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An UnnOticcd Accident on the New York
and Harlem Railroad.
PASSENGERS.
New York august 81 correspondence Of the Providence
JauVp

FohToNATE EsOAPE OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
PASSENGERS.
New York august 81 correspondence Of the Providence
In few minutes after closed my letter Of yesterday,
10 which sad something about railway accidents and
deprecated their frequency was board Of train OF
New York and Harlem cars. II was a full a crowded
train and although suppose every one thus embark
to purchase from shining TO dollars worth OF dan.
ger had read the morning papers, heavily feighcd with
Indignant demonstrations Of railway manage ment do
not believe there could be found among the crowd a
single individual who felt that his life was in danger
The train started from tho depot, Forty second street
and Fourth avenue at quarter 10 three r NJ and
onward merrly. We had not been in motion more than
ten minutes before aroused by sudden c,ncus
sion OF cars and loud scream from least two hun.
dred and fifty passengers Seats josed toeether
people were hurled from their seats and there what
an extravagant poet would call o simultaneous pageant
OF confusion.
The train had come in contact with an crroncosIy set
SWITCH had been brought TO sudden and unant patcd
halt; locomotive, tender and car two wercof the
track and the widest confusion predomnsted Indg.
nant passengers swore vengeance arrested ts dclIn
quent switch tender who at full meridian had allied TO
put bis switch In ts proper position, thus endmgerne
the lives OF two or three hundred people, and threatened
him with summary punishment Fortunately no one,
AZ far as can learn was killed, and only ose or two
employees Injured When the crash Il Was nfrifc
and astonishing; but as II was soon over, did noeaye
reporters; and the officials Of the road did notwsh
TO add 70 the excitement OF the city growing out OF
road disasters, not one word OF the affair was be
found IN the gazeues OF this morning The In
fcr when we, after returning 70 the city and gesinaxn
o'ner and fresh one 10 carry US 70 the couny passed
half hour Afterwards, we found II totally disa1ed
on the New Haven track. The Offending switchu{h,
when arrested BY The indignant psseengers, pokd
and protested thst inasmuch AZ he had been emploM
on the road ~ q swtchmap for fifteen years and u
wsfas. and thAt - be had never before been dellnauen
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The FemianB.

TRoy, N. Y, Sept 4 1so6.
There very large meeting Of tho Fenian brother
hood OF this city at Griswold Hall tonight The room
was crowded Mayor Gilbert and other prominent cIti.
ppcscnt Speeches made by Patrick Cor
bct Of syracusc Mr. Brennan, Of New York, and Thoe
d. Carroll, Of this CITY, John Mcrrissey upon tho
STAGE, made speech, and ended by contributing one
thousand dollarA
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The John Street Fire.

CONCLUsION OF THE iNQUEsr--THE VERDICT ETC.
The inquest on the body OF CathariDe Cleeves, The
victim Of the late Ore in John street, resumed yes
teray, and brought to conclusion, to the perfect
faction Of the Jurors themselves If that Of the
general public II appears that coroners' Inqucss In
these days psrake greatly OF the facea There r. very
little thought by the jurors Of the moment Of their
duties, aud nntters conducted In a manner very
inconsistent with the Importance Of the cases Al issue
In the jury empannelcd for the investigation
into tho Jehn street Hre this apparent
to degree Eight juror wore sworn in while only six
ing Whatever said about the matter Not 10 say very
sn = 9asT h SF % Ssy 81 fSnaHsn9 s S
was thosc ahscnting themselves Again. The in.
s ne s Gay 10 70
facturer Jersey City together with another pyrotec
mist Neeher Of the gentlemen subp1naod put in an
sumo there s for appearance on asubpana we i'm
agne such ought TO be inflicted in this case
the utmost importance 70 the conmunity Two persons
have lost their lives through the criminal csreeness Of
some one and stll the Jury content themseyes with
mild censurr on the proprietor Of the establishment and
Mr. Edge The verdict IL decidedly illegal ono there
being onlysx Of the jurors present. and we hope the
matter map BE- looked into.
THE yviDKscE
Owen DtGy, oDcer Second precinct, testined-was at
The hre 10 sohn street saw the IRE, and then heard
stream on the entry way where the body burning
some one ryachod In and caught the person burning BY
the body into the air, when she taken some Two
Tors away, when II discovered she was dead, and
I'm body wac removed 10 the station house. where sine
"1s recognized by her husband Caharinc Cleeves.
Dr Beach, 146 East rwcnty.thrd street, made an ex-
ca examination Of the body Of the deceased found IL
as cas3ely burnt and gave Il bis opinion decsasod
'"'"s 'SN"y death by sulocaon and burns.
.,,, Inv s., ~ .escd 10 her death by burns re-
Sih of A"sns and bgratlon at 16 John street, the
by the spontaneous combu ~ pwovIs caod .use ce
ored signal lights in the store o rrn"s n o%s" TIL TIL
jury censure Mr. Jones for keeping H, =. 'u"es ~ s @
contrary to an ordinance passed by the cS,nm ~ rncI
and they furthermore ccnsnre Messrs Edge nv.o.n.n'
nists OF Jesey CITY, n j.. for supplying to M snn
fireworks linble TO explode at any moment iy s1,,
neous combustion without notifying Mr. Jones Of H.
fact. The Jury further recommend that the ordnans
of the Common Council In relation the Keeping OF
fireworks should bc strictly enforced by the propcr
authorities. 'f
NATHAN DANE URNER, Foreman.
W. vOSBuRGH,
W. L. C0RWlN,
JOHN DONNELLY,
G. A. ARMOUR,
d. EsrABR0OKs.
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Sailing VI the Japanese Corvette Fu-

