The New York herald., 1865-11-07

r n & NJ E w S .
THE ELECTIONS TODAY.


will he held In this State to-day The polls VIII open at
sunrise and close sunset being thus open from thirty
six minutes past six in the roning till eight minutes
before Ave n the evening The officers be elected on
the State ticket are Secretary OF State, Comptroller,
Attorney General state Treasurer Engineer and Sur
yeyor Canal Commissioner Inspector OF State Prisons
Judges the Court OF Appeals ard Court OF Appeals
Clerk No Governor, however, Is TO be chosen There
will also be elections several other States to- day but
besides In this in only ourATs New Jersey
Wisconsin and Mnnesota--w there be anything more
important than local candidates voted for These four
elect Go7crnors as well other State officers Lists of
all the polling places in this city and OF the candidates
nominated for the various Offices by tho different
parties, as we'll as large number OF political adver
tsemcns Of interest to the citizens will be found the
rs and second pages of this mornings Herald Voters
will remember that, in addition to the filing OF the
numerous Offices, they TO decide by their ballots
whether The State volunteer bounty loan of thirty millions
OF doars shall be paid OF next year by the levyng Of
special tax whether its payment shall be deferred for
twelve years.
The registering OF voters quite active again yes
ferday, in consequence OF II being the last chance for
those who wished to participate in the contest at the
polls Altogether there placed on the voting lists
in the entire city, during the Eve days that the boards OF
registry in session. nineiy-seven thousand nine
hundred and thirty eight This number is about
tWeve ucuSlnd thnn the polleu by at
the Presidential election in 1854
EUROPE.
The Quebec steamship Peruvian touched at Father
Point yesterday with four days later from Europe
By express desire of Queen Victoria Lord Palmcrston
was being honorcd with public funeral in Westminster
Abbey The day the Peruvian sailed.
Tho ministerial crisis consequent upon the Premier's
death continued No namo but that Of Earl Russell
mentioned in connection with the Premiership An
oicia announcement Of the ministerial arrangements
was 10 be made on the 30h OF October
Ia the I0adon money market, the 9th ut, United
States ave wsnties quoted at 634 63s< British
ccnscls closed at 8ss1 Ss7s.
MISCELLANEOUS
Several negro regiments shortly to be mustered
or ser.ics IN louisiana General Candy having received
orders from The War Department dsband all can
spare The General in order prevent these colorod
troops creating disturbances their di5bandmen'
directed that they shall be allowed purchase their
arms
voIunipous documents advising the State to claim tho
cotton seized by General Sherman during his grand
arch through Georgia and subs auently conlscated by
The national government have been submitted TO the
State Con vention by Provisional Governor Johnson
delegation OF twelve Baltimore ladies, claiming 10
represent iear hundred Of their SEX visited tho Pres
dent yesterday and presented petition for the pardon
OF JET. Davis.
There Is abatement OF The agitation in Canada rela-
tive - he apprchended rcnian raid and uprising On
Che contrary II increasrs and vigorous measures have
beon rcsortcd TO by the authorities Toronto our cor
respondent ia that city states well other important
piares Ia the province IL in effect under martial law
the volunteers having called out last Thurday
night double guards being placed around the public
buildings aud on all The approaches to the town. the
strcs,s being douby pcletsd, and other precautions
beng rcsoued to- Our correspondent citeratcs his pre-
vioGs statement, which he says viii be made mani
Fest thai tho Fenans have Lake Ontario fast
carrying twelve guns and the belief extensive that
theg have m tleirrnnks many proestants and govern
meni officers. The OraBgemcn arming throughout
thc province rs they have been admonishcd in
their newspaper organs and by manifesto from of
their leaders that the Fcpian demonstration will certainly
be made The Orange organ in Toronto calls the bank
ofccrs 10 look well the safety OF their property and
inlinatls that high government onicals wink the
operations OF the brotherhood Canadian business in al
brsnchcs Il severely feeling the en cts Of the scare.
special meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors yes
teri,y communication received from A. Oakley
Hail. OF tho counsel for the Police Commissioner
insre ting the Board how ll vacancies in the Offices
efcinyasrr and inspectors Of election election day
Vacancies occurring hy resignation 10 be 1led by the
Police Commissioners. when these officers fail 10 ap.
pear fcr Other the Board OF supervisors 10 III
their ldaccs No further business of importance came
before The Roard.
NJ new cases of cholera reported as having oc
crred among the passengers q tile steamship Aaanta
yesterday, but they we'll NJ the vessel are all still
taoci At the Lower Quaran,n. The Secretary Of the
Treasury has placed the disposal OF our local aithor
tes any Of the rebel blockade runners now lying die
NJ the irooklyn Navy Yard which may be chosen for
tho prroc of receiving the urnfccted passengers the
sick cnes icing removed 10 the floating hospital ship
Florence Nightingale as fast any symptoms Of the dis
ease appear The well passengers of the Aalanta have
sent communication 10 Mayor Gunthcr, complaining of
their being prevented coming 70 the city, and maintain.
lng thai there has been cholera board that vessel
Tho Mayor IN his reply symrathDes with them in the In.
convenenecs and dscomforts which they undergoing
but tes them that their detention is unavoidable and
hopes that at an early dav they be safely re-
leased Tue passengers Of the steamship Europe which
arrived teom Havre on last Friday night and which also
gas detained at the Lower Quarantine, were allowed
with portion Of their baggage which had undergone
purnc to the city yesterday, there being
cholera symptoms among them but the vessel an
the remainder Of the baggage were stl kept below aud
Che work Of fumigatng them continued. II isex
pected that this ship will be allowed TO up TO day
Or Tomorrow,
Correspondence tho subject OF cholera has passed
between Governor Fenion and The Quarantine Commits
eioners The Governor transmits communication from
limited States Surgeon General Barnes, enclosing
article Asiatc cholera 10 the State Department
~ Minister In Constannople In this article the
POSITION s maintained opposition to the opinions Of
many that the disease is contagious and strict qussn
hins regulations are advocated
11s Street Cleaning Commission me, yesterday, and
fecsived tho Of the contractors TO tho charges
1saius, them The answer complete denial Of a
hs chsves in detail with statement Of The datcs a.