The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-28
THE NEWS.

pathiZers are quito active in Cuba TWO or three
vessels freighted with and other articles con-
traband of war, have cleared and sailed for Mata-
moras on the Rio Grande, and Others were OK.
pected to follow French sloop-of-war left
Havana with dispatches for the French Consul at
New Orleans, to be left at Ship Island; but it was
said to be the intention of the Frenchman to 60
straight in to New Orleans. if not watched by a
federal vesselofwar and in case he did 30 the fact
was to be used against the government at WASH
ingt0n. The details of this news, with market re-
ports, &C.. will be found in our correspondents
letter elsewhere. Our thanks are due to Mr. John
Z. Huertas of the steamer Matanzas, for files of
papers and other favors.
The new gunboat New Era, just completed, VIII
accompany the grand expedition under Major
General Fremont, from st. Louis up the Missouri
river to Lexington. The New Era will carry five
nine inch columbiads and complement Of one
hundred men. -Four boats loaded with troops and
munitions of war left on the Oath, on which day
the commanding general was to have embarked.
The names of the boats which are to form the ex.
| pedtion, as far as we con learn, are as follOws-
| Gunboat Now Era, j. d. Perry,
John Warner, Emmilie,
Post Boy, Emma
Mlnnehahn, W. L. Ewing,
II. ID. Bacon, Sam Gaty,
| Northerner, NV Graham.
d. G. Taylor. A. Mcdowell
! James b. Clay, who we are informed has been
arrested for treason is the oldest son of the late
Henry Clay. He is the present owner of Ashland,
the former residence of his father. About four
years ago he tore down tn u house, and sold the
| beams and rafters of the tinehonOred mansion to
be manufactured into walking canes. He repre-.
sented the Eighth district of Kentucky in the Thir-
| ty-fifth Congress. The mantle of his father was
| not part of his patrimony.
| Reports from the South inform us that Braxton
Bragg is not the man for the position of Secretary
| Of War of the bogus confederacy. The Right Rev.
General Bishop Lcomdas Polk, of Tennessee, is nm
aspirant for the Office, and may possibly succeed in
| getting ahead of his antagonist. Bragg is a good
dog, but the prayers of the Bishop will be consd-
cred of more avail in jeff Davis Cabinet than the
| advice of the General.
Eighteen printers belonging to the Fourth Iowa
regiment which is stationed near Rolla, Missouri.
have formed Typographical Union and applied
for charter
We have received paper called the Union
Picket Guard, published at Paducah, Kentucky,
at the Office of defunct secesh paper, called the
Herald. The printing and publishing are done by
soldiers Of the Ninth Illinois regiment and of Com
pany of the Chicago Light Artillery.
Continental Lodge No. III, /. O. O. F., O. this
city, have taken three thousand dollars of the new
government Treasury note loan.
The aggregate population of Colorado Territory,
according to the late census, is thirty thousand,
with large preponderance Of males.
The United States Marshal has been purchasing
an extensive kitchen range for the culinary depart
ment at Fort Lafayette, as there is every proba-
bity of large number of boarders occupying that
marine residence for the winter.
A Roosevelt street boarding house keeper, named
Ripley, has been arrested and held for examine
ton on a charge Of enticing soldier named Sim.
monds from his allegiance to the government.
The annual session of the Protestant Episcopal
Convention was commenced in st. Johns church
on Wednesday last. The Convention met in the
morning and organized, after which an adjourn
mcnt was had until next Wednesday, when bust
ness will be at once gone into. 1t is thought the
Convention will remain in session for three days;
but this is doubtful the matters to come before
| it are not SO voluminous as last year.
The Grand Jury Of the General Sessions presented
batch of indictments yesterday, and were dis
| charged for the term. Charles A. Lee, indicted
for having quantity of counterfeit one dollar
bills on the East Haddam Bank, pleaded guilty to
forgery in the fourth degree, and was sent to the
State prison for two years. Felix Gravie was tried
| and convicted Of obtaining $50 from Amanda NJ
Stewart l07 Greene street, by falsely representing
| himself to be steward of certain ship. State
| prison two years was his sentence. John Ryder,
| charged with burglariously entering the premises
of William Buchanan, 267 West Thirty third street,
and stealing property belonging to the Hudson
River Railroad Company, pleaded guilty to an at
tempt at burglary, and was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment in the State prison. Later in the
day his counsel appeared and stated that the &C.
cused was hopelessly insane, and that competent
testimony could be adduced to prove that he was not
guilty of the offence. The Court gave an order to
have the physician of the City Prison examine the
accused. John Wehmann, charged with attempt
ing to kill Anton Hilbert, of No. 554 Fourth street
| on the 9th of August, by striking him with a
| butchers axe, was convicted of an assault with
dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm,
and sent to Sing Sing for two years. The Court
will sit this morning to pass sentence upon tile
prisoners who were remanded.
The Commission entrusted with the business of
amending the city charter met yesterday in the
chamber of the Board of Councilman The stand.
ing committees appointed at the last meeting
| merely reported progress, and, after desultory
debate on printing the reports, the Commission
adjourned until Friday next at three o'clock.
The report of the referee on the costs and
charges Of the Cour: Of valuation and assessments
of land required for the extension of the Central
Park came up for confirmation before Judge Bar.
nard yesterday, Mr. Busted being heard in oppo.
stion to tho report of the referee and John E. Der.
nall in favor Of it.
The wills of Francis Ramsay, John Harrison,
Peter Flynn and Charles Lurke have been admitted
to probate.
The cotton market was quiet yesterday. There was
very little offering, while few purchasers were in the
market The sales embraced only about 200 bales clos
ing ON the basis of 211ic for mddling upands Flour
in good domestic add export demand and sales were
active and for some kinds of shipping grades Of State
and Western from sc. loo. higher. Wheat was firm
and unusually active with large sales here and arrive
chiefly taken for export, while the market was firm with
out further change Of moment in prices. Corn was quito