The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 2, 1866, Page 1

—_ Num The Latest N ews By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, 0. ber 1 0.62 FROM WASHINGTON. Payment of Soldiers Bounties, REGULATIONS SOON 10 BE ISSUED. The Assistant Secretary of War. RESIGNATION OF GENERAL ECKERT: The New Orleans Massacre, DETAILS OF THE BLOODY WORK. An tndignaut Rebel Mayer, WE DON'T LIKE MARTIAL LAW. NEWS FROM MENICO. Attempted Revolution in the Capital. THE CHOLERA AT TYBEE. Dreadtul Mortality. 110 CaS23 IN ONE DAY. Local and Misceitaneous News. CITY RAIL RAILROAD FARES. The “Extra Cent” Game Blocked. AMENDED LAW IN OPERATION, Progress of _the Cholera, A SLIGHT INCREASE OF CASES. Horrible Condition of Kings County Jail, &e., 5 &e. Wasiinaron, August 1, Letter are pouring in datly asking for fostructions and forme in relation to applications for the addi- tional, bounty under the recent Act. None can be furnished until the Secrotary of War and the Seere- tary of the Treasary have prescribed the rules and regulations as the Act dir It will probably rejuire several weeks, in the pressure of other busi- nees, before a sysem can be adopted and regulations prepared and printed for distribution. Letters of inquiry most remain unanewered, and had beter not be written until notice has been given through the public press that miles have been prepared, The Second Auditor's office will settle only the ciaime of the heire of deceased eoldiers, But es there will be at lamst 200,000 of euch claims, time must be recuired to prepare @ propor register, and make other necessary arrangements to receive them, No advantage can possibly be gained by hurrying eisims elthor into that office or the Paymaster Gone- rai'e office, The Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department fe now printing ten millions of stamps of different denominations for beer barrels as required by « receniy pasvediaw, It is supposed that this pro- vision will inaterially prevent frauds ou the Internal Revenue, Gen, T, T, Eckert today tendered his resignation as Assistant Secretary of War, to take eflvct at once, that he may accept the position of Superintendent w the Eastern Division of the American Western Unien and United States ‘Telegraph, as mow consoli- dated under the title of the Western Union or American Union Lines, Notice has been received from the Prossian Post Office that in conseqnence of the war, letters from the lonian Islands, (ireece, /ndia, China, Australia, etc., Wald be forwarded by the Prussian closed mai! to betr destination via Trieste, aud consequently, until farther notice, letters for these countries should not be dispatched froia the United States in the closed mailof Prussia. The Cemmittee on Public Expenditures of the Houso of Representatives, will meet in New York during ‘the present mouth, in order to make an inves- tigation of atfairs at the Custom House in that city, The Sergeant-at- Armes of the House has about con - cluded bie paymenteto the mamberson account of the increased salary, It amounts to $2.8 for each member, Several delegations, claiming to represent the eon sercial Interests of Now York and Philadelp)ia, have ‘aited upon the Presicens within the las; fow days te urge a turther reconstruction of the Cabinet by the sppointmment of a successor to Secretary Mo- Cabioch, There was again to-day a very large attendance at the Executive Mansion, quite a number of those g)- taining interviews with the President being mem bers of Congress, who are yet in the city attending to the business of their constituents. At 11.80, the Preaident opeved his doors to all wisitors, and « very larye pumber present taking advantage of tho opportunity, sought ibe ear and solicited the aid of the President for various purposes tp which they were interested, Over 20,00) coffins are now in the city awaiting shipment to the different cemeteries designed for the burial af Union soldiers A lares mecting