The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1862, Page 4

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The mmediate location of the late conflict was at Mays- ville, nearly fifty miles from Pea Ridge. The in- telligence is conveyed in an official despatch from General Curtis to General Halleck, recounting, in brief, the facts that General Schofield, finding that the enemy, under the rebel General Hindman, had encamped at Pea Ridge, sent General Blunt, with the First division, westward, and moved towards Huntsville with the rest of his forces. General Blunt, after a hard night’s march, reached and attacked the rebel force, from 5,000 to 7,000 strong, at Maysville, at seven o'clock on the morn- ing of the 22d inst. The engagement lasted about an hour, and resulted in the total rout of the enemy, with the loss of all his artillery—a battery of six pounders; a large number of horses, and a portion of their transportation and garrison equipments. The Union cavalry and light howitzers were still in pursuit of the enemy at last accounts. Ge- neral Schofield pursued General Hindman -beyond Huntaville, coming close upon him, when his forces precipitately fled beyon¢ the Boston Moun- tain. Our loss in this affair tyas very small. There is nothing new %o report from the forces of General Buell ¢r General Bragg in Kentucky. The tate reconnoissances by our troops from Harper's Ferry have established the fact beyond doubt chat the rebels have abandoned Winchester an] have gone southward. It is said that they rave established a camp at Front Royal. What the object of this movement may be it is of course im- possible to say, but it indicates a move of General Lee's army towards Richmond. The meeting of the Governors, referred to in our columns yesterday, will, it appears, take piace on Monday or Tuesday, in Washington. The Governors of Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, have already gone to Washington by way of Harrisburg, where they were to meet Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania. If the purpose of their meeting, as it reaches us, is true, it is of the most important character; for, in addition to the points about to be discussed, which we have al- ready published, it is reported that they intend to treat of propositions said to have been received in Washington, by those in authority, from leading Southern men, suggesting the holding of a Na- tional Convention, at which representatives from all parties of the Union shall attend, to consider the feasibility of settling the present difficulty, It is understood that the South proposes as a basis of settlement that the North shall recognize the States rights doctrine of se- cession, which they claim is to be found in the celebrated resolutions of 1798 and ‘99, written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; that they © ll return fugitives from labor, or pay their value jc their owners. It is also understood that they ‘will accept the Crittenden compromise as a basis of settlement relating to slavery in the Territories. 1: is said that if the Governors assembled do not zpprove of the proposed convention they will write in demanding of the administration a vigo- 20 + prosecution of the war. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Ordinance Committee of the Board of Al- dermen, towhom was referred the disposition of ‘Ye petroleum question, met yesterday, Alderman ¥rear in the chair. Fire Marshal Baker snomitted @n ordinance providing that the storage of crude petroleum shall be permitted within the fire limits ouly at the rate of one barrel in each store, ang that the article shall not be permitted to be re- fined within a hundred feet north of Fifty-second @treet, The vaporizing standard of all these oil* ds tixed at 140 degrees of Fahrenheit, and all va- pors of this character may be stored in unlimited quantities, according to the ordinance. The com- fm ttee resolved to publish the ordinance in the newspapers on Thursday next, and to meet the foilowing Thursday, at two o'clock, to hear parties interested, and take action on the matter, The Board of Aldermen yesterday rejected the nomination of John J. Phelps for Street Commis- Sioner, by @ vote of nine to six, and then ad- journed. A Union war meeting, called for the special pur- pose of hearing the views of many Southern gen. ‘tlemen now in the city, was held last evening in Rhe Cooper Institute. Mr. James W. Beekman saber and epeeches were made by Colonel awilton, of Texas; Rev. Mr. Carter, of Tennes- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1887. ace; Mr. Boynton, of Florida, and Rev. Mr. Owen, | disunion radicals. New York and New Jersey, of Mississippi. A locomotive boiler exploded at the Long Dock, Jersey City, last evening, killing five men instant ly and wounding two others. An account of the disaster, together with the names of the sufferers, may be found in another column. The substitute brokers in Baltimore have adopt- eda very nice dodge to keep up their exorbitant demands on those who are seeking men tp take their places among the nine months conscripts. | They eall upon those who are willing to engage as | substitutes to do their business throughs