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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1864.
IT© THE S'«»:KI>S OF ThE SOIJPIEHIX
etbbt county.
OHIO! State Certßax. Committee Rooms, No. IMB
Chestnut Street.—Our friends In every county and dis
trict in Pennsylvania should immediately, without one
day *• delay, send to the State Committee H. correct copy
of their whole ticket, giving plainly the -name of each'
candidate for every office. All this must be done to ena
ble the tickets to be prepared tosend to the several regi
ments of the State. .
County Committees should also prepare and send
With the Commissions their several county tickets, or
Bend a speoial agent with-the Commissions to carry
them. ■
Increase of National Debt.
The statement made in The Press of
yesterday, and appearing in. some of our
Hew 'York exchanges of the same date,
in relation to the increase of.the ’public
debt, on the authority of Dr. Elder, of
the Treasury, -was communicated by him in
' conyersation to our correspondent, and is
in one particular, inaccurate. We now sub
mit an exactreport of the results of that
gentleman’s investigation: ■
tn certain periods
the wfcolG-. period since .the commencement
of the rebellion expenditure, the date of the com
jEcncemciit being fixed at the Ist July, 1801, for the
purpose of the averages gUsen:
On the Ist July, 1361, the public debt '
amounted to. $90,867,828
Increase to Ist May, 1883 (22 months),
669 days..... -876,331,899
. Increase per diem. 1,309,913
Increase, from Ist May, 1883. to 28th
April, 1864 (12months),360days.....
. Increar o per diom.
Increase from 26th April, 1864, to 30th*
Sept., 1804 (5 months), 157 days 299,158,711
' Inorease per diem.. 1,905,469
Increase from Ist July, 1861, to 30th.
Sept,, 1864(39months), 1,187day5....- l,865;ll)5,888
Avorsgolncreaseperdlemforthen'hole ■
peri0d.....,.............’... 1,571,108
The war expenditure began before the
Ist July, 1861, but as the known debt had.
increased but . about fourteen millions be
tween thp 4th-of March and the Ist of
July, 1861, the intervening four months,
or ‘llB days, are not taken' into the periods
for which the averages are here made. If
they were, the average per diem increase pf
the debt would have been' reduced for the
first period taken to $1,181,000, and for the
whole period, thus extended by the addi
tion of the 118 clays rejected in the state
ment, to $1,440,000 per diem! Dr. Bldebls
method of treating the daily increase of the
debt is, therefore, a fair one, and not by
any means calculated to deceive the public.
It appears to us'also that his division
of the 39 months into three tolerably
'long periods is also just, being the best
means of embracing the unascertained debt
of the earlier dates ; for in £2 months not
more than three months’ floating lia
bilities would escape. These would be
gathered up, and appear within the next
12 months, and the unknown expenditure
of this period of 13 months in like manner
Will appear in the last five-months period,
leaving nothing unknown but what may
have been accruing, but not ascertained,
within the last period.
Two years ago the Treasury Department
•was in the habit of adding eighty millions
to its statement of debt as an estimate of
the unknown expenditure, or that expendi
ture which had not come in for settlement;
but after the lapse of a sufficient length of
time, this estimate was dropped, simply be
cause the supposed amount was not veri
fied nor even tolerably approached, and
for the additional reason that all estimates
that it might make would neither instruct
nor convince the public. • -
The Only Hope for Peace
Is in a vigorous, sustained, continued,
and unceasing prosecution of the war, so as
to crush the rebellion and enable the peo
ple of the South to drive away the despot
Jefff.rson Davis arid his slavery oli
garchs. There can be no terms made with
him, or his pretended Government; the
turns must' be made with the people.
"What, then, are the prospects ? The whole
line of sea-coasts with its harbors, from
the Mississippi to Fortress Monroe, is actu
ally or prkfiically ours. Mobile, Savannah,
and Charleston, no longer are visited by
blockade-runners, and Wilmington will
soon be sealed by the indomitable and heroic
Fabrag.ut. V All foreignsupplies witt tiejn
iirely : stopped by the next meeting of Con
gress: Atlanta is in our possession, and
forms a new base for future operations,
either in Alabama, Georgia, or further
North,- and Governor ; Brown has with
drawn all the militia from the rebel army
in Yuginia. West Yirginia is a free
State, and the brilliant successes of She
ridan have opened the Baltimore; and
Ohio Railroad through its whole extent,
put a stop to all predatory invasions of
Maryland and Pennsylvania by the thieves,.
robbers, and . incendiary forces of these
desperate and cruel rebels, whilst the Val
ley of the Shenandoah is subdued and strip
ped of the supplies|intended for beleaguered
Richmond. Eastern and Northern Vir
ginia have been-reconqiiered, and Grant's
gallant army is gradually closing : "on the
rebel capital, whilst its supplies of food
(without which it must be deserted by Lee)
are being cut off by the advance of -Sheri
dan and other forces. The game of Atlanta
will be reproduced at Richmond, and Vir
ginia will be freed from the iron despotism
of Davis' Which spares neither the cradle
nor the grave. Deserters are coming in by
hundreds, and fugitive citizens are flying
from the wrath to come—from the doomed
city. The rebel Government, with its civil :
functionaries and archives, has certainly
left it never to return—its newspapers are
disappearing, and The removal of cannon
and military stores is hut the precursor of
a forced but Inevitable evacuation, which
Bee knows to be a death-blow- to the bas
tard slave Confederacy. 1
In two more months, if Grant and
Sherman are supplied with men, as they
are now being by the vigorous measures of
the Administration, and the people give
their cordial support at the polls, the South
ern rebellion must perish, but if the Cop
perheads triumph then the war will be pro
longed, and end in the acknowledgment of
those -rebels who. have mercilessly mur
dered and slaughtered our fellow-citizens
and burnt our towns and villages. ,
Caii any patriot, any truer lover of his
country, hesitate for a moment? -As he
values his country, its fame, and the honor
of its. flag and arms, let him sustain our
brave soldiers and sailors by voting the
Whole Union ticket on Tuesday;next.
Has tlie War Progressed as it Should I
The Washington Intelligencer is publish
ing an elaborate reply, continued from day
to day, to the question, “ Have we made
the progress which the people were entitled
to expect from the resources of men and
money placed in the Administration’s
hands ?” Now, it might be admitted that
the Administration did not. make the very
test use of its resources without injuring
in the least' its credit with the people.
That the North at first grossly underesti
mated the strength of the; rebellion is no
torious ; that it more , than once, flushed
■with victory, expected the war to end
5n a few months is tnie; disappointments
■were not caused by the Government, but
by its own rash hopes.; Besides .this, the
'Administration was itself almost as inex
perienced as the people who created and
sustained it, and, with the people, neces
sarily made mistakes. One of the greatest
of these was unquestionably the retention
of General McCi.ei.lan in command after
be had disobeyed orders, delayed the
War for months, and signally failed in
Us own; .campaign. 1 et, admitting
Ibis, we assert that the N progress we
lave made is all we ‘.could have expected,
Jhad we appreciated our own ignorance.
Since General McClellan was removed
we’ have changed the whole face of the
war,- and in the last six months it is not the
enthusiasm of the people,; but the stern
facts of the situation, that lead us to believe
the rebellion hopelessly defeated. The
Intelligencer . , may make a’ plausible argu
ment, based on McClellan's failures and
the ' misfortunes of 1862, hut what can it
prove, by Grant and 1864. but that the
progress .-of our arms is almost unparalleled
jnthe historyof nations? . .
In Hartford a McClellan Club has
taken a room in a coffin warehouse. As
Mrs. Toodles- said of her watch-boxes and
wheelbarrows, ‘‘it will be handy to have
Jem in tfie house.”
A Girard Sob.
Step hen Gebakd by Ms will gave ail the
residue and remainder of Ms real and per
sonal estate, of every sort and kind, where
soever situate, unto the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Citizens of PhiladelpMa, their suc
cessors and assigns, in trust, to and for the
several uses, intents, and purposes herein
after mentioned and declared, of and con
cerning the same, that is ? to say, so far as
regards my real estate in Pennsylvania
in trust, that no part thereof shall ever be
sold or alienated by the said Mayor; Aider
men, and Citizens of, Philadelphia, or their
successors; but the same shall forever
thereafter be let from time to time to good
tenants,, at yearly or other rents, and upon
leases in possession not exceeding fire years
from the commencement (hereof, and that
the rents, issues, and profits arising there
from shall be applied towards keeping that
part of the said real, estate situate in the
City and Liberties of PhiladelpMa con
stantly in good repairs (parts elsewhere
situate to be kept in repairs by the tenants
thereof respectively), and towards improv
ing the same whenever necessary by erect
ing new buildings; and that the net resi
due (after paying the several annuities
thereinbefore provided for) be applied to:
. the same uses and purposes as are therein
declared of and, concerning the residue of
his personal estate. ,
He then directed his college to be erect;
ed on the square between High and Chest-'
nut streets and Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, and gave two millions of dollars to
build it and to maintain and educate the
poor white male orphans, the objects of
Ms bounty. -If this sumshould prove in
sufficient for the maintenance and educa
tion of the orphans, then such further sum
as shall be necessary shall be taken from the
final residuary fund, comprehending the
income of Ms real estate in the city-and
county of Philadelphia. By his last codi
cil, dated June SOth, 183.1, ho changed the
location of his college to the Peel Hall
estate; and as to the square between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets he says:'
“ Consequently the said square of ground
is to constitute, and I declare it to be
a part of the residue and remainder
of •my real and personal estate, and
given. and devised for the ■ same uses
and purposes as are declared in section
twenty of my will; it being my intention
that the said square of ground shall be built
689,016,378
1,915,598
iipon and improved in such a manner as to
secure a safe and permanent income for the
purposes stated, in the said'twentieth section."
Upon the. plan formed by the testator, the
executors proceeded to improve this square.
