The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-02
THE NEWS.

! The first regular session of the Thirty-seventh
Congress will commence to-day in Washington. As
both houses were fully organized at the extra SEES
sion in July, very little preliminary business will
be required to be done, and the Presidents Mes
sage will probably be sent in about one O'Clock.
United States Senator Waldo p. johnson, of Mis-
souri,, who is now serving the rebel cause in Gen.
Prices army, will not probably make his appear
ance in Washington.
The United States steamer Iroqu0is arrived Oft
Curacao on the 9Th of November last with the in
| tention Of entering the port; but the commander
| was informed by the authorities that his vessel
could enter, but would not be permitted to remain
over fortyeight hours, except in case of distress.
The commander refused to enter under such terms,
and Immediately steered away from the nhospita-
BILE port.
Our correspondent in the Bahamas, dating at
Nassau, N. p, on the 25th of November states
that that point is likely to become very impor-
tant centre of rendezvous for the vessels
of the North American and West India feet during
the winter. The Challenger, Bulldog and Steady
were in port, and the Jason had just arrived from
Halifax with dispatches, regarded as of great mo-
ment, to Commodore Dunlop The Commodore
was called out of church in order to learn their
her return to Halifax. The weather was excellent
for nvalids, and the hotel accommodations Coon
Quoted in the New York stye) very fine. 1t was
said that Prince Alfred, Of England, would winter
at Nassau.
The pirates of the buccaneer Beauregard threw
overheard four thousand dollars in specie when
they were captured by the United States gunboat
w. G. Anderson, to prevent its falling into the
hands of Captain Rogers.
Twelve fine horses, purchased in this country by
Prince Napoleon for the Emperor of France, will
go over on the French transport Orone, now lying
in Boston harbor.
An interesting meeting was held last evening in
DR.. Hague's church, corner of Madison avenue
and Thrtytirst street, under the auspices of the
American Tract Society, to take into considera
ton the moral and spiritual wants OF the army of
the Union. Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
Drs. Smith, Hague, Buddington and Hitchcock to
large and apprecatve audience. Before the
close of the exercises a liberal collection was
taken up to further the patriotic objects of the
society.
The Board of Excise met at twelve O'Clock on
Saturday, in the City Hall, examined number OF
| applications for license, and adjourned to next
Saturday, on which day the final session will be
held. Commissioner Haskell has determined to
cut OF the outside prosecutions by handing the
complaints over to the regular attorney of the
Board. The number Of licenses granted this year
SO far is 972 although the City Chamberlain has
received pay for only s64 according to his vouch-
crs. The number granted last year was 727.
In consequence OF the approaching municipal
election, the Board Of Aldermen will not meet this
evening.
| The transport schooners Manhassctt and c.
| W. n. +. Wins sailed on Saturday for Balti-
more with full cargoes of provisions for Washing
ton.
A man named Raglan died in Troy. n. Y. on the
! 29th ult., aged one hundred and one years
The cotton market again higher Saturday and
closed at advance OF &c per h. The sales embraced
about 700 bales chiefly spnners &c per h. for
middling upands. The -four market steady and
active and firm at the close for most grades though
without change of moment in prices. Whea,
active and firm, with a good demand for export,
though without change Of moment in quotations.
Corn was more active and rather frmcr including sales
Of Western mixed for export, CSC Gao afoat with
some lots in store at Csc. Pork unchanged except
for prime mess, which was easier. Sales Of mess were
made at $12 so S3 and Of prime S. so 49, Sugars
we're frm with sales Of about $50 400 hhds Coffee
firm and active while the sales embraced 900 bags
of Rio at 15aic. lie, and 500 do Ccylon at loc
Freghts-Engagements moderate and rates un
changed and somewhat unsettled and irregular at
the close, owing mainly the that the underwriters
had to the the capture
and destruction OF tho ship Harvey Birch by the Nash
vile to raise their policies Of insurance from
cent on both vessels and cagoes for European ports