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News by the Cable to Wednesday, Octo- ber 17—The Markets Report. ‘The Londen Money Market. Lowvos, Oct. 17, 1366, ‘The money market is quiet. Consols for money 8934. AMERICAN SROURITIES. The following are the closing prises of American 68 fos ++ 78 Mi Livanroor, Oct, 17, 1966, The cotton market in firm and unchanged, The sales ‘fo-day were 10,000 bales. Middling uplands 16:44. AMUSEMENTS. American Opera—New York Theatre. ANight in Rome, another of Julius Eichberg’s bril- ‘Mant Uttle operettas, was produced last night at the New ‘Work theatre for the first time this season. This laugh- ‘able trife is already familar in New York, by the ap- ‘pearance of Miss Richings and Mr. Campbell in it last summer at the French theatre. It was placed on the Stage last evening in a superior manner as regards ‘aconery, effects, chorus and orchestra. As for the regu- far cast, the same cannot be said without exception, Mrs. Gomersal was very good in the character of Ninetta. Bhe should not forget, however, that in the dun- eon scene, where she represents Moccoloni’s wife, that a veil or mask is necessary to @onceal her features, Otherwise the best points of the operetta are lost, and it becomes ridiculous. Mr. Farley sang very well, but he cannot compare with bis predecessor, Mr. Wylie, in point of acting. Those draw- ‘Dacks may be remedied at the second representation to- night; but there is one very serious obstacle in the way Of the success of A Night in Rome which must be {instantly removed. We have seldom or never witnessed anything so irredeemably bad, both in singing, dress and wacting, as the impersonation of Pietro, the gondoticr, by ‘the géntleman intrusted with that part. There are some defects which can be partly excused at a first representa- tion, but the one of utter incompetency is too glaring to be passed over. The clever and mirth-provoking pantomime duct of Coco and Giglio, the mock doquisitors, was received with applause and de- Rervedly —encored. The laughable comedirtta, Wanted, A Thousand Milliners, followed, the operetta. Tf any one is afflicted with the blues the best cure ‘we could prescribe is to goand see Mr. Mark Smith as Mrs, Vanderpants, and Mr. Gomersal as Miss Smithers, surrounded by a bevy of charming young milliners. Mrs, Wilkins acted the old maid, Angelica Tod, to the life, The same bill will be offered to-night, Stadt Thentre. Dr. Lanbe’s Count Essex, though it bears the title of a twhauspict when gracing the playbills of the theatre, is Revertheless a genuine and full-fledged melodrama. It {a owing to the knowledge of this fact that the audience of the Siadt theatre last night was not so large as on previous occasions, although tho, début of Mr. George Btemmior, an artiste from Wiesbaden, and the second ‘appearance of Miss Iracheck should have insured a better attendance. Passing rapidly over the plot of the play, which has many points of resemblance with the tragedy rendered famous by Madame Ris- fori’s impersonation of Queen Elizabeth, we may simply state that the drama, opening with the accusa- tion of treason preferred by the sovereign against E-sex, closes with the execution of her former favorito—the Surtain falling upon an anti climax brought about by the declamation of a few tines which might easily be dis- pensed with. Dr. Laube’s production, as a litorery ‘work, 1s iufinitely superior to the few dramatic incidents hastily thrown together by the Italian playwright. It does not, however, abound in very novel situations, and contains a number of those endless ‘speeches’ the de- livery of which exhausts the acior and palls upon the ear of the auditor, But it affords an opportunity for an artiste of genuine power to hold occasional and temporary sway over the feelings of the audienve and to command ‘their attention in the more intensely exciting scenes. Mr. Stemmier, the new comer, assumed the title réle of the drama and was favorably received, althongh he tanted through the words of the character assigned him an! scarcely once omitted the brag and bluster which, in his opinion, must have seemed indispensable accea- worios to the part. Nowbero did bis unwillingness or in- ability to portray the finer touches of feeling appear ‘more clearly than during the second act, when those who had witnessed the artistic performance of Mr. Goym in his scene with the Countess of Rut- tand were afforded an opportunity to make @ most unfavorable comparison for the débutant. Still it is hardly just to pass criticism upon this Mr. Stemmler's first offort. The character assumed was not of such a ature as to win our sympathios, and {t is not impossible ‘that In a réle affording him more scope for versatility ‘the new comer may assert his claim to the generous Plandits and recalls that marked the progress of the piece Jast evening. Miss irecheck, a young and prepossessing actress, made ber second appearance in this city as the Countess. The lady gives promise of future excellence ewhen experience and study «hall have rid her pro- ‘Munciation of the occasional defects now frequently dis- eernibie. Queen Elizabeth was represented by Miss ‘Wilhelmina Rohde, of whose merits we need not speak. ‘Her acting and elocution were good, spite of the mispro- ‘munciation of the eis and i, which vowels she always emphasizes too strongly. Miss Rohde’s interview with Essex, and her degrading treatment of the faiien favor- ‘Me, were the most artistic points of her performance. ‘The other characters of the work wore intrusted to com- potent hands, one of the more important, that of Jona- ‘Mian, bolug rendered by Me. Frank, an able and reliable Player. Th Theatre. Die Moenche was advertised for last night, but just be fore the rise of the curtain Mr. Haerting appeared at the footlights and, in a few words, oxpiained to the audi- ence that owing to the sudden indivposition of Mr. Lao- witz he would be obliged to withdraw the piece, and replace it with Das Gefaenguiss, This piece was given fast week; it is therefore unnecessary to allude to the plot. Mr. Lohmann, as Baron Waldeck, whose imper- sonation lacked refinment on the first occasion, showed marked improvement; and Miss Hesso played the frst act, the most trying part, with much spirit. Altogether, the second representation was an improvement upon the firot, and if it were only possible to produce a piace several times in succession in a German theatre, there ia no doubt that the Thalia company would do weil, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul—tIrving Hall. Mra. Howard Paul