The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1863, Page 4

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East Tennessee is free from rebel invasion. General Foster’s official despatch from Taze- well, Tenn., yesterday, confirms the report that the rebel General Longstrect is in full retreat up the valley, en ronfe to Virginm, The Union cavalry followed him closely, and drove him step by step through the passes of the Clinch Mountains. Other despatches which come from Chattanooga state that Gen, Sherman's cavalry had arrived at Knoxville on the 3d inst., and also joined in the | pursuit of Longstreet along the north side of the Holstoa river, while General Foster's forces were pursuing him on the south side. that General Sherman had the enemy hemmed in, and that his chances of escape were ve It is evident that the rebel force nessee is utterly broken. small. in Kast Ten- The rebel accounts ad mit the retreat of Longstreet towards Virginia. ‘The President, upon the receipt of this news yesterday, haa issued a proclamation announcing that East Tennessee is clear of the ‘“‘inaurgent forees,"’ and recommending that the people shall, upon reccipt of this intelligence, assemble at their places of wofShip, and “render special homage and gratitude to Almighty God for this great ad vancement of the national cause. It is stated that General Grant has captured, since his campaign in the West commenced, no Jess than four hundred aud seventy-two cannon And ninety thousand prisoners from the euemy. The cavalry of the Army of the Potomac are kept busy looking after the guerillas of the indom- itable Mosby. Up a constant raid on the north side of the Rapi- dau, occasionally of stragglers of the Ui The enemy, how- ever, do not make any attempt to cross the riv in force, or to interfere with the quict progres« of Stewart's rebel cavalry also keep picking up some the jon army. fhe Union army in setiling down into winter | quarters. The probability of Gen, Pleasanton succeeding Gen. Meade in command for the pre- sent was discussed in the army, inasmuch as the winter operations will be most likely confined to the cavalry service, of which Gen, Pleasanton is 80 bright au ornament. CONGRESS The Thirty-cighth Congress of the United States met yesterday at the Capitol, in the city of Wash ington. Both branches of the national legislature were duly organized—the Senate under the Presi dency of Vice-President Hamlin, and the House under the Hon, Schuyler Colfax The Rev. Mr. Sunderland, Chaplain of the Sen ate, opened the proceedings with ,appropriate prayers. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, raised a question as to the right of the Senators from West Virginia to take their seats. The case of Senator Wilson, of Missouri, was also brought up, but was ni voted upon. A bill to increage the pay of soldiers was announced by Mr, Lane. after which the Senate adjourned. fo the House of Representatives the Clerk read the roll of members from all the States, excepting Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Oregon, M e@ouri and Kansas. me discussion arose on this question, The nomination for Speaker next took place, when Mr. Schuyler Colfax, republican, was elected. The Speaker elect delivered a brie’ emphatic address, administered, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. 8 ’ NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Forramas Momroa, Doo. 6, 1863, Dr, Ohacios J. Weight, of Onio, who was captured at Chickamauga on the 20th of September last, has juat arrived from Libby prisoa by a flag of truce, The Doo- tor states that the artiolea of clothing, provisions, & sent to the Union prisonora at Richmond by their Northora friends and associations have been received by them, except {n a few cases. The Doctor was requested by our offloers now In Libby prisoa to convoy to their frieada at home an tnjunction ag to the necessity of confining themselves to sending forward ataple articles, instead of luxuries, a8 tho rebel modes of transportation are now N&W YORK HERALD, 'TUMSDAY, DECEMBER Third avenue and Harlem Coilroad | eleventh hour as the accepted chieftain proper | Wilmington blockade It ig aaid that he found on the administration side, aad they are Geve- | no less than eight of the ships quietly lying at ing the usual license fees required by the city. | ral Grant and General Banks. The politicians | auchor in Beaufort harbor, and upon boarding ‘The Mayor seat in a communication containing @ | of the administration camp at Washington may | one of the veaacls he found all hands asleep. copy of the presentment offered by the Grand Ju- | gattor themselves that, having the Cabinet and | 50, bad an enemy desired, he could have ry at the close of the November term of the Court Yongress in their hands, they have only to| made her an casy prize. Other things not f General Sessions, i lati to the want of ni vs ‘; 3 pan spt clty pete . unity the heaith | Dame their candidate in order to walk over the | creditable to naval disclipline aro reported; ‘ 7 . but we shall withhold them until we see what of the city is endangered. Referred to the Com: | Course; but we predict that if they are not con- q reed ‘ mittee on Public Health. ‘he Mayor also trans- | trolled by the army in their nomination they | official action is taken in reference to the sub- mitted a communication, signed by the Comp- | Will be flanked and defeated by the army in the | i¢c! troller and