The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1855, Page 4

we NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. . CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. SYFICE N. Weeteame BK. cceccccceeeseeereereee No. 282 AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—OTHELLO—Mayp Wire, sex MinKtne Pai. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Moss Prxe—Rir Van Wirase. cia BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tue Bxwar—Micnag Pam. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Davcuter or ‘way Reciuent—JOHN PONRS—TO PAnEnTs AND GUARDIANS. CES THEATRE, Broadway—Tan Gaus or Lova— aye Rew sea— How ‘Srovr You'Re Garning. NIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway—Dramavic Reapince—By ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway. EY’S BURL! UE 01 HOUSE, 539 Broad- eee FER Gor Orina Sum Naame umeeane. APOLLO ROOMS, 410 Bresdway—Tus Hiseanza, bY Mus. A@umuanpen Grass, THE ALLEGHANIANS, anp tne Diorama or mmr Barty op Bowxen Eu, at Academy Hall, 663 Broadway. MECHANICS’ HALL, 472 Brosdway—Pror. Maca.isten’s Borecs Maciques, Sew York, Thursday, October 11, 1855. ‘The News. There is probably not the slightest foundatien for the report that Santa Anna is in Washington. It would be impossible for a man like him to reach that city incog—a man so marked, and witha wooten leg. The truth undoubtedly is that Santa Anna is now in Venezuela. We learn by a private Jetter from St. Thomas, of the 16th alt., that he had aurived there en route for Caraccas, and the only thing that would deter him from proceeding there | was the cholera, which prevailed in that province. 3+ was Sonta Anna’s intention to purchase a plan- tation in Venezuela, near the capital, for a perma- nent place of residence. Although he had arrived at St. Thomas with a view of proceeding at once to araccas, yet he had despatched instructions to Turbaco, near Carthagena, in New Granada, where he formerly resided, to have his houses put in order im case he should be constrained to go there fora tame. These are the facts connected with Santa Anna; all his movements since his departure from Mexico have been watched, and it is not likely that such an individual could escape attention till he veached Washington. WWe give this morning, from our special correspon- dent, a full report of the doings of the Liquor Dealers’ and Constitutional Conventions, which met im Syracuse yesterday. A union of the two bodies was effected last night, and the following ticket, se- Jected from the hard.and soft shell tickets, unani. mously nominated:— Judge of Court of Appeals—Long term. ..Samuel Selden. =e Be Short term. . Nicholas Hill, Secretary of State. Comptroller Treasurer. Attorney General, Btate Eugineer., Canal Commissione: State Prison Inspector. ‘Patrick H. Bgan. A meeting of the members of the New York bar, for the purpose of nominating a ticket for the judi- tiary, irrespective of party, was held last evening, at Bond’s Dancing Academy, No. 600 Broadway. The attendance was very small; none of the promi- nent members of the bar were present, and the pro- eeedings lasted but a few moments. A committee ‘Was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, and after a brief absence they reported a resolution declaring it impossible for the members of the bar to take any joint political ac- tion, and that it would be invidious to make any discrimination between the various distinguished gentlemen now in nomination. This resolution seemed to meet the views of a majority of those pre- sent; but without acting upon it the meeting ad- journed. A report of what took place will be found én another column. The half shell Genera] Committee passed a series of resolutions last night congratulating the demo- eratic party in Pennsylvania and Ohio on their victory over the fusionists, and calling on the softs and hards in this State to unite on a common ticket to achieve a similar result at the ensuing election. A committee was appointed to consult on the pro- priety of choosing a State ticket composed of an equal number of hards and softs, taken from the respective State tickets, to be put forward as the candidates of the Union democracy. This action of the General Committee will, no doubt, create a decided sensation in the rural districts. Our correspondent at Matamoros, Mexico, now in the camp of the “ Liberating Army of the North,” situated forty miles from that city, sends us three most interesting and important letters, dated at the Yast named place, on the 4th, 14th, and 24th of Sep- tember. Governor Vidaurrty@orimander-in chief, had decreed the adoption of the Cepallos tariff in a popa- larly modified shape, and the ports of Matamoros and Tampico were, in consequence, closed against foreign commerce until the promulgation of more definite instructions. Vidaurri had also ordered, on the 21st of Angust, that the name of every man be- Jonging to the army of Santa Anna should be struck from the military rolls of the country, and that the officers should be held responsible as “ criminals and malefactors” for the deeds done and blood shed in the Dictator’s name. The city of Zacatecas had revolted, and General Garza had entered San Luis Potosi at the head of three thousaud frontiermen. Santa Anna’s Generals, Gutian, Cruz, and Parrodi, therenpon fled to Guadalajara. All over the country the strugrle seemed to be whether the whole people or the military should rule. Jn Vidaurri's camp the action of Carrera in taking power was con- demned, and that officer was looked on as the friend and minion of the abdicated ruler. Parties were much divided. They lately stood thus :—Alvarez and Comonfort represented the South; Currera the federal district and Santa Anna sympathisers; Degollada and his friends had sway in Michoacan and Central Mexico; whilst General Garza ruled the frontier of the South with ability and much courage. On 30th of August a squadron of General Woll’s cavalry came out from Matamoros and met a detachment, consisting