The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFION H.W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STB, TERMS cash in advance. Movey sent by mail will be fat the risk of the seuder, None but bank bills current in ee NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 186¢\ citi The Last Gasp of the Peace Party— Pal stom aad peleom Disep- potnted. It is pow probable that Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon have given up all idea of active intervention in American affairs. They have leng since discovered that it wonld be greatly agalost their interest to interfere in our businese, and hence they have wisely concluded forces under the MoClellan bauner, and but one result can follow, and that everwhelmingly in her favor. The golden opportunity now presents iteelf for Tammany to redeem herself from all her past follies, and remove the disgrace which our late Congressional delegation have brought upon the city. Will she do itt We hope end expect that she will, A Call Upon McOiel «More for good Postmaster. Draper may also make a good Collector. He is a portly, rosy fellow, full of ready wit and joviality, aud fona' of the best claret and of claret colored com's. In many respects he reminds us of old’ Sam Swartwont. What will be his finale? Not\the same as Swartwont’s, we sincerely hope. Seymour Up Again for Re-election. know of journalism. Day by day they are h'* which they know as little as they app." ting and harming their own personal friends, aud delighting McClelian’s enemies. We warn Little Mao against these dreadful supporters. What they say would be of very little conse- quence did not the republtcans republish the vaeat EWS FROM WASHINGTON Wasmisctom, Sept. 16, 1864, ARRIVAL OF REBEL DSSERTERS. Avotber batch of seventy-eight rebel deserters arrives re this morning from City Point oa board of the stecmer Vata, TUK ‘They represent Florida, Georgia, North Care. lina, Tew, “me® and Virginia regimeuts. They say that the redef’ o*iers have become very vigilané of Inte, owing to the! ou. ¢F0us donertions of their men, who em To the astonishment of everybody Horatio Seymour is up again for re-election as Governor of this State. His renomination is characteristic of the man and the faction by which he is sur- rounded. e Seymour tried to get the nomination at Chicago by the same tricky means he has se- to keep out of a muss where they would be likely to get more blows than ha’pence. But for some time past these usually shrewd Euro- pegn dipiomati ts have been deceived into believing that the people of the North were about to commit political suicide, and that what perience great dix"eulty % getting away, and many ef them bave been shot While andeayoring 0 make (hole escape to our lia ¢ mist favorable opportunity afforded those who \*ish to desert i# when ov the ekiv- mish line, or when ou’ Vidette duty, these deserters say. There were four broths. Smong (Ne dumber brouget here this morning, They longed to Vxglula regimenta, Now York taken. {HE DAILY HERALD, Foox cents per copy eubsoription price $14. TRE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Five cents peroopy, Annual subsoription price:— hobnoxious articles, and even buy up copies of the World to use as campaign documents against the democrats. Ht he A Coup pe Grace ror THe Woops.—The Woods have played their last card, and it has Light, The Daily News, the organ of. the copper- heads, is daily calling for another letter from MeCViellan on issues involved in the forthcom- ing Presidential election. It seems these patri- Anoual Gen CNB ssnster $2 | Kuropedared not do by interveation in our otic brotbers—Ben and Fernando—are not 8at-| cured it at Albany—by declaring beforehand | failed; or, to wake the simile more appro- | and all four of tham desert,%@ at the sane time, All of Three Copies Ae - isfled with the platform McClellan has made for ‘ ‘ ' : N Cit ‘hoefore bel Five Copies... | affairs we would ourselves accomplish by in- hieaaif bok CUB te th that he would not bea candidate. He failed | priate, their last ticket in the political lottery | sese dcnerters took the oath .N City Point hefore being ‘Ten Copies... ; testine feuds and divisions, They labored un- | ™self, but wish to know his opinion upon the | gt Chicago on account of the overwhelming | bas drawn a blank. Turned out of the State | Proust to this city. Colonel LWraham this snoruing NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspoudence, We Go aot return rejected communications, Postage Ove cents per copy for three mouths Any larger number addressed to names of subscriby $2 50 ovoh. ot ton. Twonty copies, to one address, one yor, $25, nd avy larger number at same price. An extra copy will be sont to clubs of twenty. These rales make the ‘Weexiy Hearn the cheanest publication in the country. The Lorornan Kusrion, every Wednesday, et Five cents per copy, $4 per annum to any part of Great Britain, or 66 to any pari of the Contivent, both to inciato postage. The CarzroRNt Erion, on the 34, 15th and 23d of each ‘month, at Six conts per copy, or $3 per annum. VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing import- Bent vows, solicited from any quari@ of the world; if used, Will be Wberelly pata for, AD extra copy will be sent to every club Bar OuR ForsiGy Cones der the idea that there was a firm, compact and powerful peace party in the North—a party resolved on having peace with the rebels on any terms, even with the utter dissolution and destruction of the Union; and they further believed that the influence and power of this party were so great and irresistible that it would weaken, divide and demoralize the loyal North to such an extent that the recognition of Jeff. Davis’ confederacy would