The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-07

..,..-us Vii b resortsd W 70
80 ,r~suops sr The fA,shfai who's ssrvicss
S.. ~. 70 The honor Il ~rvins sbsir country
IN ske Cusou houa
Rrsurn roa THE NAvY.-Tbe facts pre-
.~,,sd BY sbs sUss few days since. relative 70 The
outrageous abuses that prevail At the naval render.
,ous have Lem the means Of bringing " light
additional and s,i'l more revolving details. The
sss.s 10 which we then alluded, were simply hoss
shs, come 10 our personal knowledge, and - the
ssquol has proved, bui family ilustfsted the actual
condition u Affairs connected with This branch Of
she recruiting service. We now learn Of numer-
Gus instances where stout able -bodied young men.
DESTROYS Of enls,ing In the navy, were not only
unable 10 accomplish their purpose but were &C.
tnally prevented from reaching the proper officers
by On apparent connivance between them and The
crowd Of bounty brokers who iniest the Offices and
yeremptory refuse the passage u applicants until
sheir consent and assistance are obtained through
bribery by this means hundreds OF good men,
who might have hcen enlisted, and thus COM
Jlsted the deficiency on the city quota- have besn
driven away and ther services Lost. bn hese
atascs, instead Of stopping with the enlistment
are really only preliminary 10 the ontra9es prso-
ased upon naval recruits after they have sucoested
3nworming themselves into the service and resrh-
5ng the naval receiving. shin, the North Carolina
IN sncien, frigatc that for years has been moorcd
3n the stream near the Navy Yard. 1t 10 upon this
vessel tha, all the recriitA sometimes numbering
o. high ~ three thousand, arc huddled together
Ike . gock Of sheep In . pen, and where they are
subjected u all manner Of ostrages, prvsiions and
hArdships. These recruits all have bounty money
--ths, portion of II which has not been previously
neecel from them by brokers and othcials-and 70
get this from them 70 be the purpose Of on
cera brokers, and every imaginable variety Of
swindlers. In fact they seem " be regarded - q
sort Of public property upon whom al the
1and-sharks a the city have . unsuitable right "a
prey. Cases thai are verified beyond all doubt
have lately como 70 light in which thsse men have
been not only systematically swindled but sctuAly
druggcd and robbed on board Of the receiving ship
Their noney-belts, pockets bootlcgs and every
other place in which money might 10 concealed,
nave been cut open, and sums amounting from
21co 10 e7.00 have been distracted. Instances
nave happened, In fact whore recruits have beer
dangerously injured by thus cutting open hcii
clothes for the purpose Of robbery. In addition u
4hiA they are served with inferior and scanty
nations and are often forced 10 pay extortionai,
prices 70 swindlng dealers who allow Cd 70
On board with eatsblcs, solely because they oanno
otherwise procure enough 10 eat. Peter Funk
watches bogus jcwcry, and oil other appliances o.
swindng constantly bcsct thern md the officers In
charge either permit the practice are In colusior
with the operators. The vessel, too, 10 kept In
condition unfit for respectable service. Every W
Iiety Of hlth Ia found upon iu decks and unde
Che rays Of te sun q nauscous odor IL emitted
These few Of the pbstantia,sd facts in llustrs
Zion Of the abuses which prevail throughout sver,
department OF the naval recruiting bunncas, ant
Justice demands that they shall continue no longer
Whether the officials at the naval ofhccs and on III
3eceiving ship are in collision with the partie
who commit these ourases 1t 10 difficult 70 deter
mine; but with regard to the necessity Of an imme
diste and radical change in the system practise,
sherc can be no question II Is demanded by III,
Interests Of the Government the welfare Of the re
fruits, and by every principle o: commos ius;ic,
end humanity.
NATIVITY OF TIE VIRGIN EAH-.-To
morrow this grca, CHRISTIAN festival VII. b cole
brstod by Protestant Episeopslians and Catholic,
MI over the world. In the Catholic Church IL u
observed Us q double OF tho second class. IT,
white ycstmonts will be worn, as they are on Al
festivals Of our Lord, the Virgin Mary, and 81
saints who are not martyrs. In the Epise ora
and Catholic Churches in this city, the usual scr
vices will DO held. A. Trinity Church there vii
be full choral service, and at St. Pa,reks Csthe
rdrai High Mass. To Catholics ii . not day o
obligation.
A COAL PURCHASING AssooIArIoS-Amors
che beneficial results arising FROM the suSs sup
Restions relative ~ Purchasing Associations, ",
perceive that = company has been orgnnized IL
brcoklyn for The purpose Of buying eoal In larry
quantities, aud saving sumers from the ertor
Shons Of spectators Tho association. which ha
vaectea officers to conduct the details Of the bust
ness, now Plumbers S S3 meu.bers. whose subscrip
oons Tor coal will aggregate 1,6O0 tons, and the,
ere confident, from o csreh calculation Of ell ex
penses, that at least two dollars par ton Gun b
savei. The whole amount subscribed will proba
DIV he delivered within . month, and should an Nd
<i'ional quantity be required b. an increase In tn
membership Of the association, II will 30 obtaines
81 proportionaie reduction. In connection with
1his subject movement il on foot, II Is stated
among the owners Of coal mines, to displacs ,bos,
uiggera Of coal who are combining together 10 oh
AAn unwarranted and extravagant pr,cen by IN,
new migrants who are constantly arriving. II 4,
shought that by this means one Of the causes fo,
She high price Of coal will he removed.
MAJoR-GESERAL BUTLER appeared in tn.
snHoeae's ohce yesterday, and swore to tn,