph. wEW Yorn, Albang, Jan, 8—S A. M.—Wind north; blowing lightly. Weather cloar, Thermometer 15 degrees below zero. Louiaville, Jan, 8—8 A. M.—The weather hore ia colder than ever known before, The thermometer is down to 28 degrees below sero, Utioa, Jan, 88 A, M.—The mercury is almost freezing here. The thermometer marks 81 degrees below zero. Bufalo, Jan, 8-8 A. M.—Weather clear and cold, Wind northeast, Ther eter at Zore. Troy, Jan 88 A, M.--Weatber clear, momever W) degrees below sero, Carmel, Jan, 510 A. M,—Thermometer 26 deyrecs bolow rero. Most feariully cold, Ogdensburgh, Jan, 8—Wind N ; Thermometer 6 degrees below. Buffalo, Jan, 8.—Weather moderating. Ther- mometer 11 degrees above sero to-mght, MAINE. Portland, Jan. 8—S A.M.—Thermometer eight degrees below zero, Wind North aud ight. We ther clear. o'clock, VERMONT. Burlington, Jan. 88 A.M,—Woather cold and elear, ‘lLermometer 12 degrees below zero. MASGACHUBRTTS, Boston, Jan. 8—S A. M.—Wind N.W. Weather clei Thermometer 10 degrees below rero. nofield, Jan, 5-8 A.M —Thermometer 11 degrees Leiow zero. Wind N.E, Weather clear, OomREOTICUT Hartford, Jan. 85 A. M.—Woather clear. Thermome.er 16 degrees below sore New Enitain, Jan, 5—8 A. M.--Weather clear. Thermometer 20 degrees below zoro, PEN MATLVANIA. Philadelphia, Jan. 8—S A M.--Wind North. Weather ciear, Thermometer 12 decrees below netiu, WASILINGTOR, Washington, Jan. 8-8 A, M.—Weather clear. Thermavimoter 1 degree Lelow zero, DALTIMONR, Baltimore, Jan. 8&5 A.M.-Woather clear Wind N. W. Thermometer 23g degrees below wero. CANADA Montreal, Jan. 8,47 A. M.—Weather clear. Wind Northwest, Thermomoter 21 degrees below wore. Ottawa, C. W., Jan 8,8 A, M.—Baremeter 81— the highest ever known here. NOVA SOOTIA, Halifaz, Jan. 8, 8 A, M.—Wind North and blowing treshly. Weather hazy, Tueruomoter 5 degrees below zero. The Weather at Sunset. MAINE. Cala‘, Jan, 8.—Wind Northwest. Weather freah and clear, Thermometer at zero. Bangor, Jan, 8—Wind North. Weather clear. Thermometer 6 degrees above zero. Portland, Jan, 8—Wind North, Thermometer 25 degrees below zero, Skowhegan, Jan, 8—Weather cold. Wind North. Yesterday morning the Thermometer stood % degrees below zero; this morning 16 degrees be- low, and thisevening it stands 10 degrees above ero, SEW HAMPSHIRE, Concord, Jan. 8—Clear. Thermometer 9 de- grees above zero, Littleton, Jan, 8—Thermomoeter 12 degrees be- low zero, Coneord, Jan, 8—Thermomoter 10 degrees be- low sero, uMW JERERY, Elizabethport, N J., Jan 8,—The w ja bitterly cold, The thermometer (3 A.M.) stands at 19 degrees below sao. river ie frozen over STATEM ISLAND, Tompkinaville, S. I, Jan, 8-8 A, M.—The weuther bere is decidely cold, Frost-bitten ears and noses are plenty. The thermometer stands at fourteen degrees below zero, ‘The ice crop prom- ises to be an abundant one. VERMONT, Bur'ington, Jan. 8,—Cloudy and calm, Ther- moreover 8 degrees below zero, Montreal, Jan, 8,—Clear ; grecs above zero, Montpelier, Jan, 8.—Clear ; thermoweter 4 de- grees below zero, Montreal, Jan, 8-6 PM.—Weasther milder; thermometer at zero. St, Johnabury, Jan. 8.--Clear: wind N.W. ; thermometer 10 degrees below zero, MAssAOUUCETTS, Soringheld, Jan, 8,—Weather clear; reebh from the N.W. ; abe wero. Bedford, Jan. 8,-Thermometer 6 degrees above sero; wind N.W. Boston, Jan, 8,—Wind NW.; thermometer 7 degrees above zero, The harbor is being rapidly covered with ice, RAODE ISLAND, Providence, Jan. 8.—Professor Caswell, whose metevrological observations ou College H.jl, im this city, cover ® period of thirty-four years, reports the thermometer at 17 degrees below zero on Bun- day night—two rees lower than ever before recorded, A’ 10 c'chock this moraing the thermo- Ad Mas ALY doy hoe Lote eo Bet boas ome thermometer 2 de- wind thermowevr 6 degrees YORK, TUESDAY, J above, and at 11 o'clock to-night 10 degrees above toro, The aky is cloudy, OoONNROTIONT, Neto Haven, Jan, &.—Thermometor 8 dogrees above zero ; weather clear 02.0, Cleveland, Jan. 8.