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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 14363
What the Election has Shown.
We know the-result of the election held
on Tuesday last. It would he well for all
of us-to ponder its meaning, - The election
of AlinitkW G. CURTIN to the Gaberna
torial chair of Pennsylvania has, perhaps, a
deeper significance than has ever before
~at-,
tached to the elevation of anyindiVidual to
the same high office—a glorious significance,
tliat.redottnds to the %honor 'of our noble
old Contionwealth, and augurs well for
Speedy restoration of the. Union. We
see in the gratifying array of statistics
printed in Our columns to-day some
:thing more thin the evidence that a politi
cal canvass has closed, and a political plirty
has triumphed. We bail it as something
more than a merited compliment to an able
and zealous ptiblic servant ; as something
more than a deserved recognition of those
faithful labors which have'vima the appre
ciation of 'a grateful constituency, as - they
had tended in a great degree to save Penn
sYlvania to the Union. - We hail . it not as
the triumph of any man, or of any party.
ItWaS a contest between the friends of the.
Union and the enemies of the Union. It',
was the battle of Gettysburg fought over
-again, for the stake was the same, and . that
stake was the life of the nation.. The battle
has been gained. What is the value of the
victory f—incalculable perhaps to ourselves
and to posterity. It. has demonstrated that
the people are opposed to the conclusion of
'a dishonorable peace, and are-resolved that
the - Union shall be restored in its'original
power. It has demonstrated that they have.
failed to regard slavery as an ",incalculable
blearing,"-and-have not believed that " the
time may Come when the slaveholders may
fall back upon their natural rights, and em
ploy in the defence of their slave property
whatever means they possess or can com
mand." It has shown that the people ut
terly repudiate 'the doctrine that the brave
men who are perilling their lives upon the
field of honor, that the Republic may live,
are unworthy to, exercise thoSe privileges
which the Republic guaranties to all its citi
zens. It has shown that our people do
,not
-endorse the proposition that Pennsylvania
should attach her fortunes to the Southern
Confederacy. It has shown that they do not
look upon this as a mere "Abolition war,"
but . are willing to make every sacrifice ne
•cessity may demand to see it prosecuted
to a successful close. It has shown that in
a matter so closely affecting their most
cherished interests their judgment is not to
be swayed from its course by the utterances
of individual ambition or disloyalty, and
they have resolved henceforth to think and
act for themselves, whatever the issue may
be. It has shown that a very considerable
element of what was once the Democratic
party—the most influential portion of it, in
fact—is too intelligent to desert the sub
stance of that - organization for the shadow;
'too loyal to the country, and too loyal to its
own past history to endorse the astounding
heresies that slavery is a divine institution,
and that there is nothing in the doctrine of
-secession in conflict with the Federal Con
stitution. - It has shown to JEFFERSON
- DAVIS and his Richmond organs that the
"road to peace "—such a peace as the South
would desire_to see accomplished—does not
lie through Pennsylvania; and to their sym
pathizers, that the cost of the war will not
be saddled on the North, as the New York
*World a few months ago hinted should be
the case, because the South would be unable
to pay it These are some of the leading
truths demonstrated by the election of day
before yesterday. We accept them as but
the promise• of more splendid victories in
the futiireof victories here at home, as
well as in the field, for the hearts of those
who remain behind to vote for the Union
will be cheered, and the arms of those - who
go forth to fight for the Union must be
nerved by, the inspiriting voice of Pennsyl
vania and Ohio, proclaiming the speedy and
inevitable downfall of the rebellion.
now.the Uattkpaign was Won.
Not by any party. That is the first great
truth. The victory was won by the people,
irrespective of all parties, and in the purest
devotion to the Union. The Government
is sustained not merely by the Republicans
who elected Mr. liIIICOLN, but by the Dou
glas Democrats, who voted against him,
those who supported Mr. BELL, and many,
even, who repent of their adherence to
BRECEIST . RrIJOE. It is thus sustained be
cause it is the Government of the Uni_on—
an Administration attacked by open traitors,
and secret traitors ; because to strengthen it
is to strengthen the Republic. This primal
truth underlies the success of the campaign;
it must be remembered, it the speedy subju
gation of the rebellion is desired; it must not
be forgotten, if the North is to be imitecl
against treason.
Hort. JOUR BROTIGII, Governor elect of
Ohio, is triumphantly placed in office by a
majority -of over Fifty Thousand. Ohio
has reason to greet Pennsylvania with
shouts of victory. This ends the 'career
of disloyalty in the West. If Ohio
has done better than Pennsylvania, we
may, while we honor and envy her tri
umph, account for it with justice to our
selves. Mr. VALLANDIGILAM is a man far
more notoriously disloyal than Mr. Jus
tice WOODWARD ; lmown all over the Union,
in. Canada, and in Europe, to be in sympa
thy with the rebellion. Such a man could
not be otherwise than ignominiously defeat
ed. 4 GEORGE W. WoonwAno's disloyalty
is comparatively obscure, and thousands of
voters,refused to believe that it existed. Mr.
Bnouorr had also, in addition to this radical
- weakness of the opposition, the support
of the Ohio soldiers, whole regiments
voting unanimously in his favor. Go
vernor CURTIN'S majority is lessened
by thousands by the legal decision that
_Pennsylvania soldiers had not the right
to vote. These facts account for the .dif
ference in majorities. No man can . . justly
infer that Pennsylvania is. less loyal than
Ohio. We answer the congratulations of
our sister State with pride and pleasure.
She has won a mighty victory for the Union,
and has a Governor who will do her great
honor and. the 'country good service.
The Mexican .QUestion.
Foreign papers state that the Archduke
31Aximmini had given audience to the
Xexican - Commissioners, and had intimated
his intention of accepting the throne of
lrekicb, -- on first that he
was unanimously called to it, ana;
that he had the assurance of being main
tained in it beyond all opposition. This
news may be premature, for his interview
with the Commissioners did not take place
until the 3d October:and the result could
scarcely have been telegraphed in time to be
brought over by the mail steamer Africa,
- which left Liverpool on that day. How
ever, it might have reached Queenstown, in
time to catch the steamer on'the 4th. It is
quite possible, however, that the Archduke
has arrived at the determination thus re
ported.
Here is a young man, only thirty-one
years old, a member of the proudest reign
ing family in Europea man who has had
experience in government, as Viceroy of
Venetia, before the Italian war of 1859-
- with only a sickly boy of five years between
him and the presumptive succession to the
Crown of Austria—blessed with ample for
tune to Maintain his princely rank, yet
tempted away from country and family by
- the offer of a crown in the distant American
Continent. There must have been a strug
gle but Ambition has carried the day, and
Tili:xiniimitn, like the dog in the fable, may
experience that he has lost the substance in
,grasping at the shadow.
Who.can assure him, with any degree -of
truth, that Mexico unanimously calls him
to rule it as Emperor.? A few men, in an
Assembly of Notables, nominated and
packed under the bayonets and at the bid
-ding of a French general, have voted the
destinetion of the Mexican. Republic and
have voted the establishment of 'a - gaxican
Empire, with an Austrian prince on the
throne. But, nearly two years before this
pretended election had taken place, and two
months befereever French soldiers set foOt
on Mexican`lTT POLIZON 111. had pri
vately offered the imperial dist* of Mexi ,
co to the Archduke MAXIMILIAN. Much
about the same time he issued a Proclama
tion, in which he solemnly assured the world
that, in going to Mexico, his army had no
mission to, interfere in any way with the
rulers of that country or its form of govern.-
ment. All ho desired; he declared, was a
settlement of the Mexican debt .to French
men, and apologies, or some other reparation,
for injuries said to have been inflicted, in
various wity,S;upon certain other French-
Men, who had become traders in Mexico.
Let.:it be considered what a very small
portion, of Mexican territory has' been con
quered and is occupied by the French army,
and at what eXpenditure of blood and trea
sure. Of - the whole] twenty-five States
comprising the Republic of Mexico, only
three (Vera Cruz, Puebla, and Mexico)
are in the hands of the French.
It was eighteen months before all, the
boasted valor and skill of the French army:
,
could obtain a conquest of the citY -: of
Puebla, which is half way between Mexico
and the sea. If, as is expected;•President
JoAa - Ez remain opposed to the invaders,
waging that guerilla warfare'which is so
well adapted to, such a .people and such a
country, it isjinpcissible to say when, if
ever, Mexico will be wholly subdued by the
invader; unless half the whole army of
France be sent over, to maintain the war, at
a great drain of expenditure, which, ere
long, would. probably create a revolution in
France. It seems, therefore, that MAxr-
Airr.riai's _first stipulation, as to ascending
the throne as the unanimous choice of
Mexico, is likely to remain uncomplied
with. •
As to the second, that, if necessary, he'be
maintained on the throne by European aid—
naval, military, and monetary—we cannot
see how it is to lie'done, or by whom: The.
Emperor of Austria, who is. ItxX(*TLIAII'S
sovereign as well as brother, permits him, to
become Emperor of Mexico, on the stern
condition that, at the same time, he re
linquishes all claim - to be considered one of.
the reigning family of Austria, and, what
ever the result may be—that is if dethroned
in a few years or months—also relinquishes
all right not`only as a Prince; but as a sub
ject of Austria. Moreover, MAXIMILIAN at
once will cease to draw any money from
the public treasury of Austria, and will not
receive a solitary florin towards his outfit as
koperor. Over three centuries ago, one of
his ancestors, elected Emperor of Germany
in 1493, obtained. the sobriquet . of MAXI
MILIAN the Penniless :—hie namesake will
equally deserve - to be so called, as far as his
expectancy' from Austria is concerned.
It was, stated that the material aid and
effective guarantee, necessary- to maintain
MAXI3IILIAN on the Mexican throne, would
be afforded by England, France, and Spain,
the three European Powers which, far in
the fall of 1861, actually invaded Mexico.
But, in a very short time, England and
Spain found out that they had been deceived
by France, and suddenly and simultaneously
backed out, withdrew the respective contin
gents of their forces, and left France to
carry on the war alone. If there be any
thing . more 'improbable than another, it is
that England or Spain will undertake to
maintain a nominee of NAPOLEON'S upon a
throne in Mexico erected, by French bayo
nets, on the ruins of the Republic there.
Therefore, the aid which MAXLAILTAN sti
pulates for will have to be supplied by
France. But 'already many thousand French
soldiers have perished, in Mexico, in battle
or from disease, and $100,000,000, it is esti
mated by statisticians at . Paris, have been
expended by NAPOLEON on this Mexican
wax. Is' France, which complains of this,
at all likely to subinit to further drains of
men and money on account of Mexico ?
