?*s*°*J« wm to be found serviceable In the de* of public property. It was general!? understood In the couoofls of tbe order, in .the "“W® Kentucky, that they were to be oompen •satea for snob destruction by the rebel Government by receiving a commission of ten per cent.-of the - value of the property so destroyed, and that this value was to be derived from the estimate of r.ho loss made In each case by Northern newspapers 9. Destruction of Private Property arid ivi-w/., ■of Union Men.— lt la reported by General p“^f* o7l ton that the full development of {heardeM« t r /, las ' was followed by “ a state of terrorism n ladlana the Union residents of « r? 1 an Wtog «an, Johnson, Bush, Clay.^SulltoiL o^ l ?^ 1 ?’ Mor " Hendricks, and other oount^Ri»j?*lV%S tllolo,:neHr > from some localities thee ‘a ? hali Saitß 5 tllafc gether; that in others t>TJL W K re cirlTßll . away alto floks were hapi and wheat the-general insecurtrb nr a »r nlany !W* on s, under their effects at a U ® Ii« 0f llfe and property, sold *'«•«, Atone*" and removed; to other 4,k~»— —.vj. .uno In Brown ooitotv, the members jot the order flpenly threatened the lives of all “ Abo .',lltlOb*BsB'* Who relueed to flan a peace memorial 'Which theyhad prepared andaddressed to Congress. ■ In Missouri, also, similar outrages, oommlttediUpon the property of loyal citizens, are attributable, in a great degree, to the secret order. _ In this conn eoi ion the outbreak of the miners in the ooal districts of eastern Pennsylvania, in the - autumn oflast year, may be appropriately referred •to it was fully shown in the testimony adduced, ' rnpon tbe trials of these Insurgents, who were*guilty - of the destruction ol property and numerous acts, of 'Violence, as well as murder, that they were gene rally members of a secret treasonable association, similar In all respects to tho K, G.-0-, at the moot ings i f whioh they bad been incited to the commis sion of the crimes lor which they were tried and con victed. -• .y.'fv-.: 10. Assassination- and Murder. —After what has. beeii disclosed in regard to ‘this infamous league or traitors and ruffians; It will not bo a matter of sur prise to loam that the cold-blooded assassination of Union citizens and soldiers has been included Vh their devilish scheme of operations. Green B. Smith states in his confession that "The Secret as sassination of United States officers, soldiers, v-lid Government employees has beeii discussed, jjj th 3 councils of the order and recoin aipudoii.i* j t y Blso shown in the course *ne testimony that at a large; snouting of the order In St. Louis, in May or Juno lost, it was proposed to form a secret police of mem bers of the order, for the purpose of patrolling the streels of that city at night anil killing every detec-, -live and soldier that could bo readily disposed of; that this proposition was coolly considered, and iinnily rejected, not because ol its deddithcharaoter— no voice being raised against Its criminality—but be cause only it was deeined premature. At Louisville, in June last, a similar scheme wag discussed among the order for the waylaying and butchering ofuegro •soldiers in the streets at night; and In the same month a party of Its Fmeinbers In that city was ac tually oignnizod lor the purpose of throwing off the track of the Nashville JRaitroad a train of colored troops, and seizing the opportunity to take the lives of as many as potsibiev Again, in July, the assas sination of an obnoxious provost marshal, by betray ing him into the .hands of guerillas, was designed fcj members in the interior o) Kentucky. Further, at a meeting of the Grand Council of Indiana, at Indianapolis, on Juno HthJast, the murder ol one Ccfßn, a Government detective, who, as it was sup*, postd, had betrayed the order, was deliberately dis cussed and fully determined upon. This fact Is stated by Stidger in his report to Gen. Carrington,; of June 17th last, and is more fully set forth in his testimony upon the trial of Dodd. Ho deposes that at the meeting In question Dodff himself volunteered to go to Hamilton, Ohio: where j Coffin was expected to be found, ana there “dispose of the latior.” 'He adds that prior to the - meeting, he himself conveyed from Judse Bullitt, at liontsville, to Bowles and Dodd, at fndiauapolis, special in - struotions to have Coffin “ put out of the way”— ■“murdered*’—"at all hazards.” •:'• . f -. The opinion is expressed by Colonel Sanderson, under date ol June 12 last, that t! the recent nu merous oold-blooded assassinations of military offi cers and unconditional Union men throughout the military'district of North Missouri, especially along the Western border,” is to be ascribed to the agency of the order. Tee witness, Pitman, repre sents that it is “a part ol the obligation or under standing of the oroer” to kill officers arid soldiers “ whenever it can be,done by stealth, “ as .well as loyal citizens when considered important or/influential persons ; and she adds, that while at. Memphis, during the past summer, she knew that men on picket were secretly killed by members of the order approaching them in disguise. ' i In this oomieci ion may be recalled the* wholesale assassination ot. Union .oiniera by members of the order end jheir confederates at Charleston, Illinois, in March last, in regard to which, as a startling ■episode of the rebellion, a'full report was addressed from this office to tht President, under datepf July 26th laßt. This concerted murderous assault upon •a scattered body of men, mostly uaarmed—appa rently designed lor the mere purpose of destroying as many lives, of Union soldiers as possible—ls a ■forcible illustration of the utter malignity and de pravity which characterize the members of this ■order in their zeal to commend themselves as faith ful allies to their fellow; conspirators at the South! XI. Establishment of a Northwestern Confedeidcy.— In oonoluding this review oi some of the principal specific purposes ol the order, it remains only to re mark upon a further design of many of its leading members, the accomplishment of whloh they are re presented as haviig deeply at heart. Hating New. England, and jealous of her influence andresoarcas, and claiming that the interests of the West and South, naturally connected as they, are through the Mississippi valley, arc identical, and actuated further by an intensely revolutionary spirit, as well as an unbridled and unprincipled am bition, these men have made the establishment of a Western or Northwestern ' Confederacy, In. alliance with the South, the grand atm and •end of all their plottiog and conspiring. It :1s with this steadily In prosoeet, that they are •constantly seeking to produce discontent, dis organization, and civil dlsojder at■; the -North. With this view, they gloat over every reverse of the •armies of the Union, anddesire that the rebellion shall be protracted until the resources of the Go vernment shall bo exhausted, its strength.paralyzed, ‘ Sts currency hopelessly depreciated, and confidence; ■everywhere destroyed. r Then, from the anarchy which, under their scheme, is to ensue, the: new •Confederacy is to arise, which is either to unite it self with that of the South; or to form therewith a •clOße and permanent alliance Futile and ex travagant as this scheme may appear,jit is yet the set tled purpose ol many leading spirits of the secret ■conspiracy, and Is their favorite Bubjeot of thought . and discussion. Not only is this scheme deliberated upon in the lodges of the order, but itis opeoiypro -claimed. Members of the Indiana Legislature, even, have publicly announced it, and avowed that they will take their own state out of the Union, and , recognize the independence of the South. A clti sen, oapturecl by a guerllla,batid In Kentucky last rsummer, records the tael that the establishment of a new Confedcraoy as the deliberate purpose of the Western people was boastfully asserted' by these outlaws, who also assured their prisoner that in the event of such establishmtnt there would be “a igreater rebellion than ever!” Lastly, it is claimed that the new Confederacy is already organized; that it has a “ provisional go vernment,” officers, departments, bureaus, &c,, to secret.operation. No comment is necessary to be 1 made upon this treason, not now contemplated for the first time in our history. Suggested by the pre sent rebellion, it is the losical consequence of the ardent ami utter sympat-h? therewith which is the life and inspiration of the secretorder. fill,-THIS WITNESSES AND THEiE TSSTIMONY. The facts detailed In the present report have been derived from a great variety of dissimilar sources, but all the witnesses, however different their situa-; tions, concur so pointedly in taeir testimony, that the evidence which has been furnished of the facts must be regarded as of the most reliable character. The principal witnesses may be classified as fol lows:' 1. Shrewd, intelligent men, employed as detac tivespand with a peculiar talent lor tbelr calling, who have gradually gamen the confidence of lead ing members of the order, and in some eases have been admitted to Its temples and been initiated into ■one or more of the degrees Toe must remarkable of these is Stidger, lormerly a private soldier in our army, who, by the use 01 an uncommon address, though at great personal .risk, succeeded in esta- Wishing such intimate relations with Bowles, Bul litt, Dodd, end other leaders of the order In Indi ana and Kentucky, as to be appointed grand secre tary for the latter State, a position the most favora ble for obtaining luiormation of the plans of these traitors and warning the Government of their in tentions. It is to the rare fidelity of. this man, ■who has also been the principal witness upon the trial of Dodd, that the Government has been chief ly indebted iorthe exposure of the designs of the conspirators in the two States named. 2. .Rebel officers and soldiers voluntarily or Invo luntarily making disclosures to our military autho rities.—The most valuable witnesses of this class are prisoners of war, who, actuated by laudable mo tives, have of their ova accord furnished a large amount of information In regard to the order, espe cially as it exists In the South, and of the relations ■of its members with those of the Northern section. Among these, also, are soldiers at our prison camps, who, without designing it, have made known to . our officials, by the use of the signs, &0,, of the order, that they were members. 3. Scouts employed to travel through the Interior oi the border States, and also within or in the neigh borhood of the enemy’s lines.—The fact that some of these were left entirely ignorant of the existence of the order, upon be tog so employed, attaches an increased value to their discoveries in regard to Its operations. 4., Citizen prisoners, to whom, white in confine ment, disclosures yjere made relative to the'exist ence, extent, and character of the order by fellow prisoners who were: leading members, and who. In some Instances, upon becoming intimate with the witness, baltlatod him into one of the degrees. 6. Members of the order, who, upon a fall ac quaintance with Its principles, have been appalled by its infamous designs, and have voluntarily aban doned it, freely making known their experience to our military authorities.