New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-12


ING COLLISION BETWEEN THE WASHINGTON
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AND THE BALTI-
MORE AND OHIO RAILROAD CoMPANY-AD-
MIRAL PORTER AND HIS MORTAR FLEET
IRREGULARITY IN THE MAIL SERVICE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsKl
WAsHINGTos, Thursday, Nov. IL, 1862
tits authorativey stated that change VIII occur In
the Cabinet in short time, the Attorney General
having decided to accept the vacant seat In the Supreme
Court and he said to be engaged in arranging the
affairs Of his Office preparatory to the change
Washington, and Its transient population particularly,
condition OF unusual excitement tonight over
threatened conflict between the city authorities and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company which has already
nterfered temporarily with our outer world communiea'
tons, and promises something serious tomorrow I'M
less the courts interfere For me past the Commits
soners OF improvements for the First secopd Third aud
Fourth Wards have had OF engaged grading
Boundary-st, accordance with act OF the Corpora
ton, and the work for distance Is well under way
The track Of the Washington branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Boundaryst the inter
section Of Ninth and Nit and the established grade Of
B0undary.st is than six feet above the railroad
track AZ that point On Monday, Mr. Crowley, Commits
soner of the Fourth Ward informed Mayor Bowen that
the Corporation laborers rapidly approaching the
railroad track with their filing, and the Mayor mmedi
atey addressed the following letter to Mr. Garrett:
.I . NOVEMBER 8, 1869.
JOHN W. GARRETT, esq, PresGent B. q O. R.R.
SIR The Commissioner Of the Fourth Ward OF this city
is grading Boundaryst, and has nearly reached point
road is below the grade OF the street. you are
hereby notified that Will be necessary for you mmed
atey raise the track TO correspond with the legal
grade Of said street. or the Commissioner VIII pc com
PEELED fiji IL the rails. Trusng you viii give this
- 8. j. BOWEN, Mayor.
Mr. Garrett failed to take any notice OF this commune
cation the work Of grading the street advanced as
usual The morning trains passed out as usual but at
O'Clock the agent OF the road here with fagman and
several OF the employees OF the Company, commenced
watching the progress OF the work, and when II was
found that dirt had been thrown on the left ran OF
the track on which the sOuthern'bound trains
come IN, party proceeded TO Mills's switch to signal
the coming train TO stop. IL was accordingly
stopped until the l245 train from here passed out
when 1t was switched to the other track and came In
safely, being a little late. The $50 train passed out
safely and the train at $40 followed the example OF
the and switched on the east track, being de-
layed thereby minutes The train due at i?o was
the last pass the grading had advanced 80 Tar De-
fore the arrival OF the HewHork and Philadelphia eG-
press due at 6:l0 that 1t impossible to cross H.
Accordingly the train halted just outside the city limits,
and remained here until about6 O'Clock, when the cor
poraton workmeD stopped work As az they had dis
appeared from tho scene, force OF several hundred
railroad employees appeared, armed with shovels ana
picks aud proceeded to dig away the embankmen Ihey
very accomplished this and, since them trains from
both directions have been passing regularly The rail
road authorities had previously obtained temporary
Injunction against the Corporation from Judge DID, and
the case will come up tomorrow for hearing.
Admiral Farragut having charged that Admiral Porter
failed 10 effect anything with his mortar feet at the time
Of the capture Of NewOrleans the Admiral yesterday
filed with the Court here his deposition denying the as
seron OF Farragut Admiral Porter sets forth In his
deposition that his feet the first to cross the
bar at the mouth OF the Mississippi that FarTaguts heet
failed TO cross the bar until he Porter was called upon
to get it across; that his mortar feet opened
tie first fire on tho Rebel Notifications, and sue
ceeded in destroying them; that his feet made tho
first attack on Fort Jackson. and he had several
men killed and wounded his flagship before Faraguts
feet fired gun and finally that he was the officer who
made the OF tho capuauon OF the fort The case
up the suit OF Farragut and those persons be
longing 70 his feet claiming compensation Of the Govern
men for the prizes captured at the time Of the capture
OF New Orleans
Complaints pour into the Post Oce Department about
the irregularities OF the mails for the last two weeks
The Western mail has almost daily failed to reach here
Oh time. The Postmaster OF Cincinnati reports that
during last month the New-York mail for Cincinnati
reached the PostOfce there once by way Of Chicago,
once by way OF st. Louis and once by way OF Memphis
Tenn. The Postmaster at Hew.orleans complains that
In the last Il days the NewYork mail for that city has
failed to reach the city on time II times
The Pre- sdent In conversation with prominent mem.
Der Congress recently remarked that he thought lie
had most excellent Cabinet He found them all men Of
his utmost satisfaction, facts which the public would
hnd out.
Secretary Boutwell, denies that the appointment OF
Cen Palmer as Appraiser for the port Of HewYork
made on the recommendation OF any particular clique OF
politicians. He claims the appointment as his own, and
expresses the opinion that Gen Palmer will prove good
and faithful officer.
The force Of compostors employed at tho Government
printing Office has been doubled, owing 10 the unusual
amount OF work required In setting up the annual re-
ports. Night work was commenced about q week ago.
aud will DC continued until Congress meets.
The Treasury Department will be closed to the public
on Saturday testimonial Of respect 10 the Hon. r. j.
Walker. whose funeral will take place that day.
The Secretary the Association OF the Army OF Ten
ncssee has received notice the following gentlemen
representatives OF that army have sgniaed their
ISOLATION which takes place Louisville the 18th Inst
New.York-Gen. Mcdowell aud Gen. Rufus Ingalls,
Phladelphia--Gens. Kirby Smith, Bingham, and Major
Knbourn Knox. washnRton-Gens Sherman, Ell
Parker, Wagner swayne. Giles A. Smith, Morgan l.
Smith, John T. Smith, T. L. Deckey. and Coils. Dayton and
Mccoy special train will leave here by the way Of
Pittsburgh and indianapolis
letter from New-oreans says that than 900
white laborers, mostly Germans, together with some
ooored had arrived thcre from the West, during the
past week. to work on sugar plantations in the Teche
country. They get tI5 month, their board and FREQ
passage.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH1
The Tennessee Railroad case concluded to-day
before Associate Justce SwByne sitting In Chambers.
The railroad parties IN the the Tennessee
Virginia Road, running from Knoxville 10 Bristol Val
the East Tennessee and Georgia Road extending from