the brokers’ offices, and when they have a sufficient number they insert advertisements in each of the daily papers, like the following:— Two young men’ will serve in the army as sub- stitutes, for $3,000 each, payable in gold. Address N. B., Sun office. Upon these advertiser vats they base their de- mands of five, seven «ad nine hundred dollars, while they pay the substitute only from two to four hundred, and pocket the balance, The rebels are taking all the old carpets that can be had for the purpose of clothing the soldiers. The New Brunswick Ministry has split on the inter-colonial railway scheme, and Mr. Dorion, Provisional Secretary of Canada, and A. J. Smith, Attorney General of New Brunswick, have re- signed. Stocks were better yesterday, especially Rock Island and Illinois Central, both of which rose 2 per ceut. Pa cific Mail and Michigan Southern were lower. Gold closed at 120%; exchange at 144. The bullion export of the day was about a million. ‘The declino in gold and sterling exchange yesterday had adepressing influence on produce generally, and prices for most descriptions were either lower or at a pause. The cotton market was less active, and prices favored purchasers, while sales were confined to about 300 bales, closing chiefly on the basis of 60c. for middling uplands. ‘The flour market was heavy, and prices declined from 10c. @ 25c. per barrel, and in some cases, especially of | common grades of State and Western, as much as 30c, per bbl. was reported, while sales were light and confined muinly to the home trade. W as heavy, lower and less active, and closed at a decline of 1c. a 3c. per bushel. Corn was ce, especially good sound Western mixed, which irmer and higher, and closed at 68c. a 70c., with tolerably free sales. Pork was in fair demand, while prices were lower, Sales of mess were made at $13.25 a $13 S74, and of prime at $1212; a $12 25. Sugars were quict and prices unchanged. Sales were confined to 365 bhds., including Cuba refining goods at 9c. a95;c.,with a small lot of plain New Orleans at 92{c., and 50 bbls. New Orleans molasses sold at 48¢. Coffee was firm, but auiet. Freights in Ai n vessels were unchanged, while engagements were In neu- tral vessels rates were steady, with moderate engage- ments. Another Victory in the West—Now for ® Movement in the East. A Union victory at Maysville, Arkansas— Hindman utterly routed—“all the organized forces of the rebels driven back into the valley of the Arkansas river.” Thus ends the whole rebel programme of their invasion, liberation and winter occupation of our loyal border slave States, from Maryland to Missouri. Lee has been expelled from Maryland, Bragg from Kentucky, and Hindman from the Missouri border. Hindman has been so completely cut up that Gen. Curtis may now walk over the course in Arkansas. Bragg would have suffered a simi- lar decisive chastisement but for some misad- venture in’ the combinations of Gen. Buell. The government, which is doubtless in possession of all the facts, has fixed the responsibility upon Buell. He has been superseded, and from the victorious field of Corinth Gen. Rosecrans has been summoned to the command of our magnifi- cent army in Kentucky. The country will approve this change, inasmuch as Gen. Buell, with the finest opportunity for the grandest suc_ cess, has failed, while Rosecrans, on all ooca. sions, whether in the mountains of Western Virginia or among the hills of Northern Missis- sippi, has been signally suqoessful. We are sure that, with Rosécrans at the head of our great army in Kentucky, tSe armed forces of the rebels will very soon be utterly expelled from Tennessee. In fact, the work of putting down the rebellion in the West, with our late victories in Mississippi, with the defeat and vetreat of Bragg from Kentucky, and with the rout and dispersion of Hindman’s forces in Arkansas, is substantially accomplished. All that remains to be done is the gathering up of the broken and demoralized fragments of the late insolent rebel armies in that quarter, and the Southwest will be swept clean, from Ten- nessee and Arkansas down to the Gulf of Mexico, But from a glance at a map of the United States it will be seen that the great rebel army of Virginia is now, by an air line, over two hun- dred miles north of any other rebel force of any consequence in the field. To be even with our armies of the West, our grand army of the East ought now to be pushing after Lee across the North Carolina border. The general demand, therefore, of our loyal people for an immediate advance upon the rebel army of Virginia is just and reasonable. The universal desire is to hear, not that “the Potomac is well guarded,” but that the menacing rebel army on the Vir- ginia side is defeated, routed and dispersed, We are taught, too, from our last year’s dis- couraging experience, that if within a very short time our Army of the Potomac does noz advance it will be embargoed by the rains and frosts and thaws and mud of a Virgi- nia winter, until the return of spring. We know, too, that while our occupation of the rebel capital will at once put an end to all European agitations of intervention, recogni- tion or mediation, we cannot make a decisive