The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1863, Page 6

ee ae ~ NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, NEW YORK three hundred thousand volunteers, He exhorta all citizens and State officials to assiat in streagthon- ing tho army by voluntary enlistiaent and oarrying out the wishes of the President to the utmost of o theic power. He says, in urging the necessity of OPFOR N. W. CORNKE OW FULTON AND NASBAU BIB | jy yp odiate oLedicace to this call, that at this time = ~~ | the defenders of the national capital are menaced force, the Army of the in an imperilled condition, and the military operations of the governa- ment are delayed and hindered by the want of adequate military power’ aiid are threa- tened with scrious disaster, and that in this emer- gency it is the duty of all the citizens to listen to the appeal set forth by the President, and to give efficient and cheerful aid in filling up the thinned ranks of our armies, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The mails of the Hibernia reached this city yesterday evening, from Quebec. Our European files are dated in London and Paris onthe 8th instant. Special letters from our ¢orrespondents in Paris and Berlin, with a very interesting com- pilation of the details of the news, are published ia the Hunan to-day. \ The steamer Thames, Arcy, from Port Royal 16th ingt., reports all quiet at Charleston. The rebel prisoners at Camp Chase held a rega- lar and orderly election on the 13th instant, and voted for Governor, with the following result, which is published as the official returns: — Vallandigham 5a by a superior Cumberland is AMUSBMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSTO, Irving Place. —IeauiaN OPmtA.— Madvaatu, KIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Mzrixons, WALLAOE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Roseace. WINTER GARDEN. Broadway.—Rassiis ADMIRAL Toopixs—Kias in tux Dane THBATRE, Broadway.—Po-cs 40N-TAS— ME NEW BOWERY THREAT Rotrearae ov tas HeaTa— BOWERY THBATRE, pai—Two Gixuonins os BARNUN'S MUSEUM, Broalway.—Inniay | Curers, So Sguaws, Gant Boy, Prox, &0.. at all Wrasniogs ane SONNE Dinsszke OF Coxe. -Alleriooa ery.—Civor Duval Sronur. Bowery. ANCRSTAESS—ASPHO- YANI'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. Mravrtay Songs, Dances, Bua.usques, &c.—Hiew WOOD's MINSTREL WALL, 614 Broadway,—Ermioriay Qoncr, Dances, &¢,—RalLNoaD ExrLosion, GEO. OMRISTY'S MINSTRELS, 535 Broadway.—Bur- txsgoxs, Bovgs, Dances, &0.—Wao Kutep tux Pouce Mant AMERICAN THEATRE, Ni Pavromins, Buriesquas, &o 444 Broadway,—Bat.tezs, Tux Ske. NEW YORK THEATRE, 485 Broadway—Diane « -1,081 2 Quatua—suanwurry aND JeANNor, WPOUSES casa gs ease ais el i ae The Chattanooga Rebel says that if Bragg can Lsig vo lig So drive Rosecrans from Chattanooga the rebel sol- diers can be fed sumptuously through the winter, can be well shod and clad, and in the spring all they will have to do is to retake the valley of the Mississippi, drive the dispirited Unionists into the Ohio river, secure the election of a peace demo- crat to the Presidency, and arrange the terms of treaty and independence, This is a very pretty programme, . Thore isa coal panic in the Western cities, and the price has run up to forty-five and fifty cents a bushel. Hundreds of boats are loaded along the Ohio river, awaiting a rise in the channel. Eleven buildings were burned in Memphis on the 11th inst. Loss $20,000. The steamer Commonwealth, of the Stonington line, was run into last evening, immediately after leaving her pier, at five o'clock, by the English propeller Saladin. Hev starboard wheelhouse was stove in, and she was damaged to such anextent as to render it necessary to transfer her passen- gers to the extra steamer of the line, the Com- modore, and they were forwarded at au early hour in the evening. ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. Su- pervisor Blunt offered resolutions expressive of the ‘‘ eminent loyalty” of the city, and affirming that, for one-fourth the expenses attending the draft, more men could have been procured by vo- lanteer enlistments, had proper bounties heen of- fered; that as another draft is imminent, if the qnota of the city is not od by voluateering, the Comptroller be authorized to.pay a sam not ex- ceeding three hundred dollars to every volunteer who shall, from this time forward, be credited to the county, and that he be authorized to borrow Synchburg | $9,000,000 to pay these bounties. The resolutions "ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY, Advertisements for the Waxkty Herap must be hand- ed iu before teu o'clock every Wednesday evening. lts el nu among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, morchasts, manufacturers and gentiomen throughout the country is increasing very rapidly, Advertisements in- gartod in the Wrrniy Maraso will thus be seon by # large portion of (ha active and energetic people of the United whales. THE SITUATION. The retreat of General Lee's army is now ac- counted for by the fact that startling