The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1864, Page 4

% NEW YORK HERALD. —— Wotame XXIX.... AMUSBMENTs THIS EVENING, ACADEME OF MUSIC, Irving pisce.—Manrna NIBLO'S GARDEN. Broadway.—Ricaeciee WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Fox Cuasr, WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Byerrsopr's Priaxp— Toopuns poutucto THEATRE, Broadway.—Finesse—Jexny ry NBW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Tur Ticxrt or wave Sav—Lirrtm Daisy—Peeseccten DUTCHMAN. BOWERY THBATBE. Bowery.—Kyicuts or Sr, Joux— NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMB ward to the city was represented, and the proceedings wore harmonious. James Brown, Eaq., presided, aud Mr Roosevelt acted as secretary. The pripotpal business transacted was to suggest the appointment of one dele gate from each ward (to attend a general convention, to be held on the first Monday tu October, whose proviace wil! be to pominate candidates for the vartous positions fa the city goverameat, the moito of the C.tizons’ Association ‘deing, ‘Honest and capaple men for public office "’ Ab the meeting of the Board of Education last evening & ber of small bills for repairs of achoolhouses and other similar work were passed; but a0 Dusiness of the lightest public interest transpired. ‘The immigration to this port is still large The aumber of arrivals last wook was 2,471, making the total since January 1,146,525 ‘The arrivals to the same per od of 1863 ‘were 114,365, “The commutation Dalauce’ ia bank is $12,497 O1 ‘A meeting of the military friends of Gonerai MoCielian is called for Friday ovening, at No. $54 Broadway, for the purpose of forming a vigiiaace committee to secure his election to tbe Presidency District Attorney , oa compiaiat of Simeoa Draper, Collector of Linis port, fled a Hibet asking the forfeiture of UecivoKe Goonm—F iDELtO0. BROADWAY THEATKE 435 Peorwe’s Lawran. BaRWUM'S MUSEUM Broadway.—Tox Taexs—Two Quarts, Twe Dwanrs, @0.. ai al bourses New Yr. CALLA—BioNeT oF King SOLOMON—Lovn’s Discus Sonma’ Bany—Day and Evening, BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hail, wey.—Brmsorian Boncs, Dances, Bunixsquus, &c.— Lrrtum Mac ror tax Wurte Hous WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. Genes, Danoas, £0.=Fait or Atlanta ree OaMPBELL MINS! L8, 199 Bi — ano Mxotrwa Matanan or Exwiorian Oppras nS? dway. Victim SALLE DIABOLIQUE. 585 Broadway.—Roserr Heirs AMERICAN THBATRE. No. 444 Broadwi Parromimes, Bupuwseuis, &c.—Ru Van W KEW YORE Ovriosrixe and = Batcars, LE. SEUM OF ANATOMY. 61S Broads crURHS, Irom 9 A. M, til OP. BOOLEWS Bowas, Dances, Brookiya.—Brmrortas OPERa HOUSE, Br QTR, New York, Thursday, Sept. 22, 1864. THE SITUATION. The glorious victory of Gcveral Sheridan in the vicinity Of Winchester gains increased lustre ag additioual details of the battle become public. Its decisiveness and impor tance prove to have been even greater than the first desg patches descriptive of it represented, The number of priaouera captured from the rebels up tothe date of the fatest accounts reached nearly Oye thousand, and the oumber was beiug constantly increas od. At three o'clock on Tussday afteruoon our Our army was crossing Cedar creok, thirty miles from the polut whero Monday's battle commenced, tn close pursuit Of Karly’s Qesing troops, who were too much disorganized to mako @ stand, which {t was thought they would not do @orth of Staunton. The graphic description of the battle by our spacial correspondent, and the map of the field of Contest which we publish to-day, will serve to give the Public a very uccurate impression of the incidente and Boone of this most sanguimary struggle and brilliant vic- tory The reports of a rebel attack on the left wing of our army in front of Petersburg on Sunday night last prove ¢0 have beev without foundation. The rumors grew out of a movement of rebel cavalry n that direction as far @s Sycamore church. It is supposed that they came to Fepeat cueir recent handsome cattle stealing achieve meat; but if object tigappotuted; tbeir of one solitary thoy were | raid they this was their groatiy carried for in first all save animal There was 90 change of importance to note in the army @t the latest dates. Scarcely a shot bad been heard nlong the lines for twenty-four hours. ek bed issued a complimentary order relative to the recent cap General Hane ture of rebel pickets by a detachment of the Second the steamabips America and Havana, on the ground that goods bad been landed without permite, in violation of the revenue laws, The members of the Indepeadent Methodist oburch met in onference yesterday moroiug, in Rev. Mr. Mattison’a church, im Forty-firat etreet, near Sixth aveaue. The session was opened by prayer, and Professor Mattison was elected President for the ensuing year. The rep rts or the various committees were highly satisfactory, Showing that several new churohes have been orected during the past year, The Conference adjourned fill to- day, when other important busiuess wili be transacted. ‘Tho case of Pauline Castri vs. Jacob Grau was resumed in the Marine Court yesterday, The evidence on both Sides wes closed and the summing up gone through with. ‘The case was then adjourned until tea o'clock tuls morn- img, when it will be given to the jury uoder the charge of the Court. The only case tried yesterday ia the Gonerai Sossions was an indictment for grand larcony against Jane McCibe and Kate Robinson, goe complataant betog Patrick Cas sidy, a member of the First New York Mounted Rifles He met these giris in a street in the Fourth ward ou the 7th inst., and after driaking with them ali day wa: robbed of over $700 in greenbacks. The testimony egaingt McCabe was slight, which resuited io ber ac quittal: but the fact that over $490 was found with Kovinson (he sume night, aud (bat the dotective officer of the ward heurd mec ay to a man that she had mado a raise of $700, tauen to connection with other suspicious ciroumatauces, warrauted the jury ia rendering a ver dict of “Guilty.” Sbe was remauded (or sentence. The markets were rendered more quiet than ever by the decline in gold yesterday, and the merchauts evinced little disposition to do business, There was a porfect willingness to sell, but very litte to buy, Io ali com- modities there was a material difference “between