of two hundred men, of Garza’s army, near La Viedra, when a bloody battle ensued, in which the revolu- tionary forces triumphed. On both sides forty-four men were killed and over thirty wounded. Of Santa Anna's party three officers were killed. General Woll was summoned to surrender Matamoros, which he refused to do, but after a very anxious time, and witnessing the complete demoralization of the garri- son, he turned over the command to Gen. Castro «nd fled from the city, on the night of the 7th ultimo, to Brownsville, where he sought the protection of Major Giles Porter, of the United States army, at Fort Brown. Woll took with him $70,000 from the mili* * tary chest, imitating Santa Anna to the letter; and it was supposed that he had arrived in New Orleans. His succeagor, (Castro,) in turn, resigned the com- mand of Matamoros into the hands of Col. Savariego, who immediately transferred it to Col. Arenel,and fled with Castro. Vidaurri had directed a conference to be held with officers from the garrison of Matamo- Tos, but it was soon broken off; and on the 24th ult. be was preparing to attack the town with over eight hundred riflemen, if the troops did not soon evacu- ate it, which was then considered probable, Gen. Castro, with many of Santa Anna’s officers, waa in Brownsville. The revolutionists nnder Vidaurri were rapidly consolidating in the north, The free cultivation of tobacco was decreed in Tamanli- pas, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, by the liberators, ‘The widows and children of all soldiers who fell in action at La Piedra are to be pensioned by the new rulers. These acts were daily adding to,their popu- larity. Our Rio Janeiro correspondent, writing on Angnat 26, informs ug that the Amazon River Steam Nay. gation Company had declared a dividead amounting to as much as twelve per cent on the capital in- vested. His Majesty Don Pedro had attended » meeting of the Historical and Geographical Society of Rio, when it was resolved to have an interchange of publications with the New York institution which meets in the University, An interesting pa- per was read on the subject of the navigation of one of the tributaries of the Amazon. It wags said that a line of steamers, to ran between New York and Lisbon, was about to be established by Ameri- Can capitalists, and that it would pay well, as also a Belgian line from Antwerp to Rio. Spencer, who is agcused of the murder of Captain Frazer, uf the Sea Witch, with McClain, the late mate of the Bay City, still lay in prison, The latter had suf- fered much in health, but has not yet been brought te trial, a formality which ought, in jastice to him, te soon take place. ‘Our dates from Pernambnco and Bahia are to the 5th and llth of September. Yellow fever had abated greatly at Bahia. Flour ruled high. The flour market continued to be excited yester- day, and the sales made, including parcels on the spot and to arrive, reached about 20,000 a 25,000 bbils., among which were 7,000 a 8,000 bbls. deliver- able ahead, part common State, in November, at $8 25. ‘The bulk of the purchases were again made for export. All fair to prime lots of wheat, especially handsome white, which was scarce, again advanced. A cargo of 2,600 bushels handsome Canada white sold at $237; fair to prime Southern ranged from $2 12.0 $2 25, and red do. at $1 98 a $208. Upper Lake and inferior qualities of other descriptions ‘were irregular but firm. Corn advanced 1 to 2c. per bushel. Rye was also higher. Pork was firmer; among the sales were 1,000 bbls. new mess pork deliverable in all the month of November, seller’s option, five days notice, at $2150; on the spot it sold at $22 a $2225. Lard was also firmer. Owing to the advance in breadstuffs, and a disposition among shippers to await the receipt of the Canada’s letters, freighta were less active, though ship owners continued to demand the same rates. To Liverpool cotton was reported at 11-16d. to jd., and grain at private terms; while 4s. was asked for flour, and 45s. for cheese. To show the influence the execution of orders brought out by the Pacific on the 3d, from Liverpool, and by the North Star, from Havre, on the 5th inst., we submit the following table, giving the prices of flour and grain in this market on the 2d October, the day before the Pacifie’s arrival, and on yesterday, the 10th inst., a period of eight days :— Flour, Common to go Extra State. Common to Indiana 782 278% 8% a 900 Extra do. 0 g 887 910 25 Extra Gene : 387° al 75 Com. to good 37 a 9 879 Fayorite to ext 937 910 ae Common to fancy end extra Canadian..... 7 8 023¢a 9 8734 Grain Southern whitewheat. 206 a — 212 a 225 “red (good to 1 a1924 188 a 208 s 175 a18 195 a 207% Canadian white, good. 202 2 — 250 a 2 873g Upper Lake +168 2177 17230 190 Corn, + 86 a 8636 92 a 9235 Rye. +1214 2118 116 21% On the 2d October the market was dull, with a downward tendency. Yesterday prices exhibited an average advance, in the eight days, of full one dollar per bbl. on flour, with a large advauce on wheat, corn and rye. Some of the orders brought out have been filled in Baltimore, and the effect of the enhancea prices here have been felt in other cities. On Monday, the sales in Boston reached abont 10,000 bbis., at an advance of 25 a 374 cents per bbl. On Monday and Tuesday the sales in Bal- timore reached 18,000 bbis., including Howard street, Ohio and City Mills, at $8 50, which was an advance. The sales of coffee in Boston, on Monday, wore quite large, at a slight advance; and 14,000 bags of Rio were sold in Baltimore on the 8th and 9th inst. Marshal Pelissier’s official account of the storm- ing of Sebastopol will be found among our tele- graphic news this morning Captain Ingraham, late of the U. 8. sloop-of-war St. Louis, has arrived in town, and isnow staying at Brooklyn. The committee appointed at the great Koszta meeting held some time ago in Metropolitan Hall, will seize this opportunity to present the gold medal voted at that time to the captain. It will be