The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-30
The News.

POLITICAL MATTERS.
The hard and soft shell democratic State commit
tees held meetings Albany Thursday. In
aaOsber co unn " give sucn accounts Of their pro-
oeedings as have reached US, from which IL viii BE-
hat T. ere is not the slightest desire ON the
part OF the hstds - coassce with the unhealthy"
organization; end from all that appears upon the
surface of tie turbid stream Of bellisn the soTts
have not yet bstra ed their Inclination 20 ffatsr
Eize With their soamantide opponents. The Bcoa
son men met to sgree upon an address, t. oh che
DsTty MACH, cry, aud 10 put thing Ia order Tor
sction Gay. hat Wa all hey mad TO Do, sud they
did L. Before the soft shell committee appeared
Gov Sc, mour, and he made speech acoe ,,tioe the
nomination, mainly on the ground OF the Issue
raised by The temperance men respecting the veto
# the proi,bitlfy liquor Law. To the proc seding
Of the committee Is appended a brief and aiutive
appeal 10 The Masses TO come up to the support o.
their nomoee Bow the call will be responded t.
TGpaips to be seen.
The American Anti Slavery Society met at SYRIA
euse yeste Gay. There q good attend .uce
Of blacks AID whites of hotn sexes. Toe proceed
ings present ali uuvaTyng wrange upon subsct.
more suitable TO Che iiau OF lnn,sic asylum
than a Congregation OF sane men and women. !. il
pro Cse0 10 hold state convention to for "a d tne
os~ iepLbncalf lsrty movement.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
We have adv,ces from ths city of Mexico 10 tbe
10th, and from Tamil TO the 1lGh inst Th,
news is interesting. Count Boubon executeu
o. tie 18th aueust-thee seems now ~ be n
doubt about the fact. Our recent accounts from tie
west ot Mexico re presented that Alvarez va.
marching 'oWeros the capital, encounterins on hir
route but little opposition from the goyernmsn'
-. ~
uo'hiDg sas known thee concerning the move
neDts u Ava1,z but further defeats Of the ias,. !.
gent forces were reported In the northern IN, :
vinces The revolution wa progressing rapidly, snd
tcere report ~ Brownsville that the rebel
bad taken a. Monterey. The garrison at ranpic,
was in greaF trep alton in consequences Of she =
ceipt Of ioio NATION tat party Of fousters from
New Orleans maditated invasion OF the cit
Every effort within rhs rescurces OF . Mexcaa
general had been male 10 rep.l the bucca leers
On ibe Atb Inst. On engagement took place at Vic
torie, betNet party Of insurgents, said to h.v-
ben command by On American, and nine nv, :
dTeo government ttaops. The combat Is represented
20 have resulted III the lete destruction OF TIL
government force. This il contrary TO tire usu4
results of battles IL Next o, and sue story need
confirmation.
Oar files ffom st. Taomss received yes,erdsy
afternoon contain later INTEL gene both from
British and French West India Islands. Cholers
mr. vailed a. 81 Vincent and Trinidad, but had d.,
appeared ffc d, Jamaica and BaTbad,es. C)lousi
Dsriipe, Of the British army, nad been appointed
Governor Genera o, Aotigus aud the leewasd
il alds. The birthday On the Emperor Napoitou
wa. celebrated Mt Martinique with most fratern.
rieunuIal Society Of Guadsioupe MAS still pro
Rr sSps.
STATE or rnE MARKETS..
Owing 10 some 6unution In the re eipts yeste
day, oge Der with the foreign news and an indispo
sition 70 ptess sale OF common brands OF State
-four, there was some firmer feeling, add ,he market
closed quite stsady At 81 IL a 81 rs. Extras were
unchanged, while Southern brands were dull ana
prices favored purchasers. Canada wneat, il bond,
sold at 81 IS, ana Southe white closed At 81 6S
81 20. Indian cora sold freely at 76c. for sound
Western mixed.
The cotton market was comparatively quiet, with
cut change in prices. About 500 bales we're sold.
DEALERS were waiting the receipt Of private letters
per America. Freights were some What o. stand
from the same cause. Some wheat WAS shipped this
week the first for a considerable length Of time.
N'iu hi-o Ntub iuNWhup 10 well rs tVstoL, III
earlier part of the week more freely.
Messrs. Whine dipgs g. Mount hold largs sale of
bcmbszines, erinos, deisines, gros de rhines slh
robss, shswls, &C., of the importation OF Messrs
Bsnkard & Hutton The sal drew a good sod
spirited house, and went or very u, and at an iu
provement on revious sales OF the Of similsr
goods. For range Of quota atoms see the close o
the City Trace Report. he chief lines consisted
Of bombaz mes and dress 81 ks. Messrs. Coffin &
Hsyoock held yesterday q large catalogue sale Of
French goods, which comp issa $50 Its, all OF
which, with some few exceptions, we're sold. 10.
sale drew good house, and the goods sold Mt bette
prices ger orally than imilsr goods at previous.
sales The ribbons sold WELL and large number d
the lots were duplicated. The dress silk goods ala
colo well. The mouslin delaiDes we e also sold
fair prices.
Messrs. Van WICK, Kobbe n Townsend held =
cata oeue sale Of 29s lots Of brosdcloths casseres
tailoring goods, &c. The sale drew fair house o.
spirited bidders, and prices compared fsvoraols
with previous sales and in iica,ed some improve
nent.
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERICA
The steamship Hermsnu, from Bremen auc
southampton, arrived ~ ID port yesterday y
her ne have revived later news from Soutl Amer
- We pubH.h else where some very in'erestn.
tsns rith regard 70 the action Of the Legisstune
Mo Janciro on the slave trade, and also consrcas