The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-07
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This Mornings News.


This Mornings News.
We publish, in another column, some very in
teresting intelligence from South America, and
from Kingst Jamaica, which worthy ofattentive
perusal. We commend it to the attention of our
commercial readers especially.
1t appears that the robbers and highwaymen who
infest the Isthmus Of Panama, attacked the specie
train, which was destined for the United States, q
few days before the sailing of the steamship Ohio,
and succeeded in plundering it to the amount of two
hundred thousand do1ars. 1t is much to be re-
GREETED that this gang of desperadoes cannot be
broken up.
The telegraph furnishes US with the names of
several firms which are reported to have failed in
Boston, but we cannot vouch for the accuracy Of
the statement. Notwithstanding these rumored
failures there appears to have been less stringency
in monetary affairs in that city yesterday; loans
were effected at easier rates, and stocks generally
advanced
The crops in Georgia, Mississippi. and elsewhere
in the South, are said to have been somewhat
damaged by early frosts. The cotton market at
New Orleans is reported to be extremely dull, and
these frosts may have the effect of enlvening the
trade.
A special venire has been issued by the United
States Circuit Court in Pennsylvania, for the draw
ing Of one hundred and eight jurors, to try the
..lx ho Gcal IL.
deiphia, on indictments fer treason against the
government The trials have been Sc. down for
the oath of November.
By advices from Havana to the LIST instant, we
learn that Captain Ellis, Of the invaders, has
been pardoned by the Captain General Some
forty more of the prisoners had been shipped to
Spain, and several still remained in the hospital,
whose situation Is said to be most deplorable.
Colonel Bigler and Governor Johnston, the op-
posing candidates for the chief magistracy Of
Pennsylvania, are exerting their utmost endea-
vors TO establish themselves in the good opinion Of
the voters. The election is to take place next
Tuesday, and viii probably decide the manner in
which the Keystone State viii cast her vote for the
Presidency.
There has beea q most disgraceful row in the
court room, at Tuscaloosa, Ala, in which one man
was killed and several wounded. II is strange that
these bloody scenes should occur IN 90 many Of
the halls Of justice throughout the country Judges,
m some places, now days, appear to be called
upon TO act as spectators in sanguinary disputes,
instead Of arbiters between right and wrong.
During the last week there we're three hundred
and forty deaths in this city, which is a decline Of
eleven on the number reported for the previous
seven Gays. The city appears TO be quite free
nom all infectious diseases. and a still further de
crease in the mortality of the present week may be
ante pated.
TIE Common Council met last evening, for the
Grst time, for the October session. Nothing Of
much nteres. tTsnspired The body received and
accepted an invitation from Mr.. Wardwell, on the
par; Of Miss Hayes, to attend her con.ert this
evening.
The Court Of Sessions vas yesterday organised
for the October term-R ecordcr Tallmadge pre-.
siding, supported by Alderman Concklin and
Doolcy, as side judges. Tho grant jury is not yet
formed. There were no trials yesterday.