A street called Girard street was opened
from: Eleventh to Twelfth streets, stores
were erected on Market street, four-story
dwellings on caph side of .Girard street,
and .sixteen twenty-five-feet houses on
Chestnut street of four stories in height,
with; back buildings—the whole lower story
front being of white marble, in the best
style of that day. The internal arrange
ments have been gradually modernized,
and the parlors'are among the finest
city. The college was built in violation of
the will, and, with the investments in
United States Bank and other stocks, used
up the whole two millions ; and the resi
duary income, instead of being devoted as
was directed by tlic testator, to - the embel
lishment of the city and the reduction of
taxation, is taken to support the Girard
orphans; This was the fault of the Coun
cils of the city, and was the first great-job
jjn brick, mortar, lumber, and marble, into
which they precipitated the noble charity
of -Stephen Girard. The only excuse
they could offer was; that they were doing
the bidding of the Bank of the United
States.
The houses in Chestnut street were let
to good tenants at rents varying with the
times, and in the spring of 1857 the - rents
were raised, we think, $2OO on each house,
making, if we are not mistaken, $1,400 for
each of the two comer houses ,~and .the re
maining fourteen at $1,200 each. In Sep
tember of that year came the great finan
cial crash, but these increased rents were
still continued.' In 1801, at the breaking
out of the great rebellion, all rents fell,.par
ticularly of stores, and tenants were.'; kept
in by their landlords, in many instances,
simply on the terms of taking care of them.
Stores particularly became a drug. Some,
renting for $3,000 and $4,000 per annum,
were without tenants. The rents of the
Chestnut-street houses were reduced to their
old rates. Some years ago it was proposed
to erect on -this front a large hotel, which
would have swamped the Girard income
entirely. During the last summer, a new
scheme was concocted and presented to
Councils and bandied about, but
the particulars were never published
nor submitted to the public for their
approval. As near as we could learn, the
plan was for a builder to advance $100,000"
to alter these capital dwellings into sixteen
stores, cutting them in such a manner as to
destroy them entirely for any purpose but
-that of stores, to be leased to him for five
years, at their reduced rent, with a promise
of renewal for five years' longer—-the City,
as the trustees of the Girardßestate, at the
end of the five years or other expiration of
the term, to repay the sum advanced, with'
interest, and to have sixteen old stoi'es on
their hands. Why the plans and proposals,
estimates, &c., &c., were not published we
do ‘not profess to know. It was proposed
at once to make this alteration, and to turn
out to seek new habitations fourteen ' fami
lies, six of whom were widows, supporting
themselves; and children by following a
business for which this location is particu
larly adapted. The plan met with little fa
vor, but, at the last -meeting of Councils,
its parent informed them that it was only
p«stponed until next July, when it would
be carried into effect.
When the plan was proposed gold was
at an advance of 380; now it is only 90,
witli a downward tendency. If the rents
are too low they should be raised
The City of Philadelphia are simply
trustees—trustees of Stephen Girard’s
will, and have ho more power than if they
were private individuals, and are, like
them, amenable to the law for any breaches
of trust committed by them. An exami
nation of the will shows this plan, which
is only a job for some one to make money
out of, to be a violation of the letter and
spirit of that instrument. The rents, issues,
and profits, arising from the real estate,
“ shall be applied,” says the will, “ towards
keeping the real estate in Philadelphia
constantly in good repair, and to wards ■
improving the same by erecting new
buildings.'’ 1 By his codicil, he says, “It
being my .intention that the said square
of ground shall be built upon and
improved in such a manner as to secure
a safe arfl •permanent income for the pur
poses stated in the said twentieth section.”
In obedience to his directions, his executors
built upon and improved it in such a man
ner as to secure a safe and permanent in
come, and, so far as this square is con
cerned, the will is fulfilled, and all that
remains for his trustee, the City, to do is to
keep the buildings constantly in good re
pair. As men of common-sense, we can
not see on what pretence the City can un
dertake this scheme ; for if they can do it
now they could have done it -thirty years
ago , when the executors handed over the
new buildings which they had just com
pleted. Stephen Girard forbids an ex
press or implied promise to .extend any
lease beyond five-years, and: he' intended
his houses shouldhe let directly to good
tenants, and not a whole square to one
speculator. :. ■ ■
The plan itself is absurd. It does not in
crease the income for five years one dollar,
and, of course, does no good to the Girard
•charity during that period. It makes an
alleged improvement when labor and ma
terials are at the highest rate, and thus
doubles the cost of alteration, and, of
course, the sum to be repaid, whilst it holds
out the direct temptation to slight the work,
as we see in the terrible destruction at’Vine
and Eighth streets. Whenever a revulsion
takes place, as in 1857, the stores cannot be
let, and then the City, already sufficiently
burdened with debt, must pay for their
breach of trust by making up the differ
rence. .Besides, if at the end of fiye years,
say in 187,0, it is found stores are really
needed, it would be but common sense for
the City to borrow the money themselves;
make the improvements r and have the pro
fits of sixteen new stores. In any aspect,
tills scheme is simply a job which, every
member of Council who tMnks correctly
should set Ms face against. ■
Commenting on the 'report that Gov.
Bbown was negotiating with Gen,. Shek-'
man for the return of Georgia to the
Union, the New York Daily News declares
that such action, would he infamy. M The
withdrawal of Georgia from her sister
States of the Confederacy, in this hour of
their supreme trial, is a supposition that
involves a depth of baseness which dispas
sionate witnesses must admit conflicts' di
rectly with all the teachings of the politi
cal history of the States of the South.”.
Bear it in mind -that a leading organ of the
McClellan party declares that the restora
tion of Georgia to the Union, by the act of
her own State Government, would be in
famous and base.
Mb. Pendleton said in Congress, after
South Carolina and three other States had
seceded: ' s'..;
“If these Southern States cannot be conciliated,
and If you, gentlemen, cannot find It In your
heart s.to grant their demands; If they must leave
the family mansion, I would signalize their depar
ture by tokens of love.”
■ These words he has never unsaid; on
the contrary, he has repeated them, and
consistently confirmed them by his votes.
If McClellan is a true Union man, how
dare he accept an open disunionist as his
nearest political friend ?
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that a
regiment of Ohio soldiers “ cheered for
Yallandioham, and were received in the
most enthusiastic manner. They then gave
tJiree cheers for General McCijillan.” A
point for other soldiers to consider.
When Congress offered a resolution of
thanks to McClellan for his “ promise of
victory in Virginia,” Mr. Pendleton
voted against it. A fact their friends had
better keep in. the dark.
WASHINGTON.
1 Washington, Oct. 6.
ADMIBAL FABBAGUT TO CONTINUE IN HIS
PBESENT COMMAND—ADMIBAL POBTEB
.TO COMMAND THE NOBTH 'ATLANTIC
: SQTJADBON. ' ’
The present indications are that Admiral Fabba
gut will continue in command of the Western Gulf
Squadron, Instead of being transferred to that of the
North Atlantic, as recently widely announced. The ,
latter, It is known, embraces the North Carolina;
coast'. Admiral Porter has been ordered to Its
bommaiid, and;wlll, without delay, enter upon his
duties. His successor in command of the Missis
sippi Squadron has not yet been designated.
PEEFABATIONS TO TAE|J THE ABMY VOTE.'
Col. T. G. Moktshead and other Pennsylvani
ans are here, bound to the front, by appointment of
the Governor, to take the soldiers’ vote on Tuesday
nest.
a representative recruit for mrj.
. A LINCOLN.
Mrs. Lincoln is about to put in a representative
recruit for the Third ward. This will make the
third representative^from the White House.
A SECOND REPRESENTATIVE RECRUIT .FOR
HON. MR. GROW.
Hon. Galusha a. Grow, formerly Speaker of
the House of Representatives, although not subject
to the draft, some time ago-furnished a white repre
sentative for the army. He was in Alexandria last
woek, and it so happened that he was present at the
mustering In of a colored company. Fooling
anxious to contribute once more towards putting
down the rebellion, ho asked of-the colored persons i
present if there was one among them who would
like to represent him In the army. He had hardly
asked the question before It was Answered in the
affirmative, “I will.” What Is your name t asked
the gentleman; from Pennsylvania, “William
Cullen Bryant,” was the answer. Wm: Cullen
Bryant was then called forward and received the
three hundred dollars bounty from Mr. Gr.ow’s
own hand.
THE CONSUL GENERAL TO HAVANA.
Ex-Governor Wit. F. Mrsrox, of Connecticut, re
cently appointed Consul General to Havana, was
In Washington to-day to receive hJs instructions.
VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR OF NOVA SCOTIA
TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Governor General of Nova Sootla called on
the President to-day, in company with the Assist
ant; Secretary of State, and was the object of mark
ed official attention.
ARRIVAL OF-CART. HOBART’S RODY.
The body of Captain Hobart, killed last 4th or-
July, near Martinsburg, while on an excursion with
some of his fellow clerks of the War Department!
has been received.
REEEL DESERTERS.
.Another batch of rebel deserters were brought in
this morning. They were disposed to be communi
eatiyej but their stories were of an improbablo cha
racter, ' ■ . . ' '
NEWS EXPECTED FROM . SHERIDAN,
News is hourly looked for, of an' important cha
racter, from Sheridan. Those just from that vici
nity say the good work goes on bravely.' Reinforce
ments are still being sent to him, and troops were
passed on the road this morning by one of your cor
respondents. ' -- ■
.THE GUERILLAS NEAR FAIRFAX QUIET.
The guerillas are very quiet in the neighborhood
of Fairfax at present. Not one las been heard of
for a week or more. They are hovering upon Sheri
dan’s rear.
CAPTAIN LARDNER,
It has heretofore been stated that Capt. Lardner
bad been rellevod of his command in the West In
dies, This was for the reason that the vessels whic h
composed the “squadron have ceased to compose a
separate- fleet. Cruisers, however, will continue to
bMicployed in those waters, and act as convoys to
the California steamers. ■ . ~
DEATHS OF PENNSYLVANIANS.
Abner L. JBiroh, 140th Pennsylvania; Jambs
Mabels, 99th; Harvey Kennedy, 11th Pennsyl
vania Cavalry; Edward 'Cook, and Wm. Craw
eobd, oth Pennsylvania Artillery, died and were
buried yesterday. •
PERSONAL.
General Cameron is here, and so are Chambers
McKibbin; Wm'. V. McGrath, and Other Pennsyl
vania notables.
The excursion over the Erie Railroad—
Its Formal Opening-—Union Meetings.
