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The Danger and Dutk id the North. As the Presidential electien approaches, a spirit of partisanship ,manifests itself which is to be most earnestly deprecated; for, in this hour of national• tribulation, it may lead to consequences of a most painful and dangerous character, unless.checked in time. New York quarrels with Pennsyl vania ; the West quarrels .with the East; the Peace Democrats quarrel with the War Democrats ; and an indiscriminate skirmish ing between Peace Democrats 'War Demo crats, and Republicans is constantly kepi up. in the Western States bad men have.banded together in secret organizations for ,con fessedly disloyal purposes. In.the States, certain Opposition newspapers hip°. interests of the Peace party have insidious ly counselled resistance to the draft., A Democratic Governor has 'pronounced the same necessary and expedient measure a " terrible affliction," and plainly gifen his constituency to understand that they- would be justified in openly opposing itA while the New York World, commentik upon the course of the President in relation to recognizing the electoral votes of the se ceded States; indulges in the foll Owing in cendiary language : ; , , &nd on behalf of the Democratlo.pkrty we take leave to say, that if the Chicago nominee shall have been elected by a majority el the electoral votes from the loyal States, and Mr. Lincoln and his sup porters than then undertake' to reverse the result, and secure him the election by carrying ont this long-projected and deeply-laid scheme: of counting. in the rotten-borough votes, the President-elect and the Demoeratio party will not • aosoleice,l , but they will immediately proceed to administer to the usur per the fate of usurpers, and, at whatever cost, to estoblirh in the chair of the Chief Magistrate the Chief Magistrate rightfully and lawfully chosen by the people to fill the same. That is to say, unless a Chicago candi date, professedly representing only a sec tion of the country, is - acknowledged, after due form of ceremony, Chief Magistrate of the whole country, a new civil war will be inaugurated by the friends of The World, and "blood will flow upon Northern soil." The facts we have adverted to, and the language we have quoted, all point to, this, and only this significance. The enemies of the Government are growing bolder, and now that the rebellion in the South, which they first warmed and fostered into being, gives so many tokens of approaching disso lution, they seem resolved, upon the slight est pretext, to organize a fresh rebellion in the North, with the purpose of crushing out of existence the party now in power, and taking theereins of Government in their own hands. Out of such discordant elements it is, of course, not within the bounds of possibility that a peaceable and orderly Presidential campaign can be elimi nated. In the good times of peace these contests were, at best, turbulent, tumultu ous affairs, and for months the whctle coun try was convulsed with the passions stirred up by partisan strife. What is to be then expected of the coming canvass, with the country involved in a terrible civil war— itself the direct offspring of political rancor, and that rancor, instead of- abash ing before the awful presence of its own sad work, the rather increasing in bitter ness ? Impressed with such reflections, and with the suggestions they must provoke in every thinking mind, how is it possible to avoid the conclusion that the ordeal of the North is not yet ended, and that great dan gers—perhaps greater dangers than any that have yet assailed us—may beset the na tional pathway. Another momentous epoch in the history of the land is approaching. The Presidential contest of 1860 may not have been fraught with consequences of vaster import to the Union than the contest of 1804 is destined to be. The fell spirit of partisanship, not content with the irre parable injury it has already inflicted upon the fairest land on earth, nor rebuked by the patriotic unanimity with which the Northern people have rallied to the sup port of their Government, is making one more desperate effort to disturb those amica ble relations which have enabled us at the North to conduct a war successfully while maintaining peace and order at home. The loyal men should reflect upon this truth, that they may measure in itsf ull length and breadth the new danger which menaces the stability of the Government and the sanc tity of their liberties. Apprised of their peril, they will not need to be aroused to a sense of their duty. They are well aware that the efforts of the enemy, however des. perate, can be turned harmlessly aside by simple unity of purpose and of action. This is all the sacrifice that Union men are called upon to make—that they shall be united for the sake of the Union ; and surely, after the noble exertions they have already made in behalf of this cause, they will not now falter, nor hesitate to accept its responsibilities. A Spiritualists'' 'Convention. Chicago, if not a very moral, is at any rate a very lively city. In many respects it is ahead of New York; and. in some of its eccentricities it surpasses Boston. Con cerning the growth of moral sentiment of this wonderful lake city very little can be safely said, until it has been first, ascer tained whether such a thing as moral sen timent exists there or • not. Probably not. At least that is the impression inevitably derived from reading the Chicago papers. The local reports daily presented to their readers are fearfully and wonderfully made, and are sufficient to convince the most ardent lover of humanity that, beneath the garb of honesty and propriety men and women ordinarily wear, there lurks an unfathomable depth of human depravity. Not a day passes that we are not treated by our Chicago exchanges (particularly the Times) to the details of some shocking, wonderful, or astounding occurrence in the social world. " Almost a Tragedy," "An Infuriated Woman Stabs a Well- Known Citizen;" "Love and Jealousy," "A Drawing-room- Tele-a-Tete and a Bloody Sequel;" "The Guilty Woman Sur renders Herself to the Authorities;" "At tempted Suicides;" "The • Mania for Self- Murder on the Increase;" "TwO Unfortu nate Females Rescued from the Jaws of Death;" "Shocking Condition of the Low er Grades of Society;", "A Ludicrous Riot." These are a few of the . headings of local news items in a paper before us, printed with all the glaring prominence of type with which we should announce a victory for Gn&wr or Stan and there are many more striking captions which de- - -ceney compels us to omit. It is difficult to tmderstand hew the moral sense of so great and flourishing a city as Chicago, the, most flourishing, in the Union, if, "net in the World, should have become so:perverted as to tolerate anch n a degrading state Of affairs. - Perhaps "the granary of the'World,".as an- English author-tourist has styled the me tropolis of Illinois; may not be worse than other Westein cities, but certainly it is no better, i t no near so jealous of reputation as Wassit's wife is rumored to have been. Te a great extent, the news paper press is undoubtedly responsible for, so abnormal conditiOn•Of society. Some of the 014040. OpPosition Pallor; which have been clamoring about Government interference ,with the freedom Of the press, have have exerciled • OtiVarrantable libentie,in this respect,' at least: But perhaps another.equal- Y Potent oiiutte.dt t the"evil liesip'the drotil?l,7 r..= stance that Chicago, for some unaccounta- ble reason, or for no particular reason, is the grand camp of rendezvous for all kinds Of conventions—political conventions, reli gious conventions, newspaper reporters' conventions, scientific conventions, and conventions of gentlemen who have suffer ed the extraction of their front teeth to avoid the draft. The latest convention we hear of is a National Convention of Spiritualists which met on TueSday last. What was done we have not heard. Probably the Spiritualists sat 'with closed doors to evince their contempt of such a material thing as the hot weather, in which case the sensation writers of the Chicago press will for once be at fault, unless they can discover the end of some stove pipe leading from the chamber, and obtain a report of the proceedings through this channel, as they once did before. The Chicago I'fines of the 9th instant, after half a coltuun of preface, describing the use and progress of the Spiritual delusion in the United States, concludes - thus : " For several years now there has been no real excitement upon the subjeet of Spiritualism in this country. .Eicept in the towns of Rochester, Boston; and Chicago, the subject has been but little agitated. The number of believers in this city will exceed five thou sand, while in the other two places it is Much larger. Lectures upon the subject hive been numerous in these cities, and now an effort is made to get up a grand sensation. To-day a National Convention of Spiritualists will commence its sessions in Metropolitan Hall, in this city. The attendance bids fair to be ' very good. There arc many persons here who have come expressly to participate in the con 'vention, and many more are expecte& Theiworld may look for new and astound ing deVe opments." Perhaps the fact that there ;are .five thousand Spiritualists in Chicago, may help to explain the free-and-.. easy character of the city. It is scarcely a matter for surprise that a city which is kept •in such a continual ferment of conventions should at length cease to be conventional. But the Spiritual Convention will not cap the climax. "had is reserved for the grand Democratic. love-feast, to come off on.the twenty-ninth day :of August, A. D. 1864, .unless sooner postponed. Murder Made Easy. On the night of Saturday, „Tilly 9, Mr. THOMAS Buroess, a gentleman rather.ad vanced in years , was murdered and rob bed, in one of the carriages of the North London Railway, and his body thrown out upon the track, the murderer coolly walk ing out of the station with his plunder, *hen the train stopped at the next station. Such a crime could not be committed in any railway cayriage in the United States. As every one knows, our cars are open, all through, with easy access from, into and through each. In England, where aristocratical notions pre vail, the cars are divided into compart ments, not communicating with each other, with the doors opening at the sides, each compartment, or carriage, as it is called, capable of holding six to eight persons. Very frequently, only one passenger is found occupying a single carriage, and we have more than once travelled from Lon don to Edinburgh, (400 miles, done in ele ven hours), with only a single companion during the Whole trip. The Board of Trade has been solicited to change