The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDUN BENNETR ae AND PROPIUETOR ‘ Nam argos that onless the rebel terms are lowered ‘there caq be Dothing but war. The Eovoy of the Emperor Maximilian had an audience Victor Emanuel. Fricadiy epeeches were deli- vered by both, and the now empire was recoguizcd by ai the ruler of new A Consols closed tn London on the St inst, at 88 8 881; for SET: Me MANS 0 FRE Ae Re eee the Theeruee omiee wesmes wanda ax taped just. Breadstads were quiets and provisions dull, but uo- chaaged iv price. MISCELLANEOUS KREWE The New York Democratic State Convention for the somination of candidates (or State officers aud Presiden- Hal electors met a Albany yesterday, but progressed in their business only 80 far aa the completion of the tom: porary Organization and the appoiciment of commitiees AMUSKMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Contoiaxvs WINTER GARDEN, Brondway.--Evantnopr's Frimxp— Toonixs . OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Mintax’s Janne Linn Crime | to seloct permanent officers sud seport on the claims of the New York city fections, There are no less thaw Bix JWERY THEATAS, Bi | ar 1. “4 aM, POMERS THEATRE, , Dowers.—Hawr.wr—Miom- | sous of delegates (rom the city, and it B08 walikoly that the Tanmany doieates will be eadoreed by the Coa WARY THE .. Bonery.Tax Duca's Davion—< Oba #0 tan hacss—Gintmuon et DUES'® Daviou- | veution \ithire im the Custom House have not changed mater! ally siave yesterday. Mr. Deper baving found upoo entering upon the duties ot bis office that several bonded fahouses had been charzing exorbitaud races of storage BROADWAY THEATRE, Prorty s Lawyee BARNUM'S NUS 485 Broadway. —Vicrim— Ft UM. broadway. —Tow Kae Two Guxm Two en + Bt & bourse fi Cau G SOLOMOK—Lovn’s ‘Disouisese de, vot duty pald xt the time of discharging, aud Somes" Baby bay ai Ureniugs nts who were subjected to the extortion having PRYANTS’ MINS/RELS, Mall, 472 Broads lained to bim, set to work to correct the evil. He way. Eimoris Litre Mac sox tu Bursa, dm orders, at once issied withdrawing the govern. ment bouds from ail warchouses ebarging more than (he established rates, Already three or four stores have besa closed, and by the end of the meck it is expected that « number of others will share tho same fate, ‘This seeme to be the only means of securing to the mer chabts that protection which the government owes to class of men who have, since the veginning of the war, rendered all the assistance in their power to maintalv ube cred t of the government, If Mr. Draper succeeds tn carsying ont Uo roforme in which he is engaged be will merit the thanks of every merchant in this city: WOOWS MINSTREL HALL, S14 Prosdway,—Lrurortam Boras, Dances, 2o.—F Abi OF ATLAD MINSTRELS, 199 aud 201 Mower @ Metane or Brutorian Ooi ~Varie> BALLE DIABOL! QUE, 685 Broadwar AMERICAN THEATRE, No, 44 Bro: Famouines, BuEsisgues, &0—Tae 2 EW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY Comosinas anv Lage moa. M. wy sROOLErs OFmRa Bouse, Brooklyn. —Krmvorrax Yesterday morning between five and six o'clock a» 7 en ee ae fire brok» ogt in the (reo ptorage stores, Now. 116 and 112 - x er W oshirgton street, kent by John B. Hobby. The flames Now York, ursday, Sept. 14, 186%. were extinguished before the ire reached the United | States bonded warehouses probably amount to $12),000 \ulug. The total loss wilt the whole of which is NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. nr # covered by tnsu/ ance in city insurance companies. The | Tho tmihense pressure of advertisements upon our | MM ts reported (o have originated emo ye gunny { bays cn tho {if toor, and it is enpposed from combus columns renders it uccessary that we should 4 : ould take some | ion We publish exewherea full account means to preserve space for o The price of A larcemeeling was held list eveniag inside acd outside white paper is go high, on ac: Speovlators, that it is impos: Or quadruple sheet without almost doubling our present rales of advertising, or raigimg the price of the Heratp of the Academy of Masie kiyt, to ratify’ the nomiua- tioa of Abrrbarm | odrew Johuson for the of fives of Prevident and V ident of the United States The Academy ws crowded to its utmost possible extent, besides a vast concourse who had assembled outside, al- t of the combiugtions of je for us to print a triple to fivoor six conts per copy. This we are not yet pro. | though tie night was very wet avd uniayorable, The pared to do, but wo will be obliged to iay over all udver- | St®S° WAS EXply decorated, und fully occupiod by tre loading citizens Of the sister city, aud in the balconies tisements not banded in at of ath arly he & soficiently early hour, and | 4 private boxes aumerous Indies appeared, who en. these advertisements will take their igrn the next day. | tivened the proceedings by the froquent waving of Advertisera will Mud it to their advantage, therefore, to | handkerchiefs and national emblems, Tao maecting alto- hand tm thelr favors mot later than nine o'clock in the | Séther was a most enthusiastic one. Notwithstanding the dampening otlecta of the rain, rockots of all kinds were fired, tar barreis were burned, and a general excitement prevailed until ¢ late hour, when the crowd diepersed. The mombers of the Brookiya Yacht Club went on their annual chowder yesterday. About a dozen sloops and-schooners etarted tor Gravesend Bay, and dropped anchor opposite Mayor Gunther's residence, where the dsy was spent in the usual pleasaot manuer. It wes dectded yerterday by Judge Sutherinud, in the case of Bridges vs. Meyer (whore the piaivtiff cved to recover payment for several gross of tape), that the de. fendant was not obliged to pay be ore all the goods were detivered according to cow ‘the plainti thought he was evtitied to paymont for what goods he bad deliy ered, but the Court decided otherwise, and gave judg- ment in favor of toe deieudaat. In the case of Pauline Cxetie, t.0 opera si Gra, the manager, Where the plaini\(. sues months’ sala y fom’ Lt of du THEE SITUATION. Two important despatches have been received at the War Department relating to the drat. The one from Lieutenant General Grant assoris that ‘“ prompt action fo Biliog our armies will have more effect upon the enemy than’ victory over them.’ After alluding to the rebel lenders’ endeavors to persuate their followers that @ party existe m the North favoring Southern ndepen. dence, General Grant cays, “Let them be undoceived. Deserters come datiy into our janes who tell us a! the mon Gre neari: univ r a ly tired of the w r,’’ and but for the hope of peace arising out of tho fall election there de- serticns would be mo © frequent ger, vs Jacob to recover two dat, the coun. In ormation bas been Feceived {rotn other sources confirming this statement. : el for theidefendant-<pplied yestertay'Cor leave. to pat The rebels have enforced their conscription so closely | in an amended ancwer, eetting up a breach of contract that every Ind of sixteen, capable of marcbing, bas heen | 0D the part of t ereism why the salary ruthlessly dragged (rom bis home by mayn force and put | WAS Bt P ied the motion, and wet down the trial cause for Tuesday ne fm the ranks, The mountsins are fali of de! ers. who The Grand Ju indictments into the General Sesions yesterday, and thore will be nearly fifty euses on the eaiendar for the action of the Court and petty jury this week. An gdditioual panel of jurors will be empanneiled to factlitate the transaction of tho business of the court during the remamder of the | term John Campbell was indicted for grand larceny, iv stealing the sum of $520 from Miclael 0 Donohue, resid- ing at 226 West Thirty-fourth street, on the 28h of Au- gust, It appears that Mr. O'Donobue was asicep in # Nivth avonue car when the money was abstracted from 2c, better, but closed dull at about yesterday's rates. Corn advanced lc. with a moderate demand. Oats were br ught a Jarge bateb 0 eannot and will not take their plocss in battle ‘ordored the comrades to fire on one anviber whenever they see any attempt made to move out of camp without arms, and tbe pickets to firo upon any ove with arms ut- ompting to pass their lines. Geseral Grant concludes:— ‘The enforcement of the dvaft and the prompt filling up Of our armies will save the shodding of biood to an im- wense degree.” General Sherman, in nis despated, says:—“The enforcement of the iaw will manifest a Power resident in our government equal to the occasion Our government, though a democracy, ebould in times of trouble and danger be abie to wield the power of @ great Bation”’ Secretary Stanton therefore anngunces the draft ‘to commence in all the States and districis where the quo'a is not filled by volunteers on Monday next” —volut teers and ubstitutes to bo accepted aud ‘‘credited to as lave a period as possible ” Gooeral Sueridan «Moisily reports s victory in the Shenandoah valley, Geueral Getty, of bis command, by ® reconnoissance, discovered on Tuesday morzing the Position of Early’s furces, four divisions of which occu Pied the west bank of the Opequan, Generals Wilson and Mackintosh, with thetrcavairy, dashed along the Win- chester pike on the same morning, charged through a Ofth division of the rebels, and captured an entire reat | ment of Sovth Carolinians, with their officers and ids, | ge ae more doing. Commander. This feat was accomplished with the loss of but two men killed and three wounded. Another charge was made on the right of the line, during which aa offcer and cleven men were captured. Sheridan ia now gathering in his harvest, The usual amount of picket firing along the lines of the outending forces around Petersburg stil) continues night and day, The rebels appear determined not to allow a similar surprise to take place as that by which we cap- tured the line of pickets Inst week. From rebel sources we learn that Gen. Sherman bas or- dered all the white inbabitants to leave Atlanta and to pro- ceed either North or South as they may elect. A ten days’ truce had been agreed upon betwoen Hood and Sherman, ta order that transportation should be provided for those whe chose to go South, It is stated that Sherman's army ‘was massed around Atlanta, Wheeler reports bia resent movemvnt into Tennessee to have been @ complete suc- | influences of the copperheads the republicans oes, and that he bad destroyed the railroad and bridges | are indebted for their increased msjority in Of the Nashville road and fifty miles of the Tennessee | Maine; but it does not follow thai all the Railroad, and that bis loss was about ene hundred in | States to come will go the same way as in 1803: (Killed and wounded. Be says pothing about the fate of | for the issue is no longer betweer 2 Union war Morgan and bis band. party anda Jeff. Davis Peace party. Genera) ‘Three hundred and sixty paroled men and forty office: MoClellan’s letter. defining his peeition as a e line of To prevent desertion the revel officers have his pecket, but the robbery was witnessed by some per- sous, who ran after the prisoner and succeeded in arrest- ing him. Officer Scholeld searched the prisoner and re- covered all the money. The prosecuting officer took a plea of an attempt at grand larceny, and the defendant was remanded for sentence, Eilen Riley, alias shen Brown, obarged with stealing eleven bonnete, worth $55, from the store of Elizabeth Peterson, 115 avenue A, on Ure 15% of June, pleaded guilty. 