Sailing " the Japanese Corvette Fu.
siyama.
The Japanese steam corvette Fusyama saed ycstcr-
day for Yokohama Japan she was built by wcstervelt
Son, Of bis city, for the Japanese government through
an order from the American Minister residing there
and was 10 have sailed for that country last November
but owing to the fact that Japan then at war the
English government protested against her departure
The United States government with strict sense of neu.
traity, hsued order 10 the parties having her in
charge directing that she should not leave the country
I'LL such time japan should return peaceful relations
with Great Britain.
The following the dimensions Of the Fusiyama -
Length, 207 et beam, "a feet depth Of hold IS feet;
dranght Of vstor, IL feet She brig rgged with bow
James Musy Co. under the directions Of M ce Je.se
Cay late chef engineer In the United States Navy
She has two direct acting condensng engines with forty
inch cylinders and twenty-cight and half nches
stroke OF pston. She has two OF Martins boilers
snd donkey boiler. Each Of the main boilers has
water spa making Hn s ass sess
per hour Hr coal bunkers capable Of holding three
hundred tons or coal. and with ordinary steamng she
satisfaction, and the Fusyama win no doubt prove
valuable addition TO the imperial navy.
The battery Of The Fusiyama consists OF one thirty
FOUNDER parott rife in pivot on the topsaIlant orecas
one hundred FOUNDER Parroit rife in pivot smidsh,us
four ninepch Dahgrens In broadside, two twenty four
FOUNDERS and two twelve FOUNDERS in broadside Total
twelve guns. She ls commanded by Captain Franklin
Hallott, long and favoraby known 10 our merchant
marine. The Fusyama her way out will stop at Cape
de Verbs Cape Of Good Hope Java 10 tho island Of Ba
avia, and Hong Kong, China
The following 10 list OF the officers who arc entrusted
to deliver her 70 tho Imperial government:-
CdptoiN-Fnnkln Hallett.
pursv--Jos ComstVck, Jr
0Gcrs--Chef Charles Halctt Second n a Ncrau
RIM Third, Bernard Harold
GwNne--w Warren Ballett
Bcdfrcefn--Petcr B. Hawkins.
Cd'penter--John Lyoto
En6mfrs-csIsf, John r. Robinson; First Assistant.
samuel hobinson secohd Assistant, Thos Grant; Third
Assistant, 0usnvue Van Devchter
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AFFAIRS AT CHATTANOOGA.
bitterness OF the Female Rebcfs-CotOnel
w. II. CAV i'm Command OF Chatta.
nooga-Its Tmpregnable Defences, &C.
OUR CHATTANOOGA CORRESPONDENTS.
CaArTANOooA, August %, 1855
YvmALs sgcpss,oSIsrs.

