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The New York herald., 1862-10-12
Dreadful RYrninE Arcident-A Woman
and Child Burned 80 Death-Two Others


About eight O'Clock yesterday morning terrible
burning accident occurred tile residence OF Antbouy
rfund architect, corner of Forty second street aud
Seventh avenue causing the death OF Mrs Pfund and her
youngcst child, girl two years old.
We learn the folowlg facts from Fire Marshal Baker
Il appears thai Mr. pfind mad prepared linsecd oil
mixed with turpenne aud benzine, for the purpose Of
making some Transparent, tracing PAPER.
There was about pint oi this mIxtare In pot which
SIR Pfund had placed in the cooking stove on the
sccond door Of said premises the purpose OF warming
n, lie rad left the but Tor short time VIII,
the screams ~ his wife BROUGHT him back and o fprnd
he, al the door hct clothing on ire lie seized
her and convey ed her down sas and by the time they
from he- limbs and her body burned frighfa
innnuer Tho youngest cld endeavorei O. follow her
mother through the Games, when s clothing took nrs,
and the poor child was buried si,ncs, To n crisp.
Mr.. Pund is very badly burned both hands, hs race
is also scorchei HIS sister, vho living with HIM.
b1s both hands burned, bet not scriouay seems
that Mrs ffund, finding the mixture was becoming TOO
warm, cndcavored remove IL from the stove In 50
doing split and took IRE, aud she dropped Tue
pot the floor In the doorway The DsmcS Caugnt ner
clothing and thus the calamity was caused Mr PANEL
Rycr. Mr. & Brand and several others OK the neigh.
bors, we're called to the scene by the ala m.
Mr. Ryer found Mrs Ptund on the sidewalk, crouched
down the upper part Of her dress sti burning, the
lower part having been entirely consumed With his
coal be qujsbed the remaining rs and assisted TO
convey the unfortunate woman into the house Medical
Aid was Al once procured, and everything done 10
relieve the susrers bus 10 save their lives was impos
s,bc and they died In about four hours
The deceased lady was named Lena nund, and was
thirty Ssur ysa u 49, 1hs sasS. ~, wss tive ysass
The New York herald., 1862-10-12

BAD MANAGEMENT SoMEwRgRE -~whilo the qucrulous
arc growing az general officers for their supposed tard
ness 10 the neld will be well for them 10 ecoect that
the governments faith has been broken with too large
portion o our armies in the matter OF paying them. Ac
cordrg TO its promises them hey were TO havo been
paid every two months whereas msny Of the usually
best reeimcps have received cont for full eight
months. OF course such will be comparatively IN
efficient FOR the being, through NATURAL and indeed.
ustinable discomfort We may add that at this moment
there are believed be forty 1--WE millions of dollars Of
acquisitions ing the Treasury Department dshonor
cd bccanse alleged the money TO meet them cannot
be- prepared Ia due ttac Nncenths oi these rcqnls-
sit ps are doubtless military aud naval cxpendu
~ nay soldiers sllora contractors sc. II Is axiom
ia war that such persons promptly and proper
ly paid their efficiency shes except where they
kcp, M 70 their work by despotc To the Of
the bayonct, chsracerzes the Com ederate ogarcys
management VI tho snars OF its armies WdsAtntTow
SIR. oct u.
The New York herald., 1862-10-12
Police Intcllivencc.

Two PERsoSs s,AruEo NJ A DESPERATE MAN.-onncer
Ryan, or tho First precinct called arrest Michael
Flynn, Irish aborer living at No. Stone street. whs
bad violently assaulted his wife Honora with knife in
nicting severe wound her lot arm. Tho brother OF
Mrs. Flynn who inierfered In her behalf, was also
stabbed In several different places by he accused but tho
wounds are NOT Of dangerous character Justice ren
nan. before whom Flynn arragned committed him
to the Tombs tor srial In default OF bail
The New York herald., 1862-10-12


