The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-22
RECRUITING hs, sprung up very brisk since

The recent call - Die President for more troops. The
Committee on Volunteering rccoi vel yesterday no
less than Any volunteers and about forty sutsti.
,utes, a much better days work than has been had
for At least two months before. The quotas for the
districts in this Division. under Tho call Of tho
President Of the United s,stes of DECEMBER 10,
1894, for three hundred thousand men, will b. sent
TO the Provost MMshsls .. SOON "a they can be
completed. The A. A. Provost Marshal General
has drscted the Provost Nsrshals H. use every ef-
fort in their power " stimulate recruiting IN their
in Their respoctve dsir,cs. ~ vigorous effort
their part, aud securing tho cooperation q 10.
cal committees, aud tho citizens In general the
quota Of tho Division, the General thinks can be
filled by tho 18th Il February next
STREET LAMBS A rewritten ~ the names
Of streets on tho lanvs Ia absolutely necessary In
some instances the name 10 entirely o'litorated,
while in others II Is scarcely leg1ble, and IN many
cases the glaze has bcon broken, and new sui
sttu,ed, but the names Of the street has no, been
supplied. This is great annoyance 10 strangers
FIREs.-About 3 o'clock yesterday morning,
fro occurred on tho second floor Of ClurRh &
Fess,us' ship chandlery, 1906 West street, smons
some waste cotton. The loss is ostiina,ci a, abou,
Tlt'VNs IRWIN MIN WIN Il''f tAau
third and fourth floors. will lose shout 500 by
water, while bis stock Of painting materials in No.
100 was damaged to tho extent Of $500.
~ about seven O'Clock yesterday morning, \
quantity II Rubbish that had been careeasly swept
near the furnace in the cellar u she Knicker ecker
coffee and spice mills al l73 Washington street,
took ere but the flames were extnyushed before
much damage had been done
Cry GOvHRSMTNT.-At meeting Of the
BOARD Of Aldermen YESTERDAY, n resolution was
adopted donsung $3.50 ne Seventy .hrs, Reg mcnt
N Y. $. n g., to enable them to replace furniture
destroyed by FIRE.
| resolution was presented ~ donate 500 n thc
"sow Sailors Home" M Fox a.iI ths, this was
| not Charitable Institution. Mr.. Chip sail tho
| Homo was ChAritA IL Institution, sick aud feeble
| sailors have the privilege Of obtaining RELIEF With
| ont cost. Mr.. Fox believed that hr. Chlpp had
l@eu dece we'd 10 the real character Of the Insu
luton, and mo"cd that tho resolution 70 tat led
| Carried. The Mayor vetoed = resolution of the
BOARD permitting John Matcson 10 erect n recruit
| ing tent IA Chatham square Ordered TIE usual
| course The Councilmaulc Ordinance for the ct
| ter regulation u the Fire Department WAS called
| up, and after some unimporthnt appointments con-
| currence wss had with the Councilmen.
The Councilmen received tho Aldctnanic rosou-
ton donating, 10 the Industrial school, a. 900, ami
| concurred therein. resolution WAS presented
/ 10 donate 10 tho " lmeu'H IuflrTnnry Association
tho sum nf 4b,OOO.-Isid over.
| THE BOARD OF EDUCATION met on wcdncs.
day evening. Tic nomination by the Mayor of
L. Buckhee "a School Inspector Of the seventh ps.
| trici was Withdrawn, and the name NJ Hogcr n
Perkins was substituted, and the Board confrme I
| the latter nomination. communication was re-
| oeved from the Executive Committee on Free
| Academy, announcing the resignation ~ samuel
q. Jcf the tutor in history and bellies iettrcs in
| the Free Academy, and notifying the Bosri tLA'
Mr.. james y. Morrison had hccn appointed To- An
the vacancy occasioned by such resgnnt!on, nni
concluding with recommendation for the Rdo r.
tton Of resolution confirming ~ appointment
Adopted. The nomination by the Mayor OF Jnmei
Kelly .s School Inspector for the Tlrd School d -
| trict was confirmed,
Mr.. AuGusrus PuRDY, son Of Elijah +. Pur
| dy and Clerk ~ Arrears In the Comptro'cr', OF
| fec, died yesterday morning At his residence n
| Ludlow street. lie WAS about hirty-tVe years %
| age, and leaves q widow and several children.
BIDS for the s5Oo 900 Family aid bonds rer'
| opened yesterday at thc Comytrollor's Office, nu,
resulted as follows; &. Pcarce $1,000, II par II
WenEol $1,000 at par; W. $. Livn ;ston, s6,nuI q
iG2 james HAiett 5000 81 pnr sinking f,nt
100000 at par. They we're all accepted.
THE COURTS.
| TnE wEEp.orpYKE LinEI CAsE CoSrrSrEr IL
TEEIsT -EXsminaHon Of General Fremont -Ihi
, case WAS continued yesterday and excited eyet
more than the usual interest Gen John c. Ere
=, mont tho FIRST witness called for tho defence
He testified that he had been a Major General !,
the L. 8 Army; lived in this city and Calif,rui
during the first eight years; owned mining proper
e " In MAriposA County, California; which cmhra,
cd forty thousand acres; witness owned IL about |
wears; the property WAS formed into tho Mar DO,
. Mining Company in 1902 1t was worked sine
| lS4S and large amount II gold was ottNued irur
the mines the mining by washing produced abou
sS,0OnO0o In gold At che time the company wa
formed, witness owrcd fvc-eghis % The mines
4 held SIX eigh's Of the stock in his own name N
=, | two-cghts were held by Frederick Billings and
A. Sellover; the eighth held by him belonged TO
= W. Parker; all lived In California, the stoct W.
n held At Sl00Oo,OOO; II was difficult 10 dctorm {
- the value Of nouies-but that was the sum rstiIni
- ted; II had been negotiated In California and =,
rope at that sum; all u the proucriy belonging
n the hariposa estate, went into ste Company, sal
jected to an incum rance OF over twelve hundle
and my thousand dollars on settling she esta
!, II was found that an sdinonal million OF dollu
Il was required ~ pay its dcl,s the property ",
worth sllOO1OuO as u stood uegotIa ions 4
forming the company cummelc'd In August, $50
u witness was slightly acquainted with Mr. Opiy
n at that time was not acquainted with NOR
. Kctchum OF Mr.. Hocy 4, that tine had
personal Acquaintance with Mr Field; knew N
" Mayor Stevens witness lad utiCApted several u
C. gotiatons in order to pRY lie debts or the Comptt
and form another wlInCss wuat 60 Europe IA vi
with Nj. BILLINGS to elect that q! lcrt, Tut the "
70 prevented IL; and witness returned to this COUNT
10 take part Ia tho war; Nj. Billings failed to ma
9SatistActory ARRANGEMENTS IA Eurupc, and Isl
the condition OF the properly led witness to %
Ia one-fourth oft TO Mayor Stevens 10 turm a cor
~ psny aud to raise money 10 pay lN dtbtf; NJ
a ketchum and others sent an agent TO C1htlrn =
=" examine II; negotiations continued I'LL MTch, lNt
A. Mr. IIoey went 10 California 60 investigate the pr
"a perry; in the meantime an offer bad hccn made
firm In California 10 advance the necessary n
| AZ he .