The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 11, 1866, Page 1

rH amber 10,447. ——— — 1e Latest News Telegraph to the N. Y. Sun, WASHINGTON DISPATCHES f Davis and His Crew. Y THEY ARE NOT TRIED. e Charges Against Them. FRENCH PLOT AGAINST MEXICO, mportant Official Letters. utoued Protest by this Government \CCREDINGS IN CONGRESS. The Suffrage Question, '§ TO MAKE IT UNIVERSAL. held as prisoners of war, Though active hortilities have coared, a state of war still existe over the terri- in rebellion. Until poee shall come in tact and in law they can rightfuily be beld as prisoners of war. Lhave ever thought thet trials for bigh treason cannot be had before a military tribunal, The eivil courts have alone juriedietion of that crime. The gestion then ariwes where and when must the trials iiereot be held. In that clause of the Constitution mentioned in the resolution of the Senaie tt te plainly written that they mast be held in the State and district “wherever the crime shell have been committed.” The Attorney General, after stating thatimany persons of learning consider that Davis might be brought to trial anywhere where the rebel armies had committed depredations, goes on to may istepe,doemete, titer sy ae mi ew t it mot proper by ass criminal proceed ngs to be instituted agalnet Jefferson Davie or any other insurgent, in States or districts im which they were not actualy present during the prosecution hostilities, some prominent rebels were er wad present at the invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, bat all, or nearly all of them received military roles upon she surrender of the rebel armies Wine I thimk that those parties have no ultimate Protection for p utious for hich treason, | have thought that it would be « violation of the paroles to Prosec those persons for crimes befor @ polita of the Government bas prociai thatthe has been suppressed. It follows trom what ¢ eaid, shat lam of the opinion that Jefferson Javie and others of the insargsnts ought to be tried in some one of the States or py iu dae ney 0 person, especially commit ed caures with whic thee be charged, None of the Justices of the ens ew? Vor & Hupreme Court have held Cireuit Courts in thore H y ' Bistes or districts since actual a conned. ié Military Peace Establishment, | When the Courts are open and lawe can peacefully adininistered and en‘oreed in those Ktstes whose people rebelled against the Government ; f id law, th New Organization Proposed. | Feros nce ne in military custody ae prisvels Se of i a! who may pet at pat ee convict lor offen | ' 1 b WOTHER TERRIBLE DISASTER | <tr eaten “fay atta oP he proper districts to be tried for such bigh crimes and tmaisdemeanors as inay be alleged against them. | think that it is the plain duty of the President w cause criminal prosecutions to be instituted before the proper tribunals, and at all proper tines, ageinss some of those who were mainly instrumental in insugurasing and most conspicuous in conducting the late hostilities, I should regard it as ® direful calamity If many whom the sword has spared, ihe law should spare aiso, but I would deem it & more diretul calamity still, if the Executive, io performing bis constisutional duty of bringing those per before the bar of justice to answer for their en should violate the piain meaning of the Constitation or infringe ip the vent particular the living spirit of that instrument, I bave Set houor t be most reapecttull, Jamee Breeiy mara di Atsaney General, REBEL EMIGRATION TO MEXICO, Important Official Correspondence. Washington, Jan, 10,—Voluminous papers relative to the rebel emigration to Mexico, and the seheme of Gwin and Maury were presented to the Benate to- day Kenor Romero firet calls the attention of Mr. Beward, July 9th, 1564, to the address of General ruder and Governor Vidami's repiy, showing perfect understanding between the traitors in Mexico and the insurgents in the United States. He inti- mates that French Minister to Mexico, M. Montholon, was working to that end. and thet armed emigration from the Atlantic States and from Uali- fornia, was in tmmediate contemplation. Under date of February 6th, 1466, he further notifies the Beere- tary of his understanting that « settlement has been proposed by Napoleon, by virtue of which the Mexi- can Btates ef Amaulipss, New Leon and Coahuila, with parte of Ban Luis, Potose, Zacatecas, |rurango and Chihuahua, and almost the whole of fener. and the peninenis ot Lower California, was to be ceded to is arrangement he protests against, Mr. Reward replies ander dnve of rh, 1965, that the protest bas been placedon fi 1a testimony to the course of M. Romero; eddit! evidence of the zealous and patriotic