There was some rumor of a loan of $lOO,-
000,000 to pay off Mexico's old indebtedness
to Europe, to meet the cost of establishing
the new Mexican empire, and to discharge
all the expenses already incurred by France.
Double the amount would not be sufficient
to meet thefirst two requirements ; as for
the third, NAPOLEON will probably pay
himself, by appropriating Lower California
and Sonora,—just as he annexed Savoy and
Nice to France, as compensation for his as
sistance in the war of Italy.
It was stated by a contemporary, a few
days ago, that, in order to obtain a sure
foothold 'in Mexico, it was probable that
Al'Aximinr,±si would marry a daughter, of the
Emperor Dols PEDRO IL of Borazet.' This
would, doubtless, be a politic_alliance, - buf it
happens that Maxillitrix was married, on
July 27, 1857, to the Princess CIIA.RLOTTE,
only daughter of LEOPOLD of Belgium, and
cousin of Queen VICTORIA and the Orleans
This Archduchess is in excellent
health. There has not been any issue of
this-inahhige, which would probably cause
' a dispute at; to the succession, if ever
MAXiatILIAN reign in Mexico.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM JORN BROM.
UNION MAJORITY IN OHIO OVER
FIFTY TIEOUSAND.
CEpecial Despatch to The Press.:2
CurvzLewn, Oct. 14, 1863
To L FORNEY : Our majority is over fifty
thousand (50,000) on the home vote, and increasing.
Ohio greets Pennsylvania with iihouts of victory.
JOHN BROUGH.
Secretary Chase in Ohio.
The Secretary of the Treasury returned t&his
home in Ohio, a few days ago, to vote at the State
election. lie received an ovation in Cincinnati, and
in the course of a statesmanly speech said :
Now, then, the simple qustion before us is, Is this
country worth a war? Are the hopes , depending
upon the prosperity of. American institutions worth
enough to justify us in going to war for the nation's
life? Is the life of this nation worth enough toj us
tify us in going to wart Look through the history
of man and-tell me where you can find a people in
volved in a struggle for a more noble object than
that of preserving a nation's life. We mean to
preserve the life of this nation and the integrity of
this nation, too; we mean to make it thoroughly
impossible in times to come, that a disaffected fac
tion in any part of the country can strike a deadly
blow at the vitality of the country. [Cheers ]
That is all there is of it, and I have, therefore, no
doubt about the issue of this war. I have thought
the issue was certain from the beginning; that it
was simply a question of endurance. It was a sim
ple question, whether the great masses of the people
could continue to struggle to enable the Government
to subdue the aristocratic portion, and to prevent
them from controlling the whole laboring population
of the Southern States, white and black. I have no.,
doubt about the result. Wo shall go on as we have
gone on. It may. be we cannot go on as fast as we
desire. I should have been very glad myself if we
could have stricken this rebellion down in the first
six months. Sometimes I thought it might have
been done, but it has turned out that we could not
yet, and the war has gone on with varying successes
until now. At last we have the, positions that are
certain to bring success.
I suppose. all, military men will agree that the
military occupation of East Tennessee must nem
sanly,control the issue of the war. If the reba could
take peseession of that great valley and hold it per
manently-and"send out their armies from that lo
cality, then we could not hope for success in the long
run. It is just as certain, now that we have that
,lealley of East Tennessee, that great mountain re.
time Whefffeeeit,jenit. eis certain is it a question of
Lot. We shall just as Certalnry -- bueceee
rolls on. because we have that great internal for
tress, and all we have to do is to send out our armies
from it. Besides, we have the complete control of
the Misaiesippi river; the commercial possession
of the river, eoon`to become complete by the advance
of our army. Everybody can seethat the party that
holds the Mississippi holds the control of the Me
siaieei Talley, and we hold today virtually the
control of that valley.
whin I look at this, and I remember "there's a
Providence that shapes our ends, rough-hew them
se we may," when I remember there is a Provi•
dente that presides over the destinies of nations—
and all nations are but dust in the hollow of his
hard, to be shaped as lie pleases—l feel, even should
I be deemed by some superstitious, that God has
had a hand iu this business; ; and out of this
great trial of ours is to come forth a free, intelligent,
preeperowe and glorious nation, based upon one
ininceple, and challenging the admiration of the
world. [Cheers.] Thinking thus, I have been labor-
ing, In my humble way, to do something toward Re
curing the permanence of a reconstituted republic,
and I thought that if labor was to have its just re
ward, it. was necessary to have something in which
that reward could be paid, which was substantial,
and permanent, and uniform throughout the whole
country. [Loud cheering.] And so I set my poor
wits to work, to try to devise a uniform currency
for this country. [Great applause.]
.I would not think much of a uniform currency if
we were not going to have a uniform people. I.
would not think much of one currency,ll we were
not going to have one republic ; but if we are going to
have one republic, based upon free labor, then I
want something by which that free labor can be re.'
warded, and by . which that reward shall, be as safe
rr the nation is safe: [Cheers.] - I think, gentle.
Merl, that I have done something toward that, and
it will be reward enough for me if, at the close of
this great stiuggle, I can think that by constant
Met I contributed at all to the progress of our
airalei or to the safety, and kronor, and welfare of
the country during that struggle, or after It shall
have closed. [Cheers.]
-- Mr. Moncure D. Conway has been lecturing at
Carlisle, England, on the American warovith marked
s Met. Mr. W. H. Charming is doing the same at
Liverpool, and being fully reported in some of the
London papers.. Against -him, a llov. Mr. Stuart,
‘• formerly ohm : Amin 1 / 2 e Confederate army," has
enterett . the Hate s - delivering an address to the Sonth
:ern Club highly eulogistic of Dixie in general, and
if s mlinvited capacity for seltsustenance. Like the
di II e nce of Elijah Pogratn, 4, it developed our internal
resources, and proved our ability to carry on war
with the united airth."
TIRE_ ELECTThN.
Very few additional details of the election
bu Tuesday were received yesterday. Va
eons rumors Were started through the day,.
but nothing could be traced to any reliable
source except what is given in our columns
this morning. The Copperhead headquar
ters manifested occasionally during the day: .
some signs of hope ; but, on inquiry, they
proved to be only attempts to galvanize a
hopeless cause. .
We have revised our figures carefully—
comparing the returns as they have , been
received with' the vote of last year, when
our candidates were defeated by about
8,400. The counties heard froin—compria
ing only about one-third of the State—shoW
a gain for Governor CURTIN, as compared
with the vote of last year, of over 18,000.
The remaining counties not heard from can
as yet, - of course, only be estimated—but.if
the gains continue in anything like the same
ratio, our- estimate -of yesterday will not be
materially altered. It may be reduced some
what, but enough is known—indeed, was
yesterday morning—to_insure Gov. Curt-
TlN's election by a very large majority.
A despatch was received last night, -from
trustworthy authorities at Harrisburg, sta-,
ting that, the returns were slowly coming in,
but indicated a Union majority of from fif
teen to twenty thousand.
Governor and Supreme Court.
MEM
Adams
All. ghenr • •
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Berke
Blair .....
Bradford
Bucks ......
8ut1er....,,......:
Cambria •
Cameron
Carbon.—...,
Chester
Claris.
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia ...
Crawford
Centre
Cumberland.... .
Dauphin
Delaware ... ...
&rie
Payette
Franklin
Porost
•
Fulton
Greene
Huntingdon —...
Indiana
Juniata... , ....:.
Jefferson
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh ..... ,
Lucerne
Lts coming "
Mercer ....
McKean......
Mifflin ..„
Monroe
Montour
Montgomery...,
Northampton...-
Northumberlad
Philadelphia ....
Perry
Pike
Potter
Schuylkill
Snyder
Somerset
Sullivan
Suminehanna
Union
Van ango
Washington ..... .
Wayne
Westmoreland.-_
Wyoming
Warren
York
Governor and Jud e of the Supreme Court.
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0079XXOR. 1971.. JUDGE.
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WARDS. 4 '
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7:
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a
- ,
1765 )585 17 4 :
First 65 I - 1
- 5
Eeeond. 2099 2135 2051 2193
Third . ' - 1174 1285
Fourth - ...... • ... 867 PB5 573 1500
Fifth 1116 12.53 1103 1274
Sixth 1087 1122 1078 1138
Seventh .... 21173 1235 2100 1 . 335
Eighth 1654 1081 1516 1108
Ninth 1077 1400 1683 1491
Tenth - 2244 1059 2350 1033
Eleventh 93.3 1389 937 -1291.
Twelfth ' . 1269 1153 1257 122)
Thirteenth 1977 ' 1175 1966 1.73
Fourteenth . 2213 1258 2212 1263
Fifteenth 2607 11356 I 2560 1866
Sixteenth 1305 1596 I 1459 1'.519
Seventeenth 1102 .950 1101 1016
Eighteenth 5120 1266 2281 11.73
Nineteenth' 2134 2230 1 2133 2219
Twentieth - 2951 2436 i 2561 2456
Twenty-first ' 140.5 1511 5 1442. 1324
7 wenty-second 1823 1017 1809 1024
Twenty-third: .1710 1250 1698 1263
Twenty-fourth 2101 1616 )514 1517
Twenty-fifth 767 1548 763- 1149
• Total • - 37 - 272 4 - 119501 3.-5-111
Cttrtin'a majority
Members of the Legislature Elected.
Senate—Jeremiah Nichols, Ist district, 350 ma
jority.
Rouse-Ist - district—William Foster, Linton.'
2d. Doubtful
3d " Sam Josephs, Opp.
John D. Watson, U., gain.
William H. Pratt, Union.
I. H. O'Hara, Union, gain.
Thori. Codhran, Union.
James N. Kerns, Union.
Doubtful.
S. S. Pancoast, Union..
Sheppard, probably 'elected.
Luke V."Sutphen, Union.
Francis McKantia, Opp,
A. E. Sehofield, Opp.
William F. Smith, Union.
E. G. Lee, Union.
James Killer, Union, gain.
4th "
sth "
6th - "
7th "
Bth "
9th "
10th "
itth "
12th "
13th "
14th "
15th "
16th "
17th "
The New Ci
The City Council, 1854,
KELECT C
Union.
Pauling
......Ormerly
Riche
liodadon
.•• Wetherill
Sparing
Lynd
Clunodo
Davie
Lane
Manuel
Uhler
...... Miller
lid ward, C. Brightly.
Il probably be as follows
Wanns.
1...........
6
7
A
10
13
1 ,
15
38 ...... •• • •
2 • • .•
SVArms. .Democraii.