ISpecial Despatch to The Press. 1
Erie, Oct. 6.— -This well appointed railroad, join
ing with an iron.band the extreme southeast corner
of the Stato to its extreme northwest corner, has
been formally inaugurated. The first train 1 over the
road, which left your city day before yasterdayyhas
arrived here safely. The two hundred and forty
gentlemen, one hundred and fourteen of them
from Philadelphia, who wero on board, in
vited guests, aj;e highly gratified with their
splendid excursion, which revealed to them, the
first of millions who will . hereafter behold it,
nearly 600 miles of the State, the primeval silence
of which for great distances Has never been broken by
the screams of the locomotive, nor even by the foot
fall of man. For miles and miles the country ro
poees in all Its virgin richness—long reaches of
forest and glimpses of glades, In. all the varying
beauty of solitude and repose—skirt the road, and
pass in a green haze before the dazzled eye of;;the
traveller, outward peering. Nature Is there—naturo
undefiled, unimproved, and yet art and civilization
seem so near because of the line of rails and the rat
tling train, that new sensations start up—mingled
admiration of the contrasted works of nature and o[
man. Untold millions of wealth He dormant along
this road,. only awaiting that development which
tills road will hasten.
v We arrived at Look Haven Tuesday night, whero
we received a warm and joyous welcome.' Gov. Cur.
tin,’who had joined the' party, was serenaded here,
and made a very patriotic spoech last night, to a large
meeting of citizens. The Union sentiment In this
town is very strong and demonstrative. The people
are making preparations to hold a great Union
meeting. Governor Curtin, it is announced, will
speak.. Many.other eminent gentlemen will also
address the' people of the county, who, ij,s Is the
case with all the country meetings, will journey
from miles and miles into the town, to refresh them
selves with the current or patriotism that flows
from the lips of their leaders and standard-bearers.
Although we Have arrived at Erie, our long ride
has not jaded us. We are all in a lull flow of spi
rits, and an excursion to-morrow to Lake Erie is al
ready projected. A.publlc dinner will close the
pleasant experiences of this first ride over, the rails
to Erie, after which we wiil return to Philadelphia,
leaving here io-morrow at 7H P. M. E. S. M.
Mulder of a Soldier iuMonroe County
by a Secret of Copperheads—
More It. CL C.’s.
f Special Despatch to The P/eBB 1
Steotjdbbuko, Oct. 6.— A cold-blooded murder
was perpetrated about seven miles from this place,
yesterday, by: some of the Copperhead- League,
which has formed throughout the whole county,
the members of which* are sworn to shoot any sol
dier or other person who comes here to carry out
the law and the commands of his superior officers.
It has been organized chiefly to secure drafted men
who have refused or avoided reporting .them-,
selves. The murder; - took place in Price
township, Monroo county, and the victim was
Leander K. Dease, a resident of your, city, a
private In Captain Stroud’s Independent Rail
road Troop, and a highly respectable young man.
He, together with a detalled'siiuaai was engaged i n ,
serving notices .upon drafted men of, that township.’
Whilst riding along a country road heavily skirted
with bushes, and within a short distance or the
.house of a Mr. Jacob Miller,,'the squad was- fired
upon .by some of these leagued traitors concealed in
the. bushes. The volley..struck but one—that one
Dease, who was instantly killed. He was shot
through the heart and lungs; one bullet passed en
'lrely through his head, four buckshot lodged in it,
•nd one passed through his wrist. His comrades'
.mmediateiy placed themselves on .the offensive,
<nd had a lively skirmish with the Copperheads,'
who, true, to the instinots of that animal; still
cowered In the bußhes. Two were caught, animals
earned Miller and Leese, and brought to this town
last night. They sent te Philadelphia to-day.
THE I>B ESS -PnTLADELPffIA, FRIDAY, OCTttBEE 7, 1864.'
AFFAIKS IN GEANT’S ABUT.
THE ADVANCED POSITION STRENGTHENED.
HOtBEB OF TEN UNION PBISOSFBN
h ' IN TENNESSEE.. '
A lIKAVX EKBSI FORCE OBT THE CFtATIAHOOUHIE,
Big Shanty and Two Bridges Burned.
A LARGE BOOT OF REBELS NEAR
SEVERE BATTLE AT ALATOONA
THE LOSS OF’ THE ENEMY GREAT.
A REBEL CAVALRY DIVISION REPORTED
CROSSING THE ETOWAH.
THE INVASION OF MISSOURI.
ARRIVAL OP GEN. EWING AT ST. LOUIS.
A FIGHT WITH THE ENEMY AT
HARRISON STATION.
ALL QUIET AT MOBILE,
MORGANZIA DISTRICT IN LOUISIANA
GENERAL GRANT’S ARMY.
OUR ARMY STSOSSIT riXBD IK ITS ADVANOhD
Washington. Oct. 6. —Nothing especially, inter
esting has been received from the Army of the Po
tomac to-day. ; I .
It appears, howovor, that the advanced position
gained last week is so Strengthened that there is
little danger of the enemy attempting to dislodge
our army, Lee being considered too woak to make
such a movement.
THE TOEWABB MOVEMENT—SPIRIT OP THE TROOPS
—CONDUCT OF PARTICULAR REGIMENTS,
[Special Correspondence of Tiie Preßs.]
Chapin’s Bluff, 5K miles from Richmond,
October 5,18 Gt,"
Never since the organization of the Army of the
.Tames has it exhibited in its various departments
so much strength and vitality as at present. Its
operations give to the north bank of the' James
"quite an animated appearance. The various
branches are all working harmoniously together for
the accomplishment of the grand object in view.
Having done so well in itß onward mbvenient, itAs
risking nothing to assure the hearts which are pul
satlng;between hope and fear that It will triumph
antly accomplish what it is neeessary for them to
undertake, ard fully vindicate the reputation of
Goe. Butler as a martlal leader. Encouraged by
tine success which 1 has so lately attended its ad"
vanco on the rebel capital, it is impatiently chafing
under the necessary delay. Another move, Inau
gurated under ausigees equally as> favorable, and.
the rebel capital will submit, with as much good
grace as New Orleans, to the masterly but just
rule of Gen. Butler. '
Wlien the smoke of a battle has partially
cleared away, and' the. thinned ranks of brave
men are dosed up by the surviving heroes, wo can
form a fair idea of the boaring of those under fire,
and how they acquitted themselves. In the onward
to Richmond move of the 29th ult., the; 4th United
States Colored Troops, raised in Maryland, and the
6th United States Colored Troops, from Pennsyl
vania-,. gained for <,themselves undying laurels for’
their steady and unflinching courage displayed in
attacking the rebels at great disadvantage. These
two regiments wore deployed as skirmishers.
It was just light enough to see. as they pushed
out of a skirt of woods from our breastworks at
Deep Bottom ; and as soon as emerging, from it
they were fired upon by the rebel sharpshooters,
who fell back before these advancing regi
ments.; They pushed on aoross a ravine, where
they were exposed to a severe enfilading fire
by the enemy’s sharpshooters, occupying a
house in a skirt of woods on our left. It was
.under that fire the first men of these regiments
were killed, ■ among whom was Captain. S. W.
Vannuys. ■ The sharpshooters were soon dislodged,
and our troops then entered another woods, pushed
beyond It, and crossed the Three mile creek. On
account of the marshy state of the ground, slush,
timber, undergrowth, and briers, this line became
somewhat confused, but soon advancing out of these
difficulties they reached the enemy’s abattis in front
of his breast works, which they charged with cheer
ing. Two lines of abattis had here to be overcome,
which was handsomely accomplished. It was here
that many of the colored troops fell while attempt
ing to force a passage over the abattis. There, was
no flinching by these two regiments in this terrible
position, but they ;manfully received and returned
the fire until they were throe tlmos ordered to fall
back, which they did in good order. An assaulting
column was then formed, which, as I informed you
in a previous despatch, “jumped the rebels ” out of
their breast works, who took the nearost road to
Richmond. - . '
The officers and men of these two regiments oould
not have done better. The same mustrbe said of the
entire division under General Payne. It has covered
Itself with glory, and wiped out effectually the Im
putation against the lighting qualities of the colored
troops.
In the attempt of the 4th and the 6th Regiments
to pass over the abatts, the 4th lost its entire color
guard. Alfred 15. Hilton, of the 4ih, carried the
American flag, which was presented to it by the
colored ladles of Baltimore, to tho very edge of the
breastworks, and, lying down, held aloft the na.
tlonal colors. When they were ordered to fall back,
this brave man was shot down, but is not danger
ously wounded, and his first exclamation was,
Save the flag !» Sergeant Major Plootwood -suc
cessfully brought the colors back, riddled with some
thirty rents, with no other loss to himself than a
shot through his boot-leg. '
The gallantry of Major Augustus Si Boomstein,
commander or the 4th, has been acknowledged
by placing him in temporary command of the 3d
brigade, while Col. Duncan remains in the hos
pital, from wounds received in this onward move
ment. . ''
I neglected to mention in my despatch of yester
day that on the afternoon previous a party of re
bels, twenty-four in number, were promised all they
could get by their officers If they charged on tho
extreme picket post on tho left of this army. Se
venteen of them were gobbled up by the colored
troops, five killed and wounded in our hands, and
one, an officor, escaped. He would not have gotten
away ii he had not been. mounted, and from the
swift manner he sped , over the ground when our
black troops made for him, it was supposed he had
the fastest horse in the Southern' States. ,Ohe of
our officers would probably have overtaken him if
his horse had not stumbled. Roll™.
DERANGEMENT ;OP THE TELEGRAPH—-NO REPOSTS
, JfASHViLLEj Oct. 6.— Owing 1 to tho heavy
last night, the telegraph lines are down on tlie
Chattanooga Kailroad, and wo -have no reports
from Gen. Rousseau’s command.
The telegraph lines along the Tennessee and Ala
bama* It allroad aro working to Pulaski. The rain
storm of last night Is continued to-aay. The water
is five feet deep on the shoals, and rising.
THE RAILROAD DEPOT AT SHKLBYVILLE BURNED
BY THB'HEEELS—TEN PRISONERS MURDERED—
ATTACK ON: A UNION CATTLE GUARD—DHSTP.UO
, -TION ON THE, OHATTAHOOCHIB—BATTLE NEAR
ALATOONA.
