The New York herald., 1864-10-13
NEWS FROM KEY WEST.
Our Key West Correspondence.

Ksr wksr. ma. Sept 20. 1854
Sales Of Deresia cottOrA Good Thing for ne Key wss
| People, &C.
There has been nothing etirring bere sace ny lass
This brief letter written simply TO that tho
ct cotton picked up by persops residing hero
20 $4,000 the cath lust The cotton was soIS by
order OF the United siaos Marsnals Deputy Moee>of
| the same precious article Is coming in daily.
There can be reasonable doubt that the cotton 20
picked up forms part Of the hundred thrown
overheard from the Maagorda whom sho chased by
che Magnolia butt 10 the absence Of of
the saiyors will be entitled to the whole proceeds
stead @ Of getting merely Their salvage 70 which aoue
that blows nobody good and the spite OF the blockade
has redoupdsd to the proa the people Key
West. -
| KEv wssr, Fla. Oct. 3, 1884.
Arritai Of Ae Prize Schooner Am Lo4isa Yeaow Fsrer
| SILL Preralent--ga. Case Of AsJor We:ks-Egea Of
Good Ne0s, &c.
schooner by the United statos steamer Proeus. The
p we arrived the 29th uiimo in charge OF Aotog Fn
sign Thomas W. Bell. The following tho particulars
OF the capsare;--
On the GID OF September white the Proteus was cruls
ing in latitude 20 so NJ longitude 50 30 sho suddenly
fell In with Schooner which boarded by an officer
from the She proved tue English schooner
Ann Louisa. formerly orKey West Her papers showed
for Belize, Honduras; but, according TO tho
statement Of Charles Ftock, naslcr the prize her
quenoe OF the prevalence q contrary Winds
She had ooad iron bags OF coffee four
boxes Of merchandise, and twelve boxes OF coal oil
English and American coiovs found board. Mr..
Bell and prize crew were placed board. and the
sailed for this port where arrived as already
i stated.
The Ann Louisa is Of fifty burthea and belongs to
tho firm OF vigneor Roberts Co. Havann, to Geo. w.
Bell OF that drm, which seems to own quito number Of
blockade runners enc OF which, beautiful yacht schoon
or, appropriately named the BELLE became aoqusinted
with last year. under circumstances mentioned by mo,
| and published in the Herald at the tme.
The trial Of Major Weexs for shooting . sentry at
Cedar Heys, has not yet commspced. An officer from
there yesterday gives version Of The ssofy somewhat
different from that which has obtained currency
fio says the major bad gone board vessel that
bad Just arrived On returning on shore little artes
dark, the sentrya mere boy OF about sixteen
teen years Of agerecoguzing his commanding officer.
saluted him two three times the major passed to
DARK the major asked the youth what by doug
going to him a. tho same time and demanding bis
musket, which tns lad handed TO him. Il alleged that
the jor then began 80 kick him, upon which lad
turnod to run away whereupon the major fired him
days arler
am sorry that sm unaos to announce tho aba,s-
ment OF the yellow fever. Several cases have
pcare1 within the astfew days Among the deaths s tbat
OF Mr. Whippe. the feet cngncor who arrive on the
United states steamer Union only tho ed ut. Twenty
five men for tho machine shop brought
BY tho same vessel, and several Of them have been
attacked One OF the machnIsts dod two three days
ago. but have boeu unabo TO learn whshsr ns ~as ono
OF the new comers.
Tho neSs received from the North day. emb, acsng
the capture cf Mobile the handsome second aOgsng that
heidsn has administered to Fairly, the filling up OF the
call by volunteers and the extraordinary fall in the
price OF gold has oya. counteuaaoe
ihs Key.
The Nsw Opera House at Chicago.
from tho Chicago Tunes. Oct lo.1
Tho completion or Crosby's oeru house, Ia course
OF erection on Washington street, betwecu stats add
Dearborn. will mark an important 10 the history OF
Chicago. will bo tho signal for the OF
That rivalry In musical and dram,tlc that does
than anything else TO build aud establish tho rsputa
II will four stories in hssh,. with Msusard roof
aud fronts OF Athens marble. The State street wing.
through which there viii be principal eutrance 10 the
house. will be o! style similar to tns Of ths main
building The washipgt street front 1so 'eet ia length
and 90 fcet in height, vii! be marked by no distinctive
feature Of architecture, but win be massive and i'm
posing. The heavy marble columns, OF which ,hsrs Is
either side OF the entrance have already been
and admired by thousands OF persons and particular
y for beng ,hs largest the CITY, Even In
those there none oil that supernncus work which ID co.,
staniy reached after BY builders Of the present day
rhey arc plain square qolamus SO common that ths,o
very grandeur IN thcir plAnness The frou has 0ply
becu rased little above the rs story but beholder
may easily understand what the whole wI be When com
erected will rise above another from The OF the
building to tho roof The whole Will bc surmounted by
-four mammoth statues rep esenting music, tue drama
painting and sculpture. The Interior OF tue opera house
has reached stage towards oompet'on where vi. 70
10 10 exceedingly interesting The frame work OF tie
paaast circles stage q; Is al. complete ard prosens
house !. ITO fses long 1ex.e0dns 10 feet over the sey
and being that much longer than tho base Of tho buu
an auditorium Ito by 80 ess and capable OF accommod
nR about $500 pcrsoue 1t Understood that tho proprs
Furnishings tho finest West. II viii 10
completed dnriog the winter months, and |
opened In splendid style BY . fully organized
opera troupe Tbat half building Washing
ton street is divided INTO stud above aud ct bow
There four OF the latter two either eide Of the
principal entrance In addition t. the studios there wi
ais, be- above and to the right and 10 OF the entrance
two music halls for balls parties &c The State sireet
wing has Just commeaocd but It the into n,on
of Mr. Crosby that u shall be completed also during RIO
winter. Through II ihcrc viii be entrance 10 the
either side OF which there will be large
Office store. The upper 'par;meuts viii comprise
addition to tho Stewart House. and will be used tor hotel
purposes crosby Opera House will cover larger
OF ground than any single building in Chicago II is pro-
bable also that II will bo the most expensive But II 10
scarcely ahead Of the enterprise spd impotunce Of the
city, II must be regarded by all persons building
much to be proud Of as any the city can boast
int