The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-11
The NeWA.

DAVIS told his ConfederateS mat he would lake MS
| dinner in the White House in Washington on the
| LIST of May. The taking of that dinner, we learn
from Montgomery paper, has been postponed
| until the 10th Of June.
The Richmond journals do not chronicle the
arrival Of troops in that city, for the reason, as
they say, that they do not wish to give information
that will be "useful to the enemy" We shall pro.
badly soon ascertain the exact number
Arms arc scarce in Virginia, and the Richmond
papers recommend, as they cannot procure them
in any other way, to take them from their enemies
in every battle. The advice is good, and might be
profitable if Northern troops would consent to it.
The Virginia papers recommend the Southern
Confederates to look out for spies, and say there
is reason to believe that the government at Wash.
iHgton has sent out number to the South for the
| purpose Of learning the defences, numbers and
plans of the military operations in that quarter.
1t is recommended in Virginia to line the banks
of James and York rivers with small batteries, and
to sink distractions in the channels. 1t is thought
here in the North that they will soon have other
| uses for their batteries.
Fairly vegetables and strawberries are now
plenty in Norfolk. The gardeners in that vicinity
have been in the habit of receiving from three to
four hundred thousand dollars annually from this
city in return for their early vegetables That
source ofreyenue is this year cut off, but we hope
to see it re.established before the expiration Of
another twelyemonth.
| The battalion Of Louisiana troops, consisting of
| five companies, left Richmond on Wednesday, sth
| inst, for secret service. Their destination was
| not known.
The Convention of Western Virginia will meet
| in Wheeling on Monday next. Nearly every
county west Of the Aleganies will be represented
| A proposition will be brought forward to divide
the State.
The Legislature Of Tennessee, after passing an
ordinance Of secession, without the shadow of au.
thority, the 18th inst appropriated five millions
of dollars for the defence and armament of the
| state. What farce. Not cent in the treasury
unappropriated, and bonds selling at forty.Gve
| and fraction.
| The late seizure Of government funds ia Nash.
vile by order OF Governor Harris, of Tennessee,
was intended not to have been made public. The
exact amount taken was 500, 900 Tennessee bonds
and 80 900 in money. As the bonds are worth but
| forty five cents on the dollar the amount thus
appropriately is, in the aggregate, less than
SCI 600. Great achievement!
Major Mordecai, who has been for some time in
command o: the Wateryet Arsenal, has published
a stump speech, in which he attempts to Justify
the resignation OF his position In the army. About
the only reason given is that his mother resides in
| Virginia, ard that the Ordnance Department
would not upon his application transfer him to
| some sinecure place.
General Mckaig and J. II. Gordon, two men,
bers Of the Maryland Legislature, were chased
| around town and rudely treated when they ar.
L vp1 Mt fhn hnrnpg in 1hara MI q ftI,
Instant, on account Of their secession proclivites
The Montgomery (Aabama) papers think the
capital Of the rebellious States will be removed
| in less than month, and that Richmond will be
| lie place for its location.
Tie troops in Washington are soon to be put at
target practice, but what particular description
Of targets they are to fire at are not informed
The anniversary Of the American Board of
Foreign Missions was held in Irving Hall yestex,
day morning. and was very well attended. Dele.
gates from Western India, Ceyon, Syria Eastern
Turkey, and other places in the East, with one
from South Africa, made very encouraging reports
| Great anxiety was expressed lest the "retrench.
| ment" policy Of our churches would have a
| discouragiug effect on the cause of the Board.
The tenth anniversary Of the Five Points Home
of Industry was held last evening at Irving Hall.
| was not 80 numerously attended as usual but
those who were present manifested great interest
in the proceedings. The children Of the Home
took part in the exercises. The expenses Of the
past year amounted to $1,000, and the receipts
were scarcely sufficient to cover the outlay.
There is no truth in the report published,
that the Kedar was TO sail Immediately, with pro.
visions and troops for the government and +" that
three or four Of the fine steamers Of the Cunard
line will be chartered and remain In the service
during the entire war" The charter of the Ke.
dar is terminated, and the owners OF the Cunard
line have never been applied to nor thought of
chartering any Of the ships Of their line.
The Paris Pays doubts the reconciliation an.
nounced to have taken place between Cavouf and
Garbaldi. In its issue Of the 27th nit. there sp.
pears an article discussing the question through
an analysis OF the characters and acts OF both
those personages, concluding, from their antece
dents, that the pretended reconciliation is both po
litcally and morally impossible or that at least
| 1t cannot be durable.
The cotton market was firm yesterday while the sales
Footed up about 600 bales closing the basis Of 1870
lac for middlng upands Flour heavy aud lower
for common and medium grades, with fair amount OF
sales, including parcels for export Extra brands
| firm and steady, and choice firmly held Wheat WAS
without change Of moment in prices while the demand
was good chiefly for export Corn heavy and lower
while the demand fair. Pork was heavy and lower
with saes Of mess ST. 25 st7 57 and OF prime at
s1s u.s. Sugars In good demand with sales OF abou,
500 hhds at prices given in another place Coffee
ouet nd sales limited Freights nrmer, with
Offering Grain was freely engaged !or Liverpool AZ Sd