4s the property was restored, and as there were some mitigating circum- stonces, the Court suspended judgment The market changes ip cold yesterday acted as a check to business operations, yet in some commodities a fair business was done, chiefly before the fuctuatious com- menoed. In some articles the speculative feeling was renewed. This was the case with petroleum, which was excited and Ic. a 2c. bigher, with @ large business in Oo ‘Change the four market The wheat market opened lc. a Cotton wae lower. higber. crude, was Sc. a lOc Pork was less active and rather easier, | eet Lard quiet but firm. Whiskey Grmer, Freights inactive tte 4 firm. The Recent and the Coming State Elections, Vermont and Maine, in their recent elec- tions, bave gone against the democracy by in- creased republican majorities. The democrats are somewhat staggered by these results, while the Lincoln journals are jubilant over Maine, “the day star in the Bast,” as clearly indi- cating the universal drift of public opinion and the issue of the Presidential contest. They tell us that ‘‘as Maine zoes so gees the Union;’ but they forget the important fact that the Presidential issue—as it now stands before the country, between Lincoln and McClellan — is not the issue which divided the two parties in this late Maine election. To the obnoxious peace doctrines and malign arrived at Avnapolts yesterday. Presidential aie a Rhea 4 asses ol n An investigation bas been held at the Gosport Navy aia at iu al oat Po ‘ard to inquire into the of Py 80! nion plats c a ; pri inghertene ab carried all the great central States, Ghip Brandywine on the 34 instant, and the result of the inquiry has been sent to the Secretary of the Navy for bis action thereapon. ‘The United States steamer J.P. Jackson, of the Gulf squadroo, captured, about the beginning of the present month, a rebel launch, armed with one gun, in Mirvis- Sippt sound, where she had been cruising with the ie | tention of attacking and capturing our versels. dous responsibilities of the next Presidency; The rebel General Kirby Smith hag ordered the enrol: | go4 uoon this question of capacity there can Ment of all vegross in his department between eighteen | be little doubt as to which is the superior m and fifty, for service in the rebel army. Lincoln or McOiellan. From Mobile Bay wo learn that the Winnebago Bad We grant that the pioneer State election of Pansed the obstroctions ata point from which ebe cam | Maine bas generally foreshadowed the Presiden- throw sbell into the city of Mobile, She has bese fol- | tial result from the :year 1828, when General lowed by three other vessel, and all foor are im ine of | Jackson was first elected to the White Honee, Dattle, ready to shell the city when ordered by Farragut. | But even in that canvass General Jackson had Mobiie is at our mercy. General Granger's porition af | been a year and a half before the people as Cedar Point has been fortified. the favorite of the democracy, and upon bis EUROPEAN NEWs. merits and bis principles the issue in Maine The stoamahips Peansylvaoia aad City of Manchester, | Was fairly decided. In the present national from Quesasiown, arrived at New York yesterday,and | contest General McClellan and his platform, the Arabia, from the same port, resshed Halifax on ber | as the democratic candidate, have not come vorage to Boston, last night. The welerraghic report of | Hetgre the people in reality until after the contains later pews, “nue teotes porejusotenig the prospect of pence in tne | Maine State election. The first positive test, Gaited states very remote at present, while the Londo | infallibly developing his strength or weak- from New York to Hlinoie inclusive, in 18 Excepting the irrepressible nigger, Lincoln and McClellan stand upon the same platform—the Union at al] bazards, and no peace short of the complete triumph of the Union. The real issue is, therefore, between the capacity of Lincoln and the capacity of McClellan for the tremen- a Pie Pet TR SOS NNR LODE 8 AAS A ° ness, is yet to be made; and it will bo made in the Peonsylvania October election. In this Connection it must be remembered that, not- withstanding the fact that the local September Maine election of 1856, by a very heavy ma- jority went in favor of "Fremont, the Pennsyl- vania October election, in going the other way, although by the very slender majority of two thousand votes out of half a million, decided ‘@ Presidential November election in favor of Buchanan by common consent. So now, if General McClellan, in restoring the democracy to their Union war platform of 1862, can re- store to them anything approaching the ma- jority by which in that year they carried Penn- sylvania in October, they may (excepting Obio) reasonably hope to carry along with Penn- vania all the other central States in November, in addition to the States of Delaware, Ken- tucky and Missouri—enough to elect Mc- Ciellan. In any event, the result of the Presidential November election will be made plain ia the result of the Pentiliivania October election. The real question now before the country is the question of capacity between Lincoln and McClellan. The latter stands upon the demo- cratic Union war platform of 1863; and, though the time is short, he may, perhaps, recover the ground subsequently lost by the party in following their copperhead peace