The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-03

l most prospective certainty
Captain Hawthorn. who passenger on the steam
ship Republc, Captain Young, which Ten tins port fo
New 0~Jans the 18th ult and was driven ashore OF
the Georgia coast during the recent tempestuous weather
the 25th and sunk gives brief but very interesting
statement OF the calamity. The Republic had ON board
altogether persons, of whom thirty
passengers OF these oil two, who remained the
wreck we're dstriba,ed among four boats and raj,
which nut of from the sinking vessel or these three
boats containing three persons reported
! as having safely reached shore though, from the
what obscure kilograms reference 70 the NATTER is
impossible to decide positively whether than two
boats with forty persons, havsbeen heard from. Cap
TX tain Hawthorn in commanded one Of the boats,
rying twenty three Of the unfo-usates arrived
Port Royal s. C., after being tosged the for
two days and nights, on the 27th uu!
The steamship Columbia, which sailed from this port
the 10Th ult for Havana, experienced on the
the commencement Of the late gale (which continued
to increase In violence gill the 22d II became pers
hurricane and appeared that the vessel must certainly
go UNDER but she rode through the storm arrvef
at Havana the Goth u, not however without having
suffered some damage, but without any loss Of life.
The COVER nment steamship Grand Gulf which arrived
here yesterday, from New Orleans the 17sh and Key
West on the 2sth ult furnished with sditionI
details Of the effects Of the gale on Florda
coast already noticed N the HExALD.
The Boards Of Registry in this city Brooklyn
tho other portions the Metropolitan Police district will
again held sessions to-day, tomorrow and ttsnday
next to give those who have not yet done
cnance to appear ard place their the voting
lists Monday will be. the last chance So only atty
two thousand and tweaty four names have be regis
tered in this city. The pscu " city the last
Presidential election hundred and ten thousand
three hundred.and ninety.
A claim preliminary to'the suit OF tho assign Of
Katc1 A.
adjudication in the Supreme Count yesterday The
offsets eighty thousand collars in gold checks against
the hundred thousand dollars sued for But the
plaintiffs wish to compel the defendant 70 prove the
genuine character well his ownership u the chez ks,
the deposit OF which thGyf admit. Judge Barna I'd |
ordered the case to ako its place the calendar
was Of two lengthy nature 70 admit Of his hearing 1t
er parte
The counsel fcr George Wagner wois under sentence
OF death for the murder of his wfe and whose
ton TO take place oil thsl6th proxmo, have OBJ |
tanned writ Of judge Barnard OF the Supe
rior Court with Of ,roc cedings- The arguments
will come upon appeal bef the general term OF the
court. viii h rs-opsas Mo nday next
The heaang Of the chare ofs the Polics Commits
sioners against ths leaning contsaeters Messrs
Brown, Devoe and Knapp, or alleged failure to keep
our streets in the condition required by the terms OF
their contract resumed yesterday before the full
board OF the~Street Cleaning Commission consisting OF
the heads ofrdeparanaenss Of the-city government On
behalf of the Police Comissio II stated their
belief that the afyits alre ady made In regard to
neglect to keep the clea sniGient to
stute clear agalns thu ccntractoBy aud it
said that there hundred and twenty five
witnesses rendy testify agai INST them Alter hearing
both sides it agreed that the counsel
for the contractors should be directed to file
the complaints and the Conn adjourned till next
Monday forenoon.
An article " much interest and Importance to the
citizens Of the, metropolis gen ernllyi giving q of
facts in regard the topog Apply and original water
of Manhattan Island pointing out its healthy
and unhealthy sections, appe Ina issue Of this
morning Portions Of cal culated TO slightly disturb
Of residents OF Of tho fashionable quar-
ters showing, they do b at said localities contain
within their foundations the eds Of fever and and
ready, receipt of sufficient provoeation to
forth q volume Of miasma. The article also. Suggests
the proper remedies for these evils q
At the regular monthly meeting of 1e Chamber Of
Commerce yesterday resolutions, adopted, and
ordered he transmitted to President johnson and
Secretary OF the Treasury McGuach, appnorisg the
recent speech the latter gentleman favor os reduc
ing the amount OF national paper, cnrrensy and {
his action In the same drecton and protest .
ing agans. any appeals that mar he mnde to :,
Congress- to the issues Of national hank notes
beyond the limit Of the three hundred million dollars
adtn0riZeu. Il
d. Azannsl;a and the Rev Me- Fletcdss, an American
resident Of Brazil present. and bsing introduced
TO the Chamber made addresses referring 10 the pro
gress ch being made in that country i'm commerce.
internal improvements gen sra industry and auzatioa
congatuating the mercan3 40 communities bssh OF shs
United States and Brazil tho astabsAmen OF TN
new steam line between sw York~and Bio hneros IN
speaking sanguincly Of tina largely incrss
intercourse and trade between the two countries IAN
hal Ixs,or
Of Commerce read. few ne~memsss were sAee ted
and some other business of general nac rest
was transacted.
In his annual returr made tile City Comptroller
the LIST instant OF the expenses and or bs |
Office Surrogate shows thai IL has becoe seL
paying institution. The amoant OF fees paid into The
county treasury equals the amount tsid out for sslar
&C. Of the Office and 1t is thus coadusied without cost
10 the county The Legislature in 1858 reduced the fees
and costs OF the county upoathe administration Of email
estates and the Surrogate hnks still greater recitation
possible
lecture on Australia was delivered last evening the
Cooper Institate by John Holden native OF thu new
country Ps traced the history of the discoveries
and growth Of the island continent and stated among
the facts pteres ts the Murray river is ayigable
for nearly Thousand miles for steamboats, that many
thousands Of square iles Of fertile lands exist in the
centre OF the island and that Stewart the celebrated ex
porer very much resembles General Grant In per-
/ sonal appearance.
Bentham FABIAN, whose name appeared IN our repsra
in the HERALD q last Saturday Of seizure OF large
amount OF alcohol Brooklyn for alleged evasion Of the
internal revenue, arrested in Richmond, Va on
Wednesday or this week, suspicion OF beng inpli.
Gated in said Transaction, and commttsdto psos pre-
iminary TO being to this city fsr examination
! fire broke out about noon yesterday in liquor I'm
porting and bottling establishment at No. 10 Beaver
.hod hafrr much inns AL
been dome The total loss stocks and building by fire
and water Is about thousand dollars. which Is fully
covered by insurance.
A are the cause Of which Is unknown, broke out