-Thermometer 15 degress above sero Werther clear, Wind 8 E Toledo, Jan, &,--Clear ; wini 8. EB. Thermom- eter 20 degrees above. Reports from various pornte on the railroads londog South i Wost, say the weather 1s clear, with light East and 8. E. winds, the thermometer ranging from cero to WW degrees above. Dayton, Jan, 8.—Weather clear and cold, Ther- Mometer 15 deyrees above rere. Columbus, Jan. 8.Thermometer 19 degrees aleve vero. Zanesville, Jan, 8,—Thermowmeter 18 degrees above cero. wiomiea®. Detroit, Jan, & --Thermometer, at eunaet, 5 de- grees above, Weather clear and beautiful, No wind Eut Sagman, Jon %,-Thermometer 19 de- ahove rere, Grand Rapids, Jan. 8 —The sky ie clear, with a slight breeze from the Kast, Therwonmter 15 degrees above at muinnet Owasso, Jan. 8.— Woather clear and still, Ther- Mometer 18 degrees above rere, Ann Hurbor, Jan, 8.—At seven o'clock this morning toe thermometer was 6 degrees below zero, with @ sharp, dry wind from the Northeast. The barometer wan higher than ever beore ob- served here, The thermometer at sunset indicated 8 degrees above rero. Tho weather is moder- ating Kalamazoo, Jan. 8 Weather clear; wind North- east. The the mometer 10 degrees above tero at sunset. Has stood st 7 and 9 during the day. Niles, Jan. 86 P, M.—Weather cloar and still, Thermoweter at sunset 10 degrees above, VINGINTA P teredurg, Va., Jan 3 —At munrise the ther- mometer stood two degrees below nero, and at noon ten above, At sunset, the weather was slightly milder, the sky cloudy and the wiud very high. The day bas been the coldest experienced bere for years. trace Monroe, Jan. 8,—The James River wae froren over ‘ast p gil. Peteredury, Jan, 8.—The thermometer et sunset stood 8 degrees below zero, Weathe clear and windy. The Appomaiox Kiver was frozon over last night, sud the skating is good, WRST VIRGINIA. Wheeling, Jan, 8 —Weathor ex'remely cold Naviyation has been suspended on acccouns of the kee, Thermometer 15 degrees above zero. WartisqTo™ Washington Jan. §.—Thermometer at sunset sixtcen degrees above zoco, Clear CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Nimth Session. BENATE, Washington, Jan, 8.—The President pro tom laid before the Senate ® communication from the Mayor of Washington transmitting the results of the late election In the city, on the mubject of negro suffrage, which was ordered to Ilo upon the table. Mr. Morgan presented the memorial of the New York Chanier of Commerce, asking for legislation to protect Northern creditors frow the op:ration of Southern statutes of Limitation, which was referred to the Committee on sho Judiciary. Beveral petitions of soldiers tn the late war, aak- Inw for an equalization of pay and bounty, were otfered and referred. Mr. Jobnaon presented the credentials of Randall Hunt, Senator elect from the Siate of Louisiana, which was ordered to ‘le upon the table. Mr. McDougall offered a resolution, calling on the President for io/ormation in regard to the issue of an order from she eoromanding «ficers of California, forbidliug the exportation of arma over the frontier, and whether such order waa pot ® violation of neutrality towards Mexico, which was adopted rt. Creswell offered « resolution, which was adopted, calling for information as to why the commission authoriz d to investigate the claimea of loyal slave-owners t compensation for colored volunteers owing service to them, bad not been 8) pointed ‘ho Senate at 12:30 adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Rice, ot Maine, introduced a bill for the dis- position of the public lands, as homesteads, in the Btates of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkan- gas and Florida, which was referred to the Com- mittee on Public Landa, Mr. Raymond, of New York, introduced s bill to amend the several nets of Congress relative to nat- uralization, and for other purposes, which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary : also, a bill providing for the appointment of @ commis. moner to purchase @ site and erect thereon, @ building for @ Pv st Office in the City Now York, which was referred ty the Post