The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12

Tne News
Our special despatch from Washington states
that Lord Lyons the British Minister has been in
structed to demand Of our government explana-
tons of the conduct of Gen. Harvey in occupying
the island of San Juan. It is also stated that Gen.
Cass is preparing an answer to the demand which
will completely vindicate the action of our govern
ment if it does not satisfy that of Great Britain.
The State Department has received, through Lord
Lyons, communication from the British govern
ment requesting that their Acknowledgements may
be conveyed to Minister Ward and Com. Tatnau for
their friendly conduct at the battle between the
Allies and Chinese at the river Peiho.
As yet there are no tdDgs of the steamship Quaker
City. communication from one of the passen
gers who landed at Norfolk which we publish
elsewhere, states that the passengers at the time
of the disaster and subsequently manifested the
greatest courage and only left the ship at the sug
gestion of the captain, who thought they would
be safer on board q manageable vessel than on his
own. The steam revenue cutter Harriet Lane,
Capt. Faunce, sailed from this port at half past
twelve o'clock yesterday, provided with hawsers,
&C., in search of the missing steamship.
Elections were held yesterday in Pennsylvania,
Ohio Indiana and Minnesota Up to the hour we
were obliged to 60 to press partial returns from
Pennsylvania only had reached us; these indicate
that the opposition have carried the Keystone
State by an increased majority.
The Democratic State Central Committee met at
the St. Nicholas Hotel yesterday. Nearly all the
democratic candidates for State Offices, and q con-
siderable number of politicians of the Albany
Regency stripe, were in attendance. We give an
account of the proceedings in another column.
The municipal election in Newark, New Jersey,
took place yesterday. 1t is probable that Bigelow,
the democratic candidate for Mayor, is elected,
while the opposition have carried the balance of the
city ticket and will have majority of the Board Of
Aldermen.
The New Hampshire Democratic State Conven
ton met at Concord yesterday, and nominated Asa
p. Cate, of Mortified for Governor, but took no
action respecting delegates to the Charleston Con-
vention.
VIM. w. Scrugham was yesterday nominated as
the democratic candidate for Supreme Court Judge
for the Second Judicial district in place of Selah B.
Strong, whose term is about expiring.
The election for Directors of the New York and
Erie Railroad Company took place yesterday, and,
notwithstanding the strenuous exertions of the re-
Board were reelected by large vote
Our files from Utah are dated in Salt Lake CITY
on the l4th of September, and contain some very
interesting news. Lord Robert Grosvernor had
reached the city and left en- route for China by way
of the Pacific, proposing to remain few months
in California. David Mckenzie, convicted of forg
ing draft the United States Assistant Treasurer
at st. Louis, was sentenced to two years impri
sonment with bard labor in the penitentiary Elder
Kimball delivered another sermon directed against
the extravagances of women, the United States
officials and army, and the memory Of Senator
Benton. The Indians were very troublesome to
traders and travellers, and o full report of some
serious outrages is given. great emigrant hand
cart train had reached Salt Lake City in safety
the new corners being received with immense re
joicngs The fruit crop promised very well, but
the Saints dreaded a scarcity of grain. The troops
in the United States camp, having been paid i full
had fine time with theatrcals out door exercises
and fun of every description.
There were nine cases of yellow fever in the New
Orleans hospitals during last week. At last &C
counts the disease increasing at Houston Texas
but there were no cases at Galveston.
ny the falling in Of scaffold yesterday on the
noating dock between Pike and Rutgers slips, East
nver' Lenhardt Haalze, laborer, was killed, and
three others, Henry B. Merritt VIM. B. Robertson
and George Marrall, were fatally wounded.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Supervisors YES.
terday, the Comptroller sent in Communication
transmitting his quarterly report Of claims against
the county audited and paid during the third omar.
ter Of the fiscal year ending Sept 80, and amount
ing to $76l ,205 So, together with a statement n
expenditures made for six months, amounting te
$2,0l4,27s 9s. The Comptroller sent in anotbe,
communication, containing statement Of receipts
appropriations, expenditures and loans on accoun
of tho Board Of Supervisors for the nine months
" h the number of warrants outstanding, Bot