impression upon the masses of the people of our rebellious States, nor upon Europe, while Jeff. Davis issues his deerees from Richmond. We hear of no dissenting voices to the re- ported army changes in contemplation at Washington, embracing the return of General Halleck to the supreme command in the West, the restoration of General McClellan to the post of General-in-Chief, and the promotion of Gene- ral Hooker to the command of the Army of the Potomac. It appears, also, that both Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase are in favor of these proposed changes, and that this “hap- py accord” between the conservative and the radical wing of his Cabinet has settled the mind of the President upon the subject. In any event, while an advance upon the rebel General Lee is of all things,the one thing’deemed most need- fol by public opinion, the delay of our army until compelled to go into winter quarters is universally regarded as the most dreadful mis- fortune that can befall us. Let the Army of the Potomac be thrown for- ward upon the enemy. Now is the time, The prestige of victory has returned to our banner. Our soldiers will surely win under the in- spiring influence of our late successes, while our chopfallen and dispirited enemy will as surely be defeated. Let the army of Lee be routed, and the moral influence throughout the South of our late and approaching Northern elections will do the rest, in a Southern popular reaction for the Union. Penn- sylvania, Obio and Indiana have spoken decisively against the violent, ferocious and exterminating war policy of our abolition in November, will speak in the same voice; and we expect even Massachusetts, under “the sober second thought” of cool reflection, to do likewise. Thus the people of our rebellious States need only the defeat of Lee to bring them to repentance and submission; for, while Lee’s defeat will satisfy them of the ruinous folly of further resistance, our Northern elections will assure them of safety and protection in the Union, including their local institutions. The solid masses of our loyal States intend no half-way measures. Their object is to put down our armed Southern rebels and our Northern disunion abolition radicals together: Let our Army of the Potomac advance, and the glorious work will soon be consummated. Tar Foreign Poricy or France-—-The old Roman policy of dividing in order to goverh is evidently that by which Louis Napoleon means to maintain the ascendency which he has gained in the politics of the world. He is a foe to national unity, because it is an insuperable bar- rier to his schemes of universal dominion, Thus, though his eyes have for years been longingly directed towards the central and southern portions of this continent, he has never dared to take any step for the accom- plishment of his views, until the civil war in this country placed Mexico at his mercy. That he would have long since recognized and aided the South for the purpose of working out his plans, if he had not been deterred by the tre- mendous energy of our military and naval pre- parations, ax well as by a distrust of his neigh- bor across the Channel, no ene now entertains a doubt. He is as much opposed to the restora- tion of the Union as England, because it will defeat the schemes of colonial aggrandizement which he has been encouraged by the rebellion to develop. In regard to Italy, he is playing an equal- ly unprincipled game. The unity of the Italian people offers to him on the European continent the same obstacles to his ambition that he finds here. In the new journai, La ‘rance, recently started by M. Laguerroniere, and which, whatever the Constitutionnel may assert to the contrary, is known to receivoits inspirations from the Tuileries, there was re- cently put forth one of those feelers of public opinion that usually precede “some important stroke of policy. It calls for the assembling of a diplomatic congress, to whose sanction shall be submitted a scheme of confederacy founded ona partition of Italy into three States—a North- ern and a Southern State, with the Pontifical State between them. Here we have a revival of the old federation scheme with which, after the revolutions in the duchies, the Emperor sought to prevent that unification of the Italian peo- ple under one head which he apprehended would ultimately be the result of those movements. Now that it has in a great measure come to pass, he would gladly avail himself of the first pretext afforded him for undoing the work to which he so reluctantly lent a hand. He thinks that by gaining credit with the Catholic world for his deience of the Pope's terri- torial interests he will neutratize the damag- ing effect of this retrogade policy; but he is mistaken. Amongst Catholics themselves the opinion has gained ground that the cause of religion would be advanced by destituting the Papacy of its temporal attributes, whilst amongst the European liberals his course will re-arouse the bitter hostility they formerly felt towards him. Once the rebellion is suppressed here the revolutionary elements. will again raise their heads in Europe, and the manner in which the Emperor has ,-¢onducted himself towards usin regard to Mexico will certainly not -indispose us to Ahrow the weight of our influence, pevkap> of our arms, into the scale against him. He is playing a dangerous game in thus running counter to the democratic feel- ings and interests of the two hemispheres, and if he perseveres it will ultimately cost him his throne. Tae Porcrar Revowvrion wx Tuts Ciry.