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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-04
Duties and Responsibilities Of Inspsetsrs
Of Elections.

The following opinion of the Supreme Court
instructive as to the powers, duties and responds
biities OF Inspectors of Elections 1t will probably
correct sundry prevalent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on tlese
points:
Boards Of Inspectors Of Elections are not Jdge'/
nor do they exercise Judicial power in eceiy-
ing and counting the votes and declaring tbs iesnits
1t competent for the Legislature to mako tbsinpec-
tors of Elections the sole and final judges Of Tx quafs
cations of persons offering TO VOTE But it h rot done
So The elector is made the judge Of his OIL quaf'
cations and his conscience takes the placed the udg-
ent and decision of every other tribunal for that
cssion. The Board of Inspectors may instruct and
advise the elector, but they cannot decide upon bio
qualifications The statute prescribes Il whit tho
inspectors may reject vote VIZ upon the refusal II
the party take both oaths and thy can reject in no
other case The inspectors act misiseraIy and not
udicialy in determining whether hey will receive OK
reject the vote Hence an action lies against the ns
specors for rejecting the vote, for knowingly pers
hitting person to vote who is nd qualified. II very
evident that neither the INSPECTOR Of Election the
oanvassers either State or Couny, have the oe
investigating and determining the qualifications q
voters. Tie returns OF tie cinyassers are deemed
ministerial and not Judicial acts and hence they have
been scrunzed with great freedom in proceedings in
the Courts Their acts in receiving the ballots offered
less ministerial than IN making their returns
The statute of this State yesI 10 discretion with the
Inspectors Of Election whether 10 receive reject tho
vote offered. If the party offering the vote submits to-
take the oath prescribed by law. 1t Is true thar they
may their peril reject vote and proof that the pers
son offering il not eector entitled to vote, VIII
be Justification. II the elector takes both oaths pre-
scrbed the inspector must receive his vote. r. 81
49, Sec ls ct seq ah edition. The statute presc.bes
in what case they NAY reject vote; they can reject in
other case. T rejection is upon the refusal Of tho
party to take the ,aths and she inspectors act minis.
tersy whethe they receive or reject the vote People
ex rel Moses " Smith ag Deoaate Pease, 80 Barbour
$50 Supreme Court General Term (a four Of the JUS
tices) Opinion written by WIN. Fallin, Judge.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-04

ARREST OLA Observation-Disclosures Eustace
and Farley Wednesday evening, arrested Maekey puh'-
gan in the low saloon known The Ruby" No a. Mer
cers The prisoner the 18th OF April last quaIFeed
with John Connoss in ball room in Albany and shoS
him. Immediately after the airay he fed Lately 'ho
police OF this city received intelligence that he for
~ ~ ,ba crowd of ruians who congIegate u tIo
sIo;nitx ~ Mercer and HOuston.sJeets Those iOcal
Ties were carefully watched. but without avail UNI
80 evening, The prisoner was taken 10 Ponce hea1
nnsrters No 800 Mulberry'st ,,,.
qsn sfer hi. arrival there while he was being con-
vs1.S rom the detective office in the basement ol ~.
vuyssrintendents room on the second foor on reaes
Ina head of the stairs no turned suddenly sppeu
Sn,tor Of the stairs fed through the hallway lnlo
street He was pursued overtaken brought paes ia
placed In cell for the night. This morning nc wa
sne rsthe, GOOD looking and only 20 years Of are
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

WILL PHosrHonus IoNrEf-The incendiary
press came out simultaneously yesterday morn
ing in clarion notes Of exultation at the dis
oovery made by some learned professor that
phosphorus will not ignite unless some sub
stance like sulphur be applied to 1t. On this
hint the incendiary press hinge elaborate arti-
cles on the folly Of supposing that the late
plot to Ere the hotels, because they were not
all consumed. was rebel one. II 1t had been
intended to burn the city. argues ono Of these
incendiary sheets, those who undertook 1t
would certainly have taken the precsution to
see that sulphur was at hand. as an essential
agent in the combustion. But wbether sulphur
was present Or not it 50 happens that blaze
was created by the combustibles In more than
one OF the hotels, certainly the 81. Nicholas,
and If it had not been for the timely presence
Of the fire department, tho police and the
hotel assistants, the flames would, In short
time have communicated to tho other parts ol
the building This shows that there was, Ger.
tainly, some substance present which aided
! the phosphorus to start blaze Besides, it is
we'll known that the application Of sulphur To
phosphorus directly, is like applying fire to
gunpowder-the explosion is instantaneous
and the rebel conspirators have not yet shown
that strength of patriotism which teaches them
| to immediate themselves in order that the pro
pertY Of the peaceful citizens may be destroyed
1 Now II phosphorus will not ignite, per Sc, wha
substance in connection with 1t did cause thu
flames at the hotels on the night Of the diabolica
incendiary attempt Will the incendiary press
explain?
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

