The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1865, Page 4

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THE SITUATION. ‘There are rumors that the rebels have blown up Fort Caswell, on Cape Fear river, opposite Fort Fisher, and that Wilmington has been evacuated by them and occu- pled by the national troops; but they need confirmation. ‘Wo know, however, that the rebels destroyed their works ‘on Smith’s Island, on tho south sido of New Inlet, oppo- site Federal Point, on which Fort Fisher is situated, soon after the fall of that stronghold, and, as Admiral Porter ‘wrots on Monday last, even if they have not deatroyed Fort Caswell it is of no use to them; for, he says, “We ‘will got that after alittle while.” His gunboats are now 4m Cape Fear river, and Wilmington, even if it is not yet captured, is forever closed against blockade runners. ‘The Admiral, in speaking of the strength of Fort Fisher, + says that it is tremendous, and that the Malakoff, which the French and English were many months in taking, ‘will not compare with it. He adds that the world nover Defore saw such fighting as that of our soldierson last Sunday. Our killed and wounded are ostimated at about eight hundred; those of the rebels at five hundred. At least two thousand prisoners and over seventy pieces of rebel artillery fell into the hands of the Union forces, Wo have later and very interesting despatches from Savannah, General Sherman had his preparations for a Rew movement nearly completed. Tho Seventeenth corps of his army, under General Blair, and General Hatch’s division of Foster’s army, were in secure posscesion of the important position of Pocataligo bridge, on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. The Fifteenth corps ‘would soon join them. General Sherman had issued fan order giving notice to the farmers that they may visit Savannah, Ga., and Fornandina and Jacksonville, Fla, to exchange their produce for supplies Beeded by their families, and guaranteving them protec- Gon. In case they or any Union citizens of Goorgia are @olested severe retaliation is to be visited on the rebols. Be also encourages the people to meet together and take measures for a restoration ef State and national civil government. During his stay in Savannah Secretary Btanton promoted a number of officers who have distin- guished themselves, including Gen. Kilpatrick, who was Drevetted a major general. Mr. Draper was superintending the shipment of the captured cotton. Several vessels wero Already loaded with it, and when a sufficient number wero in readiness to enil they would be despatched north- ‘ward under a strong gunboat eonvoy. Two or three un- sucoosaful incendiary attempts to destroy portions of the immense stores of the valuable staple had beon made, President Lincoln has issued an order opening tho Sa vannah Post Offic? for regular mail business, Tho Monitor Patapsco was sunk off Charleston by a Febcl torpedo at two o'clock on last Tuesday morning, And seven officers and about sixty of her crew were drowned. By way of Cairo we have New Orleans news to the ‘4th inst. Colonel Brayman had returned from a raid , through the parish of Concordia, Louisiana, in which he ‘was vory successful, scattering several bands of guerillas and capturing a number of prisoners and nearly two Bundred cattle. General Hodge had succeeded Colonel Bcott in command of the rebel department of Missizsippi and East Louisiana, and for tho coporeal punishment penalty inflicted by the latter on persons caught convey- ing cotton to the Union Mines had substituted a tax of ten dollars on each bale of the staple thus discovered {n motion. There isa rebel garrison of four or five hun- red at Shroveport, La, who have made thoir defensive Works very strong. At Aloxandria thero is reported to bo now but a small rebel force; but they are fortifying, in expectation of another Union attack. The hull of the gunboat Indianola, which was sank in the lower Missis- Bippl two yoars ago by the rebels, Las been raised and found in good condition From the James river we lave again rumore that the Tobels have evacuated Potersburg; but little reliance te placed on them. Shotted salutes of one hundred guns ‘were fired, by order of General Grant, in each of the armies of the Potomac and the James, in honor of the capture of the Wilmington defences, and there has beon great and genorat rejoicing among the soldiers. Recorder Duggan, of Toronto, yesterday decided that ‘the allegod Lake Erie pirate, Bennett G. Bailey, must be Burrendored to the United States authorities under the Extradition treaty, and he was committed to prison to ‘@walt transfer across the border, His counsel has ap- Plied for a writ of habeas corpus; but what Las been the foault of this application we have not yet learned, Our special correspondence from the Bahamas, dated at Nassau, N. P., tho 16th of January, tuforma us that the utmost activity prevailed in the Anglo-rebel blockade funning fleet plying between Wilmington and Charleston and Nassau. Cotton valued at three millions and a half Of dollars tad been landed at Nassaa from the above famed Southern ports within ton days, A large number Of British trading vessels had sailed from Liverpool, Lon- don and tho Clyde laden with eupplies for the rebels. Their ‘ames and days of railing are published in the Hararp, 80 that our gallant eatiors off Wilmington may have a fair chance of rewarding. themselves Nberally with tho Spoile of tho common enemy. Two blockade runnerr @loared for that port at Nassou onthe 14th inst, They have probably discoverod before wow, on arriving im Now ‘Wnies, that a change hos taken piace in the Position