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Sad Wine? VEAR, ’ MBER 10,115. s The Latest News President’s Message. Favorable Financial Situation, NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH REBELS. THE NAVY NEEDING CO-OPERATION, Mr. Fessenden’s Recommendations. HOW THE COUNTRY CAN KE CARRIED THROUGH. Tho Chief Justiceship Question. MR. CHASE APPOINTED. NEWS FROM GEN. SHERMAN The Battle en Broad River. NO PEEERAL DISASTER. The City Election. LATEST RETURAS— LIGHT VOTE CAST The President’s Message {This tmportont document will be found print- 4 in Juli upon tha inside pages of this teaus of the Bon. —Ep.) Important From Washington, The Chief Justiceship setled— vir. Chase Confirmed by the senate, etc. Washington, Dec. 6.—The Benate to-~lay con- firmed Hon. Salmon P. Chase as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, The normina- tions of James Speed ae Attorney-General, and William Denison as Postmaster-Genersl, were sent ip, but they were not acted upon. During the rending of the President's message in the House of Representatives, it was severn! times interrupted by applause, especially the coa- cluding portion in which he eays he will not be the instrument to re-cnslave auch persons as are made free by the Emancipation Proclamation or by any of the acts of Congress, and that in stating as @ ingle condition of peace, he meant simply to say the war will cease on the part of the Government whenever it shall bave ceased on the part of those who began it. The applause was by the clapping of hands, with exclamations of * Good," *Tuat's right." etc, The Spoaker rapped with his gavel to prevent a further infraction of the rules of decortim, sithough it was evident that he himself shared in the declarations of the President. dio, ion DEPAKTMENTA L RI RTS. Report of the Secretary of the Treasary. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treas- ury recounts the ability of the country to discharge ell the obligations imposed on servation, The financta! histor od from the commencement of the war tothe pertod of Mr. Fessenden's of is Fee viewed, The circumataimoe o the inauguration of the various loans aud the inerease on the Importe t for its self-pre- of the entire per!- n office assumpt! and mternal revenue tine to time are set forth for the ! elucidation of the present condition of eur fuauces, Government per, 26 a substitute vor coe Sougress to the amount of eight | millions. Four hundre! ana tiy imilions were in United States treasury jotes without interest, and the reniniuder carried interest at @x per cent 7 able in leyal tender votes. Among tue import subsidiary messures for special purposes, but not effecting the general resul!, way ve classed (he act of March 3, 1504, authorising the issue of a frac- tional ¢ Cy. Mr. Fessenden dedu ects of Congrese in ry mates of his predeor First, Whe itter masbilirg, in tir present, of ascertaining with any dr of ce tainty prospective demauds upou the Treasury, Estimates upon the most Liberal scale may be, as they Lave We found inadequate, I arise large Cefic.encis, occasioned ty an unexpected ins creas: of military force, in the firm place, and upon ernse of prices for materia), invariably cousequeut upon military operations conducted upon @ gigantic scale, even if (ue curreucy could be ioulntuimed in @ gound and natural Comation, Beconcly, Tue disheulty of fixing upon any poli- cy nut su) ject to the cout sol the is, in the Secretary's jude ment, not only but imapoosible to apply nxed rules to a condit of aflu.re constantly cuntyong, or to meet coutine gepvies Which LO Lumau W.ecom can foresee by a y application of peversl laws, especialy in a ‘und with a pepe where public opin- jon is controll.ne € veut, and thet opinion is not unver the those who may happen to adm.nsier 5. Accordingly, it bas been Kien that the attempt to conduct finan tal Operations On by 4% ®&ale Upon & specie basis soon proved u uicable, Resort to pore other species 0 s legalized by adred and filry es from the history of the ation to fuance aud the eati- v became unavoida! # Was uUnupswerably demon- siruted ly iny prececessor, in his Report of De- aber, 1592 proved, there oer resource, @)most invariably Wan, cireumetaucey no Uuuer the O. course ihe uyer increases with enlarged dowmauds Wpor the Trewury growing out Of ne crensod eApendiiures arse OF prices occasioned wits of COnDSULp- y the Witadrawal of labor iu proakuchVe pure 6 acco ppaniea by wo aggravecd dewsua for products anu material ineld us to @ state of War, Tue problem to te sol )w to witigate the evii if st caunor be ya Tt loans can be pyotiated at Pease le rules aud the Trowsury end