2 Kamerly
3 `Armstrong
4 - - Marcus
6 McElroy
11 King
12 Nicholas
16 Harris
17 Weaver
19' Barron
23 Bair&
26 - O'Ronrk
'Uncertain.
Union, 13; Democrats, 11; no party, 1.
Union majority,.?. '
COMMON COUNCIL.
Unioll.
2.
3.
Peal.
1. Haines,
Aregood.
Adams
Barrat:
3.. Harper.
j Stokely.
9 ' I Fafenyder.
19 ' i t Gi'iit t sl4ll.
13. Bekstein.
14. Oram.
5Z 1 . 5,
Is. L.:v.'
Harrison,
20. Billington,
Mercer.
22. j'faylor,
0,111117..
Vankirk.
24. . /merman.
Union., 24; Democrats, 18
Majority in Select, 2; Cora
Nichols.
amb.
. Dillon.
6. Wollbert.
11. Kerr.
12. Crawford.
16. 5 Painter,
/Telford.
1 . 7 .. McMullin.
1 8 r il o e g r e n lhaok,
IA, Unlseman,
21. Greenwood.
24. Leech.
25. McDonald.
Union majority, 6.
moo. S. On joint ballot, S.
Ohio Election'.
NEW Yon4r, Oct. 14.—A special despatch from
Cincinnati to the New York TYaold, to.day, states
that Brough is elected Governor of Ohio by from
10,000 to 50,000 majority.
o.lrorrixarr, Oct. 14.—Hamilton county gives
Brough 6,300 majority.
In twenti , nine counties Brough has 37,316 majori
ty—a gain over last year of 23,280.
Thirty-five counties give Brough 47,308 majority
—a gain of 26,257.
Bar:llmoms, Oct. 14.—The votes" polled at Port
Federal Bill by the Ohio eoldiere stood, Yallandig.
ham, 9 ; Brough, 119, •
NEWARK, N. J., Oot. 14.—The vote of the Ohio
soldier's in the hoepital here was thirty for Brough
—unanimous.
. _
ERIE, Oct IL—There are greit iejeleings - nero
day in honor of the election of Curtin and Brough.
Tine'evening a national salute WAS fired in honor
of the victories.-
RejOicinglu Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 14. There will he a great
torchlight proceeelon, with fireworks and other rem
joioinge here, over the result of the elections in Ohio
and Pennsylvania: •
The Baltimore City Election—Success of
the Unconditional Unionists.
BALTIMORE, Oat. I.4.—The election for members of
the Oily Council, to-clay, is progreissing quietly.
There opposition.
BALTIMOIII3 Oct. 14.—The' vote for members of
the City Council, to-day, was very light. There was
no opposition, except a few independent candidates.
all the regular nominees were elected, except in the
Seventh and Twentieth wards, where " Indepen
dents" were elected. All are Unconditional Union
men.
Letter from ttm Secretary or State.
. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASRINOTON, October 1, 1863.
To the Reverend Henry A. Nelson, Staled Clerfi of the
Synod of Missouri, St. Louis:
ItavEnErin Ann Dawn Sin: I have the honor to
receive the proceedings of the Synod of Missouri,
and in compliance with your request I have sub
miffed them to the President of the United States.
He is deeply affected by the expressions of 'sympa
thy and condolence which the Synod have adopted,
and he directs me to snore them that he shall con
tinue to seek, hereafter as heretofore, so to conduct
the Administration of the Executive Government
as to bring the country safely. and as, speedily as
possible, out of the dangers of sedition and civil
war, employing for that purpose all-needful means
within constitutional limits, and in humble reliance
upon the protecting care and beneficent favor of
Almighty God.
I am, reverend and dear sir, your obedient ser
vant, WILLIAM. SE WARD,
-- A London newspaper has the following,report:
"Mr. James Buchanan, formerly minister plenipo
tentiary and envoy extraordinary to the Court of
St. James from the United States, and afterwards.
President of the Republic, arrived inLondon a few
days ago."
11TE r•REss.—WILADELPHLitt,
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
Heavy Skirmishing on the Right,
A severe ColdEst—The Rebels Ohecked
CONDUCT OF GEN, GREGG'S PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY.
Grenerra Battle diiprellencled.
RECONNOISANCES AND ENGAGE
MENTS wirii IHE ENEMY.
THE SITUATION AOTIVE:
WAstutzoTotr, Oct. 14.--Passengers from the front
to-day report there was heavy skirmishing' yester-,
day to the right, while in the centre anilon the left'
there was only occasional picket , firpig. By the,
latter one man was killed.
It is represented that General Gregg's division of
cavalry, which had a severely-contested fight at,
White Sulphur Springs, on Monday,•with , a large
rebel force, supported by infantry and artillery, was
obliged to fall back in ,concequence of not being'
properly supported by infantry. He lostn number
of men; including fifty of the let New Jersey Cavalry.
- -
Major Cole, in his report to General toolmbod,
who commands the defences of Maryland Heights,
.
RUT. COURT,
1863.
“ Moseby , ll command has been greatly underrated,
for I am credibly informed by : prleonere, °likens,
and contrabande, that his forde conelite of a bat
talion of 300 men. Idoseby is one of Gen. Stuart's'
daft' officers, being detached for the 'exprees Durum
of dectroying communication between thp Army Of
the Potomac and Washington.” • • ,
GEN. WISTAR!S_RAIp -INTO MATHEWS
General Fester gives,as the result of the recent
expedition under General Wilder, after guerillas, in
athews county, Fa., the , destruction of thouta
hundred and fifty boats and schooners, the capture
Of eighty head of beef cattle, in route to Richmond,
.
and also, ffic the capture or four reberoers and
twenty men..
CONDUCT OrGEN. GREuGIS CAVALRY.
,
W.ASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—rue Evening Star, of this
city, says : The whole,of denerafGregg's division
was ordered from Bealton Station on Saturday, to
wards Culpeper, and arrived at Culpeper at 4 o'clock
on that afternoon. Thence the 2d Brigade Of the 2d
Division was ordered to Fox Mountain, to support
General Kilpatrick ; but : finding that Kilpatrick did
not need reinforcements, the brigade left him on Sun-
day morning, and rejoined the division at. Culpeper.
On Sunday night General Gregg moved .to Sul
phur Springs, arriving at about .9'o'clock at'night.
On Monday morning two regiments, the 4th and
lath Penneylvania, were sent forward to Jefferson,
about five miles from Sulphur Springs and the lit
Maine was sent out towards Little Washington to
reconnoitre. • ;
the last named regithent encountered ca large
force of the enemy just beyond Arnow'lle and were
surrounded, but gallimtly cut their way out and
crossed , the river at Waterloo Ford, about twelve
•
miles above Sulphur Springs. ' -
,
About ten o'clock on Monday morning the enemy
advanced on the 4th and- 13th Pennsylvania lied
ments, which were at Jefferson, with cavalry,
showing heavy infantry supports in their rear,
when our cavalry, seeing they were being Over:
powered, fell back slowly, contesting the ground, to
a large forest this side of Jefferson, where General
Gregg, who led these - regiments in person, dis
mounted a portion of hie men and - seet them out as
skirmishers, their horses having been sent back to
Sulphur Springs.
After stubbornly contesting the ground for nearly
two hours, they were ordered to fall back Lilo wly,
and as they were doing so, a heavy infantry force of
the enemy was discovered on each flank, and at the
same time three'regiments of rebel cavalry, having
made a wide detour, attacked them in the rear.
At this time the 10th New York was sent to the
support of Gregg, and Reed's Battery 2d United
States Artillery, opened on the rebel cavalry ; but
owing to the short range of the gums, which were
brass Napoleons, no damage was inflicted on the
enemy by them. •
The 4th and 13th Pennsylvania were now pressed
severely on the front, and our centre was broken,
and at the same time the two regiments were at
tacked on each flank and in the rear. •
Our rden cut their way through and escaped across
the river with heavy loss.
The 16th Perinsylvania Cavalry was now dis
mounted, and thrown out along the river banks as
skirmishers, while the Sth Pennsylvania was also
dismounted, and ordered to support the battery,
which had only four short-range mini, andthe ene
my opened on us with some twenty pieces ofaitil
lery, but our troops gallantly held
,the ground for
several hours, repulsing the charges of the enemy
and gradually falling back On the Fayetteville road,
the enemy following, but keeping at a respectful
diatance.
"Gen. Gregg hail two aids with him, Limits.
Mar
tin and Cutler, both of whom were wounded, the
former severely and the latter slightly.
Lieut.. Adams, of the 4th Pennsylvania; ilds,fer
Wilson, of the Bth Pennsylvania; Lieut. Col. Ket
tler, of the let New Jersey, and Major Russell, of
theist Maryland, were wounded. - •
The loss of the 2d brigade it is thought will amount
to 400 men in killed, wounded, and missing, the 4th
and 13th Pennsylvania Regiments suffering 'most se
verely. •
General Gregg is highly spoken of for the manner
in which he fought his men, and it was owing to his
skill and bravery that the 4th and 13th Pennsyl
vania Regiments fought their way out of Tweet'.
rioun position. ‘•
General Gregg was at the head of his men in the
thickest of the light, and in several charges tookthe
lead. . -••-• .
During the engagement the rebels charged the bat•
tery and captured one of the guns, but the tat Now
Jersey cavalry gallantly charged back upon the
rebels and recaptured the piece, which was.immedi.
ately Wined on them -with good effect'
Our cavalry yesterday held the enemy.in cheek
and there was some little skirmishing; one man
being wounded while on picket last evening.
EXAGGERATED RUMORS OF A DISASTER
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.
WASHING-TON, Oct. 14.—Exaggere.ted rumors were
in circulation to-day of fighting on the south side of
the Potomac. There seems to be no doubt that
there has been skirmishing among the cavalry, but
there has been nothing of the character - that, par
takes of a general engagement. .4
Up to eight,o'olock to-night no official despatches
bad been received concerning the military move
ments of the day, hence there is no reason to believe
that we have met with any serious disaster. J
General Rosecrans' Congratulatory Order
after the Battle of Chickamauga.
Alan' ov THE Cuunuurdurn : You have made a
grand and successful campaign ; you have driven the
rebels from Middle Tennessee. You crossed a great
mountain range, placed yourselves on the banks of
a broad - river, crossed it in the face of a powerful
opposing army, and crossed two other great ;noun
thin ranges at the only practicable passes, tome forty.
miles between extremes. You concentrated in the
face of superior numbers; fought the combined ar-.
miss of Bragg, which you drove from Shelbyville to
Tullahoma ; of Johnston's army from Mississippi,
and the tried veterans of Longstreet's corps; and for
two days held them at bay, giving them blow for
blow, with heavy interest. When the day closed
you held the field, from which you withdrew,rin the
face of overpowering numbers, to occupy the point ,
for which you set out—Ohattanooga.
