THE FBESa, „ rIIII ISHEP BAIL*. (SUNDAYS BXOHPTWiI 1 by johh w. forset, ; ot si [Cß. Mo. m BOOTH YOUETH STREET. THE DAILY PRESS, «, cuy Subscribers, IsTkS Dotj.ars Fas Amrtnf, ia ,i,Mice! 01 Twbntt CBHTa Per Wbkk. payable t» , Carrier, Mailed’ to Subscribers oat of tie city, L‘ I!iS DomAks ?k* Ahtom! Four Dollars ato Firtr i..in for Six Mouths; Two dollaks ato Twbkit y,vi! Cents for Thrkb Mouths, Invariably la advance r>r tlie time ordered. , #2” Advertisements Inserted at the usual ratal. XBE ntl-WJEEKLY PRESS, ♦ailed to Subscribers. Five Dollies per Assvk. » advance. ~ «■ ' —— •p'lTl'c'E S O,F PII Y GOO D S keduceu. cmr slock in the opening of tie present month Tieing very light, we woreprep&red to purchase at the NEW JOEK and PHILADELPHIA v AUCTION SATES ciSCE THE GREAT DECLINE IK GOLD, and are now able to exhibit a portion of all the leading styles of GOODS in which suck immense losses were submitted to by the Importers, at our usual small profits. : buyers are invited to an examination of our Stock. IN DAILY RECEIPT CF LOTS OF GOODS, WHICH ARE CLOSED OUT CHEAP. CURWEN■' STODDART & BROTHER, 450, 458, and 40* North SECOND Street, se3o 3t ■ Above Willow. S' ll HOUSEKEEPERS, TAKE NOTICE, J C. STB AWBRIDGE & C 0», (FORMERLY COWPERTHWAIT & C 0.,) , W. CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STS., Are now offering the largest stock of Blanket i to be onnd In this city, at moderate prices: BERTH BLANKETS, CRIB BLANKETS, CRADLE BLANKETS, BED BLANKETS, all sizes, To dealers, we offer the best assortment of all the leading makes, , BUY EARLY AND SAVE THE ADVANCE. &ti26»giwftf ■ ' ' STEEL . Sc, . SOIN HOW OFFER A LARGE STOCK OF SILKS, SHAWLS,. PLAIN POPLINS, PLAID POPLINS, PLAIN MBRINOES, PLAID MERINOES, ami a great variety ot other NEW DRESS GOODS, All purchased at very LOW PRICES, And will he sold at a very small advance. ELAINES, CHINTZES, AT THE LOWEST MARKET FRICKS. Nos.' Tl 3 and VIS N. TENTH Street. QRAND OPINING OF THE New and Magnificent Store flannels, blankets, BLEACHED GOODS, SILKS, SHAWLS, MEEINOES, POPLINS, CLAN PLAIDS, ALPACAS, MOHAIRS, - CLOAKINGS, .^ o ... ■ - ; LINENS, WHITE GOODS, &c., &c. DBY GOODS, [by the yard, piece or package. WHOIBBAIE ROOMS UP STAIRS. U RMY, NAVY, AND CIVIL OJjO T IT HOUS E. ; W. T. SNODGRASS, Ij4 g, gsooKD Street and »3 STRAWBERRY Street. I IiA.UG2 STOCK OF ALL KINDS OF I CLOTHS, CASSIMERBS, YEBTEtGS, &C., lAt fair prices, purchased before the rise, independent le/eoldpaniblers, ty the package, piece, oryard. Our I taotto is to sell. We don’t peddle. Come and see onr Iltock, The Army and Navy trade has onr special at- 1 I tent ion. . . -■ " -■ ' pURWEN STODDART & BROTHER ,\j Invite inspection ; I trt Iftree and vaTied stock of 10 tbQ iar YALl* A-ND "WIKTEB DHY GOODS • : < I teWfi, have been nurcliased sioco the WMrtUiaYe DECLINE IH GODD, sad marked to sell W ' U effcct I Tho stock Merlooeßi I Paris Poplins, I Plaid do I Merino Plaids, I Mousselin da Baines, I RiMconY Xiross Good©* I Ift&'ck and Colored Silks, I ' Shlwlsfcioaks, and Sacaues, IS^o G d°ntVxes,Ac., & c. Men and Boys’wear oloSHs. mnjWTffSTODDART & BRO., • „V., CII^ V A-i4. Sortli BKCOKD Street, 450, 453, and 4jA Horui.o» wIUoW se3o-st "WIDE FKENOH. STYLE PRINTS, W CUKWEN STODDABT * 8H0.,'- , 45 0. 45 3 °a™4- Horth SECO.^ _ se3o-3t ------ i ■' —— l DEDUCTION IN PRICES °CTO'W'IN d ST(^DDAK¥'& j BKO., 450, 453, and 454-Earth .BJiCOMD; Streep 8620-3 t H STEEL & SON fIAVB : HOW » alarm and choioeasssortmentof °% e AT?I, ASD WIHTEP. liP.ESS GOODS. FlalnMerinoes, $1.25 to S 6, Plain Poplins. Plaid Merlnoes and_Poplin«, Plain and Plaid SP&SSVpnollii*. and &oice Drew Goods, all i l ' Erl THF a pTIBSENT COST OF IMPORTATION. Eirll-omi klndsTaVeat variety, from JSsent. lo *3 per PRICES. I BHAWLS-A large assortment, at a small adYane* aterlast SKortb TES PH Street., A LARGS STOCK OF SILKS ON ■il HARD, lor »ale below tbs present cost ox uapor lation. Bich Moire Antiaues. Colored and Black Corded Silks. Colored and Black Ponltde Sole*. Anautee and GrosSranm*. Bnnerlor Quality Plain Silk*. Colored and Black Ottoman Silk*. - Colored and Black Pinned SUk*. Hea-TT Black Taffetas. Superior Black Silk*. ’.lack Silk* of all kinds. EDWIH HALL & CO., ' , «fl South BECOHD Street. ANKETB. v lnoßt American made, ~ , ~ •ixtra large “ Fremlnm Kochdales, Superfine ‘ 1 M6niinfl>ck f •• * WeU-known “HoUaiids. . 10-4 and 11-4 low-priced Blankets. Crib and Cradle Blankets. . , ibeawst to finest, of any. el« .(com .smallest oradie tra lane bed, at loweat cS ||||ga • B. B. corner W IftTH and MAKBaJ- AND FANC Y JOB PRINTING, MRIHQWAIT ABEOWN’S, 'lll'S. FOOBTHW. VOL. B.—NO. 55. OOOPER &, CONAED, NINTH AND MARKET STREETS, LADIES’ FALL CLOAKS. se24-smwSm ■fjflL-j ( FILL 1©64.f NOW 5N STORE. ( iS64. I»ira» YARD & C©., 617 Chestnut and 611 Jayne Streets, IMPORTERS AHD JOBBERS OF SILKS AND FANCY BRI ROODS, ■ SHAWLS, LINENS. AND WHITE GOODS. A LAKOB AND HANDSOME STOCK OF DRESS GOODS, FULL LIMB OF FOREIGN AMD DOMESTIC UfOLDDIHS BRUNSB’S AMD OTHER MAKES, *u2o-8m : ’ • -;■■ ■ ■ ’ ■’■ QHIAP GOOD'S FROM AUCTION. EDMUND YARD & CO,, SIT CHESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE STREETS, Have In store a fall line of / ; MERINOES, POPLINS, DE LATNES, BALMORALS,; bottght at the late; auction sales, which , they offer at a small advance on cost ’ ssfil-tf 'HE ATT: CAMDEN WOOLEN MILLS REPELLANTS, LADIES’ CLOTHS, SACKINGS, SHIRTINGS, and FLANNELS. ' SAXONY WOOLEN COMPANY ALL-WOOL FLANNELS STEVENS & CO., N. STEVENS & SONS’, MUSLINS, TWILLED FLANNELS. ' ' “BLACKWOOD” ami “HINSDALE” MILLS 0-4 COTTON WARP and ALL-WOOL CLOTHS . and BEAVERS. ~: , ' . GREYLOCK MILLS (Dean & Lamonte), CAROLINA MILLS (T. R. Hyde & Co.), WEST EATON MILLS (M. & H.), and other makes of . FANCY CASSIMEEES. SAXONY MILL . V PLAIN and PLAID, SATINETS. - “FLORENCE” and “SPRING VILLE” MILLS . PLAIN and MIXED MELTONS. PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE, and other makes BALMORAL SKIRTS, in great variety. , • LEVRING TON BULLS . PLAIN and FANCY KENTUCKY JEANS., GLENHAM GINGHAMS, DENIMS, STRIPES, TICKS, DE COEKSIIi HASHtTON, & EVASB, se2l-wfm3m JJAZARD & HUTCHINSON, ■ „ ■ ■ No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET, ivl-Sml PHILADELPHIA-MADEGOODS. TFLAGSII SWORDS, Together with a 101 l assortment of Be2l-toe7, , ADELPHIA N. E. CORNER FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS. WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS, \ LIKEN SHADES AND lIOI.LANDS, ' SOLID GREEN AND BUFF, CHOCOLATE GROUNDS, FIGURED, AND PLAIN BHADSSi ■ STATIONERY & BLANK.'BOORS. OTHER NEW COMPANIES. . We areprepared to furnish New Corporation! With all-, the Books they recitrire, at short notice, and low prices, of first duality. All styles of Bindme. . . ’ STEEL PLATE CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, RETAIL DRY GOODS. HATE FULL ASSORTMENTS OF LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, COATINGS AND OVERCOATINGS, FANCY CASSIBIERES, FLANNEL SHIRTINGS, BLANKETS AND FLANNELS, SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS, SHAWLS AND MAUDS, agSglOlff HOUSES.: : . lin lON OF THE TRADE Is called to our stock of and other ffiakes'GKAY, SCARLET, and BLUE : SHEETINGS,. of the most desirable styles. 33 LETITIA Street, and .33 South FRONT Street. ITAR¥:'GOOOS. CAMPAIGN FLAGS, bunting and silk. of evert description. ' SASHES, MILITARY GOODS. EVANS & HASSALL, Will PAPE WALL PAPEES. HOWELL & BOIJRKE, Kautif acturers of I’Al’int HANGINGS, To whist we Invito tho attention of STOKEKEEPEHS. LITHOGRAPHED “ TRANSFER BOOK, ORDERS OF TRANSFER, STOCK LBDGEB, STOCK LEDGER BALANCES, REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOOK. BROKER’S PETTY LEDGER.' ACCOUNT OF SALES, dividend book. MOSS * 00.1 : BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS.AND STATIONERS, IT FCBMTUEE. J? TJ R H I T U R E AT VERY LOW PRICES first-class ; goods. I will ecU my present stock of finished FURNITURE at a small advance on old prices. The assortment is the Lest that I have everoffered. GEO. J. HENpKEES, ; ' goo and 811 CHBSTKPT Street. 