The New York Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR “@UFIOS N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASEAU ETS. t Annnnmmmmennnnnnnene | TERMS cash tm advance, Moser seat by mail will be yet the risk of the sender, None but bank bilis current ia Dew York taken. TRE DAILY HERALD, Tunes conte per copy. a 2 ‘Wotume xxix ———— s New York, Tuesday, June 28, 1864. ————— ——— i THE SITUATION, For two or three days past the operations of the ermies in Virginia bave been confined to picket fring, @ocasiona] skirmishing and artillery duels; but no eo- G@Agoment affecting the general situation bas occurred. Goveral Sheridan has brought his cavairy force safely @cross the James, with all his immense wagon train, ‘Whiok alone covered a space of six miles, while ‘the entire cortege extended to a line of twenty milles. After the attack of the rebels on Sat- warday at Wilcox Landing, Geveral Sheridan, with @ large foroco hanging in his rear, brought bis @ommand in safety tothe river five mifes above Fort ‘Powhatan, when he got them over on pontoons protected iby the gunboats. He fought every foot of ground splen- ididly, and lost five bundred men including four colonels. Ts ts reported that a flerce attack was made by the rebels Wwo the Fift: and Sixth corps on Saturday night, but re Pulsed, although with heavy loss Meantime Gen. Grant Mis gradually advancing with his intrenehments towards the City, and is said to express himself confident of captuaing ‘wot only Petersburg, but as # sequence, the rebel capital ‘also. The rebeis have an eighteen gun battery on the heights yond the city, bearing upon the centre of our lines in Prout of Petersburg. This battery has been very trouble- wome, and so far has proved too heavy for any artillery . Bhat we have brought agatvst it. The expedition of General Paimer, from Newbern, into @bo centre of North Carolina, bas returned, and reports @avorably of its progress. They destroyed the Wilming ‘Son and Weldon Railroad, near Goldsboro’, and immense Quantities of rebel stores. They found the country al- ‘most deserted, and easily captured the few troops leit to guard the road. . By despatches from Memphis we learn that a train o1 be Memphis and Charleston Railroad was attacked by veriiias near Collicrsville on the 23d. Twosoldiers were KiHed and eight wounded; one citizen was also killed and ‘Gwo wounded. Six soldiers, who jumped from the train luring the attack, were captured and taken to the woods. One of thom, who escaped, reports that bis companions ‘wore murdered by the guerilias. CONGRESS. To tho Senate yesterday petitions were presented ask- og for the extension of the principles of the Homestead Bot to the forfeited estates of rebels, for the passage of an @ctef univorsal emancipation, and for achange io the Preamble of the constitution. Reports were presented from the Printing Committee in favor of printing fifteen Phousand copies of the report of the Agricultural Bureau for the use of Senators, and seven thousand for the use of ao Patont Office: in favor of the publication of an edition Of fifty thousand of a full army register, containing tne wames of all officers, both regulars and volunteers, who Bave been in the service since the commencement f the rebellion, to be sold to the people at cost, and in favor of printing three thou- @and extra copies of the report of the commission ap Pointed to inquire into the condition of the colored freed- maen. The latter two reports w reed to—tbe one in Welerence to the freedinen, after some opposition, by €wonty-tour affirmative to eight negative votes. An ad- ‘Verse report was made from the Military Cemmittee on he resolution to allow Congressmen to visit without re- @traint the military forts aod prisons in their respective ‘Biates. The Senate passed the Ddilis for a commission to @epors the most suitable location on Western waters @or a navy yard, which is a House substitute for the Original vill to establish @ ike institution at Cairo; wo carry invo effect the treaty of Febreary last ‘With the United States of Colombia; the House four bua- G@red miliion loan bill, with amendments rendering the $75,000,000 loan now in the market subject to State and ‘Taunicipal taxation, and giving validity to the engraved ‘Wignature of the Register of the Treasury on government notes and bonds; the bills fer encouraging immigration {nto the country; regulating the distribution of prize gmoney ; amending the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph act; for the construction of a railroad and telegraph from Lake Superior to Puget Sound, and amending the @ct for the collection of taxes in insurrectionary dis- tricta. Ths Judiciary Committee made a report on the ‘case of the Arkansas Senators, to the effect that they are wot eatitied to seats, and that their State cannot right- Cully claim representation in Congress until its citizens Ghali be abie to maintain their State government without the support of the army of the United States, The House Joint resolution continuing the fifty per cent increase on imports was adopted. Considerable time was spent 4 Gobates over the bills providing for bail by officers o United States courts in certain cases of military arrest fand to establish @ bureau of freedmen’s affairs; bat the Benato adjourned without taking @ vote on either of them. In the House of Representatives the resolution in favor Of revoking all permits to trade in insurrectiouary dis- Gricts was called up, and the consideration of it was post- poned for ten days, The Foreign Affairs Committee re- ported a resolution, the consideration of which was post- poned, assorting the right of Congress to an authoritative ‘voice in declaring the foreign policy of the government. ‘This is designed as a rebuke to the President aud Mr. Sew- ard for the explanatory diplomatic note of the latter to the Freoch Minister of State In reference to the House Fesolution condemning tbe French invasion of Mexico, A resolution in favor of giving to disabled soldiers such ‘appointments as are in the gift