the views of buyers and sellers, and business was greatly re- tarded thereby. Commercial transactions were light in the aggregate, but the sales, reported elsewhere, show no impertant cbange in prices, Gotton and groceries were nominal, Petroleum was Ic. a 2c. lower. Oa ‘Change the flour market was 6c, a 10c. lower. Wheat was lc. a 2c. lower. Corn was active and firm. Oats were firmer, witha fair demand. Pork less active, buttirm, Beef quiet. Lard loss active anda trifle easier. Whiskey and treights dull. Sheria Victory and Pursult—Its Er- fect on the Military Sftuatio. General Sheridan’s pursuit of Harty is likely to be as effective as his recent vic’ory was complete. He has not only sent the enemy “whirling through Winchester,” but be is ‘whirling them on towards Staunton at a most pitiless rate. Early fought till night on Mon- day, and doubtless marched his men all Monday night. All day Tnesday Sheridan’s cavalry must have been at Warly’s heels; for on, Tues- day at three M. Sheridan was crossing a stream thirty miles south of where the batile began on Mouday. Such a pursuit, continued through two or three days, might very probably in the complete dispersion of Karly’s force, aud leave Sheridan without an opponent aud en corps Deserters from Loc’s army continued to come into Grant's lines iv great numbers, The advices from Southeast Missour! and Arkansas go | €o show that a concentration of various scattered rebui | @etachments, for a strong invasion of Miseouri, under Gevoral Stiriiog Price, is in progress. A fight between the Third Missouri militia and a portion of the rebe! uel by's force took place on Monday last on the eck tiver, ia Soutbeast Missouri. General l’rice is reported to | ave recently bad at Pocahoutas, Ark., a consi.erable army, and Shelby was said to bave between four thou- | aod aud eight thousand men at Powhatan, Ark., L2tb iast n the Otber detachments of rebels are scattcred about in various localities on the 3) | sourl border | Several of the rebel | tured Queen and Parsons, on Lake Brie, uave been pursued and pirates who on Monday last despoiled and burned the little steamers Island caplured. Six of them» are now in sale keeping on Jobu- | ou's siand, and the principal agent and several of his accompl Sleamer Michigan, the capture of which veese! was the are prisoners on board the United States ultimate object of the piratical foray. We have received Geveral Sherman's caustic reply to {he late letter of General Hood protesting against the re ‘moval of women and children from Atlanta. it is quite unnecessary to appeal | General Boorman says to the dark ages, as General Hood 0 grand Sioquently did, for a parallel to thie measure. He says “it is not unprecedented; for wene- | | ral Johnston very wisely aod properly removed the families all the way from Dalton dows,’ and ‘You yourself burced dwelling bouses along your parapet, and I bave seon to-day Ofiy houses that you rendered unm habitable because they stood in the way of your forte and meo."’ Genera! Sherman enume: acta of rebel commanders, and says—“In the name of es various barbarous common sense, | ask you not to appeal to a just God in Guoh @ sacrilegoous manner.” EUROPEAN NEWS. By the arrival of the Persia at this port last evening wo bave European advices to the 11th inst., two daye ater than those previously received. The news ie in ome reapecta important. | Mr, Edward Bates, of Liverpool, the reputed owner of | the stoamer Georgia, which was captured by the Niagara, has boon officially notitied by the British government that 00 interference in bis behalf need be expected, but | that be must defend bis imierest in the United States Prize Court, There is a report that Semmes Btoamer, with three hundred men. H The politieal aod military situation of affairs in the | ‘United States continued vw occupy a large ebare of public | In London on the evening of the 10th console cioved at | TK 8 87% for money. At Liverpool cotton was quiet and uocbanged in price, while breadetulfe and provirions wore dull, with a downward tendency ‘The Borussia, from Hamburg on the 34 and Soutnamp ton on the Tth inat., arrived at thie port jact night. We } have later Ruropean dates by steamere which arrived Previous to the Borussia. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arrival of the steamer Eagle, from Havana. we | yesterday recetved some interest! ntelligence from | Dubs and Bt. Domingo. There is nothing new from Mex) | 0. The blockade runner Matagorda is reported captured ‘with six bundred bales of cotton on board. It t@ understood that General Hays has received orders to proceed with the draft in the Fires and Tenth Cop- @Teesional disteicts of this State to-morrow. Ip the First Gistriot, comprising Queens, Suifolk and Richmoad coun- Biles, the quota is deficient about ope thousand men, while in afloat ins fine | with an open road to Lynchburg. Sheridan has plenty of cavalry; aod no man in the coun- try knows better bow to use that arm, so aw- fully efficient. for just such service as is now required of it in the valley. Indeed Major Geveral Sheridan will now in all probability show, as no one bas hitherto shown in this war. how much an energetie pursuit can accomplish toward the absolute destruction of a beaten army Our victories in Avgust and September make our record for those two months ove of almost unparalleled splendor. Lee beaten three times in as many desperate attempts to drive Grant from the Weldon road; Hood beaten three times in hie attempts to break Sterman’s advance, and a fourth time in the decisive battle that gave us possession of At- Janta; our triumphs at Mobile, and, finally. Sheridan's magovificent success in the valley all these make a series of victories that are the surest guarantee the people can have of peace. But Sheridan's victory is something even bet ter than the splendid climax to this splendid seri It is a victory whose effects upon the situation at Petersburg will be immediate and great, and it ie one that shows us exactly how distinct is General Grant's grasp of the whole situation in Virginia. Sheridan, as we have repeatedly shown, could bave beaten Early a month ago as easily as he did on Monday bast: but Grant was not ready for the victory then. He used the valley to amuse Lee, and wien that amusement was no longer necessary to