—The rapidity and extent of the popular revolution that has taken place in New York in the last eighteen months are truly wonderful. The same bankers and merchants who subscribed their money for the use of the government, to aid it in putting down the rebellion at the time of the uprising of the North, in April 1861, are now completely changed. They gave one hun- dred and fifty millions of dollars; but their hopes are disappointed, and financial disaster stares them in the face. Every interest—monc- tary, commercial, trading, professional and me- chanical—that rallied around the administration in 1861 is now hostile to the republican party. The majority in this city against Wadsworth will probably be twenty-five to thirty thousand. One of the principal causes of this popular change is the measure proposed by Mr. Chase, and adopted by Congress, to make United States notes “a legal tender,” instead of silver and gold, as the constitution prescribes. It has already created embarrassment and litigation, and there is no end to the trouble which it may yet involve. Alas! the country has no statesmen at the head of affairs in the hour of its greatest need. Tue New Ampvnance Corrs.—We under- stand that the manual for the instruction and drill of the force composing the ambulance corps, now in process of organization, is to be embodied in Gen. Halleck’s new military work. The force is to consist of about twelve thou- sand men. If these are to be ta. from the ranks of the army we cannot help thinking that agreat mistake has been made. The govern- ment has thousands of contrabands on its hands, who are a source of immense expense to it, and who might easily be trained to the duties of this eervice. They make excellent servants and nurses, and we cannot see why they should not fulfill all its requirements. To take able bodied whites, when we stand so much in need of fight- ing men, for duties which can 80 easily be per- formed by negroes, is, it must be admitted, a singular diversion of such military strength as we possess. Is it suggested, we should like to know, by the idea that the assignment of the blacks to the care of the wounded would be a degradation to this now highly favored race? Tar Repvsuican Party a Fanvuns.—Never did any party break down so completely as the republicans. They are an utter failure. But , the democratic party is not, therefore, a suc- cess. The party opposed to the radicals are not democrats, though the democratic leaders call them so. They are conservatives, As for the democratic chiefs, including the Albany Regency, they are the same corrupt men who aided and assisted the secessionists of the South and the radicals of the North tobreak up the Union and involve the country in civil war. They still remain unchanged. But the republi- cans distance all competitors in profligacy and corruption; and, bad as the leaders of the demo- cratic party were, they are pure and innocent compared with their successors, whom the people seem determined to drive from power in almost every State. Twrs Broraers ww Porrricat, AFFLICTION.— In commenting on the speech of Fernando Wood at a democratic ratification meeting in Clinton Hall, Horace Greeley, in an editorial article intimates that the ex-Mayor of New York is a candidate for Fort Lafayette, and if he only gets his due he will be completely success- ful. Inaspeech made by Greeley on Friday evening, at a republican ratification meeting held in Brooklyn, Greeley denies that he is a candidate for the same distinction; but if he could serve his country by going into Fort La- fayette he would have no objection to the spare diet of that establishment. If Wood deserves incarceration for his speech, certainly Greeley deserves to swing from a sour apple tree for his oration. The political history of both since the outbreak of the rebellion is very similar, with one or two striking points of difference. Wood declared himself in fuvor of the secession of the city of New York from the State, and Greeley proclaimed that he was in favor of letting the rebellious States go. Again: Greeley, after the battle of Bull ran, came out in a violent demand for a change of men and measures. This is all that Fernando Woed asks for now. They agree, therefore, on the principle, and perhaps they are both right. Why should they differ about the consequences? If, on the principles of Hangman Clay, Greeley should get a short shrift and a long rope. why should not brother Wood attend him to the gallows as chief mourn- er? And if Wood should be sent to Fort Lafay~ eite, why should not brother Greeley accom- pany him in his affliction, and amuse his weary hours by playing backgammon with him in gome retired corner of the prisou? Tf there are points of fraternal resenrblance between these two men, there are also points of difference. Wood says he cares nothing about the negro, and