The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10

vile mills and other mill at Natick-thc
large brick One-w start next Monday all run
ming half time. The lower mill at Natick has not
been stopped, but runs, we believe, full time. The
Dunnell Manufacturing Company, at Pawtucket,
Massachusetts, started their works on Monday last
We hear of other establishments in this vicinity
that are about to resume operations.
Hon. William Appleton, representative of the
Fifth district of Massachusetts in Congress, will
soon resign his seat.
The aggregate free population of the eleven Sc.
coded States amounts to 5Sl ,649 The total popu.
lation of New York and Pennsylvania is sl3, 500
| being 1872 ,02l more than all secessiondom, The
lighting men of the rcbellious Statcs-or those be-
tween eighteen and forty-fve years of age-num.
Der 10000, while in New York and PENNSYLVANIA
they aggregate ,359 900.
There is over million dollars worth of govern.
ment stores, including twenty thousand uniforms,
at Grafton, Va. large portion of the property
will be taken to Wheeling to insure safety.
In the Board Of Aldermen, last evening, a pre-
ambc and series of resolutions were adopted COM
plimentng the Hon. Joseph Holt for the patriotic
| stand he has taken in defence of the Union, and
rendering to him the thanks Of the city and the use
| OF the Governors room to receive his friends A
| joint committee Of both boards was appointed to
wait on Mr.. Holt, and the clerk was directed to
send him an engrossed copy of the resolutions. A
| communication was received from the Mayor en-
| closing series of resolutions adopted by the
Workingmcn's Union stating that great distress
exists among them, and that they trust the city
| government will employ as many men on the pub
lie works as possible. The reading was suspended
and the matter referred to a special committee
| The Comptroller reported that on the 3lst
| OF August there was balance of $4l7292 Sc
| in the city treasury. The Comptroller also sent
in statement Of receipts and expenditures on ac-
| count of the Crcton water works extension and
rev reservoir, by which it appears that the bal
ance uneypended August 90, 1861, was sl7 1874 OIL.
by another statement from the Comptroller, it APP
pears that the disbursements made to the families
Of volunteers in the several Senatorial districts
from July % to August 81, 1861, was 1903 $685.
The number of families relieved was 9,O77-adulis,
9,05; children. 2s92 The communication was
ordered on file. AT this stage of the proceedings a
call Of the house was made. quorum not being
present, the Chairman declared the Board adjourn
ed without day.
The Board of COuncilmen, after an intermission
Of five weeks, held q short session last evening
After the presentation Of u number Of routine pa
the Board adjourned till Monday next
"A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
was held yesterday afternoon Benjamin Il. Win
hrop in the chair-for the purpose of clectng
three Pilot Commissioners. The following gentle
men were duly re- elected by ballot:-Robert Tay-
Tor, Charles H. Marshall and Elisha f.. Morgan.
The meeting adjourned Immediately after the cleo
ton.
The foundation stone of Christ church, on the
site of the old building, in Bedford avenue, Viii
liamsburg, was laid yesterday, by the rector Rev.
Alfred r. Partridge, when the Rev. DIR. Tying.
rector of st. George, New York. delivered an elo-
quont and appropriate address.
In the General Sessions yesterday, Henry Swift,
who was charged with attempting to pass counter
felt S. bills the CatskA Bank, pleaded guilty to
forgery in the fourth degree, and was sent to the
State prison for two years. Charles Dumas,
sailor indicted for assault with intent to kill
Henry Dyer, ON the 18th of August by stabbing
him with pcnknife, pleaded guilty TO an assault
with intent to do bodily harm. He made an I'M
provoked attack on the same day upon another
sailor. The Recorder, in sentencing Dumas to the
State prison for three years, said that he a
| dangerous fellow. James Kelly and Thomas
Burns young men, were tried and convicted of
robbery in the first degree, they having assaulted
James W. McQunn on the night of the I'd instant
while in Chatham square, and robbed him of
pocketbook containing 1872. Kelly was sent to the
Sing Sing prison for ten years and one month, and
| Burns for ten years.
| The examination Of the thirteen seamen Of the
| Liverpool packet Resolute charged with an en-
| deavor to make revolt, was commenced yestcr-
| day before Commissioner j. b. Henry, and ad-
| journed until this morning.
! According to the City Inspectors report there
were 43S deaths in the city during the past week
| decrease of l6 "a compared with the mortality
| of the week previous, and rs less than occurred
| during the corresponding week last year. The re-
capituation table gives deaths of alcohol
ism, of diseases Of the bones, joints, &c.;
| rs of the brain and nerves, of the gene
| ratve organs, 6 Of the heart and blood yes
sells, VI Of the lungs, throat, &c: OF old age Il
of diseases of the skin and eruptve fevcrs pre-
mature births, l2G of diseases of the stomach bow
els and other digestive organs IS of general evers
4 of diseases of the urinary organs, unknown, and
| Is from violent causes The nativity table gives
500 natives Of the United States, 90 of Ireland q
OF Germany, of Scotland, 10 of England, and
the balance of various foreign countries.
The cotton market yesterday less active and some
less buoyant though firm. The advance in Liverpool,
brought by the Africa its extent being omitted, tended
| check transactions. Sales confined to 200 800
bacs closing the basis Of &c per h. for mdlng up
lands. Flour in fair demand and opened with stcadi-
but closed heavy owing to increased receipts and
at rather easier rates for some descriptions. Wheat
opened with less dulness at Unchanged rates,
bat prime shipping lots firm and in good export de-
mand, while sales toeraby active. Corn was in
good demand for Eastern ports and for export and oe
| rably active Pork heavy but more active, with
sales of at $l3 T5 with lots of heavy barrel'
at S14 and prime at 50 rs, and barrels at $40.
Sugars firm and in good demand with sales about
900 hhds ,O05 boxes aud 30 hhds. meado al full
prices Coffee was firm, with sales Of 200 bags Rio at
| Az a 15c Freights were Grmer, with moderate en-
| gagcments.
NAVAL COAST OPERATIONs.-In any further
expeditions that may be undertaken against the
Southern coast we hope proper attention will
be paid to the preparations required for such
undertakings In the affair at Fort Hatteras
our troops were exposed to unnecessary danger
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