Nashville, Oct. 6.— The rebel Captain Blaek
well.on the SOthult.. surprised and captured somo (
guards, numbering thirty-two, near ShelbyvlUc,
Tonn., burned the railroad depot, and a lot of arms
and munitions of war. Ten of the Federal prisoners ■
were shot by Blackwell: near Fayetteville, and the
wcie delivered to Forrest. Six of the latter
escaped and reached Shelbyville. -
i One hundred and fifty rebels, under Duvall Me*
Nury, attacked Lieutenant Bllggeod, sth Kansas'
Cavalry, in charge of a" large drove of cattle from
-Johßsvllle, fifteen miles from Nashville, Tho Fede
ral guard numbered half of whom were killed,
wounded, or captured. The balance escaped and
arrived here safely. The- cattle , were stampeded,
andGarge numbers of them were straying through
the country. ; < '
The river is six feet on the shoals and rising.
'On the 4th, a large rebel force appeared on tho
Ghattahoochlo .river, near Aackworth station, de
stroyed.several pieces of the track, and burned Big
Shanty. Two bridges across the OhattahoocMe at-
Cartersville and Eesaca iwere damaged by heavy
rains. A rebel force was near Dalton on the
8d Ins t., movlhg- in a southeasterly direction.: They
had with them a train of 250 wagons. A severe fight
occurred at Alatoona yesterday between the garri
son and a body of • rebel Infantry. Gen. Corse and
Col. Towlett were wounded. Tho rebel loss was
heavy, according to the reports of prisoners taken.
The battle la expected to be, renewed to-dhy. A
division of rebel Infantry was seen moving, at the
Etowah river, probably with the Intention of cross
ing to this side.
The river has seven feet on the shoals, and is still
rising.
THE REBEL ATTACK ON ALATOONA THEY ARB
REPULSED AND LEAVE ALL THEIR DEAD AND
WOUNDED IN OUR HANDS. A
Chattanooga, Oct. 6.—At six o’clock yesterday
morning the enemy attacked Alatoona with artillery
and Infantry. The position was occupied by a por
tion of General Smith’s dorps.. The fight continued
at Intervals, and during the latter part ofthe day
the enemy was handsomely repulsed - with' severe
loss. In ihe evening they hastily retreated towards
Dallas and Dalton, leaving all their dead and
4co to 600 wounded in our possession. Our loss Is
about 300 billed and wounded. ’General Oarse is
reported to be wounded. ’ -The firings was heavy In
the direction of Kenesaw during the day.
This ls the first clejir day .for .nearly two weeks.
All the streams are;overflowlng and washing away
the bridges at Ringgold, Beaaea, and Chatta
hoochle. The two first-named will be rebuilt to-day.
iBRITAL 07 < '6SIf« KWINQ AT BT. LOUIS——ACCOUNT
OE HIS RETREAT EJEtOM PILOT FIGHT.
-WITH THE REBELS AT HARRISON
PRICE REPORTED NEAR UNION ON TUESDAY-
St. Louis, Oct. 6.—General Ewing and several
officers- of his command reached here last night
haying marched from Pilot Kaob to l)e Soto, with
THE WAR.
OALTON, GEORGIA.
CLEARED OF REBELS
POSITION.
TLe colored Troops.
TENNESSEE. -
FROM GEN. ROUSSEAU.
MISSOURI.
an escort; of forty men, and thence came to St,
Louis by railroad. His retreat from Pilot Knob
ywhs unmolested till about twenty miles from Har
rison Station, where the rebels attacked him’ln
considerable fore?, but were driven back by his
artillery, with loss. He erected some slight breast
works and planted cannon, and fought the enemy
pretty constantly till Saturday afternoon, when
Colonel Beveridge, with 600 of the 17th Illinois
Cavalry, arrived from Roila, and the rebels retired.
Early on Sunday morning the command started
for Holla, which point they reached the same eve
ning, with 700 men and all their artillery. The
total loss in the command, Including the siege,
Pitot, Knob, skirmishing on the retreat, and the
engagement at Harrison Station, were about 300,
the larger proportion being nrlsoners, ’
Despatches from Rrankiin report ail quiet there.
General Smith commands tho forces at that point,
Including tho enrolled militia, all under General
Pike. The latest accounts from Price placed him
six milts west of Union, on Tuesday, on the Jeffer
son City road. His force consists of fifteen thousand
fighting men, cavalry, mounted infantry, and about
5,000 camp-followers. His movements indicate a
design to take Jefferson City, install Tom Reynolds
as Governor, and hold the State for the Confede
racy. General Mower has been heard from, but his
whereabouts is contraband.
1)1: PAKTMEST OP THE GULF.
THB REBELS COMPLETELY DRIVEN OCT FEOM TffE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF MORGANZIA—ALL QUIET AT
MOBILE—ORDERS TO PLANTERS.
New" York, Oot. 6.— Tho steamer North America
has arrived from New Orleans, with dates to the
29th nit.
The planters havo been directed to leave one
fourth of the Bugar-cane crop for seed. The labor
era are to havo a Hen on all products raised In the
Department until their claims are satisfied.
The rebels have been completely chased out of tho
district aiound Morganzia by Gen. Ullman,
The new General Assembly was to meet on Mon
day, October 3.
The steamer Glasgow had arrived from Mobile,
with dates to the 30th nit. All was then quiet there.
The New Orleans, cotton market was declining;
sales were made on the'2B th at 'lSTjj. >
The steamer Constitution, with Now Orleans
dates to the 27th ult., has arrived. - She brings 220
robels, captured in Mqhlle Bay.
The steamers Ariel and Creole were passed on the
29th, going up the Mississippi river.
The steamer' Merrimae, from Now Orleans, with
dates to. the 30th, arrived to-day. She brings no
news. She hsis on board 259 sick and wounded sol
diers. .
•WEST VIRGINIA. .
LOSSES CAUSED BY THE LATE REBEL RAID;
Baltimore, Oct. 6.—General Kelly writes that
the rebel invaders in West Virginia made no dis
tinction in their assessments between their own
abettors, and Union sympathizers., The loss to Up
shur oohnty, VaT, alone, he estimates at forty thou
sand dollars.
MEXICO ANB TUB WEST. INDIES.
MATAMOROS NOT CAPTURED—COKTINAS STILL IN
POSF.KSSION THERE—ABANDONMENT OF SEVERAL
TOWNS J!Y THE FRENCH—MOVEMENTS OF MAXI
MILIAN—IMPORTANT REPORTS FROM- ST. DO
■ ■ MINOO. v
New. York, Oct. 6.—By the steamer North Amo
rioan'we learn tha.t officers of the French war ves
sels at-New Orleans started a report, on tho 28th,
thatllatamoros was in possession Of the French on
the 21st. Later hews proves: this story false. Gor
linas ls:still,there, and as defiant as ever.
New York, Oct. 6.— The steamer Havana, from
Havana, with dates to the Ist inst., has arrived.
She announces thu arrival at that port of the
Spanish steamer Barcelona, with advices from
Vera Cruz to the 10th of September.
The Vera Cruz papers contain accounts of tho
abandonment by the French of various towns and
cities, and their occupation by the Republican
troops. Among these towns are Zaoualtipa and
ZitEcuaro. TheiFrcsch, on the other hand, still oc
cupy Victoria City, Monterey, and Saltillo.
President Juarez was on his way to Chihuahua.
The Acapulco expedition has suffered much from
guerillas'; and from a scarcity of.provisions.
> The “ Emperor” was expected to return to his
capital on the 12th.Hehas been unwell, from an
affection of the throat, but at last accounts was well
enough to enable the I’Empress” 1 ’Empress” to attend the per
formance of‘‘Lucia” at the opera.
There was quite an accident at Medellin on the
evening of the 14th. The bridge of the railroad at
that place gave way while a train was passing over,
The locomotive, „two freight and a passenger car
were thrown Into the river', but there were no lives
lost. This accident will prevent for a time
of tho road.
, Senor Jose Gonzales Eeheverua, one of Juarez’s
ministers, died of brain fever at Freznillo.
From Santo Domingo wo have at last some news.
The steamer Cubano came In on the 29th with dates
from Monte Christ! to the 24th. The Diaria
de id Marina ."states that the results of the meet,
tag of General Hungria, &c., with the' minis
ter of' Salcedo; at Guarica, are that the rebels
agree to lay down their arms, and to submit to H.
M. the Queen, “ without. conditions of any kind
whatever,” because they are tired of war and have
at last been “undeceivedthat all the prisoners
they ; hold are to he gathered at Santiago de los
and delivered in Monte Christi. Our
correspondent doubts this news.
FOIITICAL.
TRB DELAWARE ASSESSORS’ ELECTION—A LARGE
UNION GAIN— THE STATE REPORTED GOOD POR
LINCOLN AND JOHNSON.
[Special Despatch to the’ Piess J ; . ; *
Wilmington, Oct. 6.— ln New Castle county the
Unionists elected twelve inspectors and six asses
sors; the Democrats elected five inspectors and four
assessors. There are no returns from Kent or Sussex
Counties, which are usually Democratic. It was no
test vote. The Union vote was not full, while the
Democrats made: exertions to bring out their full
vote. By comparison with 1862, the vote shows that
the Union men: can and will carry the State for
Lincoln and Johnson, 1n.1862 the Democrats had
a majority of about 800, but in the November elec
tion the Union majority was 111.
GREAT MEETING AT WILLIAMSPORT.
[Special Despatch to The Press. J .
Williamsport, Oct. 6.—The largest and most
enthusiastic meeting ever hold In Lyooming county
convened at Williamsport to-day. There were five
hundred and tv enty-seven wagons in tho proces
sion, and over.one hundred horsemen. The proces
sion was over* three smiles long. Hon. John Coch
rane andothers addressed the immense audience.
UNION (.NOMINATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Oct. 6.— The Republican Convention of
the Fiist distilct of this State met to-day, and nomi
nated Thomas D. Eliott tor re-election to Congress,
and Richard Borden, of Fall River, for Presidential
elector.