this system, and Mr, MrratEn Gra- Cox, its president, coolly told the Rouse of Commons "it would no doubt be possible to compel railway companies by legislation to introduce into the carriages some mode of communicating with the, guards, but he doubted the expediency of the plan. Our (the English) railways were so constructed that the question was not without conside rable practical difficulties. Evidence had been taken before a committee upstairs, and the Inspectors of Railways were not by any means unanimous as to the expedi ency of adopting a plan whereby the pas sengers Might be - enabled to communicate with the - guards." But Mr. REUTER, the London telegraphiat, avers : "In some parts of. Russia, Austria, and Germany, I have trayelledAn trains inwlkich all the carriage% were in communication by means of a gang way passing from one carriage to the other. The guard requests the passengers to show their tickets while the train is at full speed. The compartments into which each carriage is divided may be shut at pleasure or thrown .open in case of need. The guard patrols the train at intervals, and every passenger can claim not only his assistance,' but on account of the communication through and between the carriages, the as sistance of all his fellow-passengers at any moment," Another plan, suggested but not accepted, is this : By means of a ledge along the line of carriages and a handrail, the guard might have the.whole of the car riages under his constant observance ; and a signal from any one of them would bring him to the spot to ascertain the - cause. The train need not be stopped unless there was a real necessity, of which the guard would be the judge. This duty of walking along the carriages Is performed by the guards - even in the fastest express trains, such as those from - Calais or Boulogne to Paris, so that objection on the - ground of delay is not maintainable. The real remedy, to change the whole construction of English railroad cars and introduce the American system, will not, be adopted. That a peer should sit on the same carriage as a shopkeeper—perhaps oc cupy a seat next to him—is not to be en dured in England, that country of castes. The old system will be continued. It allows a man to be murdered and robbed in a rail way carriage with secrecy and despatch. An English writer says : "The victim walks into a Bret-elaSs railway car riage, with a confident expectation of meeting friends or kindly at the neat station, and in less than five minutes shaking hands with those he holds dear t the carriage door. Is closed by the active porter, the whistle sounds, puff goes the engine, and down goes the passenger under a murderer s hand. So dexterone is that hand, so certain Its aim, that not a cry is heard ; the passenger's head Is battered, his travelling. bag Is ransacked, he is dragged like a dead sheep across the carriage, pitched out upon the rails, in expectation of the next train pasting over the body, and an impression being made upon the public mind of a singular accident or mysterious suicide ; and when the station is reached, and the papp4ers alight, the red-handed murderer, in his be* red elothee, coolly passes the friends of the dead an left behind, and walks out into public society, undetected and unmolested." Tirs New York Tfor/d is irritated to the extent of a column of editorial bemuse the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws has been conferred upon Major General BUTLER. by a Massachusetts college. The following Is 'the peroration of its rage : Nay the faculty of Williams pass their Mies un der laws administered by their own doctor and when earth resigns him to a warmer and more conge nial sphere, may the dean of their faculty survive to intcribe upon his tomb the simple but touching epi taph: Thou haat Outran the constable at lastlt Does the Worid consider such language as this gentlemanly, or does it merely in tend it to be witty ? A DAY or two ago we printed a commu nication atidressed to substitutes and volun teers. The write; one of our most promi nent and esteemed citizens, assured us that agents for Barks and other counties are now recruiting men in this city for the pur pose of filling their. quotas ; and made, the suggestion that an effort be made to cor rect the evil. It may seem very selfish on our part, but We must emphatically protest against Philadelphia being converted into a recruiting rendezveus for the rest of the State in this presumptuous style. There has been, a , great deal too much of this Work already:. It . is an offence in the eye of the law for the agents of one State to re- Bruit within the ;limits of another-; but as the draft is made not' by States, but by dis tricts, thisinchit saltitary measure should be: modified SO as to make it illegal for one dishjet to attempt to fill its quota at the . expense of another: But prevention is even better than cure. There may be no legal redress against the,se Berks county' recruiting officers, and, as lows they can afford to pay higher boun ties than Philadelphia they will obtain. all the recruit's that att to be had, whether their rendeivous be in Reading or in Chest nut street. It is the business, therefore, of our chisels.% residine warda, the quotas of which i :remaintd bblilled, to take speedy' meSSUres!to fill Ahem: , If, each xualliable 44 , - to be drafted were to contribute but ten dollars towards a general bounty fund, a sum would be raised sufficientlo justify the offer of as high,;if not higher, bounties than adjoining counties are paying; and Philit fielphia could easily escape the draft. It is only requisite that some energetic person should inaugurate the movement and suc cess is certain. The Tallahassee. Yet another rebel pirate is giving our commercial marine a new season of alarm. The success of the Tallahassee, proves that it is easy, while our coast is without a con stant and vigilant guard, for any armed ves sel to ravage and destroy at will long be fore it can be brought to a reckoning. The proximity, to one of the most important parts of our coast reached by the Talla hassee is not a more dangerous symptom of thit new piratical scourge than the ra pidity with which she is consummating her work of destruction. In two days the Tallahassee has burned and boarded nearly a dozen vessels, and this she has done quite in the face of authority. All her exploits have taken place in a vicinity to inconveniently near to our commerce as Montauk Point, Long Island, and not far from New London, which has been recommended by a majority report in Con gress as a site for a new navy yard. It is impossible to.assure ourselves that the Tal lahassee has yet'completed her list of rav ages along the 'coast, and we may have many more to set down among her meek victims. The plan e of using her captive ships as tenders to assist her piracies is cal culated 'to render the Tallahassee twice effective and formidable. As usual, we find that:the new pirate bears the mark of British manufacture. She is.a large vessel, capable of doing ten-fold greater harm to our commerce unless she is immediately and vigorously checked:and punished. • W.LSELIN"4:;iitfrOIV. .RAYMOND AND .BOAFT DIFFICULTY J. T: Ravvoras, the comedian, was arrested at Baltimore on Friday, on an order from the Military Governor of Washington, for an assault. on Colonel Foals, of Now 'York. Hewes cominittedto the Old Capitol to•dat. Colonel EGAN'S life is considered in danger, erysipelas having ,stipervened. Bistioe, the comedian, was also arrested, but was SOSO ("smutty released_on bail INDIAN AFFAIRS, The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received a despatch from Governor EVAM, of Colorado, dated Denver, August,lo, Stating that he is satisfied that nearly all the Indian tribes of the plains are combined in the war against the whites, and that It will be the largest Indian war this country ever had, extending from Texas to the British lines, in volving nearly all the wild tribes of the , plains, and urging that all the influence of the department shall be used in favor of speedy reinforcements of the troops, and asking that authority be given to raise a regiment of mounted men for one hundred daYs, and saying that the militia laws of the Territory are inoperative, and unless authority is glyen the whites will be destroyed.. ArDutton Helghts—The Deserted Nan stoma of Oen. lLee. B. F. Taylor, in his last letter to the Chicago Journai, describes with his usual warmth of diction and poetry of idea the deserted mansion of the rebel general Lee. After having wandered among the beauties, natural and architeetural, in and sur. rounding Washington, he bends his steps to Arling ton, and this is what he sees,: And now, fairly en route for Arlington, we have upon the right the swelling wooded hills, the:site of the soulless city of the dead ; twenty-seven hundred I Be there; it is the National Cemetery; it is the I summer fallow of the old estate. Upon the left lie ; the Government farms, the golden fields Just shorn of their glory ; you catch glimpses - of white tents among the foliage ; you hear the stroke of the scorer's ale ; yOu See groups of men at dinner here and there, as you slowly wind np the hill; birds flash across the road as you °limb ; ravines deep and shadowy invite you out trim the steady stare of 1 noon. A thousand shades of gteen, from the tint as delicate'as a poet's thought, to the dark, rich hue of the tropics, delight you everywhere. No monotony anywhere; the seeds seem to have been flung at the wind's sweet will ; if art at ail, it Is its highest type ; it is art concealed, and so akin to Nature. Here, in the elder days—l said the elder, not the better—the red deer trooped across this splendid park, and spot ted fawns lay hidden in the cedars. There. where the paths make mystery and lose themselves like obil dreri in a holiday, the stately dames allse walked, and the fair young Southern flowers` brushed by the ranks of other flowers not thought more fair than they. Here stood, here talked, the men dis guieed to-day in butternut, and gray beyond bright honor's recognition. The' mansion Is reached at last, and •you stand in the lofty porti co, with its eight massive columns of marble. There is nothing light and elegant abegt it, hat all Is grand, alma) toevere.- Thovralle nreffinished in stucco, and patft...se-of.-W-have fallfenj. here -and - there; the panels once filledWith•f - es in-relief are empty and defaced ; hundred swallows' nests head the ' corniees, as with . .