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He further proposed that they should
be allowed to purchase abroad, the articles
intended for their prisoners held by us.
General Grant notified Generl Lee of his
acceptance of the proposition. General
Lee responded, and suggested that the ar
ticles should be confred to articles necessary
to comfort, such as clothing, blankets,
meal, coffee, sugar, pickles, vinegar and
tobacco, and proposed that an officer from
each side be specially detailed and paroled
to see to the faithful execution of the ar
rangement.
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They were again attacked yesterday
morning, short distance north Of Fort
Scott, and driven pell-mell in a southeast
erly direction.
They burned two hundred wagons yes
terday to prevent them from being cap
tured.
Nothing is stated aboutth the loss on either
side
But there seems to be no doubt as to the
certainty that Prices Army is completely
demoralized and scattered.
Nothing has been received of to-days
operations, except that our forces are still
In vigorous pursuit.
Gen Steele has received heavy reinforce
ments at fort Smith, with a view, it is
probable, of contesting Prices entrance
into Arkansas.
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AN INSIDE VIBW OF THE CHICAGO
CONVENTION.
Val band-him-a-dime Makes a Confess
sion

Vsllandighsm writes to the New York
Ne,os in reply to statement that appear
ed in the World. Hethus lifts the veil, and
shows the inside working of the machine.
Taken along with Trains confessions, it is
highly interesting. He says;
l. Mr.. Vallandigham was not f'ln miser-
abe minority at the Chicago Convention"
and no one knew it better than the man
Cassidy, who wrote, and Marble, who in
dorses tho statement. The latter 1 hand
over to Ex-Mayor 0pdyke for judgment
2. Mr.. Vallandigham was not "beaten
two to one" for the chairmanship Of the
Committee on Resolution. Through the
articles Of Cassidy, Tilden and other
New York politicians, Mr.. Guthrie, of
Kentucky, received twelve votes TO his
eight for that post, but Mr. Guthrie was
himself afterward emphstically repudiat
by the Convention when presented by ithe
ring" as their candidate for tn Vice Pres
idsney. Mr.. Vallandigham wrote the sec
ond, the material resolution of the Chicago
Platform, and carried it through the Sub
Committee and the General Committee, in
spite Of the most desperate, persistent op-
position on the part of Cassidy and his
friends. Mr. Cassidy himself, in an adjoin-
ing room, was laboring to defeat it. But
the various substitutes never at any time
received more than three votes.
3. Mr.. Vallsndigham did net S@oaz the
opposition to Mcclellan but confined his
efforts almost exclusively to the question
of platform. He did, indeed vote against
Gen. Mcclellan on the first, but for him on
the revised ballot, and moved that the
nomination be made unanimous; where
upon Cassidy threw up his hat and shout
cd, and he and all his fellows proclaimed
Vallandigham very proper man.
4. As to engagements to speak IN sup
port of the Democratic candidates, Mr.. V.
has fulfilled ss many as any Democratic
speaker in any State, and is now here, in
Illinois, on the same erTand; and, without
immodesty, he may say that he has accom-
plished quite as much goo5 for the cause as
Cassidy and his ATgus. The people lack
confidence" in Cassidy. @
8. The secret of this and similar assaults
on the part Of certain class of New York
politicians is that they cannot "use" Mr..
Vallandigham. Of one thing further let
them be assured-neitbe7- can they kill
him. a5 rs.-. rt ,f
6. As to the charge of conspiracy" set
forth in Judge Advocate Hollis pamphlet,
and the eleven specifications summed up
by Mr.. Horace Greeley, have only to say
that so far as 1 am concerned, they are
absolute falsehoods and fabric9tions from
beginning to end. They are false in the
aggregate and false in detail More than
that, they are as preposterous and ridicul-
Gus as they are without foundation; and
this Mr. Judge Advocate Holt, Mary Ann
Pitman and Mr.. Horace Greeley very well
know. c. L. VALLANDIGHAM- 2
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to Cleveland LrADEal