himself, Wesignating the Heratp, | election. Times, Sunand Tribune as the four daily papers We await the President's Message as tho Second and companies, upon agreement with them, aad pay- ENOXVILLE. Arrival There of Generai Sherman’s Advance. The Raising of the Siege by Longstreet. of the largest circulation in the city, and entitled to the official advertising of the city and county, pursuant to section two of the Laws of 1863, Or- dered on file. A number of papers previously acted on were finally disposed of, and the Board adjourned until Wednesday next at one o'clock. taxed to thoir utmost extremity Hoary Knight, a fireman on tho steamer Louisiaaa, waa P@ught in the machinery and crushed to death early this morning on tho passage dowa Tho turret iron-ciad Saugamoa arrived ia Gamptoa Reports Relative to the Supersedure of Gen. Meade by Gen. Pleasanton. Roads at noon to-day The remains of Major Jarvis, of the Ninth Vermoat THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. starting point from which the paties and party igsues of 1864 will be organized and brought into the field. As we now stand, the politicians on both sides and the fragments of the political parties of 1860 are all adrift upon the waves of HIS ARMY RAPIDLY RETREATING. The December term of the Court of Generat | ® great political revolution, which remains to Sessions commenced at eleven o'clock yesterday | be shaped into tha new order of things that i morning, Recorder Hoflman onthe bench, A panel to come. of. cighteen Grand Jurors was sworn, and Mr. Robert T. Woodward appointed foreman. The Recorder's charge was very brief, and embraced only the usual topics presented by law. On call- ing the calendar yesterday no cases were found to be ready for trial, and the Court adjourned until this morning at eleven o'clock. city ever returned two hundred and fifty-seven OUR CAVALAT ACTIVELY EMPLOYED, In the Surrogate’s Court yesterday, the will of | thousand dollars and sixty-five cents made While the tafantry corps of the Army of tho Potomeo A. R, Lawrence came on for trial. The probate | out of the government by swindling commis- | are settling dowa with all tho appearance of going tnto is contested by Chauncey L. Norton, who alleges | gigng? winter quarters, the cavalry corps is now more busy than that his deceased wife was the legitimate daugh- Has any person in Boston returned one bun- ever. Squadrons are constantly on the scout, looking ter of Mr. Lawrence, and that his children are the dred and fifty thousand dollars that be swin- after Mosby's gangs of guorillas and bushwhackora 2 Volunteers, who was abot by guortllaa, arrived bore from Nowbora yosterday afternoon. No Crossing of the Rapidan by the 7 "Rebels in Any Force, REBEL INVASION OF KENTUCKY. &., Questions ror Srorerary Cass to ANSwee Will the Secretary of the Treasury furnish the public a direct answer to the following queries? Has any person in a certain street in this ®ive Thousand Rebels Reported Advanc- img on Maysville. Cairo, Dec, 7, 1863 A roport to-day from Columbus, Ky., ays five thousand rebels wore advancing on Maysville, Ky., yestorday The hospital boat Woodruff, from Paducah, brought one hitndred and aixty sick and woundod trom*Chattaaoo- ga to Mound City Hospitat he. Mr. §. Davidson's Despatch. Conererer, Va,, Dec. T, 1863 The Faiton’s Prize. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dear Sie--Having been a passenger on tho United Statee tronsport Fulton ou bor recent voyage from Hilton Head to this port, aud an eye witness of ali the cireum- stances relating to the capture of the Angio-rebo! steamer Banshoo, | was very much surprised on reading tho para- graph in your paper yesterday containing an account of tho arrival of the United bates Steamor Grand Guif, That ateamor claimed all thd credit of the capture, which is entirely contrary to fact, and Ican truly say thatif tho Grand Guif cau lay no greater claim to speed than the evideace sha gave ou that day, she is onty another ovi- dence of the truth of your many able editorials on tho im- becilities of the Secretary of the Navy and tho worthles3- ness of the veeasla be bas purchased tor that dopartmotit; and, as far us (he Grand Gulf is concerned, the Banshee would vot be carrying ou hor illicit trade. ‘The fact ia, when the Grand Gulf was first seen from the Fulton, eho was about threo points forward the port beam and the neareat to the chase. Whea the prizo hove to she (the prize) wag two milos {1 tha Fulton and directty abead. Tho guobont was then astérn of the Fulton, a little on the Dort quarter. distant four miles, and six from the chase, upon as the cause of the surrandet was fired four times, 1 saw every shot aa it foil in tho water: they felt directly abeam of the Fultoa, They were gvod live shots, and had they reached two or three ni further might have done gome damage. A tho sam: Falton's little tweaty-pounder aboad and over the prize, and pi on her deck after her surrender. When the Grand Guif came up the crew bad been transferred from the prize to the Fulton and a bawser attached ready for towing— aa amount of labor that certainly could not have been done in {esa t Gragd Gulf at the time of surrender is the distance she can travot in thirty minutos. What is the speed of the heirs atlaw, which is denied by the Lawrenee i . Stuart’s rebel cavalry also make frequent incursions to family. The will is dated in 1839, and bequeaths dled the government out of in furnishing sup- | the