The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-29
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THE ME WIS.
We are in receipt Of volumnous Flea Of Me XII.
can papers, with dates to the Slst ult,, only dav
or two later, however, than previou. advices. to
which we have no important additions to make.
The Presidential vote, as far as heard from. stood
5,l6l for Juarez and for Gen. Ortega ,s45; 1857
were cast for the late Lerdo do Tejada and All for
various individuals. Thirty districts had yet to be
heard from, and Congress agreed, by q vote of ss
to AZ, to postpone its decision in the matter until
the returns from those districts came in Senior
lgnacio ILaye has been elected Governor Of Vera
Cruz by majority of l,257 over his competitor.
Manuel Diaz Miron. who poled only BAL votes.
The Thirty second regiment, New York vOun.
teers, Colonel Mathewson, left their camp at
Staten Island yesterday, and departed for Wash
iugton. The regiment presented a fine ap-
pearance.
The Thirtieth regiment of New York Volunteers,
Colonel Frisby. arrived in the city yesterday
morning from Albany. and in the afternoon took
I their departure for Washington. Colonel Bakers
regiment of California Volunteers also left this
city yesterday for Washington.
The three regiments constituting the First brig.
ade Of New Jersey Volunteers, under command of
W. R. Montgomery, senior Colonel, left Camp
Oden, at Trenton, yesterday for Washington. via
Baltimore. These regiments are thoroughly drill
| cd and fully armed and equipped with everything
| necessary to take the field immediately.
Who is watching the movements Of Gov. Wise
| This question has been repeatedly asked, and in
order to satisfy the anxe6es Of the people in regard
TO the danger which threatens Western Virginia il
should be satisfactorily answered. II Wise is as
| cunning soldier az he has proved himself to be
| politician, his movements will need the closest
! scrutiny At last accounts he was stealthiIy de-
I scending the Big Kanawha river with the evident
| intention Of making strike in some Of the loyal
| counties. Watch him.
The government officers cannot be too careful
in examining pretended fugitives from the South
There is no doubt that many such are sent North
as spies, and for the purpose of setting afoat all
sorts OF rumors calculated to create reaction in
the public sentiment in far, at least. as to pro.
duce feeling in favor of compromise, or for the
purpose Of bringing about an armistice.
Francis H. Pierpont, Governor of Virginia, has
issued proclamation calling special election Ia
Alexandria and Fairfax counties, to be held
| to-day. to choose State Senator. An uncondi-
| tional Union man will be elected.
The Union force now ia the city of Baltimore.
exclusive of the troops at Fort McHenry, is
upwards Of seven thousand strong, heavy bat.
terry of artillery. and a number Of ugly looking
pieces Of ordnance planted OH Federal Ill., com.
| handing evory street leading in that direction.
The losses sustained thus far by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, through the van.
dalism OF the rebels, amount to upwards of two
millions Of dollars 1t will be recollected that the
officers of this road on the first breaking out of
tie difficulties, favored every movement of the
seceshers." They have received their reward
The whole Of the present issue of the New Jer.
soy State loan, being five hundred thousand dol.
lars, was taken On Thursday at par and upwards.
The Charleston Mercury, in speaking of the let
ter Of London Times Russell, in which he asserts
that the people of the South desire one of the royal
race Of England to rule over them. says there are
but two monarchsts in the whole State of South
Carolina, one Of whom is a lawyer in Charleston
James L. Pctigru. and the other an eccentric
planter.
first class vessel, OF one hundred and seventy
tons, is to be fitted out in Charleston for four
months piratical cruise, as as the shares are
all taken. So says an advertisement in the
Charleston papers.
Eight hundred dollars worth Of leather ea
route for rebedom, was seized at Evansville,
Ind, on the goth inst
The bankers Of Milwaukee, those who were re-
Gently severely dealt with by mob held
conference with the Governor of Wisconsin on the
18th inst., and agreed to take the entire State
war loan Of eight hundred thousand dollars at par.
rebel paper in st. Joseph, Missouri, claims
the right, under the cOnstitu ion and laws, to
advocate resistance to the federal authority, to
preach treason in its BLACKLIST form, and to pursue
a course scandalously ut variance with every
dictate Of order aud propriety.' General Lyon
will soon be after that fellow.
The armament of the ganboats for the Western
rivers will consist Of three guns on each side for
ward Of the wheels, two bow guns, two quarter
guns abaft the wheels, and sternchase gun.
some of them will be twclve-inch columbiads.
Barnard +. Bee, late captain in the United States
Army, has been appointed rebel Brigadicr Gene
raj.
1he number Of inmates remaining in the differ.
ent charitable institutions up to the 22d instant
was s,0i4, being an increase Of twenty-five on
the preceding week. The Commissioners of Chari.
lies and Correction will meet Oh Wednesday, next.
IN consequence Of the Fonlth of Jaly falling on
Thursday, their usual day for meeting.
The cotton market yesterday firm, with sales CT
800 bales closing ,he bals OF 1ac. fer mitdlipg
uplands. The market for Dfcads.rrs was much de.
Iressed. Flour vas heavy, and cosed at further
ceseon for most Descriptions, especially for Weston
euperrrs, which cloeei 50 20 Good 10 ch,i,e
grades less all cted Wheat besyy, aad
closed at decided decline prices At the ,ncession
however, the mAike. active ard the gere
N part for export. Primo unchanged and in
'air shipping demand. DstIng lots OF Western mixed
we're hesvy. Sugars irme- and active with
sales OF ECO thd end 26 boxes at Rates given IL another
psce Coffee "a steady, With moderate sa'ea Freight
restricted and .a..s lrmer, WITH toeraofy
free engageme pts, chiefly gran beth 10 English ports
ind 10 the Continent.
"WH0's VINO L; W AsHrNGroN! The Tribune
complains that it is next to an impossibiity to
discover who really Yields the power Of the
Executive at Washington. Triumvirates, com