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THE EVENING NEWS.
The LEGISLATURE.

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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS
FROM NEW ORLEANS.


Successful Expedition to Grand Lake-The
Rebels w hipPed Mt M Observation-Disclosures
Capture Of Cotton BY the r bells.
NEW YORK, August 12-The steamship
Evening Star, from New Orleans on the 9Th
instant, has arrived.
Among her passengers are Mrs. Gen. Banks
and family.
! Our eunboats made an expedition up Grand
Lake on the 26th, ana destroyed a large mum
Der OF fiat.boats, just completes by the rebels.
and several in course OF construction. Two
saw mills were also destroyed, and two boa,
loads OF valuable lumber, after which the ex.
petition returned to Berwick Bay.
: On the 2eth party of Gen. UIlman's scouts
had q light with the rebels near Mnrganzia re.
sulting In the flight Of the rebels, ana their
leaving dead captain aud vsral men dead
and . humber wounded, besides several pris.
opere, In our hands.
Six steam transports from Brazos and San.
tisgo arrived at New Orleans on the 6th, prob.
ably laden with troops withdra wn from Texas.
II 10 reported that the steamer Robroy. with .
Thousand bales OF cotton, was captured and
carried By the rebels in the Auchita river, BY
Texas guerrtllas.
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So FROM CITY POINT.
Further Particulars Of the Great Explo.


Further Particulars Of the Great Explo.
sion.
The steamer Keyport, with the army mail
and passengers, arrived here this morning at
OK O'Clock. She reports all quiet at the front
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, the hour at
which che left the Point.
The late explosion il the topic OF CONVERSE
ton ut City Point, and many absurd rumors
are afioat as to the cause of the explosion. but
there Is no doubt that it was occasioned by the
careless handling Of some Of the ammunition
Worsmen are busily engaged in clearing up
the ruins OF the dem olIshed buildings, and
lumber ID being brought up to repair the dam.
The patients in the hospitals at City Point
made narrow escape, as the shot and she'll
new over the buildings as thick as hail, but
fortunately none of them entered.
One shot passed entirely through the Office of
Captain Pitkin. chief quartermaster kno skiing
down the clerks, all OF whom were more or
lsss bruised. Captain Pitkin, who was in his
cfnce at the time, bad his back severely in.
Jprsd by being knocked down.
Csptain Wiley, chief OF HE commissary de.
pariment received a severe cut on the head
from q falling timber.
The quarternasiers gang of colored laborers
The keel of the vessel, which was thrown
on an embaD kment forty feet high, is a curl
osity In itself. being perforated with hundreds
OF shot IN sheIl.
As the Key port came down the James river
yesterday morning she pas sed the bodies of
several coiored Iabcrers floating in the water
miles away from City Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-12

THE POLITICAL MARKHr-TAe Presidential
Contest at Chicago The first meeting at Uhi.
cago will be held on Saturday, the 9th Of this
month. This gathering will be q mass meet
dent The Democratic Convention will meet
on the Monday following. In this assemblage
Democratic Con vention) will come the CON.
test between the war element and peace ele-
ment. The former will present Mcclellan or
some other military officer, and the other side
will present an ultra peace man, and then the
contest will rage, each side pushing their
claims to an extreme. The result will proba
bly, be that there will be either repetition OF
the Charleston split or compromise on some
other man. The wire. pullers assert that the
compromise will be made on either Judge
Nelson, Woodward, or Gov. Seymour.
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RoPosA BoR LOAN.