follow gs a mat- ter of course. The rebel organs and ageats on this side of the Atlantic, as weil as in Europe, lost no opportunity to circulate these ideas and force them upon public attention. John Slidell and his followers in Paris, and Mason and his coterie in London, have done everything in their power to lead the European world to be- resolutions and platform of the Shent-per-shent Conycation at Chicago. We are not eure but McClellan might throw a great deal of light on the obscure platform of that Convention if he would entirely unburtien his mind about the men who consiructed it and the purposes for which it was made. This shent-per-shent platform, we under stand, was ‘concocted by Belmont and Barlow, the new regency of the democracy, some day last summer, in Wall street, and was purposely intended to be vague and inconclu- sive—pretending much about peace, without determining the terms thereof. We furthermore understand, however, that that platform means a Northwestern confederacy, and the breaking up of the present Union, in order to initiate the ridiculous sovereignties and principalities which popularity of McClellan; Albany by his friends seizing a moment to nominate him when the Convention was ina delirium of enthusiasm at his apparent eelf- sacrifice in persisting to decline. longs to that order of politicians considerable notoriety witbin the past few years, and of which poor Pierce was the most prominent type. the Albany nomination with the same adroit- ness that Old Abe succeeded in overcoming all competitors at Baltimore and securing the re- publican nomination for the Presidency. he succeeded at Seymour be- hich has had He has succeeded in getting But the most impudent thing in the proceed- ings of the Albany Convention is the adoption of the following resolution endorsing Sey- mour:— Resolved, That to Governor Horatio Seymour the gra- Convention, they have come back to the city out of spirits, out of pocket and out at the el- bows. Ben Wood, who atill sticks to peace at any price, denounces the Convention as “a farce” in yeaterday’s News. Tammany Hall has been declared the only regular organiza- tion, and Mozart Hall is closed up. Of course Fernando is closed up also. He has been hissed in Congress, and hissed at Chicago, and now 6 Democratic State Convention has hissed bim, refused to hear him speak, and turned off his faction as irregular. Fernaudo may at- tempt to speak at the McClellan meeting to- day; but we hope, that, unlike Pecksniff, he will not impudentiy incur further abasement. The Woods and the peace faction have received their coup de grace. Let them remain decently furnished the majority of them with (ansportation Nort®. ‘The Eleventn Florida regiment, whieh entered sue rebel servies with eleven hundred meu? hag been re* duced, deserters say, to less than one huxtved by de sertions and casualties of war, but priucipuily »y deser. tions. Among the seventy-eight rebel desorters rough here this morning from City Point were diteen from tnet rogiment. UNION PRISONERS AT RICHMOND. ‘ There are now remaining in Richmond. as prisoucra # war, abous five thousand enlisted men and four hundred ‘and ten officers of the Union army. The system of spectal exchanges which now prevail is the subject of mush complaiat on the part of gueh priscners as posseas ae tufluence at court. ARRIVAL OF ADMIRAL PORTER, Admiral Porter arrived here to-day from the West RECEPTION OF THE MINISTER FROM COLOMBIA. Gen. Don Eusurgia Salgar has been received by tee President as Minister from the Republic of Colombia. Assurances of friendship were mutually exchanged. lieve that the issue would be triumphantly de- cided by the peace party in favor of Jeff. Davis and the confederacy. It was through such fallacious reporta that rebel stock oc- easionally became slightly inflated, and that the Rothschilds, of Paris and London, were in- duced to advance five millions of francs to as- dead until we get them a coffia. titude of the democracy is ever due, They can never forget that {t was be who, in the midst of our disasters and in the face of an overbearing adversary, was (oro- mast in uplifting the banner of constitutional liberty, which he baa siuce borne unaullied through every battia: that it was he who by bi wikdom srreated public cord, by his firmness repelled aggressions upon Stace rights and persona! liberty, and by the purity of his pub- lic life and tho elevation of his purposes exhibited, in the midst of geveral corruntion and fxctiousueds, the highest qualities of a statesman anda patriot Court of General Sexsions, Before Judge Russel, GRAND LARCENY CASES. Thero was a large amount of business transicteg this court yesterday, the majority of the cages ,howover, veing disposed of by the parties plouding guilty, tous saving the court and jury the trouble of trying them. Christopher Florence was indicted ior stenting a pisee have heretofore existed in Germany. The finan- ciers and speculators in Wall street have been trying to get the democrats into their clutches for several years past, and thought they had them now completely in their hands; but McClellan, in his letter of acceptance, has PONDENTS ARF PARTIOULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LETTERS Musical. THE GYRMAN OPER. The Academy of Muste wore its accustomed air of bun ton Int evening. The ludic# were iu full drees; bright opera cloaks and tastily arranged ooiffures were plentiful in the house; in short, there were ovidences that the habitues of the Opera have made up their miuds to + AND PACKAGES SENT U8. =— Volume XXIX = se AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving place.—M ©'Clock—Iausr inee at One NIBLO'® GARDEN, Proadway.