country this side of the Papidan, and pick up aum- a very large estate. Judge Beebe appeared for the | Plies, &c.? bere of our strageting soldiers. proponents and Benjamin J. Blankman for the Have the consciences of any of those Philadel- roe sob gop a he “prs - pe ea do of contestants. The Surrogate has settled the ac- | phians who furnished shoddy army blankets or decry ioe dade pi petty iy At of counts of the estates of Eliza Purcell, John Carty, | wagons troubled them so much that they have | two brothers named Gwin, on James City road, to put. Julia Sullivan, alias Julia Clark, Dennis O’Brien, | refunded their ill-gotten gains? chase milk for bis commanding officer, who was See McE. Devitt and Mary J. Ludlow, de- Have any of those Baltimoreans who engaged | ou duty ta tho neighborhood. He was met by “The Court of Oyer and Terminer was opened | Supplying the government with rotten ships | 10° St came enind bim with an axo and otrock him yesterday, but no business was transacted. Oneof | OF Spavined horses exhibited desire to repent | ssnsciees by a blow upon tho back of the head. He waa the murder cases arising out of the July riots will | of their sins by fsending a remittance to the | thon thrown into the cellar for dead, liken dog. This was be called on to-day. ‘ United States Treasury? in tho evening. Bofore light tae man revived, and crawled According to the City Inspector's report there Have any of the army coffee contractors of | out of the cellar towards his camp. On bis way he mot were 400 deaths in the city during the past | Cincinnati shown any signa of a troubled con- | Lieutenant Ash, with a squadron, going oO scout, and week--a decrease of 79 as compared with | science by paying over to the government some informed him of tho treatment he had received. Lieyt. the mortality of the week previous, and 80 | of their enormous profits on the adulterated a pi Sen nerd saa front iE a fenced Bhs eds —. coffee furnished the soldiers? See thea Ie a aan eee ere deaths of alcoholism, 1 of diseases of the bones, SSS any oh cee mien As Re hare swindled the babes amo pneaianyt ut sok eae Md joints, &e.; 62 of the brain and nerves, 6 of the | S°verment by purchasing or furnishing those | nt” ye an, they had to live on, they“aid ‘not generative organs, 11 of the heart and blood ves- | Totton ebips for transports which went to the | oan te should bave it. Tho mon wore, aecurod sels, 175 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 9 of old age, | bottom of the ocean, with all on board, been | au their house searched, when abundant evidence 24 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 4 | moved to realize the eno:mity of their crimes | was found that it was the rendo:vous for bushwhack- premature births, 53 of diseases of stomach, bowels | by a visit from the ghosts of their victims, and | ers. Several chests, Slied with suits of citizens’ cioth- and other digestive organs; 33 of uncertain seat | endeavored to ease their con: . | ing and Union and rebe! uniforms promiscuously, wore and general fevers, 8 of diseases of urinary ing a portion of their pire rhs hapa found, besides somo gutiers’ goods, and the upper abettot organs, and 12 from violent causes. There were Treasury? a closet was filled with hotties of liquor. Stich property as could be carried of was taken, aad (ho rest buraed THE UNION FORCES IN CLOSE PURSUIT. Longstreet's Escape Supposed, to be Cut Off. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN. FOSTER. His Recent Defeat ot the Rebels on Clinch River, Ben Ree Official Despatch from General Foster. Tazewrit, Tenn., Dec. 7, 1463. Major Gonoral H. W. Hauixox, Gonoral-in-Chiet:— Longstreet is in full rowreat.up the valloy. Your orders about following with cavalry shall be carried out. My division of cavalry attacked the enemy's cavalry ta one of the passes of the Clinch Mountains yestorday after- noon, and are pushing them vigorousiy. Courters from Knoxville arrived tast aight. {3 clear. Sherman arrived hero yesterday. J. G@. FOSTER, Major General. ae ‘Tue road Mr. James OC. Fitzpairick'’s Despatch. Kroxvittx, Dec. 6, Via Conmmrtann Gar, Doc. 7, 1868, The siege of Knoxville is raised, and Longstreet, with his army, is in full retreat towards Virginia. It virtually terminated yosterday, when, at an earty houn the ed- vance guard of our reinforcements, under General Sher- and that ove hundred pounder that they lay so much atresa | man, arrived here. The enemy, during ths past fow days, kept ap an active show of intention to prolong the stege or renew the as- sault, until early this morning, when a reconnoiscauce gent out by Genoral.Kerrero found their works empty. A few straggiors and a number of deserters were Drought in, who state that the main body moved off alter dark last night, leaving the rear guard and pickets in their rifle pita, to fall back at two o'clock A. M., and n thirty minutes, and the distance of the | join the remainder, who, they, were told, would form ia line of battle a short distance east of thecity. This ruse was adopted to provent thoir premature abandoa- Tt was reported , ves of the United States, 116 of Ireland, 30 of Germany, 5 of England, 3 of Scotland, and the balance of various foreign countries. There was a fair business reported at the Produce Ex change yesterday; but everywhere else there was but | little doing in comparison with some days. The greatest | change of the day was in that great apeculative