The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 23, 1864, Page 1

a THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. NUMBER 10,051. Y f ee The Latest News | Srarties ta" Weahington, Sept. 22. The following tn a opr By Telegraph to the NV. ¥. Sem, | & * correspondence which took place between the a THE PURSUIT OF EARLY. REBELS MAKE A STAND. CAPTURE OF THE POSITION. The Federal Cavalry Raid. IMPORTANT BRIDGE BURNED. Great Destruction of Property. THE ENEMY IN FORCE RE- CAPTURE 400 MULES, FROM ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. Rebels Advancing in Force. Preparations to Receive Them. WAPORTANT POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, Fremont & Cochrane Count: ed Out. LETTERS OF WITHDRAWAL. Republican Meeting in Brooklyn, SPEECH OF GEN. HOOKER. ke, &o, &e GENERAL SHERIDAN. Another Fight. Federal Succem. Var Department, Washington, Sept. 29:30 P M-—To Mayor Gen, Diz, New York :--De- patches down to nine o'clock leat night have been Teeeived from (en Sheridan. A portion of the webel cavalry having turned off to Front Royal, “were pursuei, attacked and driven by our cavalry, which were ati! pursuing the eneme, The rebel “tnfantrs made a stand at Flint All, » strongly | , @atrenched position beyond Strasbur, hich was @étacked by our forces last evening, and the creat -@arried and held by our troops. There is reason fo believe that later despatches wero captured last might by Mosby near Winchester. Gen. Stevenson Feporte that Sheridan's supply trains arrived enfely at Winchester last night. Epwts M. Stanton, Secretary of War. The Federal Cavalry Raid. Washington, Sept. 22.—The raid by our cavalry on the Rapidan, in which the railroad bridge across that stream was destroyed, was performed by 400 cavalry, under command of Col Lazella, of the 16th New York Cavalry, seut out by Gen. Augur ‘The movement was ordered in reference to the then Ampending battle between Sheridan and Early. The expedition was successful in the deetruction of the railroad bridge, ani also the Liberty Mills, vabout six milesabove the Orange and Abexendris “Railroad, and 4,00 barrels of tlour, with cousider- sable other property, About 400 mules were cap- @ured, but on the return of the party, they en- countered 8 greatly superior force of Early's cav- airy, with whom they had a» amart engagement, Yosing 28 killed and wounded, and the mules they Yad captured. The main otyject of the expedition ‘was succeasfully accomplished. Sheridan's forces reached Strasburg at a inte hour eeterdey. The rebel retreating rear loft the town Yat an hour or two before our advance entered it, Accounts via. Baltimore. Baltimore, Sept, 22.—The following ia the Awerroan's special : Charlestown, Va., Sept. 22, 4A. M. here last evening, on my way tothe front. T arnved Rheri- dan continues to drive the rebele, capiuring every day more or less prisoners. The wounded ate be ing collected at Winchester, and put in temporary boemtals. T expect to reach Winchester at moon, end the front some time to-night. In mr acnount @f the battle of the 10th, I omitted to mention the fect of Col. Duval being wounded, His division, of | Cronk's command, waa on the extreme right. and id some desperate fighting. Crook led hia, men @uring the hottest part of the fight, personally di- Vecting all their movements, and cheering them wong. It isa miracle that he escaped unhurt. GENERAL GRANT. Sberidan’s Victory Aunoances. Headquarters Army of the Po'omac, Sept. 20. —The news of the victory in the Valley of the Shenandoah was read to the troops along the lines this afternoon, and was received with unbounded @uthusiasm and repeated cheering. A salute of one hundred shotted yuns will be fired to-morrow, et daylight, in honor of the event Deserters say the rebela were receiving rations of fresh beef from the drove captured from us last week, They state that it was Hampton's cavalry Wat accomplished the feat; thut they took two | bundred aud fifty prisoners, end ured twenty. | five hundred head of cattle, besides trains, Lorses, guns, etc, Some of the rebel pickets offered to trade fresh beef for ectlve and other articles. On Being asked what they would trade for Atlanta, they bod nothing to any, and retired in evident dis- Bust. Lieut Poel, of the 40th New York, was ahot | through the bead to looking through an | ernbrasure. He was instantly killed, September 21st, 6.4, 4 The guns slong onr | entire front opened this morning at daylight, and | kept up the roar for half an hour. Since that time | occasional shots are heard at various points. Washington, Sept. 22.