OUR CHATTANOOGA CORRESPONDENCE.
CaAryASoooA, August 20, lseS.
sEcpss,oNIsrs.
The women OF The South the meanest rebels have
ever met and when we consider that Don Quixolism s
component part of souherner's composition this fact
carries weight with IT, One OF hcm with whom enter
ed into conversation at the hotel said, "Yeu wooden
natmes Yankees on' understand the people you think
they are sobjugated, and that they will submit 10
tyranny like poodle pup licking the hand that smitos
them Our treasMclthese things up, and when op
portunity Offers they Will wipe OFT the stain OF wousdcd
and only regret that could nothayc done more for the
glorious Southern cause At this she pulled from her
retculea especial pardon" for her husband, who had
been guerrilla and order for the release OF HE pro
perty. She had just returned from Washington city.
Another little vago sneeringy remarked, You Yankees
feel very proud Of your Victories by dirty Dutch
and Irish hircngs and negroes and your officers ride
through our country 10 special trains hope one Of
them wiz of the track Of these days and send
some OF you to hell where you ought 10 be, and she
drew sigh Of relief and commenced dipping snuff
Another said she could smell greasy mechanic from the
blacksmith or brick mason told her neither
We'll, then, I'm bet my life how reckless they Of
tor @ arc bsds her GOOD
and retired to dream OF the beauties Of Southern 30
ciety
Since Colonel w. b. Cav, Of the Sixteenth coored In
fanry took command Of this post the Augean stable Is
being thoroughly renovated. The arrest and conlne
ment OF several officers for drunkenness, and the pro-
mitigation Of order orbidding the sale Of sprituous
liquors to Oic soldiers have had salutary effect
As Chattanooga s OF the i've forcsscs Of
the United States II is evidently desirable that strict
order and military discipline should be inaugura
ted and that vice In every form should be discouraged
This Colonel Cav bas dope Tho coored soldiers Of thc
Coones regiment are all picked men, formerly Of the
Engineer corps embracing mechanics OF all kinds, VIII
can construct anything from the simplest article OF me
chansn to traverse track for one dpounder
gup. The Colonel himself is experienced engineer,
and constructed the batteries at Cape Girardeau, No.
Island Ten and other places in the early part Of the
iy fitted for the command here where guns are TO be
mounted and kept in order. Already guns command the
country In every direction, several having
Gently been mounted, and Chattanooga presents lively
military appearance In this respect is the vee vrsG
OF Atlanta. There are now stored in this city about
ST. 100000 worth of stores belonging to and
strenuous precautionary necessary
them against danger from fire. Several frame houses
have been ordered 10 be moved and will be al
lowed to be- erected contiguous to the governments store
houses
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Affairs at Chicago.

OPENING OF THE ILLINOIS STATE FArR--0gHERAI
GRANT TO be pREsENT-THE NEW CHAMBER OF
coMhERCE--THB HOTTEST DAY OF THE SEASON.
CHICAGO, Sept 4, 1865.
The Illinois State Fair opened to-day, on the Fair
grounds three miles south Of this city, under favorable
auspices Everything indicates a monster exhibition.
Various Northwestern States besides Illinois well rep
resented The Fair will continue throughout the week.
Glperoi Grant will arrive here tomorrow noon
from Milwaukee and attend the Fair Governor oslesby
and sA orierson areaso on their way hither TO at
tend the exhibition.
General John A. Logans IN the city stopping at the
Fremont House
The Board Of Trade Of Chicago abandoned their old
rooms today, and tomorrow they will take possession Of
the new Chamber Of Commerce
This has been the hotss day Of the season In Chicago
new evening paper appeared In this city to-day,
called Ihe Rma Its published BY Pieott 3 Fowler.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

TRENros n j., Sept 3 1S0b.
The propeller Moson exploded her boiler today
whom near ths city, on her return from New York,
loaded with merchandise for Trenton, valued at afty
thousand dollars. A lady from Bound Brook. named
Van Dync killed Tho engineer very seriously
injured and Tho captain hurt, but not 50 badly.
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Immense Amounts of Cotton
Pouring into Savannah.
Encouraging Indications Of q Thorough Re.
Hyal Of Trade on the Restoration Of
the Railroads Of the South.
The Geergians Sending Their Solid Men
to the State Convention.

By the arrival OF the steamer Idaho have Savannah
end Hilton Head dates and correspondence to the olst
nd 2bth ut respectively.
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he ought 10 be forgiven. Thero nothing like for
gvenehs IN the excited counenances Of the passengers
II we had been gong at New Haven Railway speed az
the moment the acc.den occurred instead Of running at
the rate of twenty miles the hour must have suffered
severely
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Government Barracks Destroyed By Fire.
AuuueyA. Bent 4 raas

Audc"A, Sept & 1905
Five barracks at Camp Coburn, belonging 70 The cov.
ernmsnt totally destroyed by are To- p,pb, ana
three other barracks and suffers buildings were aso
partly destroyed BY bons torn down to prevent the
spreading Of tho flames. Loss three thousand dollars
The nro was probably ths work Of an inceud,ary.
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NEWS FROM HAYTI.
Capture Of Fort st. Michel by
the Revolutionary Forces.
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HASTY RETREAT or THE GARRISON.
Large Amount OF Arms and
Ammunition Taken.
~~@~s'>~~N~-~>~~~~~~yN~~~>
1nhuman Bombardment Of Cape
Haytien.
HASry RETREAT or THE GARRISON
0ESERTI0MS AMONG cAlEAv's TROOPS.
Ice Ae. Ae.

