The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 14, 1866, Page 1

i dun (ted Number 10.630. The Latest News @y Telegraph tothe N. ¥. Sun, —_—— 4 _ OurPhiladelphiaLetter ) PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONVENTION Constant Arrival of De egates. SCENES ABOUT THE WIGWAM, The Trouble Elements, Vallandigham Earolled as a Delegate FERNANDO WOOD WITHDRAWS QUR WASHINGTON DISPATCES. Important Bounty Decision, DISLOYAL HEIRS CANNOT INHERIT. Grant’s Late Newspaper Order. ‘fT I8 DECLARED REVOKED. News from West Virginia, ATERRIBLE STORM Houses and Bridges Washed Away. 4 Family of 7 Persons Drowned. Cholera Throughout the Country. Alarming Spread of the Disease, THE PHILADELPHIA TRAGEDY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. City and Miscellanceus News. PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA, Wew Steamboat Lawin Operation Ric., &e., doc. The Philadelphia Convention. Fiatohbog the Wigwam—Arrival ef Dele- gates—The Prominent Men—Vallandig- ham Indignant—Prespects ef the Con- > vefution, ete. 4 Put.apecenta, Aug. 15th, 1869, ‘The Conventien, which isnow the chief topic of conversation all over the town, putting in the back: ground the horrid murder in Marek Lane, will doubtless be organized tomorrow, Meantime two ets of work*agnen are busily engaged upon the final errengements, One very large body of practical workmen are driving nails, laying roofing fe!t, and doing whatever is required to finish up the building, fin which smother gang of political workingmen will exhibit their brain-work, These latter have been several days cutting, patching, ripping and re- pairing the rents and ruptures im the polit foal sails of numerous prominent men who are expected to add their weight to the proceed- fangs of the Convention. Thurlow Weed and the Dean of Nev York, iu copjunciion with other poll- tical «operator, have no doubt prepared the pro- gramp ie, and await the arrivel of sundry prominent South erners, who will be expected to endorse the progriimme marked out for the National Union Con- venti, The best informed men now here are con- Gdent that the * wise-men" of both the Democratic apd Conservative Republican parties will coalesce #0 lovitogly, and embrace Southers men so cordially, that t!}¢ Ridicals will be astonished at the harmony, end wonder how the late rebels can become to mock, This \1ill doubtless be the case with the loyal Demo- eracy --bat the Copperhead ment of the North alread ty shows its polsoneus fan Vallandigham Draye and barks, in fact, actually raves, openly de claricg that he will do something desperate, if bedy of men attempt to put him down the position of Vallandigham, Wood & » tndu tand the utter absurdity of their claim 4 for places in this National Union Convention, 4s iscmly mecessary to read over the call amd judge efthermen who for four years pat have uttered epini: ms directly opposed to the basis laid down as platfc rm upon which Union men can meet in this Cony cniion, Rumor says that Fernando Wood can- mot ¢ ecept the situation, and so will not make bim- @eifi cok foolish, The Union party will be glad of it Ab out #ix hondred delega'es Lave already been @eis! ered as located at the diff Cont ental and Girard House, as stree | between the two buildings, adense crowd ai- gost interrupts business—Southerners and Nortb- ern v sen throng every available sitting or stunding place eagerly snd earnestly, wrathfully or quietly, expr: seing their opinions on the state of the country, conf dently promulgating their different remedies for = “ruptured” Union, The hubbub created by this gathering of politicians from all parts of the sountry, somewhat disturbe our native population, especialy the “Radical element,” and occasionally eo “short row” takes place consequent upon the per gonalities indulged in between individuals holding @ifferevt political views, \ This morning, a storm of rain somewhat dampened { @de enthusiasm of last night, neverthelers, at an early hour the same scones were being re-enacted, + Kewly arrived delegates rush into the Continental epaking for their rooms, obtaining them if previously ‘wecuzed—if not thas provided for, going off vo some \ wf the ether hotels or boarding places, for every de * sirable hotel is either full