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New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
ALLEGED Highway Robbery.

THE NOTORIOUS "ROCKY" MOORE ARRESTED
ON A CHARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY-HE
BOASTS THAT HIS POLITICAL INFLUENCE
WILL SECURE HIM EXEMPTION.
On Friday last Thomas w. Smith, residing
in Prince at appeared before Justice Dowling at the
Tombs and preferred complaint Of robbery against
the notorious Matthew alias Rocky" Moore, well
known rufian who was connected with the murder OF
Harry Lazarus in the saloon of the latter at No IA East
Houston st. on the morning Of the I'd OF january last
and also for years past has Inquired extensively at
Democratic primaries fighting man. The com
visited number of gambling places. and that at about
daylight he left the establishment OF Fatty alsh
No COZ Broadway. carrying the amount he had won
(s 1850 In his vest pocket The accused had seen him
payng in several places and knew the amount ne had
won and followed him from the place. Tn the way
home Smith stopped in saloon at the corner OF irince
and Greene-sts for the purpose OF procuring q drink
While there Moore came in and demanded some
money Smith refused to comply with the demand,
and as he attempted leave the saloon Moore caught
him by the neck and took from his pocket the whole
amount he had AS he waa about To decamp with
his booty Smith caught him. when the rufian produced
pistol and threatened TO blow his brains out. This
had the effect of causing him to release his hold, and
cause his arrest he had political influence enough
10 insure his release. The case was Iaid before the
Grand Jury by the magistrate, and an Indictment for
robbery in the first degree found against the accused
On the following night he was arrested py capt Jour
dan and Sergeant Quin of the Sixth Precinct on
bench warrant issued by Judge Russell, and he was
Yesterday committed to the Tombs for trial, bail being
refused. The accused has already served term oil
SIX months in the Penitentiary
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
THE NEGROES IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA,

At the election of delegates to the State Con-
vention Of North Carolina which took place on
Thursday, last week, the contest between
"former Rebels" and the old Union men"
seems to have been more animated than in other
States. But as regards the present views of the
two parties, the difference of opinions does not
appear to be very marked. The former Rebels,
we suppose, will no more oppose the repeal Of
the Secession ordinance and the abolition OF
Slavery, than their friends in Mississippi and
Alabama. On the other hand, they cannot be
more opposed to the principle of universal suf-
frage and to the extension Of civil rights TO the
negroes than the men who proudly point to
their profession of Union sentiments during the
Rebellion. The latter, indeed, it seems, are out
running many of the ex-RcbelS in the violence
and extent Of their opposition to negro rights.
The Standard the organ of Governor Holden,
enumerates among the landmarks Of True
Unionism, as it understands them, unconditional
opposition to Negro Suffrage. Mr.. Pennington,
the editor Of The Progress, another i" we'll
known Union paper of Raleigh" isl candidate
for the State Convention from Wake County.
lie announces himself as being opposed not only
to negro suffrage, but also to the admission OF
negro evidence in the courts against white per.
sons. The gravest charge he had to bring for
ward against Mr.. B. +. Moore, his opponent, is
that Mr.. Moore has declared in favor of negro
evidence. The Progress keeps this charge stand
ing in its columns under the head: Keep it
Before the People" Mr.. Moore frankly ac-
knowledges that he is in favor of giving the
right of testifying in Courts Of Justice to the
Blacks, and he justifes his position by declaring
that in communities composed of negroes, they
are liable to outrages from Whites, which must
~ unpunished uplsss the eyidepcs Of Blacks i
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The most important item Of intelligence from
Central America received by the arrival of the
New-York is that the Government oi Salvador
had tried ex-President Barrios by court-martial,
and that in accordance with the sentence passed
BY this court he had been shot on the 29th OF
August. AS Barrios had been delivered to the
Government Of Salvador by that of Nicaragua
only on the condition that his life should be
spared, this breach of faith had naturally pro-
duced in Nicaragua great excitement. Barrlos
was generally regarded as one of the ableSt
leaders of the Liberal party i'll Central America.
He was the lawful President of Salvador
until the unfortunate war with Guatemala in
1868, in consequence of which he had to leave
mis- country. Both natives and foreigners in
Central America expressed great indignation al
the conduct of the Government of Salvador.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
Porto Rico. She was . years Of age, and native Il
the above place. iElllf ~