was held at Grover’s Theatre to- might by the friends of Ireland to defend the restara- tion policy of President Johoson aad W vindicate the recent enforcement of the nentrality laws ‘This meeting was an offset to the one lately held es the Pair Building, which was anti-Admiaisration in ite character, Lieut, Gen, Sherman was complimented to-night with a serenade by the bend of tho 12th Iafeusry, He mado a brief response to the call of the crowd, reswathiog thas he bad nothing to say, except that bis home was St. Lonis, whero ho would be happy to seo those before him or on the Plains where he ia- tended to go, He wee @ stranger he and lo thought the leat aman said in Washington the Let- ter; aud es be was bis own Lest friend he would add -po more than to express his tharks for ho hover confi rred upen him on this occasion. MuNkgAL weiter at Saratoge now sella at twenkr- dye costa a Dink, | he was aleo etel bed, Lieatenant Genera) Sherman While in Buffalo General Sherman rec foliowing dtapatch : Te General She man Prevent your comn yon in persen, this purpose immedi. THE NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE Aw Indigvant Rebel VavorThe Arrested Vatriotsa Called iKioters. Naw Onteans, Avavar 1.—General #heridan re- turned this morning from Brazos Santiago, General Baird has appointed a military comminsion to inves. tigate (he convention riots, with General Mower as President, Mayor Monroe has addressed @ lower to General Baird, saying, that without attempting to dispute his (Baird's) military law order, he (Mouroe; cannot tut Sstonishment at ench @ atop, and ate HO exigencies existet for it. Phe adof ¥. eaye Mayer Monroe, would have been ily received to redress vioien when #ach intervention wa t etounder stand by w P to Arata the virtual ot Mo the crvil aaihoritv. We have always bene tauvat to believe thet it is the prneipal dut) of miutery oficereia Ueecenn try \o suet mand entorce the civillaw. If lem & Unde ietend trom the wordec! your ¢ your d@aire to prevent & recu: re end unlawful procerdings of Mon , sour release rho we actin pour « caloula @ r thas it te of the riotons Ctier, by declia yor aptil thecivil authority is re- Nearly all the Dead and Weanded Were Fricadly to the Convention Wasnineros, Ave tl from New Orieauws, July ¢ moprewed. | have de About forty persone have number Conven' A dispatch from New Orleans of date Jul states that owing to the M Ray, King and other delegate pointed to rep eveut the Btaio at the Dhilweipbia Convention, decline attending, They aay that ther be ieve the fate of the State has heen settled by the Genera hie eit ste ety been ti inded, nearly all being Sriencly ¢ nt ed, and a laree at ot in that city on Monday, Herron, Massacre, end any attempt to he p matters just now would be ueles, Details of the Massacre. A correspondent of the Times ander date of July Seth, gives the following detailed and cont d account of the massacre ef the New Uriesus pa triote: The Convention met at 12 o'clock, 2 being present, Judre KR. KR. How Ll, oft ia the chair ed RK. King Buier, ae) since mine adjournment ot au Lour, dur reeaut-ai-Aime wae «irected mov 6 whien time to compel the of Stal! was deosel b f hav emece ir Pri acpoarhmeht se precession Coutainin ired treedimen, carrying a Loi ch the streets bh loatirure, A’ this ring the When the pro quad of police tuliow- me A RCELE OF Lhe oe were fired. clubs brickhate cession entered the buiidin edand atiemptedto mato wildest confusion followed and canes were used, aud few to every direction, The policemen monuntol the plat- form, where o emal! body of the memere yetro mained, ans one of them diew apiriol, ihe police ies men were finally driven out of the tuilding, inside Gov. abn, Judgo Howell, Mr, Lie Coat.e ciher gentionen, with Clark attached to (he State eside about fifty freedmen, Foirt ° es had jus selb ihe bus uog tor consulting with Balid about ca ut troops, Gen, sre out of town, ‘She jus2:etion Used Low #8 