The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-28

who is the Presidea Of the Senate pro tem, and
Who, in the absence Of the two officers above
nsmed, becomesby law the Executive, fed With the
reeei troops from Lexington. as is supposed, for
the Arkansas border. leaving the State without an
Executive officer. The papers OF st. Louis are
advertising for Governor.
IL Is estimated that the government has now
over twenty-five thousand horses ready for SER
vice.
Another character in the drama of rebellion has
recently turned up. Pierre Soule, whose move.
ments have heretofore been kept in the shade, has
recently been on visit to JEFF. Davis, at Rich
mond, to confer with him in regard to the defences
of Hew Orleans.
Colonel Kelly, who was wounded ct the battle
OF Philippi, Va, has been promoted to the rank
Of Brigadier General
The Richmond bogus Convention have adopted
ordinances annullng oil acts passed by the Legis-
lature Of Virginia commendatory of General Win
field Scott, and ordering the name of Scott county
to be changed to Davis, and that of Buchanan
county to Stephens.
Petitions are now circulating asking Congress
to establish large national foundry and srmory
on the East river, near the city of New York,
ing into the manufacture Of arms and munitions
Of war can be more readily obtained here than
elsewhere, and that the water front is deep enough
to float our largest men-ofwar, fully equipped, by
the side of the furnaces in which the cannon may
be cast, &c.
Rebel victories, according to the Southern jour
mails, are as thick as blackberres. We learn from
those sources that brilliant engagement took
place at Philippi, in which the enemy lost over
one hundred killed and wounded, number of
prisoners, and q large amount Of arms, munitions,
&c. at Bonneville our loss, it appears, twas
three hundred killed and wounded seven hundred
prisoners and several hundred stand of arms"
at Kansas City, now the headquarters of one of
the Western divisions Of the Union forces it ap-
pears by the Memphis papers, q most desperate
battle has taken place, in which we sustained q
further loss of two hundred killed and wounded,
| three hundred taken prisoners and one hundred
and fifty stand of arms captured" Can it be
possible that the Southern people allow them.
selves to be deceived by such ridiculous stories.
F. A. Aiken. of Vermont. Secretary Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee has offered to raise
a regiment of fighting democratic politicians to be
at the service Of the President. Accept them, by
| all means and send them along with Billy Viii
| sons regiment.
There are now il Kansas City, Missouri, the
| Kansas First and Second regiments, numbering
I eighteen hundred men; four companies Of United
States cavalry two companies of United States in
fantry, and six companies under Captain Mont
| gomery, making q total of over two thousand
eight Hundred.
/ Charles H. Foster has publicly announced him
self as an unconditional Union candidate for Con.
gross in the First district Of North Carolina. We
think Foster viii win when the election takes
place, which will not be until the LIST of August.
The steam transport Star of the South arrived
at this port yesterday, from Fort Pickens 18th and
| Key West 18th inst. The works at Fort Pickens
were progressing rapidly, and q few days only
were required to render the pos. impregnable.
The rebels were actively engaged in erecting bat
teries. list of the vessels at Fort Pickens and
Key West when the Star Of the South sailed is
given in another part Of to-day's paper.
The Fifth regiment of Maine Volunteers Col.
Dunnell, numbering one thousand and forty-six
men, completely equipped for active service ar
rived in this city yesterday and left in the after
noon for Washington. The residents of Maine in
New York presented the regiment with beaut
full flag. A report of the presentation ceremonies
/ is given in another column
A commercial letter from New Orleans. dated
10Th inst, says there being freight to 60 any
where in the present state of affairs, the river
! packets are mostly laid up.
There ia considerable dissatisfied in the South
l in regard to the manner in which the postal mat
ters arranged and Mr. Reagan is forced to listen
| to numerous complaints. It seems that postmas.
l tcrs are in the habit of using stamps got up to
suit their own ia stes and, as all the officers are
not familiar with them. they frequently fail to
secure = passage for important letters to their
destination.
Our European correspondence, received by the
Europa, with the extracts from our files given
this morning, will be found of an Interesting and
1 important character.
By letter bearing date June 6, from Port au
| Prince, we learn that the Dominican troops under
| General Cabal, encountered the Spanish forces at
Los Matas, Ncssea and San Juan, from which
places the Spanish forces were driven and the Do
mnican tag rehoisted.
meeting of unemployed citizens was held in
Philadelphia on the 10Th instant, at which peti.
I lion to the Common Council was adopted, asking
Lat body to adopt some measures BY which those
| out of employment might obtain work. One of
l the speakers stated that there were men in the
| city who had not tasted meat for months; men
who have not had two meals day for months;
others who have lived on but one meal day; and
the speaker pretended to have known one man
! who actually died from, starvation.
Adams Express furnished us yesterday with
! Few Orleans papers 70 the 2lst inst.
Ihe Board Of Councilme1 met last evening and
| disposed Of o large number of routine papers The
President presented resolution directing the City
Inspector to inform the Board what amount of
money has been paid to Andrew j. Haokley,
whether the terms of his contract for cleaning the
streets are compiled with. and also what measures
nave been taken 70 insure the hea,th of the city
during the summer. The Street Commissioner
was requested to inform the Board by what au-
thority the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company
/ have raised the track of their road FROM six TO