The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 25, 1864, Page 1

‘ J Bane rencos arr toy 0 Impertant from Tenne ' , moon, the rebele burst upor The Latest News A By Telegraph to the N.Y. Sun. GEN. GRANT'S OPERATIONS. 4 History of Recent Movements. \ Weldon ‘Railroad Salt Meld. Our Forces Concentrating. * ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE AT HAND: NEWS FROM SHERIDAN. .. Constant 8kirmishing Going On. iMmPT TO f POTOMAC, CROSS TH see. 7) » AN ATTACK UPON MEMPHIS. ta TILE REBELS DRIVE 6 BELS DRIVE N OUT. au THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. y PLATFORM AGREED UPON, v ke, ke, &e. I GENERAL GRANT. - Details of the Late Operations, The operations for the occupation of the Weldon Bailrond commenced at daylight on Thuraday Morning, by the movement of the Fitth Army Corps, General Warren, towards our extreme left, Acavalry detachment preceded our advance, fol- ‘Yowed by the various divisions in numerical order, At noon, the first division, under General Grieffin, isly commenced , the work of demolition ant throwing up breast- ) Work The second division, Gen. Ayers, crosao! (She railroad to o point two miles distant. The Other divisions halted for reat and refreshment, With. a aupporting Farly in the after- Gen, Ayrost command, Ketance, >) with overwh forve, and would have driven it Seek but fur the timely arrival of Gen. Hoffman's {Brin ade, of the ath Division, which enabled the 21 i Divisten to sustalp the shock, As it was, Purnell's ‘(Mary land regiment rece! ved a reeuny w, which ] Gause d a temporary confusion and heavy loas, Re- sGovering itself quickly, the regiment re-formed 2@lince@ Instantly, The tihting at thie point was Vory aevert, the enemny manifesting the greatest eagerness to wain the rulroad, Ag it was, our line Swascriven back during tLe afternoon, but rein. ¢forcernenta jarrived ar led us to regain belore * dark, nearl vaaine position occupied at noon, Y. Thureday night was dark and dreary, The rain fell heavily, but there wos no rest for onr men, "Fired and fatigued though they were with mar h- ia Ing and fight ng during the day, dey were oocue P ag all nip dit in throwing » form bre up the soft mud rks tor the anticipated attack on the morrow. Tiday 1 Was devoted to strenzthenin g our ae eneral Bragg's bri- le al the I ourth Tyvision was moved to suaain eral Crawford's division which had been too far advanced on the Jerusalem piank road. The Winth Army (Corps was also or ered into position, Lega slight « kimuishing took place during the Ing- rpartof thee forenoon, eceasioned by the enemy afi % our Keiee 9 little too chachy, There waa a foreno jon, nil for a few hours, when shout four otclock im e afternoon the gathering — atory burst upon the right of General CG rd'a divisian sweeping back G 4) Brxga's brigade, At this time General Wok division of the Ninth (Army Corps arrived, and with creat difficulty @ maintained our itne wt! General White's division of thogame corps came up wud turned the seale jo ), Our favor. { The engagement now became general alony our $ entireiline, Theenemy pressed us at all points, 1 gpd as#ulied with all the during aud vigor that ( gharacteriz bis efforts to overwhelm and crush 4 with Jnis entire army 4 portion of our forces, Every «baitery roared forts its dreadiul thunder ; and the eavens seemed ty vie aud sympashiae with the + [Warfare on earth, Dark masses of heavy rotling idyroge above the curling white smoke and red ed; and soon the roar of eaven’s artillery swelled in awful thunder over ‘@he noise of human cannon The scene was sewfully gull mo; but the thunder storm failed + arrest the terrible combat. he heavy gain dropa toll upon the hot, throbbing heads @! themoldiers of the opposing arm oa » moOTDOd fusensible to the couthce Ue clements, and only heeded the work of carnage and destruc. tion, The thunder atorm cloared away, and deploying left and right to (ieneraly Crawford's aud Wiloox's Divis + dark and threstening. O and the flanks of our A CO rned, The regular soldiers of Gen, Crawford's Division were eated, and bundreds captured, cluding th Kenernl — Hayes —e newly. wwace — Lrigacdier, As owght approached, the battle assumed =the = appesrance — of a melee or band to lund encounter, in whieh men fougbt only to kill, up by our own tro end in then wer The mud bresstworks thrown pe during the night, sod wounded rebels, their Jong bair and . ‘thes drabbled in mud aod . Beauregard, who appears to have coumnand- enemy, seeined animated by the cer f nd had ever reason to Convratulate himself enaviclory., We bave lost eighveen hundred in killed and woundlel, and about twelve hundred prisoners, ond, worse still the Failroad, the objet tt pelition wos wrested from our bands, But