thug be kept 4 COUR to meet earner, dernunasry it is bot aitheultto restrain ihe curculas tou of geveroment paper Within sale hits, Bas this, Lot always Ceram in & me of peace, though with #buuduat rescources, it always shoulu be, is olten iouua iupeseible, WheER War upon iare ’ scale and long voutmued has created distrust, i Hence it bas tollowed that, uncer Wwe acts referred “ ry bonds have assumed Various formes to suit what was evppowed to be the choice of lenders, Our notes have suowa @ sim lar diversity of character. Wuile it bus been found impossible to avoid the cocessity of using them to #n extent which could Got but aggravate the troubles incident to the ne- by an ducrease ol laXalivn vl be eurreucy of # nawonal character | Fraught with dauver a6 government paper has i} the | Pensions and Indiane... - j devt, on Jul | Internal duties. , _NEW YORK, WEDN ED | comsition of our condition. Yet, though forced to resort to the iemue of paper for tho tme, the {idea of o specio basis waa not lost aight of, an the payment of interest on long loans in coin waa amply secured, hae: h | several of the acts authorizin: we e800 nds long riod, yinent of tho principa’, at maturity, in colt tf Bot specifically rovided, The omission, it is believed, was ecci- dental, ae there could have been no intention to make # distinction between the diferent classes of securities. In this rogsrd it is respectfully recom- mended, to remove all doubt upou this point by Proper legislation. Although the wisdom of thus securing the payment of interest on bonds in com has been questioned, and the pleige of receipts from customs to be collected in coin for that per. ose, has perhaps facilitated the operations of those disposed “to enbance the price of gold for Speculative purposes, the Secretary is of the opinion that these measures were not only wise bub necessary mt the time aud greatly sided in euataining public credit. Ry several acta of Congress the Secretary of the Troasury was authorized, at the commencement of tbe present fiscal year, to borrow the following umm vine ist. Under the act of March 8d, 1864, so much of #75,000,000 advertised viously to June 3m, 1864, as bad not teen awarded to bidders, #82, - 459, .00, 2d. Under the act of March 3d, 1504, so much as had not been subscribed for and paid into the Treasury, viz, #127,003,520 Si, Under the act of June 8%h, 1864, 000,000. 4th. Amount of Treasury notes issued uncer former acta which had been redeemed and can- celled, and which the Secretary was authorized to replace by notes issued under the act of June st, 1864, 02,191,400, Total available resources under laws authorizing loaus, $622, 254,625. To this may be added the actu Treasury, July lst, 1504, #18,S42.555 7 ing a yrand total of $441,127,215 76. ¢ total amount of public debt on July, 1964, amounted to €1, 740,600, 499.49, A sum of $41,611,448 was derived from various sources, including a sum of $16,498,075.49 derived from the sale of sold coin, The Secretary is of the opinion that not over #25,000,000 can be safely cal- culated upon as likely to accrue from similar sources during the current year. The tem of “premmum on gold shipped from Sin Francisco to London" tay aleo require fur- ther explanation. Ln March, 1563, it becaine neces- sary to transmit ® considerable amount of funds to London for s special purpose, for which an appropriadon bad been made by Congress; aud it was thought advisable to ceposit ® certain amount of our securities with an eminent London banker, against which bills migut bedrawn. Five-twenty bonds, to the anjount of teu millions, were accordingly passed in the hands of two distinguished citizens, to whose care the negotiasion was committed. The negotia- hon failed, and the ten millions were returned to the Treasury and disposed of, It was thought ad- Visuble that the amount of four millious should re- main, aud that exchange should te drawn against it, and the bonds disposed of abroad, if a favoratle marke ould be tound, To meet of exchange 4 shipraent of gold was mace from Cali- tornia, Yoo expenses for tae current fiscal year were es- timated by Mr. Chase at $1,151,816, 5086, Of this sum four huudrec millions were deducted as likely to be uncalled for at the close of the year, leaving @ total of #751,815,089 86 to be provided for, And the receipts from ordinary sources were es tit ated in the aw sregate at... .....g206,%. Leaving tot rovided by loans... 644,975, The available probable resources for the current year may then be stated as follows : ‘rom Customs, , . #400, - nce in the ote, mak - he ist of 271,091 96 O42, 185 84 Miscellaneous sources Dire t tax.... . Cortificates of Inde Usoduess. . 