You have accomplished the great work of the
campaign ; you hold the key of East Tennessee, of
Northern Georgia, and of the enemy's mines of coal
and nitre.
Democrats
Latishlin,
liamlin.
Let these achievements console you for the regret
you experience that arrivals of fresh hostile troops
forbade your remaining on the field, to renew the
battle ; for the right of burying your gallant dead)
and caring for your brave companions who lay
wounded on the field. The losses you have sustain
ed, though heavy, are alight, considering the odds
against you,d . t
and stake you have won..
in •
You hold your hands the substantial fiats of a
victory, and deserve, and will receive, Vt..° honors
and plaudits of a grateful nation, which aSks no
thing of even those who have been fighting us, but
obedience to the Constitution, and laws established
for our own common benefit ;
The. General commanding earnestly begs every,
officer and soldier of this army to unite wits him in
thanking Almighty God for His' favors torus. Fie
presente his hearty thanks and congratulations to
all the officers and soldiers of this yommand for their
energy, patience, and perseveranee, and the un
daunted courage ,displayed by those who, fought
With rush unflinching resolution. - ' 16, 13,'?!
Neither the history of this war, nor probably the
annals of any battle, furnish a loftier ekample of
obstinate bravery and enduring resistance to supe
rior numbers, when troops, having, exhausted their
ammunition, resorted to the bayonet, inany,tienefs,
to held their positions against such odds, as did - our
kit and centre, comprising troops frod all the corps,
on the afternoon of the 20th of aaptember, at the
battle Of "Chickamauga."'
Order by Generale,Grantei
.•
General Grant has issued the followifig . o . rder in
relation to titles to property in:Vicksburg :
HBADVARTERS DEP'T ON THE TENNESSEE,-
- VICKSBURG; Sept 28, 1868.
SPECIAL 0111 MES, No. 266 —A military. Commis
sten is hereby appointed to meet at/ Vicksburg,
Min.. on the first day of October; 1868, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, to examine into the claims
of owners of property in Vicksbarg, Mimi. land re
port their right to possession to the same.- The
commission may take the testimony of loyal citizens
of this place for the purpose of better ascertaining
the true ownership of, property and the character of
the owners. All property owned by parties de•
dried to be disloyal to the oovc7ment will be
condemned Ito the use of the Unite States. Wi
dows who. have male friends in t eir faintly in
the Southern army or otberwise ass tingthe rebel
lion will be 'entitled to be placed poseennion: of
• their property ; or, in cam it is n emery for the.
I
use of the Government, tereselve r t forthe same
on taking oath to future loyalty, 0 the. Govern
ment. .All other citizens who sae show loyalty to
the Government, or that, they ha given !neither
aid nor countenance to the rebelli voluntarily, or
who have voluntarily taken the 0 h of allegiance
to the. Government prior tothe d e of thili order,
and since Federal occupation, will .entitled to, the
same restoration of their pro erty ' , 1
The following is the det for e commission :
Brigadier General M. D. gg t United States
i i
Volunteers; Lieutenant Colasel • H. Howe, 124th-
Regiment Illinois Infantry I V nteers ; Captain -
Chauncey Black, lith Begu • Infantry .Volun
teers.-
By order of Major Genic. .S. GRANT.
Joan' A. Bawrins, ~ •
Brigadier c ,• al`and A. A. G.
.
THE MORMON lIIIMIOBATIOA. A
of September lath notices the al
migrant trains, conveying seVei,
each, consisting principally„ot
from 60 to 10 days in making tb
rence, Nebriska, to Salt. Lake
had been , remarkably dry on
hardships and the loss of .eto
larger than usual. Gonsiderab,
,vatled among the immigranti, 6
; has been large. Nine:trainwo
rence and Salt Lake-City,• ep
, v
number over 4,000 immigra e,
expected to arrive at the he o
Day Saints by the let 'of N e
missionaries report unexan lei
serail:mama Mounimam 1 ti
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.'
and Punished.
_EXAGGERATED RUMORS, &C
MOSEBY'S GUERILLAS
COUNTI',
HEADQ 7 RS DRP?T OP THE CIIMERRI.AND,..
CHATTANOOGA Ociober '2, 1363
. ORDERS NO. 3. •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1863
HE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
THERM& AMOK ON TOE ROOM&
StIMING OF A REBEL STEAMER
I , B.2.Octminion; Oo 14.—TheEtaltinkore American has
e following special despatch :
CHARVESTON HAIIIIOI2, October' 10.
Of} Monday night last a. daring but unsuccessful
attempt wits made by the rebels to deotro3r the fri•
gilte Newlronsides t lying near' rort Moultrie, by a
tbrpedo. They employed fer the purpose a email
and very owift steamer, cigar shaped, and.: having,
buya small portion above water. She was manned
by a crew of four persons, consisting of Lieutenant
Olt:nett, who was the commander of the party ; an
engineer,' named Toonibs a fireman, named Scott;
and a pilot, whoSe name is unknown at the present
wilting: She eluded the 'picket boats of our fleet
by palming close into the shore of Sullivan's Island.
Ste then made dieetly Berme thell'arbor, and came
up to the vessel without attracting any attention.
She struck the Tronsides fairly amidships, exploding
a torpedo, containing sixty pounds of rifle power, at
the moment of Contact.
She rebel `
eteamer wes undoubtedly kunir, either
by . forpf of collision or our idiot, •
, faeut. G la4ett, her commander,' jumped over
board and swam to a schooner. He and the Fireman
Scott are,
,now prisoners on board the guard ship.,
Vent. Giessen was formerly in our navy. He says
that the explosion of the torpedo drove the, steamer
under until water ran in her smoke-pipe and put
out her fires.. the 'torpedo 'was suspended to the
bows of the,rebel vessel, so' as to. strike the Iron•
sides the water.. .. •
• The explosion was severely felt on the fromndes,
but no material damage was done to her 'hull, en
gine, or irmament. One man had his leg broken,
and one of the bulkheads of the vessel was knocked
dowii, which .= be repaired here.
Thelronsides was prepared for action by Captain
Howan - immediately, and is as efficient for offen
sive operations as ever. She is now regarded here
as torpedo-proof. She opened fire with musketry
on the 'rebel vessel, and in a few minutes opened
fire with two of her large guns. vmusket fired
from the rebel steamer dangeronely wounded Acting.
Ensign Charles Howard, of the Ironsides, who was
officer of the, deck at the time. The bottorii of the
tronsides haebeen" examined by divere, and fOund
to be wholly uninjured.
The rebel engineer Toombs, formerly of ournavy,
and the pilot of. the rebel steamer, are supposed to
have been.drowned.
,
On Tu*Ay night it Wee supposed the rebels medi
tated a second - attackon -the'lronsid ' es. r A boat'of
.
some kind, believed- to have been A small steamer,
Approached
,on our picket line, but Was discovered
and'driven . off After-some-firing.
The, rebels . greatly dread the Ironsider, and it is
said that the Charleston people have offered a re
ward of sjx4 , thouiand dollars in gold for her de
itruetion, '
General Gilmore and Admiral .Dahliren have
both paid a yisit to Port Royal. Whilst there Gen.
Gilmore visited the flag-ship with a band, and sere
naded the Admiral. This incident shows how little
truth there is in the story of ill-feeling between
these two distinguished officers. They are, and
always have been, in hourly intercourse, by signals.
There has been' the usual firing during the past
week, - principally by the rebel
,batteries. General
Gilmoreocossionally replies to the James Island
batteries, or throws a few shells into Fort Sumpter.
The signs are encouraging for an early renewal of
active operations.
•
The New South says
" It will be noticed as a most singular coincidence
that 'one of the fifteen historic shells recently
thrown into. Charleston city by General Gilmore
shivered the statue erected some years since in front
of the court house'of the doomed city, in eoMmerno
ration of, the late . John C. Calhoun,"
THE RAID IN MISSOURI
PURSUIT OF THE REBEL SHELBY
SKIRMISHING AT ARROW ROCK, MISSOURI
Etc., Etc., Etc.
ST. Louis, No., Oct. 14.—The latest accounts of.
Shelby's rebel raiders say that they divided eight
miles southwest of Arrow Ro'ck yesterday morn
ing. About 20500 Federals were in"pursuit, and had
killed twelve rebels and lost four men.
A fight is reported to have taken place on the
Blackwater, on Monday evening, and there was a
skirmish below Arrow Rock yesterday morning,
but no particulars are given.
General Fisk, at Pilot Knob, reports that a Fede
ral expedition in Arkanaas met a body of rebels,
under Reeves and Crandall, at littman , s Ferry.
Thirteen rebels were killed, and quite a number
captured, including one lieutenant colonel, one
major, and two captains.
On the 7th instant Major Wataon surprised a rebel
camp at Evening Shades, Lawrence county, and
captured one : captain, three lieutenants, fortraix
privates, all the horses and aims, and destroyed the
The people of Lawrence county have organized to
resict the rebels,onecription.
Ri.-T_Tnited States Senator Waldo P. Johnson has
abandoned the organization of the Missouri State
Guard.
IMPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Rebel Attack on Our Forces at Vida
„:.,,; ;.,:.. - liar Miss.
WASHENGTON, Oct. M.—The official report states
that in the recent attack upon Vidalia, opposite Nat
chez, Miss., by the rebels, the object was to capture
the negroes recruited for Col. Farrar's regiment, and
destroy our pontoon train.
The negroes, howeyeri - had all been transferred to
the other side of the. river, - excepting' those doing
picket duty, and the pontoon train was awaiting
tranpportation.
.981. Farrar, with his few men, attacked the rebels
so - vigoreusly that they had not time to accomplish
their object, and in twenty minutes thereafter they
were In full retreat.
Fortress-.lll"onree, •
Fonmrsas .IViorrnol, 4:Yet. la.--The United States
mail steamer America, Captain Morton, from New
York yesterday morning, arrived here this after
noonlit half past two o'clock, having on board
General Dwight, Judges Hilton, Monorail, Memel',
Robertson, and Birdseye ;,Mr. Hodges, of the Trea
sury Department; Col. Frank E. Howe, Mrs. Gen.
Banks, and one hundred and fifty other excursion
ists. They are bound to Norfolk, and will return
from there to New York.