intelligence was telegraphed to the rebel chief that General Burnside, with a large force, had worked his way from the West through the mountains of East Ten- nossee aad the southwestern part of Virginia, and was moving on Lynchburg, the base of supplies for the rebel army, He was reported to be near Abingdon, Va., one hundred and seventy-five milea from Lyi.cibury, and to have destroyed the ratiroad for a distance of ov-r forty miles. ‘The aews reached General Lee by courier on the 16th, and on the following day his retrograde wmovement towards B ‘The War in Virginia—The War in the Wesi—ow Goes the Wart We have the report from Washington that Lee's army is in rapid retreat for the Rapidan, aud is hotly pursued by the army of Genevat Meade. But, even if not pursned—considering that Lee, in following up bis edversary from Culpepper, came in light marebing order, 4o#n- tily supplied with provisions, and over a coun- try completely stripped of ite subsistence — there is no alterestive left him but a hasty retreat. Tho country abandoned by General Meade is occupied by a considerable local population, chiefly of old mon, women and children, who must now be subsisted, to a very great extent, by the army in occupation, With Indian corn at five dollara per bushel fa Richmond, Lee can- not undertake this office of charity. We bave no doubt that one of the maia objects of bis desperate attempts against our retiring army was to secure a train or two of provisions; and that, failing to capture anything, he will Gnd the Country this side the Rapidan wholly untenable, evon if left to its undisputed occupation. A country tho local population of which have to be fed and clothed from the army in posses- sion isno place for Lee’s badly fed and baro- Sag army or any other army of tho robel- on. The question now remaiaing to be solved is, whether General Meade, reliéved of his cum- bersome wagon trains and reinforced from Washington, will push forward and bring on the issue of a general engagemont, or be satis- fied with the retreat of the enemy. As there will probably be still some six weeks of good campaigning weather in Virginia, it is to be hoped that this available remnant of the season will be turned by the War Office to a good ac- count. The Army of the Potomac is always more anxious to advance than to fall back, and we are gute that it is now as decidedly superior in numbers as it is in equipment and efficiency to the diminished army of Leé. Within a day or two, however, we shall probably be relieved of all doubis on the subject. Passing to the field of operktions on the ERALD, WEDNESDAY, OUTOBER 21, 1863,— More tmportant Negotiations for Peace. We have already been favored with a large crop of independent peace nogotiators. Firat, | tice Hogeboom bad, from motives of meroy, there waa poor Grocley, who corresponded with Count Mercier and Vallandighbam. ‘Then there was J. Wesloy . who reached Rich- mond vis the penitentiary, and obtgined a bun- dred dollars or 60 from the War Department, Then there was Chase Barney, who was taken prisoner by the rebels, and subsequently nego- tiated himself ont of captivity and into oblivion. Thon there wad Lonis Napoleon, who could not get the shrewd Palmerston to join him, and was consequently rebuffed by Secretary Seward. Then last, but not least, there waa the Cheva- lier Jewett, who turned Colorado, Europe and the reat of the world upside down to Mind a chance for peace, and who is now cooling bim- self off under the Falls of Niagara. Ludecd, almost the only amateur diplomats who have not negotiated and intrigued for peace arg the Chevaliers Weed and Wikoff, They have busied themselves solely with contracta and ganaery and musketry; and the former is now buried under a toad of Charleston stones and election matters, while the latter is ornamenting and delighting metropolitan society, as usual. But.a rival to all these distinguished person- ages has now appeared in the porsod of the renowned Dr. Zacharie. We remember when the Doctor made his debut upon the national stage. Just after the war was fairly inaugu- rated Dr. Zacharie went to Washington, re- splendent with diamonds and surgical iastru- ments, and cut the corns of the President, the Cabinet, General McClellan and the entire Army of the Potomac. For some time after this the movements of the administration and the soldiers were astonishingly rapid. Now, alas! both our administration and our armies stick in the mud. The corns have evidently grown again and need cutting. However, Dr. Zacharie did the country a service then, and Mr, Lincoln and Seoretury Stanton were not ungrateful. They sent Dr. Zacharie to New Orleans to cut the corns of and their batteries from the height in his front, and is evidently master of the situation. At the same time, from rebel sources, we are informed of the successful advance, including several rebel defeats, by a portion of General Burnside’s army, from Kast Tennessee tor border, its destination being Ablingden, a town of some military importance in Southwestern Virginia. has turned np