In the Fifth district John B. Alloy was renomi
nated for Congress, and John G, Whittier for Presi
dential elector. '
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION IN
DELAWARE. , - -
Wilmington, Oct. 6. —The Democrats have no
minated John A. Nicholson for Congress,
-Jnew JERSEY democratic state convention.
Trenton, Oct. 6.— The Democratic State Con
vention ns et to-day, In this city, to nominate an
electoia] ticket. Judge Naar was chosen temporary
chairman, and committees -on resolutions, perma
nent organization, etc., were appointed, after which
the Convention took a recess till 3 P. M.
. - AETBBNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 2,o’clock, and se
lected the following .electoral ticket:
Senatorial- Electors, Wiliam- Patterson, of Mid
dlesex, and Furman L. Mulfori], of Cumberland.
DISTRICT ELECTORS,
First—Thomas McKeen, Camden.
Second—W. P. McMichael, Burlington.
Third—Charles Cornwall, of Union.
S-’Lathrop, of Moirls,
Fifth—J6M McGregor, of Essex.
The following resolutions were adopted: '
First. That we heartily endorse the platform is
sued National Convention of the Democratic
party at Chicago, 'the nominations there made, and
tlm explicit, dignified, and patriotic letter of ac
ceptance of our noble candidate for the Presidency,
Gen. Geo. 8.-McClellah, believing that therein is
contained: the.true policy for the restoration of the
union and the enforcement of constitutional iaw.
Second. Thattoour soldiers in the'army-and our
sailors in the navy, we hereby tender our thanks for
their gallantry; fidelity, and courage, and to those
who are.dstalned In'SOuthem prisons we hereby ex
tend our sympathy, believing: that, in suffering
them to remain there upon a false sentiment of ne
gro equality, and refusing to permit medical stores
to be sent to them, the present Administration
shows Itself regardless of humanity, and is de
serving of the censure of the people.
Third. That to the ticket this day nominated we
pledge our unbounded support, and invite the co
operation of all conservative voters of the State,
who are dissatisfied with the present Administra
tion. Speeches were made by- Dr. YaU and Col.
Hamilton. The convention was large and harmo
nious. ■
General Sickles on the War. -
The following patriotic letter from Major General
Siokles, In -reply to an invitation to address the Sol;
diers’ Union Club, has been sent to us for publi
cation :
Brevoort House,
New-York, October 4,1864.
Colonel : I regret that engagements elsewhere
prevent my accepting the Invltationreceived through
General Cameron to address the Soldiers’ Union
Club, at_the Opera House, on Thursday evening
next. Among the discharged soldiers of this club
are many who served under my Immediate com
mand in the Army of the Potomac, and I heartily
.appreciate that sense of duty which prompts them,
as cit izen s, now that ( their term or service has ex
pired, to uphold at home the cause for whloh their
>old comrades, are still fighting at the front.
When peace becomes possible without dishonor, no
where will the rpeaoemakers be more sinoerely ap
plauded than in the army. Meanwhile, our soldiers
who yet survive to salute the flag for whieh they are
willing to die do not wish the war to cease until the
purposes for which our adversaries beganit have been
thoroughly and finally defeated j nor will tho army
desire, for any political or philanthroplcal reform,
to see the war prolonged a day after the rebels lay
down their arms and return to the allegiance they
owe' to the Constitution and [Government of the
Union, ‘ .
To falter now is to fall. At the outset of. the re
bellion, President Buchanan, .while he denied the
right of a State to secede, deemed it unoonstitu-'
tional to employ force to compel the fulfilment of
the obligations of the States , to the Federal com
pact. If,our Union had been only a league or a
treaty, this; right, in my judgment, would have ex
isted. Had our fathers, indeed, created a nation
without the means of preserving Itself from dissolu
tion, this defect in our system might have beenre
moved by an amendment to the Constitution. But
it is now maintained by those who have succeeded
to the control of the great party which elected Mr.'
Buchanan to the,Presidency; that the’military
powerlpf th'eißepublio is insufficient to put down the
rebellion; that hostilities should eease, because the
war on our part Is a failure; and that the only hope
of peace on the basis ofthe Federal Union Is through
a Convention of all the States, or other peaceable
means. If these propositions be true,' wo have no al
ternative but submission. They are not true. These
concessions of. the Chicago Convention are more
echoes of the boasts of our enemießln Biohmond and
London.
"Whenever a majority of; tho people shall approve
the declaration that we cannot overcome ‘she force
employed to overthrow our Government, and divide
our territory, the people abdicate their sovereignty j
they abandon their eountry to endless anarchy and
certain ruin; they confess that, possessing all the
opportunities for the establishment of a great , and
enduring empire of freemen, they lack the con
stancy and the oourage to preserve and defend their,
nationality.
Let this verdict be recorded; and the Southern
Confederacy—compact, martial, victorious—will
only need half the grit and pluck shown in gaining
their independence to domineer over all the con
tinent as the rnling race of America. Will Penn
sylvania submit to this humiliation? No, never!
So long as your Susquehanna flows to the sea, and
whilst the soil of Pennsylvania holds the treasured
ashes of the fallenbraves of Gettysburg, never let
it be written in the annals of your proud Common
wealth. that she lowered the -flag, of the Union to
the summons of invaders who have thrice deso
lated her border, and brought -bereavement and
sorrow to nearl/ all her homes.
Very respectfully, D. E. Sickles.
COl. W. A. Gray,
Chairman Soldiers’ Union Club, Fhila.
MW YORK CITY.
[SpecialCorrespondence of The Press.]
LOCAL POLITICS.
The county nominations promise to be thick as
the leaves of Vallambrosa. Each party has nume
rous wings, divisions, and subdivisions, all claiming
to be the genuine, original, and only legitimate one.
Each division desires to save the country, and par
take of the indiscriminate loot which inevitably re
wards successful patriotism of this stamp. Each
division wishes to do all the nominating, to assume
all the honors, and hold tiie patronage. From such
a state of affairs it is reasonable to Infer that there
are numerous heartburnings—that Tammany scoffs
at Mozart, which, in turn, yields defiance ; that the
McKeonites are disgusted with the' painful Dutch
Democracy, which detests the slimy intrigues of its
hater; and that the Draperite Republicans doubt
the political sense and legitimacy of the Darling
Committee. Opposed to each and all, the Citizens’
Convention bases its claims, only upon the free
ground of anti-corruption, ' Everything is to be
feared from this division of councils. Tammany
ha s already made the following nominations: She
riff, John Kelly; County;Clerk, H.W. Genet; Su
pervisor, John Fox; Coroners, Messrs. Woldey i
Sehriner, Grover, and Gamble. A. O. Hall, the
present incumbent, will; doubtless, be nominated
for the District Attorneyship.
preparing for the contest.
A tremendous rush for naturalization papers is
being made by “funiners,” who are, as usual, on
hand (So vote the straight Democratic ticket, and
therobyaid in governing the irrepressible Yankee.
Why this sudden enthusiasm of the Great Unwashed
invariably oeourß-jnst before election times, it Is, of
course, hard to discover. Equally certain is it; that
HP votes are ever bought by said party, although; it
Is vaguely intimated that the adoration of the Great
U. for Napoleon IY. Is based upon his “ willingness
to Treat,” said willingness being announced in his
platform.
_ ' RUMOP.S.
Wall stroet has caught up and echoed tiie hideous
rumors from Washington of the overthrow of Grant
and death of Butler. The speculators are making
desperate efforts to send gold up again beyond the
hundred, and are pressing Into service the wildest
and most abominable tales of disaster by flood and
field. .
MRS. LLOYD, COMEDIENNE,
Among the arrivals per steamer China was Mrs.
F. Lloyd, of the London theatres, now under en
gagement with airs. John Wood, of the Olympic.
The lady, who is quite pretty, and is highly spoken
of as an artist, is expected to prove a “card” on
this side the water. She is a cousin of Mrs. Seiwyn,
of the Olympic.
[By Telegraph.] ■ .
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS AND COTTON FROM
NORTH CAROLINA.
The steamers Newbern and Bea-ufort, from North
Carolina, with dates to tho 3d, have arrived. They
bring a number of discharged and Invalided naval
officers and men, and twenty-three prisoners cap
tured on 'the blockade-runner; Night Hawk, with
considerable cotton from the destroyed blockade
runner Lynx. The Beaufort was towed here by the
Newborn, the former having lost her propeller.
NON-ARRIVAL OP THE ROANOKE PROM HAVANA
REBELS SAID TO HAVE BEEN AMONG HER PAS*
6KNQERS.
The steamship Roanoke, Captain Drew, from Ha
vana for this port, has been due here since the 4th
instant, having left Havana on the 29th of Septem
ber.' We learn, from a person on hoard the steamer
Havana, that at the time the Roanoke sailed her
captain was notified that among, his passengers,
thirty-five in number, were some of notoriously sus
picious character, but that Captain Drew said ho
was prepared for anyemergency. '
10 P. 31.—The Roanoke has not yet arrived.
THE RACES AT HOBOKEN.
The races at Hobßken to-day were tho best of tho
season. The mile and a quarter dash was won by
Bay Filly, Ben Bruce second, Morris Gray colt
third. Time, 2.22'. -
The two-mile heats were won by Eagle, Lexclon
winning the first heat. Punch and Patti were dis
tanced. Time, 3.54, 3.50 Jf, 4, and 5%. Handicap
mile heats, Ben Bruce won. Zigzag, Throg’s Neck
and Velos were noxt in order.
American Eagle was distanced on the first heat;,
Time, 1 54,tf, 1.55.
The four-mile race and four other, races come off
to-morrow.
, THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold closed this evening at 196#@197,
MARINE INTELLIGENCE. .
Arrived—Barks Burnside, Marseilles; Hesperus,
Cow Bay; William Rathbone, Liverpool. Brig
Daniel Trowbridge, Domerara.
The wreck of tho schooner Aquilla, of Philadel
phia, with both masts out away, was seen on the
30th ult., in lat. 3”., long. 75. j
Below, bark Elize anil Matbllde, Bremen.
BOSTON.
RAILING OF NAVAL VESSELS.
Boston, Oct. 6.— The gunboats Monadnoc,' Mas
sasoit,: Brooklyn, and Saco will sail honco to
morrow.
