The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-23

rhe News
We publish in another column a despatch from
Provincetosn, stating that bottle had been
picked up on the beach containing note purport
ng to come from Captain Eldrdge, of the steam
ship Pacific. 1t announces that the steamer was on
Me Grand Banks, dsmasted, out of order, and re-
CURED assistance immediately. We collect that
for months, and even years. tier the disappearance
Of the President, bottles were picked up here and
there, enclosing similar communications to the one
received yesterday from Provincetown. Although
such bottle may have been picked up, and although
sueh note as was said to have been found in it
may have been written by Captain EIdridge, we
have our doubts of its authenticity and look upon il
As one OF those heartless affairs that occasionally
aevelope themselves in an excitable community and
70 an anxious public.
The steamship Arabia now in her eleventh day,
had not arrived at Halifax at the time of going
% press. The news by her viii be one week later.
But little of importance transpired in Congress
yesterday. The Senate passsd the House bill amend
ing the Bounty Land law. In the House the Def
cheney Appropriation bill was considered and nearly
all the Senates amendments rejected. Reports f.
yorable to the improvements of various harbors and
rivers, and for the erection of puolic buildings at
Perth Anboy, Toledo, 0gdensburg and Cleveland
were presented, dHu 10 me Cpmmlttee OF
the Whole. Memorials praying that the provisions
OF the steamboat Jaw be applied to ferryboats were
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
The Missouri Know Nothing State Convention
net at ST. Louis the 18th inst and made the fol-
lowing nominations for State off GERS Gen. R. G.
Ewing for Governor; Hon. VIM. Newland for
Lieutenant Governor; Col. Thos. \. Harris for
Secretary of State; Thos c. Fletcher for Re gister
Of Lands, and s. NJ. Grant for Auditor of Pubic As-
counts; J. f. St. James for Attorney General; Col
Ih0s T. Frame for Treasurer; Z. C. Davis for Super
mtendent of Public Schools; and T. j. C. Fagg, III.
n. woodward, and E. A. Lewis for Commissioners
81 Public Works. Resolutions endorsing the nomi.
nation of Fillmore and Doneson were unanimously
adopted.
The mail steamship Quaker City, Captain Shu-
Seldt from Mobile and Havana, arrived here yester
day afternoon at o'clock, in four days and two
hours from the latter port. She left Mobile the
10th instant, at noon, arrived at Havana on the
18th, remained there twenty.four hours, and left
on the 18th at noon. She experienced very heavy
weather from the latitude of Charleston up. There
q no news of importance from Havana. Our cor
respondent, writing on the 18th inst, states that
enc of the Dago family had, whilst out hunting
accidentally shot the overseer OF a neighboring
plantation, who was cruising in pursuit of runaway
negroes. Paul julien and Patti had again drawn
Numbers OF applause at the Tac8n. Mozart and Go
dard had promised immense balloon successes. The
British ship Powerful the only foreign war vessel
IN port good deal Of opposition cavil was carried
on between two parties interested in the repairing
and coaling of vessels at Regla as to which should
enjoy sort of monopoly of that trade and its pro-
fits. Senior Lorano, late editor of the Pyeaso was
buried with military honors the 18th instant. A
negro murdered an old man, in cold blood. on II
18th instant; another negro had murdered his ..ro
children and then committed suicide; ;oalono
lover had stabbed his supposed rival ,,a 80 &c
every class rife on the islap' ~ -. al
dom equalled previously. :" W o. ~, r.s. a,or
r.I y,os as 20, md, me Leon and just quar-
ne ,.o-o ~. ..aded The military detach
,,o n ~ol:s & marched from station to station,
...S. of the other. The hotels were nearly
>sleser.sd;
The Alnjahouse Governors were to have met yes.
terday hut adjourned for want OF quorum, several
of the Governors being out Of town. After the next
meeting IL is the intention of the members OF the
Board to meet at the various institutions under their
control first at Bellevue, then at RandalIs Island,
and 70 on unit all the departments are vsited-an
arrangement that gives them az opportunity TO note
the condition they kept IN, and to see 10 their
immediate necessities. These visits viii be con-
rinued unit cold weatneI agsl1 sets IN. Although
the Board Of Governors nave not ~ yst expressed
themselves officially the ayoprioty o. their taking
charge Of the emigrant paupers on Wards Island,
in the event Of the Emigration commission becoming
bankrupt the members individually strongly object
10 doing So on the ground that they have now more
institutions under their charge than they can we'll
manage. and additional responsibility might posi-
bly, interfere with the good they are now doing
From the report of the Warden il appears there
now but little over 1000 persons under charge Of
the Governors falling OF Of nearly 500 since last
January. Every week shows decline.
The testimony in the case of Giles against Comp.
srotler Flagg was concluded yesterday. Counsel
will commence summing up this morning and the
case may be submitted to the jury before the adj
iournment of the court to-day.
The cotton market was active yesterday, and the
GALES embraced between 1000 and 5000 bales
chiefly in transitu, while prices closed firm Flour
was rather more active, with good demand for the
British provinces. while prices were without change
of importance. Prime wheat was scarce while in
ferior lots were neglected and nominal. Corn was
without change of moment. and prices ranged
from 62c. a 63c for mixed, and 8ic. Coo. for white
and vellow-the former slightly mixed. Rye was
ouiet Pork sold, in lots, at SIS SIS 10 for new
mess, and old do. at sl7. Lard was hrmer while
bacon was in good demand to arrive. The sales Of
sugars were confined to 400 or 500 hhds, at steady
prices. Coffee was firm, with light sales. Fair en-
gagements OF freights were making for Liverpool
London and Glasgow, at steady rates-wble TO the
Continent engagements were light, and rates some
what nominal,