tendered this evening at the Metropolitan Hotel, where the Messrs. Leland have kindly given the use of a room. The ceremony takes place at eight o'clock. By the proceedings of the Briggs Committee yes, terday, it will be seen that the Chief of Police stil! declines to answer any questions that committee may put to him, and that Webster and McCann are more obstinate than ever. It is understood that an effort will be made in the Board of Aldermen, this evening, to vacate the office of Chief of Police—that is, to declare that office vacant. It will then devolve on Mayor Wood, we suppose, to make a nomination of some one to suc- eced Mr. Mateell. We publish this morning a full and graphic ac- countof the celebration of the anniversary of the battle of King’s Mountain, on the 4th inst. About fifteen thousand persons were assembled, and ad- dresses were made by Hon. J... Preston and Hon. George Bancroft. A warm debate took place yesterday in the Board of Commissioners of Emigration on a commnnica- tion received from the resident physician at Staten Island requesting the Board to appoint Americans as officers to board vessels, as foreigners affiliated with their countrymen, and neglected their dutics. The recommendation was not adopted. ‘The proseoution in the Court Martial upon First Lieut. Haldeman, Ninth regiment Infantry, stationed at Governor's Island, yesterday closed this case. The defence opens with an attempt to impeach Sergeant Wm. Head, Acting Commissary Sergeant at Gover- nor’s Island, and principal witness for the prosecu- tion. The investigation, now in its twelfth day, it is thought, will terminate the present week. A fatal accident occurred on the Erie Railroad, near the Stockport station, on Tuesday night, by which a baggage master was killed, and several pas sengers dangerously injured. The accident was caused by the neglect of the switch tender to pro- perly adjust the switch. The Court of Oyer and Terminer merely opened yesterday, ond adjourned to this day, when it is ex- pected the Grand Jury will bring in some more bills of indictment. The News from Europe=Posltion of the Ar. mies In the Crimea. There is evidently some confusion and mis- statement in the telegraphic account of the Canada’s news; and it seems probable that the whole has reached us after being diluted and refracted by passage through a British medium. Up to the 26th September, that is to say fifteen days after the capture of the city by the Allies, no decisiye movement had taken place, The Allies were apparently possessing themselves quietly of the town, without serious molestation from the Rustian forts on the north side: and the Russians were doing their best to strengthen their front on Sebastopol, and to extend their left wing on the Bakshi- serai road. Some practice between the bat- teries had taken place, which proved that the guns on the north shore had arange extending completely over the city to the trenches of the late besiegers; Imt on the other hand, the French artillerymen felt confident of replying with good effect from Fort Nicholas Four days before the last despatch from Gortschakolf left, an allied detachment advancing over the heights of Inkermann, drove in the pickets of the Rnseian centre ; a skirmish ensued which ended, as usual, jg the retreat of the Ruesiang THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1855 ee gp, roves, coro behind their works. On the following day, Gortschakoff ascertained—what every one knew before—that a force of some 20,000 men had Janded at Eupatoria, and doubtless re- inforeing itself with all the men that could be spared from the Turkish garrison, had marched in a southeasterly direction, towards the Simpheropol and Bakshiserai road. Whether the telegraph blunders, or Gortschakoff, we shall shortly learn; it is pretty certain that the force detached for the expedition from Eupatoria must be nearer 40,000 than 20,000 men, The position therefore is precisely what we supposed it would be, when the news of the capture of the town first came to hand. The Russians already think of falling back from the forts on the north side; but the Allies, as prompt as they, press eagerly forward to cut off their retreat. By the Ist October, suppos- ing that no general action has taken place before that day, the Allies will have complete- ly surrounded Gortschakoff. In front they will press forward under cover of the Russian bat- teries they have taken, while every strong po- sition on the road to Bakshiserai will be oc- cupied by the force marching from Eupatoria and the detachment which—as the Russian ge- neral remarked with so much anxiety on the 17th—has been reconnoitering the Baidir val- ley. Escape will be wholly impossible, To winter where he is will be equally impossible, for the Allies will cut off every araba that at- tempts to reach him from the interior. There will be nothing for it but to fight, and unless the Russians show themgelves better men in the field than they did at Alma, Inkerman and Traktir Bridge, there will be some chance of Prince Gortschakoff’s visiting Paris this win- ter. There are two sides to every question, and doubtless some zealous Russo phile could give a brighter aspect to the Russian prospects. The attitude of the Czar and the Grand Dukes does not look as though they anticipated so serious a dieaster as the loss of their army. We have no information of the number of Russians who may lurk in the neighborhood of Simpheropol and! Bakshiserai, nor whether the Eupatoria detachment can succeed in occupying the northern road. Gortschakoff shows no signs of weakness; the present contingency must have been foreseen, and it is improbable that he has allowed himself to be caught without seeing a way out of the trap. Finally, ifthe Russians can fight at all, they will fight now: alove for surrendering has never been their fault. Still, allowing for all these circum- stances, it cannot be denied that the prospects of the allied army have never been so bright since they landed in the