—ln this class may be placed the female witress, Mary Atm Pitman, who, though in arrest at the period of her disclo sures, was yet induced to make them for the reason that, as she says, “at the last meeting which I attended they passed an order which I consider as utterly atrocious and barbarous; so I told them I would have nothing more to do with them.” This woman was attached to the command of the rebel Jr'orrest, as an officer, under the name of “ Lieute nant Rawleybut, because her sex afforded her unusual facilities for crossing our lines, she .was often employed in the execution of important com missions within our territory, and, as a -member of the order, was made extensively acquainted with other members, both of the Northern and Southern ■sections. Her testimony is thus peculiarly valua ble, and, being a person of unusual Intelligence and force of character, her statements are succinct, pointed, and. emphatic. They are also especially useful as fully .corroborating those of other wit nesses regarded as most trustworthy. 6. Officers of the order of high rank, who have been prompted to present confessions, more or less detailed, in regard to the order and their connec tion with it. The principals of these are Hunt, Dunn, and Smith;'grand commander, deputy grand commander, and grand secretary of the order in Missouri, to whose statements frequent reference has been made. These confessions, though In some degree guarded'and disingenuous, have furnished to the Government much valuable information in regard to the secret operations of the order, espe cially In Missouri, the affiliation of its leaders with .Price, &o.' It Is to be noted that Dunn makes the statement in common with other witnesses that, in •tnterlrg the order, he was quite ignorant of its ■true ipurposes. He,says“l did not become a member underatandingly; the Initiatory step was taken in the dark, without reflection and without . knowledge.” : ■ f 7. Deserters from our army, who, upon being ap prehended, comessed that they had been induced to desert by members of the order. It A,„ tihdeert, principally from thcswsonlesßlons that Jr toe secret treasonable organization the year WaE tirst discovered in Indfami in communications, ad- or provost mut , Shate, disclosing facts coiroborative of other more important statements. , ■ 9. The witnesses before the grand jury at India napolifl, in 1863, when the order was J formatlypre sen ted as a treasonable organization, and those whose testimony has been introduced upon the re. cent trial of Dodd. . , . P tne re It need only be added thalamost satisfactory test of the credibility and' weight of much of the evi dence which has been furnished Is afforded by the printed testimony in regard to the character and Intention of the order, which Is fonnd in its national and State constitutions and 118 ritual. Indeed, the .statements of the various witnesses are but pre isentationsof the logleal and Inevitable consequences .and results of the principles therein set forth.; In concluding this review, It remains only.to state ■that a constant reference has been made to the eia toorate- official reports, in regard 'to the'order, of Brigadier General Carrington, commanding Dls- of Indiana, and of Col. tjanderson, Provost .Marshal General or the Department of Missouri. The great mass of the testimony upon the subject of ■■-the secret, conspiracy has been furnished by these -officers, the latter acting under the orders of Major < General Rosecrans, and the former co-operating, .under the instructions of the Secretary of War, with Major General BurbrMge, commanding District of Kentucky, as weU as with Governor Morton, of In idlana, who, though atone timegreatly embarrassed, by a Legislature strongly tainted with disloyalty; his efforts to repress the domestic enemy, has at 2ast seen Ms State relieved from the danger of a olvllwar. V But. although the treason of the order, has been thoroughly exposed, and although it* capacity for total miaohief has, by means* of the arrest-of its leaden! the seizure of Its arms, and the other jigo rons mesms which have been pureued, been serious-, It Impaired, It Is still busiedwlth Itaßecmplot tiogfl against fctto GovcnuEWit, Wlw Its pwfidi- 2®® ia aid of the Southern rebellion; It Is repoiteditc have recently issued new signs and pass words, and Us members assert that foul means will be used to prevent the success of. the Administra tion at the coming election, and threaten an extend ed revolt In the event of the re election of Presi dent Lincoln. 1 In the presence of the rebellion and this secret order—which is but its echo and faithful ally—we cannot but be amazed at the utter and widespread profligacy, perfonal and political, whtch. these movements against the Government disclose. The guilty men engaged in them, after: casting aside their allegiance, seem to have'trodden under foot every sentiment of honor, and every re straint of law, human and divine.: Judea produced but one Judas Iscariot, and Rome, from the sinks of her demoralization, produced but one: Gita line; and yet, as events prove, there has arisen la ?J? an ontlrc brood Of such traitors,. by A* I®' 1 ®' sa “ e parrtoldal: spirit, and f. 11 -iWltfi ' the same relentless ma tor the dismemberment of oar Union. xtrB ! or( ! lßary phenomenon—not paralleled, It is believed, In . the world’s history—there can be _bnt> one explanation, and all these blackened and fetid:streams of crliina may well be traced to the same comm on fountain. So fiercely intolerant aud impetious was t!as temper emrendereii by sla veTy, that whan the , people, after havlog controlled the national councils for h&if a century* were beaten at an election, their leaders turned upon the Government with the insolent fury with which they would, have drawn their.revolvers on arebel * nous slave in one of their negro quarters; and they have continued, since, to' prosecute their warfare, amid all the barbarisms and atrocities natu rally ana necossarilv - inspired by the internal interests they are sa crifielng alike''themselves and their country. Many _ot fyiese: IconSplrators, as is well known, IF? 1 ® ’-d, clothed, and educated at the expense oi Jue nation, and were loaded with its .turners . hi the very: moment they struck at Its life with the horrible criminality of a-son stabbing the bosom of his own mother while impressing kisses on his cheeks. The leaders of the traitors In the loyal States, who SO completely fraternize with these con-; *??Ts:tc?s, and whose machinations are now un masked,lt is os clearly the duty of the Administra tion to prosecute and punish as it is Its duty to sub jugate the rebels who are openly in arms against thl Government. In the performance M this duty it is entitled to expeot, and will doubtlesf receive, the zealous cooperation of true EQep ©yorywhsrCj who la crushing the truculent roe amtmshea m the haunts of this secret order, should rival in courage and faithfulness the armies which are so noblv sus taining our flag on the battle-fields of the Sou'll. ; Kespectfully submitted. .T. Holt, Judge-Advocate General. §| r |p r e 5 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1864. The Conspiracy Against the People. At length the grand disclosure of the no torious Western conspiracy, which has for a year past been patent; to the moral mind of the public, is before us with legal evidence .and the stamp of official au thority. In a careful report to .the Secre tary of War, Judge Advocate General Holt, an officer whose fearless integrity is imprinted in the national / history, ex poses at length the new Secret; plot and treason ramified and nourished from the old and bitter root of secession and slavery, and flourishing its dark and poisonous growth in all evil ways to corrupt the peo ple and to kill the nation. The officers of the Government have, in their turn, been übiquitous,: vigilant, and , secret, em ploying every effort to detdet and root up this underground , villainy, so as to bring: before tbe eyes of j the people the whole infamy of a conspiracy, mean and contemptible, but still’, monstrous, directed against their very heart’s life and honor. Truth is stranger than fic tion, and nothing could seem to be more sensational than this report, j But it is merely the record of the court, which we have been reading for a week back, and it is so true and complete a revelation that the very few feeble. and fearful ' attempts early made to ignore or deny it are abash ed, silent, and overwhelmed. This disclo sure has developed providentially up to : the present hour, when it is proper that the people, sitting in judgment upon ’ a great cause, should comprehend it in its most conclusive form. Par be it from us,to use it as a mere party argument; we lay it be fore the simple and earnest thought of a people desirous to preserve their country and themselves. Judf H •’ judge Holt’s report furnishes a remark able study to scholars of politics and his tory, as well as a lesson and a warning to the nation. We shall not attempt to prove the’, report, for that entirely proves itself j but we may, in some manner, account for the political phenomenon which we are in vited to contemplate. A people at war for the holiest cause which ever engaged a people, finds arrayed against it the worst of motives and the greatest of social crimes. In extremes like these, we must find phenomena of good and evil; but not all of our patriotic people were willing to accept the belief that no inconsiderable faction in the North were secretly and ac tually leagued with the common enemy. Yet pride, ambition, and outlawry, which rear themselves upon human slavery, have done this and more. They have spread the infection and .contamination of evil through a large political party, and forged out of opposition, however honest, and mistaken patriotism, however well-meaning, a wea pon for patricide. No doubt exists but that the most depraved politicians of this faction controlled the voice and votes of a party, and claimed the proprietorship and di rection of the Government policy for the next four years. So far they succeeded, but now the people are made aware of the means with which they attempted to rule and ruin their party and their country. Let all honest and well-disposed men receive and ponder these impartial, undenia ble facts, which strike the tongue of falsehood speechless. It is hard to realize that still for a mess of pottage, or forty pieces of silver, or out of reck less self-indulgence or ingrained depravity, Northern men, neighbors of the same brave men who fight our battles, are willing to kindle revolution in the North, precipitate destruction upon the backs of our paralyzed armies, save rebellion by crushing law, order, and Government, and preserve the South by immolating the North. Well — the rebellion itself is just such a miracle. After that, which in its whole life is strange and abnormal, nothing is strange. Northern treason may be; meaner, but does not, on the whole, surpass it; and yet, we are willing to allow to the rebel a certain honesty which- this North ern Guy Fawkes or Titus Oates does not possess. Since we have heard of honesty even, among thieves, we are not