The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 16, 1866, Page 1

Number 10.478. By Telegraph to the X. ¥. Sun. CONGRESSIONAL — PROCEEDINGS. The Representation Amendment Bpeech of Senator Williams, Negro Kidnappe Ss A BILL FOR THEIR PUNISHMENT, Miscellaneous ~ Appropriation Bill, Wholesale Plunder of the Whito House. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. Health Bili in the Sexate, efusal to Concur in the As- sombly Biil, LATER EUROPEA NEWS. The Mexican Question Important Official Correspondences MORE ABOUT THE FENIANS. | The Search for Stovens. ‘ity and Miscellaneous News. The es ava 1 Race. VICTORY OF THE WINOOSKI. Largo Fire in Broadway. &e. Feb, 15. Mr. Romero bad received official news irom Kl Pao, the residence of the Mexican Government, ap the dubof Jauuary. The French bai made po further attempt to move on El Paso, and the M-xican @imy wae about taking the initiative against the tity of Chibuahua, cecupied by the French forces. Tbe published protest of Gen, Uriege is not regarded & authentic. G@!1. KR. Pollard bas bad an Interview to-day with the esident, to en leavor to get permission to publish ¢ Richmond | xaminen again, Gen, Terry having Sppedit. The order however, came from (General Grant, and ison the «round that Pollard, ite editor, B 6 violated h's parcie. The U. 8. Court of Ciaima has decided the case of Pierce ve. the U, 8., involving the validity of the boyd acerpiances, atvere tothe claimant, The opinion of the Court being that there accepiances were issued without authority of law, fore traucu- feat purpose, and therefore the (iovernment is not bound to pay them, although they are in the bands of buna Ade holders, Over #1,7.0,000 are involved fo this ind other cases deprndent upon the iesult of Weabdove decision, The Pierce case will go tothe Supreme Court. The Bennie to day confirmed, among a long lis: of @bers, the following uominations: lease N. Arnold, to be Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Ofiice Department, Henry ©. Van Dyca, Pt, J be Vressury «t ‘iphia: N. B. thrown, Assistant reasurer atthe Mint; A, Baia mn, to be up-iin endené of ludian Aileire New Mexico; i 1, Lockwood, w be Associate Justice tor Among the items in the Post Office Appropriation + Feported to day, are $150,000 for eteamabip ser- ce W Bragu; for such service between San Fran- #00, Japan and China, $260,000 ; for overland trone- rta’ion between Atchison and Folsom and marine portation to California, FY ud, 1h hwiizes the Postm ster Geueral tu ys Vosseis lor tial vsportation to any 5D porte, peat age tion not (xcee@ding the eve posia.e es ciuiug o~ Abe wy CONnVey ed, Within @ tortnight 500 post offices have Leen re poned lu the Seuthern States. The receipts from Interna! Kevenue, Wednesday, were $1,245,040, and from Customs, from ibe iss to the 10th instaus, at Now York, were, #4,655,50T; at Philecelpbia, €8:,089, at Ba'timore, $97,404; and 01 Hosion, from Desember lst vo the Sd, 155,253 Jobn Minor Botts b¥e been examined betore tho Reconstruction Commitiee to-day, CONGRESSIONAL rYFROCKEDINGS, ‘Thirty-Mioth Session. Senate. Washington, Feb, 16.—Mr, Brown, of Mo., reported ithout amendment, the bill te reimburse the Stote ‘Missourt, for moneys expended for the United tales, for enrolling, equipping and procuring militia rces to aid iu suppressing the rebellion, It appro- riaies six milion seven bhuvdred and seventy.tive usand dollars for payment, Pevitions for equal rights were presented by vera! Senators and appropriately reierred. Mr. Wade, of (bio, presented the joimt resolution ithe Obio Legisiature against the assumption by General Government, of the war debts of the veral States, which was referred to the Commitice @ Reconstruction, Mr. Sumner presented the memorial of the selored elegation that recently waited upom the President, rotesting against the passage of the pending Con stitctional awendment in relation to representation, It was reierred to the Committee em Kecoustruc: on Mr, Wilson, of Mass, asked leave to call up the ll wo Gx the Military Peace Establishment of the nited States, Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, wished