.--. WASHINGTON, Oct. p.
A negotiation between Generals Grant
and Lee, with the sanction of the authori-
ties of the Government, or either side, has
been progressing since the 10th of October,
the announcement of which will be hailed
with the sincerest qualification throu2 hout
the country. It has not yet been complet-
ed, but has reached such a stage, that am
permitted to give some of its details.
On the 6th of October, Commissioner
Ould of the rebel Government, addressed
letter to Major General Hitchcock, not
sending it through the ordinary channel,
but having it mailed at Fortress Monroe.
This letter proposed TO General Hitch
cock to alleviate the suffsrings of the pris-
oners on either side BY allowing the Ex-
ecutiVe to undertakethe clothing and feed
ing Of its own men, under the supervision
of its own officers, paroled for that pur-
pose-the United States to send its clothing
and provisions directly to the points near
est the prisoners; the rebel Government
to be permitted to buy, at any place it
pleased abroad, such supplies as it wished
to furnish its prisoners.
General Hitchcock, observing the irreg.
ularity of the manner in which Commits
sioner Ould had approached him on the
subject, referred the letter to the War De
partment where it was decided to send
it down to General Butler, through whose
hands itsshould have come originally.
General Butler was struck with the prop.
osition, and laid it in person before Gen
eral Grant On the 18th of October Gen
Grant addressed letter to Gen. Lee, re-
citing the substance of Commissioner
Guilds proposition, and saying he approved
of it. On the 18th General Lee replied,
saying that he construed General Grants
letter into an acceptance of Commissioner
Guilds proposition, and inquiring whether
he was right in this construction. and add
ing that he thought it would be well to
limit thesupplies to necessary comforts, u
excluding deicacies in order to sy Did over
burdening the transportation.
On tho 2Otb General Grant replied tc
this saying that be did accept the PROPOSE
tion, and asking that detailed plan fol
| putting it into operation be at once pre-
pared. The correspondence on beth sides
exhibited commendable anxiety 10 do any
thing that can be done to alleviate tn,
condition Of prisoners. General Grant es
pecia'ly repeats that he will favor AM
plan that will relieve them.
The excitement in the frauds on soldier
votes is transferred to Baltimore, wher
General Doubleday and the rest of tn
Military committee, have gone to conduc
the investigations, Governor Seymour
agents are deeply implicated, and shor
work is likely to be made with some
them -Ta D1-L 2 G3Ji5u dfAE
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AFFA1Rs IN sHERMANis ARMY.

AFFAIRS IN sHERMAE'S ARMY.
The Louisville Journal of Tuesday has
the following: '1 y.7r sia a.
THE SITUATION AT THE FRoNT.-R. 3.
Avery, of the I1th Indiana cavalry, left
Chattanooga on Saturday morning, and he
informs US that the situation is becoming
remarkably quiet again. Gen. Sherman
telegraphed the pay-masters at Nashville
on SATURDAY night CnAt tie da1fger was
over, and they might ssfely venture to the
front. A large number Of these officers,
with their safes, left for Atlanta and way
points on Sunday morning, for the pur-
pose Of paying off the troops. The move
ments of Hood seem to be shrouded in
mystery, and his generalship, as exhibited
in the recent campaign, is hard to under
stand. By avoiding railroad lines he is
not compelled to move over old beaten
tracks, and obtains a scanty subsistence for
his men from the moro interior portions
of the country. Army officers at
Chattanooga are in perfect Ignorance
as to the policy of General Hoods re-
treat, and what his probable intentions are.
His move is a crazy one, and is conducted
on principles foreign to the usual modes Of
waresre. As tho viii and plans OF 8 ma
MAC are hard to understand, so the crazed
evolutions of Hood are bewildering, and
baf1s the skill of experienced and able
generalship. All is quiet at the frontsfor
the moment. Hood is enveloped in a fog,
yet he may emerge from the cloud at no
distant hour, and with startling efrontery
boldly strike at an unexpected quarter, He
is attempting to retrieve the fortunes OF a
waning cause, his movements are character
lied by desperation. He is moving in light
fighting trim, depending alone for sup
plies on desoiate country, aud wheels his
iegions in our rear and flank witha rapidity
and assurance really astonishing. Sher
man has an abundance Of supplies, and is
gradually weaving net that may prove
the destruction of the rebel army. All is
quiet now, yet the storm is gathering and
experienced officers say that it will soon
burst with fury on the military horizon Of
the Southwest Whatever may come,
Sherman Is equslto the emergency, and he
will prove himself the slcilful, tried, and
and faithful general that the people of
America delight to honor, and whose ge-
MUS has claimed the admiration Of the
world.
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Testerday AfternoOn,s Report.
FROM WASHINGTON,