O% mittee, Mr. Miller, of Ponn,, introduced # bill which was roferred, granting pevatons to the soldiers of the war of 1812 with Great Britain Mr. Orth presented the resolutions of the Btate of Indiana in reference to the interference of European powers in the affairs of the Repub- He of Mexico ; wate was referred to the Commit- on Formgn Afuirs. bay wate of Mr. Ancona, of Penn,, \t was re- solved that the Committee on Banking and Cur- reney be requested! to juquire inte the expediency of providing by law for the redemption of muti- lated, defaced and worn out fractioual currency by the U. 8. Internal Bovenue collectors or other financial agents of the Government in the several collection districts of the country, Mr. Stevens, of Penn., tutroduced » bill author- izing the building of » gery aud postal railroad trom Washington to ‘ork. Mr. Garfield, of Olio, also rntroduced a bil! for the establishment of s railroad between Washing- ton and New York, and to constituse the same a military highway and postal route, They wore both referred to the belect Committoe ou that ul ject. F MeO Nell, of Penn., introduced @ bill, which was rotused, greuting bounty and additional bounty to soldiers, seawen and marines in the war of 1361, or their heirs; providing that those who en.orod the service on or after the 19:b day of A ri}, 1861, and betoro the 9th of April, 1965, to serve for one year or more sall have # Lounty of three hundred dollars; those who enterou pro vious #0 the 18th of Apri, 1561, three huadred dol lars; those who entered betweva the 18th of April, 1961 and ¢he 9b of April, 1466, for less than one yoar, one hundred dollars ; those who re-eniisted not w bi charged against the amount of their first bounty ; those who have been promoted fromw the reaks to be commissioned officers to have the bounty, and ip case of the death of the soliler, sesman Or marine, the bounty to be payable, first, to bis widow, second, if no widow, bis children; if minors, w their guaraians; third, if no widow oc children, then to she tamer; if po fasher, hen t the mother ; if uo fathor bor mother, ten to the brahers and sisers. Ou motion of Mr. Smith, of Kentueky, a resolu- tion was adopted, calling on the President for in~ formation as to what 4,4, U any, nad been taken to reewre Mre. leurbiue's child, taken Ly the usurper Maauuulieu, Uuder presouce of making ib & prince. r, Wiliams tatroduced the fellowing resolu- tion : , Resolved. That ta orde w Ge maintenance of ANUARY 9, 1866. the National authority and the protection of loyal citizens of the secenied States, it is the sense of the House that the military forces of the Government should not be withdrawn from those States until the ts © Houses of Congress shall have sacertained ami Co lareu that thelr further ) reseuce there is no longer necessary, The resolution was agreed to—rean 04, nays 07 Naye—Ancens, Hager, Boyca Rrooka, Charles, Davia, Dawaon, Dalang, Denison, Bliridge, Gloas brenver, Grier, Herding, of Ky.; Hogan, Hub- bell, of N. 4 Jas, M. Humphrey, Kerr, Latham, Leblan', Marahall. Niblook, Nicholson, Noel, Ran- dall, of Penr.; Raymond, Ritter, Roger, Kora, Arnish, Atl cll, Btrouse, Taber, Taylor, Vortioa, Windfield, Woodbridge, Wright ; 87. Mr. Morrill, of Vernont, from the Committes on Ways end Mowna, reported s bill authorizing the issue of bomls for funding the obligations of the United States, it authorizes the Beoretary of the Treasury to issue 6 por cent, coin bonds, indefinite im amount, to fund all the floating debts ; fnteross payable in Europe to be & per cont.; also that interest-bearing notes cease as legal tender when due, On motion of Mr. Shillaharger, the Committee of Ways and Means was lnstrucied to Inquire into the propriety of providing for the reissue of muti- lated Londs of the United States, aud report by bill or otherwise, Mr, Bolling of N, O., offered the following which was agree to: Whereas, Uo use rents are exoesm vely bigh and the means of educating colured children linaited, therefore Resolved, That the Committee on the