16,070 SC T),000, 000 00 Total... + F419,512,989 02 The increase of the public debt at the close of the year is estimated at #479,874,155 02, KSTIMATES FOR 1504--'65, For the firet quarter of the current year, ending Septensber S0th, 1964, the actual receipts were as followa? From customs. From lands**** From \\rect tax From internal revenue, . ey 46,562,559 Ov From miscellaneous sources... .... 9,020,171 44 Total receipts.......+. Add balance in Treasur, 1964, ....006 . 18,542,555 71 Recelj ta from } ing loans. .....66 ‘ ° 4,054,017 73 For the three remaining quarters ending on the SOL of June, 1965, the esiimuie ie: From custows. eres ‘ From Janis From misceliancous Tota! roceipts from sources actual and with balance on haw! July 1904... 01. ecceecees cecreeee $563,354,047 78 The expenditures for the first quarter ending Sept. 30, 1504, were as to lowe: Civil service. @ources,.....+ ordinary estimate! Ist, War Department Navy Department, . Interest on public debt Total, exclusive of principal of pul lic debt., rrr ol For the three remaining quartersthe estimated expouditures are t For the c.vil service.... . For pensions and Indians... Por War Department Por Navy Departmeut.....° For luterest on public debt 826,85 2,489 Total of expenditures #>:tual and es:imated 245, 72 leaving the total amoums of expend't: d estiroated, for the curvent year, Deducting from the total of ery apd estimated, there will remain 3 If Congress should adopt the measures tor in- creasing the internal revenue at an early day, the Secretury beLeves there may he added to the re- ceipt irom that source $50,000,000, whieh, being deducted, there would remain to be provided, $452,474,185 20, The provable increase of the public debt during the year is estimated at #4 74,158 02, which. added to $1,749,690, 489 49, world make the public 1, 1865, #@%,% MATT 61 ‘The re- ceipts tor the year ending J 30, 1806, are est{- tuated as follows : From Customs $70,000,000 Lands sekeatese eeeee 1,000,000 Misco! laneous OUrCOB,. 6... 66 ee eee ee 26,000,000 Agaregate,...:--+ssee- . 806,000,000 The expenditures are estimated as fc Balance of unexpended appropriations, For the civil service... sereeres Pensions and Indiaus, 127, #1, 165, 256, 000 000,000 Aggregate But from this aggregate there may be deducted, as likely t remaip unex- pended at the close of the year,.... 850,000,000 Potal. 0+ teeeeereesercererceees s+ 6518) 256,008 The smount of debs at the cloge of the noxt finan. | fect i cial rear, ending June 80th, 1566, is emtimsted at | Mine rete hen tors for the presen te ne customs for the t year je eatirn ated ak &70,000, 000. Bat this falling at will | probably be eounterbalanced by the stimulus im to domestic industry, The Secretary | recommends the adoption of # tax cotn- | mission to Inquire into new sources of re- venue. » Tho Secretary recommenda an increase the tolecco tax, and also recommends a» TAX ON SALES, He beleves also that although a tax on sales would probably fail of collection to some extent, yet, by applying to it etringent rules, requiring frequent periodical returua, verified by oath, cou- pled with the power to compel an oxbibit of books of account, it might become a very large and im- portant item of revenuc, The Secretary anys that #500,000,000 at least should be realised from Internal cuties. Itie for Congress to se ect the sources and devise the modes jn which the most desirable result can be ol tained. He sugwests whether the income tax abould not be collected from all, without exemption, Tn connec- tion with the subject of incressed taxation, and the necessity of providing sduitional revenue from ordinary sources, the Beorvtary calls attention to our public domein, and more especially to that por- tion of fh abounding im the precious and other metal which, by the licy of the Government, has teen reserved to the nation, He hopes that Congroas may be able to devine some mode by which these ands may be made ‘able to an ex- tent in some measure proportionate to their yearly production. He suggesta a Loard of officers as Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and whether much income as may be received from the public domain, from sales, or in the shape of rents or royalty, may not be benefictally appropriated to the same purpose, THR GOLD Qrestion, The experience of the few past months cannot have failed to convince the most careless observer that whatever may be the effect of a reduudant clyoulation upou the price of coin, other causes have oxerviee! a greater and more deleterious in- fluence, Inthe courwe of afew days this article rose from about $150 to $2 85 in paper for one