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

sian, at this port yesterday, we have files of Eu
ropean papers dated on the 25th Of May, contain
ing news two days later than that received by
the Hibernian.
On the 25th ultimo tho Liverpool cotton mar
ket closed quiet and remained steady at the ad-
vance. Breadstufs were dull.
Consols closed in London on the 25th of May
at 9l5s 9lA for money, and 9lZ 9l% for ac-
count.
The French government was taking extreme
precautions to suppress pamphlet written by
NJ. Mires-the unfortunate fnancier-in which he
names certain persons frequenting the Tuieries,
whom he alleges he had bribed M. Mires will be
brought to trial soon. NJ. Theirs was seriously
ndisposed.
Queen Isabella, of Spain, had fixed her system
of rule to be observed in St. Domingo. The Cap
tain General of Cuba will have, it is said the chief
executive power.
Parliament had reassembled in London, but the
proceedings are not important. Tom Sayers had
met with a serious accident when travelling to
fulfill an engagement with circus company.
The steamship Columbia, Captain Adams, arriv.
ed here yesterday from Havana, with dates to the
LIST inst. The markets there appeared to have
somewhat improved. She brings no news of i'm
portance.
The New York Zouayes, Ninth regiment New
York Volunteers under command of Col. Rush C.
Hawkins, embarked on board the steam transport
Marion yesterday evening, destined for Fortress
Monroe. The steamer hauled out into the stream,
where she remained over night, and will sail this
morning.
Robert NJ. McIane declines to run as the seces-
sion candidate for Congress in the Fourth dis
| trict of maryland. He is fully aware that he
would not have the ghost Of q chance for success.
The secession convention in the Fifth Congress
SIGNAL district of Maryland, which nominated
George Schley, was composed Of only fifteen de-
iegates-one from Allegheny, two from Washing.
ton county, and twelve from Frederick.
Hon. John J. Crittenden will take the stump in
the Ninth district of Kentucky in behalf of his own
election to Congress. he is announced to speak
in Lawrenceburg on the 10th inst.
The Enfield riAed muskets which were imported
from England, have been taken to the Massachu.
sets State Arsenal, at Cambridge.
petition is in circulation in Boston, prayinr
Congress to purchase all the slaves in Delaware,
Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky, at an average
| of three hundred dollars each, which will make an
aggregate Of one hundred and thirty millions of
dollars.
The State tax Of Tennessee for the year 1860 was
even cents on one hundred dollars this year it is
fifteen cents on the same amount-over double.
The headquarters of the Southwestern telegraph
inc is to be removed from Louisville, Kentucky
to Nashville, Tennessee.
The large ice depot Of J. L. Warner & Co.. in
New Orleans, was destroyed By fire on the Both
ultimo. Loss 100000
Mr. Collector Barney, who has been in Wash.
ington for several days on official business, re-
turned yesterday. 1t is understood that many i'm
portsnt notifications of the present tariff which
were the subject Of official conversation, will be
brought to the attention of Congress at its ap-
preaching session.
The ceremony of the ordination of chaplain
took place last evening at the Fourth Presbyte-
rian church in this city, located at the corner of
Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue. The
gentleman thus indicted to the Office of the minis
try is the Rev. j. G. E. Post, N. d., and who will
Immediately join the Fifteenth regiment CMcIeod
Murphy's corps Of sappers and miners at present
stationed at Willets Point, and under orders for
active service. The officiating ministers were Rev.
Joel Parker, D. D., and the Rev. VIM. Adams, D. D.
sermon was preached on the occasion by the
former gentleman, who took his text from the
Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, four.
teenth and fifteenth verses. The Rev. Mr.. Hovey
offered up the ordination prayer, after which an
address suitable to the ceremony was delivered by
the Rev. DR.. Parker. The reverend chaplain then
spoke to the numerous congregation, and assured
them of his purpose and desire to fill well the sa.
cred office to which he had been raised.
There were number Of cases tried yesterday
| in the General Sessions. Daniel Bruce who was
| convicted few days since of assaultng Richard
Parr with dangerous weapon, was sent to the
State prison for three years and ten months. Ed.
| ward DAILY, who was indicted for felonious as
sault, and also for burglary, pleaded guilty to an
assault and battery on Mrs. Murray, and wss sen.
fenced to one years confinement in the peniten-
tiary and ordered to pay fine Of $3.50. boy
| named V. W. P. Walsh, an inmate of the House of
Refuge, was convicted Of arson in setting fire to
workshop connected with the institution. He
was sen. to the pententiary for two years. Mary
Nally, young girl, was tried for arson in the Sc.
cond degree in setting fire to the dwelling house
Of Samuel L. Bowman, No. 20 West Forty seventh
street. the trial resulting in the acquittal of the
accused.
In the Beard of Education last evening peti.
ton was received from two hundred and forty.
four ladies of the Female Normal School, request
ing that the institution be not discontinued as
was contemplated by the Board a special COM
mitee presented report in favor Of paying Sc 3OS
for repairs to school houses in the T9enty-frst
ward. The report created long discussion, which
finally ended in its adoption. The Eleventh
ward school officers were authorized TO renew
their lease Of the German Methodist Episcopal
church, now occupied by Primary School Ne. 2.
Several unimportatt matters then came up and
were disposed Of, after which the Board ad-
| journes.
An Application vas made to the Emigrati IN
Commissioners yesterday for one hundred iron
bedsteads, to be used at the City Hospital b. the
sick soldiers sent there for whom there is not full
accommodations. The Beard complied aud or.