commo- dity, petroleum. The Jerome story was exploded, and j the market collapsed, prices falling 6c. a 8¢. per gallon on refined, and Sc. a 4c., nominally, on crude. There was but little change in other commodities, as the great regulator of prices—gold—was about the same ag, on Saturday. Freights were quiet, but frm. | Tue New Congress—The Question. The election of Mr. Schuyler Colfax as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Presidential standing committees, and developes a satisfac- tration and the prosecution of the war to the sup- pression of the rebellion. We may perbaps receive the President’s Message to-day, and may have the dates to work upon in making up | perienced in that branch of the service. General Pleas: perhaps not; but in any event we must await the exposition of his views and recommenda- tions before we can safely undertake to set down the distinguishing measures of legislation which will be the work of the present session. One thing, however, we may predict as in- evitable, and that is, that President making wil be the principal business of all parties of | both houses henceforward till the end of the session, next June, July or August. Wasbing- | ton thus becomes the central rendezvous for several months of all the Presidential factions | and cliques of the loyal States, and the two houses of Congress will find abun- new Congress “secures the organization of the expense of the suffering soldiers? tory working majority in favor of the adminis- | columns; but the above will answer dant employment in ventilating the various | schemes and movements of these conflicting cliques and factions Jackson, with one or two spasmodic exceptions, | down to 1860, the Presidency. from term to | { From the time of General | | Grand Gulf? {au uot intorested in the Fulton or“hor ollicora or crow, and only dasire to perform an act of JUSNEE, meat of their picket line. Genera! Shackelford, with the cavalry, is already ta pursuit, aad close apon their rear. Prisoners and deserters are continoaity arriving ta squads of ten and twenty. ‘The deliverance and oceupation of Past Tennessee are considered a3 finally settled by the oveuts of this sam- paiga ‘ The Pursuit of Longstreet. Caatranooca, Dec. 7, 1968. Goveral Sherman’s cavalry arrived at Kaorville on the evening of the 34. ‘ Longstreet raised the siege on tho night of the 4th, re- treating towards Bristol, via the Norristown Railroad to Richmond, and south from Bristoi Longstreet retreats om pavy in his usual happy style. the north and South banks of tho Holston river. by Capt Richardson and Licutooants Warns and Miller, Foster’s cavalry is following on (io south, and Sherman which were received with much good humor. The aword | ow the north side. is aa imported Sotiogen blade of finest temper, slaborate- | i viegs trom Kingston state that Sherman’s expedition ly engraved, the acabbard of polisbod steal, almoat cov- ered with gold bronze ornaments, comprising the goddess | bas Lonastreet hommed im, with a poor chance of escape. Boats now run to Kingston. of liberty, military insignia, &c.,in rehevo. The hilt is of ‘Tazewe:., Tera., Dec. 6—Noon. solid ivory, surmounted with a fomale hoad, with bi Kagraved upon the acabbard is Preaguted to John W. Dempsey Our cavairy scouts, just returned from the vicinity of Peer Rina fs paatet, Sioa! Niaie’s roms roads, roport a rebel column passing alt Fort Wool, New York Harbor Nov. | might from Knoxville to Blsir's crossroads. Thoy heard the rebeis aay they wore going to Virginia; that the Yan- keea had them surrounded, but that they were going to fight their way out. Tue Union acouts on the top of Clinch Mouutata say that jarge camp fires wore seen last aight on the road from Binir's eros roads to Rutlege. ‘There is ao longer any doubt that Longstreet is retreating. Tazewats, Toon. , Dec. 6—6 P.M. ‘Thers seem to be no doubt that Loogetreet is in Cult rotroat. Have any of the swindlers in horse feed,forage, beef and other matters in Washington exhibited with tho house and outbuildings, ‘The brothers Gwin wore takea to General Merritt's desi; i headquarters to await tria!. [f the cavalry troops had Serie oneuor thels sins. bywraleing up their own way a drumhosd court and a fow feet of to the Treasury building and making payment pickot rope would ond their career. Theaa men bave of tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars of | heen wel! known in Culpsppar, whare they bora the rapu- their corrupt gains? Or must we consider that | tation of being rathor simple-miaded and inoffensive, the City of Magnificent Distances is so com- | They sea mal Remap aaa, aad 093 old ,black tick tt ig im. | servant kept house for them. reely debased by the politicians that it is im NO CROSSING OF TUB RAPIDAN IN FOROR AY THR MEIKLT possible to find a man who is not tost to all There have bean no recent attempts by the eamy to sense of honor or has any conscience left? cross the Rapidan in force in this vicinity Have any of those nen who have palmed off | The First aad Third divisions of cavatry are betwoon shoddy uniforms upon our gallan! soldiers be- | tbis town and the civer,aad there nas besa ao alarm or i skirmishing of consequence. nor have the division traine come penitent and sought forgivences by re- Deencardetedito therear at‘all funding to the government their hundreds of thousands of rotten shoddy profits made at the City Intelligence. Swoao (assaytarion.