of ‘wilwne thore, nud that they were just in time to full tuto fhe daads of tho national forces. A panty of Mosby's guerillas, on last Wodnoatay nicht, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2), 1865. tore up eome of the track of the Baltimore and Obie * | Raliroad, throw off » freight train, broke opea one or two of the cara, and then fled. Francia P. Blair, Bx. lof} Washington yesterday with te design of taking ® pecond viet to tho rebel capital Included tm our new’ from the rebel States wo have ‘an important letter from Joff. Davis on tho subject of reconstruction, in which he migues that a convention of the States is impracticable, and hat peace movements on the part of individual States tend Only to the oreation of discord im the confederacy. He cays that the only plan by which peace can be attained Ja provided for in the robel constitution, Richmond has beon for tho past few days luxuriating im rumors of Cabinet ohanges, among which ig one that General John ©. Brookinridge ia to become rebel Secretary of War. Some funny fellow or would-be swindler advertisos in the Selma (Ala.) Despatch that for the sum of ono million dollars in rebel paper ho will by the 1st of March next effect the death of President Lin- coln, Secretary Seward and Governor Johnson, of Tennes- vee, and thus ‘secure peace.’ EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘Tho steamsh'p City of Baltimore, from Queenstown on the Sth inst., reached this port last night. Her nows ts four days later, Hearing that Sherman was about to besiege Savannah, the London journals set out in an endeavor to belittle the results of his grand march. Indeed, the London Post attempted to prove that the guerillas of Georgia would rendor his work useless, if they did not make his position dangerous. Inthe meantime the news of the fall of Savannah reached England, and the London Times, of the 6th inst., the latest dato, oulogizes Sherman in its best strain. Tho decline in the rebel cotton loan reached ten per cent. President Lincoln's revocation of General Dix’s order relative to raids from Canada, produced a good offect. Captain Corbett, who took the rebel pirate Shenandoah from England to Madeira, has been arrosted in Liverpool for a breach of the Foreign Enlistment act. Napoleon made a pacific address to the diplomatic corps on New Year's day. The main portion of the Pope's Encyclical, with the whole of its appendix, has been condemned by the French government. The prolates of France were about to warn Pius the Ninth of the dangerous fo:ling evoked by the document, ‘Marsden and Wormwald were interrupted by tho police when about to fight for the championship of England on the 3d inst, Tho battle came off next day, and Worm- wald was declared the victor after nincteen rounds Marsden was dreadfully punished. The Liverpool cotton market was dull, with prices slightly lower, on the Sth of January. Broadstuffs were steady, Provisions quiet and steady, Consolg clogod in London, January 5, at 893, a 89% for money. CONGRESS. Tho Senate was pot in session yesterday, having on Thursday adjourned over til! Monday. In the Houso of Representatives tho Loan bill, the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill and the Post Office Appropriation bill were passed. Tho Socretary of War was called upon to state why commutation money received from persons illegally drafted had not been refunded, and requasting him to refund said money. The Senate tost oath bill for attorneys in tho Supreme Court was passed. Resolutjons of thanks to Gon. Torry, Gen. Thomas and Admiral\Porter, and the officers and men under their command were adopted. The bil! authoriz- ing the Secretary to give the required notice for the pur- chaee of the Merchants’ Exchange of New York, now occupied for custom house purposes, was passed. A resolution was adopted instructing the Commiites on Commerce to inquire whether the statement is true that G. M, Lane, of Baltimore, obtainod a permit from Risley, agent of the Treasury Department, to exchange provi- aions for cotton with the robels; and, if it proves true, that they report a remedy against eitnilur frauds. Several unimportant subjects were also disposed of, aud the House adjournod till Monday. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State &: nate yesterday, biils enabling the Lacka- wauna Railroad Company to purchase real cetate in New York, also for tho completion of the Battory extension, were reported favorably. Bills were noticed to amend the Brooklyn Seworage act, also to amend the Militia law; to regulate the use of wharves and slips in New York, and to ropoal so much of the Registry law az ap- plies to towns and villages, The bill providing a parade ground for the military of New York was taken up and adopid. A concurrent resolution, tendering tho thanks of tho people to Admiral Porter and General Terry, waa adopted. The Senate then adjourned unt Monday evening. In tho Agsembly, bills were roported favorably to enable State banks to become national bavks; in rolation to the annual Appropriation bill; to provide for the oxtension of the Croton Aqueduct works; also, to amend the act relative to insurance companies. The bills noticed were to increase the powors of the Comptroller of New York; to incorporate the Metropolitan Market Company ; fora railroad in Thirty-fourth and other streets in New York; and to create a Metropolitan Fire District. The Dill to incorporate a Home for Disabled Soldiers was adopted. Bills were intfoduced to incorporate the Enst Side Railroad; to enable the Supervisors of New York to ra'se money; in relation to clerks of courts in the city of New York; also, to seoure uniformity in the text books of the common schools. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. In tho United States Circuit Court yesterday, Judge Shipman presiding, Thomas R. Cutymings was indickd for having in his possession false United States cur- rency notes. These notes were, in the first instance, surreptitiously taken from a room in the Astor House, where they were left by the president and cashicr of a National bank in Vermont, during a temporary absence, and subsequently found with the prisoner. Counsel claimed an acquittal on the ground that the statute pro- vided for the punishment of having in posession “coun. terfeit notes,” while the proof was that these notes wore genuine. The Judge hold that the point was woll taken, and directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. In the Supreme Court; Circult, yesterday, before Judgo Barnard and a jury, Nicholas Langdon, an elleged keeper of a fashionable gambling house in Broadway, was sued by Annio Misner for damages fora violent assault com- mitted by him on plaintiff. The case was fully proved, and tho Judge, in giving it to the jury, commented in strong torms upon the tacrease of crime of this descrip- tion in the city, and sald that ite punishment, and con- nequently to a great extent its check, depended upon the the vordicts of juries when such cases camo before them. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for five thousand dollara. The suit of Andrew J. Millspaugh against Soth Adams, for alleged seduction by the latter of tho wife of the former, was continued yesterday before Judge Leonard, in the Supreme Court, circuit. A number of witnesses wore examined, and the testimony for the defence was closed and some rebutting evidence of the prosecution was given. Tho disclosures presented and the sharp lan- guage exchanged by the opposing counsel caused con- sidorable excitement in the crowded court room, Tho case was adjouned over till ten o'clock on Monday. Judge Russel sentenced a number of prisoners yester- day in the Court of General Sessions. Mary Miller, who pleaded guilty to stealing property from Lewis Roren- thal, was gent to the State Prison fortwo years. Bar- bara Gross, a servant girl, who pleaded guilty to stealing from James Stenn, was sont to tho State Prison for two years. George Brown, against whom wore two charges for petty larceny, was sent to the Penitentiary for six months. William Higgins, who was convicted of an as- savit upon William Roll, was fined twonty-five dollars. Luther ©. Tibbetts, the produce merchant, who, it will bo romombered, was convicted of an assault upon tho doorkeoper of the Corn Exchangs, was called to the bar. Judge Russel stated that be was informed Mr. Tibbetts had commenced a number of frivolous suits against gen- tlomon, and had made certain throats against two grand jurora. His Honor raid that those suits must be discon. tinned, or tho defondent would be punished with severity, and that he would have to furnish secarity in the sum of one thousand dollars to keep the peace, Mr. Tibbotts furnished the bail and left the’ court. Sentence will be passed next Friday. Tho Grand Jury presented a largo batch of indictments, and, having Mnished their business, were discharged, James Spencer, jolutly charged with three othora with a felonious assault apon officer Johu H. Polly, of the Twenty.\\rat precinct, on the Lith of April, ‘was tried and promptly acquitted. Tho testimony indi- catod that was passing the: officer fred a ot him. pms Convicted of ‘assaulting oMoer Daniela, on the $4 inst, while the officer was trying to arrest a man who attempted to shoot him. He was romanded for sentence. 1 port =v yesterday moming between two During © quartet em... . * Cart men, named Joseph Dombski ame ~- Bros, in a grocery store in West Twelfth straply- the former drew * Pistol and fired three shots at the latter, only one of wich, however, took effect, and that, fortunately, in the lg, producing a wound which, though severe, is not com sidored dangerous, Dombaki was locked up for exam!- mation. Dr. William Gebhard, apothecary, of Ne. 8 Second avenue, was yesterday required to give five hundred dol- lara bail to answer the charge of counterfeiting the labels and trade marks of an extensive manufacturer of patent medicines. Five-dollar bills, altered from ones, on the Mechanica’ Bank of Nowark, N. J., were put in circulation last even- ing. Counterfeit fives on the Hartford County Bank wore also offered at several places during last night, ‘The cadets of the Niagara Military Inetitute, the sons of men who have fallen in the present war for the Union, gave an interesting oxhibition last evening at the armory of the £eventy-first regiment. ‘The contributions in this city, 6o far, for the relief of tho Savannah sufferers, amount toover thirty-two thou- sand four hundred dollars. The now three-cent currency notes of the Treasury Do- partment will soon bo in goneral circulation, as quantities of them havo already been delivered to the brokers. ‘They are smaller than tho flve-cent notes, and are printed on better paper. The steamship Morning Star will safl this afternoon at three o’clock for New Orleans direct, from pier 46 North river. ‘Tho Inman line steamship Edonburgh, for Queonstown and Liverpool, sails at twolve M. to-day. The mails for Great Britain and the Continent, which go by this steam- er, close at the Post Office at balf-past ten o'clock this forenoon, The three story building Nos. 66, 68 and 70 Water street, Brooklyn, occupied by J. EB. L. Linatedt as a pianoforte factory, was totally destroyed by fire early last evening. The origin of the fire is