The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-11


had tranpled under foot.n Mr.. Pendeton's motion
was tabled By lC8 yeas to rs nays. A resolution
was adopted requesting the Attorney General to
furnish his opinion the subject Of the retroces-
sion to the government Of the Virginia portion Of
the District of Columbia. Another Homestead bill
was introduced from the Public Lands Committee,
containing various provisions, among them one Civ
ing bounty Of $50 to the three months volunteers.
The bill was laid over for further consideration
The Senate resolution for joint committee to in
quire into the conduct of the war was concurred
in A message was received from the Senate an
nouncng the death of Mr.. Bingham, late Senator
from Michigan when eulogies upon the deceased
were delivered, the customary resolutions adopted,
and the House adjourned.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Barbados,
under date of November %, states three n-of-
| war 1.-TWO English and one French), arrived of
| that place the previous evening. and purchased
all the flour in store at 81 25, and that morning the
flour, breadstuiis and provisions. being carried
of in tenders. The appearance of the officers and
sailors is very imposing, and the greatest gee and
activity prevails. There have been several arrivals
/ Of breadstufIs from the United States during the
| past fortnight which causes the market to be
depressed. Flour in heavy stock but Ohio in lots,
So so. Corn meal, SO II to 81 o. pilot bread SO in
| bond. No sugar for sale; new crop will commence
to come to market about the middle Of December.
Molasses, tic. As no Southern slaves come to this
market on account Of the blockade, shocks are
very saleable, and zoe bundles arrived this week
from Maine, and SOLD at 50 per bundle. The noxt
crop Of sugar will have to be shipped in boxes.
The Denver City correspondent Of the St. Louis
Repub!icdn says that an army Of twelve hundred
of the best fighting men in the country is now
fully organized in Colorado Territory. The cor
respondent says, however, that it cost eight hun
dred thousand dollars to get it up, and that Cover
nor VIM. Gilpin has been very lavish Of the 60
vernment funds. He spent three hundred thou
sand dollars in building fort Of pine logs and in
all his contracts for flour, grain, wood, lumber,
horses &C., he paid more than double the actual
| cost of each article.
| 1t may be said that General Sterling Price, the
rebel commander in Missouri, is now fairly played
out. Failing to receive any response to his beg
ging call for fifty thousand Missourians, his troops
daily DESERVING his standard by hundreds, and the
rebel government having appointed a man to SUI
persede him. he now presents a deplorebc picture
of what may be termed used up man.
A detachment of the new stone feet, composed
of six ships and one bark left Now Bedford on the
9th inst for Southern port.
Letters are now sent regularly to Northampton
and Acc6mac counties, on the Eastern shore of
Virginia.
Governor Washburn, Of Maine, has received
despatch from the War Department at Washington
that no more troops will be required from that
State.
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Canada, to enter the service Of the Australian
Cotton Association in New South Wales Passage
paid, wages eighty-four dollars per annum and full
YatiOns are the inducements offered
General Dumont, frcm Western Virginia, has
been assigned to the command Of brigade in KeI.
:ueky consisting of the Third Sixth and Twenty
fourth Ohio regiments and the Fifteenth and Seven
| teenth Indiana.
| The Massachusetts, Twenty first regiment has
been ordered to Annapoiis, 70 JOIN General Burn
| sides expedition.
The Mayor Snd Aldermen who were elected in
Boston on Monday are assessed on real and per
sonal property In that city to The amount. collec
lively, Of four hundred and sevsnty-eight thou.
sand dollars.
On motion Of Mr.. Charles Edwards, the case of
the prize sc hooner Joseph II. Toone was postpon-
ed, on affidavit to the effect that the master and
mate of the vessel had been sent to Fort Laiayete
and that he (counseD was engaged in preparing
prize causes to be argued in the Supreme Court Of
the United States The case Of the prize schooner
Ezda was also postponed for the same reason
Henry Meyers, second mate of the ship Lanner-
beer, was sent home by the American Consul at
Liverpool, charge of robbery on the high
seas. He was committed for trial,
The Board of Excise signed all the licenses and
commenced delivering them yesterday, at Com
missioner Hasketts office. Nearly one hundred
were taken up by three O'Clock. Applicants will
obtain their vouchers at the Broadway Bank i'm
mediatey After the l4th instant the names of all
| persons whose licenses not paid for will be
| handed to the Police Department FOR criminal
action.
There was double session OF the Court of Gene
raj Sessions yesterday, and number of prisoners
| were disposed of by the presiding judges. Arme-
| tina Beldow, who stole diamond pin worth $500
| from Jane Hill "a West Fortieth street, pleaded
| guilty to petit larceny, and was sent to the House
| of Refuge. Henry Duffy, jointly indicted with
| Michael O'Bren, was convicted of robbing Cornc-
| Illus Sullivan of watch and chain the night of
! the 18th OF November, while he was passing
| through Tenth avenue, Fiftieth street Judge
| McCunn remanded the prisoner for sentence. In
the branch of the Court over which Recorder Hoii.
man presided, jury was empanneiled to try Ann
| McDermott, who was charged with causing the
death Of Mary G. Hornen, child, residing at
2l2 East Nineteenth street. 1t appeared TINT
the accused was her grandmother, and for some
cause that did not appear she gave her quantity
of liquor, which produced intoxication and subsc-
quent death. BY advice of counsel she pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the fourth degree, and
was sent back for sentence. Ann Taylor was con-
victed of stealing two capes, worth $50, the pro
perty Of VIM Banta. She will be sentenced on
Saturday The trial of Augustine Barco indicted
for the murder Of George Williams, was com.
menced 1t is alleged that on the night OF the lt
of August Barco stabbed the deceased with dirk
knife, at sailors boarding house in Water street
Az one of the witnesses could only speak modern
Hebrew, the Court was obliged to adjourn in order
to secure the services of a gentleman who could
interpret that language.