has introduced this week some re- markable and interesting features in her capital enter- Aainment at Irving Hall. The principal of these are her Imitations of Theresa in the celebrated French sneezing song and of Madame Rachel in the ‘‘Marseiliaise,” The Feat of the programme js unchanged. The third matinée ‘will take piace om Saturday next, at ten o'clock A. M. Miacelianeous Musical. Miss Kate McDonald, soprano, Mile. Camille Urso, the celebrated violinist, Mr. J. Pollock, baritone, Mr. G. W. Colby, pianist, and Mr, Theodore Thomas and his or- Cheatra will be the attractions at Irving Hall on Sunday pext, The first «ymphony soiree of the season of Mr. Theo- dore Thomas will take place at Irving Hall on Saturday evening. Mise Antonia Henne and Mr. W'l'iam Mason ‘will be the soloists on the oceasion, The programme, already given in the Hanan, is @ very interesting one. THE FENIANS. Spfecck of Jnmes Stephens in St. Lowls—The Battle for Irish Independence to Commence Botore the Clone of the Present Year. St. Lous, Oct, 17, 1866, James Btephens arrived in this city last evening, and ‘was most cordially received by ® delegation of the Fenian Brotherhood, who escorted him to the Southern cone whore he made a warlike oi of Fenians. Mr. Stephens battio before the clone pep oon inde: would coment he 4 Present year, New Years’ day wow Iria Aghting on Irish soil for the independence and their country. Ho was enthusinetically cheered during the delivery of epeccts UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. RISTORI. ‘The Third Performance of Phedra. Ristori appeared at the French theatre last evening a» Phaedra for the third time, The audience was almost as large and quite ag fashionable as ever. Now that the cool weather has fairly set in it is worth while attending Ristori’s soirées, if for no other object than to observe the latest styles in dresses, cloaks and bonnets, At no other place of amusement in the metropolis are so many handsomely attired ladies and ‘gentlemen assembled. Full dress ig the rule, instead of the exception. Tho Queen of Tragedy seems likely to inaugurate a much needed reform among our audiences, as well as among our actors, We have very little to add to our previous criticisms of Phmdra, and nothing whatever to alter. Wo prefer Ris- tori's Phaedra to that of Rachol, because it is perfectly humas, instead of being a living statue. The ancient classical drama has never been popular in this country. Ita subjects are too far removed from our sympathies, Its oxaggerated passions are either ludicrogs, repulsive or productive of ennui. Only such a consummate genius as Ristori can breathe into these antiquated loves and hopes and fears the breath of life. With all Rachel’s power she never quite succeeded in doing this. er performances were wonderful curiosities; but her Phaedra, for example, was more like a piece of animated marble than like a woman. This may have pleased some tastes. Indeed, everybody, no matter what his taste, was compelled to admit that Rache! was a marvel- lous actress, But it is preciacly because Ristori is some- thing more than an actress—not tanght by rote, not speaking words whose full meaning she scarcely com- prehends, not depicting grand passions which she is natarally incapable of feeling—that wo ciaim for her the superiority that the vox popult has already accorded. The people of Brooklyn were rather afraid of Phadra on Tuesday, They thought it was somothing immoral and dared not go and see it—probably for fear that it could bold the mirror up to nature in the olty of churehes and divorces, New Yorkers have no such seruples, and will goto see Ristori in anything. They regard the tracedy of Phmdra simply as a disagreeable affair, which they must accept because Ristori chooses to play in it, Why she plays In it when she has so many other and more ploasing pieces in her répertoire, unless it be to give us an opportunity to compare her with Rachel, it is useless to inquire. But we believe that we express the candid sentiments of every theatre-goer when we wish that Phiodra may never be performed again in French, Italian, English, Irish, Greek, German or anv other language, living or dead, We have had the beat of it in Ristori and Rachol; let us not have the worst of it in the attempts of their Imitatiors. Macbeth, which will be produced to-morrow night, will be much more popular, and will give Ristori oven better scope for bor acting. Tho Italian translation, or rather adaptation, of Macbeth, differe somewhat from Shakspere’s great origi- nal; but still all the prominent scenes, charac'ers and ineidenta are preserved. We anticipate a magnificent performance. Elizabeth, which will he repeated on Sat- urday at the matinée, bas already firmly established itself in public favor. THEATRICALS AT HOME AND ABROAD. Minutes of Evidence Taken Before a Select Committee of the British Parliament. A select committee of the English House of Commons has been recently taking testimony in relatton to theatri- cal licenses and representations, in which a great deal of interesting information has been elicited, We have re- ecived a printed copy of a portion of the testimony, in- ctnding that of Mr. Dion Boucicault, probably the most voluminous of dramatic authors, he having written, as he says, from 180 to 200 pioces; that of Mr. Shirley Brooks, who modestly thinks he may be called a dramatic author, as he has written from half a dozen to a dozen Pieces, though he says he would hardly claim for them the dignified name of dramas, and thatof Mr. E. T. fmith, tae manager of Aatley’s theatro. “The points to which the committee addressed itself moro particularly were as to tho policy of maintaining the censorship of the press through the Lord Chamberlain, the ticonsing of theatres, the condition of the English stage as compared with that of the United Sta and otbor foreign coun- tries, and incidentally the comparative condition of the stage in England, France and the United States. The testimony of all the witnesses is most emphatically ad- verse to the continuance of the censorship of the drama, the view taken by them being that thore is at present ‘no settled rule governing the Lord Chamberlain in the matter; that what one incumbent of the office will reject his successor will admit, and vice versa, and that the proper and best tribunal is that established in the United States—namely, the good taste of the people, and their intolerance of licentionsness on the stage. Mr. Brooks gives an amusing account of the difficulties he expe- rienced many yeors ago when he