The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-23

the privilege OF enactng all laws affecting the in
terests of the Commonwealth. This body will meet
again on the 18th Of June.
The health Of Henry A. Wise, of Virginia. ia re-
ported by the Richmond papers to be very pre-
| carious.
| body of Virginia troops has been ordered from
Harper's Ferry to Grafton, point on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad west Of Cumberland.
Grafton is the junction Of the Wheeling and
Parkersburg branches, and is about one hundred
miles distant from each place. This looks like
movement upon Western Virginia.
1t is nov pretty well settled fact that the capt.
tai OF the rebel government will be removed to
Richmond. The vote was taken in the Southern
Congress on the 10th inst, and the proposition
adopted.
There is evidently great scarcity Of printing
| paper in some parts Of the South. Many of the
journals come to printed on half sheets, others
materially reduced in size, while the dilapidated
and worm-eaten aspect of some is truly shocking
when brought into contrast with their former ap-
pearance.
Hon. John P. Kennedy, of Baltimore, having
been solicited by number of prominent citizens
| to accept the nomination for representative in
| Congress from the Fourth district, declines the
honor in lengthy letter, in which he takes occa-
sion to reiterate his attachment to the Union He
| says the honor, the interest and the safety of
Maryland can only be sustained through an una-
terable devotion to the federal government
The South is flooded with shinpasters, of demo-
limitations ranging from twenty-five cents to one
dollar. They have been issued by town and city
corporations, and many private individuals have
| gone largely into manufacturing these worthless
misrepresentation Of money. They pass very
| well in the ordinary course of trade by general
consent, but when brought into contact with
specie they deprecate from ten to twenty-five per
| cent.
John G. Cocks, of New Orleans, has written a
letter to Colonel Robert Anderson, late of Fort
Sumter, in which he says that Colonel Anderson
| holds three notes against him, amounting in the
| aggregate to fourteen thousand five hundred dol
lars which were given for twenty nine negroes
purchased in March, 1860, not cent of which, j.
G. C. says, will he pay He calls upon Colonel
Anderson to come and take the negroes away.
| Honesty is losing ground fast in the South.
On the 10Th and goth of the present month four.
teen different lots of contraband goods were seized
in Cincinnati consigned to parties in the Southern
| States. They have all been libeed for confscaton
Coleman Yellott, Thomas J. NcKaig and DR..
Harding, the three Commissioners appointed by
| the Legislature of Maryland to the Southern con.
| federacy, were in Richmond on Sunday last, where
they were to remain until to-day, with the view of
| hearing from the Commissioners appointed to wait
| on President Lincoln.
The ship General Parkhll which was seized as
prize for attempting to run the blockade at
| Charleston was owned in that port She is 554
| tons burthen, and was built in New York in 1882
| The Board of Aldermen met last evening and
transacted some routine business, after which they
| adjourned to Monday next.
masonic Lodge of Sorrow with all the
ceremonies of that ancient and honorable craft,
was held on Tuesday evening last in honor of the
memory of the late E. G.. p. wilkins, member of
the fraternity and respected ottoche of the NEW
YORK HERALD.
We are in receipt Of intelligence that a revolu-
| ton had broken out in Honduras against President
Guardiola We are told that the object is to
the liberty of the press and liberal code of laws
to induce foreign immigration" We are further
told that the revolutionary liberal party, led by
an Irshman, "a gentleman from Canada have
possession of several towns and departments, and
that there is great enthusiasm, the priests
changing the rosary for the revolver. If the OBJ
ects specified be really the motives of the revolu
ton we predict for it a short life and speedy an
n TtNoluAlOH w utlNt out anu hcsp out
| foreigners would be much more likely TO succeed
| in Honduras, and the same may be said OF any
Central American State.
| At the meeting Of the Emigration Commission
ers yesterday the subject of defraying the ex-
penses of the Floating Hospital came up. They
| finally passed resolution authorizing the Pres
| dent to raise sl4, 600 on the bonds of Richmond
| county awarded to them for the damages to their
i on Staten Island n oau tha moi N
the Quarantine Commissioners to enable them to
take charge of the hospital and defray its ex-
penses The number of emigrants arrived here
during last week was 1901, making the number
since January ], Is, 093. The communication balance
at present is s2s 500 81.
Letters for Europe, to go per Kedar, for Liver
pool, viii be received at Mr.. Cunards office, No.
| 4 Bowling Green, until twelve O'Clock to-day.
The cotton market yesterday lees spirited, but
with more doing The sales, including lot Of 600 GOO
bales sold late the previous afternoon, embraced
about $500 bales closing on the basis of 1876 lac.
for middling uplands. While brokers quoted at
l31c yet the majority favored the outside figure cepe
ciay for anything like lots. There very little
New Orleans middlng in the market The stock Is be-
coming much reduced To restrict to extent
wide range the classification selections OF qualities.
Flour opened with buoy ancy and activity, but
cosed firm for most grades within the previous days
| quotations. Wheat active, and sales were freely
| made, including lots for export. Medium quail.
| ties were heavy, while common and higher
grades sustained at about the previous quota
tons Corn was active, and opened with tolerablc
usss but closed dull, especially for Western mixed
while old and yellow unchanged. Pork was heavy,
| but more active. The chief demand government
account Sales OF city made at ST. and West
ern reported at ST. U.s. and prime at si3. Sugars
in fair demand, aud prices without change Of moment
The Gales embraced 75o 800 hhds, 3T5 boxes ard so
hhds neado at prices given In another column. Coffee
was steady. sale OF coo bags Rio made at l2c
1919 Freights were steady, with moderate engage
| ments