The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-22

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no alliance could add to its po,cer or promote ITS
ends"
| 1t is alleged that Napoeon's ideas of q new
transatlantic policy for France likely to affect
the destiny for the time being of Italy. the Papa
government and Mexico.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate yesterday, the Census report was
presented, and motion to print one hundred
thousand copies referred to the Printing Commit
tee. joint resolution giving the thanks of Con-
gress to Flag Officer Farragut and the officers and
men under his command was adopted. A bill
amendatory of the Post Office Appropriation bill
was passed. The Military Committee were in
structed to inquire into the expediency of grant
ing bounty lands to soldiers enlisted for three
months and one year; also for pensions for
the widows of soldiers who die in the
service. A discussion then ensued as to the
order of business. the Confscation bill being
the first subject in order but it laid aside and
the Tax bill was taken up, and several amendments
proposed by the Finance Committee agreed to.
The Senate held an executive session and then ad-
journed.
In the House of Representatives, a bill providing
for raising sunken vessels-of-war in Hampton
Roads was referred. resolution that Congress
take recess from Wednesday next to June was
laid on the table by a vote of IS yeas to 46 nays.
The Senate bill removing all disqualifications of
color in carrying the mails was also laid on the
4 90 ui.s IT
resumed the consideration of the Confscation bill,
and the debate continued till the adjournment.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
We publish some highly important news from
Mexico to-day, the main points of which are that
the Juarez government has been overturned, and
General Almonte, the agent of the French, for
mally elected President by handful of votes.
Juarez and his Cabinet had taken fight from the
capital for their own safety. There had been
few skrmishes between the French and Mexicans,
with unimportant results The former were still
steadily advancing on the capital. Guerilla bands
were gathering in different parts of the mountains.
We publish the proclamation of ''the new Presi-
dent as well those of the other administrators
of affairs. The vomito was making great havoc in
Vera Cruz
The steamship Borussia, from Southampton on
the It'll of May, arrived at this port last night.
The by the Scotia is four days later than our
advices by the Borussia.
The news of the capture of New Orleans was
confirmed at Havana, by steamer from Mobile
the Cuba, of $50 tons, bringing 1000 bales of cot
ton. Another, from the same port, the California,
466 TONS arrived the day before, also with cotton
and with the news that Forts Jackson and St.
Philip had surrendered on the 2sth ult.
A letter from Ireland dated in Dublin on the
It'll Of May, says notwithstanding the disheart.
ening intelligence daily received from America,
the peasantry still emigrating to that country
On Tuesday large number of people from Listo.
vel and its neighborhood passed through Tralee
route for America. They appeared fine,
healthy looking people, and likely to succeed in
the labor market of the New World. The Western
(Connaught) Star writes:-Already the exodus
has commenced. Numbers of the peasantry leave
for America by every packet, and a large proper.
ton of the passages are paid on the other side.
We continue to receive numerous inquiries from
small farmers and others anxious to proceed to
Queensland or British Columbia. The applicants
for free emigration are greatly on the increase.
The same writer adds-Archbishop Cullen and
all the Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland assem-
bled yesterday in Dublin to transact important
business" This is all the information on the SUBJ
ject their organs are allowed to give but it is un-
derstood the critical state of the Papa Power was
the subject of their elaboration.
All the republican papers that applauded the
proclamation of Gen. Hunter are now taking the
back track.
To-day the annual election will take place in
Virginia In the western section q Governor
a.
be chosen, for which Offices respectively are no.
minated Francis Fl. Pierpoint, the present Execu-
tive Daniel Paulsley, and James s. Wheat. There
is no opposition ticket What is to be done in re-
bel Virginia we are not informed. There are no
State officers we believe, to be elected.
Col. Isham N. Haynie, who has just been elected
member Of Congress in the Ninth district of ILL.,
nos, to ill the vacancy made by the resignation Of
Gen. John A. Logan, is democrat. He served
CALAMITY in the battle Of Pittsburg Landing, and
received wound which rendered him unfit to per-
form military service.
letter from Richmond states that copies Of the
New York Tribune are regularly Struggled into
the South, for the purpose Of copying articles
from it to keep the mind Of the people inaamed
against the North.
The Nashville Union Of the 18th instant says
" Yesterday the streets we're alive with drays and
wagons hauling cotton from the depot to the RI
ver."
The Aldermanic Committee on Printing and Ad-
vertising held another meeting yesterday, for the
purpose of making q selection from the city news
papers in which to insert the Corporation adver.
tisements. This meeting, unlike the former ones,
was strictly private, all persons, including the
representatives of the press, being excluded from
the room; but it is understood that they are still
waiting to hear from the Comptroller, who has
been applied to for statement of the amounts
paid to the weekly newspapers for Corporation
advertising during the last two years. The COM
mttee think they will be able to present their re-
port to the Board Of Aldermen at the meeting of
that body on Monday next.
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