The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-16
LOCAL NEWS.
spw YORK AND THE VICINITY

Cry During the excitement II the olcc ION can.
v.ss the people almost los, sight Of the lccriitng
operations II Mr.. Blum, and his co-lsborcrs 81 the
Volunteer Committee, but the ndefstignhlc super
visor has continued his corls,o procur, rccrc',s r
the very mds, II party furorc, and tho daily mum
her OF enli-,ments is steadily and rapidly incrcas-
ing. From thirty 10 forty rccrlis arc ~" pr
outcl very day, aud The Comuitec are conhdcn,
Of much larger business the season advances
This II attributable mainly 10 the fact thu, there Ia
no competition from the rural distrcts-tho, local
quotas having AL been fllci, and the lar boun-
let offered by them have been withdrawn. In fact
quite number Of those who are now Joining The
service come here from the country for thu. rur-
pose Tho Substitute bun ness, which, during the
pcndcncy % the late drat was FOR = time suspend
81, N con-cqucncc Of the difficulty ia procuring
men, IN 'nn In operation, and Mr. B'int oiTcrs g.
furnish substitutes 10 oil applicants Parties who
desire exemption can now procure Substitutes for
one two three years by paying respectively
1920, $3.50, and $3.50 This offer deserves ,ho 1T
tcn'iou OF those who periodically desire TO be
presented In the service 81 their country, well
~ those who anxious only 10 escape future
draft. Tho brokers src Of course exceedingly
active under tbs increase Of applications
foi enlistment, and their old doigos for &C.
curing the non's share II bountcs for themselves
is stll Iractsci on unsispectinz recruits. SIR.
Blunt however IL making strenuous cuicnvora 20
suppress this imposition, and 40 far as Is possible
1t will be nba'cd. The recruiting Office At the Dat
terry, which was Tor G long time closed, has been
reopencd, and both Offices tMr. B.unrg icing still
in the r. rkl will 10 IN active operation during the
winter. 1t Is expected that by this means enough
recruits eau he ottaiuol during the winter months
" clear the city from drs, should one be- ordered
in the spring, ~ Ii now considered probable. Tho
importance of the work, therefore, il obvious.
rcro arc very few districts that have been as for
tunato In escaping CONSUMPTION ne Ibis city, and
much Of tue credit OF II bclongs D. these who are
now preparing for future contingencies Mr Plum,
entered upon his work not simply for tho purpose
Of cScmp,ing the city from any particular draft,
but ~ save 1t from that tate throughout tho war ;
AMI has active operations now are simply with the
design " taking time by the forelock and fore
stAling the expected call. As the cold weather IL
likely g. nccessitatc the enlistment Of largo num-
| her Of unemployed men, and ~ there is now no
outside competition, Mr.. Blunt fondly hopes to
gins mentioned In ,he Bible, who had "their lamps
trimmed and burning, "oud were ready tor the
| coming event.
| THE GREAT THANKSGIVING DtSNrR FoR
| TnE SOLDIERS AND sNLoas-FoErY THors,sn TIN
| KEYS TO HE FURNISHED FOR raF DC ,sroN- A HNr-
~ DAY II Prosrr'r Foa InR nu,vr noYs.-Thc
| preparations for the Thanksgiving dinner t. all
the soldiers AMI sailors in the Eastern half e the
country, are progressing finely, aud the people are
entering into patriotic competition In making do
nations fr ihat purpose. Tie Committee have al e
ready purchased FIVE thousand turkeys az a par,
Of the material for the great feast, and have ulade
| arrangements to procure rs many more They de-
| ngu 10 furnish In all forty thousand turtcys be-
sides tho other luSurics y At belong TO a fr,t rate
dinner. Liberal contributions Of all tie desired
articles arc constantly pouring IN, but tho siupcu-
dous character Of the feast makes necessary that
all friends of the soldiers Should aid to swell the
| supply. Some very liberal donations have. arca Is
been made. It is sisted that one gentleman has
gwen two thousand pics and fifty turkeys: another
SIX hundred dollars worth Of provisions, etc. Al
closscs seem to he entering heartily into til,
good work. Tho master bakers aud hotel keeper,
Of his city and Brooklyn he'd meeting at III,
Aston House, On Monday evening, and resolved t,
gratuitously roast the ten thousand turkeys pro
cured by the Committee. The Committee make AZ
earnest aprea TO the public to assis, n en- hy dona
tons to the diuncr aud tie appeal deserves n cor
dial response by all who cherish the gallant deeds
the hariships and suacrings which our soldier
have endured. &, n,rhutors are directed to sen
their donations In hud to 43t Fourth avenue, an
contributions Of money 10 either OF the folowln
parties:
james l.. Jackson, Sc Fast asth st; John II. She,
wood IL East 4Oth At; lie Grand Cannon, III tift
ave; VIM. IL. Lee, 20 West 3Ith st; VIII. Martin
IL West ?Sth st; u. ID 7. Marshall, 1873 ylst at
st; Peter Cou,an' 400 Third ave; Edward stcphc,
son, 9Th National Bank, ?Tth IT. and 81 ave; Cha
e. Pinckncy, II West sch st; WIN. L. Eetertrool
$50 East nj st; John Stephenson, Il East 9Th =
, John Wilson, Park ave; Thonas Murphy, II
Lexington ave.
ARRIVAL OF A PRIzE.-The prize stcamsn
Lucy arrived at this port yester lay morning, fro
Hampton Roads. She captured on the
, instant, about one hundred and sixty miles ,
l wlmn,ton, y. c., by the sunboN santiago
= cuba, after q chase Of one hour and a half Guril
| which she threw overheard ffty-'our bales Ut .,
= ton. Sho Is hound TO Do -,on. Her "argI cons
' Of thrcc hundred G0l sixty five bales cotton ~
h, twcnty -iyc tons tobacco. The vessel - = sid
= / wheel steamer, hu,lt OF iron, t~o hundred a.
y iWcuty-dv feet long, tNcrty feet beam one IN
. dr,i and nnoty-two tons turlhcn, and o.
year old, This was her tenth blockadc-runul
: tr.T.
1 SURTSADr TO CoNGPEsSMES FlECr. -
Z MONDAY evening the Veteran Union Club, COZ
/" posed OF dischHr cd soldiers, Jorenaded WIN
4 Darling and Henry ]. Raymond, CoIgrr ssh.