The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1864, Page 4

Palos a> 4 oa NEW. YORK HERALD. ROTA: ca = - nan Si w Madihe OF wottot AND Be SAU STS. OFFICE x. JPRMS ossh it advabce, Bovey sent by mut} will Pe si tho risk oF thy ponder. None bot bank bills current tw Now York taken ; 4 THE PALLY MERALD, Fors cents POF copy. Aunual Lobsortpt ree crtce Votume XXUX == Se AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving place. —Presmtamion Cowsree. RIDES «No, 876 ARDEN, brosaway.—Haweer. TALLACK'S INNATE Broadway.—Loox Bxronx w bine WINTBA GAdDKN, bavadeey.—Counpy of Errors ora Coat, watt MPLO PEEAPRS, Broadway.—Manrixn Cuvaece- BEW hOWB« ee rerey BuWSAY 1Lu. Ono ak Chas % TERATHHR, Bowory.—Rovsrns—War- on belBL, Rowesy.—Las Deve Fuernves— rears: BROADWAY Trees BABNUA’® AOSFLA. Broadway, —Tox Tavae—Two Gurr, Two Pwerrs Ac. at oll hours New Yean's Cs t ‘vorims’ Lawykm—M. 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BEY YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 018 Brosdway.— SRCNTTE AND Lectures, tow 9 aM. bu UP a Roorees ed omen Dances, Pc aesacas, New York, Liurstay, October 6, 1884 & ALT UATAON. “be rom Washington on Tuesday, of disas- Aor to our furce# iu faut of Richmond, are, 1¢ i# almost acedions 10. say undation,.On Monday cativaly witho salgui (he rebels inao & demou! onon the New Mar. kot road, dr: our videltoa temporarily back upon dbeir reserves, but tt iz reported that post morning Goucrs) Tarry ssssulied wed captured a revel Batterry at the sane pont Sur correspondents with the Filth and Mi Toj0'1 Loe Lransfer of rebel troops towards the evemy’s Ine, @ movement, doubtless, proiinavary of offrt to recover the ground re oatly won hy eral Warren near the Sontheide ‘Raitrosd. Dvd armies ars hard at work strengebening abeir do'eneve Tontn the rhea No tatue pe re frota either Sheridan or Sherman has rerched oa, Poth ibese cenerais, however, are actively engaged in Haportant taovements that will, it is onl. 9 of the rebellion Jina atrivod at this port last from New Orleans to the 28th alt, ‘Tho nous 's a4 importnat as regards mititary operations Trem ds isecai we learn that the Union forces were concentriting at Kolta, sad that Price, with the rebel army anda tram of two hond ed wagous was between tue Pecific and Southwest Pranch Ratiroads, evidestly intend.og to merce upon thet plaice, All the towns visited py the rebels pave been socked. General B.’. («ey aonounces the withdrawal of the reve! raiders from Uoshar county, West Virginia, their horses loaded #1 spor, takes from both rebel and loyal sitizens, = General Hooker bas ageamed command of the Nortbera Dilidary D partwons, euorsciug tbe States of Michigan, , thio, facixae wnt [isoois, and issued bis Aratorder ab ‘vbiumbdua, U0, 00 the Lay inst. In enjoining vigor and Giligence on the part of the oficere supervising che draft vow lu progress, be 64y8 (bs immedfate reinforcement of our aru! Aeatiy beieve 1, ha The stosmanip ow i, ite ray 5 if 4 uocessity to a fall realization of the hopes Bod expectations of the patiua, The department head- querters will de astab isnod at Ciocianatt to-day, Cisy Wilson and Lieutenants Marray acd Da. Capta mon were at Sullivan, todiana, on Friday last. tovir persows proved that they were tho rebel army consected with the recent oo Laxe Erie, and that they were and other re found « og of government arsenals fc property to Savauoah, Charleston, Jocks Je and St, Augustine. FURCPEAN NEWS. files and epectal correspondence, dated eiuber, Contam very interesting detalls wary of the Chima publisued in the tuy moroma. 0 Tepdon, Paris and Berlin that the more the viotéries of Grant, Sheridan and Far” fagut, which were just received im hore cities, bad riven We rebel iutereat, as a cause, almost completely Ovt of sight. Napoleon was just meaitatiog a plau for a final effort at woedintlon, as it bus bees termed, but it was cousidered that the trop dea wae entirely dissipatec by the oows cf the re Union triumj be. General McClellan's letter of acceptance of the Chicago Dormiaation was regarded by the majority of the English @nd Seoted journals us couched ip rather disingendoas ferme towards bis frieuds in the convention, It was (het be had set wp & “platiorm” of his ua d tuat the Presidential race would y between bimself aod Mr. Lioooln, each ean- Me keepiog tbe restoration of the Uoton steadily in full account The ngitat ds falioron, anit Guenciol orisia, which originated in the ae mosbiog itself feit in London, Man orpool, and very considerable commercial Gieirusl existed Jo al) (hore towne when the Chive sailed. ‘The heavy (ali ib (be price of cotvon and the bigh rate of disoonnt were regurdedas the main exciting causes of the faci oie Final orranyements bad been made tn London for the b between Coburn aod Mace, No intimation was A'you of where the ring would be formed. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Thp Coste Kicw arrived yesterday from Aspinwall, and we Lave le'e aod Important intelligence from the arly shat relating to the Spanish Admiral Plazon, who is in com- wae required to relinquish sisade and saute the Peruvian neglecting to compy parews bas autborized jo to feo had been sodiae bad been merican ves anol geand ip Bouts ploéss wae . ot © Maldonado, o bary 1 ene r Garet ave we from the hi that Ge » Wad inayed a pron ” 4 4 iptter was on & vie or part pire, and that Miramon was endorsed by of Mexioo and all the clergy, At the , t ‘seion Of the largest share of ‘ Oued raised tbe Gag of the re on tho Moxtoan people to dustaia eigu lovadera, Pritinay brig Reymond from Dot veer ee : “ ha aed Jobu West aed Jolin Doone, when Heunert fedbed Wess lu the abdomem pero papers state that the yellow fever prevails | from wuich be died im twenty-four hours. det Genvett put tn trose and Brought to this port. West was a colored man, belonging 40 Nova Bootie, tweet S ‘ Sd adscoy et Tr eare dvc Jat evening ‘bo Dusipess of public aterest ‘Tho regular season at the law ‘bas commenc:d, The University, law school opened om. Monday evening) eae aot es W. Dwight an« nounced the sabjocts of the course and the dally Roure of loctering. : Tho mesttag of the Soldier Metiorial Association was adjourned last evening to @ future cocasion, begause of the non.attendance of speakers. the general agent of the Emigration Commissioners stated af iheir.mesting yesterday that a young English- man, named W. H. Cockerell, who landed on Tuesday from the Daniel Webster, was attacked on pier 21 East Tiver, Dy three rowdies, who arked him to eniist,end, 00 his refusal, they beat him ao badly that be has since deen deaf and io astate bordering on ineensibility. Sucb ocourrences, he said, are becoming frequent, and need ihe vigilance of the pollee if they have any. The sum- ber of emigrants lended Inst week was 2.619, making 161.498 since January 1, acainst 119,512 to the corres: ponding “date tast year. Tho commutation balance ts $21,510 60 ‘The argumect in the World libel suit was concluded yeaierday, before Judge Leouard, in the Supreme Court Chemvers, ‘The counsel for the defence took the ground that the motion for a discovery of the books baying been, proviously dented by Judge Sutherland, the matter sbould reat there until the General Term of the Supreme Qvurt bad reversed the decision, The counsel for the plajutiff was quite pertinacious in urging bis motion, and insisted that unless it was granted Mr. Opdyke would bave bo remedy except to sue mere men of straw, while the responsible owners of the paper could sit ja the b-ck ground and laugh im their sleeves. Judge Leonard took ‘tho papers and announced that he would render a deci- sicn atan early day. Iw the cage of Penjamin F. Hatch vs, Cora V. L. Hatch, where the plaintitf sucs for a divorce, on the ground of adultery, Judge Barnard decided yesterday that it would be necessary to send the issues before a referee for set- tlement, ‘The irial of the cause was therefore put off un- til the November term. Jn the case of Samuel Rosner vs. the Mayor, where the piatotif sued to recover $8,063, for the destruction of bis store by the July rioters, the jury brought in a verdict of $1,988 in favor of the sufferer, Tne Corporation Counsel | moved to sot the verdict aside, on the ground that, with the exception of a few articies of trifilog value, the pro- perty had been stolen or carried away by the mob, The jaw made no provision for compensation except where property was injured or destroyed, and hence he claimed the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Judge Barnard 4 he would look over the testimony and render a de- cisiva in afew days. ‘Tne Grand Jory ia the Court of General Sessions being | io session, the Grand Jury in the Oyer and Terminer was discharged yesterday by Judge Barnard wutil the 17th mst, Robert J. Glibert, who was indicted for the murder of Patrick Kinsley, at M:dame Bell's saloon, in Broadway, pleaded ‘guilty yesterday in toe Court of Oyer and Ter- miner to mansiaughter in the fourth degree, The prisoner was remanded for sentence. In the case of Jacob Sterne vs. Emanuel Hirchkind, where the platatif sued to recover $5,000 for slanderous epithets made use of by the defendant in business circles, the jury yesterday brought in a verdict of $50 in favor of ‘the complainant—an amcuct just euificieat to carry costs. The Grand Jury of the Genera! Sessicns brought ina number of indictments yesterday aud resumed their duties, Uo motion of counsei the care of William Thomp- son, charged with the murder of Michael Murray, was wet down for Monday. Henry Rusch mdicted fora felonious assault upon Jobu Prescott, by dischargiog & joaded pistol at bim, the contents of which lodged iu his body, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent te do bodily harm, The occurrence took ptaceon the 17th of April fo a drinking saloon, in 4be Bowery, where, as is alleged by the accused, Preseott threw a glass of wine in his face without provocotion, and then, together with confeder- ates, surrounded him for the purpove of robbing him of a cvvsiderable amount of mosey, His counsel asked time to present a number of affidavits