The New York herald., 1862-11-23

Mgr. de Merode. the Pope's Minister AZ ""'
! has disbanded the small remnant Of the k'Sn w
lunteers called the Legion of ST. Patrick, ~hicn
was already reduced to some twenty men, ~
! Rome.
| The draft in Milwaukee took place on the 10Th
| inst, without any serious outward opposition.
! There were two amendments to the constitution
/ OF Wisconsin voted on at the last election One
! was to increase the Governors salary from 81 $50
a year to 81 500 and the other was to reduce the
rate OF interest from ten to seven per cent. The
latter was ado pied and the former defeated.
/ The Legislature of Vermont has elected the fol-
lowing State officers:-Sccretary of State, George
W. Bailey, Jr.. of Montpelier Auditor Of Ac-
counts, Jeptha Bradley, of ST. Albans; Superin-
tendent Of the State Prison, Hiram Harlow. Of
Windsor; Commissioner Of the Insane. DR.. E. N.
S. Morgan, of Pownal; Bslk Commissioner, J. E.
Dickerman; State Prison Directors, c. c. Martin,
of Finisburg; Lucius Robinson, of Newport, and
Daniel Stearns. of Windsor.
In the Banks expedition New York will certainly
have five regiments, Connecticut five regiments,
Maine three regiments, and Massachusetts, eight
regmer.s of infantry, one of cavalry and three
batteries Of artillery.
Gen. Netherlands body guard, under the com.
| mand of Captain Francis Jackson, has been In
creased to battalion, for the purpose OF taking
| part in the proposed expedition against Vicks-
| burg.
| II is stated that one of the victims ordered to
he executed at Palmyra. Missouri, on the 18th in
slant was a man who had wife and several chill
dren dependent altogether upon his daily labor for
| their support. A young man. knowing the condi-
ton of the family, offered himself as substitute
for the husband and father was accepted, and was
| one of the ten who were shot.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad to
| Green Bay was formally opened on the 18th inst
| The coal dealers of Boston have advanced the
| price to nine dollars per ton.
Upland cotton brought sixtyeight cents per
pound at a sale in Philadelphia on Monday last
This is the highest price the article has yet sold
for.
Mr. A. L. Fessenden, Of Wisconsin. was ordered
to be released from the military prison in St.
Louis Internationally, on the 10th instant, the
charges against him not having been sustained"
The order for his release arrived at the prison hos
pital on the same day Of, but few hours subse.
Guent to his death.
Tie stock market better yesterday, and closed
with very buoyant tone, Harlem preferred and Illinois
Central being the favortes Money shade easier
than yesterday but still very close Gold closed at 1903
exchange 144h. The specie export Of the day was
$3.50 1863.
Saturdays cotton market extremely duh
though mddlngs quoted down to 66c 66xc There
fair degree OF activity in breadstus with sales rc
ported Is 900 obs -four full previous prices $50 900
bushels wheat aud IFS 900 bushels advance Of
lc per bushc Only 45o bbs pork found buyers. at
changed rates The sales OF beef reached $50 bbs q
lard 500 pkgs and Of bacon $50 boxes, uniform quo
tatons. Butter and cheese active and firm Whis
key s,ify held at &c. 37c., with sales Of $50
bbls Moderate sales of sugars hay, hops hides seeds
and allow reported at former figures Coffee rice
aud molasses were quiet. Sole leather in good do
mand and very nrm, likewise ash, wool and TO-.
bacco There less activity in rsghs, but otherwise
no noticeable alteration.