Crimea as they are at present. The Anniversary of the Battle of King’s Mountain, Is it not a remarkable fact that it is neces- sary toinform the American reader that the most decisive battle of the Revolution was fought at King’s Mountain, in South Carolina? Learning that it was ihe design of the patriotic people of the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia to celebrate the anniversary of that battle, we despatched a special reporter carefully to note the proceedings and to re- cord the speeches there made. Jn another part of this paper will be found the interesting pro- ceedings of the celebration, which was parti- cipated in by fifteen thousand people, embrac- ing remarks by the Hon. George Bancroft, the Hon. John S, Preston and others, The learned Professor Creasy, in an inte- resting work, in which he gives the details of the “fifteen decisive battles of the world,” has ranked the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, as the most important contest of the American revolution. Itis exceedingly difficult, in re- gard to the struggle for our independence, to point to a battle which cam be said to be abso- lutely decisive of the result. There are those -—and they are many—who regard that result as the work of Providence ; there are others who look upon it as the fruit of the jealousies existing against England by some of the lead- ing continental States; and others again who deem the colonies to have had safficient power in any contingency within a short pe- riod to secure their political independence. The surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York- town has also been pointed to by several writers of distinction as the most decisive event ofthe revolution. Butacareful analysis of the seven years’ war will show that the bat- tle of King’s Mountain was, indeed, the most decisive of all in respect to its effects upon the American arms—its influence upon that large class of our people called tories—the chief of whom was slain on the field—and upon the | armies of Great Britain, who, up to that day, had met no signal defeat—no defeat affecting their line of operations—none impairing their positive and offensive powers of control in the field. The battle of Saratoga had been fought three years before—its commanding general had been twice defeated--the prestige of his arms was lost. The operations of the roy- alists had been renewed on a scale still grander than ever. The battle of King’s Mountain was fought on the 7th day of October, 1780. It was the first signa] triumph in the South; and it lead directly, a8 events follow cause, to the sur- render of Lord Cornwallis in fhe following year. It was the most decisive and the most vital battle of the Revolution. That fifteen thousand people have just now met to celebrate the anniversary of the victory—to join in com- memorating it as the glorious act of freemen— to call up the sacred memories of the Revyolu- tion—to vindicate the brilliant deeds of the South in that greatest of patriotic achieve- ments, is a sign full of hope and of promise for the Union. The Pennsylvania and Ohio Elections=The The retarns thus far received from the elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania, indicate that the Northern reaction against Master Seward’s Holy Anti-Slavery Alliance has set in with the force of a spring tide, just nt the time when they imagined the game to be in their hands. Of the Ohio election we have nothing con- clusive, except that Chase, the abolition fa- sion candidate, falls immensely behind the original estimates of his party. This is due to the independent action of the conservative whigs and Know Nothings of the State, who, declining to be forced into the general aboli- tion salmagundi, set up Allen Trimble, a staunch old Harry Clay whig, as their candi- date for Governor. The diversion thas made against Seward’s abolition league, even though Chase should be elected, breaks the back of the arch agitator; for Ohio wag the very backbone of his calculations of a great, overshadowing Northern disunion crusaée against the South in 1856. And “ifthis thing is done in the green tree, what'shall we have in the dry” but the total rout and dispersion of the whole nest of these abolition and free soil conspirators? The work began in Maine is thus shown to have been but the foretaste of a wholesome and general revolution, The result in Pennsylvania will hardly sur- prise any rational politician. True, the de- mocratic party were overthrown last fall by ma- jorities so overwhelming as to indicate the abso- Jute annihilation of the party in another such defeat. But then the anti-Nebraska furore was fresh, the Know Nothings were flush, and the union of the old whigs with these two new and startling elements, and the general bad odor of the Pierce administration cowed even the Pennsylvania democracy, and they permitted the election to go by default, With the triumph of Henry A. Wise in Virginia, the democratic yeaction commenced, and the present success of the party in Pennsylvania is the result of the same identical causes that broke the new American party upon the wheel in the Old Dominion. The first of these causes is the abolition affiliations of the Know Nothings in the Northern States; another is the unconstitutional doctrines and oaths of proscription against Catholics and aliens; another is the wrangling of the old party hacks that have crept in among them, ravenous for ‘the public plunder; and still another reason is that the original myste- ries of the Know Nothing Councils, in being brought to light, have lost the attractions of mystery, novelty and invincibility with which they opened the ball. The results of the late Georgia election, on the one hand, prove that the abolition and free soil association of a large portion of our Northern Know Nothings have damaged their party all over the South ; while, on the other hand, these anti-slavery coalitions, even in the North, are proved by this Pennsylvania election to be equally