The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1864, Page 4

> Ree eee ee tt abi the | fi etl Pro tw go pnts rty 7) rc icy i,t etl pro the 4 W YORK HERALD. @AMES GURDON BENNETER BDITOR AND PROPRIETOR CORKEE OF FULTON AND NASSAU OTS. Votume XXIX. . «* =! AMUSEMENTS THIS DAY AND RYSBING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place,—Iratian Orzram Matinee at 1 P. NF av! NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —Cantovoen— Dawox ano PrriasWALLace—Dy (cmaay's Gnosy BOWERY THEATRE, Howery.—Dius Bor—K wots On Br. JouUN—DackaLumEAU—How ro Avoid Daariung. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Poon Gayre- wan—Psorie’s Lawes. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Oonsicas Broranns. WALLACE'S TREATRE, Broadway.—Rosxoatw —HaMeet, WINTER GARDEN, Broadw: OLYMPIC THEATRE, Rroadway —Faret Hxsne Neven Wow Fate Lapy—Muary Ware . BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Tanex Mawvorit Fat Gints—Tunex Gisnis—Two | Dwanrs—In: _ ENCH AUTOMATONS, DRsMATIO PSRIORMANCHS—=L) Krening BRYANTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. ‘way.—Eruiorian Sonos, Dances, BuaLESgUyS, &C.—How Ane YOu Gaxeynacs. | WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL. 514 Broadway.—Dovsrm Trarece np HORZONTAL Baw—Kraiofiax Songs, Dances, &c. CAMPBELL'S MINSTRE: Yarmnp axp Exctring MELAN Goosn ann Gaxpex SALLE DIABOLI UE, 685 l Perret y a Q Broadway.—Rozzat Retire. HOPE CHAPEL, 72) ‘Mian TaoUrx or Grass BLowe! 193 and 201 Sowery.— Eraioriuy Oppirias— ‘Woopsorre’s Bomu- Matince et 2g P.M. VAN AMBURGH & 00.3 MAMMOTH MENAGERI 5 ‘BS9 and O41 Broadway.—Oven from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. : HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth street.—Doc axp Mox- REY ACiORS™EQUESTRIAN, OYMNASTIO AND ACROBATIC EX- CURTALNMENTS. DODWORTH HALL, 606 Broadway.—Anreucs Warp von tum Mormons, AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Bai.t.ere, Pantom inks, BURLKESQUES, &C,—Stuox's Mrsuar. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brondway.< Comiosivims xp Lxorunes, from? A. M.'til 1) P.M. New York, Saturday, Nov. 26, 1864. THE SITUATION. The coplous details and extracts from rebel papers @nd other sources regarding General Sherman’s grand march across the State of Georgia, which are this morn- fig published in the Hxratp, show the complete aud Uninterrepted success which is marking the movement, and the universal pavic which it hag created amoug the revels. The steamers Atlantic spd Blackstone, which arrived at Fortress Monros on Thursday from the mouth of savannah river, bring ttel!igence that when they let the latter poimt rumors bad reached there that Sherman bad captured and burned Macon aud Milledgeville, Georgia These, of course, need some confirmation, though late rebel papers partially admit their truth, The statemeats of the rebel press and of- etais, and the excitement they manifest, prove that dis say bas taken possession of their hearts id contempia- tion of this bold and novel advance, which they have no sufficient power to oppose, Rebel newspaper despatches ‘uy thas detachments from Sherman's soroe, about the Gime that his movement commenced, Dura- ed, . besides Atiante, Jonesboro, Griffin, Stone Mountain, Hillsboro, Monticello, Canton aud other Georgia towns. General Beauregard, the rebel Secretary of War, the rebel Senator Hii) and Howell Cobb hhave all issued appesia to the people, calling on them to destroy everything in Sherman's path, on bis fron, Hauke aud rear, Our troops bad progressed so far on Sheir course on Sunday last that telegraphic communica. tion between Savannah and Mgcos had at that time been severed by them, as well as the wires running to Mil- ledgevilie. The gevernment at Washington is said to Densider all the news received from Sherman as highly Avw-rabie. It is thought that General Leo has sent some oops from Richmond and Petersburg for the essistance 2 the rebels in Georgia. We have a reiteration of the statement that the rede! army under Hood, which for 0 long @ time continued in the vicinity of Florence, Alabama, has moved northward Into Tennessee, and recently occupied Waynesboro, the county town of Wayue county, in that State. Wayne ts one of the southern border counties ef Tennessee, joining North Alabama, aod Waynesboro is about fifty miles di- Foctiy north of Florence. Hood is reported to be threat- euiug Nasbyiie, Teun, and Padaoah, Ky., though at ‘Waynesboro ho ia far distant from either of these p! 022, Dot of which are pretty well prepared for bis reception ‘That portion of the Union force coufrouting him ts con Contrated at Pulaski, in Glles, another of the southers Dorder counties of Tennesse, and about forty miles, ina Girection a ite south of east, from Waynesboro, The Bavannab river oxcbange of prisoners bas been Hoost svocessfully prosecuted by our Exchange Commic- Bioner, Colencl Mulford, and the rebel oficerz, and over 4welve bundred of our released soldierr, who had suf- tered all the privatious and horrors of Southern prisons, arrived at Fortresé Monroe on Thursday in the steam sbipe Atlantic and Biacketone, and thence resched An mapolie, Md., yoeterday, anbounded joy in many Northern homes. By tho arrival here yesterday of the stesmab!p Suwo Wada, from New Orleans op the 19th of this month, we bave later and interesting despatches from the Department of the Gulf, On the 16th to ® at & Unlop expedition iato the Lafourche dis- tr & of Louisiana attacked and defeated a