supposed to havo been accidental. The loss on stock is about thirty thousand dollars, and on tho building about fifteen thou- sand. The former was partially insured and the latter fully. By tho collision on the 9th inst., on the Mississippi river, twenty-five miles below Vicksburg, of the steamers John H. Dickey and John Paine, four soldiers of the One Hundred and Sixty-first New York infantry were drowned and a large number wounded. ‘The sem{-panic in gold and stocks continued with una- bated severity yesterday morning, but abated in tho af- ternoon, when the market for government and other se- curities improved, Gold closed at 206%, after selling down to 20134. ‘Tho fall in gold yosterday unsettled the markets for everything. Merchandise of every description was render- ed wholly nominal, and tho most of the small business transacted was the result of appreheasion. Some holders of merchandise were quite firm in their views, while others were apprehensive of a still further decline of gold, and woro thus induced to part with their goods at the best at- tainable prices. Cotton, petroleum, &c., experienced a de- cided tumble, On ’Chango the flour market was 16c. a.20c. lower, with only a moderate inquiry. Wheat was 20, u 3c. lower, with nothing of importance doing. Corn nd oats wero-dull and nominally lower. The pork market was less active, and decidedly lower, Beef was scarcely go firm, though prices were without quotablo change. Lard was 3<c. per Ib, lower, with a moderate do- mand. Froights wero dull and rates tending downward. Whiskey opened steady, with a fair demand, but closed dull and 2c. lower as compared with Thursday's figures. The Peace Movements in the Rebel Con- gress—“Treason” Against Jeff. Davis. The sanguinary, savage and remorseless Southern despotism of Jeff. Davis is moving fast on “the sloping descent to perdition.” As our resistless military combinations draw closer and tighter around him, his enemies within his own hous¢hold increase in numbers and in boldness, A month ago the leading anti-Davis journals of the rebellious States, from Rich- mond to Mobile, were furious against the secret sessions of their Congress as covering the base design of clothing their Executive with the absolute powers of a Roman emperor; to-day the confidential organ of Davis at Richmond cries out “Treason! treason!” against these secret sessionr, as involving a peace movement which is “ not only treason ” against Davis, “ but, under the circumstances, treason of the most infamous character.” What does all this mean? We will let the Richmond Sentinel, the special organ of Davis, on the one side, and Mr. Orr, of Mississippi, of the rebel House of Representatives, on the other side, explain. First, the Sentinel, under the disguise of an anonymous communication, supported by a leading editorial, sounds the alarm of “treason!” Says it is “rumored on the street that there is a resolution before Congress, in secret session, to open irregular negotiations, through comm'ssioners, with Lincoln for peace;” that this is treason and treachery most infamous, and that “the people pf Virginia cer- tainly,” and, in the opinion of the writer, “the people of the confederacy gencrally, will not allow themselves to be sold by traitorous Con- gressmen after this fashion.” “These are the charges and this is the issue againt his own Congress to which Jeff. Davis, in his despera- tion, is driven. In reply to these accusations of treason and treachery, Mr. Orr, of Mississippi, in the rebel House of Representatives, declared, and in open session, that they are fulse end scanda- lous; that they doubtless referred to a certain report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in which such men were implicated os William C. Rives and Mr. DeJarnette, of Virginia; Tur- ner, of North Carolina; Witherspoon, of South Carolina; Atkins, of Tennessee, and Smith, of Alabama, “Are they traitorous Congressmen?” aske Mr. Orr. “Can it be that they have brought forward ‘a disorderly, ruinous and fatal proposition, having fn it neither dignity, honor nor safety?’” Other members, too, it appears, sustained their report. And they are not to be intimidated by Davis. That day has gone by. “If this was the design,” says Mr. Orr, “a greater mistake was never made. Dennnciation will be met by defiance. This movement (peace) is not in the hands of timid or time-erving men. Sustained, os they are, by 8 volume of sentiment in the country and in the army, and by their own senso of duty, they are determined that, in some form, the statesmanship of the country shall be invoked in an honest effort to end this carnival of death by negotiation.” Such is the position defiantly assumed and declared by the peace men of the rebel Congress. The direct grounds of complaint invelved against these “traftorous Congressmen” are that in proposing to send » peace commissioner to Washington they usurp a power which be- longs only to Davis, the executive; that this looks as if they contemplated the experiment of casting him off and leaving him out in the cold, regardless of the rebel constitution. Joff., in fact, is rapidly getting into some such snarl with his “traitorous Congresemen” as that be- tween the English King and Parliament, which ended in bringing the head of the King to the block. Jeff, too, in his self-conceit, selfishness, wrong-headedness, reckless usurpations, blind- nese and obstinacy, bears a striking resemblance to Charles the First, if thero is a resemblance in nothing else, between the King and the Pre- tender. But what ig thero for Davis in any {Ponce involving ‘§ restoration of the Uniont Nothing better than the soaffold or an