;LtVtlss. TIIIIIISDAY, AUGUST 27, 1863 A Mystery or tile Tittles. Since Mr. Justice WooDWARD has be come the nominee of the Democratic Con vention, which continued its sessions at Harrisburg, while a rebel ariny . was march ing with fire and sword through the State, rand while loyal men were digging trenches - . about the city, the remarkable silence which has "sat Upon his lips" has awakened . public curiosity to know who and what -manner of manhe is. The little information -- we possess upon this point is extremely 'meagre, and we may doubt whether any. Journal but the New York Herald could •construct a readable biographical sketch out -of the 'materials that thus far have come to light - concerning him. As the Personage whom the papers speak of as Mr. Justice WOODWAMD is evidently, from his title, a personage of considerable . eminence, it is to assume, assume, a priori, that, like all other ATteTicans who have ever risen to -dis tinan, he is of poor but honest parents. Here, then, we have a starting point, and, one, too, that is fraught with the inoSt pleasing and grateful suggestions. Space, however, forbids that we should indulge them. In the second place, we, learn from the Muncy LunziFzary, that he-is a native of Wayne county, and that he. graduated from college with HORATEO Snvisroun This, too, is very poetical, and suggests DAiieroN and PYTHIAS, or what will answer the purpose of quotation . equally well, SCYLLA: and CHARYBDIS. In the third place we learn from the versatile and frequently grammat ical orator, Mr. GEORGE NORTHROP, well 'known as one of the most brilliant and fas cinating members of the Philadelphia bar, that Mr. Justice .WOODWARD *" is no boy." It will be seen that Mr. GEORGE Noßmunor is guarded in his language. =He does not tell us what Mr. Justice - isToocwArtri is, but selatt7te is not. Evidently, he had some deep, hidden purpose in uttering such mysterious language. When Mr. BARrium brought out the "What is it ?" sensation in New York, it was strenuously urged, in the news papers, that the creature was neither .man nor child. Mr. •NORTHROP recol= lected this circumstance ; he caught up the happy. idea ; he proclaimed that the mYsterious . norninee of the Democratic Con vention "is no boy," and to-day Attorney NORTHROP stands before - the world - a con- Atieted - plagiarist. Some of our readers may recollect a gentleman named CARRIGAN, who possesses some little merit as a political irlekster, but whose chief distinction rests 'upon the circumstance that the people of the Fifth district refused to make him their Con gressional Representative. He, too, has been endeavoring to enlighten the people of Penn sylvania on the all-absorbing subject of Mr. Justice WOODWARD'S personal identity. - Like Mr. NORTHROP, he appears to have no appreciable infOrmation upon the matter; but such he has, we will do him the credit to say, he has put in an affirmative, rather a negative shape. He tells the people that Mr. Justice WooDwARD is " an-Ameri can BAYARD, without fear and without re proach." But this is more than half quotation, and we are not told whether allowance is or is not to be made for poetical license.. Therefore, we em not attach the usual importance to Mr. CARRIGAN'S words, and must turn from his :flowery language with a sigh of disappoint ment. Neither he nor any living being of the. present day seems competent to tell us who Judge WOODWARD is, or what he is. We turn back to a vanished generation ; we examine the cobwebbed files of an extinct party organ ; and there, embalmed in dust and decay, we come upon a sketch of him. We have been compelled to hunt through twenty-five years of newspapers to find it, and, finding it, all that we have learned is the isolated fact, that in a forgotten conven tion, held a quarter of a century ago at Har risburg, Mr. Judge WOODWARD sat next to Mr. AIeCAHEN 1 In all seriousness, what evidence have we that such a person as Mr. Justice WOODWARD exists, or ever has existed ? Once in a long while we hear the name, it is . true, but the decep tion which Mrs. Sarah Gamp so long practised with an apocryphal Mrs. Harris, is too memorable to be forgotten, and the Democratic party may be attempting some fraud, of a like character upon the public crediility. If there is such a man in exist ence as fudge WOODWARD, why does he disguise himself in his judicial wig, and cover himself up hermetically in his judi cial ermine? At •,present, all our actual "knowledge concerning him may thus be ca tegorically recited : Firstly, he is assumed to be of poor, but honest parents. Second ly, he Was a classmate of 110nATio SEy- IMOUR. Thirdly, he is "no boy." Fourthly, he is an American boy. Fifthly, he sat next to Mr. MeCArtErr. Sixthly, ° it is ex tremely doubtful whether he has ever exist ed. But as we pen the latter sentence, how are we to reconcile it with the fact that, in October, 1860, at a meeting held in this -city, a man- who called himself Judge WOODWARD appeared upon the stand, and -made a speech in favor of dissolving the Union ? Can any one tell us who Judge WOODWARD is, or whether he is at all? .The Mast Phase of the Intervention Scheme. We are very much surprised that a mo march as sensible and just as the King of the Belgians should have been betrayed into an interview with an adventurer like WILLIAM CONNELL JEWETT. Such seems to have been really the case. JEWETT, by his pertinacity and impudence and craving for notoriety, has succeeded in intruding himself upon most of the statesmen of Eu rope and many of the public men of Amen ca, and has obtained the recognition of many newspapers in the way so familiar to newspaper men. IsTApcmxorr, by that kind of sympathy which draws men of congenial tastes together, found himself attracted to JEwETT, and gave him encouragement In England he made some impression upon Mr. ROEBUCK and the newspapers, but cloes not seem to have been as successful with PALMERSTON and ROEBUCK as he was with the ministers of France. Count KECREERG, of Austria, the imperial minister for foreign affairs, was induced to listen • to him, and say some of those sentences of diplomatic platitude that diplomatists so well know how to use. Beyond this, JEWETT'S Occu pation has been the authorship of letters that were never answered, and their publi cation in pamphlet form. His last pam phlet gives an account of his interview with King LEOPOLD, and contains the views that King saw so proper to express. Our respect for King LEOPOLD IS so great that we shall always listen attentively to what he may :have to say on the troubles in America. `We do not 'Vouch for the accuracy of Mr. 2 Emma as a reporter, but his report, as it -appears in another column, will speak for itself. According to Mr. JEWETT, we understand - the King of the Belgians to say that the only desirable means to obtain peace in _America was by the intervention of a just tribunal. Re furthermore thinks that the abolition of slavery should be gradual, and that provision should be made for the wel fare of the slaves. In addition to• these opinions, he thought that the mediation pro -posed by France should have been accepted, .and that be was willing to unite with Eng land and France in the efforts to sente American peace. This, sifted out of Mr. ,JBWETT's egotism and nonsense, seems to -be the real meaning of LuoroLD'o opinions upon the American question. It affords a new gleam upon the temper of the. Eu -ropean cabinets towards America. The opinions of the King of the Belgians are. ,the same as those of the English politi (clans. He, looks upon the North and South as two peoples, and mediation in his mind • would be nothing more than a speedy way of recognizing the Confederacy. This whole mediation question is very simple. We are glad to see that America is of so much lin portance to the foreign world. We shall pe happy to hear the opinions of these royal gentlemen at all , times, even through a me dium` F.O insignificant and unreliable as Mr. JEWETT. At the same time we have the delicious comfort of knowing that we can attend to our own affairs, and intend to do so until the end. Contrasts. It is gratifying to see how the sympa thizers in the North speak of their friends in the South. Here is what a Deinocratic newspaper says of JEFFERSON Davis : " We believe that Tett D avis is a very able man who allowed his ambition to tempt him into heading a re bellion, which is at once the greatest crime and the greatest blunder in history.'" ' It is also instructive to contrast' this opinion of DAVIS with the following allu sions in the same journal to loyal men of the North : Mn. STANTON.—"This moot incompetent and conceited War Secretary has preyed Ma unfitneas for the society of gentlemen an well an for the office 'he diegraces." MAYOR OPDYICEI, O 1 NEW YORE"..—" For Mayor Opdylce to Nisi' so, in a document addressed to a city ovetwbelmincly Democratic, is an impertinence as well as a falsehood." rtTR. G HAMLET, OP THE TRrBIINH•—" The raid Ft cintia malignity * • * oueht to evoke such a storm of indignation as shmild make this reekless libeller cry 'just 0000' till death silenced his lies and his recantations.” Now, mark the temper of this disloyal writer, and the tone in which he, speaks of a rebel on the one hand and loyal men on, the other. " DAN.7§ ig • yetj: hble man, who iiiioWea his ambition to tempt hiin," sk - o. Could anything be more agreeable and pleasant? Could anything be more compli- ' rnentary ? If DAVIS could compromise history into Making this judgment upon his life, he would certainly be willing to depart in peace, and feel that he had not lived alto gether in vain. But when the writer pro ceeds to speak of loyal men his temper passes beyond his control. Mr. STANTON is " inaompetent " and - unfit for "the so ciety of gentlemen." This statement:traria gresses . the utmost limit of newspaper license, and renders - it necessary .for us to' say that its writer is unfit for the profession to which be belongs. Because Mr.- STAN TON is Secretary of War, it does not follow that he must be assailed by those who dis like his opinions and policy in gross and ,unjustifiable language.-, Mr. OPDYKE,. the mayor'of New :York, is. charged with false= hood. Mayor OPDYRE is a, friend of the A dministration, therefore the charge. Mr. GEELEY, however, is a. " reckless libeller," and there is a mysterious phraie aboutdeath silencing " his lies and recantations," which we suppose is an allusion to the recent riots, and an intimation that if the Tribune office is again assailed, Mr. GREELEY will 11.0 t. escape so easily. With contrasts like these constantly occurring, is it difficult to deter mine the feelings of those who sympathize with Secession THE Democratic papers are displeased because the following resolution..was eluded among the number passed by the Pittsburg Convention : _ • "Resolved, That the bold and determined stand taken by the Administration in summarily arrest iflf; traitors and thieves whereyer found, merits our commendation, and that in seizing any disloyal per. von, we pledge it our hearty co.operation in the task which it has before it." We cannot find any direct allusion to the Democracy in this resolution, and cannot imagine why their party organs should re sent it as an insult.