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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-14
Fires im New K0rk.
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Between twelve and one O'Clock on Saturday morning
Ore discovered In the free storage store 663 Water
street, kept by Miller d Conger On breaking open the
doors the Ore among bales OF cotton the
nrst floor The flames spread and extended up the
hatchway to the fifth floor setting Ere to number OF
bales Of rags This building communicates with No. SOS
through brick arches and at time II was feared that
the Ore would spread that direction but the dremcu,
by judicous management succeeded in continuing the fire
70 the building in which commenced. large amount OF
tobacco and other property 10 sos was preserved from
damage by water by the insurance patrol under Captain
Crossin, by covering 10 up with tarpaulins. Tho
police under Captain Jammson and bis ser.
The United States bonded warehouses adjoining. The
damage TO the property will probably amount TO about
-. Sad1s ss
90 boesbead5 OF sugar owned by Boonen Graves Co.;
in the cellar damaged by water 100 hogsheads tobacco
owned by various parties, not much damegcd so bales
cotton owned BY Charles Lung Co. 10 bales OF this
cotton put into the store as late as six O'Clock and
was among this cotton that the IRE commenced II was
being unoaded at pier a. East river from bark D.
Bruckman, from New Orleans 100 bales Russian rags,
BY Dus Co. s' . 0
a number Of barrels Of nolssses, owned by Burgher,
Hurlbut Livingston. slightly damsged; also lot Of
aged 1870 casks plumbago, owned BY Rcknsgie
Co.. damaged By waller; l4i hossheads sugar. owned
s.o s ns sosshssds or sugar owned BY RuSrs
Co and seventy owned BY Charles Lung Co., dam
aged by water: The building is owned by Frederick
About four weeks since flre was discovered by the
clerk In three bales Of cotton that were being placed 10
this building. Tho cotton was from New Orleans II
has been reported By Of the Eastern
that they have found matches and sand paper 10 che
centre OF bales Of cotton received from New Orleans aud
that great caution has TO be exercised 10 detect such In
cendlary intentions the part Of malicious persons 10
the South Two or three other fires have occurredSsn
This city among cotton shortly after u has been placed
the store.
FIRE IN FIRST AVENUE between four and Eve o'clocs
on Saturday morning Ere broke out In the planning mi
OF r. r. Garfield corner OF First avenue and THIRTEEN
street. damaging inc mill 10 the extent OF ABOUT ssVw
no Insurance Some lumber, owned by Grant son. 70
tho value Of $500 yrs also burned no insurance. Tue
cause OF the Are is unknown ~ present
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Arrivals and Departures.
DEPARTURES.

BRsnxr VIA sourHAsrros-steamsh ship America-Mr Her
mann Rose lady and two chlldren; Mise Mary Mckenzie
Mi:s Ess Hcksns Mrs Jane wnsns AZ van o. Bsewu,b
sherman. and daughter; Mrs L Pond Sharles
Pond all Of New York Dsyid rieiss san Frsnc'pi
Barnnm BaasIs Ban 1,ng so sISns0t Geo
Hsvand Lady Haand Mrs. David 4ayilsnd ara
daughter all q New York. Mrs oarr snps Chicago
and three cSdrsn Te. say and ,~S ss,iarss
SsxSss I NJ" f RS hpsonse
s sn5e ~ h"Hf NJ Sahsn Henry nersr s.
Louis; lnond and three children
E1ra Gould. Newark cCrs csnsas NJ ssT,s.
PORTO Pis;s: conrsd seipeL Philadelphia ;Mrs saeman,
psvid Levy Indiana George Paul Fcw York
Ne. s1ss ssssG 8 sp e. sS
sfe .;v.n~ooi~ s,eamsSip Edgeurg .Mavor, MI
shs r.ss WI Bradley E H.,.S1 ssS
fyend N: Rchd Russell, Mrs Eliza Mills and child, and
Mrs w Mills Mrs X Dunn. Capt Mignot and wife, n
Page. whipple aud lady, OF ny; Mrs drummer Miss
Ellen Smith Mrs Bory and ehild-with others IN me
steersgr. .
Nsw ORLEANS AND MISUNDERSTANDING Columbia-P Y
woodruff and lady Mrs VIM Lindsey. Miss Dennis
Gorren, Read Brown. r Powers Mcgr 4 ~
ford gr . fssscs Loeb. Dowis, Trssi
and servant Nj saa Herrog Giqus sptagac 'e rs
levi Poross Taylor Mr. calG 4s,sr LOEB sfs
Simon, Colonel g L Norton and lady II eMhsnet ~ -
wife " Pearce ana W Jfsou Jose srq y 6n,sna
ellison, Dsssilado and wife. captain r9rd pSra ana
nad r,If s eso'f wi s sf yss
Mss uGdSrhd AB,se5 Wallace s and a Mc
NJ Wheel Il D Wood. pr v Drew. Boynsoo'
Rro,,n \ smith, and tep SISTERS Of Charity.
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The Rebel Dcsertcrs.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.

