The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-30

adopts that policy he win be again soldier. and
until that time he win remain citizen. Jennison
thinks he has been the subject Of persecution. be-
cause the government would not permit him and
Jim Lane to 60 largely into the niger stealing
business.
George Brier, q deserter from the Third Virginia
rebel cavalry, into which regiment he had been
impressed, enlisted in the Eleventh New Jersey
regiment on Friday last at Newark. He served
the rebels about eight months before chance
offered for escape.
The remains Of Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr., who
died of wound received during the engagement
before Memphis. were buried in Laurel Hill Gene
terry. Philadelphia. on Friday last.
The Legislature of the embryo State of Deseret,
now Utah Territory, has elected to the United
States Senate William H. Hooper and George J.
Cannon. What are the politics Of these gentlemen
we are unable to say but believe they are far from
being Of the vsllandigham stamp. The Legisla-
ture also elected the following State officers -
Secretary of State, David H. Wells; Treasurer,
David o. Calder; Auditor, William Clayton; At
torney General, Aurelius Miner; Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court, Elias Smith Associate JUS
tees, Zerubabel Snow and Seth NJ. Blair.
The negro boy who was recently spirited away
to Canada by the sbolitionists Of Detroit, under
the idea that he was fugitive slave, was kidnap.
ped from Hon. Daniel Mace, of Lafayette, formerly
amember Of Congress from Indiana. The boy was
born Of free parents, and had been bound to Mr..
Mace until he became Of age.
The salt company Of Syracuse, New York, has
advanced the price Of salt thirteen cents per bushsl
to cover the government tax.
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cavalry, formerly in command of Fort Scott. Kan
sas, has resigned his commission. Col. Doubleday
is q cousin of Brigader General Doubleday, who
was in Fort Sumter during the attack on it by the
rebels. He is an old soldier, and was Walkers
Commissary General in his Nicaragua flibustering
expedition.
The warm weather appears to have set in in earn.
est and permanently. The heat on the last two
days has been most oppressive, the thermometer
getting almost up to the nineties, and promising to
stick to that unpleasant upward tendency for some
time to come. The appearance of things yesterday
was decidedly dog dayish. Everybody was in a
sweat, and numbered along the streets half dead
and alive. Shady spots were at premium Straw
hats, white pants, light coats and no coats at all
were '.all the co." while umbrellas and parasols
were also brought into requisition very extensively
While sweltering away up here North at such an
uncomfortable rate, one can easily imagine what
our poor soldiers must be suffering down in Dixie.
The Central Park was well attended yesterday
during the early part Of the day; but owing to the
intense heat of the afternoon the number Of
visitors at that time was not so large usual The
new arbor to be erected on the concourse or ter.
race is fast approaching completion and the founda
ton for the pagoda, or new music stand, has been
laid. Both will, when finished, prove attractions
and ornaments to the Park. .-----s----.-
Rev. Mr.. Green, colored clergyman from
Maryland, who served half of a term of ten years
to which he was sentenced in the Maryland peni.
Tertiary, preached last evening at the Shiloh
church. Rev. Mr.. Garrett introduced the speaker,
and stated that he had been imprisoned for reading
a book. Mr.. Green then addressed the audience,
detailing to them how he had been arrested and
sentenced to imprisonment because he was one of
body of men formed into an association for cor
respondence with the North relative to slavery.
Having been imprisoned for five years, he was re-
leased through the influence Of petitions, on pro-
the audience to give him pecuniary assistance to
enable him to proceed to Canada. collection
was taken up for this purpose.
Virginia are in the Shenandoah valley. It is said
it is the intention Of the secession farmers in the
valley, if the Union forces retain possession of
that section, to burn their crops, instead Of har
vesting them. They will probably change their
minds when the grain is ripe.
The exports of breadstuffs from this port to Eu-
rope during the last week were 533 3ls bushels of
grain and "a ,47o barrels of -four.
Stocks steady Saturday without much activity
in business Exchange fell to 40 l2o,s, and gold 70
1851. Money in demand 1t s a per cent. Tho
gold export OF the day nearly three millions The
usual trade tables for the week viii be found the
money article.
The cotton market again nrmer and higher Satur-
day. with sales OF about 500 bales closing a. 3slsc
Soc for middlng upands, chiefly 1t the inside figure
Fine qualities were measuraoy out Of market, while
supplies Of all kinds were extremely light Flour was
less buoyant and active, and, owing higher freghts
and concession in foreign exchange the common
and medium grades Of state and Western
easier, while the higher class Of extra brands
unchanged Wheat was heavy and fell of
from Ic. 10 &c. per bushel while the sales
fair extent Corn also easier with sales Of old West
ern Mixed In store Nc. 55c. and Sec for winter
yellow Pork in fair demand at steady prices, with
sales Of msss sl1 IS and Of prime at IS rs IS s7.
sugars were arm and good request with sales 800
hhds. There movement in coffee, and sales OF
5000 900 bags Of Rio were made on private terms.
Frsighs hrmsr, and wheat taken to Liverpool
bulk and bags at lid. Flour reported at IS. 30.
3d. Rates we're also firm to London.
THE NEGROES OF OLD vIRGNIA.-The Frede-
ricksburg (va.) Christian Banner of the 24th of
April says that in that quarter Of Old Virgi-
MIA "the stampede of negroes continues with in
creased numbers" that on "last Thursday one
hundred and fifty crossed over to the north
side OF the Rappahannock rivers" that "they
are going, going, and will soon all be gomez
and the editor strongly denounces all this as
the work of "the demon Of secession, and scces-
sionists feel it, and are drinking the bitter cup
to the very dregs" All this is very true; and
from these facts it is apparent that II our aboli-