the Capitol le located in Dryades eveet, betwern Os smon, and policemen were ariven ¢ wee men, ¥Lo caured them to +. Toe polhemenu relied and freeaimen and their frienus back to Com- turn were driven back mom pd ah to Cs ual street, leavin, Dryades rees periectly clear of any vestige of humaniy exe pe toe bodies of three Cead rreeamen, Lp to thie time cue police officer had been mortally wounded, one se. © ly, othere were elightiy buréwith Clube and pe ol shots, Police reinturcewents soon appea: ed io Genal stree!, and the crowd of riotere mcuupanying the pprosched tho Inettute aud commen ng eto through the windows and firug pie any ©) they coulu fee insive the bu diag tole At the same time 8 detscurnent of police astacked the wend after cal blacks, (hey diove he mob which dof teedmen ou p firing aud wounding then away, Ihiegave tue pole and accompanied thei full control or Dry fle exeiue was brought out and ¢ the Iuetitute, tor what purpose 1 do peveral attempts wore minde by tb Lee (0 euter the vulld , bub they were repu ibe ammuan: tion of the meu iu the Inetituce seemed to Kive ous about this time, as they did not Lire auy more, Puey Qt CwPied bo vaceDpe through the rear or the loviiiuie inte Haioune sireet, bus wero Uiet aod @ibler ar rested or shot down, ibey leo tried to e*cep: through an sley which runs trom Dryades oO Barone, on the Unpal street ode. 1 nub know that any freedinen euccevued in geting away tion the buiding alive, tance from it betog mercned to Py li hink thateve killed, aud me pned, and af er (hey Se Jians beating them aa they wore Av ing was the fires member of the Couventic and | am happy to #ay thatal hourh the pol aliLough | saw severai al adie @teniquariere One whey tried bo ¢ » ured, 6 Could pot prevent (ue crowd from sbugug lun y dia Beep bom trom being lywenec, A mi ted @ lamy- post ou Caual at Ort as bish was being a a by uncer guard. obs Bub & Lope teaay \o haus bin, but tue guard drove the crowd away wish their pis tos, The next member arieeed was Capt, Mayues a Lexas scout for vur @imy d pk the war, tue crowd did not interese with lim, slibougu they suunbled deeply ee he passed through, Gov, Hahn sceeded in getting into the bende of the police un hurt, trom out of the buslding, whee be bau been, not as ®@ Mem! er, bUl es one of tho most p.omiuent equal Ligh be ae eBiate, While he was uncer guard, Lowever acd slot aim through the back ot the head, inthetimg # dangorous wound. He was then plared iu aud cariied w Police Headquartéss.whe.e | & sent iw confinewent, Lie was very pale and tie bloud tricksed down bis tace from a wound whch secined to Lave reacted Nis left temple, Mr. lise was Killed while arempling tomela ey, | em wid that a policeman shot him in the back, and that aitor he fella ciowe jumped oo bim and cur him horribly with kuives, Jobu theaderson aud other members of the Convention were Oi.u Capured, aud wee wounded while on (heir way to the etation- house riot commenced at 121) and en ied at 3.3 Mailibery, Mucer sud tnally wok him ail of ihe have ber beeu bil bie W esy, bul my enim aud twenty-tive white And one hundred sitorotler arre santiel Men ot the city depwre the vecurrence, but a. ae very ia porai« eeuiuen | violent in their expreseous, nome givry ng iu the murcer of Dose, aud oches in bhe duuruerol tue bLoesumes, ANOTHER ACOOUNT. New Ontrames, Jaly ¢1.—Thanks to the military authorities, from § oeluck last eveuing tu this writing (AP, M.) the city has on comparatively riot, Dr. Doatie is not dead, © have just seen vim; but it ie Impessible tur him to lve twenty hours, He ie tiddied with ballets, and pierced ugh bhe bowels with @ eword-cane, 40%, Lidhity + tivo, duke Heuderaon, Dr, Liare, the ilon, 8. Fiab, the. on v.