late Hon. WIN. r. Rathbone, formerly Judge
10 New Jersey. deceased some two years since.
who made tho lucky oil strike in West VIZ
ginia, and left property worth trio Of millions
to his beirs. The family Of the late Judge are
among the most worthy and respectable in the
country.
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

The Omclai Report.
NAVAL OPERATIONS ON THE CUMBERLAND Rrv2l
WAsuiX07oH, Dec. II, 1884.
Acting Rear Admiral Leo reports 70 tho Navy Depaf
ment, under date OF December g. that Lieutenant Coa
mauder Fitch defeated and drove tho left wing Of Hood
army on tho river, tho 4h inst. with heavy loss
the rebels, including several Of their prominent Officer
and also recaptured two transports from the enscn
No casualties are reported on our side.
The New York herald., 1864-12-15
The Opera.

Dsn SebasHow was presented N the Academy last
night 10 The densey crowded house OF enc
Il was announced ~ the last night Of s performance
but, from the fact that quite large number OF people
were disappointed 10 obtaining room, and had oouss
qusutly leave before the opera commenced,
presume that the dcum Of the management win have to
bs revoked and that Tins very popular opera will
have TO be repeated and probably than once, in
order 10 satisfy the increasng appreciation with which
the public evidently regard N We glad 10 perceive
that Mr. Naetzek has scceded TO che desire for
tho production OF DON ScbdadH at q matinee Satur
day next and has announced for that occ sion. Don
Gtsrdnni viii begiven 10 Brooklyn tonight, sud to.mor
row night Fdua viii bs peoAuosd 81 Academy uoss
probably for sh1ta ensts - succeedcd asxs week "
AabHrN m Dt0e0eA Fl. ~ III ~
The New York herald., 1864-12-15
eo.snsr's Inquest.

EssmAx RsH Ovss. 40 Knxsp Coroner wiidsy yss.
eday osA IN suquest ~ the New York Hssptai on the
Sstt u Francs n schsrt. thirty years II sge, and
sasve Of this oity. who dssd iron the effects Of injuries
received the ID uitims. Dcoeased areuaa, At.
ssshed Engine Company No H. and u The time stated
above the osmpaay proceeding to hrs dewn Broad
way. lie had bold OF the tongue a che tender, but a
Ing befss the wheels, they passed over him. Before
roscher could recover himself aod get out OF the way
Engine No g. Immediately In The rssr, came thundertDG
sisue. asd his is eg crussink shocking
manner. He vas o0nveyeA 20 tne New York Hospital,
where the i,np vas below the knee but the
opcvsttou proved too much forhs syatem 10 bsat and
death followed from the tsstimsny elicited u ap.
resred thst the 0ocurenoe vas Acodena aad the Jury
rendered verdtcs 20 that euecs
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

rrs Rsourucs 70 ADMIRAL FAsRAovS.-fbers wM
meeting Of NE mercAaah COMMITTEES appssnssd 70 make
p~spssaous 10 the sasrasut ssssinoai ~ tss 0o.
sssscr's Oes yestsrAay atsrssea Ns ssslsess of -
psrsAsss was ssasaAs>sa ~ ~ sssIss sAjsHsS %
Saturday, ~ s'csock Severed spssssipsisss were
SepAs@ - ssssaSp sEe1asss>kg.
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

THs RATHDoSEs AND THE RAruBUxs.-Fron
q statement In Philadelphia paper few days
since we were led 10 infer that The onos famous
Benjamin Rashhua, formerly OF Buffalo, was
Identical w'tA cns Of the chief petroleum mil
hensires who settled some years sinos In
WsA vkassis. Tlb h abtshs. y sssSAs
The New York herald., 1864-12-15
CO N G r Z s s /.