dollar in apecte, and subsequently fell tn as short s period to ITs and then agein rome as rapidly to $2 60, and all with utany anv guable caune trace- able to an increase or decrease in the circulation of paper money, Or an expanmon or contiaction of credit or otber similar influence on the market tending to occasion # fluctuation #o violont. It is quite apparent that the solution of the probleia way be found in the unpatriotic secrct enemies ty raise the price of coin, regardloas of the injury in- ficted upon the country,or desirable to Infilet upon All such asttempis should be indignantly frowned upon by a patriotic community, and the efforts of all good citizens invoked to counteract such vefarious schemes, A law proyiding for tho exemplary punishment of combinations for euch @ purpose might tend to vindicate, if it could not tthe publig rights in this regard, and suguld #0 far as posml le, rigidly emorced, While the Secretary is clearly of the opinion that the public faith to pay the gold interest on bonds already fesued, should be preserved, be is forced to the conclusion that we should in the future rely, for the most part upon secunties bearing incerest in eurreney, couvertible into bods, the toterest of | which is payable in coin, Notes bearing an in- creased rate of interest, payalle in currency, re- deematle in three or five yeara, and convert at maturity into 5-#0 bonds, would be preierable, m the Judgment of the Sccretary, to any other form ol mecurity. Bonds at long dates, the interest « which i# payaile in currency at the usual rate, would be less attractive, aud in the end involve a touch greater sacrifice As to forewn loans he save the possible benefit ty be derived has not secured sufficient to counter- balance other and opposing considerations, Ihe doos not believe that a patriotic peoplo, sirugglins for national existence and possessed le Meany should compel him to adopt # measure fraught with injurious co: quences as an issue of Paper money beyond the Hiuits peeseribed. The quenion, however, is one for that people to decide, They heve pronounced for a tinnance of the War until its great o 18 Shall be accor plished, in Unimiatakeabie terms, It is ior them further to de- termine Whether the nec essary meaus shall be tur- Dinhed, bY Way of loan, and the circulation be restrained Within safe limits or whether they will preer to endure the evils of exurl at prices, with a lose of cPedit in the prescut and « lett of needleas magnitude entailed upon the future notes bearing au Socveased rate of interest, payable im curreucy, redeemable !0 three or five years and convertible at | maturity juto five-twenty bonds, would be prefer- able to any other form of securits The Secretary states that the increasing number of national banks, and the pumber of sound State bauks, reorganiziog under the national law, ve- | monsirates the soundness and auperiority of the While he would not recommend un slation against the State banks which exhibit a laudable alvcrity in reorganizing vuder the national law, he would vet urge the propriety of continuing the policy of such discriminating lew- istation as wal! induce the withdrawal of all otber | circulation than that issued under nation- al authority. The Secreta nints «ont that the iusdequate compensation slforded for officers of the highest trust haa in- creased the difficulties of the Departinent, in ob- are taining suitable persons to fill them, There always numerous wpplicants for every offi for positions such ue te Ass.stant Treasurer New York, none but persons of first-class should be selected, these cannot be expecie! to abandon swore Iicrative offices for inierior salaries in the public service, and the at is therefure requested, iu order to ure the pro- per rewedial measures of increased salaries for the Treasurer anu Ass staat Treasurers, tic of Congreas ESDAY, DECEMBER 7, | el ‘Lhe total value of the bullion deposited at the Mint and branches (ur.ug the last fiscal year wos | #24, 0 NS 47, of which $23,086,089 98 was in pole, | and $15 05 in silver, Deduecting the reale- | posite there remain the actnal deposits amouat ny | we eld, T4l 40. Voecocage lor the . : ia pold coum, mel Owhe silver coin, #f lato 53; wold bara wiver burt cents $460%,4 to | The number of pieces ¢ | wae 46,0 OF thie 560,456 40 4 | 45,114,276 pieces was at Philadelphie, @12, 5: in 1,800,120 peces at n Francisesy an 1,570, | PTT O04 ip gold and silvers bars at Nuw York. Tbe | wnch Mint at Denver has confined its operations to melting, ret fase and etampiuge bul- | lion, The nimberof bars thus stampou was 552 of the value ot qi The lease of ti © py os now oceupled as a