6e2S-12t /cabinet furniture and bil- U LIARD TABLES. «-Tvr/-vxr ' MOORE * CAMPION, No 261 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Tn connection with their extensive Cabinet bnsmess, ”“'’SnSABS W TA"BLBS, SE“ SjgS3&*r»~"ra«g execute orderß for Csrboys. Dejnifo““®> (i eso riptioa. Mineral Water and Porter Bottiea. of every Mscnpuun. gVsnnthrKOKT Street. OHABIEB MIDDLETON, • SECOND AND WIM.OW STKBETS. Scrap Iron pursh&Md and for aal«. If 'CM* - w\t §rt n: Twelfth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania The Slate Fair of Ihe Present :Year as Compared with that of Ihe Previous. Northampton County Extends its Courtesies to the other Counties of Pennsylvania. Fairs are fairs, all the world over. In all, tie same bustle and excitement; the same hurrying to aad fro; the same being led to : you do not know where, and coming from you do not know what; the same fantastic pbanta smagoria mark: the changes of the hour, perplex eyes, tire .legs, and dazzle imagina tions. The State Fair, which is just over, was no exception to this bewildering rule, although in magnitude and magnificence it boro feeble compari son with the gigantic demonstrations of a like na ture which have been made in the years that are passed. The view obtained of it from the dome of the building, wherever the eye dropped a plummet glance on the scene beneath, gave, perhaps, as good an idea-of -the quantity of. display, and the influx of visitors as any other means, for then the ground-floor and the gallery were seen together, alive'with the human crowds and bedizened with all the praduets of art and nature. The attendance of the first two days, however, scarcely justifies the use of .the word crowd. On Tuesday the attendance was ex ceedingly slim, fairs and theatres at the hour of in auguration materially differing in this respect. On Wednesday the blight beginning of the day pro mised a prosperous continuation and close. This; however, was far from being justified by the result. Before visitors bad a chance of reaching the grounds the rain descended and transformed the Bethlehem road, leading from Easton to the Fair Grounds, into a state of flabby mud. The grass was soaked; the. sanctity of umbrellas with holes in them was in vaded; best bonnets were so altered that their best friends scarcely knew them, and all the poetry of the occasion was as transient as the mornlng cloud and as the evening dew. . - Many visitors were at a loss to understand how in a short time such order was evoked out of the chaotic preparations for the fair. In the first place, all exhibitors were required to have their articles and animals entered on the secretary’s'book on or before Tuesday evening, September 27, and to bring them all (with the exception of horses) within the enclosure by Tuesday noon. 7 On Wednesday morning the horses were received, a proper track having been prepared for the trial of those entered for speed against time. All the attendants and la bo; irers in the employment of the Society were re quired, whilst not engaged, to remain in the secre tary’s office, so that Ae might readily avail himself of their services, the arrangements for the day being clearly explained to each one every morning at half past 7 o’clock. At 4 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon the judges met the president at his offiee, when each vacancy was filled, and on Wednesday morning, at ten o’clock, they were provided with the books of entries, aid./ commenced the delicate and arduous task of deciding oh the merits of the animals and articles entered for premiums. Ar rangements' were made for the payment of cash premiums by the treasurer immediately after, the announcement of the reports of the judges, and during the week following the close of the exhibi tion, at the Society’s office in Easton. Further more, it was arranged that all persons intending to exhibit blood stock should | furnish the; secretary, by September 23d, with a list of their stock with* the pedigree of each, in order that the preparation of entries might be-facilitated and de fective pedigrees corrected. By these general ar rangements order and evenness were insured, both at the commencement of the Fair and through out its progression. ■. - v-v ; The grounds, selected fdr the Fair are two miles from Easton proper, and are-on the summit of a hill, where a wide and pleasing view is obtained. In the centre of the grounds is the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Institute, of Northampton two-storied yellow wooden building., It was packed, full of “useful-things, and things for sport,” the' useful things very largely preponderatingyand the' things for sport coming under the denomination of such as please educated tastes and refined senses., Throughout all the departments competition was not confined to the State ‘•'f-Fenmvlvnuiri made co-extensive wiOi-Ke'lSSP®®®® judges It was animals, and the - ! general qualities eharae teristic of breeds, was a work of much judgment and" investigation, due allowance/being made -for the feeding, age,and other considerations affecting their condition and character. Particular care was taken to give no enequragementto over-fed animals, and. to award no premiums to cows, heifers, or bulls which seemed to have been fattened for the express delectation of the butcher. The obj ect of the Society, if we apprehend it aright, was to award premiums to superior animals, of this kind for breeding. Pro ceeding upon the principle that, all other things be ing eq.ual, those are the .best cattle; that, have the greatest weight in the smallest superficies, all cat tie of this class were required, to be weighed and the superficies determined. No animal or article, of ' course, was allowed to take more: than one premium, and all productions placed in competition for premiums were... required , f to, be the growth of the competitors. Tno award of the Judges was subject to .the revision ol the executive committee, the latter having the power to make restitution in case of any unfair means having been used to obtain a premium. Prize animals at previous exhibititions were allowed to compete. If any individual was so unlucky as to enter an animal in any other name. than that of a bona,fihee«e«' “best”lots cf butter, and “second.bests,” . cm-ar, and honey almost made ! one mo r fiV? meaning of the fairy story wherein all ' theinbultaln? were fposge-cakes, and airtfie rivers BELTS, 4XB ARCH Street., Beiz-mwß 2m 43» CHESTiTOTSIreet. MONDAY, OCTOBER S, 1864. THE STATE FAIR AT EASTOIi. State Agricultural Society. [Special I'ki’Oet to The Pp.ess.] PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1864. milt. The wheat and rye flour; the oorn meal, and corn farina/the hater’s bread; the red, -white, and' Mediterranean . wheat ;■ (amongst “G-rains and corn, oats, barley, f#atselj ,i .''eSrrbS; i flax; the stocks'-of celery; the heads of. 'cauliflower, squashes, table• turnips, beets, pumpkins, egg-plants, lima beans, parsley, onions, cabbagp,: brocale, tomatoes, from being not altogether out of place with the good things before mentioned, naturally suggested themselves, perhaps more than w«s warranted by the display. . --'77 7 : \ , ■ If the Department of ‘'Vilnter Crops” Is one of the least attractive to the casual visitor it was not without much' interest to those who went to tho Fair with sf more definite purpose. The depart ment of Fruits, Flowers, and Designs,” was ex cessively pleasing to sight, .smell, taste, and touch. It embraced fruits aria melons; grapes (foreign and domestic wines)'; -flowers .and designs; l plants. Articles in this department were under the control of a committee of tho society from the beginning until the close of the Fair, but exhibitors enjoyed the right to arrange or change their display, ac cording to their own taste, after the respective posi tions had been assigned them by tho officer in, charge,;'... „ In regard to some of the departments which we have mentioned, and in regard to individual arti cles, we shall'have somewhat hereafter to say.. Among “Stovos and Tinware,’ ‘ cooking stoves and ranges,"ornamental parlor .stoves; hall stoves, hol low ware, iron railing, arbor seats, portable fur-. Daces,) held a large piace. Euamellod slate and marble mantles; chandeliers, terracotta vases/en oaustlc tiles for floors, cabinet -ware, .table and pocket cutlery, washing and drying clothes ma chines, were also variously represented. Among domestic materials the enraptured housewife might wander for hours." Cloths, linens, and shirtings,-'! woolen carpets, coverlets, rag carpets., and il'annei,*' tapestried shelves and festooned ceilings. ' Tho -.