again at Meridian, Mississippi, reports a defeat or two of some detachments of his forces in the northern part ef that State, who were General Banks and his brave corps. Zacharie performed his operations with his usual mar- vellous skill, and the result was the almost im- mediate capture of Port Hudson. This fact shows Zacharie’s valué as an ally fn the vigor- ous prosecution of the war. But Dr. Zacharie did more than this, He talked with a great many friends and adherents of Jeff. Davis in New Orleans, and he learned that the Southern people earnestly desired to have the war set- tled without further bother. With this intelli- gence the acuie and diplomatic-eorn cutter im- mediately started for Washington, and, having escaped the toils of the rebel pirates, whom Rip Van Winkle Wolles allows to rule tho wave, he arrived in safety at that goodly but ungodly city. Again iv Washington, Dr. Zeacharie called upon bis friend, Secretaty Stanton, who, mis taking him for some visionary fellow, like Greeley or Jewett, refused to listen to his story. The Doctor thea left Stanton and went. northern border of Georgia, the presence of Jeff. Davis with the army of Bragg betokens some momentous impending military move- meni. Thus far Rosecrans has baffled and de- feated all the enterprises of the enemy to flank him, shell him out and to cut off his supplies. He has cleared the rebel cavalry from his rear the Virginia At the same time General. Joe Johngton, who aiming to cut some commenced. The troops in advance, under Gene- | wore referred to the Substitute and Itclief Com- | of the railways between Memphis and} t the President, ‘The moment Yacharie en- ral Hil, were carried by an irmmense train of cara | mittee. The Board then disposed of a number of Nashville. We suspect, however, that the | tered the President's private reception toom, from Culpepper southward on Wednesday, the | Toutine Vills, and adjourned to Monday next, at 10 | special business of Joe Johnston is the | the Chief Executive held out his foot and ‘ a o’clock A. M. reat of the main army following by way of War- | tn the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be- renton and Greenwich. ‘his movement of | fore Recorder Hoffman, Ann Cusick and Mary General Burnside ia confirmed by a despatch | Mangin, two Irish girls, about twenty years of from ‘ynohburg to Richmond, on the 16th, | *8° pleaded guilty to petit larceny, on an indict- ment charging them with baving stolen six dresses, which says thet twenty-seven regiments Of | vaiued in all at $62, from Mary E. Carpenter, of Union cavalry and mounted infantry, estimated at | 13 Macdougal street, on the 2ist of September fourteen thousand men, passed Greenville, Ten- | last. They were each sentenced to the Peniten- messee, around eastward, to make a raid on the tiary for six months. Elizabeth Browu, a colored woman, twenty ggyo years of age, was sent to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and attacked the | ciate prison pid, 8 years, having pleaded guilty rebel forces at Bible Ridge, six miles west of | to stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at #€0, Greenville, on Saturday, the 10th. The rebels | fromthe person of J. J. Held, while he was lying .. | September last. Bridget Glamore, an Irish apple pills. Zhe; Ualon “trodps: haviag. succeeded in woman, over forty years of age, pleaded guilty to reaching the enemy's rear, they fell back to Zolli- | having stabbed Julia Wall on the 4th instant, and coffer, and finally retreated to Bristol, with a loss Micheel Eyres and Thomas Trainor, two boys of the respective ages of el@ven and twelve years, jeg aren tiny See ey ve wpohames sere were arraigned on a charge of having, on the between Stuart's and Buford’s cavalry and their | 9944, of July last, burglariously entered the liquor respective batteries. {t lasted four hours, and was | store kept by Barney Murtha, at 26% Tenth ave- almost exclusively confined to the artillery on both } nue, from which they stole some bottles of gin sides. The action ended by a spirited charge of and other spirits. The Recorder, in his capacity % i se econ tan Fab a3 a magistrate, sent them to the Juvenile Asylum. General Buford’s cavalry, who dro Susan Tompkins was then tried on a charge of back into the mounteins, _ | having, on the 9th inst., stolen from No. 77 Waah- General Kilpatrick, with a force of his cavalry, | ington street, money and jewelry to the value of got into a scrape with somo three brigades of | $1% 25. rhs bales of a Laid gt * . A _ | was conclusive, as the jary rendered a verdic ae pomng meee, New purge on Roniey guilty without leaving their seats. Susan persist- evening. He made a spirited attack om the | oq in asserting that she knew nothing of the rebels, but soon found that they were cutting | whereabouts of the property. and the Recorder fa on his flank ond rear, and had to turn | remanded her for sentence, in the hope that her and fight his way baek towards Haymarket, hotly pecoet, would be refreshed, The Court then ad- journed. pursued by the rebels, but