substentiating the state- ments of the defendant, the sentence until Saturday. The it District Attorney Stated In open court that it was difficalt to bring indict. ments on for trial in consequence of counsel neglecting to arrange for the trial of their cases. The Court an- entertained, ‘The stock market was irreguiar at the opening yester. shorp rise took place, The gold market was steady, the fluctuations being from 160% to 1913<, at which it closed. Government securities were gull bat steady. The state- ment of the Mnancial condita of the Pittsburg and Fort Wayoo Railroad at the end of July last, shows its earnings for the previous seven months to have been $3,512,509. This gives a surplus of earnings over expenditures of $308,585, Though the gold market was comparatively steady yesterday the markets for general merchandise were by wo means steady, The feeling inthe public mind was ove of uneasiness, apparently requiring only violent fluc- tvations in gold to ripen it into another panic, Netrly all descriptions of merchandise, including dry goods, | ruled in favor of the buyer, but, a8 buyers were hard to be (ound, quotations were for the most part nominally tbe same as on Tuesday. Cotton was almost nominal at afurther deciine of lc. @2c.a pound. Petroleum wos dull and heavy, but not especially lower, Groceries wore quiet and nominal, which was the case with nearly all | kinds of imported goods. On 'Change the flour market was dull and 100.8 20c lower. Wheat was 2c. a 3c. Jower, witha fair demand, Corn was also lower, with a fair business doing at the decline, Oats dull and lower. ‘The pork market opened dull and decidedly lower, but closed active and rm. Beef and lard quiet ana lower. Whiskey 3c. a 4c. lower, with only # moderate business, Freigbts ratber more active, but rates without decided change. The Chicago Convention “Four Years of Fatiu The most stupid and suicidal, and yet the most impudent and detestable, declaration ever made by any couclave of revolutionary con- spirators since the time of the French Jacobin Ciub is embodied in the infamous second reso- lution of the Chicago Convention. In that re- solution Vallandigham and his associate plat- form builders, to use their own words, “ex- plicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that, after four years of failure to re- store the American Union by the experiment of war,” &., “justice, humanity, liberty and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of all the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earllest practicable moment peace may be restored on tho basis of the federal Union of the States.’”” The idea bere “explicitly’’ advanced is that the war for the Union isa “failure;” that {t is War- useless, and worse than useless, to prosecute ft any longer, and that accordingly it ought to bo stopped, in order that peace may be restored on any terms acceptable to Jeff. Ds “federal Uni gested may be cover two, three or halfa dozen The point, however, wyigh wo at consider is the sweeping qpol | war ls a failure-‘four yeare of failure,” ratification here, Apy man j 8 his war, and left to form ion In the premises from tis C ong would conclude that wo Bate gala 2 ned cand rent: go Cobvéntion, Toyal “masses of Tila wer, aggregsic, has not been | “four years of failure,” but-four years of suc- 008s, looking st its substantial results. We bave recovered from the rebellion, ina military | lagton edministration organ that the President view, over two-thirds of the territorial area /‘never gave'any person authority to make such Proposition to General McClellan. original population. The [qe killed, wounded eed prisoners of the peel Burst—Everything Coming Down. armies and fiotilias, and our captures from vsGold fell: to 188 -yeaterday, but’ after In forts, fleets, artillery, amall arms aod all the | recovered, and the closing quotation was Mississipp! river alone, If all could be revived | It will probably be fruitless. It wili be seen and put together, would present a more pow- | by our commercial report that ‘business ig el- erful array then was shown to the world in the | most paralyzed. Several firms have already allied fleets and armies of the Crimoan war and | suspended. Produce has declined heavily and all the fortifications of Sebastopol combined. | several produce merchants have come down Does not. this look like success? And all this, | with it The storm which began at Chicago is thongh the maio item, fs still but an item in the | beginning to burst here. It has reached Fu- general’ account, . As. we stand to-day, Jeff | rope, and a number of fyllures are anaounced Davis and his @ismantled confederacy are de- | in England and France. See ‘news columns, pendent upon the single army of General Lee; grasp of General Grant is as plain as the noon- | stand from under. dsy sun. We have prepared a table comparing the But, when we come to the details, it must be | quotatlons of some of the leading railroad and confessed that the war.on our sido has been | miscellaneous stocks on the bth of September marked by many deplorable failures, and by | with the quotations yesterday, 0 as to show such’ blundering in Virginia that, until General | the terrible fall. We do not choose to go Grant was brought to Washington, we had but.