discharge of his functions, end for such other purposes and ures as fulnre events may render it necessary to apply to. On the 20:h of April, M. Romero communicated to Mr. Seward correrpondence between the rebel Geo Binughter and the Mexiean Gen, Mejia, relative to the capture of the Mexiean steamer Urizaba, cap- tured by the rebels under © plea that she was manned by citizens of the United States, as addi. tional proof of the identity of politieal interest which exis between the insurgenw of this country and the partizans of the French cause in Mexico, In a communication, dated July 4th, Romero adduces further evidence of Mexican cotuplielty with the rebels, and siates that the commauder at the post of Bagdad, a Belgian, informed Gen, Siaughies that he had secret lustructions to permit the intro duction of ali arms and wuaitions of war that might be desired, and thas they should pess freely for the use of the Confederacy. To ail these statements Mr, Beware pecpalete to give the attention to which they are eutitied, Among some interceped letters is one from Massy to Hon. B, Wood, New York, in which he says that Boule « in the Gwin enterprise, and the Freuch Emperor will give him all the aid be desires, aud that be will ge out as Director General, in charge of avery uilar kind of colonigation, He saye tur- ther: You oughs to have sent me some money. It is bard to financier on nothing indefinuely, and | bave concentrated my whole th on our scheme, Mr, Beward writes 0 Minister Bigelow, July 13th, enclosing these lutercepied lesters relative to Mexi- can coloul: aud requests bim to present them ‘reck of the Steamer Ibis. WENTY-THREE LIVES LOST. Other Marine Disasters. ily and Miseellaneous News. ‘ENIAN COURT MARTIAL. ‘le Senators Found Guilty. € GREAT EXPRESS ROBBERY, $150,000 Recovered &e., &e., &e. Wasninoton, Jan, 10, he Senate to-day confirmed the appointment of fomon L @pink to be Secretary of the territory @Pakota, vice John Hutchingon, resigned, @mstor Foot has secoived a dispatch from Ha. George Bancroft, signitying his acceptance # the invitation of the Joint Commities to deliver te address upon the life and character of President dacoln, before the two Houses of Congress, in the Nuional Hall of Representatives, on Monday, the “Me day of February proximo, That time was OpPruptiately ewlosted for these ceremonies, It being M:. Lincoln's anniversary virth day. OScial information has been received at the Department of State that the examination of pass- ports on tbe frontiers of the Austrian Empire has been abaxdoned, and that travellers can now enter, heave and move aboutin the Austrian dominions without belng called upon for their passporta. THE REBEL LEADERS. Whe Charges Against Them Why Jef. Davia le Net Mreaght te Trial—Oficial Decaments, Washington, Jan. 10.—The President to-day tranamitted to the Benate a message in reply toa eerolntion calling upon him to inferm that body upon whet charges Jefforsom Davis is confined and why be is not brought to trial. The President encloses reports from the Becretary of War and the Attorney General, and atthe same time invites the attention @ the Benate to that portion of his anaual mosssce which refers to Congress thejquestion connected with the holding of Cireuit Courts of the United States within the districts where their suthority has been toterrupted, LETTER FROM GBORETAWY #TANTOW, Was Durautmayt, Jan, 4 1966. 6rm+—In the annexed Senate resolution passed y ikly inform him thet Dee. Bist, 1566, referred t fo fe Dasara fp See One ee havo the honor 4a state, Furst, thet Jefleroon‘Davie | the srmpethies ot she Aue ican poops are siready wn ured by United Btates troops in the State of exico, aud that they are disposed to ard with peers ay on or About the 1 oe say of May 1866, ont posi oe the continued latervention of France in nw the ovuntry, The President to-day also sent to the Benates message in compliance with @ resolution respecting the occupancy by the French peopie of the Republic of Mexico, and the re-cstablishment ef « monarchy there, enclosing a report from the Becretary of Btate andthe docume: by which it was accompanied, The documents are very voluminous, commencing as far back as March 25th, 1564, and ending with Dec 4tb, 1865, amd form a continued protest from this Government in the affairs of Mexico. Here is an extract: It does confined in Fortress Monroe to abide mech action as may, be taken by the proper thorities of the United Htates Government. 