The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29

the brig Emelire, Of New Providence, many of the |
people must have persisted from actual starvation
The triad Of Lous Baker fcr the murder Of Poole'
in the Stan~ix Hall ARRAY, IN February last, con-
tinues TO progress, and tho excitement IL becoming
more and more intense the testimonyis painfully |
interesting deyeloping savage reekaessness in the
use Of frearms by al the parties concerned in that
memorable encounter eeccn some of tne wtne sscs
for the prosecution, who were in the 1sGay not
fres from having snddjged in the passme Of snap
ping pistols at the opposing Marty. Before the trial
Terminates the 1nintiaed in h2rroom life and grog-
gerry suxures wiz he startled TO learn how the class
ofusen engaged inthat bloody encounter live ana
breathe and aave their being" glse trial will be
resumed on Friday morning
The Board of Aldermen ret yesterday evening,
but no business of importance wac transacted.
committee was appointed to confer with the Coun-
soAmen with reference to the Reynolds ofi contract
The Board of 'Councilmen astevening adopted
report in favor Of passenger and baggage linz"
to run oEanbuses and wagons from all the city
ravelling depots at low and fixed rate of isre
This will cut ofthe hackmen, ana doubtless prove
very convenient to the public. An ordinance com
pelling railroads to be furnished with apparatus
to prevent injury to life and limb was offered and
ordered TO be printed. The ordinance apprepmating
ten thousand dollars for expenses Of the city was
adopted and sent to the Aldermen for concurrence.
A special meeting Of the Board of Supervisors
was held yesterday, when resolutions we've offered
that the salaries of the Justices of the Superior
Court, the Recorder, the Judges of the Csurt of
Common Pleas, the Surrogate, and the City Judge,
be increased to six Thousand dollars per anrnm, to
take effect from and after LIST January, 1855 This
proposition met with opposition; and after de-
hate al nv vi tbo NJ Ana
thousand dollars per annum, to take effect from 1st
January, 1856, and adopted. Upon the question Of
increasing the salary Of City 5udge Stuart, con-
siderable feeling was manifested, but the motion
finally passed by vote of fifteen to seven.
This being Thanksgiving Day. tAe Law Courts have
adjourned.over till tomorrow.
The John street Methodist che=ch case was eons-
menced yesterday, before Bishop Simpson Of Pitts
burg, the arbitrator. Ut was agreed between the
contestants that the decision of the Bishop upon
the points Id dispute should be binding and final.
The Society for the Relief of the Orphans and
Widoxsof Medical Menmet yesterday in the Medical
College. Tine attendance was limited to about twenty
members. The old board of officers was reelected.
The financial affairs of che society in a sound
condition. It was announced that the anniversary
dinner would come off shortly at the Aston House.
The investigation into the cause of the death of
Mr. Neville, was continued at Williamsburg yester
day. Several witnesses were examined, but nothing
important was elected.
Mayor Weed has determined to change once in
six months hereafter the policeman detailed spe
cial service This is a good move.
Our readers will find in another column a letter
from Mr.. John Van Buren, on the approaching Pre-
sidental election. It is addressed TO the Albany
argus. 1t Is curious episte to the democracy, and
worth reading.
A despatch from Jefferson, city, Missouri, in the
st. Louis Denaocyat, says there is proposition
foot to elect Benton and Doniphan, both to the
Senate of the United States.
The sales Of cotton yesterday embraced about
1900 bales, white owing to some advance in
freights, the market was easier The est
mates put forth by some brokers of this city, in
circulars for Liverpool readers, to go out by the
European steamers, have hitherto often been wide
of the mark. Two of the party stand in O sort of
opposition to each other. If one swells his esti-
mates to large crop, the other apparently reduces
his figures in somewhat corresponding ratio. The
circular of the high figure BROKER has run pp his
estimates to from three and qua-ter to three mil
lion and half of bales. Another refrains from an
estimate, but says THAI there has left over in
the country of the old yet to come to market,
about two hundred an1 fifty thousand bales. The
low crop party estimates the yield at about three
! million to three million two hundred and Fifty
| thousand bales. We do not wish to be understood
as mpugping any of these estimates, but wouA
simply intimate that estimates at the present time
seem premature, and that rs they have sometimes
failed on former occasions.o be reali7sd, they may
justly be regarded with distrlst at the present mo.
| ment Flour was toeraby active, withcnt change
| of moment in prices. Salescf common and straight
State brands made at 50 25 80 49, closing at
50 81 50 37a- Wheat sctve, the saies having
reached about 10000 so 900 bushels, including red
Tennessee, at 80 13a 81 TO- ana Western red ut 50 IL
81 l5 and smaI lot of Virginia white, at So %.
Indian corn sold at g. 04a 81 0SA for Westernmixed
in store aEl ahoat, delivered. Bye was fra at 81 35
asl 37a. Pork was dull, and = sale of mess was
made at s2a. Beef Ms unchanged, and lard finn.
| Sugars continued quite firm, with good export de-
mand, and sales of hogshelds and boxes were Eldc
at full prices. Coffee wss also qnite firm The sci, g
l of Rio embraced about 500 bags Freights to
Liverpool were irmer, and about 900 bushels of
grain. in ships bags, taken at9d. -four at q.
Sd, and cotton at 3-l62., and for which Id. WIS
Afterwards asked Three vessels chartered for
Falmouth and a-ders, at sates gvan In another
column.
Thanksgiving Day.
As the day comes round, once e year, i.
seems that each successive festival ie more inn
peVaSively called for than the last last year
we gave thanks heartily, and we had reason