Burning of the City Hall at Lynn, Mass.
Bostom, Oct. 6.—The, City Hall of Lynn was
burned this morning.-- One man, who' was confined
In the basement, was burned to death. The loss is
$6,0Q0» '
Tlie Providence _ Horse Fair-Trotting
Match.
Providence,' I., Oet. 6th.—Tho' National
Horse Fair closed to-day, with a trotting-match for
$1 : 000 premium, between Prince, of Hartford, and
Lady Emma, of New York.
; Prince won In the straight heats—time, 2-31 >£,
2.32, and 2 30#., Empress did not start. The Fair
has been very successful and satisfactory to all par
tiesi About 10,000 people were In attendance to
day.
Tbe Case ol Mr. Fuller, of the Kewark
Journal.
Trenton, Oct. 6.—The case of E. N. Fuller, edl
torof the Newark Journal, charged with publishing
articles violating the enrolment act, has been post-
the Decoraber term or the United States
Court. s ■. v
Public Entertainments.
Ohestnut-strret Theatre. — Last evening
“The-Poor Gentleman,” one of Colman’s excellent
comedios, with the afterpiece of “Dunduekotty’s
Pic-nic,” comprised the entertainment with which
the Warren comedy combination delighted an Intel
ligent audience.. Warren’s Or. Ollapod, twin with
his Dr. Pangloss, is a capital piece of art, quite as
true as it is racy, old-fashioned; and good-humor--
ed. No eccentric comedian has surpassed Mr.
Warren in-, a range of characters which In
cludes. some of* the most genial creations of the
stage; and, excepting his “ worthy peer,” John
Gilbert, :we can hardly name another actor of
his class who performs with so much fidelity to his
art, and bo. much enjoyment of the quaint and ele
gant life of the old comedies. An actor like War
ren is too much of a gentleman to be false to
his: art, too much of an artist not to be a gen
tleman, and we readily account for the familiar
ease, life, and ripe consistency of
his comedy. He is worthy to converse with
thotgood old men of comedy; his conversation
Is. a model to young actors ; his,make-up as correct
as the old pictures ; and he Is a fine portrait actor,
whose art claims kindred with “Sir Joshua’s.” We
cannot say that J)r. Ollapod and Dr. Pangloss can
over be made great performances; but if actors of
Warren’s class do not make startling Impressions,
they leave lasting ones. Their art is fortunate In
Itself; and we are not certain but that," on the.
whole, the best comedy of ;our stage Is superior to
Its tragedy. , ... • , : v
Nr. Warren is admirably supported by Miss Josie
Orton, a young lady ol handsome presence, whoso
acting very fortunately shows no sign of ambition
for tragedy, and possesses skill, sensibility, and'a
charming vivacity. Miss Emile, Mestayer and IHr.
Charles Barron are Intelligent actors, of whom we
shall doubtless have more to Bay. The performance
of last,evening was feebly sustained by a few of the
.stock company, hut Mr. ffifordaunt’s “ Poor Gentle,
man”, showed dlgnity.and g:ood taste, if not a great
deal of care. The orchestra music was not an un
important feature of tho entertainment, - and for
this we must thank our new leader, Adolph Blrg
'feld.' . . . .
To-night My. Warren takes a benefit, with Gold
smith’s play, “She Stoops to Conquer,” a comedy
whloh has more of tho element of good nature than
'any other on tho stage; The performance'will; doubt
less, be a fine one.
Walnut-street Theatre Miss Charlotte
Thompson will be the recipient of a benefit this eve
ning. An ■ excellent bill is ofi'ored, consisting of
“ The Hunchback,” In wkioh the beneficiary wll'
appear -as Julia; and; “ The Little Treasure,” In
which she will enact the part of Gertrude, MiS3
Thompson’s engagement has been highly success
ful, tho large audiences assembled each evening
evincing their, satisfaction with her performances.
Her popularity will doubtless secure her a fall house
to-night. . , '
-The Billiard Tournament.— The first game
yesterday, Mr. Hewes won of Mr. By all, by 65
points. The play was not very interesting. Mr.
Hewes’ runs over twenty were 31,29,22; Mr. Eyall’s
38, 38, 22—average 0.32, .. The second game was won
by'Mr. Montgomery of Mr. Nelms, alter a very ,
dose contest; Mr. Montgomery leading 25 the i
first hundred, 11 the second, 12 the third, and
Mr. Nelms 10 the fourth. Nelms’ score was 4to
hlß opponent’s 471, when a run of 29 won the
game for the latter. Montgomery succeeded In this
match by. capital, steady play. His best runs were
24,- 24, 64, SO, 89, 40,29; Nelms’, 24, a, > 30, 30 so ai
28; average, 8&. In the evening Mr. Estephe after
a tight struggle, defeated Palmer by 7i nointe
making runs of 45, 39, 39, 27, 44, IS; 53; thosa of his
opponent were 27, 28, 25, 25, 36,24,49; average^.
Mr l, r „- tie , n WOn of Mr ‘ Plunkett, l,ke loser
making 32i points. Bird’s best runs wora. 21,38, 24,
37 ’ 20 ’,5 1 ’ 3 21,5i > Plunkett’s, 56,44,3 b, 39fare,
rage, 10, . The score of games row stanza thaai
Estephe, won 4; lost 0. ,
Bird, won 3; lost I.
Nelms,won 3lost 1.
' Montgomery, won 2 ; lost 2. - ■ •
Hewes, woipl; lost 3.
By all, won 2; lost 2. •.
Palmer, won 0; lost 4. ' i
Plankett, won 1; lost 3 V
New York, Oct. 6,1864.
• Meeting Ifnll* ,
ADDRESSES BT ISAAC HAZLEHORST, - BSQ.,
AND HOW. TITIAN 3, COFFEY. 1
Last evening the hall of the Republican Invta-*
cities was thronged with, a large and intelligent
gathering. The meeting was presided over by
, Frederick Fraley, Esq., who introduced Isaac Ha-.
zlehurst. He was received with much applause.
6PE3CH OP ISAAC TfAZZ/HHCBST, BSQ.
He said that he came to speak through
tlcn—to speak for the cause of the Union. He did
not come to speak partisan views—he had hodeisure
for suoh’discnssioiis—but he came with the one de
sign of pleading for his native land, for the Consti
tution: the Union and its existence.; [Applause.]
He desired tc-nightto stand by .the country. Speak
ing in the hall oi the Republican Invlnoibles, which ■
he would call theheadquartersof the Union;army,
[applause,] he'would propose two orders : First,
That the Union shall be preserved at all ha
zards. Second, - That-it- be preserved, as well,
for the protection of the-Constitution. Would
these orders be obeyed! Was not the Constitution
first drawn up In this State, in-this very city, but
the platform rrom which arose, in beautiful symme
try and -exact .proportion, the grand structure ol
constitutional liberty—the present American Con-.
stltution 1 The Union preceded the Constitution;
and be said so because he followed the Revolution
ary anecdote. On the sth of September, 1T74, the
delegates from Virginia entered this city and took
their seats in the .Continental 1 Congress. -Noble,
sterling men, such as George 'Washington, Edmund
Pendleton, and Patrick Henry, came to constitute
themselves the members of the first Union League.
[Applause.] In the deliberations of that body there
was much excitement. - When one delegate desired
the interests ofUb section: or district to be taken'
care of, and another desiring the same thing, Pa
trick Benry rose ini his seat and -said “this was no
time for seotionaldisousstons brseetional references.
We were at war—all America had been' thrown into
one mass; the boundaries of the colonies were thrown
down, and landmarks destroyed. All discussions
between the Beyeral eolonies-r-Fennsylvanlans, New
Yorkers, or New Englanders—should ceaseito ex
ist. lam here not as a Virginian, but a$ an Ameri
can.” [Applause.]' To this extract Mr. Hazlehurst
wished to call particular attention, because it
showed the spirit in which the Constitution was
adopted,? and was also a definition of the Ameri
can Constitution. Yet not much more than
twenty-four.hours ago a distinguished gentleman
from a neighboring State, who held one of its high
est positions, had held' a doctrine which was calcu-
Jated to mislead the people from following the path;
marked out by the early founders of our country.
Could it be possible that a State Government could
be a compeer of the Union ! Could It interfere with
or stop the progress of the General Government "by
force of its own laws under any circumstances what
ever! What was the origln of this ceantry!
What were the sources of its power! Whose
agent was it! Was It a creature of the State Legis
latures, or a creature of the people IJThese were the
questions to be answered. If it was an agent of the
State Legislature, then It.was controlled hy it. If
it was an agent of the people, then the people alone
controlled and retained the right to modify and re
form ft. Tf. the General Government was acreature
of the States, a creature of each of the States seve
rally, then each of the States had’as much power as
the General Government Itself, and could place
limits to its authority. The General Government
is, therefore,; Eubjest to thirty-four maßters, with
all their varying rules and laws. Such a doc
trine was simply absurd, and was a strong sam
ple ;of the Ignorance, of- those who preached sueh
■ a theory of the origin of the Government: But the.
-real doctrine and the true one was that the Consti
tution was the people’s Government, made for the
people, hy the-people, and for them- alone. [Ap
plause.] Now, the people of the United States have -
declared that this Constitution shall bo the
supreme law. We must, in the,language of Mr.
Webster, either admit the proposition or dis
pute their authority- Either the States are
sovereign, and: not affected by the supreme law,
or the ,State Legislatures,- however sovereign,
are'JndtTsoverelgn over the people. Noir, the peo
ple . ha,ve given power to the General Govern
ment, which is the grand and inexhaustible source of
good. They aro the sources of supreme power.
The State and the General Government both
derive their'authority from them. ' All the power
the National Government possesses is what the
people have it, and jno more, and the
same remark could be made of the State Govern
ment. Now, the Constitution imposes a control on
State sovereignty. To make war, to coin money,
to make treaties are 'acfsrJbut are in
herent only in the 1 National Government. The
people,- in their Constitution,: incorporated these
propositions, and provided that the Constitution
should be madea tribunal of supreme law. The
authority is thus: The Constitution, and the laws
of the United States, made-in pursuance thereof,
shall be the supreme law of the land, all Constitu
tions of States to the contrary notwithstanding.”
