The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-04
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| Police ............ 23,s73 24,766 25,462
| Express Extra -. 2t052 25,224 1888
| Tribune Extra. Isl 1861 25606
VIM. Dodge, the Tanmany candidate for Police
Justice in the Third district, was chosen to FIJI the
place made vacant by the death of J. Sherman
Browneii.
Eight new members OF the Board of Aldermen
were chosen yesterday from the districts having
an even numerical designation. Six democrats and
two republicans have been elected. The outgoing
members all democrats, and but two have been
returned 10 their seats. We also give the names
OF the twen,y-four Councmen elected.
To-day the Presidential electors, so called, who
have been chosen in the seeded States will meet
in their respective capitals and cast their votes for
| Jefferson Davis for President and Alexander II.
Stephens for Vice President Of the bogus confcde.
| racy. We give in another column the names Of as
many OF the electors have been able to
gather from the few Southern papers that find
their way North.
The government has given notice that it is ready
to redeem the Treasury notes authorized by he
act Of Congress OF December II, 1860. The inter-
est said notes will cease on the lst OF February
next.
Hon. Horace Maynard, who has been admitted
to a seat in the House OF Representatives at
Washington from Tennessee represents the Second
district Of that State, comprising the counties of
Knox. Granger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson,
Scott Morgan, Fentress and Overflow all in Eastern
Tennessee and lying principally on the Kentucky
border. Mr.. Maynard was member OF the last
Congress, to which he was elected as a rational
Union man, what was termed "South Ame-
rican.' Each house has now q representative from
that State Hon. Andrew johnson, a strong Union
man, having retained hs seat in the Senate, where
he will remain until the end of his terni which will
10 the All of March, 1859 by which time it is to
he hoped the State of Tennessee will have the
folly of her course, and come back under the
shadow OF the old Stars and Stripes.
Delegates from the several presbyteries Of the
Old School Presbyterian church in the seeded
States will assemble to-day in Augusta, Georgia,
for the purpose of cutting loose from the Northern
Hessians and ''mudsills," and forming General
Assembly Of the Southern coniederacy.
Queen victoria's proclamation has been pub
lshed in Canada, appointing by letters patent his
Excellency the Right Hon. Charles Stanley, Wis
count Monck. Baron Monck of Baliytramon, Cover
nor General of British North America and Captain
General and Govcrnor-in-C Chief in and the pro-
vinces Of Canada Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
and the island Of Prince Edward, ana Vice Admit
raj of the same" &c, &C., DC.
Gustav Zicl, Consul of Hamburg at San Francis
CO; Gustav Schwab, Consul Of Bremen at New
| York and Charles II. Pandorf, Consul Of SaXony
| at New Orleans have been officially recognized by
the President
| Secession reports assign to Parson Erowilow a
1 position IL the mountains oil East Tennessee, at the
| head OF three thousand Union troops.
Onr Bermuda files and correspondence Of the
18th ntimo announce the arrival at the island Of
the rebel privatcer Nashville, the ronclad British
trading steamer Fingal, and her Britannia Majesty s
frigate Mrrsey The Nashville coacd at the port
Of Bermuda, and then stood for England having on
board Coone. Peyton, the rebel agent (ifanister)
TO Spain. The Eingal took the Charleston pilot
from the Nashville aud made for New Orleans or
some other rebel port, with her English cargo.
The Meisey arrived from Halifax on the 18th
ultmo.
The Parliamentary elections in Newfoundland
were progressing under the ''n,pe ctioa," or guild
ance OF four British war ships, stationed at st.
Johns, at the latest dates.
Our report Of the progress of the second famine
in Ireland-caused by the potato rot, short crops Of
cei'a'S ana "as n. a. .sn Wii'
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usual supply ana 81 TINS very large portion is
unit ioi human tood. man ha~ been already
found statN ed to death in The highway in Clare the
pea-an;ry Of Mayo, Galway and 81 90 suffer from
want both Of food aud fuel, while the
greater bulk Of the weayers AZ Antrim,
are out work Sir Robert peel,s to,r If iovea.i.a.
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