The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-19
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Tine News.
r FROM WASHINGTON.
Our special d. spatch, under the Geographic head,
furnishes some very important information respect
hg the pegot atoms foot relative to the isud Of
Cuba. In another column our views ON the subject
are given at length,
THE STEAMSHIP BALTIC.
This vessel lett Livsrpo, Tor this port on the 9th
hsssht, and therefore her rivai is mo nenfar,ly
expected. She will bring three days latsr news
from Europe. and the vocslists g isi and Mario'
whom the musical world is all agog TO ace and
hear. ...
THE DROUGHT.
Id Our exchange papers from all parts of the
ty come to w filed with loud lamentations of the
trearfuD droug I that prevails. At the South sac
West be crol 8 are suffering severely, .aad tarosgh
ont New England The iDnn nerable strvans that
hitherto have furnished motive power to the mill
And factories with which that region abonnds,
IN many instance wholly dried up, and IN others 80
loS a. 10 be useless The Ohio river is lower tlan
has heel known for years and to this circumstaaoe
usy in part be attributed the preaeu ut uoususl duL
p@ss In trade. Thanks TO the ,nnsifu Crotlo river
. depizebs Of the N tropoiis . blessed With az
Abundance of pure soft water ort in toe suburb
the su pl, Of RAIN water Is nea ly exhausted, aaa
tie ,nenvs nience has become almost iat,erable TO
clearly housewives. rhr earth al aronod il parche
up NJ a thusty and we would re oulmenf Profss5o
Esy, 10 come hire and get do@n a ram, even Il
= we're nothing more than = sco9er just 10 lay TIE
6ni.
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
The mails # tie America &c e lei tais city from
hans rad
L.udoD dies dated % toe 9th in-tsas, vi letter
from our Europesn eo,rspoadenss. The papers
xon.xiu Btts news besides lsias sn,ch had already
less re eisea by telegraph. We publish to das
= M int resting artic 70 relatiy- TO the pros
peos of success III iavas ON OF Crimea by the
lied troops, and Q s,tion aud policy Of the Ger
nah Po~ er., with q couprsbensive summary from
n London correspondent Of the recent events Ia
Turkey, Greece AID 5pain. From Mairid we has.
. aputc description Of the popular enthusiasm
vhich greeted Es artero his entrance to the cap
isai, Al, Of his meeting With General 0'Donnell.
osmpl~te list of the names of toe members Of the
se sp.nish ministry is also gwen. with letter
fcm Paris correspondent Of the London Times
on the political complexion OF the revousionar,
sri.is. We publish the lstest cespat hes.
TIE DISPUTE AT THE cHISCaA ISLANDS.
We pnbIrD eikt wueTe u IctNsT SDm NApi1Ai Dcas'
~, os behalf Of rbe snipmasters recently arrived
ffom tie Chlncha Islands in relation to the quarrel
,-een 4 EN- and Mr.. Clay, Unitei States Minister
. Lima. We give th's communication place in
ca columns, az we have already inserted one from
NJ. Clay on the sams subject. OF curse We can.
rot Endorse either the one statement or the other,
nd wouli opl, say that II Mr.. Clay, a. Cap lain
B-st,y observes, intriguing with the Peruvians,
Ne ho, that ria in,rigues viii be advantageous TO
Awericsn interests. .
.awFas POLITICAL MATTERS.
Z Samuel Wells was ON day uominaed eau,
didsfs Tor Congress By the regular democrats" OF
~ First spi 1 in Maine. The prssept rerresen.
sa,ive, Mo-es Macdonald who voted for the Ncbsas.
IA sc,, did mo- rece sing Q vote.
The coalition in Iowa as com letely swsmped
the democrats. wing Governor and Legislature,
and s~o wig CoDgrrssmen, are elected. A Uuitei
States Se' or IL 70 be chosen At tn next session
OF the Legislature, AM he ~ill undoubtedly be
~hig.
60 far as heard from there have been thirteen
vhigs a. d thirty three d. mocrats elected TO the
Missouri Sepate--tbe latter equally dvidci between
tbe Benton and srt Beptoaites. IN The House tn-
Democratic factions have twenty nlne members each
and tie wings foityoae.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The womrp's r,ph.s meeting q, Saratoga yester.
day wa attended by o large sud fashionable audi
ence. Mi.s sarah Pee; and Susan e. An,noa,
wcr the priD cipai sp,keswomen.
Capita n Charles A. Marshall, Of the ship York.
shire. sho ~ R5s ,hugtd with tie homicide Of
seaman named Nc lolas Cock, sas brought beore
Que " the Coroner4 yeste day or txamina loo. H.
sas admitted to bail In Ave thousand dollars, but
sue~tsd asaia by tue federal ansh oiies, aud placer
IN the Tombs.
1853 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
Common b ands Of State fpuf gere easier, with
ont change In quotation. New Richmond Cits
M,l's -four so1 yesterday ~ 81 81 % so, sud q
e962t per barrel southern nd wheat sod nj 81 81
sno lot Of Missonri 81 80. Cora WAS again yer,
active, ah sales Of about 95 900 ~ 100000 blshrl
AZ 55c. 7sc. per b,she, for heated, and 7sc 81.
for sound D liked, part on speculation All part
ihe East with large lots for di-tilluy. The droug
a. rbe @est seems TO give an impetus 20 a sJccalA
tive I, cling.
Poys was comparatively quiet, at from si3 u d
flJ OF Tor mcss, ~i,b lisL, SAFES. There wore "a
10 h. orders Ia the market fra@ Louisville aud Oh
cibIn'i, for the purchase n 5000 o. 10 039 6rre
Of mess, limi,ed 10 si2 so si3. cl.say At the 10
usr figure. LAID advanced ~ Il ceats, and va
key To SO cents.
Cotian con, nue. m, owing % Islt u OK, al
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