The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-10

& hive crese6 quite furore among the fashions
bles and Jezseymen, and resulted q such races
usually do In the swindling Of outsiders and enrich
ing landlords, which latter to have RAPED an
abundant harvest. At Richneii trout ashing Il all
The 20, one fine fellow, weighing two and Q half
pounds having been caught by disciple Of old Izaak
Walton. II u said q fey more of the "same
sort" are left Mr.. Buchanan, who has beon stay
ing at the Bedford Springs, will leave there day
for Washington. These springs are Q favorite
summer resort If Mr.. Buch insn, who first visited
them in 1916, and has continued to do 90 annually
when circumstances permitted. These springs
were at one time much frequented by eminent men
from Maryland and Virginia. Our Adirondack cor
respondent gives us gnphc account OF an excur'
sion in that region Of lake and mountain, with
sketch OF deer hunting by moonlight.
The Quarantine Commissioners have invited the
Commissioners of Emigration to visit Seguine's
Point with them Tomorrow The object OF the visit
is 10 make formal transfer of the new Quarantine
and hospital buildings to the l,st named Commits.
sicners. 1t remains to be sesn whether the latter
Beard will accept the new buildings.
Mr.. Field is expected to conclude his argument
to-day in the CoOover contempt case. in behalf OF
Mr.. Conover. Mr.. Brady will reply for the plain.
rot be given for a lew days. II be dec ,des I'D
versely to Mr. Conover, That gentleman may soon
fnd himsef in the unpleasant dnranoe from which
Mr.. Deviin has just been released. We give re-
port this morning II the proceedings of Saturday.
The case of John Smith, the Portuguese sailor
vino Was convicted Of killing the captain of the
brig General Pierce, and who is now under sentence
of death in the city prison. has NOT yet beeu decided
upon by the President letter from one of the
jurors who convicted the prisoner, containing much
evidence in mitigation of the offence, has been laid
before the Attorney General.
The jury in the case of Theodore l.. I'M kius
who fatally injured at house in Mulberry
street the NIGHT of the I'd inst, after brief DE-
Liberation returned VERDICT that the deceased came
to his death from blows inflicted with loa bed
cane, slung shot, some other weapon, By persons
unknown.
Mr. Walter Jarboe, o policeman, whose family
reside in the Seventh ward cisappe ,red mysterious
ly on the evening If the I'd INST and all endeavurs
to ascertain his whereabouts, if living, have proved
frutess. From the fact that he was severely beaten
the hight before by gang OF rowdies who infest
that peighborhood, and that his life had been
threatened a few weeks previous suspicious are rife
that be has been fouly dealt with-pro badly muir
cered, or orugRed with chloroform, and while In q
state Of stupefaction put on board Of vessel and
carried off Great exertions are making to ferret
out the mystery by the police and citizens Of the
Seventh ward, with what result remains to be seen.
Full particulars are given else where.
The body OF Mr.. II. Il. Thomas, of this city, was
found on the Cecil side Of the 5usquehsuna yester
day. Mr.. Thomas is supposed to have been drowned
in that river.
The ffy third anniversary Of the University of
Vermont was celebrated at Burlington on the I'd
Instant, With the usual commencement exercises.
The services were Of an excellent order, and the
collegiate display made by the pupils very credita
ole. full report is given else where, with q list
Of the ramea o, the graduates.
The imports Of foreign goods at the port Of Bos-
tor, for the week ending August Z, amounted to
sl623 $40, being an decrease OF $500 1862 over tse
corresponding week in 1856 1.-THE principal items
of import wsre:- Dry goods, 1894 ,2l7; saltpetre,
s6l ,255; sugar and noasses, $63,s4l.
Tie annexed table snoTs the temperature Of the
atmosphere in TINS city during the past week, the
range Of ths barometer the vsrseon Ct wind, the
currents, ape the STATE OF the weather q. three pe
iods du-,pg each DAY, VIZ: at 3 A. H., ana nnc
o'clock p. H.