of officers of the House ‘was adopted, A resolution authorizing the exteo- ion of the Navy Department building was re Ported. Th* Senate's smendments to the Tariff Dill were gcced upon, and « large number of thom adopted, the remainder being left for the adjuet- {ment of a conference committee, The bill to carry into @fect the treaty with Colombia was passed. The Sen- @tc’s amendments to the bill exempting from duties goods imported for the late Chicago Sanitary Pair were concurred in The Dill amendatory of the Eproiment act was again the subject of « Prolonged debate, the main point of discussion Deing, as on previous days, the proposition to re- Pea! the three hundred dollars draft commutation whica, on being put to a vote, whe again defeated, but this time by only two majority, showing that the opposition & its repeal is iosing strength. Different amendments Gud substitutes were offered; but # vote on the entire bill (Was vot reached, and the commutation clause is there- fore still open vo debate and action, and will Bo doubt Come up again to-day. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘Toe steamship Bavaria, from Southampton on the 15th © une, passed Cape Race Sunday afternoon, on her voy. @go to New York. A telegraphic report of her news, Prhich is two days later, ts published in the Himan. The London Times says that the high price of gold je Whew York seems to indicate an increased doubt in the Public mind with respect to the position of Grant's Prmy io Virgivia, ‘Tho Alabama was at Cherbourg, France, on the 13th of Bune, aod the United Statedteteamer Kearsarge was im Plushing Roads, England, on the 14th instant, Napoleon's foreign policy was regarded with great | Mocording to the London Aimes, im Soancial ang circles, notwithstanding the easy condition @f the French discoust market, and recovery mm the Ptock of gold by the Bank of Fravee. 1s was rumored on ‘Change in London, thet the Palmerston Cabinet wes likely to be broken ap om the Peantsh question. Denmark did not appear to pewess aay Plan of adjustment. It was thought thas hostill- No, 179 NEw YORK HERALD, TURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1804. tain would send one there slso. The Londes Conference | we hadevery reason to expect from Grant's was to meet again on the 16tb instant. ‘The Freack barvest ie not equal to thas of last year, Conseils closed tn Londoa om the 14th instant at 6034. The rebel loan was at 63 8 66, Li/inois Central shares and Virgioia sixes were lower. No commercial intelligence has been recoived by (be Bavaria except the items quoted above, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have nows (rom Bermuda dated to the 14th of June, ‘The Angio-revel trade in ovtton, tobacco, turpentine and other Southern produce from Wilmington, N. C., and im European goods from Bermuda for the rebel ports, was very active. Admiral Sir James Hope, Royal Navy, com- mani the British North American and West India Heet, was at Bermuda after two months tour of visit tothe other islands, At Jamaica the Admiral,in reply to an address, said tbat almost ali the delicate questions which cap arise from the North American war had been already met and adjusted by his predecessor, Sir Alexander Milve, Royal Navy, to whom he paid a bigh compliment, Allu ding to his own efforts to suppress the slave trade, Admiral Hope said that such work was ‘‘just in the eight of God and holy iu the sight of man,” A mass meeting of the radical democracy was held at the Cooper Institute last evening for the purpose of rati- fying the action of the Cleveland Convention in nomi- nating John C, Fremont for President and John Cochrane for Vicg, President of the United States for the four years succeeding the 4th of March next. There were Preparations for holding ® mecting outside on the square atthe same time, but the gathering there was insigni- ficant, and bust little speaking was indulged in. Inside the building was crowded and the audience most enthu- siastic; but whether more enthusiastic in applauding the best advanced claims of Fremont as the nominee of the Couvention,or in applauding General McClellan upon the frequent occasions cheers were called for him, it would be, perbaps, invidious to say. ‘ihe meeting adopted the platform laid down by the Convention, and a series of resolutions based thereon denouncing the policy of Mr. Lincoln and pledging itself to sustain General Fremont im the next campaign. The Board of Councilmen adjourned yesterday till Thorsday next, a quorum of members not being in at- tendance. There was a delightful change in the weather yester- day. Instead of the scorching beat of Saturday and Sunday, we had a mild, gentle touch of warmth, with a refreshing breeze from the ncrthwest. ‘the mercury was some twelve degrees lower, reaching only the ordi- nary point of eighty-seven degrees. The graduating exercises of the senior class of School No. 11 (female department), fa West Seventeenth strect, take place this afternoon at two o'clock. A most iuter- esting programme of exercises ig annonuced, In the case of Jennie de Lacy vs. Mrs. Matilda C. Wood, of the Olympic theatre, where the plaintii® sued to ro cover oue hundred and sixty dollars for ten weeks salary, for the season ending the 16th instant,, Judgo MoCarthy rendored a judgment yesterday im favor of the plaintiff for the full amount. It was decided in the Court of Common Pleas, General Term, on Friday, that ‘a married woman soparated from ber busbend couid trans(er notes fand other property for a consideration, and that no written endorsement or as- signmect was pecessary. Mr. William Keefe, an officer of the United States Dis- trict Court, where he had officiated as crier for the last twonty years, died suddenly on Saturday evening. At the opening of the court yesterday, Judges Betts and Shipman on the bench, the senior Judge announced to tho bar the demise of this lamented officer, in respect to whose memory the Court at once adjourned. To the members of the legal profession the Jate Mr. Keefe was well known, and