(b mourning necklace, and the plaint of young. birds ,and the flutter of wings. "Oil the Silence like a - speech." The wooden 'Shutters are fast closed. doors, that .once Atoed,,aride, lend ing to the . front 'a hospitable, almost a - fin ., man ;smile; are sealed like the lips of the dead. I feel as I did when standing before the bolted door of a tomb on Georgetown Heighta, bearing a Dante fernier fallen out of common • Speech. Did ever lovelier landscape greet the eye from portico before I The rolls of green washing, up into richest foliage, lapse away.to the Potomac with Its silver flow. , At your left, the• old garden, that like deserted Eden lacks many hands to "lop the wanton groith," yet makes a, gorgeous ahow of flowers. Your eye catches the telegraph. wire spun along from tree to tree, and through a crevice •in the window- a paralyzed nerve of the old headquarters establiahed here. What tidings frcm the field have flashed along that wire; what syllable .of triumph and defeat! Before you lies Washington; exactly in your front lifts the Monu ment, a mighty millstone ". to count the ages by." Straight out beyond, the dome of the Capitol, a splendid bubble, as if .an atmel's breath haw blown it. And he who once .stood here turned from the scene a traitor! I push open the reluctant door and enter the deserted hall ; the, floors are covered with dust; the frescoes on--the walls are dim withcobwebe ; the a,rches are stained and battered. A rusty chain dangles from the ceil ing, suspending a fragment of a lamp, its light put out forever. The antlered heads, of old Virginia deer trophies Of some forgotten fleld-day, to the merry music of the hoimils and the dashing leaps of the blooded hunters, yet cling to the walls like sculptures. Paintings are here, too, that have gone into history; stare enough now, and as 11- total as a Sootehman, but yet time liss done for them what-it does for books and friends and wine. ropen a door and am in the dining-roan ; there stands, the' table. et, the cloth removed for its 'old hest forever; the table with its lion's claws leaving . footprints ,in the dust as you move it; as if the mansion were indeed a haunt for the beasts of the wilderness. Here Lafayette sat - a guest; here sparkled jest andwine • here rose the song, died' out so lon g . ago in sighing; here' woman's smiles shone round the board- now faded out in dying, A scarred sideboard of some ancient fashion against the wall ; not so did it look in the' old days, flashing In the glory of cut glass, ruby, and amber. Do you mark, the doors are double opening: here, and the narrow space between the walla I Wine is a trutteteller, they say, and so no syllable over the third bottle could stray beyond this room to ears intent. I catch myself in this dim and shuttered place of banquets —alas, ' , funeral baked meats"they all seem now —trying to think how they.- looked who thronged lt ; who sat here and there and yonder, bat the picture is failed, and my, band cannot restore it. I' go from room to room. Here hangs one of old AI rowcanith , a nankeen-colored maps of North Ame rica, with no northwest in it at ali, but only a sm. helical bear and "10, the Indian !" There 18 a leaf of Virginia story, . a picture of Pocahontas. Here a stray loiterer of a velvet chair; old hareem; full of emptiness ; a chest of drawers with a "till" in the top. I had net seen one for twenty years, and lifted the lid almost expeeting to see my old-fashioned mother's gold beads and the pencil sketch of "the little •boy that died," for those old mothers, you know, kept their bits of treasures in the " WI." Gilded picture frames and nothing in them ; a high-post bedetead,big enough fora mill; a broken mirror with a spider watching at the frac ture ; fragments of marble mantels strewn about the floor; the guest chambers carpetlela, nomfort less, ItEd as cheerless as the 'cave of alsepelah ; the footfall sent de as 'tharpas tho stroke of a' hammer.- And so Igo from room W. room and think of Ho garth'il picture of Ostend of ilitinmpe, and that It wants onlythis to complete-It ~ r bipaa been Fade ral Headquarters, I told you, and. of the truth - remain.; oblong , bokee• Wirked Habana," bottles eusplelously labelled oSillery" and "Old Tom," riding gloves; tarnished spurs, "passes" out of date . , rosters of regiments in the-front or In heaven, anon signs on parlor doors and chamber doors as " iaar termaster," "Adjutant;" ' 4 No • admittance. A strange jumble it all is of yesterday and to-day. Renacing -m.y steps, I go out from the heavy, darkened air of the silent tause into the glad sun light where the trees are waiving and the birds are singing, as If this were not Dead Man's Land. Not far from the mansion is the God's - acre of the feud ly, surrounded by a wall, the ,gray tablets bearing such old historic names as Randolph, Waehington, and others that sometimes had wearers to illustrate and adorn them. Returning to the portico where the birds tie brave are bringing home the dinner, I find a soldier curled up beside , the door, and lazily, carving a laurel root pipe. "How do you think old Leo will like the improvementel" he said ; "a freed man's village on one side, a national cemetery on the other, and his house given up Nitta birds, if not to the betel" THB WILBON FIUTIT4IOLDER.—Axaong the moat handsome and valUable Veen of plate presented for the benefit of the recent fair in aid of the Sani tary Commission was a beautiful vessel for holding fruit at dessert. It is made of pure silver, from ori ginal designs and moulds, and the coyer is sur mounted with strawberries in' dead silver. It was given to the fair by its - makers,.,blesars. Wilson; sil versmiths, corner of Fifth and` Cherry streets, and was much and deservedly siftmdred. The 'Union League purchased it, and have preeented it to Mr. Claghorn, their respected colleague and effective officer. PETEIO3OIOB PIILLADBLPETI4. OQIINTARIABIT DB TECTOIC.—The new Berri-monthly number to be is- sued -to-day eves partioulari of twenty new calm terfeits put into circulation gime .Tnlyls. We do not notice .:any forgeriee of Pemtsibranitt notes. Among the financial news we notice particular der soriptions of the newly-discovered forgeiies of United States Treasury notes and the fifty-cent postage currency. Wig . R=BSA the reader to 'a u r adverthing columns 'lois•reply by 001. Lechler to annllegation mikde against hint by a contemporary that' he was obtain ing recruits in Philadelphia, and depriving the city of the benefit by having them credited to other counties. The Colonel sittlifactorily _answers the allegation. ENGLISH, PIKITORMLB ,- Frotil J. 7. Kromer; 40S Chestnut asteel,"we have the mustratedLondon News and'the illustrated News . je'lhe World of July SO, and the News of the Worid . onet - day later ' BAIA "'BOOTS AND SKOI/8.--WO would wili the early'attentlon of tuyerslo the large and desirable sale of 1,050 eases boots and shoes, to be sold by ca talogue, for cash, thus mot.' Mug* (Monday, August Afgeoinnuinolng at ten. trooloo,r precisely, by Phi li p at Ord. , "auctiohysiii at ttielr stokeirroik 625 Idatiret sail 522.0Oniineroeitreets, _ THE PRESS.-PHILADELPTITA; MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1864. WsstrattprOS, August 14. THE WAR. THE BATTLE IN MOBILE BAY. FULL DETAILS OF FARRAGEPS VIOrOET. The Gauntlet of the Forts Run Withou Damage. ALL THE REBEL FLEET SUNK OR DRIVEN OFF AT ONCE Vieree llesistanee Offered. try the Tonswissee. Our Loss 244 Killed and. WOunded. FARBABIT ABYABOINO UP THE BAY THE REBELS HIEING OFR WOMEN AT PETERSJIgh Lee Supposed to be Reinforcing Rood and Early. The Shenandoah Talley not yet clear of Raider THEY ATTACK AND OCCUPY NARTINSBUD,G Gen. Sheridan Alleged to be in Winchester DOUBTS, CONFUSION; AND CONTRADICTION. A. Promise of More }Zesty Pighting at Atlanta. MORE DEPREDATIONS OF THE NNW PIRATE TALLAirAsszE: DEFARMENT OF TB/1 Oirf Mr% OUR WSTORY lINDOW MONTEN—A. MOULTON SUNK BY A wouPNDO. NEw Your, August I.3.—The steamer Evening Star, from New Orleans Aug. 6, arrived at this port yesterday. By her we receive a brief but satin• factory oontirmation of the great SUOCOFEI achieved at Boi - obile by Admiral Farragut. It comes In the shape of a telegram, from General Banks to Mrs. Beisks, who was "a passenger onthe Evening Star. The despatch was put on board - the Evening Star as she was palming the station at quarantine, below New Orleans. 0/FIOE OP THE U. S. MILITARY TELBGRAPH, NEW ORLEANS Satillday, August 6. The'following despatch has been received: FORT Puts, August 6.—Steamer Clyde passed here this morning from the fleet. She reports that fourteen gunboats and three monitors passed the fort at Mobile, yesterday, at &A. M. One monitor was blown up opposite the forts by a torpedo. The rebel ram TenneSsee was captured. Her captain, Buchanan, lost a leg in -the fight. This gives us: possession, I have no other particulars. N. P. BAN - xs, • Major General Commanding. DESPATCH TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT—OFFICIAL 00.11PIRMAT.ION OF TEM 24L081L.E NEWS Weenrwovow, August 12.—The Government has received official telegraphic advioeB from Dauphin's Island, Mobile harbor, up to the Bth trust. Ale only point of Interest or • importance contained, in addl.; tiOn to what was previously known through rebel. sources, Is, that the monitor Tecumseh was sunk by a torpedo, instead of the guns of Fort Morgan, which is more aatisfaotory to the friends and advo cates of the monitors than if she had gone down under the Are of the fort. DEPARTICENT OF THE GULF, UNITED STATES MILITARY TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SOUTHWEST PASS, August 8, 1884. The fleet under Admiral Farragut passed the forts at the entrance of Mobile Bay at eight o'clook on the morning of the 6th inst. The monitor Tecum seh was blown up by a rebel torpedo. No other ves sel was lost. The rebel ram Tennessee surrendered after an obstinate resistance. Admiral Buchanan lost a leg in the action, and is now a prisoner. The land forces, under Major General Granger, invested Fort Gaines, and with the light batteries opened upon the fort simultaneously with the passage of the forts by the fleet, taking the water batteries in the rear and silencing them. Oar loss is not re ported. Port Powell, in Mobile Bay, was blown up and evacuated by the rebels. THE FIGHT IN MOBILE. RAY. Naw.Yomic, August 14.—The steamer Oreole,from New. Orleans on the 7th instant, has arrived. She brings the following particulars of the fight in Dia bile bay: Four monitors went in first, followed by the Brook lyn, Hartford, illetacomet, and others. The princi pal fighting was with the ram Tennessee, inside the bay. The Metacomet, in attempting to ram the Tennessee, arm* the Hartford, and stove in her side timbers. She will go North for repairs. The rebel gunboat Selma was sunk by the Meta comet, and the Chickasavr and Winnebago chased * two others, the Gaines and Morgan, into Navy Cove, where they are blockaded, and cannot es cape. Only ten men are .known to have escaped In the destruction of the Tecuinsoh by the torpedo. The despatoh•boat Phillips was burned at sea while the fight was-in progress. Admiral Farragut will push right for Mobile. PURTMER ANA LATER PARTICI:MARC. Nuw Oinusays, August 7.