dramatized Disracii's brilliant novel of ‘Coningsby,’ and relates how he and the Lord Chamberlain went over the piece, scene by scene, and how the author was perfectly astounded at the ridiculous objections made by the censor, The result of it was, be says, that be soon learned his lesson, and made his satire out of milder materials, Hesays that “the British blic are tolerably fastidious as far as questions of pub- ie is go,’ and that such matters may be safely left to Mr. Boucicault relates how a in one of hi v8, was |, and had to be expunged, because the audience believed that the famous line from Goldsmith's ‘De- « fools that came to scoff remained to pray,” wasa from the Bible. It Would seem that none of the witnesses have a very high appreciation of the taste and del of what is oo “the British sang f3 a | thinks it would Aifficult to go very much lower than managers bad already gone, with any chance ot keeping a decent order of people together; and Mr Smith, the manager of Ast- ley's, is sorry to say that Der Freischutz does not draw in that establishment, and that pantomime answers best. He is satisted that there musical taste on the Sur- rey side of the Thames. He must have had a pretty broad grin on bis face when, in reply to a question in reference to Lo Ada Isaacs Repco = as the horse oper,” he said, « that way suite the publ mt known as “haif priee” for the ac- commodation of those who come when the performance is half over, is now in vogue anywhere in the United States, and seems to be jn th: iy of divcontinuance in Mr. Smith says he discontinued it at Astley’s because he found that gentiemen of the House of Com- mons who dined late were in the habit of coming tp at half price, and he thought they might very well be made to pay full price, and that he would prefer it. It was certainly a very nataral and frank answer to give to bis right honorable mterrogatora In regard to private boxes, he thinks that balconies, armilar to the American theatres, are much preferable, but still he does not ad- mit that any mischief arises from them. On being re- minded that Madame Vestris would never aliow stalls in the theatre because she thought it an aristocratic divin. jon, he suggested that she was a very clover women, but that he di from her there Such a thing as having the curtains drawn right across private boxes he says he never saw, and that such a thing would not 0» tolerated Mr. Boucicault bas reat deal to may on thore wa- rious subjects. He # that the Lord Chamberlain in = Oe ge the censorship tng begga J benogd Se. clouely illustrates bis caprice by showing how he had forbidden Moses in Fgypt and allowed the parable of The Prodgal Bon tobe puton the stage; how one Lord Chamberlain refused to Heense any more theatres jo London, stating that there were theatres enongh, and how the next Lord Chamberlain held that there were twenty years 7 amorous queen in it, and g changed into « Princess, the piece was perm! of the right honorable interrogators got off a joke here, nk ether that was on the principle, Ne toweher pos a la Keine (Anglice—‘Hande off the Queen’), to which was of the opinion that no restrictions in that respect were , that it might be ea‘ely left t6 the mana ger and the public. It was suggested by « of the committes that the result would be that all the theatres would be turned into music halis; but the witness ex- pressed his convietion that it woold not he so. He had seen it tried in Amorica, where there was po legal trietion against «moking or drinking yet whero the theatro was maintained at « higher level than in England, eo far as the nature of the went, and where the actors themselves the national beverage mit th the auditorium, but ever that bas been Muneghioesa, we be- lieve, in all of them. Mr. Boucleault js quite right in say- ing that ali (hese matters may safely of the public and to the manager’ what that taste is; bet we are sorry to be draws of the’ Amorican stage is Ho describes things as he saw five or six years ago, bat as they are no longer. for instance, that the standard of the drama much higher in the United States than in England; are of & better character, Ui and is so held by Now York are bet mean, soatempuble:adhira-enmpsted low York are bat le irs compat with those of London, Mr, Bouvicanit ontirely disst- pates that delusion. that the American theatres are ‘* much more con! le and er and bet. ter ventil (than the lish theatres); they are bet. ter in every respect; they have wider eatrances and so on; the Anes aioe. arredgaeed ia ~~ airy. 2 suppose they a botter model,” saya in another pote bey that those actors who had mae an: great hit in England during the last five years had all come from America; but in regard to dramatic anthors he says truly enongh—“There are very few persons living in America who write plays, They take them from our stage, where they get them for nothing " eatres he holds, with much sense, that the official cl with that should be an architect, and that the only conditions exacted for license should be those of a proper con- struction of the building in reference to easy egress from it tp case of fire or other alarm. Some of our theatres are villanously constructed in that point of view, and really some authority, whether police or Board of Health, or the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, should interfere before a terrible calamity befalls the city from that cause. A good deal of interosting information was elicited by the committee in connection with the theatres in France. The decree of January 7, 1864, proclaiming ‘‘la Liberté dea thedtres’’ (freedom of the stage), Mr. Boucicault regards ‘ag 8 complete departure from the old system of restric- tion and as a great advance in the right direction. Any person has now a right to build a theatre where ho Pleasee—a right which the free born Briton dons not enjor—tho only condition being that he must conform to the decrees and regulations made from time to time for their security and for the health of the public. The concert saloons or music halls in France—cafis chan’/ants—-Mr. Boucicault does not regard with disfavor. On the contrary he looks ry mpor them as a sort of preparatory school, at which a taste for thoatrical performances is nequired and devel- between pablic house, tea garons. and then of that ween toa lens Ings of that kind, and the theatres. Ho believes that ‘tho larro sums of money which have been made by managers in pits and galleries of theatres lately has been principally due to tho pita and galleries of th theatres being recruited from tho music halls.’ He is not asked any- thing about the influence «f ‘pretty waiter girls,’ which is probably due to the fact that the British public hag not yet attained to the height of that New York institu. tion. If #0 he ould, probably, have given it as his opinion that prison ie, not theatre galleries, wore recruited therefrom. On the whole wo have dorived a good deal of amuse- ment and some Information from tho testimony taken befere the select committee on theatrical Icanaes and reguiations, and hope that we bave euccoeded in impart- ing somo of it in this article to our readera, INDIANA POLITICS. OUR INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE. How the Late Elections were Carried—-Gov- erner Morton's Influence—-His Election to the Senate Insured—The Radical Outrages at Trenton. Inptaxarous, Oct. 12, 1866. It would be worse than useless to pretend that demo- crate and conservatives are not grievously dikapnointed in tho result of tho Iate election. It was confidently anticipated that we would carry the entire State ticket, elect a majority in the lower branch of the General As- sembly, and gain, at least three, if not four, Congress- men. Instead, we have gained only one Congressman. Tho majority in the State has been reduesd fully one- half, it is true, but the election of a radical Legielature, which recuros the cieotion 0” Morton to the Senate, is a cruel offset to this mengre advantage. Morton is moro ovnoxious to the democracy and conserrstives than any other man {a the State, and the hope was entertained that he would meet with a crashing defeat which would make his permanent retirement from politics necessary, But tho result bas shown that the demoeracy have w: dorrated his power, To him and him alone are they in- debted for the dofeat. No other man in the State could, in the short space of three months, have effected so complete a rovolution in the public ventiment of the re- publican party. Up to the time of Morton’s Masonic Hall aprech his party in this State, with the exception of tho aAherents of Mr. Julian, in the Burnt district, was almost unanimous in support of President Johneon's restorat‘on policy; Morton himself was known to favorit. For years he and Julian have been deadly enomirs, bating each other with a fervor surpassing that of abolitionist and copperhead. Mr. Julian wan recognized as the loader of the handfnl of radical impracticables in the State, while Morton was the champion of the conserva. tive bulk of the party. Morton has bitterly denounced Jalian, on the stump and in private conversation, while the organ of the Julian family at Richmond bas teemed with exposures of his Excotlency's corropt adm inistra- tion of his office and dark hints at the loathsome licen- tiousness of his moral character, The tion Morton and the lamb Julian do not even now lie down together, but continne to hate each other cordially. Morton has cut completely under Julian, and stolen his kingdom. The Jarter’s chances for figuring in the United States Senate, ST ouuor Fulans, wes the daring anbition of bi heart, juliana, was tl am! eart, slimmer than are now a With all of Morton's corruption, public and private, we are forced to admire him. He has in him certain elements of greatness, while lacking in many attributes stateamana! omsontial to hip, fe has moral boldness coupled wil yaical cowardice, i4 noted for a wort of ball dog No other man cou! expon- ares of the publi vate rottenness to whicn he been subject; yet he has faved it all, doflant and and comes out tri it. ‘THY REULT IN THs TOWNAHTP, People at a distance, ynacquainted wth the manner in which elections have conducted in thia city, imme- dintoly under the eye of Governor Morton, will, be astonished to l’arn that wo have watned five t votes in this township. Had this been reaily a changs in public sentiment, It would have been most astannd- ing, but ft 1, in fact, merely the suppression of frand. Probably not more than a few hundred voted against the radicais who voted for them in 1864, but in that election demoerata by hundreds were prevented from voting, while a Massachusetts regiment tomporarily stationed its members wero tired er the gate vote now fal the radicais have a majority of bet 1,800, The decision of the election beard prevented, in a measure, frandu- lout voting, and the result as announced is a fair index of public sentiment. RADICAL OUTRAGHS. A most infernal outrage was perpetrated at the litte town of Tronton, Biackford county, on Patardey last, Trenton ‘fa emall place containing @ dry goods sto blackem ith shop afew dereliings, a whiel ae p no other adjuncts of a cross ronds trading natives are democrats of the primeval sch with unlimited faith in the continued existence of A w Jackron, for whom they are reported to have voted at e' fall eles tion anti! within the past four years, A email neighbor- hood meeting was hold in this place last Saturday, a hickory pole raised, @ email national fag howted, and a fow speeches hardly worth reporting made by embryo politicians, after which the meeting dis leaving the flag ying. On the same day a radieal meeting wan held at Hartford City, the shire town of Blackford county, at which Neleon Truster, the radical candidate for Secretary of State, made a violent and incendiary speech. While the meeting was in some drunk. en radical came in and that the copperheads had raised a rebel fag at Trenton. Immediately « crowd of about thirty half drunken radicals, ander the lead of A man named Abbott, was raised to go to Trenton and tear down the fag. The party, all mounted and armed with sabres and ar ana to ee ee town and sa the flageta, where the ory was made that instead of a rebel fag it «as the patonat banner. with ite fall complement of thirty-six siars, Determined not to have their trip for nothing, they con- cluded to haul it down anyhow, The waa acord- ingly lowered, and they began tearing it io strips, when an old man named Landon, sixty-two years of age, who keeps the village store, came up and protested against their —- Ho was knocked down with a vabre — whieh fractured bis skull, and croelty beaten, His son, is Landon, and bie danghter Fanny, an in- teresting and plocky young lady, came to the old man's rescae, Lewis, armed with @ batchet, Fe while the yoone lady, seizing a cudgel, it a righ! and left, which were far from being “love pata," an many a bloody head could testify, The fight between terity, and Landon ared his hatohet. cetving several severe cuts, by a lucky blow with the hatchet he nearly severed Abbott's wrist, and the & foot od the