was highly esteemed by them as a courteous officer and high minded man. According to the City Inspector’s report, there were 437 deaths in the city during the week ending Juve 27—an increase of 21 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 13 more than oecurred during the corresponding week iast year. The radical changes ip the gold quotations from one hour to another had the effect to completely unsettle the markets yesterday for all kinds of merchandise, both for- eign upd domestic. Nearly everytitng w cher, bat prices were wholiy nominal. Cotton was quiet and nomi- nul, Petroleum was 2c, a 36. bigher. On 'Change flour was 1éc. a 25e. dearer. Wheat advanced 6c. a 10c. Outs were active aul upward, Pork was 75c. per bbl. bigher Beef tirm. Whiskey irregular, and freights unchunged. The Crisis of the Campaign—A Screw Loose Somewhere. Gen. Grant, in fifty days of almost continu- ous battle, in a campaign marked by more sub- lime tenacity of purpose than was ever before seen, has brought the rebellion to a great turn- ing point in its career. He bas finally com- pelled the rebel leaders to admit that their only chance for safety lies in the abandonment of the whole of the confederacy for Virginia, and he has brought them to the distinct ac- krowledgment that they can no longer hope to resist him in Virginia without the presence in that State of every man that the confederacy can muster. Itis a great deal to have done that; but it is not enough, for the rebels, acting upon the necessity made so plain by Grant’s operations, are engaged in the reor- ganization of their powers of resistance; and, while they admit that they must have more men in Virginia, it Is possible that with more men they will be able to resist and hold out a great while longer. With a large accession of force to Lee’s army, and no corresponding addition to ours, it is possible that they may be able to resist so long that the summer will pass away and Richmond still be beyond our grasp. And they are making such an addition to Lee’s army. The corps or division lately under Polk is in Virginia, and appearances indicate that more men from the Southwest are being sent forward; and thus the halt that General Grant has been brought to at Petersburg is likeiy to continue for days, and maybe months. Stan- ton will keep for a wilile with his bulletins the silence that he has kept for some time past, and it is not likely that even the late visit of the President to the army will be fruitful im forcing @ further advance. We do not believe that Grant will fail. Wedo not believe that our hope for the fall ef Richmond must be relin- quished; but, apparently, it must be again de- ferred; and hope so many times deferred may sicken a nation as bitterly as it will the heart of any single person in it. Who is to blame for the fact that General Grant has finally only compelled the rebels to stake all on Virginia, when he should ere this have destroyed all that they had in that State. In an article published in this paper one month ago (May 28), we foreshadowed the pos- sibility that events might assume the po- sition that they are now in. We showed then how the two failures of Generals Butler and Sigel bad caused great delay in our opera- tions, and deprived us of the results of the des- perate fighing in Spotteylvania county. It did not appear at that time that those failures had any more than delayed us; but we saw what that delay might result in. Davis had ven- tured the safety of Richmond upon the power of Lee’s army. Lee was unable to withstand Grant. His army was badly beaten—well nigh exhausted—but Sigel failed, and kept his army alive; Butler failed, and gave Lee rein- foroements; and thus we lost the first chance. To win so much again would take time, and that time was Lee's safety. It has given him a new army. “If,” we said, “the delay that But- ler and Sigel have caused shall enable Davis te strengthen Lee by troops from Jonnston’s army or elsewhere, and thas prevent Gran‘’s success, Abraham Lincoln is the one man whom the American people mast hold responsible for the failure.” He is the man who forced upon General Grant’ two men of proven incompetency te command important col- umos, and be, by that one action, ren operations. He forced empty politicians into the places where soldiers were neceagary, and be, with his blundering incompetency, is once more the malign influence that prevents our success. But what has ha, or the War Department, or any other department in the administration, done to remedy the evil thus caused? Nothing. While a large part of Johnston’s army has got- ten away from Sherman and is thrown forward to Lee, Grant is left to fight on against this‘n- creased force, with the gallant army exhausted by so many battles, and the War Department folds its hands and looks on. Grant is in a position where he might effectually co-operate with the navy, and in which the navy could give him great assistance. But the navy de- clines. The Navy Department is still presided over by the same man who has kept it quiet for three years, and it would be odd if he could not keep it quiet a little longer. And to that part of our navy in the James river he bas commu- nicated more than an ordinary proportion of lethargy. There it lies and looks on—iron- clads and all, double-enders and butt-enders, and all sorts of enders—and sinks ships in the channel lest it should be forced to fight. And while the Navy Department drowsily looks on, and the War Department looks on, and General Grant is brought to a halt by the addition of a new army to the one in his frent, aud by the consequent fact that he has not men enough to goon, Mr. Chase is doing all that a visionary can to ruin the credit of the country and put our finances In as bad a position as those of the rebellion are. Even the convention that renominated Mr. Lincoln was bitterly convinced of his inability to put down the war with his present Cabinet; and yet he sticks toit. Despite the opposition of his own party and of the whole people, he ad- heres to that