10 the Sentte Yesterday tie sttn OF our ID -ulty
With Cansaa grospg out o tile discharge OF the rebel
raiders from custody by the courts brought up BY
Mr.. Chandler Of Mchran, who offered . resolution for
ths formation OF army corps for the protection OF the
Eorthers fiontef ON uders, and aIso a resolution
directing the Secretary OF State demaod Of Great
Britain fu isdcmety for epolatcas on oar commsrcs
ty Augoreeei pratica ss,ps Objections wers made 20
the reception OF the resolutions but they come up
today Tor action and tnere hte dost toe adoption
Of the oposios Tor the protectcs of ips Border The
gcu.e 70 su,sp IN crp,nase the Canadian Reciprocity
srssty ives referred Committee % Foreign ke,a
lions Me- Iceutss resolutions In favor o. Increased
tars,lcr were referred 20 Finance Committee jcios
resolutions giving the thanks Of Congress 10 Capt Wins
low Lieut. Cushing reported ~ the Naval Com.
nuee and adopted. After transaction OF mo un.
tmportsn, business and executive the Senate
ID burned.
10 the House Of Representatives bill naturaizng oil
soldiers otwcniy one years age VINO have been honor
eby discharged from the army, navy marine corps,
without any previous declsrs alton, vas passed bill
prvvidlng for the dismissal all usem cyed general
oaosu Of the army who mar b. unemployed ou the
ASH oe February next wss passed. lse senate bill
asthcs,ssns the cnstruosoa OF ain revenue cutters
eo~ service o. shs lakss vas aiss passed The Con
h,ssss On ts~s,sn Afin was directed 70 inquire
Mss NE sxpsassssy providing ~ treaty oshes~ss
MNaasV1G11a = ~ en11p 81 essvSssa <rssAsf
The New York herald., 1864-12-15
Newspaper Accounts.
!. a0Iptans SUFFERING FROM GOLD AND

Crrom the Nashville UnIop. Dec. III
rr,dav night Ave rebel soldiers In one one pert -
r line and gave themselves up. They stated thai neW
sufsrues from cold and hunasr were too great 20 Nv
cosciudsd 70 change their mode OF lNs.
,.,.a ovyrosas SENT noarH paoN nAsBvRse.
tFrem the Nashville Dtspatoh, De-. H.
Captsin N. Goodwin, Assistant Prsvess ness.S
pr,sonsfs, amooe them The fciicwtsg named omceM~
Msjos Aueustiue Ipgrao, TWe1th Aiabsma sevsxSs
Cspgssu Tnuuas Pyce, fwpush fOuistsna. !.
IIsSssSs1A wa. IN Cs&asd, ssvesth Arksnses.
Nss,ssAns Thos. T. Fsssss, ~ assh Aosssoe
GkaaeeaAnA Wm. ~ e1rspA eefA N@snsus
The New York herald., 1864-12-15

TBE TRIUMPH OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Irs DEYEAT.-Itis IL In accordance with the phi
losophy Of things that whom party is elevated
TO power for the accomplishment Of great ends
and fails Il will be swept out Of existence.
The republican party was successful at the last
two elections because the people believed that
IL would put down the rebellion and bring back
peace to the country; but its victorious triumph
will assuredy prove its defeat. The FIRST four
years Of rule lefs tho rebellion unsuppressed,
and the people expect that tho war will be
finished within tho 6rst twelve months of It's
second term. n Il is not-but II, on the other
hand. weak and hesitating policy should
insure four years moro Of intcrnecine war
fare-the party will be swept on tho
sarSh with =, howl Il general ezecrA&isa.
EveaH Il should succeed In putting tho rs-
beliisa ssder within tAs coming year thsrs will
bs reaction. aaansIal and poliAiosf. tbss will
ewt H. life absrt--its utmost limit being ths'
expiratisa Of lie supremacy In Office. There Is
a settled opinion that the radical portion Of the
republican party h ono Of the principal authors
Of tho war, and when tho excitement conse-
qucnt upon Its progress Is over. and the account
OF public debt comes 10 be settled, the day Of
reckoning will have arrived. In any event.
then, it will be found that che triumph Of the
republican party 10 virtually its defeat
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
Trouble In Rlehm0nd-.-GlOOTa and Di.
vision or Sentiment,