ARRIVAL OF rHB Sr. LOUIS COMMON Cow.
c-Among the arrivals in this city during the last q
hours we find recorded at the Astor House the smss
Of majority Of the City Council Of the city Of st. Louis
with various gentlemen representing heads Of dep art
ments and the press Of the same city. We weco IA
these gentlemen to NewYork and trust they msypr oft
by the good they in city and guard against The
error They are on tour Of observation to gather In
formation concerning public improvements the system
OF charities the water10rks and municipal systems In
vogue 10 the East In order to take advantage OF Ea
ern experience In the future municipal Of the
great representative city Of the West They have been
courteously entertained by the public authorities 81
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and in the latter clty
made quite stay. Their names are as follows: Coun
cilmen Vale 0he Vice President OF the Council and
chairman Of the delegaton). Croneubold KreiokAsua
GemDp. Goodwin. Cheever DriscoIl Shipnan MeAu.
lif, Borg. SchOenback. Dreyer and Waeruer Messrs.
Truman j. Homer CITY Engneer) William p. Curtis
Gland COmmissiOperl Willis Pritchard (Suseriutend.
ent Water. Work. n G. Kern (supsrintendent Publis
Parks). Samuel r. Weed of TIE Missouri Democrat p.
G. Ferguson. also Of The Democrat William HYDE Of
The Missouri Republican and Theodore Plateof Tie
WealeAs Post also accompany the party. Thor win
probably call on the Mayor to-day.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

States, quite as much as their Constitutions
need to be amended. The Convention further
enjoins upon the Legislature to pass laws to
protect the freedmen in their rights of per.
on and property, as well as to guard
wh, 'oh is not quite so necessary-against
any evils that may arise from emancipa.
ton, On this point a general act to
let the fr. .'edmen alone and pay them good
wages is abo, t ali that is needed. The Conven-
ton seems to be- state, however, in granting the
negroes the right 70 held property and to testify
in courts of justice. 1t is difficult to conceive
how their rights Of person and property are to
be protected if no such rights are to be granted
them.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The recurrence of so many profitable fairs
throughout the country is a sign of the return
ing health and usefulness Of peace. In half a
dozen fairs the receipts have averaged not less
than 1000 or 81, 900, and in New-York and
facture promises much benefit to both East and
West, as we note establishment of wool factories
in Illinois, and large wool sales amounting to
2, 600, 600 pounds, in Boston. We welcome the
temperance of Horse Fairs; they do good to
the owner and to the horse, when they are not
mere races. If something be done for the
humber brute-the mule, for instance-it might
lead to wider science and more common
humanity in the treatment of animals.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

Journals which approved the colonization
scheme of Mr.. Montgomery Blair will be
anxious that the negro should stay where he Is.
Mr. Mitchell, who holds an unemployed COM
mission for colonization, says that he intends TO
take his stand upon the emancipation procla-
nation and its attendant oath, )" expecting the
fulflment of the Governments compact with
him as regards colonization OF free ana voiuh-
tary kind. We have no objection to Mr.
Mitchell's plan of expectation if tho colored
people are willing to enter into 1T; but, admit
ting this the Government manifests as much re-
luctance to let them have their own way. We near
much about "the negroes consulting their own
happiness by remaining where they are;' OF
"the natural aptness Of the coored men Tor the
kind of labor which they have performed -
very suggestive axioms in their fashion. But
the plain statement of the case is, that not one
negro can be spared from the country: they
are all indispensable. Our money makers and
monopolists will be as eager to detain their run
aways rs before the war. To make it broader,
we need more negroes, more white men, and all
the labor possible to restore the South, settle
our Territories, and pay our debt Liberia,
Hayti, Honduras, Guiana, Chiriqui, want our
negroes for the very same reason that We wish
to keep them, and would like to have more OF
them. The folly is immeasurabe that would
have us export our labor without getting back
an exchange for it,
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

