The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-11
NEW YORK hERALD, TUESDAY. JUNE II, 1854.

eiossea the Senersonyiiie, Ind, ferry on the 9th
inst.
The army worm is making sad havoc in portions
OF Kentucky and the southern part Of Indiana.
The Louisville papers say that even the Court
House yard in that city is covered with them.
They attack all the growing crop and literally
strip the fields.
The Wisconsin war bonds, about the Legality OF
which some doubt was entertained, have been de-.
clared valid and binding upon the State by the
Justices of the Supreme Court.
Excursion trains are now running on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad between Wheeling and
Grafton, Va.
The State Convention Of Arkansas has passed q
bill giving the Governor power to pardon all
United States conyicts who are imprisoned in the
penitentiary of that State A man named Francis
N. Hill has been set free under the law.
The idea recently started In Illinois of selecting
Douglas democrat to serve out the term in the
United States Senate of the late Judge Douglas ia
meeting with favor, and Hon. John D. Cation,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court, is spoken OF
as the most likely to meet the popular will.
The Board of Aldermen did not organize last
evening, quorum not being present.
The Board of Councilmen met last evening,
when resolution was offered by Mr.. cleveland
in favor Of disseminating the Daily Ne,cs as q
Corporation paper, which was adopted. While
the subject was under discussion the veto of the
Mayor against resolution for the appointment
OF a special committee to examine into the present
mode of Corporation advertising was taken from
the table, and the resolution concurred in, not
withstandipg the veto. A resolution was adopt
ed requesting the Comptroller to inform the Board
under what authority and upon what terms certain
parties are running ferry from the foot of Spring
street, North river, to Gutenberg and Fort Lee
also by what authority the Harlem and Spuyten
Duyvel Navigation Company are running ferry
between Harlem and Kingsbridge. The special
order was then taken mp, which was the majority
and minority reports of the Committee on Finance
upon the communication of the Comptroller on
the subject of making additional appropriations
for the present year. Mr.. Barney, Chairman of
the Finance Committee, made lengthy statist-
cal speech, in which he alleged that 1t was decep
ton on the part Of the Comptroller to state that
there was no money remaining unappropriated in
the city treasury He claimed there was un.
pledged means in the general fund unappropriated
for any purpose of $64s, 1873 80, and IS, 500 more
was expended by the Common Council in excess
of amounts authorized by the tax levy of that
year. The minority report was lost, and the other
report was laid On the table,
The Harbor Master Investigating Committee
were in session again yesterday, but experienced
great deal of trouble in getting witnesses to ap-
pear. tits evident that many of the shipping mer.
chants have stood in the position of tempters, in
order to get the Harbor Masters in their power
to use them when it became necessary. Others
are afraid that if they tell all that they know they
will be spotted. One witness testified that he had
paid to Harbor Master Benedict "stick out''
money, which had been refunded to him by Mr..
Hull, Captain of the Port. An importer testified
that he in the habit Of making presents of fruit
Recorder Hoffman tried number of cases yes.
terday in the General Sessions Harry Burget,
alias Trencby, indicted for stealing sl06 worth of
cutlery from Horace B. Sarson, pleaded guilty to
the offence, and was sent to the State prison for
three years. Solomon Miller was convicted of
felonious assault he having stabbed Warren Wen
dell in the left breast on the 18th of May. He
was sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison
for FIVE years.
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were 375 deaths in the city during the past week
decrease of l6 as compared with the mortality
Of the week previous, and 40 more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re.
capitulation table gives deaths of diseases of the
bones, joints, &C.. 81 of the brain and nerves, Of
the generative organs, IL Of the heart and blood
vessels, ITO of the lungs, throat, &C.; of old age
81 Of diseases Of the skin and eruptive fevers, 7
premature births, of alcoholism 60 of diseases of
the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs;
0of uncertain seat and general evers of diseases
of the urinary organs, 20 of violence, &C., and 2
unknown. The nativity table gives 255 natives of
the United States, 66 Of Ireland, SO of Germany,
9 Of England, l of Scotland, and the balance of
various foreign countries
The cotton market quiet yesterday the sales hay
ing been confined TO about three hundred bales in sepa
rate lots. Prices were without quotabe change Mid
ding TO good even lots OF mddng upiands from
13Xc. 14c So far the effects of the late foreign
news were developed produced percepbIe influence
upon the market The lower grades of shipping four TO-
gether with medium brands of State and Western were
quite steady while the upper grades less active and
irregular. Prime wheat was firm and in good request
in part for export while inferior grades were heavy and
dull. Corn was heavy and the turn Of the market in
favor Of purchasers, while sales were active including
parcels FOR export. Pork opered at Saturdays Quota
tions, but closed with more buoyancy The sales en-
braced mess at SIS rs $40, and prime at $40 81 s11
Beef was dull. Coffee firm but quiet Sugars were
frmer ard tolerably active with sales OF about 100
hhds at rates given In another column Freighs were
steady, with moderate engagements.
OUR FOREIGN MINISTERS IN TRoUBLE-Mr
Linc0ln's first batch of foreign appointments
appears to be turning out badly. Harvey is
to be recalled from Portugal as traitor; Carl
Schurz, it is feared, will be sent back from the
Catholic Court of Spain as hopeless hereto;
Burlingame is reported as already rejected by
Austria, because of his Congressional nantes
tations of sympathy for Victor Emanuel and
Garibaldi; the impulsive Cassius NJ Clay, ap-
pointed to St. Petersburg, has been making a
fool of himself in sporting his diplomatic
authority in London; and Sanford, ap-
rointad "a Rolni,,xn