—Private partics from the Army of the Potomac say that the general enthusi asm was 60 great when the newsof Sheridan's vic- lory was received, that many officers earnestly re- quested that their troops be at once advanced upon the enemy in their front lay while arms on Summer street, in Providence |aat evening, destroyed fifteen or twenty buildings, in- tluding two foundries, a box shop and keg shop, ind half a dozen tenement houses. Twenty fami- Hea are rendered bouseless, An acre of lend was ened over President and LieutnnaneGeners! Grant, and may Prove interesting as tt furnishes an inside rlew of military effairs : Exrorrive Masstoy a} isatox, Apr! 30, 1864, da scatenn ane Grant. —Not expecting to you befero the Spring campaign opens | wieh to express in thie Wa, a9 satire fadlebeetion with what you have done up to this tite, ao far ae [un derstand it. The particulars of your plane I neither ‘Ww, Dor seek t6 know. You are vigilant and self-reliant: and pleased with thig I wish net to obtrude any restraints or constraints 1: you While I am very enxtous that any reat cisaster or capture of our men in great numbers ehal! bo avoided, I know that these pointe are lens likely to escape your atéention than they would be mine. Tf there be anything wanting which jie within my power to give, do not fail to let me know it. And Low, with a brave army, and A just caus may Ged sustain you, Yours, very truly, A. Lrvoots, GENERAL GRanT's RerLr. Prrangvamrens Auwies of tam Umitrn Staten Colpe Pper C. A, Va., May let, 1584. The Pres ideot: Your very Kind letter of yester- day ia just received. The confidence you expreae for the future, and satisfaction for the past ip my military administration, t« acknowledged with pride. It shall be my earnem endearor that you and the country wall not te diaappointet From my first, entrance into the volunteer service of the country* to the t day, Lhave never had eanae of com plaint—have never expressed or implied a comple int against the Administration, or the Secre- tary of Wan for throwing any embarraasment in the way of my vigorously prosecuting what ap pearec! to be my duty, Indeed, since the promo- tion ¥ shich placed me in corumand of all the armies, andi a view of the yreat responaitility and import- ance of success, I have been astonished at the readi- ness which everything asked for han becu yielied, with ous even an explanation belug asked. Should ms supcesa be less than! desire and expect, the jeastsl can say ia the fault is not with you, Very trul fy your obedient serv inant, Lt. -Genorel, From the Southwest. The Kebel Advance. St Lowta, Sep’. 22.-Col. Thompaon, of the Int Tova Cavalry, who bas just arrived from Little Re chk, says it was understood that from 20,000 to 514,000 rebels, under Price, hadcroased the Arken- # as River between Little Rock and Fort mith, and all communication was cut between these points. Is wae not known whether Price would str:ke Fort Smith or march directly for this State. Bhelby is ex- Pected to on-perate with him, and enter tho State from the Gouthesst, while he pushes » column into the Southwest. A report from another source saya; Price already bas @ force 7,000 etrong tn Barr cownty, Mo, A heavy Federal force is con- contrasting at Brownsville, between Little Rook and Duvall’s Bluff, Davisoo's Division, under Gen, Denuis, from Morguese, has already arrived. The Guerrillas in Kentucky. Loviwille, Sept. 22.—A emall force of Magru- der's gang, yesterday afternoon, fired into the train bound to this city, at New Haven, Ky., and were repelled, with the loss of several killed. The guer- rillas rewurned, and burned the New Maven Depot. Nobody was hurt on the train. The Lake Pirates. Washington, Sept. 22.Ths recent arreat of the Lake Erie pirates is owins; partially, if not alto- gether, to the friendly o Aices of the British au- thorities, those in Cana is acting in accordence with the Instructions of “Jord Lyons. Late Soathern News. Reweres | Eeper, Mevement by (ienernl Reid, hte. Sel Version of the (atie Richmond po pers of the 19th publish dispatches from Macon & mt. 17th, which indirectly confirm the reports r scoi ved from loyal sources, of the pros aress of “Dp ace’? negotiations between Gen. Sher- man and? pe political leaders of Georgia: Maron, Sept. 17th — Rumore are rife to-day, that General Sherman has rent an informal request to Gover or Brown, Viee-Premdent Stevens and A V. Jo’ inson, to come to Atlanta and co fer with Aim on the subject of prace. Five bunired exited far ilies have arrived within our Hnes from Atlan- ‘4. Their condition ia mort deplorable, A epecin! gechange of 2,000 prisoners hae been avreed upon ‘y Generals Hood and Sherman, and 700 Yankves Will be nent forward to-night for the purpose Macon, Sept, 16th.