—Ono of those pleasant [i tle epi- godes in a soldier's life that tend to make up the bar. mony aud general good feoling 80 necessary botween offl- cora and meu came off at Fort Wood, on Redloe's Isinad, laat Teesday evening. The occasion was the pressatation { a aword, bett, &c., to Joa W. Dempsey, formoriy tain Company A, Second rogumeat New York State National Guard (Eizhty second New York Volunteers), now in command of Company it, Tenth regimont Invalid Corps, United States Army, IC was presented, tn tho pros- ence of the officers of the garrison and their ladies, in a neat speach by Orderly Sergeant Snyder, on behalf of ttre company (who were drawn tp ia line), a8 a token of their respect for him as an officer. The worthy ree pieat waa takan completely by surprise, but thank RUMOR (N REVERENCE 10 THK RAMOVAT, OF GRNARAL MEADS ‘A rumor fs current here to-day, and from aa apparently reliable source, to the effect that General Meade is soon to be relieved of the command of this army by Major General Pleasanton, of the cavairy corps It is deamed a very proper move at this season of the year, inasmuch ‘as neariy al! the winter operations must ba performed by the cavalry, amt they should bo directed by officers ox: We might continue this list fer two or three for a com- mencement. Will Secretary Chase aaswer these questions categorically, in order that Congress aga token of their respec man and aa officer ‘t4, 1883, Boonrr Mowky.—A meeting of the New York Associa. tion of Invatida waa het't December 6, In 351 Filth street, A petition to Congress waa drawn up and was gixned by three hundred mombers of tho association, Subacription lists are at Mr, Louis Tiny's, 84 White strost, and alt who were discharged and have not recaived their bounty yetare requested to aga the potition. Friday next, De- comber Lt, at eight o'clock, a mooting will be beid at the same place, 381 Fifth atreet, anton has gainefa high reputation asa skitfi! acd gal lant officer, Our cavalry can do good service during the winter months with a little infantry support whoa nosded. their appropriations for carrying oa the war during the next fiscal year? Genera Scorr axon Our Crve, Wan. It is stated that General Scott, in a recent conversa- tion on the developments of the war, remarked that the fighting had only commenced, and that the real hard fighting waa yet to take place. He also added thai the administration had Our Wasnlngton Despatches. Wastunatom, Dec. 7, 1383. ‘The statement that teaves of absence are being granted to offwers of the Army of the Potomac to visit their homes is incorrect. Nono are givea, except in cases of sickness on surgeons’ cartificates rt CUY News. Two Dendred aud thirty three cabal prisogers arrived eogure Oty Nowe fooled away nearly every golden opportunity, ar ight fre Excoremeyt ix Monomey—lrowivent Ceormena Praying a A deaecter who came ia to-day reports that he came and thus, instead of eyfes nt rebelli th SAN Kitchen he fh chien Sm y swKat The part sof aa affair came to | ovt (rom Knoxville with « rebel column ow the 4th inst., » 8 ig elhion, a3 they Washoat. light \a Hobokea yostorday which set tuat usually quiet | the wfantry and transportation moving up the valley on , conld have done Tong since, have extended it to the distant future. THE GERMAN OPERA i Nittle city ia great commotion and caused considerable Fashion gaa ignored the German opera. Sholay bas excitement ia the community Tue particulars of the afar, aa gathered from the po- the other side of the Halston, and the cavalry on this side, to cover an attack from the Union: troops inthis , This opinion of General Scott is worthy of | followed tue exampie, aud'the German residents of New | tog records, are as follows —Omsaturday aight last some | Vicinity fig ' ie York seem indisposed to patrooize Mr. Anschutr, This is | twenty gentlemen, conaisting of some of the most prom ‘Tue talk among the rebel soldiers was timt they were the attention of the administration. Had James ae i nent and wed known citizons, iarluding “olficiala, were _ North Carol 4 1 cortainly s great pity, as be produces opera witty great 9 : : 4 going to Virginia or to North Carolina Buchanan followed the advice of General Scott | asaembied at Katonkamp's saloon, enjoying a sociable sea . P care, bas @ xplewded orcurstra, good choruses, acd som? | gon About eleven a ck a well dresded, respectable General Foster's cavalry division was foar miles this the rebellion would have been nipped in the bud and the nation seved the disgrace of the war, the immense expenditure of money and sacrilice of the hundreds of thousands of appearing stranger, autered the place and made bimself agreoable, finally he proposed (o-open a Little game of armusoment, which was agreed to, as some of the gentle men were curious to see how {¢ operated. ‘The stranger opened a game called © sweat’? and another called “dice lottery,” and the gentlemen begaa to invest their small aide of Maynardaville at two o'clock this afternoon, when tho coyrier loft, preparing to attack the enemy's cavalry. Tazrwext, Tenn., Dec 6—9 PM. After the repulse of the enemy's cavalry at the Clinch artists that are pleasing Last o.ght Fictow's © Martha’’ was given at the Acade- my of Music hy the German-Opera troupe with indilfereat Mime. Jouannsen did aot appear to ar great ad- f but | ‘The oaths necessary were then term, was managed by a close corporation of | the i democratic politicians, until the tricks of their | valuable lives. f{n fact, we may add, had either je ia yu role of Martha as ja other parts we | postaye currwncy , and the game becoming more ant more bave board ber ia Mme [rederrici,as Nancy, played | imtoreating as tho tide of fortune varied from one side to . 