4 at he has not been arraigned upon any jetment or formal ober © of crime, but has been dieted for the erime bien treason by the Grand ury of the District of Columbia. which indictment Bow pending in the Supreme Court of sald district. © {a also she rine ciime of inciting the arsination of coln, and with the mur- r of Union re ‘ar by starvation and other arbarous and crue! treatment towards them. Third. he Preadent deeming it expedient that Jefferson parle waved oy be pat upon his Liar betere ry ons ent court aud jury, © crime of treason, he was advised by the taw ‘othicer of the Governments rY the most proper place for such trial was in the rebar ES 3 not seem unwise to take into con- Btate of Virginia, That State is within the judicial circult assigued to the Chiet Justice of the Supreme Lad ong fae Set tha) ty _prvessce ote ' tour who has held mo court there since the a) - | times confronting each other across the border, bension of Lavis, and who for an indefinite io Grande, bas « tendency whieh both of them | period to hold any courtthere. The matters above ell regres to produce irritation and annoyance. stated are, so taras I am informed, the reasons ime seems to have come when both nations sad why he “Sap eet brew Drought fa ara end why ae HO 4 to trial, Fourth, Beside Jefferson Davis, the followin | persons, who acted ae officers of the re fcveramens sre imprisoned, towit: Clement C, ‘ay, @t Fortress Monre, charged, among other things, with treason, with ty in the murder ef Mr. Lincoln, and with organising bands of pirates, robbers aud murderers in Canada, to burn the cities and ravage the commerce and coasts of the Joy al Beates on the British frontier; LD. L. Yul ‘ Fort Pulaski, charged with treason while bola sent iu the Benate of the United States, and with pigtsing to capture the forts and arsenals of the Uni- States, aod with snetting ¥ ainst the Gov- ernment ; 8. KR, Mallory, at Fort yeste, charged wish treason and wi Sernising ene setting on foot tical expeditions against United Biates om: and marine om the high seas. Other officers af the so-called Confederate Government, arrested and imprisoued, have been released on parole to abide the action of the Government in feference to their prosecution and trie! fer alleged offences on their applications for amuesty and par- Among these axe UG. A. Treunoilm, Becretary of the Treasury; Johm A, Campbell, Assistant Heo- retary of Wa: a. Seddon, Becretary of War; H. Reagan, Postmaster General ; k: MM. de unter, Senator; Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-Pree- (ent, and sundry o:ber persons of less note. Epwis M. Srantos, Beeretary of War, LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFvic) 4 1666. a January . To the President :—-Sir,—1 have the honor te ac- Knowledge the receipt from you of a copy of the resolution of the Senate of the United States, of date the Bist of ber, 1865, In that resolution the Benste respectiuily request te be upos what gbanges and for what reasons /effersou Deve ip stl beld in confimement, and why he has not Lo) upou his trial. When the war was at ite cris: e consider whether the paramount interests national peace and friendship do not require the exeecise of @ thoughtful and so: attention to these political questions. The Acting Becretary of Btate, in « communisa- tion to the President, transmitted to the House, in anewer to the resolution inquiring concerning the kiduapping the child of an Americam lady in the City of Mexico, by the usurper of that Repablic, so- called Emperor, says that no official information has been received at this department in regard to the kidnapping referred to, and no other information upon that supject which it ls deemed advisable to make public at this time. Juarez at Sam Astonio—American Troeps Golng to the Kie Grande. New Orleans, Jan, 10,—President Juarez and Gen, Negrete arrived at San Antonio from EJ i’aso on the Lat inst, The Galveston Bui.errim notices that a number of CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Session, BENATE, Washington, Jan, 10.Mr. Wilson offered a petition of the colored citizens of Bavannah, asking for the right of suffrage, I¢ was referred to the Special Committee on Reconstruction, Mr, Fessenden, from the Finance Committes, reported the House bill euthorising the Secretary of of iferotes Devis, the scmnmandes tp onele my the Treasury to appoint Assistant Assessors of Iuter- ffeminoas rebels, the the | nal Revenue, A eae Mr. Fosuenden explatned that at present Assistant A Reema mk Mins cae teu tha-hoapaneee ‘ama abe NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUA ll proposed to change this tive the appointing pegs ue baptist the Pret the bill, but ie wou! i. fy: yh that the Secretary of the wi e understanding Treasury, in making the appointment, wold obey the laws of Congress in requiring the oath to be taken a appointees, and would not on his own Baubertte elieve certain