The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1864, Page 4

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We give this moraing a comprehonsive account of tho (mportant move nent of Hoo.i's army upon General Sher. ‘Man's communications, It appears that Hood strack the Tailroad at Hig Sbanty avd Allatoona, mooting with a bloody repulse at the lattet place, and then moved north Along the railroad to Ressacca, domunding its surrender, After some brisk skirmisiing be was forcei to retire, going towards Dalton, tearings up .con- siderable railroad track between those places. Re- ports #8 t bis success at Dalton are conflicting, Nashville despatches stating that it was surrendered dy Col. Johusou without Oring a shot. Geo, Sherman Socupied Ships Gap on the 16th, capturin; a portion of the Iwenty-fourth North Carolina regiment. He also etates that the rebels bad obstructed Snake Creek Pass, to delay his trains, but that he could on the next day move im any direction he pleased, Hood’s army is reported by deserters to number thirty to thirty-five thousand, He had left Lafayette and wis retreating asrapidly as possible southward, Sherman skirmishing with his rear. The latest news from our correspondent at Chattanooga ia that the rebels are fall- ing back towards the Biue Mountains, in the vicivity of Talladia, Wheeler's division of cavalry is hanging about Rome. We'accompany the account of Hood's daring movement witb a fine map, showing bis line of march. Comparative quiet reigns in our army in front of Rich. mond and Petersburg. On Sunday Secretary of War ‘Stanton and Secretary of the Treasury Fessenden, accom. panied by avery distinguished party, visited General Grant's headquarters, A all was also made upon General Butler, and it was the intention of the Goutiomen present to visit the front at Petersburg ‘ou Monday. The rebels are showing « disposition to Press the right of our lice lying south of the Appomat tox, but have made no direct attack. The rebels still Koop up their artillery fire on their friends at Dutch Gap Canal. To weather continues cool and pleasant. Major Geveral D. B. Birney, who left bis command to front of Richmond «few days sioce on account of an at- (ack of malarial fever, died at Philadelphia last evening. ‘We have powbing official from General Sveridan’s army. The rebels are reported to have rececupied Fisher's Hill, which they are fertifyiog. The Union forces are near Strasburg. Luray valley hes been laid waste by the Union cavairy ander General Powel!, and everything of value to tbe rebel cause destroyed. Geveral Dana's recent raide from Natchez have been very successiul. Nearly one hundred rebels were killed tm various skirmisbes, severa! hundred able-bodied pegroes and ope hundred prisoners brought in, and fifteen hundred bead of cattle and @ large number of Dorses and mules copiured. {t twas roported at Memphis on Sanday evening that General Forrest, at tbe head of a stropg body of cavalry, was bata sbort distance (rom tbat city. Much excite- ment prevailed in copsequei ce, From Richmond papers ef the 15th we copy several bighty interesting articles, Tbe vigorous enforcement of the conroription and the revocation of al) details is re- ported to be adding materially to the strength of Lee's ermy. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Scotli, from Queenstown on the 9th of October, reached this port yesterday morning, and the Becia, from Queenstown on the bir, by way of Baliiax on the 15tb inst., arrived in the eveving, be vews by She Scotus is two dvys inter, Our special corresyordevce trom London, Parts, Berlin end Vieoma is of a very varied ana important character. {1 embraces a clear review of (he events. Roancial, polit) cal, military and diplomatic, which more immediately allect the peoples of the Old Worid aud are itkely to re- act on car Own Intereris. ‘The Ooancial oriste still preered he-vily op the trading dotorests of Enginnd, Meog pew failures are reported A Liverpool merctaot was bavkrupied by his devlings In 4be rede! cotton loan, The Bank of Engiind maintyined the rate of discount at nine per cont, and was likely to advance it. wes conceded in Paris thut the rebel Ame- Tican cause was fast disappearing from sight, while @ very boalthy (voiing in iavor of ibe Union was extend- Ang. There was o brick trade i. United States stocks in the city ‘The wows of the victories of Sheridan, Shermen and @arragut exercised a very bealthy infivence on American affairs to Berlin, and Uniod Staves bunds were mach nore {resly dealt iv un the Bourse + The London Time: ageiv oxpreenec the opinion thet Me, Lincoim’s chance of Te-vicction to the Pres) qreatly improved by the succonses of the Uoiwn gene cole, A now French Minister has been appointed to Washiog. ton, to plage of M. . It was enid im Paris that M Sovcier will go to Madrid aa successor to bi, Auciphe Barrot ‘The SNéell-Erlanger wedding party eet out from Paris ‘Ce Loudon, where the pewiy married pair will spend the & -eymuon, A series of most bri lient Soathers Arweri- © 5 (des were wo be given by M. Eriaoger t the bog!ish tal taly wes atitl considerably egitaied by the canvass of tho pew Franco italian treaty. Cardinal Antovelll bor oticialy #tated \ (be French goverment that the Holy too was left Derance of the convention parposaly, ond thet tb couatders that Pieduont (not Italy) wil eovetly, On bis temporal power, under dover of HR CoH VHEr, The discunsion of the new treaty hay fevoloped the (act tha, Lue! pe does not regard toe Eun @ Mexico ta ered « friend’y ight ae he did when Baximilion was pdout to sot Ovi (rom Europe. ‘The Deseo German Conferences made siow progress in Ciena, The Daniah aheuinvten aries haying reverrod & NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1864, Proposition for the King, votbiug could Copenhagen. Jem Mace publishes two letiers op (be subject of the Coburo match and “o%."’ He argues, apparentiy ia oppo- sition to the “logic of facts," that Joe did not intend to figdt, and that he (Mace) is entitied to the stakes. Co burn was ip Dublin, aod wiliipg Lo accommodate Macs ta | aey part of Iroland. The bets are off, and the siakes awaited @ Gna! decision of the matter. Consols suld in London at 83 a 88'{ for money on the 6th vst, The Liverpool cotton market was dull, with a lumited jpquiry aud quotations weak on the Sth iost, Breadstuils and provisions were steady MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. From Kio Janeiro we leara. that the liberal Cabinet of the 15th of January is down, in consequence of the oppo SitioD Of the hberal party im Congress, aod a pew Cabinet was formed on the ist of August, also o’ the liberals, composed of M. Furtado—l'r and Mioister of Jus- . Liberato—Empire, Beaurepaire—War. Pinto farive J, Marcondes—Agricuiture, C, C. Cam- reasury and, ad iniervn, Foreign Affairs. When the liberal party is im power io Brazil they are forove: quarreiling. Tue Congress of Brazil bas beou open since Janvary and vothing bas been done for tne couutry that our advices indicate. ‘Ive official returns of tho Peunsylvania olection come in very slowly. A Harrisburg tolegram states that no home voto will be sot there, uflicially, until the soldiers’ vote is counted. It 1s statod iu Washivgton that Governor Bradford bad decided to throw out the aoldiers’ vote upon the new con- stitution of Maryland as, according to the existing State law, soldlera were aot authorized to vote. In Che United States Commissioner's office yesterday, bef re Commissioner Osborn, William Rogerson, Asa Marviu, James Norris, Hoary Silmar and Charles P. Heilersop, tho parties lately arrested by the police as conoerned m an extensive scheme of counterfeiting United States currency stamps, were put on their examination. After a brief bearing of the case the whole were com- mitted for trial, in defauit of ten thocsand dollars bail The Evening Kzpress case terminated yesterday in a Verdict against the Brooks brothers on all three of the issues, The counsel for the detenco asked leave for a stay of proceedings, in order to prepare a bill of excep- tions, with the viow of getting a new trial. John R Suydam obtained # verdict of one thousand doliare agaiust the Third Avenue Railroad Compayy yes- terday, iu the Superior Court, before Judge McCuun, for injuries sustained while getting on board one of the do- fendavt’s cars. The suit lasted two days, and was brought to recover twenty thousand dollars. Judge Barnard was engaged yesterday in trying an foteresting stock case. The plaintiff, Eltas Stilwell, en- gaged Meigs Bros., brokors, to purchase a quantity of Quicksilver Mining Company stock and deposited $5,500 asa margin, Suortly afterwards there came a panic in Wallstreet, when the stock fell twenty per cent, and the brokers, fearing a still heavier decline, sold out two hundred sbares held by them tor the plaintiff without sending him apy notice, The stock subsequently rose in value, aud the plaintiff claimed that he ought to havo been notified to make bis second margin good before they decided to sell. The jary sympathized with the plaintiff, and revdered a verdict in his favor of $5,685. Tho Democratic Union Association, whose headquarters aro at the corner of Twenty-second street and Broadway, held a public meetiig last evening. There were a large Dumber of distinguished gentlemen present Mr. Pyne pro. sided, and after appealing to the audience for pecuniary aid to carry om the canvass, a speech, condemnatory of the xcts of the administration and declaring the present contest an abolition war, was delivered by Hon. Sapford EF. Chureb. Mr. James Gallatin also read a lengthy address. The stock market opened with a strong dowoward tendency yesterday ; but it recovered part of the decline in the afternoon, and closed with a buoyant tendency. Gold was excited, and after opening at 215 sold down to 205%, and closed at 2083. The radical changes tn the gold quotations yesterday exerted a decidediy unsettling tendency im commercial circles, and caused almost a total abstinence from bust ness transactions. Foreign merchandise was eatirely nominal, and the difference between the views of buyers and eellers was in pearly all cases marked. Domestic Produce was about as unsettied, though rather more done, at a lower rangeof prices. Oo Change the flour market was less active and 60c. a Tic. lower. Wheat ae clined 10c. al5c., with a limited demand. Corn was Gull and 2c. @ So. lower. Oats lower. Pork was less active and a shade easier. Beef and lard less active, and prices were scarcely as firm, Whiskey dull and lower. Freights continued extremely dull, The market for beet cattle was heavy this week, and prices were jower for all except Al steers, which were ta moderate supply. The eggregate supply was very large, however, but most of the cattle were common to fair. The range of prices was unusually wide, the poorest selling at about 80. and the best at 19c.