igno- minious exile.. What, then, is it to him if Southern institutions, society, people and con- federacy are all destroyed in big resolution to “dio in the lag} ditebt” Ho fs in the condition of the pirate with whom extermination is pre- forred to submission and its consequences to himself. s The thinking men of the rebel Congress evi- dently understand him. They see that there can be no peace short of absolute ruin to them- selves and all concerned if they longer rely upon Davis as their dictator. Hence, although he is regarded as their legitimate organ for opening negotiations for peace, they have re- solved to sirip him of this authority, and that, as Mr. Orr expresses it, “in some form the statesmanship of the country (the rebellious States) shall be invoked in an honest effort to end this carnival of death by negotiation.” The badly frightened confidential organ of Davis says—“It is bad enough for private citizens to attempt to usurp funo- tions otherwise appointed to be exorcised, but for a body like the House of Representa- tives to set so mischievous an example would bo fatal.” Fatal to what? Fatal, of course, to Davis and his confederacy. And why nott Why should these men longer consent to sup- port Davis in his mad and utterly hopeless struggle? Hehas nothing, but they still have much that may be saved from the wrecks of this destructive war in a timely submission to the supreme authority of the United States. This is now the real issue between the men of sense and substance in the South, on the one side, and Davis and his clique of vagabond, sponging politicians on the other. Does the planter, for example, who has still his planta- tion intact and five hundred bales of cotton stored away and awaiting a market, desire to save this property, or to sacrifice it for nothing? His dreams of a Southern confederacy are ended. What further interest has he in Jeff. Davis or in this war? These reflections, mani- festing themselves in various ways throughout the rebellious States, are at length reaching the point of “treason” against Davis in the secret and in the open sessions of his own Con- gress. Tho plot thickens against him on every side, and we may soon expect to hear of his mysterious disappearance for parts unknown, and of the proclamation at Richmond of Gen- eral Lee as provisional Confederate Dictator in behalf of a treaty of submission and peace. The Income Tax—Progress of the Country in Individual Wealth. A good deal of objection has been raised in this city to the publication of the incomes upon which the internal revenue tax is paid, and it is singular that this objection does not extend to the Eastern or Western cities, but is confined to New York alone. There are & great many men of large income In the metropolis who do not object to see their names in print in this connection; but it seems that there are many who, for some reason or other, make a great excitement about it. Now, it is clearly within the contemplation of the law that the public should have access to these lists, and, whether in the office of the assessor or collector or in the columns of a newspaper, makes very little difference. The object of the provision of the law on this subject was to prevent fraud, and this certainly can be best accomplished by laying the lists before as many people as pos- sible. Tho only way, then, to prevent this pub- licity is to repeal the law. One thing the publication of these names has effected, which is of much interest both at home and abroad—it bas revealed the immense indi- vidual wealth of the country. It has shown that we can now count our millionaires by hun- dreds, while twenty years ago, or less, we might count them onour fingers, To quote at that time the familiar phrase that a man “was worth his weight in gold’’ was to illustrate something rare and wonderful. Now, there aro in this city and in the leading cities of the Eastern and Western States thousands of men whose yearly incomes alone, not to speak of their aggregate wealth, would outweigh them in gold, and they are almost as plenty as greenbacks. Some years ago to say thata man had “ten thousand a year” implied that he enjoyed a very handsome fortune—was, in fact, almost a nabob. The old «:' ‘ocracy of this country, slightingly denomiuaied the “codfish,” were re- garded as wealthy on an income of ten thou- sand a year. Then came the second order, the gold aristocracy of California, who rated their income by the hundred thousand. Later, we ‘§ have the shoddy and the petroleum aristocra- cies, and they count their incomes by the mil- lion. These men are to be found everywhere. They are plenty in the cities of New England as well as this metropolis; on Pennsylvania farms; on’ the Western slopes; by the great lakes and rivers; in the gulchos of California; in Wall street, where they are up to their eyes in mines and oi} wells. Our millionaires are the growth of one generation. Many people have been accustomed to look with great veneration upon the Rothchilds, and the Barings, and the Hopes, of Europe, as monuments of successful enterprise, because they control the finances of many great nations; but they have grown rich from generation to generation. Our Rothschilds, some of whom could buy out the European millionaires, had no hereditary for- tune—no legacy of gold, or family, or name. They cut their own fortunes out of the hard tock of circumstances, grew with the country, and within their own lifetime became its finan- cial masters. There is one gentleman in this city to-day, enjoying an income of a million, who came to this country a poor Irish boy; another, who has an income of threo- quarters of a million, tho