the #tuation was not so des- erate a6 it serine i, eased and = sicad were made for an Qivrs rushed for gistil ly before them ground that! fr @siped, and w ood Weldon railix gounication Letwe bad been cut off, occupy the Dan Betore rk our line was re. od, and hurred preparations ivunce, At the signal, our ol- ard, nud drove the revels irre In a few 1 tt during the 1 d. sion of the Norfolk | waa re. y retaining wl North Carolina Grant will auner, and oR 402 Ino short time Gen, le road in a similar & then the isulation of Richmond will be ren complete. The wortality necessity that compelled our ur own soldiers, Qur lines Isomewhat in order to connect the Righweenth and Nath Corps, and cover certain a Me Woleh ib Was desiravie to roaintain, This pakened our strength at some places to mere heavy skirmish 8 butin « ro deceive the with show of force, @ considerable of muskeis and artilery was kept The ruse succeeded for several hours enemy finally introduced « ecelumn through the wools, and, brealiny through our line, turned the flank and rear of the 5th corps, and pro- duced great confuse on, Our men were compelled f jump across the earthworks they were con- structing, aud defend themselves from ao rear at- enemy tack, Our situation at this fine was sritien), The tion Was commal y our guns our ' were 40 blended with” the shout. and exultant rebels, to fire i, couse eon) tied ‘ ‘- , fainatiestheliniibeitiedied dete it ot oT eee ace ea a aE eo aE | and foo, At Inet an imperious military nocessity induced our offers to take action, and dur arul- lery opened « murderous fire, which saved the % and probably the entire army, at a creat terrible sacrifice, The euincing mass of friends | this event, which may be deplored but cannot be censurre’, contributes to swel the aggrewate of our los#rs during the day. On Saturday the operations were chiefly directed to bringing up feenforcements and planting car- alry in position —a work of almost incredible difi- culty, in consequence of the heaviness of the roads induced by the rain, Our postion across the railroad consisted of an open tract, surrounded on three sides by a belt of Umber, within whieh our lines were constructed? in horse-shoe form with the outer curve towarts the encmy. The rebels form- ed in the open epace between our entrenchments and We Waxds aud itis important to vote that a section of the railroad was included in the curve of our lines, On Sunday mornicg extensive picket firing oc- curred, but no moverucnt of importance took place until 9 A.M. when the enemy advanced uader cover of aconverging fire of artillery, Our uns responded, when « brisk cannonading ensued, during which our troopa prepared for the assault that the enemy e ntiy designed to make, The storm burst op the portion of our works held by Gen, Cutler's division, and on the left of Gen, Ayers’, The rebels evictently believed that this c tuted our extreme le, and attempted, therefore, to turn our flank, and ingert an entering weige betwoen our columns or roll them back, With this view, they charged in three colurons across the open space be. tween our tines and the timber belt, our artillery pouring into the'r ranke a deadly fire of shell and grape, which caused them to ree in confusion, They first hesitated, aud then retreated, leaving in our bands 600 pradoners, Our loas in this affair waa comparatively alight, as our troops KOE ube der cover, while the euemy necessarily suffered most severely, Among the prisouers Was a num. ber of Confederate otficers of hivh rank, The resumption of active operations on the south side of the James K ver, has induced the recall of General Hancock's Corps and the greater part of the forces employed onthe uorth bank, a sligbt force now remains on the peninsula, which, however, can be strengthened at gure, so ae to threaten Fort Darling and Richmond, General Grant having apparently adopted hs preseut lune #0 ag W cover all probabie cout ngencies, BY TELEGRAPH, Rebel Abandonment of the Attempt to Ree captare the Weldon Kailroad, Etc, Headquartera Army of the Potomac, August 28.-The enemy early yesterday morning disap- peared from the front of the Fifth and Ninth Corps on the Weldon Railroad, and the belicf is that the attempt to regain possession of this important line of communication has been abandoned, and that the euermy are fortifying thelr left Mauk to resist an attack in this direction from our forces, They may, however, be preparing t0 wake o desl oa our line in some other direction, Occasional tiring haa teen going on along the centre, and was «uite lively during the night. This morning occasional shote are heard, The roads continue wet, making travel very diffientt, About thirty rebels were brought in during the plght, principally South Carolinians most of Whom claim to be deserters, The story, however, is not believed, as the soldiers from that State have furnished fewer deserters to our side than any other in the Confederacy, They are atrong, hearty looking men, and seem to think the end of the sirugyle ia at band, and they believe Petersburg to be almost within our vrasp, and thas it will be im our posess.ou at an early day. col an and foes were awept away ina few m nutes and From Fortress Monroe. Fortresa Monroe, Avg, 23, via Baltimore, Aug. 24..