The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-03
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER g. 1861


Twelfth, Fortieth and Forty first Illinois regiments
the Eleventh and Twenty-third Indiana, the Eighth
Missouri, Buell's battery, Thielman's cavalry the
Chicago Light Artillery, and two companies OF
United States cayalry-in oil about eight thousand
men,
Hon. Charles Case, who represented the Tenth
district Of Indiana in the last Congress, has been
commissioned Adjutant in the Forty-fourth regi-
ment Of that State. Z
The town meetings in Connecticut for the mani
nation Of candidates for town officers nearly all
called by Union men without regard to party.
Here and there an old Rip Van Wrinkle democrat
is found who claims that the played out party
usages shall still be observed
The Union papers of Kentucky are calling upon
the Legislature to elect United States Senator in
place of John G. Breckenridge, who is non est in
Uefaus.
Major General Morgan Is first in the field with
his Thanksgiving proclamation. He has recon-
mended the 2Sth Of November. Let the other
Governors now follow suit and designate the same
day.
Yesterday was dull one at the Custom House,
and quiet reigned in Warsaw, Collector Barney,
Surveyor Andrews, and the other prominent OFF,
cias at the Custom House being on board the
steamship City of New York, on her trial trip down
the bay.
The new steamship City Of New York, of the
Liverpool, New York aud Philadelphia line. went
on an excursion down the bay yesterday, having a
large company on board Of our leading mercantile
and professional citizens
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 347 deaths in the city during the past week
decrease Of ~ as compared with the mortality
of the week previous, and 66 less than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re-
equalization table gives deaths Of alcoholism, Of
diseases of the bones, joints, &C.. u of the brain
and nerves, Of the gencrativc organs, 10 of the
heart and blood vessels, 81 Of the lungs, throat,
&C.; 2 or old age, "a Of diseases Of the skin and
eruptive feyers, premature Births lot of diseases
of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs;
Is of uncertain seat and general fevers, 10 Of yio
lence, &c. There were 239 natives Of the United
States, of England, IS Of ireland, 10 of Ger
many, 2 Of Scotland, and the balance Of various
foreign countries.
The water in the channel of the Ohio river at
Wheeling on Sunday measured thlrty-seven feet.
The market for beef cattle yesterday was much
the same as on the preceding day, the demand
being moderate at reduction Of about No. per
pound prices ranging from 51Ic. &c., SIC. a
s4c. Mich cows were unchanged. Veal calves
were plenty, but steady. Sheep and lambs were
plenty, but in good demand at full prices. Swine
were dull at $40. 415c. for corn and still fed.
The total receipts were Alta beeves, 100 cows,
922 veals, ,465 sheep and lambs and 1854 swine.
The cotton market steady yesterday, with sales
Of $50 500 bales In separate lots We continue to quote
mdding upIands at Fl 10, and tolerably 1r at that
under the influence Of the foreign by tho Bohemian
and relaxation in tho rmness Of freight English
ports Flour rmer, and closed at advance Of Sc.
per Dbl, and in some 10c higher paid The
Niagaras news came to hand too late IN the
day to exercise any influence; and, in reality,
u differed little from that Of the Bohemian.
Wheat, from tho same causes, was lc. %. higher,
especially for good shipping lots Corn firm and
in good request for the Eastward and for export with
sales Of shipping lots Of Western mixed at 54c 55c
Pork Arm and In steady request with sales Of
at sl4 02, and OF primo at 50 rs $lo chiefly al the
latter figure. Coffee firm, with sale Of 800 bags
prime Rio at &c.,, and 200 mats Java at 18c Sugars
firm, with sales OF 500 600 hhds Cubas, 500 do
melado and 260 boxes at prices given in another place.
Freight engagements for English pora limited aud
rather heavy for grain To Liverpool while they wore
active for the Continent at full rates