The Norfork Val Old Dosaigtios, Of Friday pub
sAos the following letter dated st Fortress Monrve
November 10:
'Gog will always have observed that whss the
enemy shows signs Of Weakncss manifested through
the tTeacbery Of their dessrtsr t il sure precursor
Of somsthing being IN the wind The news If Lin-
coins reelection received ley the rsbels yessey-
day, and il caused great depression Of feeling
told this morning that over eight hundred de-
scrtsrs came over 10 a BODY This fssgiss took place
the extreme right 81 the rebel position they
were matched up ~ the Office OF The Provost Mar
shall General and related the same tale Of sadness
and woo thst hangs over the doomed city az Rich
mond. IL seems that a namber Of ;hcse deserters
were fresh ffom RiChIaond Il0t having been absent
from thee over twenty hour. Despite all the pre-
dohs = the NoTtheTB press the assertion of which
had lssH oanyassod sest thoroughly the rebel sII-
lhurities believed the Triumph Of Mcclellan sure
thing The House 81 Congress - believed, and now
they and their failaey ADDED 60 the hoI,elsssnsss
II their ca,se, which Is new rendered doubly sure
the Houses u Congress are divided on the question
Of the Ell pinyment 81 negro soldiers in the army
Many qIarrels have already privately arisen, and
many more are likely 10 arise. The SpoitsWo1d
House was the scene of fight on sunday last b.,-
sNegH a member froIa Georgia aud one from Viz
g,Uis the latter maintaining that negroes syd be
afnssd the former that they shoud not. The Geof-
gan threatened division Of the Confaderaey aud
SAD he would be upheld by bis constituents. Davis
ei'Aiot on the subject Is not known he vReiilates
ut"etH r1nEeIst aud dissent The RichmoId pa,
- SaFise II by all meahs and are aSHg such pan
gear Language A. % hope for saeceas unless il
y Immediately done
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
sebaslapol as Lt Is.

The Lesdon Times, af recent date, In ths course
Of view Of Todletcn's work on sThs crimeaA
War contains Tho following sketch Of Sebastapol
- il l. to-day
The scientific New Zsalatsier who NAV have eo,n
pleted his sketches Of St pauis and have wandered
over the ruins Of that modern Babylon which sent
out Gen. UaIseFon 30 conquer his Msori fsrefather
will probably he driven By his thinA er knswledge
70 extend his explorstiona and 30 visit SCENES made
famous by the people who civilized his race The
Romans were almost ~ much interested asbut the
site of Trsy and the history Of the great siege a.
were the German and English professors Of lie last
century. In his rambles the Maori Sapaat nfay be
shot CA. Of pneumatic tuhs OF descend by bis pri-
vata parachute little angle Of the werld where-
upon tAs ten years turned IN bFeathless expec-
fancy the gsze Of The greet English people What
he viii SO We cannot present even 20 conjecture.
The traveller woaid now behold widespread ruin,
aud the Solitude aud calm which succeed the tempest
81 battle. lseat ruiis never die. The Tart6 araha
and the officials drosky ron Dyer the plateau where
the fresh springing vices rise up afnd = rude no
eruppiis. Stately flrts still frewh over the deep
calm aori In which lie shs bsiles OF navy a II
waiting t,r ~ resurrection, aud eFumbHg quatys
shattered tosrfS and broken shells of houses mark
The margin OF waters on which enes fDAlea tho ar.
maInehis Of giant aggressive power A few gray
coated soldiers Chamber over tbs heaps Of broken
inaseiry, and eEesp In add oat II ths allapidated
naffsse4 gAtsa sH1t-fiScH hWeBtkss t@tsttses HAt-
esppea aud booted eitzefA salElef sloEty through
She city Of tho Isst A geoap pf baats Ia The eenlre
al the bAEbnF il engaged ID seayering = rase 70
sbe safses the ball ef some rotted chip. All seal,
banca 81 rnwes Is departed EneiFnling thls soane
0g dSplstiah and xloleat decay. ROUNDED knall aud
deeV fsxspe and Hnaalaiing IlAla ~ seemed and
fieaied With eFAss efe2n eeFlhWsfkA spread ff,aa
The sea b, ths great elem In iha plateau through
which rnik the stfvsla OF tlA Tphsrna5as WithiR
that nkrrox front ahea Nhia With the tsAts Of tho
N estuen pawsrs where the lhuaAer 81 eanAea never
oeasud dag afeF day. and che lightning ef battle
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
Abuse Of Horses and Mules.