founder of whoso family came here from Germany a pen- niless youth; and yet anothor, with an income of a half of a million, who commenced life as ® Whitehall boatman. If tho story of the “Arabian Nights” was to be writton at this day it would be regarded as flat and uninteresting compared with the real histories of our living men. In those days of Haroun al Raschid men acquired fortunes by rubbing ® wonderful lamp or an enchanted ring, which rafsed mighty genii from tho earth to do their bidding. In our days we appeal to the virtues of industry and persoverance; and it fs tho pick, the shovel and the shaft, which raise the genii from the ground in the shapo of substantial gold and rich petroleum. Not only is the publication of the names of our wealthy men an evidenco to the world of our oxtraordinary prosperity, but it is highly interoating to those who aro acquainted with the personal history of our millionaires, and at the game time furnishes a valuable moral to the ycsing generation, who aspire to wealth, honor tg The Srash in Wall Street—Kverything Tumbling Down. The tah of Fort Fisher, the talk about the appointment o’,°8¢° Commissioners, the attacks made by the South ™ Press upon Jeff. Davis, and the debates upon »'°8¢e in aecret sessions of the rebel Congress, are beginning to have their legitimate effect. There is # great crash in Wall street. Everything is tumbiing down. Gold, silver, railroad stocks, canal stocks, quicksilver stocks, coal stocks, Mariposa stock and every other kind of stocks are falling rapid- ly. Gold was offered on the street Inst night at 202. Cotton is dull at a dollar a pound. To-day the merchants must put down their prices. The speculators have at last discovered the truth of Longfellow’s statement that “all things are not what they seem.” Their castles in the air are in ruins. Many experienced operators are re- ported badly lamed. In order to show them clearly how their misfortunes came about we subjoin a table of quotations of railroad and miscellaneous stocks at the noon session of the Board of Brokers on Monday-last and yester- day. We have also taken the trouble to. com- pare these quotations and mark the decline. It ranges from two to fifteen per cent, Here is the financial thermometer:— Jan, 16, Jan. 20. Decline, American gold........++ 221% 200 «15% Now York Central Rail 18 105 13 New York and Eric Railroad 86 ee Hudson River Railroad. : 109% 100 9% Reading Railroad,.... 4" 10K Michigan Southern Rail 72: 4 8 Michigan Central Railroad 109 103 6: Illinois Central Railroad: 25% = 115 10% Clevoland and Pittsburg Raliroad 93 8h 12 Chicago and Northwestern RR.. 39. 33 6% Chicago and N’western preferred 64, 6% Chicago and Rock Island Railroad 102 88% 13K Pittsburg, Fort W. and Chicago. 993, 90 9% Cumberland Coal Gompany...... 45% 44 1% Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.. 164155 9 Ohio and Mississippi certificates, 30 26% BY Quicksilver Mining Compan; 93% = 93 re Mariposa Mining 18M n 2 Canton Company . 8 wx | 8K For several days past it has been the popular opinion, both at the North and at the South, that peace is in the air. Whether or not the expectations of its immediate approach will turn out to be airy nothings remains to be seen. We have been aware, however, that several of our leading merchants were taking in sail and consulting their lawyers as to the best dispost- tion of their property in case of ® storm. The speculators, on the other hand, have regarded the popular prediction of peace with something like contempt. The cry of peace had been raised so often that, like the boy’s cry of “wolf,” it ceased to alarm the bankers and brokers. But recent statements have been too much for the gold gamblers and the stock gamblers. When the rebels commenced to argue about negotiations, and conferences, and commissioners, their best friends gave them up. The failure of the first assault upon Fort Fisher wasa little relief to those who make money out of national misfortunes; but the celority with which the Lieutenant General transformed that repulse into a glorious victory took the Wall street operators off their guard. The second assault upon the fort which locked the harbor of Wilmington was planned apd executed with remarkable quickness, troops had hardly reached the main army before they wore ordered to re-embark, under another leader, and the segacious Trilune had not completed its explanations of the impossi- bility of capturing the fort before the news of the surrender arrived. General Grant thus surprised both Richmond and Wall street, and the rebel flag and the promfum on gold came down together. There are those who believe that both will go up again; but the Scriptures tell us that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Bull movements may follow bear movements, and prices may still remain high; but after every one of these orashes in Wall street tho financial thermometer falls lower and lower. The people are ready to take instant advantage of any event which promises to reduce tho volume of paper currency and restore the old specie basis to business. Gold may rally tem- porarily; but as it touched 202 at this tumble, we may be sure that it will go below two bun- dred after another Union victory. Thus, little by little, the flood will recede, and the firm, dry land appear. If we had a capable, ener- getic and experienced Secretary of the Treasury, who could make @ proper usv of these Wall street sensations, the return to specie payments would not take much time, But in exchanging Chase for Fessenden we have exchanged o Secretary who did wrong for a Secretary who does nothing; and Chase’s evil works are al- lowed to