The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-20

The steamship Canada from Liverpool on the
9th and Queenstown on the evening of the 9TH
inst, arrived at Halifax at early hour yesterday
morning. She will be due at Boston this evening
Our telegraphic despatch Of the news is yerS
meagre. 1t is stated that France and England
have agreed ON basis for the settlement
of the Italian question, and that England
will join the Congress. report was in circulation
that Gsribaldi had declared to Victor Emanuel ct
their late interview that Italy was betrayed and that
he would head revolution Cotton was firm, and
rates had advanced. Wheat and corn had slightly
improved. Consols At noon on the It'll, were quo
ted at 965.
The Virginia Court of Appeals yesterday refused
to award writ of error in the case Of John Brown
being of the opinion that the judgment of the
Circuit Court was correct despatch from Charles
town states that all was quiet there, but that the
military forces we're sugmentng in view Of reports
of armed men from Ohio having crossed into yir-
ginia The excitement and alarm throughout the
State is very great and it is rumored that the abo
Itionists will "bsg" Governor Wise and other pro-
mineht men, and hold them as hostages until Brown
is released. Troops are to leave Richmond
this morning. The barns and other property
burned belonged to Messrs. Burns, Tate and Shir-
ley, ala of whom were jurors in the late trials. A
meeting for the purpose of obtaining funds for the
relief Of Browns family was held at the fremont
Temple, Boston, yesterday, and very fully at
tended.
The politicians Of the city were busy at work
yesterday. The Tammany Hall Convention met
and nominated Mr.. Win. F. Havemeyer for Mayor
and Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden for Counsel to the Cor
poration. Mr.. Havemeyer held the same office for
two previous terms (Which were then ANNUALLY,
namely, in lS45 and ls4S. Mr.. Tlden was member
of the Convention which framed the State consti-
tuition Of 1886. The Billy Wilson faction Of the
Mozart Hall party also met at the Stuyvesant Insti
tute and nominated Mr.. Hayemeyer for Mayor, but
did not trouble themselves about the Office Of Cor
porauon Counsel The old line wings held meet
ing ia some private parior Friday last, and put
in nomination for the Mayoralty Mr.. J. Depeyster
Ogden. The American Convention last night no
minated Mr.. Andrews for Corporation Counsel.
They adjourned without making nomination for
Mayor. The following candidates are now before
the people for the Office Of Mayor Of the city Of
New York
Tammany Hail. ............... William F. Haveineyer
n"z1 IL i Mh; Fernando Wood
Oiu Lane wing Dep.yster Ogden.
Ieope o farty........ Simeon Draper.
The Republican Mayoralty Convention meets TO-
morrow evening at els Broadway.
We continue to receive conflicting accounts OF
che state Of affairs on the Rio Grande. Cortnas,
with fifteen hundred men and niue pieces Of canon Is
reported to be in full possession Of the country from
Brownsville to Roma. Communica at on west Of the
Npeces river is cut Off Captain Tobin, sisa one
hundred men from Corpus Christi, is said to have
m ~r:~llo
ever from Brownsville to the 4th inst, state that
sfairs we're unchanged. Eight companies of United
States troops, under command Of Colonel Brown
have been ordered to leave Old Point Comfor,
for Brownsville. General Vidaurri had arrived al
San Antonio.
Our Buenos Ayres correspondent, writing on the
9th of October states that both the State authori
ties there and the executive Of the Argentine Con-
federation dreaded to begin the war, each fearing
the consequences Of fresh disaster in battle.
Urquiza's army is represented as badly armed and
poorly equipped. His treasury is said to be
empty. Buenos Ayres would make peace treaty
II Urquiza retired from power. The difficulty be-
tween England and Paraguay on the question of
English citizen rights is explained There were
one hundred and ten vessels in the port of Buenss
Ayres at latest date but trade was still depressed.
Admiral Sir Stephen Huntington, R. N, was about
TO mediate between Buenos Ayres and the Con.
federation.
The mails from California to the 2Sth October
reached St Louis yesterday. Governor Weller had
appointed Judge h. p. Ham, formerly Of Ken
tricky, United States Senator, to Oil the vacancy
caused BY tho death Of Mr.. Broderick. Colone
Lander superintendent Of the Fort Kearny ant
tlozeT Lake wagon road expedition, having com