DErh0T, FEB. q 1864.
take the liberty Of impartng 70 you bit Of intorma
ton Of some importance, which trust the government
win profit by. knowing that win receive quicker at
tenton from appearing in your columns than any other
way
have colored man In my employ who has brother
that works at the Hiron BouseI across the river In
Canada the headqu of sccessionsts This coored
man says he IL satisfied from what he has heard that
number OF rebel desorers 70 scatter through the
North, as ncendares TO burn and destroy all kinds OF
government property particularly the manufactures Of
firearms Some are TO set Gre 10 boats the ssppi
having supplies for the army others TO ship
on vessels and act as pirates when they get TO sea-
inc people seem 70 rejoice the numerous deser-
tons from the rebel army; but their ubilaons may I'M
expectedy BIO changed grief The government had bet
Ter sharp lookout about s navy yards magazines
gun iactorles &C. "Forearmed is forevarned,u Ii.
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The Rebel Prisoners ne Camp Douglas
TO THE EDITOR OF THE herald.

OHiCAcO, rep. o, zoos
10 stated that "suppies sent to confined in
Richmond withheld uuI II s known what treatment s
melted cut 70 prisoners IN camp Douglas aud elsewhere
have been Post Chaplain in Camp Douglas nearly two
years. There must be many In Richmond who have
known me In kind Offices OF Christian charity 70 rebel
prisoners here, and who would believe me when say
that from daily observation know the prisoners have
number OF Kentuckans are In prIson-Morgans and
others. 10 these constant stream OF supplies has
poured In OF clothing and luxures from wealthy friends
until was ordered that such supplies, not really
needed should be given 10 the prisoners from the Cuff
States who had to help them. To show how ridcu
prisoners, discharged gorge themselves with
pies, which no well man should eat The Post Surgeon
remarked 10 scky fellow that "he ought not 10 cat
them, as they so much poison TO him The poor,
chap understood him literally, and u APP
peared In q Richmond paper that can irish woman had
peddcd pies With poison In them, and many had died in
Camp Douglas
The BARRACKS part OF the camp had TO BIO removed re-
Gently 70 build up new ones This caused stampede
among tho rats numbers OF which inest the camp The
prisoners enjoyed sport In killing them. lad had
two fat sleek he was carrying by their tails.
asked him "what use he made OF themf" "well,n said
he, eat emn "poor fellow" said spectator; .thc
joke obtained currency up town and lady eravely asked
me " the prisoners were 80 etraened IN iood as 70 nave
70 eat rats Surprising your paper circuates somehow IN
the South thought might perhaps be the means OF as
surng those who have IL in their power TO give or with
bold supplies TO the suffering and needy in prison AZ Rich
mond tnat thore Is no suffering here N Camp douglas
out sucn as necessarily pertains to tho position OF all prs
myself, e n. 1UTTLF,
Fost Chaplain, Camp Douglas
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The City Inspector Case.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.

