The New York herald., 1863-08-14

tradicts a statement made BY some OF the other
Journals, TO the effect that the Queen was to pro-
ceei shortly 10 Santander. The interesting situa-
ton in which her Majesty is at present will pre-
vent her paying any visit to the Basque provinces
this year. The same paper, speaking of supersti-
ton in Spain, says:-" A woman has been arrest
cd at Barcelona for practising magic, and in the
very act of making cabastic COMPUTATIONS. In
her apartment were found phtres to produce af-
fection. pills to insure long life, powders to pro-
duce death, magical cat, entirely black, with the
exception Of the required tuft of white at the end
of the tail, and quantity Of diabolical emblems.
An this in the second half of the nineteenth GEN.
tury!n
At the meeting of the Board Of Aldermen yes
terday, communication was received from the
Mayor recommending that the hospitalities of the
city be rendered to the gallant Admiral Farragut,
whereupon series of appropriate resolutions. In
accordance with the Mayors suggestion, was
adopted. The ordinance appropriating $2,50O,0O0
for the relief Of conscrips was laid over until tho
next meeting Considerable routine business was
transacted, and the Board adjourned till Monday
next.
The special meeting of the Board of Council
men, called for at noon yesterday, did not take
place, in consequence of quorum not being
present when the roll was called. Another requi-
sition has already received number of signatures
for special meeting to be held at two o'clock
to-day.
There are 6,459 inmates in the public institu-
tons Of the city at present. The number admit
ted last week was l ,6Ss, and the number removed
or who died was 1924, making the present num-
Der an increase of Ga over the number Of last
week. The Commissioners Of Charities and Cor
rection had nothing before them at their meeting
yesterday but routine business.
The State election in California will take place
on the I'd Of September. full State ticket and
three members of Congress are to be chosen, all
Of which will be voted for on general ticket.
Since the Presidential election of 1860 the demo-
Gratis have been divided, and the republicans have
managed to slip into the Offices between the two
factions. This year the democrats have united,
and concluded to hitch both horses to the same
load, which makes their success almost beyond o
doubt. In 1861 the democratic vote for Governor,
combined, was 63,694, against republican vote
of 56,06o, leaving clear majority Of over seven
thousand six hundred, which the latter party must
overcome to gain success. The candidates for
Governor are Hon. John G. Downey, democratic,
member Of the last Congress, and is now Collector
OF the port of San Francisco, under Mr.. Lncolp's
appointment. The candidates for Congress are
w. Whitesides, democrat; John B. Weller, demo-
crat, formerly United States Senator; John Big
Ter, democrat, formerly Governor Of the State; T.
B. Shannon, republican; William Highly, republic
can, and Cornelius Cole, republican. Neither Of
the three Representatives in the last Congress
received denomination
Among the prominent candidates in the field for
the Congressional nomination for the First district
of Maryland are Hon. J. w. Crisfeld, Gen. y. A.
J. Creswell, of Cecil Col. Jamos Wallis, of Dor
chester; Col. William j. Leonard, OF Worcester,
and Gen. H. H. Goldsborough, Of Talbot county.
It is announced that if Vallandigham is elected
Governor Of Ohio, the Lieutenant Governor,
George E. Pugh, will place himself at the head Of
two hundred thousand men, march to Canada, and
escort the new Executive to Columbus. How the
| two hundred thousand men are to be raised does
| not appear on the programme.
Brigadier General James NJ. Tuttle has received
| the democratic nomination for Governor Of Iowa
in place Of Maturin L. Fisher, who declined. Mr..
Tuttle was nominated by the State Central Com.
mittee. He is now in active service in the field,
and in that position we do not see how he can be
popular with the oopperheads.
Governor Wallace and Secretary Daniels left
Portland, Oregon, by boat, on the 4th ult., to or
ganze the new Territory of Idaho. The design is
to pnt the new government into operation imme.
diately, and elect delegate to represent the Ter
rtory in the next Congress.
Governor Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, will
soon authorize an election for members Of q loyal
Legislature, which will meet next winter in Nash
vile.
Some Of the copperhead editors who denounced
the three hundred dollars clause in the Conscrip-
ton law after their names came out Of the wheel,
took quite different view Of it.
Tho democrats of the Third district Of Vermont
have nominated for Congress Giles Harrington, of
Alburgh.
The commutation money paid by drafted men
will amount, il is supposed to some forty or fifty
| millions of dollars throughout the country.
Tho stock market excited yesterday, and Southern
old 9 per cent The rest OF the market rather
lower In the morning and better in the afternoon Money
was easy at per cent for call loans. Gold was
better selling 1864 noon and closing at i've p NJ
al 1864 y. Exchange was 1901 14o.
Tho cotton market dull and lower yesterday mid.
diuss closing heavily ai &c. esc mostly At sc .
o7hc. The transactions in breadstus exten.
s"c, WIN pouai aocne 10 prices ot nour aoo Waeat
Therexwas less activity in provisions, but material
changes In quotations moderate business was 70.
ported In sugars whskey, alow, tobacco hops Goldfish
and herring at about previous rates Hay saleabe
and buoyant Hides metals oils, coffee, teas, molassss
and naval stores inactive Tho freight market was
| moro active.
| The Opposition I'm the Next Congress-
The Election Of spsa ker.
That the opposition members in the next
Congress will have such majority as to enable
them to elect Speaker without dificulty is
plain. That attempts will be made to change
that majority Into minority by those corrupt
means and appliances which every party in
power knows how to employ we have not the