7 p in st . the administration of James Buchanan or Lh rtabl e he other, time slipped along! watt! an boar anda balf trade resulted at length in such deplorable Feckaui Visca : . and sang the role very acceptably. err Gimmer was s | Pas maAGHNT. WmEE Coniebant Lowrie. one & passe of PouIbs specimens of wisdom, courage and patriotism Abraham Lincola acted upon the advice of | tolerabie iioot, aad Here Weintich aa tatolcrabe t me houtali ‘ bea made « descent, capturing (he stranger snd bis appara. : Pler . o the veteran Scott we shou! ave long since | Piunket os, together with the persong in the room, and marche as poor Pierce and poor old Buchanan. The P “ 1g { e is ‘ car {etm off t0 the polloe uation.” After taking the Bames of former opened the door to this rebellion in the | *¢ttled out troubles. The public fully reatize pie are vendibt rr promi ihe " those residing in Hoboken they were lot go, while the * on : at" itici i o shi , * i 3 stranger, who gave his name as Wim. Joues, was locke: repeal of the Missouri Compromise; and the that the politicians in power at Washington up On the following morning Captain Mook searched latter, who, with a single bucket of cold water, | lve frittered away the strength of the North, Jones and foand on bin twenty eeveu aioe, one, bendred i y ? i » e tir r aH end thirty dollars in money, an irty dollars in might have extinguished the fire kindled be- | aud have become tired and disgusted with conntorfeits of various banks, Thy examination of Jonos erreen the abolitionists and secessionists, failed, | them, and are now looking around for come from sheer cowardice—to give bim his best ex. | Scientific and practical man for candidate: for and permitted the incendiary flame to ex the Presidency, believing that the only salva- tend into x sweeping conflagration, the mate- | on of the country is in electing President took place before Judge Pope yesterday afternoon, but was not concluded. —Sulicient évideuce wae token, how riat damages of which half a century of peace | OM such man as McCleltan, Banks or Grant. will hardly suffice to repair evor, to implicate Jones, who wee committed to the county jail, and two citivens—one of them a city official — for whom warranta were issued, ‘The investigation is to be continued, and a number of other citizens will proba. biy be served with warrants, It ie said that the com. Plants were made to the police by two of the gentlemen who had been presont all the evewing, and intended the matter as a joke; but it turned out otherwise. Lvery Such are the consequences which bi iovans.—If any table tipper, spiritual fallen the country from the rule of the manag- . of other progressive person of any ing politicians of the last thirty years. A | class whatever, can furnish brains to order, we new sel, since 1860, have risen into power: | appeal to such on the part ef the Croton Water but they are of the same character as the | Commissioners, who are sadly in need of the ‘unscrupulous hucketers of the Albany Re- | article. Who are those Commissioners’ Gan gency. They will now for a season establish | any one furnish their names’ Last year the | their headquarters at Washington, and en- “Doo Tue Onraric—Tax New Dowzsric PLay.—The first repro. sentation of ‘the new domestic play’ by Mr Geo. Jamison, “As You Sow, So You Must Reap,’’ was the special attraction at the Olympic laat night. Of the plot it may be sufficient to say that, what with mardorors, bousebreakers and forgors, foarfu! mysteries and astound ing revelations, it embraces mere horrible characters and dreadful things, bromght to a satisfactory conclusion, than | any story of the whole schedule of Sylvanus Cobo Of the leading characters, Mr. Dyott, aa the pretender of pioty and a millionaire, made the most of a -bad bargain; Mr. Jamisoa, as the bead clerk of said pious pretender, and as ‘a mole that burrows to some pur. | pose,” worked up bis case with the skill, precision aad | deliberation of an old professional; while Stoddart, sethe hypocritical Dr. Deadly Nightshade, one of tho Borgia schoo!, made even poison, deadly nightshade and plots of murder so very amusing a@ to excite repested ont- burats of applause and Jaughter a3 hearty as any of the explosions of Pocaten: Mrs. Vining, as the seeond cuse Wanxtro—Some Buarovor tan Crotos Waren | possible effort was made yesterday to quash further pro- evedings, but withor . Faves Itesont OF A STANKING AxrRAY,—Coroner Wildey was notifted to bold an inquest yesterday, at the New York Hospitat, upon the body ot Nancy F. Vincont, who died from the offects of injuries received at the hands of ber lover, Charles H. Waiters, at No. 96 Centre etrect, on the 50th ultimo. Deceased. it appears, was the mistres of the sccnsed, but quarrelied witt bim about six months Fae ec Legislature passed & law for the introduetion | wite of Farnham, tbe pripetpat scoundrel, bad but | geo. and became a waiter girl it one of the Broadway sa: deavor so to shape the legislation and the | of the Croton water into the Twelfth ward: but | litle to do beyond the discloeure of 8 chapter | Joong, Tere ahe soon formed the acqnaintanee of a voung debates, and all their wires. pipes and pulleys " ‘1. | OF so of the mysteries sod miseries