The New York Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1864, Page 4

4 EW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDUN BENNETT, EOTTOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFIOR KN. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NaSSAU STS. Volume XX1X t = —— = AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, No. 279 ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.—Itatax Orrra~ ‘TuoraTone NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Jacx Capa, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Loox Bxrore You Lamar. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Comgpy or Exnons— Love un Livewy. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosdway.—Mantin Cuvzzia- wit KEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery. —; Kina and Dusenrxa—Joun ee ee Wile BOWERY THEATRE, bowery. —Lystan— : meau—ARtrUL Dopas. OF, ORTH DROR ALE BROADWAY THEATRE, 485 road: Vv -_ Yrorus’s LAWYER, Sapte None BARNUM'S MUSEUM. 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The HeRaun’s graphic account of a visit to the oil region of Pennsylvania, with @ description of the country and its present inhabitants and owners, wil! be published in the edition of the Hinann vor Europe on Tuesday morn ing, and in the regular edition of the Wesxiy Heraxp. LHE SITUATION. Tbe news from the Army of the James, before Rich Mond, is exciting and very important, Between six and Seven o'clock on Friday morning two divisions of the ene- Ty were suddenly removed from in frontof the Kigh- townth corps, which constitutes our extreme left on the Dorth side and ciose to the river's bapk, and marched round and burled with great fury on the cavalry of Kets, provectivg the flank of tho Tenth corps, on the extreme right, Tho first result of this impulsive onset was the forcing back of the cavalry and the capture of their ivtreuchments and artillery, though they lost few Ten. This success brought the rebeis upon the right of the Tenth corps, under General Birney, who was Dropared for them, and, meeting their attack with spirit eqnal to that with which it was made, drove them ‘back with great slaughter, and recaptured all tho ground aud works which they had previously taken from Kautz ‘2Dus the epemy’s assault, thougb successful at first, ulti- mately resuited im great disaster to him; Cor when the day’s operations were over our soldiers occupied the Positions they had held in the morning, bovsand rebels bad been killed and wounded Bome one of the camps of instruction. The intent of this order is to sweep tuto the rebel army every man and boy within the limits of Jeff. Davis’ dominions who can by spy means hobble along under a musket, And even this does not express the extent to which these deaper ve schemers of the bogus government are pre- pared to go, for one of the Richmond newspapers boldly Advocates the making of soldiers of the negroes, and guaranteeing freedom to such of them as escape the cas- walties of war, The bombardment of Charleston of late is represented to be unusually severe. The Courier, of that city, says that daring the twenty-four hours ending At six o'clock on the 26th ult., eighty-eight ehots were fired at the city, and during the same length of time ending at stx o'clock on the 30th, eigbtyfour shots were fired, causing a number Of casualties, mostiy from flying bricks and splioters. The Governor of Alabama, in his message to the Legisia- ture of that State, shows bis fears in reference to General Sherman’s future movements. He says:—‘‘If Georgia is permitted to be overrun and devastated by Sherman's ruthless columns the fate of Alabama wil! bo read in the devastated bomes and starving women and children of our sister State.” The Legislature, therefore, propose to bave enrolled in the militia all exempts between sixteen and sixty-five capable of rendering any military service wha The steamship Ariel, from New Orleans on the 2d inst , arrived here yesterday, General Hurlbut, now in com mand of the Department of the Gaif, has issued an order prohibiting trade and the embarkation or landing of pas- Rengers at any points in the department on the Missis Bippi river above New Orleans except those where a mili- tary force is stationed, and the picket outposts at such points are te constitute the limite within which trade may be carried on. All outside of these is contra. band, rendering goods bought or sold subject to contisca- tion, One hundred guns were fired in New Orleans on the Ist for Sheridan’s victories. Everything still remains quiet in Mobile Bay. The Phillippi and Gaines, two of the vessels sunk by the rebel in the harbor at the time when Farragut was ealing his decisive blows on their fiect, have recently been reached by the Yankee submarine wreckers, aud portions of their armaments havo been recovered. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The fine now sioop-of-war Idaho was successfully launched yesterday afternoon at Greenpoint, in the pre- sence of a number of distinguished naval officers and a large assemblage of civilians, The Iduho is over three hundred fect long, with a breadth of beam of forty four feet and a depth of hold of twenty-four feet. Sho will carry twelve guns of long range, and her builder expects ber to rup fitteen knots an hour easily, ‘The wife and children of President Juarez, of Mexico, arrived in this city yesterday trom New Orleans, on board of the steamship Ariel. They were accompanied by General uria, Mexican Consul at New Orleans. We had yesterday a cool morning, a stiff afternoon and a blustery evening, making, on the whole, a rather winter like kind of day. The wind blew cold, and tossed up the dust and dirt from the dry streets in blinding clouds, while It whirled bats, caps and