to call up the bill r 4ue @.migsion of Co orado, Mr. Wilson said thas irow what b earned, he wv the Colorado bil meu ad to @ strong tient » Lane ead the ouly question in the Colorado lil weethe mmission of & hunusred neg. oes le the ight of sufferve. be bill ae reported by the Military Committee on us scay last, wae finally taken up and read. Vhe worming bows having expired, the pending udment to the Conaticution of the Uniten Btates, the subject of representation, wes taken up, bir. Williams, of Oregon, took the floor, He did not felleve the Southern Btates were im the Union lu the sense that New You wae in it, norout of it io e wpe thatCensda and Mexico were out of it, relations which ought to subsist Letweea Govemmment ond he bteees bed Leen @istnrhed es rerarded the Fomthern tetas He did not ony, as a matier of act, that the poopie of South Careipa were traitors; but @ maori of them did reize upon the State Government and make itthe mere imeorporation of the individual traito.s of the State, When Sitan was overthrowa by force, he attemp.ed to accomp ish bia olject by eulle and deceit. And tt reemed to Lim that the rebels of the Fouth, having been Leaten by the North in the fla @! war, weie folowing the example of their arent prototype, They were seeking to accomplish, uncer Stucesty cathe, what they could nos do under arme in the feild. These Starea, whether tv or out o: the rights aod privile, ug ob the speech Mr, Wiiliame ead bane . Johneon and lool the lately belious Btat ere in th of Congres to do just whet ft thought test tor welfare of the country, Speak tug of the Iresideat’s polley he said that from the first President Johuson's eciioa showet that he regar fed the Southern States esont of thelr proper rela\ions with the Federal Government. He ait not wish to censure or criticise the lies e.t; though he doubted his er to reorganize 8 vert er-in-Chlef of the Arn ile yortance in the pablic uction, Tim hades one could do. last Britieh fine went wea formed. And being denounced for not admitting thelate war to seate in Conerese It was due tothe magnitude of the subject to proceed Cauliourly jo thie great work, He cordially eucorsed the prevaiing eeutimente of Mr Sunine:'s speech, but be did not beleve Mr, Sumners proposition was Praciicable at she preseut time He beievod if the Depioes were aduidied to vote imme. ime y they youl. be comtroied by the vebeu, He did got belive the wegicos ot@ethe fovrh were fit to vow pow; they must have time to ie Mr. Williams then en Committee on Recone ru sore he nenete In plier, and o Lake he proposition of on se the beat monsure ited to me ee cent had a8 uething (ual ® the hearieao the BD poop exo ps bee li Gkibalw fewer ul toe Government Farther consideration of the a postpone! Dl morrow ? Mr. Clarke called up the bill to gRevent and panish Kidnapping, which was parsed. » It provides that if anv persom shall kidnap or carry off any nesro of = to th the intent thet he or she ah ° I very; or if any per shall KBowlnr'r en person to roon boa: oy yiertos ith the intent thas he orale be sold ince very, the pereon «eo otfenuine ot pon Com vic be pun hed by afineof not oti tliky ro @ than $5,009, or by iniprivonment not excee | five yeurs, or boh. The second section pu slice $10 roaster Of any veesel tran porting such Kianapped pe ton and torte we (he veers! The Senate then went into executive session and & \erwards acjeurced. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Raywond presented « potitiou of Delegates of the Photographers of the various sections of the Unised States, praying for an ameadment of t ex cise laws relating to their business. ibe petition wae referred to the Committers ou Wayaennd Means, The House resume cou. etion of the bul repoitel yesterday from the ¢ hiee oo the Post Ufice and Post Roads, autnorizing ihe Pow Master General, until the 13th day of June, 1808, to deposit postage stamps with euch persons ashe way elect, for a and cireniation, Compense: exceed ug five per ceut, eto be allowed, T sons thue seleciod are to #ive bondaand ene avdto be eulject to al peuaitios alreasy