—Doxe's Morro. WINTER GARDEN, Broad Toenixs OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Miniaw’s Crive— Jenny Lixo NEW BOWERY TEYKATRS, Bowerr.—Nick or tun Foone—tnusn UVeacoor—Hinan DOpg¥—ALoNZo Te Baye Evenynovy's Pumxp— sist Maximilian in his endeavors to upset the Mexican republic. In fact, the great ‘peace party” of the North had come to be the sbeet anchor of the rebels and their friends—in- cluding Napoleon, Palmerston and the Londen Tines—and its movements and operations were watched with more thun absorbing interest. knocked their calculations all to pieces. If, however, McClellan should write another let- ter, it will doubtless afford additional attrac- tions and ecluf to the campaign. He will have to show the difference between the democrats and tbe republicans, between himself and Lin- coin. and explain the matter of his arrest of the members of the Maryland Legisiature and we have encountered for along time. bas Seymour done to entitle him to the grati- tude of the democracy? “uplift the banner of constitutional liberty?” We deny that either Seymour or his faction is entitled to any credit whatever in the case, This is the boldest piece of political effrontery What Who enabled him to patronize the German (troupe, Toe performance was successful in every respect, The Mhise en acene, tho choruses und the orcuesira were re markably efficient. We bave seldom scen the opera (Der Freischutz) better given, Mme. i'rederici (Agathe) sang this role with greater success than anything sho has ap. peared in yot, We think this decidediy her best effort. Habicmann, as Max, was also very successful. He was warmly applauded, We lack space to notice at length of cassimere, worth $81, from the premises of Hays & ‘Tamlyu, 363 Hudson street, on the Tit lust, The clerk, Mr. Forshuy, pursued the thiof, who ran away, and sus ceeded in arresting bim with the property in his posses. sion. Off'cer Smith took him to the station house, where he said tbat he was intoxicated and didnot know whaé he was doing. He pleaded guilty to an attempt at graad larceny and was remanded for sentence. Otis A. Barlow, a respectable and intelligent looking and if the democracy have any gratitude to give it is upon us, and not upon Seymour, it should be bestowed. In 1862, when a candi- date for Governor, Seymour would have been defeated had we not taken up his cause and compelled the Regency to come. out for the war and to plant Seymour ona thorough war platform. It was a tremendous job—the hardest we ever undertook. When Seymour began his speectes in the western part of the State, on bis way to New York and Brooklyn, it was with the greatest difficulty we could get him straightened before reaching here. We say it required a mighty effort. He had no back- bone himself, but by our exertions and those of John Van Buren, who was our assistant in other similaarbitrary acts, which the radicals have on the record against him, and from which they endeavor to prove that in this respect he is 28 bad as Lincoln himself. A eecond letter from McClellan, if he fully un- burthens himself, wil! therefore be hoth enter- taining and important; it will constitute a rare chapter in the history of the crashing political elements in the midst of which we-are whirl- ing; it will throw light upon dark and hidden places among money changers, where plat- forms are made as the Devil’s broth is made by the witches in Macbeth, and upon sacred chapels, in which corrupt political intriguers mingle in secret and gamble away the nation’s honor and existence, in thimblerigging about his truly excellent performance, This artist is most de- servedly becoming a very great favorite with the public. Weijalich, who was the Caspar on this occasion, was well received by the public, and sang acceptably. The other Actisis merit No particular meation; but one and all aided in making the performance a succerr. To-day there will be agrund Fant matinee, On Mon- day Meyerbeer’s chef @anvre, Robert le Disble, will be given at our Academy of Musie; and on Tuesday evening the good jcople of Brooklyn will have an opportunity to young man, who was in the employ of the Erie Railroad &- Company usa clerk, was arraigned, charged with em-/ bezzling about five bundred dollars—amouats which be collected from eome firms, but which ne failed to return tohisemployers, The accused admitted bis guilt, amd was allowed to pload to am attempt at grand lar cony Tho prosecuting oftieer informed the Court that he was iaformed that the defendant had eulisted in a Now Jersey hear this ive opera, as Manngor Grover bas determined | Trezimeut previous to his arrest, and requested the Coart - to give it om thas evouing in the City of Churches, to defer passing judgment until the authorities could ia- RGR OES quire foto the truth or falsity of that statement, Barlow Music in the Park. nace acehlingle eemeneaa The Park Commissioners announce that there will be | yy, srppeshenre Te ohaiae with robbing Patriex Ou muete in the Park, oa the Malt, this afternoon, com | xe 4° house of ill repute ia Bi dicast; 2 moncing at four o'clock, by the Purk band, under the | soetgnt, of g46 in money. She el id abun ks mabe leadership of H. B, Dodwogth, if the weather be fine, THe | tomne at grand larcany, and was sont back for sen! sabi sir eax John Wilson, indicted for an assvult with intent to stead ig es five doitars from Joaquin Rouade, of the Spanish frigate Lealtad, pleaded guilty. It appeared that tho complata- ant was violently beaten by the prisoner in Washingtes But, alas! for human hopes and combina- tions, what will be the feelings of the friends and allies of the rebellion when they hear of the brilliant and magnificent political cam- psign just begun by the loyal North? We already know that Jeff. Davis and his crew, with the remnant of his army, and the whole press of the bogus confederacy, are in the last stage of desperation at the Union successes and sentiments of the North. Napoleon and Palmerston, who have placed so much faith in the vain boastings of Slidell and Mason, will be more than ever caraged and disgusted with their rebel friends. The noble Union and war leticr of General McClel- lan in reference to the Chicago nomination ROWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Gorxe 10 me Baces— Tu seese—M oVCH nD. BROADWAY THEATRE, 435 Peorie’s Lawrer, BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway,—Tox Txewn—Two Giants, Two Dwarrs, &¢.. at xii hours New Yuan's CaLts—SiaNeT OF KING SOLOFON—Love’s Discuisre— Jonws’ Bany—Day aud Bvening, BRYANTS MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ way.