« Needle and if nit Work’’furnished a delloateand > almost miraculous display. The work of soft and skilful fingers was evident here. We have all heard of those wonders of needlework^ which our ancestors performed, and particularly of tho btd quilts which were composed of no one /knows how many tri angles, ootogons, and pontogons, matched together with marvellous precisiop. With' those bygone and deeply-venerated productions no compari son "need be instituted. In tho present display At the Fair wo have almost overy variety of feminine handicraft, from bed quilts'down to bead baskets, from double coverlets down, to articles off embroidery. Bugs, mittens, gloves, stockings, knit spreads, bureau covers, yokes and sleeves, linen ; cambrics, tufted chair covers, eroSs-stitohed chair covers, chenille work, bead book-markers, bullion work, shawls, tidies, zephyrs, Sontags, hoods, Af • gbans, 1 crochet ‘slippers, crochet- baskets, poticlio mania vases, skeleton loaves, burr work, seed work, leather work, hair work, shell work, moss work, sea weed, and dried leaves, wax flowers and fruit, rice work, Grecian and Oriental paintings, all these, and many others, top numerous for memory or mention, were grouped together in an infinitely tasteful stvle. 7. ■ - Departing from this arena, however, we entered once more the domain of the appstition and Inno cently animal. The Department of “ Broads, Oakes, Jellies, Meats,” etc., Is never by any means to be • despised ! Here the visitor had oniy to choose (in 'imagination) between rusk and wheat, rye, bran, or ginger-bread; fruit, seed, pound, Long Island, lady, soda, sponge, jelly, gold, and silver cake, to say no thing of doughnuts, pastry, cocoanut pudding, and lemon butter, But what, In addition to these ex cellences, shall wo say to preserves and jellies? to peaches', pineapples, quinces, oranges, canteldpes, strawberries, pears, plums; elderberries, citrons, grapes, cherries,- currants, apples, put up air-tig-ht, or spiced or brandied, with the further corollary of : tomato, walnut, cucumber, - or mushroom catsup; pick led chow-chow, v picalil!y, "mangoes, peppers, onions, martyuias, nasturtions, artichokes, French. / buns 1 These are delicacies which. Constitute far more than little or nothing to the educated palate v We cannot think that the department of “ Fine; Arts” was as well represented as it ought to have been. None of the paintings which we perceive were of a high order of merit, though the "compo sition of some betrayed more than, ordinary Inge nuity and study., The display of daguerreotypes, iyoiytypes, ambrotypos, and photographs was fair. The articles contributed by tradesmen and mecha nics consisted of books and stationery, boots and shoes, hats and;,caps, men’s and boys’ 'cloth ing, paper hangings, dry goods and trimmings, millinery, etc. The ; sewing.- -machines , consti tuted a department by themselves, and were incessantly surrounded by a curious crowd of young and embryo housewives. The sewing ma chlneswere established on the second story of the building at the lour corners. Among the miscella neous were some superb exhibitions of silver ware,, melodeons, pianos, pressed brick, water or sand moulded brick, burial eases, Invalid chairs ,and beds, hoop skirts, and brick machine raDdeis.7 It will easilybif seen that this collection of mlscoUa chines made music together, and life and death, | harmony and discord, were on the best terms with j one another. Having given a general view of what was to be seen at and in the Fair, we are inclined to]returh to 'our first, proposition, that having once visltect,tho departments in detail, the best way to centralize the whole was to take a bird’s-eye view from the flag draped dome. There you were far removed from the swaying crowds. There you were alone and contemplative. The crazy-hones,of neither!your.,, elbows nor your knees ■ were rudely jarred. : But. i! seen too long, familiar with her face, you first en dured, then pitied, then embraced” the singularity of the multitude beneath you, impelling it to expa ' tiatc upon the pleasures which-were chief among, those they sought. . - Amidst all the dlsplay .of the State-Fair, the Floral , Tent stood its ground, and attracted a greatshare of attention. The ground appropriated to It-was beau tifully laid out, tho selections were in the best taste; the arrangement was unUorm and harmonious. The symmetrical beauty dl the whole elicited the applause of all visitors. To those who' love the beautiful in flowers, it would seem a vain task- to make mention,, pf ‘the asters, tuberoses, verbenas, fuchlas, ' specimen! .plants; dianthll,. heliotropes, -geraniums, pelargoniums, liUum lanelfolium, dahlias, hollyhocks,; pansies, roses, phloxes, and various decorative designs.; The baskets, bou’ quets, vases, and designs formed'an immensely at tractive portion of the entertainment, although not in the programme proper. Indeed, it would be hardly possible to devote* too much admiration to the floral features; every stand being arranged with such exquisite skill, the. tout ensemble bolng at once so magnificent and unique. - Some of the bouquets were the most beautiful that we have ever seen, being superior to those exhibited at Norristown a year ago; Fragrance and. color/mingled ' together ; in proiuse luxuriance. In the Floral Tent the spec-- tator wandered through an El Dorado of flowers. The sparkUngfountains, the singing birds, the green, leaves, lurid with light and still glossed with .dew, the crimson buds, the softly-scented air, made.an '-elysiurnwhlch-pleasedevery sense, and recuperated every faculty. - It was an atmosphere of beauty and sweetness. • - ' The bad weather of Thursday very materially in terfered with the exhibition. In spite of it, how ever, crowds thronged the grounds, tramped - over tke deluged grass, and visited the race course.; The interior of'the principal bulldiog was‘a perfect jam, and every object that could be inspected, from the ground to the dome, was curiously visited. If the weather had been fine, no limit could be made to tho number that would have visited the grounds. As It was, the omnibuses and carryalls were not crowded—that is too feeble a word to express the oc casion. Neither wore . they pressed down, and running over. They were more than that.;; They were deluged and inundated; -Wherever ; a human drop could be dropped, it teas dropped. Tho nobi lity and t-lie commonalty .sat, side, by, side, and united in hand-shakes with the utmost conviviality. Everybody was muddy.. Not to be muddy was not to be in the fashion. Coachmen were spangled with ' stars of mud from top to toe, arid the coats, ofyeon ductors'looked' as though newly .'sprinkled from, a; pepper-castor of mud. Ladles’ veils and stockings ~ were invaded, gaiter-bobts were held in ho esteem, I and crinolines were swept away in a whirlwind of I mud. ; It is impossible to identify everything on exhibi tion inside the building, where the majority of the articles contributed was of so rich and rare a nature. The croup-syrup stand of Mr. C. Edward Hecht, of Easton, attracted an immense crowd of people In every relation of life, employed in discussing the efficacy of its merits in violent attacks and in bearing witness to the amount of good its use had ~ effected in pulmonary complaints. Mr. Hecht, in deed, had a very elegant stand most artistically arranged. His display was one of the features of ‘the exhibition, and presented the strongest induce ments for extensive patronage. . From morning until! night a constant crowd'sur rounded the sewing machines. These occupied the four corners of