District of Columbia be matructed to iuquire into the expe- dieucy of Impostng a special tax of twe: y per cont. on all rental of bul ings, which excee! $600 ned sunum, to be applied independently of the ooal Cistrict Lorities for the education of col- ore ehtidren, and to report by bill or otherwise. The House parsod the bill heretofore offere by Mr. Ward, dououncing polygamy, and declaring that, Lke ita twin sister, slavery, it should be swept trom the Territories of the Republic, if it should require the whole power of the Government to do eo; and directing tue iuquiry into the oa dues of certain Government offmals in Utah, The House resolved itself into » Apecial Com- mitteo of the Whole on the Bate of the Union, when Mr. Latham made a speech arcuing that the re- belliou was never limited by State hnes, bus ite suibority waa extende! only as laraa it power could carry It. Ils sherofore protemto! agaiust the use of the expression that the Bates were out of the Union, He announced that be was in favor of restoring the State Governments as they existed wre they were overthrown by the rebellion, ect only ty such changes and conditions as 4 make them conform to the pros- ent state of the National Government He objected to the determination on the part of sowe of the mem lers of this House to refuse repre- sentation to these Bouthern States until certain constitutional amevcrments in question were ee- cured, [ach applicant for @ seat should stand on his own me uch as are qualified should be aimitted, Be ‘ation, be thought, bad been re- tarded and te question complicated by civil pow- oi re-estallished Wo sour with whitewashed rela Mr. Blaine, of Me., had presented a resolution, which was referred to the Juint Committee on Reconstruction, proposing to amead the Coustitu tion #o that article first, section two, clause three, shall read as follows, to the frat period: Kepresentations and direct taxes shall be appor- tioned among the several States which may be in- cluded within this Union, according to their re- spective numbers, which shall be determined by taking the wicle number of persons, except those w voce teen nehta or privileges are denied or abrig by the Constitution or laws of any Btate on account of race or color, Mr. Blaine having obtained the floor in the Committee, supported thie constitutional amend- ment, pointing out the grave objections w the amendment which proposes to base representation on suffrage. Should that be adopted the grossest inequalities would result among and between the loyal Biates. California, with ecarcely a larger populaion tuan Vermont and the same number of Babresenteiives, would on the suffrage bas.e have noarly three times as many members of thu House, and New York, with eloven times the popu- lation of California, would pot have five times as many Kepreseatatives, and #0 for otver Biates, Mr, Bhellabarger propose to debate the quee tion whether the thing which could net commence to be a Beate until it acquire! all the constitu. tuowal qualines of # Biate, could continue to be one after 1s had lostthem al, He showed by const) tutional authorities that the Coustituiion recogni. ged the States in two distinct characters, Une wes the geographical Biate with {te Inlebiteanis ln this sense s State may lose « Republican Gov- ernment, may be guaranteed or givea it by the United States, In this eouse part of i} may be tuken to make a new State, Lv another important constitution pune aBiate lean organized boy politic, baving defined territory, people, constitu- ‘ution acd lawa which recognized and rendered obedience to the United States, and held certain remittiiuug rights aud powers of government there under In this last sense the Btato as « body politic could be disso.ved by rebellion, Toe enjoyment of rights and powors perishos aloug with the desiruction of a!l recoguiged obligations, Mr. Shillabarger quote! the reported decisions of the United Slates bupreme Court, repudiating the doctrine that all tue individu: Of @ Bate can conse ag individuals to have any