C tom House in New York, will expire on the fest | day of May next, but may, under the provisons of | urehased by the Goy larh uf notiee to ven three ou before ite termination, Tue premises are suitable and convenient tor case torn Louse Purposes, and of greater value than the sum named, Ir the purchate is to be nade, the | Secretary shoud be s asonably authorized to give the stipulared noice Appropr te Hon mace before the closing this report, tue > er not but follow the example of uls predecessor in gratefully acknowledying the gation he ig under to the Assistant Secretaries and other officers of tle Treasury Departinent, fr the kindness and zeal with which they bave strivea to lighten b's labors, and enablo him to sustuin, however wuperfectly, the weight of a moat vuerous and ¢robarresmuy position, Bigned, W. P, FESSENDE ty of the Treasury Hon. Hanmigat Hawtin, Vice-President of the United States ana President of the senate meut for one millc at of ress, feels Maat he can The Postmaster-(ieneral’s Report, The annua! Report of the Postmaster-General, William Dennison, ststes thet the annual rever pues for the financial year ending June 30th, 1864, emounted 4 $12,435,253 75, The expenditures | rebelsin arma, by a. during the sarae period were $12,644,796 20, show- jug an excess of the latter of #206589 49. The average annual recerpte of this Department from 1559 to 1961, inclusive, were $5,745,252 6%, and the average annual expenditures Mr the asme were $14,489,008 44, showing an overage annual oxcens of expenditures over receipts of , 196,725 82; and the averave annual receipts from 1502 to 1864 lnclusive, were @10,871,680 97, ond the expendi- tures 11,094,759 72, showing an average snnual excess of expenditures over roceipta of @529,264 Tb. The excess of receipta in 1804 over 1561, the first year of the rebellion, wae 4,089,967 84, The value of the stamps and stamped envelopes aid was 776,580 58, and the anmount used in the pre- yiment of postage was @0,ST5156 61. Daring tho year 100,173 railes of postal route were in opers- tion in the Joyal States, and recovered portions of the seceded States, employing 6,955 contractors, The service was as follows: Railroad, 22,516 miles; steaniboat, 7,268 miles; “celerity, certainty and security," 100,278 miles—costing $5,815, 460, divi- dod as follows viz. 1 Railroad ¥8,801,049 intles of travsportation at #8,567,044, about 11 conte # mile; stoatn boat, 1,11%154 at 9253,274, about 12 cents a tile clerity certainty and security, '* 80,001,281 At 42,008,151, about 9 7-10 eents a mile. The tnili- tary postal service constitutes 8 now aud important feature of the Department, and General Grant profensos that be Is perfectly satisfied with it, A large portion of the report is devoted to details of operations which satisfactorily exhibit the work jugs of the Depsrtinent, but aro of po general luterest. The monvy-order eyatem has been suc- cessfully inaugurated, antl promises satisiactory results, During the past year the aggrexate post- age (sea, inland and torelgn), upon the correspoa- devee exchanged with Great Dritain, Prussia, France, Hataborg, Bremen and Belgium, ataount ed to #1,804,605 69, belong =an inorcase of = glisuso 48 as compared with = the last gyear, and 921,405 87 io exces of the lergest amount realized in any previous Heval year, Lhe collections in this coun- try amounted to $881,780 65, and tn Europe to * 57h OL; exeeas of collections in the Luitel Biates, $568,365 67, Tho result shows qn increased correspoudenve with European countries, notwith« staucding the troubles growing out of the war. The number of dead letters of every description re- ceived and examined during the year wae 95/5525, belug au increase of 955,469 over the preceding year, The number of letters which tt was found impossible to forward from the offices where deposived were 11,082, Of this nuraber, 4 were held for postaye, being eddroswed to fore gu countries, On the 80th of June, the whole nomoer of suspenued post-ollices was 28,STS, 19,076 of which are in the loyal, and 8,902 in the disloyal States ; O19 port-offices have been estab- taued, and Z1L changes made of a. The Unoster-General pays @ deserved opliment to the y and #kiu of bis predoces- sor, aud otfers several important recommendations which will probably be suopied by Cougross, Dan Congressional Proceedings. AXAVILITH CONGRESS—Second Session, SENATE. Washington, Dec, 6.