- At the same time, how ever, as it seems to be an open question whether thieVes and traitors shorad be held amenable to law, we think the Convention committed an indiscretion in passing the re solution: - Hereafter, when loyal men meet in ConVention, .the better way will be for them to avoid all allusiOn to the -thieves and traitors,-- and pass only such general resolu tions es crtppot oonsidered offensive by Any one. Por instance, they may resolve that the rose is fragrant,- or that two and two make four, or that the New York World is a veracious newspaper. In the same way, by avoiding the usual vexed questions that distract political Conventions, and consider ing subjects of a purely abstract cha racter—as for instance whether WAsura - u- TON or NAPOLEON was the greater man, or-whether hope or fear is the more power ful emotion—their. councils will b 6 harmo nious, and the Democratic paßers, having nothing to carp at, will 'begin to fill their columns with loyal articles. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR, previous to his elec tion, professed to be a friend of the Union, and of the war for the Union. He could not have been elected but upon false pre tences. VALLAmmorram, whose opposition to the war has, if possible, been even more calmest than SEYMOUR'S, yet relies upon the same false pretences - for eleciion. He has said to the people of Ohio in his speeches and writings : " I am against disunion. I find no more pleasure in a Southern disunionist than in a Northern or Western disunionist." "I am not a friend of the Confederate States or their cause, but its enemy." " Never, with my consent, shall peace be purchased AT THE PRICE OP DISUNION." This is what SEYMOUR always said. This is what VALLANDIGEfAM has said. Judge WoonwAun has never said this much. WHITE men of Pennsylvania, are any of you so governed by your passions andpreju dices as to be willing to admit negroes to terms of political and social equality ?" This is the question seriously asked by, a Demo cratia paper. Disloyal men are constantly urging that the A.drninistration is endeavor ing to place the negro upon an equality with the white man. How singular it is, that these men are willing to admit, in any way, that mere legislation can place the negro upon an equality with. tberaselyeB Are they so blind as not to see the necessary inference of their own admission ? If legis lation will make the negro the equal of the white man, as these men contend, then the longer such legislation is postponed, the longer the cause of justice will be baffled and disappointed. But no mere political law can make the black man the equal of the white, unless social law has first made the decree. To contend that the result is pos sible is to contend that the decree has been made. The opponents of the Administra tion are the true and only advocates Of. negro equality ; for in showing that it is pos sible for such a result to be accomplished by mere legislative enactment, they at once overturn their other argument, that Naiure has forbidden it, and produce the strongest argument why, its accomplishment should no longer be delayed. Ix ms speech before the Constitutional Reform Convention of 1838; 'Mr. Justice Woo - Div.-um uttered the following words -" Who ought to be voters in Penn Sylvania; or in other words who ought to have-politi cal control of our- Government ? The ma chine may be well supplied with all the -ne cessary wheels and springs, but in preparing and fitting them, no questima can arise of so great moment; as who shall have the regul lation of its motions and direction, when it is finished and ready for use." Such, pre, cisely, is the opinion of the loyal men of Pennsylvania to-day. The machinery of the State GovernMent is in perfect order, and in accord with the vast - work of na tional importance that remains to be accom plished.. Who shall have the regulation of its motions and directions ? Shall it be en trusted to the hands of clisloyal.men, whose sole aim is to bring it into collision with the rational Government, or shall it be placed under the control of those who, in the most trying period of the nation's history, have managed all its parts safely, and Who will take goo'd care to see that its vast powers are not perverted to the uses of destruction ? ITOI4E HAVE been more clamorous in asserting that the Administration aimed to overthrow the liberties of the people than Fecession sympathizers. Indeed, they have assumed to be the especial- conSeilVators of free speech, free press, the privilege of habeas corpus; etc. Will it be believed that these lovers of liberty have actually nomi nated, and are trying to elect to the Guber natorial chair, a judge of the Supreme Court who, less than three years ago, publicly pro claimed, in a speech in this city, that " slavery is an incalculable blessing ?" THE LETTER TO JEFFERSON DAVIS printed in our paper of yesterday was not from Mr. Senator BRODHEAD, as was inadirertently stated, but from Mr. JOHN BRODHEAD, our well-known townsman, the.president of. the - Camden and Atlantic Railroad, and the nominee of the Democratic party for - City Tien surer. LETTER IRON ". OCIOARIONAL." :WAsuniaToN, August 26, 1863 Even the most prejudiced spectator of the grand events which have made the last two years so memorable' must admit, in the front of the grand- victories of the hour, that the close of the rebellion is at band. We can see the end of any sus tained military opposition from our present stand-point. A distinguished gentleman just in from General Grant's headquarters, at Vicksburg, who spent two hours with me yesterday, states that he saw at least a hundred Mississippi planters, and that one and all " gave it up." They ad mitted that they were defeated, conquered— if you please, subjugated. The power of Übe 'Federal Government, so insolently de spised, bad come to them as a great fact, to be, recognized and honored, and now their only trouble was, how to get back to the old fire-side with the least loss of property and sclf•respect. They did not hesitate, however, to say that they would be willing to return to the Union. with Q With In tad taiq been deceived and be .... -iniyed by their leaders. He found that the policy of General Grant had been wise and hu mane ; beeanse, while punishing the rebels, he at the same time held out the assurance of forgiveness to all who were willing to repent. It must not be forgotten that the politicians of Mississippi have always looked upon .South Carolina and the Se cession leaders - with great distrust and suspicion. Mississippi voted for General Taylor in 1840 ; Robert J. Walker made his great and successful campaign against Calhoun and, the nullifiers thirty years ego, in the same State ; and it is a fact that may be-profitably recalled, that the very arguments he used against disunion then are now employed against the. enemies of the Republic. Hence, it is ,only natural to expect that. Mississippi will be one of the first States to return to the old fold. The - influence_ of the North Carolina movement, headed by Holden, cannot be, .resisted. Holden belongs -to the class df men who re . , re sisted the Secession element until they were compelled to yield' to it The hour rapidly approaching when such men will take the lead in the South, If you go back to the period when the .Peace Conference assembled in Washington, in January and February of 1801, you will remember that the sentiments of such men as Holden were earnestly advocated in that Conference, and nothing but the determination of the se ceders, and now the rebels, prevented them from•reacbing such a settlement as might have prevented the war. If, as appearances indicate, the rebellion is rapidly reaching a close, too much credit cannot be given to Holden, Graham, Stanley, and Donnel. Resistance to MitiSh tyranny began iu Mecklenberg, North Carolina, before the declaration of independence at Philadel phia, in 1776, and it would be poetic as well 44 as patriotic just' -' if successful resistance to the rebelli ist , the American Govern ment.. 1 in the same State. Mc ;?. , e, narleston and the, redemption of East .<4. °;`, , ssee are the latest; signs of the sure app ~ e t‘,V of the overthrow of the ene mies of t . leaepublie. Let us be satisfied with them. It is true, there are many dark troubles beyond the defeat of the rebels, but there is no real necessity to magnify these troubles. The same spirit that conquered the great conspiracy against human freedom in the field of battle Cannot fail to adjust all the questions arising from peace, and to re unite and consolidate the whole American people.. . OCCASIONAL. " SLAVERY is au incalculable blessing,': say the friends of Mr. Justice WOODWARD, and from the readiness with which they lend their necks to the degrading yoke of party slavery, we have an evidence that they are sincere in this belief at least. WB SI3Z~7G FO . Special Despatches to The Press. WASHINGTON, August 26, 1863 The Shelling of Charleston. Gentlemen attached to the public service say that in the shelling of Charleston, at a distance of fin miles, a greater success has been attained with the Parrott guns than has heretofore entered into their calculations. Even the rebel accounts of the recent movements against Charleston are regarded here as affording a cheering prospect of a complete Union success. The Navy Department ha's received no official advises within the last two days from that quarter. • Guildlla hands still infest the south side of the Potomac, stealing horses and other property, with- out respect to persons. San Francisco Customs. It appears, frotristatements received at the Tres, Bury Depirtment, that during the month of July $416,689 were received for duties' at San Francisco, which is, therefore, the next city in importance, so far as revenue is concerned, to New York. The revenue of Tuesday, July 21, was $55,000, the largest sum ever received there in a single day. ARMY OP THE POTOMAC, Fitz Hugh Lee's Cavalry. Routed The Rebel Position HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Tues day, August 2d [Specialto the Tribune.—Oavalry pickets of the enemy called, yesterday morning, across the Rappahannock to those of our own army that Fort Sumpter had been taken by us. This is a confirmation of the news received via FOrtress Mon-, roe by Richmond papers of yesterday's date. A cavalry force, under Fitz Hugh Lee, crossed the Rappahannock yesterday morning, near Corbia's Neck, six miles below Frederickshurg, but were speedily routed by the brigade of General Custis, with a loss in, prisoners of three engineer officers and a number of privates yet unspecifled in killed and wounded, before recrossing the river. Our own loss is not yet reported. It is Blight; no officers in jured, A presentation will take place to-morrow, at War renton, to Major General Sedgwick, of a splendid horse, with accoutrements and sword, and complete uniform. The giftie by the officers of the 2d Division, 2d Corps, once commanded by him. - The positions of the rebel army are now somewhat thus : Ewell lies near Orange Court House, A. P. Hill near the Rapidan Station, Longstreet stretches from United States ford to Fredericksburg, arid pickets the Rappahannock down to Port Royal. Lee's headquarters are about two miles beyond Orange Court House, on the Gordonsville road. A large attendance is expected at the sword pre eentation to General Meade on . Friday. Privates G-. Kuhn, John Foulacy, Charles Wal lerl John Reinraz and Emile 1 Sae of the 118th Pennsylvania 'Volunteers, enlisted as substitutes, and guilty of, desertion, will be shot on Wednesday, at three o'clock, in the presence of the sth Army Corps. Twenty•two rebel prisoners and deserters left for 'Washington last evening, and several more this morning. They report continued disaffection and desertion in the rebel army. William King and John Pearce, deserting privates from the Bth Georgia, report General Stuart as having been relieved from hie cavalry command, and the appointment of Gen. Hood in his stead, late in command of a brigade under his orders. REPORTS FROM RICHMOND. Destruction of the British Blockade-Run ner Bebe—Raid of 'Union Forces on Stan- ton Va. WILITINGTON, N. C., August - 21-Yesterday. morning, the frigate Minnesota and six gunboats bombarded Fort Fisher, where the British steamer Hebe ran aground some days ago, the latter being protected by two small guns and fifty men. The enemy attEmpted to land, but wore repulsed, with one billed. Being reinforced, they finally succeeded in destroying the gooils landed from the steamer, and, after setting her on fire, they left. We lost one billed and three wounded, a Whitworth and another small gun. our fotces were 'in possession of the wreck last evening. STAITSTON, Va., August 24.