deceived as to the quality of the earnestness or sin cerity which we occasionally find in our enemies, and which is sometimes claimed for the very men who have' led the Western conspiracy. ; The most distinguished mur derers of the past have “ wrought with a. sad sincerity,” and villainy and wrong have their fanaticism as well as good. . Nor is. it difficult to conceive how theories of vice, or associations of crime, gain thou sands of ready or mistaken adherents. There is no tribunal but God, : time, and posterity to sit in judgment upon the crimes to which a multitude of people become at last the unwilling accessories, or perhaps the tolerated evils in history would become appalling to the narro west mind, and loath some to the common hangman. We only know at last the crimes of the peo ple in the vengeance winch they in flict upon themselves. The people of Trance, of England, and of the South have gone through different phases of this ordeal of retribution. There is an insanity in mischief which men seldom appreciate ; and the inner life of the politician is much like the moral life of the people whom he misleads. A keen purpose is a sort of in tellectual integrity which men admire, with out reflecting whether it is good or -bad. Fired and spurred with this we have seen how many politicians go ahead of them selves, compromise with falsehood, and at last, out of their own self-deception, be lieve their own lies, like that usurper de scribed by Shakspeaiie’s Prospero , in whom opportunity “ Awaked an evil nature; »nd my trust, Ijike a good parent, did beget of him A falsehood, lid its contrary as great ' As my trust was; which had, indeed, no limit, A confidence sans hound. He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded, But what my power might else exact—like one, Who,having unto truth, by telling or It, Made such a sinner of his memory To credit his own lie; he did believe He was Indeed the Duke.” *-- » * * , ■ Observers of events will know how to make wide application of such a text. We know well how the credulity of the people may beget in itself just, such a process as that through which the politician misleads himself; and the thousands with him.: Wrt admirari: Cataune was,upon the,whole-, hardly worse than Yallandigham ; and things retain, their proportion. Base and wretched traitor and demagogue' fanatic rascal as.he appears to be, we have'heard before of Arnold and of Judas. Even a , faction of Judases, armed to betray, and yet ready with their own weapons to com mit suicide, do not, of course, surprise: us- But do not let us mistake names and men, or we may raise up thrones for our betrayers and gibbets for our saviors. The people have now the whole revela tion of the time before Ahern.- They must not refuse the truth, or palter over it, or strive to hide it from themselves. It is manifest that a somewhat formidable con-, spiracy to disrupt the North, betray and, overturn the Government, and establish a Western Confederacy, has been brought > to light. Beyond a doubt this conspiracy, gathered money and..supplies, recruited men, and furnished information to the ene my while it counselled resistance to the law and assassination of the ■ officers and friends of the Government. K The lodges of a Secret oatli-bonnd treason wore scattered throughout the North, and organizations, anned and drilled, were projected to turn; the balance of power in the scale of the rebellion. Notorious politicians head this crowning infamy, and, where .Dodd is only a subordinate agent, Vallandighah is a general-in-chief, the editor of the New York News is a patriarch or priest, and the representatives of a vulgar and insolent faction, which demoralizes and hates the ranks of-our political Opponents, are satraps and dignitaries. This is no “ meal-tub plot,” we beg to assure all who are insincere enough to affect indifference ; it is of the highest morisent to the education and safety of the people. This contemptible conspiracy took*place under cover of parch ment-, the “Constitution,” and the '•'■habeas; corpus," alike the shield and buckler of Dodd and Yallandigjiam. Beaven save the mark ! how long will our demagogues cloak themselves with the law, in order to kidnap it away into slavery ?—how long Will our people beliove that murderers are martyrs, because they swear by the “ Con-, stitution?” Are we not tired of it and disgusted with it all ? or have we begun to believe the drivelling talk of weak men that republican institutions are a failure, go that we' hw callous;to treason itself, and heedless • even of anarchy,’ until it brings our house down upon our heads ? Honest men of all parties, mark it well —when our faith in freedom dies, faith in government is gone ; this is the sol ution of conspiracy and insurrection. We should not cease to believe that a villain is a villain. Such testimony as that afforded iii tbe report of General Holt will not permit us to doubt. We, who take; the law. for our doctrine, surely can not hold up convicts for our leaders—men whose malcontent mischief making on be . half of the law seems a continual protest in tlieir own; despite against the fact that they remain unhanged. Let our’ politics purge itself of the taint of conspiracy, and let traitors to the nation stand the outlawed of all parties True men. will take the whole lesson to their hearts, turn it over in the quiet of their consciences, and finally spurn the men who have endeavored to betray them. The great wrong and crime com mitted is not against an Administration, but against the people. Buckwheat Cakes. A correspondent sends us a pleasant, agreeable communication *on a domestic subject, and we have no doubt our political friends will allow US to turn aside one moment from the bustle and noise of the election to discuss it. Our writer is alarmed about the butter question. “ What is to become of us with butter at seventy cents a pound ?” What is to become of us those cold, chilling winter days when the frosts, cover the window pane and the snow rushes up around the kitchen door ? And particu larly what shall we do without buckwheat cakes ? A cake made ’of buckwheat is a simple article of food, but it is certainly an emblem of civilization. ; We are not aware that it was known to the Greeks or Ho mans. but it is only due to our American feeling to say that for all ancient civiliza tion we have a profound contempt. We believe it is beyond question that our great American epic, that which serves us for antiquity and truth as the Iliad or the Hiebelungen Lied, is the late Mr. Bar low’s poem on “ Hasty Pudding.” But we have advanced since Mr. Barlow’s time; and while we are willing to regard “ Hasty Pudding”, as a primitive, type, an embryo creation, the buckwheat cake is the ma tured evidence of American progress. It would not be an irreverent or unnatural argument to say that if the buckwheat-cake had been properly, appreciated there would have been no rebellion. This, a fter all, is the great mistake of the Southern people. They despised the buckwheat cake, and went after evil contrivances in the shape of corn. According to our curly-headed singers, the minstrels, the type of South ern civilization was the hoe cake, between Which and pure culture there is a great antagonism; People who live on .corn cannot be expected to attain that high dig- , nity of advancement which always fol-: lows the buckwheat cake, for corn sug -gests long marches and short rations, and whisky and brigadier generals of the Con federate army—-but no such associations cluster around our beloved buckwheat. I he evil demon of intemperance has never degraded it. into whisky, or gin, or rum. It suggests Rng nights, and bright, ruddy faces streaked with sweetness, and large eyes reflecting the flames of the blazing' fire, and peace and comfort and home. - Therefore the crisis in butter suggests a more weighty dispensation than even the election of General McClellan, an ora tion from Mr. Vaux, or a volume of poems from Mr. Ttjppeb. ;We might survive these calamities, for they could at best only throw back the progress of truth and taste for a few years;.but there can be no J such escape from the new visitation. Are there tb bo no more whist parties, and must Johnny go to bed with a supper of cold corn bread ? There might b$ a compromise with potatoes, but we have the authority of the English nation that the potato is a rebellious esculent. We believe that the ! London Timet has demonstrated, even to its own satisfaction, that had it not been for potatoes Lord Edward Fitzgerald would never have died in prison, and Mr. Emmett would have / teen spared his melancholy and prosy dying address. Johnny cannot be compensated With potatoes, and nos wonder he goes to bed rebellious. Ho' wonder Mary'enters the parlor with a scowl, and sescls new de-. spair into the,heart of her hesitating lover. Buckwheat cakes would have softened Mary’s .heart, and her whole life might have been happy. It has been suggested by thoughtful, social economists that roast ed chestnuts or apples might be "substituted for pur glorious buckwheat. How, on this question, we do not wish to be misunder stood. There is a magnitude in the chest nut question that quite attracts us. We do not remember to have seen the chestnut degraded into whisky, or gin, or rum ; it is not a favorite in the Confederate army, and the only allusion to chestnut burrs in the whole expanse of Southern literature is a sentimental tribute to the virtues of a certain Mitjs Katy Deax. Therefore, we are rather charmed with the chestnut, but we cannot compare it with,our buckwheat. It has been appropriated by a tribe of foreign ers, and we believe is one of the causes of the progress in Italian opera. In this re spect we must condemn the chestnut as snobbish. It does very well in its way, just as white kid gloves and fancy vests, and Mr. Verdi’s opera will do. But we cannot always i be gloved and; arrayed in gay colors, and there is nothing domestic in Mr. Verdi’s tremendous music. There fore, we abandon the chestnut in despair to its Italian sympathizers and friends, as we are afraid we must abandon the apple. Mr. Emerson tells us the apple is “ a social fruitbut it will not bear 'investigation. To be frank, tbe apple has been degraded; it is nothing more than, cider and apple whisky. Cider gave us a feeble President once on a time,-and apple whiakyis univer sally conceded to be the cause of the gene ral darkness that pervades our neighboring THE PKKSS.—PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1864. island of New Jersey. There is little doubt that if thejflelegalion fr'om'New Jersey had not been under the influence of apple whisky its 'members would never have nominated Gen. at the Chicago Convention. Altogether, therefore, and with great respect for Mr. Emerson, we cannot accept the apple in place of our buckwheat,uniess in the modified and aux iliary, form of apple butter. It must be dis missed as something cither positively dis loyal orin sympathy with treason. Now what are we to do ? We cannot aban don the buckwheat cake. It will never do to surrender it without a struggle. If Mr. Stabtok were to threaten the farmers with universal conscription they might he per suaded to reduce the price of butter, but this would be an arbitrary act, 'and as such we would be compelled to condemn it. If Mr. Cameron is anxious to bring Bucks county back to its senses, he might do it with a plentiful supply of buckwheat cakes, but we are almost afraid to make the suggestion for fear Mr. Belmont or Mr. Ward; who is known to be fon<i of buckwheat cakes, might dis tinguished ex-Senator. .Au-fqj Berks, we are convinced that ncVtiing but old rye will ever have any reformatory effect, and his staple it 'Would be almost superfluous 1° Te Commend to our Democratic friends, uowever, we will make no further politi cal application of this painful subject, but conclude our comments with a sin glesuggestion, The shortening days and crisp, falling leaves—the cold wiuds and chill mornings, all remind us that winter is rushing upon us. It will be a dreary win ter to the poor, and many a circle of faces that formerly smiled oyer the high-heaped, ungainly, • steaming dish, will have few such reasons to smile; now. We must do our duty to-those poor friends and brothers. Those whom God has blessed in substauce and,store must make ready their prepara tions for charity and well-doing. Let us organize our associations for doing good, and see that all the money we can spare will be given to the needy and unfortu nate, There is ho duty more holy than this, and now, while there are time and op portunity, and no immediate, pressing WEUit, we gladly urge it upon the ladies and gentlemen Who'will probably read this article as they sit amid the happiness of home, surrounded with comfort and peace,, a well-ordered breakfast table, deliciously fragrant coffee, and an unbounded supply of buckwheat cakes. A letter of Alexander H. Stephens, written under: date of September 22, has made its appearance in print. In this Mr. Stephens discusses the question of peace, and, as -usual, ; writes plausibly and dispas sionately. He speaks,, of course, with ap proval of the Chicago platform, an armis tice, a" convocation of States, State sove reignty, the right of secession, and of “giving aid and encouragement to>.tlie Peace party at the North,” for which pur pose the letter itself is evidently written. Speaking of a Convention of the. States, Mr. Stephens says‘ - “ The properly constituted authorities at Wash ington and Richmond, the dulyf authorized repre sentatives of the two confederacies of Stateshow at war with eaoi other, might give their assent to such a proposition., Good might result from it. It would he art appeal on both sides from the sword to reason and justice. All wars which do not result in the extinction or one side or the other must be ended sooner or later by some sort of ne gotiation. “ From the discussion or interchange of views in such a Convention, the history as well as the true nature of our institutions, and the relation of the States toward each other and towards the Federal head, would doubtless be much better understood generally than they now are ; but I should favor such a proposition only as a peaceful conference, as the Convention of 1787 was. I should bo opposed to leaving the questions to the absolute de cision of such a body. • , “Delegates might be clothed with powers to con sult and agree, if they could, upon some plan or ad justment, to be submlttedfor subsequent ratldeatlon by the sovereign States whom it affected, before It should be obligatory or binding, and then binding only on such as should so ratify it, “ All questions of boundaries, confederacies, and union or unions would naturally and easily adjust themselves, according to the Interested parties and the exigencies of the times. Herein lies the true law of the balance of.powor and the harmony of 'States'.’’. ■ / .' . :■ - Mi. Stephens, it will tints be seen, ac knowledges only one way to treat with tlie South, and that by acknowledging the Confederacy. Union he mentions very shadowily. , Peace is the main idea of his letter, and separation* its only deduction. Nothing can he done unless sovereign State rights are recognized as greater than those of the General Government. This is a cu rious attitude for the man who at the be ginning of our troubles strove hard to show a stubborn people that they had not a grain of reason to secede or rebel, and who would now insist that a great Government should be liable at any time to find itself at the mercy of the smallest dependency and the meanest minority. General Thomas L. Kane, brother of Dr. Kane, the distinguished Arctic explo rer, has taken a decided position in favor of Mr. Lincoln's re-election. General Kane was the old leader of the “ Bucktails,” and his heroic, gallant, and successful career as'a soldier is not forgotten by Pennsylvania, Though disabled by wounds, he has not re signed Ms commission. Such a man could do no less than support Mr. Lincoln, and give his vote to the cause for which he has risked Ms life. Mb. Joseph A. Wane, formerly con nected with this’ paper, and more recently engaged in the free-labor experiment in Mississippi, has been appointed solicitor fir the sixth auditor’s office-of |he Treasury Department. Mr. Ware is air accomplish ed writer and an able lawyer, and his ap pointment* to public duty-will be a great advantage to the Government. The Chicago Times threatens civil war if the electoral vote of Tennessee is count ed. Why is it that these journals of peace are so anxious for war? Their blood thirsty proclivities might be exercised on the enemies of the country. Edward Stanly, of California.) has come out for McClellan.— Exchange.. ■ ",f Who is Stanly ? WAShUTGTON, Oct. 16. THE REMAIN OB' CHIEF''JUSTICE TANEY. 1 The funeral' train of Chief Justice Tansy left, here yesterday morn inf?. His request that his fune ral ceremonies might be conducted without any dis play or pomp whatever was observed as far as prao tieaore, A special train, appropriated by W, PhbScOVt Smith .«w»v*y«4 ft? corpse, ac< eompaiiied by his daughters, grandchildren, T*' tives, and a few friends. The pall-bearers were united States Marshal Xmmon, of the District of Columbia; Messrs. Carltlk, Cosway, Robin son, and Cox, ofthe Washington Bar ;Mr. TrLBR, Frederick City, and Mr. I). w. Middi-ston, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States. The train proceeded, directly tosFrederiek, whdre the body will be interred. ■ >. President Lincoln and several members of the Cabinet, together with a large number of members of the Bar, accompanied the remains of Chief Jus tice Tansy to the train. , DISTINGUISHED yiSITpBS TO THE AfiSlY. The Secretary of War has gone to City Point, ac companied by the Quartermaster General, Com missary General, and Surgeon General, to confer with General GKANT upon the war estimates for the ensuing year. It is. believed that; by the trans fer of the seat of war to the cotton States, a con siderable reduction of expenditures may be made, especially in the forage and subsistence depart ments.. ;• ■{' Seoretary Fessenden and other prominent per sonages have also left Washington for the Army of the Potomac. It is a noticeable feature that among the bids for the late $40,000,000 loan was an increased number froinNatlonal Banks in various parts of the coun try. About one hundred of them forwarded pro posals. It has already been stated that the Secretary of the Treasury has accepted all offers at -and over 31-100 the, and to much of those at 30-100ths premi um as will make the sum of forty millions, the pro portion of the latter being 60 per cent, of the entire sum bid for at the figui e. The Secretary took some hours for consideration before coming to a conclusion, he having reserved the right to decline all bids not in his opinion ad vantageous to the Government. , \ REPORTED'DISCHARGE OF COUNTERFEITERS It is. stated here that the counterfeiters, Robert R. Miller and Jambs Morris, arrested at Port Jervis, New York, have been discharged, on giving ball in the Bum of $4,000. <■ NATIONAL CURRENCY. • ,’Notes of the denomination of fisoo’and $l,OOO have been prepared, and will soon be distributed to the National banks. WASHINGTON. TIIE NEW LOAN. ON BAIL. THE WAR. TEE ARMY ON -THE JAMES, KECONNOISSANCEBY GENYTERRX TOWARD RICHMOND. THE GUERILLAS IN MARYLAND. REPORTED BURNING OF POOLESVILLE, Important Advices t'fom souri, Louisiana, and "^ exaSl (iENBRAt A. EBCOKKOrSSANC'E IJY TERRY WITEtHf TWO Ann A HALF OF KtOHKOND—THE RNKHV BRIVRW TO BrS.: ENTKB , BOHMBKTSi [Special Corr«r pftndellce pri)s; . Hbapqttartkus IN THB FUSED, Before Eiohmond, . October 14, 1864, . qniot oi tlie past few flays was broken jester* day morning by an advance of the loth Corps, under General Terry, Major General Biraoy being absent on a sick leave. It was a grand reaonaoiasande In force to develops the enemy’s new line of works between the Charles City and New Market roads., Xante's cavalry moved but in the morning as early as three o’clock; in fine order and excellent spirits, bearing no cvidenco of tho temporary reverse of last Friday, on the extreme right of the line, and advanced in the course of the day within two miles of Bichmond, Tbe Ist Brigade, under Colonel Curtis, and ,the 2d, under Colonel Moore, wero stationed on the extreme left of the line joining the works of tho loth Corps, to prevent a flank move ment of the enemy. General Ames, of the Ist Division, commanded the right of the lire, while General William Birnoy marshalled the left. The 7th U, S. Colored Troops was thrown out as skirmishers, and they advanced without faltering, driving tbe enemy into his en trcnchments arouod Bichmond. This regiment re mained on duty until about noon, when it was rei licved by the 6th U. S. Colored Troops, who fully sustained the good opinion which the 7th had ac quired during the earlier part of the day, After the enemy had been driven into his strong holds about the city, General Ames thought he dls- N covered a weak point in his defences, and advanced against it. This idea proved, however, to be a de-; Insion, and the assault ing party was ordered to fall back, which they did in good order. Theenemy feel ing a little disappointed that General Ames was not entrapped, made a sortie, which was handsomely repulsed 1 ■ , 2 The object of this reoonnolssaneo was to ascertain the strength of Ahe new works which the enemy was constructing. Of course; the firing was very heavy,, tho musketry quick and sharp, and many good men fell to rise no more. But the objeot of the advance I being accomplished, .the troops all, as they had during the entire day, returned in the best of order, without the loss of a man on the way. Barely has a reconnoissance been so satisfactorily made. The soldiers came up and relieved each other in grand style; while the unbroken fire of the artillery was sufficient evidence oi its excellent working order, About twilight, or a little before, the llth Corps reached the point front which It moved, not pushed back, but returning at will. The enemy feared to leave Ms works even to follow us on our return ' The Information which General Butler has boen able to obtain by this movement is deemed invaifia ble, but, of course, it could not be obtained without some loss, which, in killed and wounded, will not exceed three hundred. Av« lost none by capture. Among the killed is Oapt. A. G. Dickey, Bth U, S. G. T. He belonged to Lewlstown, Pa,, where he is well known os u gentleman, while here he was highly appreciated as an excellent and brave offi cer. Major Kemp; 10th Connecticut, was alsokilled. Lieut. Colonel Smith, 62d Ohio, is mortally wounded. Capt. Lewis, Bth U. S. C.T., wounded,’abdomen. Lieut. Lewis, Bth U. S. O. T., flesh wound, hand. : Lieut. Krllls, Bth U. S. C. T., flesh wound, leg. Adjutant' Spaulding, 29th U. S. 0.. T., slightly In the foot. Rolxtn. THU REBELS CHECKING DESERTIONS APPKB* HENiED/BAID OF THB X.NISMY. Washington, Oot, 16.