provi by law. Mr. Kacaon moved to strike out thera 1 mn not pene d jon we to make their piac # in View of wiiiucs ing an i numle customers 1, Alley did not th ok that the amandment wool improve the bil, the olye: of which was toeustie the peopie of the pouth WW procure portage atouipa at the current ratis, without bene compiled to bay them at gi@atexpense, Te bid wousu do no baru to any individual o; section of couatry, The bid was a measnie for the interest of the Governtnent and in behalt o treedom aot humanity, H agin tawor of ng all incite necessary to promote the of the 10.4 uiaeres of the p their trauegre tympahy tor there peop 4, musutind, be fet tual those who led oh Tebullon. tue ienue t, G00; Ve baad OULD Lo eve ve eli the ‘orments of vane t, | Beversal vo.ces hero @xcisiwed “Armen |" * Amen!" “ Amen |" | Mr. Stevens, of Pennsy!vania, inqutred whether it | | Os Dot Nieuced to give Li e@ men oF tb vuth who caunos take the wath requilcd Of Dos tomslers, ancp portunity tosel these suunps.eud guuldve per centam for doing to, Mi, Ai.ey replied that the whole oblect of the bill was W Five the poopie of Lhe South the taal tac iiles. ved Oo: puch facies, Léecause ue ‘ai could nos flad persons who cau eit it to uty to tate in hehalt ypeotthe south hat he thonght ihe gonbeman trom Massachusotie (Alias) © mi-Kuid- ed, There were loyal me eo. of the Bouth, whe would ke any smal office of emvolu ment if the puble sentiment sround them would permis, ane le ue o@cs then in | the exse@rcive of t! ei tu De, O40 WOU Fae Le | Mentioves aman tom Nori Caollus, who rained Ue fret /egimeas im that sate, ood ® le coed upou bin teat might, That eo. fughe wish Geuural | Butier and with General Dovks, i | Further constderation of the bill was finally post poned tor two weeks. Mr. Alley, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Koads, repurved « bill to amend the Postal laws, which authorizes (he Vowtmaster General to sel portare stamped envelopes, lor newspapers or letters, at the value of the stuaps linpressed upon them, aud alow dead letters to be returned 1160 0) postage. end paid letters t be forwarded at request of tue per- gon, addreaeed to snoiher Post office withous addi. tional charge, Bid also lwliers eudorsed * w Le 16 turned wo the writer” 1 betree of postage on thew returo, Italso antiorizes the transporiation of mails by eal! and from loreiga porte at a cost Bot Postage. The muie of advertising letters che Vostmaster (ca- eral, The moneyor ove are made (en cents on thirty dolless; twen five on forty volar aud thirty om uity douse, ‘The order shall be good tor one year. The consideration of this bill was pos'poued for two weeks, The House resolved itself into e Committre of the Whole on sue eof the | niou, Powseruy. N. ¥., im tue ¢ tio of the wileeiia measu evpropriating $40, @ (he Commissioner of Puvlic Guid jugeto p operiy turnish and repair the Pre .deui's house, whea Dievens explained (Lat Luietolore, beiove the incoming of a new Adw nistration certain sain Wes appropriated fora siniiar pulpore, Au item wae inserted in the Miscellaneous bii,wiich AL Know i816 to become a lew, Owing tO 44 #ineod- ment wade to the bill on the motion of Mr, lmayia, of Maryland, During the period between Sir Linco u's ewa'h gad the leaving of the White House Mrs. Lincoln, whe devained thare by sicko the buiding was le prey to comers, Whea i’iesdous Jvbusoe Wok po 10D, there was scarcely guy ting left, spoons, Ln bedding, and other articies Laving been tak be Louse being open to wvery body, The se wes respousible, bus had faiea in lis | duty. ibe tamiy had tied to get along with gieas | economy, pdome 18,40 of the former appr priation of $/U,00 was aniiotp.ted, ‘Lhe sum now proposed was pocessary for he purpose tiudicuted. The bid makes epp.opsistions io: Coast Burvey, | Lighithous@ estalieuiuens, Surveys, Muvic ibud de ings, Ot,, and ale V OXpeuees atieuding the death and funeral of the lave F Mry Grinnell, of lowa, off ab Blendment providing iu fnture pure iases of ipo ter Government uses, tiey anall be of Aluwericau mManuiecuie, Lhe was age bo, 62 agains, dy, EVENING SESKLON, | Ap evening session was Leid entirely devoted to speech making. Adjourned. e Albemarle,bas Oulu Wreesing Lrevr, Cusnmma, who blew u been thrown irom e horse um bus colles bene, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, r BOLD BANK ROBBERY, $72,900 Carried Om, Kineas City, Mo, Fed. 16.