—Considerable ex citement was created here to-diy by scouts reporting the Yankees to be near Buffalo Gap on a raid to Staunton. Preparations were made for their recep tion. Business was suspended, and old and young turned out en masse to meet the enemy, but they were non est. It is reported that they have crossed into Highland. Imboden is after them, and Stalin. ton has again relapsed into its placid state of tran quillity. There is nothing Important from the lower valley. There• are no Yankees between here and Martinsburg. Federal Raid in Arkanaas—Capbu'e of Gen. Jelflliompson. ST. Lours, August 26.—A despatch from General Fisk, to General Schofield, dated at Pilot Knob, says : Colonel Woodson's cavalry made a raid to Pocahontas, Ark., routed several bands of guerillas, and captured about a hundred prisoners—among them General Jeff Thompson and all his staff. - Burning of the :Wyoming Seminary. KINGSTON, Pa., August 26.=The Wyoming Semi nary, boarding•hail, and buildings for the ladies , department, were consumed by fire yesterday morn ing'. The loss amounted to $8;000, which was in zureiribr $6,000. prom San Francisco. SAN PWA'NOrseo, August 26.—The ship H. B. Pal mer sailed to-day for Hong Kong; carrying 14,000 Wicks of wheat and other California produce, and $lO,OOO in treasure. . The ship 'Conquest has been chartered to load with breadstuff's for England. Selz FRalecusco, August 26.—Sailed, ship Harry Sutton, for New-York, carrying MO bole, aqd 6 COO sacks of copper ore 28,000 hides, 10,000 horns, 360 cases of tu r pentine ; - 29,40 0 gallons of whale oil, &c. V heat al rives freely for export, large quanti lies having been purchased direct from farmers At • sl,3b 11COlbs, THE PRESS. - PHILADELPHIA; THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1863. Shells Thrown into the City from Beauregarti Proteste Against the Outrage, THE. RUNT OF FORT STEAT'TER Met& Anticipate the Fall of Charleston. Ni w YORK, August 2.B,—The following letter has been received from Mr. 0. 0. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore American.: Orr CHARLESTON, Friday noon, Anglia 22.---Fort Sumpter still flies the rebel flag, but its west wall is a mass of ruins. Our shell go into the fort and explode inside, some passing through the east wall, going in one aide and coming, OA 4f the other. An eestrt;y " storm prevailed. on Tuesday and 3 . l Tednesday, but broke away onThursday. We now have tine weather, and it is exneeted that the monitors will go in force to Sumpter 'titis afternoon. The New Ironsides and our wooden vessels have shelled Forts Wagner and Gregg every day, keep. ing them quiet, - while the shore batteries are ham , _ Mering Sumpter. Seven North Carolina deserters from SulllVan , s Island were picked up in a boat last night by the Montauk. They say the rebels were preparing to abandon Sumpter, and blow it up; that they have been tak ing guns out of her ever since the attack in April, which demonstrated their inability to hold it; that there are not more than six or eight guns nowin the fort, the remainder being " Quakers ;" that the cordon of beer barrels was merely intended to sus the telegraph wire between Sumpter and Aleut trie, and are nn part of the obstructions of the har bor ; thatthe North Carolina troops are anxious to go home, and are almost in a state of mutiny;;that the rebels all anticipate the fall of Charleston; that the walla of Sumpter were extensively breached in April, and that there is a great scarcity of provisions among, the rebels. . _ The flag of Fort Sumpter has been ehot awayfour times, and now there is no flag up. The rebel batteries on James Island throw . Via night and day into our lines, but do not cause Ore than one or two casualties daily.. Admiral Dahlgren is anxious to let the army and naval tiatteries finish Sumpter, as he expects to have plenty of work for the monitors in taking the interior line of defences of Charleston. A flag of truce was sent to Fort Wagner on Fri day morning, and the firing ceased during the inter. Vitw, after which it was resumed again, General Gilmore notified. Beauregard that he would commence to shell the city within forty-eight hours, and requested him to remove the'women and children. The entire monitor fleet went up on night for the purpose of making another. .assault on Fort Sumpter. The monitor Passaic got aground, and so much time was lost in getting her off that the expe dition was abandoned for the night. The rebels did not discover her condition, although she was within half a mile of the fort. OFF CHARLESTON, Saturday, August 23.—Fort Sumpter, this morning, is an immense ruin. The rear wall has been battered down, and the interior is open to view. Our shells strike against the in side of the front wall, which is greatly shattered, and at times the balls pass entirely through the front. The flag of Sumpter was shot away four times on Friday. A new flag is up this morning. The weather is very hot. No ice is to be had, and there is nothing to Stay the thirst but the warm condensed water. Should there be no accidents to-night, the old flag will float over Sumpter to•morKow (Sunday). [Special Dec - patch to the Evening peat, WASHINGTON, August- - 26.—Official information has reached here thEt General Gilmore'a last bat tery was withinkthree hundred yards of Fort Wag ner on the 20th instant, and in a position so low that Wagner's guns could not be depressed to tire against it. From the Richmond Enquirer of the 24th instant we copy as follows : By latest despatches, Fort Sumpter had not yet been evacuated by our troops, though it has been almost laid in ruins by the heavy Parrott guns. If it be eventually evacuated, the loss will be now small, as the enemy cannot occupy it, and the har bor is effectually defended by new fortifications. No walls of brick or stQpe can ever resist such a cannonade ill lAA been directed against Sumpter, and the true defences of the harbor and city are in the numerous other forts, built like Wagner, on which the heavy shot of the enemy can make but little impression. It willbe remembered, also, that General Pemberton in his plans for the defence of Charleston had long since /oft Sumpter out of ac count. . , The siege is proceeding with desperate energy, and the defence is as tierce as the assault. The enemy, it seems, has been able to throw a few shells into the city from a distance of five: miles, and we are told that-Gen. Beauregard has protested against such proceeding on the ground of humanity. His protest will be little use, indeed, if he cannot disable those batteries which fired the shells, The Yankee commanders, with their customary bravado, have demanded a surrender of Fort Sump ter-and of oiii: forts on Morris Island, but 'in this they can by no means be indulged. They will find that they are now only at the beginning of the siege of Charleston, and between them and that city is still a fiery path to travel: One Hundred Thousand Bales of Cotton Captured at Phatehez—Reported Death of Pemberton—An P. - sped - Rion tip Red River. CINCINiTATI, August 26.—The Gazelle's Cairo de spatch says that over one hundred thousand bales of Confederate cotton have been capture'd near Natchez. It is reported that General Pemberton died, last week, at Selma, Alabama. General Grant and staff and Adjutint General Thomas left Cairo on Monday night for Memphis. General Herron is on an expedition up the Red river. There are eight thousand rebel troops at IVlonroe, sixty-five miles west of Wieksburg. Walker and Heber are in command. - Kirby Smith is in Texas. Johnston's forces are scattered in the Chunky-river country. Returns from 106 counties in Kentucky give Bram lette 50,692 majority. CAIRO, 111., August 26.—C01. Winston's command arrived at "Memphis on the 24th, from Yazoo City, having come through from Vicksburg via. Grenada. At the latter place they met Col. Philips' force, which recently destroyed so much railroad property. Col. Winston brought in a hundred prisoners. General Steele and the Arkansas expedition were Progressing tnely. No battle had yet taken place, but one was in prospect. THE EXPEDITION TO GRENADA, [Special Despatch to the Evening' Post.) WAsnrivororr, August 26.—An official despatch just received here from Gen. Hurlbut, at Memphis, says that the cavalry force which started from La grange on the 13th inst., under command of Lieut. Co]. Phillips, gth Illinois Infantsy, mounted, reached Grenada, Miss., on the 17th, driving Slemmins, with two thousand men and three pieces of artillery; de stroyed fifty. seven engines, four hundred cars, ddp6t buildings, machine shops, and a quantity of ord nance and commissary stores, and captured fifty railroad men and a number of prisoners. After. Col. Phillips had accomplished his work, Col. Winslow, who had been ordered up by General Grant, appeared with a large force. WINCHMSTER, Tenn., Augnst la—Crittenden , s corps moved eastward to feel the strength of the enemy, and with the intention of crossing the moun tains to the north and east of Chattanooga, crossing the Tennessee river at a ford some thirty miles above Chattanooga. This crossing safely effected, Crittenden will swing into the rear of Chattanooga, and, if possible, take that place.' The intention is to strike that point offensively at the same time that Burnside attacks Buckner at Knoxville. This will at once prevent Buckner from receiving any reinforcements, and also, if not captured, greatly endanger his retreat, for it will be impossible to. retreat toward Bragg. Meanwhile, if Crittenden succeeds well in his efforts upon Chattanooga, and will not need reinforcements, Thomas and McCook will move rapidly upon Rome, Georgia. Bragg is at that point with the whole of his command, save what few troops he may have at Chattanooga. It has been believed for weeks that the only force at Chattanooga is composed of citizens, and perhaps a brigade of troops, who operate to keep the citizens in fighting trim. It is also believed that Bragg will not resist at Rome. As we advance, it is probable that he will attempt to fall back upon Joe John ston, who was positively at Atlanta, Ga., on the 12th instant. Rosecrans will, if possible, whip Bragg in detail, disperse his forces, and then attack Johnston alone, for united, the two rebel armies would out number ours. 6-ranger's corps (reserve) Res in readiness to re inforce rapidly by rail to Chattanooga, and, if the road is not destroyed, then to Rome. Twenty days from this time, if I mistake not the signs, will see Geargia redeemed and regenerated. NEW YORK, August 26.