, 1864-08-17

1ht States OF New York aud PepnsylyAni,
sre coirs what they should have done twt
-s1aza nsc. and what no loyal State should
H-lay for al hour longer, putting themselves
r,n thorough war footing for State defense.
We give elsewhere the list of the nes
?oara Of officers elected 1t the National
Tcachcrs' Association at Ogdensburs, y. F.,
jor Tie yc-r ensuIbe.
Our Cairo dispatch gives the latest partic.
u1aro concerning the rebel cattle and horse
etea:inI soid .rto the torders Of our State
1rom Ecntucky. 1t is an inconelderable af.
1alr' aad it5 participants will presently find
2r't1 erestake them, or General H1ine, which
nil -tnooct to the same thing.
Aujutaat GeIeral Fuller passed thronsb
;h'r city last tveuit 6 en- route for Sprlus.
:4eid Ne sAs1l presently have from his Office
an authorized st-tcuicnt Of the quotas of a1,
'hc coui''ics, aua doubtless q modtt,cst,au
aud reduction Of the figures tvpur1ed in oil
rially fof this coucty.
bur F'cksbnrg dispatches give highly in
: :"re6t'lg tc.uue of news from Texas aud
Louisiana.
Our Mokena dispatch gives, further sad
, LEI Ing details If the deeds Of Cyioleace which
overcast the festivities Of Chicago excur,
tion party on II, nday. It was brutal and
. .oHardly outrage, the only wonder connect.
ID with which, ncxt to its having taken place
II all, IL tlat it did not cost more lives than
it did The authorities should bring the
,uthcrs as>d actors OF the riot to exemplary
punishment.
Sonc 1mportsut decisions Of the War De-
partmcnt, OF general interest and application
pertaining to the question of quotas and
creditB, have been called out By Governor
Brougl's present visit to NSashin gton, mud
are given in our dispatches elsewhere. TIE
War Department Las decided that the one
hundred d:.e' men in service from Ohio
nho hive beer drafted are exempt This
tamc dispatch also announce that commu-
sAtioE counts az credits On the drutt-anothcr
1t Il at las been contested. OF these lat
tie'c"rc some t"rr thousand in Ohio, and
- that amount reduces tue gu ,ta.
Til" txpt citation u speedy result at Mo-
uile, baeed CD Fnrragut'e splendid victory az
The meuth of Mobile Bay, should be mode:
rated, sud adjusted to the fact that Mobile
1uy ip thirty miles long. and so shallow that
he hesvy commerce Of that port has III ways
brcn carried OIL by lighters carving down
1he cation and otL:r products to ocean goiug
=, ,stcls below. Il Farragut could only brig
liz noble Ha-7f.rd aud her sisters up within
range OF Mobile, it aould be quite another
'hii:e, rs If ie hit light draught gunboats
l"'ttt &c aided ~ CO operative. land force,
and tits viii tskt lime, though We have
rc1soE to believe # has been well begun
Adyices from New Orleans on the 9Th lust.
s'ate that it being reported that the enemy
i'll considerable force were crossing the
-Atchsfalssn on the e8th ult-, General Ell-
gan was scnt with brigade Of infantry, two
regiments Of cavalry and battery, to make
the number OF about 5,0o0, part of whom
he'd act ally crossed. several skirmtshes
''uhucd, resulting III driving the enemy back
% the other side OF the river. Our loss was
TWO Killed and fourteen wounded Two
du>s atles, 1orce had assembled 70 'scstroy
he telegraph, but .heY were repnlsed with
considerable lose by scouting party OF
.nlon soldiers, with me loes Of thear tap. ::
lin and eix prirates, klueo, oesloee esSesal
'"unded.
The new Hely Alliance to which tue En'
ipean items make frequent reference, ID
""Fact lar nrtua1 assistance and anfty
o's,eo W tne sos'relgns OF the three Sofsa,
:" t""eIs u europe hass'a, PRUSSIA, ana
fhtfta' u hlseiogen, tha celebrated baVa"
I'm p Hate.i: e place. This banding together
,hcse pottbtutes has for }ts n re. nnrnosa
,:-t.,.. 49,, '
qe hn1l'lns the 11nuenee aud power Of
i,nce. 1t will jncvitably throw France acd
Ia. icto the o1},r scale. ana Frr1ona .,a,
t"s w. 49,. ,.1 ~ siaoo 4lso,
jF d. ubtIee5 the lGteTFst OF the latter will
scnrr such result esr,ec{a1ly az It w.,, la
s.,'. -, -~s, of E,.nce IN N 10 au oa,.s'"
1r tie ahttfeet u Z fAnce ~ A4ht Ill conces-
rons necessary 10 secure II.
1t Will oe s:rh oy 'elegfapnic item else
here, that al u tnat part OF hentu6y lying
xst OF tne eumoefiano klser. mas been
z1deo &c the department OF tne oslo. anc