or engaged. There is, however, room for all who will be here. The Wash- fimgien and Baltimore, and Northern Delegations are expected this afte: noon, The rela does not interfere swuch with work on the Wiewam, It progresses rapidily towards completion 1 Bave already described it, but mentioned 6 000--the eapacity of the spectator's gallery —between 7,000 send 8,000 people can be accommodated there. Halts dozen shanties are going up for outside speculators fm the eating ead drinking line, and ome enterprise: fag genius eunounces bis intention of letting out Pedgings te the “tre! Convenienem, shoosins Wo withdrawal, Eight bandred dei elty. have be perce the Convention, He was the President of the Cui- cago Convention which nominated Mr. Lincoln for the Presidency. There is an effort also on foot to make General Dix the President. _NEW YOR remain all night near the great Wigwam. By tele etam you will receive a later dispatch detailing mat- ters transp ring Nearly sixty ex Senators Judges, and great lawyers here up to 12 o'clock to-night. ve appeared, and more thas forty Generals, Colo nels acd other officers in the Union army are bulle- Mined amoug the arrivals, BY TELEGRAPH. Withdrawal of Fernande Weod—Vallandi- abham Helding On, Ete. Pattapecrsta, Aug, 13,—Fernando Wood has written a leiter from New York to Senator Doolittle, announcing that he will not attend the Convention asa De! vention success, and has no disposition whatever to disturb ite harmony, say he will demand his seat. Thurlow Weed, who arrived lest night, lends the New York tion against him, rolled as Convention, pot very shows mach sensitiveness about Vallandigham's admission to the Convention, and eays Valland cham must withd will be de ate. He also says that he wis the Con- Vallandichim's friends here oppoel Valiandigbam har teen en- ® memter on the list of the There is mueh dissatisfaction, thongh loudly expressed, Becreiary Brown ng or the purpose of the Convention ted, The leaders of the Indiana and Tilinols delegations also demand Vallandigham's ates ae in the It rains heavily here. Complete p-eparations made for the preservation of the public George Ashmon pressed for President of SROOND DISPATCH, Puttaverrara, Avu. 18—The raio which bes been falling nearly all day has interfered mater! ally with the completion of the Wigwam, and it will not be ready to-morrow, It isunderstood that tem porary organization will be had at the National Guards’ about noon, At ecousultation of the Chairmen of Btate delegations today with the Executive Com- mittee, it was agreed (hat the organ zation of ihe Hall, corner of Sixth and Race # Convention should comprise two gentiemen from each delegation as Vice Presidents, and the same number ef each on the Committees on Reselutions, Credentials, etc, Among the Chairmen selected br various delegations are 8. J, Tilden, of New York; J. G, Abbott, of Massachusetts ; 8 Pomeroy, of Maryland; J. L, Orr, of Bouth Carolina; Governor Pareons ot Alabama; P. A. Moree, of Louisiana; Barton Abie, of Misscurt; W. B. Rosebeck, of Obio; ©. H. Browning, of Lil- pois; C. 0. Loomis, of Michigan ; Governor Porter and Senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania, Valiandigham still declines to withdraw from the Conventien Henry Clay Dean, of Jowa, bas written « letter de clining to serve ase dele . Among the arrivals te-night was Dean Richmond It is generally be lieved that the business of the Convention will be confined to an enunciation of principles, withont reference to any politics! party now existing. It ts supposed that Senator Hendricks, of Indiana, will be temporary Chairman of the Convention, Win throp, of Massachusetts, and General Ix, are now spoken of fm connection with the permanent Presi deney, See erate eens A Sensation Dispatch Expored. Flannrasvnc, Pa, Aug. 13.—The special dispatch in the York Hreavp of Sunday, stating that Governor Curtin had secretly called for two thoussnd militia, is @ canard, We are suthorized to,s is not a word of truth in it,such an idea er entered the mind of the Gover. Cable Dispatches, Lendon Dates te Yesterday. Loxpon, Av@, 18—Noon,—The armistice between Italy and Austria, which expired om Saturday last, has been renewed for four weeks. ‘The official Berlin paper opposes the claim of France for am extension of frontier, ‘The Czar of Russia bed visited the United Biates OND DISPa TOK, Loxpon, Ave. 13.