of her | man about town and became bis mistress. Walters o 2 no steps have been taken towards the exeontion | ill-fated match, but suo did this in & mauner | heard of the Maton, and became dread(ully jealous, swear- behind the scenes, as to accomplish their own which indicated bor sbilities for something much better. of this law. i } to kill Nancy the first time be met her, On the 29th Another law provides for the ing to y | OF the rest of the characters it is bat justice fo sav that Gitmo be met the deceased im the . saloon ends of spoils and plunder under the next ad- | manner in which « part of the street shall be taey, were zinally oot satiotecto ily roadered To | No. 96 Centre rtreet, and attorked her with a knife, nomena. A ‘ ; whatever inay he the ; - ministration, But at last the winds and tides | Kept open for travel while the pipes are being nent of the house was that tie piny if @ hit, an that ite | ped Tamale, "Ths Tolswing ‘sight, however; he again are all against the mannging politicians. The | jgid down. No notice whatever is taken of it, | Dettormance was a decided success, ‘The first three prin- | lved the saloon, and seewg bie late partner iu her bed= crati se ead Juli * ‘ A * | cipal performers mentioned were respectively cailed out | room, committed a savage nesanit upon her with # knife, democratic party is dead—dead as Julius | 41) this might be different if the Commissioners | at the cloko of the piece: and Mr, Jamison auvored the | Coming and stadbing the pogr ereature in a horrible man: requisition-in a modest little speech, promieing, from the | nér. He inflicted no lees a dozen wounds upon the reception of this production, an efwrt next time to bring | head. neck and shoulders of the decnsed, from the effects of which she died, as already stated. Walters woe ar- | rested at the time of the assault, by ove of the Sixth pre- | emet police, and committed tothe tombs, The inquest will come of to-day. Deceased was about twenty-two | years of age, and was & native of Tennessee. | Daates 10 Deata ny Rownos —'cter Devlin, a native of Ireland, aged thirty-one veers, died yesterday at bis resi. | Ko. 500 Washington street, (rom the effects of in juries received at the handas: some naknows rowdies, on | Cesar: the late republican party has disap- peared in the dissolving views of the recent | elections trom Maine to California. Neither | republican nor democratic party politicians | | have a party of any account to back them. | The popular elements of the country are all at! " s Domutesronsnt—28 | » | fea, and remain to be moulded into shape and | Hava Ws 4 Sraxsr Comsiationral—It is gow erally supposed that a person by the name of had eyen ever so little braing; and therefore, if Judge Edmonds or any of his confreres have | any to spare. we hope (hat they muy be pul up | nicely ina glass case and sent to the Croton | Board. forth something really worthy the public approbatien. We donbt not his ability to redeem bis promise, and we hope he will perform it. ‘As You Sow, So You Muet | Reap,’ was received so fatteringly on its first rendering that we presurae (t will be repeated again and again. The beautiful new seenery by Mr Hayes contributed its fall | share to this success and as for the music of Baker to > | Mill ap the chinks, it is always a positive enjoyment | cohesive action by the course of the adminis- | i Hou Friday night. Deceased, ji appeared, wae proceeding bin \ hit * . | Cornell has official charge of the streets of this | CIRCULAR—=NO.. 21. | through Washington street in company with a friend, | tration and the measures of the present session t hae It ts doubtt Oyrce or ray A. A, Provost Marsnan Gevrna named wen Flood, when they were set upon by three or of Congress upon the momentons issue of the | city: but it i# doubtless @ popular error. It ie | New Youx, Dec. 5, 1863 nd badly beaten. Flood was taken home | | by a policeman, but deceased managed to get home with The following day the deceased was fonne and al ivision axe hereby nots neral bas directed that id $0 reerwite enlisting in more than probable that Mr. Cornell is defunct | and buried ont of the way and out of sight. We The Provort Marshals of thie ai fied that the Provost Marshal G bounties and preminme be out any belp. to be insensibie from the effects of the injur The “almighty nigger’ and the “almighty dollar” are the two great agencies upon which the supporters of Mr. Secretary Chase, for ex- | ample, confidently calcwlate upon nominating | and electing him. But the balance of power | reclamation of the rebellious States. | i clusi ‘ the following regiments orgawizing im this division, via — | though overy attention was paid so him by ave led to this conclusion by an observation of | Reaced falevie tev po den ve cavalry he sank rapidly and died yesterday, ae already stated. Coroner Coltin held an inquest upon t body, when the jury rendered a verdict of ‘Death from injuries at the hands of 501 rsons unknown,” Captain Dickson, of the Twenty-ciguth precinct, bas charge of the matter, wad is veing every exertion Wo secure the perpetrators @f the outrage jim bad only been in the country the condition of the Fifth avenue ot the Park | entrance. Our laws provide thet the Street | Commissioner shall see that all obstructions are removed from the streets; and as this law is bi y ‘Twenty-first regiment New York Veteran cavalry Fourteenth regiment New York artillery. s will be paid to recruits for win progress of organization is held by the army, and « populer army ‘ ) ia nol | about two x leader, either in the nominating conven. completely ignored in reference to the place | Thi'Sew York cctery. 