The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-04

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Ie most degraded msnser. Cholera wss rnsk,,g
dreadful rsvsgss W the provinces o. nargAdta ard
Guiirs; and black vc nit had respp arei 1t Puerto
Csbello.
"A mist interesting letter from ono OF our c,rres
pondents In Central Anne ice, viii b. found else
where. Il IL dated l. on de Nicaragua. on the
9Th OF November, and eonta ne coacise historical
sketch of the past msgov@nnsDt o that country,
with tn hfal ex ose Of its bightins effects on
fair and fertile land and on mike rsos Of people,
reve. very gorons and now 10 al y imbecile Tue
Important commercial position Of The republic Is
ably trtated, and tie vita question asked !:
whether Eeg'and or the United States shall
eIjoy be benefits Of it Castelsn and Cham
moro sill arrsysd The populace on the
side either ef Q revolution or the sustsiament
of the newly formed exc ,utve. II was no. consid-
cred likely that Csstellon would succeed to the
Presidency even II victor From the other States
We learn that Gqa'emsls had sen: one thousand
men to aid Cbamnoro. These troops were stop.
ptd on tn il march, at Carrero by order he gov
err ment Of San Salvador, pus they re ordered to
proceed in defiance Of her prob bision. Costa Ria
had almost openly declsred in favor Of tho ee ted
President. The inhabitants o <;rytown were re-
Wast ngton, and 'hey are defended by the writer
from some Of the aspersions thrown On them. TIE
crewS of H. d. N. ships in por. were busy pgas-
Using, for amusems mt. In fling at targets.
From Key West, urder date Of Nov. ~, we learn
that everything remained quiet on the reef, aud
consequently there is no wleckipg news. The first
regular or,hsr" was felt the 2Gsh uitmo. The
town was rapidly filing no With strangers
ard returned citizens, making themselves CON-
'ortable for the winter. Lieutenant Mead, Of
the Typographical Engineer Corps OF the United
States, was to erect . lighthouse near the
northwest portion OF the harbor during the win.
fer, a. . towering beacon will be soon placed on
tie Totugss shc ais. Materials for both works had
arrived. Some marine and fishing items are given,
with report OF the movements Of the tied STATES
ships Pricccton, on unsuccessful search for the
missing slo0p of.war Albany.
The a eur market closed rather dull ON Saturday.
though prices were unc Jagged. The stock In store
Was not considered large for the season. though the
exact quantity was uncertain. The last vel or
two Of canal navigation has added ma erlly to our
sso ks Of corn, VIII at and oats, ash Of whica were
Gull, end sold at asier rates Germ closed at 6Sc.
&c., while Michigan white VIII at sold ct 81 20,
With small lot at 50 20, and Southern white at
81 90. Rye was scarce, and sold at 81 SO. Barley
also scarce aud high. Oats were plentier and
cheaper. Provisions we're steady, with fair amount
Of sales. About COO or 500 packages of lard were
pu chased fsr export at 10Ac. Strictly prime vas
held AT I0Sc. About 500 900 bales Of cotton were
so,d Inc market closed steady. Freights to Eng
lish ports were quick, with free shipments Of pro-
duce including cotton, grain and provisions.
We have received our flies Of papers from San
Jose, Costa Rics, 10 the 4th Of November ins'a ant
Like most other journals In the world At this mo
ment, the Gaceta devotes its columns 10 historical
descriptions Of the Crimean campaign, an gIaes us
very little local intelligence. The republic seems
navellausly peaceable, and We may therefore iafer
pros Q! Gus, for Spansh.Americsn country. Ad
vices from other Central American States are not
later than those previously received.
The steamship Black Warrior arrived at this port
yesterday with sdvices from Havana % the 2sth nit
TIE letters Of correspondents, published else
where, contain all the news.
The Bead of Canvassers OF this county conc!u led
u cir busress on Saturday, and adjourned without
day. Tie official CANVASS is to be published 10 -FOUR
OF The daily AMI two OF the Sunday papers.
Irtslig ence has reached us from Lake Superior,
said 10 be derived from a reliable source, that DR.,
ksne's party, Of the brig Advance, sent ont hy Mr.
Giinnsll, has discovered the boaies Of Sir John
Fiar kiln ard hs com psrions. They were completely
irc2sn, and in a perfect state of preservation. Al
though DR.. Rae las anticipated ndefstigable
country men IN solving the problem to the fate Of
TIE sallait Sir John, Jet the honor due TO his ser
vices in the cause OF humanity is none the less.
deliberate and dendisn attempt 10 commit
murder was made in this city yesterday morning,
is the corner OF Third avenue and Seventeenth
s.,set. The parties we're partners in business and
had qusIreiled. Both srs Germans. A full report
OF tho circumstances Is given under the poles head
And in this connection &c would remark that the
record Of crime given In this mornings paper is an
unusually black one including, as it does, eonspi
racies, MURDERS assaults, s.abbiug case, embczz'
ment, sorceries ard false psetences, showing that
there exists our city 1T the present time shock
ing amount Of crime, and lnmcntable deg es Of
destituiien, for the most Of which we are no doubt
indebted to the distinguished fnauciers who have
cut such brilliant figure In our midst daring The
past ycar.
The Fire Marshal concluded the invest' CATION
yesterday n the case ayains. Mary Lynch, charged
with setting fire to the dwelling house No. "a Fra X
prison Tor trial.
Efeets Of the Failure of the Allies Before
Sebastopol.
Our last accounts from Europe state that the
advance guard of Lider's army was gathering
fast to the north of Balaklava, and that me
nacing b. dy of Russians were ranged In line
from he northern defences of Sebastopol to the
mountains on the scaboard, go that the ali les
were enclosed between the fortress itself, these
new troops, and the sea. One need not be a
soldier to perceive the peril Of this position.
II was well understood in the allies camp that
nothing but an assault could save them and
the orders for that movement were hourly cx-
pectcd. Upon the success Of IN assault depends
,sr mole than the fate Of the armies ranged be-