The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 5, 1864, Page 1

VRA THIMTYyimer AUS BER 10,088." The Latest News By Telegraph to the X. ¥..San. THE REBEL PIRATES. Two of Them off the Coast. SIX VESSELS DESTROYED. THE ELECTION Trial of Cole North and Q thers. ARGUMENTS ON JURISDICTI IN. Decision Against the Pris« ners. OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES partment, DIX TO ACT WITH | HIM. Political Row in Balti moro. LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS. Mass Meetings --- Torch-Light Processions, and ‘énthusi- asm Gener?.lly. ke, = -&e., ke. The Coast F'irates. Three of Them Operating Near —Destruce thon of Veomcls. THE PIRATE CEICAMAUGA. Nee York, Nov. 4.—Anosher rebel privateer— Be new steamer Chicamm tra—eseape! froin Wil- @ington on the 2th of Octubor, and is now off vur @onst, copturing and burning, American shipa, The @uptains and crews of threo veasels destroyed by ®e Chicamavga arrived here this morning on board the bark Al!ion Linoa n, of Harpswell, Cap- min Bibber -as follows: 1, Captain Drinkwater and crew, of the ship hooting Star, be { trom) this port to Panama urned October {1, in latitude BU deg. ib min, vovitude 10 dey. 2 min Captain Tapley svt srew ofthe hak Mark 1, Potter, bound frou Har- or to Ship Island—ury Oevober 31, inthe same Fitimnute avd lonyitude as the Shooting yr 3 Captain Corgins and crew, of the bark ERuuma L. Bal), bound from Cardenas for New York —Durned October $1, sane latitude and longitude. Toe Captain of the Shouting Star gives the fol- bowing account of the operations of the pirate : * The ship Shooting Star left New York for Panama at uoon October 20th, and proceeded on her voy- ¢ with vo unusual occurrence until the Sist, when, st 8 30 A. M., batitude f¥ dog, 10 min, lon- tude TOdez. 25 min, a steamer hovein sight, suing from the vouthward, and making for ark which bore Bouth-douthwest trom us avd stoering North by the wind, The straowe stoamer ‘upon nearing the bark hoisted the rete! flag, At? fh. M., we checovered tho bark to be on fire, he proved to be the bark Emme L. Hall, Captain eo. W. Coggins, fr Now York. At 10 otclock the steamer stood for the Shooting Star, which had made all sail, atlempting to escape the clutches eho pirate; but after a chew of three hours he wee overhauled and ordered to send & t on board the #tewner Another bark then beaving in ht, she made for ber, practic. fry the usual deception of flying the stars aad stripes unt l withia yunshost of the jin, When the rebel fay war run up. After boarding this vesse', which proved to be the bark Albian Lincoln of Harpswell, Captain Bibber, from Portiand for Cuba, gad having bonded her for #18,000, she returne! to the Shoottug Star to fish her werk of destruction, which wataccomplished at 6 PM, by retlng ber on tire, All hands w transler t the jwemer aud woard the Albion the barks Bio- The last-named previous, neola, tozet wa L, Hall and Mary 1 vessel wae captured and ‘ Bie was commanded by Ca, Tapley, aud bound from Bangor for Ship Island, Tae Lincoln was ~etered to Fortress Monroe with the parvied cap- tives numbering sixty person; but Captain Mib- ber, fiuding New York the nearest port, shapet wis course for this place, and reeacbed here bis woruing. Captain Drinkwater describes this new privateer as 4 ecrew stearuer, paluted pes; 3 fore-uni-ntt- sebooner mgyed, masts short, without topmnasts, pod with two mncoke-stacks, §) ment of three ypuns—one thir pounder and two twenty Sours, and is mon Fy vcrew of one buudred ind fifty men. Her vilcers say that sbe pun out of Wilmington, N. C., on the night ¢ lugetber with oue other armed steamer, Tho d Jine on board the Chick: is eaid to ye lowest order. The pn paptusod veseela were all 4 oi which the ing is moopy: : “CONFEDEUATE BTBANCR Carrera Watea,? Ar Sra, Lat, 08.10, Lon, 7 s | ~ the undersigned, dees herely auree, es yo of being released as prisoner of ' war, by Firat Lieut, J. Wilkinson, co any CU. 8. steamor Chickamauga, not to serve by land or Water, or take Up artos againat the Confecerate Biutes of America, Wut regularly exc banged (signed) Witness: E, Country