political rights, aud yet when uniied and called » Beate, hold the sand power of waking Benators, choosiig Peesicdoutial elector 4 ameouding Cousiitutions, These Biate powers are aleoluwly vital, If dis loyal Bates on thelr own motion, and without losving the United States, can exercise them, the goverurnent cannot survive an Lour, The United Biates Supreme Court had decided thas the rela, S.stos Made tuelr war ag Btates, availing themselves of the subordipate allegianuee their citi- zone owed to the Biater, aud that all their people, guilty aud tumocent, wero by such & War surned in! ermies, Lub not inw foeiguors, Leuce, un- loan @ Mtate could be netny of the Uuited States and at the same Hme es governing member uf the Union, the Bupreme Court has decided thas tho robola cosaged wo be gorera us States, but did not cease © be euljocia hable tor tresson, Where a State has overthrown ite loyal republican govern. ment, and lost lis powers a# such, it wae the ex- clusive province of the Uuied Blates, acting turough ite = leyislauve branch, to de- termine When e® new loyal Republican Governinept had been crosted, which it was bound to recognive and defend, He would welcome those Siates back anu would wel- come the hour that brougut them, with govern- weuls based upon general and dincere loyalty, and upon @® recoguition of the rights oj their loyal ciitens. I! it Were askod bow long will you keep them out it you cauuot secure these ounditions oj return, be would sorrowfully, bub inexorably euswer—Forever, Welore the conclusion of his mpeech the gentle. man's bour expired, but by uuenimous consent the time was extended, and at ite cluee he was surrounded and congratulated by many members, whiie genera) epplause Was manifested on thy Republican wide, The Committee then eroso and the House ad- journed, Ax English student at Bonn recently went to the theatre there, sud refuse!to take hishatof, Is was remove! Ly ® German student behind aim, when the Englishman turned and gave the Gerwan o blow with e Uiudgeom, killing him, SUN. Thirty-Third Year. News Items, By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Five stores were burned at Jackson, Michigan, on Bundey morning. Loss $30,000, Tas Delaware is cloned up below and abore Philadelphia, and all the ferry boate bus one are froren feat in their docks, Tar steamship St. David, from Liverpool for New York, put into Halifax, N.S. for coals, yea. terday, Bho has had twelve days of furious galeg, and was obliged to heave to for seven days. Anout 110 barrels of kerosene o1l were picked up yesterday, betweon Race Pointant Island Light, Cape Cod. It ts supposed they are part of the cargo of some vessel that has gone to pieces in that vicinity, Tun Floyd acceptance cases will come up in the Court of Claims to-day, The amount involved in them is about $800,000, The question is whether the government is legally lable for the amount of these acceptances, The ablest counsel sre em- ployed, among whom are Generals Caleb Cushing, Judge Biack, and Mr, Beckwith, of Chicago. A rina in Now Haven, Conn, af about 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning, damaged a» brick buildirg to the amount of $5,000, Measra, Linsley & Boo, boot and shoe dealers, and 8, Cooper, clothier, were burned out aud Jost most of their goods, Three families, also, were buraed out barely escaping in their night clothes, The cold was intense, Two sieamers were frozen up. During the progress of this fre another fire broke out in building opposite, by which little girl was terri+ bly burned, LOCAL NEWS. Ncw YORK AND THE VICINITY. Tur Corp Wratunn,—Yeasterday morning ia said to have been the most Intensely cold of any day or portion of a day, for e period of 60 years tm this vicinity. In 1906 the North River was frosen so har! that teams crossed on the ice between Now York and Jersey City, In 1857 when the ther- mometer was « few degrees above sero the East River was frozen hard enough to allow foot pax» sengers to cross between this city and Brooklyn, In twenty-five years the