—an outside price, ‘The bulk of the ofterings went at from 120. to 16c. per per pound. Milch cows were unchanged. Veals were in fair demand at 830. to 120. 813}{¢. Sheep and lambs sold at from $4 to$8 50 cach. Hogs have been active and prices were bigher until yester ben they were quoted at from llc. 10 18¢. The total receipts were 7,689 Deeves, 140 cows, 1,508 veals, 24,107 sheep and lambs and 11,733 oge. $ The News from Georgia—Hood in Re- treat Once More. As will be seen by the despatch of Mr. Dane, the War Department is once mage in communi- cation with General Sherman. It needs but this simple fact to assure the country that all is rigbt with our Southwestern army ; for Hood’s only chance to do harm lay in he possibility that he might be able to permanently break up Sherman’s communications and to starve him out of Georgia. Sterman had subsistence, it is stated, for a hundred days, and the rebel papers even suppose that be could have done witbout his communications for sixty days. Hood, therefore, to make his plan of campaign effective, must have held bis position on Sher- man’s line for that period; but it is now only nineteen days since Hoed broke camp for this movement, and he {s in retreat, and the road that he will report destroyed will be in run- ning order within fifteen days. Thus Hood’s immense movement, that the Southern papers have said so much over, and that Davis literally promised the Southern people was to make Sherman’s retreat from Georgia ® parallel with Nupoleon’s retreat from Russia—this loudly announced operation bas ended in a very contemptible fizzie. Hood bas vot carried on an aggressive campaign; be has merely gone into the guerilla business. He ran round to Sherman’s railroad and tore up the rails, just as Kilpatrick used to do on the rebel roads every other day; aud as oon as Sherman got within nine miles of him he ran We informed our réaders in advance—about ten days ago—what would be the result of this movement—and we said thea, what the event has proved, that Hood had undertuken an ope- ration that be was not equal to. Small mea never appear so miserably smail as when they attempt to stand in large men’s places; and thus Hood, who was little enough before, bas now made himself ridiculous by the attempt to employ agsinst Sherman the same system of warfare that Sherman practised so successfally againet Johnston, who is immensely the superior of food. Hood will now be a very fortunate man If he gets away with even the remnant of an army. He is the victim, perhaps, of anotber man’s plan and of his own persistent self- deceit. Botu he and Davis asserted positively | tuat Shermaa had no accumulation of supplies, | and ooly forty-five thousand men; and on sach | a supposition Hood moved. Sherman’s own | report makes it provable that betad nearer one hundred thousand men. Suppose that trenty thonsand went to Indiana anid twenty thoureng with Thoma, he sould still, with sixiy thousand, largely outnnmber Hood; and with this superior force he is now pressing Hood as be kcows bow to press. We shail, in all probability, soon have a battle in Georgia, od the result of it is hardiy doubifal on .ne daw pelese tig ceowlion of this vows + W40 5 rene of the war debts to the | 4f one had read only the World and the Daily done wutil @ reply came irom | News of this city, be might easily have sup- posed that the country was gone as far as is military prospects were necessary fo save it. Sherman was ia danger and there was no salvation for us, and the sooner we could make terms tue better it would be. Such was the tone of those papers. Hood's “bold flank movement” the News thought had placed Sherman in “a periious situation;” but when Sherman made the many flank move- ments that pushed Johnston to Atlanta it was, our readers may remember, always Sherman that was in danger then too. Thus, whether Sherman makes these movements or tliey are made against him, it is always the same man that is in danger. It is won- derful how he comes out of it, “Even if Hood has to retreat,” gays the News, “be has gained a victory.” Who can tell us when the News saw a national victory in the retreat of a national army? The World thought Sherman’s position “really alarming,” and foresaw in it “the greatest disaster of the war.” in this the Werld is true to its instincts. It announces the “greatest disasters of the war,” and we learn of Sherman’s triumph and Hood’s retreat. Tue Frencu Evacuation or Rome.