, 1864-11-02
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
CASUALTY-LISr 0FCAs-
UALTIE6,
FROM lkDIAbAP0lls...l0ss
OF llBERTY.-.GRtEfS
Of The BOUNTY
JUMPERS,
From Cairo and Below
Mississippi River
Matters.
Affairs in Western Kentucky aud
Tennessee.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Political aud Military
Summary.


THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
The sentence Of the Baltimore actors it
the New York ballot forgers' plot, turn
out to be even severcr than was bone days
ago anticipated. Both are sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. \ There is little doubt
but that Col. North, Governor SEYMOUR
vote agent, will eufIer the same fate.
The evidence against him is known to bt
overwhelming. His trial ia postponed agais
to-day, in order to give seymour's commits
sioners full swing. They are still going
through the solemn farce Of affecting to b
busy finding ont what it's all about, Az a
result Of their inquiries, they were to-day tur.
ni6hed With specimens Of the 1orgera' af1fda.
T1sB, ,reads to be filled up with a eol11ers' name,
an ana h1e ballot, which North had prepared.
Ihe existence OF such a1ddar1ts In blanks Is
itself the most damning evidence Ut the forr.
Ing, because the affidavit sets forth thai
this soldier Is resident of such place. law
fn!ly entitled to vote, has not voted before at
this election, &c while the blank shows
that no soldier has been there to make the
affidavit, and he refers to the whole thing as
q forgery. Gov. seymour's Pence Com6is-
elonets ere beginning to understand the mat
ter. The Government kne precisely what
1t wac about In making the arrests.
FINANCIAL
The specimens Of the proposed rev cur
rencY are already prepared at the Treasury
Department.
IMPORTANT FROM CANADA.
The State Department is understood to
have adviceB from the Canadian authorities.
Congress at Its last session paid consider
abls sum Of money, to be at the disposition
ct tie Secretary OF the Treasury, to be en-
RloSed u the prosecution of measures for
the punishment of persons counterfeitiug
me National currency and other securittes,
Liberal rewards have already been paid to
eeSetal parties who have aided in the appre-
heIsion OF counterfeiterB. The adminfstra-
ton and conduct Of the necessary measures
to this end Gre, By order OF the secretary.
placed under the immediate supervision Of
Edward Jordan, Solicitor Of the Treasury. y
10 "bom al persons having Knowledge Of
faets important to be known By the DEPART
menf, concerning such offenses, should make
their communication.
- The persons found guilty, by the Military
Commission, ot aiding soldiers to desert,
Lave been sent from Washington to the AL
'baDy PeDitentiery.
New York. Tuesday, Nor. 1.-The C57.-
'ne7eiat's Washington spscial says the Pre4i~
dent Positively denies the report Of the
evacuation Of Atlanta It eays sherman at
fhe last accounts eaid he would hold the
place under aIy circumstances. No move
mat Aood can make VIII eudanger this i'm
Iorfatt point.
Tht object Of Gen. Grants late move is
es3d By officers just arrived from Clt5 Poiut
to have been occasioned By persistent rumors
that Petersburg was being evacuated. The
on!y way to test these reports Was q recon-
1oIsfaEce Of lie enemy's works. Thecoa-
auct Of Gen. Egan of New York is spoken Of
as brilliant in the extreme.
transportation Is b=ing fssned to-day to
lur1oushed soldiers from the hospitals,
several thousand Of whom are going home
), WAsnso7oS, Tuesday, Nov. 1.-The MIL
!taIy Commission, Of which Gen. Doubleday
R President, 1t was announced, would to.
day take np the case of Col. Samuel North.
of New York, agent, who Was atrested
CHARGED with fraud IN regard to the votes Of
The New, York soldiers. The Court, how
aver. adjourned until tomorrow, IN order
hat consultation might be had by the Mil
tary Commission with the Commission ap-
pointed by GOV. Seymour.
Donobne and Ferry, the agents In the re.
;ent election frauds, have been convicted by
he Military Commission, m is3 and sentenced to
9een approved hy President Lincoln, and
6in be Immediately c.rrtsd into execution, |
E. 4. Ellis has entered on his duties as
Fourth Auditor. Jno, Wilson, formerly Of |
Chicago, Is Third Auditor uf the Treasury
Department.
The 1Fibu,se's Washington special says, 1t |
!omnlssary Of SubsisteLce, was robbed aud !
hen murdered, and his body left in the |
woods. 4 daughter Of McDonough, the |
.uerilln, who committed the deed, has been |
arrested and committed to the Old Capitol.
new York, Tuesday, Nov. 1.-The Td-
'"ne's Washln gton special says: Gov: sey. |
nour's Commissioners called upon the Presi- |
lent this morning. They were courteously |
received, but on the subject matter Of their /
mission he referrtd them to Secretary Stan
on, Who had all the evidence In the case.
They then proceeded to the War Office, and |
1eld long interview with the Secretary,
md report that they were much more cour-
4 cu6ly received and considered than they |
1ad expected. Il is understood that they de-
sired that the pnnishment Ct Ferry and Don.
obue should be madeas light as possible. But |
to hare been In reference to Col. |
Sorh, Fer1y's and Donohue's fate being |
seemingly OF secondary consideration. The |
Secretary submitted to them such eYidence
Is Was before him, and 1t is said It someW what
staggered their hopes Of an easy escape of
heir friends, By its extent and clearness. He |
'der1ed them to the military court for further
Information, granted them permits to visit
he prisoners at the Ola Capitol, and assured
hem Of desire to vindicaie the most sacred
lights Of all the soldiers in the field. To-
a}eht the Commissioners had q conference
Tith Assistant Secretary Dana, Colonel
Foster, Judge Advocate, Captain Ellis, Of
.he court, and sundTy other gentlemen were
'leo present at the Interview. Judge Parker
Eas the principal spokesman, and urged,
IS matter Of policy, that the prisoners now
stated the great popularity and high social
ootltion Of Colonel North In the State Of
New York. lie was M aid on Geueral Sew
nour'e stat, and enjoyed the confidence Of