The steamer New York will leave here early to
morrow morning for City Point in charge of general
flag.of.truce•officer Major,Dlulford..
The United States propeller Vidette arrived here
to-day from Newbern, N. C.• No news..
The Anticipated Rebel Raid at Martins
burg, Va.
Bammons, Oct. 14.—The latest reports received
from the Upper Potomac are, that the anticipation
of the rebel cavalry raid at 'Martinsburg was occa
sioned by the approach of Federal naval*, who
were taken for rebels.
The 'Baltimore anti Ohio Railroad is all right, and
trains are running as regularly as usual. .'
The Chase of the Rebel Steamer Lee.
ITAxalva:, Oct. U.—The rebel steamer R. E. Lee,
:which arrived- here—yesterday, narrowly escaped
capture .off Wilmington, IT. 0. Two blockading
steamers, pursued her, firing several shots. One
shell passed through her forward, and .exploded in
side, injuring three of her crew. The passengers
describe the firing as right sharp. She has several
naval officers on board, on their way to England to
bring out a vessel building there... She discharger
here and willreturn-to Dixie soon.
BOSTON, Oat. 14.—The steam frigate Icia - gara was
commissioned to.dayi and hauled ouffrom the navy,
yardinto the stream. Commodore Thos. T. Craven
commands her.
.The'British Mall Steamship Europa.
BOSTON, 0ct.14.--Ceptain Shannon, of the British
mail steamship 'Europa, after backing into the
stream to•day to start for Liverpool, in passing the
:United States frigate Sabine, hoisted the American
flag to the main, dipped the Minch 'ensign, and
tired a salute of eleven guns.
ANew Enrolment Ordered the State of
.
NeW York. . ,
ALBANY, N. Y.. Oct. 14 —The Provost Marshal
Generals or the Northern, Southern, and Western
Divisions of thie State, have been ordered to cam
.
menee a new enrolment in the second, fourth, fifth,
*lath, !eventh, eighth, sixteenth, seventeenth, twen
tyflist,liva4pdfth, twenty ninth, and thirty.flrst
districts, is soon , as practicable.'
. ,
_. . .
The:Passengers .
of the Seainship Attica.
liaLTrax, Oct. 14.—The steamships - Alpha and
--Vkliii litie left - fOi:. St: Johns ii7. E to brill , on
.....";617-7.7•4 ci.augrvargt. v, L 47-....- -
The steamship Olyniputupon her arr
will be ordered to Bciston to take` the place of the
Africa, Which was to have left that port on the 28th
instant.
ST. Semi's, N. F.; Oct. 14.—The steamship Rohe.
mien, for Liverpool, passed- Cape Race at 7 o'clock
This ramming.. Telegraphic news of the 12th inst. was
placed on board of her.
BOSTON, Oct. 14.—The steamship Europa sailed
this morning for Liverpool, with 80 passengers, and
$9,000 in specie.
Nnw Yonx, Oct. 14.—Arrived, bark Theodore,
from Galway ; brigs Acadia, from Bermuda ; Orient,
from Labrador.
. -
BALTIMORE, Oct. 14.-11. our--An advancing ten
dency. Wheat firm ; sales of Southern red at $1 60
64; Kentucky white at $1 6501 90. Corn firm
and scarce ; sales at $1 06.@1 10. -Whisky steady at
63@,65c.. Coffee quiet; sales of Rio at 32@32Jic.
THE MAXIMILIAN HOME GTrAnD.—.ll. appeare
from Paris correspondence that the enlistment of
ten thousand- Irishmen to'constitute' home guard
for Maximilian, the emperor nominate of Alexis°,
and their organization are in the hands'of the Duke
of Magenta (McMahon) and certain Irish officers
now in Paris. It is stated that the latter have given
satisfactory evidence that they can raise ten thou
sand men. The duty of this corps will be to serve
as a body guard to the Prince, and it will :form a
nucleus around which the future Mexican army will
be organized. They will follow Maximilian to
Mexico, -and will assist at his coronation, which is
to be performed by the Pope's Nuncio, who is to
leave Europe on the same vessel as the Prince.
The - Deseret News
val of several int
( hundred persona
l c teapis, and are
eurney. from Flo
dty. -The ;season
plaine r and the
i have been muoh
i lokness has pre.
the loss of cattle
till between Flo.
er 15th,' They.
e last train' is
re of the Latter
r. The returned
mess in the dia.
ld World,
SIGNOR BLITZ.—The freshness of the entertain•
ments oithis delightful wizard has not in the least
faded. His magic has all of its original dexteritk,
and his hunior adds vigor and life." The' Signor
has a number of tricks which nobody in the world,
performs like him, and is a ventriloquist wltliqut
riElal.
nor. STATUE OT CALTIOUN DESTROYED.
The Steani Frigate Niagara.
The bohemian Outward Bound
The Europa Qutward Bound.
Ship News.
Markets by Telegraph.
BEW YORK CM,
[Correspondence of The Prem.]
Nxzw Yoruc, t osltober 14, ift
On Monday evening the exodus of " roughs," took
place, in the direction of Philtalelphia. Of course,
long before this, they have cast repeated suffrages
for Mr. Justice 'Woodward and the , straight Demo
cratic ticket, The Third, Sixth, and Fourteenth
wards, especially, contributed full quotas of re
volving voters, and the Copperhead candidate will
have the felicity of knowing that the citizens of
New York have aided him to no small degree. It
seems in nowise unnatural that - the " friends" of
OovernorSeymour, those who escaped the bayonets
of the soldiery in July, and are still free of the
clutches of the law, should emigrate en "name for The
purpose of bolstering the fortunes of a man whose
principles are equivalent to those of their eulogizer
and protector, especially when the Central Commit
tie had provided for their travelling expenses, and
counted to each such an amount as would remune
rate him for his trouble and the risks he might incur.
During our gubernatorial election, New York was
overcrowded with gangs of Philadelphia rowdies,
importid exPressly in the interest of the Copper
head party, and now we have beheld the beautiful
policY of reciprocation carried Into effect. These
.New York dislegates haVe made no scruple to avow
their intentions, though such frankness on their
part was supererogatory. -
Quite's sensation has been produced in political
circles by the charges which the papers have, within
the past few days, made against Fernando Wood in
regard - to his connection with tomer, a Southern
agent:noiv in Canada. Wood stonily denies any
present knowledge of the rebel ; but, as a letter in
tended for hie private perusal chanced to fall into
the bands of officials, which letter was directly from
Lamar, the weight of evidence seems rather : against
him. Mr. Wood's word, however, is above suspi-
Mon !
Every day is serving to exhibit Governor Seymour
in a lees enviable light. Even his friends are desert
ing him ; the disloyal press 'is gingerly in its enco•
miums ; ward politicians have thrown him aside,
and no longer seek to employ his name as a rallying
cry. This fact alone promises well for the success
of Republican politics in the coming elections, It
was but a short time ago that Seymour's name was
a tower of strength to the dtaloyaliste. They pointed
to his clean linen and his unctuous respectability,
and challenged thereupon the support of that large
class of voters who are always, so to speak,
upon the fence; who are always undecided up
to the last moment, and ready to cast their suf
frages for the man whose principles are newest . ,
provideff he can refer them to any shadow of
mental, moral, or pOlitiCal respectability in his
past..,career. The numerical strength of these
nomoommittal voters is notable. You meet with
them on every side, waiting for something to
turn up " which if; new and striking, and which pro
mises some kind of reform, whether reform be needful
or not. That many of them are consolentioue in their
views cannot be denied, but they are orally caught
with a glittering bait. The riots of July, legiti
mately resulting from the disloyal course of the
dominant party, swept off at once those partisans
who had been caught by the cry of reform. The re
spectability of -the Democratic faction (Tammany)
followed. It then only remained to disavow the
Governor, or to yield at once to the political claims
of loyalty, and to suffer a disintegration which no-
thing could repair. As a consequence, Seymour was
tossed overboard, Mozart and Tammany fused, and
repudiating the encomiast of riots and political auto
da fir, are striving to win back their.wandering
sheep in time for an effective struggle in the coming
canvass. Never before were Democratic politics in
such a condition of raga and tatters ; never before
have they advanced a platform of such palpable
hybridism: One wing whines for peace, the other
demands war, and upon this fusion of opposites
they propose going before the people. Were not
the State, proscriptively committed to Democracy,
no, possible doubt could exist of a sweeping Re
publican victory; as it is, however, unless sacrificed
through negligence, the chances for a great increase
of stability to the Union party lie within its reach.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Yesterday the English, French, aid American
admirals, with their suites, paid a visit to the city
institutions, by invitation of the Commissioners of
Corrections and Charities. Several foreign consuls,
and gentlemen ofnote, were of the party. The Rus
sian officers; on whose account the affair was under
taken, strangely enough, absented theniselves.
Rumor assigns political reasons, and matters of na
tional policy, as the effective causes of this =looked
for declination, although Admiral Lissovsky excused
himself upon the rather equivocal ground of "pre.
vious engagements," without specifying whether he
referred to naval engagements, or those of a more
specific character. Whatever may be the feeling
among the officers of the fleets, it is very certain
that the , !jolly, jack tars" are situated somewhat
like the retainers of Montagues and °armlets. On
Sunday evening last some of the English men-of
war's men settled the matter amicably with a party
of Russians, through the medium of a lively inter
change of fisticuffs, which resulted slightly in favor
of the British navy, the 'skis and groffs being men
of less cultiVation than their brawny antagonists.
A grand billiard match between. Seereiter and
Kavanagh is announced for Thursday.next. These
gentlemen are continually engaged inaingle combats
for Inc championship of-America, and beat each
other every time. As they charge a high price for
admission to the hall, there is a faint suspicion,
whioh, though unworthy of all Christian
billiard
players, is greatly agitated, regarding the real ob
jects pi these'matches. The local newels unimport
ant. STUYVESANr.
The English and French Admirals in New
Admiral Milne, of the British navy, and Admiral
Beynaud, of the French navy, enjoyed an inipeetion
of the institutions of New York, through politeness
of Commissioner Draper. In reply to a toast, at a
friendly repast, Admiral Milne said :
In the name of myself and the officers of the Eng
lish squadron, and also in the name of Admiral Rey
nand and the officers of the French squadron, I re
turn our thanks to Mr. Draper, and the other com
missioners of the- institutions we have visited to :
day, for the courtesy they _have_ shown - in - inviting
-and accompanying us to visit these issititutions, ---
Which ate such - a credit to your country. -I, came
here a comparative, if not an entire, stranger Among
you. I believe I'am the first Admiral of the British"
nation who has visited your shores for a long period
of years, and the courtesy we have received from
ra, --- ."ernan who -proposed Iny health, an 4 the
other tt.Z greatest
gratification to myself and the officers whom I have
the honor to command. I beg sincerely to thank
you, in my own name and in that of my officers, and
also in the name of Aft:lira] Reynaud and his officers,
for the highly satisfactory day we have enjoyed.