—The with- drawa! of the French troops from Rome is a measure that cannot fail to give very general satisfaction. After playing the part of Charle- magne towards Pius 1X., Louis Napoleon now proposes to leave him in a condition of upparent security. The question of making Rome the capital of the new Italian kingdom having been abandoned and the revolutionary party reduced to a state cf quiescence, there are no ‘present fears, it is said, of any attempts being made against the authority of the Holy Fatber. The Emperor accordingly takes this first favorable opportunity of relieving bim- self from the burden of an intervention which has long since served the objects he had in view, and which is now only a source of embar- rassment to bim. : Do the reasons alleged for these steps by M. Drouyn de Lhuys in his despatch to Cardi- nal Antonelli offef to thinking minds «ny solid guarantee for the future in regard to the Pope? Assuredly not. We see in it only a calculated preparation for the downfall of that Power which bas proved at once a glory and a curse to Italy. It matters but little whether the capital of the new kingdom be at Florence or Rome. From the moment that the armed support of France is withdrawn from the Holy Father his power as a sovereign will be gradually but surely undermined until it is entirely absorbed by the cnly temporal autbority that the Italians can be brought to recognize. An imperium in imperio, like that pictured in M. Drouyn de Lhuys’ programme for the future of Italy, is a pure impoesibility. It never has existed, and never can exist. The Pope will occupy towards the King of Italy for a time the same relation which the Micado or spiritual Emperor, holds towards the Tyccon or political ruler of Japan. He will possess all the outward attributes of sovereignty with- out the power even to appoint his own bod, guard. ’ f It is not likely that an ardent and impulsive people like the inhabitants of the Roman States will long stand even this state of things. They have suffered and chafed too much under the tyranny of the Papal hierarchy to rest com- placently under the “shadow of its rule. As long as a sbred of political influence remains to it they will plot and conspire until it is finally compelled te succumb. Let it not be imagined that Louis Napeleon is bliad to this fact. He knows as well as we do that the intenance of-the temporal power of the Papacy is one of the impossibilities of the age. By prevailing on Victor Emanuel to make Florence his capital, and leave the Pope undis- turbed in Rome, he has only secured for it a place of decent interment. Tus Nortuwest.—We have heard a great deal for some months past about the revolu- tionary tendencies of the people in the Northwestera States, A separate confederacy, comprising the Western States and Terri- tories, was talked about. An alliance with the rebel confederacy was threatened, and conspiracies to this end were said to be as thick as blackberries. What becomes of all this nonsense now in the face of the recent popular votes at the Ohio, Indiana and Ne- braska elections? We'always said that these stories of disaffection and disloyalty and a new secession were mere bug-a-boos, and the result of the elections proves it. There are no peo- ple more loyal to the Union, or more uncom- promising for war until the rebellion succumbs, than the people of the Northwestern States. They have sent some of the finest soldiers in the field to the armies of the Mississippi, while in the legions on the James river, in the Shenandoah valley and in Georgia to-day there are no mor@ gallant troops than the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois regiments. The Northwest is perfectly sound on the Union question. Tue Ocroser Evections.—The organs of both parties keep up their lying about the result of the election on the 11th inst. in Pennsylvania. Some of them, however, do it in so bungling away that they contradict them-elves. Forney’s Philadelphia Press of yesterday gave a table of the majorities by counties, in which it figures out sixteen hundred republican ma- jority In the State. ‘But to secure this the majorities in Alleghany, Bradford and Tioga counties, and Philadelphia, are put down in round numbers from three to four bufidred larger republican majorities in each than the Press bas already published the official vote to be. Besides this, the telegraphic despatebes from different parts of the State, giving the official results in several counties, published in the same column immediately following the tables, show sufficient changes to give about four hundred democratic majority on the home vote in the State. From Indiana we get no later returns. It is a mystery bow they could report the votes in one half of the State within four bours after the polls are closed, and then give us no more Sgures for six days. Tox Tunes Pormca Gextrais m THB Penxsxivania Meppiz.