rebel ©. ¢ and destroyed tholr camp aud baggage and a » «ber of boats. It m said that Allen, who asentmce te bebe Governor of Louisiaua, has organizea at Sureve- pert, in that State, tem regiments of negroes, who are to Do armed and equipped from the proceede of cotton @alee at Matamoroe. There ts a report that the rebel Genoral Nockner bas ten thousand troops at Alexandria, La. where there are sald to bs abundant suppticr of Deel and coro, One of our New Orloans correspondents Baye (het a yentioman has arrived in that city with Permission from President Lincoln to bring twenty thou Band bales of cotton toto the Union lines, The large sup. Ply ef cotton recently wlopped by the rebel authorities Wa {le way Acroae Lexes to Brownsyilis has been released, Whe House of Reprowutativer of the Louisiane Legisla- Bare bas authorized (us Lwusnce of bonds te the amount Bl two aod a balf wiiiions of dollars (or the purpose of Barrying oo the Biale government. Geueral Canby was Papidiy recoverisg from the oects of bis wound recetred Bo White river, Arkausss Our deapatohes from the artates of the Potomac and the Games describe the great preparations for ® due ociebra Sion of the National Thanksgiving, for which the !mmenee Wu ppiles of turkeys and other good things contributed vy ‘Whe patriotic and benevolent people of the North had O@Torded all (he facititied No new military movements re reported, We bave nothing inter to report from the Shenandoak ‘valley of partion lar importance. Toe stout transport Arago arrived at thie port yestor. Gey, from Port Hoyal, 8 C., on Inst Tuseday, There Reve been no additions! mii ovemonte of interest An the Department of the South since the Gate of previous Sévices, Our deepalches give accounts of the progress Of the exchange 0! prisovers inthe Savaouab river, Our jonaed roldiers presented w dnpicrabie appearance after it many montha of rebel captivity, but were over. Thie acoouncemea! will cause NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1864. foyod at being once more under the Stare and Biripes. Union officers who bad escaped from prison at Columbia, 8.0. and arrived at Hilton Hoad, state that oxtreme coneternation prevatied in Charleston and Bavanuab ro garding Sherman's great raid. Mrs. Sarab Hutchings bas been convicted by a military commission in Baltimore of having been oxtousively oa- gaged tn sending arms {rom the North to the Maryland rebe! guerilia chief Harry Gilmor, and sentenced to im- prisonmeat for fivo years, Hor oase aitracts much Atiention and interest im the Monumental City, and strong efforts being made by ber friouds to procure @ mitigation of her punishment, ‘The papers of Nassau, ia the Bahamas, dated tothe 10th inst., give the following movements at that port of rebel blockade runners:—On the Sist ult, the steamors Chic ta and Syren, from Charleston, and the Armstrong, from Wilmington, arrived; on the 7th iust, the Coquette and Droid, from Charleston, and the Little Battie, from Wilmington, arrived; on the 10th the General Cliach er- rived from Charleston, Tbe Will o’the Wisp returned to port om the 8yp,and the Wild Rover on the 12th, the latter having been chased by @ federal cruiser, The Owl and Stormy Potrel, from Bermuda, and the Ptarm{- a0, from Halifax, bad also arrived, having been chased off Wilmington, The Bertha, Julia Armstrong, Ptarmi, Gan, Little Hattie, Ow! and Beatrice had salled to run the blockade. In the rebel Hotge of Representatives on last Mootay Mr. Foote made another display of hig bellicose qualities, and called upon any member who objected to anything ‘bo had previously said té’send hima note,to which he would not fall te givoattention, Mr. Foote was subse- quently arrested and required to give bail to keep the pence, on charge of being engaged to fight a duel with John Mitchell, The House again, in agotber fit of dea. perate patriotism, re-adopted tts previous resolution to fight out the war to the bitter end, Late rebel papers say that eight transporte loaded with Union troops and two batteries of Parrott guna have loft Morganzia, Ia. ,for the White river, Arkansas. An account is given of tne at- tempt and failure to escape from prizon at Columbia, S C., of eighty-olght Culon officers. A committee of the Goorgia Legizlature have reported (hat Mr. Alred,a member of that body, has been engaged in recruiting ia Northern Georgia several companies of men for the armies of Goveral Sherman. Weare toformed by a correspondent of the Mobile Regisler that the cornu crop in Northwestern Mississippi bas been a failure, aud that the inhabitants are likely to suffer greatly in consequence, unless apesdily relieved. A carrespondent, ia describing the rebel gun factory at Montgomery, Alabama, gaye that im a ebort time it will be able to furnish all the arms needed for the rebel armies, The garrison of Mobile ig said to be suffering much for want of necessary clothing. A negro was recently hung in Carrol! county, Mississippi, for at- tempting to raise a company of med of his own color to fight in the Unton cause. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Asia, from Queenstowa November 1%, reached Halifax yeeterday morning on her voyage to Boston. Her news ts two days later. sa Captain Semmes received the crew of bia new Als- Dama, the Sea King, on board that*vesnel off Madeira. ‘The men wore shipped im Liverpool. On thelr joining the Sea King Semmes made an address, expiatuing the nature of the duties expected from them by the rebel government, Af the conclusion of bia remarks # row ensued om deck, after which thirty-eix men out of one bundred refused to go with him, and returned to Liver. pool in the Laure? The Leodon journals publish the correspondence be. tween the British Cougal at Bahia, Brazil, aud the Gov- erucr of the province om the Fiorida case. Infuenced by the perusal of the official papers, some of the Londoa journals renew their angry protests againat the action of the commander of the Wachusett, Others of thease papers express the hope that due reparation will be made by the United States government. La France of Yaris says that Brazil has brokeo off di. Plomatic relations with the United States in consequence Of the seizure of (he Fiorida, and the Paris Patrie, of tne latest date, assorts that Engisnd has called on all the other great Powers to protest collectively agaiust the asizure. A London paper confesses thas British a®my ofivers, when regularly commissioned, have always been received with courtesy in the American camps, North end South. Earl Russell dotiverod an address ta the University of Aberdeen, in which he exoressed bis joy at the fact that ‘the negro was forever free in Aworlca, no matter low ‘the war may ond; ic reuuion—or ‘‘a final separation." Hon. J, C. Scarlett, late British Minister in atheus, has ‘beea appointed smbassador of Queen Victoria to Mexico, Frauz Muller was to be oxecuted on the 14th of Novem- ber, the Home Secretary having refused to reprieve bim. The Dine-Gorman peace treaty was approved by both branches of the Danish Legislature. ‘The debates on the Franco-Italian convention and the question of the removai of the capital were conticued in tbe Italian Parliament. Doplorabie damage bad besu Gone by the recett tloods’ around Florence, Armed lnsurrectiouary Cemonstrations nad again bean made in Venetia, Admiral Sir M, Stopford, RB. N., (1 dead The King of Belgium was on « visit to the Emperor Napoleon. The London discount market was easy, but there war an average demend at the bank at the reduced rate. Console closed at 018914 (or, mosey, on the Iain of November. The Liverpool cotton market was buoyant on the i2th of November, at am adwance ranging from one fourth to one balf of @ pevoy, Breatetuite were steady, [’ro- visious doll, MIBCELLANEOUS NEWS Several fires, apparcetty the reult of design Inet night at eight hotels io thie city-the st. N Metropolitan, Lafarge, St. James, Lovejoys, Belmont, Tammany Halt, Gramercy Park, and also to Baroum’s Moseum. The Fire Department were very active, and the firee were soon pul down, with ooly trifing ices, In every instance the presesee of bottles of phospucras was discovered tn the beds, showing a combination of incosdiaries with « manifest inteution of either pluader- ing the hotels or creating @ general conflagration {nm the city. Chief Engtoeer Decker, apon bearing the first alarm, telegraphed to ati the hotels to guard them agsiuat” danger, Two parties have been arrested On suspicion. The two houses of Congress wili reassemble at Wasbiag- ton on the 6th proximo, one week from ext Monday, it is underatood that among other matters which will be treated of in the aanval message of the President, will be the views of the administration ou the various proposi- tious for peace and its polloy on that supject. Nearly al! the reports of the Cabinets Secretaries will be ready for presentation, it t* thought, whon the session opens. A Washington despatch statet that Atiorney Geaerai Bates haw decided to ratira from President Ltaoolu’s Cabiuet, but that (be time of bie resignation (* not fixed. The nwmerously signed petition to President Lincola from the people of England, in tavor of peace between our uatioual governmogt and the rebois, has arrived in Washington. Wo bare flies of the Carrete Mereintit and Jornad do Commercto, of Rio Janetro, to the 9th of October; but they contain little or no news. We have previousiy re. ootved copies of the Jornal do Recips to the 15th of Oc. tober, with ful! particulars of the ciroamatancea attend. tng the capture of the Florida. The main facts have al- ready been detailed iu the Husaro, The Carreie of the Orb of October aaye:—The Supreme Tribunal of Jastice of Brazil bas negatived the appeal of the United States Copevl in the cae of the house of Phippe, Brothers & Co, and the captaing of the American sbipe A. K Graot, Virginia, Fauny and Abigail, confirming the decision of the Tribunal of Commerce of Rio, which ralod that the American Consul was not omtitied to interfere iy guch A matter, The apperl wae denied by the united vote of All the members proseat, Late Weat India news alludes w considerable disasters to shipping In the early part of this month along the east coast Of the istamd of Porto Rico, A Frevob bark, two French schooners, @ British echeoner and a Spanish echoonor are koown to have beon wrecked, a: it {6 fonred that miany Olber vessels mot a similar fate, By the steamship Ohampien, from Now Orioans and Havaus, we have one day inter toteliigence from the lator port, our Dias extending to (he 20th inat, Thare ip nothing additional of any importance either from Moxtoe or Havana. ‘The Board of County Canvassers resumed (heir busi- ‘eas yosiorday , On the canvass of the Eighth Congres- tonal (Brooks') district, The disputed Third district was takou up, aud the reture having becn made to (he County Clerk, the informality which prevented its can- vass before was removed, and the district was canvassed. When the whole Congressional