Jenkins, Cay t's (Uk COMMANDER OF TUB PAly ATOR! Lieutenant John Wilkinazon, C, 8 N, command- lng the Confederate privateer Chickamauga, wae orn in, and Was fo coldshipruan fr, the state of Virginia. Ie sth of December, 1447 Cler\ CHICKAMAUGA, Ou the Butler Appointed to This De- of | | hoerled by the rebel privateer Olustee, Lieutenant W. 11, Ward commanding ; who told us we were | a prize to the Confelerate States, and or lored ut to | cided that dwy had jurisdiction, Col Foster asked get our clothing and yo on boar! the « r hve hich we did, whe n the sae our vessel on fire, and went in “ cn another vessel Which was in aight, but Dight coming on failed to fiud her We were kept hoard until the Sd tuet.. when, in Int TH we came up with the schooner A.J Birdy Gane, French of and from Rocklund, for Washington D.C, with o careo of linn, I'he crew were ordered on board the steamer and the schooner scuttled. There waa also in gicht at the time the schooner E. F, Lew!a, Capt, Le avi fron Portland, for Poiladeiphiay wit earto Which was disposed ofin the sam the Bird. Bbe then run foranother ac wea close by, and which proved to be the schooner Antelope, Capt. Dobsc from Matanzas tor Now York, and to which ve we were a)l transferred, “3 in number, after siyning the usual parole Capt Waiker had bie wife, child and sister, and also two passeuvers who were all served alike. Phe tes took poswesmion of al] the nautica) instru ant Uuing else of value that they could get ther eon, ‘ | bane The Olustee fa an iron screw eteamer, 1,10) tons Lorthen, 220 foot long, schoouer rijwed, two smoke Stacks, two screws, and ia very fast, ahe ia painted white, and run out of Wilmington, N C. on the night or 50th ult, In parsing by the gunboats on blockade she received a shot in ber bow whieh went entirely through her, but done no other dam- age. Beveral of the cap ives in conversation with the crew learued thas are at present four picamuers of the same class ¢ const, all of whieh { Baytish build, are out of Wiliington, N.C The Bark Empresa Theresa, capture] as above, was built in Mathews (o. Va, 4 yours old, 312 burthen, and owned by hn M. Z e), at Balti. niore, The schooner A. J. Bird, was 178 tunes bur- then, 3 years old and owned by Jobn Bird and others at Rock!ond, was valued at #160000 The | achor &. KF. Lewie was 152 tone borthen, 10 years , and owned by F. White and others at Portland, aud Sterk W, Lewis of New York. Tue aptuns and crows of all the above vessels have ar- rived a this port in the British schooner Antelope oll well THE TALLAHASSYY, Philadelphia, Nov, 4—The U. 8. steamer Ga- leno las errived of the Breakwater, frou Rey West, for repaira. She passed Lewes yesterday | morning, and beard nothing of the pirate Talla- Lasse, The report ofa pirate being off the Dela- ware Broskwater has pot been traced to any relia. ble sources, and is not yonerally believed, The EVEN! So PULLETIN says: G, Gustay Buith, Eug'neer of this Light House Distr left Lawes et Su'cluck yusterday morning, ead ot that time here had been ne report there of 4 pirate being ut the Breakwater, which t# ip sight from Lewes. He totally discredita the rumor | Moreover, the United States gunboat Bassacue, double-ender, was in Lewes, having arrived there on Wednesday night. If a pirate had been iw the neighborhood, she wo ave Leen after ber at ouce e whole story may be set down ae @ canard, The Election Frauds. Trial of Col, North and Others, Washington, Nov. 4 —The trial of © lone! Sam. North, New York state agent: Levy Cohen and M, Joucs wat resumed this morning, before the United States Military Commission, of which Gen- ers! Doubleday is president, Mr. Gillette, for the dofonce, replied, still pleading to the jurisdiction of the court to the argument of Judge Advocate Fos- ter. He held that the Dorr case in Rhode Inland and the Vallandigham case, both of which were re ferred to yosterdsy by the Judge Advocate, were by no mesns similar to the present case There was no resemblance between the case of Vallandig- ham and that of Col North and those charged with him, Mr. Gillette then proceeded to combat Col. F eter's argument