—The three generals, General Cameron, Chevalier Forney and Gene ral Jobn Cochrane, have been managing Pe rylvanta for Lincoln, aud a pretty mess they hare made of it. They have scattered green- backs, puffed and blowed all over the State, and what is the result? The best thing that they can now do is to pack up bag and baggage, scrip and scribage, and retire from the management of part os in the future. Lot them leave'that b er to men have a little reputation and hynesty lett, The Peittient Muddic in This epelis. Political affairs in this city are daily becom- ing more and more mutd ed. There are some dozen factious in the field with their can- didates, and a fair prospect of uaif a dozen more springing up before election. Both of the principal partes are aplit into numerous cliques, wrangling with each otber, and that, too, in a Presideutial: campaign, when it would seem that the general iuterest in the campaign would crowd out all local and misor differ- ences. As it now stands, the county ticket nominated by Tammany is the ouly one tbat looms up above this confused mass and promises us any hope whatever. This state of affairs is the result of the selfish operations of some of our politi- cians, who care nothng for the general interest if their own ends can only be served. Ben and Fernando Wood have been the chief instruments in bringing about this general political demoralization throughout the city. They were both a few yeara since disciples of Tammany, but, finding themselves in a minority there, and unable to accomplish their personal purposes in that party, they bolted and started a new organization. Through this Fernando Wood managed to get himself elected-Mayor, and after several attempts be suc- ceeded in seouring a recoguition by the demo- cratic party of the State equal to that of Tam- many. These successes encouraged the disap- pointed politicians not only in Tammany to or- ganize parties of their own, but it hus extended even to Wood’s Mozart Hall, and also to the re- publican party. A general disintegration has started in all the parties, and secession appears to be the rule of the hour not ouly among the demoératic factions, but in the republican party. Every man who cannot carry his point with his party immediately starts off and sets up for himself, and com- mences a regular warfare upon his former po- litical associates, Were it not for the effurt of Tammany Hall to reorganize and place ilself upon its former popular basis, the muddle in local affairs would uot furnish us a gleam of hope. x The Woods, by continuing this policy, finally succeeded in electing themselves to Congress. The moment that Fernando took bis seat there he tried to get the whole country into the same muddle. Following out the records left by Vallandigham and his associates at the extra session, he, with Ben, labored to get the deno- cratic party in Congress into the same disor- ganized and confused state as existed in this city. Their course on the war soon placed the democratic portion of the House of Represen- tatives at loggerheads, until they nearly de- stroyed the party all over the country. Had they taken hold of the prosecution of the war, united with the conservative republicans, and forced Lincoln—who Las proven himself totally incompetent to manage it—to conduct it in a constitutional and amore efficient manner, the democracy might have been to-day the party of the country. But in pursuing their disorganizing course the imbecile administra- tion of Mr. Lincoln was left to pursue its sys. tem of fanatioism, profligacy and recklessness, leaving us now, with the approach of the end of his term, disheartened with the prospect of being forced to endure his misrule and mis- management for still another four years. Had they pursued the opposite course the doubt which now hangs over the chances of McClellan would have never existed, and his election been rendered @ matter of certainty. The folly of any faction of the democracy in trying, directly or indirectly, to elect the two Woods and their secesh associates to Congress in this city, when in the recent preliminary elections their colleagues of the same stripe have ail been defeated, must be apparent to everybody. It certainly cannot secure any good result to the party at large or add to the chances of the election of General McClel- lan in November. Me- Taz Twappis or Taree Op Women or THE Krrcurn.—The American people have lately been favored with a letter from Oid Blair, dis- closing certain private conversations with seve- ral New York editors; a letter from the ancient Thurlow Weed, defining his present political position, as a matter of supreme importance to the country in his own estimation, and a con- sequential Presidential manifesto from another superapnuated politiciin of the old sandstone epoch, Old Amos Kendall, now officiating as chairman of the rump of the late Know Nothing faction. These three garrulous old women have each outlived their day and generation; but* they won’t believe it. Under the glorious old democratic dynasty of Jackron and Van Buren Old Francis P. Blair and Amos Kendall'revelled and waxed fat among the fat things of the kitchen. Kendall was thrown bigh and dry among the political rubbish washed ashore by the great political revolution of 1840; but Blair, as the official oracle of the democratic party and chief of the kitchen, was not finally disposed of by his bungry outside democratic rivals until they ousted bim under Polk’s