urigger, fora. nately it failed at the cap. Hie in the set of corking for a second shot & stroke from the sabre of Lewy bim senseless on the grovod. The next day the axalants, retnforeed to the number of two or three hundred, sept in a courier to Trenton with ademand forthe restoration of all the captured irty and the payment of $25 for * watch lost in the Jee, With the alternative of having the towa borned in cane of refurni. The few radicals in the place paid the money, and the sabres, bate and pistols were restored, forve withdrew, wh the bewiegt infield, Henaric! ticket, and a patent medicine agent from New York, who er night, was terribly beaten because North Carolina relagers who 22 y voted to the beet of In such # not at ali simguiar Wat not it ” conservatlve vqap was cat, ‘in Richmond sat) conservative meet by Geneval feeling that had been cultivated among the more turba- actthe part Freed t is fore the Grand Army of the Republic, the democrats bad for bloody work, and had than 500 picked mon, beavfly armed, on the ground, ready to re. sist to the Ditter end any violence which might be offred them. The organization of the domocracy was kept very quiet, even from their own party ; bat an inkling of it got out. and the eelid mon among the radicals became alarmed, Hence their exertions to provent a disturbance, Tn 1864, when secure in the presence of a large body of soldiery, educated to hate democrats as traitors and rebels, the responsible men of the republican party stood quietly by, and saw quiet citizens knocked down at the Ns and beaten, regarding the matter as a good joke. Miattarn havechanged a little since that, however, and they began to realize that im case of a disturbance their own lives and property were in dancer, SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE Now that the election is over, the opinion is ani- vorsally expressed that Mr. Johnson's exploit of awing- ing around the circle did not help the eanse in the West. far from making votes it is claimed that he injured the canso materially, and helped to increase the majority Against us, People’ who meet with defeat, however, eagerly seek an excuse, and it is poasiblo that this foal - ing in reeard Ut pelle’ ge tegers 2 may be traced to that weakness of ul homan nature. ILLINOIS. Bitter Electioneering Contest Between Long Joka Wentworth and Norman Judd—Lorgo Fire—The Cholera, &c. Cmcxao, Oot. 10, 1806. POLITICAL MATTERS. The Congressional fight in this district between Long John Wentworth and his ancient enemy, Norman B. Judd, bas at last reached its culmination, Tho quarrel between these two men dates back some ten years. At ‘one time a compromise was effected, but Long John sold his opponent out and the quarrel broke out anow, At the Chicago Convention Mr, Judd secured @ laurel by nominating Mr, Lincoln for the Presidency and thus scored a point againat Wentworth. In the meantime Mr. Judd received the appointment as Minister to Ber- lyn, and was absent four yoara. During his absence Mr. Wentworth managed his cards so well as to go to Con- gress, In tho meantime Mr. Jndd’s time expired and he returned. Wentworth wanted to go t> Congress again and Judd prepared to dispute his claim. For several weeks the fight has raged with great flerconeas Jndd’s strong = point’ «swags wireworking. He was evidently getting to be master of the situation, Long John then attempted a coup d'i'nt by proposing to withdraw, if Judd would, in favor of General Osborne, the recent appointee to the Post OMice, who has not endorsed Johnson aifficiently to quality. Judd would not do it, and the two candidates went before the people yesterday at the primary moetings to rotect dolezates to the Convention, Judd awopt the city, carrying thirteen out of sixteen wards, and Went worth swept the country towns, carrying all bat threo or four, 80 that the two men went before the Conven- ton, Judd two or three votes abead. Judd acored the first point by electing one of his frionds—Genora! Has- brouck Davis—the Richmond raider, as chairman of the Convention, by six majority, which was looked upon as a test vote of hie strength. The Convention did not ad. Journ until late in the evening. The contest was one of the bitterest on record. Every species of parliamentary strategy known nnd unknown was extansted by the Wentworth faction, bot all in vain, Judd was nomi- pated by 61 majority. LARO® rine. A doatructive fire broke out here tast evening in the four story brick building 14 South Water street, occu- pied by D. Lowenthal as a tobacco warehouse, The building was literally erunmed with tobacco in every story, and the flood of water poured upon it only seamed to intensify the flames. Che entire stock waa destroyed, and nothing is left etanding this morning bat crumbling walla. ‘The stock was partly manufactired and partly in leaf, and valned at $100,000, upon which there ‘was an insurance of only $35,000 in the following o panies:—Adriatic, $5,000; Standard, $5,000; Citizens’, $5,000; Provident of Washington, $5,000; Lamber- man’s, Chicago, $2,000; Merchants’; Providence. RB. 1, 000; Arctic, $5,000; National, $5,000, The sur: rounding buildings, such as the Richmond House, Massa- foit House and Michigan tral depot, wore saved with extreme difficulty, so intense was the fury and rapid the progress of the flames, At the time of the arrtval of the engines Chief Encineer Harris and other firemen forced an entrance to the building. Immediately upon their entrance a terrific explosion oceurred, which seat- tered fire and fragments about and drove the party ont. Mr. Harr being in front was badly burned, and wos obliged to be removed to his home. It was only a short time since that he was goverely Injured by failing through a hatchway ip a burning building. THE CHOLERA The cholera is rapidly on the increase in this city. ‘The recent warm weather, followed by the rains of the past week and damp, enltry nights, coupled with an alarming increase of filth and garbage in the streets, poor drainage in a large part of the city and a seeming affinity for dirt on the part of the corporation, have caused the disease to break out anow and with fresh violence, Thirty casos on Monday, thirty-five on Tues. day, forty-five to-day—thus runs the Among the deaths of the past fow daya have been some prominent citizens: —Chartes Hodgeo», Clerk of the Hoard of Police Commissioners; Mr Pearsons, of the firm of Pearsons & Dana, large boot and ahoe dealers; Alderman O'Sntli- van, of che Seventh ward; Inaac Crater, a photographer. ‘Tho disease, however, is largely confined to the