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.
The 7T-i6toss's Washington special
says
The Military Commission, General
Doubleday President, was ordered
to suspend the trial of blockade traders
today, and proceed to Baltimore forthwith,
to investigate and try g recently discover
ed case Of most astounding fraud and
forgery connected with the New York
State soldiers vote.
The charges are, in brief, substituting
Mcclellan for Lincoln votes, in original
envelopes submitted by the soldiers, and in
forging names thereto.
ZOne box, over three feet long, containing
many thousands of these fraudulent votes,
has been seized. Others are known to
have been sent to New York.
The developments in this case promise
TO beof the most startling nature. .-l-=
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TRIAE.OF GUMS

NV IOhh1 OCL. II.
The 20-inch Rodmsn Gun was tested
Yesterday at Fort Hamilton 1t was first
fred with blank cartridge of onehundred
pounds Of powder. Then with fifty pounds
and q solii shot of 1880 pounds, and finally
with 100 pounds and solid shot OF 1880
pounds, at an angle of % degrees. This
Shot was thrown four miles.
The full range Of the gun is thought to
be between FIVE and six miles. The expert
ments were highly successful.
By the forthcoming report of the Sani-
tary Commission it will be seen that the
value of the contributions received exceed
1000. 900 dollars. - ~. .-.IE .-
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associated Press Report.
FRNHs NEM YORK.

NEW York, Oct. 27.
The market for gold this morning is
steady, opening at 2l5} and reaching at
noon 2l6, which figure was maintained up
to 2o'clock ...r
A rumor on the streets that Grants army
is moving, brought no effect on gold or
stocks. -,..
The Commercials Washington special
reiterates the report of discovery of fraud
upon New York soldiers, by substituting
Mcclellan tickets for Lincoln ones, already
given,
The City Point mail boat arrived at
Washington to day bringing no important
news.
Gen. Dufie was captured by guerrillas
while separated from his staff.
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TIE ASHER WARNER ExTRADrr1oN CASE

TIE AsHER WARNER EXTRADrTIOE CASE
As this is quite a notorious case, and as
some of our readers may have forgotten
some of the facts of it, we conclude to give
this summary of them, eulled from the
Detroit Tribune of day or two ago;
A formal rsquisition was made for the
surrender Of Warner, under the AshburtOn
treaty, and q week ago Saturday last, Sher-
III McEwan, of Windsor, received instruc-
tisns to surrender the prisoner to our Of
ff3srs, but before he acted upon them, q
writ of ha5eqs corpus was served upon him,
recurring the detention of Warner
until such time as the case could be
determined before the Chief Justice
On Thursday last the writ was
returned. j. ". Gwynne, Q. c., and u,
Darcy Boulton acted as counsel for the
prisoner, and moved for his release Mr..
Gwynne based this application on the fol-
lowing grounds; That the Extraditlon
Treaty referred only to persons escaping
to Canada who were "charged with the
specified crimes, not to those convicted"
that the issue of forged postal currency
does not come within the class of crimes
specified in the treaty-thst the first war
rant issued by the magistrate, through s
defect in form, was invalid, and that the
warrant Issued under the great seal was
also informal and valid, not having been
signed by the Attorney General. S. Rich
ards, Q. c., opposed the application for
Warmers release, contending that after the
magistrate had committed and the Govern
or had issued his warrant, Judge Of the
Superior Court could not Interfere. R. T.
| Payne, Esq, U. S. District Attorney Of
| Cleveland, and II. B. Brown, ESQ, Assist
ant District Attorney of this city, closely
watched the proceedings of the Court, and
rendered invaluablea assistance TheJudge
felt great dificulty in determining as to the
amount of his jurisdiction in the case
/ therefore he deferred his decision uLtil
| Monday. In the meantime, he held con-
| sultation with Chief Justice Draper, anG
on Monday decided that the prisoner mus
be delivered up. --....i.... g. .+
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ApMIRAL PoRrER.s MOYEMENrs.