€@ Lisares, toe ev, dir. Hanan, Hon, Aified phe Eohuret, capt, Jobo bur Bir OUhere UMy woundes Whe a ev abu w 10m house, he wes covered biog, = 1T yeie soul woe im the anus of be pod. 7 . imap, iss wlio Jy oe muusied Ly Wie uae NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST while standing inet et. There weea I Union men. The ely on the corner of the eokeerted piano massacre belle gave ur dremen, armed koive and pp. » rushed throuch the atreete io a general routs zvous, and ecmumenced an ecriminate sinughter of comrad men I cannot secortam the name o! a sine man killed, Ma or Monroe boae'e that dent will reatore | 12 hourr. If he doe A fied Shaw and dey notified by ¢ i, Charies Hotel, that would have to beure inatanily, as be @euld not Koard Uiac publicans @ poles At Tybee, Ga. Lovievinte, July 81.—A Nashville d patch ro- Ceived ath quarters here from Major en, Wood faye there were lid cases of chale 1 Tybee, Ga, on the 20th inet, of which half Proved fatal, The troops coming to the Southwest from New York are Feported to be infected with the disease In Kentucky Lovrsvittmy Avaust 1.—Two fatal en eet cholera have taken ploce at the Taylor Barracks auwoug the recruits recently arrived from New York CABLE DISPATCHES. Latost from Londen Creat Reform Meet. Loxpon, Juty 30.—A great reform ineeting was held to-day in the city Thirty thourand people "ere preeeut. Reso'utions were adopted declaring that they had no faith in the Government. Peti Hone were read which are to be presented tw Paciia- ment, demanding ing Richard Ma wae immense y ito the conduct of #tr » Chief of F The proces fon Reveral bands wers in attends: Evey thing passed off quiedy, The Unble Worki Heani’s Contest, Juny °0.— The cable fa work ing beentifully, I have chartered? the au Daunticas, to ren beiweou New ‘vlice, a Wel or uadiend ao pe Breton, to carry me agen, UDILL we get the cable repaired seross the Ginif of &t, Lawrence, wh Or pect to aeeote lish during this Bioothound is alonvaide the Gr in twelve miles of cable to he Gultof St, bie, end will leave tor ¢ ape North this Cyava W. Preto Good fasiness, We letrn that thourh the announcement (hat the Atlantic cable was open for business was only tmnide luceday afternoon, there were twe for Europe on that dey, and the cagh reerints there. from at the New York office, w $3,946 in eold Nineteen messages were filod in the Now York Office yesterday, on which tolis were paid to amount of $2,157 in gold, ty messages fled The Neva Scotia Lives Down. Saogvinie, N,N, Avousr 1-9 P. M.-The Ne ve Scotia lines have failed to work east of Pictou since * c'clock this evening. We are in consounence unable to receive any despatches to-night, via Aspy Bay, from the Atlantic cable. It is expected that the wires will be repaired by to-morrew woruing Cable Incidents. The London Daity News of the 16th says, rela tive tothe Telegraph cable: The practical value of immodiate tormmmnnication beiween ship and shore wee aiuaingly i uetre Saturday, On the even ng the (reat erehaven three of ber sailor t Advaice 4 ho'es for wages bad been givin th d there un- der ordinary circumstances wuet een pail on fre entation to the company's « in Lo Sut Captain Anderson « Py font @ mosage t d it tol * Brow n, Jones ried ship ehaven; pewe 4 Glam, who forwar Irkud wee way Jock, on the chagrin of te crimp or hed it, will in ite meniary ujon ‘ cable-laying 1 the man overt d from the Terrible, ident, and the puking up the drowning the tireat Eastern, were kuown ja hondon w minus aller taey occurres, ana the record of Meares trauamited between ship and shore arene ‘MU tinute Wucues the inuer lue of the eipeo- a ou, POLITICAL Action of the Natiosnl Convention Com. mittee, Wasnineros, Acoust 1,—The National Fxecu- tive Committee will be in session at the Continen- tal Horel, Philadelphia, from Friday, the loth of Augast, until the meeting of the Convention, They Tequest that the full names of all delegates, with their post office addiess, be forwarded inmediately, and that they will report in person on arriving in that city. Vernrylvania At 1 'The Penneylvania Vewocratic Sta 6 Convention assem) ied in thiseity, Crecen'isie were piesenied by ceiegaton