tion of their personal rights, in usurpation of the just powers of our State, and in the midst of an exciting political contest; and, though up to this time, the morning of Thursday, the 3d of November, when we are leaving Washington, no charges have been served on the accused, and perhaps none have yet been framed, yet we are told the trial shall proceed immediately, and that the time asked for to procure witnesses for the defence shall not be afforded.

The trial of Col. North proceeded with numerous adjournments through several weeks, when he was acquitted and discharged.

At the election there were 730,821 votes polled, taking the highest elector on each ticket, of which Mr. Lincoln received 368,735, and Gen. McClellan 361,986; being a majority of 6,749 for Mr. Lincoln.

For Governor the total vote was 730,821, of which Mr. Fenton received 369,557, and Mr. Seymour 361,264, being a majority for Mr. Fenton of 8,293. By the vote for members of Congress, 20 Republicans and 12 Democrats were elected. The Legislature elected was divided as follows:

On Nov. 15 Maj.-Gen. Butler issued an order taking leave of his command in the State, and tendering his thanks to the provisional division under Brig.-Gen. Hawley, from the Army of the James, and the regiments of regulars from the Army of the Potomac detailed for special duty, for their promptness, efficiency, &c., and to other officers who had tendered their services. Considerable correspondence took place between the War Department and the Governor, relative to the quota of the State under the calls for troops during the year.

On November 25th an attempt was made by incendiaries to set on fire a large number of hotels in New York City. The attempt was made during the evening. The Maj.-Gen. (Dix) commanding the department immediately commenced an investigation, and one of the culprits, Robert Kennedy, was arrested and subsequently hung. Previous to his execution he made the following statement:

After my escape from Johnson's Island I went to Canada, where I met a number of Confederates. They asked me if I was willing to go on an expedition. I replied, "Yes, if it is in the service of my country." They said, "It's all right," but gave me no intimation of its nature, nor did I ask for any. I was then sent to New York, where I stayed some time. There were eight men in our party, of whom two fled to Canada. After we had been in New York three weeks we were told that the object of the expedition was to retaliate on the North for the atrocities in the Shenandoah valley. It was designed to set fire to the city on the night of Presidential election, but the phosphorus was not ready, and it was put off until the 25th of November. I was stopping at the Belmont

House, but moved into Prince street. I set fire to four places-Barnum's Museum, Lovejoy's Hotel, Tammany Hotel, and the New England House. The others only started fires where each was lodging, and then ran off. Had they all done as I did we would have had thirty-two fires and played a huge joke on the Fire Department. I know that I am to be hung

for setting fire to Barnum's Museum, but that was only a joke. I had no idea of doing it. I had been drinking and went in there with a friend, and, just to scare the people, I emptied a bottle of phosphorus on the floor. We knew it wouldn't set fire to the wood, for we had tried it before and at one time had concluded to give the whole thing up.

There was no fiendishness about it. After setting fire to my four places I walked the streets all night, and went to the Exchange Hotel early in the morning. We all met there that morning and the next night. My friend and I had rooms there, but we sat in the office nearly all the time, reading the papers, while we were watched by the detectives, of whom the hotel was full. I expected to die then, and if I rather hard. I escaped to Canada, and was glad had it would have been all right; but now it seems enough when I crossed the bridge in safety.

I desired, however, to return to my command, and started with my friend for the Confederacy vis Detroit. Just before entering the city he received for us, and, giving me a signal, he jumped from the cars. I didn't notice the signal, but kept on, and was arrested in the depot.

an intimation that the detectives were on the lookout

I wish to say that killing women and children was the last thing thought of. We wanted to let the people of the North understand that there are two sides to this war, and that they can't be rolling in wealth and comfort while we at the South are bearing all the hardships and privations.

In retaliation for Sheridan's atrocities in the Shenandoah valley, we desired to destroy property, not of course have followed in its train. the lives of women and children, although that would

Done in the presence of Lieut.-Col. Martin Burke. MARCH 24-10.30 P.M.

For the commerce of New York, see COMMERCE.