persons frum taking the oath. Ye all keow, said Mr, Sumner, that the tary of the Treasury has uudertaken to do that uot Ay the exoreice of any pests power on the part of that functionary; and | insist that any appointments made by him under this act ahall be made ith reference to ali the existing laws of Tesx that whoever enters upon the duties under ww oct shall take the oath tequirea by Cong: ome. At the request of Mr, Femenden, the bill was mid over for the present. Mr, Wilson introduced « bill to increase and fix the Military Peace Establichment of the United States Army. It provides that the Military Peace Fatablishment of the United States Army «ball hereafter consist of seven regiments of artiliery, ten regiments of cavalry,and sixty regiments of infantry. lo addition to the five regiments of artillery now organized, there shail be two new onesone to be composed of colored one of white persona, officered by selections from the volunteer officers. Two sew regiments of cavalry are to be of white and two of colored persous. In the RY there shall be eight regiments, composed of men from the Veteran Reserve Corps, and officered by efficers of that corps. There shail be ome Lieutenant Geueral, five Major Generals aud tou Brigadier .enerals. ‘The bill was referred to the Military Committee Mr. Morrill moved to take ap the bill to regulate the elective franchise fn the IMetrict of Columbia. The bill was read and after « few amendments had been acted upon was recom mitted te the Committee op the Ietrict of Columbia, The bill provides that each and every ma epeten of the age of twonty.one @are and upwarde tas not been convicted of an iufamous crime or and who ie a citizen of the all by resided in the Lie- trict for the period o x monthe shall be entitied to the ¢ivctive franch Bection 2.—Provides that if any person or person ail wilfully iuterraps or dis- ta:bany such elec xerciee of such fran: chive he or they ahall be deemed guilty of a minie meanor, and en conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed one thousand dollars or be iu prisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jailot the District of Columbia and ie on bread and water Only for a period not exe thirty days or bosh at the discretion of the Court. Mr. Howe offered a joint resolution declaring that, whereas, the people of the eleven insurrectionary 8 ave declared their independence of the Vfl Sis and have made war against the nov ent and ebolished the political functions guaranteed to them. id whereas military tithbunale are not sulted to the inte of those peopie, therefore, provisional governinente should be instituted euliod their wants and necessities, Mr Johneon enggestod the propriety of referring the above tothe Special Committee on Kecoustruc- tion, Mr. Howe proceeded, after arguing against the doctrine of ptate High te demonstrate that io secedin the Southern States bad stroyed their existence as Sia'os. He the right of the President to restore the rebel ‘The President coula not tre ran oid muske one man another, nor fix 6b rice of au acre of publie land. The right of th esi ient to control thle question would " power, if dliepomed to work for his own on, w add to ihe voie of the electoral college r@ than one third of ite pros entoumber, ‘The responsibility devoltes upon Von- grees to sey whether the functions of the southern tates should be restored, and. for one, be, Mr. Liowe, would say ne. ‘Lhey weie not loyal, aud they would not abide the result of the In conclusion, he advocated the appoir mt of Provisional Governers and Judges for the ni rebellious States, giving to Congress & veto upo: 1 acts caiculated te oppress any ciass, HH a give them delegates to Con. ress, Mr. Johuson obtained tne floor, Adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On motion of Mr, Taylor, of New York, it was resolved that the record of the proceedings of ihe Nationa! Association of Tobacco Dealers, held as the Cooper Institute in November, 1865, be referred to the Commitice of Ways and Meaus, with « request to inquire iusto the expedieacy of submitting, at an early day, an amendment to the luternal Kevenue Act, so as to conform te the suggestions therein ex- pressed, On metion of Mr, Raymond, of New York, it was resolved that the Committee on Commerce be tn- structed to inguire into the feasilibity of deepening the channel of Horl Gate, Kast Kiver, New York Harbor, 00 a* to'alow the ingress and exressof veswla of warand commerce, and if by modern discoveries and inventions it ehau be found practicable to deepen and widen the said echanuel, the said Committee he and is hereby instructed to report @ bill to effect the dovired object, Mr. Hale, of N.Y, offered « resolution, declaring that the previous question was designed a¢ a means of ® reasonable debate, and not for the entire «u; Pression thereof, and « due regard for the publie wmterests and the rights of the minority require t no law laveviig questions of principle aud ley ht without @ reasonable opportunity tor debate. Keferied wo the Committee on the Kules, On motion of Mr, Hogan, of Mo. it waa resolved thas the Committtee on Ways and Means be instrucs- ed to inquire toto the expediency of revising the system ot Income taxes, and if desirable, to dispense with the system. If not, that they provide the tax on incomes shall be for amounts over twelve hundred dollars, aud to reduce the present per centage on all incomes. Mr. War of N. Y., offered « resolution setting forth alleged injostice of South Carolina planters toward freodmen ia (heir empioyment, and lastcuct- ing the Committes on Freediwen's Ailaire to inquire into the truth of the allegations, It was adopted Ou motion of Mr. Bauks it was resulved that the Commitice on Ways aud Means be instructed to inguire into the expedieucy of exempting from intermal duty the manulsctare of crutches and arii- ficial limbs, which is now an onerous tax on disabied soldiers. Mr, Davis, of N. Y., introduced « resolution pledge. ing the House to support the President's pan resvoration, which was referred to the Commitee on Keconstruction. Laid over. Mr. Brandege introduced s bill,which was reterred to the Commitiee on the Judiciary, to Punish coun- te felting with death On motion of Mr, Moulton & resoluiion was passed requesting the President, if not incompatible with the public Interests, te comnmunicate to the liouse the rensons why Jefferson Davis, who is sald to be confined im Fortress Mouree, has not beeu tried for treason against the Government, ead, if any, what ohatecies ere in the way ofa speedy trial of this great criminal. On motion of Mr. Randall, of Ky., a resolution was adopted calling for information in relation to the Imperial Express Company nized in New York, uuder the authority of the so called Empreor of M+ xi- co tocarry om coutraband or other trade between Mexico aed the United States, The House referred to the Committee om Foreign Affairs the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Vao Hern, of Mo,, di. at Cominittee to inquire into and ort sores and means may be pecessary on the ofthe United States to restore to the Mexican people the free and unrestricted right to choose their owa form of (iovernment and to aye effect to the unanimous voice of the people of is pation no foreign power shall impose des- potic ernment upon any State or people of this continent. The House led to the consideration of the resolution of Mr. Eldridge, calling for a cordial sup- port of the President in aoy aud all Constitutional efforts in hie policy o! etoration; believing that thereby the political, commercial, financi and ral pi te ot the whole country will be most ri ipetanplell subserved, 1@ Speaker decided that this resolution must be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, but Mr. Eldridge, who wanted «@ direct vote on bis resolution, appealed froin the decision of the chair, but 2 motion was made and carried to lay the appeal ou the table, by a vote of 119 yeas against 28 nays, Tue resolution was referred, The House proceeded to the donsideration of the bill heretofore introduced by Mr. Wilson, of Lowa, extending the right of suffrage in the District of Columbia, by striking ont from all laws and muniel- pal statutes the word “white.” Mr. Wilson, of lowa, moved to recommend the Committee on the Judiciary. He sai Jurisdiction of Congress over thi aud it was their rixht to exercise Let us said r, Wilson, let the breath on jife into at least the laws of this District. Why should the golor of man's shin deprive him of the rights of defence. The No ene) law made no distinction, and the clvil? Was there, bo a worse ay in the uy t RY Il, 1866. Where were the Paion defenders here at the breaking out of the reales | The social element of this Mstriet was com of aband of traltors, but ne traitors breathed here im this Capitel with ® black pie ; All the traitors, from Wire to Davis; La had white Three thourand five huntred a1 friy-al biack men marched from this District in defense of our country. They were true to the Gov- eroment, and why should we not be true to them? In the course of hie remarks Mr. Wilson said no- cording to the census of 1860 there were 14,516 per- color in this Districts; since which time the Sumber has been increased, They owned 1,260,000 dollare worth of realestate Their church property te valued at 196.900 dollars. The twenty-one churches 4re