exercise their full, damaging effects. It is a good sign, however, that the people are not satisfied with the present state of the cur- rency. They have not forgotten the daya of gold and silver coin. The ease with which money can be obtained and spent has not reconciled us to greenbacks and postal currency as substitutes for specie. The old proverb, “out of sight out of mind,” has not proved true in the case of hard cash. At overy crash in Wall street everybody rejoices. The speculators get no sympathy in their troubles. By and by will come the last, grand crash, the final tumble, and then we shall all be happy once more. But itis certainly surprising that among the assembled wisdom at Washington there is not one man who has suggested, or who seoms able to suggest, any practical plan by which we can gradually escape from our finan- cial perils, and that Congress appears to have settled into the conviction that, having been caught in the rapids, we must go over « finan- cial Niagara Falls, and run the risk of being dashed to pieces in order to avoid the risk of being drowned, ‘The New York Central Railroad Dividend. Aunany, Jan. 20, 1966, Ata meeting of the Central Railroad directors to-day « semi-annual dividend of three per cent, free of govern- mont tax, was doclared. Chauncey Vibbard, suporin- tendent of the road, resigned, and his resignation was Williamsburg City News. Duara or an Unavows Exciom Lapt.—Some two ‘months since an English Jady, giving her name as Rathor Brown, took apartments at 117 South Third street, Sho ‘was very ladylike in her manner, of abundant means and reserved in her habite end conversation. Miss Brown mado but few frfends, and lived in considerable mystery. On the 3d instant, howovor, some ladies in the neighborhood, with whom she had sume slight acquaint ‘ance, discovered that she was seriously sick, and sent for Dr. Hanford, Tha gentleman came and found the lady Jn convulsions and laboring to give birth toachild. She ‘was unconecious at the time and he feared to do anything more than awaitevents. For nearly forty hours Miss Brown remained tn this condition, when she gave birth to a female child in an advanced state of decomposition, immediately after which she expired, Dr. Hanford, her attending phys'cian, it appeared at an inquest beld jast night by Coroner Barrett, sent for a dertaker before tho lady had ceased to Hive. Tho doctor explained this by saying that he knew about when sho would die, and ho wanted to eco the Surrogate certain hour, having Soy, wed tho lady's and Laken possesr.on of her valuables, These, hi Were gobsequently deliverod to Coroner Barrett, who will admineter the pnd The ey tegen hogs oon tk the docior to nee 10 Taw in such canes, and returned a ver. dice of “death by couvulsions,’’ Gnu eer Match Between Dudicy vee ont and William Posi SD ped 61,000 and the Gold Cue—Kavanagh the Winner. The grand match for the championship in billiards, be- tween Dudley Kavanagh snd William Goldthwaite, came off at the Academy of Music last evening, in the presence Of several thousand spectators, @mong Whom were soverat Indica and gentlemen of the highest respectability, Kavanagh won the lead, and left his ball ab the head of ‘eonse- a bad ron, 60. 4 neat Gu tbo nox inning, bowerer, he > . and, the two reds in chance rete the to make a run of 69. The game now Tirecsen ee abite diolad with Mijinna van onde ae were qui w applauded his eflort. ys supped upon aa asy shot when everybody chonghi ns we up onan wi every! was for Bo, Kavanagh mad which was followed ® ran of ey, the “Boy,” as the audience familiarly termed Goldthwaite. On ha eighteenth inning Kava- on agh gob to. work ogala ”’ then on the white id and until he counted 1 ints. The bree th, 204; Gol thwatte, 1%. — Kavanagh was evidently bent on winning, and Played with remarkable sill and j ent. In this it nee made a run of 46 points, which placed him 72 points ahead of his adversary. Goldthwaite to ize the fact that Dudley was gradually dotormined to do something towards filling up the ‘gap. He wont to work stoondin gy, and did not leave off count- ing until he made the splendid rum of 118 points, The offort was loudly applauded, and for a few seconds the building shook from “turret to foundation.” The game now stood—Goldth waite, 303; Kavanagh, 257. It was now evident that “Billy” was warming up to the game, with a good prospect of winning. In this inning be made another fine run, scoring 84 points, Kavanagh thought {t was about time for him to make his mark, and, getting all the balls in a corner, ‘‘nursed * them in the most beautiful manner, and made a run of pointe—an effort which was ely See. The ane now stood— Goldthwate, 400; Kavanagh, 381. Im fho twenty-sixth inning Kavanagh made a splendid “bank” shot the entire length of the table, but failed to follow it up with any succcas, Goldihwuite followed with two small runs, amounting in the aggregate to 33 oints, which still kept him ahoad and several to spare, till it was anybody's game, and very little disposition ‘was manifested to bet on either of the men. On the thirty-fifth inning Goldthwaite displa; some very brilliant playing and mado a run of 67 pointe, Kavanagh followed with a wonderful “‘bank,”” which drew forth the hearty applause of the audience, and kept on counting until he 9 the handsom® run of 60 pointe, Goldthwaite followed with a miss, and Kay th sallod in again as if ho intended torclose up the gap and made @ run of 30. The game now stood, Goldthwaite 545. Kavanagh 612. ‘Thirty seventh —Another mias for Goldthwaite, Kavanagh again at work closing up the gap by @ score ad 17, under somewhat difficult circumstances. Thirty-eighth Innings.