NORTH CAROLINA. The dissatisfaction with the government at Richmond which existed in North Carolina at the close of 1863 and the first part of 1864, arose from the lack of efforts on the part of the Richmond government to seek by negotiations a peace with the United States. A large portion of the people of the State desired peace; but instead of witnessing efforts to obtain it by negotiation, they beheld the war pressed forward, the exactions of the government for men and money constantly increasing, and the loss and destruction of the war unsuspended. So far did this discontent proceed, that Gen. Vance found it to be neces sary to address a letter to Mr. Davis on the subject. This letter, with the reply to it, will be found under the title "Confederate States." Mr. Davis says that all his efforts to open negotiations have been rejected by Mr. Lincoln, and that honor would not permit them to be renewed. This state of affairs led to various suggestions for reaching the object so much desired. In the Senate of the State Legislature, which was in session at this time, it was proposed to open negotiations through commissioners appointed by the States respectively. For this purpose the following resolutions were brought forward in that body:

Resolved, That five commissioners be elected by this General Assembly, to act with commissioners from the other States of the Confederacy, as a medium for negotiating a peace with the United States.

Resolved, That each of the other States of the Confederacy be respectfully requested to create a similar commission, with as little delay as practicable, and

to cooperate with North Carolina in requesting of President Davis, in the name of these sovereign States, that he tender to the United States a confer ence for negotiating a peace through the medium of

these commissioners.

Resolved, That the Governor make known to each of the other States of the Confederacy this action of the General Assembly of North Carolina, and endeavor to secure their cooperation.

Resolved, That whenever any five of the States shall have responded by the appointment of commissioners, the Governor communicate the proceedings, officially, to President Davis, and request his prompt action upon the proposition.

This proposition failed to be adopted. In the Assembly it was proposed that the efforts to negotiate should be renewed by the regular appointment of Commissioners by Mr. Davis, with the approval of the Senate of the Confederate Congress, and that such appointment should be made known to the whole world; that it might be seen by all nations, whether Mr. Lincoln would refuse to treat with regular commissioners. For this purpose, the following resolutions were offered in the Assembly:

Resolved, That the President of the Confederate States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, being the constituted authority under the Constitution for the negotiation of peace, is hereby requested to appoint commissioners for the purpose of negotiating an honorable peace, and that publica

tion thereof be made to the world.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to the President of the Confederate States, our Representatives in Congress, and also to the Governors of the several States composing the Confederacy, with a request that they be laid before their respective Legislatures, to the end that their cooper. ation may be secured in the attainment of this object. This proposition likewise failed to be adopted. It was well understood by those who comprehended the true state of affairs, that Mr. Lincoln could not receive any individuals or commissioners appointed or sent by the government at Richmond, without thereby recognizing the existence of that government. Doing thus much would change the issue in the contest between the hostile parties. The advocates of peace, therefore, took now the position that the State alone should attempt to negotiate a peace with the Federal Government. Those who

opposed this view, took the position that the State should act in cooperation with the other States engaged with her in the war. This became the issue in the election for Governor in August. Governor Vance represented the latter view, and Mr. Holden the former. They thus were both in favor of peace, and became the opposing candidates. Holden was stigmatized as "the peace-at-any-price candidate;" in the same manner as the peace men in several of the northern States were designated. The arguments urged in the political campaign show the earnestness of the people. On the side of Mr. Holden it was said: "We went to war to protect the State sovereignty and to defend and perpetuate the institution of slavery; but if it should appear that we are likely to lose both, as rational beings we should pause and consider well the direction we are taking. If the war

should continue twelve months longer, with no greater success to our arms, there is great danger that the institution of slavery will be hopelessly destroyed."

Gov. Vance to support his views said: "Secession from the Confederacy will involve us in a new war-a bloodier conflict than that which we now deplore. So soon as you announce to the world that you are a sovereign and independent nation, as a matter of course the Confederate Government has a right to declare war against you, and President Davis will make the whole State a field of battle and blood. Old Abe would send his troops here also, because we would no longer be neutral, and so, if you will pardon the expression, we would catch the devil on all sides.'