-The mail steamer Keyport, trom City Point, has arrived Lere with ninety rebel eficer& captur- ed in the recent operations on the Weldon ruilroad, The privates captured during the same are now said to number between 700 and 800, They wil! be br Our forces have ud- vanced on the Weldon Kailroad to within two miles of Petersburg without opposition, The rebels have retired within their earthworks, and no longer dis- pute the posseasion of the Weldon Iine, The Dan- ville road is naturally the next in order to receive Gen. Warren's respects. Indeed, it is rumored here this morning, that a cavalry dash in that di rection has already been made, Rebel Prisoners. Washington, Ang, 24.—The mail steamer to~lay ght down to-morrow, | brought up about sixty rebel officers, including u ' | forces in their ability to bold it | vere lost, | | i] | i} com: | red | colonel, # major and captuin, aud a Heutenant cap- tured on Sunday, All quiet on Tuesday —Another Hattle ex. pected, Nw York, Aug, 24,—We learn through private sources that on Tuesday morning all was quict with Gen, Grant's army, but another battle was and left | expected on that day, the Rebels still being de- he enemy |n possession of our teat live of works | girous of shaking Gen, Grant ‘a grasp on the Weldon Railroad, The utmost contidence waa felt by our GENERAL SHERIDAN, Continuoas Skirmishing. Harper's Ferry, Va., Augvat 22, —The position of our army still remains uuchanged, A strong line of entrenchments have been thrown out in front. Desultory skirmishing could be heard all day yesterday and this morning, It broke out with redoubled strength in front of the Nineteenth Corps, which is holding the centre. Nothing of importance, however, resulted from it, aud it has almoat entirely ceased, 12 O'clock, Midnight.—No evidence of the enemy being in our immediate front haa been obtained aa yet, and {it is bellevod that they will make an at- tempt to cross the river, although the latest news from Willameport says they had not yet crossed | the Potomac, Guna could be heerd yesterday up o8 all the | the river, supposed to be Averill #helling the woods in the direction of Sharpsburg. Our army is lying quietly in thelr entrenched camps, General Max Weber haa been relieved from the command of Harper's Ferry, and ordered to report for duty in the Department of the Susquchanns, General Sie- Yenson now has command of Harper's Ferry, Reported Crossing of the Potomac by the Rebels Baltimore, Avg. 24,-We bave reports bere via the Northern Central Railroad, that the rebels have crossed the Potomac river, These reports ueed confirmation, We have received nothing direct this morning from the Upper Potomac, Rebels Belleved to be Failing Back. Baltimore, Avg, 24,—Reliable information from the Upper Potomac shows that the report of the rebels having crossed is incorrect, Nothing be- yond picket firing has transpired today, It is be- lieved by many that the robels are falling back, Attack by Monby’s Men Repulsed. Washington, Aug. 24.—Mosby's men sppeared tm the vicinity of Falls Church Va. last nicky and this morning at 6 o'clock, the garrison of the stock- ade at Annandale, conalsting of 275 men of the 16th New York cavalry, was attacked by the enemy under the loadersh!p of Mosby, who had with him | two pieces of artillery and from two to three hun dred men. On taking his position, Mosby do- manded the surrender of the garrison, which was refused ; whereupon he opened fire with his guna, the cannonading lasting three-quarters of an bour, The garrison atill holding out, Mosby withdrew, Annaidale is about ten miles from Alexandna, Important from Tennessee. Rebel Attack upon Memphis. Momphia, Tenn,, Aug, 21 Memphis was attack. od at 4 o'clock iis morning, by the rebel General Forrest with three brigades of cavalry, about throe thotisand strong. This foree left General Smith's front at Oxford, on the eventing of the 18th instant, and mace a rapid, forced march to this city, They drove in our pickets and dashed directly into the Headquarters of General Washburn, who made a very narrow esenpe, ‘They then made @ rush into General Mack!and's Headquarters, but he alae suc- ceeded in making bis eseape, They then attacked the Irving Prison, but were repulsed by the guard there, They next visited the Gayoso House, ox- pecting to copture General Hurlburt, but he was stopping at a friend's house, and so the rebels did hot succeed in getting possession of him, Our troopa now attacked the rebela and aoon drove them frou the city, killing about 80 and wounding about 100, The rebels captured 80 of our men and 40 horses. They did not have time to obtain much plunder, Our loagin killed and wounded fs about the same as that of the rebels, General Washburn is now carrying out @ plan which {t is expected wil! result in the capture of @ large portion of the attacking party, SFOOND DISPATOM, . 