—Ermorian Boxas, | Dances, Littie Mso rok THe Wuits Housx. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway, —Bracorram Boncs, Dances, &o.— 1 a1 A or AT CAMPRELL MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bows ano Kxcimno Meanos oF Eratoriax Onpr Broadway.—Vicrim— Hall. 472 Rrosa. Boxueseuxs, &c.— GALLE DIABOL(QUE. 985 Broadway.—Rongrr Heuer AMERICAN THEATRE. No. 4{¢ Brondway.—Biccers, Fantorians, buRcxsquas, &C.—Tur Two Hn KEW YORK MUSEU Cunosiries any Ley Pat 1—Overture to “Fra Diavolo 2—* Adeiaide”... OF ANATOMY. 6S Broadway.— es. from aM. wil TOP My in ; i this great work of political surgery, we man- - - will take them all by surprise. It has com- | the disposal of government offices. ‘gery 3——“Casino” Polka ‘ Re ig oor f ‘ ‘ y i Mar ket, and caught bim in the act of taking his pBOOURT'S OPERA HOUSE, Brookiya.—Keatortax | plovely flauked every ouc of them. It has The truth is. a correct analysis of the records supe to act al renene in Stole 7 ede cniatmeans -Goilmick | 2% te city dudge sentenced Wilbos to ove cues : <== anked Ni rr i sir | Of Lincoln, McClellan and Fremont, since the | “t™ condition. This elected him. But be was) Gu veriure i> “stidsummor Nigut’s Dream,” prisonment in the Penitentiary. A much more severe S = | faikeds Napoleon)’ and’ Ealmerstod Jn. tholk no sooner elected than he showed his weak- ‘a Nréndelssobn | BeBtence would have beew impceed but for the fact Ubat he jogt an arm in the service of his country. James Martin was indicted for grand larceny, and plead ed guilty to the minor grade of that ofleoco, he bavi stolen $26 worth of cotton goods from Samuel S Bl commencement of the war, would show that the necessities of the country are running us info a system of government similar in schemes for recognizing a rebel confederacy. It Las completely flanked Jeff. Davis by blocking the game of the peace party; and it bas flanked seceeeeeerecseFarback Barbier di Se- se eeeeeeeeese es ROSBiOL 6—Promenade,.......-+ T—Greud selection from ViKiiN eee # New ¥ » Set + 18 i. ork, Sa smn bp 17, 1862 ness, went back upon the war democracy and came out against the war. This piece of treach- ery was followed by like movements among the THE SITUATION. No. 6 Cortlands street, oa the 2ist of August. Reman Ksiep from « Thore i# a0 change of importance to note im the situa- | the Vallandig? the S to that which waa developed cer- it Potts i for sentence, . a ig Vella ciaens =e Seymours acd'iie Woods i PERSE de:nocracy in Connecticut, under Tom Seymour; | 18—Be!l Potts Mazurka ‘The only case that the jury was called upon te tion of affairs Delore Petersburg. On Wednesday last | AS thoroughly as Sherman flagked Hood at | tain epochs in the histories of Rome and | Ohi dee Vallandiotar:inIndtane: ander’ | a— Motley cuickuea try was an indictwent for grand Iarceay against Goneral Birney opened his batteries on the city and rebel | Atlanta, or Grant his accomplished opponent | France, and in England during the Common- eee oe = yen Garrett, MoPartiend sod William Haight. Mo ‘works ‘ayhis front, and kept up a furious cannonade for over two houra On the same atternoon the enemy Opened a terrific artillery fire on three signal towers on ths danke of the Eignteenth corps, but inflicted no fojury that was aot easily repaired. The death of Brigadier Gouerai J. B. Howell, of Pennsylvania, commanding a on the Weldon Railroad. McClellan is just as loyal as the other two Union candidates now before the people for the Presidency—~Lincoln and Fremont. The only question now is, which of these three candidates ghall be chosen as the next President? Certainly the people will say, he who will most speedily end the wealth. .As those nations were then transmuted from a condition of republicanism to imperial- ism, so {s this republic in a similar transition state. The ory is that this feeling lies alto- gether .in the South. It is notso0. The ten- dency to imperialism is as strong North as it is Seuth. It is true Lincoln is not making as Voorhees. and elsewhere. What was the conze- quence? Wherever the democracy gained a foothold upon a war policy in 1862 they lost it in 1868 by rejecting it and foliowing the lead of Seymour. racy in one year were wiped out the next through the folly, the treachery and the cop-* Thns all the victories of the domoc- FRAUDS DISCUVERED IN THE Bi HOW OUK MERCHANTS AKE SWINDLED— ACTION OF COLLECTOR DRAPER, BTU. Since Collector Draper has been imaugurtted into his new oflice nothing is left utidone to ferret out any frauds which may exiat in the Cusiom House Department. This diligent researcn bas brought to light some large swind- tland was tried alone, the complaining witness—Hea- ry Smith—swoaring. that ho was Darber on the obig )* North Carolina; sbat on ihe morning of the 12th of J hile in an eating saloon, corner of Grand street and Bowery, the prisonor and forr young men entered and at the same table; that when