that “in timeo? war certain provisions of the constitution, which wna one of wace, were necesuarily suspended, It was right fo the government to protect the soldier fu relation to all bie rights ao far as sprang out of his relation to the government soldier, The subd however, does p virtue of his relation as a soldier, » vote ina rel Vapringing out of a local law ofa State. It is the right ofa nian as acitizen, not sae soldier, How are the accused prisoners of a wili- tary character? They were not in the military service, Did the facet of their arrest and imprison- rount wake them gubject to the intlitary authori- ¥ It iacloar that the accused are either HKtate political prisoners. Lf they are political prison. ers then this tribunal has no juristieton over thers Rosides State and political prisoners, there are purely military prisoners, and it is over such only that this tailitary corormuiasion bave jurisdic. tion, Lhe case of Mr, Vallandigham, which had been reterred to, differed trom this case iu that Mr. Val andigham had violatet « known law which i been published, 8 ex of the iolation of which well known to him. But nei North aud those ¢ yeu with him knew of aw that could arraign th belure » tuditary } tribunal, Ii there was such a law is was ex poat | Sacto, aud consequensly unconstibutlonal and void, Colone! Foster, in reply, sgaia referred to the Vallundizham care, and gnid the United States Cir- cut Court of Ohio refused to rant an application tor a habeus corpua for two re First, thas (iey bad no power to reverse the decisions of # tmil- i second, that such military court its jurisdiction, Col, Foster ar- the Constitution many of its pro- " itary cour had not exceerie ued that | vistons Lad to yield to the safety of the whole peo- nmintime ot peace private operty may the public good, aud shall it be anid er power is not conferred In time of Sopteralao referred again to the Dorr cave nm Khoue Tsiand, and argued from it that the wor powers ot the President are unlimited, and , seived commise in thine of uctual war the Prem dent may use ‘ tinted St S Meer, is a powers. If the argument of the t , tho Coast Survey. Ho waa ordered in the lavter nae! for ence bal ie if Leo or art of that yerr to the sloop Saratows, on the he Longatrees were evden ; ie aes ‘ ned until Noverober, 15 cent by regular judjctm ho yrand tA. § PRON WnETA De. Benet ®Norfll Navy Yard. In| trial before # potit jury, the Moxwcan War Gen, t ty hey hed t the ¢ Burvey. Atthe | Scott established military tribunals and made the t 500 bo was 8 ae et Iion he was sll ettached | statutes of the United States to prevul! there. Could . we Bae te f the steamer Corwin, | it be said tr this action wa l?and yet it }: rinstructions, He was one of tLe ftirrt to ene | We ald be linpossit Ne to point out the clause of the \ Sarat fodorate Naval Service, his commission | Constitution civing General Ruott such power, The ‘ a Preaident, (1 January last, ordered 9 military com. as 10, 1861, De duty in connect outhern cowt, He stands number 21 jerate Nava! Register, The Chic bab! blockade runner Eai WV iuington about the time th du to that port after Ler taid & L @as announced not long since that th preparing to come out under ® new name, THE PIRATE CLUSTER, ng the war be has been on special il defences along the on the Cour o with ne first Heutenant in that service bearing dave June e Kut woe) New York, Nov. 4.—The schooner Antelope, of muasion to be convened for the trial of such cases as sbould be brought before it. This case of Bainuel Norton und others was sent to this cornmission by the sppellate power creating the court, and conse- muly this commission bas no aushority t say 2avO no jurimlictlon in this case, for jurisdiction has be given bv the Judge Advocatedieneral, If thero is an orgaulzed band to detraud the soldier of any one of hia righta, bas nota tilitary court the rv ew.udle the soldier of his } nit of any of his rights, hit to try those who rwio Would , ' depr: It isuwayaa i Gurks Leland, Dobsou, from Mutansas has arrived | rive We deraud & soldier, and the governinent nu # $b ond i plore nd, 3 this