supported a6 a cost of 21,000 dollars, There are 4,300 communicants, and the average chareh attend- ber of esheals for colored persona saying 60 {= the ber 8 for co) reopa, aay i 0 District could read and write: and he alse alluded to nd charitable institutions. the pending oill, This te man's government, What tizens of Columbia done to make them the had the victims of such legisiation? lie had material at hand to defend the people of this Distriet from the charge of disloyalty, uamely : the records of the War that at she first call for volunteers re thousal m hundred and twenty volunteers nded, or six times as many a¢ the States of Maine, or Vermont, or New Hampshire, or twice as many as those three States com bined. # thousand more than Massachusetts, The bill was intended te inaugurate the first act im the political drama to culminate in the perfeet equality of the races Mr. liale, of N. Y., offered an amendment to re- commit the bill to the Commitioe ou the Judiciary, with instructions so to extend the right of suffrare as to confer it on ail who eap read the Constitution of the United States, those who are assessed for taxes on real or personal ea within the District of Colam- bia; thoee who served in and w houornbly dis charged from the wilitery and a! service, and erin Sy ae suffrage those who have borue arme inet the Laited Btates or given eid and comfort to the rebellion, Mr. Seofield, of Penn., sald that the Republican party would adhere to iteprincipke Ihe more we degrade the negroes the more we degrade ourselves, and the more we elevate ourseives the more we ele wogroes, The cheapest and best elevation them with self respect. Give the colored frase and you awaken the animation race throughout the | nited States. of Penn,, said in reply to bie coileagve en the war was commenced scarcely nging to the District of Columbia could be found to volunteer in deiense of the capital, but men were obtained from other States, Ou the sulject of suffrage, he asked if returning rebels were be right to vote, why should not wfrage be red on the colored patriots who fought for us? she President bad publicly said thatit be were in Teunessee he would tavor th ension of suffraxe to Lisck mon. Aud so the President would here, ae be had assured hiuw persoually, Adjourned Department DIARINE DISASTERS, Lew of the Steamer Ibis—Twenty threo Lives Lest. New York, Jan. 10,-Joho Morehouse, Captain of the steamahip City of London, reports: Left Liver- pool Dec, Sb. When about four miles north of Queenstown, discovered a steamer on shore, flying signals of distress; went as close to her as we could prudently, and found her to be the Ibis, belonging to the Cork and Liverpool ine. I rent « lifeboat to their assistance, in charge of Mr, Thompson, ehiet officer, and succeeded fn saving all the passengers aad crew that remained fn all, twenty-one in number, The captain and twenty-two of the passengers and crew were drowned previous to our discovering the wreck. I lost considerable time, and was obliged to put into Halifax, short of coal. OTHER DISASTERS. Sandy Hook, Jen. 10.—The brig reported leat night as pessing in with colors of distress flying, is the Itasca, She has anchored to the westward Hook, a long way off, and the pilot boat that company with her fs anehored nearher. Saw a thg boat going back and forth from the brig te the pilot Doat, this morning, The brig ls completely covered with fee. The bay is full of floating ice, New York, Jan. 10,—The brig Itasca had proceeded eastward of Baudy Hook as far as Fire leland, where, owing t the denre vapor, she got wo near the laud, and grounded on the bar, when both anchors were let go, This was on Tuesday morning,and soon after the chief officer and four of the se: prevailed on the Captain to let them f° on eho: r naa| end soon after starting, they were heard to ery out for help, having been fremped im the breakers and kod of lost. The brig was then the bar, the anchors having been slipped, and the Captain, with the two remaining men, headed her for Sandy Hook. Op the way the she fol in with the piiet boat Geo, W. Blunt, No. 11. who placed some of her men on board to keep her free ot water. On reaching this pice, she had ton feet of water in the hold. and hav- ag Bo anchors, she was grounded by the plow to prevent her sinking from under them, a pump was sent down te her this afternoon, and it thought she will be up to this city to-morrow, New York, Jan, 10.