from every repre-entative cisirctiu the State. A cCommibiee wae Bppuoinied to se.ert Oflicers for the permanent organ zation, efier which the Cuuveu- tie took @ recess jog ap bour, Hauniseuna Aca, 1 lutions were parsed at the Democret'c soldier Convection, held here to- which deneunee the action of Congress and laud Hrea.dens Johneon's policy ; oppose negro eulfrage and equa ; hold tha estisfied with being fee, end shoud ask no wore of the people. The 9h reso ution attacks Gen. ( Asan associate of those teagued logethe the Union, be resolus one piace Clyu on ell soidiers to rally to his theoks to Cowan aud luck tus Senate. After che m serenaded, and m ad return bir course in Clymer was New Iaven, Ac ten metin this cluding member Reoaior Dixou pre cor ining the pol cy of Cougiess and sustaining that of Picsideut Johuson, Kerclutious in the same tone were avopied, Thirty nine delegates were ap- polated to the Puiladeiplia Convention, Obie, Crvournatt, Avaust 1,-Mr. Shellabarger was re- nomniuated tor Congress, yorterda., by the Republi caus, for the beveuth Unio Vistrics, California Fan Prascrsoo, Jury $l,—The Union Nominating Couveution ) esterday comple ed the Couuty toket and renominated nearly ali jue offleers, The Dew ocratic County Conv. suomiaated @ ticket Ia: wees headed by i A. Cobb, ior Tax Couecsor, Kentucky, Louisvitim Jury 80,—The colored soldiers’ tho league here have passed & resolution bu bold Natioual Convection as Nashville Lenn, ou phe let of January vest, Luson Stat Nearly 20 n@, Ine Ts were pio ent. # lengthy addcees, Virginia. Rrommosn, Va. Auwcar |. The Central Com- Mittons sernbled today sud sppoimted @ cub- Committee tu iecommend @ lit ol celegates to che Philadephia Conveusiom, A reso.ution proposiag to ipasrucy the ad auion t * * unit wae 4 ultely posthoura, ihe tering adjourned to eceive the report of Lue bi sce CoLamittee, Hicumonp, Ava, 1.—At the orening semsion the Bub Commitioe reported # jit of delegates, which Wae adopted withour oppose the dele. viva as large are Williston ©, Rives, doin W, Brockenbro sey Alier- Kiverton George Blow, Jr, Thoues & Yiourney, Pates-—hor Mr. hive: Wiilistn J, Bi ockenbrough, Chaties L, Mosby Bailing ; tor Flouruey, Wii district deloguies wore appuruwd South ( arolina CovumBis, 8 Atu, 1.—the Convention met to-day. ‘Lhe di 8 Of Lhe Buse were very tully tepiesent d ibe Coaveutiou adopied resointions ep.rov the Mresiie poi PPLOL bo Bhe Kad cal course of Cx * elu iy acoeplug $e iD Fitebion to UUKe Wibl the Couserval.v.a of the ecuptry ip ihe Phisadeiphia Comveuuos, at the Bveolng oe the ing delewaiion w ihe | nal, and the | hegioes should be | 9 seal J 1866. Thirty-Third Year: € — Philadelphia Convention was chosen :—Delegates at ia Gov, Orr, Soaator Perry, G Campboll, ~lat Distriet, AJ, Moses, R i Desur; trict, Thotnee G, Sirumt, paler, oA District, 1 Wardlow, ¢ 3 4h Distrioy L. M. Liawkina, Jan A STRANGE SHIP, Is ita Fenian Privateer! A centleman who has ariived in Montevideo writes from there under date of June 14th, as follow ,On the 234 of April, when in tong. 51 W. lat 86 N., we were cliased by a Ia ee screw si@acier of about 1.5600 tons, bark rced, She had one large pivot gun beiwween the torernwt and aemoke pipe numerous crew ov board, ae many tinetly vierbie above tha decks, sho wase very fest vessel under ream, We vere golug at the rate of ten kmote an bous, and she ran She hada heads «ero 4 two hoare 4 the Chilian or Fenisu , nee Probably pay the interes outeianding Aiabaina, that 8. F. ed todo antl 4 to Bast, and it only 5 was out 0 and ta thee England, | the time te & CR comsierabie ow ehet her “lithe eanio' wae, bus eho did uot evan euitlciomiiy ear we to Wall ber, Mexico. Attempted Kevelution in the City of Mcx- leo, ste, The eleamer Alliance, New Ontranay A " hee etived hare, The ym Vera Cre olow fever is prevaiilig a A revolution t era Criz u attemptel at the City of Mexico, bat the parti re arresed sud benished to Yucatan. The