Admiral Farracut's health was proposed r and the
gallant Admiral said:
I can only say, gentlemen, that I conceive this to
be a perfect outrage, to get a man upon air island
out of the way of his friends, and take such an ad
vantage of him, and drag - him before the public to
make a speech, as you have done with me. [Laugh
ter.] If, as the President has said, I went up the
Mississippi,- and helped to open it, I consider that
it was a perfect God send ; and, although I carried
out the views of my . Government in going up there,
and my own views in coming back, I claim nothing
for myself but the determination to go there. [A.
voice, "And to come back."] Yes and to come
back. [Applause.) . And that determination I attri
bute a good deal to the natural obstinacy of chants ,
ter which my friends assure me I have, always,pos-
Reseed.- They toirl-&e inNew Drleatus -that I could
not go there, and that, if I did, I would never come
back; and so I determined to do both. [Renewed
cheeringl I can • ()Alt, Say further that I am most,
thankful for the courtesy and kindness shown Us to
day, and I beg that you will excuse me from !saving
anymore. [Cries of ." Go . onego on;" amid which
the gallant Admiral sat down.]
Interesting Letter YiomAdmirrd Farragut.
A. Copperhead Catholic journal . in New York
originated the story that the church at Point Cou
pee, La., had been robbed by men under Admiral
Parragut. -• The Admiral hsa been written to upon
the subject, and replies as follows:
ASTOR /10775 E, October 6.;
DEAR SIR: Your kind note respectingtherobbing
of the church at Point Coupee, was duly received,
and, in reply, I have to state that I should long ago
have answered the slanderous remarks of the editor
of the Freeman, but for two facts Firet,that there
was not one word of truth, in the wliole story, and,
secondly, because. the character of the vitupe
rations ,of the - author shows distinctly- on its
face the violent political opposition to the
Government as Instigating them more than
opposition
. to myself. But since you have called
'my latter:J - 1b to them, -von - - have My assurance
of their utter falsehood. So far from any violations
of the CathOlie churches on the Mississippi, ;I have,
on all occasions, and under all circumstances, given
them my protection, as I would to any Christian
church. In this particular case, all I ever heard on
the subject Was, that something had been taken out
of the church at Point Coupee by some of our men
(not of the liartfOrdts crew), and I immediately or
dered an investigatien into the facts, but, finilingno
evidence, I subsequently sent an. officer .to the
priest's to - intitiire if any such outrage had been
committed-,.against his church ; and, if it had,
the articles should be replaced, and the offend
er punished; The-priest replied that nothing had
been touched in the ehurch, as had been stated, but
that belied thought he had lost some of his clothes,
though not, -sure,;of it, and so the matter' ended.
When wewere about to destroy Donaldsonville,
for the repeated attacks upon our boats, one of 'the
Sisters of Charity made signal to us from the levee,
and I sent a boat to her. She besought us to spare
the church property. I told her to *give herself no
uneasiness—it should be protected.. And the church,
hospitals and convent now stand as -monuments to, the
truth of what I state,- while everything around then; is de
stroyed.' I therefore consider this base fabrication
as the product of some malicious political opponent
tre't.... - 3- 42 -nvernment, seeking to make all the mis
cciti,c you sl'iidathettyto use this
manylet
..henor of those underiny commanl — --44 .n.0.1 the
!!!!-Airith thanks for the interest ifAntx,
remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant':
D. G. FARRAGUT.
MR. MALLIARD'S ANXIIAL SALE. OS BLOODED
lionans.—As duly announced by public advertise
ment, the fourth annual sale of blooded horses, with
some prime cattle, will be held today, at the
Mite Hill Breeding Farm, Bordentown, N. J. The
auctioneer will be Dlr. Alfred itt. Heartless. The
catalogue opens with the three noted stallions itho•
rough bred) Hermes, Nero, and •L , Bmpereur, and is
capital holee, named Champion, three-quarter
breed, which has trotted the quarter mile in 36.
seconds, and the half mile in 1.15, will also be sold.
The proceedings commence at 10 A. At, and the early
trains, Camden and Amboy, leaving Philadelphia at
6 and 9, will bring bidders to the spot in time.
TRE GERMANIA REHEARSALS.—These delightful
musical reunions commence on Saturday next, and
will be repeated- weekly upon that day, as in pre=
vlous seaeone. The refined and attractive character
of these entertainments has so earnestly commended
them to popular favor, that it is unnecessary for us
to bispeak the pleasure which the announcement of
their resumption will occasion. Wo.have slinply to
say that they will be conducted with the same ability
and spirit observable last season, and will, there
fore, be as generally attended by the muslo.loving
portion of our citizens. •
LARGE POSITIVE SALE OF DRY GOODS, CLOTH,
rico, Sco.—Ths early particular attention of dealers is
requested to the large, general, and extensive; assort
ment of British, French, German, and American dry
goods, embracing about 100 packages and lots
staple and fancy articles, in cottons, woolens, linens,
silks, and worsteds, (with a valuable assortment of
fashionable citymado clothing,) to be .pereniptorily
sold by catalogue, on four months' credit, (and part
'for cash,) commencing this morning; at tin Co'claele,
to be continued all day without intermission, by
John B. Myers Sc Co,, auctioneers, lila, .1 , 32 and ?.34
Placket street.
Stioitld def Davis Arm hie Slaves t
Under this queetion the Nashville Union says:
It teems to us that it would be a peeilousexperi
ment for the South to arm 200,000 or 300,000 slave's,
and give them their freedom, when a populous and
powerful hostile nation would be forever hovering
upon her border, fired with revenge, and ready at all
times to prompt the black army to crush the white
traitors under foot. But to waive .-this' point, on
which so much might be said, we think the effort of
the slave aristocracy to deceive the slaves* into
their defence by the pledge of freedom would
be fruitlees. The slaves > could not be deeeived
by this midden and complete change of base on
the part of their old tyrants. They would place no
confidence in a promise extorted by neeemeitv. The
fact is that slaves have no confidence in, and no love for,
their masters. This is me assumption on our part ; we
know the fact. The mass of slaves hate their masters
with a fierce and bitter hatred, and look upon them as
their natural enemies, whom they must fight from
the cradle to the grave. Let Jeff Davie, then, sum
mon his darkey battalions, and arm them as soon an
possible. We pray God that he may ; the quicker
the better. And we would stake our lives that the
first time that they are brought into battle against
the Federal army. they will desert the pirate flag of
the Southern Confederacy, first raised to perpetuate
their own bondage, and rush with eagerness to the
national standard.
OUR DUTY IN THE WAU.--00110111dirig an elo
quent speech in the Convention which renominated
Governor Andrew, Hon. Richard H. Dana, Jr., said
Our duty to the country is, In my judgment, to
have a short and simple creed. That creed is to
stand by the Administration in prosecuting tkis war
to the final extinction of the rebellion, and to make
no political concessions to rebels in arms. On this
we can unite the people—all but the few I have re
ferred to, who never will sustalm the war—for the
people do not believe, and cannot be ',made to-be
lieve,-that their liberties are in danger.
Tbe questions of motle4 and means and final settle
ment, and the doctrines on which they rest, should
be matter for reflection and stuly—to some extent
of public discussion, but not made in advance con
ditions of loyal co.operatien, and even in their
public- discussion we may well use prudence and
f-r
selestraint. Our duty to others is to do that
which in our most solemn supplications we ask may
"be done for us—to strengthen those who stand, to
comfort and help the weak.hearted, to raise up those
who fall, in the hope that thus, at last, Satan may
be beaten down under our feet. - While the war
lasts, let us have, if it be possible, one heart, one
voice, and one hand.
SYMPATHY WITH RUBSTA.—A maiiniticent ban
quet, intended as an expressionsf American sym
pathy with, and regard fOr Russia, was given at the
Astor House, last evening, by several hundreds of
the merchants and business mert.of our city, to Ad
miral Lissovsky and his brother ofcers of the Rus
sian fleet now in our harbor. Baron S Week!, em
bassador of Russia, had consented, and intended to
be present, but being suddenly summoned to Wash
ingtoni expressed his hearty appreciation of the
testimonial, and its object, in a letter which was read
and warmly welcomed. This being entirely the
work of non-official persons, the Mayor, though lie
attended as a guest, did not preside, and the chair
Was admirably, filled by James T. Brady. :fames
Wadsworth officiated as vice president. Prosper
N. Wetmore read - the letters received from Baron
Stoecki, Gen. Scott, Gen. Dix, and ex-GOvernor
Morgan—ail in full accord with the spirit of the oc
casion. Baron Osten Sacken, Russian Consul
General, responded, in the absence of Baron Stoeckl,
to the toast to the Emperor of Russia. Admiral
Lissovsky responded to the toast to the Russian
navy,is did Admiral Farragut, whose presence ex citetl he greatest enthusiasm, to that to the Ameri
can navy. Henry Winter Davis responded to the
toast to the President of the United States.—Y. Y.
Tribune.
THE SEM:SS - EON os Vinorirre...—ln a latb speech,
overnor Letcher, of Virginia, spoke at come length
in regard to the position of Virginia prevfous to the
assembling of the State Convention. He opposed
the assembling of that convention on acciiunt of the
dissension and party division in thA Northwest.
The convention, however, did assemble, but the
State did not go out by the action of thiktbody—the
went out by his reply to 'Lincoln, wltarire telm
graphed for troops. It was his refinal to fuTfrish
Lincoln with troops that carried tVirginia out of
the old Union. When he refused, that was a direct
separation. He was told that he had' no constitu
tional authority to refuse this demand of Lincoln.
He knew that, but he looked to the convention to
give him the authority. He had done What no other
man in Virginia had—he - advocated secession,
square and fair during the gubernatorial campaign
of 1869.
PERSONAL.
A Washington letter to the Boston Traveller
says : " While at the Centre Market this morning
I met Edwin M. Stanton doing his marketing after
his usual habit. He was selecting his own butter,
his meat, and so forth, with as much Particularity
as any man in town. 'lt was about sunrise, and I
have met him in June in the market before sunrise.