—The steamer reported ashose in Bandy Hook, on Komer Shoals, turns out to be the Mary A. Boardman, from Morchoad City for New York, #he loft the former port ou Friday last, at 9 P.M, baving on board a cargo of cotton amd rosin, as well as several passengers, which, with the crew, nambered twenty-four persons. Captain Jourdan was chief officer, In her passage she experienced very rourh weather, the cold being intense and the wind blowing a steady «ale from the northwest. At half-p #t 8 o'clock on Monday night she went ashore on Komer Shoals, Halt an bour atter struck her sieam pipe burst, bus pone of those on board were tnjur ‘The darkness of the night prevented the soning ofanmy boat to their rescue, alihough the usual signal lanterns used in cases of distress wero dirplayed. The nicht was passed by allon board in ® state of fearful excitement, the veuse: threatening each moment to break up, and @ heavy eea rollin, yaring ‘luesday @!ernoon & steainer and boats were sent down to ber, but the surf boats could not be got alongside, Bo far as saving lite wae concerned, that wees had been siready done on Tuveday moruing by two Sandy Hook pilots ~—or ravber by jenry Soguin, «@ pil and Bte N, Jones, the boat keeper of he plies boat poe] Webb, No.5, In the face of the gale, intense cold, and the fields of drift fee, these men manned the boat’ wil, and after passing and re- passing from one vessel to the other several times, succeeded ip bringing off the entire ship's company. Should the weather continue as fine for a day er two as it is to day, somo of the steamers cargo may be saved in a damaged state, Bhe has broken in two, Boston, Jan, 10,A heavy northwest gale has pre- vailed at soa since last Bunday, which has prevented the sailing of the steamers Wm. Kennedy, for Balti- more,and the Thetis, for New York. Huih have retarned to the city, after going as far as Nantasket Koals, Bevera! ks have occurred at Cape Cod. The brig Bm of Gloucester, Capt. ‘T'rask,from Burman for Boston, with sugar and molasses, struck on the beach at Kast Sandwich and wept to pieces, Five of the erew wore frozen to death, opt. Trask ed, badly frozen, end two men were say: The brig reported ashore at Marshfield Beac the brig George, of Vor from New ech fa Bonin, with The vessel is « total loss, Crew saved, ‘The schooner West Gleam, from New York for Gicecesies with corn, is arhore on Marshifleld beach Jrew saved, Loston, Jan, 10.--The brig Hyperion, of New Yor! Lewis, from Bos on for Perna eet into bindod 4, for @ harbor, and parting anchors, weut on Kastero Point, aud was abaudoued by the web crew. Holmes Hole, Maas,, Jan. 10.The America, of Bostou, Hamilton, from smy for ton, fun ashore at Lambert's Cove, duri snow storm on the might of the sixth, butw od off the next day and auchored clear of t tom, where she remained at 11 A, M, to-day, leaking one thousand spokes per, hour, if schooner, name unkuown, is ashore on Capporaidic, The crew are said perished in the rigging yesterday, fenare A fire in Salem yesterday par. small cottage, aud suifocated to ay, aged Sv years, and a boy named Carson, aged five years, New Haven, Ct, Jan. 10 this morning in Weahal tensive carriage and car factory. © burned, and others ree buildin, ly di Ti Kore sernonely SRBAERS, kc, me bait bo waar jor 4 fire broke oust Thirty-Third Year: it, The Wiacae total less ts about $50,000; inenred for Kimira, N.Y, Jan. ®.—A fire broke out thie morning in the clething ato: JL, Andree, Cowoll street, and cuneer ee i tl buildin . = tarket on Lake srvet. The banlinge rere elt of * \. e wood and of little value, The loss 2 Srinetpe ra stock of and the et of the busines of merchants occupying the buildings. Am assortment of freworks Sundsome and rather ‘sealing uniocetee on they wont off. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCER, Maryland. Baltimore, Jan. 10,—The Legistatare of Maryland Me at noom to-day, Gov. Swain, elected « yoar age Under the new Constitution, took bis svat to-day,aud will transmit his meveage to-morrow, Kanens. St. Lowls, Jan. 9.The Dewoonat’s Topeka, Kan- Ma, despatches says: The Kansas Legislature wet wo day. Captain Banks was lected Secretary of the Senate; Colonel Burrows, Speaker, aud Johu P Morton, Clerk ef the Hous. The Freedmen. New Orleans, Jan. 9. Encouraging repors are re- celved from Mississippi ae to the bebavieur of the freedmen and their willingness to make coutracts. Accounts in the Louisiana country papors repre Sent that the freedmen refuse to make auy agree ments whatever with the planters, unless they ean beemplored near the large towns, They are expect ing something extraordinary to turn up. Ip the Pax fish of Bt. James since the tet tnst., om several large Plantations, they have stopped work entirely from this cause, The same complaint is made in othe Pariabes. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE Senate. Albany, Jan 10 —Petitions were presented - firm the grant of the Brookiyn Common Cousell to the Metropolitan Railway, and to amend the act for the collection of damages caused by Railroad seai- dents. BILLA NOTICED, By Mr. Pierson—To amend the charter of the Phonix Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn. Uy Mr, Lent—lo enable the Comptrolier of New York to more speedily raise the money required fer charitable, correctional, and othi Tpoen: Sater the act creating the Department ot ‘php! Charities. To atnend the charter of the Firemen's Fund [nqut- ni ance Com . To incorporate the N rk and Tract Boclety sighhboeaes By Mr. Folger—To enable husband and wife to be Witnesses for and against each other in civil cases. BILLS LYTROLUUED, By Mr. Andrews—To extend the powers Polnts House of Todostry. idee teheabsite By Mr, Collias—To make more stringent the act te Prevent persons doing business under fictitious Lath oe, MOTIONS AND BRGOLUTIONS On motion of Mr. Andrews, the subject of redis- tricting the State fatose ate and Assembly Districts, Sider the last conans, wes referred o's Bases Com- On motion of Mr. Goddard, | resolved President of the United piaton! s reiueated loretaia m the military serviee all the Keserve Corps, who have ae ed or disabi; while iu the line of duty, who are still gud otherwise able qualified te per- rm military service, Mr. Lent moved the following: That the Engineer of the Croten duct tment ested port bh a w ia the city w ¥ especially as to the effect of the pt te qenstrect the same 1; roton and other pipes sewers, and the danage, ifany, which may to clty and to individual property owners thi ' what precantion ought to taken to ward eouines the same and to provide for the payment ef dam: i and what legislation is necessary in re! te object. Mr. Murphy moved that the resolution be laid on the table, Carried. Adjourned. Amembly, Mr. Littlejohn, from the Select Comm! Balep, offered « iesoluclon for the creat of Vy Pa HAIDg OUI ee OF @ comsus aypye! of the Biate.--Adopted. - woTions. ‘To facititate the transportation of way freight and regulate (he prices thereon on the rallvoads ‘of thie Btate ; to Incorporate the North River Savings ; for an eleva: railroad in Broadway; to chang ye pi ¢ of New York Free a: 7 to the New ork Pree College ; for railroad in S4ib etreet,dib venue and other streets, New York ; for « railroad Christopher and other streets, New York ; to in- corporate the Kast New York and Jameics Hallread company, BILLS INTRODUCED, To equalize the compensation of water stock; to limit she tora of of of water a! ua} term officers of the National Guard ; to fix tho salaries of Justicus of the pee e rooklyn ; to imcorporate the New York Pek ies Sot Ou MOTIONG AND BESOLUTIONS, By Mr. Berryman —Instruct: our Be: 4 Representatives in Congress ry ry for the Al nm Beas ene: bounties to soldiers enli«t was ® concurrent resolution, ies over. Loge id Hleeiloum Ww aoud for Committee on Priv he be and p.pers, meotings in any part of the Btate, wives Nows Items. By Telegraph te the Now York Sun.) Bismnor Gunaa, of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, has arrived st New Orleans, on his way North. Taw Hon, Peter Cone, for many years Biate Senator, and » prominent citizen of Bullock coun- ty, died at his home on the 6th inst. Tun strike of the longshoremen and stevedures at Galveston, Texas, on the 1st inst., wes suce as- ful. They now receive five and six dollars pur day. Ax order from the Galveston, Texas, Departinens Headquarters, will be promulgated to-morrow, mustering outs large number of regiments doing duty to Texas, It is believed is will include avout 12,000 treops, all but three regiments. Tus steamer Pine Grove, from Pittsburg, for Cincinnati, with three hundred tons of freight, struck « enag ot Buffington Island, on Bunday, avd sunk immediately, The boat was valued at ¢41, 000 and ingured for ¢25,000, Tus Rev, Joseph Fisher, one of the most eminent Clergyman of thy diocese of Kentucky, had bis skull fractured by a slung shot on Moudey evon- ing at Louisville, Ky. and hes been imsensibie ever since, No clue to the assassins, Gan, Hompuawrs, of the United States Engineers, advertises for proposals to build e aumber of im portant levees on the Missiesipp! River, in the States of Louisiane and Mississippi, te be done by the middle of March next, and paid for in cash by the Government, Tus contract between the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company and the Philacdelphie end Reading B. BR. Co, has been agreed upon. It provides for laying # continuous line of marrow guage railroad from all the great cities west te Philadelphia and New York, Tus Fisk Freedman's echool wwe dedicated Nashville, Tenn,, on Tuesday, Ih is intended te (Coainned en the ies, Pogey