jeck-o’-lamerns, The Pennsylvania October election will settle the question. The Crists of me Rebello Information Direct from Richmond. Fresh fom Richmond a youthful refngee | from a,relentiess rebel conscription has given us some very interesting and important infor- mation of the present coudition of things in that quarter. His testimony is but a confirmation of the late letter of Gen. Grant, the reports of rebel desertera, and the conlessions of rebel | journals; but it is none the important on that account. He tells us that the hopes of the dismantied Southern confederacy are now re- duced to the army of Ger. Lee—that Lee is now the bearer of “Cmsar and his fortynes;” and tbat, in view of a mighty and desperate effort to break through the coils which General Grant is weaving around them, the rebel chig! 2f5 are sweeping into Lee’s army grey White: inale is within their reach, capable of bearing arms, betweeg the of sixteen and fifty-five years. Houses, stores and offices are entered, and the victims of this exhausting conscription are simply tapped upon the shoulder and or- dered to report at this or that camp for active service, and they are under a requisition from which there is no escape except through the periis of desertion. It farther apprare, from the sam witness, that, Notwiths ¢ this inexorable and effect ve recrul em, the army of Lee dai not now exceed seventy-five icabutclcaen’ and that the column of Karly in the Shenandoah valley. does not exceed ten thousand. Atthe same time. the failing supptics of Richmond admit of no aliernative but figut or flight to Lee and Davis. The rebel paper currency bas been reduced one-third in amount by the Jeff. Davis Mississippi remedy of repudiation, and yet it takes six hundred | Rome did inthe time of Augustus or France is further strengthened by the singular coinc!- dence that he seems to have no objection to Sunday music if it be profane. For example, he permitted profane dance music at Jones’ Wood every Sunday throughout the summer, ond was not only present to criticise it, but also detailed policemen to prevent interrap- tions. Only last Sunday evening he allowed profane music, and even dramatic perform- ances, in Houston street, while he suppressed the oratorio at Jones’ Wood. In the same spirit he put policemen on the stago of the Stadt theatre to regulate the sacred concert, but did not interfere with the profane brass band ecross the way. We fear, however, that Kennedy, the critic, bas mistaken both the law and his vecation in this matter, as in the ease of Mrs. Brisbane. He should put dowa riots, instead of provoking them, and leave the regu- lar critics to take care of the opera, the ora- torio, the concerts, the theatres and other such orderly and respectable amusements of our law-abiding pe 1 Tar Rese Lion anv Irs Conszqrences, Norra anp Bovra.—The Evening Post prints a long and elaborate article to show that Geueral McClellan, during bis career as Commending General-in-Chief of the Army, exhibited only the traits of a military tyrant with geutle- manly characteristice—that he was a second ro without that Roman’s ferocity. The ly News, ou the other side, and with much more force and aptitude of illustration? dectares that the joking ruler at Washington surpasses Nero, F gobuius, Caligula and all other tyrants of past ages in acts of usurpation and crucliy; aud rebel generals and journals agree that a monarchical form of government is far preferable to a reunion with the odious goveru- nt of the United Sintes, Here we see the nper of the age. We are fast drifting, North and South, into an imperial form of government. Jef® Davis has already taken | despotic liberties with bis subjects, and Old | Abe is only awaiting a re-election to foilow in the footsteps of Jeff, aud see what he can do to overleap the barriers and compromises of the constilution of our grandfathers. Demo- eratic journals, while making a great hue and $82 Oe eam Old Abo’s gnor acm sin sippre seing’ ey pptpere, tak he Daverhihled arres ea ie a fort some effalgent litera- ry genius, and committing many other uncon- stitutional acts, forget that their leading spirit of olden times—six years ago, but this is a (ast age-—eatirely eclipses Old Abe in despotic en- croaxchments, in his arbitrary confiscations, con- scriptions, seizures and bloody tribunals, at whose bara poor victim is seidom known to receive mercy. Jeff. Davis no longer recog- nizes State sovereignty—to fight for which this murderous war wag begun., His policy now is to infringe upon Siate rights, and he has had half a million bayonets to back him. In truth, all old political principles are passing away, and we shall come out of this war as changed in our ideas of a constitutional government as in the time of Napoleon I. Our civil war, in its ‘errible megnitude, is not only ‘changing the laws, mauners, customs, the condition and ne- cess.ties of our people, North ard South, in dollars of that legal tender to procure in Rich- mond a barrei ef flour. Our opinion from first, that, against the strategy and com tion: of General Grant the formidable and elaborate defences of Richmond would prove to Jeff. Davis a delusion and « snare, is established. | He is flanked from his subsistence, and be must come out and fight fer it or abandon bi: cause, in the judgment of the civilized world, with the abandonment of bis capital. He will fight. He is obstinate, headstror savage and desperate, und he has resolved upon a Waterloo victory or defeat. He can- not, however, abandon Richmond without a figlit that will settle the question between the op- posing armies, because, with