By this the people declared the Constitution su
preme, and that no-State law was to be made in
conflict with' any National law. These two provi
sions gave us our Government and- onr present
liberties. In that glorious Union, for that very:
Constitution ho was speaking tonight. [Ap
plause,] ;Both had been on trial for more than
three-quarters of a century. During that- time
the country -had, b'een blessed: the surplus of
Europe had been invited here to enjoy a state of
well-being such as they had never before 'expe
rienced. All our citizens, during that long period,
had never heehC deprived of a single right; every
State had been guaranteed a constitutional iform of
Government, and never had lost a solitary right or
a single l privilege. [Applause ] Numberless bles
sings had been .scattered with a prodigal hand.
That Government that thus guarded and protected
us should be maintained at every hazard.-
to interrupt our progress, in happiness,- in power,,
came the doctrine of secession, proclaimed by the
thunders ofmbel cannon.' But should those men
triumph who were endeavoring to tear our flag into ,
a thousand shreds ?—wholwere endeavoring to*, blot
out all opr stars forever! Never! reeuer /never!
This was a- warfor that Constitution and thafUnion
that had blessed ns: It was not of our own waging,
for it had begun before. our President had' left ms
humble home in a Western inland town. Fort
Sumpter was fired onbefore he scarcely had time'
to prepare his inaugural address. But helcarediuot
how it commenced; it was before us, and with Hon.
Edward Everett he would; say, 1 that at whatever:
cost, at whatever sacrifice, we must still de
fend the Union. [Applause ] In the perform
ance of this great and solemn duty wo should
stand up with patience, courage, and resolution.
We should be worthy of onr destiny and of the
country we i: defend,l and the rejection of the
authority of the American Government is never
to be acknowledged. We: should support the
contest with an unconquerable spirit of loyalty.
What was loyalty! It was loving what the
-country loved—what the Union loved—what
the Constitution loved. This .was what was
required in the present crisis, when the na
tion was fighting for existence, for Union, and the
Constitution, fighting -to sweep away the cause :of
this rebellion—American slavery. [Applause.] Wo
were stripping the iron Chains from off the bondsman,
and with the white man by his side the’ rebellion
would result in making: him an unchained bonds
man. Discussing the Chicago platform, Mr. Hazle
hurst said that party made an outcry against war,
taxes, etc.implying surrender and repudiaraon.
The army must be equipped and fed, the navy must
be kept in operation—yet without money that was im
possible, andmoney could not-be obtained without
taxes. Thns army and navy would both be renderSd
useless, and the country dissevered and destroyed.
Thus the rebel sympathizers, with the Amsterdam
Jew at their head,,-were making,efforts to ,that
end. We are, now negotiating the hast peace
with Grant, Sherman, and Farragut: to them do we
go ;_or peace. Shall we cease a war before its fruits
are -gathered—when the ! memories of the fallen
are still afresh? Generous boyhood and mature
age have mingled their ashes together from Ball’s
Bluff to these latest days: Mr. Hazlehurst then
proceeded to exhort his hearers to renew their pa
triotism, to partake of the firmness of Luther, who
posted up on,the castle chair of Witten his defiance
to the whole of Catholic Europe to meet him hi
controversy. In these days, 1 ninety-nine out of every
hundred* who perish do so that onr Union may re-
give us a lull eßjoyment .of republican
SPEECH OF THE HON. TITIAN J-yCOWEV.
The Hon. Titian J. Coffey, Assistant Attorney
General of iko United States, was Introduced. He
said: - "•
My FELLOW-coTmyRTXBNi I stand hero to endorse
the sentiments of the chairman of this meeting.
We are here in the midst r of an. imperilled country:
we are in the midst of-a contest which has two
branches—one is being conducted on the James,
at Petersburg, and at Atlanta } ws are the.
.other wing, and to us are; committed Inte
; rests as momentous. .as anything eyer com
mlttcd to mankind. Thejparty wiio have nominated
McClellan have put him upon a platform;which
means the recognition of the South and thehbase
ment of the whole country. It means the cessation
of hostilities for that purpose. That is a serious
matter. If you will give mo your attention I will
demonstrate it to you. ■ At Chicago these men pre
sented a war candidate, whose only popularity was
gained at the head of the armyv-and it was ba'd
enough. These conspirators of Chicago have de
clared that this war is a failure, and have said that
the interests of the countrydemand a cessation of
hostilities with a view to a convention of States for
the purpose df effecting a peace. lam met at the out
set with the- declaration that the candidate of the
party is in favor of carrying on the war until the
rebels shall lay down, their arms. Whatever, may
be his wishes personally, ho must carry out-the ;
wishes of iris party. They attempt to ride two
horses in different directions. It is an attempt to
- deceive the people bypresenting two . issues. This
party is impregnated with peace, and It means the
carrying out of the spirit talked of at Chicago. The
prosecution of this war reduces itself to the ques
'tion, Shall we acknowledge a separate Con
federacyon this continent or not? If wo do not. ■
there Is no other , way of establishing our Ideas on
that point than by carrying on the war to the bitter
end. If wo do Intend to recognize the Confederacy,
the sooner we cease the war the better, and that's
what the Chicago platform means. As early as the
days of Van Buron the policy of the Democratic
party was nothing more than the leaders of
that party wished it to be, and . would that some
of the leaders of the party of that day were
here to meet these traitors calling them
* selves Democrats. You remember John Tyler’s
Administration. He abandoned the party who
elected him, and his ‘ Administration has been a
miserable failure. •: So of the Administration of Mr.
Fillmore. Under the influenceof the Whig leaders,
he yielded his own convictions, and gave his aid to
the fugitive-slave bill. Everybodywill admit to-day
itbathis Administration was a failure. So of later
days, Buchanan yielded,entirely to the wishes of
the Southern leaders. Boy ou tell me that McClellan
will resist the will oithose who have nominated him i
Who are those men who must surround him if he be
elected 1 Name to me one loan who would stand up
and fight for the Union as it was and for the old flag.
Who.are they ln New England 1 Franklin Fierce,
Caleb Cushing, ThomasH. Seymourof Connecticut.,
In New Yorfc Horatio Seymour. Is ho a Union
man? Fernando Wood, who avows that McClellan
is their candidate and must carry out their wishes.
Mayor Gunther, who, the other day, refused to al
low the city, of New York to be illuminated be
cause he didtft think the victories were worth It 1
. Thenwe have the immortal Bigler, Hughes,-Messrs.
Tngersoll and Feed, Judge WoodwardandJudee
, Black, -who advißed the President that we had no
S' ower under the Constitution to coerce a State
hetejare the men whom we have on the Chicago
platform. We have Vallandigham, Long, and Fbw.
ell; men who have done all in their power to enoim
rage the rebels; Can McoleUan ttrow the“SZ
any promtaencSTf
that party, who is not ah avowed heave
man V Lay; your hand upon one mau^who
houW h y e attemot W»«h McOieUan
suourn ue attempt to carry on the war. We ha™
and * soldier who said,
downfchS » P ?™ he “ a “ m wh°; attempts to tear
WheaMcf u?ii „ [p tleerE -] i These men are with us.
“P,™ 8 Into power he will look In
nres bn* ™ ho wIU suPPortMin.ln any war meas
he /;5 ce ® p , t , as a fact, that If elected
P°ttey °f the otic ago platform.
the ®? e ct if McClellan should be
foil <v!iV_ the war must cease, because It
is a launre. He comes into power under a Oonsti-
Its ample shield oventhirty- '
J-tes. He find anothehpower,- claiming au
;fi,*- y: 5? t y rteen of tllose States. He find&on the ;= ;
aratute-boos a variety of Jaws, which impceeom him -
the duty of putting down the rebellion.., H2s sworn
duty Is to prosecute the war for the suppression of
therebellion. If he carries out the plan of the plat
form, he must send ambassadors to Jefferson Davis.
Imagine that—praying at the feet o£ Jeff Davis
for peace! In ail history there is nothing so hu
miliating and disgraceful aAthat..-F suppose the -
great rebel would bo. In. fay or of a.ceesaUon of hos
tilities * that means raising the blockade, with
drawal of the armies, a recognition of the Southern
Confederacy. The- negotiation; is the recognition
of tha Governmant;- Who 1 is 3 the- power that con
trols the armies of the rebels, and who could we
treat with without recogniztag the Southern Con
federacy ? Could •it fit-made to the Governors of
the States % We have seen that Governor Brorst of
Georgia .absolutely; refuses to listen to anything
from Sherman; who is in the heart of his territory, .
They must go to Richmond, the seat ofthalr Go
vernment, and to do so would be a recognition of
the South as la’ Confederacy. ' Before a new Union
can be formed the Government at Richmond most
be recognized as a separate Government. The only
policy consistent with the Constitution by widen
our difficulties can be settled is by a compul
sion to obedience to the laws by force of arms.
[Gheers ] This policy is sustained by Grant—
[cheers]—end the boys that have followed his
victorious march—the - policy which thundered
frcin the cannons of Sheridan [obeers] in the valley
of the Shenandoah. It is the, policy which In a few
weeks will place our banners on the ramparts of
Richmond. [Cheers,] I say that the thoughts at
which I have only hinted contain ft.
whole political policy in whfshwearnt Sa ®
the success of McClellan means then,?"-'' 1 '
Chicago platform and a recognition rfVj. ptl
Confederacy. If we be true to onr?n'» Sl
country we will on Tuesday next i>i!» ® si
front of .Richmond snch encouragSa „ ttr l
send them peering oyer the ramww.Y? 5
cations of Jtlchmond. rehears.! S ™ * a j
' Hen. Mr. Brfggg, of New York,
duced, and made a strong Union spceci. ®
AN trWBOBPKCTKD MII.MOHATRe -_i
ago an otd woman died in the small towi,
zee, on the banks of the Scheldt. TheoM°i
regarded by her simple neighbors as hl !t
only a few removes .from positive poveife\'
'died,, and; as: she had always had her 3
her-lifetime, she left no will behind 3 *
the astonishment of her neighbors; what’,
leave behind’ her was cash, hank
stock amounting in-value to about twfi,
"guilders. There were pots full of tho JJ 5 -
ver of withdrawn and forgotten curreuoie- a!! ' !
had been buried for years ; there was aiho'"'
Austrian and other stock certificates, tia> V JII
of which had not been cut off for a quarter .7%,
tury; while in a tin canister, which mi-d,,.'*
been the domestic tea-caddy, was a quan^. 3 ’
-million worth of bank notes, musty with the
mulated damp of years.