—lntelligence was re ceived at headquarters, yesterday, announcing that the fleet under Farragut passed the forts at the en trance of Mobile Bay at 8 A. M. on the sth. The monitor Tecumseh Was blown up by a tor pedo. No other vessels were lost. The rebel ram Tennessee surrendered. The rebel Admiral Buchanan lost his leg, and Is now a prisoner. The land'Torce, under General Granger, Invested Fort lamina, and with light batteries opened simul taneously with the passage of the fleet, taking the water batteries in reverse and silencing them. Our losses are not reported. TEM LATRST. Advises from Farragut'a fleet may be slimmed up as follows: Fort Gaines bag surrendered.' Fort Powell was blown up by the rebels. This was at Grant's Paso, at the opposite end of Dau phin Island, from where the fight occurred. A report through rebel sources says that Demure gard, with 20,000 men, has been sent to Atlanta., All the Texas coast, Brownsvilleinoluded, has been evacuated, with the exception of Braios /Bland. A small force is left there. Gen. Herron bas arrived, and his forces are here, going into camp above the city. The rebels here are greatly excited over the Mo bile news. Politics is becoming interesting. The free State men are organizing, and the clubs of the last cam paign are being revived. There is no doubt about the ratification of thonew Constitution by the people. The city is full of people, notwithstanding large numbers have left for Northern watering places. The Mobile Niwi of the 6th boasts of the hanging of two colored ao]dlers and a cotton speculator, near Vicksburg, by 'Whittaker's guerillas. A number more of the Union prisoners recently exchanged have arrived. THE IT.A.V.A.L BATTLE IR ISOBEL'S BAT. Naw Yoax, August 14.—New Orleans papers of the 7th Inst. have full details of Fafragnt's move ments. The Hartford, with the admiral on board, steamed up to Fort Morgan, delivering such a succession of broadadis se effectually silenced all the rebel guns and water batteries. The monitors at the same time engaged the rebel rem Tennessee, the latter felling in several attempts to run down our vessels. Finally, our monitors closed with her, and she was rammed by the Monon gahela, Laeicawanna, and Hartford. As the Hart ford started to; run her down, th 6 Metacomet. also on the same patriotic errand, collided with the Hartford. The Tennessee then ran out &white flag. She lost but three men, and Farragut is probably using her as one of his fleet, she not being greatly damaged. The Tecumseh, sunk by a torpedo, it is thought can be raised; Only ten of her crew are known to be saved. The Oneida had a sthell exploded in her boiler, scalding thirty of per men: Admiral_ Bu chanan te not expected to live. Lieut. Comstock,. commanding the rebel gunboat Selma, was killed, with nearly all hie crew. The loss on the Hartford was 23 killed and 42 wounded. Our total lose is 249 killed and wounded, including Capt. Craven and his crew of the Teeitm seh. Fort Powell was blown up on the night of the 6th. On Friday night troops were landed, and were at the fort. All of our fleet are inside of the rebel obstructions, and would move for Dog-river bar tar mediately. IIBBBL AOCIOITNT WASHINGTON, August 14.—The Richmond Ea aminer of the 11th of August publishes the following • Montt; Auguet 9,1664, ' To Hon. S. E. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy: The enemy steamed In through the main entrance' with four monitors and about sixteen heavy vessels' of war. The Tecumseh, commanded by T; A. X, Craven, was sunk with nearly all her crew, and ,- another gunboat, the Phillips, which was subs*. quently burned. The Richmond, Hartford and Brooklyn, in line of battle, followed by the remainder of the fleet i yeshed by Fort Morgan under full headway, when they were encountered by the Ten neeeee, Morgan, Gaines and Selma. The Tennessee and other vessels steamed in close range of our advancing force, and poured a heavy . fire into the leading ships. After a desperate strug gle between the fleets, the Gaines retired to Fort Morgan In a sinking condition, the Selma, being out off, surrendered, and the Morgan escaped to Fort Morgan. The Tennessee, so far uninjured, steamed towards the whole fleet, and after an obstinate fight sur rendered, her rudder being disabled, smoke-stack carried away, and, ae we suppose, her crew In au ezhawited and smothering condition, On the Tennessee, Admiral Buchanan is severely wounded by a splintir in the leg. Two of the oreer were b Bled and several wounded. On the Gaines two were killed and two wounded. On the AlorggPi one was wounded, and on the Selma eight were . killed, including her executive °Meer, Lieut. T. Comstock, and seven wounded. The enemy sgf fared severely, and he requested permission to bury his dead. G. W. Hanltteow, Confederate States Navy: The Examiner also gives ft flat of,the 28 Federal vessels engaged, having 212 guns, with the four Confederate ships, with 82 guns, and says it was a "most unequal contest in which our gallant little navy was engaiked, and we lost the battle, but our ensign went down in a blaze of glory." TRiarEo7/07 ATLANTA—Ova 90806.9 .srassrx9dx -THE RkIIRL *MIT. • . . . Up to Thursday: light nothing ottntued "occur ed before Atlanta. Major General Bates re ceived a flesh wound in the leg. The enemy is massing on our right and is endea voring to extend his tines in the direction of the Western ) Ballroad. A few shots were fired at the city yetaterday. THE RETREAT OF THE RAIDERS WINCHESTER occuprED wr OUR TROOPS THE REBELS EXPECT= TO MAKE A STAND AT STRAS BORG—HATTLE MOMENTARILY =PETTED. - WINCHESTER, Va.,Adguet /2-10 P. M.—The last of Early'a rebel forces left here yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. His train was over three miles long. Our cavalry charged into the town yesterday as' the rebel rear guard went out. Early estab lished his headquarters last night at Newtown. Yesterday morning there was heavy skirmish ing between our forces and a portion of. the rebels on the Milford and Front Royal roads, at .a point about two miles from this place. We drove the rebels. Early is Well protecting his froat ..and rear, and making_ up the valley as fast as he can go. I cannot learn that he expects to, be re " inforeed. His train Is very heavily loaded. Early will Make EL stand at Strasburg, if he must ; but he is trying hard to reach a point where the valley is narr4iler. Everything is very quiet here to-day. There are no rebel forces between here and Mar. tiniburg and Hagerstown. ,g,netlatir despatch from Washington, dated Sate:- day,eays : The forces of . General Shot - Wan are en route ter 'Early'a position, and a battle may be ex peeled at , any moment . It is understood that the 6th Corps moved yesterday. Early's forces are sup posed to be above Winchester, with his cavalry pickets extended as far as Charlestown. The rebels are in good position, and may make a stand. Our troops march in light order, but carry supplies in wagcins sufficient for a long campaign. Advices froin the army Of General Sheridan represent that no pains will be spared to make this a decisive Cam paign. It is evidently the intention of the Union ...commander to drive the rebels entirely out of the valley. LEE: - VISITS ATLANTA—CONTINIJED =TREAT OF SALT—OUR FORCES REPORTED IN POSSESSION S OF WINCHESTER. Raw 'lonic; August 14.—Advices from Martins burg. dated the (11th give reports that Lee and the rebel Secretary of War recently visited Atlanta, and , that . Beanregard, left in' conmamd.of a small force 'of rebels, today • entered Martinsburg and • drove out our scouts, refugees, and citizens, and took off all merchandise and Niters. The rebel rekt• meats are becoming .so: - small-that a- large number .harie been consolidated. . IlberHerald's Cnmberland (Md.) correspondent of the, 13th, says the rebels have.alLiert that' section except McNell's robbers. It is ascertained • that Mel auelland intended to burn ()timberland, and de-. stroy - the railroad its entire length, to the Ohio river,' and thence turn into the Kentuok - y valley,, but his defeat by Reny prevented it. The Herald's * Harrisburg correspondence of the 11th says one of our columns encountered a" body of rebels:Moving . from Martinsburg, and a brisk fight ensued, and thal ' rebels were whipped. A doubtful report says we have a force south of the rebels. - - The Herald's Harper's Ferry correspondent the DM' says General Sheridan adVanoed byway of Charkstown and. Berryville to. Winchester.' Our 'cavalry had some skirmishing _with' the enemy at various points between Berryville and Winchester. They came upon a party of some fifty rebels engaged in threshing grain, and surprised and captured the whole squad. Early was completely surprised by the approach of our army, and made but slight re slams.' He found hisposition flanked by Sheri ' dan's manoeuvres , and fell back during' the night, having attempted an artillery duel in the afternoon. Our latest inforination is to the effect that Gen. Sheridan passed through .Winchester, yesterday morning. No details of our losses have been re ceived. Some fifteen or twenty men were killed and wounded ; they ale in the hospital at Berry ville. Gen. Weber sent a postage of fifteen men over the Shenandoah a few days since ' to take pos session of a quantity of smuggled goods. They se cured thegoods, and on their return, were attacked by Bity of aloseby's men, whom they repulsed and brought off most of the goods. A supply. train was attacked last night by guerillas, and a portion of It. captured, robbed and released. The eapterS: were afterwards captured by our , men, and the sutle r's money found on them. Gen. Duffle's command has gone.out to hunt up:the'maraudera. • ' ' •. THE :11.8111M - BEFORE PETERSBURG: rETERESTINO FROM RICHMOND—ACCOUNTS OF 'nxemeinze AND DESEHMIES, WASHINGTON, Ao4llBt refugees and twerity.one deserters from the rebel army arrived here to-day from City Point; The former left Hick mend by stealth, on Thursday night, and name into ourlinee. They tell a long story, representing tb at four trains of twenty oars each arrived,. in Rieh mond, bringing a body of troops from Peteisburg, said; to -be kdivision, and they left immediately on the Central road, - to reinforce Early in the valley. A large body of cavalry arrived the same day, core lag by railroad, and departed for the same destina tion. One of this party worked - on Belle Island, and state.sthat when he left there were bat five Federal prisoners, the others having all been sent south to Georgia. There are but few Federal prisoners in Libby ; in fact, none but the sick and wounded are kept over a few days after their reception. At the time the Danville Railroad