—The steamer North Star, from Aspinwall, on the 16th instant, arrived here today. Our Panama letter of the 16th states that the new President, Gen. Santa Colorna, was inaugurated at Panama on the lath. The Spanish squadron had arrived, and the officers were to be guests at a banquet in Panama. The North Star reached Aspinwall on the lath, from New York, - having thrown over a part of her cargo and her mail, in a saturated condition, from the effects of a heavy gale. Two slight shocks of an earthquake were felt, on the 6th, on the Isthmus. There is nothing new from Central America. An unsuccessful attempt at revolution had been made in Chili. Bolivia continues movin g her forces towards the Mejillon Wands, where a naltpetre mine had lately been discovered. The declaration of *sr by Bolivia against Chili excites no attention. • There have been severe gales on the southern coast A. British bark wee totally loskin ValparaiSO bay, and other wrecks of coasters are reported. Gen. Herren has been appointed to deckle the American claims against Peru. `• Gen. Flores has gained a complete victory in Bru guay over the Government forces, and it is expected President Berro will resign. Morquere. and Moreno are to have a conference On Governmental aubjeote on the frontier ofEetuitior SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Five Miles. CHARLESTON THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. GEN. HURLBUT'S OFPIOIA.L REPORT ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, Plan of the New Movements. Soutn amt Central America. The Raid into Kansas—Retaliation. Sr. Loots, August 26.—A special despatch from 'Leavenworth to the Democrat says Jim Lane has returned to Lawrence. The citizens, under com mand of Lane, have killed forty-one of Quantrellts mem Lane is organizing a force, and says he will go into Missouri early in September. Martial law has been proclaimed. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 26.—The following extracts are taken from general orders, No. 11, issued from these headquarters, August dad : 1. Alkpersons living in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties, No, and that part of Vernon county in T chided in the district, except those living within one miie of the limits of Independence, Hickman Hill, Pleasant Hill, and Harrisonville, and except those in that part of Kaw township, jaokson county, north of Brush creek and west of the Big Blue, embracing Kansas City and Westport, are hereby ordered to remove from their present places of residence within fifteen days from the date hereof; and those who within that time intimate their loyalty to the satisfaction of the commanding officer of the military station nearest their present places of residence will receive from him a certificate stating the fact of their-loyal ty, and the names of the witnesses by whom it can be shown. 'All who receive such certificates will he permitted to remove to any military station in this district, or to any part of the State of Kamm, ex. cept the counties on the eastern bnOer of the State. All others shall remove out of this district. Officers commanding companies, and detachments serving in companies, will see that this paragraph is 'Promptly Obey ed. 2, Mi grain and hay in the field under shelter, from which the inhabitants are required to remove within reach of the military station, after the 9th of September - next, will be taken to such stations, and turned over to the proper officers there. - And a report of the amount so turned over shall be made to the district headquarters, specifying the names of all the loyal owners, and the amount of such pro duce taken from them. All grain and hay found in such districts, -after the 9th of September next, not convenientto such stations, shall be destroyed. hundred and eighty-three bodies had been buried in Lawrence up - to this morning, and seven more bodies have since been found. Eighty-two build ings were burned by the guerillas. Eighty-five widows and two hundred and forty orphans have been made by Quantrell's raid. Several' merchants have commenced rebuilding their stores. ' All the stores in the State have sent in large sums of money for the relief of the sufferers. One of Quantrell's spies was hung at Lawrence. The chiefs of the Delaware, Sacs, and Fox In dians have offered their services to Lane. A reportjust received says that a number of build ings in Cass county, Missouri, are on fire, and over a hundred rebel sympathizers had been killed, ~UROP~. The Steamship Persia, Arrived—ffaxlmititm and, the Mexican Throne /STEW YORK, August 28.—The steamer Persia has arrived from Liverpool, with dates to the 16th, rift Queenstown to the 17th. • There is' but littleenid on American affairs The Army and Navy Gazette draws attention to the fact that the Federals are pushing forward the con struction of powerful sea-going monitors. Three British war steamers, recently sold at Ply mouth to a London company, were suspected of being intended for the rebels. Lord Clyde died at Uhatham, on the 14th. There is nothing decisive as to Maximilian's ac ceptance of the Mexican crown. Rumors from Paris point decidedly to his acceptance, but a Vienna journal says the assertions are premature. No decision has been arrived at. The Morning Post considers it far from improbable that the -French occupation of Mexico may lead to more intimate relations between Napoleon and the Confederates, and create trouble with the Washing ton Government. The Oestriche Zeitung asserts that the Austrian Government has in no way interfered with, or been committed in, the Mexican question. It is a mere personal question between Napoleon and Maxi milian. It is asserted that the Spanish Ministry approve the Empire. The Madrid journals are divided. The replies of the three Powers were all sent to St. Petersburg, to be delivered on the rith,and forth with published.. Eaoh Cabinet replied to the argu ments addressed 'to itself, butlerminated with an identical paragraph testifying the unity of their views. There is a growing belief at Paris that war is not to be apprehended. The monthly returns of the Bank of France show A decrease in cash of over 4,000,000 francs. There are vague rumors that Prussia contemplates a secession from the German Confederation. The Calcutta, China. and Australian mails are forwarded per the Persia. .The contents are anti cipated.' - The famous William CornellJewett has been hav ing an interview with the King of the Belgians in the interests of mediation. The King promised to use his influence to induce England to join France in the efforts for peace. Victoria, on Vancouver's Island, is to be the head quarters for the British squadrons in the Pacific. Federal Exultation-:—The " 'rhundererPs Y 7 Insolence. [tram die London time:s.l * * * * When we look for the reasona for the exultation which now pervades the Northern States, we discern positively nothing to justify it. These jubilant conquerors are poised to air. If the South ern people mean what they say, and if they hatelhe Northerners with the sort of hatred which people generally entertain towards those who have de stroyed their homes, confiscated their property, and slaughtered their relations, the Northerners are ten years yet from the object of their desires, even if those ten years were 'Years Of success. There)" must be many men among them who know this. There must be a class who feel as great a scorn as we in Europe feel for the brag and rowdyism which palms itself off upon the world as Federal public opinion,'but which resembles in our eyes no thing but the low, transparent cunning of the weak and illiterate of every race and every nation. What else can be this childish nonsense of feigning to be lieve that the Southern people, whose country ; they havejust'disolated, could be tempted to join them in a united war to annex Mexico and Canada? This isjust the sort 'of bombast an Asiatic would talk while, he trembled in his sandals. There was a vaulting patriotism in the Roman who bought the soil wafer, the. invaders' camp at its full value, but there wig no great merit in the Roman who merely offered it for sale. These Northerners are only ask .ing the world to give them credit for future victo ries, and meanwhile .to treat them as the absolute possessors of the undivided power of Anglo-Saxon AnleliCa. It is demanded of France that she shall evacuate Mexico under pain of war, and of England that she shall alter her laws to some American pat tern under pain of, the immediate loss of Canada. France, it seems, has answered by declaring Mexico an empire; and England - , if her ministers be wise, will vouchsafe no answer at all. These pretensions are the extravagance of vain-glorious-folly, the echoes of a fool's paradise. DIRTY SOLDIERS IN NEW YORE. [Washington Correspondence London Times * I saw squads of armed men in New York, in - the streets of a city running with bountiful streams, who seemed to have a horror of water, as if the pure element had power to wash "the very marrow out of a strong man's bones," as if parting with the crust of many.days , dirt was as painful to them as to the victorious racer of ancient times to shake the Olympic dust off his chariot wheels. They seemed actually to delight and revel in dirt, and in the tatters of their loose hanging garments, in the rust of their dinted and twisted weapons. They had gone through hard work, and were fain to call the world to witness of the strenuousness of their exertions. The Neapolitan regiments in the palmy days of King Bombs were not more un mindful of that proper soldierly pride which, in the Old World, seems to identify valor with pipeclay, than- are those heroic warriors of the Western continent. They seem as scornful of uniformity of costume as the mosstroopers of 'the middle ages, and fall as naturally into the odd and the picturesque. Not a score of them are anywhere to be recognized as men belonging to the same corps. The ungraceful and in convenient kepi, the last . contrivance of French absurdity, has been officially copied here as every where on the continent of Europe, but republican freedom has substituted all possible varieties of slouched hats; of buttoned-up, tidily fitting coats, hardly an instance occurs, even among the officers; and, altogether, a more odd, ruffianly-looking set of aimed men than I have seen marsh along the foot paths in Broadway, in the midst of a delighted mob of citizens, clapping hands at them as if they were mere dumb figures at the play house, it never was my lot to 13E4 anywhere—except, perhaps, in the suite of the Garibaldian bands in Calabria. THE LATEST. The American ship Viking, Captain Townsend, wae lost off Princess Island, Japan. Napoleon delivered no epeech at the Paris fetea on the 76th.,. The IV:remand Diplomatique announces Maxima lien's acceptance of the crown of Mexico. The steamer Africa arrived at Liverpool on the 15th. The British steamer Juno was overhauled by the Federal steamer Kearsage off' Fayal on theijind of July. No contraband goods were found, and she was allowed to proceed. - • RIO JANEIRO, July U.—Coffee good; firsts 1200 tO 11300. Conimercial Intelligence. LIVERPOOL -COTTON MiRKET, Friday,'' Augustl4"—The salesbf Cotton tor the week amount to 59,000 bales, the market having been firm with an adVance of The sales to speculators were 9,600 bales, and for export 12,600 bales. The sales to-day are estimated at 6,000 bales, including 2,000 bales to specu lators and for export, the market closing firm at un changed prices. - The quotations for fair qualities are all nominal. The following are the quotations for - middling: Orleans, 223 ; Mobile, 223x'; Up lands, 2133. iThe stock of Cotton in port amounts to 293,000 hales, including 49,000 bales of American. STATE OF TRADE —The Manchester advices are favorable, the markets being active and the prices still advancing. .LIVERPOOL BREADSTUEFS MARKET.