The New York herald., 1861-10-11

that the number Of miles Of railroad in this city Ii
thirty-one and quarters; the number Of double
cars is two hundred and ninety five, single cars
y.three-making total Of three hundred and
seventy-eight cars. The report was ordered on
file. The third quarterly rcport-from January
to September 25-of the Croton Aqueduct Depart
ment was presented, and shows that the receipts
from water rents were 1896 6l9 81; penalties,
$5,224 02; taps, valve pipes, s2,073 25; perrnis'
sions to connect with sewers, sl3O5s; permission
toexcavate vaults, Sc ,ol5 %; petty cash. $456 2s
total, $623,3sS 81. Expeniitures-warrant drawn
during that period, 1881 ,s6l O2. The report was
ordered on fle, and one thousand copies ordered to
be printed. The Board then adjourned till Mon.
day evening next at five o'clock
The Legislature of Connecticut met in extra ses-
sion at Hartford on Wednesday the 9th inst, and
Governor Buckingham sent in his message on the
same day. Henry C. Deming, national Union
man. was elected Speaker Of the House in place of
Mr.. Brandegee, who is detained from his seat by
sickness. The Governor alludes in appropriate
terms to the death of General Lyon, who was
native Of that State, and recommends the Legisla-
ture to assume the payment Of the expenses incur
red in bringing on his body He asks for authority
to raise more troops for the war, without being
confined to the quota called for by Congress, and
! says if he had not been restricted he would now
have had fifteen thousand men in the field.
There was run ON the Union Bank Of ST. Louis
on the 7th inst. and the concern managed to re-
deem its notes part Of the time at shave Of seven
per cent, but before the close Of the day it de-
manded ten.
The Peoples Union Nominating Convention met
last evening at the Cooper Institute to hear the
report of the Conference Committee on candidates
for State Senators and Assemblymen The Com
mittee reported that they had not come to any
conclusion, and were to meet again on Monday
evening. The Convention adjourned until Tuesday
evening, to give the committee an opportunity to
confer again with the other conventions
The charter election in Newark on Tuesday
resulted in complete democratic victory, that
party having reelected their candidate for Mayor
by largely increased majority and secured twelve
out of the fifteen Aldermen chosen. Long before
the election the democrats placed themselves
squarely upon the Union platform, and shouted for
the war even stronger than their republican op-
ponents 50 that the few secession sympathizers
in the North cannot get grain Of consolation out
of this democratic success.
There is a sufficient number of men now encamped
on Staten Island to make three full regiments.
There is not foot Of free territory bordering
any of the seeded States, except the southwest
corner of Pennsylvania, which joins portion of
Virginia. where the people remain loyal to the
Union.
Poor old John Bell, Of Tennessee, is getting
more cuffs than coppers even from his own friends
in Secessia. 1t is said that his present lot is q
complete political isolation, and Nashville COR
respondent writes that he lives an uuenyiable,
lonesome, embittered, hopeless existence. It will
be recoected that he invested five thousand dollars
in a new steamboat building at Pittsburg, which
was recently seized under the confscation act.
The cotton crop in some parts of Texas has been
injured materially by continued rainy weather.
The quota Of New York city of the SOC, 900 troops
called for by Congress is 20,908. That Of Kings
county is ,l55.
The extensive soup house In Baltimore for the
benefit Of the poor Of that city is not maintained
| by Ross Winans, as has been stated. It is sup
| ported entirely by Mr.. Thomas Winans, who con-
| structed and stocked the Moscow and st. Peters
burg Railroad in Russia and who built the famous
| segar boat known as the Winans steamer.
! The ship Ocean Monarch, Captain Page, cleared
| yesterday for Liverpool, with 1882 bushels Of
grain-3l ,7s3 bushels of wheat, and 81 s39 of corn
The Havana Gaceta publishes semi-oficial de-
| fence of the course Of the government Of that
Island in admitting into its ports vessels bearing
the Confederate flag It argues that, under the
Queens proclamation Of neutrality, no other course
was possible and declares that it by no means i'm
plies recognition of the independence Of the
Southern confederacy. Besides, it is only tenn
porary policy, the Captain General, considering
the gravity of the question has referred it to the
home government.
A large quantity of jewelry was seized yester
day on board the steamship Bavaria. The parties
in whose possession it was found stated that the
whole of it is occasionally worn by themselves and
friends, and was not intended for SALE The large
number of articles seemed to preclude the possibi-
lty Of such an idea, and the property was taken to
the Office Of the Port Surveyor where the matter
is undergoing strict investigation.
The number of inmates in the public institutions
Of the city at present is 7.945-a decrease of 100
since the last weekly return. The number admit
ted to them during the past week was 2,lO5, while
those who died, were transferred or discharged
numbered 1895.
A meeting OF theigrain and produce receivers
and transportation agents was called for yesterday
in the Produce Exchange; but owing to the small
number present they adjourned over until day
IAluuy-ut Ouc v CloCh. ne OUJcCl VI tnc mccLiDg
is for the purpose Of deciding on uniform time
and rate Of demurrage.
In the General Sessions yesterday officer John
Robinson, Of the Fifth precinct, who was convicted
of an assault and battery on James Walsh was
sent to the City Prison for ten days. It appeared
that Mr. Walsh, who is an old citizen, went into
the station house to inquire about the arrest of
boy, and while resisting the captain, who refused
to release the youth from custody, officer Robin
son struck him several blows on the head with
his club. The Recorder very properly instructed
the jury that whenever police officer uses his
club when there is no necessity for doing SO he
must be held as much accountable to the law as If
he were private citizen. George p Clements a
respectable looking young man, was convicted Of
forgery in the third degree, having obtained two
thousand dollars worth of Treasury notes from Ii.
yingston, Ciews Mason, by means Of forged
check purporting to have been drawn by Barker l.
Co., Of Jersey City. He was remanded for sen.
tence. Edward Gilmore, an old offender, pleaded
guilty to larceny from the person. and was sent to