—A letter from the Army of the Potomac says the enemy exercise the utmost vigilance to prevent desertion. The rebel cavalry appear to have been massing on our left, meditating, it was supposed, a raid on the railroad near Warren Station. Preparations were made to give them a fitting reception. Many new recruits having arrived, drilling is going on at all hours of the day. Cannon and musket shot aTe frequently inter changed ijp the'opposing armies. A soldier of the 2d Maryland Regiment has boen shot for desertion. THE fiITERILUS lii MiRTUND. SIOSBBT’S RAID ON THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROAD—DESCRIPTION OR THE CAPTURED TRAIN ALL THE OARS BUT THREE BURNED BY THE RE BELS—THE TRAINS NOW RUNNING AS USUAL. Baltimore, Oct. 15.—The train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, interrupted by Moseby, consisted of six passenger cars, a baggage, a mail, and the Adams Express car. The oars had scarcely been halted before the guerillas took possession of each and began plundering the passengers. The robbers were led by the guerilla chieftain Moseby, who or dered the passengers to get into three of the carai while his men set fire to the rest of the train; About .twenty soldiers and a paymaster were made prison ers, and our informant stated that a rumor was cur - rent at Martlnsburg that upwards of forty thousand ; dollars, intended for the payment of soldiers, were also captured. The train, including the baggage car, was consumed by fire, nothing but the trucks being loft. The train from the West arrived within-a short distance of the place where the up- train was cap tured, and would have shared its -fate had not the engineer ol the’captured.train, who made his escape during the confusion, signalled it to stop. The Western train arrived at the Camdon-Btreet Depot at half past 10 o’clock last evening, and from a passenger we gathered the above account. Yesterday afternoon, when the train arrived at Harper’s Ferry, the conductor was advised to be cautious in moving towards the city, as a squadron of Dnion cavalry had, during the morning, engaged a body of rebel cavalry in the vicinity of the Point of: Rocks. The train made three attempts to pass the rocks before succeeding, having encountered the rebels at that point. Most by was present during the attack on the traim and sauntered about, twirling a switch, as uncon cerned as If the affair was of no moment. When : remonstrated with about robbing the passengers and destroy ing the train, he remarked that it could not bo'helped; he bad orders to such effect, and that the affair was only a Roland for an Oliver. His gang numbered about 150, and were well olad and armed to the teeth. ■; ; The trains are now running as usual. General Stevenson, at Harper’sJForry, has posted his cavalry in a situation to prevent a reposition of this audacity. REPORTED CROSSING OX GUERILLAS INTO THE STATE—RUMORED ROBBERY AND BURNING OF , POOLEBVILLE ALARM OF -THE FARMERS—A FORCE SENT IN PURSUIT OF THE RAIDERS, Washington, Oot. 15.— From couriers from the neighborhood of Rookville and other portions of Montgomery county, Maryland, we learn that it is reported there that a body of guerrillas, variously estimated at from 150 to 200 strong, crossed the Po tomac at White’s Ferry, yesterday afternoon. The g uerillas'are supposed to bo com manded by White, who knows every foot of ground in that sec tion of country. At 12 o’clock last night a report was received at Rockville that the guerillas had en tered Poolesville, ransacked the stores, and then fired the,town. The distance from White’s Ferry to PooiasvJHe Is eleven miles, and from thence to Rockville Is eigh teen miles. V,-..- A* two o’clock this morning a report reached here from our advanced post on the Rockville road, that last evening two thousand mounted rebels crossed the river at the mouth of the Monocacy, and were advancing On Rockville. The military authorities here, however, believe that the number ;of rebels who have crossed into Marylancfis greatly overrated, and that it is nothing more than a horse-stealing party. Farmers who have arrived here state that the party of rebels which appeared at Poolesvltle do not number over one hundred men.; General Harden, who commands the troops on the Rook* ville road, has sent a force in pursuit of the Inva ders, and it is believed that they will not escape Vifh impunity. - . THE PdTCzftg CROSSED NEAR EDWARD'S FERRY ry wsite’s antini>£ A ‘~ —voRS Guerillas RE PORTED rs MARYLAND. WASRiNGTONj Oot. lb. —Information has reached hero that yesterday afternC 011 About one hundred of White’s guerillas criiipdat ft £ ord o y u ®, PotOB U“»- six miles above Edward’s Terry, 2 nd advanced to Foolesville, Maryland, where they droT® odt t* l ® citizens and committed ; maoh daifl.age. Then'® additional reports, but they are not authenticated, that later in the day„another guerilla band dressed near the Monocacy and moved down the Rockville road. THE WAR IN GEORGIA. THE MILITARY SITUATION—SHERMAN WORKING TO KEEP OPEN HIB COMMUNICATIONS, Chattanooga, Oct. 15—7 P. Kt.—Reports of scouts fall to show the presence of any considerable body of the enemy north of Tunnel Hill. Walker and Whitfield counties have been scoured by a small party of rebel cavalry, who were not very effective in destroying the railroad. .. General Schofield sent out a strong reconnoiter- Ing party to-day to discover the whereabouts of the rebel column said to ho moving towards the west. Scouts of the 44th Colored Regiment in garrison at Dalton, and who escaped after Colonel Johnson’s surrender, arrived to-day and give various accounts of affairs.. Ringgold and intermediate points have been strengthened by General Schofield. Nothing definite is known as to Sherman’s.where abouts, but he is known to be energetically at work to keep open his route to Atlanta no matter what rebel column may inter!ere. UNION "RE-OCCUPATION OR RINGGOLD—REPORTED SURRENDER OF DALTON TO HOOD. Chattanooga, Oct. 15--9 P; M.— Our forces to day re-occupied Ringgold, and the block-house twelve miles in advance, and found the railroad and bridge tale. ,;It;is generally believed that Dal ton, with the46th Colored Reglmentj’surrendered to Hood’s army yesterday, but nothing official has been received. There is no communication yet with Sherman. - ■ ■- V There was an abundance of supplies at Atlanta, in Anticipation of such a movement by the rebels. Major Gen. Stedman has arrived and resumed command of tlie district. Six months’ supplies are on hand,.and the officers of the army feel confident that Hood Is making a movement that will certainly prove disastrous to himself. ■ [Despatches from General Sherman are expeoted to- arrive this-morning. ■ They- will probably give the facts in regard to the reported abandonment of Dalton.— Ed. The Press-] THE MISSOURI INYASIOST. THE ItEBIiLS KRTBKATINO—THBV BCATTBS AND PtTFBDBE THE OOTTNTBV—PROVISIONS FOB BX PBI.LING THEM—KOBECKANS IN TOB FMOIt— ATROCITIES OF THE ' CHIVAOEIC SOTTrITRONS. [Special Correspondence of The Tress'..! -• •• : i St. .Louis, Out. IS, 1864. I think it may be safely put flown that the rebel army of General Price is retreating. The principal damage of the raid is done, and we are relieved, at all events, of the apprehension of further military disasitr. Aiter the feigned attack upon Jefferson Ci'.y—whlch, indeed, might have proved serious had 'the place not been so well defended.—the course of 1 the rehelß was westward and southward. On pass ing through California, a place twenty-five miles Wi of Jefferson, the rebels had a l»rr 4 e train of empty v agons. This is a sure indication that they intended end desired a hasty march, Gen. McNeil, who arrived Ift tQW£ last night from Jefferson City, gives it as his opinion, that Price himself: has retreated towards the Southwest by' way of Warsaw, and is now making haste towards Springfield, although reports at the department headquarters represent him as having ills b.?a<2» quarters at Boonville, the scene of his earliest ex ploits at a very late day. Gen. McNeil, who must , hay? fc&d reports frojn the pursuing forces, i? s*9st llbely to he correct, in which case bat few days will elapse bofore this State is free from armed,{organized /rebels. _ /-W £'. ; ' Gm. Kosecrans went to the field last night, and is at Jefferson City to-day, It is needless to say that his appearance in the saddle is quite late in the day. However, it matters bat little, as we have not cavalry to pursue effectively, and there is nothing to do bnt repair the damage they have done. One report says that two thousand of them have crossed the Missouri river at Boonville. Gen, Fisk with —~ menhas crossed,and is now mbvingup the north bank in the direction of St- Joseph, so as to head them off.' Gen.,Sanborn, with cavalry, is pushing on, towards Sedalla In the rear of one column of the enemy. ' The raiders were oxchanglngabout throe hundred worn-out and broken-down horses daily for such as they could /pick up along the route. They are taking with them all the young men in the country who show the least sympathy, with them. In this respect they are doing a real service to the State. It should bo more generally known that they are behaving themselves very badly in other respects.; .Although Gen. Price, pseudo Gov. Reynolds, and other officers disclaim ahy countenance at outrage, and barbarity, there are many cases reported, > In the single village of Union, Franklin county, they forcibly ravished three German women and brutally persecuted others to compel them to reveal where their money or liquor was hidden.; \ The impression made upon the people of the State is not favorable, and in another respect there is good to be derived from the incursion. It has long been a pet theory of the rebel leaders that in Mis souri, Kentucky, and Maryland the people are over whelmingly loyal to the South, and that if a power ful rebel army were In their, midst they would rise unanimously to Bhake off what they speak of as the “Lincoln tyrant’s yoke.’’ Maryland and ! Kentucky have both been abun dantly tried, and have failed to respond to the se ductions of treason. Missouri, although containing more of the revolutionary element than either, has .turned a deaf ear also; and now we see the chivalrlo Southerners ol Missouri volunteering at the point of the bayonet, just as the conscripts in Georgia and Alabama do. • ■ ■ A writer in the Morning Republican says: “ The outrages committed at Washington, Mo., although great,’ are a bagatelle compared to the deeds of wickedness perpetrated in the surrounding , country. Men tied to trees and stoned to death, negro servants, shot, women ravished—ail these things were, done—-but the theme is too painful for me to dllate"upon, and too unseemly for description in any respectable journal. That these deeds ware committed, I knou> t for I conversed with some who had Been un willing eye witnesses to the acts, whilst in two instances I heard from the lips of the victims the story of the wrong which has ruined their own health and happiness, blasted their own future and that of their offspring.. "In onelnstancethehusband was‘compelled (tied) to witness the outrage of his wife. If those state ments „are doubled the full particulars can be fur nished. The stay of the Confederates in town in no wise differed from their visits to other places—save that they were only; moderately drank—a state of things owing it is to be presumed to the faet that the/ staple drink here is 1 lager.’ How the ragged Bacchanalians could patronize anything so intense ly ‘Dutch,’ is more than I can account for, save . upon the maxim, ‘ necessitas non habit lex.’ ” ■ Thus far the raid has developad no concerted ac tion in political matters, and was, I believe, purely a military movement, with an inevitable chance of improving the prospects of the Democratic candidate. It is certainly true that .the rebel soldiers showed’ great sympathy for MeOleUan’s cause, and also showed favor to McClellan voters.. The division of enrolled militia, under the com mand of Gen. Pike, have been ordered to return to the city, with a: small exception of a detail.for guarding bridges on the railhead. There Is no doubt that the militia organization has been of great ser vice in warding off an attack upbn thißoity, and In supplying the places of the United States troops for active service. She has. shown commendable spirit in her organization of militia, and will no doubt see her reward in the policy. Would it not be well for the cities of Philadelphia and Harris burg to be similarly prepared against incursions of the enemy 1 The political prospects in the State are becoming more settled. Wo shall probably have a Presi dential olectlon, thongh not a full vote, as many of the inhabitants of the State have fled lately. It is gratifying to know, however, that the State will, in case of a free election, send Union electors'. Mis* souri has usually been allowed to be in favor of McClellan. This I have good reason for saying is not the case. The success of the Democratic orators who are stumping the State has not been so brilliant as they could desire. In fact, the presence of Union soldiers at nearly every town does not agree with them. There is an irreconolleable antipathy to.the peace-sneaking Democrats in the breasts of all Western soldiers. Observe the votes of the'army at the election of Tuesday. The Western fighting men have no votes to give to a party of peace, concession, and pardon-asking. v - ' CAPTURE AND SUBSEQUENT EVACUATION OF SEDA- liIA BY THE REBELS. St. Lours, Oct. 16.—About two thousand rebels, with two guns, under Jeff Thompson, attackod So malia at two o’clock yesterday, and drove the militia out of that place. A few of the militia resisted the attack, but finally surrendered and were paroled on the spot. The citizens were released without parole. The rebels left during the night, and a Federal infantry force arrived there this morning. The rebels robbed the stores of several thousand dollars’ worth of hoots and shoes, and burned the water station, hut did no other injury to the rail road. The rolling stook was ail sent to Tipton. T Price is reported to be missing in Lexington. Bill Anderson cut the North Missouri Railroad at High Hill, and is reported to have visited New Florence. Anderson, says his only orders are to raise h— in North Missouri. KENTUCKY. RUMORS OF AN ATTACK ON PADUCAH. Cairo, Oct. 16.— Cairo Is full of rumors of a threatened attack on Columbus, Ky., and rein forcements have been sent there. A large rebel force Is reported at Mayfield, threat ening Paducah. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. New York, Oct. 16.—The steamers Yazoo and Creole have arrived- from New Orleans, the latter bringing advices of the 9th Inst. : An expedition Bent by General Dana from Rod ney, Mississippi, consisting of colored cavalry and infantry, reached Fayette on the 2d Instant, captu ring 600 head* of cattle, a large number of horses and mules, and several prisoners. Another expedition sent by General Dana attack ed the rebels at Woodviiie, on the 6th instant, cap turing tnree guns, two officers, and fifty-four men, and killing forty others. Our loss was none. A cavalry expedition, under General Lee, cap fared Clinton, Louisiana, on the 6th instant, with thirty prisoners, including Lieutenant Colonel Pinckney, the rebel provost marshal general of the district, and considerable stores and ammunition. At the last accounts Lee was: ten miles east of Clinton. A reconnolßsaneo sent out from Morganzia, under Colonel Guppy, of the 2d Wisconsin, with three re giments of infantry and one of cavalry, returned previous to the 6th, alter a severe skirmish with, one thousand rebel cavalry. Our loss was two killed and three or four wounded. Tiie enemy’s, loss is supposed to be considerable. Thirteen prisoners weretaken. A force under Col. Dye, of the 20th lowa, occupy Semmesport and Morgan’s Ferry, on the Atchafa laya. The rebels have been driven beyond the Yellow Bayou. The steamer Emily B. Souder, from»New had arrived at New Orleans. Advices from Matamoros give a rumor- of the capture of the steamer Ike Davis, hound from Bag dad to New Orleans, by a party who had taken passage on her, and who ran her into Galveston, a aentlemaa who. left Bagdad o» ft? 2l?ti ult, ar rived at New Orleans and reports the five hundred French marines yet there and entrenched. Six ships of war lay off the bar. 1 An expedition, sent up the river, went within twenty miles of Matamoros, and returned on ac count of the lowness of the water, and was not driven '' aok 1,7 Cortinas. The boats were lying too low to eon m flu d the x ban i s of the rlver - Continued rains had from^movlng down from Monterey, »v r. aB ' the cavalry ■were within two days'* fflaroa " moros, waiting for the infantry to come up. It was reported that Cortinas had his guhs bear* tag- on Brownsville, and threatened to bombard that place if the Texans molested him. The crops in Louisiana aro short, the daily rains having damaged them. The further gathering of cotton in Lafourche district is almost impossible,, and few planters of sugar will make enough for their home consumption. Hay, rice, potatoes, and corn are in very limited’yleld. THE RESULTS OF COLONEL OSBAND’S EXPEDITION— CONTINUOUS SCOUTING UP THE YAZOO RIVER— LABOR CAPTURES BY OUR TROOPS. Natohbz, Oct 9 —Particulars of Col. Osband’s expedition have been received. He debarked from transports, at Tunica Bend, on the 3d, and early on the 6th surrounded the rebels: at Woodvllle. He killed forty-five of them, including one major, and captured three guns, two officers, and fifty-four men Our loss was four horses killed. The rebels were commanded by Major Cook. A battalion of the Sd United States Cavalry (ca. iored) captured the guns, rebel .telegraph instru ments, and many Important despatches. They also captured a large amount or commissary and quar termaster’s stores, which were destroyed. Sc'-eral hundred head of..cattle, horses, and mules were -turned over to -Colonel Kent at Fort Adams, and wcie shipped to this place. Colonel Osband then went some distance beyond Woodvllle, but finding no enemy, joined Oolonei Farras. The two coiihnands then returned to Nat chez, bringing in more stock. Colonel ICont also captured a great deal of stock while marching from Tunica to Fort Adams. ' - Lieut. Gibbs, of the rebel secret service in this vi cinity, was killed. The Berios of operations undertaken by General Dana; have consisted of one { almost continuous ’scout from far up the Yazoo on the north,-to Bayou Sara on the south. The fruits of these .raids in clude a largo number of cattle, 800 horses and mules, and various supplies* * including 56 bales of cotton. * ~ ‘ LieutKEarl, of the specl a j 6Con ts, arrived last night from the vicinity; of, £ ts Joseph, on the west elde of the river, havUv , tured one majo r, two bags, containing impor tant | et;tar g j i a transit from the trans-raisßisel jip i Department to the rebel head- He alsorecaptured 13 battle-flags which bsu bt» n tgtgn irom the United States soldiers in I^ e .Otisengagements. - F CIRTHKR DETAILS OF ASBOTH’S EXPEDITIOF— CAPTURE OF AN RX-SENATOR. ‘ 5 Cairo, Oct. 15—The Bteamer Moilie Able has arrived, with New Orleans; advices of the 9th inst. The steamer Emily B. Souder, from New York on the 28th, had arrived at New Orleans. ... Cotton was depressed ; Middling, $1,20. The large receipts of flour from St. .Louis had weakened the market. General Asboth’s expedition into West Florida reached Mariana os the 27th ultimo, and captured .that place, after a 'stubborn resistance, taking 81 priSOßerßy including a brigadier general, one" colo nel, and a large quantity of stores, 200 horses and mules. 400 bead of oattle. Oar loss was 32 Silled and wounded. Among the former wero Captain Young and Lieutenant Ayers, Tho" expedition to Fort Gibson captured N. T. Eliot, formerly United .States Senator. New Orleans, Oct. 10.-No tidings have yet. been received,of the steamer Morning Star, which left Ne w York on the Ist inst. KEPABTMEJiT OF THE SOUTH. EECAPB OF A UNION OFFICER FROM CHARLESTON— EAVAOES OF THE YELLOW FEVER—NO UNION . PRISONERS. NOW IN CHARLESTON—CAPTURE OF REBELMILITIAIN FLORIDA—KEPORTBDCAPTURE OF A BATTALION OF THBENRMV AT TALLAHASSEE —-A BLOCKADE-RUNNER SUNK OFF CHARLESTON. New York, Oct. 16.