district was canvaseod, It was found that Brooks bad @ plurality of one hundred and forty-six votes, which gettles the quostion of bis election in bis Cavor, #0 far as the County Canvassors OD eottle tt, Yesterday being the eighty-firet anniversary of the evacuation of this city by the British army, salutes ta honor of the oceasion were fired on tho Battory at saa- rise and poon, by order of Major General Sandford, com. manding the Firat division of tho National Guard. Thore ‘was po parade of any of the city militia rogimeuts, but the Veterans of 1776 and the Veterans of the war of 1812 passed in procession through the principal sreets, poaded by bands of music. Lowie Rattigan was yesterday committed to the Tombs {nation on charge of having passed ov « J eonard Street saloon keeper two counterfeit five dollar bills pur- porting to bave been issued by the Bank of Owego, to this State, A woman named Elien Fiandford wae yesterday oom mitted ip defauit of ove thousand doliars bail,on the complaint of James T, Rowe, who says that after drug- ging him, i a house in Leroy place, ahe stole from him property worth over two hundred dotiars, nove of which was recovered. Durlvg the fire at the Bancroft House, ta Broadway, on Thursday evening, one thousand dollars worth of jew elry was stolen from the room of one of the guests. A porter tn the bétel, named Micbael Flynn, was yesterday committed, tn default of a thousand dellars bail, on sua- Picton of baving taken the property. Mr. William A. Duke, of No. 30 Delancey atrect, was severely stabbed in the arm by some man unknown to hima, on Thursday night, on the corner of Delancey streot and the Bowery. A man named James Mullen was also seriously stabbed in the face early yesterday morning by some unknown pergon, on the corner of New Bewery and Oliver street. Both assailants escaped. Washington and Fortress Mouroe tolograms two or three days behind (ime=-not an unusal thing—send us accounts of the capture of the blockade running schooners Lucy, Sybil and ancther, whose name is not c’ the Gisappearance of yellow fever at Newbora, N. C., and many otber things, all of which were meationed tu the Hanacp some days since. A large Gre, which cousumed many foe stores and dwellings, occurred in Newborn, North Carolina, 00 last Sanday. 1s may be Interesting to those who desire to exempt themeelves in advance from the auticipated draft to know that by applying at the establishment of our Supervisors’ Volunteering Committee they cam procure a substitute for one year for two buudred and twenty dottars, for two years for four hundred and thirty dollars, and for three years for six bundred and fifty doliers. More substi. tutes are being offered thaa there are principals ready to take them up, In the United Stater District Conrt yosterday Judge Nelson delivered judgment in the cage of Benoit Julien Caujolle ¢f at. age Joho P. Ferrie and Cyrus Curtis, (be defendants being dministrators of the estate of Jane La Lox, and the plaintiffs, French aliens, claiming to be the wext of kin to the deceased. The eatate is worth some 70,000, Dut ts principally invested in bonds and mort- gage upon property in this State. ‘The case is brought up upoa a pica to the bill of complaint which pats in bar of the suit the edjudication of the Surrogate’s Court in tavor of Ferrie, fone of the defendants, «3 the peraon next in kin, ‘ne Court overruled the plea, and the de- fondants "6 leave to answer. ‘The collision oxse of the steamer Scotia and the schooner R. Bi. Parker was decided in the United States District Court yesterday, Judge Nelson giving judgment ia it. The ease turned mataly upon « question of fact ag to whether ar not the schooner, after having been segu by the steamer, changed ber course by porting her heim and bearing to the east, thereby crossing the course or track of tho steamer. Judge Nelson affirmed the decree of the Court below that the steamer was not in fauit. In the General Ssesion= yesterday Michael Gillen was tried on a charge of stealing, on the téth of October, ove bundred and eighty dollars from James Mulligan, while be was at work in Dutch sirest. The defendant proved that the couptainggt was intoxicated, and that Gilleu told the officer he kept the mouey for him becauee he war so drunk. Having established bie good character, the jury rendored a verdict of mot guilty. Peter Curran, fadictea for robbery tm the frst degree, having axsaulted James E, Davenport on the Sth inst., while he was going into bis boarding house, in Poar! atrect, was convicted of aeauls and battery and remanded tor neu. tence. Two other men concerned In tha assault, but the complainant oniy ‘ost about three dollars, tha. rine Columbos was tried ana convicted of grand lar- couy, he Ing atolep ove hundred dollara from Uon- rad Bietnor, a Keropewn aoidier, at @ disreputable house ‘to Catharine wireet, on the 14th of October. The prose- cutiog officer had a number of cases prepared, which, for ‘want of time to try them, were put over till Honday. ‘The Grand Jury presented a large batch of indictmouts, and, baving flushed all the case presented for their disposition, Judge Rassei disenarged tuem with the thanks of the Uonrt. ‘The examination in the potice court at Toronto, on last Tuesday and Wedoesday, of Captain Heli, the alleged Lake Eris rebel pirate, charged with taving been con- corned in the seizure a short time ago of the American Gtoamers Isiand Queen and Philo Pargons, was quite in teresting. Bell, who dentos bis