port, and reports that on the 31 inst. lat. | Ju tye-Aavoeate deuied that the crime charged was , 20, long. 7 Was spoben by the rebel privateer | against the statute of New ¥ tute dows nm ‘ vide for the indic n ; Plustee, who put on bourd the masters and crews | k he Ay H fae oe canel th fi 1 wi of three vessels he had destroyed, und who were | pj inty of the state of New York coula an indict. his port ment be obtained; and consequently a uulitary brought tot oP court is the proper ope to tuke cognigance of the Captain N. C, Walker, of the bark Empress | Cine” oe the orime charged wag cne against the “a for Baltimore fiom Rio Janeiro, in bal- | goldier in the fleld, and cor uontly was under ‘ Thereasa, fast, reportay Let inst, Lat, 35 Bly long. Ty 10 waa | the direct charge of the military wusbcriicn 5 lathe and potatoes, | | Circuit Court; The | o | The court was hore cleared aud the Commasion overruled the plea to the jurisdiction, and also de- the court to render a judgment of guilty, The de- they had chosen to plea! to the Juristict must abide the consequonces, the motion of Col, Foster, and the prisoners iu turn entered the ploa of “Not guilty."* Mr. M.Pherson tnoved that the accuse! be sev ered, aud separate trials be graned them, The motion waa dented, Mr. McPherson then more that the Juige-Advocate elect whether he wil! try the aeveral parties as principals or as accossories ; ther could not te both. Col. Foster said he would botamend his specifications, He would not con- sider the parties ag prine pals or accessorion, but would try them upon the charges aw set forth on tious, The obarges were not drawn up tineut at comioon law, but a4 sueh pa- tally drawn in proceedings before uali- Mr. Gillotte arrued that it was the on, and Tho court denied tary cour cuty of the court to compel the Judge-Alvocate to cleetl ipels or gewessories = The mar wesory baa one line of defence the principal has y Lee evidence in toer case muat be cif] judgunent miuet be different. Mr, M Phersont4 motion was ceuled, The court then took a recess until $ PM. FVENING FRAATO Mr. Qillette submitted the names of a number of witnenses ag to character, Ac, among whom were Thon, R. KE. Fenton, the Repo tticna candidate for f New York; Judge Nelson, af the U. 8. Cel J. AL Doster, the Judge Advo- este; Joba If. Seymour, brother of lov. Seymour, and others of this clty and of various sections of Governor the Brate of New York Col, Foster was op] d to munn'og ell over the country to secure tt Witnesses, especially ao Many as te characte’, tor the purposes of this trial, He (Col, Foster characters ot Co), unimpeachable, Mr. Gillotte ssid he especially desired the pren- enee of Mr. J. i) Seymour, to prove that Col, North was not ismoned, a# charged in the #pecifications, as an agent to get the votes of * wrk goldiers, !, North was the regular agent of the ) would { that hitherto the North and of Mr, Jones were fe ate of New York Col, Foster said that did not ‘® inte the prerent ueation. Tt ina tere! not what kind of an agency Co). North belu. Lf fraud bad been commatted upon soldiers, and these parties were proven guilty, it pred pat what the nature of their agency waa, The Court reserved tte decision as to the admis. sion of wu! the a8, Mr. James O. Clephang, reporter for the Court, wan the first witness sworn by the Government. Ho testified thattwo days ag, Mr. MoM. Jonesy one of the parties accused, made a etaternent, un- der oath, which was teken down by the witness in Writing, Crons-examined.