New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-02
GENERAL, NftWS.

The schooner Hound from Bermuda, alter an
uansuay boistcrous passage arrived yesterday morn
ing a1d anchored OFF the Battery with the officers and
crew Of tho captured steamer Roanoke Mr.. f. L. Haw
lev the pufser of the ship furnishes the particulars Of
the capture not materially differing from accounts here
tofore printed The amount of funds the Roanoke,
when captured has been overstated. There were bat
seventeen thousand $4,000 in greenbachs and four
thousand "a 0OO In gold. on board Tho report pre-
viously circulated that Capt Drew was made aware OF
the probable capture of his steamer wes erroneous the
Captain having no such information.
Congress, at its last session, placed a consider
able sum OF money the disposal OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury, to be employed in the prosecution OF
measures for the detection and punishment of persons
engaged in counterfeitng the national currency and
other securities Liberal rewards have already been
PAID TO several parties who have aided in the apprehen.
sion Of countereiter The administration and conduct
OF the necessary TO this end are by order Of
the Secretary. placed under the immediate supervision
OF the Hon. Edward Jordan. Solicitor OF the Treasury
90 whom all persons having knowledge of facts import
ant 90 be known by the department concerning such
ofeuses. should make their communications.
At The meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
yesterday for the election Of Inspectors and Canyasser
Of Election. protest against the mode Of baoting
adopted BY the Board was made Ivy Mr. Wm. c. Con
The mode of balloting being altered accordingly
Mr. Conner then rendered his resignation a member
Of the Board the ground that he had not been
suited the preparation of the list On the motion Of
MI Purdy the resignation laid on the table. and
tSe Board proceeded with the election.
A collision occurred yesterday on the La
t,,,s and indianapolis Railroad between the passen
Ger train which lefi Indianapolis at o'clock and the
c.,ts Train coming south. Twentyeight dead bodies
hsy. been taken out of the wreck. Two more passen
Ter, have since died. and twenty or thirty are wounded
Ths accident occurred six miles south OF Lafayette
The majority Of the kcd and wounded were returned
.o,l,ers. Among tho killed is the Rev. T. l. Winans
Of the sanitary Commission
The National Convention of the War Demo-
c-.,, ne, at Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon
,e,siss were present from rs States. James Moral
of Pennsylvania was made President Of the convention
Gen Hiram wanbridge delivered powerful Grafton
aud other telling addresses were made by President
Morral, the Hon. james r, Whiting Capt George r.
Hslste.d of New-Jersey. and others
Judge Field, in the U. S. Circuit Court at
San Francisco yesterday. confirmed the claim Of San
Francisco to four square leagues Of land embracing
ina ate the city aud immediate adjacent territory
Thi, cas-. Is sppcalable to the U. s Supreme Court;
but sill our local and state Courts nave ueeided inc
same way as Judge Field
Emancipation was celebrated at Baltimore
yesterday with spirtat sunrise by grand salute Of
S,s hundred guns-st dsybreak. accompanied with the
rusiu, Of church and signal bells At noon the salute
was repeated from Forts Federal Hi and Marshall
Chris, Church bells joining In with merry peal per
forming a, inters ais various patriotic airs
Thomas Dunn, 'longshorcman, while IN
.oxiOs.sd yesterday morning. fen down stairs at hi
residence corner OF Water aud Ecosevests and orok'
nj, ,ect Deceased vas native Of Ireland aged my
n,. years Coroner Nsumann held an inquest
The Marylanders celebrated the Advent o.
Emancipation yesterday with considerable ecat Il
E.,tmars thcro were sslutes displays Of banners
.,,,o,,ioos sermons. and general congratnlasion-
The official statement Of the public debt 10
u,m,.,a Of October shows the amount ou's'sno'hl