22. The rebel raid into this city yroplete failure, and is so ad- mitte! by General Forrest. lbs intention was to capture General Washburn and other generals, Our troops being without leaders, the rebels carried off some plund:r aud captured quite a number of pri- sonera, including two officers and several clerks aud telegraph officers, Numerous acts of cruelty were perpetrated by the rebels, Among the wound- ed are Colonel Starr, of the 6th Minolta Cavalry and Lieutenant Irvin, of the Sth lowa, The latter has since died, Memphia, Au yesterday waa » News Items. (By Telegraph to the New York Sun) Tir Chattanooga Draratou says that neither Gen, Steadman nor Col, Streivht was Injured inthe fight at Dalton, and that both are well, Tu latest dispatches from Atlanta show that no @ctive operations are going on there, and that Gen. Shertaan is to remain quiet tll events transpire in other quarters, Gov, Buovgn has issued a proclamation to per- sons in Ohio, who are preparing to resist the com- ing draft, warning therm to desist from such pur- pose, Ferxanpo Woon, in a speech at Dayton, Ohin, Tueslay night, amertol thataposce man on @ peace platforin: would be nominated at Chicago, end that the Convention would be harmonious Deming a severe thunder storm Tuesday nizht, tho bridge over the Martin stream, in North Pair- field, Me., on the Somerset Railroad, was struck by Nightning and blown down, Many orchards wore also destroyed, Cartaty Beery and crew of the achooner T. W, Miner, of aod from New York for New Orleans which schooner waa struck by lightning and burn- ed, on the 19th iustant, have arrived at Philadel- phia. Tt is asserted in Washington with » good degree of positiveness, that Gen, Hooker will be imme ately put into the field with an important com- mand, A Government clepateh waa forwarded to him yesterday. buildings and t No information has been rece! ved at Wasb!neton concerning the truth of the report that Fitz- hugh Lee was killed, and Gen, A. P. Hil mortally wounded, in the fight on Sunday last, on the Wel don railroad, Late news from North Carolina 4 to the effect that the new pirate steamer Coquette, which is one of the number now in Wilmington receiving her Armament, ts considered the mowt formidable of them all, She will be the first to leave that port, if abe is not already out. uk official recapitulation of the publie debt up to yesterday shows it to be $1,559 49,001,000 more than the previous week's state- ment. The unpaid requisitions are uearly $50,000,000, and the amount in the Trewury over $18,000,000, The debt bearing uo interest bas been decreased $8,654, 000, Tue 147th Ohio regiment, 100 days’ men, passed through Washington yesterday on their way bore, their time haviny expired. They, like other re ments of that State, paid thelr respects to the Presi- dent, who thanked rendered to the country, sist every influence which Lad # tendency to lessen their patriotism, 1.0), or them tor the service they bad exhorted them to re General Intelligence. (Dy Mail to the New York Sun.) VarLanpronamM and Fernando Wool passed through Bulleio on Friday uight on their way westward, Wittiaw HH, Parirs, Beq., President of the Win- stead (Connecticut) Bauk, died in that wwn on Monday, Tug St, Louis Union saya there are two in that city recruiting for Juarez, the Mex publican Genera), Tur most bopeful sign of * a good time coming" in Missouri, is found in the rapid entistment of twelve months’ men, From every port of the State {uformation upon this sul ject !3 most envouraging, Tae President {8 said to have instructed the Treasury Department to place money immediately tu the bands of the paymasiera, to Pex troops whose term of service hus expired, and who have been knocking loudly at the door of the Treasury. The requisitions, which amounted to #9,500,(4)), were Tuesday, AGrer thet Henry Ferguson, of Sharon: Vt» took, from 4 poor-house, a year ago, recently threatened to burn the house and poison the family. The former ahe attempted two weeks ago, but one day last week she put poison in the tea-kettle, from wid maimiarkngs Me Ferwuscy