— The Breadstuff:, market continues with a declining tendency. - Messrs. Bigland, Athya, & Co. and other circulate report Flour dull, and declined 6d on the week. Wheat very dull, and I@2d lower ; red winter Wheat is quoted at 8a 3d@Bs Bd. Corn easier for mixed, which is quoted at 26s 3d. LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS AtIARKET.—The circulars report Provisions generally firm. Beef has an upward tendency. Pork steady. Bacon steady. Lard buoyant at 39@405. Tallow steady. LONDON MARKETS.—Breadstuffs are still de clining. Iron steady. Sugar firmer. Tea quiet but steady. Coffee quiet. Rice quiet but steady. LONDON -MONEY MA.RKEr. Consols are quoted at 93g. The Back returns for the week show an increase of £198,000. American Stocks—lllinois Central shares, 16015 sfm cent. discount. Erie Rail road, 733 e 7532 New York Central. 84086. LIVERPOOL .PRODUCE MARKET..—Butter firm. Ashes quiet but steady. Sugar firmer. Coffee quiet but steady. Rice steady. Linseed has a down ward tendency, and prices are le @IL 6d. lower. Linseed Oil easier at 458. Coal Oil, steady. Rosin firm ; stock scarce. Spirits of Turpentine still -de clining. Petroleum is heavy, and all qualities have slightly declined. Refined is quoted at 2s. 3d.@25.44.; elude at 19@l810. Livanroor., August 15—Evening—Cotton: the sales to-day are estimated at 8,000 bales, including 4.000 bales to, speculators and for export. The mar ket closed firmer, but unchanged in prices. The Breadstuffs market is fiat. 'Provisions con thine firm. Produse quiet, but steady. LONDON MONEY MARKET. American Stocks--Illinois Central, 16@16 10 cent. discount; Erie Railroad, 7634@76: 1 4. Consols, 93@9334. HAVRE COTTON MARKET.—The sales of the week amount to 18.000 bales, including 14,000 bales to speculators. The market has an upward ten dency. Markets by Telegraph. OraTirmerr, Auguot 26.—Flour dull. at $46 , 4.10. Wheat very dull at 94g95c for red, and sl@l.lo - for white. Whisky sells at 43c. Mess pork is in good demand—new country $11.50, old $lO. Gold is quoted at 20 f cent. premium Marine. Naw Yonn, August 26.---A.rrived, ship Ashbur ton, from Liverpool ; Jean Baptiste, from Havre ; bark Cienfuegos, from Cienfuegos; schooner Tigris, from Curacoa. LARGE POSITIVE SALE or DRY GOODS, &C. The early particular attention of dealers is re• guested to the large and valuable assortment of British, French, German ' and American dry gOods, embracing about 750 pack ages and lota of staple and fancy articles, in cottons, woollens, worsteds, silks and linens, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue on . four months' credit, and for clash, commencing Wm morning, at ten o'clock, to be continued all day without inteindsaion, by John B Myers & Co., aua lionecto, No, 232 mid 234 Dinket ;Argot, Sinkilig of a Schooner. Ilitvitz-on-Gnaon, August 26.—During the heavy gale last night the schooner Pursuit, laden with coal, sunk at her anchorage opposite Shstmon's wharf. °apt. Travers, his wife, and two other per sons, were drowned. Their bodies were recovered this morning. The Draft in New York." NEW Yowl', August 29,—The draft proceeded quietly to-day in the 6th, Bth, and 9th distriots. Specie for Europe. NEW Yoruc, August 26.—The steamer China takei Out $210,000 in specie. Mayor Opdyke;s Message. The veto meaaage of the 'mayor of New York, anawering the exemption appropriation bill, con cludes ably as follows: This war, above all other wars of which history makes mention, is a war waged on our part in the interest of poor men. The rebellion was plotted, begun, and prosecuted in the interest of the owners of slaves. Whether the man who labors with his hands should he. a free man or a slave, should own himself or he owned by another, is the ultimate question which this nation is now deciding, in the assemblies of the people, in legislative halls, in ex ecutive cabinets, and on many fields of battle. The rebels - maintain that that is the best condition of society where the land is divided into great planta tions, and their owners own also the laborers who till them and the citizens who make their imple ments ; and this condition of society the rebels are striving to fortify and extend, The free and loyal people of the land maintain that the laborers and the citizens should be as free aifthe owners of the soil. Thus, of all the people in the country, the laborers and the artisans are the most interested in this question. We are seeking their side, Reeking to bring universal opinions to their favor, writing and sneaking for, their land. Would it not seem incredible blindness and fatuity, if they whose interests are thus involved, and whose cause is stirring the blood of true men ail over the world, should themselves hold back and leave others to defend their rights? The burdens of taxation are already heavy upon our citizens. We have an increasing expenditure and an accumulating debt. The property of all classes may he seriously impaired by over taxation ; 'and it may even happen that some of those who suf fer from it will begin to inquire whether we, who ate ready to make these large additions to their bur den, are voting away our own property as theirs. They may go so far as to charge us with an imorovi• dent and illegal expenditure of the public funds, and if they look about for a motive they may be uncha ridable enough to suspect that this zeal to procure the exemption of a large class of our fellow-citizens from duty under the draft is stimulated by party considerations rather than by benevolent and patri otic impulse. But whatever may be the criticism of others, we may dbiarm them of all force by performing our re sponsible duties with fidelity to the interests of our city and country. Faithful to the Constitution, obedient to the laws, loyal to the country, proud of its institutions, its history, and its promise for the future. let us stand firm and immovable, fearing no violence, heeding no clamors, and despising every description of menace, striving to fill the thinned ranks of our armies, seeking to exempt none but those whore presence here is essential to the public safety, and consoling and encouraging the brave sol diers who go to the field, by providing for the fami lies which they leave behind them, whose wants they may not be able to supply. THE PEACE PARTY THE LAST HOPE OP THE RR EELS.—General Butler, in the brief speech which he made at Centre Harbor, is reported by a correspon dent of the Salem Gazette to have said: "That the rebels now rested their main hopes on our next Presidential election, and would uae their utmost endeavors to prolong the contest till that time in the hope that a peace party—a party more, leniently disposed toward them—might gain the ascendency. It was for this, among other - reasons,. that he considered the character of some of the Northern opposition resulted in great injury to our cause, and was, in fact, the principal drawback we now had to success. The political conduct of the Northern people ought to he such that the rebels would understand, unequivocally, that the only change of administration that could be honed for would be a change for even more determination and energy, and not a change based on even the remotest sympathy for. those who have plotted the destruc tion of the Government." 9L7 , 'X' OPENING OF THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. An immense UlllOll Meeting at Beim Square —Ratification of the 'Nominations of Cur tin and Agnew—Speeches of Messrs. N. B. Browne, Wayne AlcVeagh, If. Russel Thayer, Flranklim pound, Geo. Inman Riche, and others. Last night, according to announcement, a large and enthusiastic mass meeting was held opposite Penn Square, on Broad street, for the purpose of ratifying the nominations made at the Pittsburg Convention for Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. It was the first meeting held in the city of such proportiona to give expres- Moos to the sentiments of the loyal people of Phila delphia touching the impending State election. It was a demonstration worthy of the spirit and pa triotism of this great city. It reflected the enthu siasm of our people, and their determination to elect to political ofdee at the coming contest at least those men only who will do no discredit to our city, State, or country, In the number of peo pit Which attended it, few have excelled it, and none have surpassed it in enthusiasm. The weather was particularly favorable for an out-door meeting, being cool and balmy and refreshing. The appli ances resorted to. to draw an audieetee, aside from the merits of the cause itself, were of an excellent character: Three stands were erected, and addresses delivered from each. Bands of music and fire-works were in abundance, and afforded pleasure and com ment in the interludes between the speeches. The main stand was situate about midway from Market to Cherfnufstreet, and a side stand at each of those streets. The meeting was very largely, attended by the members of the Union League, who marched to the ground in a body. The display of fire-works was particularly attractive, and was evidently considered a feature of the occasion. They represented—L The Star of Columbia; 2. Star of Washington ; America's Gem; finishing with a beautiful entertainment, dedicated to his xcellency Andrew G. Curtin, Governor of Penn sylvania, and made expressly for the occasion. This piece was supremely . pretty. Com m fencing with revolving fire, Chinese JeSemine, with illuminated centre, crimson and emerald gold, it became sud denly transformed into a beautiful sun, in the centre of which appeared the word "Curtin" in letters of silver firei'imrmounted by a wreath of fire of the most vivid brightness. This figure appears in the centre of a beautiful fountain, discharging countless stars of red, white, and blue. There were also repre sentations of rockets, serpents, &c , Pend also ex plosions of Mines and bomb shells, illustrative of the bombardment of Sumpter. The members of the-Union League marched to the spot, accompanied by bright lights of all hues, preceded by a band, and carrying handsome Ameri can flags. The meeting at the main stand was organized at about S o'clock by Mr. Wm. H. Kern, who called to the chair Mr. N. B. Browne. This motion was re sponded to with great applause, as also the nomina tions of the vice presidents and secretaries. . . . Mr. Browne, on rising to speak, was received with much applause. He acknowledged the honor of be. ing called upon to preside over so large a meetins of the loyal people of Philadelphia. He came here, not as a party man, but only for the cause of his coun try, for this was no time for party. We should know. nothing butsour country, and be animated by a deter mination to oppose all enemies, whether foreign or domestic. This was the political platform of the friends of the Union in Pennsylvania. Identified as he was all his life with the Democratic party, he was happy to say that since the firing upon Sumpter he knew no political party. He was only a friend of his country in this crisis. What is the issue to be decided at the approaching election? That issue has been stated by our enemies. One of the leading Southern journals stated it the other day in the plainest terms. It said that the rebel cause was lost unless help would come to them either through foreign intervention or from the Democratic party in the North. That