or without a evacuation leaves Lim no other resow tbau an ignominious dight. on the eve of a terrible struggle for Richmond: .and we are’glad to assure our readers that Gen. Grant is ready at all points. He is well iv- formed of the straits, the necessities, the move- ments and the designs of the enemy, and is Lee must do something, not ence, but to effect « poli vor of his master in Hurope in our Presidential election. The rebel | lers still believe in the promises of Shideil | of French intervent wnd in the promi tee copperheads of a n insurrection; but Lee must first break tbe evils of Grant, The struggle is at hand: and while we tully there be xo re government end rely upon General laxation in the efforts of the our joyal fellow citizens of the North to strengtben im in every possible way. A Union victory now at Hichmond will be the virtual end o! the war. SUPERINTENDENT Kesxepy 4s 4 Mesos Crrrc.—Superinteni@&ht Keanedy may not be able to put down riots, or supprese disorders, or sbut up sundry gregehop but he je certainly « wonderful musical critic. Last Sunday he criticised that grand The Creation, and concluded to ite performance at Joner Wood. He alto criticised the programme of the Turner festival, at the Stadt theatre, and struck out several of the musical compositions which were to he performed. ‘Thir interference with The Creation proves that Kennedy it a much greater man than snybody supposed. It is true that the rain would have prevented the rendering of the oratorio, even if Kennedy had not interfered; but them thie critical policeman preferred to inaugnrate @ murical reign of ter ror. What porsible objections Kennedy can beve to The Creation the German mind end al) other minds cannot comprehend. Re -ovgit to be aware that the oratorio is @ religions work and frequently sang in churches. If we are not mistaken the mutical Superintendent once heard it ins charch st Baltimore. If be had any criticieme to make aipon the score er upon the words he should bare written out bis views and published them to the world. Should cri- tice peremptorily forbid the performance of al} music not in accordance with their own idesr wo should bave e dreadfuletate of affaire. Fry, of the 7ribure, would allow no operas to be sung except bis own. Bas Kennedy been per- petrating a little oratorio, and doer hy expect to foree the managers to produce It by supprese- ing The Creation! The critical Kennedy, we ere sorry to pay, Teplied to the remonstrances of the musicians who bad charge of the Jones’ Wood concert in language which, to put it mildly, was ungodly. From this fect we infer that sacred music and plous melodies and religious harmonies may be personally offepsive to Kennedy. This theory But, first, we are | phase of life, but is changing the art of d effecting a singular change in the | opinions of European governments and peoples respecting ourselves. These are some of the consequences of the rebellion, and others will develop themselves us the republic advances towards its destiny. ReoPeninc or OverLann Rovre.—The overland route, which has beer carrying the daily mail between Atchison, Missouri, and Folsom, California, over the plains, having been in snecessful operation for some time ast, but which was unfortunately suspended for a few weeks in consequence of the violence of Indian depredations on the plains, is, we ave gisd to learn, abort to be immediately re- opened. We understand that Commodore Ho}- laday, the proprietor and contractor of the route, aided and assisted by the greatest hotel genius of the age, Warren Leland, will leave | this city to-day for the purpose of reopening that route. These gentlemen intend to go straight through by land. Instead of taking with them the “pipe of peace,” these coim!s- sioners will carry an inexhaustible supply of the finest “Havanas,”’ whose invigorating effee(s the savages will endeavor in vain to eseape. But it is believed that through the influence of of Commodore Holladay, backed, as he is, by the personal appearance and the widespread repntation of Mr. Leland, of the Metropolitan Hotel. all existing diMlcuities will be arranged with the accommodating savages, so that here after the route will be freely opened and busi be transacted without molestation or bin- | drance of any kind. Tuis is a matter of great | commercial and public importance, inasmuch | as in consequence of the former dangers and | irregularities of the overland route many let- ters havé had to be transterred to the steamers for trausit, not to say aeything of the vexations and annoyances inflicted on travellers, several hundreds of whom ure awniting at both ends the reopening of the route. It is @ matter of the first importance that the efforts of these gentlemen sho te be successful. Comme Orr ror MoCLELLaN. There ie a grent deal of gossip around Tammany Hall, the Pewter Mog. and other gin shops, relative to McClellan. the Chicnge Convention and Me- Cleilan’s oppovers among the democracy in thie city. Beu Wood's attacks on McClellan | ne are wnid by Litile Mac's friends to be the fore- | ; shadowing of a mevement in What quarter in bis favor; and Perneude Wood's support éf Little Mac excites an spprebension ef treachery. Some one told Jenn McKeon that Fernando Wood war out for McClellan. “Yee,” replied McKeon, “as be came owt tor me. He pledged me bis support, aud then came out at public meetings against me. and eet his secret eervice people at work to sccomplish my defeat.” According to Tammany Ball philosophers, therefore, the fact that Fernando Wood has come out in favor of McClellan ie a pretty eure indication that he will oppose bis election; and Ben Wood's opposition to McClelian is re- garded ax but the prelude to bis coming out im | Little Mac’s favor when bis terms are complied | with. mt Proonses Towants Lavamatisn.