was fortanately sus- The City Inspector's report states that there tained by the arrival of the First army corps, | wore 421 deaths in the city during the past week— ander General Cutler, apon whose appeargnce the | an increase of 1 as compared with the mortalir enomy fell back towards Aldie. ty of the week previous, and 68 more than oo- P A i * curred during the corresponding week la: At nine o'clock last uight everything was quiet year. The recapitulation table gives & deat on the front. of alcoholism, 72 of diseases of the brain General Grant has been ordered to supersede | and nerves, 4 of the generative organs, 10 Genera! Rosecrans. The change has not occurred | Of the heart and blood vessels, 158 of the t os i lungs, throat, &c.; 4 of old age, 20 of di of ony Soult with General Rosecrans’ con- eases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 2 premature duct of the war in the Southwest, but it is said | pirthe, 110 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and that the fact of his moving beyond Chattanooga | other digestive organs; 34 of uncertain seat and without orders from Washington has given of- | @hera! fevers, 1 from cause unknown, 7 of ft to the high militar thorities th diseases of the usinary orgens, and 11 from vio- nee orien gir coraditnentry ve ere; | tent causes. There were 271 natives of the United end the circumstance of General Grant's ranking } states, 8 of Wngland, 104 of Ireland, 3 of Scot- him fs pretext sufficiqat for the substitution of the | land, 27 of Germany, and the balance of various gallant foreign countries. vassal] yee aac moratoria ‘The stock market improved yeaterday, and showed Cambertand Army, im command of the men he has } gicns of returning animation, Hariem was done as low @0 often led to victory. General Grant is put im | at one time ns 75, and afterwards at 90. Gold fluctuated P between 14714 and 160, closing at 1478. Exchange was Command of the Departments of Ohio, Kentucky | Trias. 19s, Mouoy wae faitly active at 6a for @hd the Cumberland, while General Thomas takes | 9) joane Girect command of the Army of the Cumberland. The cotton market was depressed yeaterday, and prices General Rosecrans . | Were declining. Floor was quiet, and common brands Pe were eater, Wheat was less aotive, Dut spring closed antl. booyantly. Mixed corn opened higher, but left off heavt- Aq interesting correspondence which lately | Iv. Gate were cheaper, with lese doing. There was less pagsed between Brigadier General 8. A. Meredith, purchasers. The grocery merket was tame. Motais bgeat for exchange of prisoners on the part of | were in les request, ae also wore oils, seeds, spices and our government, and Robert Ould, rebel exchange | tobacco. Whiskey was firmer and more inquired for. egent, is published in another colamn. This Cor- | so was stesay, with a moderate business, There were fespondence arose from the carrying Out of the car- | go remarkable alterations io other articles, The week's tel for the oxchange of prisoners agreed upon last 7. demseatio prodace reached 68,000,417 year. Our agent charged Mr. Ould with @ breach | geoseding, vy upwards of two hundred nead, those of of good faith on the ‘part of the authorities’! | any former work. The aggregate supply was 7,201 @ader whom he soted, particularly with regard to head, of which 6,666 Lead wore offer stocked, and prices receded 34 laptured at Vicksburg, the only rebel officers for | sales of choice tears were reported at 10),0., but wear. | whom equivalents were in rebel hands, Mr. | 7% of the first quality of cattle went at 9c. a 10c, | dred wore sont away, ag they could not be sold at any oxohange agent, did not furnish him with a | price. Owners lost heavily op all kinds of cattle. ‘Th | Mat to enddle him to declare equivalents, and re- cattle were of a fair quality, Milch cows wete quiet ‘Veale were steady at 6c. a Tc. aT)gc. Sheep and lambs Wormiy, aod declaring that the ‘boot is on thy } Were 26¢. lower on the average. Prices varied trom Other log.” | ra Sea At. lowet: dorm fed, arse. 8 Governor iggned « pfoclamation in| Colton: 4,84 Tes inn ee keokear ait | conpoane to ead cna calling for { avin Dt eb crip achivs sik” phcnten withdrew to Henderson's, ten miles cast of Green- | #leep in Nd, A2 Baxter street, on the 18th of was sent to the Penitentiary for three months, of three hundred men. ‘activity in provicions, priecs of which generally favored Hay was selling freeiy, at fail rates, The freight mar- receipts of Leet cattle this week were enormous, the exchange of Generals Stevenson and Bowen, | S22 sol orer the river, ema Complains that Colonel Ludiow, the former Omer grades ranged from 6c. upwards. Several bun. torte the charge of breach of good faith mater | Tetcwcre vain ne ete etic hee ate aie. wa defence of Mobile, and that accordingly he occupies a position in Mississippi from which he may go to its rescue against an advancing Union ting forward prosperounly. The leader and the army engaged in this enterprise will unques- tlonably render in a good report of their