—Col, Foster wae prosent when Mr. Jones’ statement was made, Did not thluk © 1, Foster wore his uniform on that occasion, Mr. J nes was browsht inte the office at Carrol! Prison, Winess did not tell Mr. Jones who he waa, or what bis business was, Wes pot sure that Col, Foster told Jones who he was Wut thought he did, Did not think that Jones was told by what author- ity the queqions were asked. No one was present except Col, Poster, Mr. Jones and witness, Joues did not the affidavit, nor was it read over to him, Jones was sworn by the uplifted hand. He said be (Jones) was willing to wear to the correct- ness of whathe Lad sail, It wes taken down in shortehand Mr, Giilette asked that the orginal stenoeraphic notes of Mr. Clepnane be brought into court, He od turther that a third party be sent for them in that they might be brought herein the con- dition f hich they had been taken a Mr Gillette held that what purported to be an affidavit was rea for the subject mater bad not been read over to the witness, Cone! Foster nye at somo length upon the manuer iu which the counsel for the defense were conducting their case, He did not recognize the right of couusel w impute fraud te the roporter, who was a eworn officer of this Court, Josiah L. Claghorp, Firet Lieutenant and Quar- termaster of the 50th United States colored troops, fentined that be visited the New York Btate Ageucy on the 2Utn of last month, nud saw Mosara, North, Jones and another man named Murphy thera Witness said became int pubin a proxy for s vow. Murphy signed his name es @ witness to the power of attorney, ud @ form of oath was then wdminuistered to the witness. No name was signed jo the blank space left forthe party to sign who adinjnistored the vath. Ata second visit witness aw North, Jones and Cohen at the Now York State Agency, There wero a number of parties there getung commissiona to go to the front to take soldiers’ votes, There wan a letter read from a Lieutenant in the Navy, asking that @ commis- nionir be sent to the (. a. steamer Brooklyn, Col, North said {t would not do to let it be known thet they were going to take votes on the Brooklyn, for the Administragion would throw impediments in their way, Col, North further told witness that they had a difficulty in getting officers to sign ath- Guvita, Wituess was bere shown # power of attorney, and recognized it Je ube be had signed, Cru gs-exawined,—It was Mr, Jones who filled up the Lianks Im the power of attorney, and Col, erth Was moving abont the room The paper would have been satisfactory to the witness if it had been properly sworn to. It wae not the wit- ness's Gesu to wend the paper away with that kiud of cath In St, Witness veve the power of wt tourney subsequently to Clarence Seward, Mr. Clepbune, recalled by Col, Foster, read the statement made by Mr yen at Carroll Prison, Col. WT. Tograham, Provost Mashael of the District of Coluinbia, was sworn, Ho wostified thet be ar- rested Col, North aud Cohen at the Now York State Agency, sud the rooms were placed in charge of Licut. Haut, and locked up until witness received eu orderto turn the frout room over Mr, Brad- Jey, Mr. North's assistant The back room was, yesterday, given up to Messrs. Kelly and other New York é nowleeouers, Nothiog Was removed from the office, excepting sowe Lisuks taken from the trons oitice, The Court then adjourned until Monday, Novem- ber lath, in order to give the defence time to get thar witnesses, the Court allowing them to gum- mon allon their ast, Washington, Nov, @,—Lieut.-Col. Murphy, of the Seventh New York Artillery, «!o was arrested ani committed w the Old Cap te! Prison, on the charge of being !mplicated in the election frauds, bas been released on parole, The McClellan Ticket Withdrawn in Tene nessee, The Cornmittee of McClellan State clectors, cum satug of W. Hy Cambell, Bailie Peytun and John Bell have nddreased a letter t the Presl- den in to his letter « al to interfere with Gove the clove top. re "sg course Jobnsou's acth af o slich d, and Clelian al peuple of wre clude by formally withdrawiu, ctural ticket in the Brute, p the Md Ble Aporr fron the Army of the Potomac, dated Nov, 4 #6 unchang “he situation of allairs remaing oud the men are making themselves comforvable by building log Lonescs, A severe orm getin yesterday morning and sti!! continues maklog iraveling anything bus pleasunt,” NEW YORK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER | the command of the Bastern Department, in place | of Geveral Dix, who wil!, however, bo retained fn | the Department, to act in conjunction with Genoral | | Mikes assurance doubly aure, that any of the tra!