—Thie coun- try ie now in the same crisis as thet which transformed the Roman republic into an ancient empire, and the French republic into » modern, empire. Abraham Lincoln and Jeff. Davie equally disregard the constitutions under which they profers to govern, and thus both sections are drifting towards imperialiem. The Times in anxious that we should adopt the idea of an order of nobility, to be called the Legion of Honor. It was by this plan thet Napolcon ‘ the Firm organized his cracy. 1, %t the game go on here. Let us have an Emperm’: Lef*an aristecracy be created. Let us wax ft and be happy. The Chevalier Raymond wan. ‘8 @ ribbon in his buttonhole and- @ handle to hisy ane. All the shoddy republi- cans have a sim ilar ambition. The Chevalier Barney must note the only American noble- man. So we float 4 0 and down. Reve, Ssstimenc Hoste To an ARMis- CkK—The newspapex’ down in Dixie have been for a woek or ten’, days philosophizing on the propositions ia Norv\'ern papers opposed to the Jeff. Davis govern ent relative to an armistice. It is curious to \.0te the brag and confidence of these Southern yournals. Every paper we have seem comes out\ agwinst an ar- mistice, declares that the South will be satis- fied with nothiag short of absoluxe indepen- deuce, aod that there is a strong peace party in the North which will eventually secure them this ultimatum. In this conclusion our South- ern contemporaries miserably deceive them- selves. The results of every convention that has been held, the character of the nominations, the tone of tha letters of acceptance, should set these rebel journals righton this point. Lin- coln, McClellan and Fremont are all against separation and the independence of the South, end declare they will fight it ont to the last unless the rebels come back and acknow- ledge their fealty to the constitution. From these developments it is clear there is a0 peace party in the North iv favor of the inde pendence of the South, except the Hon. Ben Wood and bis tail. Singularly enough, the re- cent political movements in the Norta have evolved a very important und solemn fact, and that is the perfect unanimity in the North against any concession to the rebels uuless they yield to the demands of the constitution. The whole people of the North, we repeat, are in favor of this poliey, except the great Mogul of the lottery gambiers in the North and his few adbevents. What comfort éan Southern brawlers and flashy writers about independence gain from these indisputable facts? Manvetious.—The German Opera was 30 crowded last Monday night that huudreds were turned away. Ladies, as weil as gentle- men, stood in crowds in the lobbies, vainly attempting to catch a glimpso of the perform- ance. In the Brooklyn A Acadeiny of Music. the All thé theatres were crowded to suffocation. Even the negro mia- streis were obliged to dismiss more people than would have filled their halls twice over. How is this? Have the Reverends Beecher and Cheever given up the struggle and banded us over to Satan, that such prosperity should attend ‘ ‘such 8 sinners?” Fire in a Storage Store im Washington Street—Loss Avout One Hundred aad Bwenty Pnoasund Doliars. About half-past five o'clock yeeterday morning afro was discovered in the buildings Nos. 110 and 112 Wash- ington street, occupied for storage parposes by Jobn B, Hobby. When first discovered tue smoke was esp jesuin. from the fifth fog, and from sppearances the tire originated among some guony bags. Lefore the flames were oxtinguished the upper floors of Nos, 110 and 112 burned out, and the stocks of goods therein almost completely destroyed. The water has considerably damaged the goods on the four lower floors, and the arti Glos in the cellar have been damazed badly. Tbe fire men, by prompt action, prevented the flames from ex | tending into the adjoining buiidivge, Nos. 114 and 116, | used as bonded warehouses, The buildings burned were |, free stores. Owing to the fuct that the owners of the | good: insure their Own property our reporter was unable Go obtain # ¢mplete list Of the insurances. Tho goods in | the bonded stores were but slightly daimaged—not more | thav (wo thousand dollars—and that principally by wesor | to goods iu tho cellar. The following is a complete list of the owners of the gots in Now, 110 and 112, the amounts of insurauce and the probable loas as (ar as Could be ascertainea:— First Fioor—Casks of copper, owned by Winter & Co., ooly aightly damaged. Bays of nutmegs, ewned by L. 5. Risley, loss about $500. 4 baies of clove stems, owned by D, C, Ripley & Co.; loss about $1,000; iusured for $6,000 in (he People’s insurance Company. 6 bales of cotton, owned by J Ross; loss about $4,000. 168 barrels | of sugar, owned by Cainp, Branson & Sherry; damage $1,000, Merchandise ou consignment to Joba B. Ho! by ; lous $4,000; insured for $10,000 in Kiarmony and $4,000 Irving Insuravce companies. 250 boxes of canales, eddy J.C Lyman & Co; loss $500; insured in the Mechanics’ Insurance Company. 25 barrels of cottee, owned by Julins Sazerac; loss $1,000. 38 casts of cooper, owned by the Cextral Mining Company, loss $200, casks of copper, owned by J. J. Merian; loss $100. 10 cases of shoveis, owned by Kichard Irvin & Co,; loss $1,000. 60 cases ‘of zinc and 10 kege nails, owned by Fairchild & Faoshaw; damage slight. 