The New York herald., 1863-10-30

levelled it to the ground, leaving its palaces fsc
tories and arsenals mass OF ruins.
On the 2lst of October consols were steady at
s31I for money, and 9l1S 9lN for the account
The rebel cotton loan had again declined. The
Liverpool cotton market continued excited on the
10Th and 2Oth of October, and prices had advanced
from one half to one penny per pound. Bread
stufs were steady and quiet. Provisions were
steady.
The Germania has on board the United States
mail full cargo, and six hundred and eighty pas
sengers.
MIsCELLANEOUs NEWS
A Union mass ratification meeting, strong In
numbers as well as influence, was held last even
ing in the Cooper Institute, at which Mr.. William
Curtis Noyes presided. The resolutions reported
by Mr. E. Delafeld Smith, United States District
Attorney, comprised one trinitarian in its charac-
ter, which paid homage at once to Seward, Chase
and Lincoln, by recognizing the mastery dplo-
macy of this administration, the towering ability
and the success Of its financial head, and
the craftsmanship and patriotism of its
chief. Speeches were made by Mr.. Noyes,
Mr., Lewis Barker, of Maine, Governor Yates,
of Illinois, Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of In
diana, and ex-Speaker Grow, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Barker's speech was full of amusing ilustra-
tons and anecdotes. He claimed to have been
and still to remain democrat; but he admitted
that, let black republicans be abused as they
might be, there was not black republican to-day
in arms against his government, nor even o hunted,
mobbed abolitionist. The only men in arms against
the government were men Of his. own party. He
declared himself in favor of letting slavery die,
it had had its origin in hell, and had come up to
earth all dripping with the dark dews of the pit.
Governor Yates also took strong grounds against
slavery. Although being himself Southern man,
born in Kentucky, he declared that he
hated slavery as he did the devil, but
still had been willing to abide by the
bond. If now that pet institution died, he
would say, "let it die and be damned forever"
If he had the power he would write in flaming
fires that not a solitary slave should ever clank
his chains on American soil. Mr.. Lincoln was not
his choice for the Presidency. Mr. Lincoln did
not travel fast enough for him; and yet it not
in the councils of Providence that he should have
travelled faster. When he teegraphed to him
urging him to radical measures, Mr.. Lincolns
response to him by telegraph was-like that of
Moses to the murmuring Israelites at the Red
Sea-"Dick, hold still and see the salvation of
Cod,
The Board of Aldermen met yesterday and af.
ter transactng some routine business adjourned,
to meet again to-day at one o'clock.
| The Board of Councilmen did not organize last
evening for want of quorum. A call for a spe.
cia meeting to be held at one o'clock to-day, has
already received large number of signatures.
| In the Surrogate's Court, yesterday, the matter
of Thomas Kelly's will was postponed on account
of sickness OF counsel, and the contested will of
Susan Cross was taken Up. The attesting wit
nesses were examined Ind cfoss-examned at con-
siderable length. The viii is attacked upon allie.
cations Of mental inoompetency and undue in.
Huence.
| The names Of the merchants arrested and sent
| to Fort Lafayette, as stated in yesterdays
HERALD, are John Mckee, republican-who made
| an administration speech in the suburbs few
evenings ago-Edward Gomez and John Groot.
| The Marshal's deputies who executed the war.
rants are Messrs. Boorst, Horton, McCay and
| Dwire. Six boxes containing torpedoes and field
glasses, and some contraband letters, were found
| with the parties.
The United States steam sloop Mohican, Com
mander Glisson, was at Rio Janeiro on the 18th
ult.
The fact of general convention of telegraphic
operators in the United States being formed s
already known. A meeting of the telegraphers in
Baltimore, held yesterday, resulted in the unani.
nous election of Mr. James N. Ward, of the Inde.
pendent, and A. Wilson; Jr., Of the American
Telegraph Company, as delegates to the National
Telegraph Convention, TO be held in New York on
Monday, the I'd Of November. The objects Of this
association are mutual protection and benefit Of
the operating fraternity, as well as to further the
interests Of the respective companies generally.
The prize fight party who were arrested and
taken to Fort Delaware have been released, with
the exception of Wilson, who was principal in
the frst fight, and Con. Orem, who was in the
| second
| The last accounts from vallandigham represent
him as yet waiting and watching over the bor.
der"
There is great complaint of scarcity of Schuyl.
kill water in Philadelphia. In many cases the
| people are forced to resort to wells.
Money was quite active yesterday, the market being
unsettled on account Of some changes in loans. Gold
opened higher. and advanced TO 1883, but fell back
the afternoon, and closed at 146Ii. Exchange
settled account Of the fluctuations In gold but closed
duh The stock market affected by the tshtness u
money, and was generally lower throughout the list.
There revival Of speculation In brcndstufs and
provisions at the Produce Exchange to-day Flour was
loc up, wheat 10. &C., corn fraction. Pork ad.
vanced 2sc., and other kinds Of provisions
changed. In other departments things were rather
quiet, and prices without special change.
| NEW YORK CRY AS A MUSICAL CAPrTAI.-
Director Maretzek announces an operate sea-
son of twelve nights, and "Lucrezia Borgia,"
"Don Giovanni" judith" and "Faust" are to
make the twelve nights brilliant with their
rapid succession. After the twelve nights are
fiddled away the illustrious Max is to retire to
"fresh fields and pastures new" and there is to
be an irruption Of the Germans What those too
tonic men will give us we cannot say; but Of
course Il will be classical, and will include
"Dsr Frcischutz" and Martha" Grau has his
foot upon his native heath, but is for the pre-
sent wisely shy and grandly reticent He keeps
his finger on the dexter ale Of his nasal protu-