The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-12

of the Glasses e2smptsl By The President from amnesty
have applied for special pardon, with his tine doVern-
ors) recommendation, the judges Of election may IN
most cases presume thai such pardon has been ansso
though OWING 70 want Of mail facilities, may nos have
been received by the applicant up 70 the time Oh inc eeo
tiou Thus the work OF reconstruction proceeds with all
ressouable rapidity Mississippi has already held her
convention and on the I'd Of October win hold general
election for representatives In Congress and State oce
The State Convention Of Alabama met yesterday, and
that of South Carolina Is TO meet tomorrow. The fol-
lowing States have yet to hold their elections for men,
bers of conventions
srass TINE Of Election T~s Of Coxvessio~.
S sS5sa ea!0..9: .6ce isss o.. rs, 1895
Texas .........At - early period a. practicable.
Late very interesting news from Mexico 10 furnished In
our Vera Cruz correspondence TO the lst inst brought to
this port yesterday by the steamship Liberty from Ha
vana The impsriass In state Of intense excite
and joy the onoial announcement by Marshal
Bazaine Of two imperial trumphs. II seems that the
rumor which We have often previously had Of the
flight Of Juarex and the taking Of his capital hs city
Of chihuahua, by NaximiIan's troops, has at
last proved true They entered 1t on the 10Th
Of August The other imperial victory the occupa
tion Of the town Of Hermoso place Of less than nine
thousand inhabitants which the republicans had pro-
vously evacuated. These affairs, though Of no great
importance, wsre being made much Of in celebrations
and Examinations by the imperialsts, and . special
steamer had been despatched from Vera Crus for France
10 convey the Intelligence Of them.
The State election took place Maine yesterday 1t
passed Off very quietly and the vote was numerically
much less than that Of last year Though very few re-
turns have yet been received is thought that the ma
jorty for the republican candidates will be about fifteen
thousand, Mr. Cony being reelected Governor
John Breckenridge late rebel Secretary Of War, ar
rived In Quebec yesterday from Liverpool.
The Board of Councilmen was to have held q session
yesterday but there not quorum present when the
roll was called whereupon the President declared the
Board adjourned till Thursday next.
The first ocean yacht that took place in this
country was carried into effect yesterday by Messrs G.
A. Osgood and j. G. Bennett Jr, owners Of the yachts
Feewing and Henrietta both Of which vessels set sail
in the morning from the lghtship Off Sandy Hook The
starting signal given at eighteen minutes to eight
o'clock when the yachts got under way and were soon
out of sight The distance to be gone over-from the
Hook to Cape May and back-amounts to two hundred
and twelve nautical miles, and 1t is expected that the
trip will require twenty -four hours for its perform
ance. The Feetwing sailed by Captain Harris, and
her rival by Captain Richard Brown whose name is con-
nected with the oits achieved by the yacht America
during her visit to England.
large number Of spectators yesterday assembled at
the foot Of Delaney street to witness the contest be-
tween the steamers Algonquin and winooski so long
anticipated and talked about; but did not commence,
and the opinion entertained by many that 1t will
The Winooski was fully manned, supplied and prepared
to begin the contest but the Algonquin not,
portions Of her machinery being in the course Of
repairs, and those who had assembled at the place
were compelled to 60 away disappointed
John Thomas yesterday brought up for final exam:
nation before United States Commissioner stilwe
charge Of having in the month of December last passed
two hundred dollar counterfeit bills the propre
tors of the saloon 1865 Chatham street Thomas having
succeeded two separate occasions rs alleged, in
passing the bills ia question: kept aloof from tho saloon;
but three months afterwards was identified in
William street and given into the custody Of the police
His first examination on the charge took place in June
last, and was them and on different other subsequent
occasions, postponed at his request Yesterday he
brought up three Witnesses TO to alb but they
having failed prove to the Commissioners salts
faction the accused committed for trial.
An examination took place yesterday before United
States Commissioner Osborn Of the charges against Cap
tain Anderson, Of the American ship vllafranca alluded
to in Sundays HERALD of cruel treatment of emgrant
passengers while recent voyage from London to this
port. number Of the passengers made sworn state.
rant for the arrest Of the accused.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Felipe
Echberry Italian convicted Of burglarously
teng the jewelry store Of Mr. George W. Chase in the
Bowery. He caught in the store and attempted to
take the life Of the ocer by using large dirk knife
Judge Russell sent him to the State Prison for Ave years.
man who gave his name as William Burton delivered
himself up the authorities to be punished for defraud
ing the government of hundred dollars bounty money
Tho City Judge sent him to United States District Ator
ney Dickinson 1t Is believed that Burton is derangod
Yesterday was the time set down for the further
vesgaton in the Tombs Police Court OF the charges OF
fraud in connection with the Mooseland Gold Mining
Company, of Nova Scotia, wherein E. S. Barrett made
allegations against Charles J. Anthony Of swindlng him
out of considerable Of money by false representa-
tions regard TO the property. However, account of
the nonappeaance of the complainant his counsel at
the time to which the adjourned the complaint
was dismissed and the bond cancelled
Surrogate Tucker the September term of his
yesterday In January last there forty
the calendar which number has been reduced TO
twenty Testimony in the Of the will of Mary G.
Dakn taken yesterday, and the decision reserved
BY the industry of the Surrogate business Of the
has now been brought within reasonable hounds
The examination into the alleged frauds in the Brook
Ign Navy Yard concluded before Commissioner New
yesterday, and decision in the will be rendered
on next Monday.
The Board of Fire Commissioners held thoir regular
meeting yesterday. At this meeting three additional
metropolitan companies organized and full appoint
ments made. One hundred unattached lremen living in
the Third and Fourth districts applied for organization
under the paid system TWO more contracts for house
alterations were conrmed-one in Clinton street, costing
$l2 So the othor Marion street. costing $1e So Forty
houses undergoing necessary changes for
horses, &C An elaborate system OF metropoli'
tan uniforms was prescribed for the officers and
mombers, Of the principal Innovations being
the substitution OF blue for red Gre shirt Measures
to introduce the fire telegraph instead Of the present
alarm bell plan Of alarms being maturod Various