worst agglomeration of imbecility that ever pretended to governa country. And now a new fact condemns it. General Grant’s hard blows have failed of their full effect through the President’s blunders and the crimi- pal weakness and incapacity of his Cabinet. Will he not now give the country some hope for the future by calling new advisers to his assist- ance? Will be not remove these overtried in- capables and put practical men in his Cabinet, even at this eleventh hour? Tho Fremont Ratification Mecting—A Very Significant Sign ef the Times. The Fremont ratification meeting at the Cooper Institute last night was an affair well calculated to create a great and powerful po- litical sensation. Read our report of the pro- ceedings elsewhere in this paper. We have here the formal and enthusiastic christening, “drums beating and colors flying,” of this new political party, styled “the radical democracy,” altuough organized and set in motion by the radical anti-Lincoln republicans, and the most indifferent observer of passing events will recognize in this extraordinary demonstration avery significant political movement. But when we turn to the grand, exciting and en- thusiastic popular Fremont ratification mecting in St. Louis, we are almost constrained to inquire, is not this the beginning of another political revolution, and another popular year of jubilee, like that of 1840, against the corrupt party in powert It has been supposed that this Fremont Pre- sidential venture was contrived¥or the purpose of selling out to the trading democracy, after the fashion of those independent party move- ments of the last five or six years of the Brooks Brothers, of the New York Z. s. But from the suicidal postponement of the Chicago Con- vention, and from the divisions and disintegra- tions of the forlorn democracy, the prospect now is that the remaining Northern rump of this once all powerful party will disappear and die out with the absorption of its elements mainly by this Fremont organization, but partly by the loyal leagues of Lincoin. Mr. August Belmont and his National Committee of the Douglas democracy of 1860, however, in postponing the Chicago Convention from the 4th of July to the 29th of August, justify this proceeding upon the plea that in the interval the events of the war may clearly indicate to all concerned the ticket of the party, aud the way to harmony and success. What stupidity! The party, or what is left of it, going to pieces on all sides for wantof a little putty, aud the absurd idea adopted that, with the work of re- union postponed till the fall, the fragments can be more eusily put together. “Bray a fool in a mortar,” says Solomon, the wise man of Israel, “and his folly will not depart from him.” From present appearances there will be noth- ingleft of the dismantled democracy in the fall except this Belmont-Dougias committee, the Thomas B. Florence-Breckinridge committee, the Albany Regency committee, the Tammany War committee, the Mozart Peace committee and the Vallandigham-Jeff. Davis eommittees of the Western States; for, except these excep- tions, the rank and file of the party will have gone over to Fremont, all but a few stragglers for Lincoln. Have Mr. Belmont and his com- mittee, and the Albany Regency, forgotten the consequences of the postponement ef the Charleston Convention of 1860, What that foolish proceeding—for the sake of harmony— has left of the Northern wing of their party this Chicago postponement wili be very apt to carry off. This thing will be so far accom- plished, we dare say, before the 29th of August, that the convention will be indefivitely post- poned, and every man and the various ¢om- mittees of the party, East and West, left to take their own course for Fremont or Lincoln. Where the mass of the old democracy, once disbanded, will go, it is not difficult to foretell. They will naturally gravitate to Fremont and the new radical democracy, and Fremont will thus become a formidable antagonist of Lin- coln. There will, we apprehend, be no decisive results in the field of the war in the interval to September upen which the democratic party can hepe to get up @ better organization than they ¢an make on the Fourth of July. The war may “drag its slow length slong” beyond the November election, beyond the 4th of Maroh next, and deep into the next Presiden- tial term. This may be expected with the con- tinuance of Lincola in office, and thie fear is gaining ground everywhore. The people are getting heartily tired of Abraham Lincoln. The melancholy condition of our financial af- fairs ie rendering them impationt of delay. They are ready to adopt the Harrison and Tyler argttment of 184%—"Things cannot be made worse than they ave,and they may become better under a change. Give us, therefore, a ehange.” Accordingly, in default of a regular democratic ticket, the mass of the old demoo- Teor, faok one Glo, will be ebeerhed by the Fremont party between this and the time sp- pointed for the Chicago Convention. General Fremont will thus, in all proba- bility, make better run than in 1856, when, with the dead weight of Fillmore upon his back, he came very near defeating Buchanan. Our Frvances—Waat tam Presipent SHovLp Do.—Secretary Chase made a promising state- ment of our financial prospects at the opening of Congress; but we find that be is keeping on the same old road, and that our currency is rapidly following the example of Memminger’s. Gold is now somewhere above two hundred, and every day we are drifting nearer to finan- cial ruin. If this state of things continues our greenbacks will soon be as valueless as the old Continental money, the assignats of the French republic, or Memminger’s rebel stuff. Presi- dent Lincoln has now secured his renomi- nation. As things go, he has the best chance of euccess at the coming election, since all the other parties are disorganized. Is it not about time for him to display a little manliness, and send Chase to the right-about? Memminger was a bad financier; but he has shown some sense by resigning his position. Chase is as bad a financier; but he has not the sense to re- sign. Let the President save himr the trouble by turning him out, Chase cannot help, and may hurt, Lincoln in the coming election, since his friends are being shown up all around; so that there is really no reason why the Presi- dent should keep him in office another day. A Fam Quvestion.