—There is ue unportaut political news this evening. OOMMERC Lrvexroor, Ava. DON, is steady today, The sales thousand bales, Lrverpoot, Avo, 13, P, M.—The cotton market closed firm. ‘The sales today were 12,000 bales. Middiing uplands, 184d. Lompon, Ave, 13 P. M.—The following are the closing prices of to-day: Consoles for money U, 8. Five-Twenty Bonds Mlinois Centra! Bhares Erle Railroad Shares. NTELLIGENOR. ‘The cotion market © estimated at ten The (ab! A diary of the cruise of the Atiantle Cable Fleet has been received, The important part of its con- tents hi already been made known to the readers of the 5 FIERCE THUNDER STORM. Great Damage Done, Wuestrna, Weer Va., Aug. 15.—The severest thunder storm ever known to have visited this vi- cinity, occurred om Bunday night, A nsumber of bridges, culverts, telegraph poles and houses were washed away. A family of seven persons, named Robertson, residing six miles west of thiecity onthe National Koad, wee carried away by the fleod and al! perished, A man and woman were killed by light- ning in the city. Beveral casualties are reported eastof thecity. Thetrains om the Columbus and Pittsburg Railroad stepped running today, in conse- quences of the bridges at Poriand and Bridgeport being weshed away, The creek is all swollen and the river has risen six fi The storm seome to have spent ite fury within s radius of twelve miles, There were heavy rains east and west, but acfurther damage ls reported, From Washington. W ashisatos, Avausr 13, The recent General Order issued by (rem, Grant, requiring Department commanders to forward copies of such newspapers within their respective com- mands. as contained sentiments of disloyalty and hostility to the Government in any of ite branches, with a view to their suppression, bas been revoked. The Second Comptroller of the l'reasury bas de- cided that arrears of pay and bounty eanvot be paid to disloyal heirs, nor cansuch heirs be passed over and payment made io the next person in the order of inheritance prescribed by the act of July 11, 1603, In the case which called forth the above decision, he says that (he case is not similar to that of @ Bon- resident of the United States, insemuch as the act relerred We provides fer the payment to the next K, TUESDAY, | AUGUST 14, 1866. heir resident in the order prescribed, ‘hat vo euch |The Atrociows Marder in Philadciphia— provision ismade in any law for passing over adis loyal heir, amd thet Insuch cases the money reverts to the United States, General William 8, Kosecrans, Brig: im the Regular Army, having tend tion, Major General Daniel BE. Sickles, | uited States Volanteers, it is understood, unter the late order, will be nominated to the vacancy, The new department of Major (enern! Alfred H. Terry, lately commanding in Virginia, will embrace Salt Lake City, where General lorry wiil establish hie headquarters Colonel Leavenworth, Indiam Agent in (he country of the Kiowas and Comanches, has just arrived bere and states that the Cheyennes from ihe North and those from t uth, together with the Arapahoes and the Agaliaia and Brale bande of the Bioux, are meeting inthe Bmoky Hill country to lod their great medicine lodge. The Cheyennes ear the whites eball not make roada through the Smoky Il coun try, ae it le their huntin: much depends upon the ren the medicine lodge, as to « Mtitude of these tribes towards the Government, If hostile intiuences should prevail, trouble may be anticipate! from these Indians The Kiowas and Com requiet and peaceable and are in a prosperous condition In compliance with the recest order of the War Department rearranging the commande of the dit. ferent military cepariments, Gen. Canby hes as sumed command of the Departmentof Washingtoa, vice Brevet Ms) (ien, Augur, Queen Emma, of the Sandwich lelands, arrived here this evening in the early traio from New York The Secretary of the Treasury returned about noon to-day, im the revenue cutter Nortleruer, from bie trip to Kennebunk, Me, “Restitution,” at Chicago, Aug. 3d, 1566, inc! 814.000 and writes to Mr. United States Tieasurer bay accept this from one making his peace with God, and