NEW YORK, Oct. u.
A Washington special TO the Commercial
says:
It is understood here that Admiral Por-
ter will sail for the rendezvous of his feet
at Beaufort n. G., as soon as the Montauk
arrives at Fort Monroe, which will be this
week. The other vessels of his squadron
are all ready and have either arrived or
are on theway.
The attack may be expected next week
1t is believed that the arrangements are
perfect, and that the reduction of the bat
teries at the mouth of the Cape Fear river
will be accomplished in few hours.
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FORETGN NEWS.
HALIFAX, Oct. 27.

HALIFAX, Oct. %.
The steamship Canada, from Liverpool
on the 18th and Queenstown on the 18th,
has arrived.
1t is denied that the pirate Semmes has
left Liverpool
It is thought peace will be concluded by
the Vienna conference.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. l5.-Cotton closed
quiet.
Breadstuffs quiet; provisions dull.
Petroleum quiet at Is IOd@1s for crude.
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A BeautifaI Thought,

A writer whose life has passed its me-
ridian thus discourses on the fight Of
time:
Forty years once seemed q long and
weary pilgrimage to make. It now seems
but step. And yet along the way are
broken shrines where q thousand he, les are
wasted into ashes; footprints sacred under
their dust green mounds whose grass is
fresh from the watering Of tears; shadows
even what we would not forget. We will
garner the sunshine of these years, and,
with ehastened steps and hopes, push on
toward the evening whose signal light
VIII soon be swimming where the waters
are still and the storms never best.
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FROM SHERMAN.

NEW YORK, Oct. %.
The Times special from Washington
says:
1t appears to be the rebel aim to take up
'front.' in Northern or Central Alabama
covering Montgomery, Mobile, &c. This
practically opens up Sherman's line of
conquest clear to the Gulf.
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New York, Oct q.
The HeraJds Washington special says /:
The report that the enrolment law is
failure, that the sub-clsuse is to be repealed
and drafted men are obliged to go into ser
vice, and that there will be draft for
300, 900 men on the 1st Of January, is pro
nounced By Gen. Fry to be utterly un-
founded
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Pu1tDr1pmA Oct

The csse of the Westchester, Pennsyl-
vania, Jefsrsouiar', came before the United
States Circuit Court yesterday, M II Hodg-
son Us. VIM Milward o. S, Marshal The
jury rendered verdict for the plaintiff for
500 dollars, manages for illegal seizure of
the Jsfersonian.
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BUsHWHACKING CnECKED.

IT,. WAsHINGFOE, Oct. 81.
Since the clearing away of the timber
along the Orange and Alexandria Rail
road, and the adoption of the plan of send
ing out rebel sympathizers on trains as
safeguards, not an accident has occurred,
and not single guerrilla has been seen on
the line of the road
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fpr SaIe.

/ OTIS FOX SAHE-I35 FIT. FRONT
~ on Superior Strest. corner OF Muirson street,
Also, subiots L. II and ls being as feet front esoh
On superior street, east Of MuiTsou street. Also
10 feet front Spring street, running hack to the
railroad track, being land on which a part OF the
good-shed of the Cleveland, ColEmbus & Cincinnasi
RAILROAD stands Also, II feet inches front cn
0hAmplsin street, nearly opposite the nov POLES
Court House. Cd l..-.- 4..-. 49,
For terms i1auire Of PAINE i WADE,
dscsR2e AttornsFs-
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To JNo. A. STEWART,
Asst. Treasurer New York.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, I
September "a, 1864. 7


To Elliott F. Shephard, No. 16 Wall street
NeI0 York: ..l--
SIR: am in receipt of your letter of
September 2lst, in which you suggest, in
behalf of yourself and client that the
question whether the notes of the issue of
1861, known as 1905, are received for
duties, be referred for decision either to
Judge Belts. of the United States District
Court, or to the Attorney General In
the discharge of my official duties 1 have
already found it necessary to examine, and
to consider fully the subject here present.
ed, and have formed and repeatedly ex-
pressed the opinion that these notes are
not receivable. The question therefore
being decided in so far, its decision rests
with this department. L must decline
giving my assent to thepropOsed reference.
w. T. FESsEEDEE,
Secretary of the Treasury.
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CANADIAN CAPITALS.