—Parties arrived here from Atlanta say that great numbers of Sherman's army are going home, and that 10,000 are siready gone, and more, are following, their term of service being out. The whole situation here looks wel!. Yestor- day was observed by the poople as a day of fast- ing anci prayer. Tho Examrywn editoria!ly alludes to the * peace’ move ment, and states: If Sherman sent y such message, he must be celwded into the idow that in captumng AUanta he bas subjugated the State, We trust be will be soo rotugbly awakened from this delusion ‘The Exaurnen publishes the folowing news of arwy operations at Petersburg : Heangraetens Aemy or Novritean) Viatxra, Sept, 17, 1864 y Hon J. A Seddon. see. of War: At daylight yesterday the enemy's skirmioh ling west of the Jernsstem Plank Road, was driven in upou his entrencbinents slong thelr whole extent Ninety prisoners were taken by us in the operation Atthe same hour Gen. Hampton attacko! ene. my's position north of the Norfolk Railrand, near Bycarmore Church, and captured about $00 prison. ers, some atmos and wagons, and a large punmber of horses and 2,500 catue, Gen, Grewe atta ked Geu, Hampton on his return the afternoon, at Hel. chess’ Mil!, on the Jernesiem Plank Rowd, bat was repulsed and driven back Everything was brought ott safely, Our entire loss uoes not ex weed fifty men, RE. Len, We are informed thit General Hampton started fora point on James River, south of City Polnt, where he had learned ti le were on | asture; but whirl © march he intercepted a letter ad- dressed to Grant, whieh contained she inf orraation that the cattle had been removed to jvew@mure church. The letrer also assure) (iran) that she | beeves were of w very superior quality, aud ox- Frome apprebensions that iho graziog in Prine eorge would be ueuficient, General Hampion changed bis route according to the information given by the intercepted epistle. The ailair on Thuretay, in pbich the enemy attempted a revon- nolasance iy the direction of Poplar Spring church, Was much maré Inconsiderable ani insign ficant than we bad been led to suppose. If any fighting took place pe this part o1 tho line—west of the Weldon Rat it was of eo trifling ® character a6 to be beneath General Tee's notice, This mid ot Genes Hampton's 1s one of the boldest und roost brilliant things the war. Leaving Roam's Station, on the Weldon Railroad, ten miles South of Petersburg, passed behind Grant and took his beeves from» position immediately in the rear of the centre of his lines, 8: atm care of aie rps ame al George Courthouse south by east of Price BAA A FRIDAY, SEPT! News from other sources je unimportant, A Mo- bile diepasch, Sept. 10th, states : The Yankee gunboat Selma, formerly Confete- rats, anchored on Wednesday nicht ner one of our batteries on the eastern shore. At daylight yesterday morning abe was openston by the baie tery, struck twice, when she haetily retreated, The three Yankee gunboats that went up F sh River on Sunday last stole aix thousand {ret of hon her, a number of cattle, and destroyed the fur- Hiture a6 Millsmith and Patlor, The Presidency. Withdrawal ef Fremont and Cochrane from the Presidential (Canvas. Boaton, Sept. 22...The following letter of Gene- ral Fremont, withdrawing his name nea candidate for the presidency, is published to-day : Boston, Sept. 21, 1864 Gentlemen: I thank you tor your letter of the Deb, inviting me to speak at Fantieil Hall upon the consequences involved in the approaching Presi. dential election, and more particularly in respect to the policy announced at Chicago, It would give me pleasure to do a but I think that any- thing I have to say now may very weil be pus in the briefer limita of @ letter. Tam 90 fully