The New York herald., 1862-11-14

~ most direct AMI positive ye-thAt the only prscu-
cable node Of attacking Richmond Was that by the
York river ana Psmnnkey. by wb.ch General Mo
Cirlian ieA NJ. army ard fsr which he has sften
he~a asssl~d la the op mon of the Prince IL Was
ths Nerriu.ae 81 Norfolk that prevented our cap
sare ~ Eichmond lasi summer.
The rspublesn cay Convention met last even
ng. fW ne parpe-s q nominating candidates for
Comptroller ard Corp sratisn Counsel. Affer or.
eaais.ng ard some htts di-ca-~Aon. on motion Mr..
Robert r. Haas .as nonlnsted ~ acciamation
far Comptroller TIE neminatisn foe Corporation
Counsel deferred until n~xt noaaay evening.
D. Which uma tAe Caussmfion sdjcaFned.
A she meeting ~ tAs Board ~ Aldermen yea
tfrlay. rr~olstp~. w~se adopted directing the
Commisee eu National AaAr. - ascertain and
repert. - s@on ss pe--lh~. the nnmhcr cf men
recuir~d ~ hli ths gsots a tToop- for the city.
and ALSO ~ pree.re essu,ption fTom ths draft Of
sneh citnsns may furmisA . reoFuit each. Henry
A. Smythe nominated sor Swees commi~
slonef and rejected ~ vote of eAghs 70 ave-
The Board thea sd5eurnea.
The Board ~ SpeFvi-or~ rcwures tis~ir session
yesterday a. Beard % Ccunty canvs~ssrs. and
dispo~ed ~ ths retWrRs from the Eleventh. Sssen-
iecnth and Ntnsteensh Wards. after ~hich tAsy
adjourned uns'l twelve o'rlork to-day
The Commissioner ~ Puhac Charities and Cor.
rection met yesterday. when tho following state
mens was Submitted The numbr os inms,es
naing IN the ssriou- inssitsaions 0n the ls' inst
was G.sls. admitted since. ia. died. "a DIS
charged. LII: scmt to bsckwrii's Island. zss. 90
state Prison. q Humher remsiaing November :.
6.2l2-decFea~e. A. compared sith ia-s report. ".
In our lis, u ncw ConRressmen. published . fes
days since. we gave she rsPublscsns too % the
members above reported elected, bai 90 mnst
acknowledge our inability b. roin, them cut TIE
delegation 20 represent all political pha~es
except radical rpublicans~m.
The Board Of Aldermen a. Bo-ton have decided
10 send the amended returns In the Third Congress
sional district a Massachusetts 20 the Secretary
Of State 10 be counted. Alexander N. Rice. repnb.
lican will therefore receive the certificate of cleo
ton. instead Of John :. sleeper. who preyi-
ously declared elected.
The merchants OF Portland Maine. have decided
to receive and pay out silver at premium of
twenty per cent.
The only State II which the conservatives have
not gained largely at the recent elections l. Kan.
That State has gone oyerw helmingly for Jim
Lane and in favor OF negro stealing.
citizen Of Hudson county. New Jersey. has ap.
Piled for the discharge OF his son from the army
on the ground that he Is minor and that. accord.
ing 10 law the father Is entitled TO the services u
his child until he at,ans hs majority.
The Eighth aud Forty second regiments q Mas-
sachusetts are TO be seat 70 Newhcsn North Caro-
lima, to reinforce General Posters command.
The governm ont has purchased siSiy-eigLt
acres Of land directly east cf Indianapolis. nai.
ana. near the corporation limits. Tor a permanent
arsenal, under the recent act Of Congress.
The Chicago Tribune (sboliion) Offers Governor
Solomon. of Wisconsin. a brigade 10 enforce the
draft in that State "by bayonet and ball"
Governor Buckingham has called extra ses-
sion OF the Legislature Of Connecticut. 10 convene
in New Haven on the sth of December next.
The newspapers called the Albany Inrartv. the
Eugene City Register and the Portland Adr,y.
ttsey-all Of oregon--have been excluded from the
mails the Pacific coast. by order Of BrigAdier
General Wright.
The returns Of the election In Missouri indicate
the success Of the following named candidates for
Congress
1-Francis p. Blair. Jr. 6-Austn A. King.
2-Henry I. Blow. 7-Bcn. Loan.
81. q. Scott. s-William A. Hall.
As. III. Boyd. 9-James = Rollins
5-J. w. McClurg.
Lieutenant de Broca. OF the French navy, who
had been sent by the government a scientific
mission in America, to examine the different kinds
of shell fish which might be naturslzed on the
French coasts and add to the supply OF food for
the inhabitants. has fulfilled his task with great
success. A few weeks since he had an audience
of the Emperor at st. Cloud, TO give his Majesty
report on the results arrived at.
number Of farmhouses, barns filed with the
products of the season and farming implements,
have been consumed by fire in the Southeastern
part of La Sale county. Illinois.
The manufacture Of salt at the State works in
Onondaga county continues TO increase in
amount over that Of any previous year. The
number Of bushels inspected this year, up to the
9Th inst, is 1850 ,O00 which is an increase over
last year to the same date Of nearly 1850 900
bushels.
There is doubt about the election Of e. l..
Browne, republican, in the Fifth Congressional
district Of Wisconsin. The democrats claim that
Ezra Wheeler is the successful candidate. II this
should prove to be the case the delegation from
Wisconsin will be equally divided between the
conservatives and republicans.
The orders for several Massachusetts, regiments
to proceed to New York have been countermand-
ed. 1t has been decided that they shall embark
at Boston and join the Banks expedition.
A petition is in circulation in the West asking
the President to give General John g. Fremont
command Of the forces of the Mississippi valley.
The City Clerk Of Boston had made up the re-
turns Of the late election and delivered them at the
Office Of the Secretary Of the Commonwealth before
the new count of the votes was made in the Third
Congressional district Of Massachusetts,, by which
1t is claimed that Alexander H. Rice, republican,
is elected over Mr. Sleeper. II is doubtful whether
they can now be corrected. At all events, We
may look for q contested seat.
The election Of Owen Lovejoy. in the Fifth Con.
gressonal district Of Illinois, is still in doubt. The
returns, as far M received, leave Thomas J. Hen