appropriate it to the use of the Goveroment as it justly belovgs to the United States The Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenuehas written the following letter relating to the tax on segare: Sir:--Te anewer to your letter of the let, I have to say that by bonding your secare you can bavethem eppraised at the whovessle marke: value, and on wi bdrawing them for con pewou you can ee) them Os you please at wholesale ox retail, as you mey fad cosiomern, Butif notexis pid upon « sunt they are sod. the actual price .ece ved, her at wholesale or retail, wust be retuined, and (he (ax uch price, Vhe tax upon regere wold andieSii; butit the oa juamiiby nd, Tt je thought that f the counsels held at EKA In Iilineis. Caino, Avu, 13.—The steamer Continental, which Paacod bere last night with a detachment of the 16h Colored Infantry, bed 60 cases ot cholera, cavsed by eating raw Cuba sugar. Bix deaths had occurred, Only those who eat the steemer Henry Ames also bad siekness on board. Cireac Avo, 18.~The papers report about twenty cases of cholera, of which four were fatal, in this city since Friday last up to this morping. Im Missouri. fr. Lovis, Ava, 15.—Fifly-nine eases of cholera have been reported to the Board ef Lealih for the twenty-four hours euding to-day noon, of which 26 were fatal, A detachment of colored iroops on board the steamer Continensal arrived here today. The steamer with ber passeogere was auchored in mid- stream, Hlercaptain repo. ts 61 deaths from cholera since ng Cairo, with 26 cares now on board. The steamer Henry Ames, also arrived from the Seath, bad seven cases and two deaths, Ie Cincinnati, Aug, 13.—There were fifty four deaths by cholera on Baturday, and sixty-eight yesterday, ‘There have been six hundred and tem deaths since the first of August frem the disease, At the meet- ing of the Board of Health yesterday, it was decided that cholera was prevailing here as an epidemic. The number of Sanitary police and District physicians has been largely increased, and weasures have been adopted for cleausing all the tenement houses, streets, alleys, &o. It wae also directed that suit able medicines be prepared and furnished the poor gratuitously, In Wisconsin. La Crosses, Wis, ACaver 13.—Three fatal cases of eholera occurred on the steamer Canadas, of the Northern Packet Line from St. Louis, In Tennessee. Mewrnts, Aug, 15-In the past 48 hours there hare been five deaths from cholera. ‘Ihe physicians led a meeting Yonight, ent appointed @ ccmumitiee to wait onthe Coverner, end ask the es' bment of Q querantine on the river, aud that the necessary steps be taken to meet the scourge, In Louisiana, New Orceans, Aug, 13.—The mortality from cho tere in th ity is increasing at the rateof teu per cent. There were 60 deaths during 45 hours, euding at 6 o'clock this morn.ng. In Sa ab Bavannau, Ga, AUG 1s.-There are only four teen cases of sickness inthe bosptaloa Tybee; uet one of which ia cholara, The ebolere is fast disappeariag from Hiltoo Head Island, The Norfolk Quarantine, Fosterss Monwos, Avocet 15,—The measures adopted by the Board of Health of Norfolk, imposing a quarantine of 19 days upon regular steamers and have beea necessary ith esrvificates fio! there ie no besa, is in a cleanly aud beathy con- Tennessee, The Negre State Cenvention. Nasuvitee, Tenn, Avovst 9 —The colored State Convention have decided to form « Biate equal rights lesgue, ‘be report of the condition of freed- men, im many counties, shows avery large number of acres cultivated on shares. Few hands are work ing for wages, Heal estate of couriderable value te owned by colored u throughout the State, though mostly in owns. e large, many owning the woolen factory at Murfice whocarry tou, Gea, iD aud education hy th adopted declaring itt the race to aid the juasies before the la encouragene tleranziey law of Congress; vu t of committees in every county to look alte: and ‘ by the whives; antee to biackethe ile at Nashvile, during ib the sh set spart ihe Let of J iy bextae a day of fa. and prayer, op account cf ihe wuider of Avrebam Lincoin. [It @.