The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-24
The News.


clined.
In London, on the 18th of June, consos rated at
1913 80 for money, and 9OZ q 901s for the &C.
count.
Pope Plus the Ninth had recovered from his ILL.,
ness, and it is said that Garjbaldi was not indis-
} osed as reported by the Africa.
A very brutal assault had been made on one of
the Secretaries of the United States Consulate in
Frankfort, Germany.
The diplomatic conference on the Syrian ques-
ton had agreed on the terms Of peaceful ar
rangement which may endure for some time.
The Thirty-seventh regiment of New York
Volunteers, under command Of Colonel McCunn,
left their encampment at the Battery at three
2. M. yesterday and proceeded to pier No. 2
North river, where they embarked for Elizabeth.
port, from which place they will take the New
Jersey Central Railroad for Washington. About
200 of the men were left behind.
The Thirty-frst regiment under Colonel Pratt,
which were encamped at Blackwell's Island, came
to the city at eleven o'clock on Saturday night,
and are now quartered at the Park barracks. They
received their pay from the State yesterday
morning.
The measures which will claim the attention Of
Congress at the extra session in July are already
beginning to form subjects of serious discussion.
Some of the more important questions which will
arise are:--
l. Sanction Of the Presidents movements in
regard to the war.
2. Authorizing loan Of two or three hundred
millions of dollars.
8. An act authorizing vigorous prosecution of
the war.
I. modification of the present tariff
5. A bankrupt law.
6. A tax on tea and coffee.
Z. direct tax in the absence of sufficient reve-
nue. from customs.
But few complete returns of the Kentucky Con-
| gressional election have reached US; yet enough
almost is known to warrant the belief that nine
out Of the ten representatives chosen are staunch
| unconditional Union men. Had the rebels come
| out boldly in the canvass and avowed their princi
| pies the Union majority would have been SO
| overwhelming that secessionism would have been
| sunk into everlasting oblivion. But the disunion-
lists fought shy of theiI true colors They arrayed
| themselves under the banners Of neutrality
Estates rights "no coercion and various similar
and uDmeaDjng lodges, not one Of them daring to
preach what they felt, which was secession and
| open rebellion. The following are the names Of
! the candidates who We have every reason to
believe are elected
I. Il. c Burnett secesh. 8. Geo. W. Dunlap, Union.
2. JamesS Jackson Union. l. Robert Mallory Union.
S. Henry Order, Union 8. ]. j. Cri.tenden, Union.
4. Aaron Harding Union. O. W.H.Wndswofth, Union.
6. A. wicklinc, Union. TO- j. W Menzics, Union.
The city of Lexington, Kentucky, the residence
Of John c. breckenridge, gave Eve hundred and
fifty Union majority, and the county rebuked
secession by over thousand majority
i Hon John A. Logan, representative to Congress
from that part Of Illinois which is better known
Egypt, publishes very long and very bitter let
ter in the st. Louis Republican, denouncing cor
respondent Of the HERALD for letting little day
light into the disunion designs Of number of &C.
cessionists Whereabouts, among whom it was said
| the honorable NJ. G. figured conspicuously. Mr..
Logan works himself up into frightful fever,
and in eight OF nine different places he launches
| upon the head Of our unfortunate correspondent
| the awful words of "liar," "infamous LIAR, Gin
! credible liar &c. The language Of the letter
| throughout is similarly choice.
The Legislature Of North Carolina will reassem.
l bic in Raleigh tomorrow.
The Democratic State Convention Of Maine, to
nominate candidate for Governor, will be held in
! Augusta on Wednesday, August IA.
The specie in the banks of New Orleans dc.
| creases at the rate of one hundred thousand dol.
| lars per week. The amount Of deposits decreased,
| between the Sth and 10Th of June. over six hun.
! bred thousand dollars.
The bids for the Maine State loan Of three hun
| bred thousand dollars were opened at Augusta on
| the 10th inst, and amounted to four hundred and
| forty-fye thousand, ranging from par to five per
! cent premium. Win the State authorities Of Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Tennessee make note Of
| this!
The ten additional Massachusetts, regiments
| which have been called for by the President will
! be in Virginia in less than forty days armed and
| equipped with everything necessary for cam
/ paign. Each regiment will have twenty FIVE
1 wagons, instead Of fifteen, the usual number and
! those wagons are now made at the rate Of one
| hundred week.
| The tobacco manufactory Of }. L. Larazn IN
! New Orleans, together with two buildings adjoin-
| ing, On Charities street was damaged by fire on
| the 18th inst. to the amount Of sixty thousand dol
| lars.
Tho damage done by the hail storm which re.
| Gently visited Somerset and Mildlescx counties
New Jersey, is estimated at one hundred thousand
| dollars.
The Rev. Henry Ward Boccher yesterday visit.
cd the Plymouth Camp at South Brothers
| island, ard delivered an impressive and eloquent
address to the troops cncamped there, on the
| duty Of the Christian soldier in the present un.
| happy war between the different sections of our
country. The regiment encamped at South Bro.
| Tiers was formed under the auspices of the Nom.
bers of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and Mr..
| Beecber has shown considerable interest in re-
gard to their acceptance by the government, their
| equipment, &c. The reverend gentleman was
listened to with much attention by the troops and
1opro uumlaer 0f ,,ersona who had ocanpnbfod 70
| hear him on the occasion. A synopsis of his re-
| marks will be found elsewhere in our paper this
| morning,
District Attorney DelaGcla Smith moved on
Saturday morning, that the Marshal be directed
to obtain jury for the trial of the slave trade
cases from Columbia county from the rural dis