tie was going to pay bis they got op, pushed around uim, aid soon after be mi bia gold wat-b, which wea worth $175. The proverty was. not recovered. | Mr. Grenville 1). Jenks gave the prisoner @ good character: but tho Court having charged that if the jury believed the young mon acted in conceré they were all equally guiliy, a verdict of guilty wae Drigade in the Tenth corps, is anuounced. He was killed Dy hia horse falling upon bim. We bave no later intelligence from either Atlanta or the Sheoandoab Valley The rebois have organized another invasion of Missouri Dospatches from the Southwest state that General Price, with Give thousand cavalry, crossed tbe Arkansas river perheadism of democratic leaders. Ona war platform they were everywhere succeésfil. When they abandoned it they were everywhere defeated. Aud now, having piloted Seymour and the dirty democracy by which be was sur- rounded through the green and slimy streams of copperheadism, and through the Red Sea of Jing operations in the bonded warehouses of the city. The Congressional Committee on Pubiic Kxpenditures heave also been at work in this conuectiou, and pold daily sessions. When a merchant places bis goods in a bonded ware- house he expects that they wil! be returned to him in the same condition and as large ‘a quantity as at ine time of their entrance: but such does not now appesr to rendered, coupled with a strong recommendation to the mercy of the Court. AN ABSAULT UPON A WIFR. Charles Colton, indicted for a felonious assault and bab tery upon bis wile Marta Colton, by striking her with em axe, pleaded guilty to an assanit with a dangerous woapom with intent to do bodily harm. At the urgent request of the wife, who Decame surety for the future good of hor crring balf, the City Judge consented to suspead judgment for the present. rapid strides in that direction as Jeff. Davis: but he is drifting that way a6 fast as his cur- rency is approaching the inflated condition of the currency of the rebel imperialist. Whoever may be elected the next President of the United States will have either to ac- war end restore the Union. As far as Fremont is concerned, he has uot the ghost of a chance. The only support be can get will be from a few ultra radicals and abolitionists, who alto- gether will not muster @ baker’s dozen of votes for him. The peace party is sui generis, halfway between Little Rock and Fort Smith on the $th instant, om route for Missouri; and it is conjectured that his destination is Springfield, whije Sheiby’s rebe! force Both these posts are said to De strongly garrisoned and able to repel any demonstra. tion that may be made against them. ‘We have uews from Hilton Head to the 1Stb inst. No active military operations of Importance are reported. ‘The six hundred rebel officers recently consigned to Gen. Foster have been placed tn the prisoners’ camp con- Structod on Morris Island, undér the fire of the rebel Datteries, and the commander at Charleston notified of the fact. As regards rations, these prisoners are to fare Precisely as do the Union officers placed under fire in Charleston. General Saxton bas organized ® savings ‘bank for the contrabande, and has also ieeved an order prohibiting the purchase of cotton from the negroes in advance of the harvest. The despatch boat Fawn, while on the passage from Norfotk to Roanoke Island, through the canal, wae cap- tured and burned by the revels om the Oth inst. Major Jeoney, Provost Judge of Newbern, together with the crew of the Fawn, were also captured The prize steamer A. D, Vance (British), Acting-Marter J. A. Hannam, arrived here yesterday morning. ehe was from Wilmington, bound to Halifax, and captured on the 10th inat. off Now inlet, by the United States steam unboat Santiago de Cuba, after achase of ten hours. She is 609 tons, British measurement ooo horse power god very fast She bas « cargo of 400 bales of cotton. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Many prominent Mexicane at present tn this city cele- brated the anniversary of the birthday of the republic by & spiendid banquet at Beimonico’s last evening. Atorrible disaster occurred yesterday morning in the East river, opposite the foot of Jackson street, caused by the explosion of the boiler of the tugboat B. B. Sanders, by which four persons are supposed to have loss their lives, and two or three others to have been seriously if not fatally injured, At the time of the accitent the dors was engaged ip a race down the river with the tug- ‘oat Olive Baker, but the cause of the explosion is not kaown Im the United States District Court yesterday the Dis trict Attorney flied & libel against the Hnglieh prize @teamer A.D. Vance and cargo, captured Sept 10, op the Atiantic Ucoan, in longitude 14 degrees 20 minutes Wost, and latitude 5 degrees North, by the United States steamer Savtiago de Cuba, Captain 0.8 Girson, The Vance was loaded with cotton, from W imimgton, XN. wound to Halitax, She was chased nine boure before being captured. The prize Js cetimated to be worth bait @ million of dollars. The proceedings in the General Seasions sesterday were foleresting, aa will be seen by our report sisewhere, ‘The Grand Jury wore discharged, baving in eight days found one bundred and twenty-five indictmecta They made & presentment recermmending the amendment of the law in respect to the crime of abortion, which is #0 Gefective that the perpetrators of that offence elnde Odequals punisiment, ‘There was a firm feeling in commercial ciroles -yester- Gay in spite of (he fuctuations ip gol, which, however, ‘wore not very violent, In mont article there wae @ ‘wide differeoce between the views of buyers and sellers, whioh prevented transactions, nevertheless the aggregate business was (air, imported merchandise was muiniy beid firmer, groceries were steady, petroieum firmer, cotton lower, On 'Change the four market was dui avd drooping and 60. 