pri orere were bronebt to Vere Craz and pleced in the Castle c. Sau Joan, previous to transportation Was very excited, tio Grande have The coua 1 exiles fo arrived at Tampico. Three hu the By Telegraph te the Now Terk Sua. a ¥ine in San Francisco on Tu the United Btates District Cours records were gavel, A Weatingion dispatch to the I {ladelphia Lav- Gre announees the death of Jobin Ross, the distia- cuishod Cherokee Chief, in tuas city Tunovan the influence of the Lelanda the race Mertings at Saratoga are to be prohibited here- after, they are consi iered .njurious to the place, ay destroyed rooms, The Tus. 8, gunboat Bamuel L. Brewster, which was eunk during the war in the Anpomatwx Kiver, in an attack upon a rebel battery, hae been raised, and is now at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard, Tas Government Cou aimsouers on Tuesday accepted an additional thirty-five miles of the Union Pacific Ralroad, One bundred and sixty- three miles of the road are completed, This brings the road within thirty-one miles of Port Kearney, Tne citizens of Carroll county, Ga., held a meet- ing yeeterday to 26 T@ans and me retaining the black laboring population among them. The lerge emigrations to Livers induces thia action on the part of the whites, urea for Ir is known thas the prisoners condemned to death by military commiamon, and whose recent mystorious removal from Castlo Pinckaoy, Va., ovcasioued much speculation, were sent to the Dry Torsugae for life by order of the President, who thus commuted their seutence, Laer evening a brawl occurred in @ tevern in the Bouthern part of Philadelphis, resulting in the sh: otiug and insant death of ex Alderman Jas, 17 Harmer, late Assessor of the 24 Ward. The affray arose from @ political discussion. The al. lege murderer, George Dastier, has been arrested, Tae Mayor and City Council of Nashville, Tenn, have obtained an injunciion from Chancellor Caropbell, enjoining the Metropolitaa Commis- s.onera from the further organization of the Police until after a hearing, on account of the alleged illewal proceedings of tho Levisiature which passed the act therefor, General Intelligence, (By Mail te the ‘Now York Suny Memortat honors were paid Isat week to the rebel dead buried in the Leesburg (Va.) Cemete: y, fouvyrea Conrax hae sent @ letter to it Ubi. cago Pepiane promising them 60 be present at tucir piceme on the ibn of Auguss, Tus shoemasers of Newark, on « atrike againat @ reduction of the "a0 have gained sbeir poin', end wili go to Work a6 old rates ou Friday, AmMoxG the preparations in connection with the thvoster Wigwam in Puiladelphia, isa free lunch jor hungry delegates. SMALL Pox ia prevailing in Pensacola, as en epidenuc, There is scanely o 1 the lower part of the city not seourged with it. Ibis chiefly coufived to the freedinen, A ovLORED woman, plucking some ears of corn fina ficliin the suburbs of Nashville, Tenn, wae shot deaa by the owner, ® Methodist minister, ou Wecnesday ult. A WREKLY paper io the Interert of the colored mon of the Mississipp. Valley, to be called the Faexpuan's Orinion, will be sarted in 8., Souls, Mo, on the las ui Bepsernber, BLATY persons were arrested in Chicegy, I, on Sunuay, and fioed two dollare each for bathing in Lake Michigan, within the limits furcidden by lauaieipy A woman named Potter has been fined by the Manchester (Boglend) magistrates 40s, and costs for cruelty ty » cat, which sLe shut in a heated oven Srrots continues to hos he basie of every business Od, IL Told. ty All employecs are pad ineperia, ard cu ls only used to fulfil Cb) igativos sesuiaed va ste bagia, Br, Paci, Minn, is with i. ivrants from Northern Kurone, Who ere ALIDS theniselyes ous with agrourirel ir ameim heuseho t furni- ture, e preparavery v sotiling oo ibe fro ter, They aves DiOMiveus BUd iluiity louug ho prevalence of atorna'oia the viclpe aT d¢%e@ On thy Yin ult., a isle i ey ath am Lited hig inte toe air and cx itu f foot befors wighting, )ut Siranye (0 fas, Oo eee 88 Were broges, OU Cle Was badly | Tue delegation of Cloctaw and Cricasew Tad!