Inbors, although we cannot comprehend why they should have been detailed to Texas in prefer- ence to Mobile. find them, we are gratified to say that over the whole field of the war, from Virginia to Texas, our latest reports, embraciag a number of vic- tories and no defeats. are full of enconrage- ment to the Union cause, and betray no poiut of positive danger. is within the grasp of the government, and it is hardly to be supposed that the managers of the War Office will go to sleep again until they complained of his corns. Zacharie removed the corns and told his tale at the same time. Old Abe was greatly comforted and interested, and gave Zacharie a pass to go to Richmend. Zacharie took the pasa, went to Fortress Mon- roe and embarked upon the flag of truce boat. At some point near the rebel capital he had in- terviews with Jeff. Davis, Secretary Memminger, of the rebel Treasury, and Secretary Benjamin, of the rebel State Department. He agreed with these rebels upoa a plan of peace. It is ‘this:—Davis, the rebel. Cabinet and the rebel armies are to go to Mexico. Our govern- meat {a to furnish them with transportation to that favored land and with rations on the way. deff. Davis catculates to land in Mexico with one hundred and fifty thousend veteran fire- eaters, each of whom can devour a Frenchman ata meal, without salt and without the slightest injury to his digestion. With this force he will drive away Napoleon’s hordes and proclaim himself President of the new Mexican republic. Simultaneously the seceded Southern States will return to the Union with whatever negroes are leit in them. This will end the war satis- factorily to all concerned. Such is the plan which Dr. Zachavie has arranged wath the Southern leaders, and be is only waiting for the President and the Cabinet to ratify it ia order to carry it into instant effecl. If he succeeds he will be the greatest man of the age, aud neither Talleyraud nor Metternich can be com- pared to him. Strange a# this narrative may ron without replying to the invitation to the } appear, there is a great deal more ia it than banquet. The Trench Admiral Reynaud senta | post people think. aud perhaps the skeptical polite note of regret on account of previous | will soon have to acknowledge the cora and the engagements. Every one of the speskers had | corn doctor. something to say in‘condemnation of the bogus r neutrality of England and the anti-American schemes of France. Ail such sentiments were warmly and empbetically applauded and en- dorsed. The unanimity of the aseemblave iu regard to this subject was remarkable. Our readers must have noticed in the extracts from rebel papers which we published yester- day, that the rebels have the same feelings towards England, although not as yet towards France. Jeff, Davis has just dismissed the Hng- lish congils from the sonfederacy and the rebel pi 4 say that this ha< fm done in obedience to ibe popular will; and, without force, whether frem Vicksburg or New Orleans. It is not improbable that General Grant will soon find it expedient to send Sherman once more to look after this man Johnston, in order to start bim again, minus his artillery, on the road to Alabama. Our latest advices from the great Texas ex- pedition of General Banks represent it as get- But, accepting things as we A series of great successes have secured a grand, glorious and decisive victory, East and West. Ar Feettse Towanys Evo.anp This feeling was demonstrated at the anquet on Monday. The Kng- lish Admiral Milne sailed away wit his squad- ‘Tne Gare ov Hoxor.-Vashion, though we acknowledge her virines. is a goddess at whose buckram shrines we do not very assiduously kneel. Le Foie? is not exactly our style of lite- rature, and consequently, we are not, as a rale, particularly posted in the hues and forms that fashion takes: but we have noticed that one fashion bas become wonderfully prevalent in the past two years, and that it grows constantly more so. It is the fashion of that “customary garb of solemn black” that « kind of common law in our civilization has allotted to those who mourn the loss of a loved ove. Go where you will you see it—not here and there, or exception, they speed their parting con- 4 euls with abuse and reviling. This is now and then- but at all times and in all only new evidence, however, of a fact places; and it gives » solemn and serious air to every assemblage, whether at church or in the smaller private circle:— There is no 4) howe'er defended of which we hwe always felt convinced, | and which we have repeatedly stated. That fact is, that the policy of England But bath one vacaus chair. has been so markedly hostile and so biunder- It fe @ part of the grand cruelty of war. ingly managed, that no American, rebel or no | Mothers send away (he sons that bave been rebel, can possibly have any other feeling | their idols from the cradle. Send them away towards her but comity or contempt, or a | with the great pride that swells a mother's mingling of both. heart in the possession of a sou who is 4 man. When this rebel news resches