The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-08

borrowed the North so greatly has the collapse on
the rebel currency shattered the faith of the sou'n
Carolina planters paper money OF all kinds that 'hey
generally prefer ten per pound in gold for their
cotton to fifteen cents In greenbacks-
small fight lately took place at Bagdad on the Mex
can side of Rio rande between some oil our soldiers
and party of Southern rebels which one or two per
sons were killed aud several wounded The Mexican
soldiers nterfered and drove all the combaants across
to the Texas side OF the river
All the rebel prisoners recently confined at Newports
News Va have been released and furnished transpora
ton TO various Southern ports.
The repairs on the broken Southern railroad lines
being rapidly pushed towards completion. There is now
railroad communication through from Chattanooga Ten
nessee, via Atlanta, to Columbus, Georgia
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The steamship Manhattan, the pioneer Of the line
between this city Vera Cruz arrived here yesterday,
from the latter port on the 2sth u, via Havana on the
Sd lust Our dispatches mention q rumor that the
cession to France Of the Northern Mexican States OF
Sonora, sinaloa and Durango long talked Of would
finally be consummaed In decree 10 be issued by Maxi
milan about the LIST inst The Emperor still on his
the INTERIOR and the Empress had left the capital
to meet him. They were both we'll received by the
people wherever they went The guerillas In different
parts Of the country still giving plenty of employ
ment to the imperial troops. Over thousand fresh
French soldiers for Macmillan had recently arrived in
Vera Cruz and passed into the INTERIOR and moro to
come,
Our dispatches by the steamship Manhattan inform NJ
that the revolution in Hay against the government OF
President Goffrard was still unsubdued Some military
had gained by the revoutonss and they
had been reinforced by many citizens Of the republic Of
st. Domingo, who had taken arms against 0effrard be-
he did not interfere in their behalf during their
recent war with the Spaniards.
The ship William Nelson, Captain Smith, or and for
this port from Flushing, Holland, with over four hun
dred German emgrants, was burned on the banks OF
Newfoundland, the LIST inst The ships boats were
filled with the passengers and crew. who put TO but
only part Of them, who picked up by the steamer
Meteor and taken to st. John. N r. are known to BE-
saved. fEs
The new steamship City Of Boston, Captain Kennedy.
Of the Inman line will sail to-day at noon, from pior a
North river, for Queenstown and liverpool On the
last passage of the City Of Boston to this port she
made the run from Queenstown in about nina days. Tho
mails will close at the Post Office at half past ten A. ~
By the California Overland mail have Sandwich
Island news to May 90 The ex- Queen Emma had sailed
on board the British ship Clio for England, TO visit
Queen Victoria. will be remembered that one OF the
midshpmen Of the Clio some time ago took down tho
eagle In front of the American Minister'S ONCE and
compelled replace IT, Before the ship sailed Of
the Clos men, with the design OF being revcnged for
this humiliation disgraced themselves by sing
ing nbad songs before the Minister'S resderce. On
receipt in Honolulu Of the news Of President Lncoins
assassination the government offices and stores Of the
merchants were Immediately closed, nags craped
and half masted, meeting OF coincidence attended by
the most eminent citizens held, and sympathy with
the American people was manifested In variety Of
ways.
Comptroller Brennan has announced that the fund in
city treasury for the relief Of the widows and chill
dren of soldiers who have fallen in the late war is
exhausted, and unless tho Common Council makes
another appropriation for their benefit there will be great
privation and suffering among them
The labore and cartmen who interested In street
cleaning held another meeting yesterday, at which the
same spirit Of resistance to the contractors
maintained the day before The meeting adjourned
Till this afternoon.
Surrogate Tucker has admitted 70 probate the wills Of
Mrs. Ann Graham and Mrs. Martha Codwise.
The Metropolitan Police Department statistics show
thai thousand lost children found IN the
streets Of this city and taken charge Of BY the police
during the past year or tho entire number all
reclaimed by their parents excepting two hundred and
eleven, who turned 20 the Commissioners or
Charities and Correction
Tho examination was continued yesterday the Jeer-
son Market Police Court the Of the charge against
Daniel NJ Porter by Henry D. Stovor In which the latter
alleges that the former defrauded him Of about twenty
1--WE thousand dollars the plea Of using the money to
procure his release from Fort Lafayette No do
veopmens OF importance made. The matter was
further adjourned till Tuesday next
Bernard sprinze, of 437 Grand street. yesterday
committed for examination the charg. Of receiving
eight hundred dollars worth OF goods stolen the LIST
inst from tho 32l Broadway.
John H. McKbbin yesterday committed, charged
with having dcfrauded William L. Kreps, Of West
Twenty fourth street, Of his watch and chain valued at
two hundred and twenty 1--WE dollars, during carriage
airing which the two recently took together in tho
Park.
There was another explosion at the Hazard powder
mills, Hazardvle, Connecticut Thursday Of this
week About two tons Of powder were exploded, and
two were killed. This is the third explosion a.
these mills within a few months.
The stock market Hrm the whole yesterday.
Governments strong Gold steady, aud closed
on the street at 1921, and at night at 1924.
There considerable activity in some lines OF bust
yesterday but there general movement For
eigp merchandise generally quiet but firm There was
considerable activity in groceries and prices were higher
again. Cotton steady. Petroleum was quiet On
Change -four wheat and active and higher.
Oats lower Pork irregular but closed steady
with good demand at Thursdays prices Lard nc.
higher whiskcy was lover.
THE GRoANs OF THE WoUSDED.-A delegation
OF rebel soreheads from Tennessee have laid
before President Johnson an appeal for his in
flueuce in behalf OF the repeal of certain laws