The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-14

place Of Commander Mitchell, resigned. Ip Pa.
mama, on the Fourth, during the celebration OF the
day, the Flagstaff on the American Consulate was
struck by lightning and the United States flag torn
to shreds.
In the House Mr.. Blair offered preamble setting
forth that John B. Clark, q member Of the House
from Missouri, held commission in the rebel State
Guard of Missouri, accompanied by resolution
declaring that said Clark has forfeited his rights
a representative, and that he be forthwith ex-
PEELED. After some debate the resolution was
adopted by vote of 81 to 45. The bill to promote
the efficiency of the army, by retiring disabled and
infirm officers, was passed. The bill to make good
the loss of private property incurred by soldiers in
going from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter was
passed. The amount involved is 81 ,l20. mes
sage was received from the President, stating that
he had signed the bill providing for the payment of
troops called into service up to 3Oth of June last.
In Congress yesterday both houses received a
communication from the Postmaster General Civ
ing his reasons for disseminating the mails in the
so.called seeded States. He says the events for
this course are so well known as to render de-
tailed statement unnecessary. BY the suspension
of these mails the Post Office Department will save
three millions of dollars In the Senate
bill was introduced providing for an Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. Mr.. johnson, of Ten
nessee, presented the credentials Of Messrs.
w. B. Wiley and J. s. Carlle, Senators elect
from Virginia in place Of Messrs. Mason and Hun
ter, respectively. Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, moved
to refer the credentials to the Judiciary Committee
before administering the oath, which was disagreed
to by yeas s, nays IS. The new Senators from
Virginia were then sworn in amid suppressed ap-
plause from the spectators. The $3.50 900 900 Loan
bill was taken up, and several unimportant amend
ments proposed by the Finance Committee, were
adopted Mr.. Salisbury moved to make the sum
$3.50 900 900, as that amount would be sufficient
till the next session Of Congress The motion was
rejected-yeas 4, nays 36-and the bill was then
temporarily laid aside. The bill to increase the
present military establishment was discussed and
reported to the Senate. The Senate after an exc
cutive session, adjourned
The Seventh Massachusetts regiment, GAG rank
and file, under command of Colonel D. NJ. Couch,
arrived at this port yesterday morning in the
steamers Commodore and Commonwealth and
were Immediately transferred on board the steamer
Kill Won Kull, en- route for Washington. The reg
ment has one hundred horses and twenty commits
sariat wagons.
Luz lohoWinS ID VIC repoTteu SITonBtuOI VIC Iour
grand divisions of the Union army in virginia.
General Paterson-ccntrat. Observation-Disclosures. %, 900
General Neutrality-suspicious.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS 600
General McClean-northwest. $4,000
General Butler-southeast. 600
TotaI 100 100
Besides these are the forces under Colonel Stone,
who is acting auxiliary to General Patterson, and
the feet in the Chesapeake Bay, ready to render
aid to Gen. Butler Not included in the above are
forty thousand men in Washington city, under Gen.
Mansfield, and nine thousand in Baltimore, under
General Banks-making grand total of over one
hundred and eighty-four thousand well armed and
disciplined troops in and near the line of Virginia.
John W. Ellis, Governor of North Carolina, died
at the Red Sulphur Springs, in Monroe county,
Virginia, whittier he had gone for the benefit Of his
health, on the 7th inst. When secessionism first
broke out in South Carolina Governor Ellis was
Union man; but the leading politicians of the South
were too much for him, and he was dragooned into
the rebellion.
Big Kanawha river, en- route for Governor Wise.
Illinois has nineteen regiments, numbering
eighteen Thousand men, now 10 the Geld.
Eleven regiments. aad the District Of Columbia
militia, making in the aggregate 1855 men, will
10th instant.
A committee Of the ohaplans In the army sta
toned in and around Warrington have sent pro-
test to Congress against Q reduction Of their pny.
They say u the proposed reduction is made many
will be forced to resign.
Over half million barrels Of d0ur we're received
in Chicago from tho lst of January to the lst Of
July this year.
Tbs three months term for the two Ohio regi
ments who left for Warrington immediately after
the issuing of the Presidents proclamation ex-
pires on the 18th instant.
The Excise Board held its thirty.iourth session
yesterday, granted nineteen Licenses and adjourned
to Monday at twelve O'Clock. Arrangements are
now being made to prosecute all persons who sell
without license in the civil and criminal courts.
The cotton market ives firm but quiet yesterday and
the absence OF sales Of moment prices were nominal
Transactions were confined to 200 900 bales. Flour
opened With tolerable buoyaucy, but closed dull and
easier for common and medium gradee, while extra
brands were unchanged. Southern was steady and In
rather better inquiry, while prices were unchanged.
Wheat in good request for prime shipping lots while
tho common grades q State and Western heavy.
Sales toeraoy active including parcels FOR export
Corn, except for prime shipping lots, was dull
and lower, while sales made to fair extent
Pork quiet, and prices steady, apd sales Of mess
reported at SIS Is &c. and prihe at go SO u.s.
Sugars firm, while sales confined to 600 hhds
at full prices Coffee was firm, with sales Of $500 bags
Rio, 200 do. Laguayra, and 400 do. Maraoaibo at full
prices. Freghts were less buoyant, and engagements
were moderate The first samples of new wheat were sold
In this m,rkct yesterday. sale Of 800 bushels New
Jersey prime red made to Messrs Hecker Brother
for milling at 81 49, and 500 do. new Delaware handsome
amber, sold to Mcssrs Smith, Leach & Jewell milers, at
81 rs.
Our Southern Rebellion and tts Conse-
quences-Progress OF Military DeSpot-
Ism.
Some of our Northern newspaper contempt
raries, whose zeal in behalf of the Revolutionary
cause Of jefferson Davis outruns their dsore-
ton, are shocked at what they call the pros
tration of the civil power under the feet Of
military despotism in the loyal States Of the
Union. Let us briefly look into the merits Of
this complaints for we think that we can readily