admin- istration, with Oid Father Ritchie of the Rich- mond Enquirer. He came to Washington, however, only to discover that the reign of administration and party organs, as the guides of public opinion, had been superseded by the independent newspaper press. His occupation ‘was gone, and it was not long, therefore, before Old Father Ritchie gave up the ghost, Old Amos Kendall, for the last quarter of a century, has been knocking about in the world in a rather quiet way, except in the noisy intervals of our Presidegtial contests, when he bas always come out with his “string of abstractions” to let the world know that “be still tives.” Judging from his latest proclamation, us the residuary legatee of the dark lantern, he is good yet for balf s dozen political campaigns, when, in point of fact, be must be nearly a hundred years old. It is amusing to hear him. talk. He is, like an old witch left alone in a deserted house, full of reminiscences of ita palmy days and strange prognostios, but really laughable whert undertaking to discuss the af- faire of the present time. His old democratic kitchen associate, Blair, has been more fortunate. Watching hisabances, he promptly fell in with the republican party movement of 1856, and, working adroltly on tie inside track, he next maappeare again, under Old Abe, in the juxuy,ous enjoyment of the spoils of the italia fe bountiful gravy pots and marrow bones ‘resuiting from a govern- ment war expendity.re of a thousand millions a year, Upon the Aigjapenration of these kitchen perquisites Miy Blair, in his native Kentucky nigger secen gave, in bis recent convereation with us abou’ Lincoln o0. MiClellan, some fresbing hints, which ‘he has omitted from bi® public report of that confidential chat. Let it euffice that Le has had a.lurge family of de- pendants to provide for, and has done well by them, with Oid Abe and Old Welles, notwith- Stavding the jealousy of Thurlow Weed and the keen hostility of the abolition radicals. As for the third of these superannuated po- litical grannies, Thurlow Weed, it is enough that, after engineering ‘the jobs of the lobby jobbers at Albany and Wasbington for thirty years and more, ge has turned a volunteer ex- pounder of patriotism. Good advice costs nothing, and Thurlow gives it, in lieu of money, to uid the national cause, Some peo- ple, however, would prefer the example of the suecessiul highwayman, who, on retiring from the road, built a church from the proceeds of hia profersion as some atonement for his s'ns. We should like to see the three loquacious old women (Kendall, Biair and Weed) reveal- ing their confidences to cach other over a bottle of genuine old Keniucky Bourbon, What a volume of political rascalities and rogueries they could reveal! In one thing they are very much lke the fishwomen of Paris. When they, in t.e name of the market, call upon the Emperor, his ministers must stand aside. The systert Marder. Now and then extraorainary cases of murder, surrounded by mystery as to the victim, the means and the cause, occur in large cities, and for the time create considerable excitement; but in almost every instance the weil sustained proverb that “murder will out’ has proved true. There wis the case of Colt, who packed the body of his victim, Adams, in a box with salt, and shipped it on board a vessel bouna for New Orleans, and directed to some point on the Mississippi river, where, had it arrived, detection would have b Imost imposs ble. But by the acuteness of detectives the bow was traced from Colt’s room to the ship, by means of the cartman, and the crime was thus exposed. So in the case of Professor Webster; his attempt to burn the body of Parkman in his laboratory led to the discovery of the murder, In our vicinity recently there has been a very remarkable case of this kind, involved, perhaps, in more mystery and certuin!y nore curious in its details than usually surroued the most mysterious murders. Several portions o! abuman form bave been found at different places on the skores of the E st river and the bay within the past few weeks, the last port on, which comprised the head, showing evidence of a pistol shot in the temple, having been picked up on Monday at Fort Hamilten. The discovery of these disjointed parts leads to the following conclusions:—First, that a murder has been committed, and that death*was pro- duced by a pistol ball. Next, that great cau- tiom was exbibited by tle perpetrator or per- petrators in so dissevering the portions of the body as to render identification exceedingly difficult. Next, that the victim was thus dis- membered within a very short period after death; that the same wrapping of enamelled table cloth and paper was upon all the por- tions found, and that each part—even the head, which still shows distinctly the features, colur and character of the hair and natural expres- sion of the countenance—was in a perfec: state of preservation. These facts establish that the crime was of recent commission. The dissec- tions were not made with the skill of a sur- geon, but rather in the uncouth and horrid manner of one anxious to burry up a job which was painful and exciting. One