New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-14

capacous aud substantial brick building, and ready
for occupancy IN April next.
A EoYKL EyrrRTAIssEsT.-On Wednesday
evening the sunday-school ROOM OF picturshall. Of
Plymouth Church was filed with a company who
we're drawn together to wi,nes. beautiful colloe-
ton of oil paintings by American and German art
s-s, aud to listen to O, discourse on Art by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beechcr. After their eyes bad been
satiGed with seeng the spectators took seats, and
Nj. Beecher gave, in familiar strain. many ioteY-
estiDg ideas picture-seeing and picture-buying.
He requested his auditors to interrupt him with
questions, which they did, often in avery amusing
s'yle. At the conclusion Of his remaIks, Theodore
Tltou was called out who told some stories Of art
ists and pointed out the charactersties Of some of
the chief pictures on the walls. On the WHOLE the
evenings entertainment was novel one in church.
BRUTALITY AT SEA-DEATH or SAILOR bv
SEVERE TnEArnFTr.-Sci seant Ferry Of the Forty
third Precinct Police arrested the mate Of the brig
Margaret, lying in the Atlantic Dock Basin. about
II o'clock yesterday morning, upon the charge OF
having, 10 correction with the steward of The sane
vessel, caused the death OF hand on board named
William Little by brutal treatment. The name Of
the mate is James w. Cook, and OF the sfeward,
Wifi,m Jones. The vessel cleared from Belfast
Ireland Oh the Goth of September last, and arrived
at this port on Wednesday evening. The crew
came on shore, aud proceeding To the Forty-third
Precinct siaton.Ilouss, r,itcd the circumstances
20 Capt. Rhodes. According TO their statement,
Little was employed by the captain Smith, before
setting sail xs- "a man OF sli work, ut tue
rate of $40 mouth. When the vessel got one
70 .-. the mste ordered him TO perform q duties Of
an able seaman, which be was totally disqualified
fro DO ng; and in Consequences OF MS ioabiiny q
perform ,nose du,ies, was subjected 20 course OK
such brutal treatment. that in eighteen days sitss
leaving port be wss p.ostrated Ly sckues, and soon
ater died. The mate, ae stated by the saiors, TOOK
oocssioD beat LitIls with whatever he bad 10 his
hand whenever be failed to do his work as directed,
Tor as It was done by osher Sailors AID the steward
taking dislike 20 Little, Joined the mate IN aousing
him. ca Que occasioH Litllr, with sooe others, wEs
sent alJf. 70 STOW tho topgahlnt SAL. The seamsn
informed him that DO could be o ue 10 them, and
fold him to 20 down. When be reached tue
deck, the mate ssked why he did not help
tie sesnep, and, while trying to explain. he
iruek Lin on the head, with iron Delaying pin,
il hictipg two severe Iashes, aud kDoesing I'm in-
sen-ltle. lie was picked up aud taken 70 the held,
and Was for some days unable 10 perform duty. On
recovering slficisnlly TO lie about the deck, ihe
mate aud steward, as ALLEGED, continued 10 abuse
him on every IOssible occasion, until nj lenssn he
became exhausted and was taken below, whsre no
AZ IL,
Of the 18th Of GcOber. The sailors are detained as
witnesses. Their usmes are HenTy Edwads, John
Mahoney John Taylor, James Walker, VIM. John.
con, and Henry McAnnal!y. The Two latter smng.
ged themselves ON board the vessel al Belfast. and
sue. eeded in reaching New-for. without paying
their passage. The accused parties have been taAeo
before the United States authosies iercxaaination-
TAE QuaTA OF VOLUNTEERS ERos KIsos CoUs.
1.-THE COMMITTEE appointed TO proceed 20 Aihany
ior tho Iarpose of consulting with the Governor 10
relation 10 the nuliber of volunteers furnished oy
'Kipgs County, returned yesterday. but vlthon. ae'
compishing the object of their nissien, In eonss-
auen.s OF the absence Of the Governor at Nashiog'
ton. They bad, however, an intervie" With AdJu'
tan,-Ceperal Hilhouse, and submitted to bin .
ste,eusnt Of tho number Of bounties paid since the
l5.h Of August together with list oi the men VINO
youn eered from the % Of july TO ne 18th OF The
succeeding month, making, in all, between wv ana
400 more men than required under both Gals OF tbd
President. The Adiutant General dwelt at length
on the fact that there was ceigfnty OF 10 OVV meu
in the fire. seven Senatorial Districts, comprising
the Counties of Kilys, Queens, safolh. MAJ icrk'
ana Rirhnond but chiefly II Nev-loik County,
and bs thought Kings County should rass her share
Of this deficiency. TO this the Commis,ee OF Con-
f-renes su milted that IL hsI been uudsrsood iron
the becpuing thu. Kings CGanty stood aud pendent
~ anv other county; thai Il she a'sed her quota
Of e;.,ht thousand six hundred men, there
would be no drait; and hat it wal manifestly un-
fai, AZ ,his hle day 10 ask the County 10 make up.
Ia part Tor the deficiency Of New-'.oik. lie CON-
nttee further urged that they bed presented fair
record of tie names Of S,S47 volunteers IRON thu
county since Jsy .. II iurlbcE iIanspissd during
tho interview, that, WhiIe it Vas the duty ol TO
cfuitlnS officers TO ,le enlistment payer with Ihs
state Department, they had aot usu.lly done 60
and tho State has thereere 10 conclusive reeefa %
show the actual number Of enlistments u ehSe co
county. Gen. Iilhouse dsIaincd 20 give ahy oen .,
mite answer . tho statemtn;s OF tie Commhtee, ou
course TO bs pursued steod be decided apon; Is ~,
Comnittee consisted q. en- ]. c. smi:n OF the iiu
aud Sauuel M,ekeH etl., q the ttta oeHH''A'A
Districts and SUI ev4 syort Booth enc Tuit.e.
FrRE.--At II. O'Clock on "Wednesday n'8sa
stable, belonging 20 Mr.. Geo. Wilson, on Tue .os 40
VI Marcy avenue aud Rodney siee', Vac ;n, u1a'.~,
by ire. Ihe building WAS destroyeai in'oi'"s
loss OF $lee, uninsured.
THr KINGS Co yrr CASyAsssRs.i,In'e n',d ,,t
sers josrd Of vAsefs. re ned u ,h. Iesrns
n ~ Citx ". .fds Tne county 10" ~ ~ VI ~ -;
" > ~ ~ A., sni On Saturday the busiSes' oi Tue pV'a VA
e ! ~ ,,faplc.ed md u fesnls deo's'.u'
g.. 49,, s.ssss.s. ssns>.se
The city ger.railroad Presidents In f0i'aoc
obia Intend 10 raise tie fare TO SIX cents Tor SS
j. ride. and eight cents for an exchange ticket ~
= change viii tslss place on .se lst Of December
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