The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-30
The News.


The news from Washington is highly important.
Apother break in the Cabinet is announced. Mr..
Floyd, the Secretary of War, yesterday resigned
his post The cause Of this step on the part Of Mr..
Floyd is explained in our Geographic dispatches.
II appears that the South Carolina Commissioners
demanded of the President, as an uldmatum, the
withdrawal Of the federal forces from all the forts
I'm the harbor Of Charlie ston. and in this demand
they were sustained by the Secretary Of War. The
President was ready to disavow the action Of Ma
5or Anderson in occupying Fort Sumpter, and
willing to place the federal forces in the-postion
they held previous to the abandonment of Fort
Moultrie. The Cabinet consultation lasted six
hours and in the end the resignation Of the Secre
tary Of War was accepted. 1t Is stated that the
President is preparing special message, which
will be sent to Congress tomorrow, In reference
10 recent events in Charleston. The appearance
of this document will be looked for with the great
est anxiety.
The House Crisis Committee yesterday agreed
TO recommend the admission Of New Mexico into
the Union as State, with or without slavery, As
her people may elect The proposition received
the support OF all but five Of the republican mem
beers Of the committee.
The South Carolina Convention yesterday was
notified by the Collector Of Charleston that all the
revenue officers had entered the service Of the
State, and that he had commenced receiving du-
ties and transacting other business. The Conveu.
fion adopted an ordinance authorizing the pay
meni of duties in bills OF the banks Of the State,
instead Of specie, as required by the federal go
vernment.
In addition to the occupation OF Fort Moultrie
and Castle Pinekney, and the Arsenal, Custom
House, and Pos, Office at Charleston, by the seces-
sionists, the Treasury Department was yesterday
apprized Of the seizure Of the revenue
cutter at that port by the authorities
Of South Carolina, and the resignation OF her
captain. who Is q native Of that State. The Navy
Department was also informed 6y Lieutenant
FosierS commanding the SLAYER Bonita, which was
carried into Charleston prize that his prisoner
The captain of the Bonita, was taken on writ Of
habeas corpus before state Judge. who remanded
him on the ground OF want Of jurisdictip and
that while conveying his prisoner from the court 10
fhe ship, he was forcibly taken from his custody
by mob.
The steamship which passed Cape Race on Fri
aay last at eleven o'clock A. NJ, showing No.
1914, was the North American, from Liverpool 10th
via Londonderry 2ist inst, bound to Portland, at
which place she win probably arrive some time
Tomorrow.
The s,eamship Matanzas, from Matanzas for
ahi. mort, nut into Norfolk yesterday short Of coal
she had experienced a severe and continued gale
of wind She was to leave for her destination last
evening.
The body Of the man supposed TO have been
r,uyaered near Calvary Cemetery, Long Island,
bss no, vet been identified, nor has anything
g,r,her been discovered calculated to AFFORD clue
A The unrayelling Of the mystery. A few days
aser the discovery Of the body Of the man tho
body Of fowl was also discovered. IL was in q
muslin bag, and had brown feathers on Its head
and al the appearance Of having been also In the
vicinity few days. This led 10 the supposition
Shat n may have been in the possession OF the
deceased previous TO his death.
We are indebted TO the Adams Express Compa-
nv for Southern papers In advance OF the mail.
The COTTON market was again frmer yesterday, with q
wood demand from the trade The sales cmprsced 900
bs,e~ chiefly from store. We now quote middhng up
lanas Al ffxc and a. the close some holders de
vnapaed IKE In recent years the progress OF inven
s,on has enabled manufacturers, almost without the
power detection mix cotton with other raw mate
ria 10 thc production Of cloths &c Large quantities al
cods sold a iincn wcoen even as sn goods contain
m admxture OF cotton ranncs, heavy cloths, cassi
me~es linen piece goods, Sc, often have cotton con-
cesied u their compcssics. mis- process Of mineiiug
cotton with other materials 70 deceive the eye has
contributed 10 extend the demand for ~ consumption be
yood whs, would otherwise have been the case u con
ned 20 tho production OF articles composed exclusively
NJ ,,,s material The eject has been 10 greatly cheaper
rnaDy kinds Of goods which, made Of all WOOL linen
six would in measure be too high for general use
amoae the nassss Flour was less active, the upward
tendency n freghts having operated 70 check sales
The market closed firm at about the previous days quo
ts,soas The same cause influenced the market fo'
whest, sales q which we're moderate and prices IN
changed Corn arm and IN good export demsod
w'h move doing Pork arm, with sales Of new mess
$40 i2s ASis ~ Ala u new Prime N gu ~ 81 ~