dis- astrous to all concerned, “under the sober second thoughi of the people.” It is not the administration, nor any act of the administration, that has given the demo- crats either Georgia or Pennsylvania. The work has been done in spite of the administra- tion. It is the folly of the opposition elements of the North, in fusing with the anti-slavery disunionists and Maine law fanatics that has worked out thisreaction. Now, it is manifest to all, as we have repeatedly urged heretofore, that no successful national party, in opposi- tion to the democratic party, can be organized, except upon the living, practical governmental issues of the day, foreign and domestic, and upon the practical and urgent necessities for a new administration at Washington. The subject is becoming interesting—the conser- vative clements of hostility to the Pierce dynasty are all at sea again; but there is yet time, and there are stillthe materials afloat for the formation of a new, powerful and triumphant Union party in 1856. But where are the men to lead in this new movement, and what is the plan best adapted to the exigencies of the crisis? Who speaks first? Tux Avoim10n Fusionists at THE TABERNA- c1x.--We published yesterday a full report of the proceedings and speeches of the black republican gathering in the Tabernacle on Tuesday evening. The Syracuse fusion platform and ticket were duly ratified, and among the letters read from active absentee sympathizers was a very painful epistle from Benjamin F, Butler, for a long time, and down to the late Syracuse Soft Shell Convention, one of the “ bright and shining lights” of the Van Buren Bourbon democratic church. The first memorable peculiarity of Mr. But- ler, asa leading Van Buren® politician, was that complaint of his to Jesse Hoyt (our Col- lector many years ago) that at Sandy Hill he was not blest “with the stated preaching of the gospel.” His next conspicuous move was his support of Van Buren and his Buffalo plat- form in 1848, Next we heard of him last sum- mer a yeer ago, at an anti-slavery meeting in the Park, in which he declared that he would rather vote for Seward for President than for Senator Douglas. Now he clinches the nail by declaring that the Soft Convention, having failed to condemn the Kansas and Nebraska iniquity, he “will give the republican can- didates his hearty support, and he hopes that the whole ticket will be elected by a vote which will be a prophecy and a pledge of a more perfect triumph in 1856.” And thus they go, Preston King, Abijab Mann, Benjamin F. Butler, Gen. Nye, and other leaders of the Van Buren Pierce admin- istration democracy, over to Master Seward’s grand Northern Holy Abolition Alliance. Throughout the interior we find, also, one after another of the soft shell journals going the same way. At this rate, by election day the administration faction in this State will be pretty thoroughly weeded of its anti-slavery elements, excepting the officeholders. How far the Sage of Lindenwold, ex-President Van Buren, is responsible for all this, we have no means of ascertainiag, but we shrewdly sus- pect he has bad a very long finger im the pie. At all events, as far as the New York adminis tration democracy are concerned, their numer- ous desertions to the black republicans, since the removal of Reeder, show that Marcy knew what he was about in protesting against his re- moval. Next to the letter of Mr. B. F. Butler, the most notable feature of this Tabernacle ratifi- cation was the speech of Gen. Wilson of Mas- sachusetts, in which he took occasion to glorify himself a little for his active agency in the work of breaking the American party into ‘ten thousand fragments.” And yet, the late elections in Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania, very broadly indicate that Gen. Wilson and his Philadelphia abolition deserters have made little or nothing from that operation. Per- haps, in volunteering as an abolition missiona- ry in New York, the partizans of Brother Wil- son may have to deplore the loss of his valua- ple services in Massachusetts. Treason has crept into the fusion camp there, as well as here and elsewhere, and he had better hurry pack home without further delay, Next after Gen. Wilson, at the Tabernacle, came Gen, James W. Nye, a very frank and fair dealing man, full of anti-slavery crochets, as we find him. He could not persuade or drive Messrs. John Van Buren and John Coch- rane to go the entire Buffalo figure over again at Syracuse, and so he has deserted them and gone over to the Seward Holy Alliance. Some of the soft shell ticket, of the same stripe as Preston King, are satisfactory to Gen. Nye, “but they are in bad company,” and so he has abandoned them aud their rigketty platform and has rallied to the side of Thurlow Weed, B. F. Butler and Gen. James Watson Webb, in support of the harmonious mixed commission of King, Cook & Co. The net results of this Tabernacle fusion ratification indicate—first, the concenira- tion of all the radical anti-slavery mate- rials in the State to the support of the Seward ticket; amd secondly, the deser- tion of all the conservative men that have hitherto supported the Seward party, to some other ticket of the several opposition tickets in the field. And thongh the demo- crats are divided, and the Know Nothings are not as harmonious as they should be, it is quite possible that, between these opposition forces, the Seward omnium gatherum will come out of the election as pointedly admonished of the hopelessness of their game, as in Maine, Ohio, or Pennsylvania. So mote it bel Tuanxsorvine mN Viromsta—Tue Onn Do- inion RecEneraTep.—For the first time in the history of Virginia the Governor has appointed a day to be religiously devoted to thanksgiving and prayer. Governor Johnson, in his pro- clamation, says he expressly disclaims any authority to require or contro), but he earnest- ly recommends and suggests that the fifteenth of November be set apart as a day of thanks- giving and devotional exercises. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. Additional News by the Canada. PELISSIER’'S OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE STORMING OP SEBASTOPOL. Haupax, Oct. 10, 1855. ‘The papers by the Canada contain no telegraphic des- patches from the allied Generals:— ‘The following is Pelissier’s official despatch concerning the fall of Sebastopol:— ‘Heanguarrens, Szrasnopot, Sept. 11, 1855. ‘The artillery of the right attack commenced on the 17th of August a well sustained fire against the Malakoff, Little Redan and the neighboring defences, in order to ppernilt our engineers to establish thelr deferices close. to the place, from which the troops might be able instantly to throw themselves upon the enciente. On the 5th of September our batteries opened a violent fire against the town, and the English, on their side, kept up a hot can- nonade against the Great Redan. On the 8th of September, at noon, all being rea- dy, I resolved, in concert with General Simpson, to ive the assault. General McMahon’s division was ca the Malakoff; General Dulac’s division to attack the little Redan, and in the centre the division of General Samotteronge was to march against the curtain connecting these two extreme points. I gaye to General Bosquet} General Mellinet’s division of guards to support the first three divisions. General dela Marmora wished to join the Sardinian brigade to that, having at its head General Levaillant’s division, ‘which was to penetrate into the interior of the town bythe central Bastion, and afterwards turn the Fla; Bastion, in order to estab- Dlish a lodgegement there likewise. ‘The English and French mortar boats rendered us great assistance. After unexampied difficulties General McMahon’« division succeeded in effecting a lodgement in the interior parts of the Malakoff. Stan in the Tranchion Redoubt on the Mamelon, | considered the Malakoff was safely in our power, andi gave thea the signal agreed upon with General Simpson. The English immediaty advanced Dravely against the salient of the Great Redan. They, were uble to effect @ lodgement and strug. rf to maintain the position, but were crushed by the ussian reserves and a violent fire of artillery, and were forced to return to their parallel. oe gr Magazine exploded near the Malakoff. The Russians, hoping to profit by this accident, immediately acvanced in dense masses, disposed in three columns, and simultancougly attacked the centre and left of the Malakoff; but measures of defence had already been taken in the interior of the fortress, and from that moment the —T ie? to have renounced all ideas of further attack. The Malakoff was ours, and no effort of the enemy could wrest it from us. At half-past three, measures were taken for enabling us to repulse the enemy in case of a nocturnal attack; but we were soon released from our uncertainty. As soon as it became night, fires burst forth on every side, mines exploded, and the sight of Sebastopol in flames was ono of the most awe inspis pictures that the history of wars can have presented. The enemy mae a complete evacuation by means of a bridge constructed between the two shores of the rondstead, and under cover of succeseive explosions prevented me from approaching and harrassing him, PELISSIER. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Harswax, Oct. 10, 1855. ‘The following is from McAlmont, Brothers & Co’s circu- Favorable accounts from the growing crops, to- ther with the state of the money market, have ¢om- ined to depress prices and ceuse much irregularity, and the marfet cloves dull at 34d. a 44d. decline. We quote fair New Orleans, at 6%d.; middling, 6d.; fair Mobile, at Go(d.; middling. 57¢¢.; fair uplands, 6%d.; middling, 530.’ The rales of the week are 35,960 bales, of whic! the trade have taken 30,430 bales. The stock on hand {s estimated at 528,560 bales, against 793,780 at the same date last year. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. The exme circalar says:—We have a fair demand for wheat and flour from the trade, and we quote the former 1d. a Yd. per bushel, and the latter 6d. a 1s. per sack dearer om the week. Indian corn in large demand for speculation ond for Ireland, and prices are about 1s. igher. The quotations are:—Wheat—White Genesee, is. 9d. @ 1is.; Philadelpbia and Baltimore, 12+. a 138.: red American and Canadian, Is. a 12s. Flour—Ohio superfine, none; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 41s. a 43s. ; Western Tanai and Canadian, 41s. » 42s,; Indian corn, white, 458. « 46e.; yellow, 40:. 6d. a 41s. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar—The demand continues extremely active, and grocery qualities being much needed, aro 6d. to 1s. dearer, while retined sorts are fully as high as before. Molasses in brisk demand at 1s. advance. The stock on the spot is ailin second hands. Rice—An animated demand for East India, and an advance of Sd. has been established. No Carolina in market. Ashes without change. Tallow in excellent demand, and the small stock on hand firml held. Sales 200 casks P.¥.C., to arrive, at 54a, 6d. Lard, owing to the extreme prices, has consiterably ad- vanced. Sales ave about 120 tons, at from 62 to 6” , and in tbe absence of arrivals still higher prices’ are looked for. Kosin contiaues to improve, and the sales are fully 10,000 bbls, at prices ranging from 4s, 74. @ 8#. for common, and fine at Oa. a 108. per owt. Tar—About 1.000 bbis, American sold at 18s. per bbl. ba conte an gd sales. Rough reported at 9s. a 9». 6d. Spirits—Good business done, at betier prices, say 34s. 6d. a 3¢e., with little new boing | even at the latter figures. Oils—A moderate business doing; pale seal, £54; cod, £47, and Southern whale £50 £61. Sperm is in retail demand at £128. Palm in good demand, and 500 tons have been sold on the apot at £46 a £47 5s., and 1,050 tons to errive at £43 10s, a £46. Campeachy logwood has advanced to £7108, Honduras £6 5:., and 100 tons of Jamaica fustic fetched £4 12. Od. From Washington. COMMISSIONS OF PROMOTED OFFICERS—EFFECT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO ELECTIONS. Wasuinoton, Oct. 10, 1855. The sloop of war Decatur, now in the Pacific, will, when the result of the action of the Naval Bourd, with consequent orders, reaches California.