petticoats into very undesirable positions. All our city railroads will on,to- morrow raise their fare from five to six cents. The New York Historical Society intend to celebrate, on Wednesday next, at Cooper Institute, the second cen tenvlal anniversary of the surrender to the English by the Dutch of the province of New Netherlands, The merchants aod businoss men in the viciniiy of the Bowery and Grand street yesterday sus ended a large MeCiellan and Pondieton banner between Nos. 110 and 113 Bowery. A large crowd was present on the occasion, and addresses were made by prominent democrats. Tho extensive iron works of Mr. F. Detz. at Chicago, were destroyed by fire on Wedneaday morning last. Logs $40,000, The stock market labored under increased depresaion yesterday, and a general recession of pric: k place, e * bundred. made prisoners, while tho, © theUyton forces were not ond-elghth Of this This tierce aud sudden assault t¢ but another of the deeperate desire which animates the spossess (0 8troug positions whieh have re ‘ly wreocked from them on the “) sae of the James; for, whether correctly or not, seo wo entortair the opinion that it is Grant's in on vittmately (© wareh into their capital from this ¥ direct assault Fort Harrison, that ‘on the river which the Eighteeoth corps took | » been BO dix ezuin b trong from couatituted their first efforts; but now, Becing no hope of success for such an attempt, | they strive to effect their oblect by suddenly assalling the right wing, and thus driving the whole army into disorder, | Hiow magvificentiy, for the national cause, | they bave failed is shown in the despatches of Generals Butler and Pirney. On the y military may 0} the reene of operations which we give this morning the | readers of the Hknatn will be enabled to follow these re cont spiriied nud rauguisary movements. General But- Jer's lines are now, a rding to the Richmond Anyuirer, | Witbin a little over foar of the city limits In the Army of the Potomac, ou the south side of | James river, nothing of public importance bas trans pired for the pest ‘ew days. b very interesting details atebes from the Henatp correspondents et The deeparches of our cor- ert Shoridan'eebeadquarters and Martinsburg which we pub- lh this moruing bring dowo the history of the Sbenan doab camprign to Friday. General Sheridan was « Si Marrisonburg. There bas beew no engagement be- tween him and the main rebel army since the date of provious advices, and he has met with no reverse what- ever, as Farly bonstingly claims. There ie no organized | lower. the “bears"’ selling largely on options, The gold market wag weak, and, after opening at 203%, it declined to 1963,, but afterwards rallied ond closed at 1975. There was no material change ia the general aspect of business affairs on Saturday, and the attention of the merchants was aimost wholly absorbed by the war Tuey are on the gui vive for important news, among which the “capture of Petersburg” is to take the frat place. Desperate efforts are being mado to keep up and advance prices o' merchandise, but confidence io high prices is fast being superseded by coufldence in an early conquered Peace. Cotton, groceries, petroleum, &c , were aboutthe some. Ou ’Change the flour market was less active and 2c. a ic. lower, Wheat was 2c. a Sc. lower, the mar- ket being very quiet, Corn was freely offered at a decline of 40. per bushel, Oats were a trifle easter, with only a moderate business doing. Pork was less active nd Beef ruled steady. Lard was in lim'ted inquiry and prices a sbade easier, Whiskey quiet but firm. Freights very dull he Situation on the North Side of tne James—!he Assault on Birney's Lines. General Butler's position on the north side of the James is one that the enemy feels un- comfortable about. He accordingly made, on Friday, one more effort to disiodge that gen- eral, and this effort resulted, as did the one of the 30th ult., in a bloody defeat, in which Fields’ and Picket’s rebel divisions seemed to have suffered severely. Their intimate know- ledge of the country doubtless gave the enemy some advantage at the commencement of this | fight, as they appear to bave surprised the cav- alry on our right; but this advantage was soon | lost when they encountered the infantry of the | Tenth corps, and were driven in turn. We | give to-day a map of more than usual excel- | lence und interest, which illustrates the whole | scene of this combat. It shows very accurate- force of rebels in bis rear, but the guorilias and bueh- whackers—those peaceful citizens in the face of Eiger, but xneaking aseassios when they cao Bomber twenty tw one—swarm along down the Zpiey towards Winchester, rendering communication Mn the front very bazardous. It was by these that Bhevteort Meigs, son o: the Quartermaster General, was Kilicd on Tuess\F ast; and all persons coming through from ho dquartets require strong escorts, ur army com munications are (hos somewbat delayed; but no inter. ference of coosequence with the campaign is effected, One of the p noipal chiefs of these ‘auders, McNeal, Was sbot on Suudey last, during a ekirmish with our carvairy, beiwoeo Mount Jeckson aod New Market, and Was Hox oxpe ved Lo recover from the effects of his wound, The Hchmoud Kequirer of Thursday last says it is inti- ated ava provabilily thot Sheridan will soon make a sud doo dash oy (.ocdonaville, and attempt to take and hold it, fod hat in the event of success be will be able to receive Bis eupplies dircct by the Orange aod Alexandria Rail- road, while Barly will be left etraggiing off on a wild g008e chase down the valley towards Wicebester, in « vain search for the Uuion general's communications and trains. From Goneral Sherman's headquarters there is nothing ' Show that vigorous preparat Sons