The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-21


guilty, and 10 derived from fable, tbs, during
the period while the hsicyon bird or king fisher
vas breeiing. The sea was always calm, aud nigh,
b. navigstel with perfect safety.
THE EEw CALL ron 800, 900 MRS-WoRK
AsHAD- The new call for three hundred thousand
men crr a,cd quito n commoton Ct the rooms Of u
County Volunteer Committee, yesterday. Crowus
Of men. 70 the numtcr Of several hundred, called
upon surervsor Blunt, Chairman Of the Con Wit.
tee 70 he posted. A larger number Of volunteers
wore received Yesterday than upon any one day IN
four or FIVE weeks and the number Of sutsituie'
was - large that there was no sccorumodaticn for
them. Mr. Blunt stated az his opinion, that y TIE
people will lend him their did aud cooperation m
correcting The presolt enrolment, and In the mat
Ter Of bringing m moro suisltuics, there need he
10 fears Of n dram Thosc whose applications tr
r1lsaitutes yostrrray were accepted paid down the
requisite 600 Thcro is no doubt lut that al who
dn-iro -utauu,ea can tc sirp1i'd, f they give
their immediate attention 70 tie subject h'cr .
iAras Of only tive or xix days since their coumonce-
tnori, Mr.. Blunt announced yosteriny that tho new
tn,ldings in the Park for the Enrol mcnt Bureau
wore completed, and ready Tor occupancy to-day.
The dimsusions Of the buildings arc Length, 300
feet hreDlh, % feet, with capacity Of acc nmo-
dating one thousand clerks. Tho lahor Of trans
cr1biny tho enrolment . finished. the whole time
occupied bong only one week The Board ~ SUI
pcrvisors met yesterday lal id pied the following
resolution:
Resolved That tho Committee on VOLUNTEERING
90 dirsted 20 Uase immediate Application 10 tie
War Department for authority to compel pcr9"uH
who may he questioned IN relation 10 revising tic
enrolment OF thiH county b. make truthful answers
" such questions; aud also for power TO enforce O
suitable penalty aga nst AT persons VIII" are I'M
properly enrolled, aud who, a'ior due notice. re-
fuse neglect to call on the proper Oihccr to cor
rect The same.
MUTfNY.-'The ship Mercury, Captain S:rt-
son, sailed Yesterday for Havre, AMI when out
sads Of Sandy Hook the crew mutIlizcd and rc'us-
81 10 80 "a sca in the vessel Tho Pilot. upon CIV
Ing ORDER, was disc eyed and thrcatcled, aud
upon the Captain demonstrating, he was susctcl,
tzdly benton and stabbed. The ship pm,
tcrk and anchored a. Quarantine, where the Rcve-
nue. Gutter at that station gent on board boa''s
crew and pu, the offenders ia ,rons.
The PILor BOAT Geo. ". Blunt, ~. II,
while loatins out Of he Etst River yesterday, was
run into by stcam-iu.. Z. H. Ludlow, snd large
hole knocked In her port s,de. She WAS put ashore
Oh Governors Islaud-whcrc she no" lies to pre-.
Tent her sinking.
FIRES About 81 O'Clock Yesterday morn
ing the bells rung ont an alarm for tie TN strict
tiro having been discovered the premises 81
Mercer street. occupied as a piano factory hy
hesus Shuttle a Gud,lT. The entire building
WAS destroyed, and the 0tm'' soon fprcad 10 tho
houses on either suc ~. So afI 81, well M 10
other buildings In The SlDHItr. Mo-. e.. Schultz
Luduh suh,rcd loss If So,t'u. They IRE Insure
GsrG ne d Hs 81. "a b
a. X. Bel, box maker, who uccupcd the third
floor, u,isthIuod loss q ii,5O not insured.
Another portion ~ the bull4ing occupied Ne q
liquor store hy A. Roger, was damaged to the CH
cont VI <l,suO insured iur h1Uu. The buildings
front and rosr, owned by NJ. q. u. Bckcrmun,
were damagsi 80 ihc amount OF - 500 aud were
insured. The rc7r OF 81 wuT ur'up cI ne dwell
ing by Mossrs W. lieIta * james frank'in. Los
on furniture about &l,DJ0 Insured Cor -lIb
nho front building, a female lourlInE house, sis'
tduud hut slight Ctmsgc probably 800 ; and h
insured. No. 81 y, small scg.r store, occupied Wy
Mrs. FRANKS, dana cd ly water slightly. No. :,
vAs occupied by 'Juht" Ruuuer AS q dance house
wal winch fell On the rp.f ana rear extension,
caused damage g. the place ot shout $500; no IA
surancc. The upper p7rt was olcuu.c. Es a board
ing house by Horny hIrgmEu who suffered o. ~,
extent .. 1900 insured ior 200. Toe building
owned by d.. raadIcus Glover, was damaged I,
thc amount ui eiPO; irsuIod. No, ll3 Spring St.
near the scene ut the trc is a horsu,'u rs shop
owned by Thomas NJ Cos, al was slightly dam
aged by waur NJ clue aaA tCra untplu,d To a.,
Al bslf.paa. O'Clock MONDAY evening" Mr.
Joseph L mp fuu's tarr, IN ghtv-.uprth str,e.
Fourth avenue, Wa tlestrug cI uy ire, win q
IL supposed awe u,en the work ui an IgcCl. liar!
Mr.. Henry NuH.Ecr, who occupied the barr, 'ns
horse, wagon aud uuTuess. Iue total lvas q NO
very heavy.
CITY GUvERNMrSr.--ttrY RAILROAD MAT
TERe.--At meeting q tie Board OF Aldermen, yes
terday, message WAS received tom he MAY
vstoing the AyelLe & EalroGd grant lAO MAY
ststes at would not I've proper to overlook, IN IL
consideration OF this resolution, the Act relative
Iailroa d in the City OF Sew York, passed. Januar
~, 1854. II the resolution required the grantees
lay the track and operate tie road, would hay
no Hesitation IN rcsardlns u as inconsistent VII
thc Act but % II merely grants privilege whic
tue Legislature may sauCt On or modify Lcrrate
III its discretion, dc NOT regard Tie statute as
bar. IL has, h1weNt e., been slg, cstcd
lhAt the pr prictlrs OF two stage routes hayin
thc same general direction and tcruiIus as Il
IJad designed so Dec authorized by the resolution
are not represented amouF the grhu'ees IL il uui
equitable that the PROJECTORS Of existing sta
Luc4 should have a. .Alcre8, IA u road which mu
inevitably greatly ulu, u 81, # uuI destroy alt
.ether the value of the privilege enjoyed by then
and in building mp WA,cu they may have invest,
capital aud expended much time and Labor" N
Ne'o was ordered 70 take the usual course.
TnE CouNCuhu received the Aderu.auic resol
wv ~ rA'n Pttl4A'"HNA ." WV AiANAaNh NANNl
road Company to extend their tracks from Chan
bers street through College Place aud War,
street h. broadway Tor the uso Of cir city car
md 10 Jay SIDE track IN Hudson street. 'ro
CAuAl street g. taamters street. aud turuuuts
front ot their depot property in Twenty nm
st. and Thirteenth street, also to extend ther Ee
enth avenue tracks through Fourteenth sue,
Mr.. Jaqucs offered an amendment as follow
Sand that the said Company pay Tor each car r,
upon their rach' h,ltuy authorized 10 be eNten
al, license Zee Of 600" ~ aud the resolut,
HNVg.l in