tells the truth; Greeley says his heart is bursting with philanthropy for the blacks; but the truth is not in him, and he plays the hypocrite. There is another remarkable difference. Wood never assailed the Stars and Stripes. Greeley has published a song of trea- son against the flag of the Union, in which he denounces it as a vile rag, and calls upon every man to ‘pull down the flaunting lie.” General Dix gave orders to shoot on the spot the first man who pulled it down, and General Butler actually hanged a man for hauling down the national symbol. What is the penalty due to a man who fears to pull it down himself, but calls upon everybody else to do it?) When Fer- nando ‘Wood is rewarded with a cell in Fort Lafayeite, even-handed justice will require a more eievated position for Horace Greeley. Tew Tax Stamps—The National Tax law d by the last session of Congress compels of tax stamps upon all bank checks, , notes, articles of agreement, telegraphic sages, mortgage bonds, insurance policies, xpress packages, &c. This being an entirely new feature to the present generation, there is considerable anxiety on the part of the people to know the exact character of the stamps and how they are to be used. Most of the stamps are about the size of the common postage stamp, got up in an artistic manner, with a head in the centre—the denomination in figures on each corner, the words “internal revenue” on the top, and the kind of document that it is to be used upon on the bottom—such as “bank checks,” “contraet,” “telegraph,” &c. The in- Strance stamps are more elongated, with the figures denoting their denomination immediate- ly over and under the head, instead of on the corners of the stamp. They are ell of different colors, and are to be affixed to the document in the same manner as the postage stamp toa letter, and will present a neat appearance and be rather ornamental. Their manufacture has been pushed forward with activity, and it will not be long before these stamps will be as familiar to the business community as are the postage stamps at present. The idea that this is the first time that tax stamps have been used in this country is en- tirely erroneous. We have before us British and American stamps of 1777 and 1798. The American stamps used at that date are simply an eagle sitting on « shield, with their denomi- nation and State in letters around the margin; while the British coasists of the royal coat of arms on top of areal stamp, with the word “America” at the top, and the denomination, in pence and shillings, at the bottom. These were all stamped into the paper by a hand press or otherwise. The present arrangement is there- fore a decided improvement over the stamps used in the days of the Revolution, and far more convenient in every particular. Wuere 1s Governor Srracve’s Necro Bri- Gape?—The public were informed some time since that Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, would forthwith raise a negro brigade and lead it into battle. Nearly five months have elapsed since that promise was made, and yet this pro- mised brigade, with Sprague at its head, has not marched through here. What has become of them? They are very much needed on the Potomac just now. Cuanak 1x tHE Vote—We have no doubt that the change in the vote in the recent elec- tions, and in those which are to take place in November, will amount to 150,000 ballots, This will be aclear conservative gain over the republicans—the natural fruit of their misdeeds. Wuy Dors Nor Senator Axtuony Restan?— Senator Simmons vacated his seat in the Senate when he had got up to the figures of fifty thou- sand dollars in cheating. ited States Steam Fri- sote at Boston. Boston, Vot. 25, 1802. Below, United States steam frigate Minnesota, from Fortress Momroe. Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. ‘THE CASE OF W. H. WENDSER, CONFINED IN FORT ‘WARREN, Bostox, Oot. 26, 1862. ‘This afternoon an application was made to Judge Clif. ford, of the United States Circuit Court, for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Mr. W. H. Wendser, of Phil- adelphia, @ political prisoner now confined in Fort War- ren. Hon. G. W. Biddle, Hon. Peter McCall, and Hon. Wm. B. Reed, members of the bar of Philadelphia, appeared ‘as counsel for Mr. Wendser. A hearing of the caso was deferred until Monday. Fire at Blandville, Ky. Catno, Ti, Oot. 26, 1862, A fire at Blandville, Ky., last might, destroyed the prin - Cipal hotel there, a large livery stable and two dwellings, ‘Tho fire is supposed to have been the work of an in- bendiary. Disappemst nce of the Rebel Pickete—The Enemy Ke‘lring Southward—Arrest of Counterfeiteas, dic. Hanrer’s Ferry, Oct. 25, 1862. The rebel pickets, whioh have hovered on our front ‘since the reconnoissance téWharlestown, disappeared last night. No traces of them are visible to-day. Evidences that the enemy are moving towards Gordons. ville multiply. For four days past large trains of wagons have been leaving Winchester, and a large cap haz been established near Front Royal. ‘To-day Lieutenant Howe, Pro-ost Marshal, arrested Jas* Rall, Henry Stewart and Alfred Carpenter, for having counterfeit money in their possession, and attempting to Pass it. One thousand and fifty dollars in counterfeit, and a considerable amount in good money, was found in their possession. The counterfeits con- sist of threes on the Stamford (Connecticut) Bank. The are o coarse engraving and on a known plate. The ones and twos are on the Farmers’ Bank of Bristol, Pa.