The New York herald., 1864-09-24

ascsDasd 90 thirteen cents psr bushs the principal
propretors concluded raise their prices This
oocaslooed BY OF heavy when least
peeed August generally the best month for gather
ing salt The general impression 10 that salt season.
such II has been, has arrived at chasm Indeed. il
has been the worst season In ten fifteen years AS
arrive q, Il, not than quarter o. our
usual crop OF salt will be obtained
The Independent Methodist Conference completed its
abors yesterday and adjourned die Before adjourn
Ing the Committee the OF the Country reported
series of resolutions which adopted decariog that
while Inconsistent with Christian principles, vet
the only way to peace for the country
is by vigorous prosecution OF the present il the
rebellion Il suppressed and slavery abolished TIE con
Guiding resolution nominates Grant and his chosen lieu
tenants Sherman and Sheridan and Admiral Farrsgut
as the oniy real peace ambassadors
The seventh anniversary oi the Fulton Street Noon
Prayer Meeting was held yesterday In the North Dutch
| church which well filed by audience composed
OF ladies' aod gentlemen Rev DR. Buddngton presided.
and brief addresses were made by Rev Drs Krebs,
Rdgwsy Scudder and Weston and Eessrs. Stewart and
W H. Dodge The remarks of DR. Scudder who has Just
returned from India expressive OF his devotion the
Union elicted ond applause did those or MIR Stewart,
tho President OF the Christian Commission. Tho
cses inerspersed with short prayers and singing
The DRAFT FOR Jersey City viii commence at Newark to-
BY the Provost Marshal yesterday Ths Third wasd Of
Hobokeu and Union township drafted for yes.er.
day
John J. Ouryea proprietor OF enc Houston and Cort
andt stree, OF stages mulc.ed In the Of
hundred dollars yesterday in the Marine Court, on
count OF one Of the passengers named Ghooly losing
thumb through the of Of the defendants
drivers
In the OF Samuel r Dnsmore Gusssve p. Gu.
seet whore the latter applied for the removal OF ia
junction which restrained him from carrying the Nssg
Nation Jadge Cerke yesterday granted the motion.
tue groune that the title Of the plaintiff to the paper be
log descd by the dcfenaaLt it be settled by jury.
Ii the General Sessions Yesterday Charles Patterson
ooni"ed of robbery IN the first degree. having 10
connection with others, assaulted Mir, L. NJ. Ballard
Third avenue he Goth Of December. The robbery
daring the particulars Of which will DO louud
in report OF the trial iu another column.
fhs great CAV gold yesterday almost occss'oyed u
panic ID the for SON, articles All things were
nominal aud large amounts Of goods OF any description
could be sold on!v at great sacrifice whcn holders
very reluctant TO submit to Increased caution every
where exercised nowadays and the merchants
deavoring TO provide against every contingency and
surviving 10 ''sail the wind possible the
bslcf that in Wow Of the uncertainties connected with
the immediate future too much cannot Cot
ton groceries, petroleum, lower nominal On
lnauge. the u0ur Market was deCidedy duU
were fully 25c lower Wheat declined Sc &C. Corn
trife easier under good demand. Oats were Hrmer
The pork market lower, with fair business doing
the decline. Beef and lard less active and Wh
key and freights continued dull
Another Victory In the VAfley-ThS
Battle OF Fishers Hill
Once more we have glorious news from the
Shenandoah valley. Sheridan has gained still
another victory over the redoubtable Early-a
victory that he characterizes as every COM
plete and victory that goes far toward tho
accomplishment of what we expected of Gen
eral Sheridan-the actual dispersion of Early's
whole force. Only darkness prevented such
an actual dispersion in this fight
Fishers Hill, the scene OF this last victory,
is little ways beyond Strasburg. and is q field
on which it is reasonable to suppose that the
enemy had the ground greatly In his favor It
is position that EARLY long ago chose to fight
upon when he should be forced to fight any
where near it. 1t will be remembered that
when forced up the valley in August. and just
before he received his last reinforcement from
Lee, he had concentrated bis force ct this
point, and evidently intended to dispute our
passage there. He had then. probably recon
noitred and studied the ground oD which he
has now been beaten; for all his advantages of
position and fortifcation have not enabled
him to arrest the triumphant progress Of Sheri-
dams victorious column.
Sheridan's cavalry, at the latest accounts be-
fore the news Of the battle, were beating up
Early's fanks and Crook was feeling his front
Sheridan thus learned where Early was, and
then went at him at once, he is not t!mid
fighter. Crook swept on the cnemy's flank like
an avalanche, and the veteran Sixth and Nine
teenth corps stormed tho position in front.
Sixteen guns were taken, and that fact is
positive assurance Of the complete demoraliza
ton Of Early's command.
1t was unwise in Early to fight again 80 near
the scene Of his former discontinue Had be
not been tempted by his previously chosen and
reconnoitred neld, but kept doggedly on his
retreat, he might have gotten to Staunton in
time to organize there . resistance that would
have bothered Sheridan very greatly; but hav
ing been thus badly beaten and even broken
up at Fishers HILL it is not possible that he
can make another stand at Staunton or any
where else In the valley, and thus Sherdans
way to Lynchburg is open. Sheridan will thus
in all probability, having settled Early, settle
also the fate Of the rebel capital.
TANMANY HALL AND THE CRY NoMsATroSs.-
What is Tammany Hall doing towards making
the nominations for Congress and the city officers
to be elected this fall. We have been anxious
" waiting to see some move of the managers
to call the primary meetings or some step to-
wards placing a ticket 10 the field. But why
oil this delay Are the managers waiting to
make bargains again, or is this delay for the
purpose of permitting certain persons agreed
upon to pack the primary meetings and nomi-