16 Nae York artitery. ( “vv oe mn . ini » ;, | alluded tg, and as we cannot suppose that a | 16th New Vork artillery. aad N.Y. cavaley (Bic es") The Turf. | tion of the administration party or in New York Street Commissioner would, if alive order of Brigadier General WH, raYe, UNION COURSE, LONG ISLAND—TROTTING oth ji 5 - r @ 5 * A. A. Provost Maraha! General, all | beat | the election, as a conservative oppo neglect hia duty, wo are forced to believe that Jawes F. MoGam, Oaptain and Inspector. Mownat, Deo. 7.—Sweepstakes $300, milo heats at in harness. sition candidate, will be apt to spoil the | Mariano Chaves, river, on the 24 instant, their whole force continued to hover around; endeavoring to tura our tanks, and to foree some of the fords. In all these efforts they were foiled and driven back te sevoral small encounters. In addition, we succeeded in blockading ® portion of the valley road near Rutledge, ia the rear of Raogom's column. Yeortorday the whole rebel c: rection of Knoxvi Gon. Gi for a short dietauce. Tt is reported that the roads to front are iockaded aad that the enemy have burned the railroad bridges at Strawberry Plains and Mosey creek. If this be £0 it indicates that Longstreet is or soon will be retreating. dl Our scouts report cannoneding yesterday ta the dire tioa of Ciiutoa. Iry withdrew in the di- ham's brigade followed Caatranooca, Deo. 64:00 P. M. A despatob just received here (rom General Foster tp~ dicates beyond a doubt that Longstreet is rotreating: towards Virginia. He will be well followed up. CHATTANOOGA, Dee. 7, 1868. Longstrét is retreating through the Gap lnto Virginis and North Carolina, our cavalry pursuiog. He wild rearcely be able to make good his escape without mate rial loss, though he hae thirty stx hours tise start. Personal Intelligence. Captain Jerome P, Talt, formeriy of the Fifty ainty New York Volunteere, was drowned om the 24 inst, while seating on the Pecatonica rivar, Hinois, before the ice and acquired the proper consistency. THe was a dete- gate to the National Convention of tbe Uaion League, and & few moments before he was drowned was talking of bis proposed visit to the national capital to attend the Con vention. His remains were forwarded to Fulton, in (aie State, for interment. | Brigadier General iy = Bn eat, py steno Ora rreapon - Seat resected por od ‘test wosk, ‘maneuvered his brigade tecord. ing to hia simplifisd “Field Tactics.’ The oolerity of brigade's movements completely “surprise! the rebels Obiteery. AN IMPERIAL HERO OF CHINA. Died, on the — of August, before Kanghien, is Kiangea, killed by the explosion of « shell, aged twenty-seven ommanaing Import. years, Senbor Vicente Macanata riatiet troope, and for erly aki-de: po . China, Sept. 6. From the Friend of Ching, i veal “, ws Taghalien Vicente, the hero of many w reel as shown in amomoir of hira pultiebed in our paper of the Ist of April last and subscquent numbers, Terappears that a body of imperialists aro besieging a Hines calied Kanghies, some twenty five miles from chan, Plover Point, apa Vicente vor aiding in fixing the Pat an American abel, when, by some inadvertence, and killedor weanded over thirty \t0, who 18 & daughter ig mastog in Hong Kong, ‘on receipt of the news ‘fade applioetign Futai for @ sum Of four hundred dollars to per- {Sem tbe (uooen! ovsequies, and the allotment of a pleea! ‘of for euch a mauesioum as Ward bas over bim. Bat the Futai declined book prayers—anothor instance of ‘The Councilmen were in seasion last evening, and concurred with the Aldermen in giving per- | = mission to the proprietors of the Bull's Head tine | popular military hero; but there are two ¥ giaaeg to sun horse cars over thy tracks of the | others, either of whom gay lua yo ay bbe oe ee me — Aer r. - a ‘ ‘ . _ ——— 2 1 | imperial disregard for the most faithful an@ daring ser- | extimates of Mr. Chase and his engineers. Some | MF. Cornell was annihilated in the recent elec Movements in Misstssippt wud 22 Ta | veer, captain Botte’, words become pressed om | of the odds and ends of the old exploded par- tion and buried under the ruins of Tammany Jaounon, Miss., Dec. 4, 1°63 Blue Dick—draws. Four oaplalsey but the imperial is a thankless serviee, ‘ Hall. ‘The enomy's cavairy oransod Big Black river io force 582-552 66—2 68. the the matter of yeur boing killed of disabled is « mere ties, “snuffiing the battle afar off,’ have re- yesterday, ranging towards Canton. At the Union courne | Session of time.” cently, at Cincinnati, broken ground in favor of | Svrrns# or Our Wawimaroy Biooxansrs.— in ae anaes dotting Cgeoty Ronert Hera, the celebrated pianist and marion Proposed Rea! or Biack Diamond was C ” General McClellan. They have hit npon a{ We have boon informed by good authority thet prongs oy aa tho odds changed with the re” Eee ecak ie arson tt Aleuaadria, ta ‘ne Die not loag since Admiral Lee, of the North | THe Senate postponed indefinitely by @ | he'nond Off (OF tee eee | trict Of Onlorabie, of tetanus, brought on (rom the oftects o , a be tho bil restricting the planting of cotton to one ag was universal emong wee | aa aooivent ‘upon the Waltiwore ad Wasbiugtoy Ratiroed Atluatic qayalion, paul a Ayiag visit to. tue ‘Too Lagiviakace Wy adyouca em Uae Lith, rm. , ’ ee