The New York herald., 1862-08-20


THE SITUATION.
There rumors in town last night of q very
We have not received the particulars. but have
reason to believe that It is . movement of immense
Importance. The probability is that there viii be
some developments OF it in day or two, perhaps
to-day.
The details Of the march Of tie army of the Po-
tomac from the James river to Yorktown as fur
nished by our special correspondent, viii. On pc
susai, be found highly interesting.
The rebels in Tennessee are reported 10 have
evacuated Chattanooga and to be moving north.
ward This, however. requires continuation. A
train from Huntsville, while ea route TO Nashville,
was fired into. woman and child killed, and two
soldiers wounded. Communication By railroad
north Of Nashville has been reopened.
A new arrangement OF the Department of the
Ohio has been made and placed under the charge
of Major General n. g. Wright sketch OF " hom
we give to-day
The Grenada Appeal reports that on the lltA
Inst our forces took possession Of Bayou Sara and
established q garrison there. The same paper
states that Ia useless for the South any longer to
place reliance in the hope Of foreign intervention
In Missouri, the rebel guerilIas appear to have
given the Union sroops-or, rather, State militia
great deaf OF trouble frsm their ncessan, excur.
sions and incursions at various places. The ru-
mors Of an engagement near Lexington is eported,
IN which the Union troops we're beaten. Rein.
forcements are said 10 have arrived at that city,
and 1t is now considered safe.
very enthusiastic meeting took place yes
terday at Fort Greene at which Generals Siokies
and Wabridge aud other important persons Ad-
dressed the assembled crowd.
MI MsGELLAEEoUs NEWS.
Recruiting troops in ihe interior Of the State il
going on briskly and with enthusiasm Two more
Rev regiments to be raised in the Monroe aud
IN the Wayne and Cayuga districts IN Oneida
county fifty dollars bounty Is paid 10 each recruit
who shall volunteer in any organization for the
war. 0nondaga county will pas 6!iy dollars extra
bounty for four hundred aud ffiy men for the
Eighteenth regiment, now in the field Chautau.
qua edoiug nobly. Nearly III the towns ye lar.
nished Their quota under Tho first call and are busy
In recruiting under the secnad. In St. Lawrence
And Franklin counties a call vas recently made, 70,
one Thousand men to liil op the quota from i wee
tion. Seventeen huntccd names were recorded NJ,
to the evening Of tire l6th Inst. THUS II seem. In,
hard-dstcd hrsbandinrs oi the interior are ,nspi,
ed with true sense I'll tho crisis and are sending
ti'eir best blood TO meet The willy rebels Snli
New York county be Lthnd Le, sisteI cvuu,iesg
We hope not.
The Jews Of Chicago ave forming company.
The exemptsh have ss6srTihed s. 600 and tho
ladies have raised sl52 to ray foi banner
According 70 The City Inspectors report there
were osS deaths Ia the city during the past week
increase OF III compared willi tha mortality
OF the week previous, aud i57 moro thar occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re-.
cspiiulstion table gv,s deaths Of alcoholism 1 or
diseases OF the bones 'uus &c.; l4s ui the brain
aud neryes. OF The rtuetasiyo organs, IL OF the
heart and blood vessels ip7 of tno u,cs. throat
&c. Of old age. " Of diseases OF The skin
and eruptive foycrs, 3 premature births 273 OF ds.
eases " the stomach bowci- a1d other digestive
organs % Of uncertain scat and general fevcrs IL
OF Diseases Of The urinary organs &c from yioen,
causes. and unknown There were s54 natives
Of the United States u 81 England. l55 OF Ire.
land. 81 OF Germany. ano tie balance Of various
foreign countries
The market for beef cattle was more active and
firm ths week the brokers realizing an advance Of
fully half a cent per pound prices ranging from
&C. TO Sc. s1,c.. with occasional sales at Ss.c.
The improseme was owing TO the cool weather
and falling of IN he receipts. Mich cows were
steady. veals orc scarce, more active and