bas cue’ dwt ficer an Re- NEW YORK THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1864. eee while his wife {sin critical condition, The girl has been arre 5 Gres, Grerw Cray Siti, M,C, from Kentucky, arrived in Washinton on Tuesday mormiug, and has been in sultation with the President upon affairs iv that State, He reports that ail sections of the State are overrun with wuertllag who are cam- stant y murtering Union menin cold teal: a that this crime has hecowe go frequent as to justify the inauguration of the severest retribution, In June, 1512, Horace Clark, of Eat Granby, Conn, marked his initials on @ box-turtle. In 1s48, the turtle was found alive and hearty, and, after the letters on him had been retraced, he was allowed to depart. He was discovered again in 1860, but nothing was heant of him up to Wednes- day of lost week, when Mr. C. P. Clark (9 son of Horace, deceased some years age) found him near the sume spot whore last seon, Ho looks as if be might live 60 years more, On the Way to Chicago. (Special Correspondence of the N.Y. Sun.) Rurraco, N.Y. Aug. 23° 1864. Editor of The Sun ;—Larrived hero last oven- ing, on my way to tho great Mecca of the Demo- cratic politicians as your correspondent, 1 stopped over vight here for the purpose of enlightening my understanding upon the sentiments of the people I have not discovered much, but in my peregrinations around town, am wurprisod to find the New York politicians comparatively ignor- Previous to hereabouta. ed by their more western confreres, leaving New York I heard the names of McClellan and Seymour often mentioned in conaection with the nomination of the Chicago Convention, Then Fernando Wood was spoken of by partizang, who avow bis doctrines and shout loudly for Peace ac- cording to the Wood-en platform, The New York City Demoernta are mainly War Democrats, The Buffalo Democrats are Peace-Union Democrats 60 far as I have been able to judge by couversation with perhaps twenty or thirty of the leaders who are going to Chicago, These men favor the adop- tion of a Union platform, to be followed by the no- m nation of aman pledged to carry on the war, after every honorable compromire ia refused by the rebela, Ido not clearly understand how it i# pro- posed to offer a compromiag, and am told that mat- ter is held under advisement, It is intimated that the subject has been earnestly canvassed by the leaders in every district, and a full canvass at Chi- cago is to propose a plan that wil! be the big gun of the Convention proceedings. As I journey I shall keep my eyes and ears open for the benefit of your readers, P. B. LOCAL NEW NEW YORK AND TUK VICINITY, Mittrany Matrens,—Tut Goop Fre.tse Reevitive rrom THR Reewrims, Tae Biaurn Distrior IMvortine ALien Recnurm.—Aotion or Tur Yaur Atuwnt The good news announced in yesterday's Bus, in rela- tion to the expected credit of 26,000 naval recruits upon the city quota caused @ feeling of Joy to par- Since the fail- ure to raise the quote by volunteering became ap- vade all classes of the community, parent, the pé&ple had looked upon the draft with gloomy apprehensions and had beyun to regard tt asa trying ordeal from which there waa no escape. The news from Albany, therefore, suddenly remov- od the despondency, and gave good cause for the hope that no draft will be necessary, The War Department, however, has uot yet been heard from in regard to this ubject, and it may prove that the city under the law in not legally entitled to the allowance, The people of the Fighth District have adopted the plan for filling their quota with which the Bos- ton people A ypany has been formed, who have chartered @ #iecamer to go ir wero fo successful, to Gertnany for men, who will be enllted on th arrival here, aud credited to that district, They expect to have a cargo of much recruits hero in time to apply on the draft which is ordered to tuke place on the 6th proximo, An adjourned meeting of Yale College aluront was bold yesterday afternoon in the office of Joho J. Phelps, for the purpose of making prepara- tions to procure substitutes in the event of a dratt, The attendance war siaal! owing to the report that the uaval recruits frota this city would be ered ited to our quota, an! that consequently there would be hodralt, A committee of tive was appointed to make such arrangements as may be deemed necessary to carry out the objects of the As#ocia- tion Tue Psxcuisu RAmway Murper.