The New York herald., 1863-08-17

his only reinforcemenis have been small bodies o
conscripts.
We pubsh in another column curious and in
teresting letter from the rebel prison in Rich
mond known as Castle Thunder, which reveals an
amount of inhumanity on the part Of the rebel
jaors practised towards certain civilian prisoners
almost without parallel. Starvation, neglect and
even the pestilence of smallpox was the fate to
which these unhappy captives were exposed. II
states, also, that at the time when Gen. Dix was on
the peninsula, in Juy, the city Of Richmond was un-
defended by any available force, and was almost at
his mercy If he had advanced upon it. This story,
however, is not very plausible, for it is not likely
that the extensive defences around the rebel capi
tai would be left without protection.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Gen. John A. Logan is stumping the Western
States in favor of the conservative democracy
and vigorous prosecution Of the war.
Chauncey N. Olds, brother Of the copperhead
DR.. Edison B. Olds, is making war speeches in the
West. He is conservative democrat.
The old Hudson river steamboat North Ameri-
ca, which formerly belonged to the Peoples line,
arrived at Cairo, on the Mississippi, on the 18th
inst.
The Democratic State Convention Of Maesacha.
sets, which will assemble at Worcester 6n the
Sd Of September, win select four delegates to the
National Presidential Nominating Convention In
1864.
Three New York substitute runners were ar
rested and imprisoned in Providence, Rhode
Island, on the 14th inst.
The loss of upper teeth does not exempt man
from military service in case he Is drafted.
Hon. Francis p. Blair, Jr., is talked Of in Mis-.
souri, as candidate for the Speakership Of the
next United States House Of Representatives.
Three thousand Springfield muskets, with &C.
coutrements, and six cannon, with forges, DO,
have been sent to the militia brigade at Syracuse.
Returns from ninety. three counties in Kentucky
show the following aggregate vote for Cover.
nor:-
Bramlette, conservative democrat. 80. .63, ,sl5
Wicklife, cOpperhead. .....................l6, .l6,A70
Democratic majority y................... At ,345
The draft has been completed in eleven Con-
gressional districts in this State.
The Legislature of Alabama will meet to-day in
Montgomery, in response to the call of Governor
John Gill Shorter, who deems the present an i'm
portant crisis, owing to the presence of Union
army on the State border
There is much complaint about the torn, dirty
and mutilated postal currency. At present the
only mode of exchanging these notes is as fol-
lows:--
Mutilated notes and fragments viii be redeemed only
at the Treasury Of the United States at Washington,
whittier they be sent addressed to the Treasurer or
the United states, by mail free or postage draft
the Assistant Treasurer at New York for the amount
allowed will be returned in the same way 10 the ad.
dress Of the person remting the Mutated frac
tonal notes presented for redemption be In or
not less than three dollars Of the full value.
The stock market was very buoyant on saturday;
there was largo increase Of outside business, and
prices were uniformly higher. Harlem rose l4K per
cent. Money was easy; call loans per cent. Gold
was dull at 125 125k Exchange was nominal
say 1917 l3s for bankers signatures
Cotton was quiet and depressed on Saturday Bread
stus were in less demand and generally easier prco.
transactions in provisions, groceries, Seeds spices hides
and sh were limited, though there remarkable
changes in quotations. fair business reported in
hay hops, leather and tallow. whiskcy was quiet.
Freiehts were depressed.
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