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

Of the Glasses e1empt4l By The President fom amnesty
have applied for special pardon with his tine govern
or's) recommendation, the judges OF election may Ia
mo cases presume thai such pardon has been granted
though owing 70 want OF mail facilities, II may not have
been received by the applicant up TO the time Of the cleo
tiou Thus the work Of reconstruction proceeds with all
reasonable rapidty Mississippi has already held her
convention and on the I'd Of October win hold general
election for representatives In Congress ana STATE omcsn
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 Elsaiom. zyms Of Conservation.
North Carolina Sept; u s ise' A.. OK ;o..
Georgia. -. ~. Oct Z, 1869 Oct 70, lS0o
Texas ........At a. early period a. practicable.
Late very interesting from Mexico 10 furnished In
our Vera Cruz correspondence 10 the lst inst brought to
this port yesterday by the steamship Liberty from Ia
vana The imperiAis0 In q state Of intense exotic
ment and Joy the ocal announcement by Marshal
Baxaine Of two imperial trumphs II seems that the
which we have 90 often previously had Of the
flight OF Juares and the taking Of his capital the city
Of chihuahua by Naximiians troops, has at
last proved true They entered 1t on the 18th
Of August The other imperial victory the occupa
ton Of the town Of Hermoslo place Of less than nine
thousand inhabitants which the republicans had pro-
viously evacuated. These Affairs, though Of no great
importance, being made much Of in celebrations
and illumnations by the imperialists, and . special
steamer had been despatched from Vera Crus for France
10 convey the intelligence Of them.
The State election took place in Maine yesterday II
passed Off very quietly and the vote numerically
much less than that Of last Though very few re-
have yet been received 1t is thought that the ma
joty for the republican candidates will be about fifteen
thousand, Mr.. Cony being reelected Governor.
John G. Breckenridge late rebel Secretary Of War, ar
rived In Quebec yesterday from Liverpool.
The Board of Counclmen was to have held session
yesterday but there was 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 Msssrs G.
A. Osgood and J. G. Bennett Jr owners Of the yachts
Fleetwng and Henrietta both Of which vessels set sail
in the morning from the ightship Off Sandy Hook. The
starting signal was given at eighteen minutes to eight
O'clock when the yachts got under WY and we're soon
out of sight The distance to be gone over-from tho
Hook to Cape May and back-amounts to two hundred
and twelve nautical miles, and is expected that the
trip will require twenty hours for its perform
ance. The Fleetwng was sailed by Captain Harris and
her rival by Captain Richard Brown whose is
neced with the bots 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 Wnoosk, so long
anticipated and talked about but 1t did not commence
and the opinion entertained by many is that it will
The Wnooski fully manned supplied and prepared
TO begin the contest but the Algonquin was not, some
portions Of her machinery being in the Of
repairs and those who had assembled at the place
we're compelled to 60 away disappointed.
John Thomas yesterday brought up for final exam:
nation before United States Commissioner Stwell
charge of having in the month of December last passed
two hundred dollar counterfeit bills the proprie
tors Of the saloon 1865 Chatham street Thomas having
succeeded, two separate occasions, alleged, in
passing the bills n question, kept aoof from the saoOn
but three months afterwards identified in
William street and given into the custody Of the police
His first examination the charge took place in June
last and then, and on different other subsequent
occasions postponed at his request. Yesterday he
brought up three Witnesses to ab but they
having failed to prove ono to the Commissioners salts
faction, the accused was committed for trial.
An examination took place yesterday before United
States Commissioner Osborn Of the charges against Cap
tain Anderson Of the American ship vafranca 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
ments and the Commissioner thereupon issued his
rant for the arrest of the accused.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Felipe
Echberry, Italian, convicted Of burgariousy
terng the ewery store Of Mr. George W. Chase in the
Bowery He caught in the store and attempted to
take the life of the officer 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 to the authorities to be punished for defaud
ing the government Of six hundred dollars bounty money
yudo IN
ney Dickinson. 1t is believed that Burton derangod
Yesterday the time set down for the further in.
vestgaton the Tombs Police Court OF the charges OF
fraud in connection with the Mooseand Gold Mining
Company, OF Nova Scotia, wherein Z. S. Barrett made
allegations against Charles Anthony Of swindling him
out of considerable OF money by false representa-
tons regard TO the property However, account Of
the nonappearance Of the complainant his counsel at
the time to which the adjourned the complaint
dismissed and the bond cancelled
Surrogate Tucker the September of his
yesterday In January last there forty
the calendar, which number has now been reduced to
twenty. Testimony in the case Of the will Of Mary G
Dakin taken yesterday and the decision reserved
BY the industry Of the Surrogate the business Of the
has been brought within reasonable bounds.
The examination into the alleged frauds in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard concluded before Commissioner New
ton yesterday and decision in the will be rendered
on next Monday
The Board of Fire Commissioners held their regular
meeting yesterday. At this meeting three additional
companies organized and full appoint
ments made One hundred unattached nremen living in
the Third and Fourth districts applied for organization
under the paid system TWO more contracts for house
alterations connrmcd-one in Clinton street, costing
$12 So the other in Marion street. costing SIC 80 Forty
houses are now undergoing necessary changes for
horses &c. An elaborate system Of metropo
tan uniforms prescribed for the officers and
members, one OF the principal Innovations being
the substitution OF blue for red FIRE shirt Measures
introduce the fire telegraph instead Of the present
alarm bell plan OF alarms being maturod. Various
iransfara nd al aunl War