taken. The resalt,. he thinks, Will be u a' Wv
colored people, thus left unprotected, will '"A. :.
the law into their own hands. This Mr.. Moore, II
is said, was on undisguiscd Rebel while the war
lasted but he seems disposed, in recognizing the
abolition of Slavery, to have it altogether aboi'
ished.
From Newbern, we learn that the friends OF
MFR. Lehman, the " Out-and.out Johnson can
didate," consider it as the worst slander brought
forward against Mr.. Lehman, by his enemies,
that "two months ago, he declared in favor OF
negro suffrage" Similar intelligence we receive
from all parts of the State, and it Is therefore,
clear. that a success of tho Union ticket ought
by no means to be looked upon as piedeo ior
better laws for the negroes, than have been
passed in Mississippi and Alabama. IL Is not
impossible that Mr.. Moore may be right III Ills
apprehension of the consequences.
The Church seems to show the same DISPOSE
ton as the politicians. An interesting discus
sion on the question of negro churches LOOK
place recently in the Diocesan Convention ol
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF North Caro-
lima. Resolutions were offered to adopt proper
measures for "elevating the colored race, SO
far as bmay come within the sphere OF action
of the Church." to establish, for their benefit
independent churches and Sabbath schools, TO
seek for colored catechists and Sunday school
teachers, to educate colored young men for the
ministry to their own people in the State ana
to have, whenever practicable, provision made
by each parish for the training of coored children
to such degree as the condition of affairs may
justify" The Bishop and majority oil the
Convention were not ready to adopt this resolu'
ton, and accordingly it was resolved to post
pone action upon it until the next meeting oi
the Convention, year hence. commencing IN
the meanwhile, "the interests Of the colored
population to the benevolence and wisdom OF
the Diocese" The colored Baptists and Metho-
dists of the State, in the meanwhile, arc miro
ducng an ecclesiastical self.government, ana IL
remains to be seen whether the colored EpiSco-
palans will prefer, in view of such examples 70
remain in ecclesiastical bondage.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The reply Of Controller Brennan to the
charges preferred against him and now before
Governor Fenton, will be found in another col
umn. That relating to the Street Cleaning
Contract alone remains unanswered IN this
document, as the reply TO it is TO be made con-
Jointly with the other Commissioners.
Whether the facts are correctly stated by the
Controller, and what the evidence may be on
which his accusers rely TO substantiate their in
dictments. we, of course, do not know, and can
not, therefore, detect the weak points, II
there be any, in his defense. On certain
points, however, in which wrong seems
clearly to have been done the city, he
shows that he was powerless to prevent it.
He has not, for instance, the right to refuse
payment of demands properly authenticated by
other branches of the City Government, nor can
he set up his own Judgment in opposition to the
opinion of the head of the law department.
Charges which can be properly met by such a
statement must therefore, fall to the ground.
Whether others can be as successfully put aside
we shall know in day or two, when all the
facts in the case shall come out on the trial.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT TRoY.-At Troy. on

RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT TROY.-At Troy, on
Saturday evening last train the Rensselaer, end
Saratoga road backing toward the city account
Of some misunderstanding of signals by the engineer
draw in the bridge being open. the locomotive jay
channel and was followed by one Of the passenger es
which was nearly submerged. The other passeng1
car had narrow escape. Fortunately. the only pas
sengers In the were three persons who wore rdne
Of the road They made their escape from toe sub
merged car The engineer. Mr.. Broughton and the
fireman. j. Meser umped from the train and clrng %
the bridge They were not much hurt. 1t Is almost
miraculous that no Of the dozen or more men Oh
the train was seriously injured the burning oeomo
tive threatened to set fire TO the bridge Ihe nremep
had TO carry hose over the wreck and across tne enan
mel and play upon the bridge to keep from catching
fire. Measures were taken 10 relieve the o'erhangine
car and repair the draw. The bridge used sotn .!
the Saratoga and Central Railroads ms IS 'as inS'
accident Of the kind that ever happened there.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
Disaster On Long Island Sound.
SLoOP RUN DOWN BY THE PR0PELLER
oCRAYUs, AND A WOMAN AND TWO Chill
DRRN DROWNEp--THR BODIES BROUGHT TO