impressed with the importance of these conrequences that, in view of the wiaforttiines to whib she triumph of the policy announced at Chicago would expose the country, I feel it my duty to make one slep more in the direction indi. cated by my lester of the tb August, and with- draw my name from the list of candidates. The Premdential question haa in effect, been en- tered upom in such » way, thet the union of the Republican y has become @ perarnount neces. sity. The policy of the Demooratic party signifies either tion or re-establishment with slavery, The Chicago platform ia imply separation. Gene- rel McClellan's letter of acceptance ia re-establiah- ment with slavery, The ibilcan candidate is, on the contrary, pledged to the re-estabiiahment of the Union wiihoutelavery : and, however hesitating bia polley may be, the pressure of his party will, we tony hope, force him to tt, Between theru is- ses I think that no man of the liberal party can remain in doubt, and I believe Iam conaiatent with my antecedenta and my principles in withdrawing ~-not to ald in the triumphs of Mr. Lincoln, but to do iny part towards preventing the election of the democratic candidate, In respect to Mr. Lincoln I continue to hold exscty the sentiments contained in my letter of acceptance, I conaider that bie admin- tetraion haa been politically, mihtarily and finan- cally a failure, and that its neceenary continuance fa a cause of regret for the country. There never waa a grander unanimity in a coun- try than wns exhibited here at the fall of Sumter, and the Soush was powerloes in the face of it, Rut Mr. Lincoln completely paralyzed thie generous ode The destroved the strength of the positon and divided the North, when he declared to the Bouth that slavery should be protected. He had built up for the South @ strength which otherwise they could never have attained, and this has given them an advocate on the Chicago platform. The Cleveland Convention was to have been the open avowal of that condemnation which men bad been freely expreasing to each other for the last two Years, and which had been made fully known to the President. But, in the uncertain condition of affairs, leading men were not found willing to tmako public @ dissatisfaction and condemnation which would have rendered Mr, Lincoln's renom!- nation impossible, and their continued silence and Support establisied for him a character smong the ople which leaves pow no choice. Chited the publican party if reasonably sure of success; divided, the rewult of the Presidential election is, at the leest, doubtful. Tam, gentlemen, very truly yours, J.C, Faxon, George L. Stearns, aud others, a Com- To Me mittee, The following supplementary letter has been ad- dressed by General Fremont to members of the Nationai Committee chosen by the Cleveland Con- Vvenhon: Nanant, Bept, 17th, 1864 Gentlemen: Lenclose you my letter of reply to an juvitation from seme of my Republican Titnds to meet them at Faneuil Hall, In ceclining their invitation I have informed them of my intention to stand aside irom the Presideatial canvase, and as- figned my reasons for doug so, To avoid repeti- tion, Lencloee you this letter, in communicating to rou now officially my desire to withdraw my name from the list of Presidential candidates, To thin Cecigion lof euch of our froends i to cons Urged by the near approach of the elec- tion, Thave thought it not prudent to tncur the longer delay of consulting others, but I have reasou to believe that they will unite with me fully upon the propriety of the step I bave taken, Bubin withdrawing from the poat of ean- didate, Ido not in any way intend to withdraw from my share inthe labor which we jolntly un- tertook to secure the triuraph of the ideas repre- | ented Ly the radical democracy, Whatever the } next administration may be, we owe it to ourselves to form, w phalanx, compact and capable by its therough unity of exercising @ pressure stroog enough to a#ssure the eveutual success of the principles for which we have been contending + the re-establishment of the Union, the abolition of slavery, and practical respect for Mberty, Io the present disposition of parties it is ind. spen- fable that earnest men should devote thernselver © watching the progress and insuring the success of these issues rexardiess of inen or of parties, Mr. Lincoln su) 6 that