The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-07

The election in New Jersey on Tuesday resulte
in a gain of democratic members Of the Legsla
j. ture. The Legislature will have decfaed demo
cratic majority.
Z The schooner Virginia Price, Capt Eldridge, ar
rived at this port yesterday from st. Thomas
with advices to the 25th ultimo. Captain El
: bridge reports that six rebel Commissioners
passed through st. Thomas from Europe for
Cuba. Fdur United States steamers were cruising
in the Caribbean Sea- Capt. Etdridge saw no pri-
vateers ON the passage out or home and suggests
that British vessels see many in order to affect
freiglts In American vessels.
When Major General Fremont Isft Springfield
his body guaLd also left with him. This guard was
composed of men just fit for and likely to engage
in such combat as that which has been recently
announced, Originally this body guard was COM
possd of three hundred picked men, and II is said
better ones usper-went into battle Commanded
by Hungarian who has seen much service, one
compaay of a hunGVAad was composed almost en-
trely of Kentucx ians,s and the others made ap Of
Missourisus, German naturalized citizens and
others. Tie horsss-laldodcd bays-were in keep.
ing with the men. But their armament, if we may
so speak, vsas better still. Each man had with him
two Of Cots six bp7vr yavy revolvers, one five
/ barrel rifle asa sabre. .Ihey could shoot these
seventeen timss wthore stopl ing to load, and then
resort to the ssbre to finisii'.sp their work.
Notwithstanding the osdsr TO bidding recruiting
for other States IN Iowa, GoN,FI OF Kirkwood has
gived Colonel Ksore, Of tile N. rtheast Missouri
regiment authority to resrdt 4 hrce companies,
inasy'nch this Regiments has do he, and is likely
to do good service for the defeact of the Iowa
bonder-
Ttoraes D'Arcy Mst;ee, mclster OF the Canadian
l.,~Sa fa' e
interest iatse American civil vass"h which he
argues Il It the contn once of thss;uis is for the
interest o ssA4Aa ana shat the syonlauA lies Of all
who speak .the English tongue sssWild be on the
side OF the IaitcA States govcrnlaert; a ID he is
right. The 3ritisA Amer. san 'proyiMcessx their
freedom to sswar of the acknowledgements the sue
cess OF the United States.
1t is stated shat a lady frcM South ,CarD,lh has
been in Washington several weeks eyJk,awyn ng to
sell the government the code Of sgnaYsEdo6& I'd by
the rebels, but did not sseceed. sfs; 5ws nted
500, 900 for the article.
St. Louis banks must be in aabad sssts;, il we
may judge from the following announcs,acuf + a
broker in of the cities of that States --wea IRE
selling exchange New York for coin asi,,ar- Or
Missouri currency, bankable in ST. Lonis, at ta
per cent; for demand Treasury notes sat -cs,c pet
cent" They have more confidence in gousrnnscnt
Treasury notes than in their own banks.
Surveyor Andrews and his aids htsvc bsen, rvs x
usually active during the last few days. 7Ts fM \
lowing additional seizures were made yostcsia y:-
The ship Weston Merritt, onc-sixtoenh os ,riiieA /
is owned by William KNOX, Of New Os1cass, and
one-thirty-second by Alexander McNsil, ca the
same place; the brig General Bailey, tnssssix-
tecn'hs of which are owned by John, Dunhala> 81
st. Marks Fla, and the brig Tappao,
1,,ch hui nr ~ ~,
South Carolina.
The matter Of Jurisdiction in the Of Jaaixa-
low, the alleged Chinese murderer, will be argued
next month in the United States Supreme Court
at Washington. The real question that is to come
before the Court will be as 10, whether Long
Island Sound is or il not the "high ,soa''--a cues
ton in which the State, and more espooia y~the
city Of New York, are more than deeply Interested
The counsel for the prisoner, Mr. Vcophsj has
called the attention Of Governor Morgan TO thbnim
portance of decision in favor ct the prisoner
by which it will be conceded that the STAR OF
New I DIRK has exclusive jurisdiction over the afore-
said waters. No decision has ever been given in
this matter and il the to be decided II against
the prisoner. New York will be deprived IS all
its present claims. Governor Morgan, 10 sssad,
will have the State represented through special
counsel.
The sentence of death passed upon San,aciEol-
fins, Lewis Fcatherston and John Duneavys con
victed of the murder Of Capt. George w .slke. OF
the ship General Parkhll has been con.n..tsa b.
the President to fifteen years imps;sonienS with
hard labor.
Mr. Edwin, ], James, the ex-Qneen's cssansel and
exnembcr OF Parliament, Of England, has been
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court Of this
State.
IN, MI ulnvo IF anta Gov nf
the Erie, was commenced yesterday N the United !
States Circait CcArt, before judges Nelson and
| Shipman
Two Nassau street lawyers, Of whomtis. an
ex-Atorney General, and the otlsr the fatfrsr Of
one OF orr biigader generals h<vc on their own
responsibility ard for their owaf benefit brought
actions III the Supreme Court against unibcr OF
persons for selling liquor without license, under
the thir!ieth section of the Excise law which per-
mits any person 10 sue unlicensed qnor dealers in
case the Commissioners Of Excise neglect to sue
them fov ten days after being notified OF e viola
! ton Of the law. The Board Of Excise ADS not au
| thorized The bringing or these actioas, as they
have several thousand Itions pe-ing against
| unlicensed liquor dealars, and ncassy ready for
trial.
The usual weekly iasetng of tn. Commissioners
of Emigration did aot take place yesterday, in
consequence of quorum of she members nost
being present.
At the meeting If the Board Of Education hs>d
last evening report was received from the Cssc
mittee on Ann4a Estimates, TO be presente,i tn,
the Board of Supervisors, asking for an appT4fria,
ton of 81 1874 600 to deray the cnrrent anlsssf
penses for public instruction during the coming
year of 1862. Included in this the sum Of
5000 fon the Normal school, which, s.s. some
discussions, struck oat. and the sum riys24 4s5
for heating apparatus was inserted n its place.
An additional estimate OF $40 900 also inserted
!. for repairs. Th3 report, 2s amendea was adopted
and oedered to be presented to the Board of super
viscrs.
The mark ct for beef cattle yesterday ~as rather
better, and higher prices were realized. The gen
f sral selling prices were Sc. sAc and the range
was, from &c. DC. Mich COWS quiet. yca
were firm. Sheep and lambs steady ant