was cub our prisoners were made to walk on foot some seventy miles be fore they took the railroad. These men heard the guards say, when they returned, that many gave Out and died on the road. There are no troops In or about Richmond except in the fortifications, those on the south side being fully garrisoned, while those on the north have barely enough men in them to keep things in order. The deserters from the army have belonged to dif forent regiments, and have left their lines at differ ent i times, so late as Monday night last. Most of thorn are from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia regi ments, and have not generally served over one year; but that year has been enough. . Those 'from the States named above say that theta te a sort of hem' mutiny among the troops of those States,who are siok of thi war, and anxious to give in. The officers, how ever, manage to keep them from deserting by making them believe that If they come over to our lines Genital Grant will put them in the front ranks. They state. that for a long time some of U113911:4- lieved this nonsense, and were deterred from ooming over ; and they are satisfied that if the men in the Alabama, Georgia, and Florida regiments knew that they would be treated well the desertions would be extensive. Most of these deserters have been stationed at the front, and cannot, they say, form any correct estimate of the strength of the Confede• erate force at Petersburg, but none of them believe their entire army exceeds 50,000 men ; and brigades and divisions are being sent away once or twloe a week to other points. Conscripts are constantly be ing reported, however, and their army may be for some time kept up by theseaccessions. THE CADS& Or TRIO EX-PLOSION' AT CITY DOIHT. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OH TH3 POTOMAC, Au gust 11.--The cause of the explosion at City Point has not yet been ascertained, and probably never will be, as the only persons who could give any ac count of the matter were those on the boat at the Wise, end not one of them is believed to have es caped. There were five or six soldiers on guard on the ves sel, and they, with a number of idlers, were occu pied in fishing at the time, and none of them have since been found. Of the large crowds of negro la borers at work on the boat there were about twenty five dead found, and allowing for those blown over board and missing, there were at least fifty killed. The number injured is believed to be about one hundred, many of whom are scattered in different places, and whose names cannot be ascertained. One man, who had been kept a prisoner at head quarters for six or seven months, and who had been tried and convicted for some offence, but had not been sent off to the Dry Tortugas, as ordered, had been released, and his time being up, was on his way home. Be was visiting a companion on the boat at the time, and must have been blown into the river, as Lie body was found on the shore, three miles below City Point, yesterday afternoon. A number of bustanees of hairbreadth escapes are related, many of which seem almost miraculous; and when the scene la visited, and the large quantity of debris which covered the ground In that vicinity to wit- DeFEed, ft h surprising that thousands, Inst.:Jai:lof hundreds, were not Involved in the calamity. , A. soldier of the 4th United States Regulars was a sentry on the boat at the time, and some of his oom- rades, seeing the air filled with missiles, told him to run and hide ; but he refused to leave ids post, and fortunately escaped injury. This man had been tried four years ago for an offence, and condemned to for feit all pay, except one dollar a month, during the remainder of his term of service. A few days ago he received intelligence, through the Adjutant General's office, that the fine had been zemitted for gallant services in frost of the enemy. This act of bravery in remaining at his post, re- gardless of danger, ahosys how well he deserved consideration at the hands of the Government large force of laborers are at work clearing away the rubbish at the landing. It is said that several barrels bf human remains were found seat- tered throughout the mese, none of which could be I. identified, they being merely fragments. LATER YEWS. AIIOI7BT 12-6 A. M.—The firing between the pickets yesterday and last night was much sharper than for several days past, and until daylight this morning a regular duel has been going on in front of the 18th and 9th Corps. CONTINUED ARRIVALS Or DESERTERS. NEW YORK, Angustl4.—The Herald's Olty Point correspondence of the 12th says rebel deserters and refugees continue to - come within our lines in large numbers, and report that Early has been largely reinforced. Quiet reconnoissances are going for. *ward to learn the strength of the enemy on our left, and a week may not pass away without some coun ter moveme34, on our part. THZ SOLDIERS 001ITRIBITTING TO THE CHAIDDIRS- BURG SIIPPRBERS—MAROH toP REBEL TROOPS TO THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. WASHINGTON, August 14.—A letter from the .Ainty of the Potomac, dated August lath, says the Pennsylvania soldleis in General Crawford's Wig- sion of the 6th Corps, in response to a circular is• stied by Win, have contributed over $l,OOO In aid of the Mmbersbleg sufferers. No doubt other cola- mands will Imitate the example. General Orawfoisd has withdrawn all the guards heretofore detailed from his division to protect faml• lies from the annoyances of stragglers ; In King George county. • A deserter from the Bth Alabama Regiment, who formerly lived in Massachusetts, and was conscripted into the rebel army came, Into our lines yesterday. Re says that Kershaw's division, of Loogstreet's corps, passed through Richmond on Its way towards the valley, accompanied by a large aotrannition train, and that he heard a prominent 'offices say that Gen. Lee had also gone in that direction. He also reports that the enemy are mining on our fleet, twenty men being detailed at a time to the work. Heavy tiring wee heard In the direction of Gen. Butler's department this morning. THE PRIVATEER TALLAHASSEE. anarver, Os TB CREW OP A: vassal. Bormiasar THE TALLAHASSEE FORT HAMILTON, August 3.3.—The Steam tag Stephen E. Babcock, Captain Edward Bony, has Just passed here, with three of the passengers of the schooner Carrie Estelle, of Boston, which was burned at , sea by the Tallahassee, and live of the crew of the bark Bay State, also burned. They were taken from the schooner Carroll; in the lower bay. They report having been captured on the inst., In latitude 30 degrees 19 minutes, longitude 72. 'degreee 27 . minutes. The schooner (Jarrell is nil* • coming up the lower ban. DitSCIIIPTION OF TEM PEIVATitH.R. The priveteef TallitimiesPe la an Iron, 11tetimer,, peihted Wllie, with tieli shihkeEtiC4o % iWo .eorowei about two hundred and thirty feet In length, twenty feet beam, and draws about nine feet of water. Her marked "Tallahassee, of London, 1855;' e n gine marked "J. &W. Dudgeon, London: , She is fore and sit aohooner rigged ; mounts three gnus, one moll one on. the topgallant forecastle, a long thirty-two-pounder amidships, and a twen4-foru. poun der aft She carries four waist boats. Her crew consists of about one hundred and twenty per the officers. Men of all nation as onnt Inln s " are represented on board, most of whom are said l to be soldiers from Lee's army. Sheds said to have run out of Wilmington about six days ago, without having been seen by any of Admiral Lee's blockaders. She has quite a quantity of cotton on board, to protect her boiled?, and there are four bar rels of turpentine on - deek, to be used in firing yes self." She is;commanded by John Taylor Wood, 0 S. N ; The surgeon, ghetto . pirdson, says he was one of the Chesapeake pirates. A Mr. Heins the board ing officer. Tile crew are dressed in rags and tatters. Some of them wear their pistols tied to them with Manilla rope yarns. They are a hard-looking set. The chief engineer says he is a Boston 'Sian, or that ~he was born end brought up in that city. NEW Yong, August 13.—The captain of the Behr. Carroll, which vessel Ras hoarded by the pirate Ta llahassee, states that the pirate who boarded him re ported having burned several vessels prior to those reported yesterday. A. bark . from Bremen reports that at noon of the 12th Inst., in lat. 40 degrees 21 minutes, long. 72 de grees 30 minutes, she saw two reseals burned to the water's edge. One was a ship and the other a large vessel. A pilot boat was alongside stripping the vessels and picking up floating articles. PROVIDBIPC . N4II: L, August 13,--.Ctptain. Taylor, of the schooner A. X. Lee, which arrived at this port this afternoon, from Philadelphia, makes the , following report : On ; Friday morning my vessel was chased and nearly overtaken by the pilot.boat James Funk, which Was recently captured by the Confederate cruiser Tallahassee. When sin miles westward of Shlneraok Point, Long Island, the pilot-boat tack ed, and stood for a bark which hove in sight. Capt. St. Clair, of the British bark Colonel James Scott, reports that the Tallahassee has a tender, a Nova Scotian bark, which is two-thirds loaded with coal MORE ABOUT THE TALLALHASSBIL. NEW Your, August U.—Louis Samson, pilot, re. ports, that on the llth Usk, twenty.five miles off Eiontiuk Point, saw a hermaphrodite brig, bottom up, no doubt the Citrrie Estelle. Capt. Bardera, of the Hambarg"bark ErriKtin the 12th inst., otr Mon, tank, saw three burning vessels. At the same time the pirate Tallahassee name close aboard, with the Union ensign flying. After passing, she hoisted the Oonfedirate flag. A man was seen to jump over board from the Tallahassee, but was picked up by one of her boats, and wits taken aboard again. On the same day saw the schooner Sirens and a pilot boat, name and number unknown, both burned. Captain Swartz, of the Dutch bark Cheribon, re ports that on the 12th inst., in, lat. 49.25, ion. 72.34, saw a large ship on ohm. The pilot boat Ezra 'Nye has arrived, arid reports that on the 12th inst., off Montauk, saw the pilot boat James Funk leave a ship on fire, and after- wards a suspicious steamer took the pilot boat in tow. The Nye stood off, but afterwards went to the burning ship and found her to be the Adriatic, from London for New York. Two foreign barks were close by, to whom it was supposed the passengers bad been transferred. The Tallahassee was afterwards seen near a large gap. SHIP ADRIA= 1 3 111MU1 .. 7A ZARS BONDED Port. NEW Yoak, August 14.