The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-19


The arrival OF General Steeles official report
dated from LATHE Rock. September 10. CONFIRMS
the preyoua reports OF The capture OF that cty by
the Union forcos
Martini law IL IN future 70 be r,g,dly enforced
throughout the Department Of the Missouri.
Oos spcc,at correspondent from FLORIDA gives us
a detailed account al bost expedition up the sc
JShns river The rcs,it Of which wsa the capture
Of I've rebel signamen. with their flags. rifles and
| apparatus. and the destruction OF theis station
near Jacksonville. The sebet troops at that post
had been ordered 10 Richmond. which order waa
the cause Of great dissatisfaction sad acme amount
OF thrcats from the mea.
The steamer George Cromwell. from New Or
leans. brings ~ dates to the 18th instant. The
only news OF Importance ia the sale Of the frat
bale Of cotton OF the present years production.
and which realized the high price Of 67% cents
per pound Tbis ia the first bale OF cotton raised
in Louisiana under Geaersl Banks free labor avs
tenn that has been brought into the market.
EUROPEAN NEWS
The bark JEFF. Davis belonging to what is known
in England "a the "Dixie Line" was launched
lately at Liverpool for the rebel service. She ia
consort of the Virginia and Richmond lately COM
pleted for the Confederate government. de-
scription Of the build and rig Of these vessels.
which are peculiar, is published in the Herald to.
day.
It is probable that there will be "scrub race"
for the crown of Mexico. As il is very likely that
the Archduke Maxmiian will decline the proHered
honor, the names of Prince Murat Of France, and
N. Patterson Bonaparte, of the United States, are
now mentioned in connection with the position.
N. Patterson Bonaparte is said to be the favorite
Of the Emperor Napoleon.
The deputation despatched by the Council Of
Notables Of Mexico to Europe, in order to formally
tender the new crown to the Austrian Archduke
was daily looked for in Paris when the Arabia
sailed. This body consists Of eight persons, and
to them Macmillan must give decisive reply
La France, of Paris, says that It is of very great
Importance that his final answer should be known
before next New Years day.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
After the Democratic State Convention Of Ohio
had made their nomination for Governor the cop
perheads brought out campaign pamphlet,
entitled "vallandigham's Record" which they
distributed pretty freely: but. finding that the
Record was damaging their prospects. they
last week suppressed the document and called in
all the floating copies. The opposite party then
took it up, and now the Record ia advertised
in all the republican papers for one dollar per hun
bred copies.
We have now another State government to add
to the itinerancy-that Of Arkansas which has
been driven out of Little Rock, the capital. We
shall await with some anxiety the intelligence in
forming us whore Governor Flanagan, with the
archives, has loo ~.
We learn frou san Francisco paper that Pre-
sident Lincoln once Catholic. According
to this authority he was received, with his fami-
~ into the Catholic church, in the year 1852 at La
Sale, III. Rev. Father Raho, now pastor of con-
gregation at Los Angeles, California administered
TO him the sacrament of baptism.
The Detroit Free Press Of the 18th inst. says
that the health Of Gen. Csss improving, and
he was considered ont Of danger. General Cass
IL now eighty-one years old having been born in
1882 In that year also born John G. Cal
houn. Thomas 4. Benton. Daniel Webster and
Martin Van Buren, all dead.
The case of Col. Geo. W. Jones against Secre-
tary William H. Seward--an action for false i'm
prisonment in Fort Lafayette--is on the calendar
Of the Supreme Court, and set down for Tuesday
next. Messrs. James 7. Brady and W. C. Trapha-
gen appear as counsel for the governmental. e..
tary of State. Messrs. John McKeon. Frederick
Smyth and y. r. Meade "a relative OF the Gene.
rs) counsel for the ncarcerated Colonel.
Az snrn
fore Hon. John II. McCunn City Judge, Bridget
HeHern. convicted on Thursday last OF an attempt
at arson. was sentenced to the State Prison for
two years. The prisoner, when brought M for
sentence, strongly asserted her innocence, and il
is understood that effort will he made to induce
the Governor TO pardon her. when she viii be
supplied with funds TO enable her 70 return TO Ire
land. Rosanna Qunan. who was convicted Of
grand larceny some months since. was sentenced
TO the State Prison for two years. and stay Of
proceedings granted. 70 enable the defence to
carry up question OF law arising in the case to
the Supreme Court. No cases being ready for
trial. the Court adjourned until Monday morning
at eleven O'Clock.
The stock market dull yesterday but prices were
generally better and IN the afternoon the market
firm Money easy; call loans per cent. Gold
rose 10 1864 iS< ana exchange 10 l4oif Ia1
Cotton was in good demand yesterday and advancing
In price Flour aud wheat actively sought after at
higher prices. There doing corn which
steady; also in barley and barley malt Oats were
lower and les, inquired for fair business reported
10 pork lard, butter, cheese sugars hay fruit seeds
hops wool and the principal kinds Of retaR at In tine
mar, prices Tobacco and black we're 10
tive demand and tending upward. whskey vas steady
but in less request. Tallow sold freely and firm
Heavier freight engagements were effected, and rates
nrmer.
The weeks imports OF foreign dry goods the
value OF ~ 23i $50, including 81 os0,s 6T direct Gu
ries and only 1851 022 entries for warehousng The
heaviest items u the imports wooens amounting
TO $500 25T, and silks reaching 1919 $50 The total i'm
ports during the corresponding II last year were 10
the value 81 81 so7 622 The amount Of foreign goods
actually marketed during the week was f16a4 ,416,