—The Senate mos at the regular bour, Mr. Clark, President pro tem. in the chair At 1 PM. the Mesange of the Presi- deut was received and read by Mr. Jobn W. For- by, Secretary o: the Senate. On motion of Mr, Sbertoan, it was ordered that the wal nomber of coples of the Message be printed Reports from the Secretaries of the Treasury nod of tae Navy were received and laid upon the teble, Mr, Sumuer, by unanimous consent, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the President of the United states be requested, if 4 opinion not inconsistent with tue publie in t, to furnssh the Senate with any information in posession of the Department of Siete concerning any proposition or rture recently made by British subjects in aid of the re- se Senate then went into Executive session, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr Stevens, of Peunsylvauia, in pursuance of notice, introduced @ bill to prohibit the exportation of wold and miver coin, Mr. Stevens also intro. duced a bill to prevent gold and miver coin from being paid or accepted for m greuter value than their real or current value, and for preventing any note or bit issued by the United States from bolng rece! ved tora smaller sum than is herein specified. Mr, Stevens also introduced a jolut resolution in relation to the tax on tobmer >, These bills were referred to the Committee of Ways and Mae Mr. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, submitted the following resolution, which was adopted ; Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Moans be lostructed to Inquice Into the expediency of vo ameuding the laws of the United States in- posing taxes on inheritances as to exempt from euch tavet all estates and interests of widows in the estates of their deceased husbands On motion of Mr, Spauluing, of Ohio, it waa re- wolved, that the Committee on the Couduct of the War tuquire into the causes of the disastrous iasue ote Red River campaign under General Banks, and to report at their carhest convenience, Mr. Julian, of Indiana, lutroduced a bill preserib- ing a oath of loyalty to all persons practistuy law in any of the States declared to be in rebellion, Julian also introduced a bill providing for rieiture of the lee of rebel landholdevs, iene billa were referred to the Commitee of the iy which was agreed to: «dy That the Comunuttee on Military Atuirs cousider the expediency of roportlug a bill probititing the transit of goods, Wares, or wer- vdiwe rtfou of the territory of the Loited Sates iu possesion of the persons engagod ju rebellion and Leyend the Mnes of the United States aud prohibiting the sale of any soods, Wares, or merchase to ua resident Upon said territory, gid also the expediency of authorizing the purchase of the products of the serritury vecupy by the any person not connected with the army or navy of the United States, nor other. wise in the service or employment of the United States, wher upon credit or Ly the payment in mo.ey or fureigu exchange, The annual message of the President was here re- ceived, and, on motion, the message and accom- pauying documents were referred to the Commit- teo of the Whole on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed, The Speaker laid before the House the annexed report of the Booretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances of the country, which was referred to the Committee on Ways aud Means and ordered to be printed, Adjourned, GENERAL SHERMAN, The Fight on Broad River, Washiniton, Dec. 6.—The Savannah Rercn.i- eas of Dec. lat says it mentioned tn a pre tesue that a force of Federals had lande ; River, and were advancing in the direction of Gra- hamsville, Doring the night the Confederates had transported au effective force to that p int, which uniting with that slready on the ground, marched forward, on the 0th of November, under the command of General Gustavus Smith, the Georgia State troops, to meet them, The Bervsiioax says the Federal troops num- bered 6,000 men, with sixteen pigces of artil- ol PRICE ONE CENT.IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, lery. Smith was attacked at « p!ace called Horney Hill, threo miles from Cirahameville, The Confed+ erates bad only 1,400 muskets and seven pieces of artillery, Tho fight Ineted till dark. We, the papers enys, ropuleed every atiack, and finally drove the enemy's right and centre, but the loft stood unmoved at the close of the action, The rebels received re-enforcements, but notwithstand- ing thelr bosstings, admit it wasa drawn battle. Leat night, 80th, the Rerun.ican says: Seven or eight transports loaded with troops, were rapidly going up Broad River, which gives assurance thet the Hight will be renewed to-day, The Pacific Conspiracy. (Correspondence af the Sun.) Panama, Nov 21.