TREAsuRY DarlRr sEsr, July Is. 1854.
Notice ia hereby given that subscriptions win
be received By the Treasursr OF the United States.
the several Assistant Trsssurers and Dssiynsted
Depos;tories and by the National Banks esi gnated
and led AZ Depositories and Financial Agents.
for Treasury Notes payable three years from
AM ust IS, 1884, bearing interest at the rate ef
seven and three tsnths Per cent per snnum. with
semi annual coupons attached, payable in lawful
money.
These notes will be convertible at the option OF
the holder at maturity, into six per cent. gold
bearing bonds, redeemable after Ave and payable
twenty years from Augustus. 1857.
The Notes will be issued in the denominations Of
ffty one hundred. Eve hund red. one thousand and
Eve thousand dollars and win be issued in blank,
payable to order, may be directed BY the sub
scribers. r.,s, ...
All subacription must be for fifty dollars, or
some multiple OF 6fty dollars. t-.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all depos-
ties The party depositing must endorse upon the
original certificate the demo mination OF notes re-
quired. and whether they are to be issued in blank
or Fable to order. When so endorsed 1t must be
left with the ofacer receiving the deposit, to be
forwarded to this Department,
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free
of transportation charges a. soon after the receipt
of the orr in CertiHcat OF Deposit a. they can
be prepared. soL ~...-E 18Th
Interest will bs allowed to August Is on all
deposits made prior to that date and will be paid
by the Department upon receipt Of the original
certificates. ~. .# '-.....s g.. -
As the notes draw interest from August Is. per.
sons making deposits subsequent to that date
must pay the interest accrued from date Of note to
date of deposit. a..lE
Parties depositine twenty Ave thousand dollars
and upwards for these notes at any one time will
be allowed o commission Of one quarter OF one per
cent, which will be paid by this Department upon
the receipt of bill for the amount. certified to By
the officer with whom the deposit WAS made. No
deductions for commissions must be made from,
the deposits.
Officers receiving deposits will see that the
proper endorsements are made upon the original
certificates.
All officers authorized to receive deposits are
requested to give to applicants all desired informa-
ton, and afford every facility for making sub
scriptions. W.P. FESSENDEN.
y2S-u Secretary Of the Treasury.
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SECOND EDITION,
a O'CLOCK r. NJ.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES!
Jay Cooke g. Co. furnish the folls wing quo.
tations Of Governtnen securities:
DESTRUCTION or REBEL SALT woRKs-A
FIGHT WITH THE ENEMY.

FIGHT With THE ENEMY. ri
The commander Of the U. S. steamer Potom-
ska reports to the Navy Department, under
date Of July 30, the destruction Of two rebel
works, on a creek leading out Of Back river,
Ga six miles from its mouth. One of the works
contained twelve pans, and the other six r.
P.Swan, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant COM
manding the Potomska, started from his ship
at two a. m. on the 30th ult., and landed at the
first work just before daylight. He destroyed
the pans so effectively that they will be OF no
further use, burned all the buildings, destroyed
$50 bushels of salt, broke up all the wagons,
and took six coItrabands that were employed
ON the works.
Acting Lieutenant Swan had his first and
third cutters with him on the expedition-the
first cutter with six men and the third with
eleven. On their return to the ship after hav-
ing proceeded about one mile and half they
were fired upon by the enemy from q marsh
bordering the creek, and at q distance of about
ten Yards. The first yolley from the rebels
wounded three men on the third cutter, one
MORALLY.
The Spencer rifles, with which Lieut.. Swans
pIete destruction, as the rapidity with which
their firing, after the q st volley, was very
wild. The fighting was kept up three quar-
tiers Of an hour, and Lieut.. Swan. finding IL
Impossible to land and fight the enemy, kept
up a raking fire on the rebels. which COM
PEELED them to retire. The cries OF the rebel
wounded could be heard on board the cutters.
and several were shot while retreating. The
expedition then returned safely to the Po-
tOmska
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FROM UP RIVER,

We have information from WiIlamsport aud
Hagerstown up to seven o'clock yesterday
morning.
At that time all was quiet in that vicinity,
the rebels having retired from the Virginia
bank OF the river, going In the direction of
Winchester.
The excitement eccasioned by the rebel raid
has subsidized, and the Union refugees from
Washington county are returning to their
homes The postmaster at Hagerstown has
returned and opened his Office. The mails are
running regularly between Frederick aud
HaRerstown, and the cars on the Cham sers-
burg railroad are also making regular trips.
The merchants are ready to resume business,
and are making preparations to receive small
supply OF goods only, fearing from past expe-
rience to lay in a large stock
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The ThEillins Scene ut NIassra-Parini
Resceedefrsm his Perilsus Pssttisa.