his purpose he made Lee pay for it. He has been ahead of Lee at every step, and is still ahead; tor it will doubtless prove that Sheridan's battle has been exactly timed for its effect else- where than on the immediate field where it was fought. * That effect will be seen in the triangle com- prised between Richmond, Petersburg and Lynchburg. Sheridan pushing Early toward Staunton, or beyond it, toward Lynchburg, will very imperatively divide the attention that Lee now gives to Grant. Lee will then be ina very uncomfortable dilemma. If he sends out any force to stay Sheridan—to save Early and | Lynecbburg—-Grant will take that opportunity to get the last of Lee’s railroads. If he does not send ont such a force, Sheridan may very prob- ably get hold of the same railroad at its Lyncb- burg end; and so, in either event, Lee must get away from Richmond—if he can. For all this to be soon done it is necessary that Lee should not be reinforced by the veterans uoder Hood, whom Sherman has for a little time left idle. Sherman’s truce expires to-day, and it is to be hoped that be may immediately assume active operations again, if for no other purpose than to keep Hood’s men out of Lee’s army. VoLeyrerrine ror THe Anwy—Ovr Qrota.— While the draft is being enferced in many | places throughout the country, New York is still exempt, and we hope and trust will con- tinue to be. The Supervisors’ Volunteering Committee continue in daily session, in sc- cordance with the desires of the President, as the Teeth district, comprising Westchester, Putnam and expressed to Supervisor Blunt, and mea are Rockland counties, ie short about eight hundred men. Five hundred @ousend pounds of fieece wool were ‘otfered for sale at auction in this city yesterday. A con- | Piderable quaatity of the wool? bowever, was either die poeed of ot private sale or withdrawn, and what was pold at auotion brought not far from twelve per cent lees Bhan the current rates asked for similar qualities to pri. wate bands. A prolimiuary mecting wae beld last evening at the rooms of the Cisiesme’ Agsoctation, 1p Broadway, to mal aremarotigns it tbe appreeching charter election. Kvery being continually enlisted, though the numbers per day are not great. As we have before stated, Mr. Bluat and the committee claim that the quote of thie city is full and more than full, and this hes been positively conceded by Provost Marshal General Fry, and this, too, notwithstanding the State Commissioner swept off at a single dash of the pen thirteen thou- sand of the twenty-seven thousand naval re- cruits who, Mr. Blunt discovered, had enlisted from thia city, and of course belonged to our quota. Hence it is that our quota is fairly deemed not only full, but in excess. Yet the accounts of Assistant Provost Marshal General Hays vary slightly from those of Mr. Blunt, he claiming a smai! number as still due to make our quota full. How the General sr- rives at this fact is not exactly clear to us; and, although full power is vested iu his bands for enforcing a draft, we hope and believe a fair adjustment will be made, wud the demands of the committee, a3 conceded by the Washington authorities, be accepted and considered as a final settlement. This’ is due to the great city of New York, which has dose so much both in men and money towards putting down this great re- bellion. Nor rae First Victory In THE SumNanpoal Vautey.—The 7ribune speaks of the late bril- lant success of Geueral Sheridan as our “first victory in that valiey of the Shenandoah which hitherto bas been to us the valley of humilia- tion and almest of despair.” This is a strange mistake for tbe pretentious military historians of the Tribune. Itis strange that they should forget the handsome victory of General Shields over Stonewall Jackson, near Winchester, on the 23d of March, 1862, from which battle field Jackson was driven by Banks up the valley nearly a hundred miles. Stranger atill that Greeley should forget that General Fremont, in the month following, after driving Stouewall Jackson, in a running fight, from Strasburg up the valley some fifty miles, brought him to a stand at Cress Keys, and defeated him in a hot batile of five hours on the 8th of June, Jackson leaving five hundred dead and many wounded on the field. We have bad some very serious disasters in the Shenandoah valley from tbe blunders of the War Office and incompetent and negligent officers; but, though Gen. Sheridan’s victory is our greatest and compleiest and most important in that quarter, we have bad there a good many others, great and small, in- cluding ¢hat of General Hunter near Stqunton, which, however, was turaed by Hunter to a bad account. Tue Hon. Bex Woop as a Miurrary Critic.— In his Daily News of Tuesday last the Hon. Bea Wood, in a leadiug editorial on the mili- tary situation, said:—“The horseman who, we were told three weeks ago, by the New York Heratp, was riding to Early’s camp with orders for his immediate return to Richmond, was a creation of the executive combination to de ceive. ‘Ibe pretence that the Confederates (the Hon. Ben never calis them rebels) are retreat- ing from Sheridan, and that cbey are being fol- lowed by that officer in pursuit, is a piece with the same general plan of imposture.” Fur- ther, says the Hon. Ben Wood, Sheridan, in moving on Karly’s flank, “received at Berry- ville a blow so heavy as to drive him for safety into intrenchments. Immediately afterwards his ambulances were captured, and his com- muovications, for at least the time, cutoff.’ To cap the climax the Hon. Ben déclares Early is not retreating, and Sheridan is not pur- suing.” This was on Tuesday morning; and while yet the paper was damp upon which these positive assertions were printed caine the news of the deleat and rout of Karly’s army of invincible rebels, with Sberidan in hot pursuit, after having sent them “whirling through Winchester.” Tie Hon. Bea Wood, as a Nortbern military critic in the interest of Jet. Davis, would do well to hang up h's fiddle. Ovr Grear Vicrory.