Ragland we ; and ready to die for his country. Fond sisters shali probably be treated to on essay in the; say their hopeful good bye, and fair gir, London Times endeavoring to prove that this | “with love in their luminous eyes,” consent to dislike of both Union men and rebels to British | part with the maa they have chosen from the policy is only @ strong proof of the righteous | whole race—all for the country! Two or three news and the impartiality of her neutrality, | days later there is a batcle—mother, sister, The Times will argue that Engmnd is abused | eweetheart, read the names of the killed and by both “ belligerents”’ becausé she has treated | Wounded—and the next time you sce them they them both alike, We may reply to this ao | ate dressedin crape. They bave thus silently phistry in advance, The loyal North is hostile | and without ostentation arrayed themselves in to England because she has done too much for | those robes of honor. For itis notas when the rebels. The rebels are hostile to England, | one puts on mourning under ordinary ciroum- not because she hae done dothing for ‘hem, but | stances. Who cared for that outside of their pecause she has not done enough. There is no | special circle? And who does not desive neutrality about that, and no special pleading | tonch his hat t9 these robes of sorrow, worh can concBal these facts, We advive the Eng- | memory of a man given to @eath for the common dish government, therefore, to ten a sharp cor- | cause? Such robes are the signs that the wear- nor before long, or there will be trouble ahead. | ora pave mage for the Country the utmost sacri- Reparation or satisfaction is now the popular | age that it is in any one’s power to make, and idea of the best fate Lar 4 ea they are s grander evidence of patriotism than ta regard to Kngland and Veange, all the tawdry gogkades thal ragiyy ever puton, TRIPLE SHEET. | } | [Ek Wxplosion of the Walt Gteset ‘Torpedo. We mentioned tho other day that Mr Jus- applied only a slow mateh to the explosive ma- torials of the Harlem Railroad machine in Wall atroet, 60 as to give innocent people a chance to escape before the whole thing was blown into atoma. We were not aware then that the fuse wageo short. The explosion took place yesterday, and brought consternation, dismay and xnin ¢o those who disdatned tho wara- ing. The grant ot a Broadway railroad to the Harlem Company by the Common Coun- cil, approved and signed by the Mayor, bas been pronouncod by Judge Hogeboom as of ne worth or validity in law; and so the editice caised upon it topples to destruction, bringing many victims beneath it. ‘Tho history of this short-lived sham is a fa milliar illustration of Wall street. It fs one of the superstitions of that locality that a per- son uninitiated in the mysteries of stock gam- bling has only to watch the operations of certain successful gamblers ‘and bet on the same cards, when he ia sure to win, Under the influence of this euperstition the commu- nity was drawn on to look upon. Harlem stock as 8 winning card, seeing that some of the woalthy atock gamblers deposited millions upon it. But the latter, having bamboozled the apectators aud drawn them deep into the game, quietly withdrew their dwn stocks, having realized largely upon them, and left the amateur gamblers to their fate. There was alo another consideration which had ita effect in making people elose their eyes against the palpable illogality of the grant made by tLe Common Council. This consideration, we regret to say, was founded on the supposed corruptibility of the bench, and upon the cor tainty that tho millionaires intorested in Har- lem would make the thing all right with the Judges. Unfortunately for this speculation, the case came before a thoroughly honest, honorable, upright atid clear sighted Judge, who did not owe his uomination to Tammany or Mozart, and who could not be induced to look at the question from any other thaa a legal point of view. A pretty good story was current in Wall atreet some weeks ago bearing upon the attempt to manipulate Judge Hogeboom. It was pretty generally understood that he could not be approached direotly, but thatif he was to-be stormed at all it must be by zigzag move- ments and saps. A skilful general was chosen in Wall street to conduct the operations—a cunning dealer in stocks and all sorts of secu- rities. ‘This individual settled down in grind style at the quiet little village on the Hudson where the Judge has his residence. He sported the most splendid team, cut the most dashing figure, and easily made his way into the best society of the place. He finally managed to establish a sort of intimacy with Judge Hoge- boom, so that the latter would sometimes ac- company him on a ride in his magnificent equi- page. Finally, ta one. of these excutsions, when he and the Judge appeared 4o be on the beat possible terms, he ventured to feel his way into the recesses of the Judge’s mind on the subject of Harlem. Hogeboom let him go on until he felt sure of the game. Thenhe dropped upon him. . “ It appears to me,” said hein Lis quiet, thoughtful, rather drawling tones, and wiping his spectacles in the manner peculiar to him—“ that you are interested in Harlem Rail- road stock, that you area speculator, and that you want to pump me. My young man, it won't do. You have made a mistake, and you may retura to New York as soon as you like.” The speculator, feeling that his game was up, took the hint, and he and his dashing equipage have been seen no more in the drives of this quiet Hudson village. He knows by this time, however, what ave Judge Hogeboom’s opinions on the subject of Harlem. Tue Russian Banquar—MiemanaGemenr py gue Ciry Hats. Ovrwiats.