We have sech Regruss and white men. acting as
sossastsA tAke the bat Of big 4hip. or hinge clab
and beafs Horses and mniss over the bead aRti we
were vexed that VIC have wahtsa otura u,,on the
saline tsaiRpal brsse and beat them rs long and as
bard with the same Weapons. There l. too raueh OF
this bTtita-ke treatment of Government stock and
oaght 10 cease or the brses haictine sach treAt-
'aent ought 70 work oa Notifications Wfth ball and
chain % their legs.
= We have further observed, TINT too msny sSsiry
neH take no sort If care u tAeir horses They pas
10 attsntiuB 20 their bseks b their feet and drive
them forRard without shoes, aud without anything
usdeF their saddles. They sie them Up in the mud,
often too lazy and worthless b lock ot f1n place
They never rub them down--they are too triaing 10
feed them when the forage is at hand. and they neg
lest to water them, when In camps for days n a
time.
The ofieers az, greatly ~ bIsma IS a general
thing. when their utterly neglect their stock
A spell Of working On Notifications would b. good
for some otoers and Priystes Of The character de-
scribed
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
Lord stanIet on fJanada.

In the course Of spaeeh recently aelivesei by
lord Stanley, ~ r. son sf the Esri Of Darby, l.is
Lordahip remarked:
4ffhpFe ls ono colony with regard to which ma are
IN position sf great perpeAity-i meaa Csnada.
Ia the event Of a rupture with the United stsles-
hope IL Is atsei improbable, bat in their present
tciaper nothing Is mppssl aCaHaiia h osir Ynner-
able point. Ii il the sest iBdcEensible country In
the world. long NARROW strip, With Ra depth Of
country that is hAbttabte o. fail back upoR and With
a spare population who have had NJ eSperlaaee Ia
war. Aud get che eAse Il net one in which We can
honorable say "a the Comedians sDefend yourselves
ii Is not our affair. II they were - be broslgbt
into q war in consequence of quarrel between Bag
land aud the Uaiisd Statss--a wsf shIsh they had
deEsa nothing b. bring abaat, and rs 40 which thsy
bad noi even had yeiCe-we could Hel IA hpaof o.
ia duty abandon them All that we can d0ss 70 eaH
upon them, 80 i0hg they fetain their connection
With us, 10 ds mote tasafd their owH defiice than
they have as yet dsae, aud 10 piHks oar assistance
csnalieRal spoa their doing tlnt Thai ke can slas
aud Nc caa avoiding sehdng Troops 70 The interior,
WHARF, they are neither numerous enough 70 Dc q
use nor IN position shers they reald fstira wth
houpg
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
Our GalIOaallt,.

David Dadisy Field made telling speech at the
4 Dion JHeilee Is Cooper Institute New York
last Friday evening. ahieh he began - follows
The victory which ne celebrate L mol the yletofy
Of psfty4t Is nus tbs victory II a ciass or indi-
tiab IL is tbe yistofy Of idsss--ths great primal
thought, which has created this fsaez1hs thought
which has taken h0.d II tbs minds add besFs Of the
millions ghiSe Votes dropped 81 lenty ct the polls
have uttered these audible voices with which ali the
air Is allea-tbe thought which has d0he all this Il
'alr hstioaElity. Cheers That ths people who
poess4s thia e1ptiRenl between che Gulf and the
Lakes, ADD fagia ssa 70 saay are not many patioBh
bat one nation indiyisbe forsYeT Is the iaeradiea-
bic belief If loyal Americans They held L hefare
the war began, but che dfes u the coHais4 haye
t'rsi il into ihiT hesrts where gill remain tili
tie biooi has left them foFsyer.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
The Last Message.

A soldier came ialu our roosns at Nashville %
get an envelope He said he had letter 10 send
home Tor one Of his comrades. He drew from bis
bioase small package, cAtsfuiiy wrapped, end
opening il held up a scrap If leaf from a memo
raadnm book. It bad bloody 6ngcr-priats on IL
and few words hastily writtea with pencil. The
writer was the soidiers partner, be said In the
charge on Kenesaw mountain be found him stager-
ing nom the line, the blood streaming from his
mesiih and covering his hands AID clOtbas A min
MIC bali had cut OF his tongue AZ the roof Hctried
to speak, bat could NOT Finally, BY motions, he
made Bis partner understand his want-paper snd
pencil. A scmp was torn from the diary, and on IL
the boy, held up By his pomrade with fingers drip
ping Sits blood and trembling IN death wrote
: Fathrr, meet mc N Hssrea.s
He tried . write he name, but Il was TOO late
Life Ind asaA 9
Say, fathers and methers. what viii you net Do
foF year sons whsNe waking, ard dreaming, and
dying thnughts are haueward sarnedf