— The steamship Fulton, from Fort Royal, S. 0., arrived last night. Captain Cox, of the 55th Pennsylvania, had es caped from Charleston prison, and says that twenty deaths from yellow fever are dally occurring in Charleston. The Union prisoners have all been sent out of the city. About four thousand rebel troops are in and about Charleston, General Foster has recently made a tour of In spection of our fortifications in Florida. ... . Colonel Noble lately captured a camp of militia at Enterprise, Florida, and it Is reported that a re bel battalion under Major made pri soners at Tallahassee. . ... ' A large side-wheel blockade-runner was sunk by our fleet at the entrance to Charleston harbor, and another steamer was driven back while endeavor teg to'run out, . . :,V. - ~' . REBEI. ÜBFi AIITIES, THE REBELS PORCINO COLORED PRISONERS OF WAR TO WORK ON THEIR FORTIFICATIONS— BRUTAL- TREATMENT -OB ..UNION WOUNDED BY THE REBELS—LETTERS FROM SENKKAL BUTLER, AND AFFIDAVITS ON THE SUBJECT. Headquarters Army of the .Tames, .Tn the Field, ,Oot. 12, lB6t—P. M. It has transpired *that the rebels have very re cently assumed the right to manthelrdefenees with negroes captured while in arms from tho United States armies, and to compel them to do duty upon their fortifications, in direct and explicit contraven tion of all recognized rnio3 of war. Tho following affidavits and letters—the latter indited by Major General Butler—clearly set forth the enormity and extent of this outrageous business, ho less than demonstrate the stringent manner, in which the chieitainof the Army of the James proposes to deal with such glaring perfidy: ..... . THE AFFIDAVITS, HEABtiUABTERS VA. PT. CAROLINA, - A*my OF the Jamks, Oct 12 1b64.w Samuel Miller, of Battery C. lSth Virginia Bitfcenr of Artillery, being duly sworn, deposes an i says that he, with hi» company, has been for some weeks past si a ttoned at BaueryNo.B. situated on the intermediate lines between the Charles City wJid Darbytown roads, and that to liis knowledge he knows of some setex iy-fi ve to eighty colored prisoners of war, clad in the uniform of the United itates, to have been kept at work on fortifications aid entrenchments in thatvicic nity, and upon that line, wince Ti uroday. the 6ch inst Deponent further says that he desertfd and came away from his eonpany this morning, up to v Inch cim* ihay were still at woik; to the best of Ms knowledge add be-; lief "Deponent also further says that he knows of num bers of them having been obliged to trade their clothes andtlioes with the O'mfed-rate soldiers for food, owing to an insufficiency being furnished there ■ . SAM. MILLER. Sworn end subscribed to before me thiß 12th day of October, 1864. Jomr I. XUvemport, . Lieutenant, Aidde-Camp, and Ana's Prvosi. Marsn.al. HEADQUARTER? DEPARTMENT OF YIKOINIAAXD Forth Oaroi.ika.Army Of the James, Oct. 12, 1854 James F-; KBightpOompiny. F, 59th-Virginia Kegi meat,pot into the Ist Regiment Virginia Eoserveo, being duly sworn. deposes ana says: - That on Thursday, the 6th it at. , and on Friday, the 7th Inst., be was on doty With his regiment (Ist Virginia Reserves), and that on one of the above-mentioned days, which he does not now definitely remember, he, with Ms company Com pany A; Ist Regiment Virginia Reserves) went from their caO'p, which was then on the intertnedia.te.liae, n-a-r .the Party tow n road, to Richmond, Ya.., and took from LibbY prison about eighty-two colored men, who were there as captured prisoners of war, and.brought them to the intermediate lines between the New Market and Darbytown roads, where they were put to work throw ing np entrenchments, and where, to the best of his knowledge and belief, they now remain, doing work in’ the manner described above, he having left them there on the morning of this day. Deponent further says that they were clad in uniform. o - JAMES F. KNIGHT. Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 12tn nay of October, 1864; John I. Davenport, Aid-de-Camp and Asst. Provo=t Marshal. GENERAL BUTLER’S LETTER TO COMMIGSiOXpK OT7LD. HeADQUAKTEHS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND ' Forth Carolina, army of the James, ajjh'- •• . Is the Field, Oct 12,1864; Fir: I enclosed copy of an advertisement, cut from a Richmond paper, where a military officer, command ing a camp near Richmond, cabs upon their masters to come forward and make claim to the services and labor of cei tain colored men therein described. Some of them are believed to be soldiers of . the Cnited States army, csptnred in arms. If I am mistaken in this belief, 1 desire to he promptly corrected. I haye ordered to such manual labor as I deem most fitting to meet the exigency an equal number of prison ers of war held by ns, and I shall continue to order to labor captives iii war In an eqnal number of all the sol diers of the United States I have reason to believe are held to labor and service by the fo'rces you represent, until lam notified that this practice on your part has ceased. Muchas I regret the necessity imposed upon me to do this, yet 1 am compelled by lhe sternest con victioßS of duty thus to inaugurate a system of retalia tion which will be itrmly carried out. . I hate the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe dient servant, - BEFJ. F. BUTLER, Major General Commanding.’ . To Ho a. 86. Onto, Commissioner of Exchange, Etch mond, Ya. ; LETTER RELATIVE TO THE -EXCHANGE OF. NAVAL PRISO . P " " NEKS. .•;■■■■■ . Headquarters Department, op Virginia and Forth Carolina, army op thb James, ~ ; - ■ lx the Field. Oct. 12,1851. Sir: As Commissioner of Exchange for this Govern ment, to t egotists exchanges with the belligerents re presented by yourself,!propose to-exchange all the pri soners in your naval service which we now hold for all the prisoners lit onv naval service taken by yen which yon hold, man for man, according to the equivalent of assimilated rank set forth in the cartel, the excess to be made up in officers and men, on either, part, front the army. In making this proposition I repose with confidence upon > our statement to Major Mnlford, that you will exchange all the naval prisoners so taken without dis tinction.' 1 have the men at City Point reedy for delivery, and will deliver them at Cox’s Ferry at each time, nuer live hours’ notice, Rb you may designate. ;, : I have the honor to be,- very respectfully, your obe dient servant, ~ BEFJ. F. Bt/TEKK Major General Commanding. To Hon. Eo. Ould, Agent of Exchange, Richmond, va. RETALIATION. Headquarters Department of Virginia and Forth Carolina, army of the James, Oct. 12, 1864. Sir: I enclose herewith an affidavit showing the em ployment of one hundred and ten <110) United States colored soldiers by the military officers of the Confede rate forcesin the trenches near. Port Gi liner —a practice justified i by no rule of war or claim heretoiore made by the Confederate authorities. ■ I have ordered a like number of the officers and soldiers captured by us (prefering as many of the Vir ginia'reserve forces—by whom this outrage is being done—aß 1 have captured) intoithe canal at Dutch Gap. and put them at bard labor, and shall conunno to add to their number until this practice is stopped. Ihave the honor to be, verv respectfully, your obe dient servant, BEFJAMIS F. BUTLER, _ Major Qeneral.Cnmmanding. To Hon. Eobt. Otjld, Agent of Exchange,Richmond,Ya. ; , Headquarters Department of YntaiNiA and Forth Carolina. Army op the James, : lx the Field, Oct. 12, 1854; Officer Commanding Confederate Forces on the Forth Side of the James River: I send a flag of truce herewith, under charge of Lieutenant Colonel Kensel, Inspector General, for the purpose of conveying to the Honorable Eoberi Onid, agent of exchange for Confede rate forces, certain communications which Colonel Ken sel will hand yob; also, a package ; of letters, such as usually go by flag of truce; aIBO to inform you that a flag of truce will be received from you to convey the re plies, at or near the same point. . - 1 have the honor to be, very respectfally, your obedi ent servant- BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, Major General Commanding the Army of the James. WOTSDED MEBROES—LETTERS REGARDIMO JUTRDUR. Field Hospital, 18th Abut Ookp.;, . Army of the James, in thb Field, Oct. 12, 1834. Major: I. have the honor to tiansmit herewith a communication from Major Win. H. Hart, 36th . Halted States Colored Troops. In which he reports the state ment made to him hr Lieutenant Viers,sth United States - Colored Troops, concerning. the murder of colored sol diers by the men of the 15th Georgia, after the. repulse of .Brigadier General Poster.’*'troops at Port Gilmer, Lieu tenant Viers’ regiment (the Bth United States Co lored Troops), supported a brigade of General Foster’s division in the assault on Fort Gilmer on the 2Bth nit. > Lieutenant Tiers was wounded and captured, was exchanged, and made his statement to Major Hart, on hoard the steamer City of Hew York, on dunday, Oc ■ toberSth. ; Major Hart is reliable and accurate, and his report o! the conversation is without doubt correct. Lieutenant Tiers is now probably in hospital at Fort ress Sion roe. ■ ■ I remain, very respectfully; your obedient servant, , . Alonzo O. Draper, - Colonel ?6th U. S. Colored lVoops. Major B. S. Davis, A. A. G. j" Department of YW«* and Horth Carolina. Camp 36th U. & Colored Ta6ops, : Army OF THE James, in the Field, Oc*. If, XsfH. CoLoxEi:’ The following' is.a correct ssatemeat or $Ue conversat on held by me With lieutenant Tiers, 6th U. 8. Colored Troops, who was wounded anil taken prison er in the assault OB Fort Gilmer, on tfag afternoon of the Tiers da board the City of . Hew York, at Aiken’s Landing, on her last trip do wn the river,: October ft He, stared to me that after the as saulting party had retired the rebel soldiers (whom he aftei wards learredbelonged to the 15th Georgia Kegi ment) came out of the tort and bayoneted all the colored soldiers who were so badly wonnded that they could not walk. They also .flourished ihelr bayonets over him, called him the vilest names they could utter and would probably have killed him on the spothadnoifti officers of these men come to his rescue. They f the offl 1 cers) ordered the men to desist, and had Tiers conveyed inside the fort; where he was again snhWowJftS vilest insults from the lips of a rebel navkl officari This omc. R m l ric6 , how e ve r , that the damued niggers fought like -w ils \ Colonel, very respect fully, j onr obedien i .. , c W; H.HAP.T, , MajorS6thUniv^' 1 St .ates Colored Troops. Col. A. G. Draper, 36th United Si^f 68 Colored Troops, . Field Hospital, 18th Army Corps. . The following is the endorsement on the papers of the Major General commanding: Headquarters Army of the James, _, , • 1m THE Field, Oct. 13,186 L _f have the honor to forward the report of Col. Draper, ooth United States . Colored Troops, commanding bri gade, as to the information furnished by Lieut. Tiers,. Nwbo wasTVonnded and captured at Fort Gilmer, in the - charge made 2flth nit; Lieut. Tiers has been paroled , for exchange, and has gone to'Asnapolis, so he can be examined upon the matter by the Judge Advocate General. Flease for-' W ard the report to the Hon. Secretary of War for In vestigation and instruction asto how 1 shall, act in the premises- BENJAMIH F. BUTLBR, Major General Commanding. Larue and Very Attractive Assortment or 1,200 Lots French - and Saxony Dry Goods, Furs, &c., Thib Day.— The early and particular attention of dealers 1b requested to the choice and desirable assortment of French, German, Swiss, and Saxony dry goods, faro, &c., embracing about 1,200 lots of fancy and staple articles, (including dress goods, silks, and shawls, of importation of Messrs. L. A 08. Curtis & GoT;Saxony dress goods of Messrs. Ghat. F. Schmelder & Go., and rich em broideries, balance ef fall importationof Mr. Robt. Macdonald,) te be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, cn four months' credit, commencing this morning »t ten o’clock precisely, to be continued all day without intermission, by John H. Myers St Co , auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234, Market street. ’ Auction Noticr-Salr or Boots and Shoes -The early attention of huyers Is invited to the large and attractive sale of 1,050. oasts boots and shoes, to be Bold by catalogue, for cash, on Monday moping, October 17th, commencing at lo o’oloak, precisely, by, Philip Ford St 6o„ auctioneers, at their store, Not, '525- Marlcet and 522 Camnerae street, THE ELECTIONS. [Nothing has been received that m changes the result of the eleetten as The Press of Saturday. The full offlciJ i, will probably hot be received till Tuesday r *N we have Indicate a Union majority o n th vote, with a decided majority from the = , St El). The Peers.] ~,. THE STATE. [Special Despatch to The Press.] OEINTON COUNTY (OI'FrOUr Lock Haver, Oot. 15.