—Dy last mail you received an account of the conspiracy by Confederate pirates to capture the Central American and Californian U- 8 nail steamers, Since then nothing further of interest in regard to the matter has transpired. The prisoners are still on board the U, 8. flagship Laucaster in this bay, the Government of the State of Paname having positively refused to grant permission to pass them over tha Isthmus, The captain of the Lancaster, with » boat's crew—some fourteen men—left aa passengers on the Panama Railroad Company's Central American steamer Guatemala, which sailed heuce on the 25th inst. for Cer 1 Amerie vectation of airs! American porta, in expectation Pn 4 able to capture some of fhe accomplices of rate, Known to be om the coast. Sureneiition still exista io France, beat 1 td an interior town, a young maaon dug up a bh ip 8 cemetery, cut off one hand and ourved it to which he mixed with gunpowder, in the belief thae he should then be able to shoot gare without his gun making any report to attract the notice of the police guards. LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. Tre Cuarter Evecrrox, which came off yosterday, created ao little excitement, thet hardly one-half of the voting population took the trouble to attend to a matter quite as important to them as their more personal interests, The vote was no Nght in some of the districts, that near the close of the day the ballota deposited might almost be counted In the glass receptacles, At all the poll- ing places, the police and other officials on duty» had an easy time, uninterrupted by those incidents wal to an “election dey." In those Wards where rowdytarn {s moet feared, that element was not ex~ hibited, and with the exception of an affeirin the Fighth Ward, nothing occurred to call for the in- terference of the police, The following Aldermen have heen elected: Ist Dist. —J. Moore, Taro, & McKeon, Large maje 8d Dis, Michael Norton, Mozart, 6th Dis — Ignatius Flynn, T.M.& McKeon?00 majs Tth Dis. —Wm. H, Gedney, Republican, 600 maj, 9th Dis.Taaac Dayton, Rep., email maj. Ttth Dis.John Hardy, Moz. and McK. With Dis,P, Masterson, Tam,, 800 maj. 15th Dis,-James O'Brien, Moz, large maf. 17th Dis. —T W Van Voorhis, T.&McKeon, 200 mab) The vote complete in the district Is returned as followa: Van Voorhts, Tam, and McKeon Jolin MeQuade, Ind. Tam, and M James E, Watson, Dar, Rep Jobn Hecker, the only candidate nominated in the dt! District, received all the votes cast, bus it ie doubtful if this is # legal election. Tho returns for Councilmen, received up toe late hour, ‘ncicate tho election of the following :—- FOUKTH DISTRICT, James Hayes dobn Btacon Patrick H. K Fdwin M Haggert Jno, Healy Isaac Kobinson,.... ¥iPTH DISTRICT, Bernard Konvey. . Charles Kister ... Samuel Patterson, Thomas Brady. ym, EL Taylor, . Jawes G. Brinkman ,... THE SIXTH DIATRICT, John Houghtaling . J, Wilson OM. seseeee William Atkinson...... George M, Vau Nurt,. Abram Lent ‘ (ieorge McLean, .....+. THT REVENTA DTW Dovid Fitserald, Patrick Russell. Valentine Cook, . Wiham Joyce Thorns O'Callaghan About! o who attended around the polla, and deterred many citizens from votiug who might otherwise have cast their ballota in the afternoon, DISTURBANCE IN THE EiGuin Precinet—. Intxaat Voting-—At the Third Pol! Distnet of the Eighth Ward two persons were arrested by officer Halstead, for attempting to vote illegally. After » struggle one of the men escaped and took refuge in a house, and was pursued by the officer, but at the threshold a party surrounded the policeman, and, wrenchlog his club from bie banda, beat him over the head, Officer Ferdon waa also beaten and hurled to the pavement, This prisoner escaped, but ls known, and cannot hope to elude the author- ities, The other prisoner, who wave bis name aa Jesse Welsh, of No. 78 Mercer street, was taken to Jefferson Market Police Court, where he was com- initted by Justice Ledwith Jobn Haley wag arrested for atiernpting to vote iNegally in the Fifth District o’ the Fourth Ward, He wan held by Justice Dowling, Important Arrest,—A young man, charge od with having been engaged in the recent at- tempt to burn the hotels of this city, arrived here yesterday morning under a military guard, He left New York on the night the hotels were fire, without baggage, aud was arrested in Washington end placed in prison. Hoe admits having cen in the rebel service, and ts supposed by the police to have been an officer In Moseby's guerrilla gang. AxoTHeR RevENOE Fracp,—A Washings ton dispatch to a Boston paper asys: ‘Another fraud on the Internal Revenue law of considerable magnitude has been discovered in the 6th District of New York, The proprietors of one of the moat popular patent medicines have been selling grease Continued on the law page, , ‘g