-Resceedeirsm his Perilsa. Ps.,tisa.
fSpecfnf TO the Rochester Damocrstl
NIAGARA FALEesAue 9-Mons Fa-ini has
sucueeded in making his escape from his un-
Comfortable postton this afternoon ab tut fl Va
O'clock, in this manner His brother walkad
ont and foated q rope down TO him, and by
this means he was enabled to walk across the
rapif1s TO Goat Island, lad is no " at his COM
PORTABLE Quarters atthe International
Iron the Albany Argus, August l0I
= Fortuna teiy the mace Of this accident W as di.
rec,ly above RObinson's Island. q small piece
of wooded land which lies to the right Of Luna
leland and very near the brink OF the Ameri
can Fall. He succeeded In struggling to the
shore OF this leland, and dragged himself from
the water. Efforts are being made to get him
of from his perilous position. His orofher
walked out in the rapids Shove the lsfsnd Aud
reached q point within 8 few rods OF him, with
water up to his waist, and by thro wtsg htm
rope with q stone attached, he ma aged to dra~
a pail Of provisions toward him and finally
grasped it. A boat Is being built by Mr.. Ga,.
H. Robinson, whose name the leland hears, an
who piioted the Maid of the Mist down the
rapids. UP to O'Clock p.n. he had not been
got off the island, and in all probability will
have to remain over night and the greater part
of to morrow. He seems to take his imprison-
ment good. humoredIy, and Is practicing soma
Of his gymnasic exercises, standing on his
head, hands, &c, He is in his rope watkins
costume of tight. fitting knitting such as Is
worn by circus men, and must suffer from the
cold, rs it Is blowing quite breeze. Every
effort is Ning made to rescue the unfortunate
man.
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CAPTURING A WHOLE COUNTY MEETING
f.. OF REBELS.

The Navy Department has information of
the success of an expedition sent from on board
the U. S. sloop- Of war Saratoga, lying in Do
boy Sound, Ca, for the purpose of capturing
the male Inhabitants of Mcintosh county, Ga.
who were ordered to meet on the Sd day Of
August at the court house of said county, for
the purpose Of forming themselves into a coast
guard. ...
All engaged In the meeting were captured,
and the summary Of what the expedition ac-
complished, was the capture OF % prisoners,
% horses and buggies, two bridges destroyed,
and large encampment, which the enemy
greatly needed for the protection of his forces,
was burnt Among the prisoners captured
were several who held important offices.
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avenue, the thei mometer stood to-day at I
o'clock. d In the shade; lie IN the sun.
! rwE ----A-$o---------- = .s.-
APpAIRs IN GEoRaErows.-rhe water In
the Potomac Is lower this season than IL has
bern for several years. The rocks are loo mtnr
OBJ In the river shove. the Aqueduct aud the
shores of Anaiostan Island seen To approach
nearer the wharves daily, while Rock Greek
has the app. arance OF drying mp. long and
steady rain will be necessary to restore tho
river and creek to their ordinary condition..
snd such blessing is prayed for by watermen
As we'll as by the farmers.
/ Found Dead-Ths morning, white mau
was found lying dead near the wash house, IN
the COLLEGE grounds. He. was unknown to
being mystery, the case was reported to the
police, and Coroner Woodward was notified
TO hold an inquest, which has not been con-
Port Of Geor0etern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I'm
oeine, Smart, Narjemoy; Eclipse, keatiey,
Havre.de. Grace; Pearl, Williams, Baltimore;
Gbickamuxen; Geo. Washington, Barton,
Baltimore: Two Brothers, Burden. Choptank;
longboat Pirate, Bolden, Sandy Point.
ALEXANDRIA APFAIRs-PaY of a Buildinc-
About eight o'clock last evening the ceiling In
the upper story Of q large tenement house at
the corner Of X ne and Henry streets, familia
ly known as the SO aieties," gave way. carry
ing with II all the other floors elearto the base
ment A great portion of the building was
occupied by negro families, and the second
floor had been converted, by the removal of
partitions, into a large hall, where for some
time class OF assemblages have been held
styled Stree and easys," but lattsrly Its only
use has been to furnish a place for holding
fashionable levees by the elite of the Is colored
population" Last night, there was to have
been grand affair, and lager beer and other
refreshments" were being conveyed int the
building al the time the ca tastrophe occurred.
There were some three or four grown persons
and two children in the building at the time IL
fell, but strange 70 say one colored man was
the only person injured. He Is reported TO
have fallen ftom the upper story into the base
meat, and was severely injured. A small
child was taken from beneath a large mass
OF timbers, bricks and rubbish, and was found
to be entirely untujured, although the crib ia
which II was lying was crushed to pieces.
The "chile' was restored to its terror stricken
mother, amid the plandit of the multitude.
The clothing store belopging TO Mr.. Holt, was
completely demolished, and his stock very
materially injured.
Joining Moseby.-It is stated that quite q
number Of the young men of Fairfax county
have recently joined Moseby, alleging as a
reason for such a course that they have no
means OF obtaining an honest living As there
are but very few young men iefs in the coun-
", we are not OF the opinion that the notorious
guerrilla chief would find it a very great &C.
quisitIon If he were to have every able bodied
man in the town added to his force.-Ater.
Journal, Aug. II.
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PICKED UP BY A SCOUTING PARTY