being the case, he would ask how could they have managed things better for themselves than in nominating Judge Woodward for Governor of the State of Pennsylvania?.The speaker was intimately acquainted with that gen tleman, and he would say that, if it were possible to call from his grave that arch traitor John C. Cal houn, and place him in the Gubernatorial chair of Pennsylvania, he would not be of more service to the Southern cause than Judge Woodward will be if elected. Judge Woodward has publicly expressed his opinion concerning slavery. He declared that slavery was a Divine institution. He stated to a gentleman of this, city, a few days ago, that the agitation of the slavery question was infidelity. He makes no concealment of his opinion respecting slavery. He is, if possible, a conscientious Seces sionist. No man in the South carries the doctrine of Secession further than he, thus acknowledging that this Government has no power within itself to prevent it from going to pieces. Indeed, I under stand he condemns his own party, many of whom have been led away by the warlike spirit of the day. The Southern conscript is not more a friend of Jeff Davis than he of the North is who would sustain such men as Woodward and Vallandigham. We propose to remedy a political disaster by the elec tion of Governor Curtin. From the first day of his official business, what man has been more of a friend to the Government? Impartial judges all over the country bear testimony to this one fact, that no Go vernor has been more zealous and earnest in his support of the country than has our present honored chief magistrate. Mr. Browne was attentively listened. to, and he retired amid much applause. - After -the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, Mr. Kern introduced. Mr, John D. Watson, who read the following resolutions, to the great satisfac tion of all present: THE RESOLUTIONS Resolved, That the eminent abilities, the indomi table energy, and the far-seeing sagacity of Governor Andrew G. Curtin, proved by his successful admi nistration of our State affairs in times of peculiar trial, have excited our wannest admiration, and that hie self-sacrificing devotion to the interests and comforts of our patriot soldiers, especially of the sick and wounded, in camp or hospital, or wherever they needed aid, has won for him the enduring love, not only of the soldiers themselves, but also of their fathers, mothers wives, brothers, sisters, and friends at home. We, therefore, heartily approve and ratify his nomination for re-election as Governor of Penn sylvania, and pledge ourselves tO use every honora ble means to secure his triumphant election. Resolved, That the profound learning, the mental activity, and the incorruptible integrity of the Hon. Daniel Agnew lead us cordially to ratify his nomi nation, and to determine to do our utmost to secure his SWUM Resolved, That Abraham Lincoln and the distin guished statesmen who forni his Cabinet, by their earnest, wise. and efficient administration of the affairs, both civil and military, of our nation, under circumstances of unprecedented difficulty and dan ger, have deserved and are daily receiving the grate ful thanks of all loyal people. Resolved, That we more and more approve, as time exhibits its policy and necessity, of the great war for the preservation of . our Union ; for we are fully convinced that the only way to preserve our liberty, our laws, and our. Constitution, is to crush the traitors in arms who are Rotting to overthrow them. 'ltesolvcd, That the patriotis sufficient answer to those who complain of the inefficiency of our mili tary leaders, is Banks, Meade, Rosecrans, Grant; and to those who complain that the war. is not ma. naged with energy and success, it is enough to point to Gettysburg, to Tullahoma, to Port Hudson, or to 'Vicksburg. Ileeolved, That we approve the policy of our Go vernment in organizing and employing negro troops, because it weakens the,trebels, because it strengthens our armies, because it relieves our noble soldiers of much oppressive labor, and because, slavery beilig doomed for raising its foul hand against our gloricrus Union, rebibutive justice demands that its victims should aid in its overthrow.. The question of their efficiency has been settled by their heroism at Port HudEon, at Fort Wagner, and on other well-fought fields. Resolved, That it is no more criminal, while it is much more manly, to fight against the Government and the Union in the South than it is to scheme and intligue against them in the North. A. Southern traitor if not worse than a Northern sympathizer. Resolved, That while we long for the restoration of peace to our beloved country at the earliest moment compatible with her honor and safety, it must be peace likely to last—it must- be peace made by tbe submission and punishment of the traitors who ini tiated the war—it must be peace which will leave us a free, happy, and united people. Resolved, That we abhor and loathe the conduct of those who, under pretence of advocating- State rights, are endeavoring to sow jealousy and distrust among the • loyal people of the North, and to set State against State. - Resolved, That as we worship one God, so we should love one country. We should rebuke the teachings of those who_ would divide us into Penn sylvanians, Kentuckians. - Rhode Islanders, New Yorkers, and the like. We should feel ourselves to be what our ancestors made us—one people, all brethren, all American citizens. Resolved That the wholesale destruction of pro. ibl perty, and the terr orueltlex and brutal murders which have lately disgmced the city of New York, are natural results of Me disloyal teachings and treasonable threateninge Of the peacNon.any-tercis party, who deeply deplore the suffbrings of their friends in the South, while they view with indiffer ence the robbery and slaughter of their loyal breth ren of the North. Resolved, That the unparalleled bravery,.the un complaining endurance, and the heroic devotion of our noble armies, demand the gratitude and support of their fellow citizens at home, and will aware for them the love and admiration of millions yet un born, and a glorious name throughout the world for ages to come. Resolved, That the splendid achievements of our gallant navy at sea, and on the Mississippi, have continued the noble illustrations of the bravery and shill and the patriotism of our noble sailors, so bold ly commenced by their fathers, in our Hevolutionary war, and carried on by Bainbridge, Hull, and Deca tur, in 1812. Resolved, That the memory of the gallant dead who have fallen in defence of their country will be for ever cherished by their surviving countrymen, and their names be enshrined in the grateful hearts of al/ who love their native or adopted land—the land soon again to claim the title of " Happy, proud America." MR. IifhTRACIR'S SPRRQR • After the adoption of the resolutions Mr. Wayne bleVe gb, chairman of the State Central Commit tee. was introduced. Mr. .fileVesgh said he came to the meeting with no purpose of speaking, but only to gather from the preeence and sympathy of the vast and loyal mull tude before him, help and hope for the great work befOre the State Central Committee. [Meets.] In that regard he was more than satisfied, fnr this assemblage convinced him that the citizens of Phila.. delphia appreciated the importance- of the contest, and knew that in these days rebel bullets were not more dangerous to the Union than Oopperhead [Loud applause.] In the pending canvass there could be no neutrali ty, as there could be no doubt of the question in vOlved. Even if we had been disposed to shrink from it, our opponents have an made up the record that we could not avoid the issue. They did this purposely when they selected Judge Woodward as the candidate. It is simply the Judge's public career with which we have anything to do. Hie private character is doubtless excellent, and my own intercourse with him in his judicial character has been very pleasant; hut he was asked to lay aside the ermine to become the lefuler of a partisan faction, simply because he more distinctly than any other public man in Penn !ylvania had published his belief in the essential justice of the cause of Mr Jefferson Davis and his wished colleagues in treason. > [Great cheering.] The challenge thus given had been accepted by the loyal men of the State, and they have placed the banner around which gather the friends of Liberty and the Union. and the hands of that pure and tried statesman and - patriot, Andrew 'G. Curtin, [Long continued cheering] ; and as Meade defeated the main body of the enemy in July, so Curtin will lead the loyal hosts to victory over the rear guard of the rebel forces in October. [Enthusiastic applause.] Thus the issue was' ade up between the foes and the friends of the Government ; but iu order that the gentiernan before him might have no possible chance of escape, the friends of Judge Woodward, the speaker was told, had nominated but yesterday in solemn convention, for a most important office in this great city, a gentleman named Mr. John Brod head, on the ground, as it was supposed, that he had written, some years ago, a letter to Mr.- Jefferson Davie, desiring to go to "the sunny South," or any where else, where there was an abundance Of ne groes and very little civilization. [Loud laughter.] The published report might do the gentleman injus tice. He hoped, for the credit of Northern manhood it did ; hut if not, he felt sure the loyal voters of Philadelphia, at the coming electron, would tell him to go, and like Lady Macbeth to her guests, To stand not on the order of his going, But go at once. [Laughter and applause.l Such, is the plainness with which the question is presented. Are you for Union or diaunion ; for loy alty or treason : for Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis ; for Andrew G. Curtin or George W. Wood ward 1 [Cries of We are for Curtin..] I know you are with us, for the cause of good Government, of law and liberty. All the signs are cheering. Sailors on the sea and soldiers. on the land; the wounded in the hospitals; the maimed at home; the patriot mother, who has giyett_iier only boy to her country, Pend us warm, earnest words of greet ing and of cheer for the cause, and their friend and favorite. our good Governor,'.