The friends of Holden proposed to carry out their plan by means of a State Convention. To this it was objected that the proposition for a State Convention so closely upon the heels of Mr. Lincoln's proposition to let one-tenth of the people form a State Government, had a very strong odor of disloyalty and treason. The "peace-at-any-price men were also aided by the great number of deserters from the army within the State. In the mountain frontier on the western border, bands of them swarmed. Some of the interior counties were also infested by them. They represented nearly every State in the Confederacy, and lurked in the swamps and mountains, stealing, plundering, and in many instances murdering the inhabitants. They took possession of the town of Yadkin and released all the prisoners in the jail, who, doubtless, says the "Richmond Examiner," a radical secession print, "immediately joined them, and all became peace men together."

The election took place in August. The vote polled was 74,771; of which Gov. Vance received 54,323, and Mr. Holden, 20,448. The soldiers voted almost unanimously for Gov. Vance. The vote in the hospitals at Richmond was thus reported:

At the Camp Winder Hospital, where there are over thirteen hundred North Carolinians, the polls were opened late, but, by 1 P. M. three hundred and fifty-four votes were recorded for Vance. One inmate, said to be crazy, got up and voted for Holden, and went back to bed. In all the hospitals of Richmond, where North Carolina soldiers were quartered, the aggregate vote was: For Vance, 867; Holden, 25.

The vote of the State in 1860 was 96,230. The result of the election decided that the State should seek to obtain peace only in cooperation with the other States of the Confederacy.

The blockade running operations of the State became nearly suspended toward the latter part of the year. The resort of the Tallahassee and other cruisers to the commercial port of Wilmington, tripled the stringency of the blockade, and caused the loss to the authorities and citizens of many valuable steamers. One steamer, the Advance, was stated by Gov. Vance to be worth more in solid benefits to the Confederate Government than all the cruisers it had ever put afloat. The State of North Carolina made

a profit by the blockade running. Her soldiers were thereby abundantly supplied with necessaries, and many indispensable articles were furnished to the citizens at cost and expenses. When the Legislature assembled near the close of the year, the Governor recommended that the State should assume the support of the families of the soldiers, instead of the counties, and asked for an appropriation of two millions in currency, and a tax of one-tenth in kind. He recommended the extension of the military age to fifty-five years, and opposed the arming of slaves as a policy entirely inadmissible. He urged that the common schools should be kept in operation at any cost. The crops of the year were fair, and in some places excellent.

At the loss of Plymouth, and its subsequent recapture, were the most important military operations during the year within the State. Several raids, however, were made from the posts held by the Federal troops. On June 19th a force left Newbern under command of Col. Jordan, which was out five days skirmishing with the enemy. On the 21st another force, under Col. Classon, advanced towards Kinston, meeting and driving back a small body of the enemy. A number of prisoners were taken on each expedition, with some horses and small arms. On June 30th a small force from Tennessee, under Capt. Booth, came into Western North Carolina, and captured Camp Vance at Morgantown, taking about three hundred junior reserves of the enemy prisoners. A raid was also made by Gen. Wild with his colored troops into Camden County, which resulted in bringing off about 2,501 slaves, 350 ox, horse, and mule teams, and 60 horses. Ten dwelling-houses and thousands of bushels of corn were burned, two distilleries and four camps, with a loss to the brigade of twelve killed and wounded, and one taken prisoner.

The Siamese twins, well known some years ago as two young men, natives of Siam, who were connected together by a short ligament from each breast, settled on a plantation in North Carolina. A physician who came within the Federal lines, being a resident in their neighborhood, stated as follows:

Since the war began they have continued to reside on their plantation, and lived in the same quiet and harmony as ever until within two years. No one ever thought of drafting them, and their negroes prospered, except that when out of temper from any cause, it was apt to work itself off in striking the first one that came to hand, from which the best escape was to keep out of the way. The brothers probably never would have had any difficulty, but that their wives, though sisters, turned away their hearts, and children were the cause of this estrangement.

