The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15

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therefore, re- civ Dte gen 9 from Europe oy
one or l. b o tn SO :. ssels s'm' time during the
day.
Our f'ss OF c. georgetown (Drmerra) j,urnais are
10 Il ll,h O. July, aod although they do not con.
tain much .,w. of importance, We have extra ted
some IN hrst,pe iteas relative 10 the shipping trade
and sgrcu tural ,esources OF the island. The
Fourth # July was celebrated by the American
sbippa.ters in a crsdtable manner. Toe sisve
trade men's Of Cuban specu ators are noticed.
Porto ROO AFFAIRS.
In the st. Thomas Times we find the particulars
Of the origin and rogress Of the great fire which
BURT out on tie "Msrine on TIE night of the 18th
Of June, and continued TO burn for at least two
dsys.
AFFAIRs IN CUBA.
We have received orr letters and files Of pa 1ers
from Havana 20 the 9Th instant. We publish in
another column some interesting letters from our
COR e. IT, giving all the OF the previous
week, together with some translxtions from the
govern m. mt eriodcals. There IL no political In
teIil ence OF any inn orfaace from the Island.
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
Flour was firm yesterday, and fair brands Of CON-
mon state sold at SO. Inferior brands or iow
grades were scarce and nominal. New ezra
-GeorRe.ovn br ,nds sold at $40. New Southern
white wheat brought 81 95. Corn was very active,
with an advance Of one to two cents per bushel.
The sales, (ncluding twenty thousand bushels to
arrive in al the month Of September, at 75 cents,)
reached near one hundred thousand bushels Whis-
key, with light sales, advanced to IS cents per
gallon. Pork was arm, at $l2 so. Prime steam
rendered lard sold at 10 cents. CofSse and sugar
were steaoy, with mode ate sales. Ffeghts 10
Europe and California were dull
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY.
The Board Of Aldermen transacted considera,
bic amount Of business last evening, and concurYed
In several reports from the Councilmen. The name
of Alderman unit was, after some little opposition,
substituted for that Of Alderman Brown, as member
Of the Fire Department Committee. As usual,
several communications we're received respecting
the filthy condition Of the streets.
The Board Of Councilman was in session last eve
ming, and adopted resolution in favor of appro-
priatipg one hundred Thousand dollars TO enable
Mr.. Glazier to carry his street cleaning opera
tons. No other business Of special importance
transacted.
An application was made yesterday in the Com.
mon Peas, at the s1i: Of Max Maretzek, conductor
Of the Italian Opera at Castle Garden, for an at
tacbment agHinst Mr.. Glazier, Commissioner of
Streets and Lamps, for violating an Injunction By
continuing to dump manure and impure matter at
sbe Battery enlargement The case was adjourned
to Wednesday.
The Board of Supervisors, at their meeting last
evening, unanimously adopted q resolution dire,t
ing the Comptroller to pay the salary Of the late
N. B. Blunt, as District Attorney, up to the LIST
January, 1866, and directed the same to be paid
over to Geo. w. Blunt, his executor.
The Recent Disturbances At San Juan del
NortS.
full account or tho circumstances which
preceded the recent outrage at San Juan will
be found elsewhere. From the various docu-
ments we now publish, 1t is quite apparent that
the prime source of the quarrel which has led
to the destruction Of several hundred thousand
dollars worth of property was the anomosity
existing between the local authorities of San
Juan del Norte and the Nicaragua Transit
Company. From the first organization of a
municipal government in that city, the posi-
lions OF that government and of the company
were abnormal and essentially antagoastic
The former was never thoroughly recognized
by the United States government; it was DIS
tinctly stated as well by our naval as by our
commercial agents that their recognition of the
constitution of Greytown OF San Juan was
only temporary, and intended to subsist until
the pending disputes between Great Britain
and this country were definitely arranged. On
the other hand the Accessory Transit Company
of Nicaragua had still more slender claims to
the favorable consideration of the United
States. 1t was foreign corporation, created
for the purpose Of carrying on q forwarding
and passenger business in foreign country.
1t wac only known to the United States as
concern whose stock was bought aud s5fd in
the New York market, and was common
ly regarded as one of the fances in
which stock jobbers make and other men
lose money, in Wall street. By singular
coincidence, the birth Of this passenger
company and the establishment Of the
independent city Of Greytown were nearly
Simultaneous. From the first, they naturally
came into collision. The company refused to
pay port charges to the city on their steamers
The British and American naval commanders
interfered and compelled the company to salts
fy the demands of the city. Then the latter
took fancy to Point Arenas, which the Com.
pany occupied under sort Of grant from The
government Of Nicaragua; and the agent was
notified that the municipal authoris lies of Grey
town intended to build quarantine, lighthouse
and hospital on the Point As usual he refused
to bulge, and further strengthened his position
by extending his limits. The city sued the
company in the Greytown courts, Obtained a
judgment ordering the latter to vacate the spot,
and, the agent of the company still refusing to
surrender the Point, he was /, rested, and part
of the company's buildings we're forcibly re-
moved. While the work of demolition was
going on, however, the ever memorable Cyaue
hove III sight, took the company's property