[cheers] • and thus cherishing the sympathy of the . ' e heroic living who have dared In battle, keeping green the memories of the heroic dead who have died in battle; aided by the labors of all good. men ; aided by the prayers of a]] good women,: we march onward in faith and hope to the triumph which awaits the cause of jus tice and of freedom. [Prolonged cheering..] The meeting was next addressed by Hon. M. Rus sel Thayer. Mr. Thayer expressed his cordial.approbation of the nominations of the Pittsburg Convention. He considered there nominations the prestige of the Urion success at the next election. All the indica tints of the times pointed to success. The Union cannon reverberating to day in the Tennessee mountains, proclaiming the liberation of that heroic people, re-echoed from that spot from which the first insult was offered to the American Govern ment, proclaim that this rebellion, like some mon strous comet, has passed its perehelion and is now sinking into blackness. This rebellion, born in sin and nurtured in iniquity, is fast reaching its ter mination. It has now but one hope of success—the interference of Prance and the disloyalty of the North. As for France, we can readily take care of her. [Applause.] Let any foreign potentate put his finger into this pot-pie if he pleases. [Renewed, applause.] A people that have put down a rebellion backed by a half million of bayonets, will find no difficulty in dealing with the corporal's guard of that perjured potentate. Our real danger is from our enemies Of the North. Should they throw themselvei into the arms of Jeff Davis, then indeed are we ruined. It is my duty and yours to see that no such disaster befalls our beloved country. That disaster will be repelled, for. I need not say to any intelligent man, that the candidates of the so-called Democratic party of this State are in league with the South. and the cause of the rebels and the sympathizers alike is perishing. If you want a red hot Secessionist for Governor; if you want a red hot Secessionist to sit in the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, then vote for George W. Woodward and Walter H. Lowrie. [Applause.] If you elect those men, you sell out your great State to the Southern Confederacy. The party to which they are attached 'have, in all their speeches and resolutions, given to the peo ple one alternative, unipn or disunion. Let no man pretend to say that these men support the Government. It is in vain to say that men are in favor of the Union, when they use all the means in their power to thwart the Government. They` are as false to the republican institutions of the country as the rebels, in whose ranks they should be. It seems an insult to the people of this patriotic State to make such an issue. as if there could be any doubt that the people of Pennsylvania should be true to the cause for which their fathers fought. Two men are presented to the loyal peoelo,—.far either of whom no honest man can feel ashamed to vote. As for GoYernor Curtin, we know that the history of his administration is a bright record of patriotism, zear , and- virtue. Truly he is a man worthy to be sustained. Place him, with his whole souled Union sentiments, in the scale opposite to 'the lawyer Secessionist who asks to be Governor en the Democratic ticket, and see who will kick the beam. How can any man who loves hia country hesitate between two such men? How can any man vote for one who has declared that slavery is an incalculable blessing! Oh, what a Daniercome to judgment.! [Laughter.] Such a man asks your votes. If a better man than be were nominated, Governor Curtin would de mend the votes of every honest and patriotic citizen of the State. But when a man is presented against Governor Curtin, whose record is so black as Judge Woodward's, hew can there be any hesitation? As for the other candidate, he did not hesitate to say that Judge Lowrie floats in the same boat. He sits not only on the same bench, but on the same Secession bench. To use a familiar expression, they are both tarred with the same stick. Judge Agnew, whom the Union party have nominated for the Su preme Judeeship, needs no commendation. He is a learned jurist, a high and pure man. His election will be a triumph of patriotism over treason. In cenelusion, Mr. Thayer, begged his hearers to bear fn mind the importance of the election, and suffer nothing to betray them from their alleelance. . SPEECH OF MI. BOUND, OF .NOETHU.IIBERLA.ND, Mr. Franklin Bound. State Senator from Nor thumberland county, was next' introduced. Mr. Bound came here, he said, to bear testimony to the Patriotism and devotion of the honored Governor of Pennsylvania. Not as a Republican, nor as a De mocrat, nor as ian Abolitionist, he would ask the people of Philadelphia to support. Governor Curtin heartily and with determination. He believed Judge Woodward represented an idea whiCh is at the bot tom of all our troubles. He believes that any State has a right to secede from this Union at pleasure. This is the doctrine which the South is endeavoring to maintain upon the battle-field. It is this issue which we at home must decide at the ballot-box. Unless we defeat Secession by ballots, then all our efforts to restore the Union are wrong. If you elect George-Woodivard, you endorse Secession, and tell the world that all our victories in this great struggle have been in vain. [Applause.] You must take sides in this chntest, whether you will or not. Each man, however high or low, is a power in this country. Each man must be, either a patriot or traitor. The standard-bearers in this contest represent these alternatives. It is told to you that you can support the Government while you oppose the Administration. There never Was a more baneful heresy. You cannot oppose the President and continue to be loyal men. Is it the right way to uphold the Government by grumbling at every act of the Administration! If it is, the speaker did not wish to be a patriot of that kind. He who does not support the President of the United States is no friend of his country. Shall he obeythe dictates of such men as William B. Reed ? Shall he administer tbe Constitution, not according to his own, but according to the ideas of others? What inextricable confusion would result, if he could have no opinion of his own, but would be constantly seeking the advice of those not competent to give it. As to the policy of the > Administra tion, Mr. Bound could only say that it met with his approval. There were many arrests, that were neither judicious nor praiseworthy, butthe fault was not so much with the Administration as with its subordinates, who were often mistaken through over zeal. Mistakes will occur. They cannot be avoided where the field of labor is large. It did no good to the cause to he finding fault. If we would strengthen the Government, support the Adminis tration. If we would sustain the Union, let us sup port its best friends, and no better friend lives there in Pennsylvania than Governor Curtin. Therefore, support him and you will have done your whole duty. . _ _ Speeches by Messrs. E. W. Benedict, of Hunting don county, Mr. Nicholson, and others followed, and the meeting adjourned at a late hour. THE NORTHEAST STAND The meeting having swelled to a great extent, and there being continuous streams of people pouring towards the grand' centre of attraction, an organize• tion was at once effected. Caleb H. Needles, Esq., was called to the chair. Be briefly returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him. Be introduced Mr. John W. Baer, the Buckeye Blacksmith, who was received with rounds of applause. He said that he felt proud to stand on the platform tonight-to raise his voice, feeble as it may he, in favor of the re=election of that great and good man, that high-minded patriot, Andrew G. Curtin. [Great applause.] He felt proud, indeed, to mingle with so large a concourse of people to assist them in ratifying his nomination to the office that be has so ably filled. [Applause.] At the close of the campaign, in the year 1660, he (the speaker) had made up his mind never to appear again in the capacity of a public speaker but the crisis is'auch that no patriot tongue can keep, still. Although he had become pretty-well worn out, phy sically, for he was getting old; although he had grown gray on the stump, after hard service for thirty-nine years, and though he thought he might retire, and let the younger class take the field, yet he found it at last to be his solemn duty to make a few more appeals in behalf of his beloved countrsr, and that is why, he is here to-night. In the present campaign, there is " more at stake than he had ever known before during the long period that he had Mingled in the political affairs of the nation. rt is the duty of every man, in the present contest, to think well of what he is doing, or what he intends to do. If he will but do this, calmly and honestly, then the overwhelming majority that will he given for Andrew G. Curtin will so effectu ally crush out the aspirations of Jeff. Davis and his Northern allies as will effectively stop the infernal rebellion that is devastating a part of our country. [Tremendous applause.] He, the speaker, con tended that he had nothing at stake but his coun try. He had but a few more years to live and he would like to see the glorious old stars, and stripes floating over every part of our land before he de scended to the grave. The greatest calamity that could befal this country.would be, and he said it in 'all respect and kindness, the election Of Gentle W. Woodward as Governor of the State of Pennsyl vania. England, the South, and all the enemies of the "Union. would, rejoice at his election. [Cheers, and cries That's se.] Shall we,' after so much blood has been shed in perpetuating the. Union and beating down its enemies, permit so direful a calamity as to do that which would make Jeff Davie rejoice,. and insure a.: smiceisful . raid by the rebel ' Leel [Cries of "No!no, sirree!") Where would we now be had Woodward been Governor of Penn sylvania, instead of Governor Curtin [A voice "Not here, that's sure I"] Certainly, if he had been 'Governor, he never would have driven back Gen. Lee. [Cries of "That's so."] Gentlemen. there are no five Governors in the whole country that have done as much in putting down the rebellion as , Andrew G. Curtin. [Great cheers.] Where do we ' and him) Down own* the brave pond vl Fowl. Vitals, arranging, assisting",,andoontributingto their wants. We behold him in tL a State of Tennessee, defending the rights of the Pennsylvania soldiers; we see him at the capitai of the nation, arranging for the Pennsylvania wounded to be brought to the well-conducted• ; hospitals of our own State. [Cheers.] Certainly, Iqr. - Woodward could not have done more. He migitt have done far less. Now, Mr. Woodward may be a pretty smart men—a clever fellow—but he is in mighty bad company, and ao we must fudge him. itsige a nous by the company he keeps is an old Milan that we ohonld not forget. Where do we find Mint Do we see him standing out in all the god-like nrsdekty of a Man proclaiming in favor of an uncomlitienal support of the Government in suppressingthe're hellion? No, air, not he; but we der behold him standing amid the surroundings of slimy Copper-. heads. (Laughter and applause. MP. Baer illustrated the posit ion of Kr. Waist ward by reciting the anecdote or the pet sheep. A farmer died, leaving two eons and a large flock rad sheep. One of the eons-had a pet in the deck. The' other son, knowing this, went privately and seine rated the animate. He pinked out an the old °sac., and plaelrg them in one let, put the pet sheet) tit= MODE them. All the hest Cheep he placed in an— other lot by themselves. This - being done, he went' to his brother, and said :- " Come. Tom. father's dead, and I genes we might as well divide the sheen." - "Very well." said Tom. "Pm reinly." The- two brothers went to - the- place where - the sheep were. Tom saw - his pet sheep where the brother had placed' him. "Ah, said he is the pet, "Iltlre your looks, I atilt love you, you are pretty e - ood.looking, but you are in very bad company. and have nothing more to do with you." (Pones or laughter aud aoPlau4e I So i t is with. Woodward; he' is in werse company than sheep, far we find him surrounded by Copperheads. [('beers.] In conclusion, the speaker artia there were only two ways to put down the rebellion—we must self it down and vote it down. [Tremendous cheers.] Ifeverybody will . do ea much as he (the sneaker) would for the country, then nn the second Toad in next October we will Quietly lay Kr. Woodward in bed, tuck the cover in all a-mund him, and draw a Curtain over his somnolent form, and let him sink to peaCeful slumber. [Great applause, during which the