, 1864-09-13

Address CHICAGO TRIBUNE CouANx.
THk NEWS.
There is good Il. "s from Maine, and TINT
will meet the drst inquiry of multitudcs Of
readers this morning. Maine yoted yester-
day, and put bereelt equarely beside Yer
mont 70 we have two loyal States in line
pledged to the war until the rebellion Easps
its last. Maipe will exceed her last years
Union majority OF seventeen thousand.
How is the house Of Orange, New Jersey,
and how are you, Little Macs Copper stock
will 20 down, until the bottom drops out Of
the concern in November. The down-castet
of yesterday will seud chill through all the
pence sneak cre~.
The majority tn Maine LAST year wae little
over seventeen Thousand. She has done bet
ter than that this year.
One Of the mnst destructive fires that has
ever occurred in Csiro took place there,
about two o'clock yesterday morning, de-
stro3 ing over Ole hundred ind fifty Thousand
dollars worth Of property, and leaving
large number Of people houeeless Oar dis.
patches give full details Of the calamity.
which happily vas unattended with loss Of
life.
Hon. John A. Peters, In speech at Port.
land, Muine, "brought down the house,
with the remark: "If Mcclellan couldn't
take Richmond, making Washington his
base, you may safely a@ear he pA ne,rr take
Washington, making Rieknsond lii oae"'
Our news from ,he -ast blockade is very
full ard interesting, comprising an account
. OF the capture OF two splendid prizes, of
Wilmington, and The news via Halifax Of
a coyeY Of blockade r1nners that are not get
made prizes.
Preparations are mixing for an immense
Mass Meeting Of the uuion men Of Illinois,
at Spring field, an the 9Th Of October 1t is
the intention Of those who have the matter
in hand, to make this the largest political
gathering ever held in the State of Illinois.
Delegations will b. present from every to Rn
and precinct In the State, and arrangements
ere being perfected to accommodate at least
10000 yisitors. Every candidate on the State
Ticket will be pres ent. and eminent speakers
from abroad. 1t Is expected thIt the rail-
roads n Ill reduce III. ir rates OF fare at least
one balf Let every Union voter in the State
consider Lineen booked for this demonstra-
tion.
Ever II you are bitten slightly in produce,
and are il 4 little OF gold, and the loser by
the panic in the markets, you can but re-
5ofce at preeept aspects if YOU hare a spark
of loyalty. Why, naD, the good old ship
Uuion rights herself again. A spanking
1o,al uost1, wind Is blowing. We arc not
suirs 1fborc, uua 1ur boper Of tue wrecscrs
ard the luhtere for ealraee Ill not be real
lied. Tie fall of gold meaus just that. The
people arc rallxipg round the flag; mark
the eteady stream that is pouring down to
suftsin our boys in blue. The mopeyed men
are ccmiDg forward with their ald to tbs
Government; See how the loan has been
takcn. Every tbibg is going on we'll.
Msine has given ber ccptrr shot at the peace
speake. Gold talls b+causc Atlanta fill: be-
cause vc arr r,us.inr the 1ebe1s hard. he.
cause tic deep i'd schemes Of the Northern
enc,n,as NJ tho core,nrent ,ra he;,,- ~
masked and tbwarted ltw,]i he n time far
cautIou now, Csutious men will sail as mar
The Wild - ross,h1e tn oro,a cont;,,ro,o,a.
Somebody viii be hurt. but the Union vii
be saved.
Yesterday vas the first d6y Of the u1fnn5.
Stale Fur. at Decatur. Our dtsnatcb e5ves
an outljue CT the features of the occasion se.
crred and promjeed.
From Grants army We hare adrfres that
Indicate that the steady stresm of recruits
for sc1ne weeks pset is beginning to tell On
our r. cimente, rapidly exchanging their skel-
eton conGltion for plumpnees Of rollz and
fullncss of ranks. Grant will presently fall
1eannese and In unrepa,rea waste etts faet mon
0is aoselha1y- II Will aot 40 70 p1eoleate
SA.
or to fall to desp,elpe Lea. but We have the