Tins TINE ONr lEAR Aoo.--It is Idle aad
foolish 20. sag tiiat the war stands now as i.
stood one yea ago. What was the situation OF
affairs last October, A grea. rebel army, in
treaehed at Manassas. was building its log
cabins for the winter there; the Lower Poto-
mac river was under rebel blockade, the
rebels were snugly fortified in Norfolk. and at
Yorktown and Williamsburg. and all along the
North Carolina and South Carolina coast; they
held Pensacola and New Orleans, and the whole
line Of the Mississippi river up 10 the mouth of
TIE Ohio: they held Memphis and Nashville,
Tenn; the powerful Notifications of Columbus.
Ky, aud the fortified hills Of Bowling Green,
with powerful army. They held nearly the
whole State OF Missouri, ard had not been
touched in Arkansas.
And what Is their situation now They are
threatening again to overrun the State Of Mis-
souri,. from which they have been expelled:
they have attempted the rcconquess of Ken
tucay, but are now more anxious TO escape
than 10 meet Buell. again in that quarters they
have fought over the old battle ground of Bull
run: they have invaded Maryland but, bafied,
beaten, deporalzcd, ragged and hungry. and
with McClellan's victorious army behind them,
how are they TO get back to Richmond, jour
ney OF over two hundred miles from the pre-
sent camp Of General Lee.
We hold possession Of Norfolk, Suffolk, York
town, Williamsburg and Manassas. We bave
cleared the rebel batteries from the Potomac
We occupy nearly the whole coast and the
great inland sounds OF North Carolina a
considerable portion Of the seaboard of
South Carolina and Georgia, and Flo.
rida is ours, including Pensacola We
hold New Orleans. Memphis and Columbus,
and the whole line of the Mississippi river, and
Nashville, and portion of Northern Mississippi,
and Eastern Arkansas, and the State of Mis-
souri, We are putting million Of men into
the field, and an iron-clad fleet superior TO any
other in the world we have demolished the
rebel navy, and we expect to demolsh the
rebel army before the end of the year, now that
we have IL, East and West, confronted by at
least equal numbers. Such are the differences
between cur military situation Of October, 1861,
and October, 1862. The bulk Of the work, in
feet, IL ,lone, and another victory or two in the
field will end the war for the rebellion il ex-
haustcd Just AZ the Union is developing ib
!. strength
The New York herald., 1862-10-12
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
Critical Situation OF Nashville,
Tenn.
The City Surrounded By Pluadering
Rebels,
LOUISVILLE, Oct. IL, 1852.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. IL 1852.
Nashville is completely surrounded by rebels, WHO are
committing all sorts OF depredations. The Uniouisss
there are on half rations. Provisions fabuloxs
prices.
The rebels captured forty federal foragng Wagons ans
miles south OF Nashville last week.
Colonel Bennett, noted guerilla chief, routed on
the ist instant, way between caa'io and NaaAvi's.
aud is said to ha1b been NOR tally wounded
The New York herald., 1862-10-12
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK HOARD.
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PnIT.ADhirHIA, oct II, 1862.
Stocks dull Pennsylvania - pth; Reading Ka,l-
road AK Morris Cspal, 60; long Island Railroad, a.
Pennsylvania Railroad, 63 sigh chang on New York
al par.
BUFFALO, Oct Ill p NJ
Flour market quiet Wheat n shade eascr: sales NJ
Al 1ps 81 20 for red winter Ohio and Indiana Corn
steady at aTc 48c Oats quiet Arm. Canal freishts
4Isc on wheat and 12kc on corn TO New York I'm
ports--7 600 bbs -four, 64 900 bushels wheat "a OOo
bushels corn aud 1000 bushels barley EXPORTS 900
bushels whsaH 1l2oo bushels corn and Al 900 hushcs
oa&s,
The New York herald., 1862-10-12
The Sufferers sn uinnesosn.

meeting win be held at Cooper Institute room "a,
tomorrow (Mopday) Afternoon at tour O'Clock to devise
for the relief Of the surviving victims (not fewer
than thirty H. i,ussnd having been driven from their
hmes), OF the recent uussacrys IN Minnesota. W. w.
Woodbury. who has Just returned from thai state VIII be
present and make statement; o. their condition
BY himself for weeks past, The public are invited 10 at
fand
The New York herald., 1862-10-12