Since my return last night TO the city end that mis-
conception seems TO exist in relation to the remarks or
your Albany correspondent in yesterdays HERALp con-
corning the additional charges presented by Mayor
Gunthcr TO the Governor against the City Inspector
feel authorized to say that the Governor has In instance
expressed himself to the sufciency or otherwise OF
the charges contained In my published communications
and your correspondent, understand him, has rofo
romeo only TO those In writing presented Tor the rst
tmo by the Mayor the others having been TO the
Governor from time TO time a. they appeared in the
newspapers and consequently informal The statute
requires that charges for official maeasance or delin
quency 10 receive attention. must be made
with specified form. This n now being done, and the
Governor, IN short time, will have the charges thus
presented 70 him for such action he will be called upon
TO take. You viii oblige me by giving this insertion
In the HERALD. THOMAS N. CARR
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FRlonYFvL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Cars Run or Bridge One Hundred
ana Twenty-Five Feet Hlgh-Threc Men

Two Cars Run on q Bridge One Hundred
and Twenty-Five Feet HIgh-Three Men
from the Toronto (Canada) Globe, Feb. l0.l
ono o. we most fghtful railway accidents u has been
RED Yesterday morning the Grand Trunk Railroad re-
sung IN the instant death OF three persons employees
roaS Inc following are the particulars OF the melan
cnoy auair az We learned them
Inc Grand Trunk Railway, short distance west OF tho
Georgetown station crosses river Credit by one
Of the largest bridges the road is con.
sructed In the usual Is peculiar only AZ being
one Of the bighest- not the very hghestbridges on
the road II being no less than hundred twenty.
i've feet from the surface Of the the floor OF the
bridge The river at this point 10 very shallow being at
this season Of the not than two or three feet in
depth, and almost completely frozen over.
About eight O'Clock yesterday morning No. Is freight
rain from sarnia was approaching this bridge
noticed by those the train that axetree OF
the rear cars broken The engine driver being
notified Of the fact, once whistled ''brakes down.
put owing 10 Ice on the track and the train being tho
the brakes did not have the usual OBJECT tho
wheels end the train could be stopped as quickly as
nnder ordinary circumstances At the time the defect 10
the axlatroe was discovered. the train within
nary rate OF speed The persons the train did all in
their power to stop It, All their efforts however were
IN as .es train SIN kept moving, and
engine and tender and a number Of the cars
passed onward 10 safety, but just the cars
came upon the bridge, the coupling OF the forward
broke In these cars were the conductor OF tho train
Mr. Kennedy. and two brakemen, Mr.. J. Wadding and
Crooker Immediately the parting Of the train the
last two cars OF the track dashed through the side
rail OF the bridge took awful leap into the air. and fell
with fearful crash into the river beneata distance
one hundred and twenty-five feet They were Of course
moment before full OF vigor and le we're man.
gled in such horrible to scarcely dstin.
gushable as human beings. Their arms bodies, heads
and legs cut smashed and crushed one scen
ing awful mass Of creeping jeied flesh aud bone The
head OF the unfortunate conductor could at first nowhere
be found; but after searching for while among the
ruins pieces OF skull face and brana that now re.
NAMED OF it-were picked up and gathered together
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INTERESTING FROM CHARLESTON.