--The muanici- pal dinner to the Admirat and officers of the Russian fleet was a thing very pro- per in itself, and which might have beeo altended with important political results, had it been only decently arranged by the commitiee that bad it in charge. But we regret to say that it was not. The persons who should have received aad did receive tickets of invitation bore but a very small proportion to those who had no title whatever to that honor, and yet sat as guests of this imperial city. The bench had three or four representatives——perhaps enongh as judicial honors go in New York: the bar had a few: the churches a few. There were some United States officials present, The navy was repre- sented by two admirals and a commodore. The members of the consular corps got tic and generally responded by their presence ion being in the case of the neh officials. The army was represented at all, save by one gentleman wearing @ majors uniform: so that the toast in honor of that branch of the service had to be responded to by « civilian, who probably re- gards with a small measure of favor the brave men who are fighting for the perpetuiiy of the republic. But the small \y bangers-on, the ward lit 8, constituted the great bulk of the as- semblage ip jhe dining halt of the Asior House, Of course the intelligence and wor(h, the enter- prise and reapectubility of the city, had no lot or part in this crowd: and the banquet, which should have brought out the best elements of New York society, was chiefly remarkable for the absence of thore very elements The officers of our local military organiza- tions have a tight to be partioularty disgusted with the management of this affair. They turaed out to do honor to our Russian guests on the day that the letter were formally ve- ceived by the Mayor and Common Cowpeil at the City Hall; and it ie (he universal testimony of all whe witnessed the military display on that occasion that it was never before equalled in this city. And yet ‘ve brigade commanders and colonels of the se regiments who should have been comspiouc sly present at the banquet, and who would } ave lent charao- ter and eclat io it, were entirely oterlooked by the distributors of municipa’s favors, who kept all they could for their pol! gical supporters and relatives. We are inclined, ho fever, to look upon all this philosophically, § 4 the assurance that, con- stituted as our Cor amon Council is and bas been for time imr semorial, the thing could not possibly bave tr ened out otherwise, Our Rus- sian friends frst take the compliment all the same; and i’ the respectable classes of New York shov'@ feel indignant at their exclusion from the, municipal board, they must take a little r sore interest im the goverament of the ty, Tag's oth, American Artists. The corner sione of our now Academy of Design will ty \aid to-day with appropriate - ceremonies, it is expected that the edifice will be ready for use in 1864, The erection of thid building leads to a train of thought which must be very gratifying to the public. But a fow years since it was the custom in Europe te sneer at Americans as a people given up te ; the worship of the golden calf. The dollar, the almighty dollar, was thrown in the teeth of Brother Jouathan by John Bull and Jeaw Crapaud, as though they were utterly indifforent to the vile dross which we wore taxed with aa worshipping. We wore without taste for art; had no idea of the beautiful—ia fect were mere savages, Time has passed on, and wheread we were content to furnish England and France with food, with all useful and labor saving im ventigns, with improvements of all kinds, wé are now quite generously affording them the » beat and most reaowned artists. All over th world extends the fame of such Americas _ sculptors as Powers, Greenough,* Mills, Mist Hosmer, Miss Stebbins, and many others at celebrated whom we cannot now recall > mind. American painters have risen to great fame, both at home and abroad. Within the last few / years the exhibition in Paris of the works of living artists bos been graced by tableaus” painted by Americans, which works drow from the juries formed to pronounce upon the merita of the paintings exhibited not only favorable notices, but medals of the first and second classes, Church, Rothermel, May, Cropaey, White, Powell, are names respected by public in Europe a3 representing an order high talent. It is with feelings of