—-The victory won by General Sheridan, under General Grant, in the Shenandoab valiey, has been received with the greatest entiusiasm by all parties except the peuce copp It is true that thie victory is a step towards peace; but it is not the kind of peace the copperheads want. They are working for a disunion peace, and Gr&nt, Sher- man and Sheridan are working for a Union peace. The republicans fired one hundred guns over the victory yesterday, hoping to use it in their political campaign. The democrats will fire another hundred guns to-day, probably with the same object. Both McClellan and Lineoln now stand upon « Union platiorm, aud a Union victory belps the former as much as it does the latter. It drives the peace copperheas out of the democratic party, and thus strengthens McClellan among all loyal. pa- triotic people heads, Lire x Dancen.—We would call the imme- diate attention of all parties concerned to the fact thut the wall of the storehouse just burned ont at No. 529 Broadway is left standing, un- supported. We may expect the equiuoctial storm now at any moment, anda strong wind would inevitably blow down the four stories of cracked wall we have referred to. As it is, this mass of brick and stone leans towards the street. Should it fall in the daytime, or even at night, many lives would be sacrificed. It must be pulled down at once. The city au- thorities should attend to this. GexeraL Fremont Avovut to Wirapraw.— We are promifed a letter from Géneral Fre- mont, withdrawing from the Presidential con- test; but we hear nothing from Mr. Pendleton. Would he not do well to withdraw, and give General McClellan a fair chance’? What says Mr. Beimont? The German Opera, Tt if really astonishing to fee the immense ordwde which fll the Academy of Musi¢ each night of Manager Grover’e reason, which is one of greet proeperity. He bas focceeded in bringing to German opera the elate of our fociety, and bereim achiever a victory such as ehould be recorded. Last evening the Opera Houve was ae by j!i)ant as during the regular operatic season. Facet was the at- traction, and we will simply add (bat it was admirably ung. The large audience diepiayed » more than ornal enthusiasm. and applauded the diferent leading artiate uproarione J Tonight + iotow’s beantifnl opera ef Martha will be given witb the rame cart a€ On its ast production, when It proved Bo great & succese. Haviernann, we Liovel, in this opera, makes & great impression, the music is 80 well | suited voice. Farra Fiagship Hartfera- RUMOR OF HEK DESTAUCTION BY & TURPEDO There war A ramor in cireulation jest evening that the fingebip Hartford had been blown up by a torpedo in Mobite Bay, We were unable to trace jt to any enthen- tic rource, nnd bence we would advise all intererted to | give themevives no uneasiness in reference to it. As lot sccounte nearly all the torpedoes bad been taken up, and ‘a sufficient time bas elapeed since they were pot down to aimoet precinde the porsibility of any one of them being the least dangerous at the present time The Case of Mr. Hunter, New Yorn, July 1, 1864, Dean Sin—I desire now to ay that no oneconid be more gratified than | am by your thorough and complete vindication in the matter of the fraudulent cheoks drawn ‘on my office, Not « doubt reste on my mind of your en. tire indooence, and | deeply ‘et the erroneone theory on which | acted, It was a serious mintake, which I re- ret should Rave been made, If there is anything fur- whieh | ean do to beal the wounds in! by my Gotion I shall perform it with the sincerert pleasnre, Very truly, yours, JOBN J. tieco. | ping & Co. and Charles T. Porter for allowing raid hatch ed RAILROAD ACCEDENTS. Frightfa! Disaster the Pemnsyivania Raliroad. SLX PERSONS KILLED AND THIRTEEN WOUNDED. Pauspsceaia, Sept, 21, 1864. Tho faat tins train going eastward on the Pennsylvania Railroad, which left Pittsburg last night at forty minutes past cight, ran into the rear end of a fréight train on the eastward track at Thompaonton station, Juniate county, Pa., at Baif-past four this morning. ‘The passen- ger train was moving at the usual speed when the acoi- dent occurred. The engine was demolishéd and the greater portion of the train waa badiy wrecked. The baggage car was driven toto the front passenger car, took fire from the upsetting of a stove, and, with three passenger cars, was destroyed. It is supposed that six persons were instantly killed, or hold among the ruins of the cars and consul wit them. Jobo Mullisop, tho conductor of the passenger train, 8 among the lost. BBOOND DRAPATCH. Pruicapgurara, Sopt. 21, 1864. broken aud ‘are all now receiving aurgical aud medical ment, The accident fs said to have beea caused by the vegiect of those in charge of the freight train to give the proper notice to the passenger train, which was on its regular time, that the freight train was cocupying the road One of the tracks was cleared at ten A. M., and the business of the road was resumed. . Of the six persona supposed to pave been killed or burned in tho first car but two havé been 7 recog viz; Joba Mullisom, the conductor, aud L. iment, the brakeman. ae wore injured, as follows. — H. Abbott, of Chillicothe, Ohio, injared interaalty, Ry broken. Joha Burch, of St. Clair, Sobuylki!! county. Pa. Edward M, Wtiliams, of Baltimore, ove arm broken. Catherine Sterndar, of Indianapolis, wounded ia the seal W. Notestine, leg brokea Solomon Brook, mail agent, dangerous taternal tojuries. M. Newkirk, of Alleghany City, tojured tnteroally. John Haviland, of Canonsburg, Pa., slightly injured. ‘The evgipeer and fireman of the passenger train both romaioed at tueir posta, avd are oot very serlously hurt, THIRD DKPATCH Puicapecrata, Sept. 21, 1864. The despatch announcing a very serious accident-on the Vennaytvania Contrai Ratlroad 18 not so gompiete iv its details ag a siatemont made to us by M. L. Converse, of Bucyrus, Ohio, who was oa the train and escuped without inj The train at ntue o'clock on Tuesday night, and at four A. MM. rau into a freight train, demol- ishing the engine end forcing the baggage car on top of the first passenger car, which Immediately caught fire. Onr informant states that the foremost car, in which the logs was greatest, woul, contain sixty passengers, ani but seven or eight are kuowa to bave oscaped, Iho doors were locked. The car was crosbed, and partly coverod with the wreck of the baggage wagon, Conis from tos locomotive fired the baggage car, which communicated to the passenger car and caused the ox- Plosion of the gas receiver. The car was burned up and aii on board, so that only the charred remains could be