The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-04

Unable 70 niead in consequence Of The state Of the
roads, Which were greatly blocked up viih snow.
l T6e AFFAIR Wi probably come Of q, an early day.
TEE POPULAR TERN or CoNTRApASD, as
applied 70 slaves, Is reported 10 hav" originated
with Mayor opdJ Ike, who, In his volume polit-
oal economy, has a chapter on slavery, In which
ours the following passage; "slaves not even
furnished, as they formerly were by African
traders at the leap rates Of ssol, goods the ar
ticles being now crnlrsband with u.s." e. Peob-
ably Cen. But r. / i read this worI. nsrn-
bered the term, which ~ has 50 LsrPhy Pu"J.
Mr.. opdyke meant they were contraband o. Jon-
u,s-ce, whils the General called them con,rsbau1 o.
war.
TIE NEW CrrY CuARrKR.--A bill prcpcs-
tns s4nendmen.s 70 the City Charter, and presumed
= emanate from The City Hall, viii be introduced
N The Lea isia,ure this week. II Is said that the
principal changes proposed relate to the compoa-
Zion ofthe Board Of Aldermen, and the mode Of sp.
pointing the Heads Of Departments IL proposed
chat the new Board consist Of IL members, ~ be
Affected ~ the Board Of Supervisors are now-ths
Q highest 10 be elected, and the next 10 be AZ
pointed. The Heads Of Departments n be
nominated by tho Mayor and confirmed ~ the Al
dsrmen, and appointed by the Mayor II after two
nominations the Aldermen snail bail 10 confirm
either
10 Ir Is SIGNIFICANT, a. proof Of the healthy
condition OF the hotel Business tina, not single
house In this city has been closed Junt Of the
war, nor, ~ Ear known, a failure Of any pro.
prist~ taken place. Several large hotels, which
would hAvs been built but FOR the war, exist now
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into operation about the commencement Of the
national troubles, seem 10 &c, their share Of the
travel and cling 10 life with that tenaeity peculiar
b. hotels all over the world. some Of them are In
debted for existence, however, 70 the decided
ductiOn made in their rents. one Of the down
town hotels which formerly rented for six or eight
Thousand dollars, now let's, furnished, for 81 500,
and others have experienced similar reduction.
THK JosEs wooD festival (6orH REo ~
FuSp.- The ninth raymen, from this fund was
made on Monday, at II o'clock. A. NJ, the follow
ing memlers Of the Committee being present -
Mr.. John wynne, Chairman; Non Michn Connolly,
Treasurer, and MeSsrs. Patk McArdle, ven X g.
nan, John McGia,h, and James s'ndfori. Tic
amount distributed TO widows, wives aud other rcl'-
uges Of killed and prisoners, up to MONDAY 6estcr-
daJ w,s s2,3is. On Monday sa2o were Distributed
- o. follows
Il wid,w., 1910 each. ..............siio 90
II wives Of prIs ,ncrs, At ir,m s. ~ -
each, according to the number Of chill -,
II Matiers Of kneipris,ne.r &c, do do Il 10
Mother tf'st applicatonl ........... 10 90
! Father OF q pri-"uej. ;.;.:'...'.;'. ~
IAint trephcw was killed hc was her
sole dependence, hrsi application. 10 %
TNtL ..........,............ S92b 90
Much unnecessary delay has been caused by the
neglect " gentlemen who undertook e. sell ticket.
ut having yet made returns. Until this Ia RENE
died the accounts - the Treasurer cannot be audi
tel and the G ,mmittee are most anxious ~ make
the dnA distribution and close the accounts, It
would therefore, m stersly all them n return.
crud be made at once,
Cry MoRrAIIrT.-The total NUMBER Of
deaths in thi, city during the past week was JS), Oh
which 80 were adults A. s2J children. THIS IN
decrease " 2 from the doa'hs Of the week previous
and IN increase Of % over the deaths OF the oorrcs
ponding week last year.
VIZ UNDERSTAND THAT Rev. DIR. Sh I'D, o
! Andoyer Summary, has received an invitation irot
the elders, dtscous and trustees Of Dr. Spii1y'
church, 10 assume the duties Of associate pastor d
that church, rendered vacan, by the rcsgut.on q
Rev. DIR. Hoge. meeting Of the conRregai'
will be he'd on Thursday 10 consider the matter.
TsE CHURCH ON SEVENTH AVENUE, nea
Twelfth street, formerly belonging n the Dutc
Reformed denomination, but for the lus, two year
o,upiei by the Antioch Baptist Church, was sol.
yesterday. at suction, on a foreclosure of mort
gage ON the property, 10 the Collegiate Ditc
Church, they bidding s22 OOo to save 500 nj mJ.,
gage hold by them on the property.
! Tux FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT
ofbo,-rngers ware made yesterday
Julian c Harrison. NJ Union Market Bill T wei
II in place Of David n. Hampstead, removed ir'r
Ey,rV Market Tower, and whose p't ~ = "a.
Market h. filed bJ Reuben q. Mills, trnnsferrc
from Union Market Robert LNyburu, at Mario
strc't Bel Tower, In place of Michael VI 'ya, r.
moved.
TW pRIvArEERsMES TO NJ PRISONERS o
wAR.-In the case Of the priyateermcn o. the se'
eral cran Of that character which have been takei
. che Government have ordered them b. be held a
prisoners Of war, and, a. such, 10 DO transrcrro
from the Tpmbs H. Fort Llf,y cite. They were &C
cordingly transferred yesterday, A. follows;
The Sdrdnnab OF this crew, were the Captain
| Baker, aud ten others.
TIE Dipie-Ge rye GLADDEN. and four others.
The Florida John williams and three others,
The Sumter-Henry Spence and eight others.
In ali, the prisoners amounted 10 2s In number.
In accordance with instructions, the crew Of a.
prize sperry who were detained witnesses, hay
also been released, or 50 many Of them as were 70
eiguers. ofthcse, the captain and one sailor wer
natives Of Spain, one sailor Frenchman, and n
COX Scot 'hmap.
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