Capt. Hatch, with detachment OF men,
while out scouting yesterday in the vicinity
of Tennallytown, learned that q rebel lieu
tenant and two privates had been secreted in
the neighbo, hood ever since the rebel retreat
from in front OF Washington. After diligent
search and inquiry, Capt. Hatch discovered
the party concealed in q cIump of bushes. The
lieutenant, however, made his escape, but the
privates were captured, who gave their names
as r S. Patterson, OF the 35th Va. cavalry, and
G. W. LETTERS, Of the 3lst Tenn. The prisoners
were brought to this city and committed to the
Old Capitol.
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THE ATTACK ON MOBILE,

The ATTACK ON MOBILE.
Dauphin Island Observation-Disclosures emit
Of the Rebel Forts ..4
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th inst j., con.
tains the following dispatch:
"MoBILE, August 4-Yesterday and last
eveniRg the enemy threw an infantry force
upon Dauphin Island, several miles from Fort
G aines The fleet outside is large this morn
ing. The Federal double ender opened upon
the transport Dick Keys, and then upon the
fort, which is replying slowly. Gen. Maury
called on all to enroll themselves for battle
estimated at 10000, cupies Holly Springs
Miss
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NEW YORK STOCK LIST.

(By the Peoples Line-Olcs ST. Ninth street. ]
NEW YoRK, Aug. 1e,-U. 3. 1881, coupon IS,
lo8x; y. 8. 6.30s, 109X; OeruAcates Of tndebt-
ednsss, IS; Gold, a56X; N. 7. Central i3t:
Erie. ii2x; Hudson River. l3sx; Harlem, =,
Reading, 1876 X; Michigan Central, 1873 4; Miohi.
gan Southern, Gig; Illinois Central, 12Ak;
cleveland and P,tts6urg, lax; Cleveland and
Toledo, A9K; Chicago and Rock Island, 1i3k;
Milwaukie and Prairie du CHEN, 6sK; Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago. 11sH; alton and
81: Qpicksilyer. go. - = - p = - ! :
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DISHONORABLY DI,

DISHONORABLY DISMISSED TIE SERVICE.
First Lieutenant Joseph Cogan. OF battery
II, list Pennsylvania volunteers, has been dis
missed the military service Of the United States
for conduct unbecoming an officer and gentle
16ith Ohio National Guards "Who are you, you
Cd d-n s-n OF q BIB, you are a pretty man
to he wearing shoulder straps "Yoa are one
OF the one hundred day towards, Cd d-n
you," or words to that effect.
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Mr.. Lincoln's Note.
From the New York Times, August IL.
fRztydcf from q Pirate Letter

WAsEISGrOr, Tuesday, August 9, 1851.
1t Is not 10 be wondered at that the Opposi-
ton journals pounce upon Mr.. Lincoln's note,
s.To all " HON II may concern" as atfordIng
thew chance TO pettifog an issue of such vital
Importance as that affecting the status OF Sla-
very IN connection with peace 1t is not under.
$1,000 mere however, that ii was the design OF
the Pre- dent to obtrude ANY uitimatum in tn at
nemorandum, which, at most, glanced at all
the qorstions likely 10 be submitted Gin the
grave negotiation therein limited at) to all
mater OF Slavery Is but one leading item. No
person OF sense. in official confidence in Wash.
1ngtop, 60 comprehenos that memorandum as
EIect tive, In reference TO matters " bich belong
exciosIveIy to the people themselves. II is not
the frame Of Mr.. Lincoln's mind so to usurp
Woat belongs TO the masses, and 1 am surprised
I t00oS put upon IL. *s~
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BOLD DASH AT HICKMAN, KY.
GuePrillas Troubl esome on the Ohio.