Some people will regard this as a fine trait in his
character. It certainly - shows that he is not a
alckpy•bead, but no one ever accused' him of sleep
ing too much, that I ever heard of—the charge
formerly has been that he, does not sleep enough.
Before Mr. Seward went into the Cabinet he always
wished to do his own marketing in this market.
To go back further, Daniel Webster, when he lived
in Washington, was always in the habit of rising
early and going to market,to the horror of some of his
Southern friends, who committed such work to a
favorite slave."
The Boston Traveller Is not very complimentary
to the hero of the Mississippi when he mays : "Neal
Dow is to be exchanged against John Morgan.
This is an unfair arrangement, for General Dow
has no more military capacity than belongs to the
town pump, while General Morgan is a clever sol
dier, possessing dash, energy, and powers of en
durance—all things that are necessary to make a
good raideman. General Dow 'could not better
serve his country than by staying in prison in order
thus to keep a capable enemy shutnp. Mr. Dow is
a Bloat estimable man, but he-is no soldier."
A correspondent writes to the Evening Post: "In
your number publishing and commenting upon the
intercepted letter flora G. B. Lamar to Fernando
Wood, I think you were mistaken in saying or im
plying that G.'l3; Lamar was in Halifax in August.
It was not, as I was informed'at the time, G. B. La-.
mar, but hiseen Charles (the game who was so dis
tinguished in time past bylis exploit in importing
negroes direct from Africa into South Carolina in
the yacht Wanderer) who went to Halifax and sub
sequently to Canada. Tour questions to Mr. Wood
about G B. Lamar in Halifax were very convenient
ones for him to answer.
—Lieut. Col. Tennison, says a Kansas City napes
formerly of the Kansas Ist, was heard of not long
since, at Floyd, La.; where he was drilling a Con
, fekerate company as captain.. downfall com
menced Nrith his
_falling in love with a Secesh damsel
near.Frovidence - ,La ---- wmuc - infammted with her
hp drank a toast to Jeff Davis, which_reeulted in in
order degrading him from hls command, on the
strength of which he deserted to the enemy. The
3eg.t@g girl wltc. I S EO 13@Vtg/Td him r9fui 6 d after all.
to marry him.
-Mr. - Idcey, a writer in the Victoria Magazine,-
in an article on the American war, makea the fol
lowing short work of the whole business: " A. na
tion overburdened with prosperity, intoxicated with
success, demoralized by wealth, has learned how to
die as well as how to live, and that lesson is surely
worth the earning." '
A gnea Pattinson, described as "a fair little girl
of about twenty years," has been sentenced to death
in England formurdering her Want child. Her de
ft nee, delivered With tears, was touching c "I should
not have done it, had my father not put me out of
doors three years ago." .
General John J. Knox, of Augusta, Oneida
county, N. Y., celebrated the fiftieth anniversarseof
his marriage on Wednesday last. Two of his .sons
prevented- eongratulatory- addresses ; Rev. W. E.
Knox, of Rome, spoke in the name of his brothers
and sisters, and Rev. Charles E. Knox in behalf of
the twenty,grand-children present. Gerrit Smith, a
life-long friend of General Knox; also-made con
gratulatory remarks. The Postmaster General also
added his- compliments; by sending a motion that
the name of the post office in the village ehould be
changed from Knorte3 ,
Clorners to Knoxborough.
-= Foreign joiunals 'report `"that Garibaldi con•
tinues to improve. The Ticineee Association of
Swiss Carbineers have elected him a member. Re
has thanked them in a letter-from Caprera, dated
September 16the - and addressed to Captain Vegezzi,
of Lugano: In this letter he, says he will show his
appreciation of the honor cenferred on him by that
free country " by fighting to the last for libertyand
the closer union of all emancipated nations.
The Gettysburg Sentinel. notices the address of
Miss Anna - Dickinson, on Saturday evening Week
"The court_ house was crowded to excess. And
Beeb= e address ! There was but one general burst
of admiration from all who heard' her; that they
never had listened. to Such a speech. , Her distinct
utterance, and the soil of herevoice, with its vast
compass, filled every, part of the room, and even
reached the street."
Mani. Sainte Beuve, in a sketch of Gustave
Planche, .says,: "I, was well acquainted with Gus
tave Planche from his boyhood, and even from his
adolescence. Ile studied at the college Bourbon,
where I was in the class one or two years before
him. Re was rather,a bad scholar, but he was very
zqniclf ;:iie was a great reader, but if he.read every
thing, he despised everything. He was little ac
quainted with antiquity, and was weak upon an
cient languages and literatures: he never after
wards applied himself to them. Re was more fami
liar with English than anything else; he learnt it
young, and, read it fluently., At this Period of early
south he was tall...long, and even rather-spare; his
forehead was handsome and large ; his neck was
„Very thin ; kept hia hands alWaYs in his pockets ;
he would speak to you the moment he saw you, and
would not quit you were you going in the midst of
rain tithe exlre.inest end of Paris. "Familiar with
etrang,ers from the very first word, babbling about
everything, and jeering at everything, he had not
one spark of enthusiasm or of passion. It was a ca.
Jamity_to meet him in the . morning ;. he chilled you
writer,suld loot4reic
has recently been addressing large and appretiative
audiences in the Western States. I 3 s readings in
poetry are greatly,
,admired. Mr. Thomas is it fine
scholar and poet himself, and doubtless interprets
poetiy correctly. His sketch of Edgar A Poe (of
whom Thomas was the intimate friend) is said to be
remarkably interesting, while his recitation of " The
Eaven" is Something that remains longintho memo
ry of the listener. Mr. Thomas' latest discourse is
on "Life in Washington in the days of the Giants."
In this he gives'graphie.sketches of Clay, Webster,
Calhoun,
,and other distinguished statesmen and
orators with whom he was personally acquainted.
A correspondent of a Lontlim paper writes : "I
have just returned from Germany, after a month's
knocking about. I had gloxious weather, and saw
all the little kings at Frankfort. There is a good
anecdote of ens of them. He wanted his army in
structed in the use of the Armstrong gun, and got
one, but was obliged to ask leave of the next king to
hare the target put up in his kingdom, his
own not
being big enough for the Armstrong range !" -
—Mrs. Brows, widow of Oesawatomie .Tohn
Blown, was in Clayton county, lowa, a few dap,
ago, in search of a home in that State.
In the house of Wm; F. Wade, Esq., Ipswich,
Ilfaea., a number of interesting relics of the Atevolo
tion are kept, among which is the following letter,
written by General Washington, and which explains
ESADQUARTEnS, ROMNSON'S Rouen,
' September 25, 1780.
Sin : General Arnold is gone to the enemy. I
have just now received a line from him dated on
beard the Vulture. From this circumstance, and
Colonel Lamb's being detached upon some business,
the command of the garrison for the present devolves
on you. I request you will be as vigilant as possi
ble, as the enemy may have it in contemplation to
attempt some enterprise, even tonight, against
these posts. I wish you to make, immediately after
receipt of this, the best disposition you can of your
force, so as to - haiie a proportion - of men in each
work on the west side of the river. You will sea or
hear from me further tomorrow. ,
I am, sit, IQuir moat obedient servant,
G. WAsEurrarort...
Massacre of General Blunt's Escort.
,
The account published by us on Saturday, in the
telegraphic despatches, from Leavenworth, of the
brutal and.cowardly murder of the escort of Gene
ral,Blunt, is another instance of the barbarities
p in riatised by the rebels that stamp them with eternal.
fam.
Says y the account referred to :
"The whole,nutaber killed from General Blunt's
escort of one htffidred 'meriWas seventy-eight.
* * * " • Ali of hie clerks, orderlies,
and band were shot 'through the head, after being
taken ptisoners. *- * Major
Curtis was found thrown from his horse. shot
through the head, and evidently murdered after he
wee prisoner—as well as the rest."
The murder, in cold blood., of not merely ataffL
officers and the body guard of General Blunt, but
also of the noncombatants who accompanied him—
for such the clerks at least may be considered is an
act of damnable atrocity that will not, we imagine,
be suffered to go long unpunished, and that in an
appropriate manner.-St. Louie Democrat.
Aci INTBILICSTTNG TROPHY..—We were shown last
evening a handsome and elaborately gotten•np cane,
which was sent to Rev. P. Lynch by hip son, now
in Grant's army, The cane was a present from
Pierce to Jeff Davis, and was surmounted with a
gold head, upon which was neatly carved the fol-
lowing inscription : " General Davis. From Frank..
lin,Pierce. 1856." It appears to have been one of
the canes made from the hull of the Old Ironsidea,
as the words ' , Old Tronsides " are carved on the
side of the head, which is of an octagonal shape.—
Toledo Commercial.
T V. V.
The Thernaometer.
OCTOBER 14,186i.1 OCDOBER.I:4, 1863.
Be. at.... m r. Ac. 6A. 16 12
64 62.... 61 48 64.... ..... 63
IRIDUN
NNE ...... NE.......NW SE ..... .SE by 5.... ssvr
DEPARTURE OF TROOPS.—The Regi
ment. of United States colored troopeembarked on.
the transport steamer Conqueror, between five and
six o'clock last evening, and steamed out into the
stream, where 'they laid at anchor all nigh; pre
paratory to leaving at an early hour in the morn
ing. They are ordered to Fortress --Monroe, to re
port to Major General Foster. This regiment hair
been encamped for the past two months . at Clamp
William Tenn, near Chelton Hills, where it was
recruited and instructed in the military Manual to R.
high degree of perfection by Colonel Wagner,cOm
mender of the post, assisted by the, commissioned
officers of the regiment. It numbered ten compa
nies of eighty men each, making a total of eight hum
dred altogether. The regiment, which is composed
principally of substitutes and drafted men from dif
ferent parts of thieState and Delaware, has been in.
readiness to leave for some time past ; but orders
not having been received to that effect, it
was not able to leave until yesterday, when they
broke up camp about II 'o'clock, and took the North
Pennsylvania Railroad cars for this city, where they
arrived soon after, and marched through a number
of our streets, and finally halted at the Union Vo
lunteer and Cooper Shop Refreshment Saloons,
where they were bountifully suprdied with the ne
cessaries of life by the ladies and.gentlemen attach
ed to these noble and far-famed institutions, after
which they proceeded by companies on board the
transport, which was attached to the wharf below
Washington avenue. Quite a large concourse of
their colored relatives and friends had assembledon
the wharf to see them go, and many were the &film
tionate adieus, and loving goodbyes, given before
they started. It was heart-rendin.g to witness the
mothers and sisters, with their eyesbedimmed with
tears, and their hearts too full foe utterance, casting
a longing look as their darling ones moved oil;
never, perhaps, to be seen by them again.