—Alphabet Barlow and Judge Barnard, the owners of the World, are attacking Mr. David Dudley Field under the mantle of Manton Marble. Would not Barlow and Barnard have been glad to accept the fee whioh Field took, if it had only been offered to them? Tuurtow Wrep’s Letrers on Suoppy.—Thur- low Weed is doing pretty well, but not so well as he ought to do. He has hung up some pretty dirty linen on the public clothesline; but he bas much dirtier linen in his tub, and nelther his friends nor his enemies will be perfectly satisfied until he brings it out. NEWS FROM MEMPHIS. Attack on a Railroad Train—Soldiers Murdered by Guerillas, d&c. Cairo, June 26, 1864. ‘Tho steamer Patriot brings Memphis dates of the 25th. A train on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was attacked by guerillas near Collersvilio ou the 234. Two soldiers were killed and eight wounded; one citizen was algo killed and two wounded, Six soldiers, who jumped from tbe train during the attack, were captured and taken to the woods. One of them, who escaped, reports that his companions were murdered by the guerillas. ‘The unconditional Union men of Memphis are arranging for @ grand meeting on the Fourth of July, to ratify the nominations of the Baltimore Convention. The cotton market is unchanged. The steamer McCombs was fred into yesterday by gue- rillas from the Kentucky shore, near Shawneetown, aod ‘the captain of the boat was seriously wounded. Brigadier General Meredith was assigned to the com- mand of the post at Cairo to-day. Brigadier General Chetiain is assigned to the duty of takivg charge of all colored troops in Kentucky and the recruiting of now troops. He will continue to act in this sphere in Tennessee, with his headquarters removed to Loulsville. Subscriptions for the Riot In Bonds. Tho following bids for $250,000 of these bonds, bearing six per Cent interest and redeemable in 1882, were opened ‘at the Comptrollor’s offiee yesterday afternoun:— ity Names Amount, Premium. W. P. Woodcock, + $1,000 $103 53 ©. Hicks. . 10,000 101 53 J. H. Rivedes + 2,500 101 04 J. H. Rhodes. + 2,600 102 03 W. P. Woodcock. + 3,000 103 53 J. 3. Hartman. + 1,000 101 50 J, Jounson,.... 2,000 106 00 G. H. Reddon. 2;400 101 03 E. Japha & Broth + 8,000 101 50 E. Japha & Brotner. 3,000 102 00 Cowell & Ammerm + 12,000 103,01 8. Shears. + 2,000 103 01 5,000 100 50 6,000 100 25 5,000 102 02 5,000 103 00 1,000 100 51 2,000 101 51 1,000 102 o1 seeeee 1,000 102 61 All bids below $102 50 will be rejected. The Dirty Linen of the Republi Party. TO THR EDITOR OF TUK EVENING JOURNAL. On my return to this city, alter an avsence of several mouths on the Lower Mississippi, I find myself paraded before your readers, through two long letters of “T. W.,’’ A8 a faithiess agent of the governmeot—engaged in cor. Tupt speculations, guilty of furnishing supplies to the rebel evemy for cotton, &&. Such livelg must Gofaut themselves by their obvious aud insave maiignity. 1 Lave never bought a bale of cotton of rebels, nor of any one else; nor have I ever furnshed supplies for cotton to rebels, nor to My only deanog with cothon Consisied im the collection of several hundred bales of this staple which bad been abandoned, with their plantations, by fugitive traitors, which cotton I have turned over to the guverument, thereby putting several hundred thousand dollars tato the Treasury of the Union. The only ieitement or excuse for the tirade of T W. appears to be tbe tact that | was formerly associated with Mr, Greeley as a co-proprietor in the Zrivuns Asgo- ciation, Im that relatiun we were partners till J withdrew from it by the sale of my stock early in 1863. i believe Mr. Greciey was my friend, as | certainly was his, before that copartuership was formed. and I trust I bave dove nothing, either betore or since it was dis- solved, to forieit his esteem. 1 never heard nor sus- pected till 1 saw T. W.’s letters that my connec {ion with the Pribune was distaste(ul to any of m ciates therein, Mr. Grecley in 00 mavper aided or recommended or promoted my designation for the public servace iv whion | have recently been engaged, and bad no knowledge thas such designation was contemplated till after it was made. He was never partner with me 1a anything but the Tribune Association; and whoever Asserts or pretends that 1 bave said anything inconsist- ent with this, either a faisifier or grossly mis- understood tm Thus copfiniug myself strictly to self-defence against ‘48 wanton us they are wicked, and purposii ppeal to tbe iaws for ti vindication of my ood nu KM they Sbould be persisted in, I subscribe myself, yours, Naw Yorks, Juve 37, 1964 B F, Camp, Ormnne of Camroeti's New Mivetam Hats.—Camp? ‘bell’s new Minstrel Hall, Nos. 199 and 201 Bowery, was thrown open to the public last evening,and the attend ance was such as to give promise of permanent success, ‘The Hall was craromed and jammed, and bundreds were turned away from the doors for want of accommodation, Mr. Campbell has évidently made a lucky hit and is now ia a fair way,to reap tbe reward of bis long, patient and hard. working Career usacaterer for the public amusement. fis ball is & very protty,elegant and coméortable piace, though not quite floiebed vet, and the company which he bas gauhered together ws fully equal to the best that ever performed in tbis country. The performance last night Sdorded the most unbounded satisiaction, Coroner's AN OFBICER'S 80! PUSHKD OVERBOARD AND DROWXKD—THS PRUPETHATOR BSCAPRS, On Thursday las Bumber of boys, who had col. lected on the pier foot of Spring street, North river, got foto @ quarrel, when one of them, whose name is un- knows, threatened to push Jobn Sperbeok, » lad eight years of age, into the