—a new and dangerous counterfeit. The date, April 1, 1861, is printed on the bill, Tbey did not suc- ceed in putting much in circulation,as they wore arrested in thirty minutes after their arrival. ‘A tax is imposed by the Provost Marshal upon all ex cept regimental sutlers who open shops in this place. The amount realized, about three hundred doliars per week, is paid over to the hospital fund. Col. W. R. Loe, of the Twontieth Masssachusetts, is lying dangerously ill at this place. Movements of the Rebels. WasuinGron, Oct. 26, 1862. The Star says:—Wo have very late information from the region of country betwoen the lines of General Sigel’s army corps and Gordonsville. Throe days ago the only rebel troops occupying it was a regimont of North Caro- lina cavalry and one regiment of infantry. They had thoir headquarters at Warrenton, with pickets out alung the Rappahannock, and at times sent out small scout- ing parties in various directions. Cu!pepper Court House had then ceased to be the railroad terminus, at which the supplies from Richmond for Generali Lee’s army were put on wagons. They are uow taken to Staun, ton by rail, and wagoned from there all the way up to Winchester. Tnis change was doubtless oceasioned by dread lest General Sigel might cut off their trains, which he could do if they continued to travel the road from Cul pepper Court House via Sperry ville and Winchester, now that his cavalry horses have becn recruited. Important Army Mall Arrangements, Heapquanters, ARMY OF THE Potomac, Oct. 25, 1862. Mr. Noyes, the Post Office ageut, who is here to straighten out the army mail arrangements, has to-day gone to visit that portion of the army lying above here. He has discovered the difficulty, and mail communication between this army and Washington will hereafter be prompt and reliable. Suaressure, Oct. 25, 1862. There ts no nows of importance here to-day. Rebel Prisoners En Route for Fortress Monroe. Freveriok, Oct. 25, 1862. Forty paroled rebel prisonors passed through here to- day on their way to Fortress Monroe to be exchanged. INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. Movements of the Rebcls—Our Troops in Parsuit of Them. Lxpaxon, Mo., Oct. 25, 1862, A party of rebels, supposed to be about one hundred and fifty strong, crossed the Springficld road, thirty miles west of this place, yesterday afternoon. Information was received from Dallas county, at the same time, thata rebel force was moving South, and were about twenty miles west. Major H. Caldwell started on the Springfleld road in pursuit, with one hundred and twenty men. At midnight information was received that the rebel party were four miles to the west of the road at sunset, and numbered about five thousand, only half of them armed. Major Caldwell was reinforced by one hundred men this morning. Nothing has been heard of the rebels or those in pursuit of them since. The rebels fell in with the mail coach at the road cross- ing, capturing five passengers (ali United States officers), the horses, the mails and the driver. Condition of the Centrabands at Cairo. CarRo, ILt., Oct. 25, 1862. The contrabauds here to the number of 800 to 1,000, are in a most miserable condition. They are suffering intensely for the want of necessary clothing and bedding. Two are reported by the attending physician as having died last night from want and exposure. Nearly all the contrabands here are women and children, and a large ‘number of them are sick. Rebel General Van Dorn Reported Killed. {Special despatch to the Cincinnati Guzette.) Lovisvitix, Ky., Oct. 22, 1862. A’report has roached this city, of a reliable character, to the effect that the rebel Van Dorn was killed by a staff officer of the rebel Price. Van Dorn and Price bad some diffic : Van Dore drew a pistol to stot him, but Price's staff officers killed Van Dorn before he could fire. CITY POLITICS, Fifth Congressional District. The Republican Convention of this district last evening endorsed the nomination of John Duffy, who has been nominated for Congress by the Jeffersonian democrats, The Ninth Congressional District—Col. Murphy Accepts the Nomination. Mr. James E. Coulter, Chairman of the Republican Nominating Convention of the Ninth district, has received a letter from Colonel John McLeod Murphy, in which that officer formally accepts the nomination of that party for Congress. Nominations During the Past Week. The following nominations were made duritg the past week by the several partios:— COUNTY NOMINATIONS. Surrogate. Moz. & Tam. Republican. People's Union. Gideon J. Tucker, ppg ar pa David R. Jaques, rr. Wm. M. Tweed. Sheridan Shook. Wm. Tucker, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Dist. Moz. & Tam. in. People’s Unton. 4-1 |. Wood. Wm. L, Elisworth. 5—Fern’do Wood, in Ward. Fred. A. Conkling. Orison Blunt. 7—J. W. Chanler. Henry A. Burr. - Heury A. Burr. 8—N.J.WaterburyKiliot C. Cowdin. George Bancrott, G. Herrick. J. McLeod Murphy. - eff. Union Cons‘itutional. 