The New York herald., 1862-02-10

corporations. keepers OF tollgates bridges and
ferries, and all others Of every profession and call
ing. to take the oath of allegiance to the United
| States and to the new State Of Virginia.
The rebellion is kept up by the continual cry Of
abslitionism in the Southern States and the howl
| of aboltionists in the Northern States
Col I. I. Crittenden, commander of the Sixth
Indiana, has so far recovered to be able to re-
JOIN his regiment at Munfordsyille, KY.
The government transports on the Mississippi
are now bpsly engaged in taking troops and muni'
tions of war from St. Louis to Cairo.
Portions Of the property of ]. W. Wills, Presi-
dent of the Mechanics Bank; W. G. Clark and John
Wickham, have been levied upon in st. Louis to
pay their respective shares of the charity fund for
the benefit Of the Union refugees.
Rev. George B. Cheeyer, the abolitionist preach
of this city, was to have devereda lecture in Har
rsburg on Wednesday night nresponse to an invita-
tion given by some OF the members of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature, ON ''the necessity of immediate
emancipation for the crashing of the rebellion and
the salvation of the country"
The following is the oath taken by the newly
elected members Of the Mercantile Library Asso
citation of st. Louis -
OF the United States and Of the State Il Missouri that
will not take up against the government Of the
United States the provisional government of the
State Missouri nor give aid comfort to the
mies Of either during the present civil war; so help me
God.
The representatives from Accomac and North
ampton counties, Virginia, to the Union Lcgisia-
ture have arrived in Wheeling.
The One Hundredth regiment of New York vo-
unteers will leave Buffalo next Monday for New
York.
About thirty thousand persons visited the Gen.
trail Park yesterday. The ice was very rough, and
so many of the visiters In fact, it was quite
free and easy party of the " l care for nobody
and nobody cares for me" style. AS sharp
'nor wester' set in about sundown, good ice may
be expected to-day The ice will have been planed,
to take off the corrugatons caused by the re-
cent snow storms, so as to make all smooth, if pos
sible These planes are ten feet long by five and
a half feet wide, the knife being along the whole
width, and at an angle of about forty-fve. The
machines are each drawn by two horses the driver
being seated about the CENTRE raised seat, and
a man walks behind to guide the plane, by
means of two handles, like those of a plough.
Sufficient weight is given to the apparatus by q
number Of aagstones being placed on the flooring
of the frame. If these prove successful they will
be of great benefit to the skaters.
The Of cotton Saturday embraced $50 400 bales
closing with rmness for mddng upands at about S0c.
per Id. Nearly all the purchases were made by spin
ners The holders of breadstuGs generally demanded
prices above the views Of purchasers for export and
hence transactions moderate and in most the
market was inactive and in soms instances rather
easier. Later news by the Cunard steamer, over.
due at Halifax. was also awaited with anxiety.
Common grades Of State and Western -four were
rather easier, while good TO choice brands
were firm and in good request Wheat was firm
especially for good TO prime qualities, while inferior
grades heavy and irregular Sales OF all descrp
tions were moderate. Corn easier, and prices "a
vored purchasers. Sales were fair at &c. 66c for
Western mixed in store aud delivered, and Soc 62c.
for Jersey and Southern yellow Pork-The market
was less active. The sales embraced $2
$13 Sl2 l2s $1a 25 for old, with lot Of mess
deliverable in all April at $iS %, and prime at
50 25 50 so. Whskey irmer, with sales Of 400
500 bbls at 241c. 241zc, and small lot in good bar
rels sold at 241lc Sugars were steady with sales Of
about 600 hhds 222 boxes aud 200 hhds meado with
lot Of Pernambucos in bags Coffee quiet, and little
doing beyond small lots Of ST. Domingo, in bond for
export. Freights were without change OF moment while
engagements were moderate.