-The Tank at Liberty, Ciay County, Mo, was robbed, an Tuesday afier- noon, ef $79,000, ander tle following clroumetances Twelve men entered the town about 2 o'clock, three of whom guarded the raburbe of the place: The osher mine went to the Clay Connty Savings Association, seven of whom guarded the outside of the building, while the other two entered. They ted cocked revolvers at the beads of Mr. easier, and | foreed them inte « the liver up ali vault, and compelled th money in the bank, Ae the robles were leavine, Mr Baird thruss bie bead out of the window aud eve te alarm, oy named Wymoon tr the alarm, and wee shot five thmes and hiled, The robbers mounted ther ho eecaped, A party‘of thirty citizens sierted tn pursuit aud fifty more followed yesterday, but et lar ac- counte a0 cepiures had Leen mace The rolbere the money et Mount Gilead Chu ch, ten miles from Liberty, fo ensiie them to reatier. if ary Three of the robbe:s were recognized during the war orious bu THE COLD @NAP Iepatches received inet might from the different one ef the country, show the weather to be Jer than it has been at any time previously this eo winter, the thermometer in the Northwest rancing from 15 to 80 degrees below zoro, The railro in Wircons!n are all more or less biocke! up with snow, Henvy enow storme prevailed im Canads, 8t Loule and Kansas, In port one of the latter Bia'e the mies cuiy stood at 16 below, yer day morning, Mexico. Arrival of Napoleon's Fovoy at Havana Battles in Vexico New Orleans, Med. 14. Havana dates of the Otb inst ave at bond, The steamer Looistana bad arrived there from o Very Urng, She had om boar rN by he Liberal Genera e Muriag and Alalee, The In ie to Monterey w h guerilias ber of leading me uroed and reeumed business, « well k n Milline, son-au-lew of Ge Tu Chinashie the te per.al authorities had br NEW YORK wer | Preanee, on ber @ to (he Pe peror Marimilian on Important branes ! e from the City of Mexicototha @ihof J wrest encoens ta the eurrender to themof Dapantis, city after the aurrender acknewledrod the authority re, The prine pal officers are to eo trond news ts untevorabie to the impertall The the moun Aare, m in of Mrako r suing the peope, None are a« y have @ ms thout a special licen bias the pOviee 10 e@veaks y@areul Funding @ hui oud liom Pucbiawtoe Pac re STATE LEGISLATURE, Senate. struction of the Metropolitan Railroad in Brooklyn, that the comp’ coun l, at that an Iinvest’gation be conducted be- ie street, New York, PRALTH WILE bly, with amen‘mente giving te Governor power to ore of ix Comm irato: spo Bl commissioner from the Em nar. are received, ‘The Impertaliete bad gained « {they wish te do eo, From Magaila: sud Mia loa ul of b hited ceriain part es, Ne@ticga god Auiopern Albany, Feb. 18.-Krrouta.—Te rerulate the con- In cero of Judge Swith, of Oneida count inant and aceused be present with fore the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, which el te Relative to the dock at the foot The Wealth bil was enovunced from the Assem- appoint commissioners, and striking out the Police Mr Foleer moved to nonconcur in the amend- he floor and arened at length in hdmens, ‘The! iliw hey must be held respor- eo. It the renae would eof the Assemul,. the bill . ccome a law te ore sundown ‘The pepe went @ health bill They care rot whothe: it lathe eosteorthe Awembiy bill; he prime vujccs ie nos puche patronas6, bu bite heath Mr. Folger anid the Assembly ameadment did not orieinste here or,in the Areerstiy, but ine e whee (ue of faction, who were atrugeiing for the s thin bill give coniers great hoe with it pabiics ep, tt encies of the cnet tor ite enactm and ore, he would bave it stand oe iti. Tt wae a hibot mons rous ower, and We Inustehow Lhe people that it origigates mn public ne evsiiy ana Nok liom party motives Mr While buluodenieto rece