he does uot lead, but that he follows the will of the people. It remuina then for the pe-ple, in the eveut ot hie re-election, vigi+ lautly bo require this following at his hands, and further to require (hatin the execution of his du- ties he keep eerupulously within the Constitution and the laws, to wake him recognize that he holds his place ond his power not a3 belonging w himself to be used at bis pleasure, but us @ really faithfn) servant of the pecple—this is the .mportans duty which we have bow to perform, Although an representatives of the Cleveland movement we @urrencer ow junctions tLe duty of wtching arty politics in the intervst of Hiterty amd the suatitution remains What steps are necessary in the pesforma ve of that duty must be the eub- ject for future consultation 1 on, gentlenen, respectfully and truly yours, J.C, Furonr Moensre, Worthington (G, Suethen sud others, Com- ible, &e WITADEAWAL OF OBN COCITRANE Geveral Cochrave us snuounces hie with. druwal : Zo the War Lemocrate of the United Stau a: A convention of .nen of various politicn( tenets assewbled at Cleveland on the Gist day of ¥lay last. for the purpose of discharging ‘rom ther mppres- ®on ofthe rebellion the infraction of the 1 ighte of both individuals and States which attendec it. The presence of a large nuenber of war democt ata un+ expecteiiy contributed te my nomination by the convention for the Viee-Presidency, pre ceded by shat cf John C, Fremout for President. The principles whieh dictated my scery tance of the nomination, approved thernselves at the time t© very general regard, and have sina 4 in my opinion, loss nope of their original virtues or vigor. Geir practical ‘assertion was required, it waa phonghle by theauccess with which person al Uberty had been aseailed, and the exirem.tios 40 whic constitutional freedom had Lwen re.uced. Not the least inducement, however, was thie consi deration that the redress of grievances in the man’ 2¢r pro- could not interrupt but would entir ely con- sort with a v; utlom of the war. It certainly wes not contemplated that the an ccess of the c a should in any degree impai oF ex- that most im t} of atform whick reno! ved tedmeh the receDion aunts sup of arms arid without cous 2rom- porees by force - ; ; SEPTEMBER 23 1864, aati of the democratic party, af wae ‘ae hoped and expected, co-opernting at thie point, they flouted the war, st Chicage, and Tht for un- conditional peace. When, to exhaine the resources of stateamanal.ipy’ and to silow “the apirit of cone ciation and compromise to prevail" eral Mes Clellan virtually agserta that there should be a ceasation of hoatilitie," he ts in agreements with the Convention which nominated him, When, how- ever, he proposes, in the alternative of the war, that the rebellious states ahall be restored to pre- cisely their former condition in the Union, with precisely the amo political representation as when they departed from ft, he rejecta a contention of states, on which, aa the ble means, the cago Convention evidentily relied for rec ing the Union out of states physically and politi- cally shorn. While therefore, General MeC)iilan resolves upon an impossible Union an it was through war, the Convention reso! ves upon an in) possible Union aa {t should be, through peace. That the condidate dora hot atand erect upon bis plat- form, though admitting @ question whether, if clected, he would negotiate a peace, permite none, that, if elected, he could not effectively prosecute the war, The success of the Chicago nominees would therefore at the beat but place in power e party of Givided counsels, of uocertain peticy, and of Inde. cisive action. Clearly, auch an event would be at tho farthest from ‘a suppression of the febellion by force of armor and without compromise." Tie Baltimore platform, howevor objectionable at other pointa, is unimpeachable at thie; and while it fails to vindicate onal rights, and the righta of tree apecch aud the press it does not fail to refer the re-eatabliahment of constitutional liberty and the restoration of the Unien to the arbitrament of arma in which, and in which slone, the national eafoty isto be found. We stand within view of a rebellion mippreased.withtn hall of a country re+ united and saved. War lifts the curtain and dis- closes the pect. War haa given to us Allenta, aud war offers to us Rich mond. Shall we exchange the proffered victory for “ceasation of hostilities ?'