8 100. lower, wheat firmer, corm lo. @ Ge. lower, oata decidedly lower and dol), pork more act! ‘end Uriner, beet qaist, lard Grinor, whisker lo. bieher, 024 jcosaile Unione. dar eased. will attack Cape Girardeau, and has no affiliation with the masses of the Northern people. So its’ movements need not be taken into serious account. It is led and sustained by such persons as Val- landigham, Fernando and Ben Wood, and en- couraged by anumber of characterless indi- viduals, either in or out of the State Prison. The question of # choice for the next President is therefore still further reduced to the two remaining Union candidates—Lincoln. and McClellan. The people of the North are re- selved that there can be no separation of any of the States of the Union; and this at once decides the secession part of the question, killing off the peace men entirely. Between Lincoln and McClellan it is easy for the people to choose. The great problem is, who is the most competent, who is the most fit to govern, and who will reflect most credit and honor upon our country? It is also necessary for the people to decide which of the two candid&tes has the most education and patriotism, and which one will be most likely to accomplish the paramount work of reuniting tbe country. It is unnecessary for us*to forestall the popular decision, as any one Who reads the newspapers carefully can decide for himself. At any rate, the plans and plottings of the peace party are atan end, and a very few weeks will show us & government in power stroug enough to put down rebellion at bome and to extinguish the last lingering hopes of Palmerston aud Napo- leon and all the “neutrais,’” whose best wish is the destruction of the republic. New Yorx City Concresstona, DELEGATION. — Now that the issues on the Presidential contest have been made plain and certain by the letter of McClellan, the democracy should at once nominate the ablest men that they can find to represent thie city in the next Congress. What- ever may be the result elsewhere, no person for a moment doubts that this city will roll up @ larger majority for “Little Mac’ than bas ever beep given to a candidate for any office heretofore. Under this fecling and en- thusiasm the democracy have the opportunity to reform our Congressioual delegation, and tend men to Congress who will stand foremost in our national councils, and secure for us the porition there which the wealth, intelligence and commercial importance of the city de- mand. The Woods, in coming out against ‘Little Mac,” bave completely shelved them- eelvee, and any faction which attempts to make largoine with them will be annihilated by the popular vote. Tammany has now the opportunity to regain ber time-honored glory, and once more resume her place cmong the political powers of tire day, if she will only drop her little bargaining snd nowinate men of known integrity and un- deubted ability for Congress. Let her throw overboard the trading and peddiing politicians who have heretofore disgraced us in the halis of Congress, and seleot men who appreciate and can represent the city as it should be re knowledge the independence of the South or destroy their power. The power of Jeff. Davis must be destroyed at all hazards, or the nation is lost forever. Tt must be destroyed, we say, or, having run the race of other republics— having had its day of-prosperity, domestic tranquillity, power and glory—-the American republic, by its terrible and desolating civil’ war, by the imbecility of its rulers, by the un- blushing corruption of its public agents, by the senility and timidity of its statesmen, and by the vicious and demoralizing tenden- cies of the teachings ®f petty and unscrupu- lous demagogues, will gradually, pass away, and leave upon the reeords of time only a fleeting memorial of its once stupendous great- ness. Another and fuller letter from McClellan is therefore called for;. for’ we donbt very much if be can be elected on the several plat- forms on which he stands. Tue New Cottecror axnp Svrvevor.—Poor Greeley is very angry because Surveyor An- drews is removed and Postmaster Wakeman is appointed in his place. Greeley abuses Wake- man and Weed and Lincoln, and growls gene- rally. Andrews is a very nice, clever gentle- man; but then these republican patriots must lose their heads some time or other, and it is sweet to die for one’s party, #8 Horace appro- priately remarks. The appointment of Wakeman to the Sar- veyorship was an attempt on the part of Mr, Lincoln to extricate himself from a dilemma, It appears that bis promises, like pie crust. are made to be broken, and that, like a shrewd pettifogger, he leaves a loophole by which to creep out ef every contract. He promised to make Wakeman Collector, and Chase resigned partly on account of a disagreement with Lin- coln about this appointment. The way being thus cleared, Wakemah’s papers were made out, and Thurlow Weed carried them about in bis breast pocket for several weeks, waiting for orders to deliver them. Then ‘Fessenden interfered—not Seward, as is usually stated. Fessenden, who knows nothing of financial management, wanted to secure the friendship of Moses Taylor, who knows ® great deal. Mr. Taylor was offered Cisco’s place, but’ declined it. This only made Fessenden more anxious to get @ hold upon him, and se he urged the appoint- ment of Simeom Draper, who is @ crony of Moses Taylor's, to the Ceilectorship. Lincoln's backbone gave way, as usual,sand Draper got the office. The next thing was for Lincoln to escape from his promise to Wakeman, and thie he did by giving