dock. Watching his opportunity, the malicious little fellow executed his threat by ing young Sperbeck overboard, immediately after which he Fan away, kfurts were made to rescue the upfortunate boy, but Be sank to the bottom of the river in a few mo- ments and was drowoed. His remains were recovered on Sword fer McClellan. TO THR RDITOR OF THE HERALD. Pon Rovat, & C., Jone 71, 1864. Enclosed please find my mite towards the subscription Ac ‘tivity of the Angio-RNebel Traders and War—The Cuban SBiave Trade a%4 the ‘Holy Cause” of Abo- litionisn. A We have flee fa°™ Bermudas dated at Hamilton on the 14th of Juve. ‘The Royat Gasetia yf the 14th instant reports the movements of tne Angio, “bel traders and blockade run- Bers during a few dayy that Custom Housm, St. Georcsia—Entered, June T--Steamer Index, Marshall, Wilmingwoe, 803 dules cotton and 208 Doxes tobxcco, to W. P. Camp dell; sth, steamer At- Janta, Heruer, Wilmington, 538 sales coiton, 156 halt tieroes and 624 boxes tobacco, toC K+ Hobson; Sut, sown er Mary Celestia, Usina, Wiiming' 694 bang and 4 bois. turpentine: 1ith, steumer City of Petersburg, Ful lor, Wiloingt 810 bales cottow and $Y boxes tobacco. Clesred, June b—Steamer Lynx, Read, Nadu, 962 packages merchandise; brig Princess Royal, Jones, Liv. erpool, 316 Dales and 44 bags cotion, 3 bales oi raga aud 11 bbis. pitch. , Goveruer Ord, with bis family, was about to leave Bermuda on a visit to England. ‘They are to be the guesis of Captain Hanoock, in the irigate Immortalite, w Eng- ADMIRAL SIR JAMES HOPE, K. 0. B., AT JAMAIOA— 118 OPINIONS ON THE AMERICAN WAN—ABOLITION- 15M AND FKEB NEGROES, &TC. in the Bermuda Koyal Gazette, June 14. Admiral sir James Hope, K. C. B., in his flagship, the Duncan, arrived at shese isiauds on Friday last, after aa apscuce of about two months, during whien time he visited nearly ali the isiands on the West India station. ‘His reception throughout was marked by enthusiasm and general good feeling. At Jamaica his Kxeollenoy was presented with the fol- gree gratiying address (rom the inhabitants of Port a Port Royat, May 11, 1864. To bis Ex Admiral Bir Janes Hore, K. 0. B ‘Oommander-in Chief of the North Americah aud West Indian stat! May i Pisase Your Excuttuncr—We, the custos, members of-Assembly, clergy and magistrates of tue pariah of Port Royal, beg ieave to tender our respectful copgratulations upom your kxcellency’s arrival at this station in your oilicial capacity as commander-in-chief. For the appointment of your kxcelleucy to the important commund of the North America and West Indian station, We uppreciate the watchiuiness and care which our be loved Sovereign mavifests towards Ler distaut dependen- cies, in plao'ng such great responsibility and coafiding such important trasis to um oilicer of your Exceliency’s high standiog aud repute. In thus expressing our seutt- ments, we afe not unmindiul of the serious and intricate duties that the uvbappy civil war in America must necessarily entail upoa your Ex- celiwocy, and we trust that you may be spared to carry through succeasiully the duties that have vecn so graciously confided to your care. We bail ‘with gratitude the important step your Excelleucy his taken fo interrupl the siavers dound to tae island of Cuba, and pray that elfurts involving such vital interests may be crowned with success. 4 this isiand, in pariicuiar, an addition (0 the avoring population by captured Africans would bea great Loon, Sut, getting aside this material denetit, we ook to the lottier objects to be vbtained by successiul etforts tosuppress the odious slave trade with Cuba. We hope that your Excellency may be induced to honor us with Ocossional yisits, where we feel assured shat suggestions (or the algeration or improvement of any matters within your command will meet with the bighest consideration. ‘In conclusion, we nope that your Excel- jency may be spared to receive further marks of royal favor from our beloved Queen. Here follows the signatures.) (o this his Kxce:leocy made the following reply:— GastieMuN—I thank you very heartily for the cordiali- ty with which you bave welcomed me back 10 Jamaica. * © © 4m adverting tothe duties which demaud my attention you not unbaturaily have given the first place to thogo which are originated by the civil war now pre vailing in America. Doubtiess when those troubies tirst broke out, and for @ long time subsequeatly, tae import- ance and comparative novelty of many of the questions to which they gave rise did not uvirequontiy piace my oid and valued friend, Sir A. Milne, 1 a position of cou- siderable difficuity. But I was mot surprised to find, on my arrival out here, that bis acknowledged abliity ‘and sound judgment Aad so far cleared the ground that not only am I Jed to the belief tha: little now remains or js likely to present itself for me to do tu that way, but, further, I have been enabled to turn my attenticn Wo an Object of much imterest to you aa well as to our coun- trymen at home, and specially so to me, as if anvoles a duty to the effectual perjormance of which a high value t& at- tached by my superiors, It %@ well to remember that even tn a cause 20 just and holy as the suppression of the siave trade—and just ut undeniably is in the sight of God. and holy i most undeniably oupht to be im the sight of man—t is not givn (0 us always to command success. But ot this rest well assured, that no eifurt which the mean: command wiil admit of shall be wanting to cess, than which nothing could be more gratifying personally. 1 look forward with much pleasure to re turning to Jamaica early next year, when 1 hope my visit will be longer than the time at my disposal per- inits on the present ocoxsion, Military. OFFIOIAL REPORT ON OUR QUOTA. Provost Marshal General Wiiliam Hayes has made his official report of the number of men the ‘Supervisor's Committee have raised in this city on We two calls made by the President for 500,000 and 200,000 men. It piaces the acts of the committee in a most favorable light. The following is an abstract from the oflicial report:— Number of men raised by the draft last July. Recruited regulars and volunteers Number of veterans... Number of sailors cred! Number of marines credited as. Total received Quota required... Excess over quota... 