identity, was fally reong- uired by witnosses, Be i# about thirty years of ace. On the conclurion of the two days preliuiteary investi- gation, Bell was contmitied to jail to await « fegular triat, which will be commenced nome time aext week. The prominent foature tn the celebration of Mankagty- ing Day in Loutevitle, Ky., wae (be opening by a Now York company of anew atreet raliway. Crow@a of citi zens thronged the ti road, and es many of them ‘es could got on the ‘treated Lo free rides, ‘The stock market wi || and weak yesterday. Gold wea Leavy, and, after opening at 22054, closed at 219%. Government socurities were strong at an advance ‘Toore won acarcely anything done te comaorclal clrolee yesterday, and, 90 far a4 business was coucerned, It wae almost @ virtual continuation of “Thankagiviog Day.” The fluctuations in gold unsettled the market, nut meither bayer nor sellers were imcimed to operate, The busi- news tranaxctions may be found tn owr commercist columa, On 'Change the four market waa dull aud Sc. a 1éc. lower, Tbe wheal market was uusetiied by the fail im gold, Corn comtinves scarce and So, @ 40. higher, Oats lc.@ 2c. higher. Pork was duli and lower. Beef firm and in good demand. Lard quiet but firm. Wuiskey a shade firmer, aud rather more actirs. Freights quiet. The Rebe' b~The Fire-Katers Rampant—The Peace Mem Bristiing Op—A Terrible Picture of Kxhaucti Tn the late debates in the rebel Vongress—-a report of which we published yesterday--tho reader will have discovered that the rebel leaders are wrangling, that the fire-caters are rampant, but that the peace men among them are aleo beginning to bristle up and show fight. In all these things the evidence ac- cumulates of a widening deworalization in Rebeldom, which before long will culminate in & crushing collapse. In the debates in question we have sleo some interesting diclosures of (he military exhaustion of “the confederacy.” Mr. Staples, of Virginia, from the Select Committee to inquire into the expediency of appealing to the several States in order to effect a Cecreasa of military ex- emptions under State authority, demanded action on the subject. He snid “the records of the bureau of conscription exbibit more than thirty thousand exemptions of able-bodied males between eighteem and forty-five:—In Virginia, one thousand four buadred; North Carolina, fourteen thousand six huadred; South Carolina, four hundred; Alabama, one thou- sand and sevonty-four; Mississippi, ono hundred and ton: Georgia, from twolve to dfteen thou- sand, or more, besides a largo aumber of rall- road employes, &, whom the Governor (Stato Rights Brows) refuses te have enrolled.” Thus it appoars that all the exempts from military sorvice in “tho confederacy” between eighteen and.forty-Avo, from Richmond to the Mississippi river, are not equal in number to the able-bodied men hoatwoon cighteen agg ferty-dive at tpla dag in! tho ony” Of Brooklyn. No wonder the Rich- mond ; are clamorous for a black draft upon the cotton , '#etations, when there are, for example, only fourtoe® bundred able-bodied white mon left in rebellious Virginia exempt from military service, aud they a? bo be called on. That pernicious Southern beresy of State’ rights, {tseems, is also returning to plague its invoot ors, North Carolina and Georgia, before the war, wore nather opposed to this heresy asa South Carolina abomination; but since the war they have been using it to gome purpose in protect- ing @ portion of tbeir able-bodied men against the remorseless consoriptions of Davis, while Old Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, in their blind obedience to King Jeff, have been almost literally cloaned out, Hence this outbreak of the fire-caters against Georgia and North Carolina. Mr. Staplos, of Virginia, bas made a discovery. He says that Southern State sovereignty will be dished when Lee’s army is demolished; that “when that army melts away neither trial by jury, nor habeas corpus, nor State rights will save us from extermination.” We commend this rebel view of State rights to the special consideration of the Hon. Ben. Wood. But Mr. J. T. Leach, of North Carolia, has no idea of surrendering his State exempts to the Moloch of this rebellion. He says that North Carolina .bas already furnished Davis as food for powder, one hundred and eighteen thou- sand men, one-third of whom lie under the soil of Virginia, All this, too, from the white popu- lation, which, by the census of 1860, was many thousands less than that of New Jersey. Had the loyal States been depleted at this rate, New York city alone vould have been drained of one hundred and fifty thousand men for the war, and the State outside the city of five hundved thousand more! Is not this a terrible picture of the consuming work in the South of the sweeping conscriptions of Davis! Can any- body wonder that, having thus exhausted their white men, the rebel politicians are beginning to wrangle with the slavebolders for their ne- grtoes, and with their States, for the surrender of their ‘Scattering white exempts and their State rights? But Leach, ef North Carolina, will not stand it. He says, “I want it to be known that I endorse every word that Governor Brown (of Georgia) or Mr. Stepbeus has written. I endorse the letter of Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina” (a peace and reconstruction letter.) He says, too, “when they are arrested and tried before a mock court martial and hung, I ask the poor privilege of being hung