| back beyond a month or we might make tho @ sorry promise of final success. General contrast still moré striking. Gold, for ex- McDowell, at the first. Ball run, was a failure, | ample, which was quoted at 290—the rebel as was Pope at the second; McClellan, in bis | pirate’s number—a short while ago, has now Peninsular campsign, was 8 disastrous failure, | declined one hundred and two cents. ‘But though in Maryland he was successful; Burn- | within the past month the present storm has side and Hooker were failures with the Army } been brewing, and its resulis speak for them- of the Potomac, and even Meade lost the | selves. In September our glorious series‘of ripened fruit of his great victory at Gettys- } victories began, and that started the storm. burg from his failure at Williamsport. Patter- | Our speculators had placed themselves in a son, Banks, Miles, Tom Ford, Milroy, Sige! and | position so hostile to the interests of the gov- _Minenctal Storm Begisatag. haa alnads end to salute the Peruyi¢n flag, and the 160, |"hich the President of Pera te ‘ad waterlals of, modern warfare on the line of the | Efforts’were mide fo stave off the pant; but | “#¢ 4 5 I interest, ff it shall appear that, Spain is The fidancial.crisis we havo so long prédicied | m4 t, Mt it PP . Spab and thet that army is: now fairly within the | is close at hand, Let those who sre prudent not so destrous to get svonrity for a debt as to nousced that hereafter wheoever counsel failed to arrange ‘with the District Attsrney for the trial of « cage, Do ap- plication for a postponement on that ground would be day, but gradually improved, and in the afteracon » nandosh valley; and, though Shields and Fre- mont each gave a dressing to Stonewall Jack- son, it was reserved for Sheridan, under Grant’s masterly combinations, to work up in that quarter a decisive campaign. In connection with these aforesaid failures, the Washington Directory—including, from the first, Cameron, Stanton, Halleck, Welles and others—was to the last a failure. But, as the real head of this old Directory, the advent of General Grant at the White House as Lieutenant General, Old Ate him- self was a regular failure. His budgot of blunders will reveal many failures, from the first Bull run to his last escapade in the swamps of Fiorida, where even Billy Bowlogs was almost a match for General Scott. But, though President Lincoln has signally failed in bis efforts as a military chieftain, and in bis nu- merous emancipation and reconstruction ex- periments, in one thing he has been signally successful, and that is {a supplanting all his rivals for the succession. In this important matter, as a great success, be stands without a peer since the time of General Jackson. The greatest andgmost disgraceful of all the political failures resulting from this war: is the Chicago platform. Setting down, on the war question, President Lincoln as a failure, we may safely say that, if re-elected, he will owe his success in a great degree to that copper- head Chicago platform outrage upon the poo- ple of the loyal States. Setting down Gen. McClellan as a military failure, if politically successful, he will owe his good fortune to his good sense and patriotism in kicking over the Chicage platform. In any event, Gen. Grant and his splendid strategical and fighting major generals, in coming to the relief of the ad- ministration and the country, are in a fair way to show, and that right speedily, that the war is not # failure, but, for the Union and popular institutions, the most complete, glorious, com- prehensive and enduring success ia tho history of mankind. MISMANAGEMEST OF THE Hupson River Ratt- Roap.—A correspopdent complains that the passengers on the Hudson River train which reaches this city at midnight are very badly treated. Instead of being lunded at the Thirtieth street or the Chambers street depot, they are left in Eleventh avenue, between Thirty-second and Thirty-fourth streets, to wade throngh the mud as best they can. During a ree ont storm, says oni correspondent, several ladies were obliged to remain in the cars all night on ac- count of the train not going into the depot. This matter should be arranged at once. The way trains on the Hudton Riyer road do not run enough cars. This is particularly Olevoland and Pittsburg Railroad. uae Ch Hnoter were very costly failures in the She- | ernment that every victory threatened them with ruin. In the following table we sce the effects of Grant’s victories in Wall streot:— . Sept. 5, Oct. 6. Decline 90 Nand and Toledo... 25 Dhicago and Rock Island BO atsg Chicago and Northwestern, gag 17 Cumberlond Coal Company. as 2535 10 a Ere Ratiway.... 86 2 Hudson River Railroad: 105% 16% Tilia ts Coutral Railroad 1104 ng Nae 1955 | Michigan Southern Railroad. 67 29% Milwaukee ard Prarie du Ch: 3S 2 Mariposa Miuing Compuny. 