against the enemy bave been going on for some Sime, which, if not already, soon will be, completed. A @umber of corps, division aod brigade changes baye Deos made, all adding strength and eMciency to the able cominander of tho East Mf! pi ng for a renewal of opera. Ormics under ¢ Military Division, ‘We have received Richmond papers a8 late o# the 6th Inst. Ao order was \rsved on the Sth by the rebel Adju- Mant and Inspector General Cooper, which showed the proming ned fof mon that ihe confederacy 9 now ex Paricncing. Mh revokes ali furloughs and the previous Phere detailing men betwoon cighieen and forty Ove (or Adi ies outside of the army, and requires every male per- Pn eapavie Of Voaring arma 0 revert immgdistely at Ator to report; but the advices we receive from there | ly aud very minutely the whole of the country | on the north side of the James river, between ; Richmond and Deep Bottom, much of the | country around Richmond on the south side of) the river, all of the rebel defences taken by Ord | and Birney on the 29th ult., the exact location of the main line of defence that covers Rich- mond on the Exst, and the exact location of every fort built for the defence of the | rebel capital. The authenticity of this map js undoubted. It was drawn from a map made | for the use of the rebel army, a copy of which | Was found on the body of General Gherardie, | killed in action on the south side of the James, afew weeks ago. To every person who de- sires to understand clearly the movements of our forces in the immediate neighborhood of Richnfond tbis map is invaluable. Generals Ord and Birney, it will be remem- bered, captured, some days ago, the whole line of defence that, covering Chapin’s farm, extends thence eestwardly and in the general direction of the Newmar- ; ket road to Newmarket hei is—a line made nécessary for the safety of Richmond by | the presence of Grant at Petersburg and Butler \ at Bermuda Hundred. i } the mass of his forces at Petersburg, for Grant could then suddenly throw his whole force againat tbe small body left to hold the Rich- mond de‘ences and overpower it, just as be | overpowered the force that held this line. Bat this line could be relied upon to hold Grant’s advance long enough to give time for the reinforcement of the forces in the line nearer the city. On the next day after we bad taken this line the enemy attempted to storin a large fort on the left of it, known as Battery Harrison, and were re- pulsed. They bave now made amore serious attempt to carry the other end of the line, with NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER ¥Y 1864, and Lee must build another nearer to his capital. The possession of so much of these defences as Grant now holds renders feasable an ad- vance to Richmond by the Darbytown road. For such an advance Grant need not storm the remainder of this line. He may mask it with two or tbree divisions, and leave it in the enemy’s hands in perfect safety, and the force with whichsuch an advance is made need not even be dependent upon Deep Bottom as its base. It may cut loose and strike boldly at the rebel capital at any time when Grant is certain that he has drawn the greater part of Lee’s army to another point. And this fact shows as clearly Lee’s real weakness—the want of men. He | vileslang and abuse of the extreme partisan If Lee bad not such «| line at that point he would not dare to keep | has men enough to hold Petersburg, and he has to hold Richmond with the same men; he has to move them from one place to tue other, aseither extremity is threatened, and be may not always move them with sufficient rapidity. It is this that the Richmond Ezaminer means when it says that in the operations on the north side “ the future is shown,” and in the fear of that future it calls desperately for men to be brought “from anywhere to Virginia,” and declares that “the safety of these lines can- not fairly be left to Lee’s present army, which has too great a load on it already.” The Partisan Press, Revolution and Oivit War. The World of Saturday devoted consider- able space to the denunciation of the political oath which Governor Johnson has ordered to be administered to the citizens of Ten- nessee as a test of their qualification to vote at the coming Presidential election. In this docn- ment is found evidence sufficient for that jour- nal to predict a revolution and civil war if Lincoln should be elected by the vote of that State. After all, what does the oath amount to? At best it is only a political oath, ordered by a partisan meeting, and becomes, therefore, simply a partisan political oatb, of no more account than that of the Know Nothings a few years since or the Loyal Leaguos of the present time. No person pays any regard to oaths of that kind when he comes to vote. The famous Know Nothing party administered an oath to its followers, pledging them against seotional agitation and to oppose every attempt to alien- ate one section of the country from tie other; but many of those who took that oath com- menced their intrigues and efforts to incite the people of the North against the South with their very next bréath after taking the oath. Some of those men have ever since been the most abusive and violent agitators known in the Northern States, while, on the other hand, many of those in the South, who took the same oath, have been foremost in the Southern rebellion. The same is the case with the Loyal Leaguers. Hundreds and thou- sands of the men who have taken the oath of that Liscoln organization are now supporting McClellan, and wili vote for him in November. All this suows that they amount to nothing. These partisan political oaths have not the weight of a feather in the minds of the people when they come to decide how to vote in