the bill through any secre’ turn ngs, [Le Chamber of Comme. oe Loin secuet a), aul agieat public mert ug iu New Yo & Gad epuses in tevor of th eorte bul and who wane ik Nove. ihe puity « radical Qn conservative, bal asked wri, Au us le the Gb bite! eer & Gad lowes pet uot th he bul ACOVe led an op " e ibe t sae been busy Ler ar He would uot undert thot seu of Lue very but he coud ved forthe Asean. Inv Wid ave recorded & wivat the Leal bill of last year, ble regarded (hia as miguil wit, ie where W Y Inspector bad leew busy ihe Poilee Com thor e Qud eth | bieucy ep ak More elojuensly tor (heim Ulan euy thing that coud be seid It wasom account of ther @ilicirmey thatit wascesirabie tocouuct them with the Banitary Ov won, Lue oeuste bill conters DO pal onare joure bilavreardeal, Hore liva ‘ dic th the reu the ouly cue ub ough wild dagger tw ne power con erred Bir. O'Donnell wee scrry to ee4 politic introduced here upon the question ry Her b favor oF giving be tievernor the power to 1 Cou esionere cause the pecuie expecs tat such power should be Yeewd im tue squabbles pas’ Wail 1 1 Ksecutive Mr. Low said we have beard all manner of impre- calens Oalled down Upon Lhe Ap @ruliy, because Gat boay deteated a heals bill lat winter, ibe bia of laas Winker was alms ident how have power in tive minutes Ww gakea law we detest she measure, upon buse boty reronsibiity, A Lia) Lie pe in favor ot ¢ embiy b betaie Medical Convention, au at al will that whieh we if b ® tetoluuon that the Comin Bamed to (be bill, failed to pass, vi or, aa beeu heresoiore, but it ie fekod Why now wake this Commission uuu -partionn? Ip we firet place, the Demociase do oot ack it. They found their oppesition upon a pili ene agacvat all couwrmieslons, You only soeuis ob eben you pro- Pure bo divide the spoils with them Woy ehouid suse of meu 8L0 are ale eppooed to elovery likely, oo put thie measure in the posuie toi? Would the mea the whole principe of commis ir the power : to adisinater it eifec are eskid to send m the eround 4b © us, if Laat be 80, & iparbinan, buppvee you divide the Vo y Bow, how Kaow you (hat tw an POW & police Commisaone! lato ted lusteeaeul MP, meMulray; aud (uore is ver oat reason ¢ OUD Ua bee peace wilh b Lae) by euvee Oi peu ewan OF Lie pame teith, Bul bie uur e rousu os seal resron, ‘The true ground 01 vyyaiuon | is thw atiw higent oi Senators to tue rown Wil, We bave been tolu of dangesa in uciay, Sow tuv uaneer je Upon Lee OLLO. ai lu tiieou minutes you can uuteas 4nd ia hieea become & aw if you deal At ye ue pouce boaid mu Oivive ApeUlt to ue board be deouine Lua ib duty ib (he master, Mr. Lio twas a favor of Jih bill; bot he did DOs Waiwa hb peeh-ul @ the \.overno: Oo lake lLivaa hun the power @: Waking sppuintmenia Atet pues farther remarks 4 vole wus hen om Pete bie beasl vii ov aud itie au 4s Ok wile EBRUARY Ie © 6 Be be bourse abe mead | wea Utterly un be to seep u her euiupete iailue to make @ ree ma all 1866. the motion to non-conear, which prevailed —38 to 11, asi low Aves Mosers, Andrew Colt tr, Cornu, F nell, Cro Folger. Hor ey. Lent, 1. Murphy, Plesron, Piatt, Stan. bt Satheriand, White, Wilber, Wolcott and Wood =~} ave Tloyt, KL y) liame ih ihe pewate then #!ourned. 6, Camphell, Chambers, esre Barnett, Benne't, Gibson, Goodard, Laban, Low, O'Donnell, Sessions, and Ansembly. my. Peaker prevented the annaal report of the Trw eof the Ae. tum for leat and Dumb; also the Snnua report of (he Supermieaueutef Public to- Mrucvon HKiite Paseen. To confirm the act of the Maror and Gowimonalty of New Yo & seiative wo contra cte: to joctea @ the police (oice in K parte ot hin euntr; to reral tone ¥ forthe Erie County pupe wepal and interest on the Canal det aipropr ation t to exe y taxation; the buiro tt seum Company waa le i the annual Home tom ate (he Amercan Mu ‘journed, rs A The Pelice Commirsionerabip Albany Fed. 16. The Union members of the Legiaisture id @ Caucus to-night, to ealect @ candi date for Police Commissioner im place of Mr, Mc Murray, whore (ie of office expiree on the first of March, Bevjamin F, Mannlerie received the noml- Mation, ‘The Democratic members also