The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-13

EUROPE.

England and Franco jointly advise the King Of Greece
10 Observe neutrality In the CAndlAp question,
and to "refran" from hostilitles with Turkey the
session OF the Peace Congress Of the Continental
'Reds in Geneva has been seriously disturbed BY an
argument on the subject Of socialism In the United
States The United Steamer Swatara arrived In the
Golden Horn Vessels from the United States and West
Indies are placed in rigid quarantine at Port hahon
Baleario Islands The accumulation Of specie 10 the
yauts OF the Bank OF England continues
The third days sport at the Doncaser races was ex
psllsnt many interesting Of the English turf
were decided.
Consols closed at o. e-1o for money in London Five
twsntiss at TAN in London and 76h in Frankfort
I American cotton was I'd. lower In Liverpool, mid
ding uplands closing at eHd., with a nrm market.
Breadstuffs steady. Provisions and produce without
marked change.
Our European hlss by the China dated to the s1st Of
August furnish additional mail details Of cable de-
spatches to that day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At the meeting of the Board OF Audit yesterday
Several small claims heard but nothing Of unusual
interest came up.
The third session Of the present annual meeting OF the
American Pharmaceutical Association was held yester
day at the New York University. Amendments were
made the constitution abolishing life membership and
Increasing the annual fee from 81 to s. The reading
Of volunteer papers subjects connected with phar
macy occupied the greater part OF the day The Con-
vsntion adjourned until nine O'Clock this morning II
Ia expected the business Of the Convention will be
finished today.
The weekly report of inspections was submitted to the
Board Of Health BY Superintendent Dalton yesterday.
Forty nine OF infectious and contagious diseases
have reported during the week. OF which fourteen
proved fatal Four OF these fatal OF cholera
The sunken ship Dashing Wave was raised at Sandy
Hook, and is at anchor inside.
superintendent Kennedy Of the Metropolitan police
has made quarterly report The force at present aggre
gatos 500 men. During the quarter 81 s23 persons
arrested of whom the largest number Irish.
Among the incidental duties OF the force they have
restored 1900 lost children, secured 1885 buildings
found open, furnished 49, sos destitute persons with
lodging and delivered SO abandoned infants to the Aims
house.
I The Union League Club held meeting last night in
expectation OF the presence OF General sickes but he
not present Resolutions adopted declaring
that the club looks with alarm upon the tendency
evinced in the Constitutional Convention TO abolish the
various commissions in this district.
Iu tho Constitutional Convention yesterday resolu.
zion offered fsvoring from the LIST Of Octo
Der until the LIST Of May. II laid the table.
Consideration OF the Finance and Canal reports was con-
tnued Oururuittre OF tho wnoo. Amendments desg.
mating the Canal Debt Sinking Fund adopted and
ihe Convention adjourned
An affidavit OF General Buterasd yesterday, in sup
port Of application for writ Of habeAs corpus dis
closed the fact that Captain Brown of the army. is
In prison for alleged contempt OF court and that his
cell is almost overrun with rats Captain Brown
severely wounded during the war. The writ was i'm
medistely issued
Judge Blaichford yesterday annulled adjudication In
bankruptcy Of one Jacob sterne. he having pettoned
badh aan ,Nad
since his drst petition. This question. and
the Judge gave long consideration before he acted.
Finally however he satisfied himself that his present
course the correct An assignee had already
been appointed in sterne's case
Cornelius Van sice Postmaster at Syosset, Long
Island was arraigned before Commissioner Newton IN
Brooklyn, yesterday, on charge of embezzling bonds
currency, &C. from letters He required to furnish
bail in s5 900 TO
The Border State Republican Convention met at Bat-
more yesterday and elected Horace Maynard chairman
Delegates present from all the border States, and
resolutions urging upon Congress to establish negro
suffrage In oil the States adopted,
The Navy Department has received letters from the
Commandant OF the Navy Yard at Pensacola, stating
that he will probably be compelled to close the
yard altogether owing to the ravases or the yellow
fever The heads Of some Of the departments and
many clerks are SICK and he Is already running the
yard with hut slight gain to the government.
The Pictou Hayden man Of war, was picked up in
distress sixty miles Of Cape Henry sunday by
The Charleston steamer Gransas. She was iowed into
Hampton Rosis she had on board the Admiral OF the
Hay,lsn navy, aud vas bound for New York.
A writ OF habsss corpus has already beea granted In
Tennessee under the proclamation Of the Presi
dent
, Colonel Gilbert, WHO eommapd. Ia Camden, ARK,
has attempted TO Justify 70 General Ord the act OF
party Of soldiers who. led by oficcr, recently
destroyed newspaper press In tina, town He says
that troops not the servants OF the people Of
Arkansas to becensured by them but rather their mas
tsrs General Ord doubted the truth Of the assertion
however aud has ordered the oncer 10 make n more
satisfactory explanation.
The Macedonian, flag ship OF the school feet OF the
naval Academy, arrived at Hampton Roads on Tuesday
from summer cruise European waters
Two women each Loot leg By getting caught in the
coils OF steamboat stern line Fenian picnic near
sandusky. ONO, yesterday
w. W. Ketcham has been nominated for Congress by
the Pennsylvania republicans Gil The place OF Charles
Dennisop, deceased.
sherisan assumed command at Leavenvorth yssiOr.
day.
Three men entered bank q, Milton, Mass, In broad
daylight yesterday, knocked down the cashier slo'
$4,000 and a trunk full Of bonds, and withdrew with
their plumber, locking the door after them.
The inmAn line steamship City OF Baltimore Captain
RoskSu viii leave pier Is North river at noon tomor
ros Saturday for Queenstown and Liverpool. TIT
mails viii close the Post ofee halfTss ten O'Clock
IN the morning
The Anchor inc steamship Colunbis, Captain Carna-
ghan sails A. noon tomorrow Saturday from pier 20
North river for Liverpool aud Glasgow touching at Lon
dondcny TO land malls and passengers
The steamship Atalauia, Captain Pnkham Of the Ion.
don and New York Steamship line will sail Tor London
and Brest, from pier No. North ryer, on saturday
u4th) at twelve N.
The stock market irregular ard lover yesterday
Government securities lrm Gold was eSci,ed and
closed at 145HaSS.
Asa general thing tho markets were ons moderately