with them. I am entirely opposed to the trampling down of State rights in this manner.” Thus the feud between Southern fire-caters and peace men waxes hotter and hotter, and is be- coming exceedingly interesting. This particular debate was wouad up by Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, with a defence of Alex- ander H. Stephens and State rights, and a all point to tbe ponclusion that New York is Growing ao rapidly ts ert a9 it bee grown fn Commérce; aa they soem % promise that atao vory distant day fi Ul be uc art capital of the world. We will producd entirety our own actors sad plays, our singers and (ere* All the novelty that will charm in other oltie, Will 60 from ours, and every impulse of life that shall stir the bistrioale or lyrio world will OP gioate bere Oar Gifts to Pabite Men—teld ane 4il- ver Biepnents. In Fastern countries, according to veractoas travellers, when one nobleman wants to ruin enother, he makes bim as present of « white must be bired to wait upon him, and a special building has to be erected for his acvommoda- tioa, Under these ciroumstances the uahappy recipioat of thie princely gift soon fads that ticulurs of the presentation of silver plate to Commotture Rodgers. Ericsson was recently the recipient of @ gold medel of » Monitor, which cost ten thousand dollars. Cap- taia Williams, of the Sound steamers, is to be made miserable by a model of his vos sel In gold and silver, now on exhibition on’ Broadway. Such tucidents are happening almost every day, and while they show the wealth and the gonerosity'of our citizens, they also show a great want of practical sense upen the part of those who select the donations. What is the use of these white elephants in silver and gold? What can the resipieats do with them? So many kaives aad forks, so many spoons aad so many texpots and cofleepots are all one can use in his family, aad the rest bare to be put away in a bank vault, where they are never seen, since it i mot safe to keep such valnubles in the house. Captain Wins- low bas just been robbed of one silver service by burglars, aud this new set, from the good people of Roxbury, is only an invitation for the burglars to call again. Commodore Rodgers is going to sen, and bis silver must ge jato the bauk, Ericsson dare net keep his string ef resolutions, embracing this peace of- | gold mode! out of his safe, and Capteia Wil fering, to wit:—“Tbat should propositions of peace emanate from the government of the United States, unaccompanied by a recognition af our independence, but comprehensive and satisfactory in other respects, it will be the duty of this government (Jeff. Davis) to sub mit said propositions of peace, without delay, to the sovereign States of the South, for their calm and deliberate consideration, elther fn joint or separateconvention, as may be deemed most wise.” This is bristling up to the fire- eaters in earnest. There ts trouble amoug the happy family at Richmond. They are in ao dreadfut stew. They lave evidently heard from Shermen. Whetber the next news will be that Geergia Las abandoned “the confederacy,” or that Lee’s army, Jeff. Davis, Cabivet, Cou- gress and all, have ekedaddied from Richmond, we eannot teil. We expect both these things to be matters of bistery before Christmas. Public Amasements—New York Destined to be the Art Capital of the World. The yiublic amusements of this city for last, night were of a very noteworthy claracter for | their number, variety and excellence. Not that last night was so mach richer in this respect than our nights usually are. It was rather a fair representative of the excellence and high stand- ard of our public entertainments, and the oc- casion was noteworthy in so fur as It affords « fair occasiom to point out how much New York is ahead of other cities in this respect. First on the list atands a representation of one of Shakspere’s plays. No playgoer has seen Shak- spere presenied with attraction more likely to draw and clierm the true lover ef the dram the days when Sbakspere himeelf appeared in his own plays, Three party to the tragedy of Julias Crear were porsonated by actora of the first merit—~a thing chat can hardly be seen in any city bat ours, Only Eoglish cities could hope to rival usin this; and England dove not now possess three tragedians, or even ene, comparable to any one of the Booths. Moreover, if there were three mes of sucli ability on the Britieh stage, audiences would hope jn vaio to see them afl together in one play Sovend om the lint we have the opera. The eperatic portormance last night was aiso an almost unrivalled oue. An opera nevor before played {n this city was produced with # mag- nificenee and richoees that no European per- formance could surpass, and that few can equal, and with singers whose reputation is first rate in Europe, drawn hither, ae ali that is good in Europe Is, by the liberality of our people. Ia respect to singers siso we bid fair to distance Europe with home productions. Some of our best are native Aimericans, and the greatest musical sensation recently ox- perienced on the other side of the water was ereated by that melodious little New Yorker, Miss Patti, Lost night we also had a per- formance at the Broadway theatre by one of the best comic actors now on the stago, Mr. Owens. We bad an admirable performance at Wallack’s theatre, with a company of ‘more general excellence than can be found olse- where. Admirable performances also, with first rate companies, at the Olympic