The New York herald., 1862-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.

CENTRAL NEWS.
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Wa HINoroS, Oct %, 1862.
THE BORDER STATES AND rHR EMANCrPArIoN QUEs.
TION.
II has been known hero by very few persons that
several Of the border State put upon
the occasion Of his conference with them upon tho sub
iect OF emancipation OF which conversation have
appeared in the Louisville Journal. II may be
stated upon the authority OF other than the signers Of
the statement in the Journal that the President said
that unless Congress should mako an appropriation TO
carry out his policy the bottom would be out the tub
ARRIVAL OF THE WIFE OF JEFF. DAVIS ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF WAR.
Among the distinguished visitors here Is Mrs. Cameron
wife Of Judge Cameron, who is JEFF. Davis Assistant
Secretary OF War. Perhaps whom she has gathered a
large budget Of information she will be permitted 10
pass through the lines and communicate with the rebel
War Department.
THE REBEL FORGED LETTER TO SECRETARY SEWARD.
The pretended intercepted letter from nephew OF VIM.
II Seward Secretary of State, published in tho Richmond
Dpd ch forgery fabricated by the rebels. Tho Sec
rotary Of State has such kinsnan friend the
letter named
MARROW ESCAPE OF GENERAL HOOKER AND SENATOR
M'DOUGALL.
General Hooker to-day very narrowly escaped being
ed a, Wizards Hotel Tho General had come In town
to communicate with the War Department, and in
The Of Senator McDougaI, when o gentleman who
present exhibiting TO thcm an improved Carbine,
fred accidentally and tho charge, passing between the
two Generals, shattered the wall behind them. These
soldiers little startled by the discharge,
which came near putting period TO tho existence Of
the other OF hcri pursued their conversation
as il nothing had happened.
THE DEFENcEs OF WASHINGTON.
The appointment OF a military commission 10 deter
mine upon system OF permanent Notifications
for Washington Is In strict accordance with modern mir
ary ideas to the primo necessity in of having
capital OF the nation against any form Of attack
from foes within without, except oy protraotcd siege.
THE DESTRUCTION or THE SALT WORKS AT ST.
J0SEPH'S BAY, FLORIDA.
Refugees who have reached the United States bark
Knisher, the coast Of Florida report that the late
destruction Of the extensive steam salt works in st.
osepa's Pay, Florida the 9Th u by the Kugasher,
heavy blow tothe rebels. and created great excite
met throughput Georgia and Florida these works having
been the main which these States relied for
supply Of salt for the winters provision for their troops
aud that greater injury TO the rebel cause than
we had captured 20 .0c0 OF their troops.
TIE DEPARTMENT or THE CUMBERLAND.
Dy direction OF the President the State Of Tennessee
or the Tennessee river and such parts Of Northern
Alabama aud Georgia as may be taken possession d by
the Unitca States troops will constitute thc Department
OF tho Cumberland.
2-MaIorGencral W. s. Rosccrans Is assigned 70 the
command Of the Department OF tho Cumberland
3-rhe troops under the command Of Major General
Grant viii constitute the Thirteenth Army corps and
tn gnod to the command o. Major General Rose
will constitute the Fourteenth Army corps.
THE ARMY.
General Aspoh has been assigned to dutydn the ne.
rfmcnt OF the 0hio and ordered TO report in person TO
MAJOR General Wright, ut Cincinnati
pEsEsTEgs SENT TO THEIR REGIMENTS.
About 300 dcsertefs from the Army Of the Potomac
were this morning sent back their respective rogi
men,s under charge Captain Straton. OF the 14eth
lennsy ivaais regiment.
NAVAL ORDERS.
Rear admiral Breese has beeu detached from light.
house DUTY.
Licutensnt Commander Foster and Lieutenant Bache
have been ordered to the Mississippi notilla.
Lieutenant Commander Erben has bee ordered 70 the
Patapscc
Lieutenant f. Hodgkins has been detached from the
rendezvous at Philadelphia, and Lieutenant Thompson
has been ordered u that post.
Lieutenant Commander Walters has been detached
from the Minnesota.
THE ARRESTS IN BALTIMORE.
General Wool has boon hero business, Il is sup.
posed connected with the secret Baltimore
% supplant him In command. Tho constitution
the sht Of pcaceaby assembling to petition, &C. but
the parties Baltimore that assang General Wool
they did General DIX, do because they want him 10
engage all sorts OF irregular searches and seizures OF
persons ho are obnoxious the old plug parties in that
city.
ARREST OF ELDER PEcK.
Elder Peck, once q coadjuer or Neal Dow In the
Maine law crusade, and afterwards State Treasurer
Of Maine now employed on the editorial staff Of paper
here was arrested to-day account Of the pubiica-
,on OF paragraph charging that clerk In tho Adju
ans Generals Office had been proved disioyaL Colonel
Baker, chief Of the detective forcc released Peck after
explanation that paragraph had been copied from
another paper, but he is said 70 have menaced tho
newspaper men with Incarceration 10 the Old Capitol
prison If thcy not crefu In their statements.
RELEASE or JUDGE CARMICHAEL.
The Secretary Of War has given orders that Judge
Carmichael In confinement at Fort Delaware, be ro
eascd from arrest
CIVIC WARRIORS IN TOWN.
Hon. John Covode, and other eminent civic warriors,
arc In town besieging the White House.
APPOINTMENT OF suPRExE COURT JUDGE
David Davis. OF Illinois, has been appointed Associate
said that Mr. Davis Is able lawyer and OF great
wealth.
PAYMENT OF TROOPS.
About one million OF dollars are TO be sent 10 Ncwbcrn
TO pay of troops.
GENERAL HARSEY's MOVEMENTS.
General Hwney wcAt North TO day.
ROBBERY or sIcK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS BY FE-
MALE NURSES.
For time past it has been noticed that articles
granted by the Sanitary Commission and phianthropss
generally for the comfort and relief Of our sick aud
wounded in hospitals hero have mystcrousy disappear
ed The most vigant scrutiny has hcrctoore faned TO
detect he scoundres guilty. OF tho crime Of robbng the
sick and wounded Of the osrings OF their countrymen's
gratitude for their noble service defence. II