found, which were beyond identification ‘The conductor was recognised by his keys, Six or seven who stil lived when Mr. Gonverse left were in such phyai- cal agony, that nothing could be gleamed from thera, Passengers in the third and front cats were saved with- out {njury, but the cars themselves wore burned. Mr. Converge thinks that more lives might have beea saved if the doors of the car had not been locked. The survivors, tothe number of eighty-six, subscribed to a statement to thas eifect Another Dreadful Accident on the Penn- syivania Ratiroad. EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE—!HRER MEN BLOWN TO PIKOKS. [From the Valley Spirit, Sept. 14.) A frightful accident occurred last evening oa the Pena. sy!vania Katirvad, one mile and a bal! woat of Latrone, which rosuited in the death of three men, the tnjury of a fourth, the destruction of a locomotive and the total de- molttion of six louged cattle cars. ‘The (reight engine No. 237 loft Pittsburg yesterday with along cattle train, and proceeded at the us 4 until spe reached « point one mie baif west of La- trobe, whon her boiler exploded. tearing the locomouve to pieces and destroying the tender and six cars. The engineer, Charles Garriken, was instantly killed, and bis body was found about fifty yards from the track. He was mangled in a borrible manver. He resided io Pitteburg upd leaves a fumily. William Walter, the con- ductor, is missing, and {1 1s aupposed his boay bas been blown’ to pieces. He dlao resided im Pitaburg and leaves a famiy. R. Jones, the fireman, must have been instantly “killed, His remains were found about ove nundred feet trom the wreck of the engine, with bis intestines, &c.,&trewn upon the earth. ‘Ihe brakeman, whose nome we were voabie tw learn, bad his knee crusted. The accident occurred ai Heatty’s station, where the track was torn up for some distance, aud moat of the cattle in the furward cars were killed. Accident on the Hudson River Ratirond, Poucumerrsts, Sept, 21, 1864. A serjous accident occurred pear Breukneok tunnel, on the Hudson River Ratiroud, today, to the train from New York, at eight A, M. An axle of the tenderbroke, throwing the entire train from the track. Two boys in the baggage car were killed, and a brake man aud one passenger (a lady) injured, The track has been repaired and trains are now running regularly. Ratiroud Accident at Columbus, Ohio. A LOCOMOTIVE DRIVKN THROUGH TWO BRICK WALLS—TWO PER-ONS KILLED. (Columbus (Sept. 19) correspondence of Cincinnati Com- mercial. | The accident at the Columbus depot grounds yesterday moring was Of a very serious character, Trains com jug in frot Cleveland rin on a down grade. As in tha ©, the locomotive is frequently detwebed and rupnicg ahead, trains mre le t to run into their proper places by their momentum, This train bappened to catok up with the locomotive after it was detached, and forced it into the round house, and through two brick walls, killing two men, both of wh om jumped from the train, One of wes run over by the whole train, cutting bim in pieces The engiveer remained on the locomotive, went through the brick walls, and was not burt, POLITICAL AFFAIRS. achusetts Democratic State Convention s1ON, Sept. 21, 1364. ‘The Democratic State Convention, which met at Wor- cesier today, nominated the following ticket Electors at Large—Robert C, Winthrop, of Boston, and The M Hrastus BD. hn, OF Springtield, For Governor—Lienry W. Payne, of Cambridge, Lieutenant Governor—Thomas F. Plonket, of PittsGeld. Secretary of State—! O. Prince, Treagurer—Nathan Clark, Attorney General—8. 0. Lamb, Auditor—Moses Hater. Resointions were acopted endorsing the nominations of MoOlellan and Pendleton and approving the platform of the “hicago Convention, as embodying the only effective way of restoring the Union and securing a permanent peace, The Convention wi ings were charac! largely attended, and the proceed. 4 by much enthusiaem, ‘The Connectieut Republican State Con- vention, Hanrrorp, Sept. 21, 1864. The Republican State Convention met in this city to-day. and was largely attended and harmonious, Jobe %. Waite, of Norwich; Jota P. Elton, of Watervury: Jas G, Batterson, of Hartford. Samuel C. Hubbard, of Middie- town: Lubin L. “avies, of Killingly, and F. A. Benjamin, of Stratford, were nominated as Lincoln and Johnson electors. The Rhode I nd Democratic State Co: vention. PRovipence, Sept. The National Union State Convention met here to-day. Colonel Van Zandt, of Newport, presided. The following gentlemen were nominated as Presicential elect Messrs. Kobert B. Cranston, of Newport. Wm. 8. Slater, of Smithfield, Rows Baboock, of Werterly, and Simeon Henry Greene, of Warwick. New York Co tonal Nominations. Roe, Y., . 1864. The Hon. Addison A. Lafiin was thie afternoon nom) nated ae (non candidate for Congress in the Twentieth | | Copgressional dietrict. Poccuxmerein, Sept. 20, 1864, — | Jobo H Keteham, colonel of the nt Fitieto New York state Voluntees om inated sor Congres# by the Unio vention beld he Peery t fiona! dietrict hue Glled tte quote on the lewt en!l of 1 President for $00,000 men. In quite a number of the | towne there f# av excess, ‘Tar Accuprst TO Mine CiirronD—Veanicr oF CersoKm-— Coroner Wildey yerterday held an inquest on the body o | Miee Mary F. Clifford, the young woman whe fell through | the batchway of Herring's safe manufactory, corner of Hodson and Wert Thirteenth streete, on Monday evening, and died f the effects of the juries, Tbe teat wed tl fourth floor, throug! Geoenned fei), war obtirely approtected, and deen in an uneale conaition. Mr, Charles 7. Jed & portion of the premisen, The jury rendered the Fohowieg verdiot:—"That Mary K& Ciiford came to her Ceatb from jojories received by falling through the hatch. wae (rom the fourth to ene firet floor of a building orca pied by Silae C. Herring & Co. and Charies T. Porter, cor. ner of Budeon and West Thirteenth streets, on the 1th Gny of September, 1864. We would censure Silas (. Her- 0 Ned and daugercur oon. Sion The parente of tive Rt 408 West Six teenth ctreet, and not at 273 Went Thirty-eighth street, as previously reported. Axoramn Farar, Hatonway Cagcarty,—Ate late hour en ‘Tuesday might ® man, whore name je unknown, walked aboard the barge Jefferson, foot of Warren street, North almost was about forty of Sieeatared