QUEBELl NJCL- II
Itis reported that the Conference has
selected Ottawa for the capital of the Uni
ted Provinces, and Toronto as the capital
of Upper Canada, and Quebec for Lower
Canada.
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EXAMINATION OF THE RAIDERS
MONTREAL, Oct. q

The depositions concerning the recent
raid were taken at st. Johns yesterday,
The option of transferring prisoners 20
Montreal was left to Hon. Mr.. Edmonds,
who acts for the United States.
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nIn z..an TRFAsuRY nOTEs-

The following correspondence has been
had concerning the question Of the old
7-30 Treasury notes being legal tender for
customs duties:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Oct. 26, 1864.
SIR: 1t having been represented to the
Secretary that there is an impression OBJ
tanning, that decision is about to be pro-
mulgated by this Department to the effect
that the old 7-3O notes will be received in
payment of duties, he directs me TO trans
NIT the inclosed copy OF letter addressed
TO Elliott F. Shepard, and to add that that
decision is final. Very respectfully,
GEO. HARRINGToN,
Asst. Secy. Treas
To JNo. A. STEWART, l.-
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RIVER NEWS.

I'D ~ CAIRO, Oct q.
The steamer May Duke, from Duvaps
Bluff arrived at Memphis on the 25th,
with large number Of refugees.
The steamer Marmora was fired into at
Prairie Landing, White River, and follow
ed five or six miles. One of her officers and
fifteen negro soldiers were killed, and q
number wounded.
St. Charles, Arkansas, is being evacus-
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FR0NI WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. q.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is
again open.
Gen. Ricketts, is rapidly recovering from
his wound.
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CATURDAT, OCT. 2sTH, 1854.
Horse, Baggy, ROokaWay and Harness.

AT ACCrioN-----.BT bro. CUTTER SON.
o. Cutter Son will sell on Saturday, Oct. 18th,
ln front Of their Auction Room, No l34 Bank ct,
At hslf-past l o'clock, one black Mare, five ears
old, soqDd and kindi onegood open Buggyi one sin
gle Harness. Also, one RoeksWay.
The Mare, Buggy and Harness can be seen az
Geer Cos Livery Stable until the hour Of sal6
Terms cash at time Of sale Oc2s ia
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TUST RRCEIVED-A NEW LOT
81 Of JsWeIry, Solid silver and Plated Ware. Also
Gancy Goods, Cutlery, and lno assortment Of lYo-
~ Coos. y l- COWLES & CO.,
oc2s +ss-- --.a--- ID. 137 WeddeIi House 9,
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PROM GEN. RUTLER.

NEW YORK, Oct 2T.
The T5iJ1aas's correspondent, with Gen.
Butler, of the oath, says in connection with
the action of the rebel Governors, plainly
indicating their intention to call their
slaves to aid them III their desperate
straits, that it may not be inopportune to
state this important fact, namely, that
their army confronting US before Rich
mond and Petersburg Is now known to be
reduced to not exceeding $4,000 men all
told.
JEFF. Davis, Lee, Longstreet, and other
distinguished rebels, yesterday rode along
the lines in our front, and then went back
to Richmond-as deserters say-sadder if
not wiser.
The rebel ram crept down the river last
night under cover of darkness to their late
position, but hurried away again at day
light this morning.
The declension of the Chicago nominate
on by the people in their Electoral Cole
ges next November, will be as follows:
CHICAGO Positive Boil.
October Eiections-C Com parative, Boiler
November Elections -Superlative, Burst
And that aburstn viii be preter-plu-per.
feet. 1t will take sntiqusrisns TO find tht
J flinders.
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