—The boatman of the Associated Press landed at Sandy Hook on Sunday, and furnishes the following report: I have boarded the baik Suliote, of Belfast, Wattle, from Cow Bay for/ New York. She was cap tured on the 12th off. mental* Point, thirty-five nt mites:dista, by pirate Tallahas The bonded the bark for the $50,000: and put see. on board three hundred passengers from the ship Adriatic, the lat ter having been burned - by the pirate. No water or provisions were given them., The Sullote also has on board Mr. Calahan and crew of the pilot-boat William Bell, No. 24, which vessel was burned on the 12th, off Montauk Point, by the pirates. Several other persons from destroyed vessels are also op boat() the Sulfote. The &dilate reports see ing a vessel burning on the night of the 12th. The pirate stated to some of the captured persons that he was coming into New York harbor. When last seen the Tallahassee was steering southeast. The pilot, boat James Funk is her tender. The Sullote passed the frigate Susquehanna Saturday morning, lying still, south oh Sandy Hook. The Sullote has no provisions or water on board. THE WOES OP THE 'MATE TALLAHASSEE—GHEE MAINMAST cenurno AWAY BY ONE OP HER PRIZES. /41Z1V YORK, August 14.—The bark Sullote has arrived with the captain, crew, and passengers of the ship Adriatic, and the crew of the pilot-boat Wm. ' Bell, both of which vessels were sunk by the pirate TallahaSsee. The passengers lost all their baggage, and the large number -of persons placed on the Snlioto sunk her so much that her deck was on a level with the water. Had a storm arisen all would no doubt have been Josh The Adriatic had 188 passengers and a full cargo of merchandise, mostly on British account. In rounding to, after her cap ture, the Adriatic collided with the pirate, carrying away the Tallahassee's mainmast; and had there • been a good wind at the time, would undoubtedly have sunk her. On the 18th (Saturday) Oapt. Moore, of the Adriatic, boarded the frigate Susque hanna, off Fire Island, and gave all the information relative to the pirate. The Adriatic was owned by E. E. Morgan and Captain Moore, of New York. She was a first-ohm ship of about 1,000 tons barthen. The pilot, boat Win. Bell was captured on the 11th (Thursday), ninety miles southeast of Sandy Hook,after a chase of hilfan hour sildTlettkeitred'atethree.times. , - The pilots state that the Tallahassee is a very fast ves sel. Ail the passengers express the greatest thanks to Captain Parro, of 'the bark Salo* for kindness shown to them. A double-ender gunboat was seen cruising off Fire Island on the Vithinebann. -.KENTUCKY. ' A REBEL CONSCRIPTION. LOrtnsvnx.s, August 12.—The rebel Col. Adams Johnson has issued a proclamation requiring ail persons In the rebel Department of Southern Ken tucky, between the ages of eighteen and forty-fire, not lawfully exempted, to report for Confederate service to their county towns, or the nearest camp • thereto, by the 26th Inst., threatening with con scription afterwards all who do not comply. All IS quiet at Brandenburg. FORTRESS MONROE. DEATHS OP PENNSYLVANIANS IN HAMPTON HOS- FORTRESS MownoE, August 12.—The following Is a list of deaths of Pennsylvania soldiers at the - Hampton Hospital since the last report : Edwin Pfluger, 2d Penna. Artillery; Jerome Leonard, 55th Penna. Infantry ; R. L. Tome!, 2d Penna. Artillery; (leo. D. Mott, 55th Penna. Infantry ; Thos. Ware, civilian, Penna. ; M. Amich, 56th Pennerlnfantry ; F. O. H.-Benjamin, 97th Penna. The hospital steamer Monitor has arrived from the Point of• Rooks, on the Appomattox river. Thirty patients will leave the Hampton Hospital today to Join their reginients at Old Point, on their way home, their time of enlistment having expired. The English frigate Challenger arrived here at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Anticipated Rebel Raid from Canada. Naw Yoaw, August 14 —Governor Seymour hav ing been informed that refugees, deserters, and other evil disposed persona in Canada have gath% ered in considerable numbers, and in anticipation of danger of their making a raid upon this State, he has placed the northern boundary of the State under the charge of 'Brigadier General Green, who has as sumed command and is making military details to patrol the border in order to prevent any invasion of the State. Au Arrival from Aspinwall. New Yonw, Augt . tst 14.—The steamer Northern Light, from Aspinwall on the 6th, has arrived with $OOO,OOO in treasure. The Herald's Panama correepondent of the 6th gives the latest intelligence from the south coast. Peru derives no comfort from the European news. • It is considered in Lima as a foregone conclusion that Spain Intends to hold •on to what she has seized, approve of Pinson , a conduct, and carry the matter to extremea. With this idea they consider war certain, and are making preparations accord ingly. From the other Republics the news is unimportant. The ti. S. steamer Wateree had arrived at Castro Port, on the Island Chiles. Great Distribution of Prize• Money. BOsvorr„ August 18.-Bince the 28th of June, in clusive, the fol,lowlnx decrees of distribution have been made in prizo.casies by the District Court of this city : Steamer Mary Aim, captured by steamer Grand Gulf, $112,368.32. Steamer Stetta, captured by steamer Connecticut, $78,450.be. Schooner Alliance, captured by steamer South Carolina and schooner T. A. Wird, $23,281.74. Steamer Greyhound, captured by steamer Con necticut, 16484,892.61. Steamer Young Republic, captured by steamer Grand Gulf, $4.11,519.79. Total, $1,105,550.36. Thhs Is the greatest distribu tion ever orderedTn this country. An Editor Arrested in Maine. BELFAST, Me., August 13.—W. A. Simpson, editor of the Republican Journat,•has been arrested in this city, and carried before the United States District Court at Bangor, to answer an indictment' for giving aid and 'comfort to the rebellion by pub lishing an.article on the draft. He pleaded not guilty, and through his counsel, W. H. McCrillls, demanded an immediate trial. This was resisted by the United States Attorney, upon whose motion the matter was continued, and 7dr.. Simpson , s personal reoognitance taken for his appearance at the neat term of the court. Great Ftre in Matanzas. NEW YORK, August 14.—lievana advices of the iOth state that a fire In Matanzas destroyed *Spring er2e large cooperage. The heat was excessive at Havana. The yellow fever ie decreasing but the typhoid is increasing. Fire hi Coxiselele. ALBANY, August 14. —About lo o'clook on Satur day evening a fire broke out in Coxsackie, Greene county, New York, destroying three stOnthinums filled with hay, and a portion of Mygott's lumber yard. The hay was fully insured. At noon to-day another tire destroyed a barn, wagon hciuse, blacksmith shop, and two dwalli.ngs. Both area were caused' by inoendiarieEt, and a man has been arrested on suspiolon. The }mss IS not known. • Fire at Irstoy, N. Y. TROY, N. Y., August oar. and coach fad. tory of Gilbert, Rush, a Co., of thfr; city, was de. strayed by, fire this morning. The lots amounted to 31100,000, on 'allioll . there is an inssizariee of $lOO,OOO. Explosion of ft 11 6hoomotive. POUGB ;UMPIRE, At%lig! locionottve "Duchess;" attached to. she Hudson River Rait road,..blew, up at Rhinetrack on Saturday morning. The eipioeton ar, canwild by,the watchnlazi haling tica,blover on. r NOb0(1Y- wee 'hurt. Naval Engages/sent la Irirgl.7 lll s. RArmiatons, August 13.--While the llnitald States steamer Reliance, of the revenue service, iY.sfitsill Thomas K. Dungan, was in Great Wiomico Fiver. Northumberland 'county, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of taking off the family of &refugee, IWO were represented as being . there in 9i starring con dition, oneof her boats was attacked by a laige party of guerillas on shore, armed with rifles. The Reli ance opened on them with shell and small arms, in the hope of driving them from the woods. After a few rounds,.the gallant Captain Dungan fell, mor tally wounded, and died in an hour. The captain of the pivot gun, Thomas Roberts, was also severely wounded. Firing was kept up until the rebels were silenced, but not having sufficient force to land, the Reliance was compelled to turn down the river, with the loss'of her boays crew, Coxswain G. W. Ayers, and four colored men. The body of Captain Dungan arrived here tod`ay. humored Raid on Pensacola. The Mobile Evening News has reliable information of the advance of a Yankee force from Pensacola up and along the line of the railroad. They have advanced as far as Genesi* twelve miles from Pensacola. The force is said to be supported by ar tillery. The number of the'enemy not ascertained; supposed to be a raid. The steamer Louisiana ran the blockade lately, at Galveston, and brought in a hundred thousand pounds of powder, besides much and many other articles that were needed. The Victim of a Substitute Broker. The Petersburg correspondent of the New York World thus speaks of a young victim to a substitute broker : it. class of unfortunate beings one meets with here occasionally is comprised of those who have been deceived and victimized by substitute bro. kers. One of these excited a good deal of sym pathy here a few days ago, and I think his case deserves mention, in order that the unprin cipled scoundrel Who enlisted him may bedisoovered and published. His name is Charles R. J. Jack son, and be is only about fifteen years of age. Hav sr recently arrived from England, he fell , Into the bands of one of these sharpens, in your city, whofirst induced him to contract a debt of a few dollars, then persuaded him to enlist, and finally gave hint fifty five dollars of the bounty money, less the amount of The debt! To render the lad better satisfied with. his situation, the broker told him to take his citizen clothes /Long with him, and, after getting here, he would find no difficulty in escaping; he could - again come to New York and repeat the operation. The lad was taken very sick shortly after his arrival, and narrowly escaped death, from cholera =rims. Official action will, no doubt, be had in the ease, and the cormorant who robbed this poor boy will, ft is hoped, be properly punished for his detestable conduct. • The Guerilla War in Missouri. Though the St. Joseph (Mo.) Eferold assured us that the guerilla war In Missouri was over; the fol lowing clipping from the St. Louis Republigan does not seem to corroborate the asiertion: Recent information leads to the belief that gue rillas and bushwhackers are rampant in the counties of Johnson. Pettis, Saline, Cooper, Lafautte, 4c. Indeed, sufficient has appeared in oar damnscopied from the country press, to show that ma rauders are infesting all the counties of central Mis souri to an alarming extent. Still, we believe the counties mentioned above are more absolutely under the control of those outlaws than any others. As partial evidence of this, application was made to the County Court to-day, by the clerks of the Circuit Courts of Cooper and Pettis counties, for room in the St. Louis Mutt House in which to store the books, papers, and