the upper story, and, since they were always surrounded by a curious crowd of ladles and young girls to whom the use of the needle Is hot only ah art'but a religion, we propose to give a glance at them. The Florence Sewing M*lno was kept hard at work all the time, and gave every fivo minutos Into tho hands of visitors evidence 'of its uniting durability with simplicity; This ma chine makes four different stitches—the lock, the -'knot, the double lock; and' the double knot—every ititch being perfect in itself. It saws with marvel lous rapidity, each revolution making five stitches, combining elasticity with strength and beauty, and executing the heaviest as well as the; finest work without change ’of tension or machinery. The reversible feed motion allows, the operator to; have tho work run either to the right or lea, and the' incessant stoop and close ap plication of the eyes are obviated by the pre sence of a self-sewer which guides, the work it self. The specimens of needle-work momentarily ex hibited were exquisite examples. An almost equally anxious crowd -surrounded the Singer Sowing Ma chine, the display of which evinced a great variety of style, and which; by the presence of peculiar con trivances. adapt them to any description of work. The Family Sewing Machine, of almost every de gi ee oi beauty"and .finish, irom the iron stand, one to the Folding Cabinet Case. The braider, cordcr, hemmer, and lellcr, complete .its utility, whilst the pretence of faclllUes for boot and shoe-making, tajlorlDg, slay-making; cap making, dress-making,' .army clothing, harness-making,.carriage-trimming, etc. renders It a‘ valuable accessory everywhere. Justice would not be done to the Grover & Baker Sewing Machines were we to omit mention of 'the tasteful and, graceful display in this depart ment of a great variety-ef household articles exe- ' cirted with tie most beautiful and exquisite finish. The inquisitive throngs which surrounded this lo- Neadity tested satisfactorily the .facts that each stitoh wasindependently locked; iliatlt was unnecessary to fallen the ends of seams made-by this machine, this ? done by the maohine itself without the use of the hand-needle: that elasticity of stitch was se cured and that it sewed a seam which will not otily not rip in woar, but may easily be removed. But anxious as they were to investigate other varieties, the crowd did not forget Wheeler & Wil ■ son’s department. Here tho throng was at times very tliiek, and admiration of the . oheap and simple In struments for home manufacture there displayed Was loudly expressed. Indeed, the sewingmachines generally attracted a degree of attention which Is very naturally to be accounted for from the fact that ! they prepare indispensable household articles and wearing apparel, which, like tho manners of those used to good society, inevitably please by their ease ■ and finish. . W hilst many visitors were thus Intent, however, the extensive and admirably arranged stand of Mr. J'. IST. Backett, of Kaston, was being constantly The peculiarity of this department was a large collection of strawberry, currant, blackberry, and grape wines. A very large assortment was on hand, and pleased hot only by the judicious and artistic groupings or the various selections, but by the intrinsic excellence of tho thing itself. Every portion of the stand was eagerly Investigated, hut it was the currant, blackberry, grape,'and straw berry articles: that were chiefly noticed'. .Among other displays which attracted great attention was a collection of hardware and cutlery, and’a beauti fully arranged display of china And'glass. . The glass and china arrangement was particularly beau ful, all the details being so contrived as to set oif one another to the utmost advantage, and induce a brilliant general effect. a Ah invention botli curious and useful was the pa'r 'mutation lock and key, so constructed that the look conforms to the key in locking, and nothing but the exact position of the key will unlock it. It claims to be burglar-proof, and all the tumblers and lever ar4 different. ■ /.. The display of Furniture was likewise fine. Bu- • reans, tables, olialrs, wardrobes, bedsteads, sofas, lounges, and mirrors being presented, the most of them perfeot in'iinlsh and of. the most tasteful pat-' ternand design. The display of furniture, however, was not as large as might have been anticipated. The scenes at the hotels were of course beyond description. In the first place, every hotel was crowded, and nobody could accommodate anybody. To those who were happy In the consciousness of possessing' comfortable rooms, the fresh arrivals and disappointments were doubtless inexhaustible sources of amusement and commiseration. The first question in the morning was “ Have you had ycur breakfast'!” If the response was .“yes,”; the congratulation would be “ you’re a lucky fellow.” At the first intimation 7 of a meal, the jingling of ’ plates, the clinking of glasses, the distant ringing of a bell, a hungry and enthusiastic crowd enshrined itself around the door-way eleven deep. It was like the firstnight-at a theatre, except that none of the places were engaged, and that each took the seat that came first, And then the tables! They were brimful of aH varieties, humanly, as well as gastronomleally speaking, for there wore collected guests from every quarter of Pennsylvania, and many other States. There was the blooming country lassie, whoso red and white complexion looked as though roses and lilies had melted into each other In learning to bloom upon it: there was the exquisite, and grace ful city girl, hair a la CMnoise, eyes sparkling,.neck, encircled with the cunningest of collars, waist clashed with tho cunningest of bands; there was the countryman, with good digestion, who wanted; a second piece of beefsteak “and a big piece, too;” there were apoplectic-looking lawyers,.who argued in a'i groping manner why .cofiee didn’t always come when called for, and sausage usurped the place of innocent beefsteak ;’there were individuals: who at breakfast time at least 'seemed to think it . the whole duty of nian to hold his fork in his fist and to devour wholesale tho. contents of vegetable . dishes; there were modest youths forever coming In too late and' wanderirig around in a beautifully blushing and most painful stale, in search of a seat; there were distracted landlords exercising a calm eyb of supervision, seeing* that everything was done and: nothing was left undone; there were innu merable waiters who produced dishes and plates, cups and saucers, knives and forks, in a most sur prising manner, as though they were as inexhausti ble os the toy-filled hat of the magician; and there the tooth was busy; if not the tongue, and palates, not pol itlcs, were kings of the hour. Everything was wrapped up in an incessant jingle. Knives and forks seemed to he constantly quarrelling, and cut ting each other’s acquaintance. Amicable wran gles'took place oh landing places, in regard to the location and ownership of rooms. Only when mid night descended upon Eaiston was tlie turmoil for gotten in pleasant sleep and quiet dreams. ~, . f: M the liour of departure drew near, and express: •trains were filling, hotel guests paying hills {or leaving in a lit'.of absent-mindedness), and sharp ers: malting the-'best of it, the excitement;:grewj maft'aiiu .it ohfihirErtuuai lower, and the fat hoy prepared to depart, to make ire c li incursions, upon distant Every/I thing was In a hubbub. Waiters were at their wits’ ends, chambermaids .were at the point i of - distraction. To speak without exaggeration,. Easton, in all our visits to it, has never ■been in such a state of bewilderment before. : One of the most« delightful moral features of the exhibition, however, was the good- humor Which . everywhere prevailed. The chambermaid - never . gets anary, the waiter i 3 almost ob.equiously ac commodating, the hoot-black will polish any num her of shoes and think nothing of it, the drivers of, omnibuses are hilarious. The'rain ami the mud" were god-sends to them.lt was . very delightful to. j one who