—Arri- vAL or Mutceu,—The Ship Victoma, Cupt, Cham- pion from Londan arrived at this port last evening, having on board the man Muller, who as believed wurdered a Mr, Briggs iu # London railway car- riage about two mouths ayo, and for whose arrest the London authorities sent out several detectives, one of the London officers and officer Tieman of the New York etective boarded ber at Quaran- tine aud will probably bring Muller to the city this morning, Pracues,—It ia estimated that, on an aver- age, about 46,000 baskets of peaches, from all sources, reach this The great bulk ved in New York ts from Dol Jersey will be in full blossom nese force ity every day, of the fruit now rece uw aware, week, How 70 Orrais A Lasting Paaok subject of a disco This was the ug by Mr, F. W. Suinner, of Texas in tho air, at the Junetion of Grand street and Exst Beosdway, Mr, Buroner related his experience ax a4 Union man ip Texa He drew a fearful pcture of the sufferings of all who dared to express Union sentiments, many of whom were not only persecuted and in- jured in persou and property, but bung up like dogs. Atlength he mauayed to make his escape, but was made prisoner on the road and taken to Arkansas, where be was confined for ten months in Little Kock prison, During this period, the in- dignities heaped upon him and hia fellow prisoners wore most revolting, Day by day men were shot ven women were hung, and bor- ror of horrors, their own sex sometimes held the rope by which they were suspended, An audience of about 1,00 persons cheered the orator lustily. Mr, Sumner announced his intention to speak on the sure subject in other parts of the city, The lecturer's ideu for securing peace, was through a vigorous prosecution of the war, PoLiticaL,—Last evening a number of per- eons aavemmblod in the Citizens’ Association Roomy Mb Greenwich aires Durmuans to advertisement. rae delivered buat ¢ open down or bung ; veotyp Carpir or Navan IN GOLD; EN CURRENCY. Bhortty before the time for opening, a crowd of at- tachees of ‘the Street Inapector's Department, hoad- @d by an offictal of the First Ward, of the meeting nating ® chairman, propoaln¢ resolutions, and hf Appointing @ commaitive, ai. ed to am future day Not coffent with this lecent outrage upey the rights of the citizen, they dispersed, andplTang thermselves on the cor- ners of the block, intimidate! all thos who de- sired to attend the meetiny. wae who rema ae | after the interruption, orvanived the meeting, a adjourned to meet on Tutaday evening fext, at half-past 7 o'clock, Deserter Srot,—An informal examination was made by Coroner Ranney, yesterday morning at the coroper's office, of the witness who saw pri. vate Ernst Brauer, deserter from the Fifty eventh New York Volunteers, abot in the kitchen of Henry Mullers® Saloon, on Tuesday evening, R appears that Braver had Leen apprebended by Goverament detective Wiliam Jenking and that while on the way tothe Provost-Marahai's office, the jsoner atterupted to make hia eseapa, but the detective captured hun ayd advised bim to go quietly to the Maratal's headiarters, When, bowever,*he had reached No, 157 Chatham «treet, he darted in, ant waa escaping through a back door, when the officer fired twice, but failed to wound him, Still pursue ing, the officer again fired wpon him, aa he was about to fly from Muller'# kitehen, and this abot proved fatal, the pistol*ball entering the fugitive's cerebellum, Brauer was taken to the New York Hopital where he died Inte on Tuesday evenings and Detective Jenkins was arrested by the Six Precinct Police, but subsequently delivered into the custody of officer Hunterfield of the Fourth Preeinet ‘oroner Ranney will hold the formal in- queat at ten o'clock this morning, at the hospital, Trapes' Movements, Hover Svati's Protrortve Usion,.—Last oven: ing » new Association under this name organized at No, 22 Grand street, for the purpose of forming a Union for the mutual protection of the members on account of the low rate of waves and the high price of evary article of consumption, ‘The Constitution took possession end bye-laws baving been read and Jed, a dele- the Work- ation of three was appointed to atten jugmen's Union at od? Bowery, on Friday event next. The Association alread? numbers a hund: meimbers, wud bids fair to Lecome a first class body Purrets axp Book Taapg.—A large meeting of thin body was held last evening at 193 Bowery, Speeches were made against those were described As polly wog politicians, and arrangements were made for & mass meeting be held at the Cooper lustitute at an early day, The meat was vei enthusiastic, il i Dav Goovs CrenKs.