had a caucus and Wm. McMurray was nominated without opposl- tion, Tbe election will take place to-morrow tiows items. By yraph te New York Sun.) A locomotive page! over the Hudeon River britye at Albany, forthe firet time y ray Foun well-known cluzens of E ville, In Were drowned on Welnestay while crossing the river in @ ekiff at that porns, Tan seamer Amertca arrived at San Prancieco yesterday frow Ncaragua, with passengers aud reigitfrom New York, Tr mor '8. O. Pierce’ tere! sieamer in the Depa ia now the only char- Ment, inclu ing Fort reas Monrog and will in @ few days be also dis charged from the service fae py pellor of the rebel ram “Merrimac” wae recently weighed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Is Consiste! of two flanges and berrel, end nettod 19,450 Tha Tua schooner "J, TH. Cator,'* of Norfolk, was Wrecked last Saturday on Cape Hatteras, and the captain and al! of bis crew, eight iu number, were 1 st ‘Tom townaip elections wore held in Merkitmer county, N. ¥., on Tuesday last, They resulted in the election of 16 Union Pupervisore and three Democrats —e Democratic loss of two, Tur Grand Lodge of Free and Accepiet Masons of the Brate of Louisiane te now holding ite annual communication in New Orleans, The County Lodges are fully represented the first time for five yours. ‘Tum Now Jorsey House yesterday morning peas @d the Lill providing for the construction of anew railroud between New York and Newark, The vote was Sl eyes to 21 noes, The bili has not yee passed the Bouate. Tum reporte of the ravages of the emall pox in Buffalo, N.Y. have been wroasly exaggeraied anys edspateh from that city over two hundred ¢ There bave not been atone time, ins.ead of two thousand aehas been stated, and tie d soase is now ou she decrease, mN Sweeny and Col. Roberts arrived at Nish vill, Tenn., Wednew fay night, from Louisville. They were serevaded duriug the Vening, F Sretions were beiug made there to extend them 8m enthusias le reception, the proceeds of the aale of t chate to be ap) lied to the purchase uf arms. . THE NAVAL RACE, Victory of the Wincoskt, After many vesutious dieappointments and delays, tho grest naval iace beiween the Wi fon juin began on Tuesday and term fn the coimpiete victory of the former, 1L WA M, ou Tuveday the Wiaoosks ‘oft the Brook yn Navy Yard aud steamed for Saude Polaton Long Islaud, from whence bob veasels were Ww sburt, At liber. M. the Algouguin followed, arriving at the rendez- vous @ few winutes belore3 I’, M, Buih sieamers pesera through large flelusof floating ica wh ch re tarded (heir progress somew They poased a bumbe: of ejammed in the ice aud whib men were tr: lug W extricate by cutting out a passage-woy foi thein the bit, A Si. Mo the agnel weagivon “Co Ff the vin heving tue etert but the Winovek! in afew in.cu 68 passed her an the lead all the way gaiusax on ber rivala’ ther of twonnd a half Kuowen bour Her engines mac twenty oO fevolusous with thirty-five pounds of seure, lo two hours aud forty winutes ele ruo forty mies, loa © Algonquin 44 miles bebo, AtT , ‘ Hoos: bad reached ihe | tui bing po Islaud, 18 wiles trom New rouud they wet the Algen- nd bhele ti belue 4. 4 -M. idere the met the Boron bo: W0.6 com- imanders very generouny gave thei a wide bei th, so as saberrapl the race inthe slightest dexree, Wedueed y morning, at one o'ciock, the Winooski panes betweon Kaecuiion Kock aud Bande Pout, L-O4gD Matar Oe@ Linewe Of ice which thieateved dammaee, bul soe @acrped without a ecraich, The and Al. rday At aus night wae a bitter cold one, but ue and ¢.eur over: s bead, and at 6406 AL M leiand sue pecona time, andat 7.15 A.M. passeu Alvonquia, thea 30 wiese behind ipa the rece. pa idles o. the latter were working badly at the tim. B eauing eye throu, epeed, the W nooski passed et id 6u00) she 4 the A.go thou 444 ehind ine her eugine 17 Wike poo wonute, while (he Winooski's were makiug Si turus, At ¥64P. My ebe again rounded d. ber engiues then making y bv i0ck passou Ue Aigouyuin, whose she tuned Faulkne enyiues were Makog but 16, Toere wus then o ference of 69 wies between both seam. tin ALD 1. bd, the