The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-09
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The East Haddam Comm Journal and the
Rockville Comm Republican have preached
their funeral orations and gone out of existence.
The Ellsworth Zouave regiment or " Ellsworth
Avengers" as they are called, now stationed at
Albany, is full, numbering ten hundred and forty
men, The regiment is composed Of one man from
each town and ward in the State. They will be
uniformed in few days and win be ready to march
next week.
The following appointments have been made in
the United States Appraisers Office No. SO Broad
way by the Secretary Of the Treasury:-John
T. Hogeboom, appraiser, vice Samuel J. Willis,
and Isaac 0. Hunt, vice d. d. Briggs; Samuel
Leeds, assistant appraiser, vice - Lindsey and
J. $. Savage, vice - Vincent
The Board Of Supervisors did not continue the
appointment Of inspectors of election yesterday,
but postponed the subject till their next meeting.
They disposed of some routine business devoid Of
public interest and adjourned till Friday next, at
three O'Clock p. NJ
The Grand Jury were empannellcd in the General
Sessions yesterday. and were briefly charged by
Recorder Hoffman. His Honor stated that there
were one hundred and four prisoners awaiting
trial, and that there were twenty murder cases on
the calendar. A number of petit jurors were fined
| S26 each for non-attendance. There were no jury
trials, in consequence of the absence OF witnesses
and counsel for accused parties. The Recorder
gave notice that future if counsel failed to give
satisfactory reasons for not being present during
| court hours, he would assign counsel to defend
| prisoners, and thus insure the prompt discharge
| of the business of the court.
! The wills of John Tombs, John J. Mullen and
Elizabeth West have been admitted to probate.
The receipts Of beef cattle have been enormous
during the past week, the entire number which
were detained by the rain storm of the 26th and
9th ult. having come in, together with very
large number besides, swelling the aggregate to
nearly five thousand five hundred head-the largest
number congregated at any one time during the
entire year past The number was unexpectedly
swelled by the arrival of about 400 head, which
were rejected by the government in Chicago, and
accordingly sent forward by the contractors to
| supply this market. 1t may be some satisfaction
to know that they were sold at the low figure Of
&C. 51%c per lb.-being the poorest cattle on sale
II is with such stuff that these sharpers would feed
the ''army Of the Potomac" Prices were gene
rally Nc. to 70. lower, ranging from SC. = Sc
| The indications were that prices would be still
| lower to-day.
The accounts brought out by the steamer Norwegian
material advance in cotton at Liverpool, with active
sales impaired spirit and activity to this market
yesterday The sales embraced 800 bales closing with
fimness on the basis of 21kc l24c. for mddng up
lands by tho annual cotton statement issued by Messrs
! Vim. r. Wright Co., it appears that the crop Of
| lseo-61 embraced about $3.50 900 bales against
| a,eT5,o00 in 1s59-60, showing a decrease o.
10l9,oo0 bales. Tho total foreign exports for 1S60-8
| amounted TO 3,l27, $685. against 3774175 tho year
! previous showing decrease Of CAT ,0S7 bales. The
stock hand in the ports Of the United States the 3s
August 1851, embraced So 1877 bales against 227 70s il
1850 The foreign also had depressing influence
upon tho market for breadstus Flour foil off &c. 1Oc
per bb wheat from lc. to per buse and corn from
1c 10 SC per bushcl Pork without change Sales
Of made at $l4 so $14 IS and at 50 rs SIC
for prime. Sugars steady with sales of 300 hhds
full prices with 300 boxes Cubas and 900 bags Ma
Mia on private terms. Coffee was quiet, but firm
Freights in fair request at quotations given in an
other place.