The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-12

In the North. fnr which the rebels W give
thousand bales Of cotton. General Payne, Of the
Union army, 10 appointed by our goverppcnt 70
oct in It's behalf. General Beale Ia 3, The n Mich
olss uot'i. The Richmond DfsPlIoH, Of the ssh
inst has the following respecting tho arrange,
meni;
General ould, Commissioner OF Exchsnge, has
rockwell Official informal IN that General Beait' oil
tht Confederate army, prisoner Of war ~" cen
psrol by tie Yankee authorities and Wsgned "
the duty Of Huperintending the ARRANGE menG Tor
disir buLng 10 the Confedernt" prise bers mo
clothing H. lc furnished them under the ate agree
meut between tho Confederate and federal govern
mems Inc arrangements are nearly con pleied'
THE ExrREss LtBHL Svir-"THE RISG'
~ CouaT-PETKR n swEEsBr AGAINST j. Z.
BrooKs-How ins wrar-Prtttas MASAeH.-Ihe
ExrTEss litel case commenced on Friday rdght be-
fore Recorder Hoffman. Compliant was Insdo by
Peter g Sweeney, who IL member Of the s's,s
Democratic Committee and also Of tho Tam
many Hall Committee. The complaint - forts
that James aud Erastus Brooks published In
The New York EvESRo ExrREes, Of which
they are 1he joint rropriciorr s'vefh hbels
In reference a. his INT SNcenoy'ry conduct
during ate election. Severnl arrcle- sre stated
W have appeared In that ourns char yinR that Mr..
Sweeney reco.yed money FOR opposirg tho election
81 Mr.. Jsmot Brooks Ia the ERnih Con :ftssonAl
DstI a IA this city. II - stated N ibe~ Articles
thai Mr.. secney received money 10 aid In securing
Mr.. Brooke defosi, aud that M Dan, ssar rsla-
tive Of N. Sweeney, received sim OF f,e1n thous-
end dollars from a friend OF MI. Dodge, the ks ut
bcAn con .id-te TO run a. a decoy candidate
TO draw Of Democratic votes from Mr.. Brooks ard
thus secure his defeat and tho election OF Mr..
DOdge the Republican candidate II vas h.so
stated by the FxrnEgs, "a charged, that MI.
Sweeney ran Mr. Barr because Mr.. Brooks had re-
fused 70 pay hitI Sweeney money FOR bis nomin-
alN..n IA M a..
numerous aihdsyits, appeared, as stated in the
ExrRsse, and that journal challenged Mr. Sweeney
10 deny them. or give Il an opportunity 70 rrIel
the statements 1his defiance was accepted by
Mr. Sweeney, and the prescnt acton Is thc result.
Mr. Sweeney denies the truth VI the charges, aud
has, therefore brought hit sc on IN Orior TO de-
tcrInine the points 1t Issue b.tNscn him aud the
hessrs. Brooks,
FIRE DErARTMEST.-The annual election
will take place tor officers this evening. From
prescn, indications the contest will no doub, be
citing. There Me two tickets in the aeld--one
headed by John Il. PlAit for President, with John
&. Giles for Treasurer; the othei with Harry
Howard for President, and James " Miller for
Treasurer. Mr. Giles has held tie latter othoe for
more hnn quarter Of century.
COUNTY VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE. the
volunteers IN all received. and twenty substitutes
The business Of recruiting is on tho increase the
prospect Of draft increases, and no doubt by the
time the dra shall be ordered the quota of thi, city
will DO nearly oiled. The result would he certain
with little higher bounty.
MEETING OF THE PoRT SocIETY-CAP-
TAIN WfssLow AT TBE AcADEAr Of MUsIo.-A
meeting under the suspices Of TIE Por, society OF
New York was held ON Saturday evening at tho
Academy Of Music, at which Captain window, OF
Alshsma fame, the hero OF tho Kcarsarge, was pres
cut The attendance, owing to the state OF the
weather, was very small but lack OF nun era was
made up for in enthusiasm. The Prerden. Of the
Society, Mr. william walker, presided, and sf,er
the usual devotional exercises, the Annual Report
Of the Society was read. A number # other speak
ers, both clerical and lay, then spoke, and aiter a
patriotic song by the ohoia the Rev. J. r. Thomp-
sou, d D, In a speech Of great iorcc-in which he
particularly alluded to the Alabama as beng Quilt
by neutral" English gold. and manned by ''neu-
trail" English smen--introluccl Capt. John A.
wnslow, who WAS received with prolonged and
enthusiastic cheering.
After thanking the audience for his reception,
custonod to orde. his sailors aloft than talk 10 50
many ladies and gentlemen the Captain remarked
that there was nothing more interesting 10 him than
the sailor az he was sailor himself and was there
Tore, As all people were, selfish. some years ago,
when some friends Of his were Interesting them,
selves about homes for destitute widows and or,
| phaus, he asked them why they didn't do some
thing for the sailor, and they replied they has
| commenced tho work. We'll, 10 sa% that the work
had progressed f.st, and the port Soricty WINS ey
dcncc Of tho act. lie neNI spoke concerning n,
r-msrks nt one Uf tie speaker, an which he charge
| that no Bibles OF Prayer-looks were ON board oul
| shipS and unmarked that he Aiways " shed 1,
| make . friend OF the sailor, and thercf, r,
not only READ tie sunday service to him, but ul~
| eSll lined many passagCs q; the B.uie, which al
va! insured his thanks. Er0pt on rSo occas o. 5
no SUNDAY pas Ell val cut ,Ev.lc seI'Nlc, on boar
the kcartar c, aud hs little cslbiu such imet
always illed with sailors. Tie frat thing to don,
with sailors WAS TO instruct u en-, show them tun
one had an interest In them, AN tue reward woulc
| colur He iut be hut lcou father ~ las men uI
the huars~rRe, and lie knew that were he TO call OF
lhenl m any part OF tue world tley wouli como t,
| Ia IA opp, TOT without egJtsn, he would say
! that ucy nAd Confidence ia Liza, AID wAen ~,
cp.ain was on deck they Felt that al yas right
| Ia speaking %. explaining the II blicI proplcsu, I,
ale Galore, Capi. W usOw remarked upon the ouli
| gatous comuerv.ul cues wsre uuGcr to "J.cl. :
! NacA they saw IN cities which had risn Ceuu,r.c
| Lso, such - Carthage, Tyre aud Vance, Alst II
| later years LJAuou, Liverpool AMI " YORK
wealth anu cvHkation apc the pr,Guus al 10
| eAl,h abuundiu-, thcy should cons. ths, wer,
| mot lVr "Jsck" they would uot pusCsB ANY O
! yheIu, for ia n" ulrr.ei the produce tl OF, 2
| euunu E. to sem au'd storu aua 'cinpcst, ami
was t4ou Tor ntln a. un sJmt tl!uy 'lI iiu wuu 10,
! conc So much .uI item. lie cOncludCd 10y Tcqges'
lng vi Ia 70 .eart and soul INTO tlD wurl wuf,n ~
/ PA sot.c.y had Instituted, Tor It va: simply IT,
| gratitude from one iuuiyslusl 20 anut,er, Ih!e
cheers were thea given Tor Captain NlLs.oW, i.uj
tie audience WA lla IL. ssgi Wlu die ngLc !.ctpn.