Additional Particulars OF the Destruc.
ton OF the Blockade Runner-Fort
sumter and Its slave 0arrAson-Unsuc-
csssful Rebel Ram and Torpedo Expe-
ditIon-The Torpedo sunk-RepOrss or
Deserters, DC.
The correspondent OF the Boston Her0ld, writing from
the feet or Charleston describes the destruction Of the
blockade runner as follows
orr CHARLESTON Feb. 2. 1854
Very carly this morning some daring Englishman made
run the blockade Hs succeeded in getting IN Ear
trying to avoid the shells from bstteres which were
flying in every direction. The FOG soon cleared lyp
beach. She was splendid looking side wheel steamer,
with two smoke stacks and raksh masts Fors Wagner
AND aided ey ~: Sncs wssc
two hundred PARROT from Fort Wagner cut her
nearly two Besides y: :nu ing q the ns
Moultrie have received TREMENDOUS cannonading.
CHARLESTON, Feb 8, 1854.
The rebels have tried several times lately 70 reinforce
the almost out garrison In the ruins OF Fort SUMTER
but have failed II be done by daylight our
guns have full range Of tho harbor al round. AZ
bear not NOT only upon Fort sumter, but upon
all the harbor and tho city 30 that IL Is impossible for
the small remnant OF garrison in the ruins treated
every ten fifteen minutes to heavy powerful Parrot
she'll from sunset TIL daylight Most Of the mon In sum.
thirty OF them are killed daily.
The night before last. II being somewhat hazy one OF
the rebel rams company With torpedo boata cigar
shaped internal machine-lert Mount Pleasant and
proceeded down the creek In the OF Sullivan's
Island. for the purpose OF going out 70 make an
attempt TO destroy the gunboas Housaonc and Nipsic
which were doing guard duty that night 10 the south
channel, Beach Inlet. When the ram and informal
machine had got ready to make dash out Of the inlet
found that the machine az IN sinking condition
She then turned back into the inlet where she now
lies sunk. She went down. carrying with her eight OF
her crew. This mishap put end to the attempt to
destroy vessels This the third informal machine
the rebels have lost.
few days ago squad Of ten rebel soldiers including
q sergeant escaped to lines They say that "starva
ton" Thorn In the face In Charleston that all civil
laws at an end IN the place. and that military rules
have full sway the civil authorities that they are
becoming "desperate, and that every In their
will be exerted to force the blockade here They
must have assistance OF starve. They report that the
city is badly damaged from the effect Of General Gill
mores constant bombardment, which ID stll going on
IL is calculated that at least shell sent into the city
about every ten minutes when Are is directed against
the same.
Tho rebels have not yet attempted raise the Internal
machine sunk In Beach Inlet
Tho weather has been very rough for the last forty
eight hours.
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Landau Theasrscnls.

The Christmas rantonimes this year are extraordinary
~ sueocssuI, and all the theatres crowded. John Web
scrs famous play, The Duchess Of Maid, has been TO
viysd at tho ssdler's Wells Mr.. Leicester Bucking-
now play from the irench(, called 4 silver
aaa tyougham has written now drama for Astley's.
Mr. sohern " s,ili 49, e lord Dundreary the Hay.
,nn1ket and Miss Bateman continues Jcah al
the Adolphj Waite Philips has a new drama
underlined 81 tho Frincess'. Mr. westlapd Marston q
nonna piana ~ v,ry successful is his Pure Gold az
wallaok,s here Yhc only other play OF note brought
out in london du1rs the past year was Mr. Lewis FL
,,uo oa Winning Suit. W,ch ot managers has that
anisndt pnv9 Tho Ixk0 Of Leave Man vs. still running
10 London, AZ " here. No shar news Of Importance s
reported.
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News from Cairo.
A Rebel: Experiences.