A SLoOP RUN DOWN BY THE PROPELLER
OCRAyUs AND WOMAN AND TWO CHILL
DRRN DROwNED--THE BODIES BROUGHT TO
THIS CITY-CoRONER'S INQUEST.
About o'clock on Saturday morning, the
propeller Oceanus Of the New. York and Providence
line when off Matnicook Point, on Long Island
Sound about Is miles from this city, ran into the coast
ing sloop Jacob Duryea. striking her amidships and
cutting her down TO the waters edge and causing her
to Till rapidly The propeller was backed out from the
wreck line thrown to those on the sloop and the
boats lowered in which the crew and passengers OF
the wrecked vessel with three exceptions were safely
rescued and transferred to the Ocoanus Unfortunate
ly before they could be rescued from the cabin, Mrs
Sarah f. Davis and her two children Hattie B. and
Emma W. the latter aged respectively twenty and
seven months, were drowned by the rapidly rising
water The bodies Of the unfortunate woman and her
Youngest child were recovered from the wreck, anu
taken on board the Oceanus. The remaining body
could not be found. Iy of baing the soop was
kept aoat and towed into Glen Cove by the propeller
and the rescued passengers and brought TO this
city. - =. -. ,.., =. 10
O'clock noon on Saturday, Coroner Collin was notned
to hold an inquest. A jury was impaneleo, anu yes
terday the inquest was held. Capt Young SANFORD
Young second pilot; Nelson Clifford, second mate " m
r. Gates. watchman, who were on the main deck OF
the Oceanus and passenger on the sloop all testned
that no light was shown the soop until the propeller
was about two lengths distant ana tnat 'neh green
light was exhibited in the rigging.
7Ths iury rendered verdict that the deceased met
their deaths by drowning In consequence OF colsion
the steamer Oceanus and soop JACOB Duryea;
And e think that the collision was unavoidable on &C
count Of the sloop not showing nght In time 70 pro-
vent the collision.
Ths deceased wopan resided at Port Jefferson L. I.
and had been this city to pay visit to her husband
Tossph W. DaviA captsin VI the schooner Carrie, Vng
q Pisr No. " Rsst EYsy Be being sb0ut 70 Nv s0F
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The KenneJee Journal has returns from 45l
towns in Maine, which give Cony, Republican,
53, ,449. and Howard, Democrat, 81, III votes-a
majority for Cony of 22332. Last year inc
same towns cast for Cony l,615, and for How
ard 40, 332 votes, being majority for Cony OF
I6,2S3. The Republican gain on majority is
therefore 6,Ol9. The House of Representatives
will consist of 134 Union men and IL Democrats
Last year it stood 100 Union men and 81 Dem
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

BURGLARS FOuRD-A PORTER lNPL1CATEp-
Officers King and LYONS Of the Tenth Precinct on Saaf
day night arrested Robert Powers Thomas Soiu, ano
Maurice ODonne the latter porter IN the eIP"t ~,
+. & W. Hardy. dry goods merchants al no no CO. ~
Grand.st Some weeks since Capt. Heddeh Oh 'ne oA
teenth Precinct received information that an sp ~
world be made on the store of Messrs. HARDY lnis
formation he conveyed 10 Superintendent hehS.u,'
and BY that official IL was communioatea W .t, S.
Lewis of the Tenth Precinct the store on wneu so ~
tempt was TO be made being located IN the pfssius ~
that officer He detached Officers Lyons ana My ~ ~
attend to the matter, and for - days ana mks k,.o
actions OF the thieves were watched oy tne o. ,a-
They were seen in close communication WIN ,ns tey
and at length the officers the latter give "a ia
from which they took impression IN pulp; os,ors
night of the l2th inst. Powers and Gold visea & s Won,
and tried the key and being apparently sss ,Sa, tbe
away The officers in the meantime lsarheu . I'm
attempt was to be made on the night OF ,he ii's
fortunately, before the time designated tns .hs az
learned that their motions were watched, anu wsrs
tempt was not made Yesterday the aeeuseaaf afartet
brought before Justice Shandey at the Essea
Police Court and the above statements tne ot
ers were committed for trial Powers Is Iar as raSt
Ireland aged a5 years. and resided at No %. - ..
Tbirteentb.st Gold Is native OF tins clty, asu,
wears. and resided at No. 396 Cherry-st No II
native Of Ireland aged 27 years, and residea -'''
Catherinest
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The Alabama Convention has abolished
Slavery in that State. 1t ordans that the Con-
stitution be amended by striking out oil pro-
visions relating to Slaves and Slavery; when the
Legislature meets and does the same good work
by its statutes, the emancipation OF the slaves
30 far "a law is concerned, Will
be complete. The codes Of the late Stare
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

8 Eight million six hundred acres of coal fields,
which make an extensive surrounding near
Pittsburgh. rate at an average depth OF eight
feet and are estimated to contain 53,5l6, 1000
tuns of coal, which, at 80 per tun, would be
worth SIO7 ,O32, a6O, 900, or four thousand mil
lions of national debt paid twenty-scven times,
or thousand years gold and silver product OF
California and Nevada, supposins their yield to
be one hundred millions every year. This is
plausibly quoted a. a fact in itself Of great EN-,
couragement. Add to the sum given. gold,
silver, iron, copper, lead, petroleum, &C., by
the same process of eduction, and it would be
vain to calculate the result. In the same way our
grain resources or manufactures would outvalue,
in the long run, the largest product of gold or
silver. These are our resources, but they are
still only resources proportonably as they were
a hundred years ago. What is done (compre-
hending what is invented) is our grand wealth {;
so that our first desderatum is labor, and not
the coal mines. II is this We need to make what
we have apparent. We may work our mines,
and pay our debt in the same way-by wise
economy of finance tending to make bread and
butter cheap, and to invite population. 1t
would be the hight of abSurdity to lay back on
our dumb resources. Our business is to work
all our mines and pay all our debt as soon as
possible. Our great mine is human labor.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
TuR OLD HARLEM BRIDGE-MEETiNG = or e.naan nnn

