The New York herald., 1862-09-15

eleven. the rebels were totally repuised with
heavy loss They sent in . flag Of truce, asking
permission to bury their dead. which was granted.
| A brisk succession Of fights took place last week
in Western Virginia, commencing on Wednesday.
The Union forces, under Colonel Siber. were at
tackled by the rebels, Eve thousand strong. be-
| tween Fayette and Gauly. and fought till dark.
Our men cut their way through gallantly to Gauly.
with loss of one hundred killed and wounded.
Another rebel force. meantime, attacked Colonel
Lightburn at Gsuley Bridge compelling him to re-
| tire down the Kanawha-fghting every inch Of
ground-and still farther to the Elk river. where
he made grand stand on Friday. At last ac-
counts Saturday, 6 p. M.--he was holding his
ground, and had shelled the town of Charleston
and destroyed oil the salt works in the vicinity.
This news reaches by telegraph from Gsllipolis.
Ohio.
The advance Of General Bueli's army from
Nashville into Kentucky after Kirby Smith. is
finely described In our sxpeditionary correspond
ence to-day.
MIsCELLANxoUs NEws.
The nominations for members OF Congress In
Iowa are nearly complete. The following are the
names of the candidates.
Democrat. Onion and Repssblicas
l. Joseph K. Hornish. William Wndon.
2. Edward II. Thaycr. Igpatius DOnely.
3. Dennis A. MAhony. William B. Allison.
4. II. n. Martin.
S. Daniel Finch. John A. Kasson.
iol,r 4 y,A~ HI
The following are the names Of the new govern
ment gunboats for the Southwestern rivers, now
building at Cincinnati and Pittsburg: -Neosho,
Usage, Kckapoo, Chickasaw, Winnebago, Milwau-
'kee, Marietta, Sandusky and Eastport. Two of the
above are being constructed on the plan Of the
Monitor, and are nearly completed. They have
one turret each, and will mount two eeven-inoh
Dahlgren guns. The others are much larger. and
have each two turrets. The boats are of solid
iron throughout.
To-day the draft is to take place in New Hamp-
SHIRE Maryland, Indiana and Wisconsin.
The saline session of the Legislature of Virgil
mia will commence to-day in Richmond. Governor
Letcher says that the people have no salt, and he
therefore has called the members Of the Legisa
ture together to provide ways and means for
getting the article.
Association, who has just returned from Port
Royal, delivered discourse last evening in the
Church of the Puritans, in which the moral and
social condition of the negroes Of the South were
commented on. He showed that the efforts Of
the Freedman's Association had been troubled
by governmental power, and in the course of his
remarks passed high eulogium on Gen. Hunter
for the position he had taken in the present war.
He 1u1ad IN tho &c
ton, which he strenuously opposed on the ground
that there was territory enough in the South for
the negroes to live from. AT the conclusion of
Mr.. Frenchs remarks the colored man, Robert
Small-the hero Of the Planter-was conducted
to the pulpit, and delivered long harangue
touching his enslavement and escape therefrom,
many incidents OF which excited the merriment Of
the audience to an inordinate degree.
The Rev. Hiram Eddy Of Winsted, Connecticut,
who was for about twelvemonth prisoner in
the hands Of the rebels, to have addressed the
congregation at the Broadway Tabernacle, cor
ner Of Sixth avenue and Thirty fourth street. last
evening, but was not on hand, owing, it is sup
posed, to indispostion. The pastor, DIR. Thomp-
son, read telegraphc message to the congrega
ton from Mr. Eddy, which simply stated that he
should have to spend the day at home.
Tho stock market better on Saturday; prices Of
railway shares advanced y h per cent, and govern
ment stocks, al. The greatest advance in Erie
preferred, which rose = per cent. Money easy ct
per cent. Exchange sold at 1905 Gold fell to
llsI The usual tables for the weeh will be
found in the money article.
The cotton market Saturday less excited prices
easier. The sales embraced 900 bales, on the ba-
sis Of SIC. for middng uplands. Some small lots were
disposed Of in the forenoon at above this
figure. II being the last day Of the week, but few
spinners were in the market. Flour was stea.
dy, and without change Of moment in prices. At
the close 1t was rather heavy for common gradse
while other descriptions were firm, but not &C.
Wheat was hrn al the opening Of Charge but owing
enhanced rates OF freight aud disposition await the
receipt OF private advices by the late Cape
Race. the market cossd easier while sass were olera
bly, active Corn also heavy and lower the close
while the market tolerably brisk. Good sound
Western mixed closed at 5sc. Soc Pork was heavy
and sales m.derats At 81 s2't for mess apdpt $40
$40 lax for prime Sugars we're steady, with
Of about 700 hhds and $40 boxes full prices Coffee
was unchanged and sales limited. Freigh we're nrmer
Wheat was engaged for Liverpool at 15Xd, while 15szd
was asked at the clcss To London wheat Was engaged
a. led, aad a. 151.d. in bags, 70 Glasgow.
my MARYLAND" "MY MARYLAND."-Gencr al
Lee and Jeff. Davis must be pretty well con-
vinced by this time that my Maryland" is our