part was found at the foot of Little street, Brooklyn; another at the fvot of Corlears street, New York; another in Gravesend Bay, and another— the head—near Fort Hamilton, localities fur apart, and appareutly warrants the suspicion that they were deposited separately at those places, although it is true that the current of the Eust river might have carried them to these several places, if they had been thrown into the stream above the higbeat point at which the first portion of the remains was discovered. Up to this time the body bas not been identi- fled; and, with the exception of a young man named Meechum, who left Lovejoy’s Hotel on the 30th ult., and has not since been beard of, no suspicion appears to be abroad as to who the victim of this mysterious crime may be. We cag hardly suppose, however, that much time witl elapse before the police authorities can obtain some clue. The Mayors of Brook- lyn and New York have offered rewards of $1,000 each for information as to the murder. This ought to bring forth intelligence from some quarter. It is extraordinary that a crime of this kind could bave been committed in the midst of the city,,and yet the police be unable—as it would appear they are—even to, suggest a theory as to the identity of the vio tim or the probable locality of commissione the crime. Now that the head is in possess? 5n of the Coroner we presume that the difficy ity THE PEACE CONVENTION. Admitted, &c. ‘The Peace Convestion met at Mozart Hall today, and Cixcumaan, Oct, 18, 1886, ‘Bat with closed doors, About fifty detyates were pre sent A temporary orgapization was effected’ by ap poloting Wm, M. Corry, chairmau, aot Jobo Cabiil, secretary, , Ov motion of Alex. Lovg the following were appointed & Committee ov Permauent Orgitization:—Oliver Brows, Geo. F Hoetier avd B, P. Churchill. Ov motion of General Singleton the following were ap- Pointed 4 Commitee om Resolutions and Addresses:— Hon J. W. Singieton, of Ios; J. J. Miler, of Obto; Joseph Svow, of Iimoin: Alexander Long, of Ohio; Late Devo, of Jodian: Corvet Jewett, of Pennsylvania; wir, 4 reso ution for tho eppointment: of @ colmniiites of Lbeee Lo report suitable candidntee for Vreside tand Vive President, which was discussed f vnyeation took a recess, 6 lollowiDg permanent officers werw rry, Chairman; S, A, Miler ao@ sretaries, a adourned till to morrow at ten A M. OF giving the Committee on Resolutions © their report. n or-to d that the pominatio 8 will bo made eombatonal, [Ceitver of the | residentiai ca didates, tto- con or vo ledan subsoribe hese wit be withdraws him. The delegates are very. b: . They comptain toat they were unheedsomely ed at Cheago and very seurvily by MoCicHap, duievaie is admitied to the Convention © but o a pledge that be wili not wort Movie. ‘ney tunk be Gaweling politics, ike his sbily abally ia military poiicy, will only serve to prowng the war, and between tho two preier the sharp und vixoroes policy of the ation ue tkely 8» neat aodigham perce mM nsidered time worms, who wiil poses morrow and nominations gis ta ked of a8 oxndidase 1p for Vico Vi esident. despi-e this movement; aidorable diversion, voles comes down from bis war etuts, Lhe oblet Gin Convention ia to bring such @ pre sure OB to the supportof the ‘Oo. iM Mts 7@ sonmel, gatherlogs with jong Ik waqueer ala Cap are Botter Bue of Brandcasurg—ferrible pirsion, &. Lovisvmie, Ky., Qet. 18, 1864 The New aslvany (Ind) Ledger of this eve nog pub ligbes a veport, w icy it deems refiabio, that from one thousacd to one tho sand two bagdred guerillas, andes Bhs to made & raid into todiwna, veiw Lesvenw rik, lant your, have concentrated veur Brand vburg, Ky., and A portion of them bad entered the town and revbed the Citlzgos of a large amount of valuabie The same paper 6 ys the steawerd morning. while tying at Stowhoad, on tbe Cumberlané river, exploded her botier, and became a total wreck, & large uuraber ofpersons were kivied, including Captam J, D Sinita, Joan Elbott and Me. Harrison, pitts; Mr, Graves, them nd Mr Feigersom, @ passenger, Twe deck bunds w nd und buried oa tue isluud. Five passengeré an ers Ure Missy. Death et Major Generat Birney. - Puraperrara, Oct. 18, 1806, Major General D. B. Birnoy died in this city thie evening, of iever, poor beaitw, and bas beep gradually sinking ever since Misstssippl River News, ANTICIPATED ATTACK OV M<MPUIS BY fH REBEL GENERAL FURREST’S FOXUES, KT. Camo, Oct 18, 1664, Tbreo steamers bave arrived from New Orleans wit® about sixty bales of cotton, Great excitement prevailed at Memphis on Sam day evening in consequence of an expected attack om the city by a str ng body of Forres:’s forces ro,orted te be only a short distance from the city. Every prepara tion was being made to detend the piace. ‘The steamer City of Memphis was fired into from the Mistouri abore, fourteea miles below here, but nodoap was hurt. Gouerai Dana’s raids from Natchez, within two weeks previous tu the 9.0 yreided one thousand Ava heme veral hundred Borses aud —_ several buucred uble budiet Dogroes. about one huadi Prisoners, apd nearly the same bumber of cebeis bitleds The mirkets generally in New Orteans wore very