possessed the enviable qualities of youth arid strength to drive out to the Fair, early in the morning; exulting in'tbe fact that for the time the omnibus was his supremo property and that he was lord of all he surveyed. It was equally delightful to drive in at six o’clock, “all through the; rain and mist,” .yourself being enclosed in a snug buggy, 'which shut out the rain, ’add allowed 1 . yom some chance of making .acquaintance with . I the country maiden sitting by your side. Such chances, however, were lew and far between. But the chance of: getting splashed with mud from top to toe never failed. It was unfortunate that the Peiin‘ ! ylvahia State Fair should have been attended ' with such bad weather, ana that the race-course and the ploughing-match should have been so seriously intcriered w ith. But there is this much worthy of remark about It, that every department was fairly represented, and no one feature was attended to the exclusion of others. Perfect order was maintained irothfiiSt to last, the police supervision being ex cellently arranged, and all the rably conduc ed. Taken.as a whole, the fainat I "Ffifton doesnot compare unfavorably wifeiiGuat xloW I at Morristown last year, the attendance having been verv large notwithstanding- the, weatner, and the display » several of the departments being particu- I larly superb. - - '. tetter from lebanou, S’enna. roSSiXUATIOX Ol* THIS VROCEEPiXGS OPTHE2SI> akuhai. convention: of the e v ang smca l uu- I THEKAK STNOD-OF EAST PENNSThVANIA. : :;;h {Correspondence of The Press. ] - . I ■ Lebanon, Penna., Sept. 30,1861. -Rev. P. W. Conrad, D. D.J of Ohambersburg, was received as tlie delegate from the West Pennsylva-, ■ nla Synod; A number ofclergymen of. the LgUie ran and other denominations received as ad\i- S °Kev from the committee - ' on that subject, reported on the annual report of the late president. Among the itenWaotedon was that of vacant charges, which are unusually numerous in 'this Synod; * Efforts are tube-made to supply them. The inadequacy of ministerial support, .in many brought-to hOticwnfand its officers were authorised to prepare an address on |. the' subject, to be approved by Synod, and to be I read to the various congregations. The subiecti of j -the union with the PennsylvaniaSynod,theG-ettys hnrg jinstitutions, and the .duty-which the East Pennsylvania,. Synod owns to .itself and to the • Church, were also brought beforo Synod. These I 'siihiects ar&to be acted ou I S Vev. A. C. Wedekind presented the reporkof the. directors of the Theological . Seminary, at.., G-ettySv thel I German professor, has re- - signed and removed from Gettysburg. The num ber of theokgleal students the past year was twen r . t*tlfcee“ >v Offthe subject of the - Seminar wthe re port AnswEiisAKV ExbSpises.— This (frlday) eve ning: the Homo ..Missionary-Societp heldits ami-. versarv.- Addresses were delivered by Key. P. Wil lard and elv“p. W. Conrad, D. D. Besides a liberal basket-collection, a handsome sum was realized from life-memberships. - - ' - ■ . • w *. WEETEKN-VIIUHNIA—PIGHT AT CLAEKSBtfRO.^ Governor Borenoan has received a despatch , from Col. Wilkinson, commanding at cl , a^s^B’^ the effect that a rebel force appeared ft Buchannon. in Upshur county, on Monday wind attacked the force ofCapt. Hagans, who,-with his company, was sta tioned there. Capt.-Hagans;-after, offering .resist mice, was compelled to give back for a time, but by the help of the local in Uitia; It ia presumed, had re gainedTils ground, and was still holding out against fhc enemy. The rebels were reported to be under BasiPDhke, John Morgan’s Old companion, anA to have arrived from Southwestern 1 irgin aand Ten nessee. Considerable alarm seems to be felt, even asfar this way as Clarksburg, in consequence of this appearance of; the rebels, and.last night the de posits of the bank at that place arrived here for Sa Tho telegraph wire between Buckhannon and Weston is reported at last accounts to be: out, so thatlhe exact situation last evening was unknown. We had one report yesterday that the enemy num bered six hundred, and were under Bill, or Mud wall”* Jackson; but we do not credit the statement so far as numbers are concerned. . . . We have no idea that the attack amounts to more than a mere raid on a very small scale, as wo have had no Inkling of any body of troops being in south west Virginia since the dispersion of John Morgan s gang. Tie Richmond rebels must be “in extremis’’ sure enough if the raid is ordered as a diversion to Bing; has been ordered by the rSecrotaTy of War to Clai&sbuTi?} to await the development of th© Buck* hannon affair.— Wheeling Intelligencer, Sept. 2S. 1 THE PSION CATS! IN KEEKS, The Invinelbles In Itcailiug’. special Beport to The Press. 3 ** Boekefs, and guns, and speeches, and light, and rain, and bells, and .enthusiasm prevailed In the quaint old .town of Ecailing on Saturday night. The children" of light, by hundreds and thousands, poured into it, to do honor to the cause of Lincoln, Union, and victory, and to denounce in thunder tones the policy of the Copperheifaed peace'at-any- prico and disunion candidates. Good old De mocrats, who have been decolvpdi a.il along by their leaders, were In line The old Henry Clay ■Whigs, Republicans and War Democrats*were there. Farmers loft tboir ploughs,; laborers left their toil, and tho women entered into the de monstration with their peculiar enthusiasm; fathers, brothers, sons, and lovers wore cheered into the ranks by their approving smiles. They decked their houses from cellar to attic in a flood of light, inter spersed with rich and fragrant bouquets, while the good old flag was .gracefully entwined from one window frame to another. Bevies of. fresh, young faces wavedminiature flags, and cheered with their friends the cause of Union, liberty, and j ustice. Pursuant to an invit&tlon of the Union clubs of Heading, the Republican Invincibles, over five hun dred strong, marched to the depot, at Thirteenth and Uallowliill streets, and left in the five-o’clock train for Berks county. The appearance of .the weather was not very Favorable lor any political demonstratien. The sky uras overcast with olouds, which threatened a heavy rain-storm, hut we were in .no wise disheartened. As we pass along the banks of the Schuylkill the water appears to be calm and unruffled, save by the sprinkling rain drops drawing nearer to their paront 'bed. The leaves offthe trees are now onrobQil hi their beau tiful and variegated colors, and remind us very, much qf'fche belio of -the balf-room just as she has given her final touch oi coquetry, and sails proudly and queenly away ere the blushing glories of the incoming day make sad havoc witlr lior charms, which, by the aid of blazing gas-jets, have fascinated a host of young, admirers, who feel charmed in her society. On we go, from station to station, amid the cheers of the populace. As we entered the tunnel, what grand and hearty cheers were given for honost old Abe! Ilow the smoke of the locomotive curled gracefully In .upon us, and how the solid rook, as if by inspiration, caught the echo of the Union war-cry, and- sent’it rebounding along’tlis. distant hills! How the lights glimmer in the distance,; in valley and hill-tops! Now wo reach abiazlng iron-fui'nace, with its three - tali chimneys issuing forth their parti-colored flames, producing a, living-Unlon fire blazing upward to the' heavens, threatening all that dare to oppose its pro gress with instant death. So shall it bo with our country. The infamous Copperheads and rebels who have endeavored to quench the,flame of pa triotic pride and liberty, shall soon be consumed la its triumphant and onward march In November, 1864. As wo approach Heading, we see winding aloßg the valley thevarious delegations, with music and fire works, hastening to welcome us. How beau tiful those streets of living light appear from the car-windows! How tho hands that hold thOm, and the heart that heats within each breast, respond to our grand old campaign tune of “ Bally round the .flag,boys!” . . _. But we have reached the station. “Fall in, Co. D!” “ Hite you are, H!” 11 Co. F’ on the right!” and orders and counter orders are/given.