* No! As we fought at the beginning weehould fight at theend; and when rebellion sball have laid down its arms may we acefully reconstruct whatever the war for the nion shall be found to have spared. “Lay down your arms,"’ then, aa it was at the commencement, 60 it is now, all that ie demanded by loyal Amert- cans of their rebellious brothers 1 would certainiy preter thatthe American peo- ple could be brought to @ vote on the several pro- positions peculiar t the Cloveland platform. he right of asylum—the one-term policy for the chief magistrate the Monroe doctrine—the confining usively in the representatives of the people in mgresa the re-construction of States—aad the sinendment of the Federal Constitution to prohitne slavery—-are the i rar of primary magnitude end importance. But before all these ie our coun- try. It is menaced by rebellion, Loyal armies aione protect it, Should those armies retreat and our protection be withdrawn ; or ahould they ad- vence, and our safety be established ? Sbell thero be peace through the concessions of politicians, or peace through the actions of war? That ie the question Peace and division, or war and the Union, Other aliernatives therein none, And, as 1 atill Sm of the mind that once led me into the fleld with the soldiers of the republic, 1 cannot now hold « posi- ion which, by dividing, hazards the success of ull those who, whatover their differences at other points, agree, a8 upon the question of fires conre- quonce, that the restoration of the Union cannot be eflevted without the uninterrupted continuation of tho war, I, therefore, withdraw my name from the Cleve- land ticket. Vory truly yours, Joun Cocunane, New York, September 21, 1364 News Items. (By Telegraph & the Sew York Bun.) Apvminat Porrye has left Washington for Calro to resume command of the Mississippi equairon, Tne quota of Albany, 2,840 men, haa been rained, nearly all within the last four weeks. Tor Mexican residents of California are rejoicing over the victory of Cortinas, and the Union men fraternize with them , Tar State Fair at Rochester ia arand muccess The receipta on Wednesday were $6,500, and on Thursday $6,000, Surtees deserters from our army who were tried by court-martial and sentenced to be ahot to death with musketry, have had their sentences commuted to {mprinonment at hord labor during the war Tur great international game of base-ball which came off at Kochester yosterday, between the At- lantic Club, of Brooklyn, NY. and the Young Canadians, was won by the Atlantica on @ score of Tb toll, A large crowd witnessed it. The Atlan- tice play the Ontario Club there to-day, and the Utica Club at Utica on Saturday morning. Tar International Trade Congress of Working- assembled at Louisvilla Ky, yesterday, Beven Btates were represented. Robert Gilchriat, of Louisville, was appointed temporary chairman, The object of the inceting inthe mutual protection of weorkingmen in their industrial relations, and against the augmentation of the prices of the neces- sarios of life, Tur sieamer America sailed on Wednemlay frora Ban Francis.o with 240 passenzers for Nicaraugua, Great disturbance was caused before her departure by a strike of the firemen on the two Eastern steam- ship lines, because their wages bad been reduced from 70 to 60 dollars, About 200 of them provented the new cmployees fromm going on board, and the boat was detained several hours until their deviands were complied with, It appears irom the news by the Porsia that the agent of Lioyds gives a report of «large and swift steamer having arrived at Bremerhaven, which holsted the Confederate flag, and is eaid to bo com. manded by Semmes Official Information received in Washington, states that the vessel t which al- lusion is made, is one of those built at Bordeaux, supposed on rebel necount, but which wae gold to the Prussian wovernment ; #0 the latter part of the agent's story ia untrne men General Inteiligenoe. (By Mail to the New York Sun.) Commonoas C, K. Sruisiin@ is detached from the Poilateiphie Navy Yard and ordered to the com- | wand of the East Guilt Squadron, It is enid that in three Neapolitan villages reside thirty persons who from religious fanaticisun have maiea vow never to speak. They mix in with other folks, and carry on business. Tar