The New York herald., 1862-10-22

tuVHs suouiu carry eitncl ucunuSe VI inae' " Vac
people Of America"
The United States steamer Release, ct Cadiz on
the soth ult, from Fayai. reports that there were
two rebel steamships in the waters Of the Azores,
and that when the whalesbp 0cmuigee Of Edgar.
town was taken by the mo. 2oo." the Ocmulgee
had a whale alongside 10 addition to tho oil on
board.
We publish to-day the particulars Of the wreck
of the newly purchased rebel steamer Iona in the
Clyde. after collision with the steamer Chanti.
cleer.
General Changarnicrs letter which was refer.
red to in our report from the Bavaria yesterday.
| appears in the HERALD to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWD. s8-ag
Tho screw steamship City Of Manchester, which
mornng reached this port yesterday svenng. The
City OF Manchester has been run out OF her usual
day, as an extra vessel by the company, in order
to accommodate the large amount OF cargo offer.
ing in England. Her news has consequently been
anticipated by the telegraphic report of the Baya,
ria, of Cape Race. Our European files are later
than those to hand by the Asia. aud contain some
very important details of the advces to the 7th
inst, which are given in the HERALD this morning.
Our files from Turks Islands are dated ON the
4th Of October The STANDARD says:--We have
| had brisk demand for salt this week. and some
| $4,000 bushels have been exported most Of IL
from tliis Cay. The pans have sustained very lit
! tie damage from the rains OF late, and are again
| in forward condition; but should there be no
more salt raked this season the supply now O..
hand is equal 20 any demand ~e likely to have.
( Frice seven ce eatss~~
The steamers Rowena and Blue Wing have been
seized at Memphis for being engaged in the coo-
naband trade.
The forces Of Missouri ard Kansas unscr the
coma,aDd Of Brigader General J. M Schcseh,
will hereafter be denomi7ated the "Army OF She
Frontier
The Washington Star says there Is M truth IN
the reported negro insurre regtion in Calpepper. vr
gnia. 1t is one Of the aboltioh sensation stories
1t is reported in ST. Iols tsat challenge has
passed between Major MclKinsssy, wbs is now on
trial before scurt martial in that city and Hon.
Frank P. Blair Jn, member Of Congress.
A Pennsylvanie'suhstitute agest was ssrested in |
Trenton New jersey, on Mon day and ordered to |
leave the State. He was oHasring from three to |
place of drafted mea nm Pennsyheanias
Two men were tried last week in Cecil cSuuty, |
MnylaRd, on the charge OF treason, for displaying
secession flags on the pwblic highways Verdict |
Not guilty.
We src informed that hereafter the postage cur
rcncy, concerning which the public have had
much trouble, will co delivered - the city
banks slus obviating she necessity Of wsat.
ing hours to receive few collars worth We are
glad to learn that Mr.. Cisco has adopted .As plan,
proposed by the HERALD sorce time since for re-
heving the wants of the public.
To-day's sale-the sixth OF the Booksel rms As.
socation-eemprses the invoices of Johr NileyAtl
OF New York; Moss Co., of Philadelphia Blake m
man Masonis school and ot'lar works Dc sisver's
Philadelphia list of classical and historical school
books, &c, Rarnes & Burr's valuable scl.ool Sc
res, Carleton's miscellaneous list, emil racing
Victor Hugo's latest great vcgk 'Les lEsera-
bles,' in all styles; Gregorys list of Cooposand
other handsome books and several other finstrsde
selections.
Tie Board Of Aldermen lace, evening r1yected n
the nomination. Of Augustus +. Dow for Street I
Commissioner, and then adjourned till Satu Day al
two o'clock.
The Board Of Supervisors r1ss at three O'clock
yesterday, Supervisor Purdy u the chaHs The
Clerk of the Marine Court sent in com nanica- II
ton stating that the officers os,thst courihad al
taken the oath of allegiance, as required by lass.
On motion of Supervisor Greene. several vlcancies
created by the designations Of inspectors of eloe-
tion were balleted for and filed. The Committee
Oh County 0idcers, to whom was reterr III the bill
Of Sheriff James Lynch, amounting to IA OFT IL. I
FOR services for the quarter ending October fs62,
reported in favor of reducing the amount To. |
a., ,s6s 81, which was adopted. The ground sec
forth by the committee fer making lilo eauctisn
was thaa the items Of the bill charging fees FOR
conviction Of prisoners, which the committee had
not allowed, were not legal county changes Su
pervisor Purdy called attention to resolution
laid before the Board some time back in reference
to appropriating 900 for the families Of voun
tesas and wanted to know whesher ia could not be
pssskd at once. discussion arose, in the course
OF which II was asserted that special committee
of four had been appontedt to take charge Of the
natter but it did not appear clear in the end
whether committee had been appointed or who
was the chairman, and the subject was allowed to
drop. The Board then adjourned to ten o'clock
on Thursday, when they will take up the in
| spectors and canvassers' list.
l Thomas Hamilton, a seaman on board the United
States steamer Victoria, has been found guilty Of
an assault upon EnsiBh "m' n Myeis' anu sen
| fenced to six years Imprisonment at hard labor
and loss Of all pay. The penalty Of death was not
adjudged because the prisoner had already been
irregularly punished by diet of bread and water
| while awaiting the court martial.
The Mathews homicide case was continued In
the Court Of GENERAL Sessions yesterday. when ?
number Of witnesses were examined for the pro.
sccution. The case will be resumed at eleven
O'Clock this morning, and is expected to occupy
the whole day.
United States Senator James A. Pearce, Of Ma.
ryland, is now lying 80 low at his residence 10