MAcKKaEt FisIiSa.-.1ho mackerei that have bees
s&armng In olr bay Tor the last ZEN days have given
s,sotk fer Idle hands 20 ao.n Two hundred sail
sells have been in gh most ~ the time and any number
small boats have followed in their wake The bay has
presented splendid and any OF wealth has
been drawn from the vastly deerbc vessels taking from
ave 10 forty barrels apiece. On Tuesday the lect
bcred four hundred vessels anu the fish plenty
that the Live Yankee, with only four hands brought
ten barrels. -NsaJtrypo,t Mass } Herald.
The New York herald., 1862-10-12

ket after the operations Of four days, closed firm
| er, at an advance of one penny per pound ON
American descriptions. Surats were steady. Fro
visions were very dull. and breadstufis renamed
quiet, but steady.
The sanitary condition Of the One Hundred
| and Fifteenth New York regiment, the Carl
baldi Guard, and the Ninth Vermont, all paroled
at Harper's Ferry, is not good. They are encamp-
ed on the Horse Fair grounds at Chicago, and the
| men are suffering more or less with fever and
! ague and dysentery.
| The Governor of New Hampshire has recon-
mendcd Thursday, the 9th of November to be
| observed as a day of thanksgiving.
The Episcopal Convention met again yesterday
tenth day. After disposing Of some preliminary
| matter, the rebellion resolution was taken up.
Drs Howe and Mehan sustained the debate. No
vote has yet been taken. The Convention adjourn
cd till Monday. 1t is understood that similar
debate sadly affects the dignity Of the upper
House Of Bishops, whose deliberations are held
within closed doors.
Tho Board of Supervisors met yesterday at ten
O'Clock, Supervisor Breeze in the chair, for the
purpose OF selecting inspectors and registrars Of
election. Supervisor Purdy moved that where
there were two republican inspectors and one de-
ton of the clerk and that where two democrats
and one republican were appointed as inspectors.
the republican have the same privilege. This was
agreed TO, and the board proceeded with the busi-
ness before them. Having reached the Eighteenth
ward, an adjournment was had until to morrow, at
eleven O'clock.
The stock market was unsettled yesterday, bu. the
whole tho tone was and at the close prices Of
yesterday. in the afternoon the talk was
that tho reaction had spent Itself Money quite abun
dant at n per cent Gold to 1851 l29. Ex-
change sold 14lk The export Of the day nearly
q million dollars
The cotton market again hrnler and higher
yesterday. with sales Of about 1900 bales, closing
on the basis OF 57,lc. for mddng uplauds. Flour
was again active and higher, especially for COM
aud medium grades closing al advance Of l0c.
i5c. Per Dbl. Choice family grades scarce, and
held zoe. higher. Wheat less active and buoy
and closed at decline OF lc &c per bushe AT the
concession fair amount OF sales made In part
of good sound Western mixed at sc. a eic Pork
steady and the previous advance sustained though
closing with less animation. Mess sold $l2 Is and
prime al sli 371s s11 so. Lard hrn with sales at
9,ic for fair and at 1oc 10tc for good choice
Sugars steady and the advance noticed the prev
day sustained. The sales embraced about 600
hLds. and 225 boxes. Cofeo hrmer with sale OF
the Henret.as cargo of $500 bags to the trade, at
2c. per h. understood to have been bought a-se
house Front street,
The New York herald., 1862-10-12

BRYANTs' MTSsTEELsi Mechanics Hall. 472 Broad
wsy-ETHioPiAN SONGS BURLxsauEs. DANCES. <c.-THR
HLACK
The New York herald., 1862-10-12

BAENUN's AMERICAN MUSEUM Broadway.-CoLoR
Hp TROPICAL fIsH, &C.. ali hours PAUFsArE afternoon
and evening"
, 1862-12-12

It has been decided by The authorities at
Washington that where soldier is discharged
before he has served two whole years, or to
the end Of the war, if sooner ended, he forfcits
his 800 bounty. The back dues for wages,
and fifty cents for each twenty miles travelled
from the place Of discharge to the place of
enrolment, he is entitled to on the pay Ger
tifeate from his nearest paymaster. II sol
dier is Killed, or dies of disease before the end
Of two years or the close Of the war, he has,
under the liberal construction of the law,
served to the end Of the war, so far as be is
or can be concerned. Congress intended by
the provisions Of the law that no one should
have the bounty until the end Of the war The
$1o0 bounty, by this Law, will be Immediately
paid, so soon as andited-
Under an order and rule Of the War De-
partment, there can be procured for the wives
Of soldiers imprisoned in the South the
monthly wages Of the soldier, to the date OF
allowance, except tile last months wages,
which the government reserves. Hno wife,
the minor children, By their guardian, are en-
titled. If the soldier is unmarried, his wild.
owed mother is entitled
Fan important decision has been made by
the Secretary Of War and the Paymaster Gen
eral, in effect that soldier is entitled to pax
from the day he enlists, and that he is not tt
wait until his company is full, or the forma
muster Of the regiment into government scr
yfce
, 1862-12-12

