, 1864-10-28
POSTSCR / PIT.
4:3o O'CLOCK, A. II.
FROM NEW YORK.
0nr Mid night Dl4patehe&-K8lxhlY I'm.
poftAnt News SUMMARY.

Especial Dispstch to the Western Pre.e.1
NHw YoRK, Thursday, Oct. r. midnight.
The 1Tbune's Washington special SAYS:
In Sheridan's battle Of Cedar Creek, the 1st
Vermont cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel
]. ". Bennett, captured one hundred md
sizty.one prisoners, among them Maj7r Gen
eral Ramseur, one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel, tWents three pieces artillery, three
b.ttle.haga, fourteen caiBsons, seventeen a.
my wagons, Elk ambulances, twenty.three
sets artillery harness, seventy. five sets wagon
harness, ninety-eight horses and sixty.ntne
mules. The regiment holds the official re-
ceipt for the above properly.
The Htrald's City Point special says: Ab-
eolu.eIy nothing has occurred in army move
neats. Preparations are going On, but the
troops are quiet,
Distinguished Mexicans, seuor Romero aud
Gen. Dob1ado, arrived yesterday at Genera,
Grants headquarters.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 9th sars
Of the late battle In the Shenandoah: Our
principal loss Was in cannon. Weloet no
prjaoners-princlpally wonnded-teamstera
and drivers. Tbs enemy were. severely
th1aahed, and they know It.
The sudden reverse In our fortunes is at
tributed to our eagerness Of pursuit, and the
exhausted condition Of our men, Want of
di3cipitne in our cavalry, and last, the allure
ments Of the enemy's rich camp. We at
tempted to do too much.
THE ARMY VOTE FRAUD.
NEW York, October 27.-Moses Z. Ferry,
the New York State agent at Baltimore, ar
rested on the charge Of forging soldiers
votes, has mace full confession. He says
he has been forging large number. and
gives the names Of the parties who assisted
him. Several prominent persons are said to
be implicated, but their names are not given.
The New York state agent in Washington
was arrea:cd to. .day and bis office closed.
VERMONT GETTING READY.
The Vermont citizens along the frontier
are organizing caTa1ry and infantry COM
panles for protection against raiders. The
nent adequate Cavalry supplies, which will
be distributed along the frontier
TIE YELLOW FEyEHA TIE SOUTH.
An Old Point Comfort letter Of the 22d,
Speaking of the yellow fever et NeWbern,
saYs the epidemic is OF the most malignant
| type. Five cases out Of six have been fatal.
One account says the citizens have more
LHAH kNtt GIL Au ~ ALk%AN ~ kuI 6lNA1 hAA
bury, the dead. Children and negroes gen
erolly Escape The diseasa is manly con-
fined to native white citizens. Government
troops at outrosts have escaped NTH few
exceptions.
.. TURNED Up.
The irish refugee, John Mitchell, Is report
cd In command Of the rebel feet on the
| James River,
MARKET MATTERS.
There IL no change from the prevailing dnllnesB
| in the general market. At the morning board
Btocka were dull and Irregular though the prevail
ing teudercF w1s upHard. There Was au increase
| among buyers for 1ise, and very few short en-
| Raccmeute Fere made. There WAS more acttvt4y
In GoTeft nent stocks, though prices were uneet-
| HE'D. New SOS closed stronger. Railroad bonds
| Gull No transactions In banking stocks. Mlnfn.
etpcks were active. Transactions In railroad shares
| were yery light. The probabilities Of the future
[ price Of gold are freely discussed: The general
opinion ia that the Presidential election will 60
| far torard determining the question. It Is ru-
uored on the street, that Gen. Grants army
| was moving though without aay effect on stocks
=! or gold, The fluctuations to-day Tere smaE, and
pptfatione cht both buyers and eellers are AFRAID
| to et1Ike heavily. THERE is more activity IN for
eigr exchange With unusual scarcity Of Bl!s 0f1eE-
| co, The loan market Was more active. Iae sup,
! plY Is abundant, and rate per cent. commercial
| papers dul1 and pages slowly at former rates.
| The quotations at aallagher's exchange 10 P. n.
/ were: Cod, nl7; N G, 12oM; Este, 9Gh Hud-
| sod, 1Ha; Reading, ISL; Rock 1sIand, 49,.
| NJ r.. 42t.,