The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-22

Our Washington dispatches state that the New
York appointments will be considered on Monday
Judge Parker, of Albany, the democratic candidate
for Governor at the late election, is mentioned as
among the prominent candidates for the Collector
ship in the event of the failure of the Schell and
Butterworth cliques. Ex-Governor Biger of Cali
forna has received the appointment of Minister tn
Chill.
new treaty, in place Of the Dallas-Clarendon
affair has been perfected by the Cabinet It is be-
heved that will be entirely acceptable to England.
Dr. Bissell, of Livingston county, is said to have
received the appointment Of physician at Quaran
tine, in place Of DR.. Harris, the present incum.
bent.
The steamship Black Warrior arrived a. this pos,
hast night from New Orleans and Havana. She
made the entire trip including the detention at the
last named mort, in six days and eleven hours-the
quickest time the voyage was ever accomplished In.
There was no political news at Havana. Sugar.
had advanced a quarter 10 half rial since previous
sdvices. The newly discovered guano islands on
the south side Of Cuba turn out upon examination
TO be Of wonderful richness. The quality is good,
and the quantity inexhaustible. The islands are to
be Immediately opened TO the commercial world.
Mrs. Cora Hatch, the lady whose lecture on spi-
ritualism last Sunday we published report a few
days ago, continues to make great sensation in
and out Of spirtualist circles In this city. She de-
hvered lecture before or rather submitted herself
70 the questioning and wrangling Of public su-
lience at the S.uyvesant Institute, on Friday even
ing. One or two of the members Of the committee
who framed the questions to which she was to re-
ply were clergymen. She endeavored to reconcile
spiritualism with Scripture, and succeeded bat
poorly in the effort resorting to special peadngs
which might have reflected credit upon a lawyer,
but hardly looked well in the mouth Of an apostle
The audience was large, and comprised in6dels and
philosophers Of every grade. The proceeding, OF
which we give report were extremely interesting.
From the Bahamas we have files dated at Nassau,
N. p. on the 2sth ultimo. The resident merchants
had pettoned for alteration in the present high
tariff. The Governor sent a message to the Legisla
ture on the 9th ult in which be alludes a report
made by the French Consular Agent to the under.
writers the spoil System" as he termed it, of
the wreckers. His Excelency says:-The Governor
informed Count Persigny that il was possible that
Consular Agent might be engaged in wrecking
himself and perhaps participated in the spoil, 20
graphically described in the statement Of the French
underwriters.
A letter from Key West. dated March Is, says
the Big Cyprus swa mp, but give no particulars,
as nothing reliable has been received. The report
sae our troops suffered considerable loss.
The steamship Hermann left this port at noon
yesterday for Southampton and Bremen. She car.
ried out sixty-three passengers. The Leopold !.
also sailed yesterday for Antwerp via southampton.
Four Of the mutineers of the ship New York,
which was wrecked last winter, were yesterday
convicted at Trenton, y. j., and sentenced TO the
State prison.
The Bank Of Newcastle at Pittsburg, stopped
payment yesterday. There were just four dollars in
specie in the bank TO redeem notes amounting to
500 600. The cashier has sbsconded, it is said,
with $4,000.
The City Inspector reports 459 deaths during the
past week-an increase of three as compared with
the return Of The week previous. The following
figures exhibit the number OF deaths during the
past two weeks among adults and children, dis
tingushipg the sexes
k-n wowen Boys Giris. Total.
.s.s sssinr March - l,,.'5Sa 70 10 ,ss as
AmonK The principal causes OF death were the fol