Newspaper writer's in this country are at
loss to know whether ignorance or NAL
evidence is most prominent in Bzackicooa's
Magazine, when ii turns its attention to
American affairs. The last number of that
Tory organ discusses the rebellion in pa
per Of considerable length, how intelli-
gently OUT readers will learn BIZ the
following extract from tho article in aucs-
tim. The writer is speaking Of the New
York election and the Democratic party:
This party appears resolved to try its strength
in the approaching election for the State Of New
York. These elections arc very important; for
Whichever party triumpha will have the appoint
ment Of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of
the State, beside seventeen members Of tho House
Of Assembly, and six members to Congress-
Upon information OF which the above is
sample, Intervention is Of course warmly
recommended. We do not wonder at It.
, 1862-12-12

Judge Pearson, Of Harrisburg, Pa, has rem
dercd an important decision in the case Of
John Mark1ey, who was brought up on labeas
corpue. Some points Of the decision are Of
general interest. Markley was drafted in the
Town Of Hempfeld, lancaster county. He
was not one Of the forty-nine {the quota Of
the town) first drawn, but was in the over
draft. CT the forty y-nine first drawn, six were
excused on account Of being conEcientiously
scrupuloue about bearing arms, one as being
under age, three for physical disability, aud
had appeared before the commissioner until
drafted, with the exception Of the justice,
whose claim WIS disal1oWed by the commits
eioncr, but wae afterwards allowed by an
quota Of Hemp6eld Under tie over
draft was Eixty-onc. Markley's name was the
e1xty-third drawn. The Judge ruled that the
army order, which has all the force and effect
of an act Of Congress, directs the Commits
sioner to draw q number Of ballots equal to
the number Of drafted men fixed By the gov
ernor for the quota. But the Commissioner
continued to draw far beyond the number,
The oyeTdIaft WIS Void-that there Was no
authority in the Commissioner to make it.
His power ceased the moment he had drawn
forfy-nlne ballots from the wheel, and all
as drawing under the Law, but in EXPRESS Yio-
lation Of its directions, and Markley's name
must be considered as one not drawn; but he
stands in the situation Of person forced into
the service without being drafted. The juris-
diction Of the Commissioner ceased when he
drew the number prescribed, and 2n act done
without jurisdiction is clearly void, and
must be SO declared on habeas corpns.-1
Dal. 1876.
, 1862-12-12
Brigadler General Steeu,

a dispatch from the battlefield of Fayette-
vile, Arkansas, speaks Of the death Of the
rebel General A. E. Slcen, in command Of
portion Of the Missouri State Guard. Steen
was native Of Missouri, and entered the ser
vice Of the United States as Second Lieuten-
ant 10th infantry ou the 9th April, 1877 His
regiment WIS disbanded Goth July, lS4s, and
he vac afterwards appointed Second L1euten-
ant Sd infantry Soth June, 1852. He contin-
ucd i'll the service Of the United States until
May 10, 1861, when he resigned Lis commits,
sion and entered the rebel service. While in
the army he married 4 daughter Of Colonel Z.
Morrison, Of the regular army, now in COM
mand Of Camp Butler, in this State. Hisfath-
er, Colonel Enoeh steen, is also in the regu1ar
army Of the United States, in command near
St. Louis. General Steen has been in active
service ever since the rebellion commenced,
and Was, NC believe, at Boonville, Lexington,
Wilson's Greek and Pea Ridge.
, 1862-12-12

substitute for the manufacture Of white paper.
The meeting organized By calling ], A-Noonan
Of Milwaukee, Wis, to the chair, and appoint
ing J. W. Butler Of Chicago, Secretary. The
meeting was considered profitable to all pres
ent. After spending several hours together,
it was agreed to adjourn to meet again, at 10
O'Clock q. NJ, on the Esd inst. in the same
place, and invite all paper manufacturers in
the States Of Wisconsin minnesota, Iowa,
Illinois, Michigan and Indiana to be present;
and if any have been experimenting on substl-
tutes from, which to make paper, to bring
with them samples Of pulp orpaper made from
such material.
, 1862-12-12