20 Bt New York Central Railroad 128 109 1 Obio and Mississippi certificates... 47 34 13 Pitts, Fort Wayne and Chicago RR..108%¢ ww Quicksilver Miniog Com, + 83 ma Readtog Raiiroad.. 122 15 If similar tables could be prepared, showiag | with sploudid tenacity. the decline in flour, pork, butter, and pro- visions generally in wholesale circies, our | ships, is practically very week-—beonuse war is readers would be astonished at the exhibition of weakness and rottenness in the market, Everybody has been speculating, and nearly everybody has been caught in the trap, The retail dealers have not yet feit the influence of the fall very decidedly; bnt within a week 20% borough led, and Vendoine, Villeroy, Tallard 18% | descent, and the men of this race make good in eagther poheEy Sms Frere" AWHE hes taken an importaut etep in the quarre! with Spain for the Istends—that is, for the {otegrity of the Peravian tesrl Admiral Pinzon, in command of the’ fleet, is re- qulred to relinquish ‘ hts" posséaston/.of the: Peruvian Congress bas passed a ‘resolution by. io Adairal Pinzon should fail. todo what is reqiifred, to declare atid commence war against Spaln.. Chile xepresented..to..be Indifferent to thé particulars of the quarrel between Spain and Pern, and pot disposed to, be troubled with it eolong as Spain's seizure of the Ohischa Islands bas the nature of q simple seizure for debt; but she is ropresented to be at the same time ready to become a full party in the quar- rel, and to fight with the earnestuess of per- fe-establish her dominion in South America, and to make the most of what Spanish states- men call “Spaia’s opportunity.” War in Somth America is, then, at least immi- nent—war between an ancient European Power and an American republic of two/and a half millions of people. Spain hag an army and anavy, and Peru bas ugither the one nor the other; and thus the probabilities that Peru could be ,successful in such 9 quarrel seem small at the first glance. But the disparity ia power between the tio countries is not a whit greater than was the disparity between Great Britain and the United Siutes at the commence- ment of that war which eaded in the acknow- ledgment of our national independence. , Eng: land was then the great naval Power of the world, aud she posseszed an army and a mili- tary establishment witbous an equal in Europe. British troops then still shoue with the glory they bad won in those great fields where Marl- and Marsin were beaten. Qa the other hand, the colonies had not a ship nor a soldier, but only good material for both. Spain is not in any way so powerful a3 Great Britain was then, and Peru can hardly be weaker than we were. Her popujation is but little less than ours was. It is of a different race, it is true—the. mongrel Spanish population is very otiserable material— but move than haif the people are of Iadian soldiers, and fougit ia the war of Independence Moreover, Spain, though she has soldiers and money, and of that Spain hes but little. For this reason Peru can utterly ruin Spain. War is ruinous enough to national finances at the best of times; but a war in which it is necessary tosail or steam five or #:x thousand miles to get atone’s enemy is necessarily tedious and they will be in the same plight as the whole- | protracted, if that enemy has any respect sale merchants. Leaven takes a littie time to spread; but ultimately it leavens the whole able power of resistanct. Peru tannot be crushed by Spain at a siugle blow, and Spain lump. Already the retailers are alarmed. | cannot afford to give many. Besides ber in- Some of them put signs in their windows stating | herent weakness to carry on such » war there that some article or other is reduced in price, hoping to catch customers by this bait; but if the people will have the patience to wait a week or two more there will be a reduc- tien in everything. One large house bas marked down its silks and Inces « dollar or so a yard; but it must mark them much lower before long in order to corres- pond with the fall in gold, in produce, in mer- ohandise of every sort. The dealers are very anxious to delay the decline fora few weeks, though they never delayed in raising prices; but they have shown no mercy to their custom- ers,and no mercy should be shown to them. Every lady who goes shopping to-day throws the greater part of ber money away; for prices will be down within fortnight, and she can certainly do without a new dress or a new bon- net until then. As it is, many of the most fash- jonable moddistes have not yet had their openings. They arrived here from Paris with quantities of new goods and new styles, in- tending to esk one hundred dollars for a bon- netand a thousand dollars tor a dress. To their surprise they discovered that gold had gone down during their anoual sojourn abroad, and now they are waiting for it to go up again They waitin vain. Bonnets will be dear at fifly dollars in a month. The modistes may be ruined, but their customers will not be, and we rejoice with the customers. The truth is that this high price nuisance, noticeable