Up to the period that each had five children all prospered, but one of them had a sixth, and this awoke envy and jealousy to such a degree, that the two sisters, not being bound together like the twin brothers, would no longer live under the same roof, though still in different houses on the same planta tion. The brothers are now about fifty years of age, but one, the smaller and feebler of the two, looks now fully ten years older than the other. They can turn back to back or face to face, but that is as far as

the remarkable bond that unites them permits. A few years since they corresponded with some of the leading surgical operators in London, as to the possibility of the umbilicus which unites them being cut, so that in case of the death of one, the life of the other might be saved. At the request of the London Surgeon they visited that city, and many experiments were tried to determine the safety of such an firmly for a few minutes round the connexion between operation. Among other things, a ligature was tied them, so as to prevent the circulation of blood through the artery. But it seemed as if each would expire if this were longer persisted in.

The smaller of the two fainted away and lost all consciousness, and there were symptoms that the same effect would follow to the other, but that the process could not be continued long enough without endangering the life of him who was first to faint. Should the smaller and feebler die, it might be worth prospects of prolonging the life of the other would while making the experiment of operating, but the be very small. Should, however, the larger and more healthy of the twin brothers die, there would seem absolutely no hope of saving the feebler of the two.

NOYES, WILLIAM CURTIS, an American jurist, born at Schodack, Rensselaer County, N. Y., August 19, 1805, died in New York City, December 25, 1864. He early turned his attention to the study of law, and although deprived of a collegiate education, was a laborious student, and in 1827 was admitted to the Bar. After practicing his profession in Oneida County, and establishing for himself a reputation as a sound lawyer and discreet advocate, he removed in the year 1838 to New York City, where he at once took a position in the front ranks of the profession. Nor was this the result of good fortune; it was the natural growth of steady labor, undeviating rectitude, and elevated ambition. His experience was varied and extensive, his knowledge of the law and its history exact and comprehensive, and his apprehension of legal distinctions clear and precise. He had compared the codes of different States and nations more extensively, perhaps, than any American lawyer who has survived him. His political affiliations were with the Whig party, and upon its dissolution in 1856 he sought, and found a reunion with many of his old political friends in the Republican party. In 1861 Mr. Noyes was one of the delegates from New York to the Peace Convention. For many years he had been connected with the New England Society, in which he took a deep and active interest as one of the almoners of the Charity Committee, amid all the labors of his profession faithfully attending all the business meetings of the society with unflagging zeal. He had been repeatedly requested to accept the Presidency of the Society, but had as often declined, with the feeling that none but a native of New England should hold that post. He had finally given his consent, and upon the last anniversary was elected President. The next day he suffered an attack of paralysis, which he survived but a few hours. Mr. Noyes had for several years, in connection with other distinguished lawyers, been engaged in preparing a codification of the Laws of the State of New York, which volume is now in process of publication.

OBITUARIES, AMERICAN.-The following names of persons deceased in 1863, but omitted in the last volume of the ANNUAL CYCLOPEDIA, in consequence of the pressure of other topics, are inserted here, and biographical sketches of them will be found under the titles referred to: April 5, 1863.-REID, DAVID BOSWELL, LL. D. (See REID, DAVID B.)

May 12.-SCHMUCKER, SAMUEL MOSHEIM, LL. D. (See SCHMUCKER, S. M.)

Aug. 17.-ROGERS, Commander GEORGE W. (See ROGERS, G. W.)

Oct. 16.-WAYLAND, JOHN, D. D. (See WAYLAND, JOHN.)

Dec. 23.-TAPPAN, BENJAMIN, D. D. ΤΑΡΡΑΝ, Β.)

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Jan. 1, 1864.-HUBBARD, Hon. HENRY, died in Pittsfield, Mass., aged 80 years. He was for many years a prominent member of the Berkshire bar, for a time conducted a political paper, "The Berkshire County Whig," and was repeatedly a member of the Massachusetts legisla ture. At the time of his death he was one of the commissioners to New Orleans to inquire in regard to the protection of colored Massachusetts sailors while in that port.