It may not be generally known that,
owing to our vicious system Of assessments,
The real value Of the property Of the city is
probably four times as great as the totals
11pon the Assessors books Suppose it to
be only three times as much, and the total
amount Of property that is virtually scca-
1ity for the Indebtedness Of the city, is
$11l,419,535. But this is not all. Twenty
years hence, when these bonds fall due,
Chicago will contain more than half q mil
lion Of people, and the value Of her property
will have increased in corresponding
ratio. Hence our city bonds arc certainly
good, if any Indebtedness can possibly be
made so.
These bonds have been made under the
provisions Of the city charter, authorizing
the issue Of bonds not exceeding one hun
dred thousand dollars during each munich
pal year. Another provision Of the charter
for7ids The raising Of q tax for general pur-
poses exceeding three and a half mills per
annum. The snallness Of this tax furnishes
the cxcuse-m some cases, perhaps, a good
one-for almost every administration to
issue bonds to the amount Of an
hundred thousand dollars. Now, if
any alterations are madcin the city charter
during the coming winter, OUT people en-
1aasss ought to Insist thGt the power to bor-
row money, except as temporary meas
urc, and to be provided and paid for at the
next annual assessment, should be taken
away from the city Government. Let
them hare the power not only to tax three
and-a-half mills but ten mills if that be ne
cessary for tic cit: to act upon the good
old principle Ito pay Is sic goes" Chica-
so has now reached period in her history
when she is abundantly able to pay all The
expenses OF The city government, and hc1
officers ought to be put under the highest
legal obligations to tax the people to do it.
instead of limiting the tax to so small a
figure that it furnishes the excuse if it does
not create the necessity to annually increase
her permanent Indebtedness.
It should be noticed that the bonds is
Eued to the general fund amount to only
$1,303,500. The sewerage Indebtedness i
distinct fund to pay the interest Or which
and to provide sinking fund for its pay:
1ncnt special tax is levied, and the water
rents provide for tho water debt Hence
for city Of q hundred and thirty thousand
Inhabitants OUT debt must be regarded as q
very inconsi.1crablc sum We think, how
Ever, that very large majority Of our citi-
zcns will agree with us that it is large
enough, and insist upon such Legislation as
will make it certain that it becomes no lar:
ger. This, oil course, viii add 10 the value
of the bonds already issued, but no one
viii grudge that hcne;it 10 the fortunate
7r}f!pre
, 1862-12-12

tic responsibility Of the words that it
put into his mouth-a course that it will
no doubt be ready to adopt whenever the
fear Of the mob that made that sudden CON
version at Detroit, dies out or is forgotten.
Until then, ne seek the opinions Of the
Times in articles and narrations for which
somebody else is nominally responsible.
, 1862-12-12
TAX. THE HANKS.

We entreat some Western member of
Congress to PROFOUND this question in the
House, some day, for the consideration of
the Committee Of Ways and Means to
which We hope The inquiry may be re-.
ferred:
Why should the banks Of issue in the
"United States, which exclusively eniov
"the privilege Of drawing interest on Whit
"they owe, be singled out for exemption
from the burden of taxation which all
"other interests are made to feele"
We are curious to know what report ths
Committee would make on the s1f5infft
Who will volunteer to do Us this seryice9
, 1862-12-12

MAssAcHusETTs.-Goy.A Andrew has issued
an order, dated December 4th, suspending the
draft for ten days in TINT State, sin order to
enable the cities and towns to adopt the
method therein suggested, and to furnish evi-
dence Of their having done so. In those cities
and towns in which the proposed course is
not adopted, the draft will then be executed,
namely, On Thursday, the 18th day Of Decem-
ber current, in the manner directed by pre-
vious order. Those towns and cities which
adopt the suggestions, and with good faith and
zeal apply themselves to the promotion Of en-
istments in the three years service, will
have liberal extension Of time for that pur-
pose.
EW~ The Eastern Tory papers Roches-
ter O'aso1s among the number-haVc story
that the arrest and incarceration in Fort La-
fayette Of John H. Hamon Of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, is creating g1eat excitement in
Michigan. Now, as John has never been ar
rested nor incarcerated in Fort I.afaTettc. We
don't see where the "grcat excitement,
comes from. Will some of the Tory press
the local, for instance-please tell us what
created the excitement and in what part Of
Michigan it has become the most intensified !
fY Hon. VIM. Owsley, formerly Governor
Of Kentucky, died at his residence in Dan.
vile, on Sunday, in the S1st year Of his age.