' • Markets By Telegraph.
Oct. 6-—Flour vary ami. Ir
street superfine! $9.36>£.' Grain heavy, wi'*’
ellned 3c. Corn sc. higher. Whisky
drooping; Ohio, $1.73K@1.T4. Groceries segi,
AsKOtmoEMBHTS,— New books la
published shortly by J,'E. Tilton & Co.: Th e ,
lorBoy,” and “Willard Prime,” second at!i .
of “The Plymouth Book Series.” (The fir*
cently published, was called'“The Little Bet*
This series is to be of superior excellence | n itt t
tion, &o. They have also-" Dora Darling,
Daughter of the Regiment,” by a
thoresa; and Mr. Trowbridge, author of“e«
Gave/’ “ Neighbor ; Jabkwbod; 51 fte., has a '
volume of great Interest, “ The Three Scc, t!
which he will 'shortly place in their hands f w
lieation. They have advance sheets, and artnj
meats to issne simultaneously with the
tion, a new story,” by E. M, 5 Ballantyne, Q
“ The Life Boat; and in preparation two el
illustrated gift books for the holiday trade.
I/Arob Positive Salk os' 7,000 Dozen o?
siep.t, Gxoves, Shirts, &c., This Day..
particular attention of dealers 4s -requested to
extensiveassortmentof 7,000 dozen .hosiery, gi„
gauntlets, shirts, and drawers, umbrellas, not!
&c., &c., embracing 700 lots, Including the bait
of fall importations of Messrs./; lirlttan Broth,-:
New York, to be peremptorily sold in cbntlnusi
this morning (Friday), by catalogue, on four mo,
credit, commencing at ten o’clock precisely,
John B. Myers & 00., auctioneers, Nos. 232 an?
Market street.
"Wis cAiri# attention to the advertisement $
dally newspaper for sale, because It Is Import
that It should fall Into good hands. We know
paper to’be a 1 strong] Influential organ, and hay*
doubt that Its business is prosperous, and the or
tunities for Its extension excellent.
CITY ITEMS.
Wood * Cary’s Bonnet Opening.
Y esterday was a gate-day to the ladles of oar t
The Millinery “opening days” of the calehra
boose of Messrs. Wood & Cary, No. 725 Chess
street, have for solhe years'past been anticips
with peculiar pleasure by the ladies of our city,
their attendance at the “ Opening” yesterday
new indications that the reputation of this hi.
has lost none of its former prestige and lustre la
respect. At an early tour the stream of la
began to turn. In'the direction of No. 725 Ches:
street, and,'ah the day progressed, their hands;
exhibition rooms swarmed with fair patrons, wf
encomiums upon the display were no less desp
by tie magnificent collection of beautirul Boast
and Hats presented, than complimentary to •
taste and liberality of Messrs. Wood & Cary,
felt some cariosity as to the relative prices of iw
nets ibis season,'in view of the fact that everyth!
purchasable commands an enormous price, and t)
habits of extravagance have been rather prof®
developed by the “times.’’ We found, how
upon examination, that so far from being gre
higher than former seasons, the prices of Mey
Wood & Cary are remarkably reasonable, br
lower than the present standard of gold would
sonably warrant. With the general effect of Mi
Wood & Cary’s display yesterday, everyone seem
highly pleased, and In the inspection of details
compliments, were endless.
In colors there are few novelties or Innovations to
note. The new shade of purple, called violin*,%
perhaps, the principal to mention. In describing a
few of* the representative bonnets displayed ws
would refer to their new felt and beaver bonnets, in
black and drab,, which will be much used this season
as a medium, or “second best” article. The speci
mens which we 'examined of tills class were neatly
trimmed, and elicited general approval.
v;The sftqpeof thenewbonnets differs from the pre
ceding form in one or two particulars. The present
style is decidedlysmaller, more closely confined to
the face, and very drooping in the crown. In fact,
many elegant, bonnets are made without any crown
at all, the latter being supplanted by an open, int
er arrangement to takeits place, without any caps.
In materials black velvets will be much worn.
Of thelatter material we examined one superb bom
net, made of two box-plaits, fastened to the centre
by a massive satin cord, and trimmed at the alia
with a bnnch of flowers and feathers. This hat hod
an open erown and no cape, and was profusely orm
mented with falling jets, a style of'trimming which
appears to be highly popular, both for bonnets and
hats.
A splendid white royal velvet bonnet, trimmed
with real thread-lace capo, with a full puff of “yifr
line” velvet iastened on the crown by a band of
white, the opening on the side being filled witha
hunch of fine velvet flowers to match the puffs, was
also universally praised.
TJhe great beauty and variety of face trimmings
presented by Messrs. Wood fc Cary this season Is a
notable feature of their display.
A, novelty in the . opening was a light cuir satis
bonnet, made with full puffings, from the face to
the tip, trimmed with a hunch of oats to match,
and Joop; of bla9|E rihbop and lace forming the
cape. They offer satin bonnets to variety of shades.
Their appearance, howeyer, is somewhat Btiff, and
they will hardly become popular.
In Hals their stock is exceedingly rich and varied.
One of their exclusive novelties to. this branch is
tlioir “Continental ” Hat, so named from its re
semblance to Continental hats of history, witha
deep crease across the top. The finest specimen
we examined was made of rich black velvet, ele
gantly trimmed with the same material, with jets
tastefully disposed, and a South American bird, of
brilliant plumage, adorning the front, and a bow
and ends of black ribbon at the hack. The same
style of hat made of black silk plush and trimmed
with plaid velvet and. ostrich feathers is also a fa
vorite Tor misses and ladies.
In Trimmings, of which, by the way, they offer
the most splendid assortment to Philadelphia, jets,
large beads, birds, ostrichfcathers, military plumes,
and plaid velvets are largeiyused. Bat as we hare
protracted tills notice beyond the intended limit,
we desist from further comments, with the singla
additional remark that "every lady of taste should
visit this celebrated establishment before selecting
her new bonnet or hat. -
Examine, Compake, asti Hut with Cabs.—
The value of the Sewing Machine to every fan©
is too widely acknowledged to require proof, yet the
gTeat difference between the various machines in
use renders it policy to look into the merits of the
different ones before. purchasing. And it is this
comparison that the “ Florence ” Machine (sold at
No. 630 Chestnut street) Invites. This machine, for
all practical purposes required to a family, is the
best in the world—a statement which its proprietors
are submitting to the most rigid test of comparison.
Not one buyer to fifty but decides in favor of the
“ Florence,” after comparing it with others. Then
again, the purchasers run not the slightest risk in
selecting the “ Florence,” as every Instrument said
is warranted to give satisfaetie®, or the money is re
funded after trial. \
One of the most Bkahtifti, Things in nature,
adorned by art, Is a splendidly-dressed female head
of hair., The way to'acqnire and-preserve this is to
-use “Lubto’s Florlline.” It invigorates the hair,
strengthens and lenglhens, and-imparts to it that
rich, luxuriant, glossy softness-that is "so imich.ad
mired. All who . use. it pronounce It the most won
derful and effective toilet article to the world.
The Politioai, Excitement,— Between now and
Tuesday next politics will run high: There will be
big meetings, splendid torchlight processions, and
brilliant displays of fireworks. In the midst of the
excitement, it should not be forgotten that Mesas-
EoekhlH & Wilson, at their Brown-Stone'Clothing
Hall, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, have on hand
an extensive stock of garments to suit all classes of
persons. ■
Unkind. — 11 Augustus” had jvst put on a new
suit from Charles Stokes & Co., under the Conti
nental, when he asked “ Isaac” what he thought
of it!
“ Like a howl of punch,” said “ Isaac.”
“How like that!” ,
“Got a big spoon In It,” said “She.”
. Bargains «r Ceotkihg, :
Bargains to Clothing,
Bargains to Clothing,
Bargains to Clothing,
At GranviHa Stokes’ Old Stand,
At Granvillc-Stokes’ Old Stand,
At GranvlU»Stokes’ Old Stand.
At GranvUla-Stokes' Old Staid.
No. 60s Chestnut Street.
No. 609 Chestnut Street.
No. 609 Chestnut Street.
No. 609 Chestnut Street.
Deafness, Imp aihed Sighs-, Thbo at Diseases,
Asthma, Oatabkh, treated, with success, by Dr.
Von Moschzisker, Oculist and Anrist. Office 183 T
Walnut street. oc3-6t*
CnruDßEN’s Clothjng.— Eadies are specially
Invited to call and examine the elegant;assortment
ofßoys’, Girls’, Misses’ Infan Is’ Clothing, manu
factured of the very best materials, In the latest
styles, and of superior workmanship,- atM. Shte
maker & Co.’s, No. i-. North Eighth street, ocS-st*
Eye And Eab most successfully treated by J,
Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Aurist, 5U Pine St. Artifi
cial eyes Inserted. No charge for examination tf
SPECIAL NOTICES.
To Purchase, Clothing at lout- prices,
S£»™i BeleClionfrola owr sto 'h of READY-MADE GAS'
MEKTB. Weare selling goods equal in strJe- ftS!.
and material,ykiH» a>fo 60 per cent, Zourerthsn isnoW
charsed tor same goods/made to order. We have ait
styles, sizes, and prices of Clothing, SfensVYoutha'*
and Boys 1 , All can be suited withdufrdelay or trouble*
BEKBDS;TT*CO.,
oci-ratttthiltf TOWER HALL, SIStiEASRET Street,
. Qkr-Prick Clothing, otthb
styles, made in the best manner, expressly for BE
TAIL SALES. LOWEST SELLING PBICIS marked
,in PLAIN FIGUBES. Allgoods made to erderwar
rantedsatlsfictom The o4*-priee system. is strlelW
adhered to. All are -thereby treated mike JOHSS’
« s.^l? EoN&paiCE clothing house
W* MARXIST Street, new Sixth,