TuR OLD HARLEM BRIDdE-MBkTiSG 1r ,i,nnaS nnS
CoxxIrrr ON ANNUAL TAxEsOn Saturday psr% ~
lsst the Committee on Annual Taxes OF 'me Sec5eJ
Supervisors held meeting at which y was TsOsr the
that Immediate action should MsrIsS Pe snsH Bridge s
ds12.c, dsTSsS dSsS BsSs ons Of the saiss
night last and early on the wnss %Itnto to have the
ing causet Se IN saa condition for pedestrians Inns az
tou The Committee ndorsed and BY noon t0s sSy re-
presumed the damage will have been iSnp., ahUS. eIis
haired and no fears OF any further aceiden'S 'A''"
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

Government bond. were stronger for the gold issues but the
73O. were all weak and lower Miscellaneous shares were
dull and heavy Coal shares lower Railway shares openoa
dull and disposition realize the advance broke the Market
on Erie to g. the balance of the list mpabizns from 10
per cent At this decline the market ook all the stocks OF
tered and prices improved closing stsa at the quotations
the morning The market closed hrm.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The steamship Guiding Star, Capt. W. C.
Berry. from New. Orleans Sept l6, at sp. m arrived
on Saturday Passed In the river the steamship Morning
Star bound up Sept ls passed steamship Star Of the
South. bound NV. Sept. 49, passed steamship Ken.
sington, IS miles w.N~w. of Tortugas. bound NV,
Also bark Ellen Sands bound n. W. Sept %. 7 q m..
passed steamship Ericsson. bound s.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN HoBoKkN'M1A ,1a corner
modious building is in course o intended for
General % Hospital and which win be under tfs &c es ss
Of the Sisters OF Charity The building w and base
'front.' By 50 feet deep and will be snrss rooms All tho
Of the city have their ssT,c ssys
attend upon patient: and the citizens gs,IeII fair
Contributed toward the erection OF ths puS SaS At ODD
in furthsrsnce of the undertaking wili scunuine
Fellows Hall commencing on tae w. a3s "S
70 The I3th Of Qc&ober,
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

The RICHMOND REPUBLc.-TM Richmond
Republic newspaper, enjoys the sanction Of Gen Terry
Local Post Gomnandant as q loyel publication. TAs
Republic is conducted with editorial candOr and ability
and is thus dOubly commended 10 discriminating and
patriotic citizens everywhere. We understand that
duly accredited agent for this paper in the city
and that the patronage Of the public will be solicited BY
him.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

THE EMANcIPATioS PRoCLAMATTox.-Nearly
90 900 coored people assembled in mass meeting at
Avoodac Pa. Friday Last to celebrate the third an
nivcBary Of the issuing Of President Lincons Emsu
cpation Proclamation. An ontiOn was delivered bY
Frederick Douglas.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25
BROOKLYN NEWS.
LIE RECENTLY ATTEMPTED WIrE-MrkpER.

The RECENTLY ATTEMPTED WFEMUKDER.
Peter Curley the man who stabbed bis wife recently,
in fit of jealousy with shoemakers knife. while she
was in company with friend Of hers named Peter Far
re, was brought up Saturday. before Justice Wal
ter for hearing BY advice OF his counsel Henry A.
Moore. the prisoner waived examination. and gave
bonds in $1,000 for his appearance before the Grand
Jury. Mr. John Malone became his bondsman. MA
Curley was in court and appeared to be sunering 0m
her injuries.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

FrREs.-Between 12 and o'clock on Satur.
dav mornno. a fre broke out in the oil refinery Of Mr.
Christopher corner OF Ferris and Sulivanst In the
attempt to extinguish the flames, the watchman. VIM
Cooper. was severely burned. The loss amounts to
about 81, 600 No insurance.
An alarm of fire on Saturday morning was caused By
the bursting of still In the oil factory of Russell
Libbey in Walcottst., near Conover Damage slight
Shortly after o'clock on Sunday morning fire oe'
Cured on the upper floor of Prince Co grocery 10
Fultonst. supposed to have been caused BY lighted
pipe carelessly left lying among some papers In tas
water closet. Damage $500; insured
New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-25

There will 40. be an auction sale at the ..i navy ~
Yard today of surplus steamers as WWsSsesday. Ws
local Journal The sale takes paee & hammer an and tho
rroceeds mt in the pockets Of our Uncle samu'