The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-16
The News.

B0pn6aUon.
The News.
The steamship Arsgo is now fully due at this
port with four days later news from Europe. She
sailed from Southampton on the 4th inst, and her
arrival may therefore be looked for at any momsn'
The America left Liverpool for Halifax, on the 7h
instant, and may arrive there on Tuesday morning.
Should the America get in first, we will have
weeks later inteliRence from the seat OF war.
The steamship Cahawba, which left Havana on
the 18th instant. arrived ut this port last evening
There Ia no news Of importance. Our correspond.
ents, writing on the 18th, inform us that the Cap
tain General Was much excited owing to the fac. of
some frien ds Of the late Ramon Pinto having pre-
scented to the widowed Sonora plaster bust Of ths
deceased patriot, taken from likeness In tbs pos.
session Of one of them. Her servants and others
were examined by the government agents, but no
discovery Of facts was obtained nor any arrests
made. creditaole volunteer parade had been
held. The U. 8. aloop ofwar Falmouth arrived in
port on the ION instant, all well. The heath Of
The island was good and the weather fne 1t was
contempt ated to run line Of American steamers
from Matapzss to Philadelphia.
Our Rio Janeiro correspondent, writing on Jane
lst informs us that -four there sod .. $35 per bar
rel. Freight to the United States was from &c. to
81 per bag for coffee. The flags Of the American
shipping we're lowered to hat mast on the 30.h of
M6y out Of respect TO the memory Of the late Walter
R. Jones, and appropriate resolutions were passed
~ meeting Of the shpmssters.
An important decision on the liquor question
may be expe in the Supreme Court o. the Second
Judicial distsic. at early day. II will come up on
IN appeal from . conviction lately had at Pougd-
keepsie. The Judges composing the court for the
present term are Strong, Rockwell and Brown.
We give to day further extracts from our ex-
changes in regard to the crops and the progress Of
The hsrves, In some sections Of the country. The
intelligence il even more cheering than it was o
month ago. and our statement at that time thit the
present year would be the most productive one ever
known in this country, Ia now very near being veri
Fed, or at least is beyond doubt. At tie present
time We know of no intelligence that possesses
general interest than the cheering accounts of the
crops contained In the HERALD this morning.
We give two more communications relative to the
Britiah Foreign Legion-the recruits for the Crimea
raised in the United States In one the name OF Mr..
Grant appears, and the corresponds states that
that individual was not auth orized to enlist mea as
he did We do not pretend to say whether or not he
was authorized TO recruit" men for the Crmea,
but We are inclined to the opinion that he had some
authority to act as he did, or else he would not have
shown himself in Halifax, nor would the British au.
thOrties have bsen generous they were in pay.
ing the expenses Of two shio loads from Boston TO
Nova Scotia, besides giving the men work on rail-
road. It wss only when they found that the " re-
crafts" would enlist in the legion that they re-
fused to have any hing to do with Mr.. ant and his
nsp. Soft appears to our comprehension.
We learn from Washington that the government
hiss received information Of the kind reception Of
Major Mordecsi and Capt. McClelland by the Rus
sian government, and says they have not been re.
fused the liberty Of visiting Sebas.opol.
TIE City Inspectors report for the week ending
l4tn ins.ant--published t'day-shows . decrease
bf forty nine deaths as compared with that for the
previous seven days. Four hundred and ninety
seven persons died during the past week. of whl:h
number three hundred and seventy six were chill
dEen rrdsr ten years Of age. Consumption, dar-
fh0a, and cholera infantum we're the most fatal
diseases Forty eight adults died 0. the former ard
twentytbyee CT the latter Affection whilst the infa2
tile disorder took of fty-ssven young folks. Cha
erA infsntum Ia uDaccountaby periodic at this sea-
son and 6isrbGs is severe and extensive just now
InfsmmAtory affections were decreasing. There is
no cholera reported and only two fatal cases OF sun
Etroks.
The steamship Hermann, which was d.tained
over from Saturday, TO restif5 some arrangement
In her machinery, viii sail for Bremen at nooa, to
day.
0sins 10 sort Of STAN peds on Saturday among
thu Merchants for the country, TO remain sbsea:
svsr Sunday, trade in general way was less ami
MATED. The sales Of cotton were restricted TO s,me
500 500 eales, though prices closed firm. Flour
wss Gull, and common grades inclined 70 droop.
Corn sold to tie extert Of about $4,000 TO 10000
bushels, st SOC. Ole, chiefly at 9Oc. for Western
mixed. Polk was active and higher, With sales OF
Asout 200 b0R., st $40 rs $40 81 for new mss,,
With smsl iot q. $40, the highest price reached
IN this market for considerable length of time.
Sugars were firm, and coffee without change of M
ReDb Frsish!s we're dull.
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