4—Benj. Wood. - ee 5—John Duffy. = ~ a Ward. - - 7 Cochrane. - John Cochrane, 8—James Brooks. - James Brooks. Mosart & Tame Republicans Pepe's Union be "s bh Ren lomy. Bi Tomek, at 1. . Henry @. 4 - =— _ Theo. A. Ward. pcr S—teny Mogers. Jobe Breay: 1. #, Yaa chalk, 6—Julius Korn. -_ - 1—Vin. _ Thos. gtd Dr. E. V. Price, - _ Sam’lG, Reed. 10—Dan’l O'Brien. Otis D. Swan. = 11—Thos. Ledwith. _ - 12—AndrewSmith, Jas. T. McGuire. -_ 13—Alex. Ward. Edward J. Koch Edw. Timpson. 14—R.C,Hatchings.P. Frankenheimer. W. W. Northrup, 15—Gilbert Dean. John H. White. john H. White, 16—Wm. McCain. Dennis McCabe. - 17—Thos. C.Fieids. Mich’) McCann. Isaac B, Bachelor, Jeffersonian PurLavetrma, Oct. 26, 1862. Official majorities of sixty-two out of the sixty-six counties of the State, and the reliable estimated majori- ties of the four remaining counties, give Slenker, the de- mooratic candidate fer Auditor General, three thousand five hundred and thirty-five majority. The Ohio State Biection. Oot, 25, 1862, ‘The official returns of the Ohio election give the demo- cratic State ticket eight thousand majority. Declination of Colonel E. W. Hinks, Bosrom, Oct. 25, 1962. Colonel Edward W. Hinks, ae oe. bh eho ty for Congress, in opposit to Mr. » declines depeminetion, He expresses his preference to serve his country in the field rather than in an untried civil position, and declares that his voto shall be given. for none who yield a qualified support to the administration in tts war measures, or whose lection would give ou- couragement and oomfort to the enemios of the repablic. WAR GAZETTE. OFFICIAL, Important Order from the War Dep ment in Regard to Enlistments. Wasurnoton, Oct. 25, 1 ‘The (ullowing order has been issued by the War ment:— Frxt—Ealistnents into the regular army under Geo Orders No. 154 may be mado either in the field or in sever States, but aot moro than ten volunteers will) enlisted from any one company. Second—The twenty-five dollars advance of the hundred dollars bounty authorized by section 5 of act of Congress approved July 22, 1861, aud svctio of the act approved July 29,1861, and the tw > dol premium, approved yume 21, 1862, wil! only be jai volunteérs enlisting into the regular army unior order who have not already received it. Where the recruiting officers are not furnishaty fands, these amounts or either of them will be or to the soldier on the first muster-roll aftor his enlistmi and paid by the paymaster who pays him. GENERAL NEWS. Wasuinatoy, Oct. 25-10 P- DESTITUTE CONDITION OF THE ARMY. ‘The rollowing is an extract from a letter from an of high position in the army to a friend in this eity We are in mighty bad condition for a campaign at season of the year; but our philanthropic friends 2% North, knowing that we are all white men instew niggers in this army, are going to push us forward the most cruel campaign om record, except tbe ret from Moscow. There is not a particle of pity shown ‘our poor fellows, who have shown their manhocd ¢ dozen bloody fields. They are to go on, half of th without gloves, blankets or under clothing, and all w out the proper amount of good warm clothing. If t were not such good soldiers that the din of battle afar causes them to forget all troubjes in the desire to be the death, Ishould prophesy a disastrous result to | movement; but I do not doubt we can win if we go abe THE DELAY IN THE PAYMENT OF THE TOOTS The payment of many of the old regiments is del by «scarcity gf Treasury notes, ‘Tho energies of the g ernment have of late b-en directed to the production the postal currency. The printing of Troasury notes not, therefore, been pushed as it would have been silver change abounded. Also, about fifteen millions currency has been absorbed in paying the month’s vance pay and bounty of the new levies. THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW MEXICO. i General Canby has been ordered back here with forces in New Mexico, and six thousand volunteers (1 California will take their place. General Canby’s cavi were all dismounted at Fort Unien on account of scarcity of water aud forage, and the march wi}! be mi ‘on foot. HARPER'S FERRY INVESTIGATION. ‘The defendants in the Harper’s Ferry Court of Inqu will be heard.on Monday, when the case will bo clos FEARS OF THE RADICALS OF EUROPEAN INTERVENTI The apprehensions just now manifested by the radi press lest England may recognize the Southern confe racy, are founded upon a knowledge which was rela to the Hekatp correspondent here some weeks ago. Ni as then, the idea conveyed to our government was, t! the war must be carried on to put down the rebellio: once, as recognition might be expected to follow. 