- ; bore of that rte eporiuny now 6 infested with emuiea of i “hion, : mm te Would try the beveral parties whether | i" the Union, will be checktuated, and who ia to be | ~ ov, 186-4. His Reported Tem rary A | the Vommand of t New York, has gone there to aamime, tomporar! Jutler, | (Dy Mail.) In reference to General Butler, the Washington Conosia.s of Thureday says: )mpethim@ug as well as is aid, atter juterviews with the Prosilen yor W he pre where he will be stationed for the present. Th the e treated ju The Waal phie Inquiuen states : a they deserve to be, n The assignment of General Butler to duty in New to the friends ot law | Aulet by Butler's wonderful ex- ecutive ability, Geueral Dix will be amply prepared to auppresd any attemps at lawlessness yo which the rebel avmpathizers in New York might seo fit York yives wreat antinfac and order here. bo indulge on election day, From Missouri: Price Whipped Again. St Louis, Nov. 4.--Gen. Rosecrans and Gen, A. Smith's infantry ia moving Fastward, one column on the North aide, 4nd another on the South side of the Missouri Riv- er, with instructions to clear the c vuntry of quer J. 8mith srived last night rilas, A private dispatch from Springfleld, Mo. @ays that our troops whipped Price again at New- toma, Newton Co, Mo, Date nos given. We now bokt the town, and the rebels are retreating {nto Gen, Rawhngs, Gen. Grant's Chief of Arkansas Stall, arrived hore last night, From Tennessee, sovements ef Hoed and Ferrest, Ete, St. Louts, Moy Nov, 8.—The gun boat Unding one of the poorest of ber class, was captures by the rebels et Fort Herman, on the Tennessoe River, on Sunday night. while Forrest atéacked Jacksonville, Lowarille, Ky Noo, 3.—The Jovmman enya thet @ gang of yucrrillas made au attack on the Louis- ville and Nashville Railroad yesterday, striking It at Cave City, Beveral nogroes and soldiers wore Captured and killel, The ecoundrela, efter the Perpetration of this outrage, retreated from the road in great haste, nti ey From Panama. By the arrival of steamer Coste Rica, from Pana- ma the 26th ult., wo have later Intelligence fromm the South American States, Tho aspect of the Hispanio-Peruvian question wus becoming more complicated end belligerent, and the preas and people are calling upon the Gove eruinent to seize the Chincha Islands. The Presi- dent, however, refuses to declare war, for the reason that Congress refused to give the Mini. extreor- dinary powors for that purpose. ‘The latter, in consequence of the thie situasion of nations, jure brought them b: faire, have anderes thaw reaig- The only im t item of news from Ecuador ‘a Cho death of General Juan Jose Flores, eom- tnander-in~<cbief of the Ecuadorian army, and the v= an moet distinguished man in the republic. The re olution in the south of Kcuador is virtually at end, the Government ke triumphed over the rebela. There is nothi special interest from Chih, Colombia, or any of the other states, The U. & frigate Lancaster arrvied at Panama on the 2iet ult. The U. 8, steau-sloop N ansete end the U. 8. sloop Bt Marys were alao at Pana- nes The former was preparing to eail tor Phile- elpia, ee) From Mexice, San Franeisco, Nov, 8.—The steemer John L Btevens from Mazatlan, Oct, 25, bas arrived with $150,000 in treasure. Several prominent Mexicans ceme Dy her, having left Mazatlan in anticipation of the speedy capture of the place by the French fleet. Nearly everybody et Muzatlan eppesred demrous thet the French would soon arrive and make an end of the rule of the different cheiftans successively impoverishing the people by forced contmbutions, The principal French force in Western Mexico was understood to be marching towards Chihuahas, the last strong- hold of Juarez and Ortego, Nows Items. (Bp Polegraph te the Now York Sun.) Securraty Swann, and Assistant Becretary Fre- derick Seward, left Washington yestorday wornulng for their homes, Tum subscriptions to the Seven-thirty loan, for Tuesday and Wednesday, as reported to the Trea sury Department, auounted to 6715000, Tux City of Baltimore, for the past two days, has been crowded with soldiers and civillang seeking transportation vorth, The railroads bave been un- able to accornmodate the crowds who sought pase gage, Tho 