Winovek! had headed uy the sound agelu om her fourth bea, o heavy ra.u sor acoulmpan.ed with @ strong wind, having eet iu full afecues Ler, shortly wier tou o'C\ugs tue elortn UAV GY increased, au. uous of the high eon shore beg visible, Cups, Cooper reported fo Me, deberwood, (hebit was daugerous bo run as full speed, of inveed torun as all, aud ab ten w nu es Pest midnight, she came to ancho: in eight iathowe ehall mileeo, W Laluale duit oiguea anchor Ol the Aigon- 1 Festa gu ecovered &B fou Biemiiiu leo of the Conureticut euore, having ored ip NewLeves Lerco: duiing the wigut, As © AieouQuiM culbe Within giguel dietanes, tande 10 her to“Keurn to the Navy i od turding found, the Winooski started off, the Alpon juin being sume dlecenc u la piolabol y Ube teeate os the tee rue willie wulic eat to prove that the Winooski is by fer Ler superior, aud uo terther raciug will take pa eave speed of the Winooski during jae Uiel w 14 eiaiute tunes per hour, and that of Siguujuo wee Ve Roce, ae al statue wiiee per hour, Lhieis be more remarkable ee be aching.) 0) (he Algonquin was eonaructed with the puryor@ of diiving ber femiexs than auy Veseul LOW 1b bUe servicd WUO. 648 tlie race aluwe her to have lice inore (bau ball the epeed of the Wi ludusks, Ab Latvsst bweive yeaterdey, the Wik ROUOAA OLLAVON tA i an Xond, eed alee on hone SUN ‘Thirty-Third Year. . a —_—— en | Fectau ou te home rip abeattow atansvise teva ‘The Algonquin's officers say she was beaten owing to & misunderstanding im the WMarting, as they ox- pected to come to anchor a4 Bands Point gud renew thoir fires, etc,, and make preparations for starting stagiven signal; but they were ordered ahead “ soon abe or appearance, and with the amou ©) steam she had on they were only able to man 3 ko ts an hour. This, however, was svou inere to Lis knots, with 68 pounds of steam, her engines Mating 18% receintiond per minute, ‘The steering wear of the Algonquin so deranged during the nvhtot Tuesday, that she low least L's knots om her course every hour, Compasses wou d not travel eithe: nd everything seemed to conspire seeinet her enecess, Mr, Forbes’ matructions to Mr Uodertill, Chief Enetmeer om board the Algonquin . at he shou atnount of ition of the Wi- the maximum 1 steam Nel ccanlon ‘The oficial log of both vossels will be made publio in a fow days, ae soon as it cam be made up. Our feporters revurn their thanks to the officer of both veaeels for their kindness aud the fecilitios rendered th gatolog tofermation, LOCAL NEWS KEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. Tur Rise wy Rexts—Irs Lrreets, Kro,— The tecent excessive rise in rente by property - holders is producing an effeet that must have been anticipatedempty honses and stores, Proprietors of business houses have been affected more by the rise, perhaps, than private individu- sls, It ie the last etraw that breaks the camel's back,and business conducted under such avaricious landlord ceased to be renmuverative, The number of business places on Droadway advertised to be los is greater than usual at thie eeasoo. There is marcely @ block in this thoroughfare in which there is nots store bearing the familiar label, Is ie quite probable thas they will remalu “to lei? for some time, for few people care to commence bus'- bess in a atore where the present occupant is lear. ing on account of the profits being ineuficiems to meet expenditures, which te evidently the case with many who ere now giving up their premises, In fact, the public will fel raher diMdens im regard to purchamny at establishments that are known to pay « *normous reste, for it must be evident to ryboly that aman who occupies @ store ine comparatively obscure locality, at «low rental, cau eflord to eel] goods at a much cheaper rate than he who pays such reuts even on a lealing thoroug) - fare, It may be said that the amount of business done by the latter will peraut him to sell as cheap, which would be true if rents were im exact propor- Hon, but while rents have been raised from twenty fity to per ceut.in side streets, they have been raised from Ofty go one hundred an! fifty per cent. on