foreign population living in the lowest and filthiest portions of the city. The Germans suffer worse than any other nationality, A few days of clear, cold weather, how. ae will probably prevent ‘t assuming an form. jemie FATAL APPRAT. Lant night @ fatal encounter took place between two colored employés of the Richmond Honse named Robert Seott and Andrew Brooks, reeulting in the death of Seott, They were both mere Inds, and the animus of the” aftray is very mysterious. The two occupied the same bed. Brooks during the night came down to the clerk's office and stated that be had had trouble with Scott and strock him on the bead. The clerk and others went to the room and fgund the boy Scott bleeding from severe cuts on the head and in adying condition. Brooks immediately placed under arrest. On his way to the station house he stated to the officer that be awoke in the night and saw Seott holding a fully cocked and loaded revolver to his (Brooks') head; fearing that he would shoot him, he jamped out of bed, seized a bed slat tying near, defended himeif ogainst bis threatener and hit him one or two blows on the bead, but did not intend to kilt bim. ‘The blows, how were struck with such 6 that the boy died in a very abort time, The case in singular one, the two parties having always been on very friendly terms. IMR RAILNOAD DEPOT. The Michigan Southern and Chicago and Rock Istand Companies jointly are erecting an immense depot, pro- tebly the largest In the Un ted #tatos, as itm one of the most elegant. The strnctare tx burit of rough (need rtone, with a hoing of brick, The length of the depot iw elx hundred end ten feet, width one hundred and sizty fect, and the height from ihe track to the highest portion of the roof, which i# elliptical in form and sapported by twenty-six trassed arches, iv about seventy feet. Where the roof joins the ride walls Mansard windows have been introduced, which add to the effect of the whole, There are five (racks inside the depo’, separated by broad pint forme—two for Incoming aud three for outgoing trains. Upon the west mde of the betlding are arranged the various roome for the passengers and attaches of the road In the southwest corner i a large and commo- dious baggage room, Adjoining these are store rooms for the two roads, then rooms for the conductors, rooms for repairs and rooms for brakemen. Further north i the emigrants’ ting room, furnished with every convenience. The next i# the gontiemen * waiting room, separated from the Indies’ waiting room by the ticket office. Then come the dining roome aud the apartments of the depot master, porters and tele. graph operator, The total cost of the buliding will be bout $909,000. Immediately south of the depot the two ready are erecting a new freight house, built of brick, sx hundred feot long. fity-two Peet wide ant fifty foet high. Thirty care can be accommodated at once in the botiding, and by means of a transfer table can be ewitched on a side track with the utmost ease. Two thoamnd tone of freight can be stored in it. [twill be finished in thirty days and will cont $60,000, These improvements have teen aally needed fore long time For many years « miserable wooden shanty of ro gh unpainted dingy, dirty and squald, At only for the eeu beasts, has stood In a mod hole as the depot of these two t corporations, The traveller on these roads will | the change with delight, AGRICULTURAL COLLEOR An important movement is on foot in this State rele. tive to the disposttion of the Congressional grant for an agricultgral college Several localities have preaset their claims for te site, but the present movement wiit protaty do away with @ distinetive agricultural cotlegs the © nnent of an agrictitore! chair in each of the state legos and aniversities, T' roid ratialy the denominational demands, and each institation would Pry with falouties and provoke only s generoas riva’ A meeting af the various collere premdents has dant wit pian aid next winter convene in thie elty to it throagh the Legistature MEXICO. More about the Fillibustering Haid on Mata- . , 1808. Since my last letter the filltasters under Minojos aad Ford bare joined, and are in camp oer Matamorae awaiting a copply Of arme and ammunition, a4 well ag & janetion of forces under Cortins aod Trevine, which are said \o be marching this way. When the organira- thon hall have been completed they will et ones proceed to attack Canalen, is bosly engaged io making pre. My the ganbost Gen. Brown hes refused to deliver Chinaco, ich the filibuster Siren With owt abowing 6 ot anything cise bot frgnt. Th not improbable that before hight dawns to morrow the iegitimmte Wheral for es march apon the bhowing and everything A Borther * teoms propivogs [OF the goccem of the Gndertaking SRR cp cee cies wat np is Bnowwsen ce, Oct, 2, 1866. wee T J. Retguiey has relieved General Browa ta Hinojosa, Cortina, Flores and Ford will attack Mata- ‘Moros to-morrow night probably. ‘The steamer Genoral Sheridan will probably bo taken of the beach at Brazos, She went ashore ou the 20th, The Ninth United States colored troops left here wr day for Galveston, preparatory to being taustored out. RAILWAYS AND WARFARE. United States Miliuney Inaiecnesstnel of Brevet Brigadier G MeCnltum, Director aud General Munager from 1563 to 1s66, In February, 1862, when General McCallum was ap- pointed by coneral order of the War Department Military Director and Superintendent of Railroads in the Untied States, “with authority to ontor upon, take posession of, hold and uso all raiiroats, engines, cars, locomotives, equipments, appendages and appurtenances that may be required for the transport of troops, arma, ammunition and military supplies,” thore wore just seven miles of railroad, from Washington to Alexandria, in the Ponnes- sion of the United States governmeut, Before Gen- eral McCallum closed bis labors ho had solzed over two thousand miles of track, employod at ono time twenty: five thousand mon, butlt twenty-six miles of temporary, or permanent bridges, laid and relaid six bundred and forty-one miles of track, and disbursed more than forty two millions of dollars. On Gen. MoCalluta's asump- tion of his duties, Mr. Stanton, with that imperative. nega which rendored him so officiont a war secretary in war times, gave him verbally this Napoleonic ordor:— “T shall expect you to have on hand. all times, the necessary mon and materials to enablo you to comply Promptly with any order given—-nor must (uero be any failure.” To comply with these oxacting requirements General McCallum organized a transportation corps to