Advices have been received from Port Prince 10 the
1etb Of August
An insurrection at Jeremie aud Coral, which was in
tended to aid the rebels at Cape Hayten, has been
promptly and eGecualy suppressed by the government
forces.
President Geifrard has sent commission to examine
into the condition Of the army which is besegng Cape
Haytien. The members OF this commission have re-.
turned favorable report.
They also advise that to spare useless efusion Of
blood, the rebel stronghold shc"'A ne = act -ut
5to,is ia ay,a anJ 9,.. .aa Aa te)sl ie4
say ,. ei7e 40 -ncoa irN. ee.sa
scg - rse. gna a.ia aaHag ve ss fe al a
ooroaAo = me tofansa mo a.cF43o
seoat 9rniasa aa, 70 sisitbs aari sa't
o, tsc and.
rteners % iin cabfa' resaN.on Damlnsa s.
also oohirra a wy ID FnrH
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calmly contemplates mounting additional guns in order
TO shell with still more terrible effect His bloody pur-
l6tion y
And then has any one reflected how promiscuous uas
we statement In which II was proclaimed that the
to"h had been fired upon unntenonally, and proms-
ihs not 10 commit such an error, at the time at
"il.h preparations were being made for general bonn
nNiumenU such Is a summary OF GefIrards policy.
.uen an example OF the hypocrisy, the cunning and
e iamy which he calls 10 his assistance corrupt
picndef our country.
The subjoincd letter contains General Nissaoe,s
ahs"eE ~ Is 10 be regretted that such citizen
.e me- should also have taken steps 10 commence
wnat ne cans me general hombardment Cape Hayticn
is the cape on foreign territory
Tne CARE July "a 1865
Petite Ansc and Fort ST. M.chel:- -
GEvERAI--I have received your letter dated This dav
and have perused itscontonts most atteptyely -
] now inform you that you must suspend the boin
bardmcn and that General Alphonse Ec has orders 10
along the lines desire TO have all the troops in it
condition on the day of the general bombardment.
have the honor &C., NlSSAGE SAGET.
FROM CAzEAU TO CARRIE.
Fort ST. MICHEL, July a. 1865
TO the General Of Division, A. CARRIE Secretary Of State
GESERALI hasten to apprsc you that during the bonn.
Dardment yesterday not single shot was wasted. The
days work proved most satisfactory STILL General,
though sxteenpounder has been productive Of such
good suits, the possession Of twentyfOur FOUNDER
would soon bring about the surrender Of Cape Hay
ten by the evacuation Of Fort St. Michel Therefore,
iagerriere there TO effect Junction with my fellow sol
der Iabore who will assist obtaining pieces OF
tery OF larger cabro With the battalion of National
Guards who have already assisted In my operations,
can promise that will speedily return with the re-
quircd cannon.
Perhaps, General you may hesitate to entrust me with
this mission when you think OF the fatigue have un
dergone; however difficult the task annea- . -'
be too diH~'-'. 10 Ill. b. 4. ~. .rf
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OFFICIAL.
The First Cefps-Nesice to Veterans.
HEApeuARrKRs FIRST CORPS,