Albany Kxtorrmpockrs says; A gentleman frern Saratoga informs us that tresh water broke in- to Congress Spring, and » bundred men were at work irying to get at the leak. Commopons Tazoponcs Bargy te app inted Commandant of the Portsmouth, N. H, Navy Yard, in place of Commodore Geo. F. Poarson, Ww: been ordered to command the Pacific squadron, Lrrrres from Rome state the Pope ia again suf- fering from a return of erysipelas in the ley, which followed a slight attack of fever, The ilinens is not of s character to excite immediate apprehension. Masos Pacinys Cosguan (from Barnum's) call- ed on the last week and asked for five months’ beck pay due ber. The President wroee 2 note to the Paymaster General, and the ‘Union ot ag > veesgnbecks PRICK ONR CERFIN GOLD: TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY. Tne conspirater ATT. Dodd, “commander " of the ‘Bone Liberty,’ who wae arrestou in [n diana o few days aco, inte be tried at Tocianat We by military court arttel The court ts al- ready constitute! In Antrim, Ireland, latele, at 8 marriage cora- motiy, @ young man stepped forward to forbid it. on tho ground that the bride had previously be- trothed herself to bim. She admittes It, and went off with him at ones, leaving the bridegroom alone. A wan at Cape Cod ceparated from his lawfel wife, then married another After bis ceath the first wife, of cortrae, took the property, and the cond med the eatate for her sercices dNuring the eghteen months ahe had lived with the deccaent A good-natured jury gave her two dollars per week, Tita disease under which the Fimperor of France fawoffering ie rheumatiam — If hia Maleaty sner cer, FPurcpe gete excited ; and this iiinesa, which seems to be of great account, has produced balfadoren email commercial panics in London, Paria and Vienna to nay nothing of political apeculations almoat without end, Tar splendid bockade-rimning ateamer Lillian, having arrived recently at Philadelphia was libellet end appro sed. The Department was duly informed, and wignified ite acceptence af the terms, and the ship was turned over to Commo tore Stribling. She ia a new, sharp, Clyde-built stosnrer, and Was cap- tured off Wilmington, Tie White Mountains have been eanpe? with snow several times during the past fortr ait, and have presented a magnificent appearance fram the valleve, The melting snow has fled the mourtain atreats sothat the waterfalla fn the vicinity we really crystal coseades, The glories ofearly autume at the mountains attract many visitors. Frve profoanional bounty jumpers, from Chicaga, enlisted at Bt. Pau, some time aince, and deserted after securing their bounty They were overtaken by officers at Hoatings lant week, and two of them arrested. The officers fired mix abota before they brought the game down, Quo was severely wound ™!, but his comrades carried him off. The others will probably be caught In a day or two Tak Richmond correspondent of the London Times, writing under date of August 6, says that av unfavorable account of eral Longstreet's health had reached him, The General ia described aa auffering great!y from the acute sensitivencaa of Din richt arm, which waa still wholly paralized, and it was apprehended at the rebel capital that he would not be able for many weeks, and rhape Months, to reatime active operations in the fleld Tar Hon, Lorenzo Rurrows discovered the other day, {n an unoccupied store of his at Albion, N. Y.. aanake a foot long in a spider's web, The an vke had been drawn up from the floor about half h length, and the little spider was abows, working the tackle by which he intended to wholly auapend. him, nnd that by the neck, where he had coiled hia web, The snake struggled in vain to escape, and war only released by the carelenaness of a man whe Went to see the contest, which waa witnessed by hundreds of people during the day. Men Jons Brown, widow of him whose soul te travelling on, with ber son Salmon and his wife and three Caughters, have left their home among the Adirondack mountains, where John's “ body lea mouldering in the dust," together with thoes of his sons who were slot ab deg Ferry—to eock a new hore in California hey undertook the journey by way of the overland route, takin with them some cattle and Vermont fine-wooll: sheep, Thore isa rumor, not yet confirmed, that atter leaving Missouri fit having been