The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-05

celebration of the Fourth of July has heretofore
been rather tame affair, preparations are being
| entered into On most magnificent scale.
| There will probably be twenty-five vacancies in
the United States Senate during the extra session
| OF Congress. The eleven seeded States will be
entirely represented-excepting, perhaps, Ten
| nessee. Hon. Andrew johnson, one of the Sena
tors from that State if he continues to be actuated
| by the same sentiments for which he is now bat
ting, Will not recognise the unconstitutional &C.
ton Of the Legislature Of his State but will take
his seat in the Senate and represent the interests
| of Tennessee in that body precisely the same as
if she had remained true to the Union. The seat
of the late Senator Douglas will be also be unoc.
cupied. In full Senate there would be sixty eight
members. On the 4th Of July next there will be-
nePupncals.. 81
CtPoritioo. Is
Vacancies. ~
SO
Hon. Emerson Etheridge, member of the last
Congress, from Tennessee, is now in Washington,
and the Louisville Journal advises him to stay
there, as ii has evidence that General Pillow has
given instructions that he must be hung or shot at
sight. Mr.. Etheridge is strong for the Union, and
has been advising the people of Tennessee from
dependence which passes that State over to the
bogus confederacy.
Hon. John j. Crittenden has consented to run
as the Union candidate for Congress in the Ninth
district of Kentucky. He will be opposed by
John s. Williams, secessionist.
The Union nominations for members of Con.
gress are now complete in Maryland. They are
as follows:-
Dtstricts Distrids
John W: C,.sGe,d. Al. Winter Davis.
2-Eawin H webster. 6-Erancis Thomas.
&c. l.. l. Leayy 6-Chas. B. Calvert.
In the Fourth district Henry May has also been
nominated as Union candidate in opposition to
Mr.. Davis, and Robert M. McLane has been set up
By the secessionists. In the Fifth district George
schley, secessonist, will run against Ex-Governor
Thomas In the Sixth district George W. Hughes
will run as a Union breaker.
Ephraim X Smart, who ran last year on the de.
mocratic ticket for Governor of Maine declines
again to be a candidate, on the ground that he
faycrs for the present a suspension Of all party
conflicts. He wishes to disregard political organi-
cations and stand solely upon the issue Of the
Union Of all the States.
Il has been stated that Mr.. s. R. Todd, who &C.
companied Jefferson Davis to Richmond, is
brother -in-law Of Mrs. President Lincoln. He is
that Iadys own brother, ard by occupation is
clerk IN New Orleans. His employers permit his
salary to 60 On while he is engaged in the rebel
service.
There has been insubordination among the rebel
troops encamped at Cornth, Miss Some of the
soldiers refused to obey orders, and fight ensued
in which seven were killed.
The Frankfort (Ky.) Ieomon learns that
Lieutenant Colonel George B. Crttenden, AID oil
the other officers of the army from the Southern
States stationed at Santa Fe New Mexico, had
resigned. Colonel Crittenden is son Of Hon.
John J. CiitteDden, Of Kentucky.
BY the way Of Nashville we learn that Ten
nessee regiment, under command of Colonel Bates,
left Richmond On the 9th of May for Manassas
Gap. They had received their muskets Only two
days previous,
There are three thousand volunteers in Camp
Curtin, Pa, all enlisted for three years. They are
waiting to be formed into regiments.
The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday even
ing for the transaction Of business. There were
no matters of Importance before the Board. With
work, the Commissioners recommended re-
ducton in the outlay Some routine work was
| gone through, after which the Board adjourned.
raj Sessions yesterday, in consequence of the non
attendance of the requisite number of petit jurors.
| 1t will be well for jurors and witnesses summoned
| for this court to remember that hereafter the
court vii. commence at ten o'clock
DR.. VIM. J. Walker, Of Boston, wealthy sur
geon, has given ninety thousand dollars to estab
lish professorships in three Of the Massachusetts
| colleges Amherst, Williams and Tufts.
| Only one ticket was run for charter officers in
| New Haven, Conn, on Monday, ami the total vote
| was but little over two thousand.
The mackerel fishermen of Newburyport, Mass.
| are out of luck this season Twenty barrels have
been about the average Of each vessels catch thus
far.
The stockholders Of the New Jersey Railroad
and transportation Company held their annual
election for directors yesterday. 1t resulted in
| the choice of all the members Of the old board.
| Upwards Of three millions Of passengers have been
transported over the road during the past year.
| The receipts Of the road in 1850 were nearly one
hundred thousand dollars in excess of those in
1859, and in addition TO semi annual dividends left
| surplus of s2lS,24S The receipts Of the first
| four moths CT the present year, however, fall
upwards Of SIT 900 short Of the corresponding pc.
| riod of 1859. The affairs Of the company taking
into consideration the present state Of public ex-
citenen. and depression in business, are deemed
very satisfactory.
Che United States steam frigate Susquehanna
from Spezzia, arrived off the bar yesterday, al
half past twelve o'clock 2. n. She received orders
by the pilot beat Isaac Webb, No. 8, and i'm
4 mediately steered east. She was ordered &c
| Boston.
The cotton market was luie. yesterday and prcss