The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-26

General Castillo would be ele ctsd President Gan.
Cordoys, SOD ialav Of Bs,za, wss goveTamsat car
didate for the Presidency OF Bolivia. Hs was
likely 10 sucssed but IL was Thought that Bszn
would not resign ofdce to the person elses.d.
From AUST ALA we have Melbourne aavices to the
10th OF May, eeyentesn days later. There is n,
poiti al intelligence. The gold markets we're dull
God rated at f3 Is TO f3 l6 per ounce The
importstions of fdod supplies into the colony
is CON msnted en- severely by the papers, and it Is
said that the immense agricultural resources OF
Victoria would render i:s pursuit ruiuou, to the
spectators In the end.
From the Sandwi, n lands We have news to tac
9Th Of June. The new wine bin had passed the
Legislature, and the tax collection bill was likely
to be adopted. A Maine law bill was aavoc ated.
Queen Victoras birthday WAS celebrated with gr eat
pomp. The Unitsd States sloopof war De ,atur had
gone to render assistance to the Sydney passenger
bark New Would, bound to San Francisco, which
lay of Honolulu leaky. The last VIII aleship had
left Lahaina.
The political news from Cuba is Of no importance.
A commercial failure for million and half Of
dollars ia reported.
We have late news from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Col Fontleroy had defeated the Utah Indiaus, kill
ing forty Of the savsges. Major Brooks was killed
in the fight. Miguel Oltro L. Q candidate for dele
gate to Congrefs. Business was very dali, and
money scarce.
There seems to have recently been some trouble
In Kentucky, in consequence Of an attempt TO pre-.
vent the Rev. John G. Fee from preaching. Fee
charged with distributing tracts to slaves, and
melting insurrection, and Cassias NJ Clay took the
field in his behalf denying the accusations. He
publicly announced his intention Of supporting
Fee, even at the expense Of his own hie and fea.s
were entertained that bloodshed would be the re-
suit Of the affair. The telegraph, however has not
informed us OF any particularly bloody conflict re.
Gently in Kentucky, and we therefore conclude
that all parties have cooled down.
Coney Island was the scene OF most melancholy
occurrence yesterday. A Methodist clergyman and
his daughter were drowned under circumstances Of
q most touching and romanti, character. The
father persisted while endeavoriDg to save his child
and she preferred dying herself to impesiling tae
life Of her lover. The whole affair." which is given
in detail else where Is most romantic and mourn
fol
We publish in another column the reply of the
Liquor Dealers Society to the challenge Of the tenn
perance men to test the Prohibitory liquor Law
through the various legal FORMS to the court Of last
| resort. The dealers, for obvious reasons, which
sre cogently set forth, decline the proposition.
They prefer to try the question its merits q. the
bar Of public opinion at the next election.
The brig John Boynton, arrived yesterday from
Port an Prince, lost seven Of her passengers, and
also on the 30th ult., John Hail. seaman, Of Phils-
delphis, and on the LIST inst. George Gout, chief
mate, Of Maine all by fever
The sales Of cotton were confined to 800 or 400
bdes yesterday, a: steady prices. Common to good
medium grades of -four declined about 12Ac. q 25c.
per barrel; wheat was without material change. A
lot Of coed new Georgia red sold at 81 80. Corn
was steady at 90c. q Ole. Pork was firm, with fais
transactions About 600 bbls. of Chi ago mess bsef.
part re packed, sold .. Sic SIT. Lard was active
and firm. Coffee was active, with sales of about
1900 bags OF Rio q. full prices. Sugars were firm,
with sales of 200 1900 hhds. To Liverpool
abou. ECO 500 bales Of cotton were engaged o.
Id. q 32d. for compressed and uncomprsssed. The
educ.on in the price Of common brands of four,
with ow freights, brought 1t within shipping range
Of Mserpool prices, and yesterday and the day be.
fore between 1000 and 1000 bbls. have been en-
gagged for the latter port at Is. per boL Rics was
better demand and frmsr.