The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-21


development OF which y intimately connected with the
success OF their plans Funds promised the move
ment In great abundance The members OF the Congress
are personally to subscribe half million Of dollars
The steamer Atlanta running between this city and
New Orleans, was wrecked Sunday last, while about
two hundred and eighty miles south Of Sandy Hook,
caused by the sprnging Of leak in gale There
seventeen passengers including three ladies and one
child and crew OF thirty I've, board at the time Of
the disaster Of whom only Of the passengers and
four Of the crew known TO have escaped The
vivors managed TO escape by clinging TO ras upon
which they were for two and half days, when they
wore discovered by the bark VIM A. Anderson, Captain
Pierce from Mobile for this city, and were by him
rescued and brought to this port yesterday morning
The steamship Circassan from Bremen for this port,
with six hundred and fifty passengers and valuable
freight having sprung leak at sea- ashore
the coast OF Cape Breton island yesterday the day
FORE in order to her. The passengers and cargo
were all safely landed and there hopes Of getting the
vessel of with slight damage.
But little damage is reported having been caused
either on shore sea- in this vicinity from the
gale which prevailed during Thursday, Thursday night
and yesterday; but along the New England coast It
very severe and did much damage to the shipping. We
have already list Of between twelve and twenty vessels
OF different which suffered in degree, Of
them being sunk, some STRANDED, ana Otnefs DeuS IN
jured to less Some lives also lost though
how many has not yet been positively asccrtained
Files of late West India papers furnish additional
details Of the terrific hurricane heretofore noticed
columns, which swept Of those islands the
9th OF month In Guadalupe It particularly
severe. Houses lifted from the ground, torn TO
pieces and blown in fragments to considerable distance
and the air was filed with the flying debris In one
town hospital was blown down, and all Its inmates
were either killed or wounded. Between two and three
hundred persons altogether killed. the crops OF the
island were destroyed, scarcely tree was left
standing and It Is believed that many vessels
stranded or sunk.
A melancholy affair occurred In British Guiana on the
18th Of last month party OF several gentlemen left
Georgetown tho 18th Of September 10 visit the penal
settlement Of the colony and thoir return two boats
carrying number Of the excuronlsts undertook 70 go
over the dangerous falls in the Massaruni river One
boat passed them in safety but the other became
manageable, and out OF twenty-one persons board
nine including Captain Beresford, the Governors
in-iaw, drowned.
Judgment was rendered yesterday In tho Supreme
Court by Judge Sutherland In favor OF the Lamar Fro
Insurance Company in suit brought TO from IL
the amount Of It's insurance about hundred and
forty -four tons Of hay lost the Mississippi river In
tho year 1853 by the barge tanning coding with
steamer and sinking clause In the policy OF nsnr
ance provided that the company would not be liable
cepting general average losses not amounting TO
twenty per cent and the loss in this case was only
about nine per cent Of the entire cargo.
The motion 10 reduce the amount Of bail in the case
OF Thomas Cline, arrested the application OF Mr..
Mcguire manager San Francisco theatre for alleged
breach OF nduciary trust in the Misrepresentation OF
funds entrusted 10 him for the purpose Of engaging
artists In this city has been denied by Judge Ingraham
with ten dollars costs f#
In the gold brokers' before Judge Barbour OF the
Superior Court where Mr.. Kenworthy and others
sued for the recovery Of certain amount Of money
alleged be due 10 the plaintiff verdict was rendered
yesterday in favor OF the defendants
The trial OF George Wagner for the killing OF his wife
concluded yesterday in the Court OF General SEES
sons and resulted In the prisoners conviction Of muir
der the first degree He will be sentenced on the last
day OF the term The trial OF Or Charles Cobel,
indicted the homicide Of Emma wolfer by procuring
an abortion upon her, was commenced One witness
examined after which the Court adjourned till Mon
day, when the will be resumed.
Three drivers Of cars Tho Eighth Avenue Railroad,
who were arrested by the police being unprovidcd
with city licenses yesterday arraigncd before the
Mayor Who after hearing arguments both sides. de-
cided 10 sustain the action OF the police In the matter,
but requested them TO make more similar arrests
until the question OF their legality DO fully settled by
test case which II has been arranged shall shortly be
tried In the Supreme Court in which the Eighth Avenue
Company will be the defendana
A. j. Dittenhoener has been appointed by Governor
Fcnton to MI the vacancy In the Marine Court in this
city occasoned by the death Of Judge Florence Mccarthy
The Surrogate has admitted 10 probate tho willis OF
Philip stoppc0heil, George z Mcndum and Caleb e.
Crane Tho first bequcaths all the property Of the
testasor to found in this city home for fondlcss and
illegitimate German children and tho second makes a
considerable bequest TO Neptune Lodge Of Masons.
The steamship City OF Baltimore Of the Inman line,
will sail at twelve NJ 10 day, from pier a North river for
Queenstown and Liverpool The mails will close ., the
Post Onlcc at half past ten A. N.
The United States mail steamship George Cromwell
Captain va OF the Cromwell line, will sail for New
Orleans direct to-day, At three NJ, from pier No.
North river The mails will close nj the Post once n
hafpast one r. n The steamship North STAR Captain
a. Jones' Of the Star line will also sail At thrce NJ
TO day for New Orleans from pier No 40 North river.
The steamship Quaker City Captain West Of the Leary
line win sa to-day At hslpast four r n for Charles
ton from pier Il East river The mails will close at the
Post once 81 three O'Clock.
The Fifty-sixth regiment Of New York Volunteers,
which WINS organized in Newburg in September 1861 BY
Colonel G. II Van wyck, then member Of Congress, ar
rived in this city yesterday nom South Carolina II
originally contained fifteen hundred men, Of whom only
about two hundred remain In lie ranks though by hav
ing received large number Of recruits, returns with
about forty ocers and six hundred and my privaies
The Seventh regiment Of the National Guard, number.
ing about eight hundred and any musksts, was yester.
day formally inspected by state Inspector General
Bachelor and paraded through Of our principal
streets The members appeared In their new uniform,
and presented fine appearance
The right wing Of the Firth regiment Of the National
Guard was also inspected yesterday. and marched
through Broadway, making creditable display.
Florence McCarty, the man who, a. alleged, was
stabbed last Saturday night, In the drinking place
No. James slip, by Dennis Foley, died yesterday from
the effects Of tho injuries then received and coroners
inquest held in the The jurors after hearing
the testimony gave their opinion that Foley was
the man who inflicted the fatal wound and ha vas oou