82d, 114th, 119th and 138th Pennsy!va- nia Volunteers, all of Philadelphia, composing one of the fighting brigades of the old Bixth Corps, ar- rived at the above city on Thursday night, from Bheridan's triumphant army, and proceeded on their way home, where they are ordered to report, A pis CRUANCR took place last night at Baltimore, on the n of the meeting of the friends of McClellan and Pendleton, While » speaker was denouncing Presideut Lincoln, some one im the crowd proposed cheers for Lincolo, when he wee kuccked down and a scuftie took place, Loud shouts and yocifercus cheers fur Lincoln followed, when there was rush forthe doors, the crowd clam bering over chairs and beuches in great confu- sion, So far as known no one was injured, When the platform was vacated, some parties clambered upon {t raising a fag and proposing cheers for Lincoly Johnson and the Union, In a few minutes the ball Was emptied and quiet was restoseds voeas a olstmemt to Kasteru Department. Washington, Nor, 4.—It te reportod that Mor- foudants could have putin any plea they pleased ; | Geveral Butler, who left thie city yesterday for is distinguished teacher of the neutral and penly-rebellious | element in various portions of Dixie which have been redeetned fromm the thraldom of Davis and bis minious arrived in this city on Wednesday, aud it and eolod to New York citys | ton correspoudent of the Philadel- Twenty deserters tran Fort Her- man reached Paducah on Monday, and reports that Generald Forrest, Buford, Chalmers end Ball were concentrating their forces, and that they have four- teen canuon, besides the gun boat Undive. Orders from Generals Hood and Forrest were read to the troops, saying that Hood was marching North, and would cross the Tennessee River at Hridgeport, PRICE ONR CKNT—IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRKNUY, be <= { Political. Tho Candkintes for Congress. Both partics have completed their nomimationa, and as usual, in every district but one the Domo- orate have placed two or morte candidates, in the Held, moss of whem ate makin: strony efforts to ob- tain voles, The Republicans are more united, bar- monigiug in every district except the Sixth, lu the Fousta Drergior, Temmouy Hall and Mozart bave nowinated Morgan Joaes, who will bo Opposed by an ox-Demoerat, Carolan O'irien Bry - aul, Who received @ Republican now!nation, and immediately afterwards the candidate origma!ly putforwant by another Republican organisation resigned, Curious as this proceeding appears, it 14 somewhat accounted for by the fact of this district heiny such @ stronghold of the “untermfied,” nu candidate of pposite political faith haa the glim- mer ofa chance. Hiram Walbridga, who was de- | foated at the last election, and whose speeches have politically ruined biw, ia an Intependeut camdi-+ date, with Republican «iKilationsg although the er- perience ® committee of that party, during the last election, will hardly recommend Mr. Walbridge to Repubfean or Demoeraite voters. Three other candidates of Democratic faith are also | in the field, but they are not stroag enough to ob- tain many votes. In the Fieve Distaact, the Domoeratic opponent of Bt. Tatamany bave norm nated the Hon Wu, b, Maclay, who bas elroa ly oe cereal tes aoveptabiy Feopresented his constituents of this District ia Con gress. Tho record of Mr, Maciay exhibits him an one of the beat ropreseatatlves ever sent to Wash- ington from this city. He ia ® true patriot and very popular with the workingmen, whose cause he espoused ov all cocasions, Tae Republicans have nominated Ey beet Vy Me agreeable -en- Wlernan who ja well .nown io the district aa the foremost manofthe;. ty. Tothe untinng activity of Mr. Ellery, the Republicans owe the comylete orgauization of their party in thin district. Neleon Taylor, the Tammany candidate, is also represented aia populer man, Another Dumocratic caudidate ia put forward by the new Mosurt party. Tu the Sixt Disrutor the Republican party are divided by the conflicting clalius of Henry J. Ray- mond and Rush C, Mawking, Both gentlemen re- oeived regular vominations, Mr, Hawkins wee fires