- Oheers upon.cheers rend the air. V,'e fall m by sections,- four abreast, and preceded by the Jefferson Cornet Band, we commence our. campaign in the principal city of Berks county. Arriving at: the junction of main streets,. we -find that / our friends have not been idle. In fact, they had turned out in Immense numbers. .We marched through’, the procession in open order, amid a grand display of pyrotechnics, booming of guns, Tinging of fire bells, cheers for Lincoln and Johnson, waving of flags and handker chiefs by, fair hands from the .windows and door steps,: and IshbutS; of applause, from’ the throngs that lined the sidewalks. Havingreachedthe head of the line, the procession again formed, and marched through the principal streets. W e were greetede very wheie with great enthusiasm. All along the route, .with very; few exceptions, the houses, stores and large buildings were illuminated. The Berks county girls, with characteristic love and patriotism; had weavea and formed bouquets and wreaths, which were dis tributed with liberal and fair hands to manv.a young Invincible, who, in turn, was delighted at being the recipient of such a delicate appreciatioh of kindness’ from “ the Irresistibles of Heading. The building of the Friendship Fire Company was handsomely Illuminated. Their Carriage was tastefully deco-' rated with flags, and rang a merry peal ofiswelcome to the patriotic procession. - The demonstration was one of the largest, If not the largest- and; most.,enthusiastic, ever'-held .in , the city. Delegations, .on horseback and afoot, from all the surrounding townships, were in line. Some of them -had/ live opossums and coons, seated: on wide boards, and fastened on the end of long poles. Others had a boat mounted on wheels,- drawn by two horses, and fillad.with farmer boys carrying beautiful wreaths and transparencies. Another had a large farm wagon drawn by two stout horses, which were literally loaded with large i sleighbells. On tills wagon was a large wrought iron tank about five feet square and two feet deep, -i This was loaded with, pine knots and light wood, and, being set on fire, the whole made-a-blazing light ten or fifteen' feet high. Another delegation /iikems of General Grant and the; word “ Ticfo— btmr ;> B;Alikenes3 of General- Sherman and the , ■worn “ Atlanta.” } 6. A likeness of rarragut and th Ano o tifer del t ?g i ation had the following inscriptions 0n < foailroad 0 Superintendent is careful not to St < !n whd' t op^d°p ; li)g the soldiers the'right to T “The campaign will ho short, sharp, and dec!*-, Sl “°No Slavery.” “Lincoln and Union.” “Me- Clellan and Disunion.” ,■ l_ Another' delegation bore alarge transparency., of MoOleUan with acrowgj_repre sentteg the king of spades •belowjtwjs.the foliow ing in large characters:“ Not Trumf. . .. ... Another delegation bore a transparency, with, the following inscription: “Muslin $1 per yard; M«- Oicllan draws a salary of *O,OOO, which wocld buy 6,000 yards - o£ muslin. How about.that, ye gro^vl -6T Another transparency represented McClellan - struggling in a pond with a mill-stone around hls neck, and on the stone was inscribed the word Another banner was borne aloft by a fturdyvete ran representing Charleston on fire, and Jeff Davis Iff tie guise of his Satanic Majesty warmipghimself in sreat glee over the ruin he had created. J3elow it was inscribed the,following: “I don’t care who burns so I get warm.” > ■ Ano’ther delegation bore aloft a transparency re presenting a large tumbler filled with floating forts and towns, labelled “ Ticksburg, Fort Morgan, At lanta,” etc.,while Joff Davis wasglaring atit with distended eyeballs; below was Inscribed the follow ing A smash for Jeff.” - ; In addition to/the above there were innumerable, transparencies filled with mottoes of love and devo tion to the Union,-and endorsing heartily the admi nistration of Honest Old Abe. :The procession, after marching and countermarching tnroogh tho Prlnei-, pal thoroughfares, was dismissed about 10.F.M., amid great cheering. The Committee of the Union Olubs-of Beading took charge of Jheluvmcibles and furnished them, with needful, refreshments; After doing ample justice to all that was spread before üb, we once more took up tho line of march towards the depot, on our journey home, amid the hand-shak ngs of old and young, and tho good-byes and God bless you of the populace; As the pars moved slowly off cheers upon cheers were given lor honest Lincoln, Johnsonfand-the Union. , . . There were two stands, from whicn eloquent ad dresses were delivered. i ~ ' The meeting, procession, and demonstration wore of a most Imposing character. '• The Invincible. .. were the theme of muoh admiration on. account of their fine marching, and neat appearance.: They wore their new equipments,, consisting of a gold colored cape and cap, and carried with hhem their new torches. Their four handsome sllfeflags were also In line. They were preceded by %^ B spareney, with the following on one side : “ Republican In vinciblcs of Philadelphia,” on the reverse “ Invln cible In 1880 and Invincible in 1864.” while on the ends w«s inscribed “Lincoln and Johnson. C. Governor Banks on Reconstruction in Louisiana. We find in the New Orleans papers, or the 21th ultimo, a long letter from General Bants, address ed to Senator Lane, of Kansas, on the .subj ect of re construction in Louisiana. General Banks alludes briefly to the protest of Messrs- Wade and . Davis against President'Lincolnb refusal to sign the bill lor the reconstruction-of; government In seceding States, and says it was-perfectly, apparent that its authors hut imperfectly understood the condition of things, and had been misled by their informant. He then shows that the provisions of the bill had been complied-with, in every essential particular, In the attempts to reconstruct a loyal government in Lou isiana. He says: . . .. The white male citizens, as.described m the hill, were enrolled for military service to the number of ___ thousand in the most populous parishes, pre ■naratorv to draft in 1863; Measures have been taken to renew and complete the enrolment in all i th Flerfnerson enrolled,: Who has .taken the oath, ha™ tovltedto participateiu the election of de legates to a constitutional Convention. thousand nine hundred /and: fern-teen loyal been re|otteredundortheiron-clad oath I -in tva of Orleans alone> and there. are. from - 16 coo tolB,ooo voters registered in thcStateas sub scribers to the same cath on the parish poll-books. Delegates & the Convention were apportioned to “tho white male population,’’not of enrolled elec tors mei-clv but of the whole State ; and the num ber Constitution land feusbfihe Smte, »applicable to Legislativeas- - e Thlrty days’notice was given of elections. ' Commission eis or elections have been appointed y law. Soldiers who had enlisted iutlm army from this State were permitted to Tote attheyolle opened at . their respective commands hy regularly appointed oommissKof election, not,hyLjgJg&taSSJa was impossible for them to vote In established legal rr so™far‘as it is known, no person who has held office under the Confederate Government. or who has borne arms against the United States, has par Thebath r mighty sta l inpß'riKezs4ii ft r,_^ that place to were crowded* with men; women, _ and negroes, ' wanous.'carts. and ambulances, carriages and bug gies, horses, mules; niggers, and beeves, ail fleeing From the wrath to come. . Even some of the small traders of Staunton, who lor months have been re fusing to sell flour and provisions for Confederate money; deigned to swell the emigration, and jostled with runaway negroes for precedence on the Mgh- W Steh.