—Goldthwaite scored 11, Kav- anagh made som? diffic.It shots but stopped at 14. Thirty-ninth Innings.—Goldthwaito made a score of 18, and left the balls in an exposed position for his adversary, but Kavanagh did not take advantage of the ciroum- stance, and only made 8. Fortieth Ih 2.—Goldthwaite 40 points ahead of bis adversary and playing @ handsome game, notwithstand- Ing he appeared 10 suffer # good deal from the cold. He ‘was obliged chy in here bese Bente several occasions to keep up necessary degree of ic. Forty: Innings. —Nothing important transpired ia this in! f. -second Innéngs.—Goldthwaite $2 points in this in alee "the game now stood—Goldthwaito 606, Kavanagh Third Inning.—Goldthwaite scored 11; Kava- h nothi fourth .—Goldthwaite made a miss, and left the two reds Dh cgraningr irra es one of the ts, a c'rcumstance which Kavanagh took ad- ursing the With considerable sia game Dow te een fee Billy and a run of 18 Praga? fig a ity nd rn ot 1S sent him 16 points ahoad on the Inning.—A run of inte for Goldthwalte ‘and 10 for the cham “eh on th —Goldthwaite led off with a neat but only scored 4. Kay scored 10 pointe, It —Goldthwaite made some shot sall around the table, and did not leave off until he scored 44 points, Kavanach made s miss. Forty-ninth —A run of 45 for Goldthwaite an@ 143 for Kays jive pl effort was loudly uded, and of tho odds of $1,000 to een iec ‘The gamo now stood Kavanagh 876, wi Lat and Fifty fires Innings developed nothing ta. Fifly-second. Innings.—Goldthwalte made a run of 64 Poy tied and E(u firth Tomine Paying tndiftes ent. 801; Goldthwaite, —Goldthwaite made a run of 18, which ht him up to within three points of his oppe- nont on the A iniss for Kavanagh. —Goldthwaite made the run of 118 points, and went into the pocket on @ shot, Tho game then stood, Goldthwaite, 928; 813. a the fifty-ninth to the sixty-fifth innings there ‘was nothing particular to Le! except that the counts wore small, and Goldthwaite at the lead. Siaty sith Innings. —A ran of 84 for Goldthwaite, and miss for ee: The now stood, berger) 1,046; Kavanagh, Goldthwaite stock up, and enthusiasm among his friends. Sizty-scventh Inni —Another large run for Gold- thwaits. He ecores 83, and Ind his adversary 293 points on the game. The chances now appear to be dcve.dedly in the “* boy’s” favor, and the sympathy of the audience appears to bo with him. Ftill it is hard to believe thas the veteran Kavanagh will be beaten, and up to this time the botting fs still in his favor. Sixty-cvg —Goldthwaite still ahead and widenlag the gap. The championship aud the gold cue looks like a thing accomplished; but still we must not bo too hopeful, for Kavanagh is » hard customer te beat. iaty-ninth Ih —Kavanah making a brash for the game, nnd psig He managed te make a score of 20 pointe, and created much euthusiasm by the feat, ‘The game waa then called and tho score stood—Goldth- ‘waite 1,189, Kavanagh 1,002. Seventieth cae ig run of 24 points for Goldthwaite, and 3 for Kavanagh. Seventy frst and Seventy-second Innings.—Nothiog "Send sy-duind Innings—Kavanach mado a very protty effort to fill up the and exhibited some wonderful feata on the two red firet on tho cushion, end then ip port ~ ean table. He scored 78 points to his ad- vorsary'’s . eventy arcndInnlags Kavanagh mado @ run of 98 to Goldthwaite’s 0. went oe we ere Seventy Afth Innings.—Goldthwaite makes @ run of 4 points, and Kavanazh follows with 9. The chances are still in favor of “Billy,” and bis friends are plucking up courage commensurate with his skill, and betting bisa ae cordi . The game now stood ‘Gcidihwaite 1,316, Kav 1,129, continues to ex; Innings.—Kavanagh unfortunate, an@ while his adversary the alls inside tho > uses the mace, but is unsuccessful. thwaite follows with a run of nothing. Innings. —8till unfortunate, Goldthwalte acorin; -Oird Innings.—Goldthwaite pockets his ball om the shot. Kavanagh ditto. ne ‘the Innings. —Goldthwatt a ‘and follows it with a diificult one all around of tho house. He which elicits the Ninalicth ing to bet $100 to $75 on their favorit polate wh veteran made in increase in the game, and drew game now stood Goldth waite 1,301, Kavan: and Ninety second Innings tainty tnd Tannge. —K ote the balls in a fas avi vorable and fills up the ap that so long exicted between him end his opponent. He now took the Ivad, ‘and when he left off counting the game stood—Kavanagit 404, Goldthwaite 1,301, * fourth Innings. —Colithwaite made a count of 6 inte, wanagh made @ scratch, which drew fortis isses from Goldthwaite’s friends, aud seemed to discon- cert hima little, Ho ecored 10 points. Ninety ith Innings. —The game was called, when the score stood Kavanagh a4 Golithwaite 1,403, Goluthwaite made a run of 6 points, and then sl'pped Kavanagh thea went in, and made a run of 41, Nin Annings.—A miss for Goldihwalte. Kava- nagh has now 46 to ind proceeds to run the game out, Doating his opponent ou ponte, Mne, Gevtnat. Laxpen, hotter known to the public as Mise Davenport, will commence an engugement at Niblo's Garden, onthe th of Fetemile fortune ve ted, le — since with a c ri) ‘a the tag, more ope. me the wife of that soldier of the Geico tue tate Geoerat or "hon ae, jae death are t0o fresh in the recol ments and Brg to Heed anyubing more {han a rase ne jerstand shat on the Oth of February appeat ‘one of her favorite characters, and ‘bose histrionic triampbs which mado her the nme on the American stage, We aro com ope of ever seeing he revive t rst rat one cltizons will be delighted to give her ‘hab en te and enthusiastio ing whiek the deveted weil devervom, affections! en! puree Of (ao hospitals at Port Rayal ov