nominated by the Draper organization, emi oubsoquontly the Darling Convention nomiusted Mr. Baymoud, Conference Committees eppotnted by both Conventions, heviug failed w agree upon tho withdrawal of either candidate, or both of them, ‘Mr. Raymond caused the matter to be brought be- fore the Generel Comuuittee, where propositions were sutnuited which Mr. Hawkins’ friends thought he could not honorably accept, inasmuch as they wero made very much on the principle & ** Heads I win, and tails you lose,” Mr, Hawking, (efter bis Convention offered to withdraw him in favor of “any other man" except Mr. Reymond.) therefore remains e candidate of his party. As the Colonel of the celebrated “Hawkina’ Zouvaves,"’ Mr, HL ie well known to the patricte of hie district, and is « very popular meu ip the party. Ho had charge of the “sword contest” at the Ganitary Commission Fair, and com tributed very much towards making that election the chief feature of the exhibition. Mr. Raywond is well known as the editor of the New Daily Tusm., The Democratic opponents of these gentlemen, ere Elijah Ward, who has received the Temmany and Mozart nominations, and W. B. Rankin snd Eli P. Norton, who represent the other Democratic organizations. Elijah Ward ie the most popular Democrat nominated, being the present Representative of this district. In the Ssventa Dretaicr the contest is all on one @ide, John W. Chanler, the present incumbent, (who has been nominated by every Democratic organization) received lest year's majority of more than ‘eix thousand votes, He is represented as a popular man, talented and benevolent, doing good to the poor without cstentation, His Republican opponent, William Boardman, Esq. is the proprie- tor of the Neptune Iron Worka, Although opposed. to the strike of the machinists last year, ho is ssid to bea kind employer, Ase business nan Mr. B has achieved an enviable reputation. In the E:eura Dwraict, ell the Democratic or- ganizations opposed tw Tammany Hall have re- Dominated the Hon. James Brooks, s gentleman of education end ebility, who has served several terms in Congress, where his taleuts enabled itm to obtain the respect ami friendship of his Repub- Heap and Democratic colleagues, As an opponent of the Tammany nominee, the friends of Mr. Brooks expect him to pull e strong vote In the dis- trict which last year guve him e majority of over four thousand, Thomas J. Barr, the Tammany Hall candidate, is » horsedealer, in which capacity he has traded with the Government since the rebel- Non broke out. His education bas not been such as to fit bim for the responsible posftion of « Congrens- man, and his record while in the Common Council {e not such as to recommend him for election toa higher, and more honorable office. The Republi. can candidate in this district, William E. Dodge, & elected to Congress, will be one of the best repre sentatives ever sent to that body from this city Me is a member of the firm of Phelps, Dodve & Co, snd enjoys e wide popularity es an educated, Le mevolent and charitable gentleman, No citisen ev Joys, im a» higher degree, the corfidence and esteem of the entire community, eu it will be sur- Priming if the voters of all political parties in the Eighth District do mot cast ther votes for Mr, Dodge, In the Nixts Dismuict the condition ef the Dew. ocratic party impltes an almost certain dofert, Hon, Anson Herrick, who was originally re-nowi . mated by the Tammany Hall party, baring been withdrawn by thas organ!sstion, is determined to “go it atone’ backed by the Constitutional Union- iets, Last year Mr, Harrick received @ majority of over three thousend votes. Geo. FP, Baldwin, the Tammany caniiktate, is said to bave been pus ir, the flel i fur the purpose of aiding tn the election, of Fernando Wood, who has received the nomination of the other Democratic organtzattons, exept the w Mozart. This faction have nominaied A H, Reavy. An independent Democratic candidate is also inthe field. The Republican candidate is Win A. Darling, Baq., ® prominent leader of the party, Mz, Deriing ‘a well qualified for the oftice, and ia (Commas on last wane.’ of b i