The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-28

series Of guerilla outrages Of the most atrocous
character are recorded from Robertson county, Tennes
see. Thirty forty guerillas, under the supposed
leadership Of . miscreant named Harper who has for
same past infested the neighborhood started on
mission Of indiscrminate murder and robbery Thos j.
Payne, OF Adams station, on the Edgeneld and Ken
lucky road was killed, his family outraged and his
house sacked; another man was hanged 70 tree and
then down and dragged along the ground until an
eye was torn from Its socket, and third victim was
beaten and robbed.
public meeting Of citizens without regard 10 politics.
was held at Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday last
Many lately prominent rebels-including Henry g.
Foote, Nei s Brown Baltic Peyton and others-werc
present. delivered speeches RESOLUTIONS Of most
thorough going Union character were passed, and tie
meeting singulary unanimous in It's expressions OF
approval Of President Johnson's course.
The hearing OF the charges Of malfeasance In Office
preferred against the city officials Of Now York was
resumed yesterday at Albany before Governor Fcnton
On the point OF Jurisdiction raised by the defence the
Governor ruled that he had full Jurisdiction 10 hear the
cases. and that the evidence might be given in the shape
Of adavits he acquiesced In the propriety Of trans
ferrng the investigation to New York Accordingly the
INQUIRY will be resumed in the Governors Room at the
City Hall on Tuesday next
The crew Of the Liverpool immigrant ship Calhoun,
Captain Page thiry-onc in number wero yesterday
charge Of mutny. From the complaint II appeared
that on the 2lst of September Of the crew COM
planned Of their raons being unit for food went to the
galley and demanded of the cook better provisions
which the latter refused to serve them, and, as
they state assaulted the grumblcrs with largo FORK
This led TO upon the cook in force who was
subsequently aided by the boatswa.n and mate. The
latter being armed fred among the crew. killing one
and injurng several others, The exnsperated crew de-
manded of the captain that the officers should be put
IN irons, which demand the captain was forced 10
comply with. but when the vessel neared the
port he signaed gunboat and subsequently, the off,
GERS released and the arrested. The latter
state that they badly treated during The VOYAGE,
and that charge of violence and tho subsequent fatal
results altogether against the mate and boatswain
An examination into all the circumstances of the
will BIO held on Friday next.
The official report Of the famous standstiH be-
the winooski and the Algonquin states that the
economical performance OF each vessel was equal that
the arrangement OF the Winopskis machinery is the
simplest and most convenient possible and its economy
of fuel equal that given by the very complex design
OF the Algonquin.
Another sale Of government vessels took place at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday. High prices real
led ranging from So, 500 to Si0s 600
The police authorities have made effort to alter the
inhuman way in which animals cared through tho
streets of the city the slaughter house. piled above
the other and with their heads hanging the sides
and ends of the vehicles. Two butchers taken
before Justice Bowling yesterday and fired for the
offence
Tho Episcopal Convention of the Southern diocese OF
New York assembled yesterday, the Bishop presiding
There full attendance comprising three hum
dfed clorgymcn but the business mainly confined
to the election of officers The Convention viii meet
rain this morning.
Robert Lee has quietly taken up his quarters Ia Lex
ngton ve the of his future labors President
elect of Washington College.
There great demonstration Of the Fcnan Brother
hood last evening In the Cooper institute Lieutenant
Colonel Roberts delivered oraton and remarks
made by Colonel OMahony, and Nj. Hogan OF st. Louis
tried yesterday in the Marine Court, before
Judge Alker in which tho liability of carriers
tested trunk, tho property OF grant, which,
from the evidence it shown had gone into the pos
session of the Castle Garden Transfer Company
lost while in trahsi, to the place of delivery. Tho
sued the company for the loss and the jury found
for the plaintiff in the full sued for-four hundred
and fifty dollars.
In the Supreme Court yesterday the charge preferred
by Mrs. Ammo Lorking, the young Irish woman, who
fortunate win three four prizes after
the other in the Havana lotteries amounting In the
whole to 800 900, against Frederick l. King young
attorney Of this city Of Illegally withholding from her
certain bonds the proceeds of these aforesaid lottery
winnings again investigated One line Of defence
appears to be that the money in lot
t,ry, but that Mrs. Lokng had been cohabitng with
man named Cruz who had purloincd tho money from
his employers Among other interesting developments
1t rauspircd that the ''Mary simpson, whose has
been mixed up in the affair and no was supposed 20 be
alter ego Of Anne Lorking, has in realty separate
identity. The not concluded.
In the General Sessions yesterday Anna Walter plead
cd guilty attempt at grand larceny in stcaln; sixty
i've dollars worth Of shirts from Simon Strauss, on
the 18th Of August and to the State Prison for
two years. Charles Walker and John Carpenter, who
bmgeriousy entered the Of Frederick Muller and
stole twelve dollars worth of cigars pleaded guilty
attempt nc burglary the third degree Carpenter
sent TO the State Prison for years. and Walker
sent to the House Of Refuge Edward stclzcr con-
victcd Of stealing five hundred and seventy dollars the
property of Frederick wclchlcr The parties were SOL
diers on Harris Island, and the complainant gave tho
money the prisoner to deposit for him in savings
bank which he did but which WINS subsequently, with
drawn by him without the consent OF the owner. He
was sent to the Prison for three years. James
Clark Jointly indicted with Charles Tacker convict
cd OF picking pocket of Pedro Rncon, colonel in the
Mexican army and stealing gold watch, the night of
the 18th Of August while the parties riding in
Fourth avenue car James Reynolds convicted of
stealing sixtyyc dollars from Ann Clark, the I'd Inst
These prisoners were remanded for sentence. The
Grand Jury brought in a large number OF Indictments
and the prisoners arraigned in the afternoon
Additional particulars to the Concord Bank robbery
bring into stronger relief the audacious bodness Of the
theft but give clue to the guilty persons, who are
still undiscovered though the most experienced Boston
detectives have The case In hand.
Major General Palmer and Brigadcr General Brsbin
foe and
otherwise transgrcssng the slave laws Of that State
Hon william j. Duane who held tho post Of Secretary
of the Treasury under Andrew Jackson and resigned his
position rather than the removal OF deposits
from the United States Bank, died the 10th inst at
the ago of eighty-hve.
Alabama has spoken out emphnticaly ON the question
Of negro suffrage The Convention yesterday passed an
ordinance that the white alone shall form tho basis
Of representation.