New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIIE WAR.

A gentleman who for twelve months has been
attempting TO set away from the South succeeded sew
erai days $50 in reaching lines ands now IN WASH
fugton He occupied respectable position under me
Confederate Government, and had abundant oppoftu
nifty for learning the real condition OF affairs IN ths
section He represents that tie conception IS actively
progressing and that persons bet~een'the ages Oh 10
and IS are being sent to the ~TeiegrapheTs eS
pressinen and railroad employees continue exempt nom
military duty The Rebel authorities are making every
effort 10 get every available maa ntothe army. A'o0i
Of the new eves have been senttoreeaforcS Gen
Lee Hoods army numbers Gjogt @ocOo There are
few troops beside these two armies and they are s,1'
tered over the South The gentleman seys that thou
sands OF lbc soldiers would If they could. escape rom
service and in some sections il o. opportunity was
offered the Union feeling would emphstic4ly manhes'
sself He bought some gold before he left I1clinond
paving S25 in Confederate money for 81 in coiu Aitei
Tarlys defeat in the Valley dollar in gold could not
be bought for less than so in paper He says no one
out of the Confedoracy have correct idea OF the
Javages of war, both on agriculture and trade
The deaths in New-York during the past week
were 1874 men, lOl women 1914 boys, AMI lOJ girls
m increase Of 6l upon the mortality OF the previous
week and a decrease Of as compared with the NOR
fslity Of the corresponding week Of s65 u the oe
ceased. $50 were children uDdes years OF age lie
mortality by the principal diseases was as follows Con
sumption e.; inflammation Of the lungs, 20; lnlaniic
zuarasmus, %; insenle couyulsions "a dphcF1te ~
dysentery. Ii typhoid fever, TO- scarlet fever To-
smallpox /; dea;os from external causes. % among
which are reported deaths from old age. drowned
killed ay aoc Cns. There vcro 70 deatho III the IL
situations am IS irterments in Potler's field.
The Rebel prize steamer Hope arrived all
Boston OF Monday, having been captured OF Whining
ton on the Esd ul. by the q. s. steamer Eoos She
CHASED several hours the 2Ah. By the L. ; steamer
Gettysburg md to escape threw overheard the gFc 81
part of her cargo. consisting OF machinery coffee dry
goods &C. The Hope is steamer Of so sans, with an
engine OF 30o.horsc power and was bat In Liverpool
last year by James Quiggen s Co.. and bad made one
successful trip before she was captured.
The Rebel managers in the case Of the II.
Abans VT, raiders in the ovent Of decision being
given Jy the Canadian Court to surrender up the raiders
intend apps ing to the Judicial Committee OF the Pr'l
Council in England.
Michael w. Cluskey, formerly Postmaster OF
tss Hoe Of REPRESENTATIVES has recovered from the
wounds he received in battle, and has been elected
member Of the Rebel Congress from tie Memphis dis
trict in Tennessee.
Com. Joseph D. Hull has been ordered to re-
port The 10th of November as Connenoef % the
NsYy Yard at Philadelphia Capt. d. MeDougai has
assumed the duties Of Commandan OF The Navy ard at
Mail Island California.
There is some excitement at Buffalo in con
sequence of that raid upon That city is con
fempated by Rebels and Other rascas III Canada Thus
far, however, there has been no sign Of trouble
The story from Louisville that Gen. Sherman
had evacuated Atlanta is untrue The hasiriHk Union
denies it, and ssys the place is in not the slightest
danger.
The President has breyeted Brg-Cen Stew
art Ven Vhet, rank as such from Oct 49, This APP
ponimert has been made for faithful ana meritorlols
services during tie war.
The new double-turretted manitog MODad'
mock arrived at Fortress Monroe Sunday noon from
New York Sire behaved e1cenently well while at see.
We learn from New-Orlesns, Oct p, that
great activity prevails in the army. There is much
sickness among the troops but it is daily decreasing.