#o resoived to ask perm selon io enol {ts members and the colored Men geagialy ia the Greve militia appesing to vot | | | | Addiiienal Accoants. The Philate phia p pes of ver day contain fur- ther particu are and incidents relative fo the marder of Mary Kearney (not “Carny,” as hitherto reported), | The Gazerre aya: There is no romance in this horribledee!. The marcered ¢iii, y. posseased neither beauty, in ellicence, educstion, or accomplishment | of any Kind, Bhe was thin almost to emeciation, and if at any tine che wee comele her come inees ot norwae little if aoy tle te named wasloet, The manebo & higher in the intelie ten Champ on, ant res He ie twentyrir ve an engioger by | cecnp ition The pris & oriesed at hue own reaitence but at the houre of a frirod namet Fite, 1 S83 Callowhill street. ice ha! not visited File bevore for six een years, buton Friday be ca led sud otsted thet he hadeud cnty been takeneck with a fitof vomiting, Hewent to bed, and a the ‘ime o hie ar suffering from dyson New. terr. A was vont for, who @ that Cha wee eofferiee from an | tack of lbe prieoner removed to th ] tap, While in he he to Cham ere sec 1 the clot th urd: rous deed, back rootn on the secon aced by hie mother. 7 lood as to inearnadine it they were ceposited, th erume , Cocemaites is tloor tub la whieh ein whch the foal ly furnished. lie re Keusele, ite Hroice et lece, aud hand some p ctu frequentt ‘epped bivod upon the tloor, and blood upon . The inndlady removed the The girl wae eesd, her throat mer tbat all the main aries ed, At enst P from the ¢: ping wound the tumbied biood-aabb et lac cut im such a m had leeo simul lon of biocd had been a There wee wo'hing it im the gil of the fieshnew sud elasticity of youth Her gar ments lay upon a chair beside the bed, and everything about tLem vinced the charrcter of the e Lhe stock. nie were & network of holes; the drees was without “body. ‘ihe light worsted cluotk and Loop ekirt aid evident duty ee ihe piomi- penily useful articles of atume, Ie appoerre thet the wurdered ¢ rland Champion have eouabited for some tine sud bave leyueudy quarrelied o late the piioner having «pealyatated a few days avo that be bad purchseeu @ pistol Wehoop her, Itie proper toadd tia: Champ on bas Leen subject to fite of inesmity, and that his beat frends have t eriu iy app. ebenced the nec of bis uitimave commit. ment bo an insane bo pial The Cotonei's jury have renderot a verd ct “That Mary Kearney came to her dcath by @ stab inflicted by Newton Chompion, on the 10th of August, 1506, atthe house of Mia. Tyaen.” Crops in Mitwanntr, Ave been receiv Kiibourn ¢ Northwest The following reports have ard to the crops hed Wing, M Along the ain im the vicinity et 4 ihe wee md Northwest, FIRES In Beston One ot the balldings eonnect- estown Biste Prison, used as @ cabine makei's eliop, and containing @ valuable stock of upholstery, was destioyed by kre last vigat. Lavee 50, 000, In Lawrence, Mass. Boeros, Ava, 13.—The extensive repriir shops be- longing to the Boston & Maine Kailrosaa Conmipany at Lawrence were desrtoyed by fire yesterday aiter noon, Nothing but the rvund house seved. Loss to the Compauy @1l ,000; insurance $25,000 peeisily and coul all over Boston, Ava. 18 ed with the Hews items Dy Teleyraph the Hew Yert feng AN iron company s been incorporated in Oregon with @ capital of $500,000, Eigut sbips are losdivg in Sau Francisco with wheat for England, Puctarp MoCormick tock the oath of office as Governor of Arizor Tue new steamship Fire Queen has arrived at Now Orleans, on her maiden voyage from Liver- pool, Gam, Hattecn haa abolished thirteen military posts tn the De, artment of California, hitherto tmaiotained at great expense, Commopoggs R, B. Hironocs, for some time commander of the Gosport Navy Yard, bas been relieved by Rear Almira! Siepben C. Rowan, Tur steamship Colorado sulled from Bam Fran- cleco on the 10h inst., for Panama, with $1, - treasure, of which §836,008 is for New York, Yoomas Tloumee’s traia of Lalo emigrants was recently attacked by Indians on the M.ssouri R.ver, Several were k !'ed, Tus Hank of California has just declared o« feud of one per cent, on iis capital stock of millions of dollars for the month of July, An address was delivered in Philadelph.s lest eve.ing in aid of the widows and children of Irieh prisoners, atthe Musical Fund Hall, Hoo, Join F, Hogan, of Missour, presided Tus second meeting of the National @chool Buperinten .ents convene! in the hall of the House of Representatives, in Indianapolis, Iod,, yester- day. Conraipurions from the Western coast will re- quire about 50 square fost at the Paris Expom- pomtion, The collection of miverals is large, and will embrace specimens from ali the Pacific Biates | and Territorios, Tus bark Saxon arrived at San Francisco last we k, 61 days from Tahiti, and reports the arr.val at that island of several v is of the Bpanish fleet from Cadiz, Nobody wasallowed to answer | quest.oas about the « nation of the fleet, A pisepatou from New Orleans d August 11, says :—"Ivtelligence of General Baird's removal | as agent of the Freecmen's Bureau bas beea re- ceived here, but his succeessor, General Bioneman, 1s not expocied to arrive here belore the middle of the week.” Ge. Rocasgar, inresponseto eninquiry from Ke tucky as to bis wises in regard toa Congres: sional election, states that if he can be re-elected without a scramble, Le would be sstished. The Louisville Coccige @ rougly urges the propriety gud justice of bis re-election, Tr was rumored in Norfol fs6 ir di k, Va., that the proper- tv of Heory A. Wieo Lad boen restored tobim. It ie situated near Deummondiown, on the eastern store of Virgivis Is is anid that the freedmmen oc- cupying itt u ordered to vacate it, and that | an az m sent trom Wasuington to pul ub haat | Air, Wise in posecssion, A letter frou Dalion, Ga, gaye that one com: pany there Ok CUS 910,00 works of weld om ibe mines ww one dar, Thirty-Third Year = = ———————— eee General Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun.) Mra, Abigail Colbat), mother of Hon. Henry | Winor, died at Natick, Maas, on Wednesday, August 8 in the 82d year of her age. Tom concert at Houston, Texas, for the benefit of the fanily ot Gen. A. 8. Johnson, was @ eom- plete success, The procerds were fully $900, A G6rTaiTU ALTST camp meeting w |i be held in the vicinity of Baton, Maes, commencing Aug, &% and continuing four day BMALL peaches are selling in Cincinnati, O, a8 10 centseach, Ia Sen Avtonio, Texas, they only cummanod ive cents per dc zen, Ow water-melon seed in Bostrop, Texas, ducet 69 melons weighing 73) pounds, They were found very useful du-ing the * hot epell.” Tra death is annonneed of the Right Rev. Geo. Trevor Spencer, D.D., Chancellor of 81 Paul's ; Catlodral, London, aud iormerly Bisaup of Me- dras A MAN Who was recently arrested in Memphis, Tens for wiipping his wife, gave the policeman thirty doll rs not to walk on the same ade of the sirect with bic wh le on bis way to the lockup, A PRA was recenily killed near Eau Clarie, Wiscousin, which bad Sfieen balls in his vody, fired at him some previous time, All this shooting seemed to have no effect upon him, Bix revenue officers and one postmaster met ot Ur Ovo, on Thuradsy 1 id appointed del the Poiladelphia August Convention. ir is the third set from the Fourta Ovugressionas strict. Turse are anid to be now in Philadelphia alone 890 1 licit @tills, each with an average capacity for merking upwarus of 160,000 xalloms of whakey per day, te ik On wWhick would be $200,000, or 6,000,600 per month. Taw small pox ‘s raging with increased vio. Teuce in Fiorida, and qui.e a number of whites are ta ting victime to tt, At Pensacola on Fridsy last, eleven deatie occurred —whives abous equal iv bumber with the blacks, Tue South press is urging the establishment of » * Contederate Bolers' Homes,” to be loce~ fed in dome Boibern cy, President Johnson te aii o be favorable to it, and the movement wil. ib ie though, soon be properly inaugurated, A wor named Hl leer, 12 years old, was stran: gio afew dayaago. ar Bile ovte, Ala. He was then placed ime sitting posluon as tue foos of « tree wiih # rope arovnd bis neck, one end of which wae tier to # Hub above te give the im- presay suicide, ‘Tos Philadelphia Taseeara hae « series of tel. eg! ph Wires exsend.ug irom jie offiee to the Con- venuon Wigwem, by wiich the proceedings of that body w.ll be iranemitved to we oftve, eos up, ul (hen sent whirling all over the couuiry, This ie evileutly a fast aye, Ir ie anid that Prince Christian, who bas juss moirced H. lens, Vicior daughter, bas induced the royal fem ly to withdraw the prohibition mokivg ln Win sor Casile; and thas the directed