records of those coon. ties for safe keeping until amore settled state of society shall obtain there. Mr. Justinian Williams, clerk of the Cooper Circuit Court, and Mr. Samuel A. Lowe, clerk of the Pettis Circuit Court, accompanied by. Joseph L. Stephens, BM., of Boonville, made formal application as - above stated. Judge Tausig suggested to the gen tlemen that he supposed the favor asked was merely one of courtesy, and that the officers of St. Louie county could not be held responsible for the safety of these records. Mr. Stephens replied that they would so consider it, and not demur to any de mand of compensation that might be asked; for their records had been so wholly at the mercy of the bushwhackers, and threats of such a positive nature had been made against the county Beats of the coun• ties named, that any place in the St. Louig Court House would be Considered safe. Hon. Ignatius Donnelly Renominated for Congress. The Union Congressional Convention of the Second district of Minnesota have renominated Mr. Donnelly by acclamation, in the following enthtuii antic resolution : Resolved, That we have watched with admiration the bold, manly, and patriotic course of Hon. Igna tius Donnelly in Congress; that we recognize in him a faithful public servant, ever alive to the true interests of his constituents, and of the nation ; and that we now renominate him by acclamation for the position he so worthily . . • Mr. Donnelly made an eloquent speech, accepting the nomination, in which he said, referring to the • present aspect of politics : "What we , need is moderation towards one an other, and a subordinating of minor questions to the few great issues on which hang our existence as a people. Save the nation, and all degrees of ma terial prosperity, all forms of moral and social development, all imaginable political theories, are possible under it ; lose the nation, and one universal ruin swallows everything. Let us, thsn, cling with an invincible hold to the one great central fact—the nation—all things else are but inotdents. If my neighbor is ready to pour out his life's blood upon the altar of sacrifice, shall I hesitate to hold in abeyance for a time my opinion? Until this war is over, then let us consider every man who is sin cerely In earnest in his wish to save the nation and crush the rebellion, as our friend and brother, whether he has reached his conclusions from the starting-point of Wendell Phillips or Benjamin Butler. have claimed that we need one other thlnsr— resolution. We do. It has been said that'with God one resolute man is a majority.' What shall stand In the way of the resolute majority of a nation, armed in behalf of God and humanityt Hell has not In all Ito legions power enough to stop Its onward march'. That grim, concentrated 11Mo:- soldier, Grant, understood what resolution meant," when he proposed to , t3ght it out on that line If it ' took all summer.' The rebels understood IL One of their leaders, Robert Toombs, has said, - 'ln - the last analysis, liberty is but the blood of the brave. , Splendid thought I National and individual pros perity—national and. -individual happiness—do in. _deedrest at last con the - bbiod of the brave"--.upon the detertnination of . a, free people, in the hour of direst extremity, to carry their point, though it should leave every material interest in shreds and tatters, and crush out every other object held dear by the masses of mankind." The. compliment paid to Mr. Donnelly by his unanimous renomination is one seldom paid to our public men. Re has achieved in a short time a sterling reputation among the best class of Repre sentatives in Congress, and the certain prospect of his re•eleotion will give much gratification to his friends in Philadelphia, of which he was for some years a noted citizen, THE STATE. Tyne ToITRNAMENT AT Tall SPRINGS.—The Bed ford Patriot says : "A tournament was held at the Springs on Monday last. There were, we under stand, five Knights in the lists, only two of them loyal men, and excitement ran high, the majority at the Springs being Southern sympathizers, but Mr. George Lyon, a native of the little village' of Bedford, but now of New York c ity,-won the prize, and in the evening crowned Miss Hollis Warford, Of Harrisburg, Queen of Love and Beauty, and she presided as such throughout the evening. There was considerable betting , on the result, but the 'Yan kee,' as the Secesh called,hies, took oti the prize -and Secesh felt mortified and chagrined. We congiatit late our old townsman on his victory over the Se. cesh. Mr. Lyon was the same gentleman who gained the victory last year, and Miss Watford the seine lady who was also crowned Queen of Love and Beauty then." • CEIrLD ABDUcTED.—On Thursday evening a little boy, aged about three years, son of Mr. Chas. Smith, a resident of Monongahela borough, was abducted, while he was playing on the sidewalk near his pa rents' residence. A middle•aged man was observed taking the Child up in his arms, and, on being ques tioned by a boy as to what he intended to do with it, he stated that It was his own boy, and he was taking bins hone. The toll-keeper on the south aide of the Monongahela bridge observed the man crossing over to this city, having the child in his arms. The 'father of the child was informed of the occurrence, and immediately conveyed the intelligence to the Mayor's office. A vigorous search was then institu ted, but no traces of the child or the abductor have been discovered. The cause of this fiendish act is a mystery to the parents.--Pittsharg Dispatch. FERE AT FABIBTON, CoMITY.— On Wednesday ni that. a tire broke out In Fallaton, which at one threatened to destroy the whole town. A keg factory, a four-story cotton factory, a saw -mill, a furniture store, and many private dwellings, were destroyed, en t ailing loss of over 00,000. There Was not a single dollar of Insurance upon anrof the property destroyed. The cotton factory was stored with patterns to the value of $1.0,000, all of which were destroyed. The bridge across the river was at one time In Imminent dan ger ,of. being destroyed by the fire, and Wag only saved by a large brick building which Intervened between the devouring element and the mouth of the bridge. THZ 111AZZOTH Vane COAL Co. We learn that those who have this concern In charge are squan dering their money in prospecting for coal quite profusely. The best of the Joke is that the title to the lands on which they hold the lease Is in dispute, and as soon as the colliery is opened and they are ready to furnish the stockholderii with " two heavy tons of coal" per' annum, at cost, for each share of stook at ten - dollars, (which they may be ready to do in about two years hence,)'th 'claim ants of the land will step in and claim paeeeesion.. We observe that they have opened an office in Reading for receiving stock to this concern: We congratulate our Reading Mends at the prospect (which they will find distant) of their receiving two heavy tensor coal at cost, for their subscriptions.— Pottsville Miners' Journal. • STRIKE OF SEWING WOREIL—ThO sewing women of this city, employed 'watering up soldiers' uni forms, are asking an advance of pay, and should re. calve it. They held a meeting in front of the Union League headquarters on Tuesday evening last to further their object, and met again on Wednesday evening to organize an association for mutual pros.. tection. The Berks. county Zeitung states that this sub. contractors of this city, for army clothing, have been paying only fifty cents each for cavalry jackets; thirteen cenbtifor infantry blouse coats, linedtwenty cents for cavalry pants ; sixty cents. for infantry dress coats ; fifty cents for infantry overcoats; five to air cents for pair of drawers, &c.,.&0. Some of the contractors, however, say that , they pay more than this—Reading Jourrial, 13a. A VISION—TER REBRL Army ref TER Skala.— A number of the good people of Plum Creek and at Emrich's tavern have been startled:by a vision of a most marvellous character. The story is that on Monday morning last the skies exhibited a scene which appeared - like a large army moving in' a northeasterly direction. Meninmniforms, with-gnus kets and ' O knapsacks Could co u ld:nct also men on horseback. fficers be distinguished from privates. Strange to say., SOILS of the good folks np Shamokin creek, MX miles from the other parties, also saw the Same marvellona exhibition about the same time, and others west of the Susquehanna were equally fortunate. Some of these protege to have seen the rebel flag, oh a dark flag, while others of the fortunate spectators, out the turnpike, think the uniform of the soldiers.was of a blueish color. We have heard the names of morethan a dozen persons who profess to have witnessed this apparition, all of them respectable individnals.—Sunbury American. ATTEMI7 TO ROB ON A RAILROAD TR.AIR.—A. bold attempt weramade, a few nights since, to rob the baggage car of , the mail train going West °tithe Pennsylvania Railroad. When the train had reached Pennstadt the engineer sounded the alasm, having apparently descried seam object on the track. Soon arter the train was stopped, when a man was seen to spring from bellied an embankment and' jurep through the door of the baggage car Awing the briggsge-ntaater to vacate - the premises. Th.e conductor was informed of what had taken place, acd a posse Immediately started for the car in which the would-Me robber was supposed to be engaged, but had not reached It till the bell-rope:was palled by the daring outlaw, and the speed of- the train admintshed so as to allow of his escape, which, he accomplished by inr i qkfrom the train. AR Span as the train was - a vigortmur search made for the robber, he, couldzot be fo wee und, owing to the darkness. . " Pinmointworr."'•=sorne time ago there waa an agitation in the lower part of the oily, caused by the birth of a child, which uttared the word "war," and .then died. The. same, circle in: which this mysterious stranger made such a sonsa tion is now agitated by another phenomenon. A. day or two ago; an infant came into the world in • South Troy, which' had dogs' paws instmad of Hererow ere fan tiloloo for 10081 gOalap. RARRIBIOIRPO O August 15,11,;L 4 SENATE. The Senate met at 10 o'clock. Lairawni presented a peN;t 10 11 from of Jefferson county, praling for illus repeal of t> . general bounty law. On motion, adjonnsed to Meet on Mom lay eveni a . 