The New York herald., 1864-10-17


description General AsbOshs expedition 70 MsriaanA
and other places In Florida but does not differ mate
rally from our owp accounts
The rebel Vice President Alexander II. stephens has
written letter giving his views the Chicago plat
form He says he 10 In favor Of convention Of states
for the settlement OF The difficulties between the North
and South but VIII not pledge himself to abide by i.s
| decision.
stated thas Admiral Lee has departed for the West,
70 take command Of the Mississippi feet Admiral David
D. Porter having superseded him at the head Of the
North Atlantic squadron.
EUROPEAN NEWS
The teegraphc details Of tho Europeon brought
by the Heca Halifax dated to the 5h OF octooer, are
published in the HERALD this morning.
! The loancial and commercial reports Of the HetIa
have been anticipated great extent by dispatches
from the Caledonia of Cape Race. The Hecla reports,
| however, few heavy failures In England
II appears that the Mace and Coburn fight is Off al
ess for the present very interesting compilation
OF news relative to the progress OF the match to the 4h
OF October Uhe day fixed for the bate) given in the
HERALD yesterday and the latest dispatches from Ire
land aud Engaud relative to she "break of" OF Mace
appear in our columns to-day.
MISCELLANEous NEWS.
The steamship ocean Queen, which arrived here yes
terday from Aspnwa on the 9Th inst brought inter.
estng dispatches from correspondents in Panama and
Calao The Spanish Peruvian difficulty still remained
unadjusted, but Peru has appointed special commits.
sioper TO Madrid which shows concatory spirit
on the part Of that than it has hitherto mani
Tested, and it s thought that the troubles will be
! settled before long. serious revolutionary plot
| has been discovered in Chile, in which Spain
| is supposed to be implicated. The revolution
| in Ecuador was thought to be efecualy crushed.
President Murllo has issued decree declaring
that the law imposing tonnage tax all vessels
ing and dscharging In the ports OF Colombia does
apply to the free ports of Aspinwa and Panama The
Ocean Queen brought to this port hundred
ninety thousand in specie.
Our correspondent in Matamoros Mexico, writing on
the 23d ulf. states that Cortna st held place.
would make a stubborn fight II the imperial army OF
Maxmilian attempted to dsodge him.
We have newspaper files from the West Indies dated
at Kingston, Jamaica, the 9th OF October Kingston
and its eDvirons visited by heavy shower OF ran
the precursor OF the October a drought
The steamship Santa Martha formerly the Tuba Cain,
the pioneer Of new American line about to establish
sta on in jamaica, had arrived the island The In.
pector Of Police Of Kingston talks CT the visits
passenger boats creating immortality in the city
or Kingston, yet we find in the very paper which
publishes his remarks that the crime OF robbery had
already become rife TO call for the active inter-
ference OF the authorities. Some lately died on
board the British ship Ouse Kingston from the effects
OF poison. tappe,rs now that the captain kept open
chest OF arsenic in the soreroom, and the cook sup
posing to be -four, took out couple OF handfus and
mixed it with the pastry. Hence the deaths.
The steamship Liberty, from Hav ana on the 18th inst
arrived at this port last night There is
importance by this arrival. The blockade running
steamer Susanna arrived at Havana from Galveston |
Texas the day the Liberty sailed, with three hun:
dred and twenty bales OF cotton. The blockade
runner Josie sailed for Galveston the day previous
There nothing OF consequence from St. Domingo The
Havana markets extremely dull.
The steamship Melville reached here yesterday from
Key wost, Fla, the sth inst. She brought no news
The case OF c. p Schermerhorn against MI Fernando
Wood, Mayor referred from the invesiga
ton before referee being tried at the Office Of Mr. n.
w. Robinson The plaintiff, who is brother.inaw 10 de-
fendant by the first marriage OF the latter for
munsraton for professional services rendered in the pro-
secuton Of several law suits instituted by Nr Wood
few years ago. the principal action having originally
brought against the Tammany Hall General Committee
for election ouiays incurred bHjhe defendant who
himself at the time member OF the Tammany Com.
mtee The political world revolving round the Tammany
apd Mozart institutions looking with much
TO the ancipated developments the progresses
The hearing in the commenced Saturday, and
will be resumed TO. morrow.
The long pending OF Charles P. Devn against the
CORPORATION OF this city being investigated the once
OF Mr. John Haskin The plaintiff Tor nearly
hundred thousand dollars claimed 10 be due on several
contracts executed by him. the principal contract being
for work done the New Bowery extension The lega
~ o. the contracts s disputed, and upon this the
whole hangs. The for the city is ably con.
Quoted by Mr. j. X. HacKett, Corporation Coun.
se ass sed by Mr. ". c. Trul
The interesting ceremony OF taking the black VEIL
and renouncng association with the outer world by
young ladies', witnessed by select assembage yes
terday morning in the chapel OF the Convent o. the
Sacred Heart n West Seventeenth street. Archbishop
McClosky oficiaed on the OCCASION and among the DIS
,ingushed persons present Generals Banks and |
Doubleday. The ladies who took the OF cebacv |
and secuson from the world were two sisters, the /
Misses White, 0. this city.
II is thought the remains OF a picked up By
fragments the East river and New York Bay, at df
times lately those OF named Augustus
Acecbum who has been heard OF by his friends
the night OF the 10Th ult when be left Lovejoys HOTEL
The authorities and police OF this city and Brooklyn
still busy engaged in investigating the The Mayor
OF Brooklyn offered 81 COO for the apprehension Of
the murderer murderers. l
Those desrous OF entering the army or navy should |
remember that Mr.. Blunt chairman Of Supervisors
Volunteer Committee, continues to pay the bountes TO
at his Office, Of Broadway and Chambers
street.
The Rev. Henry W Bellows, President OF The United
States Sanitary Commission, returned TO this city yeser
day after absence OF six mo3ths in California. He
oiciaed in his old church last night, preaching elo
quert sermon before crowded, fashionable and dc.
lighted congregation.
There was not much excitement on city railroads
yesterday The arrangements made by the companies
for the tickets and after Thursday appear
TO have bad conca,ory influence the minds OF pas
sengcrs.
Mr. Manning the Wall street broker arrested last week