dath Thero eatarge overstock of flour, and considerate of it were being reshippe! Norton. There was y for cotion at $1 20 for midutiag. ou regarding the practical resuit of the sew “Trade Kegulstions,”” is that the goverume :t agent wilt purc base a: the cotton brought acr.e8 the lines at: twen- ty five per cent below New York pri lowing. selere to tuke buck one-third of the amount ip tamil supplies, god te otber two-thirds, it Is m:erred, will be pad Groepbacks. f Missoest. Sr. Lovie, Oct. 1) 1664, Price’s headquarters are reported to be: ay Lexington, Geners! Curtis drove the rebels out of Independence om Sunday, und bis advance at last accounte- was fifteen miles thie side, A Gucl was fought on Monday morning betercen Majer Grebe aud Captain Hansen, of the Fourth» Missourt cavalry, io which the latter was severely and:tho, former slightly wounded, The affair: 1s ubiverealiy condemaed by army oflicers. Fe tant ies The Pennsyivania Eicetion. m3 Puapacrais, Oot 18, 2864, Nineteonth District—Gameron county (ofllcia}, Uniom manjority 73; 2 Union tose. of 29. as coinpsred with Com in’s vote. pourLecnth Distriot—Sarder. county. (ofieiat), Usiem majority 165; @ democratic gain of 2 Nath ag dreary ea 7] county (oficial), Union mm ity T16; Union love. PElcternth Dewrict—Foten commie (pffiolaly, @emocratio Majority 200, dewserati in The official vorese¢, Wyaming, York amd Adams coum ne te Hhaanesuna, Oct. 18, 1864, No home votewill: be semi bere, offelally, until the 2 aount solafers’ vote eda, Heese, Cot, 38, 1806 Bradford county (offletal), Mercier, Unton 6,312; Pret ler , aomiocrat. 2.505. Unie majority. fy. ‘2 Union lv «. com, ared w waren be - Slorcior's maayority Ia the district willibe between 300 and 400. The lovasion Ohte Bilection. : Coxcursamr, Oct, 18, 1964, hiy countios in Uhto give a repu' Linearity aid mated thas the oldiaea f majority of 25,163. Ms is enti wake it 74,000, ihe Opera, ‘vote Ww as to the individuality of the remains. wi | pe’| There waa fair attendance Jaat night at the Academy, easily overcome; and it is to: be hoped tiv .t the vigilance of the police authorities will iw sure a clearing up of the whole terrible mysiey y, Tue Dest Conrerexce.—There- wi 5 a con- ference recently on the other side-of @ .¢ Atian- tic on the Danish question, which: lw , resulted in asort of treaty of peace betweem the Danes and Germans; and theve has beem? 4 later con- ference, which has at least.tempaw arily sottled . the Italian question, though nok@ xactly to the satisfaction of the Pope. Thene was not fong ago a peace conference at Mig sara Falls, be- tween the Hon. Horace Gre Jey, Colorado Jewett, George Sandersand @# hors, which was @ridioulons farce and failwe 9; but all these conferences are eclipsed by the late Dublic eonference on the -unse! jeq international “mili” proposed between J s¢ Coburn and Jem Mace. The greut difficwlty in thi was not hew to stop the “effuato 4 of blood,” but how to get at it; and, eve » with the solentific Ed. James, of New YW’ srk, to aid im the ne- } gotiations, this Dabl¥ , Conference only ro- eulted in making the affair in dispute a greater muddle than’ syer, Some of our pollti- onl party confereng og in New York, touching the division of the! spoils, closely resemble this Dublin Coafereney , {neluding brulsers, raffians, Dublin Contes Oup Asa with Li —————_——_ ‘Larey Ovr.—What is the matter af Where fe that little —that joke whi eon Jonas: pony any see dele? ation? Ishe so far gone in at this early s¥age of the campaign that be has act anoth¢s left? He should bave held ont until eloo¥ion at least. His reception of this Ten- Neves rymiter was so stiff and grave that it looks alarmingly omlnous. I he really played uy Risondyt ,. and the opera—the Ballo in Maschern—was well given, a not in a way to call for special pommeut after owe notice of its performance with the same Cast last week, Zucebi pleaved the audience so well that they seised riate-opportanity of expressing their satie freueo, nua Heambilia and Bellini also came ie fora share of the ee. aties ise Sees act ait the loading ore oall jore . "ha Prat dr Foust will be repeated, On Thorede me be allowed a rest,on iS singers Poiluto, and on Saturday Faush will be repeated Brooklyn. Firxin —Hlellerism continues to all with ite lively at tractions the hall diabotio, The presiding geotus, with his quickness cf tongue, lightuess of fazer, his wit, puns, music and extraordinary illusions, keeps the which {s not offy appreciative and fashionable, 24th, as Julia ia the Hanchback, in which character she was very successfal during hor eagagemect in this city at Wallack’s. City Peitttes. MERON AND WOOD MOZART COUNTY CONVENTIONS. ally the nominees of ened party. Blnctate House, and the latter at No. 614 Droudway Mr. ‘MKeoa presided at the MoKeon mosting, and Mr. Gideon J, Twoker at the Morart, The follewing ticket was thes Michael Connolly. Ciere—W , C. Conner, So Gere ¥, Howe, District Attorn-v—A. ay Ital, Morkie, Wiiliam O’Donnett, Phitp The German Caaieal orguntention have also endorsed the above ihe ita for & Afwer makjoy the necessary arrengemen arena, a i Ho arrived hero on the Lith, 10 very