control the movements of trains, and maintain the rolling stock, and a construction corps to lay, tear up, or re- palr railroad tracks, build bridges and burn them if necessary. In tho Department of the Mis. sissippi his onstruction corps, five thouvand strong, was organized into six divisions, each & distinct body in itself, provided with all neces. sary tools, camp equipage and field transportation, and ready to move anywhere on emergency; his transporta- tion corps numbered twelve thousand men, Some of the achievements of General McCallum's department do serve to rank with the most remarkable engineering feats of modern timos. The wonderful bridgo over the Chattahoochee, seven hundred and eighty feet long and ninety-two feet high, was built by the construction corps in four and a half days; the bridge over the Poto- mac Creek, at Aquia, four hundred and fourteen feet long and oighty-two feet high, was built ready for trains to pass in forty working hours, In their leisure time this corpa rebuilt the Chattanooga rolling mills, which turned out ina fow months nearly four thousand tons of railroad iron for the government, and were sold at the ond of the war for a bundred and seventy five thou- sand dollars. With justifiable pride General McCallum claswea the attempt to supply Sherman's army of a hun- dred thousand mon and sixty thousand hores and mules from a base three hundred and sixty tiles dis tant, over one line of a single track, a8 one of the bold. est ideas of tho war. Whole corps, and even armies, were frequently transported hundred of miles on the mero verbal orders of their commanders, In 1865 the Fourth army corps were transported from East Tenves see to Nashville, a distance of three hundred ana pixty miles, without delay or diMeulty—this herculean task requiring nearly fifteen hun‘tred cars, Nor were the services thus rendered unattended with danger, Guer'tlas and raidiag partion dogged the foot- steps of the Construction corps wherever they went. In tho first six months of 1865 one wrecking train picked up and brought into Nashville sixteen wrecked locomotives and nearly three bhua- dred carloads of wheels and bridge iron, tho destrnctive handiwork of rebel raiders. Hood was a thorn in MeCallam’s side; but the damage he did was repaired with wonderful celerity, In October, 1864, Hood, passing round Sherman's army, tore up thirty dive miles of track and burned four hundred and fifty feet of bridges between Chattanooga and Atl The damage was made good and the line put in Ing order again in thirteen days. Between Tunnel Hill and Rovaca twenty-five miles of track and two hundred and thirty feet of bridging wore reconstructed in soven days anda half. General McCallum’s report contains many other facts of equal interest with the foregoing Put into a more attractive and connected shape it would form an impor- tant contribution to the history of the great rebe.lion. Were Genoral MoCallum an Englishman he would be mado a baronet, as Sir Morton Peto was for similar ser. vicen Were bee Frenchman, the ribbon of the Legon 1 Honor would unquestionably decorate bis breast. Ase acitizen of the great republic be rests content with « brevet brigadier generalship. ARMY BULLETIN. AUAPERMION OF THE NUILDING OF FONT HTEYESR, COLORADO. Brigadier General (arieton, commanding the district of ¥ Merion, on September 26 issued an order to the effet that by direction of ruperior authority the bulidi of Fort Stevens, Colorado Territory, should be mop pads and that post discontinued, The following disposition was made of ite garrison Company G, Third United States cavalry, to take post at Port Garland, Colorado ‘ompanion F and H, Fifty seventh regiment colored troupa, ordered to bold thy selves in readiness to march with the regiment to whieh they belong to the Fast to be mastered out of service. The two pleece of artillery at Fort Atevens and the an tounition, implements, &c., which pertain to them were ordered Ww be taken to Fort Garland CHANGES (0 THR QUARTRNNTEN GENERAL'S DEPARTIRNT ‘The following changes have taken place in the Quar tormaster Gonorai’s Department during the week ending October 14 — Brevet Major General Robert Allen amigned as Chief Quartermaster Military Divirion of the Pacific, Sen Fran- ciseo, Cal. ; Colonel KB. Babbitt awigned as Chief Quar tormastor Department of the Columbia, Ban Francisco, Cal; Brevet Major General Rufes Ingalls aarigned to daty at headqnarters armics of the United Btater, Wah. tngton, D. ©. , Brevet Major General J 1. Donaldson a siened an Chief Quartermaster Military Division of the Miseourt, Louievilie, Ky.; Wrevet Brixadior General 1 C, Easton, Chief Quartermaster Department awaiting orders at St. Louis, Mo Colonel Tredwell Moore awaiting Ky.; Captai® ED. Boker o Whiople, Arie « States Volunteers, Captain J, T. Wood ing orders at Harrishor narURT ED ¥ mtieant, United re ot Loulevitio, Ky. ; United States Volautects, await Pa amas 1 DET Major General Ord, commanding the Department of Kapaa, announced om the Jf inet that Major Alexander Montgomery, Quartermaster Uuited States Army, had re ported at thowe beatquarters and aeigned to relieve Brevet Lieatenant Colonel Henry Page, Amietant Quar termarter United Statew Volunteers, 4 chief Quarter master of the Department, and directing bim to eater at once upon the dicharge of bin duties NAVY BULLETIN. nevoReD. Oct 0—The order amigning Acting Astistant Surgeon Chartes W. Koight to the Mono and be has een ordered te daty on the Bienville oo vRRRD Oct_10. tanner Thomas li. Fortane t doty at the Navy Yard, Vortameuth, NH. DET AcHnD. Ocr, 0—-Acting Komgn LH. White, from the Vander. iit and ordered to retarn to the United Rtates, or 10— Bnwige Jamon Ht. Konsell, from the Fatrelia and leave of abmonre, Secon’ Aswietant Engineer W. De Mart, from the Winnipes and placed on eat orders, Vawed Acewtant Paymaster rin and ordered to ntti his McClure, from the Jog ste WESTCHESTER INTELL WENCE Sap Acrivert at Monrmasts —On lant Twenday ofier noon, shout five o'clock, the only son of Matthew Roys, news agent of the town of Morrimania, was run over by ® beaty wagon, leated with feed, Oriven by an iBionicated man named Thomas Laavey, on Fordham avenue, pear Weetchenter rent, trenk bite Jeft arm above the cihow, bruising bit heed end right hand alee in » serinan mannet A otheet wen neat he rcane of the sent dont and arrested Thomas, and cked hun up tee ection of Jarice Hanytmame Ammumy Kows tom - The demarrats of (be Meound Atmemnbly dutrict of Westchenter county bars nomiuated for the office of member of Ametubly George J