The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-04

yicksburg with the hope that relief will soon
reach them Additional feinfcrcements are said 10
be on the way from General Bragg to General
Johnston. and the latter is periecting arrange
mcnts to attack General Grants Generals
Price, Marmaduke and Kirby Smith are combining
to get some point on the banks Of the Mississippi.
and will probably make an attempt to take Mill
I ken's Bend and stop navigation.
/ A despatch from Chckasaw Bayou on the goth
ult.. by way of Cairo, represents that our firing on
the rebel works was bettf directed than ever
before. The enemy still lfuted our possession
of Fort Hill General Johnston was then said to
our troops were fully prepared for any attack.
| By the arrival of the Morning Star yesterday
from New Orleans. we are in possession Of all the
details Of the late affair at Port Hudson the cap
ture of Brashear City by the rebels. and other i'm
portant intelligence, which will be found in another
column. The state of things in Louisiana does not
appear very favorable to the Union arms at last
reports. The position Of General Banks is, to say
the least OF IT, somewhat critical.
MIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.
The steamship City of Cork will call at Cape
Race on Monday morning. and the City of Man
chester on Wednesday morning, where they will
receive dispatches to be landed at Queenstown,
which can be sent through the agency of George
Stoker, 145 Broadway.
The British brig Napier, which arrived yester-
day from Areceibo, P. R., is the vessel that has
been flying the rebel flag in several Of the West
India ports.
The usual barbecue and hullabaloo of deep
dyed abotionists will take place to-day at Franz
ingham, Massachusetts,. The affair will be under
the direction of Garrison, Phillips and Burleigh.
John Brough has accepted the republican nomi-
nation for Governor of Ohio, in opposition to Mr.
Vallandigham.
Eight changes have been made in the command
Of the Army of the Potomac since its organiza.
ton. The rebel army Of Northern Virginia has
had only two commanders since the commence
ment Of the war.
The question between the Mayor and Comp
troller as to the construction of the act respect
ing the city advertising was argued yesterday in
the Supreme Court, by Mr.. ID. d. Field for the
Mayor and Mr.. James T. Brady for the Comp
troller. Decision is reserved. The matter of the
new Court House building was also argued but
the General Term declined to take up at the verge
of the summer holidays the case Of the police
| against the Police Commissioners, for the proper
distribution of the money left for them by our dis.
/ tinguished Japanese visitors some three years
| ago.
| Capt. Geo. w. Cunningham has been held to bail
| by the United States District Court in the sum
Of 100000 on a capital charge of having scuttled
and sunk the packet ship Senator which was on
voyage from New York to Liverpool last August
with a cargo of wheat for the benefit of the dis
tressed Irish people. There we're assurances to
the amount Of $65 900 effected on the vessel and
cargo, and after nine weeks being devoted to the
matter by United States Deputy Marshal Horton
he succeeded in gaining evidence enough to pro-
the arrest Of the captain and first mate. The
latter has, however, been used by the government
as o witness.
Horace Greeley was yesterday served by Deputy
Marshal Borst with capias to answer in the sum
Of $4,000 the complaint of George D. Allan, Of
Florida who alleges that he has been grossly and
maliciously libelled in the Tribune. @
The stock market better yesterday and operators
| for rise In better spirits and moved with more
| courage Gold was dull. The market u one time
agitasd BY Of the fan Of Richmond; bus
NO further attention paid TO t. Exchange was lo7K
. 1853. Money easy-can loans per cS6t
transactions IN cotton on Friday quite limited,
and rates very irregular, ranging from CSC. = 100
for middlngs The demand for breadstuHs fair, at
mer prices for Jour- but about previous for other
articles. Tbsks xY lpcrsss:d activity in pr2yiscns
Fork and lard vSf5 higher WhisEsy was slcady, with
moderate sales. Groceries, oils, metals, hemp, frut
seeds, spices and naval stores very quiet mode
rate inquiry existed for hops, tobacco fish and lime
Hay ana wool were in fair demand. There less ami
nation in the freight line.
Responding 70 The rapid rise in the price OF the raw
material early In the week domestic cotton goods advanc
ed 50 70 per cent according style and make and
lively demand at the improved rates; but the inquiry
during the past two three days has been decidedly
less active, owing In part 10 the nrmness
holders, and partly to the decline in cotton, which
closed yesterday Sc. &c. per pound lowor than
Tuesday last. The business in domestic woollens has
been more animated and the tendency Of the market
strongly upwards view Of the rise in the prices Of the
clip Of wool. The principal transactions In foreign
dry goods have been In desirable styles OF dress goods
the supply which has been quite moderate and prices
Of which have favored sellers decidedly The total
ports Of foreign dry goods during the week were TO The
GOODS actually marketed was only S52,72o
Our HOME DErEHcEs-ENRoIMENT OF THE
Mn-ITh.-The work Of the organization Of
the thirty regiments for the defence of
the State is proceeding rapidly. The plan
adopted lie to enroll one or more regi-
ments OF exempt militiamen for each city,
and from these will be taken the officers
for the new regiments. This will insure the
proper oficering Of the whole force, and will
in few weeks place 1t in condition to take
the field. The example thus set should be fol-
lowed by the rest Of the loyal States, SO that
they may be prepared for every emergency,
whether 1t threatens them from within or with
out. The country is now in pass from which
nothing but the firm self-reliance and energy
Of its citizens can enable IL 70 issue with any