The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-18


sion the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Henry May, of Maryland, was
sworn in and took his seat. A resolution was Of
fered extending the scope of the Investigations of
the select committee appointed to examine into
the contracts Of the War Department.; authorizing
said committee to sit during the recess when and
where it may deem proper; authorizing their em.
ployment of a stenographer; that the Sergeant-at-
Arms attend the meetings in person or by deputy
to serve subpenas, and directing the Speaker to
Issue subp9nas at the request of the committee.
After considerable discussion the resolution was
adopted, by vote Of 81 to AZ. The Tariff bill was
then taken up. The Tariff bill levyng war tax on
tea, coffee, sugar, &C., was discussed in committee,
but no definite action was taken.
We publish elsewhere in to-day's paper a copy
of the bill making naval appropriations to the
amount of $50, TIC, 1856 20, which has passed both
houses Of Congress The appropriations are to the
3Oth Of June, 1862, with arrearages for the year
ending 3Oth of June, 1861.
Our advices from Montevdeo are to May 81
There is very little news. The much talked of am
nesty had not yet been published. The bill impos-
ing heavy tax upon every head Of cattle export
ed passed the Senate, much against the wishes of
the government. The clergy have presented Pc
tition to the government praying that the Jesuits
be permitted to return. A Custom House league,
like the European Zoverein, has been proposed
to be formed between the South American repub-
lies, to the exclusion of Brazil The intense hatred
for Brazil is the parent of the project which is not
likely to be realized. couple of country districts
subscribed 81 ,23O for the Mendoza sufferers
Buenos Ayres dates are to May 20. The state
of affairs there was rapidly growing worse, and
violent outbreak was looked for daily. General
Mitre is entirely unable to control the tide of popu
lar feeling which has been terribly exasperated by
the expulsion of the Buenos Ayrean members from
the national Congress- The federal Congress has
ordered new elections, and Buenos Ayres refuses
to obey, believing that her rights have been
trampled on, and resolves war. The
government is therefore preparing for the worst,
by organization Of the land and sea forces. In fact
the contest may be said to have begun, since we
find the notorious Colonel Saa, of San Juan
memory, threatening to destroy Cordova unless
some arms belonging to the general government
were given up to him. In the meantime the
government of Parana has directed him to keep his
force in the field until affairs in Buenos Ayres take
a decided turn. Business there is paralyzed.
William H. Polk brother Of eXPresident Polk
and Major of the Third dragons in the Mexican
war, is named as candidate for Governor of Ten
nessee.
The jury in the case of VIM. Dunnigan tried for
the homicide of John Kievan, brought in a verdict
yesterday Of manslaughter in the third degree and
Recorder Hoffman sentenced him to four years i'm
prisonment in the State prison.
The strike Of the Boston shipcarpenters has
been settled, and the men have consented to go to
work for two dollars per day and upwards, accord
ing to the abilities of the workmen.
We learn that the port of Beaufort, North Caro-
lina is for the most time perfectly free from block
ade. There are but three government vessels to
look after the entire coast of North Carolina and
from information we have received it would not
require very saeacous privateer to slip in out
of any of the ports of that State.
A battery has been invented in Detroit which,
with the aid of six men, will discharge three hun
dred and twenty balls per minute The battery is
protected by sheet iron screens, and will weigh
only twelve hundred pounds.
A jeff Davis paper in Kentucky advises their
leaders to come out openly and be honest 1t says
they all mean secession-Breckinridge means it,
Burnett means it, and Magoffn means it. The ad-
vice is good. Let Breckenridge and his masked
batteries, Magofin and Burnett, announce their
into the election next month Understandings.
Governor Harris, of Tennessee, like the late
Governor Letcher, of Virginia. has issued procla-
nation calling for three thousand additional volun-
teers, to serve during the continuance of the war;
The Confederate government has called upon all
the rebel States for force of thirty thou
sand men.
The special committee of the Common Council
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best means Of giving employment to the laboring
men now out of work met yesterday afternoon, and,
after listening to the remarks of Messrs. Orion and
Smith, adjourned sine die. The citizens who were
invited to attend failed to respond to the call of the
committee; so that nothing was accomplished
regular meeting of the Board of Education
took place yesterday. A resolution was adopted |
requesting the Comptroller to place $4,000 at the
disposal of the Board Aprotracted debate ensued
on the report of the Finance Committee respecting
the appropriation required by the school officers
of the Nineteenth ward for the purchase Of lots on
which to erect schoolhouse. The subject was
finally laid over for further consideration.
The thirty-ninth session of the Commissioners of
Excise, held yesterday, was the busiest one of the
present term, applications for licenses being re-
ceived from eight storekeepers and twenty-five
innkeepers, which were ordered TO be granted on
payment Of the usual fee Of thirty dollars each.
The Board adjourned until noon to-day.
The Commissioners of Emigration met yester-
day but no business of public Importance was
transacted. From the weekly statement it appears
that the whole number of cmigrants who arrived
at this port to the week ending July II is 47,sSs
The number of inmates on Wards Island is S73.
The Board of Police Commissioners met yester
day, when the resignation of Chris. V. Hogan,
well known detective officer, was accepted Be-
sides this nothing but routine business was trans
acted.
The market for beef cattle was substantially the
same yesterday last week. The demand was