The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-19

the State to the Union if it win only bring peace
with it. They acknowledge that they despair OF
the Southern confederacy, and are anxious to re-
! turn to their allegiance.
! We publish to-day an official account of the gal
| liant conduct of the eight negroes who ran the
| armed rebel steamer Planter out of Charleston
harbor on the 18th inst. and delivered her to Com
mander PARROT, of our blockadng squadron. The
sively in our columns yesterday.
The rebel warfare in Tennessee having degene-
rated into mere raids Of guerilla bands, General
Negley has notified the people that the property
of all citizens who may be found aiding the ma.
RAIDERS will be confscated, and that every citizen
found in arms in connection with these guerilla
bands will be shot.
General Halleck's army has been largely rein
forced from General Curtis command in Arkansas
and from the troops that stationed in Kansas.
Colonel Mulligan the hero of Lexington, has gone
entertained in regard to General HaAeck's posi-
ton. When the proper time arrives to strike there
will be terrible retribution ON General Beaure-
CARDS rebel army.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The pleasant weather of yesterday tempted Q
large number of persons to leave their pent up
domiciles and visit the Central Park, where they
could breathe the fresh air and wander amid the
poisoning trees and shrubs. In the Ramble both
fha IF ;rbt
freshed; but the sense of feeling was somewhat
hurt by the loose coarse gravel that covers the
walks. Surely this might be remedied; for if it
be painful for men to walk upon it, what must it
be for the ladies', with their thin solcd CATERS?
Jones Wood was opened yesterday for the sea-
son. Several thousand of our Teutonic friends
during the day visited the wood, as there they
could, without molestation, ramble about on the
grass or join in the many little innocent amuse-
ments that are customary to these grounds. The
usual number Of amateur rifle shooters, scuppers
and lager bier drinkers were present, and were
accommodated, and the hotel having been newly
fitted up, the visitors found everything they re-
quired ready to hand.
The circular of Messrs. J. Sacot, merchants at
the port of Ponce, Porto Rico, given in our paper
this morning. contains some important information
for merchants and captains Of vessels trading to
that port. BY regulation, to 60 into effect on
the 18th Of August ensuing, masters of vessels
will be permitted to add to their manifest any
omission made therein on condition that such
change is at once reported to the Custom House
the official visiting the vessel. By the same re-
guation vessels visiting the island will have to
pay. besides the port charges, tonnage dues the
measurement expressed in their registers, and not
on Spanish measurement, as is prsctised at pre-
sent. BY this law American vessels will have to
pay at the rate Of 81 % per ton, by the Spanish
tariff one American ton equals 23-l0O tons Spa
nish.
Jef Davis and his Cabinet it is said, are oppos-
ed to going back to Montgomery, Alabama, the
first bogus confederacy capital. when they are
driven out of Richmond, because the Alabama RI
yer, on which it is situated, is navigable for gun
boats.
Confederate money is quoted in Richmond at 81,
and gold and silver at so cents premium. This
would make JEFF Davis Treasury notes worth
about seventeen cents on the dollar.
All accounts from the West represent the crops
as recovering from their backward and apparent
ly stunted growth, and the prospect Is now fully
as cheering to the farmers as any previous year
has presented. From the South we have very lit
substituted for cotton; but what the condition of
the crops are we are not informed. Corn planting
in Kentucky commenced last week.
The War Department has ordered that the COM
pany officers of the two regiments of Indians now
forming in Kansas shall be full blooded redskins.
1t is said that there is not Indian in Kansas who
can make out muster roll or put company
through the manual.
I.I Da~~ v1a he 80 halt
educated in Maynooth College, Dublin, and who
for some time has been delivering lectures around
the country, has been arrested in St. Louis on a
charge of vagrancy. He admits that he is great
lover Of whiskey.
Andrew J. Valandigham. who represents him
self as . brother of the Congressman Of that
name, has been arrested at Clinton, Missouri for
marauding upon Union citizens, horse stealing,
robbery. bushwhacking and jayhawking gene
rally.
OF the rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas, Chica-
60, three hundred and forty-two have died. and
there are three hundred and twenty yet in the
hospital. The whole number of rebel prisoners at
that place il over six thousand.
The Jerry rescue paper in Syracuse is jubilant
over Gen. Hunters emancipation proclamation,
and says it is far better than winning the battle Of
Corinth or the taking Of Richmond.
A fire is raging in the mountains, along the line
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, from Gran
berry Summit almost to Piedmont. Hundreds Of
persons out fighting the flames.
Mcclure & Co.'s drug store, in Albany, was
destroyed by fire the 18th instant. Loss $3l ,OO0
Insured
The stock market was steady. Prices did not vary
much except in the case Of Pacific Mail which
per cent closing about 49, dividend OF Governments
we're firm. Money very easy Al and per cent.
Exchange, 1f3x Y; gold, 1887 Ak The bullion OK.
port Of the day day was S7o2, 703
The cotton market unchanged on Saturday. while
the sales embraced about $50 bales closing the basis
Of q nc. CSC per ID. for mddng uplands. The
ket for brendstufs heavy and dropping. Including