—The following i» ,[ clal vote of Clinton county for Congress » sembly: , . " H « 00KGBB3S, S. Wright, Opposition Stephen F. Wilson, Union Wright’s majority. ASBBMBI.T’, E. B. Eldred, Opposition Lucius Bogers, union. | Eldrefl’smajority..,,,..... We expect to reduce these majorities,*;^',' s tie Soldiers* vote, to 400. 6 ? jSOMHKB'S TOW, [Special Despatch to The Press. ] VOTE OP THE 196rH EEOIKSjfT. The following: is the Vote of the 196th P. V., Colonel Neff. The whole vote east w the result being: Uni0n........:....... 0pp05iti0n.,.......... Union majority ....... , This is exclusive of one company, whii^sl 1 * Springfield. The smallness of the vote is Cl “, s hy there being a great number of minors la h!*** giment. ■ ' ft HißYLim Baltimore, Oct. 15.— The latest footing the Constitutional vote is as follows^ 1 .Against the new Constitution. For the new Constitution. The negative vote includes many cstitaitej jorities, which may be reduced. The affirming 'eludes 671 soldiers'votes in Maryland. NorepZ from those with the Army of the Potomac has received, ano the result is therefore still doMtSii A rEOBABli; HiJOEWT TOE THIS CONSTInj Ti £ WITH THX SOhDIEKS’ VOTE. Baltimore, Ctet. 16.—The latest footings up. returns of the Constitutional Election showa m*! rity of 420 against it. The official returns soldiers’ vote can alone decide the queatba, j, frier ds of tho measure claim a majority j soldiers’ vote. ~ OHIO. THE SOLDIERS’ VOTE AT MEMPHIS. Cairo, Oct. 15.—The vote of the OMo soldiers the hospitals tfnd ori detached service in Mempi gives 147 majority for the Union ticket. Terrible Kallroart Accident in Conne. ■ (lent. ; A ®KAIS or SICK ASB WOOSBBD 80LDIE1 THROWN OPS' THE TRACK —MANY K.ILLBD Al Kaw Haven, Conn., Oct. 15.—A raUroal 2!l , dent, with tearful results, occurred on ths Line Eailroad, about 11 o’clock this morning, p train consisted of six passenger .cars, containing t( hundred and seventy-five sick anti wounded Mile, who were being transferred from the United Stats “ Knight” hospital, iii this city, to fieadviiie, Jig The train, which was an extra one, left.this citj a o’clock. When about four miles east 01 the Cook ticut river, and while passing through a deep rs* cut, known as Bocky Ledge, a broken rail itte the entire train from the track, and dashed tie cs into the solid rock ledge on either side. One oar [ the middle of the train was thrown up and acts the track, forming a complete arch some twentyfe high. ■ - The balance of the train was piled in all ft tions, and three of the oars wore smashed ts saclj extent that it would be Impossible for a speatatot ascertain the number that was in the train e«i; by counting the wheels. Wine of the urdorta-,! soldiers were taken from the ruins dead. It ij j, possible at this hour to learn their names. ' Two of the brakesmen, named Horace Bebse a> Edgar Parsons, were instantly kilted, and aagj. named Samuel H. Chittenden, was so badly iaj© that he can hardly survive; Ten or twelve soldiers were seriously and sq twenty more slightly‘ Injured. The dead $ wounded were conveyed hack to New Haven, s returned to the Government hospital. The a; fortunate were forwarded to their destination, ; One of the killed was jammed between a «:;• the rock in such a manner that it was night t*s the body could be extricated. : The train being a perfect wreck, the supst tendent has ordered the bioken oars to be baa and the road will doubtless be cleared byu-morr? The disaster, it is thought, was caused byabrofc rail, and one which no human foresight costl b; prevented. - - . _ ~ EUKOPJG. Arrival of the Heela at Halifax, Halifax, Oct. IS.— The steamship Hoola Hiverpoolat noon on the 4th Instant and 4? town on the sth, and arrived here at 6.30 rest morning. She has abont fire hundred passe liar New Tort. .£ "Owing to the interruption of the telegrapl her news could not be transmitted yesterday, The United. States corvette 'f iconderors ashore on Cora Grande, near fllaranbata, oa 23th of August, but sustained no injury. ' •The Times, editorially and in its. american got pondence by the steamship Scotia, comiaae- k, strue the current of aflairs as favorable to Haw re-election and damaging to McUleUaa. it; the capture of Atlanta made Lincoln's ete possible, while Sheridan’s victory has recto almost certain. In regard to the alleged naval operations ot Erie, the Times Bays that anything that shos cur to prolong this conflict is to be deplore there are signs of its extending to resdons h hardly have been expected to reach. The Sat relugees in Canada have for some time bti quiet, and threatening. A party of these me the old stratagem of embarking as passengers, seized two. American steamers on LakeE.de is reported, and we hope it is only s mor, that two armed Confederate steamers r made their appearance on the latte to reps! those inland waters the exploits of the AI-ami the ocean. We believe that neither tno Federa the Britisl S Government can, by treaty, seep armed vessel on those inland seas. Bat me.it be foond of suppressing this new kind of crui The lakes are under the joint jurisdiction of tt;' Governments, and that is not liable to the dv and limitations which apply to the authority a one nation on oceans open to all the world, must keep the war away from the shores of ( as vigilantly as we do from those of Great 1 The Daily News regards the victory ot SI over Earlyias one of the most important oote the war, and. warmly eulogizes the general. 1 Sheridan. It thinks matters look serious fo Confederates in Virginia, as the Federals are able to concentrate there. It Is reported that the preparations wet; pletefi for the fight between Coburn and 51 Ireland on the 4th lust., although the aatte were understood to be making efforts to prw when a dispute arose concerning tha apjwu of a referee, which could not be arranged, si matter stands over for the final adjudication stakeholder on the 7th. The papers contain graphic details of tt gunpowder explosion at the magazine of Son near Erlth. Ten persons were killed t many wounded. The, destruction of proper: very great. The Thames embankment, w Erlth and Woolwich, was seriously dams? the extraordinary exertions by the troops si wieh prevented the Inundations which wck ened. f . MONEY MABKET.-OU the 3d the money manifested decided improvement. Gold conn flow largely into the Bank of England, indiKiM lief that the financial pressure was over. T 0” 1 for discount at the Bank was of the fall avers?!; ter On the stock exchange short loans wereut f@7 per cent, nearly all classes of securities Consols closed firm at the advance—* ney, and BS3(@6BK os account The Confess-* 1 advanced le, and is now quoted st 68 Additional failures Indnde W T Brown xO®-; and colonial brokers, of Liverpool, with estuns, bilities of half a million sterling; Julius Jfsaibi West India merchants, of London. Kofurtiier; sions were announced oil thy 3d. The in® Walker, Colesworth, Ss Co., of Liverpool, ate' from 300,000 to 600,000 pounds, " DEKMABK. A Vienna telegram of the 24 says the next the Confertnce will take place on Tuesday or day. by which time the Danish plenipo;eanam to receive replies to the qnestions addressed » Government. 1 '; 1 W : Copenhagen telegrams state that the ones'.w boundaryjine between Schleswig and JutkipJ ; unsettled. The point in. dispute is the smalt “ Christiensfeld, in Schleswig, which Daowitrs ( The Yienna Neu/rer Presse. states that oa sitting of the Conference the Danish propose tie by arbitration the question of liqtuoaria* t tionof the Danish property to be given.a] Duchies, was declared inadmissible* and a<«“ ewer on the point was demanded by the G&iau potentiaries. FKAKOE, • Bourse dull. Rentes closed at 65££Sfa.,a<& lsc. The Times Bays that mercantile advices a, statement that the new Spanish Cabinet des: gotiate a complete fajjastment' of the claims e. ! creditors, and have notified them of the feet ITALY, Lsaaias Italian end.-*”,- the nay and applaud its fra*ineis. ■ - ' a tae The rsme- f a new 700,000,000 loan are nnfo . ~*other political meeting wsb held at ilia t v re i olntl,>Q T l w , ab expressing the c* tnattne Franco* Italian ConTeaUoa was progress and of the resurrection of Italy. Ttie non was also considered: to present means - ” the national programme which comd not W plished out of Home. * It was asserted at'Paris that the rratiflcaiiot delayed, ana 'wxrala only take place after of the capital of Italy to Eloience. , M. liiouyn ae I’Hays, in a despatch, esp‘j reasons why France desires the evacuatta He Bays the occupation, of Homo constitnK* * intervention contrary to the fundamental P r;3 ' French public Jaw, and is difficult tojnstihVj' as the of lending armed support to free Italy /fom foreign intervention- Ja : quence of this Etite w things places twoW”- face toface on the same territory* frequently. * to serions difficulties, and indaavenienees. 1 ' the different practical points of view. I’ 1 ! , obliges ns too often to give advice which E a '. Home believes itself hound to decline. 1“ , acts at variance with: our soeisl condition M . of legislation we take with difficulty the of a policy we cannot approve. : . mDi4. _rojuiav, Sept. 9-Mr. Lawrence, it Viceroy, was lulled by the falling of a him**- Cotton dnll. Exchange 2s lKd. Caacetta, Sept., 7;—Exchange 2s l»id. Cotton staples irregular. . latest tia cose:, o«obeb s. . Bekmx, Oct. 4.—The Prussian minister wj}*' the Conference atPrague to effect an arrasK, tween Austria and Prussia, with respect to t ' has been received hr the Minister of EinasK'" not probably return to Prague- . . .. , , St. Petebsbitsoh, Oct. 4.—The betrothal i l ', Prince of Russia with tte Princess Bag»‘J- s mark, hat been <fficiaUy announced here i one hundred guns was fired in honor of ,th*f; Bui<r.iy,Tuesday.—The expected hattie Me and Coburn did not come off. It was, accf-: bum’s nomination, on Frnl&y, to tase P Ii; : Great Gross Station and Cashel, but the mPif of the men disagreed yesterday about the £«“ referee, and those acting for Mace stated,_ would return to England that evening. O' s "-; declared that his man was anxious K~ would appear at the proper hour at thermf provincial representative aniveo in v morning, and ,corroborates the report • entirely off for the present. , . PnsnßPM, ; Oct. . is P. M. —Cobura and, accompanied by his friends, paces v *,„ tended.for the fight amidst tremendon- ■*: _ t immense multitude assembled. Heio-jfv. r , well, and was in first-rate spirits. will claim the stakes, owing to the a» a ~ Commercial IntelMS pll ' i LIVEBPOOL, Oct. 4, ± day w ere 4,CM bales, including l,Kp and exporters. The marketis duH *“* a; Bread stuffs quiet and steady yeotera > prices, and very little business way ■ day ’s market not yet developed. „ s j : Provisions inactive. Beef dull. steady. Lard quiet. Tallow dull, -- Ashes very dull at 29s 6d@3os tor 4 Coffee no sales. Bice Inactive. H' it i, :; steady. Kosin quiet and steady, or- ~, i firm, and tending upward at t»s. Crude, Al 6. Kenned, 2a. „ ~n *:>; ; LOHBOS, Oct. 4 -Bteadstafe dOM a 1 . w aid tendency. Sugar dull. CoBW Klee Aim. Tallow downward. f,tr Consols closed yesterday >t S’w^,'. -uols Central Railroad, 48K@19>a ? K 41@42.
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