the arciuliect of Balmoral te # ewoking room inthe royal residence in the Hiyhisuues, A bornble occurrence happened in Pittsburgh, Pa, alow a aco. pears that young mars ried woman placed her sleeping infant, e litth cherub, three months old, in a cradle and lef the roow, Five or ten ta.nutes sfverwards she beard « piercing @oriek trou the litle innoceut and imme- Giately russed to itemide, Bue a:rived in time te ® large rat jump from the cradle and run ugh tue open door, U sising the Infos found t cold in death, the ratheving bitten igo ‘he ip aud cheek, produciog spasus, in oreo! which the child bad uled. The corps was jaid out in the parlor, and being left unguarded a low Winu.es, @ Mwaru of rate ouvered aud attacked is, devouring marly (be @utire fece and «rms be fore thelr presence was discovered. The house tu question ia literally ewarning with large raven ous Norway rate, which (requenutly atteck growm persous, aud are ® source o terror to the occu. pacts, LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND TL VICINITY, Sarery ov SreamMpoat TRavVEL—New Law.The late Congress passed an act “farther w provide for the safety of the lives of passengers om board of vessels propelied in whole or part by steam." Toe revenge officers of thie port have received copies of the ect, which will immediately go inw operation, by ite provisions, all pllote and enuginesra must be licensed, 5 eamers- ocean and river—are prohibited from earrying ou their decks or guards, any cotton, bay, straw, hemp, or any other article easy of iguition, unlew securely Covered with cau. vas. Dar artyling passongers, towed by er, are to carry fire-backets, lie preservers, axes, ce. for the preservation of the lives of the passou gers, Although, during the Summer, thousands of persons are carried on barges in the eharacte, of excursioniste, yet mo provision bas heretofore bees made by the owners for saving life, snoulu an wcnci dent occur, ‘The penalty jor the violation of any og the provisions of the law ie 81.0 fine, The law bring, vel ailing in the Laye, inlets, barbors or riry.¢, or other wators, uuder the juriedioiion of the ‘LU, 5. Government, Hisherto it hes beea the ‘habis vw disregard the regulations of the U.S, in waters that Junder btate jurisdiction. The la. ins provisions relative to the cove ruction of :team-boilers, tending to thelr security from ex plosion, An AprrraL FROM THE GRAYVR.—The SuN has already alluded to the approeeaing execution «1 Bervard Friery and Frank Fyureroor Fervia, whice event \akes piace on Fiiijay next, un'em the Gov- ernor inter/eres with @ pardco or commutation of sentence. To serve as & warming bo other youug who may be contewp ating a reckless life ua- thas such jee Mary NN) na ie from the p and virtue inte cime and debauchery, eaye very Buly shey mostot the misfortunes that happen to young mia the resuite of idleness da aiink, ard fe ag men to avoid Hig crunuoet ted only sbout a y and then brought tom close by ihe murder of & fo icy + wou rriery acknowledges had never tu ei.) nor ever quarrelied with biin, and af to gnome ici taking of liebe has vo rememer u tho auue with whieb committed the erune U6 saye he woos from ® @runken companion te prevent ulu jus uring it, and baving broken it, be catried the i iukou part with hun—bhe knows oo! why, Wulo+ “ edging the egal jus ico of his seuteuce, Le bowers hie moral reeponsibil.ty ie lersenes by the fact thas he wescragy f,ow liquor, He asks lor tue lorgive nese of thuee whom Le may have iujuces, ab. oo cou paratively cheerful and commu sve in view oO: bis approaching oud, ‘ibis eppes! & most tray, the grave, sould pot Le loston tue yousy wou 4, th.ecity towhbow it is made. Friery is & native of tovecity, aad was 2 years od ow the 14h of Feu , wy lite Ferre is @ native of Lisbon, Portugal, abou. 4, years old, and only afew yearsimthis country ‘),,, koowledge of the English language te very ine: . end itis with difficulty thas becan wake bus { understood, Hes ates, however, th’,: he served tug ® pat of the lace wearin the 4b sassacuu soe regiment) Upon hie decharge and returu Lome be jouas hie wile ap iomae of @ bouse of pros tiiutoa, fom which B® WOK ber away; but ber tes¢8 Wwe.e 60 Copraved What Qbe® returned there Condauecd em Foarth Pege., rd