The New York herald., 1862-09-28

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! There il nothing new as regards the Roman
| question.
| Garibaldi's health is said to be rather worse.
The Polish mobiles at Warsaw have adopted an
address offensive to the government.
BY the arrival Of the French war steamer Fines
| terre, from Havana we have received files of the
Didrio and PreaSd TO the Goth instant, containing
| adyices from Vera Cruz (Mexico) TO the 9th.
The details are unimportant. The French ironclad
| steamer Normaniie made an excel eA, ssagef
| Cherbourg. On her way out she stopptu Ma
| dera and Martinique, and cast anchor in the bay
of Sacrifcios the 4th inst. Her speed was four
teen miles an hour under full steam but she ordi-
narily was only permitted to make six or seven.
1T is probable" says q correspondent of the
Didrio, " that, under some pretext or other, she
will make visit to Havana and perhaps it will be
convenient that some of the North Americans
should also see her, that they might tell their
countrymen that we are not afraid of their Moni-
tor" Admiral Jurien de la Graviere address
ed speech to the army and navy on his ar
rival, in which he asked them to prepare to re-
ceive the brave men whom the Emperor was send
ing to aid them in the campaign. He praised the
discipline of the army, and the bravery which it
had displayed in the battles of Guadalupe and
Orizaba. He said new campaign was about to
be begun, which, under present auspices, would
be short and decisive. The island of Carmen was
illuminated in honor of the Admiras arrival. The
proposed attack on Jalapa by the French Is con-
firmed.
Advices from San Francisco report the arrival
there. on Thursday last, Of Lieutenant Mullin, who
has been engaged for the past five years in locating
and constructing a military road from the Wala-
Walla valley, in Washington Territory, to Fort
Benton at the head of navigation Of the Missouri
river. The work is completed and already con-
siderable number of emigrants have passed ever
the route Large tracts OF fertile land, and geld,
copper, iron and lead were found on the line Of
the road
At special meeting of the Board of Aldermen
yesterday resolution removing Augustus Purdy,
Deputy Street Commissioner, from office, was
adopted by vote OF twelve to two. In reply to
an inquiry, the Corporation Counsel sent in a COM
municaton, stating that, as both the Street Com
missioner and the Deputy or Acting Street Com
missioner have been removed, it follows, Of
course, that there is no person who can discharge
the duties of the Office of Street Commissioners.
The Office is now vacant, and must remain 80
until an officer is appointed by the Mayor, with
the advice and consent Of the Board of Aldermen,
in pursuance of the nineteenth section of the
charter Of 1857. resolution to pay the city
bounty of fifty dollars to soldiers up to and in
cluding the 9th of October next, was adopted.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for the pur-
chase Of sword and sash to be presented to
General Corcoran.
The Board of Excise will hold Its forty-ninth.
session on Wednesday next at one o'clock, for tho
80 f;rc hat toth md ln az
session will soon be held after which no licenses
can be granted. The number granted this year
is 1,l2O. Several hundred unlicensed liquor deal
ers have been arrested and indicted. and will
shortly be tried. Persons who desire license must
apply immediately.
The Democratic State Committee Of Pennsylva-
MIA propose to edit all the democratic papers in
the State.
The Governor Of New Hampshire has ordered
the Fourth regiment of that State to be dsbsnded
and the soldiers to be transferred to the Second
regiment.
Messrs. Charles Sumner B. c. Clark and James
Redpath, who formed the committee to disburse
the John Brown fund, announce that they have
paid out the following sums, leaving on hand
$685.
Mrs. John Brown, sr 81 ,674 Al
Mrs Cook widow Of John Z. Cook........... 2ee IS
Mrs Lcary widow Of Lewis 8. Leary 400 IS
John Brown Jr., OF old John Brown...... 200 81
owen Brown son of old John Brown. ....... 200 -
or. Anderson, coIored survivor Of John Browns
men, ........................ w -
Total ....................s2 q, 2,72l IS
Hon. B. F. Thomas, representative in Congress
from the Third district Of sschusetts declines
to be again candidate. The withdrawal Of Judge
Thomas will be more severely felt than would
that Of any other representative In the whole
Massac chusetts delegation.
Confederate Congressman should receive cre-
dit for the discovery of one important fact. Will
liam Porcher Miles, of South Carolina in . speech
delivered in the rebel House of Representatives
the 18th inst, said he to have Congress
| indicate what shall be the conduct Of the war.
He said 1t would be unwise, and it would be most
impolitc in the legislative branch Of the govern
ment to attempt to conduct the war. Will some
| of our own Congressman take lesson?
Mr.. Darusha, living in the town Of Friendship
Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, has i've sons and
| five sons-in-law in the Union army. They all en-.
| listed in one company.
The government survey gives the following mea.
surement Of our great lakes
Length Breadth, Area, Mn d'pth
mites: miles. sg.maes feet
| Lake Michigan. 360 l03 10000 90(
| Lake Erie, -. $50 so 5000 2O(
| Lake Ontario. -. $50 % 5000 SOC
Lake Huron. 200 leo $4,000 SOC
The speech Of United States Senator o. HI
Browning, Of Illinois, which we give in another
column, will be considered rather curious demon.
stration for leading republican to make but we
have the assurance Of the Quincy Qllinois) Herald
that Mr.. Browning said he stood upon the same
platform with the President; that he understood
the views of Mr.. Lincoln upon the great issue
Of the day. and that the position Of the Executive
was also his position, and the views Of the Presi.
| dent were his views.
The contrabands on the plantations at Beaufort
Port Royal, st. Helena and Ladies' Islands, South