1 it seems that which was asserted in high executive qu ters a while ago has just come tothe knowledge of radical journals. But if some of tho foreign governm: should seek to aid the South by a recognition, it does follow that they would dare to endanger the peace Europe by taking up arms in thematter. UNION SENTIMENT IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. It seems, by rebal papers of late date, that there been all along a strong Union clement in South: Virginia, the existence of which has hitherto been ca| fully igno red. THE, DAMAGE 10 THE BALTIMORE AND 01 RaluRdap- The breaking up of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad! one of the sad results of reducing our armies last ‘The cause of the rebol hate In the promises was the ,” that Gen. Pope's army was greatly served in its exiger’ by the rapid transport of Gen. Cox’s division from We? ern Virginia, The rebcls know the value of railroads, military operations, and hence, while they keep on bui! ing thom in the South, they do their best to dente ours in the North, EMANCIPATION 1N THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Tho Commissioners upon the in the District of Columbia are hard at and expect to finish their business next + although allowed several weeks longer by ia The number paid for by government will“) about three thousand. Most of them wore presented’p, sonally to the commissioners, but'im some cases com sation will be allowed for servants who had escaped. largest number owned by a single individual was sixt — eight, the property of Washington Young. i} INSUBORDINATION OF TROOPS. : It is understood here to-day that some such spirit insubordination as has shown itsetf in one of the Mar’ land regiments, also exists in a District of Columbia rey ment, which bas been ordered hither. A REVENUE CUTTER ORDERED TO PUGET SOUND. The revenue cutter Joe Lane has been assigned to tl Indian Department, and will be placed in Puget Sound, © be used in the service of that department. SUBMARINE BATTERIES AT THE MOUTH OF TH COLUMBIA RIVER. t It is reported that a person will be employed to cor struct two submarine batteries at the mouth of the Colun bia river, Oregon. APPOINTMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT br. Charles M. Wetherill, of Philadelphia, has been a; pointed chemist te the Agricultural Department, He hs removed a portion of his apparatus hither, and has com’ menced practical operations in analyzing various speci mens of native grapes. Dr. Wetherill is well known \ the chemists of this country and Europe, and his appoin’ ment indicates bigh improvement in this impertant de partment. 4 There will be distributed from the agricultural props” gating garden, witbin the next year, about eighty thousan. plants, bulbs and tubers, Of them there are a hundre varieties of native grapes and eighty of foreign. Ther’ are roots and cuttings for basket making, eighty varie) ties of roses, cork oak, tea plants, &c.,&c. Generally the plants are of the useful kind that are producec/ abroad, THE FAMILY OF THE PIRATE SEMMES IN CINCINNATI. It is stated here that the family of Captain Semmes, 0 the pirate vessel 290, is in Cincinnati. : MOVEMENTS OF MR. RANDALL. First Assistant Postmaster General Randall har gone home to Wisconsin, with a view, doubtless, to sorve his party in the election, ARRESTS FOR DISLOYALTY. It is not generally known, but és the fact, notwithstand- ig, that arrests are atill being made under the authority of the government without due process of law. They are managed by means of Provost Marshal Simeon Draper, acting through Marshal Murray, of your city, whose assistant marshals act a8 ® provost guard. There 48 little fuss or parade made about it; yet men are almost daily quietly sent to Fort Lafayette irom New York and ‘elsewhere. A curious blunder occurred a few days since. An order came from the War Department to arrest & well known New York merchant and tocarcerate him in Fort Lafayette. Marshal Marray—so the story comes here—knew this gentleman to be a loyal citizen, | whose arrest would create intense public excitement, ang he took the responsibility of arresting him and discharg ing him on parole, At the same tite he sent a represen- tation of the case to the War Department here. As soon | ag.the facta were known the party was, of course, discharged. It seems that a personal enemy of stantly, ) nis had forwarded an aMdavit oharging him with disloy- alty; and the government, without being aware of the standing of the gentieman in New York, ordered his ar. rost without due investigation. The discretion of the go- vernment agents in New York has thus saved the admin. sstyation from severe anathemas. TUB SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION REPORT. ‘Tho report for the year 1861, of Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian Institution, has just appeared, in the form of ‘fa Congressional document. The income of tho Instituti has been reduced some six thousand dollars a Year, a account of not receiving interest upon Virginia and Ten. nessee bonds, therefore the expenses have been abridged. The learned Secretary commonts at some longth upon observations made in the Arctic regions during the voyage of the Fox. Tho record of those obsorvations, mado by Sir F. L. McClintock, aro to appear in tho thirteonth volume of the Smithsonian contributions to science, which will appear carly in the winter, Another paper, which has been accepted for publi. cation tn the contributions, is entitled ‘Ancient Mining ‘on the Shores of Lake Saperior.” Upon this p Professor Henry writos briefly. Ho describes tha pi pont status of wicker amd papers dosigned for publication