The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-02

he post At Lynchburg since Lees surrender has been
srsstsd on the charge, together with A W. Lackcy
| satlsr OF tho post General BrisCoe ia Irshman.
he plot appears have been deliberately conirved and
,nly failed through Captain AIberger, 10 whom the
ocret was condded, giving information TO the govern
nent Briscoe himself took the impression Of the safe
key in wax and Lackey Philadelphia to gSt the
duplicate made When the day came for carrying out
the scheme, detectives the watch. They saw
3riscoe unlock the SAFE load himself down with coin
and greenbacks they followed him to his Office, and
rested him the very act Of counting his ilgotten
BOOTY.
As an appendix 70 the list OF the rebel bondholders In
high places England the list OF members who COM
posed tho Southern Independence Association will be
read with considerable interest Fourteen momben OF
the British Parliament joined the society and half Of
them contributed to the funds Six members Of the
House of Lords also in the pot and the repressbe
Beresford Hope appears to have conducted the
respondence, backed up by W. S Lindsay and Robert
Bourke, q loss known rebel sympathizer.
Further details have been received respecting the
in South America. The Paraguayans were actively
pushing forward while their opponents, the allied
forces remained motoness but concentrated, at Con-
cordia, waiting the attack The Brazilian fleet the
Parana river had commenced q retrograde movement,
fearing that the Paraguayans would construct batteries
below, to gain command of the river. The magni
iuds which this struggle is assuming may be estimated
from the fact that at the date Of latest advices there
were $4,000 men under arms, Of. whom SO 900 were
Paraguayans and ST. 900 allies Three American vessels
were injured during the late gale of Monevideo. tho
bark Edith Ross losing three sailors.
Senior Arroyo, Maxmilian's Consul in New York, has
forwarded to for publication apropo of the projected
Juarez loan proclamation the gst Of which that the
imperial government Of Mexico repudiate President
Juarez and all his Deeds and Of course will not hold
themselves responsible for his contracts.
The coal miners strike the Lackawana valley has
come to end. Through this fortunate occurrence
twelve thirteen thousand tons will be added to
the daily coal supply and the exorbitant prices which
have recently prevailed must Of course come down.
The Nashville municipal election on Friday resulted in
the election Of Brown for Mayor by majority Of four
hundred and seventy five over Hunt.
The Richmond Va, Commercial Bulletin has been sup
pressed by General Terry for article grossly rejecting
upon the etiquette OF the White House and President
Johnsons visitors
On Friday last the Missouri Pacific Railroad opened
and the first through train from st. Louis reached
Kansas City, NO. having board party OF distin-
guished railroad notabilities.
The nenlcency of the postal service between the
United States and Canada Is giving rise to loud
plants both sides Of the border The Rochester Union
states that it takes just twice long TO get letter from
Rochester to Canada to receive one and the Toronto
Globe asserts that while newspaper goes from New
York to Toronto in twentyfour hours letter is gen.
orally forty eight hours on the journey.
The upper works. engine and engine house. and other
improvements of tho shaft the Northern Illinois Coal
and Iron Company located at La salle Illinois, all
destroyed by fire the night Of the 9th ult The loss
from soventyfve thousand 10 hundred thousand
dollars besides which hundreds Of men are thrown out
OF employment.
General Butler had long interview with the President
yesterday.
The steamship Morning Star, Captain Nelson, from
New Orleans the morning Of the 23d ulmo, arrived
at this port last night We Indebted to Purser Fuller
for the prompt delivery Of files and dispatches
Additional adavits filed at the Jefferson Market Police
Court Saturday with regard to the recent fraud
the Chemical Bank in this city point TO tho conclusion
that the signature to the draft forged by Ed Lee,
and that the passing Of the check managed between
Lee and D. l. Pomeroy These assertions rest on the
evidence Of a named Andrews himself q prisoner,
Boston, who says that Leo confessed
the facts to him in Broadway billiard saloon
On Saturday night number of Italians quarreed in a
dance house In Cherry street, and free fight cnsued in
which two stabbed dangerously A
similar ARRAY occurred in Yorkville porterhousc the
rowdies fell thcir cards. knives drawn and
Daniel Danahca stabbed In the forehead and killed
The inquest held yesterday resulted In the committal
Of Daniel Wall as principal in the crime and Jeremiah
O'Keofe as accessory.