in the morning, when ladies and | which has nearly ruined the country and will gentiemen are coming into towa for the day. It is next to impossible to get a seat by the time the train reaches Carmansville, and twenty now ruin those who caused it, bas been the re- sult, not of the war, but of speculation. Gold ought never to have been higher than 165, and or thirty ladies have to stand. This ought not | yot it reached 290. Potatoes do not grow less to be so. Sufficient cars should be provided to | pientifully because of the war, nor does any- accommodate everybody. The custom of pack- body pay gold for them, and yet they ad- ing people, like herrings in a box, is practised | vanced from a dollar and a half to eight dol- upon our city cars, but the managers of the larsa bushel. Flour is mot at all scarce— Hudson River line ought not to do business in | pundrods of thousands of barrels of it are in that style. We call attention to these instances of mismanagement, and hope to have no further | ten to eighteen dollars a barrel. cause of complaint. store here—and yet its price advanced from Hens are not copperheads, and do not refuse to lay eggs Camratox Documents—Otp Ase’s Joxes.—At | i2 war time, and yet the speculators made every Presidential election thé mails are loaded ham and eggs a more expensive dish than down and the country {s flooded with party | S*™° used to be in the good old piping times speeches and party electioneering documents of peace. Cows donot read the Daily News of all descriptions, including a vast amount of | (though calves may edit it), and consequently rubbish which, without being opened, falls into they have not objected to- giving milk to sup- the hands of the grocer at five or aix cents a | Port those who support the war; and yet but. pound, or whatever may be the price of such waste paper. In this campaign, however, the price of the raw material has materially dimin- ished the flood of these electloneering pam- phiets, muck to the relief of the maiis and country postmasters; and the documents circu- lated are generally sborter and more to the purpose than heretofore, But there is one document, of the value which the thick beaded repu an (tract committees, here and elsewhere, seem to bo strangely Ignorant, We mean the highly ¢; taining, instructive and erbs of Father Abra of popular b | ham, familiarly known as “The Book of Old be’s Jokes. We are not joking, We have oked somewhat Into the philosophy of our {tical eleotl Pp | pa end we can say to any i bring your Presiden rapport with the every pathtes, Ulustrations the masses of the tuat the neare ndidate Loto actly habits of tho des of argut agg p | ns by ; ty b bap failed tn ereryts og | petri botter {tf 488 9g asplzans 1 bees ta thas fing f head Heo ty the pe Io thie view, an atl | such terms gh see 9 ibe ma phegpo book of “Old A Jokes” would be | be 3 ed iat ot Jé Boa! telllag campaign fooument that could | Pi dig thts fo leguiod in bis aupport, and the Rev. Brother i RON VEE | Beechor le the proper ma omplle It ‘ oy Rah pean f° of ios tererhe edhe. | ies om 66 Vala than to traboplé f Oxp Ate, Quy Busin xp Ganenay MoCur- u r * at nh 1d Lgv.=Bome tlme apo all the’ cowstey hes pent wap adi. ? Salen Bs, rey beard, J ’ senoral MoGjellan | RoC Nees Wak Mave, Wark, af be ep Sie bl A lak nanilon ba dee gtupy if ter bas trebled in price. Rags have been more numerous than ever since the outbreak of the war, and yet the paper makers combined to increase their prices, and so forced the newspapers from two to four cente a copy. ‘Thus the speculators clutched everything we ewt, drink, wear, burn, read or use, and all the nevessaries and comforts, to say nothing of the luxaries of life became extravagantly dear. The laboring people had to strike for higher wages. Employes demanded higher salaries and employers demanded higher prices, These demands were Inevitable under the ctrcum- stances and nobody grumbled at them; everybody grumbled at the speculators who had taken advantage of the distrese of the na tton to oppress the poor aud grind the face of the people, Now, ¢ to Grant the Berarp, our national distress is abont over and the speculators are goon to have their reward Weare ibe7 ant t and losses, Just aq they have grown rioh upon phe sufferings of the count From the price of a ry theatre-t ia everything fnuat Come dow si torm ig on the ewe of bursting !n Wall 4, and Will agon rage like w tempest over the loneth and Wind of hae band 7 a is always the danger to Spain of possible trou- bles in Europe. Political changes are always imminent in Europe; aod, in view of any such change taking place suddenly, Spain would cut a sorry figure with ail material power on the other side of the globe engaged in desperate quarrel about a dunghill. Peru appears deter- mined to fight; but if the Spauish government has only the wisdom of seli-iutorest there will be no war.. Mr. Pexpisron’s Posrmioy.