a Presi- deutial canvass like the present. There is nothing in the oath which the World makes such an ado about to prevent the McClellan men taking it, and then quietly walking up to the ballot box and depositing their vote for “Little Mac.” The oath was adopted at a political meeting, no doubt, fora partisan purpose, to secure the success ‘co? the Lincoln ticket in Tennessee; but as such if can easily be made the instrumeut of the defeat of that party. All this fuss about it seems to us as silly. Itneed not from necessity exclude a sin- gle vote for McClellan, but, on the other band, in- crease his vote. Ifa majority of the citizens of Tennessee are in favor of McClellan they cau, even with that oath, elect the McClellan ticket there, and no possible harm can be done them. As to the revolution and bloodshed which the World sees as the result of this oath, we can tell them that the revolutionary course of the partisan press on both sides bids fair to bring that about, oaths or no oaths. In tho preseat unsettled condition of the public mind, the journals are fas: forcing us into a serious revo- lution. The signs of the times clearly indicate that it makes no difereuce which party is. successiul; the extreme men of both sec: | tions will very soon find it too hot for them to remain in this country. The speeches de- livered by Jeff. Davis in Georgia and Alabama, shows by bis ‘own confession that a large portion of the soldiers of bis own army bave deserted him and his revolutionary cause. If Davis and his rebel associates continue to persist in their course, the time will soon come when they, and all the rank secession leadersof the South, will be forced into exile by the soldiers in their own army. The abolition bubble will then burst in the North, the people will fully realize who has caused this useless and wicked rebellion, and the men who are responsible for all its evils and suffering in both sections. A day of reckoning will then come for all such fanatics as Greeley, Beecher, Sumner, Wilson, Wade and Chandler. Even the election of Lincoln in November will not save them. Let the election in November result either way—in the success of McClellan or Lincoln—it will make no differeace. The signs of the times all indicate that a day of retribution will, sooner or later, come to the fanatics of the North and the secession leaders of the South. Jerr. Davis ox THE Sopruenn ARmres.—It ap- pears that the rebel States are badly in want of men. One Southerner is no longer equal to five Yankees, and he wants help. “Men, men, men—send us more men.” This is the burden ofthe rebel cry from every quarter of the rebel States. Virginia calls to Georgia for re- inforeement. She claims to be the pillar of the rebel edifice, and holds that every other point had better be lost than Virginia. Georgia calls out to Virginia for reinforcoment, and “Want of men,” she says, “caused the fall of Atlanta, and want of them will cause other disasters.” But the men don’t seem to come. Are they killed? No. Jeff. Davis, who has studied this subject with good sources of infor- mation at his command, says that they have gone home. They have given the rebellion up. “Two-thirds of the men,” said Davis at Magon, “are absent, and the moat of these absent vrith- out leave.” And this is the visible and eatmal death of the rebeilion—this is the road by which the Southern confederacy is to go out of existence. Its armies leave it man by man, as they can get away. Two-thirds are gone al- ready, and with that two-thirds of the army has gone nine-tenths of the people. At this rate there will soon be no sign of the rebellion | ways that she is abandoned to the enemy. | the same result, ‘The line is still in our hands, + leit, except ite Nosthesa eympashizers, Lerrer or Grxerat Drx.—We publish to-day a letter from General Jobn A. Dix to the com- mittee of the republican mass meeting held in Philadelpbia yesterday. It is an interesting and instructive document. General Dix is quite correct when he defines the issue of the Presi- dential election to be—shall we prosecute the war with unabated vigor until the rebel forces lay down their arms, or shall we, to use the language of the Chicago Convention, make im- mediate efforts for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of all the States? This is the issue, plain and simple. General Dix declares himself unalterably hos- tile to the proposition of the Convention. He denies that the Chicago platform represents the opinions of the great body of the democracy, for its declaration makes the democratic party what it never was before, a peace party in time of war. The Chicago platform does not express the sentiments of the people. It is not even clear upon what was evidently intended to be the leading point in its conception—the ques- tion of a cessation of hostilities. It is a pro- duction which could only emanate from a con- clave of politicians, and both the candidates nominated upon it, and Governor Seymour, have kicked several planks of it from under their feet. There is no use in talking about terms of peace with the rebels, for we have ex- plicit evidence that it is impossible to be achleved by negotiation in the declarations of Jeff. Davis—that the South would consent to no terms except the recognition of her indepen- dence. No such basis of negotiation can possi- bly be entertained by our government; there- fore there remains only one means of obtaining peace, and thatis by conquering it on the battle field. Tue Women oF Tue Sour AssatLep By THEIR Own Frenps.