29 cases ys bales of dry goods, owned by Henning and Gosling: loss $1,000, insured sor $7,000 in the Home lusurance Com. pa cond Fioor—1,008 halt chests of toa, owned by Napier & Welsford; damage ebout 38.000: tasnred for $20,000 us follows : » $10,009; Goodhus, $10,000, and Hope, $10 009. 28 bags of p , owned by Heine. man & Payson; 1088 $3,000; insured io city companies. Liquorice and quiuiue, owned by avis, Morris & Co. ; Joss about $1,000. asks ot chickory, owned by Biume & © 0.; loss $3,000; insured Irving, $6,000; Ho «ard, $8,600, and other companies. 20 cases of quining, owned By Davia, Morris & Co ; lose $3,000; in of Hartiord, ay $4,000 tn the sucad (or $6,000 tu Ata 3 Insurance Company, 250 coils of rope, owned by Parsons & Co.; lose $1,000, 3 cxses of bergomot cages of licorice, owned by Gorham Rogers; toes $1,000, 200 oolis of Tope, owned by J. SeGregor © lows $1,0U0. A quantity @f tobacco, owned by Gren nelle & Brody, loss-$3,000 waThird PMor—60 daies of cotton, owned by J.B. New- toa, loss avont $6,000; iuscred’ ia the Eagle nsurance Company for $10,000 and in the Jeflerson for $10,000, 18 bales of cotton, owged by Mul er & Kroger, loss $3,000; ved in the Howart and otuer ee ee: 94 barrels and 10 cases of tobacco, owned by J. W. derhill; lose about $4,000; fully sured 45 bales ot Aig ny base, Owned by Robert Dillon; loss about $1,000, 1,500 bugs of peanuts, owned by liayley & Sayres: ‘logs $2,000, 46 casks of chickory. owned by Hugh MeFarian ; loss $1,000, insured inthe Home Insurance Company for $6,000 500 barrels of tobacco, owned by E. H. Nichols; lost $7,000; fully ingured, 25 bales of cotton, owned by J Meriau; loss $5,000. ingured in the Brooklyn und other jneutance companies. Fourth /1oor—T4 burrele of mustard seed, owned by L. S. Risley; ots $1,500. 470 barrels of dried anples, owned | by Billinge, Herrich & Houghtaliog: lors about $3,000, # bales of shoddy, owned by J. B. Adams; loss $1,000. 100 cares Dalley + Pain Extractgr, owned oy Ward, Close &Co, who algo had a quantit Gamage about $6,000; for $20,000, Lorillard another company, vane woknown owe &< $2,000 in Security < Ingurance Com- pany 75 cases 0° Dal xiractor, owned by Coffin & Reddington: one $500 oF PDN PF cor.—S00 bags of chickory root, ow: f. Coleman, lose $6,000; 08 cuske of muddet ck, lowe $7,000: insured ior ord and Empire City insurance bugs, owned by Dow, red for $7,700 in the 47 caeks of crucibier, insured for $1.2 urance Company woed by F. Hooke & CO. lone the Kappire City Ineoranee Com, 100 bags of owned by W. H Gometock, loss $3,000, tha & Morris, \ 000 , tuily im whiskey, owned by RM Bixby, oor $100. 8 carer of indigo, owned by! L. & M.S. Hiker, tore $2,000, Mmeored for $7.00 » < Covtivental ine surance Company € canes of on) of Coy owned by 6 ! jeme $20, , OF Hartford, $16, ie Nagata $10,000, Hanover sine North’ rt of Hartiord, $8,000. 14 panies, are damaged about $3,000. They arr, ‘Aues f Feo aed are fully ervred. The origm of the fire ipat prevent unknown. Fire Marsbal Betty jer under investigation. [tis reporter/to een eaused by epontanerus combustion Of the gunny days. eps 14, 1864. ‘The steamer Luminary, from New Orieane th 7th, bas arrived, She was fined $2,500 by Goutral Dana at ‘Tieksbarg for iaeding at other than mill'‘ary poste on Ber previous trip. ‘A dew cogro regiment ie organiaing at, Memphis, and filling op rapidiy. Arrival ef Boaron, Sept. 14, 1864, The prize steamer Fisie, from Wilmington, N. C., via Now Yogk, bas arrived ai this port Arrival of Pareled Prisoners at Th through to California, Ben Holliday, the Warren Lal nen, 4, MEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmixgron, Sept. 14, 1866 THS RUMORS IN OIBCULATION. Im the absongp of any legitimate military nows, the country ts filled with rumors manufastured for the Bour. The authorities here were e@ified to day by intelligence from New York that Grant bad takeo l'elereburg, Tao coniradiction of these false rumors ts beooming tire, some. Uptoelate hour this’ a(ternoou there bas sot been received any reliuble inielligeace of any consider able military movement anywhere, and voue is expected (or several days. UMPONTANT FINANCIAL News. The egBpension of the weekly statements of the condi. tion of the ‘Treasury induces the belief that, to pay the army before (he election, and meet the current demands, Will vequire the tsaué of an uiusual amount of six per cont intorest beri notes, and tax the utmost capacity of the department in the manfacture of currency. Eleven millions fiye hundred and Sfty thousund dollars of the bonds on wogount of the recent town of thirty-oue and @ balf milHons aye heen seut off by the Treasury Department. All the certifisaies Uuus fur received are sattelled. NAGLKCT OF THE PUBLIC BUSINESS, Publi¢ business in Wasliagtou appears to have oome almost toa standstill, thdtime and ecergios of the pub tic Servants generally beng devoted almost exclusively to political fairs, MCLELLAN FUROR IN WASHINGTON. ‘The epicited respoyse to the eal! for McClean moet ings in the several wards of the District tndicaces tame the whole population here not actualy bolding’ olice Me Opposed to the present administration Fatal EXPLOSION OF A SHEL. Three pickots near Fort Slocum, about four miles north of the city, this moruing gathered several sholls, of whie® they made supports for their cooking apparatus, suppos jog {rom examination that they were empty of combustt Die matter, Ovo of them, however, exploded, and #9 severely wounded Henry Bouquet and B. F. Marshall that euch was obliged (0 Undergo the aujntation of @ leg by Dr. Botron, of Harewood Hos} Dennis Hare wae alvo severely wounded in the left