at Whang oo, printed in India tol, a8 send my » werd nog mane Menadh waa Bolles © bold en tay quest on the body, Avpuns, N.Y, § ‘ » and ward in the Twenty-fourth Congres. | a PETERSBURG. ALL QUIET ON THE APPOMATTOX Object of the Late Rebei De- monstration. DESERTIONS FROM THE ENEMY, &., &e., Se Mr, 8. Oadwalt: jer’s Despatch, Orer Ponrr, Sept. 20, 1854 INV DRIGADAG OF RERELA APTER ONE POOK OX. The rumors of a rebel attack on the left of our line at the Weldon Raliroad night before last were wholly uo- true, and origtaated in the return of the rebel cavalry to Sycamore churoh. Not gatisfed with baving driven off two thousand four hundred and eighty-five excellent beef cattle out of @ herd contaluing but two thousand four hundred and eighty-six, these marauding rascals bad a0 sooner got them safely beyond the Blackwater, and re. pulded our cavalry sent in purauit, than they impu- ‘diately returned to the grazing ground with four or five brigades, and spent thirty six boura in search of the one missing fame ox. Cut of this grew the mat vollous and (uoredible stories of yesterday morning. OBIMCT OF THR REBELA. was received @t headquarters, 18th, that toe rebel cavairy was returning, aud our were diaposed accordingly. During the forenoon they were reported at Sycamore Church, eight or ten miles distant, directly down the river, in force. Scouts came in repdatediy with the same information, until there was no longer a doubt as to its truth § Gregg’ itx's cavalry divisions are ip their trout, but probably unable tagiter battle safely, aa nove bas been given The object ‘speedy and to us unexpected return may bi acquisition of more beef, but is more likely 1 @M@Mowstration to an- oy Ua, OF 10 Cloaic more important operations sisewhere, ‘There are no otuer hers of cattle for them to drive @way in that region, neither is it thought possible for them to maintain their defiant attitude ia that location mauy hours longer’ without being {ri odiably cut of and captured. A force of iniantry suificieat tor that pur- pose was detached to co-operate with the cavalry yester day, and this raorniig’s report will probably place (hem saiciy beyoud pursuit. OMolal information about midnight of the OUR MUMLEATION. ~ But ts tt not humiliating that, after ali the marching and Gghting of (his campaign, the enemy should still be able to outwit and outight us at go vital & point ag this? Outwit usin being able to ride, tive brigades strou vooted and spurred, (o our very dour's without detection, and outfight us when discovered, and drive a their lowing booty by eisy stag der the vary eyes aud poses of our hungry cavaliymen, whose mouths must havo watored at the sight of the receding beeves. Tho mertifying feuture of all iz that information was giveo ws two days before of tue intended raid aad the composition of the command, Unusual vigilance bas been exercised everywhe along our lines sivce the raid. ‘The Fitth corps was ua der arms for a day or two, and the troops at this place wero also on the gui vive. But the rebels have provably accotaplished all, and more, thau they expected to, aud are now on thelr’ way to Dixte again, THE TENTH CORPS. Mr. Thomas M. Cook’s Despatches. Heavgvartens, taNTH Army Corrs, sept. 10, 1964. ALL QUIT ON THR APPOMATTOX. ‘The tediam and monotony of siege life bas sottied upon ‘this corps, in common with the other corps of the com- bined armies operating againet Richmond, and the occa. aton presents Itself once more of reporting daily the ste- reotyped expression, slightly altered—ali quiet on the Appomattox. PICKET FIRING—A GOOD soKe. On the rightof General Birney’s line a good under- standing exists between the pickets of the two armies, and no useless firing is indulged in, But on the extreme left, tnd in front of Mott’s division, of the Second corps— which recently captured a portion of the rebet picket line—the pickets are extremeiy hostile, and a large amount of ammunition ts constantly being wasted in harmless firing, At times toe front line becomes so bot in this to cality that {tis really reckless for a man to show his head above the trenches, Throughoxt the night of Sat urday tho firing was perticularly brisk. Tha Twentieth Indiana—a veteran regiment, formeriy of the Third corps—had been sent on the picket line, and, being desi rous of alittie sport, took a drum with them. Ata tate hour in the evening tho loag roll was briskly sounded upou this drum. The onsmy, scarcely a hundred yards away, supposed, of course, a charge was to be made upon them at once. Sleepers were aroused, the raserves were brought up, their trenches tuily mauned, and a vigorous discharge of musketry and artillery commenced and continued for more than an hour—atnotniag Our men lay quietly behind their works and laughed at the rumpus they had go readily kicked up in the rebel camp. The resuit was—nobody hurt OWSERVANCE OF THE SARUATH Yestorday both armies seomed disvoxed to observe the Sabbath, nod comparative quiet reiued along the entire line throughout the day, In the eventag, however, picket Shooting wus resumed on Biroe: (and ta front of Mott, which continued thronghout the night quite briskly. RREVET MAIOR GENRKAL GIRSHOM MOTT. Brigadier General Gershom Mott, (ormeriy and (or a long time commander of the famous Jersey Brigade in the First division,of the old Third corps, has recently re ceived bis commission as bravet major general for meri- torious services rendered throughout the |ate arduous campaign of the Army of the Potomac. This is a very complimentary acknowledement of a very capable and gallant officer. General Mott has been identified with the Army of the Potomac almost since its orgaui- ation, having brought to it a tull brigade from ' his native state, which he commanded, as the senior colonel. He has participated in ali the cam paigus and battles tat bave morked the history of the war in Virginia, and his record, closely identified with that of the Jersey Brigade, has been uniformly praise. worthy. He was wounded at the sec nd Bull run battle, and was sooo alter promoted to the rank of brigatier general for gallant conduct on that occasion. At Fred ericksburg, with his brizade, he took a distinguished part jo the operations of Je’ division, to which the brigade belonged. At Chanceliorsviile be was again wounded, after loading bis men thronh the