—The emotional aad impulsive character of the female sex, when displayed in the sphere for which it was designed, is full of sweet and lovely traits. When it is corrupted, hy any eause whatever, it becomes demoniacal. Thus the most revolting scenes which were witnessed in Paris during the French Revolu- tion were those in which the poissardes were the principal personages. They did not hesitate to carry the heads of the stain on pikes, and march with them through the streets even into the legislative assemblies. It would some- times appear as if large classes of the South. ern women exceeded the menin ferocity of temper. And of all the secessionists who now infest this city there are none so bitter as the very women who escape from the South, re- ceive among us kindness, hospitality, support and protection. Jefferson Davis has not failed'to take ad- vantage of this strange excitableness in thie Soutbern women. He never exhorts them to acts of humanity—never appeals to them to teal the wounds which a civil war bas made, but only to push into the battle ficid’ their sons, ever so young, their fathers, ever so old, and to reject all suitors whose hands are not dyed with blood. This wretched and desperate ad- vice has been too readily adopted, and the consequence is that the best feelings of the sex have been eradicated, and a large proportion of their women, demoralized and converted into furies, scream forth their wrath and utter their hateful predictions, like the witches of Macbeth upon a blasted heath. Jefferson Davis, in his speech at Macon, still asks at their hunds their continned exertion? itt hig behalf, and their incantations in his favor. They have, says he, “one duty to perform—to buoy up the hearts of the people.” Only one duty? He tells them their hearts and hands must still be enlisted in his cause, an@'to them he makes his last appeal. Tis generals are de- feated, his armies are melting away—all is lost but for the women. Before they again respond to this appeal it might be well for them to know what is the real opinion of Jefferson Davis in regard to them. Tn alate number of the Richmond Fy quirer. his special home organ, which alludes to the Southern women, especially swch as are in the neighborhood of the Union lines and ean find opportunity, we meet with the following:— “Women are tempted to cross the borders and sell their honor to invest the proceeds in all he paraphernalia of women’s wardrobes and vanity.” Do the Southern women admit or Zeny this accusation? Do those resident among us admit this charge? Have they crossed the border to sell their honor that they may “indulge the passion for display?” Or is ita calumny, a lie, an atrocious assault upon them, made in the same spirit which has characterized most of the Southern slanders upon the people of the North? We confess we think better of the Southern women than docs the Richmond Enquirer, the organ of the Richmond leaders. We think they have degraded their sex by their violent and bitter outbreaks, by their fierce and crnel tempers; we are sure they have caused irreparable mischief; but we have never assailed their honor, nor sought to cast @ breath of doubt on “the immediate jewel of thelr souls.” What must be thought of a camse which, im its despair, turns upon its own women and makes the worst charge against them at the very mo- ment it demands their assistance? Will the women of the South, whether at home or in exile, remain quiet under such assaults? Tur Circutation or NswsParers.—Nothing affords stronger evidence-of the inte}ligence of the people throughout the terrible calamity which has befallen the country than the com- parative circulation of the newspapers. Tho partisan journals, like. the World and the Tris bune, are making @ great noise about politics, about conventlons, and platforms, and speechas, and all such machinery of the politicians. They are abusing the different candidates for the Presidency in the most shameful manner, in a style and spirit that are a disgrace to joupnal- ism, even to attacking female relatives of the. President to obtain a little party advaatage, Meantima they are bellowing to the people to come and buy their trash; but we understand that their papers do not sell—that there is literalty no sale for them. The people do not want either the sentiments of the partisan journals or the journals themselves. The Hrano’s circulation, meanwhile, is ra- pidly increasing, because it is a fair jovrnal, which gives both sides of every subject, and cares nothing for the vagabond politicians; because it supports the only sirong arms of the government—the army and the navy, and the gallant men who lead them, and who are bring- ing us out of this Red Sea of trouble. If ever this country is restored to its former condition of prosperity and peace it will be by such heroio men 04 Great, Sherman, Sheriden, Farragut and Porter, and not by elther Lincoln or Me- Clellan, or by Baltimore or Chicago conven- tions. It is because we advocate these views, and sustain such men, that the Herar circu- lates so extensively among an intelligent people, while the partisan papers are tumbling to pieces. Tux Question oF AnrpiTraRy ARRESTS.