Btickeye Blacksmith retired.] Mr 0. Inman Riohd was the next speaker. This geptielTll , ll took a rapid view Cf the rise and progress of the,imbellion, which has now been rolled hack to the vetiv snot from which it first started, and ore dictedirniversal democratic liberty to all mankind: for by abolishing negro slavery, we open a eratat sad fertile eolmtry to the emigration of the white in an, and erdabliab.a_systam of free. schonts, and redeem the "poor white .trash " of the Smith from the pitiable and miserable condition the aristocratic slaveholdera have placed them in. The resolutions that were. adopted at the 111 , 11t1 stand were read and accented by enthusiastic accla mation. after which this part of the meeting ad journed with immense cheering for our noun THE SOUTHEAST STAND At this stand Mr. John W. Stokes presided over a l arge end enthusiastic meeting. (:fennel WlMena IL Maurice was .the first speaker. Fellow-citizens, said. Colonel Maurice, we meet not now as partisans, but as friends, as lovers and defenders of the Union. With every pulsation of our hearts is a love for this peerless and beneficent Union—a union of erring loyal hearts, of strong loyal hands—a Union to be again cemented by blond and sacrifice. We meet to support that flag which waved over the authors of our independence, and noracareera in the breeze of victory, borne by the, defenders of liberty, the flag that thrnueb every war has waved In the din and smoke of victory ; that fluttered in the perfumed air of the citron groves of Mexico, and was carried in triumph to the halls of the Mentezumas ; the flag that conquered with Meade, and was planted on the wallief Vicksburg. Under that flag let all who love the country unite. In this hour all who love the cause are Americans, whether Irish or German, na tive or foreign. We fight for no new prinaiole, but for the cause for which our fathers fought—the cause of Washington, of Jackson. of Clay, and Of Webster. The same love of nationality that insetted the children of Israel as they passed through the Red Sea ;,the love of Switzer for the rugged moun tain harriers of his native clime ; the fond affection with which all true men turn to their immune and kindred; that love is ours in all its integrity and beauty. When should that love be more devoted than when the assassin's knife is at his coun try's throat, and the" dieloyaliat is' sowing dies tractions in our councils? Go with me, I con jure yell. to the tomb of Washington. Let me taire you by the hand, continued the sneak er, reverently, to that sacred shrine or patriotism. There might we behold the shadow of the Father of his Country, stretching his right hand over the loyal and his left over the disloyal: "Mr children, I no rmal to you, as a Virginian. cease this unholy rebel lion, and reunite." The speakerthen took his hear ers to the tomb of Jackson and recalled those mem orable words : "The Union must and shall be pre served;" to the tomb of Clay. whose answer to the question of disunion was "Never, never, newer!" and to the grave of Webster, and that proud motto, "Liberty and Union,- now and forever, one and in separable." Finally, said the speaker, let us have an interview with that honest man, Abraham Lin coln. [Great applause-] Perhaps, we should hear him say : "If God spares my life, then by the mem ory of Washington, Jackson. Clay. and Webster, I shall see this rebellion put dOwn." The speaker al luded brietlyto the great issues of the campaign, and concluded amidst applause. Professor Allen. late president of Girard College; was introduced ainid cheers. Ile wondered why a Bucks county farmer had been called to address them. Simply, he supposed, because every man had a voice in this cause, for this was the cause of every freeman. But the talk for the time, said the speaker, is the talk of Grant at Vicksburg—the talk of Meade at Gettysburg—the debate at Charleston, where all the argument is on the side of the Union. Two-hundred-pound shells, and twenty a minute, is the truest speeeh of the patriot. Prof. A. then dwelt at length upon the merits of the political campaign. lie saw in Gov. Curtin a man who deserved well of his country and of his State. The wives. sisters, and mothers of our soldiers would bless him. Oar brave boys admire and thank their brave Governor. We owe to him that,Pennsylvania was made a bar vier against invadirg the North and if the sol diers could come to take part -in the event - of this new campaign the result would amaze and humble the Copperheads of the North. If, by some im mense-misfortune,:Vallandigham and Wood ward were. elected, the consequence to the safety - of the country might be terrible. With a man in power cold to the patriotic sympathies of the people, cold to our cause and to our Government, the honorable close' of. this painful but necessary struggle would be still further removed. We might have a peace which would be a disgraceful truce ; the South still map Ivr and still a rebel to the cause of the Union, and the North perhapa overthrown Isr a new revolution. Jacob Mulford, of New Jersey, was intro duced. Mr. Mulford, after recounting the early trials of the war—the treason of Davis, the treachery of Buchanan. and the iohberies of Floyd—contrasted them with the great retribution now visited moon the rebellion. Then came a man to the Presidential seat better in mirld, principle, and morality than the disgraced leader who left it. and today Abraham. Lincoln [great applause] is saving the country which Buchanan might have destroyed. History will name our honest President, as much as any one man could be, the Savionr of his country. The speaker then referred to Governor Curtin, to whom our State owed its present moral sovereignty among its sister States. Whom should the country expect and demand? who else should loyal Pennsylvanians ask to he their Governor. in these times, but Andrew G. Curtin? [Great applause.] What President Lincoln had been doing for Bile country Governor Curtin had been doing for the State. Mr. Kennedy. of Pittsburg, followed, pledging in behalf of Allegheny county, a majority of 'l,OOO for Governor Curtin. Mr. Tomlinion, of Philadelohia, dwelt earnestly upon the moral nature of the contest, of which every loyal citizens might be proud, and bespoke for the election of. Governor Curtin the hearty good will of every patriot in the country. Mr. Nicholson concluded the events of the eve ningin a speech of much ability and humor. FIRE LAST NIGHT.—About ten 111111.11teg before 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out is the carriage factory of F. Tiedeken & Bro., '726 Zane street. Tbe building was a four-story brick, and was used from cellar to roof as a manufactory of wagons. Ste. The third story was Used as a °Oat shop, and had benzine and other combustible articles stored away. The cause of the tire was not known, and the flames appeared to issue from all the floors -simultaneously. The fire continued without inter mission. and with great fury, till nothing was left hut the walls. The firemen were promptly on the spot, and rendered valuable assistance. The roof of a house near the corner of Seventh street caught fire from the sparks of the engines, but it was speedily exiing - uished. A steady stream of water was directed to the roofs of all the adjoining build, irgs, and much damage was done. STABBING CASE.—A man named Frank Loughran was stabbed on Tuesdaynight in the left breast. The affair occurred in the vicinity of Hamilton and Sixteenth streets. It seems that a man who was driving a furniture car was annoyed. by a boy who took his whip. The man finally ob tained the boy's hat and recovered the whip. Several men Closed in around the ear-driver and menaced him. He drew a knife in ise-ltdefence. Loughran was the nearest, and received the length of the blade. - He staggered, and the man drove away. Loughran was conveyed to the St. Joseph's Hospital. THE COEN-EXCHANGE IZEGIVENT AR- Ewan —The Corn Exchange Regiment, which en listed for the emergency, returned to the city at half past 12 o'clock this morning, reaching Walnututeet wharf at that hour. Public Amusements. This evening, at the Academy of Music, ".Tulius Cmsar " will be produced in the style of cast and magnificence for which this establishment has al ready become famous under Mr. Clarke's manage ment. Mr. Booth will personate the part of Cassius, and Mr. J. L. Barret that of Jvilus Omar. We an ticipate a very fine dramatic performance, and like wise a large audience. At the Chestnut-street Theatre, this evening, the Martinetti Brothers take their benefit. Their musical performances are very fine. Of their skill as aerobata ilia unnecessary that we should speak, as the whole has heard of it. Mr. Wheat ley, having made a positive arrangement forthe pro dupiion of the grand romantic drama, entitled "The Duke's Motto," to take place on Monday, the 31st, and finding that all the resources of the theatre will be called into requisition for its proper rendi tion at that time, has been compelled to relinquish his intention of introducing the optical illusion known as "The Ghost," and has disposed of the costly scientific apparatus to Mr. C. V. Hess, who will produce it at the Musical Fund Hall. CHESTNUT-STREET - THEATRE.-It iB stated that Mr. Grover, of Washington, will be lessee of this place of amusement, from January, Mt. Mr. Wheatley is so. ill, at New York, (the World says " with congestion of the lungs in severe form,") that the performance of "ae Duke's Motto," at Niblo's Theatre, had to be'discontinued on Tuesday. This drama, however, will be produced at the Chestnut 'street Theatre on next Monday evening, and is expected to prove a hit. It is a translation, by Mr. John Brougham, from a French play. . WALNIIT•STREET TREATRE.—This house, COlllll.- derably remodelled and renovated, will be opened on Monday next, the "star" being Oubas, the danscuse, who will appear for the fast time in a speaking character, ARCH-STRBET THEATIM—Mrs. Drew will , open this house, for the season, on Saturday week, Sept. 5, in a play in which she will herself perform. On the, following Monday, the Richings troupe will play a short engagement of English opera. Musicar, Pump HALL.—This evening the long expected "Ghost" will be exhibited. Every one will be anxious to have a view of this remarkable apparition. It will make its appearance in many supernatural moods, and its entertainment will not lack variety or wonder. As a marvel of science its exhibition will be instructive, and furnish to seek ers of sensation a new and peculiar experience. `CONCERT HAT,L'.—IVIT. H. 'Watkins, who was first to present the startling novelty of " the Ghost" to. the- - American public, at Wallack's theatre; New York, has engaged Concert-Hall for its exhibition 'in Philadelphia. The hail will be opened ,for the purpose on Saturday evening. Mr. 'Watkins, has already , gained .a great deal of credit for his produe tion of this phenomsnal entertainment, and will give it precisely as adhpted from the invention or Mr..Dirke, by Prot Pepper, of London. Tzar, " TONTIIsiE " REVIVED.—The zens of Philadelphia and visitors who are in the ha.. bit of stopping herewill be glad to know that Messrs. Woodworth & Walton have opened the new and handsome Restaurant, No. 20 South Seventh street, just out of Chestnut street, known as the Ton tine. It is quite enough to say that all that the mar. keti or wine cellars can supply, selected with care and taste, will always be found at thi4 quiet ex 4 well-conducted Niue,
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