The New York herald., 1864-11-30

surrendered al the time OF the attack on the Harriet
Lane In Galveston bay Is at the head OF gang ofdespe-
radoes in Basdad who threaten 90 take the lives
| OF all United States officers they find They are
said 10 be sso contemplating the capture OF our gun
boats OF tho mouth OF the Rio Grande. During her
cruise Fort Morgan captured, OF the Texan coast.
two blockade running schooners. she brought North
from Pensacola Fla. the rebel Admiral Buchanan cap
tared in the naval battle or Mobile bay.
An expeditonsry Union force, under Lieutenant Colo
neI Sterling, Second Maine cavalry, lately captured
company Of rebels and number Of small arms at Bar.
rem Bridge, in Western Florida
Mrs Sarah Hutchins, recently convicted by military
in Baltimore setting agent to furnish the
rebels with supplies has been committed to the House Of
Correction at Fitchburg Mass under sentence OF i'm
prisonmcnt for I've years.
Among the significant articles In late rebel newspapers
is one in the Richmond Whg OF the 2oth inst urging the
little real importance to the confederaoy OF Richmond
It warrants the suspicion OF having been written under
the impression that that town doomed TO succumb 10
Grant by arguing that the people OF tho North entirely
overrate It's Importance, and that, even should the
Yankees succeed In taking the loss viii not be material
to the mushroom establishment called the Confederate
government" This is evidently put forth in order 10
break the fall Of this appreaended occurrence. The
Charleston Mercury becoming very Jealous OF the orts
Of Jea Davis to make himself Dictator and says he
needs Watching The rebel Senate has discharged from
further consideration OF tho matter the committee ap
int
ns!ortuncs in the valley. These gentlemen have had
| the aaar before them for Tong time, but ap-
| fareLuy could make nothing on, Of II. or, II they
! could, lid DOT want TO tell what they thought
Wood hundred dollars per cord In Richmond, and
! many families without fue. The Lynceburg Repub
,con gives an OF the sale Of Monticello
iLe home Thomas Jefferson, by a rebel governnen.
marshal, under the rebel conhscat,cu Is brough.
! slightly thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
MIsCELLAKEoJs NEws
There three steamships from Europe due Ameri-
can ports to-day OF them Tho China, bearing news
later the advces OF Asia These yes.
ses sailed in the following order, viz
| Steamships. IRON Day Of Scitiaa. For
Edirburg. Queenstown Nov. II ....New York.
Damascus Londonderry. Nov. .portIsnds
hina Queenstown. Nov 90 New York.
vi sote bi cthtN OF New YORK
President and Vice President OF the United States in the
recent election concluded at Albany yesterday by
The State The whole number Of votes cast
was seven hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred
and twelve, Ct which threc hundred and sixty eight
thousand hundred and twenty given for
the Lincoln and Johnson electors three hundred
sixtyone thousand nine hundred ard eighty six for tho
Mcclellan and Pendetop. The republican majority there
fore six thousand hundred forty Mr. Greeley
NJ Nta ALA
ircd aud leas than his colleague Mr.
ton King. Btwcen the numbers Iecved By each or the
two democratic electors largo there was varauce Il
but FIVE votes, Mr. Washington Hunt receiving thai msny
more than Mr. W llism Kelly. The Of
Tor State officers has been completed, the returns
from New York Herkimer and some oiber counties
having yet been received.
Some additional arrests yesterday OF persons
suspected OF being connected with the late attempt
burn this city. In addition to the other rewards offered
for the and conviction OF the incepdaries the
Board OF Supervisors yesterday agreed offer Ave thou
sand dollars The registry persons tne ,usurgsnt
states progresses ut General Peck's Office Blocker
street, but in very slow 1t is estimated tss
there twenty five thousand OF people IN
This city, About hundred registered yesterday
meeting o. the Council and Managing Boards OF the
New York Citizens Association held their rooms
No. sls Broadway. at eigh. O'Clock last evening. There
Was large aten lance Of prominent citizens
The proceedings very interesting, and fully do
tailed In the report which publish this morning.
mass meeting Of the Association viii be beld thursday
evening next at the Cooper Institute, whom many
pished speakers viii be heard the question OF reform
In city government.
The Of Perry sineon Draper, Collector Of the
port brought to test the question whether the and
three per cent interest Treasury OF 1851
aproper tender for payment Of duties imports,
yesterday again postponed tn the United
States Circuit Court, Judge Nelson In consequence Of
continued case IN the United States District Court
The Tax commissioners was up before Judge
Books Of the Supreme cocr, Circuit yesterday writ
of quo warrsrto directed against tho
George H. Purser and Christian .. Woodruff The court
directed the jury 10 frd verdict in favor OF the
commissioners, subject 10 appeal 10 the Supreme
Court, general term, which meets Saturday next
The case of Scion Howiand John J. Fcaster aud
others, where the plaintiff sued TO recover $I,7s3
commission for charerin the steamer Seth Low TO the
government was concluded the result being nominal
verdict for the plaintiff n the sum OF S42 05
IN the Supreme Court Chanbsrs yesterday, motion
made the part OF the Comptroller 10 aside the
Judgment obtained by Baldwin Jaycox against the city
the contract for building the gatee Of the
vo,r the ground that important material evidence
hid not been heard by the referee. The argument
the motion not concluded when the court adjourned
for the day.
large plumber Of disposed Of yesterday Ia
the General Sessions Anna Stafford indicted stealing
eighty dollars from Joseph Quinlan the Sd inst,
pleaded guilty TO petty larceny, and the
Penitentary for sx months. Ida Lee was tried on q
charge Of stealing fur cape from the premises o,
casharine Ralse 10 the Bowey 9th OF October
The prisoner was accompanied by another and
man, and when they left The store the property was
missed. days after, when thc proprstrsss Of the
establishments was Broadway, she the parties
togcher and procured the Miss Leo The jury
convicted her Of petty larceny and the Cou, remanded
her for sentence. James McCregor, soldier was tried
and convicted Of stealing forty dollars from John
Kearney, at the Soldiers Home in Howard street. on