CAIRO, Aug. 10 The rebels, under Col. Gut
low, das he'd into Hickman, KY yesterday, and
burned all the cotton and tobacco there and
committed other de predafions.
Gen. Dcbbins Is raiding on the southern
planters in the vicinity Of Helena.
Guerrillas are reported 10 be troublesome
along the Ohio River.
A frssbet In the Rio Grande carried away
Eve hundred bales OF cotton.
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A FEMALE SOLDIER DRAWS HER PAY FOR
TWO YEARS MILITARY SERYICE

Mary f. Wise, a female private Of the 3ith
drew her pay for two years military service.
Mary was in numerous engagements In the
West, and was wounded three times; the last
time at the battle of Lookout Mountain, the
ball taking effect in the shoulder She was
dressed in male attire, and was con eyed from
the battle. field to hospital On the surgeon
coming round to dress her wound her sex was
dscove cred, and she was mustered out Of the
service. Mary is by NO means bad looking.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS,
GUERRILLA OPERATIONS IN KEN.
TUCkY.
Fight at Brandenbers.

LOUISVILLE, August II, 1s64-Twenty guer.
rillas entered Brandenoerg, KY, yesterday, but
were driven out by five home guards. The
rebels demanded the immediate surrender OF
the town, and threatened to destroy it If a shot
was fred. The demand was refused. Latest
accounts say fight bad commenced. Sixty
Pnei rillas passed through GERMANTOWN on
Wednesday, and were pursued by thirty
EedeYal6.
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FROM TIE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC-CAP
THREE or TORPEDOES


-Abort6 O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th
ultmo, the men Of the army gunboat Park,
on the Appomattox River, observed the rebels
on shore at work on what was supposed to be
tor Pc does.
wo boats, with six men, in charge of Serg't
Baumap, Co. l., 18th N. Y. heavy artillery,
proceeded ashore and found in the woods close
by twelve torpedoes, loaded and ready for i'm
mediate use. They were taken safely on board
the gunbCat.
Sergeant Bauman and his small body of men
deserve credit for the manner in which the ex-
petition Was conducted, as the rebels were
constantly firing at them from the woods, and,
strange 10 say, 10 Que " as in lured.
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AN OFFICER sENTENCED TO BE CAsHIERED
AND COkFINED AT HARD LABOR FOR
THREE YEARS

Capt Thos. Dain, of the 162d Pennsylvania
volunteers, has been tried by court-martial for
desertion, in violation OF the goth article of war;
and mis- behavior before the enemy, in viola
tIcn of the SD article Of war. Capt Dain was
found guilty, and sentenced to be cashiered
the service of the United States, with the loss
Of ell pay and allowances, and to be con fined
in the Albany penitentiary at hard labor for
the term OF three years.
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IHE RkPokTED MARRIAGE OF ExPRvsr
DEBT IfLk&s DAUGHTER-Mrs fex Presi.
denO Yer presents her compliments 10 the
that he will contradict the statemeot -. Sos.s
bis paper this morning that a daughter of Az.
President Tyler had recently been m srriad -
o FEDERAL soldier. He has no unm.rr;ad 49, "
riaks sbie daughter, and the story rscorSad a -.
the correspondent from the James River ia
pure In veniton.
Castlston HilI, Staten Island, August 10, 1se4
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VETERAN RESERVE CORPS cAvALRYMEN

fBTEhAN RESERVE CORPS CAVALRYMEN
Col. Wise commander Of the first bri.
gaoe, Veteran Reserve Corps, has detailed
kipety mtn who have been mounted and fully
equipped, as cavalry men. Capr. N S. Hill has
b en- placed in command of this company,
v hich Will relieve the volunteer cavalry men
now acting as videtfes on the streets of the city
and doing uu!y at the headq uarters OF the Mil
Hary Governor. The cavalrymen thus re.
lieved have been ordered to report at Giesboro.
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0xN. SBKRIpAE.-We have seen IL intimated
Mat Gen. Sheridan IL only q cavalry oficer,
and a. such not accustomed to command a
column Of ell arms in the field. The impress.
has been holding in the Army of the Potomac
but n the west Gen. Sheridan had charge OF q
csrps, and proved himself q most eficient
leader In every respect
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A Western paper says "no crop is &c.
vereay suffering yet except potatoes. and this
crop wiz De email, creating efficiency there.
in equal to thirty per cent"
n0The burned shop at the Sprineaeld armorv
has been repaired, bu. work Is delayed by res.
sos OF low water.