The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-29

| that section of our country There is, however,
hestancy in this report as to the movements of the
feet in tho affair at the Southwest Pass, and we
hope some day to get at all the facts connected
with that disgraceul fight before the puny river
steamers of the rebels, and that bugbear, "the
floating RAM"
Brigadier General Montgomery, commanding at
Alexandria, Va, has forbidden the circulation of
the Southern confedcracy shnpIasters in that city,
He says paying or receiving them will be regarded
as misdemeanor, and punished accordingly
The vote in Alexandria for member to the fede-
raj Congress was: for s. +. Beach, 1879; for G. b.
Shirley, 10. Alexandria is in the Seventh district
which is composed of the counties of Spottsylva-
MIA, Fairfax Prince William, Alexandria, Fauquicr
Rappahannock, Culpepper, Stafford and King
George.
One hundred recruits for General McCieilan's
body guard picked from five hundred applicants
left Chicago on the 24th instant for Washington.
The Grand Jury were empanelled in the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer yesterday, and charged on the
usual topics by Judge Hogeboom.
The case Of Tillman (colored MANI and others,
for salvage for the recapture of the s. j. Waring.
will be called up to-day before Judge shipman, in
the United States District Court at nine O'Clock.
day in appointing Inspectors and Canvassers OF
Election. Having disposed Of this business, which
was the only subject of public interest before them,
the Board adjourned
The Board Of Aldermen held session last even
ing. A discussion took place motion to dis
charge the Committee on Printing from further
consideration of the application of the Irish Ame-
rican to be made a Corporation paper, which mo-
ton prevailed and other papers before the com.
mittee were laid over for future consideration.
resolution to commence the distribution of the
fund for the relief of soldiers families Immediately
after volunteers are mustered into service was
adopted. Fire Marshal Baker presented paper
to the Board in relation to the careless use of
lights on board vessels lying in this port. The
paper was referred to the Fire Department Com
! mttee. The weekly statement of the City Comp
troller was received, showing the balance in the
city treasury the 26th instant to be 81 O22 So
| The Board adjourned to Thursday evening.
| The Board of Councilmen met last evening and
| transacted good deal Of routine business. The
| Pilot Commissioners sent in communication reIa-
tive to defective piers, whereupon the two branches
] Of the Common Council have directed the Comptrol-
Ter to notify the lessees ofpiers 90 a. 43 and 46 to
repair them Immediately. Aresolution was adopted
to give steam fire engine to Engine Company No.
10, as was also resolution appropriatng thousand
dollars to pay for the fremen's register. reso
luton was presented to authorize the Comptroller
to pay out of the relief fund money to the families
Of all volunteers from this city, whether in the
camp or in the field. Hitherto the families of
those who were enlisted in the United States
service, but not at the seat Of war; were not part
cipants Of this fund, and this resolution is intended
to include the families of all the volunteers. The
resolution was referred to the Committee on
National Affairs
There was OF much business transacted in the
General Sessions yesterday. Sarah Il. Jericho,
who was indicted for attempting to kill Mary Pres
ton by stabbng her in the breast, pleaded guilty
to assault and battery and sentenced to one
years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Jacob
Gribbe pleaded guilty to stealing 500 from George
Long, of No. SO Pitt street. on the Esd of Septem-
Der, and was sent to the State prison for two
! years.
! According to the City Inspectors report there
were 40l deaths in the city during the past week
an increase of Is as compared with the mortality Of
the week previous and II more than occurred during
| the corresponding week last year. The recapitula-
ton table gives deaths of alcoholism Of disease
Of the bones joints, &c 50 of the brain and nerves.
of the generatve organs Is Of the heart and blood
vessels, Ill Of the lungs throat, &C.; Of old age
~ Of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers
premature births, l0l of diseases of the stomach,
bowels and other digestive organs IA of uncertain
scat and general fevers of diseases of the urinary
organs, "a from violent causes, and unknown.
There were $50 natives of the United States, of
England, 50 Of Ireland, 20 of Germany, 3 of Scot
land, and the balance Of various foreign countries
The following table shows what it costs to pur-
chase bushel Of in the centre of the State of
Illinois and land it ut the port of Liverpool