The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-10

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At Detroit, on Thursday, the receipts amounted
to 200 barrels -four and 10000 bushels wheat
Produce is rapidly accommodating at all the lake
ports.
The Geographic reports of the election in Kansas
which we publish this morning, are of a character
to please all parties. One authority reports that the
democrats have carried the Legislature by small
majority, while another gives the election to the
republicans by large vote. All accounts, however
agree that the contest was carried on without vio
ence, and there is some satisfaction in that.
The European mails to the 26th ult., brought by
the steamer Niagara reached this city yesterday
afternoon. We do not find in our files Of papers
anything Of special importance that was not en-
brsced in our telegmphic summary Of the news sent
from Halifax, except the weekly statement of the
condition Of the BaRk OF England and the details Of
the trial OF the parties implicated in the frauds on
the Northern railroad Of France, both of which may
be found under their appropriate head In to.day's
paper.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioners met yes.
terday afternoon and transacted considerable routine
business A mandamus was received for the pay
ment TO Samuel c. Jolly for 1000 glass ballot boxes
at sl5 each-amounting in all to $4,000. 1t was
laid over. A resolution was adopted reinstating
such members Of the municipal police force as had
not been legally dismissed. A resolution to fill
vacancies by members Of the municipal police was
laid over. Several policemen who had been sus-
pended were reinstated. The sum Of 81 900 each
was voted the families Of policemen Jarbo, Sparks
and Anderson, who were killed In the discharge Of
their duty.
For several days past, owing to the non-payment
Of wages due, there have been apprehensions of a
disturbance among the workmen At the Erie Rail-
road tunnel AZ Bergen cut. Yesterday the aborers,
10 tie number OF ten or twelve hundred, assembled,
evidently with the intention Of making hostile de-
moastra,ion, but after de.ainng one or two trains
for short time, through the intercession Of the
Catholic clergy man and the Sheriff Of Hudson county
and the presence Of force Of military, which had
heen ordered out the mob reduced TO quietness.
Our Washington despatch states that the Walker
fbusters are actively recruiting az the South, and
that already several hundred have gathered at Ne v
Orleans. Late accounts from Texas state that the
s!oop Elizabeth cleared at Galveston the goth
Ult., for Tehuartepec, with a number Of "aiven-
turous Texans on board" II Is said that the United
States officers al the South sympathise with the
alibusters, and the latter therefore, apprehend no
difficulty in carrying out their plans.
Our Santiago &c Chile correspondent gives rs an
interesting account of the trial Of the Southern
railroad in Chile, and view of the extent and cost
Of all the railroad enterprises Of South America.
!, viii be seen that most of them being built under
English auspices and with English capital, the
South Americans have taken proportionately "a
longer and stronger pull at John Bulls purse
than our rail way men have
The chemical works Of John Eastwood and the
griF mill Of Josiah Rhodes, al Bellevfe, N. j.,
were totally destroyed by Gre on Thursday morning
last. The entire loss l. estimated at from ten 70
fifteen thousand aolars-insurance fifteen hundred
only.
James Gsynor, native Of Ireland, aged forty
years, committed suicide by hanging himself 10 =
bedpost at No. l5s Washington street YESTERDAY
lie bad been somewhat deranged for some time
Iss.
The Excise Commissioners met yesterday. and
after granting one license, adjourned till Monday al
oIe o'clock, when the counsel for the Liquor Deal
trs Association will he present and make known to
TIE Board the opinions and designs Of the Associa
ton also the legal points OF the suits they propose
instituting against the Board.
The examination into the charge made by Nathan
Levins against Israel steinhardt of robbing him OF
194o tnearly 5000 in English bank notes, was re.
samed yesterday morning before the Recorder at bis
ohioe. The evidence adduced changed the aspect
q the case materially for II seems that Levins and
two other Jews, aided by a Tomhs lawyer named
Pey are charged with intimdatiug steinhardt and
Offering % let him 90 Il be would give them half the
money, which be did not do by the advice of couu.
se who arrived at the scene OF action while the
ShyiOcks were demanding their pounds OF fesb.
Three respectable merchants testified that Stein.
hardt exhibited the bills TO them few months ago.
The Recorder discharged stenhardt from custody