—The demoeratic partisan journals are making the most labored efforts to use the question of arbitrary arrests against Mr. Lincoln as a part of their political campaign. Now, this ques- tion lies in a nutshell. The constitution pro- vides for the suspension of the habeas corpus In case of rebellion or invasion. It is gene- rally conceded that Congress aloue has the tight to suspend this writ. Congress did so suspend it some time ago. Consequently ar- rests made before the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus were arbitrary and illegal. Ar- rests made since the suspension of the writ may be impolitic; but they certainly have the color of legality. General McClellan made the first arbitrary arrests in Maryland. Then Lincoln followed, through the agency of Seward and his little bell. Ifthe Lincoln papers attack McClellaa for his arbitrary arrests we can agree with them. Ifthe McClellan papers attack Lincola for his arbitrary arrests we can agree with them. But these early arrests, made before the writ of habeas corpus was suspended by Congress, are very different from the arrests made now. The former were undoubtedly illegal; the latter are under the authority of law; but, though legal, we consider them impolitic. It is this distinction between policy and legality that partisans on both sides cannot compre- hend. The Baltimore Convention approved of the arrests indiscriminately, and the Chicago Convention condemned them indiscriminately, and hoth were wrong. By approving them all the Baltimore Convention approved of those made by McClellan, and by condemning them all the Chicago Convention condemned McClel- lan. A little common sense and reflection would have averted these blunders in fact as well as in partisanship. Consgcticur Town ELxcrions.—Some of the extreme purtisan papers are making a great deal of noise about the recent elections for selectmen and other :uimportant town officers in Connecticut. One side tries to show that they indieate t'e succass of the Lincoln ticket in th ste, and the other side the success of the McCieliun ticket, Our best advices show a democratic gain; but this is no decision upon the general issue before the country. The fact is, these electious are all for Local offices, in which the whole thing turns upon the popu- larity of the men nominated, or ideas that this or that candidate may entertain about neigh- borhood affairs. Perron ientific discoveries are con- tinually altering our geographical nomencla- ture. [f the statement published by a Lock- port paper of the discovery of an oil spring there be correct—and there is no reason to doubt it—we vhall soon have to embrace under the above designation @ vastiy larger extent of territory thanis cevered by the oil wells of Pennsylvania. Lockport is nearly in the cen- tre of the creat valley of Western New York, and if oil is to be found thera it. wil! probably algo be tound. 0st oniy over all that revion and Western Pou , bat in Obie and Capa- dg. ‘They we shat davd to give’ to the range! of county thor savored a dist net ve designa- non I that enggested ar the herd of this sylva paregrapt. The product whic promises to add so tion yt cur material wealth aay well give i to the region that yields it. ARBIYL OF THY SPRAMSAEP ARTEL, ag—One Hnne wr of She Interesting from New rte dred Guns Fired tn F dan’s Victory—Impertant General derin Relation to Trade on the sissippi—Secizeare of Sixtecm Thousand Dollars in Gold ana@ Five Phousand in Stiver, &e., &e- By the srrival of the steamahtp Ariel, Captain Russe!!, At thes port yesterday from New Orleans, 24 inst., we have interesting corresjondomee froin New Orieans and Mobile bay. MR. HENRY THOMPSON'S DESPATCH. New Orvrave, La., Oct, 2, 1864, ONT HUNDRED GUNS FINED, One hundred guns were fired yeaterday im honor of the recent glorious victory ackieved by Geveral Sheridac over General Karly, IMPORTANT GENRRAL ONDER, General Hurlbut this morning issued the following im~ portant order in relation to.trade on the Mississippt:— General Orders—No. 142. Heapguantans, DerAWTMENT OF THR Guz) ‘ New ‘Uncwans, Sept. 30, 1804, No point on the Mississippi river in this department, above the cay of New (rfeans, is to be considered within the lines under General Orders No 51, hoadquarters, Mill- tary Division of West Misaissipp), unless the tr ops stationed at encb.p int, and the lines for ths pur. trade under said order are defined to be within nt preseuce @ @ Baval force will Dot, sapsti- tute any point as within the ine of military «ccupation, All produce brought to the river, except at actuct. mili. tary poate within the acta) lines of practical mtl'mry oo- cupation, will be considered.as contraband of war, andi 89 reported by the steamer or other craft that muy re- coive them, for proceedings under General Ordors-No. 51, aforesaid. 2. No steamer or othor craft navigating the ¥ Ssissippi river will be permitto’.ta discharge passenger:...or. mee- ebandise other than at military posts withers the.per- mission, in writing, of the Provost Murshal Generat of the depurtment. In cases. where such passengers ond merchandise are received on said boaw or crofte at Now Oricans, of of some general oficor io actual cammand of troopa at otber points on the river, such pormits raust, be given with great caution. By command of Major General TURE BST. Guorcr B. Drang, Major and Ass’t Adjutant Genaral. SRIZURE OF GOLD AND SILVER. Sixteen thousand dollars in gold were yesterday dis- covered hid on tie premises of Madame taylor, a notori- ous rebel, and the proorietress of a honseof iltfame tn thie sity, Five thousand dollars im silver were aise. found there a few days previous. A large portion of thamoney is said to bolung to officers in the rebel urmy. PRRSONAT. The family of, President Juarez, accompanied. by Gen. D. de Goicuwia, Mexican Congul in thie vity, lave for New Yo diay on the Arial. General Alvert L. Lee, commanding a division of caw. alry in this departraent, bas been nomisated for Congrass by the sapporters of the national administration jo Kenene. OUR MOBILE BAY CORRESPONDENCE. Fort Garsns, Sept. 30, 18F4. AURMARINR, The wrack of the denpatch boat Pbillippi, sunk bythe Tebe's whan endeavoring to pass t20 forts, after the floods. had passed in, has bees overnaulsd: by eubmerin tors The wreck of the rebel nunboat Gaines, sunk on the same day by our fleet, has siso bee worker on, and Paveral of her guns kaye been rescuod. MILITAWY OR NAV AL OPRRATIONS ity are not of great magnitude or Importance just now. When they become.o the renders of the FinraLp wil informed