The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-31


co.'s The entertainment Of the most vecAeyce oe
scrption and in its magnncencs exceed any previous
affair Of the kind In this country Speeches were maae
by Sir Morton, Chief Justice Chase, MI "aikn' NJ r.
Generals Hooker and Dix, Vice Admiral farragut non
John sherman and Mr. Ogden The festivities concluded
with .ncert in the pariors Of the establishment
In the Boa I'd Of Supervisors yesterday Mr. Ely moved
to request the Police Commissioners 70 discountenance
assessments for political purposes on the police force
The resolution being objected to as unnecessary was
withdrawn. An application Tor back pay from the
Judges Of the Supreme cour amounting 70 about thirty
seven thousand dollars. was iad over NO other SUD-
ject OF importance came up
The investigation Of the case pending between the
Street Cleaning Commission and the contractors Messrs
Knapp pevoe and Brown. which expected 10 COM
mence Yesterday did not account of full meeting
OF the Commissioners not being had The investigation
was fixed for O'Clock this forenoon in the Mayors
Office
The Fire Commissioners, at their meeting yesterday
organized three companies TO be known Engine
Company No. 20, W. Harris foreman to be located At
Carmansve the house Of volunteer Engine Company
No. 81, and to be composed Of nifty men; hook and
ladder company for Carmansvlle. N. McDermott, fore
man, and Engine Company No "a. to be located in
West Thirty-third street, VIM. r. Daniels foreman.
Volunteer Engine Companies Nos 80 IS, 49, Is, ST. IT.
Is and 80 Hose Companies Nos ~, ~, 40, IS aud ~
and Hook and Ladder Companies Nos and II were re-
lieved from duty. The officers and members to be
discharged on the 10th Of November Hose carriages
Nos IT. q and 30 are not wanted, and will be put in
charge Of the Comptroller.
Three deaths in addition to those named in yester
day mornings report have resulted from the explosion
Sunday morning Of Of the boilers Of the North
river steamer st. JOHN making altogether fourteen lives
sacrificed up this time by this terrible catastrophe
The boat was visited her pier by crowds friends Of
the victims and curious spectators yesterday morning
when the dead bodies still remained board but most
OF them removed by relatives during the day Some
OF the injured persons who still live in very critical
condition The three who died Sunday night and
yesterday were Mr. Cyre Archambeault, OF Montreal,
whose wife and child killed instantly; Mr. Adrian
Seares baggage MASTER Of SO Luqueer street. Brooklyn,
and Mr. s W Norhrop of IS Spencer street. Albany.
1t seems that Immediately after the explosion
scoundrcs on board commenced the souess work Of ply
ing their vocation by robbng the injured and the bodies
the Several Of this kind Of theft occurred
and of the waters OF the steamer yesterday
rested on suspicion OF being of the perpetrators
by the explosion Of the boiler OF the steamtug
Coinjock at Norfolk, Va, on Friday last noticed in
yesterdays Herald the boat was blown atoms, and
five persons all on board we're instantly killed.
Accounts Of additional disasters shipping along
Atlantic and Gulf continue be received The
officers OF the government steamship Massachusetts,,
which arrived Philadelphia on sunday, report that
when she lying the harbor Of Key West, Florida,
on the ed inst, gale, which subsequently became
a hurricane sprang up Every vessel in port excepting
tho Massachusetts went ashore, and the following
morning twenty wrecks were visible from the lookout
Much damage also done shore and the Key West
people say il the they have had since
1885. The Massachusetts left Key West on the Gath
inst, and on the day fell in with the brig Stella
from Cardenas for Portland, Me-, in sinking condition.
and took OF her officers and crew.
The steamship Victor from this port for New Orleans
which owed into Hampton Roads on Sunday by the
steamship Alabama, Is reported by one of our CORES
pondcnts at that place to have been almost complete
wreck and In sinking condition when she arrived
there The steamship North Star, also hence for New
Orleans which put into Norfolk in a disabled condition
Tuesday last remains at that place. awaiting repairs
Tho steamships Flag and Mississippi, which, the tele
graph informs have arrived at New Orleans from this
port both experienced severe weather The Mississippi
Is reported having lost her cargo and portion Of her
books and mais on Cape Carnaveral Florida, her Of
nccrs saw q large sunken vessel and the floating frag
ments from wreck Other disasters will be found
ticcd in ship news column.
The steamship Eagle Captain Lawrence, which sailed
from Havana the 2lst inst. for New York, put into
Beaufort n c. on Saturday last, 2sth, for coal, and
leave for this city Sunday II she succeeded in
obtaining H. despatch TO Messrs Sponord Tilesion
Co. the owners from the captain, states that lie cxpe
renced very heavy weather after leaving Havana during
which the swept from stem TO stern by the
seas but she received damage her hull She may
be expected TO arrive to-day or tomorrow.
Argument heard yesterday BY Judge Barnard on
notion which he subsequently granted. for writ Of
mandamus compel City Comptroller Brennan TO draw
his warrant for fortytwo thousand one hundred and
eighty nine dollars in favor Of Mr. Charles Devln TO
reimburse him for expenditures growing out OF the
Street Commissioner controversy Of 1857
somewhat complicated divorce case was yesterday
before Judge Robertson Of the Superior Court In June
last Levi A. Lincoln obtained decree Of divorce from
his wife Abby on the ground that at the time Of her
marriage with him she had another husband living The
lady now applies for rcopcning Of the Decree alleging
TIM, when the suit for 10 instituted by Mr.. Lincoln
she allowed the matter To go by default in consequence
OF being deceived by her lawyer. She sys that after
her first marriage she discovered that her husband had
another wife and therefore felt herself free to marry
again. and contracted the matrimonial alliance alluded
10 with Mr. Lincoln. The Judges decision on the
ton reserved.
Rec rider Hoffman rendered his decision yesterday on
the motion TO discharge Charles Brewer alias Brown
now under arrest charged with being implicated In the
frauds alleged to have pectratcd by jenkins upon
the Phenx Bank The Recorder decided TO admit
Brown 10 bail in the nominal Of Eve hundred dol
lars the testimony the complaint being very slight
against him.
Another meeting held yesterday, at the steuhen
House. Of the Association Of German Cigar Manufacturers
and Dealers organized Principally for the purpose OF
doavong induce Congress to transfer the revenue tax
entirely from manufactured TO tobacco. The report
Of the Executive Committee, which was read, made
some disclosures in regard to the use Of counterfeit
revenue stamps by dealers Of which the Secretary
OF the Treasury has been informed and is hoped that
a stop will he put to the fraud. Another national con-
venion Of tobacconss and cigar manufacturers Is TO be
held nt the Cooper Institute the 22d OF next month,
at which expected TO have present some Of the lead
ing internal revenue officers.
report was started yesterday that the ship Trcolor,