The New York herald., 1864-12-14
Cify IntellIseaes.

i 0A0ss o' svrrosxs Posr 0sucs uvrsxDArS --Abou
c'cs 90 hooday aftsrsess men. stvAAs his usm,
80 ,.a, ams .ss taken isss cus.odylb iae charge
or s,,sm, ,as AZ obtain the 0eoeots9 the Post once
eox beong es q, she Impc,isrs and Traders Bank Ts
circumstance or follows-willl,ms sp.
pearss st tbs Nsss. street window the hour above
msutioued and dem y, led from Mr. George r. Barrett
the clerk ia charsels. contents Of The boz Of tho Iu.
poters aud Traders BinA Inc clerk suspociins some
hos wrong from tho apps& rance Of the applicant asked
"'iams TO chow shs cara OF tho bank su-
,norzing HIM 70 collect ~ letters. &c. Williams
replied that be had mono and w then asked 10 shov
40 order or auihorssA on from the bank AZ
ns request he showed the dens signs OF emhar
suspicious OF the clerk Who beilovA g Williams to ss
swinder requested the people ssandsA around tax,
the y Sa% 10 nssn, s1a .. %s 1ss
or ra tbs ran .or, S% r,py a. yi II. s,,i,.r, sss ss
Mr. Barro, with bic promptnses ana detss'mas
ton, rushed out from tho Post ofcs ser ths ab
In good time Yesterday morning tho prisoner wAs
taken before Justice Began and committed fr trial %
OF the bank n said that the sssacsy apd
OF Barrett saved the bank less OF ton thou
sand dollars which, 10 the shape OF obligations aud ~
cur1tes, were among the letters In their box
ACCIDENT TO TEE srxAxsMr CuxpRIA-Oa Monday
afternoon while the steamer Oumbra was passisg
through He'll Gats with four 6ys hundred soldiers
board ohs struck rock and broke portion Of her
iron plating Being built with wate. tgns compartments.
tire vessel did not sink, though stv collected large
sbs mssr ono o. nor n ns
the vessel to obey her helm. Sne in charge OF
pstent pilot that tho canuct be charged
70 gnorance CT noxpsrioucs Three tugc from
the city 70 tho relief Of tho Cumbra and tho soldiers
were safely conveyed 70 tho city.
fAR Az THE CHURCH RmUGREcnow ladies'
u this church holding fair OF unusual interest," %
Democratic Association Broadway, near Twenty second
treet Ono oppcr unity Is hers Afforded tho public 20
lid worthy object, md ut tho tme procure gs,
10Th useful and ornamental, for the approaching noli
lays band OF in atterdauce TO ado interest
70 tho occasion.
TIM CHURCH rsoARx opened tho nrst |
ms on Sunday last, and, although the weather was Of
he incIement kim, the edacs crowded TO
ess. The Rev. Dr. Montgomery gsvo an exceedingly |
interesting history OF tho rise and progress OF this -four
Ihng society Tne position OF the organ and choir IL
be LEFT Of chance and feeling the congregation and
u experiment proved decided success. the soft
nd delicate Passages being distinctly heard in every
gm f. Beames ESQ., was all that could be desired Tbs
penine poce," glad when they said anto will
2 in.o the house house o. .ae Lord" was yory elective
vs rendered, AZ was also mcvcsau ohcrtory arranged
Weber The choir labored under tho dsadva vantaGe
miserable organ. which, had not been played
msstery manner It's dismal aud whining tones would
ave ruined the otherwise excellent music.
FAfR ron rHx PooR or 81. AAyiERs PARBH1he ladies'
tho benefit of the poor Of st. Francis xavers
nd continue ill saturday tho cath nst in the bail Of
e. Francis XAvera College, entrance Sixteenth str
etw cen Fifth and Sixth avenues
yiEs CnARLroS Srxxxr-Aboss seven O'Clock last
venius . Are occurred in . ooopsr's shop at No. Io6
narlton street. owned and occupied by VIM. MoIler. l
amsge done amounted TO about $780, said to be insured
PERSONAL Intelligence.
uiding star from New Orleans arrived yesterday in
hs city from Fortress Monroe General Lee has been
Identified with the campaigns in the West
nd southwest from tho beginning Of the lie entered
he service Ia the summer OF 1861, A. Major of the
cveuth Kansas cavalry ("Jcnnsoni1 y regiment fami.
sriy known 10 the Southwestern armies as the Kansas
aynawkcrs In the be slnung OF 1862 be promoted
colouelcy Of his regiment. He commanded Grants
avsry 10 the winter campaign in Mississippi Of 1s62'G3,
nd promoted for mertorious service 70 the
ank OF brigacier general or vountecrs 20 date from
'ovember ~, 1868. Daring the yicssburg campaign
euaal Ice participated 10 tue battle OF cham.
'cns nm. and commanded osternaus' infantry divi-
hon after she woundlng OF that officer at Big |
slack rivcr ln the assault upon the epemys works ~
~. s.y ~ and ss. % leave N. sa s
foii0Sng AuGns, be Was ordered 70 report 10 General
lanks st Ne. oresns and MAS Immediately assigned
SuN. during tho winter Of 1se3-o< ns organized Q
r.vay diyision q ten thousand picked men, In March
,cruss the state oi Louisiana aud oned General Banks
.rny near Alexandria During the who,c Of tho
Red river erredinoa be led the column. and
% the dlsastrous battle of sabine Cross Roads. |
,prn :, ne e.vslry engaged 10 one OF the most
desperate cavalry actions of the After the
u the expedition General Lee conducted numerous |
expeditions through and Mississippi, 10 oc,o-
,er the hcsdquarte OF his division were ae Baton
souge. Ia General Lee 10 valuable oncer and will
'rob.by be assigned TO An important command in the
cssisrs armies. He 10 . native Of Schenectady IN this
tate
william ,. Ives, Of New YORK, who arrested some
upoU the charge oi having boca coucerned
procuring o sword for the rsbol Harry Glmor
Undergone tra says the Baltimore american OF the 18th
by the Military Comnisslon. which acquitted
lin Ne has, therefore. been released from custody
Senator Hale 10 a. Halifax, on business understood 10
70 connecled With boundary question survey OF
larbors. Ne n nos expected 10 be IN Washington for
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