thereof, Movement of Rebets Into Kentucky. Craaxsvitn, Tenn , Oct, §, 1804, ‘Two hundred. rebels under General Lyon, of Sayville, Ky., captured the eteamor Chambers and crosved tne river yostorday at the mouth of Yollow coeak, when thoy released, tho bont. The water on Hargeth Shoals is fifteorm Inot deep aod rising. Corone anquer,t. Fatat Faut on Boarp A Stramsmira-—Corouer Wildey hold an inquest yesterday, at the News Yook Hospital, on of John EF. H. Barnes, aged, twenty two years, of Ireland, lately rosiaipg at Nol Pepau piieo, Doo wont on board the steasaship City of Baltimore, lying at plor 44 North River, on #riday evoning, for the pore ome frietde. along if cdot 1 the dark Ws wan iareoth ane Speathatone wi to the bold, a Cog, by ieee 80 serious ‘about forty feet. The in- be died soon alter as tbe |, avening. Twenty sevon shots were - ~. - tc tS NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasuncton, Oct. 8, 1864 WHAT SOLDIKBS ARE ENTITLED TO BOUNTY. The War Department has decided that volunteers whe have enlisted subsequent $9 Dec, 28, 1863, are entitled to the three hundred dollars bounty. THE ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT. Paymaster General Andrews has bees detailed as Pre- ident of the Board to examine pay masters and inspectors general of the pay department. Major W. B. Brice has been sppoimied Acting Paymaster General The War Department has ordered all accounts of ord- nance officers to July, 1863, to be cancelled. MOVEMENTS OF FOREIGN MINISTERS, Baron Von Gerault, the Prussian Minister, is expected to return here in about two weeks from Germany, where,. according to his letters, be leaves bis family for avother : winter, in consequence of the political troubles here an@ the difficulties in the way of procuring suitable svcom-- modations in Washington. Lord Lyons, the British Minister, who has been pase- Ing the season in Canada, is expected to arrive here dar- ing the coming week. Col Rausloff, the Danish Minteter, whose family reser 1n New York, is here on a brief sojourn, THS WESTERN MAILS. The Post Office Department this morning received des Patches apaouncing that the Hanviba! and St. Joseph Ratiroad is again safe for the transportation of mails. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. IMPORTANT REBEL ORDER. The Last Desperate Effort of the Rebels to Fi'l their Army—Slavee te: be Em- Ployed as Soldiers. OFFICIAL. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 76, Apyutart AND Lysrncron GeNERAL‘S hicuwonp, Oct 6, 1864 T. All details heretofore grantet, under authority of the War Department, to persous between tho ages of eighteen and forty-five years, are revoked, and all euem detailed men. together with those within the seid nges who bold furloughs or temporary exemptions by resem of pending applications for dotails. will be oromptly as sembied at the camps of instruction, and appropriately: assigned among the armies for service; except tuas men detailed and now actually eoployed in mauufseturtog, providing, collecting and forwarding munitions aud other indispensable supplies for the army and navy, or in-work indispensabie to military operations, will be continued im fly present employments until their dotails shall be re- vised. Jf, The beads of departments and chiefs of bureaus will, within the next twenty days, forward to the gene. rals of regerves lists of atl detailed men in their employ. ment, in the several States, specially distinguishing and certifying those wh» are experts and those absolutely indispengable for tbe performance of the above mes. tioned government work aud busiress; and all detail employes not Ko certified within the prescribed period will, upon the expiration thereof, be forthwith assigned to the army. Til. All persons called out by this order, who claim exomptinn on account of physical disability. '.will be ex- amined by select medical boards, after their arrival as the camps ot instruction, TY. All men found for light duty, who are unassigned, will at once report to the camps of instruction, under the penalty of heing forthwith assigned to the active forces. By order, 8. COOPER, Adjusant and Inspector General, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. [From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct. 6. The general order for the revocation of detailn will be fonnd in this issue of the Enquirer. This step bas deem token bv the goverument to il up the army. It is nee- essary wod proper, and if this order is promotly eoforced the tocrease of the army will be speedy and rapid. We should like to see atops taken fo promptly enforce (he Law of Congriss for the emptoymento? negroes in the army as termst-rs, &¢. The law of Congress on this subject = plain, and though it does not go far enough. yet, Promptiy enforcing its provisions, many soldiers w' be returned to their commant ‘and the army very greatly strengthened. The details should come forward promptly: their services ere greatiy needed, and if they ore speedily collected and sent to the front there will be no danger at Richmond, and the conditiom of the country present the most encouragin: aspeets Tt ig mscless to seek to eoneeal that more mem ars greatly wanted. The President bas ne gaia A Announced the startling fact [that two thirds of the areubsent from the ranks. There would be no need reia@forcements but for thie most disgraceful boc ie and deserting. Bul as the fact extets. and this evil ra be repaired, the details are called upon to do services How long their services will be required cannot now -be said, but sixty or menety days will termina'e the active ope rations of the camrargn, and then detailn may do #e sumed. Put at present all are needed, and al! rast cmme forward Thore that deiay or shirk will be hinted darn and