aad at Niblo’s theatre. Good performances at two theatres in the Bowery suitable to the strong taste of the eastern districts, and we had the usual variety of negro minstrolsy at the several halls devoted to that species of popular, national and original music aud fun. We had a good circus performance, av exhibition of wild ani- mals—aa itinerant zoological garden—a Ger man thoatre, and, theugh we did not bave last night, we do have twice a wock, an admirable performance ia the French language. All these entertainments were well patron- irad, as indeed our entertainments alwaye are. Our people have a tants for this spectes of re- ereation, and tho distribution of the wealth of tho community la 40 qomeral thas all are eas liume will find his toy bost harder to manage thun his real vessel. In old thaes we used to give our merchant capiaine silver trampots when they made fet voyages; bat many @ capisin’s family hes since been without s good meal with all this waste silver in the best rvom. Captain Exra Nye, of the eld Liverpool packet line, had a heat of such trinkets, and they were all burued to worthless dross atafire in New Jersey. No doubt the captaio, who is quite a wealthy mam, was very glad to get tid of all his white elepbants so veapectably. The city of Baltimore gave Com- meodore Decatur a splendid service of plate. Tue Commodore’s widow was relactantly com- pelled to sell it—ewct is the gratitude of re- publics {—and, when it was bought iu for her by afew friends, she was obliged to seil it again, and we purchased it at an auction fa this city fer Commodore Baraey, in whose family tt ia still preserved. These Instances, and mauy more we might mention, prove that the money ‘subscribed for auch donations is really mie speak Tau Englasd they do these things much more adisibly, and we wre beginning to follow their example. Parliament preseated the Duke of Wellington with aa estate valued at a quarter of s million sterling, and allowed him to select it for himself. The reform party in Bng- land made Cobden a present of sixty thousand’ pouads invested In the funds. Several New Yorkers clubbed together aod gave General MoClellan o hand. some house up town, which will always be « bome for himeelf and his children, General Grant’s wife has been presented with ten thousand dollars worth of government stocks, and gots ber Interest in gold. General Meade was recently blessed with a house in Philadelphia, where his wife resides, Such gifts as these are not white elephants, They make the reolpients happy and do not cost any more than swords and tea seis. Burglara can- not steal them easily, and if fires destroy them, there is the insurance, Inatead of costing a great deal to keep, they pay well for their own keeping and = grow more = valuable every year. A dandy once said that he did not wear x mustache because he could not affurd to dress up to it; and upon the same principle mest people cannot afferd to use services of plate, which, like the white elephant, require plenty of servants and costly surroundings. Officers of the army and navy are not very rich, as a class, and few of them are economical There would be comfort for them {im the reflection that their methers, wives and children were sure of support from stocks or rentals; but, amid the daily dangers of death, ne soldier cen find much comfort fn the reflection that if anythiog happens to him bis poor family will have to live upon @ megnifi- cent sword, which they would be ashamed to sell. In every point of view, then, useful tes- timonials are best; for they cost no more to the donors, are equally complimentary to the recipionts, and are of substantial value what- ever may occur, We would rather encourage than reprove tho custom of giving gifts to good and brave men; but we are in favor of gifts of United States stooks or real estate, rather than of jewelry and silver ware. Lot the New York teatimonial to Captain Winslow take one or the other of these practical forms, and lot us re- solve not to increase the perils of popularity by afflicting him with » white elephant. A uxt ror Mospy.—It seems that Mosby, tho rebel guorilla, has been banging seven of our men by way of retaliation, and in o letter to General Sheridan he threatens to hang seve- ralmore. When Mosby hears the news from Sherman and finds the confederacy tumbling about bis cars he will probably change his policy. We might take {t into our heads to huang Mosby sqme Gane dar. That would not impossible and by no means improbable. “News vrom Parnasaui Twvcorxowms oy tas Wortp.—The scholars of the World have evidently not yet omorged from the smoke of the political canvass. They have neither regained their equaaislty of to. 2¢F nor thefy clearness of perception—oome plimenti” thom by ye supposition that they over possessed slither. In © jooular paragraph In our editorlad columns, some few days ago, we alluu2d to a® expression of the President’s—“a big thing"— 0s borrowed from the “Res magna est” of Tee” ence, the Roman dramatist. The World takes this up in a vein of the most ludicrous solemalty, eccuses us of paying the President “a spaniel- like compliment,” with other personal impute- tions in the same taste, and onds by an at tempt to overwhelm us with a flood of olassioal learning from the same Roman author—only succeeding, however, in overwhelming alt common sense and candor. The servant of Chremes (and, by-the bye, bis master had not | lost an election), in the “Heauton Timoree- menos,” showed much more