The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-26

ing been chased by the same schooner
The United States steam frigate Powhatan ar
rived at Curacao August &c. took in coal and sailed
I'd inst. in chase Of the prvateer Sumter.
In the United States District Court yesterday
Judge Belts remarked that in the prize snits there
was not any opinion entered as decree OF the
Court as yet. The judgments were submitted to
the District Attorney in order to draw up the de-
crees in due FORM to be agreed upon by counsel
for the claimants and the government In his OBJ
servations on the previous day relative to rules
recently adopted by Judge Shipman in prize cases,
he wished to remark that he did not intend to ex-
press any dissatisfaction or censure, but merely
meant to convey that they were not acts of his
Judge Betsy.
On motion of counsel, an order was entered
returning to the captain of the prize l-ynchburg
certain articles, his property the District Attorney
consentng.
In the case of the Henry c. Middleton an
order was applied for by the Assistant District
Attorney, Mr.. WOodford, to condemn the vessel, as
no claimant appeared before the Prize Commission
ers. Mr.. Donohne replied that some OF the claim
ants were imprisoned at Fort Lafayette, and could
not, therefore, appear. The Judge adjourned the
matter until Friday, remarking il counsel forwarded
an unsealed letter to Colonel Burke, the command
ant, it would be delivered.
The ship Matilda was seized by Deputy Surveyor
Brown yesterday under the coniiscation act. One
eighth part is owned by persons residing in Bucks
vile, South Carolina
We announced few days since that the State
Convention of Georgia had nominated for Cover
nor f. A. Nisbet. The candidate thus put forward
will mot no fnfd tho cyacutfve chair nv walking
over the course, as he will have q powerful an
tagonist in the person of Joseph f. Brown, the
present Governor. Brown was opposed to the hold
ing of the Convention. and would not allow his
name to go before it, but has announced his de-
termination g ysS q s!gmP CANDIDATE, on the n,
issue, we rfesHme of nonp,ym5lt of des>ts' IL
will be recoectcd that Gov. Brown was the w.
in the South to legalize dishonesty by issuing a
proclamation forbdding the payment of just dues
70 Northern creditors.
y ~. II. Hiss has been held to bail in Baltimore
to the mount of forty thousand dollars for his
appearance ore the United States Court to
answer the charge Of u JASON.
Sim, Major & Co., of t6ees,Iankfogrt (Ky) Yeo-
man, are promising candidates tor Fort Lafayette
where three of their Kentucky seceNsiSn brethren
took up their quarters yesterday.
John B. Palmer, the secession editor of the late
Concord a. H. Standard, which paper was re-
Gently "cleaned out" by mob, is sending letters
to the South begging for cold victuals. He says
than "any assistance which persons may render
him by provisions or money will be appreciated"
Unless prompt action is manifested on the part
of General Anderson the free soil of the North will
soon be invaded by rebel soldiers. The rebel
General Buckner, at last accounts, was at Owens
boro, Kentucky, on the Ohio river, and only nine
miles from Rockport, Indiana.
The State of Minnesota has been ordered by the
Secretary of War to raise two more regiments of
infantry.
Murders, highway robberies, burglaries and all
the minor offences recorded in the catalogue of
crimes are now quite common in Richmond The
papers of that city say the people "can breakfast
on horrors every morning..
The volunteers Of the Twenty-fourth regiment of
this State have sent to Oswego five thousand dol
lars for the benefit of their friends.
Massachusetts has now in the field sixteen full
regiments, seven unattached companies of infan-
try, and one complete battery of artillery. There
are now in the State in course of organization six
regiments of infantry, regiment of cavalry and
three batteries of artillery.
A meeting of gentlemen, natives of Connecticut
but resident in this city, held last evening at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel to adopt measures for the
appropriate reception and entertainment of such
Connecticut regiments as may pass through New
York en- route to or from the war. Mr.. McCurdy
presided. 1t was urged that an organization of
Connecticut men should be formed similar to the
one already in existence composed of the "Sons of
Massachusetts, Mr.. Frank +. Howe, Of the latter
body was present and gave many valuable sug-
gestions as to the modus operandi of receiving and
entertaining the regiments. On motion, resolu-
ten was adopted appointing committee to whom
executive duties shall pertain, one Of whose men,
bers shall act as treasurer for the collection and
disbursement of the funds requisite to carry out
the objects of the organization
A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
held yesterday evening, and the regular routine
business was disposed of. No topic of any public
interest engaged the attention OF the Board, with
the exception of letter of thanks frem Prince
Napoleon to the Common Council, through the
Mayor, which was read, and heightened cores
pondence between Mayor Wood and Secretary
Chase, of the United States Treasury Department.
in regard to having the city of New York rem-
Durseu LOT The money ADVANCED ny tne tSrpOTauOn
to fit out troops for the war. These will be found
elsewhere.
The Board of Councilmen met last evening; but
the papers disposed Of related to routine matters
Resolutions adopted fixing places at which
the ensuing elections are to be held. The Counsel
to the Corporation was instructed to report to the
Board what action, if any, is necessary on the
part of the Common Council to reduce the ex-
penses attending the proceedings for opening
streets A large number of papers were received
from the Board of Aldermen and laid over for
future action.
There was no business Of public interest before
the Emigration Commissioners at their meeting
yesterday. The weekly statistical statement laid
before them showed the number OF cmiHants land
ed at the port last week to be 623, which brings
the total since January up to 57oS9. The
communication balance at present is SIT ,s99 49,
| The steamer Delaware, Captain Cannon. for
Washington, d. c., with military stores aud 400
seamen, left Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon st
four O'Clock, The Delaware has been chartered