“be under command of Lieutenant Cansevoort, who relieves Captain Sterrett, placed on the furlough list. Commissions of two hundred and one promoted officers have been signed ani sealed, and will this day be de- livered. The news of the result of the elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio, has given Pierce stock a sudden impetus. I wae informe’ this cvening, by » gentleman who is dealing in said stock, that it has gone up two hundred per cent since Monday. New York Politics. ASSEMBLY CONVENTION—JUDICIAL NOMINATION. Syraccse, Oct. 10, 1855, ‘The bard shells of the rae, Third Assem- bly district met to-day and nominated Stephen D. Dillaye (soft) for member of Amently. The Fitth District Republican Judicial Convention assembled here to-day, but no delegates were present, ex- cept from Oswego and Onondaga counties. Theretore, the Convention adjourned to the 22d inst., without making nomination. JUDICIAL NOMINATION. Rome, Oct. 10, 1855. The Whig Judicial Convention has nominated Judge Allen, of Oswego, the democratic nominee, as their can- didate for Judge in the Fifth district. Fatal Accident on the New York and Erte Railroad, . A BAGGAGE MASTER KILLED AND SEVERAL PASSEN- GERS INJURED. A serious accident occurred on Tuesday night, on the New York and Erie Railroad, to the night express train, when in the SA coe of the Stockport station, [t appears that as the train neared the station, the «witch- tender, whore duty it was to pro adjust the switch, was absent, and ihe cars dashed along’ and ran off the track, upsetting engine, tender and cars. The scene was ne 0} at bs iow ag and it was supposed a number were killed, but such, fortunately, was not the case, A aggage master, named Gardener, was so severely injured that he éied soon after. Several parsengers, whose names we have not learned, are so dangerously injured tha: their lives are despaired of, Quite a number were in jured. Much indignation waa felt at the ewitch tender, who was considered the cause of the iter, tee Court of Appeals. DANY, Oct. 10, 1855. In the evening session of the Court of Appeals to-day No. 226 was argued. Calendar for October 11.—Nos. 42, 82, 84, 20, 26, 43, 50, 7, &4, OT, 08, 68, €5, 55, €1, 83, 40, 71, 78, 74, 31, 35. * ; The State Blections, PENNSYLVANIA. PHILaDgLPata, Oct. 10, 1855. ‘The democratic candidates in this city for Sheriff, Res gister, Clerk of the Orphans’ sndtenel Geseaitiions er, have majorities ranging from 1,000 to 2,200, in Old county, the democratic ticket for the Assembly and Senate is elected by over 2,000 majority. On the City Arserbly ticket two democrats and two ‘Americans, including E. Joy Morria, are elected. ‘The result. was effected by the opponents of Know Nothingism and the Prohibitory law uniting upon the de- mocratic ticket. The members of the Liquor League worked hard to secure the election of their favorites. In Berks county the democrats have a majority of about 4,000. W. H. Keem. the Know Nothing candidate for State Senator in Rending, has 200 majority. Bradford county—Partial returns show a slight demo» cratic increase, 3 Cambria county—The democratic majority is seven to nine hundred, Dauphin connty—With five townships to hear from— gives majority. * Mont, ry county—The democratic majority is 800. Buck's county —a democratic gain of 1, Cumberland county--democratie majority 100, ane county gives Vlummer, dem., about 500 majoe ysquehanna county gives 500 majority for Nicholson. Alleghany conniy "ekitse. ‘the Semazentio. tlaker to elected beyond a doubt, ‘Tho Sheriff has 400 majority, and the remainder of the ticket about 800 majority. BixGuamto, Oct 10, 1856. agp county.—Six towns give Plummer, dem., 205 jority. + Luserne county.—Four towns give Plummer 217 mae jority. : Salina county.—In one town Nicholson’s majority ts 107. Susquehanna county.—In seven towns Nicholson ig 340 ahead. onIO. Cixcinxatr, Oct. 10, 1855. ‘Trimble, the Know Maite canta for Governor, has received a larger vote in wasanticipated. The contest vera oe Dong batie is very close, and the returns this moi favor ie. ,- : Cixcmevamy, October 10—P.M. Salmon P. Chase, fusionist, is elected Governor of Ohio, b weary. 70,0: majority, election, is conceded by crate. Hamilton county gives about 8,000 majority for Medill: arown county gives from 200 to majority for CLEVELAND, October 10, 1855. Returns from Twenty-five counties, show a majority for Chase, of about 1,500. INDIANA. EVANSVILLE. Ind., Oct. 10, 1855. ‘The democratic ticket is elected in this county by 400 majority. BALTIMORE MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Baxrpiors, Oct. 10, 1855, The election of our City Council to-day passed off quiet ly. The vote has fallen off from the last election. The returns indicate large gains for the democrats. Mr. George Baker, the democratic candidate in the Nineteenth ward, for Alderman, died thi8 afternoon, Eight Americans, and twelve democrats, have been elected to the City Vouncil—a gain of six democra‘s. On the popular vote, the democrats have about 3,000. majerity—a year ago the Americans had 2,700. Governor Shannon 2nd the Slavery Question Cmcaco, Oct. 10, 1855, The St. Louis Democrat says its Kansas correspondent ye-aflirms his assertion that Gov. Shanuon said he was for slavery in Kansas, The Democrat promises. @ thorough investigation of the matter. Melancholy Acctdent. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 1855. A child three years of age, daughter of Mr. Whitman, proprietor of the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, was rum ever accidentally, this afternoon, on the corner of Chos- nut and Eleventh stroets, by a gentleman’s carriage, and ded'an hour afterwards! Two children, in ny ofa nurre, were about to ctors the street; the eldest child ran beneath the horses’ feet, when the driver pulled up, and the child ran back to the nurse, who impradent attempted to cross in front of the carriage with the other child in her arms. She was knocked down, and the wheels of the carriage passed over the child’s head. The father was summoned to the city by telegraph, and ar- rived this evening to find his child dead. His family were stopping at the Girard House. The nurse acquita the driver of the carrixge of all blame. Conviction for Murder, Campen, Oct. 10, 1855, Rebecea Davis was found bey d of murder in the first degree to-day, for throwing her infant from a steamboat while crossing the river some months since. The de- fendant pleaded insanity, and said she had been deserted Ly Ler husband, who ran off with her earnings. Supposed Murder—Mysterious Case. New Haven, Oct. 10, 1855. Portions of the body of a colored woman, the wife of Isaac Randolph, were discovered to-day buried in the rden attached to the house where they resided. She isappeared mysteriously last April, and until to-day no traces of her bad been found. It is supposed she was butchered by her husband. mi Robbery. Prutaperrma, Oct. 10, 1865. The store of Thompson, Potter and Newkirk, on Fifth and Marketfstreets. was entered by false keys and robbed of silks worth $6,000. a for Li Departure of the “Ame ivexrpool. Bostox, Oct. 10, 1855. fel hy oorins eee America od from this gd at noon to-day, with 143 passengers for Liverpoo) and 2 for Haltfus, aid $411,000 in specie. sii Arrival of the Florida at Savannah. % ship Wlontda.b oberon Oct. 855. @ steam: lorida has arrived here, after a passag® of sixty hours fom New York, ‘ - Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Pu.avevrma, Oct. Stocks dull. Ponnsylvania State fives, 84i;; Reading, 4794; Long Island, 1234; Morris Canal, 1434; Pennaylva- nia Railroad, 4534 Burraro, Oct. 10—6:30 P. M. The stock of low and medium grades of flour is ligh and operations are mostly In. the better grades. Marke steady. Sales 3,000 bbla., at $7 62a $7 76 for common. Wisconsin and choice Michigan; $8 for fancy and $8 25 for extra Uhio, lilinois and Indiana. Wheat steady. Sales 60,000 bushels, including 10,000 Ilinois. spring at $1 65,. and the balance on private terms, and all to arrive. Cora active and firmer. Sales 73,000 bushela, opening at 77c. a 7744. and closing at 78c. 4 70c.. Outs—No sales, Ryo —Saler 9,000 bushels as $1 18. —Sales 125 bbls, at Be. a D8i4c. Canal freights—I8e, for wheat and 63c, for flour to New York. Lake imports for the twenty-four hours ending at neon to-day—Flour, 5,637 bbis.; wheat, 8§,981 bushel: corn, 18,300 bushels. exports same time—Flour, 815 Luls.; wheat, 74,086 bushels; corn, 39,- 167 bushels. ALBANY, Oct. 10—6:30 P. M. Flour—fales 2,900 bbls, at $8 50 a $8 75 for common State; $8 75 a $0'for extra do.; $8 75 a $9 25 for common to fancy Western. Whent—No sales, Corn—Sales 14,000 burhels at 87c. a 873gc. for Western mixed. Bar! Sales 26,600 bushels at $1 52 for two rowed, and $1 $1 34 for four rowed. Onts, 44c. a 45c., measure, for Ohio and Stote, Receipts by canal to-day—547 bbis, flour, 13,355 bushels corn, 16,725 bushels barley, 11,450 bushels oats, 14,475 bushels wheat eee Marine Affairs. The steamship Black Warrior, Capt. Bulloch, sailed yesterday for Havana and New Orleans. She took out a large number of passengers, among whom was the Rey, Dr. Clapp, of New Orleans, ‘Tae Loss of Tue Sur Ws. Pawx.—Capt. Cole, of the ship Wm. Penn, who was picked up by the,schooner ©, C, Stratton {Capt. Moslander,fand taken to Charleston, states that he sailed from the Chincha Islands on the 14th June, with a full cargo of guano, bound to Hampton Roads, for orders, Nothing of importance transpired on the passage oniil the morning of September 80th, when the ship went ashore on a part of Cape Hatteras shoal. ‘There being a heavy sen on, and the wind south by east, she struck very heavily, when the masts were cut away; after being ashore for about twelve hours, the ship began to go to pieces, which prodverd much confusion, and in an effort to secure the boats, they were upset and filled with wa- ter, and two of the seamen attached to them were drowned. The first officer, Mr. Wood, of Nantucket, and the second officer, Mr. Hall, of Massachusetts, both of whom were sh'pped at San Franciseo, together with seven seamen, took to a raft which they had constructed, and have not been heard from, Capt. C. was on @ piece of the wreck for eighteen hours 04. The W. P. wae S10 tons burthen, and was insured in New Bedford for $45,000, of which $12,800 was in theCom- mercial Mutua! Marine; Mutual Marine, $15,000; Union $17,200, The freight money was insured infBoston for $28.125—American, $10,000; Manufacturers, $18,125. Total iusurance on khip and cargo, $73,125, Ractet at Borton’s.—A brilliant house, as usual, on Tuorday night, at the popular Chambers street theatre, to witmess “The Serious Family” and “The Toodles.”? From the private box on the left of the stage, Mademol- relle Rachel and her siater Sarah, aceompaniel by some gentlemen, witnessed the performance, and seemed most heartily to enjoy the humor of manager Barton. The great tragedienne on several occasions Joined heartily in the applause, and her sister Sarah laughed as merrily a8 the rest of the andicace, The stalls were full of fashiona- ble visiters, and the rest of the house was crammed to ite utmost capacity. Court of Common Pleas. before Hon. Eps ies, ALL PALSE TR: Gustarns Pry Ella, Hent & Co—This was aw suit to recover $1,600 for hardware furnished under or- der of plaintiff. A portion of the articles had on them the stamp of “Butcher, Sheed,” as being of the manu- facture ot that house, which is celebratei—-wheress, it was ithat they were German goods. The Court Zonelored th in holding out @ false as to the nature of the articles, the party peorh re sei it 60 67 worth was of the fictitious brand, r deducting thet amonnt, gave a ver- for balance, being $1,500 77, with