Tented, of New Rochelle §=The an & pom seri the some auaniet for thet ome Tobu boinvarne. of ite Pinine The Andrew Jobnson conservat Weane of the Thind / emily dietriet bare wr member of Assembsy Jeoob T. Con, of Pir wat IE Aare alt exe aime CMR wm vite ® ow ‘cgerhet eberey ow the etten« of the ie eee omg the other ‘si acess, he pm | | " CITY INTELLIGENCE. Bava oF Br, Jou + Pank —1t was rumored yesterday that sé Jona’s Por, staated on Hudson street, south of Canal etreet, hay been purchased by Cornelins Van- derbiit and associates, for the sum of $1,000,000 in cant, and that a large depot will be erected thereon for the ad of the Hudson River Railroad © Trinity chureh holding a large tanterest, and w that in the event of its sale the tot owners the proparty would recolve their pro rata. of ‘tho au sok realized from the sale, The park has long ago Cone d te bo an attractive spot, as the aristocratic clawes that formerly lived in tts vicinity have moved to tho more fashionable up town localities, MustaRy Insrsorions, —The Second regiment Nation Guard will parade for inspection to-day at ton o'clools A. M,, at Tompkina square, and the Seventy-first - ment at the raine place ag two o'elock P.M, ar ‘a PICKPOCKETS Aunoan,—Notwithetanding all the pre fensions of the Metropolitan Poltee officials that they were going to put a stop to the larceniespocket pick+ ing, “cly faking'’ and other petty offences our citizens have been subjected to, the depredations still take place with as much impunity as ever, On Tuesday evening @ jady and gentleman took a Fourth avenue stage at Thirtieth street, and |n the ride down town the omalbua became quite fall, 0 Teaching Amity street ‘oung Men gotin, and one of them crowded bi ide the lady, and rode sovera! blocks, while the othee stood up holding on to the straps ' Aftor reachi oome oe toe iver tareed to the little orifice f and muquired of the gentlemen “if they oe iy i) anything?’ for, aaid he, “those were two thieves out back there, and the captain has bere looking for them for some time.'’ The lady immediately put ber band in her pock aod sure enough, ber pocketbook, with $71 and a diamond ring, bad boow abstracted. Fatat Faut.—Coroner Gover yesterday held an ta. quest at No, 17 Dosbrosses #treet on the body of Johw Butler, a laborer, who died from the effocta of injuries. On Tuosday deceased waa employed to carry atrank te the upper part of promises No. 22 Went Sixteenth street, and while ascending the stairs be slipped and fell back. wards, the trunk falling on and crushing bim terribly. He was found lying insenatble, conveyed to his late Tesidence in Desbrosses street, wl ‘ dA verdict of “aeeiden! loach by the jury, Deceased was forty-el oars of age and @ nativo of Irelaad. He Fog oy ph oeni fA weveral children, Tue Lotimnas Syxoo—The LatheranfSynod of thie State continued in sevion at the German Lutheras church, in Walker street, yesterday; but the whole day was ocoupied by the discussion of a motion to separate | from the General Synod, on account of the action takes: by that body at its last meeting at Fort Wayne, whem the Philadelphia Synod was excluaed. A was offered that the whole matter be laid over until nese year, and an amendment was propored cenanring the tclion taken by the Genoral Synod, ‘These mattors will be further discussed at the meeting to-day Woovrsws Cruerery.—This new necropolia wae visited yesterday by the board of directors and over one hnndred tnvited guests, for the purpose of inspecting the improvements that have been made since this de sirable sito was first set axtde for burial purposes, The cometery Is situated oa the Harlom railroad, about seven miles from the railroad bridge ower Harlem river, and about one mile and aquartor north of Willtamabridge, It contains over three hundred actos of beaut iful weod. land bill4, overlooking the valley of the Bronx, amd commanding numerous views of Long Island Boand, the Palisades, and a vast extent of picturesque counter in every direction, Although bit three or four have elapsed since the ground war firs iparehawed, the directors have worked #0 steadily and porseveringty, that #0 far ax good rons and ornamentation are concerned, it fairly excels some of older cometonee In the viewnity of Now York The advantages of Woodlaway Cemotery ars becoming every year mere H and more appareat to the ras of our citizena) while the populous intermediate villages, beyond the river aud the surrounding country, will not fail te cept the rite of the Lometery ax all tom ee Woodiawn thet ir accommodation. UM in alee Youkers, frou whieh And fairly in the country it is safe from the possibilny of disturbance by tue encroachments of business, A.Another ‘© Rev, he aM, bt Vor the’ chores. & Prinetplnn aud Fenians,” in the Franby church, curser Houston aad Thompson streets, Ootobar 8, Big P.M Beats tree. At Gimbrede’s, SSS and M72 Chotee Fancy Goods retailing at wholesale Catda, perfes taate, ’ fire Pg At hoy: | the rarest, raten“tlaiales toa mpat delicious perfume Cor the by ‘ aT 4 00., Now York. vett's Aremnatic Bwigtonta te byt X wclontide ee ln the prodeoslonas uties knowa. m A, al Ti way. A Sure Pile Cure. Dr GUMERTS PILE INSTROM ENT the wort canes of pilew emt oy mal om reeci B ‘Se. cular free. Bold ew rerympers. Adiress J.B. Broedway, Now Yorn. ive Diarrhurs, Dr Oleg Moreno's Pil cipal drug storee af Broadwa; 1 Ninth street, between Where he may le consulted between All Prizes im the aed Latter irs omabet Nid at Lataperts phate. Lid 4 tome abe 2 af ciners for beantifyrog the eho ata ‘os. fand's Lily White, Medicnind Koay and for toltecing «biiening and raluring the ohm. be resp, Ban N§ Ay yo Said bem Der * holesale and retail, Corns. Bunions, dinenswa of tbe lent ous Dr. You Fisevgera Curse ant Binonnee 92 te oye, oar, “e eataren Vilth avenue, corner b ebreet " me | streak, where the Dotter tang be Dr, Sele Sew tort © Tn? Mireet, ormiay ewes Mth Ph res, repchluty oe tn Phyat SoBe Seth eveet, wens Br a term 4, Th . a. ements AAA e! Mit tiuge of Meats +, Chews, Galiers, Rappers, he. sk mate im Pure premium § Vineet Overroate and gon rial ver oe eubanee sath oven Latayetia a Jigs, Seo Mesto “OF Approved Usefulness. Ail That They sien POR THR Mate Grover & Naker's oe ond Leet Put few HORNET ® profess \o be aie A Ome protons An Lon PRR, nO tor wee by ak droge ren © PER ee Sh AA eae rsa gee Ie Lpieiee! Usha sed ails 4 0, Mankars 6 aria Vis aren, ‘Tee Howe Sew! mR eee aI nen Carkatiteh, Stems ae wey eT Pies Bach) Prometpal topes UT Peers even The Ne of American Peytumery. a wr Bafecg tat ae rete. ie wie variate ,