The New York herald., 1864-06-05


tices clothing &c. valued in the aggregate at several
thousand dollars.
Twenty kegs and hundred and nifty cases Of
powder, stolen from Camp Jackson by the rebel Jen
Thompson three years ago. recently discovered on
tho premises Of four proessedy loyal citizens OF st.
| Joseph, Mo.
Tho Boston Advertiser OF the Sd inst says:-ws un.
derstand that several United States Senators have
been applied to on behalf Of brother Senator from
New England, who little "shaky' about his re- elsc
tion 70 sign round robin certifying that he has not lost
standing and consideration in the Senate Some Senator'S
sign and object, altogether the affair is nearly
whimsical as the extraordinary inquiry Of the
nature made OF the time since, much 10
his amusement, have heard. II does that
United States Senator should not be obliged to bring
| sscharlcter," )" like servant girl.
The old Tax Commissioners are oustcd. Judge Bar.
nard granted order yesterday requiring Messrs IT.
amson and Brown to deliver up the books papers
Of the Office 10 the custody OF the appontees Jona.
than Allen, George w. Purser and c. B. Woodruff There
will be written opinion in regard TO the matter which
will be given to the public on Monday
fire broke out between and three O'Clock yester
day morning the fourth floor OF No. bS Fulton street
and extended to No. 90, entirely consuming four
upper stories OF both buildings which nue story
brown stone front structures The value Of the property
burned including buildings. stocks OF goods and mate
ra, Thousand dollars the greater
portion OF which was insured.
Business very dull yesterday in all departments
but particularly in imported merchandise tp which
there was scarcely much frmncss has been
OF late; some kinds lower. Domestic pro-
duce was dull, except in a few cases. Petroleum was
quiet but firm Cotton steady. On Change -four
opened frmer, but closed dull ct Fridays prices
Wheat was one cent doarer on prime. Oats
TO three cents dearer aud very active Corn irregular
and less firm. Pork again higher and active Beef
frmer and in good request Butter steady. whis.
key unchanged. Freights dull and depressed
Progress OF tho Campaign.
/ During the last week the Army of the Poto.
| mac has been exceedingly active, night and
day. Omitting Thursday, when violent storm
suspended all active demonstrations on both
Sides, excepting the surrender of five hundred
Georgians in . body to General Smith, there
has been more or less lighting every day and
every night since Sunday last, with the steady
advance of General Grant from the Pamunkey
to the Chickahominy. The rebels have stub.
bornly contested every inch Of the ground,
dodging and 6nessing, too, in every way; but
all to no purpose. Having pushed them behind
their intreDchments, and having 80 severely
pummelled and damaged them as to take all
the conceit out Of them, General Grant may.
perhaps, occupy day or two in perfecting his
arrangements for the heavy work Of q regular
siege, or for another fanking operation. He
may either faux JEFF. Davis and all his follow
ers out Of Richmond, or starve them out, or
she'll them out; and we shall not have long to
wait before we know what course has been
adopted. Richmond is now beginning to look
very much like vicksburg about this time last
June.
Meantime, with their carpetbags at their
desks ready for run over the river and on a
beeline for North Carolina at a moments warn
ing, the Richmond editors think General Lees
retrograde strategy from the Rapidan to the
Chickahominy the perfection Of military science
and skill. True, they had expected that Lee
would draw off General Grant into Maryland
or Pennsylvania, instead Of drawing him down
to Richmond, through the heart Of Old vir-
ginia, his army eating out the substance of the
country as clean and remorselessly as cloud
Of locusts. But then. as General Lee has some
grand design in view in this change Of his
plans, the astonished yet still credulous people
OF Richmond, are told at is all right-General
Lee knows what he is about" But IL appears
that even this reliance upon General Lee must
now be abandoned, if it be true, as has been
reported for several days past, and from both
sides Of the James river, that his late some
what hurried advance backwards from Spott-
sylvania Court House to Richmond has laid
him up on the sick list-a regularly used up
rebel general.
The Richmond Examiner, however, having
applaudcd so Justify the sublime wisdom OF
Lees late movements, whereby he was enabled
to get into Richmond ahead Of Gen. Grant, can
do nothing less than endorse the mastery
strategy Of Joe Johnston In Georgia, of the
same pattern, through which the redoubtable
Joe has at least got into Atlanta ".in advance
Of the detestable Yankees" though there is no
telling how soon he will have TO leave, you
know on account of circumstances beyond his
control.
JEFF. Davis dies hard; bat this is his death
struggle, and Richmond 10, indeed, his " last
ditch" With the fall of Richmond his enor-
nous paper money bubble of the so-called
Confederate States Treasury" and bis English
cotton loans, &c., will all collapse, and the
confederacy itself, like ~ hideous eclipse, will
| vanish from the face Of the sun. We have this
monster rebellion in corner at last and the
! means at hand to strangle It; and this time the
| Job will be thoroughly done.
The Balttmsre Conven sion-Its Oppor-
tunfsy and Its Danger.
The Presidential Convention which meets at
Baltimore on Tuesday will have the oppor.
tunity for nomination which will silence all
1 onpos;tion ahaorh all parfica and carry the