The New York herald., 1863-10-15

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Interesting operate, sporting. obituary ana per-
sonal notices also appear in the HERALD To-Day.
The French journals publish some very flourish
ing accounts from Mexico. Marshal Forey was TO
embark for France on the 5th of October. The
actual army of France was being reduced and the
| reserves increased.
| The National (patrioD military chief of War
| saw had issued proclamation exhorting the peo-
| pie to patience and perseverance. Vigilance ar
rests continued in Warsaw.
Our correspondent in Constantinople, Turkey,
writing on the llth of September, announces the
fact that horse racing after the European style,
was to take place, for the first time in the history
of the empire, the 10th of October, and be con-
tinued through that and the following day. The
sport was to be conducted under the immediate
patronage of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan"
The programme and rules of the course, which we
publish to-day, are very comprehensive and Ibe-
raj. 1i..
The steamers Alpha and Merlin have been
despatched from Halifax to st. Johns to fetch on
the mails and passengers of the Africa, and the
steamer Olympus will take the place Of the
wrecked vessel in the Cunard line.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday,
in the case of Calvin, charged with participating
in the riots in July last. and found guilty by the
jury, with recommendation to mercy, the Court
(Judge Barnard) sentenced him to four years hard
labor.
The United States District Court of New Jersey,
Jadge r. s. Field, has decided that the govern
ment license fee Of one thousand dollars, which
the internal revenue laws demand of lottery ticket
dealers, cannot be collected in States where the
carrying on of that business is prohibited by
salute.
The Legislature of Vermont on the 18th inst.
elected the following named gentlemen:-Justice
of the Supreme Court, Luke p. Poland, Asa O..
Adds, John Pierpont, James Barrett, Royal @.
Kelly, and Asahel Peck; Reporter of the Supreme
Court Decisions, William G. Shaw, of Burlington;
Secretary of State, George w. Bailey, Jr, of Mont
pelier. These gentlemen are all at present incum-
bents.
The Baltimore papers notice the early appear
ance of wild ducks. They say that black heads
and red heads have made their appearance in the
head waters Of the Chesapeake Bay. The PhAa-
delphia journals say that the copperheads, or
lame ducks that were recently so plenty around
the head waters of Delaware Bay, have vanished.
William Lomax, Jr., young lawyer of Boston,
years. for forgery.
The price Of passage in the steamers from San
Francisco to New York is now s265, $ls5 and
si35.
Coal is selling at eleven dollars ton in Boston,
with prospects of rise.
Six hundred and fifty thousand dollars in New
York bills. drawn towards the new Almaden Pur-
chase are in the market in San Francisco.
The Provost Marshals in the various districts of
Massachusetts have received instructions from
Washington to use all their efforts to forwar en-
listments for two months and if at the end of
that time the quota of the State is untitled, to
proceed at once with another draft.
The draft in the First, Second and Third Con-
gressional districts of Maryland will take place
this week.
The stock market was weak and lower yesterday the
cecne being pretty general throughout tho list Cold
opened at ls3, recedcd TO lb2H, sud closed at 1864
moderate business was doue in exchange. Money
easy and without change.
Tne cotton market somewhat unsettled yesterday,
with moderate transactions reported. There was decl
dcdy sss doing brsadstuns, provisions end whlskey,
though the changes a prices altogether favorable
buyers The demand Tor groesriss moderate former
quotations Liberal sales Of hay leather, wool and tai
w reported. the latter article closing heavily at
reduced figures. Hops, scsds and tobacco saabe
aud buoysns Tho inquiry for nsh fair at full prices.
Ths Ascoa sas Of boots aud shoes passed OF quite spirit
sdly. rhs freight mArket continued Inactive There
were remarkable changes In other commodities. Tho
receipts Of produce were on . moderate scale
"
Ths Psnnsylvsnsa and Ohio Electaons-
ssGaiaeans snd Encouraging Results.
The general results Of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio elections are significant, important and
highly encouraging TO the national cause, and
especially the emphatic, decisive and over
whelming u nion victory In Ohio.
The issue in that State was distinctly and
broadly defined. There never has been in any
loyal State IN issue more fairly and unequivo-
cally presented to the people than that be-
tween John Breugh and Clement l.. Vallandig-
ham, the one a. the war candidate, the other
az the peace candidate, for Governor. The plat
form Of Brough was the suppression Of the
rebellion by force Of arms, and a generous
support Of the administration In ell the means
and measures essential to secure this great
result, and thereby the submission Of the re-
vol.ed States 70 the supreme autho-
rity Of the Union. The platform Of
vsllandghsm was peace at any price.
From the first overt acts Of the rebellion nay,
from the nrst symptoms Of 4 rebcllion-his
course was that Of . violent aud inHexibls op-
ponent Of the war, upon every pleasure brought
before Congress, and upon every act Of the
administration. and In every shape and form.
He had consistently. on eli occasions, sympa
thired with the rebellion, - constitutonAlly
right, and was against tie government In W
efforts to pus down the rebellion. - constitu-
tiouslly wrong. Ths ELECTION Of such esndi-
date a. Governor Of Ohio would have been
equivalent 70 . demand non that great State
for the suspension Of tbe VA, for "a srmistsos
with the enemy, and for such treaty Of peace
~ II would plesse Jea Davis and hk eonssde-
rates 10 grant But The people Of Ohio have
spoken, and ysllandghan and hh dbeblss
have suffered crushing rsbuke.