The following is a list of the field. officers : Colo
nel, J. W. Ames, formerly Capt. of the lith infant
ry; Lieut. Col., E. C. Royce Major, .1. R:Riddoo,
formerly Colonel of the 137th Pennsylvaia-Draftee
Men; Adjutant, Lieut. York.
FnlE.—.A_ destructive fire broke out shortly
after three o'clock yetterday morning, in the exten
sive range of frameehed stabling connected with the
flour and feed establishment of B. F. Wright, at the
corner of Ridge avenue and Poplar street. The stable:
were located in the rear of theflour store. The sheds
were destroyed ; also a large quantity of hay, straw,
and other feed, and a lot of valuable harness. Mr.
Wright had two of his favorite driving horses burned
to death. A number of other horses, which were is
the stable at the time, were got out safely. Ten va
hides, comprising carriages, sleighs, wagons, &c.,
belonging to Mr, Wright, a private carriage owned.
by Mr. T.. 1. Adams, others belonging to Dr. Riley
and Mr. McDonald, and a number of carts and wa
gons, owned. by milkmen and (ratters who stabled.
there, were consumed. Mr. Wright estimates hie
lose at $2,500, only a portion of which is inured,
The total loss of the other parties will amount to
about t 1,500, upon which there Lino insurance. Tice
fire is believed to have been the work of an incen
diary.
OHIO SOLDIEItS 7 VOTE.—Of the 'number
of wounded Ohio soldiers now in Philadelphia hos
pitals; flftyfour were legally entitled to vote. They
wer.t through the formality of an election on Tues
day, which resulted as follows
John Erough
G. L. Vallandigham
Majority
OUTRAGE.—Mr. James Blaylock, master
joiner in the navy yard, while walking up Sixth
street, near Chestnut, on' Tuesday night, was as
sailed by a gang of ruffians, who struck him several
blows on the head with a slung-shot. He was picked
up in an insensible condition, and conveyed to the
public house of Major Berry, here his wounds
were attended to by a physician' who Was called in.
Mr. B. was removed to his residence in the First.
ward. The attack was made without provocation.
The assailing gang cried out, "(to in, Coppers."
The whole affair did not last over half a minute.
A NAN SHOT.—A party of the Sixth-ward
'roughs" attacked the Twentiethtward T.Taion As
sociation on Tuesday night, as it was parading in
the vicinity of Fifth and Arch Streets. During the
mkide one of the "roughs" fired a pistol, the ball
from which struck Jos. Robinson, one of -the same
party, in the thigh, inflicting a painful although not
dangerous wound. • .
IZZTEREsTucG LEcrunn.- 7 ,8y a reference
to our advertising columns, it will be seen that Mr.
Tohn Hogg will deliver a lecture; on to-morrow
(Friday) evening, on'the "Adataie Origin of the
NF g, r 3 in the church on the corner of Broad and
Lombard streets. From what we have heard about
this lecture, tee can:-promise our readers•a due
evetling's entertainment.
SC HOOL - DIRECTOR.—In the Fifth ward
Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald is re-elected school director
by the loyal Democracy, who arefortuuate in a loyal
and faithful representative. For the interests of
education it would be well if party politics were al
wale ignored in elections for this °Mae, and merit
made the sole teat.
FIVE-TwENTIEs.—The subscription agent
ri-ports the sale of 034,150 "five-twenties on
- wedneaday. - Deliveries of bends are being made to
October 10. Large foreign orders for these bonds
are being filled daily, Two minions .will soon
ex
haust `
..ie amount authorized, and the 'bends Will,
then sell at a premium-
BOT Rub; CtVER.—A. lad named Henry
- .A.dara had his arm exit off near the elbow last eve
ring, between five and six o'clock, by the German
town cars running over him at Ninth and Brown
streets.
.He was carried to the residence of Ms pa
rents in Melon street, above Ninth;
BOY SERIOUSLY nURNED.—A son of Mr.
Henry Hesselpoth fell into a bonfire on Fairhill
street, above York, in the Nineteenth ward, on
Tuesday evening, about 9 o'clock. He was rescued
alter having been burned in a serious manner.
Mr. WM. M. Fox of the firm of "Water
man, Son, Fox, & Cope, died at his residence, in
.this city, on the 13th inst. He was universally es
teemed and respected among his numerous - friends.
His funeral will take place on Friday, the lath inst.
CONTRACT AWARDED.—The following
'contract was awarded at the Army Clothing and
Equipage office : B. Bullock & Sons, Philadelphia,
100,600 woolen blankets at 65 cents per pound.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
THE MOSEY MARKET.
PHrLdDELPITTA. Oct 31, IStitr.
Cold voened excitedly to-day at 15.2!.--;', rose to 15a;i,
fell off to 1613.1 . , and =towards the close ran up to 151 W
hid, with a strong market. Rumors and counter-rumors
of election returns were as important -on the street as
there of army movements usually are. ,The war situa
tion just now is not quite so favorable as it might be, and
gold is Iselin g theweight of general opinion. The money
market is active. and rates range from 5 to 7 per cent..
according to the nature of the transaction. Govern
ment Eecurittes are firmly held, and there is no change
in the figures for them.
The stock market was dull, with but little change in
prices. State fives sold at 100.'4; new City sixes 41019 , 4%
old at 104'; ISSI sixes at 1063. i. Yiva.twenties sold at
10$3‘; Camden_ and Amboy sixes; TS7S, sold at 103; North
permsylvania sixes at 962 f; .124 bid for the tens. Phila
delphia and Erie sixes at 104: Pennsylvania Railroad
first mortgages at. 1113 1, ..; 166 bid for wand do. 109 was
bid for Elmira sevens; Reading bonds were strong.
Reading cloied lower than yesterday: Catavrksg.
To eferred was taken at: ?AN ; Elmira preferred sold at 61;
Norristown at 6034; Camden and Amboy at 178; North
snnsylvonia at 21; Pennsylvania at 6911; Phila.
phia -and-Erie at 2314: Girard College sold at 27. K.
otriclawas the only transaction in passenger rail
ways; Canals were dull; Schuylkill Navigation pre
ferred sold at 2814,i, 12% bid for the common; Union pre_
ferred advanced ;g . ; Wyoming sixes sold at 101 he bank
abases nothing was done, the market closing dull.
Drexel & Co. quote :
United Statee. Bonds, 1681.. .s 166 aIGI
U. S. new Certificates of 1nde1ftedne5i.:—.........'993a4 98 . 3 . 4
U. 8. old Certificates of Indebtedness........_lo2 (541.02,V_
United States 7-33 Notes 106Rifa1063
Qitartermasters' Vouchers 9B Yl.@ 99
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness— 411 Yd
Gold 15-1 OINK
Sterling. Exchange " 169 0170
Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities. .5m., as
follows:
.
U. S. 6s 1881
U. S. 7 3-10 Notes -
Certificates of Indebtednees. old..
Certificates of indebtedness, new
Dorna,...dNotes
Gold
Sales of flve-twepties 5ti.031.150
i?g&r ra6e . nt d•Oflree. fi lrpe . -
ftil citizens had anticipated as the result ore two years"
Stlriet3e for national unity and the perpetnlt7 of oar free
institutions. And it is among the most gratifying ilium-
Italians both of the wisdom of arr. Chase's. financial
plans and. of the amazing recuperative pop 07 of thix
I country that; notuithstanding the vast•increase Of our
national burdens, internal trade and external commerce
are flourishing, so that public prosperity and private
opulence are increasing among us, and' the aggregate
ormsont of the national wealth is greatornow than be
fc re the war.
.. .
The loan market continues steady and active at 6 oar
cent., , Nvith a few exceptional transactions at 614§(iy..
,cs the banks hold tc-day about nineteen millions Of
legal. tender currency, there is no fear of any immediate
emergency being produced should Arr. Chase call for
another instalment of the loan, as in a few days he may,
of coerce, be expected to do. The condition of the Na
tional Treasury is now so prrsperous that the available.
income of the Government from all sources exceeds the
expenditm e: Hence it is probable that the recent large
is sue of dett certificates which has depressed their rs-lee
will be partially suspended for a time, in which case
these securities would rise, it is believed, to par. The
receipts 3 , esteaday for 'Ave-twenties, in this city. were
$1 OtO,OCO. The subscriptions to this loan with nbssers.
Fisk Sr Hatch were $442 010; Livermore, Claws & Go..
um COO, and at the Treasury °dice direct. - ,i.' fteo.ooo.
The block market is unsettled and irregular. Govern
romas are firm; border State bonds dull; bank sharer
ne:;lected. and railroad bonds steady.
1 min ad shares art, lower and synaps.thiro j with the
capricious movements of 'Harlem, which wean down.
of er the call to 'll* bid, and recovered to 118.
Before tbe first session gold was sellinK Vt.. 1 =41547;
:Erie at 105N(4)6W': Rock 'stand a t 1119 ; lgicnunitat Stntth
com at. 18R©59: 'Cumberland 66‘.“§),38?.i ; Had en , itia
12e31 : Reading 1283. f.
The appended table exhibits the abler insv emmt , or
the market compared with the latest Prieeser.yestardw
evening:
, Wad. Tu..- My; Dr i b .
Ism, rag lON' 107,X: - . .„.
11.
S. 6 614 1681. c0n.... • .:1063i; 108. X '" - ' ..' R
11. S. seves.thirties....los34 10 6 !4 ..
11. S 1 yr oar-, ge1d....10Y4 1014 . , ..-
.u . S . I yr, car 9.93; 99.. Fa ..
American Gold ... . ....163?-, 152 ' ft!: ..
Tennessee 6e• ••• ....• • • ss a j t .. ..
Missouri 6s . 6 7X trt.i; .a..
Erie
Pacific Mail. ••-•._ ... . ...•••227 Xss ..
it
New York CemEarir'd.l34...i. 1 - 35 ..
• ' '' ' 108% .. ,S A.
Ede Preferred ' - 1115 106 1 H)•,"
..
Hudson River.......... 138% 1.30 '%- • •
Harlem 118 1261. f --
Harlem Preferred.. ... ..PA . 7
123 .. X
Reading , ' ' - lfil 12.35: -. "..
.51
Michigan Centra1....•..1M, : : 12.4.?;" h.
Michigan Southern.— • 88.. h -:
884 ii • -
Michigan. South; g0ar..1845 1.35 .. X
Illinois Cen. 8crip.....1.25g JOB • •
Cleveland. and, rille.,‘ ,11-1.11 104% • .
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