The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-14

Island had bean vsrv s.rce for some days and the In
habitants subsising almost entirely upon nce'
-four and meal which are necessarily placed ~ n'ka-
rateS The principal cause 30 found in the remark
able commercial and agricultural depression which %
generally prevails all over Jamaica
The President has nnally determined to recommend
tina. the time for closing registration lists in the South
be extended to October i.
In the constitutional Convention yesterday the finance
and canal reports again considered In Commit
tee OF the Whole substitute for two sections provid
ing for payment OF certain into the canal debt
sinking and the suspension Of the tar pay the
canal floating debt after October adopted Pend
IN further consideration Of the subject the Convention
adjourned.
The famous Gardner-ryer will case came before the
Supreme Court at Newbure on Wednesday motion to
aside the verdict Of the Staten Island Jury in April
last. but was continued until October TO admit Of
adjustment between Gardiner and his counsel who have
quarrelled about the fees.
party of travellers who have been exploring along
the Yellow Stone river in the far Northwest report
that on eight miles Of tho country there the most
wonderful volcanic appearances blue flames issuing from
the ground accompanied by strong wh'stIing sound
craters Astounding in every direction and streams Of
molten brimstone. He'll was tho name they gave their
newly discovered country.
Dispatches from Omaha state that the hostile tribes
Wow tho overtures OF the Peace Commissioners with
picion and decline to attend the proposed councils
They will send 10 test the good faith OF the
whites aud act accordingly
A citizen OF jackson, Tenn, shot and killed BY
party OF State militia Thursday morning. In most
cold blooded and atrocious The citizens imme-
diatelv armng try conclusions with the
soldiers, and general ARRAY expected. In the
meantime moro troops wore being forwarded 70 the
scene.
Mathews alias D-psvster alias Livingstone, alleged to
have obtained $751; 900 from Moses Taylor & Co.,
forged check OF Cornelius vanderbis In July last has
been arrested in Chicago.
The yellow fever continues unabatsd at Key West.
Four Of the Narvas dead The only tele-
graph operator in the place taken III Wednesday
night Sixteen out Of eighteen cases have proven fatal
There forty.three deaths from yellow fever in
New Orleans yesterday. Two officers and twenty men
OF the Mahaska have died Of the disease.
Tho amount stolen boldly from the Blue Hill
National Bank at Dorchester. Mass on tho 18th, was
s52 TIA
The trades unions Of Cincinnati have nominated q
candidate for Congress In opposition to the regular
publican nominee They favor the repeal of tho Law
establishing national banks paym, mt Of the bonds in
legal tender and not in con the appropriation OF public
lands to actual settlers and the adoption of the eight
hour system.
The Southern elections, it Is now believed will be
held the LIST of November in all tho States undergoing
the process Of reconstruction. General Schofelds
order for election in Virginia was postponed yester
day account of telegram from Washington 10 that
effect.
General Sheridan leaves Leavenworth to-day for
Washington.
The collected on tobacco In the Richmond
district amounted to over half million dollars for the
month OF August.