hottest of the fight, At Gettysburg he was particularly mentioned, ay on former occasions, for gallsnt servi Throughout the campaign from the Rappahannock to the James he had command of a division of the Second corps—the division formerly commanded by Hooker and Sickles in the Third corpa—and for bis services in that protracted and arduous: campaign has now been rewerded by the complimentary ravk above stated. He now commands all that remains of the old Third corps—Hooker's **Old 6uard’—now ree duced 10 a small division, It os a division of veterans, the survivors of 4s heroic @ band as ever went forth to battle for the right—vwhose services embrace the entire duration of the war, whore killed and wounded are ten times more numerous than the survivors, and whore hir- tory will fll the brightest page in the records of the re- beition. They could pe assigned no more appropriately than to the command of an officer who hus shared with them all their marches, battles and campaigns, COMPLIMENTARY ORDER FROM GENERAL BANCOCK , In this covnection it i# fitting to give the following entery order of General Hancock in reference to ent brilliant movement of this division by which & portion of the rebel picket ime was surprised and cep- tured:— ommanding wkes xreat pleastire im grataichuon with te good ngaged in the successful ail ie Of the ith inst. resulting in Ure of w cousiderab'e portion wi the eaeny"s p T ad for ® long time been iu too close proxim: troops immediately engaged were the Ninety« nit ¥o | Boies commanding, ct United re # brigade, of Mo frected the whole operation, and era! De Trobriand, who was particulary charged With ite execution, and to the effcersand men ef the regi. meutioued, (he thanks of tbe Major General are ace a. Harrower, ep ore direction the new Om man. evely regreta the Cojouel Ni Twentieth Indiana, Isler, Ninety ointh Pes itania Vo: Nog and death of @ umber of brave isted wen ho becawe detacked during (he night, re ibe enemy's 1 during the followlui jo su.rrender and returning (© ‘heir comm thought wortby, of “particular m Ma or Genera I WP Wiisox, Captain and Acting Aa Genera! © omnMRal HRN, Cenernie Hancock, Meade, Butler and Grant bave woited fp recommending Masor General Birney to the appoint ment of brigadier ‘al in the regoinr army, with expecta) reference to the bandeome and efficient manner iw which be bandied his corpe—-the Tenth—in the recent at Heep Bottom BRBIGNATION, . Colonet Sbafer, Chief of StafT to Major Genern! Butler, bas resigned bis commission and will go North imioe Hie rerignation in generally Togretted through. command Brangraatens, Teera Anwy Conre, Sept, 20, 1864, PROGRESS OF THR BLFGR. Nothing of atartiing interent hae occurred since my inn despatoh from this line; yet the progress of the siege of Poteraburg daily develope incifente that are in- teresting to the general puditc. NOW WARD NATIERY, Barly yesterday afternoon (be rebels opened & now bat- tory in front of the Teath corps, located a little to the right of the Here House, carrying ® seven-inoh Brooke shell, The pieod is mounted en darhetie and so ranges 08 to enfllade & consMerable portion of Rirney’s left wing. The rebels fancied to surprise us with this big @tD, YO om tBe Consrary, OUT artillegiste and engineers Gad deen informed of its location for several arg and bad oaarty completed preperntions te counteract 1 Usetuinoss Lo tbe rebolw, if Bot deséroy 16 aicetty © Dattegy of Leavy pieces is tb porition to open a creas 00 bis gua and swoep (be rebel treaches, When the rebels opened yesterday’ this battery oad not bees um. Govered but the lire opened upoo it Dy Forts Morton amd Haskeiioo Hiragy's loft was 40 DOr avd damaging, ao (0 coimpol che rabela to cease. Last uight sho covoring of Ove new battery was ramuved, aod weday the mongier Witt pradably be kaecke:! ower. ogee ROM rue ENBAIT cgatiaue to be quite pumerous, espsciaiiy on thove parte of the Iino where the picket firing is lightest, So great ue (he (rad MAde UPOL the soemy from thie canaAe in frome 1 General Birney'e live chat they yesierday changed the troops looated shore, atirtbusing their loses to dinaifee- ton of troops from partioniar locatities Bat the desert ora wo receive represent, in aeariy fair proportions, Stace io losgue with the rebellion, Busbrod Jona. son's division of Western trope has now takea the post tion opposite the Fentd corps, which offers the most faye- rable opportunity (or desertion, aud a death ling has beew aatablished, with strict injone 10 tho pickets to fre apon any tao that attempts to croe ‘This morning'e report {rom our picket lines shows thdt these atringent measures are unavailable t chock tho stampede from the sinking ship Recent deserters raport that Hoke’s division, which « fow daya ago was withdrawn from our {root and sent te tbe right of tbe rebel lino, hus been quietly seat back, aod is how massed iv @ ravine in Jonusgo’s rear The object of this strange movement is yet purely 4 matter of comjecture OBANG RS IN TUR Srare. The staf of the Tooth corre bas beom materially changed since the assignment ¢ Ma'cr Geosra! Biroap to the command of the corpa, aud is cow just offeimliy a@nvounced. as fo lowa: — Lieutenant Coionel Edward: W. Smith, Assistaut Ad jutant General Lieutenant Colooel R. H, Jackeom, Assistant {napector General and Acting Chief of Artillery. ‘Surgeoo Robert K, Smith, Medicai Director Assistant Surgeon 7. L, Janeway, Medica! lpspecter. Major Jobn C. Henshaw, Judge Advocate. * Major J. C. Briscoe, Aid de e. Major A.C. Warbury, Chief of Topographicai Fagioesrs, Major A. H. Stovoens, Jr. Provost Marshal, Captain C. MacMicbael, Aid-de Camp. Captain Charies H. Graves, Aasiatant Adjutant Genera. Captain G. W. Rradloy, Acting Chief Quartermaster. Captain D. H. Lentz, Assistant Quartermaster. Captain CM. Robins, Acting Chief Commissary of But aistence. Captain J. A. Dandy, Assistant Commissary of Subst ence. Captain K, L. Ford, Aid-de-Camp Captain Caries Noble, Jr., A Captain George F. Howard, Actin Lieutenant William P. Shreve. Co Lieutenant i. L. Phillips, Atabo NKW REGIMENT OF SHARIMHO Major J. ©, Briscoe, above announced recruiting the second regiwent of for this corps, of which Major Brisc ey Sharpshvoters will be appointed He is succeoling admirabiy, Anding no trouble in getting al! the mea he wants, whic gives him the