The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-21

t''y. after the bate o. zap IA. for Distinguished ser
ces, aud have my d,pnm to .hoy IN. tie which
this Order oonfers upon holder Italy ke,eht or
cavaero which corresponds 10 the knight sir 10 Eng
land II be crime toase such title 40 this c"antry
am not Of the guilty In smuoh have never
used IL Others have aSsoeiltcd II with my name.
Preer 70 let my sIeak for themseves, aud Sith
this statement 10 lot generous pub decide between
the charges OF Y. :. wyndhsm. NJ P.s siasdoeoas
letter and myself.
am, SIR, your very obediens servant,
PERCY wYNDHAN.
Colonel First New Jersey Cavalry
The Fra nki~g Privilege.
TOE editor OF the Unsted Sa, Nod seeds us Tor pno'i
cation the following
IMroRrASr POSTAL MOTION.
There would seem to DO determination on to- part q
cs Of correspondents not 70 understand the require
ments OF tho postal act 0 last March respecting tse
frsnkiug privilege and the forms 10 b observed In ~
dressing matter entitled BY Av 10 pass freq tho mails
Es-No private olsisen, high low scHd Isttoe
any kind any other thing 70 occS
pablo ~ Washington elsewhere (excsp<ng 70
members tho United States House Repre-
scuttvo the Secretary OF the Senate and Clerk Of tho
house Of Rspresenatives), without prepayag the full
pyStskc Wictuor buCu msSSot - upuAA Vn0ssA
business otherwise He must prepay letters 70 The
President OF tho United States his Cabinet ocsrs and
all others public stations with the Above exceptions.
The Thanking privilege Of members Of Congress bas MOI
been materially changed, and all correspondence
" and from them heretofore
Second-Al pcrsons employed In the government ser.
vice may send official letters ros to the department a.
Washington With which they are onicaiiv connected,
and 70 oher department provided they write o. print
the words official business the envelope OF the let
tor and also sign their name aud odisai designation
thereto. these words and signature or either Of ne
30 omitted such letters must be sent 10 the Dead letter
ONCE which, regret TO say happens daily In al large
post Offices Some Of these unlucky missves and parcels
addressed to President Lincoln the Secretary o. tire
Navy Secretary o. War Ad,utant General uartermassr
General and other high officials. No doubt souse or thom
written by private citizens (who has already been
shown must prepay crsthng they maii) and others
by public officers, who from ignorance Of tho law or
carclessncss DO not comply with the prescribed modes
OF tracking fall TO conne their u the frank 10
their departments An Officer Of the army. for in
stance cannot scnd free to the Navy Department, nor
postmaster 10 the Treasury Department.
Tho publication OF tho above information has the aatho
rity Of tho Postmaster General
Sporting Inssiiigencc.
for the scuers championship-ward, Of Nowburg, and
Hanl OF Pittsburgis attracting considerable sstsn-
ton sporting circles Tho equally matched
thss betters who personally preudced oss
70 determine upon which side 10 place their piles Ths
will take place Poughkeepsie week from To-
day.
FhsIRR CirY REGATTA CIrB.-The eighth rowing regatta
Of this ub will take place two weeks from 10 day on
Harlem river The pre'imnaris thus far promise 70 tho
admirers OF aquatic amnsements scene which will not
dsappoint The highest expectations.
Boar RACE Ar NEw HAvxs-A boat for six hundred
dollars win take place to day at New Haven, Conn.
AQuAIics Bosros,--An exciting aud well contested
race between double scu apstreaks Gazee and
Sawmut on down the harbor Friday afternoon.
in the presence or several hundred PERSONS who
bled for the purpose OF witnessing the prize OF
500 be given the winning boat. The
from . yacht moored Oh Lewis wharf TO Governors
Island return, distance Of Ave miles, The boats
started evenly, the Ga2slie leading, which lead kept
throughout the RAGS coming In ahead The Gaze'le
manned by G. Faulkner aud J. fitzgerald.
The sales or Govcrnmens rivs-Twenty
Years Bonds.
PHItApuysrA, sept. 49, 1893.
The sales OF avetweu,es day amounted t431 $50
The advantage Of the prompt delivery bonds shown
BY the increased orders u = hoped that arrange
mont will shortly be made By which the subscribers wn
receive their bonds tho time Of subscription Deve
riss Of bonds are made 10 September H.
Interrups,sn or Canal Navigation.
ALHaSr, Sept. 20, 1853
The storm OF Friday and Saturday caused rssbet in
the Mohawk and Hudson rivers Al Honlmsn's on the
canal hundred and any feet Of heavy embaukmsot
were washed 1t viii take from Ave to days to
repair the break.
Tsx colnnxs DxAp oV me Rscwu hIors SERVICES Ar
rHr 9nroH CIrRcH.-In memory OF the souls OF tnoss
ooored people who lost their lives during the riots
In this city neld last evening At the Shiloh
church. Of Prince and Marion strees The church
crowded with mixture Of whits and colorcd people.
the latter specimen. Of course. predomna,ng.
Few II. n. Gavnst, pastor Of tho church. dictated
upon The occasion assisted by Rev. G. W. Levers The
services Of she evening opened by Offering up irsver
which done BY the latter gentleman The b35th
and ssth HYMNS . were 'nen sung When NJ vincent
tho discourse Of the evening. which was principally q
history Of the death ~ tnose coored who fell during
the rots He infinitely and somewhat eloqueuy detailed
In which those nnoriunates lost their lives,
and made very effective address, which listened
Mr Coiysr was followed BY the Pew. Mr. Gsvnst N q
rew brsS remarks Scattered around the psws of the
church were pamphetsl containing sketches q the Dc
"To the memory Of the martyrs-Abrshrm Franklin,
Peter Hsuston, william Jones, james Costello, - vii.
isms, villa Johnson, Augustus stuart jeremiah Rob
inson. William Henry Nichols Mr.. Dcricksop Jossph
Eesd Samuel Ionsoo slain In the riots " July. in the
e CIV 3 Wy anS.r EVENING ssp ''''
After PRAYER being odsrsd Tor the souls OF the de-
parted. the services we're cosciudsd.
GLoscsstxg FiNsaiE The asberiss u Gloucester are
successful the present year, moat OF the vcssss
having returned iron their nrst trips 10 the ray So law
win fail fares mskereb List year No. is brought
hla xnltsx ~
demand for them thas the carroes frequently sold
before the vesse, touches the wharf n SCENE almost
impossible this 10 supply the immense demand for
On kinls Of Ssh The vessels now ssrivisG Immediately
leave for Their last tvips and win be back again
from Lot "a 18th November. Al isaxt two hundred
schooners are sbssa from Gloucester sons ths Bay
and. successful in oesaping farss frvm sixty one
hundred Thousand barrels msy be expected STRIVE
Gloucester the autumn. Tbe shore aset however. are
doing nothing and there viii probably bs thaa
average catch. rbc nsherss dminsh much At
her places ~ they incrn~ss o. Gooeescr and w frv
pears almost the entire catch N martere viii be- by