— Up to seven o'clock last night-no offi cial intelligence had been received from General Eariv later than General Lee’s despatch of the 27th,* published yesterday. But from gentlemen who came down by the Central train last .night we ' have received late news of interest from the val ley; and which goes as far to establish the fact that General Early gained a victory on Monday as can be doneln the absence of official imemgenoo A gentleman who leit Brown’s Gap on Monday night at ten o’clock, and who, up to that time, had been with the army during Its retreat up the valley, states that on Monday morning the enemy attacked • General Early at Brown’s Gap, and was repulsed. Our troops then assumed the offensive and attached the enemy and drove them back ..six/ miles to Port Republic, and, it was believed, across the Shenandoah river at that point. V The above statement is borne out by a large num ber of persons from Greenwood and other points on the Central Railroad nearest to Brown’s Gap. They say the filing which: begun at Brown’s Gap during the day gradually receded m the direction of Port KepubUc. They further state that they, throughout Monday and yesterday.heard hut one account from the front—that Early had repulsed tt Cu?haying received no official Intelligence of the fact is, with us, the solitary reason-for doubting that our arms have bean crowned with a great yie-, tofy That a battle was fought on Monday there can Beho doubt: that we were not beateta is equally certain. Had all not been wellwith us before noon of y esterday, Charlotteville would hav.e beenfull of stragglers liom Early’s army. ■; • ; From the same informant who gives us the news about the battle we learn that our troops are not and never have been, dispirited. They have more than -once found it expedient to get out of some places, and they get out of them in a hurry. . EKoWs GAP.-This was the hole, the strong hold into which the great Jackson used to withdraw whenever the enemy pressed_ him dangerously, and he always emerged ,irom it to conquer. iCK General Jackson’s campaigns, we are struck with the fact that, though he often found « n«“ 3 - saTy to retreat up the valley, he never made a stand at Eisher’s Hill. His military eye that, though apparently a fortress, it was-open to a Sank movement. The event has borne testimony to his “iivacitv. General’Early -was flanked .out .of the position. IVo learn this from persons who witnessed rhft attack of the enemy and our retreat. • TTroni respectable citizens of, Staunton, we learn that o™small 0 ™small body of Sberidan’s cavalry entered that town at five o’clock Monday evening, Our In formant did not linger to see how tke Yankees wero about to behave, especially as it was reported that a much larger force of the enemy was approaching. We doubt whether Sbeiidan has been. in condition to spare any considerable Jiody ot'his troops for raiding purposes. He, we hope, had full u.e for all of them at Brown’s Gap. Federal Cavalev oh theNoiith Bank ot trenches before Petersburg. He no wthrowsscarceiy a shell an hour’to show that he is still there. . * Tt is-reuorted that the enemy’s (Gregg’sbcavalrY iias disappeared in the last day.or two, a£d If:is con-, lectured that: they have crossed to the north hank. We put no faith in tMs story. ~ • The Yankees are si ill working away at the canal across Dutch Gap, and are said to have nearly out through. Deserters who have recently come into our lies, say it is designed by the Yankees to mine andblow ent the westend of the_ Oar baL terics pepperedtbe \&nke© workmen bountifully yesterday morning. . . REBELS MOVING IS TO XENTTCKT Mobii.*, Sept. 26,1661. —A special despatch to tlie Evening News, dated Senatobia, 26th, add Memphis, Sentemher 23, says a Confederate farce, five hun fml strong, have crossed the CuniberlWriver, below Fort Donelson, moving radidly into Ken tUGenonl Mower, with a portion of the Sixteenth Corps, lias reinforced Steele at Little Rock. ' OTAKUIAL AND COMMERCIAL. 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Later in the day tbiarV were some sales reported at a fraction below! the latter figure. It iff qttite evident that the tendency of the gold market is for lower rates, as the conviction gains ground that the end of the rebel- - lion is speedily approaching. The continued favorable i eports of the military situation in the Shenandoah vaL ey are breaking the market very materially, notwith stanamg the persistency with which the “Bolls T > re- Sisi the current-wliicli is flowing in fromevery quarter, indicative, of. tie early return-of peace.ifolders of deMrSicn Tn I ** , ' ara * w “, to purchase'iodds of aar description in View of the rapid' appreciation of the national currency, and the prospective'decline'in .merchandise.. The wholesale.dealers 'are prebarinir themselves violent movementsih the marT hots, which must inevitably.take place, iE the coming battle before Bichmond results, as it is everywhere ba ; lieved it. will, In a crowning victory for the national • ; cause. It has been known for some days that General ' Grant was preparing for-his new movementof the en tire Army of tho Potomac against’tbe; rebel capital, and nothing indicates so clearly the confidence of tha people and the capitalists in its successful result as the decline in goldi,'The fihaneialeffejSt of the fall ofEich mond would far eclipse any victory of the war, as the impression that that would-he: the fiaal blow is everywhere predominant. Mercantile, matters,: ■as if in anticipation of such an event, are shaping them selves accordingly. - . The market for stocks was unsteady; on Saturday Government loans were IeES active, and’ the '6-203 sold at a decline of X onPriday’s closing-rate. A.large sale of 10-,40s was rnade,at 07—an advance of 1. City and Hate secnritieswereMullfthe former 1 sold at a decline of S, ;In.the share list there was considerable inquiry forEeading.iandthe closing sales were at SlX—a da ' cline oi Xoh the. previous day’s quotations. Pennsyl vauia Bailroad also declined X, selling afcfßX. Little . Sclinjlkill.soldat44X; Green Mountain CoabCompahy' atSi.and Fulton Coal at?. . Camden and Amboy de clined l. The transaction's inedmpany bonds were light. Camden and i mhoy 6s hold at 107,' on time; Schuylkill : Navigation 6s of 82 at S9X; West Chester 7s, at 104 X; North Tennsylvania 6s at !)»X; Camden.and Amboy 89s at 100; and the mortgage bonds at 107. The oil stocks fluctuated very,little, but -the,general.tendency .was - downward. Dalzell fell off X; Densmore and McClintock were unchanged; Com Planter and Curtin improved a fraction. , Bank shares continue quiet at about former rates. 102 was bid for North America; 61 for Farhwrs’ and Mechanics’; UXfor Penn Township; 83 fer West ern;; 58 for Manufacturers’and Mechanics’: 37 for Con solidation ; and 70 for Camden. . .. -The Keck Oil” Company has declared a third monthly.di-udend of-two per (twenty; cents par share) on the capital stock, payable on October 10. Transfer hooks to he closed on the 4th. The stock of this company is growing into increased fayor, and its wells arrflowinglarge qnantitie3 of oil. The Boston banks are gradually changing their orga nization to the National systems The' Bank of Mutual Bedemption has. more recently become a national con cern, and its,retumiof loans, deposite, and specie ap pears to he dropped fromthe weekly .statement of the old AssociatedißahksUnder State organizationi-iNearlF all the old banks of that city will abandon their litaie organization for the national system on the Ist of No m Vember. Their shareholders are called together with a view to pass upon this alteration upon the 20th of Octo ber, smd we, hear there is very little doubt of their al most-uhanimousconsenttoit. The following is a statement of business at the United States Assay: Office at New York, for the month endiaa •September "0,1864. Deposits 0tGb1d.1..^...................... .$ll5 mo M Foreign-C0itu5..,.;............. .......$17,000 - , w Foreign 8u11i0n.... ls.ooo United 5tate5'8u11i0n................ .iih om Depoßits of : Silver, including pur chases ; Foreign Coins.. Foreign Bullion. United States Bullion (contained in g01d),... ....................... ...2,000 United States Bullion (old c0me)..... 100 United States Bullion (Bake Superior) 1,100 Total deposits,pay able in bars.... ....68,000 \ ■ Total payable ia coins.... ..104,000—164,000 03 Gold Bars,stamped —. ..'