—A very large meeting of this body was held Inst evening. The standing committees nnd delegates to other societies having reported favorably, the committee appointed to draf resolutions in relation to the death of Mr. Jobo Henderson, late Trearurer of the Boot and Shoe Clorks E. ©. A., reported a series of reaola- tions sy topethising with his family, which were adopted. A resolution waa offered that a mans meeting be held to take into consideration the pro. priety of asking for an advance of wages, motion was Ly) apeeay an the ground that such meating would be for the interest ef Broadway clerka who bad always held themselves aloof from supporting the Karly Closing Movement. After desultory remarks ftom various members, the following amendment waa offered; Whereas, A few disatlected dry gooda clerks have met in private caucus and there apd then as sumed the right to speak on behalf of the clerks doting business on Broadway ; an& Whereas, said caucus bad the temerity to ‘appotme a delegation to represent them on thie floor ; end and instructions of guid dale. ution we that this society should fypu- curate a “utrike’ for higher wages, and thet the suppert of the Early Closing movement should be eonditional on the success of the wages question ¢ therefore be it Resolved, That this association views with displeasure ail atterapte to vitiate ita useftfi- nes or tinpair ite sironyth, aud that it deems any movement fnyolving ite name ina “strike as une eqivocally danyerous and inimical to the Inter ‘ata and objects of the Barly Closing movement, Keaolved, That itinthe behef of this Association that the Dry Goods Merchants of New York will act fairly and honorably with their employeca, and pay them such salaries as are cormensurate with the present advanced rate of living consequen upon our de intel currency, Nteactve That thas Association leaves the question of salary with the merchants, whoee well-known liberality ise sufficient yuarantee that justice will be dene to ua, A protracte! discussion arose on the resolutions in which @ number of yentlemen took part pro and oon, utter Which the question baving been demand. ed, an amondment wus ollered that a Comunittee of seven be appointed to raft a memorial to the merchant's of the City of New York respectfully a requesting an increase of salary, on the that the holding of a wass meetung would be noth. ing Wut a strike, The previous question having been taoved was carried with one dissenting vote. The orginal motion was then put and carried al- most tinanimously, The Association voted to re- ive a delegation from the Workingmen's Unlon, who would come ro conter on the nine hours? ques- tion, A Committee was tven appointed fur the purpose of waking arrangements for the mass meeting on a day to be named by the Committee, Warkerwianrs axp Brackssrria also held » meeting at 10 Bowery, Nowunations were made of officers for the ensuing three mouths after which the meeting adjourned, THE COURTS, Examination Ov Joun MULLALY,—The examina tion of John Mullaly, editor of the Mernorouran Reooun, was held yesterday before Commissioner Vaborn, The charge was inciting Governor Bey- mour and others ty resist the drat. Robert Cod. dington called s# a witness for the prosecution tes. tified that be was @ bewsman and bookseller, thas he knew Millaty nod believes he was the editor and proprietor of the MeruorourraNn Reoorp, that he had rewl the articles complahued of, and that he waa an able bodie! man, # citizen of the elty and believed tumself liable to military duty, ‘Phis waa all the evidence In the case outsile of the articles in the paper itself and the Government rested, Mr. O'Conner for the defence said ; Mr. Commissioner, tho counsel for Mr, Mu).aly are unable to discover in the proof before the Cum. mnissiover, the lightest basis for a pro tion. Bug they deer it inexpedious to offer any ary ment to the Comm asioner which miyht posal lead him to that conclusion, If he can see any legal grounds for presenting the uecusstou tow jury of the county, Mr, Mullaly and bis counsel will Le rejoiced at that result, They ure ready, and will be happy to wppoar t ythac tribunal. The pulse of the American people has been felt hy lawless acts of power, A series of these acte slen a ily increasing in gravity, huve Leen pornetrated, and have teen aequieseed in, Marte lent by ia tacasure of success the fina! assault | iberties, now ordained, and by that of some other judicial of! initiated under’the forms of | Exccutiva power has now resolved to try whether trial by jury, the hallowed palladium of liberty, ean be elfecinally employed to deprive us of a tree press. We are anxious to bring that exper ment tod fair trial at the earliest opportunity The result will deter. mine whether the people of this country have any peaceful means of deeuding the freedom won by their fathers, or whether they are yet worthy’ enjoying it, After some remarks from Mr, Smith, in reply, the Commniasiouer said thathe should reserve hia decision, but would render {t-in a day or two, Pouce LvTE!.11GENOB,—“Shoving the Queer.’ — Officer Lyon yesterday arrested John Slapaun and 2 (Combioned on last veus as & P , uo