ali the leading Lusiness thoroughfares, Bome have cot ciuced to kee; on their store or hovseand “; ay if they can; if they can't, why of course they can't" [tis not necessary to estate that they di notin‘orm the landlord of this comelusion, but it javery provable the latier will beoome aware ; the fact im the course of « few mouths Exrensive Fike m BRoADWAY—ALKea’s (Fommeuty Crry Assampity Rooms) Exvinecy Das. TeoveoBorcen's AmMpiOaAN loRatREs Goxu About li o'clock yesterday forenoon « fire broke outin the property room of the Am rican Vhestre, 444 Broadway, sod spread with great rapidit), son gaining the front of the building end trou thence reaching to Aiker's Ball Booms, on the av The ‘nterior of the builiiug was eu- troly destrored notwithstanding the groat exer- vous of tho fremen, Before the flames yaiuod \helr Leight, @ young women was seen at one uf the lower windows in Crosby street, in « state of terrible excitoment, when # man iu the crowd rushed forward through the emoke and aiter s me moments emerged frum the burning buiidiug with the gulin his arms, amid tbe cheers of the thou. ewlhich had gow sssemblel, Both escaped bout bodily injury, The “City Assembly Rooms,’ as the buildiay was formerly calle’, was a four story brick struc - ture, with pediment, and was known as 446 Broad way, bul epread ower 412, 444, 446, 443, 450 aud 4a To 1506 the lato Geo, W. Miller erected tou tue atte of tc@ old building, Lurmed down un 1854 for the purpo@e of letug let ont for belly parius, sasermbiicy public meetings, dee, The auti slavery evotetios beid jorth here for many yours, anit Gurng the iagt Juree or four yearé th suuuw cowMuun ‘ous of the Grand Lo.ge ou Fries aud Avepied Masons were held thervin, Te atil ve luuge to the Muler estate, aud the loss will probs bly amountio 915,000; insured fur 28),000 iu several companies in New York, Brookiyn, Me,, Now Havan, Hartford, &o. The upper portion of the building was occujied by Gieo, Alker aay balioom, supper room, and a dwelling for lneels eud family Hos lows will probably reach 460,0uy, but Leis said to beiwly insuret, With the ex. cCephon of the Aucrican Theatre, the lower tour euumated of sures, and the \coup@uts succdodled in removing @ great povtion of thar gvod® whan are, however, cons dera'ly dawagea by tre gud a7 + Mr, Charlies (voter kuown ag "Chatey White, toe eiuiopean comedian, bas lust bis enuire wardrove, de mccumulanon Of years, end velud by biunseli as $6,000. He is vot insured, All tLe other penormers iuss thew wardroves; no inswrance, Mr. Robers Bus lor, manager of the American Theatr’, loses avous $17,000; insused jor g10,000, & segar score on the end Iroosog the theatre, was algo eu : the lowa te the propriewor will be 00), No, 442, Known as te Continental e.teged by Dre and water to the extent vo) eoour @O00; insured for @87,000, No, 446 (fires flour) was occupied as @ jewelry ature by T. LD uard. His stock was all removed in safety. Love ip fixtures about (600, No, 444 wae oocuy ied ase Loot aod slue store by Mr, Esewan, Lose iv fixwures aud Wola avout $600, chielly by wates, due stock was safely removet, No. 435 ‘ue oocnp.eu aa e whe grocery and liquor doie by Sidney W. Ciark, Loss about $5,000; aud w be tusured for balf the awount. Nos. 46Q aud 454 were oceupied by Hoo’ Stone & Co, dealers us hag cays sod strew goods, who waved te greaver portou of their stook, A ‘eonsideralie portion was damon by water, Kue besuueus was cocuped by P. J. Jeter ag @ sbaving anu hair-dresang saloon, bs ebout 41,000; waurea for $2,500, A number bouses tm Crousvy wrees wore wore of ies Uecnegod. The entire loss is ebous ¢140,000, i of bala which were to bave come off + Aiker's Moomm are, of course, postponed, Arwouy these wore the ball of the T9ib Rey wou (Highlanders), last evening, which will come off ua irviug Mall om Thursday, the 1st proximo; the ball of the Thomas J. Jourdan Association, ou the 6.b, wad the 5i, Patrick's Bali of the nou-comu » sioned offvera of the 69th Regiment, ou ihe vik protine, PETAILED ACCOUBT OF LOSER The following is later estimate of losses: Comm Woetipacd om the tem Pagea cond floor,