2 ail 8% o'clock. ( - Special Correspondence of The Fiera., I NEW YORK, August iS (i ii ANOTHER DES7RIICTIVE pram Yesterday, a day which was intrinsically lauo;~ being devoid or breeze or Hey Motion of in0r,,,,4 matter self-inspired, was rendered somewhat scoot tional by the occurrence of a lire singularly a, atructive, considering the hoar at which it er, z . menced its ravages. Picturesque, too, teem hivin, an eye studious of sudden and peculiar ellectS ; scan apprehension of effects be allowable in the ;au, Q , public and private, disaster. At half-past nine A. M. the conflagration eyal, * nienced in a frame building occupied as a rarrres ter•shop, which was soon wrapped In flame; , -was in Doyer street. Doyer street, as you sh3e roe . rie, it from Chatham Square. Is a sort of " Tsar alone" alleyway, crooked sharply in an elb all fenced in with rookeries , and tenement-house:l, and frrpn, Which the sanitary nose upwardly recoils. Here after the fashion of the London; but no other eartal; poor, live the poor of New York. • now rr srnitsz. The flames did not slacken for want of m aterial,The dry roofs and sides of the houses, aryl the drier dormer windows seemed to attract them In a E e , and, Suddenly crystallizing, as it were, on the n it fa t es, they pierced Inwards, and as the heat IncTs,,,see darted across the narrow street and in at the win. dows. So continuing, they burned through I,b ) Mott street. I connted'five buildings flaming skeal. taneonuily upon this street. A ONITERAL HEGIRA. had commenced almost as soon as the flames shot across Doyer street. The tenement houses were alive with occupants, oldand yonng, who had been stirred out from dark, cobwebby apartments by the sow of alarm. As usual, they hurriedly tossed the lean valuable of their goods from theavindows, and then crowded down the otairways and into the street. On ittett street bedding came out in a shower, folio Wed now and then by bundles of rage laiLdLelOthing. THE SCENE presented,when the Ere was at its height, WeSeenstt. tional to the last degree. Loafing down Dom street, the eye met only the intolerable glare that rose es from a furnace, and the flames hedged In by toppling walls. Mott street was almost wrapped ill a twilight. * The steam engines puffed out volume! of inky smoke which, undisturbed by any breeze, hung in drifts oveabead, and, still higher, the flames curving over from. the upper whiaows, gave the ap• pearanoe of flamboyant cornices. And, under all thiedreary drift of smoke, amidst all this crashing of engine arms and, pulling of the steamers, the homeless women and children Went nervously to and fro, Chasing perhaps some phantom, intangible fireman, or more unreal saint, who was to save a few more of the raga and tatters or greasy furniture from the flames. Upwards of sixty-four families were left bOuseleas and homeless. They saved no. thing, or a little equivalent to nothing. THE LOSSES, as far ail yet &CA:et/iced, are is the neighborhood of fifty thousand dollars. Seven buildings were totally -destroyed, and half ascore damaged to a greater or less extent; some being merely scorched, others losing roofs or even:upper stories. A church stand ing' on Mott street caught fire from the heat and cinders, but was damaged' only to an inconsiderable degree, Use firemen having directed their streams upon it whenever fresh danger was apprehended. A HALF-WAY EXPERTZEICNT Brooklyn does not seem to fareMittch better in the matter of negro recruiting than halt New York, al- though the former is trying the experiment, and the "policy and humanity" of the latter allow not ercn the attempt. Brooklyn sent its agents South, and ofiered $lOO per recruit, whereas other cities are paying $2OO to $3OO. Oonsequently, the solemn city is gaining nothing but the privilege of paying ex penses and receiving letters of a depressing length and character horn its agents. SHAISBEI OROWII.IQ TBOITBLESOMit. Our harbor is becoming a haunt for sharks. These omnivorous wretches Paddle boldly along the Long Island shores, and even in their incomparable im pudence lie alongside of row-boats waiting for bites. In one instance a couple of amateur fishermen, Observing the contiguity of a shark, chopped its head with a hatchet. Rendered furious by pain, the fish seized upon the boat, biting a hole in he bow. The gentlemen were Mined to row it ashore, stern foiemosL The shark was washed up on the succeeding morning dead. Quite frequently small specimens have been caught from the docks, esp.- dally' in the neighborhood of the markets. On Ftiday a lad, while bathing, was attacked by one and severely gnawed before he was rescued. PIRATICAL DOINGS We have bad a new pkatical sensation, and ship pers are looking about tHem with saucer-eyed amiss. went, and not a little wrathful indignation. One of our pilot boats has been captured within sixty miles of Sandy Hook, despite the awful presence of the State National Guard in the harbor fortifications, and a pair of brisk little revenue cutters at the Hook Should this pirate, which Is described as a small Steamer, attempt to run the gauntlet of the forts • with their hundreds of enormous guns and their gar xisone of stalwart and btiteherly veterans, it may And that it has at .last aroused the sleeping lion. The impious foe would fare badly t Is to be fitted with Erleseon's caloric engines, much to the disgust of all disbelievers in the hot-air theory. The crroadoms have found herein a sugges tion for the most depressing prophecies. There see ms, indeed, to be a peculiar feeling against all Ericssoni an ideas at present. A good portion of the press is engaged in showing moat sagely and*owlishly how great has been the failure of the monitors ; mean while the quiet Swede site in his unostentatious orrice on the west side, amid his plans and problems, now and then replying to some newspaper criticism, but generally giving them no attention. It Is inti mated that those having the matter in charge were not at all desirous of giving publicity to the fact of the caloric instead of the steam engine being em ployed on the - Dictator until its utility had been practically proved. The examining surgeons at headquarters have adopted a system of "marking" all rejected spoil cants between the shoulders, so that the same men may not be "gotten up" and palmed off upon them through a dexterous concealment of their defect. The thing is so quietly done that the men are not awareof being stamped. Among the passengers arrived at this port on board the New Orleans steamer "Evening Steil are Mrs. Major Gen. N. P..Banke r her daughters and son. There is a rumor prevalent to the effect that Mar alai Murray will soon assume the Collectorship of the Port, in the place of H e ir. Barney. It is probably without foundation. A new feature in the publishing business is to be submitted to the public, viz., the printing of a book upon yellow paper. [By Telegraph.] Alta:aver. OY TERI NORTHMAN LIGHT. The steamship Northern Light, from Aspinwall on the sth inst., arrived at this port on the lath. Among her passengers is mr: Salgar, minister hem the United States of Colombia to Washington. ARRIVAL OP TNN TT. S. watowrs SAN JACINTO. The United States frigate San Jacinto arrived at this port today, from Key West. Admiral Bailey is a passenger! Public Arneassemenska At Chestnut-street Theatre, the splendid sped". Ole of "Aladdin" continn OS to draw crowded house. A great deal of money has been expended upon it, and surely thalami and heroine; Miss Germon and Miss Elizabeth Price, deserve all - the applause they obtain. "Aladdin" will. be played every evening this Week. Firs. Garreteon announces the reepening.of Wal nut-street Theatre. The house, which was hand somely remodeled last year, is• again to be rede corated, and 150 orchestral seats will be added. The season will commence. on next Saturday evening, when "The Naiad Queen> , (as greats novelty ae "Aladdin," at the other house), will be prodticed, with new scenery and original effects. With a good company, which the fair lessee never•has had:here, this theatre would always-be:popular. We notice a, rise in the prices—viz: dress circle and parquet 50 center; orchestral chairs $l, and seeured seats to dress circle 75 cents. It 11 understood that there will be.at all the theatres in. the United States an advance lathe salaries of•perFormera, Mrs. John Drew has not yet announced on.what day she will reopen• the new Arch-street Theatre. Her very great success, last season, shows-what a good stock company, under liberal • and splrittxl management, can do. Several acceptable additions have been made, we-- hear,, to the excellent trotspe that performed here last season, so much to the public's gratification and Mrs. Drew's advantage. MADAME Postai, known as-by far the beat stock actress upon tha- American - stage, having or. tallied a reputation as such at the New York thea tres, and partionlarly daring ; tweseasorms , peeler inance as leading tragedienne in Mr. Forreet's own company, is. about trying her• fez-tune as "a star," and few ladies on the-stage are better Pia lifled to win success. Her versatility is very greet, but in deep tragedy and high comedy she kW very few equals. anywhere. Of course, to th l3 city, where she made many. friends wills playing to Mr. IVheatleyqs star company at tie. Chestnut-street Theatre, she will not neglect te.pey a pro f ess io n al visit as soon ae izer other engagements allow. Cosiourvr AT OARS Met.—A concert at the sea side Is always a sensation and when it reach success. never fails to. rem idea bustle and anxiety which It °meadow. 11 really brilliant and first claw concert-Ls net often Tomei:Leafed to actiourmas at the sea shore. Smile a one occurred at Cape May on Friday night, and, the matr.gra of It and participants could not have MIA"' for greeted' mums. It came eIL In the. WO dlninglall of the Ogambla Rouse. Mr, £ g' Taylor was the condtiotar. It la to him tivs,locarderz at the Island are indebted for the most weeptabls entertainment of the season. • Mr. 11. G. Thunder presided at the piano, with his usual grace " d ability. The singing was all that could hare basil wished for. 44 Lisa Caroline MisCantref sang se ever-popular loaned of "Kathleen, Mavourr.chn. and her rendition created s furore that could net be satiated With an encore. We were plicii eg. larly pleased with the .patriotta taste this ihee° lady displayed in an audience aomposea, as It ghe e ' rally Is atwatering••Rlasee, of Smalls rit 65 ,19 .Pat ither' ' by hinging "God Save Columbia," The effect 'me thrilling, and the oomplinientary applause she re. .ceived was well. - deaerved. Madame Behrens she: the " Bolero" from the Siolll2ll Vespers, and as 0 " c i t. heienadai "Sehlaufe Woht." hie A. B. Taylor's rendition of " Brightest Eyes" Ic e ! ti k t: ' 6,13,0 4 hiNgeciated. The other artists sustains' their parte win" Credit and acceptability. Such On carts as this do more, we think. to give real °Pin" went at the sea.alde than any other contrivsni s -that en lie mentioned, „ eight to be repeated. . EMS STATE ISGIBILATVRE. NEW ro Gins DICITATOIt 3 1 :180ELLA.11B0178. A An Pb! )o,i )1:1' an let
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