Jan. 2.-BOWDEN, HOD. LEMUEL J., United States Senator from Virginia, died of small-pox at Washington, D. C. He was a native of East Virginia, where he occupied a prominent position as jurist and advocate, and was greatly esteemed for his private virtues.

Jan. 2.-HERRICK, JACOB B., died at his resdence, Hunter's Point, Westchester County, N. Y., in the 64th year of his age. He was one of the oldest and most eminent of the produce merchants of New York, his house ranking with the first in that branch of trade. Upon the announcement of his death, the Directors of the Produce Exchange Association convened a special meeting, and adopted a series of resolutions of appreciation and sympathy.

Jan. 3.-HUGHES, JOHN, Archbishop of New York. (See HUGHES, JOHN, Archbishop.)

Jan. 3-MAYER, CHARLES F., died in Baltimore, aged about 67 years. He was an eminent jurist, and held a high and honored position at the Baltimore bar, in the Court of Appeals at Annapolis, and in the United States Court at Washington.

Jan. 5.-CAMP, Rev. AMZI, died in New York City. He was for nearly thirty years in the employ of the American Tract Society as city missionary. His life was one of earnest, patient, self-denying labor among the neglected classes, in the performance of which he finally contracted the disease of which he died.

Jan. 7.—Loomis, Rev. WILBUR FISK, died of typhoid fever at Nashville, Tenn., aged 36 years. He was pastor of a congregational church in Shelburne Falls, Mass., but feeling a strong

desire to devote himself to the care of disabled soldiers in the hospitals, offered his resignation, which, however, his people refused to accept, but granted him a furlough. He at once entered the service of the Sanitary Commission, as hospital visitor and relief agent, laboring with the utmost faithfulness and devotion at Nashville, Murfreesboro', and Chattanooga, until prostrated by the disease which terminated his life.

Jan. 7.-SMITH, Hon. CALEB BLOOD. (See SMITH, CALEB B.)

Jan. 8.-STORER, GEORGE H., Rear-Admiral in the United States Navy, died at Portsmouth, N. H., in the 75th year of his age. He was born in Portsmouth, obtained a midshipman's warrant in 1809, and served more than twentyone years at sea and twenty years on shore. He was Governor of the Naval Asylum in 1855, and since that time had performed no active duty afloat. He had been for many years out of health, though continuing an active member of various Boards until a few days previous to his death.

Jan. 9.-TOUSLEY, LORIN BAILEY, died in Canandaigua, N. Y. He was born in Sharon, Vt., in 1804, but removed in childhood to Aurora, N. Y., where he early entered upon an active Christian life. In 1834 he was employed as a city missionary in Buffalo, and in 1842 became the agent of the American Sunday-school Union for Western New York. Wholly devoted to his work, he became widely known as "The Children's Minister." In 1858, while superintending the removal of a building, he was crushed by the falling of a heavy beam; and, from that time, though laid aside from active duty, and a victim of unutterable bodily agonies, served the cause by his pen.

Jan. 12.-ROSE, Col. EDWIN, died at Jamaica, L. I. He was born in Bridgehampton L. I., Feb. 14, 1817, graduated at West Point, but resigned his position in the army in 1837, to enter the service of the State of Michigan as civil engineer. He reëntered the service in 1861, as Colonel of the 81st New York volunteers, and served with honor through the Peninsular campaign, when, his health becoming impaired, he accepted the appointment of Provost-marshal of the First Congressional district of New York. He twice represented Suffolk County in the Legislature.

Jan. 19.-FOSTER, STEPHEN C. (See FOSTER, STEPHEN C.)

Jan. 20.-SAUNDERS, T. M., a captain in the United States Army, died at St. Paul, Minn. He was a native of Virginia. During the Crimean war he obtained a furlough and joined a British regiment. He was twice wounded at the battle of Inkerman. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he continued firm in the sup

port of the Government; and, upon receiving an autograph letter from Jefferson Davis, enclosing a commission as a brigadier-general in the Confederate Army, he returned it with the utmost indignation.

