The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-12

are Frustrated by disease. The smallpox Is raging
Violently at Lynchburg and Leesburg, and two
thousand men are in the hospitals at those places.
Ihere are two military organizations in Ken
tucky, besides the soldiers enlisted in the govern
ment service and those who are regularly in the
employ OF JET. Davis; ono is known as the Home
onard and the other as the State Guard. The
former Is composed entirely of unconditional
Union men. and the latter is made up of earned
neutrality" seccssionists.
contract has been made in Cincinnati to fur
nsh General Fremont, by the LIST of October,
nve complete batteries of steel and brass guns with
all their equipments, including horses, harness,
wagons and ammunition There will be thirty can.
non in all, sixty wagons and two hundred and
forty horses.
An ordinance has been introduced in the Board
OF Council Of Memphis, Tenn, authorizing the
police force Of that city to impress women into the
service of hospital duty. Tho notion after con-
siderable debate, was finally rejected.
The will Of the late General Lyon, United States
Army, gives all his property worth thirty thou
sand dollars, to the government Of the United
States.
The Indiana Zouaves, Colonel Lew. Wallace, are
again in service, having full regiment of Hoosers.
Their exploits in the Cumberland neighborbood
are not yet forgotten and we shall doubtless hear
of them again from Missouri.
The St. Louis papers say that the interview be-
tween the President and Governor Gamble, of Mis-
souri,, was of very gratifying character.
jeff Davis Co. have newspaper in Quebec,
Canada, called the Mercury, through which they
preach their secession and rebelious doctrines Il
calls our blockade an insult to the civilized world,
as well as to the Southern confederacy, and
advises England and France to Immediately recog-
Mise the independence of "the Confederate States
of America"
At the special meeting of the Supervisors yes
terday tho Police Commission was authorized to
provide for the immediate completion of the house
Tor detention OF witnesses, by paying some small
debclencies on the contracts, the whole expense
incurred being $50, 267. communication from
counsel announced the acquisition of the site for
new Court House, the Commissioners having taken
the City Hall Park fronting on Chambers street for
the purpose, ut an appraisement Of $40, 900. Su-
pervsor Purdy announced the report of the Com
mttee on Annual Taxes ready, but as only q
quorum was present, the republican members
being absent at the Syracuse Convention, the
document was laid over and ordered to be printed
in the minutes. Supervisor Ely, from the Special
Committee on Revision of the Tax Levy, anpounced
his report, which was ordered to take the same
course, with leave to make any advisable modid-
cations upon consultation with his colleagues
and the Comptroller. The report On reducing the
levy ennmerates from onehalf to three quarters of
million dollars in the appropriations which could
DO cut down. together with provisions for defcion-
ces and arrears of taxes authorized by the act,
which cOuld he suNv1iad hv TIM non orol f,rd Tho
report reviews the of the city revenues and
their uncomfortable product as managed at pre-
sent; recommends increase of license fees SO as
to include the rich mans carriage rs well as the
poor mans cart or hack, and an increase especial
~ III the amount of city railroad licenses &C., the
civil courts and markets should at least sustain
themselves by their fees and rents, and tho outlay
for the construction of piers and docks should como
within the limit of the rents and receipts from these
sources. number of communications from heads
OF departments accompanied the report.
Mr. Casserly, the secretary of the Commissioners
of Emigration. presented report to the Board
yesterday, showing that Mr.. Archibald, the British
Consul at this port returned him 500 sterling out
of fl3o of which emigrants coming to this country
have been defrauded in England by the sale of bo-
gus tickets It was all that the British authorities
that emigrants going to Canada cannot be defraud-
ed in England without being fully reimbursed by
she British government. The amount is to be di-
vided among the victims pro rata. The number
of emigrants landed here last week was 9O2, MAX
ing the total since January 55,70l. The balance
in bank is now S. G22 so.
A meeting Of the special committee appointed
to amend the city charter was held yesterday
afternoon in the chamber Of the Board Of Council.
men. Five standing committees were appointed
to prepare the different parts OF the charter, and
the meeting adjourned until Tuesday next, at three
o'clock.
The steamers Westchester and Petrol, which
arrived Yesterday from Providence, had on freight
270 bales of cotton.
In the General Sessions yesterday Frederick Ma
THE and Mathew Fitzmauricc gentcel looking
young men, were tried and convicted of burglary
in The third degree, in breaking into the store of
VIM NJ Lyons, 10 Beekman street, on the night of
the 18th of August, and stealing 500 worth of
silver ware. They were each sent to the State
prison for five years. Christian Weber, who stole
| q watch and chain from Jacob Franef, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny and was sent to the State
prison for two years. Charles Joge1, private in
volunteer cavalry regiment, was charged with a
fclonious assault upon Thomas Rckenburgh. The
evidence for the defence showed that the complain
ant first seized him by the throat. and as the as
sault was unprovoked the jury promptly acquitted
| the accused The Grand Jury brought in large
| batch of indictments since the commencement of
the term, and they are being disposed of rapidly
by the District Attorney and his assistants.
Under very heavy receipts, The market for beef
cattle was considerably depressed, and prices re-
coded from 10. to &c. per pound, ranging from
SIC. to Sc. SIC, according to quality. Mich
cows were dull, except for extra mixers. Veal
| calves were in moderate request at previous
prices. Sheep and lambs continue plenty, but
with fair demand prices are generally supported
Swine sold at from 31sc to &c. The total receipts
were ZIG bssxes, sc COWS, 400 veals 4,2l6 sheep
! and lambs ~ ,07S swine.
The market yesterday steady but not very
active The sales embraced about 900 bales closing
the basis of 81 ac &c for mddlng uplands Flour
steady for the medium grades.of shipping brands, while
! common brands dull. Wheat Arm for good lots
for shipping with fair demand for export, chiefly
France Corn firm, with free sales at ful prices
Pork unchanged sales Of 500 bbis, made last