- ann, wio have bees we ¥ loptun, C.. some time path waited on Ju. ye Cooley, Cou sioner oe 1 n AT. 16, & ‘ew eveuings since, au preeeated i wWitu @ Deausdul yoli-veacod inne ord en address, Ir is not at we eat, but what we digest, that makes wi strong. It is not what we earn, bus whatwe eave, hat wakes usrich. It 1 not what wera, whet wer onber, tb makos os learie 6 is bot what we protess, Lut what wo precthoe that wakes Us righievus, Ai Toul, in Froave, the other day, « mason mane Lauren while Las siete of Muarary lu | | acizod sanity produced by habitual intoxication, \ by the ‘oungest child, a Loy aged five year legs, and swinging him round his he aghed out the child's brains againgt a log of timber, As the sickness on the United States f ne Chattanooga, at Philadelphia, cout " iho . BLY Prospect of abatement, the tne: rureor the veess! has been abandoned abe is to be put out of commission that a th rough funijee tion of her may be made, ; Tas Zoological Garden at Drenden } a» en destcoyed, The amaller animals we ive . of turned louse; the large carnivores, ( . ery killed; and the ground leveled for a for Ih is apprebencded shat the fine Zoological & ot Cologne will suffer the same inte. Osmeven'nz recently, a partof therad yo Loewe, England, for a distance of nearly i. ' ared yards, was literally covered with «+ frogs. They were Proceeding towards 4 din toe nelghborhoot. A heavy shower of ran aud hail had just fallen, The frogs were nu c. shan spiders, : Ad an instance of the value of anal) talie is is secertained that > ting but sevenieon or eighteen conte per thousand, are c@nsiincd to the ue of four million dollars per year, ao shat over two bundred and filly thomsamd mijlions of these little conveniences are amuually used iu hoo skirts, shoes, otc, Ow Saturday night last, @ torpedo was placed a the door of @ wholesale grocery in Molile, ant exploded, by unknown parties, shattering ibe front ot the building, and badly wound ng a clerk ping iu the upper siory, breaking both wis loys, The toiel damage to the stock aud siore im totimeton at $6,500, TWO wen employed at a lime-kiln near 3!. Gen eveve, Mo, while watching the kiln as nigit, took & ceffee-pot which had been standing al! day oy on the bau ad made some coffee in it, of which thoy dr freely, Soou alter they exuibiel symptome of baving been poisoned, a emining the coffee pot found in is a email woieb had bea Loiled Up with the coffee, an essouce of which they bad been drinking. Lap Protect of Pouce bas issued certain rogulee Hons under which the sale of horse flesh is bere mitted in Paris, The animals are to be killed in puble sisughter- houses in the presence of compe- tent Goverument oficials afiers previous exaumi- nation ; the m at isto be Stamped before 118 re moval, whieh is to be effected in closed vehicles. and sho shop# which are allotted for ite sale will be indicated by ial signs, Any ressaurant soiling boree floeh without clearly Suucuncing the fact, OF who ehel fraudulently mix it with otb moals will bo Hableto punisument under the penal cde~ A Du. Fexere has been arrested in New (+ and Leid ia @d,000 cal on the charge of causing: the desta of @ Litt irl aud htile boy, who, wiffering from chills ood fever, both died in two Qoure @ ler taking some med eine Le adiministored tothem, Alter tho litle girl bad died, wuen the menue given wo ber was prescribed for her he saide “Uncle, I dou't want wo take se1D@ 3 ab killed missy, and it will kill me.” boy" Was Lespouded, ‘1s wae not the medi~ Cue that kil your sister.” Tue little fellow Mois “M enot, butl wish you would let © my pony Letore | take it, because I don't el will ever eee bim again.” Ho was shown te pony, wok the meuicine, and jn one bour ailefwards Was @ curpse. LOCAL NEW NEW YORK AND TUE VICINITY. Crry RAILROADS AND THEIR PATRONS,=« The Bun bas