good eonse when he exclaimed, Jecon’ an serio dae dicat, nescte; or, freely rendered into Anglo-Saxon, “3 wonder whether the fellow is serious or only poking funt”’ The Bohemian literad of the World, however, can obviously see nothing except in the light of their sombre re sentments, all their ruminations appearing as gloomy and fantastio as those of the Greek “Self-tormentor.” We might pardon them for fosing their tem per, aa they lost the election, but they have ne exouse for forgetting their manners. Whata wretched joke, to say nothing of ita coarse ness, Is that about “Big Juno,” (the italics are the World's) especially for its female readerst It would have been just suited to the taste of the Five Points before the reeent purification of that beaighted region by the efforts of the ssints. But the editors are not even satiated with having this indolicacy in the shape of am inueado. They think it necessary to elaborate their meaning ia plain words; and we are tolé that “the jealous spouse of Jupiter” is—we quote—in an “interesting situation,” and forth. We exonerate the savang of the World from ‘all personal responsibility in the affair—so far as Juno fs concerned—except for the bad taste of their joke, which is of the vory poorest qual- ity. We have always heard that they aspired to being considered the greatest—-or suppose we say the “biggest”~-admirers of the female ax inttores mulierusa ease audterasn eos magnos. Now, we would not willingly disparage thelr capabilities in any way; and we therefore eheerfully, in justice to them, give it as our best judgment that the rest of the sentence, ved nihil potuisse—the translation of whiok we | owit from tenderness to the feelings of our readers—ts not applicable either to them or te any one of their number. To be serious, it is very rarely that we bave known sensible mea so stultify themselves, They have lost their temper end their manners, aswell as the election; and the jokes they have attempted to perpetrate in ridicule of Mr. Lincolp's classical attelaments are as oelé end unprolidc as the season : feud ye 08 Detamdr is. Tu fect, we may say, in the language of thele favorite “ fastidious!y delicate author :”— (Uss, Harel magne Jom conaiu magnas mugas deseranty | or, to trauslete for the benefit of the country | members, “ they have, by » ‘ big’ effort, ene ceeded in delivering themselves af 2 “bigt | heap of nonsense.” And now one parting word of advice to the World's sophomores—aot from Terence, det from one ef his postic successere. If we should | be guilty of a little go0d-bumored ploasantry, at any time hereafter, as is vesy probable, doa't let it ruffle the placidity of your temperey and, above all, don’t make Judye of yourselves » by thinking we are serious :—- ! Deon teirica mestros excipe (rons seoos! Purtaoeiruta Ankan.—Bebind New York f& ! everything that relates to commerce anf | national greatness, our little sister city of Phi. | ladelphia is ahead of the metropolis ia one re spect, and that, ia the words ef Terence, @ @ “big thing.” The Quaker ellizene have rem mad on petroleum. They are far in advance of the New York operators in olf and oll lends, and bestow more money ond attention pond the subject than they do upoa any other article 4 of commercial value. The formation of petro & leur companies commenced ja Philadelphis te December last, only about # year ago. It wee 5 called the Oil Creek Company, and s0 prosper» ous ld It become that other stock companies © were formed, so that now they are numbered by ~ hundreds, embracing a capital of some seventy or eighty milliens of dollars. The Philadelphia newspapers excel those of any other city ia their laudation of petroleum enterprises. A new railroad for the convenience of passeagers § bas just gone into operation, and the work ef opening the off regione of Pennsylvania is gone into eo thoroughly that the territory may sow é besaid to be literally cold by luches. Goven #& nor Curtin, chief magistrate of Pennsylvania, Z reassert a former statement made by himself: © that the petroleum interest is more valuable // than that of the entire coal and iron preductef “ the State. He hae gone inte the Buchanan Farm Oil Company, and, it appears, cannot get stock enough. Thus we find the staid old cit zows of Pennsylvanis, and the quaint old deat zens of Its cbief city, frem the highest officer im the State dowa to the humble artisan who can command but « few hundred doliare, {nfocted with this singular off (& fever, and running into all sof of oxtrave- gances and speculations, One oil prince, worth a couple of millions and not yet of age, is reported to Lave bought the Girard Mouse, /" Philadeipbia, and contemplates transforming Ld into a home for peor and snporanauated off ta operators. If this philanthropic iden be fol- | ' lowed by those who have realized immense for- |. tunes from the ofl business; aod who are pow © resident in Boston, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Bris Chicago and etsewhere, mach suffering ducy the coming winter may be spared to unfog nate speculators. An Institution of the ¥ might be started in Now York, where th¢ fever has been raging for some tine, bu not yet assumed 9 fatal type. The Hippo! tron would be admirably suited for the pose, and its selection would prove ® coinoldent to the fact that it had boom formed into s receptacle for those who beon #0 unlucky as to “see the ofliphan Philadelphia bears off the pale fn all m qoncerning Petrolia, Kt eapbles her to