sacerteined that they were John’ Brown's family) they were pursued by Missouri guerrillas, captured, robbed and murdered, The homestead is now ocoupled by Mrs. Brown's brother It je reported that before commencing the late batt's In Shenandoah Valley, Major-Gen, Bhoridan ordered one of the reimental chaplains to bave Di- vine serviees at headquarters, The chaplain com- plied aud commenced the services by ining ous the ollowing celebrated bymn of Watts: * Ranur—my 1, without delay, We haste to avek thy face — which was sung with auimation and devotion, buy before he could flotah the verse, orders came to a vamnatonce Towa: is evening of the same * reports were brought to Major-Gen, Sheridan that the enemy, having heard the hymn commenced, had completed the verse by singing—- “Our fainting spirits waste away Without thy conquering grace '* Grorar W. MoDoxarn, alias Donning, was ahot at Port Wen:y, Baltimore, om Wednenday, for de- sertion and other crimes. He was a fine lookin, man, aix fect three inches ww be ght, aud po great couraye and bravery. He was a native of Tiinois, where he leaves = wife and children, but enliated at the commencement of the war in a Texan regiment, was captured and sent North, where he en! sted ina Meryland Union regiment Ho deserted, and when recaptured, his desperate ronistance, in which he killed several men, render- od it necessary to burn down the house in which he had taken refuge, When in prison he wee handenfted npon one oceamon for some offence, and, looking with the utmost contempt on the irona, he suddetily mapped them apart as if they bad been paper, He met bin fate with manly courage, and manifested great regret for his conduct, The Terrible Railroad Wtenster tin Peane esivenia. The disaster on the Pennsylvania Central Rail - road, which waa brefly reported in yesterday's Bon, proves to have heen « little leas destructive than was at first apposed It ia believed, however, that thirty, anc, perhaps, more, passengers were either killed by the collision or subsequenily burned within theca. The fault of the accident seers to attach to the employees of the freight train, which bad stopped longer than its allotted time. Instead of the usual distance which the flag- men is required to be from the stationery train, he war in this instance only about fifty yarda distant, and the morning being dark and foggy, the engi- neer on tho passenger train failed to observe tl signal in time to avoid the calamity. The locomo- tive struck the freight train with terrible force, the concussion throwing the engine from the track, abat- teriuy the tender to fragruents, and jamining the Dayguge car inte the fiat passenger car. It wasin this pansenger car that the loss of life occurred. A number of persons must have been killed by the collision, but more wero probably burned to death by the flaines which quickly enveloped the car, Tt was ot this time that the most eppalling sight possible to human vision was seen by those ou the outsine, who had esenped unhurt. The cur docra were locked, the winduwa were too small to aiinit of egresa, the flames were rapidly spreading, and threatening their helples® vietinie, while the latter frantigully rushed to & sors them to the windows, and, scorche! by the pursuing flames, tried in vanto free themaelves through the narrow sperture, The doors were finally broken in, and a few persous were rewue', but the flames bad spread so yupy lly that many perished before ou exit waa effected, The details are most shocking. In one ineance s mun who had par- tially forced his body through ® Window, could pee no farther, those on the outs.de were unable to pull him through, and he was literally roasted alive in that condition, and the head and one arm of the charred body finally fol! from the wreck of the car. Osber instances equally shovking are mentioned, but it is pot necessary to relate them, This was one of the most revolting railway cusualtiics thus have ever ovcurred in this country, A Sreamboat CHALLENGE,—It i under- stood that the stearnboat ‘Mary Powoll'’ is willing to enter into a sweepstakes with any boats upon the Hudson River, for from $1,000 to $5,000 each, to run from New York to Newburgh or Poughkeep- aie, Or the Powell will make » match for the above eum with any angle boat, at the termination of the Present season. (Continued en las nae