—-Gon. McClellan was sandwiched at Chicago between a peace-at- any-price platform and a peace-wt-any-price can- didate for the Vice Presidency. He has kicked away the platform, but its living embodiment, Mr. Pendieton, remains on the ticket, and sticks to the shoulders of the General as did the Old Man of the Sea upon the back of Sin- bad, the Sailor—a burtheu of which he must be relieved, or it will break him down,” There was a committee appointed at Chica- go, according to the invariable usage in such | cdses, to wait upon the nowinees-of—tke Con- vention and inform each, in a written paper, of his nomination end the expecta- tions of the party, This Chicago com- mittee, beaded by Governor Seymour, after a week’g reflection waited upon General MeOjglian 60d formalfy apprised him of his ! nomination, General McClellan promptly re- plied, accepting the honor conferred as the ga the yg of @ crisis worse than that of Tal Arid fal ea hat gf 1997, Those | of conquest and « dosire to rival the military who suser wil} rocelve tittle aympathy; for the | glory of bis uncle are with Leuls Napoleon whole couitry will be beuedted by thelr | all-controlling {nfuances. He seoks, on the thy revi of ; dwelling beuse, | bonor apd prosperity of Praage than costly i Sa pelle ery foronyada meg bow keen standard bearer of the democratic party, but flatly refusing to carry the peace-at-any-price white flag and white feather of the Chicago Convention. The masses of the party endorse his action. Hon. Ben Wood, as a peace-at any- price man, rejécts him, while the Hon. Fer- nando Wood, another peace-at-any-price man, is satisfied that if elected General McClellan will shape his policy to meet the wishes of the party, whatever may be his private opinions. Mr. Clement L. Vallandigbam takes the course. So much for General McClellan. He has been called upon to define his position. He has defined it; but, according to Vallandigham, his rejection of the platform is a nullity and goes for nothing. But why bas not the visiting committee of Governor Seymour waited upon and obtained an answer from Mr, Rendleton as the democratic nominee for “Vice Presi- dent?’ Or if the committee has waited upon him, and has obtained his avswer in black and white, why is it not given to the public? We think there can be but one answer to this ques- tion, Mr, Peadleton stands so broadly and offensively in opposition to General McClellan, that, If the letters of acceptance of the two geutlemen were published elde by side, it would kill the ticket at once. What says Governor Seymour? If there hae been any correspondence be- tween the Chicago Committee, of which Gover Seymour is chairman, and Mr. Pendleton, nee to bis nomlnation, on behalf of the , wo have o right to catl for it; and if e bas been no correspondence, we cannot 4 the conclusion that it Is because Mr, Pendleton Is not @ fit assoolate on the ticket with General McClellan, and onght to be re. moved, rx Accnaxpomyent oF Frenca Cowwencr.— Thore {s acommon but mistaken idea that love contrary, (0 render his reign remarkable by achievements which will. redouad more to the wars and barren territorial soqulsitions, No one who bas read bis “Ideey Nopolcontennes” can fail to be etrack with the fidelity with which ’ -” F laid stress upop as the pt entice ing and OS! Sciam tn powee- ot Frande bave bee steadily vered in has rendered it necessary for the gov: - Fernment to Increase the limited. sccomme dation afforded by its ports. Vast sums have further works in contemplation we aré glad te see that the old bistorio harbor of Calais is about to receive its share of benefit, The float- ing basin, the area of whicb covere little more enough to alford accommodation to the numer ried out. The internal improyemeots and until their results ..o beglanming'to tell mag- nificently. Augmented revennes and a rapid'y inoreaslug meconatile mariue are among ite immediate results. As wasto be expected, the development of French commerce altéady been thus expended, and among the than four French sores, is no longer ‘large ous vessels which take’ to France the lumber from the Scandinavian peningula aad the north of Russia. The total length of the quays ie only about six huadred yards, and at the sea sons when the arrivals are most frequent the numerous wesvela crowded into the basin are compelled to awuit for several weeks their | turo to unload. ‘ A plan for the enlargement of the’ port, cal culated to remedy this serious inconvenience, bas, up tothe present time, been kept ia abey- ‘ance on account of certain objections raised dy military enginecrs in the interest of the de- fences of ‘the place, We learn from tho last Paris journals that these d'ficulties bave coased to exist, and that the work of enlargement wild s00n commence, The area of the floating basis will, it is stated, be nearly doubled, aod the length of the quays for tue disembarkation of merchandise will be extended from five bun dred and thirty to eleven "hundred metres. It ia in works of this kind, systematically planned and pursned, that the real glory of the present Emperor’s reign lies. It ts & pity that heshould allow his attention to be diverted from them, even for a moment, by such