The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-06

Va, having refused to join the army, peremptorJ
orders wero issued from military headquarters t.
force them in, or to treat them as descrters OF
alien enemies.
The Washington Republican, organ Of the ad
minstration, warns all papers not toIgive any nfor
nation of the number Of troops in Washington
1t says is esteemed almost reasonable TO do So
Governor Olden, of New Jersey, in proclama-
| ton, recommends that subscriptions be opened in
oil parts OF the State for The purpose of raising
funds to purchase each Of the New Jersey voun-
teers an india rubber blanket. He says they will
| want about ten thousand
The Sixth regiment Of Vermont Volunteers was
recruited and equipped in fifteen days.
Authority has been given for recruiting an entire
regiment of sharpshooters in this State.
GEORGE w. Brown, late Mayor of Baltimore, in
letter to his friends from Fort Lafayette says he is
! quite comfortably located and in good health.
1t is thought in the interior of the State that
after tho close Of navigation on the New York
| canals eight or ten thousand men can easily be
| enlisted for the war from among the hardy ''ca
nalers."
More persons have been killed and manned by
railroad accidents in this country during the month
OF September this year than,we have any record
OF during an equal length of time previously. The
aggregate numbers flityscvcn killed and two hun
dred and twenty-four wounded.
The Washington Grays, Forty regiment,
| Co'onet Moore, at Camp Sherman, District of
| Columbia, viii he furnished with new uniforms,
and viii drop their title and be known in future
only as the Forty.soyenth regiment, New York
State Volunteers.
There are now three tcseta in the field for State
officers in Wisconsin--the republican,, the Union
and the democratic. The two former contain the
same names, with the exception Of the candidates
for Lieutenant Governor, Bank Comptroller and
superintendent Of Public Instruction. The demo.
Gratis have nominated straight ont ola bunker
ticket, which has about as much chancc OF being
successful as JEFF. Davis has of getting Washington.
The republicans Of Massa chlsetts have nominated
Eel and Everett party man for Lieutenant Cover
nor and democrat for Attorney General
According to the statistics given in the Catholis
Almanac there are ia 500 Catholics in the rebe,
States and 100000 in the loyal portion Of the
Union.
The ship Missouri was seized yesterday, under
the coniiscation act, by order Of Surveyor An
drews. Fotr-sxtocntha are owned by A. Cohen. OF |
New Orleans.
's i4'o AZ tut rlVcT IL Cntleu inc pump
kin food. The water rose 80 suddenly that few OF |
the formers on Tie bottom lands were prepared TO |
receive it, and the water swept over their corn
fields and carried Of millions OF pumpkins besides
destroying great deal OF corn and other produce.
Missouri is one Of The largest States in the Union
1t contains G7,3SO square miles OF territory. or
43, i2S,2oC acres, and has one hundred and seven
counties.
We learn that Or. Jatles T. Wood declines the
for Coroner OF this ety.
In the long pending case between Charles Dew
lin, pian;iil, and John Fitzpatrick, dsgendant-a
controversy arising out Of monetary transactions
ON street contracts-the issues were decided by
Judge Moacricf in favor Of tic plaintiff
The cotton market was quiet Yesterday wIs,o prices
were steady tn sales embraced only about go bales
y Sc flour was i'm, without Q,oabc change ia ps;ces
While The nikes was active IN good part for export 10
tftrce, Wheat was without change cf lnorneit while
prices were trm especially FOR god shipping lots Tno
chief demand for export the Continent Corn wa
arm aud IN good request both for export and sprcnt
Eastward with free sales while prices were quite Grr
FORK was steady Win sales Of meas at Si 50a Sit 10
end at SO for fal weight, AID prime IT 80 81 SO
spices were hrin the Gales Of pepper Friday embraced
~ co0 bags aid the TRANSACT noticed In were
1t 47c Soc, afterwards hold ut 53c Scars we're firm
with sales Of 500 hhGs and :05 boxes at full prices
-dlae frm, With sales OF so l.gs Rio, good 10
boice, at ISL 1870. Frcighs Tcg.sh ports we're
iun but IN good request, aud Grm TO Franoe.