great pleat sure and pride that the American abroad beard the praises of his countrymen in a apheré which, but a few years since, was considered shut to the poople of this country. To the names of eminent painters above cited we might add hundreds of ethers; but we have , given enough to prove our point. The works of American painters are most sought after is Eurage, and especially by the Russians. There is scarcely a gallery of any note in St. Peters burg not containing several tableaux painted by Americans. The same may be said of Lon don and Paria—-more especially the former place—where’a feoling of admiration for Ameri: can art bas obtained a great ascendancy. From eculpture and painting we come te music, and here at the present moment wé stand pre-eminent. Adelina Patti, an Americad prima donna, is now turning the heads of alf Europe; she receives enormotis salaries—in fact has become the greatest and most successful artiste of the day. Her sister, Carlotta Patti is creating a furor as a concert singer in Bag , land ss well as on the Continent. We have other American prime donne who are making a sensation in the musical world, and elso aré entitled to rank with the best European artiste Mme. Lorini, “a Boston girl,” bas sung wit success in London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Mb*” lan, in Spain and in South America. Miss Adelaide Phillips has won an enviable posi! tion in Europe. We have here an Americas artiste who has never been abroad—she i¢ purely a home production—we mean Miss Kel logg. The best proof of her success in bet career is that, both from Paris and London, she has received offers of liberal engagements, tending over a space of years. This not enly from the recognized merit of the ar- " tiste, but from the fact that at this period American art is all successful abroad. We have here a young artiste,a contralto, Mile Morensi, whose sweet voice and fine figure will create a great sensation in Europe, whither she goes mext season under an engagement three years. We have others taking held position in this musical galaxy of stars— fact we shali soon become as much renow: for our artists as we have been fot our corn shellers and mowing machines. Wé have a pianist, Gottschalk, who stands unrf valled. He can play anything that Europeam ~ pianists of the greatest celebrity de, while hd has certainly a style which is peculiarly hi¢ own, and which no other artist would attempt to imitate. He hasbeen to Europe and created a furor there. In the drama we are making @ sensation abroad. The most prominent artistd in London for some time past have been Amer’ cans. At the present moment Miss Bateman, « young American actress, is making a most sue ceseful debut in that cily. Undoubtedly, im matters of art, a complete revulsion of feeling . has taken place abroad, and American act is ip the ascendant. a We are an enterprising people, and when the occasion cours we astonish the world by out aptnevs at all things. While upon the subject of art, we may state that we kriow of few sucht beautiful and artistic instruments as those fout hundved-pounders of General Gilmore's; they play most persuasive tunes—in.fact they pros duce their effect even across the ocean. Beg- ging pardon for the digression, we wil! revert, to our subject, and state that the progress mad@ in this country in the arts and sciences is really most wonderful. At the present time, the fine arts are especially patronized, -Money is plem-« tiful, and people seem most-anxious to get rid of their greenbacks and in their stena have fine pictares and statuary. It is gratifying to notice that the patronage of the public is extended ta. owe own people in a most liberal manner. We, now recognive that Amesican artists can pras duce chef Meeworss, and encourage them ag cordingly. bes—There is no loager any good reasan to doubt thet a fight recently took place ia. the rebel Army of the Southwost between the regu- rd soldiers of that army and some postion off e Georgia militie, upon the refusal of the lat ter to cross the State line and take. part i active operations against General Rosecrans Tennessee. What the exact result was we not know;. but, of cowese, the militia had chance of sugcess; and it argues s great deal for the positive character of their objections ta the war and to the proposed disposal of thele persons that they should venture any resists ance at all, when they must heve seen how in- effectual lt would prove. Fights not altogether dissimilar bave occurred in the Souther: armies before. Beveral took place when th@ rebel regiments that took the field for one year were not permitted to go home at the expirn- tion of that term, but were forced to reorgantze “for the war.” Another fight—though not for this cause—took place against North Carolina troops, in Magruder’s command, on the peoin. sula, previous to the peninsula poms. 5 fle | all of these were small affairs the Tecent fight; and it isa good sign that the disposition to resiet the usurpations of the rebel Leadery ia GiF@Pagt AAMT VAAL wres them, Te . “ «