We yesterday referred 70 pouitent rebel MAJOR Will
liams who recently made speech at Nashville urging
his comrades 10 return to their allegiance 10 the Unop
The following letter from Chattanooga correspondent.
"Ponsgansett, shows MS just how much this MAJORS
father has made by his experiment Of rebellion The let
ter ID dated February A.
On my journey hher fell In with my old friend Mr..
Williams, one Of the most wealthy mon In Northern Ala
bama, and for many years member OF the legislature
Our conversation ''an about the war" He has
three two In the rebel army nowone major,
has resigned and gone homo This Williams travelled
from Montgomery to Charleston from Charleston TO BAL
timore, from Baltimore home and arrived minus $780,
broken hearted Douglas democrat he partook Of the
dsunion sentiments, and commenced operations
OF the leaders OF the coufederacy.
But he has returned home taken the oath and 10 all
appearance, quiet peaceabe citizen Now the blees
ings he has derived from the operations simply these
Instead OF OF tho best and best furnished In
Jackson county, no has barely room left with the
balance all torn except the roof He thousand
dollars in Confederate money and he says be could not
buy chicken with u. He owns nearly one thousand
this side OF the river, besides large mountain
tracts the other, and the best marble quarres
In the United states. But he has neither hog,
chicken to feed any with; whereas he had
plenty before the he says the confederacy Is
played out their debt would make tenant OF every
In II.
assure you his opinion has weight, he is OF tho
best informed men 1t has been my lot 70 fall 10 WITH"
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Warning to UNLICENSED Liquor Dealers.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Judge Shpman.


JUDGMENT OF Tm COURT IN THE CASE OF JAMES RILEY
FxB 10 Tho case Of James Riley, convicted few
days ago Of violation Of the Internal Revenue law,
again before Court to-day Riley being brought up
receive Judgment.
Judge shipman overrusd the points taken by the
prisoners counsel, Mr.. NcKeon who moved for new
trial. and In long and elaborate argument reviewed The
law bearing upon the On concluding he said the
defendant had been convicted OF msdemeanor for
rying the business Of retail dealer liquors without
having taken out license therefor, required BY the
act Of Congress- approved July 1892 commonly known
the Internal Revenue act and by the amendments 10
that act approved March 8, $685. motion for new
trial ID now made several distinct grounds, which have
been fully argued The duty OF the Court now to pass
Judge shpnan then passed sentence on the prisoner
In the following words
business q retailing distilled spirits and Other liquors 10
partial trial. Of the correctness Of tho verdict Of
jury who heard the evidence can have doubt
1t discretionary the Court to impose Ane upon you
or direct TO DO for the space OF not more
he yS0t %SSn
erection IN the Court. have been anxious 10
ercise u 10 that spirit and manner which will best
euDserv0 tho ends OF justice and secure to the law
that respect and Observance which the public good i'm
peratively demands sentence might be vndi-
Gated upon many grounds The law which you have
fused TO obey was enacted to uphold and strengthen
the government which others seeking to destroy
It operated with no great severity upon you, Ger.
tainy mot greater than upon millions who daily submit to
its provisions Business like yours, devoted to the sale
OF tho public burdens. Yet IL that Of those
who follow II the most strenuous in seeking to avoid
the inst and moderate tax imposed upon them there.
fore feel justified In saying that sentence would
not be without weghty to support 1t. On the
other hand have considered that your conviction, and
the EXPLANATION Of the law given they may have
salutary effect those who have hitherto refused
comply with IT, under vague notion that they
IN some way TO escape its operations have finally
to the conclusion that the lesson Of your conviction will
not be lost upon those by Of mild sentence
upon you. trust that in this shall not be mistaken.
II such shall to be the case those who continue to
disregard the law will lnd that il Is mistake which
shall not be likely to fall into second time.
The Judgment and or the Court that you be
imprisoned twenty days and pay penalty Of sixty
dollars.
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REPORTED MuRDER DR. LIVING roSE, TIE AFRICAN IRA
vEIIER-From interior OF Africa we have startling
news important item OF which, wc trust 10 un-
true Her Msjestys steamer Ariel which arrived this
week from the Mozambique Coast announces letter from
the Governor OF SIENNA 10 the Governor OF Quimane,
stating that Dr. Livingstone had been murdered BY the
natives on Lake Nyassa subsequent report prevailed,
however TO the effect that he bad not been killed, but
badly wounded. II 10 certain that. accompanied with
only FIVE Makoolo he had gone up from the Murchison
statements from the quarter We are not disposed TO
give any credit to the tragic news now communicated
Hoaih african Maj.
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Military Affairs.