Jan. 20.-WILEY, FREDERICK S., a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died in Florence, Italy. He was formerly assistantpastor of St. Anne's Church, Brooklyn. Subsequently he went to Philadelphia, and from thence returned to New York, where he was one of the ministers of Grace Church for a number of years.

Jan. 21.-TARBELL, Dr. JOHN ADAMS, died in Boston, aged 53 years. He was a native of Boston; graduated at Harvard College, in the class of 1832; studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. Samuel Adams, of that city; and, in 1833, went to Paris, where he spent nearly two years in the study of his profession. He then returned to Boston, received his medical diploma from Bowdoin College in 1836, and entered at once into practice. In 1843 he turned his attention to the principles of Homœopathy, and soon after adopted that system of practice. In 1852 he became associate-editor of the "Quarterly Homoeopathic Review," and also edited Epps's "Domestic Homœopathist." He published"The Pocket Homœopathist" (1849), and "Sources of Health" (1850).

Jan. 24.-MARCH, CHARLES W., died in Alexandria, Egypt. He was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 15th, 1815; graduated at Harvard College in 1837, studied law, and settled in Portsmouth in the practice of his profession. He was at one time a representative in the New Hampshire Legislature, and was nominated by one of the political parties for the speakership. Subsequently he removed to the city of New York, and was engaged for a time as an edito rial writer on the New York "Tribune," contributed to the New York "Times," and also wrote for the Boston "Courier," under the signature of "Pequot." His published travels in Madeira and Spain, and "Reminiscences of Congress," as well as brilliant essays in literature contributed to magazines and journals, gave him a creditable place in American literature. He was appointed United States ViceConsul for Cairo, and was making a visit to Alexandria when he was seized with typhoid fever, which in a few days terminated fatally.

Jan. 26.-CLAY, JAMES B., died in Montreal, Canada. He was a son of the distinguished statesman, Henry Clay. In 1849 he was appointed by President Taylor Chargé d'Affaires to Lisbon, and in 1857 was elected from his father's district in Kentucky to the Congress of the United States. Soon after the commencement of the Rebellion he espoused the Confederate cause.

the United States Arsenal, where he made the composition for the United States standard of weights and measures. He was also from time to time in the employ of different mining companies throughout the country as mineralogist. As a member of the German Relief Association he spent much of his time in the hospitals.

Jan. 28.-MEAD, DARIUS, M. D., died in Greenwich, Conn., aged 77 years. He graduated from Yale College in 1807, studied medicine in Philadelphia under Dr. Rush, and received his diploma in 1809. He practiced his profession for a few months in New York, but removed to Greenwich in 1810. In 1845 and in 1846 he represented his district in the Senate of Connecticut. As a man, he was stern in his integrity; as a citizen, loyal and patriotic; and as a Christian physician, was ever ready to minister to the spiritual as well as physical needs of his patients.

Jan. 29.-CHAMPLIN, STEPHEN G., brigadiergeneral of United States volunteers, died at Grand Rapids, Mich. He entered the service as Major of the 3d Michigan, was severely wounded at Fair Oaks, participated in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, and received his commission of brigadier in 1862. He was in command of the Grand Rapids camp of conscripts at the time of his death.

Jan. 31.-BORLAND, SOLON, formerly a United States Senator from Arkansas, and brigadier-general in the Rebel Army, died in Texas. He was born in Virginia, educated in North Carolina, studied medicine, and settled in Little Rock, Ark., where he practiced his profession. He served in the Mexican War as major of volunteers and aide-de-camp, and was taken prisoner; was elected United States Senator 1849, and in 1853 appointed minister to Central America, where, in consequence of an altercation, he returned in 1854, and Greytown was bombarded by Com. Hollins in consequence of the insult offered him. He was afterwards appointed Governor of New Mexico, but declined. He was ardently in favor of Secession, and on the 24th of April, 1861, long before the secession of the State, raised a body of troops and captured Fort Smith, Ark., in the name of the Southern Confederacy.