him the Surveyorship, which is not so good as the Collectorship however. These changes about will make some dis- turbance im the republican ranks. Barney goes into retirement, and Draper goes into office, and Wakeman leaves the Post Office; but what is to be done with Andrews? He oannot take Wakeman’s deserted place; for that is promised to James Kolly. Well, Wakeman presented in the national councils, and rally her | will make @ good Surveyor, aa be has made @ and he does not deserve to be elected. nomination was accomplished by a delusion. by humbuggery and trickery. n6 enthusiasm to the national ticket, and those disunioniam, in which be would bave been en- gulpbed and sent to political perdition for- ever, astounding effrontery, coming ont and affirm- ing that to them belong the fruits of demo- ergtic successes two years ago, all of which would havé been tinglorious -defeats had it not been for us. fou! means politicians will sometimes resort to to accompliah their ends. 4 we see him and his faotion, with Here is complete evidence of the Seymour did not deserve to be nominated, His Tt will impart who were parties to the deception may take to themselves the credit if the State of New York bé utterly lost to the democracy next Novem ber. Two Great Pratronms.—-During the past few works we have heen deluged with platforms. The conventions issued platforms for their different candidates, and these, in reply. issued their own platforms all more or lesa celebrated or notorious, fol- lowed the example eet by Lincoln, Fremont and McClellan, even down to Colorado Jewett and the Chevalier George Francia, Train. Taking these all in all, however, they are eclipsed by the platforms just isswed by Lieu- tenant General Grant and Major General Sher- map. To these truly great and energetic men we owe whatever successes have crowned our arme. To their determined ond undaunted valor a& well as undoubted strategical ability are we indebted for the greatest and most de- cided victories to which we can point. These two great generale have, we repeat, isened their platforme, and the public seem to | take less notice of these important documente than they should. Grant and Sherman demand more men, that they may, thue reinforced, strike the last blow, gain the final victory, which shall desiroy the rebellion snd restore oer glorious Union. We kngw that General McClellan ignored the rotten peace platform of the Chicago Convention. What does be say to thore of Generals Grant and Sherman’ They ask for men, even by # draft if they are not to be procured in time by other means. They are determined to conquer & peace, and must have the requieite force te carry out their great purpose. What does General McClellan think about these lagt but greatest platforms’ We are anxious to hear from him, and may safely add that the people desire information upon this enbject as ardently as we do. What of the great platforms of Grant and Shormant Tax Worn IxsvainG MoCieLiaN.—There are very general complaints among all the friends of McClellan that Belmont and Barlow are in- juring him terribly through the World. These complaints were publicly uttered at the Demo- cratic Btate Convention, where the want of sense, want of tact and want of taste with which the Torld is gonducted received the ee | men be the case. Investigation bas discovered that various employes in those warchouses bave appropriated geome Of the goods. Silke, sugar, chests ot Lea, cases of gloves aud numerous other arcicies wore thus abstracied. Uther subteriuges of a thieving nature were also resorted to by the employes in order to wrong the merchant. Those men introduced lady tricads to the merchants, wheo 1 latfor were Gompelicd to’ present eajias and oth Werrabler 10 the fair ones av a recompense for any atten- tion whieh mint be paid to their bonded goods. In cave of non-compliacce with this demand the unfortunate mérchant had to auifer the penalty from the band those va) cipled men in the destruction and abstrac- tion of their goods, Further starting developments are expected. » - Our lron-Cinds. :BK TONXIS PAILURB—-ANOTHSR TRIAL 7LE, Ere. It appears that the last performance of the light dranght Mouitor Tansy om her trial trip at Philadelphia confirms our previous stavementa in reference to the nttor tm wortbiness of thie cluse of vessel. The could not be controlled and one of the holere gave out, aud, in fact, nothing worked im time or tune, She is #0 TRI |, planned that she ehows her weakriess even in the smooth waters of ori She leake very badly, and the pumps are oomatantiy 0 1 prevent ber from The Tunxie.is a great failure, Her a id not koow bow to calculate the disp foating body. If the specifications had been adhered to she would have floated one foot below the suriave, She bag cost about a half million of dollars, and ie probably not worth as Tuch af A common Row, | Lt te Lime some. aah A co dtnt | thing was done to ptt a rton vo the waste of money vpom Seeing this a host of individuals, | ibis clase Of vossele to Dt them for service witha bat- lery. -fhey may be used for tospede oats, but never stor Monitors. The Unes. PATEREOR RACKES—EROOND FALL MEETING. A meich for $5,000 will be run to day between Jae. B. Watson's eb. ¢, Aldebaran and Jobn Rupier’e b. ¢. Ken This race je creaiing the mest intense excite- , ane betting ran bigh yeeterdsey at tix to five on Kentucky. The race will be two mile beais Berider the match there will be & handicap race, for whicd eigut horse ectored ix of them Dave been accepted, Other races, it ie thought, wil) be made wp. Mr. Simmons, the owner of the trotting stallion Georre Wilkee (inte Rovert Fillimghaw ), rent or word inet nig that tbe boree Bad throws oot two eplinw, and that be Would