opportunity of makiny Wis seiections with greater care, ‘Theso regiments are bei! sed vader epecisl authority from the Secretary of War, and with the sanction @f the Governor of Penusyivanis. The recruits are required. to pass the sharpshooter test, as establisaed by tee War Department, and the officers are selected with the utmost cara. with a vicw of making the command all tte name designates. It is designed to be ua select aad pom fect corps for skirmish and picket duty. The range 4 reputation Major Briscoe a Stal ofticer in Army of the Potomac gives gt traction in itsett @ recruits An excess of three huadred meu raisod for the rat regimont have been turned over by Colonel Moere to Major Brisvoo, It 18 expected that the second fall by the 1st of October, Major Briscoe's ondaanrtong are io Philadelphia, ‘xperienced officers desirous evtering ® branch of | 9 service that promises an abu dance of excitement, with the unusual chances for distime> ttom, will do well to communicate with him. Tne Washington Despaten. Wasuinctoy, Sept. 21, 1666. Toformation from the Army of the Potomac ts to the effect that nothing of importauce bas oocarred for the past three or four days ‘Tho attack of the enemy expected on Monday did eeg take place, although from indications it was believed thae the rebeis seriously meditated an assault, Scaréely a ebot bad beoa heard along the line tor twenty four hours. Numbers of deserters were coming in daily, but thay brought no news. General Grant's Confitlence. ‘The Army and Nawy Journal of last week saye:—* We kaow that the Lieutenant General believes be has the enemy tn bis grasp. We do not speak from idie-rumore, or from conjecture founded on speculations upoo nig movements, | Whatevor momentary dash of despondsnep may have crossed him once has goue REBEL ACCOUNTS. Stirring Scenes Expected om the Weldem Roud—An Advance Diade on the Repel Line Seath of Peter: rg, &e. (From tho Petersburg Register, Sent. 16.1 A‘ an carly nour yesterday Warren’s (Fittn Yan! corps, having let their works in the vicinity of the We don Haiiroad, advanced aod broke through General Bae ler’s lines Delow Vopiar Spring church. Colonel D. Fereboe, commanding General Dearing’s brigxdo, them, and, after fighting them for four honrs with vary> tog success, finally repulsed them with considerable loam. The enemy Succeeded in reaching Poplar Spring churok, and threw up breastworks at that point, but were com peliod to abandon them. Our loss ip the affair was smnall. The enemy lost a number in kii'ed and wounded an@ several prisoners. movement was an attempt on their part to advanee thete linos in the direction of the Southside road, and the fao8 tuat Dreasiworks were thrown up at Poplar church would seem to indicate that such was their ob.ect Tue eoomy establiehed a vidette post at the interses- tion of the Vaughan and Poplar Spring Church roada which is now their most advanced point 0: occupation, Meeting with such stern and vigorous opposition, aad finding that they were enicring upon dangerous gi the Yankees, after their repulse by Colonel Ferebee, re. tired to their old position, and our original picket Hae re-established, Poplar Spring church fs eituated in Dinwiddie cout between the Vaughan and Boydton plank roads, al two miles west of the Weldon Railroad, and between three and four miles south of the city. Jn military cir it is believed that this advaoce en} only a reconnaissance to feel the strength and position our forces—a question upon which, of course, we, as civil ians, cannot properly decide. On other parts of the lines matters were comparati quiet yesterday, There was considerabie picket fring times, but less than the usuai cannonading There was no shelling of the city. The vigorous bombardment te which we were subjected on Wednesday wil! probable satisfy the enemy for a day or two. THE LAKE ERIE REBEL PIRATES. Capture of Part of the Piratical Gaag by Commander Carter, of the United States Steamer Michigan—Six of the Band Now Prisoners om John: ‘e Island, &c. Wasmarow, Sept. 21, 1864. Commander Carter, of the United States steamer Michigan, has telegraphed to the Secretary of the Navy, dating off Johnson's Island to-day, concerning the captare by pirates of the steamers Parsons and Island Queen. Be says, they were pursued by him, and that be bas got the principal agent prisoner on board, and masy accomplloss, He adde:—‘All ie well and safe at present, The objess was tO capture the steamer Michigan.” It furthor appears that Colonel Hall bea six of the pirates party an Jobnson’s Island. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Fight on Little Rock River, Mo.—Gene Br. Louis, Sept, 21, 1808, Despatebes to headquarters amnounce that a fight ee a on the 19th at the Powder Mill, on the Little Rots river in Southeaet Missouri, between tachment of the Third Miseouri militia, under Lieutenant Poper, and @& portion of Sbelby’s comm: Our loss was tweagy killed and wounded. The rebel loss is unknown. Wounded prizoners report Price and his whole army a® Pocahontas, Arkansas, One thousand rebels are reported at Chalk Bluff am@ four hundred at Kennett, preparing to attack Bloom@el@, Stoddard county. Shelby was reported at Pownbatan, Arkensas, oa the 12th, with from four thoveand to eight thousand mea. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. Victory of Gener: ndosh Val< Latest War News=—The Latest ce from Rurope, die., de. The steamship Oceam Queen, Capt. Seabury, wil! leave this port on Friday for Anpiowall. ‘The maile for Central Amerien and the Sout) Pacifie will clone at baif-past ten o'clock tomgrrow morning. ‘The New Yorn Hanard—Edition for the Pacifie—will be rondy at balf-past pine o'clock in the morning, and wil contain full particulars of Generel Sheridan's Victory ever the Rebels, under General Barty, in the Shenandoah valley, reediting in the complete Roat of Revels, with the Loss of Pifteen Battle Flags Pieces of Artillery, and between Four and Five jnoners, wil Map of tne Scene of Operations; Latest Deapatabes from the Union Ai near and from the Union Forces in all parte of important Movements of the Politicians tw regard to the coming Presidential Beotiga; tau Teoportant Intelligence from Barape, and ‘reports wal {interesting events of the past ten days, Single copies, in wrappers, ready, Cor mailing, etm, eat ie