The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-21

stions and to provide for joint commission.
Parson Brownlow, of the Knoxville Tenn.)
Wing, says he has not changed his sentiments in
regard to the heresy of secession but that he has
come down peg or two, because, being unarmed
he has not the courage to meet in open combat
eleven States fully uniformed and on war footing
me Memphis appeal thus notifies Kentuckians
OF the purpose of the rebels regarding the State:
THE South needs her territory, and must have it,
though at the price of blood or conquest"
James Whiteford, wealthy merchant of Balti-
mere, and John Bosley have been indicted by the
Grand Jury of that city for treason. Whiteford is
out ON $4,000 bail, and Bosey is in prison, being
unable to give security in $4,000.
Contrabands in droves are fleeing from Missouri
through Kansas to Nebraska. When they are
known to be the property of Union men they are
arrested and sent back; but when they escape
from secessionists they are helped along on their
journey.
The tax levy was adopted by the Supervisors at
their meeting yesterday, and the Board adjourned
to Tuesday next. The ground taken by Supervisor
Blunt, in opposition to the retrenchments proposed
by Supervisors Ely and Pmdy, was sustained by a
vote of 8 TOD. After prolonged and stormy de-
motion to strike out so much of the appropriation
for the Hackley street cleaning contract (s3OOOO)
as had not been earned during the suspension and
litgations on that matter-a large sum being on
this account withheld by the Comptroller. The levy
was then read in detail, and sum of estimated
deficiencies of three per cent added in conformity
with the recommendations of the Comptroller
Although the head of the Street Department had
recommended large reduction as expedient in
his section of the levy, the recommendation could
not be carried out without the cooperation of the
Finance Department. The levy as now adopted
is as follows -
For State purposes. ................$210 S 635 80
For county purposes and police 49, 1855, I57 90
For support Of city government. 49,. 6,534,S22 o.
Total. ...... .sll ,e27, es2 %
The tax levy has therefore been increased in
stead of diminished, only two of the Supervisors,
Purdy and Ely, voting against its final adoption in
this form.
Aspecial meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held last evening at five o'clock. After the usual
routine business had been gone through letter
was read from Mr.. Gustavus W. Smith, rendering
his resignation as Street Commissioner. Mr..
Shepherd +. Knapp was nominated as his success
sor, and after a short discussion the nomination
was ratified by majority Of the Board.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Sa-
rah Vanderpool, who was indicted for o felonious
assault upon Emma Lewis, pleaded guilty to as.
sault and battery and sent to the penitentiary
for one year. John Hartnet, an old man, was tried
for attempting to kill Martin Garraty, at 81 Mulber-
ry street, on the 9Th of July. The parties had a
scufie, and while Garraty was on his face Hartnet
struck him twice with an axe, which produced q
wound upon the head. The defendant proved an
excellent character, which no doubt modified the
verdict, the jury convicting of an assault with
dangerous weapon with intent to do bo-
Oily harm. He was remanded till Monday.
Catherine Williams, who was charged with robbery
in the first degree, in stealing a $40 gold piece
from John B. Machie, o returned volunteer, at q
lodging house on the Five Points, on the 2lst of
August, was convicted of ''larceny from the per-
son." This is an offence recently created by an
act of the Legislature, for which, upon conviction,
the sentence is the same as for grand larceny.
Louis Minet was jointly indicted for the same
offence, but he demanded a separate trial. The
jury had not agreed upon verdict at late hour
in the afternoon. The Grand Jury brought in a
large batch of indictments, among them bill for
murder in the first degree against James Gallagher
for killing his wife. The accused pleaded not
guilty, and his trial was set down for next week.
The will of Jacob Aims has been submitted to
probate. His estate. though large, is distributed
exclusively among his relatives.
The Agricultural Fair at birmingham, Mass.
closed on the 10th inst. The crops of the State
were represented as follows:-Grain good corn
extra good, grapes short, vegetables fine, apples
scarce and poor, peaches and plans failure.
The French steam yacht Jerome Napoleon will
depart this morning, via Long Island Sound
The steamer Wamsutta, of the New Bedford
line, was yesterday morning towed to Mr.. Webb's
ship yard, for the purpose of being turned into a
gunboat.
The cotton market was quiet yesterday and without,
animation while prices somewhat nominal at q c
22c for mddIng to strict middng uplands The sales,
in small lots footed up about 200 800 bales Flour was
again lrmer, and, with light receipts prices again adj
vanced from &C. to 10c per bb chiefly for good to ship
ping grades Of State and Western. Wheat was nrmer
especially for good shipping lots. and the market wa
active and closed at advance of &C. to &c. per bushe
Corn was rmcr and from 1c to &C. higher especially for
good shipping lots Of Western mixed Pork was Arm,
with sales Of at $4 so and S4 IS for full weight
bbls prime at 50 IS $40 so. Sugars were again
firm and active, with sales Of about 5000 hhds 100 do
mcado and 900 bags Iahia terms given in another
column. Coffee 0rm with sales Of 1000 bags Rio on
the spot and $500 do. per Cora, to arrive on terms
given elsewhere. Freights sustained in rates,
while engagements werc moderate
ABOLITION SEDrTIoN CROPPING Our AT SING
SNG.-The New York Times gives report OF
a "grand Union rally at Sing Sing" at which a
Mr. Nelson H. Baker made speech, declaring
that eff Lincoln opposed Fremont he would be
opposed to Lincoln;" and it appears that this
declaration so electrified the audience that
'.it was some minutes before Mr. Baker could
proceed" This threat of Mr. Baker is worthy
of notice, from the fact that so many other abo-
litonists have declared or indicated the same
purpose, as to menace an abolition conspiracy
against the administration. Are these things to
go on with impunity! We think not. Let our
abolition dsorganizers be warned in time, that
in ''giving aid and comfort to the enemy they