arm. ‘The tajuced maw belong to Company A, First New Hamnpsbiye heavy artily lery. They say that they had frequentiy belore made ust of shoils for similar purposes. * THS MINNSSOTA INDIANS. Brigadier Generai Sibloy, in aa,oficial despatch, eaye “the number of Indiana emsraced within the Territory ot Minvesotu is uearly soventeen thousand, including three thousand five hundred warriors, of whom one thoussad eight hundred are now actively Lostile, two handred aad filty destrous of peace, and one thousand four hundred and fifty (Chippewss) avowedly friendiy, but who would pot hegitate at any time to raise the tomahawk if not re Straived by fear of the consequences. He recommends as & permanent policy conceutration and military surveth lance of the several bands and tribos, adding that, * whee thoy fiud they must coas to depend upon the chase fos food, and must work or starve, thoy will agree to any reasoiable conditions the government may see fit to im PQA; aNd chat it ig eeghtog megs Pang ce wales, that come such fixed policy 26 thal Indicated must be adopted Dy the government with roference to the great tribes of Indians north and west of us before @ perme nent peace cau be restored to our extensive border’” THE AKMY. Lieutenant Colonel Eddy bas been ined to daty en Chief Quartermaster of the Departmeat of the South, an@ Colonel R. G. Webster relieves Colonel Baggs as Chiet Quartermaster of the Dopartment of Virginia aud Norte Caro‘ina, while the lator has been ordered to exter upoe his duties as Inepector . Colone! Pitkin has been appointed Chief Quartermastes of tho depot at City Point, Va. Lientenant Colpne! J. F, Boyd ts announced as Chtet Quartermaster of the Army of Obio, and Colonel J. & Ferry Chie( Quartormaster of tho depot at Louisville, Musical. THE GERMAN OPaRA. In spito of the bad woather there was a very large and fashionable audience assembled in the Academy ef Music last evening. The Germun artists were to sing Flotow's favorite opera of Martha, mod the attraction proved so great asto cause utter forgetfulness of rate and mud. The performance was in id respect plensing. Tee choruses were admirably etivg. ‘The orchestra, ander ‘the direction of Mr. Anschutz, executed the beautiful music with great spirit and ensemble, Of the artiste charged witb tbe principal roles Mme, Frederict and Here Habelmann were certainly most successtul. The possesses a very full and powerful voice, and aith the roleof Nancy is one not suited to her voice, she wow from the audignes. tmoquivocal tokens of satisfaction, Habeltoaon made tho bit of the evening. This tenor hag greatly improved since last searon, and most become @ universal favorite, The performance as a whole went successfully, 80 much so thatthe managerent will ame doubtedly do well to reconsider its decision in the mab tor and reproduce this cpera To-night Faust, now the most popular of operas, will Be Fepeated ; also on Saturday at the matines, Lavvca J. A, Waetervelt & Son will laonch thie morning, at bal’-past seven o’clock, the now sidewhea! steamship Moro Castile, intended for the Havana trade, Manin Conrs.—Captain Higbee, United States Marine Corps, has been ordered to duty at the Norfolk Nevy Yard, Captain Higbee was for some time in the flagshap Hartford, under Admiral Farragut. He has participased in many engagements on the Mississippi river. Mas vor tae East ano West Guur Squaprons,—the steamer Union sails to-day with the pascongers and maite for the East and West Gulf squadrons. Lettors ané parcels left at Walden & Witlard’s, 188 York street, Brooklyn, or ut the Lycoum, before eloven o'clock, wi | be torwarded, News from the Pacific Coast. Saw Francisco, Sept. 12, 1966. ‘Tho steamer Brother Jonathan, fram the North, aertw- od yesterday bringing $432,000 in gold, and good reports from the mines. A banguet bad beeo given to General MeDowell at Vie toria, which was ettended by Governor Kennedy of Vam couvers isiand, and other British notables. ‘The Ireasury receipts in thie city since the last steamer day amount to one million and three quartera, Money is easy at 1}, per cent. Small business doing Jn currency bills at 115 @ 120 premium; ¢oia bills, 34g@ 4 premium ; legal tenders in request at 46 2 46. Nows from Bermuda. Harawax, Sept. 14, 1868, ‘The steamer Galatea, from Bermuda 11th instaot, with troops, arrived here today. ‘The fever was abating at Pormuda. The blockade running steamer Mary Celestia, from Wi mington, N. C., via Bermuda, for Nassau, suak off the south side of Bermuda on the 9th instant. a= mapolis. ‘ Barrmorn, Sept. 14, 1868 ‘The flag of truce boat New York, with three bundre@ and sixty paroled men and forty officers, arrived at Am aa, yreriand stage tine is to be Seen probate tage here next Monday, Send ior, Sew York. Supe and « large party eS a ing order, Hostilities om the part have entirely ceased slong tho whole ine to Folsom, ‘Yhe Furope satled this forenoon, and eter Halifar; neue none for Europe. bark Alonzo, from Boston for sont gt mere ai eleven. o'clock this ibe steamer X. B. Stardock went to per sty ‘algo got arhore, and both remain hard aad feat rocks ace RAGLB VS. RESOLUTR. me eee two : terminated in a pe vee Tine. by s otal score io aie te to! club was well represented, seomueh orth egponnia a area sociation, appended is the ee ~_ Ist, 26 ‘ 4 Military Ain’ - PRPARTORE OF TROOPS PROM WART’S ISLAND. omens ween wore oa ree cee oe They wert Javetivaves and 2 qyaterrarion. Captsin Henry B, Wilder, Company 1, Ne mnt, pew xe ‘York errs ery, srationed of Bort oo Het, 0 poet gold waten, ebale foal by the members of his company. Third battalion, 7,