The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-02

the News.
The storm which prevailed yesterday and last
night put a stop to Geographic operations, and we
consequently without any intelligence respecting
the election in Georgia.
News has been received from the West Coast Of
Mexico of the success of the insurgents in that
quarter. Zapaltan had succumbed to the assaults
Of Gen. Comonfort. After its capture the city was
sacked and entirely demolished. The fight last
ed two hours, during which two hundred
men were killed, and many wounded on
both Sides Collima had surrendered, and the SOL
ders of the garrison joined the revolutioniss. Sub
sequently Gen. Comonfort marched with five thou
sand troops to attack Guadalajara, where Gen. Mar
ques and Gamboa were fighting, the former being
in favor of Gen. Uraga for President and the latter
in favor Of Gen. Cebalos Uraga, but recently
Mexican Minister to the court Of Berlin arrived in
this city about the time that these events were tran
spring the Pacific coast. 1t lisa significant coin
cidence, Of which we may learn more hereafter.
The news Of Santa Annals fight had reached the
coast, and caused much contention among the mill
tary leaders Gen. Ceballos, with seven thousand
men, had marched for the capital. This person
should not be COMPOUNDED with the ex-President Of
that name. He is not in that region.
The Board of Supervisors, the Mayor in the chair,
met last evening, but did not transact any business
Of importance. A few bills and other papers we're
referred. The indicted " members and the chief
magistrate maintained their equilibrium and self.
possession though there was not the slightest diff
ference or Indifference existing between them.
The Board of Aldermen were in session last
evening, and transacted good deal of routine bust
ness, q report OF which we give elsewhere.
In the Board of Councilmen last night the sub
ject of the indicted members was again introduced.
A series of resolutions was offered, characterisng
the communication of the Mayor upon the subject
as denuncatory of the Beard and intended to cast
q stigma upon the individual members. The reso-
buttons, by rule of the Board, had to lie over. A
resolution was passed inviting the indicted func-
tiOnaes to resume their seats, with full enjoyment
of the prerogatives appertaining thereto Messrs.
Wandell and Cooper meanwhile took occasion to
explain their position. discussion, of decisive in
terest in the tone of its conduct, arose upon the
question Of the extent to which free tickets upon
our city railroads and public conyeyances are en-
joyed by this branch of our municipal government.
The Committee on Law Department made report
in favor of declaring null and void the additional
licenses granted some time since by his Honor the
Mayor TO the Madison avenue line of stages.
The trial Of the six indicted Aldermen aud Coun
cilmen is set down for Friday next, in the Court of
Oyer and Terminer, the cause having been removed
TO this Court from the Court Of Sessions. Counsel
for defendants have announced that motions will be
made TO quash the indictments on the grounds Of
gross acknowledgement and abuse in the Grand Jury
room.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday the
second Monday in November was assigned for the
trial of Louis Baker, who stands indicted Us princi-
pal in the murder Of Bill Poole. Turner and Nc
Laughlin charged as accessories, will be tried sepa-
rately, after the conclusion OF Bakers trial.
The soft shell democratic primary elections come
of this evening between half-past five and half past
six o'clock. A list of the places where the polls
are to be held may be found in our advertising
columns
The politicians are working with steam engine
energy. Last evening the hard shell nominating
convention met We give the details of their dongs
elsewhere The wing joint executive committee
met at the Broadway House. Resolutions endorsing
the nominations Of the usonists at Syracuse, were
offered, debated, and lnally laid over to await the
action of the Wing General Committee tonight. It
" said that the republicans will support the whg
ticket for city and county officers, provided their
candidates for State offices adopted by the whgs
The half shells held meeting in the Nineteenth
ward It was well attended and very enthusiastic.
Wepublish to-day batch of interesting letters
from our various correspondents at Havana and
other points Of Cuba Santa Anna and suite sailed
from Nucvitas for st. Thomas in the English mail
steamer Derwent on the 18th ult., and reached his
destination on the 10th. One of our correspondents
asserts that he brought to Cuba seventy thousand
dollars in specie, and that he acted very shabbily
with the officers of the steamer Guerrero whose can
tain abandoned his command and proceeded TO 81.
Thomas.
We have advices from Turks Islands to Sept ls.
The islands were all healthy. Business was very
dull and provisions OF all kinds brought high prices
The weather was wet and unfavorable for salt max
ing. Vessels for Europe preferred leaving in ballast
u taking half cargo
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about 900
balc', based upon middling uplands at about loo,
with some lots at fraction of, and at 10sc. for
nsiddlng New Orleans. Flour was rather heavy,
with fair sales without change OF moment in quo
tations The transactions included some parcels to
arrive and for export Wheat was less buoyant; red
ranged from 175c. TO l92lc., the latter figure for
prime Tennessee red; white varied from 2OOc. a
2G6c. and 20sc. Corn closed at about Sec n selc..
with moderate sales. Rye sold at llsc. Pork was
dull and sales light. Frcights continued nrsn. with
. tendency 10 higher rates Tor both London and
Liverpool