not be permitied to (ret agwin bbie year. © Bar eo the Champion Pare Ball Cab, of Jer: tey City, and the Pioneer Club, of Newsrk. was played om | the grounds of the Inter, wear Newark, on Thursday, aud esuited in & vietory Jor the Poneer Lind by # fcore of 22 ngainet 17. City In Dax@anoce SHoonRe CcoURRENGE A man mamed Reger Jirdpe, Jr, wing at OF Bayard Mreet, wae dan gorounly abot tn the right breaet by the accidental din enarge of & revolver raid to bave beon im bie own Bands. The ateoting Cecorred at bie residence, 66 Bayard etreet, Aboot beif-pest one o'clock yenterday morning Jndge was conveyed te the New York Honpital, where House ethn of the wound. Fhe found Uber tbe vail beg enteres the ripht treat below the collar bone, through the lung spd excaned Sbrongh the showlder. Pir recevery ie very imprebabie, The victim m the Kon of Koyer Judge, an ole and elfiorent ofhoer of the Bixtb precinct. Tae CopyeRence oF Te IxDErANTIT Mrrvoue Co Rowse commence their Wird seasion af Professor Mattison chorcd ip thie city on Wednerday , the 21at iat, Stave Array move Siste Wasp. —Twe mes, pamed Danie! Sheeban and Koxeve Greene, were danges. Ounly stabbed Inet evening, sboot even C clock, in an al. Vereotion that occurred front of No 46 ted the net are Detween tome intoxicated partion Baxter street The parties who com. present onkuown, @ woonted Frm 1 Ease Grammy. —Between ten and sleven yesterday morning & fire oconrred im the shoddy min, 11 Kael street, owned by Edward Taylor, It was caused Tis teouge to nto sad machinery tn the, ow an el wilt amount to about $1,000; not jneured The building is owned by Purdy & Th fa damared ebyus 3400, end fe insured. THE DE GROOT CASE—INTERESTING PARTICULARS. It waa expected that John DeGroot, who is jointly fs dicted with Eltzaboth DeGroot, charged with the commis sion of a number of larcencies in first class residences, by resorting toan ingenious device, would be placed om trial, but,"owing to the absence of a material witness, the . case was set down for Monday. Our readers already “Teurned from the brief report in yester bat the female accomplice was tried and convicted om two iodictments, and is now awaiting her sentence, There are besides ti indictments against theee parties, @ numbor of complaints preferred by ladies, who subse quently learned of the arrest of these parties, who sue ceeded by the artful dodge to which they resorted jn robbing them of valuable art! principally gold watches and jewelry. be uninteresting to repeat the modi theso the'ts were accomplished. dress wel! and whose affability and general appearance are well calculated to deceive the unsuspecting—the | lady being attired in deep mourning—peremnr through tue fashionable parts of the city, and wherever they saw a brown stone front advertised ‘ for gale’ or & portion of ft © to let,” they requested the occupants te show them thfough the premises, which was poljt done by tue ladies of the respective houses. The prisoner, who bad an eye to busivess, would generally tarry « little longer than bis accomplice in an apartmest where be spied any valuable article which could be pur- loined and carried away without observation, In some instances the jewelry of the ladies would be exposed om the tables and boreaus of their dressing room, which, of course, Wre ® very strong temptation to these clover thieves. It is rumered that the woman who assumed De- Groote Dame 12 not bis wife, and that during the trialem ‘Thuraday the bone fide 3 court ‘here are jn all thir cases against bim, but im rome ances the prosecuting officer bas not been to find owners for property found upon bim at the time of his arvest, which, by the way, was occasioned by one of the victimized ladies, who aetiectly identified bim while passing through the street. DISCEARGR OF THE GRAND JURY. Ip the afterneon be Grand Jury came into court as@ presented @ large, batch of indictments. Mr. Auchim- | close, the foreman, wiated that they had Quished thelr Danmese and asked to be rye Jucge Musee!) obeerved that beretofore-grand juries bad dirregarded & suggestion which be made relative to repace of eight twenty five bille— court. She Grand Jory of the City Judge. Previous to retiring the mitted the following preseotment in a sealed envelope, Dut it was auygequently given to our reporter for puliloa trom: — TRPSENTM PY. The Grand Toenes, of the cty and county of New Yorm for the September term wonld respecifally dail the at- | tention of the Judges of tbe Court of General Resstons te the present imperfect and upeatiefactory character of | the statutes im relation to the procurement and | tration of the orime of abortion, They are infor: | vbat such are the mdefuite and jimited terms these statutes that if extremely difMoult to pro cure convictions even in caste where | am riion i aod imposetsle where fence of ¥ beipour # onerac! of cur community, A case bae been submited Grand Jery which, inal ie circa ageimet the parties acconed, the apd punishment of i erent e en eh sedacer he at bt pnoiehment prencr! by law for 8 mindemennor, snorense tion of thie kina of offences and Mn she Dusiber of repviable rocailed “phyrictans,” who readil ; | their criminal ald to partion desirous of sitter an thelr shame of of relieving semseives tte the trou! tt ir | | _ Snmanea’ oe wil offenders ened pan qrowing evil. The Grand Jory, therdore, ‘urge upoe the Ovart tbat the attention mine wert Nn aes a inte edocuate 10 10s wer pe Ly gt ‘cane ve framed by the District Attorney poe VGH AUCHINGLOS, Foreman, Brno, Reeretat a pW Jony Room, Sept. ie, 1’. ‘ inet DeeRen. SHRED CARES OF MORDNA K THR i Tater tn the day and thelr cance rey; James Branigan for tit Mi er rGur of Henry Menlagy ‘and Teomas Kebos for the murdér @ wearge a Gardne.