mereury bas only twice before fallen below zero, namely January 11th, 1859, one degree below, and in February Sth, 1961, two degrece below. AtS o'clock yesterday mom ing the thermometer at the Navigation office et the Brooklyn Navy Yard, stood at 28 degrees belew vero. It was so intensely cold thet the employes #1: the yard were quite unable to proceed with thets customary labors and an order wae insued to the effoot that at 2 o'clock there would be no bell rang and that the workmen might go home as thee presence was not required until mille weather set in. In sccordance with this order the men left, so thet there was ao werk going on during the remainder of the day, Although the weathor had considerably moderated since yesterday morning, being 10 above sere oub side Tus Bum Office at 8 P.M. and 6 above at 16 P.M. and 6 above at 12 midnight, yet the probe Dillties are that skating will soon be good om the North and East rivers, The skating season may ia fact be sald to be fairly inaugurated everywhere, The froat of the past four or five days has oom pletely covered all the lakes and ponds, creeks, canal, and other places adapted for skating with smooth, thick end permanemt to. The foe on Central Park lake ie sew eight tm ches in thickness, and is firm @ongh to bear up all the skaters who can possibly crowd upon it, Horses end wagons might be driven upom it with entire se’e'y. Yesterday, for the first time this winter, the ‘ball was up'' here, and thou- sands of te masculine gender availed themectves of the opportunity to patronize it, The intenes cold, however, kept the ledies from turning out te any extent, Notwithstanding the severe cold the acoidenta occasioned by 1 have been few. Tae packet ship Escort, which arrived from Liverpool on Saturday and anchored off Bedloe's Island, waa yesterday cut through by the floating fee, and had to be run ashore on the fate, where she etill les, No lives were lost in her, ead the damage will soon be repaired, when she vs be got off. Up to a late hour last night, thy North end East Rivers were atill tull of floatlug ice, bus ne further damage to shipping was veported. Ne sailing vessels had arrived either ¥y Bandy Hook or by the Bound during the evening. John Dana, «driver of coach 889, waa found about 84 A.M. yesterday, in Sist tress, fear Sth avenue, badly frozen while standing with bis coach, He wee taken to the station-house, where be soon recov. ered, Several persons charged with intoxication and disorderly conduct, on being arralgued before Juatice Dodge yesterday morning, were found to be paritally frozen tn the arms and fingers, They wore taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. Ann Oakley was found lying dead on the floor at her residence 60 Raxter street yesterday morning. An toquest was hold by Coroner Gover, and the Jury found that she was frozen to death. She took care of @ blind woman, and they both lay down together without any covering, but during the night she got up and went toward the door, where she wasfound, Bhe was 40 years of aye, The cold weather has caused ® regular rush of ap- plicanta for fuel to No, 1 Dond street. Several, thousand have applied at the office within the mas week, Only the sick and extremely des.itue \,I!, however, be attenclod to at Present, ——==a Semi-CenrenniaAL CELEBRAION oF TUR Barris ov New Orteans.—llid Bcciety of Lam- many or Columbian Order telebrated ihis last gross contost with Great Kritain last evening by » grand Cinver at Tammany Hall. The ball wes very handsomely decorated, the American flag being moat conspicuous, Promineut among the portraits bung around were those of Washingtou, Jackson, McClellan, and other well known men of American history, At the head of the platform were portraite of President Jobnson and Admiral Farragut, Vhe chair was taken by Hon. Joho Van Buren, whe was supported on his right and lef’ by Admire Farragut, Gen. Heivtselman, Mayor Hofman, Hon 8. 8, Cox, of ULio, Bamuel J. Tikden, Esq, Dr, Lewis A. Sayre, Police Commissioner McMusy (Cominmed om the Last Page.