frequently called attention to the wank of interest im the eomfort of the traveling publia evinced by the severai railroad monopolies in this city, Uy means of tair promises and a good display of greeabacks, these corporations are enabied to on: compass the legisiative assemblies of the ¢ 7, tiv state and the mation. And thus whilst the public are watching them in one direaiion, they are opera- ting avother, This was remarkably tllostrate® about two yoars ago, while the people wero watching the city railroad lobbyists at Albany, the real game was being played at Washington, and before the traveling public were aware, the ansouncements were fieely posted up in the care on the various lines, “Ly authority of Congress, on and after —— pase. gers will be charged one cent extra, ote.'"* The people demurred tora while, but w 9 after wards obilged to submit. It might be suppored thea that as the fifty or one hundred thousand patroos made the companion a free giftof 73 of a ecnt per trip for two years, they would be entitled to, and would receive better accommodations in return, Ibut the contrary has been the case, For over two wroks the public were obliged to travel as best they could, from one end of the Island to the other, while the companies keptup a war with their employes overanerira quarter or balf dollar a day which ought to bave been pald without even being asked for, Ihe continual and injurious erowding of pas- soucer the various lings, andthe free access of thieves aud pickpockets on many of the li aud the exclusion of police officers and dewciives unless thoy paid foll fae, has been frequently commented upon in the Sun Lut “the day of grace” of these monopolis's pearly passed, aud the public will new be ab': toray in regard to that extracent: * By the authority of Congress, &c, we, the people, refuse any longer to pay that extortionate demand.” As has been already stated im this paper, Congress bas repealed its former sulhorizeauon to the railroad companies to exact moi0 than 2/4 per cout, revenue tex, and these genta are required to & for esle “at eonveniont polptes” tickets at the regular rates of fare, with the Goverument tax added, This law went Inio operation yeaterday, bui the ticket system did not, aud it is strongly hinted that some of the companies will try and “ dodge’ ft, or will, at best, if eompelioud by public pressure, sell in small quantities at (heir uptown coficer, thus annoying and tiring out ihelr patroas, The pub.jic should underasand their richtsy however, aad insist upoo an ebservance of thu strict letter of the law by the railroad companice, ‘a fol.cwing is the section (103) of the Amended hers nue Law, passed July 13, above referred to “And whenever the addition to any fare #!.a't amount only to the fraction of one cent, ao person or company lable to tl x of two and # hast per contum, may add to » fare Leentin Hea uch traction ; and euch on or company shail ky lor fale, BL Conveniew nis, tickets in e ‘ages of twenty, and multiples of twenty, to the prlee of which ovly au awount oqual bo the revedue tax sath be added.” CuoLena Reronts—In this city yesterday, twenty-two cases of cholera wore reported, and twe of cholera morbus, bes overal cases of dlarrhioa Tue dleease ie eilll ab work among the tivcps or Governor's and Hart's Island, aud om Tuestey oleh’ three deaths, including one officer, cecurrad, I'he commandant bay pieced the island tn quaraniino, ne person bemug alowed to enter or leave is until the disease shall have abated, On Staten Island, Lient W, F, Smith, or the U. 8. Army (19th Intentry) wa taken suddeoly Ul om Tuesday morning, and dies the seme evening, of cholera, The troup: wero yee terday pub inte tents, aud the disease is sbating there being now only twelve casoaio hospital, Poo ty four cases, out of which twenty-two were faial have occurred in the Workhouse on Biackrel\* leland from the 27th io tho 80th ultimo inclusive while in the Lunatic Asylum the dt