profitiess under takings as his invesion of Mexico, and his other designs against the integrity of the. other American republics, ' More Light on the Western Conspiracy— “Jake Thompson’s Gold in the Play. We are getting some pretty clear inklince ot the modus operandi of the Lake Erie conspire tors who seized ‘the propeller Parsons the other day, attempted to cut out the gunbom Michigan at Sandusky, designed to resoue rebel. prisencrs at Fort Jobnson aud rais6 » revolt In the West. It. will be remembered that the most active agent In this business was @ certain gentleman of the Tigg’ Montague school, who cuts great dash, dressed excrutiat ingly, lived tmmensely fast, and poured out his money and hie wine with equal lavishness, He was known as Cole, and since his arrest bas admitted. himself to be a rebel officer. He attempted to corrupt the officers of the Michb gan with costly suppers, champagne and the blandishments of a very attractive lady whem he called his wife. But/he appeared to-have a little too much money, and he overshot the mark. ' A week or two in durance vile, it appears, produced a confession to the United States Die trict Attorney, which contains “some very curious revelations, puts other parties thao My. Cole in a very unpleasant position, ‘and fully ' accounts for the mysterious source from which the money came. Cole admits that he received remittances in goldfrom the rebel leader Jake ° Thompson ia Canada, ‘with instructions to use the money freely.” Ho, hol. So. it tarns gat that while Jake Thompson, George Sanden aud the other rebel negotiators at Niagata were apparently seeking for “peace” they were is reality there to foment insurrection and war ta the Northwestern States, We wender {f poor Greeley had avy suspicion about this gold sbai was to be “used freely” when he was hob nobbing with the rebel agents at the Cliftos House. We wonder if he feels now that the true purpose of his colleagues in the.“ peace negotiations” has been revealed. It is very likely that the large sum of money whic! Hon. Ben Wood received from Canod: the other day, and for which be ha not accounted yet, was a portion of Jak Thompson’s “gold.” Has it been “used free ly” in New York, or was it employed in Chi cago? Itis evident that Thompson and Sen ders managed both the conspiracy and the con vention. This money which the rebel ambas sadors disbursed to their agent in Sandusky and perhaps also to Hon. Ben Wood, came, nc doubt, from the rebel fund in Europe, or, fo all we know, fi rove Dees or Lor Palmerston, Weakoula 1@ to know eer Belmont whether he sent any gold to Jak Thompson. We know he has been helpin; MaximWian with de monish to keep his Mex! ean empire afloat. It is but a few week since he sent five millions of france to Ver: Cruz. Is he lending a helping hand to th Qanadian plotters as well, to bolster up th empire of Jeff, Davis? A little confession this subject Would be good for the souls of ih: Hon. Ben and Mr. August Belmont, and woul be quite refreshing to the public. The Upera. ‘The announcement of Lucrezia Borgia drew a large a dionce to the Academy of Music last might, and the Opert was given ina manner tbat allows of something besa: the usual stereotype words of cold approbation or ° atified disapproval. Carozzi-Zucchi, as Lucrezia, was ad mirabie, as was of course expected. Less domonsire tive in the part than some of her predecessors, she ye acted and saug with emphasis and vigor, showing im by play, as wellas in her tragie force, her high histrionte ability, Her opening air, “Com ¢ bello,” was a charming bit of true vocalization, though we missed the allegre movement which follows it, and is too frequently omitted In the duet in the second act, and the air, “M’od!, m’odl,” of the third, Zucch! siso gave great satisfaction, An anexpected surprise awaited the audtonoe in the tenor Lotti, who has very greatly improved since be lor fang bere, fis ‘Dt Pescatore ignoblle” was oxtromei: worl # sken w' the m cor babu; ter ved her notes to better ad vantage, To Lott), also, wa moor awarded to (he (avorite irto ot ihe Kocond act, bis pure, delicate voiee interpreting with muoh pathos Gennaro'¥ appent to his mo which there hoareences #9 the artiat and To night frov otory fratiion; for # eqaaly uwgratorw t on la Brooklyn, and te eppear belore tne New Pagarde of Marwim| jas). Fanenet om Massacneserd nent t deuved io Maraachusetts for the pauc number being but few and for wx tnwolvent court, of an a/jou nwnty, Wlorme ua that for the past (wo mont court Hae bean actually out OF business, Wiebla day or Wo, however, & few cater of Insolvency for smal) Rupe Be veen commenced. AS yor there heve been to | failures in thie gity or Biato, Tue seme ge speaking Of hie large experiouce of iuagrevey @ Massachusetts, remarked that (hare ward ewer cosgs wee peneraliy oxy powed, JD Macy Wey we wee not gives op ami 'n Map ai! that onuld be Manin haysted. In one nerve 4 » 18 Qonre 0F009 Of & (lee IB rea) stata, ( Daiauce left of several Layuaayd dollard. tigen fyenadan one bundred per cent was pald upon ail the debts,