1,187 ‘This is @ result the committee and the public may well be proud of. It gives us 1,137 men to be credited on vur ext quota if Congress and the War Department will ever let us know what that is. It shows also how miserably we tailed whea the draft was attempted, securing only 3,057 men by it, and bo mpletely successful, even to an excess, we were when the Supervisor's Committee took hold 0; the matter and paid bounties to voluntecrs, Abd the same results will again haypen. Let our capital. ists come forward, our loys! men und our loyal leaguers, and subscribe to the Comptrelier's loan for $2,000,000 for pte! Bow cap . raised and sent to the machinery can be red for drafting. What bas beeu doue can agata be ae ~~ ARBIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH MAINS ReGLMRNT. The above regiment arrived in this city yesterday morning. This is @ three yoars’ ‘regiment whose term of service has expired. They have been in all the priocipal actions of the war, and eome direct from in front of Pe- tersburg. In (heir ranks, while marching through the city Yeierday, they carried two rebel flags which were cap- tured by them. [he regiment Jeft for home last evening by the ‘ailroad. The Suppression of the Worid and Joar- nul of Commerce. GOVERNOR SEYMOUK’S LETTER TO DISTRICT ATTOR? NEY HALL. EXgovrive UHamnar, ALBANY, June 25, 1864. A. Oaxwr HALL, Fsq.. District Attorney of the city and ‘county of New York:— Sin—in the matter of the seizure of the offices of the World and Journat Sa Grand Jury, in dis- Fogard of their oaths “to diligently rmquire inte and true Presentment make of ali suck matters and things as sbould be given them in charge,” have refused wo such inquiries, and decare that ‘it is inex- ped: to examine into the subject referred to in ‘the charge of the Court,” with respect to such seizures. It becomes my duty, under the express re- quirements of the constitution, ‘to take care that the laws of the State are faihfully executed.” If the Graad Jury, in pursuance of the deimands of the law and the obligations of their oaths, bad iwquired into the matter giveu them in charge by the court and the public prose. cutor, their decision, whatever it might bave been, would bave been entitied to reap.ot. As they have refusel to do their dut; ject of the selzurepf these journals should at once ought before some magistrate. J! you wish auy asstsiauce tn the prosecution of these in- voutigcttond tt will Hd given to you. it is a matter of public interest that violations * the laws of the State be pitnisuéd, 28 TidWwa OF wiahes the parties immediately affected must not be suliered to influeuce the action of public officers. [f throug! or other motives thoy are unwilling to aid you in getting Bt facts, it will be your duty to compel their attenaance a8 witnesses in bebalf the people, pectfully yours, HORATIO SKYMOUR. The Accident om the Erte Railroad=—Bat One Man Killed, The evening papers, in noticing the accident on the Erie Ratroed, make it a much more serious disaster than the (acta wiil warrant. The accident cocarred on Sunday morniug, caused by collision between a freight train com- ing down the road from Sufferns a: ravol train going we from J city, at Hohokus, twenty three miles (rem jew York. ‘The coilision was terrible, resulting in the complete demolition of both trains; but there was but one person kilied—a laborer on the gravel train, liviog ia Patereon, The recital of the above facts will no doubt rellove the apprehensions of many who read the first ac- counts, giving out that several wore killed and injured. Stoux Indian Oatrages. Omana Crrv, June 25, 1964, A party of Sioux afternovn yorterday ‘attacked a party of. men making bay, tifteea miles west of this piace, killing two, wounding two mortally and two seriousty, A detachment of cavalry has been sent io pursult Day. .—Part L—adjourned without frat ia, Shaky ii , 1188, ra jo8, 1604, 1973, }, 2068, 2678, 852, pd 13098, pt at ‘The Cunard mall steamship Sootta, Captain Judhian, will leave this port to-morrow for Liverpool. ‘The mails for Barope will close at half-past nine e’clook published at half-past eight o’clook in the morning. Gingle copies, WA wrappers, cqndy for mailing, Ore ns Extension of the Operation ef the Temporary Tariff Act. Passage of the Loan Bill in the Senate. Refusal of the House to Repeal the Draft Commutation Clause, Action of the House on the Tariff Act, &e., ke. ‘Wasaincrom, June 27, 1864 THE REPEAL OF THE COMMUTATION OLAUSE OF THR ENROLMENT AOF DEFEATED IN TH HOUSE. There has been & prolonged struggle in the House te- day over the repeal of the commutation clause of the em- rolment act. So far the House bes voted down all prope- sitions to that effect, rejecting the bill which passed the Senate on Thursday last, and which was offered by Me. Schenck as a substitute for the pending measure, by & large majority. Another substitute, presented by Mr, Smithers, of Delaware, which repealed the clause, came within two votes of success; but it is hampered by pre- visions which destroy its efficiency for raising mem Promptly, The sentiment of the House is most decidedig averse to any action at the present time; but a vesy heavy pressure is brought to bear upon the members by the War Department, and the resuit is doubtful, THE LOAN AND TARIFF BILLS, BTO. Both houses have worked very industriously to-day, and considerable business has been disposed of. The Loan bill passed the Senate without opposition, but wih an amendment exempting the balunce of the soveaty @ve million loan from the operation of the prcvicion termim ating all acts authorizing loans previous!y rassed aff the expiration of the present fiscal year. The Senate amend- ments to the Tariff bill were acted upon by the House, aud most of them concurred in. The balance will soem be arranged by a confercnce committee. There is little doubt of an adjournment this week. ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS AT POINT LOOKOUT. Five hundred rebel prisoners arrived at Point Lookous last night from the frout. TRANSFER OF REBEL PRISONERS TO THE NORTHER® STATES. Orders bave beou issued directing all rebel prisonens, who have taken the oath of allegiance and are remaining at Potat Lookout, to be sent immediately to the Northerm States. keg THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasuinaton, June 27, 1864. APPLICATION OF $5B HOMESTEAD ACT TO CONFIAOATRD ESTATER Mr. Mogaan, (rep.) of N. Y., prevented memorials frem New York asking for the passage of tho House bitl ex- tending the principles of the Homestead bill to forfeleed or coniiscated lands of the Southern rebels. UNIVERSAL BMANGIPATION, Mr. Svmyar, (rep.) of Mass., presented four petitions asking for the passage of an act of universal emaocipa- tion, which were referred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen’s Affairs. CHANGING TqB PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION, Also two memorials of citizens of the United States praying for a change of the preamble of the constitutes of the United States, which was referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary. PRINTING THE peers, Tarot Ap AME See Mr. AnTHoNT, (rep. ., from the Commi Prinsingy reporiod In favor of printing fiteen thousand copies of the Agricultural Report for the use.of Senators, and seven thousand for the use of the Patent Office. Also the House joint resolution providing for the catidm of a full Army Register, to contain a full @ roll of all fleid, line and stafi officers of volunteers, whe have been in the Army of the United States since the ginning of the present rebellion, showing whether are yet in the service or have di § copies of such enlarged be sold to officers, 801 shall not more than cover the actual cost ‘inting and binding, and shall not io any cage dollar per volume; and all of the above was PRINTING THE REPORT ON THR CONDITION OF Mr. Axtnony also roported in favor of thousand extra copies of the Report of the Inquire into the Condition of the African Freedmen. ane ae the importance of printing the jooument ‘Mr. Huwpricks, Copp.) of Ind., inquired whether tlie commission were appoihted pursuant to law? Mr. Antuowy replied that the committee knew about the exce; that it was officially comme- Aiosted to the Hecate by the War Departinent’ ‘fle pre- —— Cs OO ee ee ae < Mr. Henpwicxs thougd was @ violent presamp- ‘lon that aovthing done by the War Department was pursuant to law. ‘en a document came to the Benate unauthorized by law,glet those who want it pay the ex- pense out of their own pockets. ‘Mr. Comwess, (rep.) of Cal., said the President had a rane to institute an {nvestigation into the administration of affairs. Mr. Awrnowy expiained that this document was sent hither by the Secretary of War in accordance with a ree lution of the Senate. Mr. Savtanury, (opp.) of Del., said he once read a boo written by Robert Dale Owen, the author of this dece- ment. Everybody who bad bought the book had been cheated eut of the purchase money. Such a conglomera- tion of fofidelity and nonsense was never before publism ed, The man who would write such @ book as that was Bot capabio of writing anything worthy of being printed by the Senate. Mr. Waps, (rep.) of Ohio, said he had read the eatire document. evils and deformity of slavery were never before so vividly set forth as they are in that dee- ument. He had no donot of its entire trath. If he wanted to cover up the evils of slavery be would vote against the resolution. The motion to print three thousand copies of the doce ment was then agreed to, 24 aguinst 8, ALLOWING CONGRESSMEN TO Vis:T FORTS, HOSPTTA: ro. Mr. Wisow, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee om Military Affairs, reported adversely on the joint resol. tion referred to tt, allowing Sevators and Representatives: ja Congress to visit torts, military prisons and hospitals in their respective States. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NAVY YARD AT CAIRO. Mr. Haim, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committees om Naval Affairs, reported back the Senate bill for the estab- lishment of a navy yard and depot at Cairo, w: recommendation that the Senate do not agree to House substitute therefor, namely, to appoint a commis. sion to examine aud report u}0n & proper site. After a brief debate, during which Mr. Grn«es, (rep.) of Iowa, spoke in favor of Cera! to the House subst} tute, and Mr. Tevmnvts, (rep.) of Ill , against it, the sub titute was agreed to by yeas 22, nays 9. OUR TREATY WITH COLUMBIA. Mr. Sumwer, from the Commitiee on Foreign fotroduced a bill to carry into effect the treaty bets the United States of America and the United States of Columbia, of February, 1964, ronwas Oe provisions of treaties heretofore made with Costa , New Granada, &c , and it was considered and passed. ‘CONGRIKSMEN 70 VISIT MILITARY STATIONS, BRO, Mr. Rivoie, (opp.) of Del., gave notice of bie intention to introduce a resolution al g membors of Congress to visit military stations, hospitais, &o,, in their respee- tive Biates, ite CASE OF MN. ZIMMERMAN, Mr, Bavianory submitted a resolution that the Seer tary of War inform the Senate whether Henry F. Zimmer. man, ef the City of Washington, has been arrested by aay order of the War Department, and if so, on what charges, ko. ‘The resolation was objected to by Mr. Samaxas, (rep.) Of Obio, and went over under the rules, {eep.) of Mo., called up the Loan bill . Herpenson, (t6) . trea he Bouse, ina Twas considered and page 4 the $75,000,000 in ‘an amendment which excepts dh racy onien a of same force cue as it bis desiguation bad been correctly s ee" - saci SATLeOAD mia did a .) of Mich., from the comm! tne eubyeee,. ‘suporded back. the Pace ‘Railroud bill from the House with a substitutc, being the same bi whieb had hitherto passe the Senate, Pr) chet anc he Lb of M1., from Mr. Taomovt, {rep ) " al i hi i i rd fi i i i |