permanently sent to the army. ‘The law of Congress, autborizieg the employment cf ae fully carried Ont. wonklgive tem thousand wee my of Northerh Virginia. Tho slaves and free negroes ean be fmpreased just a9 Soy other vy the law provides for their support and clothing, and pays the owner soldier’s wages ‘The iaw of February TT makes all “male free negroes (with certain exceptions) between the ages of eighteen and fifry,’’ liable to perform seeh duties in the arm: to connection with the military defences ot the cout in the way of work upoasfortigeations, or in government works, &c., as the Secretary of War may from time to time prescribe, and provides them rations, clocaing and compensation. The Seeretary of War is also eathorized to employ for similar duty twenty thousand male negro siaves, and/ theie Owners are xuaranteed agaings escape or death. Tho Secretary ts authorizod: te impress the siaves when he caavot bire them; and Gene- ral Orders No 32, Marci 11. 1861, directed the enrokmeat of the free negroes, and Uheir assignment to the ance of the anties mentioned iv the act, Also the em- plovmont wud impressment of slaves was ordered dy the same general orders, and the provisions of General Or- dors No. 188, of the 2sth oi October, 1883, pointed owt am io this matior. Has this lew and gencral. or- der been en orced? The General Orders No, 138—Oetober 24, 1803+eays Ne tropressments shai) be made of slaves employed tm domestic avd family service exclusively, Dor upoa:/arme jons where cere are not more than threo 6iaves pecified, and nov more than five per ceat of jon of sinvos shail be impressed in any county at the same rime, nalese tbe necessity is very Kroad, and after consultation with this department or the Goweroor o( the State in which. the improssment 1s to be made.!? Her the law and the generalorder. Lave thoy been oniereed’ If they have aot bee executed, no longer dein should be aliawed. We cats upon the acsaorities to eeiorce tbis law iramediately. The mruestion of sacking soidiensof negroes, of rogularty eniisteny them ana fighting them for their safeiyas well ae ener cam, mus! hard 7 resented itself to every refleetinn mind, Recanse the Yanhoea have not been able to inake soldiers ont of their drarted negroes. it does not follow that we eanuot train our slaves to make very eflic.ent soldiers, We believe thatthey ean be, by drill ead) ceacipiine, mouided into steady aud reliavie soldiers. Tho propriety ploying negroes as soldiers, we shal! not at present but wenover the svdjugation of Virgivia or the t of ber slaves as soldiers age aiternative poe ou COrtaimly we are fur making them solders, and giving freedom to those nogrces thal esc pe (ise casuaitias of buitle, We should de-glad to see the Confedersse Congress pre vide for the purchase of two hundred ant fity thousand meagrors, ent them with their freedemvand the provil of renaining in the Slates, ond arm, equ'p, drill and them, We believe that the negroes, identided with us interest, and fighting for their freedom bere, would be faithful and reliable soldiers, and, wader officers whe would driii them, could be depended on fcr much of the ordinary eevice, and even for the hardear fighting. It ie not necessary Dow to discuss this masser, and may never become 00; bat neither negroes nor. slascry will oe mitted Lo stand in the way of the suce-s3,0f aur carte, war js for national it ob our side, aad for the subjugation o white and the ei of of the It we fail the negroes are nom the side ‘enemy. ily fre aod their masters relly siaves. We must, thererces, succred,, Other Siatos inay deotie for thous ; bus Virginia, after exhanating her whites, wild Sant ior biacks through to tho-last man. She will be. costs. Charleston papers of the bombardment of the city ence our usually severe, the enemy firing from three guce im ‘and constant succession. During the twenty-four ending at six o’clock on Wednesday 4 eight, eight shots were reported fired at the city. eer of casualties ocourrsd, but mostly from beicks or epiinters. ‘The Charleston Courier of the Ist inet. says. thes sighty four a A fired at S\cesees 48 risen at rs, @nding at six o! on last tweoty-tour ) Onatng: wen hein | during the same time, from Battery Gregg and phe. Swamp Angel. What the Gover the § i of Alabama Says of in Georg! The & moor of Alabama, io his to The Logisiat of that State, says —'' This fearfel struggle now going om in Goorgia is no idle apectacte to Alabamians. If Georgia is permitted to be overrun and devastated by Sherman’s vuthless co umne, the fate of Alabama will be read io the desolated: homes and storving women and children of our sister tate.” He therofere recommeads the amendment of the militia law ao ns to include all persons exem federate service, able to bers arms, tnd ail oa of sixteen and Ofty-iva from the Cont between the an to be Kxchanged. passed through Aug! General Stone ve newman bi axcbong A New AcaicenteRaL Ovnimce.—Tke Rochester Uniom gays that Mon, Kzea Cornell, of Ithaca, now State Ronator, is about to offer en tne State of New York three hundred acres of valaalve laud at ithacs and thicty thoa sand dullase, lo be appropritted to au agricaliural colloge to be locuged there, The offer is raade upon certui Ujtions, which are doomed 80 reasonable as to doubt that the offer will be accepted. Mr, Cornell wan one of she pioneors in c#tablishing telegraph lines in thi country. While almost overy body looked upon the tale- graph ae an impracticable invention ha retained %be most abiding (ith, secured and held on to all the sce that he could get, wntil bi b has been rewarded by an immense furtune, Fire in Detroit. Dermorn, Oct 1, 1864. The extensive door, sash and blina factory of = house, Mite was burosd last night, $60,000; insurance email,