.. ........ 934 aig o*- > Transmitted to.U. S.-Mint, r Philadelphia, for ' * c0inage........... 24,065 35 From Superintendent Kennedy’s preliminaiy report on tho Bighth Census, we . extract the following on th* subject of Insurance. As giving thn official resnltsof the census investigation of 1860, the figures possess : some interest: . - ■ -■ : “ The progress of insurance in the United States has been, rapidly following the development.. of com- ' . merce and trade, of which it Is the necessary accompa niment, since the system of buying and selling goods on credit necessitates the resort to every possible”means ofmakiDg those credits safe., Hone is morefobvious than that of heqmnng all goods bribe insured.ltfoi lowg Shat, as commodities increase in quantity and value, the amount to be covered by insurance must ex . pand in the same proportion. Unfortunately, however, -there have been no regular.statistics collated fromyear to year, as nr the case of banks by which that interest ing index to the grewth of the national.wealih. might- ' be compared. .The .State of-Massachusetts has paid, most attention to tins matter, End. th.& aantial.- reports are very valuable. The number of companies and amounts at risk have been as followsin that Slate • - ri_?' 80. of Capital Fire Marina rear. Cos. -Stock. Eisks. 'Bisks. 1810 41 : $7,475,000' , ! 551,698,696 ? $50,631,877 ' 1850 30 - 6,106,873 ■ . 63,943,273 . - 76,082,529 IS6Q. 117 6,383,100 348,923,259 ' lOliflTßOTt . The total-property at risk has increased in the tea ■years $310,870,461. ' Underthe present laws of New York the insurance returns are-well organized. Taking the figures into connection with those of the lea'ding ones of other States, the rssults.are as follows: ■ -- -ri A umber of Capital and ' companies. Assets. At Sisk, hew Y0rk..........-135 $53 237,547 , '5816,474,856-' “Massachusetts........ 117- - 6,?-5&10G * 450.886,288 ■■■—*■ ■ 1?—; fi ••!>» 200 Eeadingß... .cash. IW* SO 100. d 0....— — casll l'4 .100 do— SI 100 do—*2 dys&mt 63jt (OARDS, 50 Union Petroleum. 1% ■lO Penna It • • - 69% 1000 U SS-208...........K8fc, 200 Corn Planter...... 5 100Mineral..... v .b5. 3 300 Reading... i.J.1)30. 61% SOOMcClintock........ .6 ' 500Exce15i0r.......... U£ 200 Curtin.......3% fiCOOC &-A,; ! 59.i.3dy5.100 • • 6000 -•do -. .mtg.bda.lo7, . ! 100Dalzell 9%' ICODensmore 10% 1100 Penna Mining. .bSO 18 5000 Union Canal. .Uda. 13 6to McClintock........ ;g :«0I)al7.ell m *•100 Cora. Planter ft* 600 1rwin0U......«." ’ 100 Slineral Oil—• • ■ £?}. lroßeddtae...-;—• *• «s*.- 500 Cora. Planter. “ 200 Reading-"jj" 1 200 Mineral Oil. . 100Pnlton_Coal..M"* P »V.--: 44% ACUComiMinins-—W ‘B% • Total Marine By Fire....* . §50,595,700. The nuinher of United States life insurance companies is about 47: number of lives insured, 60,000: total smount insured, -$180,000,000; aunu»l- premiums. $7,t00,c00.; , Pliilaileljiliia ffiSTkets. . - -. ; October T—Evening: . The markets generally continue very dull, ; and the sales are in', small’lota' only, to supply’immediate wants. There is very little demand for Flour, and prices hay® again declined. ; Wheat'continues very anil, and prices are lower. ■ Quercitron Bark has declined $1 per ton. In Cotton there is’little or: nothing doing. Sngar and CoSee continue very dull, and rather lower. .Provisions are firmly held. Whisky_ is quiet. There 14 very, littla demand for Flour eitherfor shipment or home use, and. the market is very dull and prices lower; sales com prise about 600 barrels at $9.{0@9.75 for superfine; slo® 10.50 for extra; and 50 barrel for extra family, according to quality. The sales to the retailers and , takers are,ln a small way only, mtliin the above ranga of prices’- Eye Flour has declined; .a small sale was made at $9.25 f bbl. Corn Meal continues dull,and wa hear of no sales. - : ; "X :: ’ • GEAlE.—There is very little demand for Wheat, and pricesaielowey; small salts of rsgate reported ats2.2| ft bn; white ranges, at from * w bn- ,_Kye Is Slling in a small way at S 1 So®l SJ gbm Com is auief at $1.69 for prime yellow, and $L 65@1.K ybn for Western mixed, with small sales at iim-a rates. Cats are firm, With sales of Pelaware and Pennsylvania at £O BAEK:-lst So. 1 Querritronhas declmedsl if. ton,, with sales of about =0 hbds at sls@4i> oO,f:ton. - rOTTOii —Tkeie is little or nothing domgiuihe way;, nf rates, and the market continues very dull.; middlings are ouoted at -Si. SO 15 ib- - -' i ... GHOCBKIES.— Sugar and Coffee continue very dull, ’ sndprices are- drooping; we hear of no sales or either PETROLEUM.—There is very little doing, and. market is dull; small sab s are reported at from 57@400. for crude, 60@55c for refined, in-bond,* and ib®7sc f* nallon for free, as to quality. , ..l :' 7 , 8 SEEPS.—Flaxseed is anil anilpwer, with small sale* to notice at s3.ls'f bushel.. Timomy_ is rather :• lower: I.OCO bushels sold, to arrive, at $6.60 ip bushel, and 250 bushels here at $7 f bushel Clover continues scarce; with small sales at sl2@l3f 61 fils. FEBlT.—Green Apples are plenty, with sales at *l. oO - @3 EOf barrel: Green Peaches are nearly oyer. Ail kinds of. ForeisnFruitisvery ' HAf —Baleols Eellmg at irom $2S@39 iS.tott. . - PEOYISIOKS.—HoIders are. firm in their views, but -the transactions are limited; °i Sfelltng in e a“ S Sf-wa| 4 ft?wJ^o 1 ' ! f , ‘ 56 for ijiaia and fancy Sggedf »0 caSm of bides sold at p f lb, and hhoul- -Thwmaricet.-is' quiet, with small sales of Pennsylvania hhls at 180 c, and 200 bhls Ohio at 1820. are the-receipts of Flour and Grain at thisportto-day: ......,.,........1,475bM*. Hlour. ...;....;.....6;050 bus. Wheat .1,600 bus. 3.600 bus. New Orleans Markets. Sept. 34.« Cottox.—The attention of the trade, was almost-«•> clusively directed to-day to tie prize lin of.»01 bales—. captured on.tie Gray Jac!iet, from Mobae-wtncisoia. £fsuctionde follows:/ ICS bales ordinary (a Tewbaes mixed) at sl-4a, 810 good ordinary at SLBO, <0 lo w mld.- SITeS, 47 middUng at SI. strict middling at' SIWmkI lrkoo'd middling at sl.Sp; also, 5 crate? loose at $1 .«;■ ? Thl style of cottomwas folly op to, if not bat ter, than-the classification, bnt the bales'were, in_bad oTder-~l>a freiE £ ripped off, etc. : Low middling'juftT J>a cfnlted and middling at 51.7e@1.76. > ■The S 2 bales sold yesterday Itjere of Hie new embraced 16 barely middling at $l. i 3, and 16 middling ’ a \vo Aii -A lot of 7S bids yellow clarified Sold yester day or, the day, betoie,at Z6Kc@ lb- ft was taken for e 3 of.eid|on for tie commer cial week endlngPnday, Sept. 23, 1864 ■ Stock onhand Sept. 1* 1w64 • Received ttos'weeJc. *.• Received previously.... * Exported-past week- Exported pieviouair Stock on hand not cleared^ hETIEB BAGS, - - ,m THE MERCHANTS’- EXCHANGEi PHILADELPHIA. shin Tonawanda, Jnlins;... ~ .Liverpool, soott Bark Two Brothere, Teagne« Liverpool, soon pmT.4BEI.PHIA BOARD'OF TBADB. Horace J. Smith, . .(■ . „ • Wji. H l . -Woodward, < Committee of the Month. S. P. Hutchinson, ' :.-v MARINE IHTEILICEiV CB. POKT OF PmtABEXJPinA, ost. 1,18 SA» . .Sun Bises... 6 131 Sun Seta..— s 4^|H'ek'ff , ater..3 31 'TJ 1 BoreeS* days from New York, Brig Ellen Bernard, W®.. f , • in ballast to from B oB t o n, witffmdaa . Seht-OVtA***-*- to Twells *<*>•„ Morrison.; 24 horns. from New York, . CLEARED. ® a^| v >i Yori. Tampa ß fy. -.. ..... SSf Neptune, Russell, S W Pass. sSSfy, Kelly,_Bost o n > lehr Eegie, KewelLLewbern. . - KrfirEG WUlard, Parsons, Portland. >lchr Electric Light, Wallace, do : Schr W S Bond,' Frye, Boston. Schr C A'Heckscher, Smith, Boston. SShr Tennessee.'Wooster, Portland. - Echr.S.L; Crocher, Presbrey, Tannton. . , Echr CodieUns, Johnson, Hewport. fchr R. SLean, Babbitt, Newport. . Schr-WanaterHawSine. Port Monroe. .EebiWiS Andenrted.JßewitL Portnoy .. f chi J.C Baxter, Price, Fort Monroe. Schr Northern Light,.lreland, dm " £dto'JddgeLnnyon."Lnd!|,m, . Schr SarahPisher, Edwaads, W ail j ng ton. Schr D WB Powers, Money. w.«S do * Schr APbaro, L’ppmfo«. v. Git 7 point; Schr C A Heckscher, Gall ague., ' * s,m * ' 23.575,700 22,020,000 ... "353: ... 1,670. , 2,025 i . ' 6,69:1 1,413 1,923 , 3,835 • 3,961 •?' ■ ■ i iJ