The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-17
New York, Thursday, November IL, 1853.
The News.

The News.
Our letters and telegraphic dispatches from Wash
npton viii be found brimfu of interest this morn
ing.
By an arrival at New Orleans from Vera Cruz
We have advces from the city Of Mexico to the 5th
inst. Notice had been publish d, inviting bids for
railroad from Vera Cruz to the Pacific, iutersect-
NC puebla and the city Of Mexico; bat it was
stated that the contract had previously been award
ed 70 the firm of Bellanger & Richards. The mis-
understanding between the Spanish Minister and
The government had been satisfactorily settled, and
the former had resumed his post The harvest in
the interior provinces having failed fears were en-
tertained of general famine. In Yucatan the
cholera still ragged but in other places it had nearly
disappeared. A violent nOrther had prevailed OF
Vera Cruz previous to the 18th inst. Our despatch
closes with the customary accounts of Indian mnr-
ders and mail robberies.
Dates from Rio Janero to the 18th ult, represent
the city as healthy The limited receipts and the
complexion of the news from Europe, had caused an
advance in coffee. Freights were nominal. There
is no political news.
By The arrival Of the brig Hamilton, Capt. Nor
row, we have received our correspondence and files
Of papers from Bermuda to the 9Th inst. The fever
stn continued in different parts of the islands Lbe
raj subscriptions of money had been forwarded from
Halifax in aid of the sufferers The Legislature
closed its session on the It'll inst. In consequence Of
the prevalence of the epidemic the Court of General
Assize which convened on the 18th, was further adj
5ourped for q fortnight. We refer TO the letter Of
cur correspondent in another column FOR details of
che news.
Inteljgence.from Brownsville, Texas, to Oct. IA,
states that the Indians still committing ravages
in that region. Smuggling was carried on briskly
on the frontier the tariff Of the Mexican officials
being much more accommodating than that Of the
government. OF three hundred thousand dollars 10
specie arrived at Nj stamoras from the interior for
export but twelve hundred dollars paid duty at the
custom house. Don Manuel Robes, ex-Mnister OF
War and Marine OF Mexico, had effected his escape
from Monclova, to which place he had been banished
and was on his way to New Orleans and Havana.
General Campbell, of the Mexican boundary com
mission, reached San Antonio, Texas, on the I'd
inst, from his tour westward Major Emery, chie
engineer of the commission, having completed his
duties had set out for Washington. The entire sur
Yey would probably be completed early in November
An extraordinary meeting was held last night al
the Metropolitan Hall. Not less than ten Thousand
people had assembled to deliberate az ID the dispo-
sition OF lottery. There was . great deal of fun
and confusion which we give in detail.
The German Hebrew Benevolent Society Of this
city celebrated its tenth anniversary last evening by
dinner at the City Assembly Rooms. Nearly $5 900
were subscribed in furtherance Of the objects Of the
association. full report will be given Tomorrow
Last evening Rev DR.. Foster, pastor Of the Greene
street Methodist Episcopal Church. delivered in that
building the first of a series Of lectures on geology
in which he combatted the account Of the Creation
generally received ga the Mosaic one, and instead
OF being six thousand years old he commended it had
existed for millions of years.
The steamboat Valiant, together with her cargo
was totally destroyed by ire on the Yazoo river yes
terday. One passenger was burnt to death.
The trial OF DE Corn, for the murder Of Melville
terminated yesterday. At twelve o'clock last night
the jury had not agreed upon verdict. The con
clusion Of testimony and the charge Of the Judge
may be found elsewhere
We have still further record Of deaths Of emf
grant passengers to note to-day The ship Calhoun,
which left Liverpool en- the 19ta 0eober, with $50
passenger lost on The pc ssage fortyeight passen
gers, also the second mate and FIVE Of her hands /;
the ship Emma Fields, from the same port October
II, with 44o passengers, los. fifty-tTo the ship
Delaware, from Bremen, with ESQ passengers,
lest fifteen OF the number; and the Prussian bark
Cesar, from Hamburg, With 1l6 passengers reports
seven deaths. In the four vessels there we're 1I8
deaths. The character Of the disease which il u,a
ing such awful havoc on board these vessels IA MT
stated bur it il probably kind Of fever engen-
dered by the crowded state Of the vessels bad veo.
Iaton, and Indifferent food, and which y.nishcs be.
fore the pure air and proper medical attention On
shore
Flour and grain were unchanged yessecd y,
though tolerably active, chiefly for export. Tho
sales of wheat for the past two days have reached
two hundred and fifty thousand bushels, and aboa.
hlty.six thousand barrels 81 all kinds hive beea
sod. The sales Of cotton for the eame peilni
ssaouBted to three thousand eight hundred an s.r
eniy bales, chiefly Tor export and home lse.
Carol spencer, minister y Constantlo;le .ed
IRON Norfolk Yesterday n the steamship Slga1le
letter from Fort Broep TeSes, negtioas ca
death Of Lieut.. Col. Webster, u tie g0y, a. sa
place, Of yellow lever.
An interesting meeting was held las night, u 81
chapel q the University, BY Che fdsn1s Of i'si
mutes, for the purpose Of raising the means fT the
& obstruction Of a church for their Worship. B-hop
Nsinwrigst presided, and repor, was read sta