from tue LOUISVILLE Journal
ono OF the most gallant officers tho army Ia Captain
y H. Alexander, Of the Seventh kentucky cavalry, who
now acting ID the capacity OF military conductor on tho
Louisville aud Nashville railroad. rho Captain has been
~ several OF The hardest fought battles and In every en-
gagenent IN which ho has been no has received com
pllmentary notice from his superior officers VIC hopo
soon 70 hear OF tho CAPTAIN q promotion,
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Monument to General Reynolds
ro rup rprroR OF TIE HERALD.

In your notice OF the monument - proposed 70 erect
over tho remains OF Major General Reynolds, and Tor
which designs are requested. were 10 error IN sup.
posing X 10 erected "iu one OF our national military
ronoieyies ne remains inferred near his home
witch was believe Lancaster. Pa., aud 1t y there
80 a., Rad m cn nment will ne bum, H.
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the ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,


ARHY PUfOhAC, Eco. 1904.
hosby has been dashug upon and skirmishng with
pckets near Manassas this afternoon and evening" but
cavalry force has gone out 10 pursuit OF him may
bring the Major in stretcher II reported that two
or three OF pickets killed.
telegraph operators wife walked three miles out from
Fairfax Station yesterday afternoon in company with
Union lady, at whose house she remained during the
night. hundred or armed rebels made the night
bdeous TO the inmates OF the house, yelling hootng and
occasionally pointing their muskets toward defenceess
women md Children but committing actual violence.
Is significant that the Forty Mississippi, from
which deserters CAME relieved Alabama regiment that
could no longer be trusted on picket
squad Of rebel soldiers were asked yesterday, while
being escorted by q guard army headquarters IL
they captarcd. The reply was, "No deserted;
and there plenty the other side Of the Rap
idan who would do the same thing II they could
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The Magruder In Europe-Dcath OF Sam
Houston, &c.
To THE EDfrOR or THE HERALD,

NEw York, Feb. Is, 1854.
In the last from Europe reported that the
rebel General Magrudcr had arrived in England, on his
way Paris. Allow to state that the report Is pro-
baby founded upon the fact that Major George Magruder
nephew Of the rebel general is in Paris, where ho
was sent by bis uncle private business very likely
TO communicate with his family, who arc now living
theve Major Magruder Brownsville, Texas, at the
time that under General Banks reoorted
the mouth OF the river and Immediately crossed over
10 Matamoros where he remained about month before
he could get away and proceed 70 his destination The
writer Houston Texas in the early part Of
October last and, being compelled to away, arrived
in Brownsville about the LIST OF November and eventually
found his way TO where person enjoy the mmuni
ties OF free country. would also state that tho old
hero General Sam Houston did really die the 25th OF
July last, as personally acquainted with tho ply
stefan who attended him during his last moments.
REFUGEE FROM TEXAS.
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Mr.. HAUsrrs FAisrAr. -The only probable opportu.
nifty which viii DO afforded our citizens Of seeing Mr.
aokstt on the stage Of New York this season viii be- az
wc minated lately, sezt Thursday, 18th ips at the
Fourteenth street Academy. -
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A Man shot I'm . House or III Fame.

SARATOGA STRINGS, feb, 10, lcb4
man named Robert Graham was shot on Friday even.
ng AZ mouse on VI fame In Division street by Captain
Hudson o. inc s'ekes cavalry, now IN barracks HIRE
meet until May uoxt
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Attempt 90 Hob the Dedham MACS.
Bank

TUsTUNl FGU IFNFt
Robbers early this morning attempted to blow open
The vaut Of Tho pedham Bank with gunpov der but tho
charge was so great as 70 damage the building the
ghbOrhood and scare tho thieves out OF their proposed
raid on greenbacm.n