rns FJYst Cerps-Notice 70 Veterans.
HEApsuARTKRs FIRST CORPS,
WAsHINeToN, ID. o., Dec. "a, 1854.
Veterans desiring TO enlist In the LIST Army
Corps. should report in person at the once Of
Col! O II. Johnson, Soldiers Rest, Baltimore
and ohio Railroad Depot, Washington, ID. q.
ANY Veteran who has served two years, has
been honorably discharged, and Is physically
qualified, may enlist In the Corps TOR one, two
or three years
Those enlistng will receive from the Gov
ernment bounty Of $500 soon as they are
stalments from the Government, In proportion
to the period OF enlistment, as follows: 800 for
one years service, one-third paid on enlist
ment; $500 for two years service, one-third on
enlistment; 5000 for three years service, one
third on enlistment
They will be credited to the quota OF the
district in which they or their families may be
doniciled and will, therefore, be entitled to
local bounties
Free transportation will be furnished them
.oWashingto by any Provost Marshal
The best arms in the possession OF the
Government will be furnished these troops,
and they will be allowed to retain their arms
when hOnorably discharged.
Headquarters Major General Hancock :-15S
Fstreet, between 10Th and goth streets.
Office of the Board for the Examination OF
Officers :-Brigadier General John r. Brooke,
president, 1S3 G. street. between 10th and Goth
streets.
BY order Of Major General Hancock.
FINLEY ANDERSON,
dee 27.f Assistant Adiutant General.
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FROM HAVANA.

Arrival OF q Rebel b Blockade. Runner from
Galyeston-M utiny in the Rebel CARR.
SON in that City-Death ofth ebei Gen.
Chalmers-Propositi0n to Raise 10000
Rebel RecruIts-Iroops Returning to
France from M Mexico.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The steamship Ea.
gle, has arrived, witt. .Havana dates to the 26th
instant.
The blockade runner Denbigh, from Calves.
ton, arrived on the 25th.
The rebel General Chalmers is dead.
A meeting was held at San Antonio, Texas,
to carry into consideration the proposition to
occupy the western territory, and open com.
munication with California. 1t is said that
secured. A committee was appointed to con-
fer with the rebel commander of the trans
Mississippi department on the subject
weston, on the Goth uItimo, resulting in the
death and wounding of several.
More French troops have passed through.
Havana, on the way from Mexico to France
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Alexandra Affairs.
From the Alexandria Journal I,


The mail steamer City Point, Capt. Talbot,
is lying at the foot of Prince street, where she
is undergoing a complete overhauling. 1t
will take some fifteen or twenty days to repair
her and repair the damage which her machin-
cry sustained a few days ago. "A
Battery Rodgers, situated ut the lower end
Of Water street. is undergoing many improve
ments under the superintendent OF the COM
manding officer (Capt Spear,) who is said to
be a most excellent engineer. The grounds In
the vicinity are being graded, new quarters for
the men are being erected, and q general sys-
te m of Improvement is going on. The Battery
viii become a great place Of public resort dur.
ing the coming sum mer.
From letters received from citizens of Lou
DOM county, we learn that the people there
will not attempt to open a poll on the next gen :
eraI-election day, unless they are assured OF
permanent protection from the government
Gov PierpoInt returned to the city fyes TER.
day, after an absence OF some eight or ten days,
at Norfolk and City. Point He speaks very
hopefully OF the prospect Of our army and OF
the speedy suppression Of the rebellion. =, ~ &
The officers and employees Of the Military
Railroad Department in this city were paid
of to-day for the month of january. Asfa slL..s ,
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AMUSEMENTS.
OXFORD! TOXFORD!. OXFOROI
MUSIC HALL AND THEATRE,
Nlnfp street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue.
1syiReIBLE. UNAAPPRoAcHABLE. INIMI.
THE GIANT MUSIC Hall, OF AMERICA
81 GRAND CHANGE OF PRO4RAMMH..

Everything New, Novel, and Sparkling, a Bril-.
Hsnt Galaxy all the star artistes appearing with
msnss success and positively the last six nights OF
Martini Chiriski, whose wonderful performances
tn Q admiYation Of ALL -fIl5 = =
Imme hse success Of the Celebrated ysddo Miaeo
Oontortionists.c Immense success of Mile Mar
zetti and Mons. Antonio, the best Daneers in the
and Harry Bloodgood, who will appear nightly in
their finely original ethiopian Sketches, Extssva-
Raynor and Frank Diamond, the celebrated lthf.
opian comedians. Barry Carter; the celebrstsd
sistine Of ftwelvs BeNlt ltiial Young Ladies. -
Ladies' Matinee Saturday Afterneons -l.i r1.f7-
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From California.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-Advices from
Arizona to February Is announces that the ex-
pedition under Lieutenant Barr had attacked
camp OF hostile Indians and killed ninetesn
warriors The Apaches continue to steal aid
kill horses, mules, and cattle.
Sailed, steamer Con nstitution, for Panama
with passengers and mails for New York, and
carrying iS5A,00 in treasure, Of which onlv
$l31 1000 goes to New York.
EArrived, ship Revere, Manila, with 100000
pounds Of sugar for local ref1neries - : :